1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARxMER. 



339 



tliP Inmp, iiccordin? to il« nature, and bent ill On the 1st in«t. the Stpr\m BorM lert BufTalo, Lake 



' ...... 1 r"-:^ f..- M. .!.»:* ...Id. .......^..,1.- «f Of»n > 



righi iinjjle^, «o as to be » few incbes above the 



top of the ti.imo, a piece o('«pon2;e i« to be sn?- 



l)cnile;l. — Tliis is to be soaked in a mixture cl 



Ihe best viiiepjar and water, and squeezed nearljf 



iliy before it is hung up. Dy liiis means ibe 



vineaar is constantly dispersed lhroug;b the a- 1 



pTrtmenI, and gives a very (Vagrant smell, ll j 



would probably be very nserul in manufactories^.^,, ^,^ ^,„^^^ 67.60U F.-g. inchests :>nd barrels, 52 bar- 



and close wnrk shops, and is of course as easi- ,.^13 of Ik-er, 'i22 baneU of .Ashes, 51 barrels Oil, 31 



\v applied (o ^-as as other lights. It costs very kc^a L.ird, 494 bbls .ind 3i sacks Flour, 13 bbls. and 



lillle, for the saeiie piece of sponije hr.s served hhds. Cider, 17 tierres Uians, SO casks Chf-ese, and 



me for a whole winter, it must he occasionally | "'b^f P^duce-also 33 passengiis iviih tluir freight 



re-imniprsed in the water anil vinegar, and then 



r.rif, fi>r Ui'lroit, with upwards of 300 passengers, and 

 as nnirh fn i;?lit as she fyiild stow. The emigrants are 

 very numerous this season. 



The meeting: at Dover, N. 11. on the suVject of a Ca- 

 nal from Porl»mnulh to Lake Winnipiseojee, and 

 thence to the Pemijewasset, have ordered 3 survey. 



The two Tow Boats which arrived at New York on 

 aturday in 21 hours and thirty minutes frou» Albany 



and lus-s-a^e. 



willlie I'oiind lo give out a great cpianlily of 

 soot ; which olhervviso fouls the air of tlie a- 

 partinent. — Mechanick's J^hig- 



LVD.MIK SHEEP. 

 Mr. Jloorcroft, an English travplltr in Tar- 

 (arv, has procured some of the Ladahk sheep' 

 with a view to send them to England. Hesavs 



A writer, who ha? examined the route, declares tliat 

 a Canal can be ni'nde with great ease and at small ex- 

 pense from Boston In Providence — from Charles River 

 to the Blackstone, near Woonsocket Falls. 



Gov. Clinton, of N'. York, has sent his son to promote 

 the plan of rendering Connecticut River navigable. 



A fatal malady prevails among the Horses in France 

 and Sweden. 



they are verv small, with a fine aru! heavy fleece. I '' i^ a singular fact, attending the Seneca Lake, that 

 They are sheltered at night under their "master's ' \^l'^' ""'^-'^ ^'""^ '" ''•''•P ^^"•'- '^"^ "^^''''^ "'<' ^?^i» 



s been siiggt sted that thev do not decompose. — i 

 Perhaps they petrify. 



The public are cautioned against bills purporting to 

 be 01 the Green Mountain Bank, as it is not yet in op- 

 eration. 



Passengers uow reach Xeiv Y'ork in oneway from 

 Boston. 



Mr Bradford, who established the Lexington (Ken.) 

 Gazette, 40 years ago, lately resumed the editing ofit. 

 He is now between oO and 90. 



A New-York paper states that Butter may be brought 

 from L'tica in about 48 hour?, and m< • t with a ready 

 srile at twenty-iive rents per pound, 'i he prices of a;;- 

 ricultural produce do not appear lo be depressed in the 

 ^^^5—^ I New-\ork market, in consequence of the increased fa- 

 The bark of the chestnut (Fagus caslanoa) is ; cilities of Qanal transportation. 

 •aid 10 contain twi«« as much tan as that of lbe| Several of the Prnpr-ictors of the New-Yorlr Daily pa- 

 oak, and gives with sulphate of iron a heanti-i P^rs have ordered iVom V:ngland patetrt si.ea7a Prmtlng 

 fully black mk. ^ — --.-i- _ «. ,, j 



duces is less jiab'.c lo cbnnsTP bv l!)0 sun and 



r.iin, thnn that produced by sumac. i ■* "^'^"^ "<'^'" Tveamstown (Penn.) was poisoned on 



' 1^ the 4th ultimo, by eating a mixture of arsenick, flour, 



land water, prepared by its imprudent and unfortunate 

 mother, for the purpose of destroying rats. 



roof, and will |]'ck up cru'.rihs. drink tea or broth, 

 and nibble a cleanly picked bone. They are 

 shorn twice a year and the ewes have two lambs 

 uitbin that period. 



An iiilplligont farmer of this town has rom- 

 rnunicated Ion* what, he says, is an ctTcclual 

 remedy against injury to horses and caille which 

 Eiay have eaten too much grain ; ll i'= simply to 

 administer a pint of melted hogs' lard as soon 

 as the fact is discovered, lie s-,i\s he lias tried 

 the experiment.a number of limes and always 

 with success. — Som. Jovrn. 



DRY and Ground VVHITF. I.KAIJ, of a superm.' 

 quality, for sale in lots to suit purchasers. 



AI.I.UM, in bbls. of 300 lbs. 



lil.l'l'. \rrilIOI,, of a superior quality. 



HKFINFO SAI.ri'KTR?;. in kegs of 112 lbs. 



