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thousands to enrich the patrimonial estates, where 

 all their best affections centre. 



Through want of enterprise at homo, with fields 

 liidt* cultivated and unproductive, with rusty, old 

 fashioned and awkward implements, wringing from 

 the brow the sweat, almost without hope, with no 

 delicious, inviting fruits in the garden and on-hard, 

 your young sons go reluctantly with you to the 

 toils of the farm, and early begin to lay their 

 plans to lie away elsewhere, to pursue their call- 

 ings ami to form connexions. Good poliiy de- 

 mands of the farmer his utmost exertions, his best 

 calculations, to render his lots of land to his chil- 

 dren even objects of pride. (Jive the fanners en- 

 couragement to emulate their sons to 



" Attend their rural care, 



Feed fairer flocks, or richer fleeces shear." 



Teach them the happy lesson, that the prosperous 

 German settlers of Pennsylvania taught their chil- 

 dren, 



" To fear God and work." 



The county of Plymouth is worthy to he viewed 

 by its inhabitants as a patrimonial estate, conse- 

 crated by its ancient institutions. In tin; history of 

 all future time it will bo associated with whatever 

 is sacred in the name of liberty, or interesting to 

 the hopes of the world. 



Though its forests have been swept away, prob- 

 ably not a quarter part of its soil has ever been 

 moved by the plough. Its actual resources have 

 slept as from the foundation of the world. The 

 cultivated and cleared land, on an average, yields 

 probably not more than a tenth part so much as by 

 good cultivation it is capable of yielding. On our 

 seaboard bounding the county to an extent of thirty 

 miles, arc offered great facilities for enriching a 

 soil naturally good. In every part we have ready 

 ami easy access to good markets. Capital is not 

 wanting. We want better farming, enterprise, ac- 

 tivity, and better harmony and co-operation be- 

 tween the different parts of the county. Union is 

 strength and good economy. 



"The spirit of improvement is abroad." It is 

 manfully striving around us for pre-eminence in 

 the arts of life. Shall we consent, without a 

 struggle, to be left, by all, far behind ? I maintain 

 that In reality the merchant and the professional 

 man, as well as the mechanic and manufacturer, 

 have a deep interest in the success of the farmer. 

 Let there be then a communion, " a brotherhood 

 of interest, feeling and patriotism" cherished be- 

 tween them. Every father and mother must nat- 

 Hrally desire to see their sons and daughters pleas- 

 antly settled around them, with prospects of com- 

 petency and happiness to reap the benefits of the 

 invaluable institutions founded and defended by 

 their ancestors. Let this desire he cherished until 

 in this county the first direct command from Heav- 

 en " to be fruitful, to multiply, and replenish and 

 subdue the earth," shall be better fulfilled. Let 

 the arts of domestic industry be encouraged ; let 

 them bo diligently inculcated and duly honored. 

 The spirit of discontent and of a passion to rove 

 and emigrate will dismiss its splendid dreams, nor 

 longer pant, 



" To tread the dreary paths without a guide, 

 As treacherous phantoms in the mfet elude." 



Is confirmation of the policy now recommend- 

 ed, required ? One of the most approved writers 

 on political economy tells us, that " the depopula- 

 tion of old Spain was owing, not only to the vicious 



institutions of her government, but to the small 

 amount of her internal products, in proportion to 

 her territorial extent." He adds that " the most 

 effectual encouragement to population is, the ac- 

 tivity of industry, and the consequent multiplica- 

 tion of the notional products."' The reasoning 

 that applies to a whole country will apply to a 

 county. 



To the promotion of agricultural and mechan- 

 ical science, permit me to recommend that the ed- 

 ucation iu our public schools be adapted. I think 

 that the grammar and the eloquence of a good 

 farm, and of a well managed household; give hap- 

 piest proofs of minds of most substantial merit. 

 That is genuine education that teaches the philos- 

 phy of being virtuous and " acting well our part." 

 They of all classes have power to lie happiest 

 whose dependence on the favor of Providence is 

 most direct. 



The farmer's is a generous subsistence. No lux- 

 uries can be so delicious, as the fruits of his own 

 care and healthful toil, fresh and pure from the 

 hand divine. His farm becomes a garden, atid ev- 

 ery whero he traces the footsteps of his Cod, 

 walking with him, and with many a token of love 

 cheering his labor. 



The pledge has been too recently given by our 

 fellow citizens to be forgotten to day, that the spir- 

 it of moral pestilence, that hideous leveller of the 

 mighty, and spoiler of youth and loveliness, has 

 become " cursed above all cattle, and above every 

 beast of the field." 



A land thrice made free, thrice blest. Let in- 

 dustry with the kindred virtues cause it to blossom 

 as the rose, and from increasing thousands of grate- 

 ful hearts to send up a tribute of perpetual praise 

 to the Lord of all lands. 



