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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Feb. 



farming was not entirely correct, as he had knowl- 

 edge of quite a number of men who had acquired 

 good farms from being thrifty day laborers. He 

 alluded to the knowledge of science by farmers, 

 and said he thought that in the majority of cases 

 a farmer learned more from actual experiment 

 than from the study of books. 



On motion of Col. Heard, the same subject 

 was assigned for consideration at the next meet- 

 ing, when the Society adjourned to Monday even- 

 ing next, at 7 o'clock. 



BXTBACTS AND BEPLIES. 

 MAKING BUTTER IN WINTER. 



I have found no difficulty in making butter in 

 winter ; my process is simply this : keep the milk 

 in a cool place ; if it freezes it will not injure it ; 

 collect the cream about ten days, then place the 

 pot of cream near a fire, stiiririg it occasionally, 

 till it becomes nearly milk-warm. Then scald the 

 churn, and the butter will come in about half an 

 hour, of a good quality, fit for any man's table. 

 The great difficulty is in not having the cream of 

 a right temperature before churning. If Mr. Leon- 

 ard will try this method, I think he will have no 

 difficulty in future. 



Please inform me what kind of churn is best. 



Derri/, N. IL, 1860. Dairywojian. 



Remarks. — We cannot tell which of all churns 

 is the best. Out of some five or six lands which 

 we have tried, we prefer and use the Fyler churn. 



A correspondent in Auburn, N. H., states that 

 by setting the milk on the stove as soon as it is 

 strained, and bringing it to scalding heat, and by 

 keeping the cream in the warm kitchen, the but- 

 ter will come in from twenty-five to thirty min- 

 utes. 



M. P. Knowles, of Rangely, Me., scalds the 

 milk as above, and warms but does not heat 

 the cream. To give the butter a good color, he 

 says, I scrape a carrot and warm it in about three 

 pints of cream, and strain it into the chum. 



ABOUT GRAPES. 



I hav(2 transplanted several kinds of wild grapes 

 into ray garden for trial, but the quality is not 

 improved, as they only ripen sooner in a more fa- 

 vorable location ; I shall not longer give them 

 room, since T have g«t the Diana, Concord, Isa- 

 bella, Sage, Globe Seedling, Warren Seedling, 

 the Cherry grape, and others. I have the early 

 Muscadine, which ripens two weeks earlier than 

 the Diana or Concord, and is the best early sweet 

 grape I have. The Sage and Globe Seedling and 

 Warren Seedling, are early and quite good grapes, 

 the Sage, I think best ; the Catawba does not ri- 

 pen with me. I have eaten them ripe, raised by 

 Charles 11, Holt, of South Lyndeborough, N. H. 

 We want the best grape that is productive, and 

 will ripen in the location where we cultivate. 

 Oliver Bcttebfield. 



FrancestQwn, N. H. Jan., 1860, 



GEESE AND GOSLINGS. 



Will some of your many correspondents give 

 me a few directions in regard to the raising and 

 management of geese ? For the novelty of the 

 thing, I purchased last spring three geese and a 

 gander, of the common kind. In due time, one of 

 them brought forward six goslings. Failing in 

 our efforts to make them eat, we drove them into 

 the river near by, leaving them to manage to suit 

 thems'jlvcs. The other two geese were sitting on 

 the opposite bank of the river, where the gander, 

 also, had posted himself as guard. The moment 

 the goose and her progeny were discovered, his 

 gandership flew across and escorted them to the 

 other side with noisy rejoicings that made the 

 welldn ring. Jealous of the attentions bestowed 

 upon their quondam companion, the others quit 

 their nests and insisted upon sharing her mater- 

 nal cares. However, we forced one to return to 

 her sotting till she produced four goslings, when 

 she adjourned, sine die. These weaklings, meet- 

 ing with general ill treatment, soon turned their 

 last summerset, and the geese uniting in care of 

 the older ones, brought them all up finely, with- 

 out other interference. 



How often should geese be plucked during the 

 warm season ? 



Where can the "Leghorn fov.ls," mentioned in 

 your last week's paper, be obtained, and at what 

 price ? *. 



Nashua, K H., 1860. 



Remarks. — We have never raised geese, and 

 know little about them. Will some one reply to 

 our fair correspondent — for it is a lady v.dio writes 

 — and inform her, also, where the Leghorn fowls 

 can be obtained ? 



LICE ON COLTS. 

 I Avish to inquire through the columns of the 

 Farmer what will rid my colt of lice ? By giv- 

 ing such information you will oblige 



Samuel Chase Nay. 

 Raymond, N. H., 1860. 



Rejlirks. — Take a soft brush and a little pure 

 lard, and rub the colt all over with it ; a table 

 spoonful of lard will be nearly sufficient. Repeat 

 this every third day, keeping the colt diy and 

 warm, and feeding him liberally through the win- 

 ter. If this does not succeed, wc will suggest an- 

 other remedy, 



MANURE FROM TANNERIES. 

 I wish to inquire whether manure from a tan- 

 nery is good for agricultural purposes ? 

 Pawtucket, 1859. A. B. Franklin. 



Remarks. — If the scrapings of hides and the 

 hair are mixed with otlier rubbish about the tan- 

 nery, they form an active and valuable manure. 



A CURE FOR chilblains. 



Put a large spoonful of fine salt on the place 

 afiected, in the morning, and put the sock on care- 

 fully so as not to disturb the salt ; then wet the 

 outside of the sock with vinegar. By doing this 

 a few times a cure is certain. SouND Feet. 



Auburn, N. H. 



