1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



3nrj 



morning, in my presence, in aitilitinn to the con- 

 siim[>tion of the calf, ;> qnanlily of ricli milk 

 which 1 suppose to be eqn;il lo about eight 

 quarts. My busiiie'^s it that of a practical (arm- 

 er, 1 have therd'oi-e purchased her calf of the 

 last year, at a \,\vs;o price, with a view of rais- 

 ing and improving </oin/ cal'Jc. 1 think the oth- 

 er cows on liie farm of improved breed, have 

 also the appearance of deep milkers. 



D.4VID COMFORT. 

 John P. Milnor, 



Rec. Sec^y Pcnn. ^g. Soc. 1 



Exlracl of a letter from Henry Ji. Carpenter F.fq., an ' 

 extensile practical farmer; in one of the viosl fertile, i 

 mid beat cultivated parts of Pennsylvania, la the Cor- I 

 responding Secretary of tlu rennsylvania Jlgricultur- j 

 alSociiti/. 



DeA!V Sir, Lancaster county, June 1!, 1S23. 



The two half blood heifers by the sh'irt horn 

 bull Dcnion, which you stated had calved last 

 July, produced through the course of last win- 

 ser, butter of a better qualili/, than any I ev6r 

 paw made in the month of May, and it was al- 

 Avays obtained in about ten minutes' churning. 

 One of these heifers produced a calf the begin- 

 ning of June; the other (the three year old,) 

 lias supplied nine labouring men all s|>ring with 

 ;i sufTiciency of millc, Jind butter once a day; 

 vhich production exceeded that of afrcshinilch 

 coxv of the common stock, which / had stlected 

 zsith great care, and proved to be us good a mincer 

 tis the neighbourkoud could produce. 1 am sorry 

 I'lat I cannot give you an account of the produc- 

 tion of butter Irom the imported cow Moss Rose, 

 in a given lime, as her calf bad got so old before 

 the trial was made, that it would not lake to 

 other cows; but 1 do not hesitate to give it as 

 Jiiy opinion l!iat ticelve or fifteen pounds of butter 

 of the linest quality, can be made from her in 

 • ne week, as she possesses the power of secret- 

 ing rich milk, in a greater degree, than any 

 jinimal 1 have ever seen. 1 expect that this is 

 enough to satisfy you, that as milker?, the Dur- 

 liara Short Horns are not to be surpassed. The 

 bulls are docile and good feeders. 



Exlracl from a pamphlet, " Improved Short Horns 

 and their Pretensions — Liverpool, 1824. 



" It is contended, that the two properties of 

 good milking, and a disposition to carry flesh, 

 may be united, where both are duly attended 

 to ; and although the very great quantity of the, 

 former, which is obtained from the ordinary 

 breed ot short horns, will not frequently be 

 drawn from the improved breed, still the defi- 

 ciency in quantity will he more than atoned for 

 by the superior quality — and increased richness 

 in the milk, being one of the improvements, 

 which has been accomplished in the breed in 

 question. 



" The instances which are given as to milk, 

 were obtained by the author on the spot; and 

 though he would gladly have included any oth- 

 ers, had they been furnished, it appears to him 

 that no trifling force is aS'orded to his argument, 

 by the circumstance of the cases which are set 

 forth being derived from one stock ; irrefraga- 

 ble proof being thus furnished that they are not 

 solitary instances, but bappentng in the regular 

 coirse. 



"The cows recorded, are the property of J. 

 Whitaker, Esq., of Qreenholme, near Otiey, and 

 are of the most esteemed blood. Tlivy have 

 given, and give, twice a day, as follows : 



yellow Rose, nl 3 years old, ■} gallons 2 qnarts 



Yellow Hose, at <1 years old, 4 gallons .'j quarts 



Red r)aisy, 4 gallons. 



Magdnlena, upwards of 4 gallons. 



Wildair, 4 gallons. 



Western Lady, 3 gallons 2 quarts. 



Venus, IG years old, 3 gallons 1 quart. 



Alfrede, 3 gallons. 



Adola, first calf, 3 gallons. 



Yarm, 3 gallons. 



Moss Rose, at all times a moving mountain of 

 flesh, 2 gallons — all wine measure. 



"These cows are steady milkers, possessing 

 ?rcat inclination to fallen ; and Mr Whitaker can- 

 not be too highly complimented on his success- 

 ful exertions lo combine the two qualities. The 

 remainder of his stock will be found by no means 

 contemptible as milkers ; but it is thought un- 

 necessary lo remark upon any ordinary quanli- 

 lias." 



1. Perils of l.irvcsf, from exposure to a vci il- 

 eal sun ; great and undue bodily exertions; li» 

 prudent indulgence in the good cheer generally 

 provided on the occa.sion ; accidcr.ls in care- 

 lessly handling the scythe and cradle, and in 

 slowing away the crop ; and the disease liom 

 drinking cold '.valer while healed — were treat- 

 ed of, and the proper remedies and caulions 

 suggested. 



2. Colic — various causes mentioned and prop- 

 er mode of treatment pointed out to cure the 

 present disease, and prevent its return. 



3. On the various diseases, and general bad 

 bealth proceeding from diseased teeth. 



