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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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n,n, a vcrv S..H n,»n,i.y of !:,n.l will ^''PP'v ' r- |- ^^^ "t".!::' ''S^ ^"^.';:^^ 



food Cur 



large sIdcI:. 



(Tu lie coiulniUit nr.rl H'f(/.-.) 



in'"lhe "rass fresh cropped by the cow herself ; 

 orbecanse her health and secretions are promo- 

 -tedbv the exercise which she lakes, in collect- 

 ing her food, rerhaps both causes unite Bu 

 lor every other pnrpose, I have no doubt that t 

 is far best to keep the animal always "n the Jard, 

 when ^-reen food can be procured. Much less 

 \and wUl in this way support a given number ot 

 „,im,,ls— This I have fully proved by my own 

 experience. It has been proved by many others. 



'i'lp lind too is more prodiiclive wlien it IS un- ,, ^.... 



uodden Uut the proat advantage of the M'Mem j Car.ner, in winter, is his slock, l-irst then look to 



Fromlhe A'. E. Farmer's Almanack. 



JANUARY. ^ 



V'vriruKiire is one of the most important and 1 ^''"f " 



■3 . J- . ,: 1 :„ l..~d n-U oOf 



apples, which he ale. The l.-vi r r.-tiirned im- 

 mediately, and pat on the form ri" ;i typhus. — 

 Purgatives were given every day ; but live or 

 six passed over before (he apple was entirely 

 expelled, and every piece was found so enlirely 

 undigested, that il appeared jn^t as when hrst 



-■'S' ■-.--- ,. , ; T. ,^| Some amendment look place, but alier the 



honorable branches ol nnl.onal induslry . ^ '"■••« Ij^ibilion of a very lilUe br<,lh, the symptoms 

 can therefore be no bur ground ot complamt .f , ex ,i„hled op, and in a f.rh.ighl from 



we devote a few columns to its interests, r-epje^^ „ . Ij^.^^^ ^^^^^ 



-ubject that requires the greatest alienlion of the eaiM.L, luc i , 



ilPs in the very superior quantity ot manu.e. i your cows. If you intend that Ihey shall give a 



hichit enahles-.heVarmer'.o accumulate, from i,,/,, of milk, even in cold -rather and be as 



he sue qnanlitv of stock, la grazing, the far \jUshy in .he spring as a rosy-gdled landlady, who 



Ireater „arl is diopt in the tiehls, scattcre<l and for more than twenty years has been one ot her 



Tost In the barn-vard it is all collected and pre- own best customers, and had a better run ofprac- 



( IIAMMX S S.il.VK. 



Tlie following is the recipe for (his salve,, 



,„..■ ..- ., ...„..„...>- . , which is so well known, an.l so highly extolled 



Ibem^eUes (o dealh it is (heir fault, not your'. | |gr ,i,e cure of wounds, bruises, &ic. Takenentfi 

 If vou have bu( few roots to spare give youran- J Cpo, .,„(! r,,,seed oil each one gill— white and red 

 im"als but few at a (ime, but let them have a lend each one quarter of a pound— gum myrrh 

 small quandtv every dav. i,nd camphor, each half an ounce— yellow wax, 



halfanounce— rosin, three ounces— alcohol, one 



ounce. Boil the ncnt's-font oil till it has done 

 spnrkling, s(irringi( nl the same time— then adi 



FIlACr..\NCK OF riOWKRS 



Il has been s(ated lliat the fragrance of flowers 



II has Dcenslaietl UKU uiu n,.ii...i...>. u, ......V... ,,,,„. ,v,, ,.5, ....-■.„ -■ elirrino- i 



depends „pon the volatile oils ihey contain ; an.1 U,e linseed o,^ > -J^e w e -^^Jj^;;^ S^ 



Th°s is not a solilarv case. Dr Arm-Strong 

 savs, that he has scon many cases of relapse in 

 fever, and some of dealh, from ealmg ap[des, 01 

 the pulp of oranges, or very often from broth. 



The licalment of convalescents after lever 

 requires much care and some skill. At one ot 

 (he Irish hospitals ihe physicians make il n rule 

 rvcd I nee ai iiu; (.'"'.".... •v •• ^.' . ■ ' ; to let the palieots ask for food for a w holo week 



The s.tpply of gr.en food, during the season (except sqtiire Overhaule^m,) you wi.l give your |^^^^ ^,;^^, .^ j,^^,,„ „.;,!, ;,, 



when cal le require it, is the great difficulty ot n.ilch cows roots, noOT^ ROOlb. Potatoes arc ; 

 h s svs'em This is not the place for entering verv good, carrots still belter, and mangel-wurt- 

 ; deta'^ on the subject ; but I may .horlly re- zel super-superb. Lay them on the barn-floor, 

 k tl i if a supplv c.nnot he Ibund for ibel.nd cut them wilh a sharp spade into pieces as 

 whole season, the Vv.Mem may still be usefully Une as a tiddle-stick,and then ifyour callle choke 

 ;,dopted for a part ; and that there are various 

 prothiclions well adapted to our soil and climate, 

 though not as vet in' general u=e, which will ena- 

 ble every farmer to keep his stock in the barn- 

 vard, during a great part of the season. Among 

 these lucern and millet are Ihe most uselul.— j 

 T^he first may be cut much earlier than clover, I 

 and much more frcquenlly. It grows best in dry 

 land-, sloping moderately 10 the southward ; and 

 should bo sown broad cast in the spring. 1 he 

 hind should be well prei.ared by n cleaning crop, 

 such as potatoes or turnips, and should he as tree 

 •IS possible from grass and weeds. A good, hut 

 not a very rich soil, is necessary. The best 

 manure for this plant is a top dressing of spent 



''" Millet also requires land well cleaned and pre- 

 pared, as free as possible from weeds, and in 

 o-ood heart. It comes very quickly, and may con- 

 sequently be cut early. By sowing a part ol it 

 h,le,a late supjily of green feed, when clover 13 

 o-one, may be easily secured. 

