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THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR. 



From the Albany Cultivator. 

 Preserving M'inter Apples. 



Messrs. Gayloud & Tucker :-Last April, a 

 rear ago, 1 visited a trieiia, when lie made a pres- 

 ent of a large dish of line flavored apples, and it 

 be ng out of season to have apples in snch a good 

 state of preservation, I inqnired Ins mode of keep- 

 h,rthcn,. He informed me that in the fall he 

 n.ade a box six feet deep, which he sunk into the 

 ..round to a level with the surtace, then he filled 

 tlie box with some apples, and covered it with 

 hoiirds in the form of a roof, but leaving an open- 

 iiii' at both ends. The roof he also covered with 

 straw and earth to the usual thickuess ol an ap- 

 ple or potatoe hole. In this condition he lett 

 it till the apples are frozen, but as soon as a thaw 

 romes, he makes it perfectly air tight, and in a 

 few davs the frost is altogether removed and the 

 apples are as fresh and perfect as when they were 

 takon from the trees 



I am aware that this is an excellent plan be- 

 cause I know that most of the apples and pota- 

 toes in holes rot and decay in consequeuce ot the 

 warm and foul air accumulating having no oppor- 

 tunity to escape. I thought, ho^vever, to improve 

 it 1 consequently last fall buried my apples in 

 tl'ie usual way ; then I took foin- strips of one inch 

 boards, and nailed them together m the form of a 

 chimney, leaving a vacancy in the middle, of one 

 inch square ; this I placed in the centre <.t the ap- 

 ple-hole, the end resting on the apples inside, and 

 the other end projecting two feet above the ground. 

 This succeeded far beyond my expectations.— 

 The vacancy in tlie chinmev was barely suflicient 

 to permit the foul air to escape, and not so large 

 as to let the frost in to effect the apples. My 

 family, during the winter, whenever they wish- 

 ed to have apples for consmnption, only removed 

 the chimney and reached in with the hand to get 

 - a supplv, and then replaced it again ; and I can 

 assure ;ou that of eight bushels which were thus 

 buried ■ only tliree rotton and five or six slightly 

 affected apples were discovered, whereas my 

 neighbors, who buried their apples in the old 

 fashioned way, lost a large quantity. 



Can you inform me whether asparagus roots 

 can be set out in the fall ? 



They may be transplanted in autumn as well 

 as in tiie spring.— Eds. Cultivator. 



\\ M. J. r^i tK. 



Cattawissa, Pa. July 7th, 1840. 



A Brilliant Stucco Whitewash. 

 Many have probably often heard of the bril- 

 liant and lasting whitewash upon tlie bast end ot 

 the President's House at Washington city. Hie 

 following is a correct recipe for making it:— 



[recipe.] ^ „ 



\ I^X'l.,'iinl',] sVaclTthe same with hot water in a 

 tub, (covered, to keep in the steam,) pass it in the 

 fluid form through a fine seive ; add one-fourth 

 of a pound of whiting or burnt alum, pulverized ; 

 one pound of good' sugar ; three i)ints of rice 

 flour, made into a thin and well boiled paste, and 

 one pound of clean glue, dissolved by first soak- 

 ing it well, and then putting it into a small ket- 

 tle"", which should again be put into a larger one 

 filled with water, and placed over a slow fire. 

 Add five gallons of hot water to the whole mix- 

 ture. . , 



This wash is ap|>Uod, where particular neat- 

 ness is required, with a painter's brush. It must 

 be put on while warm, if upon ihe outside of the 

 buildiiur— if within doors, cold. It will retain'its 

 brilliaii'ov for mauv Years. There is nothing of 

 the kind that will compare with it. About one 

 pint of the mixture will cover a square yard upon 

 the outside of a house, if jiroperly applied. If a 

 larger quantity than five gallons is wanted, the 

 same proportfous must be obsenxd in preparing. 

 Coloring matter may be added, to give it any re- 

 quired shade. 



