vol.. XIV.no. 40. 



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Wc are pleaseii to Icnni lli:it quite a iiiiriilior of 

 fanners throughout our country, arc beginiting to 

 ,cngago ill the Silk Cuhure. Dr Stone of this 

 town, lias transplanted this Spring ] 100 or 1200 

 Mulherry trees from two to three years old, sorue 

 of them older. The lield in which he has placed 

 them, is of a light and stony soil, such as is said 

 to produce leaves of the best quality. There is 

 an abundance of this kind of soil in the country, 

 particularly in the hill towns west of here. It is 

 hardly lit for anything but Mulberry trees, but 

 would undoubtedly jjrove more profitable than 

 the most fertile meadow land, if applied to this 

 purpose. — Grecnfidd Gat. 



The Trustees of the American Institute of New 

 York, have issued a circular, directed to the friends 

 of the useful arts and national industry, in which 

 they state that a s[)acious hall has been taken for 

 a term of years, in Broadway, to be denominated 

 " The Repository of Arts of the American Insti- 

 tute." It will be opened in the early part of May 

 next. "It is intended to collect in one great hall, 

 machines, models, specimens, and drawings of all 

 the important improvements and inventions which 

 our country affords ; and for that purpose, man- 

 ufacturers, mechanics, artisans, inventoi-s, and 

 producers, throughout our country are invited to 

 contribute their various products." 



JVovd Importation. — Five large African male 

 Asses, of a nearly milk white color, were on Sat- 

 urday lauded from the brig Commaquid, which 

 arrived here on Friday from Gibraltar. These 

 animals are altogether unlike in appearance to the 

 English Ass or Donkey, one of which may be 

 occasionally seen here, and which is a diminutive 

 little animal, and of very little use as a beast of 

 burthen. The African Ass is, on the contrary, as 

 Inrge as a middle sized horse, and has been, as far 

 back as the days of Scripture, an animal much 

 prized for its useful qualities in Asia and Africa. 

 The present importation — although there are 

 probably Asses enough already in the counti-y — 



is likely to prove a valuable acquisition A". Y. 



Jour, of Com. 



To raise potatoes in Ireland, .English seed is 

 planted ; In England, Irish seed. — American Mag- 

 axine. 



French Wines. — Immense quantities of the 

 light wines of France are annually thrown away. 

 They will not bear transportation, and cannot find 

 a market at home. — Ibid. 



The heights of Mountains may be ascertained 

 with considerable accuracy by inserting a ther- 

 mometer into boiling water. The heat of the 

 water at the boiling point is less, in proportion to 

 the distance above the earth. — Ibid. 



T lirn- is in England a company or union of 

 twenty men, who by saving two cents a day, and 

 making a joint stock of the s.nnc, became masters, 

 (owners,) of n snug little manufactory, and in a 

 few years, owned each, a comfortable house and 

 ganleu. Thus mechanics may rise in the world 

 if they can have the profits of their labor. — Re- 

 former. 



Sheep. — A correspondent has fm-nishcd us 

 with the following receipt, which he says he knows, 

 fiom repeated experiments, to be " good for mak- 

 ing strong wool and healthy sheep." It is easy, 

 cheaj), and well worthy of trial. 



" When the sheep is shorn, dip a cloth in 

 soft soap, and rub the sheep all over — then dip 

 the cloth in warm water and give the sheep a 

 complete lather, and let it go." — Ten. Far. 



, Real estate in Springfield, near the location, or 

 supposed location of the railroad depot, has taken 

 a sudden rise of from 20 to 50 per cent. 



Locust Trees. — Captain Richard Hale, of 

 Westhampton, obtained last year for 13 locust 

 trees, delivered at the river in West Springfield, 

 .50 cents per cubic foot, including all the limbs, 

 except those quite small. They measured 306 

 feet, and amounted to 153 dollars. Here are 153 

 dollars for less than two and a half cords of locust 

 timber. 



Red Oak. — Capt. Hale also sold a large red 

 oak stick, 62 feet long, for 30 dollars i and Oren 

 Kingsley another about 50 feet long for 20 dollars 

 — both delivered at the river. Red-oak is worth- 

 less for many purposes, but for ship keels seems 

 to be about as valuable as any timber. The two 

 sticks were bought for the keel of a large vessel ; 

 and it is said they will be worth about 100 dollars 

 at the ship yard. — Hampshire Gaz. 



Maple Sugar 'jhi; Ma|ilu Sugar season is 



over for this year. Manufacturers have pulled 

 out the sap spouts — plugged up their treis, and 

 can now tell us to a fraction what their luck has 

 been. The run was not so grout, we believe, as 

 it has been some years — although about as good 

 as ordinary. Those who commenced early enough, 

 Iirocured their usual (piantity of sugar. Mr Steb- 

 j bins, of Conway, made from 1200 to 1400 lbs. 

