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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



JAN. 3, 18 18. 



AND gardener's JOURNAL. 

 Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1838. 



To THE Patrons of the N. E. Farmer. — We have 

 great pleasure in announcirjg lo our (riends an ■ readers, 

 that we have eifecled an engagement with tlie Rev. 

 Henry Chlman, to afford us, in coiiduclirjg our paper, 

 what aid and advjce lie is able lo do, cor.si.stenllj' willi 

 his duties to the State, in prosecuting and completing 

 the Agiicultural Survey. His past experience, Ins hab- 

 its of familiarity with the farming interests, his unabaled 

 zeal in the pro.secnlion of ihi.^ {if^al cause, uiiiled with 

 Ills present facilities in procuring information, will, we 

 trust, render suuh an arrangement, highly btiiieficial to 

 our Journal, and acceptable lo our patrons. iMuch in- 

 formation of ail interesting and useful tlinracter, which 

 he will galher in his explorations, and which might not 

 properly be embodied in his Report, -a ill, in this way- 

 find its way with advantage, to ihe firmers. We should 

 have been happy, if it had been consistent »ith his en- 

 gagements, to have been able to induce him lo take tie 

 entire charge of the editorial deiiurlmeiit of our paper ; 

 but as he declines that, lest it should in any way inter- 

 fere with his duties to the Coinmonwe illh, we congrat 

 ulate our readers in being able lo secure his services, not 

 a.i a friend merely, for thai he bus been from the cslab- 

 lishinent of our paper; but as a constant adviser and 

 correspondent. 



We talic this oppoiiunily to express our gratitude to. 

 those friends, who hav*; kindly rendered us assistance, 

 by comniunicalions, and otherwise, since the decease of 

 our lamented friend Fesseiiden. We hope f->r a contin- 

 uance of such fiivors. We aio anxious to extend our 

 correspondence ; and we promise those who will thus 

 favor us, wilh our grateful and prompt atlenlion. 



J. BRF.CK & Co. 

 January 1, 1838. 



Adieu, old Eighteen Hundred Thlrty-seren-! 

 All hail, Ihe I{eie Year, now lo mortals given ! 

 Sleeper, awake ! and, as each moment fliea, 

 "Acl MieH your part ; — thcre-.xW ihe honor lif*. ' 



" Thou, who art accountable to thyself, thy country, 

 and thy God, what linsl thou been doing.' Say, ye hap- 

 py children of men, \\ hose intercs;ing duly and calling 

 it is to aid dame nature in h' r works, and lill and beau- 

 tify the hln.omiiig earth, to cherish the sweet herbage, 

 and lot out the verdant fields, li;ive ye as well strove to 

 improve and adorn the better part, the mind, jind culti- 

 vate the virlues ; thus fulliiling all the important ends 

 of your cieatiuii ? Farmer, hast thou lived in harmony 

 wilh lliy neighbor, without nial.ce, envy, or prejudice .■' 

 Hast thou exercised charity, mercy, forgiveness, and 

 kindness to all around thee, not forgelting the widow 

 and orphan, who should never be sent away from thy 

 garners of plenty, sorrowing and disconsolate.^ In fine, 

 liasl thou been diligent in busines<, and fnilhfully exer- 

 cised the talent given thee?' Such, aim ii. any more, 

 might be the interesting interrogations from the trumpet 

 voice of the all-powerful monitor. Let the book, then, 

 he opened, and turn to the record, where stands holh 

 debt and credit, and si'e to the trial-balance So we 

 dose the account of the old year, and begin anew our 

 record and our labor; and he that has been an industri 

 ous, watchful, attentive liusbandman, and " faithful 

 steward," will assuredly receive his honor and his piofit 

 for having acied well his part. 



To the young man, who has not suffered himself to be 

 estranged andAliawn away, by the frivolities of the day, 

 from the employment of agriculture, in which he was 

 brought up, we would say a " ord or two. What science, 

 my young friend, is more engaging and instructive.' — 

 Wlial more useful and lilting to man .' Those who par- 

 ticipate in ihe labors and concerns of agriculture, re- 

 ceive therefrom eminent advantages and pleasures, 

 known to them alone. Go on, then, and prospei in 

 your vocation ; be awake, and on the alert ! Away 

 wilh stupidity ; yet go not headlong, nor heedless. Be 

 not only ambitious to act a part on the great theatre of 

 life, but strive also to act ihat part ^cell ; for this is as 

 much a requisite in you, as in priest or president. In 

 so doing, you will promote your o\' n prosperity and wel- 

 fare, and that of your country and kindred, and no one 

 shall then he induced to put the significant interrogato- 

 ry, " if I then be a father, where is mine honor .'" You 

 will indeed be happy yourself, and ; ou too will cor- 

 dially respond to 



Statement oj Brighton Market for 1837. — 

 Beef Cattle, 32,664 sales estimiled at $1,507,872 



" 486,4.60 



Stores, 

 Sheep, 

 Swine, 



16,216 



noaoe 



17,052 



1836. 



Beef Cattle, 



Stores, 

 Sheep, 

 Swine, 



Estimated sales, 



Reef Cattle, 

 Stores, 

 Sheep, 

 Swine, 



Estimated sah s, 



1835. 



