VOL. XII. NO. 33. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



259 



(Bergamotte de Penticote of the French and Flem- 

 iugs,) tin excellent winter pear. 



By Mr. John Hupp, of Boston, Sweetwater 

 grapes, in a good state of preservation. Mr. Rupps 

 method of preserving his grapes will be seen by 

 his letter published below. 



The Committee by R. Manning. 



To the Fruit Committee of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



Gentlemen, I send yon a few Grapes which I 

 have preserved through the winter thus far. On 

 opening them, this morning, I find but few that 

 are decayed, and those mostly of the larger bunch- 

 es. They were put into a pine box, packed in kiln 

 dried mahogany saw dust, so that no two bunches 

 should touch each oilier, and the box made per- 

 fectly air tight. Thinking this might be of some 

 service to those, who would wish to try the experi- 

 ment, I have taken the liberty to send you i li i^ 

 Sample, which you will please to accept. 



Respectfully yours, John Rutp. 



Boston, Feb. -2,2, 1S34. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



Horticultural Hall, Feb. 22, 1834. 

 By S. Walker, Roxbury, Primula Jlcculis, 

 Oakley's Prince Regent. 



By order of the Committee, 



Jona. YVinship, Ch. 



PRODUCTS OF THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 



The Committee of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society on the products of the kitchen gar- 

 den, make the following report, and award [In- 

 following premiums, to Mr. Daniel Chandler of 

 Lexington, for the two best bunches of Aspara- 

 gus, " $4 00 

 To .Mr. Thomas Mason, of Chariestown, for 



the best pair of forced Cucumbers, 4 00 



To Mr. Nathaniel Davenport of Milton, for 



one peck of pi as, the earliest and best, 4 00 

 Ditto to Mr. Nathaniel Davenport ol Milton, 



for one peck of peas, having regard to 



tin- quality and yield, 4 00 



To Mr. Samuel Pond, of Cambridge, for one 



of the earliest and best potatoes, 4 00 

 To Mr. Nathaniel Davenport, of Milton, for 



one peck of superior Beans, "2 00 



To Mr. Richard Ward, of Boston, for the best 



Lima Leans, 3 00 



J. B. Rrssr.LL. 



From the Genesee Fan 

 MANAGEMENT OF LIGHT SOILS. 



I.n a former communication, I treated of the 

 management of clay soils, and in this I shall con- 

 fine my remarks chiefly to those of which sand 

 and gravel are the principal component parts. 



The best soils are generally of a dark color, 

 with a due proportion of sand, calcareous earth 

 and clay ; and it is the business of the farmer, 

 and happily iu his power, by judicious manage- 

 ment, to preserve its fertility, or if either of those 

 ingredients be in too large or too small a propor- 

 tion, in some measure to correct the evil. 



In the management of clay soils, the great ob- 

 ject should be lo render them more friable ; but 

 in the treatment of soils not sufficiently adhesive, 

 the efforts of the farmer should be directed to 

 rendering them more so. This is to be attained 



by the application of clay, marl, leached ashes 

 or swamp mud, and by ploughing when the ground 

 is wet. 



It is often found that sandy soils rest on clay, 

 so near the surface, that deep ploughing will bring 

 up some of it. Where this is the case, the farmer 

 may gain two benefits by one operation. Two 

 inches of clay turned up and mixed with surface 

 soil, will be equal to a dressing of manure, and 

 every inch gained in depth, furnishes so much ad- 

 ditional room for the roots of plants to search for 

 food. If, however, clay is not within reach of 

 the plough, the skilful farmer will find a substi- 

 tute in the scouring of ditches or some of the sub- 

 stances above named. Green crops ploughed in 

 have been found very great improvers of such 

 soils. 



In the management of light soils, I should not 

 recommend fall or winter ploughing, unless it be 

 with a view to destroy worms, for the operation 

 of frost is most certainly to destroy tenacity ; but 

 I would recommend ploughing dee]) in all soils. 



his ascertained that a due proportion of lime 

 in the soil is essential to the production of good 

 wheat, and where this is lacking, the enlightened 

 farmer will endeavor to ascertain whether the de- 

 ficiency can he supplied without an expense dis- 

 proportioued to the benefits. In Norfolk, Eng- 

 land, and in Pennsylvania, lime has been found 

 very beneficial on sandy soils. In Western New- 

 York, where it can be obtained at a reasonable 

 price, it would be worth while to make the exper- 

 iment on a small scale. Ontario. 



led to her discovery. The foxes having found the 

 sheep, it is probable visited her several times; but 

 finding her alive did not meddle with her. The 

 sheep was taken alive, and, says our correspond- 

 ent, is doing well. — Neivport, JV. H. Spectator. 



