so 



THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



ii!g a iirrn of 50,1 1" square miles, with a popula- 

 tion of 2;i7,054. 



Tributary territories bcyon'l Ilindostan. — Con- 

 t lining an urea of 50,000 square miles, with a pop- 

 ulation of 408,000, 



^otal : l,OiKi,210 square miles, with a population 

 of Mr),(il-2,r,17. 



Total 



In the event of our being again plunged into a 

 war, from the immense quantities of troops and 

 sliipping whieh they will require to enable this 

 country to retain possession of them, and the vast 

 distance which many of these colonies are from the 

 mother country, it is more than probable that the 

 loss of several of them would be the result of lliose 

 hostilities in which, it appears, according to the 

 v.-arliko preparations of the ministry, we are now 

 tlireatened. The next queslio will be, as many of 

 onr colonies do not j)ay tiieir own expenses, wlietii- 

 rr the loss of the least profitable among them would 

 not, in reality, be a real gain to the country. 



The Lakf.s. — The extent of the Great Lakes is 



Plated in tlic report of the Michigan State Geologist 

 B3 follows : 



Mean length. Mcarilircadth. .'Jrca st/. miUs. 

 Superior, 400 80 32,000 



Michigan, !;i30 70 22,000 



Huron, 240 80 25,000 



Green Bay, 100 20 2,000 



r:r;e, 240 40 !),(ioo 



Ontario, 180 35 6,:i'J0 



St. Clair, 20 13 3G0 



■JO,OGO 

 The sair.p tabular statement exhibits also the 

 depth of each and the elevations of each above tide 

 wafer: 



Mean depth. Khvnt'on. 



Superior, 900 5'.'G 



Michigan, 1000 578 



Huron, 1000 578 



St. Clair, 20 570 



Erie, 84 565 



Ontario, 500 232 



It is computed that the Lakes contain more tlian 

 14,000 cubic miles of water ; a quantity more than 

 Iialf of all the fr-:'s!i water on the earth. 



The extent nf (.ountry drained by the lakes, from 

 Niagara to tlie n.irtlnvestern angle of Superior in- 

 cluding also the area of the lakes themselves, is 

 estimated at 335,515 square miles. 



The rise of water at Detroit, from June, 1830, to 

 August, 1838, is said to have been 5 feet 3 inches. 

 The water fell from August, 1838, to February 1830, 

 3 feet 8 inches, so tiiat it is 1 foot 7 inches above the 

 mark of 1830. — Ohio Transcript. 



The following memoranda, which we copy from 

 the Cleveland Herald, will sliow tlie periods at 

 which the ports of Buffalo and Cleveland were free 

 from ice : 



LaUe Erie open at Buffalo. 



tiro bed of common thistles. It was observed that 

 wherever the cart went the thistles were entirely 

 destroyed. He then rolled the entire field over 

 with a cast iron roller in the latter end of May, 

 and twice in the beginning of June. This field 

 has been perfectly free from thistles ever since. 

 Tlie expense was only three shillings per acre. 

 Fern and closefoot have been exterminated in the 

 same way with the most complete success. — Seat- 

 tish paper. 



Longevity of our Furefather.<!. — No less than thir- 

 teen of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of 

 American Independence reached the age of eighty 

 years and upwards, viz : — 



Charles Carroll, of Maryland, 



William Ellery, of Rliode Island, 



John Adams, Massachusetts, 



Samuel Adams, do, 



Robt. Treat Paine, do, 



Benjamin Franklin, do, 



William Williams, of Connecticut, 



William Floyd, of Jjong Island, 



Thomas McKean, of Pennsylvania, 



Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, 



George Wvtlie, do, 



Matthew Thornton, of Ireland, 



Francis Lewis, of South Wales, 



rMMii thn llawannii ^pe<I.ilor. 

 Population of the Sandwich Islands. — What is the 

 amount oftiie population at this time .^ Is it known 

 with any degree of exactness .' We suppose not. 

 Accorrling to the census of 183G it amounts to JOS,- 

 7.50. The census of 1832 gave 130,813; as fol- 

 lows, vix ; 



05 

 93 

 01 

 81 

 93 

 84 

 9) 

 87 

 83 

 63 

 81 

 89 



l.-ia l".J.r>inn— in'in Maranlmm nl I IJ, fi nio— -ino MeJifOn at 

 i:ii, iMO— !ino SI. Diiniinsfi'at 111 cenis, r»»li— mio New Or- 

 igins, dry, at I2jr, 6 11.11. Tho iiii|ioila in April were aliiiiit 

 lif.noii. 