4. Biles — mode of treatment, and of remov- 

 ing the constitutional tendency to iheirlbrma- 

 tion. 



V. A lelle;- from Patrick Walsh to John Coop- 

 er, Esq, of St. Simon's, Georgia, was communi- 

 cated by Dr. Mease. It forms part of an unfinish- 

 ed Memoir on the natural and agricultural his- 

 ptHLADEi.ri!iASOcicTVFORPROMOTi.NG ACRicrLTLRE. lory "'' ''lO Cotton. Plant in the liiitsd States, 



and clearly proves that the seed producing the 

 Stated meeting, June 21, 1E2.5. — The Presi- incomparable species of collon known by the 

 dent. Judge Peters, in the chair. The following names of sea island, black seed, or long staple, 

 communications were read. was originally the growth of Pernambuco, and 



I. A letter from Robert Barclay, of Berry Hill, I 'h-Tt Ihe first parcel inlroduced into Georgia, 

 Surrey, to the President, /icconipanied by a ' was sent by Mr. Walsh from Havana, in the 

 volume entitled "'i'eslimonics in favour of Salt j year 17S6, lo ihe late Mr. Frank Level!, who 

 as a Manure and a condiment for horses, cows I first planted them. I'^rom not knowing the fact 

 and sheep ;" by the Rev. B. Dacre, Manchester, i o' the native place of the black seed cotton, 

 1025. Blr. B. staled that tiie Georgia oats, i various parcels have been sent to the Brazils 

 some of ivhich had been sent to Ihe President,! 'rnm the United States. 



two or three years since, supported the cliarac-l Mr. C. Bird, sent a pair of the new patent 

 ter he had given it, having produced 18 sacks i cast iron gate hinges, invented by Mr. Colhnge, 

 (four bushefs to the sack) to the acre last vear. of England, whose superior axles for pleasure 

 The president informed the society, that he carriages, are well known. These hinges are 

 had found the oats superior to any he had ever calculated to play easily, from Ihe contrivance 

 sown. I adopted to su|)ply oil to the joints as wanted, 



II. A letter on turnip husbandry, from ihe ! and to' protect them against the rain. The rare 

 Rev. Robert Hoblyn, of Balh, to Mr. Barclay, ' occurrence of a farm gale in good order, and 

 sent at the request" of the writer lo the presi- ; that opens and shuts easily, renders any improve- 

 dent. The practice pursued by him is the one ' mpnt of a hinge of great importance. It is 

 generally adopted in England, viz. lo sow in believed that those of Mr. Collinge will be found 

 drills, 27 to 30 inches apart, and over manure, { worthy attention. 



He prefers compost testable manure, and adds I l^Ir- James Wood, No. 161, North Second 

 refuse sail lo Ihe mass. The quantity of turnip street, sent two spades (one for the garden arid 

 seed sown to the acre, is one pound, one half of j "no'lier for field service) and a shovel, of his 

 which should be mixed with flower of sulphur; manufacture. These are made of steel, and ef 

 for 24 hours before sowing, and Ihe other half superior strength, by the addition of two slra(>s 

 sown without any. The ifly will attack the pro- 1 •" >he spades, rivetted before and behind, to 

 duce of the latter, but leave the plants growing! "'e blade, and to the handle in course. The 

 from the sulphured seed. The utility of im- ; straps form the socket, but not by welding as 

 pregnating turnip seed for some hours before i heretofore; Shovels have only one strap. 



sowing, with sulphur, to preserve the young 

 plants from the fly, has long been known iu the 

 United States. 



HI. A letter from Thcmas Wistar. Jr. of | thereon 



Mr. Keating exhibited Brown's domestic ver-- 

 lical spinner for wool and cotton. It was re- 

 ferred to the curators to examine and report 



Mr. Clements mentioned that he had, the past 

 sjjring, obtained 1 1 lbs. of wool from a ram of 



of 



Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to Dr. Mease 

 stating the singular circumstance of a sow hav- 

 ing taken very sick, at the time she was expec-i '^e Dishley breed, 14 months old. Some 

 ted, from her symptoms, to farrow; and that ! the eives sheared nine and ten pounds, 

 after her recovery, on being fatted and killed,! Erratum.— la tlie last report oftlie I'enn. Agric. Soc. 

 the skeletons of a litter of [dgs were found in ' (page 3o6 N. K. Farmer) for kelp of Bologna, read 

 their proper place. This fact will be duly ap- '"'"'' off^ologaa 

 predated by medical men, particularly those 



who have attended to the subject of compara- 

 tive anatomy, or to the economy of domestic 

 animals. No analogous fact, it is believed, is 

 on record. The sow, it was added, weighed 

 200 pounds, and made excellent meat. 



IV. ± T. Mease read the second part of his pa- 

 per on the diseases and accidents to which farm- 

 ers are particularly liable. 



A decoction of the roots of blackberry bushes 

 is a safe, sure, and speedy cure (or the dys- 

 entery. This receipt was obatined from the 

 Oneida Indians. — Mass. Spy. 



At the late ceremonies at Bunker Hill there was pres 

 ent a poor old revolutionary soldier, -who was disabled 

 in the service. On being askrd if he had a pension, 

 he replied, he did not know any law had passed pro- 

 "viduig lor granting pfensions. 



