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NEW ENGLAND FAlllVIER. 



August II, 16V1). 



the culture of the vine is also attend ed to ; and 

 one gentleman in Chester has a vineyard covering 

 thirty acres. Only a few days ago, a house in 

 Market street advertised for sale, wine manufac- 

 tured in the neighborhood of Lancaster. 



The extent to which the vine is now cultivated, 

 makes us regard it as no longer a matter of ex- 

 periment. If similar success should attend the 

 attempts to introduce the culture of silk, we shall 

 not long be under the necessity of giving our 

 flour to our horses to get rid of it. [Am. Farmer.] 



NEW ENGLAND FAR MER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1826. 



auRAi. EcoNozKnr 



INSECT !>• PEAR TREES. 



Mr Lowell's communication relative to the in- 

 sect which causes a blighted or scorched appear- 

 ance in the leaves and limbs of pear trees, will be 

 read with that interest, which is always command- 

 ed by that gentleman's productions. We have 

 examined with care, those agricultural and horti- 

 cultural writers from whose works we might an- 

 ticipate information on this subject, but find noth- 

 ing satisfactory. Neither Darwin, Rees, Forsyth, 

 Willich, Loudon, Coxe, Thacher, nor others, who 

 have written on fruit trees, and whose obser\'a- 

 tions on the pear tree, blight, insects, &c. we have 

 consulted with a view to the above mentioned phe- 

 nomenon, give anything determinate on this topic. 

 It is probable, however, that the insect whic.'irMr 

 Lowell detected, and Professor Peck described, 

 exists in Europe, and is more common in America 

 than is generally believed, but the elfects of its 

 depredations have been attributed to what is call 

 ed fin blast, or fire blight. For a particular des 

 cription of the supposed causes and efTects of what 

 is called fire blight, we would refer our readers 

 to the New England Farmer, vol. iii. page 121. 



LIME. 



This substance differs from chalk and powdered 

 limestone chiefly by the absence of fixed air, which 

 is expelled from these during their calcination, or 

 burning. This air the lime absorbs again from 

 the atmosphere, and all other bodies with vvliich 

 it comes in contact, and which can furnish it ; but 

 it cannot unite with the air, unless it is previously 

 moistened.- One hundred parts quick lime absorb 

 about 28 of water. It is soluble in about 700 parts 

 of this fluid. To regain its full portion of air from 

 the atmosphere, it requires a year or more, if not 

 properly spread out ; it resists putrefaction, but, 

 with the assistance of moisture resolves organic 

 substances into a mucus. [.Kirwan on Manures.] 



OYSTER-SHELLS. 



Are frequently burnt into lime, to lay upon land. 

 They are a better manure when ground without 

 burning, owing to the remains of animal matter in 

 Ihem. A good lime compost is the following : 

 Spread on any platform under cover, (i inches of 

 mould, then three inclies of well burnt lime, slack 

 it with water in which common salt is dissolved to 

 the amount of ] .J lbs of salt to each busliel of lime ; 

 cover it with (i inches more of mould. Before 

 laying it on the land, turn and mix this compost 

 lieap, and lay three hundred bushels of it on each 

 ='"<=■ [Dr. T. Cooper.] 



qUICK LIME IN BLASTING ROCKS. 



Quick lime is of great utility in rending rocks 

 and stones, when mixed with gunpowder, in the 



proportion of one pound of the former, well dried 

 and pulverized, to two pounds of the latter. This 

 singular property of lime was discovered, and was 

 related by G. D. Griffith, Esq. in the 8th vol of the 

 Transactions of the Bath and West of England 

 Society ; where he states that the mixture above 

 specified, caused an explosion, with a force equal 

 to three pounds of gun powder. 



ON AN IMPROVED MODE OF GREASING WHEEL CAR- 

 RIAGES, THRESniNC MILLS, &C. 



Mix with the ordinary grease used for carriage 

 wheels, as much black lead carefully pounded and 

 sifted, as will bring it to the consist-ency of any 

 thick soft pomatum, and grease with this. 



It will endure twice as long as the grease which 

 is commonly applied ; or if the rotation is not a 

 very quick one, three times as long. 



The mixture is equally applicable to machines 

 used ie agriculture, as mills, &c. It has no bad 

 effect whatever in wearing the axle or box. 



