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WEW ENGLAJND FARMER. 



Nov. 3, 1826, 



Messrs. WiUlQian & Hamilton, of lliis city, of- the most correct information upon that subject, 

 fered specimens of elegantly formed and highly would be very useful. A stone house so finished 

 finished Hats, manufactured by themselves. I would probably be the best and handsomest which 



Gen Buell, of Marlborough, from liis factory, of- 1 can be built, not excepting, perhaps, most marble 

 fered a Gun, superbly mounted, with a rifle and buildiugs. We have understood that they employ 

 fowling barrel, fitting the same stock, one of which one part of sand and five of unslacked lime to the 

 could be substituted for the other in a few sec- | south. But it is not probable that these ingredients 



alone would be sufficient with our hard frosts. It 

 is thougiit that Iron Dust taken from Forges would 

 be very good. I am respectfully, 



your obed't serv't, 

 ALEX. LE RAV. 

 Le Raysvitk, f.V. Y.) Oct. 30, 18'>0. 



onds. 



Miss Eliza Mott of this city, sent for inspection 

 an elegant and beautiful Lace Veil, worked with 

 her own hands. If other specimens of such skill 

 and industry e.xist among us, we hope to see them 

 at the next Shov/. 



Two beautiful Bonnets made of the down of 

 Milkweed, (Asclepias) attracted much notice. I By the Editor. — We should be happy to receive 



Mr Hiram Porter of this city, offered specimens' communications, on the very important object of 

 of Bellows, of superior workmanship,made by him- 1 the above enquiry, from any gentleman who will i ing, ought, when it is laid on, to be well moistened 

 self. I be so kind as to favor us with the information so- with the cement liquor ; which is also to be em- 



liie plank. To the wetted sand are to be gradual"' 

 ly added fourteen pounds of the purified lime, tem-l 

 pered in the same manner as fine mortar ; with' 

 this composition are, by degrees, to be mixed, 

 foiuteen pounds of the bone -ash, and the whole, 

 beaten quickly together ; as the sooner and more 

 perfectly these materials are tempered together, 

 and the quicker the cement thus formed is used,- 

 the better it will answer the purpose. This Dr 

 Huggins calls the ivater cement coarse grained ;, 

 it is to be applied in building, pointing, plastering, 

 stuccoing, &c. in a similar manner with mortar,) 

 or common stucco, it ought to be worked expedl 

 tiously in all cases ; and, in stuccoing, sliould be} 

 laid on by sliding the trowel upwards on it ; andll "* 

 that the materials used with this cement in build-- 



Messrs G. & H. Frances e.\hibited two pair of licitcd. In the mean time we will submit the fol 

 steel Carriage Springs, maHe in their shop, and | lowing from the last Philadelphia edition of Wil- 

 considered, at least equal to the first rate impoit- i lich's Domestic Encyclopedia, written we believe 

 ed. by Dr Mease of that place. 



After the exhibition, the Members of the Socie- " A patent was granted to Dr Higgins, for his 

 ty marched in proccssion,attended by an excellent ( invention of a" Water cement, or stucco for build- 

 band of music from Canton, to St. John's Tavern, | ing, repairing, and plastering walls, &c." The 

 vhere they sat down to a table groaning under a component parts of this cement, are drift or quar- 



profusion of goodly meats, vegetables and sauces; 

 certainly one of the besf agricultural dinners ever 

 served to the Society. The vegetables as well as 

 the meats, were highly praised, and we are since 

 told by the landlord that they came from his last 

 year's premium farm. The cider, drank on the oc- 

 cassion, was partly from the landlord's cellar, 

 which was four years old, and partly from Mr 



ry sand, cleansed by washing, and carefully strain- 

 ed from clay, salts, and calcareous, gypsous, or 

 other grains less hard and durable than quartz ; 

 after which it is dried, either in the sun, or on an 

 iroH plate in a furnace, in the manner of a san^ 

 heat. (Sand from the Delaware only requires sift- 

 ing.) To this must be added, fourteen pounds of 

 the newest lime-stone that can be procured ; and 



Goodman's premium barrel. It is therefore need- which heats most in slacking, and slacks soonest 

 less to mention their qualities. ] when duly watered ; (which is fresh and closely 



After dinner the Society moved to the State \ kept,) dissolves in distilled vincj^ar with the least 

 House, and from thence to the ploughing ground i effervescence ; leaves as little as possible of an 

 as usual. insoluble residum, and contains the smallest quan- 



On Thursday, the second day of the Show, the | tity of clay, gypsous or martial matter. Tliis must 

 Society assembled at the State House, and from i be previously sifted in a brass wire sieve, as finely 

 thence proceeded to tlie North Brick Church, • as possible, and slacked, by being repeatedly im- 

 where the opening prayer was made by the Rev. , merged in, and quickly drawfi out of, a butt tilled 

 Mr Goodrich of Berlin ; two odes were well per- ! with soft water, till it be made to pjfss easily thro' 

 fnrmcd by the choir, and a very able and instruc- ) the sieve ; rejecting that part of the lime which is 

 five Address was delivered to the Society by the ! too coarse. The patentee directs to continue the 

 Rev. Charles A. Goodrich of Berlin. The Rev Mr , process, till as many ounces have been passed 

 Hawes made the concluding prayer, after which lirough the sieve as there are quarts of water in 

 the Society returned to the State House to hear j the butt. The impregnated liquor must stand in 

 the reports of their Committees, and award their the vessel, closely covered up, until it becomes 



onvet 

 iij'li 



premiums. 



