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me re;i(lv to iifl'on! siocU ;i full hitt- in llie t^fiini; 

 10 01- I'i'<!iiys sDoiicM- lliaii liliio fjiiiss." "Whfii 

 wiozcd (!ov. II ill siJiiiiiiiT, iiiHi tin; siCK-k liilicu nfl, 

 it will be ill (1 coiuliiiun lo rci'i'ivo siucl; iij'tiiii in 

 less lliiiii linir tlu^ liim; lluili lilne iirass on iKioil 

 jri-oiiiid ii. wnriii v.cniliPr. On-!ianl-gi!iSv«, lipin;: 

 ji-esli cm, will {;i'"w more lli;iii mi im'li in 21 

 liour:?. ll will ^!uii(l a luii-^aiiil (.'incliinp- (!roii;;lii 

 iMiicli lieitKi' than rmy oiiier jirnss." All kimls 

 111' t^tock lii-fi saiil to ho very luiid of it ; iind s-lieep 

 will pasis (jvcr fvury oilier kind to fibril on i(. lis 

 |ii(iiicitirs in llio iiLove me iillrilinlcd nnicli toils 

 I '.iiiiiddiil sirons lOots--. Tlif fall fesciif! j;rass, 

 1,1-coniiiij; lo Siiiclairs fxinrinienls, stands ilie 

 i.iLil'.i'.^l of alt, in imtiicious iiiallHi-, wlien cut ul 

 tin; lime of flimiiin?'. 



Tl.e !iill liial of liici'ino iind sainfoin in parts 

 of oiir comiiry, together witli spnrry and tares, 

 wliieli are found so piodiielive anil lii-lily es- 

 UriiKMl ill Enio| (', mijilit prove tliem eipiaily 

 \ali;ahle Id our fHriners. 



To KiL!. Flies i.v a Chkesf.-Room oh Else- 

 where. — Clicefe-rooms ore frequently kept 

 flosed mid darkened, to keep ont the flies as the 

 dairymaids -^ny. Mr. Lixetay asferts that this 

 practice, rninoi'i ^ to ihec.se, may he avoided by 

 occasionally hoiliiij; a peimyworlli of quassia 

 chips in a [liiil of water, swccleiiiiij;' ii, mid pla- 

 tini,' it on plates ahoiit the room. It will destroy 

 all ilie flies that t:i?!e it. Cheese, he says, heiii;r 

 an animal iiiaiter, cannot have too iimcli air. 1 

 have iioiiecd that ihose cliees^es which have been 



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heese sheii'.d not hi- kept in too hiyli a leiii 

 nil nt. yet they will bear the summer heat very 

 uell, provided they have a constant supply ol 

 jiood air. — jlban.,! Cii'livulai: 



have iioiiecd that ihose cliees^es which have beei 

 kept in a lari;e, well aii^ej room have been qiiil' 

 sdund; while lliose kelpT^ ii cloye, ill veiililalci 

 room « ere either faded, <j1- bad in flavor. Tbouj; 



and despair— were coiiibiric<! with the rotiriny of 

 mn.-helry, the llmiiderons svuH'p of cannon, and 

 the lorn! and irie.^irlihle eliari^e of a ilionsand 



horses; and co linjiled wiih these, ihiriii;^ the 



dread iiilervjds of eoinparative silence, were the 

 shoiils of the vic-tor.-;, the lameiilalions of the 

 wounded, and the groans of tho dvin:;. No 

 painting could have presented so clear and terri- 

 ble a pictm-i! of two iiii;^li!y armies advancing in 

 bi.llle array, minjiliiig in the mortal conflict, and 

 converliiif; the face of milure into ijIio universal 

 scene of conliision, dismay and death. Karely 

 does music produce an efTijcl r.n ihe mind so per- 

 niaiieiit as either poetry or paiiiliiij; ; but in my 

 own case there is, in this instalH'e, an exception 

 to the general rule. I have listened "to the notes 

 angelical ol" many a liarp" but never were my 

 ears sei/.eil with siieli ravishments as on the. eve- 

 ning I passed at Haarlem. The organist after- 

 wards took mc up to the organ loft, wiiero I was 

 favored with a near inspection, i thonglil ilie 

 appearance of the keys very dimiimiive, when 

 contra.stcd with the scibliiiie effect prodnceil by 

 them. There are about five ilions;iiid pipes oe- 

 longiiig to this organ. The largest is thirty- 

 mglit feet longk and fil'ty inches in diameler. — 

 Blacku%od''s Ma<j;rizlne. 



Kor tlio F.umer's .Montlily Visitor. 

 r»Ieteorol3gical Jo-.nna! kcyt at Concord 



SY A. C;jI;V:-ii>l.t3H. 



.'\5i!r:s IN tjif: Hn.L.— We advise young far- 

 mers not to put ashes in the hill, with the corn; 

 the lie they miii-.e isoficn destructive to the young 

 roots w hen they first protriiile ii-om the kernel. 

