V ol. IV. 



NEW ENGLAND FATlIMEll. 



3G7 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1826. 



(Cy'The Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts 

 {Society fob Promoting Agriculture, for the 

 choice of Officers, will be licld at the Hall of the 

 Massachusetts Bank, in this city, on Wednesday 

 the 14th inst. 



(JJ^We have received the third volume of the 

 Memoirs of the Board of Agriculture of tlie State 

 of New York, for wliich we are indebted to the 

 kindness of Jesse Buel, Esq. Editor of that work. 

 Wo have only had time to glance over its pages 

 in a cursory manner, but have seen enough of its 

 contents to have formed a favourable opinion of 

 the general merits of the book. We intend, here- 

 after, to present further notices of this publication. 

 We are likewise happy to acknowledge the receipt 

 of the Addresses of Dr Drown, Hon. Mr Hunter 

 and Mr Richmond, before tlie Riiode Island Soci- 

 ety for the Encouragement of Industry. These are 

 very meritorious productions, and at least the sub- 

 stance of them shall be transplanted into our jour- 

 nal. 



better attended to. We hope tliis is true. There 

 j IS no fault in the soil, if the island does not prosper 

 I the error must be in the people or government. — 



Industry nuist be encouraged, Prudence promoted. 



Debts paid, and Crimes punished. 



LAMP TEA KETTLE. 

 (U^The value of this useful article has been 

 tested by numerous trials for two summers. It is 

 now proved beyond all controversy that the Lamp ! 

 'i'ea-kettle affords the ciieapest and most commo- 

 dious means for boiling water in small quantities, 

 (say from a pint to a gallon) for tea and other pur- 

 poses, which liave been invented. Further inform- 

 ation relative to the uses of the kettles, and a few 

 of the utensils ready manufactured, may be had by 

 inquiry at the New England Farmer office. 



MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. 



June 1 A Committee was appointed to consid- 

 er t!ie expediency of establishing a state lottery — 

 liless. Phelps of Boston, Corbet, Lanckton, Cal- 

 houn, Wells, with sucli as the Senate may join, 

 •were appointed a Committee, to consider the prac- 

 ticability and expediency of constructing a Rail- 

 way from Boston, on the most eligible route, to the 

 ■western li.ae of the county of Berkshire, in order, 

 if leave can be obtained from the state of N. York, 

 tliat it may be extended to the most desirable point 

 on the Hudson river, at or near Albany. — The 

 whole number of votes returned for Governor is 

 39,'M2; of wliich Gov. Lincoln has 27,884. The 

 whole number for Lieut. Gov. is 40,338 ; of which 

 the Hon. Thomas L. Wi.nthtiop has 28,7G7. 



The following gentlemen were elected Counsel- 

 lors : Hon. Nathan Chandler, Jairus Ware, Ed- 

 mund Cushing, Jacob Hall, Nathan Willis, Thomas 

 Weston, Hercules Cushman, James Fowler, and 

 Jolin Merrill. 



In the H luse standing and joint committees were 

 a.ipointed : that on Agriculture consists of Mess. 

 Shears, Fiske, Wheeler, Washburn, Smith, Stiles, 

 and Curtis. 



The Houses having met in Convention, his E.^t- 

 cellency addressed them in an able, interesting, 

 and elaborate Speech.-^The Secretary delivered 

 a message from the Governor, transmitting a let- 

 ter from the Hon. James Lloyd, resigning his 

 ■seat in the Senate of the United States. 



HAYTL 

 Accounts from Hayti are to May 10. All was 

 liranquil ; and it is said Agriculture begins to be 



LARGE ELM. 