! clear, when it should be drawn oft' through wood- 



NEW ENGLAr^D FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1820. 



OJ'The Report on the Management of Farms ' en cocks, as fast and as low as the lime subsides, 

 to be inserted in our next. I being now fit for use. Dr Iliggins denominates 



^—j » . ^^.^— 11 .11 ..i. ii...» I this solution, the cenier.ting liquor. Fifty-six lbs. 



of lime, prepared in the same manner as before, 

 arc next to be slacked, by gradually sprinkling 

 on it the cementing liquor, in a close and . clean 

 place. The slacked part must be immediately sift- 

 ed, and the lime, if not used instantly, kept in air 

 tight vessels ; care being taken to reject those 

 pieces which do not pass througli the sieve. This 

 richer lime, the Doctor caWs pvrijied lime. Bone- 

 ash is then prepared, by grinding the white - 

 burnt bones, which must be sifted much frner than 

 that commonly sold for making cupels. Tlie prin- 

 cipal materials being thus prepared, fifty-six lbs. 

 of the coarser sand, and forty-two of the fine sand, 

 are to be mixed on a large plank of hard wood, 

 placed horizontally, and spiead so that it will st.".nd 

 to the height of six inclies, with a flat surface on 

 the plank. This must be wetted with the cement- 

 ing liquor, and whatever superfluous quantities of 

 it will not incorporate with the sand, must flow oft' 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



PLASTERING FOR WALLS, &c. 

 Mr Ff.ssenden — I would be very much oblig- 

 ed to you, if you would have the goodness to in- 

 form me which is the best method of plaistering 

 outside a stone house, for what is called Smooth 

 Casting. We are building here a large house 

 which we calculate to finish in that way, and paint 

 it white. The stones, blue lime stones, have been 

 chosen thin, about three or four inches on purpose. 

 I will thank you, if it is not too much trouble, to 

 be very particular in your description of the mate- 

 rials, and of the manner of using them. I should 

 think that an article in your valuable paper, giving 



ployed, if necessary, in wetting the cement, or re- 

 ducing it to a fluid state. Wlien such cement i^. 

 required to be of the finer sort, ninety-eight pounds)) 

 of tlie fine sand are directed to be wetted with the.'' 

 cementing liquor, and tempered with the purified 

 lime and bone-ash, in the manner already describ- 

 ed ; with this only variation that fifteen pounds of 

 lime are to be used instead of fourteen, if the 

 greatest part of the sand be as fine as Lynn sand. 

 This is called water cement fine-grained, and i.-; to 

 be used in giving the last coating to, or finishing, 

 any v.'ork intended to imitate the finer grained 

 stones, or stucco : it may, nevertheless, be applied 

 to all the uses of water cement coarse-grained, 

 and in a similar manner. Whenever, for any of 

 the above-mentioned purposes, of pointing, build- 

 ing, ^'c. a coarser grained and cheaper sand is re- 

 quired, fifty-six pounds of the coarsest sand, or of 

 fine rubble well washed, twenty-eight of the coars- 

 er, and fourteen pounds of the fine sand, are to be- 

 mixed together, and wetted with the cementing 

 liquor, as above directed ; to which fourteen 

 pounds, or somewhat less, of the purified lime, and 

 a similar quantity of the boue-ash, are to be ad- 

 ded ; and the whole tempered together in the 

 manner already mentioned. When the cement is 

 reqiiired to be colourless, sand, lime, and the 

 WMite:>t bone-ash, are to be selected. Grey sand, 

 and grey bone-ash, formed of half-burnt bones, 

 are to be chosen for making the cement grey. — 

 Other colours may be obtained, by employing col- 

 oured sand, or by mixing the necessary quantity 

 of coloured talc in powder, vitreous or metallic 

 powders or other durable ingredients, usually cm- 

 ployed in making paint. This water cement, 

 whether coarse, or fine grained, may be used in 

 forming artificial stone, by making alternate lay- 

 ers of cement, and of flint, hard stone, or brick,. 

 in the moulds of the intended stone and by ex- 

 posing the masses, thus formed, to the open air, in 

 order to harden. When such cement is wanted 

 for water-fences, two thirds of the prescribed 

 quantity of bone-ash are to be omitted, and an, 

 equal proportion of powdered tarras to be substi- 

 tuted : and if the sand be not of the coarsest sort, 

 more tarras must be added, which should not ex- 

 ceed in weiirht one-sixth part of tlie former. When 

 a cement of the finest grain, and in a fluid form, 

 is required, so that it may be applied with a brush, 

 flint powder, pounded quartz, or other hard, earth- ' 

 y substance, may be used instead of sand, but in | 

 smaller quantity, and in proportion to the finenass f 

 ofthe flint, or other powder, so that it shall not f 

 amount to more than six times, nor less than four "' 

 times, the weight of the lime. According to the 



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