The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-09-21

From tls .Ae's Engiaad Farmer.
FARMERS CALENDAR.

Sec5s0l various orts are nov daily ripen.
ING care therefore must BE- taken e. gather
and dry them property. Tor % good seeds al
Tie future excellence 81 your crops depends
and q sou have more than you want for YOUR
own use, the scotsman will either buy them
" yon. or exchange them cor Others A good
cultivaior will very rarely be under the ne
cessity Of laging ont money for seeds. but
vii usually save enough 70 make them a
source Of profit, besides supplying bis own
wants
=" As 70 the method Of preserving seeds
lsays Deanes New-EBgland Farmer) the dry
kinds are best kept il their pods or outer COW
erngs but the seeds Of ~ soft fruits, a. Gu
cnmbers, melons, &c, must be cieaased from
Tie pulo and mucilare which surround them
otherwise Tie rottihg Of these parts will cor
rupi the seeds.
When seeds are gathered, It should al
WAYS be done in dry weather and then they
should be hung up in bags in dry room, 50
as % preserve them from air"
The selection Of seads according TO the
Domestic Encyclouedia) depends principally
on proper choice Of grains and kernels az
wen as roots, from the most vigorous vegeta-
bies, growing under our own inspection for
though Il be coniectured, that the constant
cultivation Of particular plant from the
s'me seed, and in the some soil, will al length
cause il to degenerate, vet numerous wen
attested instances have occurred, in which
the contrary effects have been evident. The
more healthy stalks 81 stems should therefore
DC selected fuF bearing seeds and such as at
tom maturity II tie earliest period in the
season. ought @ be preferred, especially if
'hey grow Il distance from weakly plants
OF The same species; lest formulating farina
of the latter be blown upon the siigmata Of
The former, aud an inferior kind, or succession
be produced.
" The proper time for gathering seeds j.
the period Of their perfect maturity. which
may be ascerta ned by the drvncss of the
stem; because when the latter begins to de-
cav, II becomes bIeached bv the oxygen OF
Tue atmosphere and no further nourishment
can then be conveyed to the ripe seed.
Various oxpedients have been devised for
the preservation or seeds the most simnle
consists IN secludrng them from light and heat
~ the bowels Of the earth where they wi.
ret'ln their veget tive poser for severn,
years hus Dr.. Darwin mentions instance.
up soil where il had remained in a state OF
rest TOT m'nv years, and as was believed,
eofh tor ages In the same manner, the best
cnchmbers. and melons are raised from seeds
winch are at least three or four wears OIL :
sh"ugh some gardeners DO not employ them
tlI they have been kept ten or twelve years.
u appears 70 be- an opiaiDn, which is settled
among the best practical and scientific cult
Fd'ors' mat very little advant ,ge. 10 conrnon
cases Is derived from changing seeds from
one counir, ~ climate 70 another; and il is
therefore best as a General practice, for a
GUILTY tor 70 rais- his seeds and roots on bis
owe premises. THIS is tie least troublesome.
lie s. expensive, most independent, and most
Profitable mode Of Management IS regards
that very important br nch Of rural economy
FRUfr TREES. IT. 10 look ne over your or
hard, YOU should happen 10 perceive anv
limbs Cver-buriened with fruit, Won will pick
~ a part, Or pnt props under tie limbs on
both In most 8, when YOU can POSSIBLY
afford time, Il Wi be hest 70 pick off the SUI
peFnumerary apples. peaches, S'c.-Mr. Coke
says, 20 error IS more universal than an
anxiety for early pTOAnctyeness IN an or
chard. Ii is generally obtained al the ex-
peuse Of much eventual profit, and by great
diminution Of the size amt vigour of the
trees believing early iecundity to be injuri-
ot~ 10 the vigor and perfection Of plants, I am
always attentive to pluck from The trees
ihese evidence of early maturity, 10 the first
stages OF jhei- existence"
BUSHES ruis is tie right time OF the
year tor destroy ng the bushes which infesl
your pastures. Wet weather is best for this
purpose, because The sap will be discharged,
the roots weakened, and eventually their
power Of producing new shnots will be ami
hia'ed. The same may pc said Of thistles
which should be cut 10 hot weather. before
their seeds are ripe. DR.. Deane observed
that bushes which grow in clusters, as alder
aud some other sorts, may be pulled up by
oxen and this is an efectusl way 10 subduc
them. The expense Of il. ] suppose, will not
be more than that of cutting them twice
would amount 10 -