NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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BUFFUM PEAR. 



This pear was raised by Mr. David BuiTuin, of 

 Newport, R. I., from the seed of the St. Michael. 

 It resembles its parent in quality when it comes to 

 its highest state of perfection. The Buffiim is dis- 

 tinguished for great growth, production and hardi- 

 ness, and is one of the very best pears for general 

 orchard culture. Though the quality varies almost 

 from fust to second rate, it is a handsome pear, gen- 

 erally of good quality, and sells well in. the market. 



This pear is of an upright growth, and it forms 

 a very beautiful tree. It often bears so abundantly 

 that it is necessary to reduce the fruit one-half by 

 thinning, and then it will yield a large crop. As 

 the foreign pears of high quality are very delicate, 

 and often fail, it would be well for cultivators to 

 turn their attention more to our native hardy varie- 

 ties, on which we may rely for a crop. It may be 

 well for amateurs to cultivate their hundreds of va- 

 rieties of delicate foreign pears, as they have time 

 and money to spend in this way to gratify their 

 taste, and if they do not get half fruit enough for 

 their own use, others need not complain; hut the 



a small basin; flesh white, melting, tender, juicy, 

 with a fine spicy flavor. Ripens in October. 



For the New England Farmer. 



DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING AND PRE- 

 SERVING BUTTER. 



Mr. Cole: — The best farms for making butter 

 are those that lie fair to the sun, where the feed is 

 sweet and of the best quality. Butter made from 

 good sweet feed, will he of good ct)lor and of su- 

 pericn- quality to that made from feed from pastur- 

 ing that lies on the north side of a hill, where the 

 sun shines but very little. The land is cold and 

 wet and the feed is sour and of poor quality, and 

 the butler made from it will be light colored and of 

 inferior quality to that made from good rich sweet 

 feed. Dairymen -should have plenty of good clear 

 water, where the cows can have free access to it 

 at all times. When cows are obliged to wade in- 

 to the mud for water, and stand and drink where 

 there is but a scanty supply, and drop their excre- 

 ments in it, they are obliged to drink an impure 

 mixture that greatly effects tlie butler. 



Cows should not be allowed to lie in close 



yards, in very warm weather; they should be re- 

 cultivaltn- who raisss fruit for profit, will find it fin-jtiirnod to the pasture, or to some convenient place 

 his advantage to prefer our best native varieties gen- whore they have a good clean place to lie, and 



fresh air. When cows lie in wet and nniddy 

 yards, there will be more or less dirt fill from 

 the cows into the milk, while milkin^s wliich 

 ''giv(^s tlie butter a verv unpleasant flavor. All 

 patches of red and russet in the sun; the stem short ^kiiuls of feed that are oi' a strong nature, such as 

 and thick, in a slight cavity; calyx small, open, in [turnips, and onion-tops, or any vegetable that hag 



erally. 



The size of the BuflJum pear is medial; the form 

 long-obovate, the color yellow, with si)ecks and 



