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Millet, incliuliiig tlin straw, whicli T 



think eqiiul to Imy, 

 Buckwheat, 24 hiishels, at 50 cents, 

 Oats, 150 Imshels, at 50 cents, 

 Hay, 12 tons, at $17i per ton, 



earli, and an extra man to assist in loaiiinj,' ; thoy instead of discciiraginjr, s.jotns to have "iveii 



$3,171 02 



In the above I have made no account of what 

 remains on liand, nor of what was cousnniod on 

 the farm. My potato crop was a jrood one, 

 amounting to over 2300 bushels, and all of the 

 choicest kinds, for table use, and which are less 

 prolific than the more common sort. My hay 

 crop was not as good as the year previous ; and 

 I was not alone in that, for very few of the best 

 cultivated farms in this county gave over half a 

 crop. 



In July last, I purchased of S. Hawes, Esq., a 

 farm, consisting of 184 acres of land, formerly the 

 property of Judge Spencer, lying 3^ miles west of 

 this city, where, should my life and health be 

 spared, my future efforts will be directed, princi- 

 pally in rearing superior animals for sale — such 



71 00 I hauled ISG loads from thn house, (about a mile 

 12 00 distant) dropping the same in piles over the field 

 To 00 (200 loads in all) — this was accomplislieil at three 

 210 00 o'clock, anil the remainder of the afternoon occu- 

 pied by four of the men, in spreading the manure 

 in the drills, of which about a third was done be- 

 fore dark, while tlie fifth man with two of the 

 horses cross [jjoughed, and s<vwed with oafs about 

 two fifths of .in acre. 



On the second day we conuueneed planting at 

 seven o'clock with two men and two hoys spread- 

 ing the manin-e, three women at two shillings jier 

 day, and five boys aT one shilling si.\pe;:ce, drop- 

 ping, and Patrick Hephron, with two ponies ami 

 an iiujjorted plough, covering. The whole was 

 accomplished at five P. M. iu excellent style ; and 

 it may not be amiss to add, that the ploughman, 

 plough and horses, were the same that gained the 

 first prize at the last jdonghing match. As some 

 persons have expressed doubts of the possibility 

 of performing so much work in so short a time 

 with two horses, the President and Secretary of 

 the Charlotte Agricultural Society who were in 



as cattle, sheeji, and swine ; and hoiie, by um-e , 



mitted care and attention, to deserve a share of | •';;;''';'^1°" ,''"',' <lay,^can remove them. I have 

 jiublic patronage. My cattle are of the pure " Im- 

 proved Durham Short Horned" breed ; sheep of 

 the "South and Hampshire Down," '' New Lei- 



cester," and pure " Merino" breed ; swine of the 

 "Imported Berkshire," "Improved China," — 

 some females of the " Mackey" and " Mocho," 

 which I am crossing with my Berkshire and 

 China. I have also made arrangements to pro- 

 cure the " Bedford ;" and it is my intention to 

 procure the best breeds our country affords, so 

 that [ can test their peculiar and individual qual- 

 ities, by comparison and demonstration ; keeping 

 each breed piu-e, as well as experimenting by 

 crossing with the different varieties. 



No animal on the farm has been more generally 

 neglected than the hog, and it is my opinion, no 

 animal will pay better, with proper care and at- 

 tention to breed, for the expense incurred. But 

 they require care and attention, which farmers 

 and laborers are too apt to neglect. 



Fearing J may trespass too much on your tune, 

 as well as that of your readers, I will conclude hy 

 promising you, should it be agreeable, an account 

 of my success in cultivating the Ru.a Baga. 

 Very respectfidly, 



Yours, &e. &c. 



Caleb N. Bement. 



Bement's Hotel, Albany, March, 1836. 



also forty bushels of my heavy oats sown, and 

 come above ground very handsomely, notwith- 

 standing the backwardness of the season. 

 Yours in haste, 



C. Campbell. 

 G. JV. Smith, Standard Office. 



merearieil nupciiis to preparntions for planting the 

 mulberry and hereaflcr extending the pro.luction 

 and tnanufacture of silk. It remains to be lestc<l 

 whether the soil of our St.ite shall be well adai.ted 

 to the mulberry cultivation. Nothing yet appears 

 lo discourage the luidertaking ; and as thn mul- 

 berry orchards may be planteii without the invest- 

 ment of a large .capital, it might be nsefid to afford 

 legis'ative countenance to such towns from the 

 State as already, or may hereafter i)osse.ss (;u-m3 

 employed in support of the poor, in the cidtiva- 

 lion of the mulberry, as would fully test the fact 

 of the adajitation of this clitnate to the j. reduction 

 of silk. As silk is deprived of what has been 

 called the protection of the general governnient, 

 it might not be invidious if the State should ex- 

 cept such land as is actually einployed in raising 

 the mulberry from taxation imtil the orchard shaii 

 become productive." 



PLANTING POTATOES. 



