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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Jan. 19, 1887. 



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from Swit.,erlaiKl, which is found more piolitable Orills, and about three quarters of an inch deep: the 

 than rearing them in this country. Tne bull is drills were two feet apart. He thinks in necessa- 



also Swiss, and fourteen months old. 



It is estimated that 9,000 head of cattle pass the 

 Mount Saint Gothard every year, coming from 

 Switzerland into Italy. Considerable fairs for the 

 sale of Swiss cattle are held at Lugano. 



The evening's milk is put in flat copper vessels, 

 three feet in diameter, in order to collect thet 

 cream, 



There is an ice-houss at the dairy, for tlie pur 



ry to sow the seeds in moist ground. Many of 

 the full blown flowers measured fi-om seven and 

 a half to eight inches in width: the head measured 

 from two and a half, to three and a half inches 

 diameter.f 



Dr. Spalding, of Portsmouth, N. H. has also 

 made opium from the white poppy ; samples of 

 which he presented to the Medical Society of the 

 Et'stern District of New Hampshire : he procured 



pose of supplying ice for cooling the cream which it by incisions in the heads, after the capsules were 



is put into the churn. This tliey find facilitates ' fully formed.} 



the making of butter at certain seasons of the j The seeds should be sown in good ground, as 



y®^""- early as the season, in the different parts of the 



In the farm-yard is an inscription, commemorat- 1 continent will admit ; the plants must be properly 



ing the visit paid to this dairy by the Auslrain watered and kept clear of weeds. Transplanting 



Emperor and the Archdukes, two years ago. 



ON AMERICAN OPIUM. 

 The following is an abstract of the various attempts 

 at making Opium, in the United Slates. 

 Dr. S. Ricketson, formerly of Duchess county, 1 The o 



doc? not succeed. 



The poppy plant has been cultivated extensive- 

 ly by Mr Ball and Mr Jonps, in Enijland ; both of 

 whom have received premiums fro.ii t><p, society 

 for the encouragement of arts, agricult \^', &.c. 

 ^ " the 



en, 



that the opium produced from it was quite as pow- statements of Mr Ball and Air Jones, see Transac- 



and Medical Reposito- 

 Domestic Encyclope- 

 dia, article "poppy "' 



The cultivation of the poppy plant, for the pur- 



NEW ENGLAND FAR 3IE 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, JAN. 19, 1827. 



a E nx o V A I.. 



OJ^TAe Office of the JVew England Farme\ 

 removed to the spacious room over Mr J^ewelVst 

 ricultural Eslablishmint, jYo. 52 JVorlh Mai [iif 

 Street, sign of the Golden Plough, — opposite 

 head of the J\/'ew Fanueil Hall Market. 



To Correspondents. — We have received a ci 

 munication from Framingham, commenting on 

 article in our paper of December 8. As it w 

 probably lead to a controversy from which li 

 benefit can be expected, we have not though 

 adviseable to publish it. We should be glad 

 hear from the writer on some other subject. — 1 

 communication of James H****** is hardly suiti 

 for our paper. — Communications on Draii 

 Marshes, — and on Cashmere Goats, will api 



iw Z "-^ " ' "'""•"J' "' "^^"^'^ --"""^y. The op urn produced by them, was found;" 

 cumvaT:[ th ""• °f, ''' ''%°l ""': 1°'-'!,' ' London physicians, whose ceHificates are s 

 thltlhlo ^ '''7 'Vr' y^"^'^^'.^"-^ f°""<^ to be fully equal to the imported drug. F 

 that the opium produced from it was quite as pow- statements of Mr Ball and A 

 erful as that imported. His paper first appeared ; ti^^, g^.i^j j^ ^,,1 jg , 

 in the "American Magazine," published at New ry, vol. 1, p 424 ; see al.o 

 lork, in 1788; and was reprinted in the Medical,,];. ..rticle 'monm, " 



Repository, vol. 1, p. 420. In the .'Id vol, of the | 

 same work, p. 200, Dr. R. published additional ex- 



periments on the same subject. Those varieties ' T h"?/^'^ '' ^'"'''"^'^^ adapted to 

 of the poppy should be cho.en, havin num roL ' ■ T' I"" ''''!t ^T"' '"'^j't f«rm one of the 

 heads and strong stalks. Vr.TkZTnir^T^^:' T T ' ''''''T'"^ f"'" <^otton, now 

 variety with large%ed or purple flowers that pro T ■' mucn more of it ,s ru.' : in the world 



ved much suponor to all others he had^eonfhe . t^^Hl reT;i;:n> !ltholh\r ' t ""n'!"' 



tr'ioA tha Aoiot;,, j„ <• . • >L L J , nint wiiJ De taken : although the profit would be 



rriea itie Asiatic mode or tapninff the heads, and ^ , ■ -i .. . r" ... 



found that they yielded most'p'lentifully from 8 to Sd'slateT liW in tt""' f^— ■" 'h. 

