AND H O R T I C U L T U K A L REGISTER. 



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PUDLISIIEO BY JOSEPH BRECIC & CO., NO. 83 NOUTH MARKET STRKET, (Aobiculturjii. WAn«iiooi«.)-ALLEN PUTNAM, EDITOR. 



BOSTON. WKONKSDAY KVKNINCJ, SKI'I'EMltKR 20, 1841. 



N. E. F ARIVI ER. 



REQUITAL OF FAVORS. 



The foIlowinjT notices of our labors, which np- 

 iro.l weeks B<jo, one in the New Genesee Far- 

 r, oJiloil by Messrs. Tlioma.s it n.itcham, Roch- 

 er, N. Y. ; the other in the Cultivator, edited hy 

 •esrs. Gaylord & Tucker, .Mbany, N. Y., deserve 

 • ih.iHks. We have no disposition to deny that 

 so unexpected kind words, volunteered by stran- 

 rs to us, were received with sincere pleasure. — 

 unsolicited approbation of these competent 

 lijes, themselves most usefnl laborers in the same 

 ise with us — such approbation is welcome and 

 ?enng. Those who have thus befriended \i!>, 

 :d not similar offices at our hands: their own 

 rks have been long enough before the public to 

 ablisli llieir characters as editors of agricultural 

 lers. We have no rtiought that they poured 

 lasses upon our head, hoping to induce us to 

 ead honey upon theirs; and therefore omitting 

 present to speak such praises as the heart might 

 lestly utter, we repeat our thanks — give to the 

 ntlcuien our best wishes — and tender to them 

 / services it may be in our power to render. — 

 . N. E. F. 



"The Nfw Enui.am) Farmer. — We mentioned 

 lie months since, that Allf.v Plt.vam had as- 

 ned lliu eJitui^liip uf this old and respeotiible 

 scr ; but as it had failed reaching us for some 

 eks previous, we could not speak of the effects 

 the change. Since then, however, it has arriv- 

 regularly, and we ought before now to have 

 ted that Mr Putnam's administration has, in our 

 nion, wrought a decided improvement in its 

 iractcr. The following article on Haymaking 

 a fair specimen of the genuine farmtr style of 

 P. We thank him for saving us the trouble of 

 .ting an article on that subject for our readers. 

 Ww Gentsee. Farmer, 



'New EnGLAjrn Farmf.h. — This sterling and 

 ays valuable agricultural periodical, has just en- 

 eJ upon its twentieth year ; being, with the ex- 

 ition of the American Farmer at Baltimore, the 

 est of the American agricultural journals. Un- 



the supervision of its present able editor, the 

 V. Allen Putnam, the Farmer is sure to lose 

 le of the high character it has long and dcser- 



y sustained, as the leading agricultural journal 

 New England. A complete copy of the New 

 gland Farmer, is the best history of American 

 ■iculture, (particularly in the Northern States,) 



the last twenty years, any where extant. If 

 / proof wore needed of the deep hold which ag- 

 ultural improvement has taken on the public 

 ad, and the rapid advance which the demand for 

 •icultural intelligence ia making, we have only 

 look back for a few years and compare the Amer- 

 n Farmer and the New England Farmer, strug- 

 ng for a doubtful existence, with the liberal pat- 

 lage and extensive circulation which not only 

 se, but a multitude of other papers devoted to 



same great object, «re now receiving in tiiis 



ntry. Success, we say, to the agricultural 



press and the cause of agriculture. — Mhany Culli- 

 valor. 



NEW ENGLAND POUDRETTE COMPANY. 



Under the head of Boston Poudrette, we several 

 months ago menlioMcd that a Mr Rowcll, of Lynn, 

 was making etliir;s to get up a company for the 

 purpose of nianniacturing poudrette in this vicini- 

 ty. His eflorts have been successful, or so far 

 successful that a company has been formeil, its olH- 

 cers are chosen, land has been obtained, the build- 

 ing is in the process of erection, and the work of 

 manufacture will probably he commenced early 

 next month. 



It is the purpose of those concerned in tliis ope- 

 ration, to proceed in a very economical way, and 

 incur no very heavy expenses previous to their first 

 trials. The business is mostly in the hands of en- 

 terprising and successful farmers in this vicinity, 

 who have long been accustomed to use much of the 

 raw materiel on their own lands. They become 

 stockholders, and with their own teams carry the 

 ingredients to the manufactory. It is calculated, 

 and the ground has been gone over many times, 

 that the company will be able with a capital of 

 four or five thousand dollars, to make all the prepa- 

 ration needed for the manufacture of nearly one 

 hundred bushels per day. All the stock which it 

 is at present thought needful to invest, excepting 

 about ten shares of $100 each, has been taken up; 

 and those ten shares will be sold to those who first 

 apply for them at the Agricultural Warehouse 

 (.Messrs. Joseph Breck & Co.) The funds are to 

 be paid in on or before the 10th day of next month. 



