i>\. V.—No. 33. 



NEW ENGLAND FARiMER 



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; but follow the above directions anJ I pledge 

 111 Jf you will not be ilisappointed. I know for 

 gn tainty that peach trees in any good land on 

 Connecticut will produce larger, fairer, and 

 r flavored fruit than any hill lands. The most 

 lit. )lc place for fruit trees is on the north side of 

 ne wall — for in common seasons little care 

 be used to keep the ground well frozen un- 

 te in the spring, the sun in that situatinn will 

 its full influence to ripen and sweeten the 

 [Franklin Post.] 



CAMELS' HAIR, 

 e obtain from a French paper the following 

 concerning the manufacture of Camels' Hair, 

 is not obtained by shearing, like sheep's wool, 

 3 shed spontaneously by the animal every 

 , in the month of April, in largo mats, after 

 ig protected it from the cold during the vvin- 

 leasoD. The Tartars who accompany the 

 ■ans collect them with care, load tlie animals 

 their own cast off apparel. The young cam 

 ield the finest hair ; and in its best state it is 

 than the most beautiful Angola. The article 

 tained from Africa, a great part of Asia, and 

 e all from India. In Persia it is made into 

 inest carpets. It is supposed that the Eng- 

 spin it wet and deprived of oil. It is stated, 

 single manufacturer in France has used a 

 e quantity of camels' hair for several years ; 

 the te.xture of his cloth makes it probable that 

 ractices the mode adopted in England. Those 

 have tried to manufacture it without extrac- 

 tho oil, have not succeeded in spinning fine 

 ads. 

 H t Rouen it has been succe.ssfully nii.xed with 

 ;0 3n, and stuffs made of it are much softer than 

 :lr ordinary mi.\tures of cotton and viool. 

 )me exertions are making in France to improve 



■ extend this branch of Manufacture. 



[N. Y. D. Adv.] 



CURE FOR THE TOOTH-ACIIE. 



t a recent meeting of the London Medical So- 



i y, Dr Blake stated that the extraction or ex- 



I in of teeth was unnecessary. He was enabled, 



: ui, to cure the most desperate cases of tooth 



iiiless the disease was connected with 



iism, by the application of the following 



r< edy to the diseased tooth : — " Alum, reduced 



l( .n impalpable powder, two drachms; nitrous 



n it of fcther, seven drachms ; mix and apply 



■ no to the tooth." Mr Fay, the American Den- 

 , who was present, admitted, with much can- 

 that in 95 cases out of 100, where surgeons 

 dentists are applied to for the purpose of ex- 



;tion, relief might be obtained without that, or 

 n excision. It may, therefore, be worth while 

 ,ry t;»* remedy prescribed by Dr. Blake, as un- 

 : many of the nostrums of the present day, it 

 mot do any harm, but it does not appear to pos- 

 sthe character of a specific. 



NEW ENG LAND FARMER. 



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BOSTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1827, 



ted lead for a few minutes, till it gets sulVieieiitly 



hot to melt a candle, with which rub its surface ; 



then plunge it in again and keep it there until the 



steel assumes a straw colour, (but he careful not 



to let it turn blue) ; when that is the c.ise take effects of climate on animals. 



it out, rub it again with the tallow, and lot it cool; To compensate the variations of the teasons a 



if it should be too sofV, wipe the grease off, and variety of changes take place in the circumstan 



repeal the process without the t-.illow, and when | ces of animals. The clothing of animals living in 



sutlicicntly hot, plunge it into cold spring water, | cold countries, is not only different from that of 



or water and vinegar mixed. ; the animals of warm regions in its quantity, but in 



By a proper attention to these di>TCtioi>9, and a ' 't'^ arrangement. If we examine the covering of 

 little practice, every workman will have it in his swine of warm countrie.";, we find it consisting of 

 power to give a proper temper to the tools he may , bristles or hair of the same form and texture ; 

 use. while the same animals which live in colder dis- 



If a saw is too hard, it may bo tempered by the ' tricts, possess not only coimnon bristles or strong 

 same meaus; if you are near a plumber's shop| h'"'- but a fine frizzly wool next the skin, over 

 you may repeat the process conveniently ;\nd which the long hairs project. Between the swine 

 without expense, when they are melting a pot of ; of the South of England, and Scottish Highlands, 

 lead. I such differences maybe observed. Similar ap- 



In other cutting tools you must wait till the pfiaia"ces present themselves among the sheep of 

 steel just begins to turn blue, which is a temper! warm and cold countries. The fleece of those of 

 that will give it more elasticity, and, at the same England consists entirely of wool ; while the sheep 



time sufficient hardness. 



TO MECHANICS. 



