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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Jan. J2, isaj! 



able and inexcusable, but from present appearan- | PROFITABLE FARMING. 



ces I trust the perio 1 ig not distant when a better | Ma Fessenden. — Mr Richard HilJreth of Ster- 

 spr it will be evinced. { ing ha\w some business with nic, in the course 



1 am fearful, my enthusiasm on this most inter- of the cHrersation described to me the manner 

 estini' and pleat^ing subject, has induced nie to in wliich he manages his farms. His system is so 

 extend this letter beyond all reasonable bounds, simple, so successful, and so easy to be imitated, 

 but with a hope that you participate in the snme \ that the communication of it to the public will prob- 

 ardent feelincr.«, I tender friendly salutations ; | ably be beneficial as well as interesting. 



and am with great respect. 



Your most obedient servant, 



H. A. S. DEARBORN. 

 D. A. Tt.ng, Esq. 



Kis farm consists of si.xty-five acres in the east- 

 erly part of Sterling on the old road from Lancas- 

 ter. Tlie soil is good. From two and a half to 

 three acres are annually planted with corn and 

 potatoes. lie raises about one hundred bushels 

 MACHINE EOR RAISING STUMPS. of corn at the rate of sixty bushels the acre. Of 



Dear Sir — I have from time to time noticed j gg^^gg jj^g q^i'^P^jjy gf potj^^o^g ),e raises must be 

 inquiries in reference to machines for the purpose Igtnai]. Hg also raises a small quantity of Spring 

 of rooting or pulling up stumps, &c. in llie New j ^yjigat 



England Farmer. I have seen several answers,] He keeps eleven cows, and one yoke of oson, 

 and also descriptions of several machines for that ' besides swine,but no horse. He has no hired men, 

 purpose. If my researches in the Farmer are ac- j except in hay time. He paid the last season about 

 curate, I cannot recollect of having seen_ a des- (^j^ty j^Ua^s for ^elp. His mowing ground is 

 cription of one, invented by a Mr A. H. VV hitney ^jjout fourteen acres. 



of Bowdoinham, state of Maine. I am not me- j His butter is sold to marketers at his door. His 

 chanic enough to give you a description of the i ^^^^^^ ^re sold alive at his door. His whole time 

 machine ; I will barely state, judging from the ' j^ therefore employed in cultivation. His skim- 

 inodbl he showed me, that it is a most powerful , ^gj j,,;]). j^ gi,,.g„ ^^ j^jg g^.i,jg_ 

 and convenient macliine for the purpose for which ; rpj^^ produce sold from this farm the past season 



it is intended, and utjt easily got out of order. My ^^^ ^een as follows : 



object in addressing you on the subject is merely j Butter 



to inform you of tlie invention, if you have not al- 



ready had a description of, or some notice of it. 



I have no hesitation in stating that his machine 

 e.xceeds any of which I have seen a description. — 

 The cost of this machine is about $80, by keeping 



it under cover wlien not in use, it might last 10 or | ^g ^.^,„gg j^jg f^^m at .Sa-WO, his stock at $500 

 20 years. Being jilaced on wheels, it csn easily ; j^ t,,g ^,,ole )|!.3000. The interest of capital there- 

 be moved by two yokes ol o.xon, and the same o.xen ^^^^ jg _ _ _ _ «!180 00 



Hay 



Pork about 



Calves about 



Amount 



$300.00 



100.00 



150.00 



70.00 



$620.00 



Wages paid in hay time 

 Taxes, say 



.30.00 

 19.00 



are all the applicable power needed to enable the 

 macliine and its apparatus to pull up the largest 

 stump. 



One word more, the above mentioned machine i ftooy (jO 



is in, or has been in, use last summer, in Steuben ; p^om $020 deduct 229 leaves $391-I^or S32,.')8 

 County, in New York state, where Mr W. built ^ents per month for his labor. He has a small 



most other varieties. We sometimes hear 

 kind designated by the appellation of La 

 potatoes. I wish to ascertain wliere this va 

 originated. Did it originate from the seed in 

 vicinity, or was it brought here, as its name s 

 tc indicate, from La Plata ? If it should be ai 

 tEined that they were brought from tlial pi 

 should we not attribute their former prolific qi 

 ty more to that circumstance than to any pe( 

 arity in the kind ? 



I know it is the opinion of many, that the; 

 litte or no advantage to be derived from exeha 

 of seed ; not only as it respects grain, but p 

 toe!. But I am not yet convinced of this. It 

 thiik sometimes disadvantageous. I am sali; 

 fron repeated experiments that seed poln 

 hrtugiit from a more northerly climate yield 

 thin those that grow here. In several instan 

 an( in every instance that has come within 

 obiervation, where potatoes brou^'ht from ^ 

 Sotia, have been phmled in this vicinity, the y 

 j hii; been small. I have known very handsi 

 jpotitoes brought here from Ireland, and pi 

 'on good soil and cultivated with care, whenj 

 har/esting the product was every way the mei 

 est I oversaw. Now if bringing potatoes fi 

 the north tends to diminish the yield, is it nol 

 leaft possible that bringing them from the coni 

 ry direction may have a contrary effect.' 



