NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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c i!_; bodies, is absorbed by water, which combines 



, 1; -. veral times its bulk ol" that gas.' When watev 



, i'.;>n-5nated with these gases it supplies food to 



li.'^ in great abundance. If we pour water on a 



l,|i ol' stable or cow dung in a state of fermentation, 



i.ows out at the bottom altered in its color, taste and 



^;n. It becomes impregnated with new substances 



1 irli it has gathered m its passage through the dung 



I , and holds in solution the results of the decompo- 



; on ; and if it be deeply black and putrid it is a ccr- 



t 1 indication of its teing entirely saturated. To suf- 



-. therefore, to run oiT without any care orlrou- 



ruost culpable mismanagement, and a flagrant 



:on of the soundest maxims of rural economy. 



putrescent stream is the very essence of manure, 



;1 -liould either be scrupulously confined within the 



"Ithe dung hill, or conveyed to fresh earth that 



. impart its nutritive qualities." 



use of water as an absorbent and solvent for 

 : L-, is well understood in Europe. " The farmers 

 : --. itzerland consider liquid manure as the most effi- 

 I inis of any, and thence, after the dung is ferment- 

 ' til' y dilute it in water, and the liquid alone is car- 

 : 1 tii the field, and scattered over it. The earth im- 

 1 !,ately imbibes the liquid, which soon reaches the 

 1 '.< of the plants, and causes a rapid vegetation ; 

 1 trras it is a long time before dung, in a solid state, 

 1 iii/.es the soil. The straw that remaius, after the 

 1 V? is thus washed, is applied as manure for pota- 

 ts."* 



r water is capab'* of holding the finest and most 

 1 litious particles of manure in solution, it must be a 

 ■1 y wasteful practice to suffer manure heaps to be 

 \ hod by every shower, and the draining^ to be con- 

 f ted into the highways, to flow into a neighboring 

 1 ">!:, or what is equally, and in some instances more 

 ( iniicial to the interest of the farmer, to make a part 

 ^: In,- land so rich as to be unproductive, or at most to 

 > d little but rank weeds, and perhaps grass which 

 1 r' s before it is half grown, and is wholly or at least 

 J. ially rotten before it is ripe. 



fhnts as to the Agricultural Statfs of the J^^thcr- 

 h, ;)ii?e 67. Lord Kaimts likewise recommendtd 

 id manure. 



(to be continoed.) 



EVERLASTING PEA, Lalhyrus latifolius. 

 . person living, it is believed, in the State of New 

 1 k, some time since advertised a quantity of 

 t Everlasting Pea, for sale. A small quantity of said 

 f " are wanted by a gentleman in Boston for seed. 

 'J r might be forwarded to the care of the Editor of 

 t New England Earmer, Rogers' Buildings. Congress 

 » ft, Boston, or to so.me other person in Boston, at the 

 o on of the owner. Information, slating where those 

 p * may be had, the price, and readiest mode of con- 

 V ing them to Boston, would confer a great favor. If 

 tl Editor of the Plough Boy would be so good as to 

 t notirc of this request, and make it the subject of 

 » iragraph in his useful paper, he would very much 

 • ge The Editor of the N. E. Farmer. 



FARMER SUMMARY OF NEWS. 



conlirm.d. It appeared that 15,000 men had been land- 

 ed at Napoli de Romania from the Turkish fleet, which 

 army was suusequently taken and destroyed. 



Great processions, Hasting, toasting and other simi- 

 lar displays of patriotism have been exhibited in Eng- 

 land on account of Mr. Hunt's liberatiou from pri-on. 



"here are rumors respecting some difficulties and 

 di."agreemtnts among Ihr principalities and powers, 

 wh.i) compose the Congress at Verona ; and something 

 is irilimatjd at Paris relative to the Emperor Alexan- 

 der's rrturning to his own empire sooner than was 

 anticipated. But these reports have a questionable 

 shape. 



The Spanish General MoriUo has been arrested by 

 the Constitutional party, and conducted, under a strong 

 guard, to I'l.acentia. 



Canova, the celebrated sculptor, died at Venice on 

 the IJth of October, alter a short illness. 