Will some one try it, and communicate the 

 result? — Genesee Farmer. 



Rohan Potatoes. 



The Shakers at Enfield, N. H. have raised the 

 present season from one ]iotatoe of the Rohan 

 kind, weighing 7 oz. : 171 lbs. or 2 l-'3 buslicls. 

 One' eye [n-oduced 12 lbs. 3 oz, and one potatoe 

 weighed 3 lbs. 5 oz. We doubl if our fiirming 

 friends can produce a greater yield fioin a single 

 potatoe' than has been done by the Society of 

 Friends at Enfield. 



Preserves. 



The following recipes for making PreseiTCs 

 we take from the Albany Cultivator. They will 

 no doubt be useful to some of our Farmers wives 

 and daughters: — 



Pears.— When made into preserves this fruit 

 requires three quarters of a pound of sugar to a 

 pound of pears. Svrup made as directed from 

 brown sugar is go*d.* Put the pears m the syr- 

 up and boil them till soff. The astringent or 

 choak pears are good for preserving. A little 

 n-in"ertied in a bag and boiled with the fruit im- 

 proves their flavor, or lemon, or orange, sliced, 

 may be added at pleasure. To make Pear mar- 

 maiade, boil the pears with the skins on ; when 

 soft rub them throush a seive, and put to each 

 pound of pulp three fourths of a ])Ound ot sugar. 

 Stew it slowlv till it. is a thick jelly. Marmalades 

 must be stirred constantly, or they burn on the 

 kettle. 



Mr. Willi amII. Wyman of this town has a pair 

 ol' beautifiil hogs of the Berkshire breed. 



We have not seen these hogs hut have under- 

 stood that they arc highly recommended by good 

 judges as an excellent specimen of the above 

 breed. 



THE MARKETS. 



"For most kinds of fruit, or onlinary preservea, good 

 brown, or maple sugar, will do very well. Brown sugar 

 requires clarifying, or cleansing, which is done by dissol- 

 ving it in a small quantity of water with a gentle heat 

 then, after cooling, stirring in the whites of eggs well 

 beaten, and gradually heating the syrup unUl all the impu- 

 rities rise tn the surface, when they are to be skimmed 

 off, and the clarified syrup left pure for preserves. 



Water Melon Ri.nds.- The rinds of a good, 

 ripe water melon are cut into strips, and boiled in 

 water till tender, with a tea spoonful of saleratus, 

 and a dozen peach leaves to two quarts of water. 

 The rinds are then to be taken out, and soaked in 

 alum water an hour. For the syrup, allow as 

 much susrar as rind. Put the rinds m the syriiji 

 while cool, with ginger tied in a bag. Boil til 

 the rinds are soft, and when partly cooled, add 

 some essence of lemon. In the course of two or 

 three days, take out the ginger, turn off the syrup, 

 and boifit till there is just enough to cover the 

 rinds ; return it to them while hof. 



Apples.— Tart mellow apiHcs are the liest for 

 preserves, and they must be pared and the cores 

 taken out Mith a small knife. Three fourths of a 

 pound of susar, a tea spoonful of ginger tied m a 

 bao- and water to cover the apples, is allowed to 

 a pound of ftniit. The apples must be put into 

 the prepared syrup when it is lukewarm; boil 

 them till they are transparent ; and when takeii_ 

 up and [lartiv cooled, put in a little essence of 

 lemon. In a" week turn oflfthe syrup, boil it, and 

 return it hot to the fruit. The Siberian crab ap- 

 ple makes a superior sweetmeat, preserved as a- 

 bovo, whole and without pariusr. 



Through the politeness of the publisher, H. 

 B. Williams of Boston, we have received a copy 

 of the "Cultivator's Almanac and Cabinet of 

 Agriculture for the year 1841." Besides the usu- 

 al matter of an aluiauac this work contains much 

 agricultural reading from which the farming 

 community will derive gr-cat profit. The author 

 of this book, Will. Buckininster Esq. is well 

 know n to the agrirultnral world as a gentleman 

 who has taken a great interest in farming and 

 particularly as editor of that excellent paper, the 

 Boston Cultivator. The work itself is got up in a 

 style which for neatness does credit to the pub- 

 lisher. It can be had of John F. Brown, at the 

 Franklin Book Store. 



