NEW E N It! LAJ^ farmer, 



Many jiulicious, and well .nttested expoiimeius 

 determine, that when wheat is badly injured hy 

 nilidew, tlie j;raiti gels no better, it' it be suffered 

 to stand. That it" it be cut oft' iininediately after 

 llie iiijmy i-i seen, the grain actually derives very 

 consiilerable advantage from the sap contained in 

 the straw. 



Had cradlers, and bad reapers, destroy much 



grain : iMfmitely more, however, is lost by those 



who cotdd perform either well, if harvest was not 



oiisidered, as the holidays too generally are, a 



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l!OSTON, VVBDXESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1831. 



CLOSE OF THE NI.>TH VOLUME OF THE NEW ENG- 

 LAND FARMER. 



It would be ungrateful in us not to avail our- 

 selves of the opportunity, which the present stage 

 of our labors presents, to acknowledge with grat- 

 itude past favors from patrons and correspondents, 

 and solicit their contiiuiance. Our paper from its 

 connnericement to its present advanced stage has 

 increased by regular, an<l nearly uniform additions, 

 as well to its corres|)ondeiits as its subscribers ; 

 and we arc now favored, as regards both those 

 indispensabks, beyond the e.\tcnt of oiu' anticipa- 

 tions when we commenced our iiubliculioil. No 

 exertions on oui' part shall be wanting to make 

 The jVeio England Farmer and Horlkulturul Jour- 

 nal, in some degree worthy of the extensive and 



increasing patronage with which it has been hou- 'i'<f (lin'ik*-" savages than members of a civilized 

 ored. And as one step towards the consiimtnalion fonnnunity. This evil .loes not s[)ring either from 

 of our wishes, in this particular, we hope to be benevolence or hos|)itality in their employers, 

 able to publish accounts of the best farms, the | Avarice seems to have been the first moving cause 

 improvements made in their cultivation S,-c, in this "'" t'"" enormity. In direct opposition to the laws 



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July 13, 1831. 



TOOTH W.ASft. 

 We have useil with benefit to ourselves, and are 

 happy to recommend to others, a new arlicle for 

 cleaning ami preserving the teeth, and cleansing 

 the mouth, which appears to us to be; much supe- 

 rior to any other dentifrice, which has ever at- 

 tracted our notice. There seems to be some sub- 

 stance or substances held in solution by the liquid, 

 which combine with and destroy or render harm* 

 less any unwholesome orofi'eusive matter which 

 may adhere to the teeth or gums, or prevent tha 



vicinity, tlnit our agricultural friends may derive 

 advantages from the experience of others, in the 

 same honorable vocation. 



We would beg leave to intimate that those gen- 

 tlemen who may happen to be somewhat in ar- 

 rears relative to iiayments for the paper would 

 oblige us by transmitting the sums due ; and that 

 somewhat may be saved by anticipated payments 

 of the next volume. 



time for drinking to excess. This renders many nioutli and breath from being perfectly free frotfl 

 incapable (d" doing anything properly. Others, | any disagreeable liiint or odour 

 who are not quite so far gone, are disposed to run The composition to which we allude is calleiJ, 

 races a part of the day, an 1 spend the rest o( u\ Compoimd Chlorine Tooth If'ash. It has been 

 in drinking under the shade, or in quiirrelling and! reccimmended by Dr Webster, Erving Professor 

 fighiinij. of Chemistry at Harvard University, Dr Stedman, 



In fact, too many of the laboring part of the of the U. S. Marine Hospital, Dr George C. Shat- 

 conimunity are, at this season of the year, more tuck, Dr S. A. Shurtleff, of Boston, anil a num- 

 ber of other medical and scientific gentlemen, who 

 have witnessed or experienced its efficacy ; not 

 only as a lotion for the teeth, but a valuable appli- 

 cation in cases of fever, canker, diseases occasion-- 

 ed by mercury, &c, &c. We have every rea- 

 of God, and the reason rd" man, this contempti- J son to suppose, not only from our limited experi- 



FARMER'S JVORK FOR JULY. 



The following valuable observ.itiona on harvesting 

 grain, are from Lorain's Huahandry. 



Custom has induced farmers gem-rally to believe, 

 that it is an improper and wasteful practice to cut 

 either wheat or rye with the scythe and cradle 

 If the grain be neither lodged nor cntangleil, i 

 may be cut ofl' as clean by the scythe and cradle, 

 as by the siikle. If it be ])roperly gathered and 

 bound, but little, if any, more loss will arise from 

 gathering it in this way. If the grain be cradled 

 in proper time, it shatters less, on the whole, than 

 when it is reaped and secured in the usual way. 

 It is n adily granted that if grain be cradled and 

 reaped at the same time, it shatters more by the 

 former practice. It should be recollected, how- 

 ever, that the very tardy progress of the sickle 

 greatly increases the shattering, by procrastinatinn 

 the harvest so long that the chaf? opens, anil much 

 of the grain falls out. Whereas the rapid progress 

 of the scythe and cradle cuts off the grain, before 



hie, selfish principle, induced many to outbid 

 their neighbors by a more plentiful supply of ar- 

 dent spirits. 



