■OI.. X.VII. so. *3. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



333 



I me in support of Ids mode of rearing calves, 

 jnj as my own reason, supported by tlie aiithor- 

 af experienced und intelli<;pnt men, convinced 

 hut that mode lous not the best. Of thi» oon- 

 ,on I am, and shall continue to be, until I am 

 ished with stron!,'er proof of its error than that 

 •ded by the •• fifty years' experience" of one 

 , who does not appear to have fairly tested (if 

 11,) the merits of a practice, which, not accord- 

 with his own notions, he pronouncea " whimsi- 

 theory." 



3 I cannot presume that any profit would ve- 

 to our readers, from the discussion of the point 

 ted of in the closing remarks of " A Skiui-inilk- 

 I am disposed to waive its consideration, — the 

 3 60, as I have not yet been privileged to be 

 owner (or joint owner, rather,) of any of those 

 reelintr •' responsibilities" which confer the title 

 nther ^ v/hde my opponent and his "better 

 ," (Gud bless her I) as I infer from a remark of 

 have had well nigh as much experience in this 

 irtment of stock-raisinjr as in the other — and I 

 hope their success has been satisfactory. But 

 eclining to discuss the point here referred to — 

 to whelher "babes," in case they are taken 

 1 the mother, should be nourished with good, 

 milk, as /thought proper, or be fed witR that 

 ch has been "skimmed" or " watered," as he 

 tends is best) — I would not have my opponent 

 pose that I have become convinced of the cor- 

 ness of his views, or have in the least changed 

 oirn. 



Vnd now, in " great good humor," I take leave 

 ' A Skim-milker," wishing him "all sorts of 

 jperity," and hoping that, as he confesses I 

 ised iiiin by my former opinions, these, also, 

 f have an equally agreeable efiect upon him. 

 \ word or two to the reader. Mr Editor, and I 

 ■e done. I feel that I am on the unpopular side 

 ihis controversy : that is, I am well convinced 

 t a great majority of our farmers, (Heaven pros- 

 • them :) follow a contrary practice in rearing 

 ves to that which I consider the best, for the 

 .duction of \he best animals ;— and, though this 

 re circumstance of being in the minority on the 

 jstion, neither proves my doctrine wrong, or 

 iirs right, still 1 would say that I am very far 

 m claiming infallibility for my views ; and, fur- 

 ir, that I hope no remark of mine will give of- 

 ico to any one, as such an effect is not desired ; 

 d, .further still, I would not have any one sup- 

 ae from the fact that the editor of the Farmer 

 ;es publicity to this article, (in the event that he 

 es,) that h3 thereby either subscribes to its 

 ;ws or approves its language. / alone am re- 

 ansible for its errors and improprieties— and I 

 ipe it is free of both. 



Permit me again, Mr Editor, 



to subscribe myself yours, and 



An Anti-Skimmilker. 



0;J='We have an opinion concerning the subject 

 dispute between our "skim-milk" and " anti- 

 lim-milk" friends ; but as that opinion is not 

 sed on much personal experience in the matter 

 question, we do not consider it very expedient 

 state it. If any apology is needed for " impro- 

 icties" of language used by our correspondent 

 ove, we may plead in extenuation of his faults — 

 Mr Colmnn once plead in excuse of some ex- 

 essions of his own, which had given offence — 

 at " it is only his way" — and that his pen may 

 metimes give false impressions of his nature. — 



D. 



Tor the N. E. Farmer. 



CONCERTS ON BARE-HILL, HARVARD. 



At a full meeting of choristers held on theinorn. 

 ing of April 1, 1844, ill a grove near "Bare-hill 

 Pond," in Harvard, A. Robin was chosen Presi- 

 dent, and A. Little Tom-Tit, Secretary. 



The meeting being called to harmony, was ad- 

 dressed in strains of persuasive eloquence, by seve- 

 ral members of the profession, and the following 

 resolves were warbled into approbation, and passed 

 Item. con. 



1. Resolved, That the young Indies and young 

 gentlemen, with tho girls and boys of Harvard, and 

 vicinity, be respectfully invited to attend our con- 

 certs, wliich will be regularly given, (wind and 

 weather permitting,) every morning, until on or 

 about the 1st of June — after which we shall be en- 

 gaged in our parental duties. 



2. Resolved, That tuiiing of instruments will 

 commence, as heretofore, at dawn ; and the over- 

 ture begin at sunrise preci^^ely. The concerts will 

 continue until tho arrival of breakfast time. 



3. Resolved, That no printed tickets will be is- 

 sued, nor will invited guests bo limited in number, 

 color, age or sex. " Whoso hath ears to hear, let 

 him hear." 



4. Resolved, That the prices of admission be 

 and are — an early walk, a kind heart, a listening 

 ear. " Fur the time of the singing of birds has 

 come." 



5. Resolved, That all rude boys, {girls we never 

 find rude to us,) are requested to leave stones, slicks, 

 clubs, and brick-bats where they find them, and 

 be still, that they may be humanized ; for " niusie 

 hath charms" — it is said or sung — " to soothe the 

 savage breast." 



