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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Oct. 



tire winter t>y hanging them up in rooms where 

 they will not freeze. They surely rot if laid in 

 a mass, touching each other. 



Pumpkins may be packed in straw or hay in 

 warm barns and kept a long time without freezing, 

 and then make a change of food for milch cows 

 which they highly relish. 



Seeds. — Too much care cannot be taken to pre- 

 serve the best seeds for future planting, and have 

 them placed where they will be free from the dep- 

 redations of mice, and from dampness. It is a 

 poor time to hunt up seeds and decide what it is 

 best to sow and plant after the soil is ready for 

 the seed. 



Timber and Fuel. — It is said that timber and 

 fuel cut from July to November is more valuable 

 than if prepared at any other season. 



Hpsking. — This work is toooftendonein a care 

 less and slovenly manner. The tips and butts of 

 the ear should be taken off, as well as the silks 

 To do this work well, pays well in the end. — 

 Large quantities of corn piled in the barn at once, 

 are liable to heat, and injure the grain. It is much 

 less liable to hurt in the field. 



October is one of the most delightful months 

 of our. climate. No blight has fallen upon the 

 crops to make futile the labors of the farmer's 

 hands, and amid the ingathering of the bountiful 

 products of the year, he ought to possess a con 

 stantly greatful heart, and realize a great deal of 

 enjoyment. 



For the Neiv England Farmer. 

 .NORTHERN APPLES. 



Mr. Editor : — At the State Fair recently held 

 at Montpelier, several varieties of apples which 

 were new to me were presented by Mr. Bailey, 

 of Plattsburgh , N. Y., a gentleman of much ur- 

 banity, and of great intelligence in all matters re- 

 lating to the growing of fruit. Perhaps your read- 

 ers are better acquainted with them than I am. 

 But they seemed to me worthy of a passing no- 

 tice. 



The Bailey Spice, a seedling which Mi*. Bailey 

 has introduced, is a beautiful white apple, with 

 furrows running from the stem to the calyx, of 

 medium size, sprightly, pleasant, comes to maturi- 

 ty about the last of September, a fine apple for 

 the table and for cooking. 



The Champlain is a smaller white apple. The 

 flesh is white and delicate, of agreeable flavor. 

 The Sally Autumn, a delicate light red apple, ta- 

 pering towards the calyx, ripe in October. The 

 Walworth, a small white apple, with a rich blush 

 on one side, and the St. Laivrence, a good sized 

 apple, green, with a few red stripes near the stem, 

 rather tart for a table apple, but juicy, and good 

 for cooking, hardj and a good bearer. He had al- 

 BO some fine specimens of the Alexander, an apple 

 I think already known to our nurserymen — a 

 large, fine looking red apple, and the Rosseau, 

 which I need not describe. The first four varie- 

 ties seem to me worthy of attention. I think if 



introduced into our gardens, they would become 

 larger under the influence of our more genial cli- 

 mate. The Bailey Spice would probably reach 

 maturity early in September, as it would blossom 

 somewhat earlier with us, and would prove a fine 

 fixll apple. Pei'haps it would equal the Porter, 

 which it somewhat resembles. At any rate, ii 

 would increase the number of our fine autumnal 

 apples ; I have engaged some grafts for next 

 spring. Mr. B. will supply all orders for them. 

 Yours, &c., J. R. 



Concord, Sept. 24. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 LYNN HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



Friend Brown: — Lynn has become proverbial 

 for its enterprise in the department of Shoes, of ev- 

 ery grade and size. You may go east or west, north 

 or south ; from the Atlantic to the Pacific — Flori- 

 da to the Provinces ; and the name of Lynn is as 

 familiar as household words ; Moll Pitcher, and her 

 mysterious acts, are famous in story and song ; 

 and who has not heard of '■'■High Rock V Still, 

 there are other things in which ij/^^n is not behind 

 the times ; it is in her fine schools and beautiful 

 gardens. The first, to raise plants of "rertojA'w," 

 the other to please the eye, and gratify the 

 sense and taste. Last evening, I had the extreme 

 pleasure of attending one of those exhibitions of 

 fruits and fiowers, (so common at the present 

 time,) at Exchange Hall. The fruit and flowers 

 exhibited, were the productions of the gardens in 

 this City, and under the direction of the Horticul- 

 tural Society. Among the managers are the names 

 of B. F. INIuDGE, Ex-Mayor of this city, Ebenezer 

 Brown, Rev. Mr. Shackford, Otis Johnson, Rob- 

 ert Bartlett, and H. A. Breed. H. A. Breed 

 had 42 varieties of pears, and other choice fruit and 

 flowers. B. Brown had 40 varieties of pears and 

 24 kinds of apples. Otis Johnson had 24 kinds of 

 pears, and other choice fruit. Rev. Mr. Shackford 

 had a good assortment of apples ; pears, peaches, 

 quinces, &c. Otis Johnson had a large variety of 

 rare fruit. Robert Bartlett had some fine Seckel 

 pears, the largest I have ever seen, also grapes, 

 peaches, pears, flowers, &c. The whole afiPair was 

 well got up, and spiced by the presence of a large 

 number of ladies. This looks well for this young 

 city — may prosperity attend her in the future. 



Sept. 17th, 1853. J. Robinson. 



English Horses. — Horses in England are dete- 

 riorating ; as a race, they are growing more del- 

 icate. At the military encampment at Cobham, 

 the horses are carefully housed ; whereas in former 

 times, they could do very well in the open air. 

 Modern English horses are also liable to have sore 

 backs after a short march, and they are so weak in 

 the legs that a number of such marches would 

 soon produce lameness. The useful class of horses 

 which formerly supplied the cavalry no longer ex- 

 ists. Breeders confine themselves to raising thor- 

 ough-breds for the turf, to cart-horses, harness- 

 horses, and hunters. 



J^" lu some parts of London, land is valued at 

 the rate of two million dollar* an acre. 



