farmers'miscellany. 85 



Quch consequence as that of grain. A very striking example was 

 ;iven in that of a pear, which for many years had produced exe- 

 ,rable fruit, but which, on being hoed and manured well, produced 

 pQmediately fruit of the highest flavor. Superior flowers also 

 jesult from similar treatment. 



To transplant cabbages and similar plants, David Thomas suffers 

 'hem to be set in water twelve hours before putting out. They 

 arely wilt down when thus treated, especially if set near the close 

 |f the day. 



j To prevent plants from heaving by frost, press the earth strongly 

 ind closely around the root, — especially let plants be treated in 

 his way, which are set out in autumn. 



Many other modes of treating particular plants were detailed to 

 le ; but as I have already trespassed, probably, on your patience, 



will close by stating that an Agricultural Institution is growing 



p in Aurora, under the immediate supervision of Mr. Young and 

 ,)r. Thompson, gentlemen who are every way qualified for this 

 interprise, and with which David Thomas is connected as coun- 

 jellor. Aurora is an excellent township, and the farm of the Insti- 

 lute is very pleasantly located, overlooking the Cayuga lake. 

 1 I am yours, &c. E. 



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VII. Wool and its Structure. 



My Dear Sir — Having given you a pretty full report of the 

 arm and stock of Mr. Randall, embracing many details also in 

 he several branches of husbandry, I now propose adding a few 

 v'ords as an appendix to that report. I gave some intimation 

 \rhen speaking of the fineness of the wool of Mr. R.'s sheep, 

 dat on my return home, I would furnish something more exact as 



test for fineness than the naked eye. In fulfilment of this inti- 

 lation, I have been engaged since I returned, in measuring the 

 iameter of the different staples which I procured while at Cort- 

 mdville, and which I have compared with others obtained of our 

 lutual friend, Luther Tucker, Esq., of the Cultivator. 



The different kinds are indicated by numbers. I have prepared 



scale which is equal to 100 millimeters; a millimeter is equal to 

 '.039 of an inch. The hundredth of a millimeter, and the fibres 



f wool, are all subjected to the same magnifying power of an 



