

I «aaB5w*»iim' jwHjwijn'g.'^ 



CONDI CTKO BY' ISA M t ltIM» 



vBjR IN r;iE rvr.TH *p.r. the ctmiir. KB.-n.r. l'T God, \vu<ue BBi:\tis iir. ica M*-;'r ms itcvliati Di^foMVh kuk ();ihi v**?!*!. ino acxn^t; tmecr.**— Jr;f^»-«. 



VOLUME VI. 



TKIi J'M.K.:IKKS M'J.irrUXY ViSIT;)K, 

 I *. '* nm isnLii i;v 



' ISAVl, HILL, Ji: SONS, 



ISSLtB O.V TKF. LAST DAY or IVKRV MO.Mi!, 



.It No. 3, Ayei's Biifk IJIot-k. 



ftj-Crnimt. \(.int".— 11. Cnuis, Keilie. X !i.; ('i.-ivii 

 B. UAMfro», WaslJiiiL'luii Cllv, U. <;. ; Jjh.i .Mabsw, Wn.-h- 

 ington St. Hu5tun, Sla.-.. , i:h.>r:,e« U"i«r,E>, Bniil.j Kow, 

 Worc5St!.-r, Msfj. 



TEKJfS.~T".i jilisie si.lisiTiLfr!", J-'^J Cfa('. Ten pci 

 rdlll Will be iilliiw ■■il lotllf li.rsiili who shiill fend more lli:in 

 i.nesulis;:nlj.-r. Tv.i.lvc ciipicj will lie si-lil tor Lbt- jillviince 

 puvnient III' Fice IJ.ilhirs: Iwciily-fivecupii's t^.r 7Vn Udliirs i 

 •iily copies lor TiccM) Dollii.- :. 'I'Jlc payinilil ill everj- casctci 

 be m;iiii. in liiiaiic!-. , ,, , 



jrr.Vinifi/ iiJiii s\il'jr-i«:um<. 1,-va fc^«l^''-if«f (» ■ f'"-« M^'I'r 

 ficncra!, ma!j ill alt (Mid lit Trmitti-it iv t4« Pes'. Mcslcr, frcr. uj 



*" lia^AH SJiitlL-iiicri \i-l<i Irrivi.- li=ret,i!'i.v? iiiteif as .\? 'tits ,iie 

 f.-qilrrti-il to c.Klilii!!.' Illeir Asfiicy. Cili) snlisirih.ra who 

 (iMiii'. uncUr ille m;a- l.-rais, u iiJ ijlcanc iiolify 'is of tijj iiaiiics 

 • IffniH iin oiii" bM-_'i^*. 



The Disease of Whtat— Preventive .treasures. 



Ill liisfvri^lUiiH ie|i(»rt, ■ s.-iyri tin? Anierk'aii F;ir- 

 n«M-.) as Coiimii.-s'ioiicr ol Puleiiif, Mr. Ellswortii 

 nlliules lo llio iiii'i!iii<l.< ol' |irfVi'iiUii;: liic i!i>e:ijii? 

 iiiid jitl.ick.-' til wliirli ;l:e uIh-;ii cioji it- exposed. 

 lie SHVi tli;i{ l.'ie titiK'! « iieti t)i<; (ii.-W is striwli 

 ^wlliviist, t=n(ii>- to 111' just !it till' tiiiK^ "f ri(«jM- 

 iii;r. A ri'iriMi'kaMe liu.n mi tliis .sii'iijert is st;iteii 

 iiMi i-e|uii't Ki lite N<'«' }f<>-v\' .Vuriculuiral So- 

 ciety. All o\ir;ifinl(iK!iT iifUl oi' wiK.';!!, siiiipos- 

 <■<! til 1(0 <!!il at' <Umj.<-)-, <)« a liot d;iy 1i«mii c 

 «lret«-,iic.«l Uv a siiiMeii siimvf r, which caiiie mi 

 iiftweeii 1 iuid ."< o'clotk, K iVI. .\il «:is siiil; 

 aiiid on the |i.iesiiii{ awtiy of lh<j nhouev, tjic. situ 

 ciinin out JKlenseiy hot. The (iwiier \n;s\l into 

 Ids fiehl in exiuiiine liis uhfat, »iiiA-.li he louiid 

 invrM jiresse*! down hy the shower; he iiiuiic- 

 »li;itely peiccivtil ii oomiiuied liikinir, or siia|)- 

 jiisig iiois(>, ill every diri'iiion. Tlie slniiv tvas 

 tiiietiiid hrii.'!ii; litit, oti exiuuiiii!!:: ii, lie lojitit! 

