VOL. XVIII, BTO. 35. 



Ai\D HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



Mr Putnam replied, that the best mode of mana- 

 ng in such case, was to cut it up and stook it at 



ICC. 



Mr Clark replied, that the proper mode to bo 

 lopted with it depended upon the severity of tlie 

 3Sf and the condition of the corn. Tf the corn is 

 )zen, let it stand upon the hill. This was the 

 3st probable means of securinpr "t- If the leaves 

 ;rely are touched, the corn wfil become sound, 

 twithstandinj this. If the cob is frozen, the corn' 

 ly be considered like'a cooked vegetable, and it 

 beyond cure. In IBiiG, with him, the leaves on- 

 were killed. This was the same as cutting- off 

 ! top stalks. The circulations of the sap were 

 scked. What was then afloat in the stalks was 

 idensed ; and the progress or filling out of the 

 ■n is at once finished. • 



He had made some important e.xperiment-? in the 

 tter of topping the stalks of corn. In one row 

 3ugh the field he topped every other hill, and 



the remainder as they were until harvest. The 

 i from topping the stalks ho estimated at 20 per 

 t. The crop from the uncut hills was equal to 

 bushels per acre ; from those the stalks of which 

 :e cut,, it did not exceed 48 bushels per acre.* 

 kir Clark's opinion was then asked by a gentle- 

 1 present, as to what relation the number of stalks 

 . hill should bear to the richnes-i of the soil. He 

 ne case planted an acre of land; manured it 



I'ily ; and laid his hills three feet each way. 



: growth ot>talk was e.'wcessive, and we nnder- 

 dhim to say that tli« more plants left in the 



beyond a certain number, under such high nia- 

 ng, would cause the yield of corn to be propor- 

 sWy diminished. 



Ir Clark replied, that the more thickly the corn 

 ds, where the land was very much enriched, 

 ess would the crop suffer from drought He' 

 planted in hills 2 ft., 3 ft., and 3 1-2 ft. apart, 

 the hills accurately measured. He had left in 

 row 3, in another 4, in another 5 plants,— he 

 kept the ground level. Those which had four 

 s gave more corn than those which had three, 

 the five plants gave more than the four. The 

 ^mes of produce in the case were 38 bushels 

 50 bushels. The more thickly corn was plant- 

 1 rich land the better. On light lands, how. 



he had found that corn might be too thicklv 

 ited. •^ 



• Cook, of Leno.v, then gave his views in re- 

 to corn which had been attacked by frost. In 

 linion, an ounce of prevention was better than 

 md of cure. He deemed it best, therefore, 

 dering the uncertainties of our climate, to cul- 



corn which came early to maturity. Besides 

 t was safest and best, as soon as practicable, 

 ce it beyond the reach of frost. This was to 

 ne by cutting it up at the bottom and stooking 

 he field as soon as it was fit for that opera" 

 He consideied the death of the leaf as the 



of the whole plant ; and no farther benefit to 

 op was to be expected from its standing. If 

 rji waa soft and then frozen, as in the autumn 

 7, all attempts to save it woidd be vain. In 

 cstern parts- of th'ia State and in New York 



the practice of cutting up and stooking the 

 a the field as soon as- it is glazed, prevails 

 sally, and was strongly recommended by the 

 mented Judge Buel. 



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^ Other gentlemen participated in the discussion. 

 lh(< mcetmg was very fully attended; and the gen- 

 eral interest is increased instead of abated H. C. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCHn'Y. 

 Report of the Vegetable Committee on Preminms f,ir 



183a 

 Asparagus— None exhibited. 

 Beans — Large Lima, two quarts, shelled, 



J. L. L. P. Warren, ^g qq 



do Earliest and best Dwarf do. from do., 2 00 



Broccoli— Earliest and best, four heads, A 



D. Williams, 

 Beets — Twelve roots, from do., 

 Cabbages— Be.-<t six heads, from do., 

 Carrots — Twelve roots, " " 



Cauliflowers— Finest four heads, no premium 

 Cucumbers — Best pair before 1st Sat'dy in 



July, J. L. L. F. Warren, 

 Celery — Two roots, none. 

 Corn — For boiling, none. 

 Lettuce — Finest six heads in the season, J. 



Hovey, 

 Peas— Earliest and best, one peck, R. Howe, 4 00 

 Potatoes — None exhibited. 

 Onions — None exhibited. 



Rhubarb — Specimens best, S. Pond, 3 00 



Squashes— Summer, none exhibited. 



do Largest and b*-st pr. winter, Jona. 



French, jr., 3 qO 



lomatoes—Fineit specimens, J. L. L. F. W., 3 00 

 The Committee award to E. H. Derby, Esq., 



for a fine large squash, gratuity 

 To S. Blake 



" J. French, jr., fine Marrow & Lima squash- 

 es, premium 

 " John Prince, Esq., specimens Brussels 

 Sprouts, premium 

 C. R. Lowell, Esq., Egg plants, gratuity 



297 



monly beautiful specimens. It is desirable that 

 exertions should be made to produce this luxury in 

 more abundance. 



