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VOLUME VI. 



CONCORD, N. II. MAY 31, 1844. 



NUMBER 



THE FAK>IER'S MOISTHLY ViSITOT?, 



puiiLitUKi) nv 



- ISAAC HILL, & SONS, 



ISSUED OS TIIK LAST DAY OK EVERY MONTH, 



At No. 3, Hill's Brick Block. 



J)3-GESEr,A7, ficzSTS.—K. Cook, Keilin, N It.; Tkomas 

 I!. Hampton, \V:isliiiirtMl City, I'. 0.; John JIarsh, Wash- 

 incinn S^t. Boston, JIass. ; Ch iHi.Es U'ABiiiiN-, Ilriiihy Row, 

 Worcester, r»tasy. 



TERMS To sillgli^ siibscriliurs, F,fhi Cents. Ten per 



cent, ivill b-- all.nveil to Ilie person who pliall send iiiore than 

 one stilisrrili.T. Twelve copies wilt l>e sent for tlr- ri:lv:tnce 

 payment of Fifr. Dollars: twpi:ty-tive copies for T'n jyaHurs; 

 si\ly copies fur Timnlij Dollars. The payment in every case to 

 he ui.'ui.* in advance. 



53-j'.;'.pi:f;/ a::il subjcriptions, iy a rr.^uUtwn rtf the. Post Muster 

 G/^iiRitO, ina)j in all cases be remitted by Vte Post Mastir, free of 

 jiostagc. 



<J^-..V1I Benll nnn who h.ive heretofore acted a« .Vperits nie 

 req'iepted to continne tlieir Agency. Old s^ib-scrih^ r.s who 

 come under the new terms, will please notify us of the names 

 already on our books. 



From the Central N. V. Farmer. 

 Carrots. 

 It is li uly friiiiilj iiig lo wiincss llii^ increased 

 ntteijtioii wliicli lias of late liceii u;vcii to llio 

 «-iiliiviilion of loots, iiml it isflouliifnl ulieliier any 

 one I'piiun-e in llie new system of liusbaii(Jry, lins 

 conlrilitiieil in so creat a degree to llie im|?rove- 

 inciils every v\lieie irianifest ainiine intelligent 

 liirniers. Tlie carrot, alllioiigli it lias been intro- 

 duced to some e.xlent in field culture, lias per- 

 haps iceei\ed less allenlion than either the Sn- 

 gar Beet or Knta B.iga, while its nnliilive qnal- 

 ilies prohahly e.vceed either of tlio.se above nam- 

 ed, t'pon this point it is hardly necessary to 

 speak, iiir ue do not recollect <^ver to have heard 

 a coniraiy opinion ex'inessed. For milch cows, 

 the carrot is excellent, causing a (nil flow ot 

 inilU, and of the very best quality. We have 

 also the anlhority of son:e of our best farmers, 

 for saying llwil the carrot ranUs next to oats for 

 feeding horses, and that horses thus fed. nill en- 

 dure rnndeiale work, and keep in nearly e.s good 

 condition .is when fed on onts. Col. Meachain 

 ol' Richland, Oswego Co., who has had innch 

 c.Tperienre in growing carrots, says : "I fed niy 

 woiking horses on cariols, from Fs'ovendier ]S3(>, 

 to June ISS;", three span ; they remained in good I 

 plight, and pi ribrnieil as much as I ever had any, 

 wilhin that length of lime — they ate no grain, 

 nothing but hay, and carrots thrown whole into 

 the manger. I iiavo raised one thousand linshels 

 or over, of carrots, yearly for three years past, 

 on one acre of land." 



.fudge Unci, in an editorial article in his paper, 

 held tiie following language: 



'■The soil best adapted to the growth of the 

 carrot is a deep sand loam. The preparation of 

 llin ground consists in plowing to the depth of 

 II foot, the application of rouen. manure, to iie 

 well ii.eorporated wiili liie soil — except long 

 iiiamirc has been) applied to the previous crop — 

 and com|i|eIe |)ulverizilion. Ploughing the fall 

 proviflus for the crop is recommendeil. 