We measured a large ehn which is now stand- 

 1 ing in Newbury, in tlie county of Essex, about one 

 ' hundred and fifty rods from the Rev Mr Worthing- 

 ton's meeting house. It is nou' growing as rapid- 

 ' ly as the youngest trees. At two feet from the 

 ! ground it measures twenty-one feet ; at six feet, 

 fourteen feet. If measured close to the soil, its 

 circumference would, by the swelling of the roots, 

 be more than twenty-five feet. The droppings 

 extend ninety-six feet. At about twenty feet on 

 the body, it divides into five main branches, and 

 these into, numerous minor ones. The whole are 

 remarkably compact. It is on the premises of 

 Capt. Richard Jaques, and was planted there by 

 his ancestor in the year 1713, making it, allowing 

 ten years from the seed to the setting oat, one 

 hundred and twenty-three years old. From the 

 best judgement we could form from a particular 

 observation, there was no doubt upon our mind 

 tliat it contained one third more v/ood than the 

 great tree on the common in this city, and is at 

 least twenty-five feet higher. It is so regular that 

 it appears the same in every view. We have seen 

 most of the great trees in New England, and pro- 

 nounce this the nio^t beautiful we ever saw. It is 

 now covered with the richest foliage, and is orna- 

 mented on the trunk and limbs with countless 

 feathery tv^igs peculiar to the female elm, and 

 which seem to hang around this colossus of the 

 forest with the fondness of a parasitical plant, 

 rather than a legitimate part of the tree. The 

 magnitude of the tree seems, at first view, lost in 

 its regularity and beauty. Capt. Jaques was ad- 

 vised some few years since by some of his neigh- 

 bors to cut it down, as it contained too much wood 

 to be lost ; but he did not follow this vandal ad- 

 vice. In the days of fable such a tree would have 

 been considered the fan of some earth-born giant- 

 ess, who, after wooing with it the breeze in the 

 heat of the day, had, as the shades of evening 

 came on, planted it, and bid it live to extend its 

 shadow to lesser mortals ; and in a more classic 

 age, it would have been dedicated to some sylvan 

 divinity Boston Gtiz. 



England. — The depression of trade has reduc- 

 ed thousands in Great Britain and Ireland to fam- 

 ine and misery. In Dublin 1G,000 persons were 

 unemployed and starving ; in Bradford 2000 fami- 

 lies were relieved by char-ity ; in Glasgow 10,000 

 workmen were idle ; in Manchester 40,000 receiv- 

 ed charitable contributions ; at Bolton hundreds of 

 families could get but one meal per day ; at Black- 

 burn one half of the population were relieved 

 weekly with food. — Hamp. Gaz. 



ASSIG.NEES' SALE. 

 Short horn Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Sfe. 



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



at his place in Charlestowu, Mass. on TUESDAY, 



13th June, at 10 o'clock. 



Consisting of Cows, and Heifers, Bulls, and Bull 

 Calves, all descended from the imported Bull Cmlebi 

 and the Cow Flora. 



Horses. — Black Joke and Paugu.«. 



Sheep. — Two Meiino Burls, and six Merino Ewes, 

 and a few lons^ Wool Sheep. 



All the above animals are very superif.r of their kind 

 liaviti;? ijc-c-ii selecluii or bnd by Col. Ja^ucs hia.btlf 

 vvilli gieat cart and attention. 



Cuitbs IS a thiiroiigli bri-d Durham short horn Full, 

 and ill many of his points •*nol excfeded by :\ny other. 

 >^ince lie has btuii ui the pd.^session of Col. J sques, he 

 has visited Chree innidred Covis M leii dollars eath ; 

 and Calves sired by hun have sold liouj $300 to $500 

 each. 



Cwkbs was Import pj from Knjlund in July 1810, then 

 our nionthi old. /Vont wss imported at the same time 

 1 — She has proved a remarkable good breeder and a 

 fair milker, having given twenty quarts of good milk 

 per d;iy when well fed. 



Bull Kcl<i/st was out of Flora by Calebs, and when 

 twenty mouths old, was sold to Thomas Pourlicous, Esq. 

 President of the Agricultural Society at Montreal for 

 4500. 



liuU Judrptndtiict, dam iJaisey, grand dam Flora 

 hy Caltbs, was sold to Col. Uixon for ;J300 when four 

 u;outbs old. 



ALSO. 

 ON FRIDAY, 16th 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 Kev.Mr 

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

 Washington Hall Assnciilioo. Also, Farming Utensils, 

 consisting of one Hiirse Cait i. Haruesi, Shov"els, Hoei, 

 and a vaiiety of gardi'n utensils. Also, one Chaise and 

 Harness. Also, Household Furniture, consisting of 

 Beds and Beddi ig. Carpets, Tables, Chairs, Bureaus, 

 Looking Glasses, and a variety of other articles. 

 NATHAN ADAMS, ^M c<' r. 



PRICES^OF CdUNTR Y 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - . - 

 pearl do. - - . - 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo, No 1, new, - - 



" Nd 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - - 

 skimmed milk, - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED -..-.. 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Gsiicsee, - - - 



Rve, best, - - . 



GRAIN, Kyc 



Corn - - ... 

 Barley - - - - 

 Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAISTEPi PARIS retails at 



PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover - - . - - 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, Ist sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROriSIOJ^ MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces - - . . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - - . 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ----.. 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . ■ 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - . 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, - - 



CIDER, liquor, .... 



