1826.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



2il 



.vreal nitmtif>r<^ of fforlitriPn (ind pniplovmi'Dl in 

 Uv dull iTioivhs of Iho year. Mar-^hnl (ho Dnkp 

 of UiiKii?;!, |>i(?et)lc<1 a! ihe liiM evhit.itinn. m^in_v 

 fine loave:' ofsug.ir m;ul.? from heels al llie faclorv 

 in Cliaslcllnn. A Mr. Creevpl owns a f.iclnrv 

 at Arras, uliere lie.mml.'in ir.22,nl.onl 200.000 

 pouiiHs of sugar lipm (his vpgetalile I>y iin rx- 

 celit'nl |iiocc'Ss, wliicli he ci)iiimunic;\li's frpelv 

 to all who wi'h Id I>p inl'ormpil on !lie siitijpcl. 

 He obtains from 10 parts of beets 5 p;ir!s of sn- 

 gar, and 1 of mohtsses. One hcdnre of land, (2j 

 acres) planted with lieei gave him 301)0 pnnnils 

 of sucar or 1200 pounds per acre. M. de 

 Bpanjen, of nellnr, Orne, ha? simfilified the 

 fabrication of this siiffar in snrli a manner, that 

 it mav be made in common families. A factory 

 is established at Pont a Blonsson, Wenrthe, by 

 Messrs. Masson &. Andre — .'V. 1'. Slalcsinan. 



PENNSYLVANIA CANAL? 

 A Fieport has been presented to the second 

 branch of the Pennsylvania Lcgislalnre, recom- 

 mending llie immediate commencrmenl of the 

 "rent canal « Inch is to connect Pliiladelphia 

 with the navigable waters beyond the Allegany 

 mountains. The resolution embraces two sec- 

 iions of the canal, the one situated on the wes- 

 tern side of these moiinlains and the oilier on 

 the eastern side. 



PRODUCTIVENESS OF THE POTATO. 

 A correspondent of the Leeds Mercury states, 

 that on the 18lh of May last, he planted a |)Ola- 

 to of the Irish breed, (without either extra ma- 

 nure or labour) weighing one pound, and recent- 

 ly took u|> the produce, which weighed I'orty- 

 six pounds. Suppose Ihis was planted anii re- 

 planted lor the term of 7 years, and conlimied 

 to be equally productive, it would yield 1,815, 

 90G,90o loads of potatoes, and would reqiure 

 13,150,009 acres of land to grow upon, :<t iw, 

 ratio of lUO loads per acre. 



EXPORT OF RACE MORSES. 



Tbir letters from Madeira received lalciv 



slate that the merchant ship the Prince Regent 



liad arrived in eight days from England, with 



several fine race horses, for New South Wales. 



HOME CONSUMPTION. 

 Bretnal Robins & Son, Rtarled from Greens- 

 burg, Penn. with 500 turkeys for Washinglen j 

 City. A half dozen good t'armers in the vicinity] 

 of that city, and raising its supplies, would make | 

 a fortune. 



SILK AND SILK WORMS. 

 On he 29lh nil. Mr Miner, of Pennsylvania, 

 introduced into the House of Representative^, a 

 resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the 

 committee on Agriculture to enquire whether 

 the cultivation of the mulberry tree and the 

 breeding of silk worms, be worthy of Legisla- 

 tive aul ; and also, to obtain the best informa- 

 tion in their power respecting thg cultivation 

 and product of the mulberry tree, together with 

 such facts and opinions on that subject and the 

 produclion of siik as they may deem useful and 

 jMoper. 



Th" ra'e at -wiiirli (Hp ni;,il travels belwcen LoiiHon 

 and Livi rpool i? 11 BiiU'5 the hour — the v.liole time 

 consiimtd on the road 22 houvf. — Cun. CuuratU. 



, Two linndred and lifly Ihcu'^and liands are 

 now employeil in Great Britain, spinning cnl- 

 ton-fwi-t ; they can do as mtich worl: a« ^j mil- 

 lions of iiands could before the Jnlroduclion of 

 steam and ninchinory. 



REMINISCENCE. 

 During the encroachments of the Indians in! 

 1754, a delegation from New Hampshire (At-j 

 kinson); Massachnsotis (Hulcliinson) ; Rhode- i 

 Island (Hopkins) ; Connecticut (Pitkin) ; New- 

 York (Smilh); Pennsylvania (I-'ranklin) agreed 

 upon a union, which look place Julv 4, 1754 — 

 neilluT pf which could hare entertained .in idea 

 that. "2'vears hence, on the same day of the 

 monlh, "le then colonies would declare them- 

 selves independent of England, and that Hop- 

 kins andjFranklin, who signed the union of 1754, 

 should s(gn the Independence of 1775. ~ 



The London brewers have raided the price 

 of their porter live shillings a barrel, wliich will 

 [lut into the pocket of the most eminent houses, 

 Ihe sum of 400,OuO/. a year. Lord Grosvcnor's 

 income at present exceeds 250,000/. a year — 

 more than a million dollnrs. 



The Chilirolhe (iazelle slates that three dol- 

 'ars will buy in that town 48 bushels of corn, 

 )2 bushels of wheal, or 150 lbs. of beef or jiork. 



