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NEW ENGI^AND FARMER. 



[June 3, 



PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE. 



Stated meeting. May 17, 1825.— Dr. Mease, 

 Vice President, in the chair,— The following 

 communications were read : 



1. An account of the mode adopted in culti- 

 vating kelp of Bnlogne, and llax of Cremona, by 

 Professor Tozzetti of Florence, translated from 

 the Italian, and forwarded to Dr. M. hy Mr Ap- 

 pleton, Consul for the United States at Leghorn. 

 The present of the seeds of these vejcetahles by 

 Mr. A. and his note of the high estimation in 

 which the Italian productions are held on the 



It was taken from next the skin, and when on i>aiis the sieve, is of great use in cleaning wc.i<;t- 

 the animal, is covered by his long hair. In co- : ed curtains, tapestry, carpels, or other coarse 

 lour, it resembles the fur of a mouse, and in feel I goods. The mucilaginous liciuor will clean all 

 andcomposition, is precisely similar to the fur of sorts of silk, cotton, or woolen gooiN, without 



continent, were mentioned in the report of a Society at the nr 

 former meeting. The seeds have been given to | g \i „„., pg^ol 

 two farmers, from whose care and attention the 

 greatest possible success may be expected. 



i^. Three tried and approved veterinary re- 

 ceipts, by Mr. Roiiverl, ol Gloucester county. 

 New Jeisey: one for the heaves in horses, one 

 for the snuffles in sheep, and one for the cure of 

 the poisonous effects in sheep and coivs, of the 

 plant epigaea repens, a specimen of which was 

 sent by Mr. Rouvert to the meeting in ,\pril. 

 It appears that the deleterious quality of the 

 plant resides in the blossom, which dies about 

 the 15lh May. The remedy consists in a strong 

 solution of salt and water. 



:'.. A note from Mr. Carey, with two letters tj) 

 liini irom Mr. Brown, Minister of the United 

 Stiles in France, stating that the owner of 400 

 tine sheep of the New Leicester breed, and re- 

 sident in Normandy, wished (o dispose of some 

 of them to the (armers of thiscountrj'. Apiece 

 of the pelt of one of the sheep with the wool at- 

 tached, was sent hy Mr. L!., and presented to the 

 society. M'he wool is heautit'ully white, finely po- 

 lished, SLM en inches long, (of course adapted for 

 worstiMrsIiifli;) and hangs in waving ringlets. Un- 

 lortiinately, the name of the proprietor of the 

 stock, and the price of the sheep, not heinsr 



position, IS I 

 the South American Vicuna — like that it is em- 

 ployed in the manufacture of hats in England, 

 where it sells for a high price. See further par- 

 ticulars in Mr. Keating's "Narrative of the Ex- 

 pedition to the Source of St. Peter's River," 

 vol. 2, p. 65. 



7. Mr. Vaughan presented an elegant glass 

 churn, about the contents of a gallon. It was 

 placed in the hands of a memtier for the purpose 

 of an experiment, and to report the result to the 

 ^xt meeting. 

 re.solved to offer a premium of a 

 gold medal, value 50 dollars, to the person who 

 shall have carried on larming in Pennsylvania, on 

 the largest scale, without using, or suffering to 

 be used on his property, any ardent spirits, ex- 

 cept when prescribed by a physician, for the pe- 

 riod of two years. It was also resolved to offer 

 a silver medal to the farmer who, previously to 

 the first of .January 1327, shall have made in 

 Pennsylvania, the most extensive ami succeesful 

 experiment on the use of fish as a manure. 



IIURAI. ECONOIMEY. 



[pRKfARED FOR THE N. E. FARMER.] 



TO MARK SIll'.EP WITHOUT I.NJURV TO THE WOOL. 



To thirty spoonfulls of linseed oil add two 

 ounces of lamp black ; unite them together by 

 boiling, and maik the sheep therewith. 



TO PREVENT MOTHS IN FUR OR WOOLENS. 



Siirinkle the furor woolen stuffs, as well as 

 the drawers or boxes in which they are kept, 

 with spirits of turpentine ; the unpleasant scent 

 of which will speedily evaporate, on exposure 

 ofthe stuffs to the air. Some persons place 

 " sheets of paper, moistened wilh spirits of tui 



TO CLEAN SILKS, W0OLi:.\S, &.C. 



The following recipe is rccominnnded as a 

 method of cleaning silk, woolen and cotton good<<, 

 without damage to the texture and colour ofthe 



mentione.l, a direct application to him cannot be , ppntine, over, under, or between pieces of clolh 

 made. Inlormalion on both those heads may be! ^^ ._,„,) (j^^j j, ^ ^ery effectual method. It is 

 obtained from Mr. Crown. I said likewise, that if you put a piece of camphor 



■4. An account hy Mr. Carey ofthe utility of j^ _., linen bag,, or some aromatic herbs, in the 

 salt in increasing the production of grass. Three drjuvers among linen or woolen clothes, no in- 

 and a hall bushels to the acre were strewed, six .^pcls will injure them. Snuff or stems or leaves 

 years since, upon a piece of land which appear- of tobacco are recommended to be applied in a 

 ed to be much out of heart; the produce was gin,ii;,r ,v,^y ,o (he same purpose. 



greater than he ever had before, and continued ' 



to give satisl'action for four years. Two years 

 since he put on the same quantity, with precise- 

 ly the same effect. The appearance of the grass, 

 notwithstanding the long drought this spring, is 

 equal to most he has seen in the vicinity of Pliil- 

 adelphia. The growth of the (ield in which S""^*"- 

 the experiment was made, consists of red clover 

 and nalural green grass, (poa viridis.) 



