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NEW ENGLAND FAKMER, 



April 3, ]S'2!1. 



pretty fair and jrtst source, will be made out of the 

 corn plant. All tlie stained paper, where tough- 

 ness is so necessary anil rarely now to he found ; 

 indeed paper of all sorts, for nothing can be so 

 cheap and nothing can he better. 



The manufacture of paper from the busies of 

 Indian corn is not altogether a novelty, Dr Wil- 

 lich's Domestic Encyclopedia slates that " from 

 the leafy stalk of this fruit, according to Plancus, 

 the most beautiful post paper is prepared in an 

 Italian mill, near Kiinini. SchaefFer made an ex- 

 periment with the whole plant, and obtained a 

 greyish paper ; but, after steeping the pulp four 

 days in lime water, the sheets acquired a greenish 

 shade. 



« Dr Mease saw a book, printed at Regensburg, 

 in Germany, in 1771, upon paper from a variety 

 of substances, and among others, there was one 

 leaf made from the Ijidian corn, or maize husks." 



SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE MANU- 

 FACTURED INTO PAPER. 



The following are some of the different sub- 

 stances belonging to the vegetable kingdom, which 

 have been employed in the manufacture of paper. 



The pith of the various species of Thistle have 

 been employed in Germany. The stalks were 

 stripped of their cuticle, bruised, and the inner 

 spongy substance extracted and worked in the mill. 

 Hemp. Dr llalde asserts that the inhabitants of 

 Nangha, in Japan, macerate hemp in lime water, 

 beat it, and then immediately prepare their paper. 

 Guettard asserts that the shaws, and other refuse 

 from the stalks of hemp, may be made into a good 

 and strong packing paper. Hop i-mes.— Dr 

 Schaeffer plunged them for fifteen minutes in boil- 

 ing water, then separated the rind from the woody 

 substance, cut the latter into small pieces and sent 

 it to the engine. After being worked eight hours 

 they became fibrous, pulpy, and were fit to be 

 formed into paper : on adding rags the sheets as- 

 sumed a whitisii appearance ; but without them 

 had a brownish shade, and were uniformly of a 

 firm consistence. The dry down of the C'atstail ; 

 wooly catkins of the Jfldie Poplar ; the Straws of 

 Flax ; the stalks of the Siuifiower ; the straw of 

 Barley, and other kinds of grain have been used 

 in Europe for making paper. The jVational Ga- 

 zette likewise informs that " we have three speci- 

 mens of yellow paper made, respectively of oat 

 straw, blue grass, and n/e strau: Its texture is 

 firm, and on the whole it appears to be superior to 

 the common wrapping pa])er." 



FOR THE NEW liNGLAND FARMER. 



DISEASED SHEEP. 



Mr Fessenden — In your paper of last week, I 

 noticed Mr Barstow's account of his diseased 

 sheep, and hasten to suggest to him, what I think 

 the cause of the misfortime. From the brief state- 

 ment he has made of the case, I have no doubt in 

 my mind, that tlie feverish habit in his sheep, has 

 been created by the bad quality of his hay, or 

 rather to the ^^ plenty of salt strewed wpon the ha;/ 

 when put into the ham." Sheep, sooner than other 

 domestic animals, will become sickly, when fed 

 entirely upon hay, too much impregnated with 

 salt. They delight, and thrive well, when per- 

 mitted to go often to the salt trough, but when 

 any considerable quantity is adde<l to their con- 

 stant food, they become emaciated, and have all 

 the symptoms which he describes his flock to la- 

 bor under. The practice of putting a large, or 



small quantity of salt, upon all the hay put up in 

 the barn is a great mistake, a great deviation from 

 nature, and never attended with any salutary ad- 

 vantage. When the quantity is small, not more 

 than a quart or two upon a ton, it may not be in- 

 jurious ; but when larger quantities are used, it 

 net-er fails, more or less to show its poisonous ef- 

 fects. 



