ol.IX.— No.l. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



31 



18^0, I cut out all the superfluous runncis, and 

 dressed the bed, and in llie month of November 

 eovered as before. 



On the first of March of last year, 1821, I took 

 the coverin^j from a part of the patch, and repla 

 ced it with one inch of straw, which 1 burned oft" 

 lirected by l)r Miller. I then gave a slight 

 bocing and raking. At this time there was hardly 

 the least trace of vines left on the ground ; but in 

 eight or ten days the leaves began to make their 

 jppcurance. On the 2'2d of March, I uncover- 

 ed another part of the patch, a part of which I 

 jurned wiili straw as before, and the other jjart 

 " (f ith a parcel of dry leaves, which I laid on two 

 nches thick. The remainder of the patch I iin- 

 ;overed in the beginniog of April, and dressed in 

 he usual way. 



The first burned part continued to keep more 



brward than tlie others, and showed flowers eight 



lays sooner than the unburned part of the patch. 



The unburned grew less rapid, and was consider- 



bly less productive of fruit. The part burned 



ras the most luxuriant in growth, the qiiatitity of 



i-uit nearly the same as those burned with straw. 



The burning has this good efloct, tliat it keeps 



he ground more clean of weeds, and will doubt- 



3S3 kill a great many insects ami their eggs ; be- 



ides, it clears the vines from all decayed leaves 



' nd hardened bark, gathereil around the body of 



e plant; and by that means, allows the free ex- 



'^ansion of the leaves and flowers. 



I am of opinion that leaves, when dry, will an- 

 iver the purpose of burning equally with straw, 

 nd their ashes prove a good manure. 

 I shall now give a f ;w observations concerning 

 111 te selecting of proper plants for |)lanting. A 

 „ reat deal lies in choosing proper plants ;"for if 

 ley are taken promiscuously, the greater part 

 rill prove barren, producing plenty of flowers 

 ut no fruit. Those when examined, will be 

 )Und to have abundance of stamina, but no stiles ; 

 ) that it often happens among those barren plants, 

 lat some of them have a part of an imperfect, 

 uit formed, which sometimes ripens. Plants 

 ught, therefore, never to be taken out of old neg- 

 cted beds which have been allowed to spread 

 nd run into a multitude of suckers, nor from any 

 lants which do not produce i)Ienty of fruit, 

 'hose suckers which stand nearest the old plant, 

 lould always be selected, in jireference to those 

 reduced from the trailing stalks, at a distance 

 ora the fruit bearing plants. 

 There have been some kind of strawberries 

 reatly improved by seed selected from the larg- 

 5t and fairest fruit. In this case ihe seeil should 

 e sown as soon as possible after the fruit is eaten, 

 be best way is to sow the seed in pots or boxes, 

 laced in the shade. 



Turnip Seed, Sfc. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer Otfice, 52 North Market-street, 



An extensive assortment of Turnip Seeds.of the most 

 valuable sorts for family use or stock. The most approv- 

 ed kinds for the farmer, are the White Dutch, White 

 Stone, Yellow Stone and Yellow Malta. The two latter 

 lie of uncommon exeellcncc, and keep well. Loudon 

 describes the Yellow Malta as ' an excellent and beauti- 

 ful root,' and of delicious tlavor. Of the sorts for tield 

 culture, the White Norfolk, Yellow Aberdeen. White 

 Flat, and Ruta Baga, are the best. The Yellow Aber- 

 deen is most approved among the Farmers of England 

 and Scotland, as it grows to a large size, is very sweet 

 and nutritious, and keeps till June. The above seeds 

 were saved in Europe expressly for this Establishment, 

 and Ihe utmost dependence may be placed on their genu- 

 ine quality. 



200 lbs. of the finest English White Flat Turnip Seed, 

 raised this season, expressly for this Establishment, by Mr 

 Aaron D. Williams, of Roxbury, and warranted of 

 the lirst quality , for sale, wholesale and retail. 



