NEW ENGLAND FAllMEK. 



175 



third year; and hotli, where successfully | h'escue, Smooth sUilked Meadoiv, Upright bent 

 :ivoted, are permitted to occupy the ground .or Herds-grass may be introduced to advantage, 

 n six to eight years. iCypsum is applied to [laslures with tlie same 



.\Jea(loxii trusses. In selecting these, the hcnelit that it is to mea(lo\?s. 





id is to obtain the greatest burthen of 

 , and to mix those kinds wiiich ma3' be pro- 

 >ly cut at the same time. 



or r/d'/ei/ "'"' >nois( soils, many valuable and 

 ilious kinds soem to be well adapted, that 

 say, Meadow Fox-tail, Timothy, Tall oat, 

 dow solt grass, floating Fescue, Kyc grass, 

 J Meadow, Smooth stalked meadow, Amer- 



Cock"s foot, upright bent or Herds-grass, 

 Tall Fescue. And the live last are peculiar- 

 lilcd to swamp or bog soils. For dnj loams, 

 aiul graich, wliicli never ought to be 

 t long in grass, tlie cock's t'oot, or orchard 

 iind tall oat, are probably the best; and 

 lese might be added, red and white clover. 

 10 great difiicully is to prevent the deteri- 

 ion of meadows. This takes place from 

 bitter grasses running out, and giving place 

 ourser kinds, in moss and to useless or nox- 

 planls; aided often by a neglect to keep 



well drained. The liner and more nulii- 

 ? kinds thrive best in mutst, though they will 

 ive long in zret soils. Hence it is of the 

 im, ortance to keep the surface soil free 



slaiiding water, by good and suflicient 

 les ; and it often becomes necessary, and it 

 most cases advisable on a Hat surface, to 

 he land in ridges, at right angles with the 

 IS. Another precaution to be observed, 

 t to feed them with stock, when the soil is 

 and poachy. Harrowing in the I'all, has 



found beneficial to meadows. It destrovs 

 es, a\id covers the seeds of grasses which 



fiillcn, or may be sown, and thus produces 

 tiii'ied succession of young plants. In Eu- 

 . lime is used with good etTect as a top 

 ing to grass lands, as are also ashes. Willi 

 18 annual application of a bushel of gj p- 

 to the acre is found highly beneficial. It 

 nly thickens the verdure with clover, but 

 advantage to most other grasses. Stable 

 lire should be applied only when it can be 

 :d from the more protitable uses of tillage. 

 a the means above enumerated fail to in- 

 a good crop of hay, it is time to resort to 

 •lough and a course of crops. 



Pasture grcisscs. But few of the grasses 

 Twined in Great Britain for pasture, are 

 laturr.l growth of the United Slates; but 

 relieved, that if the seeds are once intro- 

 1 upon our farms, we shall find little dif- 

 y in naturalizing them. Neither the or- 



nor vernal grass, which are said to be 

 ;nou5 to our country, are recognized in 

 rass lands which have come within my ob- 

 tion : yet they constitute, with fox-tail and 

 jat grass, the earliest and most valuable 

 ties for perennial pastures. The meadow 

 il, and orchard grass, together with our 



clover and green meadow grass poa viri- 

 vhich seldom require to be sown) 1 think 

 1 form the best selection for all grounds 

 1 are moderately dry. The rye and oat 

 ?s, or meadow soft grass, might be either 

 tuted for the two first, or combined with 

 These would aflord spring, summer, 

 ill feed, abundant in quantity, and whole- 



and nutritious in quality. On wet soils 

 »h pastures require to be drained as well 



1 will conclude this already te<lioiis communi- 

 cation with a request, that 30U will confer on me 

 a particular favor, by forwarding, if to be obtain- 

 ed in your city, a small parcel of seed of the 

 Meadow Fox-tail, Tall Fescue, Hungary clover, 

 and American Cock's foot, or either "of them 

 care of Thorbern &i. Son, New York. I have 

 the Tall oat. Rye grass, Orchard grass, and Lu- 

 cern growing. Most of the other grasses that 

 I esteem valuable are already among us. 



J. BUEL. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMEU. 



S.4TURUAY, DKCEMBER '27, 1823. 



We must apologize to our readers i or omittiii" in"tliis 

 paper our summary of Ibreigu aud domestic intelli"-tnce 

 and a part of our Congressional matter which were su- 

 perseded by the Report No. ix. of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Society. 



The communication of" A Farmer" has been re- 

 ceived, and we will do all in our power to furnish the 

 information he solicits as soon as possible. 



CONGRESSIONAL. 



I-V Sknate. — Uec. 112. The resolution proposing an 

 amendment of the Constitution to authorize the elec- 

 tion of the President, i:c. by the people had a second 

 reading. A Memorial from Philadelphia, praying for a 

 re\ ision of the Tariff was committed. 



Among the petitions received and referred, was one 

 from the daughter of Gen. St. Clair, stating that the 

 Government is indebted to her late father for military 

 services, and praying for relief, and one from Consul 

 liichard O'Brien, praying for a settlement of his ac- 

 counts, while at Algiers. 



