NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



lot 



food. Sow from 12 to 16 quarts to the acre, 

 and cover the seed with the harrow. 



There are five species of this grain spoken 

 of in the Domestic Encyclopedia, three of 

 which I have had growing in my garden, this 

 year, viz. 



1. The paniann, or common millet, which is 

 grown extensively in India, and of which it is a 

 Dative. 



2. The panicum geriimnicitm, cultivated ex- 

 tensively in Germany and the South of Europe, 

 where it is hulled in mills adapted to the pur- 

 pose, and thus prepared, is used extensivcl}' for 

 puddmo-s, &.C. Either of these kmds will do 

 for tield culture, and they are believed to be 

 varieties of the same species. 



3. The botanic name 1 have not ascertained, 

 but in common language the third species is cal- 

 led the chocolate millet, from the circumstance 

 of its seeds, prepared like coffee, making a bev- 

 erasjc similar to chocolate, it grows similar 



From the American Farmer. 



to broom corn, and the grain is black. 



J. Alexander, Esq. 

 Sec'ry of Albany Co. Ag. Society. 



.T. BUEL. 



From the Worcester papers of Wednesday. 



Believing that an essential improvement 

 might be made in the breed of Swine in this 

 vicinity, I have turned my attention to this ob- 

 ject. I have bred from the first quality of our 

 native stock ; but have found the produce vari- 

 ant and uncertain in form, size and propensity : 

 some improved, and others deteriorated. I 

 have crossed with more reputable breeds; but 

 did not obtain that fleshy form and disposition 

 to fatten upon light keeping, most valuable to 

 farmers who supply the market, and families 

 who supply themselves. 



In 1820, 1 examined the pens of Mr. John 

 Reed, of Roxbury, who, by the agency of Col. 

 Pickering, had procured a breed from England. 

 As he was raising and tattening upon a large 

 establishment, having, as estimated, 13 tons 

 preparing for market, I had an opportunity of 

 viewing them in their various stages. From 

 their appearance and his account of them, I was 

 satisfied of their excellence, and obtained the 

 kind. They may be seen in possession of Capt. 

 Munroe, Mr. Butman, Maj. Burt, and Mr. Rufus 

 Porter. One of the kind was exhibited at our 

 last Cattle Show by Mr. Gleason, who obtained 

 the first premium. 



It being suggested by the Committee on Neat 

 Stock, the last year, that the breed might be 

 improved by crossing with a coarser kind, 1 

 wrote to Mr. Reed on the subject, and received 

 the following statement ; — " I have often tried 

 the experiment of crossing with a coarser breed 

 of hogs, and as often found my hogs to degen- 

 -crate ; but when 1 have crossed with small- 

 boned hogs. It has answered well. My hogs 

 are of the Bedford breed, so called in England ; 

 and experience has proved, to my satisfaction, 

 that this breed is far the best that has been in- 

 troduced into our country. They are quiet in 

 their nature, fat easy and with little expense or 

 trouble. I have had some weigh, at 12 months 

 old, about 340 lbs. ; and a considerable number, 

 at 18 months old, 400 lbs.'' 



I have distributed two litters of the kind, and 

 have the third now ready for disposal. 



O. FISKE. 

 Worcester, Oct. 28, 1822. 



A PLOUGH CLEANER. 



Douninglojm, Pa. ItK Month \4lh, 18':!2. 

 Respected I'riend, 



1 have received thy acceptable letter, and 

 really wish that I could add to the merits of thy 

 work, by " frequent mental contributions," as 

 thee desires me to do. But 1 feel great delica- 

 cy in venturing any remarks among the able 

 productions of thy correspondents. And 1 know 

 so lilllo of the theory of Aarricuituro, iliat niv 

 observations must necessarily be confined to n 

 few practical matters, such as niigbt occur to 

 any one who has been raised as a plain f.iinier. 



1 will, however, now give thee a description 

 and drawing of an appendage to the plough, 

 which I have used for several years, and found 

 very convenient ; it is a " plough cleaner."' I 

 very recently exhibited the contrivance before 

 the Philadelphia .Agricultural Society, and it 

 was approved by their Committee on Imple- 

 ments. 



The staff B, rests towards one end on the 

 coupling round of the plough handles ; at the 

 other end it has a mortice. A; to receive the 

 upright E ; they are connected by a pin, so as 

 to work like a hinge. 



The upright E, is placed three inches before 

 the coulter D, and joined to the beam, C, by a 

 screw bolt, which may be passed through eith- 

 er of the three holes in the upright, so that its 

 range can be adapted to the depth of ploughing. 



