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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



thing iietdj'ii! to tlieii' teinporui Wfliiu'e— that they 

 do not mean to tiejtlect tlie ntain chance through 

 the storm and hurricane of political excitement 

 shall rage around them. We say to the able ed 

 itors of the Cultivator, persevere, go ahead! May 

 your 22,000 subscribers of '40 be increased to 

 44,000 in '41. We will be satisfied to see our 

 Visitor rise from 6000 to 12,000! The Granite 

 State is not j'et an Empire State ; nor do we 

 claim that our paper is as valuable as that of ou 

 friends. The Cultivator is one dollar — the Visit 

 or seventy -five cents a year: both papers are 

 worth much more money than their price ! 



We have been politely presented by Mr. Breck, 

 the publisher, with a bound volinne of that valu- 

 ablf publication, the "New Exgland Farmer," 

 )>iiblished at Boston, which has now reached its 

 niMeteeuth year. As the pioneer of all other Ag- 

 ricultural newspapers of New England, we may 

 say of this — "Many daughters have done virtu- 

 ously, but tliou hast excelled tliein all." Under 

 the management of the late Thomas G. Fessen- 

 den, the New England Farmer has awakened 

 the attention of hundreds of farmers to that kind 

 of Agricultiu'al management which will assure 

 success, and i)as aroused the spirit of improve- 

 ment which is winging its flight from the sea- 

 board to the interior of New England, and which 

 will not rest until it has increasetl the productions 

 of every town. For the last two or three years 

 the Farmer has been conducted by the Rev. 

 Henry Colman, who has held the place of Agri- 

 cultural Surveyor and Commissioner by appoint- 

 ment of the Legislature of Massachusetts. That 

 gentleman is succeeded in the editorial chair by 

 Allen Putnam, Esq. of Danvers, who to the ac- 

 complishments of the scholar adds the knowledge 

 and experience of the practical fanner. Under 

 llip guidance of such a hand, we do not doubt 

 the Farmer will receive, as it will deserve, tliat 

 patronage which those who know how to appre- 

 ciate its merits will be able to bestow upon it. 



The " Yankee Farmer," a weekly ipiarto jour- 

 nal, also published in Boston, and whicli for .sev- 

 eral years has been ably coudui-tt'd by ^Mr. S. W. 

 Cole, a practical man and furnipr, appears in an 

 improved dress at the comnieiicemeut ot the 

 year. That paper adds nuich to its former value 

 by its interesting agricultural reports derived 

 from all parts of the United States, presenting the 

 prosi)ects of crops, the actual productions, the 

 prices of produce, &r. at the different points. 

 It has had a large circulation, and we hope it may 

 be extended. 



The "BosTO.N Cultivator," being the third 

 weekly agricultural paper published in that city, 

 exhibits much industry and talents, lis agricul- 

 tural reports are quite as interesting and usefid as 

 those of its competitors. It is conducted by a 

 man who can lay claim to more agricultural ex- 

 perience than almost any other person in the 

 country: that gentletnan, or somebody for him, 

 presents every wjek, facts iu rclution to" the local 

 iiistory of the Massaohuselts towns that are in- 

 teresting to every Massachusetts man. 



Agricultural newspapers multiply upon ns in 

 various directions. Among the best signs of im- 

 provement in the Western States is the appear- 

 ance of these papers, the nip,<t of them holding 

 to the doctrine of thorough tilling and co,ntinu- 

 cd improvement of the soil as a substitute for the 

 exhausting system which has too much prevailed. 

 If every farmer in the country will add to the 

 reading of the politics and news found in the 

 common news|)apers, such reading as he may 

 find in the cheap papers devoted to agriculture, 

 he will never have occasion to regret the trifle 

 these may cost him. 



Death of a Horse, 



SUPPOSED TO BE CAUSED BV POURING STIMU- 

 LANTS DOWN THE KOSE. 



Mr. .T. W. Mains, of IFallowell, lost a valuable 

 farm marc tlie otiiir il;i\, tljc diiiih of which he 

 supposes was lK;slriii .1 IT unt <-;aised by an im- 

 ])roper mode of lI. in- tlic iiiiiliciiie. The marc 

 was nine years of .I'ji' inid liail always been a 

 sound hcaltliV animal. About tijree wetks aso it 

 was driven to Hallowell villat'e, ap|>arently Well 

 when stai-tfiNVoni bojne. When there, she was 

 taken with piiiu which was sui)|iosed to be caus- 

 ed by belly ache or cholic, and a dose of gin and 

 molasses was recommended. 



