NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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THE WADLEIGH PEAR. 



On the first of September, we received a box of 

 pears from Mr. N. P. Morrison, of Somerville, 

 which he called the Wadlcigh Pear, and gave us 

 a brief description of its history. They were in 

 good eating condition on the 4th, and in our opin- 

 ion, were as good as any pears ripe at that time. 

 In the market they sold more readily than the 

 Bartlett, at the same price. The fruit is rather 

 small, yellow, melting, tender, veryjuicy and of high 

 flavor. These pears originated on a tree standing at 

 this time in Sanbornton, N. H., on a farm now 

 owned hy the third generation of Wadleighs, and 

 has probably been standing there for seventy years. 

 Mr. Morrison states that he has raised ten or 

 twelve bushels of the pear this season ; that the 

 tree is a good bearer*, hardy, and the fruit is in 

 demand in the market. 



We mean to be exceedingly careful what fruits 



able to all engaged in its cultivation, and exceed- 

 ingly interesting to those who are not. Mr. Hub- 

 bard writes with clearness, conciseness and force, 

 and his articles are, therefore, widely extended and 

 read. "We shall publish the first number next 

 week. 



we recommend, but do not hesitate to say that we 

 believe the Wadleigh Pear a most excellent fruit 

 and worthy of cultivation. Mr. Morrison raises a 

 good deal of fruit, and has had much experience in 

 the cultivation of trees, and states that he believes 

 it the best pear coming in at that season. 



Believing this, we have gone to the expense of 

 the abive engraving, in order to call more partic- 

 ular attention to it. 



Broom Corn. — We have received from the Hon. 



For the New England Farmer. 



WHEAT—CORN— BARLEY. 



The following is the manner in which Mr. Asaph 

 Andrews, of Shrewsbury, in this State, prepares 

 his land for cultivation. He turns his grass land 

 in November. Harrows fine — applies twenty loads 

 of green manure, which is incorporated with the 

 soil — in the spring he plows with a one-horse plow 

 about four inches deep. He plants corn manuring 

 with one shovel full in each hill — he plants Dutton 

 from selected ears. This crop for several years 

 has amounted to from seventy-five to ninety bush- 

 els of shelled corn per acre; in the year 1851 he 

 raised 200 bushels on 2 1-2 acres. The spring 

 following the corn crop, he splits the hills with a 

 one-horse plow — harrows with a bush harrow, and 

 then sows his land with Italian spring wheat — the 

 quantity is two bushels per acre, and an equal 

 quantity of salt upon the land. He prepares the 

 seed by soaking it in water. If the foul seed does 

 not rise at first, he applies salt to the water, which 

 will cause it to rise ; after soaking the seed he 

 places it in a half-hogshead and then sifts on ash- 

 es, mixing them well together — the seed will then 

 be with the ashes about twice the natural size. 

 Sows immediately. His crop of wheat has averaged 

 thirty bushels per acre for the past eight years — 



R. B Hubbard, of Sunderland, two papers upon one year he raised 44 1-2 bushels per acre 



the culture of this plant which will be found valu-' It is his custom to sow salt with all kinds of 



