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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Nov. 13, 1829. 



.Spragiics'. Tlic palm leaf hats, viz. two belong- 

 ing to Miss .\nn Allen ol' Hanhvick, und four to 

 Miss Sally Caldwell of Asliljurnliani, though the 

 Coininitice think they would prove strong and 

 Merviceable, are not .sulFicicntly marked to eall for 

 any part of the gratuity bestowed by the Society. 

 " in lace viiils, caps, Vandyke, &.c. &c. the exhi- 

 bition was highly creditable to the taste and indus- 

 try of the fair competitors. 



" To Miss Gorte of Millbury, for a black lace 

 vail and cap ; to Aliss Julia A. Draper of Spencer, 

 for a black lace vail ; to Mrs S. V. La/i'li of Wor- 

 cester, for a while lace vnil ; to Mrs K. H. Ksta- 

 brook ofUutland,for a remarkably nice white lace 

 cap; and to Miss Ann .M. IVck of Worcester, for 

 one, on the whole a little superior ; the Committee 

 recommend gratuities." 



Tliere were many other articles recommended, 

 among which were " a piece of lace work by a 

 little girl nine yeai-s of age, of the unnie of llul- 

 dah Chapin, and a lace cup by Harriet M. llowe 

 of Shrewsbury, of tho same age— one by Mary 

 T. Johnson, only eight years old, and one by Cath- 

 arine Kinibal, a young girl." 



The Committee also make honorable mention 

 of patch work coverlets by Mrs Maria Newton, 

 and Miss Harri<:t M. Howe. One of them was 

 made by the latter when she was of the age of 

 five years, and another at the age of eight. '• This 

 early maturity in the use of the needle, the Com- 

 mittee think deserving of notice and reward." A 

 straw bonnet, by Miss F.liza Duncan ; wreaths and 

 open work alum baskets, by Miss Henry ; n varie- 

 ty of fancy articles by the young Misses belong- 

 ing to the Mulberry school in Leicester, and by 

 Miss Stearnc's school in New Worcester, arc com- 

 mended. Also, raw silk by I'liny Earle, from his 

 ovvn silk worms ; ii pair of silk stockings knit by 

 his daughter, Sarah Karle, from silk of her own 

 culture ; black silk by Miss lOlizabeth H. Denny, 

 all of Leicester — a card of razors, penknives and 

 lancets was exhibited by Moses L. Morse of Wor- 

 cester, who has had a pretty extensive establish- 

 ment in that town in operation for several months 

 past — boots manufactured with more than com- 

 mon skill — a belt and bracelets of velvet, elegantly 

 worked upon with beads by a lady of Petersham 



1, painting <m velvet, by Mi.s8 Martha E. Watson 



a cooking stove on Wilson's patent, sent in by 



Rice &. Miller of Worcester, and cast in the found- 

 ry in Brookfield — a patent improved invention for 

 securing doors and windows was explRine<l by 

 Zeiias Studley." This is efTected by a groove 

 made in the casement, into which a moveable 

 piece on the door or window, pressed forward by 

 spiral springs, fits ; and to the Committee, .seems 

 in reality a great im|)rovcment, and one which they 

 hope to see come into use In sole leather there 

 was no competition. " Tho article exhibited was 

 good, though not einineiilly good." Several very 

 good lots of calfskins were exhibited by Mr Da- 

 vis, Messrs I). II. & C. Bowen & C'o., Col. Joseph 

 Davis, and Col. Jacob W. Watson. 



(;hkkisii's macihnk for (;rindin(; 

 (;rain, (;rackin(; corn, &.c. 



The grinding of grain for cattle, and other pur- 

 poses has ever been c(nisidercd as an object of 

 great importance in niral economy. Karmcrs and 

 Mechanics, after mnnyutti'mpts to construct or ob- 

 tain an easily portable imichinefor those purjioses, 

 have bei-n obliged to give up the point as unattain- 

 nblc. Mills have been iniiiorled from Cnglund, 

 but were imi found to be Hutisfai'tory. 



The diliiciilty of having grinding done by wa- 

 ter has of late increased to an alarming degree, in 

 consecpicnce of the increase of manufucturing es- 

 tablishments in tliis and the neighboring stales, 

 which have almost monopolized every mill seat 

 and water privilege, whicli the country affords. A 

 few attempts have been made to supply the wants 

 of the community by wind mills; but it is said 

 that the tolls taken by those w ho superintend their 

 operations amount to a twelfth part or more of 

 the grain ground. Hand mills have been contem- 

 plated, and partially adopted as substitutes, but we 

 know of none whicli is of much value on the 

 score of economy in consequence of the high price 

 of manual labor in this country. 



To obviate the above mentioned dilliculties, a 

 mill has been invented, and is manufactured by 

 Mr Daniei. Oerrisu, of Boston. It is the opin- 

 ion of many skilful mill Wrights, and practical 

 millers that this presents a great saving of power, 

 combined with a light and portable machine, well 

 fitted for the use, not only of farmers, but of house- 

 holders in our city. The largest mafhine, recom- 

 mended as a family or hand mill, fitted for one 

 horse-power, covers about 1 feet square on the 

 floor, and is nearly 4 feet high, with cranks to put 

 it in motion by manual or horse power. Its weight 

 is less than ten hundred pounds, and it is sufficient 

 to grind from two to six bushels of fine meal per 

 hour. The quality of the work is good. Corn 

 meal for the stable may be turned out from to 12 

 bushels per hour. 



Farmers, by the use of these mills, will obtoin 

 their grinding for horses, cattle, hogs, &c. at a rate, 

 not exceeding one cent per bushel, without the 

 trouble of removing their grain from their barns. 

