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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



DECEMBER 4, IS.'!:?. 



that after barn-yard manure has laid in heaps for 

 some tune, and b.'come dry, it loses it- strength. 

 This lias been my experience; but irever has this 

 loss happened to manure thinly spread over the 

 field as it was hauled from the yard: in Other 

 words fermentation is injurious, but simple exha- 

 lation is not. 



" Some may think that spreading manure off a 

 wagon is more tedious than to throw it down in 

 heaps, and then spread it. We mostly spread it 

 directly oft" the wagon. A man and boy hauled 

 out and spread in this manner eighteen two-horse 

 loads, between ten o'clock in the morning and 

 sunset, which it must be admitted was good speed. 

 If the time occupied in throwing it down in heaps 

 be added to the time necessary for spreading it af- 

 terwards, a balance will he found in favor of my 

 method. This is not idle theory, but the result of 

 experiments on a large scale." 



FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. 



From the last report of the Committee on Pre- 

 miums and exhibitions of the Franklin Institute 

 in Philadelphia, we extract the following portions 

 which relate to the several New-England States. 

 Boston Weekly Messenger. 

 On Cotton Goods. — Premium No. 63, is due to 

 the Bristol Print Works, Rhode Island, for No. 55, 

 10 pieces furniture chintz; the colors in these 

 goods are vivid and the patterns showy. In this 

 article, the judges are of opinion, there is an evi- 

 dent improvement. 



Premium No. 64, is due to the Merrimack Man- 

 ufacturing Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, for 

 No. 263 and 264, 30 pieces rich chintz prints, of 

 superior excellence in style, and displaying colors 

 of great brilliancy. 



Woollen Goods. — Premium No. 81, is due to the 

 Great Falls Manufacturing Company, Somersworth, 

 N. H. for 244 and 245, 6 pieces blue cloths, at 

 three dollars per yard. These goods are pro- 

 nounced to be well made and well finished. 



Premium No. 92, is dm', to the Buffalo Woollen 

 manufacturing Comp., Buffalo, N. V, for No. 52 1, 

 Wilton super Blankets. These are not surpassed 

 by any article of blanketing which have ever been 

 seen by the committee of judges ; the whiteness 

 and fleecy character of the fabric deserves especial 

 notice. 



Premium No. S2 is due to the Great Falls man- 

 ufacturing Company, for No. 239, 240, and 2 12 

 fancy colors broadcloths; the dye is adjudged to 

 be good, the texture fine, and the finish free from 

 objection. 



Premium No. 83 is due to Sam. Slater & Sons, 

 of Webster, Mass. for drab and mixed cloths. 

 These goods, are highly commended for coloi, 

 texture and finish. 



Honorary mention is due to the Middlesex manu- 

 facturing Comp., Lowell, Mass. for No. 238, striped 

 cassimeres, which for closeness of texture and 

 neatness of finish are highly commended by the 

 judges. 



Honorary mention is due. to Salmon Falls Man- 

 ufacturing Company, New Hampshire, for No. 387 

 and 388, 7 pieces Brown Cloths. These goods 

 are highly commended by the judges for lustre 

 and richness of finish ; they say they have exam- 

 ined them with satisfaction and commend them 

 with great confidence. 



Carpets. — Premium No. 87 is due to the Lowell 

 Carpet manufacturing Company, Mass., for No. 

 29, 3 pieces Superfine Ingrain. 



Honorary mention is due to the Lowell Carpet 

 manufacturing Company, of Massachusetts, for the 

 very rich display of Wilton Bugs ; these exhibited 

 a very great improvement in this branch ol manu- 

 factuer. 



Straw Bomuts. — Honorary mention is due to 

 Mehitablc H. Sears, of Prescott, Mass. for No. 492, 

 a specimen of Leghorn Braid for Bonnets; this is 

 commended by the judges as worthy of high praise. 

 Hard war,:.— Premium No. 25 is due to Isaac 

 Babbet of Taunton, Massachusetts, for No. 61, 12 

 specimens of Tinned Cast Iron Hollow Ware. 

 The judges are of opinion that these are equal to 

 any thing of the kind they have ever seen imported. 

 Premium No. 30 is due to Holmes, Hutcbkiss, 

 Brown and Elton, of Waterbury, Massachusetts, 

 for several bundles of Brass and Copper Wire : 

 these are reported by the judges to possess all the 

 qualities of a good article. 



Honorary mention is due to David Bassett, ol 

 Derby, Connecticut, for No. 44, 25 Screw Augers. 

 These are an excellent article, and to every ap- 

 pearance of a superior quality ; the workmanship 

 reflects credit on the manufacturer. 



Honorary mention is due to J. M. & W. II. Sco- 

 ville, of Waterbury, Connecticut, No. 124, a speci- 

 men of Plated Metal. This is" pronounced to be 

 an excellent article ; it can be made as cheap as 

 the imported, and in sufficient quantities to supply 

 the demand. 