NEW YORK MARKET, OCT. 17. 



;\SHES— In the early part of the week some small lots 

 of Pots were sold at s;.'5, 12.1.— since which lOU brls. were 

 taken at jfo ; and at this price, there is a moderate demand. 

 Pearls have also slightly declined. 



BEESWAX— Sales 300 lbs. southern yellow at 274a.iHc, 



COFFEE Sales largely confined to Brazil, which 



amount to about 3000 bags, at 10:5allic ; 4C0 do Laguoyra, 

 10.*nllc ; 1000 do old Government Java, at 13c, all 4mos; 

 13UU bags St. Domingo, at 9a9ic, cash. " 



COTTON- The market has appeared quiet and the 

 sales amount to but 2000 bales, chiefly for home use, and 

 at a decline of iccnt all round. The narticulars are 800 

 Iplandsand 200Tlorida at SXaiOic ; 200 Mobile .at 8ial0|c, 

 and 800 Orleans at S^alOic ; fully fair is firm at 10c lb 



1.-ISH— The arrivals of Dry Cod have been about 4000 

 quintles, and all the prime have sold at J?2,73 ; some se- 

 cond qualities were taken at ;^2,624ajj2,b9. 

 HA V— Sales at .5G_lc per 100 lbs. 

 HEMP— Small sales of Clean Russia, at ;?2«, b mos. 

 HOPS We know of no change since our last, and con- 

 tinue to quote, from 26 to 32c. ,. n . Tj- 



MOLASSES— Sales of about 100 lihds of Porto Rico, 

 fair quality, in lots, at olcts ; some very prime do at .34c ; 

 inOhhds Trinidad Cuba, at 28«29cts; 120 hhds New Or- 

 leans, at 28cts, all 4 mos. ; 120 hhds Sour Matanzas, at 

 21cts, 3 per cent, oft' for cash. 



OU,S— Whale has declined to 29 cts, cash, at which 

 12,000 gallons have been sold. ,,...,, 



RtCE- The market is well supplied, and hmited sales 

 at g3 75a3,S2,t, cash, as wanted for consumption. 



H\LT— Safes 4720 sacks Liverpool fine, at gl,.io for 

 \shtons, and «1,45, 4 mos, for other descriptions. 



SUGARS— Sales of Porto Rico have reached about 40U 

 hhds at 71a8Acls ; 300 do New Orleans, 7ia7|cts ; 150 do 

 St Croix at SiriU ; ilOO boxes brown Havana, at l^abl ; 

 300 do white, at 10alOA.all4 mos. ; 7235 bags Manilla, 

 the entire invoice per^ship Thomas Perkins, have been 

 taken, for refining, at 7cts, ti mos. 



1'E\S— Prices as follows •.— 19 chests fine chop Hyson, 

 at «1 2;' ; 128 chests and half do Hyson, at 71 to 81Jc ; 

 E78 hi- chests Young Hyson, at 70a79 ; 313 chts do, at 

 G5a80i; 500 131b boxes do at 71; 028 hi chests -ioung 

 Hyson, Canton packed,at53a54J ; 306 chests Hyson Skin, 

 at5Ca.59; 51 hf do Imperial, at 75J ; 32 hi do Gunpowder 

 at78.V, :33 chests Souchong, 534a 15; 23 do Oulong^at 

 75c ;"lb do Orange Pecco, at 67 ; 50 13 lb boxes, at eSc, 



all 6 mos. , , ^ . , * 



TOB ACCO— Sales 160 hhds Kentucky leaf, at about 

 8Ac,lbrseconds, including some firsts. Sales of 550 bales 

 of St. Domingo, at lSul9c, 4 mos. . r „„ 



\VOOL— Most descriptions are m fair request. Large 

 sales have been effected on terms not transpirei . 



