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NEW ENGLAND FARMKR, 



JAN. 6, IRS 6. 



perly thinned, kept clean of weeds, and earthed 

 lip aa may he necessary, generally not more than 

 twice. When the top turns brown and decays, 

 the tubers or roots are taken Ujiand carefully pre- 

 served thronsfh the winter from frosts. The tubers 

 will be of various sizes according to circumstances 

 — generally of the size of a walnut, or perhaps 

 larger. These planted in the spring will ])roduce 

 roots of sufficient size to determine the kinds and 

 qualities of the produce, which may be ascertained 

 by cooking in different ways, and thus their rela- 

 tive value for the table, &c. fixed. 1 he tbrd 

 year the tubers wdl liave attained their ordinary 

 full size and excelbnce, which they will maintain 

 for a number of years, when they again require a 

 renewal. Hitherto there has been no difficulty 

 among us of procuring new varieties from abroad, 

 or renewing our old kinds of the potato ; but it 

 might be well for our gardeners, and even our 

 farmers, occasionally to adopt the English mode 

 of preserving this valuable jdant in perfection, or 

 even furnishing specimens superior to any now 

 cultivated, since it is well known tliat the most 

 valuable of our varieties are not like the original 

 stock, but are the results of careful cultivation. 



^V. G. 



that you would gather more fruit from the vines 

 where there was but one or two plants in a hill, 

 than you would, were you to leave half a dozen. 



Were you to leave too many, the vines will 

 becomes so thick that when they set for bearing, 

 most of the fruit will decay before it comes to 

 any maturity. Miles Beach. 



j^ew London, March 20, 1834. 



(From Goodsell's Gpnesec Farmer.) 



ON THE CUI.T1VATI03V OP VINES, CCnciirbi- 



taciae.> 



Many people find much difficulty in raising 

 vines, owing to the depredation of the black flea 

 or the striped bug. As soon as vegetation becomes 

 visible, thousands of these insects will gather on 

 the tender plants, and often cut them down as 

 soon as they appear above the .surface of the hills. 



By following the subsequent rules, you may 

 easily cultivate melons, cucumbers, &c. without 

 much difficulty. Soon after warm weather has 

 commenced, select a rich, warm, dry place in your 

 garden or field ; plough or spade it deep, at the 

 same time incorporating the soil with well decayed 

 manure ; sheep manure is the best. 



Lay out your ground in hills four and a half 

 feet asunder, each waj', raising them considerably 

 above the natural surface of the ground, with the 

 hills inclined towards the south. Having pre- 

 pared your hills you are ready to commence 

 planting. Distribute no less than ten or fifteen 

 seeds in a hill, covering them one quarter of an 

 inch in dejjth. As soon as the plants have made 

 their appearance, take of ashes or soot two parts, 

 plaster one part, ])ulvenzed charcoal one part, 

 mix these ingredients together, until the mixture 

 is well incorporated. With this composition 

 enter your garden or field in the morning, while 

 the dew is on, and with a quantity in yonr hand 

 throw it over the plants, dustiujr them a.s much as 

 possible, in order to suffocate the insects, takinj; 

 particular care to dust the under part of the leaves. 



By following these directions you will have the 

 pleasure of seeing your plants in a thriving con- 

 dition, and in a few days entirely out of the way 

 of these troublesome insects. 



As soon as the plants begin to interfere with 

 one another, commence thinning them out. Pull 

 out all but two or three in a hill, leaving those 

 that look the most promising. There are many 

 persons, who leave no less than half a dozen in a 

 hill — this is a mistaken notion ; for I am confi- 

 dent, that could you rest assured that no worms 

 would molest the roots, it would be better to pull 

 iall out but one ; and I am fully persuaded, too. 



It was ascertained, on subsequent investigation, 

 that A pin, which confined a certain portion of her 

 garments to her neck, was by the force of* the 

 blow driven through the integuments and spine, 

 until it reached the spinal marrow ; and was the 

 cause of this instantaneous suspension of all the 

 functions of the body or mind. She was restored 

 to consciousness, and to the full possession of all 

 her faculties as soon as it was removed. 



EXPERIME.VT IN KEEPIHG SwEET. POTATOES. 



It became necessary for me to spend the whole 

 winter together with my family in the city. Hav- 

 ing made a fine crop of potatoes, T wished tl»t we 

 should enjoy at least a portion of them, and at the 

 same time, did not feel disposed to purchase what 

 was in such abundance on the plantation. As 

 opportunities would offer but seldom to bring 

 them from thence, I determined to pack some up 

 in barrels, and knowing from sad experience, how- 

 rapid ly they decayed when thus packed alone, I 

 had a parcel of sand got, and placing a small quan- 

 tity at the bottom, proceeded to place the potatoes 

 in, packing them as close as possible, and then 

 filling the interstices with sand, as we advanced. 

