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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



from going thither, especially if he intends to re- 

 main single a length of time. There is no doubt 

 that such a person could do well. Suppose a case. 

 A young man 21 years of age, having $200, emi- 

 grates, chooses the locality for his home, and buys, 

 we will say, forty acres, the government price be- 

 ing $1.25 per acre; land costing $50; his other 

 e.xpenses need not amount to more than one hun- 

 dred dollars, which, allowing fifty for his passage 

 out, uses up his funds. He builds his hut — clears 

 his land gradually, a small piece year by year — 

 sells his produce at a low price, to be sure, still 

 for something, and, a bachelor's expenses being 

 small, gets along quite easy. The time comes 

 when he feels himself competent to take charge of 

 a wife and let her do no more work than a woman 

 should do. He has a cleared farm, and a good 

 house, &c. By going to work in this way he 

 saves his own health, spares his wife a gieat deal 

 of hard labor, and fairly starts in the world with a 

 very pretty property. This I think is a good course 

 for any young person who desires to emigrate and 

 is free from all incuhibrances. 

 Yours, 



s. s. p. 



For the Neiu England Farmer. 

 INQUIRIES. 



Mr. Cole: — Having read an article in the last 

 Farmer, from your correspondent, B., on ^'Saving 

 Manure,^' I wish to inquire which he thinks is the 

 best method of securing cattle in the stalls; as he 

 says they should be put up every night; and I 

 would also like your opinion of the same. And, 

 furthermore, I w-ish to inquire w^hat kind of ox-har- 

 rows are the best for smooth land. And likewise 

 inform me what kind of horse-rakes are best adapt- 

 ed to the same. 



Yours truly, J. Dimon. 



Wakefield, R. I., July 6, 1851. 



Remarks. — Tie chains are safe, economical and 

 convenient, and allow the animal to lie at ease. 

 We suppose the square harrow drawn by one cor- 

 ner, is as good as any simple construction. There 

 are other implements variously constructed, made 

 in different parts, and joined together by hinges, 

 which may work more evenly and effectually, but 

 they are more expensive. 



On smooth land, the revolving horse rake is a 

 valuable implement. On rough lands the spring 

 tooth rake works better, but it is hard to manage, 

 and it gathers much dust with the hay, which is a 

 serious objection. The independent horse rake 

 is adapted to both smooth and rough land, and is 

 very well approved of. But it is of recent introduc- 

 tion, and has not been tested extensively. 



For the New England Farmer. 



ANOTHER PROPITABLB COW. 



Mr. Editor: — I saw in your valuable paper of 

 June 5th, an account of a profitable cow, given by 

 Mr. Gleason, of Marlboro', Mass., and I thought I 

 would give you an account of a cow which I have. 

 I commenced keeping her milk separate, 8th of 

 last June, and continued 14 days only — she gave 

 812 lbs. of milk, averaging 58 lbs. per day, 



from which we made 36 1-16 lbs. of as handsome 

 butter as ever graced any man's table. She was 

 milked but twice each day; yarded her nights, and 

 put her into good grass feed one hour in the morn- 

 ing, and one hour in the latter part of the day, and 

 gave her four quarts of meal per day. The remain- 

 der of the time she run in the public highway. She 

 is 9 years old, has had 8 calves; 4 of the last are 

 heifers; two of them now give milk. We judge 

 they are as good as the cow was at the same age. 

 I will send the 36 lbs. of butter to the editor, or any 

 other gentleman that may order it, or any other 

 quantity that we may have, together with a suffi- 

 cient testimony to satisfy any man of the facts. The 

 cow is half native and half Durham. 



Hoping there are many better cows than mine, 

 I subscribe myself. 



Yours, with respect, Shuball Dimmick. 



Lyme, N. H., July 8th, 1851. 



Remarks. — The above account shows a large 

 yield indeed, and a great profit, but we must ad- 

 vise our friend that so high feeding on Indian meal, 

 if continued long, will dry up and spoil the best of 

 cows, as it had done in many cases before farmers 

 had experience on this subject. Two quarts of In- 

 dian meal per day, with one quart of oil meal to 

 each cow, is as high feeding on these articles as 

 cows will bear in a long run. This accords with 

 the opinion of many of the best judges, who have 

 had long experience. Bran, shorts, roots and suc- 

 ulent food may be fed liberally. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 LIOB ON APPLE TREES. 



Mr. Editor: — Charles Moody asks through the 

 columns of the Farmer a remedy for bark lice on 

 fruit trees. I know of no certain cure, but I have 

 tried scraping, with very beneficial effect. A 

 neighboring farmer who has had considerable prac- 

 tice in growing apple trees, assures me that to 

 scrape them well and thoroughly, mop them in cold 

 water a few times, will effectually remove them. 

 We think they are frequently caused by the tree's 

 being set in unnatural soil, improper trimming, 

 &c. He also recommends a wash of tobacco to 

 be beneficial. Yours, truly, 



Q. Gains. 



June 30, 1851. 



NATIVE STRAWBERRIES. 



Mr. D. W. JR.. Davis, of this vicinity, found a 

 few years ago a solitary strawberry plant growing 

 on his place, of remarkable size and vigor. He 

 had no knowledge of its origin, but as it possessed 

 many attractive points, he transplanted it with ev- 

 ery care and it -soon bore fruit. He was so well 

 pleased with the quality that he bestowed great at- 

 tention upon Its after culture, and has now increased 

 his stock to some sixty plants, each one so large as 

 to require twice the space of ordinary strawberry 

 plants. The flower stem shoots up four to six 

 inches above the ground and bears the berries in 

 clusters out of the reach of sand and dirt. Mr. 

 Davis brought us yesterday a specimen of the 

 fruit, which is unquestionably the finest as to size 

 and flavor we have ever seen. The berries are 

 equal in dimensions to Hovey's Seedling, and pos- 



