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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



FEBRUARY 13, 1S3S. 



may do — mow them early, the straw not wholly 

 turned yellow. Neither rake nor stir them in the 

 middle of the day or when they are dry — morning 

 and evening best to move them — are apt to shell 

 out. 



O.MONS sow on a moist, sandy soil, manure with 

 old rotten cow dung, ashes, or which is better, ,vith 

 soot, sow last week in April — bury the seed one 

 inch deep — middle sized best for use — hoe tfieni 

 three or four times — when all the greenness is 

 gone out of the tops, take them uj) and lay them 

 in the sun to harden, for eight or te1i day.^— put 

 them in a diy and cool cellar — they bear the cold 



well a great spirit in them — sear the small fib'ous 



roots, and they will not sprout. 



Paks.nip sow early in March, if possible, n a 

 rich mellow soil — dig eighteen inches deep — set 

 them six inches apart — a little fine manure jvill 

 answer — they grow till the tops are dead, or kiled 

 by the frost — dig them in November — neither sia^ 

 nor cut their tops close — no frost hurts them wlien 

 housed — keep them cold and covered with dry 

 sand. 



Pastures should be divided into 4, 8, or 12 

 acre lots, bordered with trees, not fed till 20th «( 

 May — feed the driest first, and shut it up in 15 

 (lays — beat the dung in it ; six weeks will recruit 

 it. Every farmer should have four pastures a 

 least, in the latter part of October the cattle ma) 

 run through them all in common ; keep up tht 

 fences all wintei- — laud grows richer hy being pas- 

 tured ; these pastures should be mowed once in 

 three ov four years, and some mowing lot be fed, 

 feeding pastures in rotation makes one acrelbettei- 

 than two not so fed. ' 



Ploughing should never be done whei the 

 soil is so wet that it will not crumble — eVcepi 

 green sward, nor wlien it is very dry — it is hard, 

 and the furrows will not turn. In general farmers 

 do not half plough their ground ; neither do they 

 jdough in the right seasons-by ploughikgonly, you 

 may restore an old held, and bring it to any de- 

 gree of richness. Always i)lough ii your corn 

 when the dew is on. Plough new ands in the 

 latter part of summer, that they may -ot well. All 

 tillage land should be ploughed in th; fiill — Indian 

 hills split and dec]>. All above the )an, will In- 

 conic dark earth, in a year or two — never plough 

 an hill up and down, lest it wash aid gully away. 

 Ribbing hills, eight or ten feet apar, is beneficial- 

 •will catch the rain and retain moisture. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 IMPROVEMEIVT IN COFFEE. 



Mr. Fessende.n, — To the lovers of good coffee, 

 a simple, practicable, and easy method, can readily 

 be adopted to insure an iraproveuieut in this de- 

 lightful beverage. 



Every one knows the difficulty of getting a cup 

 of good coffee at any of the city or country hotels, 

 or on board our steam-boats. Not one time in a 

 hundred, will he succeed, (and by the bye, if he 

 gels it good at home he does well.) 1 have for a 

 long time made use of a German preparation (im- 

 ported I believe only at Baltimore,) which is tlie 

 heat thing I have yet seen. For the want of a sup- 

 ply of this article, I have been induced by the re- 

 commendation of a friend, to sulistitute prepared 

 carrot, and, much to n^y surprise and satisfaction, 

 1 find, with the exception of the |TecuHar spicy 

 flavo)-, the carrot possesses all the properties of the 

 German coffee. It improves the color, smooths 



the sharp angles, and makes a rich, nutritious and 

 uxurious beverage. 



To prepare the carrots for use, as a matter' of 

 course, you will wash them clean, slice them in 

 pieces the thickness of a dollar, spread and dry 

 them, and after the bread is ^\itlidrawn, place 

 them in the oven, on sheets of tin, and let them 

 remain until they become slightly brown, when 

 they are fit for use, and may be bruised in a 

 mortar, or used without, as you prel'er. But be 

 careful not to attempt grinding them unless you 

 wish to dull your mill. 



I have heard of a score of substitutes for coffee, 

 rye, corn, and potatoes, the only recommendation 

 of which, was economy, and after all it was rye- 

 coffee and nothing else. This not only embraces 

 economy, but at the same time, furnishes you 

 with coffee, and a right good article too, with the 

 addition of cream, which every one should have, 

 you will equal the Delmonico's. 



I make use of two partsof prime old Java coffee, 

 (five years old the better,) and one part of bruised 

 carrot. 



Although a trial of it cannot fail to he approved, 

 yet being lefl to the management of domestics, 

 those who have a full bag to go to, will, to save 

 themselves the trouble, neglect this valuable pre- 

 paration. 



The best time to prepare it is late in the fall, 

 after the files have taken up their winter quarters, 



All know that carrots are among our most healthy 

 and nutritious vegetables. 



A most valuable article, and which should be 

 in every family, is a patent cylindrical cofl'ec-toasl- 

 er. Yours respectfully, H. G. Bowers. 