5. Observations on the means of relieving the 

 accidents and diseases to which farmers are par- 

 ticularly subject, by Dr. Mease, part the first. 



The subjects trc;iled of are, I Su/ijdc incixeil 

 wouiida ; 2. Punctured -founds, f.iom nails, splin- 

 ters and thorns, and the terrible consoipience 

 of them ; 3. Tetanus, or lock-jaw ; 4. Dt/sentery- 

 The projicr treatment in the first instance, and 

 to prevent the alarming effects which sometimes 

 follow, and of the full formed disease, are given, 

 with the means ol checking the progress ofthe 

 last mcalioned common, and fatal epidemic. 



6. Mr. Keating, Secretary of the Society, pre- 

 sented a spefiimen nf the wool wflhe American 

 Bison, from the Red River, ofLake Winnepeck. 



Grate raw potatoes to a fine pulp in clean 

 water, and pass the liquid matter through a 

 coarse sieve into another vessel of water ; let 

 the mixture stand still till the tine while parti- 

 cles of the potatoes are precipitated ; then 

 pour the mucilaginous liquor from the fecula, 

 and (ireserve the liquor lor use. The article to 

 1)0 cleaned shouhl then be laid on a linen cloth 

 on a table, and, having provided a clean sponge, 

 dip the S])onge into the potatoe liquor, and ap- 

 ply to it the article to be cleaned, till the dirt is 

 perlcctly separated ; then wash it in clean wa- 

 ter several times. Two middle-sized potatoes 

 will be sufficient for a pint of water. The while 

 sediment will make an useful and nourishing food 

 with soup or milk, or serve to make starcU or 

 hair-pywder. The course pulp, which does not 



tton, or woolen goods, 

 hurting the colour ; it may also be used in cIimh- 

 ing oil paintings, or furniture that is soiled. — 

 D.nied wainscots may be cleansed by welling :) 

 sponge in this liquor; then dipping it in a lilllc 

 line, clean sand, and at'lerwards rubbing the 

 wainscot with it. 



FOR I.MFROVINO COFFEE. 



To valetudinarians «nd others the followino' 

 method of making coffee for breakfast is recom- 

 mended. 



Let an ounce of fresh ground coffee be put 

 into a clean coffee [lot, or other proper vessel 

 w(dl tinned ; pour a pint and a (piarler ol liuil- 

 ing water upon it, set it on the lire, let it boil 

 thoroughly, and afterwards put it by to settle. 

 This should be done the night before you wish 

 to use it, and on the lollowing morning pour off' 

 the clear liquor : add to it one pint of clear milk 

 set it again over the lire, but do not let it boil. 

 Sweetened to every person's taste, coffee thus 

 made is a most wholesome and agreeable break- 

 fast, summer or winter, with toasted bread and 

 butter, rusk, biscuits, &c. This process takes off 

 that raw acidulous and astringent quality ofthe 

 coffee, which m:ikes it often disagree wilh weak 

 stomachs. It should not be drank too warm. 



/■English publication. 



IMPROVED METHOD OF IMPROVING THE COFFEC 



REV En AUK. 



To an ounce of coffee add a common tea-spoon- 

 ful ofthe best (lour of mustard seed, previous to 

 the boiling. To those unacquainted with the 

 method, it is inconceivalile how much it improve« 

 the fragrancy, (ineness, transparency, and grate 

 fully quick flavour r)f the lieverage, and proba 

 Illy, loo, it adds to its wholesomeness. — lhi<t. 



ME'l'HOri OK KXmUTlOUSI.V FATTENING tlllCKESS. 



Take tor thai purpose a iiuantity of rice, aud 

 grind or pound it iiilii a lino flour ; mix sufficient 

 for present use wih milk and a liltle coarse su- 

 gar ; stir the whole v.'c II over the lire, till i< 

 makes a thick [lasle ; and feed the chickens in 

 the day time only, by putting as much as they 

 can eat, but no more, into the trough along the 

 coops. It must be eaten while warm; iiiid if 

 they have beer to drink, they will soon grow 

 very tat. A mixture of oatmeal, treacle, [or mo- 

 lasses] coiidiiiied till it crumbles, is said to form 

 a food for chickens, of which they are so fond, 

 and with which they thrive so rapidly, that at 

 the end of two months they become as large as 

 the generality of full grown fowls, fed in the 

 common way. Ihid. 



Probably Indian meal would form a good sub- 

 stitute for rice or oat meal ; and would doubt- 

 less be improved by boiling or at least scalding 

 it. Sugar or treacle is perhaps the ingredient 

 to which the above receipt owes its principal 

 cllicacy. 



Prarl Fishery.— The Colombian Pt arl P"i;liery Asau-- 

 cialioii ttiniitioii, in a note at tlio close of ilii.-ir Trospfc- 

 liis, tliat "• The I'l-arl l''i5lury, up (o llie year 1030, pro- 

 Jucfd, to the Spanish CovenimenI, the annual revenue 

 n;'!{0l),O0O dolhtis, frum the .\tlantic side alone. Krom 

 16I!J to the present time, heinj a lapse of 1 12 years, 

 the riahcry has been iiegkctcU." 



