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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



JAN. la, 164)B. 



ticutarly those in wliicli there 

 the feeding of silk worms ond 



ore manv fenmles, I cents, one acre of the land last mentioned, is worth in a season, and remember what an amount of grain 



1 four acres of the other. 



All these circumstanoes, ^ those insects would have destroyed, if they had 



Audubon is so 



PllESlDENT \VAYI.AND\S ADDRESS. 



We have bnen favored with tlin copy of an ad- 

 dress delivered brfore " llic Rhode Island Society 

 for tlie Promotion of Domestic Industry," by Fran- 

 cis Wavlakd, Oct. C, 1641. — From a man devoted 



cheaper than at the West.' 



Mtuni of Humorintr our Changinble Ctimali. 

 "Our climate may, probably, be humored advan- 

 tageously by a choice of seeds. We have heard 

 frequently, of late, of the failure of Indian corn, in 

 consequence of short seasons iind early frosts. It 

 exclusively to literary pursuits-frou, the president | may be that the seasons have changedj.ut it seen.s ^ 



of a college— no one will expect a,v address that to me much more probable that our«erf has chang- g,,,,,^ j^ ,,,„ i,e all ..f no avail, 

 unfolds tlTe iTiyater.es of agricultural science, or ed. We know that almost every kind of seed loses ,,,8 work for us far cheaper an 



that particularizes the Lest processes of cultivation 

 But the general opinions and views of a clear, 

 strong, observing and well cultivated mind, are al- 

 ways interesting and instructive. V\e have read 

 the address before us with much interest and sat- 

 isfaction. It is more to the point and more forci- 

 ble than oflen comes from the pen of a man who 

 has no practical acquaintance with farming. The 

 views presented are llirouirhout sound and perti- 

 nent, and are given in a clear and forcible stylo. 

 Wo copy the following paragraphs, which are all 

 that we can find room for in the present number: 



before us. 



"Lot un learn a lesson of wisdom in this re.ipecL "f" 

 I wish that a law were passed prohibiting the 

 shooting of all birds except such as are carnivo- ' 

 reus. I believe that until this is done, we shall « 

 be able lo make no headway against insects. Wu ^' 

 may CMilrcle our trees with lead, or with tin, wa K 

 may anuint them with tar, or entwine them witj „j 

 The birds will " 

 d more efifcctualli^ ||i 



a portion of its vitality by being frequently raised ] gj,j ^^..l| ^.j^,, ^,^ vheir music into the bargain, mil* k( 



Means of Happimas anil Success wilhin your Reach. 

 "We are bound, as wise men, to survey, and 

 survey attentively, the means of happiness within 

 our reach, and I say this emphatically. There is 

 in this part of our country, a very jirevaleiil impres- 

 sion that the only means of improving our condi- 

 tion is lo remove far ofTto the prairies of the West. 

 That un enterprising and industrious man may suc- 

 ceed well at the West, I have no doubt. But I 

 am yet to learn that an enterprising and industri. 

 ous man may not succeed well at liome. It is cer- 

 tainly wise to inquire whether it " be not belller to 

 bear the ills we have, than fly to others that we 

 knovf not of." It would be well lo inquire whether 

 the same labor, skill and sell-denial at home, would 

 not produce as great an amount of happiness here, 

 as in Illinois, or Iowa, or Missouri, or Wisconsin. 

 I,cl us, at any rate, inquire, what we can make of 

 our opportunities hero, before we resolve lo sur- 

 render thein up for something in the far distance 

 which wo mny posaiWy attain, but which must be 

 attained by enduring severe toil and by incurring 

 most serious disadvantages both to ourselves and 

 to our families. 



"Much, I know, is said of the cheapness of the 

 land at the West. But I doubt whether there bo 

 the diffi.'rencc in this respect which many persons 

 imagine. When you pay ihe government prices 

 for land at the West, you pay for nothing bul land. 

 But when you buy a farm in one of the older States, 

 vou buy all the fixtures, fences, barns, roads, clear- 

 ing, cultivation, with a part in all the schools, meet- 

 ing houses and public buildings which have been 

 erected in the vicinity, together with proximity to 

 a market, which, in many situations, is almost ut 

 your very doors. Thiii last circumstance is a mat- 

 ter of very great consequence. If in one district 

 wheat lie so far from the market, or if roads are 

 HO bad that it bo worth no nn re ihan twciilyfivc 

 cents a bushel, while, in another district, owing to 

 contrary circumstances, it is worth one hundred 



on the same soil. May not this be the case witl 

 several of our crops ? Corn is raised well in re- 

 gions North of us, where the season is shorter. A 

 gentleman in Saratoga county. New York, lately 

 informed me that by procuring seed from a more 

 northern part of the Slalo, he had raised corn fit to 

 get into the bain, in eighty days from planting. 

