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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



AlGl'ST 9. 18 7. 



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BOSTON, WEDNKSDAV, AUGUS'l' 9, ]8S7 



KAKRIER'S WORK FOR AUGUST. 



SruBBi.E Fu.LDS — As soon as possible alter harvest, 

 it will be good economy to jiloiigli your stublile fields. 

 This plouijliiiig will be iiuire beneficial when the stub- 

 ble is larj^o, and the grain has been cut with a sickle, 

 instead of a cradle. But, if the .stubble be permitted to 

 stand till il is quite dried, and its juices liave been evap- 

 orated, il will then be of little use to plougii it into the 

 ground. Likewise, by pi lUghii.g in the stubble soon 

 after reaping, we may prevent lUe ripening of the seeds 

 of many weeds, with which stubbie hnds are apt to be 

 infested. 



Dr Deane (.bserved that with ploughs of ihc common 

 construclion, the ploughing of stubble ground is disa- 

 greeable work ; neiiher can it be well perTormed. The 

 plough is BO apt to choke up, that it is more than one 

 man can do to keep it clear. Ploughs for this work 

 should be much deeper built than comm<m ones. And 

 this work might be greatly facilitated, if a heavy roller 

 were passed over the stubble, to lay it flat to the ground 

 before ploughing. When this is doing, great care should 

 be taken to pas.sthe i oiler the same way that the plough 

 is to go. By means of this, the coulter will but seldom 

 be clogged wiih the stubble. If the rolling be neglec- 

 ted, a small roller annexed to the fore end of the plough 

 beam, in |>lacc of a foot, or even a footitself will greatly 

 help to clear the way for the coulter. 



But in the Gcorgios of Virgil, and in some other 

 works on agriculture, il is asserted that burnimr ofl' 

 stubble is to be preferred to ploughing it under ; being 

 more beneficial to the succeeding crop, and havinir a 

 greater effect in fertihzing the Innd. Judge Peters of 

 Pennsylvania, was of the same opinion. He observed, 

 in subslancc, that if straw and other rubbish be spread 

 aver land, and then burnt off, it would be of more ser- 

 vice to the soil,lhan if the same stn.wand rubbish were 

 suffered to rot on the ground. 



When stubble is on stiff and strong land, it has been 

 recommended to mow ; collect and carl it into the farm 

 yard, there to rot and become manure. 



An English writer states that " Mr W. Curtis of 

 Lynn, Norfolk County, England, f.iund very beneficial 

 effects from burning the siubble of oats, which were left 

 eighteen inches higli for that purpose. On a field bro- 

 ken up from old pasture the same year, he afterwards 

 eowed wheat and oats in succession on the same ground 

 the stubble of both of which was burned off in tlie same 

 manner. The ashes were, in every case, ploughed in 

 U) a small ileplh, and the verges uf the field mowed to 

 prevent acci(fents. Aftiir the third crop of grain, all of 

 which were abundant, and reimwk ably free from weeds 

 the field was laid down with clover and grass seeds, and 

 tho ensiling crops, both of hay and grass, proved infi- 

 nitely finer than those before the ground was brokenup. 

 "Another piece of land was cropped for three succes- 

 sive years, in the same manner as the first, to which it 

 was similar in every respect, of soil, aspect, and previ- 

 OII8 arrangemeni, but in which the elubble was ploiioh- 

 «<1 in, instead of being burned ; the produce of each 

 crop on it was much inferior to thai of the first experi- 

 ment, and the weeds increased so greatly, thai In layin" 

 it down to grass, Ihey quile overpowered the grass seeds, 

 so much so, that it became necessary lo renew it ; and 

 ever alter, while Mr Curlis held il, the grass and hay 

 produced were coarse and full of weeds; and conse- 

 quenily inferior, both in value and quantity to those of 

 4he other field in which the siubble had been burned." 



In burning stubble fields, ihe danger which is to be 

 apprehended from the sjireading ihe flames, may, per- 

 haps be obviated by tracing a luirow round the field, 

 and selling fire lo the stubble on the inner furrow. Il 

 will also be necessary to choose a calm as well as a dry 

 day for the operation. 



MASSACHUSKTT.S HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



EXIllBlTlo.N OF FRUlT.'i. 



Saturday, Aug. .5, 1837. 

 From Hon John l^owell — fine specimens of the sweet 

 Lime. 



From E. M. Richards — early Harvest Apples. 

 From Mr Miller — very large and fine Gooseberries. 

 Also, handsome specimens of Currants. 



Fiom Capt. John Chandler, Marblehead^-lwo varie- 

 ties of Gooseberries, viz : Smiling Beauty and Green- 

 wood — very large. 



From T. Mason — four boxes Raspberries, large and 

 handsome. 



From S Pond — Apricots. 



For ihe Cimimittee. 



P. B. HOVEY, .Ir. 



EXHIBITION OK FLOWERS. 



" nmbrosia! flowers, 



The very sight of which ran soothe to rest 



A thousand cares, and charm our sweetest hours. 



These might the moodiest misanthrope employ, 

 Make sound the sick, and turndistress to joy." 



From the Hon. John Lowell of Roxbury, by his gar- 

 dener, Mr Richard Ryan — Cereus speciossimus, having 

 a greater number of flowers on it, than we recollect ev- 

 er seeing on so small a plant. The flowers were not so 

 large as we have heretofore seen, yet it made a very 

 handsome appearance on our tables, and was much ad- 

 mired. Mr Ryan made the most of his plant, by his 

 manner of tying it up, and the embellishment of nearly 

 twenty Dahlias, which were arranged in wet moss on 

 the top of the pot; the wholeexhibiting good taste. Al- 

 so, Coburgiastraitifolia ; Coffea arabica ; Coreopsis tinc- 

 toria, new self-sown varieties. Piper nigrum; Slapelia 

 reflexa ; Hibi>cu3 rosa Sinensis, do. single red. Dah- 

 lias: var., 1. Washington. 2. King of the Yellows. 