In the same way sea salt is said to be an excel- 

 lent manure for vegetables, when administered in 

 small doses, but is absolute destruction to the 

 largest trees, or plants of every kind, when used 

 too plentifully. 



If then, I am not mistaken as to the cause of 

 this disease, Mr Barstow will relieve his sheep, by 

 immediately feeding them with fresh hay, turnips, 

 potatoes, and as much green browse as possible. 

 The tops of the Lombardy poplar I think prefera- 

 ble to any other. By this treatment he may prob- 

 ably preserve the residue of his flock, until fresh 

 grass can complete the cure — for he may rest as- 

 sured .that nitre, spirits of turi)entine, or unleached 

 ashes, will produce no good eflTect — and until they 

 can be supplied with healthy food, his sheep will 

 want their usual health ; and if many of them do 

 not lose their wool before shearing, he may think 

 himself very fortunate. 



Mr Editor, I think it no small part of the advan- 

 tage v/hich attends your useful paper, that through 

 its medium, we can with so much facility, ask and 

 receive advice — and I would make use of this op- 

 portunity to state a httle misfortune of mine. 



GIRKIN CUCUMBERS. 



For several years past I have attempted to grow 

 the Girkin cucumber, with very little success. I 

 have bought ihe seed from the best Seedsman in 

 New York. It was heavy and looked well, yet 

 not one in twenty germinated. Last year I plant- 

 ed seed of my own raising ; it was saved, I 

 thought, in the best manner, and planted after the 

 Solstice, with the utmost care, yet I had not a 

 single plant. 



I deem this fruit superior to any other for pick- 

 ling, and should be glad to know how to produce 

 it in abunilance. If any of your correspondents 

 will be so kind as to inform how to do so, shall 

 think it a great favor conferred upon yours, &c. 



S. REYNOLDS. 



Minaville, Mareh 20th 1829. 



Remarks by the Editor. — It will be observed that 

 Mr Barstow states that his sheep had been " fed 

 on clover, herdsgrass, and red top, with a suitable 

 quantity of oats and corn to keep them in good 

 condition ; with plenty of salt strewed on the hay 

 I when put in the barn." It is not imjjrobable that 

 [Salt in excess may injiu'e sheep, and cattle, as well 

 as mankind, for whom too much salt provision is 

 accounted unwholesome, especially in winter. — 

 Dr T. Cooper, in an article, written for the last 

 Philadelphia edition of AVillich's Domestic Encv- 

 clopedia, states, that " a (piarter of an ounce of 

 salt per day to sheep, and one ounce per day to 

 cows and oxen, is an allowance ample enough." 



With regard to the Girkin Cucumber, we would 

 observe that it shotdd either be started in a hot 

 bed, or planted in a warm situation, the last of 

 June, or beginning of July. It is a native of a 

 warm climate, and should be dealt with accord- 

 ingly- 



Ilemp, from ihe Hon. Samuel Lathrop, of W'esl Springfield 

 —also, one from Charleslown, on Ihe culture of Tall Meadow 

 Oal Grass— olhers on Nul Trees, on Tliorn Bushes, on Tobac- 

 co, on Orchards, on Cabbages, on Fruil Trees, &c. from New 

 Hampshire, will soon appear. 



Tall Meadow Oat Grass Seed. 

 Tills (lay received al Ihe New England Karmer Seed .Siore, 

 62 Korlh Slarket streel, 20 bushels ol Tall Meadow Oal Grass 

 Seed, a I S-t^^> P^r bushel. 



Hotisehold Furniture Cheap. 



Pbo?nix Furniture Warehouse, near the Square, Main Street 



Charlestown. 



FOSDICK & CARTER, inform llieir friends and the pub- 

 lic, that ihey have on hand, and for sale, an exiejisive assorl- 

 nieni uf Furniture, viz. Bureaus, Secretaries, Beds, Bedsteads, 

 Tables, Chairs, Sofas. Couches^ Carpeting, Wash Stands. Brass 

 Fire Sets, Waiters, Knives, Forks, Bellows, and Brushes. — 

 Also, a constant sujjply of Live Geese and Common Feathers, 

 liy the bale or otherwise. Also, they manufacture and keep 

 constantly for sale, a general assortment ol Looking Glasses, by 

 wholesale or retail, with almost every article for house keeping, 

 all which they will sell extremely low' for cash. Purchaseis are 

 iavilc'i to call aiid examine. 