 Might not we render our crops much more secure 

 by changing our seed every few years, and thus 

 introducing occasionally, seed which had been ac- 

 customed to « more northerly climate and a shorter 

 summer. 



" Again, may we not render our climate more 

 serviceable by a greater attention lo its changes ? 

 By- unexpected changes, and by changes which are 

 expected, bul which do not happen, how much time 

 and property are annually lost. Migtit not the use 

 of instruuicnts materially Ic-scn this lo.^s ? What 

 master of a vessel would, in the present day, make 

 a voyage without a thi>rmomfjter and barometer ? 

 And I apprehend that the knowledge to be derived 

 from these instruments is as valuable lo \he farmer 

 as lo the seaman. I saw, last winter, with great 

 pleasure, a barometer hanging in the room of a 

 farmer in Somersetshire, England, of very moderate 

 property, and he informed me that he would not 

 on any account-be without it. I was told that the 

 use of it was very common amwig agriculturists 

 there. Why may we not derive equal benefit 

 from the same means. 



SIC as good as that of the piano, though it cost nq 

 so much in the loarning. I believe that such ( 

 law as 1 have spoken of, exists in Ma6sacbusett|| ii 

 Would it not be well for us to follow her exampl^ h 

 But whether such a law be passed or not, I ho|| 

 that every farmer of Rhode Island will drive evei| 

 bird-kilh.'r off from hiafarin, and teach his childrfl 

 to protect antJ foster these invaluable assistani 

 that Hca\en has in kindness sent him. We spen 

 a large sum of money every year in providia 

 means of protecting our trees from instccts. Sup^l 

 pose a young fellow should amuse himself by gO«J 

 itic through our fields with a hatchet and destroy 

 ing these attempts at protection. We shoul 

 cause him to be arrested and punished immediatelj 

 But we allow him to kill our birds, though eve^ 

 bird 13 incomparably more valuable a protectid 

 from insects than all the artificial means that 

 can possibly devise." 



To J)pprenUces The only way for a young 



man to prepare for usefulness, is to devote himsoll 

 to study during his Icisura hours. First, be induj- 

 trious. Never complain that you are obliged tc 

 work ; go tu it with alacrity and cheerfulness, aod 

 it will become a habit that will make you respect- 

 ed by your employer, and the community. Make 

 it your business to see and promote your employ- 

 er's interest ; by taking care of his, you will learn 



to lake care of your own. Select useful siudiM, 

 And, lastly, let me inquire whether our climate ! ^^^^ assiduouelv pursue them. Few persons can 

 *ould not be materially improved by higher ma- i ^^^^^pj^^jj, ^^c ^ i^^^jp^ ^^^5,^^ than Franklin's, yet 

 ' ' ""* he laid Ihe foundation of his greatness whcnn 



apprentice. Success depends not on tho amount 

 of leisure you may have, but upon tho manner if 

 which it is employed. — Gov. Hill. ^ 



nuring and more perfect cultivation. I fancy that 

 careless farmers, who pay bul little attention to 

 improving their soil, are most apt lo be overtaken 

 by early frosts, and to be injured by summer 

 droughts and unseasonable rains. The plant which 



springs up upon a rich sc^il, and under the most ,,„>..,.,,_. - •, 



careful cultivation, grows much more rapidly, comes ^''"» ^ork hge MarkeU-\i has been aseert..* 

 to maturity sooner, and is of course less liable to i ed that half a million of eggs are consumed eveif 



nonth in New York. I hey arc brought down tol 



our lands. Not only will they thus produce? a 

 larger crop, but they will produce a better nrlicle, 

 and their production will be less likely to fail us 

 from any variation of the seasons." 



Birds the Farmer's Friends. 

 'Just remember what myriads of grubs and 



supplying the Astor House with 1000 each day ft 

 five days of a week, and on Saturday ^AOO. — At 1. 

 paper. 



Large Pig. — A pig only 9 1-2 months old, ir4l 



slaughtered in this to»»n lost week, by Mr M. %. 



Chandler, which weighed, when neatly dresM^, 



worms a robin, or a crow, or a woodpecker destroys 1/our hundred arid two pounds — Jluguata Banntr,^ 



