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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



June 



may the yoiinji; men of other counties emulate the 

 zeal and intelligence of those of Middlesex. 

 April 24, 1854. Essex. 



Remauks. — Residing in Middlesex County as 

 we do, and feeling a deep interest in the prosperi- 

 ty of the Middlesex Society, we cannot help ex- 

 pressing our gratification, and, in the name of the 

 Society, its thanks, for the commendations be- 

 stowed upon it hy one who has been liimself the 

 honored President of the Essex Society for many 

 years, and a gentleman whose interest in the 

 noble cause is not surpassed by any. 



A FOX'S REVENGE. 



A respectable man of the county of Montgom- 

 ery resided on tlie banks of the Hudson river. 

 Que day lie went to a bay on the river, to shoot 

 ducks or wild geese. When he came to the river, 

 lie saw six geese beyond shot. He determined to 

 wait for them to approach the shore. While sit- 

 ting there, he saw a fox come down to the shore, 

 and stand some time and observe the geese. At 

 length he turned and went into the woods, and 

 came out with a very large bunch of moss in his 

 mouth. He then entered the water very silently, 

 sank himself, and then keeping the moss above the 

 water, liimself concealed, he floated among the 

 geese. Suddenly, one of them was drawn under 

 the water, and the fox soon apj^eared on the shore 

 with the goose on his back. lie ascended the 

 bank, and found a hole made by the tearing up 

 of a tree. This hole he cleared ; placed in the 

 goose, and covered it with great care, strewing 

 leaves over it. The fox ^hen left ; and while he 

 was away the hunter unburied the goose, closed 

 tl'.e h(de, and resolved to awa t the issue. In 

 about half an hour the fox returned with another 

 fox in company. They went directly to tlie place 

 where the goose liad been buried, and threw out 

 the earth. The goose could not be found. They 

 stood regarding each other for some time, when 

 suddenly the second fox attacked the other most 

 furiously, as if offended by the trick of his friend 

 During the battle he shot them both. — Murray's 

 Creation. 



BLACK WARTS— WHITEWASH. 



Black warts on phim trees should be cut out 

 and burned. Should they re-appear, repeat the 

 operation till tlie evil disappears. .But this course 

 is not always effectual. We knew a tobacco chew- 

 er to cut out a large wartona plum tree, and tak- 

 ing the quid from his mouth, warm and juicy, 

 applied it to the wound, and on that spot there 

 was no gathering of the wart afterwards. 



WUITEWASn. 



Remember that whitewash is one of the finest 

 things in the world to promote cleanliness and 

 health. Old buildings, the coverings of which 

 may not be worth the expense of a coat of paint, 

 and which arc so unsightly that you are justly 

 ashamed of them in their present condition, may 

 be made to appear almost like new work by the 

 application of a few coats of whitewash. Fences 



around the house should be washed or painted, 

 also the interior of all out-buildings, barns, sheds, 

 hen-houses, granaries, &c., and the walls of the 

 collar, as well as the overhead ceilings of the 

 rooms in the house. A liberal use of this sanita- 

 ry material is of great consequence ; lime being a 

 powerful dislnfector, and highly efficacious in y>vo- 

 moting health at all seasons of the year. Pow- 

 dered lime sprinkled over the bottom of the cellar 

 after the roots are removed in the spring, and re- 

 peated occasionally through the season till cold 

 weather, will prevent the unpleasant odor ordina- 

 rily engendered by warmth, and keep the atmo- 

 sphere jnire and sweet. 



SALT AND ASUES FOR SHEEP. 



Ilave a trough in your sheep shed or pasture, 

 and keep it well filled with a mixture of salt and 

 ashes — one part of the former to three of the lat- 

 ter. 



CHARCOAL FOR SWINE. 



Throw to your swine, occasionally, a handful of 

 charcoal. Breeding sows, and those with litters of 

 pigs, will not only eat a little charcoal, but like old 

 bones, and will sometimes eat a bit of lime mortar 

 as large as a hen's egg — they should, therefore, 

 come to the ground every day. 



For the New England Farmer. 



SHALL I ENGAGE IN FARMING ? 



Mr. Brown : — Dear Sir, — Being a subscriber 

 and a constant reader of your valuable paper, and 

 noticing that you are always willing to answer 

 the many questions which are jaroposed to you, 1 

 would like to inquire through the columns of your 

 paper, if a young man, with a small capital, of 

 say eight or ten hundred dollars, may advantage- 

 ously engage in farming in ]\Iassachusetts 1 and 

 in what part of the State could he best locate, tak- 

 ing all things into consideration? If you, Mr. 

 Editor, or some of your correspondents, some of 

 the old experienced farmers of the State, whose 

 names wo often see in the Farmer, Avould give 

 this subject a little attention, and impart a little 

 good advice on this subject, you will no doubt 

 oblige many others beside myself. b. 



For the New England Farmer. 



WHY DO CATTLE EAT THE HORSE 

 MANURE? 



Mr. Editor : — I wish to make some inquiry 

 through the columns of your paper, in regard to 

 cattle eating horse manui'e. Some of my cattle 

 seem to have a ravenous appetite for it, as it is 

 thrown into the barn cellar. I should think they 

 would eat more than one half of it. 



Is it a natural appetite;, or do they eat it in 

 place of something else wldeh they ought to have? 

 is there anything lost in the way of manure, or is 

 there something gained in the way of keeping? 

 If there is a loss, what is the remedy ? d. a. 



Wtlton, April 3, 1854. 



