1853. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



413 



every young former, on commencing life, should 

 adopt certain measures to secure a constant and 

 liberal supply of xsjliolsome fruit for the use and 

 comfort of his household, is a proposition the truth 

 of which no one will deny. Even if he restrict 

 his efforts to the simple object of securing a do- 1 

 mestic supply without reference to the project ol 

 marketing, the portion of his time employed 

 therein, will be devoted to good advantage, and 

 insure no insignificant gratification and profit in 

 the end. But the ambition of most formers will 

 not be satisfied with this ; they will desire to see 

 thrifty orchards surrounding their homesteads,^ or 



The character of the above stock may be esti- 

 mated from the foct, that the originals of each 

 breed were purchased without the shgh test regard 

 as to price, and will be found to comprise some ot 

 the most valuable animals in the United Kingdom; 

 as sucli, they are especially deserving the attention 

 iof breeders in every part of the world. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 A PROLIFIC MEADOW. 



Mr. Brown:— It has become so common of 

 late, to put on record all foots tending to show 

 the decay of the potatoe, I think it but fair, when 

 anything to the contrary appears, it sh«"l<V^e 



^ , „. istated. Yesterday after the refreshing showers 



erownin^^ the summits of their gently swelling 1^ ^^^ ^^^j.^;^g^ i„ company with a friend himselt 

 hills the produce of which will secure them the ., i^^^ge and successful cultivator, I went to view a 

 mL of Uving, and supply cash for their improve- field ^ofa^^^^^^^^^^^ 



ments on their estates. The ^^^^^^^^^^^^^i^J^Z^ Ts^'^ ^^^^^^1 



pears, peaches, grapes, currants, _ 

 raspberries, cherries, strawberries, cranberries, 

 blackberries, etc. etc., ought always to be associ- 

 ated with that of apples, and in most sections, 

 would be found more profitable than any branch 

 of farming, or simple gardening, that could be in- 

 troduced. There are few sections of our widely 

 extended country in which most, if not all of the 

 above mentioned fruits, do not flourish luxuriantly. 



three or four feet. The main brook of the mead- 

 ow has recently been cleaned, so that the surplus 

 water runs off, leaving it firm enough to cart upon. 

 It is covered with a soil of richest qualitj', more 

 like the prairies of the west than anything 1 know 



hereabouts. „,/!•,„« r, 



The cultivation was commenced by spreading a 

 coating of manure on the grassy surface, dropping 

 the seed among the manure, cutting ditches and 

 covering the potatoes w'th the ma erud ^^^^^^^^ 



above mentioned fruits, do notUourisii mxurianuy, covering uie pu.a.u.. "-;"•-. , . ^^^t five 

 .e,airi„, b.t H.ele c»e after tra„sp>a„.in„ -^^-^r/i^rSLtwI'TpoSt^f ■* bed^ 

 producing generally an abundance of luscious and ' Qtatoes started into growth, and 



thisl^^^^; ^^J ,He Vound with a -ost lux™ 

 coating of vines. A part of these the/arhest 

 kinds,°.ave come to maturity and yield a fa r 



saleable fruit. We hope, ere long, to see 

 department of domestic industry elevated to the 

 rank and position it so eminently deserves. 



We forbear to repeat any of the different 

 modes of budding, now, but refer the reader to the 

 previous columns of the Farmer, where he will 

 find the whole subject minutely described, as well 

 as in most of the books on the subject of fruits. 



crop oF'superior quality. An adjoining piece ot 

 ground was cultivated in the same ^^J' ^e last 

 year, and when the crop was 8^*^,?^^^ ' *^^" J^^' 

 and Cubbish were thrown into the ditches, and the 

 whole surfi^ce was levelled off, and sown with 

 grass seed,' herds grass, red top and clover, and 

 ?he present season has yielded hay of good quality 

 to the amount of three tons to the acre, with a 

 SALE OP EARL DUCIE>S STOCK. respect of a second cutting of half as much more. 



24th AND 25th OF August. The crop of potatoes grown tl^.^ /it^y^'^y^^^^ 



The late lamented Earl Ducie having requested paid for all the ^^^^^PPj ^ en^y LSs ^er acre . 

 his executors to dispose of his Agricultural ^t°ck, of the land M not ex^^^^^^^^^ 



Mr. Strafford has instructions to sell by auction. If any one can siiow^g ^ j ^^ould like 



without any reserve, at Tortworth Court, Glouces- procur d at an e^pen « ^^ -^s more than one hun- 

 tershire, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 24th to see it Y^P"^,,^,^, that has heretofore 

 and 25th days of August next the entire and f^^" f/f^.^.t 'e of the co.rsest kind ; all of which 

 fomed herd of Short-horned Cattle belon-img to ff^«^^^^^^ Wmgmg into English mowing by 



his lordship, consisting of upwards of sixty head ofl^.^;fj;;3^'' o^e peculiarity about this culture 



Bulls, Cows and Heifers, comprising the ^h«^« «f t" JZ'n 'Ts needed ™ " '~ '''"' °'^"' 



the justly celebrated "Duchess" and ^'OKfovd^'lrio hoeing is ne^^^aea 



tribes of Short-horns, which with the "Fourth 

 Duke of York," were purchased at the late Mr. 

 Bates's sale at Kirklevington, in 1850 ; also the 

 "Duke of Glo'ster," and many other very promis- 

 ing young Bulls and Heifers bred from them, as 

 well as others from the most celebrated herds in 



The few weeds that start 

 are'easiiy pulTed up by the roots. My impression 

 is if the ^potato crop should be continued /lOO 

 ;';.;, the Iround woiSdbe left in '-tter condition 

 and be likely to remain redeemed. I ^^ lU be oD 

 served that no coating of gravel or other mateiia 

 has been carried upon this meadow -noi does 

 any appear to be needed. I forbear to name the 



the kingdom ; with the splendid flock of 800 South "J J JP^J^ ^^ ^^ 1° abundantly capable of makinc 

 Down Sheep, bred from the renowned stock of F0P"e*^^^^^^ ^ disposed to do so. 



Ilis Grace the Duke of Richmond, Col. Kingcote, his own statement, wben aisp ^^ 



Capt. Pelham, Messrs. EUman, Barclay, Harris, Juiy^l,iooo. 



and others ; since which have been used the very ^ __ ^^T , ^^ rarely received a commu- 



best Tups that could be obtained from Mr. Jonas Ke iarks. ^ ^^^^ more interested, 



Webb. Also, the unrivalled stock of Pigs, descend- nication m which ^^^^^^^ ^"'^^ ._^t and its 

 ed from the most distinguished breeds in the coun- 1 than in the above. Such an e^peum , 



