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NRW ENGLAM) FAKMKK, 



Julv 16. '=!30. 



that n burn 50 fuel iiy HO, oi' lUu ounstruction Juki 

 iiicniioiieil, would be sufliciciit for most of our 

 largest fanners. In Knjjiand it is not a {.'ent-rul 

 |iruclice to put liuy in the burn, but it is stuckeil 

 out in very lur^c .stacks unil tliiii ihatcbi'd. Tbeir 

 barns are tilled wllli ^Tuin, ami so would tliusc be 

 of every American fanner, ii ilicy iiianogcd it 

 right. 



'Bams should be made perfectly tight, and be 

 painted ; and 1 hope my brolhcr farmers will lake 

 care that tlicy are surroumlod with a large yard, 

 with a wall S feet high, and aborc all the rest, that 

 they will see that they have ihc manure three feet 

 deep in the sj)ring.' 



A report of the Committee on farms in the 

 County of Essex, for the year 1824, states that Col. 

 Moses Newliall, in West Newbury 'has lately built 

 a barn, which for convenience and durability of 

 construction is worthy of much praise. It is cal- 

 culated better for the farmer's use than any one 

 we have seen. It is not too much to say that dur- 

 ing the haying season, the most bu.sy season with 

 the farmer, its superior conveniences will save at 

 least the labcir of one /nan on the farm. It is about 

 eighty feet in lengtli, tliirtyfour in width, and 

 twenty feet post. It has two floors, one eight feet 

 above the otlier; — on the upper of which the hay 

 is carried in. Mr Newhall has favored tlie Com- 

 fliittcc with a plan of it for the benefit of the Soci- 

 ety.' 



A barn built by Shakers, in the town of Hancock, 

 Hampshire County, Mass. is thus described by 

 the writer of an article, which originally aj)pefired 

 in the Middletuwn Sentinel, and was republished 

 vol. V. p. 215, of the N. E. Farmer: 



' The barn is built on ground inclining southerly 

 in a perfect circle, and is ninety fi-ri in liiameter, 

 or across it from side to side. The walls are 

 stone, Iwentytwo feet in height, of suitable thickness, 

 and laid in lime or well j)ainted on each side; 

 round the barn on the imier side, arc stables 

 forming a circle, the manger within, and suitable 

 places over it to throw or feed down the hay; the 

 stable and manger occupy about 12 fcvt, and arc 

 8 feet high; the stables oi)en to and from several 

 different barn yards, in order to make as many and 

 such divisions of .their stock as they think proper. 

 The covering of the stables forms the barn floor, 

 which also extends round the barn. There is but 

 one large door way for entrance with teams and 

 loads; this is fronj the northern side, from an offset 

 or causeway, 8 feet above the base, and of course 

 14 feet below the eaves. The cart or wagon that 

 enters wilh :i load makes tliu whole circuit of the 

 floor, and after unloading comes out at the same 

 door; thus 8 or 10 teams with their loads, can oc- 

 cupy the floor at one time in uidoading, and not 

 hinder each other. Within this circle of the sta- 

 bles and barn floor is an area, or bay, as it is usu- 

 ally culle.l, which is fdled wilh hay, &:c, which 

 nuist be over GO f'el in diameter. This is pitched 

 in and on from any side or place, most convenient, 

 or where wiuited. 



'The roof comes to u point at the centre, and 

 sheds ofl" the rniii all round, somflhing similar to 

 ui) undirella. It is supported from the iunfcr elr- 

 cli; of the barn floor. The roof boards are laid 

 up and down, which bj' a transverse sawing of the 

 log were all brought to m.oint, and then .shingle.l 

 round in the usual mode.' 



The threshing floor should be laid on strong 

 und steady sleepers, well supported beneath ; 

 otherwise uarling in loads upon it will <ioon loosen 



it, and render it unlit lijr the operalion of thresli- 

 ing. It should be made of planks, well seasoned 

 and nicely jointed ; and care should be taken to 

 keep it very tight. If it should be so open as to 

 let grain, or any seeds, pass through, the grain 

 will be worse than lost, as it will serve to feed 

 and increase vermin. A floor of boards should 

 therefore be luid under the |>lanks. 



Krom the N. Y. Evening Post, July 7. 



Horticultural Rarities. — At the exhibition last 

 evening, before the llorlieultural society, some ex- 

 ceedingly fine samples of fruit were displayed, 

 with the usual al)unilance of rare and choice floiv- 

 ers ; in particular some fine Antwerp Raspberries, 

 from Mrs Winter, of Flushing ; and a lot of goose- 

 berries were j)resented by that lady, one do/.en of 

 which, on being carefully weighed, were founil to 

 equal 7 oz. 5 dwts. 7 grs. ; and a single one wai^ 

 selected, which weighed 4 oz. 4 dwts. 17 grs. 



Some rare flowers were received from Mr Wil- 

 liam Prince ; among them the Docunia CordaUi 

 Passijlora Princeps, two species of JVultcdia, &.r., 

 and a splendid collection embracing more than £0 

 varieties of Carnaliuns. 



Mr Flag offered a tasteful bouquet from his 

 garden, the most conspicuous among which we-e 

 the .Jlsfhijlus .Vncrostachya, the Yucca Flacciia, 

 and Petunia JK'yctaginiJIora. 



Mr George Still offered some fine Carnations, 

 and a lot of Antwerp Raspberries. 



Mr Wm. R. Cooke, a collection of beautiful 

 flowers, and si.\ free stone Jipricots. 



Dr Ilo.sack j)rcsented from his place at Hyde 

 Park, a dozen ripe Tomatoes, raised in the open 

 grouinl, and some early Celery. 



