OL. XXn. NO. 39. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



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nsth in this objoction. The results of many 

 efiil experiments made in England on various 

 ps, have been published. They are quite deci- 

 • in favor of guano, even compared with nitrate 

 loda.and other powerful fertilizers. Another 

 lure I read of, as much in favor there, ia Pot- 

 g artificial guano, composed chiefly of the same 

 redients as chemical analysia has shown to be 

 tained m the South American guano. Tliere- 

 !, should the cheap natural source in Peru fail, 

 •nee has shown how its place can be supplied, 

 lOugh I fear at rather a more costly rate." 



CUTTING GRAIN EARLY. 

 ,Ve copy the following from the Michigan Far- 



klR Editor — I wish to mako known through 

 r paper, some facts wliich I think will be of 

 le service to the farmers of Michigan. 

 \raaisa Andrews, Esq., of this town, harvested 

 y acres of wheat, this season, while it was bo 

 en and unripe, that every farmer in the neigh- 

 hood thought, and did not hesitate to declare 

 I mad. He commenced cutting it ten days be- 

 ■ any other person thought of beginning, and 

 shed before any others had begun. The berry, 

 2n cut, was soft, and in that state known as be- 

 "in the milk." He has now threshed it; and 

 ng somewhat curious to learn the result of so 

 el a proceeding, I today went, in company with 

 Andrews, to the mill, and examined the wheat, 

 found it plump, with a peculiar transparency 

 he berry which I never before saw — which is to 

 attributed to the very thin coating of the bran. 

 > weighed some, and found it weighed just six- 

 iree pounds to the measured bushel ; and the 

 >erienced one informed rae that it made more 

 ir and less bran than any wheat he ever saw. 

 Now the above facts are worth knowing, from 

 eral considerations. By cutting so early, no 

 eat is shelled and lost, and the harvesting soa- 

 1 can be lengthened out, so as not to make it 

 :essary to work so hard ; besides, the wheat ia 

 ^ond a doubt better, and will make more and 

 ■ter flour. Yours, truly, 



N. B. Eldridge, M. D. 



number of farmers associate together, and hold 

 meetings once in a week or two, for the purpose of 

 relating their e.vpcricnce in the manngeincnt of 

 their farms, and exprossmg their opinions in rela- 

 tion to various practical questions that may be 

 started among themselves. 'I'hus, in a familiar 

 way, all the members give and receive instruction, 

 and all are benefited by the association. The ef- 

 fect of these meetings will at once be seen in the 

 improved modes of cultivation adopted by all the 

 members of the Club, if not 6y all the farmers in 

 the neighborhood. 



We rejoice to learn that one Farmers' Club has 

 been organized in this State. The farmers in the 

 neighborhood of Middletown, have formed an asso- 

 ciation of the kind of which we are speaking, and 

 have begun to hold their regular meetings ; and 

 we predict for the farming interest in that vicinity, 

 an improvement in the great art of cultivating the 

 soil, beyond any other neighborhood in the State — 

 unless, indeed, other neighborhoods shall wake up 

 and follow this example. — Connecticut Far, Gaz. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Saturday, Jan. 13, 1844. 

 There was exhibited today, by E. Allen, of Rox- 

 bury, a dozen of the Jlgaricus campeslris, or ihc 

 common Mushroom. They were very handsome, 

 and no doubt to those who are accustomed to use 

 them as food, or as a condiment, were very tempt- 

 ing. They were raised by artificial heat. A bed 

 of Mushrooms is very easily managed, and those 

 who are fond of them, may with a little care, have 

 them at all seasons of the year. 

 For the Committee, 



Joseph Breck. 



FARMERS' CLUBS. 

 We have, on more than one occasion, inaisted 

 the benefits that might be experienced by those 

 crested in the cultivation of the soil, from the 

 ablishment of neighborhood associations for the 

 nsideration and discussion of questions pertain- 

 j to the science and practice of agriculture. We 

 ve so often given our own views on this subject, 

 d so often quoted the opinion of our contempo- 

 ies of the agricultural press, that it is not neces- 

 •y to enter again into a discussion of the subject, 

 must be apparent to every intelligent farmer — 

 leed to every farmer who ia not contented to fol- 

 » the old-fashioned skinnine; system of tillage — 

 It such associations are calculated to do inesti- 

 ible good. It is too late in the day to question 

 ;ir good results. Every body admits the fact ; 

 d yet, comparatively speaking, nobody is ready 

 reap their benefits. We should hardly think it 

 ssible for any farmer, who is not determined to 

 lide his light under a bushel," to rest easy wilh- 

 t calling his neighbors together to hear the story 

 his success or failure in the varioos experiments 

 may have tried during the season. And this 

 in reality what these '■ Clubs" amount to. A 



Remedy for Void Feet. — Dip or plunge the feet 

 into a basin or bucket of cold water ; immediately 

 take them out, and rub till they are thoroughly 

 dry; or if snow is handy, rub them with snow. 

