410 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



.JULY 5, l^rir. 



sizo, (|H;iiitiiy, aiirl to he testud utUin aiiiiiial meet- 

 ing in Mai-cli, 1S38. $5, 4, 2. 

 On tlie greatest (|uaiitity of Sujjar made froiu 

 *lie prodiic-t of J3eets, ifniwn on not less llian oni: 

 i«cre, samples to be exiiiliited iMarcl] 183S, 



$15,10,5. 

 On tin; gi-cntest quantity of land ri'dainied and 

 "Crops lakpQ tlierefrom, aefotn|ianicd uiili a wi'it- 

 «en description of the nninagenient, rondition and 

 worth of t|,« huiil, before and since recdaimed* 



$10 



Prospective. 



On the greatest qnantily of swaniji or wet land 



reclaimed, and the most good hay or ollmr crops 



taken therefrom, during the years of 1830,1837 



•Tid 1838, with a particular statement of the value 



<d tlie laml in 1833, and an estimaterj value of 



Cops taken therefrom, §]5 JQ 5. 



Oil tlie greatest quantity of good Manure, tl'iat 



sha// be made from the fii-st day of June 1P37, to 



June 1, 1838, with a written description of ma- 



Kiiijr t, ^e same, and an opinrou of thn best and 



least e. tpensive ujosJe »( iuci.i;k«iug the saini? re- 



?■•"■,/ |,e iug had to the tiuudierand kind of animals 



'•'f/'t in t he yard, stahk* and [hjiis. ,$15, liQ, 5. 



C/ai,„s for these preujiiims to he presr^iUetf in 

 «3'-t. ]5,.3g_ 



^fPmim ns on Silk 

 ply to 



r.nd Vlullierries do n ot ap- 

 wori 'Oi'atioiis, yti it would be gratify ing to> 

 mTJi-e «i"M'>' ^'^ '''*' ''"■"" "'"ii'ilaciure preseint <l at. 

 ^,„, ,n.v.al e ^l-il-ition. 



In consider «t'<"i that the Legislature of tl'iis ' 

 CommoiiweaUh 'lave offered sudi generous en- 

 cowragcinent for the culture of Silk, and t(t« man - 

 ufac'iM-e of Sugar from the Beet— the *\-iety, 

 wisli'i"!; W promote I'.iese olijects, have-ihis year 

 „,;,<1e liheru) offers p;; j„.«,,iiiin)Sfbr the culture of 

 the Mulberry, and nianufactine ol"" silk, far ex- 

 ceeding that of any former year, and over the re- 

 quirement of the legislative act.. 



It is very gratifying to find so iriany of our en- 

 terprising farmers manifesting an intention to cul- 

 tivate the Beet. It will be a change of crops, 

 uhi(di will not impoverish the soil — deep and 

 rich, anil will ilivide onr best land betwceri the 

 culture of the Beet, Bro<)!U corn and Maize — but 

 will in no way interfere with the culture of other 

 valuable crO|is, particularly with the culture f;( t)|p 

 Mulberry, as a soil of a more inferior qUdiity, ev.'li 

 the sandy, dry and gravilly, will ho the most 

 proper, and yet as u produciivo crtJp^ Will EtaiKl 

 first on the agricultural scide^ 



It is very desirable that some of our silk-grow- 

 ers would be at the trouble of asi'ertainiiig, by ac- 

 tual experiuienr, how mncii silk can be raised 

 from an acre of land, set with mulberry, the num- 

 ber of trees thereon, the whole expense of culti- 

 vation, feeding, reeling, &c., and the nett profit 

 after dedm ting all expenses ; a few experiments 

 of this kind, would go far to satisfy an inquiring 

 public. 



Ill obedience to the act of incorporation, the 

 Society continue to offer premiums on the Vellow 

 Locust for timber trees, being fully convinced that 

 no timber tree of more value euii be grown with 

 us. Its growth is rapid, it propagates itself, and 

 affords a valuable material for fence-posts, mill- 

 work, and ship-buildiiig. It will attain a matu- 

 rity fit for thesK purposes ill 25 years from the 

 6eed,and if onr dry and gravelly knolls were cov- 



ered Willi the Yellow Locust, a rich growth of 

 gra.ss would he spread over the surface, affording 

 the most nutritions sweet feed for any kind of 

 stock. 



It is distinctly understood, that in the forego, 

 ing scheme, where premiums are offered, thry are 

 not to be awanled unless the object of the claim 

 \s decidedly meritorious. No claim can be admit- 

 ted for any premium, without a strict compliance 

 with the loregoing regulations. 



Persons wishing to improve the FAIR oppor- 

 tunity of selling their stock or manufactures, will 

 give one week's notice of their intention, that the 

 executive committee iiiny provide suitable accom- 

 modation. Auctioneers will be provided by the 

 society, for the saeot animals, or articles of man- 

 ufacture, without expense to the parties, except 

 the excise required by government. 



Premiums awarded and not called for within 

 six months, will he considered as generously giv- 

 en for the benefit of the society. Fifty per cent. 

 will be deducted from preiiiiums awarded to those 

 who are not members of the society. 



PUHE WATEK. 



