16 



^l)c iTarmcr's iHontliltj llisitor. 



(iiid then lian^'iu^' tliem lip tu freeze in u cold 

 room. Fioeziiig ninkis the iiieiit more tender, 

 and it also |iarli:illy iihsorhs the spices of the 

 tstiiffiii;.', and hecornes very delicious in ils flavor 

 in a few weeks. Poiiltiy, &.'•. may he preserved 

 hy having the iiisides taken out, and charcoal 

 dust put in their place, anil iIkmi hiin^ up as 

 uhove ; also, Iiy puttiii;; it doun in cold lard. — 

 .Jmei'. .IgriciiH. 



Qlestioxs. — A correspondeiil of the Visitor, 

 at Di,\liehl, IMc, writes — "I should he pleased it 

 you would state your opinion in the Visitor as 

 regards the hest application of Lime to Corn — 

 whether it shonhl he applied in the hill spread 

 broad-cast, or mixed with inannrc, or other- 

 wise ? " 



Another, at Parsonsfield, says— "Will you 

 |)lease to give through the columns of your pa- 

 per what iiiforuiation you can with reference to 

 the /m/i 5/iff/)— profits of rearing, &c. ? 1 un- 

 derstand that they are raised in your State. Voii 

 would also confer a I'avor hy giving an opinion 

 iUt to the kind of sheep most prolilahle for raising." 



A third correspondent in Maine, remarks, that 

 Ids Sheep are very much afflicted will, sore 

 nwullis, and rcrpiests us, or some one, to point out 

 n remedy. 



In tlie tenipfuary ahscnce of the senior editor, 

 the pro. teiii. coiidudor of the Visitor is com- 

 pelled, through ignorance, to lay the ahove ques- 

 tions "on the table" until the pnhliration of the 

 Fehruary niimher. Will smneof our suhscrihers 

 give us their ex|)erieiice in relation to the matters 

 in question ? 



Oats. — Oats difler in iippearance from the 

 other grains chiefly in the form of the ear. The 

 floHer-stem, or racliis, diviiles at the top into nu- 

 merous hraijches, hum which the grain springs 

 in the form of a jiaiindc. While the ear is young 

 the hranches are erect; hut, as the .seeds advance 

 to uiaiiirity and hecome full and heavy, they as- 

 sume a hanging form. 15y this posiiioij ilie air 

 and light have more Wot', acce.-s to the ripening 

 grains, while the rain washes off the eggs or 

 young ol' insects that would oiheruise prey upon 

 the*eed.«i. The oat is a hardy grain, and ihrives 

 in cold and wet i-limales, which would he inimi- 

 cal to the other kinds of I'orii ; anil thus, in north- 

 ern regions, it atlaius a luxuriance miknown to 

 more genial climes. The oat aftoids a liutri- 

 tioii.s nu'ial, and recent discoveries have shown 

 that this meal contains double the quantity of 

 gluten I hat is (ounil in the hest whi.'al flour. It 

 has le.ss starch or sugar, hovveviir, ihan wheat or 

 hurley. The straw of oats, too, afiords a uiilri- 

 cious food for cattle and sheep. — Hogg's Jfiitkly 

 Inairudor. 



Kekpimg yooR Pigs in Winter. — There is 

 both uegllgHnce and mistaki? in the way of win- 

 tering pigs. 1 am not talking lo those whose 

 manner of keeping stock is to let slock take care 

 of themselves, hut to liiruiers who meiin lo he 

 careful. Hogs should he sorted, 'i'he little ones 

 will, otherwise, he cheated at the trough, and 

 overlaid or smoihered in the sleeping heap. 

 There should not he loo iiiaiiy in mie enclosure; 

 especially young pigs should uotsleep iu crowds, 



for, alll gh ihey sleep warmer, tliey will suffer 



on that very iici-ount. L>iug iu piles, they get 

 sweaty; the skin is much more sensitive to the 

 cold, ami coming out iu ihe morning, reeking and 

 smoking', the keen air pierces them. In this way, 

 young piirs die oft" in the winter, hy being too 

 warm at iii;jht. — Indiana Farmer. 



