1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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SUMMARY OF XTSWS. 



I<airxh Diiana, Ksq. in a ItUir to .IiK-lj:e Wondwarrl, 

 calculates th;it the taslerii const ofN. Annrica %voiilci 

 ^ain from the ottan a'.l land not covcrtil by molt lliaii 

 I'j feet o! waur— ly a Canal to the r'acific Ocean. 

 Of coarse the coast of that ocean must he iunndateil 

 by 19 feet more winter in height. It won Id be more 

 natural to expect the two oceans would divide this 

 measure of water — but the lockage would prol>at'ly 

 prevent any great change. So that spcculalicms in 

 estates to low water uiay iiot take ^ilace. 



The establishment of a new department of Ihe \a- 

 tional Government, to be called the Home Uepart- 

 Dienl, is earnestly recommended in some of the South- 

 ern papers. 



Broncliilomy. — Dr Batchelder, of t'ittsritld, has re- 

 cently perlnrmed this interesting^ operation, successful- 

 ly. Students nnder his care, have the advantage ot 

 witoessing a va«t variety of surgical practice. The 

 Poctor has but few equals in point of skill and adroit- 

 ness iu operative surgery. 



An article, called Silk Cotton, grows on trees in 

 Colombia, and the Indians work it into Shawls. An 

 attempt is making to laise the tree in Georgia. 



Silk Collitn of Colombia. — The Savannah Georgian 

 has received from a gentleman in the country, a spfci 

 men of a peculiar kind of cotton, which is produced in 

 the Sandwich Islands — in one island r2,C00 acres have 

 been inclosed for the purpose. 



In Virginia, this year, many lots of jO and 100 acre?, 

 have been pUuited with Cotton. 



k large squadron for various experiments, has sailed 

 from England. The Commodore's ship is fitted witJi 

 au iron main mast and bowspiit. 



The legis'.ature of Upper Canada have passed a law- 

 admitting printing presses, types, and every article 

 made for printer's use to be imported, duty free. — 

 Clover and Timothy seed, and stveral other articles 

 are also exempted from the payment of duty. 



A company, with a capital of 54.0^0,000, has been 

 formed in Kngiand, to procure gents from S. America. 



Mr. Dean, a farmer of Adams, Berkshire County, 

 Alass. lately threshed out 5 bushels of ryi in the night. 

 while in a sound sleep, from which he was awoke by 

 a fall in his larn. 



^ subslanlial Jury. — The twenly-two gentlemen 

 who composed a late Grand Jury of Hancock county, 

 in Georgia, averaged two hundred and nine and a half 

 pounds each. 



Freedom of Sptech a! J^Iadrid. — .\ letter from Mad- 

 rid, dated March 14, states that the othcial account of 

 General Sucre's victory in Peru had been received In 

 that capital, but that every one who even spoke of it 

 was liable to be arrested by the police. 



Boston F.hn. The Mayor of this city has received 

 iroui Charles King Esq. of New-York the Gold iWedal, 

 awarded in that city, for the best painting of the Bos- 

 ton Kim, with a request, that he would present it to 

 Mr IL C- Pratt, of this city, as the successful candi- 

 date, with the thanks of the subscriber for his fine pic- 

 ture. 



Charles Spragne V.~q. has been chosen to pronounce 

 the Oration in this city on the next Anniversary of A- 

 mericau Indtpcndence. 



The President of the United Slates is expected to le 

 present at the placing of the corner stone of the Hun- 

 ker-hill Monr,*=ct. 



Represmlalive E'lclion. On the 10th inst. the Elec- 

 tors of this City met in their respective Wards, and 

 balloted for Representatives in the General Court of 

 this Commonwealth. 7 he following gentlemen were 

 elected. — Theodore Lyman jr. William Sturgis, Red- 

 ford Webster, Heman Lincoln, Jonathan Philips, Brad- 

 ford Sumner, Uavid Sears, Thomas B. Wales, Daniel 

 Messenger, Joseph Austin, Samuel L. Knapp, Elijah 

 Morse, Enoch Silsby, Daniel \V eld, Franklin Dexter, 

 George ^\'. Otis, Israel Munson, Thomas Motley, Wil- 

 ^daTd Phillips and Francis Jackson. 



J^lineratogical. A gentleman of Boston has presented 

 to the University at Cambrirlge, a most valuable col- 

 lection of 400 models of crystals, made in Paris. 



The Librarian of the Boston Ath*-neuni ha- receiver) 

 the sum of one hundred and filly dollars for the Libra- 

 ry, from an unknown hand. 



Cnffte. ** The great use of cnfiTee in France, is sup- 

 posed to have abated the prcvalency of the gravel. In 

 the French colonies, where coffee is more used thai 

 wilh the English, as well as in Turkey, where if 

 is the principal beverage, not only the gravel but tht 

 gout, those inveterate tormentors of the human»race 

 are scarcely known." — Forsylh''s Medical Dielelico7i. 



It was officially announced at ft. Petersburg, on the 

 4th of March, that all the differences which had arisen 

 betwien Russia and Great Britain, on the subject of 

 the Northwest Coast of America, were definitely ad- 

 juried in a convention signed on that day by CounI 

 Nesselrode on the one part, and Mr Stratford Cannins- 

 on the other. The Convention fi.xes the limits of the 

 trade and navigation of the two powers in thr^t quar- 

 ter, and regulates all that relates to them. — ll'ushing- 

 lon Paper. 



