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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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HORSE li.\Y KAKE. 

 Tlio liisl '• Nova E- cJian" contains a letter 

 from Mr. John Hicks, ilaled New York, Oct. 2, 

 1325, who lias been recenlly taking a short tour 

 in this country, nolicin<r the cl;lTcrent modes of 

 farminor, jjic. He thinks the Horse Hay Rake 

 would bo ol' incalculable benefit on the beauti- 

 ful level meads and marshes, with which Nova 

 Scotia abounds. The Editor of the Nova Sco- 

 lian says he lately undertook to notice the pro- 

 jiorfion of time consumed in making hay, by 

 using the common hand-rake, and t'ound that in 

 a field of 5 acres, one-third of the labor ot the 

 hay makers, from the time the grass was cut 

 till tiie hay was carted into the barn, was spent 

 with the hand-rake. The labour with the horse 

 rake is compar.itively nothing. It is now e.v- 

 lensively used in England, Scotland, the Nether- 

 lands, and in some parts of the United States. — 

 A particular account of the construction of the 

 Horse Rake (with an engraving) will be found 

 in the New England Fanner, vol. ill. page 361, 

 and vol. ii. page 39 !. 



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^lisrrUaHcous Xtcms. 



The Michigan Herald of llie Sth inst, states lliat the 

 first Ijoat lliat anived at Biifl'alo by way of the canal, 

 was frti^httd ■with oijsUrs^ a few of wliich were sentoii 

 to that city by the Steam Kiij. in confirmation of the 

 great event which has united that distant region witli 

 the .\tlantic. Detroit is now removed but six days' 

 jonruey from New York ! 



.MabiU.—bb.mO bales of Cotton, 1,27.5,503 feet of 

 Lumber, and o57,Co4 Stav-s, were exported iVom Mo- 

 bile during the year ending the 30th Se])t. 1825. — 

 Cotton is very b.ukwai'd this year, at Mobile, in com- 

 ing to market, only 34 bait s had been rectived up to 

 the iilh niti.no. An increiise of crops this year is cal- 

 culated upon, and it is snpposed_ that 70 or 80,000 

 bales will he exporita <• .„ ,i,,t city. f 



T/ie JV; 1'. Canal is now shut up • j ~ . . ___ 

 the Troy Pentinel, so as to prevent all passing except by 

 the few adveutnrous navigators who push their way | 

 throngh all obstacles. I 



C'lonr/ifrce of Lake Cr/c— Si.xteen sail of vessels, 

 vlth full cargoes, left Bntfalo on the Slst inst. for the I 

 different ports ol I'ennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. I 



Coal. — The transportation of Coal from Mount Car- 

 bon to rhiladelphia continues to be prosecuted widi 

 much spirit. 500 Ions were transported between the 

 1 llh ar.ii 24th of November. 



Mr. Livingston of New-Orleans, has been solicited 

 by the Trustees of the Transylvania University of Lex- 

 ington, (Ken.) to deliver Lei ture« on Law in that In- 

 stitution for thret monlks in the year with an annual 

 salary of $4000. 



Effrch of IiiUmpt.ranct. — A few days since, in Helle- 

 fonte.Penn. an Irishman was roasted alive in a log-cahin 

 which was set on fire in' a drunken frolic. Several 

 others were dreadfully burnt. O, most powerful whis- 

 key ! what havoc you make among your votaries. 



Among the applications to the N. York Legislature, 

 at theip approaching session, there will be one to incor- 

 porate the N. Yoik South American steam-boat associa- 

 tion, with a capital of ore hundred thousand dollais. 



Tunnelling. — A tunnel (says the Western Herald.) 

 has been constructed, for the conveyance of water 

 from the river to the Clinton paper mib in that town. - 

 The tunnel is one hundred seventy-five feet in length, 

 and is 45 feet beneath the snrlace of the earth. 



By a law passed at the last session of the Legist -ture 

 of New-York, the question in what manuer the Elec- 

 tors of President shall hereafter be chosen, whether by 

 general ticket or by Districts, was submitted to the 

 ' decision of the people of that State, at their recent e- 

 lection. by the returns, it appears that the District 

 -fystem has a large majority. 



From the papers printed in Edinburgh, we learn that 

 the growth of that city, is even more rapid tlian that 

 of London. New squares and streets are building in 

 the capital of Scotland more extensive than those 

 building in the capital of England and which are so 

 much noised abroad. 



FRUIT TREES, &c. 



iMr Monroe, late President of the United Slates, is 

 spoken of, in the Virginia papers, as a candidate for 

 the olGce of Governor of that State ; and the Peters- 

 burg Intelligencer adds — ^^ Should it be ascertained 

 that he will accept the chair, there can be no douijt as 

 to the vote in joint ballot of the two Houses." 



a leather bag containing several hundred dollars in sif 

 ver, was found secreted in the chimney. It was sup- 

 posed the money was placed there by the former own- 

 er and occupant, an old bachelor, some time since de- 

 ceased. 



A fish, upwards of 5 feet in length, has been caught 

 in the canal at Lockport, it having strayed away Irom 

 Lake Eric. It was served up for a village Thanksgiv- 

 ing dinner. 



