Vol. X.— N'o. 2-2. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



175 



FISH PONDS. 

 In some part of Europe, fish pomls are very 

 valuable property. Tliey might become so in thia 

 country, if properly stocked and attended. Par- 

 ticularly might this branch of business prove 

 valuable in the neighborhood of our large cities. 

 A late English paper mentions that in some of the 

 ponds in Hampshire, five acres of water support 

 1-250 brace of Carp and Tench, until the stock 

 are fit for market, and have obtained an average 

 size of 2 lbs. per brace, and consequently weigh 

 2500 lbs. at niucpence per pound, the price at 

 which they are usually sold to the London fish- 

 mongers, will amount to 931. 15s. the value of five 

 acres of land so employed for 3 years. 



A recipe to prevent Boots from taking tcater. — 

 Take seneca oil and guin elastic ; one ounce of 

 the latter to be cut into thin shreds and dissolved, 

 in a pintof the former, and when dissolved, which 

 will be in a kw days, the boots are to be com- 

 pletely saturated or charged with the n;ixture. 

 The manner of preparing the boots is as follows : 

 Take a sponge, and rub the ini.xture in until the 

 leather will absorb no more of it ; the boots are 

 then laid by for a day or two, when the process is 

 repeated. The soles as well as the uppers are to 

 be thus rubbed, and the operation is to he perform- 

 ed either before a fire or in the sun. 



BOSTON MARKET. 



The snow has fallen so level, that travelling is excel- 

 lent in ail directions throuf;h and from the city ; and the 

 prices of country proiluce are such as to induce farmers 

 to improve the present opportunity to visit us. Whole 

 hogs are selling at 6;! cts. per lb. for large size — 5^ for 

 siTiall ones. Green oak wood, $9 per cord — Pino, $6,50. 

 inberries, $4,50 per barrel. Chesnuts, $2 to $2,50 

 per bushel. Shagbarks, $4 per bushel. Eggs, 30 lo 33 

 cts. per dozen. Charcoal, 40 cts. per basket. 



Mr H. Dean, Nu. oi rauBuu imii wiarKet, has some 

 fine cheeses from Herkimer county, N. Y. ; they are ol 

 fine quality, and excel in magnitude any we have seen, 

 a few of the largest weighing 137 lbs. each — they were 

 sold at 17 cts»per lb. 



NOTICE. 

 Doctor Ward's Address before the Massachusetts 

 iHorticultural Society in September, has recently 

 -issued from the press of Messrs J. T. &, E. Bucking- 

 ham. Members of the Society and subscribers to 

 Mount Auburn, are requested to call at the office of 

 Z. Cook, Jr, 74 Congress street, for a copy. 



NOTICE. 

 An adjourned meeting of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 iticultural Society will beheld on Saturday ne.\t, at 

 11 o'clock ; the seeds from Albany will be distribu- 

 ited. R. L. EMMONS, Secretary. 



Tea Wheat. 

 A few bushels of this very valuable variety of spring 

 'Wheat is this day received, for sale at J. B. Russell's 

 tSeed Store, No. 50i North Market street, from the vicin- 

 ity of Lake Erie. Persons in want of it are advised to 

 call soon, as tlie supply is small, and many were disap- 

 ipointed, in not being able to get the Black Sea Winter 

 'Wheat, from the san>e source. One kernel of this wheat 

 ," was discovered in a chest of tea in St John, New Bruns- 

 1 wick, in 1823, from which the present variety has been 

 disseminated. See N. E. Farmer, vol. ix, page 105— and 

 vol. vi. page 82. Dec. 14. 



Pear Seeds. 

 For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer Office — 



One bushel of fresh Pear Seeds, of excellent quality. 



Mackny Pigs. 

 For sale, 10 first rale pigs, of the genuine Mackay 

 breed. They are about six weeks old, of good size and 

 fine form. Inquire at the N. E. Fariinr Office. 



Flooring Boards, ^-c. 



Of hard Southern Pine, or Eastern White Pine, fur- 

 nished to order, ready planed (by sleam power) and 

 tongued or grooved, of any required <tiinensions. Quality 

 good, and price lower th;in thev can be elsewhere had. 



Apply 10 E. COPELAND, ja, 65, Broad street. 



Seeds for Country Dealers. 



