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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



OCTOBFR 10. IVM. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



From llie Spriugflcld Republican. 



THE SUMMER BLOOM IS PAST. 



The summer bloom is past and dead, 

 And Might on leaf and flower is shed, 

 Ami silent groves ami forest dnor. 

 Are dad in rohes of fading year. 



But late, and Spring, with liounteuus hand. 

 Spread joy around the smiling land, 

 And o'er the ground like carpet thrown. 

 The gaudy flowers were mix'd and strown. 



In forest deep. Iiy fount unseen, 

 On sunny lianks, on meadows green, 

 The silent flowers were hlooniing there 

 To deck the earth, and lade the air. 



And smiling morn with dewy tread, 

 Or eve, like holy calmness shed. 

 And sights of love, and sounds of mirth — 

 All came to cheer the gladden'd earth. 



Where'er our steps we turned the while. 

 The earth was clad in boundless smile ; 

 The hills in sunny robes were seen. 

 And trees were drest in living green. 



But colder winds from northern zone. 

 Have o'er the blooming landscape blown, 

 And faded leaves, 'all brown artd sere. 

 Proclaim that winter's gloom is near. 



The early flowers lie wither'd and dead 

 On many a cold and leafy bed ; 

 Their light no more shall deck the plain, 

 Till summer comes again to reign. 



But few anil lone the blossoms stand. 

 Pale sisters of that lovely band ; 

 As oft, when earthly hopes are torn, 

 The spirit lingers but to mourn. 



We grieve to see the verdant bough. 

 And tender grass, all faded now ; 

 And fragrant herb and flowers in bloom>, 

 All gathered to Iheir silent tomb J 



But frail as these, life's transient ray. 



That shines an hour and melts away; 



Fit emblems of our beiii^ brief — 



The fading flower and (ailing leaf! C. 



PRESERVING WINTER APPLES. 



Winter apples should be gathered as soon as the 

 mature ones begin to fall from the trees ; they 

 should be carefully picked by tlie hand, and never 

 shaken from the trees. If intended to be carried 

 to market this fall, they may be packed in chaff or 

 sofl straw to pruvent bruising. But it would doubt- 

 less, in most instances, be more profitablo to keep 

 apples till spring, on account of their high prices 

 at that time. The same apples that arc sold in 

 autumn for 25 cents, often, when kept till spring, 

 bring 75 cents or a dollar per bushel : while the 

 loss by rotting, when proper precautions are taken 

 to preserve them, is but comparatively trifling. 

 An excellent mode of preserving tliem, is to pack 

 them away in dry sand. The sand should be pre- 

 viously well dried in the sun. This inode prevents 

 them from rotting one another by contact ; the 

 sand absorbs all unnecessary inoisture from the 

 fruit and thus lessens the liability of rotting ; ajid 



partially excludes the air. Well dried saw dust 

 would probably be still better, providing it is pre- 

 vented from absorbing moisture by being excludetl 

 from the air : but it should be of a kind of wood 

 which will not injure the flavor of the apples. 



Where this method cannot be adopted, a good 

 way to keep them is to spread them in shallow 

 bins, (say 5 or (i inches in depth,) in a dry, cool 

 place, where the temperature should be kept as 

 nearly as possible a little .ibove freezing. 



The following, according to Kenrick, is a mode 

 of preserving apples, altnost universally adopted by 

 the most experienced in the vicinity of Boston, 

 where large quantities of winter fruit are cultivated 

 and put up for use. By this mode, we are assured, 

 apples under very favorable circutiistances, are fre- 

 quently preserved in a sound state, or not one in 

 fift}l. defective, for a period of seven or eight months. 

 " The fruit is suffered to hang on the tree to as 

 late a period as possible in October, or till hard 

 frosts have loosened the stalk, and they are in im- 

 minent danger of being blown down by high 

 winds ; such as have already fallen are carefully 

 gathered and inspected, and the best put up for 

 early winter use. They are carefully gathered 

 from the tree by hand, and as carefully laid in bas- 

 kets. New, tight, well seasoned flour barrels from 

 the bakers, are usually preferred ; the baskets 

 being filled, are cautiously lowered into the bar- 

 rels, and reversed. The barrels being quite filled, 

 are gently shaken, and the head is gently pressed 

 down to its place and secured. It is observed that 

 this pressure never causes them to rot next the 

 head, and is necessary, as they are never allowed 

 to rattle in removing. — No soft straw or shavings 

 are admitted at tlie ends, it causes mustiness and 

 decay. — They are next carefully placed in wagons 

 and removed on the hulge, and laid in courses in a 

 cool, airy situation on the north side of buildings 

 near the cellar, protected by a covering on the top 

 of boards, so placed as to defend them from the 

 sun and rain, while the air is not excluded at the 

 sides. A chill does not injure them, it is no dis- 

 service ;— but when extremely cold weather comes 

 on, and they are in imminent danger of being fro- 

 zen, whetlior by night or day, they are carefully 

 rolled into a cool, airy, dry cellar, with openings 

 on the north side, that the cold air may have free 

 access ; tliey are laid in tiers, and the cellar is, in 

 due time closed and rendered secure froin frost 

 The barrels are never tumbled or placed on the 

 head. If fruit is gathered late, and according to 

 the above directions, re-packing is unnecessary, it 

 is even ruinous, and should on no account be prac- 

 tised till the barrel is opened for use. It has been 

 fully tried." 



