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Kroin the New Hampshire Srntiiicl. 



CHESHIRK AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 At a meeting of the Chi:shire Agricultural Society, 

 Col. Drew's on the "th instant, the following prt- 

 iiros were awarded : — 



To Samiipl Gr.inf, E<q. of Walpole, the fitsi 

 emiiini offered by the Society (or the bo.st 

 re of Wheat raised on old ground. The pro- 

 ice of the acre was 31 bushels anil 14 quarts. 

 The followinfT is from the statement furnished 

 Mr. Grant. — ^The soil, a dark loam, r.ither 

 list. The land had been improved as movvinw 

 out 15 years and had on it eleven full a;roHi> 

 pie trees. In the fall of 1821, tiftern loads 

 barn manure were carted on to the land, 

 read, and the land broken up. In the follow- 

 pring the land was cross ploughed and 

 rrowed, and a part sowed with )>eas, and the 

 sidue planted with beans and corn. The 

 lis were harvested in July, and the part of 

 e ground on which they grew ploughed, 

 he beans were harvested in August, and that 

 rt ploughed. The corn was harvested 20lh 

 ptember and the ploughing completed. The 

 lole was then harrowed and ploughed, har- 

 wed again, and sowed on the 25th of Sept. 

 th one bushel and an half of seed, washed, ami 

 lile wet mixed with three quarts of slacked 

 oe ; and again harrowed, and bushed each 

 \y. — After the ground was frozen, about forty 

 eep were permitted to feed on it two or three 

 ys. 



To Thomas Bellows, Esq. ofWalpole, the 



5t premium upon rye, raised upon old ground. 



The quantity raised was thirty-seven bushels 



fl 16 quarts on one hundred and fifty-six rods 



land. No manure except about 2 or 3 bush- 



i of Plaster had been applied to the land 



ce 1804. Since that time, with the excep- 



n of three or four crops of rye, it has been 



d as a sheep pasture. The land was ploughed 



June 1822 — cross ploughed in Sept. — harrow- 



and sowed with one bushel and half peck of 



ed, and t»vice harrowed. — The above piece 



s a part of a field of seven acres of plain 



d, sowed at the same time, two or three 



:es of which were supposed lo be equal to the 



Tt measured, the residue but little inferior to it. 



To Doct. Luke Howe, of Jailrey, for the 



t Essay on Manures, a premium of ten dol- 



S. Per order 



Th. M. Edwards, Secretary. 



From the Boston Patriot. 



HOROLOGY. 

 It is highly gratifying to observe the truly 

 luable and economical improvements, that 

 ve been made by our young townsman, Mr. 

 srrison G. Dyar, in this scientific branch of 

 echanics, and that they have been acknowledg- 

 by all competent judges, worthy of the most 

 (qualified approbation. Here is another re- 

 irkable instance of the force of early genius 

 these inventions being the fruits of his leisure 

 urs, wherein he has ivtuitively achieved im- 

 ovements, which the veterans in this scienti- 

 art have for the last century, sought for in 

 in, viz; The more perfect and simple sus- 

 nsion of its vibration in the cycloidal curve — 

 ducing9-10ths of the usual friction— half the 

 mber of wheels — and eflectinga more perfect 

 uation of time and square Id all its movements. 



The numerous ordors nlreaily received for thcso 

 imjjroved time keepers, fnllv evince the gener- 

 al opinion in their favor. Tiie corioci principles 

 upon wFiicli these invcnlirns are founded, toge- 

 ther with their simplicity, durability and cost, 

 are pvidently their peculiar clmrncteristics. One 

 striking instance of Iheit ernnomy is, that a 

 (own clock m.idc to run a 3'enr, with all llic im- 

 provements, may now be purchased foi- the 

 same Slim that would be necessary to pay for 

 the service of winding up an eight day clock, 

 upon the usual construction. 



A friend to A''atri'e Genius. 



AMKIllCAN SALT. 

 We are informed llint six hundred and ninety 

 Ihonsand bushels of salt have been manufactured 

 at Salina, during the last year. The most of 

 this has been made in the old method of evapo- 

 rating by boiling — the two companies, (Mr. 

 Rckford's of this city, and that of the Messrs. 

 Roaches of New-Bedford) which are making 

 extensive preparations to manufacture salt by 

 evaporation by the sun, not yet having complet- 

 ed their works, ^Vhen these shall be in suc- 

 cessful operation, we have no doubt that salt 

 enough will be manufactured at that place to 

 supply half the United States. Dr. Van Rensse- 

 laer in hi? Essay on salt, lately published in this 

 city, states that " in the United Slates, 1,200,- 

 000 bushels are produced annually, and this is 

 a small quantity compared with that which 

 might be had. Yet we import annually upward? 

 of four millions, leaving a balance of more than 

 g2, 800,000 against us. In Missouri, Illinois, 

 Arkansas, phio,Virginia, New-York and Pennsyl- 

 vania, salt can be produced in the greatest abun- 

 dance." — JV. Y. Com. Mv. 



From the Massachusetts Spy. 

