386 



they all fluwerc! in llie following spring, allliougli 

 there wiis scun-ely a sins.'!.: Iieiul out in nil lliu ex- 

 tensive plantations at I'lilliani, that survived the 

 inclemency of tliat wiiiici-. 



NEW EiNGLAM) FAIliMEK, 



June 25, 1830. 



the si"lit of <lay. The British Kast India Com- was [.nrchascd ijy B. Chtw, lisq. lor i05 dollars, 

 pany Inis snppn'issed this suliterrancous weaving. ] Tccuniscli, 2 y-^ars old, l.red hy Col. I'owel, from 

 The art is now liapj)ily lost, and no Christian can B. Malcolm & I). Uesdumoiia, was purchased by 

 wish its revival. ] D. Thomas, for 510 dolls. Uicgo, 12 months old, 



P,_^x 1 purchased hy M. Kyre, liscj. for 300 dolls; Orlan- 



There is an net of the British parliament now j do, 11 months, purchased hy J. P.Thompson, 

 in force, which forbids the sloe(>ing of tia.v in riv- | Esq. for 300 dolls ; .Alemnon, 3 years old, redacul 

 nr« or any waters where caltle are accustomed to | white, bred by .Mr Whitaker, m Kngland, unport- 

 drink, as 'it is found to comnmnicate a poison de- ! ed in 1827, purcha.se.l by Mr Briscoe, for -105 dolls.; 



ruetivc to the cattle which drink of it, and to the | Rofip, a bull calf by 'J'ecumseh, 6 .lays old, was 



I purchased by B. D. Pickering, Esq. for 110 dolls., 



The French consid.-i lU: ctrrolte uioW<e, (purple 

 carrot) to be ihr sweiti>t c.f all the 1. •. 1- I but it 

 is generally found to run I.) seed the year it is 



The garden carrot ,l,l,..|,ts u, a warm, .sandy or |,^_^|^ ._^ ^_^^ ,^ ^^_^^^^^ 

 light soil, which .should Ik dug deep, thai the roots , 

 may better run down ; for if they meet with any 1 nE.>iP sow.n to destrov i.vsects. 



obstruction, they grow forked. Carrots should not | Hemp is said to possess a property which rcn- 

 be sown on laud that has been much dunged the | ders it almost invaluable to the farmer as well as 

 same year, as it causes them to l.e worm eaten, the gardener ; viz. ihat of driving away all m-sects 

 but when they are sown on fresh ground well pre- that feed upon other vegetables. It is a common 



practice in many parts of the Continent to sow a 

 belt of hemp round their gardens, or any jiarticu- 

 lar spot where they wish to presene their crops 

 from the mischievous attacks of flics or caterpil- 

 lars. 



l)ared, a heavy crop may be expected. 



The seed, should be sown on a calm day, as, 

 from their light and feathery nature, it is impossi- 

 ble to sow them regularly when the air is agitated : 

 it is also a good practice to mix the seed with 

 sand, in order that they may not adhere together 

 in sowing 



and Cipscy, a heifer, 9 months old, was purchased 

 by D. Elmer, for 200 dolls. 



Thus we find out of the above list, that 2 bulls 

 aicl 3 cows sold together for 1735 dollars ! And 

 dtdiicting two only from the total .<ale, viz : York- 

 skire Belle, a cow, which was sold with a know- 

 ledge and understanding of its being disonlcrcd, 

 for 151 dollars, and the six days' olil calf above 

 mintioned, the -sale of the remaining 21 head will 

 average 320 dollars each.— PAi7a</. U. S. Gaz. 



We would wish this exiieriment tobe frequently 



made in turnip fields ; for, should it succeed in 



Mr Bifling, an ingenious farmer in Norfolk, ob- 1 protecting those crops from the ravages of flies, 



as well as the cabbages from the caterpillar, it 

 would nccoinplish a most desirable end. 



