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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTKMBEH 6, 18 7. 



(PurtlieiNew England Fanner.) 

 liUPROVED GRAIN CRADLE. 



Ret. Henry C'olman, — Dear Sir : Wlien I last saw 

 you, you gave into my keeping an iniplenicnl, new at 

 least in tlii.s part of the country, which Mr Charles 

 Vaughan, of llalhiwell, Maine, had sent to you, and re- 

 comnieiided as a substitute for the sickle and cradle in 

 harvesting wheat. Mr Vaughan has described it in an 

 article wliich was copied into the New England Farmer 

 of the 2d ult. Having had opportunity to witness its 

 operation in harvrslinir wlieat, rye and oats, I am very 

 happy to agree willi Mr Vaughan in the opinion ex- 

 pressed by him, that the use of this implement will be 

 a great saving of laboi. And I think thai farmers are 

 under great oblig:itiuns to iiiin for his praise-wortiiy en- 

 deavors to make them acquainted with a tool, at the 

 same time so valuable, so cheap, and so easily construc- 

 ted. 



The advantages of Mr Vaughan's cradle, are, that four 

 times as much grain may be harvested in a day with it 

 as with a sickle, and that the straw may be cut as close 

 to the ground as in mowing grass, so that no waste stub- 

 ble is left. It is much lighter, more easily made, and 

 kept in repair, than the common clumsy cradle, which 

 is burdensome for a man to bear on his shoulder, and 

 which to swing all day, requires great strength and ef- 

 fort. To reap half an aire of grain, is considered a fair 

 day's work ; and lo do this well, a man must have hud 

 some experience in the business. To use the old-fash- 

 ioned cradle, requires so much dexterity, that, with us, 

 it is almost a trade by itself; and a cradler demands and 

 receives two or three times as much pay as a common 

 Inborei'. — With the improved cradle, after a little use, a 

 good mower will be able to reap as much ground in a 

 day, as he could mow, aiid to leave the grain in good 

 order to bind up. It is no inconsiderable advantage to 

 cut the straw close to the ground. 



The cheapness and simplicity of the construction of 

 this new cradle, and the facility with which it may be 

 used, are great recommendations. I cannot but think 

 jlhat if lhi« irnj-'Ienient were more extensively known, 

 it would be considered agreat acquisition to ihe farmer's 

 Btock of tools, and that it would be the means of saving 

 laim much time and l»bi>r. 

 1 am, Dear Sir, 



Very truly, your obliged friend, 



DANIEL P. KING. 



Danvers, August 28, 1S37. 



BIASSACHUSETTS IIORTICII1.TURA1. SOCIETY. 



Saturday, Sept. 2, 1837. 



A meeting of this Society was this day holden at the 

 Society's Rooms. 



The Executive Committee presented a report by its 

 Chairman, in relation to jiroviding rooms belter suited 

 to the purposes of the Society. The report was accept- 

 ed, and in accordance with 'he same, the following vote 

 was unanimousty accepted. 



Voted, That the Executive Committee be authorized 

 to obtain the rooms over No. 23 Trcmont Street, fi;r the 

 use of the Society, for such period and on such terms 

 as ihcy shall think it nmst (or its interest to do. 



On motion of Mr Grosvenor, a Committee was ap- 

 pointed to select suitable persons for the purpose of nom- 

 inating a list ol officers for the society for the ensuing 



yaar. Messrs L. P. Grosvenor, E. M. Richard.s, S. R. 

 Johnson, were appointed, who reptrted the names of the 

 following four persons : Messrs Isaac P. Davis, Joseph 

 P. Balch, T. G. Fjssonden, Robert Treat Paine, E. 

 VVeslon, Jr , ami the report was unanimously accep'ed. 

 Voted to adjourn to 2 weeks from this day, at eleven 

 o'clock. J. BRECK, Ri c. Sec. Pro Tim. 



EXHIBrriON OF FRUITS. 



Apples. — From the Hon. President of the Society, — 

 Lady Haley's Nonsuch, Large Red and Green Sweet- 

 ing. 



From Mr A. D. Williams, William's Favorite, of 

 extraordinary size and beauty. 



From R. Manning, Esq — Red Astracan, Agrise, Von, 

 Kezina, (French.) a beautiful little apple of curious form 

 and singular flavor ; and a handsome variety, name un- 

 known 



From S. Downer, Esq. — Large and small Red, also, 

 Yellow Liberian Crab Apples of great beauty. 



From Mr James L. L. F. Warren,— Porter apples, 

 large and fair. 



From Messrs Hovey & Co. — High Top Sweeting, a 

 valuable baking fruit. 



Pears. — From R. Manning, Esq.— Windsor, an old 

 and worthless variety, Skinless and Bloorlgood Pears — 

 the last a good flavored fruit and a great bearer. 



From E. M. Richards, — August Muscat Pears, not 

 worth cultivating, on account of their exceedingly short 

 duration. 



Peaches, — From Mr Thomas Mason, Cliarlestovvn 

 Vineyard, — Early Royal George, handsome. 



Plums. — From Mr J. R. Johnson, Charlestovvn, — 

 Washington, or Bolmer's Washington Plums of unri- 

 valled size, surpassing beauty, and delicious flavor. 7 

 or 8 dozen were exhibited, measuring about 7 inches in 

 circumference. Also, a branch 2 l-ti feet long, contain- 

 ing 31 plums. Also, from the same. Green Gage and 

 Flushing Gage, both very fine. 



From S. Downer, Esq. — Diiane's Purple, Bingham, 

 Blue Gage, Flushing Gage, Green Gage, and White 

 Gage. 



