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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[Jan. 27, 



[remarks by the editor.] 



We find on investigation, that apples cf a sim- 

 ilar nature to those above described by Mr Pe- 

 ters, have heretofore been taiien notice of by 

 scientific cultivators, as will appear by the fol- 

 lowing extract of a letter from the Hon. Joh.n 

 Jay to the President of the New York Hoard of 

 Agriculture, dated New York, Nov. 12, 1795 : 



" A gentleman from Duchess county, in this 

 state, passed the last evening with me. Speak- 

 ing of apples the one half part of each of which 

 was sweet, and the other half part tart or so«r, 

 he told me there were trees which [iroduced 

 such apples in or near his neighbourhood ; that 

 he had examined and tasted the apjdps, and that 

 many others had done the same. Me told me, 

 that on inquiry he had been informed that the 

 method of obtaining such apples was as follows, 

 viz. 



" Take two scions or grafts, one from a sour, 

 and the other from a sweet apple tree; divide 

 or split with a sharp knife each graft into two 



parts or halves, taking care to pass the knife j ious that so useful a work should be more gen- 

 through the centre or middle of as many huds as erally known — desirous to receive regularly the 

 are in a line with each other; then take one | "'"nhers if I am entitled lo them as a member 



er varieties should be produced from the seeds 

 of an apple than from the seeds of an ear of 

 those wheat, or from those contained in the 

 burr of a chestnut. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW EJJGLAND FARMER. 



QUERY. 



Mr Fkssf.nde.v, — Are the numbers of the .Mas- 

 sachusetts Agricultural Repository printed for 

 the members of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 Society ? The reason of my a.-king thi« question 

 is-, — I lately called at a neighbour's, who was 

 reading a fresh number, and he informed me that 

 he received it at a bookstore, where they were 

 deposited for distribution among the members of 

 that Society. If they are printed lor the mem- 

 bers, they should, 1 think, be sent to them, or 

 public notice be given where they can be pro- 

 cured. — Agn'm : Are they published from the 

 funds of the Society, or does the publication de- 

 pend upon annual subscription ; if the latter, 

 what is the amount of subscription ? I amanx-j' 



half of the sweet graft, and join it to a half of 

 the sour graft, in such a manner that two or 

 more of the half buds do exactly meet nnd fit 

 each ether; then carefully wind round Ihem 

 worsted or woolen thread to keep them togeth- 

 er ; and having thus become one graft, cut it so 

 that the bark of the ?vedge part of it, which en- 

 ters the stock or tree engrafted, being partly of 

 both kinds, may receive \he sap of the stock on 

 both sides. If this artificial graft takes and gi-ow.s, 

 as (requently happens, the two parts of which it 

 consists will gradually unite and incorporate, and 

 become a tree, whose fruit, or the branches 

 shooting from the united buds, and partaking of' 

 both natures, vrill be on one side sweet, an.? on 

 the other sour. He particularly examined an 

 apple of this kind, which on one side exactly re- 1 

 sembled a winter apple, called here Rhode Isl- 

 and Greening, but on the opposite side vvas of 

 a different colour and appearance. He was as- 

 sured that the apple was from a free composed 

 in the manner before mentioned, of grafts from 

 a Rhode Island Greening, and a common apple 

 tree !" '^' 



_ The variety mentioned in the above extract, 



It will be perceived, differs in two respects from 1 — ->? 

 the sample of Mr Peters. It is formed by art, ' 

 and each half of every sweet and sour apole is 

 imiformly s.yv(:et or sour. Mv Peters' specimen! 

 on the contrary are interspersed or dotted with 

 sweet and sour portions through the whole ap- 

 ]de. Mr Coxe, however, in his Treatise nn 



of the Society — and determined to subscribe for 

 them if necessary. Yours, AGR1C0L.\ 



[by ti!e editor.] 

 We are ever happy to coiit ribute whatever may be 

 in our power to promote the circulation of a work so 

 valuuble as the Massacl; 

 and with pleasure com 



The number of Bulls which your Committee 

 have examined for premium is thirteen— of 

 the most improved breeds of imported animals 

 and of the best breeds of our native slock.— 

 Those of the imported breeds are sufficiently ad- 

 vanced in years, and are accompanied by a suf- 

 ficient number of the same kinds of stock to 

 show their great value in the breeding of cat- 

 tle ; and it is found that generally the greater 



number of fine animals are from those breeds 



though there are some excepiions honourable 

 lo the early breeds of our country. 



The Committee have awarded the first pre- 

 mium, of p5, to Col. Jonas Ball, of Southboro,' 

 for his three year old Bull, from Denton. He 

 has more good points than are often found in 

 any animal, and he is sufficiently advanced in 

 years to have arrived to his permanent growth 

 and shape. They have awarded the second 

 premium, of glO, to Bezaleel Taft, jr. Esq. for 

 his two year old Bull, of a fine native stock, 

 from which so many good cattle have been pro- 



uced in the town of Sullon. Four other Bulls 

 claimed the particular attention of your Com- 

 mittee. That of Mr Zephaniah Brown, of 

 Cliarlton, which took the first premium last 

 year, as a calf, and that of Mr Benjamin Har- 

 rington, which took the second premium last 

 year; but they both have the appearance of. 

 having been too much forced the last year lo 



upport their relative standing, though they 



have many good points. That of Mr Daniel 



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■monicate the information re-'!;f "PP^^ance of having a premature growth. 

