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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Nov. 10. l.voii 



and combine any intermixture of these (different 5 inches hi^'h,aboutl50 pounds of gypsum or plas- is us'Jally on the grass ; so that the cattle will not 

 materials with the different kinds of manufactured ter was sprinlded round the stalks, and this was I graze. They should not yet be hou3ed,horses on 



wool, silk, linen, cotton and the like, according to 

 the purpose to which the articles are to be applied, 

 or as economy may dictate. For soles of shoes and 

 boots, I prefer wool, hair, and cotton, in about 

 equal proportions. For hose, pipess pails and ac- 

 coutrements, chopped hemp, tow and cotton. I 

 prefer the woven materi^'ls to be made of wool or 

 cotton, and those of an open, loose and coarse tex- 

 ture, excepting where it is intended for a finer 

 surface ; in such cases I choose the fabric of a 

 •finer quality. If the article is required to have a 

 smooth surface, I produce it by using polislied 

 metal plates the last time the article is pressed. I 

 make the compound or compounds with which I 

 unite or combine the said substances aa follows. — 

 (No. 1.) I take two pounds of caoutchouc, dissolv- 

 ed in one gallon of equal parts of oil turpentine, 

 and liighly rectified coal tar oil, and six ounces of 

 black resin, two pounds of strong glue size, and 

 one pound of ochre, powdered pumice or whiting 

 and mix the whole together ; or (No. 2.) one pound 

 and an half of caoutchouc, dissolved as before stat- 

 ed ; one pound of strong glue size. I melt and 

 mix the resin and si.'.e in a water and steam bath, 

 and then add the other ingredients, stirring the 

 whole till it is mixed throughout. The solution of 

 caoutchouc is expedited by a water or steam bath, 

 and the undissolved portion may be separated by 

 straining it througli a fine wire or other sieve. — 

 The mixture (No. 1.) is applicable to articles 

 where stiffness and cheapness are required. (No. 

 •J.) is preferable where pliancy and strength are 

 more required. But I think it proper here to state 

 that the proportions above mentioned may be vari- 

 ed according to the different applications of the 

 article to be manufactured. If varied qualities of 

 stiffness or cheapness should be desired, the pro- 

 portions of size and whiting may be increased till 

 they make up one third of the mas.^. If flexibility 

 be required, the quantity of dissolved caoutchouc 

 in the compound No. 2. may be increased, and es- 

 pecially where great strength and pliancy are re- 

 quired. This last is also preferable for articles 

 that are to be much exposed to the weather." 



repeated when the corn was from 12 to 15 inches ly excepted. But in wet weather the whole stock 

 high, the field being kept free from the weeds. — should be housed, fur Lhey bear cold better than 

 The premium of SIO for the best crop of wheat | wetness. Or,ifnot put into the barn, they should. 



have a shed in the yard, under which they may 



shelter themselves. 

 The meanest fodder should not be dealt out first 



of all. The husks and stalks of Indian corn are 



was au'arded to Col. Johnson, who, on four acres, 



obtained an average of 32 15-lOOths bushels to the 



acre. The premium of $8 for the best crop of 



Potatoes, was given to Stephen Dana, Esq. who 



from half an acre of yellow loamy land, planted on' suitable for this season. The straw and the worst 



the first of June, raised 17G bushels of the early hay should be reserved to give them in the coldest 



v.-hite potatoes. [National Journal,] weather, for it is then that they have the keenest 



appetites. The hay of low ground,straw and haulm, 



PENDLETON FARMERS' SOCIETY. j if salt hay may not be had, may be sprinkled with 

 The Pendleton (S. C.) Farmers' Society cele- 1 salted v.ater, if salting it in the mow has been ' 



brated their 12th anniversary in that village, on ' neglected. They will not only eat it heartily, but 



Thursday, the 12 ult. on which occasion the Vice- live well upon it." 

 Preyidentof the United States, with his faniily,was i 

 present, and was admitted a member. At the ex- 1 

 hibition which took place, numerous products of| 

 the domestic economy and skill of the ladies, and : 

 some good stock were shown. " No accident 

 (says the Pendleton Messenger) occurred to mar 

 the hilarity of the day, except the breaking down 

 of the floor of the Farmers' Hall, which gave way 

 under its enormous load ; but being only three feet 

 from the ground, it only caused a momentary a- 

 larm to the ladies." The President of the Society, 

 Colonel John E. Calhoun, delivered a practical ad- 

 dress on the subject of the present state of agri- 

 culture, which is said to have been able ; an ex- 

 cellent farmer's dinner, accompanied by agricultu- 

 ral toasts and sentiments, succeeded. The premi- 

 ums exhibited on the occasion, amounted to about 

 §C0 ; the greater part of which was awarded for 

 successful specimens of domestic manufactures, 

 among the ladies of tlie district. [Nat. Journal.] 



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.MARIETTA CATTLE SHOW. 

