lOii 



ing utensils, forWaverly, Cooper, and the Piano." 

 S. The enlighlemd and devout Ctergymun, the 

 learned and peace makir.g Lnivijer, and the scienti- 

 fic and faithful Phyaician; Wc ranlc them among 

 our most valuable blessings. 



9. The. prnsclyting Clergyman, the pettifogging 

 Lawyer, and the quae!; Doctor; If they must live, 

 may they live on each other. 



10. The politicrd and rcligiutis parlizan; Always 

 nn the liglit side— so is an off o.-i. 



11. John Bull; not content with his own, is try- 

 ing to break into our Maine Pasture, lot hirn keep 

 )iis own side of the hedge, or we'll put a ring in 

 his nose. 



12. Old Bachelors and old Maids; witli all their 

 settings, may the former get taxed and the letter 

 get married. 



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Oct. 19, 1827. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, OCT. 19, 1897. 



There were a considerable nui;^i'r oiiiew in- tnae ; il is as old as the world. Their yearly fall, 



ventions and improved agricultural implements 

 oftored, some of which promise to be u.iutul. This 

 part of the Show was indebted, on lliis occasion, 

 as well as on many others, to the zeal ind activi- 



and the occasional fall of timber, are the ancient 

 ordinance, by which, the happy soil which we till, 

 was pre|>Lired for cultivation; whether its primi- 

 j live s.veetness and virginity has been impaired by 



ty of Mr. Nf.wf.i.l, the public spirited , ropnelor ' injuuicioiis husbandry, and are to be reclaimed, or 

 of the Agricultural Establishnmnt in Boj-'un, lor \v„el£ier the owner wishes to preserve it entire, 

 many of its attractions. He has always forw.rued the means are the same ; a steady industry to pre- 

 specimens of his numerous implements and nia- 1 vide manure, in sucli proportion, as always to e.x- 



• BRIGHTON PAIR. 



The annual Cattle Show, Pair and Ploughing 

 Hatch of the Massacliusetis Agricultural Society 

 was held ut Brighton on Wednesday last. All the 

 ;)avls of the e.\liibitir.a, which have usually occu- 

 pied two days, were on this occasion accomplish- 

 ed in one. This arrangement was found much 

 mote satisfactory to those who attended, as it af- 

 forded an opportunity of witnessing all parts of 

 The exhibition in a much shorter space of time. 



The number of young cattle, of swine and of 

 sheep was not so large as on some former occa- 

 sions. There were a number of pairs of fine 

 working oxen, particularly from Sutton and Con- 

 cord. The pens were filled with fair .-ipecimens 

 of stock, native and imported, among which were 

 noticed two fat o.xen, owned by Ira Yeaman of 

 Weslfield, one weighing 2449 lbs. the other 2;i63 

 —several remarkably fat, owned by J. Estabrook 

 of Alhol — a full blood Alderney heifer, by Gor- 

 ham Parsons, Ksq. — a Iloldcriiess cow owned by 

 '.he same gentleman — .several merino Ewes and 

 Bucks by J. Barrett and G. iM. Barrett of Concord 

 — Merino Bucks and Ewes, by J.Webber of Bed- 

 ford — a fine heifer owned by John Mears of Dor- 

 chester, 17 months old, wci-rhing 7bO lbs. sired 

 by Mr Welles' bull— swine by Silas Dudley of 

 Sutton — milch cows by J. W. Watson of Prince- 

 ton, and James Robbins of Watertown — some fine 

 sheep of the breed called Devonshire JVots, recent- 

 'y presented to the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 Society by Gen. John Collin; one of them shear- 

 ed Vii lbs. long combing wool ; and often weigh- 

 ing to lbs. per quarter — 8 Bremen geese by John 

 Perry of Boston 



chines, and has been the means of introducin 

 others from a distance. 



The first claim to a premium, offered thirty years 

 ago for the best orchard, was made this year by 

 four gentlemen. Mr Lowell observed that no 

 better evidence could be yiven of the usefulness 

 of the Society, than the improvement made iu this 

 important branch of agriculture ; and that nothing 

 would lessen the consumption of spirituous liquors 

 so effectually as the introduction of good cider. 



The manufnctures, particularly the household 

 articles, were numerous and elegant ; among which 

 were noticed beautiful pelerines made from that 

 simple and abundant article, the floss of milk loeed. 

 There were specimens of wrought muslins, laces, 

 straw work, artificial flowers, wrought shell combs 

 &c. Among the specimens of ingenious needle- 

 work was noticed a patoh-work bed quilt, formed 

 of 9220 pieces, all equal sized, regular hexagons, 

 less than an inch in diameter, of various colors and 

 figures, tastefully arranged, wrought by a lady of 

 this city. 



The occasion was honored with the company of 

 many gentlemen in this vicinity, the Governor of 

 the Commonwealth, Gen. Coffin from England, a 

 liberal benefactor of the Society, Capt. Basil Hall 

 of the British Navy, who omits no opportunity of 

 making himselt acquainted with the institutions of 

 this country. The dinner tables were decorated 

 with flowers from the garden of John Prince Esq. 

 of Roxbury,, and the Botanic Garden at Cambridge. 

 The dessert was furnished with fruit from the gar- 

 dens of several horticulturists in this vicinity. 



