1857. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



569 



For the New England Farmer. 



BE THOROUGH IN FARM WORK. 



Mr. Editor : — As a friend to the farmer, I would 

 that you could make all that pretend to be farmers, 

 farmers indeed. One farmer comes into my [jig- 

 sty and says, "how convenient your pen is, what nice 

 pigs, what have you fed them on to keep them so fat ? 

 Why, they cannot feel these winds at all, your pen 

 is so warm !" Another man enters the cow-yard, — 

 "what a warm yard, how sleek and nice your cows 

 look ; mine are most dried up, and these cold days 

 make them shabby and bad ; you must meal yours, 

 or they would not be so glossy ; but then they are 

 a good color, and show off well !" 



Another enters the barn, — "what a nice barn, how 

 convenient and warm. I wish I had such a one in 

 the place of the one I built last year, but yours cost 

 80 much I thought I could not afford it." Anoth- 

 er enters the hen-house, — "what nice fowls, what 

 kind are they ; do your hens lay ? mine have not 

 laid for a month, and some times I am tempted to 

 sell them all, for they are' no profit." (And well he 

 might, if he cannot take care of them.) 



A neighbor says, "what is the reason my corn is 

 not as good as yours ? I plant the same seed, and 

 hoe it as well as you dc yours." 



Brother, are you the man that views your neigh- 

 bor's property in this way ? If so, listen one mo- 

 ment and I will let you into his secret. 



When he builds a barn, he begins at the founda- 

 .tion and builds it well, and attaches good sheds to 

 it, with sty and hen house handy by. 



1. He builds it well, that he may not have to re- 

 pair next year. 



2. He builds convenient, for the same reason that 

 you would like your house convenient — he visits it 

 often. 



3. He builds it warm, for he wishes to accumu- 

 late property, and he knows his cows will pay the 

 extra expense next summer with interest ; besides, 

 he saves fodder, for a cow well tended and kept 

 warm, will be of good color and look sleek with 

 three-fourths the feed that is necessary for a cow 

 not sheltered from the driving storms of winter. 

 A cow kept warm, with good care, will give milk 

 most of the year, while the opposite will go dry four 

 months out of the twelve. He keeps his cows in 

 the yard with plenty of good water, and by so do- 

 ing, saves the manure which makes that large crop 

 of corn you so much covet. 



Young farmer, go to work, feed your cattle, hogs 

 and hens regularly, and keep them warm, and then 

 you can brag over your slovenly neighbors. Dig 

 deep, manure well, sow early, keep the weeds down, 

 and harvest a crop that pays well. EsAU. 



CHERRIES. 



We copy from Cole's "Fruit Book" the outlines 

 and description of a few of the well established va- 

 rieties of this delicious fruit. Cherries come in ear- 

 lier than almost any other fruit, and though not 

 generally very marketable, are among the fruits 

 which every farmer ought to have for his own do- 

 mestic use. The Bigarreau and heart-shaped cherry 

 are superior to all other kinds in the beauty and 

 symmetry of the tree. Growing frequently to the 

 height of forty or fifty feet, and with regular, vig- 



orous spreading branches, they are exceedingly or- 

 namental. 



Black Tartarean, Double 

 Heart, formerly in New Eng- 

 land. Very large ; heart-shap- 

 ed ; flesh purple, half tender, 

 I juicy, with a rich, pleasant fla- 

 vor. Stone small. Ripens gen- 

 erally from June 23 to July 4. 

 A very vigorous, upright grow- 

 er, and great bearer. Leaves 

 large. Rather tender for the 

 cold region. The trees occa- 

 sionally crack, the gum oozes 

 out, and they decline. The 

 fruit middling hardy. Very 

 saleable from its large size. 

 Origin, Russia. Class L 



Flesh - Colored Bigar- 

 reau, Large, Heart-shaped 

 Bigarreau of Manning. Very 

 large ; oblong, rather acute 

 heart-shaped; yellowish flesh- 

 color, marbled with bright red 

 in the sun ; stalk of moderate 

 length, slim, in a narrow, deep 

 cavity ; flesh nearly tender at 

 full maturity, very juicy, sweet, 

 pleasant flavor. A few days 

 earlier than Bigarreau, and 

 more profitable for market, 

 being less liable to rot ; supe- 

 rior to Napoleon Bigarreau, as 

 a better bearer. French ori- 

 gin. Class 1. 



Florence. Large; ob- 

 tuse heart-shaped; amber- 

 color, marbled with red ; 

 bright red fruit in the sun ; 

 stem of moderate length, 

 slender ; flesh yellowish, 

 firm, juicy, sweet, and ex- 

 cellent. Hangs on long, 

 June 20 to July 20. Class 1. 



Cleveland Bigarreau. 

 Extremely large; round- 

 ish, heart-shaped, with a 



broad, deep suture ; clear, 

 bright, delicate red, on 

 an amber-yellow ground ; 

 stalk rather short, middling 

 stout, curved; flesh pale 

 yellowish-white, firm, juicy, 

 of a sweet, rich flavor. Ri- 

 pens with Black Tartarean. 

 It resembles the Bigarreau 

 in tree and fruit,-but is a 

 greater bearer, and (from 

 four years trial) not liable 

 to rot. Class 1. 