Also, a variety of Long and Turnip rooted Radishes, suit 

 able for sowing the ensuing months, Long Prickly, and 

 many other varieties of Cucumbers for pickling. 



July 9. 



Chloride of Soda. 

 For sale at the Seed Store connected with the N. E. 

 Farmer, 52 North Market-street — A few dozen bottles of 

 Chloride of Soda, for preserving meat, removing offensive 

 smells, neutralizing pestilential exhalations, and destroy- 

 ing contagion ; prepared by the New England chemical 

 company for Lowe and Reed. This valuable article is 

 particularly described, page 390 of this week's New Eng- 

 and Farmer. — Price $1,00 per bottle, with directions. 



'4 



To Correspondents. — A valuable article from Gen 

 f^learborn, on the culture of the Rose — and some others 

 e received, and will soon appear 



JVotice. 



A special meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 ociety will be held on Saturday the 14th inst. at the Hall 

 "the society at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of making 

 •rangements preparatory to the celebration of the anni- 

 ersary festival. R. L. EMMONS, Bee. Sec. 



Aug. 12. 



For Sale, 



The well known FARM in Dover, occupied for the last 

 fourteen years by the subscriber, containing about 200 

 acres, well located in a square, bounded on the south by 

 Cochecho river, and on the east by Fresh creek, on which 

 is a tide mill, with an apparatus for pounding and grinding 

 plaster. The Buildings consist of a large two story ijriek 

 House, of 40 feet by 3S, with a wing of 20 by 16, all well 

 finished, adjoined to which is a shed 34 feet by 14, con- 

 necting the cider house 27 by 37, two stories, with one 

 plastered room, where all the spinning and weaving is 

 done for the family ; two Barns, one of which is 100 feet 

 by 42, with two wings of about 40 feet each, one employ- 

 ed as a stable, the other for a sheepfold, with a good yard 

 well walled in ; the other is a Store Barn of 45 feet square, 

 of 16 feet post, and will contain 60 tons of hay ; a pig- 

 gery of 50 feet by 30, with a cellar of IS feet square un- 

 der it, with boilers set to make soap, brew, and cook for 

 swine. The fields are divided by permanent stone walls, 

 and consist of one of 40 acres in front of the house, one 

 of 17 on the East, one of 10 acres on the North, (princi- 

 pally orchard,) one of 15 Northeast, and one of 30 acres 

 West of the house, with three pastures of 20 to 25 acres 

 each. 



The Farm has been gradually improving for the last 

 ten years, and the two last has cut each year one hun- 

 dred tons of hay, and 20 to 25 tons of thatch. It is one 

 and a half miles from the village of Dover, which affords 

 a good market. There has been planted some hundreds 

 of Fruit Trees, principally Apple, many of which are 

 grafted — with Pears, Cherry, Plum, Peach and Quince 

 trees, and many in bearing, with a small nursery. 



The terms of sale may be known by applying to Major 

 Andrew Pierce, of Dover, Mr Samuel Lord, of 

 Portsmouth, or the subscriber on the premises. 



June 11. WILLIAM FLAGG 



Am-u-nishun ov awl Kines, for sail as u-shu-al at 

 Couplan's Pouder Store, 65, Braud-atreet. 



Grass Seeds. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 52 North M.irket street, 



A large assortment of Seeds of the various grasses cul- 

 tivated in New England, viz : 



HERDS GRASS ; RED TOP ; 



ORCHARD GRASS; 



TALL MEADOW OATS GRASS; 



FOWL MEADOW GRASS; 



LUCERNE, or FRENCH CLOVER; 



RED CLOVER; 



WHITE HONEYSUCKLE CLOVER; also 



BUCKWHEAT, FLAX, MILLET, FIELD PEAS, 

 and 14 varieties of the most esteemed FIELD TURNIP 

 SEED, cultivated in Europe and .America, all warranted 

 of the first quality, and at the customary market prices. 



Aug. 13. 



Bolivar Calves, Saxony Ducks, and Bremen Ceese. 

