Vol. X Nn. 13. 



AND HORTICULTUKAL JOURNAL. 



101 



Tomatof are very easily raiseil — make good 

 pickles picked green — and when ripe and properly 

 cooked, a good dish for the tahle. They also make 

 a fine catsup thus : Take 1 gallon skinned tomatos, 

 4 tahle spoons salt, 4 of black pepper, 2 ofalspice, 

 8 pods red pepper, 8 tahle spoons of mustard seed. 

 Bruise all these fine, and simmer them s'.ovvly in a 

 pint of viueg-ar for three hours; then strain them 

 through a hair sieve — to be stewed down to half a 

 gallon of catsup — put the catsup into bottles and 

 cork it tight. From one large hill of tomatos (on 

 a si)0t 4 feet by 2) we raised this year at least a 

 bushel and a half of tomatos. To peel them, pour 

 boiling water on them when the skin will come off 

 easily, lings eat them with a great relish. Qtiere 

 — Might tlii-y not be advantagously used for fatting 

 them .•' — Kennebec Journal. 



Peach trees. — Mr B. Nason, of this town, who has 

 devoted much attention to improvements in agri- 

 culture and horticulture, has this year raised 

 peaches of a large size, and as rich in flavor as 

 any to be found in the Philadelphia market. His 

 trees are in a poor, gravelly soil, and sheltered 

 fiom tlie northwest wind. Peach trees grow too 

 fast in a rich soil, and do not bear fruit. They do 

 best in a warm sandy or gravelly light soil, pro- 

 tected from cold winds. In the Spring it is believ- 

 ed to be a good plat! to throw sti'aw around the 

 roots of the trees, to prevent the frost coming out 

 too soon. After the risiug sap starts the buds, a 

 hard frost will kill them and the branches they are 

 on. With proper care, this luscious fruit can be 

 raised by almost every one who has a farm or a 

 garden. — Kennebec Journal. 



Chesnut and IValnut. — Mr Daniel Stevens, of 

 Belgrade, in this county, has left at our office some 

 twigs of chesnut and shagbark <valnut, with very 

 fine fruit on them, which grew on his farm. He 

 has a number of trees, in a very thriving condition. 

 The chosnut and walnut are not indigenous in Ken- 

 nebec, and we believe not in aiiy part of Maine ; 

 but tliey will grow here, probably, ns v/ell as any 

 other kind of trees ; and it is rather a matter of 

 surprise that they have not been more generally 

 introduced. Tliere has been too much ne,';lect in 

 introducing valuable fruit and forest trees. — The 

 walnut is valuable wood ; besides a farm is much 

 ornamented by having scattering walnut, chesnut, 

 butternut, black cherry and other trees, at suitable 

 distances from each other, serving for shade for 

 cattle in sunnner, and yieldin^r v;;luable fruit. We 

 are glad to find that the public mind has begun to 

 be somewhat directed to the i)lantin2 of trees. It 

 is very easily done. There are many varieties of 

 trees which would be -x great acquisition. The 

 black walnut, which grows in many of the western 

 states in abundance, is very useful for cabinet ware. 

 So is the blank cherry, which would grow here 

 without doubt, as well as any where. — Kennebec 

 Journal. 



From the Barnslable Journal. 



•4 lars;e 07ie. — A Cucumber was raised this sea- 

 son, by Capt. Alley of this town, measuring' 16 in- 

 ches in length, and 18 in circumference, and weigh- 

 log 8 lbs. 9 oz.^—SuUivayi .Mercury. 



It is stated in the American Farmer that Mr 

 Isaac Smith of Northampton co. Va. prepares Cas- 

 tor Oil, so that it gives a large bright flame, per- 

 fectly free from smoke or offensive smell. It can 

 be afforded at So cts. Mr S. is about to take out 

 a patent : he is father to Mr F. H. Smith, inventor 

 of the musical instruments, the harmonicon. 



The daughter of Col. U. M. Johnson, of Ken- 

 tucky, was refused a seat under an awning to hear 

 her father deliver a Fourth of July Oration, be- 

 cause ' some black blood was flowing in her veins. 

 While the Colonel was eulogizing American equal- 

 ity and freedom, and repeating that '' aZ/ men, are 

 born free and equal," his daughter for lack of a 

 clear complexion, 'was compelled to remain in his 

 carriage.' In remarking on the above circumstance, 

 the JMassackusetts Journal, relates the following 

 interesting anecdote : 



' It is a singular fact that we republicans are 

 abundantly more exclusive in our feelings in this 

 respect than our monarchical neighbors. In 

 England, it is common to see resi)ectable and gen- 

 teel people open their pews when a blr.ck stranger 

 enters the church ; and at hotels, nobody thinks 

 it a degradation to have a colored traveller sit at 

 tlie same table. We have heard a well authenti- 

 cated anecdote, which illustrates the different state 

 of feeling in the two countries on this subject. 

