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NEW ENGLAIND FARMER. 



Oct. 



an annual overflow by the high freshets of the Con- 

 necticut river, and with a small stream and springs 

 passing through it, which, before being lowered 

 from the surface by the drains, made the land 

 cold and wet. Water grasses and other poor herb- 

 age had pretty general habitation on the land, 

 and had held possession nobody knows how long. 

 The land was ready for the plow before my Deep 

 Tiller came to hand, and a commencement was 

 made with the largest plow that could be obtained 

 here. This plow worked about nine inches deep 

 pretty well, except in the more stiff and swaly 

 places, and there it had not power to stand up 

 straight and manage the tough sod properly. But 

 when the No. 77 was put to work, it readily turned 

 the swale over in furrow slices 12 inches deep by 18 

 to 20 inches wide. The Deep Tiller going mostly 

 below the roots of the sward, separated the furrow 

 slices from their native bed and completely invert- 

 ed them ; but the other plow had to struggle with 

 the coarse, wild roots, too near the surface, where 

 they were larger and more firmly placed, and often 

 failed of inverting the sward. In June last, a 

 good coat of manure was spread over the surface 

 and harrowed in ; then the land was cross-plowed 

 about 4 inches deep, and a fine seed bed was made. 

 Oats were sown for fodder, together with grass 

 seeds for futui-e mowing. The oats are now being 

 mowed and made into hay, and the burden is enor- 

 mous. The grass has come well, and it now ap- 

 pears probable that abundant crops of good hay 

 may hereafter be taken from the land. It is cal- 

 culated that the Deep Tiller has already much 

 more than paid for itself, by its efficient service in 

 the improvement of this land. Indeed, for the 

 next operation after draining such land, I know of 

 no instrument so valuable as this plow. 



I would also like to show you a neighbor's corn 

 field, a deep fat soil, a part of which was broken 

 up frora grass a foot deep with my plow, and the 

 remaining part with another plow at a less depth — 

 the manuring being alike in quantity on all parts, 

 and the cultivation also, with the exception of the 

 plowing. The season here, up to about the first 

 of August, has been pretty dry, and the crop upon 

 the deep furrows has evidently quite an advantage 

 over that upon the shallow ones. The ranker 

 growth and deeper green color of the former, in 

 contrast with the latter portion of the crop, are 

 quite observable, and the line through the piece 

 where the two plowings unite is quite apparent in 

 the crop. 



It is a noble and pleasing sight to observe the 

 Deep Tiller at work — for instance, in a stubborn 

 bog or swale, and notice how bravely and firmly 

 it stands on its bearings, twelve inches deep in the 

 ground, overturning its huge slices in a majestic 

 and finished manner, and leaving the plowed land 

 in a fit condition to yield a fine tilth to the harrow 

 or other instrument, and a deep seed bed, where 

 the roots of cultivated crops may range at will. 



Whenever my great plow is put at work, either 

 on my land or that of my neighbors, I contrive to 

 get hold of the handles for a while, if other en- 

 gagements will possibly permit, and feel as well 

 satisfied with the ^uployment, and that this old 

 world of ours is generally wagging about right, as 

 I ever do in any place or employment. Having 

 hel* the No. 77 myself in various kinds of land, 

 I can confidently commend it to those persons who 

 have wet or stubborn lands to reclaim, or such 



more feasible soils as are ready for a deep fur- 

 row. F. HOLBROOK. 



BraUleboro', Aug. 10, 1853. 



THE TARMER'S DAUGHTER. 



She may not in the mazy dance 



With jewell'd maidens vie ; 

 She may not smile on courtly swain 



With soft bewitching eye ; 

 She cannot boast a foim and meia 



That lavish wealth has bought her ; 

 But ah ! she has much f;iirer charms, 



The farmer's peerless daughter ! 



The rose and lily on her cheek 



Together love to dwell ; 

 Her laughing blue eyes wreathe around 



The heart a witching spell ; 

 Iler smile is bright as morning glow 



Upon the dewy plain ; 

 And listening to her voice we dream 



That spring has come again. 



The timid form is not more wild, 



Nor yet more gay and free, 

 The lily's cup is not more pure 



In all its purity ; 

 Of all the wild flowers in the wood, 



Or by the crystal wattr, 

 There's none more pure or fair than she, 



The farmer's peerless daughter ! 



The haughty belle whom all adore, 



On downy pillow lies, 

 While forth uponlhe dewy lawn 



The merry maiden hies ; 

 And with the lark's uprising song, 



Her own clear voice is heard ; 

 Ye may not tell which sweetest sings, 



The maiden or the bird. 



Then tell me not of jewelled fair ; 



The brightest jewel yet 

 Is the true heart where virtue dwells, 



And innocence is set ! 

 The glow of health upon her cheek, 



The grace no rule hath taught her, 

 The fairest wreath that beauty twines 



Is for the farmer's daughter. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 TALL CORN. 



Messrs. Editors : — Gentlemen, — I have noticed 

 in several of our agricultural papers descriptions 

 of " tall corn," some of Avhich, it was said, had 

 obtained the height of eight feet three inches. 



Having occasion to visit Camden, Maine, quite 

 recently, 1 saw a piece of corn upon the farm of 

 Hon. JosEFH Hall, at that place, some of Avhich, 

 upon due examination, measured upwards of nine 

 feet, and the general average of the entire lot was 

 more than eight. This corn was planted upon re- 

 claimed land that but two years since was a wild 

 pasture. 



Should you ever visit the vicinity of Camden, it 

 would be well worth your while to make Mr. Hall 

 a visit, and to examine not only tlie present pros- 

 perous appearance of his farm, but also to note 

 the extensive and varied improvements he has 

 made thereon since it cau]^) into his possession. 

 He removed from this city in the winter of 1850, 

 and by persevering industry , joined with a thorough 

 practical knowledge of agricultural pursuits, his 

 land has been benefited and has greatly advanced 

 in value. Mr. Hall is very industrious, and takes 



