1853. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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creasing, and the depredations of insects as rapid- 

 ly increasing. Yet things in form of men kill lit- 

 tle birds for pleasure J 



^'Pca Fodder.'''' — Pea vines, properly cured, re- 

 ■commendcd for fodder. My father always raised 

 peas for pig-feed ; after threshing, the vines were 

 piled in a corner of the yard. Cattle, in the win- 

 ter, used to make holes into the piles, up to their 

 «yesand chew away upon it, for fun, as we thought, 

 — for we never asked them to eat pea vines. 



"L/re Fences.'" — Nearly from the first settle- 

 ment of our country, attempts have been made to 

 grow something like the hedges of England ; yet, 

 so far as I know, the first half mile of effective 

 "live fence" in the United States is yet to be 

 planted. 



^^Farming Interests Neglected^'' in the south half 

 of "Woodstock, Tt. A gloomy picture ; but too 

 truthful, I apprehend, of the state of most old ag- 

 ricultural sections of New England. I will here 

 venture a caution to the writer of this article 

 against trying on a very large scale that "sprout- 

 to-be-stuck-in-a-potato" experiment he speaks of 

 It as an old humbug. 



'■^Farm Labor.'''' — Inquiries and suggestions in 

 relation to labor-saving machines. 



'■^Dwarfing Fruit Trees.''' — How much pains 

 folks do take to "work against natur." 



^^ Hardy Fruits for the North.'" — Remarks by 

 Mr. Burt, of Walpolc, N. H., on the adaptation 

 of particular fruits to particular localities. He 

 places the Northern Spy in his list. Mr. Burt will 

 gratify many readers of the Farmer, by giving the 

 reasons which induced bim to recommend this 

 fruit f)r his section. 



" Vandalism." — Indignation for the destruction 

 of shade trees in Waltham. 



^^Legislative Agricultural Meeting." — Report of 

 third meeting, Feb. 1, 1853. Although there may 

 occasionally be a rather flighty speech made at the 

 State House, are not the Farmer reports of them, 

 alone, worth the subscription price for the year 1 



''To Inventors." — "L. R." wants a simple ma- 

 chine to shovel manure, m^ick, &c., into his cart. 

 Second the motion ! 



''■ Analyses of Soils." — The writer is afraid some 

 people expect too much of science in general, and 

 of analyses of soils in particular. 



"Agricultural Implements." — Facts about plow- 

 ing by steam — common plows — wood and iron har- 

 rows — horse rakes — mowing machines, &c. 



''■ History of the Borer," with directions for its 

 prevention and destruction. One of those articles 

 that are studied. 



"Experimental Farming." — DiflSculties in the 

 way both of theoretical and scientific farming. 



"Silesian Merino J^wes," with a pictured group, 

 in which I see nothing to make one feel as John 

 Randolph did, when he said he would go halfa mile 

 to kick a sheep. 



"A Good Example." — No doubt that patching 

 pantaloons and darning stockings have kept many 

 a man's head "above water" who claimed the cred- 

 it for himself and boys, that was duetto his wife 

 and daughters. Mr. Whiton's name will be re- 

 membered, for his thought and deed. 



" Good Management vs. Bad Management." — A 

 Novel in the Farmer. 



"Cranberries." — Inducements and directions for 

 cultivating this fruit. 



"Evergreen Sweet Corn." — A recommendation 



of, and directions for raising it, &c., by E. P. Wal- 

 ton, Montpelier, Vt., who has seed for sale, at 50 

 cents per quart ! 



"Carrots for Horses^* — "To Kill Lice onCattle." 



"New England Farmer." — A glance at articles 

 in first half of January number. 



"Thorn and Quince Stochs for Pears." — Rea- 

 sons for preferring the quince. 



"Bloodgood and Rosliezer Pears" recommended, 

 with outlines of each. 



''Remedy for Choked Cattle," mth cuts of the 

 simple appparatus recommended. 



Shorter Articles, on Raising Celery — A new Ap- 

 ple — Large Tree — Large Hogs — Use of Guano — 

 How to make Hard Water Soft — A Mild Winter — 

 Splendid Pear— At Home a^ain— Large Steer- 

 Lime — County Exhibitions, lb53 — Clover Seedfor 

 an acre — Poetry, &c., with articles in the Ladies' 

 and Boys' Departments, advertisements and index, 

 conclude our bill of fiire for the feast of March, 



GUANO. 



Of natural guano, the following is the result of 

 an analysis made by Voeckl, and published in 1841 

 in the "Bulletin Universalle tie Geneve." 



Urate of ammonia 9.6 



Oxalate of ammonia 10.6 



Oxalate of lime 7.0 



Phosphate of ammonia 6.0 



Phosphate of ammonia and magnesia... 2.6 



Sulphate of Potash 5.5 



Sulphate of Soda • 3.8 



Muriate of ammonia..... 4.2 



Phosphate of lime 14.3 



Clay and sand 4.7 



Undetermined and organic matters, (| of which is so- 

 luble in water,) and water with traces of soluble 

 salts of iron 32.3 



100. 

 Of this "undetermined or ga7uc matter," neither 

 Liebig nor Vanguelin make any mention. In con- 

 sequence of the very decided demonstrations by 

 the farming community in favor of this fertilizer, 

 and the anticipated failure of the natural supply, 

 chemists have succeeded in compounding a sub- 

 stance which is said, by those who have tried it 

 on various crops, to possess nearly if not quite the 

 same virtues as the natural guano. 



For ike New England Farmer^ 

 MUSIC OF THE CORN SHELLER,. 



Messrs. Editors. — I have usually got out my 

 corn by shelling by hand, {a slow process.) Last 

 fall, I purchased a corn sheller, and have used it 

 thus far through the winter, and I am well pleased 

 with it ; not only on account of the dispatch of 

 business, but for the effect of the music it creates 

 when in operation. I have been much troubled 

 for years past, by rats and mice in my corn house 

 destroying the corn-, and it seemed almost impos- 

 sible to keep them out of the house ; but since I 

 have used the sheller, which is placed in my corn 

 house, I have not discovered a rat, or the mark of 

 one, in the house. In case it will have a similar 

 effect in ottvii i^laces, I would advise all my broth- 

 er farmers, who have not got a sheller, to pur-, 

 chase one without delay. F. KylEi 



Chester Village, 1853. 