CORN EXCH VNGE— Genesee ;j(4,88a4.94 per bbl. 

 Michigan at ,§4,81 ; (Georgetown «/•»/ i^^'cflotir scarce 

 and =nld o„ the ^'orth River at SS/'K Jf'-\' '"^-d ■^^§3,}., 

 Southern wheat at 9.")a9bcts. per bushel— Genesee j(l,Wa 

 1,03— Rve closed at ftOuSlcts.— Jersey yellow corn at 

 59cts. measure— 67<i58cts. weight. North River oats sold 

 at 39cts. and Jersey at 33a34cts. for new. Barley com- 

 mands 67«G3ctB. per bushel. 



The editor of this paper acknowledges the re- 

 ceipt of a large and beautiful Squash from a gen- 

 tlemen in Hillsborough County. It is decidedly 

 the handsomest we have seen this season. The 

 farmers of old Hillsborough have some of the 

 best gardens in the State and for horticultural 

 display are not a whit behind their neighbors. 



Charles Warren, Esq. Briuley Row, Worces- 

 ter, Massachusetts, is agent for the Farmer's Visi- 

 tor, for the county of Worcester, and will deliver 

 the paper from his oflice at any part of the coun- 

 ty, on the same terms as they are delivered from 

 the publishers oflice at Concord. 



Joii>- Marsh, Esq., Washington Street, Boston,^ 



is general agent for the Visitor, in the State of 



Massachusetts. Orders tbr the paper, subscrip- 



[ tions and communications for the Visitor, left at 



1 the honk-store, will be thanktiiUy received. 



BOSTON MARKET, OCT. 27. 



COTTON- Market dull and sales unimportant. 



FLOUR — In increased demand at improved prices; 

 sales C.encsec common brands 6,31, cash ; a sale of 5a600 

 hbls Fredericksbum extra Eagle for export at gO, cash. 



GRAIN — Corn is dull and declining; sales ol white at 

 ,51c and yellow CO. 



.MOLASSES— Extremely dull and no sales making. 



SUGAR— In good demand, with steady sales. 



BRIGHTON MAmiEV— Monday October 26, 1840. 



(Reported for the Daily Advertiser and Patriot.) 



At market 3300 Beef Cattle, 775 Stofcs. 8500 Sheep, and 

 875 Swine. 



Pricks.- Bff/ CalUe—Fmt quality at 5 50 a 5 /5 ; sec 

 end quality §5 a 625 ; third quality 3 75 a 4 75. 



Bamlling Calllc— Mess §5, No. 1 ^4. 



S/oi-fs— Yearliuffs i?5 a9 ; two year old iJ12 a IS ; throe 

 year old S21 a 27.' 



Sheep— Lots sold for 1 25, 1 33, 1 42, 1 G2, 1 75, 1 92, $2, 

 and 2 50. , 



Smiiie — Sales quick at a small advance. Lots to ped- 

 dle at 3J a 3.J for Sows and 4^ a 41c for Barrows. At re- 

 tail from 4 to 5.^. 



NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, Oct. 19. 



At market 1250 head of Beef Cattle, including 150 left 

 over last week, 75 was from the South. 100 from the East 

 and the balance from this State; 55 Milch Cows, and 4000 

 Sheep and Lambs. , . ■ , 



The quality of the Beef was good, and Ihe market brisk, 

 at au advance of 25 cents the cwt, from last week s pnces, 

 sales of 1150 head at $5^ to S7J, average »»0A the 100 Ih. 

 Milch Cows were all sold at K25, ,g35 a.id §40 each. 

 Sheep and Lambs, were in fair demand at lonner prices; 

 sales of 3700 Sheep at J? 1 ,50 ,g3 and >s4 ; Lambs at gi, 

 IJ2 and ,«3,.50 each. ,_, , , ,^ „ 



Hay—Sales by tli.- load at ,"* to 69 rents the lilOIb, 



