NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



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new or improved agricultural implement, the inven- 

 tion being his own, whicli shall in the opinion of 

 the trustees merit a reward, a premium shall be I 

 given, not exceeding ten dollars. 



In all cases, proof must be given of the worK'i 

 done by the iiiplemenl before it is exhibited, and | 

 of its having been used and approved hy some 

 practical farmer. j 



X. Comparative I'ntve of Crops as Food for Cnltlc. | 

 For the most satisfactory experiuient upon a j 

 stock of cattle, not less than four in number, in 

 ascertaining the relative value of the different 

 kinds of fodder used for the cattle, as compared 

 with English hay, with a detailed account of the 

 fodder used, and the expense of raising the same ; 

 the experiment to be made in the three winter 

 months, S'JO 



For the second best, II) 



For the third best, 10 



These premiums are offered, to be paid wlienev- 

 or a meritorious claim is presented to the Trus- 

 tees, and will be continued for three years. 



XI. Experiments on .Manures. 

 For any well conducted and decisive experi- 

 ment in the use of marl, peat, lime, gypsnm, ashes 

 of wood, peat, or coal, as a manure, in the \\n- 

 provement of land, with full accounts of its man- 

 agement and results, $20 

 For the next best experiment, 10 



XII. Fattening Cattle and Swine. 



For the most satisfactory experiment in feeding 



cattle or swine, with a statement in detail of the 



process nnd the results, .fl.T 



For the second, 10 



XIII. Cultivniion of Ulieat, Rye, Oats, Barley, 



Buckwheat and Indian Corn. 



1. For the best conducted experiment of JVheat, 

 on not less than one acre of land, $10 



2. For the best conducted experiment of Rye, 

 on not less than one acre of land, $10 



3. For the best conducted experiment of Oats, 

 on not less than one acre of land, $10 



4. For llie best conducted experiment of Barky, 

 on not less than one acre of land, $10 



5. For the best conducted experiment of Buck 

 JVheat, on not less than one acre of land, .$10 



6. For the best conducted experiirent of Indian 

 Com, on not less than one acre of land, .$10 



A statement of the jjroduce, the manner of pre- 

 paring the ground, the seed, harvestinr, &c., in- 

 cluding all the details in ri'lalion to the crops, &c. 

 will be required to be handed to the Committee. 

 (Concluded next week.) 



CANKER WORMS. 



To the Editor of the New England Faraier: 



I notice in a late number of your valuable paper 

 some account of the canker worm, signed by Elijah 

 Voso of Dorchester, in which ho remarks that the 

 grubs ascend in October. I will here state for the 

 information of your readers, (and I wish it were in 

 my power to tell it to all people who are troubled 

 with canker worms,) that the grubs ascend in the 

 ninth month, (September) and that they continue 

 to ascend whenever the weather is favorable, and 

 the ground is not frozen so as to confine them in 

 it, until the first or middle of the fifth month 

 (May) following. I believe that the want of suc- 

 cess on the part of those tliat attempt to destroy 

 the canker worm, is owing to their not applying 

 their remedies early enough in the fall, and thai 



they do not continue them late enough in the 

 spring. 



In conversation with Mr Asa Freeborn, a highly 

 respectable farmer of Portsmouth, R. I., I inquired 

 what success he had in destroying the canker 

 worms with llie leaden trougli and roof. He said 

 "it prevented any from ascending where it was 

 applied, and that he ascended the trees and used 

 his best endeavors to find sou^e worms upon the 

 trees, but he could not find one ; but where he 

 used tar, or any other apparatus except the leaden 

 troughs, they ate his trees badly." He had here- 

 tofore been in the practice of tarring his trees, but 

 says he, "I will never tar another tree." He in 

 formed me that he intended to have the balance of 

 his trees furnishc.l with the troughs this season. 

 He assured me that he caught some ascending in 

 September. 1 find very few people are willing to 

 believe that the grubs ascend in the fall. I have 

 heard some say that they had seen accounts of 

 their ascending in the fall, but did not believe 

 them. If any person who is troubled with canker 

 worms will put some apparatus on the tree in the 

 fall that will catch them, they will be so perfectly 

 convinced, that any argument beside would be su- 

 perfiuous, Respectfully, your friend, 



J. DENNIS, .Jb. 



Portsmouth, R. I., 7ma. \st, 1840. 



The undersigned having used J. Dennis, .Tr.'s 

 patent trough and roof for preventing canker worms 

 or other insects from ascending trees, for the two 

 years past, are satisfied that is the cheapest, and 

 most effectual, and more durable than any other 

 method we have any knowledge of, and requires 

 less care and attenti<in ; and we take pleasure in 

 recommending it to the public. 



George J. Bailey, ^ 



David Euffum, | 



James E. Bailey, J> Middletown, R. I. 



