1859. 



NEW ENGLAND FARxMER. 



81 ; 



me capable of giving instruction, my only resort 

 was to the small stock of common sense I pos- 

 sess. My judgment dictated a different course 

 from that pursued by Mr. S. I neither took blood 

 nor gave physic, but thinking that strength was 

 better than weakness, 1 gave her a more gener- 

 erous diet — applied beef brine to the weak part 

 often, and a stiff brush, and kept her covered 

 with a warm blanket, (she had never been blan- 

 keted.) This treatment proved salutary, and she 

 is now as well as ever. So sick was this beast 

 at one time, it v/as thought she could not live 48 

 hours. 



West Windham, N. H., April 20, 1859. 



MA-HKET DAT AT NORTH ANDOVER. 



The second of the market days or agricultural 

 exchanges established by the Essex County Ag- 

 ricultural Society, was held on Tuesday at North 

 Andover, about two miles from Lawrence. In 

 point of attendance and extent of sales, of course, 

 it was not so large as the market day at South 

 Danvers a fortnight since. Considering the chil- 

 liness of the day, the busy season, and the fact 

 that this was a first attempt at North Andover, the 

 fair was as successful as could have been expect- 

 ed. In the middle of the afternoon, in the height 

 of the bargaining and sales, some rain fell, which, 

 of course, threw a damper on everything. The 

 pens of the Society were erected on an elevation 

 near the depot, and there were three or four hun- 

 dred persons present most of the time. The en- 

 tries of stock with the Secretary consisted of 22 

 horses, 95 swine, of dift'erent sizes, including pigs, 

 126 horned cattle, including oxen, steers, heifers, 

 cows, calves and the like, about a dozen sheep 

 and a number of coops of fowls. There were 

 several good stallions brought forward for exhi- 

 bition by their owners, and among the fat cattle 

 some excellent specimens, including a pair weigh- 

 ing 3190 lbs., belonging to J. H. Barker, of North 

 Andover; a pair weighing 3088, belonging to 

 William Foster, of North Andover, and a yoke 

 weighing 33GO, to Dean Andrews, of East Box- 

 ford. There was one fat steer five years old, 

 weighing 2400 lbs., which belonged to John Bark- 

 er, of North Andover. In the matter of fat cat- 

 tle the show was excellent, including no less than 

 14 yoke. 



Among the private sales, a yoke of fat cattle 

 belonging to J. French, of Danville, N. H., and 

 weighing 3380 lbs., were sold for 8.i cts. per lb. ; 

 two fat cows, J. P. Putnam, Andover, 75 ; two 

 heifers, for $35 ; a sheep and lambs for $12 ; one 

 calf and sheep for $8, and there were some oth- 

 er private sales which did not become known as 

 to price, and were to drovers. Some shoats for 

 $4,50 each. 



The sales at auction were more numerous. A 

 yoke of oxen was sold to J. W. Smith, for $52 : 

 another yoke to some person for $100; a young 

 bull for .$9 ; a horse for $18 ; a cow for $20, to 

 Mr. Dame ; a cow and calf to Seth Chase, for 

 5!32 ; a horse belonging to Mrs. Sargeant, for 

 $44 ; another for $41 ; an ox-cart for $30 ; anoth- 

 er for $15 ; a wagon for $63 ; horse-cart for $11. 

 There were in all some thirty sales at auction, 

 but in many of these cases the animals were 

 bought in by the owners, to save loss. 



There were several wagon-loads of vegetables 

 on sale,^and that was all. Much attention was 

 attracted by the ao;ricultural implements exhib- 

 ited on the ground, including a horse-hoe, some 

 mowers and reapers, and the like. 



The Board of Trustees held a meeting at the 

 engine-house at 10 o'clock. Dr. Robinson, of 

 West Newbury, presided, and Allen W. Dodge, 

 Esq., of Hamilton, was secretary. 



Mr. W. R. Putnam, of Danvers, made a well- 

 founded report showing the great success of the 

 fair at South Danvers a fortnight since. Re- 

 ports were made in favor of holding market days 

 as follows : 



At Newburyport on the second Tuesdays of 

 April and October ; the fair in October will coin- 

 cide with the annual fair of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety at that place, under the presidency of Dr. 

 Kelly. 



At South Danvers on the 3d Tuesday of Octo- 

 ber, annually. 



At Georgetown on the 3d Tuesday in June, 

 when will occur the annual meeting of the Board 

 of Trustees of the Essex County Agricultural 

 Society. 



At North Andover, annually, on the 2d Tues- 

 day of September. 



At Lawrence on the 4th Tuesday of October. 



Committees of Arrangements for the different 

 market days were thus appointed : 



At Lawrence and North Andover, J. Kittredge, 

 of North Andover, H. K. Oliver, of Lawrence, 

 J. H. Morse, of Lawrence, J. O. Loring and Otis 

 Bailey, of North Andover. 



At Newburyi)ort, Major Ben:Perley Poore, 

 Dr. Robinson, of West Newbury, Enoch S. Wil- 

 liams, of Newburyport, Paul Titcomb, of New- 

 bury, Col. Colman, of Newburyport. 



At Georgetown, Major Ben : Perley Poore, of 

 Newbury, Moses Tenny, S. Little, George W. 

 Boynton and Col. Nelson, of Georgetown, and 

 D. S. Caldwell, of Newbury. — Traveller. 



For the New England Farmer. 



PEEPARINQ MEADOWS FOB CBANBEB- 

 KIES. 



Mr. Brown: — I noticed in the N. E. Farm&r 

 for April 18th an article on raising cranberries 

 which did not correspond with my views on the 

 subject. 



Your plan of covering the ground with sand 

 is, it seems to me, too expensive, when the ground 

 can be prepared as well, at less cost. My plan, 

 (and I have had some experience,) is to take a 

 piece of swamp, or meadow, which can be flowed, 

 and keep it flowed for three years, which will be 

 sufficient to kill the grass and bushes. The land 

 is then in an excellent condition to set the vines, 

 soft and mellow. The vines should be set near 

 together, the nearer the better. The brush nee'' 

 not be removed from the meadow, as the vines 

 will climb upon it, and in a few years it will rot 

 and sink. I think this a much better way than 

 sanding the ground. A layer of sand four inches 

 thick, at 10 cents per yard, would cost $56 per 

 acre. 



As the Tand which is'/l)est fitted for cranberry 

 culture is, usually, the poorest for other purpos- 

 es, and as good land for cranberries can be pur- 



