1025.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



28: 



' J.M.' &C-. for (heir infortnntion respecting the 

 culture of Onions. 



As the peaoon ir' approaching, I may make a 

 few remarks respectiiiaf raising polatoes. It 

 ever was my opinion, that the best and most 

 forward of every kind of (noduce should be 

 taken for seed. I never approved of cutting 

 seed potatoes, or, as some people do, taking the 

 small ones for seed, thinking they were of later 

 growth and not arrived to natural perfection. 



Last spring 1 took one bushel of what is here 

 called " Oj; iVo6/cs." to try the experiment in 

 my garden. 1 assorted them in three qualities — 

 the largest, the middling size, and smallest. I 

 planted them in bills — one row, — one large po- 

 tatoe in a hill. Of the middle, about an equal 

 weight in a hill, — and of the smallest kind, 

 about an equal weight in each hill. The re- 

 sult was, the hills of large potatoes came up 

 first, grew with the largest and strongest stalks, 

 produced the earliest and largest potatoes, and 

 much the greatest quantity to the hill ; although 

 an equal weight of seed of each kind was plant- 

 ed in each class o( hills. 



I also further observed in digging them for 

 early use, that the large seed potatoes were 

 perfectly hard and sound. I broke all the 

 sprouts and roots off a number of them — and 

 planted them carefully ; again they came up as 

 before, and the same seed produced a second 

 crop before frost, of from one to two ounces 

 weight ; — when the seed of the second class was 

 soft and decaying, and that of the third class or 

 small ones, perfectly rotten. 



As the proverb is — ' one swallow docs not make 

 summer'' — I wish for others to try the experi- 

 ment in different soils and publish their obser- 

 vations. SAMUEL PRESTON. 



[remarks by the editok.] 

 We believe it is a fact well ascertained, that, other 

 things being equal, the largest and best potatoes when 

 planted for seed, will produce the greatest crop. But 



not the same necessity for washing the sheep as 

 the wool is much cleaner, more free horn s.uul 

 and dirt when taken olf early, than it will be if 

 sutTerc'd to remain on their backs until a hot sun 

 has compelled them to seek a refuge under the 

 walls and fences. Yours, &lc. 



Lkjiuci. W. Bkiggs. 



The Pennsylvania Institute are to have an exhibition 

 in Oct. to continue 3 days, and have oQered premiums 

 for steel— iron pipes— anvils— green paint— water col- 

 ours— crueibles-pottery-glass ware— broadcloth— ne- 

 gro cloth— cassimere-flannel— green baize— blanki ts 

 — carpeting — sattinett — blue and yellow nankeen— 

 chintzes — calicoes — solempores — cambric muslin—- 

 cotton thread — loom stockings— linen shirtings— gilt 

 buttons— sole leather- rusfia leather— morocco — bncka, 

 kiJ, sheep and horse-skin gloves— japanned leather— 

 and pianofortes. 



American Glass. Our attention was called yester- 

 day to the examination of a novel, curious and elegant 

 specimen of American industry .aud talent from the 

 glass making establishment of Messrs 13akewell, Page 

 aud Bakewell, of Pittsburg. It consists of cut glass 

 tumblers, in the bottom of each of which, by a very in- 

 genious process, is imbedded an excellent likeness 

 of some distinguished American citizen, as Adams, 

 Jackson, Lafayette, t-c. The likeness is formed of a 

 composition having the appearance of silver, and al- 

 though presented in bold relief, every part is enclosed 

 in the solid glass, and is consequently indelible. 



Ballhnore American. 



The citizens of Baltimore have petitioned Congress 

 for a share of the Public business. — The inhabitants of 

 many places shew an unceasing vigilance in guarding 

 or promoting the interests of their cities. 



All the Gunboats, except one, built at Philadelphia 

 for the Colomliian Republic, had arrived at Laguira 

 previous to March 1. 



400 bills are before the Legislature of N. York, and 

 130;) petitions hare been presented. 



The lands lately obtained by the U. S. of the Creek 

 Indians for Georgia, embrace more acres than several 

 Stales. 



A new institution, called the Bank of North America, 

 will go into operation at Providence in abont a month. 



The Governor of the Province of N. Brunswick has 



.v„x „,„ „,„, J , , u ij 1 ,: recommended to the Legislature the appointment of an 



that the same seed potatoe should produce a second r ■ , .u < c , r' i r .u d 



\ "^ __"' i Engineer to survey the route 01 a Canal irom the Bay 



of Fundy to the Gulf of St. Lawrence — and surveys for 



DRY and Ground WlHJi: LICAU, of a superior 

 quality, for sale in lots to suit purchasers. 



