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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



NOV. 15, 18 



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AND gardener's journal. 



Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1837. 



DEATH OF THOMAS G. FESSKNDEN, Esq. 



It bucurnes our painful duty lo announce llie sudden 

 death ol' Tlionias G. Fessendtn, Esq., Editor of tliu N 

 England Farmer, wiio departed this life at his residence 

 on ;?aturday evening, lUih inst , aged 0.3, after a short 

 illness of about 24 hours. 



To all who liave personally known him, this event] 

 will cause a general feeling and expression of sorrow 

 For fifteen yeais he has been the abe conductor of this I 

 paper, and it will not perhaps, be considered too much 

 for us to say, that, by his editorial labors, he. has done 

 more than any of his cotemporaries, lo promote the in- 

 terest of Agriculture in our coiintry. 



It does not become us to pronounce his eulogy ; we 

 must leave this for some abler pen ; but we must be 

 permilled to say, that in him was seen an honest, up' 

 right man, and a benefactor to his country. The mem 

 o.iy of his excellence is deeply engraven on the hearts 

 of many, especially on those who have been associated 

 withliim; by them he will long be remembered with 

 veneration and lo\e. 



The mortal remains of Wr Fessenden, were on Tues 

 day, conveyed to Mount Auburn for interment. 



RUST IN WHEAT. 

 The disastrous effect of rust in wheat, makes it 



Ibe authenticated) to the end. When such specimens 

 Bshould bo presented, you could make an exhibition ol 



|lhe same to some of your agricullural friends, fromBject of deep interest to the agnculturist andtli^e 

 whom you could procure a recommendation to the pnb.| 

 lie, who would feel inierested for ihe coming year, in 

 (procuring this seed ; for, although the total failure of 

 ibis crop in New England, would not affect the price in 

 the aggregate probably two cents on a bushel, still the 

 loss to the cultivator in New England is a severe one 

 Yours with respect, F. 



Braintree, Nov. 13, 1S37. 



mist. Its appearance on the stalk gives its name 

 what is it.' is it a disease.' is it a fungus whic 

 sumes the energies of the plant .' is it an eifect, 

 a cause .' What is the remedy .' or is it irremedia] 



An examination of the stem shows that it is sp\ 

 for a short distance, in a multitude of places, ai 

 the exudation of the juice of the plant, ahd its ai 

 to the surface, produces that appearance called 

 It is therefore an effect of another and great cau; 



Let the farmer examine the stalk where rust a 

 and ascertain the state of the ftem. If the stem 

 open, he will then enquire for the cause. Will 



[Fur the Kew Kngl.ind farmer.] 

 T. G. Fessf.niien, Esq., — Dear Sir : I have just re 

 turned from Niagara River, with a severe attack of theQtind ihat the rust prevails upon the thrifty when 

 nliuenza, which will prevent me from venturing outgthe most exuberant fields.' The middling wl 

 for the present. Will you have the goodness to insertSlhe poorer, have escaped the rust. Next, he w 

 ihe within paragraph in the New England Farmer, andSsider the slate of the crop and of the weather, w 

 show our eastern friends that we can raise as big ReetsBrust appears. Will he not find it to follow the i 

 and Turnips in York State as they can elsewhere. 

 Yours with much respect, 



D. J. Browne. 

 Bostons Oct. 10, 1837. 



Notice to our Patrons and Friends. — By the sud- 

 den decease of our beloved associate and friend, th 

 Editor of the N. E. Farmer, we are called unexpectedly 

 to enter the breach which death has made, and take 

 upon ourselves, for the present, the respousiLility of con- 

 ducting this paper. Our other duties are so numerous 

 and oijr mind so constantly occui)ied, that, had we the 

 ability, we should shrink from ihis responsibility, for 

 any length of lime, especially in this enlightened age, 

 when onward! onwa.d! is the order of llie day. Let 

 It be understood then, that it is only as a matter of ne- 

 cessity, that We stand in the place of our lamented and 

 worthy friend. 



We beg our patrons aitd friends to he patient with us 

 a few weeks, until we can make arrangements with 

 some suitable person to take charge of the paper. It is 

 our intention to secure without delay, the services of 

 some gentleman, who is scientifically and practically 

 acquainted with agricultural pursuits, and who is well 

 qualified to meet the e.xpectation of an intelligent com- 

 munity. 



.We shall endeavor to make the paper as interesting 



as possible, by judicious selections and inlere-.<ting com" 



munications ; and we hope, in this emergencyrto be 



assisted by some of our able correspondents and friends 



JOSEPH BRECK & Co. 



Fertility of the Soil on the Kagara River. — Col. Wm. 

 Williams of Tonawanda, N. Y., raised this year, with- 

 out the aid jf manure, a mangel wurtzel measuring 30! 

 inches in circumference, and weighing 23 pounds.;! 

 nd Daniel V. Baxter of the saine place, raised on Ton-j 

 a« anda Island, a rula baga weighing 20^ lbs. 