If those fiiriners had known their own interest, 

 or wished to promote the interest, and rational 

 happiness of those employed by them, or to act 

 as men professing Christianity shoiihl, or, indeed, 

 as an infidel would acf, if he were not blinded by 

 a false estimate of self interest, this shocking 

 practice would not have been introduced. 



Every farmer who wishes to promote the inter- 

 est of agriculture, shouhl set his face against it, 

 and in lieu of whiskey, &c, pay an equivalent in 

 money. T have never found it diflicmlt to procure, 

 either in the back-woods, or elsewhere, as full a 

 supply of workmen as my neighbors, who gave 

 thein as much ardent .-ijilrit as they would drink, 

 although they got none of this from me. After 

 the harvest was over, it was clearly seen, that 

 the workmen were far better satisfied with receiv- 

 ing an equivalent in monej', in place of injuring 

 their health by drinking ardent spirits to the 

 amount of it. It is not, however, in my practice 

 only, that the beneficial effects of not allowing 

 workmen cither in harvest, or at any other time, 

 intoxicating liquors appear. There are many far- 

 mers in Pennsylvania, who would sooner suffer 

 their grain to rot on the ground, than sanction 

 this enormity. 



Now, it is very observoble, that these men 



ence, but from the testimony of the most scienti- 

 fic and best qualified judges, that this dentifrice 

 is a very valuable article, and one which ought to 

 compose a part of the contents of every medi- 

 cine chest, intended for domestic use or for ex- 

 portation. We think it preferable to any powder, 

 on several accounts ; among others it may be 

 more easily applied to extensive surfaces, to th» 

 interior parts of carious teeth, injected with a 

 syringe, in cases of ulceration, or imbibed by the 

 pores and capillary lubes of the skin, &c : and 

 that it possesses other advantages which a little 

 use will develope without our recapitulation. 



The above mentioned article may be obtained 

 of Messrs Lou-e Sf Reed, DruggisU", No. Ill, 

 State Street, and of most other druggists in Bos- 

 ton. 



As this article has been counterfeited the pub- 

 lic should be apprised that none is genuine except 

 timt which has the written signature of the above 

 named Lowe & Reed. 



any material loss from shattering can take place, | never siilTer by this arrangement ; on the contrary, 

 if the cultivator comineiiccs in time. No evil, but their fields are cleaner reaped, and with much I 



much good, will arise from beginning early. This 

 not only prevents shattering, but also the ri.~k of 

 encountering the various injuries to which the crop 

 is exposed by useless delay. Some fanners of the 

 first respeclability assert, that practice and obser- 

 vation have convinced them, that the grain, and 

 (dso the flour, are best when wheat is cut much 

 before the usual time. This, however, does not 

 accord with my practice. The middle course, be- 

 tween the exirenies of cutting very early, or at 

 the usual time, will be found the best ; except 

 when mildew occurs. In that case, wheat should 



trouble and expense. Why then, is not this dis- 

 graceful practice, of injuring the morals, health, 

 reputation, and circumstances of neighbors aban- 

 doned ? especially, as in doing this, we also in- 

 jure ourselves. 



We notice in the liansinburg N. Y. papers thai 

 the Rensselaer Horticultural Society recently held 

 their fourth meeting and exhibition at that place. A 

 lecture was delivered by Professor Eaton, and 8 

 display of early fruits, flowers, and vegetables mad9, 

 that would do honor to any part of the country. 

 Mr Alexander Walsh of Lansinbiirg, brought 

 forwai'd eleven varieties of cherries, two of straw- 

 berries, two of gooseberries, many fine vegetables, 

 rare plants, and specimens of last season's reeled 

 silk ai.d cocoons. We believe it is owing mainly 

 to the activity and public spirit of iliis gentleman, 

 that the society has been orgaaized, which has 

 given a new impulse to the culture of garden crops 

 and fruits in that quarter. 



Caltle Shoia and Fair. — The Trustees of the 

 Winthrop Agricultural Society, have given notice 

 tlii't they shall hold a Cattle Shosv and Fair at 

 Winthrop, (iVIe.) in September next ; and have 

 offered liberal premiums on Stock, Domestic 

 Manufactures, and Grain and Vegetable crojis, viz. 

 lie cut immediately after it can be ilctermined that I Indian Corn, Spring Wheat, Rarley, Potatoes, Ru- 

 the dise.ise is severe. If the crop is only slightly ta Hagi, Mangel Wiirtzel, and Carrots : applicants 

 affected, it is far better to let it stand until the for premiums to give the particulars of their modes 

 grain be fit to cut. I of cultivation. 



We a-re happy to state that Doct. Malthus A. 

 Ward, of Salem, has accepted the invitation to 

 deliver the Annual Address before the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society at their ensuing anni- 

 versary in September. 



Boston and Worcester Railroad. — About nine 

 hundred thousand dollars were subscribed to this 

 stock, in this city, by yesterday. 



' To Correspondents. — Several communications receired. 