IjirRovi;MK>T OF Ci.AYiiV A.M) Sa.nuy Soilp. — 

 Old I5uussing;mll knows a thing m- two, (says 

 'Ahrahaui Suiiih,'' in ihe Western Oihivator,) 

 but he has not salistied the |uaciical farmer how 

 he might supply the delei't of (day iu sanily soil, 

 and sand iu clay soil. May 1 venture a hint, in 

 homespun language ? It is well known thai there 

 are cerlain vegetable mailers that areqiiii'kly de- 

 composed, as green cdovi'r, green oals, &c. : and 

 others slow of decomposilion, such as ripe timo- 

 thy, rye straw, &:.c. It is also kuowulhat the do- 

 t'ect in .sandy soils is, princi()idly, that the land 

 lacks adhisiou, and is too (piick a cmiductiu' <d' 

 heat anil air, wlijli' the reverse is the delt;ct in 

 clay. Hence the remedy is indicated. Willi a 

 clay soil, ploiigli in hard wootly subslaiices, as 

 ripe timoihv, and plough in Ihe full. Oil a soil 



too sandy, plough under green iiiantire, and 

 plough at the lime that the vegetable matter is 

 fullest of sap ; say clover iu blossom <u- oals just 

 hegiuning to he.id. Chemists can tell us why 

 .iiid wherefoje, and a practical man may see the 

 eflecl, if he will try. 



The Catkrpillar. — \ skilful naturalist has 

 been able to perceive that iu the body of the low- 

 est caterpillar, which, in the common opinion, is 

 one of the most degraded Existences on earth, 

 there .are upwards of two thousand muscles, all 

 of which can be brought into action with as imich 

 laciliiy, at the will of the insect, ami perform 

 their several ofHces with as much accuracy, 

 promptitude and precision, as those ol the most 

 exalted and perfect animal. 



It would he no easy mailer to make some inen 

 believe that tin; most minute inject, whose life 

 niiiy only he cahiilatcd for ihe duration of a (ew 

 hours, is in all parts, lor ihc! limclions it has to 

 perform, as complete as the iu;ijestic elephant, 

 which is ilesliiied lo live a century. Little do 

 they suppose th.it, even in ils appe.irance under 

 the magnifying glass, it is as elegant in every re- 

 sjiect, and as beautiliilly finished, as any of the 

 lariier animals. 



I'lilike the palliy produclions of man, all mi- 

 nute parts of these works of God appear in great- 

 er perfection, and increase our admiration the 

 more minutely and accurately they are examined. 

 IM. de Lisle saw, with a microscope, a very small 

 insect, that iu one second of time, advanced three 

 inches, taking five hundred and linly steps — and 

 many of the discoveries of Leuwenheck were 

 even still inon; wonderful than this. — Selected. 



Hints to Houskkeepers. — Woolens shonhl 

 he washed in very lot suds anil not rinsed. 

 Lukewarm water shrinks them. 



Snet keeps good all the year round, if chopped 

 anil packed in a stone jar, and covered with mo- 

 lasses. 



When molasses is useil in conkinir, it is a pro- 

 digious impioveiiient to boil and skim it before 

 you use it. ll takes out the unpleasant raw tasle, 

 and makes it alna)st as good as sugar. 



Use hard soap to wash your cloihes, and soli lo 

 wash your floors. Soft soap is so slippery that it 

 w.asles a good deal iu washing c'lolhes. 



It is easv to have a supfdy of horse-radish all 

 winicrr. Ha\e a qiianiity crated while the root is 

 in perl(;clion, jiut it in bottles, fill it with vinegar, 

 and keep it corked tight. 



Do not wrap knives and links iu woolens; 

 wrap them in stronir paper. Sleel is injured hy 

 lying ill woolens. — Am. Trciv. 



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rKDSi'i^cTUs or thk 

 FARMEli'S MONTHLY VISITOR, 



V fi L L' :*t i; V J 1 I . 

 OniMENC'IIVG JiVIVrARV, iKtfi. C.mdnrtnd liv 

 ISAM' HILL, and (.ublk-^ln-d hy l^AAi' IIU-L .v 

 SON'S, (Viiiioril. N. IL, til whom al' MKHicy C.ir sub-;i:ripliutis, 

 aixt subsirtbt'rs' iianics, iiiiisi he aililressed, pi'.'^titfrc jmiil, 



'I'lu- altciiiiui) nl' the ai,'ricnltiiral public is rt'spectfully iiivi- 

 ii'il 1(1 lilt* f.illovvjiisi tj.Ycet-'ilinsly low ratct? of suli'^cripimii 

 v\'liiili, cunsiilfriiii; ihc size, iViqiirncy of piililication, and 

 (liiantily of matter, lull tar hihnv thimr nf a'ly ntlicr wcfkly 

 ur iiKtrrllily papt-T piilihshid ir> tlit- ('iiitt^il Stales: — 



TKltMS.— '1 11 sin;:!!- subscnliers, .V) cents per annum. IVn 

 piT ci-iit. will l»' al|.i\vi;d tu any pi;ri;oii wlin sliall send us 

 nmri: iliaii <inc* subKcriher. 