/run— Of Iholnlc imperiK tif Enclish, small sa!c.<; liavf hern 

 iii.idB lothc itn.kMU !)i a 91 per tun, .mil lOtl loin Swedes at 

 1(17,50, nil b i>r tt ntt) cr. 



Malnssrs—V\m niaiki I r.nnliniio* very (ir»i, an.l prices arc 

 slill tendmc upwards, tallies ef IQ a Ijuu hhils (■iitia. :il a 

 ;iOc_SHririaiii, :1J a Xit— l.'ul lihdf Purlo Riro, ;)7.— a carpo ot 

 ■Iriiiidrid,.1.5c and Ont.il'iieiii.s, in InlH.ns 1andi-d l.i Ihe Ira.lo 



31 c per sail, and; liy alirtli n. l.li| hlids I'l Itico, Si a JOJc 



perf.ill, 4 UK.— ISO dii do, LH;,'. aHT^c, 4 inn. 



rrcifv'*»;.<— Tliere is an liclive drnminl for pnik,and an 

 niivancc on clr.«r of nhnnt 5) ceiils pr l.bl, [Innis 9ti:d lard 

 .Tre nl^o in pond fk-iiiand »l full pritt'?. Ik-ct dull, and pri- 

 ces nnclianjed .-incc ll.c Insl if p.^rl. 



Rire—Mi:\\r ot 209 lia;s India was made, 9c. lonjcasks 

 Carolina, 4 3 4 a:ic pr 111. 



Sii£r,ir — There lia« teen a pood rfeninnd from Iho Irade and 

 reuiiers, and fiiles or Havana i^nd Trinidad browns liavo 

 ' l.een made, alioiil iliUll lioxi-s, al t> 14 a s:i 4c pr lli; 9(10 lio.\- 

 I .-s do .lo while, 11 a n 1-4 do ; Bt ChiIv, Uc pr I!i ; Hill hllds 

 Porlo Rico, 7.1 a 8 I 4i; do do— and bv atirlir.n, lilO lilitis 70 

 blild I'oit.. Hic'o, 7o 4a83-ec pi lb; lUO do do, 6 BO a 7 75 pr 

 ion Ilia 4in"a 



;('.>f./— Nolhins of ronsprinrnre Iiai been done plieo last 

 reporl, inannlarliircrs and dcilers are iiniiing llie;elTect on 

 the inarUel of the iicKI Bheaili.e— sales I5,0ll0 Ib^ SJasoiiy 

 Hccre at DO a Gosper lb. 



90 



Being an average of eighty-six years and two 

 months each, and the aggregate excess of the '*time 

 honored thirteen," over fourscore is just eighty 

 years. No deliberative assembly of equal magnitude 

 was ever more remarkable for its virtue, temper- 

 ance, and longevity of its members, than tho one 

 which declared the American colonies free and in- 

 dependent. 



Whale Fishery. — The annual production of the 

 fisheries of Massachusetts exceeds ten millions of 

 dollars. The amount of the importations of S))erin 

 oil at New Bedtbrd durino- the last five years is sta- 

 ted to be as follows:— 1834, 121,000 bbls ; 1835, 

 178,000 bbls; ]836, ViifiOO bbls; 1837, 178,000 

 bbls; 16.38, 129,000 bbls; the importation of 1839 

 is estimated at 109,000 bbls. 



PKICES CURRENT. 



Mill;. — The quantity of this article required for 

 the supply of New York and its suburbs and city 

 of Brooklyn is about 15,000 gallons the day : at 5 

 cents the quart this would produce )|(i3,750 daily, 

 and $1,500,000 annually. Large quantities of the 

 milk used in New York is brought tVom a distance 

 of 30 miles. 



MARKETS. 



NKWVOItK C.\'lTLt; Jl.AKKET, JHV6, IKig. 

 Pales nl :!i)0 beef ciilile al SI 1 to 1.1— average .SiaUie 100 

 lbs: 120 .Mikh cows ;.i;iS to .55J. Sheep sold al 6 lo .^-7^ each. 

