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among us, savins, answer a better purpose than 

 hawthorn ? 



LIMK FOR DESTROYING BUGS. 



In one of your late papers I saw several ways 

 recommended for destroying bugs, worms, &c. I 

 think I may venture to recommend sowing air 

 slacked lime, as the cheapest and most effectual 

 method of ridding gardens of the many kinds of 

 small vermin that infest our vines ; though per- 

 haps this is nothing new. C. 



JSTorwich, Con. May 26, 1829. 



Remarks by the Editor. — With regard to poultry 

 it is not in our power to inform how many may 

 profitably be kept in an apartment of the size 

 Stated above by our correspondent. The only ac- 

 count wc remember to have seen of keeping great 

 numbers in the same inclosure, was quoted from a 

 communication to the British Board of Agricul- 

 ture, which states in substance, that a Mr Wake- 

 field, near Liverpool, kept a large stock of poultry 

 to great advantage on a plat of land, about three- 

 fourths, or nearly an acre in extent, inclosed with 

 a fence of six or seven feet in height, composed of 

 slabs set on one end, or any thinnings of fir, or 

 Other trees, split, put near together, and fastened 

 to each other near the top and bottom. These 

 slabs are sharp pointed, and the sharpness of their 

 tops is supposed to prevent the fowls from flying 

 over, although the fence is so low. Witldn this 

 fence are places slightly put up, but lodl secured 

 Jrom toet, for each kind of poultry ; and a pond, or 



current of water, runs constantly through it 



Here they are regularly fed three or four times a 

 day with steamed potatoes, with the hajipiest suc- 

 cess, as the fowls thrive perfectly well. What 

 renders this system of poultry management more 

 worthy of attention, is the great qnanlity of dung 

 made in this place, and, when it is cleared out, a' 

 thin paring of the surface is taken off at the same 

 time, which affords a valuable compost. 



A writer for the American Fanner, whose com- 

 munication was republished in the New England 

 Farmer, vol. iii. p. 275, states that " the following 

 method of fattening fowls was communicated to 

 me by a farmer from Buck's county, Penn. who 

 is in the practice of supplying the market with the 

 finest and fattest I have ever seen ; — confine your 

 fowls in a large airy inclosure, and feed them on 

 broken Indian corn and mush, with raw potatoes 

 cut into small pieces, not larger than a filbert ; 

 placing within their reach, a quantity of charcoal, 

 broken into small pieces, which he says, they will 

 greedil}' eat, and thereby promote a rapid digestion 

 of their food." It is probable that the charcoal 

 and raw potatoes were useful in preventing dis- 

 eases in the poultry, as well as in promoting di-j 

 gestion. 



With regard to the diseases of poultry but little ! 

 has been stated in such books as have come with- 

 in the reach of our observation. The Roup seems 

 to ho a general term applied to all diseases in 

 fowls. " The Pip (according to Mowbray) is a 

 white scale growing on the tip of the tongue, 

 which must be torn off and the part rubbed with 

 salt." Others recommend (and we have been 

 verbally informed that the prescription has been 

 .found to be successful) to take a little soft soap 

 and mi.x it with meal dough, and give it to chick- 

 ens afflicted with the pip. A portion of animal 

 food, mixed with vegetable food causes poultry to 

 thrive, and is thought to contribute to their health. 

 They eagerly seek for worms and other insects. 



md, perhaps, it might be well to feed them occa- 

 iionally with butcher's ofl^als, &c., boiled for that 

 jurpose, as dogs and cats are fed in Loudon. 



RED CEDAR HEDGES 



Have been highly recommended, and some ob"- 

 iervations on the subject may be seen page 206 of 

 he current volume of the New England Ear- 

 ner. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At the stated meeting of the Society, on Mon- 

 day evening last, the members present, and the 

 profusion of superb native, and toreign flowers, 

 and interesting herbaceous plants which were 

 brought, evinced the continued and lively interest 

 taken by the members in promoting the views of 

 llie Society and the cause of Horticulture. We 

 imit to mention particulars, as the same plants 

 ,vill probably be shown at the exhibition which is 

 (o take place at the Masonic Hall, on Friday 

 lext. 



Patrick Hayes, Esq. presented a box containing 

 ipwards of two hundred packets of seeds of flow- 

 C13 and forest trees, collected by his son, now res- 

 itent on the Rio Grande, Brazil. 



Dr David Hosack, of New York, presented a 

 b)x contaiiung several parcels of beans and peas, 

 tie growth of Mexico, which had been sent to him 

 b/ our Minister, Mr Poinsett. 



Mr J. C. Loudon, of London, sent a packet 

 cintaining a numerous collection of valuable es- 

 cdent vegetables, collected by himself during a 

 riceut tour through Germany. Accompanying 

 tlese, was another parcel of sea kale seeds. 



