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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Aug. 14, 1829. 



M I^ C E L L A yiES.JBf^ 



''lioman's '/JW!— Tlif following lines (says a cor- 

 respon.lnit of tl.c Hriglitoi. Ilerul.l) were copied 

 from tin; pillar erected on the niounl in the Dane 

 John I'iel.l, formerly called the Dungeon Field, 

 Canterhnry : — 



Where Is llie man wli» bns the power and skill 



To slem ilic lorrciils of a woman's will ? 



For irhho will, she uill, jou may acpcnd on'l— 



.\inl if she wont, she wonl, so (here 's an end on'l. 



A farmer in the neighliorliood of Farringdon, 

 (BcrUs.) has ventured upon the experiment of sow- 

 ing a large field of Cobhett's Indian corn, the seed 



^he following letters, it is said, were written 

 ovier the ten eomuiandmcnts in a church in Wales, 

 and remained unexplained more than a century. 

 P-U S V R Y I' R F CT M S, 

 V R K 1' T li S P R C P T S T N. 

 To discover the meaning, add the vowel E 

 where it is wanted — eight times to the first line, 

 and nine times to the second. 



.1 Young Mtlaphijsiri'i.i.— '' Te\l the truth, 

 Ben," sairl a mother to lior hopeful son often or 

 eleven. " How can I mother, when I do n't know 

 what truth is ?" 



I Jack-a-lantern Mr Harwood, a correspondent 



was put into the ground on the 5th of ^May, made . j- ^■^^^ jjoston Daily Advertiser, differs in opinion 

 its appearance on the lolh, and has every pros-.from Mr Mitchell, in Sillimun's Journal, in regard 



.Vctc and Improved fruits. — By cullivatin 

 cruli apple, wonderful improvements have l>t 

 made : why might not something he doni 

 the brandileberry, blackberry, lliimbleberry, i 

 liy superior cultivation ? 



Coips. — When cabbages are given to cous, 

 decayed and musty leaves should be taken olV 

 they will impart a bad taste to the milk and I 

 ter. 



To prtvcnl the bleidinp of vines. — If n i 

 moistened bladder be foliled over the eii'l 

 vine which is cut, and then bound tight! 

 with packthread, it will effectually prcvn ° 

 ing. 



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pect of turning out a prolific crop. 



Mr N. Harrison, of New Lebanon, N. Y. has 

 raised this season from a single bean, of the kind 

 called " thousnnd-to-one," 1972 beans ! there were 

 301 pods on the vine. 



to the locomotion of the light called ignis fatuus, 

 will-o-the-wisp, &c. Mr H. asserts that those 

 met with at sea do change place. In crossing the 

 gulf-stream, he observed them on different parts of 

 the vessel in dark, damp nights, and spent several 



hours in climbing about, attempting to catch 



Mr J. Loiiiig, of Yarmouth, C. C. sowed some j them. When his hand came near tliem they dis- 

 turnip seed oirthc first of June, and on the first of, appeared; he made a sudden grasp at one, but 

 August he picked one which seemed bent upon when he (lut his hand where it was, it was not 

 pushing its humbler brcihren off the ground. It I there. He says he drove thcin from place to 



weiglied 8 lbs. and was 15 inches round. 



The Cincinnati Daily Advertiser expresses the 

 opinion, from the various accounts wliich have 

 Ijeen |Hiblislied of the favorable state of the crops; 

 that tliere will be, at the lowest estimate, one mil- 

 lion more barrels of flour made in the United 

 States, the present year, than were ever made in 

 one year before. 



.Anecdote. — \ full blooded Jonathan, residing in 

 a certain town in New England, once took it into 

 his head to " go a courtiii' ;" he accordingly sad- 

 dled the old mare, and started off to pay his de- 

 voirs to one of the hiixom lasses of tlic noighhor- 

 liood. AfliM- " ^tayiM" ttitli his " gal " until day- 

 light began to streak the east, ho made prepara- 

 tions to depart. Just as he was seating himself 

 ip the saddle, his fair one, who stood in the door, 



place all over the rigging. — Hamp. Gaz. 



It has been computed that not less than 

 1,100,000 bushels of apples wore imported into 

 England, principally from Germany, during the 

 past season. 



Beggars. — The increase in number of itinerant 

 beggars, is a subject well worthy the attention of 

 legislatures and the community at large. The in- 

 conveniences suffered in European countries by 

 herds of these wandering lazzaront, ought to be a 

 warning, on our part, to check the infant growth 

 of similar associations among ourselves. There 

 can be but little if any deuht, tWt many of those, 

 who are at present traversing the United States, 

 retailing to the charitable, tales of misfortune, 

 sickness, and famine, are gross imposters, who ac 

 tuated by indolence and avarice, seek to obtain a 



(and who, by the way, was marvellously fond of |i^.e|ji|o„j,„„i even wealth by practising upon 

 having "sparks") wishing to have him come | ,|,p j.j:,„p„, dips of the benevolent, 

 again, stammcrcil out, " I shall be at home next Sun- 1 \y^ ^re not desirous of appearing hard heart 

 day night, Zch." Zebedee, taking out his tobacco , p,)^ ^^ uncharitable, toward these wretches ; but 

 box, and biiing off a quid of jiigtail in less than a j j„ ^ country like this, where every necessary aid 

 second.honestly answered, "So sAo/i /, 6^ ffau%."'j,o ,|,e poor is extended, and where ijidustry i 



Strawberry Plants. 

