VOL. jnv. NO. ai 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL, 



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love niiH stay 1>.V the land which contains the dust 

 of Slid) men ! On these hills and tluougli these 

 valleys there ever will he industry and tempe- 

 rance, iron sinews and noble hearts ; shall we not 

 encourafre our sons to stay and drink the pure wa- 

 ters nnil breathe the free air which (Jod has poured 

 over this soil ? With her schoolhouses, her acad- 

 emies, and co'leges, New England can never have 

 any other than a cultivated mind — a population 

 which will ever stand high in the scale of man- 

 hood, the whole world heinj? judge. Her sous 

 have already thrown a deathless glory over her, 

 and I doubt not, will yet do wonders for the good 

 of man. Think of these blue hills! — are there 

 any like them ? Think of these sweet brooks and 

 valleys! — are there any like them? '1 hink of 

 these villages ; tliese sons and daughters ; think of 

 these schools, these Sabbaths, with a ministry un- 

 challenged the earth over, these temples of God 

 so frequently blessed with the visits of the angel 

 of mercy — think of New England as she has 

 been — as she now is — as she may be ! — an<l 

 say where is the spot on the face of the earth, 

 tliat will bear comparison with her! And where 

 is a spot for your sons to S| end their pilgrimage 

 on earth so safely, so pleasantly, so usefully ? O 

 could I reach the ear of our young men in New 

 England, I would say to them : Here is land 

 enough — take it. Here is enterprise enough, 

 and here is the sheet anchor of this nation ; stay 

 by the sepulchres of your fathers ; stay by the 

 soil which none but freemen may tread ; stay by 

 the fountain which is for the salvation of the land ; 

 and when you have covered our soil, and millions 

 swarm here, then go out and seek other homes. 

 But, above all, I would say, wliether you stay 

 here, or go away, remember that New England is 

 your mother, and never act unworthy of your 

 parentage ! 



For the .New naland Karnier. 



i.arge: and successive crops op indian 

 corn, rye and hav. 



Mr Fesse.ndf.n, — 



Dear Sir: If you see fit to publish the whole, 

 or any part, of the subjoined communication, it is 

 altogether at your service. 



The following system of cultivation, by which 

 three valuable crops of Indian Corn, and Rye, and 

 Clover, may be obtained in two years, 1 would 

 recommend as highly deserving of trial by farm- 

 ers generally. 



While once on an excursion, on the river Mer- 

 rimack, and at Haverhi 1, I was politely shewn, by 

 Mr David Howe, his spacious and well stored 

 barns, and large stacks of hay, the produce of his 

 extensive and fertile fields, lying on that river, 

 which were cultivated by this saine, or a very 

 similar mode. 



In the spring of the year early, or what would be 

 preferable, in the course of the preceding autumn, 

 or winter, the manure, in a suitable quantity, is 

 applied equally over the whole surface of the 

 field, and intimately incorporated with the soil by 

 repealed but not deep ploughings and harrowings. 

 At the suitable time for planting, the whole field 

 IS again ploughed and furrowed, in rows four feet 

 asunder, and again cross-furrowed in rows at the 

 sanje distance, and the corn is immediately 

 dropped in the hohows, which are formed by the 

 intersection of the cross-furrows, and covered to 

 the usual depth. 



.At weeding time, the corn is earthed up a little, 

 and nearly to a level with the surrounding earth. 

 It is twice hoed afterwards at the suitable periods, 

 but never hilled. At the last hoeing the ground is 

 rendered perfectly clean and level in every part. 

 W'inter lye, and clover, and other grass seeds, are 

 now sown over the whole field in suitable quanti- 

 ties, and covered by drawing a bush harrow be- 

 tween. 



In autumn a large crop of corn may be expect- 

 ed, and in winter when the ground is frozen, with 

 a well sharpened hoe, the stubs of corn are cut 

 close to the surface. Early in the next summer, 

 the rye is reaped, yielding a good crop, and at 

 midsummer, wuen the heads of the clover are 

 half turned to a brown color, the whole fields, 

 clover and rye stubble intermixed, are mown ; the 

 whole together constituting a large croi'. The 

 rye stubble absorbs the juices and the flavor of 

 the clover, which it retains, thus becoming highly 

 palateable and nutritious, and forming, when all 

 are well made, a large amount of food, of a qual- 

 ity superior for horses, and other domestic ani- 

 mals. 



Thus are three crops produced in two yearsi 

 and on the same ground, where, ordinarily, but 

 two crops are yielded, and all with a diminished 

 amount of labor and expense. 



The clover being a bieimial plant, a large crop 

 of hay is produced in the third year froin the oth- 

 er superior kinds of grass which were sown. 



