Vol. IV. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



383 



THE SEASON. 

 Accounts from various parts of tho country ex- 

 hibit ijloomy pictures of tiie late drought, and the 

 distress which it has occasioned. In this vicinity, 

 I'arniers in general had commenced haying, with 

 a prospect of obtaining, according to current re- 

 port, no more than one fourth, or at most one 

 third of their usual crops. On the morning of the 



expected to arrive in the U. S. in the Doric Story 

 of the State House. 



June 15. A bill was passed on the memorial of 

 the Wasliington Monument Association. 



June IG. A resolve passed, relating to copies 

 of papers respecting a Canal from Barnstable to 

 Buzzard's Bay. 



June 17. The Conuiiittee on Banks, &c. were 



20th inst. however, a storm commenced which had I instructed to inquire and report whether the sev- 

 not terminated when this paper was put to press. I eral Banks in this State have complied witli the 

 There has, however, as yet, a small quantity of provisions of the act of March, 1809, requiring the 

 rain fallen. Althoutrh tlie heavens are " hung use of stereotype steel plates for bank bills of a 

 witli black" tlic clouds seem rather niggardly, and denomination less than five dollars. — Several bills 

 yield their watry stores with as much reluctance, 

 as a miser pays an old debt, which he had hoped 

 to have evaJed by virtue of the statute of limita- 

 tion. It has otYen been observed that if one part 

 of a season is unusually dry, the other part is un- 

 commonly wet, and if the former harvest is defi- 



passed to be engrossed, and among others one to 



prevent danger from tlie firing of crackers, squibs, 



serpents and rockets. 

 June 19. The bill in relation to usury passed 



to bo engrossed, yeas 18, nays 14. 

 June 20. The Senate was prorogued in the 

 clent, the latter harvest compensates therefor by usual form to the first Wednesday of January 

 unexpected abundance. That such mny be the -next, His Excellency liaving approved of thirty- 

 result of the present unpromising aspect of our ag- ; eight acts, passed the present session, 

 ricuiture is a consunnnation .suggested by that! House, Juhc 1.3. The Committee to whom was 

 principle wliicli " springs eternal in tho human referred the law relating to Highways, reported j 

 breast.'' ja bill for a suspension of the same to the 1st of 



— April 1827, which, after a long discussion was ne- 



Tlie vi'arm dry weather, which has so severely gatived. 

 affected the crops in tho middle and southern . June 14. Several subjects relating to Lotteries 

 states, has e: tended to Maine. Since the frost were postponed to the winter session. The bill 

 came out of the ground in April, there have been I relating to usury laws was discussed witliout corn- 

 no copious rains, and but few partial showers ; • ing to a decision. 



and as the previous rains ran off the surface with- ' June 15. The House after a protracted discus- 

 out soaking the earth, the springs are now lower sion, voted not to postpone to the next session the 

 than they were during the severe droughts of last 

 year. Fruits will not be abundant. Of the nice 

 kinds of cherries there will be none. Tlio fruit 



Catalogues wdl be ready for delivery 10 days- 



previous. 



The sheep may be examined at any time before th« 

 sale, which will take place at Brighton, as advertised, 

 near the Agricultural Hall. 



The Agents pledge themselves that none of tho 

 above flock will be disposed of at private sale previous 

 to that time, when they will all be sold without any 

 reserve. 



■Inne 23. COOLIDGE, POOR k. HEAD, Au ct. 



Just received from the manufacturer, and for sale at 

 the Aj;ncullurnl ff'areliouse, No. lOli, State street, 

 (up stairs,) a further supply of Patent STONE MILK 

 PA NS ; 



A very superior and much improved Cvlindrical 

 HAY CUTTER; 



Willis' improved horizontal and vertical IIAY CUT- 

 TER ; SafTord's do. dn. ; 



Hand Machines, with best cast-steel Knives ; 

 Gault's improved Patent CHURNS ; 

 Common do. do. ; 



10 doz. of Cam's real cast steel warranted SCYTHES -, 

 Dudley's steel back and common do; 

 Howard's double Mould board PLOUGHS; 

 10 casks of superior manufactured Cooking Furnaces. 



A London made patent Rice Mill, Calciitated for 

 grinding rice for familv use. jtme 23. 



