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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Dec. 



ONE HORSE FARM TILT CART. 



In order to the pleasant and profitable pursuit 

 of the business of farming, it is as important that 

 all the tools and machinery used be in order, and 

 in place, as it is that the carpenter's, cabinet ma- 

 ker's, or manufacturer's should be. If the segment 

 of a circle is turned but the eighth of an inch out 

 of the way, in a power loom, the machine must be 

 stopped, or the whole will be ruined ; but if a seg- 

 ment of the circle, that is, one of the felloes of 

 the cart wheel breaks out, some slip-shod farmers 

 will go bumping along with it for days or weeks, 

 perhaps, rather than stop and repair. Better 

 would it be for him, if, as in the case of the loom, 

 he were obliged to stop and repair at once. A 

 good carpenter does not often work with dull 

 tools, nor a good farmer with implements that are 

 rickety and ill-adapted to the work to which he 

 applies them. The idea has too long prevailed, 

 that any wheel that would turn round, would an- 

 swer, forgetting that there is a needless loss of 

 power which demands hay and corn and oats to 

 supply. 



We were asked the other day, "Which is the 

 best for a farm, where only one is to be kept, a 

 two or a four-wheeled vehicle?" And we were 

 enabled to reply without hesitation from having 

 had a thorough experience with each, separately. 

 There is so much hauling to be done on the farm 

 where it is necessary to tilt the load or else per- 

 form a great deal of unnecessary labor, and lose 

 much time, that our preference is decidedly for 

 the Cart. The hauling of stone, gravel, loam, 

 muck, and manure, together with the corn, pota- 

 toes, turnips, &c., all of which may be done and 

 unloaded by tilting the cart, altogether overbal- 

 ances the amount ef hauling of hay, grain, long 

 lumber, &c., for which a four-wheeled vehicle is 

 more convenient. 



With these views we present the reader with a 

 fine model of a Horse Cart, which will not only 

 answer the purpose of hauling compact loads, 

 but the most bulky materials, with convenience 

 and ease. Mr. Hannah, of England, says that in 

 an experience upon a large farm for ten years, he 

 has found the one horse cart the best vehicle 

 which can be employed. / 



The above engraving represents a good model, 

 of simple and convenient construction. The body 

 sits flat on the axle, and not on bolsters as they 

 are frequently constructed in order to bring them 

 to a level when at work. The shafts are attached 

 to the bottom of the body by bent iron plates, near 

 the axle, and it tips on the bolts, which connect 

 the shaft and body there. The bend in the plates 

 brings the fi-ont end to a proper level, obviating 

 the necessity of bolsters or bent shafts. The tip- 

 ping apparatus is so arranged that the body can 

 be kept at any desired angle when unloading — 

 very convenient in distributing manure or com- 



post in small heaps. This is effected by the use 

 of an iron bar about two feet long, attached to 

 the front of the body, pierced with' holes two or 

 three inches apart, though which an iron rod 

 passes, connecting the body and shafts. The 

 wheels are about four and a half feet high, and 

 the tires four inches wide. The shelving or lad- 

 ders shown in the cut, are intended for use when 

 carrying hay, &c., and can be removed at pleas- 

 ure. The cost of this cart in England is about $50. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 AN AGED CHEESE. 



Mr. Editor : — Herewith you will receive a por- 

 tion of a cheese exhibited at the late Agricultural 

 Show in Taunton. It was made by Mrs. William 

 Hodges, in the year 1829, and is, consequently, 

 24 years old the past summer. It has been kept 

 in a bag, covered with a cloth, and carefully but- 

 tered twice a year. When sawn open, it was 

 found in a state of perfect preservation throughout. 



We"doubt if its equal in age can be found in the 

 State, and we think that its age and excellent 

 quality evince no ordinary amount of skill in the 

 " department of the dairy ; " but the Committee 

 on " Butter and Cheese " did not deem it worthy 

 of a premium, or even of a gratuity. 



Rennet. 



Remarks. — The above shows that "some things 

 can be done as well as others." This specimen of 

 an "aged cheese," is as fair and youthful in its 

 appearance as are many " yearlings," while its 

 fine flavor has been retained in a remarkable de- 

 gree. 



Frost-proof Grapes. — The Traveller says: — We 

 acknowledge the receipt of the following note, ao- 

 companied by a basket of delicious grapes, gath- 

 ered this morning from the open grapery of Dr. 

 Coggswell, of Bedford. 



Editors of the Traveller : — Will you oblige 

 me by accepting the accompanying basket of frost- 

 proof grapes, a new variety, raised from seed of 

 my own planting ? They have defied Jack Frost 

 in the open air to the present time (Nov. 1,) hav- 

 ing been plucked from the vine this morning. They 

 resemble, as you will readily perceive, the ('ataw- 

 ba, but are more succulent and spirited. Each 

 grape is a homoeopathic bottle of wine, which na- 

 ture manufactures and offers to the public, in open 

 defiance of the Maine Liquor Law 



As it is the prerogative of the patent to christian 

 his own child, I have named this grape Champagne 

 seedling. The vine yielded sparingly, which is my 

 apology for the size of the basket sent you. 



Yours, very truly, F. Coggswell. 



Bedford, Nov. 1, 1853. 



Lice on Cows, &c.— A correspondent of the 

 Southern Plarger says : — 



"I saw in some agricultural work, perhaps your 

 own, that the water in which Irish potatoes have 

 been boiled, if applied to cows, &c., would kill lice 

 upon them. I tried it several times with signal 

 success, and a few days ago, ordered my boy to 



