NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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ON MANUFACTURES, 

 ibrose Stone, of Goshen, for blue woollen cloth, $5 



jSL-ph Williams, of Williamsburgb, for do. 3 



1 for do. 3d premium, 2 

 Irs. Sally Starkweather, of Chesterfield, for 



th, other than blue, 5 



mbrose Stone, of Goshen, for do. 4 



!th Bardwell, of W hatelcy, for do. 3 



Lmbrosc Stone, of Goshen, for do. 2 



liza .\rnis, of Conway, for do. 1 



)l>hia Coe, of Greenfield, for Scotch plaid, 4 



Irs. .\nna Meach, of Worthington, f.>r do. 3 



.chsa Strongs, of Norwich, for do. 2 

 rs. Esther Olds, of West Springfield, for flan- 



for fulling, 5 

 rs. Sally Starkweather, of Chesterfield, for do. 2 

 rs. Esther Olds, of West Springfield, for dres- 



flanncl, 5 



irpha Starkweather, of Chesterfield, for do. 4 



|iebe Strong, of Norwich, do. 3 



. Achsa Strong, of Norwich, for do. 2 



. Hannah Lyman, of Goshen, for do. 1 

 . William IJickerson, of Hatfield, for floor 



oet, 6 



becca Moscley, of South Hadley, do. 5 



loe Preston, do. do. 4 



. Theodore Clap, of Northampton, do. 3 



Nancy Simmons, of Goshen, do. 2 



. Sally White, of Soirth Hadley, do. 1 

 pha Starkweather, of Chesterfield, for a stair 



)et, 3 

 Harriet Fowler, of Westfield, for a hearth 



4 



pha Starkweather, of Chesterfield, do. 3 



Harmony Taylor, of Westfield, do. 2 



rble White, of South Hadley, do. 1 

 ire A. Butler, of Williamsburgh,for a cotton 



terpane, 3 



lith White, of VVhateley, do. 2 



. Sarah H. Wells, Northampton, do. 1 

 lice Robinson, of Chesterfield, for a wool- 



ounterpane, - 3 



Mary \VeIls, of Whateley, do. 2 



Thankful Robinson, of Chesterfield, do. 1 

 y Parsons, of Northampton, for ladies worst- 



ockings, 2 



;retia Lyman, of Hadley, do. 1 



a Chapin, of Chickopee, woollen socks, 3 

 ha Starkweather, of Chesterfield, woollen 



. Polly Clark, of Northampton, do. 



. Mercy Wright, of Deerfield, for linen sheet- 



cesHanners, of Charlemont, do. 

 antha White, of Siuth Hadley, do. 

 Y C. Graves, of Hatfield, do. 



Euphemia Bardwell, of Whateley, for lin- 

 irting, 



. Euphemia Bardwell, of Whateley, do. 

 a Clark, of Westharapton, do. 

 Wary Dwight, of Northampton, do. 

 Abigail Morton, of Hatfield, do. 



William Clark, of Northampton, do. 



Anna Edwards, of Southampton, for linen 



Esther Olds, of West Springfield, do. 



Sophia Smith, of Hadley, do. 

 I Joseph Smith, of Hatfield, do. 



Anna March, of Worthington, do. 

 I Esther Olds, of West Springfield, linen di- 

 1-8 wide, 

 |:es Hanners, of Charlemont, do. 



Bardwell, of Whateley, do. 

 iPamela Smith, of Hadley, do. 

 ■ Harriet Noble, of Northampton, for a cas- 



shawl, 

 I Rhoda Parsons, of Northampton, do. 

 1 a Starkweather, of Chesterfield, for a 

 lanket, 



[starkweather, of Chesterfield, do. 

 l;na Bates, West Hampton, do. 



lan Wait, of Whateley, for butter, 

 J.Iary Warner, of Hatfield, do. 

 l-usan Pomeroy, of Northampton, do. 

 Pabitha Field, of Conway, for cheese, 

 |)emis Stebbins, do. do. 

 Rjouis Stebbins, do, do. 



To Benjamin Ueane, of Hatfield, for corn brooms, 2 

 To Alansnn Deals, of Hadley, do. 1 



To Rufus Booth, of Hatfield, for corn brushes. 

 To .\lanson Dickinson, of Hadley do. 

 To Clarinda Bardwell, of Belchertown, for a bon- 

 net, imitation of Leghorn, 

 To Elizabeth Kellogg, of Hadley, do. 

 To Nancy Reed of t'umminglon, do. 

 To Samuel and Elisha Dickinson, of Hadley, for 



harness leather. 

 To (he same for do. 



To David Edwards, of Northampton, for do. 

 To the same for sole leather, 

 To Samuel Barber, of Ashfield, do. 2 



To David Edwards, of Northampton, for calf skins, 3 

 To Samuel and Elisha Dickinson, of Hadley, do. 'J 

 To George H. Sylvester, of Chesterfield, do. 1 



To Ira Atkins, of Northampton, for harness work, S 

 To John W. Graves, of Easthampton, for boots, 2 



To the same for best shoes, 2 



To Uikeman and Sjiepherd, of Northampton, for 



fur hats, 3 



To the same, 2d premium, for do. 2 



To the same, 3d premium, for do. I 



GRATUITOUS PREMIUMS. 

 To ApoUos Williams of Ashfield, for refined maple 



sugar, 2 



To Caleb Hannam, of Norwich, for steelyards and 



axes, 5 



To Quartus Kingsley, of Northampton, for Carpen- 

 ter's tools, 2 

 To Charles Smith, do. for cabinet tool, 1 

 To Justus Wright, jr. do. for surgeon's instru- 

 ments, &c. 2 

 To Nathan Storrs, do. for silver ware, 2 

 To Mrs. Mary Montague, aged 90 years, of Gran- 



by, for stockings, 1 



To Sila Thorp, of Southampton, for mittens, ] 



To Mrs. Cynthia Thayer, of Greenfield, for com- 

 mon hose, ] 

 ON PLOUGHING. 

