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IMPROVED HINGE HARROW. 



Among the various kinds of harrows in use, we 

 are inclined to think that the one represented 

 above, whieh we find illustrated in the Catalogue 

 of Messrs. Kuggles, Nourse, ^lason & Co., will 

 be found to possess more advantages than any 

 otlicr. / 



This harrow is usually made to take a breadth 

 of 5 feet. It is composed of two pieces of frame- / 

 work, connected to each other by iron hinges / 

 coming together like common l)arn-door hinges, 

 and which, extending across tlie pieces width- / .> 

 wise, are bolted to each bar, thus greatly / 

 strengthening the harrow. The ends of the/ / 

 bars are secured from splitting by iron rivets. / , 

 The harrow may be folded double, or separated''// 

 into two parts for the convenience of transpor-/// ^ 

 tation or other purpose 

 lifted for any purpos 



in motion ; and the easy and independent play 

 of the parts up and down upon the hinges, en- 

 ables the instrument to adapt itself to the 

 surface of the ground in all places, so that 

 whether going througH hollows, ^r over knolls 

 and ridges, it is always at work, and every 

 tooth has an operation upon the soil. There 

 are thirty teeth in the harrow, and yet they stand 

 cqui-distant and wide apart each way, so that 

 while from their number and arrangement the 

 ground is worked fine, they are not liable to clog. 

 This harrow is made heavy for rough land and the 

 pulverizing of sod furrows, or light for grain and 

 grass seed. It is a very light, pretty harrow for 

 one horse, when made of bars 2^ inches square, 

 with teetli of half-inch steel ; and thus made, 

 and carrying a breadth of five feet, one horse will 

 harrow as much ground, in a day with it, as is 

 usually accomijlished by two horses. It is made 

 to draw either end forward ; and when the teeth 

 become dull by working in one direction forward, 

 tlie teeth may be hitched to the other end, and 

 they are sharp again. 



For the New England Farmer. 



CATTLE OF NEW ENGLAND. 



On the last page of an interesting paper on the 

 climate of New England, from the pen of Hon 

 John C. Gray, President of ^Massachusetts Soci 

 ety for Promotion of Agriculture, we find tlie fol 

 lowing sentence — "A race of cattle has grown up 

 among us whicli, though a very moderate degree 

 of attention has been paid to them on the whole, 

 \H higlily distinguished by its vaUialile (jualities in 

 every essential particular ; and although tlie im- 

 portation of valuable foreign animals should liy 

 no means be discouraged, it is far from certain 

 that the liest mode of improving our domestic cat- 

 tle is not by careful selections from our own 

 stock." It IS pleasing to find the views hereto 

 fore put forth by Pickering, fjowell and Colman, 

 in relation to the cattle bred and born on the 



rocky hills of New England, so fully indorsed by 

 one so competent to judge. If we do not mistake, 

 these are the sentiments of the reflecting yeoman- 

 ry of the country. If this be so, let our motto 

 be — improve the native breed. 

 March 4, 1854. 



NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



We notice by the Dec/ham Gazrtte, that the 

 Sixth Annual Meeting of this Society was holden 

 at Dedham, on Wednesday, the 29th of Ma^ch. 

 Oflicers and a Board of Trustees were elected for 

 the year : — 



Marshall P. Wilder, President. 



Benjamin V. French, ~ 



Samuel D. Bradford, 



CnEEVER Newhall, 1 y.^^ Presidents. 



John Gardner, [ 



Ralph Sawyer, 



Charles C. Sewall, 



Hon. Thomas Motley, of Dedhara, introduced 

 the following motion which was unanimously 

 adopted : — 



That the thanks of this society be and are hereby presented to 

 Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, for his very able and untiring exertions 

 in the cauae of Agrculture in general, and especially for his de- 

 ration to the best interests of this society from its commence- 

 ment, and also for his consent to yield to us tliose acceptable ser- 

 vices for another year. 



On the adoption of the above vote Mr. Wilder arose, and in an 

 elo<iuent and feeling manner, acknowlLMlge<I the gratitude and 

 happiness ej;])erienced, in finding that his services in behalf of 

 the society and to the great cause of agriculture, had been ap- 

 preciated and declared, lie confesse<l that he had been a lover 

 and devotee of the cause of agriculture from his earliest years, and 

 that he had spent a large ])art of his life in its service, witli no 

 hope of reward l)eyond the genenil welfare, and the generous 

 and kind apjireciation of his friends and the community. He 

 trusted that the society woulil continue to i)rosper, that its ben- 

 efits to all classes of the community would be increased, and to 

 that end his services, while living, should never be wanting. 



The efforts of the Norfolk Society have been 

 singularly successful — not lucky, there has been 

 no luck about it, but this success has been the le- 

 gitimate result of good management and hard 

 work ; controlling everything at the right moment, 

 and leaving nothing to chance. With such men 



