\ol. Vll.-No. 3. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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THE SEASON. j small grain is not so good ; rye is light, and the 



Omi- agricultural information from Nova Scotia, damp atmosphere has tilled it, in many places, 

 is exceedingly gratifyuig. The weather has been, i with ergot ; barley and ;^ats will be an average 

 as in some districts in this Province, unusually j crop. The Middlesex hop growers mean this year 

 inoist ;— the rivers have been liigli ; but the vege- : to make up in (laantity for any deficiency in qual- 

 tation'has been luxuriant. Tlie wheat crop is, at ' jty ; tlic arid knolls of Lancaster, Littleton and 

 present, exceedingly promising ; but the abun- ' Harvard, present armies of hop poles, well cover- 

 dance of the harvest, depends altogether on the ; ed with the vine ; the brewers may expect an a- 

 Cuture state of the weather. If the season be dry bundant supply. On the whole, the face of na- 

 the labom-s of the husbandman will be amply re- ture wears a most cheering aspect, and calls for 

 paid; but if it continue wet, the promising crop the united praises of eA'ery intelhgent being to a- 

 will be ruined by rust, ami the farmers' swelling dore the goodness of that overrnhng Providence, 

 hopes blasted.— The Wellington Dyke, in Corn- which so abundantly crowns the labors of the hus- 

 wallis, contains no fewer than live or six hundred bandnian with success, and munificently supphes 

 acres of wheat in one body, and presents to the the wants of all. — JVewburyport Herald. 



eye of the traveller, when viewed in connection — 



with the surrounding coimtry, a scene of grandeur GROWTH AND MANUFACTURE OI' SILK, 

 and variety, not surpassed by any in the Colonics. \ The Editor of the Western Review is enthusi- 

 Indiau corn also promises well. — The hay has astic in his predictions of the rapid increase of this 

 also been unusually early and abundant. — One article of our home manufacture. He says, 

 gentleman, at Kentville, several weeks ago, plant- "The impulse is excited. Eiiquiry is afloat. — 

 od a field witii potatos, after having reaped from Instead of Gros de Naples and Florence silks, and 

 it an excellent crop of hay. — At Wihnot and Canton and Nankin Crapes, we should be glad to 

 Aylesford, where, from the pecuharly sandy na- live to see our ladies clad in Cincinnati lustrings, in 

 ture of the soil, all sorts of crops are generally Kentucky levantines, and Mississippi, Indiana and 

 Jatc, the [jrospect is unusually cheering. Louisiana Persian sillcs. Our fair might then, with 



Fruit trees, however, of almost every descripr something more of palliation, contemplate theni- 

 tion, have suftered severely from the early cold selves in the mirror, or in the transparent foun- 

 rains in the Sjiring, and, such oi'.them as have es- tains, ui the splendor of a vesture wrought and col- 

 caped the inclemency of that season, have been ^-ed by their own industry. Brilliance, beauty, 

 attacked by the insect foe, which, by jjiercing the ^nj industiy, would enable them to bind their vic- 

 tender stone of the plum and peach, has destroy- tj,„s y^y ^ tliree-fold cord, not to be broken." 



cd its organization, and the sub.sequent develope- " 



uient of fruit. — The extent of its ravages, we are ■ TOBACCO. 



sorry to state, has been particularly evident, in j Gardeners in this vicinity use the ])owder or 

 the highly cultivated and beautiful garden of the dust of tobacco to save the young and tender 

 Hon. Charles Prescott, of Coruwalhs, where the plants from being injured by insects. While the 

 Apricot and Nectarine have heretofore been , dew is on the ground the tobacco is thrown over 

 brought to matiuity in an ojjen exposure, but, this the beds where the plants are just coming up ; by 

 season, ahnost entirely rained by insects. . this means their garden products arc often saved 



On the whole, however, we have every reason j from totiil destruction. Many plants are .so coin- 

 10 believe, that horticidtural improvement is fol- i pletely eaten oft" on their first breakmg through the 

 lowing, in Nova Scotia, rapidly, the late advances ' surface, that the sower is often deceived, siipi)0s- 

 in Agricultural jRirsuits. — On viewing the present |ing the seed never vegetated. With farmers no 

 >tate of the Province in these respects, and con- | crop is subject to greater injury than diat ot tur- 

 trastiug it with its condition fifty years ago, the ' nips. We see not why this tobacco dust will not 

 imagination of every inhabitant, whether native or : have the same effect to save them : jicrhaps the 

 emif'rant, must be dehghted in anticipating what price may be an objection ; it now conmuinds one 

 may yet be expected,from an industrious cultivation dollar })er bu.shel, but formerly could be obtained 

 of the soil. I5y manly resolution the early settlers of the tobacconists for twelve and a half cents. 

 have been able to surmount the difiiculties and ; jY. Y. Farmer. 



jjrivations, necessarily connected with their firsi 



location, and which are known only to those who GREEN CROPS AS A MANURE. 



have encountered them. Under the operation of The expediency and profit of any particular 

 their axes and ploughshares, the wilderness has method to improve aud enrich a soil depend on 

 literally been made to " blossom as the rose." circumstances. We should suppose this seasori 



Let the praiseworthy example of our sister to be a very favorable one for jiloiighing in green 

 IVovince be imitated by us, — the toil of a few crops. Old and worn out lands, that UKiirilly pro- 

 years would be richly rewarded, — to our inhabit- duce but Uttle grass, are now richly covered. Let 

 ants we woidd say, " Go and do likewise." — 5^<. this be ploughed in, and it will abundantly reward 

 John (jV. B.) Courier. j tiie farmer another season, when it will bo more 



■ wanted. — lb. 



