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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



MARcn 



sion of everything else for market ; but so long 

 as farmers do as now, I shall make it a point to 

 sell no vegetables from the farm that will "bring" 

 as much money when converted into some kinds 

 of meat. Not because I can only get Avhat my 

 stock has cost shalk I conclude stock-raising is 

 not profitable, and abandon it. 



I know that an intelligent man, w^ho is willing 

 to work M'ith his hands and head, may make farm- 

 ing profitable in pocket, and healthy both for body 

 and mind. That degree of industry and shrewd- 

 ness requisite to keep the commercial man's head 

 all the time above water, will float the farmer's 

 bark smoothly and securely upon the bosom of 

 the sea of life. G. "W. H. 



New Bedford, Jan., 1860. 



EXTRACTS AISTD KEPLIES. 



HUNGARLiN GRASS. 



I wish to inquire if you, or any of the corres- 

 pondents of the Farmer, made trial of the Hun- 

 garian grass the last season, and if so, what was 

 the result ? Is it a good article for soiling cows ? 

 Is it not similar to millet ? I have raised millet, 

 but think it is not as good to make milk as green 

 corn. I cured some and weighed it. It produced 

 at the rate of two and a half tons to the acre, the 

 quality about equal to herdsgrass. If the Hunga- 

 rian grass is as valuable as was represented by 

 some, (who perhaps had seed to sell,) let us have 

 the fact before seed time. Abel F. Adams. 



Fitchburg, Feb., 1860. 



Remarks. — The Hungarian gi-ass, so called, is 

 a species of millet, and would probably be a good 

 crop for feeding to cattle in a green state. We 

 have raised it for dry fodder. It is an annual 

 plant, and may not be so profitable as other grasses 

 on that account. 



PIPE FOR CONDUCTING WATER. 



We notice the inquiry of one of your read- 

 ers of Billerica in the Farmer, for the best pipe 

 to use for conducting water on his premises, and 

 should be pleased to have you inform him, that 

 the Boston Belting Company manufacture an arti- 

 cle which possesses the very properties he re- 

 quires, and is every way adapted to his purpose. 



PRICES. 



I Inch, (Inside Diameter,) 11 Cents per Foot. 



% " " " 15 " " " 



1 " " " 24 « " " 



IJ " " " 35 " " " 



n " " " 45 " 



These are all warranted to stand 200 lbs. pres- 

 sure to the inch. Tappan, I^cBurney & Co. 

 Boston, Feb., 1860. 



SPLENTS ON A COLT. 



I have a very valuable year-old colt that has 

 splents on both of his hind feet. Can you, or any 

 of your correspondents, tell me if there is any 

 cure for it, and if so, what, and oblige 



A. C. QUIMBY. 



North Sandwich, N. II., Jan. 22, 1860. 



Remarks. — We wish we could — but there is 

 no remedy within our knowledge. Perhaps oth- 

 ers may advise you. 



THE HORSE PITCHFORK. 



I wish to inquire through the columns of the ' 

 Farmer about the horse pitchfork ; some of your ' 

 correspondents have spoken of it as a labor-saving 

 implement. If it is, I should like to know how it 

 operates, its cost, and if it can be used in any 

 common barn. w. N. C. 



Hartford, Vt., Feb., 1860. 



Remarks. — Those who understand the cost and. 

 operations of the horse pitchfork will confer a 

 favor by replying to the above. 



THE CASH AND THE ONION MAGGOT. 



Mr. Editor : — A few months since, it was an- 

 nounced in your paper by a citizen of Vermont, 

 that he had discovered a certain cure or remedy 

 for the onion maggot, and was ready to communi- 

 cate this remedy to any one interested who would 

 adequately reward him for his enterprise in mak- 

 ing the discovery. Many an eye glistened at the 

 hope of such a development of intelligence. One 

 of our largest cultivators of this vegetable, who 

 has some seasons raised more than 4000 bushels 

 of onions, entered into correspondence with this 

 discoverer, to learn on what terms he might avail 

 himself of the benefits of this discovery. 



This gentleman now informs us, that he has re- 

 ceived the terms of the son of the Green Moun- 

 tains, which are, $100,000 to be paid or adequate- 

 ly secured, so that he may be secure from want 

 for the remainder of his life. Or, if he wants the 

 remedy for his own personal use only, that he will 

 let him have it for $60,000. Thus, you see, sir, 

 here is a new idea to be taken into view, in your 

 discussion of the "profits of farming." p. 



February 6, 1860. 



MTJCK AS A TOP-DRESSING. 



How will it do to apply as a top-dressing to 

 grass land of a rather dryish soil, muck that is 

 well pulverized by having been exposed to the ac- 

 tion of frost for several years after having been 

 taken from the swamp ? A Subscriber. 



Remarks. — It will undoubtedly have a good 

 eff'ect. Will you make an experiment, by apply- 

 ing the muck to quarter of an acre, leaving quar- 

 ter of an acre directly by its side without any, 

 and at some future day give us the result ? 



BUTTER AND MILK. 



If "S. C. C," Brattleboro', Vt., will examine 

 the statement of Gov. Boutwcll, in the Farmer of 

 Feb. 4th, a little more thoroughly, he will see 

 that, allowing 20 lbs. of milk to a can, the state- 

 ment is correct throughout. A radical error oc- 

 curs in "S. C. C.'s" reduction of the pounds of 

 milk to cans, which occasions the wide difierehce 

 in Ids results. 



KEROSENE FOR LICE AND TICKS. 



Please tell correspondents who Avish for light i 

 on the subject, that kerosene oil will kill lice and I 

 ticks, without injury to the animals; so say those 

 that have tried it. w. I. 



