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, XVIII. iSO. 49. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



407 



I IVAIOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT 0-V FANCY ARTICLES. 



3etf.\v P, Fobes, Bridgewater, for 2 Stool 



Covers, $1 00 



Mrs .M. C. Virgin, Carver, 2 Stool Covers, 7,'j 



'• James A. Leonard, Middleborougli, 1 



Stool Cover, 25 



" Jacob Thompson, Middleborougli, I 



Stool Cover. ;J7 



iannah M. Lathlin, East Bridgewater, 2 



Thistle Lamp Mats, 25 



iannah M. Lathlin, East Bridgewater, 2 



Lamp Mats, 25 



kliss Fanny Leonard, Bridgewater, 2 Lamp 



Mats, 50 



\Its Josiah Bisby, Rochester, 1 Lamp Mat, 25 



losella Ford, Marslifield, I Lamp Mat, 50 



Caroline Bassett. iiriilgeivati'r, 3 Lamp Mats, 25 

 \nn Christian, Bridgewater, 2 Lamp Mats, 37 



\nn Elizabeth Eddy, E. Middleborough, 1 



Black Lace Veil, 2 00 



luth Backus, E. Middleborough, I Black 



Lace Veil, ] 00 



Sarah H. Turner, Diixbury, I White Laco 



Veil, ■ 50 



iannah Backus, Middleborough, 1 Black 



Lace Veil, .50 



Cliza T. Perkins, Dii.xbury, 3 painted Cur- 

 tains, 75 

 Ifary Leonard, Bridgewater, 1 Wrought Sam- 

 pler, 50 

 i^liza A. Crooker, Bridgewater, 1 Wrought 



Sampler, 25 



Charlotte Christian, Bridgewater, 1 Wrought 



Sampler, framed, 50 



iSusan L. Revere, Bridgewater, 1 Wrought 



Muslin Collar, 25 



•vlrs W. W. Barker, 1 Wrought Muslin Col- 

 lar, 25 

 ('''anny D. Kingman, Middleborough, 1 



Wrought Muslin Cape, ■37 



jydia Kingman, Middleborough, 1 Wrought 



Muslin Cape, 25 



'anny !>. Kingman, Middleborough, 1 



Wrought .Muslin Cape, 25 



'4urelia F. Jacobs, Scituate, I Wrought Mus- 

 lin Cape, tJ5 

 *Irs James A. Leonard, .Middleborough, ] 



Wrought Muslin Capo, 25 



*Irs James A. Leonard, Middleborough, 1 



Wrought Muslin Collar, 50 



Elizabeth A. Dunbar, Bridgewater, ] 



Wrought Muslin Car-r, 1 00 



iliss H. Basset. Bridgewater, I Wrought 



Muslin Collar, "iiS 



3mily M. Washburn, Bridgewater, 1 Wrought 



' Muslin Collar, ' 25 



iannah R. Crooker, Bridjewater, 1 Wrought 



.Muslin Cidlar. 25 



fane Hayward, Plvnipton, 1 Wrought Mus- 

 lin Collar, " ' 25 

 Hannah M. Luthlin, E. I'ridgewafor, 1 Lace 



Collar, 25 



Isabella T. Hartwell, \V. Bridgewater, i 



Thread Collar, "^ 25 



[Cordelia F. ILirtwpl!, W. Bridgewater, 1 



Thread Collar. 25 



Sarah Harlow, Middleborougli, 1 Muslin 



Cape, 75 



Sarah E. Hathaway, N. Middleborough, 1 



Wrought Lace Cape, 37 



Hannah Backus, Middleborough. 1 Wrought 



Lace Collar, 75 



Sarah H. Leonard, Duxbury, 1 wrt. lace cape, 

 Jane Reed, W. Bridgewater, 1 ' ' ' 



Lydia R. Kingman, Middleboro', 1 wrt. bag 



and watch case, 

 Mrs Joshua Washburn, Bridgewater, 1 linen 



table cloth, 

 Betsey B. Kingman, ' 1 wrt. linen apron, 



Hannah II. Leach, W. Hridg., fruit liaskot. 

 Patience Fuller, Hanson, 2 fur capes, 



do do ilo 2 chair cushions, 



Geo. H. Brown, E. Bridg., writing ink and 



perfumery, 

 Elizabeth Whitman, Pembroke, lace edging, 

 Paulina T. Damon, Bridgewater, ' ' 



i Hannah Backy, Middleboro', ' ' 



Mary E. Murdock ' i pr wrt. shoes, 



I Hannah Barker, Pembroke, silk safety chain, 

 I Mrs John Howard, W. Bridg., bead chain, 

 > Hannah M. Lithlin, E. do., ' ' 



Geo. H. Brown, ' ' samples gold card 



I printing, 



[do do • • 1 pair miniature 



socks, 

 Deborah Hale, Bridgewater, 1 bead bag, 

 Amelia W. Hyde, ' 1 wrt. child's frock, 



j Martha VV. Hyde, ' 1 ' lace ' cap, 



I Dorcas Society, Hanover, 1 linen cambric cap, 

 j Mrs Wm. P. Cutter, Bridgewater, ] lace cap. 

