144 



Ql{)t iTarmcr's iilontjjlgbisitor. 



Select Lists of Apples. 



Different ciillivatoia, Imvijig ecjinil acquaint- 

 ance willi diflerciit varielits, uill not agree in 

 scleclion ; tlieie are a tew sorts, however, wliicli 

 all will agrro ill prononncin<; tine. Such sorts, 

 may, tlieretbre, be more confiiiently recommen- 

 ded to the novice, than those uliont which good 

 culiivulors will dilTer. A man who knows well 

 a hundred different kinds, of rejintation, hy se- 

 lecting a very few, will hardly tiiil to get such 

 only as are truly valuable. 



15. V. Frfnch, one of the most eminent cul- 

 tivators of the a|i|)le in New England, gave the 

 following as the six best apples, for early, medi- 

 um, and late or winter ripeiiin:;: — 



Early Harvest, Ulioile Island Greening, 



Porter, White Seeknofartlier, 



Fameuse, JJaldwiu. 



Another eminent New England cultivator, 

 gave for the three best apples, summer, autunm, 

 and winter, the following: — 



Williams' Red, Porter, JJaldwin. 



Another gave — 



Early Haivest, Porter, Baldwin. 



Stephen H. Smith, of Rhode Island, who lias 

 grown and tested a hundred and lii'iy kinds, says 

 that all the winter apples raised in New England, 

 are not worth as much as the three kinds named 

 in the following list, given by him iii the Horli- 

 cuHurisl : 



1. Rhode hinni! Greening: first for lieallli of 

 tree, hearing, keeping, and cooking. 



2. Baldwin : good for bearing, table, and keep- 

 ing. 



3. Roxbvry Russet: good for bearing and keep- 

 ing. 



A. J. Downing gives the following select list 

 of thirteen hardy apples: — 



Early Harvest, Jersey Sweeting, 



American Sum. Pearmain, Porter, 



Large Yellow Rough, Baldwin, 



Red Astrachan, English Russet, 



Summer Queen, Roxbury Russet, 



Fall Pippin, R. 1. Greening, 



Yellow Bellflowcr. 

 It will be observed that the last list embraces 

 all in the preceding lists, except Williams' Red, 

 White Seeknofarther, and Fameuse. 'J'hese ad- 

 ded would give sixteen fine varieties. —.fMajii/ 

 Ctdtivitlor. 



The Way to Wealth. 



By way of illustrating the uncertainty of mer- 

 cantile life as a means of acquiring wealth, we 

 gave a list on Saturday, of some forty persons 

 an<l lirmswho were in active hiisiiu'ss here (Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio) twenty years ago, of whom but 

 two at this time are in good circumstances. As 

 a contrast, and for the puj-pnsc of showing that 

 mechanical employment in the long run, leads 

 men generally to imlepcndeLice, if not riches, 

 we give the lollowing list of individuals, who 

 began without capital and are among our weal- 

 thiest citizens. It does not Ibi-m one twentieth 

 of the cases of this sort of existence. The list 

 extends back as an average not more than twen- 

 ty years: 



No. 1. A carpenter, twenty years ago bought 

 property with the avails of his industry, one of 

 the richest men in the city. 



2. A carp(>nter, ten years ago did not own a 

 house in the city, worth now thirty thousand 

 dollars. 



3. A tanner and currier, began without a dol- 

 lar, independently rich. 



4. A tallow chandler, do. do. 



.5. A toliacconist, a large properly holder in 

 lind adjacent to Cincinnati. 



6. A tanner, a lari;e pi()()erty liohhn'. 



7. A bricklayer, iliiil a few weeks since, own- 

 ing properly extensively. 



8. A blacksmith, now e\tremely rich. 



9. A turner chan^'cd his business, and now 

 |)roprielor ol'a large foiinilry, very rich. 



10. A vi-intcr now a large properly holdc'r! 

 Oh ! ! 



11. A eaipeiilrr, so poor in IHiS ihal with his 

 wile and five children hi' occiipii.il a garret as u 

 resilience, now worth fifty ihonsanil ilollju-s. 



I'J. .\ tin and copper smith, iiidependent in 

 yvorldly circmnstanciy. 