Traders m the country, who may wish to keep an as- 

 sortment of genuine Garden Seeds lof sale, are informed 

 they cm be furnished at the New England Farmer of- 

 fice. No. 504 North Market street, Boston, with boxes 

 containing a complete assortment of the seeds mostly 

 used in a kitchen garden, on as favorable lertns as they 

 can be procured in this country, neatly done up in sniail 

 papers, at 6 and 12 cents each — warranted to be of the 

 i;rowth of 1831, and of the very first quality. Orna- 

 mental Flower Seeos will l)e added oti the same 

 te-ms, when ordered, .is well as Peas, Beans, Early 

 and Sweet Corn, &c, of different soits. 



ILT'The seeds vended at this establishment, are put up 

 on ao improved plan, each package being accoinp.inied 

 with i'hort directions on its itianagenieni, ami p.icked in 

 the neatest style. — Tiaders are requested lo c.dl and ex- 

 amine for themselves. Nov. 12. 



Fresh IVidte .Mulberry Seed. 



Just received at J. B. Russell's Seed Store, Nos. 51 & 

 52 North Market Street— 



A small lupply of fresh and genuine White Mulberry 

 Seed, warranted the growth of the present s ason, from 

 one of the greatest Mulberry orchards in Mansfield, Corj- 

 necticut. Short directions for its culture accompany the 



:ed. 



Jewelry, Watches and Fancy Goods. 

 WM. M. WESSON, No. 105 Washington Street, 

 Boston, is constantly supplied with a good as.sortmeiil 

 of Watches, Silver and Plaied Ware, Jewelry, Cutlery, 

 Trays of all kinds, Fancy Goods, ^-c, ^c, which he will 

 dispose of at as low a rate as can be purchased in the 

 C'ly- [CrWatrhes repaired and warranted. 



Black. Currant Wine. 



sell's Seed Store, No 



51 5- 



Just received at J. B. R 

 52 No,.l, M.,-1--. o.. --., » 



A further supply of superior old Black Currant Wine, 

 made under ihe inspection of Jolin Prince, Esq. Roxbu- 

 ry ; an account of lis astringent and detergent proper- 

 ties in various complaints, will be found in the N E. 

 Farmer, vol 5, pa^e 267, written by S. W. Pomeroy, 

 Esq. and the late Doct. J. G. Coffin. It is highly salu- 

 tary in many summer cmplaitits. Djct. Coffin states : 

 ' Its use has been atleniled with remarkable success in 

 the early stages of cholera morbus an.l dysentery. — and 

 again also in the later stages of these diseases, aher the 

 symptoms of inflamirjalion or febrile excileineni had 

 ceased It has been strikingly remedial in the low states 

 of typhoid and bilious fever. Tlie late Capt. Gilchrist, 

 who for several years lollowed the Katavia traile, and 

 who had always suffered an attack of the severe cholera 

 which proves so destructive of human lile in that climate, 

 used to say that after he had this wine with him, and 

 look two glasses of it every morning, he escaped ttie 

 disease. On one voyage, his male, who had not vaken 

 the wine, was seized with this complaint, when a bottle 

 or two stopped its progress. We have not room to enu- 

 merate many other morbid affections in which this wine 

 has proved useful. In sore throat it has for any years 

 been considered almost a specific remedy. — Price 75 cts. 

 per bottle. 



For Sale, 



A fine Farm, laying in Dorchester, six miles Irom the 

 old State House, containing 90 acres— consisting ol mow- 

 ing, pasture, orchard and wood ; a few acres of it is salt 

 marsh, situated at South Boston. 



There is a handsome two story house in good repair, 

 finely situated on a hill, having a very commanding 

 prospect of the country, liandsumely finished; a large 

 barn with an excellent cellar under il for vegetables, 

 shed room, piggery, &.c, &.c ; a farm house, nearly new, 

 and ice house — the whole combining as pleasant a situa- 

 tion for a gentleman as can be found in the vicinity ; the 

 land is in good heart, and would make an excellent milk 

 farm ; 60 tons of hay have been cut from il Ihis season, 

 and 10 cows kept on it; il is the farm formerly owned by 

 John Gray, Esq. For further particulars apply at the 

 New England Farmer office. 



PRICES OF COU.VTRY PRODUCE. 