From li. Manning, Esq. — Orleans, Bluker's Gage and 

 Byfield. 



From Mr A. D. Williams, — Field Marshall, (Corse,) 

 White Gage and Orleans. 



Frort) Mr S. Pond, — Pond's iSeedling, Orleans, Bol- 

 mer's Washington, White Gage, and Duane's Purple. 



From R. L. Emmons, — Figs grown in his garden. 



From Messrs Winship,— a branch of the Sheplierdia 

 or Buffalo Berrv tree, loaded with fruit. 

 For the Committee. 



E M. RICHARDS. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



Dahlias. — .Mr S. R.Johnson of Charlestown presen- 

 ted 18 specimens. Var: Rlrs Wilkinson, Dutchess of 

 Buccleugh, Augusta, Countess of Beresford, and Cross's 

 Yellow, all fine. 



By Mr J. Towne of Boston,— Duke of Bedford, Cla- 

 ra and dueen Elizabe:h, fine. 



From Col. M. P. Wilder of Dorchesier, by his Gar- 

 dener, Mr J, Donald, — Upwards of 40 specimens. We 

 noticed Dodd's Mary, Conqueror of Europe, Royal Ad- 

 elaide, Stone's Yellow Perfection, Queen Elizabeth, 

 Criterion, King of Beauties, Napoleon, Sir II. Fletcher, 

 (lolden Sovereign, Juliet and Village Maid, as being ex- 

 tra fine flowers. 



Messrs Hovey & Co. of Boston, presented 43 varie- 

 ties. Victoria, and Mrs Broadvvood are charming flow- 

 ers. Indeed all their specimenj were good, but we 

 must notice a few which we consider as possessing all 

 the qualities of first rate flowers, viz : Hermoine, Dutch- 



ess of Buccleugh, Angelina, Ariel, Lady «f the Lake, 

 Paragon, Lavinia, Criterion, Venus, and Conqueror of 

 Europe. 



By Messrs Winship of Brighton, — Forty specimens, 

 among which we noticed Beauty of Salem, Barrett's Su- 

 sannah, and Countess of Liverpool. 



By S. Walker, — 18 varieties. 



Messrs Mason, Hovey, and Walker, — Bouquets. 

 For the Committee. 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



[ET The Committee of Arrangements will meet at 

 the Horticultural Society's Rooms at 11 o'clock A. M., 

 on Saturday, 9th inst. A punctual attendance is re- 

 quested. By order. 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



Sept. 4th, 1837. 



Faneuil Hall Vegetable Market. — Wednesday, 

 Sept 6, 1837. — String Beans20 cts. a peck , Shell beans 

 8 to 10 cents a quart; Broad Windsor Beans 20 cents 

 do ; Cucumbers 6 1-4 cts. a dozen ; do. for Pickles, 17 

 cents per hundred ; Peppers 3 cents per lb ; Summer 

 Squashes 12^ cents a dozen ; Green Corn 12^ cts. a 

 dozen ; Tomatoes 12^ to 25 do ; Fruit of E^g Plants 

 25 cents per dozen ; Cauliflowers 12 1-2 to 25 cents a 

 head ; Brocoli 12 1-2 to 25 cents each ; Beets, Carrots, 

 &c., G cents a bunch ; Red and Yellow Onion $1,00 

 per bushel ; White Onions $1,25 do.; Potatoes 50 cents 

 a bushel ; Sweet Potatoes $2 50 per bushel j Winter 

 and Valparaso Squash, 3 cents per lb.; Cabbages 50 to 

 75 cents per dozen. 



Fruit.— Apples 37 t-2 cents per peck ; Pears 50 cents 

 a peck ; Peaches 25 to 75 cents a dozen ; Berries 10 to 

 12 1-2 cents a quart; Barberries $1,50 per bushel; — 

 Plums 17 to 25 cents a quart; Grapes 75 cents to $1,00 

 per bushel ; Melons 12 1-2 to 75 cents apiece. 



Elegant Engravings. — We have received from N. 

 Dearborn and Son, two fine specimens of art. These 

 are minute, but master-pieces, and the neatest and most 

 accurate samples of mvltum in parvo, we ever peered 

 at. One of these contains the Declaration of Indepen- 

 dence, the Portrait of Washington, the^signatures of the 

 signers of that immortal document, and thirteen ar- 

 morial devices, emblemalical of the old thirteen States, . 

 in about the size of a page of a child's Primer. Tlie , 

 other engraving gives a plain, neat and doubtless accu- 

 rate Chart of Boston Harbor, its shores, islands, sound- , 

 ings, &c. &c., in the size of the page of a lady's novel, j 

 The artist who engraved the Lord's Prayer on his thumb I 

 nail, should, in the presence of the Dearborns, hide his I 

 diminished head in a nutshell. i 



Mistake Corkecteu. — In our last paper, page 62, 

 we stated that the boys of the Boston Farm School were 

 under the direction of " Mr Curtis.' Tliis was a mis- , 

 take ; we should have stated Mr George B. Hyde, who 

 is at present the Instructor of that School, in the liter- 

 ary department, and Capt. Chandler teaches Agricul- 

 ture, Horticulture and Rural Economy. 



Uj'An experiment was made on Long Island, of a 

 machine for mowing grass and grain, worked by horse 

 power. It perlbrms the work in a perfect manner, and 

 produces a result equal to the labor of 12 men. 



[3= Several valuable Communications are unavoida- 

 bly omitted, to give room for the proceedings of the 

 Horticultural Society. They shall appear next week. - 



