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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Nov. 12, 1830. 



The guano, says Mr lliimhokll, is found not only 

 in the Chinclie islands, near Piseo, but it exists 

 also on the parts of the coast and its isles situated 

 more in the South, at llo, Iza, and Ariea. The 

 inhabitants of Chancay, who trade in this article, 

 go to the Chinche islands, an|| return in twenty 

 days. Each boat takes a cargo of from 1500 to 

 2000 cubic feet of guano 



The strata in which the guano is disposed are 

 from fifty to sixty feet in tliickness, and they are 

 worked in the same manner as the iron ochre 

 mines. It is an excellent manure for the Indian 

 corn or maize ; but if too much of it be applied 

 tlie root is burnt and destroyed by it. 



When exposed to the fire the brownish yellow 

 color of the guano is converted into black ; it 

 gives out white fumes, and the smell of empy 

 reumatic ammonia. Water dissolves part of it, 

 becomes thereby of a reddish color, and adopts 

 an acid taste. Potassia dissolves much more of it 

 than water; the solution is of a deep brown 

 color, and is produced nnder an abundant devel- 

 opment of ammonia. The result of the chem- 

 ical analysis, made by Fourcroy and Vauqueiin, is 

 that the principal constituent part is concrete uric 

 acid. SOLOMON DROWN, 



Foster, R.I. Oct. 9, 1830. 



TRANSPLANTING TREES. 



Mr Fessenden — As there has been considerable 

 diversity of opinion exhibited with regard to trans 

 planting fruif trees, I would recommend in order 

 that Horticulturists may be satisfied which is th 

 best time to remove and plant trees, to try the 

 following mode with every kind of fruit trees cut. 

 tivated in New England. In the autumn, any 

 time after the frost lias bad a jMoper effect, 

 take the trees up, carefully preserving the roots, lay 

 them in with an inclination of about twentyfive to 

 fo!"tyfive degrees in the coldest situation ; cover 

 the roots and part of the stocks six to twelve in- 

 ches deep ; during the severity of winter cover 

 the tops with mats or any material to exclude the 

 rays of the sim ; as spring advances throw some 

 rubbish over the roots if necessary to retain the 

 frost, until the ground becomes elsewhere warm 

 and vegetation has commenced, when they may 

 be transplanted. — By this mode of management 

 no perceptible injury will be sustained in conse- 

 quence of their removal — the trees will generally 

 grow as vigorous as they would have done in their 

 former situation. From experience I am satisfied 

 this is decidedly the best way of transplanting 

 trees. I refer with much satisfaction your readers 

 to the reply of Elias Phinnet, Esq. to the Hon. 

 Mr LowELf,, Chairman of the Committee for the 

 Mass. Agr. Society as inserted in the New England 

 Farmer vol. 6, page 122, for a successful experi- 

 ment in the transplanting and management of 

 Apple trees. JONA. WINSHIP. 



Briglilton, N'ov. 8. 



From 44.9 Concord, N. H. Slateman, Oct. 16. 



MERRIMACK AGRICULTURAL EXHIBI- 

 TION. 

 Wednesday and Thursday last were proud days 

 for the farmers and home manufacturers of Merri- 

 inack County, as manifested by the Cattle Show, 

 and Exhibition of domestic products and manu- 

 factures, then attended at Canterbury. The col- 

 lection of members of the Societies assembled 

 and the concourse of spectators was unusually 

 miHierous — and the attention and hospitality of 



the people of the [ilace, highly gratifying. — The 

 Agricultural Society met at the Town house on 

 Wednesday morning, and, after the admission of 

 members, and the filling up of the various Com- 

 mittees proceeded, at 12 o'clock, in connexion 

 with the Merrimack Temperance Society, to the 

 Rev. Mr Patrick's Meeting house, where an ap- 

 propriate Prayer was ofljered by Rev. Mr Scales, 

 of Henniker, an eloquent Oration pronounced by 

 the Hon. Philip Carrigain, of Epsom, on the 

 subject of Agriculture and the Arts, followed by 

 an able Address on Temperance from the Hon. 

 John Vose, of Pembroke, and concluded by a per- 

 tinent prayer from the Rev. Mr Conant, of North- 

 field — the whole interspersed with music by a 

 select choir. The Society thence proceeded to 

 Capt. Brown's, at whose house a suitable dinner 

 was provided — the choicest of Cider giving a 

 zest to wholesome food— and two Songs, written 

 for the occasion by inembers of the Society, clos- 

 ing the table entertainment. In the afternoon, 

 the respective Committees attended to the duties 

 assigned them. The pens were well filled with 

 cattle of all descriptions, and the out door show of 

 noble animals was considered decidedly superior 

 to any ever before witnessed in the County. 

 Within doors the show was not less imposing. 

 The hall for the display of Domestic Manufac- 

 tures was not sufficiently commodious — but one 

 could be well content to be elbowed and crowded, 

 to have his eye regaled with the proud exhibition. 

