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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



AUG. 29, If! 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



BosTO!', VVednesdav, AdgdSt 23, 1843. 



SEEDING DOWN TO GRASS. 



The old practice of seeding down to grass with a 

 grain crop sowed in the Spring, lias noi done as well 

 l:itterly as it did years ago. The summer, or the winter, 

 or sometliing else, so often liills the grass from seed thus 

 gown, that the practice is falling into disuse. It is 

 better and safer to omil sowing the grass seed until Au- 

 gust or September. The extra plowing of tliB land, by 

 which the grain stubble is buried, is not expensive. 



OBITUARY OF JOHN PRINCE, ESQ. 



The death of John Prince, Esq, of Roxbury, oc- 

 curred on the 13th inst , — his age was 73. Our readers 

 generally may not have heard much of him recently as 

 an agriculturist ; but during a long portion of his life 

 he was one of the most zealous and persevering laborers 

 in behalf of ngricultural improvement. His property, 

 his time and his pen, were freely used to promote the 

 proHperiiy of our farmers. 



We regret our inability to do justice to hif" claims to 

 favorable remembrance by our community. We hope 

 that some one who has known him longer and more in- 

 timately, will supply our deficiency, 



We think we rnay speak of him as one of the first 

 wiio made an eflort to introduce here, and prove exten- 



The greater worth o( the stubble wlien turned under, 



. , , , ,„, .. „ 11 .■ r I sively, the pears and other fruits of Europe — that he was 



pays for the labor. The present js a favorable lime lor i . •' : / ' _ 



such seeding. J nnu^h it will do to sow grass seed any 

 time before October, and even later than that. We pub- 

 lished, last winter, an arlicle from "a Norfolk Farmer," 

 of much experience in fall seedmg, and especially on 

 inverted sward, who has liad better crops as a whole 

 from his late sowings, as late as October, than from his 

 early. 



All moist lands that need renovating, may be plowed, 

 top dressed, well harrowed and seeded down to grass at 

 this season of the year. This practice is good for all 

 lands that are so wet and heavy as to be ill suited to 

 tillao-e. Drier lands also may be benefitted in this way, 

 but in most instances, these will be wanted for tillage 

 about the time when they fail to do well in grass. 



For the Inst few years, the hay crop has been the far- 

 mer's best in this vicinity. Cut this fact is now gener- 

 ally known, and recently the attention of cultivators 

 here has been given to grass more universally than to 

 anything else. The consequence is, that we are likely 

 to have a very abundant supply of hay from our lands 

 in the vicinity for years to come. And our Eastern 

 neighbors by water, and our Western ones by Railroad, 

 will compete with us in this article, as well as others. 

 For these reasons we infer that hay is not to be, in future, 

 quite so profitable a crop for the market as it has been 

 in the last few years. The prudent farmer, however, 

 will not omit to get as much of it as he can, without 

 neglecting to grow other crops. 



The common practice in Autumn, is to sow about 12 

 quarts of Timothy or herds grass, and three pecks of 

 red top per acre. For Boston market, however, the 

 Timothy is much the best — coarse hoy hero is in more 

 demand than fine. Though farmers prefer fine to 

 coarse, especially for neat stock. Where horses are 

 grained highly, the greater bulk of coarse hay which 

 they take into the stomach, may be of service in the way 

 of giving a wholesome distention to the stomach. But 

 where no grain is used, the fine hay will do this sufii- 

 ciently. In all places where coarse hay is preferred to 

 fine, it is well to sow more herdsgrass, and dispense 

 with the red top. In that case, three or four pecks of 

 herdsgrass to the acre should be used. The use of 

 one kind of seed alone, is not, however ^<? snfea.s a mix- 

 tur."!. For i' occasionally happens that weather which 

 kills one kind docs but little, i< any, harm to the other. 



iroiv. :': i .r,.:l::,n ar. active member and a Truittu of 

 the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture ; 

 that he imported the first cast iron plow, and gave the 

 first impetus to our mechanics, which have resulted in 

 the construction of the excellent implement which we 

 now have, and that he was the fitst in this country to 

 propose a plowing match. One who is known to have 

 done thus much, and known also to have kept up his 

 interest in agriculture to the end of his days — such an 

 one, we may infer has done much to enkindle and ex- 

 tend the spirit of improvement, and has been a great 

 public benefactor. To his merits as an agriculturist, wc 

 can add the higher praise that he was a worthy man, a 

 man of integrity, generosity and great public spirit. We 

 believe it true that the respect and esteem which he en- 

 joyed among his fellow townsmen was even greater in 

 his old age, and when his property was comparatively 

 small, than in the days of more active life while his for- 

 tune was ample. Such would not be the fact had he not 

 possessed virlucs and excellencies greater tliat most men 

 exhibit. 



WINTER RYE. 



This grain generally docs better when sowed early. 

 August is the safer month, though the grain may do 

 well if put in in September, or even in October. 



