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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



inch in breadth at the base of tlie elytra. It may be j 

 called steuocorus (piitator) obscure-bnmneus, albido- , 

 pilosus ; thorace inermi ; elytris biileiitafi?-; anlennis 

 longitudine corporis, articulis 2 do aud 3 tic spinula [ 

 terminatis. 



" This insect is probably diffused over a large por- 

 tion of the United States from Maine to Georgia, wher- 

 ever the oaks which it prefers are found. 



" As the leaves are in full vigour in July, preparing 

 the descending sap, and the greatest part of the wood 

 is formed after the summer solstice, the loss of leaves at 

 this season must diminish the tree's increase in diameter 

 in proportion to the quantity of leaves taken from it. 

 But the falling of the branches with the larva: in them 

 enables us, though we cannot destroy the species to 

 check its ravages in some degree. The branches should 

 be collected from the time they begin, till they cease to 

 fall, and carefully burnt."' 



This insect in its grub or larva state, bears a pretty 

 near resemblance to the apple tree borer, but is a little 

 more slender, or somewhat smaller in proportion to its 

 length. Its habits and modes of feeding, hoWevcr, are 

 very different. The borer attacks the body of tlie Iree, 

 and rarely if ever perforates or makes a lodgment in a 

 limb, but the oak-pruner confines itself to the small 

 branches, and has never, so far as we can learn, been 

 discovered in the trunk or larger limbs. The borer 

 feeds on the alburnum or sap wood of the trees, which 

 it infests, but the oak-pruner devours the pith and 

 heart wood of the small limbs. The oak-pruner at- 

 tacks the tallest trees, and its work of destruction is car- 

 ried on above our reach, and almost without the sphere 

 of our observation. It is only when its labours are fin- 

 ished, and the mischievous part of its vocation accom- 

 plished that it condesceuds to quit its lofty habitation, 

 and submit itself to the observation and experiments of 

 the philosopher, or cultivator. The borer on the con- 

 trary, while engaged in its mischievous occupation is 

 at hand, and may be destroyed without difficulty. 



We believe, however, that the oak-pruner never en- 

 tirely destroys the oak he feeds on, while the labours 

 of the borer frequently end in the entire destruction of 

 the apple tree. The remedy against the former sug- 

 gested by Professor Peck, viz. gathering and burning 

 the branches will certainly lessen their numbers, and is 

 probably llie only mode by which he can be attack- 

 ed by human means. In large forests, however, this 

 remedy can hardly be applied, but in small groves, 

 wood lots, &c. we should suppose its application to be 

 easy, and think it should not be neglected. 



PL\NTING CHERRY STONF.S. 

 To the Edilor nf the J^''ew England Farmer, 



Sir, — I avail myself ol' your valii;iljle paper 

 !o inquire the right season and best manner of 

 planting Cherry stones. I li:ive phtnted (hem 

 in (lie autumn and in (he spring; cracked and 

 whole ; lightly covered, and on (he snri'aco with- 

 out success. I have noticed that they vegetate 

 when lol't (o themselves under the trees; and 

 when dropjied hy the hirds at a distance. As I 

 have generally kep( them some months in (he 

 house befoi-e planting, it may he that the ve- 

 getative power is destroyed by their becoming 

 loo dry. A. B. 



'Phe American Gardener's Calendar, unilrr the month 

 August, contains the following paragraph, which may, 

 perhaps, be of use to our correspondent. 



" Preserve pencil, plum, cherry and apricot 

 stones, &c. to sow for raising stocks to bud and 

 graft on. These may either be sown immedi- 



ately, or preserved till October or any of the 

 following months, in common garden earth or 

 moist sand ; but it will be necessary (o embrace 

 the first O[)por(unity in the spring, if not before, 

 to sow thom belore (he stones open and the ra- 

 dicals begin to shoot, otherwise a great number 

 of these would be injured in (he act of sowing. 

 You may mix stones with either earth or sand, 

 which put into garden sjiots or boxes, and plunge 

 these (o their edges, and no deeper, in some 

 dry border, till the time of sowing. Every day 

 (hat (hey are kepi oul of (he ground is an inju- 

 ry (o (hem, and if preserTcd in a dry s(ate (ill 

 spring, very few will vegetate for a year after, 

 and the far greater number not at all." 



Another work entitled " The Practical American 

 Gardener," gives the following directions relating to 

 the same subject. 



"Peach, plum, apricot, and cherry stones 

 should be carefully collected, to plant for rais- 

 ing stocks. PLiiU thfin iminciliatehj in the seed- 

 beds, ;md you may continue to collect aud plant 

 till (he ground is frozen ; for although it will 

 answer (o plant (hem in (ho spring, in case ol 

 necessity, yet vcrij few zvilt vegetate then.'''' 



Some writers inform us that the surest way of pre- 

 serving the vegetative principle in seeds is to wra]' 

 them in absorbent paper, and pack them in raisins or 

 moist brown sugar. We have no personal knowledge, 

 however, of the efficacy of that mode of preserving 

 seeds. We should be glad if the experiment were tried 

 with cherry stones, which may be planted in the spring, 

 and its result published. 



