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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Hoiv to Get Rid of a Large Stone without Pow- 

 der or n Patent. — A {rontleiiian residinjj near our 

 city, in a beantilul couulry residence, was desirous 

 of leveling off his lawn round his house, when, 

 much lo liis annoyance, his workmen found a huge 

 rock. so near the surface as to render a removal of 

 it absfilutely necessary. This rock was a real 

 hard-headed boulder, weighing, perhaps, several 

 tons : if it had been only one foot lower in the 

 earth, it would not have been an obstruction to the 

 required level of the lawn; but how to get rid of 

 that foot, was a puzzle: to blast it was impractica- 

 ble, for the house was too near. Some knowing 

 ones advised a hcatim^, and then, by throwing on 

 water, to decompose it; some thought hot cider 

 would do the needful ; others went so far as to 

 recoiiimend Brandreth's pills and Moffatt's lotions, 

 that might in time ivork it off. 



In the extremity of this perplexity, a lank, slab- 

 Bided Yankee presented himself, and after talking 

 with the proprietor awhile, says he, " Squire, 

 what 'II you give, now, if I '11 put that tarnal rock 

 out o' your way, or as much on 't as is necessary 

 to secure your level ?" 



'' Why," says the Squire, " if you can manage 

 to get rid of about a foot of the top of thnt rock, 

 and without b'.asting, and will agree to have it done 

 williin a week, I 'li give ycj — so much." 



"That's a hard bargain," says Jonathan, "to 

 one of us, but P!l risk it." 



And he off jacket, and went to work with a 

 spade, and before sunset of tlie same day, he had 

 dug a liole alongside of that rock deep enough for 

 the piirpose, and then taking a rail for a pry, he 

 tumbled it from its underjnined bed, heels over 

 head, into the pit, where it now lies two feet be- 

 low the required level. 



On pocketing the sum agreed upon, says he, 

 "Squire, I told you it was a hard bargain for one 

 of us, but seeing that I have given you a notion 

 how to get rid of another such a critter, in case 

 you meet one in your lawn, it is almost equal to a 

 ;7a(fji( nV/i(, ain't it ?" And with that he bowed 

 and departed, leaving the gratitied proprietorin ad- 

 miration of that wonderful dou'n east mother wit, 

 that seems ever ready to grapple with and over- 

 come all difficulties, and in all "hard bargains" 

 genornlly manages to keep on the safe side. — Afeiv 

 York Express. 



JAN. 3, 1841 



Yo 



oil," said the father, "have not acted very 

 prudently, but in a natural and childlike manner. 

 There is still time enough in your life to learn 

 wisdom." 



Then the second began : " I picked up the stone 

 which my little brother threw away, and cracked it 

 open: it contained a kernel that tasted as good as 

 a nut. And my peach I sold, and got for it money 

 enough to buy twelve when I go to the city." 



The farmer patted him on the head, saying, 

 "That was indeed prudent, but it was not natural 

 for a child. May heaven preserve you from being 

 a merchant." 



"And you, Edmund .'"said the father. 



Frankly and ingenuously Edmund replied, "I 

 carried my peach to George, the son of our neigh- 

 bor, who is sick with fever. He refused to take 

 it ; but I laid it on the bed and came away." 



" Now," said the father, "who has made the 

 best use of their peach .'" 



All exclaimed — " Brother Edmund." 



But Edmund was silent; and his mother em- 

 braced him with a tear standing in her eye. — From 

 the German. 



The Lazy Club — A club with this name existed 

 not many years ago in London. The members of 

 the fraternity generally met attired in their night- 

 gowns, with their stockings about their heels, and 

 frequently with only a single stocking on. Their 

 salutation on entering, v.-as a yawn and a stretch, 

 and then without further ceremony, each took his 

 place at the lolling table. 



Brief. — " Hallo, mister !" said a Yankee team- 

 ster, who appeared in something of a hurry, " what 

 time is it? and where arc you going? How deep 

 is the creek ? and what is the price of butter ?" 



"Past one — almost two — home — waist deep — 

 and ninepence," was the reply. 



The Peiches. — A farmer brought five peaches 

 from the city, the finest that were to be found. 

 This was the first time that the children had seen 

 any fruit of the kind. So they admired and great- 

 ly rejoiced over thebeauiiful peaches. The father 

 gave one to each of his four sons, and the fifth to 

 their mother. 



In the evening as the children were about to re- 

 tire to sleep, their father inquired, " W'ell, boys, 

 how did the peaches taste ?" 



" Excellent, dear father," said the eldest. ''It 

 is a delicious fruit, so juicy and so pleasant. I 

 have carefully preserved the stone, and will culti- 

 vate a tree for myself." 



"Well done !" said the father. "This is hus- 

 bandry, to provide for the future, and is becoming 

 to a farmer." 



"late mine," exclaimed the youngest, " and 

 threw away the stone, and mother gave me half of 

 hers. O, it tasted so sweet, and melted in my 

 mouth." 



PATENT COUN SHELTER. 