 The ashes may he drop'pi'd on llic hill as soon as 

 you have planted your field, and this is better 

 than to wai,t till t'le corn is up; it is less labor 

 and it tends better to keep ofT the worms, 

 finry iieitliereorn nor potaioesdeen ; both should 

 lie on all easy bed, for the first shoots tend (foiC/j- 

 HY/rrfwhen llie soil will permit them. When the 

 earth is inoist enough half an inch of covering, 

 )iressed down wiili the hoe, is beiler tlian more. 



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To rnoTF.cT Vi.viiS from BtJGS. — \ suliscri- 

 ber communicated to us a ft!w days ago, n fact 

 lelative t<> llie dcstriiftioii of such bugs and 

 winged inserts as are injurious to encumber and 

 melon vines, &ie. lie has praclicerl it lor several 

 years, and (oimd it very efii'ctual in protecting 

 the plants from tiie destructive ravages of these 

 insects. The iiieihod is as follows: Just at eve- 

 ning, he kindles a small fire, (or if the jiatcli be 

 large, several may he necessary.) that will l)laze 

 lit'clv, in some convenient place, where it will 

 not injure I'le jdunts. lie then, by brushing the 

 )ilauis, alarms the bugs, so as to cause them to 

 t:d;e wing, when they ily dircciiy into the fire, 

 and are destroyed. — U'cikrn Far. i; Gard. 



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/I'Bmcrfo-.— I.ifhi.'iprinkli.'i': iif inin in tlis even jus < l"l!io 4l.li. 

 — iitii, f;iiiit display of aurora borop.Hs in thj evftiiiiij — Sth, 

 li?rla IhmidL'r siiO'.vtT nn.4 r'_Mii.trl4:ii'lis .li--piay of lipiili'.ia^ in 

 tli^ tvcnins, there lii-'ius ;ilnm; t u c:)!:tinu:il lliisii IVoai :i very 

 lU-nse cluiift in the ziiiilh to soineqii^il t ol'lhf^ iniriiiiin. loth 

 iinci IGth, ligiilspiinkhnsof Klin, Ir.u nnt tncnsli toll? !:;oa- 



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 ilavs— ther.-nomrter 81= in thp sliad^.— IF.ib and 19th, wnt^r 

 frnV.i' an 8tli of an iiieli thick dnnnsilio night.— 2-W, tpiiniding 



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Tiir. Gr.E.iT Maahle.'.i Organ. — I le.'t L-^ydeu 

 wilh regret, anil pursued my way to Haarlem by 

 the '^['reckschiiyi. The canal helwecn the two 

 towns is thought very fine. The greuier part 

 of my stay in thi.s town was spent in listening 

 to the famous organ. It is indeed, " the scnereign- 

 est thing on earth," and seems made of the very 

 soul and essence of mii>ical hariiiony. The va- 

 rietv of its t.jiies is astonishing ; and its power in 

 imitating all instrnmenis, wlielhcr siiigii; or 

 conibine<l, can neiilnn- he conceived by those 

 who have not been in Haiirlem, nor described liy 

 those who have. The warlike fioiirisli of the 

 trumpet, the clear nolo of the oct.ive, a.iid the 

 mellow tone of the llute, are heard in beautiful 

 succession, when these appear to swell into a 

 thousand instruments, mi(i the senses are nearly 

 overpowered by the uniled effect of a most pow- 

 erful and harnnmioiis military band, which again 

 biiilis away into those more gentle and impressive 

 sounils which an organ alone can produce, 'i'he 

 , whose name isj^clinmann n'' 



From ttie .Mbany Cultivator. 

 The Pi!m;;!v!ii Crop. 



Mf.ssrs. Editors. — The pumpkin may be 

 called one of the best uriicles the (jirmer raises. 

 There are many difrerent varieties of this vegeta- 

 ble, but we think there is none equal to the old- 

 liishioned, yellosv, field pumpkin, lirir yield and 

 gooiliiess. For producing ricli milk, it is one of 

 the very best articles that can be given co'.vs. Fed 

 raw to liogs, they are ii.-;e(iil hy iiicrc.ising the ap- 

 petite. They wiil fatten young I'all beef, and ^:ive 

 fitting oxen a better starl in the fall than either 

 potatoes or turnips. 