 Do this two or three times a week, and in a short 

 time it will be so agreeable that you will use the 

 snow or water almost daily, and never have a cold 

 foot, let the water be ever so cold. This is a law 

 of nature. Wear the boots so large that the toes 

 can easily move and expand themselves, and you 

 may go without stockings. The feet will get used 

 to it, like the face and hands, and stand the weath- 

 er without a covering; — yea, let me ask, why not 

 the feet get used to the weather as well as the 

 face, without a covering except the boots — which 

 is, and always will be, covering enough. — Eich. 

 pap. 



[We do n't know but there maybe philosophy 

 in these suggestions — but precious few, we think, 

 wjll be inclined to adopt all of them in practice.] 



Scalding Milk /'or Butler. — In the Boston Plough- 

 man, wo notice that Mr Johnson, of Framingham, 

 scalds his milk during the winter season, after 

 drawing it from the cow, and then sets it away in 

 the usual manner. The butter made from the 

 cream is as yellow, sweet, and solid, as if made in 

 Juno. The same thing is done by all good butter- 

 makers in this vicinity, with the same effects as 

 detailed by Mr Johnson. — J]mer. Agricult. 



Resignation. — Nicholas Biddle, Esq. has resign- 

 ed his office of President of the Philadelphia Agri- 

 cultural Society. Dr. James Mease has been 

 elected to fill the vacancy. 



AGRICULTURAL MEETING AT THE 

 SPATE HOUSE. 



On Thursday evening, a meeting was held in the 

 Re|)reseiitativc3' Hall, for the purpose of organiz- 

 ing and ]irovi(ling for weekly meetings during the 

 session. 



The Hon. Morrill Allen was called to the chair, 



and White, Esq., of Taunton, was chosen 



Secretary of the meeting. 



The Hon. Josiah Qiiincy, President of the Sen- 

 ate, was then chosen President, and the Hon. M. 

 Allen, (if Pembroke, Hon. Johnson Gardner, of 

 Seekonk, Cyrus Gale, Esq., of Northboro', H. W. 

 Cushman, Esq., of Bernardston, and Samuel Nash, 

 Esq., of Hadley, were chosen Vice Presidents. 



The publishers of the agricultural papers were 

 then chosen to report the proceedings of the meet- 

 ings, and the senior editor was appointed to pub- 

 lish in the daily papers notices of the weekly meet- 

 ings. 



A committee of three was then chosen to pro- 

 pose questions for discussion, and it was voted 

 that no one should speak more than half an hour 

 in one evening, without special license from the 

 meeting. 



It was also resolved that the same committee 

 should appoint some person, for each evening, to 

 open the discussion of the proposed subject, ond 

 to provoke debate thereon. 



The editor of this paper was then appointed by 

 the committee to make the opening address at the 

 next meeting, on the subject of Manures, which 

 they proposed for discussion on Wednesday even- 

 ing, 17th inst. 



It was resolved to hold meetings in the Repre- 

 sentatives' Hall every Wednesday evening during 

 the session, to continue from 7 o'clock to 9. — 

 Ploughman. 



Heavy Bull.— Mr [Joel TucVer, of Monson, in 

 the Ploughman, says : "As I have frequently read 

 accounts of large cattle, I take the liberty to send 

 you the weight of a bull, (part native and part 

 Durham,) that I slaughtered last winter, which is 

 as follows : 



1 quarter, S09 lbs. 



1 '■ S17 



1 " 869 



1 « 396 



Hide, 173 



Tallow, 63 



1627 

 If you should hearof any better one being killed, 

 I should like to be informed of it through your 

 useful paper." 



A correspondent of the American Agriculturist 

 says soapstone griddles are greatly superior to cast 

 iron ones, as they are not subject to frequent chan- 

 ges from beat to cold. They should be about 3-4 

 of an inch in thickness. He has one in use, and 

 the cakes baked on it are better than from the or- 

 dinary iron griddles, and it gives greater satisfac- 

 tion to those employed in the culinary depart- 

 ment. 



Do n't let your animals suffer from cold. 



