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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



May 23. 1832. 



their domestic stock, ami as for their manner of liv- 

 iug and tlieir own habitations, it is useless to de- 

 scribe them. The many crazy, rickety shanties, 

 with windows composed of old hats, breeches, 

 bits of paper, and no windows at all, with crevices 

 open to every wind and storm of heaven, show 

 where the^j stay ; and on entering it, the open- 

 mouth'.-d, retreating fire-place, wilh a few half-rot- 

 teu sticks, surrounded by a squad of half-naked, 

 mop-headed, shivering children, destitute of the 

 ordinary comforts of a wigwam, will tell you hotc 

 they live. 



"Now, Mr Editor, tliere is not one of yourread- 

 ers, but is familiar with more or less such cases. 

 And is it any wonder why so many people are 

 criminally poor, whose only god is the whiskey 

 bottle, and whose sole study is how to live in the 

 same shiftless manner? In truth, I have very lit- 

 tle charity for such folks." 



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Boston, Wednesday Evening, May 23, 1832. 



BREMEN GEESE. 



The editor of the Genesee Farmer requests us 

 to " give a general description of Bremen geese, 

 also the prices at which they could be furnished." 

 We cheerfully comply with his request by giving 

 all the information we' are possessed of, respecting 

 these valuable animals. 



The following is an account of their first intro- 

 duction into this country, by Mr James Sisson, of 

 Warren, R. I. contained in a letter to Mr James 

 Deering, republished in the New England Farmer, 

 vol. IV. page 44. " In the fall of 1826, I imported 

 from Bremen, (north of Germany,) 3 full blooded 

 perfectly white geese. I have sold their progeny 

 for three successive seasons ; the first year at $15 

 the pair, the two succeeding years at .fl2. Their 

 properties are peculiar ; they lay in February ; set 

 and hatch with more certainty than common barn- 

 yard geese ; will weigh nearly and in some in- 

 stances quite twice the weight; have double the 

 quantity of feathers ; never fly ; and are all of a 

 beaiitifid snowy whiteness. I have sold them all 

 over the interior of New York ; two or three pairs 

 in Virginia ; as many in Baltimore, North Carolina, 

 and Connecticut, and in several towns in the vicin- 

 ity of Bostor*. I have one flock half-blooded that 

 weigh on an average, when fatted, thirteen to fif- 

 teen pounds ; the full blooded weigh twenty 

 pounds." 



]Mr Sisson has received a premium from the 

 " Rhode Island Society for the encouragement of 

 domestic industry" for the exhibition of geese of 

 this breed. They are said to possess the follow- 

 ing advantages over other varieties of their species: 

 They grow to a greater size, may he fattened with 

 less food, and their flesh is of a su[)crior quality. 



They can be had at $6 per pair, of Col. J acjces, 

 of the Ten Hills Stock Farm, Charlestown, Mass.; 

 of Mr T. Williams, of Chelsea ; and of Mr J. B. 

 RcssELL, publisher of the New England Farmer, 

 at the same price. 



POISONOUS ROOTS. 



The Andover Journal gives a statement of the 

 disastrous consequences resulting from eating the 

 roots of the Water Hemlock, cicuta virosa. On 

 the 18th of May, Samuel Allen, of Andover, with 

 two others, in ploughing, met with this root which 

 tasted sweet and pleasant. Allen swallowed a 



considerable quantity of it, and the other two fol- 

 lowed his example. Allen fell into convulsions, 

 which in less than an hour proved fatal. The oth- 

 ers, after taking powerful emetics, admininistered 

 by Dr Kittredge, escaped. 



The root is, at this season of the year, the most 

 virulent poison of all the narcotic vegetables, and 

 ought to be more generally known, lest similar ac- 

 cidents recur. In the early stage of its growth it 

 resembles small potatoes or artichokes, but when 

 advanced branches off in difterent directions, ex- 

 cept the central part, which resembles the parsnip, 

 and is sometimes called the cow parsnip. 



BUCKTHORNS FOR LIVE FENCES. 



Buckthorns should be set in a single row, from 

 seven to nine inches apart ; as soon as they begin 

 to vegetate, they should be headed down to about 

 six inches from the ground, which will cause the 

 hedge to become thick from the bottom. By 

 keeping the ground clean, and occasionally short- 

 ening the stray shoots, it will soon make a beauti- 

 ful and eflicient fence. It is an extremely vigor- 

 ous, free growing plant, and in our opinion su- 

 perior to any plant we are acquainted with in this 

 country, for making a hedge. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The standing committee on fruits and fruit trees, 

 respectfully propose the following premiums, for 

 the year 1832, viz. 



For the best Apples, not less than two dozen, 

 a premium of $4,00. 



For the best summer Pears, not less than 

 one dozen, 4,00. 



