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AND IIOIITICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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LAMi'AS OF 1J(jK;?ES. 

 iliu soasuri is now a|Hp;ou<"liinfr ulirn 

 iplo coiiinifiico one of llio nio.st ciiicl ;iikI 

 I. us 1)1" prai-lii-L'S evof i-iniiiiioil liy nny |)eo|iU', 



I tending to be oivilized, viz : that of Inirnin;; otit 

 hunjxis from tiic niontlis ofyoun;; lioisc^:, 



TREES. 



No piiins and no nM>oiialil(! cxpensn sIiooM be 

 spiiivd liy ihe fiirnii'i- in siMtini; out nsrful and orna- 

 nii'tilal ii'eos aroiinc! Iiis lioii^e and tlicpnblit'. mail. 

 lle.slioiild do t'lis fill- his own inteiust and from 

 pairiouc fi-elin-rs. Onr fnlhers niade saciiiicfs for 



cannot refrain from nmliing a fuw remarks np- | onr country wiih sword in hand. Ii brlonirs to their 



hat subject. 



Ve are sensible iliat some of onr most enlight- 



1 readers will say, that tliis article slionid ap- 



• under ilie head of Vulgar Errors ; lint yet 

 lave wliat we eonsidcr u reasonable e.vcuse fur 

 piuiinj,' it theie. 



Io.<l oltlie articles wliioh have been placed nn- 

 hat bead, in om' p iper, are rather innocent didu- 

 s, than parliiking of tlie barbarous; raiher .«u- 

 titious rites and ceremonies, appertaining to 

 erty, than any retaineil usages of the dark 

 ; of b'lrbariiy. At what time or with what 

 lie lliis practice orifrinaied, we will not pretend 

 ly ; bnl there is one inilion who should either 

 iniinue the practice, or else s^ay less on ihe jreii- 

 diflnsion of useful iuforuiation ; that is Amer- 



he i<lea that the cnlar-rprnent of that part of 

 oof of ahuise's mouth, is a disease, has lonif 

 exploded by all veterinary surgeons. All 

 es are subject to it, between the ages of three 

 Sve, more or less ; ami in many cases, this soft 

 gy enlargement, descends to a level wiih the 

 teeth, wiihnut marks of tenderness or iuriiim- 

 »n indicating disea-e, and if left to the opera- 

 )f nature, will disappear, and the horse will 

 a soimd and lieahhy month ; not to speak of 

 anger of bleeding the horse too freely, by op- 



• the palatine artery, the manner of perform- 

 le operation, is shocking to the feelings of liu- 

 ty, as well as paiufnl to ilie animal. It is nn- 

 1 for ; anil must be considered apiece ofvvan- 

 ruelty. — Genesee Farmer. 



children to 'iiake them wiih lliespade. The iieces- 

 sitons calls of onr country are so few, that a patrio- 

 tic spiri! is in danger of becoming too quiescent. 

 It should he said of no farmer, in any part of the 

 Union, that he has not patriotism sufficient to set 

 out a tree to ornament his house or 'he public 

 load. The good of the conmry requires that a 

 mulberry tree should be planted in every unoccu- 

 pied corner. 



lunder fatal to Goslings. — A writer in the 

 •lean F'armer says, in a late thunder storm the 

 ningdescended in afield, within less than half 

 e of my dwelling, and killeil two laborers and 

 ■rostrate and injured three more. But the i.f- 

 a my fowl yard was very remarkable. I had 

 irooils of gosling's, one nearly a week old, on 

 round, and another, two days, in a basket in 

 se. At the instant when the thunder fell, 

 t it did with the most astounding force, the 

 in who had the care of the fowls, hajipened 

 looking upon those in the basket,and saw 

 at once, all fill over upon their backs and e.v- 

 Those ill the yard, half an houraller, were 

 1 dead also ; a nest of eggs under a goose, then 

 jgress of hatching, were all killed. Yon may 

 n the correctness of this statement. Though 

 igs are easily raised, and live more than a 

 ry, they seem to he endued with nerves of 

 union sensibility, or to have systems ]iecuhar- 

 orable to electric impressions. 



French chemist states that potatoes one third 

 1, cRectnally supply the place of soap in wash- 

 nen. That their farina is a useful ingredient 

 rch, has long been known. 



rryiyig Cows. — Cows sliould he curried as 



as horses, particularly >vlien they are shedding 



hair. Independent of oilier consequences, it 



ei to prevent them from licking themselves, by 



fl 1 they too often swallow the hair, and receive 



Yellow Locust, Robinia pseudo acacia — Mr Wm. 

 Buckminisler of Fiamingham, encouraged by a 

 premium of fifty dollars, offered by the Massachu- 

 set;s .Agricultural Society, sowed some seed in IS'28. 

 He first poured ho ling water on them and let them 

 soak three or four days. He then sowed them in 

 his garden. — In the S[iring following, he transplant- 

 ed them in worn-out h.nd, in rows eight feet apart 

 and lour left distant in the rows. On an acre he 

 has 1000 trees some of which are four and a half 

 inelies in circumference. Many a farmer would add 

 to the value of bis farm by following this example. 



