1839. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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hand, and feeding them out, if it is thought to 

 be too much work about it, purchase a root-cut- 

 ter that will do the work quickly. I do not think 

 it ad-visabie for any man to have "hired help" 

 about, that takes a man an hour to cut and feed 

 out four bushels of turnips, when one-quarter 

 part of the time is sufficient for the operation. If 

 you do not like them in the cellar of your house, 

 provide a place under your barn, as every good 

 farmer should. 



In conclusion, permit me to say to "E. E." 

 that I think it will give more satisfaction to the 

 readers of the Farmer, if he and all others will 

 please to give their name and place of residence, 

 that it may be known what "region" they hail 

 from, for then they will not "hide their light," 

 as it were, "under a bushel," but will shine for 

 the good of all around them. J. UNDERWOOD. 



Lexington, Nov. 1858. 



3SXTEACTS AND EEPLIES. 

 PKESERVING SPECIMENS OF BIRDS 'AND FISHES. 



Will you inform me in regard to the best man- 

 ner of preserving specimens of birds and fishes 

 for the cabinet ? Qui. 



Remarks. — In volume 4 of the monthly Far- 

 mer for 1852, page 349, you may find a specific 

 account of the manner of stuffing birds, which 

 will undoubtedly be just what you desire. It is 

 too long to copy here. It was prepared by our 

 associate. Judge French, expressly for our col- 

 umns. 



You will find an answer to other portions of 

 your letter in another column. 



SHEEP, LAMBS AND WOOL. 



In March, 1857, 1 bought seven French Meri- 

 no ewes, from which I raised 6 lambs that spring, 

 and sheared 50 pounds of wool. Last spring I 

 received 10 lambs from 6 of the old ewes, and 

 from the 7 original sheep, and the 6 yearlings, I 

 sheared 100 pounds of thoroughly washed wool. 



CORN. 

 ?.ly corn, (which is known by the name of the 

 King Philip) I planted in three separate patches. 

 From one of these pieces, containing -i" an acre, I 

 received 115 bushels of ears. Also from another 

 piece of | of an acre, I got 135 bushels. This 

 piece sufi"ered considerably from drought. 



POTATOES. 



« 

 From \ of an acre planted on the "one eye 

 system," I dug 95 bushels of sorted potatoes. As 

 I did not put in seed enough, I am dissatisfied 

 with this trial, and am confident that I can raise 

 a much larger crop next year on the same plan, 

 These potatoes were raised on greensward land, 

 enriched with only two loads of manure. 

 Sharon, Vt., 1858. D. L. Steele. 



EMIGRATION EAST. 



Mr. Jacob Crowley, West Mansfield, Mass., 

 one of our old subscribers, writes us that he has 

 purchased a large farm in Franklin County, Me., 

 near Lake Moosetumaguntic, where the soil is 



excellent, the timber heavy in the forest, with 

 a plenty of good pasture and smooth tillage land, 

 and Vv'here farms may be purchased at the rate of 

 four dollars per acre. He says hay, oats, wheat, 

 barley and potatoes are raised in abundance, and 

 within 29 hours ride of Boston. He thinks there 

 will be a considerable emigration from Western 

 New England to that portion of Maine next 

 spring. 



AUSTRALIAN OATS. 



The readers of the Farmer will remember the 

 large yield I had of this kind of oats last year. 

 They have done equally well this year, except 

 that they are not quite as heavy, on account of 

 the rust striking them before they were ripe. I 

 had heads over twenty inches long in my front 

 yard ; the average length in the field was about 

 twelve inches. Last year there was a great call 

 for them, and I had none to sell, as all I had to 

 spare were sold to those who saw them before 

 they were cut. C. F. LINCOLN. 



Woodstock, Vt., Dec, 1858. 



KIND OF CARROTS FOR CULTURE. 



I wish to inquire which is the most productive 

 variety of field carrots, and which the best for 

 feeding neat cattle and swine ? 



I have cultivated the Orange carrot on a small 

 scale for two vears past with good success. 



Clements, N. S , Dec. 1858. 



Israel Balcomb. 



Remarks. — Tho long Orange carrot we con- 

 sider the sweetest and most nutritious, but per- 

 haps will not produce quite as many pounds per 

 acre, under the same circumstances, as the AI- 

 tringham carrot. 



grasses — PLAN OF FARM BUILDINGS. 



Mr. T. P. Bayley, of South Ryegate, Vt., has 

 our thanks for the plan of Farm Buildings sent 

 in a recent letter. 



We are not quite clear as to what all the grasses 

 are, about which inquiry is made. The first is 

 undoubtedly the fowl meadow, common to most 

 parts of New England, and an excellent variety. 

 A small book on The Grasses, recently published 

 by Charles L. Flint, Secretary of the State Board 

 of Agricidturc of Mass., will give you great aid 

 in an investigation of the grasses which grow on 

 your farm. 



We think you will find it advantageous to re- 

 claim swamp lands that are convenient to the 

 buildings, by taking it in moderate portions, and 

 thoroughly performing the work as far as you 

 go. You will not probably err in hauling too 

 much muck upon your uplands if they are of a 

 sandy character. Try a piece at the rate of fifty 

 ox loads per acre, and another with half that 

 amount, and let them be treated precisely alike 

 in other respects, and note the result. 



