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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



JI:NE 2!S, 184 8 



AUn HORTICUI.TIRAI. BKGISTF.R. 



BoiTOV, Wkuxesoat, Joiiic 22, 1842. 



The 



iT:il that frost was llic cniise of hlnr|.np«« m rt deilh to 

 ila h'nves. Il wac i.n wnriii unci clpvaled l«nil where 

 III) frost has he en felt sinie enrly in the fcason, and was 

 entirely ovurspread hy Urger lrec». 



SUIJASH BUG.«. 



The Stri/jed Bui; i« now making ila ravn, 

 thumb and fingi-rs are gcienl inviruiin-iiti tn Ihin ih.Mti 

 off with ai (Jir m )»i\ ciin aiicli litem, lint llm farmer 

 cannot K|cna eveiy mi.ri.in-: I'nioiig hi« vinca, i»ilhnul 

 BeglecMng otiier woik. A "j.rinl.hng o( air slaUrd limi-, 

 plastor, aahcs, snntr, fine charc-ial, or any tli'ng i;l»e 

 that will atick to the IcavPK while they are w.'l, will 

 help to protect the plnnU. Thcso suhsturicea aener.illy 

 do aime injury to the plants I y rlo«ing up tlie pori;a of 

 the leavca, but the harm ia less than what ihp hugs 

 ofien ciinBu. The lanay, monlioni-H hy us Ihji «eel(, 

 we are told by on« who Iiik trlrd it, must he nncwed 

 often to be effcctuil. Whilo fr.sli it drives the bugs 

 • way- in? my opprnti"ns. 



The large bliiek Buu— II you Iny a ahinjjle hy each 

 hill <if vines, this bag will pa«B the night under it, and 

 there you may cru«h him in llie moniin;;. 



TAe H'orm.— This is the i-ensrin when the moth be- 

 gins to lay its epgs on the vinos closo to Ihe roots : these I g,y when 

 fga, produce the worm wliich in August des'r.-y the | 

 vinos. (Sen Dr. Harris's artichi on the squash vino de- 

 •trofcr, in our paper of F.4i. Hi )- Knowing that in-ecla 

 which feetl upon vc-clahiea are not generally plensi'd 

 with oirt-nsivo aiiiin.il matters, we look six or ei^ht lbs. 

 of soapb filer's acrnps, and |ut them to soak about a 

 foriniolit aeo. About the middle of last week, when 

 tlie striped bu; began to t-al, we look a bucket full of 

 this rotted meal — very offennivo — and poured it on and 

 around the vines in ah"iil twenty liilln, and shall leave 

 them to their fate. On olher hills we put lime — and on 

 others plaster. 



Our manure in ihe hills contains a considerable qii:iii- 

 lily of salt and lime, which were mixed last November 

 and had become soda. 



KliEl'ING HORSnS AND CATTLE IN CEL- 

 LARS.— GltKlsN CROPS. 



.'ialrm, I5/A June, '42. 

 Frifni) PuTS.iM — I saw sometime since, a cooimnni- 

 catirin (r.TnonI till in what paper,) recmnmendinf; keep- 

 in-i horHCi or other rattle under the ham. and givio;; as 

 one reaarin. the same thai the old liidy in Connecticut 

 gave for wenrinw a qnilted pe'ticoat all the '* year 

 round, " viz : " il was cooler in summer and w:irmer in 

 winter." I am about imkii:" some new airanffements 

 in mv barn f* r the heiter acctunmodati'tn of my hi>rses, 

 &r. IfyoM know any one who h.;« tried the expert- 

 ment. and has a ham fitted in that manner, you will 

 ohllffn me bv giving ihe name and place, and if not 

 too far off, 1 will just t;ike a peep at it, before commenc- 



CULTURK OF THE TREES ON THE FAR.VL 



Iflherebeany lime before haying that the farmer 

 can spare from the hoiinj and weeding of his crops, ha 

 can employ il piodiably in digging the ground around 

 the trunks of hi< apple trees and in seiapiiig and wash- 

 ing them. I'erhaps earlier in the season mi;.ht have 

 been beltir — but good will follow from il now. 



