NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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arrangerl, than in any specimen of that 

 e we remember to have seen. The faliric 

 tcocdingly line ami soft cassimore. The 

 lined with the skin of moles, find the 

 e [irescntuia; a very superb article of ap- 

 Mi^s H. also presented a long Shax<:l of 

 mere, with a beautiful border, worked by 

 If The Society awarded Miss II. 'i,t>, an 



premium for the cloak." 

 Fiiill of the full blood Devonshire Stock, 

 d bv Mr. Hurlbut, of Winchester, was said 



the most perfect animal o[' the Ox kind 

 seen at our Shows, or perhnjis in the coun- 



,n I})fa)it\ Cap, of fine Lace, done in a 

 iar manner by Miss Alice Cogsfswell, of 

 who is deaf and dumb, was one of 

 lost curious and intercstinsr s[iecimens ol 

 ( we have ever seen. INo description 

 2:ive the reader an idea of tliis article." 

 ■// Combs, by Mr. Piatt and Mr. Rug- 

 -yVater Proof Fvr I^ats by Mr. Hoadley 

 tiessrs. VVildman & Hamilton — Bed Posts 

 ligcnous wood — Two eleicant Chaises, 

 lade at the Factory of Mr. Wing, and the 

 at thatof Mr. Gaines, all of Hartford, are 

 e Sspoken of in terms of approbation, 

 le Szi'ect Potatoes, raised by Mr. Martin 

 y, of Hartford, attracted particular no 



consists of about 120 acres. Tiie atten- 

 the committee was more immediately 

 to fiftj-one acres, lyinfi; in oblong, be- 

 the main road and the river. 

 ; tract of land has been in the possession 

 Phelpf, but a lew years, and when it 

 nto his hands, the whole of it with the 

 ion of a few acres, was altogether un- 

 ale. Two separate patches, of a lij^ht 

 ioil, were worn out, by a yearly^ ropeli- 



uation of this tract is such, tliHt it is subject to 

 occasional inundations. To rescue a part from 

 the elTect of freshets, and to render it subservient 

 lo the various purposes of tillage, an embank- 

 ment is thrown up, in a very workmanlike man- 

 ner, answering, at once, the purpose of a fence, 

 a ditch, and a dike. — Mr. Ooodman's attention, 

 has by no means been confined to tliis part of 

 liis farm, but the whole exhibits traces of care, 

 labor, and ingenuity. The orchards are thrifty, 

 and ol choice fruit, and the I'ences well built ; 

 tills farm, deserves notice ; and the dairy, though 

 not large, is a source of very handsome profit. 



The cominil tee also viewed, in West-Hartford, 

 tlie farm of Mr. liussell St. .(ohn, containing 

 about fifty acres. Although natur.iity feasible, 

 some parts of this farm had been allowed to run 

 waste ; and though originally not destitute of 

 fertility' the rest had become nearly so, by an 

 injudicious and improvident course of cultivation. 

 Tlie attention of Mr. St. .John seems to have 

 been directed to ever}' part of his fariji, and the 

 crojis taken from it, [irove that labor has not 

 been spent in vain. The fencing on this farm 

 is defective, being made of weak and perisha- 

 ble materials : but a course of farming is pursu- 

 ed, which has eventuated in an increased amount 

 of produce, and we cannot but admire that a 

 young man, with limited resources, and almost 

 A piece of Linen Diujier, from Mrs. P.at^^ntircly by his own hands, has caused this farm, 

 r Norfolk, was considered not interior to In so short a time, lo assume such a n^ at and 

 tide of the kind ever seen at our Shows, tidy appearance. 



! I'icxsing Coijimittee reported — That The committee were gratified, in being asrain 

 r official capacity, they have been called called upon to witness the agricnltural operations 

 o view five farms. of Mr. Oakcs, on his farm in West Hartford. — 



farm of Mr. JetTercy O. Phelps, of Sini"!- This farm has now become well known, by the 



Reports of the Reviewing Committee, the two 

 I. lit years, and l)y having been visited Ijy many 

 :iite!l;geut and scientilic farmers, from ditieieiil 

 {■arts of the count}'. The zeal and intelligence 

 wh;ch Mr. Oakes has heretofore displayed, have 

 not in the least abated: — but on the contrary, 

 his success seems to have increased his ardor, 

 and his experience to have added to his skill. 

 When it is considered what this farm issas, but 

 three years since, it will be admitted that too 

 much credit cannot be given lo the enlightened 

 proprietor, who originated, and who with the 

 application of moderate means, has brought to 

 perfection improvements so extensive and diver- 

 sified. 



