VOI« XII. NO. 51. 



\ND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



415 



Set to your Wells. Parents, if yoy wish to p 

 he health of your families, immediately appoint a day 

 fo thi purpo of thoroughly cleansing your wells, as 

 you will not only add to the flavor of the water, but pre- 

 vent many of thi se co orders that rage at the 

 coming season of the year. I have reeentlj con 

 jui experienced aj Physician, » ho gave tl as his 

 opinion, that a strict al the cleansing of wells 



won 1 p .■-. enti larj f the 



■ to tin 8 [tnmnal months. 



He gave me an tple of th ina al of p ipl i to 



... t. He died to examine 



a patient in a family of I ctability, 1 



suaded thai the compln tted from asir 



water By his request, the well d out. when 



behold ill- skeletons of one cat and five toad., 

 among the filth that was taken out of the well. He . 

 me other ■■ ■ . evidence of the correctness o ' his 



opinion. 1 advise all who have not already done it, to 

 cleanse their wells. — Worcester &;hj. 



Some ladies in Illinois have formed abutter 

 for the purpose of encouraging the manufacture of good 

 butter. 



si Mammoth Trout.— Gen. Cadwallader and lady of 

 Philadelphia, being on a visit to Bethlehem, Pa. Mr. G. 

 H. Goudie presented to Mr. Ziegler, of the Eagle Hotel, 

 largest brook trout p rer known in 



thi.- i . rich was served up in his best style, at a 



dim: id i to the General and lady, and a party 



of ladies and gentlemen of Bethlehem, Pa. The trout 

 measured S2 inches in length, 19 inches in cireurnfer- 

 aed7 1-8Ibs. It was raise -d by Sir. Jacob 

 Schneider of the Lehigh Water Gap, who had kept it for 

 the las sirs in a trough in the second story of his 



house. We und r. C. of Bethlehem has about 



400 T. in his front house, measuring fr-H, i I' 



to IT i:.. ii s bo length. — Easlon Sew 



ISLAND IiV THE WINNEPISEOGEE LAKE FOR 

 SALE. 



Will he. sold at public miction, on the premises, on THURS- 



DAY, the seventeenth dayol Julj (unless previously dis- 



p ed i the Island in Winnepiseogee Lake 



known as MERINO ISLAND. 



This island is situated within the limits of Tuftonborough, N. 

 H. about 35 miles from tnd one quarter of a mile 



from i 1, ft contains between five and sis hundred 



is admirably calculated for a she y farm, 



- hich it lias for years past been vcrj ssfully 



cultivated. It is in two parts, connected by a neck two rods 



wide. Orte part (of which about one half is cleared,-and the 



other in fi rest) contains the pasture, nearly 300 ai i 



of very high and sweet feed— the other part, about 21 ,. 



i (of which two thirds are cleared.) contains all the buildings, 

 •which are extensive and veryci nvenient, having all bi 

 ed by the pi i years. There is a com- 



fortable farm i 18byS ! ft el ; a barn 80 b. 10, with a 



shed up to thi et on thn : sides, of 15 feet wide for sheep j 

 another ham of 50 feet for cattle and horses; a dairy 

 and cheese house, with ice house connected; corn-barn, and 

 wind-mill, nearly new. 



At the same time and place, will be sold the STOCIv now 

 upon the island, consisting of about 500 Sheep and Lam ,o 

 the best merino and Saxony blood; an imported Bull (lull 

 blood North Devon); about oil Cows and Ileiteis. i hiefly ol the 

 Alderney and Durham breeds ; a yoke of Oxen, and two yoke 

 ot Slei . 3. The horned stock are all very superior animals, 

 and the butter and cheese from this dairy has commanded the 

 highest prices in Boston for the la-t three years. 



Alo. two MARES, four and five years old, sued by Bare- 

 foot, ol n 1 1 ii promise; one other Mare;— also the Swine— and 

 all the Farming Tools. 



ETThe Bli Alton on Tuesdavs. Thursdays 



and Saturdays, and 1 Jentre Harbor on Mondays," Wednesdays 

 and Fridays, and will land passengers on the island. 



For terms and i apply to PRESCOTT & 



DERBY. Xo. 1G Court st. Boston, and lor view of the premises 

 to Capt. PI LSBURY, on the island. jy 2 



TURNIP SEED. 



For Sale at the N. E. Seed Store, 51 and 52 North Market 

 street. Early Dutch Turnip, Early Garden Stone ditto, Yellow 

 Stone do. ; White Flat Winter do. ; Long Yellow French do.; 

 Yellow Aberdeen do ; Rata Baga do. 



The two last are excellent kinds for Cattle. jc 18 



FRUIT TREES. 



