Vo). v.— No. 4. 



NEW EiNGLAND FARMER. 



)ra Memoirs of tlie N. Y. Board of Agriculture. 



ON LIMING SEED WHEAT. 



.ilkgany, Jan. 20, 18-20. 

 IB, — In answer to your inquiry on the subject 

 imut in wheat, I will state to you what has ful- 

 under my observation. 



^hen I resided in Seneca county, several years 

 my attention was particularly drawn to this 

 ecti by observing, that while myself and neigli- 

 rs were much injured by smut in our wheat, the 

 )s of Mr C. uniformly escaped. I inquired into 

 cause of this singular exemption, and learnt 

 it was owing to the seed having been limed. 

 1810, therefore I washed my seed, put about 

 e pints of lime to each bushel, mixed it well, 

 let it lie in a heap twelve hours before sowing, 

 crop was perfectly clean, while I can say all my 

 hbours had more or less smut. 

 1817, part of my seed was washed and limed as 

 le preceding year; another part was washed and 

 d, and a pint of salt to each bushel mixed with 

 lime ; a third parcel was washed in strong 

 Je and limed ; and a fourth sown without any 

 laration. The result was as follows; The first 

 la little smut; the second none; the third none; 

 the fourth was a quarter smut — all on the 

 kind of land, and all sown in good weather, 

 een the 5tli and 15th of September. 

 1819, Mr L. bought his seed of my neigh- 

 , Mr B. and Mr G. and myself, and sowed 

 out preparation. Mr G's crop was from seed 

 of me the year before, and sowed without lim- 

 B. had never prepared his seed by any pro- 

 It was found, on harvesting the crop, that 

 •art sown with my seed was free from smut — 

 sown with G's had a little — and that sown 

 B's seed was one fourth smut. This state- 

 I had from Mr L. I mention this circum- 

 e to 3how,that seed wheat well cleaned as men- 

 d, will have an effect for two or three crops ; 

 would never recommend to sow wheat without 

 )r lime. 



the Hessian fly has never yet troubled us in 

 r;any, I am unable to speak of the efficacy of 

 nting the ravages of that insect. 

 leg to suggest to farmers, the propriety of 

 tding their straw upon their pasture grounds, 

 1 in spring or fall. It will shield the ground 

 the extreme cold which often breaks the fib- 

 roots of the grasses. In summer it shields 

 "round from the scorching rays of the sun, 

 ints the evaporation of moisture, fertilizes the 

 and causes a strong rich sward ; and when 

 ^hed, will be equal to a good coat of manure. 

 BcEL, Sec'ry, S^c. JAMES M'CALL. 



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only that instant spilled, as the down of the cloth 

 prevents the immediate soaking in of the ink, or 

 of any other liquor (except oil ;) but i f it have lain 

 sometime, be the time ever so long provided tlic 

 place be still wet by pouring on it fresh clean wa 

 ter by little and little at a time, and gathering it 

 up again each time with a spoon pressing hard to 

 squeeze it out of the cloth into the apron, you will 

 at last bring it to its natural colour, as if no such 

 accident had happened. 



THE RATTLESNAKE. 



Staunton, Va. 

 A friend informs us that a number of persons 

 have been bitten during the present season in this 

 county, by the Rattlesnake ; and requests the pub- 

 lication of the following simple cure for the bite 

 of that reptile, which he obtained from a respect- 

 able gentleman of Missouri : — Boil the common 

 Poke root until it becomes quite soft, then mash it 

 up in the water which remains, and apply it as a 

 poultice to the wound. This remedy is said to 

 have been most miraculously tested by the hunters 

 of Missouri, among whom it is now in general use 

 — and that when immediate application is made, 

 the poison will not manifest itself more strongly 

 than the sting of a bee. 



NATIONAL PARADOXA. 



At a conversation party, where several gentle- 

 men from Ireland and Scotland were present, 

 and the discourse was turning on national pecu- 

 liarities,a gentleman observed that the three nations 

 might be thus characterised : The Englishman is 

 never happy but when he is miserable ; the Scotch- 

 man is never at home but when he is abroad ; and 

 the Irishman is never at peace but when he is 

 fighting. 



SBY AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF INK WHEN 

 JUST SPILLED. 



the ink be spilled on a ruffle or apron, &c. 

