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i^JEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Aujrust 3, I82J. 



From the N. Y. Evening Tost. 



GRAPE VINES. 



Hurliculliiral Garden, } 

 Brooldyu, Jw'jy 21, 1827. ^ 

 Sin — I take this opportunity to inform iny friends 

 and the public, to whom [ announced with what 

 perfect safety tlie vines producing table grapes, 

 imported by me from tlie north of France, had sus- 

 iained, without any covering, tiie intense cold of 

 the last winter, that they are the kinJs which I 

 now offer for sale by snbscriplion. The different 

 kinds of vines for vineyards from tlie north of 

 France bore the winter equally vi^ell. 



I deem it necessary also to inform the public that 

 the experiment I tried at the same time upon vines 

 from the south of France, has resulted in a total 

 disappointment. They have all perished, and I 

 f.annot show a single plant of those that were left 

 without covering. I attribute this ill success to 

 their vegetating later in the autumn, and to their 

 coming from a country favored by nature with an 

 9.Ktraordinary mildness of climate. The vessels 

 containing the sap in those vines are more dilated, 

 whereas the sap vessels in the plants from tlio 

 north are more compressed. It is the opinion of 

 Dr Pascalis, who is a nrtive of the soutli of Franco, 

 tliat this observation applies more particularly to 

 exotic grape vines, aad that the plants should be 

 chosen from a climate and temperature as simi 

 lar as possible- to those of the country to which 

 they are to bo transplanted. Besides, Iho vinos 

 from the south being more early in vegetation, are 

 more liable to be affected by sudden changes from 

 cold to heat, and from heat to cold, so prevalent 

 in this climate in spring. 



I warrant my vines to grow, not only by as- 

 sertion but by proof, and that they are of the genu- 

 ine kinds, having an establisliraent of which I 

 must maintain the reputation. I undertake also to 

 designate the different kinds most congenial to 

 each soil and situation. The established price 

 for vineyard vines is 25 cents by the quantity. 



Those persons who have followed my instruc- 

 tions are perfectly satisfied with the success of 

 ihe planting and growth of their vineyards. 



Mr B. has formed a vineyard at his country seat 

 on Long Island. The plants were not furnished 

 by me. He has told ine himself that he had lost 

 ■1000 of the 8000 plants that he had set in the 

 ground this spring, which is an enormous loss 

 considering the price of labour, the delay, the dis- 

 couragement and the expense to whicli it subjects 

 the proprietor in replacing them. This disappoint- 

 ment has happened to him although the spring 

 has been uncommonly favourable by a succession 

 of warm rains and genial heats, which are the 

 most powerful promoters of vegetation. It is 

 therefore astonishing he has lost so many ; for 

 such favourable springs cannot be often expected 

 tn this climate. 



Respectfully yours, 



ANDREW PARMENTIER. 



CROPS. 



Tn this neighhorhoo'J, the crops were never 

 more bountiful than the present season. The rye 

 harvest is begun, and so stout is the grain, that a 

 clip or two will fill the hand of the reaper. The 

 shocks stand thicker than we have sometimes 

 seen sheaves in other yeats, and it is, the farmers 

 say, narrow dodging to drive between them with 

 the cart. Tlie grass is so heavy, that it requires a 

 strong arm to carry the scythe througli the swaith, 

 which, when turned out, looks like a whole win- 

 row of itself. In many fields, unable to support 

 its own Wright, it has long since lain down ; and 

 when cut there is hardly room on tlie ground to 

 dry it. The corn, which was rather puny t]je 

 fore part of the season, has of late become stout 

 and strong ; and if you had the patience to watch 

 it, you might sec it grow. Every thing looks smil- 

 ing — except that you now and then see a cloud 

 on the brow of the farmer, caused by dull hay 

 weather, or the scarcity of help to secure his 

 crops — and there is reason for every body to smile, 

 the manulacturer, the mechanic, the merciiant, 

 and the professional man, as well at; the cultivator 

 of the soil; for the former, although they are 

 growers neither of corn nor beef, are neverthe- 

 less people of taste, and love good eating as well 

 ar> the agriculturalist. fBerkshire American.] 



A Bobinet factory has been discontinued at Ips- 

 ivich. The British having improved so much in 

 the machinery, as to be able to manufacture with 

 greater rapidity, and to undersell the Americans 

 in our market, though tlie domestic article is tlie 

 best. The factory discontinued, employed 300 

 young ladies in Lace Work. A new net factory is 

 however, to be established at Ipswish. The New- 

 port School purchases its bobinet, 



FISH. 



