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and fatleii woll; and all tlioiiglit who anw 



■r llioy wore butchered, llinl they would 



ur liundrcd pouiidti, and i lliouj;ht itio 



lit whoii tlioy wore wci);hud in Uusloii, 



cy were soldi thoy did not como to qiiilv 



uidrod pounds. Tha pork wti suit nml 



lid did not weis>h like corn-fed purk ; but 



I' '~t L>r making; il nni.i sii.all, coinparod to tliat 



lorn-led pork. Now I use but low apples, and 



le in (he early purl of the lull, boiled up with 



Uur..H and pumpkins; about the (irat of October 



ed tliom on boiled potatoc:] with Indian iiiPnl 



cd III, Dutlicitnt to make n thick mush : nud in 



iroinbcr they have meal scalded, till the Intlor 



ot' the month, or llio timt of December, when 



f are slaughtered. I have found thiis, as I think, 



best ond must economical way of fnllcnins my 



s. taking cnre tliat thoy always have a good bed 



Iry litter, for this is better for them than muddy 



ku to lie upon. I had two hoifs slaughtered 



Jie ;'Olh of last inontli, which weighed, when 



sscd, eiirht hundred and tliirtynine pounds, and 



cli were fattened as I have slated above. I 



8 two of the JIackay breed, fattening in the 



way, tluit are a year old in February, and 



ch I suppose will wci;rh three hundred at Oic 



lent time. I have used wheat shorts, for hogs, 



did nol find them to answer. An intelligent 



enliglitrned farmer of this town, told mo that 



once made use of rye meal fur his hoga with 



<d success : this was when the price of rye was 



h below that of corn: and now, sir, if you 



ik these remarks are worthy of notice, you may 



them a corner in your good farmer's paper. 



Yours, with respect, L. (J. 



ftston, Dec, 1841. 



3ur Weston correspondent is a prncticnl farmc-, 



we are pleased that he defends the good old 



lice iif letting hogs have a variety of good 



igs. If some of these are cheap, so much the 



ter : and in regard to cooking (ood for swine, 



crience seems fully to prove the advantages of 



If it suits the stomach better, it must prove 



e nutritive than raw food. Pork raised and 



ened wholly on grain, seldom commands price 



ugh to repay the cost, and the refuse of the 



ry is well adapted to promote the growth of 



',a; but other cheap materials may often be used 



dvantagr, and by boiling, they may be rendered 



re palatable. — Ed. Plowmnn. 



U'lIAl-K.Oi:. SOAP— KILLS CATTLK LICK. 



.\t this season of the year, many cattlo begin to 



\ Miiirer from lousinoa*. Destroy these peals at onc>', 

 or your •iniinaU, besides being excerdiiigly uiuom- 

 fortable during the remninder of the winter, will, 



I ill Iho spriuif, bo in poor condition. Tobocco 

 wiishcs, unguinliim, oil, and various other nrticli'S, 

 hnvo been much used for this piirpuau ; and not 



I without good effects. But a more cloanly and Iras 

 olTcnsive appliration is desirable, if siirhanonc can 

 bo found, that will nnswcr the purpose. A good 

 friend of ours, worthy of full confidence, says that 

 strong suds of the wlmlo-oil sonp, do lliis work ef- 

 fectually, lie has been using this application, and 



I his neighbors, like sinsiblo men, are copying his 

 oxampio ; and on the day following the washing of 

 a lousy calf, they tind lice — nbsfnt. We presuiiio 

 tlial neither this nor any other safe application will 

 kill the nils — and that it will in many coses be nc- 

 I'ossary to repeat tin.' washings. This soap can bo 

 obtained at various places in the city, at about 5 or 

 G conts per lb. Messrs. Brcck iSi Co. havp it in 

 kegs of about 20 Ibe. each, al$l per keg. — Ko. N. 



IE. P. 



POT LIQUOR FOR SWINE. 



Have farmers ever conjectured that the water in 

 which they boil their salt beef, pork, cabbage, itc. 

 injures the opprtiie of hogs ? We have been re- 

 queited to make this inquiry by a swine feeder, 

 who was asked a few months ago by a wumrni, (and 

 women gcnernHy have good reasons for their hints.) 

 whether he gnvc his pot liquor to the hog-- He 

 said, yea. But thinking that the question .night 

 mean something, he set himself to notice the effect, 

 and is now satisfied that alter he regales himself 

 upon "boiled pol," and gives the hogs the broth, 

 that their appetite is injured for two or three days. 

 Is this a common effect? Fanners, let us hear 

 from you. If your brains are not up to the work, 

 use your wives' brain-i, and put your own fingers to 

 tlie pen, as one good fellow has recently done by 

 way of "help" to ns aud example to you. The 

 wife's opinion is the best in this case, for the hoga 

 j always thrive best where the women tako care of 

 them. 



Quere. If the fact above stated be a common 

 one, is il owing to the meal, or to the pu(alots that 

 are boiled with the meat ? — Eu. N. E. F. 



