VOL. XIX, NO. 38. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



THER.llOMETRICAL. 



rtepnrled (or the New Eriglaml Farmer. 

 Ran^euf ihe ■riiernionieteral ilie (iardeiiof the propriclora 

 of the New England Farmer, lirigUtun, Ma«. in a shaded 

 Nonhe.ly exposure, week ending April 11. 



April, 1S41. 

 Monday, 

 Tuesday, 

 VVedn?sday, 

 Thiijs-day, 

 Kndny, 

 Satirday, 

 Sui.day, 1 



I 7A.M. I 12, M. I 6,P.M. | Wind. 



N. W. 

 N. W 



s. w. 



E. 

 E. 

 E. 

 E. 



WILLIS'S LATEST IMPIIOVED SEED SOWER. 



327 



BKIGH'l'ON MARKKT.-MoNiiAT, April 12, 1841. 



Itepnrtetl fur Ihe New Knglund Knniier 

 At Al.'irkel 300 Beet Cattle, 20 yoke ol Working 



Oxen, 25 Cows and Calvi-s, 725 Sheep, and Hi!,') swiue. 

 Vmces.— Ueef Cuttle — A small advance was ell'ecl- 



ed, we quote a few extra $G 75 a 7 00. First qiialilv, 



6 25 a $(i 50. Second quality, $5 75 a GOU. Third 



quality, $5 00 a 5 75. 



n'orking Oxen — Sales were noticed at $62, «70, 



$85, $92, $110 and $115. 



Cows and Calves.— UnW, $20, $25, $27, $31, and 

 $35. * . •» .V, . 



Wiee/j — A lot of ordinary were sold fjr $1 50 each. 

 Lots of stall fed, $3 7o, S4 25, 84 75 and 45 00. 



^wine. —Sales quick at a small advance, lots to ped- 

 dle were generally sold at 4 1-4 for sows, and 5 1-4 for 

 barrows. Large selected barrows at 5 and 5 1-4. At 

 retail from 4 1-2 to 6. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



Corrected with great care, weekly. 



SEEDS. Herds Grass, very little in market. Red Top 



new seed hy the ha? 60— old 55 c. Clover— Northern, very 



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



SI, 37 to 1 50 bu. Lucerne, 25 c. per lb. 



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

 J5 12. 



GRAIN. Corn — Northern Yellow none -Round Yel- 

 low 34 to 56- Southern Flat Yellow 50— White 48.— 

 Rye— Northern 60 to 63— Southern 50 to 55. Oats— South- 

 ern 30 to 31— Norlliern 35 to 40. 



PROVISIO.NS. Beef-Mess Slo 50 to 11 00— Prime 

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

 Mess S13 00. Hams— Northern 9 c. per lb— Southern 

 none. Lard — Boston 9 c per lb.— Southern, 8 to 8 I-2' 

 Butter— Lump 18 to 22— Firkm 12 to IS— Shippin; S to 14 

 Whole Hop;s 5 1-2 to 6 c.— Pigs 5 c. 

 HAV, per ton, $17 to 17 50- Eastern Screwed Sl3 to f4 

 CHEESE-Old 11 c.-New8. 

 EGGS. 14 a 16. 



WOOL— The market for this article lias not experienced 

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

 is hut a limited supply of low Fleeces, and of fine Fleeces the 

 stock is also moderate. Prime or Saxony Fleeces, washed 

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

 '3-4 hlood, washed, 44 10 46-Do. 1-2 blood, washed, 36 to 

 40— 1-4 and conmion do, 33 to 37— Smyrna Sheep, washed 

 20 to 23~Dn. unwashed, 10 to 14— Bengasi Sheep, 8 to I0-- 

 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 1810 20. 



Willis s latest Improved Seed Sower, invented the last sea- 

 son; one of the most perfect machines ever introduced for 

 he pnrpo.se. In usmg this machine, the farmer mav be eer' 

 am Ihat li,s seeu ,s put nito the ground, and at the same 

 time „, the best possible manner. There has b^e, a grea' 

 ifficuhy ,n machines lor sowing sarden seeds; the? a?e 

 veiy ap. to clog up, and the farmer inisht go over an acre of 

 land and not sow a single seed ; but not so with this h" so 

 constructed that ,t cannot possibly clog. In using this sow 

 c , the farmer can save one half of h-steed, and do the w"Tk 

 at l,ss than one quarter the ex|,ense of the common way of 

 so ,v,ng seeds and have it done m a much better mamfe"' 

 tt opens the furrow, drops Ihe seed, and covers it over T, J 

 rolls them down. It will sow almost anv kind of Garden 

 .Seeds; say Ruta Baga, Mangel Wurtzel, Turmus, Ca, ots. 

