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or 70 derfrees, are to be guarded against as much 

 as possible. The brine upon the surface does not 

 penetrate tlie mass, nor while sweet taint it; but 

 it thoroughly excludes the air. 



From the Now Engliiiul Farmer. 

 DEMAND FOR COCOONS. 



If farmer^- have any doidits remaining with res- 

 pect to the demand for cocoons, or raw silk, they 

 will be removed on seeing markets opening Ibr 

 them in all directions. The manufacturing com- 

 panies already formed, will require more of the 

 raw material than will be grown in this comitry 

 for the next quarter of a century. Many of these^ 

 companies are incorporated for the purpose of 

 growing, as well as manutiicturingsilk; on account 

 of the necessity which they will be under for years 

 to come, of producing their own stock. This union 

 of both branches of the business is not a mat- 

 ter of choice, but of necessity. The manufacture 

 of silk is a distinct branch of business from its cul- 

 ture, and it would be desirable to keep it so, were 

 it practicable; but until farmers engage in the bu- 

 siness with spirit and activity, manufiictures must 

 rely on their own resources to furnish their own 

 stock. 



From the New England Farmer. 

 TRANSPLANTING EVERGREENS. 



It IS generally recommended in transplanting 

 evergreen shrubs and trees, to do it in winter, or 

 when a large frozen ball of earth can be removed 

 with the roots, which prevents any exposure of 

 them to the air, and the necessity of applying new 

 earth to them. But it frequently happens, that 

 circumstances render this method very inconveni- 

 ent, or impossible. When this is the case, they 

 should be transplanted considerably later in the 

 spring than common deciduous trees. The best 

 time is when the buds are beginning to swell, or 

 when they are passing from a quiescent state to 

 that of active vegetafion, as it is then that they 

 are best prepared to supply, by new roots, any loss 

 (sustained in their removal. 



disturbed; for dung undergoes a fresh fermetation 

 every time it is moved and then leil in bulk: if it 

 lies spread evenly over the surface however, its 

 strength is carried into the soil by the rains.'" 



The above suggestions appear reasonable; and 

 whether the experience of others will accord with 

 .these results or not, we think his suggestions are 

 worthy of careful examination. The experiments 

 can be easily repeated; and we hope that farmers 

 will not prejudge the case, but patiently examine 

 for themselves. Well directed attention to matters, 

 often deemed trivial, like the diligent hand maketh 

 rich. 



From tlie Genesee Farmer. 

 TWO CROPS AT ONCE ON THE GROUND. 



Three years ago, I was persuaded to plant po- 

 tatoes between the rows of Indian corn. The 

 field had been well dressed with both lime and sta- 

 ble manure, and the ground well cultivated: yet the 

 result was less than half a crop of either corn or 

 potatoes ; and my maxim has since been one 

 crop at a time. It is all that we can reasona- 

 bly look for; and so far as my knowledge has ex- 

 tended, every attempt at double cropping has end- 

 ed in disappointment. 



From the Genesee Farmer. 

 SPREADING STABLE MANURE. 



" I cannot subscribe to the doctrine of hauling 

 out stable manure, and leaving it in heaps until 

 we are ready to plough it under. It will ferment. 

 The sooner it is spread after being disturbed, the 

 better; and from often repeated experiments, my 

 best crops have uniformly beeri where the dung 

 was spread as fiist as it was hauled, though it lay 

 exposed to both sun and rain for some days, — in 

 a tew instances for several weeks before it was 

 ploughed under. The same kind of manure which 

 lay in heaps unspread till the day it was ploughed 

 under, produced a very inferior crop. I have not 

 been able to discover that manure when spread a- 

 broad ready for the plough, sustains any great loss 

 from evaporation — or at least not so much as from 

 fermentation while lying in heaps after it has been 



THE CONNECTICUT SILK FACTORY. 



[So great is the interest at the present time to 

 our country in the culture and manufacture of silk, 

 that almost anything relating to the subject is sure 

 to attract attention. We doubt not therefore that 

 the following Report will be highly acceptable to 

 our readers. It will be gratifying to the public to 

 learn, that the encouragement afforded by the le- 

 gislature to this important department of industry, 

 has been attended with such beneficial results; 

 and to our citizens especially it must be a source 

 of pride and satisfaction, thai so useful and well 

 regulated an establishment as that described in 

 the report, is located in our cit)^] — Con. Courrani. 



The Committee appointed by the ''Hartford 

 County Silk Society,''^ to examine into the present 

 condition and progress of "the Connecticut Silk 

 Manufacturing Company," have attended to the 

 duty of said appointment, and submit the follow- 

 ing report. 



On going into the establishment of said com- 

 pany, the Committee could not avoid expressing 

 their satisfaction at the good order, neatness, and 

 comfort, which every where appeared among its in- 

 mates. The weaving room contains about 100 

 looms, about 60 of which were occupied by neat, 

 industrious looking young ladies, apparently from 

 12 to 20 years of age, and while their la- 

 bor, that of weaving a fi\bric from two to four 

 inches wide, appeared exceedingly light and pleas- 

 ant, there was a general contentment and satis- 

 faction exhibited in their countenances, or by the 

 singing of some sprightly air. 



The charter of the silk company provides that 

 the said company shall instruct one person to be 

 named by each of the county silk societies, in the 

 art and mystery of reeling silk, without expense. 

 But the Committee learned, with great satisliiction, 

 that the President of the Manufacturing Compa- 



