VOL. \IX, NO. 3r. 



A IN U H U rt '1' 1 C L^ L 1' U R A L REGISTER 



295 



THERMOMETKICAL. 



Reported Itir the New l'lri;;I;ina FariiifT. 

 Ka.iijV'if the Thermurnelerni the (lurdeiiuC ll»e proprietors 

 of the New England Farmer, Hrigtilon, Maaa. in a shaded 

 Noriherly oxpo:jiire, week ending March 14. 



March, 1841. | 7A.M. | 12, M. | 6,P.IVI. \ Wind. 



liRIGHTOiN MARKI'.T.— MosDAT, Mabch 16, IH41. 



Keprirlcil fiirthp Nfw Knel^rnl Ftrintr. 

 Al iM.irkel 22,") Beef Callle, 3--20 Sheep, 10 yoke of 

 Working Oxen, 12 Cows and Calves, ami &Ji) swine. 

 I'lticts. — '>€«/" Cattle — Sales quick at last week's 

 prices, viz. extra $(! 7.") a 7 UO First quality $0 25 

 a 6 50. Second quality $5 75 a 6 00. — Third quality, 

 5 00 a 5 5(1. 

 Working Oxen — Sales $65, $72 and $85. Cows 

 and Calves, $20, $23, and $28. 



Sheep— hnts at $3 00, 3 75, 4 50, and 5 00. 

 Swine, —hols to peddle were sold from 4 1-lG to 4 1-4 

 for sows and 5 I-1(J to 5 1-4 I'lr bariows. At retail from 

 to6. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



Corrected icllk great care, iDcckly- 

 SEED3. Herds Grass, very little in market. Ued Top, 

 new seed — by the ha^ 60 to G.. c. Clover — Northern, very 

 little in Market. — Southern, plenty, 9 to 10 c. flax Seed, 

 81, 37 to I 50 hu. Lucerne, 2.t c. per Ih. 



FLOUR. Howard Street S3 37— Genesee S5 31— Ohio 

 ti 12. 



GRAIN. Corn — Northern Yellow none — Round Yel- 

 low 51 to 51— Southern Flat Yeliow 50— White 48.— 

 Bye — Northern 61) to 65— Southern 60 to 55. Oats— South- 

 ern 25 to 32— Northern 33 to 40. 



PROVISIO.NS. Beef— Mess SlO 50 to 11 00— Prime 

 86 50— No. 1 S9 on. Pork- Extra— 15 00— Clear 14 50— 

 Mess Sl3 00. Hams— Northern 9 c. per Ih— Southern, 

 hone. Lard — Boston 9 c per Ih. — Southern, 8 to 8 1-2. 

 ] Butter — Lump 13 to 22— Firkin 12 to IS— Shippin:; S to 14. 

 Whole Hogs 5 1-2 to 6 c. — Pigs 5 c. 



! HAY. per ton, Sl7 to 17 50- Eastern Screwed 813 to 14, 

 CHEESE— Old 11 c— News. 

 E'iGS, 16. 



WOOL — The market for this article has not experienced 

 ;any change of late. Pulled Wool is rather scarce, and there 

 is hut a limited supoly of low Fleeces and of fine Fleeces the 

 :Stock is also moderate. Prime or Saxony Fleeces, washed, 

 'Ih. 50 in 55 c. --American full Mood, washed, 47 to 50 — Do 

 3 4 lilood, washed, 44 to 4G— Do. 1-2 hlood, washed, 36 to 

 40 — 1-4 and common do, 35 to 37 — Smyrna Sheep, washed, 

 20 to 23— Do. unwashed, 10 to 14— Bengasi Sheep, 8 to 10— 

 Buenos Ayres unpicked, 7 to 10 — Superfine Northern pulled 

 lamb 43 to 46— No. 1 do. do. 37 to 42— No 2 do do 26 to 30 

 —No 3 do do 18 to 20. 



CORN SHELLER. 



CAUTION, the public are hereby informed that the sub- 

 sciiher has Irllers Patent for his improved CORN SHEL- 

 LER, and all inlringeinents on the same will he prosecuted 

 tn the extent of the law. The above machines are for sale 

 at J. Breck &. Co. No. 61 and 52 North Market street, Bos- 

 'on- , , C.WILLIS. 