Advantages of Law A young man who studied 



in Conoucticut, become acquainted with the 

 owing facts, which are certainly very remarka- 

 though n'<t so singular. A farmer cut down a 

 e which stood eo near the boundary line of his 

 m, that it was doubtful whether it belonged to 

 or his neighbor. That neighbor claimed the 

 e, and prosecuted the man who cut it for dnina- 

 The cose was continued from court to court 

 ne was wasted, temper soured, and friendship 

 but the case was gained by the prosecutor, 

 e last my friend know of the transaction, the 

 >n who "got the case" came to the lawyer's of- 

 e to execute a deed of his whole farm, which he 

 d been obliged to sell to pay cost ! Then, house- 

 a and homeless, he could thrust his hai.J into 

 I empty pocket, and triumphantly exclaim, "I v'e 

 at him '." — SiUcted. 



Ice on door steps may be eaaily removed by 

 rowing aalt upon it. 



A NEW STEAM BOILER. 

 Our attention has been called to an apparatus 

 for steaming, which from the representations made 

 to us in regard thereto, from a gentleman of the 

 highest respectability, who has erected one on his 

 farm, as also fioni the statements mailc by super- 

 intendents of several of our public institutions, 

 we have reason to believe will prove a desideratum, 

 long desired by the agricullural community, for the 

 feeding of stock, &c. We copy the foDowin;.'- de- 

 scription of the apparatus from the " Clipp«r," of 

 this city, which will shew the nature of its con- 

 struction. — Bait, farmer. 



Messrs. Editors — By iho kind permission of the 

 very polite Warden of your Penitentiary, (whose 

 gentlemanly bearing and friendly attention to 

 strangers deserve high commendation,) we wore 

 pprmitled to see ono of the most uaefn), and, as 

 we think, among the most remarkable improve- 

 ments of the present day. Wo mean the steam 

 boiler there used for culinary purposes, and lately 



put up. By thfl iiso of this curious and |irnclic«l 

 I invention, five Urge InnkH filled with «iit.-r nro 

 kept nt the boiling point with a small boiler, not 

 nioro than 20 inches in diameter, and not 2 foet 

 long. The conKtruction il simple. The boiler it- 

 self is divided into coinpnrlmeiits, alternately of 

 flame and water, so that a ihin Htrat<iin of wator is 

 acted upon at one time by a fhcol of flame, and 

 I immediately cnnverted into steam at .'.\U°, which 

 escapes into the middle tank colhd tlio generator, 

 by means of a cimnecting tube placed at Iho tup 

 and back part ol the boiler, and the place of tbo 

 expanded water or Htcaiii is supplied from the aame 

 lank by a tube situated still lower— so \lint a con- 

 tinned current of steam rushing into the generolor, 

 and of cold water returning to the boiler lo supply 

 the vacuum, is kept up, antil the whole of iho water 

 is raised to the br>iling point. 



We were informed by Mr Iloulton that with it, 

 at least five sixths of the fuel is saved, and the 

 amount of labor formerly required, greatly dimin- 

 ished, and that the expense saved to the initilution 

 had long siiico repaid the original outlay. Wo 

 must confess that we were somewhat astonished to 

 sec about two or three hundred gallons of water 

 kept rapidly boiling with two or three small sticks 

 of wood, at some distance from the tanks. Our 

 surprise was increased when wo were told, that 

 left in that condition, and without adding wood, 

 the coffee which wns then in a cour.<c of prepara- 

 tion, would be quite hot enough for use in the morn- 

 ing. ■ The Alms House, wo understand, lias^ sup- 

 plied itself nilli a similar apparatus ; and we really 

 think that this labor and fuel-saving machine 

 should be put up in every public instiiution, re- 

 quiring much hot water for culinary or other pur- 

 poses. To producers, for steaming and theroby 

 swelling produce for cattle, it cannot but be inval- 

 uable, and must shortly find a place iipou every 

 farm, as a profitable and time-saving instrument. 



We have been informed that the patentee of 

 this very curious and economical improvement in 

 the arts resides amongst us. He certainly de- 

 serves encouragrment. His invention, from its 

 own utility, must find ample patronage. — Baltimore 

 Clipper. 



.Nectssili/ of .'lltenlion In farming, as in every 



other business, attention and strict superintendance 

 by the principal, are essential to success. No 

 matter how good the manager may be, it is abso- 

 lutely necessary that his employer should look 

 close to his own interest, and see that the labor on 

 the farm is conducted with fidelity and care, for 

 there is no truth more incontrovertible, than that 

 neglect on his part, from its contagious nature, 

 will beget indifference on the part of those under 

 him. It is not alone necessary that he should be 

 able, and may give, proper directions: it is equally 

 important that he sol- they are faiihfiillv executed. 

 — .Imer. Far. 



Vour hens would thank you for a tcgiilir supply 

 of corn ; for some pounded oyster sh'.'IU, burnt and 

 pounded bone, old mortar, old plastering, or some- 

 thing of the kind. The hay seed on Ihc barn floor 

 and their pickings from the manure heap, do nol 

 supply all their wants. 



Give the pigs a dry and warm neat. Comforta- 

 ble lodging is cheap /ao(/ for your animals, and 

 they have a right to lU 



