/o;.v. — No. IS. 



NEW ENGLAND 1 AR1\1ER. 



38J 



I hour after il had twice bitten Iho dog : nothing 



r Wl.i.npy plnntod a fioldvvith ff-^dcn^^beans^ ^^-^^ ^^^^ ^^ eounteract the effect of tl,o wound 



\vs abot three feet asunder, in the 

 .r— maiagan, wliite blossom, longr-podded, 

 dvvich-token. and Windsor beans. Themaza- 



on! v.-Iiile blossom wore threshed lirst, when, 

 .cat surprise, he found many new species 

 can-. Those from the mazagnn were mottled 

 k and white ; the white blossoms were^bro^wu , ^^^^^^^ .^_^^^^^^.^ ^, .^^^^^ ^^ .^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^_^ 



the piireon expired in agony and convulsious, in 

 twenty minutes after its infliction. If further ex- 

 periments confirm the obvious inference sng- 

 ficsted by tliis, there is discovered an easy and 

 certain remedv for tho bite of poisonous and rap- 

 id animals. Hydrophobia, that horrible, and hi- 



vellow, instead of their natural biacli 

 'were both much larger than usual. 



Dartcin's Phytolo^ia, pa^e 105. 



ATE OF AGRICULTURE IN VIRGINIA. 



series of communications on this subject, has 

 ared in the Richmond Whig, and contains some 

 just remarks. Whoever has had an opportu 



its appalling and destructive course. To put an 

 [effectual stop to this frightful malady it will be 

 I necessary only to apply a cupping-glass over the 

 I wonndod part. Parliamenlary Review for 1826. 



ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS. 

 The manner in which electric conductors are 

 sometimes made and attached to buildings either 

 to compare the condition of agriculture in j jy^j^j ^^,^pj ^j- P^,.^ qj. knowledge in tho manufac- 

 turer, is so imperfect and so contrary to the pnn- 



linia, and the neighbouring States, with that ( 



erroneous way : at the top they commence 

 hich soon become 

 or eight feet re 



h exists in this part of the country, nmst have ( ^jpigj, ^f natural philosophy, that, instead of uf- 

 n struck with the difference, and the causes to I. -Q|.jjjj,^, .j^g security intended, they greatly in- 

 ;h il is owing. The writer seems in a ffood ' ^^^g jj,g jangcr which they are designed to re- 

 sure aware of the obstacles which agriculture , j^^gyp They are appended to some of our most 

 to encounter ; and the following is a very brief ; ^j^jy^ljjg public and private edifices in the follow- 

 ! of his remarks.— JV. Y. Dc.ihj Advtrlistr. | j„„ en-oneous way : at the t 

 griculture is in a very low state in Virginia, j „,fj|, three or four steel pointi 

 icularly in the eastern parts of tho state, a!- } j^gtyg^ji ^fter extending si 

 igh the country possesses many natural od- 1 (.^j^g ^ j^^gg ■^^^^^ sujiporter, which terminates in 

 .ages, in fine harbours, navigable rivers, cheap i ^ p^i^j ^j^j jg driven into the building. — Some 

 excellent lands, adapted to various kinds of ^.^jj^ .,fg gggu^g^l jjy 15 or 20 of these supporters, 

 iluclions, mines of iron, lead and coal. The ^,^^^ pf which may interrupt the pas.-.age of the 

 icultural class are proverbially ignorant, poor elec'.rick fluid, and conduct it into tho edifice. — 

 indolent. For many years the same doctrines \ Anotlier essential fault, consists in tho number of 

 practices have prevailed without alteration ; 1 pj^^gg ^o^poging the conductor and the method 

 with the exception of a few ciscs, no advan- 1 g|-jQi„||,g ^^^^ t^jgethor by curving the extremi- 

 tf has been derived from the numerous and t;gg^ ^^^ tl,at t^g surface at the places of contact 

 ortant improvements madp in other parts of j^ i-gjuced nearly to a point, and if one of the iron 

 world, in all the branches of nsriculture. i ^j^^p, sjiould be fixed near a point, as is frequent- 

 ipared witli the progress made by persorr* I fy ^1^^, g^^^g^ jjip g^jj n,igl,t tiy yasily diverted from 

 Ihe learned professions, this backwardness is jj^ proper course. Other ueficisncies might be 

 more remarkable ; and the writer attributes it ,„gn(ioned, but the above are sufficient to show 

 he co-operating influence of several cai'ses. ^j^^^^ jj^^„y Ij.^.gg j„j,y ),avo boon lost in consequence 

 • is the discredit into which agriculture has ofthem. 



en, in the opinions of the young, who regard a j^.^^^ conductors, to afford proper security, 

 til or medical education, or a seat in the Legris- jjjpy],] ^g at least one inch in diameter. The points 

 re, as the only steps to honourable distinction, g^ould be made of copper, brazed into a common 

 n to this he considers the custom, universal in ^^^^^ ^^.j^jg^ ig jp t,e connected with the rod by a 

 lower parts of the state, of rclinqnishin!? tho ^g^g^!^ j^j^t^ having a layer of tea-cho.=;t lead on 

 ,ur to slaves. The former should ratlier be re- ^^^ shoulder. The tips of the points should be of 

 iled as the natural effect of the latter— it will ^^j^ ^^ silver, and should be six feet above the 

 ound wherever the other exists, it will prevail [jj-^ggt part of tho building. The rod should be 



*;..„ .i„„.„o .„^ i,»,c „c l.„„ p^^^^-j ^^.^1^ lamp-black and oil, and confined to 



its situation by pieces of wood well seasoned. 



