NEW I^NGI^ANB FAIiMEM. 



Published by John B. Russex-l, al jTo. 52 JVurlh Market Sirett, (over the Jlgiiciillural ICarchouse). — Tuohao G. Fesseniu.n, Editor. 



VOL. VI. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBEK It, 1827. 



No. 21, 



AGRICULTUIIE. 



KOR THE N£W EVahiHIt FARSIKR. 



LARGE CATTLE. 



FARMING. 



I If as great improvements were made in agri- 

 I culture as in tlie meciiunic arts (and the present 

 I modes of ctiltivatinur the oartli are iindoubtcd- 

 I ly su.soeptible of great improvement) the businessi 



Tlic larfre oxon beloiijinj? to Capl. Benjamin 15. of farmers would become, if it is not now, one 

 Howard of West Bridiie.vat!;r, which took the frst ' of the most profitable that is pursued. There is 

 and second premiums, ai the late Cattle ShoMof-no opinion more mistaken we apprehend, than 

 the Plymoulli County Agricultural Society, wire that whicli is very extensively entertained, that 

 butchered on Saturday last. They weighed as there is nothing to be learnt in agriculture. A 



follows, viz : 

 Broad-hornad O.^ 



Ist fore quarter 



'Jd do 

 Ist hind 

 ad do 

 Hide 



Tallow 



Red 0.\ 



Total 



Ist fore quarter 



•id do 

 1st hind 

 ;2d do 

 Hide 



Tallow 



I knowledjre of tlie nature of the diffment kinds of 

 392 lis. soil and manure and the adaptation of the difTor- 

 o46 ent products to them, are unquestionably as ne- 



321 cessary, for success, to the farmer, aa a knowledge 



31(5 of the fitness and relation of things to each other, 

 101 are neeessary in other branches of business. In 



235 1 illustration rnd proof of these observations, wo 

 — ijiiake the extract below, shewing the yearly e.v- 1 commencement of their undertaking, and eulogis-- 

 1701 Ibs.jpenso and income of a well cultivated farm of a- '"S the industry, ingenuity and perseverance whicl, 

 813 Ibi. I bout forty acres. enabled them to overcome every impediment, &c. 



' The Agricultural Society of the countv of Plym-i"« "'"^''''^ ^'^^'^ the Altleborough Buttons now 

 lojth offered a premium the last year of 50 dol- 1 "'""'' '»!^''" '" ^''« '"'■"■'"=' .'" ""^ estimation o1 



Straw of rye 



80 bushels and 19 T-'lths of corn 



1(12 do. potatoes at 25 cts. 



Corn fodder 



Kail feed 



Garden vegetables 



Apples and pears 



3 0(1 

 SO 24 

 40 .'JO 

 [0 00 

 i5 00 

 •iO 00 

 15 00 



,«878 I-! 



AMERICAN BUTTONS. 



A manufactory of buttons established in Al'.;" 

 borough, Mass. by Messrs. R. Robinson & Co. s\. 

 pears to bo in a highly prosperous coi«)ition. T!i' 

 Editor of the .Vicrocoam, a paper printed in I'rovi 

 donee, has published a long article stating the ou 

 slanles which the proprietors encountered at Ih' 



3013 

 30(1 

 301 

 171 

 194 



Total 

 Total weight of both oxen 



These oxen were purchased last December, ftr 

 forty dollars. They were fattened at groat e\- 

 p^nse, and sold to Mr Oliver Ames, of Easton, frr 

 seven dollars a lumdrtd. 



We cannot resist the temptation, furnishotl .Jy 

 (he psesent occasion, to remark, in relation to'fii6 

 subject of beef, that it appears to us astonishing, 

 that of those who purchase neat stock la fatten, 

 so many should be found, who are influenced in 

 their selections generally, more by low friees, than 

 by good dispositions and fair qualities ; even 



lars for the best cultivated farm in the county. 



There were two claimants for the premium, viz. 



Mr Alphetis Forbes of Bridgewater (who is highly 

 — — I commended for his skill and industry in the man- 

 159111s. [ ;,^ement of liis farm) and Rev. Morrill Allen of 

 3292 lbs. ; Pembroke, to whom the premium was av.'ardcd. — 



The following is a statement of the expenses and 



income of Mr Allen's farm which hut a few years 



ago it is stated, " yielded little else than briars and 



thorns." 



EXPENSE OF FABM. . 



Seed used and manure purchased 

 The labor of one man at 20 dolls. 



per month, board included, three 



months and three quarters 

 The labor of a lad at IG dollar.s, 



seven months 



.120 30 



when these are so obvious as not to be unobserv- 1 28J days' labor hired at $1 25 cts 



ed. These, however, ought to be the governing 

 principles by which all such selections should be 

 made. 