iO" '■''" '^'"^■■'i "f iitdi.riduaUy forirard'uifr us $-\, postaifc paidy 

 TivKLVK cupiEJ* WILL RK SENT Foa o^E YEAii. Any ailiUtiunal 

 tiiMiili'T III' ropics will ht* rnrnish--d nl IIic PauKM-atc. 'I'lie 

 pii.\ nit-nt ill <'V(^ry insn u\\i>t tie madf in adv ant t-. 



ill ciiiiini'-ncin;; tin; piililir.atiun of titc ciiiljiji volume of th« 

 Moiirlily \'isiri)r, iIiH pnldishers would faiiiLfily wolicii. tlifit 

 prcsiiit paUoiiK, and such other trrnl'.emcii as may trol (lis|>o- 

 sell tn patf'i[it/.i; til*! only e.vclnsivriy AcriciiUnrnl iicwspiiitr 

 in eilhiT ol Ihe Stati's of Sew llainpsliiro nr Vi-ininnt, td l> twi 

 rh-m a helping hand in inrreasin? its riroulatiun. Ouniit; the 

 first two year.-< id" its piililicarioii, thp Visitor nninlirrcd atmiit 

 50,10 siib^sciiltLT-. Since that time— mir rir.iit.-. i.i idiiuiii *nli- 

 stripiions liavinj been necrpsarily divtricd fn^m il hy a pren 

 unrt' (if other business— tlie nnniber has yearly (hrreased, al- 

 thoiiL'h the tale of eiiib^'eription has been rediired mure th,ui 

 iiv'-iity \ifT cent, 'i'he pr("*cnr. ntimber nf (nn .-^nb.-JciipiiMn 

 Ii>t, is about i-'^Of). At dur present siib«rripli"n price, this 

 tininbcr, to ensure a fair profit to the puhli.-hcr!', Klninld Ik- 

 tlaiiblfd : and if a fair coiH|)ensaliini for the services of tlie edi- 

 u>r IH laUcn into cmisideraiion, it slouild be trcMid. 



The Visitor WHS sinited, in iMHti, as an experiment. For 

 t'lMir yi-arri, at least, after its cumnieucenietit, at the orisiniil 

 piic- ti| siiUsciiplion, ir nriived highly hMlci:es>fMl. Siihsiqiien! 

 ly wiih a reduced snlHcripti-'n pnce— and until the las' year — 

 li has Hflordcd a profit oitly, if tho Hcrviccs of tin- editor are 

 nut (iMHiilcnd. We now appeal to the Karmer-i of New V.\\\i 

 hiinl — and pariicuhirly to tlutse of onr mvn and the State of 

 \'ermi>ni— tu diTide whether il shall be fairty ^n'*tnilled ; and 

 We d(t so w Ith the more HSi^iiranci't iiuiNmuch fis ( we liiive al- 

 rciidy romarKed) it is tin* r.nly e.tclusiv.dy asricnUurnI paper in 

 tlie two latter Slates, and heennse we furnish it a( a very mod- 

 erate price. 



Lverv {jenllciuiin who recnivefl this paper U especjtilly re- 

 (piinted to assist lis liy hi-* fluency. If any one sluill be tuo 

 ninrli pnj;ac<'if oihirwi-<e lo nltend to this, will he place the 

 pnp'T in tJie hand* of "siune trusty friend of .^irriculrtire, Mho 



will remit to u? the money and names ol such subscribers as 

 he can procnre .' 



ISAAC HII.L fc SUNg. 

 Concord, N. II., Dee. :t|, If. 43. 



BUK^IITON MilRItET— MoNDAV,Jan. 26, 184C. 

 ^Reported fur the Daily Advertiser &. Patriot.] 



At ^!arkei, .'5-211 Beef Cattle, 615 Sheep, and 60 Swine. 250 

 .Swine arrived al Ihe close of the market, and are unsold. 



