1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



37i 



ity to health, they must enjoy their own tThinos, 

 «ik1 pay their own Doctor's bills. 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMKR. 



OX SCRAPER. 



Mr Editor- -1 have lately had an OxScraper 

 made alter the description of one ^ivrri in your 

 paper (vol. iii. p^ige 181.) It has bcpn used in 

 ni.iking roads, and allogother exceed* my ex- 

 pectations. We found it m'lch better ivheicthe 

 ground was loose, Ihiin an Ox .Shovel, to bring 

 the dirt into the middle of the road, and it was 

 vei'v nsefiil in levelllna; the road. 



The Scraper 1 u'ed was of the following di- 

 mensions : Seven and a '• alf feet long-, one foot 

 wide, two and a half inclies thick. The lour 

 handles were three feet and three inches long, 

 (shaped like those ol the Patent Plouj;hs) and 

 set one foot and eleven inches apart; the rings 

 to hook on the chains were put five inches and 

 one quarter from the lower edge of the scraper, 

 and three feet and ton inc^ies apart. 

 Yours, &.C. 



MiJJlesex, Conn. D.WW. 



FOR THE NEW E.VGLAND FARMER. 



SURVEYORS OF HIGIHV.^YS. 

 Friend Fkssknp.'^n — 1 believe if Surveyors of 

 Iliehwavs in Kcw England would observe the 

 following rules, we should have much better 

 roads, and at much less expense. 



1. Never sufler any men or boys to work 

 within one rod of each other, except the work 

 absolutely require it. 



2. Dismiss the idle story tellers. 



3. Let the Surveyor keep an acco\int himself 

 of the hours ami minutes every man is a! work, 

 on the road. 



4. Have all the hands paid by the ftotir, and 

 let each have a price according to the work he 

 hus dune. Vours, trulv, 



Co.wcclicut. ' ABRAH.^M. 



SU3»!:iV£AHY OF NITCVS. 



Two fiigate? are building; in New York for (he Greek 

 government; they will be iine largfe ships ntG4 g;uns 

 tt.ich, and are expected to be completed in nine mouths. 



The estimates of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail 

 Iload arc taken at ICOJO/ per mile ! The road is to be 

 executed on a magnificent scale ; to be 66 feet -vvitle ; 

 the rails to be laid down in the best possible manner, 

 and the purchase of land, at the two extreniilies, must 

 be paid for at an enormous pi-ice. This estimate also 

 includes the cost of eng;iiies, wagon* and warehouses. — 

 Tlie whole cost of this work will be about two millions 

 of dollars. 



Hemp. — Mr. Adam Hoar, of Lancaster, Penn. has 

 raised and prepared SUO weight of Hemp, which has 

 been pronounced, by the jN'avy Agent in Pbiladelpliia, 

 equal in quality to the best Russian. 



^imertcan .Mahogany — A tree, the growth of wliich 

 is spontaneous in Florida, is said lo answer all tlie pur 

 poses of mahogany for cabinet work. It is equally 

 beautiful, and receives as high a polish. This, if true 

 curtails a valuable and eJijieusive article of importation, 

 and may yet become an export in our own commer- 

 cial catalogue. 



It is proposed to build a harbour at Great Point, 

 Nantucket Island, for the safety of merchantmen, who 

 now seek it in Holmes' Hole and Tarpaulin Cove in 

 the stormy seasons. The government oS the U. S have 

 ordered surveys to be made of its uiefulness, practica- 

 bility, and estimates of its expense. 



i'ponlnneous Combuslion, — The Johnstonii Repub- 

 lican gives an account of an iustame of spontaneous 

 combustion, in a barrel of rags, some of which had been 

 used in cleaning lamps, ana were consequently satura- 

 ted with oil. 

 Prussic Arid. The good effects of this new medicine, 

 as an auxiliary in indLgestion, has been already ex 

 emplified in a report from Paris. The dose us« d was 

 one drop daily ol the Vauquelin strength diluted in one 

 ounce of water. 



Unc.rpiclcd Cure from Salt Pctre instead of .Sail.'. — 

 X lady of respectability in ^^ arrenton, IS. C who had 

 been long afiiicted with a cough and an aV»scess on her 

 lungs, by mist-;ko took Salt Pttre for ^aUs ; the effect 

 produced was violent and agonizing vomiting, bursting 

 of the abscess, and ptrfect cure. 



Poor Rales. — In New-York, the expense of support- 

 ing the poor is about J80,000 per annum ; in Philadel- 

 phia, I'JO.OOO ; in Bos'ton, 2.5,000; in Baltimore, 20. 