On Friday last we had the jileasure of witness- 

 ing a most pleasing spectacle in a field adjoining 

 this town : viz. the active and interesting opera- 

 tion of planting 75 bushels of potatoes in one day, 

 in the most a[)proved style of cultivation, 'i his 

 was on the farm of the High Sheriff, and he has 

 been so kind as to ; fford us the following details. 

 St Johns, jV*. B., City Gazette. 



Mo>-DAY ."^lonNiNG, May 30. 



Dear Sir — After harrowing, cro.ss-ploughing, 

 harrowing again^ and opening the drills with the 

 plough in ii field of three and a half acres, i hauled 

 out the manure and planted it iu two days with 

 seventyfive bushels of cut |)otatoes, seed at four 

 to five inches apart in the rows. The labor ex- 

 pended upon it was as follows : — On the first day, 

 four horse carts were employed with a driver to 



Extract from the Message of Governor Hill to the Legis- 

 lature of JVew Hampshire. 



'' There is no pursuit that tends more directly 

 to the independence and happiness of the people 

 than agriculture. More [uoductive as it is more 

 necessary than any other, it is a matter of giatifi- 

 cation and pride that it is a calling scarcely less 

 reputable than that requiring the highest order 

 and severest a|)|ilication of intellect. The tnost 

 intelligent and most meritorious citizens are of 

 thos/!Vvho labor with their own hands in agricul- 

 tural pursuits. Of sueli men it is safe to make 

 not only legislatoi-s to frame our laws, but magis- 

 trates to execute them. As agricidture has risen 

 in estimation, so have our farmers increased in 

 wealth and ail the means of independence. In 

 the westerly part of the State especially, of late 

 years, the rearing of sheep and the production of 

 wool has come in aid of other objects yielding 

 ready money and often an unexpected profit. — 

 One new subject of enterprise succeeds another ; 

 although in a rougher soil and a severer climate, 

 the time may arrive when wool to New England 

 shall be as important a staple as the wheat of the 

 Middle, or the cotton of the Southern States. 



The public attention has recently been drawn 

 to the culture of the uudi crry, the raising of silk 

 worms, and the production of silk. That this im- 

 portant itetr. of consumption and of traffic maybe 

 produced in the United States as extensively as in 

 any coimtry of the world, will not be disputed. 

 The late changes of the tarifl" bring the bulk of ar- 

 ticles of which silk is composed or is a compo- 

 nent part, into the country free of duty ; and from 

 this cause it is extensively taking the jdace of the 

 finer cottons and woollens. The value of import- 

 ed silk^ into the United States for home consump- 

 tion during the year 1835, according to the custom 

 house returns, was neatly sixteen millions of dol- 

 lars. The introduction of the article free of duty, 



Bd.nkkr Hill Mo.nume.nt. — A writer for the 

 Salem Landmark su'jgests the following plan for 

 completing that edifice: "I propose, at each c(;l- 

 ebration in New England, on the approaching an- 

 niversary, \vhen the usual toast is given ' to the 

 heioes. of Bunker Hill,' that a ])late shoidd be 

 handed round after it is drank in pure sparkling 

 sjiring water, and that collections be made for the 

 monument which stands on this hill, and that all 

 be incited to contribute to it, but in no instance, 

 over onedollar. The sums so collected to be tra'ns- 

 mitte<l by the Pr^-sidents of the day to the Presi- 

 dent of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, in 

 Boston, who will acknowledge the sums in his 

 paper. Thus shall we know that we are the wor- 

 thy descendants of the noble band who ilared to 

 resist the tyrants, and vvho ; re worthy of the lib- 

 erty which was bequeathed to them by their 

 fathers, and even by themselves, over a degrading 

 and debasing api^etite." 



TuKNii's. — It has been hinted to us by one who 

 knows, that it is an excellent practice, to scatter 

 in at the last corn hoeing, a little turnip seed. 

 The expanse is trifling, and a good crop of turnips 

 may be realized thereby. Particularly shoidd this 

 be (lone the jiresent year, as corn lias come uji 

 so poorly. When the corn comes up well and 

 grows luxuriantly, the crop of turnips will neces- 

 sarily 1)3 light, but if the corn be thin or of small 

 growth, it will be good, if the soil be favc rable. 

 Our informant states, that he raised 300 bushels 

 one year in this way, without any trouble or ex- 

 pense, Sflve that of gathering. This subject is 

 worth attention. — Yankee Farmer. 



Table Covers. — Tlie Shakers of Lebanon, N. 

 H. are engaged in ihe manufacture of an article 

 for table covers which resembles oil-cloth, but 

 has many advantages over it, inasmuch as it is 

 perfectly pliable, and will double as readily as 

 linen cloth. It is made of common sheeting, 

 painted will) gum elastic and other ingredients, 

 in a ver)' tasteful manner, with borders of gar- 

 lands, wreaths and vines, presenting an unique 

 and very handsome appearance. — Times. 



'The number of persons in Great Britain and 

 Ireland, en<;aged iu cotton, wool and flax manu- 

 factures, is eight hundred and fiftyfive thousand 

 three hundred and seventyfour. 



