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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR, 



October, 1842 



rutiifi- t;ike his cliiince with tliese three Imrrels of 

 lioiie (lust, than with six cords of the comrnoii 

 stal.le trNiruire. 



We ni-H of o|)iiiion that hoth the Poiidrette and 

 the Bdiic Maiiiiic, lilie phister and lime, will acl 

 well alone — hut that it will act imieh better when 

 used with the various vegetahle mannres. 



Aineiic; 



The Euro|iLM!i (•ni 

 thattheoiterationi.i'tli 

 edan ext^Misiv in;.*;. 

 weofTerali'Wivn,,,',- 

 helbiin.l of ti,.> lH,i: 

 ed to hv Ainriir.M, \_ 



" Pork. -Thn All . 

 soft. In the Uiiiced Si 

 ns a relish ; fish and \ 



n i'roduee. 



hnii-^iii:w. trill 



ami |)li 

 the All 



Thi 



ilh too tat and 



,1 IK 



each banel of SUD Hi-;. 

 The barrels shoidd li; 

 to the wood(!n on i':icl 

 Lard.— The A.neii 

 land is nut only suli, I 

 has a grainy aiiiHMram 

 Europe, es|«TK,llv ihc 

 a fine sn.ootl. eipial t 

 American is -en.-ralh 

 \i should he M-nt in I 



BtlTTF.R. 



hadiv mad. 



S head ! 



, !„■ ;„adnally 

 lini.', the mode 

 L' was adopted. 

 • pounil pieces, 

 offal, whereby 

 in fifty pieces. 

 il liave iron hoops in addition 



neiienn hitherto sent to Eng- 

 li, hut not well tried out, and 

 ranec' ; whereas that made in 

 ilie liner sort.s in liladdors, has 

 al texture. The flavor of the 

 rally, however, rich und sweet, 

 in bladders of the better sort. 

 jreat bulk of this article is so 

 h.is been unable to 



id the 



passa 



.eneially proved mere grease. The 

 u|ipBars to be in not working out 

 the bmierinilk and properly salting it when made. 

 Some of the bniter in the LFnited States, •■special- 

 ly that produced on the western prairies, is of 

 liiost delicious flavor when new, but much of it 

 will spoil even in its transit to the sea-coast. A 

 partial remedy for original careless manufactme 

 is p'ckHii!! the buPer in strong casks, as is the 

 case with meat; this never appears to be done in_ 

 America, but would save much of the produce of 

 the dairy. 



Cheese, like butter, is very carelessly made in 

 America. When arriving fresh in England, in 

 the antnmn and winter, it is much approved of for 

 immediate use ; but to keep in bond, for future 

 demand or for export, is sure destruction to the 

 greater proportion of what is received ; for the 

 latter purpose, especially, it is by no tneans sufii- 

 cicutly pressed or salted. A manifest improve- 

 ment, liowevfM-, is evii'.ent from year to year. 



Bacom. — What has appeared fro'ii the United 

 States has the faidt of the pork— too much fat, 

 and is besides exclusively salt, probably owing to 

 its long delay in pickle before reaching the smoke 

 bouses at the Ailaniic ports." 



Farm Accou.nt. — What would be thought of a 

 merchant who did not keep a set of books, and 

 who at the end ol' the year coidd iu)t tell wheth- 

 er a certain branch of bis business had been pro- 

 ductive or not ? .Viid why is not a farmer as much 

 interested in ilio result of his operations as a mer- 

 chant? The pctliest shop-keeper must have a 

 clerk to keep his books with double entries, ami 

 yet the most extensive fiu-mer, operating wiili 

 thousands, keeps no record of his proceedings. — 

 The manufacturer opens an account with each dc- 

 ])artmcnt of his business, charging it with the 

 stock em[)l(iye.l. the expenses incurred, and cred- 

 iting it with iis pniilnets. At the end of the year 

 lie sees at :i ^1 .ne.> wlietlier it has been produc- 

 tive or not, and concludes to lop it ofl", or to ex- 

 tend it. 



So should the farjuer open an account with ev- 

 ery croj) be cultivates; charging it with the out- 

 lay, and ciedit with the proceeds. At the end of 

 the year he siioiill take another account of the 

 stock on liai.d, and he will see at once how he 



to keep 

 a clerk: 

 self;) he 



!,ool i 



as a mere.ianl. i>ui ilicre is no (iitiicully about 

 the matter — and extracts trom a fanner's books, 

 well kept, would form the most valuable contri- 

 butions to an agricultural pa))er. 



the N. Y. Sun. 