If we may believe an official account of General Mo- 

 rales, the Colombian army had sullVred a very disas- 

 trous defeat near Carabuya, on the loth November. — 

 I he following is an extract from thv official bulletin, 

 which announces ilie battle and its results : — " At 11 

 o'clock, at the distance of about a quarter of a league 

 from this point, the enemy offered us battle, in number 

 200 infantry, and 100 cavalry, all veteran troops ol 

 the battalions «f Bovaca, Wompos^ .Antioquita, and 4 

 companies of Carthagenia. They commenced their 

 firt- by skirmishing, besides their columns en masse, 

 which gallantly charged ours, and at less than 400 pa- 

 ces, our troops charged with the bayonet, and in spite 

 of the horrible fire of the enemy they charged them with 

 extraordinary derision, valor and enthusiasm. Allho' 

 the shocks were bloody and the resiftance great, the 

 rebels were surrounded and completely dispersed, leav- 

 ing in our hands about 1000 muskets, 800 prisoners, 

 with t;6 officers, 100 dead and 160 wounded, two col- 

 ors and warlike stores. There has also remained in 

 niir possession, all the baggage of the enemy, from its 

 chief, to that of the last soldier. — In the midst of so 

 complete a victory, and which will always redound so 

 honorably to our arms, we have to lament the loss of 

 the prudent and brave Col. Don Eeon Vtorbe, chief of 

 thestaffof the army, and the gallant commandant ol 

 the battalion of Chasseurs, Gen. Don Josef Gomes del 

 ■','orcQ, with 10 officers, 46 soldiers, and 70 wounded. 



■' Tor myself, observes the general, I am well, altho' 

 two balls were fired at me by two villains, after tliey 

 had surrendered, (but vhich only injured my clothes,) 

 and whom, nevertheless, 1 suffered to live." 



No official intelligence has been received, relative to 

 llie proceeding of the Congress of Verona, but the Juur- 

 niil des Debates has published an article apparently 

 from authority, in which it was stated, that Alexander 

 had announced to the Congress of Verona, his intention 

 of entirely changing his system with regard to Turkey, 

 and of employing forcible means to compel at last the 

 barbarous government of Constantinople to make con- 

 cessions. 



ONGRESS. — Nothing of great general interest has 

 y been transacted by this body. Private petitions. 

 n Ives in their incipient stages, and calls on different 

 A artments for information, have occupied almost ex- 

 <1 ively the attention of both Houses. They appear 

 ,: tt e getting their tools in order, and will probably go 

 ,. ft"ork as soon as the Christmas holidays are over. 



I vessel arrived at New York on the 23d inst. brought 

 Idon papers to the fitb and Liverpool to the 8th of 

 lember. The accounts of the Greek yjctories are 



News has lately been received from the African Col- 

 onization Society's new settlement, which is of a favor- 

 able nature. The name of this place is Liberia, it is 

 situated on the South West Coast of Africa, near Mes- 

 cnrada. The place is found to be healthy, the colo- 

 nists contented and prosperous, and a vessel is expect- 

 ed to sail soon, to add to their numbers, and furnish 

 fresh supplies. 



The Hon. Dixon HalL, a Member of the Senate of 

 Connecticut, was lately deprived of life in a most dis- 

 tressing manner. Being at his Factory, in Sterling, 

 f'onn. he observed a derangement in a band of one of 

 thelarge drums, connected with the main shaft, and, 

 with the intention of rectifying it, .applied his hand, 

 which was caught between the band and drum. His 

 body was drawn with irresistible violence through an 

 opening often inches in diameter, crushing the bones, 

 and instantly depriving him of lite. 



.4 Challenge. — A " Vermont Yankee" has published 

 a challenge to run a horse which is owned in Vermont, 

 against any in Virginia for $5000. " A Horse ! a horse ! 

 my Kingdom for a horse I" 



Several women have lost property in Philadelphia, 

 in consequence of their reticules being snatched from 

 them by robbers in the streets. 



(luebec. — 585 vessels arrived at Quebec the past aea- 

 jon, bringing 10,471 emigrants. 



The Rev. Dr. Allen, President of Bowdoin ColUge, 

 has now in type a work on Shipwrecks, comprising 

 about 350 pages octavo, for the benevolent purpose of 

 distribution among mariners. 



Two thousand dollars have been subscribed in this 

 city for the benefit of tlir family of the brave Lt. Allin, 

 who was killed by the jiiratts. 