The kind of carrot best adapted to field cul- 

 ture is the long red. Thp seed shoiild be of the 

 preceding year's growth. The mode of culture 

 is hesl in drills, though in SulFolk, England, sow- 

 ing iiroadcasl is preii^rred. We have modern 

 drin-!)arrows adapted to llie solving of this seed, 

 though the sowing of it by hand is not a tedious 

 process — us a man may go ahead in sowing in 

 tliis way as fast as anol her drives a barrow. The 

 iliiforeiice consists in making the drill with the 

 lioe and cov;-ring the seed. As the seed is of 

 ]icculiar lightness; it is apt not to vegetate well 

 if ihe surliice is light : and the practice has ob- 

 tained, wiih large growers, of preparing it be- 

 fore hand, by mixing live pounds of seeil with a 

 bushel of .»antl or fine mould, a week or two be- 

 fore hand, and of moistening and turning the 



mass fretfBcnily ; by this meani^.not oniy do all 

 the seeds grow, but the plants conic Uj> ipiickly, 

 and get the start of lbs weeds. Two pounds of 

 seed are enough for an acre ulien sown in drills, 

 though live pounds ;:re oftcti sown on an acre 

 broadcast. Von Tliacr uses pondrette, instead 

 of mould, in ihe preparation of his seed. The 

 lb ills should be eighteen inches iipart, and the 

 plants thiniif (I to si.x or eight inclies. The seed 

 shoidd he sow II early in or by the tniddio of 

 May. 



The after culiure of carrols coiisifls in keep- 

 ing theiti fiee from weeds, and the surface of the 

 soil open ; and as Ihe rows are too near to admit 

 of Ihe plow or cullivator, the hand hoe iiiiist be 

 de|. ended on. 



The best mode of harvcsling the crop, is that 

 ailojited by Col. I\l< acham — turn in the earth 

 from the row wilh the plow, and then dr!;wing 

 them witli the hand. 



'i'lio ordinary yield of ca.rrots is less than that 

 of \ul^ baga or mangold wiirtzel — the Kvcrage 

 may be stilted at 400 to ."JOO biishcts to the acre, 

 though ihe product has exceeded ICCO. They 

 are so hardy, that in ihe south of England they 

 are periniitcd to stand out in the winter; but 

 with us they should be gathered and secured 

 like other roots, in (October." 



In regard lo the variety, it is probable that 

 the remarks of the (fudge will not now so well 

 apply. The large White, now ranks high, and it 

 is probable is a iiinrc valual.ile variety ihnii any 

 other. It should be recollected, thai lo ensure n 

 good crop of either carrots or beets, the ground 

 must he plowed very deep, and probably no im- 

 plement is better suited lo this purpose, than tlic 

 subsoil I low, 10 follow the common plow, stirring 

 the earth to the depth of si.xleen or eighteen 

 inches. C. 



for fruil, yet there was not enough raised in onr 

 State to supply the demand, and 15,000 barrels 

 were brought down on the western railroad lo 

 supply the demand in Boston. 



We never need (ear raising too much fine 

 fruit— for whuii such a contingency ha|)pens, by 

 Ihe aid of steam we can seek a market in the 

 islands of the ocean, or across the Atlantic, where 

 American fVuit is always cheerfully and well rc- 

 ac.'weA.-^Masscicloisdis pupei: 



The Shepheril's TJo?. 



The iiistory of this animal is certainly full of 

 interest, and there are many well attesttjd fiict.^ 

 in relation to him, that almost induces one to be- 

 lieve that there is somelhing nore in this species 

 than belongs to the mere annual. There lane 

 been various anecrlotcs published, illustrating 

 his power and services — but we have never read 

 any more striking than those given by Hogg, the 

 Ettrick shepherd'. He had opporluni!ii;s of wit- 

 nessing the exjdoits ol' ihe dog, anil he has gii- 

 eii such evidence of his exploits, as will carry 

 the shepherd's dog down to posterity, as long nt 

 least as the memory of Ihe Ettrick shepherd 

 shall live in remembrance. We give the ac- 

 count as we recollect it, of a ilog by the name of 



bcloP!. 



to liiu 



' Eurick sheii- 



A Good Orchard. 



Every firmer wlio is not in possession of a 

 good or(di.ard, should set about planting one. — 

 The jirofit and convenience of an oichard are 

 almost invaluable to the (iirmcr — good fruit will 

 always sell if he bapp.ens to have a surplus, and 

 a plenty of tiuit takes away the .appetite fur in- 

 toxicating drink — this is a fact which cannot be 

 too oflcn repeated. 



