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157 



serving your teeth, are they, after all, so well preserved 

 as our own ? Does the Dandy at his glass remember, 

 that he is indebted to our race, for the case, with which 

 he brushes his hair into those bewitching forms, so satis- 

 factory to himself, and so taking with his fair one ? 

 You think you aj-e indebted to the bout black for nial:ing 

 your boots shine like his own skin ; but you forget that, 

 without the material, which we furnish, there would be 

 little difference, between tlie boot, which treads the hog- 

 yard, and that, which trips the parlor carpet. 



But I must close. I have neither patience nor time 

 to mention the aid we furnish your shoe makers and 

 your e-xtensive manufactories, nor the thousand other 

 ways in which we render you service, I nmst only add, 

 that we esteem it most unkind and unfeeling in your 

 race, that you should shave our murdered and helpless 

 remains, without lather, while in the very act of' taking 

 from our backs, the article, which helps to smooth the 

 passage of the razor, over your hardened and ungrateful 

 faces. 



But I will hope for better times; of which I seem to 

 discover some faint dawnings. And I will not conceal 

 my satisfaction, in seeing such men appointed on the 

 Hog Committee, and in being credibly informed that 

 you are not insensible of the honor. 

 Most respectfully. 



Your obedient servant, PoRcns, 



Your committee trust that the author of the 

 foregoing letter will ])ardon them for thus putting 

 it ou the liles of the Society. They consider it 

 an invaluable document, and rcconmieud it to the 

 serious perusal of every member. All which is 

 respectfully submitted, 



JosiAii Adams, Chairman. 



Frnm the FaiuUij Lijceum. 

 AGRICUIiTURAI, SOCIBTIEg. 



BIucH has already been done by asfricultural so- 

 cieties, iuid much more remains to be done. So 

 far the influeuee they have exerted, and the ira- 

 provements they have made, have been of a general 

 character. At this time something more definite, 

 some elementary instruction in the great science 

 and art of agriculture, might he forwarded by the 

 mdividual and condiined efforts of agricultural 

 societies, with perfect ease, and to tlie greatest ad- 

 vantage. 



The mere offer of small premiums for the best 

 agricultural and geological surveys, could not fail 

 to take eftect among lyeeimis, or individuals, or 

 both ; and if so, would lead to some definite and 

 useful knowleflge to the connnunities in which 

 they are interested, or on which they depend. 



If the Stale Society for Massachusetts should 

 offer a |)remium for the first and second best sur- 

 veys which might be made by any lyceura in the 

 state, and each County society should offer similar 

 premiums for all the to«Tis in their several coun- 

 ties, it could not fail, with what has already been 

 done on this subject, to produce the happiest re- 

 sults, not only for agriculture, but for science, and 

 for the diffusion of many kinds of useful knowl- 

 edge. 



But what is particularly worthy their consider- 

 ation is the example they would set to other states 

 and other coiuUries. At this age, when examples 

 fly on the wings of the whid, what should be done 

 to advance the interests of this commonwealtli, 

 would be imitated by other communities. 



Much has already been done to render a minute 

 agricultural and geological survey Qf this state not 

 only practicable but easy. One of the most im- 

 portant steps is the procuring of the geological 

 map by Professor Hitchcock, under the patronage 

 of the Legislature. By the aid of this map, one 

 of each town might be jirocured, which should 

 give in detail what is there only furnished in out- 

 line. 



Tlie collections of minerals already procured, 

 not only by lyceums, but by numerous schools, 

 would also furnish important aid in this feasible 

 enterprise. 



Since this object is so great, and its accomplish- 

 ment so easy, and so many are ready to lend a 

 liel])ing hand, both in schools and lyceums, we 

 cannot doubt that if agricultural societies would 

 t.ike the matter under serious consideration, they 

 would not only decide biu act. 



Frnm the N. Y. Farmer. 

 CHEAP FODDER. 



Sir,— I observe on page 80 of your current 

 volume, that there was, during the spring, a scarcity 

 of provender for your cattle. Our farmers make 

 a very chea]) fodder, which, as it may not be gene- 

 rally known, in America, I take tlie liberty to com- 

 uumicate to you. 



It is made of wheat chaff, or cut straw, and 

 chopped potatoes mixed. It is prepared as fol- 

 lows. A conunon boiler is set in a furnace. Water 

 to the depth of a few inches is first put ui ; and 

 then a bottom fitted in over the water, with holes 

 bored in it. The boiler or kettle is then filled 

 with the straw and potatoes, and steamed until tl." 

 potatoes become soft. This is found to be an ex- 

 cellent and cheap fodder for cattle, milch cows, 

 &c. 



Several large farmers have got steam apparatus 

 in.tde expressly for the purpose, which they con- 

 sider to pay well. In my next, I hope to give 

 yoii a description of them. 



Yours, M. SAUL. 



Lancaster, (Eng.) Sept. 1832. 



STRA1V. 



Experiments on the nutritive matter m the 

 straw of different kinds of grain, similar to those 

 conducted by Mr. Sinclair relative to tlie grasses, 

 are very desirable. Horses and cattle seem to eat 

 the straw of beans and peas as readily as hay ; and 

 the experience of this farm leads to the belief, tliat 

 the straw of wheat possesses much nourishment. 

