80 



Sl)c laxmcx's ilTon tl)li) Visitor, 



We have a sample of Peat from the Farm ot lion. 

 Frederick G. Stark of Manchester, on which he has a 

 meadow of ten acres with an average depth exceeding 

 six feet. The article presented to appearance is equal 

 to the same quantity of bituminous coal for substantial 

 combustion and nearly as clean as wood. If it is a fair 

 specimen of the whole meadow, the track must be 

 more valuable in its position than a mine of gold. If 

 peat meadows e.\ist as far in the interior as Manches- 

 ter, we have not yet been apprised of that iirlicle yet 

 being brought into use as fuel. Gentlemen of the Leg- 

 islature and others are invited to examine Mr. Slark's 

 specimen at our counting room, and inform us whether 

 the same article is common to other meadows farther 

 from the seaboard. 



Col. Caleb Stark, on the paternal farm at Dunbar- 

 ton, last summer shewed us thrifty Green Gages grafted 

 the previous year upon stocks of the Wheat plum. — 

 He informs us that these trees now promise a crop of 

 fruit the present season. He has also the grafts of a 

 beautiful English cherry into the stock of a wild red 

 one growing very well. 



It is desirable that the attention of all should be 

 drawn to the fact that, with little comparative expense 

 and labor. New Hampshire may be made to abound 

 in apples, pears, peaches, cherries and plums — all the 

 excellent high-flavored palatable fruits common to our 

 country — which have already been made plenty in 

 some 11 ighborhoods of Massachusetts and New York, 

 ;;nd always comniaud high prices in our cities and vill- 

 ages. 



Compliments to the Visitor. 



Ameriraii Iiistitule,J\''ew York, Feb. 13, 1846. 

 Dear Sir — A series of the " Farmers' Monthly 

 Visitor," forwarded through your generosity, is receiv- 

 ed and placed in the Library. Accept the thanks of 

 the Institute for this valuable donation. It supplies an 

 important place, and 1 consider it very valuable. 

 Your obedient servant, 



T. B. VVAKEMAN, 

 Chairman of Lib. Com. and Cor. Secretary. 

 Caleb Stark, Esq. 



While resident at Washington two years ago the 

 minister resident of Belgium, a true hearted friend to 

 the United States, .M. .Serruys, solicited and obtained 

 from us the first six volumes of our .Monthly Visitor to 

 be sent home to his country, wbich may be said to be 

 the lirst on e;irth for the improvements and proHts of 

 its agriculture. 'I'lmse volumes he informed us the 

 year afterwards, he had obtained superbly bound and 

 sent to his government; and that the receipt of them 

 had been acknovvleilged as having been deposited in the 

 great public library hold in the name of Leopold, the 

 present Belgian King and Chief Magistrate. 



F!imil)r Recipes. 



To MAKE A VKRV STRO.NG C■F.ME^T KOREAIITII- 



EN WARK. — IS'iil slices of iskiriinieil milk cliuese 

 with water into a paste, nnil llieii fjrinil it with 

 quick-lime ill a iiiiirlde iiiorlar, or on a slali with 

 a mallet. 



To Cr.EA>SE A COI,\ OR METAr, TARNISHED BV 



QUICKSILVER. — l*iit (I poUer or any piece of iron 

 in the fire niitil red hot; llicn put the iiical on it 

 nnd the (inick..*ilvcr will i'va|iorntH. 



To .lOfN CLASS TOGETHER. — IVIelt It little isiii- 

 plnss in spirits of wine, aihlin^ thereto alioiil a 

 filth part of water anil iisin^' a gentle heal. When 

 perfecily incited ;mmI mixi'd, ii will form a trans- 

 parent f,'lne, which u ill iiiiitc glass so llint the 

 iiarlnre will hanlly lie pei'cuiveil. — Farmer and 

 Mcchunic. 



A pamphlet has licen piililishetl nt New Or- 

 leans, giving- tli'j names of nil the sugar |ilaiileis 

 ill Loiiisiiina anil llic prodiii't of each plaiilnlion. 

 'J'heri! are lliis year Il.')5 sngiir esUiles, owned liy 

 2077 propi iitor.s, tin- crop of which nmoiints to 

 18(!,(;r)l) bluls., weighing a(l7,H:i7,()()0 llis. Last 

 year the ciii|i was i;i|,:!'il liliils.; lint the weight 

 was only aol,!U:!,(l(K) lbs. Two IiiiimIiimI and linn' 

 new plaiiliilioiis will commence milking siijiar 

 next yeur, and eiglity-ono now In prepiiinlioii 



will commence in 1848. There are large qnan- 

 lities of sugar lands on the rivers and liayoiis yet 

 unappropriated, and the iiumher of new estates 

 shows that the business is profitable. It is esti- 

 mated that the present crop is short l.'jjOOO hlids., 

 on aoconni of the early frosts. The qnaiitily of 

 molasses this year is set down atj 9,000,000 gal- 

 lons. 