Monday, IJec. l-i. Mr. Parrot of N. H. moved that 

 the committee on Naval Aflairs be instructed to report 

 on the expediency of authorizing an additional number 

 of Sloops of War to be built and equipped, [^fler- 

 vnrds adopl€d.'\ 



Mr. Ilayne, of S. Coffered a resolution to propo.?e to 

 the State Legislature an amendment of the constitution, 

 so as to provide for the election of President and Vice 

 President by Ihe Electors, aud to prevent the election 

 from devolving, in any event, upon the House of Re- 

 presentatives ; which was read, passed to a second 

 reading, and ordered to be printed. 



Mr. Ma«on moved that all the resolutions proposing 

 amendments to the Constitution the last and present 

 session, be published in a pamphlet. 



The resolution some time since submitted by Mr. 

 Johnson, proposing an inquiry into the expediency of 

 establishing District Courts, and requiring the unani- 

 mous opinions of all the Judges, on questions invnlvino* 

 the constitutionality of laws, izc. was amended and 

 adopted. 



.Mr. D'Wolf, of R. L offered a resolution that the 

 Committee on Commerce and Domestic Manufactures 

 be instructed to inquire into the expediency of allow- 

 ing a drawback on all articles of domestic manufacture, 

 the raw materials of which are of foreign growth ; with 

 leave to report by by bill or otherwise, [^dojited.] 



House. — Friday, Dec. 12. Mr. Fuller submitted a 

 resolution requesting tlie President to conimunicatft 

 in the House a plan for a Peace Establishment of the 

 Navy of the United Statet. 



On motion of Mr. Cobb, the Committee of Ways and 

 Means were instructed to report on the expediency of 

 repealing the duty on Suit, 



On motion of Mr. Whipple, of N. H. the Military 

 Committee was instructed to inquire into the expedien- 

 cy of amending the Militia law, 50 as to require that the 

 arms sent to each State aud Territory shall be deposit- 

 ed and kept in proper arsenals, ready for delivery to 

 the Militia only when called into the actual service of 



Mr. Cook submitted a resolution for information re- 

 specting the recent roblery of the Land Office at Van- 

 dalia, in Illinois, and the justice of releasing tie Rr . 

 ctiierof Public .Atonies, IVom liabililv to IheGovtin- 

 nient for the sum lo,-t by said rolibirv." 



On innliou of filr. Isaacs it was 



Risolicd. That lh» Committee on Military Affairs be 

 instructed to inquire into the exprdiency of so amend- 

 ing the several laws allowing a bounty to enli.<tcd sol- 

 diers or their heirs, and also the laws authorizin" the 

 commutation of the land bounty for h;iif pay, may be 

 extended to the cliildren of such soldiers wli.j may have 

 hatn regularly enlisted, but who may h.nt lallen in ac- 

 tion, or died before they were mustered into service, as 

 by law is allowed in other cases. 



Errata. — We regret that some errors have occurred 

 in that part of the valuable tract on Grasses by Judge 

 BuKi,, of Albany, published in our last number. The 

 mistakes existed in the copy from which we took the 

 article, and we hope our readers will take the tiouble 

 to correct them wilh the pen. In the table of Grasses 

 page 161, 1st column )5lh linefrom the top, for" luna- 

 tns," please insert lanatvs. Page lG2,2d column, 8th 

 line from Ihe lop, for " 1 should" insert sheep. Next 

 line, for " every" insert any. First line in the next 

 paragrap -. for " facts are" insert jnoof is. Same line 

 for " in favor of," insert " of the value of." 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and correclfed every Friday.] 



_ _ _ _ the United States, or the State or Territorial Govern- 



adows, to insure a rich herbage) the Tall Iment, and to be returned to such place or places of de- 

 posit, when said service shall cease. 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, . . . 



pearl do 



BEANS, while, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo, No 1, . . . . 

 " No2, . . . . 

 BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. new 



" 2d qual. . 



CHEESE, new milk .... 



skimed milk, . . . 



FLAX ... 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St. 

 Genessee, 

 Rye, best .... 



GRAIN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 

 HOPS, No 1, luspection of 1823 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS .... 

 PORK, BoneMiddlings new, . 

 NAVY, mess, 



Cargo, No 1,' . . . 



Cargo, No 2, ... 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 1822, ■ 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,washed 

 do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native .... do 

 Pulled, tamb's, 1st sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces .... 



PORK, fresh 



VEAL 



MUTTON and LAME, . . . 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub, family, 

 lump, be;t . . . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, 



Indian, 



POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, new .... 

 H.\Y , according to quality, 



bush 

 lb 



doz. 

 bush 



FROM 

 D. C. 



140 



135 



90 



8 25 



6 7; 



5 5(1 



II 



I 



8n 



7 50 

 7 50 



3 7.' 

 C( 

 b-i 

 0/ 



40 



9 

 35 



1 00 

 60 



4 00 

 14 50 

 12 60 

 11 75 

 U 00 



2 00 



TO 



D. C. 



145 

 137 

 1 00 

 8 50 

 7 

 6 

 12 

 10 

 10 

 4 

 9 

 90 



63 

 70 



10 



40 



1 17 



70 



4 50 

 15 00 



12 

 11 25 



70 

 40 

 50 

 40 

 33 

 00 

 42 



18 

 20 

 20 



70 



37 



2 50 



20 00 



