Vol- VII.— No. 50. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



399 



eat the fallen and decayed fruit, and thus destroy 

 the insects which it contains. If; however, this 

 cannot well be done, or you have not swine in 

 sufficient numbers to devour all your fallen fruit, 

 it will be well to gather and carry it from the 

 ground before the insects, which inhabit it, irudse 

 their way into tlie earth, and malve you destruc- 

 tive visitations another season. 



Preservation of Timber. — .\n English writer 

 says that " Green fir timber may be seasoned and 

 rendered fit for immediate use by soaking the 

 planks or round trees barked, a few days in lime 

 water ; or paying them over with lime along with 

 water. Lime loaler is made by slacking the lime 

 in water, and the hotter it is used after the lime 

 is slacked the lietter." If " fir timber" can bo 

 seasoned in tliis way, it is to be presumed that 

 other kinds of timber may be benefited by the 

 same process. The trial is easily made. 



The July number of the North American Re- 

 view, contains articles on the following subjects : 



Memoirs of a Financier — Principles of Elocu- 

 tion — History of Intellectual Pliilosophy — De Be- 

 ranger's Life and Writings — The Greek Revolu- 

 tion — Abbot's Letters on Cuba — American I'oems 

 — Popular Education — Boston Exhibition of Pic- 

 tures — Constitutional History — Quarterly list of 

 New Publications. 



Published quarterly, by F. T. Gray, Boston, and 

 G. & C. & H. Carvili, New York, at $5,00 per 

 annum. 



Spirits The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser of 



Saturday says : " The market for spirits is very 

 dull, and prices have been greatly reduced ; this 

 is accounted for in the falling oflfof the consump- 

 tion of every description of spirituous liquors." 



A child was poisoned at Westchester, a few days 

 ago, (though not fatally,) by eating the root of 

 a plant which had been gathered for spike- 

 nard. This plant somewhat resembles spike- 

 nard in taste and smell, but its foliage is small- 

 er ; it attains the height of three or four feet, 

 has white blossoms resembling the carrot, 

 though not as dense : it has been called Wild 

 Carrot. 



Monday and Tuesday of this week were ap- 

 pointed, for shearing the remnant of the flock of 

 shee]) upon Nantucket Island. The Inquirer calls 

 it a remnant, because more than half perished last 

 winter, the cold being severe, and no shelter af- 

 forded them. 



Locusts. — A Shawneetown (Illinois) pajjer says : 

 " Immense swarms of these insects fill our forests 

 and fields — making the air vocal in the chill of 

 the morning, with a low melancholy murmuring ; 

 afterwards when the heat of the sun has warm- 

 ed them into action, with an almost deafening 

 noise. They made their appearance about ten 

 days ago." 



The Augusta, Geo. paper says : — " The Lo- 

 custs which are numerous in the swamp and oak 

 woods in this vicinity, arc destroying the leaves of 

 the fruit and forest trees in some parts of the 

 country. They are so numerous in the swamps 

 below this city, that a respectable planter told us 

 the other day, that his hogs were getting fat on 

 them. They are small, but little larger than the 

 large horse fly, and make a noise like the tree 

 frog." 



Pigeons. — We learn from Saratoga county, and 

 the northern parts of this State, that great mis- 

 chief has been done to the Indian corn this season, 

 by the wild pigeons which flock in those regions 

 in immense num!)i'rs. They attack the corn 

 fields, pull uji, or scratch up the young stalks, 

 and eat the kernel at the root. We have heard it 

 stated by a gentleman whose fields have been 

 ravaged in this way, that he believed at least a 

 hundred acres of young corn have been destroyed 

 in Saratoga county. They also make great havoc 

 arnonfj the oats. 



THE DORCHESTER PREVENTIVE SOCIETV. 



