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NEW ExNGLAND FARMER, 



instriiiiifiit, stripped off the inner riiul, in long 

 slips ; these are tied up in bundles, and put to dry 

 in the sun, and tlie wood is sold for liiel. In the 

 regular preparations, however, the outer bark is 

 not scraped oft"; but the process iif fermentation 

 which the strips undergo, when tied up in large 

 quantities, removes the coarse parts. The peel- 

 ers are called Chaliers. — Heber's JVan-alive. 



with rapture, and ncknovvleilge them with admi- 

 ration. This voluntary homage has been ])aid to 

 his character amid all the vicissitudes of party. — 



Truth, and Integrity that could not be shaken 

 were his characteristics. " Where TnUli led the 

 way, be did not fear to follow." His manniTs 

 were plain and simple, his morals pure and un- 

 blemished, and his belief and i)rofession of the 

 Christian Religion were througli a long life ac- 

 companied witli practice and conduct in accord- 

 ance with its divine jtrecepts. 



Manngement of Bees. — We have received from 

 Mr S. W., of Lancaster, an account of an easv 

 and ingenious mode of managing bees, and taking 

 their honey without killing them. A common 

 straw hive is used in the first place, ])repared by 

 having two door ways instead of one : the first, 



in the front of the hive, to serve as the common To get Erirhj Cucumbers.— PUwge three planted 

 entrance ; the second, at the side or back thereof; j in a pot, in a iiot bed in February or March— in 

 which must be stopped with moss or soft pa|)er ! May take the pot, turn them out into a hole pre- 

 tdl It IS wanted. When the hive is filled with | viously made, letting each pot full (of 3 plants) 

 comb, have a box 1 ft square inside, made of stout ( answer for a hill— as there will be much risk in 

 yellow deal, having a glazed window and outside 



shutter fixed thereto, to see the bees at work ; 

 this, having a door way of the same size as that 

 of the closed one of the hive, is placed close 

 thereto, the moss or paper stopping being first re- 

 moved. 



The bees will soon begin to work, and, if a 

 good season, fill the box also, at which time it may 

 be taken away. In doing this, " run with it to 

 some out-house," and allow the bees it contains to 

 return home. The queen seldom goes into the 

 box, but if, by chance, she should be there, the 

 box must be carried back to the hive, and she 

 and her com|)anions drunnned out, by gently tap- 

 ping the box. In doing this, a bee-c?rcss"is n 

 cessary.— X M./or C'oncl. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY^ Feb76,'i829. 



DEATH OF COL. PICKERING. 



On the morning of the 29th ult.the Hou.Timotht 



PicKERi.NB departed this life, after a short illness, 



in the 84th year of his ago. Although he died 



full of years and replete with honors, his death 



strikes us as a sudden and unexpected calamity. 



The deceased, in consecpience of original strencth 



of conslilution, and those habits of temperaiice 



and industry which marked his character, carried 



into his grand climacteric all the streu'i-th of hndv n . i /- . 



J ■ • ... ,. "'"!^'" *-' "°"y marvellous tale of a ar^^e t ffer winch visited t 



and activity of mmd wh ch usuallv characterize R ■ , ^ ■ • "^"" " ^'s«e<l a 



the liest period of manhood. It wash t he o I e' '^ ''" r7^ "''"'." " '''"^ "" 



day, when we had „c... ,m.. '.1., „..!.!! •^'^.'■"?''. ^■'"^•'' "'^^ 'hr"^^" '"'^ "'« street, for 



ne^s and elasticity of Ins step, the quickness of a child, but hunted away every other beast of 

 hs perceptions, the ten.-icity of his memory, and p,ey, and was religiously considered a.s the guard 

 the nssK luity with which he " went about doing , IJofthe village.l/ii/ ^ 



good. His conversation was a fund of knowl- \ 



edge, especially to the agricuhurist, and his col- 

 loquial powers rarely if ever failed not only to 

 entertain his auditors, but to present them with 

 something, which it was pleasant to remember, 

 and profitable to put in practice. His public char- 



Prizes on Horticultural subjects. — The Society 

 of Arts, &c. of Paris have offered the following 

 prizes on subjects connected with horticulture. 



For the best mode of digging or forming wells 

 fioin springs, for the purposes of irrigation, in 

 acter is embodied in the annals of the age, and : plains where none such exist, three gold medaN 

 his biography involves a large and peculiarly in- worth 500 francs each 

 teresting portion of the history of his country. 



lancholy oc- 



TliB Salem Gazette of the 30th ult. contains an, 

 elaborate article dictated by this me 

 casion, which concludes .as follows: 



In piihlic life he was distinguisheil for energy, 

 fidelity, firiiiness, proin|ptiluile, perseverance, and 

 disinterestedness. 



