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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Sept. 24,1830 



ed, more conveniently during winter than out of 

 the field or giirden heaps. 



^ J^ote All the ahove roots will preserve better 



in sand than in the common earth ; but when the 

 former cannot be had, the sandiest earth you can 

 procure must be dispensed with.' 



NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Anniversa?-y Meeting of the New York 

 Horticultural Society was held at their room, 

 Nihio's Garden, on the 7th inst. The Inspecting 

 Committee of the Society, consisting of J. J. Palm- 

 er, W. R. Cooke and E. Wade, Jr, have given a 

 report, which our limits will not permit us to in- 

 sert entire. From this it appears that Dr Hosack, 

 Patron of the Society presented 6 fine Water 

 Melons, one of v/hich weighed 42Jlbs. and a 

 basket of fine Grapes. Nathaniel Prim, Esq. 

 from his place at Hurlgate, a basket of fine Grapes, 

 composed of soirie of the best kinds grown under 

 glass, viz. Black Prince, White Ilamljurg, Frontig- 

 nac, &c. Procured from the Vinery of Mr Perkins, 

 of Boston, Muscat of Alexandria, Grizley Tokay, 

 White do, Chasselas white. Red do. Hamburg 

 Black, Cape Black. Miss Allen Wyckoff presented 

 some excellent Scuppernong' wine, made at the 

 plantation of General Daniel N. Batemaii, Tyrrel 

 County, N. Carolina. ' A quantity of very fine 

 fruit was procured from Boston, from Mr Downer, 

 consisting of Bartlett, Andrews, Cushing, Har- 

 vard, and St Ghelien Pears, all ofsuperior sorts, and 

 deservedly esteemed.' Timothy Whittemore, Esq. 

 Greenwich — A dish of fine figs, raised in the 

 open air, &c. Dr Pascalia — A branch of the 

 White Mulberr}', lately introduced by him from 

 the Horticultural Society at Paris, &c, &c. 



The following are some of the Volunteer Toasts. 



By the Mayor. The culture of fruits, plants 

 and flowers — May the delightsome task be ever 

 honored by the sons and daughters of the republic. 



Mr Bacon, on behalf of the Albany Horticul- 

 tural Society — We are a scion taken from the ])a- 

 rent stock — as the stock tlirives so will the scioii 

 flourish — May both grow under the genial influ- 

 ence of |)ublic favor. 



Judge Buel, the President of the Albany Hor- 

 ticultural Society, sent by him. Horticultural 

 improvement — While it asks no monopoly may its 

 rewards be as liberal as its blessings are diffusive. 



Richard Hatfield, Esq. Our sister horticultural 

 societies — Sisters of the same family, living with- 

 out envy, and rejoicing in the number and pros- 

 perity of each other's lovers. 



Benjamin Poor. The Fanner and Horticulturist 

 of La Grange, who, after assisting our ancestors to 

 defend the Nursery of Freedom, sowed seeds of 

 the same kind in France, which he now lives to 

 see bearing fruit abundantly. 



[We regret that want of room obliges us to 

 omit further details of the proceedings on this 

 interesting occasion.] 



MERRIMACK CATTLE SHOW. 



The, Merrimack N. H. County Agricultural 

 Society are making preparations for an extensive 

 Cattle Show and Fair and Exhibition of Domestic 

 Manufactures and Agricultural Products, at Can- 

 terbury, N. H. on the 13th and 14th days of Oc- 

 tober. Able Committees are appointed for the 

 examination of the various articles. The agricul- 

 tural Address will be delivered by the Hon. Pliillip 

 Carrigain ; after which the Hon. John Vose, will 

 deliver au address on the subject of Temperance. 



MONTREAL CATTLE SHOW. 



The Montreal (Canada) Agricultural Society 

 took |tlace at St Laurent, on the 9th inst. — Lib- 

 eral premiums were awarded on Draft Horses, Neat 

 Cattle of improved Canadian breed, as well as of 

 other improved breeds. Sheep, Swine, Cheese, 

 Butter, and Domestic Mauutactured articles. The 

 Show of Horses, Neat Cattle, Sheep and Swine 

 was stated to be more numerous than at any for- 

 mer County Cattle Show, from the first institution 

 of the Society ; and the manifest improvement in 

 all descriptions of Stock prove how extremely 

 beneficial the exertions of the Society have been 

 to the country ; and from the number of Canadian 

 Farmers present, it is quite evident that a great 

 interest is excited amongst them in the improve- 

 ment of Stock, and success of the instittition. 



Hoic to destroy Rats. — A friend in Salem, Mass. 

 informs us that rats are easily destroyed by sprink- 

 ling a little of the powder of Spanish flies on 

 some buttered bread, or other food of which rats 

 are fond, and it will soon destroy them. 



Remarkable Calf. — Mr William Furness of Med- 

 ford, Blass. owns a Heifer calf, which was calved 

 the 17th of March last, and weighed on the 20th 

 inst. 465 lbs. 



NOTICE 



To Dairy Farmers tliroughout tlie United States. 



A first premiwn of one hundred dollars, 

 A second premium of fifty dollars 



Will be paid by The Treasurer of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, for the 

 best Butter, from any State in tlie Union, ex- 

 hibited at Boston on the second day of Decem- 

 ber, 1830. 