The goodness of saws, chisels, and other edge- 

 ■Is, depends upon the quality of the steel, whi -h 

 )uld be uniform throughout, and it ig always het- 

 to have them tempered rather too hard than 

 soft, for use will reduce the temper. If", at 

 Y time, you wish to restore the temper and to 

 rform the operation yourself, the best method 

 :o melt a sufficient quantity of lead to immerse 

 1: cutting part of the tool. Having previously 

 >ghtened its surface, then plunge it into the mel- 



From the Salem Observer. 



LEHIGH COAL. 

 My room is 18 feet long, 15 wide, and "^ high. 

 I have burnt the Lehigh coal in this room in a cyl- 

 indrical sheet iron stove, lined with pipe clay, and 

 made in Philadelphia for this purpose. My room 

 lias bren as warm as I desired ; I have not meas 

 urej the heat by a Thermometer, but my friends 

 have always found it comfortable and have often 

 complained of its heat. One ton of Lehigh coal 

 has furnished my fire for eighty days, beginning 

 with the 24th of November last, with the addition 

 of a small quantity of charcoal for kindling. For 

 eiglit weeks of the time the fire has been kept 

 b&rning all night. 



Cost of coal delivered, 



Breaking and housing, 



Charcoal, say 3 baskets, 



$8 50 

 50 

 GO 



' $9 60 

 Which for eighty days is 12 cents per day ; that 

 is a great part of the time twenty-four hours. — 

 The coal has been used with the utmost freedom, 

 and the time above named has included the coldest 

 weather.- So much charcoal is not required,vhere 

 the fire is not suffered to go out. I can make a 

 fire of Lehigh coal, using charcoal for kindling, 

 sooner than of wood ; and in point of general con- 

 venience, it is in my view far superior to wood. — 



of Zetland and Iceland possess a fleece, contain- 

 ing, besides wool, a number of long hairs, which 

 give to it, when on the back of the animal the ap 

 pearance of being very coarse. By this arrange 

 ment, in reference to the quantity of clothing, iu- 

 dividsals of the same species can maintain life 

 comfortably in climates which differ considerably 

 in their average annual temperature. 



FASHION IN FOOD. 



The animals which arc eagerly sought afler as 

 articles of food by one tribe, are neglected and 

 despised by another. Thus the seals and porpois- 

 es, which, a few centuries ago, were eaten in 

 Britain aiid were presented at the feasts of king.s- 

 are now rejected by the poorest of the people. 



MANAfilMG AND FF.EDINO ANIMALS. 



Food for animals, though it must be supplied in 

 abundance, ought not to be given to satiety. In- 

 tervals of resting and exercise must be allowed ac- 

 cording to circumstances. Even animals grazing 

 on a rich pasture have been found to thrive faster 

 when removed from it once a day, and either fold- 

 ed or put in an inferior pasture for two or three 

 hours. Stall fed cattle, and pen fed swine will 

 have their flesh improved in flavour by being turn- 

 ed out into a yard or field once a day ; and many 

 find that they feed better, and produce better f3a- 

 voured meat when kept loose under warm sheds, 

 or hammels, one or two in a division, a practice 

 now general in Berwickshire, Eng. Coarser food 

 may be first given to feeding animals ; and as they 



Of its comparative cheapness, I leave it to others , acquire flesh, that which is of more solid and sub 

 to judge from the above premises, 

 Yours, respectfully, 



JVeiv Slate Qitarry — The Providence (R.I.) 

 Journal mentions that a quarry of Slate Stone, 

 such as is used for covering roofs of buildings 

 has been lately discovered near the coal mine on 

 Rhode Island. The quantity is inexhaustible, and 

 can be got from the quarry at a small expense, 

 and of any size less than 3 or 4 feet square. It is 

 said to be very tough, and the plates are about a 

 quarter of an inch in thickness. As the quarry is 

 situated very conveniently for water transportation, 

 its di.scovery may be expected to have some effect 

 on the price of an article of great importance. 



In 1825 $30,000 worth of cider was exported 

 from the town of Orange, N.J. B. B. Cooper, Esq. 

 has upwards of 10,000 apple trees. 



stantial quality. In general it may be observed, 

 that if the digestive powers of the animal are in 

 a sound state, the more food ho eats the sooner 

 will the desired result be obtained ; a very mod- 

 erate quantity beyond sufficiency constitutes abun- 

 dance ; but by withholding this additional quanti- 

 ty, an animal, especially if young, may go on eat- 

 ing for several years, without ever attaining to 

 fatness. Properly treated, a well fed ox, of moder- 

 ate size, will feed on a rich pasture in from four 

 to six months, and in stalls or covered pens, with 

 green or steamed food in a shorter period. 



In young growing animiils, the powers of diges- 

 tion are so great, that they require less food than 

 such as are of mature age ; for the same reason 

 also they require more exercise. If rich food is 

 supplied in liberal quantities, and exercise with- 

 held, diseases are generated, the first of which 