Cowle-s, in his excellent History of Plants, noti- 

 ces the virtues of hem]) thus laconically : ' By 

 this cordage, ships are guided, bells are rung, beds 

 are corded, and rogues are kept in awe.' 



tained from 20 and a lialfariv.s, 510 loads of car- 

 rots, which he found equal in use and eftecl to 

 1000 loads of turnips, or 300 loads of hay. Some 

 of them measured two feet in length and from 

 twelve to fourteen inches round. Cow.'=, sheep, 

 hogs, and horses, become fond of this food ; and as 

 they are greatly nourished by them, its culture 

 may be worthy the attention of those farmers 

 whose lands are suitable to its growth. 



EXTFNT OF THE COTTO.V MA.NUFACTCRE. 



So w de and so beneficially is the influence of 

 the cotton-trade spreail, that one individual in, 

 London pays annually from ten to t^elve^ thou- 

 sand pounds for the article of silvcr-^lt wire, 

 which be piejjares for the manufacturers of Paisley, 

 to be woven in the corner of each demy of mu«- 

 lin, in imitation of the Indian custom. 



EGG I'LA.NT. 



The French make great use of the fruit of the 

 purple Egg Plant which they call Aubergine, and 

 which is as common as the love-apple in the veg- 

 etable markets of Paris. Their favorite method 

 of dressing them, is by taking out the s('(^ds with 

 a scoop, filling the cavity with sweet herbs, and 

 then flying them whole. 



KENNEL. 



The whole of the plant of coiniiioii fennel i.s 

 gooil in soup or broth. It was formerly the i)rac- 

 tice to boil fennel willi all fish, and it never would 

 have been discoiilinued, had its virtues been more 

 generally known ; for it consumes the |ihlegmatie 

 humor, with which most fish abound, and which 

 greatly annoys many persons who are fimd of 

 boiled fish. Our fishmongers should at all times 

 have a plentiful supply of this hardy and whole- 

 Home herb, every part of which agrees with the 



COL. POWEL'S S.\LE 



Oil Wednesday last, the sale of a part of this 

 geiitleinan's slock of improved Durham short horned 

 Cattle, imported or bred by him, took place at 

 Povvelton on the Schuylkill. Before the a|)j)oint 

 ed time of sale, the lawn near the house w-as well 

 filled with respectable visiters, who came either to 

 admire or to ])urchase. Among the company we 

 observed the Baron de Krudener, the Russian Am- 

 bassador, Gen. Eaton, Secretary of War, the Hon. 

 Mr Llhyd, of Mass. Dr Hosack and G. W. Fcalli- 

 erslonchaugh, Esq. of N. Y. Mr Walcott, of Conn. 

 Dr Chiscoe, of Va., several gentlemen from Md. 

 and a number of other distinguished agricultural- 

 ists from various other parts of the Union. 



The first cow ofl^ercd was Volanto, a beautiful 

 red and white, 5 years old, bred by J. Whitaker, 

 Esq. a gentleman near Otiey, Yorkshire, and im- 

 ported hy Col. Powcl, in Jiily, 1826, which was 

 was sold to B. 1). Perkins, Esq. for 305 dollars. 

 The next cow, .\niiabella, years old, light roan, 

 was bred by Mr Booth in England, and imported 

 wilh the foregoing, sold to W. H. Freeman, Esq. 

 for 310 dolls. Stately, imported 1822, sold to W. 

 Painter for 3t)5 dolls. Virginia, 9 years old, be- 



KAIL ROADS AND CA.NALS. 



Mr Thomas Earle of Philadelphia, has just 

 piblished an octavo, being, ' A Treatise on Rail 

 lloads and Internal Communicaiions, compiled 

 f»ni the best and latest authorities, wilh original 

 siggestions and remarks.' 



Ill his eighth and ninth chapters, Mr Earle gives 

 ai account of the rail roads and canals in the U. 