 On the 18th ult. the Cattle Show and Exhibition 

 of Manufactures by the Washington County Agri- 

 cultural Society, took place at Marietta, in the 

 State of Oiiio. This was the first attempt to obtain 

 a public e^hibition of this character in that coun- 

 ty ; and the weather being favourable, there was 

 a very numerous assemblage of farmers of the 

 vicinity, and visiters. Premiums, exceeding $200 

 in amount, were distributed for the best anima 

 I)roductions, and the greatest improvements in me 

 chanics, domestic manufactures and agricultural 

 science. Among the items exhibited, wo find Cot 

 ton, Indigo, Leather, Hats, Carpeting, Tobacco, 

 Razor Strops, Axes and Baskets. The premium 

 Butter was afterwards sold at 90 cents, and the 

 pteuiium Cheese at 28 cents the pound. The pre- 

 mium of $10, for the best crop of Indian Corn.was 

 given to Henry Fearing, who, on four acres of 

 corn.obtained an average of 104 8:M00th3 bushels 

 to the acre. The land was Ohio Bottom,on which 

 between W and 100 cart loads of manure were 

 spread, and ploughed in to the depth of from 9 to 

 11 inches. The furrows were three and a half 

 feet apart, and the stalks from 5 to 15 inches be- 

 ing very irregularly planted. When the corn'was 



NEW ENGLAND FAR MER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1826. 



MILKI.NG COV.'S. 



A writer in the Scotch Farmer's Magazine, 

 gives the following Directions lu the Dairy-Maid. 

 " Go to the cow stall at 7 o'clock ; take with you 

 cold water and a sponge, and wash each cow's ud- 

 der clean before milking ; dowse the udder well 

 with cold water, winter and summer, as it braces 

 and repels hcuts. Keep your hands and arms clean. 

 Milk each cow as dry as you can, morning and 

 evening, and when you have milked each cow, as 

 you suppose, dry, begin again with the cow you 

 first milked, and drip them e:!ch ; for the princi- 

 pal reason of cows failing in their milk is from neg- 

 ligence in not milking each cow dry, particularly 

 at the time l!ie calf is taken from the cow. Suffer 

 no one to milk a cow but yourself, and have no 

 gossiping in the stall. Every Saturday night give 

 an exact account of the quantity of milk each cow 

 has given in the v.eok." 



{ir?°Miglit not v>arm water, particularly in winter, 

 be best ? perhaps brushing the bag with a soft 



bru.^h would ansv.'cr a good purpose. Ed. .V. E. 



Farmer. 



FODDERING CATTLE. 



Dr Deane, in his New England Farmer, say.s 



" We should take care not to begin to fodder til! 

 it is really necessary. Because cattle that fodder 

 will not graze so diligently. Wlien it is once be- 

 gun, cattle will e.\pect it, and it must bo continued. 

 When we first begin we should fodder early in the 

 morning only; for at that time of the dcy.the frost 



BREME.X GEESE. 



We understand Mr Sisson, who first introduced 

 this valuable breed of Geese mentioned in the re- 

 ports of the R.I.Agr. Soc. has been very successful 

 in raising them. They are decidedly superior to the 

 common geese, in the great size they attain, in the 

 facility with which they may be raised, and in the 

 comparatively small quantity of grain required to 

 fatten them. Within the last five years Mr Sis- 

 son ins sold geese of this breed, amounting to 

 $662,00 exclu.sive of a large flock, raised this seas- 

 on. Our readers will perceive that several of 

 these geese are advertised in this week's paper. 



CIIIM.\Eys. 



Method of huildini^ C'liinmeys that tcill not smo'ie. 

 — Contract the space immediately over the fire, so 

 you may be sure of the air being vi-ell heated 

 there ; this will ensure a current upwards. -\11 

 chimneys should be carefully built, and every joint 

 well filled with mortar, so ag to prevent communi- 

 cation in case of fire. — Dr Thomas Cooper. 



BRICK MACHINE. 



On page 124 of this day's paper will be seen 

 a drawing of a new machine invented by Mr John 

 Winslow of Portland, for pressing bricks and tile, 

 which promises to be an important and valuable 

 improvement. We regret that the engraving used 

 is not sufficiently well executed to give a clear 

 impression. 



Want of good Hasbandri/. — At the Cattle Show 

 at Concord, (N. H.) premiums were awarded for 

 tlie best Farms. In relation to one of them, the 

 viewing Committee, in their report, made the fol- 

 lowing remark : — 



" TJiis farm appears to be cultivp.ted with great 

 care, and much good judgment in agriculture : 

 but the Committee are of opinion, that the owner 

 is in fault in one essential particular ; and tliey 

 hope that an indirect .allusion to it will be sufii 

 cicnt for him to correct the error. Tliere is n 

 commodity on a farm so useful and so pleasing t 

 the farmer — nothing in this life, on which he can 

 so safely rest his hopes of comfort in future years, 

 as a company of healthy, robust, and promisinrr 

 boys. A farmer rarely succeeds well without a 

 wife. A solitary journey is always a tiresome and 

 cheerless one." 



Prolific animal. — Mr Preserved Bartlett, of tlii 

 town, exhibited at the late cattle show a sow tin-, 

 throe litters of pigs, the oldest of which were oiil- 

 •1 year and five days old. The first and scco:, 

 litters, 19 in number, were all fat, and it was et^ 

 timated by good judges that they would make, 

 slaughtered then, over 4000 pounds of excellc: 