Honorary mention is due to Rockwell & Hens- 

 dale, of Winchester, Connecticut, for No. 284, 9 

 Scythes ; these are a specimen of good workman- 

 ship and equal to those imported. 



Honorary mention is due the proprietors of the 

 » Mill Dam Foundry," near Boston, for No. 474 to 

 476, 7 dozen Plane Irons, to every appearance a 

 first rate article ; the judges express a hope that 

 all Planes hereafter exhibited may be finished with 

 American manufactured iron. 



Honorary mention is due to Robinson Jones & 

 Co. of Attleborough, Massachusetts, for No. 36S, 

 one case of Gilt Buttons; this is a specimen of 

 well finished goods, and of superior gilding. 



Philosophical .Apparatus. — Honorary mention is 

 due to Josiah Loring, of Boston, for three Globes 

 deposited in the exhibition : of two of these it is 

 remarked by the judges, that the execution of the 

 maps is good ; their covering of varnish remarka- 

 bly smooth and transparent, and the mounting 

 generally well executed ; the third with an " ivory 

 surface" is particularly commended. 



Lamps. — An extra premium is due to the New- 

 England Glass Company, Boston, for the Glass 

 Mantel Lamps. The cut pillars, icicles, and other 

 pendulous ornaments, of these splendid Lamps, 

 arc the first of the kind presented to the public 

 from American sources, and they bear a strict 

 scrutiny for transparency, lustre and workmanship. 

 China, Glass and queen's- flare. — An extra pre- 

 mium is due to the Boston and Sandwich Glass 

 Company for No. 216, various specimens of pressed 

 Glass; these the judges think have very consider- 

 ably improved since our last exhibition. 



time, 1 do not recollect the most effectual remedy 

 then recommended. If some one of the many 



able contributors to the Farmer, will give the course 

 of treatment then successfully pursued, they will 

 confer a favor which will be most gratefully re- 

 ceived by hundreds whose cows furnish one half 

 of their support during the winter season." 



Genessec Farmer. 



From the Genesee Farmer. 

 THE. AMERICAN HAZEL NUT. 



1 have cultivated the flbert for eight or nine 

 years; and never having had one tea-cupful of 

 nuts in the whole time from several large bushes, 

 I have come to the conclusion that this kind of 

 culture is unprofitable. The barrenness appears 

 to be caused either by intense cold in the winter, 

 or by severe vernal frosts. I am aware that some 

 others have been more successful; but in no caso 

 that has come to my knowledge, has the owner 

 had nuts enough to pay the interest on the first 

 cost of the tree, to say nothing of extra charges, 

 rent of land, or subsequent cultivation. 



We may understand something more of this 

 matter by considering that the tree is a native of 

 milder climates ; and that its catkins being pendant, 

 are exposed the whole winter. 



I have therefore turned my attention to our in- 

 digenous species of Corylus, inured and adapted 

 to our weather, — fruit of which for the first time 

 in my grounds, has been produced this season. 

 The prospect of their productiveness is very en- 

 couraging. 



Naturally, the American Hazle Nut grows in 

 heavy or cloggy soils ; and into such it may be best 

 to transplant it. The beaked hazel nut (C. rostra- 

 la) is also a native, and deserves a trial. 



A Practical Gardener. 



DISEASE IN CATTLE. 



We hope some of our readers will be able to 

 furnish us the information desired in the following 

 extract of a letter from Raisinville, Michigan : 



"A disease is raging in this vicinity called the 

 Black-tongue, the same which spread over western 

 New-York in the year 1820, and carried off very 

 many cattle and horses. Being young at that j 



From the JV. Y. Farmer. 

 SUGAR CORN, OR INDIAN ROASTING EARS. 



We have received from Capt. Henry Crowell, a 

 sample of the above Corn, which is highly es- 

 teemed by the Creek Indians, from whom the seed 

 was originally procured. The corn grows as stout, 

 and the" ears and kernels about the size of the 

 common white or cream colored corn, cultivated 

 in this state; but the kernels may be easily distin- 

 guished by their semi-transparency. On account 

 of the softness of the kernel this corn cannot be 

 ground into meal. It is used principally for roast- 

 ing cars. But we presume it would be superior 

 UMhe common sort for horses and hogs, by being 

 softer and sweeter ; and it is said to yield more 

 abundantly, each stalk having several ears. We 

 hope that a fair trial may be made of it the ensu- 

 ing year. 



We are told that the Indians have frequently 

 the luxury of green corn the year round. The 

 corn is pulled when in the milk, and boiled with 

 the shocks on, and in that condition hung up to 

 dry. When wanted for use, the husks are strip- 

 ped off, and it is boiled again, with a small piece of 

 bacon or dried venison. 



The above is a different variety from the sugar 

 corn procured at the seed stores. 



From the Farmer's Register. 

 TO PREPARE COLD POTATOES. 



Some of your readers may start, and ask, " Who 

 don't know how to warm cold potatoes ?" Why, 

 a great many dou't know how to do it as it should 

 be done. In travelling, I have rarely met with po- 

 tatoes prepared in the following manner, and I 



