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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 5, 1831. 



N EW ElNiJLAiND FARMER, 



Some people lay straw or luiy, between the lay- 

 ers and roots, and irainedialely on the top of 

 thein ; this I do not approve of as the straw or 

 hay will become damp and mouldy, and very often 

 occasion the routs to rot, while the sand would 

 preserve them sweet and sound. 



All these roots may be preserved in like inan- 

 ncr in a cellar ; but in such a place they are sub 



FARMER'S AND GARDENER'S WORK FOR 

 OCTOBER. 



Polatoen. Jiiilge Buel of Albany, who is a 

 practical as well as a scientific cultivator, says itjjj,pj,Q vegetate and become stringy earlier in 



were better that the sun never should shine upon 

 potatoes-they should be housed with all the dirt 

 that adheres to them. It is even beneficial to add 

 more dirt to potatoes in the bin orca^U, to exclude 

 external air as much as possible ; their surface 

 should be kept moist, and the atmosphere which 

 surrounds them as little above the freezing point 

 as possible. . . 



Leaves for 3Ianure. In many situations it will 

 be an excellent practice to rake together all the 

 leaves of trees and mould which has been pro- 

 duced by their decay, which can be procured at 

 a reasonable expense, and cast them into your barn 

 yard, as a layer to absorb the liquid manure from 



Spring. The only advantage of this method is, 

 that iu the cellar they may be had when wanted 

 more conveniently during winter, than out of the 

 field or garden or from heaps. 



'..Voie. All the above roots will preserve bet- 

 ter in sand than in common earth ; but when the 

 former cannot be had, the sandiest earth you can 

 procure must be dispensed with.' 



ISABELLA GRAPES. 

 Mr William B.iTES of Cambridge, Mass. has 

 two Isabella Grape Vines, planted in 1827, when 

 thov were but one year from the slip, and about 

 the' size of a quill, that have borne this year 2500 

 bunches of fruit, as near as they can be computed 

 from countilig the )>roduce of several branches. 

 This inestimable varie- 



yoiir cattle. Likewise it would not be amiss to 

 place quanlities of them under cover, in situations 



where you can obtain them in winter to use as ] and averaging the whole 



litter for your stables, &c. They do not rot ea- ty of gi-apes, in our opinion, has never been over- 

 silv but they serve as a sponge to imbibe and re- rated. If they are only suffered to remnm on the 

 tain urine and convey to the field much food for vines «.'H /»% ripe, they are delicious. They 

 plants which, otherwise, might bo lost. should not be gathered in New England till about 



ffinicr ApjiUs. Gather winter apples by hand the 1st of October, and if they have had two or 

 in the middle of fair days, and by putting them three frosts, so much the better. As they have a 

 down in sand, well dried, it is said you may keep j fine appearance, and seem to be ripe early in 

 Ihcm till apples are again in season. Any kind September, they are then fiequcntly gathered, 



are extremely sour, with a hard Jiulp, and of 



of saml will answer, hut it must be perfer'ily dry. 

 Braude's (^unrtcrhj Journal informs that apples may 

 be kept the year round by being immersed in grain, 

 which receives no injury from the conlact. If the 

 American apples were packed among grain they 

 would arrive in Europe in much finer condilion. 



Seed Corn. Select your seed corn from the 

 field, culling fine, fair, sound ears from such stalks 

 as produce* 

 the two 



;-ourse have thus acquired with many u doubtful 

 character. But for vigor of growth and abund- 

 ant yield, it certainly excels any other vine culti- 

 vated in this country. It requires no protection in 

 the winter, (jlon. Swift has raised from a single 

 vine eight bushels for several successive seasons. 

 Four vines set out in Bristol, R. I. in 1823, pro- 

 d two or ii'iore cars, taking the best of j diiccd in 1826, five hnslnds of fruit. In some 



instances larger products Ii.ive been known, and 

 Field Beans. Pnll your beans; and such as | many vines are now to be met whh in various 

 grow on land which you intend to sow with wheat i liarts of the country, producing astonishing crops, 

 or rye shouM be removed to the borders of the | The fruit may be dried as raisins ; and to our own 

 field or on to the field adjoining, in small heaps to I knowledge they have been kept in 1 — > — 



[rood order 



cure lest your sowing should be loo long delayed. 

 Preservation nf Roots. Previous to the coin- 

 liiencement of severe frosts yon should take u]) 

 with as Utile injury as possible, the roots of your 

 turnips, carrots, parsnips, beets, &c, &c, and they 

 may be preserved according to McMahon as Ibl- 

 lows. ' On the surface of a very dry spot of 

 ground, in a well sheltered situation, lay a stra- 

 tum of sand two indies thick, and on this a layer 

 of either sort, covering them with another layer 

 of sand, (the drier the better) and so continue 

 layer about of sand and roots till all are laid in, 

 giving the whole on every side a roof-like slope ; 

 then cover this heap or ridge all over with about 

 tjvo inches of sand, over which lay a good coat of 

 drawn straw up and down, as if thatching a house, in 

 order to carry ofi' wet, and prevent its entering tiie 

 roots; then dig a wide trench round the heap 

 and cover the straw with the earth so dug up, to 

 a depth sufficient to preserve the roots efiectiially 

 fj-oni frost. An opening may be made on the 

 souih side of tliis liea]), and completely covered 

 with bundles of straw, so as to have access to the 

 roots at all times when wanted either for gale or 

 use. 