Ornamental TREES, ROSES, FLOWER- 

 ING PLANTS,&c. Norsery of WILLIAM 



IvK.N KM IK in N i: w TOl?, i ' 

 _ by the City Mills, t«i fromtke Worcei • 



K '.' Koud. 



A rare collection of Fruit trees, Trees and shrubs of orna- 

 ment, Roses, Dahlias, &c. Tins Nursery now cot 

 paclly, the most part of 18 acres ; and includes of Tree 

 plants in Lages ol prow th, from two to thrc 



thousand. Ofm w ■ < P 150 kinds, a part ol 



which having been already proVed in ourclimate, at espei 

 iall} recomm need. Of Peaches, a Capital Collection, for 

 numbers and fine kinds— Appl — Cherries — Plums 



SrNcctarines — Apricots — Aim Is — Quinces — Gra| i 



-.( 'n - , ,i ; — Raspberries — t loo eben ies— Strawberries — Figs, 

 & c. — Si Ii is from the best varieties known. 



AIoRUS Ml'LTICAULIS, OR NEW CHINESE MuXBERRY, so 



or thi food of silkworms. 

 Of ROSES. A superb collection offrom300 to 400 hardy 

 . varieties ; from numei ous importations, ^wl first 

 n is. White Flowering Horse Chesuuts, Weeping 

 Willows, Catalpas, Mountain Ash, Silver Firs, Ven 



Utheas, Hone) Vzaleas, etc. &c. — in all, or 



Ornamental trees, and shrubs, 650 varieties. OfHerbace- 



ous flowering PI I choice i riel . in ; the fines! 



in Is ol Poeoni is, and 1U0 splendid rarietiesi 



> tt men are invited to forward their orders early in Au- 



... [lent season for Iran Address 



tlCK, Newton. T ie ,& Miwr,-,! ,„ 



Boston free ol charge for transportation, and suitably packed. 



e when ordered duly forw; ' adorsea. 



■ the same attention II left with <■' ... < ' 



Barrett, who is agent, at his seed store and New E 



F lerOffice, Nos. 51 ec 52, North Market Street, Boston. 



fnes gratis on application. Je 15 



DISIILEY, OR NEW LEICESTER SHEEP. 



Two Rams ami one Eue, with her Ewe Lamb nffounnonlhs 

 old, of the pure breed as above — were unpolled from . 

 last year from one of the most celebrated Hocks, superior as a 

 and also very heavy fleeces of long comb- 

 ing or worsted wool. 



Also, a very line, 3 year old Bull, 3-d- blood Durham Short 

 Horn. 



Apply to JOHN PRINCE. 



Jamaica Plains, June 25t7i, 1834. 



GRINDSTONES ON FRICTION ROLLERS. 



Grindstones of different sizes hung on Friction Rollers and 

 moved with a treader, is found to be a great improvement on 

 the mode of hanging grindstones, the ease with which tbey 

 move upon the rollers ret n very easy to turn with tin 



: which (he labor of one man is saved and the person in 

 the act of grinding can govern the stone more to his inind by 

 having the control ofhis work. 



The above Stones may be found of a very superior kind, and 

 hung completely as above described at the Agricultural Ware 

 house, 51 ec 52 North Market street. je id 



RRASS SYRINGES. 



Just received at the Agricultural Warehouse, a good assort 

 ment of Willis's improved Brass Syringes for I 

 Grape Vines, &.c. &c. — see Complete Fanner, page ■ 15. 



je 4 J. R. NEWELL. 



ZINC WARE. 



Jusl received, a further supply of Zinc Milk Pans, Kettles 

 e.nl deep Bake Pans, and for sale at the Agricultural Ware- 

 House, No. 51 and 52 North Market Street. 



The manufacturers of this article having closed llieir works 

 no more of them can be procured at present, — and as the sea 

 son is at band when these are most wanted, and as they are 

 found on trial to produce a great increase of Milk, they are 

 highly recommended to the public as one of the impro' 

 ol ihe day. my 1 1 



BOX PLANTS. 



From Seven Hundred to One Thousand Yards of Prime 



BOX in good order lor Planting. To be taken up at en\ in. 



when ordered. Orders may be left with GEO. C. BARRETT, 



[land Farmer Office, or apply to THOMAS -MASON. 



own Vineyard. It may be had on fair terms by the 



Yard or Hundred. m 7 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. 



Received this week direct from Holland 1000 lbs. superior 

 White ( Ilover, warranted free from any kind of foul seed' 

 and at least worth one third more than American. This will 

 be found an excellent Grass for Pasture land,e\:c. 



alG GEO. C. BARRETT. New England Seed Store- 



SEEDS. 



Just received direct from Holland, a large assortment of 

 CABBAGE SEEDS, in -small and large quantities. These 

 are from a House upon which Ihe utmost reliance can be placed, 

 and the quality of Dutch Seed is found superior. 



a 30 GEO. C. BARRETT. 



