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variety. The Compton corn has proved earh' with us, and 

 the bright September days have cured our corn and fodder 

 better than ever before. It is remarkable to witness the thrift 

 and flow of milk produced by husks alone, — almost equal to 

 the best English hay, Mr. Moorehead exhibited some pars- 

 nips, very smooth and large, which would have improved in the 

 ground two months longer. Oar estimate of the value of this 

 root has not abated since we recommended them years ago. 

 The value of hay and roots of every kind is enhanced very 

 much by curing them while the rich juices can be retained for 

 winter use. This is the important period, when art takes the 

 place C)f nature, to a great extent, in the care and propagation 

 of our domestic animals. 



A peck of the best wheat we ever saw raised in this vicinity 

 suggested thoughts of light griddle cakes and healthy bread ; 

 likewise that material which poultry manufactures into eggs 

 when frost closes the avenue to them of some needed elements. 

 Corn and meal supplies the fat and heat, but wheat and oats 

 other material. We cannot let this occasion pass without men- 

 tion of the pure squashes exhibited by our friends Jenkins and 

 Sampson, of Scituate. These gardeners are experts, and do 

 not waste their labor with poor seeds and by poor tillage. Mr. 

 Sampson will inform you of the value of large quantities of 

 plaster applied to potatoes, which he always produces in per- 

 fection. It would be difficult to describe in a little space the 

 virtues of all the roots which were on exhibition. Mr. Randall 

 of West Duxbury, brings French turnips, which were smooth, 

 and, like the parsnips, " had just begun to grow." Their 

 cultivation is very simple, and the value is great in connection 

 with dry fodder. 



We cannot harvest our main crops by the 11th of Sep- 

 tember ; but, by a little forethought, we can help this 