 Suites. From his slalemenis it appears that there 

 art about 1343 miles of canal and other artificial 

 njvigation coinideted, 1284 in progress, and 408 

 pKijected. 



Of rail roads, 44 miles have been completed, 

 4J2 are in progress, and 697 projected. 



In the whole of New England, ihe extent of ar- 

 tilcial navigation completed, is 72 miles, in pro- 

 gress 117 miles, most, if not all of which is by 

 this timt completed. 



In New York, the extent of the finished canals 

 is 564 miles ; projected, 18 miles. 



In New Jersey, the Morris canal, 100 miles in 

 length, is said to be nearly finished. The Dela- 

 ware and liarilan Canal which has been projected, 

 will be 30 miles long. 



Mr Earle estimates the extent of canal and oth- 

 er artificial navigation completed in Pennsylvania, 

 to be 480 miles; in progress, 250 ; projected, 368 

 miles. Total, 1098 miles. 



A rail ruail three miles long has been completed 

 in Massachusetts. Tliirtcen miles of the Balti- 

 more and Ohio rail road arc completed. The re- 

 sidue of the 44 miles of finished rail road is in 

 Pennsylvania. 



The principal rail roads that have been project- 

 eil, are the Baltimore roails to the Ohio and the 



gotten in England, from the stock of the celebra- ^,„ ,„„,„„ . ,.„a,is from Boston to Bratlleboro' 

 teb .1. C. Ciirweu, Esq. M. P. at Yorkshire, sold to ._^ y,.„„^„, ,„ ,v|hanv, and to Providence ; from 

 \V. Wright, l"or 240 dolls. Marcia, a heifer of 7 

 iiths, by B. .Malcolm, and Stat('Iy, sold lo Tho- 



slonineh. 



It is said, that the steam of the decoction of ihe ] ,.] in 1828, bred hy W. Woodhoii 

 feiiin 1 is an cxcidlent cleanser for the eyes, and 'I'homas of Marylnnil, fi)r 410 dolls 



mas Rolch, Esq. for 210 dolls. Zenohia, a beau- 

 tiful red cow, 7 vears old, imporlod by Col. Pow- 



il.l to 1). 



Sarah, 6 



that it strengthens the sight. 



SUBTERRANEOUS WEAVERS. 



The fine muslins of the East Indies, formerly 

 in such repute, were made by pi>rsons kept under 

 ground, who were never allowed to see the light. 

 (Jhililrcn were enlonihed from tht;ir infancy in 

 vaiills and caves unrler grrniiid, iii order to gratify 



years old, imported last year, was also bought by 

 D. Thomas at ihe same price. Nine other cows 

 wi'i-e sold to Messrs Dager Freeman, Perkins, 

 Mitrhell, Sharp, S. Allen, V. Barnels, J. P. Thomp- 

 son, and W. iClmer, at various prices, ranging from 

 201 dolLs. the lowest, to 330 dolls, the highest. 

 Five fine bulls were also sold ; the first, Bolivar, 5 



the vanity of the wi'althy with a finer thread than | years (dd, red and white, breil in England by W. 



could be drawn by the eye that was blessed with I Whiiaker, and imported by Col. Puwel,in 1826 I extended. 



Albany to Scheneclady ; from Cannlen to .\mbny ; 

 from Newcaslle lo Frcnclilown ; from Charleston 

 to Hamburg ; from Lexinglon to Louisville. 



Finished rail roads in Pennsylvania, 28 miles. 

 Rail mads begun but not compleleil, 72 miles. 

 Rail roads projce4ed, besides those the length of 

 which is not given, 128 miles. Total, 228 miles. 

 Add this lo Ihe 109S miles of canal, and we have 

 have a total of 1326 miles of internal improve- 

 meiit, made, being made, or about being made in 

 Pennsvlvania. 



The culiuro of silk wbs first commenced in S. 

 Carolina as far back ns 1802. It is now much 