 For sale al Ihe Rrl^liion Nursery t <J0 |.laiil« of ihe Pii 

 pip .Sirawberrv, in fine order for iransph<tiiiii;^ — at .■■ 

 |0()— 37 l-2cu per doz. Also, Wilmoi's Super!., A i 

 berry, flauthois, Downion, &e. Orders ftir ihe abo 

 lireiled lo J. IJ. Kf sskli., Seed Siore, 52 North ^i!, 

 Boston, where ihe plants will be delivered, free of tii.n 

 transportation. 'J'he plants are paeked in moss for Iran' 

 lion 10 any pari of the union. 



7'ii/i> Roots. 



For sale at the .Seed .Store connected wilb the New EngCTi 

 Farmer, 5* North Market street, W 



A fine collection of Dutch 'I'ulip Roots, nfbrieiht red. 

 white, pink, and splendid variegated colors, at ijl,(XJ pt 

 — 12 1-2 cts single. tf 



jVo/ice. 

 Subscribers to the New England Farmer are informed 

 they can have their volumes neatly and faithlully half t>< 

 and lettered, at 15 els per %oluinc, by leaving thcin at 

 olfire. 



AliP China Tea Sets, and light blue Dinner If 

 Received, a great variety of the above ; which, with a • 

 plete assortment of Oockery, China, and Glass Ware, ai 

 li-red for sale, l.iw. ot .No. 4 Dock Squire. 



Powder at 2s per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDER, quality warranted, for 

 Cnpfland's Ammliuilion Slorf. fSHroad si, al retail. 

 SHOT. CAPS, &c.ol Ihe test i/ualilij—choap for rash. 



English Scythes. 

 James Cam's double prime ^ra<« scythefl, wide and nni 

 a superior article, fur sale at the Hardware Store of S. ' 

 SKNDEN.No. SnStateStrrel. Si June I 



Buckwheat, ifc. 

 For sale at the Seed Store conni-cled with ihe New- 

 land Farmer. No. 52 North Market Street, 



A few bushels of Uucknhrai. growth of IS28. Also, a 

 Iher suppl.v of Fow I ;^lcadow Grass Seed, of superior iinnii 

 TallMeadow Oat Grass Seed.'' 



ii 



Thl! 

 52 No 



dav received al the New England Farmer Seed .'^ 

 ih Market street, 20 bushels of '1 all Meadow Oat C 



Mer».— Skilful politicians have been so sensi- 

 ble of the dangers of idleness, that they have al- 1 

 ways been vigilant lo find work for their people. ; 

 When Pisistrattis had the supreme command, he 

 gent for those who were irile about the sliects, 

 and asked why they loitered about doing nothing? 

 " If your cattle be dead," said he, " take others 

 from me and work ; if you want seed, that also 

 will I give you." So fearful was he of the inju- 

 rious effects that would result from habits of idle- 

 ness. _^__^^_ 



Octogenarian Jhi/maker. — Mr Samuel Brigham, 

 of Shrewsbury, has, eighty years in succession, 

 mown grass ami made hay iliiring each hay season 

 on the farm, on which he now lives. And what 

 is quite remarkable he has bc.-ii able the present 

 Benson to cut his half acre ofgrass per day. This 

 furnishes a practical illustration of the cll'eet of 

 temperance ami steady habits, which in an emi- 

 nent degree have marked the whole coiirio of this 

 aged and worthy citizen. — ff'orccster Republican. 



never known to starve, there cannot be occasion 

 for much ilisplay of misery. It, therefore, is very 



Seed, al Jt-.50 per bushel. 



Also, White ASulberry Seed, 30 cl« per ounce. Luce 

 or French Clover, Wliite and Reil Clover, Sanfoin, 1 

 othy, Orchard Grass, Oat (7rass, Herds Crass, &c. 

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probable that the tales of wo which these wan- | <'«""■; ''lis work has been pvouotmced by the 



states, lo be the best treatise on Fruit Trees, Veselal 

 Grape Vines, &c., to he found in ihis country — i 

 $1.25. 

 The Vino Dresser's Theoretical and Practical Man 



ten, are gross falsehoods, and that the whole 

 cause and object of their perigrinations, is their 

 profligacy and proneness to sloth. They make 

 beggary a profession, and by their artful mode ofl ""/I'," Cullt.ru of Ihe Vir.e ; and Making Wine, Bra, 



rv. . . ' . , . ^ , , and V inegar. By Thiehaiil dc Bcriieaiid. 



exhibiting feigned want.-, strain from the hoMe>t The Voung G.irdener's As>islanl, containing Direct 

 hearteil, favors, whicli, perhaps, they are less able } for Ihe cullivalion of Culinary Vcgelnblcs, and Orn:iir 



to bestow than the beggars themselves. 



We heard one instance of u man belonging to 

 New England, who, although in good circtini- 

 Ktanccs, having occasion to assist a daughter and 

 family who resided in Ohio, to journey back to 

 their home, obtained many hunilred dollars, by at- 

 tiring liim.self in a garb of mi.sery, and wandering 

 about the country for four months, .\fter lluy 

 hail reaohi'd home, a i|tiarrel arose about dividinu' 

 the spoil, .tiid the f.ither drove his daughter and 

 her children from beneath bis roof. — Providence 

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