AGRICULTURAL. GREAT FARMING. themselves about 3 inches above the ground, he covers about 2 inches of them, in 8 or 10 days, or when the tops are about 6 inches high, he spreads the tops open, and hoes and and when grown up again to about covers them again to about 2 inches, 6 inches, he hoes and covers them as before. By this process, he thinks it possible that one thousand bushels may be raised from one acre of ground. The following article from the American Farmer, was communicated to the editor of that valuable paper by a gentleman of the first respectability, and the memoranda is undoubtedly perfectly correct. It deserves the peculiar attention of the cultivators of the soil, and will be highly satisfactory to all our readers, who feel an interest in im-es apart. He suckers after the seprovements in the highly important art of agriculture. I visited and spent a day at Mr. Stimson's farm in the township of Galway, Saratoga county, NewYork. His tract of land or farm contains about 350 acres, of which he cultivates, as yet, only between 80 and 100 acres, which are laid off into 8 acre lots. He has certificates of premiums from the agricultural society of that county, for having the best managed farm in the county; For having raised 62 bushels of barley from one acre; For having raised 4 1-2 tons timothy hay per acre from a lot of 8 acres, and he took the pains to weigh the hay from one of those acres four days after it was cut, and found it to weigh 5 tons and 324 lbs; For having raised 104 bushels of corn to the acre; For having raised 357 1-2 bushels potatoes from half an acre. His method for raising potatoes is thus stated: He opens a furrow of 2 feet 9 inches apart, plants 10 inches apart; hoes or hills them one way only; plants them shallow, namely about 2 inches; as soon as they show His method of raising corn: He has a machine that crosses the ridges, he plants three to a hill; the ridges or hills are about 2 feet 6 inch cond ploughing. He cuts the stalk and blades together, close to the ground. The average product is 4 1-2 ears to the hill; the corn weighs 60 to 62 lbs. to the bushel. His general method of farming is to lay off his land inte lots of 6 to 10 acres; each lot is manured once in four or five years; his usual quantity is eight wagon loads, with four horses, to each acre: first year is in grass; second in corn; third in barley; fourth in wheat, spring or winter wheat, with clover and timothy, 5 lbs. clover and 2 quarts timothy per acre, the northern or late clover he prefers; he mows his timothy for two years, pastures it one year, in the fourth year he turns down the sod, puts it in wheat on the sod; Ist and 2d corn, 3d barley or spring or winter wheat, and stocks it down as before. Mr. Stimson remarked, he has a field used as pasture, and what he intends is turning down the sod, roll it well, give it a top dressing of manure, plough it the second time on the sod, manure it again, put it into wheat, harrow it in, and expects to make 35 to 40 bushels per acre. The following is his product from 100 acres as reported from actual survey and examination : Ten acres having 400 apple trees on them, produced 25 tons hay: 8 acres corn, 560 bushels; 8 acres do. 720; 10 do. do. 300 & 16 tons of hay; 4 do. wheat, 140 bushels; 1 do. flax, 600 lbs. ; 8 do. oats, 560 bushels; 8 do. hay, 32 tons; 8 do. do. 36 do. ; 1 do. barley, 60 bush els; 3 do. hay, 10 1-2 tons; 4 do. do. 12 do. ; 8 do. do. 24 do.; 2 acres, 1000 bushels potatoes; 2 acres in vegetables, which also raised 400 chickens. His wheat cost him 30 cents per bushel; corn 15 do. do. POETICAL. FROM THE BALTIMORE MORNING CHRONICLE. MASONIC ODE. Empires and kings have pass'd away, But Masonry, the glorious art, Behold the occidental chair, Proclaims the day's declineHiram of Tyre was seated there In auld lang syne. The South proclaims refreshment nigh, Yes, Masonry, whose temple here Then brethren for the worthy three, Remembering oft that worthy one, The Tyrian youth-the widows' son, A WORKMAN OF THE TEMPLE. THE SEA-BOY. The winds are whistling thro' the shrouds, I never knew a father's care; The cot, which shelter'd once my head, Is mouldering on the plain; The tree, whose branches o'er it spread, I ne'er shall see again Save, where yon billows high are curl'd, Yet still this warning wat'ry world My mother said" there's One above, For though the winds in wildness whirl'd, Yet will that One, this warring world Yes, let the tempest roaring, dread, But I have learn'd to love; I still must count e'er yet I'm ten, And I will buy me trowsers white, For though by storm and fortune whirl'd, A rich man burst the door, As Croesus rich I'm sure, He could not pride himself upon his wit Nor wisdom-for he had not got a bit : He had what's better, he had wealth. What a confusion! all stand up erectThese crowd around to ask him of his health; These bow in honest duty and respect; And these arrange a sofa or a chair, And these conduct him there. "Allow me, Sir, the honor," then a bow Down to the earth-Is't possible to show Meet gratitude for such kind condescen sion? The poor man hung his head, And to himself he said, Extract from the Carrier's Address to the Good luck to you, sweet ladies, And pleasant rides, to take the air; And may each belle lead every ball, And conquer all the beaux. But O! 