No. 3. Mustard Crop in Ohio — Prices of Seed in Philadelphia. 



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before davliglit next morning-, with a total 

 of 3,190 baskets. 



Tlie details of this day's shipment, there- 

 fore, are as follows : 



On board the sloop, 1230 



On the steamer Cohansey, 1000 

 On the steamer Napoleon, 3190 



Total, 5420 baskets, 

 from the Reybold orchards only. These all 

 reached their destination before daylight 

 next morning, consigned to Mr. Anthony 

 Reybold, by whom they were disposed of 

 before 11 o'clock, at 16 to 31 cents per bas- 

 ket, containing about three and a half 

 pecks each. 



From the books of JNIajor Reybold and his 

 sons were ascertained the following remark- 

 able facts: Quantity of peaches sent to mar 

 ket to the 29th of August inclusive — 



Major Reybold, from his Maryland and 



Delaware orchards, 31,145 



John Reybold, 13,300 



Philip Revbold, Jr., 6,000 



William Reybold, 5,699 



Barney Reybold, 7,200 



Total number of baskets, 63,344 



Number of baskets employed for transit, 

 40 to 50,000. 



Number of acres of orcharding, 1,090 

 Number of trees in orchards, 117,720 



Business detaining us in that part of the 

 country, we returned to Delaware City on 

 the 31st, and found the Reybolds loading 

 two large steamboats at the wharf — the 

 "Napoleon" for Philadelphia, and the "Mu- 

 tual Safety" for New York, direct by sea ; 

 the latter, of 700 tons burden, leaving with 

 3,581 baskets on board, the former, com- 

 pleting the shipment for that day, a total of 

 4,075 baskets, having taken the day before, 

 her usual loading of near 3,000. Here we 

 saw three steamers loading with peaches at 

 the same time, while the empty return bas- 

 kets had numbered 16,000 within the last 

 24 hours. Major Reybold has it in contemp- 

 lation to start a large steamer with peaches 

 direct to Boston ! Success attend him, 



James Pedder. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 1st, 1845. 



Mustard Crop in Ohio— Prices offered 

 for the seed in Philadelphia. 



In the last volume of the Farmers' Cabinet, No. 3, 

 page 99, will be found an interesting account of J. H. 

 Parmlee's crop of Mustard last year.— Ed. 



We have made inquiries respecting the 

 success of our friends who attempted the 



cultivation of Mustard seed in this State 

 the present season, and we learn that al- 

 though some failed entirely, owing to the 

 frosts and drought, the majority have suc- 

 ceeded remarkably well considering the un- 

 tavourableness of the season, and tlieir want 

 of experience in the business. The follow- 

 ing are the principal lots : 



Mr. Parmlee, Duncan's Falls, 27 acres. 



Mr. Buckingham, Putnam, 9 " 



Mr. Ely, Chillicothe, 15 " 



Mr. Myers, Canton, 7 " 



Three or four smaller lots, say 12 " 



Making in all 70 acres; and there may be 

 other lots in the State, of which we have 

 not heard. Mr. Parmlee's crop is about as 

 good as last year, say 14 buchels per acre. 

 Mr. Buckingham's is nearly as good. Mr. 

 Ely's, and the smaller lots, were somewhat 

 injured ; we have not learned the amount of 

 the yield ; probably not over seven to ten 

 bushels per acre. This will give, for the 

 whole amount 700 bushels. 



Now for the markets. We have just re- 

 ceived a letter from Messrs. C. J. Fell & Co., 

 of Philadelphia, in answer to one from us, 

 in which they generously say, that although 

 the market price for seed is not yet estab- 

 lished — and it may range lower than last 

 year — yet, inasmuch as they may have been 

 instrumental in inducing some Ohio farmers 

 to engage in its cultivation, with the ex- 

 pectation that the same price would bo 

 given this year that was paid Mr. Parmlee 

 last year, they now offer to pay that price — 

 eight cents per lb. in cash — for all Ohio seed 

 that may be sent them of as good quality — 

 as heavy and clean — as was Mr. Parmlee's 

 last year ; to arrive at Philadelphia not later 

 than the first of November. For seed of a 

 less perfect quality they will pay a propor- 

 tionate price; and to avoid any dissatisfac- 

 tion, they offer to let the weighmaster send 

 us samples of the lots that arrive, and have 

 us compare them with seed of Mr. Parm- 

 lee's last year's crop, and say what deduc- 

 tion ought to be made in the price. 



The seed should be packed in good strong 

 flour barrels, and shipped by way of Pitts- 

 burg. The cost of transportation from Pitts- 

 burg to Philadelphia, is 60 cents per hundred 

 weight. — Ohio CvUivalor. 



Liquid Manure. — The Chinese, who are 

 particularly skilful in the management of 

 manure, are extremely careful not to waste 

 the smallest portion ; and, according to Sir 

 George Staunton, they prefer the dung of 

 birds to that of all others, and next to that, 

 night soil, which they apply in a liquid 

 state. 



