TOL,. XIX, NO. 39. 



Ai\D HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



231 



nule roots oT Ijviii;: pi mts exert poiverful ch-niical ac- 

 tion in doconiposing roci<8 and llie very smull stones — 

 gravel Blones — -wiiich :ibound in xmr land:). The roots 

 ol'bnlbs in glasses lie 'las (bund corroding the glns^, and 

 extractins froni ibis bard Kubslance a portion of its food. 

 In tbese living roots Ibere is greater clieinical power 

 tiian nitric or siilpbiirio acids exert, for the glass is unaf- 

 fected by them. 



GliN. DEARBORN'S ADDRESS. 



Our thank.s are due to Gen. H. A. S Dearhorn for a 

 CO]iy of his learned and inleiesling address before ihe 

 Berlisbire AjrricuUnral Soriety. This work is replete 

 with valuidile liislorical and statistical information. It 

 abounds in tests lor the poliiical economist. We shall 

 extract from it for our eolumns. 



SURVEY OF RHODE ISLAND. 



Dr C. T. Jackson has favored us with a ropy of his 

 Geological and Afrricultural Survey of Rhode Island. 

 We have had no opportunity yet to examine its con- 

 tents. 



THERMOMETRICAl.. 



Itepnrteil for Ihe New Knularid Farnier. 

 Range of the Thermonieter at tlie (lardenof the proprietors 

 of the New England Farmer. HrigUton, Mass. in a shaded 

 Northerly exposnre, week ending .Ian. l7. 



BRKiHl'OM .MARKET. — Monday, Jan. 18, 1840. 

 Reported f,ir ttie Nf w Encl^nd F«riner 



At Market 210 Beef Cattle, 100 Stores, 1100 Sheep. 



PitiCF.s — fiee/' C««/e —About half tiie Beef Cattle 

 were purchased Salunl-.y, some of which were re-sold 

 to day at an advance, and sales were quite unequal. 

 We quote a few extra, g:G 00. First qiialitv $(3 00 a 

 6 25. Second quality, $.'> 50 a 6 00. Third quality, 

 $4 50 a t5 25. 



Sheep —Lots were sold at $1 75, $2 25, |3 00, $3 50, 

 and $4 00. 



Stcine. -None at iMarkel. 



WlLl-IS'S LATEST IBIPROVED 

 CUTTKR. 



VF,GKT.\BI.E 



For sale at the New England .Agricultural Warehouse 

 No. 51 ani 52 North Alaikei St reel, Boston, Willis's Latest 

 Improved Vegetable Culler. This machine surpasses all 

 others (or the purpose ol cutting Ruta Baga, INIaugel Wurt- 

 Eel, and other roots. The srcat objection toother machines, 

 IS their cutting the roots into slices, which makes it almost 

 impossible for the cattle to got hold of them : this machine 

 with a lilllc alteration, cuts them into large or small pieces 

 of such shape as is most convenieni for the cattle to eat. It 

 will cut v.iih ease from one to iwn bushels of roots per min- 

 ute. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



GKEEN'S PATENT STRAAV CliTTEU. 



JOSKPH BRECK &. CO. at the New England Agricul- 

 tural Warehouse and Seed Store N'os. 51 aii<rri2 North Mar 

 ket Street, have lor sale, Green's Patent ^traw, Hay and 

 Stalk Cutter, operating on a mechanicni jirinciple not beh)re 

 applied to any implement (or this purpose. The most prom- 

 inent efli-cls of this application, and some of the consequent 

 peculiarities of the machine are : 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum of power requisite 

 to use it, that the sireaglh of a half grown boy is suliieient 

 to work it etbciently. 



2. With even ibis moderate power, it easily cuts two bush- 

 els aminule, which is lull twice as fast as has been claimed 

 by any other machine even when worked by horse or steam 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing In the peculiar manner in which they 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any oiher 

 straw cutler. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made and put 

 together very strongly. It is therefore not so liable as the 

 complicated machines in general use to get out of order. 



LAMP OIL— PURE SPERM OIL. 



E. T. HASTINGS & CO. No. 101 State St. keep con- 

 stantly for sale. Winter, Spnns and Fall Sperm Oil, hif ach- 

 ed and unbleached ; which they warrant to be of the best 

 quality and to burn without crusting. 



Oil Canisters of various sizes. 

 Boston, Jan. I, 1841. isly 



GRINDSTONES. 



An extensive assortment of Water and Hand Grindstones 

 constantly on hand and (or salebyAMHlC. LOMBARD 

 & CO. 13 Lewis's Wharf isly. Nov. 17. 



FARM FOR SALE. 



The subscriber offers for sale that valuable Farm, situated 

 about 3-4thsof a mile below the First Parish Meelin" Hi use 

 on the Stage road, and coinmnnlv known as the Jud^e Pres- 

 cott (arm, containing about 170 acres of siiperiir la'nd, in a 

 good slate of cullivation, with two dwelling houses,' four 

 barns, and other out buildings The farm is remarkablv 

 well watered with soft water, conveniently fenced, has near- 

 ly forty acres of large, handsome wood and timber stand ei" 

 on it, with an orchard ol graded Apple. Pear, PeacW Plum" 

 and Cheiry trees, and might he easily divided into two 

 Farms The estate will be sold rea.sonably. Iffive thou- 

 sand dollars be paid on receipt of the deed, the remainder 

 may lay on mortgage to suit the convenience of the purcha- 

 ser. For (nrther particulars, apply to the subscriber, livin" 

 on the ptemi-es. WM. SALISBURY. ° 



Groton, Oct. 20. 1840. eow. 