 Beets, Parsmps, Omons, It ,s highly recommended ; 

 agrea number of persons who use-d ,t the past season 

 Horsaleat t.'-.e N. E. Agricultural Warenouse and Seed 

 "Ma;;^3.. JOSEPH BRECK& CO. 



jlMASSACHl SETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At a meeting, held April loth, 1S41, the Executive 

 Committee were instructed not to receive any reports of 

 Committees, awarding premiums, for the past year after 

 Saturday the 24lh instant. E. M. RICHARDS 



■^P''' ' '^- 2w Recording Secretary. 



ASPARAGUS AND RHUB.IRIt ROOTS^ 

 For sale by J. BRECK & CO., a few large Asparagus 

 ind Rhubarb Roots. April 14 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 



In great variety, for sale by J. BRECK & CO., No 61 

 North Market St. April 14 



GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR A FARMER. 



The owner of a farm in a healthy situation about two 

 mles from the cuy of Washington, is desirous of obtaining a 

 Superintendantof the farm. He wishes for a regularly bred 

 armer; and 10 such an one he would ofier such favorable 

 erms in money, house rent, fuel, provisions. &c., as to make 

 t an inducement for a temperate and industrious man to en- 

 er into an agreement to take the management of the farm 

 or a term of years. 



For farther particulars, perjonn/ application may be made 

 JOSEPH WILLARD, No, 20 Court Sreet. 



Boston, April 7th. 3wis. 



Brighton, near Boston, 

 Situalcd on. the line of the Boston and Worcester Rail 

 Road,— 5 miles from the citij. 

 The Proprietors of this extensive nursery be" 

 f leave to inform their friends and the public tb.a"t 

 they are ready to furnish orders to any amount 

 lor !• orest 1 recs, indigenuous and exotic 



p X,- u „," "^'"S^' '"'■■''"lins all the varieties of 



Pears, Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Cherries, &c. &c. 



Vines— Shrubs, Green House Plants &c 



Catalogues_may be obtained by applying' at the Nursery. 



frees carefully packed, to ensure safety m long voyages. 



Orders left at the New England Seed .Store of L Breck & 

 Co. Nos 51 and 52, North Market street, will be delivered 

 the day following, and left at any part of the city free of 

 expense. '^' 



Letters containing orders, addressed to the subscribers 



p K, M • IV, u J- & F. WINSHIP. ' 



Brighton Nurseries, March 24, 1341. 



BOITE MANURE. 



The subscriber informs his friends and the publi; that 

 after ten years experience, he is fully convinced that Lrou id 

 bones lorm the most powerful stimulant that can be appli- I 

 to the earth as a manure. 



Price at the Mill 30 cents per bushel, put up in casks or 

 hhds. containing from 4 1-4 to 17 bushels each as the pur- 

 chaser may desire or order, and delivered at any part of^the 

 city at 35 cents per bushel, and no charge for casks or cart- 

 ing. 



Also, Oyster Shell Lime, price 8 cents per bushel at the 

 kiln, put up in casks, 4 bushels each, at 50 cents per cask 

 delivered at any part of the city. 



Orders for Bone .Manure or Oyster Shell Lime, left at Ih- 

 Bone Mill, near Tremoiit road, in Roxbury, at the Niw 

 England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, No i> 

 North Market Street, or through the Post Office will met 

 with prompt attention. 



April 7, 1841. NAHUM WAR1> 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &c 



The Proprietors of the New England Ajricu'ltural Ware- 

 house and Seed .Store No. 51 and 52 Norih MarLet street 

 would inform their ruslnmers and the public i^.-neraliy that 

 tliey have on hand the most extensive assortnient of A-'ri 

 eultuial and Horticultural Tools to be found in the Uni'ted 

 States. Part of which are the following • 



1000 Howard's Patent Cast 



Iron Ploughs 

 300 Common do. do. 

 2uu Cultivators, 

 too ('ireene's Straw Cutlers. 