W his |)rivate virtues there is no difference of 

 opinion. All men of all parties sijeak of them 



offer a prize of 3000 francs for the best essay by 

 way of answer to the following question, viz. "To 

 demonstrate ivhether the stock receives any modifica- 

 In all the private relations of life he was honest, ' '«o« from the graft, or whether the former exercises 

 faithful anil humane. No. man ever impeached ' am/ influence on the latter." The theory to be de- 

 his integrity with any color of justice. Love of, duced from facts. We believe some American 



horticulturists will write on this subject. 



roR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMEK. 



CATERPILLARS. 



Mr Fessenden — After reading your numherg 

 a few weeks past, I have particularly noticed the 

 remarks, that have been made on the numerous 

 insects, which infest our fruit trees, and shall take 

 the liberty to state some facts respecting the Cat- 

 er])illar. This pernicious insect leaves the treo in 

 the month of June, then spins itself a shroud, re- 

 sembling that of the silk worm, where it remains 

 for a time. It then makes its apfiearance in the 

 form of a miller, and lays its eggs in the month of 

 August ; attaching them to the small limbs or 

 twigs of the tree, with a kind of gum resembling 

 wax ; where they remain until the leaves begin to 

 put forth, the next spring. The young worms 

 then make their appearance, and their numbers 

 increase for fifteen or tvvent)' days. 



The only effectual way to extirpate the worms, , 

 that ever I found, is to find the eggs, and destroy 

 them, which may easily be done. When the 

 young worms first appear, they attach a web to 

 one side of the limb. From their eggs to the 

 place where they build their nests, which is, gen- 

 erally, within three feet, you will generally find 

 from three to five hundred in a bunch. The 

 eggs may be found after they are attached to the 

 trees, by particular examination, being the color of 

 the bark of the tree. 



You will receive with this a box containing 

 some of the eggs attached to the wood. If you 

 examine them with care you will find them to con- 

 tain the real worm. 



Any gentleman wishing to gratify his curiosity 

 respecting the caterpillar may do so by obtaining 

 a limb from a tree which has the eggs attached to 

 it, and putting the end which was cut oft" in the 

 ground, and watering it. Tlie worms will make 

 their appearance at the usual time. This should 

 be done about the first of April. 



FRANCIS RICHARDSON. 



Chelmsford, Jan. 26, 1829. 



Remarks by the Editor. — The foregoing remarks 

 may be of much use to those who have the dis- 

 position to turn them to account. There is no 

 doubt hut the best and easiest method of getting 

 rid of caterpillars is to destroy their eggs. Mr 

 Forsyth's directions for that purpose are as fol- 

 lows : 



"The best method of preventing trees from be- 

 ing infested (with caterpillars) is to scrape the 

 stems with a piece of bone or wood made in the 

 form of a knife, taking care not to bruise the bark; 

 and afterwards to wash the trees with an equal 

 quantity of soap suds and urine mixed." 



separating the plants. 



Too much care cannot be taken to have your 

 cucumbers and melons (and all vines) at a great 

 distance from each other, or they will mix and 

 spoil the first season. J. p. 



It is ascertained that oil filtered through char- 

 coal, will burn equal in brightness to the best gas. 



E7ig. paper. 



Mr Tidd, of Roxbuiy, an ingenious agri idtur- 

 ist, as we are informed from the Palladium, has 

 raised the past year, about 1500 varieties of pota- 

 toes, in size, color, shai)e, &c. from the seed or 

 balls. Next .season, the potatoes thus raised are 

 to be planted, and their qualities tested. 



Sea Sickness — Take a few fresh figs, reduce 

 them to a pulp, and mix them with a little rum or 

 Champagne wine,diluted with ten or twelve drops 

 of lemon juice, let the .sea-sick drink it, and they 

 will speedily recover. — Farmer's Journal. 



A chesnut tree at Fortworlh, in Gloucester- 

 shire, (Eng.) 52 feet in circumference is proved to 

 have existed since the year 1150, at which time 

 it receivetl the appellation of the Great Chesnut of 

 Fortworth. According to Mr Marsham it is 1100 

 years old — Eng. pa. 



M. Olivier, in his account of Java, relates 



For the introduction into France of improved 

 modes of cultivation of any plant useful in agricul- 

 ture, arts, or manufactures, two prizes of 1000 and 

 2000 francs. 



For the invention of a cheap, effective ham! 

 mill^ for shelling dry beans, peas, &c., 1000 francs. 



For the manufacture of paper fiora the bark ol 

 the paper inulherry, 3000 francs. 



The Lnperial and Royal Academy of Florence 



The Silk Factory, in Lisbon, Connecticut, own- 

 ed and occuj)ied by Messrs. Z. P. & J. Bottum, 

 took fire on the night of the 1st inst. and was en- 

 tirely consumed. A small part only was insured. 

 Hid the loss to the owners will greatly retard, if 

 not entirely break up their labors in this new and 

 iiteresiing branch of nianufaciures. This was 

 the only silk factory in New England. 



