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AND HORTICULTURAL K E G I S T E K 



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Kr.Mii iho Fnrm,.r-i C'.binot. j I) Oh. tlioy don't niinil tl.r ye.ko when lh.7 pot 



usril to il. 



OXRN IN n.ARNESa. ^^ No more do coU min.l akinnin!; « l.rn ih-v 



Mr.. Kditou,— Is thcro any r.'n«.>n why oxen | ppt i,«p,| to it. But who told you ih'M' do not 



loiiM iii.i bo mnde to «ork in harness as well nsjniind it? I triiessthnt nislorn never woiihl ennble 



kes ? I have ropcatrdly a.iked this question, | ,11. to hrnr any Ihinir bo I'n^ihtriilly painful, weari- 



somo and inc-onvemenl. an a voke on our neckH for 

 so many hmirs without roniplaininp, if we had the 

 power to express onrai'lvfa. 



D. Well, did yon ever see oxen work in col- 

 lar»? 



C. Uepentedly ; a prent ninny tenins, both cin- 

 pie nnil dniiblr, rome dnily into l.onilon from tlin 

 surroundmiT coontry. nnd traverse the slrrcls, both 

 in carts nnd wn?ons, with the prenlest ease nnd 

 convenience, exhibilinp all tlin tr.ictiihilitv of th'" 



It linve never yet met »ilh a valid iibj'-cinin to 

 I'li'iorn^'oii, as it ik lerined, alllioiiph much has 

 1 iirped and «lreniioiisly insisted upon, on the 

 ound that it would be found impracticable and 

 poisible. I am not, however, convinced that it 

 so, but rather, I H'ol quite certain that the siib- 

 f ciillr.rs for yokes would be adv.intnpo- 

 s in every «ay, both to man and beast. The 

 bjecl has of lute bcrn impressed on my mind, by 

 tiiessinp the extreme awkwardness of the adnp- 



i..n of the yoke to the plow, as well as to s,;er«l i horse, and the snnie power of pwtlinp t.nck the load 

 lier Ubors to which the ..x is ilevr.trd ; but in j nnd of poinj forward ; with blind bridles hut wilh- 

 irh his n.olions .and freedom of action ore re- out bits in their mouths, and collars, stufTed in a 

 ced almost to a piece of machinery, by the ever- difTerent manner from those of the horse ; oponinp 

 tinp yoke upon his neck, oftentimes a weight of „„ the top -nd confined with a strap and huckle". 

 fficienl for a load f..r a ample beast ; and nnd their feel shod with double shoes ; in which 

 which it is customary to add half a hundred Utate thev are equal to horses in all but pace ; as 

 ipht o*" iron— merely, I presume, to ascertain easily puided and in every way as convenient. 



much the poor brutes can be made to bear up 

 ainst. I was present a few days ago at a dis- 

 isidii of the subject, and would place the arpu- 

 nls fur and a<;ainst the yoke on record, so far as 

 an remember them. 



C. I wonder why oxen cannot be used in col- 

 wcli as yokes ? 



f). Oh, they would not be found to do at all. 

 7. Did you ever see the trial made .' 



D. No, but I know il would never do. 



'. Well, I have seen it tried and it was found 

 d'l exceedinply wel!. I wonder who first 

 upht of putting a yoke, the size of a tree, upon 

 pour animals necks for them to push iipapaiikst ? 

 "). Don't you see it is an ordination of nature ? 

 he bump of the neck being made on purpose 

 eci-ive the pressure, like a natural pad. 

 '. Exactly the arpument which is used by the 

 ibilants of the islands of the Hebrides, for 

 iiinp their horses to the plough by their tails ! 

 hilt else." ask they, " is the tail made for? Il 

 n onliniifion 0/ naturr. ; there can be no qiies- 

 ahoiit il." But I cannot see that nature or 

 ■nn his any thing to do with a practice so cruel 

 so biinplinp. 



