176 



^lic' iavmer's illontl)lij Visitor. 



injurious tiiatei-ials. Wljen siifficieiilly isliiirp, tlie 

 vinegar ^|]OMM bn drawn olf into sinallei- casks 

 or IjoiiIos, lijjiitly Iniiif^iid or coi-|<fd, aiui put 

 away in a nioiierately cool |diice for use. 



A superior vinegar may lie uiado hy tilling u 

 barrel oue-lhird tidi with stronu: cider, reduced 

 by I'reezinjr, uud letting it stand with the bung 

 iioles slightly covered lor at least nine iiioiiths.— 

 Jf the reraicnlalioii does not proceed with suffi- 

 cient rapidity, a lew (]uarts of ilia liipior may lie 

 withdrawn, boiled lor a short lime, feUimmed, 

 aiul then poured hack into the cask. 



A vinegar oT j;ootl stienijth may be produced 

 by putting; lbs." of sour yeast made of leaven 

 and lye Hour, mixed with hot water, into a cask 

 coutaming lUO gallons of good cider, agitating 

 the whole with a stick, and then let it remain 

 for si.\ or eight days. Jt is necessary to draw off 

 this vinegar and bung it up close, us soon as it is 

 made, otherwise it wdl quickly grow vapid or 

 flat. 



Those w lio have not cider, or grape juice, at 

 their command, can make a tolerable good vine- 

 gar, by any of the following directions, which 

 we copy from Couley's " Cycloptedia of 0000 

 Practical Keceipts," lint it will be more lialile to 

 spoil than that made from cider, malt, or wine : — 



Sugar Vinegav. — Ad<l brown sugar, 4 lbs to 

 each gallon of w.-iter, and proceed as with cider. 



German Household finegar. — Take soft water 

 7 1-2 gallons: honey or brown sugar, 2 lbs.; 

 cream of tarter, 9 ounces; corn spirit, 1 gallon. — 

 Ferment as ;.bove. 



To prevent nioiddincss in vinegar, the follow- 

 ing method has been proposed : — Concentrate by 

 freezing, or liy disiillalion : put up the vinegar 

 in bottles, and keeiilhem well worked, or boil it 

 in a well liimed keltle for a rpiarter of an hour; 

 put it in uncorked bottles; |.lace them in a ket- 

 tle of water with their nei-ks above the surface, 

 and let them boil for an bom-: then take them 

 out, cork them u|), and the viiiegai- will keep for 

 several years witliout growing muddy or turbid. 

 .Hmerican JlgricuUurist. 



Foot Paths by Koad .Sides. 



A correstiondent of the Albany Cidtivalor has 

 brought the sulijeet of having a nicely made, 

 smooth foot-path along side of the Idghways, for 

 the convenience of those who have to do their 

 travelling on foot, if not alone. We second his 

 motion. Most of our highways seem to be made 

 ibr nothing else but carts and carriages to move 

 i]i, whilst the poor pedestrian has to " work his 

 way'" in the best manner he can — now picking 

 ids way through the iimd — now jumping over 

 the ruts, ami now dodging the vehicles which he 

 meets or which overtake hiui. The travelled 

 part of the road is most commonly elevated, or 

 turnpiked, as some call it, and the margins on 

 each side are u:?ed (or the receptacle of stones, 

 stumps, and olher rubbish wliich have been 

 thrown out by the vvoikmeii who construct or re- 

 jiair the highway. 



The writer above referred to, after introducing 

 the subject, says: With a neighbor, who hailan 

 interest in niaiiing a jyiod path to the village in 

 common wilh myself, we made a loot path of 

 about halfa mile, at so little expense and to such 

 n)aifi(t:»t advantage, that I ain induced to give an 

 uccounl of it for the bmietit of those whom it 

 may concein : 



•• A space of about live or six feet wide, on the 

 sithi of the road, is maile the foiuidalion. A few 

 furrows are pUuighed alongside, of perhaps an 

 etpial wi<lth. The eailh ti'om these liu'rows is 

 thrown by a shovel upon the path, eipiallzing the 

 Binface as near as may be, and the edge protec- 

 ted by sodding, Ihus liu'nuiig a raised path for 

 foul passengers." — .Maine farmer 



Tiiiu-.i; FAULTS or Nubsks. — 1. To lisp in a 

 baby style, when the same words, in an endearing 

 tone, woidd please as well ; llu^ reverse shunld be 

 — the voice clear, empliHtic, ami each syllabh^ 

 distinctly ariieulaled liir iuiiUiiion. ii. ']'o tell of 

 wili'.hes, ghosts aiul hobgoblins; such supersti- 

 tions, impressed upon young minds, are randy 

 got rid of :!. 'I'o direct a child to act like a man ; 

 whereas it is not olien hi.'conung for a little hoy to 

 ape the man, but ojdy to conlirm hi^< demcaiuu' to 

 his age ;eveiy age has its own pceidiardecorons- 

 IJU8S. 