 it iiiirsting ill sliost slits cue fjtiin-UT oC .-ui iiu-h 

 lotifriaiid tfie i-ap esiididf: li-rtnii'. ' > 



A diiy '»' nvo niter, the whole fii-ld was ihirk- 

 ened with rust, iiiid tli« sviioat iwarly riiihril. — 

 Anpther instaiioe of iht: siitiio Kind is ;ilso r(;!:i- 

 tcii. Tfie (-(;ii/'!;i>ii«n siri{'({ is — that jii<: Sost oj 

 the ssp, t'(ini:!n;.' otil tUirt hw.iiiuui,' dried o:i tin; 

 s|j-nn', ocCMsioiii'd the rust. 'The uin-ieiil (jrreks 

 ■ ami Koiiiaos uliiiiiuted rust to ih.- cti'.-n nl' (Jit^ 

 WKithtr on Jhe wiin, as Ijiis litnn «i''iiiu!!ii'd 

 iilKii'e, iiiiii hud li prajer (o the s«pp<)t-e<i Kuhig" 

 <iir wariliii;; off llie disease. 



He says that, I" iivoid the fly, iiianuiiiiir hif.']j 

 jif si'ed tioie asid s>-.wiiifr late, woe resorted t«, 

 Jint that this was ntteiuU'd liy mildew jiiwl rust. 

 T!ie hest irif'aiis of prevemioii sire- fii'sf, a };oo<l, 

 dry, hiaiiu' PoK, well prepared hy ruliivalioii, and 

 not tn,i tyvuiiily manuri'd. Seeoiidly, ci ver the 

 ► eeil alioiit iwo iiiclies deep, eilh<j- widi <h ill '>r 

 (ilow, ih.-tt it Hiay have f.'nc<i lioid of tit<-! B<-iii,atid 

 not he (hrowij out hy wiiiier frost. Alhiiliu!; to 

 the various expedients t<j proiei-l wJieiil IJojii 

 fimit, ho ssiyti; 



"One directs the wheal, nflevlieitig (iioronsii- 

 iy washed, (o It' soaUed 1(J or I'i homs iu .s.tll 

 water, as strni)^' us it eaii'ie tri«d:>. It is jiirther 

 said that no injury will lesult if it lies in the 

 lirin<; for several dnys, proviihxl it ran he in a 

 eool iiiace. .After thus soukinj.' it, let it lie liiiie<l. 

 Another {HMtvin reeoniiiieiKls I'lai the seeds, » hen 

 plaeed in liie liriiie, do KlirixMl op <hor<Ki2liiy, so 

 llial the liiiht seed may rise t'l the surface, and 

 he skiuiiued olf; afterwards, fliat (he hriue i(e 

 drtiined into a tnl), atid the seed thitiiy sfiread on 

 the floor, and sirted willi ((iiick-liiiie, at tiic rate 



CONCORD, N. H. JULY 31, i«4L 



•■•f one g:diou to,-! hi shrl ; ;.iu(, lijit-r eui"fiilly 

 .-iirriiii: th<r lime lhr<«i«ii the see<l a li'W liiiKS, 

 it is alloivi'-d l<> remain it iew hour.-, and then 

 sown. The s«>td which tiii<i<r«<;ij( ttie (I'Tfect 

 cleaning !:ave a rviurii of pure wheal — »iid 

 that which was sown in its .laiuial i-i-mU? w;<s iti- 

 feeti<( «i!hsiniM,and had a inixiure ids,i of chess. 