3. Purpurea elegans. 4, Hermione. 5. Wm Cobbett 

 (good yellow and fine form.) 6. Lilac anemone, 7. Ce- 

 do nulli. 8. New grenala. 9. Miss Wirlley. 10. Ju- 

 lia. 11. Albion. 12. Picla 13. Lady s'efion. 14. 

 Painted Lady. 15, Lady Grenville. 16. Lilac Globe. 



Some of the above Dahlias are new to us. When the 

 Dahlia season shall arrive, good specimens may be ex- 

 pected from many, if not all of ihern. 



The Messrs Winahip of Brighton, again exhibited 

 some fine specimens of the Passiflora, viz ; P. quadran- 

 giilaris, P. Cceruleo pallida, and hybrida ; two varieties 

 of Hibi.scus sinensis : also, Cobea scandeus ; Achillea 

 ptarmica fl plens., or Cuckoo flower, &c. 



By Messrs Hov.-y & Co.— Dahlias : var. Red Rover, 

 Bride of Abydns, and Douglas's Glory. Roses; var., 

 Triumph de'Aicole, Yellow aoisettc and Yellow Tea, 

 Coreopsis: var. alrosangunca ; Gilia tricolor, and other 

 flowers. 



Messrs S. Sweelscr of Cambridge, W. Miller of Rox- 

 bury, Jos. Breck &. Co. of Boston, Thomas Mason of 

 Cliarlestown, and Samuel Walker of Roxbury— Dah- 

 lias, Bouquets, i.V;o. 



By Mr S. R. Johnson of Charlestown— Roses : var., 

 Triumph d'Arcole, Calvertia Purpurea, Noisette Fe- 



lemburg, and Countess of AlbeiiKirle. German stocks, 

 Carnations, and Hollyhocks. Dahlias: var. Douglas's 

 Criterion, Widnall's Clio, and Erecta. 



For tlie Committee. 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



Beu Bugs. — A housekeeper of Boston, who has tried 

 many remedies against the above named insect, asserts 

 that a strong decoction of tobacco, or tobacco juice, is 

 by far the most powerful, and will produce the mosi 

 lasting effects ; that preparations of quicksilver, cam- 

 phorated spirits, spirits of turpentine, red pepper, &c., 

 will merely puzzle the insects for a short time, but to- ' 

 bacco causes them lo de.^ert their domicils for a Ion" 

 time. The leaves of tobacco strewed under carpets, be- 

 tween straw and feather beds, our informant asserts, 

 will keep them at a distance. And a strong extract 

 which may be had of tobacconists, will be found the 

 best antidote against them that can be procured. We 

 imagine that there is truth in this representation, and 

 doubt whether any creatures, save tobacco worms and 

 tobacco chcwers can endure ihe juice of tobacco. 



Fattf.ni.vg Swinf..— The Rev. Mrj;iliol observes as 

 follows : " I find by experience the best time lo fallen 

 swine, is to begin at the first of August, if you have old 

 corn. Hogs will fatten sloioty m cold weather; they 

 will- eat much and fatten but liiile ; if you make a very 

 warm house, they heat in bed, and catch cold when they 

 come out into the cold air." 



To piiEVENT Fleas infesting rooms and beds. 



Take a few bran.;hes of Pennyroyal, and hang them up 

 in tlie room, lay ihem on or near the bed; or carry a 

 few sprigs in the pocket, and tlie flea will never make 

 its appearance. — Med. Jldv. 



Elder Bushes, — "Are stubborn and hard to subdue, 

 yet I know by experience that mowing them five times 

 a year will kill them." 



Whooping Cough.— A plaster (5f Gum Galbanum ap- 

 plied to the chest, will cure this complaint. — Med. jidv. 



Faneuil Hall Vegetable Mlkkkt.— Wednesday, 



.iugust 9, 1837— Shell beans 12i cents a quart; String 

 Beans 75 cen s a bushel ; Green Corn 17 cts a dozen ; 

 Tomatoes 2-5 do ; Peas 75 cents a bushel ; new Pota- 

 toes 75 CIS ; Cucumbers 6 to 12 1-2 cts. a dozen ; Early 

 Scollop Bush Squash, 12^ cents a dozen ; Beets, Car- 

 rots, Turnips and Onions, 6 cents a bunch ; Letluco 

 and Cabbage 4 cents a head. Cauliflowers 12 1-2 to 25 

 cts. a head ; CJcIery 6 cts. a root. 



Froit.— Currants 6 tw 8 cents a quart ; Raspberries 

 31 ; Gooseberries 12 1-2 to 25 cents ; Pears 75 cents a 

 peck; early Apples 50 cents a peck; Peaches 25 cts. 

 Grapes $1,00 per lb. 



Bone Manure. — The Baltimore Farmer says that a 

 manufacture of Bone Manure, is carried on in that city, 

 by Mr Colsoii, " and we learn that those gentlemen who 

 have tried it, speak in the highest terms of its fertilizing 

 effects ; but how could it be otherwise, when bones 

 consist chiefly of lime and oil, in such beautiful propor- 

 tions, as to give to both their highest capacity for im- 

 parling fruitfulness to the earth i 



" We iinderslnnd by a friend, that the largest portion 

 of the bone dust manufactured by .Mr Colson, is bought 

 fiir the New York market, where its virtues beiug bet- 

 ter known, are more generally appreciated." 



Handle your tools without mittens. 