From Goodwill's Farmer. 

 DEES. 



Wheatland, January 20, 1834. 



Mr. Eoitor, In July last I gave you an account 

 of the experiment I was making with my bees, by 

 introducing them into my garret. At that time 1 

 informed you that they had hot only filled the hive, 

 in which the swarm was placed, for the purpose 

 of removing them into the garret, but had made 

 large combs without the hive. 



The bees continued to work well from the time 

 I made my communication to you, (which was 

 dated 29th of July, and published in your fifth 

 number,) until interrupted by cold weather. After 

 the weather had become too cold for the bees to 

 collect honey, they left the comb which they had 

 built without the hive, and congregated themsi \\- - 

 within, leaving the honey quite unprotected. In 

 December I took from without the hive, twenty 

 pounds of the whitest honey 1 ever saw, and have- 

 no doubt, but next season, the bees. will furnish 

 three times that amount, of equal quality, as the 

 quantity of beesjiave increased astonishingly with- 

 out manifesting any disposition to swarm. 



Thus far 1 am much pleased with the success of 

 my experiment, of which I hope to give you some 

 further account, another season. 



I am sir, yours respectfully, 



Rawson Harmon. 



SHEEP STORY. 



During a severe snow storm which occurred 

 about the 1st of Jan. a gentleman missing his flock 

 of sheep, after considerable search found them all 

 save one, completely covered in a snow bank. 

 Great search was made for the lost sheep, but it 

 could not be found. Eighteen days after the flock 

 had been dug out, numerous fox tracks attracted 

 the attention of the gentleman, the tracing of which 



BUFFON 



— It is said, always rose with the sun ; he often 

 used to tell by what means he had accustomed 

 himself to rise early. "In my youth," says he, 

 " 1 was very fond of sleep, it robbed me of a great 

 deal of my time ; but, my poor Joseph (a domestic 

 servant) was of great service in enabling me to 

 overcome it. I promised to give him a crown ev- 

 ery time that he should make me get up at six. 

 Next morning he did not fail to awake and tor- 

 ment me, but he only received abuse from me. 

 The next day after he did the same with no better 

 success; and I was obliged at noon to confess that 

 I had lost my time. I told him that he did not 

 know how to manage his business; that he ought 

 to think of the crown and not of my threats. The 

 day Allowing he employed force ; I begged for 

 indulgence ; I bade him begone ; I stormed, but 

 Joseph persisted. I was therefore obliged to com- 

 ply, and he was rewarded every day for the abuse 

 which he suffered at the moment that I awoke, by 

 thanks, accompanied with a crown, which he re- 

 ceived in about an hour after. Yes, I am indebted 

 to poor Joseph for ten or a dozen volumes of my 

 works." 



From the Greenfield Mercury. 

 LARGE COLTS. 



The following notice of four colts of uncommon 

 size and beauty, raised by Mr. Samuel G.Green of 

 Bernardston, is offered as an example of what may 

 be accomplished by judicious management, in the 

 perfection and value of domestic animals. 



These colts were foaled in successive seasons 

 from the same dam. One of them a gelding, 

 weighed at the age of seventeen months 856 pounds 

 and was sold for one hundred dollars. He soon 

 after changed hands for $200, and again for $225. 

 This animal is at present owned by a gentleman in 

 Goshen in this State who has refused $50y0 for 

 him. He is three years old this spring. 



The weight of another of these colts, a mare, at 

 lit; months was 777 pounds; at 17 months 890. 

 She will be two years old next grass, and was re- 

 centlysold to Messrs. Pierce of Greenfield for about 

 $125. Her form and appearance are extremely 

 good. 



The four animals were sold by Mr. G. at an ave- 

 rage age of 13 months, for the sum of $297, or at 

 an average price < f about $75. Few farmers, it is 

 believed, have been to a similar extent so success- 

 ful, or realized more profit in rearing these noble 

 animals than .Mr. G. An Observer. 



Recipe for Scarlet Fever. — A very simple reme- 

 dy says a correspondent, for this dreadful disorder, 

 is now using in this city with good effect. It is 

 merely a mixture of Cayenne pepper, salt and 

 vinegar, used as a gargle. 



A'. 1". Commercial Advertiser. 



The Lynn Tribune recommends shoemaker's 

 wax as an excellent rem. dy for the rheumatism. 

 Put two or three pieces, about the size of the 

 thumb, on the hollow of the foot, and the cure is 

 certain. 



