1867. 



NEW ENGLAND FAEMER. 



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when the buds are swelling and the sap is in 

 full flow, as the loss of sap by bleeding is very 

 injurious to most trees, and in some brings on 

 a serious and incurable canker in the buds." 

 Again he says, "our own experience has led us 

 to believe that practically a iortnight before 

 inid-summer is by far the best season on the 

 whole for pruning in the Northern and Middle 

 States. Wounds made at this season heal over 

 freely and rapidly." Both these authorities 

 state that winter pruning may be safely done. 

 We do not recommend it, as it is too nice work 

 for cold and windy weather. 



"WOOL GROOVERS' COITVBNTION". 



The convention of the National Wool Grow- 

 ers' Association held at Cleveland on the 14th 

 of November, was largely attended and its ac- 

 tion was harmonious and spirited. We have 

 not yet seen a full report of its proceedings 

 and speeches. By a letter from W. F. Greer, 

 Secretary of the Association, we learn that 

 twelve States were represented by authorized 

 delegations. A committee consisting of Hon. 

 E. B. Pottle, of New York; Hon. Edwin 

 Hammond, of Vermont; Hon. Victor Wright, 

 Representative of the New England Wool 

 Grower''s Association; Hon. Norton S. Town- 

 shend, of Ohio, Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne, of 

 Pennsylvania; Franklin Fassett, Esq., of Illi- 

 nois ; Eli Stillson, Esq., of Wisconsin; Lewis 

 Willey, Esq. , of Michigan ; were appointed 

 a committee to draft resolutions expressing the 

 views of this Association relative to the Tariff 

 upon wool and woolens, who reported the fol- 

 lowing, which were severally discussed, and 

 unanimouslii adopted : 



Resolved, That we believe that the steps taken by 

 the National Association of Wool Growers and 

 Manufacturers to secure a recognition of the mu- 

 tuality of their interests, will, if followed out in 

 good faith, insure the increased prosperity of l>oth. 



Resolved, That the citizen who bears the burdens 

 of the Government is entitled to the advantages of 

 the markets of his own country — and to compel 

 him to pay for the privilege of such markets more 

 than is required of foreigners, is unwise, unjust, 

 and in the end will prove disastrous. 



Resolved, That the tariff bill, as it relates to wool 

 and woolens, agreed upon l)y the Joint Committee 

 of Wool Growers and Wool Manufacturers, now 

 before Congress, is one calculated to insure in- 

 creased prosperity to the grower and manufacturer, 

 and will tend to the general prosperity of the coun- 

 try, and that we will stand firmlij by it, and seek 

 by all proper means to secure its early adoption as 

 a law. 



Of the character of the convention Mr. G. 



D. Bragdon, a correspondent of the Rural New 



Yorker, writes, — "I have never seen a body of 

 industrious men of equal number together, 

 whose appearance, demeanor, and intelligence 

 excelled that of this Association gathered here. 

 The men embraced in this Convention were 

 mostly men of fine physical character, with 

 mental calibre and force to correspond. The 

 temper of the Association was excellent. Ev- 

 ery man meant business ; every word was full 

 of self-asserting emphasis. And if the influ- 

 ence of this Convention is not felt in Washing- 

 ton, it will not be because of any want of force 

 in its composition and action." 



]SrEW PUBLICATIONS. 



The Forest Tree Cclturist. A Treatise on the Cul- 

 tivation of American Forest Trees, with Notes on the 

 Most Valuable Foreign Species. By Andrew S. Ful- 

 ler. Illustrated. New York : Geo. E. &.F. W.Wood- 

 ward. Boston : A. Williams & Co. 1866. Pp. 188. 

 Price $1.50. 



Since preparing our remarks upon this sub- 

 ject, on another page, we have received a 

 copy of the above named work. The author 

 is a practical horticulturist and has given con- 

 siderable attention to the cultivation of forest 

 trees. Though he does not claim to have 

 raised trees of all species and varieties, he says 

 he has experimented sufficiently to know 

 whereof he writes. As specimens of the style 

 of the book, and as containing valuable infor- 

 mation, we copy a few paragraphs on gather- 

 ing, preserving, and sowing the seeds of for- 

 est trees, which will be found in this number of 

 the Monthly New England Farmek. 



The Old Farmer's Almanac for 1867. Established 

 in 1793, by iiobert B. Thomas. Boston : Brewer & 

 Tileston. 



Though his hair may be turning gray, what 



New Englander is not reminded of some scrap 



of poetry or anecdote stored up in memory 



from the pages of this familiar annual, as his 



eyes fall on the image of Father Time, whose 



urn still flows as freely as in days of yore ? As 



we look, up come a verse that we could no 



more forget than we could the name of Robert 



B. Thomas : 



"Landlord to thy bar room skip, 

 Fetch a foaming mug of flip ; 

 Make it of our country's staple, 

 Rum, New England; sugar, maple." 



If not exactly tee-total, that is at least pat- 

 riotic. Great then is the responsibility of those 

 who furnish reading matter for the young, even 

 so much as an almanac contains ! To a prop- 

 er appreciation of this responsibility we be- 

 lieve the Old Farmer's Almanac is greatly in- 



