vol.. XIX. NO. IM. 



A X D HORTl C U L T U R A L REGISTER 



143 



the bmvs rifilii. jiiHrruiiuMii, wliirli .ire of sleel are lengtli- 

 eneil ntiil coriirmteil, ati I these ditTerenoeg ire iiwlicaieil 

 by .1 huii'.l, which lr;iver.-iHS upon a siuii-cireuhir sc:iltt of 

 bras*, which in ;!riidiiaied inio hundreds, lialves, and 

 qnarii rs. !Si. lh.it ilie niiniher iiidiiaicd by iln^ ii.ind 

 may In- snppi-si d In niark the nnniht-r of jionnds wei^^ht 

 requirid [o move ih.i plough. Il is ditticiili to make cmr- 

 selve.s inteMijrihle v\ilhoul a plate and this we des^ri to 

 fiiriiisli in a liilure pipio-. As on aceonni of tlie dilfer- | 



p.iss 



ent f|iialities ol ilie soil iliroii;;li whicli ihe |iiouf;h 

 es, liie iliHrieiit depilis of the ploiijrliuif., ihc riiffe. ent 

 n'ldtiis ot liip fmrow slice, tlie ditlereoces in llio speed 

 of the team at diftVrent limes, and oecasional ohsdne- 

 lions from sni.ill stones, the hand wonid travel slowly or 

 with rapidity and somoiin)(.s range ihioiii;ii a large space, 

 the true de;rree as far a- indicated by the iiislrutnent was 

 nee essarily matter nf judfrment, through as near an ap- 

 proach to exactness was doubtless iinide as is to he ex- 

 pected. 



For the sake of an illiislralion, we shall give an ix- 

 aniplo of the diff'*rent comparat.vt' results, premising 

 that on account of differences tn the depths .ind widths 

 ol llie furtovv slices the true result can be detcrniitn-d 

 only by that mixed calculation which the Committee 

 have ailoptr d. In our opioi.m ilie depth and width of 

 the furrow slice should be prescribed bv tlie Cotnmittee 

 It shoulil of course be nniforui and tlie competitors should 

 be rifiidly held to it Tlie Coinmiliee thought diifer- 

 ently : and we do not mean to question the soundness of 

 their juilguieiit wiiatever partiality we may have f-.r our 

 own The statistics tire Iroin our own private minutes 

 as taken from tlieir verbal leporis on the field, and the 

 Committee are not responsible fir our accuracy. 



Jn the trial of ploughs (or laying the furrow slice at 

 an oblique angle the re.-ults were as follows: — 

 No. of Depth of 



Plough. furrow. 



1 fi in. 



3 (! 1-a 



4 6 1-2 



5 5 



6 •> 1-4 



7 5 3 4 



8 4 14 

 !) 5 I --2 



No 2, though entered second on the list, taken by 

 the commiiti'e, wtis designed solely lor ploughing flat 

 We give it in this case because wc have room otilj for 

 one table. Two ploughs from the same firm were en- 

 tered for ibis object : we give the result of one only : 



Depth of furrow. Wi'llh. Power of draught in cwt. 

 No. 2. 6 III. lain. 2 5-8 



From these elements will appear the care and exact- 

 ness iMtii wliK-h tlie <'otninittee sought to perpirin a du- 

 ty siillicienily per|il. xing ; and in which the most honest 

 and lutelligeut arc liable to errors of judgment. As re- 

 spects the fractions given in the depths and widths id' 

 the furrows, we have little c.infidence in them; and so, 

 likewise, in regard to measuring eighths on the dyna- 

 inooieter; but they sho<v at least the solicitude of the 

 Coinmiliee to be sci ijpiihnjsl y ex.'icl. 



The commiitee having allowed tlie various competi- 

 tors t" plough tin e(|ual quauiity of land with their own 

 plonghmau. alierwaids by a sub-commitlee made an ex- 

 peiirnent with several ploughs themselves. This w.is 

 certainly a jiidiiMous mode ef an tving at a correct deri- 

 sion. We did net atieiid the f.rther trials made on the 

 ensuing inortiing, from the necessity of being in another 

 fi.dd. 



Uur limits oblige lis to postpone some farther remarks 

 en this important experiment. H. C 



UKll.inOiN iMAKKKT— MoM.Ar, Nov. a, ln40. 



HenerTc f,. tile New '|.;iii;IomI t'oriiier 



Ai M irkel 3550 Beel Catth'. lOOfl Stores. 84n0 Sheep, 

 and SOO Swine. A hirge nuinhi'r of Uecf Cattle and a 

 stilt larger number ol Siieep unsold. 



