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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



FEBRUARY 12, 183*. 



MISCELLANY. 



MECHANICS' SONG. 



The following Song has been attributed to Dr. Franklin. It 

 is said he wrote it for the Procession of Trades in Philadelphia, 

 at the adopiion of the Constitution, on which occasion a press 

 was drawn along the streets, and copies of it distributed to the 

 multitude. 



Ye merry Mechanics! come join in my song, 

 And let the brisk chorus go bounding along, 

 Though some may be poor, and some rich there may be, 

 Yet all aro contented, and happy and free. 



Ye Tailors! of ancient and noble renown, 

 Who clothe all the people in country or town, 

 Remember that Adam, your father and head, 

 The Lord of the world, was a tailor by trade. 



Ye Masons ! who work in stone, mortar and brick, 

 And Jay the foundation, deep, solid and thick, 

 Though hard be your labor, yet lasting your fame, 

 Both Egypt and China your wonders proclaim. 



Ye Smiths! who forge tools for all trades here below, 

 You have nothing to fear while you smite and you blow, 

 All things you may conquer, so happy your lot, 

 If you're careful to strike while your Iron is hot. 



Ye Shoemakers ! noble from ages long past, 

 Have defended your rights with your all to the last! 

 And Cobblers, all merry, not only slop holes, 

 But work night and day for the good of oar soles. 



Ye Cabinet Makers! brave workers in wood, 



As you w-ork for the ladies your work must be good} 



And Joiners and Carpenters, far off and near, 



Stick close to your trades, and you've nothing to fear. 



Ye Hatters ! who oft with hands not very fair, 

 Fix hats on a block for a blockhead to wear j 

 Tim. gh charity covers a sin now and then, 

 You cover the heads and the sins of all men. 



Ye Coach Makers, must not by tax be controlled, 

 But ship off your coaches and fetch us home gold ; 

 The roll of your coach made Copernicus reel, 

 And fancy the world to turn round like a wheel. 



And Carders, and Spinners, and Weavers attend, 

 And lake the advice of Poor Richard your friend ; 

 Stick close to your looms, your wheels, and your card, 

 And you never need fear of the times being hard. 



Ye Printers ! who give us our learning and news, 

 And impartially print for Turks, Christians and Jews, 

 Let your favorite toasts ever bound in the streets, 

 The freedom of speech and a volume in sheets ! 



Ye Coopers ! who rattle with drivers and adze, 

 A lecture each day upon hoops and on heads, 

 The famous old ballad of Love in a Tub, 

 You may sing to the tunc of your rub a dub. 



Ye Ship Builders ! Riggers ! and Makers of Sails ! 

 Abcady the new constitution prevails ; 

 And soon you shall see o'er (he proud swelling tide, 

 The ships of Columbia triumphantly ride. 



Each Tradesman turn out with his tools in his hand, 

 To cherish (he arts and keep peace through the land ; 

 Each 'Prentice and Journeyman join in my song. 

 Aud let the brisk chorus go bounding along. 



ROMAN MORALS. 



In tlie business, for example, of getting in his 

 corn, it is our duty rather to assist a next neighbor 

 than either a brother or familiar friend; but if the 

 business be a case at law, then a kinsman or friend 

 must rather be defended than a next neighbor. 



Among all the methods of enriching one's self, 

 there is no one better, no one more profitable, and 

 pleasant, and agreeable, no one more worthy of a 

 man and a gentleman, than that of manuring and 

 tilling the ground. 



The senior Cato being once asked what he 

 thought most profitable in the management of an 

 estate? said, 'To feed rattle well.' And what the 

 second ? ' To feed cattle pretty well.' And what the 

 third ? ' To feed cattle, though but ill.' — Cicero. 



From the Genesee Farmer. 

 HOG TROUGHS. 



This is indeed a humble caption, Mr. Editor, 

 and may cause the fastidious to throw down your 

 paper in disgust ; and the more humble farmer who 

 reads to improve his knowledge of agriculture will 

 say, — " Who does not know how to build a hog 

 trough?" True — any one can make a thing which 

 a hog may condescend to eat out of; but it is ow- 

 ing in a great measure to his good manners, that 

 he does not oftener turn up his nose in disgust at 

 the very unseemly dish in which his repast is 

 served up. A dug out trough, with one end pok- 

 ing through the door-yard fence and the remainder 

 in the street, is the common receptacle of the 

 good things which a farmer has to bestow upon 

 his swine. I know of some of my neighbors who 

 have used a trough even more humble than this, 

 made by the swine themselves, aud not liable to 

 two very serious objections to the dug out one — 

 viz: it is not easily overturned, and never rots. 

 As timber is growing scarce, and the skill of mak- 

 ing bass wood sap troughs becoming obsolete, I 

 would suggest a method of making this necessary 

 appendage of a farm yard, more in unison with 

 the cultivated habits of the present age. Take two 

 pieces of plank, a foot or two in length, eight or 

 ten inches wide ; saw out of each a triangular 

 piece in this form ffi^j^j — nail in this angle 

 boards of the required length and width, taking 

 the pieces sawed out of the plank for the end 

 pieces. Nail it well, and you have a trough not 

 liable to be overturned, never will leak, and not 

 exposed to rot. The better way is to apply an iron 

 square and mark the angle accurately, that both 

 ends be alike, and to have the lower edge of the 

 boards jointed. I think a farmer's own sagacity 

 will indicate how near the ends to have the plank, 

 and the whole process of making a trough on 

 the proposed plan. Care ought, however, to be 

 taken in sawing out these angular pieces accu- 

 rately so that they will fit well to the ends of the 

 trough. Yours, &c. O. P. Q. 



East Bloomfield, Jan. 15, 1834. 



XJ12HW WCSilSUia 



ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP. 



In the war in Spain, some years ago, two 

 horses had long served together in the same brig- 

 ade of artillery. They had assisted in drawing 

 the same gun, and had been inseparable compan- 

 ions in many battles. One of them was at last 

 killed ; and after the engagement the survivor was 

 piqueted as usual, and his food brought to him. 

 He refused, however, to eat, and was constantly 

 turning round his head to look for his companion, 

 sometimes neighing as if to call him. All the 

 care that was bestowed upon him was of no avail. 

 He was surrounded by other horses, but he did 

 not notice them ; he shortly afterwards died, not 

 having once tasted food from the time his asso- 

 ciate was killed. 



LONGEVITY. 



TttE oldest person deceased in the U. States, 

 was a negress in Pennsylvania, aged 150 years. 

 The oldest Englishman known, was Jenkins, who 

 died at the age of 169. 



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THE COMPLETE FARMER 



AND RURAL ECONOMIST, 



Forming a Compendium of the most important 

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BY THOMAS G. FESSF.NDEN, ESQ. 

 Editor of the New England Fanner. 



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