1854. 



KEW ENGLAND F.UIMER. 



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Mr. French's List. 



As the best early apple, Mr. Frencu recommcmlf^ 

 tlie Early Harvest. The best apple is the White- 

 Scek-iio-Iurther. If he had but one apple tree, he 

 would prefer the R. I. Greening. The best sweet 

 apple is the Seaver. For two varictes, he reeom 

 mends the Porter and Rhode Island Greening 

 For the four best summer variotiea, the Harvest, 

 Red Astrakhan, "Williams Favorite, and Summer 

 Pearmain. Four best autumn varieties. Porter, 

 Fameusc, Gravenstein, and St. Lawrence. Best 

 five winter varieties, R. I. Greenini;, Whitc-Seeak- 

 no-further, Baldwin, Roxbury Russet, and True 

 Nonsuch. The best apple for stewing is the Haw- 

 thornder. 



If he could have but one cherry, it would be 

 Downer's Late Red ; the best of all cherries is the 

 Knight's Black Eagle. The earliest cherry that 

 is prolific is the May Duke — the latest the Late 

 Duke. 



The Green Gage he considered the best of plums 

 If one plum is to be selected, he would prefer 

 Prince's Imperial Gage; for two, add Smith's 

 Orleans;* for three, Gee's Golden Drop. 



George Jaques' List, 

 pears on quinck. 



NAME. TIME OF RIPENING. 



1. Ueurre d'Amalis Sfpttmber. 



2. Louise Bonne de Jersey Sept. and Oct. 



3. Vr'oaiiiate Oct. to Nov. 



4. Duchcsse d'Angonleme November. 



5. licurre Uiel Nov. and Dec. 



6. Glout Morceau Dec. and Jan. 



PEARS ON PEAR ROOTS. 



1. Rosteizer Aujj. and Sept. 



2. Rartlett Sipteml)er (curly.) 



3. Flemish Beauty September (late.) 



4. Seckcl October. 



5. Dix Oct. and Nov. 



6. "iJeurre d'Aremberg Dec. and Jan. 



Extending the list, I would add, — 



7. Madeline August. 



8. Andrews September. 



9. Rclle Lucrative September. 



10. Louise Bonne de Jersey Sept. and Oct. 



11. Trbaniste Oct. and Nov. 



12. M'inter Nelis Dec. and Jan. 



APPLES. 



1. Tortcr Sept. and Oct. 



2. Oraveustein October. 



3. Uubbardston Nonsuch Nov. to Feb. 



4. 11. I. (Jreening Nov. to March. 



^ f>. Balilwiu Dec. to .March. 



* 0. Uoxbury Russet March to J une. 



The best four sweetings, perhaps, are, — 



1. Large Early Bough August. 



2. Jersey Sweeting Sept. and Oct. 



3. Danvers Winter Nov. to April. 



4. Ladies' Sweeting Jan. to May. 



We observe that in the above lists tlie old St. 

 Michael is omitted. When in perfection, tliis 

 pear is scarcely excelled by any that grows ; or, 

 at any rate, by only three or four varieties. Of 

 late years, we arc told that it has succeeded quite 

 well in many localities. In setting even one dozen 

 of trees, we should certainly include the St. Mi- 

 chael, — known also as the White Doyenne, Vir- 

 galieu. Butter Pear, &c. 



For the New England Farmer. 



ILLINOIS FAEM IMPLEMENTS. 

 Mr. Editor : — A leader of tlie IScw York Trib- 

 une supposes a plow with other than a cast iron 

 luould board, to be a curiosity now-a-days. Now_ 

 without much humility, and as a corn grower ot 

 twelve years standing, in Suckerdoin, I am free to 

 say tliat I have never seen a cast iron mould board 

 plow in use in Illinois ; yet we do some plowing 

 liere. I propose giving a list and description pt 

 the implements I have in u.-k) for loorking the soil. 

 I use, in the first place, the "Breaking Plow," 

 drawn l)y four yoke of o.xen and cutting a slice 

 twenty inches wide and two deep, or an inch and 

 a half if quite level. The plow is 40 inches on 

 tlie bar, 34 on the edge of wing, is provided vyith 

 rolling cutter, and for mould-board is provided 

 with 4 rods placed one aV)Ove the other at inter- 

 vals of 3 to 4 inches, thus saving much friction 

 and weight, breaking 2^ acres per day. Next in 

 order is the cast steel pU)w, with wrought iron 

 bar, and cast iron upright ; the wing and mould- 

 board of cast steel from J to i of an inch tliick^ 

 cutting a furrow 15 inches wide, and from 3 to 7 

 inches deep, as is required. The entire plow 

 weighs GO lbs., and can be held with ease by a 

 boy ten years old. For a span of liorses >vcighing 

 2200 or 2400 lbs., 3^ acres is a fair day's work. 

 My harrow is an old-fashioned triangle frame with 

 I'J teeth ; a little Ijchind the age. 



For sowing small grain, I use a machine run- 

 ning on two wheels and dwiwn by one horse, sow- 

 ing ten feet wide each passing and 20 acres per day. 

 For marking up corn ground the first way I use a 

 sled with 4 runners, 3 feet long 4 feet apart, and 

 drawdi by two horses ; 30 acres is a day's work, 

 fhen with the "corn planter" drawn by a span 

 of horses, with a boy to ride on the machine, and 

 handle the tricker, and a hand to guide the team, 

 2 rods at a time are furrowed, crossed and covered, 

 and 15 acres are planted per day. 



The next is the "Cultivator"' used when the 

 corn is small ; then the "Tending Plows" of cast 

 steel, and "riglits and leits" wliich _ we run by 

 pairs. They cut a ten inch furrow in width, are 

 rio-ged Avith one handle each, and one horse at- 

 tached to each plow, but the plows are not at- 

 tached to each other at all, only the horses are at- 

 tached to each other by a double rein, such as are 

 used always in driving a span, which the plowman 

 puts under one arm and over thi other sliouldcr, 

 while he holds one plow in each hand. One horse 

 and plow are upon either side of the row of corn, 

 it passing under tlie plowman's right arm, as he 

 extends it to the opposite side of the row to hold 

 the right hand plow. Thus 7 or 8 acres are plowed 

 a day, "(one row being plowed at each passing) and 

 45 aci-es to the hand tor the season. 



I have used the "Pairs"' or "Rights and Lefts" 



for four years, thereby doubling the amount^ of 



corn raised with the same labor, so far as tending 



is concerned. 1Ie.>irv W. Mekri.\m. 



Little Town, Tazewell Co., 111. Feb., 28, 18o4. 



The Country Gentleman, Albany, N. Y. Lu- 

 ther Tucker, Publisher. There is not, in our 

 opinion, a more valuable agricultural journal in 

 the country than the one with the title above. Ita 

 views arc sound and clearly expressed. The paper 



