NEW 



'ARJftlER. 



PUBLISHED BY GEO. C. BARRETT, NO. 52, NORTH MARKET STREET, (at the Agricultural Warehouse.)— T. G. FESSENDEN, EDITOR. 



VOL. XII. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1833. 



NO. 11. 



COMMUNICATIONS. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 CANADA COTTOK. 



In the New England Farmer, No. 17, vol. 10, 

 page 131, it is mentioned io an article under the 

 above head, that the lads of Dr. Stewart Chjsholm 

 ofGlengary, in Upper Canada, had spun a large 

 quantity of this wild Cotton, and had it woven 

 into cloth. The discovery of the capability of this 

 article's being converted into cloth is attributed to 

 the above lads, and it is very probable that they 

 had not known of the experiments being made be- 

 fore, lint I find, by reference to the Domestic 

 Encyclopaedia, article Swallow Wort, (another 

 name for the plant,) that the American Editor of 

 that work, Dr. Mease, mentions, on the authority 

 of Dr. Guthrie, (Manchester Memoirs, vol. v,) that 

 "the plant is cultivated extensively in Germany, 

 and that stuffs have been made of it, which vied 

 in lustre with the animal silk." 



The botanical name of the plant is Asclcpias 

 Sj/riaca. It abounds throughout N. America, but 

 especially in N. York, and further north, near 

 rivers and streams ; and I have often wondered 

 that it has not been applied for the purpose of fill- 

 ing bed-spreads, as a substitute for the expensive 

 article, eider-down, for which it would answer ad- 

 mirably; probably it might require quilting. This 

 might be ascertained by experiment : the ingenuity 

 of our women would doubtless find out the best 

 way of using it. 



I should suppose that the addition of some cot- 

 ton to the silk of the plant would facilitate the 

 spinning of it into thread. Economicus. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 IKW MANUFACTURE OP FLOWER POTS. 



Extract from a letter from Mr. John Thornton, 

 of New Bedford, Mass. to the Editor of the New 

 England Farmer. 



Thos. G. Fessenden, Esq Sir, " I take 



the liberty to seud you, by the sloop Pomona, 

 Capt. Stackbouse, four Flower Pots, of different 

 sizes, as a specimen recently manufactured in this 

 town ; which you will please accept as a token of 

 friendship, from an ex-editorial brother." 



" The clay of which the pots are made was 

 brought from Europe, 2000 miles up the river 

 Rhine ; and the superior excellence of them, com- 

 pared with those in common use, especially the 

 glazed kind, consists principally in their porosity", 

 a quality in Flower pots, indispensable to the vigo- 

 rous and continued growth of plants." 



"A Pottery has recently been established in this 

 town, under the superintendence of two brothers, 

 by the name of Dixon, who have manufactured a 

 large lot of these Pots, which I have purchased ; 

 and one object in sending you a specimen, is, to 

 ask your opinion whether they would probably 

 • meet with a ready sale in the Boston market. — 

 The retail prices of the sizes I send you, in this 

 town, are 5s. 6d., 5s. and 4s. 6rf. a pair. But if 

 I could have an order for 50 or 100 pairs, 1 

 should put them considerably lower. I could fur- 

 nish 500 of them if wanted." 



We think the Flower Pots above described are 

 very neat, handsome, as well as useful articles ; 

 :md would recommend them to the attention of 

 florists, and others fond of fine plants, as elegant 

 receptacles for the fairest products of ornamental 

 culture. Editor. 



For tlir New England Fanner. 

 PICKLED CUCUMBERS. 



Mr. Editor, I have always thought that oppo- 

 position and competition on all subjects is for the 

 benefit of the community. Now as every one 

 thinks his opinion best, his horse or his boat the 

 fastest, his wife or his sweatheart the handsomest, 

 so I intend upon the strength of my opinion to 

 differ from a correspondent in your last paper, on 

 the subject of making Pickles. I learued when 

 quite a boy, from an old sea captain, a method of 

 pickling which be obtained in the West Indies, by 

 which I think as good or better pickles can be 

 procured in less time, and with much less trouble, 

 than by the process proposed by your correspon- 

 dent. Beside, by the method which I propose I 

 have the advantage of him, inasmuch as he is not 

 sure of the success of his plan, while from six 

 years practice in making them, and from the plau- 

 dits of epicures for the same length of time, I can 

 safely vouch for the superiority of pickles cured in 

 my way. Another advantage is, that they are nei- 

 ther affected by age, season or climate. But here 

 is the recipe, simple enough that every one can 

 judge of it for themselves. — To each hundred of 

 cucumbers put a pint of salt, and pour in boiling 

 water sufficient to cover the whole. Cover them 

 tight to prevent the steam from escaping, and in 

 this condition let them stand for 24 hours. They 

 are then to be taken out, and after being wiped 

 perfectly dry, care being taken that the skin is not 

 broken, placed in the jar in which they are to be 

 kept. Boiling vinegar (if spice is to be used it 

 should be boiled with the vinegar) is then to be put 

 to them, the jar closed tight, and in a fortnight deli- 

 cious hard pickles are produced, as green as the 

 day they were upon the vines. 



