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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Dec. 



liams. When first introduced to this country its 

 name was lost, and havinjjf been cultivated and dis- 

 seminated hy Enoch Barllett, E<q.. of Dorchester, 

 near Boston, it became so universally knov/n as the 

 Bartleir ])eaT, that it is impossible to dispossess it 

 now.* It suits our climate admirably, ripening bet- 

 ter here than in England, and has the unusual prop- 

 erty of maturing perfectly in the house, even if il 

 picked before it is full grown. It has no competitor 

 as a summer mirket fruit. The tree grows upright, 

 •with thrifty, yellowish brown shoots, and narrow, 

 folded leaves. 



Fruit of large size, irregularly pyramidal. Skin 

 very thin and smooth, clear yellow, (with a soft 

 blush on the sunny side, in exposed specimens,) 

 rarely marked with faint russet. Stalk one to one 

 and a half inches long, stout, inserted in a shallow, 

 flat cavity. Calyx open, set in a very shallow, ob- 

 scurely plaited basin. Flesh white, and exceeding- 

 ly fine-grained and buttery ; it is full of juice, sweet, 

 with a highly perfumed, vinous flavor. (In damp 

 or unfavorable soils, it is sometimes slightly acid.) 

 Ripens from the last of August to the middle and 

 last of September. 



* The first imported tree in Mr. Eartlelt's grounds, was sent 

 £rom England in 1799. 



THE WASTE OF MA23UEES. 



Messrs. Editors : — In my first communication 

 to your paper on this subject, I considered the 

 waste arising from the barbers' shop only. I will 

 now direct the attention cf your readers to the con- 

 sideration of the still greater waste arising from 

 the wasted scraps from the boot, shoe, harness, whip 

 and portmonie factories. I have no means of knoW' 

 ing the whole amount of waste arising from the 

 above sources, but the true value of such elements 

 as fertilizers, I know well both from chemical anaL 

 ysis and from practical experiments. Yesterday I 

 stepped into a harness shop and inquired of the 

 head man what he did with scraps. Said he, I burn 

 them up in winter, and throw them out in summer 

 as you see here before my shop. But do you know 

 their value as a fertilizer ? Yes, said he, I know it 

 well, for I am an Englishman, from the county of 

 Sussex, England, where all the farms are under 

 better cultivation than the best gardens in this 

 country. There I sold all the scraps I could save, 

 for four cents a pound ; but here I should have to 

 hire the farmer to draw them away from me. But 

 I have made up my mind, said he, that farming in 

 this country is all a sham, any way. They don't 

 know the first thing about it. I was told by a shoe 

 factor in Connecticut, about two years ago, that he 

 burned up at least three tons of scraps a year, worth 

 to him not more than one-fourth of a cent a pound, 

 and perhaps not half of that. On the average, not 

 more than nine or ten hands were employed in the 

 shop to which I refer. 



What an immense waste there must be in the 

 New England States, and especially in Massachu 

 setts and Connecticut. It is a singular fact, too, 

 that all the farms, all around the factories referred 

 to, have the greatest need of these wasted elements 

 Yet they will burn up and throw to waste thous- 

 ands of tons annually, of the very elements they 

 are now importing, under the name of guano, at 

 an expense at least ten times greater. Amon^ 

 these elements of waste, I include all the old boots. 



shoes, harness and other scraps, wasted annually 

 from every farm-house in the land. The time, I 

 trust, is not distant when factories will be started 

 in every section where the elements of waste are 

 sufficient to warrant it, for the manufacture of the 

 wasted hair and leather into a fertilizer equal in val- 

 ue to De Burg's best, at least. — Country Gent. 



For the New England Farmer. 



THE THINGS I RAISE-~No. 3. 



MARROW SQUASH. 



This squash is a well-known sort, though I am 

 sorry to say that the pure Boston Marrow is sel- 

 dom to be found. This year has been a fine one 

 for the growth of squashes, though they are not of 

 so good quality for eating as in a dry season. The 

 marrow is perhaps the best squash grown for ear- 

 ly use> being fit for table early in summer. Should 

 recommend it — if recommendation it needs — even 

 though it is not the genuine article. Size has been 

 obtained at the expense of quality. 



BRAZIL sugar SQUASH. 



Grows very much like a pumpkin, with the pe- 

 culiarity of always setting its fruit in pairs. Medium 

 size, long and smooth, like a watermelon ; in qual- 

 ity sweet; light colored. Should not name it as a 

 sort worthy of extensive cultivation. 



CHEESE PUMPKIN. 



This is a remarkably productive sort of pump- 

 kin, or squash, for it partakes of the properties of 

 both. The vine and fruit resemble the vine and 

 fruit of the crookneck squash, and it seems to be a 

 cross between the crookneck squash and the pump- 

 kin. Vine hardy, the bugs preferring something 

 else. Great grower and bearer, one hill yielding 

 sixteen good pumpkins, averaging ten pounds each; 

 quality superior, shape not constant, varying from 

 nearly round to long ; color yellow, like the crook- 

 neck squash. Should recommend it for trial on 

 account of its productiveness and good quality. 

 TOURS PUMPKIN, 



Is a French variety that reached a great size, but 

 did not ripen this year. It might do better in a 

 dry, warm season. 



HYBRID MARROW SQUASH. 



This is a hybrid between the Marrow and the 

 French Chestnut, or, as known to some, the Tur- 

 ban Squash. It grows to medium size ; very pro- 

 ductive; great grower; shape much like a thick flat 

 turnip ; color much like the marrow ; meat of a very 

 rich color and of excellent quality. This is a sort 

 that has originated here, and I think it is very prom- 

 ising. 



CUSTARD SQUASH, 



Is a very good variety for pies ; not suitable for 

 table use. Vine hardy and productive. Though I 

 prefer other sorts for pie-making, yet many prefer 

 this, and think it excels all others for this use. 

 Should not advise very extensive cultivation. 



PATAGONIA SQUASH, 

 Is a hard shell pumpkin-like thing, of medium size; 

 hardy and productive — but unsaleable. When ripe, 

 of a bright yellow ; quality fair. Should not recom- 

 mend it. James F. C. Hyde. 

 JVewton Centre, Oct. 26, 1857. 

 [to be continued.] 