PRICES OF CO UN THY PRODUCE 



Apit.es, russets, 



Be v us, white, 



Beef, me is, (new) 



< : argo, '>o. I 



-, 



Beeswax, (American) .... 

 HutterJ ected, No.l, new, 



1IRIKS, 



Cheese, new milk 



skimmed milk, .... 

 Feathers, northern, geese, . . . 

 ..... 



Flax, American,. .' 



Flaxseed, 



Flour, Genesee, . . . cash 

 Baltimore, Howard sir. new 

 Baltimi u ■ . w barf, . . . 



Alexahdi ia 



Grain, Coin, northern yellow, . . 

 southern yellow, . . 



while 



Rye, | arc " orthern, 



Barley, 



Oats, Northern, . (prime) 

 Hat, bestEt ... 



Ease rcwed 



Hard pressed 



HONEY 



Hops, 1st quality 



2d quality 



Lard, Boston. 1st seirt, . . . . 



Southern, 1st sort, .... 



Leather, Slaughter. sole, . . . 



" upper, . . 



Dry Hide, sole. . . . 



upper, . . . 



Philadelphia, sole, . . 



Baltimore, sole, . . . 



Lime, best sort 



Pork, Mass. inspec, extra clear, . 



Navy, Mess 



Bone ■ -s, .... 



Seeds, Herd's Grass ; 



Rer! Topinorthern, (none) . 

 Red t Ilover, northern . . 

 Dutch Honeysuckle 



Tallow, tried 



Wool, prime or Saxony I" 



American, full blood, vol -I 

 do, ,1-lihs do. 

 do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-1 and common 

 Native washed, .... 

 s f Pulled superfine, 

 r — ' | 1st Lambs, . . . 

 5:8 J M « . . . 



3 5 3d '' ... 



^ [1st Spinning 1 , . . . 

 Southern pulled wool is generally 

 j cts. less per lb. 



barrel 

 bushel 

 barrel 



pound 

 bushel 



pound 

 bushel 

 barrel 



oushel 



pound 



a 



pound 



lb. 



pound 



i ROM 



2 7-3 



J() 00 



7 60 



6 00 



18 



U 



3 00 



;■ 



. 



9 



I 117 



5 37 



5 25 



5 25 



73 



70 



69 



Ml 

 lit 



20 00 

 - 



13 00 

 36 

 9 

 •7 

 8 

 7 

 Ii 

 10 

 15 

 18 



3 00 



2 12 



7 75 



6 25 



22 



14 



3 25 



9 



5 



45 



40 



111 



1 62 



5 25 



5 50 

 5 37 



75 

 71 

 70 

 75 

 65 

 43 

 21 00 



15 00 



-lo 

 12 

 8 



Id 

 12 

 17 

 20 

 23 



in in 



13 50 

 2 50 



7 50 

 62 

 . i 

 50 

 ! 

 05 

 40 

 55 

 16 

 35 

 28 

 43 



PROVISION MARKET 

 RETAIL prices. 



Hams, northern, 



southern, 



Pork, whole hogs 



Poultry, (uncertain) . . . 



Butter, (tub) 



lump, new, . . . . 



Eggs, 



Potatoes. 



Cider, (according to quality. 



10 



1' 



7 



14 



J' 



15 



33 



3 00 



Fcmeuil Hall Vegetable Market, July 2, 1834. 

 Radishes. 3 cents — New Onions, 4 cents — Turnips, G cents- 

 Lettuce, 3 eenl — t lucumbers. from 12 to 17 cts apiece — Peas, 

 si a bushel — Early York Cabbages, 75 cents per doz.or 6J cts. 

 apieci — Carrots, 6 cents a bunch — Beets. lOcents — Strawber- 

 ries, from 25 to 37* ccntu a box — Gooseberries, 12$ cts. a quart 

 — Cherries, I2j lo 25 cts pr quart — Rhubarb Stalk, 8 cts pr lb. 



BRIGHTON MARKET.— Monday, June 30, 1834. 

 Reported for the Daily Advertiser and Patriot. 

 At Market tins day, 242 Beef Cattle, 20 cows and calves, 



040 sheep; 

 Prices. Bee/ Cattle. — Lust week's prices were fully sup- 

 ported, about 70 Beef Cattle were from the neighborhood of 

 Buffalo, .\. V. We quote prime at 6; good at 5 2s a 5 75 : 

 thin at 4 50 a 5. 



Cmrs and Calves— Sales were effected at 19, 20, 23, 25. 

 28, 284, 30. and g36. 



S/ieep — Dull. We noticed lots (most of which were Lambs) 

 taken at 1 42, 1 50, 1 71, 1 S8 and §2 ; also lots with a large; 

 proportion of old Sheep, taken at 2 25, 2 33 and $Z 50. 

 •htrine — None at .Market. 



