VOL. XVI. SO. 85. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



A GOOD viELD OF Whkat— We are infurmed that 

 rElias Whiting, of Wintlirop, has raised, during the 

 .si season, elghtv bushels of wheat from Jive hushels 

 sowing This nialtea a yield of sixteen busliels from 

 le. MrW attribules this increase of crop to the pre- 

 5US use of lime i.pon his land. If lime will do this we 

 ould like to see it spread over the whole State. There 

 inaiorinl en..ii<rl, wiiliin oui' borders to tu.\kc lii.ie 

 ongh lodoit, and have pienly to spare.— jlA, •;,(■ Frr. 



THER.MO.VIETRICAL. 



I!ei..irli:il for llie New Encl.ind Farmer, 

 langeof the Thermometer at the Garden of the proprietor 

 the New England Farmer, Brighton, Mass. in a shaded 

 rlherly exposure, week ending December 23. 



iD9 



BEES ! BBES ! 



h.T'H7'""i!^'''l;'r ''"'•■'■'''■ 10 hives of Bees which will 

 be sold from 86 to ^10 per hive, according to w.-iob 

 Dec. 6, 1837. JOSEPH KKECK' *, CO 



CORIV SH!.:I.I,ERS. 



H^fr-' ''""^"'if ''" 'l>e New Ennland Agricultnral Warehonse, 



7^ nSnV > T"l ^''"' ^^"■'^•"'- Tl"5 mac e will shell 



fnn, ,n. , •" "c' °'^i ""''■ ''^'' ''"^^ ^'"^ '^ ""^ "^ "'« ""OS' Per- 

 fect machines for the purpose ever introduced. 



. JOSEPH i;RECK<f-CO. 



PRICES f) F (J O U N I' II y P R O I) U (; I', 



CU IIRE CY-UJVITH OP.£AT CAllE, WEEKLY. 



PRlTlVI.VfJ PItUIT AJTD FOREST TREES, 



pc Vines, ami (lressins>- Green hoiite Plants, Slirubs, if-c. 

 . Saykiis begs leave to inform the citizens of Boston and 

 icinity, (hat he will devote a part of his time to the 

 e liMsniPss this present .season, and solicits the ernplov- 

 ; o( tliose persons who mnv be pleased to engage him in 

 ame. All orders left at the Agricultnral Warehouse, Ne. 

 orth Market Street, P.oston, will be punctually attended 



!c. 27, 1837. 



AGRICULrTURAL SURVEY. 



e snbicrilier has taken an office over the American Sta- 

 rs Company in School Street, ^vllere he may be found at 

 nial hours during the winter months; and where he will 

 ppytoseehis agricultural friends from any part of the 

 , and others who may favor him with a call 



HENRY COLIMAN, 

 Commissioner for Agricultural Survey. 



^MMOnVTIONS FOR RKPRESENTATIVPS 

 ARiD VISITORS TO THE CITV. 



3 Subscriber, proprietor of the Franklin House wonkl 

 1 his friends and the public that he can furnish good ac- 

 Jdaiions. Those who will fivor him with their custom 

 surej thair every attention will be paid and every effort 

 to make their situation jileasaat while they rHrn-iiii 

 ","': „ OLIVER LOCK. 



nUlin House, nf-ar the' New England Seed Store 

 ember, 20, 1837. 



KOll SALli OR TO LET 



A Farm, situated in Medford, now occupied by Mr Noah 

 Johnson, containing about 220 acres of Land iu a hi=h state 

 of cultivation; the b„i|,|ing.. ,„e commodious and in good re- 

 pan . If desired the farm will be sold in lots. It has the ad 



rn'I.?ll''?°"°? ■'■"'' ^""'■" K^i'Road and .Middlesex 

 CaiMl running through it, and is bounded on one side by Mys- 

 t c River, which afford great f.cilities for transporting mantn-e 



few fee^"nf'',^ t "°'''"T &'''" °" ""= ™il ■■°"'l i« within a 

 lew feel of the house. Apply to fiir.BEKT 'I'ufts or 



n, 1 », JOSEPH F. TUFTS. 