Dr. Franklin having observed in New England, 

 that the herrings ascended from the sea into one 

 river of that country, while a single individual 

 was never seen in another river, separated from 

 the former by a narrow tongue of land, and which 

 communicated also with the sea, this philosopher 

 took the leaves of some plants on which the her- 

 rings had deposited their eggs,already fecundated, 

 and conveyed them to the river which was de- 

 prived of the annual visit of these fish. The suc- 

 cess of this experiment surpassed his expectation; 

 the eggs were completely productive, and the fol- 

 lowing year the river was filled with a numerous 

 shoal of herrings, which, since that time, have 

 continued to frequent it. Dr. Mitchill of New 

 York, informs us that he transported two doz(;n 

 and ten yellow perch from Rochonkoma pond, in 

 Suffolk county, Long-Island, to Success pond in 

 the town of Norlh-Hanipstead, a distance of 40 

 miles. In two years these few fisfaps multiplied 

 so fast, that they might be caught with a liook in 

 any part of the water, which is about a mile ,in 

 circumference ! " Planting" oysters, as it is term- 

 ed, is a common practice. 



When fish are kept in large pools or ponds 

 boiled malt, or fresh grains, are proper food ; thus, 

 carp may be reared and fed like capons, and tench 

 will also prosper. If reared in a stew, any sort 

 of corn, or leguminous fruit boiled, especially peas 

 and malt coarsely ground, arc equally fettening. 

 [Domestic Encyclopedia.] 



Bridgetown, JV. J. " Steam Boat." A cow, so 

 called, (whose power we should call a 100 horse,) 

 in the possession of Dr. Wm. Elmer, of that place, 

 produced last week, a male and a female Calf, at 

 one birth, averaging 80 pounds each — this is the 

 second time in succession she has brought forth 

 twins, and each pair averaging ICO pounds at a 

 birth. She is now the mother of five living calves, 

 the oldest but twenty-five months old, and if kill- 

 ed and dressed now, they would weigh ."iOO lbs. 

 fllass. Journal. 



F.OUNDERED, 



A disease in the feet, to which horses arc sub- 

 ject. It i3 occasioned by hard riding, severe la 

 bour, great heats, sudden colds, &c. that inflamt 

 the blood, and, as the farriers express, it, melt titr 

 grease, which descends into the feet ; v.here it 

 settles and causes such a numbness and pricking 

 in the lioof, as in some instances to render thi: 

 animal affected unable to stand. 



The general methods of removing this disor 

 der are, first, bleeding, which operation, if op- 

 portunely performed, is calculated to afford ira 

 mediate relief. The rapid and irregular circula- 

 tion of the blood is then to be diminished, by giv- 

 ing the horse cooling salts internally, clysters, an 

 opening diet, and plenty of diluting liquor four or 

 five times every day, together with emollient poul- 

 tices ; which ought to be applied warm round the 

 hoofs, in order to soften them, and to promote a 

 free and equal perspiration. 



But the sole or frog of the foot aft'ectod, should 

 on no pretence be pared to that excess, which it 

 too frequently done by ignorant farriers. It will 

 be sufficient to clear away the hardened surface 

 of the sole, that the poultice may properly open 

 the pores. All greasy and oily applications should 

 likewise be avoided, being ill calculated to ac- 

 celerate the cure. 



[This disease is a kind of gout, produced by 

 permitting the animal to eat or drink heartily 

 while liot ; or by violent exercise on a full stom 

 acli. The cure is bleeding, purging and rest. 

 Take off the shoes.— T. C] 



* [Domestic Encyclopedia.! 



IMPROVEMENT IN THE ARTS. 

 We observe, in the Auction Hall of the Ex- 

 change, a large street lamp, or lantern, manufac- 

 tured at the Jersey Glass Works, in a manner 

 dif^rent from that of .Tny article of the kind -here 

 tofore produced in this country. Its pesuliar 

 merit consists in being made of stained and mar- 

 bled glass, by an artist from England ; who wc 

 should imagine could not fail to find encourage- 

 ment in his line in the United States. The col- 

 ouring and ornamenting of the material {common 

 window-glass) is beautifully done, and may be a- 

 dapted to the greatest variety of fasliionable and 

 useful purposes. The dyeing or staining has been 

 witnessed before, in some specimens from the 

 same hand, but nothing in its present state of fin- 

 isli, though frequent in Europe, has been seen be- 

 fore in America. From what we perceive of thi.s 

 improvement in the art, we may rationally expect 

 the attention of buildcrsand directors of churches, 

 and other public edifices, to be attracted towards I 

 it — so peculiarly adapted to the solemn and mag- 

 nificent in architectu.al beauty and grandeur, as 

 well as calculated for the more humble hut gen- 

 eral and practical accommodation of the fanciful 

 and curious in the minor branches of commerce 

 and trade. 



MACHINE FOR RAISING WATER. 

 G. Bradley of Newton, Con. has sent us a par- 

 tial account of a self acting machine, invented by 

 them for raising water. There is a brook a little 

 distance from their dwelling house, the bed of 

 which is 18 feet lower than the sill of their house. 

 The water of their well would not answer to wash 

 with, and they were compelled to resort to the 

 brook, until their necessities became the mother 

 of invention to them. They have invented a sim 