The grand object of every farmer in making 

 Uoef should be, to malu'. ^'ood /'Cf at little expense. 

 And in order to accomplish this, in the his^hesl de- 

 5Tce, it is iiecessary, in our opinion, tliat the ani- 

 mals of which it is to be made should always have 

 been kept in high flesh, that they be thrifty, have 

 But liltlo offal, and what perhaps is most impor- 

 tant, tiiat they be naturally induced to fatten easi- 

 ly. Now, how far the internal dispositions of 

 neat stock are indicated, by their external quali- 

 ties, we shall not undertake to say ; and, still less, 

 what the particular configuration and feel ought 

 10 be. It is enough for our purpose to remark, 

 that there is an in!imate connexion betu een them ; 

 and that; bis connexion is sufficient to form the 

 basis, generally speaking, of a correct judge- 

 ment. Most farmers, perhaps, can form a pret- 

 ty shrewd guess as to the natural disposition 

 of an animal submitted to their inspection, by his 

 sensible qualities. But this is not enough ; we 

 would have them exercise more philosophy on the 

 subject, and by availing themselves of acquired 

 facts, make up their judgements according to es- 

 tablished principles. H. 



December 3, 1827. 



per day 



90 days' labor at 92 cts. per day 



Use of farming tools 



Use of oxen 



My own time and attention in di- 

 rerting the course of business 



If the farm were subject to taxa- 

 tion, the four lot.s which have 

 been described would probably 

 be assessed about 



Labor on lot No. 4 



Manure made by the slock 



purchasers than any that arc imported.. It is said 

 in fact that the imported article had become sn 

 depreciated in quality, that the button was but lit- 

 tle better than a brass surface, while those of the 

 Robinson manufacture have invariably proved ti< 

 be every thing promised. The manufacture of 

 American buttons, consequently, rot only render.- 

 our own market independent in a considerable do 

 gree of foreign supply, but serves as a check tn 

 the introduction of a spurious article. 



Buttons worn in the United Slates. — There are 

 t«n,/»iilions of people in the United States, half 

 of which, setting aside fractions, are males. Ot 

 this, at the lowest rough estimate, one third, or 

 — 00 "^ y50,0fl0 vear metal buttons, and will average 

 two suits a yi.ar, thus requiring an annual supply 

 of thirty-seven millions six hundred thousand but- 

 tons, equal to M1C,G67 gross ! This calculation h 

 not susceptible of mathematical accuracy, and is 

 merely amusing as furnishing a rough estimate of 

 the labours and expense necessary to be applictt 

 to the manufacture of a button. The making .'; 

 pin might lead to a similar calculation, and . 

 sliows the immense field there is fur the employ- 

 ment of ingenuity, skill and labor. — Microcosm. 



] 12 00 



34 42 

 18 40 

 10 00 

 50 01) 



50 CO 



25 00 

 10 00 

 25 00 



$441 12 



FARM CR. 



The absences of the monthly laborers are put to 

 the credit of the farm at the monthly wages. 



The man at .«i20 per month, 30 days 27 .TO 



The lad at S'lO per month, 33 days 20 13 



53i bushels oats at 42 cts. ' 22 47 



^ ton of oats cut in milk 2 .50 



33a tons hay at $12 405 00 



5 do. do. 9 45 00 



5 do. do. 7 35 00 



14 2-5 do. t) 86 40 



1 J second crop 6 14 90 



IJ ton oat straw 6 00 



19J bushels of rye 19 50 



Winter Scenery in Scotland. — I do not think 1 

 ever saw this place look more beautiful — no, not 

 in the leafy month of June." When one lookt 

 down in the morning from the Queen's Tower, 

 you cannot picture to yourself a more lovely phe 

 nomenon than the tops of the trees. They arc ai.' 

 spread over with a coating of frost-work — every 

 little twig is feathered as delicately as if it had 

 cost a fairy milliner a night's hard work to adorn 

 it. The tall black trunks rise like ebon pillare 

 amidst and beneath glorious canopies of alabaster,: 

 and the water being hard bound, and the mill si- 

 lent, no sound i:: heard all around, except the eter 

 nal cawing of the rooks from those innumerable 

 nests on which my window looks down." 



Etlrick Shepherd. 



Charities of the Season. — If the farmer thinks it 

 his duty, as well as his interest, to take care of 

 his very cattle, and see them well housed, hoR' 

 much more incumbent is it upon the rich to loik 



