iVj v.— No. 37 



NKW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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the hende break oft', and the prain wastes, 

 slightest touch. And it may he cut with 

 le, sickle or scythe, accordinij to circum- 

 It' it stMids atrsi^ht. and is not too 

 he cradle is to be preferred ; if he.nvy, or 

 the sickle or scythe. But, as the prain is 

 t, and the straw contains much moisture 

 i' 1 ought to be cut, it should be sufl^ered to 

 well dried in the swathe before it is bound 

 ves, •rciiniod to the hnrn or »tack. If cut 

 e cradle or sickle, it is bound in sheaves ; 

 more common practice is to cnt the crop 

 e scythe, rake the pround, and load it with 

 ley fork. 



V improves for maltingr by lying till Octo- 

 3re it is threshed : thoujh it is often throsh- 

 ediately from the field. The great diffi 

 1 preparing it for market is to rid it of the 

 This mav be done vvith flails after it has 

 once through the fanning mill. And where 

 great quantities, it may be spread from 

 six inches upon the barn floor, and trodden 

 rses. 



'uce and profits. The arerage product in 



id is stated by Donaldson at thirty-two 



or acre. The product in New York 



from fifteen to seventy bushels, according 



on and soil : and I think the average is 



hat short of that of Great Britain. Com- 



with wheat, its product is as two or two and 



to one ; compared with oats, about equal, 



•ei the soil is adapted to this grain. It is, 



er, to be remembered, that neither wheat 



irf ts are adapted to a barley soil ; the firgt 



m ing a more stifl'and tenacious, and the latter 



e cold and moist location. The average 



of barley is at least two thirds that of wheat 



«ing wheat then to be .*1,12 the bushel, and 



oduct 15 bushels p»r acre, and barley to be 



its, and the product of an acre 30 bushels, 



he e:tpense of cultivation equal, the profits of 



rley will be nearly as three to two compared 



eat. Barley, besides, is a less precarious crop, 



)iect to fewer diseases, and has fewer iusect 



ies to encounter than wheat. J. BUEL. 



>avy, March 8, 1837. 



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a ready market, where they can instantly realize a 

 reward for their iudmtry The owner of this new 

 system is willing to locate himself amongst us in a 

 cputral situation, pioiided he can be sure of ob- 

 taining for tlie first year the produce nf ai hasttwr, 

 hundred acres ci/JJar land. lie oflers as guaran- 

 tees of the perlbrmaiico of his engageuient.-s, se- 

 curities of the first respectability in New-York, 

 and references in Paterson and the place where he 

 now resides. He lias already made engagements 

 with several respectable landholders in Klizaheth- 

 town, Woodbridge. &c. amongst whom are Major 

 Kean, president of the Essex agricultural society, 

 Mr Rd. Townley, Maj. Edgar of Woodbridge, &c. 



As tlie time for sowing flax is at hand, it is im- 

 portant that the attention of our agriculturalists 

 should be immediately directed to this subject, in 

 order to induce this gentleman to establish him- 

 self in this region, particularly as this branch of 

 bu.sinesa may be conducted to a very considerable 

 extent. He can sell his flax dressed, 20 per cent, 

 cheaper than any other. 



.\t the exhibition of the New York Agricultural 

 and Mechanical Society, held at Albany in 1826, 

 he received the premium for the best process of 

 dressing flax without rotting. 



[Rahway, N. J. Advocate] 



FLAX. 



•e citizens of this section of the country have 



;r!y paid considerable attention to thecuUiva- 



of Fla.T ; but this branch of agricaUure, so 



uralie to the soil, has been, of late years, gen- 



y neglected, because there has been no mar- 



or any considerable quantity of this article. — 



has been a subject of regret to our farmers, 



icularly on account of the actual low pricci of 



t of the productions of our soil. We are happy 



ate that it is now in the power of our farmers 



ogage anew in the cultivation of this very im- 



ant article. Very advantageous propositions 



sheen mace to many of our citi7ens by a gcn- 



lan who is in possession of a secret for dressing 



without rotting, and who has had. for two 



rs past, an establishment in successful opera- 



I on the North River. 



"he flax is received from the farmers after the 

 id is taken off, without any other- preparation, 

 *il5 per ton, cash down. Very judicious far- 

 rs say that at this price a veat profit of from Vi 

 18 dollars may be realized from an acre of land, 

 1 this with the double advantage: 1st /)f being 

 ieved from the unhealthy and troublesome pro- 

 ;s of rotting and dressing : 2d, of being sure of 



CULTURE OF SILK. 



The public attention has been often called, of 

 late, to the culture of silk. Statements have been 

 made on good authority, through the medium of 

 the press, which induce us to believe, that the 

 Mulberry tree is csngenial to our climate, that the 

 silk worm may be raised, and that the important 

 article of silk may be profitably produced in any 

 desirable quantity among us. It has been said, 

 that the profits, arising from the culture nnd manu- 

 facture of tliis article in one town in Connecticut, 

 during last year alone, were more than f 40,000 ! 