 It is coarse and woody, indeed, but contains a great 

 dell of saccharine matter ; and if used with a very 

 small addition of turni|)9, the cattle are found to 

 thrive on it. Last season, there were fed here 

 from the beginning of November to the middle of 

 May, eight greys, rising three years old, five rising 

 two, and five risuig one. They had two acres of 

 yeUow turnips, a middling crop, and the oldest 

 twD lots had nothing besides but wheat straw. 

 Tke largest projiortion of the turnips was given to 

 the youngest lot ; for some tune, the eldest two 

 gof scarcely any, and for six weeks previous to the 

 gitss, wheat-straw alone, without a tuniip, was 

 the food of these. They all grew well, and re- 

 tained their condition, and no fallhig off on the 

 paft of the latter during the last six weeks was 

 perceptible.— .'J^ri/iire Reports. 



From the Northumberland (Pa.) Public Aspect. 

 Preserved Tomatoes. Dining a few days since, 

 at Mr. Pardee's, inn-keeper, three miles below 

 Lewisburg bridge, my attention was called to no- 

 tice a new kind of preserve, prejiared by the lautl- 

 lady from the common tomatoe. Its flavor was 

 remarkably rich and fine, so much so that I was 

 hiduced to inquire into the particulars. It is a 

 discovery of her own. The tomatoes are tal^en 

 when nearly ripe, and j)repared in the usual man- 

 ner of other preserves, with sugar and molasses. 



BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW. 



MR. GRAY'S REPORT ON COAVS &, HEIFERS. 



The committee on Cows and Heifers, consisting 

 of Messrs. J.C.Gray, Capt. Geo. Siiith of Need- 

 ham, and Nathan Adams, jr. of Medford, Report 

 That the show of cows, milch heifers, and youn^ 

 heifers was, on the whole, quite respectable, more 

 especially that of milch heifers. Your committee 

 have to regret the scanty and meagre nature of the 

 statements made by several of the comjietitors. 

 Very little written infiirmation was eomniunicated, 

 and the verbal accmnts which were given were 

 often quite unsatisfactory. The committee feel 

 called upon to notice uiore particularly, that many 

 owners of milch animals offered for premium were 

 altogether unable to give any exact information, 

 as to the quantity of milk. When we consider that 

 Ihis is a point of the greatest imiiortaiice, more 

 especially to the kee[)ers of dairies, and that it can., 

 be ascertained by a few simple and ea.sy experi- 

 uients, it is surprising that any careful farmer can 

 keep a number of animals year after year, without 

 attcmiiting to discover their respective merits in 

 this particular. After as careful an examination 

 as the circumstances of the ease would admit, your 

 coimiiittee have awarded jiremiums as follows" : 



For Cows. First premium of $25, to James 

 Osborn,of Stow, for his red cow. 



Second ditto, $15, to Mr. Watts, of Concord, for 

 his Concord cow. 



Third ditto, .SIO, to Mr. Bright, of Watertown. 



For milch heif.rs, the committee assigned the 

 first of $15, to Oliver Cook, of Brighton, for his 

 heifer sired by Mr. Parsons's bull. Cream Pitcher, 

 being a full blooded impoi'ted bull, of the Alderney 

 lirced, a race ^vell known for the extraordinary 

 richness of their milk. The dam of the heifer in 

 question, was from an excellent native cow, by 

 .Mr. Parsons's short-horned bull, Holderuess. It 

 appeared froin credible attestations in writing that 

 this heifer had given eighteen quarts of milk per 

 day during the summer months, and that nine 

 pounds of butter per week had been made from 

 her during that period. She is represented as 

 three years old, and as having had her second calf 

 last May. 



The second premium, of $10, was awarded to 

 Nathl. Clapp, of Dorchester. 



The third premium, of $5, to Moody Moore, of 

 Waltham, for his largest heifer. 



For Young Heifers, the folIo\vhag premiums 

 were awarded : — 



First |)remium, of $12, to Lewis Holbrook, of 

 Sherburne, for his large red heifer. 



Second premium, of $10, to Benjamin Shurtleff, 

 of Chelsea, for his brindle heifer without horns. 



Third premium, of $8, to E. H. Derby, of Med- 

 field, for liis heifer, from Mr Prince's stock. 



Fourth premium, of $6, to Vernal Barber, of 

 Sherburne, for his white lieifer. 



Several pens were filled with cows and heifers 

 sent for exhibition only, by Hon. John Wells and 

 E. Hcrsey Derby, Esq. The reputation of both 

 these gentlemen, as raisers of beautiful and valua- 

 ble stock, is so well established, that any remarks 

 might be deemed superfluous. It is suflicient to 

 say, that the milch stock sent by them on this 

 occasion, constitutes one of the princi])al orna- 

 ments of the show, and comprises many individu- 

 als, which, if offered for [jremiums, woidd have 

 proveil very formidable competitors. 



Res])ectfully submitted, 



J. C. GRAY, Per Order. 