Printers' and Publishers' Outstanding Accounts. — A 

 thousand such accounts at ten dollars eacli, amount to ten 

 thousand dollars — a handsome sura these times were it 

 all collected. The same number at five dollars ench, 

 amount to five thousand dollars. Should not then every 

 subscriber to a paper — in order to do as he would be done 

 by , and thus fulfil the golden rule — cancel at once his 

 printer's account, bo it more or less — that he may not be 

 one of the thousand, or the five hundred, or even of the 

 fifty, who may think that because the debt is small it is 

 of but lilllc consequence to his printer. This is no dun 

 — but the statement of a question in equity, for tiie so- 

 Jutipnof none else but those wliom it may concern. — Se- 

 lected. 



Crops in the West. — Our farmers, says the Jackson, 

 Michigan, Democrat, are in the midst of harvest, and 

 thus far the weather has been most propitious. The 

 crop is very good, and as far as our information has ex- 

 tended, has not been injured in the least by either in- 

 sects (T the rust. The farmers appear in good spirits ; 

 and when such is the case all creation smiles. 



The Ohio Statesman estimates the surplus amount of 

 wheat, raised in that State the present year, after sup- 

 plying their wants, at twenty millions of bushels .' 



The crops in Missouri are said to be decidedly poor 

 this year. Hemp, wheat, and tobacco are all short, and 

 will not yield much more than half a crop 



Crops in the South — ore reported to be excellent. 



Wool in Russia. — The number of sheep in Russia in 



the year 1841, was 3,840,310. The greatest number — 



was in the government of Tauris, viz., 000,000. In' Mr Priestly Newton, of Greenfield, has a hen which 

 Kharkofi-, 500,000. I hatched 26 chickens m one brood a few days since. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



Saturday, .Aug. 19, IS 



We have scarcely seen a belter display of flowi 

 our weekly eNhibitions than that of today. Scare 

 stand but contained a specimen, or specimens of 

 beauty. The Phloxes were very splendiil, and it 

 us oreat pleasure to see that our friends are engao 

 raising seedlings of this beautiful class of plants. Ir 

 of importing Pliloxes from England, as we have hi 

 fore done, we hazard but little when we state that i 

 not ho many years (if our friends persevere in r; 

 seedlings) before we shall be able to send our Er 

 friends varieties, that will surprise them fur their 

 tiful form and richness of color. Mr. W. E. Cart 

 Cambridge, and .Mr. Joseph Breck, of Brighton, 

 nenced r?-isinfT seedling Phloxes some years ?»g' 

 they have each succeeded in raising new variei 

 great merit. 



Dahlias, by Mesirs Siickney, Warren, Oliver,- ' 

 Macondray, Howard, Kelly, .S. A. Walker, and I 

 Barnes. 



The Dahlia, var. Oakley's Surprise, by Mr H. F 

 ver, of Salem, was the best specimen of its class (li 

 which we ever saw. 



The specimen, by Mr S. A. Walker, of Broo 

 var. Girling's Prince of Wales, was the beat flower 

 room, and if v\'e mistake not it will prove to be a s 

 edition of Pickwick with improvements. 



Dodd's Prince of Wales, by Mr J. Siickney 

 fair to be a favorite and a good show flower. 



Among the choice specimens, by Mr P. Barne 

 noticed Turvill's Essex Triumph, and Nc Plus! 

 we would only remark that it is our opinion, f 

 from the specimens that have been exhibited, th' 

 former will always have a powerful rival in a firs 

 bloom of the latter ; future and better specinn 

 both vnrieties, during the season, may however c 

 our opinion. 



HofTer, Sir J. Johnson, and Eva in the collecli 

 Mr J. L. L. F. Warren, of Brighton. 



Phloxes, (Seedlings) by Messrs. J. Breck & Co 

 E. Carter, Hovey & Co,, and S. Walker. 



Roses, by Messrs Hovey & Co., W. Wales, 

 Johnson, Howard and S. Walker. 



Pansies, by Mr W. Quaint and Hovey & Co. 



Petunias, by Messrs Breck &. Co., and Quaint ; 

 indeed all, of the specimens of Mr Quaint were 

 large and superior to any previously exhibited i 

 rooms. 



Astors, by Mr Quaint and J. Breck i& Co., so 

 the specimens were very fine. 



Bouquets, by Messrs. Warren, Howard, J. Hove 

 Wales, S. A. Walker, and S. Walker. 



Balsams, by Messrs, S. A. Walker, Trull and Jol 

 For the Committee, 



S. WALKER, Ckairrr 



Want of room oblige! us to omit the Report on I 

 until our next. 



Sweet Corh. A promising object of nliractior 

 the produce of two seeds of sweet Corn, planted bj 

 Tesohemacher, in the Public Garden, Charles Sire 

 the 12th May last, in poor sandy soil. One witlioi 

 manure; product, one stalk, one ear, weight 

 pounds. The other, manured with Guano; pr 

 eight good cars, and four or five useless ones ; w 

 eight pounds. Only two spoonfuls of the Guano 

 used on this hill. These specimens were taken fi 

 email piece planted with corn at the same time, j 

 other hill manured with Guano, and the effect i 

 same throughout the whole. — Transcript. 



The Governor of New Hampshire has appi 

 Thursday, the 30th of November next, as a d 

 Thanksgiving in that State. 