THE HOG YARD. 



THE BUT'I'ONVVOOI). 



The papors from all directions are altempting to ac- 

 count for the evil that has befallen this n.ihle tree. One 

 man hat found a large green worm which does the mis- 

 chief; bill no one else hai b. en him, and the lenvea 

 have no appearance of having been ealen. The >erdiit 

 in case of the worm must be— no< g^ill'J. 



We slated la-t week that the trunk and limbs of these 

 trees are jet full of sup. Tlie iMomiiigPosl has learned 

 thai IhdY are as lull of sap as the heads of ilione who are 

 worried by iho sight of the lr<>es 



The opinion is beeoming general tlinl fmsl has de- 



stroyed tl c hdiage. The re 



niiooB in fivor of this are 

 plausible. The biittonwood U late in pulling out its 

 foliage : usually its leaves do not appear iinlil after the 

 spring frosts are over. This season a fr>i»t was felt 

 from north to south after the buds had ixpaiidi d, and 

 furlhwith the leaves perished. 



Dill some young trees, as much exposed as any nllieis 

 have been anh:irmed. And il is dilTicult for us to sat- 

 isfy ourselves that frosi is Iho causo of the whole evil 

 Wc bowover can asu'gn no olher. .Mont of the trees 

 probably will put out Si>mo leaves yet this icnaon, but 

 liaving suffered in their foliage last year and again now, 

 ihey SIC seriously harmed, and many of them will per 

 ish. 



We have noticed some white oaks in Roxbury that 

 have suDered similarly though noi to ihu same extent. 

 One of these was so Mhclterod that it is difficult |o ad- 



In your last paper, there was an article on green ma- 

 nures, "uckwhent and clover were recommended. If 

 you know any one who baa given hoili those arlirlos a 

 fair trial, let me know the result, and at the same time 

 the best time for sowing-, and how much 

 perncm 'i'ours, »tc. NAUMKEAG. 



JT'Tlic old lady'.< reason was a good one, if applied 

 in tho light pl.ice. Whether good in the case ><{ the 

 petticoat, wo can't say ; but the cellar, xre think, (wc 

 wont iinderiake to prove il) — may be warmer in winter 

 and cooler in summer than the room above it. We do 

 not now reinen her to hmc seen any place whore hiirscs 

 are kepi in a cellar; but Thoopholis P.iison", E«q , on 

 his farm al Brodiline, (near .Tamaira Plains. Roxbury,) 

 ke'ps his cows in a cellar; and if '■ Naiimke.ig" will 

 take a vide to the Hamilton depot on the F. istcrn Rail 

 Road, wc win wilh pleasure show him where we keep 

 ox'n and eows in a basement or c liar. Ours is intend- 

 ed only as a leinpor'irv arringcnient ; for when we get 

 means to enlarge the barn, we [inpose to have the cat- 

 tle above. That aniniils will he eoolei in summer and 

 w inner in winter where we nnw keep tliern than above, 

 is probably true; bvt\\. is much more dilBeuli to keep 

 them clean and dry, ami more difficult to let them breathe 

 pure air. In winter »e do not find much trouble, but 

 in siiiuiner the arrangement is olijei tinnable. If nny of 

 our readers have exp'-rietico on this st.bject, wo shnll be 

 happy to know ihe result and tn commiinicale it. 



Wu know not that any one in the neighborhood of 

 Salem has ever made iiso of clover as a green crop to 

 turn in On the poor lands which our people there 

 would improve by turning in a crop, the clover would 

 hardlv crow to make a ernp that would he worth the 



trouble; but bmkwheal will do hi 



Fiom llii< time 



to th-) middle of July it will do to sow — three pecks lo 

 a bushel of seed per acre. Last year we saw land be- 

 longing lo Mr Carpeiitrr, of -Aulcboro", on which iho 

 year pn^ti. us he had iwo crops <.l hiiikwhent to turn in 

 and a third which ripened We should bo happy to 

 have that gnnlleniiin make public the result of his trials. 