). Oil. 1 have no doubt that upon trial it will be 

 id the best and easiest method of fixing it: 

 ever, I have never seen or heard of any other 



I now. 



'. .M pape 10-2 of the Cabinet, vol. 2, it is 

 , the French method — thot of drawing from a 



d strapped across the forehead, has been found 

 irelerjble to the yoke, the cattle being easily 

 :eM to the method ; stepping out very light ,ind 

 and although sorely pressed by way of ex- 

 inent on a broiling summer's day, they worked 

 e easily, in a labor that would have sorely dis- 



ed them if in yoke, each ox working sepa- 



■. But that is not in collar, as you recommend. 

 . True, nnd is not near so complete; for there, 

 each animal would be separate, after which it 

 Id enjoy the freedom of its head as well as 

 leck. Only think for a moment, of the weight 

 broad, thick piece of wood, the length of the 

 kncss of its carcase, the stuffing and strappinir, 

 des the iron hooks for the tnccs to be hitched 



II hanging at the forehead of the poor beast, 

 en hours a day ! 



And at plough, they are a thousand times more 

 convenient in collars than in yokes; turning at the 

 ends of iho land in half the time and with half the 

 Inhor, and going through a day's work with halftha 

 exertion 



D. Well, I don't see the need ofchanging what 

 has been in use for so many years. 



C. Then, of cniirso, ynii still adhere to the tin- 

 der-box, and flint nnd Hteel, nnd have not "chang- 

 ed" them for a box of I,iicifer m;itclies. 



D. Oh, but thai change for the better was so 

 apparent. 



C. To me, not half so apparent as the change 

 from the yoke to the collar, because, of so much 

 more importance in the saving of expense nnd suf- 

 fering. 



D. But the yoke is so much cheaper than the 

 collar and harness. 



C. True, and I am willing you should debit eve- 

 ry crop which yon raise by their means, with an 

 extra two cents per acre — that beinp. I calculate, 

 about the extra expense incurred, and which would 

 cover it. 



D. Then it is so much more labor nnd trouble to 

 gear up with the collar and harness than with the 

 yoke, that I guess I shall go on as I am. 



C. Ves, that is exactly the conclusion to 

 which I pxpepted we should arrive, for to that 

 point have all the arguments that I ha»e heard, 

 come at Inst ; and but for the sliaine of it, it would 

 no doubt form the first objection to the substitution 

 of the collar for the yoke. Vm. 



When you see a man who curses when it rains, 

 frets when a fog occurs, and smiles only when the 

 sun shines, be sure that such an ono can never 

 bear up with fortitude against the attacks of mis- 

 fortune, nor stand with equanimity the marvellous 

 changes of our daily life. — Selected. 



The two most precious things on this side the 

 grave are, our reputation and our life. But it is 

 to be lamented that tlie most contemptible whisper 

 may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon 

 of the other. A wise man, llierefyre, will be more 

 anxious to deserve a fair name, th.-»n to possess it, 

 and this will teach him so to 'live, as not to be 

 afraid to die. — Lneon. 



.MAS.S. HORTICULTURAL SOCIKIV. 



> MIIIIITION or ri.o'WfHIl. 



S.ili,riiny,yJu>it 18. IHI2. 

 From M. P. Wilder, Fie«idenl of th.- Si.ci.ly— 

 Ptronira : Poltsii, Wl.ittlejii, Dwarf Rocket 

 Lnik-ipur, f)enotliora Frnserii, ('alccolaria Royal 

 Stiinilnril, Spiren japonica, Lupinus polyplivllus, 

 Mniiraiidia Sciiiperviren<, lli-remiiCHlliN (^luhaiiii, 

 Spiroca lilipeiiduhi, single and double; HoHperii 

 matronalis alb. plena, I'aNsiMora bricteala, Azalaa 

 phi-nicea alba. Gornniiims, twenty vur. Ruses. 



