NEW ENGLAND I^XRMER. 



per bushel henvier ; and contnin more snc- 

 rine matter Ihnn any vegetable we'ciiltivalo ; 

 cretore intend next year to cultivate larc^cly 

 lein ; and also to raise much of their seed 

 n very fine roots selected lor that purpose, 

 such as 1 sent to the Society's Hull on the 

 of the late Cattle Show ; very many ol 

 I kinds weighed ]2 and M lbs. each. 1 

 )ed about seventy baskets ol" llie mangel 

 to irive me a tair average of the crop, 

 ng tilled the carts as nearly equal as possi- 

 und the produce was 54,450 lbs. which at 

 ounds, make 97'JA bushels on one acre and 

 three rods of land, as appears by the sur- 

 r's certilicate herewith transmitted — the 

 re expense of cultivation was j?60 and 

 00 ; at this rate each bushel costs a lit- 

 ore than Cy cents, and the produce 42,920 

 ds, or 7C2i bushels per acre, 

 the same lield, and directly alongside, po- 

 s were cultivated, which fell considerably 

 of two hundred bushels per acre — the la- 

 n gathering potatoes, is much more than 

 nangcl wurtzel ; and on the whole, culliva- 

 about equal. I think one bushel ofpota- 

 about equal to one and a half of mangel 

 zel tor feeding animals; the same might 

 lowed of carrots for milch cows, for other 

 als notsomuch ; all cattle are fond ofmangel- 

 zel ; they are not subject to be attacked as 

 uta baga by the fly in seed leal", or the cab- 

 louse, which sometimes deslrovs whole 

 ,and they give no bad flavor to niilk-ont he 

 .hole, after 5 or 6 years cultivation of the 

 el wurtzel, 1 feel convinced it is the most 

 able root to cultivate for consum|)tion on 

 n, and the past season mine kept perfectly 

 till .fune." 



at Messrs. Tristram and Henry Little m 



bury, are entitled to the Society's premium 



0, for having raised the greatest quantitv 



•nips, being nine hundred and eight busli- 



n one acte. " The lot is on the north 



)f a small swell on our farm in said town, 



jil is a yellow loam, or a gravelly bottom, 



ad been down to grass two years; in .luly 



the lot was mowed and the hay made oi 



ime land, and the produce was one ton anil 



hundred ; the sward was then ploiighei, 



ep as would turn over, and twice harrow- 



Krrows were then opened at the distance o) 



feet apart, ten ox cart loads of manure 



i with ten loads of njarsh mud, or sod, wal 



ifo the furrows, which were covered will 



ugh, cue pound of seed was sowed with i 



ue, one row on each ridge, and a rollel 



Dade to pass over the same, which coni 



d the sowing ; as soon as the third leaf wai 



n, they were thinned to the distance of oni 



part in the rows, after that they were threfl 



ploughed between the rows, and twice 



; the harvesting was in November, anil 



roduct was nine hundred and eight bush-| 



The labor of cultivating and harvestin 



hove crops, exclusive ot hauling them to' 



et, for they were all sold, was for the bay 



lays work, and for the turnips twenty-six 



half days." 



ssrs. Tristram k Henry Little also claim 

 )remium of g20. for raising the greatest 

 ity of common turnips, after any other 

 in the same season, having raised nine hun- 

 n and eight bushels on one acre, and the 

 is aivarded to tbem. 



Claims for premiums were also exhil>ited 

 to your Committee, by the following persons, 

 for raising the grealest quantity of Indian corn 

 on one acre of land, to wit : Messrs. Tristram 

 &. Henry Little, of Newbury, raised 115 bush- 

 els and 1 quart; Mr. John Lees, of do. ll.^] 

 bushels; Mr. Filch Winchester, of Snulhboro", 

 102 bushels and 17 quarts; Gen. William Hull, 

 of Newton, raised 113 bushels of corn on one 

 acre and twenty live rods— Gen. Hull sent to 

 your Committee some (ino ears of corn, taken 

 from stalks cut from his field early in Seiitem- 

 bor last, before there w.is any frost, and while 

 corn was in the milk ; — " in the last of October 

 the corn was found to be perfectly ripe, and 

 sound, and the stalks siifliciently cured to be 

 packed in the mow." The result of this ex- 

 periment appears to be highly satisfactory, and 

 Gen. Hull and your Committee recommend that 

 his communication on the subject be published 

 in the Society's Journal. Mr. Joseph Little, of 

 Newbury, raised 630 bushels of common turnips 

 on one acre. Mr. Benjamin Savory, of Bylield, 

 rnised fifty bushels of sj)ring wheat on one acre 

 and 146 rods. Mr. Ebenezor Gates, of Worcester, 

 raised fifty-five bushels of winter rye on one 

 acre and 130 rods ; no premium was offered the 

 present year for raising llie greatest quantity of 

 rye, but your Committee are induced to recom- 

 mend that the Treasurer te authorized to pay 

 said Ebenezer Gates, ihe sum of ,^20. 



