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■d passed by br «ho rcjjulnr coiiiniitlocs, m cither ! French Dull, »o calloil, which gninod connidcrablo -tfler nl that price. The price hnn doubled within 



bore or Moir their notice, beg le.ivo Id report — celebrity some yeari since in liiis noi(;hbi>rhood. a low year* — liirniem connider it cheap aa other 



'hat they comiiiencod llieir labors of love by tirsl She has had nothing extra for keep, but i» in ex- ' manure at the preiienl price. Comb niakinf; in 



xamiMinj a molhorly hop or hojess, with a beiy ol' collcnl order. We rccoinniond :i gratuity to the , extensively carried on in Leominster, and many of 



pockled little responsibilities by her side, belong- lloasrs. tJovc for their fill cow. tlio iiianuraelurors nro farrnera also, and the high 



ig to J. & J. tiliddon, of Winthrop. Tlicy were Two yokes of oxen wore next presented for our slate of cultivation ol ihoir farnia, is ample leati- 



tlie Tiiscarora breed, which is a variety of the exnininolion, one yoke by Daniel Craig, of Read- [ ninny of the good effects of horn shavings as a nia- 



og goiius tlrsl introduced to notice by -V. B- Al- field, and the oilier by Capt. II. I'iiliiicr, of Fayette. ' iiuro. O. V. II. 



»n, K-ic)., of Buffalo, N. Y. The chairman of your They were both excellent, and your comniittce ! 



ommittee ha.1 had some experience with tins were not easily satisfied which would innke tlio ' niSK.VSKS IN TURNIPS. 



reed and has had opportunities to observe them in best roast. They finally concluded afier much I ^,,g ^^^^ following articles from the Mark-lanc 



hinds of others, and he runs the risk of being thumbing and pinching, that Capt. Palmer's were a (i o,,j„ni j.) 

 os^irishly hdfrodoi tL3 to assert, th it for quiet little the best, and award to him a gratuity. So ! ^.^ ^iil^- .^.^ 

 leunor, quickness in coming to maturity, and umch for the beef. Li.nm.mlv il 



lie 



h 

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se III fattening, they are equal to any other breed, j We were next introduced to a couple of surly 

 their name, kith or kin, what it m:iy, although | looking follows, belonging to Col. Chase, of Fay- 

 ipy cannot boast, like Lossing's Berkshircs, of be- ette. One of them was recognized as Sir John 



g nil over black but the tips of their to« nails i Falstaff, whilonio of Monmouth, and the othcras 

 nd lliTft tchitt hnirs in thrir cue. As we had no I Sir John Somcbodyclse, whose whereabouts was 



nds appropriated to our department, we have ' formerly in Readfield. They stood chewing the 

 othing to restrict our liberality, and shall there- I cud of indifference, and looking with the utmost 

 )re make out such a bill of gratuities as seemeth 1 calmness upon the fuss around them. The Colo- 

 good, knowing that there is a vtio power above nel seemed to think that he could oul haul any 

 s that will upset our good intentions and return il thing that looked through bows, if he only hitched 



blank to the people, with their objections. \Vc 

 icrefore award to Messrs. Glidden the gratuity of 



rholo dollar. 



We next paid our respects to a couple more of 

 ie same species of animals, belonging to John 



eier, of Winthrop. One was a large and well 

 haped animal, two years old, the mother of many 



happy grunter, and boasting of having Bedford, 

 lerkshire, and divers other kinds of famous blood 



them on. We commend the Colonel for the pains 

 he has taken to procure such a sturdy yoke of cat- 

 tle, and cannot but remark that if we had such a 

 pair of cattle, we should be proud enough without 

 any premium. 



• • • • • 



" A barrel of flour was entered by Noah Chand- 

 ler, of Wayne, but your committee could 'nt find 

 il, and were under the necessity of going without 

 her veins. The other was a chubby Berkshire, I bread during our labors. Wi; were, however, 

 lilt in the most approved form of the day, and as ■ treatc J to a basket of " natural bread," or whnt an 

 ack as midnight. She was from the herd of l)r Irishman would call " roast beef without bones," 

 parhawk, of Conway, N. H., who derived her pro- namely, the potato. These were a new breed, 

 €nitors from Bement's stock in Albany. Although raised and exhibited by Moses Hubbard, of Fay- 

 lere may be some among us whose name is known etle They were originally from the balls of 



irther, and whose fame has filled a greater space 

 1 the annals of hoggishnpss, yet wc venture to as- 



rt that no man understands the philosophy of 

 og education better than does John Kczer, Jf., of 

 H^inthrop. If yon doubt, just call at his piggery 

 md see with what good manners the veriest hog in 

 ne herd will behave himself. Wo award him a 

 ollar by way of gratuity for his biggest sow, and 

 diploma for his crop-eared Berkshire. 



We were next called to cx-.imine another family 

 f porkers, consisting of the mother and five fat 



d frisky piglings, together with a very comforta- 

 lle and sedate looking companion, all claiming to 



Schoodic Blues, and this was the fourth year from 

 the seed. There were several kinds, large, fair 

 and haifQsome. We award a diploma to .Mr Hub- 

 bard for his skill in manufacturing new potatoes." 