VALLEY OF THE CONNECTICUT. 



No part of the Connecticut presents more ex- 

 tensive intervals, than those included in the towns 

 of Northampton, Iladley, Hatfield, and Deerfield. 

 They are composed of deep alluvion, intermixed 

 with decayed vegetables, and generally repose on 

 rolled masses of stones or gravel, and much of the 

 adjacent country partakes of that character. Evi- 

 dence is not wanting to prove, and the opinion is 

 now common among Geologists that the whole 6«- 

 sin, bounded on the highlands, east and west of the 

 Connecticut, in Massachusetts, extending from the 

 hills in Bernardstown and Leyden, to mounts IIol- 

 yoke and Tom, below Iladley and Northampton, 

 and the chain of hills stretching through WeBt field, 

 was, at some remote period, covered by a lake, or 

 expansion of the Connecticut river; and that the 

 water has gradually drained off through the south- 

 ern barrier at South Hadley falls, and the passage 

 of Westfiehl river, at Feeding-hills. Other simi- 

 lar lakes probably existed below this basin, at 

 Springfield and Long Meadow, and at Windsor, 

 Hartford, YVeathersfiold, and Middletown, in Con- 

 necticut. Similar lakes, though of less extent, 

 once covered the intervals on the Connecticut 

 above Greenfield. — HoyCs Antiquarian Researches. 



CEMENT FOR STOVES. 



A mixture of salt and ashes for tho crevices to 

 to be guarded against the intrusion of smoke, in 

 stoves and pipes, is more durable than the ordinary 

 mortar of lime and sand ; beside being more con- 

 venient to obtaiu. — L. I. Farmer. 



' Say, vol. 2, p. 140. 



HORTICULTURAL. 



We are happy to give place in our columns to 

 the following abstract, and hope the example of 

 the gentlemen associated for the purpose of pro- 

 moting Horticulture will he imitated, till New 

 England can boast of at least as many Horticultu- 

 ral Societies as there are counties within its limits. 

 For the New England Farmer. 



BERKSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A meeting of citizens of the county of Berk- 

 shire, for the purpose of forming a Horticultural 

 Society for said county, was holden at Lenox 

 Nov. 5, 1833. Theodore Sedgwick, Esq. was 

 called to the chair, and II. W. Bishop, Esq. ap- 

 pointed secretary. The committee appointed at a 

 previous meeting to draft and report a constitution 

 reported, and a constitution was adopted. The 

 Society elected the following officers for the year 

 ensuing. 



Theodore Skdgwick, President; 



E. A. Newton, Vice President ; 



M. A. Lie, Corresponding and Recording Sec; 



II. W. Bishop, Treasurer. 



Resolved, That the officers of the Society be 

 constituted a committee to report a code of bye- 

 laws, at the next stated meeting of the Society. 



Resolveit, That be constituted a committee 



to solicit subscribers to the constitution. 



Resolved, That the several towns in the county 

 be requested to form societies auxiliary to this So- 

 ciety. 



Resolved, That the officers of the Society take 

 the necessary measures for obtaining an act of in- 

 corporation. 



Resolved, That the Secretary prepare a copy of 

 the doings of this meeting for publication in the 

 several papers of the county, and in the New 

 England Farmer, and that Mr. S. W. Bush be re- 

 quested to furnish a copy of his Address (delivered 

 at a former meeting) for publication in the N. E. 

 Farmer. — Adjourned. 



Attest, M. A. Lee, Secretary. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY . 



EXHIBITION OF FRUIT AT THE MASS. 

 HORT. SOC. ROOMS. 



Saturday, JYov. 23rf, 1833. 



Apples. Sans Pariel, from Wm. Prince &. Sons, 

 L. Island, fine fruit. 



Pudding Sweeting, from Mr. Howe, Princeton, 

 very fine. 



Jelliflower Rouge, from Mr. Stetson, VVnllham. 



Seedling Apple, from Mr. Howe, Princeton, 

 very good. 



Isaac P. Davis, Esq. " Tolman's Sweoting," a 

 fine baking apple. 



Spanish Reinette, from a dwarf tree 4 feet high, 

 bearing 42 fine fruit, by Saml. Pond, a fine sharp 

 high flavored apple, great bearer. 



Chaumontello Pear, from David Dudley, Esq. 

 Roxburv. 



For the Committee, Samuel Pond. 



A special meeting of the Committee on Fruits 

 will be held at the Horticultural Hall on Saturday 

 the 30th inst. at 1 o'clock, P. M. 



For the Committee, Saml. Posd. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



Thomas Mason, Charlestowu Vineyard, variety 

 of Chrysanthemum flowers. 



By order of Committee, Jona. Winship, Ch. 



In last Farmer the Pear from Mr.Wigglesworth's 

 garden should he Doynne Gris instead of Beurre G. 



