NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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lURTlORIl, (con.) OCT. 7. 



CATTLE SHOW. 

 'e flatter ourselves tliat the approaching an- 

 rsary of the Cattle Show will attract no or- 

 ry interest among our citizens. In a few 

 s we hope to see this celebration take place, 

 1 the other holidays, with the exception of 

 (Jav which gave birth to our Indepcntlenco, 

 plulness and interest to the feelings no other 

 r festive days can he compared to it. Al- 

 V has it excited emulation among the far- 



Ihe ciTects of which are visible in exten- 

 improvcments, not surpassed by any section 

 e country, nor even, as we believe, by the 

 ers in Pennsylvania. Ccnnecticut has for 



vears been distinguished for her beef and 

 , "the staples of our sta;e. The laudable 

 J and competition called forth by this annual 

 tion of stock, is not a little calculated to 

 tain the ascendency which we have over 

 ^ of our neighbors in the market. These, 

 he exhibition of works of art and taste at 

 tatc-house, have uniformly called together 

 r numbers of people than we have seen on 

 ither occasion. All piesent seem highly 

 tied with the scene, and the entertainmeni 

 th innocent and imjiroving. It is greatly 

 tie interest of this coanty, to cherish thi 

 : of these annual meetings. The profit* 

 ig from the premiums bestowed on sucli 

 ions, should be deemed a tri;l:ng object in 

 arisen with the general bpi.efit which will 

 t from the opportunities fur iniitatioo and 

 ovement afi'orJed liy them. Many public 

 ed citizens, have, from a sense of duty, 

 )ut any private interest, been induced to 



forward and subscribe liberally to encour- 

 Ihe Cattle Show. All the return that is 

 H or expected, is that those who have any 

 uction from their farms, or of mechanical 

 Miity, should exhibit it for public inspection. 

 lative patronage will eventually be exten- 

 o these societies, in case the people evince 

 ame spirit of emulation as in some of our 



states, which have appropriated liberal 

 for the object. There is, by the late regu- 

 1, but one day devoted to the Cattle Show ; 

 t will be necessary, that those who exhibit, 

 d be early on the ground, as there will be 

 Be to be lost, in order to go through the 

 IS of the day. In the county of Worcester, 

 ler exertions are using for their ensuing Cat- 

 now, than on any former occasion — and we 



not to be outdone by this enterprising coun- 



tho state of Massachusetts. Coiirant. 



d Bristol County. — The first Cattle Show 

 e Bristol County Agricultural Society will 

 jld at Taunton, the 2Ist and 22d instant. 

 ;an say with confidence, that if the Aa:ri- 

 ral improvements in this county, are in any 

 Drtion to its improvements in manufactures, 

 ings, roads, and commerce, this Show will 

 veil worth seeing; affording evidence of 

 increased wealth, prosperity, and enter- 

 ! of this ancient county; and that though 

 o exhibit, she is not least in her ability to 

 > a Show. Boston Centinel. 



To the Editor of the JWw England Farmer. 

 hen will it be convenient to insert plates or 

 actrical figures? 1 am impatient to be pub- 

 ig some of the rudiments of roy new and 



useful science, called Semi-Geometry, to per- 

 form arithmetical calculations by Projection, 

 with a scale of equal parts, and a pair of dividers. 

 I wish to show how to project the contents of a 

 cask of cider, and a few of the principal pro- 

 blems, in order to induce others more in the 

 prime of life to pursue and improve my discove- 

 ries in a science so very uselul in mechanical 

 liusiness. 



At present I may give some account of the 

 mpro\ed mode of calculating interest. The 

 late learned James Ferguson invented and pub- 

 lished a table, showing the interest of any num- 

 ber of pounds from one to a million, for any giv- 

 en time or rate per cent, to the hundredth part 

 of a farthing. His precepts are, 



1. INlultiply the sum by the number of days. 



2. Multiply that product by the rate per cent, 

 and cut ofl' the two figures to the right hand. 



3. Then enter the table, as in the following ex- 

 ample. 



What is the interest of£l00for365 days at 



five per cent.? 

 Nunilier of days 365 



Multiply by 100 



Multiply by 5 per cent. 



36500 



By (he fable 

 against 



1825,00 



£ s. d. qr. 



lOOOis 2 14 9 2 14 



800 2 3 10 n 



I 20 1 1 60 



5 3 1 15 



1825 £5 00 00 Inter, rcq. 



