1858. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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earth ; it is only a part of the domestic day, be- 

 longing to breakfast, to reading the newspapers, 

 answering notes, sending the children to school, 

 and giving orders for dinner. The first faint 

 streak of light, the earliest purpling of the east, 

 which the lark springs up to greet, and the deep- 

 er and deeper coloring into orange and red, till 

 at length the "glorious sun is seen, regent of 

 day," this they never enjoy, for this they never 

 see. 



Beautiful descriptions of the "morning" abound 

 in all languages, but they are the strongest per- 

 haps in those of the East, M'here the sun is so 

 often an object of worship. King David speaks 

 of taking to himself "the wings of the morning." 

 This is highly poetical and beautiful. The "wings 

 of the morning" are the beams of the rising sun. 

 Rays of light are wings. It is thus said that the 

 Sun of Righteousness shall arise, "with healing 

 in his wings ;" a rising sun, which shall scatter 

 light, and health, and joy throughout the uni- 

 verse. Milton has fine descriptions of morning, 

 but not so many as Shakspeare, from whose 

 writings pages of the most beautiful images, all 

 founded on the glory of the morning, might be 

 filled. 



I never thought that Adam had much advan- 

 tage of us, from having seen the world while it 



The Narcissus, Jonquils, Lilies and P.eo- 

 NIES should be planted as soon as the ground is 

 ready. After planting, rake oft" the bed nicely, 

 and cover with coarse manure or straw, to pro- 

 tect the bulbs a little from the severity of the 

 winter. This must be raked off early in the spring. 

 — Rural New- Yorker. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 LETTER FROM MAINE. 



Mr. Editor : — Having an opportunity to at- 

 tend the Cattle Show and Fair of the Androscog- 

 gin Society at Lewiston, I avail myself of a few 

 moments to give you a brief account of one of 

 the Fairs in Maine, especially for the purpose of 

 showing that there is progress in the right direc- 

 tion in the Dirigo State. 



The Fair was held on the 5th, 6th and 7th of 

 Oct. The first day was devoted to stock. The 

 most noticeable feature was the fine Durhams 

 and Devons. There Avas a large number of en- 

 tries made. As the Poland Shakers live within 

 the precincts of this Society, they were represen- 

 ted by a herd of twenty Devons. 



The exhibition of the speed of horses occurred 

 the second day, and was conducted with good or- 



The manifestations of the power of ^"- ^,Y}^^^ "' \vhichthe Fair and //icyiuV were 



God, like His mercies, are "new every morning," 

 and "fresh every evening." We see as fine ri- 

 sings of the sun as ever Adam saw, and its ris- 

 ings are as much a miracle now as they were in 

 his day, and I think a good deal more, because 

 it is now a part of the miracle that for thousands 

 and thousands of years, he has come to his ap- 

 pointed time, without the variation of a millionth 

 part of a second. Adam could not tell how this 

 might be ! 



1 know the morning ; I am acquainted with it 

 and I love it, fresh and sweet as it is, a daily new 

 creation, breaking forth, and calling all that have 

 life, and breath, and being, to new adoration, new 

 enjoyments, and new gratitude. — Webster's Fri 

 vate Correspondence. 



PLANTING BULBS, TUBERS, &c. 



The earliest and prettiest of our spring flowers 

 are bulbous rooted, and those who desire a fine 

 show of flowers in the spring should lose no time 

 in preparing their beds and planting. All bul- 

 bous roots delight in a deep, friable soil, and the 

 ground should be put to proper condition before 

 planting. Dig at least eighteen inches deep, 

 and thoroughly mix with the soil a good portion 

 of well-rotted manure. If the planting is done 

 at once a good show of flowers may be expected 

 in the spring. 



The Crocus is well known and popular. There 

 are a great many varieties, all of them pretty, 

 and they can be purchased at from $1 to §2 per 

 hundred. Plant two inches deep, three inches 

 apart in the row, and the rows six inches. 



The Hyacinth should have a place in every 

 garden, as they are not only beautiful but very 

 fragrant. They are of all colors, single and 

 double. Plant four inches deep, and from six to 

 eight inches apart each way. 



The Tulips are too well known to need des- 

 cription. Plant about the same as the hyacinth. 



assembled in great dimensions, was very fine. 

 The vegetables were numerous and large. The 

 display of fruit, especially of apples, was very 

 excellent, I have seldom if ever seen so large and 

 so well developed specimens of the oldest and 

 best known varieties of this fruit. 



Another most interesting feature was the cer- 

 tainty that several varieties of grapes have been 

 found which will ripen well in Maine. The old 

 varieties of Isabella and Sweetwater must give 

 way to others that Avill ripen earlier, such as the 

 Clinton, Northern Muscadine, Diana, Rebecca, 

 Concord, and perhaps many others equally good 

 which have ripened well here this season, while 

 as much cannot be said of the older varieties. 

 Thanks, very many, to the efi'orts of horticultur- 

 ists who have labored so perseveringly in this 

 matter. I was surprised to find so good a tast- 

 ing grape in the well ripened specimens of the 

 Northern Muscadine. Mr. Tobie, at Lewiston, 

 has succeeded remarkably well in the open cul- 

 ture of the grape. As attention has been paid 

 the present season to girdling the vines to facil- 

 itate their ripening, I would mention that I have 

 accomplished the same thing simply by partially 

 breaking the vine above the cluster just sufficient 

 to impair circulation. I do not remember whether 

 the idea is original with me or not. 



There was a large display of butter and cheese 

 of most excellent quality. Among the most im- 

 portant contributions was that of agricultural im- 

 plements and labor-saving machines, by your 

 friend C. Keyes, who has opened an agricultural 

 warehouse at Lewiston. Mr. K. appears to be 

 just the man for the place, and we hope the time 

 will not be far distant when the farmers of Maine 

 will find his rooms the head-qi?arters in this sec- 

 tion of the State. He owns an extensive scythe 

 and tool factory in Wilton, and is capable of do- 

 ing immense good to the fai-ming interests of 

 the State. Procuring of him one of your Ma!?sa- 

 chusetts apple harvesters, I had to exhibit it all 



