VOL. Xi;i. NO. ir. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



'|>racticalile mode of elevatiii}; miil instrucliiiff the 

 i-Hce, would bf, to deliver to tlie swine a course 

 ■of po|)ulur lectures on tlie fasliiorialile science of 

 phrenolojjy, nitliougli some want of patience miglit 

 'l)e aiJiMeliended, even in such an audience. If 

 the leading principle of that ingenious system lie 

 true, that the power of the tnind depends upon the 

 «juantity of brain, an animal cannot be destitute of 

 the former, who has a hogshead full of the latter. 

 Observation of the individuals in the pen.s, fouiuled 

 on slight knowledge, tended to confirm the opinion 

 of their susceptibility of high improvement. The 

 jirincipal orators in the caucus first mentioned, w itii 

 very sweet toned voices, exhibited such remarkable 

 developejnent of the organ of tune, that no doubt 

 could be entertained that they miglit become vocal 

 leaders in those choral melodies of the pig-pen. re- 

 sembling so much the p.salmody of village choirs, 

 nnil little less deliglitful than the music of the spin' 

 iiing wheel, the ancient piano of husbandry. On 

 one, where the organ of self-esteem was promi- 

 nent, a large and fashionable [lair of whiskers were 

 more prominent still, and were very becoming to 

 the wearer. 



Men may talk and write about living like pias. 

 To live like a pig, is to live like a gentleman and 

 a philosopher. His is the highest praise an epi- 

 taph ever bestowed, to bo useful in life and excel- 

 lent in death. Although it is not permitted in the 

 order of nature for a pig to laugh, he enjoys the 

 other greater blessing of humanity, to be fat. Free 

 from banks, business, politics, and speculation, he 

 is as unconcerned as the merchant, who, when 

 waked early in the morning by being told day was 

 breaking, replied, as he turned again to his rest, 

 " let day break, he owes me nothing." In short,' 

 on impartial comparison, for real ease, luxury, and 

 good living, if a man were not a man, he mig'ht as 

 well be a pig. 



All of wliich is respectfully submitted. 



Wm. Lincoln, Chairman. 



tree ; so that by fall there will be as many little 

 trees as there are buds which are buried ; in the 

 whole probably thirty or forty. These proceeded 

 with in the same manner, may be increased in 

 another season to several hundred. It will prob- 

 ably be best to cover them in the fall witJi a few 

 inches of earth. \y W. B. 



From the Genesee Farmer. 

 FACILITY OP INCREASIXG THE NEW CHI- 

 NESE MULBERRY. 



This tree may be rapidly increased by budding 

 and grafting on the common mulberry, and by 

 layers ami cuttings. Cuttings of young shoots 

 even befoTe they have arrived at a ligneous state, it 

 is said will readily take root, if planted in a mo'ist 

 place, shaded from the mid-day sun. The last 

 season the writer obtained of a friend a few buds 

 ;he forepart of July, which he set in the whitj 

 unlberry ; but one failed. Such is the impatience 

 )f this tree to vegetate, that in a fortnight the buds 

 >egan to grow. The stalks were immediately cut 

 )ff above the buds, which grew, some of them 

 iiore than two feet in length. They were too 

 lucculent and tender however, to stand the winter ■ 

 laving no protection they all perished but two; these 

 vere alive an inch or two above where they were 

 )udded. They were taken up this spring, and 

 ilanted in the garden in a horizontal position so as 

 o cover the buds with earth — one of the inoscula- 

 atious sent forth three shoots, the other two, 

 vhich have grown two or three feet in length! 

 Vbout the 10th of July these shoots were bent 

 lown horizontally, and covered their whole length 

 vith about an inch of fine earth; which was 

 Irawn about the petioles of the leaves so as to 

 iave thein above the surface. These branches 

 lave begun to take root, and from each bud a 

 hcjot IS sjiringing up which will form a separate 



From the Ohio Farmer. 

 PREPARING SEED -WHEAT. 



Thkre are various expedients for cleaning seed 

 grain, (wheat or rye.) For :20 years I have^used 

 lirme and lime with the utmost satisfaction.— I 

 lake 2 wash tubs, fill 3-4 full of water, in wliich I 

 dissolve as much salt as it will take cold, in this 

 brine I put one bushel of seed grain, stir and skim 

 It, by which means all the chess, smut, and im- 

 perfect grains are skimmed ofl". Then / put two 

 sticks across the empty tub— set on them a corn 

 basket, in which I pour the grain and brine. The 

 brine passes into the empty tub, while the grain 

 remains in the basket— which should then be 

 emptied upon a dry floor, and the operation re- 

 peated until a sufticient quantity is washed ; then 

 let it be raked aliout 2 inches thick, and 2 quarts 

 o( slacked lime to the bushel sifted over it. In 

 this state let it remain for 12 hours, frequently 

 stirring it with a rake to bring the lime in contact 

 with every grain— after which it should be sown. 

 As I understand it, the brine and lime destroy 

 all the smut and eggs of the insects, and the spe- 

 cific gravity of the water being increased by the 

 salt will float all the smut, chess and daniaged 

 grams. If rye or cockle be mixed with the seed, it 

 may be screened before sown, or these cut out 

 before harvest in the field. Agricola 



Sept. 4th, 1834. 



