Vol. X.— No. 3. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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laiul fiuiii ill! evil of such \vidoly-s|)ic!iil iiiid in 

 creasing magnitude, bysubjectnig a lew individuals 

 from anion?; the most intoresting portion of our 

 „cotnnmnity to a degrading servitude, where their 

 spirits must he broken, and their morals depraved, 

 reducing' iheni frequently to sueh a degree of 

 wretchedness that ihcir best friends Kave reason 

 to thank God when the grave closes over them, — 

 must hitve origiiKited ii) a very limited view of the 

 Biibjecr, — to say notliif^ of that reckless barbar- 

 ity which leads even good men antl good women 

 to embrai'e any means of relieving theiriselves from 

 the salut:;ry lal>or of performing their own domes- 

 tic offices, without reflecting upon the consequeji- 

 ces to a depressed and degraded fellow-creature. 



We say, not one in fifty, but it is surely short 

 of the mark to say that not one in ten, of tlie far- 

 mers' daughters in New England coiild find em- 

 ployment, if so dis])0sed, in a rich man's kitchen, 

 — yet it is frequently thrown in the unfortunate 

 yeoman's teeth, that trouble has fallen u])on him 

 becauso his daughters were too proud to go out to 

 service. ' 



But upon those who are not in the habit of con- 

 sidering that all God's creatures arc made of the 

 same clay, — who are unwilling to wait U[)on them- 

 selves, anil are therefore under the goad of neces- 

 sity, so far as it relates to what is called good help, 

 no eeneral reasoiiiiin; will operate, they require an 

 argumenliiin ad hominem^ that I have no disposition 

 at this time to apply. 



Being iH the same situation with thousands of 

 my fellow-citizpiW, it is natural that I should con- 

 sider their intere^st as my own. I feel as deeply 

 ns any man can feel for the farmers of New Eng- 

 land, for their exemplary wives, and lovely daugh- 

 ters, and with the blessing of God, my small abili- 

 ty sh ali never be vvimting to save tiieni from the 

 sorry employment of gathering crumbs from the 

 rich man's table. 



I have daughters that I am endeavoring to bring 

 up in industrious habits. — It is my intention that 

 they shall earn a subsistence by such suitable em- 

 ployment for females, as may be found upon a 

 farm and about a farm house. To speak plainly, 

 I mean that they shall taork for their living, be- 

 lieving that it is tlie duty and happiness of every 

 member of this republic to do so. I love my chil- 

 dren ; I am happy, yes, I am proud to see them 

 earn their bread by honest labor ; yet if I know my 

 own heart, I would sooner, infinitely sooner, follow 

 my daughters to the grave than see them ' ^o out 

 to service.'' There are indeed many excellent fe- 

 males who are ilriven to this necessity, who go 

 through the fiery trial with credit, and maintain a 

 character of unblemislied integrity ; yet who will 

 venture to describe the distress, the anxiety, the 

 sickness of lieart, the anguish ofa wounded spirit, 

 that the most favored of them are constrained to 

 endure. 



From the view that we have taken of the sub- 

 ject, it must be evident that that if no other employ- 

 ment for farmers' daughters could be found, that 

 becoming menials would be as a drop to the ocean 

 towards relieving the universal embarrassment that 

 has been deseribed. But I challenge contradiction 

 when 1 assert, tliat our farmers' daughters who 

 remain under tlieir parents' roofs, do more for 

 themselves and more for their parents, as well as 

 more for the prosperity and happiness of society, 

 than any equal number of females who are em- 

 ployed, whether from choice or necessity, in a ser- 

 vile capacity abroa*!. 



A little sensibility upon this subject may |)erhaps 

 ' be excused in .a father ; but I trust that 1 have not 

 otiered a sentiment to which the heart of every 

 industrious firmer in New England will not re- 

 S[ioiid. We arc willing to work, our wives are wil- 

 ling to work, our daughters are willing to work, — 

 but spare us, if it may be permitted, spare us the hu- 

 miliation of performing the servile offices, and liv- 

 ing in the kitchens of our more fortunate neigh- 

 bors. 



Uelative to that oidy legitimate ai;d fruitfid parent 

 of our ruinous debts and mortgages,the excessive nc- 

 cumvlalion of properly in the hands ofa limited num. 

 berufindividuals,('acii\iics for which are daily multi- 

 plying, and against which nothing but the feeble 

 voice of the afflicted has hitherto been opposed, 1 

 have much to say, aiul shall endeavor hereafter to 

 awaken my brethren throughout the country to the 



necessity of devising some efficient remedy In 



the meanwhile permit me to recommend to their 

 perusal the excellent address of Mr Allen, to the 

 farmers of Kraid<lin, Hampshire, and Hampden, an 

 extract from which your readers have been al- 

 ready favored with. It is to him, — to our vener- 

 able and highly respected friend the ' Roxbury Far- 

 mer,' and to men like them, — of sound discretion, 

 clear heads, pine hearts, and benevolent intentions, 

 that the people may look with safely for good coun- 

 sel, under every emergency. I have thus been 

 reluctantly drawn to comment on some of the evils 

 that afflict us as a people, and they must not be 

 glossed over nor forgotten, — yet we should indeed 

 possess unthankful hearts, could we look round 

 upon all the blessings which have been showered 

 upon our coimtry, without gratefidly acknowledo-- 

 ing that we have, on the whole, been favored be' 

 yond every other (leoplo, and every other latid. 