I'l.ii Ks — ''erf I'litl.le — I'ric s have declined, and we 

 reduce our qiioialions. First quality, $.') 25 a .$5 511 

 Sei-ond quality, $4 75 a $5 UO. Thiid quality, f3 50 a 

 .*i4 50 



Bdrrelhng Cirtth — We reduce our quotations, at 

 which I'l i. e- the harrellers (iiiicliased a lull supply. — 

 .Mess $4 75; No. I $-1 00 ; No. a .$;! Oil. 



Stores — Yeailings, :fi5 :i *ll. Two Year Old $ia a 

 $18. Three Year Old, i|,21 a .ifaT. 



S/iec/i — 'Doll." :ind the market "glinted." Lots 

 weie sold at .^1 2,5, $1 3.3, $1 37, $\ 50, SI 75, Ijll 80, 

 fa 00. $2 33 and $2 .50. 



S'lm/ie —Sales quick. Lots to peddle at 3 1-2 for 

 sows and 4 1-a for harrows. At retail from 4 1-2 to 

 5 1-2. 



({('iinrTcil l(n- llie iNiMv [".iitiliiTiiI Farmer. 

 Rni)(;po( i!ip TliermoniPtor :it l)ip (taiHeiiof the proprietors 

 »( tlie New Erii;!;in(i Farmer, IWijjUhm, iMnss. in a shaded 

 Viirrlipflv PX|ii>7'nre wrrk pinlins Nov. 1. 



Oct. 1340, I 6 A .M. I 12, VI. \ 6.I\M. | Wind . 



i\Innday, 



Tue-iday, 



Wednesday, 



Thursday, 



l*'riday, 



Sniiirday, 



Sim lay. 



N. W. 

 W 



s. w. 



s. 



s. 



E. 



N. 



Jt2aS9achiiee<t8 HorUcultural Society. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS, 



Saturday^ Oct 31, IH40. 



By M. P. Wilder, DorchesUr; Pe;,rs— Pusse Colmar, ' 

 Beiirre Did, ljeurr<i d' Areinbiir^ — each ot veiy lirst i 

 qiifihtv. 1 



By Chefver Neuhnll.of Dorchester; Pears— Block- 

 er's M.adow, (sweet and f.iir.) VVnkiri-inii^ (adiitirable,) I 

 Dix. (do.) (itavenslein :ip,,|(' — beaiiiif.il. j 



By J"hii Piiiire, ol' UuxhiKy; Marie Louise, (very 

 excellent,) and Urbamste Pears— pa>sf'd npp, but ofun- 

 oominon si/e. 



By Joseph ralrh, ol R.»xhijry ; (iiapeslrorn Prance — ' 

 open L-iiilurc — wiihi'ni n name — of good promise. 



Fur ihti Coiiiiiiiilee, I 



WM. OLIVER. I 



CO\% S AVAX I ED. 



Wanted to hire on fair I'rins 2 or 3 qoorl Cows that will 

 give a "nod quanliiy of Milk lhrnii?h the winter, — or would 

 purchase il preferred. Aiiv roniniti meal inn addressed to 

 Taunton Tost office, ltox26, will he ininicdiately attended lo. 



Oct. 28. 3w 



GRGEN HOU.S!=: PLANTS, &c. «fec. 



The suhscriber can furnish every variety of Green House 

 Plants or Garden Shrub, in the very he^t order. Also — 

 Dahlia roots, (all the new varielies); Black llamhurg, 

 Nweelwaier, and Isahello Grapevines; Roses and Pceonies ; 

 Honeysuckles and other ere. pers ; HIark, While, and Red 

 fJurrani trees : VVhiie mid Red Antwerp Raspberry vines: 

 Aspaiagus and Rhubarb roots, &c. 



Orders by mail will be prnmpily and faithfully executed 5 ! 

 or ibey can he lorwarded to. or left with J Hreck & Co 

 JAMES L L. F. WARREN. 



Oct. 2?. Nonanlum Vale, Brighton. 



\VlLt.JS'S LATEST IMPROVED \ EG^'^TABLE 

 CITTTER. I 



For sale at the IVew England Afjricultural Warehouse,! 