The front edge of E is made a little circular, 

 to prevent its acting as shears ; G represents a 

 circular thin steel spring, screwed on the beam 

 and tied with a string to the statf, B. The 

 whole contrivance is placed on the land side ol' 

 the plough. 



The ploughman, when he wishes to use it, 

 grasps the staff with his left hand, and drawing 

 it backwards causes the lower part of E to ad- 

 vance and rid the coulter of whatever h..d col- 

 lected about it. The spring, G, will then re- 

 store the upright and staff to their former po- 

 sitions, ready to be used again. 



I am with much respect thy friend, 



JOSEPH KERSEY. 



From the I'illafce Record. 

 The following communication from .Mr. .Sharpless, of 

 Downingtown, is worthy of attenlion. The experiment 

 for the preservation of Peach trees from the worm, we 

 earnestly recommend to those who have the means of 

 trying it ; and we shall be obliged by being informed 

 of the effect. We shall also esteem it a favor if any 

 one will give us information how to preserve the Mo- 

 rella cherry from the fly which is so rapidly destroying 

 it. Mr. Sharpless has our thanks for his note ; we 

 hope he will continue his observations and give us the 

 result. — 



Domunglon, Pa. iOth Month 10/ft, 1822. 

 Esteemed Friend, 



I had observed to a friend, that I thought it 

 a pity that the Peach, which was so highly es- 

 teemed in its season for its agreeable flavor as 

 well as wholesomeness, could not be cultivated 

 with that success they formerly were. 



He remarked that he had heard of an accnien- 

 tal discovery which had been made to prevent 

 or destroy the worm. 



A Fuller who had been colouring cloth with 

 the shells of walnuts — after having extracted 

 the colouring property from them threw them 

 out by the root of a Peach tree which stood 

 naar liis .Mill, it appeared to be on the decline, 

 the consequence was that the tree revived and 

 grew luxuriantly ; this induced him to suppose 

 that the shells contained something destructive 

 to the worm, he therefore applied them to other 

 trees with equal success. 



As it is now the season for gathering the Wal- 

 nuts, 1 have thought it right to communicate Ih s 

 information to tlie public that the experiment 

 may be made. 



I have discovered that the worm whicli has 

 injured (ur Peach trees, like the Hessian fly has 

 passed from East to West. I was in the Red- 

 stone country 22 years ago, the trees then, had 

 not been injured by them — about 12 years af- 

 ter, was there again, when the trees were al- 

 most all destroyed ; and for 1.5 or 20 miles West, 

 beyond that they were fine and flourishing — 7 

 years afterwards passed through the western part 

 of the state into Ohio, found the worms had pro- 

 gressed westwardly as far as Mt. Pleasant, and 

 but a few miles beyond; this was 3 years since, 

 from hence I concluded that the fly which gen- 

 erates the worm moves on a few miles every 

 year. This I think is the case with the insect 

 which has within a few years affected the Morel- 

 la Cherry trees, which are now nearly all des- 

 troyed. The first I saw of their eflects on those 

 trees, was in the neighborhood of Germantown, 

 not more than 7 years ago, I think it was 3 

 years before Uiey reached this part of the coun- 

 try. 



From the Providence Journal. 

 Rhode-Island Silk. — Isaac Barker, Esq. of 

 Middletown, in this state, now in this town, 

 wears a very handsome silk vest, which was 

 wholly produced and manufactured on his own 

 farm. He has made silk for three or four years, 

 commonly about thirty pounds a year, when 

 prepared for spinning, and, we are happy to 

 learn, finds it a profitable business, which he 

 thinks may be extended with ease and advantage. 

 We doubt not, the farmers of the state might 

 easily make enough of this valuable article to 

 supply our own consumption. Thus, one after 

 another, are the resources of our country brought 

 into view, atid rendered valuable. The lime 

 was, when it was thought hardly practicable to 

 procure a woollen hat, of domcstick manufac- 

 ture. The time may be, when we shall export 

 silk stuffs, as we now export cottons, by bales 

 and cargoes ! 



An extensive establishment for repressing 

 Cotton is now rising at Mobile. The buildins: 

 is 226 feet in front, by 130 deep. There will 

 be, exclusive of horse presses, a powerful H3'- 

 draulic Press, which is calculated to press 270 

 bales a day. There are to be two fire engines 

 attached to the premises ; and four wells will 

 be excavated on the ground. The proprietors 

 of this establishment are Messrs. Lepetre i 

 Townsley. The expense of the undertaking it 

 IS calculated will be about 50,000 dollars. 



Statesman, 