ALLUM, in l>bls. of 300 lbs. 

 1 BLUF, VITRIOL, of a siiperiorqiiality. 



RKFINEO .'^ALI'l'EKRF, in k<g> of 112 lbs. 



DUPONT'S superior GUNPOVVl)KR-|or sportine' 

 or blasting — warrant! d equal to any powder to be had 

 in the United States, for all purposes to which Gunpow- 

 der is applied. This powder is sold at wholesale or rt- 

 lail. 



SHOT- BALLS— ILLNTS,— at wholesale or retail. 



Also — 10,000 gallons of Dyer's superior red and white 

 CURRANT WINE, put uji in kegs of 6 gallons, quar- 

 ter casks of from 28 to 30 gallons, and pipes of 110 gal- 

 lons. ' E. COPELANU, jr. 



8t 36 65 Broad street. 



Tjl PARSONS ii CO. City Furniture warehouse, 

 M2j» Union Street, near the Union Stone, keep con- 

 stantly on hand for sale, a general assortment of furni- 

 ture, chairs, looking glasses, feathers of all kinds, fire 

 sets, brushes, bellows, &c. Sec. Boston. March 25. 



crop IS to us new and extraordinary. The Hon. Mr 

 FiSKE, in his Address to the Worcester Agricultural 

 Society, published in the New England Farmer, vol. ii. 

 page 145, says, " the potatoe is not susceptible of veg- 

 etation until the season succeeding its growth." Mr 

 Preston's experiment proves that two crops may be 

 raised in the season from the same seed potatoe. This 

 discovery is curious, and may lead to some useful re- 

 tult ; and we agree with Mr Preston, in the wish that 

 experiments similar to his, may be repeated, and their 

 results published. 



PATENT HOES— Notice is hereby given, that the 

 subscribers are appointed the sole agents for ven- 

 ding J. & A. Fak''s Patent Hoes, which are offered for 

 sale at factory prices by A.D. WELfJ i- J. FRENCH Jr. 

 Boston, March 25, 1825. No. 713 Washington St . 



FOR sale at this Office, Ruta Baga, Mangel W urt- 

 zel, and Sugar Beet seeds, raised this season, by 

 John Prince, Esq. Roxbury. The Ruta Baga seed is 

 from superiour roots, from seed not two years since from 

 Sweden. Feb. 11. 



The following paragraph has reference and 

 should have been added to an article published in 

 our last No. page 273, under the head "Shear- 

 ing Sheep." It was not received till too late 

 for insertion in our last. 

 Mr Fessenden, — 



By way of postscript, if you please, you may 

 add what follows to the observations which "l 

 sent you a few days since on the earbj shearing 

 of sheep. 



"Mr Potter says that he has found from actual 

 experiment, that he not only gets more wool, 

 which would otherwise be Icst.iibHt the succeed- 



improving the navigation of the rivers of the Province 

 The Cotton-Gin house on the plantation of the Vice 

 President of the United States, in Abbeville District, 

 S. C. was burnt down on the 18th ult. and 45,000 lbs. 

 of seed cotton destroyed. The fire was occasioned by 

 the friction of a machine which had lately been erected. 



An Egyptian Sarcophagus weighing 30,000 lbs. has 

 been transported to Paris. 



A person advertises in a Portland paper, a Farm to 

 let, on shares, to " a faithful, industrious man — none 

 need apply that loves billers.^^ 



Whales, some of which are of an enormous size, have 

 made their appearance off Cape May — two boats are 

 out in pursuit of them. 



A whale, which will make from 30 to 40 bbls of oil, 

 was recently taken by some young men fromEdgartown, 

 who went off in two boats. Other whales have been 

 noticed in that vicinity. 



A young man who is a coachman in London, is said 

 to have established his claim ts the restored earldom of 

 Perth. The brother of the young man is footman to 

 a British Admiral. 



It is supposed that had the proposed Ship Canal, 

 from the English to the British Channels, existed at 

 the time of the late heavy gale in England, property to 

 the amount, at least of 200,000/. independently of 

 many lives, would have been saved. 



It is stated in the Whitehall (N. Y.) Emporium, that 



ing wool will be from 1-2 to 1 inch longer if I '' '^ 'O the contemplation of government to remove the 

 sheared early, than it will be if delaved to 'thp r™'^'"'^"'- ^"^^ °^^*' ^'"''^^ (which are very consider- 

 usual time ^ ^^.^ri.,!' l:A^:^:i^:'^Cy^Z^--^^^^ P-=.t»'e .hips 



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