An Extensive Cotton Factory. — The Cot- 

 ton Factory of Samuel Jamieson, Esq., at Nor- 

 ristown, Pa., is said to be one of the largest and 

 most thoroughly finished in the THiited Stales. 

 It is built in the form of an L, its entire length is 

 nearly three hundred feet, five stories high, and 

 with maehineiy as complete, as any in the world. 

 It is propelled by steam, the engine being a hun- 

 dred lior.se power; contains a number of self- 

 acting mules, and drives 17.000 spindles. The 

 proprietor is a most excellent and useful citizen, 

 and is called, among his neighbors the Napoleon 

 of Manufacturers. 



Potatoes in Maine. — In 1844 the potato crop 

 in Maine was 12,304,000 bushels, only second tt> 

 that of New York, which was 17,000,000 bush- 

 els. New York r lised six bushels, and Maine 

 twenty-four bushels, to every person in these re- 

 spective states. From last year's crop, it is esti- 

 mated that the loss by rot this year in Maine, can- 

 not be less than $1,230,000, or more than two 

 dollars to every person in the state. 



To feed land before it is hungry — to give it 

 rest, before it is weary, and to weed it before it 

 becomes foul, are said to be evidences of good 

 farmJng. 



Rolling Mill at Danville, Pa. — This es- 

 tablishment is now making about forty tons of 

 railroad iron per day. They have made as high 

 as forty-five tons per day. 



The liirms of Belgium rarely exceed five acres, 

 and they support a family comfortably. 



HAVE YOU A COW I 



THREE COPIES FOR $1. 



A TREATISE ON 



MILCH COWS, 



WHEREBY the aiialily and Quantity of Milk wllitliany 

 Cnw will 2.VJ may be ncciirately determined by ob- 

 serving Natiiial ftlarks or External liidieatioiis alone; the 

 tengltl uf time she will continue to give .Milk, &.c. &c. 

 By M. FRANCIS GUENON, 



OF LIBOt'BNZ, FRANCE. 



Translated for the Farmers^ Library, from the French, by N. P. 



Trist, Esq., late U. S. Consul at Marana. 



Willi IntrodiiL-liiry Remarks and. Observations on the 



COW AiXD THE DAIRY, 



BY JOHIV S. SKINNER, 



EDITOR OF THE FARMERS' LIBRARY. 



liliistraled witli numerous Engravings. 



f^" Price fiir single copies, neatly done up in paper covers, 

 cents. Kiill hnond in cloth and lettered, ()-.J.^ cents. The 

 usual dis('(Hint Ui licniksellers, .\gents, Country Merchants and 

 Pedli-rs. 



Farmers throii^hnnt Ihfi United States may receive the work 

 through Lh(' Mails. 'Phe postage on each copy will be abcmt 

 7 ceiils. Jly rr'inilling gij free of postage we will send seren 

 eojiit:i of llie w(»rk done up in paper covers, or three copies fur 

 SI. 



Country Merchants visiting any of the Cities can procure 

 rhe work rrnni [Inoksellcrs fur those who may \\ isli to obtain 

 it, Please send on vonr orilers. Address, 



(iUEEl.EY it. McELUATH, Publishers, 

 Tribune Buildings, New York. 

 April 23. 1840. 3(n 



FRUIT TRKES! FRUIT TREES!! 



THE subscriber having recenlly purchased a large Nursery 

 of 'frees, which must be removed the present .Spring, he 

 will oiler some extra inducements to those who wish to buy 

 large lols. 



The above, in adilition lo his own exiensive Nurseries, will 

 enable lb,' sobs, rilier lo olfer the largest lot of FRUIT 'PKEES 

 in any one eslablisljiueot in New England. 



'Pilose who are about establishing Nurseries, or who buy to 

 sell again, or ill any large (piautities, are parlieularly invited 

 to call on Ilie suliscribtT, as this is a chance selitoni otfered. 



I'10,I>|IO Nursery Stocks — Apple, Pear, Cherry, I'luai,Uuince, 

 anil Paradise, the best ever olferi'il. 



JAMES L. L- F. WAKUEN, 

 Nonantum Vali; Gjtrdens, Biighlon, Mass. 

 Roslon, April 2, 1841!. " -Jin 



BRIGHTOX MARKET— Monday, May 25, 1846. 

 [Reported for Ihe Daily Adverliser.] 

