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iritive food for liogs, proriuciii',' ri«sli rapiilly. Now 

 1 hog on Irish potatoes r!\w, would starve to death, 

 md do little better confined Ua pumpkins, on raw 

 ippks he would live tolerahly — on the three hoiled 

 and coinliiiied he fattens l;iniUij and rupiilli/. 



The result with lue has hecouie an anxious de- 

 sire to nscertain the siniplest, and most eeonomi- 

 [■nl mode of steaui boiling food on a large scale, 

 say lMimi)kiiis, potaloes, &c. Some of your read- 

 sra iriay have seen, or be in possession of some plan 

 not generally known, and valuable. 



I have no hesitation in saying that the indiviiln- 

 b! whose talents would devise some plan which 

 would come within the reach of every description 

 of planters, uniting economy in the expenditure of 

 capital, with despatch, would confer a solid bene- 

 fit on our country. Planter. 



FARINACEOUS A1.IMKNT OBTAINED PllOfil 

 STRAW% 



The atteotion of agriculturists in France has 

 lieffn recently directeil to the discovery of a me- 

 thod of converting straw into a kind of bran, or 

 farine, for the feeding of domestic aniirials. This 

 discovery has '^een claimed by two individuals: 

 the first is a miller near Dijon, of whose name we 

 are not informed, who it is said on trying the 

 mill stone of a new mill, discovered the jiossihili- 

 ty of converting straw into nourishing food ; the 

 second is Mr. Joseph Rlaitre, foitnder of the fine 

 agrictiltural establishment of Vilotte, near Chat i lion. 

 This distinguished agriculltn-ist, known for the pur- 

 ity and [)f?l-fection of his breeds of sheep, conceived 

 the idea of qouverting. into faritie, not only the 

 sTiaw of wheat and other grains, but of hay, tie- 

 foil, lucern, santfoin, &c. His eftorts are said to 

 liave been perfectly successful, and his discovery 

 arrived at, not by chance, but by long experiment 

 and research. The aliment which he has produc- 

 eil, is said to be a coni|)li'ti! substitute for bran. It 

 is given to shee|) and l.unhs, who consume it with 

 avidity, iind may be given to all other graminiv- 

 orous animals, as a grateful ai*l substantial food. 

 W". Maitre, with the view of bringing the process 

 to perfection, has ordered a mill fur its manufac- 

 ture to he erected in the nddst of his large farms; 

 and he is preparing to connnnnicate a jeport to 

 the Royal Society of Agriculture, on the advanta- 

 ges in rural and domestic economy, to be <lerived 

 from this preparation. We are not at the present 

 ii'.oment, informed of the nature of this process. 

 If it be a simple grinding' of the straw or fodder, 

 and a separation of some of its fibrous matter, we 

 can easily imagine the advantages that may 

 arise from it. We know in this country, that the 

 mere cbopjiing of straw adds greatly to its powers, 

 tiy facilitating niaslicatioii and digestion. We 

 mny believe that a more pi-irfect communication o( 

 its parts will produce a corresponding eti'ect, and 

 €.\ti'ud very widely the uses of straw and other 

 foiider, as a means of feeding our domestic ani- 

 mal..^. — Qiiarlerb) Journal of Agricv.llu.re. 



pentine into the hand, and rub it on ths breast of 

 the horse while suffering; let it he applied to the 

 hollow or pit of the stomach, just at the point 

 where the neck joins the breast, on a space six or 

 eight inches in diameter. The relief is certain, if 

 the grubs have not already .cut through the coats 

 of the stomach. — Farmer^s Rcsister. 



TO PRODUCE 



CURE FOR BOTTS OR GRUBS IN IIOKSBS. 



■ If you w'ill excuse the subject, [for aUliongh 

 gracdcss, it is valuable not only to agricidturists 

 but to all classes, using that valuable animal the 

 Horse,) I send you a remedy I used wdiile our coals 

 were brought to market in road wagons, which 

 obliged us to use a great number of horses; and I 

 iierer knew it to fail of giving relief, in one to five 

 minutes, viz: Pour uut half a gill of spirit of tur- 



VoTF.D, that the Society accept the invitation to 

 join the procession in commemoration of Lafay- 

 ette on Saturday, September 6th. 



Adjourned to Saturday, Sept. 6th, at half past 

 nine o'clock, A. J!. Cha's.M. Hovey, 



Secretary pro tern. 



Fiotii the Farrtier and Bhdumic. 



A GREAT VARIETY OF SEED 

 POTATOES. 



Gather in the full, or as soon as the potato 

 balls, oFseed that grow on the vines, get ripe, say 

 about the first frost, any quantity, a good large 

 fjuaniity. 



Put the balls in the joints of your fences, on 

 the grass.' Cover them with straw, say about 

 twelve inches thick. Let them be undisturbed 

 during the winter. In the spring you will have 

 potatoes springing up through the straw. Do not 

 liisturb them them until the nexi fall, when the 

 vines decay of their own accord. — Then raise up 

 the straw and you will find small potatoes of every 

 color, name, and quality, that you ever saw;. 

 Nineteen difl'erent kinds, have been found, the 

 product of half a bushel of potato balls, on ten 

 yards square of ground. Select and plant the 

 next year and yon will have a fine crop, and of 

 the very satne kind tlfat you ])lant. 15e careful 

 not to put two different kinds into thesame hill. — 

 These varieties will last you two or three years ; 

 then you had better take a fresh supply from the 

 seed again, us the above directed. Persevere and 

 you can obtain an almost endless variety. 