 A FARMER. 



animals oflered f .r the Exhibition, and the im- 

 I)roved appearance of their Show, there will be 

 found to have been no niiMake in this calcula- 

 ''""• JouN W. Lincoln, Chairman. 



The Trustees of the Worcester Agricultural So- 

 ciety h.-Vve made all the preliminary arrangements 

 for their\ Annual Cattle Show, which is to take 

 place on Thursday, the 20th day of October next. 

 An efficient Committee of Arrangements has been 

 selected, the Judges of Stock, &c, appointed, and 

 a gentleman who lias on one occasion by invita- 

 tion of this Society, and on several other public 

 occasions, amused and instructed highly gratified 

 audiences by the productions of his talented and 

 well cultivated mind, has consented again to favor 

 the Agricultural Society with an Address on their 

 next anniversary. 



This Society is in a very prosperous situation 

 having funds at interest to the amount of more 

 than six thousand dollars ; and has enrolled among 

 its members, a large proportion of the Bone and 

 Sinew of the County. But there are many Far- 

 mers and Mechanics and other good citizens, w,ho 

 have not yet obtained diplomas of mendiership, 

 although it cannot be doubted, that they wish for 

 the prosperity of the Institution. The Trustees 

 have frequent meetings for the admission of mem- 

 bers, and any person wishing to join the Society 

 is requested to send his name to the Recording 

 Secretary, and he will be proposed at the next 

 succeeding meeting. It is earnestly desired that 

 W\ who have not yet become members, will soon 

 avail themselves of the opportunity of connecting 

 theiriselves with the Society. — Mass. Spy. 



WORCESTER CATTLE SHOW. 



The Committee of Arrangements for the ap- 

 proaching Cattle Show and^ Exhibition of Man- 

 ufactures by the Worcester County Agricultural 

 Society, would respectfully solicit the attention of 

 the farmers of the County to the list of the pre- 

 miums offi^red for that occasion. The Trustees 

 of the Society, for the purpose of exciting a great- 

 er degree of emulation, have added to the number 

 of the premiums for stock, in the hope that the 

 owners of choice animals will be disposed to of- 

 fer them at the Exhiliition. It will be found, by 

 reference to the printed hills, that two additional 

 premiums have been offered for bulls — four])remi- 

 ums, ill addition to those of last year, are now pro- 

 posed 10 be given for heifers — three premiums 

 have been adrled for steers — one additional preiiii- 

 um is offered for merino ewes, and one for weaned 

 pigs. For fat cattle, the amount of the premiums 

 has been increased and an additional premium of- 

 fered. The Trustees have not been unmindful of 

 the claims of the dairy to public attention, and 

 they now propose to give four premiums for iuHec 

 and fom- for cheese, instead of two as in former 

 years. 



In consequewee of the omission .of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural Society to have a Show 

 the present year, it has been the intention of the 

 Trustees of the Society of this County to make 

 their exhibition as interesting as is possible and 

 they have appropriated a large proportion of the 

 disposable funds of the Society, to the benefit of 



CIDER. 



The orchards are bending under the weight of 

 apples and the time of making cider is near at 

 hand. The general process is understood, but 

 attention to two or three particulars, may greatly 

 increase the value of the liquor. Why does Bur- 

 lington cider bring, in market, double the price of 

 that made elsewhere .' 



Use water freely in making everything sweet 

 and clean before you begin — but very sparingly 

 afterwards. 



Put your apples after being gathered for a few 

 days in a dry place, exposed to the sun. 

 Let your casks be perfectly sweets 

 See that the straw used be clean and bright. 

 Throw all the rotten, or rotting a[iples to your 

 pigs. Keep the several sorts of apples separate ; 

 if ground togetlier the cider will not be so good. 

 When the liquor has un<lergone sufficient fer- 

 mentation to throw oflT the impure matter in it, and 

 while it is yet sweet, lake a clean ca.?k, put into it 

 a bucket of cider, set fire to a clean rag that has 

 been dipfied in brimstone — let it burn inside the 

 cask so as to fill it with the fumes of the brim- 

 stone — shake the cask well and then fill and bung 

 it tight. 



This mode is highly recommended to preserve 

 the cider sweet, while it will yet be pure. The 

 crab apple should be moie extensively cultivated 

 for cider. Liquor, as delicous as wine may be 

 made from it. 



To prevent the Depredations of Weevil. — Who- 



e%'er will take the trouble to gather Elder stalks 



and leaves, and put plenty of il among their wheat 



the growers of stock, the Committee confidently while mowing it away, will find it in a state cf 



j expect, that from the increased number of the preservation at threshing time Western Tiller.. 



