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o,..,<r,. from 12 to 13 ('onls of inanuio \n-r 

 ""'il. e - '..ed a few to,.s ..f l.ln.UT ot 

 S JiS; :e.y great suc.es. i nls. last y.. 

 nseUOO b,..=l,eUof asl.es. As to .-o.Mpost ,,.. - 

 "u,;, we nmke .-. n.urh a. c„c,n,s,.UK« w.ll a,!- 



'"'1 l.pvc about five „cre« nf .nca.low land, wl,icl, 

 fo. n erly ,,roa.,c...l 1..,. very little hay, an.l .Mn o 

 1, nferU r qoalilV. Tl,e .n.ul in the , leep.st pa. 

 w" " hont tllree tVet .leep, an.l ,ra.U>ally -l-ceas 

 r on every side to the uplan.l. I eoMMnence. 

 d cb ng H in the autumn of 1823; "'-"I-';.":' 

 '"the contents of a barn cellar I Had bee,. d,g- 



gin?; 



„we.l on hayseed ; and the next year it 

 produced a f^oo.l burden of English hay ; since 

 ha t me I think it ha« yielded fron. two to three 

 onl Tthe acre. I cannot state precsely the ex- 

 pense of draining sai.l meadow ; but thu.U .. w. 

 amount to aliout r^w pp» in-i^^- » 

 ac es of low land adjoining said meadow w n 

 forn.erly produced but very b.tle, by 'oP' -'"- 

 it now produces a large burden cf good h..y. 1 

 hmk that ,ny hay has increased at least one ha f 

 within the last nine years_I cannot state prec.e- 

 ly the quantity of hay, which I have sold , but 1 

 think that I have sol.l one half that has been cut 

 on the farm within the last nine years. 



I have usually employed two hands dunni; the 

 season ; but for the last two years have had some 

 additional help at certain seasons of the year. 



My con. this unfavoiable season yielded beyon 

 mv expectation, which with n.y neighbors as we 1 

 a/myse,fwasowingtoanear^ne^^.ch 

 we planted. jw., ij. 



Melhuen, JVov. 29, 1837. 

 No. of aci-es, 108 1-2— Total. 

 Mowins; land, 35 acres. 

 Sowed do. 11 do. 

 Planted do. 5 do. 

 Pasturage, 56 1-2 do. 



Crops. 

 jj,,y 70 to 79 tons on 35 acres. 



Oats' 350 bushels, 30 bush, to the acre. 



Co.-n, 195 do. 54 do. do. 



Potatoes, 700 do. 332 do. do. 



Winter apples, 175 bis. 

 Butter, 615 Iba. 



Cheese, 400 do. 



Cash paid for labor, $240. 



AND GARDENPR's journal. 



fretting; not a shurD word, scarcely awry look. Wc 

 hope our dear wiv« will liike paliern after these charm- 

 in.' lessons; but on this topic it might be wise to bfl si- 

 lent, lest we should rwllle the calmne.« of the domestic 

 atmosphere, and create the evil wo wish to avoid. 



CoNGKESs.-The Senate have been mainly occupied 

 in discussing the plans of! he Administration for the col- 

 lection and'aafekeeping of the revenue; a matter on 

 which there is no prospect of an immediate decision.— 

 In the House after a most protracted debate the Missis- 

 sippi Election case has been decided. They have turned 

 out the two members, whom they admitted the last au- 

 umin; and they have njected the claims of lhos»e, who 

 came on to take their places. It was not denied tli,at 

 the credentials of the applicants were pur.«-ect ; but U 

 was maintained that no election could be valid, which 

 took place, while the se.its were occupied by poisons, 

 whom the House had admitted. It would seem to fol- 

 low from this, th.it the House of Representatives, by ad- 

 mitting whom it pleaees to seats in the House, m.iy at 

 any time defeat the election of a state. One Wise man 

 advised the claimants to demand to be qualified -if re- 

 fused, to swear themselves in; and taking their seats 

 with loaded pistols in th^Jr desks, defy any one who 

 would attempt to remove them, This is very beautiful 

 in theory ; the practical operation of such a movement 

 however might be somewhat inconvenient in the hall of 

 Congress; it might at least frighten the women in the 

 ■alleiies. 



flood the community with wretchedness, pauperism, am 

 crime. The licensed houses and taverns are a prolifil 

 and certain means and encouragement to intemperance, 

 The issuing of licenses therefore i» a direct permissioB 

 and inducement to aid in making men poor, and wretch 

 ed and wicked. Can a moral and christian coinmunit; 

 do this? and Is not every one, who in any way direcll 

 or indirectly countenances and aids or abets in this casf 

 accessory in the court of morals and religion, if not i 

 the eye of the law, to all the dreadful consequence 

 which spring from this source ? Let every reflectin| 

 man answer this ; and answer it ; not under the eicitf 

 mem of liquor, nor of party, nor of passion ; but in th^ 

 discharge of his doty to his conscience, to his county, 

 and to mankind. We have no fears in such a couri^ 

 that the decision will not be what it should be. ' 



FiKE.— A sad and most destructive fire has ocrurret 

 at Baltimore; by which the Circus with a stud of Ibrty 

 „ine horses were destroyed on the 1st inst. The whoh 

 belon-red to an individual by the name of Cook, who 

 had succeeded with admirable skill and perseveranee tf 

 train those fine animals to a wonderful degree ol docilit 

 and intelligence. 



Bo3TO», Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1838. 



SUMMARY OF THE WEEK. 