 If this be true, the farmers in this viciuity might 

 devote a part of their land and attention to the 

 production of this article, more profitable than any 

 thing else. It is known to many of our readers 

 that the mulbery tree and silk worm have been 

 cultivated in this country, and that some fine spe- 

 cimens of sewing silk, manufactured from the na- 

 tive material, have been produced. Miss Blodget 

 and Miss Wright of Tyngshoro", and Miss Fitch of 

 Framingham, have at different times obtained a 

 premium from our County Agricultural Society, 

 for their successful efforts in raising and manu- 

 facturing this article. How long and how much 

 their attention has been devoted to it, and what 

 success has attended their labours we are unable 

 to say. We are equally ignorant of the particular 

 method they have pursued. Considerable skill 

 and attention is doubtless requiiite to insure 

 success in this business. We have been told those 

 who have made the experiment are satisfied with 

 its utility. When properly made, it has uniformly 

 been Buccessful. [Yeoman's Gaz.] 



The following recipe for ink will be found to be 

 superior to that published last week, as it contain- 

 ed an essential omission : 



Into a quart of soft water put 5 ounces best A- 

 leppo galls, broken into small pieces — Let this 

 stand exposed to the air (hut secure against the 

 dust) for 5 days. Then add 2 ounces gum arabic, 

 let it stand 5 days longer, then add 2 ounces cop- 

 peras and a piece of Indigo the size of a chesnut, i 

 after which it will soon be fit for use. ' 



CANKER WORMS. 



These most troublesome visitants infest th« or 

 chaids in this vicinity to an almost unprecedented 

 degree. On visiting a neighbor's orchard a day 

 or two since, we saw an innumerable quantity ot 

 these worms scattered over all the trees. Our 

 fanners are tarring their trees, and taking such 

 measures as are in their power, to prevent their 

 pernicious influence, but it is feared they will de- 

 stroy most of our usual quantity of fruit. We 

 should be pleased if some ope would communicate 

 to us the most effectual method to destroy them 

 • Concord Gazette. 



Redheifer outdone. — An impostor by the nami' 

 of Greensburg Baxter has been for some days 

 practising successfully upon the credulity of the 

 multitude by the exhibition of a (nominally) self 

 moving water wheel. A number were found suf- 

 ficiently credulous to be gulled into a belief, that 

 perpetual motion was discovered ; and a company 

 was forthwith formed ; and the shares all taken 

 up at oncp. It is stated that so great was the in- 

 fatuation, that tlio shares actually rose from » 

 trifle to one thousand dollars Suspicion was ex- 

 cited at a meeting of the directors on Thursda\ 

 evening, and they determined upon inspecting the 

 mysteries of the machine on that very night, in- 

 stead of yesterday morning, when Mr Baxter was 

 to have exhibited it, or rather run off with his 

 money, leaving it to exhibit itself. To the solicit 

 ations of the stockholders he gave nothing but 

 evasions — and they determined to force open the 

 door of the building where it was exhibited, and 

 the key to which, he pretended was lost. Upon 

 prying up the floor, a crank, pump, flywheels, &c. 

 were discovered and the mystery at once solved. 

 The rage of the curious was tremendous, and they 

 proceeded at once to the house of the impostor, 

 whose wife denied that be was in — the police of- 

 ficers were «ent for, and the cunning artist safely 

 lodged in Bridewell. [N. Y. Times.] " 



Panther Hunt. — The Detroit Gazette relates 

 that an elderly emigrant in the county of Wash- 

 tenaw, discovering what he suspected to be the 

 tracts of a panther, invited sixteen young woods- 

 men to assemble with their rifles and hunt the ani- 

 mal. They surrounded the wood, approached the 

 centre, and succeeded in driving him to a tree. — 

 He was shot by several balls, but did not fall until 

 a bold young man climbed the tree and threw him 

 down. The son of the old gentleman who had dis- 

 covered the track, first came near, and taking the 

 panther by the tail, he raised it at arms length, and 

 having examined it for a moment. — "Dad," said 

 he, "this is our old Cat !" "Poh," said the old 

 man, "that can't be — 'tis twice as large as our old 

 cat." "Look for yourself," said the son. The 

 thing was then subjected to the old gentleman's 

 examination, who was reluctantly forced to admit 

 "that it was our old cat .'" 



It is asserted by naturalists of the herring, that 

 if suffered to multiply unmolested, and its offspring 

 to remain undiminished for only 20 years, the 

 whole would be many times greater than the bulk 

 of the earth ; and that a single cod-fish will pro- 

 duce, at one time, if they escape depredation, a 

 number equal to the whole population of England. 



A hoy in Fngland lately destroyed himself from 

 his curiosity to feel hanging sensations. Poor fel- 

 low ! — those sensations are always indescribable, 

 if felt. 



