No. 22.— Vol. VII. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



171 



roR THE MEW ESCLAND FABMEB. 



NORTH DEVON STOCK. 



.Mr. Editor, — About four years ago a friend 

 iai|ioited from !'2i)^larid a very fine bull of the a- 

 licive breed ; a sjenlleniaii well acquaiiiteJ with 

 stoi-k, having recommended it, beheving from 

 their moderate size and similarity to our native 

 stock, they were better fitteil to New England 

 pastures; and also their well known activity as 

 working cattle and respectability as milkers. — 

 This animal, for two years, was kept in Sundwicli, 

 •V. //. a town, for many years past, noted for a 

 large and fine breed of cattle, to whicli tliey were 

 much attached ; and it is stated by one of their 

 /nost noted breeders, who writes under the date | : 



find shelter under the spreading branches of a 

 larp'e beech. 



The statement induced me to further ob.serva- 

 tion and enquiry. I have never since pa.ssed a 

 tree which had been riven by liirhtniijg, without 

 its recalling it to my recollection, and caused uie 

 particularly to notice it ; and I presume I have pas- 

 sed an hundred oaks which have been stricken, 

 and although beech is more common tiiaii any otli- 

 er timber, 1 have not discovered one of that kind, 

 nor have I any recollection of ever having seen 

 one previ.nus to the abo\e occasion which called it 

 particidarly to my notice. I have also uniformly 

 learned upon enquiry of those who are accustom- 

 j ed to the woods, that such is the prevailing ojiin- 



, ion as stated, 

 of November 20th, 1828 "the Devon breed are j ^-^.^ j,^^ j-^^t^ ^^ I ,^^^,g ^1,^,^ j^.^,,^^, 



much approved of, they do well to m,x with oucL,^ ^^„ founded, and if the tunber stated has the 



large Sandwch breed, we have noheders yet m L,..,j,^,.j^ ^^ ^^^^^. ,|^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ lightning, it is 



un k-no stee>-s, as the males were all kept for,, , ,„ j^ ^,,^^,j ,,g universally known. One well 



bulls ; our heifers are very fine and j.romise good L,,^^,^,, -^^^^^^^^ ^f a beech 



cows ; there are nut lew of the Uevons now in i 



Sandwich as they have been sold into diflierent | .,„i ^i,„ .i „ r„n „„ „„ i „ „<• .i 



,, , •' T ■ , . ... I ^'"' show the lallacy and error ot the opinion, as 



sections ol the country. I so d my ca ves (which i ;, ,i „..i , , ,■ -.i .., c .,„ i .■ r\ .u 



,,,,,, •' , -■' .,„ ^ „ I It siiould be, if without foundation. On the con- 



were all bulls last season) one for $20, one for 



$25, one for $40, and one for $50 



having been struck 

 i by lightning would at once decide the question. 



These prices are considered great, when com- 

 pared with the usual prices of calves of the com- 

 mon breeds, probably not more than five dollars. 



The North Devon is now in Westminster, Vt. 

 where he is said to be in high repute ; and will 

 doubtless do much good in the improvement of 

 their stock. After the next spring this very hand- 

 some and valuable animal will probably come 

 back to Massachusetts. A SUBSCRIBER. 



j trary, if an instance of similar character with the 

 one described in the Farmer could be referred to, 

 it would go very far in establishing the position. 

 In an agricultural view it is worth enquiry. If 

 beech has this property as contended, and as ani- 

 mals in storms seek shelter, it would be well to 

 leave, in clearing, or plant beech trees, where gra- 

 zing animals might seek shelter and safety. 

 Yours, with much res^iect. 

 Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1, 1828. II. D. 



EXTRAORDINARY YIELD. 



The River La Plate, or long red Potato, is not- 

 ed for its friiitfiduess. A gentleman of this town 

 rai.sed the ])re-ent season from two bushels and 

 a peck, fifty bushels. 



The ground was broken up last year, planted 



A few days ago the gardener of Mr. Thomas 



Goodwell, of Eastwood, gathered a cucumber 



eight inches long and six inches in circumference 



whose blossom had never expanded ; no seeds 



were found in the fruit. The same gardener, on 



the 14tli inst., gathered a plate of raspberries of 



• .. . . 1 1 lu 11 rni I excellent flavor, and expects several others in a 



with potatos and manured very hberallv. The pre- . , . i ^ ,,r-,,- """^'" '" " 



.. ■. . 1 . 11 nil few days. An apple tree of William Lamb's in 



Bent year It was not manured at all. The potatos , ■ ., ■ • ,, ...ainu . m 



.• . . • . ' the same parish, IS now in bossom. and a portion 



were cut into one or two pieces ; one piece was, /. ■ , , »^ „• , ^ uapumuii 



. .„j • 1 11 1 .u r 11 I , lOl the b ossora set. — JyoUinsham Journal. 



planted in a hill and the eyes were carefully placed f 



uppermost. They were hoed as soon as they I /,„;,roi;me»i« o/Canrfto.— A writer in Brewster's 

 were up, and also after they were about six mches [journal ^ayg ^e steeps the cotton wick in lime 

 high. Another person informs us, that he once ,,a,e,. j,, „hich is dissolved a considerable 



raised over three pecks from one potato of this 

 kind — .v. E. Farmer and Mech. Journal. 



From the American, Farmer. 

 THE BEECH TREE, 

 Proof againsl the Electric Ftuid. 