From the Boston Cultivatoc. 



xpress, show thai the turiiipsof England 

 to diseases which occur here ; and con- 

 sequently that a di.scovcry of a remedy will bo of 

 vast service on each side of the Atlantic: 



X Sir — A email white grub, with a black head, 

 somewhat larger than the cheese maggot, is de- 

 stroying our crops uf turnips completely. Proba- 

 bly Mr Malson, or some eminent practitioner, would 

 favor the poor fanners with some advice on the 

 subject ; allliou^-li I fear it is too late this season 

 to apply any remedy, as gas-lime, salt, &c. Would 

 Mr Cuthbert Johnson be so obliging as to give us 

 his opinion ? 



I am, sir, vour obedient servant, 

 York, Aug. h. EUOR. 



il Sir — I have been much annoyed, and suffered 

 considerable loss in consequence of the turnips in 

 certain portions of my fields, becoming clubbed. 

 These pieces, varying from twenty poles to half 

 an acre, have always been subject to this disease ; 

 and this year, though lime and chloride of calcium 

 were drilled with the manure, still the same pieces 

 of land are marked by this disease, and the tur- 

 nips entirely spoiled ; while in other parts ■adjoin- 

 ing, the crop is as good as can be desired. The 

 soil is sand, blowing sand, in a substratum of a 

 still lighter nature, and there is nothing discovera- 

 ble in the soil from the parts adjacent. Can any 

 of your numerous corrospondenls funush me with 

 a remedy for this evil ? They would be confer- 

 ring a great benefit on agriculture, particularly on 

 your obedient servant, R. C. 



HORN SHAVINGS AS A MANURE. 

 Horn shavings are among the most powerful ma- 

 nures at present applied to agricultural purposes. 

 Having witnessed its eiTjcts on various kinds of 

 soil for years, a few remarks may not be uninterest- 

 ing to those unacquainted with it. These shav- 

 e of the real Simon pure Berkshires, belonging to | ings are sometimes spread on wet mowing ground 

 lend J. W. Haines, of Hallowell. Friend Haines in the pure stale, and at others incorporated with 

 sjoys the rare faculty of understanding the nature loam or sand, and other substances. Their slow 

 f more kinds of hogs than one, and the way he di.-coiiiposition renders them more cfiective the 8e- 

 •i/jTj both with jq/l corn, is 'nt slow — making both cond year after spreading on, than the first, and 

 pecif 3 wonderfully pleased with the bargain. We } the enriching quality is not exhausted for several 

 ommcnd Haines for \\\^ indnstry, his perseverance, ' years. This kind of manure appears to be pecu- 

 nd his pigs, and recommend a diploma as a testi- liarly adapted to moist land, where decomposition 

 lony of our sincerity. ' is steadily kept on, affording a constant supply of 



Eight noble store hogs were exhibited by Daniel fbod for the growth of the crop. It is often spread 

 raig. We rejoice with Mr Craig ill the prospect on upland ind plowed in, where its effects are 

 f 30 much future pork, and award him a gratuity, highly beneficial. 



•ith the injunction that he remember the poor at Crops of grass from this manure are often very 

 lauglitering time, and see that they occasionally ' great, and sometimes bo great as to be injured by 

 ave°a little hog with their hominy during the cold | lodging down. I have known instances where a 

 ason. Thus "endeth the examination of our share i largo quantity has been applied on wet ground, 

 f the pork, and by way of change we were invi- I that cattle were unwilling to eat the hay the fir.«t 

 d to try our hand at beef And first wi; exam- i season ; but after a little acquaintance with it, na- 

 led a noble large and stalely cow, belonging to I ture will remedy this. 



Hips Gove & Son, of Readfield. This cow was I These shavings sell readily at five dollars per 

 elve years old, and one of the first calves of the | cartload of thirty bushels, and are eagerly sought 



SUGAR FROM THE CORN STALK. 

 Hon. Mr Ellsworth, Commissioner of Patents, 

 while on his recent visit here, exhibited specimens 

 of sugar made from corn stalks, the mode of manu- 

 facturing which i'. detailed in an article in our 

 last number, copied from the Farmer's Cabinet. It 

 was excellent in appearance and taste. Mr E. 

 stales that the corn stalk contains more saccharine 

 matter llian the sugar cnne: and that we must look 

 to this rather than the sugar beet as a suitable mo- 

 lerial from which to manufacture sugar. Three 

 barrels or more can be obtained from the stalks 

 upon an acre of rich land sowed thick ; and the 

 lops of the stalks, the leaves, and the bulls, after 

 having been ground or rolled, are all serviceable 

 as food for stock. — Ed. 



Oil of Pumpkin .Vfe./.— The Germans on the 

 bunks of the Wdbash, in Indiana, instead of throw, 

 ing away or giving to llie pigs, the seeds of tiieir 

 pumpkins, as is usually done, collect them and 

 make an oil from them, which they use for all the 

 purposes of lamp oil ai;d olive oil. One gallon of 

 seed will give about half a galhm of lamp oil. They 

 may be pressed like rape and tiax seed. Try it. — 

 Kiniucky Far. 