'tis for my country lass, And helps to tend her mother's house, And combs the little cbubby boys, Heigh ho! Love rules us all they say; O love thou welcome guest! Forlorn is he that never felt Thy flame within his breast! But this I'd say, though city belles TO CORRESPONDENTS. ADONIRAM cannot be admitted into the Masonic Register, for two reasons; first, that his observations, with respect to the grand lodge of the state of New-York, are unjust, as far as our knowledge extends; second, a man who writes under that signature, has nothing to do with BLUE LOdges. Our worshipful brother, and excellent companion PHILIP SWIGERT, "This is indeed beyond my comprehen- grand secretary to the grand chap sion," Then looking round, One friendly face be found, And said—“ Pray tell me why is wealth To wisdom?"—"That's a silly question, preferred friend!" ter of Kentucky, has favoured us with the proceedings of the grand chapter of that state, at their last convocation, for which we return him our sincere thanks. AMERICAN Masonic Register, AND Ladies' and Gentlemen's Magazine. BY LUTHER PRATT. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. ROм. xii, 18. Pure religion, and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. JAMES i, 27. 1. The most potent grand master, represents Solomon in the E., seated in a chair of state, under a rich canopy, with a crown on his head, and a sceptre in his hand. He is dressed in royal robes of yellow, and an ermined vestment of blue satin, reaching to the elbows; a broad purple ribbon from the right shoulder to the left hip, to which is hung a triangle of gold. 2. The grand warden, representing the king of Tyre, on his left hand, seated as a stranger, clothed VOL. II. 26 [VOL. II.] in a purple robe, and a yellow vest ment. 3. The grand inspector, representing with a drawn sword in his hand. 4. The grand treasurer, representing J.. in the N, with a golden key to his fifth button hole, and upon it the letters J. V. I. L. 5. The grand secretary, representing St.. in the S. The four last mentioned officers should be ornamented with the same ribbon and jewel, as the M. P., and sit covered. The three last should have robes of blue, without vest ments. No person ought to be admitted to this degree unless he has previously taken all the preceding degrees, and manifests a charitable, and zealous disposition towards the fraternity. Opened by the powerful and mysterious number. HISTORY AND CHARGE OF THIS DEGREE. My worthy Brother, It is my intention, at this time, to give you a clearer account of certain historical traditions of our order, than you have yet received. In doing this, it will be necessary to explain to you some circumstances of very remote antiquity. Enoch was the seventh from Adam. The Arabian* history ascribes much knowledge to this excellent man; and among other things, that he was instructed by Heaven in a MYSTERIOUS SCIENCE. In sacred writ we are told, that he "walked with God," that "he pleased God," and was translated that he should not see death. Masonic traditions inform us, that he was favoured with a mystical vision. ** Enoch being inspired by the Most High, and in commemoration of this vision, built a temple under ground, and dedicated the same to God. * *. This happened in that part of the world, which was afterwards called the land of Canaan, and since known by the name of the Holy Land. Enoch caused a triangular plate of gold to be made, each side of which was a cubit long; he enriched it with the most precious stones, and incrusted the plate upon a stone of agate, of the same form. He then engraved upon it the ineffable characters, and placed it on a triangular pedestal of white marble, which he deposited in the deepest arch of his teinple. When his temple was completed, he made a door of stone, and put a ring of iron therein, by which it might be occasionally raised; and placed it over the opening of the first arch, that the sacred matters enclosed therein, might be preserved from the universal destruction then impending. And none but Enoch knew of the treasure which the arches contained. Adam had predicted, that the See S. Town's Speculative Masonry. world was to be destroyed at one time by the force of fire, and at another time by the violence and quantity of water. Enoch perceiving that the knowledge of the arts, was likely to be lost in the general destruction, and desirous of having the same transmitted to future generations, caused two great pillars to be erected, and engraved thereon some general knowledge of the heavenly bodies, and more especially of geometry or masonry. ***** Methuselah was the son of Enoch, who was the father of Lamech. who was the father of Noah. Now "the wickedness of man became great in the earth; and the earth was corrupt before God, and filled with violence." "And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created: behold I will destroy them with the earth." But "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord;" and the Losd commanded him to construct an ark according to a plan which he gave him; and "Noah did as the Lord had commanded him." And the Lord said unto Noah "thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy wife, and thy sons' wives, with thee, and of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort, shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee;" and Noah did according unto all that the Lord had commanded him. He was 600 years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. There was not at this time any of the ancient patriarchs living, "save Methuselah, who was about 969 years old; and it is supposed by some, that he perished in the gen|| eral ruin. The flood took place in the year of the world 1656, and destroyed most of the superb monuments of antiquity. One of the pillars of * Some writers have ascribed these pillars to Seth; but immemorial masonic tradition affirms, that they were erected by Enoch. |