CoiitenlnienI, not wealll), scciUTs h(j|>piiicss. 



LiMF. A3 INfANURF.. — Lime appears to have suc- 

 ceeded much better as manure in some regions 

 of the coimlry than in others. The enfment suc- 

 cess which has attended its use in many places, 

 should induce a trial, at least throughout the 

 country. 



Two comnnmications have appeared in the 

 Ohio CnUivalor, describing its very successful 

 ajiplicaiion, of which tlie following is the sidi- 

 stance : — The first experiment was eight or nine 

 years ago, with three acres of old, worn-out 

 field, the soil clayey, with some loose sand stone. 

 It was applied at the rate of 100 bushels per 

 acre, after the land was plowed, and before it 

 was liarrowed, for corn. The corn on the limed 

 ground was nearly twice as heavy as on the resl. 

 The same was triie of the oats that liillowed the 

 corn : and of the wheal after the oats; ami of 

 the clover after the wheat, where the heavy 

 LTowth indicated to a foot where the line termi- 

 nated. A snbserpieiit communication from the 

 same writer states, that lime had been applied 

 both with and without manure. ' When we ]iul 

 on the lime, we always put on all the mamne 

 we nudte, either in the spring or in the fall — 

 which is from 75 to 100 cartloads. Lime itself 

 will make the groimd produce about 50 per 

 cent, lime and manure, 100 per cent.— when we 

 puton 100 liushels of lime peracre, which we 

 always aim to do.' — Mbany Cultivator. 



Ice and Wine.— Gen. James Tallmadge, at 

 ihe farewell address before the American Insti- 

 tute, said : 



' While England is contending for wealth, in 

 the field of connnercial enler|>rise, what is 

 America doing? She is erportiitg ice. The 

 East and West Indies, with thw Southern por- 

 tion of our land, claim a sliare of this pure pro- 

 duct of Nalm-e. IMany citiesof Europe, and 

 some in .'\sia, are filled with carls labelled ' Amer- 

 ican Ice.' The income the present year result- 

 ing from the trade in ice alone is more than the 

 AViue trade of Bordeaux — and, considering the 

 article without ctipital anil the tonage of vessels 

 employed Ibr its shipment, it opens to our coim- 

 try a better and more protitabie trade than the 

 whole Wine trade in Europe. 



Indian Corn.. — The benefits of skilful ctdtiva- 

 tion are shown in the improvements of the corn, 

 as nuich perhajis as in imy other way. A crop 

 of seventy-five bushels per acre is now as com- 

 mon as filly was a few years ago; and there can 

 be little doubt th;it 100 liushels per acre are now 

 oftcner reai-hed Ihan were 70 at that |ieriod. 



A body that weighs one pound upon lbs earti), 

 would weigh l«eiily-seven and a half pounds il 

 transporled to the Sun ; and an ordinary-sized 

 man woidd there weigh four thousand pomids. 



Wkight of Cattle. — The records of th" 

 Sniithfield market, in London, proves that with- 

 in one hundred years, the average weight of the 

 cattle killed fiir that market has nearly doubled, 

 rising fiom lielween four and five hundred to be- 

 tween seven and eight hundred, anil the greater 

 part of this increase has lieen in the last forty 

 years. It is calciilateil that the cattle offered iit 

 Ihe Brighton market, average at least 50 per 

 cent, more than Ihey did twenty years since. — 

 This improvement we owe to the knowledge 

 brought to bear on the breeding of cattle and 

 agriculture generally. 



Turkies confined in a small room, perfectly 

 dark, are said to have been fattened in one fourth 

 the usual lime. 



Rice was first iiitrodueed into Carolina about 

 the year 1740. 



COSrCORD •\VHOI.ESAI.E 



CASH PRICES CURRENT. 



For West India Goods &. Grocerie?, TLoea, Grain, Pao 

 OUCE, Iron Hl Stxel, Plaster, Salt, Lime, &c. ii.C. 