 No. .61 and Si North Maike'i Street, Boston, Willis's Latest, 

 Improved Vegptable Culler. This machine surpasses alt ; 

 others lor the purpose ot LUltini; Rnta B.n^a. Manuel Wurt- j 

 zei, and niher roots. The ^rcai objfdinn toother machines, 

 IS their cutiini? the roots into slice--, which makes it almost 

 impossible for the catiip lo get hold ol ihcm : this machine I 

 with a lillle alteration, cnls them into Ia:-a:e or small pieces, I 

 ot such shape as is inosl conveineut lor the cattle to eat. U | 

 will cut with ease from one to two bushels of ronis per min- ; 

 uie. JO:?EPH BRECK & CO. ! 



Oct. 23. t 



FUUIT TREES KOR SALE. 



At the Pomnlogical Garden, Salem, Mass., a good collec- 

 tion of Fruit Trees nf the best Nalive and I'oreign varieties. 

 Apply bv mail 10 the subscriber. 



R0I5ERT MANNING. 



Salein, Oct 14.1.'i4n. 



J-EXCE CHMKS, 



Just received from England, al the New Engl md Agricul 

 tural Warehouse, 6 casks chains, suiialile for makin? the 

 chain lence, iic. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



July 15. 



WALKt'.RS'S FIAE TULIPS. | 



For sale at No. 52, North Market street, a great variety 

 ot Walker's fine named Tulips, ai S.j per dozen, with their 

 names. Many nf the original Bidhs cost five times that sum- 

 Those who intend lo set out a lulip bed, will do well lo call 

 soon, as Ocitilter is ihe best monih lor this linsiness. j 



Fine Mixed lulips wiibuui names, Si per tbizen. Also 

 Hvacinths olevery variety, embraeini: all the most approved 

 sorts, wiih a great variety of other bulbr)us lonis. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Boston, Oct. 21, 1S40. ' 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Apples. Winter, 



AsME^, Pearl, per 100 lbs. 



Pol, ' . 



Bfans, wliile, Foreign. 



*' " Domestic, . 



Beep, mess, new, 



No 1. . . . 

 prime, 

 Bkeswax, white, 

 yellow, 

 Bristles, American, 

 Butter, shipping, 



dairy, 

 Candles, mould, 

 dipped, 

 sperm. 

 Chrfse, new milk, 



CiDEH, . , . . 



Bone Manuhk, 



in casks. 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 



soiiihem, geese, . 

 Flax. (American) 

 Fi3H, Cod, Grand Bank, 

 Biv, Chaleur, 

 Haddock, 



Mackerel, No, 1 . . 

 No. 2,' 

 No 3, . 

 Alewivcs, dry salted. No. 1. 

 Salmon, No. 1 , 

 Flol'r, Genesee, cash, . 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf, 

 Rye, .... 

 Meal, Indian, in bhls. 

 Grain : Corn, northern yellow, 



, southern flat, yellow 

 white, . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) 

 southern. 

 Grindstones, pr ton of 200n lbs. rough 

 do. do. do. finished 



Hams, northern, .... 



southern and western, . 

 Hay, best English, per ton, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Boston, .... 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philadelphia ciiy tannage, 

 do. c 'uniry do. 



Ballimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, li^ht, 

 Boston, do. siaugfiter, 

 Boston dry hides, 

 Lime, best sort, . 

 Molasseo, New Orleans, 

 Sugar House, 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring, 



Winter, . 

 Whale, refined. 

 Linseed, American, 

 Neat's Fool, . 

 Plaster Pari.-^, per ton o( 2200 lbs, 

 PoQic, extra clear, 



clear, .... 

 Mess, 

 Prime, 

 SsEDs: tierd's Grass, 



Red Top, .southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, . 



Flax 



Red Clover, northern, 

 Southern Clover, 

 Soap, American, Biown, 

 " Castile, 



Tallow, tried, 

 Teazles, Isl sort, . 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Meeces, . 



America:!, lull blood, washed 

 do. 3-4ihs do. 



do. I -2 do. 



do. 1-4 rind common, 

 " f Pulled superfine 

 No 



barrell 



pound ! 



pound 

 dozen 

 tiarrel 

 bushel 



37 



" I 1 07 

 barrel 12 75 



bushel 



6 50 



pound 



pound 



3 25 



40 I 42 



28 I 32 



IR 00 19 00 



28 00 ; 30 00 



to i ii 



9 10 



1 5 00 I 16 00 

 10 50 ; 



20 



1 15 

 40 



25 

 20 

 13 

 12 

 30 

 28 

 27 

 23 

 21 

 23 

 21 

 8« 

 27 



1 OS 



1 1« 



4S 



Z - I N" 3, 



