i2:hc farmer's iHoiuijlu bigitov. 



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onliun,; 4 ll.s. ,,ea,l barley; 4 do. sago; 4 oz. bal-l any one coul.l wisli to rai^c, and they continued 

 ' 1 ._..-'. . - •. to i,e.,|- („!■ an unusually lon^ lime. 1 \vi!l not 



sain rapcvi; 5 oz. liquid laiulnnuin; 5 oz. ?|)int 

 ful ammoniac; 5 o/. s^pirits harlsliorn; 4oz. ?|mn- 

 ij^li flic-i; ;l lbs bird lime; G lbs, oU tm-|>enrmo; 2 

 lbs. spirits do. 5 Ibrf. white su<;nr candy; 10 lbs. 

 brown do.; I 11). barley siij;rir; 2 lbs. liiiiipcd oil, 

 cold drawn; 4 lbs. alnm; 1 lb. spermaccli; 4 oz. 

 lincturo of myrrb; 4 oz. balsam suljibm-; 4 oz. 

 pnlons basilir; 2 oz. mer didci.«; 4 oz. sal volatile; 

 10 oz. hartsliorn .siiavings; 2 quarts strong cinna- 

 mon water; 3 do. weak ditto. 



N. r.. All liiiuids in double ilint bottles.— 

 4 oz. of medicines for farriery, among whiili let 

 llirre be 



4 Ib.s. flower of lirimstonc; 4 lbs. anniseed; 4 

 lbs. Carihanuis; 5 lbs. syrup of colt'.s foot; 2 lbs. 

 Diapcnic; 5 lbs. black soap; 4 lbs. Cuiumin seed; 

 4 lbs. fenugreek; 2U).s. jiiico of liquorice; 4 lbs 

 loug pepper. 



Directions for Ihe lusts. 



4. One of Alexander tlie iireat, another of Ju- 

 lius tV<yr; anotlier of Charles XII of Sweden; 

 and a fourlli of the King of Prussia. 



N. 15. These are not lo exceed 15 Indies in 

 heii^lit, nor ti m in width. 



2"otlier busts, of Prince Eugene, and the Didie 

 of iMarlborou^b. somewhat smaller. 



2 wild beasts not to exceed twelve inches in 

 hei.i>lit, uoreiyhlren in lenptli. 



Sundry snjull ornrjuenis for chimney piece. 



Invoice of sundries lo be shipped hi/ Rohcrl C'ur;j 

 and Co., for ihe vsenf Master John and Miss Pat- 

 li) Custis, eachio he charged lo their own accounts, 

 but both consigned to Geo. Jf'ashingicm, Potomac 

 River. 



For Master Custis, G years old. 

 ^ piece of Irish Holland at 4^. 2 yds. fine c-on- 

 brio at I0s\ G pocket hamlkerchiefs, siuall and 

 fine; G pairs gloves; 2 laced hats; 2 pieces Indiia 

 nankeen; 7 pairs fine thread stockings; 4 pair? 

 coarser do.; 6 p.nirs worsted do.; 4 pairs strong 

 shoes; 4 pairs pumps; 1 summer suit of clolhes, 

 lo be made of sninething light and thin: 3 fine 

 ivory combs; 2 horn do.; and 2 brushes; ] piece 

 black liair ribbon; 1 pair handsome silver shoe 

 niid knee buckles; ]0s. worth of toys; C, little 

 books for children beginning to read; 1 oz. Sd 

 thread; 1 oz. 10(/ do.; 1 oz. 2s do.; I oz. 3.S do.; 

 4 lb. w'hilcd brown thread; 1 light duffel cloak 

 with silver frogs. 



For Miss Cuslis, 4 years old. 

 8 yards fine printed linen at 3.'! 0'/; 1 piece of 

 Irisli holiand at 4s; 2ells fine bolland at 10;; 8 

 |)airs kid mits; 4 pairs gloves; 2 [tairs silk shoes; 

 4 pairs cjilamanco do; 4 pairs leather pumps; (> 

 pairs fine thread stockings; 4 pair-s worsted do.; 

 i piece flowered dimity; 2 yards fine cambric at 

 10s; 2 caps; 2 pairs of niifles; 2 tuckers; bibs, and 

 aprons, if fishionahle; 2 lans; 2 masks; 2 bon- 

 nets; 2 M, large pins; 2 AI. short whites; 2 M. 

 minekins; 1 cloth cloak; 1 stiffencil coat of fash- 

 ionable silk, made to pack thread stays; G yards 

 ribbon; 2 necklaces; 1 pair silver sleeve buttons, 

 with stones; 1 fasliinna!)lo dressed baby 10s and 

 other toys 10s; G pocket bandkercbiefs. 



Culture of the Cucumber. 



