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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Oct. 8,1830, 



yeiir beCore il is used, anJ like other coinposts, be 

 fn;c(iieiitly turned over, and tlioiou^'hly Tiiixed, 



If youisod and tilhigo are good, and tlie succes- 

 sion of your crops judicious, a small dresfing every 

 year from Iiea|i3 like tlicse, will acconiplisli much, 

 and render your pianls strong and healthy ihrougli- 

 oiit the ^^ea■ion. But when large quantities of 

 manure of any kind are given at once, the drought 

 and hnat of our summers frequently make it de- 

 structive to your favorite nmslings. 7'lieir short 

 and feeble roots can find no moisture; of course 

 the wiiole plant droops and sickens in the sun, 

 aiid is absolutely starvcil in the midst of plenty. 



SWEET POT.\TOKS. 



We have been presented by Mr Abel Hough 

 TO.f, Jr,of Lynn, with a quantity of Sweet Potatoes, 

 of a shape, size, and quality that will vie with 

 any brought from the Southern States. Mr II. 

 lias given us the following account of his mode 

 of cultivating this delicious vegetable. ' The spe 

 cimen of Sweet Potatoes that I send you are a 

 part of eight bushels (after rejecting the small 

 ones) that I have raised this season from si.x quarts 

 of the slips |)nicured from Mr J. B. Russell's Seed 

 Store last spring. The slips were started in a hot 

 bed, as they are very apt to rol in the ground oth- 

 erwise, anil not vegetate. They were planted in 

 hills; in each hill was previously put half a bush- 

 el of sanil, and half a bushel of loam mixed, with 

 no manure; and otherwise were cultivated like 

 common potatoes; I consider the culture of 

 gweet potatoes, when well understood, as of less 

 trouble in New England than the common potato, 

 and more profitable to raise eveji for swine ami 

 stock. Their flavor, when raised in proper soil, is 

 equal to any brought from the Southern States, as 

 the accompanying specimen will prove. I am 

 satisfied that tlie slips you sold last spring, and 

 procmed from Mr Darnell at the suggestion of 

 Mr Lowell, were the true sort, and decidedly su- 

 ])erior to any ever before offered for sale in Bus- 

 ton.' 



We have also received a box of sweet potatoes 

 from E.Edwards, Esq. of Springfield, who raised 

 six bushels from four (piarts of slips — his method 

 of culture is essentially similar to that of Mr 

 Houghton, and was pursued vrith an equally satis- 

 factory result. 



FRUIT STEALING. 



A fellow, who has lately broken into Mr Porto's 

 garilen at Cambridgeport, twice in one Sunday 

 evening, and carried off about half a bushel of 

 peaches, and did some damage to grape vines, 

 was lately arrested at Lowell, and rather than be 

 brought to Cambridge and stand trial, paid ^^ 

 dollars to be released, as far as Mr Pond was con- 

 cern 'd. The Commonwealth have not yet settled the 

 matter in their behalf We shall next week pub- 

 lish tlie statute law on this subje-t, which is very 

 eevere as well as salutary. — We are happy to 

 state that several gentlemen in the neighboring 

 towns wiio liave suffered severely, are determined 

 to prosecute all trespa.ssers of the above sort, to 

 tlie utmost extent of the law. — Many a person, 

 who has begun his career of vice by stealing from 

 an orchard, has ended it with a baiter about his 

 neck. 



From tho Mtnufaetureri and Farmer** Journal and tlio Microcoita 



PAWTUXET FAIR. 



The annual Cattle Show and Fair of the Rhode 

 Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic 



Industry was holden at Pawtuxel, on ihe 29lh 

 Sept. The exhibition of stock and houseluld 

 manufactures evinced a gratifying iinproveiiient. 

 There were some shop articles of considerable mer- 

 it, among which wo noticeil plated silver harness; 

 some large files; a handsome telescope, by Mr 

 Hamlin. 



We also observed a pretty general a!?sortinenl of 

 trees, shrubbery and flowers, from the garden of 

 the Messrs Dyers, in Cranston. This establL-h- 

 ment promises much utility to cultivators in this 

 part of the State, and, we trust, will meet a com- 

 mensurate patronage. The trees and plants ap- 

 peared healthy ami vigorous. 



We mention, with pleasure, the fact, that the 

 liberal offers of the Society, last year, to induce 

 the cultivation of the Mulberry, have iwt been 

 without success. Messrs Dyers have already a 

 nursery often thousand scf(//!»gs, from 2 to 3 I'eut 

 in height. These were sown on the 17tli of -'Vpril 

 last. Mr Spinic, of North Kingstown, has 4,500 

 seedlings, which were sown the 2Sth or 29tli of 

 April, and are now vigorous and thrifty. Other 

 plantations of this tree, on a less extensive scale, 

 have been commenced, in different |iaits of the 

 State; and we doubt not that the establishment 

 of a Jilinture, with a regular price for cocoons, 

 would insure the production at no distant period, 

 of silk in considerable quantities. There was 

 only one small lot of cocoons exhibiteil at the 

 Fair. These were made on the farm of Mr Ives, 

 in Warwick. 



While on this subject, it may not be improper 

 to inform those interested, that it has been asser- 

 ted on good authority, that silk worms will feed on 

 the leafofthe common low bramble, or blaokheriy 

 liiisb, so called, as greedily as on the mulberry ; 

 and that the substitution of this new food has 

 not been found to change perceptibly, the quality 

 of the silk. If such be the fact, we hope that 

 those who can vouch for it from personal cxjierj- 

 ence, will give particular and circumstantial details 

 of what they have seen ; that people may he pre- 

 pared to turn the discovery to good advantage, 

 another year. 