The committee cannot leave this report without 

 earnestly inviting those members who feel an inte 

 rest in the important part of the kitchen garden to 

 greater cxeitions the coming reason, and especial- 

 ly to forwarding to the exhibitions of the Society 

 more numerous specimens of vegetables, in order 

 that Its labors devoted to this object may reflect 

 equal credit upon it, as to the other leadin<T bran- 

 ches of cultivation, which enga-e its prominent at- 

 tention. Respectfully submitted, 



JAMES L. L. F. WARREN, 



Cliairman. 



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3 00 

 3 00 



3 00 



G. W. Stearns, Cucumbers, very fine, prem. 4 00 



s exceedingly valuable experiment w-as given to 

 ilic through the N. E. Farmer, soon after it was 

 and excited particular attention. It has had a 

 ifluence upon the practice of farmers. 



$50 00 

 The Committee regret that so little interest has 

 been manifested the pa,-5t .■reason, in this important 

 part of the Society's labors ; but true it is that du- 

 ring the whole season there were but few exhibi- 

 tions of vegetables, and those few were but from a 

 small portion of the members of the Society, who 

 have heretofore been ever ready to exhibit their 

 zeal in promoting its interests. 



The committee would notice with approbation, 

 the fine speciinens-of squashes, of the var. Marrow 

 Crook-neck, Lima, and Valparaiso; exhibited by E. 

 H. Derby, .r. French, jr., and S. Blake, Esqrs., at 

 the annual exhibition ; and they hope to see more 

 of these valuable varieties the coming season. 



The Rohan potatoes, exhibited by the Hon. John 

 Lowell, wsre a very superior specimen, and the 

 finest known to have been grown the present sea- 

 son. 



The Brussels Sprouts, by John Prince, Esq. were 

 deserving of particular nolice. They were very 

 fine, and it is desirable that this valuable produc- 

 tion of the vegetable garden should bo more exten- 

 sively cultivated. 



The Giant Cekr'i/, exhibited tfy W. L. Rushton 

 Esq., of New York, deserves also marked notice : 

 it was as fine as has ever been exhibited at the So- 

 ciety's rooms. 



The Egfr Phnts, by C. R. Lowell, Esq., of three 

 varieties, were large and finely shaped, and uncom- 



THE SILK CULTURE. 

 Who that is acquainted with ibe genius and char- 

 acter of oirr people, for enterprise and perseverance 

 can doubt, that with the impulse now given to the 

 silk culture in our country, its onward course is to 

 a high destination? And is there an American 

 bosom, in which dwells one spark of patriotism and 

 philanthropy, but that would most ardently wish" 

 this .' 



As statesTten and political economists, is it a 

 wise policy ift us to pay out millions to other na- 

 tions for thfft which we cun just as well produce 

 ourselves ?- To run in debt to Europe for a sinale 

 article, to an amount far exceeding all our exports 

 with the single e.xception of cotton, 18 or 20 mil- 

 lions of dollars per annum,— to make the balance of 

 trade agai'Dst u.s, and thus impoverish ourselves to 

 enrich othg'h ? 



As philanth'wpists, can we do otherwise than 

 give our best .vishes and cordial aid to a branch of 

 industry which will give employment and a com- 

 fortable support to thousands in our land, whom 

 poverty, misfortune, age and infirmity Jiave placed 

 in necessitous circwristances ; to the children of the 

 poor in our.large towns and cities, who are growing 

 up in idleness acd vice; to females who are" depen- 

 dent upon the painful and precarious labors of the 

 needle for a scanty subsistence, and to the aged and 

 infirm, who are disqualified for more laborious em- 

 ployment.' In the just language of the editor of 

 the Silk Farmer, " In all our large cities, where fe- 

 male suffering is the most intense, and in every ag- 

 ricultural district of our widely extended country, 

 the blessings attendant on the progress of the silk 

 culture, will fall with grateful beneficence upon 

 this dependent and neglected portion of our popu- 

 lation. A child of twelve years old, oran atred per- 

 son, unable to follow any laborious employment 

 will attend during the feeding season to as many 

 worms as will make twentyfive pounds of raw silk. 

 The same individual will reel a pound of silk per, 

 day. Cannot the reader of this recall to his re- 

 membrance some destitute family —some widow 

 with a numerous group of suffering children— to 

 whom a domestic employment of this kind would 

 indeed be a blessing? Or some lonely and aged 

 fenale, too feeble for labor, too good for the poor- 

 house, whom a steady fire-side occupation at the 

 silk-reel, might lift up into the sunshine of grateful 

 independence? Considerations of this kind ex- 

 pand the sympathies of the human heart, and make 

 the subject as interesting to feeling and philanthro- 

 py, as it ought to be to private interest or commer- 

 cial enterprise." 'jlhani/ Cultivator. 



A correspondent of the Albany Cultivator recom- 

 mends Congress to lay a duty on foreign silks. 