W1ND-MII,L FOR PUMPING W.'VTER. 

 To the Editor of tlie JS'ch' England Farmer, 



Sir, — I should be much obliged if you or some 

 of your correspondents would present (o the 

 public an article on the subject of raising water 

 for irrigation and other economical purjioses by 

 a Wind-Mill or a Pump set in motion hy Wind. 

 The advantages and disadvan(ages adending that 

 mode of raising water, the manner of making, 

 adapting and expense of machinery for that pur- 

 pose, oic. if explained in such an article might 

 benefit the iinblic, and would particularly oblige 

 Your humble servant, IJ. 



KOR. THK KCVV ENGLAND FARMER. 



IIINT.S TO HOUSE-KEEPER?, &c. &c. 

 Now mother Pug, it is time to look out for 

 skipjicrs ; you iniist needs (urn your cheeses 

 every day. Girls be spinning early in (he morn- 

 ing, and do not spend so much time before your 

 glass in the afternoon. If yon do, the hoys will 

 shiver for want of clothes next fail. 1 would 

 advise young ladies not to take snuff, nor old 

 ones so much as to become loathsome to (hem- 

 selves, or disagreeable to olhers. Dress nell 

 but not unconifurlably. 



Daddy Jona(han, you may quit laugiiing a( 

 such s(ric(ures on your family — you may need 

 a caution yoiirsell". See that your barn-roof is 

 whole, so that there will no wet come to your 

 grain or hay. Take those hogs from your door, 

 put them in a good pen — throw them rich earth 

 and other things, and you will have a number 

 of loads of good manure. Resides it will pre- 

 vent (leas from keeping your boys and girls in 



jt'trture all night, so that they can do nothing all 



1 day. 



] If you have bed-bugs, the New England 



Farmer will tell you how to kill (hem. Inocu- 

 late your apple-(rees this summer, or graft 

 them next spring without fail. This will save 

 all this puckering of the mouth and smacking 

 of litis on account of poor cider. If you wish 

 to raise stock, put your mares and cows to the 

 tines( animals — it will doubly repay you. 



Do not talk to your boys as if their opinion 

 was never right — If you do they will surely 

 become disgusted and discouraged. As I con- 

 sider woolen to be a bad conductor of caloric, 

 [or IhmI] I would advise every really accom- 

 plished gentleman to wear a complete woolen 

 suit through (he summer, especially in dogj 

 days; taking otT a coat in the middle of the 

 day may be injurious to health. Boys, you may 

 tish a day after harvest, and hunt foxes a few 

 days next winter; but do not make a business 

 of either. I am, 



A FRIEND TO EVERY BODY. 



NEW LAMP. 



We have just seen one of the neatest and 

 mn.= t convenient little inventions of the self-illii- 

 miiialing lamp kind which has ever been con- 

 trived for public use. The name of the inven- 

 tor is, we understand, Mr. H. Beiry. The lamp 

 consists of a small tin box, about six inches 

 long and three wide : it is divided longitudinal- 

 ly, and one of the divi-'ions (out of ivhich a 

 wick rise-,) is lilled with oil or spirits of wine. 

 On the other side there is an apparatus, the 

 princi|)al parts of which are, a sort of reel of 

 (hree [loints, and a pulley (o which a silk 

 string of any length is a((ached. On pulling 

 (bis, the reel makes one movemen( ; and the 

 tirst point which is armed with a match, strikes 

 against the wick, and instantly ignites it. A 

 clear and bright Hame is thus lighteil, and will 

 burn for eighteen hours, at a very trilling ex- 

 pense : throe pence per week, we are assured, 

 will keep the machine in trim. 



The utility of this lamp struck us much. 



How convenient to the studious to have in their 

 midnight watch only to apply to the slight 

 silken cord, which they have laid near their 

 pillow, for an agreeable light upon the table 

 where their lamp was left amid books and pa- 

 pers ? For (he invalid, for all who dislike 

 sleeping in a lighted chamber, for carriage 

 travellers in (he night, for (he library, and for 

 letter-sealing in summer, when fires arc not 

 wanted — in short, for general use, we consider 

 this to be a most eligible invention; and ive 

 have no doub( (ha( it will, as soon as kno;vn, 

 become an article of conveniency. ^Ve cannot 

 pronounce, without experience, whether it is 

 likely to remain long in perfect repair ; but 

 this is essential to its manufacluro, and we re- 

 commend It to the care of the inventor. 



[.Ickcrnian's Rcpositorii. 



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ECONOMIC FURNACES. 

 Mr. Miller, a potter of (his city, employs 38 

 men and boys, in making small earthern furna- 

 ces for family use. manul'acfuriug weekly about 

 one thousand. Their utility is apparent from 

 the extent of the demand. The love of novel- 

 . (y might induce a few (o experiment wi(h arti- 

 (cles of (his kind, but if no( found (o answer a 

 [ beneficial purpose, they would soon be aban- 

 doned even by philusophical coolis and laun- 

 dresses. Our notice can merely serve to bring 



