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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



AITOTIST 16, ISfr. 



of oiiL'i is tlie wesihli atid liii|i|)ii ess of iill, there 

 \inis't be a constant ttiuleiiry to tlie equalization 

 of liencfits. W'liere the iiitercouipe, as in these 

 States, is easy and tree ; where transportation on 

 Nature's highways, or the coiistriictions of art, is 

 without restriction or limit, it is heyond tlie pow- 

 er of one section permanently to oppress armlher, 

 or scarcely possible to imagine a silnatioii in 

 which indnstry anil economy will not assure an 

 alnimtaiice of the necessaries of life. The crops 

 may partially fail in one si-ction, hiit experioiK^u 

 shows that thu surplus from the snrrouniling dis- 

 tricts will iunnedialely fill the void ; ami such is 

 our highly favored lot, as to soil and climate, that 

 we have nothing to fear except from our folly or 

 imprudence. Ample supplies will always exist in 

 the country — to properly apportion them is our 

 own business. — Gen. t'nr. 



SPUING WHEAT. 



By the subjoined paragraphs on this subject, it 

 will be seen that the expediency of a partial sidi- 

 -stitule of spring wheat, lor tlieir fall seeding, is 

 agitating the njinds of enter|irising farmers in 

 different sections of the country. The jjlan strikes 

 us as one decidedly worthy of favor; and wetnisl 

 it may find such favor — so far as to affoid a true 

 test of its merits— ^witli the farmers of every sec- 

 tion of our State. As one crop, or species of 

 grain is found to prove uncertain, the obvious 

 remeily is to resort to others, and, whensver [irac- 

 ticable, to avoid relying loo much on any one de- 

 scription. 15y increasing the variety of his pro- 

 ducts in this conneciioii, the ftuiner increiises 

 therein his yearly aggi-egate, and thus multiplies 

 his holds upon fortune. The la>t season lias been 

 a powerful monitor on this poiiit.-I,nncask/-yP«.) 

 Examiner. 



Spring Wheal. — Some of the farmers in this 

 section, are beginning to turn their atleiition to 

 raising spring wheat, ;inrl irjiich interest is felt to 

 ascertain whether our climate and soil are adaji- 

 ted to its growth. 'I'lie impor'.ance of this sub- 

 ject to agriculturists, entitle it to all the attentioii 

 that can be heslowed upon it. Some experiments 

 have been made the present season, am! we have 

 been made ac(|uaiiiled with the result in one in- 

 stance, in which it has proved successful. We 

 have now in our office, a bumli of lieads, tafcen 

 indiscriminately from a field belonging to Jauies 

 Renshavv, Esq. of Adams county, which are re- 

 markably large and well filled. We are informed 

 the crop is a most luxuriant one, the stalks stand- 

 ing very thick upon the ground, and the hods 

 generally of the size of the sample. The seed 

 ••as imported from Europe, and was sown the 

 first of April. Thus in the space of less than 4 

 months, a heaiitifnl croj) has sprung up and sia- 

 tured. We advise every former not to suffer 

 another season to pass by, without sowing some 

 of this wheat, if only enough to satisfy themselves 



of its adaptation to our soil and climate. Car- 



roUonian. 



Spring )(%eal. — The severity of the winters, 

 for several years past, having destroyed amch of 

 the fall seeding, and having mainly contributed 

 to bring about the failure of the wheat crops, ma- 

 ny farmers are beginning to turn their altemion 

 to the culture of spring wheat. It has been seed- 

 ed in small (piantilies, only, with the view of 



making the experiment, and of testing its adap. 

 taiion to our soil and climate; and, as far as our 

 knowledge of the.se experiments extenil, they 

 have been attended with the best success. En- 

 couraged by the success of the few who have 

 tried the spring wheat, many have determine<l 

 to reserve a portion of their gioinids, the ensuing 

 fall, for spring seeding. — While on thissuhject we 

 will mention an experiuient made with the Yel- 

 low Bearded Wheat, the present season, of which 

 wc have just been advised. A gentleman in 

 Delaware, v hose wheat looked not very prom- 

 ising, was induced in the early [lart of the spring 

 to make a trial of this wheat. He accordingly 

 procured and seeded a quantity of if, and has had 

 the fircat gratification of seeing it come to matu- 

 rity, giving promise of ail abundant yield. — Cnro- 

 lint (Md.) Mvocate. 



Fair of the Mechanic Association. — The 

 time is fast apjiroaching for the much talked about 

 and much expei^ted from, exhibition of the me- 

 chanic skill and ingenuity of N. England, which 

 takes place at Faneuil Hall, on the 18th of Sep- 

 teudier next, under the patronage of the Massa- 

 chuselts Mechanic; Association, who have appro- 

 priated a large sum to defray contingent exjien- 

 ses. The number of articles already registered 

 on the ' Entry Book ' is quite large, and the noti- 

 ces of the Fair, which have been widely circula- 

 ted, have created a spirit of emulation amongst 

 manufacturers and tneclianics, which will produce 

 an excellent effect, and concentrate the finest 

 s|)ecimens of all the best and most ns"ful products 

 of New England industry, at the Hall of Exhibi- 

 tion. The display of ctollis from our great man- 

 ufacturing establishments, iiromises to be, and 

 no doidit will be, the best ever witnessed in Bos- 

 ton. 



