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NEW ENGLyVND FARMER. 



From the U. S. Gazette. 



CULTURE OF SILK. 

 The succossfiil experiments in the cultiue of 

 =ilk in diflerent parts of North America before 

 the war of the revolution, and those which have 

 since been made, and are now making in Con- 

 necticut and Philadelphia, leave not a doubt that 

 the nurture of the silk worm may be advanta- 



inhiimanity of persons intrusted with the sare of 

 teams of g-ood horses. Many of them appear to 

 derive abundant satisfaction frcm a frequent and 

 bsvcre application of their heavy whips to the 

 liead of the poor beast, occasionally it would seem 

 their rival in intellect. An instance of the kind 

 occurred on Wednesday afternoon in North Third 

 geously prosecuted in the United Slates. The! street. A man motjnteii upon the near horse of 



July 13, ISi/ 



CRUELTY. best. This is the opinion of Mr P. as well as' 



Wi have had frequent occasion to regret the Doctor Vanderveer, who has a very flourishiS 

 I ... -f ., ..._•., .t . ,. Vineyard at Flatbush, to which he made an ad'i 



Philiideiphia Society for Promoli.ig Jlf^ricMllure, 

 therefore, think it their duty to recommend the 

 extensive -cultivation of the white mulberry tree, 

 the leaves of which, it is generally known, are j 



his team, was endeavoring to direct the other 



horse to run towards the left, by pulling the rein 



on the opposite side. Indignant, at length, at the 

 j stupidity of his horse, which could not understand 

 the best fruit for this invaluable insect. The trees j tliis .system of contrarieties, he proceeded to the 

 may be propagated either from seeds or cuttings. [ use of his whip, and applied it with such officien- 



The ripe fruit may be sown in drills in rich earth, cy as to induce .1 stream of blood from the nostrils i prf'^iuced a conflagration which burnt with 

 and if slightly covered, they will quickly vege- j of the poor bgast, besides lacerating his neck and j i"^ch violence as if the whole h:id been a he] 

 tate. Plants produced in this way last autumn, I head. Fortunately for the cause of decency, a j of dry shavings. 



bore the severe cold of the past winter, and when j constable, who understood his duty, arrived and j • ~— 



transplanted in the spring, have grown vigorous- 1 put a stop to further brutality. Though the of- i J^<^onomical Mode of Cutting Cauliflowers - 



ly. Cuttings may be set out in the spring. It may I fender was not taken before a magistrate, as ho 



fion last Fall, of 300 Grape Vines from Mr 

 mentier's garden. — A'. Y. Daily Mv. 



It may rain so hard as to set a house on fire. 

 During Thursday evening last it rained very hi 

 n Troy for about 1 hours ; and between 19 anu 

 'clock we were alarmed, says the Budget, by d 

 ry of fire in our streets, which, on repairing' 

 the scene of alarm, proved to be a shed containi] 

 un^Iacked lime for the new Episcopal Churl 

 now building in this city, the fne being occasi< 

 ed by the .slacking of a large quantity of Hi 

 which it contained, being wet by the rain. 



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useful to mention to those who are unacqunint- 

 ■i with the proper mode of procedure, that the 

 ,round should be dug or ploughed deep and late 

 in the autumn, left rough all winter, and after be- 

 ing harrowed or raked smooth in the spring, the 

 cuttings should be put in at least eight inches 

 deep, and at such distances as will permit the in- 

 tervals to be easily kept clean. Those who pos- 

 sess white mulberry trees will find their profit in 

 preparing the seeds for sale. This may be done, 

 by rubbing them out from the ripe fruit between 

 the hand in water, and after the seeds have set- 

 tled, pouring otTtho water drying them in the 

 shade. Owners of vacant lots on the ground plot 

 of the city and vicinity, and farmers tnay add to 

 Uieir revenue by establishing nurseries of the 

 trees ; for there is every reason to believe, that 

 ;he demand for them will annually increase. The 

 value of the sewing silk and raw silk made in 

 three counties of Connecticut, in the year 1810, 

 was $98,503 according to the estimate of the 

 United Slates Marshals, and as the business has 

 been greatly extended every year since that time, 

 it is reasonable to presume that the present a- 

 mount of this article is double this sum It would 

 he much increased if the value of tlie home-made 

 stockinjjs, mitts, -and garments made of silk, and 

 mixtures of cotton, wool and silk, with which al- 

 most every house in part of Windham county 

 •Jbounds, be taken into consideration. The seri- 

 ous addition to the usual income of the farmers, 

 derived from the culture of silk, may be considered 

 as so much clear gain, for from personal inquiries 

 made on the spot by a member of this society, it 

 was ascertained, that it did not interfere with the 

 regular crops, aisd it v.'as even acknowledged by 

 some that they received more money from the 

 sale of their silk, than.they did from' the produce 

 oftheir farms. It is presumed that no greater in- 

 ducement need be offered to farmers in other 

 .states to attend to this profitable branch of busi- 

 ness. 



By order of the Society, 



RICHARD PETERS, President 

 W. S. Warder, Secretary. 



deserved, he was rot permitted to proceed until 

 he properly arranged the tackling of his vehicle, 

 and promised to be merciful to his cattle. We 

 mention not these things as any matter of news, 

 but av.-are that our paper will fall into the hands, 

 or be road in the presence of, those whom such 

 proceedings concern, we are desirous of caution- 

 ing the unmerciful man, and assuring him that 

 there are laws against the abuse of animals, and 

 there are those in our city and liberties who will 

 put those laws in force. — U. S. Gazette. 