For the best autumn Pears, not less than 

 one dozen, 4,00. 



For the best native Pears, do. 4,00. 



do. Peaches, do. 4,00. 



do. Apricots, do. 4,00. 



do. Nectarines, do. 4,00. 



do. Plums, do. 2,00. 



do. Cherries, do. one quart, 2,00. 



do. Native Cherries, do. 2,00. 



For the best foreign Grapes, cidtivated un- 

 der glass, not less than three clusters, 5,00. 



For the best foreign Grapes cultivated in 

 open ground, not less than three clusters, 5,00. 



For the best foreign Grapes by girdling, 

 not less than three clusters, 5,00. 



For the best native Grapes, not less than 

 three clusters, 3,00. 



For the best seedling Grapes, to be pre- 

 sented by the grower of the same, not less 

 than three clusters, 5,00. 



For the best Gooseberries, not less than 

 one quart, 2,00. 



do. Strawberries, do. 2,00. 



do. Raspberries, do. 2,00. 



For the best Quinces, not less than one 

 dozen, 2,00. 



For the best method of cultivating foreign 

 Grapes in open ground, which shall be supe- 

 rior to any other now practised in this coun- 

 try, witli reference to i)lantjng, training, shel- 

 ter. &c, and for a length of the trellis to be 

 exhibited, not less than thirty feet, 20,00. 



The committee will be at the hall of the Society 

 on Saturday of each week, during the season of 

 fruits, from ten to twelve o'clock, to inspect such 

 specimens as may be offfered ; those fruits for 

 wliich a premium is claimed, must be so designa- 



ted, otherwise they will be copsideied as offered 

 for exhibition onlv. Per order. 



E. VOSE, Climrmaiu 



The standing committee on ornamental trees, 

 slirubs, flowers, and green-houses, beg leave re- 

 si)ectlully to submit the following list of prenuums 

 for the year 1832 : 



Fur the most successful cultivation of the Amer- 

 ican Holly, the nuniber of ])laiits must not be less 

 than four, which have been tiansplantcd at least 

 thVee years, $10,00. 



For the four best flowering ]ilants of the 

 Magnolia Glauca, which have been trans- 

 plantiil at least three years, 10,00. 



For the most successful cultivation of the 

 Rhododendron Maximum, the number of 

 plants not less than four, which have been 

 transplanted three years, 5,00 



Fur the five best plants of the Kalmia 

 Latifolia, which liave been transplanted not 

 less than three years, 2,00. 



F"r the best seedling plants of either of 

 the above, not loss than ten in nuudier, of 

 three years growth and upwards, 5,00. 



For the five best variety of Chinese Chry- 

 santhemums, in pots, 5,00. 



For the best half dozen of Tulips, 4,00. 



For the best half dozen of Hyacinths, 3,00. 



For the best half dozen of Ranunculuses, 4,00. 



For the best pot of Auriculfs, 3,00. 



For the best pot of Anemones, 3,00. 



For the best. pot of Pinks, 3,00. 



Fob the best pot of Carnations, 4,00. 



For the best half dozen of cultivated na- 

 tive flowers, 3,00. 



For the finest Roses of five different vari- 

 eties, 5,00. 



For the finest Dahlias, five varieties, 5,00. 



For the finest specimens of Camellia Ja- 

 ponica, 5,00. 



For the best varieties of Pseonies, 4,00. 



Discretionary premiums will be awarded by the 

 committee, on flowers not enumerated above. 

 Per order. 



R. L. EMMONS, Chairman. 



N. B. — The committee will attend at the Hall 

 on Saturday of this and the next week, to examins 

 such Tidips as may be offered for premiums. 



May 23. 



Cumhcrland AgricxiUural and Horticultural So- 

 ciety. — This Society was formed by the Legislature 

 of Maine, at their last session. By the act, Joshua 

 Wingate, Jr. ; John Mussey; Henry Ilscy ; Seth 

 Clark ; Ebenezer D. Woodford ; John Perley ; 

 Thomas Seal ; Tappan Rohie ; Ebenezer Webster, 

 Jr. ; Nathaniel Warren ; Moses Quind>y ; and 

 Enoch Prebble ; together with their associates, aro 

 constituted a body, cori)orate and politic, by the 

 above title, with the powers and privileges usually 

 gi-anted iu such cases. 



.Igricidture. — The fiirming business, in this 

 neitrhborhood, has undergone a great change with- 

 in the last twenty years. Positive idleness, here, 

 has no excuse. Scarcely aify man is too poor to 

 get land and seed ; — if he is willing to work he 

 may live comfortably ; and if contented, he will 

 live happily. — Portsmouth ('TV. H.) Journal. 



A spoonful of horse-radish put into a pan of 

 milk, will preserve it sweet for several days. 



