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^t)c JTarmcr's iilontl)lu Visitor. 



lif some eight ihoiisaild inhabitants. It is the 

 centre of an extensive lonije of country, second 

 to no other in I'ertilily, hcuty and eultivation. 

 About one mile east Iroin this city is Asliland, 

 the farm and home of Henry Ci.ay. His house 

 is a handsome and snhslaniial edifice, the main 

 body about forty feet by fifty, witli wings of pro- 

 jiorlionate dimensions. It stands in the midst of 

 a profusion of venerable lon.'st tree.-', ever{;reeiis 

 and shrubbery, upon a frentle elevation iu the cen- 

 tre of a lot contaitiing about fifty acres, and is 

 some forty rods from the road. A serpentine 

 carriage-way leads through the grove to the 

 house, and nninerons pailnvays tastefully arran- 

 ged, !)eanlify his extensive groimds. His house 

 is plaiidy hut well lurnished, containing many 

 choice and valuable evidences of the respect and 

 affection of his countrymen. 



Then there is a stone clieese-liouse and a 

 stone butter-house. Ashland b:-ing celebrated 

 for the quantity and quality of the bitter made 

 thereat. His chicken-house, dove-honse, stables, 

 barns and sheds, are all in perfect lepair, spa- 

 cious, neat, and in order. His fruit and vegeta- 

 ble garden contains about tour acres, and in its' 

 arrangement and cultivation, i saw Mrs. Clay giv- 

 ing personal directions. There is also a large 

 green-house, filled with choice plants und beaii- 

 tifiil flowers. 



His negro cottages are exceedingly comforta- 

 ble, all white-waslied, clean and well furnished, 

 and plenty of flowers in the windows and about 

 the dwellings. His slaves possess more of the 

 comforts of life, have better dwellings, are bettter 

 clothed, and work less than a l.irge majority of 

 the day-laborers of the North. 1 have never 

 seen an estalilishuienl in atiy coimtry, in all ils 

 departments, furnish so many proofs of doujestic 

 comfort, permanent and useftil arrangement, 

 united with such exceeding good taste and un- 

 pretending riegance. 



Mr. Clay's farm contains about eight hundred 

 acres; and in all my wanderings, including even 

 old New Kngland, I have never seen the fiame 

 number of acres in a bo<ly, as handsome, as pro- 

 ductive, as well feiicod, and as well ruliivnted. 

 His wiiud-Iand is cleareil of all under-brush atid 

 dead wood ---his fields are enclosed with good 

 fences, \vith the top rails on, and not a weed or 

 a briar m the corners---liis heui)) fields, &c., are 

 prepared with the skill and care of a thrifty 

 farmer— -and i.a has a tin acre lot of corn, upon 

 which he has bestowed extra labor and attention, 

 with the view of obtaining the premium. 



Then there are his fine- blooded cattle, sheep 

 und horses, apportioned off in lots, according to 

 age, and the use und |jurposes i'or which tiiey 

 ;tre designed. Indeed, there is no spot in or 

 about his residence or farm that will not furnish 

 evidence of his being a thrifty, profitable and 

 pr.ictical farmer. 



♦ To Cook Tomatoes. — He thai does not love 

 ^oi7iatoes is an object of pity. I^^very art of cook- 

 ing should he employed to inveigle the appetite 

 of every man to love a vegetable so wholesome. 

 Peel a dozen ri()e loniatoes and fry them in a 

 little sweet butter (which nine Hoosiers out of 

 ten will umlerstand to mean a little clean lard) 

 together with two or three sliced green peppers; 

 sprinkle on a little salt ; ami finally slice U|) «n 

 onion or two, and let the whole cook thoroughly. 

 This is the Spanish nielliiHl of pi-eparing them. 

 .\ii()llier iniMliod, which from n long experience 

 we know will wi'ar well, is as billows. The di- 

 ^reclions an^ for u mess of tomatoes iinmunting to 

 '..jibout three pints when cooked. 



Begin by parboiling two (U)ions. While this is 

 doing peel the tomatoes, which is easily done af- 

 ter hot water has been poured over them ; cut 

 them up and adil the onions, also a teacupftd and 

 ^ a half of bread crumliled line, a table spoonftd 

 l^of salt, a heaping leaspomiful of black pepper, a 

 birnp of butter of the size of a turkey's egg, or 

 nbout fom- tabh' spoonsful, lieut these thorough- 

 ly together and set them over a slow fire to slew. 

 They should cook slowly and for n long time; 

 never less than three boins, but the longer the 

 better. About fifteen minutes belbre they are to 

 be used beat up six eggs and stir them in, and 

 put them on fresh coals and giv(> ibem one grand 

 boil U[>, stirring; them all the lime. When so 

 cooked no dir«<;t!ons will be needed how to eat 

 them. 