 Hay— -ales 1:8 to 115 1 2 ceiiln per 100 Its. 



nlUGllTO.V CATTLB JIAKKET. MAY (i, 18.19. 

 Piices of he.r Catlle. Firsl qnalily, S'J a O,.^; «er<nd,8,2.'> 

 to e,?.") ; Iliird, 7 o 7,75. V\'orking oxen, sales al §70, -3, b.i, 

 1(10, find 140 Co« sand rnlves, sales at ir:tl,8(i. 4',', on, 53, 

 and (15. H(\ ine, 8 to 81 rem.-- lorsov\F.y, to y^ for barrows .■ 

 retail from 8 to II cer.ls, ncronling lo qualily. 



JiTcic r.,Tk, Mny 8, 1M9. 



THE JIARKET.— Flonr is rather firmcrtlloii|ih diill;sales 

 are making of Oileans ai §7 ; Genesee ;8 held al $7,2.>, and 

 Geori;el..W!i is .$7,51, Willi buyers at .$7,44 a ."in. 



Bills on England are linnlly as firm ; ihe rale is 8.t a 9 per 

 cl pr inontl) — ~Jinir. nf C'oj'i 



Sales of U. S. Hank sh-ires. May 7, al ,$11(5. 



130,313 108,579 21,734 



If these data are correct, they exhibit a decrease 

 of 21,734, in the short space of four years. 



A gentleman having occasion to manure a cer- 

 tain portion of land lately, the cart bearing the ma- 

 nure passed through a field that appeared one en- 



Fannnl UM Market Bo.y-.en, .Maij 8.— I'rl es. 

 clieuan-jo, 70 a 75, while do.'iil lo 5.*.— .\piiles lal 

 :),30 a 4,(10, itU9sets,:<,a.J a 3,30— 1,'ider, J, 00 a 3,4.5. 



Polatoe-, 

 livins bbl 



BOSTO.V SIAUKKT, .MAY 7, 18.19. 



Ciylfcc — The mnikcl liii- fiiilltrr iinpioved in eonser^nence 

 of the uniisa-illy li.nited -it;ipli.-s, and s.iies dtiriiic the v^ e. k 

 of ^1. Homing.., have been m.ide al In a 10 i 4 cis — I'orl.. 

 Taliello 11^ a lOr, rtml J;i\-., r2 a |;(c, 13 mo. 'I here was an 

 impi.rl jetk-id.!), of Jlidn M. Hominco. 



C'ttun — Tlie Iransaclioiis since Ihe last advice* ftoni Ijiv 

 erpool, (whicl' \v<:re of .tli iinfavnrable. h:U!irIrr by the ship 

 per)liave been quite lichl; h.. liters reiiiaiii tii ni al l.trnier qno- 

 laiions, nod sales t.f a few hiindrcd bales, I., supply the ini 

 merliale wants ol coiiMiiiieis, have been made at present 

 qnotalioiis. 



fV(jur~llul lillle has of lale been done in Ger.esee on ac- 

 eounl of the heavy tiopi.rlalimis of (rhii., and Ihe great dif 

 ference Mini tias prev.-iile.l ii> prices, t^ales of ihe Inner have 

 been lor the usual ileniaiid for consninption al 7 25 a 7 5« lo 

 dealers, cash — an.l Hie lorin'.'r 7 87 a & 01) do do Soulhern 

 Hour has also eiveii way in price, and sales have lieeii made 

 of Richmond ("anal 7 l-^J n 7 05. lloHaid street 7 SO cash 

 — and other kinds 7 :t;^ a 7 50, 4 mo. 



Grain — Tiiere has !»een a good demand for corn, nolwitli 

 slandinfl the heavy opeinli..iisof last ^\eek, and prices Iiave 

 been lairiy snpi'oiled. Sales ronsisl of al t 30,000 bush- 

 els yell.tw round, 99 a 1 09-doHu, 04 a 95 and white 88 a 

 00c pel bushel. r^oiillK rn o:ils, -18 a 50, and Ka*tern, 52 a 

 53c per bnsliel. Rye, Norlliern, I Iti, and bnl little in mar- 

 kel. 



Ui'lca — There lias been considerable done in the market, 

 chieliy bv inannf.ictnreis, pi former reported prices. Sales 

 consist of lOOOPernaml.ncoal lU a lGc,6 mo— 1000 Cape de 

 Verd al 11, (» m«— 300 iMontevideo at 14i,(} mo— 15'J0 do do al 



ALil'M* American 

 .i.SIlKS. ro:s 100 lbs. 