It is admitted that where large crops of Indian 

 corn are desired, hilling up should never be prac- 

 tised, but the ground in all the latter statres should 

 be preserved perfectly level, neither should the 

 ground be ploughed after the first hoeing, but only 

 harrowed lightly, or slightly stirred with the ctil- 

 fivator, an admirable instrument, intermediate 

 between the harrow and plough ; that the roots 

 which will be found extending at a little distance 

 beneath the surface, in every direction, may be 

 sufl^ered to remain, proceeding unmolested. 



The rye, and the clover, and other grass, serve 

 as a mutual protection to each other, during the 

 severe and open winters. 



Very respectfully, your friend, 



William Kenrick. 



JVonantvm Hill, J^ewton, JVov. 26, 1835. 



A GREAT CROP. — The Lancaster (Ohio) Journal 

 says, "at the Agricultural Fair held at Circleville, 

 on the 26th and 27th of Oct. Mr Ashabel Renick, 

 of Pickaway county, Ohio, received the premium 

 of $10 for the best acre of corn grown in the usual 

 way, containing 1.57 bushels and one peck. We 

 learn that the field from which the above acre 

 was selected, contains about forty acres, and that 

 the average crop of the whole will be upwards of 

 140 bushels to the acre." 



To REMOVE SPOTS OK GKFASE OR PITCH FROM 



WOOLLEN CLOTH hi a pint of spring water dis- 

 solve an ounce of pure jiearlasli, adding to the 

 •solution a lemon cut in small slices. This being 

 properly njixed, and kept in a warm state for two 

 days, the whoc. must be strained and kefit in a 

 bottle for use. A little of this liquid poured on 

 the stained part, is said instantaneously to remove 

 all spots of grease, pitch or oils, and the moment 

 they disappear the cloth is to be washed in clear 

 water — Glasgow Mec. Mae. 



Watei'.i.ng PLACES. — Every faruiir sIkjuM en- 

 deavor to provide a guo<l watering place I'or his 

 cuttle ; some are very inconveniently situated in 

 this respect, and others neglect to improve the 

 advantages they possess. Some farmers water 

 their cattle at a pond or puddle, and when the 

 snow and ii'c have accumu'atrd, the poor animal* 

 have to reach down so fur for the water that tlu^y 

 do not obtain half so much as they need. Many 

 watering plac<'s might be improved by a large 

 trough ; even were a few days spent in turning or 

 raising streams, or in fencing out a new watering 

 place, it would lie time we I spent. 



More depends on this business than farmers in 

 general are aware of; cattle must have a plenty of 

 good water, or they will not kiie]) in good condi- 

 tion. Where the water is ini-onvenieni, the 

 young, feeble and bashful, (as Paddy woidd say) 

 get but very little. If it be convenient, a trougli 

 should be set, with one end about a foot and a 

 half and the other two or three feet from tlif 

 ground; this will accommodate calves and sheep 

 as well as oxen and horses. You should be as 

 accommodating to your animals as was the car- 

 penter to the feline race, wIk'U he made a large 

 hole in the barn-door for the old cat and a sinaU 

 one for the kitten; another advantage, when tlie 

 snow is deep the water will be much more con- 

 venient by having one end of the trough high. 



If your watering place be in a bleak situatioS, 

 put some boards on the northern side, else Boreas, 

 with his rude b'asts, will drive yoifr cattle away 

 before they drink enough ; they often shake thetr 

 heads, and make up faces, whith show their 

 great dislike in having this windy old fe'low puf- 

 fing in their faces, and whistling around their 

 ears. — Yankee Farmer. 



Home The only fountain iii the wilderness 



of life, where man may drink of waters total'y 

 unmixed with bitterness,, is that which gushes 

 forth in the calm and shady recesses of domestic 

 love. Pleasure may heat the heart into artificial 

 excitement ; ambition may delud* it with its gold- 

 en dream ; war may indurate its fine fibres, and 

 diminish its sensitiveness ; but it is only domestic 

 love that can render it happy. 



It has been justly remarked by an ancient wri- 

 ter, that of the actions which claim our attention, 

 the most splendid are not always the greatest^ 

 and there are few human beings who are not 

 aware, that those outward circumstances of pomp 

 and affluence which are looked on with admira- 

 tion and envy, seldom create happiness in the 

 bosonjs of the possessors. It is in the unrestrict- 

 ed intercourse of the domestic circle, where the 

 heart must find that real enjoyment, if experienced 

 at all; not in threading the complicated labyrintli 

 of politics; not amidst the glare of fashion, nor 

 surrounded by the toils of state. 



Weevil in grain With a view to protect 



their grain from the weevil, th? Shakers at Can- 

 terbury, N. H. are accustomed to sprinkle their 

 granaries, both floor and sides, with fine newly 

 slacked lime ; and this had proved with them an 

 eff"ectual preventive Yankee Farmer. 



The wood of the mulberry tree is used for 

 many purposes. Being compact, pliant, and har(l, 

 and capable of receiving a good polish, it is 

 sought by upholsterers, turners, and carvers. 