The Oft of cooking the tomato lius nioHily in 



cooking them enough. They should be put to 

 work th<! first thing after the breakfast things are 

 out of the way, even if you do not dine till three. 

 — Indiana Fanner. 



French Agricultire. — The Presie publishes 

 sonte extracts I'roin n work presented to the Ag- 

 ricultural Congress, now setting at the Palace of 

 the Luxembourgh, by the autiior, M. Calineau 

 Laroche, and entitled, France and Enf^land roin- 

 pnreit irilh resprcl to .'ig'ncutlural, JManiifachiring 

 and Commercial Induslri/, and the consequences to be 

 deducedfrom this comparison. It appears fri/m 

 this work, that England, in comparison with the 

 extent of its surface, possesses fotu' times more 

 cattle than France. And as it is not possible to 

 pursue a j'idicinus system of agriculture without 

 maniu'e, and as the feeding of cattle is the most 

 productive of supplying manure, it follows that 

 before France can compete with England in ag- 

 ricultural wealth, she must increase her stock of 

 cattle, but in order to do so, she must increase 

 her pasture lands or mea<!ows. " F' ranee," says 

 M. Laroche, " possesses but 4,200,000 hectares of 

 natural meadows, or only one-sixteenth of her 

 cultivated soil. From this calculation it may be 

 easily comprehended how insuflicient is her sup- 

 ply of green food, and that it becomes absolutely 

 necessary that she should substitute another to 

 the trreimial .system at [iresent in use." M. La- 

 roche concludes by staling that "if the alternate 

 system ofcultivation pursued in England was 

 introduced into France, the produce of corn 

 would be doubled within twenty years. Fifty- 

 five years since, the produce of Great Britain 

 was estimated by Artlinr Young at three mill- 

 aids. At present it is estimated at five millards 

 725 millions." 



Stone Ware for Dairy Purposes. — Few 

 of our farmers are awnre of all the advantages 

 of using stone ware in the management of the 

 dairy. It being made of peculiar kinds of clay, 

 which by the action of a powerful heat is con- 

 verted into stone, should lie .laifticWiRt t.> recom- 

 mend it to every one who has the cure of milk. 

 It is well known that the common brown earth- 

 en ware so much in use is glazed with lead 

 which will corrode when acted on by an acid, 

 and as cream is very liable to become sour in 

 warm weather, the oxygen that it imbibes from 

 the uimosphere, which makes it sour, must in 

 some degree act upon tiie lead of ihe glazed pot 

 and form the oxiile of lead, and render it not 

 only disagreeable to the t.isle, but very unwhole- 

 soin<'. 



The stone pot being entirely free from all sub- 

 stances of this kind, and in a high degree a non- 

 conductor, keeps the creiim cool and in a pure 

 and sweel slate much longer than the glazed pot 

 or a wooden vessel. And fin" llie purpose of 

 packing down butler the stone pot will preserve 

 every part of it sweet and pure, while the ulazed 

 ])()t or wooden firkin will impart to that portion 

 of the mass which comes in contact with them 

 a disagreiabh^ flavor. For the same reasons the 

 stone churn tor those who have but fi;w cows, is 

 far superior to the ol 1 fashioned wooden article. 

 No one call properly appre<-iate the dilTerence 

 between slom; an 1 earthen ware for these purpo- 

 ses, until lliey have tried them. — Me. Farmer. 



TIIK REST PLOUGH EVER MADE! 



J. L,. ROBINSON, 



AGENT I'Oll n.Wll) I'ROUTY AND CO.MPA.NV 



INFORMS l\w. FaniKirs mul Culliv.itorfl ol" NflW Hampuliirft 

 anil ViTtiMuil, that In* will keep roiiHtriiitly on Imuti al his 

 HiKip rt-ar of 3(IS Mnlii i^trfcl (North l-'.nil) iirar the Wtitiliinti 

 iilji ilott;!, Uu' iifw serirn (if 



CAST- IRON PLOUGHS, 



UANtTrACTITIlED AT nonTDN, MA19., I) T 



DAVID PMIITY & CO. 



l'U0TTT^"3 PhniL'hs nro iiiiivrrsnlly arkn.iwletlpcd Id hr 



I III- |H(.iirrrIi) Till- yri!Ut'.'<l iin|triiv» tiicht > it iiiadc in tliiU liiuh 



ly iiHtful iiiipli-rmMit. Otlit*r.s hnvc niiiili: Iniiirovtil I'louutis; 



und tlic besi 'M<iiii:)h of nil are ackimuiedtfcd in he tlioSL- who 



' hnvp cn|tl<-a mid imihiretl Proitly'w prMil Inmrovrinenti*. The 



whtili; price of one of thwc I'louf^h:^ mny he saved in Il)« Icsa 

 expense of dnmsht in ;i s!hple seasnn : no Plmichs, hut lliese 

 and sucli us IIk-kl-, po p^^r^ctly tnin a furrow. Of flexible ca?t 

 irnti, they may br- s:if<ly iiffcd oven in stony (rroimd. An ad- 

 ditionnl point is always supplied to fill the place of any one 

 that *:liall he broken off; und theFr* may be continually sop- 

 plied. 



