1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



87 



tvas noted tor powerlul working oxen ol' excel- 

 lent brepiis, anri well discii)llne(l. Mr Toby, a 

 vencriible I'lirmcr, " npwarrls ol' 7G" was partic- 

 uliirly nolire:il'Ie in the PloDefhinff Mutch, when- 

 he was seen in all llie activity ami animation ol 

 youth, Hrivin;^ his own well regiilaled team. His 

 young slock was spoken of as deserving ajijiro- 

 balion. 



iMany of the n:iannfacliires eshibiled " were 

 ot very superior fabric, parlicnlarly the flannels, 

 woolen cloths and coverlets, with some fine 

 pieces of carpetings and elegant grass bonnets. 

 We noticed also fine specimens of Ihread, hose, 

 and brown linen, ronnntactured solely by a young 

 girl born blind, for which, we learn, she obtain- j 

 ed a discretionary premium. " 



Thirteen pairs of oxen were entered for pre- 

 mium at the Ploughing Malch, but two were j 

 withdrawn. Better looking or belter 'jnorking 

 cattle never turned up the sod in old Hillsbor- [ 

 ough. Lots were marked out of 1-lOlh of an i 

 acre each, which were numbered and drawn for 

 by the competitors. There was no boisterous 

 hallooing, or unnecessary whipping on the part 

 of the drivers ; the ploughing was all performed 

 in eight to ten minutes. 



An ingenious and well adapted discourse was 

 delivered by the President Dr Daniel Adaijis. — 

 This was followed by an able report from Dan- 

 iel Steele, Esq. in behalf of the Committee on 

 Agricultural products. The amount of premiums 

 was giOO. The officers elected are, Dr Ada.ms 

 of Mount Vernon, President ; Mess. Goodrich, 

 and Bixbv, Vice Presidents ; Mr Spalding, Sec- 

 retary ; Mr Sawyer, Treasurer ; Mess. Grimes, 

 Cccbran, Mears, Emerson, Wallack jr. and Dun- 

 can, Executive Coininittce. — The occasion was 

 honoured with the presence of Gov. Morril and 

 other members of several Agricultural Societies. 



A pear, mc?if\n\ng fotirtcen inches in circum- 

 fcver.ce, has been raised at Albany this season. 



We understand tlie first boat ivill enter the Canal 

 from Lal<e Erie on the eighteenth, .ind arrive hire 

 nl.nut ttie 25lh inst. In ihe grand procession there 

 will he a boat from Cleavelanrl, in the state of Ohio, 

 and boats from Uetroit — A. Y. Mcr. Adv. 



From Arnral.—We learn that a boat called NO- 

 AH'S ARK, and freighted with all manner of animals, 

 and creeping things, will leave the Jewish cily of Ara- 

 rat, in the procession which goes to New York to ce- 

 lebrate the " meeting of the waters." 



The Lakes. — We have been informed by a f.-ieii-;, 

 recently returned from a residence in Michij^an Terri- 

 tory, that the British Board of Surveyors have been 

 engaged, for the last two years, in making a survey of 

 the British Territory in the vicini'y of the I.akes. 'i'he 

 same gentleman was informed, by one of the survey- 

 ors, that they had found upwards of twenty two thou- 

 sayid islands in Lake Huron. 



W" 



Sitam Ship for India. — The owners of the Enter- 

 pr;;e steam brig, which left D.rtir.outh, Aug. llth, 

 have received a letter from hfr captain mentioning, 

 that on sailing she fell in with an ludiaman, sailing 

 two points free, with a stiff breeze, and left her hull 

 down in three hours. The boat- made 8 1-2 knots, 

 with the fore lug and steam; engines doing 20, and 

 working admirably. 



Another Fulton. — Babcock's fteam Boat has made 

 a second trip from Newport to Providence -, performing 

 her passage in four hours. ^Tany who had doubts as 

 to the extent of the improvement are beginning to 

 have full faith. A scienlifrc friend has promised a full 

 description of the boat with her machinery. 



Iron Steam Boat. — The Peniisylvania papers state 

 that there is now building at York, in that State, a 

 boat of sheet iron, to be riveted with iron vibs, .Sec. 

 Boats of this kind have been some time in use on ca- 

 nals in Great Britain. 



A Paris paner states that a number of the friends of 

 General La Fayett? have subsciibed T'OO fr. to le giv- 

 en in a gold medal to the writer of the best Poem on 

 the voyage of that oiricer to America, his stay there, 

 and return home. 