13. A pninler, ouiih three or fmir fine dwi;l 

 lini; houses. 



11. A firm in the fuiindiy business, extremely 



wealthy, made all they are worth in less than 

 twelve years. 



1.5. A machinist, in prosperous circumstances. 



IG. A foundry propriiuor, one of the most 

 extensive in the ci:y, made all he is worth by in- 

 dustry, and without other capital. — Cisfs, Jldver- 

 tiser. 



Winter Fruit. 



From accounts derived liorn various sources 

 we consider it certain that the supply of winter 

 frnirthe present season in New England and 

 New York, will be under the average quantity. 

 There are some considerable sections of country, 

 where the crop will he very large, and again 

 there are others where it will be almost an en- 

 tire failure. In some portions of the coimiry the 

 supply is abundant, but in others it is small. In 

 those neighborhoods where the Baldwin apple is 

 the principal winter fruit, there will he but little 

 as it is not the bearing year with that kind. We 

 have noticed, too, that a greater proportion of the 

 fruit than is usual is kniirly or wormy. 



With this prospect of the crop, those who have 

 fruit will perceive the inducement they have for 

 saving all they can, in the confidence that there 

 will be a good ileniand for it. Much very good 

 winter fruit is every year suffered to be wasted, 

 by neglecting to take seasonable care of it. Farm- 

 ers will let bushels of good apples fall and be de- 

 stroyed, when they would think it a great waste 

 to lose a peck of potatoes in the same way. 

 This comes from the fact that one is yielded 

 spontaneously, almost, and therefore the same 

 idea of value is not attached to it, as is to the other 

 which reijuires labor and care during the season, 

 to produce it. Yet, good apples will, in all prob- 

 ability, sell, the present season, bushel for bushel, 

 fiir near twice as much as potatoes. 



We throw out these hints. They may betak- 

 en for what they are worth. — JV. England Fanner. 



Indncing Fraitfulness in Pear Trees. 



Fkiend Holmes : — There are many varieties 

 of pears amongst us which are inclined to grow 

 very erect, with lofty and luxuriant tops, but do 

 not fruit until ten or fifteen years old, unless their 

 habits are changed by art. 



The free and vigorous circulation of the sap 

 forms leaf instead of fruit buds, except when its 

 [irogress is retarded by some artificial mode. 



Various iiipthoils have been practiced to bring 

 such trees into bearing while young. Heading 

 down the top causes the tree to throw out lateral 

 branches and fruit spurs, and generally produces 

 the desired eflect if |)erl'ornied in season. Some 

 of the finest trees I ever saw were in the nursery 

 of M. P. Wilder, Dorchester, President of Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society. He infiirmf*! 

 me that they were headed down one year pre- 

 vious to removing as staiitlard — that they had a 

 more vi;;orous constitution, and came into hear- 

 ing much earlier than wlieii forced ujnvard with 

 slender branches. 



Root pruning is sometimes successAilly prac- 

 ticed. The object is to cut off a part of the 

 nourishment, so as to check the growing ener- 

 gies of the tree, and fruit finds will form the 

 next yi'ar : this should be performed in the fall 

 or first of winter. 



But when treiis have attained the height of 

 eight to fifteen feel, the most simple and effectu- 

 al mode of rendering them productive, is to bend 

 the limbs down below a boi izoulal position, and 

 tie them to the main stem, or to stakes driven 

 into the grounil ; it should he perlbrmed in this 

 month, or early in next, and fruit buds will liirm 

 for next season. We are satisfied, from experi- 

 ence, that it is well worth the trial. Our trees, 

 whii'li have been thus trained, have borne well, 

 and now promise a much larger crop than others 

 which have retained their upright firm. 



S. N. Tare II. 



Vassalboro', liih mo., 1817. [Maine Fanner. 



Crcdin that b.is bei.'U sniVered to stand iinlil r;ui- 

 lid, or sli;;hlly mouldy, which is often the case, 

 should never be churned; it may make very pal- 

 atable cr(}am cheese, but abominable bad bulti r. 

