1856. 



NEW ENGLAND FAEMER. 



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the pasturage it afforded ; and hereafter, six pecks 

 to the acre, instead of five, will be sown. It was 

 the intention to have sowed about five pounds of 

 red and three pounds of white clover seeds to the 

 acre, on a late snow in April last, but through the 

 pressure of other employments it was erroneously 

 omitted. 



It is generally admitted to be doing well to make 

 two spires of grass grow where but one grew before ; 

 but these twelve acres give fair promise of a great- 

 er increase over former products than that ; and 

 the quality of the grass produced now is much su- 

 perior to that yielded before- the land was plowed 

 and seeded, which superiority is likely to last for 

 several years. The cows have congregated on the 

 twelve acres every day the present season, keeping 

 the grass clipped as close and smooth as a newly* 

 shaven lawn. 



Not knowing by experience what stimulant would 

 be most valuable as a top-dressing for this land, 

 but feeling quite certain that the young grass 

 would need something of the kind to start it into 

 life vigorously, and that the land might thus be 

 profitably helped, it was thought advisable to try 

 several concentrated fertilizers side by side, com- 

 paring one with another as to expense and results 

 produced, and thus determining what top-dressing 

 would on the whole be best for future use. It was 

 an additional reason for trying several applications 

 that the land was of very uniform quality, and 

 treated in all respects alike, saving the variations 

 in kinds of top-dressing used. It would be draw- 

 ing a hasty conclusion to say thus early, which, all 

 things considered, is the best of the three fertiliz- 

 ers tried. It may, however, be fair to say, that up 

 to the present time, the ashes give the thickest 

 "stand" of grass, and a trifle the deepest green 

 color ; the bone-dust ranks next, and the guano 

 last — though all have done remarkably well. It 

 would be theoretical rather than practical to ven- 

 ture an opinion now of the comparative future ef- 

 fects of each manure applied ; but the land will, in 

 the end, show for itself, and upon that showing I 

 may say something at a future day. Judging 

 from the remarkable immediate effect of unleached 

 ashes in this instance, I should conclude that even 

 ten bushels of good fresh ashes, applied to pasture 

 land in the same way, would produce marked good 

 results ; and I should plow and reseed such land 

 if I had ten bushels of ashes to spread to the acre 

 ■ — not failing to apply twenty or thirty bushels, 

 however, if I had them. 



Brattkboro', JJug. 18, 1856. 



attractive, and it cannot fail to be so to all those who 

 have read the delightful and instructive Essays of 

 Mr. Flagg, in Hovey's Magazine, and in our own 

 columns. He is a writer of rare excellence in the 

 department which he has selected, and his work 

 will be eagerly sought by all lovers of rural life. 



A New Work. — Messrs. Little, Brown &Co., 

 of this city, we learn, are about to publish a work 

 descriptive of the external phenomena of Nature, 

 entitled, "Studies in the Field and Forest." By Wil- 

 son Flagg. To us, the title itself is exceedingly 



For the New England Farmer. 



STRAWBEERIES. 



A SELECTION OF TWELVE OF THE MOST ESTIMABLE 

 VARIETIES. 



Princes Magnate, (P.,) the largest variety yet 

 produced in our country, rounded and some berries 

 compressed, scarlet, rich flavor, productive and 

 highly valuable. A very showy berry for market, 

 and a very remarkable and distinct fruit. Plant 

 extremely hardy and vigorous, with large broad 

 dark-green foUage. The leaves never burn during 

 summer, nor are the plants ever injured by the 

 winter. 



Prince's Climax, (P.,) very large, conical, beau- 

 tiful bright scarlet, a splendid fruit, _ good flavor, 

 very productive, estimable; plant vigorous, with 

 pale-green foliage. 



Imperial Scarlet, (P.,) second only in size to the 

 two preceding, to which it is rather superior in fla- 

 vor ; the form obtuse conical or rounded, scarlet, 

 handsome and very showy, juicy and sprightlyfla- 

 vor, firm and well suited for market, productive ; 

 plant very vigorous, foliage pale-green, very large 

 and luxuriant ; a remarkable variety, very valuable 

 for the size and beauty of its fruit and for its other 

 qualities. This and the preceding variety are of 

 larger average size than Hovey's Seedling, and 

 much superior in color and flavor, and consequently 

 better suited for market. 



Imperial Crimson, (P.,) large, short cone or 

 rounded, dark scarlet or crimson, fine color, sweet, 

 fine flavor, productive, a first-rate berry, firm for 

 market. It is nearly as large as McAvoy's Su]>eri- 

 or, and has the qualities for a market fruit in whicli 

 that variety is so deficient. 



Le Baron, (H.,) early, very large, obtuse cone, 

 dark scarlet, not showy, sweet, rich, melting, high- 

 est flavor of all the large varieties, very productive 

 for one of its sexuality, and continues long in suc- 

 cessive bearing ; foliage tall, light green, and very 

 vigorous, a seedling of the old Swainstone. 



Suprema, (P.,) very large, obtuse cone, bright 

 light scarlet, a beautiful berry. Juicy, sprightly, 

 moderately sweet, very productive ; foliage large 

 and vigorous. A seedling from Montevideo or 

 Chili, and precisely equivalent to obtaining a 

 Pistillate variety from the British Queen. 



Rosalind, (P.,) very large, obovate, beautiful 

 light scarlet, moderate but good flavor, very showy, 

 scarcely firm enough for long carriage to market, 

 very productive ; plant vigorous, witifi large broad 

 foliage. 



Eclipse, (P.,) early, large, conical, splendid fruit 

 on long penduncles, and has the remarkable prop- 

 erty of ripening all its berries at the same time, 

 bright scarlet, high brilliant color, fine flavor w'"th 

 slight acidity. It is one of the greatest bearers of 

 all strawberries, and a full and profuse crop may 

 be earlier supplied for the market from this variety 

 than from any other; plant vigorous, with large 

 foliage. A very striking and remarkable variety. 



