Vol. VIII.— No. 1. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL 



Dr Jacob Patch, of Camden, has a family of 

 Silk Worms, doing well, and fed from the Mulber- 

 ry raised in his own garden. — Belfast, Jt/c, jpa. 



If those who have reared flocks of pure Merino 

 and Saxon sheep at a great expense, must sell 

 their wool at the present reduced ])rices, which 

 are a trifle higher than tho.se of common and grade 

 wool, the fine woo! sheep, instead of increasing, 

 will become extinct in the country. — Hamp. 6'o- 



Hoilicultural. — Among the articles exhibited at 

 le Hall of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 lely, on Saturday the 18th inst, the following 

 lerit particular notice. From the garden of Gen. 

 >EARBORN, several cars of a new variety of corn, 

 rocurcd by him from Portland — this is thought 

 ) be the earliest sort cultivated for the table in 

 lis vicinity. From G. W. I'batt, Esq. of Wa- 



rtown, several Dahlias, among which the Coccinca 

 \tperba, Hdianiha flora, and the Royal Sovereign, | "^'^'^'^ ' 

 ■>m-\i\e) were considered superior to any seen in | ' 

 le vicinity of Boston— one of the flowers meas- A White Cucumber has been left with us, says 

 red 5 1-2 inches in diameter. From Z. Cook, ihe Charleston Mercury, by a friend, as a horti- 

 r, Esq. several specimens of the aZ(/icajng-ra and i cultural curiosity. It was raised in a garden at 

 ava, very elegant. From Mr Rufus Howe, of i Stone. It measures twelve inches in circumfe- 

 •orcliester, several fine varieties of Marygolds, rence. 

 lahlias, and Lihes. Mr N. Davenport, of Mil- j rpi^^ population of the United States, increases 



in, specimens of early vegetables. 



by emigration and births, at as great a ratio as 

 ever. The multiplication of con.sumers must make 

 business. 



If Spain were to reconquer South America, 

 and keep it as she formerly did, it would cause 

 the reduction of a tenth part of the commerce of 

 the world. 



In general, mankind, since the improvement of 



DILIGENT HAY MAKERS. 



On Monday the IStli inst. Mr Hill commenced 

 utting the hay upon twenty-one acres of mowing, 

 icluding a lot containing si.x acres, having in it at 

 ;ast 500 stumps, and the hay of more than an 

 ere of which was lodged. The mowing was 

 one by Mr Hill himself, who had not mowed be- 



)re for twelve years, and by Mr William Gordon, | cookery^ eat about twice as much as nature' re- 

 om Vermont, and Adolphus Harding, from Frye- j quires. 



Arabic Sayings. — Reside where you will, ac 



iirg, Me, in thirty-two hours, being equal to the 



bor of one man for ninety-six hours, Two oth- i . , , . , . , , , ... . 



, , ,,.•'. ... qun-e knowledge and virtue, and they will stand 



• hands were employed in curing and getting in I , ■ ,• ■ ^ , ■ , 



, .,'.-',. , L 1 'hee in the place of ancestors : that man is best 



e hay, assisted in the intervals between the l , ' „ „ ■ , t ,, i i 



•''. ■ 1 , , , ' vvlio can say, " See what 1 am ; not he who says 



asons ot mowing by the three persons above „ o, , i- ., „ \,ri ,-.1 ,, 



, „ ,. , , ^ I c, 1 1 ; See what my father was. When God would 



ameo. Uelore the close 01 the Saturday, the ,. , . , , . 111 • • , , , 



... , . , -^ ' display in broad dav, a hiduen virtue m the shade, 



jy, which, on the morning of the previous Mon- ! , .. ■ . T 1 . ^1 



, , , . , , , i lie excites against it the tongue ol the envious, 



ly, had been growing on the whole twenty-one I 



•res, was all cut, and cured, and stowed awav in 1 i^ , 77; r, 



, \.. , . '. . , , ",1 Fowder at 2s per lb. 



vo barns, most of it having been pitched ovei; the j dUPONTS POWDER, qualiij wananled, for sale al 

 ■eat beams. The quantity of hay thus got in \ Cope/and' s Ammunition Slore, 65 KroacI St, at rdaii. A 

 iring one week, by five hands, amounted by Uie 1 SHOT, CAPS, &c. o( ihe besi (lualiiy— cheap for cash. 

 ititnates of good judges, to not less than forty-one 1 " Enslish Scythes. 



This is an example of diligence and activi- 1 James Cam's double prime grass scyihes, wide and nam 

 , probably unequalled in the annals of hayinak- 3i,"Pr'"i,"r,''L'''^'''' '?,'' ■'^''i,'" H'O Hardware Store of S. FES- 

 ' f „ V 1 1 ai T I iSENDEN,No. SOStaleSlreet. Bl June 19 



g in INew England. — Mass. Journal. 



Buckivheat, Sfc. 



ai„t^„.„ &•;!• ^HT^ „n»„;,.„,i u,, ,\ ^ i„„. ™„-i I For sale at the Seed Slore connected with the New Eng 

 Alabama Silk.— We received by the last mail, ^^^^ p^^^^, ivj„ 53 ^onh Market Street, 



iclosed in a letter from a friend, a skein of 1 A few bushels of Buckwheat, growth of 1823. Also, a fur- 



lautiful silk, a sam|)Ie of about twenty-five lbs, j '''«• ^"PP'>' " '' F""' Meadow Grass Seed, of superior gualiij' 



fered 1 



ale, low, at No. 4 Dock Square. 