Still larger Gooseberries. — Yesterday, ive made 

 mention of some large Gooseberries raised in this 

 city. This morning we have seen a bushel con- 

 taining several dozens from the garden of Major 

 Williams, at Newton, L. I. one of which weighs 

 15 dwts. and measures nearly 5 inches longitudi- 

 nally, and 4 inches in circumference. Twelve of 

 lliem weigh upwards of eight ounces. They are 

 the largest, fairest, and most beautiful we ever 

 saw. The j)lants, four years ago, were imported 

 from Lancaster, (Eng.) by the name of the Wliite 

 Smith Gooseberry. ' Beat this who can.' — IbiJ. 



M.\SS.\CHL'SETTS HORTICULTURAL S0CH;TY. 



FRUITS. 



SolurJny, July 10, 1830. 



Cherries. — Five varieties were shown by Mr 

 Man.m.ng, of Salem, viz : June Duke, Englisli 

 Kentish, Carnation, Montmorency, and Virginia 

 Morello. The June Uuko is a superior cherry, 

 and though the specimen exhibited by Mr Man- 

 .M.\(i was not fully ripe, the connnitlco were of 

 opinion it would rank lunong the best varieties. 



Several specimens of Seedling Cherries, of the 

 Black Mazzard kind were shown, viz : 



Two by the Messrs Winships, of Brighton, one 

 of which was of fine flavor and ap|icarancc. Thut 

 by Jon> I'binck, Esq., of Uoxbury, was also very 

 good. .Mr KieiiAnus, of Declham, und !Mr M. 

 Skavku, of Roxbury, oxhibileil five specimens of 

 the-.same. Those from the Garden of Mr St: vvkr 

 were of the largest size and peculiarly rich flavor. 



Coosrberries of good size and appearance were 

 shown by the Messrs Winsmii's of Brighton, and 

 Mr .\. D. Wii.i.iAMs, of Uoxbury. 



Mr N. Seaveu, of Roxbury, oflered for premium 



a specimen of Scotch Gooseberries, the ' Jolly .An- 

 gler,' of extraordinary size. A branch, one foot 

 in length, wilh the fruit upon it, weighed 8 oz. 3 

 dwts. 6 berries weighed 3 oz. 3 dwis. 1 weighed • 

 10 dwts. 17 grs. and measured 4^ inches in cir- I 

 cundercnee. The fruit exhibited by .Mr Sf.aver, 

 about one quart, was all from a single bush, pro- 

 cured by him in 1829, of .Mr J. B. Klssell. 



FLOWERS. 



Fine Double Dahlias, from Georue Pratt; C 

 iiation.x, and a very fine specimen of Lvcliiiis 

 chalcedonica, from George Tuompso.v ; fine Car- 

 nations from Messrs Wi.nships; specimens of some 

 beautiful native PlanLs, by D. Ciia.>dler ; C 

 nations and Double Dahlias, front David Haooi 



STO.N. 



THE CHINESE MULBERRY TREE. 



The N. Y. Evening Post stales that in July last, a 

 French national vessel returned to Havre from a 

 navigation on the Eastern coast of Asia, bringing 

 thence a large collection of very rare and precious 

 plants. The vessel contained more than 100 boxes 

 filled with a great variety of plants, besides a collec- 

 tion of palmists, and an immense quantity of seed, laid 

 in preservative strata of compost. In some of the 

 boxes were vigorous saplings or stalks, from 4 to 8 

 feet high, bearing as thrifty foliage as if they had 

 been taken from a gieen house, and among these the 

 large leaved Chinese Mulberry, from the Chinese 

 colony of the Philippine Islands. 



This tree differs from others inasmuch as its growth 

 is active in the tops and among the branches, as welj 

 as from the roots. These which are large and bul- 

 bous incessantly give up shoots or stems, which can 

 soon be transplanted ; lienre its appropriate distinc- 

 tive name of Morns .Multicautis. The leaves are 

 large and smooth, serrated, cordated, crisped on the 

 surface, pale or dark green, according to their age, 

 but extremely thin and silky. They afford to llie 

 silk caterpillar double the quantity of food compared 

 to the ordinary white mulberry, all the characteristics 

 of which it otlicrvvisc presents. 



A most imnortantaltributc of the Chinese Mulber- 

 ry tree is the facihty with which it can be propagated 

 by cuttings, even as small as 8 or 10 inches inclusive, 

 provided they have at least a bud or one eye at llie 

 bottom and one on the top. 



A few stocks of this plant are now^ in New York 

 in excellent condition, and shortly may give abun- 

 dance of suckers, layers, shoots, and cuitiogs. 



TREES. 



The beauty of an American forest, though cclebra 

 ted abroad, is not well estimated at home. It hai 

 attracted to our shores some of the best botanists o 

 Europe, and it has more than sustained their enthusi 

 asm. Yet the very trees that our forests produce nn 

 transplanted, and reared wilh care in other countries 

 while in their own soil they suffer the same nejjlec 

 with the rest of our domestic productions, holdinj 

 in our favor but a secondary place : the first bcm( 

 devoted lo plants every way inferior but in cosL 



This neglecttoour otvn and favorto others, had it 

 full national illustration in the Lombardy Popla 

 tree tlmt without a single use or boauly, and will 

 some of the contrary qualities, was in twenty yean 

 spread to every town in the Union, while om locust 

 maple, sa.osulVas and white-wood were left lo cxpani 

 their beaulics wherever imliire in her pnifu.sion scat 

 lered tliem. Yet the locust is as rapid in growth ai 

 the noplar, and in form, leat and blossom, there ii 

 hardly a tree that surpasses it. But a dwarf orangt 



