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BOSTOX,JW^EDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1834. 



From the Norlhampton Courier. 

 CHIJVESE MUI.BERRY. 



The Secretary of the Itain|ishire, Frankhn and 

 Hampden Agrioiiltiiral Society, furnislies us 

 with the following facts in relation to silk- worms 

 and mulberry trees ; 



At the late Show of the Hampshire, Franklin 

 lud Hampden Agricultural Society, Eliznr Good- 

 ich, Jr. Esq. presented a claim for premiiun on 

 vhite mulberry, set on his farn) in Montgomery, 

 - the county of Hampden, and obtained the first 



•emium. He states that in 1833 he had 9000 ninl- 

 terry trees set on one acre — the rows 4 feet !i[>art 

 nd trees 12 to 18 inches apart in the rosvs. In 

 831 had 20,000 mulberry trees set on three 

 cres — the rows six feet apart, and trees 12 to IS 

 iiches apart in the rows, also 9000 mulberry 

 ees set on 4 acres, the rows six feet apart and 

 •ees three feet apart in the rows; that he planted 

 otaloes between the rows, had a good crop and 

 mnd the cultivation of the potato was advanta- 

 Bons to the mulberry trees. Expecting to use 

 le leaves in the manufacture of silk, he intends to 

 eep the trees cut down to six or eight feet, fur 

 le convenience of gathering leaves. The trees 

 e from three to four years old and very thrifty. 



Mr. Timothy Smith of Amherst in the county 



Hampshire, also presented his claim for preuii- 

 n on the white mulberry, and obtained the Soci- 

 y's premium. He represents that he has 17,443 

 bite mulberry trees, of which 363S are set' out 

 I about 100 rods of grounil in rows 8 feet apart 

 d the trees 2 feet apart in the rows, the residue 

 t more comjjact for the purpose of toppino- ta 

 3d worms. He planted potatoes between the 

 ws, had a great crop and found the hoein" 

 long the potatoes was beneficial to the mulberrv 

 !es. From the experience he has had in. feed- 

 ? worms, calculates that half an acre set with 



lie mulberry will produce feed for 100,000 

 \,nns — says he has what he considers five 'spe- 

 isof worms, viz; the black annual worm, pro- 

 cing one crop in a year o( yellow cocoons, also 

 J black worm producing two crops in the year 

 ydlow cocoons, the grey worm, the large white' 

 d the small white worm producing two crops in 

 'ear oC white cocoons. The present year has fed 

 ly about 30,000 worms, but thinks his midher- 

 trees might give suflicient feed fur an hundred 

 lusrind worms. 



He had worms on feed when the late severe 

 St came, and gathered a quantity of haves 

 ile frozen, packed them in a sack which had 

 jn used for salt; in this state the leaves were 

 >t green and in good condition, so that he fed 



worms two weeks with them, and the worms 

 .'onred them with the same avidity as brfore 

 y had been frozen. The frost completely des- 

 yed the leaves remaining on the trees. Sir. 

 lilh now thinks that leaves may be preserved 

 ongh the winter, for winter and early sprijig 

 '■ He has 357 promising seedling plants oi'tlie 

 >qis multicaulis, the product of one paper of 



Chinese mulberry seed, which he had of the 

 i<-ty last spring. On this subject the committee 

 uld remark that from the source and pecidiar 

 Jumstances under which the seed was obtained 

 lu the interior-of China, it is believed to be geii- 



NO. 20. 



nine and not improbably the first good seed im- 

 P'lrted. The seed has been distributed into sever- 

 al towns in ihi; county and generally given a 

 good return, unless when planted or sown too 

 deep. Some seed, however, was lost, and did not 

 vegetate in consequence of sowing too deep. The 

 most fiivorable depth is about one quarter of an 

 inch, regard heiug had to the soil. 



The seedlings of the present year standing some 

 distance from each other, gave out side branches 

 some of which as an experiment, were made into 

 cuttings, set in the ground with one bud exposed 

 and did well, although done in a very hot and dry 

 season, and while the branches were green and 

 tender. Some seedlings of the present year pro- 

 duced leaves measuring 9 1-2 by 8 1-2 inches 

 before the-severe frost, a'nd had the weather con- 

 tinued mild a kw weeks longer, it is thought 

 some leaves would have attained the size of 12°to 



14 inches. Some seeds were sent northerly and 

 southerly to a considerable distance, and one par- 

 cel to the distance of 5 or 600 miles and did well. 

 Should no more seed be received froin China, there 



15 now a sufliciency of grown trees and seedlings 

 in such forwardness as in a short time to supply 

 the whole limits of the Society with the real Morus 

 multicaulis. 



PACKIJTG PtiAKTS, &c. FOR EXPORT ATIOIV. 



Messrs. .ludibcrls' Mode of packing Plants to be 

 sent to great d{sta7ices. The boxes in which the 

 plants are to be placed are first lined with double 

 oiled paper, to prevent access of air and escape of 

 moisliire. Moss after being slightly watered, is 

 iheii slufled in about the plants, and the lid is put 

 on m such a manner as to be air tight. Messrs. 

