NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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high as the American Heart. Several are equal to 

 any known kinds. 



There is no obstacle to stocking not only the gar- 

 dens, orchards, and waste grounds, but even the pub- 

 lic highways in dry, sandy, or gravelly locations, 

 with profusion of the finest of cherries. Against our 

 own lands we have set a row as far as the highways 

 extend. They may tempt boys, but we choose to 

 have the youngsters enjoy a good treat of fruits. — 

 Family Visitor. 



PROCURING WATER BY THE USE OF 

 THE SIPHON. 



Friend B.yteham : Many farmers experiencing 

 much inconvenience in consequence of a deficiency 

 of water for their stock, or its situation being remote 

 from the barn-yard, I herewith, for the benefit of the 

 readers of the Cultivator, send a description of a 

 watering place I have recently constructed. 



My farm not being supplied with constantly run- 

 ning water, and it being very difficult to obtain by 

 digging, I have turned the water from off mj' barn 

 into a well near b}', which affords but a small supply 

 of water, and by means of a siphon about three 

 hundred feet long, the water is conducted into a 

 trough the same distance from the barn. The well 

 is near twenty feet deep, and the end of the pipe, 

 where the water is discharged, two or thi'cc feet 

 lower than the bottom of the well. For the jjurpose 

 of putting the siphon into operation, a small pump 

 is attached to the discharging end, by which means 

 the air is exhausted, and the water will continue to 

 flow for several months, when perhaps air will accu- 

 mulate at the summit, and the pump again be re- 

 quired. 



To insure success, much care should be taken, in 

 laying the pipe, to prevent undulations or sudden 

 curves, else air may accumulate in the pipe, and the 

 water eventually cease running. 



To prevent a waste of water when the supply is 

 not copious, a valve is fitted to the discharging end 

 of the pipe, to which is attached one prong of what 

 might be termed a forked lever, (eighteen inches 

 long,) while the other is fastened, by means of a 

 hinge, to the end of the trough, immediately below 

 the valve ; to the other end of the lever is attached 

 a float, resting on the water in the trough, (a white 

 lead keg answering a good purpose.) "When the 

 water is exhausted in the trough, the float is lowered, 

 by which means the valve is opened and the water 

 commences running, and when the trough is by this 

 means again filled, the fioat is raised, and the valve 

 again closed ; thus acting as a self-regulator. 



To prevent freezing in winter, a partition is placed 

 near one end of the trough, with a small aperture at 

 the bottom to admit the water to freely pass, and the 

 end containing the regulator embanked around by 

 earth, and securely covered. 



From various experiments, I have ascertained that 

 by means of a siphon, water may be raised from 

 twenty-five to twenty-eight feet; although theory 

 demonstrates the atmosj)here as being capable of 

 elevating it near thirty-four, yet, in i)ractioe, it is 

 found that the above distance is the greatest eleva- 

 tion attainable by ordinary means. 



A pipe of one half inch calibre answers a good 

 purpose. My siphon has now been in operation 

 about four months, and 1 think it will continue to 

 operate as long as the water is sufficient. Any in- 

 formation, of wliich I am in possession, will be freely 

 communicated, bv letter or otherwise. 



DAVID FAWCETT. 



S.\LKM, CoLUMBiAN.v Co., 2d mo. 2Slh, 18.50. 



Hemakks. — We have deferred the publication of 



the foregoing communication for several months, 

 with the expectation of procuring a di-awing and 

 engraving of the very ingenious apparatus it de- 

 scribes ; but finding some difficulty in obtaining 

 these, we give the description alone, as it is very 

 clearly stated, and, we believe, will be readily un- 

 derstood by all who are sufficiently familiar with the 

 principles on which it operates, to be likely to desire 

 any thing of the kind. And, indeed, there are not 

 many persons who have a well so situated tliat water 

 can be drawn from it by a siphon, as it requires the 

 surface of the ground at the discharging end of the 

 pipe to be lower than the water in the well. vSeo 

 the operation of the siphon explained in our last 

 year's volume, page 103, where reference was made 

 by inquiry in regard to the foregoing case, but the 

 amount of fall was not correctly stated in the letter 

 of inquiry. — Ohio Cultivator. 



ON COLTS. 



The committee on colts, having attended to their 

 duty, report : — 



Twenty-four colts were entered for premium, from 

 one to four years old. Some were not in the pens, 

 and others had no attendants to show them, or give 

 any account of their training or pedigree. 



As there were but four premiums to be distributed, 

 one to the best colt of each class respectively, they 

 recommend the following award, viz. : — 



For the best four years old colt, to Rufus Pray, of 

 Newbury, .flO. 



For the best three years old do., to Baily Loring, 

 of Andover. $8. 



For the best two years old do., to Nathaniel 

 Boardman, of Dan vers, $G. 



For the best yearling colt, to Samuel Tucker, of 

 Hamilton, $4. 



We cannot leave the interesting subject of the 

 horse, without a word or two upon the importance 

 of this animal to the public ; of encouraging the 

 raising of the best kind, and the best mode of 

 training. 



Of ail our domestic animals, the horse stands in 

 the foremost rank. Although steam and railroads 

 have lessened the necessity of his aid, they have not 

 lessened his value in the market, or the pleasure 

 which he still affords to those not so much bent on 

 business and gold, as amusement and healthy 

 exercise. 



The labors of the horse seem to be changing from 

 year to year, and have hi some degree been mitigat- 

 ed. If we look back but a few years, we find him 

 travelling tlie bark-mill from morning till night ; and 

 before the invention of steam engines and railroads, 

 he was destined to perform the very arduous labors 

 of the stage-coach, in the duties of which, from high 

 feeding and hard driving, he was soon worn out. 

 But the modern application of steam seems to be sent 

 in mercy for his relief. If steam has not entirely 

 superseded the use of the horse for the work, it has 

 certainly very much curtailed the requirement of 

 this kind of labor, lie is now mostly used for pleas- 

 ure riding, and short excursions, requiring the 

 cultivation of different features and qualities than 

 those heretofore demanded. Speed and activity arc 

 the qualities sought for now, in place of strength of 

 bodv and limb, which are better fitted for the draft. 



The horse is susceptible of the most perfect train- 

 ing, and can be made to know your wishes almost 

 before they are expressed, and possessing great activ- 

 ity and strength, when ijrojicrly encouraged, will use 

 tliem to the utmost of his jiower. The attachment 

 of the horse to his master is well known, and a reci- 

 procity of feeling between the horse and his keeper 