Corrected for the Farmer's Monthly Visitor by GfL- 

 1MOR.K &, CLAPl'. at the Depot'.Store, Concord. 



:>lov. 30, 1317. 



PLANT YOUR TREES 



I.V TlIK AUTUM.V. 



THE subscriber would call the ntlenlion 

 of llie public to the extensive stock of Fruit Trees 

 thrown nt his iNurscriesin Bri;5lilon, and in mlJilion to 

 many tliousand ol' new and rare kinds selected in I'^u- 

 rn|ie, wliicli have made a year's growth and are now con- 

 sidered Cnllv eslahlislied and lit lor removal. 



Fine Pl'lAR 'I'REI".3,on Quince .Stocks, standard, hall' 

 standard and Kspalier. 



'I'he stock of CHlilUtlF.S and PLUMS is lar^e and 

 in Hnc order. 



PKAlv, PLUM, APRICOT and MECTARIA'ICS, line- 

 ly trained I'or walls. 



Beautilul DWARF APPLF,.S for ornamenting gardens, 



APPLE TliliES. ol' choice kinda and very EXPRA 

 sizes. 



ORN AMEiNTAL TREF.S,orheautirul growth and Ibrin, 

 and of evi-ry description. 



JNcw ORNAME.NTAl, EV'ERtillEENS. Irish Yew, 

 Juniper, Deodora ; also, lloliy, (iidd and Silver Leaved 

 antl Evergreen ; new and supenor varieties oT Cirapcs, 

 snitahle lor the grapery, selected by the suliscriber when 

 in Europe ; also, Feast's new •• Beauty ol' the Pr-iiiics'' 

 Rose, a most desirable elinibing variety. 



Fine hardy Rhododendron and A/.alias, for ornamenting 

 grounds. 



The present is the best opportunity Tor sending Trees, 

 South and West. The subscriber has liicililies I'or lor- 

 warding by Packet and Canal. Railroad and Lake lioats 

 to any |);irt of llie South and West, wliieh wiU be done to 

 order and prom, >tly. Orders for the N. England Stiles 

 will be exceiiled willi promptness and despatch. 



All orders mu.-t be accompanied with the cash, or Bos- 

 ton rel'erence, as they cannot be executed wilhoul llie 

 one or the other. J. L. L. F. WARREN. 



Nonantum Vale Gardens, Brighton. 



JN'ov. 30, 1317. iSos. 1 & 2 Treniout Temple. Boston. 



ASHES, Puts, 54 



Pearls, 9 



ALUM, 4 



BRLMSTONE, Roll, 3 



Siil|iliur I 



CAMPHOR. Refined,.... 50 



IJ.VXDLES, Mould, 12 



Sperm, 32 



COl'FEE, St. Domingo, 6 



Porto Rico, 9 



Porto Cahello, 9 



Old Govcriuncnt Java,... 8^ 



COPPERAS, a 



FISH, Bank, P cjuintal,. .3,50 



Pollock, 2,75 



Uav, 1,00 



Old Dun, 5,00 



No. 1 Salmon, iJ^ htil, H,UO 



No. 1 Shad, iphhl, 12,00 



Ton's i.: Sounds, ^bhl, 0,00 



ll.n.Filis,^hbl, 12,00 



FLOUR, Gtncsuc, 7,00 



Fancy hrnnd, 7,50 



Ohio, Akron, 9,00 



Spauliling, extra, 9,00 



J. 11 Beach, 8,00 



FRUIT. Fil-s, 10 



Raisins, bine mark t),50 



Black mark, C,00 



Dox, himcli 2,00 



FUSTICK,Cuba,^i>- ton, 30,00 



Tanipic-o, 22,00 



Ground, y> bund 1,75 



GLUE, Russian best 17 



A mericaii , II 



GRAIN. Oats, 42 cents I,* bu 



Corn, 1,00 do bu 



Rye, 87 Jets, dobu 



Beans, r.75® 1,50 



Peas, 5U@ 75 



GRINDSTONES, 1st qual- 

 ity, tinisbed,l/>hiuid.2,25 



Dj.'do. unlinisbed, 1,50 



IIEliRL\G,li> box, No. 1,..50 



ScaleJ, 75 



INDIGO, lii'n;;al,.l,IOf(i 1,75 

 Spanish ll.ial,... 1,00 1® 1,.50 



Manilla, 75'dl,25 



UtO.V, Old Sable, 5 



EuBlish :« 



Bauk^', re tilled, *li 



Kii'^'lisb, sheet 6 



Rus.sia,do Uravi 



Olil Sable nail rods, 54 



Norwegian do 



Coinmim do 4,V 



I'liglisli hoop, 5 



Aincrioan do 4 



SIioc Shapes, .\m -H 



Svvcd(.-s, shoe shapes, 4j 



I.ICATIIER. New 'V'ork 

 Sulf Leathi'r, Light, 17 di} 



Do. Heavy IS ffi) 



