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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



[June 24, 



eJ with old stable manure, and without slirrin» 

 the earth, sowed oats, which were well harrow- 

 ed in, and theu orchard grass sown, and the 

 whole rolled, making the surface very tir>e — 

 the manure caused the oats to grow so luxuriant- 

 I3', I Was fearful the grass would be smothered; 

 but after reaping them I was agreeably surpri- 

 sed to find as fine a coat of grass as could be de- 

 sired, and which continues to produce abundant 

 crops without any of the previous mixed grasses 

 appearing, although the ground was only plough- 

 ed once. 



Five years since I sowed orchard grass with 

 turnips in the month of August, and it came up 

 remarkably well. The field has not since then 

 been manured, and the crops of hay are very 

 good and clean. I always sow two bushels of 

 orchard grass seed to the acre, or as nearly so 

 as can be ascertained ; this quantity is by some 

 farmers deemed too much, but I am satisfied of 

 the contrary, for it cannot well be too thick; 

 and if a smaller quantity is sown, it does not 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1825. 



SAXONY SHEEP. 

 We have much pleasure in being able to pre- 

 sent to our readers some notice in our adver- 

 tising column of this day's paper, of the renew- 

 ed importation of a flock of Saxonv Sheep. This 

 is the second time that the enterprising and 

 public spirited proprietors of this flock have 

 conferred a great benefit on Farmers and Man- 

 ufacturers, as well as the public at large, by the 

 introduction into this country, of this most val- 

 uable animal. The Saxony Sheep are an Improv- 

 ed race of Merino Sheep, and are thought by good 

 judges to be decidedly and considerably supe- 

 rior to any other variety of sheep in existence. 

 In the 2d volume of the N. E. Farmer, p. 374, 

 we have stated, somewhat at large, some of the 

 excelling characteristics of the Saxony Sheep, 

 and their repetition at this place is the less 



cover the ground, but .grows into large tussucko, ; needed, because this race of Sheep are now so 

 supposed by many to be ils natural propensity, I "'e" known and so highly appreciated by those 



but occasioned in fact from being too thinly 

 sown. The seed being remarkably light, re- 

 quires a calm day and great nicely in laying 

 off the ground. You cannot well make a cast ol 

 more than tour feet ; therefore I have three 

 slakes made, four feet each, and plant Ihrm in 

 a row, to guide the sowing, and take a boy to 

 remove the stakes, measuring the distance by 

 their own length; and having sown the field in 

 one direction, I always cross sow it in the same 

 manner. But Mr. Sinclair has an excellent 

 machine upon one wheel and moved by one man, 

 which will sow 1'2 feet in breadth at one time, 

 and very accurately, although it also requires a 

 cross sowing fur two bushels to the acre. If 

 two quarts of red clover seed are added to each 

 acre, it makes an addition to the hay which by 

 many is much preferred, and I think it an im- 

 provement, more particularly as they are in 

 season to cut at the same time. 



Orchard grass is a very early, as also a late 

 grass, and ought to be cut for hay while in 

 blossom ; if suffered to grow longer, it becomes 

 harsh and coarse. Last .spring was rather a late 

 one, and on reference to my diary, I find we 

 commenced mowing onllieSlh .l.uno, and finish- 

 ed upwards of 40 Ions on the 20(h ; and from 

 the same source I fnid that we reaped with sick- 

 les that which was left tor seed on the 5lh July, 

 when it was quite ripe. I particularly recom- 

 mend every farmer to save his own seed, ami 

 by cutting otfthe bead with a sickle it is pre- 

 sorved pure and free from many noxious weeds, 

 wliich will generally be found in that purchas- 

 ed indiscriminately from the stores. 



From experience, I am well satisfied that 

 orchard grass, when cut in proper season, makes 

 the best ot hay. It is easily produced, continues 

 in its pure state longer than any grass with which 

 1 am acquainted, and after jiroduoing a heavy 

 crop of li;iy, it afi'urds the best of pasture 

 until Christmas, without apparently injuring the 

 succeeding crop; it also continues erowinij in 

 our driest seasons, when other grasses droop or 

 die ; hence 1 consider myself juslitied in giving 

 this flittering <iescriplinn, and which 1 hope 

 may .M> u-'eful to vour readers. 



Afril, lO/Zt, 1825. 



who take any concern, or feel any interest in 

 American Husb;indry and Manuficliires, that it 

 would not be possible for us to present any ad- 

 ditinn.il inducement to elicit attention to a sub- 

 ject of whose im[>or(ance they are already so 

 well apprized. We have been informed that 

 those who purchased the SaNony Sliee|> of a 

 former importation by the proprietors of the 

 present flock, are much pleased with Ihoir ac- 

 quisition. Thrjse now ai!verti=ed are said !o bo 

 still superior, bein? selected wiih great care for 

 the purpose of their introduction into the Unit- 

 ed Stales. 



FARIVXEn'S CAIiSMDAR. 