 Wc -hould adivao " Naiiinkeag ' to try hiickwiifal rather 

 lli.m clover. When he comes to see our cillar, he can 

 see r.Ti Ihe adjoining liirin the rtTects of a buckwheat 

 crop turned iii I lal year hy Wm. R. Putnam. 



A g.iod coat of whitewash on the harn adds much tn 

 its appearsnee, and is servieesble lu its preservation. 

 Sirimg brine sliould be used in ••laking lime for this pur- 

 pose : both a.ili nn.l sugar help iho wash to adhere closa- 

 ly and to resist the actio! of ihe weather. 



Don't forgel to keep the hog< at work — be throwing 

 in weeds, soil, muck, haves — ;:ny thing lo keep them at 

 work. And before bay ing come« on, have at Ihe side 

 of the yard nntter tliiit can he thrown in from week lo 

 week, while haying lasts. 



Ifyou intend to work upon your wet me.idows alter 

 baring, sand or gravel if thrown in'.o iho hog yard now, 

 will make a g'.od ilressing for mch lands in September. 



CORN FOR FODDER. 



Ifyou fear being short of hay, plow up as much land 

 as you can posNioly manure and sow co^n in drills- 

 plow an. I hoe between the rows, and you can gel a l.irge 

 amount of fodder. 



Indian Wheal. — This nheal, wliieli was so much 

 lauded a few years ago, is now sown by no one here ; 

 but we remembei that the hulm or straw of this was 

 oaten very freely by the cattle, the only season when 

 we raised it. From this fuel we infer that it might be 

 resorted to in seasons when Ihe hay crop is short, as a 

 me:.ns nf helping to keep the stock in winter. This will 

 grow in a very short time, and on lands noi rich. Wc 

 do not suppose that it would be gnod .ns upland hay — 

 but from what our cattle said abont it the only season 

 when they had an opportunity lo try it, wc should ex- 

 pect lo find it more valuable than fiesii meadow bay. 



MASS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



XXHIBITIUll OF FRUITS. 



Saturday, June 18, 1843- 



By Dr. ) C. Howard, Bronkline— Speemiens Black 

 Hauihiirg, Meiinier or I'urguii.ly, niid While Ciiasselai 

 (;rapes_all r-mnikahly fine. 



Ky J F. Allen, SMiem— Black HamburiT and a Black 

 Grape from St. Michael. Figs, peifecily inaliire °, a 

 riuiiid, vciy black variety from St. Michael. .Mso, fine 

 larire Bpeciniens of Peaches, called by him Roval George 

 (;iin>istRnc. 



From C.d. Wilder, President of the Society —Melhron 

 Cii^lle and Early Searlei V'iriinia Slruwberiiea. 



From Fiancis Putnam, of Salem— Early Scarlet Vir- 

 ginia Strawberries. 



Hy John F. Trull, of Dorchester— Early Scarlet Vir- 

 ginia Sirawbcrries. 



All the Strawberries exhibited this day were fine. 



Fnon Dr. John Bnrsiow. of Dangor, Me , — llamUonie 

 Ripe specimens of Yellow Rareripe and of Early Royal 

 George IVacbes. 



J. L L F Warren— Early Scarlet Virginia and Roy. 

 al Scarlet Strawberries. 



F.XIIIBITIOH OK VKGFTABI.ES 



r.Mily Dwaif Peas, from Dr Jjhn C. Howard, Brook- 

 line. 



Early Pens, from A/cll Bo.v.liuh. 

 Khiibarb, from F. I).<iia, R'^jburv. 



From Horare (iroy, by Mr Needham— Wccdnn Cu- 

 cumbers — very long and line. 



Fiom J. L L V. Warren — Long Green (^icuinbers. 

 For the (Nunmittee, 



WM. KENRICK 



7"Tlie Flower Report was received loo lalu for in- 

 sertion in Ihis number. 



Will Ihe Chairman of Ihe Committee on Flowers 

 send in the weekly report as early in the forenoon ol 

 Monday as is convenient. 