.yorthampton, Jan. 30', 1833. 



tor tut i\ew A^itgtand Farmet 



A LITTLE book is kept for extracts ami occa- 

 sional remarks, designated the Horticultural Gar- 

 land, or bouquet of useful and amusing trilles, prin- 

 cipally relative to the garden ; liom which book 

 the following articles are taken. A. VV 



The destructive spread of the cholera, in and 

 about the city of Albany, prevented the usual 

 monthly visits to the gardens of Messrs. Buel and 

 Wilson, till about the 23d of Septcnd)cr. Found 

 rhe fiower-gardcn highly embellished with a 

 lieautiful collection of all that is choice and rare 

 iiut more particularly the assortment of dahlias, 

 which was found to comprise a very superb collec- 

 tion of the finest kinds. 



Mr. Wilson selected some th e ^ or four dozen 

 .lahlias, which were carried home in good per- 

 fi-ction, placed in the flower-vases, where they re- 

 mained eight or ten days. Noticing how nmch 

 their lustre was faded, and their brilliancy nearly 

 all gone, they were about to he cast away. A. wo- 

 man, who was assisting by a day's work, request- 

 ed them to grace her i)arlor. She took them 

 carefully home. A neighboring lady seeing them 

 a (hiy or two after was thankful to obtain them hy 

 a present of six or seven shillings in value. 



This little recital is made to show that Messrs. 

 Huel and Wilson have some uucoinmouly tine 

 dahlias ; that flowers are furnished, and admired hy 

 the rich and the poor — that we are all pleased 

 with flowers. " Happy are those who love and 

 cultivate them." 



THE GARDES DECEMBER. 



AOne of the most interesting spectacles ever 

 vvitft^ssed in the garden at tbia dreary season. 



(when nature has stripped vegetation of its glories 

 and consigned her lovely offspring to their season's 

 repose) was noticed the cariy part of this month. 

 A liglit fall of snow has been suddenly melted liy 

 the power of the sun's rays, whilst the thermoni- 

 etor was below the point of freezing. The con- 

 sequence of this confirct between the two eontend- 

 ng powers of heat and cold was that the whole 

 remains of the vegetable tribe v/ere suddenly con- 

 verted into a mass of shining chrystalizaiioB, 

 Every tree, every shrub, and everj- ornamental 

 fixUire were all in the space of a fow hours com- 

 pletely enveloped in an icy coat of mail, of the 

 most dazzling transparency, which during two 

 days defied the power of the solar beam. 



A group of weeping trees, particularly attracted 

 attention: gazing on their pendent slender hranch- 

 esloaded with the iiurest icicles led imagination 

 roring over the classic recollection of the weeping 

 ddties, whom Ovid described as being converted. 

 iiiK) trees, and their tears into amber. They 

 mfelit indeed be called the tears of nature on the 

 stjru appearance of winter ; and yet as the sun- 

 himis elegantly danced among the branches, re- 

 flictcd from every spray, she seemed to be smiling 

 tijiough her tears. The armor of the three 

 tllorned locust exhihited its spikes peculiarly ele- 

 g(nt. The crimson fruit of the barberry ap- 

 piired like a cornelian enclosed in a diamond, 

 'ije blackberry of the prism, the delicate snowber- 

 r_\l and the large lucious plum-tree berries were 

 pifuliarly beautiful, whilst the humble box and 

 till towering evergreen had their color heightened 

 hylheir case of chrystal, and more than equalled 

 thun in beauty. But how soon, how very soon 

 are these frail fabrics seen to melt away, and 

 invilve in their desolation so many gems. 



'fate garden scene so lovely induced a stroll to 

 a ne'^lhhoring forest. There all was found chilling 

 and unearthly : nature had dressed the whole 

 wolds as if for her own aniusemcut — all was aw- 

 full; grand and impressive. The idea occurred 

 tlia the whole surface of the earth had been 

 dcalened hy the j)aralyzing touch of winter. In 

 llicaltempt to explore tlie woods the progress was 

 slov through the brush wood — the branches neith- 

 er yielding nor resisting, but snai)ping asunder 

 on 1 moderate |)ressure, scattering fragments of 

 chrstal in all directions. 



\'hat a grand subject for the pencil I Every 

 obje;t around had received its iiortiou of decora- 

 lion The very fences and stones were tastefully 

 fesKoned, and fringed, assunung a very pic- 

 tureiqiie appearance. Such a scene as this in- 

 dues the reflection that if winter has its horrors,, 

 it hai its beauties too. 



" Let Winter come with stormy voice. 

 Let snow-wreaths crown the highest hUl j 



Hk bids thee in the storm rejoice, 

 He sees, protects, and I'eeds thee still." 



Ltnsingburg, Ith Jan. The weather mild and 

 pleasmt. The thermometer notes 53. Many 

 persons are noticed seated in their stoops. Flies 

 continue in our dwellings. Very little frost tho 

 last ttn or twelve days. Ice out of the river. To 

 day look some pleastint e.xcrcise in my garden, 

 dressing borders, transplanting trees, &c. Pluck- 

 ed quite a bouquet of flowers of the hearts ease. 

 The buds of the English liine, filbert, sassafras and 

 Daphne Mezerian are far advanced in vegetation. 



Yoi say in your Farmer, Jan. 2, " A certain 

 quantity of snow taken up fresh from the grouad 