 Cream never rises from the milk afier thirty six 

 hours' slanding. 'Phis may be proved by the lac- 

 tomiMer. It bi'comes more scdid and thus appears 

 thicker, but nothing is gained in quantity, and 

 much lost in (pialily, by sullrring it to stand too 

 long fielbre skimming. — ./hutiivi/i .'Igriculliuisl. 



From the .ilbany Evening JournaU 

 Flocr and Gkain. — Tlie quantity of flour, wheat, corn 

 and b.irley, left at tide w.iier during the 3d week in Sept., 

 in the years I84C and 1847, is as follows : — 



Flnur, brls. Wheat, bu. Corn.bu. Barley, bu. 



1847 69,740 76,145 132,023 8,160 



1846 7y.l67 139,423 24,022 41,196 



Decrease 9,427 8.3,200 Inc. 158,001 Dec. 3.'3,036 



The aj^t^rec.Ue quantity ol" the same articlea lett at tide 

 water from the coinmenreincnt of navigation to the 22d 

 ol' Sept., inclusive, is as lollowa; — 



Flour, brls. Wheat, hu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. 

 1847...;2,i;o.5,15-l 2,756,339 5,019,917 322.310 

 1846....1,738,.«;8- 1,224,399 1,089,912 276,400 



Inc 866,686 1,531,910 3,930,003 43310 



By reducing the wheat to flour, the quantity of the lat- 

 ter left at tide water this year, compared with the corres- 

 ponding period of last year, shows an excess equal to 

 1,173,074, barrels of flour, and a decrease of escesa since 

 our statement of last week of 26,033 bbls.of flour. 



The reci'ipts of corn thus far exceed by 3,409,763 bush- 

 els the entire receipts of 1846. 



COXCORD ^VHOLESAI,E 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For \Ve3T India Goods & Grqcef.ies, Floub, Grain, Pbo 

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



Corrected for the Farmer's Monthly Visitor by GIL- 

 MORt; &. CLAPF, ol the Depot .Store, Concord. 



Sept. 30, 1347. 



ASHES, Pots, 5J 



Pearls, 6 



.\LUM, 4 



Bltl.MSTOXE, Roll, 3 



St) I [ill 11 r, 4 



CAMPHOR. Relined,.... 50 



C.\NDLES, .Mould, 12 



Sperm, 32 



COFFEE, St. Domingo, 6 



Porto Rico, 9 



Porto Cabello 9 



Old Government Java,... 8^ 



rOPPER.\S, 8 



FISH, Bank, V* quintal,.. 3,50 



Pollock ^. 2,75 



Bay, 4,00 



Old Dun, 5,U0 



No. 1 Salmon, Jf bbl, 14,00 

 No. 1 Shad, j^btil, 19,00 



Ton's & Sounds, t?-lilil, 13,00 

 H.n.Fi]ls,l/>hbl, 1-3,110 



FLOUB, Genesee (1,50 



Fancy brand, 7,00 



Ohio,Akron, 8,00 



Spaulding, extra, 8,00 



J. H Beach 8,00 



FRQIT. Figs, 10 



Raisins, blue mark,. . ..11,50 



niack mark, li,00 



Box, bunch, -2,00 



FtT.ST10K,Cuba,p- ton, 30,00 



Tainpiio, 32,00 



Ground, |;> bund 1,75 



GLUE, Russian best, 17 



American, 11 



GRAIN. Oats, 4-3 cents ],>■ bu 



Corn, 1,00 do bu 



Rye, 87Jcls. dobu 



linans .".75(^1,50 



Peas, ....lO® 75 



GRINDSTONES, 1st qual- 

 ity, rinisliril,^'*- bund. -3,25 

 Do. do. nnlinislied, .. . .1,50 



IIF.RRINO,!)* box. No. 1,...50 

 Scaled, 75 



INDIGO, Ilen!!al,.l,10ral 1,75 

 Spanish rtoat,.. .1,001(1) l,.50 

 Manilla, 75'fi)l,25 



IRON, Old Sable, 5 



English, 3J 



Banks, re liiR-d 4.^ 



Engli.sh, sheet, 6" 



