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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Mar. 12, 1830. 



MISCELLANIES. 



would be iiicrcaspd grcally beyond ibe cx|ieiidi- 

 turc, and ihe iiicrnascd ability tu jiay taxes, in 

 tlioso who would be most directly benefited, wotdd 

 be more than an equivalent for the loss of the in- 

 terest on the investment. — .V. Y. Slattsman. 



PRICES OF COUJVTRY PRODUCE. 



GOOD EXAMPLE. 



The Williamslown I.ycciiiii have voted to plant 

 a nursery of 12,000 white Mulberry trees early in 

 the spring, and a[ipoiiited acoininittec to curry the 

 resolution into eflect. 



H«in;».— Three loads of liemp raised in this vi- 

 cinity, and broken and dressed in the machine of 

 the Nortliiiinplon liemp Company arrived in Bos- 

 ton a shoit time since. It was pronounced by 

 gentlemen who are competent judges of ths arti- 

 cle, to be of excellent quality. Several experi- 

 ments were made at the Navy Yiird, Charles, 

 town, by the otHccr.s of that station, on the rela- 

 tive strength of Russian and American cordage, 

 the result of which is published in the Boston 

 Daily Ailvertiser. ' 



Russiitn Hemp — A single yarn raised — 1st ex- 

 periment 69 |>ounds; '2d do. 71 pounds ; 3d ilo. 

 63 pounds. Three experiments, 208 pounds. 



Jimerican Hemp — A single yarn of the same 

 size and length as the Russian raiseil — 1st expe- 

 riment, 80 pounds ; 2d do. 79 pounds; 3d do. 91 

 pounil.s. Three experiments, 250 pounds ; giving 

 the American hemp the preference, in the three 

 trials, in point of strength, of more than 20 per 

 cent. 



Two deep sea lines of equal size, length and j Petitions are in circulation at Albany for the 

 weight, one of Russian and the other of Aineri- incorporation of a company for a rail road be- 



Inlroduclion of Potatoes into .\'ew England. — 

 Mr Enos Pope, an aged gentleman belonging to 

 Danvers, noticing the paragraph in our last, re- 

 lating to the introduction of potatoes, has inform- 

 ed us, that Ills grandfather, who was born in 

 1690, saw potatoes growing in the garden of 



Eppes, Esq. in Boston, before the year 



1711. Mr Poi)e mentions that his grandfather's 

 curiosity to know what these were, induced him 

 to inquire of Mr Eppes, who informed him " they 

 were Irish potatoes." — Salem Observer. 



il>usb<!l. 

 barrel.! 



pound. 



can hemp, were connected, and force applied, 

 when the Russian parted. They were again 

 joined, positions reversed, and on the application 

 of force, the Russian parted again. Two three 

 inch ropes of equal size, length and weight, one 

 of Russian and the other of American hem[), were 

 faslensd together, and force applied, when the 

 Russian parted without fracturing the Anierican. 

 The cordage thus tried was made of the best 

 Russian clean hetiq), and the common hemp from 

 the Nartharapton machine. 



The following judicious remarks from the Mas- 

 sachusetts Spy, are well entitled to the attention 

 of every statesman, and we perfectly concur in 

 the opiiuon, that an immediate rental is not always 

 the most judicious mode of ascertaining the i)ro- 

 pricty of establishing national projects; if this 

 were the case, what encouragement would be 

 given to education, the most fruitful source of 

 prosperity and happiness? 



" An idea prevails to a very consideraVdc extent, 

 that any investment of money in |)ublic works, 

 the direct income of which is less than the inte- 

 rest of the money expended, is unprofitable ami 

 wasteful, and a loss to the community. Nothing 

 can be more erroneous. What direct income do 

 the stone walls which a farmer puts upon his land 

 produce him ? None. And yet the expense is a 

 profitalde investment, because it adds so much to 

 the permanent value of the property. Town 

 roads, too, pay no direct income, yet, what is the 

 cost of them, cotnpared with the increased value 

 of the property which they acconnnodatc ? What 

 would be the value of landed |)roperty, in almost 

 any part of the country, if there were to be no 

 public highway to approach within eight or ten 

 miles of it? And railways and canals are, on n 

 large scale, what public roads are on a sniall one. 

 The latter greatly cidiance the value of properly 

 near o largo market ; the former do the same to 

 that more distant, an<l through a greater extent of 

 country. If a rail rond were constructed from 

 Boston to Albany, the income of which Hhould 

 barely keep it in repair, and never pay a cent into 

 tlio treasury, it would, nevertheless, most proba- 

 bly, be a profitable investment to the stale. The 

 aggregate of the taxable property of the state 



twcen Catskill and Canajoharie. This latter place 

 is one of tlie ])rincipal avenues through which 

 the Western jiroduce passes on its way to New 

 York, and though there is already a canal between 

 the two ])laces, yet such is the increase of trade, 

 that the Catskill Recorder is of opinion that the 

 rail road may be built, and the state not he asked 

 for a cent towards its erection. — Lancaster Gaz. 



APPLES, he«l, - - - barrel., 17a' 2 



ASHES, pol, firm jort, - 

 rear), first lOrt, - 

 HEANS, while, 

 DELF, ncss, 



Cargo, No. 1, 

 Cargo, No. t, 

 ISUTTEK, insiMcled. No. 1, new, 

 CHEESE, new milk. 