Tlie Plou^h» aro offtTod here at ilic Jowevi 



BOSTON PRICKS, 

 and tliP96 preatly reduced even Im;1ow ronntry made PlaiipliH 

 when their men- perfect linish and a<ldirionaI machiuurv are 

 ukt-n into con'-iflcrRlirn. 



J. T,. R. will a1.--o kff-p nn hand Points for repaiia of 

 Pluimh:^, and furni: h Cultis-aidr.-;, Hcrrou.s, <;rain Cradles, 

 Horse Rakes anil other Auricullural Inrtruments, 



Ct.nc.rd, May ;19, 1645. tf 



BHIGHTOX MARKKT— Monday, Sept. 22, Ig45. 

 [Reported fi>r the Daily Advertiser & Patriot. j 



At :\!;irket, 1 125 head uf Beef Catile, 45f> "tores, 3:TiiO Sheep, 

 and I9.'*0 Swint'. 



Prices.— .Bee/ CtUle.^Wc qiiute extra CaUie S5; first qunli- 

 IV, S-175; pecondqualitij'jSl J2iaJ$4f)U; third quality, $3 50 

 © S4. . 



Storcj.-^Tvo ytar ulj, 9? '&)'$15; three year old, $16 @ 

 rw $24. 



S/icep.— Sales of I-ambs §1 12 to SI *?ii ; Old 3heep at §1 50 

 fS} $2. 



Swiue.ShontA to peddle 3, fTi 3J,f..rSows, and 4, ^ 43c for 

 Barrows; Old IIoo«, 3§, fit 4Jc. At retail, froni 3^ to flc. 



CONCORD AVHOLJSSAIiE: 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For West India Gyoos &. Groceries, Flol'b, Gbai:*, Pbo- 



DUCE, Iron & Steel, Plaster, .Salt, Lime, Sec, &c. 



Correcteil weekly for Hill's N. H. Fatiiot bv UlLMOKE It. 



L'LAPP, at the Depot ."tore, (;oncor(l, \. H. 



Sept. 30, 1845. 



ASHE3, Pots, 4 J 



Pearls 1', 



AI.U.M, 4' 



BKI.MSTONE, Roll, :i 



Siiliilmr, .: -l 



CAMPHOR. ReliniMt,.... "o 



CANDLES, .Mould 10 



Sperm, -^2 



COFFEE, St. Domingo, G 



Porto Rico, .S.J 



Porto Cibrihi, 84 



Old GovernuicnlJava,... Jl 



COPPERAS, 'i 



Fiall, Hank, ^quintal, ..9,50 



Pollock ; ,.2,3.'. 



liav '-■,"."> 



Old Oiin, ,....4!B() 



;Co. 1 .^nloion, ^ bill, 14,09; 

