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NEW ENGLAND FAEMER. 



Jan. 



GRKAT YIELD OF i-OTATOES. not ? — if not, the wives of your neighbors do— and 



Messrs. Editors: — I have noticed much has they understand this matter, full better than any 

 been said in some of the papers of late, in regard; Editor — be they never so experienced. *. 



to large potatoes, raised in various parts of Massa- Remarks.— Speaking of "our uife," Mr. Star, 

 chusetts, the i)resent season. . , , , - , . , 



Although not living in so productive a portion of ^^"^""^' "' "^ ^ '■^'"'^"'^ °^ ^^"' ^"^^'^ "^^'^"^^J' ^I^°" 

 Massachusetts, as concerns agricultural interests, as'^^^adrng a statement m some agricultural paper smi- 

 many, yet we can raise, and do, many potatoes, and ilar to the one you have quoted above. Said she, 

 some large heavy ones even here, amongst the hills | "I have made a good deal of butter with the milk 

 and stones of western Massachsetts _ ^f excellent cows, and my experience is that dou- 



Let me give you the weight of thirteen potatoes ui *i, ^-^ » .. j • • j i 



of the "Jenny Lind," or dhfornia variety, raised |^^' *^' ^^^'^^^^^ '^^^^^ '' ^'^l^'*^^ ^' ^ ^"^""''''^ 

 by Mr. Alvan Cross, of this town ; weight of the i ^"^^•" Extravagant assertions hke the one quoted 

 thirteen, 18 lbs. These thirteen are but a fair! by our correspondent, either act as discouragements 

 specimen of many bushels raised by him. These to the farmer, or fill his mind with doubts as to the 

 may be considered "whoppers," but Mr Friend | ^tiiit,. ^f ,i,,,H^,,,l rs. We do not believe 



Jvnowlton has raised thirteen that iveigh 21 lbs.' - » i i 



What may those be considered ? 

 Jlshfield, JVov. 19, 1855. Joseph Blake. 



NEW STYLE CARRUGE. 



Mr. Editor : — I have a new pattern for an ex- 

 tension family carriage, either on wheels or run- 

 ners, and as I presume there are many of your 

 readers, like myself, in want of an extension car 

 riage, I beg leave to give them a short description 

 of it through your columns. 



The perches are screws, and on turning these 

 screws, by means of a crank, the body and wheels 

 are extended so as to form a two-seated carriage. 

 When it is retracted, it is so constructed that one 

 seat fits exactly into the other, forming a short car- 

 riage, occupying the space of only one seat. Nu 

 merous competent judges have examined this pat- 

 tern, and pronounce it the most convenient family 

 carriage ever offered to the public. Any persons 

 in want of a convenient carriage are requested to 

 examine for themselves. 



Patented by the subscriber in August last. 



B. W. Gay. 



JVeto London, JV. H., JVov. 19, 1855. 



russet SWEET APPLE. 



Mr. Brown : — I send you two kinds of apples- 

 are they either of them worthy of cultivation ? The 

 red ones I call the African Prince — is that the true 

 name ? The russets are seedlings that came up 

 spontaneously. We think them excellent, especial 

 ly for baking. 



Weston, 1855. G. N. Cheney. 



Remarks. — The russet sent is an excellent ap- 

 ple, worthy of cultivation on every farm. It is 

 known by several names, the russet sweet, the York 

 russet and the golden russet. We prefer Russet 

 Sweet. The red apples we do not know. There 

 is nothing in their flavor to recommend them. 



MILK AND butter. 

 "Four quarts of milk in October, and six quarts 

 in June and July, will make a pound of butter, in 

 case you procure the right kind of stock." Incase 

 you procure the nght kind of stock — here is the rule. 

 We remember to have been told, when joung, that 

 it was easy to catch pigeons, "when you could lay 

 salt upon their tails, and make it stick there." We 

 suspect this rule about making butter is something 

 of the like character. What think you, Mr. Ed- 

 itor, — your wife malves butter sometimes, does she 



that any stock exists, the cows of which will yield 

 milk that will jjroduce a pound of butter from four 

 quarts, or even six quarts, as a general thing. If 

 these products are only occasional, then they should 

 be stated as exceptions to the general rule. This 

 is one of those agricultural flams which bring dis- 

 credit upon the exertions of all who are laboring 

 to advance its interests. 



POISON I\'Y ON AVET L.\ND. 



Mr. Farmer : — If you can tell me of any ef- 

 fectual method of destroying poison ivy on land 

 that is too wet to plow, you will much oblige, 



Acworth, jV. H., Oct. 15, 1855. R. G. B. 



Remarks. — Who knows how it should be done, 

 and will inform us ? 



For the New England Fanner. 



HOW TO GET FRUIT TREES TO YOUR 

 LIKING. 



Mr. Editor : — In the fall, October or Novem- 

 ber, take a branch of an apple or pear tree, such as 

 suits your taste, take off down to the third year's 

 growth, cut it smooth and rub it on a red-hot iron 

 so as to scorch and shut the pores of the wood 

 thoroughly ; then bury in the ground all but the 

 last year's growth. If placed in good ground, and 

 well taken care of, you will have fruit in five or six 

 years. I have sometimes dipped the lower end in 

 melted rosin, but think burning preferable. I have 

 a tree near my door that is nine feet high and well 

 proportioned, that I took from a graft four years 

 ago ; to this rosin was applied, and whatever sprouts 

 sprung up the next summer were bent down and 

 became roots. We can get fruit considerably quick- 

 er this way than from seeds, and we know what we 

 have growing, and when grown the whole tree is of 

 the same kind, and whatever sprouts come from the 

 roots in after years can be transplanted without 

 grafting. In case of a drought the first year they 

 should be watered. 



TO make mince pies without meat. 



Prepare your pie-crust and apples in the usual 

 way : when seasoned, and in the pie-pans, fill to 

 the top of the apples with custard prepared the 

 same as for custard pie ; then put on the top crust 

 and bake ; you will have a good imitation of mince- 

 pie in appearance, but in flavor far preferable, al- 

 though the taste is similar. 



State Line, JVov. 6. Jason Beckwitii. 



