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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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CONTENTS OP THIS NUMBER. 



Calendar fcr August 345 



Green Corn t'litUliug — Rotation of Crops 346 



About Bees — racking Butter — The Milkman's Convention.. 34 7 



Feedinpr of Animals 348 



Horser:,(lish 349 



On Making Hay 350 



The Witch Haztl Test — Mulching — Wood Shavings 351 



The O.ik I'runer 351 



Influence of Soils on the Color of Flowers 352 



Trees on Farms — To Preserve Eggs. 352 



An Ohio Novelty 353 



Maturity of Plants 354 



Vermont State Agricultural Society 354 



Farmer's CUib— Remedy for Smut in Wheat 355 



A Shower — Lightning Rods — Haying 356 



What Kind of Farnnng 357 



Climate in Canada West 358 



Viewing of Farms — Experiment with Potato Rot 359 



Cutting and Curing Hay 360 



Our Aims are too Low 361 



Massachusetts vs. California — Agriculture in Egypt 362 



Canker Worms — A Ray of Light 363 



House Painting — Coal Ashes a Remedy for Bugs on Vines... 364 



A few Ideas About .Milk — Culture of Horse Radish 365 



Essex County 365 



Farming in Ohio — What Next ? 366 



How to Find Water — '-Blinds" on Horses 367 



.\. Lofty Cataract — A Curious Structure 367 



Use of Guano — Time for Transplanting Fruit Trejs 368 



Chinese for F.ai-mers cr Gardeners 36S 



Swine 369 



Iron HAiuses 370 



Feeding of Animals 371 



Harvesting Grain — Jonathan Slow 373 



Proper Use of Exercise — .\gricnltural Fairs 374 



Farms Entire — The Proper Time of Cutting Grain 375 



National Cattle Show — Cheese as a Digester 376 



Chapter on Husbandry — Sugar in the Living Animal 377 



Guano 378 



A Fertilizer Almost Equal to Guano 379 



The Farmer'siTact in Selling 379 



The Soil 380 



Wheat a Purifier of the Atmosphere 381 



The Wheat Crop of California 3S1 



Agriculture in Schools 382 



Making and Proservmg P.utter 382 



Successful Farming— The Seers 383 



Mixing Sawdust with Ashes 384 



Variety of Food Necessary 384 



Monthly Farmer for July 385 



Saving Grass Seed 386 



Extracts and Keplios 387 



Time for Cutting Grain 339 



Pine Woods Pf.sture and Southern Cows 390 



Covered and Uncovered Manure 390 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Cow Milker's -■i.ssistant 353 



The Expanding and Reversable Harrow 369 



Garden, and Fire Engine , 385 



EDWARD HARRISON'S 



GRIST MILL 



Received the highest premium at thoWorld^^ 

 Fair; and more than two hundred and fifty of 

 them have been sold withui two years. The 

 stones are French Burr ; the frames and hoppers, 

 cast iron; and the spindles, cast steel. They 

 will work both for flouring aud on all kinds of 

 ^ grain, and will keep in repair longer than any 

 S other mill. Having just completed my new 

 buildings, for manufacturing and running them, I am now pre- 

 pared to supply all orders lor all the sizes, from twenty inches to 

 four feet diameter, inchviing a superior farm and jjlant-'ition mUl. 

 which will grind corn in the best manner, by horse power, or 

 even by hand. Public attention is invited to this small mill in 

 particular. Descriptive circulars, with cuts, sent to post-paid 

 applications. EDWARD ILARRISON, 



Sole manufacturer, and proprietor of the Patent. 



New Haven, Ct. 

 April 29, 1854. 6m^ 



AGRICULTURAL 



WAREiioi^sE km mm stciee* 



QUINCY HALL, OVER THE MARKET, BOSTON. 



THE Pioprietors having recently enlarged their Warehouses, 

 and increased their works at Worcester, would respectfulif 

 invite the attention of Planters and Dealers in AGRICULTURAL 

 & HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, GARDEN and FIELD 

 SEEDS, &c., to their stock, comprising the largest and best as- 

 sortment to be found in the United States, which are offered at 

 low prices. 



Of PLOUGHS — we have the greatest variety of kinds anii 

 sizes. 



Improved Sod Ploughs, for flat furrows — improved Scotch 

 Ploughs for lapped furrows — improved Stubble Ploughs, whins 

 are especially adapted to deep tillage, or varying from 6 to li' 

 inches in depth. 



