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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



hay fed on the land, and the five last crops were 

 the best; they averaged from one and a half to two 

 tons to the acre, and I see no good reason why, 

 managed as above described, I could not continue 

 to mow them for twenty years more. 



If you think the above worthy of a place in your 

 paper, they are at your service. 



Yours respectfully, Seth Wetherbee. 



Jacksonvilk, Illinois, Aug. 17, 1851. 



Remarks. — Our correspondent's mode for man- 

 aging mowing lands seems to prove a very good 

 one for the rich lands of the West, but it would 

 not answer in New England, where the lands are 

 less fertile. We must improve our lands by top- 

 dressing, or by thorough tillage and manuring, else 

 they will fail to produce good crops of grass. We 

 agree with him as to the time of cutting herds- 

 grass, very nearly; if cut when the seed is almost 

 full, there will be more tons to the acre, each ton 

 will contain more nutriment, animals generally 

 will prefer the hay, and for laboring animals it will 

 be as good as earlier cut hay with a small portion 

 of grain. This is according to our experience and 

 observation. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT HA- 

 VERHILL. 



Mr. Editor: — A society that has existed in the 

 neighboring town of Haverhill for several years, 

 for the purpose of promoting the planting of shade 

 trees, determined, this year to see what could be 

 done by way of a Horticultural Exhibition, and in- 

 vited the co-operation of the neighboring towns. 

 It was held on yesterday, 16th inst., and proved 

 conclusively that there is in private gardens in 

 this vicinity a large amount of very fine fruit; and 

 that exhibitions of this kind are of unspeakable val- 

 ue, in enabling a community to know the good 

 and the worthless fiuit in its own neighborhood, so 

 as to profit by the comparison. I have never seen 

 a finer display of choice varieties of pears, peach- 

 es and apples, (except in quantity) even in School 

 Street, than was presented to the admiring sight 

 at Haverhill, yesterday. Of peaches, there were 

 splendid specimens of the Yellow Alberge, Early 

 Crawford, Noblesse, Early York, Grosse, Mig- 

 nonne, Oldmixon, Red Rareripe, &c.; of pears, 

 Bartlelt, Seckel, Marie Louise; of apples. Por- 

 ter, Huhbardston Nonsuch, Spice, BelMower, 

 Lawrence, R. L and N. Y. Greenings, Roxbury 

 Russett. 



The display of flowers was very pretty, but 

 there was nothing particularly striking, except a 

 very fine show of Dahlias and Asters by Gen. H. 

 K. Oliver, of this town. 



But what particularly excited my attention were 

 some very fine seedling peaches that have been 

 growing for years in the gardens where they orig- 

 inated, and might never have come into public no- 

 tice, but for the medium of this exhibition. I 

 feel that every seedling peach of superior quality, 

 originating so far north as this, is of too great im- 

 portance to remain obscure; and I am happy to 

 forward a sample of a few of the most striking 

 fruits of this character, that were on exhibition^ 

 And you will gratify and benefit many in this re- 



gion, and perhaps render the public a service, by 

 inserting in the Farmer your personal decision up- 

 on their merits. 



What I have marked No. 1, grew in the garden 

 of T. M. West, Esq., of Haverhill. The tree 

 lias been in bearing several years. The Commit- 

 tee on Fruits at the Exhibition, decided that its 

 characteristics are so closely akin to the Early 

 Crawford, as to designate it to be a seedling of 

 that fruit. So far as a careful examination will 

 justify a com[)arison of the two, the seedling 

 seems to be rounder in shape, the grain a trifle 

 coarser and the flavor somewhat sweeter than that 

 of the Crawford. We afterward ascertained that 

 it sprung up near a Crawford tree. The testimo- 

 ny to the fact that it is a seedling, is too emphatic 

 to leave it an open question. Mr. West christens 

 it the "Manelle." 



No. 2 is from a tree about twelve years old, raised 

 by Mr. Johnson Noyes, of Haverhill, who has 

 young trees of the variety for sale. He calls it 

 "Noyes' Seedling;" and it is perfectly true to its 

 original, as a sufficient number of trees from it, in 

 bearing, show. It is something smaller than the 

 Crawford, but so handsome, high flavored, juicy 

 and melting a fruit, that I think you will pronounce 

 it of great value. It is a hardy tree, and a good 

 bearer. 



No. 3 is a "Noblesse" seedling, well known 

 around Haverhill, perfectly true, a good bearer, and 

 equal, I think, to the budded "Noblesse," which it 

 closely resembles in size and color. 



No. 4 is a smaller fruit, called the "Buttrick." 

 It is a high flavored, handsome, delicious peach, a 

 great bearer, and perfectly true. Young trees of 

 either of these last mentioned varieties may be 

 purchased of Mr. Johnson Noyes or Mr. T. D. 

 Harmon, of Haverhill. 



I trust the specimens I send will come to hand 

 in good order, so that you can discuss their merits 

 to good advantage. I add a pear and an apple for 

 a name. Yours, &c., h. f. h. 



Lawrence, Sept. 17, 1851. 



Remarks. — Peach No. 1 is a splendid fruit, 

 which strongly resembles Early Crawford in ap- 

 pearance and quality; but it is rather milder, 

 which is very desirable. The other three varie- 

 ties are generally large, very handsome, and of ex- 

 cellent quality, ranking with our best varieties. 

 As they have originated in the North, they will 

 be more hardy than foreign kinds, and we doubt 

 not that they will prove to be valuable acquisitions. 

 As they produce the same from seed, they are far 

 more valuable, as they are more easily propagated, 

 and more hardy, and more sure to produce good 

 crops. This is the general opinion throughout the 

 country. 



The pear is probably the Flemish Beauty, but 

 not a well ripened specimen, as the quality is in- 

 ferior to that fine fruit generally. We are not ac- 

 quainted with the apples. 



Occupation. — Occupationcuresone-half of life's 

 troubles, and mitigates the remainder. A man- 

 acled slave working at the galleys is happier than 

 a self-manacled slave without employment. 