Let 



HOEING. 



your Indian corn and potatoes, receive 



iheir last hoeing before you are engaged in hay- 

 making, and do not depend on wet spells in that 

 very busy time for completing the hilling of 

 vour corn. Do not forget to place a handful of 

 ashes or piaster, or a mixture of both round the 

 plants, after your last hoeing. " The best sea- 

 son lor hoeing yood land, is two or three days 

 alter rain has f.illen, or as soon after as the soil 

 will not adhere to the hoe, when at work. Light 

 dry lands may he dressed at almost any time ; 

 but the season for hoeing strong clay-soils, is 

 very frequenlly short and precarious. Hence it 

 will be useful to point out the proper juncture. 

 There is a period between the lime of clay-soils 

 running togelher so as to torm puddles, in con- 

 sequence of superfluous moisture, and that of 

 Iheir consolidating into hard cakes from great 

 drought; when they are suflficicnlly tractable. 

 This is the proper season; and whatever land 

 is then hoed, will not cake together, till it Ikis 

 been again penetrated by rain; in xvhich case 

 the operation is to be repeated, at the time just 

 mentioned, and a-; often as is necessary, till the 

 growing crop begins to cover the soil; when it 

 will in a manner screen the surface of the land 

 against Ihe intense heat of the sun; and conse- 

 quently in a great measure prevent the incon- 

 veniences attendant on the consolidation of the 

 soil." It is recommended to hoe your land pret- 

 ty deep, provided you do not injure the tibrous 

 roots of ihe plants, which compose your crops. 



WEEDS. 

 If you have a tolerable growth of weeds on 

 hand, it may be worth the trouble to convert 

 them to some useful purpose. We do not wish 

 you to spend more time in saving them, than they 

 are worth. But it may be the case that the pig 

 weed, and the purslane, &c. of your garden will 

 make n food for store hogs, worth attending to. 

 Or if more convenient you may bury your weeds 

 while yet fresh in trenches between the rows 

 of your plants: or place them in heaps in some 

 unoccupied spot, and cover them with soil, and 

 you will have a good compost. In this case it 

 will be well lirst to sift a little quick li.me over 

 the heaps of weeds, and then cover them with 

 a good quantity of earth to imbibe Ihe gases, giv- 

 en out by fermentation. A good husbandman 

 permits as few vegetable and animal substan- 

 ces to decay or putrefy in the open air, as pos- 

 sible, but covers them with earth, and quck lime, 

 if he has it, thus preserving his health by the 

 same means, by which he fertilizes his grounds. 



BRAKES FOR SWINE. 

 If you know of any place \vithin a mile or two 

 of your duelling where you can obtain brakes, 

 (or fern) by the cart load, without committing 

 tresspass, ynu may do well to gather them in 

 qu:inlilips, two or three times a week to feed 

 yoursivine. Keep what you do not use imme- 

 diately in a cellar, or at least under cover, ancf 

 give to your hogs, once a day, as many as they 

 will consume. English farmers often transport 

 brakes several miles, tor that purpose, ami pay 

 something of value for the privilege. Pull 

 them up by hand, and be careful that you lake 

 up as ninch of the roof, w hich is Ihe most nutri- 

 tious part, as possible. Perhaps Ihe brakes have 

 hardly yet arrived to maturity, but you may 

 commence gathering them now, and continue till 

 the frosts of autumn, provided you can find a suffi- 

 cient slock of the plants in your neighbour- 

 hood. If you can procure more than your hogs 

 can consume, they will be a very good material 

 in the farm yard or compost bed, as they contain 

 more alkaline salts, in proportion to their bulk, 

 than almost any other vegetable. 



I Tlie title of the Medical work from which in our pa- 

 per of the 27th ult. page 349 we copied Ihe article rel- 

 ative to " Chabert's Oil" as a cure for botts, is as fol- 

 lows ; 



" A Treatise on Vrrmimiis Disfases, jreceded by 

 the natural hi'^tory c^f inte?tinRl worms, and their orig^in 

 in the human body. By X'alerian Lewis Br«-ra, Frofes- 

 sor of Clinical Medicine in the L'niversity of I'avia. — 

 Ornamented with fire plates. Translated from the 

 Italian, with notes, by Messrs. J. Bartoli, M. \). cor- 

 respondirjj; member of the Medical •'^ociety of Emula- 

 tion of Paris, etc. and Calvet, ne|^h( w, Kx-secretarjr 

 of the .Medical Society of F.mulation, member of the 

 society of Clinical Medicine, etc. Translated from the 

 French, with additions, by John G. Collin, M. D." 



This is a work of great practical value relative to 

 disorders in the human system, occasioned by intestinal 

 \vorm«. There is no other work of the kiud in the 

 English language. It may be had at this otTice. 



jyiassach iisetts Lesislaturc. 



.?P.-NATE — Jl'NF. 15, A message was received from 

 the Governor on the subject of securing Cape Cod Har- 

 bour from driftin;; sands, whicli was referred to a Com- 

 mittee. — A number of orders passed, likewise bills to 

 be engrossed, among which was one ou the subject of 