And the same rule and tables sho;v the true 

 interest lor any number of pounds or days. 1 

 calculated a continuance of his tables to include 

 sliiltings and pence. 



As the United States' currency is dollars and 

 cents, Ferguson's tables would not answer; and 

 as there is but nine numbers in nature, and any 

 thing more or less is repetition to the left hand 

 or right. I invented and calculated nine pro- 

 portional Ingarithms that will show the interest 

 of any sum from one cent to a million of dol- 

 lars, tor any rate of days or rate jier cent, to 

 the thousandth part of a cent, to be wrought by 

 the same precepts as Ferguson's tables. To il- 

 lustrate this I give the following example. 



What is the interest of $200 for 365 days at 7 

 per cent. ? 



Number of days 365 



Multiply by gioo 200 



Multiply by 7 per cent. 



By the table, 



73000 



7 



5110,00 



Aarainst 



] 5000is 13,69,8630 

 100 27,3973 



10 2,7397 



14,00,0000 



The whole of these logarithms and precepts 

 could be printed on one page of a pocket alma- 

 nack. SAMUEL PRESTON. 



Stockport, Pa. Sept. 13, 1823. 



We are ever hap|)y to receive communica- 

 tions from Mr. Preston relating to any subjccf, 

 which may come within the professed object of 

 our paper. But we apprehend some difficulty 

 in giving correct plates to illustrate his " new 

 and useful science called Semi-Geometry," 

 unless the author, or some other person, con- 

 versant with the subject, should be present to 

 give directions to the artist while engraving the 

 plates, and to inspect the press while the work 

 was [irinting. Besides, our patronage is not at 

 present sufficient to enable ns to give numerous 

 and expensive engravings. We hope those ob- 

 jections may be obviated, and in such case we 

 should be glad to be instrumental in making 

 public any of Mr. Preston's discoveries, calcu- 

 lations, or elucidations of " Semi-Geometry," or 

 any olher useful art or science. In the mean 

 lime, we hope he will continue to present us 

 with such observations as his good sense, com- 

 combined with much experience and observa- 

 tion shall suggest, as worthy of his own reputa- 

 tion, and beneficial to the community. 



A new and valuable discovery for the curing of 

 Beef and Pork Hams. 



Pyrolignous acid or essence of smoke. 

 This essence contains all the properties which 

 are necessary for the curing of beef and pork 

 hams without the common method of smoking, 

 and is not attended with half the expense as is 

 requisite in the usual manner of making bacon. 

 We do not give a description of this essence to 

 raise its merit or deceive the j)ublic, but simply 

 to mention some of its qualities, which can be 

 known only by applying its antiseptic virtues 

 to the curing of beef and pork hams and pre- 

 serving fresh meat a longer time from detriment, 

 from flies and hot weather. 



One quart of this essence will cure two 

 hundred pounds of hams put down close in a 

 barrel, with salt and water sufficiently strong to 

 bear up an egg. Put one ounce of pulverized 

 salt pelre and a handful of salt to each fresh 

 ham and half a pound of brown sugar or molas- 

 ses in proportion. — Put one quart of essence in- 

 to the barrel with the hams and pickle, let them 

 remain three weeks, and hang them up to dry. 

 If you choose, you can let them remain in the 

 pickle till wanted for use, which will preserve 

 them from shrinkage, flies, or any other detri- 

 ment. Those who prefer the ordinary pickle 

 may add one quart of the essence to the barrel. 

 Hams cured in this manner, retain all the flavor 

 of the best haras smoked in the usual way — 

 Brooklyn Observ. ■ 



Grand Canal. — The London papers notice the 

 progress of the Grand Canal of thi.s state, in 

 terms highly flattering to our citizens. After re- 

 marking that it is the longest canal in existence, 

 measuring 353 miles in length, and that its cost, 

 when finished, would be about five millions of 

 dollars, the British Traveller says, " It is a work 

 worth a thousand Escurials and Versailles, be- 

 cause it creates wealth, while these only con- 

 sume it : and it is a monument of public spirit 

 and national prosperity, while these are only 

 monuments of idle magnificence, vain glory, 

 and despotic oppression. When shall we see 

 the inhabitants of a small province of any of the 

 torpid and priest-ridden monarchies of continen- 

 tal Europe execute such a work by their own 

 spontaneous act, and with their unassisted re- 

 sources?" — A". F. Evening Post. 