In Gloucester, R. I., Judge Tourtellot, and 

 >ssrs Wheeler & Stecre, agreed to fire it salute 

 the 4th. No cannon were at hand ; but the 

 id being somewhat rough, they concluded to 

 irge thirteen large rocks on the road side, and 

 St them at sunrise. Judge Tourtellot coin- 

 need the salute, which was answered on his 

 ht and left by Messrs Wheeler & Steere, until 

 :teen large rocks were shivered to ten thousand 

 ces. 



V coinage of half dimes, (five cent pieces) has 

 n commenced by the mint — such a coin has 

 g been wanted, and a very great convenience 

 I result from a free circulation of them. 



own and manufactured this season on the plant- 1 jVejt, China Tea Sets, and light blue Dinner Ware. 



ion of Dr Purnell, of Greene county. It is equal j Received, a great variety of the above ; which, with a corn- 

 strength, quality, and apiiearance to any we | j?l«'^ assoriment of Crockery, China, and Glass Ware, are of- 



ive seen, the growth of this country, and is in- 



rior only to the best Italian silk. We are hap- 

 to learn that the Doctor has made extensive ar- 

 Ingenients for its cultivation next season, and he 



pects to manulacttire several hundred pounds 

 market. — Mobile Rtg. 



Tarnip Seed. 



For sale at (he Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 52 North Market street, 



200 lbs, fine While Flat English Turnip Seed, growth of 

 1829— also, several other approved varietiesfrom Scotland, and 

 London, among which the Early Dutch, Yellow Stone, and 

 Yellow Malta, have proved of very superior quality for the 

 table,— and the Yellow Aberdeen, (or Bullock,) and the Large 

 Norfolk Field 'J'urnip for cattle. 



Alderney Bull For Sale. 

 A full blood Alderney Bull, seven years old, well made, and 

 sure; he is a very superior animal, independent of his blood, 

 and his cakes have proved good milkers, having all the desira 

 ble dairy qualities. Price of the bull glOO. Inquire at the 

 New England Farmer office. 4t 



Short Horn Bull Calf Wanted. 



A fair price will be given for a first rate, warranted Short 



Horn Durham Bull Calf, to go to Concord, Mass. Inquire of 



J. B. Russell, publisher of the New England Farmer (post 



paid.) 3t 



J\totice. 



Subscribers to the New England Fanner are informed that 



they can have their volumes neatly and faithfully half bound 



and lettered, at 75 ctj per volume, by leaving them at this 



office. 



Gardener wants a Situation. 

 A gardener, who has a complete knowledge of his business, 

 and can produce recommendations from the Botanic Commit- 

 tee of the Dublin Royal Society, (having been employed in 

 their Botanic Garden for two years,) and from many gentlemen 

 n the vicinity of Dublin, wishes to procure a situation in this 

 ■ountry. Inquire at the New England Farmer office. 3l 



Millet Seed. 



For sale at the Seed Slore connected with the New England 

 Farmer, No. 52 North Market street. 



50 bushels of Millet Seed,— clean, and of superior quality. 



Also, a very extensive variety of Ornamental Flower Seeds, 

 n papers of 6 els each, or lOU varieties, one paper each, for 

 Sr,fl6. 



ROMAN— This elegant, full blooded horse, a bright bay, 

 lib black legs, mane, and tail, of high spirit and good tem- 

 per, will stand at the farm of Mr Stephen Williams, in Norlh- 

 borough, Ms, at ,'?20 the season, to be paid before the mares are 

 taken "away .—See New England Farmer, May IS. 



Imported Horses. 

 Barefoot, and Cleveland, the two English horses, will stand 

 for the season al their stable in Brighton. Barefoot at g25, 

 and Cleveland at glO, with gl for the groom. 324 



Heifers, Calves, Sheep, ^'C. 



For sale, two full blood Alderney Heifers, three years old Ihis 

 spring, with calf by a full blood bull of the Short Horn breed; 

 one Alderney Heifer calf, six months old, weaned, and turned 

 to grass; two full blood heifor calves of the Short Horn breed, 

 two months old, now al grass feed ; four of the Long Wool 

 Ewes, imported from the Netherlands; a buck lamb fiom one 

 of the ewes, and a Devonshire Buck, a very fine animal, and 

 four full blood .Sa.xony Bucks. For terms apply at this office. 



June 17, 1829. 



PKOVISION MARKET. 



CORRECTED EVERY WEEK BV MR. HAITVVARD, 



(Cier/c of Faneidl-hail Market.) 

 BEEF, best pieces, - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, 



whole hogs, 

 VEAL, - - - . 

 MUTTON, .... 

 POULTRY, .... 

 BUTTER, keg and tub, . 

 Lump, best, 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - 



Indian, retail, 

 POTATOS, 

 CIDER, [according to quality,] 



12 

 16 

 15 

 IS 

 13 

 I 00 

 70 