A sum raised by private subscription has been 

 placed in the hands of the Trustees of said 

 Society by a number of the inost respectable 

 citizens of Boston, to pay the above premiums. 



The object proposed, by procuring, if practi- 

 cable, an exhibition at Boston of the best Butter 

 made in any of the States, is to promote improve- 

 ment, near home, in the process of making and 

 preserving an article of very general consumption. 



The country at large will also benefit by so 

 extensive a competition for the prizes. 



The quantity offered by any one person for pre- 

 mium, to be not less than three hundred weight— 

 put up in new tubs or firkins, with the competi- 

 tor's name and place of residence marked thereon. 

 Any remarkable attention to nicety in the manner 

 of putting up the Butter will not escajie the notice 

 of the examining committee. 



As a further encouragement to become com- 

 petitors, all persons who send Butter w:ll have an 

 opportunity, on the day after the Exhibition, to spII 

 it at public auction without expense. The most 

 liberal jjrices may be expected for a large quantity 

 of good Butter, put up for family use, as there is, 

 probably, no market in the Union better than that 

 at Boston. 



All parcels intended for premium, agreeably to 

 the above notice, must be sent on or before the 

 first day of December, to the Agricultural Ware- 

 house, care of Mr JoHX B. Russell, No. 52, 

 North Market Street, Boston, and on Thursday 

 the second day of December at 10 o'clock, A. M., 

 a committee of competent judges, to be appointed 

 by the Trustees, will attend to inspect the Butter, 

 and to award the premiuins, which will be paid 

 on the afternoon of the same day at the same 



place, by the Treasurer of the Society ; and on 

 the following day, all such parcels as have not ' 

 been previously disposed of at private sale, may 

 be sold at Auction by an auctioneer appointed by 

 the Trustees, and seasonable public notice will be 

 given of such sale. 



N. B Persons intending to be competitors are 



particularly desired to notify such intention by 

 letter, addressed to Benjamin Guild, Esq., post 

 paid, Boston, several days previous to the exhibi- 

 tion, that arrangements may be made accordingly. 



RICHARD SULLIVAN, ) 



PETER C. BROOKS, f Committee of 



JOHN HEARD, Jr, I Trustees. 



GORHAM PARSONS, ) 

 Boston, Sept. 1830. 



MASS.^CHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Saturday, September 18, 1830. 



F K u I T ( 



.Qpples. — From John Prince, Esq. Ribstone 

 Pippins, very fine, and deserving more extensive 

 cultivation ; from the same, Summer Pearmains, 

 and Early Greenings. From Mr Wells, York 

 Russetts and Wells' Pippin, an apple of high re- 

 putation. Froin Mr Manning, large fruit supposed 

 to be the Alexander, but as it fell unripe, it could 

 not be identified. 



Pears. — From Mr Heath, of Brookline, medium 

 Pear, natiie unknown. From Mr Richard Ward, 

 of Roxbury, Bartlett Pears, very large and beauti- 

 ful, from Graft of 1829. From Mr John Green, 

 of Pepperell, Seedling Pears. From J. Princk, 

 Esq. Green Catharine, very superior ; Andrews 

 Pears, very large; Fulton, Johonnot, Verte Longue, 

 and Green Satin : the two last appeared to be the 

 same. From Mr Manning, a fine Pear, from the 

 garden of Mr Hooper, of Marblehead. The tree 

 was received from Spain several years since, and 

 called ' Golden Beurre,' a most beautiful fruit, 

 and unlike any other known to the Committee, 

 but different from the Beurre D'Or, of pomological 

 authors. 



Plums. — From John Derby, Esq. of Salem, 

 Smith's October Plums, unripe ; a valuable sort 

 ripening late in October. From Mr Manning, 

 Plums from the garden of Mr Seoomb, of Salem ; 

 can be preserved by drying, like the European 

 Prune. 



Peaches. — From Mr E. M. Richards, two sorts, 

 Natural Clingstones, Freestones, and Old Mixoa 

 Freestone Peaches. From Mrs Sigourney, Boston, 

 Natural Freestones,of beautiful appearance. From 

 Mr Manning, Alberge Peaches, Cox No. 11, « 

 good variety. 



JVcctarines. — From Mr Manning, Vermach 

 Nectarines, Golden Clingstones, very beautiful; 

 see No. 5, Prince's Treatise. 



Grapes. — Native Grapes from Rev. G. B. PerrT, 

 of Bradfi)rd, Dr Williams, of Cambridge Port, 

 and Mr Amos Perry, of Sherburne ; the last 

 were superior, and worthy of cultivation. From 

 Mr FosDicK, of Charlostown, Golden Chasselas 

 Grapes, raised in the open ground. 



Bristol County Cattle Show. — This exhibition 

 for the benefit of agriculture, mechanics, and 

 manufactures, will be on Wednesday, October 6, 

 at Taunton. The attention whic.h is given to 

 these subjects in this County, and the improve- 

 ments which have been made in the sevcfsl 

 branches to which this association have extended 

 their patronage, give promise of an exhibition, that 

 will do honor to the County, 