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CATTLE SHOW AND FAIrTat CANTOn7 



The Farmers' Cattle Show and Fair was held 

 at Canton on the 15th instant, at the Inn of Capt. 

 /enas Dyer. The exhibition was interesting- a 

 large number of animals were exhibited, among 

 which were many of superior quality. After the 

 inspection of the animals exhibited, the several 

 committees of the above named Fair, reported the 

 different grades; which by age and preference 



were as follows, viz : 



Cattle of 4 years old and upwards, in three 

 classes. First class, Daniel Merrell, 1st best pair ; 

 Amelia Everest, 2d do ; Robert Willcox, Jr. 3d do. 

 Second class, Jeremiah Willcox, 1st best ; Lncian 

 Bidwell, 2d do; Daniel Merrell, 3d do. Third 

 Cla.ss, Caleb Goodwin, 1st best; Luke Case, 2d 

 do ; John Woodford, 3d do. 



Cattle of 3 years old— Lucian Bidwell, 1st best 

 pair; Robert Willcox, Jr., 9d do. ; Elias Woodford. 

 3d do. 



Cattle of 2 years old— Daniel Merrell, 1st best; 

 Lucian Bidwell, 2d do; Aslier Gridlev, 3d do. 



Cattle of 1 year old— Addison O.Mills, 1st best 

 pair; Addison O.Mills, 2d do; Danl. Merrell, 3d do. 



Calves—Addison O. Mills, 1st best; George 

 Merrell, 2d do. ® 



Horses— Harmon Hamblin, best Gelding ; Jarvis 

 Case, best pair 3 year old Colts ; Franklin Case, 

 best 2 year old Colt. 



By order of the Society, 



Jarvis Case, Secretary. 



TREES. 



In England where they understand dressing 

 the earth, no shrubs aud trees are more esteemed 

 than those which grow in our own woods. They 

 are not only comparatively but positively beautiful. 

 Yet we value them less than their merits, because 

 like the laces of old friends they are familiar. A 

 foreign tree is prized because it is foreign. The 

 Lombardy Poplar has overshadowed the land, 

 though siifl", ugly, graceless and useless. But the' 

 Sassatras, a tree that has no equal for beauty and 

 fragrance, is left for the axe, for seldom is it seen 

 in a garden. The Sumac, a shrub that may be 

 trimmed into a small tree, has a richness of foliage 

 and berry perfectly unrivalled, but it is generaUy 

 left to bloom by the way side. At this season a 

 shrub or tree may be transplanted in safety and 

 with advantage. A hoe and a crowbar will do 

 the deed, even if not in the hands of a Sampson 

 or a Goliah. An excursion for this purpose to 

 the woods and the way side will do good to a 

 man's health as well as his garden. While he 

 pulls up shrubs by the roots, he will pluck up his 

 dyspepsia in the same way. The hoe-handle and 

 the crowbar are magically compounded like the 

 physician's ball in the Arabian Nights. The phys- 

 ical properties are imbibed by the perspiring hand 

 and circulated through the whole system.— Bos'- 

 ton Courier. 



mas£hortjcultural society. 



FRUITS EXhFbITED. ' 



Horticultural Hall, Saturday, JVov. 1st, 1834. 

 rears. By Mr. Manning— Sucre Vert, or Green 

 Sugar, an excellent pear of the ancient class; also 

 Mourfowl Egg, the fruit small, dull green and good; 

 if we mistake not this fruit is identical with the 

 Sloan's Egg, of the latest English authors, the 

 trees of both being alike remarkable for their vig- 

 orous and upright growth. 



By Mr. Downer— Bezi Vaet, Bezi Waat or Bezi 

 St. Vaest, a large, fine looking fruit, aud the first 

 of the variety yet seen with us ; it is a winter fruit, 

 not yet in eating. Bleeckers Meadow, has a fine 

 musky flavor, and is superior to the Minotpear,. 

 aud not inferior, as stated by mistake in a former 

 report. Also, the Forelle ; this fruit which is 

 stated to be a native of Northern Saxony, and once 

 celebrated, was to-day exhibited; it has always 

 disappointed expectation. Lewis (winter), small, 

 green, and of fine flavor. Chaumontelle. 



By Messrs. Hovey — A fruit sent by Mr. Perry, 

 called the Essex Pear, a native of Essex county' 

 middle sized, handsome formed, pear shaped, a 

 winter fruit not yet in eating. 



Jpplcs. By Wm.Kenrick— ReinetteBaumann. 

 Per order of Committee, William Kenrick. 



•^ COJf'-eumber. A cucumber grew in the gar- 

 den of Col. J. Spring of Saco, this season, measur- 

 ing 22 1-2 inches in length, 15 1-2 in circumfer- 

 ence ; weight 7 pornds—Kennebunk Gazette. 



Washington Pear. Mr. Downer has communi- 

 cated the following account of the Washington 

 Pear, which was received by him on his visit to 

 the South from Mr. . 



" The ' Washington' Pear, which ripens in the 

 latter end of August, was first discovered on the 

 farm of Gen. Robinson at Namens Creek, in the 

 State of Delaware, 20 miles from Philadelphia on 

 the road to Baltimore." 



If we mistake not, this fruit may be identical 

 with that called the ' Robinson' — the history of 

 both ajipears to be the same. 