Prevention of the Mildew on Peach and JVectarine 

 Trees. — The following preventive of the mildew 

 oil Peach and Nectarine trees has simplicity, as 

 well as the cxjierience of many years, to recom- 

 mend it: — Take of sulphni' and rain or river water, 

 proporliims of two ounces of sulphur to every foiu' 

 gallons of water. Put the qnantily which may be 

 required into a copper or boder, ami let it fafierit 

 Commences boiling) boil for half an hour : after 

 which it may be taken out, or suffered to remain 

 mud it becomes of a tepid state, when it ought to 

 be applied to the trees by means of the garden en- 

 gine or syringe as in a common washing with wa- 

 ter. The time for applying it is annually, as soon 

 as the fruit is set and considered out of danger. 

 — Loudon. 



Efijiw ffisr<<aii.iiEn£> ispiiujsiiiaaa 



BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE I, 1831. 



Harvesting Oafs. — It is much the best way (o 

 mow (not to reap) oats when beginning to turn 

 yellow, whether they are wanted for fodder, or for 

 the oals with the fodder. If a farmer wants to 

 make the must of his oats, if ihey are ever so stout, 

 let him mow them when liegiiining to turn yellow- 

 Dry them well, thresh them as much as he pleases 

 and his cattle will eat the straw in preference to the 

 best meadow hay ; and besides the grain will be 

 much brighter and heavier than if they stand in the 

 fielil till quite ripe, and the straw is spoiled. — De-' 

 trail Courier. 



Exportation of Cattle. — During the first three 

 months of the present year, there have been ex- 

 |ioi led from New Haven to the West India Islands 

 nearly one thousand head of cattle, horses and 

 mules, amounting in value to more than fifiy thou- 

 sand dollars; being a much greater number and 

 amount than was ever before exported from this 

 place ill the .same length of time. 



Chickens destroy Insects. — D. T. recommends, in 

 the Genesee Farmer, as the most effective plan to 

 destroy insects, to jiut chickens, as soon as they 

 leave the nest, into the garden. The hen is confin- 

 ed under a coop. 



PARMER'S WORK FOR JUNE. 



LUCEKNE. 



We believe that the frequent complaints of the 

 failure of lucerne in this eomiiry might be traced to 

 the tenderness of the young plants, and the soil be- 

 coming monopolized by weeds for want of thorough 

 ciiltme the first season. Young's Calendar for June, 

 says ' The lucerne drilled in the spring, will now 

 want attendance. It will not he advisable to horse 

 hoe it the first year, because its great tenderness 

 will not bear any accidental evils that may arise 

 in ihe operation, but the hand hoe should be kept 

 diligently at work ; the land kept throughout this 

 month perfoiuly free from weeds, and the surface 

 well broken by hoes, to prevent any degree of bind- 

 ing. While the men are hoeing they should never 

 omit to sloop and pluck out such weeds with their 

 fingers as grow among the plants in the rows ; 

 this is highly necessary ; for if they arc left they 

 will injure the young lucerne much. Whoever 

 cidiivates the grass, must absolutely determine to 

 spare no expense in the eradication of weeds. 

 There is no plant will bear the neighborhood of 

 weeds so badly, and especially while it is young. 

 If the hand hoes are applied in time and often 

 enough, the expense will not he great ; but if, 

 through saving, you defer it till they are gotten 

 much ahead, the crop will I'ither be lost, or the 

 expense of clearing enormous. 



KILL CATERPILLARS. 



It is strange that the owners of orchards should 

 permit caterpillars to overrun their fruit trees, when 

 a little time and attention might rid them of the 

 nuisance. A rag fastened to the end of a long 

 light pole well wet with strong soap suds, and 

 applied to the nest is an approved, cheap and effi- 

 cient remedy. Care should be taken to attack the 

 iiisecis when they are in their nests, either morning, 

 evening or in cloudy weather. 



TOU.VG FRUIT TREES. 



Sir John Sinclair observes in the Code of Agri- 

 culture ' It cannot be too strongly inculcated that 

 to permit young fruit trees to bear fruit too early 

 is to do essential injury to their future fruitfulness 

 and duration.' The fruit should, at least on young 

 trees, be thinned by plucking it carefully by hand, 

 till there is no more left than will be sufficient to 

 serve as a sample of the product of the tree, and 

 show whether it would be desirable to engraft it. 



DESTRUCTIOiN OF INSECTS. 



In the progress of preparing tobacco for use, a 

 liquid is finally expressed from it, which is very 

 cheap, and highly destructive to animal life. 

 This mixed with from three to five parts of water, 

 is found to be an effectual remedy for the aphis, 

 caterpillars, and other insects of every description. 



TAR FOR SHEEP. 



We have been assured liy a gentleman, who kept 

 a large flock of sheep, that, during the season of 

 «razing he gives his sheep tar at the rate of a 

 gill a day for every twenty sheep. He puts the 

 tar in troughs, sprinkles a little fine salt over it and 

 the sheep consume it with eagerness. 



SALT FOR CATTLE AND SFEEP. 



All domestic animals, which subsist on green 

 and fresh food require salt. It is recommended 

 to keep it under cover, in such a situation that 

 cattle and sheep may have recourse to it at ploas- 



