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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



June 



are more indispensably necessary to the suc- 

 cessful development of this vegetable than to 

 any of the other broad-leaved varieties, espe- 

 cially during the (.^arlier periods of its growth. 



As a feed for milch cows and young cattle 

 this vegetable is highly esteemed ; and as it 

 may be kept through the winter with little 

 trouble, and fed daily, at times when green 

 succulent food is with ditBculty obtamed, it is 

 difficult to estimate it too highly. Provision 

 should be made for storing it in the immediate 

 vicinity of the barn, or if possible in the cel- 

 lar which occupies, or which should occupy, 

 its basement, and where it can be protected 

 from the elfects cf frost. By covering the 

 roots with the soil of the bottom, and placing 

 the cabbages in an upright position, unless the 

 temperature is greatly depressed, considerable 

 additions will be made to the crop in weight, 

 and very little loss result from decay or rot — 

 an evil frequently fatal in its eifects upon the 

 cabbage when housed in the ordinary way, 

 and in house cellars, which are generally too 

 confined and warm. 



When fed out, the heads and leaves should 

 be finely chopped, and mixed with corn and 

 cob meal, moistened with warm water, and 

 seasoned with a few handfals of salt. 



From the Willamette Farmer. 

 MY GABDEN". 



Now, as the Bpring returnine, 

 Sweet with the breath of flowers, 

 Calls at my opei window 

 And V/hiapers of by-tone hours, 

 1 1 jDg for my pleaeaiit garden, 

 To work in ihe warm brown earth, 

 To nourish the weo green ';hiluren, 

 And watch for the stedlet's birth; 

 To breath in the cool of evening 

 The odors of balm and spice ; 

 Fnr, to dress and k( ep a garden, 

 "Was the work of Paradise. 

 And is not this a reason 

 For the wi: h we alw.iya feel, 

 To plant in the shining seedtime 

 Earth's treasures to reveal ; 

 To join ill the groat procession, 

 Earth's worlitrs moving on, 

 And help, though e'er so little, 

 The hand of the Mighty One! 

 Salem, Oregon, Feb , 1869. Belle W. Cook. 



NEW YORK STATE FAIK. 

 The address of the President, Hon. T. H. 

 'Faile, at the late annual meeting of this Soci- 

 ety, contains many sugi^estlons which we think 

 are important to other societies as well as that 

 of New York. We make a few extracts : — 



"The Fair was largely attended, and that 

 without any of the extraneous means, now, 

 unfortunately for the good morals of the peo- 

 ple, resorted to for financial success in many 

 of the State and County fairs. No trials of 

 speed, of either running or trotting horses, 

 nor shows, nor games of any kind, have ever 

 been allowed on the New York Agricultural 



Society's grounds ; and in this connection I 

 will not hesitate to express an earnest hope 

 that our Legislature will withdraw all aid from 

 every county society that perverts the funds 

 of the State to such uses. It is a libel upon 

 the intelligence and good sen e of the farmers 

 to suppose such things necessary to make 

 a fair attractive or financially success- fal. The 

 net results show that they will support all 

 fairs where the managers conduct them in 

 accordance with the principles on which our 

 agricultural societies were founded, viz. the 

 diffusion of useful knowledge. 



"The exhibition of machinery and agricul- 

 tural implements, showed in a stronger light 

 than ever before the marvellous inventive gen- 

 ius of our people. The time has passed when 

 mere hand work can make the cultivation of 

 the soil remunerative, and it is only by the use 

 of improved implements that success can be 

 attained. * 



"In ditching and digging machines there 

 is open a wide and very important field for 

 improvement and invention. 



"Surprise was expressed at ths last fair that 

 no premium was offered for thoroughbred, in 

 other words, for race horses. The simple truth 

 is, farmers have no use for thoroughbreds, 

 or for those little trotting horses so common 

 at this time, and the breeders of them not 

 only lose money, but also run the risk of spoil- 

 ing their sons, for it is undeniably true that 

 the racing and trotting of horses, whether at 

 fairs, or on tlie track, is accompanied by false- 

 hood, trickery, profanity and the excessive 

 use of intoxicating drinks. 



"It has been the custom to allow entries to 

 be made on the first day of the fair, often on 

 the second and sometimes on the third, causing 

 great confusion and difficulty in making the 

 arrangements. This year we departed from 

 the custom, and gave notice that machinery 

 and live stock must be entered two weeks be- 

 fore the fair. The Royal Agricultural Show 

 of England last year required entries for ma- 

 chinery and implements to be made ten weeks, 

 and of live stock six weeks before the Fair, 

 The Highland and Agricultural Societies of 

 Scotland closed all entries over six weeks be- 

 fore the fairs. 



"I recommend that hereafter all entries ex- 

 cept for fruits, flowers and vegetables be closed 

 from two to four weeks prior to the Fair. 

 When the entry is made the entrance fee 

 should be paid, and a description of the ani- 

 mals, machinery and implements farnljhed for 

 publication in a catalogue, which should be 

 ready when the fair is opened and sold at cost. 

 If the articles were in their place a day or two 

 before the opening, it would give the judges 

 opportunity to make a more thorough and sat- 

 isfactory examination, especially of machinery 

 and manufactured articles. It would also be 

 an accommodation to the railroads, by which 

 we have always been favored, by not crowd- 

 ing all the business into one or two days." 