6. Resolved, That all the good folks in the vi- 

 cinity are invited generally to sympathize and join 

 with us ire Acari, but more especially when " we 

 praise God" in our " grand Te Deum." 



7. Resolved, That as the concerts will commence 

 for the season, on or about the 15th of this montlj, 

 that Messrs. Breck, of the M'ew England Farmer ; 

 Buckingham, of the Boston Courier,; Buckminster, 

 of the P/oi(fi-/iman, and Earle, of the Spy, being 

 friends of tho farmer, and of reputed taste in melo- 

 dy and above all, being our personal and profes- 

 sional friends, (so we hear and hope) — be respect- 

 fully requested to insert our advertisement once 

 in their country papers. 



8. Resolved, That the aforenamed gentlemen be, 

 and are hereby, invited to attend one of our con- 

 certs, from the Bromfield Farm, near the hall of 

 music, where they will find after the performances, 

 a breakfast of fresh butter and bread, eggs and 

 honey, and such hospitality for " man and beast" 

 as they respectively deserve, tf'e, also, will warble 

 our gratitude in our best strains of melody. 



9. And further, Resolved, That the humane boys 

 of Harvard, are most earnestly requested, solicled, 

 intreated and besought, not to shoot at, maim, and 

 murder us, in cold blood, for mere sport, before our 

 young ones aro fledged, next fall. And all good 

 and kind parents are hereby desired, most earnest- 

 ly desired, to read this resolve of the farmers' mu- 

 sical and useful friends, to any young and Ihoughl- 



lesa son. 



(Sung,) A. Robin, Pres'dt. 



Attest, A. Little Tom-Tit, Sec'ry. 

 Harvard, Mass., April 6, 1844. 



(I5='Proiect the birds. 



nUURHAM CATTLE. 



It is a.n erroneous opinion that this breed of cat- 

 tle require more nutritious food than the common 

 breed. They require, like all other animals, good 

 feeding to keep them in high condition, but they 

 will keep in better condition on the meanest food, 

 than the inferior breeds. A letter in the New 

 York .Agriculturist states that a herd of Durhams 

 was kept last winter, high north, on Lake Michi- 

 gan, under an indifferent shelter, in the beginning 

 of the winter on prairie grass, and towards the 

 close, the hay having been exhausted, they were 

 kept on the tops of elm and maple trees, and that 

 they continued in good order. 



We saw, last summer, at Mr Prentice's, near 

 Albany, a superb Durham bull, fat and sleek, that 

 we were assured had been for months fed on noth- 

 ing but hay and straw, and a number of cows of 

 the same breed, that had been fed on nothing but 

 wheat straw, with the view of red.icing them, but 

 which were then quite fat — much fatter than the 

 common breed are usually found on the richest pas- 

 tures. — Dollar Farmer. 



PLANTING TREES. 

 As Mr Ketchum, of Connecticut, has been very 

 successful in planting trees, 1 requested him to 

 give me his process in detail, which he did very 

 willingly. Previous to getting the trees, said Mr. 

 K., holes should be dug two feet and a half deep 

 and about four feel in diameter. One cart-load of 

 good surface soil, taken from the road-side, or any 

 other convenient place, and one wheelbarrow full 

 of compost laid by each hole. When the trees are 

 ready to set, fill up with good soil and compost, 

 well mixed, as high as it is desired to set the bot- 

 tom of the trees ; then place the tree and sift in 

 the fine soil, working the tree backwards and for- 

 wards at the same time, after which the soil is 

 pounded down hard with a l.irge mall, such as used 

 for paving. The subsoil taken from the hole is 

 removed, and some coarse manure laid over the 

 bare soil. Mr K. thinks it as essential to manure 

 trees, for the first year or two, as it is to manure 

 for corn or any other crops ; that it not only causes 

 n much more rapid and vigorous growth, but the 

 foliage is larger and of a much dseper color. — Cen- 

 tral jV'eic York Farmer. 



IRISH POTATOES. 



A well-informed and experienced farmer says, 

 in the Gardener and Practical Florist, that he is 

 well satisfied that the productive power of seed po- 

 tatoes is much diminished by suffering them to be- 

 come over ripe, and he gives good reasons for his 

 belief. He digs the potatoes before the vines are 

 (lead, and places those intended for seed in pits 

 dug in a shady, airy situation, not more than six 

 bushels in a pit, covers them with straw, and then 

 with earth two to three feet. In greater bulk they 

 may ferment. He says that the great error is late 

 planting und late harvesting: all kinds should be 

 planted very early, and all should be dug as soon 

 as the growth is completed. 



Steam P/oij).— The Dumfries Courier says that 

 Mr Curtis, the eminent engineer, lias been com- 

 pletely successful with his steam plow in turning 

 up the soft ground of Lochar Moss, and it is anti- 

 cipated that he will make wheat and clover grow 

 wliere hitherto there has been only worthless 

 heather. 



