NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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great diminution in the amount of labor required 

 may bo made ; and the striking off the transportation 

 of thirty-three tons in one hundred, all -will agree, is 

 no trilling uftair. To labor is honorable ; but it is 

 time our fanners should learn that to expend it 

 needlessly is not profitable. — Genesee Farmer. 



Remarks by the Editor New Exgland Farmer. 



Farmers are now generally learning the utility of 

 seasoning wood before it is used, not only as a mat- 

 ter of economy in the use of fuel, but convenience is 

 an important consideration, as a fire may bo made, 

 and a room warmed, or any process in cooking per- 

 formed, in far less time by the use of dry fuel. The 

 scarcity of wood has been one inducement to save 

 fuel in every possible way, and that this may be 

 accomplished by the use of seasoned wood no one 

 will deny who has made a fair experiment. 



SLOW MOTION OF OXEN. 



Mr. J. Ropiolds, of South Strafford, Vt., makes the 

 following judicious remarks on the cause of a slow 

 motion in oxen, referring to an article on this subject, 

 on our 30th page : — 



One of the principal causes of the slow motion 

 of oxen is in the motion of the man who trains or 

 drives them. I have noticed that a slow man always 

 has slow oxen, and on the contrary, a man of quick 

 motion has quick oxen. Another thing, I think 

 many teamsters talk too loud to their oxen. They 

 will hear as quick as a man when called to their 

 food, which proves that their hearing is good. Why, 

 then, should the teamster scream so as to be hijard 

 half a mile, or more ? 



FARMERS' MEETING AT HANOVER, N. H. 



We learn, from the Granite State Whig, that farm- 

 ers and other gentlemen friendly to improvement, 

 of Hanover, Lyme, and Lebanon, lately met in Han- 

 over, for the purpose of discussing various subjects 

 relating to agriculture. Asa Huntington, Esq., was 

 chosen chairman. S. Flint, Esq., of Lyme, read an 

 essay on Feeding Stock, after which the various 

 points in the discourse were discussed. Other gen- 

 tlemen were appointed to deliver essays at future 

 meetings. This is but an instance of thousands of 

 cases of the kind which should occur in the country, 

 and which Vi'ill take place when farmers are awakened 

 to the importance of association and combined ac- 

 tion, in effecting improvements in their profession. 



APPLES ON PEAR STOCKS. 



We are indebted to Mr. William Elliot, of Green- 

 field, in this state, for the following facts on this 

 subject, and we should be pleased to receive the re- 

 sult of other experiments that tend to its elucida- 

 tion. 



I notice an inquiry in the New England Farm- 

 er, of January 20th, " Whether the apple has been 

 grafted into the pear, in this section." It has been 

 done, with good success, in this town, on a pear-tree 

 of the Bell variety. ^Nlr. William Mitchell has 

 kindly furnished me with a sample of the apples 



which grew on this pear-tree, and which I send you. 

 You win perceive they are of leather diminutive size, 

 and beginning to decay. The reason for this is, 

 they are the " last pickings." Mr. Mitchell has 

 owned, for a number of years, the piece of land on 

 which this pear-tree stands ; and he informs me that 

 the tree bears well every year, both pears and apples. 

 The pears are of quite an indifferent quality ; the 

 apples are fair in size and of good quality. Should 

 you wish further information in regard to the tree, I 

 will endeavor to obtain it. 



Remarks. — The specimens of fruit forwarded as 

 above, are beautiful and of excellent quality. — Ed. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



Of Mr. Samuel Pond, Cambridgeport, excellent 

 specimens of Easter Beurre pears, which he raises 

 and ripens to perfection, though this is a very uncer- 

 tain kind in less skilful hands. 



Of Messrs. Hyde, Newton, Yellow Bellflower, a 

 siiperior ft-uit, but rather uncertain in most climates ; 

 and Seaver Sweet which is one of the finest sweet 

 apples. 



Of Colonel Edward Parsons, West Springfield, 

 Bag's Favorite, a large, handsome apple, flattish- 

 conical, yellow ground, mostly covered with red. 

 The quality is very good, and it is highly esteemed 

 by cultivators in that town, where it originated on 

 the farm of Colonel Aaron Bag. 



From Mr. John AVashbiu-n, Plymouth, Holmes 

 apple. This is a small fruit, of a beautiful yellow 

 color, and excellent flavor. Fine for the private 

 garden. The size is rather small for the market, 

 large size being an important requisite, to make fruit 

 current among our New England dealers. Perhaps 

 this is the case elsewhere. Mr. Washburn informs 

 us that this apple floiu'ishes remarkably well on a 

 sandy soil. 



From Charles H. Perkins, Weathersfield, Vt., a 

 variety of apples. Jonathan, an excellent and beau- 

 tiful red apple, but rather small for the market. 

 One kind, large, and remarkably fair and handsome, 

 but the quality is hardly first rate. 



From Mr. S. Baldwin, Brighton, Catalac pear, of 

 enormous size ; an excellent variety for cooking ; late 

 fall and early winter. 



We have fi-om our friends other fruits, but too 

 green for trial. Inquiries as to the Red Russets will 

 be answered in our next number. 



NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS, 



New ilusicAL AVork. — Mr. Charles H. Keith, of 

 this city, has just published a new manual for choirs, 

 called " The Antiquarian." It contains a choice 

 collection of the most admired pieces, by such com- 

 posers as Billings, Holden, Bellcnap, Luther, Pleyel, 

 and others of their stamp, and will doubtless be a 

 valuable addition to our text-books for churches, as 

 well as private use. It is a work which has long been 

 wanted by the lovers of true melody, and will, no 

 doubt, be introduced very generally into our churches. 

 Published by C. H. Keith, Boston. 



An Address delivered before the New York State 



