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NEW ENULANS) FARMER, 



Nov. 30, 1831. 



in a piopei- ligl:!, and tliej; ivill he acled upon. 

 Tliei-e is notliing that adds more to the beauty o( 

 a landscape, than to see inlei>pei!>id over hill and 

 dale, trees in full foliage, stan.ling singly or in 

 eliimiis; they afPorci a resting place for the eye of 

 the weary traveller, and at every tnrn new beauties 

 are unfolded. 



Where is the man, who when silting snrroumled 

 by his friends under the wide spread canopy ot a 

 tree of his own rearing, partaking of the bounties of 

 our mother earth, that would not exult while inform- 

 ing them that this was a tree of /n\s own right hand's 

 planting. And that we may be enabled so to do, 

 let us now, in the i)roper season for such labor, put 

 our hands lo the work, with the deterudnation, 

 (Providence permitting) that we will sit under our 

 own vine and tig tree, and enjoy the fruit of our 

 toil. Pioneer. 



Windsor, VI. JVov. 24, 1S31. 



FARMS IN VERMONT. 

 Mr Fesse.nden — As five of my townsmen, 

 Farmers, design to start for the Boston Market 

 next week, with a portion of the proiluctions of 

 their farms, an<l as no statement as to the value 

 of houses and house lots, value of improved land, 

 quantity of agriculiura! production, iS:c, has here- 

 . tofore been noticed in your paper from this section 

 of the country, I forward for publication a state- 

 ment belonging to the individuals as named below. 

 The value of bouses and house lots and improved 

 land, I have stated as ajj^raised by the lister of 

 this town in 1830. 



Wood and tindicr land bidonging to each farm is 

 not included in the estimate. Wm. IJacuop has three 

 houses anil house lots valued at $775, and has 

 fortyfive acres of mowing, twentytwo acres of 

 tillage land, and fortyfive acres of pasture valued 

 at S924 ; this stock consi^ts of four o.xen, seven- 

 teen cows, 20 other cattle, 12 horses and mares, 

 62 sheep, 10 fat hogs, 7 rumung sboats ; has cut 

 this season 65 tons of hay, harvested 90 bushels 

 of wheat, 275 bushels of oat'^, 175 bushels of 

 corn, 12 bushels of licans, 900 bushels potatoes, 

 and has for market 2500 lbs. of pork, and 1950 

 pounds of butter. His family consists of eight i>er- 

 sons, besides one hired man seven months, and 

 some days' work ; whole expense for hired men's 

 labor 8110. 



Cloud IIarvet. His house is of that con- 

 struction that it is not entered in the list ; has 30 

 acres of mowing, 15 of tillage, and 30 for pastur- 

 ing valued at .$372, ii oxen, l-lcows,7 horses and 

 mares, 2S sheep, 6 fat I ogs, 8 running slioats, has 

 cut 35 tons of hay, harvesteil 150 bushels of « heat, 

 300 bushels of oats, 80 bushels of corn, two 

 busiiels of beans, 500 bushels of potatoes, and 

 has for market 1500 jiounds of pork, 1300 poumls 

 of butter. His family consists of eight persons, be- 

 sides one hired man eight inonths, and some days' 

 work ; wlude expense of hired labor $90. 



Moses ISouce. House and house lot valued at 

 $075; 14 acres of mowing, 734 of tillage, 29 

 acres of pasture valued at $293, 7 cows, 5 other 

 cattle, 6 horses and mares, 24 sheep, 4 fat hogs, 

 4 fat sboats, 4 running sboats ; has cut 21 tons of 

 hay, and has harvested 60 bushels of wheat, 75 

 bushels of oats, 50 bushels corn, 5 bushels of beans, 

 523 bushels potatoes, 12 bushels turnips, 50 

 pounds of fla.v, and has for market 1600 pounds 

 of pork, and 600 lbs. of butter. His family con- 

 sists of six ; whole expense of hired men's labor 



William Shearer. House and bouse lot .$200 i 

 26 acres of mowing, 13 of tillage, 40 for pasture) 

 valued at $400, 6 oxen, 7 cows, 18 other cattle. 

 6 horses and mares, 38 theep, 4 fat hogs, 6 fat 

 slioats, 4 running sboats ; cut 35 tons of bay, 

 harvesteil 35 bushels of wheat, 300 bushels of 

 •oats, 80 bushd^>f corn, 6 bushels of barley, 2 

 bushels of Iiealif400 bushels potatoes, be has fur 

 market 1600 pounds of pork and 350 pounds of 

 buiter. His family consists of 12, besides 10 

 months' labor, whole expense of hired men's labor 

 fS5. 



Wm. Waroer, Jr. Hou.se and house lot $150, 

 26 acres of mowing, 150 of tillage, 20 of pasture, 

 valued at §264 ; his stock consists of 2 oxen, 6 

 cows, 12 other cattle, 4 horses, 18 sheep, 5 fat 

 hogs, 4 fat sboats, 5 running slioats, and has for 

 market 1700 pounds pork, and 500 pounds of but- 

 ter. His family consists of tive, besides five months' 

 men's labor at J=50. 



It woulil be a great satisfaction to your sub- 

 scribers in tlirs quarter to have such farmers in 

 your vicinity as ofler butter cr fiuins for premiums 

 to st.-vte the value of their owned house lots and the 

 quantity and value of improved land as appraised 

 by the assessors of the several towns to which 

 they belong. As soon as our farmers have been 

 to market this fill and winter I design to make 

 out a stalemcnt of the various articles of exports 

 from this tow n and the amount as received in mar- 

 ket, and to what market the same is exported. 