WORCESTER CATTLE SHOW. 



The Committee of Arrangements for the ap- 

 proaching Cattle Show and Exhibition of Manu- 

 factures by the Worcester County Agricultural 

 Society, on Wednesday, the 9th day of October 

 next, have been engaged in the discharge of the 

 duty assigned them, and have made the necessary 

 preparation for the occasion, in the fullest confi- 

 dence that no less interest would be evinced on 

 that day by their agricultural brethren, than has 

 been witnessed on any former year. They have 

 the pleasure of informing their fellow citizens that 

 the Address will be delivered by the Hon. Judge 

 Strong. The Premiums are so liberal as to in- 

 vite strong competition for the honors of the So- 

 ciety. The last year, in consequence of the very 

 great number of entries for the Ploughing Match, 

 the Committee were obliged to go to an inconven- 

 icut distance for a lot of land sufficiently large to 

 accommodate the number whom they had reason 

 to expect would be competitors in this part of the 

 exhibition, when they might have been better ac- 

 commodated, could they have known what would 



be the number of teams that actually would com" 

 pete for those premiums. This year the Commit- 

 tee will expect that all those who enter for the 

 Ploughing Match, will be on the ground at the 

 time appointed, with their teams and tools, ready 

 for the work assigned them. They are reminded 

 that such entries must be made before the 30th 

 inst., with William D. Wheeler, the Recording 

 Secretary. 



The Committee are authorized to offer a gra- 

 tuity of $25 for a Team of Working Oxen, to con- 

 sist of not less than 50 yokes, belonging to the 

 same town, and such as shall be approved by the 

 Committee on Working Oxen. They would re- 

 spectftmy solicit the attention of the patriotic far- 

 mers of the neighboring towns, to an object which 

 will aVld so much to the interest of the exhibition, 

 and it is requested that the intention of exhibiting 

 such a team may be seasonably communicated to 

 the Recording Secretary. 



"They trust that they shall not be disappointed 

 in the expectation that their manufacturing friends 

 will aid in the importance of the show, by exhib- 

 iting specimens of their skill. To their fair friends, 

 they have heretofore been greatly indebted for the 

 interest they have evinced for the welfare of the 

 Society — they are requested te continue their favor 

 by sending to the Hall the evidence of the excel- 

 lence of their handy work. It is important that 

 all articles of. Manufactures should be received at 

 the Society's Hall before 11 A. M. of the day pre- 

 ceding the Show, that the several Committees may 

 have rrrtifper lime for their examination. A suita- 

 ble person will be at the Hall on the Monday pre- 

 vious, to take charge of any articles which may be 

 committed to his care, and the Committee will use 

 every precaution in their power to prevent all in- 

 jury to the goods exhibited. 



Mr. Jones Estabrook, at the Central Hotel, will 

 provide a Dinner for the Society, and it is request- 

 ed that those who may at that time have good 

 Fruit, would have the goodness to send a portion 

 of it to Mr. Estabrook, to be exhibited on the Din- 

 ner Table. John W. Lincoln, t 



Thos. Chamberlain, 



Isaac Southgate, 



Nathan Heard, 



Frederick W. Paine, }■ 



Jona. Harrington, 



Ephraim Mower, 



John F. Clark, 



Gardner Bureank, 

 Worcester, Sept. 18, 1833. 



Commit- 

 tee of 



Arrange- 

 ments. 



From the Albany Gazette. 

 CULTURE OF WHEAT. 



O? an acre and three quarters of land, I have 

 raised sixty-two bushels and a half of IVHEAT — 

 the which the bearer now carries to market. The 

 land lias been pastured for several years — 1 put no 

 mantae of any kind on it — ploughed and harrowed 

 it at different times till it was mellow and fine — 

 sowed it about the middle of September, and have 

 reaped it as above stated, nearly 36 bushels an 

 acre. 



There were two things, which I presume caused 

 this more than common crop, (more than common 