 Sulphur a Preservative against Measles. — Dur- 

 ing the winter of 1817, the measles prevailed 

 epidemically at Monster. Children aflected 

 with the itch, who were using sul|>hur exter- 

 nally and internally, were exempt. In 1022. 

 measles occurred again, preceded for many 

 days by a convulsive cough. For this symptom 

 I prescribed flowers of sulphur and white su- 

 gar, half a tea spoonful. Many trials were 

 made on children of different families and ages, 

 and all who took it in time escaped the disease. 



M. TOURTUAL. 



Horace A. Hayden, Esq. of Baltimore, has dis- 

 covered that the empyreumatic oil which comes 

 over in the distillation of pyro-ligneous acid, is 

 peculiarly valuable for preserving anatomical 

 preparations. "Imbued with this oil, the ani- 

 mal textures seem entirely defended from all 

 the changes of time." The acid is sold by the 

 manufacturers for 25 els. per gallon. — Ibid. 



To make Strong or Bookbinders Paste. — Mix 

 wheaten flour first in cold water, then boil it 

 till it be of a glutinous consistence ; this makes 

 common paste. When you wish it to be of a 

 stronger nature, mix a fourth, fifth or sixth of 

 the weight of the flour, of powdered alum; 

 and where it is wanted of a still more tena- 

 cious quality, add a little powdered resin. 



To make Opodeldoc. — This well known lini- 

 ment is prepared by digesting thiee parts of 

 Soap Id 16 parts of the Spirits of rosemary, till 



the former be dissolved, when one part of 

 camphor should be incorporated ivitti Ihr whole. 

 — This unguent is of great .«orvit-o in biiiise-^, 

 rheumatic affections and similar painful com- 

 plaints; but being very volatile, it ought to 1 i- 

 kept in bottles closely stopped, lo prevent tin- 

 access of air. . — ■ 



Oyster Shdts.— The shells of the oyster, like 

 those of other crustaceoiis fishes, are compoTd 

 of calcareous earth and animal glue. They 

 possess no medicinal virtue superior to com- 

 mon lime stone or chalk ; but by calcination, 

 they yield a qiiick-lime, which is perfectly free 

 from any melalic or other fo«sil substance; and 

 being less permeable to water, when mixed with 

 san<l, it is bettor calculated for the jdaslering 

 of walls in damp situations. Hence the Dutch 

 prepare their excellent mortar generally of 

 marine shells burnt into litre ; which makes a 

 most durable cement. The great importance 

 of this fact in point of health and economy de- 

 serves equal attention ; so thai the immense 

 number of oyster shells, annually thrown away 

 in cities, might easily be converted into a very 

 useful shell lime. 



Fredericksburg, Va. Jan. 10. — A correspon- 

 dent in the country, of unquestionable veracity, 

 writes to us as follows : — " On Sunday the 4th 

 Inst, about the hour of midnight, when my fam- 

 ily had retired to bed, and nearly all in a pro- 

 found sleep. I was surprised at the violent bark- 

 ing of a faithful watch dog. So great was the 

 alarm, that he ran against the door I was af)- 

 proaching, as if pursued. On opening the door 

 the light of the fire warned me of my danger 

 — it was bursting through the roof of my house 

 directly over the room where 1 had three 

 daughters in bed, and would most certainly have 

 fallen victims to the flames bad it not been, un- 

 der Providence, for the sagacious dog. The 

 wind was high, and being weak handed, it was 

 with great exertion the house was saved. The 

 fire was the effect of accident origmating in 

 carelessness. ^= 



Manufactures. — Patterson, N. Y. is famous for its 

 manufacture of hemp, flax, and tow cloth, &c. — 

 Three hundred thousand dollars have been invested in 

 the buildings and machinery for making those articles, 

 and they are fabricated in unrivalled perfection. They 

 are able to furnish 12,'j(iO bolts per annum, which wi)l 

 directly employ 300 persons, and furnish a market for 

 300 tons of flax. The price of the goods is very mode- 

 rate, and the cost of the foreign articles has been reduc- 

 ed by the success of the domestic manufacture. 



J^iles^ Register, 



Samuel Maverick, Esq. has announced, in the Pen- 

 dleton, S. C. Messenger, that in a late tour lo the Eas- 

 tern States, he has collected upwards of fifty new vari- 

 eties of the Grape Vine, with many other rare and val- 

 uable plants, for the use of the agriculturists of that 

 part of the State. He has also succeeded in bringing 

 safe home a genuine Tea Plant, direct from Canton, in 

 China, by way of New York. 



J/ew article e/" Domestic Manufacture." — Last week 

 was obtained from the Bank in this village, on a check 

 between two and three thousand dollars, being the pro- 

 ceeds of sales of Oil of Peppermint, manufactured in 

 the town of Phelps, by F. Vandemark & Co. the past 

 season, and sold to a person in Massachusetts. 



[Geneva, JV. F. paper. 



Large Hogs.— Vie. Oliver Chickering, of Shrewsbn- 

 ry, recently killed a hog, 19 months old, weighing 650 

 lbs. Another, owned by Capt. Gershom VVheelock, 

 20 months old, weighed 584 \tis>—Mass. Yeoraan, 