March 14th. 



P£AR, PliUM, grape: vines, <bC. 



3000 Pear Trees, of the most approved kinds. 

 2000 Plum Trees, of the most approved kinds 

 and extra size— many of them have home this 

 season. 



Apple, Cherry and Peach Trees, of diflTsrent 



kinds. 

 500 Quince Trees. 



4O0O Isabella and Catawba Grape Vines, from 6 to 15 feet 

 high ; most of them have borne fruit. Black Hamburg, 

 Sweetwater, Pond's. 

 30,000 Grant Asparagus Roots. 

 Gooseberry, Currants, Raspberries, of good kinds. 

 5000 Wilmot's Early Rhubarb or Pie Plants, lately intro- 

 duced. 



2000 Cherry and Pear Stocks ; 1000 Plums ; Roses, &c. of 

 il\ kinds. 



All orders sent to the subscriber at Cambridgeport, will 

 meet with immediate attention. 



SAMUEL POND. 

 Cambridgeport, Mass., Feb. 24. 



AN OX WAGON AND OX CART 



Nearly new, for sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO , In- 

 luire at No. 62 North Market Street, or at their Farm in 

 Brighton. Feb 24. 



WANTED, 



An experienced Gardener, to whom liberal pay and con- 

 stant employment will be given. Inquire ot this office. 

 ' Feb. 24. tf. 



AGRICrLTURAL. IMPLBMEKTS, Ac. 



The Proprietors of the New England Agricultural Ware- 

 house and Seed Store No. 51 and~62 North Market street, 

 wuuld inform their customers and the public generally that 

 they have on hand the most extensive assortment of Agri- 

 cultuial and Horlicnitural Tools to be found in the United 

 States. Part of which are ihe following : 



1000 Howard's Patent Cast Iron Ploughs. 

 300 Common do. do. 

 200 Cultivators. 

 100 Greene's Straw Cutlers. 

 50 Willis' do. do. 

 100 Common do. do. 

 100 Willis' Patent Corn Shellers 

 50 Common do do. 



2u0 Willis' Seed Sowers. 

 50 " Vegetable Cutters. 

 50 Common do. do, 



200 Hand Corn Mills. 

 200 Grain Cradles. 

 100 Ox Yokes. 

 1500 Doz- Scythe Slones. 

 3000 '■ Austin's Rifles. 

 100 " Cast Steel Shovels. 

 150 •' Common do, 

 100 " Spades. 

 500 " Grass Scythes. 

 300 " Patent Snaiths. 

 200 " Common dc. 

 500 " Hay Rakes. 

 200 " Garden do. 

 290 " Manure Forks. 

 300 " Hay do. 



500 Pair Trace Chains. 

 100 " Truck do. 

 100 Draft do. 



500 Tie up do. 



50 doz. Halter do. 

 1000 yards Fence do. 

 25 Grind Stones on rollers. 



PUriT AND ORNAMENTAL, TUBES, &c. 



NURSEnv or WII.LIAIU kenrick. 



12,000 Pear and Plum Trees.— Large :ind new 



additions ol P.ar and Plum Trees have lately 



been received, many kinds of which are alike 



new to our country, and very extraordinary. 



Such have been the selections which have been 



made by the subscriber in Europe, and in person, during the 



last .Autuimi, where all have been proved ; those kinds 



already well known amongst us being identified by him by 



the wood and the leaf 



A new Descriptive Catalogue of all these fruits will soon 

 be ready, and will be sent to all who apply. 



Of the few following fine kinds extra large numbers have 

 been pnivided for sale ; all being very productive kinds, and 

 most of them prodigious bearers, and are therefore calculated 

 for cultiv.ttion to great profit on a great and extensive scale. 

 These ripeu in succession in the order named : 



Jargonelle, Aug. 



Summer Francreal, Aug. 



Sept. 

 Bartlett or Williams' B. 

 Chret, Aug. Sep!. 



Beurre D'Amaulis, 



Sept. 

 Oct. 

 Oct. 



Duchesse D'AngouIeme, 



Oct. Nov. 



Gloux Morceou or the 

 D'Aremberg of the 

 French, Nov. lo Feb. 



Easter Beurre, Dec. to Apr. 