Fntit and Omttmcntal Trees, i^-c. 



M. iTUNCE, Proprietor 

 of Linn;enn Garden near 

 ^'pw-York, oflVrs to the public 

 is very extensive collection of 

 ne choicest fruits, which have 

 been selected with the greatest 

 care from the most celebrated 

 es'.ablishments throughout the 

 world, and to which very large 

 additions have recently been 

 made. The assortment of Or- 

 S^^'^^uamenlal Trees, Shrubs and 

 Phirits, is very exteiuive. Also, Hyacinths, Tulips, and 

 other Bulbous Flowers. Above 1900 species of Green 

 House Plants comprising the most rare and splendid 

 kinds. In the collecticn are above 500 varieties ot" 

 Roses, including 54 varieties of China Roses, and 9 of 

 Moss Roses. Also, about 10,000 thrifty Grape Vines, 

 of Ihe finest European kinds. 'J he new catalogues for 

 !8'25, are just published and maybe obtained of Josepii 

 Firidge, No. 25, Court street, Boston, and orders through 

 him will meet pi'ompt attention. Sept. 30 



CASH will be paid at this Off.ce, for any number 

 of copies of the New England ?'armer, Vol. iii. 

 No. 22 31 36 45r.iid 61. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, kc. 



Two apples, weighing one pound each, and 

 measuring twelve inches in circumference, were 

 raised on the Shakers'" farm in Alfred, Me. 



An apple has been raised in Concord, (Mass.) 

 vi'iich measured tvuelvc and a half inches in cir- 

 cnm!Rrer..'-e. 



Fast TravttUng. — A young man, named Ciarret 

 "Vanorsdallen, walked a lew days since from Cham- 

 bersburgh to Gettysburg, (Penn.) a distance of 24 1-2 

 miles over the South Mountains, in three hours and 

 Jarly six minutes. 



The population of Black Rock, N. Y. Is found by 

 the census just taken to be 1446. In February, 1024. 

 it was 446 — increase in a year and a half, 1000. 



The Mammoth. — Some of the remains of one of 

 these enormous animals have been found near the 

 dividing ridge, in digging the Chesapeake and Dela- 

 ■wr.rfl c?.nal. 



Quick Work. — A mechanic of this cily, on a wager 

 of ^100, engaged to make, on Saturday last, between 

 sun rise and sun set, 50 parking boxes, to hold each, 

 two dozen wine bottles. He accomplifhed his task in 

 10 hour". The boards were rufT planed, and the boxes 

 said to be made in a workmanlike manner. — Charles- 

 ton Courier. 



A man by the nar , of William Dowrn wa'* lately 

 killed in Deerfreld, N. Y. by the accidental disch.irge 

 of a gun. while in the hands of a person by the name 

 of Eliphalct Johnson. This accident was the conse- 

 quence of the absurd custom of saluting ofncers with 

 the discharge of fire arms on the morning of a training 

 day. 



Pi'esident Adams arrived in this city on the evening 

 of the 28th inst. 



FRUIT TREES, &c. 



AMES BLOODGOOD & CO. have for 

 sale at their nursery, at Flushing, on 

 Long Island, „ear New York, 



Fruit and Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs & Plants of 

 the most approved sorts. 



The proprietors of this Nursery attend personally to 

 the inoculation and engrafting of aH their Fruit Trees, 

 and purchasers may rely with confidence, that the 

 Trees they order will prove genuine. 



Orders left with Mr Zebedee Cook, jr. No, 44 State 



Street, Boston, will be transmitted to us, and receive j ,,£,,' p retail 



OUT prompt and particular attention. Catalogues will ' f„(jian do' 



be delivered, and any information imparted respecting poTATOES ' 



the condition, &c. &c. that may be reqnired. on appli- L.,,t-,pr i;]^,',nr 



g <jn 1 >.^1L>JMV, liquor 



[Corrected every 'Ihursday evening.] 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, ... 

 pearl do. .... 



BEANS, -white, 



BEEF, mess, 2C>' lbs. new, 



cargo. No 1, new, - . 



" No 2, new, . - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, .... 



skTmed milk, - . - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 



Genesee, ... 



Rye, best, ... 

 GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - . ... 



Barley . ... 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 

 HOPS, No J, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, F.nne Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover 



V^'OOL, Merino, full blood.wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb'9, 1st sort 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEl"', best pieces . - . . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, . . - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY. -..-.. 

 BUTTER, keg k tub, - 



lump, best, - . - 

 FGGS, 



caton to him. 



,30. 