 UOO ; and in Charleston 17,000. The excess of this 

 expense in Philadelphia, not iucluding several villages 

 in the county, is complained of in the public pi'ints ot 

 that city. 



We are happy to learn that Gen. H. A. S. Dear- 

 BOR.v, of Roxbury, is appointed by his Excellency the 

 Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council, 

 Commissioner for Canal Surveys, in place of Col. Lin- 

 coln resigned. 



Corrtclinn. — In page 363 six lines below the middle 

 of the 1st column, for " animal is closed," read "an- 

 imal is clothed," kc. — In the list of Trustees of the 

 .Mass. Agiicultural Society, for " Sam'l S. Perkins 

 Lsq." substitute •' Hon. W. Prcscott.'' 



NATHANIEL DEARBORN has removed from No. 

 33, to 64, Market-street, up stairs — where he res- 

 pectfully solicits a continuance of public favor. Cards 

 of every description engraved and printed — Door Plates 

 and Stencil Plates furnished — Engravings on Wood — 

 seals, ttc. executed to order. 



THE subscriber having improved a machine for 

 spinning wool, cotton, made for doubling and 

 twisting the same, on a simplt^ and mucli improved plan, 

 olfers for sale, rights for states, counties, towns, &c. on 

 favourable terms. 



The advantages of this Machine are such as will 

 recommend itself to every one who will examine it. 



Besides the improvement in the finish and texture 

 of the cloth which is manufactured from yarn made 

 by this machine — it also would, in spinning 100 lbs. 

 of common, or 50 or 60 lbs. of fine Wool, clear itself. 

 For it is calculated that a run and a half can be spun 

 in a day by an ordinary spinner, on each spindle, and 

 as there are 10 spindles attached to the machine, it 

 would make 15 run a day, or 90 runs in a week — so 

 that there would be a difference in favour of this ma- 

 chine, of 78 runs a week, over the common method of 

 spinning. It would thus require but a fortnight or 

 three weeks lo clear the first cost of the machine. And 

 any person can easily calculate what an immense saving 

 of time and labor there would be in the spinning of 

 great quantities of wool, cotton, &c. 



This machine recommends itself by its simplicity and 

 durability ; as well as for its cheapness. Any person 

 can be taught how to spin with it, in an hour or two, 

 so as to need no further instruction. And another 

 great advantage is, that it is not liable to get out of 

 order. 



The price of the machine. Including the apparatus 

 for Doubling and Twisting Yarn, is $36. Ten spindles 

 are attached to it, but the number can be varied, as 

 the purchaser may wish. 



The above machine may be seen at the Agricultural 

 Establishment, 108 State-street, where terms may be 

 known for the purchase of the same. 



This machine will be in operation in onR of the lob- 

 bies of the State House, for a short time, where Mr. S. 

 will be present to give any information. 



Boston, May 27 S. SLATER. 



TO PRINTERS— For sale, a font of Pica, but little 

 worn. Inquiry may be made of the Publisher of 

 the Farmer; or a line may be dropped to M. H. Boston. 



DRY and Ground ■\VliriE LEAD, of a .T.ptrior 

 quality, for sale in lot? to suit purchasers. 



ALLUM, in hbls. of 300 lbs. 



IILI'E ^■ITRIOL, of a superior quality. 



REFINED SALTPETRE, in kegs of 112 lbs. 



Dl'PONT'S superior GUNPOW DER— for spoiling 

 or blasting — warranted equal to any powder to be had 

 in the United States, for all purposes to which Gunpow- 

 der is applied. This powder is sold at wholesale or re- 

 tail. , 



SHOT— BALLS— FLINTS,— at wholesale or retail. 



Also — 10,000 gallons of Dyer's superior red and white 

 CURRANT WINE, put up in kegs of 6 gallons, quar- 

 ter casks of from 2C to 30 gallons, and pipes of 110 gal- 

 lons. E. COPELAND, jr. 



fit 36 C5 Broad street. 



E PARSONS & 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, &c. &c. Boston, March 26. 



FOR SALE, at the Agricultural Establishmtut, No. 

 108 State Street, 

 A few superior patent Scythe Rifles. 



c 



ASH will be paid at this office, for any No. 

 copies of Nos. 36. 41 and 45 vol. 111. 



of 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



APPLES, lest, 

 ASHES, pot, 1st sort, 



pearl do 

 BEANS, white, 

 BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo. No 1, new, - - 

 No 2, new 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk 



skimed niilk, 

 FLAX 



FL.iX 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 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover . . . . - 

 WOOL, 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 sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEl'', 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, 



