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AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 52 NORTH M.A.RKET STREET, (AoaicuLTUHAL WAaBHoosg.) 



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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 39, 1843. 



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N . E. FARMER 



A SLUR AT CHEMICAL SCIENCE. 



n an article si^'ned "P." in liie Oct. No. of the 

 Ciiiers' Aii'iitlily Visitor, on •' Tlie Kxliaiistion of 

 S il,'' tlicre is tlie following paragraph : 

 'The soil may be, and doubtless has been, ex- 

 I8t''il 111 mimerous cases within our country ; but 

 belicvtd that it has been produced by a siic- 

 sion of crops, without returning any thing in 

 eli.ipc o'' manure to supply what was thus lakon 

 y ; Ut we believe, whore manure is used, not 

 y tint the soil is capable of mamtaining its fer- 

 y, but that it can be raised to a standard he- 

 ld its natural condition. In one of the numbiTS 

 ;he Now England Fanner, published at Boston, 

 lethiiig opposite to this opinion is asserted, and 

 r, no doubt, very 'earned use of Professor Lie- 

 's views, and a plentiful top. dressing of ammo- 

 , alliiili, gallipots and blow-pipes, which good 

 urcdiy puts us in mind of the extraction of sun- 

 nis from cucumbers, the conclusion is arrived at, 

 t the laiiils near the city of Rome became ex- 

 isted from use, and have been ever since barren, 

 im «h;>t authority this conclusion has been 

 wn, 1 liiinw not ; but in my recollections of his- 

 y, I « n.- under the impression that imhealthiness, 

 i not sterility, has left the Campagna without 

 tivation." 



Wc copy the above for the sole purpose of ex- 

 ssing our dislike to the slur — the side-thrust — it 

 es to chemical science as an aid to the f rmer. 

 what particular article in '' the New Enjland 

 rmer" ih'.' writer alludes, we know not, nor is 

 naloiKil ; but if the positions of that article are 

 jpo.ted by "the views of Prof. Licbig," we 

 Ilk .t prohahU, to say the least, that t ley are 

 h )ihilosophical in theory and susceptible of 

 ictieal demonstration, maugre the wei^lili/ arjru- 

 nt of ■' P." against them, that they involve the 

 J of " ammonia, alkali, gallipots and blow-pipes" ; 

 and, perhaps, by a parity of ratiocinaiion ['.) to 

 it which led him to the brilliantly witty idea of 

 ociating these and their uses with "thetxtrac- 

 n of sunheams from cucumbers," we may asso- 

 te the writer and his ingcTitous simile with the 

 xtraclion" of moonbf.ams from pumpkins .' 

 But I be serious: — One would think that the 

 interested and valuable researches of eminent 

 jniists, designed to aid the former in his pursuit, 

 uld — so far from being openly decried or cov- 

 ly slurred — receive the approbation and encoiir- 

 ement of all true friends of the ngricultural in- 

 est ; and we are sorry to see a writer for the ag- 

 ultural press, contributing openly or indirectly 

 undervalue the well-intended and highly merito- 

 us efforts of such men as Lif.big in the farmer's 

 half, and treating contemptuously their endeav- 

 I, by scientific suggestions, to render his profes- 

 m more profitable aa a business and more exalt- 

 as an art. 



"P.," for aught we know, may bo a profound 

 holar, and deeply versed in chemical scienco ; 

 d therefore his presumption in insinuating that the 



fanner can reap little or no benefit from the uses 

 of "ammonia, alkali, gallipots, and blow-pipes," 

 may bo pardonable; but we may take the liberty 

 of supposing, also, (what is far from being an iin- 

 probabilily,) that in assmiiing to say thus much, he 

 may have relied loo confidently on the profundity 

 of his own wisdom— and if future events should 

 falsify his predictinn.s, and subject him to inortilica- 

 tion, he may, nut unlikely, ascribe his discomfiture 

 to sonietliing near akin to that disastrous species of 

 arrogance, which often makes 



" Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." 



NEW AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL 

 AND FLORAL SOCIETY. 



We are linppy to announce tho formation of a 

 new society in Northampton, with the name and 

 constitution below. We wish them all the liappi- 

 ness and success which invariably attend such asso- 

 ciations, when prosecuted with devotion and vigor. 

 It will be our pleasure to afford them all the aid in 

 our power ; and — (a truce to our modesty) — if they 

 ivill subscribe for about forty copies of the N. E. 

 Farmer, at a reduced price, we shall take a double 

 interest in the prosperity of their society. Let it 

 be remembered that this paper has peculiar merits 

 to commend it to their patronage, in being wholly 

 devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Floricul- 

 ture. — Ed. 