 Mr Randall, of Shelburne, infojnis us that he 

 iiiaimfacturcd over 900 lbs. besides making up- 

 wards of a barrel of molasses. Mr Spaulding, 

 and Mr Ripley, of Montague, made ui)Wards of 

 800 lbs. each. As yet, we have heard of no 

 heavier producers about here than the above men- 

 tioned. The sugar is rather higher than usual, 

 this year. It sells from 12 to 10 cents. Maple 

 molasses has been sold here at $1,00 jier gallon. 

 It is sans pareil for puddings, &c. — Greenfield 

 Gaz. 



At the explosion of the Eagle Powder Mills, 

 near St Louis, last month, seven hundred kegs of 

 gunpowder were ignited at one time, ten buildings 

 occupying three acres of ground, were destroyed, 

 and the shock was sensibly felt throughout an area 

 of twenty miles — but not a single life was lost. 



Shocking. — A colored man was recently burnt 

 alive by a mob in St Louis. The sufferer had 

 previously stabbed, mortally, a sheriff and a con- 

 stable ; was arrested and placed in jail, but an 

 infuriated populace demanded and obtained him, 

 and then burnt him by a slow fire. 



Arrow Root is sometimes adulterated with starch, 

 or the fecula of potatoes. Pure arrow-root is not 

 so white as either of these mixtures; its grain is 

 finer; and it contains small lumps that crumble 

 between the fingers. The jelly that is made of it, 

 and the water that is turned off, are inodorous ; 

 while those of the adulterations have a disagree- 

 able smell. — Ibid. 



JVovel Cure. — Dr Barrett, of Middletown, Con. 

 relates in the last number of the Medical and 

 Surgical Journal, a case of successful treatment 

 by flagellation, where a large dose of laudanum 

 had been taken. 



A French scientific journal certifies to the 

 efficacy of common salt in fixing white wash 

 made of lime. The water in which the lime is 

 slacked, should be first saturated with salt. 



The whitewash thus produced is permanent. 

 It does not crack, nor come off upon one's hands 

 or clothes. 



Imported Silk. — The Northampton Courier 

 states that the Hon. G.^Grenell, Jr., of Greenfield, 

 in answer to an inquiry directed to him from Dr 

 Stebbins of Northampton, says that the silk im- 

 ported into this country during the year 1835, 

 amounted to Sixteen Millions, Four Hundred and 

 Ninetvseven Thousand Dollars. 



West Hartford Wheat. — We are told that the 

 West Hartford Wheat mentioned in the Farmer 

 for May, was part of the produce of a very large 

 field, which averaged thirtythree bushels to the 

 acre. Where is the farmer in the far-famed Gen- 

 esee country, or in Illinois, who is doing a better 

 business than to raise such crops in Vermont ? 

 What would the reader say if we should assure 

 him that the man who raised this crop had last 

 year a clear profit from his farm amounting to 

 several hundred dollars more than the Governor's 

 .'ialary, and to more than his whole property was 

 worth ten years ago ; and that this prosperity lis 

 entirely the result of farming in Vermont ? We 

 think it more likely than not, that any one who 

 shoidd take the trouble to inquire, would find it so. 

 — Vt. Chron. 



Safety Steam Boiler. — The United States Tel- 

 egraph of the 14th inst., contains notices of a 

 Steam Boiler, i/ivented by a Mr SoloniDn, "of 

 sufficient strength to resist the greatest amount of 

 pressure by which collapsing or bursting was 

 rendered impossible." 



Price of making Cocoons. — In our January 

 number we had an article on the " \n\cG of mak- 

 ing cocoons," in which we stated that a silk- 

 grower of Mansfield was ready to contract for 

 "making" cocoons at .$1 a bushel. We supposed 

 no person coidd mistake our meaning; but it 

 seems a correspondent of the Ne\T England Far- 

 mer understood us to say the offer was to " furnish" 

 them at that price, for in this manner he misquotes 

 our language. Had he read the article, as origin- 

 ally published, he could but have seen that we 

 alluded to the price of making on contract, hav- ' 

 iug the foliage, &c. furnished, and not to furnishing 

 the manufacturer with them from the product of 

 his own trees. The corresjiondent affects to 

 doubt the "correctness of the proposition," and 

 "to test" it "offers §2 for 3000 bushels, [.$2 a 

 bushel we presume] to be delivered at the Farmer 

 office any time in the present year." Jt is prob- 

 ably known to the writer that cocoons have been 

 selling through the season at $3 a bushel, and 

 that it is expected they will advance 25 or 30 per 

 cent, the coming season. Under these circum- 

 stances, he can hardly expect that any silk-grower 

 will furnish him at 50 per cent, discount ; but if 

 he has the foliage for the 3000 bushels of cocoons, 

 the silk-grower of Mansfield will gather it and 



make the cocoons at the price stated Silk Cul- 



turist. 



The productiveness of melons and cucumbers 

 is increased by nipping off the ends of the 

 vinse. 