The cultivation of the )iiri)pkifi is thought liy 

 many (iirmers a secondary affair. Fleiice the iiha 

 that they can be grown only in extraordinary Sea- 

 sons, when cvtrythmg is fivoralde. But that this 

 crop can be successfully gnuvii with corn, 1 have 

 hail ahimdant evidence, having never raised them 

 se)iara!ely but one season. The pumpkin w;j:l 

 grow and generally succeed well in any soil that 

 will produce the corn crop successfully. 'J'liey 

 like a rich, warm soil, with plenty of siable ma- 

 nure to feed on. and will stand drought as well 

 as any crop. l!ut there are some difiirulties to be 

 • overcome in getting the crop up and ont of the 



the time of pl.uiting corn ; but there is .-iii objec- 

 lion to this ea^ly plaining, .^nd liiat is, they may 

 he cut olf by il "late frost. This was the lasu in 

 this section ilie two last seasons — frosts <icciir- 

 rmgnboiit the fir^l of June. .Vfier the young 

 jdaiils are np, and the (hmger from frosts is past, 

 then comes the " tug of war" wilh the bug.-;. The 

 little striped bugs come in swarm.-i, and will in 

 a short time, il loft to tliemselvc.*, destroy the 

 crop. But in this case, (as in all others,) "pre- 

 vention is better than cure," tmd to prevent their 

 attacks, we sprinkle the |ilants as soon as up, 

 with pdaster, and find the ■' varmint.-i" do not liKe 

 to meddle wilh any tiuiig that is wliited with this 

 sulistanre. In c.ise llie plaster is washed off hy 

 rain, we sprinkle again, and coiuinue lo do so as 

 often as is necessary, till llie plants are out of the 

 wayoftlie.se " pcslifeions criiiers." Oiu ciop 

 the' last season was planted with corn, and had 

 just got finely- up, when, on the night of ilie first 

 of June, they, with the corn, were cut down by 

 (i-ost. The corn started again, but the punipkins 

 were a "dead sef at that business. We hail ii 

 few seeds left, and a lew days after the frost, wo 

 stuck them down between the bills cf corn. 

 They came np well, and we took care to keep 

 thcin covered with plaster, so that the hugs tliil 

 not trouble them much. Tlie space, covered by 

 the vines could not have been much over ati 

 acre, yet we gathered from il six large cart-hod- 

 ies heaping full. 



To escape late frosts, we tliiiiU the farmer 

 would do well lo delay planting till about the 

 first of June, in this climate. The spaces at 

 which lliey should be plaiiied, is important, as 

 tho vines "extend a good distance, il' planted 

 with corn, we think every alternate hill in itvvvy 

 third row, will be Ihii'k enough— the \ines will 

 then cover the ground. C^aie should- be taken 

 not to obstruct the vines after they btgiii to rim. 

 if weeds spring up [in'il them out hy hand, or cut 

 them out with a hoe. 



\Vc have been in tho habit of raising prctiy 

 large crops of pumpkins. Hevcii or eight years 

 ago, the s(e,7 which wo saved from one crop, 

 measured ten lius'ie'.i, which we sold lotheseeiis- 

 man, at adollar mid ^ iudf a bushel. Tho seed 

 saved from the last cro|i was two husliels, w hieli 

 sold readily at two dollars a linsiirl. 



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Dcrh-j, Ojnn, 



Wax for Grapti.vg.— -Melt three parts tif 

 rosin, two of beeswax, and one of taliow, togeth- 

 er. Pour thi.^', when melted, into cold water, ;i 

 pound at a lime. Having ruhhed your liand.s 

 wilh lard, work ihe wax in them till it is jiliab!.-, 

 and when the water is forced out ot it, i: is ready 

 fiir use, and w ill remain on the trees for thri'o 

 vears. Uso the wax snfiiciently warmed lo 

 siiread easy : cover the top of ihe stump aliont 

 the thickuHSs of a cent, and the slit, as liir as il 

 extends, somewhat thinner. 



The time for grafting depends much upon li.o 

 searon ; but the liest is when tiie buds (ir.^t begin 

 to o[,cn. Scions will live set any lime after the. 

 sapfreidy ciiciiiates, and till the appies are as 

 large as musket balls.— -/''.■'■nic'-s' and Gardeners' 

 .'Ihnc.nac. 



organist, whose name isycliumann, played a very - ■..,-,- ^ ----_ , 



fine buttle piece, in which every imaginable i way of insects, (bugs, itc.) 

 601111(1 of joy ami sorrow — fear, courage, misery.' We have gen.-r.iMy plaiili 



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CilKVioT HiiEF.f.— Count do Gonrccy s.aw .a 

 splei'ilid flock of these s!ii:ep, oil a poor and 

 roii-ib inomitai II pasture in Sutherl.ind. He w:is 

 miiidi surprised toseelhese "horrible monntaiiirf 

 •iiud pasture.--, stocked wilh such fine miimiils, 

 yielding on an average 5 lbs. of long beaiiiilid 

 "woo! — wolhers at three and a half years <dd, 

 wiihont having eaten any other ihing hnl what is 

 to be fi)und iu'lbese wild,-, weighing alive 200 

 lbs. What I have seen in this journey, jnakcs 

 me more convinced than ever that the Cheviot 

 br.jed is one of the highest merit, since lliey live 

 and fitleii <m such land, and that, too, without 

 adding any other food besidi's what il.'se, wilds 

 produce." 



Pcark-CrOW.— The best proteclion for our 

 corn, from llie ilcp'redalions of the I'rows, i> 

 white twine stretched across the i^eld, fiipporieiV 

 by stakes or poles, in several directions ; the ap- 

 peartmce of which seem to give lliese dftrliiis uit 

 idea of a net or snare, of which they are very- 

 shy. For fear however, llicy may hec;imo nc- 

 I'li'slomed to It, we lake t!iu addition. d prccau- 

 ti"!i of tariirr. and roiling t!ie seed in plaslcr. 



