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To Correspondents — an ^d, iSfc. 



Vol. it. 



on the back petals; the Geraniums were fine, 

 and one of the seedlings, although not of a su- 

 perior color, is one of the best formed flowers 

 we have seen, the petals being so round and 

 stand so well up. Both the vegetables and 

 olants do great credit to the city and suburbs, 

 and last, although not least, the meeting was 

 graced with many a bonnie lassie. 



G. Watson, Rec. Sec 



To Correspondents. 



Several interesting articles for the present num- 

 ber, have been unavoidably deferred until our 

 next — amongthem, Observer No. 14 — the Veterina- 

 rian No. 4, and a communication from an " Old 

 Farmer." 



Quantity of Rain which has fallen in each 



month since January 1, 1838. inches. 



1st month, 2,20 



2d month, 2,19 



3d month, 3,17 



4th month, 3.58 

 Philada. Hospital, May 2, 1838. 



For the Farmers' Cabinet, 

 DEPOSITORY OF AGRICULTUR.iL IMPLEMENTS. 



Call and see. 

 Havinp; Just visited the interesting and exten- 

 sive esiabiishment of James Mitchell, impnrtei 

 and manufacturer, No. 12 Old York Iload, oppo- 

 site the old Indian weathercock, ■where are kept 

 v-heat fans, straw-cutting boxes, corn sliellersand 

 grindstones, hung and unhung, in all their varie- 

 ties, with numerous oiher articles peculiarly adap- 

 ted to the use and convenience of tanners. 1 em- 

 brace the opportunity of referring ihem to this 

 great Bazaar, where they will see some iiiiprove- 

 'nienis in many of those useful implements that 

 vere at least entirely new to me, and 1 think will 

 gratify agriculturists generally. It has long been 

 flecnied im\iortant that there should exist in TUila- 

 delpliia a depository, where all new and useful im 

 \)len)ents for farming purposes should be exhibiied 

 and sold; and this situation seems as well adapted 

 for the purpose as any other, particularly as Mr. 

 Mitchell, is a man of high ri'Si)ectabilily, an old, 

 veil known cilizin, and very obliging and nioderate 

 jn his charges for tlie articles nianufaclui'e<l under 



Ills own eye. This is written without his know- 

 ledge, as it was thought so useful and meritorious 

 ■in establishment ought to be made known to the 

 10,000 piurons of the Farmers' Cabinet. R. 



Philadelpliia, May 4, 1838. 



AN ACT 



TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE OF SILK. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 

 Rcpivsentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 

 in General A.ssembly met and it is hereby enarted by 

 ihe aiithni-ity of tlie same, T hat from and after the pa&. 

 safje of this act, whenever any person or persons, either 

 individually or collectively, shall raise any silk wlthtii 

 tliis commonwealth, he. she or they, shall be entitled to 

 draw from the Slate Treasury a premium of twenty 

 cents, for each and every pound of cocoons raised by 

 liiin, her or them, and tifly cents per pound on every 

 ponnd of good silk by him, her or them reeled from ca- 

 coons so raisfd, and the person or persons so claiming 

 ilie premium aforesaid, shall first exhibit the cocoons 

 raised and the silk reeled as aforesaid, to one alderman 

 or justice of the peace, within the proper city or county 

 where they shall have been raised, and the said alder- 

 man or justice shall thereupon examine the person or 

 persons claiming the premiums as aforesaid, upon his 

 or their oath or affirmation, and shall require the party 

 so claiming the premium, to swear or affirm that tlie 

 siicooiis were raised in the state of Pennsylvania, after 

 che passing of this act, and that the premium has not 

 before been claimed by or paid to any other person, and 

 also, in relation to such other facts, matters and thin^ 

 as is, or may be in their opinion connected with the rais- 

 ing or reeling of the same, and u|)on the evidence being 

 satisfactory to his mind, he shall thereupon make out a 

 certificate under his hand and seal of the same, and tlie 

 respective city and county treasurers upon the preseo- 

 tation of the said certificate or certificates, are hereby 

 authoriztd and directed to jiay the amount of ihe sanw 

 of any moneys brfimging to the commonwealth, which 

 may then be in their hands, and the state treasurer iu 

 settling the respective accounts of the several city and 

 county treasurers, shall, and he is hereby authorized 

 ^nd directed to receive the said certificate as equiva- 

 lent to the amount of money paid oat therein in conform- 

 ity with the provisions of this act, and the same shall tw 

 audited and adjusted in like manner as other payments 

 out of the treasurv a e now audited and adjusted by law. 



Section "2 Any false swearing under this act shall b« 

 indictable and punishable as perjury in other cases » 

 piinislitd, and any fraudulent procunngof the premium 

 111 cocoons or reeled silk under the provisions of this 

 act, shall be deenxed a misdemeanor, and on convictiuo 

 punishable as such, by fine and imprisonment, at ttka 

 liscretioii of the cnurt. 



Section 3. 'the weighing the cocoons, administerhij 



he oath or affirmation required by this act, and eiaking 



out the certificati-, the justice shall be entitled to a ft* 



f twenty-five cents, to be paid by the person applying 



fur the same. 



Section 4. The provision of this act shall not continue 

 or remain ill force fur any greater length of time than 

 until hcfi.-st (lay of January, one thousand eigtit huu- 

 (Iredtaiul forty-three. 



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