MASSACHUSETTS tlORTIClIL,TX;RAL. SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



Saturday, Nov. 11, 1837. 



Dix pear, a fine specimen from a standard tree, from 

 Mr Enoch Bartlett, Roxbury. 



St. Germain pears, a fine specimen, from Mr Samuel 

 Sweetser, Cambridge port. 



A red Apple, and the Rhode Island Greening, from 

 Mr Shadrach Freeman, Esq., of Sandwich, Barnstable 

 County ; both kinds gave good evidence that fine fruits 

 may be grown on the Cape. These were offered for 

 exhibition by Dr Benj. Shurtleff, of Chelsea. 



For the Committee. 



B. V. FRENCH. 



To the Editors of the JV. E. Farmer : 



Gentlemen,— Permit me to call your attention to a 

 subject that interests all New England, in a greater or 

 less degree, in relation to our corn crops ; although the 

 season has been more propitious than the last, still the 

 Jnss has been severe to the husbandman. It is well 

 known that many fields have failed of ripening this 

 year; but, had the sued been of the early kind, most 

 would have been saved. And, as the harvest has just 

 closed, and the results fresh on the mind of the farmers, 

 would il not be promoting the public good, which I am 

 persuaded you always keejj in view, t<i advertise for 

 specimens of the Sioux, Dulton, Phinney, Lathrop, or 



Large Vegetables. — We just received from the 



farm of the Hon. Daniel Webster, Marshfield, Mass., 

 fifteen vegetable roots of various sorts, whose aggregate 

 weight is 59 1-2 lbs., viz : — 



4 Mangel Wurtzel, 37 lbs. 13 oz. 



1 Orange Beet, G " 00 " 



3 Carrots, 6 " 00 " 



3 Parsnips, 6 " 5 " 



4 Long Red Potatoes, 3 " 6 " 



59 lbs. 8 oz. 

 The two largest Mangel Wurtzel weighed over 10 

 lbs. each. Pretty fair specimens of good cultivation. 



Oats for Horses. — It is estimated that at least one- 

 third, (some estimate it at one half,) is gained in feed 

 ing oats to horses, if the grain be groimd or broken be- 

 fore it is fed to thum. This will appear quite probable 

 when it is observed that :i large portion of the grain fre- 

 quently passes through the animal entire, and conse 



heavy dew and the warm weather, which cai 

 wheat to grow in the rich soils with great rapid 

 not the sap then produced in greater abundan 

 there is strength in the vessels to sustain, and i 

 the excessive power of the sap burst the vessels ( ' 

 the sap upon the suiface, and produced an elTec 

 to tne superficial observer, seems lo be the cau 

 disastrous lesult .' 



Remedies. — These will consist in occupying t 

 of second quality with wheat; or in sowing th' 

 lands with a much greater quantity, so that et 

 may receive less nutriment; or in sowing wl 

 later period in the autumn, so that it shall not 

 so much power ; or in feeding it down in the s 

 th.^l it shall advance more slowly to perlection 

 preventives may occur to the intelligent farmer 



As the vessels seem to burst in many places 

 probably, not any lateral communication betwei 

 so that the exudation of sap in one place doei 

 lieve the pressure in other places. It is wel 

 that the motion of sap in vegetables is nol j 

 like the circulation of blood in animals. — Gem 



Preserving the Morus Multicaulis. — In 

 repeated inquiries how to preserve the Morus i 

 lis through the winter, when taken up, we giv 

 lowing methods, which have been practised v 

 cess. They may be kept in good order by taki 

 up soon after the frost has taken off the leaves, 

 rying them in a hole, something like that use 

 tatoes — mix the earth intimately with the tiees 

 no straw, or the mice may harbor among then 

 stroy them. Some have left the trees in ihe n 

 heap, covered with earth, where they kept 

 Freezing does not injure them, so long as they 

 pletely covered with earth. Others have kepi 

 the cellar, in the same manner, or in boxes, mi 

 sand, which is the best way to keep cuttings 

 n the fall.— Sj7A Cult. 



To DESTROY THE Hessian Flv. — A hirinC; 

 has adopted the following successful expecli 



He sows early in September, and feed.-i it 

 November. The fly is lodged in the lower joi 

 grain, and is bitten off and destroyed by the 

 sheep which feed upon it. The wheat bccoi 

 established, by being sown early, ;ind shoots 

 ously in the spring, as to be little if any atfccb 

 fly. An experiment was made in two adjoini 



luently undigested. And such being the case, it shows . ,.....,... ^ ....... „„.. 



Ihe importance of a greater attention to this subject, (sown at the same time ; one was not fed down 

 than is usually bestowed ujion it, when such a loss maylnearly deslroyed by the Hessian fly ; the othe 

 other early kinds of corn, with a description of tlieHbe prevented, especially by those who reside in the im-ldown, and wholly escaped the insect 

 ground, lime of jilanliiig, and harvesting, (those should jmcdiate vicinily of mills — Uen. Far. Ion the best authority. — Cult. 



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