NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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St the fiffects of the frosts. It may be got in 



'ith spring rye, or barley, or with oats, but in 



\e hist case, the oats »Tould require to be cut 



reeii and before getting into seed, and by th s 



ans, an early feed for catlle would be obtain- 



1 without impoverishing the soil. But the 



ode I woulil raost soiitidently recommenl, 



ould be to sow with the lucerne, about hall a 



jjhel of common (winter) rye to the acre. — 



'he effect of this is, that the rye, which vege- 



tes quickly, serves as a nurse to the young 



ass, against the effects of the scorching sun, 



id by the time the grass attains sufiBcient 



rength to protect itselt', the rye withers and 



jparently dies. It will however again come 



rtb in the spring, and mixed with the lucerne, 



ill add much to the quantity of fodder, and 



ove a most excellent feed for cattle. The 



e will admit of being cut green in this way, 



efore getting into seed,) two or three times 



ith Ihe lucerne, before it decays. The quar- 



y of seed I recommend, is at the rate of 1j 



20 pounds to the acre 



From the New Hampshire Patriot. j 



AGRICUI.TUR.<VL. 



The following observations of a Veniioiil 

 farmer, show that we should consult our real in- 

 terest, as well as the liner feelings of our nature, 

 bj' defending the innocent robin I'rom the at- 

 tacks of both boys and men. There are also 

 other kinds of birds who prey on (he insects 

 which devour our crops, and whose industry 

 would amply reward us for protecting them. 



" I know of no method whatever to extirpate 

 this larger species, which human ingenuity can 

 devise. But Providence seems to have provid- 

 ed an antidote to this evil in the rubicula., or 

 common robin. This innocent and useful bird 

 preys with peculiar avidity upon this species of 

 worm. This fact nr»ay be ascertained liy visit- 

 ing a nest of young robins in the vicinity of 

 a corn field, when it will be perceived that they 

 are fed lavishly upon this kind of worm. At 

 other times, this bird feeds upon different spe- 

 cies of worms and bugs, which are found upon 



The kind of soil most suitable for this cul- 1 the surface of the ground, which services are 



re IS a dry mellow land — but a sandy or chiy 

 id will also answer, provided they are wet. In 

 avorable season, the lucerne may be cat the 

 suing fall — after the first season you may 

 nerally begin to cul it green for cattle by the 

 3t of May, which saves the young pasture, 

 d is in every respect a great convenience, as 

 gs and every description of animals devour 

 with equal avidity. It produces a great 

 antity of seed, and is much more easily ob- 

 ned than clover. The second and third 



»ps are the most productive of seed 

 JOHN PAT 



PATRICK. 



From the Bostoa Palladium. 

 rtable Volcanic self-generating Gas and Steam 



Engine. 

 A young gentleman of this city, after twelve 

 nths study and experiments, has accomplish- 

 that great desideratum the unexceptionable 

 fjlication of an elastic power, to the propelling 

 land carriages. We have been favored with 

 8 io-ht of this Engine in operation, and from the 

 B.'el, scientific and economical principles upon 

 w ich it is founded, we cannot doubt of its com- 

 y{e success. 



Prom the confidence that has been placed in 



uwe cannot here explain its principles, it being 



ti intention of the inventor not to make them 



k^wn to the public, until they are demonstrat- 



e in actual operation on a carriage, but we 



•■ 1 venture a general view of its advantages over 



ihing of the kind heretofore invented for 



indall other purposes, where .'team engines 



lire been used. 



\ ten horse power Engine may now be made 



weigh from one to two hundred pounds occu- 



ing the space of a child, at the prime cost of 



50, and working at an expense proportionably 



Ijantageous. In fact, it seems to combine the 



. ot the greatest power, with perfect safety, 



(the least possible space and weight. The 



entor has several different methods ofgenera- 



his power and caloric, applicable to the 



Engine. Some of them ofl'ered all their 



a supplies without any attendence whatever. 



^e have seen a letter from London, stating 



it this engine had been secured, three months 



in sis different States in Europe. 



FULTON. 



of immense value and benefit to the farmer, 

 and ought to recommend it to his peculiar care 

 and patronage. But its innocence and utility 

 are inadequate to protect it from the wanton 

 cruelty of boys and sportsmen. What immense 

 number of these our benefactors are annually de- 

 stroyed through mere wantonness and cruelty, 

 while we are constantly hearing of the ravages 

 of worms and bugs, in the various departments 

 of vegetation. Even whole corn fields have 

 been laid waste the present season by this lar- 

 ger species of worm, which calamity might 

 have been obviated by having spared and fos- 

 tered the robin. The utility, in fact, of this in- 

 valuable bird, is so obvious, that even legisla- 

 tive inteference is imperiously demanded, to 

 rescue it from the bloody fangs of the fowler." 