 ; you have it on, let one hold the spotted 



between his two hands over a bason and rub 

 lile another pours water, graduaUy from a de- 

 !r upon it, and let a whole pitcher full be 



if necessary ; or if the ruffle, apron, &.c. be 

 )erty let it be dipped into a bason filled with 

 r. And there squeezed, and dipped in again, 

 ig care to change the water every two or 

 ! squeezes. If the ink be spilled on a green 



carpet, it may be immediately taken out with 



spoon so entirely that scarcely any water at 

 hall be wanted afterwards provided it was 



Valuable Horses and Bulls of Imported Stock, 



FOR SALE. 



WITHIN the last three years the Trustees of the 

 Massachusetts Society for promoting Agriculture have 

 received from England several very valuable Animals, 

 presented to them by the public spirited British Admi- 

 ral Sir Isaac Coffin, and also his brother General John 

 Coffin, natives of Massachusetts, with the sole object 

 of improving the breeds of this Stale. And the Trus- 

 tees believing that their generous intention would be 

 more extensively realized, if owned as private property, 

 than by any method they have been able to devise as 

 a public body — have resolved to dispose of them at 

 Public Auction at their next Cattle Show at Brighton 

 on the 18th day of October next, under the positive 

 limitation of their being always kept within the State 

 of Massachusetts. 



The Subscribers being appointed a Committee for 

 this purpose, will receive proposals for private sale, 

 till said day, and give every information relating to 

 them. 



No. 1 — The full blooded " Improved Durham Short 

 Horn'd" Bull Admiral — was raised by the celebrated 

 John VVitherill, England — is the " grandson on both 

 sides of Comet (of which testimony can he exhibited.) 

 He is of a beautiful Roan colour, was 5 years old last 

 May, is perfectly gentle, and is presumed to be equal 

 to any Bull of this most celebrated breed ever imported 

 to this country, having cost in England One Hundred 

 and Twenty Guineas. This breed are presumed to ar- 

 rive at maturity for the stall much earlier than any 

 other — and are generally great milkers. 



No. 2 — The " Cleveland Bay" Horse Sir Isaac — is 

 a beautiful dark bay with black mane, tail and legs, 

 15J hands high, was t^ree years old last May, and has 

 scarcely arrived at his prime. — This breed is consider- 

 ed in England very superior for gentlemen's Carriage 

 Horses, and being always of same colour are easily 

 matched — and highly valuable for all Farming purpos- 

 es, and crossed with the " thorough Blood" make the 

 best Gig and Saddle Ilocses» 



No. 3— The celebrated Horse " Columbus"— he i« 

 II years old-i, of the English '• Suffolk light Cart 

 brecil"— 19 of a beautiful dapple grey colour. He is a 

 Horse of very great power, probably the strongest in 

 the Slate. His Colts are highly approved, and one of 

 them now owned at Cambridge at less than 4 years 

 old, has frequently drawn over one and a half Tons, 

 exclusive of the w:»gon, from Boston lo Caoibridge 



No. 4— The " Hereford Bull Sir Isaac." This Ani- 

 mal was 3 years old last May — is dart red with white 

 face— was raised on the estate of a Baronet and mem- 

 ber of the Biiiish Parliament, and by him recommended 

 as one of the best of (he breed.— They have long been 

 known as first rnte for Draught Oxen and for the 

 Stall ; and have at the most celebrated Cattle Shows in 

 England for many years competed with the " Improved 

 Durham Short Horns." They rank high also for the 

 Dairy. 



Thu Animal is now at Northampton and will be for 

 sale at the Hampshire Cattle Show in October next, 

 under the direction of the President of that Society. 

 (Signed) JOHN PRINCE, 1 Commil- 



KICHARD SUr.LIVAN, 4 lee. 



Roxbury, 18th Aug. 1826. 



RO.MJiN. An elegant, full blooded horse, a bright 

 Bay, with black legs, mane and tail, of high spirit and 

 good temper, will stand at the farm of Mr Stephen Wil- 

 liams in Northborough (Ms.) at $20 the season, to be 

 paid before the mares are taken away. — See New Eng-' 

 lend Farmer, April 14. 



PRICES OP COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 



pearl do. - - - . 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 

 cargo, No I, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, - - . - 



skimmed milk, - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 



Genesee, - . . 



Rye, best, ... 

 GRAIN, Rye 



Corn - - - . . 



Barley . ... 



Oats - . . - - 

 HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover - . . . - 

 WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 



do Spinnrag, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF', best pieces ... 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - 



" whole hogs, - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ..... 

 BUTTER, keg& tub, - 



lump, best, - . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - . - 

 Indian, do. - . - 

 POTATOES, . . 



CIDER, liquor, ... 



