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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



duration, was delivered by Wm. S. King, Esq., of 

 Rhode Island, editor of the Journal of Agriculture, 

 which was received with warm commendation. It 

 will doubtless be published. 



The procession then re-formed under the efficient 

 marshalship of Thomas Adams, of Roxbury, and 

 proceeded to the mammoth tent, where a bounteous 

 least, in Mr. Wright's very best style, comprising 

 every delicacy of the season, was spread." 



After the viands had been well discussed, the 

 reports of the various committees on prizes were 

 read, followed by sentiments and remarks from the 

 President, Francis W. Bird, of Walpole, Amasa 

 Walker, Josiaii Quincy, Sen., Judge Hoar, Dr. 

 J. V. C. Smith and others, interspersed with music 

 by the band, and the singing of an original ode by 

 the whole company. 



Among the invited guests there were Presidents 

 Quincy and Hitchcock, Amasa Walker, Sec. of 

 State, Judge E. R. Hoar, of Concord, Rev. F. D. 

 Huntington, Hon. Setii Sprague, of Duxbury, 

 Simon Brown, Editor New England Farmer, Dr. 

 Stephen Reed, Delegate from the Massachusetts 

 Board of Agriculture, for the Berkshire Society, 

 C. M. Hoyey, Esq., John S. Walker, Esq., Secre- 

 tary of the New Hampshire State Society, Dr. J. 

 V. 0. Smith, and perhaps, others. 



It was a matter of regret that the beautiful ani- 

 mals belonging to the State were not on the ground, 

 as it afforded a fine opportunity for them to be seen 

 by large numbers, and we respectfully suggest that 

 this omission be supplied at a future Exhibition. 

 Every part of the Exhibition was admirably sus- 

 tained, and it must have a decided effect, not only 

 upon the agricultural, but all other occupations of 

 life in that county. 



At an early hour the assembly broke up, all 

 highly pleased with the occurrences of the day — 

 not the least gratifying of which to us were, that 

 we neither heard an unkind word, nor saw an in- 

 dividual intoxicated, or one whose countenance ap- 

 peared in the least saddened. 



For the New England Farmer. 



APPLES FROM TWO YEAR OLD 

 GRAFTS. 



Mr. Editor : — Some of us out this way think 

 that our lots are cast in fertile places at least, so 

 far as regards the growing of fruit, and especially 

 of apples, having some small orchards that Ave 

 were thinking were doing well ; some of our trees 

 at twenty years of age yielding from 4 to 7 or 8 

 ban-ids of good fruit, but this is under very favor 

 .able circumstances. 



Now the ohject of this communication is not t< 

 tell what we have done or can do, but to ask if the 

 story told in your last number is to be relied on 

 as strictly correct ; was it not 9 bushels instead of 

 ( .) barrels of apples raised by Mr. Newton? We 

 would not be understood to say that we deem it 

 false, but it looks marvellous in our eyes, for we 

 have grafted some thousands of trees, great and 

 small, some hundreds of large old trees, some hav- 

 ing superior locations and the best of cultivation, 



but we have seen nothing that comes up to that 

 Southboro' story by a long chalk, — say more than 

 one-half. 



If farmers or fruit growers raise anything very 

 remarkable, it is well to publish it for the purpose 

 of stimulating others to make an effort. Editors 

 of farming journals are men that the farming com- 

 munity look up to with a great degree of confi- 

 dence, as they should ; consequently such commu- 

 nications as gathering 9 barrels of apples from a 

 tree of two years old grafts, should be well con- 

 sidered before it is published, which I presume is 

 the fact. Excuse this fault-finding, — it is done 

 with the right spirit. 



One thing more ; will some one who is qualified 

 give, through the columns of the Farmer, the price 

 of Mexican guano, — its value, compared with sta- 

 ble and other manures ; the best methods of using 

 it for guano, kitchen vegetables, fruit trees, grass, 

 flowers, &c. &c. 



If any is found to do it, we suggest that after it 

 has been published in the Farmer, it be got up in 

 pamphlet form, so that all interested may obtain 

 it. East Abingto.v. 



Oct. 4, 1852. 



Remarks. — Our grafts do not produce nine ap- 

 ples the second year. We thought nine barrels too 

 much, and referring to the manuscript, found the 

 words unmistakeably written. The communica- 

 tion was accompanied by another, and from a gen- 

 tleman of integrity, as we trust all our correspon- 

 dents are. We do not feel authorized to alter 

 statements of facts. 



For the New England Farmer. 



INJURIOUS EFFECTS OF ONE PLANT 

 UPON ANOTHER. 



BY DR. JOSEPH REYNOLDS. 



Mr. Editor : — Noticing in your paper of Oct. 2, 

 that if sun-flowers are planted among thistles, the 

 latter will cease to thrive and will soon die out, I 

 am induced to say a word or two upon a subject 

 that has often arrested my attention. I will first 

 state a few facts, and then make a remark of a 

 general character. 



It is an old observation that barberry bushes 

 will spoil a rye field. I have more than once seen 

 the heads of rye in the immediate vicinity of a bar- 

 berry bush, as erect as so many soldiers, while all 

 the heads at a little distance were bowed down 

 with a heavy burden. 



A year ago last spring I had a fine Catawba 

 g:rape-vine trained on to a wall in a warm place, 

 ft was in a bearing condition', and every circum- 

 stance promised a good crop. Some tomatoes were 

 planted by the wall, that they might have the ad- 

 vantage of the warmth and protection afforded by 

 it. They grew thriftily. Most of the plants were 

 removed, but: bree fine ones were left, in the im- 

 mediate vicinity of the ' -»ne-vine. They grew 

 there, and yielded any quantity of tomatoes. Bat 

 the grape-vine was at a stand still, all summer. 

 made but a few inches of wood, and only two or 

 three clusters were produced, and those blighted; 

 not a single grape came to perfection. 



Some few years ago, I set out a peach tree 

 against another part of the same wall, and trained 

 it to the wall ; at the distance of some ten feet was 