Vineyards in , 



•Vcu' Jersey 



? State of .Yew Yt 

 and Connecticut. 

 The public and particularly those v.'ho feel an 

 interest in improvements in Agriculture, will r.o 



steid of cutting off the whole head of a cauliflovvl 

 lea-'O a part on, the size of a gooseberry, and 

 the leaves ; second, and even third heads willl 

 forsied, and thus they may be eaten for two 

 thrse months; when at present, by cutting tii 

 heid complotoly off", the beds of Cauliflowers i ' 

 goie in two or three weeks. — We quote the abo^ 

 frcra a cotemporary, but with all due submission! 

 hi! horticultural knowledge, we must say that 

 stmds opposed to our ov/n o.'tperience. The oni 

 plm we have found to succeed with cauliQov.'erl 

 is o pull the.ii up at once, root and branch, an 

 phnt others in their stead ; they do not form sepaJ 

 at( heads like ordinary cabbages, at least 

 Ihave never seen them do so. — Concord paper. 



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^ ^^ _ A letter from Callao, South America, gives tl, 



doubt leiirn with pleasure, that°no less than seve'u 1'°''°-'''"^ ^^ '^^ P"'^^ of provisions at that placi 

 Vineyards have been established in these statfjf, ' !" Fe^'""''J"y |"st :— '• A fowl costs Sl.OO, and if 

 from'plants furnished by Mr Andrew Parmenti^. ' '^jeleatcd, it is $1.93— a small and poor turke; 

 at the Horticultural Garden in Brooklyn, Lon"' ' >"'^-*'0— ;? "^ » quarter of mutton, too loan to be sol 

 Island, and that they are all in the most flouijisir- 1 "' ^^^ ^^'°" market, $4.00— and everything el; 



ing condition. We are assured of the folloiji;iiK>- j '" P''°P°'."^^^1^ - 



f.cts : the.se vineyards are at Middletown, N. .f. Seeing is BeHeving.-Ye.tcvdai^.,, numberi 

 and not a s.nsrle plant has far ed; those at Yel- of our citizens were gratified at seeing the .Stean 

 low Hook, Flatbush and Flatbush ILU, L. I. ar. Grist Mill, erected in this town, upon the ori^ina' 

 equally successful ; the one at Bridgeport, Conn, plan of Dr John A. Wadsworth, in successful oa. 

 IS very flounshing ; and that at Philhpstown, N. { oration. The engine worked to admiration, ani 

 \. promises to flourish very well this season.- ; propelled a stone, of the largest kind, with ^rea 

 Several other estabhshments of the same kind aro j ease. It dispenses with the boiler, and is rluet 

 about to be undertaken, under thq superintend. | the Safety Engine. - There can be no doubt of ita « 



ence of Mr P. who warrants his Grope Vines to entire success Ji. I. Amer. ' 



"ive, provided his instructions are followed, in cas 



the order contains more than one hundred plants. 

 There can never be a finer opportunity than thf 



The Northampton Gazette mentions that 1G,000 

 ep are owned in Hinsdale, (Berkshire) most of 



present for forming establishments of the kind, !:,•: the wool of which has this season brought from 



The ATeiv England Society's third semi-annu.il 

 Sale of American Goods of every description of- 

 fered, will take place in Boston on the 2.5th of 

 ne.vt month — and goods will bo received the whole 

 of the week previous. 



Mr P. is unlling to select and furnish the specie 

 of Vines most congenial to the diffjrent soils, po- 

 sitions and exposures. Mr P. also engages that if 

 there should happen to he any mistakes in tlir 

 plants, he may receive from France, and they 

 should not prove the same he .<:ells them for, hi> 

 v.'iJl furnish those of the proper kind without any 

 additional expense whatever. 



All t' e different vineyr.rds above mentioned, 

 have been established in order to furnish the New 



33 to 40 cents ; for some parcels a higher price 

 has been obtained. 



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River-weeds, for manure. — O) these tliere arei 

 great abundance in many rivers, wares, brooks, ' 

 ponds, and wet ditches. When these are in full' 

 vegetation, thoy should be taken out, and be I;!id,,] 

 for a few days, in small parcels, to let the water I 

 drain from theiri. They should then be laid in| 

 heaps to frrment ; when this is over, the weedS'l 

 York market with table grapes. Thisno'w'brlnVh 1 ^.''""''' ^® '"''""•' "''"' ''".'^° '''""'' ^^^°" quantity ofj 



of c'i!t!ire p/omises to be as Iucra.tive to the cult 

 vators, as it will be agreeable to t!ie consumers. 

 The Autumn is generally preferred in France 



lime, and after a short interval, turned and well^ 

 mixed into a too dressing for grass lands 

 Sea-weed, svveepinjs of roids, moss earth, de- 



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for planting the roots of tlio Grape, especially in '^'^^'^'^ vegetables, are ail useful, and ar^ to be con- 

 dry, light or hot soils, which arq generally the ! ^■'"■"''' """ manure by the careful farmer. 



