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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



CONTENTS OP THIS NUMBER. 



The Farm in October Page 443 



Potato Rot— Additions to the stock of Domestic Animals 



and Useful Plants 444 



Death of Professor Norton 445 



How to Doctor Sick Pastures 446 



The Potato Rot 447 



A Fine Farm — Plaster on Wheat in the Fall 448 



Can the bearing year of Apple Trees be changed! 1 448 



The Weather— Gov. Endicott an Horticulturist 449 



Does the Slock affect the Fruit? 450 



Striped Sweeting Apple 451 



Hawaiian Agriculture — Stuffing ISirds 452 



The Oak Primer 453 



Note from a Brother 454 



Additions to the stock of Cultivated Plants 454 



Angry Words— Agricultural Geology 455 



Pruning 456 



A new Grass 457 



Potash on Trees — Effect of Imagination on Cows 458 



Mr. Wehsier's Farm —Time for Pruning 459 



Fruit Growing — How to make a Horse follow you 460 



Musk-Melon Seeds— Middlesex Agricultural Society 460 



Farmers' Sins 461 



Delays — Propel size for Farms 464 



Vermont State Fair 465 



The Beans 466 



Hints for September— Bob's notion of Book Farming 468 



A new Lamp 4ii9 



Northern Spy Apple— Superphosphate of Lime 470 



Agriculture in France 470 



Caterpillars— Raspberries — Bob-o links 471 



A good crop of Rye— The Peach Tree 472 



Mass State Board of Agriculture 472 



Spent Tan for Strawberries— Coal Ashes— Blackberries. ..474 



Man's Food— Agricultural Colleges— Sting of a Bee 475 



The Eyelid of the Tree-toad— Air Plants 476 



Hints for the Agriculturist — Editorial Delinquencies 477 



Tne town of Wilmington— Local advantages for business. .478 



"What's in a tnme" — Wild Cherry poison to Cows 479 



Stones on cultivated land. ... . 479 



The Independent Farmer — Is Farming profitable? 48il 



Liquid and Solid Manures — Deep Plowing 481 



The proper time for Pruning 481 



Fai r Tas ti m nny 482 



Savin:: Seed Corn — Transplanting Fruit Trees 483 



Physical Recreation 483 



Mui Houses— The plain Why and Because 484 



The Ship of Death — New Threshing Machine 484 



Tall Pumpkin Vine— Swaliows— The Potato Rot 485 



Wool— The Clip of 18"i2 485 



Mass. Horticultural Society's Exhibition 486 



Mechanics' Department, Arts, &.C 486 



Ladies' Department 487 



Boys' Depirtment 488 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The Imperial Gage Plum 451 



Arabian Horse "Tartar" 467 



Horse Drill Machine 482 



Farm for Sale. 



For sale a farm and country residence, situa 

 ted in the town of BURLINGTON, H miles from 

 the Woburn Centre Depot, and 12 miles from 

 Boston. Slid farm consists of 50 acres of land, 

 vided into Tillage and Orchards. The annual 

 produce ol Apples is 150 barrels. There are two Peach Or- 

 chards, of 75 trees each; the oldest is in full bearing, the oth- 

 er just coming into bearing. There is also an orchard con- 

 taining 250 Dwarf Pears, in bearing, set out three years since, 

 and selected with great rare. The buildings consist of a 

 dwelling-house, and two barns, with the necessary sheds and 

 out-buildings, all of which are in perfect repair. One of the 

 bams is a large one, with cellar under it. The farm is level, 

 and easy of cultivation; the house is delightfully situated on 

 a rise of land, and overlooks the farm. 



For terms and particulars, apply on the premises, or by 

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Sept. 25, 1852. *lf 



Ayrshire Bull. 



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