The man who was with her drove her home, 

 and the gin was poured into the nose from a bot- 



tle. This appeared to give her grtul disiiess. 

 From this time, although she would eat, yet she 

 was unable to swallow, and much of her food 

 came out of her nose. She lived three or four 

 days. After her death she was opened, when the 

 throat and hmgs were lonnd to be in a perfectly 

 gangrenous state. Mr. Hains is of the opinion 

 that when the gin was poured into the nose some 

 of it was taken into the wind pipe and produce( 

 a paralysis of the glottis (clapper) and the inflam 

 mation ended in gangrene and death. 



We do not know whether this is the real cause 

 or not. We know this, however, that such is the 

 tendency to inflammation in the horse, that it of- 

 ten takes place from slight causes and terminates 

 fatally in a short time. 



The mode of pouring medicine down the nose 

 is a very bad one — by holding up the horse's head, 

 and pulling out the tongue, there is no difficulty 

 in making them swallow any liquid that cau be 

 put in from a bottle, tunnel, or horn. By putting 

 it into the nose there is danger of bringing or 

 flammation in the membrane which lines that 

 part of the head, especially if it l)e of a stimu 

 lating character. How would any person like to 

 be used in this w.ay by pouring doses down or np 

 the nose, instead oViiiin ilie iMciMth where natint 

 designed it to be put - lAccpt in cases of Lock 

 jaw when the jaws catiiini he iqiencd, it should 

 never be done. — Maine Farmer. 



Interesting Anecdote. 



An officer in the United States Navy, relates 

 the following interesting anecdote, in a volmne 

 just published : 



One of otn- lieutenants told me a story of a 

 sailor attached to a ship, that interested me much. 

 "He was an excellent seman, and so religious 

 and peaceful, that he was called p^r excellence, the 

 qunker. He was religious in all his doings, and, 

 with few companions, seemed to stand apart 

 from the majority of his shipmates, as one who 

 had little sympathy with them : but every ofliccr 

 and sailor respected him, for he was intelligent 

 and laitliful— as brave as he was religious, as 

 generous as he was reserved. He devoted his 

 leisure time to mental improvement and the Bi- 

 ble ; but if a daring work of duty was to be 

 done — ^a deed of danger and of skill — there was 

 none so prompt and firm as the Quaker to under- 

 take it. O.cca storm arose suddeidy at night, 

 and (though I have forgotten the peculiar nauti- 

 cal circum.stauces,) it carried away a mast, the 

 ship broached to, and a heavj' sea broke over the 

 quarter ; when as she heeled and the decks filled, 

 as discovered that all the lee ports had been 

 closed, and the scupjiers were not enough to re- 

 ease the accumulating flood. The flapping of 

 the loose sails against the rigging — the moaning 

 p/the winds and waters quite drowned the voice 

 of the trumpet, and there was gi-eat danger, of 

 file ship's going suddenly down in the trough of 

 the billow.s. Then, as the lurid lightnings for a 

 moment illuminated the deck, confusion and con- 

 sternation were revealed in every direction — the 

 men were riishing for the boats, the binnacle 

 lights were out; and the weather helmsman had 

 deserted his post: when, at tlic critical moment, 

 the voice of one, touching his hat at the time, 

 said firmly to the ofliccr of^ the deck. " Sir, shall 

 1 take the helm ? no one is there." 

 " Who speaks!" said the officer. 

 " It is the Quaker, sir." 



" Yes take the helm, my good lad, and be qtnck, 

 but first knock out a lee i>ort, while I hold the 

 ■ elm, and let out the water. Tlie ship lays like a 

 log, while these cmscd fools are crazy." 



The Quaker sprang with prompt alacrity 

 down the half siud;en di;ck, u\t to his waist in 

 water; a vciit was soon made, aiid the whirling 

 cm-rents hunying to escape, almost took the 

 dauntless mariner with them; but in a moment 

 e was at the helm. Silence and obedience were 

 restored among the crew, and the broken mast 

 was cut awaj'. The Quaker fixed his steady eye 

 upon the breaking sea, headed the faltering prpw 

 o the wave, and the ship, once more being re- 

 ieved soon righted — the sails secured were close- 

 y rcelcfl, nnd safety re-assured. 