A new bridge is contracted for at Northampton, to 

 be built near where the old one stood. 



AMES BLOODGOOD ii CO. have foi 



^___^ sale at their nursery, at Flushing, on 



Loul; islundj'near New York, 



Fruit and Forest Trees,Flowering Shrubs Sz Flantts of 

 the most approved sorts. 



The proprietors of this .Nursery attend personally to 

 the inoculation and engrafting o'i alt their Fruit Trees, 

 and puichastrs may rely with confidence, that the 

 Trees they order will prove genuine. 



Orders left with Mr ZEiijoiMi Cook, jr. No, 44 Slate 



Street, Boston, will be tranhmitttd to us, and receiv- 



In repairing an old building lately in Newton, (Con.) our prompt and particular attention. Catalogues will 



be delivered, and any information imparted respecting 

 I the condition, iScc. kc. that may be required, on appli- 

 j caton to him. Sept. 30- 



ON Wednesday the 14th day of Decemlir, at 11 

 o'clock A. M. will be sold at Col. jAacES, in 

 Charlestown, 



4 very fine Lincolnshire Ewes, one year old 



1 Lincolnshire Ram, 2 years old, of an extraordinary 

 quality. 



2 yearling Lincolnshire Rams. 

 All the above are Sheep of fine form & size. 



5 South Down Rams) , . l j 

 , u ,1 i-> V } Ol tiie pure breed 

 1 South Down I'.we S 



The above are the sheep recently imported by Mess. 



A. & A. Lawrence & Co. — And will be sold without 



reserve by COOLIDGE, POOR & HEAD, 



Auctioneers. 



Steam Boat Navigation. — Pursuant to notice, a large 

 number of our citizens assembled on Friday at Mer- 

 chanla' Hall, to hear the report of the committee on 

 the eslabli'hment of a line of Steam Boats between 

 this city, Maine, and the British Provinces, to coniKct 

 with the English Steam Packet Line. The substance 

 of the report was. to declare the expediency of the pro- 

 ject, and recommend the appointment of a committee 

 to obtain subscriptions. The general views of the j 

 committee in relation to the subject, their conviction 

 of its importance to the city, and its ultimate profit to APPLES, best, 

 the stockholders, were stated in an address by freorge I ASHES, pot, Ist sort. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &:c. 



Bond, Esq. A subscription was opened at Merchants' 

 Hall, with flattering auspices. 



The excellent sketch of General La Fayette's Life, 



written at Boston, by Professor Ticknor, and originally 



published in the North American Review, has been 



translated at Paris into French, and eagerly bought 



and read. A few and only sljght alterations ivere 



made by the Translator, to accommodate it to the Cen- 



IW&r^ 'Phe permitted currency of a biographical notice 

 so etoiuuijcA., ... . ,■' . -.?- J, tiie prools, 



that the French Government is no lonper disposed to 



molest the old patriot in any manner. — jYat. Gus. 



The Trenton American mentions, that the public 

 Fund in New Jersey, for the instruction of the poor, 

 has grown to the sum of ,15200,909 ; and that there is 

 reason to expect an immediate addition to it of 100,000 

 dollars — balance in the state treasury. 



The net profits of Ihe steam-boat line, on this coast 

 from Boston to Eastport, via Bath, the present year, up 

 to 22d Sept. last, have been 53,113; capital stock 

 543,000. This shows how profitable a line of large 

 and commodious boats would be. 



Buchan''s Domestic Mtdicinf., in one volume octavo, 



" revised and amended by Dr John G. Coffin," has 

 1 lately been published in Boston. This worh, in its 



original form, has been found by the exp;rience of nu- 

 jinerous families, to be most highly valuable. Adapted 



to the habits and climate of our country, by a physician 

 I of skill and experience, it must become one of the most 



interesting books which a famdy can own. 



ADMINISTRATOR'S Sale of Real Estate.— By li- 

 cense of Court, will be sold by public auction, on Thurs- 

 day the 29lh of December inst. on the premises, at 10 

 o'clock A. M. so much of the real estate of Abel Phelps 

 late of Leominster, dec'sd, in the county of Worcester, 

 as will raise the sum of 1500 dollars, for the payment 

 of debts and charges. — Said estate is pleasantly >ituat- 

 ed in the north part of said Leominster, on the road to 

 Lunenburg, and would accommodate both the farmer , 



and the mechanic. For particulars, inquire of Wilhing- BUTTER, keg & tub, 

 ton & Phelps, Congress street, Boston, of Sumner Phelps __ _ _ lump, best, 

 living on the premises, or of the subscriber. 



D.WIU WILDER, Adrn'r. 



Leominster, Dec. 6, 1825. 



pearl do. 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo. No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new 



CHEESE, new milk, . - - - 



— slciKJ*^ a^«-l-tj - - . 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genesee, ... 



Rye, best, ... 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - - - . 



Parley - ... 



Oats - - . - . 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 FORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover . - . - - 



WOOL, Merino, fullblood,-wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



PR0riSI0j\ MARKET. 

 BEEli', best pieces - - - - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - . . 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, 



EGG.' 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - 

 Indian, do. - 

 i POTATOES, 

 CIDER, liquor, 



