. The New England farmer . V i \y I MMKU IS come,and June, the month of Ko-fcas. contrast still more stiiking between the seasons, onemu^t jro forth amid thepomp of groves and gar-niture of fields, and not only lin-ger there in the declining day, but be out in the freshness of the morning, when the flowers are opening theirleaves to the sun, and when field and gro^eare vocal with the concerts of birds. The two giand husbandry occupationsamong our English neighbors in June, are theHay-harvest and the Sheep-shearing. One oftheir writers has charmingly described the lat-ter. Sheep-shearing, he sa
. The New England farmer . V i \y I MMKU IS come,and June, the month of Ko-fcas. contrast still more stiiking between the seasons, onemu^t jro forth amid thepomp of groves and gar-niture of fields, and not only lin-ger there in the declining day, but be out in the freshness of the morning, when the flowers are opening theirleaves to the sun, and when field and gro^eare vocal with the concerts of birds. The two giand husbandry occupationsamong our English neighbors in June, are theHay-harvest and the Sheep-shearing. One oftheir writers has charmingly described the lat-ter. Sheep-shearing, he says, if not so full of variety as the Hay-harvest, is more lively, an-imated, and spirit-stirring ; and it besides re-tains something of the character of a ruralholiday—which rural matters need, in this ageand in this country, more than ever they didsince it became a civilized and happy
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