CROPS IN WORCESTER AND MIDDLE- I 



SEX. 

 During an excursion, a few days since, thro' the 

 heart of the Commonwealth, to the neighbour- 

 hood of the Wachusett, we could not iielp re- 

 niarkuig the healthy and vigorous appearance of 

 the products of the earth. It is allowed on all 

 hands that bay was never more abundant, but 

 badly cured — Indian com looks remarkably fip.e 

 and luxuriant, and nothing is wanting but the 'wt 

 :iun of August to bring forth an uncommon crop . 



PRESERVATION OF GRAPES. 



In a cask or barrel, having its crevices well 

 closed, to prevent access of the external air, place 

 a layer of bran, which has been well dried in an 

 oven ; upon this place a layer of bunches of grapes, 

 well cleaned, and gathereil in the afternoon of a 

 dry day, before ihey are jierfectly ripe ; proceed 

 then with alternate layers of bran and grapes till 

 the barrel is full, taking care that the grapes do 

 not touch each other, and to let the last layer be 

 of bran ; then close the barrel so that the air maj 

 not be able to penetrate. Grapes thus packed 

 will keep for a tweheinonth. To restore their 

 freshness, cut tlie end of each bunch, and put 

 that of white grajies into white wine, and that of 

 black grapes into red wine, as flowers are put in- 

 to water to keep them fresh. 



Observations. It is cusiomary in France to pack 

 grapes, for the Loi.don markets, in saw-dust. If 

 the precaution of drying the saw-dust by a gentle 

 heat, before use, be had recourse to, this expe- 

 dient may answer very well ; but if this is not 

 done, and if the wood has been cut fresh, the tar- 

 licntinc, and other odours of the wood, cannot fail 

 to injure the fruit. Oak saAV-dust will answcc 

 best. 



COCKROACHES. 



A respectable professional gentleman iiiforined' 

 us yesterday that he has recently disco\ ered that 

 the sj>irits of turpentine is an eftectual remedy a- 

 gainst the depredations of Cockroaches. He rec- 

 ommended to put a little cf it upon the shelves or 

 sides of your book eases, bureaus, aiinoir or other 

 furniture, hi which llicy take shelter, which may 

 readily be done with a feather, and these trouble- 

 some insects will lioon ipiit, not only the furniture 

 j but the room. The remcd}' is siniple ami easily 

 1 obtaitied by ev^-y person who A\islies it. It is not 

 j unpleasant to the smell — soon evajiorates, and 

 does no injury to furiiitin-e or clothing. This is a 

 j valuable discovery, if it prove.', in all cases, as ef- 

 j fectual as our infonsiant assured us it did in his 

 1 house. — Louisiana Jld. 



Metheglin.—r-'take a hundred poimds of honey 

 for a barrel of j)ure water, or in that proportion, 

 and boil them an hour. When the liquor is cool, 

 barrel it ; adding some ginger, cloves, and mace ; 

 though it will answer tolerably well without these. 

 Some yeast must be put in the cask to ferment it. 

 Let it have a httle vent while fermenting ; but 

 close the vent as soon as most of »he fermenta- 

 tion is over. It will improve by being bottled, 

 after five or si-Y months. 



McUiod of cleaning SiHis, tFoolhni, and Cottons, 

 without damage to their texture and colour. 



Grate raw potatoes to a fine pnlp in clean wa- 

 ter, and pass the hcjuid mutter, through a coarse 

 sieve, into another vessel of water ; let the mix- 

 ture stand still till the fine white particles of the 

 potatoes are precipitated ; then [lonr the muciing- 

 inous liquor from the fecula, and pre.-crvc the li- 

 quor for use. The article to be cleaned should 

 then be laid upon a linen cloth on a table, and 

 having provided a clean s[)onge, di;) it into the po- 

 tato hquor and ajiply it to the article to be clean- 

 ed, till the dirt is perfectly scjiaratcd ; then wash 

 it in clean w.ater several times. Two middle 

 sized potatoes will be bufficieiit tor a pint of iAiii,cr, 



Observations. The coarse Jiulp, which does not 

 pass through the sieve, is of great use in clean- 

 ing worsted curtains, tajiestry, caqiets, and other 

 coarse goods. The mucilaginous liquor will clean 

 all sorts of silk, cotton, or woollen goods, without 

 hurting or spoiling the colour; it may be also 

 used in cleaning oil pnintings, or furniture that is 

 soiled, Dirtied painted wainscots may be cleaned 

 by wetting a sponge in the hquor ; then dipping 

 it in a little fine clean sand, acd afterwards nib- 

 bine the wainscot with it, 



