Vol. IV. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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itself to low vegetables, nearer to it, as the cab- 

 baire. " ■' 



The following strong case is cited by him to 

 show tlie existence of a reasoning power in ani- 

 mals. 



Two goats grazing about the ramparts of Ply- 

 mouth citadel, got down upon a narrow ledge of 

 the rock, one of them, advancing before the other, 

 till it came to an angle, was enabled to return, but, 

 on its way back, met his companion, and as the 

 passa!>e was too narrow for them to pass each 

 oti, '!. after stopping a few moments, one of them 

 ki.' '• down, and crouching very low, permitted 

 tht- other to walk over him to the astonishment of 

 unrnTous witnesses, who were watching them in 

 th .'ir perplexing dilemma. The autlior states 

 th it a similar instance occurred in Ireland, where 

 two goats met each other, on a ledge one thousand 

 feet liigh. [Salem Observer.] 



Tiie Message of the President of the United 

 States on the Panama Mission has been published 

 in many of tlie London Journals, and is commend- 

 ed, as an able and interesting state paper. 



It has been ascertained that twelve hundred young 

 gentlemen were prepared for the profession of 

 me.iicine, six hundred for law, and five hundred 

 for the ;ninistry, the last year, in the United States. 



Washington accounts assert that there is a pros- 

 pect of a settlement of existing differences be- 

 tween Spain and tlie South American Republics. 



It appears by a statement intixe Columbus (Ohio) 

 Gazette, that there are siifj Newspapers publish- 

 ed in that State. 



The Emperor of Brazil has been procl^m&d 

 Kiu;i of Portuijal. 



^L^rindlure. — The kin^ of f'rance has decreed that 

 every two yiMi-s (reckoriiiig I'roni 18'25) there shall he 

 granted ten gold medHl"? to sucli colnnial agririiltnral- 

 ists 33 shall have mopt di;-1ii)guished tlumselvcs by suc- 

 cessful experiments in farming. 



JVcw J^alionat Road — A Utter, signed by 41 mem- 

 bers of Congress, li:»s been arhlressed to the Secretary 

 of War, requesting his approbation and support to a 

 proposition for a road from Washington to Buffalo, N. 

 Y. and desiring that a survey and estimate may be 

 made. 



Jl Oi/mnasium is to be e'tablished in F-nndon, the 

 exercises to consist chiefly of leaping, climbing, run- 

 ning, jumping, riding the wooden horse, and throwing 

 th'- javelin. There are now several Gymnastic 

 Schools in England. 



Peruvian Archileclure. — A letter received in this 

 country, from a gentleman who has just visited tlie 

 ruins of the celebrated Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, 

 states that the masonry of that temple is exceedingly 

 beautiful, and substantial. The =tones were cut and 

 grooved se exactly, that he in vain endeavoured to in- 

 troduce a needle between them. This art was lost 

 with the ancient Peruvians, who it is said used the 

 juice of a certain herb, which softened the stone. No 

 European work has ever equalled it. 



Sill. — TheEastport Sentinel states that considerable 

 quantities of table salt, made from the mineral are for 

 sale at the stores in that place, put up in small baskets. 

 The business is not carried on extensively, but will b 

 increased if found profitable. 



Green peas are selling in the Philadelphia market 

 for 25 cents a peck, strawberries 25 cents a quart, and 

 potatoes $1 25 cents a bushel. The New York market 

 is well supplied with the two first luxuries, at a little 

 higher prices. 



Florida Indians. — Gov. Duvall, in a letter to the 

 L) partment of Indian Affuiis, gives a deplorable pic- 

 ture of the situation of the tluiida liidifint. He says, 

 the best of the Indian lands are worth but little, and 

 that ninetten-twtntieths of their whole country, with- 

 in the present bonndary, is by far the poorest and most 

 miserable region he ever beheld. 



\ poor woman who was gathering mofells oo a 

 plantation at Riishbrooke, Eng. was shot by a spring 

 gun. Upwards of &0 shots were taken out other legs 

 and thighs. 



it is said, that 3600 slaves have been captured and 

 liberated on the Coast of Afiica duringthe last twelve- 

 months, by the squadron under the commau4 of Com. 

 Bullen. 



At one of William Penn's trials, when he had been 

 treated harshly and ungenerously, he put some home 

 questions to the Recorder, on the law, who finally ans- 

 wered, ^^ 1 tell you to be silent ; if we should suffer you 

 to ask questions till to-morrow, you would be never 

 the wiser." — '• That," replied Pemi, in his quiet way, 

 •* is according as the apswers are." 



A. new mndc of removing Paupers. — It is stated, in 



the N. Y. Spectator, on good authority, that there are 



towns in that State, who employ officers to apply the 



I horsewhip in driving paupers into the neighbouring 



I towns. 



In addition to the former liberal donations of the 

 Perkins family, !{8.000 each have been given by tin 

 Hon. Ibomas H. Perkins, and James Perkins, of Bos- 

 ton, for the erection of a new edifice on the Athena;um 

 ground, lor au Academy of Fine Arts and Lecture 

 Room. 