Tne farm of Mr. Fontienne Raphel, in the 

 south part of Hartford, was viewed by the Com- 

 mittee last year, and the improvements made 

 upon it, were noticed in their Report. It will 

 be sufficient to remark that the neatness, order 

 and regularity, observable then, are still the 

 prominent traits in the farming operations of 

 Mr. Raphel. His quickness in perceiving what 

 is desirable, combined with a readiness to apply 

 the most direct and etEcient means to accomplish 

 the end proposed, is a faculty which few of our 

 farmers possess, and which can be acquired only 

 by long experience, severe thought, and the 

 habit of reflection. 



We would add, as a fact of primary impor- 

 tance, that in all their operations the owners of 

 the several farms which we have visited, ap- 

 pear to have adhered to principles of strict 

 economy. The beneficial changes which w» 

 have noticed, have been made with compara- 

 tively small expense ; and the several improve- 

 re miry parts rendered firm, by frequent, ] ments have been efiected, by means, within the 

 a dressings of sand and gravel. The sit- 1 reach of almost every farmer in the. country. 



the same crops — a large frog pond ha<l 

 illowed to extend itself, in the form of a 

 —and the remainder was overgrown with 

 /hile-bush, hard-hack, and laurel. In the 

 jeriod of three years, most of this has 

 y been reclaimed, but rendered highly 

 live. The low lands have been ellectu- 

 lined; the decomposed vegetable matter, 

 rom the drains, has been applied, with 

 uccess, to the parts, which were exhanst- 

 illage; — the bi , hes have been eradicat- 

 the frog pond and marsh have been con- 

 inlo an unusually beautiful and produc- 

 jvving lot. 



Moses Goodman's farm in West-Hartford, 

 s aboui one hundred acres, and presents 

 valuable improvements. That which is 

 e most productive part of this farm is a 

 f low land, of about twenty acres. This 

 as so drenched, by a small stream, which 

 o it, and spread itself over it ; and so 

 by springs, issuing from the base of the 

 land, by which the Hat is surrounded, as 

 holly unfit for any agricultural purpose. 

 as been drained in a cheap, but effectual 

 the growth of bushes removed; — and 



The examples which have fallen under the ob- 

 servation of the Viewing Committee in this, 

 and the preceding years, evince, that nothing 

 but li'ell directed induilfii js wanting, to give 

 livery free-holder competent wealth, and to 

 cause every part of our country to blossom as 

 the rose. 



The Committee award to Mr. Frederick 

 Oakes, the premium of 30 Dollars for the best 

 cultivated Farm. 



To Mr. Fontienne Raphel, the premium of 

 ?0 Dollars for the second best cultivated Farm. 



To Mr. Jeffcry O. Phelps, the premium of 

 20 Dollars for the third best cultivated I'arm. 

 By order of the Viewing Committee, 

 SAMUEL S. STEPBINS, Chairman. 



Extracts front the Speech of Gov. Van JVess to the 

 Legislature of Fcrmont. 



Agriculture is our leading employment and 

 principal support, and deserves every attention 

 and encouragement that can in any manner tend 

 lo the advancement of its permanent prosperi- 

 ty. It is the most ancient and most useful of 

 all employments. And the general diffusion of 

 this sentiment, and the cultivation of an habit- 

 ual regard for it, will be sure to conduce to the 

 welfare of the state. 



Considerable improvements have been made, 

 within a few years, as it respects the tillage of 

 the soil, and the breed and treatment of domes- 

 tic animals. These have proceeded, in a great 

 measure, from the spirit of emulation and en- 

 (juiiy excited by the establishment ol agricultu- 

 ral societies. To the same source may be trac- 

 ed an improvement in that commendable indus- 

 try in families, which is directed to the manu- 

 facture of articles of clothing, from materials 

 produced on their own farms. These societies 

 do not generally continue to be supported with 

 the same zeal that organized them, though the 

 same good effects thus far produced by them, 

 will no doubt be lasting. If it should be con- 

 sidered of much consequence to have them 

 kept up, and their exertions continue to advan- 

 tage, it would be expedient to afford them some 

 aid, by which they may be belter able to dis- 

 tribute premiums, that being one of the most ef- 

 fcctual means of their usefulness. 



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On the success of our manufacturing industry 

 depends essentially the prosperity of agricul- 

 ture; ashy the establishment of manufactories 

 is created a market for the articles necessary 

 for m'lnuficluring and for subsistence. And 

 there appears good reason to justify the opinion, 

 that by cherishing the resources of our own coun- 

 try, and protecting the industry of our own cit- 

 izens, we might soon be able without going 

 abroad, to obtain a ready supply of our wants, 

 and to find a profitable and steady market for 

 our produce. But if, on the other hand, we 

 should persevere in the course we have beea 

 pursuing, if no barrier is erected to the vast 

 importations of foreign merchandize, by which 

 the exertions of our manufacturers have been 

 systematically paralyzed, and the debts as well as 

 the habits of extravagance of our citizens con- 

 stantly increased, it would seem that a period 

 cannot be far distant, which will overwhelm us 

 with dilhculties of a most serious and alarming 

 nature. 