 . , , J . rr, r, ■. ■ , \ >- ''6*s three are from Ho derness, and arc rare- 



qiiested by our correspondent. The Repository s pub- i „ ii j u r , ■'"u iic i ,ire- 



, , ,, ,, „, ,. Jill M nn^. f^ ".ly equalled by any of our naive sock. The 



bshed by Mess. Wells and l-iUy, No. 9S Court street, ' r„ii V- ^1,. n^,.i . ■ i i ,/ , 



t, . ,» . . , , ,., 'ifiuHoi Mr boylsfon, IS a large and hue y made 



Boston. It appears m semi-annual numbers, which are onimnl hn( is nni L n-.,^^ :„ -„„ .y"ii<iuc 



,,.,,., , , ,. animal, uut is nol as good in some points as 



published in January and June. Messrs. W. & L. do Uiose to which premiums are ffiven 

 not, inordinary cases, distribute them ; but it is ex- Twelve Bull Calves were exhibited for pre 

 pected they will be called for at their Book Store, No. j mium. The first premium, of J^O, is awarded 

 93, Court Street, as above mentioned. j to Mr Cheney Hatch, of Leicester ; and the sec- 



Gentlemen who are members of the Massachusetts j ond, of g4, to Mr Henry Sprague, tif Spencer ; 

 .Agricultural Society, and have paid the sum of five J not, however, without much hesitation and a di- 

 dollarstothe Treasurer of the Society, are entitled to I vision of the Committee between those of Mr 

 receive all the numbers of the Repository, which may ' Sprague and Capt. James Estabrook, jr of Rut- 

 succeed the date of such payment, without paying any ''""' ! ■'"'i Capt. Estabrook ought not, from this 

 further sum, during; their lives. Those who are noj | decision, to despair of having as good a Bull, an- 

 entitled lo the work, by virtue of such payment, may | ft^er year, as may then be exhibited. There 



receive the numbers, delivered at the above mentioned 

 Book Store, for the sum of fifty cents for each namber. 



SSForcrstrr aaricultttral Socirts. 



Kruit Trees, page 17.3, describes an apple as fol 

 lows : 



" imeet and Sour. This apple derives its 

 name from the peculiar properly of possessincr 

 these different qnaliiics in the same fruit: the 

 surlace IS often uneven, the prominences havin" 

 one taste, and the hollows another ; it is not oth- 

 erwise de.serving of much notice. Il was orig- 

 inally cultivated in the county of Middlesex N 

 Jersey whence I olrtaiued it; it is an Autumn 



Mr Coxe's variely appears to coincide pre- 

 must leave them to those who can tell why great- 



REPORTS. 

 Committte on JVeat Sitckolher than Cows k Fat Catlle. 

 Rf.joice Newton, of Worcester, Chairman— V?m\ 

 Dudley of Ilousjlas— Willard Newton, of Southbor- 

 ough— Levi Bartlett, of Rutland— Le^vis Eainard, of 

 Worcester. 



The Committee on Neat Slock other than 

 Cows and Fat Cattle, Report — That they have 

 witnessed with much satisfaction the continued 

 interest, which the yeomanry of the County 

 have this day shown that they feel in maintain- 

 ing the reputation which they have heretofore 

 acquired. They believe that the Neat Stock 

 usually offered at our exhibitions is not surpass- 

 ed by that of any other society ; and they hope 

 mil have renewed reason to believe, that the 



ler County will neversuffer any other Society to 

 go before them in this staple commodity. 



were other good Calves, but which could not 

 vie with the three above mentioned, unless it 

 was that of Mr Sumner, of Rutland, which was 

 too young to be satisfactorily estimated. 



The Steers, of different ages, have, this year, 

 in the opinion of the Committee, surpassed those 

 of any former year. The Committee have 

 awarded the only premium offered lor those of 

 four years old, toMrAsa Cummings, jr. of Sutton. 

 Several other pairs offered were remarkable 

 for size and shape, and so near ol' equal goodness 

 that your Committee forbear to make any discri- 

 mination. 



Among the 3 year old Steers, the Committee 

 were much divided, and long hesitated; and 

 nothing but the necessity of agreeing brought 

 them to a decision. They awarded the first pre- 

 mium, of jfiS, to -Mr Stephen Marsh, jr of Sutton; 

 and the second premium, of g5, to Mr Caleb 

 Knight, of Charlton. A finer collection of this 

 class of stock, your Committee believe, was nev- 

 er exhibited at any Show. 



To Daniel Tcnny, Esq of Sutton, the Commit- 

 tee award the first premium, of g7, for the best 

 pair of 2 year old Steers ; and to Mr Benjamin 



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