 Mr. Skin.nkr. — The communication in your 

 jiaper upon the subject of the effects of lightning 

 upon cedar, or rather its non-effect, has induced 

 the following. 1 give you the facts so far as I am 

 able, and they may lead to some further observa- 

 tions, which may result in usefulness. 



Passing through some of the wilderness districts 



quan- 

 tity ot nitrate of potasse, common nitre, or salt pe- 

 )re ; by this means he secures a purer flame and 

 more superior light — a more perfect combustion is 

 ensured — snuffing is rendered nearly as superflous 

 re in wax candles, and the caudles thus treated do 

 not " run." The wicks must be thoroughly dry 

 before the tallow is put to them. 



Froi?i Drumjiumd's First Steps in Boiantj. 



haliolis which glitters with the colors of the rain- 

 bow. Why is the goldfinch more ornamented 

 than the sparrow, since it could fly as swiftly, 

 though its plumage were equally dusky .' and 

 why is the peacock embellished with a combina- 

 tion of every hue. that is beautiful and brilliant, 

 when it could pick up its grain e(|ually well, al- 

 (hoiigh it wore the unassuming dress of its more 

 humble companions of the court-yard .' Thous- 

 ands of other instances might be adduced, to show 

 that a chief part of the beauty and variety which 

 occur in the different kingdom.'; of nature, have 

 been intended for the mind iiC man ; and no where 

 perhaps, is this more conspicuous than in the pro- 

 fusion of plants which clothe our globe, in which, 



No gradual blnoin is wauling ; from the bud 

 Firsi lioni 'if giiring lo f-iinirner's musky liibcs ; 

 Nor hyacinths oi purest virgin while, 

 Lnw-lienl and blushing inward; iiorjonquiils 

 Ot polcnl fragrance; narcissus fair, 

 As o'er (he fabled fountain hanging sti!! ; 

 Nor broad carnations, nor gay-spoiled pinks; 

 Nor, sliower from every bush, Ihe damask rose ; 

 Infinite :ii numbers, delicacies, smells, 

 With liurs on hues expression cannot paint. 

 The breath of nature and her endless bloom. 



Now what cau give a more pleasing view of 

 the benevolence of the Almighty than thus to .see 

 the earth "apparelled with plants, (says old Ger- 

 ard) as with a robe of embroidered work, set with 

 orient pearles, and garnished with great diversitie 

 of rare and costly jewels P" How little giver to 

 observation and reflection must they be, who can 

 look on such a scene, and see in it only the work- 

 ings of chafice, or who feel as little inipres.sed by 

 it as though it were. People in general, indeed, 

 have never thought of the extent of power, and 

 profundity of wisdom displayed in the formation 

 of the vegetable world ; but were we in imagina- 

 tion to conceive the existence of a being endued 

 with ten thonsand times the powers that any hu- 

 man mind ever po.ssessed ; and that to such an 

 intelligence were submitted the privilege of cloth- 

 ing a world with organized bodies fiirmed after its 

 own conceptions, how comparatively miserable, 

 how destitute, would such a creation be ! how un- 

 like that which arose when " the evening and the 

 morning were the third day," when " the earth 

 brought forth gra.ss, and herb yielding seed after 

 his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed 

 was in itself after his kind ; and God saw that it 

 was good !" 



The House of Representatives in New Hamp- 

 shire have passed a resolution that they will make 

 use of no ardent liquors at their boarding-houses 

 diiting the present session of the Legislature. 



A singular case is mentioned in the last voluu;e 

 of the Medical Journal, of tlie complete restora- 

 tion of the hair of the head in a perso.T who had 

 become quite bald, by the use of a solution of sul- 

 phate of copper in French brandy. As the appli- 



in- 



Much of the beautiful vesture, and of the end- 

 3ss variety in the forms and colors of vegetables, 



as been given for the express purpose of attract- 1 cation, when used only once a day, cannot h 

 of Ohio during the last summer, in company with !ing the admiration of man, and exciting him to Ijnrious, it is worth a trial in case of baldne.ss. 

 a gentleman who had spent his life in the wooils, itheir serious contemplation. This observation in- I c i, , r7i^^\n kT' 7~- c' i 

 surveying and exploring, when a heavy thunder; deed may he apphe^ to every department of na- J:::;:;ZJ::J:Zt;^:tr'lS:'^T^ 



thought that sufficient salt will be obtained from 

 the spring to supply the country — 50 gallons of 

 water afford one bushel of salt. 



storm came up, and it was then observed by th« , ture. Why, for instance, have shells such un- 

 gentlenian that we would try and find a beech tre« I cominou beauty of form, colors, and polish, but 

 under which to take shelter. In the course ofi that the examination of them may enlarge the 

 conversation it was stated that it was a common field of intellect ? The inhabitant of the common 

 opinion among surveyors and woodsmen, that the; whilk is housed as safely in its simple residence 



Two wild turkeys were shot in the northern 



beech po.ssessed the quality ascribed to the cedar | of carcarecus earth, as that of the Nautdus Po;«;,. part of this town on Monday the 8th instant 



that one had never been known to be stricken hy ilius in a chambered palace, whose walls are like weighing twenty-three pounds and a quarter, and 



lightning, and that during the heaviest thundei I pearls and silver; and the sheU of the limpet the other eighteen pounds and a quarter Hamp. 



storms, they felt perfectly secure when they coultfj serves as well for protection, as the canopy of the Gazette. 



