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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



April 



to say nothing of a large amount of wearing ap- 

 parel. 



White crayons may be made of Paris white, or 

 Spanish white, which arc nearly the same, and 

 wheat flour andjvater. The correct proportions 

 are five pounds of Paris white, one pound of flour, 

 and sufficient water to make a dough of these ma- 

 terials, hard enough not to crumble, and soft 

 enough to roll. Little balls of this are then rolled 

 out into cylinders about the size of a pipe-stem, 

 and laid away in a warm place, or in the sun, to 

 dry ; the drying will generally require from twelve 

 to twenty-four hours. 



The process of rolling may be performed upon 

 a table, or any flat board. This process will be 

 expedited somewhat, and the crayons be of a more 

 equal size, if a rolling-board be employed ; which 

 is simply a strip of board, say a foot in length, and 

 eight or ten inches in width, with a handle on the 

 top, and with the edges upraised about a third of 

 an inch in thickness on the side of the lower sur- 

 face, on which it may slide back and forth, as the 

 crayons are rolled. With an apparatus simple as 

 this, crayons may be made with great rapidity and 

 cheapness. Every school contains some lad pos- 

 sessing skill enough to manufacture them with 

 ease. The expense is trifling, scarcely greater 

 than that of chalk, while it is far superior.— Mas- 

 sachusetts Teacher. 



Save tour Earnings. — The practice which ap- 

 prentices, clerks, and others, have of spending 

 their earnings as fast as they accumulate, isone 

 great reason why so many never attain a position 

 above mediocrity in life. A person who receives 

 but a small compensation for his services, will 

 with a little care over his exchequer, and a sys- 

 tem of regularity in his expenditures, find that at 

 the end of the year he is prepared to encounter 

 any emergency or mishap. But, as a general 

 thing, they manage to get rid of their earnings 

 quite as quick as they are due, thus leaving them 

 wholly unprepared for emergencies, by sickness 

 or otherwise. A system of curtailing unnecessa- 

 ry expenses, if adopted by our younger folks, 

 would bring around the most happy_ and gratify- 

 ing results, and be the means of raising to emi- 

 nence and standing in society, many who now 

 have contracted the halat of parting with their 

 earnings so readily and foolishly — for the habit of 

 keeping continually in debt, begets indiSerence 

 and dissipation, a lack of self-respect, and an ut- 

 ter disregard for future prospects. The real cause 

 for a great deal of crime may be traced to the 

 habit of a foolish expenditure of money in early 

 days. — Albany Transcript. 



Farm to be Let. 



That well known farm in the southerly part 

 of West Cambridge, called the "Perry Farm.* 

 It consists of nliout 100 acres, divided into or- 

 charding, tillage and pasture, and is at present 

 _ cultivated «s a milk and fruit farm. The build- 

 ings, &.C-, lire sufficient and in good order. 



For terms and particulars, please apply to WM. MAPLES- 

 DEN, on the premises. 

 Feb. 26. tf* 



Boiuicl Volumes. 



BACK VOLUMES ol ,he NEW ENGLAND FARMER, ele- 

 gantly bound in Muslin, Gilt and Embossed, are now foi 

 sale at this office. 



^hjcrtistng Department. 



lO" A limited number of advertisements of an appropriate 

 character will be inserted in the monthly Farmer at the fol- 

 lowing 



RATES. 



For one square of 15 lines, one insertion §1,00 



For each subsequent insertion 50 



O" The above rates will be charged for all advertisements, 

 whether longer or shorter. 



A. L. Biugliiim's Third Annual 

 Slieep Shearing Festival. 



THE undersigned gives noiire ihat he will huld his Third An- 

 nual Sheep Shearing Fesiivifl, at the well ki own resort 

 of James K. Hyde, in Sudbury, Rutland County, Vermont, on 

 the first and second days of .lune next, commencing at ten 

 o'clock A. M. He proposes to shear publicly, from fifty to 

 one hundred French Merino Ewes, with a view to enable all 

 interested in this branch of production, to see and judge for 

 themselves of the weight and vitlue of these sheep as com- 

 pared with others. All wool growers, and manufacturers are 

 respectfully invited to attend. Several very superior Bucks 

 and Ewes, of the best French importations and stock, will be 

 on exhibition and for sale. A number of gentlemen largely 

 interested in the celebrateil Black Hawk and other Morgan 

 Horses, have signified their intention to avail themselves of 

 the occasion to exhibit a splendid collection of the l)est horses 

 in Vermont. A. L. BINGHAM. 



West Cornwall, Vt., April 1, 1853. 



Garden Seeds. 



WE respectfully solicit the attention of purchasers of GAR- 

 DEN SEEDS to our extensive stock, which vi& offer for 

 sale. We have all the sorts of Vegetable Seeds that have 

 proved worthy of cultivation; also, Grain, Grass and Flower 

 Seeds. All the varieties are raised and selected expressly for 

 our trade, and we do with confidence recommend them to all 

 who desire to procure seeds that will prove true to their names. 

 O" Catalogues gratis, on application. 



RUGGLES, NOIIRSE, MASON & CO., 

 Jan. 1. Over Quincy Market, Boston. 



Clover and Grass Seeds. 



lyrORTHERN Herds Grass. 

 ll Western Herds Grass. 



Northern and Southern Red Top. 



Northern, Western and Southern Red Clover. 



White Dutch Clover. 



Orchard Grass. 



Kentucky Blue Grass. 



Fowl Meadow Grass, &c. &c. 

 All of the growth of 1852, and of best quality. For sale by 

 RUGGLES, NOURSb, MASON & CO., 

 March 26, 1853. tf Over (iuincy Market, Boston. 



Bridgewater IVurseries. 



The subscriber offers for sale, cheap for cash, 

 a large assoriment of Fruit and Ornamental 

 Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Herbaceoun and Green- 

 house Plants, Currants,- Quince, Strawberries, 

 Gooseberries, Raspberries, Grape Vines, Bul- 

 bous Roots, and Hedse Plants. Everything in 

 the nursery line will be supplied upon short notice. All or- 

 ders promptly executed, EBENEZER GAY. 

 Biidgewater, March 26, 1853. 3w*^ 



Hens, Turkeys and Geese. 



The subscriber offers for sale a few pairs 

 of the following choice breeds of poultry. 

 White and Buff Shanghaes, Geld and Sil- 

 ver Spangled Polands, Bolton Gray and 

 [j^\ _ ,^. Black Si)anish-, also, Virginia Turkeys, and 

 .-.,»*=sjg^^^/"" Bremen Geese These fowls are of the 

 purest blood, most of thern being bred from stock recently 

 imported, and very handsome. They will be sold low if ao 



plied for soon. 

 Feb. 19, 1853 



For further particulars, address post-paid, 

 H H. LITTLE, East Marshtleld. 



Wanted, 



A SUITABLE MAN AND WIFE to Superintend the affairs 

 of the Poor Farm, in the town of Concord. 

 Apply to the Overseers. 

 March 26, 1853. 