 ° For the same purpose I would strongly recom- 

 mend pumpkins, which may frequently be pro- 

 duced in great abundance, in the fields of Indian 

 corn, without at all interfering wilh the corn 

 crop, or exhausting the land. They make an 

 excellent and mosl palatable food lor caltle in 

 autumn, when all the green crops have failed, 

 and it is slill (00 early to put the stock on win- 

 ter food. Turnips are very ustiul for the same 

 nurpose, though much inferior to jiumpkins.— 



They can be kept longer, however, and are a diflerence in the process ot maKing inera ""o , cut ou me stems ,v,u. -•— -• ;■■;;•■.■"• 



surer "op. There are other plants which are l.vead ; but the flour from hard wheat will imbibe ; of llns_ plan are-hrsi t''" 'he pla lu s pi 



frequentli and advantageously used, for feeding j, retain more water in making into bread ; and ,,ee Irom earth ; ^^J' ^""-i'^' ^JJ^^ ^ 



■^ r , ■^ . , _:"_ .u„ on „n,t nu.l ..,:ii .^..co„„„nilvnrn,lMrp more weiffhtofbread.isnrout acain and expedite the coliecuc 



till il tiegins to rise— then add the redlead,anc 

 boil it till the colour changes ; let it cool and adc 

 Ihe olher ingredients, dropping in the alcoho 

 gradually till it is cooled, and completed.- .lice/ 



I nlclit licence r. 



O.X THP. TRES[:RV.VriON OF CVEEAGF.. 



If the raising of vegetables is an object to \.h< 

 firmer, their preservation will be found no les 

 =0 1 ;im convinced, from a partial experimeni 



. .. that Ihe following mode of keeping cabbages wil 



Camphor is used lo preserve the collections ol ^^^ ^^^^^, xk^M. Afler they are gathered, an 

 naUiialists. The wood.- tlial contain aroniatick ^ , ,■ ,v,„;,. ior,co lp;ives and stalks, ih; 



these oils, by their constant evaporation, sur 

 round the flower with a kind of odorous atmos- 

 phere; which, at the same time Iha? it entices 

 larger insects, mav probably preserve the parts 

 of fructification from ibo ravages of Ihe smaller 

 ones. Volatile oils or odorous substances seem 1 

 particularly destructive to these minute insects j 

 and animaicniffi which koA\ on the substance of| 

 vegetables : thousands of aphides may be usual-; 

 ly seen in the stalk and leaves of the rose ; but 

 lione of them are ever observed on the jlou'er. 



,. , freed from their loose leaves and stalks, ihf 



oils are remarked for their indestructibility, and ^^^^j^.^^^ remains but the sound part o^t the heai 

 for their exemption from the attacks of insects ; " - • <> -<- 1 — 



Ibis is particularly the case with the cedar, rose 

 wood, and cypress. The gates of Constantino- 

 ple, which were made of this last wood, stood 

 entire from the time of Constantine, their found- 

 er, to that of Pope Eugene IV. a period of 1 100 

 years. — Sir Humphry Davy- 



head (hem up in a tight cask. By thus exclm 

 in" them from the air, they may he kept for 

 Ion" lime Those intended for the longest kee] 

 ing^sho.ild be put into small casks, as they wi 

 soon spoil when exposed to the air. 



MUSHROOMS. 



The flour of hard wheat is undoubtedly snpe- Instead of pnlling up Mushrooms by (he rod 

 riortolbat made from soft: and (here is no | it has been recommended (rom experience 

 diflerence in the process of making thera into', cut off the stems wilh scissors. Ihe advanlag 



Vequenlly and advantageously used, for feeding 1 fc retain more water m malung inio tjrea. ; aiu, ,ree irom ear.., """'---"".V-- ' eoiiection" 

 ,n Te birn-vard, duriu- the summer and au- will consequently produce more weight of bread. 1 sprout again and expedite the collecUon 

 lumn • but \ confine mv^elf lo these, because I U is the practice here, and which 1 am persuad- j ,i,em. 

 . ' . . ■ ■.'!_ .1 1 ik;„1^ fVipm „.j il ..,^,.1,1 he^ !i,lvi«p:ildp lo adout. to make 



am best acquainted with them, and think them 

 on the whole the most useful, and the most ea- 

 sily cultivated. 



For the winter food of cattle, roots are of 

 grer' importance, and especially beets, parsnips 

 and carrots. They may all be advantageously 

 cultivated with the plough. They are easily 

 kept during the winter. They are well suited 

 to cur climate, and to a great variety of our 

 soils. Callle eat (hem with avidity ; and their 

 iiroduct, when |>roperly cultivated, is so great, 



ed it would be adviseahle to adopt, to make 

 bread with flour of hard and soft wheat, which, 

 by being mixed, will make the bread much bet- 

 ter.— jDot';/- 



Fatal Relapse in Scarlet Fever, in consequence 

 of eating l-wo raw apples. 

 A very likely boy was treated for an exceed- 

 ingly severe attack of scarlet fever. He speedily 

 he'camc convalescent under the use of full purg- 

 atives ; and he continued in an excellent slate 



POMATUM. 



Take marrow of any animal's bones, and af 

 straining it, perfume it v\ilh sweet scented ( 

 Russian°or Antique, and it is fit for use. It 

 said to have the powerof quickening.the grow 

 of the hair, perhaps by communicating a softn 

 to the skin ; and opening the pores about 1 

 roots of Ihe hair. 