 It is well known that a large proportion of ordina- 

 ry corn and cob, which most people think it not 

 an object to carry to mill, might be ground to 

 great advantage, by a machine of the above de- 

 scription. In fine, a farmer, who would look close 

 to his barn, and make the most of his means, may 

 consider the use of this machine as j)resenting but 

 little short of a total saving of time and tolls. 



A mill of the above description, calculated for a 

 one horse power, may be seen in operation at the 

 .Agricultural Warehouse, 52 North Market-street; 

 where a full explanation will be given of its prin- 

 ciples, with the costs of different sizes, horse pow- 

 ers, &c. See. 



by shedding their seeds, and the immediate got |,r]ii> 

 done by stirring the soil, must be taken into at |!tt'.t<' 

 count." 



BUDDING. 

 The same writer observes that "in buddii||IP~ 

 fruit trees in and about Rouen, worsted threap 

 are used instead of ribbons of bass, and the ei 

 vantage, we were told, is, that the worsted expan^ 

 as the bud swells." ■ 



11. V 



BniciiTon Market. — Monday, Aop. 9. 

 (Reported for llie CliroDiclc and Palriol.) 

 Cattle — 2876 at market. The market 

 more animated today than the preceding wee||ifc(lf 

 and sales were more readily elected, the prici 

 however, not varying materially. Pretty cxtensit l"l' 

 purchases were made by the barrellersat the fol '^^ 

 lowing rates— No. 2, !!<2 67 ; No. 1, .*3, and Mea|^ 

 $3 50 per cwt. — very few good cattle for niarki 

 beef at market ; we are not aware of any sclliii 

 so high as $5. We quote the best in, at $4 50p 

 fair to middhng, 3J to f 4, being by far the grea 

 est proportion; thinner qualities were mostly ba 

 relied. 



iilieep — 2606 at market. All sold, and at pr 

 CCS which seemed to be perfectly satisfactory i 

 the drovers. Lots of Shee|) and Lambs brougl 

 generally from $1 50 to 1 75 l)er head, a fc 

 prime $2, and a few ordinary $1 33. 



Sunne—T27 at market. There was a goo 

 deal of noise and stir in the Swine market toda 

 and gales went off rapidly. , We quote lots at 3 

 a 3JJ, and by retail 4 a 4J cts. 



WEEDING TO THE ECONOMIC POINT. 

 The Conductor of the Gardener's Magazine, in 

 describing a garden in France, .says, " It was rich- 

 ly manured, well tilled, and the weeds, we think 

 we may venture to state, were not suffered to grow 

 beyond the economic point. By the economic point 

 we mean when they are not suffered to become so 

 numerous, or to attain so large a size, as that the 

 injury lliey do the crop will exceed in value the ex- 

 pense of weeding. In the gardens of private in- 

 dividuals, or whenever neatness and order are pri- 

 tnary considerations, no weeds should ever be al- 

 lowed to appear ; but it must be obvious that to 

 iiltain this degree of perfection, the ground inwsl 

 often be searched when the expense of doing so 

 will exceed in value tho amount of tho injury done 

 by the weeds. This we intend in future to call 



w ling uniler the economic point ; as weeding, 



when ihi' weeds left in the gnuiiid do luoic liai in 



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I lortiaUtural.— Among the fruifa left at the Hi 

 of the Mass. Ilort Society, on Saturday last, we 

 the following : — 



By S. DowNKR, Mr Stanwood's Pears, the san 

 that were offered three weeks since, then not in r- 

 ing — now in a soft state, and suitable for eatiii.* 

 Rather austere in taste, but high flavored, cour 

 grain, but pretty juicy ; a pear many would like, b 

 not those who like a mild and pleasant pear. Sp 

 ciinens of Verte Longue Panachoe, or striped 1p" 

 green, or Culottes de Suisse, melting, buttery, ju: 

 and quite pleasant, and may rank witli our u 

 pears. 



By Mr Richards of Dcdham, specimens of 

 Geruiain pears, a part of them fine flavored, a 

 some very tasteless — tliey were middling fair ; 

 large. — Also, specimens of Chaumontclle pears, li- 

 ana possessing a handsome blush; tine, plensan'. ' 

 vored pear for eating ; there has been more of ti 

 variety tliis season, than usual ; they did not bh 

 and crack so much as they have done heretofore. 



By Mr B. V. French, a large red, fair, and ve 

 handsome apple, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, ca 

 ed the Queen apple, pleasant flavored fruit ; a m 

 dium eating apple. 



Tutsdaij, Oct. 27. Mr J. Buel's pears* were r 

 ceivcd and opened for examination, by tlie Commitb 

 on the Synonyincs of Fruits, who offer the foUowii 

 Report : — Tho large Pear was so much decaye 

 tlial we could judge only of llie form — it had a tii 

 odor left, though Die taste was lost. .\ pearenclosi 

 in a paper, with the label of " Capiaumont," w 

 judged by one of the Committee to be a St Michat 

 resembling it in appearance, size, and taste ; — con 

 paring it with one raised in Dr Wkhster's ganli 

 in Boston, they both appeared to be tlic same, ai 

 were fine pears. 



ilednfutldi/, Oct. iJH. The small box was opciiC' 

 tho large pears were very much decayed, so mm 



than llm expense of eradication, we inlend to call gOj ilio Committee could not ascertain their size ai' 



wi'cding above it. In forming the estimate for . 



this nomunclutui'c, the future injury wcods may do ' "See New EnglaiKl Farmer, page 105. 



