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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. . 



Nov. 



patience to wait till the kernel is clean out ; he 

 eats it by instalments in the shell, and trust him 

 for getting the whole of it ! Well, after the nut, 

 he will perhaps pick the bones of an apple, if 

 there bo one within reach, and when he has had 

 his fill he will wash his face with his paws, and 

 his paws with his face, and, feeling quite clean 

 and spruce and comfortable, he will roll over on 

 the turf, making funny little noises, and giving 

 queer little jumps, and then away ! up the next 

 tree stem, clawing, leaping, swinging, so fast — 

 up and up, till your neck is out of joint watching 

 him, and he is lost among the leaves. 



N. H. STATE FAIR. 



We are not able, in the present crowded state 

 of our columns, to give a detailed account of the 

 State Fair at Keene, N. H. In some particulars, 

 the Exhibition surpassed anything we have seen, 

 and especially in its Working Oxen : these were 

 numerous, of beautiful symmetry and in high 

 condition. Indeed, they attracted the attention 

 of all who beheld them. A building 400 feet in 

 length was well filled with manufactured articles, 

 fruits, vegetables, &c. The trotting course was 

 enlivened by some fiije animals, and the grounds, 

 as a whole, unsurpassed by any we have seen. 

 The attendance was large during the fair weath- 

 er. On Thursday, the Address was delivered from 

 the Judge's stand by the Editor of this paper, to 

 an attentive audience of more than 5,000 people, 

 and is spoken of as follows by the Boston Chroni- 

 cle. 



"At half-past two o'clock the address was com- 

 menced from the Judge's stand. Mr. Brown laid 

 down three propositions, namely : — That the 

 present was the most auspicious period for agri- 

 cultural improvement ; that there were means 

 specially calculated to promote that end ; and the 

 nature of those means. These were forcibly illus- 

 trated with great practical force, and were valua- 

 ble to a degree unusually realized at this Fair. 

 The sentiments and opinions delivered by Mr. 

 Brown were very enthusiastically received." 



Our thanks are due the officers of the Society 

 for their kind attentions, and especially to Wm. 

 P. AYiiEELEK, Esq., of Keene, for the hospitali- 

 ties of his house, during our stay at the Fair. 



For the New England Farmer. 



SEPTEMBER BLOSSOMS. 



Mr. Brown : — Inclosed I send you an apple 

 blossom, and might have sent you many more this 

 day, (20th Sept.) taken from the tree, one limb 

 of which has been in full bloom for several days. 

 Cannot some of the wise ones give us the science 

 of this young wonder 1 Tlicre is but a single un- 

 usual circumstance to be considered in investi- 

 gating the matter, viz : this blossoming limb was, 

 about five weeks since, exposed to the heat of 

 some burning brush, so as to kill or turn brown, 

 but not to burn its leaves. Other trees, similarly 

 dealt with, show no signs of putting forth blos- 

 soms. 



I am reminded, in this connection, of a circum- 



stance which we, the sufferers, think worthy of 

 note, viz : that while all the world is favored with 

 an abundant harvest of apples, that crop is an 

 entire failure throughout this town (Lebanon, 

 N. H.) while almost as soon as we pass beyond its 

 boundaries, we behold the trees burdened with 

 fruit. E. J. 



THE SEASON AND CROPS. 



Since October came in there has been occasion- 

 al falls of rain, but not enough to make any im- 

 pression on the streams or springs in this vicinity, 

 and now, Oct. IGth, they are lower than at any 

 time in the summer. A great many wells are 

 dry, fall feed has been greatly reduced, and the 

 feeding of stock on winter fodder must commence 

 early. The rain of Saturday night and Sunday, 

 though copious, will not much affect the springs. 



The Indian Corn Harvest is chiefly gathered, 

 and will prove a three-quarters crop, being much 

 better than was anticipated in August and the 

 forepart of September. 



The potato crop is also much better than was 

 anticipated six weeks ago. White Chenangoes 

 have rotted some, but most other kinds are sound, 

 and have yielded a fair crop. They> are selling, 

 howeverj to-day, in Boston market for $2 to $3 

 a barrel. 



Mangolds and ruta-bagas have been seriously 

 affected by the drought, and the crops will be 

 comparatively light. 



The crops in England and Ireland have been 

 good and securely harvested. The Dcrry Stan- 

 dard says, the agricultural produce of this sea- 

 son in Ireland will fully realize £10,000,000 

 sterling, Jifty millions of dollars, al)ove that of 

 last year. It also states that the grain markets 

 are cheaper in Belfast than in Philadelphia. 



For the New England Farmer. 



APPLE TREE BORER. 



De.\r Sir : — If the following method for destroy- 

 ing the apple borer, after it has entered the tree 

 so far as not to be reached by any other means, is 

 of any value, it is at your service. 



If the borer cannot be punctured by a wire, I 

 clear the hole of the cuttings, light an India 

 cracker and discharge it at the mouth of the hole, 

 holding it as near as possible. The concussion of 

 the atmosphere probably destroys the insect. 

 My trees are few, but I have practised it on them 

 many times in three years without a failure. I 

 usually discharge two, and if very much enraged, 

 three ; probably one would generally answer the 

 purpose. Perhaps a small tube, containing a few 

 grains of powder, might be more convenient, and 

 quite as effectual. Yours, &c., 



F. Field. 



P. S. Perhaps it is proper to say that the tree 

 is not injured in any way by the operation. 



Waltham, Oct., 1854. 



What our Country Pays for Guano. — The 

 Genesee Farmer says : 