 Audihert are of opinion that plants In a dormant 

 state, such as vines, may be sent in this state to 

 any distance in temperate climates; and even to 

 the tropics, provided a mixture of soil or sand 

 were put in along with the plants, for the shoots 

 to run in. — Busby's Vineyards of Spain a7id France. 

 The Conductor of London's Magazine remarks 

 on (he above that " Glass cases inay be rendered 

 perfectly air tight, and yet admit of the Contraction 

 and expansion of the air, by having a small reser- 

 voir of water fiir the exjianded air to act upon." 



The following is from Loudon's Gardener's Mag- 

 azitie for September last: 



A Mode of packing Fruit Trees for Exportation 

 IS given m VI. 311. I received last monlli a pack- 

 age of fruit trees from Boston, North Am(-riea, from 

 Mr. \V. Kenrick, whose jVew American Orchardist 

 is reviewed in IX. 354. I send a description of 

 Mr. Kenrick's mode of packing, which I think an 

 approvable one for publication. He lays the roots 

 m wet moss, and this is secured by bass mats, not 

 only about the roots, but clear from the stems'. A 

 strong stake is placed in the centre of a bundle of 

 trees, and these are well packed it) straw, and bass 

 mats, not put into a box. It appears to me that 

 this mode is preferable to packing the trees in a 

 box ; for, when the roots are packed in wet moss, 

 and the branches are laid bare in the box, a con- 

 siderable degree of damp arises from the mass, and 

 stagnates upon the branches, to the destruction of 

 some of the trees, as when the trees are unpacked 

 and exposed to the air, the branches of some of 



them turn black and jmrple in several places, and 

 the trees soon die. On the contrary, when the 

 trees are not packed in a box, the dampness from 

 the wet moss is allowed to escape, and the branch- 

 es are not injured by the stagnation of it upon 

 them. The trees I have received from Mr. Ken- 

 rick were not at all affected in their branches but 

 were perfectly free 'from all disease, and' the 

 branches of the pear trees had sent out youn- 

 shoots among the straw. The following are the 

 names of the kinds of fruit trees which I have re- 

 ceived from Mr. Kenrick : all of them are describ- 

 eVl in his .\"cw American OrcharMsl. 



Apples — American summer pearmain, Benone, 

 St. Lawrence, Maiden blush. Summer queen. Sum- 

 mer rose, William's apple, Aunt's apple, Kenrick's 

 red autumn, Killam Hill, Newark king, Hubbund- 

 ston's Nous, Marquise, Peck's jileasant, Pennock 

 red wmter, Priestley, Royal pearmain. 



Pears— Julienne, Dix, Gore's, Heathcot Lodge, 

 VVjlkmson, Lewis, Thomson, Cushon.— .W. Said] 

 Suhjard Street, Lancaster, June 7, 1S34. 



From the Aorthampton Cornier. 

 PliVE HEIPEU C.ILF. 



I HAVE this morning seen and weiirhed on itiy 

 scales, a very fine heifer calf, an a.count of whicji 

 as given me by the owner, may be gratifying to 

 such of your readers as take"an interest in" the 

 great subject of the improvement of stock. The 

 heifer 1 speak of is six months old to-day, and 

 weighs 4H7 "iS. She belon,G-s to Messrs. Hu'-'tiiig- 

 tons of Hadley. She was sired by their full- 

 blooded Durham hull. Nelson, (of the improved 

 short-horned breed) and her dam was also of Eng- 

 lish blood ; but this is her first calf. The heifer 

 in question weighed 108 lbs. when otfe day old. 

 When one month ohi, she weighed 150 lbs. • hav- 

 ing gained 42 lbs. in 31 days.— But her v^eight 

 has increased in a much greater ratio since that 

 tune, her increase since the 1st of June bavins 

 been 337 lbs— whicli gives an average ot anout 2 

 1-3 lbs. a day. She ran with her dam 3 1-2 

 months. She was not exhibited at the late fair at 

 West Springfield on account of the distance ; and 

 this may serve as an apology for troubling -you 

 with this communication. N. Coolidce 



Hadley, Nov. 1, 1834. 



POTATOES AS POOD FOR SHEEP. 



Im conversation with a gentleman (who has 

 travelled about a good deal) some weeks since 

 about managing and raising stock, &c. be told me' 

 m travelling in the western part of this state, or in 

 Ohio, some years since, be stopped at an old Qua- 

 ker's house to stay all night : and while there, he 

 saw some one about the establishment chopping 

 up potatoes, to about the size of pariridge eggs. 

 He inquired what the chopping mass v\as intended 

 for: the Quaker replied, "It is lor my sheep: 

 with chopped potatoes and a small quantity of hay, 

 I can keep a flock of sheep fiitter and in better 

 health than any other way I have ever tried or 

 seen tried." 



The gentleman says he saw the flock of sheep 

 before he left, and finer fatter looking sheep he 

 never saw — Farmer's Register. 