 The only care taken was that none should be 

 bruised, and that all specked and rotten potatoes 

 should be excluded. When the barrel was filled, 

 v.o placed about an inch of sand at the top, having 

 first sh; ken them so as to have every part com- 

 pletely filled with sand. In this state they were 

 headed iq) and sent to the city. I do not believe 

 that I had a potato less in the barrels, than if I 

 had not used the sand, for they were placed in first 

 and the sand afterwards thrown in and shaken 

 down. I took no care to have dry sand, but used 

 that which happened to be handy at the [ilace 

 where they were packed, and the most of it was 

 moist. These ])otatoes lasted us until very late in 

 the spring without sprouting or shriveling, as is 

 always the case when kept late, nor did I lose 

 many by rotting, perhaps not more than half a 

 dozen to the barrel, and this I had every reason 

 to cx|ject, for the potatoes had been harvested sev- 

 eral weeks, and in selecting them the hea|)s were 

 overhauled. Those which rotted, in all probabil- 

 ity had received some injuryor had the seeds of 

 decay, though not obvious at the time. 



Review of Brighton Market, for the year 1835, 

 13 weeks, ending March 30. 

 5988 Beef Cattle, estimated sales 



173 Stores, do. 



8348 Sheep, do. 



3920 Swine, do. 



$251,496 



4,190 



29,218 



20,580 



13 weeks ending June 29. 

 3803 Beef Cattle, estimated sales 



488 Stores, do. 



7808 Sheep, do. 



4072 Swine, do. 



$305,484 



$174,938 

 15,616 

 23,424 

 23,4U 



$237,395- 

 13 weeks, ending September 28. 

 10,035 Beef Cattle, estimated sales $321,220 

 4631 Stores, do. 64,034 



42,524 Sheep, 

 4470 Swine, 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



74,391 



15,64£ ,, 



$475,29^ 

 13 weeks, ending December 28. 

 31,270 Beef Cattle, estimated sales $625,40(| 



A SINGULAR Incident Dr Flint, in his lecture 



last week, on the anatomy of the brain, illustrdted 

 the astonishing influence which the nervous sys- 

 tem exercises over the whole corporal and mental 

 functions, by a well authenticated anecdote, which 

 is too remarkable to be lost. He stated that in 

 Berlin, in Prussia, an individual, during a violent 

 dispute with his wife, in the course of which both 

 parties became much enraged, undertook to ad- 

 minister a salutary chastisement. He struck her 

 with his hand a light blow on the back partjof her 

 neck. The woman instantly fell, and became 

 apparently immediately deprived of all sensation; 

 and after various methods were resorted to, with- 

 out success, to reanimate her, she was pronounced 

 to he dead; grave clothes were provided, and 

 some persons commenced strip]iing the body of 

 its a[)parel, in order to array it, preparatory to its 

 interment. On removing a kerchief from her 

 shoulders, the woman to the consternation of all 

 present, started up, assumed a menacing attitude, 

 and proceeded to finish an opprobrious term 

 which she was applying to her husband when he 

 struck her the blow that appeared to have pro- 

 duced such serious results ! 



$1,878,03: 



1832 1833 1IS34 



40,807 49,180 36,3S; 



9,886 3,286 18,48! 



132,697 84,453 100,583 90,722 93,766 



19,639 26,871 14,697 17,408 27,844 



1830 1831 

 Beef Cattle, 37,767 33,922 

 Stores, 13,685 15,400 



Sheep, 

 Swine, 



-Daily Mv. &{ Pat. 



The light. The frequent location ofcountingt 

 houses, and other places where busiuesg is carried' 

 on in close and dark situations is equally injurioui 

 to the sight and to the getieral health ; for the lat- 

 ter is not more affected by confined and ill ventil- 

 ated rooms, than the former by dim and obscure 

 ones, into which the light of day can hardly evei 

 be said fairly to penetrate. It is, therefore, essen- 

 tial to the preservation of sight in any degree ol 

 vigor, that the apartments in which the greatesl 

 part of our time is spent, and in which are carried 

 on those occupations requiring a continued exer- 

 tion of our eyes, be in a light and cheerful situa- 

 tion ; for whoever neglects this advice, will soon- 

 er or later feel its baneful effects. Care should 

 be taken to avoid rooms whose windows face 

 whitewashed walls, which reflect the rays of the 

 sun so powerfully, as in a short time to weaken 

 the strongest sight, causing inflammations and a 

 train of other evils. 