AI'rLF.S,russeilings, 

 ASHKS, pot, first sort, 



I'earl, first sort, 

 liKANS, white, 

 BEEF, mess, 

 prime. 



Cargo, No. 1, 

 liliT'l'EK, inspected, No. 1, new, - 

 (^liEE.SL, new milk. 



Skimmed milk, 

 FLAXSEED, 

 FLtJUK, liallimcre,Howard-slreel, - 



Genesee, 



Alexandria, 



Baltimore, wharf, 

 GRAIN, Corn, Northern. 



Corn, Southern Yellow, 



Kyc, 



Barley, 

 Oats, 

 MAY, 



HOG'S LARD, first sorl.new, 

 1 1( IPS, Isi quality, 

 I.IMK, 



I'l.A IS I'Elt PARIS retails at 

 I'OIIK, clear, 



Ntivy mess. 



Cargo, No. L 

 SEEDS. Herd's Grass, 



Red Vn\i (northern) 



KedClover, (noiUiern) 

 TALLOW, iried, 

 WOOL, Mcriim. full blood, washed, - 



Merino, mixed with Saxony, 



Merino, three fourlns washed, 



Mei . .ij, ha olood, 



Mermo, quai ter, 



Native, washed, 



Pulled superfine, 



1st Lamb's, 



2il, 



3d, " 



Isi Spinning, 



PROVISIO.^ MARKET 



BEEF, best pieces, 

 PORK, Irpsh, best pieces. 



4 00 

 15 00 

 30 00 



18 



8 



3 



1 50 



6 25 



6 50 



5 85 



5 75 



75 



68 



100 



112 



50 



70 



10 GO 



13 00 



1 20 

 3 25 



17 00 

 14-00 

 '3 50 



2 12 

 75 

 12 



10 25 



■hog 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



pouL/ruv, 



liUTTEll,kogandtub, 

 Lump, best, 

 EGGS, 

 MEaL, Rve, retail 



liKlnii 

 I'trPATOES, 

 CIDER, (accr 



elail, 



rdii 



> quality] 



100 



40 



4 00 



Brighton Markkt — Moi.day, Dec. 12. 



[Rnporlcd for 1 he Chronicle and Patiioi.,J 



At market, lliis day, 856 Beef Cattle, .'i26 Stores, 1100 

 Sheep, and 2040 Swine. About 1000 Swine have beet 

 before reported. 



Prices.— iJee/" Cattle — The best qualities (market 

 cattle) sold a little higher, but barrelling Cattle were not 

 in so gieal demand, and were taken at rather less We 

 shall quote for rxtra $5 25 a 5 33, prime 5, good 4 62 a 

 4 88, thin 3 a 4 374 ; we noticed one or two yoke taken 

 at 5 50. 



Barrelling Cattle — The barrellei» were unwilling to 

 pay last week's piiccs: some Catile were purchased at 

 less. We quote for Mess 4 a 4 25 ; No. 1, 3 50 a 3 75. 



Stores — Many sales effected at former high prices. 



Working Oxen—We noticed sales at 55, 59, 60, 72, 73, 

 and $SU. 



Cows and Calves— At 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, and $40. 



Sheep— DuU: sales, in lots, at 1 75,1 84, 1 92,2 17, and 

 2 25. Some beautiful wethers were at market, but not sold. 



Swine — .Market ' glutted.' We have reported some of 

 them from 4 to 6 limes. About 150 only were sold this 

 day. One lot of 30 selected Barrow Slioais ut 4^ ; One of 

 10 selected at 4. Retail, 3A a 4 for sows, 4i a 5 for barrows. 



JVew York Cattle Market, Dec. 9. — In market thia 

 week about SOO head of Beef Cattle ; from 2000 to 3000 

 Sheep and Lambs, for which there has been rather a 

 slow sale. Bci-f Cattle sales have ranged from $5 50 a 6, 

 some few very fine 7. Sheep $2 to 5, a few extra fine 

 Cosset wethers 7 50 ; Lambs 1 50 a 3. Dressed Pork — 

 Large lots have arrived this week; sales at $5 a 5 50, 

 the fair average 5 '25. Live Hogs — What feiv have been 

 in, sold at 4 00. Cows and Calves— Sales dull, 20 a 35— 

 average about $25 — Daily Adv. 