Another subject, respecting ,vhich I wish to 

 quiie, is a certain composition, composed of lii 

 salt, sugar, &e. which I have been told, has soi 

 tiaies been used as a substitute for paint, 

 hjuses. 



Any information, stating the proper proper' 

 o'the several ingredients, the manner of pre] 

 ing and applying the same, and its durability c 

 pared with common paint, from yourself or an 

 your correspondents, will much oblige your h 

 ble servant. 



Wrenlham, Mass. Jan. 2, 1827. 



one, and which answered the purpose completely 

 You can form some idea of its power from the cir 



wood-lot at some distance, so that he pays no mo- 

 ney for wood. The produce of the farm used in 



cumstance of its breaking chains made of iron bars ^is family has not been considered in this account. 

 an inch square. Mr Whitney appears to be a wor- ^ jjere is exhibited a picture of independence and 

 thy, industrious man, well deserving of every en- jon,estic felicity, beautiful for its simplicity and 

 couragement. Mr W. informed me he n^d spent ^yg^thv of imitation 



considerable money and much time on his inven- , By not keeping a'horse he saves probably not 

 tion before he brought it to its present perfection. ! jg^g t^an one hundred dollars a year. By havin<r 

 And for which time and expense, I have no hes.ta- ^ g„,^ii f^^m and selling his produce at Uie door, 

 ti6n in saying those individuals who need a ma- ,,g jg ,,tig to do most of his work himself, and 

 chine ot this kind, woula be willmg to make him ti,greby avoids the miserable and ruinon* system 

 a suitable remuneration, after testing the utility of of keeping hired men, who may be la.y and un- 

 his invention. Ifyouliave already been informed f„;ti.f,,i „.;n,„„f j;„;„- u„ .u • i i, 



,. ,. ■' , ^ , ,. laittitul, without diminishing their wages, and who 



on this subiect, you must pardon me for troubling i,,, ,u„;, ,.,„„„„ „a„„ „ i c' .u r 



■' '■' ^,,' ° by their wages oiien make more from the farm 



you. Kespecttully yours, '(i,or.»i,„ . ti, r . i » .l j 



GERARD VAN SCHAICK. "'"" "'" °^^"''- ^^' ^^''^ also suggest the ad- 

 Lansinhurgh, (jV. Y.) Jan. 5. 



BREWERY. 

 Mr Fesseuuk.n — I perceive by a communica 



lion in the Palladium of Friday last, that a Brew- j^^ PLATA POTATOES 



ery, on an extensive scale, is contemplated in Bos- a i • i . , ■ '' ,' , , 



» T „ t • 11 -.11 1 , *"" — ' wish to make an enquiry, through the 



ton. I most sincerely hope It wi 1 succeed, and j- p , . ^ /' . . " ' 



.1 , „„ i.„ .!,„,. CM. ■.. medium of your paper, relative to the oriirin of the 



that my brother farmers will turn it to account i„„„ ,„,i „„,„,„ it,.!. , " i 



long red potatoe, which has been extensively cul- 



vantage of applying the division of labor to farm- 

 ing. Perhaps marketing should be a distinct oc- 

 cupation. JOSEPH TUFTS. 

 Charhstotim, Jan. 8, 1827. 



'Jimuar;/ 0, 1827. 



Yours respectfully, 



A FARMER 



ers. Since then they have gradually declined, till 

 i at length they yield but little if any more than 





NEWLY INVENTED FANNING MILL, 

 [We have lately received a letter from Em 

 Walker, Esq. of Spriugville 4 Corners, Susquehi „, 

 nah County, Penn. giving notice of an Improv 

 Patent Fanning Mill, for cleaning grain, &c. 

 is described as " small and simple, admitting 

 large selves as others, and can be afl^orded at 

 much lower price, performing better in cleanii 

 well with despatch and greater ease." Tlie fc 

 lowing is " from a letter of one wlio has said mi 

 chine, being the substance of many certificates! 

 their utility."] 



" Dear Sir — I avail myself of the present oj 

 portunity of saying to you how much I am please 

 with the Fanning Mill that I purchased from yoi 

 It has a great many advantages over the old kirn 

 It is so cheap and small, yet entirely complete, an 

 cleans so rapidly with so little labour in coinpar. 

 son to the old kind, that I am delighted with it. 

 JEREMIAH O. FLYNN. 

 Silver L'ike, Oct. 17, 1826. 



" The price of said mill was ten dollars, thougk 

 they are sold from seven to eighteen dollars, ac 

 cording to where they are made, and the work pu 

 on thera. I liave had them made to clear goo. 

 wheat effectually from the chaff, a bushel a rain 

 ute." 



We learn that an agent of the inventor of thi 

 " Improved Patent Fanning Mill" is about to visi 

 New England, to dispose of rights to the inven 

 tion, and to make the mills. 



