1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



279 



SUMMARY OF NEWS. 



JVineteenlh ofAjiril. — I'roressor Rvei'ftt will dplirer 

 an Address at Concord, on the 19lh A|iril onsuinff, in 

 commenioratiou of ll»i; jOlh aiinivorssiy of Concord 

 Battle. 



A new I?pcf ,ind Pork Insftction Law is before the 

 Ijegislature ol New 'V'ork. 



There was an immense amount of building- in lioston 

 last year — but this year it is expected there will be 

 raore than in any three preceding; years. Building 

 materials, workmen, and labourers are in demand* 



The Legislature oC Louisiana have decided to re- 

 move the seat of government from New-Orleans to 

 Donaldsvillc, about 70 miles in the iuteriour,, on the 

 Mississippi. 



Tntelrc new Banks were incorporated in Maine,dur- 

 in^ tlie last session of the legislature, to wit : — In Port- 

 land, Brunswick, Thomaston, Vassalhorough, Bloom- 

 lield, Hallowell, Belfast, Paris, and W'iscasset. 



Cottons. — The exportation of cotton goods from the 

 port of [jiverponi, in 1C24, amounted to one hundred 

 and ninety nine millions five hundred and eleven thous- 

 and square yards .' — Of which ^13,439,000 were exported 

 to the United States, 67,0G8,O00 to South America, 

 en.One, /OO to Eun^.e, and 25,984,000 to other parts. 



The Members of the late Congress received their 

 pay in gold., from the Mint. 



A most atrocious mnrder was committed on Mr. 

 Thomas Edwards of King' William county, V'ir. by two 

 of his slaves, who after dispatching him with hatchets, 

 cut up (he body and buried it for concealment. The 

 criminals were arrested. 



The ATanchester Courif r states, that on an average, 

 one thousand persons are annually mutilated by the 

 machinery in their manufactories. 



The net expence of the Poor for the last year in the 

 town of Palem, was only $64 85! This result has been 

 produced by (he to vn-farm and the wise management 

 of overseers, by which the earnings of the paupers have 

 defrayed all the rest of liieir subsistence. 



On Thursday and Friday last, 83 vessels arrived at 

 New York from sea. 



On Saturday and Sunday Ipst obout 50 vessels ar- 

 rived at the port of Boston, several of them with val- 

 uable cargoes. 



Thelarge limber ship now building at Quebec is to 

 be launched in May — her admeasurement is 5000 tons, 

 or about one third more than the Columbus. 



At the celebration of Ihe^ih of March in Worcester, 

 the following was among the volunteer toasts — 



Ttie ll'urcesltr and Boston Canal — The grand artery 

 which will more intimately unite the interests and feel- 

 ings of the heart and the /jctrf of the Commonwealth. 



Conncclicut River. — It is computed that $(33,969 

 mijiit he anually saved to the inhabitants op the banks 

 of this river, by a good navigation, in the freight of the 

 article of Salt only. Since the order of the Massachu- 

 selis Legislature to examine a route for a Canal to 

 Ibis river, the people residing In the neighbourhood 

 through wliirh it may pass, have been suddenly awak- 

 i ned to the prospect set before them. 



Steam Carrias;es.— The Louisville Advertiser of the 

 19lh ult. says, "llr. Buchanan succeeded yesterday in 

 propelling a waggon some three or four miles, with a 

 very small capillary steam engine. The experiment, 

 v/eare informed, succeeded beyond the most sanguine 

 anticipations of its ingenious inventor." 



iia)7ira;/s. -^Propositions for constructing railways, 

 arc extending in every part of Great Britain. It is es- 

 timated that a hotse will draw, on a good road, 1 ton, 

 on a railway 15 tons, and on a canal SO tons. Hence 

 the advantage of this improvement, where canals are 

 too expensive and impracticable. Other calculations 

 give a vast dllTerence in favour of railways over canals. 

 On some of the rail-roads near Newcastle, a Ime of 

 •K-agons i^ drawn by a steam engine, placed in the first 

 carrn-ige. Piail-roads, though traversed at only 2 to 4 

 miles an hour, would reduce the expense of travelling, 

 as an equivalent to a loss of a third of the time, from 

 5 guineas to 2. A steam engine of 6 horse power, has 

 been seen drawing 28 loaded wagons, managed by two 

 men only. 



Rail Jiond.'-. — The London Courier, in detailing Ihe 

 advantages of Rail Iloads, upon the loedmulire steam 

 engine principle, 'wliich we shall publish shortly, con- 

 tains a rt-niark relative to .Mr. Hush, ourptisinl Minis- 

 tir in Loudon, and soon to be Secretary of tlie Treasu- 

 ry. 

 "Whatever Parliament may do, they cannot stop the 

 course of knowledge and improvement I the American 

 (Government has possessed itselt', through its Minister, 

 of the improved mode of constructing and matcing Kail 

 Roads, and there can be no doubt of their immediate 

 adoption throughout that country." 



Mininji and Gas Stock, — Speculations have risen to 

 such a height in England, especially in proji.'cts for 

 woi king mines, that the shares in one of them, the Real 

 del Monte company, to the amount of 400, on which 

 j£70 o)dy had been paid, were said to have been sold 

 for l,:i0lj guineas. The Anglo Mexican Mining; the 

 Unit, il Mining, the Colombian Mines, and the Kio de 

 la I'liite slock, were also continually and rapidly rising. 