 At Market 410 Ileef Cattle, 20 pairs Working Oxen, 40 Cows 

 ami I 'alves, fiOO Sheep, and 7a.') Swine. 



PmeKi — Beef Cattle. — Last week's prices were fully Sllslail). 

 eil. We iiuole extra SGdria 15 IVn-, first qunlily §0 a 25 ; sec 

 ond. .').SII a 5 75; Ihiid, 4 75 a $5. 



Working Ox«i— Sales at $'0, $78 and $92. 



OviTj onrf Cu/rM— Sales at $18, 823, S"^, $32 and $45. 



S/Kc;.— Sales from I 75 lo 3 25. 



Sipine. — Old Ilous, Barrows, 5c, Sows A\c ; lota lo peddle, 

 small pigs, 5^ and li.^c ; very small pigs, by Ihe lot, 74c. At 

 retail from 5 lo 7c. 



From the Mass. Ploughman, May 30, 



Wholesale Prices Inside Ctuinry .Market, Boston. 



BEEF, PORF, I.AUD, &.e. 



Mess Beef, ^ bbl, 



cash price, 8 50 a 9 00 



Navy Mess, bhl, 8 00 a 8 50 

 No. 1 do, 7 50 



Pork, Boston, ex. 



cl. K* bbl, 15 00 



Boston, clear, 13 50 a 14 00 

 Ohio, ex. clear, 13 50 a 14 00 

 Do. clear, 12 50 a 13 00 



BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. 

 Lump, 100 lbs, 12 a 18 I Cheese, best. Ion, 



'Pub, best, ^ ton, 13 a 19 Do. commrm, ton. 



Shipping, ^ ton, 9 a 11 | Eggs, (p 100 doe. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 

 Apples, ^ bbl, 3 00 a 4 DO I Onions, 100 bnhs, 



Polaloes, V> bbl, 2 00 a 2 25 | Pickles, ^ bbl , 

 Beets, ^ bbl, 1 00 a 1 25 Peppers, ^ bbl, 



Carrots, \^ bbl, 1 00 a 1 25 | .Mangoes, \» bbl. 



Ohio .Mess, 11 50 a 12 00 



Do. prime, 9 50 a 10 OU 

 Bosttni Lard, in 



bbis, K> lb, 7i a 8 



Ohio do. do. 7 a 7i 

 Hams, Boston, lb, 8 a 8j 



Do. Ohio, U* lb, 7i a 8 



■Pongues, j> bbl, 18 00 a 20 00 



8ia 9 



5a G 



Hi a ISi 



9 50 a 3 no 



C 50 a 7 00 

 8 00 a 9 00 

 8 00 a 10 00 



CONCORD ■WHOLESALE 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For West India Goods it Grocebies, Flour, Grain, Pro 

 DUCE, Iro.n Sc Steel, Plaster, Salt, Lime, Stc. ice. 



Corrected weekly for Hill's N. H. Patriot byGILMORE II 

 CL.'VPP, at the Depot Store, Concord, N. H. 



May 30, 1846. 



ASHES, Pots 43 



Pearls, 4t 



ALUM, 4' 