Charlestown, Nov. 29. 1837 



C .\ T A LOGUE ~~ 



of Forest Seed^ and Trees, furnished by William Mann, 

 Bangor, Me. 



Vv)X'"n ^'"o' ?]^'Y -"P"""'"' Hillock =pruce, silver Fir, 

 Whi e Oak Red Oak, White Hirch, Yellow Birch, White 



stT,'Mtt''T'' "^v"'^ M^'Ple. Red Flowering Aiape! 

 w1; e A?h 'ri l"".)'"^; American Larch, Hornbeam 



Customary prices are charged for boxes, carting &c 

 Orders may be addressed to WM MANN, Bang„r, Maine 

 or to Joseph Breck & Co. New England A»r c, S 



Nwis! ?8"37 ^'°'"' ^' '"'' ^^ '"'""'' *'"'■''" "■ 



I F'BOM 



Hay. 



SWEET HERBS. 

 A fresh supply just receive,! from the United Society of 

 ard, Mass. — consisting of ' 



SWEET MARJORAM. 

 SAGE. 



SUMMER SAVORY. 

 SUMMER SAVORY. 

 SAGE. 



For sale at the New England Agricutlural Warehouse and 

 ceeo More. 

 Nov. 15. 



und 



quintal 

 bairel 



■ u.^hc 



gallon 

 pound 



Harvard, Ma 

 Pulverized 



Pressed 



A TE.VAXT "VVAXT^^n. 



an of honest; iiulustiious and temperate habits, with a 

 family and a thorough knowledge of farming, to take 

 of a f;irni witlini an easvdi-lanrn of a !;o'id mnikef 

 liberal, and the situation one of permanency if the 

 able expectation of the proprietor can be answered 

 rlfier particulars inquire at this office or of the pronri- 



LEVI S. BARTLETT. 

 master, Kingston, N. H. 

 . 20, 1836. 



GRASS SEED. 



., ?t^1f^ ^J'^P^J wholesale and retail, are offered for sale 

 ^„ S^ "„ ^f J'' ^gricuhnra Warehonse and .?eed Store, 

 No. 52 North Market Street, inciudinc 



Prime NORTHERN CLOVER 

 " SOUTHERN do 



" WHITE DUTCH do. 

 " RED TOi> 

 " HERDS GRASS, 

 Also-GAWARY, MILLKT, HEMP and RAPE seed. 



\RRISOV>S PATENT CORN SIIElEer] 



of the most perfect machinns for shelling corn that Iras 

 trodnced, mode principally of iron and no way liable to 

 of order, will shell from 75 -o SO bushels of corn per 

 ith the power of one person. This machine was hi»h- 

 nuHimled by theMJommitteeon Agri^^ultural implements 

 late lair, and fiir the best machine now in use For 

 the New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed 

 JOSEPH BRECK & CO 



STRAW eUTTKR. 



Ju,.t reoeiveil a good supply „f Greene's PaleBt .Straw 

 < utter «ne of the most perlet-l machines for eoitin? foilder 

 which has cvej- bcfiji introduced for the pnrnoee for sale at 

 • e .\;rru!(..,i.l 'Wairirr.,..,,. No ,51 and .-ia Norlh Market 



a'::; 16, 1837. •fO^'il'iJ BRECK AND CO. 



FARM WANTED. 



nlT rr,"r'"'- ''""'"'"'"S- f™m -40 f 75 acres of land 

 icke,l »>«ith fruit trees, with good buildin-s thereon for 

 cash will be paid. Enquire' a, the office of the New 

 il Farmer. 

 8, 1837. ,f 



CLOVER SEED. 



tfbtoie, 10 tons prime Northern Clover. _ 



nOW..VHD'S PLOUGHS. 



Constantly for sale at the New England Agiicultural Ware- 

 house It^ IS hardly necessary to repeat that these ploughs are 

 considered by our practical farmers to be the best plo„-hs 

 "°No'v "f ■ ""'^/'""'"•«= to.^'^^n-i No. 1 at the Krighton Fair. 



Nov. I, 1837. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



^VlMNOWIN« ]»Ilr,L. 