 "In a N'oithiiinlierine.d rejfort on ajriieid«ii'e, 

 it is slated that Mr. Culiey, «lio irrew atiiiiirily 

 from 400 to COO aci<'= of wheat, had fiut oik- iii- 

 stiiii-.-e of s iiJit in 4l) vears, aiid this w.-,swlien 

 the wheat Wi.s iiol sieejieiL .\i;olh<-r eif.eri- 

 niem on .-eed, iii whi^'h were :i it^vv ii,-dlsof simit 

 — one third (leiiii; sfeejied in ch.-xinher ley, aiui 

 limed ; oue third ijiinjr sleejicd in the same, 

 mid not iiuied: and liie remaiinh-r withonl 

 stoepiiiir or liming'; ."UkI il«' restdt w;;s, ihsit the 

 seed pickh d unil !niu d, and that prckkd and 

 not liiiie-.l, were Iree from smi.t, hut lh<! oliier 

 had smiiiiy ears in ahiifidaiice. .^imiher e'.vpcr- 

 iine.'i! was trit-<:, fiy iuk'\s>s a j«.kof very suit.t- 

 ty wheat, of ^'hicii oue-lialt' vv;;»i snuji iti its iiai- 

 iiral slate, the tiShi r h;ilf washed fis eiiaii .'iS |«is- 

 .-.ilile, in ihree iva!i:-.-s, soaked (ivu li<i«rs in hrine 

 siiono cfiuiJiiJ! »'« (nar un <'(iZ, .'.'.••d dastied v. itii 

 Itiite: llif; result was, two-thirds of tiw? unwasii- 

 ed was smuiiv, hut of ike pickled mid (imed 

 .seed there w.-is a fail eriiji, witlmut a .«in^'ie ear 

 vif siiiui. .\ similar e.\[)eriiiieiit,fou'.e«l'.at\;irieil, 

 is ihe foliouiii;,' : Of lijiir sacks of suiiilty wheat, 

 one was soaked in ,-tron;.' hiiue onl< : one piefiar- 

 ed with iuiieoiiiy; otie kjis t;oaK»<l in sirou;: 

 liriiie, and thv'ii iay iti lim<; i.ll nii;hi: and tiie 

 fouiih was ;J4i-.ui wilfuuit iwjtliif.i:: the lesdlt 

 was, «i«:r<; lirine only was tisi-d, now autl then 

 there was a sinuily eaj-, Ixit not (tiaoy ; wijere 

 lime only ua.s i!se<i, there was .■ilioiit the same 

 ipiaiiliiy of siniit ; where lime and hrine wen- 

 used, not ;i siuiflo sfinitiy eiir <-(niUI lie iiiui;.-! ; 

 and '.vher." luiiidiiir «'.;S used, it was a ■inass<if 

 sifiiif. !;! stioihor cxjierimenf, l.i*w'evrii-, tiioii- 

 lioneil ill liic So-iifhi"!':! Ki.miee, wheat salted at 

 the rate of a cjiiart of salt to a hiislul stifceeiled 

 effeclually in prevenlinj; siiilil.'' 



NIIMBLK 7. 



do <i, 



Kroiu (i:e FliilMi.lpia.t i'ujaitr.,' C .Ul.c!. 



Greeu I'otlder lor Cows. 



Man\ f :iiiie!'!: are perhajis not uw.iti: of ijie 

 gjeal amotnit of exeeii«;ii« l<«--d tisat may lie oii- 

 taiiied for their cows, hy sowing' a£ interiais ?j)ia!l 

 jialelies of eoni or oals. I Jiiake thti (ij'lowiug 

 eMiaci from i'lie M:ns>c /'//vfiic, ami wikI it to liie 

 ri.hiiiel, hopjn;: it uiay !«■ the UM-cuiJi of ptwetir- 

 iiii: ^lieliU \hv ihe cows of some of our farmers, 

 which would olherwi.-,e have heeij oliil^^id H> ;;<< 

 wiili im5iili.s.tiejl >'«>!ij;ahs, 



"TIk's-1- v^lio .kiej. hill oiie or tito e«»s, and 

 have a j.l.iiuf l:iiiii, ea.'iuot d€si>eji IjeJttT iiiclho<4 

 of funiisiiiii^ them willi a good bile of fodder <ic- 

 i-iisioiially, ill liie fall after ihe ^r;iss lii-^'iiis to de- 

 I'av, ihaji l>y sowiiiiTSoijie Imliau e<>i't>. \\ e haie 

 loi'md llie l6JlowJn.ir pJ.in a ^-itod uue. J.'akedrilU^ 

 and fill ill v\»lh manure — cover (he u.'aiuire over 

 slighlly, and iii the diills put aijuautiiy of Soiu)(- 

 orii corn — asjeu woiddjieas, Keepil li-eelroin 

 H efds, and in !h<- lali youejiu ml an urmltii every 

 ui;;ht and inorninj.', (of your ' Uiiie,' wjiich will he 

 amply repaid toyoiiiij the extra quantity ujid 

 liiiuJily n[' the milk. 



