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THE FARMERS' CABINET. 



VOL. I. 



Notice. — By reference to the Cabinet of 

 July 1, our subscribers will find that the 

 second number was to be issued on or before 

 the first of August — the number for the 

 fifteenth of July was, therefore, omitted, and 

 that issued on the fi.st of August stands as 

 the second number, and is paged accordingly. 

 The work is semi-monthly — twenty-four 

 numbers forming a volume. The subscribers 

 will receive their whole compliment of 

 twenty-four numbers in the course of the 

 year ; as the odd number will be worked in 

 towards the close of the volume. 



MoRUS MuLTiCAULis. — The mulberry, it 

 is now well ascertained, is a hybrid variety, 

 and not a true species — the seed will not pro- 

 duce its like. We have been informed by a 

 gentleman who purchased a plant, three or 

 four years since, of some nurserj^-men of our 

 vicinity, that with considerable care he raised 

 quite a number of seeds. The plant was ta- 

 ken up upon the appearance of severe weath- 

 er, and placed in a cellar where the frost did 

 not penetrate — the roots were slightly cov- 

 ered with earth. Pursuing this course two 

 succeeding winters, it attained the size of a 

 large shrub with numerous ramifying branch- 

 es — the third season it produced seeds.' No 

 other species or variety grew in the vicinity 

 of the plant, and the blossoms consequently 

 could not have been fertilized but by its own 

 pollen. These seeds sown, and the result 

 was a number of seedling plants, with foliage 

 of all sizes and textures, from the common 

 white to that of the parent. 



Autuuinal Hymii of the IIus< 

 baiidiBiaii. 



Now we rest from our toils, Lord, our labors are done, 

 Our meadows aro bar'd to the kiss of tlie sun ; 

 We have winnow'd the wheat,— well ourtoiJ it repays, 

 And our oxen have eaten the husks of the maize. 



We gathered our harvests ; with strength in each limb 

 Toiled the mower, the ripe grass bow'd prostrate toliiin; 

 And the reaper, as nimbly lie fell'd the proud grain, 

 Was blither than those who wear sceptres and reign. 



And the wheat blade was tall, and the full golden ear, 

 Proclaim'd that the months of rejoicing were near; 

 The grape in rich clusters hung, promising mirth, 

 And the bows of the apple tree slept on the earlli. 



nid we thank thee then, God of the seasons? Oh no! 

 We were prompt in accepting thy favours, but slow 

 Were our lips, to give thanks for the rich gifts thy hand 

 Shower'd thick on the maize litler'd vales of our land. 



Thou host rain'd on us manna. Lord, — yet we are mute, 

 Though all Summer's smiles of thy love arc the fruit, 

 Springs and autumns, as fair as the Orient boa--ts. 

 Dawn on us;— yet faint are our tongues, Lord of Hosts. 



Now we raise our glad voices, in gratitude raise, 

 And we waft on tli(^ beams of the morning our praiso, 

 We thank thee for golden grain, guthered in shock. 

 And the Kiilk of the kine, and the fleece of the flock. 



And we thank thee for limbs moving light to the task; 

 For hearts beating hii;li though uuwarm'd of the flask ; 

 Till UP, Lord, with just scn.=e of thy bounty, and give 

 Health to us, and to all in the land where we live. 



The Baltimore Farmer states that Mr. 

 George Beltzover, of Baltimore, has a calf 

 only three months old, which weighs 337 

 lbs. This was produced between a half 

 Durham and Devon hull, and a 7-8 Durham 

 cow. The weight of the mother of this fine 

 animal on the hoof was fSOO pounds. 



Keep Accounts. — The farmer ought not 

 only to keep accounts with himself, so as to 

 be able to review at the end of every year, 

 his receipts and expenditures — to tell whence 

 his cash comes, and whither it goes; but 

 with his several fields, his crops, his sheep, 

 cattle, horses, swine, poultry. He should 

 at least do this with great particularity till 

 he shall be master of the subject, and can 

 trust his judgment with some confidence. 

 For want of accurate accounts, farmers are 

 often deceived, raise unprofitable crops and 

 animals, or pursue unprofitable methods of 

 cultivation or feeding. Sometimes, too, 

 they abandon a pursuit really advantageous 

 to them, under the false notion that they can 

 do better some other way. We have pub- 

 lished several specimens of such accounts. 

 A little practice will make the business easy ; 

 and it will give you not only the satisfaction 

 of knowing the pecuniary results of this and 

 that crop or method, but will awaken new 

 interests in the whole process by which land 

 is prepared and a crop is matured. It will 

 enable you to determine the value of the 

 hints that you get from reading, and whether 

 it really is more profit to cultivate five 

 acres thoroughly and skilfully than ten at 

 hap-hazard. And now while preparing your 

 fields and sowing your seeds, is a good time 

 to beffin. 



The true enconomy of housekeeping is sim- 

 ply the art of gathering up all the fragments, 

 so that nothing be lost. I mean fragments 

 of time as well as matters. Nothing should 

 be thrown away as long as it is possible to 

 make any use of it, however trifling it may 

 be ; and whatever be the size of a family, 

 every member should be employed either in 

 earning or saving money. 



SiiEEP are found to be less liable to dis- 

 ease when kept on dry upland pastures, than 

 when allowed to feed on wet marshy ground. 

 Worms in the nostrils of sheep, may be pre- 

 vented by applying tar about their noses 

 several times tluring the summer, which 

 prevents the fly from depositing its eggs. — 

 Sheep, as well as cattle and horses, should at 

 all times have access to water, and have a 

 daily supply of salt. 