Two lads, sons of Major C. Leppit, one aged about 

 12 years, the other 6, in sliding dew ii a hill in Jewell's 

 City, (Con.) both .seated on the same sU d, were car- 

 ried into the ice of an adjacent river, which gave way. ^ 

 The eldest eaught his brother by one arm, swam to the 

 edge of the ice, and placed him on it by a gr< at effort. 

 I hey were both rescued by a person in the niighbor- 

 hood, who was attracted, by their cries, to the spot. 



The Hartford Times states that a cabbage head was 

 raised in East Granville, Mass. the past s(ason, wliieh 

 measured, after all the loose leaves were taken from it, 

 three feet 5 1-2 inches iu circumference, and an apple, 

 which weighed one pound 7 ounces. 



Amcricun Wine. — A gentleman near Georgetown, 

 (U. C.) has planted a small vineyard of about 5 acres. 

 '! be vines are planted in rows, 12 feet apart, and 5 feet 

 distant in the rows. Only one acre has begun to bear, 

 and that produced about 390 gallons of wine the past 

 season. A bushel of clusters of grapes yields 3 gallons 

 of juice, and 3 vines produce, on an average, a littli* 

 short of a bushel of clusters. 1 hese \ ines were put in- 

 to a nursery in 1819, transplanted where they now stand 

 in 1S20, and began to bear in 1822. 



Mr. Jonathan Smith, of this town, killed a swine last 

 week, which he procured in April last from Captain 

 .Northey's farm in Boxford, xind which then v/eigheel 

 about 30 lbs. ; when killeel, it was just ten mouths old, 

 and wcigh£d.353 lbs. — SaUm Gazelle. 



An attempt was made to rob the mail on the 13th 

 inst. near Petersburg, in Virginia. Logs were placed 

 in the road so as to stop the stage, and three men made 

 their appearance, one of whom presented a double bar- 

 reled gun at the driver, calling upon liim to deliver the 

 mail, which the driver promised to do on condition of 

 his life being spared. The driver caught the gun, and 

 as the robber struggled to draw it back, struck him 

 with a whip in the face, and by putting his horses to 

 full speed, saved the mail. ■ 



Gnat Dealings. .~A letter has been received from 

 the acting Governor of the State of Ohio, directed to 

 the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, containing 

 an offer from the former to exchange a n.ap of Ohio for 

 a map of Pennsyh ania. The letter of the Ohio Gov- 

 ernor caused a good deal of laughte-r in Ibe House of 

 Representatives on account of the triCir.g and trafEc- 

 ing nature of the prOjKisition. 



Government has purchased for S5,000 dollars, a 

 steam-boat, which plies between Washington and Nor- 

 folk, to be employed against pirates. 



The Dwelling House of Mr. Levi Scott, in Machias, 

 with all his provisions, and most of his clothing and 

 furniture, were destroyed by fire on the 7th inst. 



William Berry, an American, was lately stabbed in 

 the thigli by a Spaniard, at a house of ill fame in New- 

 beni, N. C. in such a manner that he survived but a 

 short time. 



A fire bro'Ke out on the evening of the 15th inst. in 

 Philadelphia, on Elintham's-wharf, between Race and 

 Vine Streets, which destroyed I wo block-maker's shops, 

 a cooper's shop, and some other buildings, when its 

 progress was arrested by the activity of the firemen. 



Slate J\Ioral Society. — At a convention of delegates 

 from several moral societies in the state of JN'ew-\ork, 

 held in the city of Albany, the 16th January, 1822, l.>il- 

 vid Burhans, Esq. of the town of Be thlehem, Elisha 

 Putnam, of the city of Albany, William Aikiu, of 

 Ibe town of Greenbush, Rev. Thomas HoUiday, of 

 New Scotland, John L. Viele, Esq. of the village of 

 Waterfeird, John Lintklaen, Esq. of Cazenovia. and 

 Jacob Ilees, Esq. of Canajoharie, were appointed a 

 standing committeeibr the ensuing year. 



It was moreover resolved, that another convention be 

 called, to meet in the city of Albany, on the last Wed- 

 nesday of January,*! 823 : that the standing committee 

 be directed to make the arrangements for the same : 

 that the Rev. Thomas Holliday be requested to deliver 

 the sermon before said convention ; and that the Rev. 

 Elisha Yale, of Kingsborough, in the county of Mont- 

 gomery, be appointed his substitute.— ^J/iarij/ Da. AdXj 



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