I recommend ) our farmers to compare the value 

 of their improved land and the amount of pro- 

 duction with the Barnet farmers. And when they 

 move, move not to the West, hut to where the 

 climate is good aii<l healthy, land cheap and pro- 

 ductive. Yours with respect, 



Henry Stevens. 

 B'irncI, ( I'l.) .Vuvcjiiber 17, 1831. 

 N. C. Tlie individual farmers named above de- 

 sign to enter their several lots of butter for the 

 premium ; you will please give our secretary no- 

 tice. 



(U=*The foregoing notices are valuable and we 

 should be happy lo receive similar statements 

 relative to farmcis, their property, products, &c, in 

 Massacliuscttsi anil other parts of N. England. We 

 would be pleased to make such observations and 

 inquiries in person as would enable us to give 

 the desired information, but indispensable avoca- 

 tions deprive us of the leisure neee.ssary for that 

 I lU rpose. — Editor. 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



FARMERS' FESTIVALS. 



I'.jlincl frnni a cniiiiniiiilcnlion on the snliject of the Farincu' 

 i,c.-iiis|i.,ws^ina Feslivals. 



' The founders and patrons of these popular so- 

 cieties, " aristocrats" if yon please have introdu- 

 cnl ilic only practical system of equality which 

 the ciuidition of the civilized world can admit. 

 The duties incumbent on the " Fanner's Holidays," 

 with their attendant courtesies and fesliviiios, as- 



miluie and merge all who partake of their enjoy, 

 ments, into one community of brethren. In these 

 issociations they cherish and exhibit that maidy 

 md independent deportment, becoming the lords 

 of the soil. Let every order elevate itself to the 

 standard of the intelligent and useful citizen with 

 the spirit which should actuate them, and they are 

 met with that fraternal cordiality which feels no 

 degradation. 



'The levelling .system of a republic must consist 

 in elevating all ranks and depressing none. That 

 malignant class, devoid of self res[>ect, whose con- 

 sequence in society is acquired and su.staineil by 

 traducing merit instead of emulating it, are alone 

 o\'l\\<i privileged order. This despotism is waging 

 an intermintible war against our most patriotic citi- 

 zens, who possess, the only aristocracy they covet, 



THE PRIDE OF CHARACTER. 



PLANTING FRUIT SEEDS. 

 Mb Fessenden — In answer to the inquiries of 

 your correspondent M. as to the best mode of 

 planting fruit seeds and stones, I would observe 

 that I have found the present month (November) 

 the most suitable for that purpose. I put 

 "Peach, Apricot, Plum, and Cherry stone,*, and Pear 

 and Quince seeds into llie ground tw'o to three 

 inches below the surface, cover them with earth, 

 ami then lay over them a course of well rotted 

 mtinure. I have always succeeded in producing 

 an abundant crop, except in one instance of plant- 

 ing of Peach stones and another of Pear seeds ; 

 tlie nonsuccess of the former I imputed to the dry- 

 ness of the soil, and that of the latter to the des- 

 truetion of the seed in the pomace, it having remain- 

 ed in barrels several days, and probably underwent 

 some fermentation. 1 should advise the plant- 

 ing of fruit stones and seeds in a moist but not a 

 wet soil. Dorchester. 



CATTLE. 



We arc happy to find that more attention than 

 formerly has been recently paid to the raising of 

 >tock. The sale of the cell brated cattle ol' John 

 Hare Powel, of Philadelphia, enabled many 

 iVrmers of means and enterprise to ppssess them- 

 selves of some valuable animals. A good pro- 

 portion of this valuable stock is now in the pos- 

 ssssion of Charles A. Barnitz, Esq. of .Spring 

 3ale farm, near York, Pennsylvania. The lollow- 

 ing description of one or two of the cows, which 

 we copy from Poulson's Advertiser, will be found 

 interesting to many of our readers. We are 

 inclined lo class (ariners who give their attention 

 to the improveinent of slock, among the most, if 

 not the most, useful of our citizens. — J^at Jour. 



' To see these cattle alone is worth a visit to 

 his residence. There are about twenty or thirty 

 bead of the full blood, besides nearly as many of 

 common and niixed blood. Among the fcrmeris 

 the celebrated Bellina, the famous butter coiv. Ill 

 her appearance she is far below many of her com- 

 panions, though when criiic^dly exnmincd, her 

 points are all good. The straight back, — the |ier- 

 feet level of the spinal coluuin from the Imnis to 

 the tail, — the square sides, the wide hips, the full 

 brisket, the intelligent countenance and wide- 

 spreading bag, are all there ; but she makes a 

 pound of buiter at every milking, and hence she 

 has not the sleek fat sides, and the Jtlling up so 

 necessary to a finished and beanliful subject. 

 She illustrates the iilca perfectly, which we have 

 so often inculcated, that a deep milker or a great 

 butter yielder cannot be easily kept fat. She il- 

 lustrates another position we have advanced, that 

 miik from diflerent cow.s, apparently of equal 

 richness, is very differently constituted. In some, 

 chee.sy matter and whey prevail, in others cheesy 

 matter and oil, and in others oil and whey prevail 

 with but a slight quantity of cheesy matter. The 

 first is common milk, aftbriling a small quantity of 

 cream, and poor skim milk ; the second affords a 

 medium quantity of cream, and makes good cheese, 

 and good skim milk ; the last affords a very large 