By Win. Keurick — I'lpimies : I'npnvcriicia, or 

 Poppy flowering Tree Pnji.ny ; Whillejii, Albiflora. 

 Ins Sibirica, I. Pnlladn, or >ky blue. Day Lilies: 

 lleiiierocnllis flava, or yellow day lily. Spires. 

 Cui Ider rose .'-^pirca ; Double White Spirca, or 

 Qiiei'ii of the .Meadow. Carolina large llowcring 

 Syringo. Roses : George IV., superb Durk Crim- 

 son, superb Red, Nivea, Boiirsalt, &,c. &,c. Trades- 

 cantin, blue and white; Delphiniim sinensis, Kopho- 

 ra Australis. Himeysuckles : Scarlet Trumpet, 

 (monthly,) Vellow Triiinpet, do.. Orange colored, 

 Variegated, do. ; Dnuglassi or Canadian straw col- 

 ored, with very Inrge foliage, glaucous beneath. 

 Purple Beech, Laburnum, itc. &c. 



From Hovey & Co. — PiEonies: Poltsii nnd 

 Whittlejii. New Crimson Boiirsaull, Rivrr's Geo. 

 IV.. nnd Ne plus ultia Roses, and Pansies. Cere- 

 us Ackermanii. 



From Francis Putnam, Salem — Cactus, var. Ack- 

 ennanii, Jenkinsonii, Speciosusand S(iecioci8siniu9. 

 PcEoiiies : var. Poltsii, Reevesii and Whilllejii. 

 Roses: var. Lee's Crimson Porjieliinl, Perpetual 

 White Moss, River's George IV., Irene, Harrisonii, 

 Smilhii, While Moss, Desprrz, Yellow Tea. Als- 

 trsemeria, var. Psittjciiia and Flos Marlinii, Euphor- 

 bea splendens. 



From the Messrs. Winship — Dictamus alba; 

 Campanula persicaefolia pleno ; Orobus niger ; Spi- 

 rea slipiilacea; Phlox Listoniana ; Philadelphus 

 pubescens ; Duutzia Scubra ; Chionanlhiis Vir- 

 giuica. Piponies, Bouquets, &c. 



From John A. Kenrick — Magnolia macropliylla ; 

 M. tripelala. Roses, V2 var. ; including Wliite and 

 Red Moss, Harrison and Irene Vellow. Pa-ony 

 Wliilllojii, P. Fragrans, P. Reevsii. Kalmia lati- 

 folia. Honeysuckles, C var. ; .^znlias, 5 var., &c. 

 From Wm. Meller — 14 Seedling Geraniums; 

 Cactus epeciocissimus; Violas; Bouquets. 

 From A. H. Hovey — Amaryllis formosissimn. 

 Prom J. F. Trull — Chioiianthus Virginica ; Li- 

 riodendron tulipifera ; Spirea ; Bouquets, &.c. 

 Prom J. F. .Mien — P,-cony Whilllejii. 

 From A. Bowditch — Cactus .•\ckermanii ; C. spe- 

 siocissimiis ; Boiirsaull Roses, 3 var.; Muliiflora 

 Rose, and eight other kinds. 



From John C. Howard — Specimens of the Hoya 

 Carnosa, or Wax Plant, and .Aconiluni or Monks- 

 hood, and Pceonia Odorata Chinense. Bouquets. 



From S. R. Johnson — Out door and tender Ro- 

 ses. 



Roses, from F. \V. Macondray. 

 By W. K. Carter — A variety of fine Polonies, 

 Roses, Magnolias, &.C. 



Bouquets from J, Hovey, Capt. Geo. Lee, J. L. 

 r<. F. Warien, Misses Sumner, S. Walker, and 

 Hovey &. Co. 



The Detroit Advertiser states that recent rains 

 have removed the fears for the whent crop in Mi- 

 chigan, and that the surplus of this season will be 

 over three million bushels. 