 12 days after the flowers had fallen : he however ,,, ' ^ .V ^^ ^^l ""='" """^^ 



obtained the l«rg..t quantity of juice by cutting off '''^ T °'""'V ' "''f.' ^^ '"''"" ^^^ P^P^^ = "" 

 Uie stalks when'the s'un sbiLs.labotit L in Ve ^ iT^^'J^uVotuZ ^ "' °"'' '"'' '''""""^' 

 low the flowers of the plant ; and as soon as the ^ul'^ull ZSXl 1^; 



.luice appeared, by collecting it with a small „, ! ^'^" , <=^l^"l»^*=d that supposing one poppy 

 scoop or penknife. After the juice ceased to flow, ^i'"* £'-°"'"g;n '^^'^ foot square of earth, produc- 

 he cut it about an inch lower,'and thus proceeded it e° n^rr °''"" \ Tl" """ 'I P°""'' "'" 

 until the juice ceased to appear.* , ''^ ?"''^^;' *^'°™ °"^ ''''^"'^ ^"« = l^"' ""^ P°PPy 



The seeds may be sown at the distance of six or 'E'TomT!^?/ '° ''" "''' ""V" T' 

 eight inches. He is convinced there is no diff-er- ^'f ^° \ , V ? T^"""' T '""''" ' '^'°'" 

 ence in the quality of the produce, whatever varie- !",'!"[ ""^'"^ t^ took two or three grains ;_ 

 ty or species be cultivated '^^"^ "'*'''' ^'^ ^"''"' "^""^ ^^ "'^ produce? Double, 



Dr. Anthony, of Petersburgh, Georgia, in the "[^ ^^""-'^o"';,!^ PW^s, gave more than twice the 

 month nfTannar,, 1 QTii J 1 r 1, quantity produccd by the single, 



montn ot January, IMO, sowed seeds of the true a t /■ rr /• . ,- 



white or opium poppy, which came up in due time. | ^chives of Useful Kn owledge. 



The second day after the petals had fallen he di- i Three Faults of Mirses.— l. To lisp in baby 

 vided the exterior coat of the head in four places, j style, when the same words in an endearing tone 

 at equal distances from each other : more incis- j would please as well ; the reverse should bo ; the 

 lona, he thinks, would tend to wound and destroy voice clear, emphatic, each syllable articulated, 

 the heaa unnecessarily. The incisions were made "■ ' ' ' " - 



at ten o'clock in the morning, and at twelve he 

 collected the opium that hung therefrom, in tears 



from one incii to an inch and a half in length. 



Another bleeding, in the afternoon of the same 

 day, yielded as much as was obtained in the morn- 

 ing. He carefull;/ avoided penetraling the cuvitij 

 of the head. Every head made from 15 to 40 grains 

 of opium ; and they would have yielded more, 

 coald he have attended closely tt, the plants. A 

 piece of ground, six yards by ten, produced more 

 than half a pound of opium. He sowed the seeds 



Jl JVeiu Pump. — The Lochport Observaj 

 states that a person in the vicinity of that pi 

 has invented a pump, by means of which, his 

 tit can pump water for the.'iiselves. A well is 

 in his pasture, in which the pump is plac 

 troun-h (,!'" receive the water ; in approaching S 

 troiiirh, the ' jioast must of necessity step ii|,on 

 platform, whici.\^eing slightly pressed down, set 

 tiie pump in opei^ion, and a supply of .rpter 

 soon obtained. "-^^ . 





In evidence of the extrei ' ° distress of the Iris 

 poor, it is stated that besides" those in the puh^l" 

 streets, there were others houi^"-'' '« lanes 



garrets " v ithout even a particle of scri".^4' '^'^ co' 

 cring, much less of food, and in this state tnelC-* 

 mained until they expired of absolute famine !" 



for imitation. 2. To tell of witchss, ghosts, and 

 goblins, coming down chimney, if they cry; where- 

 as children should be taught that, if they behave 

 well, nothing can harm them ; such superstitions, 

 impressed upon young minds, arc rarely gotten 

 rid of .'i. To direct a child to act like a man ; 

 whereas it is not often becoming for a little boy 

 to ape the man, but only to conform his demeanor 

 to his age ; every age has its own peculiar de- 

 corousness. [Galaxy.] 



A project has been stated in England to erect a 

 at the distance of eight or ten inches apart jn T^"' '''°" """Se across the Thames, which is ex- 

 ^ ' pected to cost only 63,.500Z. 



*Thn careful country practitioi 

 opium in the above ways, should t 

 two kiiids. 



r, who may raise 

 (he effects of the 



tPhiladulphia Medical .Museum, Hesade, 2d, vol 1 

 p 142. 



t:Medical Repository, Hexade 3d, vol 1, p. 193. 



Important JVewsfrom Europe. — By an arrival 

 New York, we have received the important int 

 gence, that the British government are deter; 

 ed to assist the Portuguese in their attempt to 

 port a constitutional government. Hostile inn 

 have been made by Portuguese refugees, assisl 

 by Spanish troops, into Portugal. In this stat 

 things, the British government hiive ordere' 

 large arraauent, consisting of one 80 gun ship, fou 

 74's and several smaller vessels, to proceed imme 

 diately to Portugal, to assist the Constitutioi 

 government. The land forces amount to 5000 

 and are commanded by Gen. Clinton. 



A letter from London, of the 14, ult. received 

 this city, says, "it is generally believed tl 

 Franco is at the bottom of the aggressions upl 

 Portugal, notwithstanding her protestations to the 

 contrary. Judging from appearances, I should sa) 

 we are like to have a general stir on the Contin- 

 ent, although many think the steps taken by Mill' 

 isters will be tl.e only sure way to prevent it.— 

 All public securities have fallen very much during 

 the week — South American have gone down fuS 

 ten per cent." 



CONGRESSIONAL. 



Senate. — Bills to provide for taking evidence 

 in the Courts of the U. S. and to authorise thf 

 .■sale of Salt Springs in Missouri, passed. Petition.' 

 were presented and referred on the subject oi 

 French spoliations. A bill passed providing a lo 

 cation of two townships in Florida, in aid of the 

 Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Kentucky. 