The effect is still further increased, if the axle is 



cate great strength weil knit and short between, 

 them, of bay colour in preference to any other, 

 black legs, mane and tail, and of lofty graceful 

 movement, in short such a horse as I have no doubt 

 may be easily found in Virginia, and perhaps 

 some of the other states, if one but knew where 

 to go for the animal. If he be one of the colts, 

 sired by Sir Archie, so much the better, and if 

 he be of age enough to have colts of his own, 

 handsome and of large size, it would be a great 

 recommendation, provided the price asked was 

 not too great. The brood mares are likewise 

 required to be of large size and of the very best 

 blood and stock for stoutness, size and symmetry, 

 of bay colour, black legs, tail and mane, and 11 

 possible with foals at their feet by Sir Archie, in 

 preference to any other horse, or by some one oi 

 his get or blood,such as Gracchu3,&c. If a horsed 

 the age, before indicated is not to be had at a reason- 

 able price, perhaps a promising colt of Sir Archies, 



out of some well known mare, might be had 



„■ , • , „ „, Any information upon the subject will be thankful, 



iron, and the box brass. [Sinclair s System of hy received. In all cases it is wished, that the- 



Scotch Husbandry.] 



THOROUGH BRED HORSES WANTED. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW" ENGLAND FARMER. 



Dear Sir, — One of your subscribers is desir- 

 ous of purchasing a thorough bred, entire horse, 

 of the very best blood, that is to be found in the 

 country, and likewise two full bred mares, of 

 equal blood and large stock w-ith foals by them, 

 and likewise with foal by some thorough bred 

 horse of known excellence. I am induced to make 

 known my wishes to you, knowing the great 

 interest you take in whatever relates to the im- 

 provement of any description of our stock, and 

 likewise with a strong hope, that througli you, 

 the enlightened and zealo»s editor of the Ameri- 

 can Farmer, may be led to contribute his effect- 

 ive aid, towards obtaining the desired informa- 

 tion, particularly as it is sought by one, who has 

 been a regular subscriber for his most valuable 

 paper, since its first publication. 



In this part of the country, as you well know, 

 my dear sir, we want horses of strength equal to 

 any service required of them, rather than horses 

 adapted to any one particular purpose, and though 

 we have many most excellent ones, that are appli- 

 ed to all uses, as saddle, coach, cart, and the 

 plough, yet as might be expected they too gen- 

 erally fail in speed and wind, and beauty of sym- 

 metry, and instead of raising beautiful horses, 

 that would command high prices, our farmers, too 

 often avail themselves of the services of the first 

 miserable horse that ofl^ers, and consequently the 

 country is filled with a most miserable race of 

 animals,' which ratlier impoverish, than enrich, 

 those who raise them. 



It leas appeared to me, that a judicious cross, 

 with the very best of the full blooded race horse, 

 would be productive of great advantage to the 



information should be as precise as possible, so fat( 

 as relates to description of the animals, prices, 

 age and stock from whence they descended, audi 

 likewise the characters of the former colts which 

 the mares may have had 



Should any one honour tliis communication, KJi 

 his notice of it, he will please address his letters 

 to A. B. care of the Editor of the New Englano 

 Farmer. Respectfully, Dear Sir, 



Your Friend 



By the Editor. — We are personally acquainteo 

 with the gentleman, who favoured us with the 

 above article, and know him to be an able, zealous 

 and enlightened agriculturist. We hope the in- 

 formation he solicits may be obtained, and are 

 confident that a compliance with his request wil 

 benefit the public by improving the breed of tha' 

 invaluable animal the horse. 



[Tranalaltd from, the French, for 

 Furmer.'\ 



the Mii< E/)glanc, 



PRESERVING EGGS. 



It is said that eggs may be kept a year as fresh 

 as when first laid, by the following method. Place 

 forty or fifty eggs carefully in a strong earthern 

 vessel ; the vessel is then to be filled with lime- 

 water, closely stopped, and put into a cool cellar 

 for use. The limewater should rise 2 or 3 inches 

 above the eggs. 



The only conditions of success are, that the 

 eggs be fresh when put down, and that the shell 

 be not cracked, for the slightest fissure in the 

 shell would admit the limewater, permit the egg 

 to escape, and thus spoil the whole number. 



A. PARMENTIER. 

 Brooklyn, Long Island, August 2, 1826. 



HAYMAKING. 



It has been a custom with many farmers in tliis 

 country, provided horses could be obtained of j county to consume large quantities of spirits in 



uitable qualities, as for instance that they be 

 long to a large, full sized short legged race, not 

 less than 1,5J hands high, short and flat back, 

 handsome well turned limbs, with large and strong 

 joints, deep chested, full breast and rump, thick 

 prominent stifles, tail well placed, not goose rump- 

 ed as it is sometimes called, liigh withers, bold 

 crest, full lively eye, good head, with ears not too 

 far apart, boaee and joints large enough to indi- 



their families, during the seasc^ of haying and 

 harvesting. From what the mistaken notion or 

 when it originated is not known ; hut certain it is, 

 that the bottle at this season, with irt^st farmers,is 

 now considered almost as essential in gathering in 

 their hay and grain, as the scythe and tlie sickle, 

 and rum is dealt out with a liberal hand not only 

 to men, but to every boy who is able to handle a 

 rake. It is not improbable that much of the intern- 