Just received at the Nov England Agricultural Warehouse 

 and .-reed Store. Nps. 51 & 52 North Market Street, R„s "n 

 Holmes's Wmuowing Machine. This article was highly re- 

 commended by the committee at the late Fair o y 'k 

 Likewise Springer's Patent Winnowing Machine, a very 

 neat anil convenient mill. ' " 



.TOSEPII RRECK & CO. 



.^PPI.KS, 



Uea.vs, while, .... 

 liEEF.niess. , 



iNo. 1. 



prime, . . 

 'Heeswax, (.Aineric; n) 

 Chkesk, oew milk, . . . . 

 1' tA■li^EUs, nr)rlhcru, geese, 

 sontliern, geese, 

 r LAX, American, .... 

 Fish, Cod , , ' _ ' 



Flour, GWcsec, . . cash 

 naltimore, Howard street, 

 n.iltiinore, wlvarf, 

 Alexandiin, 

 Gkajn, Con., northern yellow 



southern flat yellow 

 "hile, 

 R.ye, northern, 

 liatley, . . . ' . 



Oats, norlhern, . (prime) 

 St English, per ton of 2000 lbs 

 Jiastern screwed, 



['"'■'"■ ■ ■ Cidia ■ ■ 

 Hoes, 1st quality 



2d,,naliiy . . ■ . ■ 

 Laku, liosuin, "1st sort, 



soi,l,,eni, Jsl sort, 

 Leathek, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do country uo. ' 



Ba timure city d„_ 



<lo. dry hide 

 New York red", light, 

 15o.'>ton do. slaughter, 

 do dry hhle, ' 

 l^iME, hcsl sort, 

 .Mackerel, .Mo. I, new, . " 

 ."lastlk PAtiis, per ton of 2200 lbs 

 Pork, Ma.ss. in.vpecl'. extia clear, . 

 ele^r from other States 

 Mess, . . ■_ 



:.Seeiis, Herd's Grass 



Red Top, ' . ■ . 

 Hemp, 



Red Clover, norlherf. 

 Southern Clover 

 Silk Cocoons, (American) ' . 

 Tallow, tried, . . _ 

 Teazels. Isl sort. 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces ' 

 American, full blood, washe<l' 

 do. S-'Iihs do ' 



do. 1-2 ,i„. 



do. i -4 and common 



s f Pulled superfine, 

 t- I No. I. .. 



I 3. I No 3. 



PKOVISION MARKET, 



IlET.iIL PRICES. 



bushel 



pound 



10 00 



Hams, northern. 



souilierii, and western 

 Pork, whole hbgs. 

 Poultry, 

 l!t)TT|.:it,(tiib) . 



lump 

 aons, 



i.^STATOES, new 



Clt)EIl, 



pound I 



dozen 

 bushel 



14 



13 



8 



M 



20 



2 



37 



barrel | 8 00 3 50 



Is 



u 



10 

 IS 

 23 

 25 



28 

 60 



GrNNY CLOTH AND GI NNT BAGS, 



Siiitalde for Hop Bagging, fur sale by JAMES PRATT 

 ■""'y^- No. 7, Com mercial Whf 



Hale'g Horse Power and Thrrshiiig Macliine 



S.^'^Qf '^ '"i"'" f'''" England Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store: the above machines were highly recommended by 

 he committees at the late fair, and by others who have tise^ 

 them for the last two or three years. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



U1!4.«H rON MARKET.-Mo.vDAT, Dec. 25, 1837. 

 Keporled for the New Englanil Farmer. 

 , At Market 530 Beef Cattle, 2,500 Sheep, and 70 

 Swine. 100 Beef Cattle unsold. 



Prices -Bee/ Ca«/e._VVe quote to conform to last 

 week, viz, Extra at $7 00— First quality at $6 25 a 6 

 75.-Secor.d qu.ility $5 50 a 6 00.— Third quality $4 

 25 a 5 25. 



Shcejj.— Sales quick. Lots at $1 75, $2 00, «2 33 

 |2 37 $2 62, $2 75, and $3 00. 



Swine.— At retail 9 for bows and 10 for barrows. 