 50 Willis' do. do. 

 iou Common do. do. 



100 Willis' 



Shellers. 



50 Common 



Patent 

 do 



Corn 

 do 



2u0 Willis' Seed Sowers. 

 50 " Vegetable Cutters 

 ^0 Common do. do 



200 Hand Corn Mills. 

 2U0 Grain Cradles. 

 100 Ox Yokes. 

 1500 Doz- Scvthe Stones. 

 30110 '■ Austin's RiBes. 

 March 17. 



lou doz. Cast Steel Shovels. 

 150 " Common do 

 100 " Spades. 

 500 " Grass Scythes. 

 3011 " Patent Snaiths. 

 200 " Common do. 

 500 " Hay Rakes. 

 200 " Garden do. 

 200 " Manure Forks. 

 300 " Hay do. 



600 Pair Trace Chains. 

 100 " Truck do. 

 100 Draft do. 

 500 'fie up do. 



50 doz. Halter do. 

 1000 yards Fence do. 



25 Grind Stones on rollers. 



FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. 



NUaSERY OF WILLIAM KENRICK. 



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

 'additions of Pear 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 subscf-iber in liurope, and in person, during the 

 last Autumn, where all have been proved ; those kinds 

 already well known amongst us being identified by him by 

 the wood and the leaf 



All orders addressed to the subscriber, or left with .loseph 

 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. 



WILLIAM KE.NRICK. 

 Nonantum Hill, Newton, near Boston, March 2. 



PEAR, PLUM, GRAPE VINES, <fcC. 



3000 Pear Trees, of the most approved kinds. 

 2000 Plum Trees, of the most approved kinds 

 and extra size— many of them have borne this 

 season. 



, Apple, Cherry and Peach Trees, of different 



kinds. 

 500 Quince Trees. 



4000 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 j 1000 Plums ; Roses, &c. of 

 all kinds. 



All orders sent to the subscriber at Cambridge port or 

 with JOSEPH BRECK & CO., will meet with iminediaie 

 attention. 



„ , . , SAMUEL POND. 



Cambridgeport, Mass., Feb. 24. 



PLUMS, PEARS, GOOSBERRIES, &c. 



Just received by JO.SEPH BRECK & CO., from Lon- 

 don, a fine assortment of Plum and Pear Trees, which are 

 offered at reduced prices, including the fuilowin" 

 PEARS. 



Caltilac, 



BEDFORD O.ATS. 



Just received fO bushels of superior Bedford Oats. This 

 variety is highly recommended, it not being bable to blast' 

 and very produeiue. For sale by ' 



March M. JOS. BRECK & CO. 



SUP. RIOR SEED BARLEY. 



100 bushels of extra heavy and clean Seed Barley Also 

 30 bushels CHEVALIER BARLEY, a new and superior 

 variety, for sale by JOS. BRECK & CO 



March 31. 



BLACK SEA W^HE.IT. 



Received from Vermont, 30 bushels Black Sea Wheat. 

 Also, 20 bushels Italian Spring Wheat, raised in Warren' 

 N. H. For sa!e by JOS. BRECK & CO. ' 



March 31. 



Belle Lucrative, 

 Moulle Bouche, 

 Josephine, 

 Beurre Spence, 



" CapiamoQt, 



" Bosc, 



" Diel 



" d'Aremburgh, 

 Easter Beurre, 



Williams' Bou Chretian orj 



Bartlett, j 



Jargonell d'Epagne, 



Echasserie, 



Urhaniste, 



Duchess d'Angouleme, 



St. Chislain, 



Madaline d'Carne. 



PLUMS. 



New Orleans, 

 Imperatrice, 

 Reine Claude, 

 Royal d'Tours. 



Green Gage, 

 Purple Gage, 

 Diamond, 

 Washington, 

 Golden drop. 



Gooseberries, White and Red Currants, Raspberries and 

 every article in the Nursery line furnished at short notice 



JOS. BRECK & CO., No. 52 North Market Boston 



April 7, 1841. 



GRINDSTONES. 



-An extensive assortment of Water and Hand Grindstores 

 constantly on hand and for salebyAMMlC. LOMBAklt 

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