V."e leiirn that a nuioher of Art<'sian wells have 

 been borec at th 1 south part of the city, pariicii- 

 larlyon the South Cove, by Mr Marsh of lids city, 

 and thai each experiment has produced a favora- 

 ble result- The following is an extract from a 

 chemical analysis made by Mr A. A. Hays, of the 

 water of one of these wells in the workshop of 

 the Bosk n and Worcester Railroad Corporation, 

 at the de|)0t on the South Cove. 



"The water which was the subject of these ex- 

 p eriments, was quite turbid from the suspension 

 ot" a greyish white, minutely divided matter, iv- 

 sni'ling from the decomposition of micaceous rocks. 

 \VI len the suspended matter had sul)sided,a clear, 

 colorless and tasteless water was obtained. There 

 was jiresent the usual quantity of gaseous matter, 

 the nature of which couM not be ascertained from 

 the .specimen sent, having been exposed, liiit no 

 noxious gas was found. 



" 10,0(0 lbs. of this water, contain of foreign 

 substances, exclusive of all water, only 7 pounds 

 82-100, or less thau 8-10 of a pound in 1000 lbs. 

 If 10,000 lbs. were hoiled in a clear vessel, tid no 

 moiSJi're rP!P'>ii1vcl, eight 59-100 pounds would be 

 left, as a portion of the water Js tdieuiically com- 

 bined with the saline iiiatter. 



"7 lbs. 82-lOt) of thedi-y ingredient of this wa- 

 ter are resolved by analysis into — - 

 Chloride of Sodium, (common salt) 

 do. Magnesium, (bittei n) 



do. Lime, (muriate of lime) 



Sulphate of Soda, (glaiibi.T salts) 

 Carbonate of Soda, (sal soda) 

 Selicia, (earth of flints) 

 Alumine, (pure clay) 



5.15 

 57 

 19 

 90 

 84 

 08 

 03 



■ 7.82 

 "The chemical decomposition of this water is 

 such as to remove all <loubt of its being effected 

 by surface water, and denotes that its source is 

 distant from the ocean. It contains a portion of 

 carbonate of soda, a substance which very rarely 

 occurs in waters. TIds salt is of an alkaline na- 

 ture, and gives to the water a degree of sofniess, 

 whi<di renders it suitah.u for washing cloihiiig, 

 and more suitalile for culinary purposes, general- 

 ly, tiian rain water from the roof of buildings. — 



.'\s a drinking water it is preferable to the well 

 waters of the country, and very far superior to 

 those of the city; indeed, it is quite unusual tr 

 find a water containing saline ingredients of so 

 little injury to its qualities. 



" Its composition indicates that its action on 

 metallic bodies, in the way of corrosion, will be 

 very slight, and if precautions are taken, to avoid 

 using any but the transparent water, the deposi- 

 tions which are produced, when some waters are 

 used in boilers, will not take place with this to 

 any considerable extent. 



" When len hogsheads have been vaporized in 

 a boiler, a suspended earthy tnatter, weighing if 



dry, one-fifih of a pound will be obtained." 



Boston Cornier. 



Blast in Pkar Tf.ecs. — .At the April meeting 

 of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the fol- 

 lowing communication was received: 



The nmlersigned would respectfully inform the 

 society, that he has known to be practised with 

 success, the following method of preventing the 

 blast or blight in this delicate and useful tree. — 

 It is by merely cutting out a strip of the bark of 

 the tree from the trunk and from the lower limbs, 

 of the width of a half to a quarter of an inch, or 

 greater, according to the size and age of the tree. 

 When cut from the trunk, it is not necessary that 

 the excision should he more thin one third of the 

 length, hut longer in a very vigorous stock would 

 not be injurious. This operation should be made 

 about the middle of June, if the weather be very 

 warm, and if not, should be delayed until August. 

 'I he rationale or supposed rationale of this ojiera- 

 tiim, is founded on the supposition, that the sap 

 of that tree, which is known to he remarkably 

 abundant at that period, is affected by the heat of 

 the sun, and the person making the experiment 

 on touching the woody part of the stock, will read- 

 ily suppose there may be some reason for that idea, 

 as it will prove to him that the sap and stock, , 

 particularly the former, are very much heated. — 

 It is )iroper to state, that the above is not consid- 

 ered as a discovery of his own or of his father, as 

 the preventivc-was communicated to the father of 

 the subscriber, by the late Stcjihen Girard, Esq., 



who practised the same with uiiiforni success. 



I do not know that an operation of this kind in 

 the month of June or July, would save the tree 

 from the efliiCts of lieavy frosts, but think it prob- 

 able that a bare incis'on made in December might 

 have the same beneficial results. 



Jesse Y. Castor. 



April 10, 1837. 



N. B. Mr Girard thonghl a covering of cloth 

 and liniment necessary, but experience lias shown 

 that precaution is useless. J. Y. G. 



r. S. All persons possessing information on the 

 hove subject, are respectfully requested to coin- 

 iiunicate with the society. — Paulson's Amer. 



Pennv-rotal. — Farmers Uiight easily save the 

 flesh of horses and cows, and confer great kind- 

 ness on their animals, in [ireventing the usual an- 

 noyance of flies, by simply washing the parts with 

 the extract of penny-royal. Flies will not alight 

 a m iment on the spot to \\hich this has been ap- 

 plied. Every n an who is com|)assionate to his 

 beast, ought to know this simjile remedy, and ev- 

 ery livery stable and country iiin ought to have a 

 supply on hand for travellers. — Yankee Fnrvur, 