Constitution 



Of the Korlhampion Jigriciiltural, Horticultural and 



Floricultural Club. 



AuT. I, This association shall be known as the 

 J^orlhnmplon Jlgriadlural, Horticultural and Flo- 

 ricultural Club. 



Art. II. The object of the Club shall be the 

 circulation of general intelligence and practical in- 

 struction in all the branches of Agriculture, Horti- 

 culture and Floriculture — 



1. By the establishment of a permanent libra- 

 ry of the best books on those subjects. 



2. By the establishment of a correspondence 

 with other bodies seeking the same objects. 



3. By procuring the most rare and valuable 

 kinds of seeds, plants, shrubs and trees. 



4. By the establishment of lectures, discus, 

 sion-a. exhibitions, and other means for the gene- 

 ral circulation of knowledge on the subjects em- 

 braced by the Club. 



5. By planting shade trees on all the avenues 

 and public sijuares of the town. 



Art. HI. The officers of the Club shall consist 

 of a President, three Vice Presidents, a Correspon- 

 ding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a 'I'reasu- 

 rcr, a Librarian, a Standing Committee of three 

 persons eacli on Agriculture, Horticultuie and Flo- 

 riculture and a Board of Directors, to be composed 

 of the President, Vice Presidents, and Chairmen of 

 the three Standing Committees, which Board shall 

 have the charge and general management of the 

 property and business of the Club, subject, howev- 

 er, to the order and direction thereof. 



Art. IV. All the officers shall be chosen by 

 ballot at the annual meeting of the Club, which 



shall be holden on the first Wednesday in August 

 in each year, at such time and place aa tho Direc- 

 tors shall order. 



Art. V. All special meetings of the Club shall 

 be called by the Recording Secretary, on the requi- 

 sition of a majority of the directors, or of any five 

 members, made in writing therel'or, and notice 

 thereof, as well as of all regular mcetinirs, shall 

 be published in one or more of the newspnpers 

 printed in Northampton, two days at least before 

 such meeting. 



Art. VI. Any person may become a life mem- 

 ber of the Club by the payment of fifteen dollars 

 into the Treasury at any one time. 



Art. VII. This Constitution may be altered or 

 amended by the votes of two thirds of the members 

 present at any regular meeting, provided the same 

 shall have been proposed in writing at a previous 

 regular meeting. 



NEW JERSEY WAKING UP. 



We find in the Newark Daily Advertiser an ac- 

 count of the formation of a new Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society in F,8sex county, N. J., which, 

 as we have some subscribers to our paper in that 

 region, (and ought to have more,) we publish. The 

 multiplication of these societies throughout the 

 land, cannot fail to have a salutary influence upon 

 the country, and will be instrumental in greatly 

 accelerating improvements in agriculture and hor- 

 ticulture, and consequently of promoting our na- 

 tional prosperity. — Ed. 



"At an adjourned meeting of the friends of Ag- 

 riculture in Essex county, at the house of Thomas 

 W. Reynolds, in Springfield, on Tuesday, Nov. 

 ]4th, the President of the last meeting, Gen. John 

 S. Darcy, being absent, the Vice President, Aaron 

 Denman, was called to the chair, and David Naar 

 appointed secretary. It was then, on motion, unan- 

 imously 



Resolved, That it is highly expedient to organ- 

 ize an Agricultural and Horticultural Society for 

 the County of Essex. 



The cmmittee appointed at the last meeting, 

 then reported a Constitution for the Society, which, 

 upon being considered and partially amended, was 

 unanimously adopted. Whereupon the society 

 was declared to be formed, and forthwith proceed- 

 ed to elect officers as follows: 



President — Aaron Denman, of Springfield. 



Vice Presidents — John Littcll, of New Provi- 

 dence ; Jabez W. Hayes, of Newark. 



Recordin/r Secretary — David Naar, of Elizabeth. 



Corresponding Secretary — Isaac D. Dodd, of 

 West Bloomfield. 



Treasurer — John Wilde, of do. 



Eiecutive Committee — Marcus L. Ward, John 

 Munn, Abiathar Harrison, Isaac M. Hand, John 

 Sqnicr, Abram D. A. Naar, Gideon Ross, Hugh H. 

 Beronc, Amos Potter, Jr., Hugh F. Randolph, 

 Nath'l S. Crane, Thomas D. Kilburn, Richard 

 Townlcy. 



The executive committee were charged with the 

 duty of fixing the day for the annual fair. 



