1853. 



IN^EW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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er, about questions of this kind, it was sufficiently 

 obvious to all, that much "material aid" might be 

 rendered to the Society, incidentally, if not direct- 

 ly, by the distribution of valuable seeds and plants, 

 and especially l>y the diffusion of knowledge by 

 printing and circulating agricultural statistics and 

 general information. 



And this, after all, is the main point — the diffu- 

 sion of knowledge among the masses of the people. 

 Thei-e has been for centuries, enough of agricul- 

 tural knowledge estant, if generally appreciated 

 and practiced, to change this wildernessof a world 

 into almost a paradise, but that knowledge has 

 been confined to a few — formerly, before the art 

 of printing, necessarily to a very few, and always 

 to this day, to a small portion of the community. 

 The reading, thoughtful farmer may obtain this 

 knowledge, and he has obtained it to a great ex- 

 tent, and its effect has been manifest in his suc- 

 cess in cultivating his land. 



But now, at this time, the majority of the fax-- 

 mers, even of New England, have not access to 

 the knowledge which is printed and published. — 

 Many of them take no agricultural paper, and have 

 a jealousy of all teachings except the traditions of 

 the elders 1 



Now the first object in view, is to overcome pre- 

 judice against scientific farming, to make every 

 farmer understand that he has much to learn, and 

 to put into his hands the results of the experi- 

 ence of other men, and to draw out of him, for the 

 benefit of the world, the observations of his own 

 experience. This object can in no way be more 

 readily accomplished, than through societies of 

 this kind, and we regard a National Society as in- 

 dispensable to bind together as a Union, the agri- 

 cultural talent and interest of tl e whole. 



Into such an association, where all parts of the 

 country are interested,all the results of a thousand 

 experiments may be brought together — through it, 

 all the theories of a thousand speculative minds 

 may be tested, and their fallacies exposed, and 

 their benefits made manifest. 



The great desideratum is to bring the minds of 

 men in contact, to compare theories and results, 

 to publish to the country whatever valuable con- 

 clusions may be attained. 



The Constitution of this Society provides for the 

 admission of Life Members on payment of twenty- 

 five dollars, and of general members on payment 

 annually of two dollars. 



Each member will receive, free of cost, a copy 

 of the journals of proceedings, and of all other 

 matter published by the society. 



We trust the farmers of the country will enter 

 Into this matter with spirit. It is true tliat calls 

 are made, constantly, fur aid to County and State 

 societies, but no interested member of any soci- 

 ety will give this as an excuse for not joining the 

 United States Society, for every such man will feel 



that he has already received the worth of liia mo- 

 ney from such sources, and will lodk upon such 

 payments as the best investment of his funds that 

 can be made. 



The charily that begins at home, has the appro- 

 bation of those even whose charity goes never be- 

 yond home, and the most penurious man is willing 

 to pay his money for what is of more than its value. 



We advocate no charity in this instance, but 

 we invite^all good citizens to join in a good cause 

 for their own advantage, and for the advantage of 

 their fellew-men, believing that all who, upon 

 either consideration, are induced to render their 

 aid, will find ample reason to be satisfied with the 

 results. 



Measures, we are informed, will soon be taken 

 to procure members throughout New England, and 

 we trust New England men will show a New 

 England spirit in the enterprise. 



INVENTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



We copy that portion of it which relates to stock 

 kept in Rockingham County, from the Exeter News 

 Le«er ofDec. 6, 1852. 



The number of horses returned for the present 

 year was 4,889. Of these, Deerfield had the 

 largest number, 3G8 ; Derry had 278 ; Portsmouth 

 had 240 ; Exeter, the fourth in the list, had 228 ; 

 Londonderry had 220 ; and Northwood 212. No 

 other town had over two hundred. Gosport had 

 none and New Castle only 9. 



The number of cows, oxen, and other neat stock 

 kept in the county at the time of taking the in- 

 ventory, was 26,934. Of these Deerfield had the 

 largest number, 1974; next comes Derry, 1300; 

 Candia had 1246 ; Londonderry, 1200 ; Notting- 

 ham, 1153 ; Northwood, 1079, no other town had 

 over one thousatod. Exeter had 777, Epping 972, 

 Portsmouth 682, Kensington 800, Hampton 842, 

 Hamptonfalls 834. No other town had less than 

 three hundred, except Gosport, which had none, 

 and New Castle 51. 



The whole number of sheep in the county was 

 13,820. Deerfield had 1345 ; next comes Epping, 

 954; then Nottingham, 897; Brentwood, 672; 

 Raymond, 670; Strathara, 695 ; Northwood, 634; 

 Chester, 619. No other town had over five hun- 

 dred. Exeter had 390. 



A Beautiful Art. — Our attention was attracted, 

 a day or two since, by the beautiful appearance of 

 a carved picture frame irf the window of ^lessrs. 

 W. & S. B. Ives' Bookstore. Upon closer inspec- 

 tion and upon inquiry, we learned that what had 

 seemed to us to be carved work, was in reality a 

 very beautiful imitation, manufiictured of scraps 

 of leather, and skilfully colored and varnished. 

 Tlie work was done, as we arq|ipformed, by a lady 

 of Lynn, I\Irs. !Moody, who is willing to give in- 

 struction in this really beautiful art, if a class can 

 be formed. It is a very pleasant and easy kind of 

 labor, and is peculiarly well adapted for females. — 

 Salem Observer. 



<^' An exchange calls getting out of bed on the 

 31st of August, «*the last rose of summer. 