To him who has a great picniy of land, and 

 great vaiiety of surlace, 1 would advise for an 

 orchard, a valley between hills if possible, so 

 that the wash (rom the land surrounding may al- 

 ways tend to the orchard — and the winds may 

 be impeded, by the hills, ti-oni visiting the or- 

 chard too roughly. 



There h.is been gre.tt diversity of o]iiiiion up- 

 on the distance of planting tre(;s from each oth- 

 er — some have contended that the distance should 

 be lour rods, that the sun and air may have fui! 

 influence on every tree, and every part of it^ 

 others have contended that ailistance much less 

 is better. My own e.Vperience and observation 

 are in iitvor of close planting, so that by the time 

 trees have got to their usual size, the limbs of 

 them shall mingle and interlock each other, and 

 the ground underneath will he perfectly shaded. 

 'I'rces thus growing, will produce larger and 

 finer fruil, and ground ihiis shaded will not be 

 likely to he sapped with the growth of grass or 

 weeds, nor parched or dried by the sun. 



A young orcharil should always be kept under 

 cnhivalion — it will in ikoan excellent potato (ield 

 (or many jears provided it is well maniireil — and 

 when it has become so shady that potatoes will 

 not grow, then keep it (fir a summer retreat (iir 

 your hogs. The hog.^ will keep in gooil beah.h 

 upon the poor apples that fa'l liom the trees, and 

 the worm that calculated on a resurrection in 

 the form of a cnrculio, finds nought but annihi- 

 lation in the. jaws of the swino. Tboretbre the 

 result is, after a few years, fine fruit without 

 wormy apples. 



Although the last season was a very good on^ 



.Sirrah," 

 herd." 



He described him as the best dog he ever s.-iw. 

 He was of all unsocial temper, could not he flat- 

 tered, and wouhl c.ot sulfer liimself to be ca- 

 ressed. Still his attenliun to his master's com- 

 mands and to his'inlerests, admost exceeds be- 

 liei: Hogg first 'saw bini wilh a drover, and 

 though he was not a handsome animal, he 

 thought he could disi'Over a sort of sulkn intetli- 

 ixencc ill his facefinfd he bought him (i)r n g-Hi'ti- 

 ea,an(^"hp says he never laid out a guinea to so 

 good a purpose. lie was not a year old, and 

 bad never been trained to taking care of sheep — 

 biit as sotm as he discovered what was wanted 

 of him, his eagerness 10 do \. hat was required 

 was astonishing. He would iry every way until 

 he (imiid whatWas desired of him — and when 

 he once ascertained il, he never forgot or mis- 

 took it afterwards, ^\'hell hard pressed, he fi-e- 

 queiitly astonished his master by the perform- 

 ance of feats which bespoke n great share of the 

 reasonintr facidtv. 



The following is one of his exploits: Some 

 six or seven hundred lambs, which were under 

 his care at the weaning season, broke up at luid- 

 ni::bl and fled in three divisions to the hills, in 

 spite of nil the exertions of t!ie shepherd and his 

 assistants. "Hirrah," cri'-d the sliepherd "my 

 man they've a awa." 'i'lie night was so dark, 

 that he (lid not see Sirrah, but the animal beard 

 his master's call— and ihc words were such as 

 were sure to set him on the look out, and he si- 

 lently set olT in quest of the scattered flock. 

 The shepherd and his assistants spent the night 

 in enilc^avoriuu' to Iiml the lambs, and traversed 

 miles to no eflect ; neither the lambs nor Slrrnli 

 could be tiiuiid. . 



Day dawned and the shepherd, discouraged 

 and (iisbeartened, started fi>r home to inform Iiis 

 master of the Ic-^s of his (lock of lambs. While 

 on the wav home, he disi'oveied a body of lambs 

 at the iioliom of a very deep ravine, and •>iiTa/i 

 standing in front of them, looking wishtully 

 around for heli>. 



The shepherd supposed this was only one ot 

 the divisions which bad fled in the nighl— but bis 

 astonishment wasgre.u indeed, when he discov- 

 erefl Hint not onf tamh y Iht whole fock iras trrint- 

 in'T ' How he bromiht the lambs together in tlm 

 dalk is most surprising. He had the chargo of 

 them from midnii;bt till sunrise, and nil Iho 

 shepherds of Scoijand together cciihl U'^l havQ 

 eflectcil it with more [iropriety. 



This is hut one of the many feats which S.r- 

 rrih performed, and well might bis master say. 