Old Sol commenced the operation of the day 

 by showing himself in nnidouded splendor. On 

 bis aj)pearance the Veteian Corps of Artillery, 

 stationed oti the Battery, announced the com- 

 mencement of the celebration by a salute of 21 

 guns, the reverbatious of wliich through the city, 

 conveyed truly the notes of joy and gladness. 

 The bells of the various churches then sent forth 

 a merrv peal, exnr<'s>ing llie dawn of tliut new 



oeh 



■s will 



military and oi 

 streets to take 

 procession, tiie 



the Muni^' and the ageil ot' both sexes, soon 

 lliiiii]:_'ed the streets, anxious to obtain a lavora- 

 ble pii-llion to witness the procession — the sur- 

 rounding country sent finth its inhabitants, and, it 

 is estimated, not less than half a million of i)er- 

 sons were present. The splendid Fountains in 

 the Park and Union Place, (which were allowed 

 to play with a light bead of water, and looked 

 truly brilliant) were soon surrounded by the mul- 

 titude, gazing with admiration and wonder at 

 their performance. The various places of amuse- 

 ment were gaily decorated with flags and ban- 

 ners, and the stripes and stars floated proudly and 

 majestically from the tojis of the various public 

 buildings-^thi; ships in the harbor were dressed 

 in their richest crolors, aplly exhibiting the inter- 

 est which the sons of Neptune took in a proceed- 

 ing which brings the mighty waters of the inte- 

 rior in juxtaposition with their briny and native 

 eletnent. 



PRESENTATtON OF THE BaNNER.— The first 



public exhibition in the events of the day was 

 the presentation of the splendi<l banncsr prepared 

 by direetion of the city, to the members of the 

 File Department. It is truly a brilliant affair, 

 about i;j feet high by 8A wide'. On one side, in 

 the loiegriiimd, is the picture of a family, con- 

 sisting of a gentleman, lady, and three children; 

 in front of them a female" figure, with the foot 

 treading upon an emblem of fire, holding a ban 

 ner in.scribed "Victory," to whom the lady i 

 bowing down, a|)p«rei"itly kissing her band— ii 

 the rear ground i.-i a pictme of the sen and a bold 

 figure of Neptune, with trident elevated, de- 

 scending from bis chariot, which was drawn by 

 sea horses, and having in it an nttendtint in the 

 attitude of sounding a sea shell or horn. There 

 are also, in other parts, beaulifiilly painted insig 

 nins of a fireman's apparatus, such as cap, Irum 

 pet, axe and lanlhorn; on it is inscribed in gold 

 letters, " Ni!vv York Fire Depl., incorporated 

 March 20th, 179tf." On the other side of the 

 banner is a drawing of the grand dam and basin 



f theCn.i 

 and a bear 

 On this .-I 

 "Presented 1.; 

 The frame eo 



hewn out of soli<I rock, 

 female pointing to il. 



i. idso in gold letters, 

 ition, Oct. 14th, \U-i." 

 banner is siirimiuuted 



by n splendid eagle, also ladders and other em- 

 blems of the Fire Department. It was mounted 

 on a carriage, bandsotnely decorated, drawn by 

 four white horses, each" attended by a colored 

 groom, in Turkish costinne. The carriage was 

 drawn up under the western windows of the 

 Hall, in front of the Mayor's apartments. 



The piisini.iiion of the baimer took place in 

 the MiiNoi".-. ntiiee. It was received on behalf of 

 the d.'partneiit by Adam P. Pentz, E.-iq., Presi- 

 dent of the Fire Department. The Mayor made 

 a brilliant address; which was responded to in 

 a liappy manner by Mr. P.^Tlie scene in the Park 

 by this time bad become truly animated — a por- 

 tion of the military were p.nading "with band and 

 b.inner," previous to rcpairitig to the situations 

 assigned them in line— the immense st;i_ging 

 erecteil for the rr>eriil>erR of the Sacred Music 

 Society, for the performance of the ode, w.is fill- 

 ed with spectators of both sexes, the windows of 

 the neighboring houses «ere crowded by ladie.s. 

 the vicinity of the fountain was densely tiironged, 

 and the whole exhibited u moving mass of joy- 

 ous and happy beings. 



The Procession. 