A Corn shellcr is one of the most convenient and labor 

 saving implements that the practical farmer has in use. 

 Various machines fur this purpose have been invented. It 

 can be used in ail cases for large or small sized ears. It is 

 very simple in its construction, and ilurahle in its operation, 

 and no way liaMe lo gel out of order; one man can work il 

 to good advantage, though a man lo turn, and a hoy to feed it, 

 vv^rks il much better than one alone. They are so light and 

 portahle, as lo he easily removed from place to pla'ce, and 

 one macliine will serve for several families ot even the ui- 

 hahilants of a small town. 



For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse and Seed .Store 

 Nos. 51 and 52 North lUarkel Street. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Nov. 1. 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH. 



Great improvements have been made the past year i'l 

 form and workmanship of these Ploughs ; the mould b 

 has been so formed as to la,, the fvrrow co,upMehj , 



l"r'"3 '" Z'V'''''' "f^o^^orsluhkle.cdlcavL 

 ground ,,n ,,e best possible mamcr. The length of 

 mould lioard has he a very much increased, so that 

 lough works with the greatest ease, i.olh with respec 

 the holding and the team. The Committee al the fate 

 ot floughs at Worcester, say, 



" Should our opinion he asked as to which of the Ploi 



we should prefer for use on a farm, we might peiliaps ss 



he 'nquirer, ,( your land is mostly light and easy to « 



try Prouly & Mears, hut if your land h heavy, hard om 



BEGIN WITH Mr. HowaKd's." 



At the ahove me:;t:oned trial the Howard Pl^u-'h 

 more work wM the same peicer of/earn, than a,w , 

 plovgh exhibited. Ao other turned more than Iweatys 

 and one half inches, lo the 112 lbs. draught, whih 

 Hoivard Plovgh turned twentmine and onelialf indn 

 the same power ofieam ! All acknowledge that Howi 

 ma'd'e" ^'^ '"" strongest and most suhslant 



There has been quite an improvement made on the s 

 orlandsideof tins Pfnugh, which can he renewed wit 

 having to f^urnish a new landside: this shoe likewise sec 

 the mould hoard and landside together, and strenglheai 

 Plough very much. 



The price of the Ploughs is from $6 lo Si 5. A Plo 

 sulncieiii for breaking lip with four c,iUe. will cost a 

 «.0 60, and with cutter «i, with wheel and culler, » 

 extra. ' 



The ahove Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retav 

 the New England Agricultural Warehoiise and Seed S 

 Nos. 51 & 52 North Market Street, hy 



JOSKPH BRECK & C( 



AViliMS'S LATEST 1,11 PROVED VEGETABLE 

 CITTEK. 



For sale at the New England Agricultural Warehouse, 

 No. 51 and 62 North Market .Street, Boston, Willis's La- 

 test Improved Vegelahle Cutter. This macdine surpasses 

 all others for the purpose of Culling Rata Baga, Mangel 

 Wurtzef, and other roots. The great objection to olher 

 machines, is Iheir cutting the roots into slices, which makes 

 il almost impossible lor the cattle lo gel hold of ihem : this 

 machine with a Imle alteration, cuts ihem into large or small 

 pieces, of such shape as is most convenient for ihe cattle to 

 eat. ft will tut wiih ease Irom one to Iwo bushels of roots 

 per minute. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Nov. 1 . 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 SOU " Truck and leading Chains. 

 2t)ii " Draft Chains. For sale hy J. BRECK & CO. 

 No. 52 North Market si. ' 



HARRIS' TREATISE ON INSECTS. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK CO., Hams' Trealises 



, Ihe second edition of Dana' 

 Feb 16. 



-%^i 



GREEN'S PATENT STRAW CUTTER. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. al the New England Agri 

 Inral Warehouse and Seed Slore Nos. 51 and f.2 Norlii I\ 

 kel Slreel, have for sale, Green's Patent Straw, Hay 

 Stalk Cutter, operating on a mechanic!;! priiiciple not l)e 

 applied lo aHy implement fortliis purpose. The most pr 

 inent effects of Ihis application, and some of the conseqi 

 peculiarities of the machine are : 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum of power rcqui 

 lo use it, that the strength of a half grown l^oy is suffic 

 lo work it etficiently. 



2. With even ibis ninderale power, il easily cuts two bi 

 el.s a minute, which is full twice as fasl as has been claii 

 hy any other machine even when worked hy horse or sti 

 power, 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which 1 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any 

 straw culler. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made and 

 together very strongly. It is therefore not so liable as 

 complicated machines m general use lo get out oforde 



LACTOMETERS— a simple instrument for test 

 the quality of milk. For sale by J. BRECK & CO 



on Insects. Price il. 

 Muck Manual, price CSJ els. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



A WEKKLT PAPER. 



Terms, fSper year in advance, or f2 50 if not p 

 within sixty days. 



N. B. — Postmasters are permitted by 1; w to frank 

 subscriptions and remittances for newspapers, will* 

 expense to subscribers. 



TOTTLE AND DEIVNETT. PRINTERS, 



21 School Street. 