 A contiuent.al Gas company had been formed, and 

 had stock at 1 12 premium. A company has been 

 I ibrmed, of which the Minister from Chili was President, 

 ' with a capital of a million sterling, for working the 

 mines of gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, and iron, m that 

 republic. A Britisli MInijjg Association, for working 

 mines in Cornwall, by steam engines and other machin- 

 erv, has been formed in London, with a capital of 

 400,000/. 



Fruit and Forest 



Garden, Field, and Grass Seeds. 



JOSEPH BRIDGE, No. 25, Court strfet, has just 

 received, per London Packet, Capt. \^'ard, and for 

 sale, a large assortment o( Garden^ Fields and Grass 

 Seeds, wdilch added to his former stock, makes the most 

 extensive variety in New England — among them are 



40 bushels early and 

 late Peas, various 

 kinds. 



Beans, various kinds. 



Early and late Cauli- 

 flower, 



Cabbage, various kinds, 

 including the follow- 

 ing new and choice 

 kinds, viz. St. Georg- 

 es, Plows Early, Wel- 

 lington, Imperial, and 

 Ratcatcher, 



Lettuce, various kinds. 



Melon, do. do. 



Early Frame, Short Top, 

 Scarlet, Salmon, Blk. 

 Spanish, Red and- 

 White Turnip Radish, 

 100 ibs. Mangel JVart- 

 zet. Sugar Beet, 



200 Ibs. Carrot, 

 SaUaJie, or Vegetable 



Oyster, 

 Scorpiera, 

 Chei*-I1, 

 Red, White and Italian 



Celer}', 

 Batavian and curlld 



Endive, 

 Sweet Marjorum, 

 Thyme, 

 Summer and Winter 



Savory, 

 Page — Raum, 

 Sweet Bazil, 

 Lavender, 

 Luctrne, 



Red and White Clov- 

 er, 

 Herd's Grass, 

 Foul Meadow, 

 Red Top, &c. 



150 lbs. Rutabaga, 



With over 20(J varieties of Ornamental Seeds. Gar- 

 den Tools, viz : — Pruning and Budding Knives — Pru- 

 ning Saws — Garden Reels and Lines — Edging Irons — 

 Rakes, Putch or Pushing Hoes, Transplanting Trowels. 



Bird Seeds, Green House Plants, and Flower Pots 



march 21. 



FARM FOR SALE, in Cambridge — For sale, a farm 

 about 4 miles from the city, consisting of 35 acres 

 of as good land as any in the county of Middlesex. It 

 is under good Improvement, and may be made at small 

 expense to cut from 60 to 70 tons of English hay ; has 

 from 3, to 400 Fruit Trees, 10 acres of Meadow land, 

 about a quarter of a mile from the farm. On said farm 

 are 2 dwelling houses, barn, corn-barn, chaise-house, 

 pigery, &c. Said farm is on the main road to Lexing- 

 ton and Concord, and one or two stages pass daily. The 

 farm, cattle, and farming utfnsils will be sold at a bar- 

 gain. A small part of the purchase money will be re- 

 quired, and the residue may lie 5 or 10 years. 



Inquire of Chandler Robhins, real estate broker. Ex- 

 change Street, or at this office. tAl Jan 28. 



ASH will be paid at this Oifice, lor any number 

 of copies of the New England Farmer, Vol. iii. 

 26 and 31. 



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No. 



WANTED, at this office, a strong, active lad, of 

 about 16 years of age, as au apprentice to the 

 Printing Business. 



■'m^ FRUIT TREES, &c. 



' : i..^. -g- A MES BLOODGOOD \; CO. 

 t? have tor sale at their Nur- 

 seiy at Flushing, en Long Islajnl, 

 near New ^'ork, 



--- .. Trees, Flowering Shrubs ai;d 



Plants, of the most approved sorts. 



The Proprietors of this i\ursery attend personally lo 

 the inoculation and engrailing o{ all thur Inuit Tteis. 

 and purchasers may rely with confidence, that the 

 Trees they order will prove genuine. 



Orders left with Mr. '/.i.nmKK Cook. .Ir. No.»'M. 

 State Street, Boston, will be transmitted to us, and 

 receive our prompt and particular attention.^ Cata- 

 logues will he delivered, and any information ini 

 I'arted respecting the condition, i.tc. Sic. that may be 

 required, on application lo him. ' 



Persons who intend to procure- a supply of trees the 

 ensuing spring, are invited to call on the agent at an 

 enr/y /jeriorf, as their orders will be executed more to 

 their satisfaction than 11 deferred until the healthiest 

 rees have been selected. Feb. 4. 



FOR sale at this Office, Rula Baga, Mangel Wurl-, 

 zel, and Sugar Beet seeds, raised this season, by 

 .lohn Prince, Esq. Roxbury. The Ruta Baga seed is 

 from superiour roots, from seed not two years since frem 

 Sweden. Feb. 11. 



~PR1CES OF COUNTRY PliODtJCE, &c. 



APPLE.S, best, , 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, . - - 

 pearl do. - . - - 



BEANS, while, 



BEE?, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo, No I, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 



CHEESE, new milk, - . - - 

 skimed milk, - - .. 



FLAX .,-.-.-..- 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genessee, . - - 



Rye, best, . - - 



GRAIN,F;ye 



<'orn - - - . - 

 Barley - ... 

 Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAiSTER PARKS retails at 



PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover . - - . - 



WOOL, Murlao, full blood,wa5h 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces - - . - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - - - 

 VEAL, - ------- 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, 



lump, best, - . - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, . . - . 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, .... 



HAY, according to quality, 