It should incline in a direction from the bottom 

 of the frame, making an angle of about 45" at 

 that part which is one or two feet above the sur- 

 face of the earth ; the portion below the surface 

 should be a square bar one inch in diameter, with 



Strange that when caterpillars are so easily de- 

 troyed, farmers let them remain on their trees 

 till they devour every leaf! — I have in my garden 

 seven trees, and probably hail in tlio Spring on 

 them as many caterpillars as are usually on trees, 

 and my remedy was very easy — simply tying e 

 rag on the end of a polo dipped in linseed or 

 sperm oil, rub the nests with this and it will kill 

 them at once. All my trees liave more or less on 

 them, and it took mo perhaps one hour only to 

 clear them entirely, and I have not seen a cat- 

 erpillar on them since. 



If every farmer would destroy all the caterpil 

 lars on his trees, in a few years they must be ex- 

 terminated ; as they (^in tlio month of August, 1 

 think) turn into millers and deposit their eggs on 

 the limbs of trees, which remain till the next spring, 

 and then are hatched. G. 



Remavlcs ly the Editor of the JV. E. Farmer. — 

 A strong white wash of fresh stone lime, spirits 

 of turpentine, or a little oil of any kind, particu- 

 larly blubber oil, are recommended as proper 

 applications for the destrnction of these insects 

 in Deane's New England Farmer. Col. Pickering's 

 brush likewise answers the purpose of cleaning 

 the branches. But we are assured by practical 

 orchardists tliat a rag, dipped in strong soap suds, 

 fastened to tho end of a long pole, and applied to 

 the nest of caterpillars is as efficient as anything, 

 and less expensive than most things for this ob- 

 ject. But in applying any of these remedies care- 

 should be taken to choose that part of the day, 

 when the caterpillars are in their nest ; viz morn- 

 ing evening, or cloudy weather. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1827. 



comparative degree and lasts as long 



.. BARRY'S EXPERIMENTS IN C\SES 



OP POISO'^. 1 



.t the very time we arc writing. Dr. Barry of 

 is, is engaged in a series of experiments, the 

 ■lication of which promises to be immediate. 



of high importance. Having been led by , ^^^ ^^ ^^ f^^^. ^^ g^ ^„j ,g„ji ^„^„ 



3 former experiments to conjecture, that ab- l'""'^=> !-"<•'-' o 



ption cannot take place in a vicuum, he per- 

 med the following experiment, in order to as- 

 tain the fact. He carefully removed tho hair 

 the outer part of a do?'s thigh, so as to ex- 

 e the skin. He then cansed a venomous ser- 

 it to inflict, in immeditite succession on this 

 tion of the dog's till. 'h. two bites. As soon 

 the wounds were made, he spplied n cupping 

 .ss over the part bitten, and retained it there 

 irly an hour. At the end of that period, the 

 rose fro.li the table, and walked with tolera- 

 ease : he continued in perfect health, and not 

 slightest injury from tiie bites supervened. A 

 ■eon wns bitten by the same serpent about an I {[jeni ?'■ 



ward. 



The lower extremity of the conductor should 

 extend till it reaches moist earth, where it should 

 be surrounded by a small bed of charcoal coarsely 

 pulverized. — The number of joints should always 

 be as few as possible and made like the one de- 

 scribed. [Portsmouth Journal.] 



From the JVewhnryport Herald. 



Mr Editor, — I observe, in a lata Lowell pa- 

 per, that the " Caterpillars ar destroying all the 

 Apple trees in that neighborhood," and the editor 

 asks '■ if there is no bird to help man destroy 



RUBBING CHEESE WITH RED PEPPER PRESERVES 

 IT AGAINST MITES. 



A letter from Samuel Wood to Thomas L. Win- 

 throp, Esq. published in the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural Repository, vol. iv. page 374, states that 

 " Red pepper, eo called, is a complete antidote 

 against flies impregnating cheese so as to produce 

 maggots. Take onc and put it into a delicate 

 piece of linen, moisten it with a little fresh but- 

 ter, and rub your cheese frequently. It not only 

 gives a very fine colour to your cheese, but it is 

 so pungent that no fly will touch it. 



SU.MMER MANURE. 



Most farmers yard their cows at niglit, through 

 the summer ; their manure should be collected 

 into a heap, in some convenient part of the barn 

 yard, to prevent its being wasted by the sun and 

 rains; a few minutes' atten'ion in the morning, 

 when the cows are turned out to pasture, would 

 collect a heap of several lo.iHs in a season, ready 

 for your wheat or grass ground in autumn. If 

 you should cart on, and cover your heap occasion- 

 ally with a load or two at a time of rich earth, 

 (where it could be spread.) it would commix with 

 the manure by fermentation, and become rich 

 compost, and thus increase your qiiantit" and 

 your wealth. If you stable your horses occasion- 

 ally, or generally in summer, lot this manure also 

 be conveyed to your heap, it will improve its qual- 

 ity, by being mixed with the other manure and 

 the earths. Four good loads of this manure will 

 dress in the hole an acre of Indian-corn or pota- 



