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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



July 



trade, and become myself a trader, I might now, 

 at the approach of okl age, have been independ- 

 ently rich. But I have not increased my prop- 

 erty, because the profits of my farm have only 

 afforded me a living." 



Clerk. — "Perhaps it would have been so. But 

 while you were shaking the dice of trade, for- 

 tune might not have favored you. The chances 

 would be against your ultimate success. The 

 statistics of trade show, that only a small pro- 

 portion of those engaged in it make an indepen- 

 dent fortune, and more than half of them die 

 with insolvent estates. Still it is not to be de- 

 nied that trade or speculation affords almost the 

 only chances for becoming rich. The farmer of 

 moderate possessions cannot grow rich by agri- 

 culture. But it would be idle to say for this rea- 

 son that farming is unprofitable. I cannot grow 

 rich upon my salary ; but I do not, on this ac- 

 count, deny that my occupation is profitable. I 

 am willing to admit that any business is profita- 

 ble, that ensures one a comfortable livelihood. 

 But your situation is better than mine, inasmuch 

 as while it affords you a comfortable living, your 

 farm secures you from absolute want, which is 

 liable to come upon me, were I to lose my health, 

 or to be turned out of employment. 



"In conclusion, I would say, that if you desire 

 wealth, you must engage in trade and specula- 

 tion, with all their risks and dangers ; if you de- 

 sire the appearance of wealth, without fortune 

 and without independence, be a clerk or an of- 

 fice-holder ; but if with only small possessions you 

 would enjoy both freedom and independence, and 

 obtain dignity and respect, which are better than 

 gentility, and with all these more than an aver- 

 age amount of the comforts of life — ^keep your 

 farm." 



of cultivation ; there are some under culture in 

 his garden at Union, on the Bay. The black 

 raspberry, running blackberry and whortleberry 

 are abundant. There are several species of ber- 

 ries which are said to be poisonous, whose names 

 are not stated. 



No nuts grow near the coast, except Hazle- 

 nuts. In the mountains are other kinds. The 

 forest trees in the vicinity of the Bay are princi- 

 pally redwood, Oregon pine and occasionally ash, 

 alder, maple, and a few other species. On the 

 mountains are seen oak and several kinds of 

 pine ; there are several kinds of shrubs which are 

 very ornamental. The myrtle is an evergreen 

 and has clusters of blue flowers ; the wild syrin- 

 ga is very fragrant when in flower ; the snow- 

 berry is a native there. O. V. Hills. 



Leominster, Mass., I808. 



For the New England Fanner. 

 FRUITS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 



The following account of the fruits indigenous 

 to the region about Humboldt Bay was received 

 from a young man who resides at Union, on the 

 Bay, and who has devoted some attention to the 



subject. As this is comparatively anew field for , ^^^ ^^ ^^j^^^j^ g;,^^^ ^^ p^-^ ^^ ^j^^ complainant, 

 the study, it may not be uninteresting to have a ^j. ^y imprisonment in the House of Correction not 

 brief description of the species he enumerates. " 



The native Crab Apple is found there, the same 

 kind as that in our western States. The Service 



THE MILK PLOT THICKENS, BUT NOT 

 WITH GOOD CREAM. 



The few facts which we stated last week in re- 

 lation to frauds in milk in this city, have caused 

 some persons ta look nearly as blue as does the 

 article which they vend fc^r milk. As we believe 

 that it is better to prevent crime than to punish 

 for it, we give below the law of 1856, upon the 

 adulteration of milk, so that those who offend 

 may know what the legal penalty of such crime is. 



AN ACT TO PUNISH FRAUD BY THE SALE OF ADUL- 

 TERATED >ULK. 



Be it Enacted, by the Senate and Ilouse of Represen- 

 tatives, 



That if any person or persons shall adulterate, 

 by water or otherwise, milk to be sold in this 

 Commonwealth, or if any person or persons shall 

 sell, or cause to be sold, milk adulterated by water 

 or otherwise, knowing, or having reason to believe 

 the same to be so adulterated, he or they shall be 

 held guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, 

 be fined twenty-five dollars for the first offence, 

 one-half of which shall be paid to the complainant, 

 and for every subsequent offence fifty dollai-s, one- 



Berry, the bushes of which are low, the fruit in 



less than two nor more than six months. 

 Approved by the Governor, May 30, 1856. 



We hope the city press will generally copy this 



clusters as large again as the common bilberry, ^ law, and thus cut off' the apology of those whose 

 and very good. The wild Olive has fruit about 'consciences do not accuse them, if any such there 

 thesize of the seedling olive ; when in blossom U^^ j^ ^jjj somewhat interfere with their traffic, 

 their fragrance fills the air. Ihere are several 1 • i- wi • • ^ /. 



kinds of Currants, some of which are very orna-|to be sure, and make it slightly inconvenient for 

 mental when in flower; there are also several ; their pro/ii's, and they will not like it. 



species of Gooseberries, one of which is covered 

 with prickles, both bush and berry ; there is 

 another which has no prickles, and resembles our 

 wild purple variety. There is another berry 

 which resembles the currant in size and form ; 

 the bush is much like the whortleberry. The 

 Salal berry grows there ; this is described by 

 Kenrick in his Orchardist as being about the size 

 of a common grape, of a purple color, of a sweet 

 and pleasant flavor ; it grows in clusters. The 

 Salmon berry, which is a species of raspberry, is 

 found in abundance, and he esteems it the best 

 berry he ever tasted, and thinks it highly worthy 



"No rogue e'er felt the halter draw, 

 With good opinion of the law." 



We tender our thanks to those persons who 

 have voluntarily given us new facts in regard to 

 this mean and iniquitous traffic, and shall only 

 use their names or facts to sustain the ground 

 we have assumed. We hope no more persons 

 will write us anonymously ; give us your names; 

 "tell the truth, and shame the devil," and let con- 

 sequences take care of themselves. We have a 

 few more "rods in pickle." 