At half past 1 the members of the Society went 

 in procession from the Agricultural Hall to the 

 Church, where, after a short and appropriate Ad- 

 dress by the Hon. John Lowell, the Prcsidentof 



ceed somewhat the mere requirements of the 

 criips. Of these means, the gatherii.g of leaves, 

 wl;,rc woodland is near, is the easiest and the 

 most profitable ; it is much attended to in the 

 best cultivated parts of Europe. The Swiss, who 

 have to support a thick population upon a rough 

 and rocky soil, gather leaves wherever they are 

 to be found ; in their apple and chesnut orchards; 

 by the road side ; and in their small cities the 

 privilege of taking up the leaves from the public 

 walks is paid for by the farmers. In Flanders 

 they gather great stocks of them, and their beau- 

 tiful cattle and horses have the benefit of most 

 abundant litter.s. 



I am urged again, Mr Editor, to these remarks 

 by the benefits which I have received from the 

 practice ; I have endeavored every season to get 

 in more than before, and I hope soon, if the 

 weather proves favorable, to secure a greater 

 stock of them than ever I have yet. Well mi.xed 

 with cattle dung, they are the most assured means 

 of raising a good crop of potatoes, of superior fla- 

 vor and excellence. 



The gathering of leaves may be greatly accel- 

 erated by suitable arrangements : a cart with lad- 

 ders fore and aft, and long slats of boards to go 

 from ladder to ladder to secure the sides, and 

 stakes, is the best adapted carriage. The leaves 

 should be raked in small heaps, a sheet of tow- 

 cloth two yards square should then be laid on the 

 ground, and the small heaps be raked into it; 

 when full a man ties tlie corners of the sheet, and 

 hands it to a boy, whe keejis on the cart, and re- 

 ceives it ; he unties the bundle and lets the con- 

 tents go, and keeps treading all the while ; in this 

 way a load is soon obtained ; and to the above 

 tackling, some little brush may be added to the 



the Society, the premiums were announced. From sides of the load to build it up, and hold on the 



the early hour, at which our paper necessarily goes 

 to press, we are unable to give them this week. — 

 They will be published in full, with the Remarks 

 of Mr LowKi.i,, in our next paper. 



Agricultural Extras — MrSAMUF.L Pond of Cam- 

 bridge has left at the New England Farmer office 

 this week, two roots of Mangel Wnrtzel, each 

 weighing 12 pounds ; and a crook necked squash 

 the black mule Rolln, .') years ] weighing 25 lbs. 



old, and bay nmlc Pizarro 2 years old, bred by S. I Mr Henri A. Breed of Lynn has likewise left 

 W. Pomeroy, Esq. — The Jack Selim owned by j a pear, weighing 1 pound and 12 ounces — thirty of 



the same gentleman — a cow and 4 calves, owned 

 by John Welles, Esq. being the stock of Ctplebs — 

 The Young Admiral owned by J. Prince, Esq. — a 

 cow, 4 years old, owned by Nathan Adams — and 

 other fine cattle owned by Zcbedeo Cook, Jr. 

 Abijah White, Stephen Patch, &c. 



The Ploughing Match was finely contested and 

 afforded a pleasing exhibition. There were thir- 

 teen ploughs entered, ten of which took the field, 

 and performed the task with great care and skill. 

 One plough was so contrived as to require no per- 

 son to hold it, and but little attention from the 

 driver, which we should consider a greatimprove- 

 ment. 



them filling a balf bushel. 



FOR THK NF.W ENGLAND FAKMER. 



ON LEAVES FOR MANURE. 

 Mu EnrroR — 'I'he changing foliage warna the 

 farmer again to make feady for gathering his sup- 

 ply of leaves ; the comfort of his cattle requires it, 

 and a clean abundant litter, to make a warm nest 

 for his hogs, will assist much to their fattening. — 

 These advantages would pay for the trouble of 

 getting in leaves ; but when their value as a ma- 

 nure is well considered, it seems that no one 

 would overlook a way so easy to benefit himself. 

 That leaves manure the land, is not a new doc- 



leaves. I have tried to use baskets to load the 

 leaves, but have found the above sheet to work 

 easier and quicker, and in order to make it more 

 durable, I have hnd a small rope sowed round the 

 edge of it, and let out about eighteen inches at 

 the corners, which makes it easier to tie, and se- 

 cures the sheet from getting torn. Such a sheet 

 will cost about one dollar. 



in the use of leaves the hogs e.xcel, for whether 

 as a litter in the covered part of their stye, or 

 whether thrown in moderate quantities in their 

 yard, when miry, they soon work them and secure 

 them from the power of the wind ; when used for 

 littering cattle, it is absolutely needful to work 

 them with their dung. When the floor is cleared 

 in the morning, the dung, urine and leaves should 

 be well worked and chopped together with the 

 shovel before they are thrown out on the heap- if 

 it is not so done, the wind will surely take hold 

 and disappointment and disgust ensue; when so 

 mixed, they will soon dissolve in the ground, and 

 seldom any trace of them be seen in fall, when po- 

 tatoes are dug. 



With much esteem, I am your friend and serv't 

 J. M. G. ' 



Jfeston, Oct. 18, 1827. 



