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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



•n-cre fine. It is usually in use from September into 

 November, and is one of the finest sweet apples of 

 its season. It is a good grower and bearer. 



Of Dea. S. P. Fowler, Danvers Xcw MiUs, a few 

 quarts of Black Grape currants. This is a valuable 

 fruit for medical purposes. We have been indebted 

 to Dca. F. for some bottles of wine or cordial made 

 from this currant, which we used to good advantage 

 in a case of general debility. With proper attention, 

 we can raise materials, and make better medicine 

 than the apothecary shops afford, and thus avoid the 

 danger from adulterated drugs and mineral poisons, 

 to say nothing of the danger of taking doses often 

 dealt out by those who are ignorant of the science 

 of the trade they practise. 



Of Samuel Walker, Chelsea, fine specimens of the 

 Peach plum. This is a large fruit, and one of the 

 finest in its season. 



Of Henry Yandyne, nurseryman, Cambridgeport, a 

 box of Prince's Yellow Gage plum. This rii^ens a 

 little later than the Peach plum, and is one of the 

 best early varieties. 



Trust him little who praises all — and him less 

 who censures all — and him still less who is indiffer- 

 ent about all. 



For the New Enr/Iand Farmer. 



Mr. Cole : I received by mail, a few days since, 

 the enclosed manuscript, from a gentleman residing 

 in Connecticut, who, in his last letter to me, says, — 



" The enclosed hit at the fever is from a literary 

 friend here, who loves a joke as well as poultry. It 

 is forwarded at my suggestion, and I think all your 

 poultry readers will enjoy it, if it suits your conve- 

 nience to publish it." 



I think it well suited to these times, and therefore 

 send it to you for publication, hoping that your 

 readers will be well pleased with it, and that the 

 author will oftentimes favor them with the produc- 

 tions of his or her muse. Yours, &c., 



S. EIIADFOIID MORSE, Jk. 



E.EMARKS. — With great pleasure, we present our 

 readers with the poetry in question, for we regard it 

 as admirably adapted to the occasion. We need 

 some Cervantes to portray truly the Quixotism in 

 the poultry line, particularly at the present time, 

 when, after a season noted for much loud crowing, 

 there are in various parts of the big poultry yard some 

 symptoms that spurs and (jamc bills are coming into 

 requisition. We would invite further effusions from 

 the same source. — Ed. 



THE HEN FEVER. 



.^sop, who wrote in days of yore, 

 Tells of a wondrous goose. 



That for its master every day 

 Would golden eggs produce. 



But poulterers of the present day 

 Would such a fowl despise ; 



A Dorking or a Shanghae hen 

 They'd far more highly prize. 



The modern poulterers include 



The riglitcous and the bad, 

 The rich, the poor, the old, the young ; 



All have gone "poultry mad." 



Lawyers, and doctors, and divines, 



All practice have resigned, 

 And to improve the breed of hens 



Their talents have combined. 



And, after "laying " various plans. 

 They've "set" themselves at work 



To find if in the poultry tribe 

 New qualities may lurk. 



The praise of hens of various breeds 



From every tongue is heard. 

 While all admit the crested cock 



To be a *^ gallus bird." 



A /?e«-pccked husband now is thought 



Alone to know true bliss, 

 Ajid if a chicken heart he owns, 



It wiU not come amiss. 



The cofA:-ney now is thought to be 



With keenest wit adorned. 

 And 'tis a " feather in his cap," 



If, hke the hens, he's corned. 



Fowl-Qxs' are now the only works 



Y'oung ladies deign to read, 

 And c/iic/b-wced, e^/y-plant, e^-lantine, 



The only flowers they'll heed. 



Their suitors now are only asked 



How many hens they own. 

 For by the care on these bestowed, 



True love is only shown. 



Vain e^-otists are they who think 



Good looks or wit will make 

 Amends for enipty poultry yards ; 



iv7-regious mistake. 



Ilcn-ry and llen-ricita. now 



Are lovely names indeed. 

 And those who bear these honored names 



No other graces need. 



" 'Tis strange, 'tis passing strange ; " the world 

 Is ever running wild ; 

 Some foolish scheme will captive lead 

 Alike the sage and child. 



HEN-RY. 

 Stonington, Ct., July 10, 1850. 



Beware of little expenses ; • 

 sink a great ship. 



a small leak will 



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