. The New England farmer . e proceedings at the fairs of our agricul-tural societies, is one in which we are inteicsted,and it is one that must soon be decided. To saynothing of the effect of being judged by the company we keep, some of our societies have beendriven to the mortifying necessity of notifyingthose to w horn premiums were awarded for fannproduce and agricultural implements that, aftermaking up the purses for horses, the funds wereleft so low that only a per cent, dividend could bepaid to fanners and mechanics. cultivation of tobacco, as one of the crops in twenty-five to each pair
. The New England farmer . e proceedings at the fairs of our agricul-tural societies, is one in which we are inteicsted,and it is one that must soon be decided. To saynothing of the effect of being judged by the company we keep, some of our societies have beendriven to the mortifying necessity of notifyingthose to w horn premiums were awarded for fannproduce and agricultural implements that, aftermaking up the purses for horses, the funds wereleft so low that only a per cent, dividend could bepaid to fanners and mechanics. cultivation of tobacco, as one of the crops in twenty-five to each pair. —Rabbit-breeding is carried on upon a largescale in Loudon, Can., where there is a warren oftive acres, surrounded by a board fence ten feethigh, and containing at jn-escnt two thousand rab-bits. The cost of feeding and caring for these istwenty-five cents apiece annually, and the net pro-fits from the whole warren five thousand dollars avcar. The annual increase is an average brood of 1871. NEW ENGLANi:) FARiVIER. 153. STEAMERS OW THE FARM. COERESrONDEXT, W h O S C eyes and thoughts are evi-dently active, puts a seriesof questions to us, whichwe published last week, thatothers might be thinking^ them over, that will requiresome investigation and con-siderable activity of mind,to answer them satisfactorilyeither to himself or to who-ever may attempt to desires to know whether it is probablethat engines for steaming food, ami for otherj)urposcs on the farm, will ever become asconnnon as mowing macliines ? Briefly, for ourselves, we reply, that wethink not. There was a necessity f(jr the mow-ing machine which does not exist for thesteamer. Hay, roots and grain may be keptin good condition for a comparatively longperiod, while grass, in the state to make goodhay cannot. Large quantities of grass ripenat the same time, a considerable portion ofwhich, if kept standing until its seeds wereperfected, would be greatly reduced in mowing machine, therefore, enables
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