" Pearl *' 

 BK.WS, bushel 

 BSFiF. mess bbl. 

 BKKSWAX. icllow lb. 

 Ut'lT .;R.liim|.lb, 

 CANDLES, spei in lb. 



mould •• 

 CIIK5r.SK, lb. 

 COA L, Aiilliracile ton 



■' .New Castle chaldron 

 COFFEK, best lb. 

 COl'PKRAS. lb. 

 CO I'TOX, best lb. 

 FKATHEKS, live geese lb. 

 . Rnssia lb. 



FISH, Mackerel No. -2, bbl. 



" Cod.'ii-in.l Ikink qnint'l 

 FLAX, lb. 

 FITRS, foi red 

 ', Mnskrat 

 GRAINS. *ic. Flour best bbl. 

 Rye Ik.iM 

 " Indian loeal 



• • Wheal bushel 



" Rje 



■ ( Corn " 



«t (ills '* 



" Rarley '• 



HAMS. lb. 

 HAY. best 100 lbs. 



.' pressed 

 HIDES, "nenoB Ayies 



'* (;oat skills 



HOPS, first sort lb. 

 IRON'.Swe.ks ton 



♦* Pig ton 

 LARD, lb. 

 LEA1>. white lb. 

 I^EATIIER.Solo lb. 

 LIME, cask 

 I.INSEED OIL. pall. 

 Lif.MBEK, Boards in.No.S.M. 



" Tiniber (on 



MOLAS.SES, best fall. 



■' PI. Cad. S. bouse 



NAILS, cm lb. 

 PI/AS I ER I»A R IS, Ion 

 PORK, "h'.le lo S'.f"-'!' 



roi.ldl iiiis bbl. 

 RK'T,, lOJ lbs. 

 S \ l/J". T. lilts Island besi blid. 

 .SALTPF-TH;.;. rru.le lb. 

 SEED.S, lleidssiass biisbel 

 " Kedl'p " 



'* Fi'ivseed " 



" Clover lb. 



SIIEETiyfiS. Am. cot. 57 in 

 SlIIKTINGS, '■ -T " 



SPERM OIL, winter best 

 ■«i'l!H rs Tl IIPE.V., (all 

 STEEL,. Kncbe-t ^i German 

 .Sr(;AK. I ..Tf best lb. 

 " I'rown '* *' 

 TALLO\V,lb- 

 TK.IS. Hvson & V. II. best 

 \»'OOIJ. perc»rrt besI 

 WOOS,. Merino, best 



" Smyrna, wssbeil | 



" ■' tinwnslied I 



GSi 



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THE FAKMini'S MONTIiLY Vlt^ITOH, 



A WONTin.V NFWSrArF.H, IS ri'BI.lSHED BY 



WILLIAM P. FOSTER, HUrs Urick Blocf,-, 



Covcord^ JV. H. 



JAMES BURNS, 104, Wnshin^tonst., Boston, ^fs. 



Tlic Visitor is issued ai)GUt tlie tiftcrnlli day 

 of cacli month. 



Cnch niiiiibpr will toiirniti siMteii p.Tjrp? of qiiarln size 

 on (t-iper calciilnled Tor prcpprx'niicn and (ui n I'air and lieaii- 

 tiful i> pe. The subjects will be illustrated with enprnvings. 

 Theleriii.'; will he sr-veniij-Jivc cvut^n ijcar payable, alvatf/i in ad- 

 vancc. Fnrall snhscriher* lees Ili:iri21, Ap' iitswUI he '» I hi wed 

 a deduciiun nl" ^.^ ceni.i e.tch-T-rcir all over ^-1 siihscriliers rni 

 any one agency TJJ ccnis each will he ailnived. Thus, for 

 six FUhscnbert? fcmr dtiMarg— twelve, eiphi dollars — ciglileen, 

 twelve ddllars — Iwentv-foiir, fiflfcn iIollaTs,will be remitted. 

 Single iiuinliPrB. twelve ind a lui'f cents each. All siihscri- 

 hars will connneiico with the fir^l niiintie! or the year. 



{^5" Cnininunicalions hy mail, will be directed t« WIL- 

 LIAM V- ros=TER, Concord, N. H. 