Russia, do..' 12 I'd) 13 



Old Sable nail rods SJ 



Noiwei^ian do 



Com Ml nil do 4.^ 



I'.iiiilisli lioop 5 



Aiiii-irran do 4 



Siloe Shapes, Am 4j{ 



Swedes, shoe shapes, 43 



LE.VrilEK. New York 

 Sole Leather, Light, I7W 

 Do. Heavy, \.. 15 f(V 



LtAfE, Thouiuston, fust 



(piality 1,25 



Camden, do 1,00 



LOGWOOD, St. Domin- 



(•o, |/» ton, 22,00 



Campriiibv, 27,00 



Ground, |r» bund 1,75 



MACKEREL, No. 1, V> 



bbl 11,00 



No. 2, 8,50 



No. 3 (i,.'iO 



MOLA.SSES, llavunn, ....-37 



Snriiiain, 28 



Trinidad .10 



Porto Rico, ,. .3-i 



Sugar House 50 



NAILS. Iloston IronCo's 



biaiiil 4J 



Obi Colony do 4» 



W'eviiioiilli Iron Co 4| 



.Maiden, 45 



I'LASTKK, ||>- ton, li,no 



Do. uroMiid, 10,00 



PROVISIONS. Pork Ex- 

 tra clear |i> bbl 25,00 



Common do 22,00 



Extra Mess 21,00 



Common do 19,00 



Buller,S> lb, lOraao 



Cheese, new milch, ...7 f&jft 



Four meal, 5lS)G 



Dried apple, best 5 



Lard, northern, 11 



Do. southern, 10 



Turkeys&CllickeDS,beet,9 



Gostins, best, 4 



Round Hogs, 8 



REDWOOD, ground, ^ 



bund 2,75 



Nicaragua, ^ton, 35,00 



RtCE,}(> bund, best, 6,00 



BOSIN, \j>- bbl a,50 



SAL.ERATUS, first quality ,7i 

 SALT, St. Ubcs, V> hhd. 4,00 



Cadiz, 3,50 



Bonaires 4,00 



Turks Island, 4,00 



Liverpool, 3.50 



Do. tine, Worthingstou 



brand, ^ bag, 2,00 



Do. other brands, 1,73 



SALTPETRE, crude, 8 



Do. reliued 9 



SEED. Clover, norlliern,.10 



Do. soutllein, 9 



Herds grass, {(> bu 2,75 



IWIEETINGS, prime J»ya ..8 

 SHINGLES, tirsl qnalily, 



.\o. I, pine, 1;^ Jl 3,50 



do. do. do. spruce, 2,25 



SlllRTt.NGS, ll^yard, 6^ 



SIIO'l', assorted, b\ 



SHOVELS, ca»t sleel, J* 



diw 10,00 



Steel pointed do 9,00 



Iron do. best, 8,00 



Do. common, t>,50 



SOAP, Castile, 10 



U'hileSoap, best, 8 



Brown, No. 1 4 



Family, 5 



Extra, 6 



SPICES. Cassia, in mats, 20 



Do. ground 14 



Cloves, 30 



Ginger, pure 9 



Mace, ^ lb, 1,00 



Nutmegs, best, >ll,50 



Pimento, whole, 1'2 



Do. ground, 14 



Pepper, whole 9 



Do. ground, 10 



STEEL, Swedes, best 7i 



Sanderson, Brothers Sl 



Co. cast steel }&\ 



Jessop .St Son, do 17 



German, ocsl 124 



Do. coninion, 10 



Coach spring, best, 94 



SUGARS, Brown Hnvn- 



nn. very best 8 



Do. do. prime, 7^ 



Do. do. fair, 7 



Double relin. East B. loaf, 1 1 



Do. do. crushed, 11 



Do. do, powdered, 11,^ 



Comnion loaf, 10 



Porlo Rico, best 81 



Piiritied .Muscovado do . . .8* 



TAR, !,► bbl 3,50 



TE.AS. Gunpowder, beat 



quality, l)> lb 75 



Inqicrial, do 80 



Hyson, do (io 



Hyson Skin, do 30 



You n g Hyson, common , . 35 



Do. do. fair, 45 



Do. do. good, 40 



Do. do. hist 55 



T<Ul.\CCO, common keg,. .8 



Good do 10 



Common box, G 



Good do I2J 



Honey Dew, do. best 18 



Cavendish 25 48 37^ 