Clion, or LeCure, very 

 large, for cooking 

 only, a prodigious 

 bearer, Bourgnieslre 

 of Boston. Winter. 



Napoleon, 

 Louise Bonne 



D'Avranches, Oct. 



Marie Louise, Oct. Nov 



Passe Colmar, Nov. to Feb. | 



All orders addressed to the subscriber, or left with Joseph 

 Breck & Co., New England Farmer Office, will be promptly 

 attended to, and Trees, when so ordered, will be securely 

 packed for safe transportation to distant places. 



N. B. A few trees of" Van Mons' Leon le Clerc Pears," 

 supposed to be the best in the world ; also, " Pitt's pridific 

 Marie," or " Surpasse Marie Louise." These cost high — 

 these Pears alone must, therefore be charged at exira prices, 

 or $2,50 for the former, nnd Sa.oo for the latter 



WILLIAM KENRICK. 



Nonantum Hill, Newton, near Boston, March 2, 



PRVIT TREES, SICLBERRIES, Jftc. 



The subscriber offers to the public the usual 

 very large assortment, comprising the choicest 

 l-'ruil Trees, of every class, and embracing all 

 the newest varieties. Also, an immense collec- 



tioii of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowering 



I*lants, Green House Plants, Bulbous Roots, and the most 

 extensive assortment of Splendid Dahlias, in the Union. 



All these articles will he sold at a reduction to suit the 

 times, and as cheap or cheaper than they can be elsewhere 

 obtained For the silk culture, are offered the finest varie- 

 ties of Mulberries, which are the Circassian, Elata, Alpine, 

 Multicaulis, and Broussa ; all of which are very hardy ex- 

 cept the Multicaulis and that withstands ordinary winters. 



The State of New York having now granted a bounty of 

 S2 per lb. on Silk, and Massachusetts and Vermont having 

 done the same, they will no doubt take the lead in this great 

 national p'lrsuit. WM. R PRI.NCE. 



Flushing, March rth, 1841. 



N. B Priced Catalogues will be sent to every applicant. 

 Any persons who wish to establish silk plantations will be 

 supplied with trees payable by a share of the proceeds. 



March 17. 



PRTIT TREES AND SCIO.\'S FOR SALE. 



The subscriber, at the Pomological Garden, 

 P Salem, offers for -ale a very choice and extensive 

 ■ variety of Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Peach and 



PARRI IVANTED. 



Wanted to purchase on credit or hire on a lease of five or 

 ten years, a small but good farm in the vicinity of Boston. — 

 The advertiser is engaged in rearing swine and makes large 

 quantities of manure and has it in his power to keep a farm 

 in a high state of cultivation. Any person having a place 

 to dispose of or rent at a reasonable price may hear of a ten- 

 ant by addressing JOHN GREY, 



March 10. Neponset Village, Dorchester. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



As Gardeners and Farmers. Apply at N. E Agricultural 



Warehouse and Seed Store. 



March 3. 



A SMALL. FARM FOR SALE, 



Situated in Braintree, ten miles from Boston, with a 

 Dwelling Honse and large Cider mill thereon. The farm 

 contains about 20 acres, Inquire of 



NA THANIEL F.4X0N, 



Feb. 24. No. 33 North Market Street. 



BERKSHIRE BOAR .\ND SOW. 



The subscribers offer lor sale a full blood Berkshire Boar 

 Apricot Trees, Grape Vines, Gooseberries, Red and Sow. IS months old, which they purchased a year since 

 E=«,» and White Dutch Currants, and Red and White from N. C. Beraent, which he warranted lo be pure. 

 Antwsrp Raspberries. ; Feb. 24. JOSEPH BRECK & CO 



Also, Scions of all the European and American Fruits 



which have been provetl ; all from Iruit bearing Tree-*, pack- 

 ed in boxes with moss, and can be transported with safety 

 to any part of this country or Europe. 



ROBF.RT MANNING. 

 Salem, March 3, 1641. tMayl 



FOR SALE. 



A small House in Medford containing nine looms, with a 

 barn,&c , and near the depot of the Boston and Lowell Rail- 

 road. For terms, apply to JONATHAN BROOKS, near 

 the premises. 3w'' March 16. 