" Wi; have sowed th'O n.nt!ii-ni Viii'leiy jn this 

 nay, which does well, ouiy it is e.iirlier and will 

 f.-iroiil — Ncii can cul it hy the last of A!ii;iJsi and 

 /irst of Septt-mbcf-, ami foed it ears and all. Or 

 if yuij keep » purki-r, yout-uii pull tli.'!f;ii's iVir him, 

 and L'ive the "stalks to liic cow. It would Iv: a 

 jjoud plan to sow smue «(' hosli kinds. TlieKoivli- 

 orn variety ivonjd tUt to cut first,aud the suiitkern 

 will eijijie'on in succj-ssjon. Some recoHHiieiid 

 sowijijr corn liroadcasL To .succeed in this: way. 

 (iie laud slio-jld he rich and very clear fi-oin vveeds, 

 oihej-iviwi; ihere will ht u slni{.'j;h', \veeds vci\tua 



colli. :]i;., leu ,-i;.inci-- t<!one it the w 

 come ort' victorious." 



'inhere is almost everv seasxiu, tind an (tio>t 

 (iir(n.s, a period ol scarcity, when the «ir«<!<rlit (laK 

 cut (ip the pasttires. and some e<tiitrivani-e is 

 (ieede<i U> keep tip the iieees.<ary soppU ; I do 

 not know of any plan so eOVeltud as (fiat rtcom- 

 lueudcd cliove. I wotild, hviwever, pivli r sowini; 

 ihfieorn hcoadeast, r.'ilher ihati dWtiifi;; (1 : the 

 st.-tiks would thus not ^row s<j iac^e, add wotih- 

 he heller liir liiii<ier; titer*- noe<l <••■ liui<: <i-tic <d 

 weeds, if the ground is previoo^iy in i;Oe.d oivioi, 

 and the com it: sown pretty llii<!t. Oats U*o,iiiay 

 he sown (or this purpose to jiivaf advafi<ti^e, By 

 piirsiiin<j this piati, it may jdtso U; (imi:*- io ioiiu'. 

 tiiai iii« (uatKire heap is muteiialiy heueiilted, and 

 perhii|is more (odder ohlailieil, tluill can he in 

 anv oihec wav, fiotu toe s:mie sj4nce of "jriUHul. 



W. I?. 



l'a«tut'jis« of Hees. 



Next 10 llie siitiatioii of the l)i,-e-hiye. is she eon- 

 siilc'iatioii <if tJ,e (set'f,' pj.i-^iora;:!'. When tJicr« 

 is plenty of tin-, white Dotcli elover — uriiiieiimes 

 caili d hoiieysu«-kii!' — ii is sure to tie a p«(.-l lioney 

 year. The red clover is iski dt-<=ji tiir the Jicoho- 

 seis of the c^ntjmnn iw:-.', atal if", vh4iJ'e(oj*«', .*iot so 

 n?efol to Ihetii rjy is <:eneral!y stjppo.i^iu). .Malii' 

 ItsSs have i>^<'!i tiiad>n.'f ()c;'-rto'.vers, .-liuJ <:fs<jcli 

 .-IS siionjd i«- planted roimd tin' tijiarv. h'r^iiUi' 

 iielte, kikI iioraf^e, ;i!id rosemiiry, .'.i|a{ liiir-ilriss, 

 and laveiKJer, '.iip <-,i.'4C.iw ft*,- theiea.riy sj-riii;.', am) 

 tliJ- iiy fiowcrs )<!.•• tiio lae*-! .-Jiit!;l;nij .'iiJi;hi lielj» 

 to furnish inery pi'etty hee garden ; and .'he liiiie 

 aii<l file liquitl ajninT, tiie li<e'.'~i- <'%ieiitMi( .-md the 

 sallow, would !»i! the in-st t.''e< ).■ tit plant iiioiiiKl, 

 Or. Bcvaii i?iat;es a v«ry :.<«)d«'.ii:ifei4io)i,!(<eiejn- 

 o<i-tiiyoi<; siiostlti he siscd as an evlL'iiii; (or garden 

 viaKvS atui flowi r heds, iii.'^lc; d of tiox, t.!)!if!, ji,- 

 dai.-ies. Tha* atiy (tiateiial ^vuxl, JiOv\i Vi'r, <'ajs 

 («■ doi^e to a iart-s- colony liv ihe !e'.i pS.-!tit,i lliat, 

 iHisierthe t*iiis! fav<iiahle <'iiiiimstoi'<-es, .ati 1*; 