PnicKs. —i/cc/' Cn«/f.—V\> noticed two beautiful Caiilu fmiu 

 Westfield, s(dd for Si-iU. Ptice.a Een<-rallv advaneed. Ue 

 quote extra S5 75 iTi !?(i; first qiiahtv ii5 25' '5' gS.V); second 

 S4 75 f&J ^5 '25 ; third !54 (8> $4 5U. 



Stores. — \u sales nolirud. 



Shcrp.—Wv noticed a beautiful lot oi UVthers. Salea at $r>, 

 $4 and S3 ; ordinary Sheep from $-i to S"2 "5. 



^,r,»p.— Not in d.mand; several Hitkaji lota were sold, half 

 Harrows, at ■l.l.c At retail from 4.^ toGc. 



UOSTOX 3I.\RiCET— Jan. 27. 



FLOITK—Xnthins has been done since the arrival of the 

 steamer, excepliny ntail salea of Genesee, common brands, 

 5i*l f(i} 5 87, ca^-h. '/'here is no inquiry whatever for Southern. 



GRAIN— Corn is dull, with small sales yellow at 70c, whits 

 67 fto 7Hc tF*- hu. 



HIDES— Furlhet small sales Buenos Ayrcs, at I2i^»>, 6 

 months. 



AlULASSES— Small parcels Cuba distilling al i8c ^ gal, 

 ms. Sales by letail litrht. 



SU{; AK — There is nothins duing that requires particular no- 

 tice. 



COXCORD WHOLESAI-E 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For VVk31 India Goods .t Gkocebies, pLorit, Grain, Pro 

 DucE, laoN &. Steel, Plaster, Salt. Lime, iLC. Aic. 



CoiTCCtecl weekly for Mill's .\. H. Patriot byGILMORE Sc 



CLAPP, at the Dupot Store, (;oncord, A'. H. 



Jan. 31, IBli;. 



::^ 



..a 



..I 



75 

 .10 



..C 



. .m 



..8j 



. Jl 



ASHES, Pots, 



I'.-arls . 



ALUM, 



B1!!J1.ST<).\U, Itoll, 



Siil;;liur 



CAMPHOR. Reliiieil,.... 



CA.'^DI^E.S, Jtould 



Sperm, 



COl'FUE, St,. Doiimij;u,. 



Porto Rico, 



Porlo C^ilu-llo, 



Oltl Coveriimenl Java,. 



COPPERAS, 



FISH, Hank, S^quinlal,.. 



Polloik, a,.-jO 



Kav :!,00 



Okl Dun, 4,.''i0 



.\o. 1 Sulinon, If* lil.l, 14,110 

 No. ISIiail, it> hill, 14,00 



Ton's i;SoiiMils, <(> bill, (1,110 

 ll.ll.l''ins,V|)hbl, 9,00 



FLOUR, Genesee, 6,« 



Fancy liraiid, 7,00 



Ohio, Akron, 7,.';U 



Spaiildiny. extra, 7,.'i0 



I. 11 Beach, 7,50 



FRUIT. l-ii;s 14 



itaisiuii, hliicniark,. . ..7,.')'J 



Black mark ii,5:) 



lio.x, linncll 3,M 



FUSTIlMC, Cuba, p- ton, ;!0,on 



Tainpico, •,i'J,00 



Ground, ^ liund l,7.^i 



GLUE, Russian best, 17 



Am.'-rican, 11 



GRAIN. Oars, .50 cents [l* bii 



Curli, til}^ do do bu 



Rye, bll do dohn 



Beans, ". .7.") 'a> 1 ,'..'» 



Peas, .50 'fi 75 



nulXDSTO.NES, Ifliinal- 

 ily, nuished,|}>liund.'J,25 

 Do. do. unlinislied, 1,50 



HEKRI.NIi.lr box, .\o. I,. .50 

 Scaled 75 



l.NUIGO, I!en5al,.l,l(l«i) 1,75 

 Spanish ll.ial,. . .1,110 i(i: 1,.50 

 Manilla, 't't'iv l,*i5 



tnO.V, Old Sable, 5 



En«li 



-ti 



Banks, irlincd,. 

 English, sheet,. 



KilSfiia, do t^^ Kl 



Old .Sable nail rods .Ij 



\(n\ve[:ian do 'J 



riiininon do 4.1 



English lioop, A 



.American do 4 



Slloe Sliapep, Am ..4^ 



.4J 



Swedes, shoe shapes,... 



