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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Oct. 10, 1S-2S. 



tlio month rf a viper upon tlie tip ot" a small rod, 

 will kill tliO reptile to a ccrtainfv. This oil will 

 kill the must poisonous snakes ot' warm climates. 

 The tobacco leaf yields a eonsiderablo quantity of 

 essential oil, which is readily obtained by smoking 

 tobacco in a nipple-slass. The oil will condense 

 in the bnlb of the jrlass ; and is sn cau.stic, that it 

 will destroy the epidermis when it touches the hu- 

 man skin. 



REMEDY AGAINST THE CANKER WORM. 



Mr. Abel Houghtm, of Lynn, Mass. has invent- 

 ed an apparatus for protecting trees from the ra- 

 vages of the canker worm, which promises to su- 

 persede the necessity of making use of the labor- 

 ious processes of tarring trees, which are the only 

 remedies against this very serious evil, whose eili- 

 cacy has been established. Mr. H. surrounds the 

 tree with a strong piece of paste-board, ])ainted 

 «nd made impervious to water, and curved in such 

 a manner as to form a channel, or hollow place, 

 round the body of the tree. This channel is to 

 be filled with oil, and thus presents a barrier, 

 which the insects cannot pass. Immediately a- 

 bove this chaimel another piece of paste-board 

 covered with painted canvass, is fixed, surround- 

 ing the body of the tree, and projecting over the 

 channel, (like the rim of an inverted tunnel) in 

 such a manner as to protect the lower part of the 

 paste-board from jaiij, dew, &c. 



A late number of the Lynn Mirror, contains 

 the following recommendations of this invention : 

 ■"We, the uiidersigned, having been for several 

 years witnesses to the destructive ravages of the 

 canker worm, and to various methods which Iiave 

 been useil to preserve trees from its depredations, 

 all of which have proved ineflectual ; have lately 

 examiiipd an apparatus for preventing the ascent 

 of the grub and other insects, invented by Abel 

 Houghton, of this town, which appears to us to 

 possess peculiar advantages over any other meth- 

 od which has yet come to our knowledge ; and it 

 is our opinion that it will answer the intended pui- 

 pose. It is simple in its construction, and may 

 be procured at a mo<lerate expense ; 



BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW. 



The Show at Brighton will take place on Wed- 

 nesday next, Oct. 15th. The exainination of ani- 

 mals, and the ploughing match wdl take place 

 precisely at 9 o'clock. Dinner at 2 o'clock, im- 

 mediately after which, the ))reiTumns will be an- 

 nounced, at Mr. Austin's Meeting-house. As 

 fruit is scarce, and as it is always desirable to ex- 

 hihil specimens of horticulture on this occasion, 

 the Committee of the Trustees refpiest the friends 

 of horticulture to contribute something out of their 

 abundance towards the exliibition. Extraordina- 

 ry productions of vegetables will also be thank- 

 fully received. ".?. LOWELL, J 



.T. HEARD, Jr. } Committee. 



B. GUILD. } 

 N. B. — Tickets for the dinner may be had at 

 the N. E. Farmer office — at Wells & Lilly's — at 

 the Mansion-house Hotel, Brighton, on the day ofi 

 the Show, and of Mr. Kuhn, at the Hall of the 

 Society. 



Frederick Howes, Esq. has been elected Pres- 

 ident of the Essex Agricultural Society, vice T. 

 Pickering Esq. resigned. 



Rev. 3Ir. Dean, of Scituate, is expected to de- 

 liver the Agricultural Address at South Bridgewat- 

 er, at the Plymouth county Cattle Show, Novem- 

 ber 5tb. 



The Cattle Show, Exhibition of Manufactures 

 &c. of the Hampsliire Franklin and Hampden 



EXAMINATIOM FOR THE PREMIVMS. 



1. The Committee on Inventions, that on Man- 

 ufactures, and also the Committee on Butter, 

 Chee^", Ciller, Currant Wine and Honey, will 

 commence their examination of the articles enter- 

 ed ill their several departments, at 10 o'clock, 

 A. M. on Tuesday the 14th. ^ 



2. The Committee on Stock at 9 o'clock, A. M. 

 on Wednesday the I-5th. 



3. The Ploughing Match will take place at half 

 past 9 o'clock, A. M. on Wednesday the loth. 



4. The Trial of Working Oxen at eleven o'clock 

 on the same day. 



5. The Auction for Animals and Manufactures 

 at 12 o'clock, M. on the same day. 



RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY COMPETITORS FOR THf; 

 I'REIMIUMS. 



1. All Stock to be in the Pens before 9 o'clock 

 A. M. on Wednesday. 



2. No animal to be removed from the Pens but 

 by permission of a Marshal. 



.3. Fat Cattle are to be weighed before being 



put into the Pens, at the expense of the owner 



(J'jT'No animal not bred within the State can be 

 offered for a Premium. 



4. The working Oxen to be arranged on the 

 riirht hand of the Avenue from the road to the 

 Hall, with their heads toward the centre ; and the 

 drivers are to remain with them there, until the 

 time frr the trial. 



