THE 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER; 



A MONTHLY JOURNAL, 



DEVOTED TO 



AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, 



AND THEIR KINDRED 



ARTS AND SCIENCES; 



AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS. 



THE PRIME PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE. 



1. The soil ought to be kept dry; or, in other words, free from all superfluous moisture. 



2. The soil ought to be kept clean ; or, in other words, free from noxious weeds. 



3. The soil ought to be kept rich ; or, in otlicr words, every particle of enriching material which can be 

 collected ought to be applied, so that the soil may be preserved in a state capable of yielding good crops. 



Eessenden. 



SIMON BROWN, EDITOR. 



VOLUME XIV. 



BOSTON: 



PUBLISHED BY NOURSE, EATON & TOLMAN, 



lOO WASHINGTON STREET. 



1862. 