Two Superior Half Blood Saxony Bucks, yeaned in 

 January last, for sale on moderate terms. Any person 

 wishing to purchase must apply within tea days, to 

 Abraham Granger on the farm of 



June 16. GORHA.Vl PARSONS, Brighton. 



PRICES OP COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



bill for repealing the law of the last session in re 

 gard to usury. For the postponement 91. Against 

 107. — A Committee was appointed on the subject 

 buds, which wore unusually abundant, swelled and of a Railway from Boston to the Western line of 

 appeared ready to open ; but after continuing in the state. 



this state for some dayf, gradually shrivelled, and June ](!. The bill in addition lo the act to es- 

 fell off without ripeninj'. The plums blossomed ■ tablish the rate of interest, and to restrain the 

 very full, and yet little fruit was formed, and the t.ikiug of excessive usury passed to be engrossed 

 greater part of what was formed, almost immedi- and was sent to the Senate for concurrence, 

 ately fell to tlie ground. I am unable satisfacto- June 17. Mr Lincoln of Worcester, submitted 

 rily to account for this. The Morello and Kent-' an order relative to providing for a Board of Corn- 

 ish cherry, the damson and common blue plum, missioners for internal improvements, &c. which 

 were not thus affected, but are full of fruit. Pears was ordered to lie on the table, 

 and apples promise fairly. June 19. The bill to confirm an act of the state 



Wlieat ami oats look well, particularly winter of Vermont relative to improving the navigation 

 wheat. Corn and potatoes have not yet suffered of Con. river was refrtred to the next session. — 

 from the drought. Grass, on rich lands will be a- A report was agreed to authorizing the prosecu- 

 bundont ; but on poor ground, and on that which tion of the Massachusetts Claim, and appropriat- 

 has been mowed for several years, is extremely inw iSlOOO for that purpose. 



thin. As the grass was well set in the spring, co- Jtuie 20. A Committee was appointed to take 

 pious rains will give a good crop of hay. The in- into consideration the condition of the native In- 

 sects, as is usual in warm and dry seasons, have dians within this Commonwealth. After passing 

 been very destructive in gardens, and the ruta ba- and referring a number of bills, the session was 

 ga is entirely eaten up by them. The season is, prorogued to the first Wednesday of January next, 

 upon the whole, very forward. I gathered peas j 

 and strawberries 

 than usual. 



this year about ten days earlier 

 [Gardiner Gaz.] G. 



The South Carolina papers of June 5 complain 

 of the continuance of the alarming drouglit. 



We are told by some farmers that the growing 

 Corn never looked more promising. 



MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. 

 Senate, Jime 14. — Several bills passed to be 

 engrossed, among which was one relative to the ' 

 Liability of Stocldiolders in Manufacturing Corpo- j 

 rations. — A resolve was reported to authorize the | 

 location of the Monument of Washington, soon ' 



S(i.roni/ Sheep. 



On Thursday the 13th July at 9 o'clock at Brighton, 

 near Boston, will be sold at Public .\uction. 



The entire Flock of Ehclnral Saroni/ Shetp, imported 

 in the Bri? Hyperion from Bremen consisting of 

 190 "BUCKS, 

 30 EWES, 



These Sheep were selected from the most renowned 

 electoral flocks in Saxony, by the same agent, who 

 has been employed in the purchase of upwards of 1500 

 Sheep on orders from Russia and Prussia. 



As there has been no pains or expence spared in this 

 selection, being for account, and under the direction of 

 one of the first mercantile houses In Leipsic, they may 

 justly be considered at least equal in every respect to 

 any that have been or can be brought from -Saxony. 



Ctrlificatts of the descent and purity of the breed 

 are deposited at the Office of the Auctionccis for in- 

 spection until the day of the sale, 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 



pearl do. - . - - 



BEANS, while, 



BEEF, mess, 'JOO lbs. new, - 

 cargo, No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. I. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, - - . - 



skimmed milk, - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED - 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 



Genesee, - - - 



Rye, best, - - - 

 GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley - . - . 



Oats - - . - - 

 HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 

 iIOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, IleVd's Grass, - 



Clover - - - - - 

 WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEP', best pieces . - . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - 



" -whole hogs, - - • 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, --.-.. 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - - 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, - - 



CIDER, liijuor. ■ - 