William Bailey, I 



Thomas B. Buffum, j 



Henry Hedly, \ 



Asa Sherman, , Portsmouth, R. I. 



Solomon Hedly, j 



Charles S. Henishoff, Bristol, R. I. 



Having an orchard of rising iOO apple trees that 

 had been badly eaten by tli^ canker worms, for a 

 number of yars, I did, in the fall of 1838, have 

 one half guarded with the leaden roof and trough 

 invented by .lonathan Dennis, .Tr., of Portsmouth, 

 R. 1., anil am satisfied that if properly done, and 

 timely care and attention paid to keep the troughs 

 well supplied with oil, both fall and spring, in tlie 

 season of the grubs ascension of the trees, it will 

 prove a thorough remedy. At any rate, I was so 

 far pleased with the result of the trial on the first 

 half of my orchard, that I had the residue of my 

 trees furnished with lead in the fall of 1839. The 

 part that was supplied the first, produced about 75 

 bushels of apples ; whereas the other part pro- 

 duced scarcely any, having been eaten up very 

 much by the worms, while the part secured by the 

 troughs was acarcelv eaten at all. 



DAVID BUFFUM. 



Middletown, R. I, 2mo. Uth, 1840. 



J^Inasacliiiaelts Horticultural Society. 



EXH»BITIO:fl OF FRUITS, FLOWERS, AND VEGETABLES. 



Snlurday, July 4th, 1640; 



Vegetables. — Potatoes from Josiah Lovett 2d, 

 Esq., of Beverly. Mr Lovett states that they are of 

 excellent quality for winter, as well as summer use, 

 and are always in eating by the 4lh of July ; they 

 appear ripe, and are fine specimens for the season. 



Fruits. — Gooseberries, (fine) from John G. 

 Thurslon, Esq., of Lancaster; Grapes, White 

 Chasselas, from the garden of J. S. C. Green, Esq., 

 of Waltham ; Black Hamburg, (very fine) from the 

 garden of ,Mr. C. Golderman of Chelsea ; Cherries, 

 hy A. D. Williams, Esq. 



Dahlias. — By Messrs A. Bowditch and Parker 

 Barnes. 



Roses and Picotees, from Samuel R. Johnson, 

 E.sq., of Charlestown. 



Bouquets, from John Hovey and S. Walker. 



Pi1^ks and Violas from S. Walker. 



JVative Floivers, by Dr E. Dwight of Dedhain. 

 S. WALKER, 

 Chairman Com. on Flowers. 



It is estimated that 100,000,000 lb,s. of Beet Root 

 Sugar has been manufactured in France the last 

 year, and in Prussia and Germany 30,000,000 lbs. 

 The Troy Whig states that in Michigan, 240,000 

 lbs were manufactured the past season. 



From the New Genesee Farmer. 



PLUGGING FRUIT TREES. 



Mr.ssRs Editors — Some seven or eight years 

 ago, you doubtless recollect there was considera- 

 ble said about plugging fruit trees with sulphur 

 and other substances to protect them from disease 

 and insects. I had thought however that this was 

 all a humbug, which had lived its day and received 

 its doom ; till a few days since a respectable looking 

 man told me ho had practiced a similar method with 

 the most perfect success, on many trees in Living- 

 ston Co., for several years past, and that lie had dis- 

 covered a compound, which on being inserted into 

 the body of the tree, would in a few hours expel all 

 borers, caterpillars, enrculios, slugs, &c., and would 

 effectually prevent all injury to the tree or fruit 

 from these depredators for many months after 

 the application. I asked him if so powerful an 

 agent would not injure the tree or render the fruit 

 unwholesome. He replied it would not, as the in- 

 gredients were all used by men as medicine, and 

 the quantity absorbed by the fruit was so very 

 small, that nothing hut an insect could discover it. 

 He evidently did not belong to the Thomsonian 

 school of medicine, however, for he informed me 

 that Calomel and raw quicksilver were among the 

 substances employed. How they were to be dis- 

 solved and made to circulate in the sap of the tree, 

 is a mystery which he did not explain to me. 



May 27, 1840. MONROE. 



Canada Thistles should be mowed, to prevent 

 seeding. This formidable weed is most easily 

 disposed of by utter extirpation. Never allow 

 them to show their heads above ground, and they 

 will die. The leaves are the lungs of the plants, 

 and if they arc not permitted to breathe, they can- 

 not live. A good way to destroy a patch, is to 

 let it grow till about the time of flowering, that the 

 roots may become somewhat exhausted, then turn 

 the whole under by deep ploughing, subsequently 

 harrowing, and never allow the thistles again to 

 peep above ground. '! his will be effectual the 

 second, if not the first year. — lb. 