I'or the most satisfactory expe riment to as- 

 certain the best mode of raising Indian corn, 

 vvhelher in hills or in rows; for raising the 

 greatest quantity of vegetables, grain, peas, 

 and beans excepted, for winter consumption of 

 the stock on his own farm, and not fori^sale ; — 

 Cor raising the greatest quantity of winter 

 tviieal on one acre ; for raising the greatest crop 

 of niillet on one acre, cut and cured for hay ; for 

 raising the greatest quantity of carrots, not less 

 than 600 bush, on one acre ; for raising the great- 

 est quantity of potatoes on one acre, not less 

 than 500 bush. ; for raising the greatest quantity 

 of common beets on one acre, not less than six 

 hundred bushels ; fos raising the greatest quan- 

 tity of parsnips on one acre, not less than 400 

 bushels; for raising the greatest quantity of 

 ruta baga on one acre, not less than 600; for 

 raising the greatest quflnlily of onions on one 

 acre, not less than 600 bushels; for raisino- 

 the greatest quantity of cabbages on one acre", 

 not less than 25 tons weight, free from 

 earth when weighed ; for the most satisfactory 

 evidence on soiling cattle, not less than six in 

 number, and through the whole season, togeth- 

 er with a particular account of tiie food given, 

 and how cultivated; for making the experi- 

 ment of turning in green crops as a manure, on 

 a tract not less than one acre, and provinsf its 

 utility and cheapness, giving a particular ac- 

 count of the process and result; lor proving by 

 actual experiment the best season and mode oi 

 'aying down lands to grass, whether spring, 

 nmmer, or fall seeding be preferable, and wil1i 

 ir without grain on dilierent soils; for raising 

 he greatest quantity of dry peas on one acre, 

 lot less than 30 bushels; for raising the great- 

 est quantity of dry beans on one acre, not less 

 ban 30 bushels ; for giving proof of having 

 roduoed the largest quantity of dressed flax", 



ised on half of an acre, not less than 250 lbs.; 



r taking up in one season, on his own farm, 



e greatest qu.antity of honey, and shall at the 



j_7l 



same time exhibit superior skill in the man- 

 agement of Bees ; for proving by satisfactory 

 experiments to the salisf.iction of the Trustee- 

 the utility and comparative value of the cob- 

 of Indian corn, when used with or without Ihe 

 grain itself, grounder broken — No claims loi 

 premiums have been exhibited. 

 For the Committee, 

 THOS. L. WINTHROP, Chairman- 

 Boston, Dec. 13, 1323. 



Mr. H. G. Di/ar^s R olatory or Eiidlcss Lever. 



It is wilh [iride and pleasure we have exam- 

 ined this young gentleman's Inventions— His 

 unalTcctod modesty will insure to all his visitors, 

 a polite and liberal reception ; and he would, 

 we know, esteem it a favor from all those who 

 may entertain any doubts of its principle, power, 

 or applications, to stale them to him, that he 

 may have the satisfaction, of at least attempting 

 to dispel them. The application of this power 

 to Horology, already stands before the public, 

 in the demonstrable shapes of two Time Pieces, 

 and a watch. We need not say more in recom- 

 mendation of th^m, than, briefly to state, that 

 the usual number of wiheeiMwre reduced by it 

 to two. The chain and fuse are dispensed 

 with. In consequence of its rolling action the 

 friction is removed. A Watch with the usual 

 spring will go eight days ; a Clock, a year with 

 a third weel and wilh a fourth, a century, and 

 will indicate Ihe time to the lOOlh part of a 

 second; and their simplicity will consequently 

 reduce their first cost and annual tax for'clean- 

 ing and repairs. 



It would be unnecessary here to detail the 

 several further improvements Mr. D. has intro- 

 duced in Horology ; enough has been said to 

 shew the importance of th;s truly great and val- 

 uable invention, in its particular apiilication to 

 this single branch of Mechanics. 



It is upon the general application of thisi new 

 and powerful Lever to all Machinery, where 

 Ihe tooth and pinion have heretofore been used, 

 that the inventor founds his princi|>Hl claim ; and 

 we are glad to find that he has secured it by pa- 

 lent rights, not only in this country, but inEurope, 

 and we doubt not he will reap ample fruits from 

 bis labor and ingenuity. He has intimated, we 

 believe, his ability to construct, by the power 

 ofhis lever a simple Engine capable of draw- 

 ing up any ship out of the water for examina- 

 tion and repair. Sure this would be an es- 

 tablishment of much value in this great com- 

 mercial city, as well as profitable te its pro- 

 prietors. What can we say of a power, which 

 can itself be moved wilh a breath, yet may 

 be made to raise with ease a ship from its ele- 

 ment ; but that its general usefulness must be 

 very extensive, and entitle it one of the first in- 

 ventions of the age. Mr. D. by taking apart 

 his twelve month clock exhibited to us a beau- 

 tiful specimen of this power, which very clear- 

 ly defines its action. B. 

 ^= Centinel. 



Higlm'O'j Robbery. — Rufus G. Amory, Esq. of 

 Boston, was robbed near New Brunswick, in N. 

 Jersey on the evening of the 16th inst. Mr. A. 

 was attacked by two foot pads, bound to a tree, 

 and robbed of g470, his horse, a valuable gold 

 watch and a part ofhis ciclhes. Mr. A. succeed- 

 ed in unloosing the conls, which bound him 

 ;:;id reached a hosse in safety. 