Skimmed milk, 

 FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard-street, 

 Genesee, - 

 R>e, best, - 

 GRAIN, Corn, 

 Rve, 

 Barley, 

 Otiw, 

 HOG'S LAUD, 6rsi«on, new, 



I.IME. 



I'l.AI.STER PARIS retails at 

 I'ORK, clear, 



Navy, mess, 

 Cargo, No. 1, 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Orrh,(rd Gr.Tss, • - " 



Fowl Mcaduw, - - - i " 

 Rye Grass, - - ' " 



Tall .Meadow Oals Grass, - \ " 

 Red Top . - . . " 



Lucerne, - - . - |>ound. 

 White HoLcysuckle Clover, " 



Red Clover.'(noriliern| - " 



French Sogar Beet, - - " 



WOOL, Merino, full blood, washed, - " 



Merino, full b!ood, unNAnshed, " 

 iMer.no, three fourths washed, , ** 

 Merino, hall blood, • - " 



Merino. quar'.er washed, - " 



Native, waslied, . - - " 



Pulled, Lamb's, first sort, - " 



Pulled, Lamb's, second sort, ** 



Pulled, " spinning, first son, " 



Abductions in JVew York. — The strange occur- 

 rences in New York, for the last two months, 

 seem to authorize a belief that neither man, wo- 

 man, child, nor beast, is safe in that city. The 

 kidnappers have carried off one or two men, two 

 children, and two young ladies! The last case 

 occurred a few days since. It was the abduction 

 of a young lady, aged 17, and a gentleman hold- 

 ing a respectable office in that city, has been com- 

 mitted to prison, on su.-!picion of L-tving been con- 

 cerned in it. On his examination, lie stated that 

 he did not carry her off, but one of his acquaint- 

 ance did, whose name he could not disclose. 

 The lady, he said, was enceinte, which our readers 

 will not mistake for un saint. 



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barrel. 15 00 |i 



bushel.! 1 75 



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 30' 

 33, 



The Millenium at hand. — It is stated, that a 

 learned writer, in Europe, has satisfactorily proved, 

 by interpretations of the prophecies, that the Mil- 

 lenium will begin in 1833. So that, if the picture 

 of the Millenimn, as painted by one of the old fa- 

 thers, is to be realized, we Ktand a tolerable 

 chance of enjoying a long life and a merry one. 



" Those living in the titne of the Millenium," 

 says this writer, " shall not die ; but during thfse 

 thousand years, shall produce an infinite multituile 

 of children." — " The rocks ivill drop honey : wine 

 will run in streets, and the rivers ovtrfloic with 

 milk." 



During the prevalence of the mild weather, in 

 the fiire part of this winter, n trader in Franklin 

 county was thus accosteil by one of liis custom- 

 ers: " Mr Yanlstick, I've brought back the Al- 

 Miaiiac I bought of ye, for I iloti'l h'lievu it's gin- 

 iiywiwe, and I want my sixpence again, or elso 

 one of the ra'al Fanners', that can be depended 

 upon. This is all a sham." Mo was looking for 

 snow, poor follow. 



PROVISIOX MARKET. 



coanKcTEn every week »i hr havwaud, 

 fClrrk nf Fantiiil-hatl Uarkel.) 

 IlEEF, best pieces, - 

 PORK, fresh, best preces, 



whole hogs, 

 VEAL, - 



MUTTON, - . . . 

 I'OL'LTKY. .... 

 BUTTER, keg and tub, - 



Lump, best, 

 EGGS, - . - , . . I dozen. 

 MEAL, Rye. retail. - - - 



Indian, retail, 

 POTATOS, 

 CIUER. faccordine tn (jualily,] 



Seeds for Country Dealers. 

 Traders in the country who may wish to keep an a< 

 meat of Garden Seed.i tor sale, are informed they cai 

 furnished, at J. B. Russell's Seed Store, coddi 

 with the New England Farmer, 52, North Markel-3i 

 Boston, with boxes of various sizes and price*, from 

 $50. containing a complete .\9sortme.-«t of the 

 nioiitly used in a kitcliep garden, on ,is favorable ten 

 they can be procured in this country, of equal qu 

 neatly done up in small pac,<ages, ready for retailing, 

 sAorf <iirec<io»i,s on each package for its cultur. 

 management — warranted to be of the growth of 

 and of the purest qu.ilily. tf Feb. 



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 end of the year — but those who pay within sijty days fr» lli 

 lime of'iubscribing. are enliiledio n deduction ol fifii 



[Jj* No paper will be sent to a distance wiilu)Utpnymi 

 ing m.itle in advance. 



Primed for J. B. Russei.l, by I. R. Butts— by 

 all descriptions of Priming cap be cieruied to meet ihr I 

 of cu.slomers. Ordersfor priming received by J. B. Ri • I 

 at the AKricoliural Warehouse No. .')X North llnrkrt r 



AGENTS. ' 



;Vh, l',)r*_G. TiiuRui'R!) &. Son, C7 Librriy-slrret. 



Philadelphia- 1). it C LAWnRETH. 85 Chrsu.ul-sirrcl. 



fl.i/dworf— G. B. .Smith, OHice of lb« Ameiicon Fnrmr 



,4//«nv—ll-.n. Jesse lU'EL. 



Fltuhine.JV Y.Wu PRinrEiSom, Prop. Lin. Hot. Cl 



Harirord-iiiMUKIH ti Soss. 



Hnli/ax. N. S.— P. J. H(iLi.A:<n. Raq. Recorder Oflico. 



Uontrral, L. C— A. Bowman, Bookseller. 



