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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



brated variety from seed. In quality they are 

 equal to the hest St. Michael we ever saw; and 

 better than any St. Michael we ever saw grown so 

 far North. 



From Capt. Amos Perry, South Natick, some 

 seedling peaches of very good quality, considering 

 they ripen late in the season. 



Of Thomas Cushman, Bridgewater, some large 

 handsome apples, of good quality, on which he 

 makes the following remarks: 



"I herewith send you some apples which I have 

 not seen described in any publication. The scions 

 were procured by Mr. Joseph Latham, I think from 

 some part of Middleborough, and were set in his 

 brother's orchard by my father, who also set some 

 in his own orchard, which is now in my possession. 

 These trees are probably eighty years old; and 

 though very much decayed, are the best bearers in 

 the orchard. These apples are known in this vicin- 

 ity by the name of Uncle Joe apples." 



From Samuel L. Powers, Cornish, N. H., some 

 large, handsome sweet apples, of excellent quality, 

 but he remarks they are shy bearers; the tree is 

 hardy. Also some late russets. 



From F. Clapp, Dorchester, very large, fair, 

 sweet apples, called Hildrelh Sweeting. 



From Asa Burnham, Essex, very large and 

 beautiful Baldwin apples from a tree five years 

 from the bud. 



Of John Raynolds, Concord, (one of the publish- 

 ers) several varieties of apples. Among them is 

 a beautiful sweet apple of good size and remarka- 

 bly fair and perfect, having no defects of any kind. 

 It is excellent for baking; it is probably a new va- 

 riety. 



From H. B. Wyman, Salem, a splendid speci- 

 men of Flemish Beauty pear in fine condition. 



From Horace Collamore, Pembroke, so far de- 

 cayed we could not judge. 



From E. Hosmer, West Acton, a large beauti- 

 ful apple for a name. We are not acquainted with 

 it. 



From Abel Butterfield, Lexington, a very beau- 

 tiful specimen apple, large size. It is not among 

 the kinds usually cultivated in this section; as it is 

 hard, we have not tried its quality. 



From J. L. Levering, Hartford, "V't., Biiggs 

 pear, ripens fortnight earlier than St. Michael, me- 

 dium size and very handsome. It is considered a 

 seedling; the original tree, eighty years old, is in 

 Woodstock, Vt., bears eight or ten bushel annual- 

 ly. Such is the account which we have of this 

 fruit. We think it is the St. Michael; it is like it 

 in form, color and quality, though the quality is not 

 quite so high as the St. Michael usually is, but we 

 have had specimens of the St. Michael iu cool sea- 

 sons from the North no better than these. 



From Rufus Kittredge, Portsmouth, N. H., a 

 bunch of native grapes, very good quality for the 

 kind; also, fine specimens of the Moody Apple. 

 From Joseph Harris, Lynn, some very fine 



bunches of Catawba and Isabella grapes, raised on 

 scions grafted on one native stock. The excellent 

 success which some have had in grafting the grape 

 should induce those who have failed to make fur- 

 ther experiments. Will Mr. Harris please to give 

 us an account of his time and mode of grafting the 

 grape ? 



From Lyman Gay, of Walpole, Mass., apples 

 and peaches, which we are unacquainted with; the 

 apples are large and beautiful, of good quality; the 

 peaches are a clingstone, and a valuable late kind 

 for preserves. 



N. Y. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



We have received the Tenth volume of the 

 Transactions of this Society, through the polite- 

 ness of its Secretary, B. P. Johnson, Esq., of Al- 

 bany. It is a large book of between seven and 

 eight hundred pages, handsomely printed on good 

 paper, and in every way reflecting credit upon the 

 society. The engravings of the animals represent- 

 ed — the drawings of grasses, and fossil remains — 

 the geological illustrations, and meteorological re- 

 cords are all finely executed, and are highly inter- 

 esting. The History of Agriculture, by Mr. Del- 

 AFiELD, the President of the Society, is a work in 

 itself of much research, and of great value to the 

 whole country. The essay by J. J. Thomas, Esq., 

 upon Agricultural Dynamics, or the laws of mo- 

 tion and force, as applied to the ordinary practices 

 of farming, including, as it does, a consideration 

 of the lightness, strength and durability of farm 

 implements, is comprehensive and clear, and will 

 supply a deficiency which has long existed among 

 us. As the principles described in this essay are 

 applicable every where, we hope to see it published 

 by itself in a handsome and attractive form, so that 

 it will become at once a book for the million. In 

 the present state of inquiry in the farming commu- 

 nity into mechanical principles, the laws of attrac- 

 tion, velocity, &c., something has been needed of 

 a familiar kind to meet their inquiries. It seems 

 to us that this essay will supply that want, if it 

 can be published in a cheap form, and will prove 

 an important help to all who have the spirit of pro- 

 gress in them. 



Upon the whole, we consider this tenth volume 

 of Transactions of the New York State Society 

 as one of the most valuable books on agriculture 

 that we have seen for a long time, and shall take 

 occasion to refer to it again. 



Peat in Vassalboro'. — Mr. Daniel Smiley, of 

 Vassalboro', shew us last week some very good 

 specimens of peat, an abundance of which he has 

 found by draining a pond upon his premises. He 

 will find this a valuable deposit for the purposes of 

 manure or fuel. 



If converted into charcoal by coating it in a coal- 

 pit or in any other way, it will become valuable as 

 a deodorizei if put into vaults, cess-pools, or such 

 like places, where it is desirable to have the gases 



