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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



made so as to.be liable to injury from dew, and yet 

 too heavy to rake. In such cases, let it lie in 

 swath, and turn it over before the dew falls. Tn 

 all cases rake hay while the warm sun is upon it, 

 and not after the dew begins to fall. Cut clover 

 when in full bloom, which is unually when about 

 one-fourth of the heads have turned brown, as 

 there are at that period many buds that have not 

 blossomed. There are different opinions as to the 

 best time to cut herds grass. Some prefer the sea- 

 son of its bloom, others that in which the seed is 

 nearly grown, approaching the condition of corn 

 when fit to boil. We incline to the latter opinion, 

 from experience and observation. The greater 

 part of farmers give their opinions in favor of the 

 earlier period, but their practice is decidedly in 

 favor of the latter; for they cut but very little grass 

 till it is in full bloom, and they often continue till 

 the seed is ripe. This is not always a case of ne- 

 cessity, for if all ready, they will not begin till with- 

 in a few days of their favorite period, hut contin- 

 ue their operations one, two or three weeks beyond 

 it. As many farmers salt their hay loo much, an 

 annual caution on this point is necessary. There 

 should be no more salt put on the hay than the an- 

 imals need while consuming it. All beyond this 

 is injurious, creating thirst and excessive drinking 

 in cold weather, and producing various diseases 

 among cattle and sheep, as has been abundantly 

 proved. Twelve cows, consuming a tons of hay 

 in a week, would get half a peck of salt, if only 

 this quantity was put on each ton. Now would 

 tiny farmer think of giving to twelve cows more 

 than two quarts of salt twice in a week, and in the 

 winter season, and compel them to cat it, by ad- 

 ding it to tlieii food? Is not this too much ? 



AMERICAN POMOLOGIOAL CONGRESS, 



Held in Cincinnati, Oct. 2, 3 and 4, 1850. 



We have received the report of the doings of this 

 association published by the O. State board of Ag- 

 riculture. But very little business was done by 

 this Congress. The merits of only a very few 

 fruits were considered; and as this convention was 

 mostly made up of Western members, the opin- 

 ions expressed are of very little interest to Eastern 

 cultivators. Even our favorite apples, the Bald- 

 win and Rhode Island Greening, did not receive 

 favor with this Congress. There was no member 

 or delegate present from New England. 



Dr. W. D. Brinckle, of Philadelphia, was chosen 

 President; F. R. Elliott, Ohio, P Barry, N. Y., and 

 I. A. Warder, Ohio, were chosen Secretaries. A 

 motion was made and carried, that a committee be 

 appointed to report upon the expediency of estab- 

 lishing American Pomological and Botanical Gar- 

 dens. After deliberation, the committee reported 

 as follows: 



That it is expedient to enter upon the enterprise 



suggested in the resolution, and to carry it out. — 

 The spirit of the age favors the project, and this 

 project needs only a Northern, and Southern, and 

 Eastern, and a W^estern establishment of the kind, 

 to become one of the most important and most use- 

 ful bodies of promoters of the pleasure and profit of 

 mankind. The committee beg leave to be allowed 

 time till the next meeting of the Congress to re- 

 port further. 



Dr. J. A. Kennicot, of Illinois, desired to intro- 

 duce the subject of the culture of the grape and 

 the apple, as connected in the manufacture of wine 

 and cider, with the cause of temperance. The re- 

 marks were to effect that he considered the cause 

 of temperance advanced by ihe introduction of na- 

 tive wines at a cheap rate — that they may take the 

 place of distilled liquors. 



List of Pears Rejected. 



Spanish Bon Crieton, True Gold of Summer, 

 Hessel Summer Rose, Pettit Muscat, Roussellet of 

 Rheims, Princess of Orange, Ah ! Mon Dieu, 

 Bleeker's Meadow, Huguenot, Michaux, Beurre 

 Knox, Franc Real d' Hiver, Clinton. 



The "Belle of Brussells"' was proposed 1o be 

 placed on the rejected list, but several gentlemen 

 seeming inclined to give it further trial, it was not 

 entered then. 



List of Pears that inomise well. 



Paradise d'Antomne, Stevens Genesee, Ononda- 

 go or Swan's Oranges, Doyenne Gabault, Non- 

 veau Poiteau. 



List of Apples Rejected. 



Egg Top, Cheeseboro' Russett. 



List of Apples that promise rvell. 



Northern Spy, INIelon, Mother, Hawley. 



The Stevens Genesee Pear was regarded by many 

 of the Congress as worthy general cultivation, l)ut 

 there being one or two objections made, it was put 

 on the list as promising well. 



Mr. Saul then introduced the Belmont or Gate 

 Apple for remarks. INIr. Wood spoke in favor of 

 it; so, also, Mr. Mcintosh. 



Mr. Saul spoke of following apples as promising 

 well, and worthy of culture, viz: Eustis or Ben 

 Apple, Monmouth Pippin, Peach Pond Sweet, 

 and Sturner Pippin. 



A resolution was passed. That when this Con- 

 gress adjourn, we do so to meet in the city of Phil- 

 adelphia, on such a day in the month of Septem- 

 ber, 1852, as shall be hereafter designated by the 

 President of this Congress. 



AxKNOWLEDGMENT. — From Johu W. Shaw, of 

 Kensington, N. H., a liberal present of fine Rus- 

 set apples, large, fair and sound. Mr. Shaw re- 

 marks that they are called Shaw Russet in that re- 

 gion. They are a true type of the old Roxbury 

 Russet, and a very handsome specimen, for which 

 we are much oblirred to our kind friend. 



