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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. 



The Fakmeu's Every-Day Book ; or Sketches of 

 Social Life in the Country ; with the Popular Ele- 

 ments of Practical and Theoretical Agriculture, and 

 Twelve Hundred Laconics and Apothegms, relating to 

 Ethics, Peligion, and General Literature ; also Five 

 Hundred Receipts on Ilygeian, Domestic, and Rural 

 Economy. By Rev. John L. Blake, D. D., Author 

 of Family Encyclopaedia of General Literature, and 

 a general Biographical Dictionary. Auburn, N. Y . : 

 Derby MiUer & Co. 654 pp., octavo. — Among 

 the most interesting and useful -works connected with 

 agriculture, this must hold a conspicuous and high 

 rank. Besides a large amount of practical matter, it 

 abounds in valuable articles and sentiments that tend 

 to improve the taste and elevate the farming commu- 

 nity. The work is executed in a neat and handsome 

 style, and embellished with beautiful and very ap- 

 propriate engravings. Dr. Blake has been long and 

 extensively known as a popular author of numerous 

 works, and we are pleased that, with the wisdom of 

 long experience and the ripeness of vigorous age, he 

 has given his attention to agriculture, and has com- 

 mended and adorned it with his polished pen. This 

 work should not only be in the library of every 

 farmer, but it should hold a prominent place in the 

 library of every family in the country ; for it pre- 

 sents ably and truly the importance of agriculture, 

 and the advantages and pleasures of rural pursuits. 

 Our readers will recollect that we have presented 

 them with a few interesting articles from this work, 

 which were politely furnished by the author previous 

 to its pubhcation. 



The Illustrated Domestic Bible, No. 2. — We 

 recently noticed this valuable work, by the Rev. J. 

 Cobbin. Fetridge & Co., 20 State and 132 Wash- 

 ington Streets. 



Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts, for 1850, with 

 the Rolls and Messages. — This volume contains 584 

 pages, showing that the long session of the legisla- 

 ture must have been a laborious one. 



Circular of the Central Committee of the United 

 States on the Exhibition of all Nations, to be held in 

 London, 185 1. Washington : printed by Robert A. 

 Waters. — This is a pamphlet containing rules and 

 regulations in regard to the great industrial show, 

 with arrangements for forwarding articles from this 

 country, all of which must pass under the inspection 

 of the Central Committee, or a sub-committee ap- 

 pointed in each state. 



liETTERS ON THE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY We are 



indebted to Hon. Horace Mann for his Letters on the 

 Extension of Slavery into California and New Mexico, 

 and on the duty of Congress to provide the trial by 

 jury for alleged fugitive slaves. 



Farmer's Guide. — We have the fifth number of 

 this able and instructive work, from Fetridge & Co. 



List of Premiums, and Rules and Regulations for 

 the third Cattle Show and Horticultural Exhibition 

 of the ^Xlarjland State Agricultural Society, to be 

 held in Baltimore, Oct. 23, 24, and 25. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



Of Mr. George Hyde, (of the late firm of S. & G. 

 Hyde,) nurseryman, Newton, a box of Hyde's Late 

 Black Cherry. This fruit strongly resembles, in ap- 

 pearance, the Black Eagle, and, like this fine varie- 

 ty, it is of a very rich and excellent quality. The 

 Late Black is about a week later than the Black Ea- 

 gle, and is a very promising kind. It is hardy and 

 vigorous. 



Of Mr. John Washburn, Plpnouth, Knevette's 

 Giant Raspberry. This is a large red berry, resem- 

 bling the Fastolff in its general appearance. It ripens 

 between the Fastolff" and Franconia, and is fully equal 

 to either of them in quality, having more flavor than 

 the former and less acidity than the latter. It ripens 

 between these two, and the plants are said to be more 

 hardy than either of them, so that they will endure 

 our winters unprotected. It is new and promising. 

 Also Ironmonger Gooseberries, remarkable for vigor 

 and productiveness. The fruit is not largo, but the 

 quality is better than that of extremely large kinds ; 

 yet it has not that very fine pulp, delicate flavor, and 

 smooth, thin skin of Houghton's Seedling. 



OUR GRANITE HILLS. 



" Thanks be to Goil for the mountains." 

 EY MRS. SARAH J. HALE. 



"What glorious thoughts, what glorious themes 



To mountain tops belong ! 

 The law from Sinai's summit came ; 



From Sion, sacred song ; — 

 And Genius, on Parnassian heights. 



His banner first unfurled ; 

 And from the seven-hilled city waved 



The sword that swayed the world ! 

 Then let us raise the hymn of praise ; 



To us the hills were given ; 

 And mountains' tops are altars set 



To lift the soul to heaven. 



Though Europe's plains are crushed with chains, 



As every tyrant wills, 

 Yet Freedom's light is flashing bright 



Along Helvetia's hills ! 

 And should our Eagle stoop his wing 



O'er prairie, plain, or sea. 

 Mount Washington an eyrie holds 



Of deathless liberty ! 

 Then let us raise the song of praise — 



To us the heights were given ; 

 Our Granite Hills are altars all, 



To lift our hopes to heaven. 



TERMS. — The New England Farmer is pubhshed 

 every other Saturday, making a neat and handsome 

 volume, at the close of the year, of 416 pages, at gl a 

 year, or five copies for ^^i payable in advance. It may 

 be elegantly bound in muslin, embossed and gilt, at 25 

 cents a volume, if left at this office. As it is stereo- 

 typed, back numbers can be furnished to new subscribers. 



1^ The Postage .^ 



On this paper is only 1 cent, or 26 cents a year, within 

 the state, or within 100 miles out of the state ; and 1.^ 

 cents, or 39 cents a year, beyond those distances. 



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