N» news ii said to be good news; and this is the only 

 news we have this week to communicalt to our readers 

 Stoy however '. th. >e is one exception ; we have had a 

 .torm ; and on Sunday afternoon and evening the snow 

 fall to the depth of about four inches; so light and 

 feathery that it disdained to be trodden under foot; and 

 it-was almost as dlflicult to make sleighing out of it as 

 out of a go„d thick Nova Scotia fog. What however 

 could bo done by trying ban been done ; with the sooth- 

 ing help of a mild sun on Monday it has been persuaded 

 to lay still ; and the husiness world and the gay world 

 are determined to lose none of its advantages. Such a 

 season of almost uninterrupted, even, mild, transparent 

 weather, as wo have had now for the last seven weeks, 

 is hardly within the memory of man; no scolding, no 



In our own Legislature the B.-inks are the all-ab- 

 sorbing topics of discussion. The first question is wheth- 

 er there shall be a permanent board of three Bank Com- 

 missioners, to be appointed by the Governor. The sec 

 ond is whether the law enacting a penalty of paying 

 twenty-four per cent interest in case of failing to redeem 

 their bills in specie shall be continued in force. The 

 Banks feeling their incap.anity to resume specie pay- 

 ments, are it is said daily contracting their loans, and 

 will nut extend them, while this penalty is held over 

 their head.^. It was said some lime since that the com- 

 munity had got the Banks vpon the hip ; but the present 

 attitude of things is we believe directly reversed The 

 money power is in the ascendant. Our cupidity, our ava- 

 rice, our luxury, our speculation have made u« slaves. 

 But the chain is of gold; ought not ihis to satisfy us.' 

 Deliverance can come only from tlie people themselves 

 The only cure is in temperance, industry, and frugality. 

 The secret of independence is to have few wants ; as 

 far as possible to be able to supply those wants of your 

 ov«n self ; and to ask no favors. The increase of what 

 we thought was money has multiplied our wants beyond 

 all bounds. The facility with which we supplied these 

 wants by borrowing money at the banks has broken up 

 our habits of industry and frugality. This has reduced 

 us to die necessity of asking favors ; and a large poiiion 

 of the community are in some form or another crippled 

 with pecuniary obligations, which they must either vio- 

 late in defiance of all hoi, or and conscience ; or they 

 must get along with somchoic ; happy for Ihein if it can 

 be done without the sacrifice of all manliness and inde 

 pendencc of action. 



TEMPER4SCE. The cause of Temperance is exciting 

 attention strongly in Boston, Repeated public meetings 

 have been held in the city to discuss the great question 

 whether it is proper for the Slate to issue Licenses for 

 the sale of intoxicating liquors. There are some points 

 in this matter, which must be conceded. 



Ardent spirits are in no. respect or degree whatever 

 essential or conducive, unless used medicinally, to 

 health of body or mind, to stienglh of muscle or vig- 

 or of intellect. The abuses of them are infinite ; and 



BRKiHTON MARKET.— Monday, Feb. 12, 1838^ 

 Reported for tlie New England Farmer. | 



At Market 270 Beef Cattle, and 940 Sheep. j 



40 Beef Cattle unsold. 



Pmczs.— Beef Cattle.— A small advance was cftccl 

 ed. We quote Extra, $7 25.— First quality $fi 75 

 $7 00 —Second quality $6 00 a 6 50.— Third qualil 

 $4 75 a 5 75. 



S/(«;;.-Lots were sold at $2 50, $2 75, $3 CO, $3 7i 

 $4 50, and a few Cosset wethers at $6 50. ■ 



Swine.— None at Market. 



PKUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAI. TREES, JtlORl 

 MIIL.TICAUI,.IS, &.C. 



For sale by tlie subscrdier. The varielies, pi 

 ticulaily ol the Pears and the Plums were iiel 

 before so fine, die assoitlneiil so complete, J 

 so of Apples, Peaches, Cherries, Grape vines, 

 superior asso.tment of finest kinds, and of 

 other hardy fruits. 



20 00O Mollis Mullicaiilis or Chinese Mulberry trees c 

 still be furnished ai die cusloiiiary prices, if applied (or ear 

 this being all thai now remain unsold. 



Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses and HerbacCT 



plants, of die most bcautil'ul hardy kinds. Splendid Pa;oB 



nnd Double Dahlias. „„„„., , ,j j ' 



4,000 Corkspur Thorns, 10,000 Biickthorns for HerigesJ 



800 Lancashire Goo.seberries , of various colors and | 



Harrison's Double Yellow Roses, new and hardy, CO 

 fine, it never fails to bloom profusely. „ ,. 



Trees packed in the most perlect manner for all disO 

 places and shipped or sent IVoni Boston lo wherever ordeB 



Transportation to the City widioul charge. 



Address by mail posi paid. 



Catalogues will be sent gratis to all who apply. 



WILLIAM KENRIC 



Nursery, Nonanlum Hi'l, Newton, Jan, 24, 1838. 



CATALOGUE 



of Forest Seeds and Trees, furnished by William Mi 

 Bangor, Me. 



White Pine, Black spruce, Hemlock spruce, silver 

 While Oak, Red Oak, While Birch, Yellow Birch, \, 

 Beech, Red Beech, White Maple, Red Flowering M, 

 sni'ar Maple, Arbor Viloe, American Larch, Ilurnbe 

 wliitc Ash, Black Ash, Mountain Ash, Elm, Bassi^ 

 Conwnon Elder. i 



Customary prices are charged for boxes, carting, &c. J 



Order" may be addressed to WM MANN, Bangor, Mi 

 or >to Joseph Breck & Co. New England Agriculj 

 Warehouse and Seed Store, 51 and 52 North Market SB 



Nov. 15, 1837. 



Cl>OVER SEED. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural Wan 

 and Seed Store, !• tons prime North erh Clotek. 