P. S. Portrait and Picture Framing, executed In the besi 

 manner, and at short notice, as above. 6t 



Charlestown, April 3, 1829. 



lAnncean Botanic Garden ajid J^urserics, nearJVew 

 York. — William Prince, Proprietor: 



The subscriber, Agent for this establishment, 

 has just received the new Catalogues of 1829, 

 which he will distribute giatis to applicants. 



The collection of Fruit Trees, Ornamental 

 Trees, Shrubs and Plants, Green house Plants, 

 &c, now offered for sale, is nearly double the extent of 

 what it Itas been heretofore, and the most celebrated new 

 fruits introduced to notice by Mr Knight of London and 

 Professor Van Mons of Brussels, are now included. 



The prices have been greatly reduced for a large num- 

 ber of articles. 



Mr P. has about 20,000 Grape Vines, of his own rear- 

 ing, and guaranteed genuine, — and 100,000 imported from 

 France. Vines will now be supplied by Ihe 1000 at 15 

 cents, and by the 100 at 25 cents, assorted by himself, and 

 including the Imperial Tokay — White, Red, Black, and 

 Gray Burgundy — Teinturicr, Black Orleans — Petit Rach- 

 ling, Kniperle, Black Cluster, Black Sweetwater, Chasse- 

 las^ Large Morocco, St Valentine, Riesling or Clarelte of 

 Limotix, Bordeaux Purple, — and in lees quantities at the 

 reduced catalogue prices. 



The collection of Roses comprises 600 splendid varie- 

 ties, of every shade and form. Every department has re- 

 ceived the utmost care, and Ihe whole is under Ihe most 

 careful personal attention of the Proprietor. 



J. B. RUSSELL, ^igent. 

 March 27 • 3t 



To CoRRESPOSDENTS. — We have received, we regret loo 

 laie for this week's paper, a valuable article on the Culti;re of 



Farm for Sale or Let- 

 In Saugus, 6 miles from Charlestown Bridge, known 

 by the name of the Boynton farm, containing about 100 

 acres of Land, a good House, Barn, and other out buildings 

 —well watered, and equally divided into mowing and til- 

 lage — usually cut from 40 to fiO tons hay. 



For parliculajs, inquire of C. Felton, Warren Bridge 

 Toll House, Charlestown. March 27 If 



F-uit Trees, &,-c. 

 N. DAVENPORT has for sale, at his Nursery in Mil- 

 ton, a large collection of Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, Green 

 House Plants, &.c. His collection of Peach, Plum, arril 

 Almond Trees, he consideis not excelled in this vicinity: 

 and Ihe collection of other fruits is good. Orders sent to 

 his Nursery in Milton, or left with J. B. Russel!., at the 

 New England Farmer Seed Store, No. 52, North Market 

 street, Boston, where a list of the trees can be seen, will 

 be execuled at the customary i)rices. ep6w 



Crockery, Glass, and China Ware. 

 Ephraim !'.. McLaughlin, 4 Dock Square, has for sale, an 

 elegant assortment of newest patterns in the above line, w hich 

 are offered at low prices (or casli. Country merc&nnts and 

 others are invited to call. eptf mar27 



Goodwin^s Town OJJicer. 

 In press and will bo published without delay, a nexvapd much 

 improved edition of the above work, containing all the laws rel- 

 niWe to the power and duties of Municipal officers, together 

 with the decisions nf the Supreme Judicial Court upon thrse 

 subjects. Orders for the above work may be adtlressed to Rich- 

 ardson &, Lord, Boston, or to the publishers, Dorr & Howland, 

 Worcester. 3l April 3. 