At a meeting of a respectable nuuilier of Ihe inlial)ilaius n( 

 Dorchesler, convened for the purpose of organising a Society, 

 lor Ihe Proieclion ol' Fields, Gardens, and Orchards iu said 

 lou'n, al'tex having elected 



JOSHUA GARDNER, Esq., I'rcsideni, 



Samuel Downeei, Vice do 



Nathl Claff, Treasurer and Secrclary, 



William Wales, "J 



Thomas Pakker, .Directors, 



TllOM.^S IVI. MOSKLY. f ' 



RuFus Home, J 



ihe ftjllowin-^r Preamble aad Code of Eegulalions were unani- 

 moiisiy adopted, viz-^ 



We' Ihe subscrihfTs having formed ourselves into a Sociely 

 for the Protection of Fields, Gardens, and Orcliards in tlinlown 

 o( Dorcliesler, do hereby promise lo each other mutual aid and 

 facihiy towards detecting and bringing' to punishment, all ot- 

 feiiilers against the laws made for the protection of this species 

 of property, belonging to the subscribers ; and in order more 

 v'lTcctuaily to give elKciency lo the objects of lliis assoc:alio*i, 

 we agree lo adopt for our government the following Kegula- 

 tions— 



Art. I. The Society shall be denominated The Dorchester 

 Preventive Sociely, fur the Detection and Prosecution of Tres- 

 passers on Gardens, Fields, and Orchards in the town of Dor- 

 chester and its immediate vicinity. 



Art. !2. The officers of tW Society shall consist ol a Presi- 

 dent, a Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and a board 

 of four Directors, lo be chosen annually, al iheir June meet- 

 ing. 



u Art. 3. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treas- 

 urer, shall be Directors ex officio. 



Art. 4. There shaJl be a meeting of the Sociely on the sec- 

 ond Wednesday of June and October ; and at such other limes 

 as the Board of Directors shall order. 



Art- 3. ll shall be the duty of the President to preside al all 

 meetings of the Society, or* Directors} and in his absence, the 

 duty shall devolve on the VnCe Pnrsideiil ; and in his absence, 

 the senior member of the Boait! of Directors, who shall be Pres- 

 ident, pro tempot-e. 



Art. 6. It shall be the duty of the Secretary lo keep the rec- 

 ords of the Sociely and Board of Directors, and to notify al! 

 meetings of the Society and Board of Directors, and in general 

 to perform all the duties of such an officer. I!** shall receive for 

 his services such reasonable compensation as the Board of Di- 

 rectnrs shall order. 



Art. 7. The Trcasnrer shall have the care of the funds of the 

 Society, and be responsible for their safe kccjiing. He shall 

 invest ilieai in some public insiitution, or in good private secu- 

 rity, if it snail l>e deemed expedient by the Board of Directors, 

 or 'a majority of them, and malie a report at each of the slated 

 meetings of the Society, of his doings, and of the stale of the 

 funds. 



Art. G. The Board of Directors shall institnlo process for all 

 violations of the laws made on the premises, that shall come to 

 their knowledge by information of members of the Society, they 

 shall have power to give suitable rewards for the detection of 

 trespassers^, and to employ suqh agents as may be deemed by 

 them proper, for this purpose. They may at their discretion 

 make public the names of all convicted oflenders against the 

 laws made for the protection of Gardens, &c.. by posting them 

 al some public place, or places, in the town oi Dorchester. 



An. 9. The Directors shall have the entire direction of all 

 expenditures, and in general perform all such offices as shall 

 best promote the object of ihe Society. 



Art. 10. Any person may become a meinbcr of the Sociely, 

 upon being a)>proved by a majority of the Board of Directors, 

 by subscribmg to these Articles, and by paying lo the Treasur- 

 er not less than one dollar. 



Art. II. The Society shall have power to lay such assess- 

 ments al their stated meetings in June and October, as a ma- 

 jority may determine, not exceeding one dollar a year on each 

 member. 



Art. 12. Any member may be discharged from this Society 

 on application to ihe Treasurer, after paying all his dues to the 

 Society, and relinquishing his right to any part of its funds. 



Art. 13. Any person not wishing to become a member of (he 

 Sociely. but is willing lo contribute to its funds, may be entitled 

 to all its privileges, upon paying to the Treasurer a sura not 

 less tlian five dollars- 

 Art. 14. Amendments to these Articles may be made at either 

 of the stated meetings, by a majority of all ihe members pres- 

 ent. 



Milltt Seed. 



Foj sale al the Seed .Store connected with the New England 

 Farmer, No. 52 North Market street. 



6*i bushels of Millet Seed, — clean, and of superior quality. 