I will state a fiict relative to the planting of cu- 

 cumbers, which came mi<ler my observation, and 

 which is worthy of being known. I shall at least 

 given further trial niysrlf of its reality; though 

 I cannot conceive there is a doubt remaining on 

 the subject. Last spring, a frieiul of mine and 

 myself were planting cucumbers at the same 

 lime. I was planting mine, as usual, in the gar- 

 dens, by mixing a small portion of stable manure 

 with the earth, and raising the hill an inch or 

 two above the surface of the grounil. Observing 

 it, he jocosely remarked, " Let me show you how 

 to raise cncuinber.s." Never having much luck 

 in raising them, I cheerfully agreed to his propo- 

 sition. He commenced by making holes in the 

 earth, at the distance intended for the hills, thai 

 would hold about a peck — he then filleil them 

 with dry leached ashes, covering the ashes with 

 n very small qiianliiy of earth. The seed were 

 then planted on a level with the surf ice of the 

 ground. I was willing to see the experiment 

 tried, but had no ex|jectation of anything but a 

 loss of seed, labor and soil. But imagine my as- 

 tonishineiit, (notwithstanding a drier season nev- 

 er was known, and almost a universal failure of 

 garden vegetables,) when I beheld vines reinark- 

 •:ble thrifty, and ns fine a crop of cncimdiers as 



philosophize on the siibject—biit say to all, try 

 it; and instetid of throwing your ashes away, ap- 

 ply it where it w'lH be of use, and you will reap 

 a rich reward. —O/uo Fanner. 



Upon the foregoing, the editor of the Maine 

 Cultivator says:"" We last season made trial of 

 the above plan,and found it to succeed admirably.' 



F'rom the Boston Cultivator. 

 Construction of a Dairy-House.— Gramng. 

 Mr.. Kditor.— As yon appear to be willing to 

 impart information on all subjects pertaining to 

 iarming, 1 would solicit a little. I have on my 

 premises and near my dwelling, a spring, a re- 

 markable one, running out from the north side 

 of the hill at all seasons, whether wet or dry, a 

 sutVicicnt quantity of water to form quite a brook 

 tuid id ways retaining the same temperature; and 

 1 have thought ihtit it might be used for more 

 pur|ioses tluiii was Jacob's well ; and 1 have in 

 conteinplatiou the construction of a dairy-house. 

 Will you have the goodness to inform me as to 

 the best mode of coustrui'.tion ? by so doing, you 

 will confer a fiivor on a subscriber. 



Grafting Trees.- Having been somewhat 

 interested in the discussion which has been go- 

 ing on the past years, on the subject of graftiiig 

 aiid trimming, and having some experience in 

 this business-myseU; and as the time is approach- 

 ing in which to commence operations, 1 have 

 concluded to pen a few thoughts on the subject 

 and let you have thein for what they are worth ; 

 to use as you please. 



As to trimming, 1 finil by observation, that it 

 is not advisiible to take off large limbs from trees 

 in any case, unless we wish to hasten their de- 

 cay. "Trim sparingly, remove only small limbs, 

 do a little yearly, dig round and dung trees, one 

 lo:id of good maniUB is worth more to make 

 thrifty trees and fair fruit, than the saw or axe ; 

 and they will be much more lasting. Trim as 

 above; it matters but little as to time or sea- 

 son. 



As to grafting, 1 think it good economy to graft 

 old trees, provtded they are sound andthrit'iy; 

 but poor business to spend time on those in a 

 state of decay. I have done more or less yearly 

 for twenty years past at grafting, and have taken 

 some notice of the operation and effect, anil have 

 come to the conclusion that it is best to take off 

 the entire top, except a lew small twigs, and set 

 scions in all stocks that will do. My iiractice is 

 to take off the limbs leaving the slocks from one 

 inch, to one and a half in diameter. Some men 

 to save labor will saw off a large portion of limbs 

 and li'ave the v^onnds for the sap to run out, 

 which causes the limb to turn black and decay. 

 This, in my opinion, is what does the mischief 

 ill removing the tops of trees at once and the 

 same effects are produced in taking off a part in 

 tiii^ manner. 



I have frequently observed, where scions have 

 been set in a stock, and a limb taken off jusl be- 

 low, and the wound left, the sap oozes out and 

 the limb decays; whereas, if two stocks had 

 been grafted, the limb would have been preser- 

 ved ; thus trees are injured and their decay hast- 

 ened. Some may thiiik that by grafting so many 

 slocks, the top of the tree will become too thick ; 

 we find it easy to trim off the small limbs with- 

 out injury to the tree. 