The steam boat James Kent lately made a trip from 

 New-York to Albany in 13 hours and 50 minutes. 



Zrrah Colburn, who has been so celebrated for his 

 wonderful mathematical powers, and who has travelled 

 m-ich ill Eui-ope, and over the United States, is now iu 

 Burlington, V't. where he proposes to open a school for 

 the instruction of the French language. 



The superfiicial extent of the State of Virginia is es- 

 timated at 65,0-24 square miles, nearly ten times that 

 of .Massachusetts. 



The -Americans at Buenos .\yres gave a splendid ball 

 in honor of Washington's Birth Day — upwards of 700 

 invitations were given. 



.\ n-.'w coal mine has been found in Clearfield co. Pa. 

 on the banks of the west branch of the Susquehannah. 

 Specimens have been brought to Ballimore, which are 

 of a different kind from the coal of Wilkesbarre and its 

 vicinity. Its qualities are those of the best Richmond 

 coal — is as easily ignited — and produces a pleasant, in- 

 tense, and blazing fire. 



The General Government has ordered a survey to be 

 made by three engineers of a canal from Barnettolake 

 Meoiphremagog,^and of Connecticut river to Long 

 Island Sound. 



Steam Boat ^>iccidenl. — About 2 o'clock on the morn- 

 ing of the I4th ult. about 1^) miles below Natchez, the 

 boiler of the steam-boat Tecke burst, by which three 

 men were killed and several others wounded, more or 

 less severely ; the steam-boat set on fire, and, with her 

 cargo of cotton, entirely consumed. 



Rock Fish- — -^t Sycamore Landing, on the Potomac, 

 a few days since, at one dra^ of the seine ^ four hundred 

 and fifty four fine rock fish were taken, the average 

 weight of wb.ich, says au -Alexandria paper, must have 

 been 60 pounds ; many of them weighed SO bounds- — 

 If the average stated be correct, the whole weight of 

 the draught was 27,240 lbs. 



DRY and Ground WHITE LEAD, of a superior 

 qnalily, for sale in lots to suit purchasers. 



AI.I.'J.M, ill hbls, of 300 lbs. 



BLUE \ ITf'.IOl,, of a supi lior quality. 



KKFIXEIJ SAL'M'I-n HE, in kegs of 1 12 lbs. 



DIH'O.NT'S snperior GU.NPOW DER- for sporting 

 or blasting — warranted equal to any powder to be had 

 in the Unitid Slates, (or all purposes to which Gunpow- 

 d T is applied. 7'bis po%vdtr is sold at wholesale or n- 

 tail. 



SHOT— ISALL'^— FLINTS,— at wholesale or retail. 



^tjho — 10, 000 gall'. ns of Dyer's superior red and white 

 CURR.ANT WINE, put up in kegs of G gallons, quar- 

 ter casks of from 20 to 3U gallons, and pipes of 1 10 gal- 

 lons. E. COPELAND, jr. 



«t 36 65 Broad street. 



THE Subscriber, for a lew years past, has been cul- 

 tivating an extensive FllUIT NURSERY. He 

 now has .i large assortment of Peach Treks, budded 

 from the best Fruit in the country, native and foreign, 

 in the best order for transplanting. By another season 

 he hopes to offer Pear and Cherry Trees of the 

 first quality. O. FISKE, TVorcesteT. 



"f.* P. J. Hoi-i.AKD, Esq. Editor of the Arcadian Re- 

 corder, has been appointed Agent for the New England 

 Farmer, for Halifax and its vicinity, and is authorized 

 to receive moneys and subscriptions on our behalf. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



fR'vised and corrected every Friday.] 



PASTURE WANTED— Wanted to hire for a month 

 or six weeks, to commence about 15th May next, 

 a piece of pasture land in a dry situation, in or near 

 Erookline, sufficient for a flock of about 150 sheep. A 

 level tract of high land, wilh some shade, and if possi- 

 ble a stream of water running through it, would be pre- 

 ferred. Apply at the office of the New England Farmer. 



EPARSO.NS k. CO. City Furniture warehouse, 

 • Union Street, near the Union Stone, keep con- 

 stantly on hand for sale, a general assortment of furni- 

 ture, chairs, looking glasses, feathers of all kinds, fire 

 sets, brushes, bellows, tc. &c. Boston, March 25. 



PATENT HOES— Notice is hereby given, that the 

 subscribers are Rppointed the sole agents for ven- 

 ding J. & A. FaWs Patent Hoes, which are offered for 

 sale at factory prices by A.D.WELD i: J. FRENCH Jr. 

 Boston, March 25, 1825. No. 713 Washington St. 



B1SBF2E'S Patent Improved Hoes, constantly for sale 

 at the Agricultural Establishment, No. 108 State 

 .Street. 



APPLES, best, 



.ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - . . 

 pearl do. - - . . 



BEANS, while, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 

 cargo. No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new 

 CHEESE, new milk, • - - - 



skimed milk, - - . 



FLAX 



FLAX SF.liD 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 



Genesee, ... 



Rye, best, - - . 

 GRAIN. Rye 



Corn • - ... 



Barley - ... 



Oats - - . - - 

 HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 

 HOPS, No ], Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover . . . . - 

 WOOL, Merino, full bIood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native ... do 



Pulled, Lamb's, Ist sort 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEI-', 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, 



