VOL. XIS.BIO. 31. 



whicli seems not to have been noticed by writers 

 exceptinrr in regions of lime formations, nhen it is 

 called marl. Professor Hitchcocit s.iys, " Marl for 

 ■our farmers scarcely exists in the State, except in 

 a lew places in Berkshire county, where it is of 

 little use, because the soil already contains so 

 much r„.,lcareous matter." The Professor, with 

 other scientific men, supposes in every substance 

 entitled to the name of marl, there must be a cer- 

 tain per ccntage of lime ; therefore he never ex- 

 pects to tind marl e.xcept in places where there 

 are Imie fonintions or sea shells. Alay it not be 

 true that there are t>thcr substances than lime and 

 other operations in nature than the direct action of 

 this, that will solve the tenacity of clay and pre- 

 Mi-e it for the seat and nourishment of plants ' 

 Way not time dissipate the tannin principle from 

 ;he lowest stratum of the peat bed, introduce a 

 wrtionofsome kind of earth and thus form a rich- 

 ;r ni-redient for dressing fields than surface peat 

 ooiild make .5 We are confident from experience 

 t IS so. And we believe if Dr. Hitchcock had 

 loen en-aged in an agricultural, instead of aeolo-- 

 cal survey, that he would have discovered treasure 

 [)r the larmer beneath the peat bed, and would 

 ave urged the citizens of Nantucket, Barnstable 

 nd Plymouth counties not onlv to apply peat to 

 nnch their fields, but to search with diligence for 

 lore valuable substances buried under it. These 

 Jbslances we have been in the habit of callinn- 

 larl.s. It may be a misnomer— if it be, there cann- 

 ot be s., much wrong in the use of it, as there is 

 ineglectto examine and apply the substances 

 te have always found them useful to some extent • 

 3 doubt the value will very much depend on the' 

 •iginal purity of the peat, the character of the 

 irlace soil around the bed and the foundation on 

 hich It rests. Analysis will prove an important 

 iide to those capable of performing the process 

 It the results of experience, if we will wait for 

 em, are something more certain. M A 



Jan. 22, 1841. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 



24i 



For Ihe New Eii-latid Farmer. 



CURE FOR SPAVIN IN HORSES. 

 Mr Editor— Having for several years practiced 

 more or less as a farrier, and wishing to benefit 

 the public by what I have learned, I send you the 

 following recipes for the cure of spavin in horses • 

 for the efficacy of which, not only myself but many 

 of my townsmen can vouch. 



Take a strong mixture of copperas and vinegar 

 with which rub the part afTccted, keeping the horse 

 dry and stirrin.i^ him only enough for exercise. 



Again.— Take about a pailfull of urine into which 

 throw a quantity (the moie the belter) of old rusty 

 iron; put the vessel near a fire, and let it stand 'i 

 or 4 days, stirring it occasionally, when it will be 

 fit for use. Apply this mixture 'twice a day — and 

 in all cases it will soon effect a radical cure, or at 

 least prove highly beneficial. 

 Yours, Slc, 



WM. HARTWELL 

 Hillsborough, J\r. H., Jan. 25, I84I. 



For the N. E. Farmer. 



We, the undersigned, do highly recommend the 

 above salve of Mr Guild, for that dreadful disease 

 m cattle called fouls. We have applied it repeat- 

 edly, and always found an immediate cure, 

 lohu T. Uhittemore, C. P. Hartshorn, 



benjamin D. Lyon, Laban Adams, 



(.eurgo W. Mann, William Keith, 



Aaron Cass, William Mayo, 



William Palmer. 

 N. 

 and 

 Co. 



B — ihe salve may be had at the New Eng 

 Agricultural Warehouse of Joseph Breck &. 



For the N. E. Fiirmnr. 



INQUIRIES CONCERNING BEES. 

 Mr Editor— Sir— I have often seen the remark 

 your valuable paper, that "every man has a 

 igue, and if not a tongue, has a pen ; and when 

 wants information why should he hesitate or be 

 lamed to ask for it ?" 



Feeling, sir, that you are willing to bestow in- 

 mation, and are happy in ditTusing knowledo-e, I 

 e th.^ liberty to ask you a few questions, wliich 

 ;hose acquainted with the subject, mav appear 

 pie ; but to me, as I am not versed in the sub- 

 t, may be highly useful. The questions are these 

 1st, what is the best kind of house for bees' 

 , will bees do better out of doors exposed to all 

 cold of our winters, than to be carried in the 

 into a barn or some other place where they will 

 kept warm during the winter season .' 3d, how 

 a house made out of doors, tight on all Lides 

 1 a wide door in front, and back of the hives' 

 bat in cold weather they may be shut up, and 

 mrm let down, answer.' and would: this do as 

 1 as a house open at all seasons in front of the 

 IS ; and what is the best kind of a house ? By 

 .venng these questions you w,l| much oblin-e a 

 [ig farmer and a constant reader of your paper 

 Yours, &c. .- K 1 • 



JAS. M. HARTWELL. 

 itdforJ, Jan. 26,1841. 