LEATllEll. .New Vork 

 SoleI.ealher, l.islll, 14 WIO 

 Do. lleavv, lain* 15 



LUIE, 'I'lloinivstioi, liist 



iiualily, 1,50 



Cantd'-ii, ilti ifiS 



LUGtVOOl), St. IKimin- 



ao, |i> tcui, a-3,00 



ramivMchy 27,00 



t;roiirMl, ;r> lulnd 1,75 



MACKEREL, iNo. I, {!>■ 



bbl il,(in 



No. J, 7,00 



Nn. 3 5,00 



MOLASSES, Havana, i:> 



Surinam, 25 



Trinidad, nii 



l<.Mlo Rico, 3i 



SU',:ar House 50 



.\'AII.s. Ilosion IrunCo's 



hran.l 4( 



(ilil lolony do 4) 



Wev utli Iron <.'o 4J 



Mald-n, 4 



PLASTER, |;>liin, 8,00 



Uo. l-ronlnl, 10,00 



PROVISIO.NS. Pork Ex- 

 tra clear |i> bill, 16,0" 



Common do 14,00 



Extra Atesti, 13,00 



Common d 10,00 



Butter, {;)• ik, 1Q« 14 



Clieese, new niilcti,. ..7'f{!d 



Four uieal, 5 iffi fi 



Dried apple, best, 44*55 



Lard, northern, ....10 



l>o. suutherii 9 



Tuikeys & Cllickens, l>est,S 



Goslins, best, 5 



Round Hu^s 4^ i&ti 



REDtVOOO, ground, f* 



hund 2,75 



I Nicaragua, f* Ion,. . . .3.5,0U 



I RICE, lf>- hund. best .5,00 



jROSI.\, (.-> hill -.',50 



SAL.URaTUS, first qualitv,4 

 SALT, St. Ulies, ()> lihd. 4,5iJ 



Cadi/., 4,00 



Biuiaires, .4,75 



Turks Island 4,75 



Liverpool, 4,00 



[ Do. tine, Wortllingst&n 



I brand, p- bag 2,00 



' Do. nitier brands, 1,75 



I SALTPETRE, crude 8 



I Uo.refined 9 



ISEED. Clover, northern,. 12^ 



j i)o. soulhein, 10 



• Herds grass, if bu 2,a.i 



|SHEi:TI.NGS,nriinetf>yd ..SJ 

 'Slll.N'Gl.ES. lirst qnulllv. 



-No. I, pine, ^M :t,00 



do. do. do. spruce 2,00 



SH IRTINGS, 1» yard 6; 



SHOT, assorted, 5\ 



SHOVELS, cast steel, S» " 



doz 10,00 



Steel pointed do 51,00 



Iron do. best, 8,0n 



Uo. continon, f>,o0 



SOAP, Caslile, 10 



VVliile Soap, best, 8 



Brown, r^'o. 1, 4 



Family, .1 



Eilra, 



SPICES. Cassia, ill maus, 3-1 



l>o. ground, Qit 



Cloves, 3;t 



G inner, pure, 74 



.Mace, t!> It., 1,00 



Nntn-egs, best, l,r>5 



Pimento, whole II 



Uo. Krounil, 12 



Pepper, whole II 



Do. ground, 13 



STI:EL, Swedes, lii-sl 71 



Sanderson, Mrtithers &. 



Co. fcist sleel, 18 



Jessop 6i. Son, do 17 



Gernnin, uest, IS^ 



Do. cominon, 10 



Conch spring, best, O.J 



SUGARS. Brown Hava- 

 na, very best 10 



Do. do. prime 



Dn. do. lair, R 



Double retin. East B. luat',13 



Do. do. crushe.l 13 



Do. do. iiowdered I3J 



Goniiuon lonf, II 



Porto Hico, best, Si 



Pitrilled Muscovado do . . .84 



TAK, V libl 3,00 



TE/VS. Gunpowder, best 



quality, (;> lb, 75 



IrniH'ital, do HU 



Hyson, <l 60 



llysuu Skill, do 30 



Young II \ son, common, ..t5 



Do. do. lair, 40 



Do. do. gotHi, 4.S 



Do. do. lust 55 



TOBACCO, coninion kej,. .11 



Good do 10 



<:olnninii box, H 



Good do : li\ 



Honey Dew, do. best, ...18 

 Cavendish C5 'd 3i \ 



