Transactions of the New Hampshire State Agricultural Society (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1855 Excerpt: ... rious kinds of soils for all kinds of crops. Mr. Clement is one of our industrious farmers, and has done a great amount of labor in improving his lands for the last twenty years, in renovating old fruit trees, planting nurseries, including all the various kinds of fruits, subduing old bogs, reclaiming them into fruitful fields, building a new and commodious dwelling house, moving and remodeling old barns, so that all around his premises were the unmistakable signs of thrift and progress. Sharing his hospitalities, in which his daughter acted well her part, we started for New Boston, to examine the farm of Solomon Dodge, Esq. His lands are hilly, some of which are quite steep for cultivation, yet by the hand of industry and well directed labor, they present one of the best managed premises which your committee had the pleasure of visiting. At Manchester we examined Hon. W. C. Clarke's garden hedge. Judge Clarke has a beautiful and well arranged garden, enclosed by four hundred and fifty feet of hedge, three of which is Acacia, a nd the remainder is Buckthorn. It was set in 1847, with plants three years old. The hedge is kept closely trimmed, and receives an occasional manuring, and appears to be a perfect defense against two-legged or four-legged intruders. It may be a question well worth considering to some of our farmers, whether this kind of fence will not give the three essential things to be gained, viz.: economy, utility and beauty. From Manchester your committee proceeded to Greenland, to view the broad acres of Col. Joshua Pierce, by invitation of that gentleman, who did not enter his farm for a premium, but merely for examination. His farm contains four hundred and fifty acres, fifty of which are covered with wood. Employs from ten to twelve hands--...