THE SUCCESSFUL FARMER. 

 Mr Editor- I noticed an article in your paper 

 of Dec, 30, taken from the Farmer's Cabinet, stat- 

 ing the good success of an aged farmer in the vi 

 cinity of Amherst, N. H. It appears from the 

 statement that his average crop of grain on a farm 

 of 130 acres, was 1500 bushels of wheat, 4.50 bush- 

 els of rye and 500 bushels of corn, annually His 

 farm was divided into eight fields of nearly equal 

 .size; three of which were sowed with wheat, one 

 with rye, and one planted with corn. Consequent- 

 ly his average crop of wheat would be about 31 

 bushels to the acre, and rye about 28 bushels to 

 the acre, and that his land was manured only once 

 in eight years. Further, it says that the great se- 

 cret of his success is sys/fHi— that is, chancre of 

 crops. Now it seems to me that to raise" such 

 crops, there must be some secret that is not made 

 known in the statement. 



I wish the editor of the Cabinet would be kind 

 enough to give all the particulars in regard to the 

 management of the farm ; also, the man's name 

 and place of residence. I should like to visit such 

 a farm, as more can be learned by seeino- than by 

 -ading. AN INQUIRING FARMER. 



[The article alluded to above was not copied 

 from the Farmer's Cabinet, published at Amherst 

 N. H., but from the paper of the same title pub- 

 lished at Philadelphia— and the successful farmer's 

 locality is probably in the vicinity of that city.] 



THE WONDERFUL CIRCASSIAN MULBER- 

 RY. 



We admitted, a iesv weeks since, a short article 

 in relation to this luulberry. Some Cnnecticut 

 Unkee has sent us a very entertaining com- 

 munication upon the subject. Among other things 

 lie says, I caution the honest yeomanry of New 

 England to be upon their guard ; to be more cau- 

 tious regarding fl« kinds of humbugs during the 



administration of than ,» &c We 



are ready enough to avow ourself a wig, but the 

 cant phrases of politics are out of place in our col- 

 uinns, a.n<] the personal allusions of said " Yankee " 

 are more cutting, though playful, than it is right 

 lor us to insrrt from an unknown writer. His <ren 

 eral aim is good, and in it we join him : that is" we 

 say beware of humbugrv Ed. 



[Communicated.] 

 HOOF AIL OR FOULS IN HORSES. 

 The subscriber, having discovered certain sub 

 stances which are an effectual cure for the fouls in 

 cattle, wishes to give notice to the public, that he 

 makes them into a salve and prepares it in bo.xes 

 for delivery at .50 cents per box. As this disease 

 IS painful and fatal, if not checked in season it 

 would be well for all owners of eattle to keep this 

 salve on hand. And if used accordin<r to my di 

 rections, I will warrant a speedy cure in all cases 

 For the correctness of the above, I will refer to the 

 following gentlemen who reside in Roxbury 



BENJAMIN GUILD 

 nest Roxbury, Jan. V2th, 1841. 



From Ihe Alliany Cultivator. 



LARGE CROP OF CARROTS. 

 Mitsrs Gaylord Sf Tucker— Having a yard con- 

 taining eight rods of ground where sheep had been 

 yarded, I was induced to sow it to carrots. I 

 ploughed and harrowed it, raked ofj' the lumps and 

 stones, (it being of a gravelly soil,) and sowed it 

 in the month of May, in drills one foot apart; but 

 ■n consequence of the drought which followed, the 

 crop was materially injured. They were hoed 

 twice and harvested iathe month of October and 

 measured from 6 to ■ 15 inches in circumference 

 and from 9 to 18 inches in length; the produce 

 was .53 bushels and one peck, equal to 1,065 bush- 

 els per acre. I think them equal to the beet for 

 cattle or sheep, and far preferable to the ruta bacra, 

 though not so easily raised. No roots fed in wTn- 

 ter to milch cows, will give croam a finer color or 

 butter a richer flavor than carrots. A. M. 



JVeiv Haven, Vl. 



.i vnluabk Cow— Mr Barrows, a little west of 

 this village, is the owner of one of the most valua- 

 ble dairy cows in the county, if not the very best 

 She is a mixed breed— Durham and Leopard— and 

 is now about S years old. Last summer she pro- 

 duced over 21 lbs. of butter in one week, besides 

 supplying the family with what milk was wanted 

 Mr B. brought us, List week, one or two rolls of 

 nearly equal size, just made, which we found 

 weighed 7 lbs. and 14 ounces — being nearly 16 

 lbs. per week this winter. He has been offered 

 «150 for her, but has refused to take this handsome 

 sum. — Syracuse Jour. 



The man who expects to succeed as a farmer, 

 says Von Thaer, mu.>t unite energy and activity to 

 reflection, experience, and all necessary knowl- 

 ' edge. 