 For sale, 4 Bull Calves, sired by the celebrated im- 

 ported improved Durham short horned bull Bolivar. 

 which slock have produced 36 quarts of milk a day. No, 



1, dam Grey Brown, half Cudebs and half Galloway. No 



2, dam Juno, three fourths Fill Pail. No. 3, dam Ceres, 

 her sire Ccclebs, her dam Mr Gray's imported Cow. No. 

 4, dam Beauty, half Coelebs and half Galloway. Tha 

 Calves are beautiful, and their dams all great milkers. 



Two imported Saxony Bucks, 2 Yearlings, and 2 Lambs. 

 3 pairs of Bremen Geese. Inquire of Benjamin Shurt- 

 leff, Jr, Chelsea, or at 52 Hanover Street, Boston. 



tf July 9. 



PRICSS OF COUJVTRY PRODUCE. 



APPLES, new, 



ASHES, poc, first son, - 

 rearl, tirst sort, - 

 BEANS, while, 

 BEEF, mess, 



Cargo, No. 1, 

 Cargo, No. 2, 

 BUTTER, inspected, No. 1, new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, - 

 Skimmed milk, 

 FLOUR, Baliimore,Howard-slreet, - 

 Genesee, - - - 



Rye, best, ... 



GRAIN, Corn, 

 Rvc, 

 Barley, 

 Oals, 

 HAY, 



HOti'S LARD, first sort, new, 

 HOPS, 1st quality. 

 LliME. .... 



PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, clear, 



Navy, mess, 



Cargo, ]No. 1, - - 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 

 Orchard Grass, 

 Fowl Meadow, . 

 Tall Meadow Oals Grass, 

 Red Top {northern,) 

 Lucerne, . - . _ 

 White Honevsnckle Clover, 

 Red Clover.'inorlhem) 

 WOOL. Merino, full blood, washed, . 

 Merino, lull blood, unwashed. 

 Merino, lliree Inunhs washed, 

 Merino, half blood, 

 MeriHo, quarter 

 ISalive, washed, . 

 Pulled, Lamb's, first sort, - 

 ■ I'ulied, Lamb's, second sort, 



Pulled, " spinning, first sort 



bushid 

 barrel 



pound 

 barrel 

 bushel 



cask. 



ton. 



barrel 



pound 



FROKI TO 



2 00 3 00 



115 00 120 Ot( 



133 00 133 00 



I 90 



10 00 10 50 



8 50 9 00 



G 50 

 10 



5 50 

 5 37 

 3 £0 

 46 

 65| 

 GO, 

 40i 

 60 



6 70 



1 1 50 12 00 

 14 00 15 00 



3 50 



19 on 

 12 2S 



3 75 

 20 Oo 

 12 50 

 12 50 



2 00 



3 00 



4 00 

 2 50 



75 

 38 

 33 



PROVISION MARKET. 



conuEcTEn evert week HT MR havward, 



(Cleric of Fanmil-hall Market.) 



Brighton Market — Moitday, August 9. 



[Reported for the Chronicle and Patriot.] 



At Market this day, 283 Beef Cattle, 130 Stores, 6 or 8 

 Cows and Calves, 2747 Sheep, 360 Swine. 



Prices— Beef Cattle— From $3 75 to 4 75. 



Stores — Those mentioned above were most of them the 

 same we reported last week. We were mistaken in stating 

 they were nearly all sold — have noticed only a few sales 

 to day. 



Cows and calves — We noticed the sale of two only, at 

 $20 a $25. 



Sheep and Lambs — We noticed lots sold at the follow- 

 ing prices $2, 1 87i, 1 62i 1 50, 1 33, and I 25. Some 

 old Sheep were sold, price not noticed — a few were sold 

 the clo.se of last week for $3 25. 



Swine — None having been at market for several weeks 

 previous, a sale was easily effected. Lots were taken at 

 about 4ic ; one lot of about 100 was sold by the ' lump' 

 iit 4J a 5Jc. 