 A wealthy American citizen was residing at 

 London for a season, at which time the famous 

 Mr Prince Saunders was there. The London 

 breakfast hour is very late ; and Prince Saunders 

 hajipened to call upon the American while his 

 family were taking their morning repast. Polite- 

 ness and native good feelings prompted the lady to 

 ask her guest to take a cup of coftee — but then 

 the prejudices of society — how could she get over 

 Ihcm ? True he was a gentleman in character, 

 manners, and dress ; but he had a black skin ; and 

 how could white skins sit at the same table with 

 hiui ? If Ids character had been as black as hell, 

 the difficulty might be overcome, however reluc- 

 tantly ; but his skin being black it was altogether 

 o'lt of Ibe question. So the lady si|)ped her coffee, 

 and Prince Saunders sat at tlje window, occasion- 

 ally speaking in reply to conversation du-ected"to 

 him. At last all retired from the breakfast-table 

 — and then the lady, with an air of sudden recol- 

 lection, said ' I forgot to ask if you had breakfast- 

 ed, Mr Saunders ! Won't you let me give you a 

 cup of coffee ?' ' I thank yon, madam,' he re- 

 plied, with a dignified bow, ' I am engaged to break- 

 fast with the Prince Regent this morning !' 



' Ye that have tears, prepare to shed Ihem now\ 

 — The good people of Weathersfield will please to 

 take notice that a quantity of com.u ..i red on- 

 ions have been imported here from the islsnd of 

 Madeira, one of which we have measured, „nd 

 find it twentyone inches in circumference ; i: 

 weighs three pounds and two ounces. — Jo\ir of Com. 



A Giant of the Fortst. — A white oak tree on the 

 land of Mr Grove, near Roxbury, Letterkenney 

 township, Franklin county, Penn. being felled and 

 cut up, produced the following, viz : — 1400 shin- 

 gles, 200 felloes, 2 saw logs, one 14 and the other 

 Ig feet long, 4 rail cuts making 60 rails, and two 

 cords of wood. 



Home Industry. — Mrs S. of the town of Mans- 

 field, Mass. has earned since the first of March 

 last, (six months) $85 by making straw bonnets, 

 for which she has received the cash, besides taking 

 care of a family of young children, doing the 

 cooking, washing, milking two cows, making the 

 butter for the family, taking care of a hog, &c, &c, 

 all during the absence of her husband, who is fol- 

 lowing his occupation in a neighboring state. 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. li, 1831. 



From Ihe Augusta (;ouriei. 



SLOBBERING OF HORSES. 



The New England Farmer of Wednesday has 

 an article on the cause ajid cure of the salivation 

 of horses, to which, respectable as is the authority, 

 our own experience compels ua to dissent. The 

 editor concludes that salivation is produccil, not 

 by eating lobelia as has been generally supposed, 

 but by white clover when it is very full of juice. 

 He thinks, too, that a baiting of hay or oats, or a 

 change of pasture, will cure the complaint. 



What comes home to every man's business 

 generally arrests his attention the most, and there- 

 fore wo will relate a little experience on this point. 

 Our own famjly jade — a hearty and kind creature, 

 — has not enjoyed the luxury of grass for three 

 years, and has always been kept in good trim on 

 hay with very little provender. In July we had 

 the barn filled with her year's stock of hay, sweet 

 from the field. Soon after the horse began to eat 

 of it, she commenced slobbering abundantly. Be- 

 ing quite out of patience, we set our wits at work 

 to ascertain the cause. Some told us it was white 

 clover, some that it must be lobelia. On making 

 critical examination, we found that the last load 

 put into the stable had much lobelia, but little 

 white clover in it. To test an experiment, we, for 

 several days in succession, previous to feeding, 

 were careful to cull the quantum over by liand- 

 fuls, and pick out the lobelia. From this moment ' 

 the slobbering ceased. On giving the hay again, 

 without pickingit over, the salivation began again. 

 So that our mind is satisfied that lobelia is the 

 cause of sli-.lilierhig in liorses. Can any one tell 

 us what will cure this slobbering without the paint 

 of 'separating the lobelia from the hay ? A true 

 answer to this question v/ould save us some 

 trouble and vexation, and would no doubt bo ac- 

 ceptable to the public. 



Itemarks by the Editor. — The article alluded to 

 by the writer of the above is improperly attributed 

 to the Editor of the JVew England Farmer. Itwas 

 originally published in the American Farmer, re- 

 published by us, page 7S of our current volume, 

 and credit given to the American Farmer.' 



Thare is much difference of opiinon relative to 

 the cause of the frothing and foaming at the 

 mouth of horses in the fall of the year. This 

 appearance is a symptom of a disorder callofl 

 Plyalism, Salivation of horses, Slavers, Slobber- 

 ing, &c. Lovett Peters, Esq. of Westborough, 

 Massachusetts, (who favored us with a communi- 

 cation on this subject, printed in New England 

 Farmer vol. ii. page 58) was of opinion thai the 

 slavers in horses is caused by their eating the sec- 

 ond growth of a kind of grass making its appear- 

 ance in the (ore part of July, much resembling oat.=, 

 which came u|) in the fall after the crop had been 

 taken off the ground. This grass is believed to 

 be the Spoil' d Spurge, Euphorbia mnculala, of 

 which a botanical description may be seen in the 

 JVew England Farmer, vol. ii. page 78. 



There has been, however, a great variety of opin- 

 ions relative to the cause of this disorder. Jid 

 Peters of Penn. thought its true cause had not 

 been ascertained, and asserted that hay made of 

 the second crop of grass frequently produced it, 

 and that soiling horses on red clover, when the 