273,515 

 119,364 



$2,449,231 



38,504 

 1 1 ,858 

 82,830 

 15,077 

 $1,858,202 



51,095 



15,872 

 98,160 

 23,142 

 $1,878,032 



Yes, this lathe point, and the main purpose <jf living. 

 "Act well your part ;" and r. is as incumbent on tin; far- 

 mer, as on the statesman, i<\ soldier, or any olher class 

 of the community, to attend to the injunction. Of all 

 the busy tribes that checker the globr, and strive and 

 struggle to maintain a brief existence, here, at the head 

 of them, stands the tiller of the s^il, ih'' only self sua- 

 tainer, the agriculturist, the independent Farmer. For 

 this very purpose, was man sent f«tii upon the earth, 

 to cultivate it and to dress it. From the cumnienremeiil 

 to the close of each changing year, he makes it Ins busi 

 ness to watch the growth of earih's thousand produc- 

 tions, and to gather its nourishing foils f ir the hene6t 

 of tho-c millions, who are ever dependent upon the very 



labor of his hands 'lor sustenance, yea, liir lifi>. How 

 itappy then is that husbandman, who, at the close of 



each year, has a conscientious belief that he is deserving 



of that most welcome of all approbations, — '* well dorie, 



good and faithful seivant I ' No nielaiicholy attends the 



bosom of such an one ; all is cheerful serenity and quie- 

 tude ; he wishes the world a happy new year, from the 



niiicetity of an honest heart. 



Suppose, then, we take a retrospect of the past year ; 



lujjpose the all-important inquiry should now call aloud. I in truth and in reality. 



Tile murMiiig s loud greeting, nad evening's warm cheer, 

 *' Hail, hail, friend ! I wish you a happy new \ ear." 



Friends and Patrons of the New England Farmer ; 

 since the last New Year's anniversary, the grand har- 

 vester, OeuiA, has entered our enclosure I And, alas ! 

 ihe loss of our late valuable and highly esteemed editor, 

 has caused the tears of grief and sorrow lo 0ow. He 

 was suddenly taken, like a .shock of grain, rich and ripe, 

 and borne au ay to a depository fitter than what earth 

 can afford. But it is needless for us here to dilate upon 

 this melaiichcdy deprivation, since Ihe subject is so fiilly 

 trisited in anoiher phice in this paper, and by an abler 

 hand. Though trials and Iroubles have awaited us all, 

 yet we cannot but offer our congratulations to our friends 

 on the enlvance of a New. Year under so pleasant cir- 

 cumstances The jlarnier's granriries and barns and 

 store-houses, are filled with the rich produce of lijs fields 



and a ready marki't, and full price are found for all 



We tender our vv.'irmest thanks for every favor. We 

 have endeavored to act well our part, and hope the 

 honor of a good name, and the profit of an increase to 

 our suhscrlplion list, and prompt pay, will make a por- 

 lion of the reward, if we are deserving. And so, may a 

 Happy New Year attend us all ; not in name only, but 



Qj' We approve of the plan suggested in the follow, 

 inf* communication, and should like much to see it car. 

 ried into execution. Perhaps the writer will undertake 

 the business of commencing the laudable purpose in the 

 way he proposes, and thus do honor lo himself and es- 

 seiilially bciiefil llie community, which, we believe, ii 

 not much the case with some of our speculations. 



Mr Editor : I notice there is at Brighton every Mon 

 day, a number of fine Heifers, from two lo three yean 

 old, which a.e too good lo kill. It has occurred to mi 

 that a company might bo formed, lo purchase 500 ever 

 year, and send them into the interior, to be kept unti 

 full grown, then sell them again to the various farmers 

 By this plan, the breed of cows would be much improv 

 ed all over New England. It ajipears to me, that a ma. 

 jority of our cows are ordinary, and it is with consider 

 able difiiculty that good ones are ohtaineil. By the 

 above plan, every subscriber would be contributing somi 

 good to the country, without su^tainillg any loss 1 aa 

 n hopes that our next Legislature will examine the sub 

 jccl of Agriculture more closely than ever, and mak 

 such appropriations as lo give a bounty on wheat am 

 other products, so as to induce men to engage more ear 

 neslly in cultivating the soil, so as lo raise, not only suf 

 ficient for home use, hut some for cxportatitm. 



Frankmn. 



Sugar Beet and Mangel Wlrtzei. — One Ihousani 

 and seventeen bushels of Sugar Beets and Mangel Wurl 

 zel were topped and pulled by nine men in three hours 

 This is the production of a little over an acre of ground 

 in Newton township, Gloucester County, New Jersey 

 Many of the beets weighed twelve pounds. — U. Slate 

 Gazette. 



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[nr The reader will please correct the following mw 

 takes in our paper of last week, viz : page 195, in thi 

 reply lo A. B.'s communication, 2d section, for attell 

 lively, read ultimately; 4th section, for commissioners 

 read commissioner; 5lh section, for agriculture, reti 

 agricultural. 



Farmer's Almahac, — by R. B. TVtomas.— This v«JU| 

 able calendar again appears in all its pith, spirit and hit 

 mor, with the head of its veteran author. We greet | 

 with pleasure, acknowledging our partiality for it, fran 

 the lime wo first become acquainted with iU cua. 