A Pi.EA IN Aeatemknt. — In one of the Quarter 

 Session courts in Tennessee, one Joe Phillips was 

 indicted for an assault and battery. The solicitor 

 called him to the bar and addressed him thus : " You 

 are indicted for a misdemeanor, and stand charged 

 in these words : 'The jurors, upon their oaths, pre- 

 sent that Joe Phillips, late of the county of , 



on the 10th day of August 18 — , with force and 

 arms, in and upon the body of one John Scroggins 

 an assault did make, witli guns, pistols, swords, 

 dirks, and clubs, with malice aforethought'"' — 



" Stop, Mr Lawyer," says Joe, " there was some- 

 thing of it, but you're making it a deal worse 



than it was." 



" Well, how was it Joe .'" says the solicitor. 



'■ Why, I and John tnct o-.;o day on the road, and 



says I to John, ' this is a bad day for snakin.' — 

 Then says he to me, ' Not very bad neither, for I 

 killed one near upon a rod long.' Then says I, 

 'That's a lie, for there's nary snake in this country 

 half so long.' Then, after a good many such com- 

 pliments passed between us, says John to me, says 

 he, ' I doesn't milk my neighbors' cows as some 

 folks do.' And then I hit him a lick with my fist 

 on the side of his head, and then we had a real 

 scuffle ; a fair fight ; tlien just so. And we hadn't 

 no gun, nor pistol, nor club, nor dirk, ncitlier ; so 

 you need'nt be talking all that nonsense over to 

 tlie Court when there's no such thing ; and John 

 says he's willing to fight again, if I'll let him strike 

 first" 



Apprentices — When serving your apprentice- 

 ship you will have time and opportunity to stock 

 your minds with useful knowledge. The only 

 way for a young man to prepare himself for future 

 usefulness, is to devote himself to study during his 

 leisure hours. First, be industrious in your busi- 

 ness — never complain that you have to work ; go 

 to it witli alacrity and cheerfulness and it will 

 become a liabit which will make you respected 

 and beloved by your master and employer, make 

 it your business to see and promote his interest ; 

 by taking care of his you will learn to take care 

 of your own. 



Young men at the present day are too fond of get- 

 ting rid of Work, they seek for easy and lazy em- 

 ployment, and frequently turn out to be miserable 

 vagabonds. You must avoid all wishes to live 

 without labor ; labor is a blessing instead of a 

 curse — it makes men healthy, it procures them 

 food, clothing, and every other blessing, and frees 

 them from temptation to be dishonest. — American 

 Presbyterian. 



Pat Astomshed. — An unfortunate Hibernian, 

 ruminating upon the bank of a southern creek, es- 

 pied a terrapin pluming itself " Och, honey !" 

 he exclaimed, solemnly, "that iver I should come 

 to Americy to sa a snufi" box walk !" — " Whist," 

 said his wife, " don't ye be arter making fun of 

 the birds 1" 



COUNTRY SEAT IN NEWTlJK, FOR SALE. 



The subscriber ofters for sale the house in uiiich he nowi 

 resides, with the Barn, Sheds, Garden and about 35 acres ol 

 land siuialed on Nonanlinn liill.in Newton, 5 1-2 miles from 

 the city. Tlie garden occupies neai-ly two acres, is stocked 

 with a grciit variety of fruit tress, and abonl 10,000 Antwerp 

 Raspberry Vines. The jilace may be seen and furilici- panic- 

 ulars obtained on application at the premises. 



LOT WHEELRIGHT. 



July 16th. 



AI.DERMEY STOCK FOR SALE. 



For sale, a full blooded Bull, 3 years old the first of Jul? 

 next — one Cow, five years old — and a Heifer three years old. 

 The Cows are said to be the richest Milkers of any 'imported. 

 For further particulars address L. M. WHEATON, Nortou, 

 Mass., or a line left at this office, will meet with prompt 

 attention. June 27 



FUR SALE. 



A Ram ami Ewe from tli,' Cape Good Hope. Inquire »1 

 this oflice. 



THE NEW ENGLAND FAliKIER. 



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TUTTLE, DENNETT AND CHISHOLM, PRINTERS, 



17 SCHOOL BTRELT... BOSTOS. 