BRIMSTONE, Roll, 3 



Sulphur, 4 



CAMPHOR. Refined,.... 75 



CANDLES, .Mould, 10 



Sperm, 3-3 



COFFEE, St. Domingo, 6 



Porto Kico, 8^ 



Porto Cabcllo, Si 



Old Government Java,.. . 1 1 



COPPERAS, a 



FISH, Bank, 8>-quinlal,..2,75 



Pollock, 2,50 



Bay 3,00 



Old Dun, 4,-50 



No. 1 Salmon, l^^bbl, 14,00 

 No. 1 Shad, }(>■ bbl, 12,00 



Ton's Sc Sounds, \i^ bbl, 6,00 

 II.B.Filis,^bbl, 9,00 



FLOUR, Genesee, 5,35 



Fancy brand, 6,00 



Ohio, Akron, 6,50 



Spaiild ing, extra, 6,50 



J. H Beach, fi,50 



FRUIT. Figs, 10 



Raisins, blue mark,. ...7,50 



Black mark, 0,50 



liox, bunch, 2,50 



FUSTICK, Cuba, J> ton, 30,00 



'Pampico, 22,00 



Ground, ^ hiind 1,75 



GLUE, Russian best 17 



American, II 



GRAIN. Oals, 50 cents (.» bu 



Corn, 81 3 dodo bu 



Rye, 87i do do bu 



Beans, "ibli 1,75 



Peas, .5II@ 75 



GRINDSTONES, 1st quaL 

 ity, finished, |J>- hand. 2,25 

 Do. do. iintinibhed, l,5il 



HERRING, >» box. No. 1,..59 

 Scaled, 75 



INDIGO, Bengal,. 1,10® 1,75 

 Spanish lloat,. . .1,00 1,50 

 Manilla, 75® 1,95 



IRON, Old Sable, 5 



Engli.sh, 4 



Banks, refined, 4.i 



English, sheet, 



Russia, do V2ri^VS 



Old Sabli- uailrods 5J 



Norwegian di l< 



Common do 41 



English hoop, '* 



American do 4 



Shoe Shapes, Am 4. J 



Svvedes, shoe shapes, 4^ 



LEATHER. New Y..rk 

 Sole I..eathcr, Light, t I W Ui 

 Do. Heavy, 1-J4W15 



LIME, 'Phomaslon, first 



qualilv, 1,2.') 



Cauid'eu.do 1,00 



LOGWOOD, St. Dcunin- 



go, D>tiui, 22,00 



Cam peachy, 27,00 



Ground, If- bund 1,75 



MAI'KERIiL, No. I, [l> 



bbl 10,00 



No. 2 7,00 



No. 3, .^OO 



MOLASSES, Havana 22 



Surinam, 23' 



Trinidad, 25 



Porto Itic, 32 



Sugar House, 50 



NAILS. Itosion Iron Co'tt 



brand 4J 



Olil Colony do 41 



Wevrihuith Iron Co 4 J 



Maiden 4 



PLASTER, il> Ion, «,n0 



Do. ground, 10,00 



PROVISIONS. Pork Ex- 

 tra rlear);> bbl, 16,00 



Common dn 14,00 



Extra Mess, 12,00 



Common do 10,00 



UuIter,S> tb, lOfeia 



t'lieese, new milch,.. .7 lev 9 



Four meal, 5®G 



Dried apple, best, 5 (S) G 



Lard, northern, 9 



Do. suutliern, 8 



Turkeys &, Chickens, best,8 



Goslins, best, 4 



Ui.uud Hogs 4i®6 



REDUOOU, ground, p- 



huiid 2,75 



Nicar.'igua, }J*- ton, 35,00 



Rlt'E, IP hinnl. best 4,50 



BOSIN, tP bid 2,50 



SAL/EIIATUS, first i|ualilv,4 

 SALT, St. Ubes, (?• hhd. 3,50 



Cadi/, 3,50 



Bonaires, 4,00 



Turks Island 4,00 



Liverpool, 3,50 



Do. tine, Worthingston 



brand, [i* bag, 2,00 



Do. other brands, 1,75 



SALTPETRE, crude 8 



Do. refined, 9 



SEED. Clover, northern, .12J 



Do. southern, 10 



Herds grass, «> bu 2,25 



ISHEETINi;s,primetPyd ..SJ 

 SHlNtiLES, first quality, 



I No. 1, pine, p- .M 3,50 



do. do. do. spruce, 2,25 



SHIRTINGS, IP yard 61 



SHor, assorted, 5} 



SHOVELS, cast steel, J> 



doz 10,00 



Steel pointed dn 9,00 



Iron do. best, 8,00 



Do. common, 6,50 



SOAP, Caslile, 10 



White Soap, best 8 



Brown, No. I, 4 



Family, 5 



Extra 6 



SPICES. Cassia, in mats, 20 



Do. ground, 22 



t^loves, ;10 



Ginger, pure, 8 



Mace, V> lb 1,00 



Nutmegs, best, 1 ,.'10 



Pimento, whole, 11 



Do. groiinil, 12 



Pepper, w hole, II 



Df). ground 13 



STI'.EI.,SHedrs,liest 7} 



Sainiersou, Brothers Ss. 



Vo. cast steel, 18 



Jessop tSc Son, do 17 



German, oesl, 12^ 



Do. common, 10 



Conch s|»ring, Itrsr Ot 



SUGARS. Brown Hava- 

 na, very best, 9 



Do. do. prime, 8^ 



Do. do. fair,^ 8 



Double refin. Gaiit B. loaf,l II 



Do. do. crushed 11 J 



Do. do. powdered, 12 



Common loaf, 10 



Port.. Ric.., bes 8^ 



Purified Muscovado do . , .8^ 



TAR, l> bbl 3,00 



TK.\S. (Junpowdsr, best 



quality, (Plb 75. 



Imperial, dn 80- 



Hyson, d.i 60. 



Hyson .'^kiit, do ., 30. 



Voung Hyson, coininun, .35 



Do. do. fair 40. 



Do. do. good,, 45 



n... ilo. I.i-l, .« 



TOIIACCii, common key,.. 6 



Gooil do 10 



Com UK. n box 8 



G....,ldo I2J 



Honey Dew, do. best,.. . .18 

 Cav. ndish 2516374 