FRESH GARDEN SEEDS. 



We would inform our cu.-tomers and friends that we are 

 now receiving our supply of fresh Garden Seeds, most of 

 which have been raised under our own inspection, from fine 

 selected roots ; which we warrant to be of the purest quality 

 of the growth of the present season. 



Agricultural Books. 



Agricultural Implements. 



Seed and Implement Catalogues sent to all applicants gra- 

 tis, and all orders promptly attended to, 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Boston, Sept. 29, (840. 



TIE IIP CHAINS. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural Ware 

 house, a good supply of those celebrated Chains for tying 

 up cattle. These chains, introduced by E. H. Derby, Esq. 

 ol Salem, and Col. Jacques, of Charlestown, for the pur 

 pose of securing cattle to the Mall, are found to be the safest 

 and most conremeni mole of fastening cows and oxen to the 

 stanchion. They consist of a chain which passes round the 

 animal's neck, and by a ring iiitached to the stall, plays (ree 

 ly up and down, and leaves the animal at liberty to lie down 

 or rise at pleasure, and keeps him perfectly secure. 



J"')' 15- JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



TRACE CH.II.VS. 



.Tust received, direct from the English manufacturesr, 8 

 casks of Trace Chains, from 6 to I ( teet hnig, suitable lor 

 ploughing or draft chains. JOSEPH BRECK & CO 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Apples, Winter, 



AsHKs, Pearl, per (00 lbs. . 



Pol, " •■ " . 

 Bfans, white, Foreign, 



" '' Domestic, . 



Beef, mess, new. 



No 1 



prime, .... 

 Beeswax, white, 

 yellow, 

 BnisTLEs, American, 

 Ben i;ii, shijiping, 



dairy, 

 Candles, mould, 

 dipped, 

 .sperm, 

 Cheese, new milk, 

 Cider, ..... 



Bone Masuhe, 



in casks. 

 FEATHEns, northern, geese, 



southern, geese, . 

 Flax, (.\merican) . 

 Fish, Cod, Grand Bank, 

 Biv, Chaleur, 

 Haddock, 



Mackerel, No. 1. . 

 No. 2, 

 No, 3, . 

 ■\lewives, dry salted, No. 1. 

 Salmon, No. 1, 

 Flour, Genesee, cash, . 



Baltimore, Howard street 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf, 



Rye 



Meal, Indian, in bbls. 



Grain : Corn, northern yellow, 



southern, flat, yellow, 

 white, . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 southern, 

 Grindstones, pr ton of 2000 lbs. rough 

 do. do. do. iiaished 



Hams, northern, .... 



southern and western,, . 

 Hay, best English, per ton,, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, Isl quality, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Boston, .... 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do. country do. 



Baltimore.city tannage, 

 do. ' dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides, 

 Lime, best sort, . " 

 M0LASSE6, New Orleans, 

 Sugar House, 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring, 



Winter, . . 

 Whale, refined, 

 Linseed, American, 

 Neat's Foot, . 

 Plaster Paris, per ton at 2200 lbs 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, .... 

 Mess, .... 



Prime, 

 Seeds: Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, .... 



Flax 



Red Clover, northern, . 

 Southern Clover, 

 Soap, American, Brown, 



" Castile, 



Tallow, tried, .... 

 TE.4ZLES, ist sort, . 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, full blood, washed 

 do. 3-4ths do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 

 £_; f Pulled superfine, 

 .SSJNo. 1, . . . 



|3lNo.2, .... 

 Z ^ ( No 3, 



barren 1 50 



5 75 



5 50 



bushel I 75 



" 200 



barrel 



pound 



pound 

 dozen 

 barrel 

 bushel 



pound 



quintal 



barrel 



bushel 



pound 

 pound 



cask 

 gallon 



6 75 

 37 

 23 

 35 



1(1 

 IS 

 12 



I 25 

 1 50 



37 



9 



2 50 



2 37 



1 25 



14 23 



17 on 



5 31 

 5 50 



3 12 

 CO 



57 



68 



42 



35 



IS 00 



28 00 



U 



15 00 



12 50 



35 



10 



30 

 27 

 29 

 23 

 24 

 22 

 21 

 75 

 3U 



1 IS 



40 



1 78 



6 00 

 5 62 



2 25 

 2 50 



10 50 

 9 00 



7 00 

 40 

 29 

 70 

 13 

 25 

 13 



40 



8 



1 60 



1 75 

 38 

 3? 



45 

 12 



2 68 

 2 79 

 1 33 



14 50 

 13 00 



1300 

 5 37 



5 62 



6 60 

 3 37 

 3 25 



62 

 58 

 64 

 70 



44 



38 



20 00 



30 00 



12 



11 



16 0(1 



13 00 



38 



11 



32 

 29 

 3C 

 23 

 25 

 23 

 22 

 80 

 27 



1 05 



1 16 



45 