LI.ME, Tbomaslon, fust 



iinalily, 1,23 



(;ninib-i), do 1,00 



LOGWOOD, St. lloinin- 



po, IPton, 22,00 



Cani[)crtchv, 27,00 



Ground, ^ liurid 1,75 



MACICEKEL, No. J, fO 



bid 11,00 



No. 2, 8,50 



.No. 3, 0,50 



MOLA.SSLS, Havana, 27 



Surinam, 2S 



•Prinida.l, 30 



Porto Hiro, 32 



Sutiar House, 50 



NAILS. Boston Iron Oo's 



brand, 5 



Old Coli>ny do 5 



\Vc\ iiunilh trim Co 5 



.Mabli- 5 



PLASTER, V* ton, 6,00 



Do. around.. 10,00 



PROVISIONS. Pork Ex- 

 tra dear IfHibl 95,00 



Commond.' ■.'.'."<! 



Extra Mess 21,00 



Coinnion do I9,0(^ 



Butler, {i> Ik, lord, 20 



Cheese, new milch,. .."<&jS 



Four meal, Si&j 6 



Dried apple, best, 5 



Lard, northern, 11 



Do. sonlliern, 10 



Tul keys & Chickens, besl,9 



Guslins, best, 4 



Round Hogs ^ 



REDWOOD, ground, (p _ 



bond 2,75 



Nicaragua, 1|> ton, 35,00 



RICE,1;> bund, best, 5,00 



ROSLN, \» bbl 2,50 



SAL.EU-\TUS,nrstqiialiIy,9 

 SALT, St. Ubes, ^ bbd. 4,00 



Cadiz 3,50 



Bonaircs, 4,00 



Turks Island, 4,00 



Liverpool, 3,50 



Do. fine, Wortbingslon 



brand, li*- baa, 2,00 



Do. oUier brands, 1,75 



SALTPETRE, crude, 8 



Do. refined, 9 



SEED. Clover, northern, .10 



Do. southern, 9 



Herds urass, ^ bu 2,75 



SHEETl-NGS, prime {(> yd ..8 

 SHINGLES, Hrsl qiialily, 



No. 1, pine, S'-M 3.50 



do. do, do, spruce, 2,25 



SH 1 RTI.NGS, 1* yard, 6; 



Sll OT, assorted, J.j 



SHOVELS, cast steel, V> 



do7. 10,00 



Steel pointed do 9,00 



Iron do. best 8,00 



Do. common, tJ,.50 



SOAP, Castile, 10 



White Soap, best, 8 



Brown, No. 1, 4 



Faniilv, •' 



E.Ktra,' I'i 



SPICES. Cassia, in mats, 2o 



Do. groniul, 14 



Cloves, 30 



Ginger, pure, 9 



JIace, I? lb, 1,00 



Nutmegs, best, I.5U 



Pimenlo, whole, 12 



Do. ground, 14 



Pepper, windc, 9 



Do. cronnil, 10 



STEEL, Svvedes, best <i 



Sanderson, Brothers &. 



Co. cast steel ISJ 



Jessop &. Son, do 17 



German, oest, t2i 



Do. common, H* 



Coach .spring, best, 91 



SUGARS. Urowii Hava- 

 na, very best, S 



Do. ilo. prime, 7\ 



Do. do. fair, 7 



Double re lin. Last B. loaf.l I 



Do. do. crushed, 11 



Do. do. powdered, U\ 



<*oinmon loaf, 10 



Porlii Rico, best, S.t 



Piirifir-il Muscovado do . . .8^ 



TAK, !)► bbl 3,50 



TE.^S. Gunpowder, bfsl 



quality, (I* lb '^5 



Imperial, do 80 



Hyson , do tto 



Hyson Skin, do 30 



Young llvson, common, .35 



Do. do. fiiir, 45 



Ho. d.i. good, 40 



Do. do. best, 55 



Ton,\i;t"0, common keg,. .8 



Good ilo 10 



Common box * 



Good do 124 



Honey Dew, do. l>est IH 



Caundisli C5iai37J 