By the returns r<.'Cf ived at the Secretary's Office from 

 52 Panks the present session, (one only having^ been 

 (l.'Inyed) it appears (hat the amount of specie in thei-r 

 vnifts is about |jil.;i41>.200, ol' whirli the City Banks. 

 w:lh eleven millions ol capital, had $754,(JO(3 in gold 

 and silver, and the Country liaiiUs.uirh about live 

 ai\il a hairmillipns of capital, had $,',04,500. Returns 

 have been rerei'-ed from several new BanVrs in the 

 ci unlrv and one in Boston. The town Banks have 

 6 9-11 per rent on their capital stock in specie, and the 

 Country Banks upwards of 10 per ct. 1 he largest re- 

 iurii is iVnm the Cily Hank, which, with a capital of 

 $750 COO, bad iJ12)i",000 in sperie, or 17 percent,— 

 The next is the SvJJ'olk, having J75.3fl0 specie on a 

 capilal of $500,000, or 15 per cent. The Boston had 

 less than 4 per cent, on the capital in specie. The 

 j\'tw England had 5 1-2 per cent. The Slale /Jaiii, 

 which was the lowest, had less than 2 1-2 per cent, on 

 the rapilal. The Vnidn had less than 6 per cent. — 

 The Cunimonweallh bad 4 3-10. — Evening OazeUe. 



Among the Florida productions, wliich merit notice, 

 the last Pensacnla paper points out to us a Wgetahle 

 Wax, which is made from a plant which grows luxuri- 

 antly on the poorest soil of the territory. This wax is 

 said to be of the best quality for the manufacture of 

 candles. The Red Hay V\ ood, or Florida Mahogany, 

 is indigenous, and is said to have been made up in 

 Cabinet Furniture ; and equals in beaut}' the finest im- 

 ported mahogany, except in colour, which is not so 

 dark: but this is a fault which it is expected that age 

 will cure. — A'ttl. Journal. 



T,nr~e. Ot.-Kx, nx ra'?"!! rn the favm of M. W. 

 Peirce, Fsq. in (Jreenlrnd N. H. was exhibited in PtTrls- 

 mouth on 'l'hur;dav. vv.igliin?;' 3<..5;t lbs. 



l-:.N(nd--H I'OTA'toFS— The;e po(afe.<i! are (rem 

 .the F.nglish Kidnty seed, and have been amply (iroTed 

 to be of excellent qualily fir family n;e ; posse.'iing a- 

 bove all t:thers raised (bis season, a supi .'lor flavour. — ■ 

 Farmers wl-o are desirous of improving Ihe seed of (his 

 most valuable vegetable, ;n quantity and qiulity. can 

 have a supply, by calling at the cellar under tbi- chuirh 

 in Chauncey I'iace (utar S^ummer street) any time dur- 

 ing the present and th.: two following months, ard il 's 

 hoped tliey will improve the opportunity. — 1 hese pc la- 

 toes are the same alluded to in page 190 of the JSew 

 F.ngland Farmer, tf Jan. 20. 



(p= MR. POPE'S Threshing Machine (a drawing of 

 which was given in this paj er a few months since) may 

 be seen at No. 65 !\'arkei-5lri et, Boston— Ibe friends 

 of Agric ullure are requested to call and examine it. 



Or^'VVAiNTEU — An unmarried man of 22 to 30 years 

 of age who is well skilbd in the management of Fruit 

 trees as well as those employments incident to agricul- 

 ture. He must produce unquestionable testimonials 

 of his ability, industry, pnd fidelity. .Such an one will 

 receive liberal wages and good treatment, -^pply at 

 44, State-street. .'an. 27. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &:c. 



[Corrected every Thursday evening.] 



The free trade system of Biitain is exhibited by the 

 fact, that the people of the United Kingdoms pay one 

 million and an half sterling, about 6 600,000 dollars 

 anniially, in erlra duties levied on British West-India 

 sugar, (he consnmpdon of which is forced, lest ^^ tree 

 trade" with the East-Indies and the Spani-h and 

 French \\'e£t-lndies, ^liould cause the British islands 

 to be abandoned, as they would be, if a free trade in 

 sugar were allowed. — jViles. 



In consequence of the opening of the Stockton and 

 Darlington Rail roads in F.ngland. it is said (he price of 

 Coals at the former jilace is reduced from IH to 12 shil- 

 lings per ton. Goods are transported at one halfpenny 

 a Ion per mile. A Coach has hern eslal.Ushed on the 

 ■ame Rail road which carries passengers at one penny 

 a mile. 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 

 ])earl do. - - - - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, nuss, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo, JJo 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. >'o. I. new. 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - - ' 



ski:»cd milk, - - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Balflmorc, Howard H 

 O^nc-sGC, - - _ 



live, best, . - - 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - - - - 



Barley - - . . 



Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' L.ARD, Isl sort, new, - 



HOPS, No ], Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAlS'iER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Heid-s Grass, - 



Clover . - - . . 

 WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Fulled, Lamb's, l.«t sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces - - ^ - 

 POP>K, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, ... 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ...... 



BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . ■ 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Bye, retail, - - - ■ 

 'rrlian, do. - . - ■ 

 POTATOES, - - 



CIDER, liquor, - - 



bbl 

 ton. 



busli 

 bbl. 



lb. 



bush 

 bbl. 



bush 



FROM TO 



.). ( , p. c. 



] 75 



102 op! 105 00 

 106 00110 00 



2 ool 



9 50 



00 



6 50 



16 

 9 

 4 



n 



00 



3 00 



75 



