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fit the first hoeing, all thesmplLis plants are weeds ; 

 cut out ivithout sparing. In the cn'tiire of the 

 carrot the t-rop is always injured by sparing the 

 hoe and the weeding; keep the garden clean of 

 weeds, and if you are desirous of a great crop do 

 not allow two carrots to stand within three inches 

 of eacii other. Jn harvesting, run a small plough 

 with one yoke of oxen near the side of the range 

 of carrots, and as deep as possible ; by this means 

 the earth is loosened, and if the rows are straight, 

 oiie side of the carrot is nearly laid bare, this 

 greatly facilitates the opei-ation of gathering, as the 

 laborers may then easily draw them by the tops 

 and throw them into carts. Two pounds of seed 

 are ftufficient for an acre. For making the hol- 

 lows on the ridges for the reception of the seed, 

 I have used a wheel made of thick board, about 

 18 inches in diameter ; the circuujference bevelled 

 on both sides to a sharp periphery, and managed 

 by a sligiit frame similar to a cotmuon wheel bar- 

 row ; any man may make such an one in an hour 

 or two. 



I think the carrot, for niilch cows, or fattening 

 cattle, is superior to any other root whatever, (|)OS- 

 sibly excepting the parsnip;) — For swine I have 

 never used them. Horses are said to became re- 

 markably fond of them, and many hundred tons 

 are annually raised in the vicinity of Boston for 

 feeding livery horses in the city. No crop will 

 better j)ay for extra cultivation ; and fine tilth is 

 indisjiensable. — Mechanic and Farmer. 



periment ; and the Isabella, Catawba and Blands, 

 may thus be brought to ripen their crops with 

 more certainty and in greater perfection anmngus. 

 — Cultivator. 



Influence of the Stock on grafted Froits. 

 — On a recent visit to a friend in Hartford, Conn, 

 we had ocular demonstration of the 'influence of 

 the stock upon the fruit. Our friend had in his 

 garden a pear tre» bearing large summer fruit, 

 which ere it was ripe became rotten at the core. 

 7he fruit being consequently worthless, he en- 

 grafted the St Germain pear upon several of the 

 side shoots, and the Vergalue ujion the top. The 

 effect has been, to enlarge the fruits last grafted, 

 and to accelerate their ripening at least a month. 

 The St Germain, of which we took several, are 

 of double the size of those grown on the tree 

 from which the grafts were taken ; the Vergalue 

 is somewhat increased in size, though deteriorated 

 in quality, and one of the fruits which we ate 

 shovved a partial rottenness at the core. The-ef- 

 feet of growing Butter, or Melting pears, on the 

 quince, a practice general in France, is to imjiart 

 more solidity to the flesh'. These facts may be- 

 come important, as they seem to suggest a new 

 means of crossing fruits, by which the maturity 

 of those that ripen too late for a northern climate 

 may be accelerated ; and those which ripen too 

 early for winter use may be retai'ded in their ma- 

 turity. The grape affords a good subject for ex- 



NEW VEGETABLES. 



Valparaiso Squash. — I [)rocured and jdanted 

 some seeds of this kind of squash last spring, but 

 did not succeed in olitaining any fit for use. The 



failure was probably owing to ill management. 



They were planted rather late, and had no partic- 

 ular advantages of soil or cultivation.- 'Jhe plant 

 evidently requires a warm rich soil, and a long 

 season, though it is very probable that by giving 

 them a very favorable situation, or by starting 

 them in hot-bods, they would come to maturity 

 here.^ I had the seeds of Mr R. G. Lincoln, of 

 this town, who ol)tained them from the New Eng- 

 land Seed Store, Boston. I received from Mr L. 

 the other day, a present of half of a fine Valparai- 

 so squash, weighing 27 !bs., raised in this vicinity 

 by some one more fortunate in their culture than 

 I vvas, though this was hardly as good as it would 

 have been if it liad got a little rii)er. But as it 

 was, it was altogether superior, far su|ierior, to any 

 i-^^quash or pmnpkin I ever saw. It scarcely need- 

 ed any sweetening at all to make the finest pies I 

 ever tasted. I think it is certainly worth tlie 

 trouble, even if it is considerable, on account of 

 its unrivalled excellence. Mr Lincoln will have 

 more seeds to sell in the spring. 



Dale's Hybrid Turnip. — I received from a 

 friend, very late last season, a few" seeds of this 

 vegetable which has been of late years so much 

 valued in England. The experiment the first 

 year indicates that it will be very [iroductive and 

 valuable. I have a few roots which I will give 

 to any who are desirous of obtaining the seed. 

 Sanford Howard. 



Hallowdl, Jan. 183C. 



Buckwheat for Fowls This grain given to 



fowls, tends to make them lay. Rye, on the con- 

 trary, is su])pose(I to have a different efiect. — 

 Maine Farmer. 



The raising of silk, (says the New York Traa- 

 scri[)t) has been introduced into some of our pri- 

 .sons ; and will, with some assistance from th«» 

 State Treasury, be made ultimately a source of 

 profitT The Auburn State Prison has, the Inst 

 year, produced a clear profit of n>.ar $8000. 



Youthful FEELmc " As 1 approve of a 



youth," says Cowley, "who has something^ of the 

 old man in him, so I am not less pleased with an 

 old man who has something of the youth. He 

 who follows this rule, may he old in body, but can 

 never be old in mind." 