Owing to the constant arrival of inilitary and 

 fire companies, mechauical and temperance as- 



sociations, and various civic bodies from the 

 adjoining towns; the procession did not com- 

 mence its march till some time after ten o'clock, 

 which was the hour designated. A splendid 

 corps of cavalry, escorting the grand marshal, 

 Gen. Gilbert Hopkins, accompanied by bis six 

 aids, all in splendid attire, formed the van. It 

 was succeeded by a guard of honor composed of 

 the Independence Guard, Sing Sing Guards, and 

 Washington Riflemen. Theii came the First Di- 

 vision of military, under Gen. Sanford. Then 

 the Second Division, under the direction of Gen. 

 Striker, i(>ii^i>iing of the officers and ex-officers 

 iif the ('ii)ion Aipieduct De|iartment, the mein- 

 lieis III' ilie Siiiiety of Cincinnati, the Mayors of 

 Xe^v York, Ihoukiyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City, 

 iXewark. &c., in carriages, escorted by the 2d 

 regiment, the Coimnittee of Arrangements, mem- 

 bers and ex-members of the Common Council of 

 N. Y., metidiers of Congress, and Slate legisla- 

 tures, cuinmon councils of Albany, Troy, Jersey 

 City and Newark, Trustees of Williamsburgh, 

 officers of the Cor(ioialion, county officers. For 

 eigii consuls. &c. The third division, under the 

 direction of Gen. Wm. L. Morris, consisted of 

 officers of the army and navy, militia officers off 

 duty, the teachers and boys of the Naval school, 

 the clergy, judges and officers of the courts, 

 members of the bar, professors and students of 

 the University, New York Lyceum, Society of 

 Letters, Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, 

 scientific societies, &c. 



The British Consul, Mr. Buchanan, and his son, 

 the Vice Consul, in the official costume, the Con- 

 sul bearing in his hand a small British flag. In 

 the barouche, with lljur clettant horses decorated,^ 

 was a gilded pole, on whic-h floated the flags of 

 England and the United States', attached by a 

 wreath of olive branch, surmounted with three 

 large ostrich featheis, " the Prince of Wales' 

 pliime." To the united flags a card was append- 

 ed "Mother and Daughter united, the peace of 

 the World preserved." 



The Con.sul was accompanied by the Presi- 

 dent of the St. Patrick's and the President of the 

 Society of St. George, with the flags of their 

 orders. 



The fourth division was composed of the Fire 

 Department, under the direction of Gen. Peiilz. 

 It was led by the Philadelphia Co. Fairinoimt, a 

 most splendid corps — succeeded by companies 

 Irom Baltimore, Williamsburgh, Newark, Jer,sey 

 City and other places— also by the Brooklyn Fire 

 Department iti full strength — then came the New 

 Yoik Fire Department, pi-ece<led by the carriage 

 containing their new banner, drawn by four 

 splendid white horses, each atii'iided by a groom, 

 as already described — the engine, hose and lad- 

 der companies then followed in numerical order, 

 the whole exhibiting a lout ensemhh, the magnifi- 

 cence of which can scarcely be iinagiiied. 



Many of the companies had costly banners, 

 containing ai>[>ropriate figures and devices — their 

 engine, carls and other apparatus, were gaily be- 

 decked with flowers, several hands of music ac- 

 i-ompanied then), the members of the different 

 I (impaiiies were dressed in miiform, some of the 

 l.uger engines were drawn by four and six horses, 

 ami they presented, altogether, a scene such as 

 probably, no i)rocession of firemen in the United 

 States, at least, ever before e()ualled. The Fifth 

 Division, (under Col. Philbrick) was composed of 

 the Masonic fraternity, with the various insignia 

 of their Order, the contractors and workmen of 

 the Water Works, several of the latter mounted 

 on wagons and engaged in working on pipes — 

 one of the wagons presenting a banner inscribed 

 " Pi[)e Layers." 



Next was the Typographical Society and Print- 

 ers, preceded by a carriage, on which were print- 

 ing papers, one of them the identical press on 

 which Franklin vvoiked when a journeyman 

 printer in London — the other was a small Smith 

 press, throwing off co|iies of the ode written for 

 the occasion by George P. Morris— then the North 

 River navy — then a car drawn by two liorses, 

 re[)resenlii"ig the miller and his inen— and another 

 a miniature steambcat, about 4 or 5 feet long, fol- 

 lowed by the Captains of the North River steam- 

 boats, in" barouche.'^. Succeeding this were the 

 members of the Phcenix Fomidry Association, 

 with appropriate lianners. 



The sixth division w.is composed of the Butch- 

 ers of New York and Brooklyti, on horseback, 

 and a most imposing sceuc they presented. They 