A gentleman from New Haven informs us that the 

 Coinmitteee of the Legislature to whom was referred 

 the memorial of the Connecticnt River Company, re- 

 questing an act of incorporation for improving the navi- 

 gation of the Connecticut by short canals and dams, 

 will report against the grant of the privileges peti- 

 tioned for. — JVorikainplon Gas* 



The original cost of the lot of land, to the State, on 

 which the State House stands, on Beacon Hill, pur 

 chased in the year 1796, was nine thousand dollars. — 

 .\t this ti.-ne, were it for sale, at The rate given for ad- 

 joining building lots, it would probably sell for more 

 than one hundred thousand dollars. 



The Albany Argus mentions that Western Canal 

 Flour is selling in that city at the unprecedented low 

 price of $3 '5 per barrel, and in consequence of this 

 extreme depression in the Albany and New York mar- 

 kets, a considerable quantity of the Genessee Hour has 

 recentlv been sent to Montreal. 



RECEIVED by the Brig Pallas, from Liverpool, 

 and for sale at the Agricultural Warehouse, 108 

 State street, 



10 Dozen Cam's superior Cast-Steel Scythes. 

 10 do. Foster's Gravel- Spades and Shovels, 

 A few pair of hand pruning Shears, Edging Knives 

 — Grubbing Hoes — Improved Garden Shears — Trans- 

 planting Forks and Trowels — Bradi &; Co. Cast Steel 

 Hoes — a new aud much improved Garden Hoe, Sjc. 



June 2. 



ASSIGNEES' SALE. 

 Short horn Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Ifc. 



The stock of Col. Jaques will be sold at Public .Auction, 



at his place in Charlestown, Mass. ou TUESDAY, 



13th June, at 10 o'clock, 



Consisting of Cows, and Heifers, Bulls, and Bull 

 Calves, all descended from the imported Bull Calebi 

 and the Cow Flora. 



Horses. — Black Joke and Paugus. 



Sheep. — Two Merino Buffo, and six Merino Ewes, 

 and a few long Wool Sheep. 



All the above animals are very superior of their kind, 

 having been selected or bred by Col. Jaques himself, 

 with great care and attention. 



Calebs is a thorough bred Durham short horn Bull, 

 and in many of his points is not exceeded by any other. 

 Since he has been in the possession of Col. Jaques, he 

 has visited three hundred Cows at ten dollars each ; 

 and Calves sired by him have sold from $300 to $600 

 each. 



Calebs was imported from England in July IblH, then 

 four monthb old. Flora was iniportid at the sau.e tune 

 — She has proved a remarkable good Vrted'r and a 

 fair milker, having given twenty quarts of good milk 

 per day when well fed. 



Hull Kcbpse was out of Flora by Ccelfbs, ai.d when 

 twenty mouths old, was sold to Thomas Pourtii ous, Esq. 

 President of the -Agricultural Society at Montreal for 

 $5U0. 



Bull Independence, dam Daisey, grand dam Flora 

 by Cirlrbs, was sold to Col. Dixon loi !{j300 when four 

 ii.ouths old. 



ALSO. 



ON FRIDAY, I6lh day of June, at 10 o'clock A. M. 



will be sold the following articles, viz: 



120 bales of Hops. Also, two Pews in the Rev. Mr 

 Walker's Meeting-house. Also, one Share in the 

 W'ashiugton Hall Association. Also, Fanning Utensils, 

 consisting of out Horse Cart Si Harneos, Shovels, Hots, 

 and a variety of garden utensils. Also, one Chaise aud 

 Harness. Also, Household Furniture, consisting of 

 Beds and Bedding, Carpets, Tables. Chairs, Bureaus, 

 Ijooking Glasses, aud a variety of other articles. 



NATMAN ADAMS, ^ucCr. 



Cast Ste.el Sciitk.es. 

 Just received and lor Sale at the Agricultural Ware- 

 house, 108 fctate street. A lurther suj-ply of Gault's 

 patent Churns. A few dozeu vtry Superior Cain'i 

 Cast Steel Scythes. May 26. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 

 [Corrected every I bursday evening.] 



TO 

 D. C. 

 APPLES, best, 

 ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - 

 ptarl do. - - 

 BEANS, white, - . - . 

 BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 

 cargo. No 1, new, 

 " No 2, new, 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new. lb. 16 



CHEESf, new milk, - - - . 1 H 



skininied milk, - - 3 4 



FLAX 9 10 



FLAX SEED bush 95 1 00 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genesee, - - , 



Rye, best, - - - 



GRAIN, Rye bush 70 



Corn - . . - . 8« 



Barley 



Oats - - . - . 56 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - lb. 9 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, cask 1 12 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern gal. 75 



PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover lb. 6 7 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 35 55 



do do unwashed 25 33 



do 3-4 washed 30 30 



do 1-2 do 28 SO 



Native - - - do 25 40 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION J9 ARRET. 



BEEF, best pieces . - - . lb. 12 15 



PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 8 10 



whole hogs, - - . 5 i» 



VEAL, 4 8 



MUTTON, 1 12 



POttLTRY, ...... 10 12 



BUTTER, keg & tub, - - 16 SO 



lump, best, - . - 18 £2 



EGGS, 13 



MEAL, Rye, retail, ... - bush 85 95 



Indian, do. - . - - 8f 95 



POTATOES, ... 81' 8B 



CIDEK, liquor, .... [bbl. 2 7S 4 00 