 sowti :!routid a l«'<'-li<jtis<', ss^ oi' eom"s<*. lOot ^tf 

 the (psesliou. The lic'i! i.-: tivi Jiuudi of a coamer 

 t.o f-ii«i p'Vasiir*: iti friiii (.'ardeiis. It is tht; wikf 

 lrae1«o4' iieatii and fnii'.e, ilie iir<*;)ii a.cj'es .ofUeat! 

 tit-Ids a!:d htlcku-hoH?, the liiiie avciKiiv.Jhe iicilj;.!'. 

 row flowers, and Ihe eloiprticadows, lh.o$ i(iriiS,-<l( 

 his hatmtsaiid fill liis.-elL titili it may he oefiii 

 lor the votin;,' and vveaJ; lieesi-i have \'<i<Mi atsiinar 

 as possible to lin-ir luime : ;nid to,'5io.-se »'hii svisk 

 to ;va^-li ilieir liahits, a ph.t (d' lu-f floivtj.s .'s i.'i- 

 ds*^;w'iiSaliie. — i^uniicrlij ii.rinc- 



Tl:/' l!,'iui5-il g."lHh'HJ.«l s^lio iiiU'iuliteii) the 

 iit-e of m.ilio>;,',iiy, hy i-,:Ur-f.tiz a laudiefjox Iii lip 

 made of jl, jrave ihi' world a ;u\"ii J>i\tiry; Imt 

 Ik! who inveiite<l the s."i'.5 i;.i'i. jieriiiiuud ail a<-£ 

 fu' more »'i viceahie. .'\ m.ilu!;.'ai!_l' tir'-, vsheu 

 in logs, hag heoi! eohl 'i.ir iie;irly JiO/-e|i tiioj|.-.:ind 

 dollars;"' ajdii.!', which will produce a imndreillh 

 jiart of that sum, ill tite iii'.rt disfanl lu.-ii.ke;, in, 

 of rare sizeanil fjtiality ; hnl lolJis! mass of man- 

 kje.d, it is more ViiluahJe tkin tlie othec, Ix-i-ansj' 

 it is, what that is not, a necefsaj-y of Jjli', TU: 

 .•^.■nwinfjiif trees hy m-ichintiy, is no;., j'l'iihiihly, o.'' 

 remote oiiiitj. Th<; first saw-mis' ot wld<li w« 

 lij'.ve any kiioivieilge, Hay ei<<'ie.d id JDiuleirii, i« 

 the yc.-ir MW; and we liear of another jjt Hrei- 

 hm, seiei) yvars' iatiT ; lot I heir mnlliplicatioti iit 

 dilferent parts of Ijiuope, apjxjarR to have piO' 

 ceeded slowly. ,\ mill ol' tJiis de.s<-rij)i(oii was 



* TIm iii'^Jieiit price tiint we '.Ji« Liman ;o he palil iu 

 Uiiis ri.Biitry. wnB .it nboittllie r.i(« "f Svc [(loutajidihilhirn 

 toi- n tree in lot:-, J,*e at\e reip^rci to hi tii*^ text ?v;i^ pur- 

 chfuicii Ihr Xo/LiiO. hi Kllgiaiid, by a eeieUfatrd piaR<i (orln 

 nianoDcUirer. Ol the piiic, o plii.k iicariy ^ii! tci:t iii 

 wiiitli, o.ide CroiM a tret- -i-iiir)) i,'fe«. fiu tiic estate of tli« 

 Dakc oi' lioril/in. is prcaerieJ la tiii.i )iiii<k-m.in'c eaetli; 

 :i3 u curioeity. In Maiiir.. piiienju :'oct iu Juuiytcr '.lenr 

 the pruiiad. iiiivc sometimes btro h-iniH, ivjjite ijjuse tif 

 tiiur r?fel dttajtt;c.'' ve «ot uiitojiitjon. 



