1853. 



NEW EI^ GLAND FARMER. 



149 



1,737 lbs . ; and at four years old, 3,135 lbs. It 

 has not been fatted, althougli its girth is 9 feet and 

 3 inches ! 



LIME IN AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Nesbit, principal of the Agiaciiltural and 

 Chemical College, Kensington, England, in a lec- 

 ture on the use of lime, says: "Pure limestone 

 consists of 22 parts of c;irbonic acid and 28 of lime. 

 When the limestone is lieated in t!ie furnace, the 

 carbonic acid is driven off. and pure lime is left be- 

 hind, if the limestone itself is pure. Lime, how- 

 ever, that is not perfectly pure, ho says, is best 

 adapted f )r agricultural purposes. Those varieties 

 that have in them phosphate of lime are most val- 

 uable ; and those which contain Silica in a soluble 

 state, sulphate of lime, and gypsum, are also valu- 

 able : for these impure limestones convey to the 

 soil other constituents besides calcareous matter." 

 Mr. Nesbit sums up his remarks by saying, "Lime 

 can be used beneticially upon soils which have 

 been little stirred, little exposed to the air, upon 

 soils containing organic matter, upon new snils, or 

 upon those which contain naturally or artificially 

 a certain amount of organic matter, and upon 

 heavy clay soils it acts best ; but if used ivithout 

 maraire upon arable soils from which crop after 

 crop has been taken, lime will not restore fertility 

 There is an old and true proverb, 



"The use of lime without manure 

 Will always make the farmer poor." 



As to the quantity of lime to be applied, Mr. N 

 was in favor of applying it in small quantities fre 

 quently, rather than in large quantities at long in- 

 tervals. The application of lime to grass lands is 

 producing very striking results, not only on mow 

 ing, but on pasture lands. 



Agricultural Exhibitions for 1853. — The fol 

 lowing is the order of the Annual Exhibitions of 

 the County Agricultural Societies of Massachu- 

 setts for 1853, as reported from the several socie- 

 'ties to the State Board of Agriculture. 



Worcester Coimty Society Sept. 21 and 22. 



Norfolk County Society Sept. 27 and 28. 



Essex County Society Sept. 28 and 29. 



Ilousatonic Society Sept. 28 and 29. 



Worcester West Society Sept. 30. 



nristol County Society Oct. 4 and .5. 



Middlese.x County Society Oct. 4 and 5. 



Berkshire County Society .Oct. 5 and 6. 



Plymouth County Society Oct. 6. 



Franklin County Society Oct. 6 and 7. 



Barnst ible County Society Oct. 7. 



_ Hai7ipden, Franklin and Hampshire do.. .Oct. 11 and 12. 



Hampden County Society Oct. 18 and 14. 



Hampshire County Society Oct. 25. 



Agricultural Mass Meeting. — The people of 

 Middlesex county propose to hold an Agricultural 

 Mass Meeting, at Concord, early in March, to dis- 

 cuss the general interests of agriculture, dine to- 

 gether, and incite each other to a more systemat- 

 ic and intelligent mode of cultivating the soil. W« 

 hope this "ball will be put in motion," and /ol- 

 lowed by every county in the Commonwealth. 



Cables' !Depai-tment. 



RECEIPTS FOR THE SICK. 



Sugared Orange.— Select the lightest colored 

 oranges for this purpose, as they are more acid 

 than the dark. Peel off the rind and .slice them, 

 laditiidinally or cross-wise, about tlie eighth of an 

 inch in tliiekness. Strew over them some powdered 

 white sugar, in the proportion of a teaspoonful of 

 sugar to each slice. Let them stand fifteen min- 

 utes. They are very palatable in fevers as they 

 serve to cleanse the mouth and keep it cool. 



Sugared Lemons, No. 1. — These may be prepared 

 in the same manner as the sugared oranges (see 

 above,) only they should have a tea-spoonful and 

 a-half of sugar to each slice ; as they are more firm 

 than oranges, they require to stand longer to be- 

 come perfectly impregnated with the sugar. They 

 are better to stand about an hour before they are 

 to be eaten. The white skin should be carefully 

 peeled off, as it imparts an unpleasant bitter fla- 

 vor when permitted to remain long in the sugar. 

 These are very grateful to the sick and feverish. 



Sugared Lemons, No. 2. — Select fine large lem- 

 ons. Peel off the outer skin and as much as pos- 

 sible of the white skin. Cut them in slices lati- 

 tudinally ov round the lemon, about the eighth of 

 an inch thick. Sprinkle *them with white pow- 

 dered sugar, a tea-spoonful of sugar to each slice. 

 Let them stand three hours, then strain off as much 

 of the juice as possible from the lemons, put it in 

 a pauce-pan over a slow fire, and as soon as the 

 juice begins to simmer throw in the slices of lemon. 

 Let them cook five minutes, take them out and 

 pour the syrup over them. Should the lemons not 

 prove sufficiently juicy to melt the sugar entirely, 

 a little water may be added. — National Cook 

 Book. 



Clover Seed for an Acre.— Mr. NicnoL, in the 

 Rural New Yorker, thinks six pounds of clover 

 seed sufficient for an acre. 



TIED DOWN AT HOME. 



A friend of ours, living not far from Pontiac, 

 was importuned one pleasant day lately, by his 

 wife, to take her a sleigh riding. The gentleman, 

 being a man of business, plead his engagements, 

 when the wife replied with the old story, and that 

 she must be tied down at home. The husband 

 rejoined that if any person would furnish him with 

 clothes to wear and enough to eat and drink, that 

 he would be willing to be tied down at home. 



A few days after, the gentleman came earlier 

 then was his custom, and being fatigued, lay down 

 upon the sofa and fell into a sound sleep. His 

 wife took some cords and slyly tied liis hands to- 

 gether — served his feet the same way and made 

 him fist to the sofa. She then set a table, with 

 all that the house afiRjrded, and placed an extra 

 suit of clothes within his reach. This done she 

 started to pay a friend a visit. Upon her return 

 late in the evening, she found her subject of do- 

 mestic discipline as she left him, except that he 

 was wide awake, and very mad. 



"What on earth does all this mean?" says 

 he. _ ^ ^ 



"Nothing," quietly remarked his wife, "except 

 the consummation of your earthly wishes — enough 

 to eat, drink, and wear, and to be (ied doirn at 

 home!^^ That couple were seen sleigh-riding the 

 next day. — Detroit Advertiser. 



