NO. 4. 



THE FAEMERS CAHINET. 



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from frost. The discovery was accidental. 

 A servant maid in the family of William 

 Morey, of Union Village, Wasliintrton coun- 

 ty, about to visit her friends, secured a (jiian- 

 tity of plumbs in this way, to preserve them 

 till her return. They were found to have 

 kept in excellent condition, long after this 

 fruit had disappeared in the parden. From 

 the hint thus afforded, Mr. Morey, Mr. 

 Holmes, and one or two neiirhl)ors, laid down 

 grapes in this manner last fall, and they en- 

 joyed the luxury of fresh, fme flavored fruit 

 through the winter, until the early part of 

 March. Cullivatur. 



AgClltfil. 



The publisher of the Farmers' Cabinet, is 

 'anxious to procure the services of a few then of 

 (character and responsibility, with the view of 

 extending the circulation of the work. The 

 terms will be liberal. Application may be made 

 either personally or by letter (post paid) to 

 G. Moore, 31 South Sd street. 



Rainy Days. 



How much time is thrown away by some 

 farmers when the weather will not permit 

 them to work out door. And how well this 

 time might be improved ! There are many 

 days and hours of wet weather in the year, 

 in which it is impossible to do any work on 

 the farm and when these are lost, as they 

 are to many farmers of my acquaintance, 

 they amount to a considerable sum. "Time 

 is money" as my grandmother used to say ; 

 and further " Take care of the pence and the 

 pounds will take care of themselves." 



Now if this is good advice in money mat- 

 ters, it will surely apply to economy in time, 

 to those hours and half days when the rain 

 drives under cover. 



Well how are the hours to be best improv- 

 ed! I will tell you, my brother farmers. Get 

 yourselves a &et of Carpenters' Tools, and 

 make a work bench and if you can plane a 

 board ahd drive a nail, you will find enough 

 to occupy all your spare time. 



The tools will cost but five or six dollars — 

 such as are most necessary, and then you 

 will be able to keep your farming imple- 

 ments in good repair. If your barn or stable 

 door break down, mend it immediately the 

 first rainy day. If a board is loose put a 

 nail in it or replace it. If you want any 

 plain, useful kitchen furniture, such as pine 

 tables; &c., take those occasions. But it is 

 unnecessary to multiply the things that might 

 be repaired in such times. Every farmer 

 that looks around him (if he is not in the 

 habit of so doing) will find the woodwork 

 on his place lamentably out of repair. 



Postage. 



Our subscribers are informed that the Cab- 

 inet is chargeable only with newspaper post- 

 age. The Postmaster General has settled 

 this question. 



it?" We are still able to furnish copies of 

 the Cabinet, from the commencement, and 

 shall supply all subscribers with the back 

 [numbers unless otherwise ordered. 



I Q;:^ Subscribers who may call or send for 

 the numbers are requested to remember that 

 lour office is in the Third Story of No. 31 

 'South i bird Street. 



In times of yore, a good housewife having 

 received a pound of coffee, boiled it and 

 served it up with parseley and butter. She 

 declared they were the worst peas she had 

 ever seen, as she had boiled them four hours, 

 and yet they remained quite hard ! 



When t-ea first came to this country, a wo- 

 man in New Hampshire boiled a pound of it 

 with pork and parsneps for dinner; but she 

 was not herself very fond of it ! 



Tlie Markofs. 



BEESWAX.— Sales of good yellow at 

 27 cents ; white 35 a 36. 



BUTTER.— Extra tub 15 a 16; extra keg 

 14 a 15 (the pair of fuel butter in the market, 

 same as given in our last, 25 a 28.) 



CHEESE.— Brisk sales of American 

 cheese at 10 a 12 cents per lb. 



FISH — No change in prices and sales 

 very limited. 



FLOUR & MEAL— Owing to the light 

 receipts and the advance in neighboring 

 markets, a very material advance has taken 

 place in Flour. Sales of fresh ground at 

 $8,50 a $8,75 per barrel ; Genesee $3,50. 

 Small parcels of fancy brands at $9, at which 

 price good fresh ground is held ; old stock, 

 $7 to $8, according to freshness. Ohio $6- 

 87 1-2 to $7,62 1-2. Sour New Orleans, 

 $6,50; now held at $6,75. Rye Flour — 

 Sales at $5,50, being an advance. Corn Meal 

 — Extensive sales in hhds. at $19; bbls. 

 $4,50. Stock light. 



GRAIN — There has been a good demand 

 for all descriptions of Grain, and prices have 

 again advanced. Sales of 3600 bushels 

 Dantzic Wheat, part from store, at $2 per 

 bushel ; afioat price not ascertained. A lot 

 of Long Island, from store, brought the same 

 price. Sales of Penna. at $1,85 a $1,95; 

 one parcel at $2. Rye — Sales of Penna. at 

 $1,15. Corn — Large sales ; round yellow at 

 'about $1 to $1,03; good flat 94 to 96; in- 

 inferior 82 to 90; white 90 to 93 cts. being a 

 material advance. The sales exceed 16,000 

 bushels. Oats — Sales of Southern afloat, at 

 1 38 cts. early in week. Penna. large sales 

 |at 42 to 45 cts. per bushel. 



