Litchfield enquirer., 1836-10-13

II it's own soil us own OtSr-N .--tc ttS,A. uu 'l Wsr,,,Snt' which formerly sent both wheat
 .,eJ eo,,r to other states, has the production
 oT SrS ..h,at hefyS aIniOst entirely superseded
 -. ,,ncerfainty which attends the crop. t1,.t S the miar1titv of wheat raised in New
 naiand has rapidly depreciated, more rapid
 hoe heen inc increase of this article, particu-
 1arIv in inc west. The whole soil of the
 western country seems to be adapted to the
 raising of wheat, and, at present prices, the
 growers are enabled to accumulate wealth
 rapidly. But it is equally true, that the far mer in New England has scarcely less in- ducement to persevere in cultivating his acres than has the wheat grower of the west It is far better for the farmer here, even though the soil be hard, to produce a crop of corn or other bred stuffs to which he has been accus-l toned, than to go even to the most fertile re- gions of the west, where before he can raise a crop, he will be obliged to cut down im- mense forests, and endure most herculeaT
 labor preparatory to sowing the seed whose fruits he may afterwards reap:N And he may likewise reflect, that before the age of man yield now an abundance may pass away, leaving a wheat crop as uncertaiR there as it is in New England, 5a .sIg .l,.,,.l .1.t so,ls;l There is no country in the world where the. whole population is as well off us in, the. six, New England states-where all classes thrive as well-where there is 90 great an equality of enioyment- where there is so much neat ness and comfort -where the mass of people are so intelligent, so industrious, so content ed, so noftiLl If.bread cannot be procured from the soil so generously as in other parts of the country, other comforts and necessa- ries of life are obtained more easily. U It, should be the object of each farmer to pro- duce on his land that which will turn to best oooo,,of Within flao1 1ocf fo,y xyoo i'm 1ssorxy part of the country, the farming produce sells for cash {; and in no part of the world is the encouragement better for perseverance, in habits of industry and diligence than in the apparently forbidding soil of New England.r r7
 Cultipdtion ot the Fig. 1.-The lovers of this excellent fruit will be gratified to learn that it may be cultivateI in our climate with lt- tie expense and labor. During a latevisit to the garden of Eliphalet Averill, Esq. of this city, we were presented with fig plucked directly from the tree, and of flavor the most delicious, MT, A. informed us that for ten years he had been experimenting on the cul- tivation of the fig, and that he had finally slc- ceeded in preserving the tree and bringing the fruit to perfection. He also kindly gave us a statement of his method, which we lay before our readers in the hope, that'a least some of them will betinduced to try the ex- pertinent, as we have no doubt of it's complete success. The fig tree is Propagated by means oflayers and cuttings--if the latter are used they should be at least one foot long. ,,,,,,,,.s
 The method of Mir. A., is as follows: He lays down the branches in June, which form roots and grow luxuriantly, 1mnediately af- ter the leaves fall off in autumn, and before hard frosts destroy their vitality, he lays them down and covers them with earth to the depth ofat least a foot In order that a part of the roots may retain their original position in the earth and be ready to furnish nourishment early the ensuing spring, he loogens the root on one side ofthe tree ndleayes those on the other undisturbed- d-taking care that those loosened are not mutilated or otherwise injur- cd. He then bends the branches over those with pegs and covers both roots and branches | with mellow earth to the depth above stated
 In this condition he leaves them till the mid. dle of May, Or the first of June, according tt the forwardness or backwarinesS of the sea. son, and then uhcovers fhenl--Setss them up. right and supports them with props to keeE them in a right position. ,r By repeating, this | process every winter he has succeeded in pre-, serving his trees till they. have attained a good size, and produce fruit in perfection man and a'
 The fig tree in tropical climates has con
 starlt succession of crops. In Georgia 1t yields three crops, and in New England, fin good seasons,eit will produce two. v When the fig are half or ltwo-thirds grown, they cease growing and present every appearance o
 not coming to maturity. To facilitate theil ripening a drop of olive oil is put upon theil blossom ends, which, in eight or ten days I produces an extraordinary effect. n In thi. I time they obtain their full size, assume a liy J CT color, and in delicacy of flavor as muct those that are dried in the common manner IbHa (alfttaod S3St3 %S ''E 8"nl si Sik CuItarisE
 ohet sgfaal Y Jai t& ---lfs t,lii ta 5GsaH e'lhai u Consumption. late periodical expresse. an opinion that cure for consumption will never be discovered the great, French I Pathologists q As well, continues the writer 4 [. might we hope to produce, by artificial means the absorption of the liver, or the brain, us to effect by medicine the absorp. ton of already inbedded tUbetculous mat
 ter. '' Fge astiateiyt so ll} t sleia9{fg y,lfis I We differ from this author entirely in thi.
 matter---and should much regret if his sen
 timents should be generally adopted by ths
 faculty. Tuhercular consumption has beel . cured--and consequently it cGn be cured and we hope that a mode will yet Dc devised for cftcctually removing tubercles from tn,
 Au"es' aud fhi,s rht>ck af lerst. if nut put |
 stop to the ravages of one of the most deadly
 diseases incident to civilized man. In thi. I vicinity we'll authenticated casescan be cited
 where persons have been afflicted with dis.
 ease, accompanied with the pathognomonics
 of consumption--t have afterwards re-
 covered, much to the joy oftheir friends and
 surprise of their physicians, have died of