Self-sharpening, Hill Side, Sub-soil, Double Mould, Corn, Cot 

 ton and Rice Ploughs. 



Cylinder Hay Cutters, Smith's Patent Lever Gate, and others 

 Patent Corn Shellers, with and without Separators. Seed Sowers, 

 of various sizes and prices. Batchelder's patent Corn Planter, 

 improved . Fanning Mills of various sizes. Horse Powers, Thresh 

 ing Machines, Thermometer Churn, Dash Churn, Corn Planters, 

 together with almost every article wanted on the Plantation. 

 Farm or Garden. 



Illustrated Catalogues sent gratis on application, post-paid. 

 RUGGLES, NOURSE, MASON & CO. 



Boston and Worcester, Mass., Jan. 1, 1853. tf. 



Morriirs Ditching Maehliie, 



PATENTED MAY 10, 1858. 



ANEW, cheap, and useful implement for ditching soft laiio 

 Operated by two men, without the aid of horsi-s. .ipplie;. 

 tion for machines or rights may be made to the subhcribiv 

 JONATHAN W. MORRILL, Hampton Falls,' N. II., or '- 

 RUGGLES, NOURSE, M.VSON & CO., Boston. 



Boston, Sept. 13, 1853. 



Mr. J. W. Morrill ; — Dear Sir, — I have this day put in ope.'- 

 ation on my farm in Ipswich one of your Patent Ditching Ma- 

 chines. The land selected for trial was a salt marsh, bounde<j 

 by upland on one side, on the other by a creek ; we had there- 

 fore an opportunity of testing it on both hard and soft land. I 

 have great pleasure in stating that the machine worked to mv 

 entire satisfaction, although it was used by two men who ha-^ 

 never before seen one in use. They cut a ditch at the rate of over 

 six rods per hour, 2 feet four inches in depth. I consider it d> 

 very valuable labor-saving machine. Yours truly, 



J. NOURSE. 



We, the undersigned, have seen Morrill's Patent Ditching Ma- 

 chine in operation, and certify that we think it far superior to 

 other modes of ditching, and consider it a very valuable labor- 

 saving machine. 



David Nudd, Hampton, N. H. Robert Dow, Salisbury, Mair 

 J. M. Palmer, " " Abel Merrill, " " 



JouN B. Brown, Hampton Falls. Trck Pike, " " 



J br'h Lane, Hampton Falls. Mack B. True, " " 



Moses True, Salisbury, Mass. 



May 27, 1854. tf 



Oyster Shell Liiii? 



Ray (iiass. 



Q AA BUSHF^LS Perennial Ray Grass. 

 'J U U 100 bushels Italian Ray Grass. 



These valuable grasses give a rapid .and hand.some growth for 

 lawns, and the crop, which should be cut three times daring the 

 season, makes a sweet hay or a valuable green feed for soiliii". 

 For sale by PARKER, WHITE k GANNETT. 47, 59 Jt 63 Bl.ack- 

 stone Street, Boston. 



July S, 1854. 4w 



fllAVE on hand, and am constantly manufactui-ing this ar 

 tide for farming purposes. It has also been extensively usee 

 during the last season for laying the walls of cellars, and stonf 

 work of a similar nature, and is found to answer this jiurpoa* 

 equally as well as the best stone lime. After 1st March, tix- 

 prices will be as follows : 



For less than 50 bbls 50<; 



Or over 50 bbls 40c 



In Bulk — a large car load containing 80 bbls 30c 



A small car load containing 40 bbls 35c ^ bbi. 



delivered at either depot in Boston or Charlestown. 



JAMES GOULD, 

 Feb. 18, 1854. tf 70 State Street 



To the Farmers of Middtesex. 



THE Committee on Farms, of the Middlese,v Ai^ricultttra. 

 Society, hereby give notice that they will commence their 

 view of Farms on or about the Jirst of Septe7nbcT. Those per- 

 sons desirous of competing for the i)remiums, are requested to 

 notify either of the undersigned at an early day. From a pretty 

 thorough examination of the farms in the county in former years, 

 the committee believe that there are very many highly worthy at 

 examination, and that oughc to bo reported upon — they therr- 

 fore hope the applications will be numerous. 



Charles Babbidoe, ; 

 Samuel Chandler, > Committee. 

 Simon Biiown. 

 Concord, July 22, 1854. 





