NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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THE LINCOLN PEACH. 



This peach is probably a native of the town of Lin- 

 coln, in this state, as it has been cultivated there for 

 fifty years, and is regarded as one of the most valua- 

 ble varieties for orchard culture. The tree is hardy, 

 productive, and a good, strong grower, forming a 

 large, vigorous tree. The fruit is hardy against 

 storms, and it is of the largest size, and of a beautiful 

 appearance, selling at the highest prices, when raised 

 under good culture, and oifered for sale in fine con- 

 dition and the best style. The largest of these have 

 iold at five dollars a bushel this season, and they 

 have been retailed at six cents each. 



The Lincoln peach ripens from the 10th to the 

 20th or 2oth of September, coming into use, gen- 

 eral!}', as the supply of southern peaches abates ; and 

 the Tarbell, and Smith's Favorite, two other valua- 

 ble varieties, cultivated in Lincoln, follow in quick 

 succession, and run through the season, as late as 

 any peaches will ripen well. 



The fruit is very large ; roundish-oval ; deep cav- 

 ity ; suture on one side, deep towards and at the top, 

 slight point at the top ; rich golden yellow, beauti- 

 fully mottled and blended with brilliant red, with a 

 blush of deep red full in the sun ; flesh bright yel- 

 low, with a tinge of red at the stone ; melting, juicy, 

 rich, sweet, luscious, and of fiue flavor ; the stone 

 free, rather small, oval, pointed, ragged. 



We selected this variety from its fine appear- 

 ance in the orchard, and high reputation ; and we 

 are indebted to Mr. Charles H. Tarbell, Lincohi, for 

 scions, which we set last season, and they have made 



a fine growth in the nursery ; also for specimens of 

 the fruit for our drawing. "We consider this old 

 standard native of our New England hills superior 

 to most foreign kinds of peaches that make so con- 

 spicuous a figure in most of our fruit books and 

 nursery catalogues. "We have good native peaches 

 enough to fill a long list, even ten times as extensive 

 as any one would wish to cultivate. 



USE OF THE ROLLER ON GRASS 

 LANDS. 



In no branch of husbandry is the roller more an 

 implement of utility than in the cultivation of grass. 

 It renders the soil compact and solid; it encourages- 

 the growth of the plants, by bringing the earth close 

 to every part of the root ; it assists in filling up and 

 levelling any inequalities in the surface of the field, 

 thereby preventing surface water from remaining 

 stagnant, and eradicating the grass from particular 

 spots ; and it tends to hinder the drought from pen- 

 etrating, which is an effect of the greatest importance. 

 In fact, a grass field cannot be too often rolled ; and 

 it is not going too far to assert, that the application 

 of the roller, in autumn, to prepare the roots for re- 

 sisting the winter frosts, and in spring to set them firm 

 after those frosts, every j'car while the field remains 

 in grass, will amply repay the expense. — Trans, of 

 the Highland Societi/, 



The steam engines at work in London are equal 

 to the united force of 1,900,000 men, and are man- 

 aged by only 36,000 men. 



