1858. 



NEW ENGLAND PARMER. 



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The same author says the planting of the cas- 

 tle garden at Heidelberg was begun in 1615, and 

 "at Haroke, near Helmstadt, there is a very in- 

 teresting garden laid out in different scenes, 

 which are called Canada, Virginia, &c., from the 

 native countries of the trees planted in them." 



It need not surprise us that our forest trees of 

 full growth are found all over Europe. The white 

 pine (pinus strobiis,) was introduced into Kent, 

 in England, so early that the trees "began to bear 

 cones with perfect seeds," says Loudon, "about 

 1720." Perhaps my expression was not precise- 

 ly accurate when I said that the white pine is 

 found near Baden "in its natural growth." I 

 meant that it grew as it naturally grows, not that 

 it was a tree that was originally found there. I 

 presume the pines I had in mind were grown 

 from the seed artificially planted, and that the 

 present forest about the old castle sprang up 

 from the seeds and sprouts of those planted there 

 centuries ago. At all events I defy Nature herself 

 to make a more "natural growth" than maybe seen 

 there now. 



I hope no Down Easter will hold up to view 

 the spelling of some of the proper names in my 

 letter from Lyons in the April number. It gave 

 me a profitable admonition to write plainer in 

 future, especially when dealing in the names of 

 French and German places. H. F. French. 



April o, 1858. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 CULTURE OF MAIZE OB INDIAN" COEN. 



It is refreshing, in these days of visionary 

 speculation, to find such salutary instructions as 

 have lately appeared on this subject in that truly 

 sensible journal, the Country Gentleman. While 

 one is hunting the arid sands of Africa for Im- 

 jjhee, and another is importing his Sorghum (for 

 sugar) from China — the substantial farmer from 

 the granite hills of New Hampshire tells how we 

 may prosper best by cultivating our omu Indian 

 Corn. This plant we know, and have known it 

 ever since our sires first rested on the sands of 

 Plymouth, where it is still cultivated as success- 

 fully as anywhere we know. It is easy to dem- 

 onstrate that a net i^^'ofit of Jiftij dollars an acre 

 can be realized annually by the growing of this 

 crop. Any farmer possessing one hundred acres, 

 can find the means of cultivating ten acres of 

 corn, and hence an income of $500. The remain- 

 der of his land will meet other expenses of the 

 family and farm ; and let this course of industry 

 be followed for ten years, he will have the means 

 of paying for his land, and settling down truly 

 independent. *^* 



April, 1858. 



What an Industrious Man can Do. — What 

 an industrious man can do in a single year as a 

 farmer on our soil, is sufficiently explained by 

 whai Mr. S. P. Scofield, of the town of Russ, in 

 this county, has done since last March. He com- 

 menced by splitting rails enough to make three- 



fourths of a mile of fence, all of which fence was 

 in due time made. He gathered last harvest — 

 295 bushels of wheat ; 150 bushels of corn ; 140 

 bushels of oats ; 90 bushels of buckwheat ; 85 

 bushels of potatoes ; 50 bushels of turnips. Mrs. 

 Scofield, in the meantime, made 250 pounds of 

 butter from the milk of four cows, from which we 

 infer that she is not herself afraid of work. Mr. 

 Scofield has labored the whole season under the 

 disadvantage of having no team of his own. This 

 deficiency he supplied by "changing work" with 

 a neighboi- — he himself working one day for the 

 use of the team another day. — Galena Advertiser. 



EXTRACTS AND REPLIES. 

 MOWING MACHINES. 



Mr. Editor : — I have heard so much said 

 about this class of implements, that I sought the 

 abstract of returns from the several societies, to 

 learn which was best to be purchased. But to 

 my astonishment, I found there only three spoken 

 of — and these in a manner that I could not de- 

 cide which was to be preferred. Allen's, Manny's 

 and Ketchum's are the machines mentioned. All 

 of these appear to have done good work — but 

 each and all of them are open to exceptions. Is 

 it not time that our farmers should be informed of 

 an implement unexceptionable in its character? 

 We do not expect this information from the ma- 

 kers and venders themselves, because they have 

 too much interest in their own wares not to jmjf 

 them. But we do expect it from those who are 

 clothed with the authority of the State, — and we 

 think it is their duty to be fully advised in these 

 matters, and to lose no time in giving reliable 

 information to their constituents. * 



April, 1858. 



Remarks. — We think our correspondent, *, is 

 asking too much ; there is no mowing machine 

 in existence, probably, which is "unexceptionable 

 in its character" — that is, so perfect that no fault 

 can reasonably be found in it. Is it not quite 

 likely that "those who are clothed with the au- 

 thority of the State," may entertain different 

 views of the merits of the several machines, as 

 well as others ? 



We can see no other way than for farmers to 

 test them for themselves, and then compare the 

 opinions made up from such tests. There were 

 several machines used in this State last year 

 which worked well : Manny's, Ketchum's and Al- 

 len's were in general use, and we have great con- 

 fidence that the Heath Machine, to which was 

 awarded the thousand dollar premium, is to take 

 a high stand among them all. Some errors in 

 the construction have been corrected, and«it is 

 now ready for the public, manufactured with great 

 care, and preserving the plan of the original ma- 

 chine. 



GUTTA PERCHA PIPE. 



Can you or any of your correspondents inform 

 me where gutta percha pipe can be obtained, and 

 at what price per foot for § or h. inch hole, and if 