Also, a very extensive variety uf Ornamental Flower Seeds, 

 in papcis of G els each, or lUU varieties, one paper each, for 

 S^.OU. 



KOMAN— This elegant, hill blooded hor.se, a bright bay, 

 with black legs, mane, and tail, of iiigh spirit and g^ood tem- 

 per, will stand al the farm of Mr Stephen Williams, in North- 

 bnrough, Ms, al $tO the seasnu, to be paid before the mares are 

 laken^away.— See New Engl and Far mer. May 15. 



Farm for sale in Millrm, of about £00 acres, remarkably well 

 watered, with every variety oi' lands and fruits, good substan^ 

 lial buildings, and a lar^e portion of valuable woodland. — Also, 

 for sale, or to let, opposite lothe above named premises, a large 

 dwelling house, with a god3 bake house, very pleasantly situ- 

 ated. — For further particulars, see the New f'.ngland Fanner 

 (iir May 15. or inquire of t[ie publisher, or P. H.Pierce, W 

 Stale si, or N. Tucker, on ih^iiremiscs. 



May 22, 1829. i f 1 - 



Imported Horses. 

 Barerool, and Cleveland, the two English horses, will stand 

 for the season at their stable in Brighton. Earefool at ^Zb, 

 and Clevelaud al ^10, with ^\ (or the groom. a24^ 



Heifers, Calves, Sheep, S^c. 



For sale, two full blood Aldernc}- Heilers, three years old this 

 spring, wiiii calf by a full blood bull of the Short Horn breed; 

 one Aiderney Heifer call, six months old, weaned, and turned 

 to grass ; iwo full blood hciijr calves of the Siiort Horn breed, 

 trto months old, now at grass feed i four of the Long Woot 

 Ewes, imported from the Netherlands; a buck lamb from one 

 uf the ewes, and a Devonshire Buck, a very 6ne animal, and 

 lour full blood .Saxoay Bucks. For terms apply at ihis office. 



June 17, 1829. 



PRICES OF COUJSTTRY PRODUCE. 



APPLES, best. 



ASHES, pot, first sort, . - - 

 iVarl, first sort, - - - 

 BEANS, white, 

 BEEF, mess, 



Cargo, No. 1, 

 Cargo, No. 2. 

 BUTTER, inspected, No. 1, new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, . . - 



Skimmed milk, 



FLOUn, Baltimore, Howard-street, - 



Genesee, - - - 



^yv, best, - - - - 



GRALX, Corn, - . _ . 



Rye, 



Barley, - - 

 Oats,' - . . . 



HOG'S LARD, first sort, new, 

 LIME. - - - 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails al 

 PORK, clear, 



Navy, mess. 



Cargo, No. 1, - - 



SEEDS, Herd's Gra.ss, - 

 Orchard Grass, 

 Fowl Meadow, - - - 

 Rye Grass, - _ _ 



Tall Meadow Oats Gra.ss, - 

 Red Top - - - - 

 Lucerne, . - . - 

 White Honeysuckle Clover, 

 Red Clover, (northern) 

 French Sugar Beet, - 

 WOOL, Merino, full blood, washed, - 

 Merino, full blood, tinwashed, 

 Meruio, tliree fourths washed. 

 Merino, half blood. 

 Merino, quarter washed^ 

 Native, washed, - . - 

 Pulled, Lamb's, first sort. 

 Pulled, Lamb's, second sort, 

 Pulled, " spinning, first sort, 



PROVISION! BIARKET. 



COnRECTED EVEEV «EEK BV MR. HAVWARD, 



(Cte.-k of I'lineuU-hail Market.} 



REEF, besl pieces, .... pound. 10 i; 12 



PORK, fresh, hesl pieces, - •> 7 10 



whoh^ hogs, - - " 5 7 



VEAL, .... . " G 12 



MUTTON. " 4 12 



rOULTKV, " 10 IC 



BUTTER, keg and Uib, ..." 10 ]5 



Lump, hest, - - " 14 jg 



EGOS, - dozen. 11 13 



MEAL, Rye, relail,- - - . bushel. I CK) 



Indian, relait, - . . n 70 



I'OTATOS, -...<< sn 



CIDER, [according 10 quality,] - barrel. 2 0<lj 2 .W 