We ought not to value a little labor to pre- 

 serve oiir valuable trees. In these remarks 1 

 have reference only to the apple tree. After ta- 

 king off the top ns above described, I proceed to 

 .set the scions and frequently finish the whole top 

 of a large tree before any com|)Osition is applied, 

 then proceed to cover the stocks with a compo- 

 sition made of clay, cow dung and yellow loam, 

 about equal parts oi" each, with a good proiior- 

 tion of hair; this I prefer to. that iiindc of bees- 

 wax, tallow, &c., and I will ventiire to assert 

 that the slocks may be covered as expediiioiisly 

 wilh this composition when properly mixed as 

 with the beeswax, &c., though ii may dirty the 

 hands a little more; and aside from the question, 

 whether tallow, &o., injures trees ; there is a sa- 

 ving where much grafting is to be done, and we 

 know that a penny saved is as good as a penny 

 earned. We cut our scions early before the sa|) 

 starts, place them in a cool moist place and set 

 them any time in Mav. !''• CHILO. 



fVayland, March Uith, 1844. 



Q^ There may be wax that will not injure 

 the limbs but we have seen none so good ns clay 

 and loam lor grafting or for healing wonnd.i 

 when limbs are cut. 



As to grafting old trees much judgment ia 

 necps.sary. Some trees arc not old at 40; some 

 ate too old at 30. The practice of grafting 

 small limbs only is nndonbtcilly correct ; and ev- 

 ery one will find that cultivating the earth in the 

 orchard, enough lo kill the sward, will have ten 

 times ns much efii^ct to produce fiiir fruit ns 

 irimining will. 



In regarrl to the construction of a dairy house 

 with a spring of water running through it, we 

 can say but little from our own experience. We 

 are told that it is a good practice to set the p:ins 

 where the water will flow around them whilo 

 the milk is rising; it will keep sweet hmger and 

 we obtain more cream. The air of the cellar 

 also will be sweeter if water is constantly pass- 

 ing through it. We learn that many Germans 

 in Pennsylvania set their milk pans where the 

 water is constantly flowing. 



It is a fact, however, that cream will rise better 

 in a room above ground where it is well shaded 

 than in a very cold cellar. — Editor Cullivcilor. 



Cutting Bushes. 



The following good remarks on this subject we 

 take from a paper published many years ago: 



There are two seasons of the year peculiarly 

 suitable lor cutting bushes— early in the spring 

 and late in the summer. In the spring, March, 

 on all accounts, is the best time. The snow is 

 generally gone and the ground is so frozen they 

 can be cut close. It is a sctison when labor is 

 plenty — when the farmer lias more leisure thart 

 at any other— generally too early to plough.— 

 Days then have lengtli and the weather, gener- 

 ally, is not loo cold for labor abroad. Perhaps, 

 aside from these considerations, April would bo 

 preferable, as the sap has then more copiously 

 risen. Still in that jioint of view there is no 

 great difference. In March, the sap is in circu- 

 kuion ; it has risen and is rising. The bush being 

 cat,what sap has not already risen will principally 

 exude from the stump before the wound is sear- 

 ed, so that in the event the root will be nearly as 

 much exhausted which is the great object, as 

 though the bush bad been cut when the sap was 

 in a niore copious circulation. Siill,_suckers will 

 spring from the remaining sap of the root.— 

 These must be closely cut in August following, 

 whether in any particular stage of the moon I do 

 not pretend lo say. 1 only say that August, the 

 last of the month', is ihe time; because on ration- 

 al principles of vegetation, the suckers have then 

 a greater quantity of sap, have drawn larger 

 from the parent stock, and have more of its 

 strenirtb than at any other season : at any rate, be- 

 fore there v.iU be more sap up there will be less 

 it will soon begin to recede, and of course sup- 

 ply the root with substance for new shoots. Be- 

 sides, the season is almost in a measure favorable 

 to farmers on account of labor. They have now 

 some leisure ; haying and harvesting are past and 

 the latter seed time has not commenced, although 

 ploughiug preparatory to it ought now by no 

 means to be neglected. 



Another reason why I recommend the com- 

 mencement of cutting" bushes in the spring is, 

 that if the land be pastured, which is generally 

 the case, many of the young shoots will be eaten 

 down, and effectually destroyed. This will, in a 

 measure, supersede the labor of August. 



Where it is practicable, it would be well im- 

 mediately upon a heavy dew or gentle rain, at 

 the season when these young shoots are in their 

 tenderesl state, to sprinkle them with fine salt.— 

 The salt will be beneficial to the stock and induce 

 tiism to crop the tender sprouts. 



Chicken Manufactory.— Nature is getting 

 superflnous. We rather think she will soon be 

 voted out of faslitori and dispensed with. There 

 •s a chat) just ove onr iiublication office, hatching 

 Chickens in a big bo.x, fifty a day, having a thou- 

 sand eggs always doing. The trouble of attend- 

 in" them is slight, the heal co.sts very little, and 

 the ehickens crack their several shells and walk 

 ui, to their dough and water like wood-choppers 

 to dinner or sailors to their grog. They are 

 clean, strong and lively, grow fast and rarely (be, 

 (not being dragged through the grass;) and who- 

 ever has a hatching machine can have " Spring 