It is not our design to lead men into investments 

 which mny prove unfavorable, and we refrain from 

 any advice or urging in the present case. Our on- 

 ly remark is, that after looking at the matter for 

 months, and making as thorougli inquiries as tole- 

 rably favorable opportunities have allowed, we 

 have become a subscriber, and risk a part of our 

 own limited means upon the fate of the trial. Oth- 

 ers, shrewder than we have any claims to be, have 

 done the same. 



Stockholders may take the article at the market 

 price (probably in preference to others,) or can take 

 their <lividends in cash, at their option. 



Edward Chamberlain, Jr., of ihe firm of Joseph 

 Breck &. Co., is Secretary of the Board of seven 

 Trustees, and Allen Putnam is Treasurer. Infor- 

 mation can be obtained from either of us at Messrs. 

 Brcek &. Co.'s En. , 



THE WESTERN FARMER AND GARDEN- 

 ER'S ALMANAC, FOR 1842. 



BT THOMAS AFFLF.CK, CIWCIWNATI. 



This is an uncon;monly valuable production of 

 its kind. The quantity of agricultural information 

 cnntamed in it is unusually large, and the descrip- 

 tions of pleasant scenes in rural life, add to its spi- 

 rit and interest. 



The following is extracted from the author's 

 Chapter on Hogs : 



" As this 8p'3cic3 of farm stock justly occupies 

 much of the attention of Ihe farmers of the West, 

 at this time, wo shall devote a chapter to a sketch 

 descriptive of those breeds in which the most into- 

 rest is fell. 



Let us see first what constitutes n good Img 



The head — though it ia certainly preferable that 

 Ihia should be short, handsome and sprightly, with 

 thin, small, pointed and pendulous e.us ; yet good 

 liogs may have a long and somewhat conrso head, 

 with a heavy, flopped car. The jowl should not 

 be too heavy — the flesh of that part is coarse and 

 of little value ; and moreover, it denotes a too great 

 aptitude to fatten, frequently to the serious injury 

 of the breeding qualities. The neck short, anil 

 not too heavy, fitting well on to the shoulder; the 

 shoulder not quite as high as the loin, thick and of 

 good substance, rounding well out: the constitu- 

 tion is generally in proportion to the capaciousness 

 of the breast and loin. The brisket coining well 

 down, and Ihe distance between the fore legs an 

 great as possible. The back broad and straight, 

 and rather slightly arched than otherwise, and par- 

 ticularly no sinking immediately behind the should- 

 er. The ribs well arched, forming a good barrel, 

 and supporting the belly well. The loin, as be- 

 fore remarked, wide and full, with the ribs coming 

 well back. The rump rounding off evenly, the 

 tail well set on, tapering and thinly haired, except 

 the tuft, which may be heavy ; in some breeds the 

 tail ia curled like a corkscrew. The ham must 

 be of good size, round and plump, ond swelling out 

 so as to come in aline with the shoulder: such a 

 formed ham will weigh well to its size. The hips 

 wide spread, and the twist coming well down ; the 

 flank deep and full ; the belly roomy, but not com- 

 ing too near the ground. The legs straight and 

 fine in the bone; the muscles heavy, particularly 

 in the thigh and arm ; the hock pointed; the pas- 

 tern joints firm and strong, not resting the dew-claws 

 on the ground, so that the animal has a bold and 

 erect footing; a thick, fleshy leg will not carry a 

 heavy hog to a distant market. The skin thick, 

 but tender and gelatinous, and easily masticated, 

 even in the shape of roasted crackling ; soft, and 

 handling well, and free from eruption. The hair, 

 smooth and soft, no bristle on tho neck, shoulder 

 or back. It has been observed, even by some of 

 the oldest writers that 'smooth, soil haired hoga 

 are most suitable for warm climates.' 



Though the above described form and qualities 

 are those that in our view constitute the best hoT, 

 yet, like all other kinds of farm stock, they should 

 in a measure be adapted to the climate, situation 

 with reference to market, nature of the keep, and 

 the circumstances and management of the farm." 



BONE MANURE. 

 We have recently looked over a Treatise on Ma- 

 nures by C. W. Johnson, Esq., of England. The 

 work contains a long chapter upon crushed bones 

 as fortilirers. The facts stated seem to prove that 

 no more profitable application to tho soil than this 

 can be made, where turnips or clover is the crop. 

 Hon. Capt. Ogilvy, of Airlie, says: — 