 No. 1 Shad, ;-Milil, 1-J,o0 



Ton's A. Sounds, U* bid, lj,0ll 

 H.B.Fuis,8>hbl, 9,00 



FLOUR, Genesee,... ,...5,50 



Fancv brand, 5,75 



Ohio,' Akron, 6,95 



S pallid in £r, evira G,^.^ 



FRUIT. JJigs 14 



Raisin?, bliicmark, 8,00 



niack mark 7,50 



Box, biincli, 2,50 



FUSTICK, Cuba,!* ton, 30,00 



Taminco, 22,00 



rjroiind, 1,> hiind 1,75 



GLUE, Rus-'-ian liWt 17 



American, II 



GRAIN. Oats, 40 cents li> bil 



Corn, 75 dodobu 



Rye 75 do ilnlm 



li.'ans, 75® 1,30 



Pens .W® 75 



GRINDSTONES. 1st qual- 

 ity, linished.lf liund.2,35 

 Do. do. unfinished, 1,50 



HERRING.^ box, .Vo. I, .50 

 Scaled, 7.i 



INDIGO, IJensal,.l,10® l,7S 

 .Spaniah lloat,. . . 1,00® 1,5^ 

 Manilla, 76'a'l,a5 



IRON, Old Sable, 5 



Buplish, :<\ 



Ranks, rcrtned, 4^ 



English, ,*lieet, *i 



Russia, do 12W13 



Old Sable nail rods 5^ 



Nor\vrnian do •■ 



Coiilinon do .4.\ 



Enalisli hoop, .I 



AnuMiean d 4 



Phoe Shapes, .Am 4 J 



.Swedes, shoo shapes, 4.'j 



tvEATHER. New York 

 Sole Leather, Li?ht, 14 « lo 

 Do. Hcan , 12.^ liii 15 



LIME, Tlioinaston, lirisl 



quality, 1,50 



Camden, do 1,25 



LOGWOOD, St. Domin- 



Ko, l^ton 22,00 



Caiiip.ai hy, 27,00 



Grniiiid, t^' liund ^1,75 



MACKEREL, No. 1,^> 



bhi I2,.'.0. 



No. 2 IO,.iO 



No. 3, .•W..S,.',0 



MOLASSES, llll\-*hftX...30 



Surinam 30 



■I'riniilad, ,...33 



Porlo Rico 34 



.So car House, .50 



NAILS. Boston 1 ron C?l'8 



brand, •« 



Old Cidonv do 41 



Wevincrutii Iron Co 4j 



.Maiden, 44 



PLASTER, V* ton, «,50 



Ilo. LTcuiuil, 10,00 



PROVISIONS. Pork Ex- 

 tra clear l;>bhl, 18,00 



Common do 14,00 



Exiro Mess, I-!,00 



Common do 10,00 



Puller, f* It), 8® 12 



Cheese, new miicli — 6 'St 7 



Tceir meal, ...4'a5 



Dried apple, best, 24^ .1 



Lard, northern, "...8^ 



Do. soultiern, 8 



Turkeys &;CliicUeiis,best,7 



Goslins, beet, 44 



Round IJocs 4,t'S5,t 



RED^\OOD; ground, #■ 



llnnd 2,75 



Nicampia, p- ton, 35,00 



RICE, ^hund. best 3,-50 



ROSI.N, ((> bid 2,50 



SALiCU ATUP, first quali>.v.4 

 flALX, St. Ube?, ^ hlid. 3,90 



Cadi/., 3,25 



Btma'.refi, 3^-2^ 



Tnrks Island, 3,25 



Liverpool, 3,25 



Do. fine, Wotthingston 



brand, f- baa 9,00 



Do. oilier brands, ...... 1,73 



SALTPETRE, crude, 8 



Do. reiincd y 



SEED. Clover, northern,. 12i 



Do. southem 10 



Herds arass, » bu 9,00 



SHEETINGS, prime S>-vd ..7 

 SHINGLES, f.ist qiialitv. 



No. 1, pine, l?-.\l ".9,75 



do. do, do. spruce, 1,75 



SHIRTINGS. »vard, 6J 



SHOT, assorted,.: 5i 



SHOVELS, cast steel, t> 



doz 10,00 



Steel pointed do. 9,00 



Iron do. best, 8,00 



Do. common -.6,50 



SO.VP, Castile, IJ 



White Soap, best, 8 



Brown, No. I , 4 



Family, 5 



Extra," 6 



SPICES. Cassia, in mats, 92 



Do. ground,, 23 



Cloves, 30 



■Ginger, pure, 7 



Mace.^lh ....1,00 



NutlPe;;s, best, 1,25 



PiindiiEo, whole, 12 



Do. firound 14 



Pepper, win le, U 



Do. (;r,uind, 19 



STP.El.. Swedes, best 74 



Sanden5on, Brolbem U 



Co. cast steel, 13 



Jcssop&t^on, do 17 



German, oest, 194 



Do. common, ..10 



Coach Imprint:, best, 9} 



SUtiARS. Brown Hava- 



rm, very best, ,j...l0 



Do. do. prime .'...9 



Do, do. fair, .S 



Double relined Ensl Bos- 

 ton loaf, 154 



Do. do. crushed 194 



Do. do. powdered 13 



Common loaf, 11 



nib Rico, best 8 



PSRfied .Muscovado do . . .8 



TAR, V> bbl 3,0a 



TEAS. Gunpoxeder, best 



quality, 1^ lb, 75 



Imperial, do 80 



llvson, do 60 



ll'y.son Skin, riu SO 



Voiin^ Hyson, common, .35 



Do. do. fair 45 



Do. do. Mood, ..Vl 



Do, do. best, 00 



TOBACCO, common keg,..fi 



tiood do 10 



Coninion bo.x 8 



(lOod do 12^ 



Ilonuy Dexv,do. best 18 



Cavcndiall 95 



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