A Farmer's So-v. 



FRUITS EXHIBITED. 



JiiKj:. 30, 1834. 

 To the Chairman of the Committee on Fruits : 



Sir — I send for exhiliition, a new variety of the 

 peach, produced from a stone planted in the yard 

 of our respected fellow citizen William Minot, Esq. 

 Ijeacon street. Its size, shape, and beauty, as well 

 as its fine quality, places it among the peaches of 

 the first class of Melters. It was raised on th§ 

 wall in the oi)en air: it measures 9 1-2 inches. 



The original tree died the autumn after I took 

 buds from it, by which event this fine fruit would 

 have beeti lost, had I not been fortunate enou^^h 

 to have preserved it by grafting. 



1 have named it the Minot Peach, by which 

 name I hope to be able, next year, to e.T;tend its 

 culture liy dhstrihtiting buds. 



Respectfully, Saml. G. Perkins. 



Apples. Williams apple, name unknown apple. 

 Porter apple, large red sweet apple, by Jlr. S. 

 Downer. 



Pears. French pear, and a variety name un- 

 known, by Mr. S. Dow^jek. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



An adjourned meeting of the Mass. Hort. Soci- 

 ety was liehl at their room on Saturday, Aug. 30th, 

 183'1, and the following business transacted. 



The Chairman from the Committee for the pur- 

 pose of procuring a suitable place fur the ensuing 

 exhibition, reported — that they have succeeded in 

 engaging the use of Faneuil Hall, from the 1.5tli 

 to the 20th September inclusive. 



The Chairman from the Committee to conduct 

 the Financial department, and the Chairmen of 

 the several Committees for the pur|)ose of procur- 

 ing plants, Sec. reported progress. 



Voted, that a Committee of nine be appointed 

 to attend to the arrangements and decorations of 

 the Hall— Messrs. J. W. Russell, P. Hovey, Jr. 



D. Ilaggerston, Thus. Mason, E. Putnam, Thos. 

 WiUoot, Robert Murray, Cha's Senior, and Wm. 

 Cowing were nominated and chosen. 



Voted, that a Commiftee of ten be appointed 

 to receive, arrange and label plants, &c. — Messrs. 

 Chas. M. Hovey, Geo. W. Pratt, Sam'l Walker, 

 J. L. Russell, Cheever Newhall, Rht.L. Emmons, 

 M. P. Wilder, llob't. Rogerson, J. G. Joy, and 

 Win. Carter, were nominated and chosen. 



Voted, that a Committee of eight be appointed 

 to receive, arrange, and label fruits, &c. — IMessrs. 

 S. A. Shurtleft", Rol)ert Manning, Wm. Kenrick, 



E. M. Richards, B. V. French, Sam'l Pond, Hen- 

 ry Sheafe, and Geo. C. Barrett, were nominated 

 and chosen. 



It was announced that J. C. Gray, Esq. had ac- 

 cepted the invitation to deliver the address before 

 the Society at their anniversary. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



Horticultural Hail, Aug.'SO. 



The display of flowers this day were of a supe- 

 rior order, more especially the specimens of Dah- 

 lins which were splendidly elegant. But even 

 these seemed laboring under a partial eclipse J:oni 

 the superior brilliancy of certain fine s|)ecimcns of 

 female beauty, the fairest of the fair, whose ;ires- 

 ence lent enchantment to the exhibition. 



Mr. S.Walker, F>oxbury — Phlox seedling ; Dah- 

 lias, Dutchess ofLiverpool, Henri Vll I. Royal Lilac, 

 Mountain of Stiow, Mary Louisa, Delphinium Chi- 

 iiensis. Lobelia fulgens, do. speciosa, &c. &c. 



Mr. Wm. Kenrick, Newton — Roses China, Noi- 

 sette and Hybrid of different varieties ; Dahlias, 

 Queen of the Yellows, Squibb's pure Yellow, 

 Countess Plater, Orange Y'ellow, Lord Lyndhurst, 

 Stri|)ed anemoneflore, Yoimg's Triumphant, Con- 

 sjiicua, &c. Delphinium, Lobelia, Phlox, Coreopsis, 

 Helianthus multiffora, Honeysuckles, Corchorus. 

 Snowberry, Altheas, &c. 



Jlr. M. P. Wilder, Dorchester — The following 

 new Dahlias, Widnall's Aurora, Paragon of perfec- 

 tion, Brewer's Reform, Lass of Richmond Hill,. 

 Squibb's Prince George, Hanoverian Stripe, Anto- 

 nia, Picta formossissima, Roke's dwarf scarlet, and 

 the Countess of Liverpool, Barrett's Susannah, v. 

 Crimson Globe ; also, from the same gentleman, 

 Potentilla napalensis, Corchorus japonica, Spirea 

 uhnaria. Coreopsis, Rudbeckia, and New Noisette 

 Rose Bonrganville. 



Messrs. Hoveys — Tigridia pavonia. Verbena au- 

 bletia. Lobelia fulgens, Commelina ca^lestis, Del- 

 jihinium consolida flore jdeno, China asters, Sec. 



Mr. Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard — 

 varieties of Dahlias, do. Phlos Hybiscus Africanus, 

 Carnations and other flowers. 



Blessrs. Winships — many kinds. 

 By order of the Committee, 



Jo>A. WiNSHip, Chairman. 