 To Elisha Strong, of Northampton, first premium, $10 

 To Theodore Bridgman, of Belchertown, 2d do. D 

 To Francis Pratt, of Northampton, 3d do. {! 

 To William Gaylord, of Amherst, 4th do. T 



ON BARNS. 

 To Darius Nichols, of Brimfield, 1st premium, $100 

 To Robert Starkweather, of Chesterfield, 2d do. 75 

 To James Shepherd, of Northampton, 3d do. 50 



From the London Farmer's Journal. 



ON FEEDING WITH MANGEL WURTZEL. 

 Kilton, Dec. 28, 1821. 



Sir — I perfectly agree with your correspond- 

 ent P.* in his answer to M. W. in your last Jour- 

 nal, as to the value of Mangel Wurtzel .ns food 

 not only for sheep, but also for bullocks, pigs, 

 &c ; but experience has taught me that if should 

 be used with caution at the commencement of 

 feeding, that is, a small quantity only should be 

 given ; I therefore offer M. W. the result of my 

 experience in the use of it. — The frost and 

 snow of the winter 1820, depriving me of my 

 other succulent food for my breeding ewes, 1 

 was obliged to make us'e of the store of Mangel 

 Wurtzel, which was placed in troughs ; hay was 

 also allowed. Not having given any to ewes 

 before, I was induced (in consequence of the 

 Holkham cows being palsied a few years since, 

 and having witnessed similar effects in my own) 

 to notice particularly the effect : some of them 

 fed voraciously ; these, in a short time sickened, 

 and in a few days began to lose their v»ool, and 

 a part became quite naked ; those were also the 

 first that weaned their lambs in the spring. I 

 would therefore recommend lo M. \V. to give 

 his ewes near the time of lambing, and those 

 recently lambed, but a small quantity, increasing 

 it as the lambs increase in size, as experience 

 has convinced me, that to create, hy any sucu- 



lent food, the greatest possible flow of milk in 

 the ewe, when the lamb is young and not able 

 to draw tlie whole quantity iVoin the udder is a 

 bad practice of sheph'crdiiig. 



As Mangel Wurtzel standi, in my opinion, pre- 

 eminent of all cattle crops, and hnvino- been'a 

 cultivator of it several yc.irs. and havrig tried 

 several modes of cultivation, 1 intend the iirst 

 opportunity, to detail for }'our service, the mode 

 1 (bund most successful. I am. Sir, Yours's tru- 

 ly. C. ADDAMS. 



Method of Cleaning Silks, Woollens, and Cottons 

 xeithout damage to their Texture and Colour. 

 Grate raw potatoes to a fine pulp in clean wa- 

 ter, and pass the liquid matter, through a co.irso 

 sieve, into another vessel of water ; let the mix- 

 ture stand still till the fine white particles of the 

 potatoes arc precipitated; then pour the muci- 

 laginous liquor from the fecula, and preserve 

 the liquor for use. The article to be cleaned 

 should then be laid upon a linen cloth on a ta- 

 ble, and having provided a clean sponge, dip it 

 into the potatoe liquor and apply it to the arti- 

 cle to be cleaned, till the dirt is perfectly sepa- 

 rated ; then wash it in clean water several times. 

 Two middle sized potatoes will be sufficient for 

 a pint of water. 



Observations. The coarse pulp, which does 

 not pass through the sieve, is of great use in 

 cleaning worsted curtains, tapestry, carpets, and 

 other coarse goods. The mucilaginous liquor 

 will clean all sorts of silk, cotton, or woollen 

 goods, ivithout hurting or spoiling the colour ; 

 it may be used in cleaning oil paintings, or fur- 

 niture 11^ issoiled. Dirtied painted wainscots 

 may be; cleaned by wetting a sponge in the li- 

 quor ; then dipping it in a little fine clean sand, 

 and afterwards rubbing the wainscot with it, 

 [American Farmer. 



PERKIN'S STEAM ENGINE IMPROVEMENT. 



A bill has passed the Legislature of New-.Ter- 

 sey to extend a Steam Mill charier, with a viewr 

 that the company may avail themselves of the 

 late improvement of Mr. 1'erkins in the steam 

 engine. 



A letter has recently been published, said lo 

 have been written in London, containing the 

 following remarks : — " Mr. P. is still in London 

 engaged with his new steam idea. — They think 

 here it will not answer. — Perkins, however, I 

 understand, still entertains hopes.'''' We have 

 just conversed with a gentleman very recently 

 Irom England, who is inlimateiy acquainted 

 with, and frequently visited Mr. P. who assures 

 us, that he has perl'ect confidence in the success 

 of hi.s improvement; and has received a note 

 from the most scientific man in the kingdom 

 who has carefully examined it, exprei-sive of 

 his approbation of the principle, and confidence 

 of its success in saving of luel. — Our informant 

 was assured that Mr. P. had already contracted 

 with a person for the use of his engine, when 

 completed, for a branch of the Ganges, for 

 20,0001. sterling. The amount of the saving of 

 fuel had not been ascertained, but the most in- 

 credulous were satisfied that it would exceed 

 one half, while others believed it would be 

 three quarters. Mr. P. was very h^ppy and 

 well-satisfied with his prospects, and the aiitn- 

 tioiis which bad been paid him by all the science 

 and rank of the kingdom. — Boslvn Centinei 