 Our limits compel us to be very brief in our no- 

 tice at this time — a circumstance which we the 

 less regret, as the Reports, soon to be i)ublished, 

 will give a particular detail. We would barely 

 observe that we have never, in this or an other 

 County, witnessed so fine a display of articles of 

 woollen manufacture generally, such as flannels, 

 blankets and carpeting — and of many articles of 

 cotton, and some of finer fabric. 



On Thursday morning the Society again met 

 and attended to the reports from the various 

 awarding committees. In the afternoon the 

 choice of Officers was made for the ensuing year 

 — the paying of Premiums attended to — and the 

 whole closed by a well contested Ploughing 

 Match. The inembers of the Society separated 

 in good season for their respective homes, exult- 

 ing in the reflection, that while other Agricultural 

 Societies, much to our regret, arc dwindling and 

 dying around us, our.s, in the heart of the Gran- 

 ite State, still lives and prospers, going on from 

 strength to strength. 



PREMIUMS. 



Col. James Cofran, Northfield, best farm, $5 

 and 1 year's subscription to the New England 

 Farmer. 



Walter Harris, Jr. Dunbarton, next best 4 

 and 1 year's subscription to the New England 

 Farmer. 



Samuel Chadwick, Boscawen, next best 3 



and one year's subscription to the New England 

 Farmer. 



J. M. Harper, Canterbury, next best 2 



and one year's subscription to the New England 

 Farmer. 



Wm. Gault, Concord, best kitchen garden 1 

 and one year's subscription to the New England 

 Farmer, 



Thomas Ames, Canterbury, next best one 

 year's subscription to the New England Farmer. 



Jeremiah Pecker, Concord, best Corn 1 



and one year's subscription to the New England 



Farmer. 



Thomas Ames, Canterbury, next best 2 



and one year's subscription to the New England 



Farmer. 



do do, best Wheat 3,00 



J. Pecker, next best do 2,00 



do best Potatoes 3,00 



T. Ame.s, next best 2,00 



J. Pecker, best Oats 2,00 



John West, best field of grass 3,0C 



and one year's subscriiition to the New England 



Farmer. 



Ehenezer Dustin, Hopkinton, general improve- 

 ment on farm one year's subscription to the 



New England Farmer. 



E. Lund, do for corn and improvement in mak 



ing compost majiure. New England Farmer 

 Richard Greenough, Canterbury, best 



working O.ven 3,0' 



Laban Morrill, do next best do 2,0 



J. Pecker, Concord, on working Oxen 2,0 

 Isaac Virgin, do do 2,0 



B. C. Swasey, Canterbury, do 2,0 



Ricjiard Greenough, best 3 year's old Steers 2,0 

 Benjamin Simpson, Boscawen, next best do 1,0 

 David Morrill, Canterbury, best 2 years 



old Steers 2,( 



Reuben Johnson, Boscawen, next best do 1,( 

 Benjamin Simpson, on 2 years old Steers 

 Moses Coffin, on do 

 Richard Greenough, on do 

 Orlando Brown, Concord, 4 best yearlings 2,( 

 OIney Thompson, Pittsfield, best Bull 4,i 



James Greenough, Canterbury, next do 3,' 

 Simon Green, Pittsfield, best bull Calf 2, 

 A. Burhank, Boscawen, next best do 1, 



Richard Greenough, best Cow 4, 



David Morrill, next best do 3. 



E. Chickering, Concord, next do 2, 



Dr Enos Hoit, Northfield, on do 2. 



Charles Glidden, do 1 year's subscription to i 



New England Farmer. 



David Morrill, best 3 years old heifer 2.' 



Richard Greenough, next best 1, 



Charles Glidden, best 2 years old heifer 2. 

 Richard Greenough, next best I, 



Rufus Wilkins, Concord, best Stud horse 5. 

 D. K. Foster, Chichester, next best 3. 



John Kilbourn, Boscawen, best Mare and 



Colt 



Isaac Virgin, Concord, next best do 

 Sibley and Barnard, Hopkinton, best Saxo- 

 ny and Merino bucks 



do do next best do 



Dr E. Iloit for a fine buck 

 Sibley and Barnard, 10 best Ewes 

 Richard Greenougli, next best do 

 Ehenezer Morrison, Northfield, best Boar 

 T. Ames, best Sow and Pigs 

 Richard Greenough, be.-^t fulled Cloth 

 Joshua Darling, Henniker, next best 

 Joseph Gerrish, (^'anterbury, for Cassiraen 

 Samuel Cliadwick, Boscawen, on do 

 Mrs Porter Blancl'ard, Concord, best flow 

 Carpeting 



Mrs John Head, llookset, next best do 

 Mrs S. C. Bartlett, Salisbury, on do 

 Miss Myra Moore, Loudon, do 

 Stephen Sibley, best Flannel 

 Joshua Darling, next best 



do best pair Blankets 



Abram Brown, Hopkinton, next best 

 J. M. Harper, on blanket tjl 



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