 Miss H. Bassett, • velvet painting, 



: ' Betsey Hooper, ' 1 Dunstable bonnet, 



' Malencia Hooper, ' 1 ' ' 



Hannah M. Lathlin, E. Bridg., I variegated 



straw bonnet, 

 Jerusha Sylvester, Hanover, 2 cov'd stools, 

 Hannah Backus, Middleboro', 1 ' ' 



Sarah E. Hathaway, N. do 1 wrt. lace cape, 

 Sarah H. Leonard, Duxbury, 1 ' ' ' 



Jane Reed, W. Bridgewater, 1 ' ' • 



Hannah Backus, Middleboro', 1 ' ' collar, 



Sarah H. Turner, Duxbury, 1 pr wrt. ciifTs, 

 Mrs B. Bates, Bridgewater, 3 lamp mats, 

 Caleb H. Packard, N. do 1 work box, 

 Sally Thomas, Duxbury, 1 fancy rug, 



2 0. 



2 00 

 50 



3 00 



1 00 

 50 

 50 

 25 

 25 

 75 

 50 



2 00 



25 



38 

 1 00 



50 



25 



3 00 



5 00 



2 00 

 75 

 25 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 25 

 25 

 2 00 

 1 00 



Total amount of awards, $30 00 



N. STETSON, Chairman. 



From the Bnsion Courier. 



CANKER WOR\'. 

 To the Editor of the Courier ; 



I was grieved, on passing through Brighton, 

 North Natick, and many other towns in this neigh- 

 borhood, to observe the desolating effects of the 

 spread of the canker-worm over some of our best 

 orchards. The appearance is most unpleasant to 

 the eye, as well as ruinous ultin^?.tely to the tree — 

 as it occasions a second production, of the foliage, 

 and thi.s, if it continues" for a succession of years, is 

 most de.structive of vegetable life in all trees. 



Many of the modes o*" prevention, too, are as ru- 

 inous as the worm itself The apfdicatiim of tar 

 to the bark I have had occasion to rue! Oil is 

 bad in anv mixture, and in fact, whatever has been 

 recurred to, seems, from the expense, or some other 

 cause founded on want of attention or experience, 

 discouraging. 



The object wished for by many is, that our far- 

 mers would try how the worm can be circumscrib- 

 ed in its ravages or destroyed on the tree. Many 

 observations have been suggested by intelligent 

 farmers on this head : — First, when the dew is on 

 the tree, to throw ashes or lime amongst the leaves. 



This, if eft'ectual, would be the most thorough mod 

 — as it w(jiil(l have the effect to close the career 

 or inroad of these desolating visitants. 



But it will be recollected that this experiment 

 must be immediately made, as the worm is about 

 descending into the earth to lie by for another year. 



The writer, by an a()plicat'oii of this sort, put an 

 end to the ravages, snmt. years since, of a species 

 of slug-worm, and entirely destroyed them. The 

 exierior covering, lion ever, of the canker-worin, in 

 not so favorable for success in this experiment. 



If tooltite for this trial, for I have observed that 

 some of the worms have liuishod their work and be- 

 gan to descend, the next object is their destruction 

 or discouragement in the earth. 



That they can be lessened or destriiyed by the 

 application of lime ashes, or some caustic matter, 

 seems to he a prevailing opinion with many inge- 

 nious and observing agriculturists, whose commu- 

 nications have been before the community through 

 the publications made by the Trustees of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Agricultural Society. 



That aslies and lime have been placed closely 

 round the body of the tree, and with good effect, 

 seems unquestionable. 



This, too, is obnoxious to the borer ; and that 

 excellent observer, Mr Lowell, made use of a lime 

 mortar, in which he encased the whole body of the 

 tree near the ground, and prevented the entry of 

 this pest. It is no small recommendation to the 

 within suggestions to say that it is believed they 

 coincided with his opinions. 



The desire of the writer is, to invite a course of 

 experiment through the whole progress and trans- 

 mutations of this destroyer during the year. 



To do this a beginning must be at once made — 

 and to this the co operation of those who are thus 

 severely annoyed, is invited forthwith. 



I am yours, J. W. 



Dorclitsltr, June 5th, 1840. 



From the New Geneseo Farmer. 



'JTo prevent llic lante of turnips in bulter. — One of 

 your corre.sp(mdents wants-to know how to prevent 

 the taste of turnips in the butter from cows fed on 

 these roots, and having had some experience in the 

 matter, I will give you an answer to the inquiry. 



In some of the best districts in England, the taste 

 of the cream ai;d butter is affected by the manure 

 used on the pastures, and the following means are 

 adopted to prevent it. The first mi^hod is almost 

 universally practiced on the milk and cream brought 

 into the London market. It is this : Dissolve an 

 ounce of nitre (saltpetre) in a pint of pure water, 

 and put a quarter of the pint into every fifteen gat- 

 Ions of milk as brought from the cows, This will 

 effectually prevent any bad flavor, and cause the 

 milk and cream to keep sweet a longer time. The 

 quantity of nitre is so very s:iiall, that it does not 

 at all affect the wholesomeness of the milk. 



%l JVItlhod-r'Lel Xhe crenm irel well sour; and 

 before churning, take out u quarter of a pini of tfie 

 cream and put 4 into a well scalded pot or jar, in- 

 to which gather t!^e next cream, and stir it well ; 

 (|o the same with <v'ch successive gathering, until 

 enough is saved ami well soured, ready for a sec- 

 ond churning ; then take out a small quantity and 

 commence anew as before. 



The cream being sour before churning, is no det- 

 riment to it, and this method will prevent any bad 

 taste in the butter. Yours, W. R. 