OFFICIAL REPORTS 



0/tke Rliode hla-.d Callle Show and Fair, for 1S30. 

 The following reports, made by the respective 

 Committees, on Wednesday the 29th of Septem- 

 ber, were severally accepted by the Standing 

 Committee, and the premiums directed to be paid 

 its therein awarded. 



NEAT STOCK, EXCEPT WORKI."»0 CATTLE. 



The Committees on Neat Slock, have had no 

 lif-sitation in awarding the first premium on Bulls, 

 to James D'Wolf, of Bristol, for a full blood short 

 orn, sired by a noted Bull (and to whom he is no 

 discredit) imported by George D'Wolf, out of an 

 imported Dam — premium $12 



They were equally unanimous in awarding 

 the second premium on Bulls, to J. J. Paine, of 

 Smithfield, for a Bull 16 months old— ,$10 



Alter much hesitation, the committee awarded 

 the third premium on Bulls, to James Douglas, of 

 Portsmouth, $S 



This Bull is descended from the D'Wolf 

 stock. 



For the best Bull Calf, 6 months old the pre- 

 miuin is awarded to Sam. Baker of Warwick, $5 



For the second best Bull Calf, 4 months old, 

 the premium is awarded to Carr Harrington, of 

 East Greenwich, $3 



The third premium on Bull Calves is aw.irde 

 to William Beverly, of Providence, for a Coif 1 

 weeks old, $2 



Founli premium on Bull Calves, to Sioii i 

 Rhodes, of Cranston |ll 



For the best Cows, not less than two in nun 

 bcr, the premium awarded to Thos. R. Gieeiii 

 of Wi.rwick, $S 



In tliiriy days these Cows yielded 2131 lbs. ( 

 milk; one of them averaging 32 lbs. and the otln 

 39 lbs. a day. 



There were other fine Cows, but no certificate 

 having been pre.scnted, the <o iimittee, by the ie{ 

 Illations, were precluded from awarding the rej 

 iihir premium, but as this was an omission, uniii 

 leiitional, ]ierhap.«, on the part of the owners, lb 

 committee rei-ommend ;hat a premium be awarde 

 to William Thiirber, of Providence, for seven 

 Cows, by him presented, of iJS 



To John Pettis, of Jidinston, for a Cow wliid 

 was said to have avera^'ed during the months i 

 July and August, 27 quarts a day, S3 



To Christopher Sheldon, of Cranston for a Coi 

 having yielded for two months, .32 lbs. of milk dai 

 ly, the committee recommend a premium of jjo 



To William Robertson of Smithfield, for tlii 

 he.st Yearling Heifer, sired by George Smith's hull 

 12 months old the first of May, a pret'nium of .t4 



The second premium for a Yearling Heifer, 

 awarded to John Jeni-kes.of Smithfield f2 



J. B. FRANCIS, \ 

 WILBUllKELLEY, / 

 S. T. NOIITHA.M, > Commiaet. 

 GORTON ARNOLD, V 

 DUTEE ARNOLD, } 



[To be concluded nExt week.] 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETt 



Saturday, October 2, 1830. 



r n u I T s . 

 Pears. — From Mr R. Toohey, of Waltlinir^ 

 fruit of Gore's lleatlicot, from the original tret 

 and of uiinsiial fine appearance, and cxcellef 

 quality ; in flavor much rct--cmliling a sprightly; 

 Michael, and of equally fine appearance. Oi 

 weighed 8;} oz., two, 7 oz, and a cluster of foi 

 1 J lbs. Mr Toohey stated that from the irecsni: 

 being so full as usual, the fruit was over tlit 

 common size The committee recommend lli^ 

 Seedling Pear, as deserving of extensive ciillii; 

 tion. From A. Brimmer, Esq. of Boston, a brum 

 of St Mirhael's, 26 inches lonj;, containing 

 large and fair pears, wpiirhin;; in ai] 10 Ihs. 3 

 From G. G. C lanniiig, Eq. of I'ceto;!, fruin 

 the Brown Ri.urr^, and St Michael, oi' fine «| 

 pearancc. From Cant. D. Chandler, of Lexin: 

 Ion, fruit of the St Michael, taken from a tree 

 his neigliliorhciod. The fruit from this tieeli 

 thus far been free from blight, whicli has sogti 

 erally aflTected, in this vicinity, this fine vi 

 From Gen. Dearborn, fruit of the English Bergs 

 inotte. From Mr Tucker, of Roxbiiry, a peart 

 good flavor, name unknown to the coiniiiillf 

 From Mr John Perry, of Sherburne, Pear, nnm 

 unknown. From Mr .Alexander Young, of Hostoi 

 fruit of his fine large Baking Pear, name niikiin*' 

 one (jear weighed 20 oz. From Mr Wm. Pni' 

 Jr, of Watertown, fruit of the Brown Bsurr^, Lon: 

 Green, and a varieiy, name unknown. From f' 

 Parsons, Esq. of Brighton, fruit of the Eii(lic«; 

 Pear, of very large size and fine appearance, soiiK 

 weighing 8 oz. each. 



.flpples. — From Gorliam Parsons, Esq. fruit 

 the Gravenstein, Washington Pearniainj and VVi' 