The variety of macliinery, curJoiTs ana practi- 

 cal — models, in large ami in miniature — speci- 

 mens of good workmanship, by all the mechani- 

 cal crafts, — will he numerous. The ingenuity of 

 woman, too, will be exhibited in all that is effec- 

 ted by that little, but powerful instrument, the 

 needle, and displayed in all the beauty ofciinn.ng 

 workmanship. The ladies' department will be 

 rich in fancy articles, and works of utility, and 

 we antici|iate a grand show of needlework, em- 

 broidery, clothing, artificial flcwers, wax-work 



and all that is produced by their plastic hands. 



Boston Trans. 



Ohio, July 22, 1837. 

 Speculators. — We understand that heavy floiTr 

 and wheat dealers are now and have been endeav- 

 orii g to buy the wheat crop on the ground. We 

 have heard of their offering $1,50 jier bushel, and 

 advance one half the purchase money. We hardly 

 think the farmers in this section will (;nter into 

 any such agreement. Such an operation could 

 benefit none but the speculator. If farmers are 

 willing to do that, a few monopolists can get po.s- 

 session of the whole wheat crop, and regulate pri- 

 ces to suit their own pocket — and we certainly 

 have bad enough of that kind of business the past 

 season. Jf wheat should be worth $1,.50, the far- 

 mers can get it without any difficulty, and if it 

 should be worth more, who should have it hut 

 the farmer? The trade of this country is too 

 much controlled by heartless speculators now 

 and the facilities for still more oppressing the peo- 

 ple, should, instead of being increased, he lessened. 



Farmers must keep a vigilant eye over their in- 

 terests ; they are assailed on all sides, by lhos< 

 who will show them no mercy. — Western JJgri' 

 culturist. 



SUGAR nEETS. 



The following letter, from an intelligent anrii 

 ((radical farmer, addressed to B. M. Hollinshead.l 

 Esq. if this city, (Philadelphia) we most respect- 

 fully commend lo the attention of our readers. 



Farmer's Cabinet. 



"In answer to thy inquiries as to the value ol 

 the beet sugar crop, ] may state the followinj: 

 facts as the result of my own experience, and from 

 which I come to the conclusion that, for the pur- 

 pose to which I have ajiplied them, there is nc 

 crop better adapted. The 1st crop of beets I lyiisec 

 was in 1835, when I [ilanted about the sixth pan 

 of an acre, in the middle of the sixth month 

 (June,) and from which I gathered 75 bushels 

 those I planted in rows about 3 feet apart, and 

 about one foot between each plant; from this ex- 

 periment I found, that to raise 450 bushels of the 

 beet.root on an acre of ground, required much 

 less labor than a crop of common potatoes. Nei- 

 tlierdo I consider this an average estimate of wha 



migflt be produced, for the following reasons: 



Ist.lThcy should be planted earlier in the sea- 

 son, that in case any of the seed should ftiil tc 

 come n[i, (as some of mine did,) the vacanciesi 

 might he filled by transplanting from places where" 

 they would be too thick ; and in sowing the seed 

 enough should he put in the ground for that pur-, 

 posei 2. They might he | lanled much iiearem 

 fogeljlier, say the rows two feet apart, and aliour 



eightj inches between each plant in tlie rows ; 



there would be then sufficient room to give thein 

 all the necessary culture. My object in raisina 

 this crop, was to make an "^poi-iment in the waj 

 of oniHming sugar, at the suggestion of an indi. 

 vidual who had that object in contemplation tht 

 several years; but from our limited knowled.'e 

 of the process necessary to the accomjilishmenli 

 of that end, were notable to succeed further thann 

 in obtaining tolerably good molasses. J discov- 

 ered, however, that hut little was lost in con.se- 

 quence of the failure, because the pumice (that is 

 the roots after being ground and pressed) proved 

 10 be very good food for either cattle or sheep 

 By feeding on this, my cows yielded an addition-^ 

 al quantity of milk. Jf for sheep, there was noth- 

 ing pcihaps much better, in consequence of the 



root being reduced to such very small pieces 



The last year, 1 again raised another crop, but 

 uud-r the same disadvantages as the year previ- 

 ous-not getting my seed in the ground suffi. 

 cienty early to admit transplanting, and have all 

 the lenefits of the season, whicli was rather an 

 unfii orahle one for this, as well as most other 

 crop, in consequence of so ninch cold weatlier. 

 1 hal, however, a large quantity of beets, which 

 I bae fed away to entile to good advantage, ma 

 kinguse of the tops, in the early part of the fhll 

 as fod for cattle. I have fed my cows chitW 

 wilhthem,aud find they give more milk than be- 

 f"ore,iinil of a good quality. 



J am, respectfully, thy friend, 



John Jackson." 

 Drhy, Del. Co., 1st month, 1837. 



Cpper has recently been obtained from an ore 

 quaiied in Torrington, Ct., by Mr Israel -Coe' 

 projiictor of the brass kettle manufactory there ' 