5. A certificate will be required that articles of 



Agricultural Society, will take place at Northamp- "'^""<"'"''""'«' off'""'''! *or premium were wrouglit 

 ton on Wednesday and Thursday, October 22d, h^'^'"'" ''^'^.^'""^~'° ^""'^'"'^^'"'^'^ "^ .'''*^ Secreta- 



Isaiali Breed, 

 .lames Pratt, 

 .Tesse L. Atwill, 

 Manuel Austin, 

 Isaiah Chase, 

 Israel Bnffiim, 



Isaac Bassett, Jr. 

 Estes Newhall, 

 William B. B'own, 

 Micajah C. Pratt, 

 William Bassett, 

 George Todd." 



Mr. Houghton, {the inventor of this apparatus) 

 lias promised us furtlier information on this sub- 

 ject, which we shall be happy to publish ; and we 

 wish Mr. H. may be as successful as the object he 

 is attempting to obtain, is important. 



Since the above was written, Mr. Houghton has 

 left a model of his invention, for inspection, at the 

 office of the N. E. Fanner. 



Profitable gardening. — We can state, on un- 

 doubted authority, that one market gardener has 

 realized from the produce of four pounds of the 

 Early Dutch Turnip seed, 8300,00— for the tur- 

 Tiips .sold in the Fulton market. New York, from 

 the middle of June till the middle of July — when 

 the heat began to spoil them, and he ploughed 

 the remainder up, (as he could loell afford to do). 

 The genuine early Dutch turnip is small, white, 

 peculiarly delicate, and comes very early for sum- 

 mer use. We have a quantity of the genuine 

 seed, (raised from the roots produced from im- 

 ported seed) for sale at the New England Farm- 

 er Seed Store. 



and 23d. The Address will be delivered by Pat 

 RICK Bois, Esq. of Granville.— Liberal [nemiums 

 are offered for Neat Cattle, Horses, Household 

 Manufactures, Cider, Fruit Tries, and Locust 

 Trees. — Several discretionary premiums are to be 

 awarded in volumes of the New England Farmer 

 and New American Gardener. 



The Cattle Show and Fair, of the Merrimack, 

 (N. H.) Airricultural Society, is to take jilace at 

 Loudon* Village, on the 15th -and 16th of Octo- 

 ber. Twenty premiums are awarded in volumes 

 of New England Farmer. 



The Cattle Show, Exhibition of Manufactures 

 and Ploughing Match of the Bristol Agiculturai 

 Society is to take place at Mansfield, Oct. 28. 



Rulo and Reg-idations for the Cattle Shou; S{c. at 

 Brighton, Wednesday, October loth. 1823. 



TI^:E OF ENTRY FOR THE PREMIUMS. 



1. Manufactures & Inventions— Butter, Cheese, 

 Honey, Cider and Currant Wine, before 9 o'clock, 

 A. M. on Tuesday, the 14th, and to be deposited 

 at the Hall and ready for exhibition before 10 

 o'clock, A. M. of the same day. [The Hall will 

 be open on Monday, the day previous, for the de- 

 posit of articles.] 



2. Stock of every kind to be entered by letter, 

 (post paid) specifying the animals ; or by person- 

 al apphcation to Jonathan Winship, Esq. at 

 Brighton, Secretary of the Show, on or before 

 Tuesday the 14tli ; and a certificate will be given 

 of such entry, bearing the number of the pen as- 

 signed. 



3. Ploughs for the Ploughing Match to be en- 

 tered before 9 o'clock, A. M. on Wednesday the 

 1.5th. 



4. Working Oxen on or before Tuesday the 

 14th. 



ry at the time of the entry — who will furnish for 

 each parcel to the person presenting it, a label 

 with a number corresponding with that of the cer- 

 tificate if the entry; to be annexed to the parcel. 



6. No Competitor for any premium to be pre- 

 sent during the examination unless requested by 

 the Committee ; — the claimants of the premiums 

 for Inventions excepted, who will be required to 

 attend on the Committee to answer such questions 

 a^ may be put to them ; and also to exhibit suffi- 

 cient evidence that such inventions as are offered 

 by them are of profitable use. 



7. After examination the goods will be consid- 

 ered in charge of the owners, but must remain 

 ^nr public inspection until after the auction on 

 Wednesday the 15th, but a night watch will be 

 provided by the Trustees. 



8. Each parcel of butler, cheese, honey, cider, 

 and currant wine must have upon it the private 

 mark of the owner. The cider and wine to be 

 accompanied with a writted statement of the me- 

 thod of making and managing the same. 



9. The barril of cider which obtains the first 

 premium will be used at the Society's dinner, OB 

 the 15th, and five dollars allowed for the same in 

 addijinn to the premium. 



10. Notice must be given to the Secretary, of 

 the animals and iBanufactures to be sold at the 

 auction, in season for a list to be prepared for the 

 use of the auctioneers. The sale to be in the or- 

 der of the entries. 



11. The services of the auctioneers will he- 

 gratuitous ; but the government duty must lie 

 paid by the owners. The owners will attend to 

 the delivery to purchaser, and collect the pur- 

 chase money. 



Particular J^otices. 

 I. The Society will meet at the Hall at one 

 o'clock, P. M. and proceed thence, accompanicil 

 by the Committees, invited jiersons, and other 



