Vol. 6 No. 28. 



NEW ENGLAND FAKMER. 



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This tree delights in rich, sandy und gravelly 

 KOils, but no tree vviH accommodate itself to a 

 greater diversity of .soil. If, however, the {fround 

 selected is too moist, ttie fruit i.s lesi? fl:ivored. It 

 requires a v\arm p.xposition. for it haa been notic- 

 ed, thiit the more it received tlie operation ol the 

 sun's rays, the more soijary nnd hirrh flavored 

 have been its- Iroit. It is ea^iily increased by cut- 

 tings, layers, and slickers. The fig trees should, 

 however, bp kept free from suckers, as these draw 

 off the nourishment in a {rreat rie;;rep from the 

 niHin tree, thereby caiisin;;- , the fruit to he very 

 small, and often itnm.iture ; hut in nortliern locali- 

 ties it is necessary to form thein inio low shrubs, 

 that they may be less exposed in winter, and the 

 .more easily protecte<l from cold if necessary. 



In the niiildle and northern state."!, where the 

 fig trees are killed nearly to the ifroiind by the 

 Beverity of the winters, two crops of fruit may be 

 obtained each season, by planting the eaily kinds 

 in*a warm or shelter -d situation, if pains are tak 

 en in autumn to henl the trees down, and cover 

 them with earth, sloping the embankment so as 

 to cast of the rain ; but, early in April, they 

 should be uncovered and set upright. By this 

 treatment they viill produce one crop of Jruit. ear 

 ly in the summer, and another in September or 

 October. 



There .ire some varieties which are more hardy, 

 and ripen their fruit more regularly in cold situa- 

 tions, than others — such as the Early Brown, 

 Large Lalp Brown, Larije White Genoa, Long 

 Fruited or Priutanicre, aud souie others. Among 

 those of the finest quality, and which are held in 

 the highest esteem in the South of France and 

 Itiily, are the Versailles. Servantine, Napolitaine, 

 Poulette, Larjre Green, Violet, Marseilles Yellow, 

 Bourjassotte Blanche, &c. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



These may be propagated from layers or cut- 

 lings ; if in the latter way, it is customary to cut 

 out the eye at each joint of those that go below 

 the surface of the ground, except the two lower 

 ■ ones, which prevents a superabundance of suck- 

 ers from afterwnrds being thrown up by the roots; 

 and, in transplanting the young layers, it is best 

 to pursue a similar course. 



The gooseberry flourishes most in situations 

 where it cannot feel the effects of our intense 

 noonday sun, am! it will withstand an exposure to 

 cold far better than to one of heat. It seems to 

 have reached the acme of its excellence in Lan- 

 cashire, in England, and in Scotland, where the 

 air is rarefied by the breezes of the ocean, and 

 where the atmospheie may be considered as pos- 

 sessing a considerable degree of humidity. The 

 climate of Rhode-Island I have noticed as being 

 particularly favorable to it, which may be account- 

 ad for by the strong approximation it bears in cli- 

 mate to the countries before mentioned. In all 

 cases, the gooseberry should be kept free from 

 .suckers, and trained near the ground to a single 

 stem, this mode of training them being found to 

 cause a far greater product in quantity, as well as 

 an increase in the size. They need much atten- 

 tion in other respects, and one-third of the old 

 wood must bo regularly trimmed out every au- 

 tumn, by which means a succession of thrifty 

 bearing wood will be kept up ; as the finest fruit 

 is produced on the young shoots of the previous 

 year's growth, it is also necessary evory autumn 



to dig in a plenty of old well rotted manure around 

 them. This Ireatment will cause them to grow 

 .■itrong, and the fruit to be large and fair. Where 

 llie summers are very hot, a northern aspect is 

 I referable, and the fruit will be twice the size, if 

 they are planted against a north fence, or in any 

 olher situation where they are sheltered from the 

 intense heat of noonday, winch, w hen differently 

 situated, often scorches the fruit to such a degree 

 as to entirely stop its giowth. 



I From the Old Hampshire Post. 



PROFESSOR HITCHCOCK S ADDRESS. 



We have read with great satisfaction the Ad- 

 dress delivered by Prof E. Hitchcock, before the 

 H. F. and H. Agricultuial Society, which has is- 

 sued from the press ofthe Messrs. Adams, of Am- 

 herst. It is written in a plain, perspicuous style, 

 and well sustains the scientific reputation of its 

 aiithoi. The tendency of tne address is to show 

 the dignity of agriculture ; that the business of 

 the farmer is not a mere routine of manual opera- 

 tions ; but that his pursuits admit and require high 

 intellectual cultivation, and extensive acquaint- 

 ance with science. The connection between Ag- 

 riculture and other departments of knowledge is 

 pointed out, and illustrated particularly in Chem- 

 istry, Botany and Geology. Much interesting and 

 (aluable information is communicated respecting 

 the formation and varieties of soil in the valley of 

 the ( onnecticut, and the mineral treasures alread- 

 y known, or which may be expected to be hereaf- 

 ter discovered in that region. The address was 

 heard with an interest which is not diminished in 

 ihe perusal. We copy the concluding paragraph, 

 wTiich is a favorable specimen of its style, and 

 tone of sentiment. We believe there are few per- 

 sons, engaged in the more bustling scenes of lile, 

 to whom the hope of one day retiring to the calm- 

 ness and independence of agricultural pursuits 

 does not form a considerable item in their account 

 of er.joyment. There are many, we know there 

 are some, in whose minds this part ofthe address 

 will awaken trains of long cherished and happy 

 associations. 