DIIPO.NT'S superior GUNPOU DK.R— lor sporting 

 or blasting — warranted equal to any powder to be had 

 in the United States, for all purpose; to which Gunpow- 

 der is applied, 'i'liis powder is sold at wholesale or rt- . 

 tail. 



SHOT— BALLS— FLINTS— at wholesale or retail. 



.'i/jo — 10.000 gallon." of Dyer's superior red and white 

 CURH.'VNT WINE, put up in kegs of 6 gallons, quar- 

 ter casks of from 28 to 3i) gallons, and pipes of 110 gal- 

 lons. F.. COPKLA.MJ, jr. 



8t M C5 liroad slreet. 



PASTURE WAM'ED— Wanted lo hire foramoDth 

 or six weeks, to commence about loth .May next, 

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

 Crookline, suffreient for a flock ol about 150 sheep. A 

 level tract of high laud, wi;h 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.VS Ic CO. City Furniture warehouse, 

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

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

 ture, chairs, looking glasses, leathers of ail kinds, fire 

 sets, .brushes, bellows, i:c. ^c. Boslon, JtforcA 25. 



The colour which this tan pro- J'''''''" '''>''='' "''' "-"^^ '"'''"'° thousand sheets in an 

 ' hour. 



PRESERVATION OF FISH. 

 For ensurintj the sweetness offish conveyed 



The last year's crop of Cotton in Egypt is estimpfted 

 by land carnage, it is proposed, that the belly 1 ^^ 200,000 bales- 150,000 of which it is supposed will 

 of ibe fish should be opened, and the iolernal I come to England, 

 pans sprinkled with powdered charcoal. j j^„ expedition to Ibe interior provinces of Mexico is 



■•••%%B— ' Citing out at Huntsville, Alab.xma. tu consist of from 



SmMUIK£AIt.V or KZ2WS. 1 70 to 80 young and middle aged men. An investment 



— 1 of $80,OCiO bad been made in dry goods, which were to 



TVof- Wood. — Attempts are making to introduce int; be transported to Santa Fe, and there exchanged for 

 Ihe I'nited States the cultivation ol the 'leak tree. — 1 specie. 



Timber of the best quality is manufactured from the! Smokms-^' What harm is there in a pine ?" savs 

 teaktree:itisne,therhabletotheiotnortothedepre-' Puffwe!!.-- xXone, that I know of,- said liis 



dat.on of vermm or msects, and consequently becomes j ' \„- .. ^^^ept that smoking induces drinking- 

 an invaluable acquisition in the hands a naval power. J • ;• ■ j , •„,„ „ ,■ ■ , ■ ,• ■ j 



,. . J .u .1, 1- .-T-i J •,, . . drinking induces intoxication — into-ication induces 



It IS supposed that the climate ct 1- lorida ni be avour- ! ,, .-i ■,■■ ■„ 1,,,^, .i.„ ■ „„j:„„ • . j- 1 j , 

 '^^ - the bile — bile induces the jaundice — jaundice leads to 



dropsy — and dropsy terminates in de.ath." Put that in 

 your pipe and smoke it. 



The Governor of Xew-Erunswick is makinga cnllec- 1 a»~s» pji.n. mimj.^jijjj»j 



lion of the Mineral Productions of that province, to as- 1 ~j.,. j-. , 7 71 y- „,, y-^ £, , 



certain what may be made subjects of advantageous ; ''^eW Jbtlgland JUHSCIWI /b Lotirt-brt. 



working. j fX^HE public are respectfully informed, that this 



The books of the " Morris Cana!."' were lately open- I -*- f''t';n5"-e establishment has been greatly enlarg- 

 ed in .Xew-Jersey. The sum required was SSl.OOiJ.OOO. '''' =""'' iDirr->ved.— Hie proprietors have during the last 

 1100 Letters were received by the Commis'sioners, of- ' " '"''''"' pwrrha-ed and united with it the 

 fering §14,000,000. 



able to its 

 India. 



rrowlh. The trees are in. aliundauce in 



Effrctnfn Cr.nnI in Prospect — Thirteen acres of land 

 ]n Worcester, much of it meadow, which the owner 

 ofiered last year for $1500, sold last week lor eight 

 thousaTid. 



The inhabitants of the Society Islands make Lime 

 from Coral, which they procure from the ocean. 



Cobimhian and Cilii Museum, 

 which has been kept for the last Iwentv-five years in 

 Tremont-strect. They have also added the extensive 

 colleciions of the late Linnean Society, together with 

 I a great number of valuable Curiosities from foreign 

 I countries. In making these arrangements they have 

 been at immf-nse ''xpense, and thev look for remunera- 

 tion in the liberal patronage of au enlightened public. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PKODCCE, fcc. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday,] 



APPLES, best, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 

 pearl do. . - . - 



BEANS, white, 



BEFJ", mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo. No V, new, - - 



. " No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. I. new. 



CliEESE, new milk, - - - - 



skimed milk, - - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR. Baltimore, Howard St 

 Genesee, - - . 



Rye, best, - - - 



GRAIN,Rye 



Corn - - ... 



Barley - - - - 



Oats - - . - - 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, ----- 



OIL. Linseed, Phil, and Northern 



PLAISTEP.. PARIS retails at 



PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 



navy, mess, do. 



Cargo, No 1, do. - - 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover . - - - - 

 W OOL, Merino, full blood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sorf 



PROT'ISIOy MARKET. 

 BFEl'. best pieces . . - . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, -.--'. 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, 



lump, best, - . ■ 



FCGS, 



MEAL, Rye. retail, - - . . 

 Indian, do. - . - . 

 POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, - - . . 



HAY, according to quality. 