But had not the Quaker lieon there, where 

 might have been the ship and its trembling spir- 

 its? And what was it that armed this man with 

 such fearless self-possession in the midst of per- 

 il ? It was smely more than natural courage — 

 yes, it was a firm" reliance on the providence of I 



God, a submission to the dti-rees of dutj, what- 

 ever they might be: it was the courage of a ro- 

 ligiouB faith— a faith that "casteth out all fear." 



We have received a letter from our esteemed 

 friend, William Willard, of the Society of 

 Shakers at Canterbmy, in which he-says : — 



" As much has been saiil in regard to the size 

 o( the Berkshire Hogs, and matiy are induced to 

 believe that they grow and are generally when 

 fattened, of a much less than the ordinary size, 

 we give you the weight of three of the "full blood," 

 which we slaughtered a few days since. Two 

 weighed when dressed, each 47()lhs., and one 

 550lbs., all of which had no extraordinary keep- 

 ing, and we are induced to believe that by proper 

 management and more teeding they could have 

 been made considerable larger." 



We are informed that the Society of Shakers 

 at Canterbury, have for sale some fine half and 

 three-fourth blood Durham Bull and Heifer calves, 

 one year old the ensuing spring. We should ad- 

 vise uU those who wish to improve their breed of 

 cattle to avail themselves of this opportunity to 

 purchase. 



Of the merits and value of this highly approv- 

 ed breed of cattle our readers are somewhat ac- 

 quainted, and it needs but a glance at the above- 

 mentioned calves to corroborate all which has ap- 

 peared in our numbers relative to the Durham 

 Cattle.— JGrf. of Visitor. 



Great Yield. — In the Ithaca Chronicle, we 

 find the following statement of the amount and« 

 value of production from one-fourth acre of land 

 in that village, cultivated by Mr. Aaron Curtis, 

 who furnished it for publication. 



140 bushels of onions at 50 cents, $70 



600 heads of cabbages, .5 " 30 



50 bushels beets, 50 " 25 



$125 



120 sugar beet seed, prodiice-d 1,125 lbs. of beets, 

 or 22i bushels, occupying 1 1-2 rods of ground, 

 yielding at the rate of 2.400 bushels per acre. 

 Such crops as the above, and tho.se produced by 

 the Editor of the Maine Cultivator, Mr. Drew, oil 

 his acre of land, prove the profit of cultivating 

 but a little land, and doing it well, in the most 

 forcible i 



Protection of Sheep. — The point which my 

 ry few observations will embrace, is the extra- 

 ordinary increase iu the growth and condition of 

 sheep by being fed under cover, in an open yard, 

 with a shed in it. This idea had no doubt occur 

 red to many others besides myself, but 1 am not 

 aware that any one has so fully examined into the 

 effects attending that inquiry, as I happened to do 

 in the course of last winter, and the winter be- 

 fore. Gentlemen, the principle is one that we 

 have acknowledged in every practical way, by 

 every thing that eats, namely, that if it has plenty 

 tn eat, is warm, and has nothing to do, it is very 

 likely to increase. I cerUiiuly w'as not aware, un- 

 til by repeated experiments, I tested the truth of 

 it, namely, that the same animals, when jilaced in 

 the shade and kept warm, not only increase rap- 

 idly, very niucJi more rapidly in their condition 

 weight, than when out in the open air, but 

 also that they consumed a much smaller quantity 

 of food. This I have tested, both last year and 

 this. I have not the papers by me to refer to, but 

 as far as my recollection goes it is thi.s, that the 

 quantity of food consumed was less by at least 

 third, and that the increase of weight was 

 fully one-third, taking it in roiuid niuiibers. — 

 British Farmers^ Magazine. 



Sleeping Apartments. 



" It must not be forgotteen," remarks Hufeland, 

 ' that we spend r. consider.-ible portion of our 

 ives in the bed chand)cr, conseqi;ent!y that its 

 healthiness or unhealthiness cannot fail of having 

 ery important influence upon our physical 

 well-beiug." 



Every one, in fact, who is actuated by a due 

 egaid (or heaUh and real comfort, will consider 

 an equal degree of attention necessary in regard 

 to the size, situation, temperature and cleanliness 

 f the room he occupies dining the hours of re- 

 pose, as of his parlor, drawing room, or any oth- 

 apartment ; and yet how ofien do we find fam- 

 ilies crowded at night into obscure and confined 

 chambers, of dimensions scarcely more ample 