January in dry saw dust. When this whole- 

 some, pleasant fruit can be raised with such 

 facility, every farmer should feel it a duty to 

 plant out one of the vines, as the expense would 

 not exceed 50 cents. 



Sweet Potato Squashes. — We were kindly pre- 

 sented by Mr J. Winship of Brighton, with 

 several very elegant squashes, which have receiv- 

 ed the above appellation. We found them very 

 find, particularly for pies. A few of the seeds 

 for gratuitous distribution may be liad at the 

 Furmcr Office. 



As the toast of Gen. Dearborn at the Horticultural 

 Dinner, was accidentally omitted last week, and an error 

 mailc in Mr Cook's, wb now in»eit them both correclly. 



By H. A. S. Dearlorn, President.— RffraZ and Intel- 

 leetual Cidliralion—thK rival labor of Hercules in the 

 Hesperian Garden, rewarded with golden apples and the 

 fruits of immortality. 



By Zebedee Cook, Jun., Esq., First Vice President, 

 (after the President had retired.) — H. A. S. Dearborn", 

 the President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- 

 etf/ — The scientific and practical Cultivator — the annals 

 of our Institution attest the value of his labors ; the grati- 

 I tude of his co-opcratora is cheerfully and liberally accord- 

 Icd him, 



Oct. 5, 1831. 



Ihe Esael K<;|!islfr. 



ESSEX CATTLE SHOW. 



The Annual Agricultural E.xhibition for the 

 County of Essex, took place on Thursday last at 

 the South Parish in Andover. 



The day was highly favorable— the attendance 

 numerous, — and the Exhibition iu all its parts 

 well sustained. 



The Pens were entirely filled with animals ex- 

 hibited for Premiums among the number were 

 14 Bulls, 



7 inilcli Cows, 



8 Heifers, 

 10 or 12 Yeailings, 



12 pairs ol Steers, 

 24 pairs of working Oxen, 

 and many other irood animal.'^, exhibited from the 

 neighborhood, though not enterei! for premium. 



A team of one hundred andffly pairs of work- 

 ing oxen, principally from the North Parish iu 

 Andover, paraded the streets, and marched and 

 counter marched, with as much precision, to say 

 the least, as many other troops we have seen, and 

 were viewed with as much interest. Great credit 

 is due to the enterprising farmers of this flourish- , 

 ing town for their public spirit in bringing for- 

 ward this interesting exhibition. It far exceedeil 

 anything of the kind, we have before witnessed, 

 in this or any other County. 



There were a few good swine in the pens — but 

 this part of the exhibition was not equal to that 

 of former years. 



W§ understand, that no premiums are offered 

 by the Society for fat paltlc or sheep, and this 

 accounts for none such being exhibited. At a 

 time when sheep yield the farmers best profits, — 

 in a County so well calculated to raise them aa, 

 are many parts of Essex, we were a little suf- 

 jnised that this animalshould not be thought a fit 

 sulijcci for premium. If we mistake not, very 

 much may be done to improve flocks of sheep, 

 by care in their selection, and judicious manage- 

 ment. 



The exhibition of domestic manufactures was- 

 not equal to some former years. Many of the 

 articles were of good quality and deserving pre- 

 miums. As the Society have always been dis- 

 posed to be liberal in their rewards to the ladies, 

 it is to be regretted that they on their part should 

 be so backward in displaying the evidences of 

 their industry. We doubt not that the Indies of 

 Essex are as industrious as any others — we only 

 wish that they would prove it so. 



The following is believed to be, a correct state- 

 ment of the premiums awarded : — 



Dairy. — Butter. 



To Wm. P. Endicott, Danveis, 1st premium, $12 



Jacob O-good, Andover, 2d prem. 10 



Ralph H. Chandler, do. 3(1 prera. 8 



Margaret Wardwell, do. gratuity, 9 



Ploughing — Double Teams. 



To Ralph H. Chainller, Andover, Isl prem. 12 



Abijah Noithey, Bo.xford, 2d prem. 10 



Jedediah H. Barker, .Andover, 3d prem 



Moses Pettingill, Topstiold, 4th prem. 



Single Teams. 



To Andrew Nichols, Danvers, 1st prem. 



Joseph Kitlridge, Andover, 2J prem. 



" ' ~" ~ 3d picm. 



John Pike, Danver 



Potatoes. 

 To Richard Jaques, Newbury, 1st prem. 

 Samuel Gray, Andover, ist prem. 

 Cyrus Follansbee, West Newbury, 2d preiu. 

 James Locke, Andover, gratuity, 

 A.sa T. Newhall, Lynnlield, graluity, 

 Moses French, Salisbury, gratuity, 