" Earthly happiness is not a phantom ; it has a 

 positife existence, confused and disordered as the 

 world is. And we all of us taste more or less of 

 this happiness, as we<'are hurried along through 

 life. True, it is not heavenly happiness in its kind; 

 nor is it unmixed. The fountain has been pois- 

 oned and the streams flow out contaminated. — 

 Still we all thirst for the waters, and earnestly 

 seek that recion where they flow most pure and 

 abundant The ambitious monarch believes e 

 shall finJ them by desolatinff the earth ; and that 

 every cup of happiness he dashes from the lips of 

 others, will be poured into his own. But he finds 

 that he has mistaken a sea of blood for a sea of hap- 

 piness. The youthful Statesman, as he rises 

 from one station to an ther in the councils of his 

 country. '>ut faintly realizes how far away from 

 the regions of happiness, the surges and the storms 

 of public life are driving him. The man who 

 strives for pre-en>inence in a learned profession, 

 knows not, till the desired elevation has been 

 reached, how high it stands above, not merely the 

 follies, but the enjoyments of life. And so in 

 many other pursuits; when the charm of novelty 

 has passed away, when time has cooled the pas- 

 sions, and possession has disrobed the object of 

 its false splendor, then it is found that the streams 



of happiness, like the streams ofthe desert, are 

 almost dried up ; leaving only their empty chan- 

 nels to mock desiie. It is then that men begin to 

 siyh for pursuits more calm, and peaceful, and re- 

 tired. Hence it is, that so many, from the highest 

 stations in life, have spent the evening of their 

 days in the pursuits of at;riculture ; in the prose- 

 cution of expcrimen's for increasing the produce 

 of the soil. Mere they found that contentment 

 and satisfaction, which in vain they had sought, 

 in the possession of power, and wealth, and repu- 

 tation, and learning. I- or when all artificial pleas- 

 ures have become insipid and even disgusting. 

 rural scenes and pursuits have still the power to 

 mane new chords of liappine-ss vibrate in the soul. 

 Wa. need not wonder then, that so many, after 

 faithfully serving their God and generation, till 

 exhausted nature demanded repose, have sought 

 these scenes as a resting place from their toils; — 

 have landed on this peaceful shore, from the tem- 

 pestuous voyage of public life. Says Washington. 

 ''I was summotied by my country, whose voice I 

 can never hear but with veneration and love, from 

 a retreat, which I had chosen with the fondest 

 predilection, and, in my flattering hopes, as the as- 

 ylum of my declining years." 



It is not therefore u m§re poetic dream, that in 

 vests agricultural scenes and pursuits with a pe- 

 culiar charm. Imagination may hero resign her 

 pencil into the hands of experience, nor fear that 

 the picture will want in vividness and interest." 



.i growing place. — A correspondent informs us 

 that Major Nathaniel Smith, of Patchogue, raised 

 the last season, on one acre of ground, one hun- 

 dred and Ihree bushels of shelled corn. And on 

 the same ground the year before, eighty-six bush- 

 els. We san this corn the last year, and observ- 

 ed it was planted in drills. 



Mr. .Tustus Howe, of the same place, killed sev- 

 en hogs last December, the weight of which, was 

 C30, 522, 313, 360, 341, 327, and 316. The first 

 was tivo and a half years old ; she had her first 

 littei of pigs in January 1636, eight of which Mr. 

 Rowe killed the same year, when about eleven 

 months old, the aggregate of which was 2400 lbs. 

 In June of the same year, she had another litter ; 

 only one of which he kept — and is the one which 

 weigheil five hundred and twenty-two when kill- 

 ed. ShT; had a litter last June, which were sold 

 as sucklings for eighteen dollars ; and in Januarv 

 had another litter ; five of which when killed (be- 

 ing the five last in the above list) the aggregate 

 weight of which is 16,530 pounds. In September 

 last she had another litter of six, which Mr. Rowe 

 now has, and are es imated to weigh, on foot, one 

 hundred pounds each. The pork which this hog 

 with that of her offspring has furnished Mr. Rowe 

 and his neighbors, amounts to between eleven and 

 twelve thousand pounds. — Sng Harbor Corrector. 



MAXIMS. 



Consider the end before you begin, and before 

 you advance provide a retreat. 



Give not unnecessary pain to any man, but studf 

 the happiness of all. 



Grieve not for that which is broken, stolen, burnt 

 or lost. 



Never give orders in another man's house, ac- 

 custom yourself to eat your bread at your owii 

 table. 



Take not a wife from a bad family, and seat no> 

 thyself with thoso who have no shame. 