NEW EN CJ LANT) FA Sl.^lER. 



SATUllTuY^ Al'Klh )7, Wi-l. ' 



London Vaccine Institution. — On Thursday, 

 the Governor and Members of this Institu- 

 tion met at the City of London Tavern, for the 

 purpose of receiving the Annual Report. — 

 The Chairman said, in addressing the meet- 

 ing that the Report would give great sat- 

 isfaction to the friends of humanity, although 

 the prejudice in favor of the small pox still 

 continued to be the means, unfortunately, of 

 sacrificing lives of thousands. — Dr. Walker, the 

 indefatigable and zealous advocate of the Jen- 

 nerean system read the Report. It stated that 

 the benefits of vaccination were diffused to the 

 inhabitants of every land, but in this metropolis, 

 ihe fomitcs of the small pox still lurked amongst 

 the ignorant and prejudiced part of the popu 

 lation — 744 persons fell victims to that dreadful 

 disease in the course of the last year, within 

 the bills of mortality, and the deaths of many 

 are not included in those annual registers of de- 

 parture from life. The managers continued to 

 watch the departure of vessels to foreign na- 

 tions as well as to all the British colonies, and 

 continued to afford supplies of the vaccine ichor 

 for the protection of the colonies from the 

 small pox. — London paper. 



To take ink spots out of Linen. — Rub the 

 spot with a piece of lemon, or squeeze lem- 

 on juice upon it, and tbea wash with warm 

 water. 



FARMEIVS CAI.E.VDER. 

 SOWING GRASS snF.ns. A diversity of opinion 

 exists respecting the most eligible time in the 

 year for sowing clover anff other grass seed^^ 

 Some prefer the fall, but the majority of those > 

 who have written on the subject recommend 

 sowing in the spring ; and the latter method, 

 so far as our acquaintance extends, is the most 

 generally practised. European writers direct, 

 even when grass seed is sowed on the same 

 ground with winter grain, to sow the grass seed 

 in the spring, and luirrora it in. They say Hint 

 the harrowing will, on the whole, be of service 

 to the grain, though a few of the plants m:iy 

 be torn up by the process. The Hon. Richard 

 Peters likewise says, " harrow your winter 

 grain in the spring, in the direction of the seed 

 furrows, or drills, and be not afraid of disturb- 

 ing a few plants ; manifold produce will remu- 

 nerate for the destroyed."* 



The Farmer's Assistant says, "Clover may 

 be sown with barley, oats, or spring vvheat, 

 when that article is raised ; or it may be sown 

 with winter wheat in the fall, if the land be 

 dry, and warmly exposed ; or in the spring, 

 when it should be lightly brushed or harrowed 

 in." The Domestic Encyclopedia asserts that 

 "experienced farmers generally prefer sowing 

 clover with wheat rather than with barley or 

 oats as in dry seasons the clover frequently 

 overpowers the oats or barley, and if it be 

 sown late in order to obviate this evil, it often 

 fails, and the crop is lost for that season. Pro- 

 bably the diversity of opinion with respect to 

 the proper time of sowing clover seed, may 

 arise from the difference in the nature of the 

 soils on which trials have been made. An ex- 

 perienced agriculturist (Edward DufiBeld, Esq. 

 of Philadelphia county,) assures Dr. Mease that 

 he repeatedly failed in obtaining a crop when, 

 he sowed his clover in the autumn or winter ; 

 and he is uniformly successful when he sows in 

 the spring. His soil is a light loam." 



The reason why clover sown in autumn is 

 apt to fail is probably this. The young plants, 

 which came up in the fall, cannot bear the frost 

 so well as those which have had a whole sum- 

 mer to bring them near to maturity. 



There is likewise a great difference of opin- 

 ion as regards the quantity of seed to be sown 

 when land is to be laid down to grass. Sir 

 John Sinclair says, " it is a great error, in lay- 

 ing down land to grass, to sow an insufficient 

 quantity of small seeds. In general, 12 or 14 

 lbs. of clover is the usual average allowance. — 

 But that quantity, it is contended, ought greatly 

 to be increased, and in many cases doubled. In 

 several instances, land has been laid down with 

 ten pounds of red clover, ten of white, and ten 

 of trefoil, or 30 lbs. in all, of small seeds, with 

 the addition of three pecks of rye-grass, per 

 statute acre, and the herbage proved most abun- 

 dant." This seems to confirm the doctrine al- 

 ready laid down respecting a liberal allowance of 

 seed, when land is laid down to grass, more es- 

 pecially for any length of time. The plants, 

 however abundant at first, will die off to a 

 proper standard as they become older." 



* Notices to a Young Farmer. 