Messrs Jessop, nursery and seedsmen, of Chel- 

 tmham, and Messrs Noble & Son, seedsmen, of 

 london, through Mr Loudon, sent large parcels 

 jf seeds of sea kale, rhubarb, and as)i^agus. — 

 The specific name of the species of rhutiarb was 

 \iot given, but whether it is the medicinal or tart 

 ^uibarb, it will be a great acquisition. Experi- 

 gicc enables us to say, that both kinds flourisli in 

 t|iis state. In five years, a root of the Rheum Ra- 

 Ifflnticum weighed seven pounds, and when dried 

 aid powdered, was found to be equal in medicinal 

 effect to any imported. 



The asparagus may be an improved variety of 

 l/iat which we already possess. The thanks of 

 /he Society were voted for these acceptable pres- 

 ents. 



The seeds were partially distributed among the 

 members, and the remainder will be given to 

 those who will be likely to make the best use of 

 lliem. 



A communication from Hartman Phillips, Esq. 

 of Phillipsburg, Centre county. Pa, on the culture 

 of sea kale. Blr P. finds no difticulty in rearing 

 that fine table esculent, which he has cultivated 

 for ten years past. 



The meeting was favored with two bottles of 

 white currant wine, by 3Iiss Paschall, of Kings- 

 essing, Piiiladelphia county, of very superior qual- 

 ity. It was the opinion of many of those who 

 tasted it, that of the numerous samples of currant 

 wine previously sent to the Society, these were 

 decidedly the best. The wines hitherto oflercd, 

 were made from red currants, which, as noticed 

 in the reports of them, are far inferior for the 

 purpose to the white species ; manufacturers of 

 the article are urged to give the latter the prefei-- 

 ence. One of the bottles of Bliss P.'s wine was 

 made in 1811, the other in 1827 — both were ex- 

 cellent, but the first specimen left nothing to be 



desired in a currant wine, notwithstanding its age. 

 It was entirely free from acidity, of a good body, 

 and resembled in taste and color, the best quality 

 of Sauterne wine, which sells for $10 per dozen, 

 and is rarely to be met with out of France — 

 Philad. pa. 



Our village has for the last week worn very 

 much the appearance of a commercial city. The 

 passing and repassing of trucks and carts, in car- 

 rying goods to and receiving them from the boats 

 as they departed and arrived, the lauding of bales 

 and hogsheads on the wharves, and the sound of 

 the hammer and saw of the builder, who finds 

 employment on account of this new impulse to 

 enterprise, give the village the stir and bustle of 

 business, which is most animating to the specta- 

 tor. We have heard internal improvements — rail 

 roads, and canals, called a means of ruining the 

 country. We do not say it is not so, but we most 

 devoutly wish that such ruin as has come upon 

 this village, and the country between this and 

 Providence, in consequence of the Blackstone 

 canal, maybe increased ten io\(\.— Worcester Yeo- 

 man. 



At the first semi-annual meeting of the " Salem 

 Association for the Detection and Prosecution of 

 Tresspassers on Gardens, Fields, and Orchards, in 

 the town of Salem and Vicinity," on Wednesday 

 last, the following gentlemen were chosen officers 

 for the ensuing year: — 



E. H. Derby, Esq. President. 



G. S. Johonnet, Vice do 



Francis Peabody, \ 



Wm Mansfield, > Directors. 



Robert Manning, j 



Samuel Webb, Treasurer. 



Ebeu Putnam, Secretary. 

 The object of the Association is indicated by 

 its name ; and the gentlemen composing it, we 

 are informed, are determined to enforce the law 

 in all cases of theft and trespasses in the gardens, 

 fields, and orchards of its members. 



Loudon's Gardener's Magazine says, " we are 

 sorry to observe that the practice of pinching off 

 potato blossoms is not generally adopted, as the 

 produce would thereby be increased. A corres- 

 jiondent has found from experience that the crop 

 is not only increased, but is much better in quali- 

 ty ; and wishes us to direct the attention of our 

 readers to the practice, which we hereby do, fully 

 convinced of its importance." 



Destruction of insects by tobacco water. — In the' 

 process of preparing tobacco for use, a liquid is 

 exi)ressed from it, which is very cheap, and high- 

 ly destructive of animal life. This mixed with 

 from three to five parts of water, is found, by a 

 writer in the Transactions of the London Horti- 

 cultural Society, to be an effectual remedy for 

 the aphis, caterpillars, and similar insects which 

 infest fruit trees. — Manufacturer's Journal. 



Premiums on Butter. — The following premiums 

 are ofiicrcd by the Committee for the encourage- 

 ment of the Clinton Market, New York. 

 For 6 lbs. of the first best Butter, a silver cup, 



worth If 1 5 



For 6 lbs. of the 2d best Butter, a silver milk 



pot, worth 10 



For 6 lbs. of the 3d best Butter, 6 silver tea 



spoons, worth 6 



