Vol. IX.— No. 23. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



188 



til bushes aiul tlie fences were of little value, 

 lie most was made of the inaiuire from tlio tav- 

 11, so that in 1819 the farm was in a f;oo(l state 

 culiivatiiin, aiiil proilnccd almndanlly. Since 

 It time all the maniire has liceii made on the 

 irm, and tlw soil has been consideralily im|)!-oved. 

 he hushes nvo cmirtly gone, and Ihe Committee 

 not discover a sod of waste land except a 

 w acrc-s whicli have been flowed by ,i mill-dam. 

 The whole has been laid out into convenient 

 its, and divided by well made stone walls. By 

 icans of a lane, which is connected with a pas- 

 ire lot at the barn and also with the river, the 

 ittlc are admitted to or excluded from any of the 

 ts at pleasiiro, except the pasture at the barn. 

 Tiie hawi is large and new, with a cellar under- 

 jath to receive the manure, and communicating 

 ith the ysrd for swine. 



Slock — one pair oxen, one horse, ten cows in 

 uimer, and in the winter si.\ or eight more, swine 

 jm six to ten. 



Produce — usually about 2400 lbs. pork, 1.500 

 itter, 300 four meal cheese, and 600 of skim 

 ilk, from 40 to ^0 barrels cider, from 30 to .50 of 

 inter apples, 200 bushels corn, and 200 of other 

 ains, 300 bushels potatoes, 3-5 tons English and 

 tons of hank hay ; no hay has been sold for 

 ir or five years last past. 



Labor — besides his own occasionally, and that 

 his son, whose health till lately has been feeble, 

 pt W. has kept a hired man and boy through 



year, and (wo men in haying tiuie. 

 The farm is carried on with very little ardent 

 rit of any kind. None but tenijierate men are 

 ployed unless occasionally by the day. 

 i'our Committee recommend that Premiums 

 awarded as follows : 



Abner Wheeler, Esq. of Framingham, the 

 ist Premium on Farms, §25,00 



Dea. Thomas Hubbard, of Concord, the 2d 

 'remium of §15,00 



Capt. Francis Richardson, of Billerica, the 

 id Premium of $10,00 



JosiAH Adams. 

 For Ihe Commiilce. 

 Tlie Committee's Report on Orchards, is neces- 

 ly deferred till next week.] 



^o Readers and Corresponded rs. — We feel 

 er great obligations for the increasing number 

 respectability of our correspondents, whose 

 tributions are so essential to the usefulness and 

 ularity of our journal. We have now on hand 

 ly communications which we have been obliged 

 efer this week. Among tliem a valuable arti- 

 on Wheat, and on the importance of farmers' 

 ig fewer acres of land and paying more atten. 

 to a Rotation of Crops, &c, by ' A New York 

 mer ' — and one on the Glanders and other dis- 

 3 in Horses, by an intelligent gentlemen in 

 tsmouth, N. H., v.-ill appear in our next paper, 

 have received from Theodore Sedgewick, 

 . President of the Berkshire Agricultural So- 

 y, a copy of the Address delivered by him at 

 r last Cattle Show, with which we hope soon 

 lake our readers acquainted. Mr Adlum's 

 .ys on Domestic Wines, v.ill soon appear. 

 e commend to the particular attention of our 

 lers, the rich contributions of Judge Bt;EL, and 

 I. Deareor.-*, this week : and we think all will 

 come the return of ' The Wanderer ' to our 

 unns. 



Bertram Botanic Garden andATarscrij, Kingsessing, 

 near Philudelphia. 



This old and celebrated cstablislwnent is 4 miles from 

 the centre square, three miles from Market-stieel bridge, 

 and a half mile below Cray's ferry, on the west bank of 

 the Sohuyll<ill. It Is ths; olilest botanical gaulen in (he 

 United Slates, having been begun in 1720 liy (he elder 

 John Bartraiii, who was the .\merican bo(anist to the 

 king, iinlil the Revolution, and it has since been cuUivat- 

 ed by bis children and grand cbikhen. 



The garden originally contained about eigh( acres, 

 chielly plan(cd with native trees, shrubs, &c, and became 

 the seminary from whence American vegetables were 

 disdibuted to Europe, and other regions of (he civilized 

 world. 



The present proprietor has added an ex(ensive collec- 

 (ion of green house plants, a thriving young vineyard, 

 and several acres of nursery, well stocked with a general 

 assortment of the finest fruit trees, grape vines, orna- 

 mental trees and shrubs, &c, which are sold at reasona- 

 ble prices, and are sent lo all parts of the United States. 



American indigenous trees, shrubs, and plants, or their 

 seeds, suitable for sending to Europe, are supplied in as- 

 sortments from $5 to f.500, or more. 



Orders for trees, plants, or seeds, from this garden, left 

 with Messrs G. Thorburn & Son, seedsmen, New York ; 

 George M. Coates, No. 49 Market-street, Philadelphia; 

 J. B. Russell, No. 52 North Market-street, Boston; or 

 addressed, per mail, (post paid) to the proprietor, at the 

 garden, will meet with prompt attention, and the articles 

 will be carefully packed, so as to bear the transportation 

 in safety. 



Stransers are invited (o view the gardens at any time, 

 (Sundays excepted) where any information will be cheer- 

 fully imparted. 



Printed catalogues of the collection delivered gratis. 



Dec. 24. 2t ROBERT CARR, Proprietor. 



I 



PRICES OF COUJ^n'RY PRODUCE. 



bushel 

 barrel 



pound 



JYotice. 



The Trustees of the Society of Middlesex Hushandmcn 

 and Mamifactiirers, will hold their Annual Meeting at 

 Shepherd's Coffee House, in this town, on Wednesday 

 the 29th inst. at 10 o'clock, A. M. All persons having 

 claims for premiums, on agricultural experiments, will 

 present the same at this meeting, accompanied with the 

 requisite vouchers. JOHN STACY, Secretary. 



Concoid, Dec. 11, 1830. 



AI'PLES.new, 



ASHES, pol.lirst son, 



i'earl, first sort, 

 BEANS, while, 

 BEEE, mess, 



Cargo, No. I, 

 Cargo, No. 2, 

 liUTTEIl, insiiecled, No. 1 . new, - 

 CHEESE, new milk, 



Skimmed milk, 

 FL.\XSEED, 

 FLOUK, l{alliiiiore,Howard-slreet, - 



(ieiiesee, 



Alexandria, 



Baltimore, wharf, 

 GRAIN, Corn, Ndrlhern. 



Corn, Southern Yellow, 

 Rye, 

 Barley, 

 Gals, 

 HAY, 



HOG'S LARD, first sort, new, 

 HOI'S, Islqualiiv, 

 EIMK, 



PLA ISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, clear, 



Navy mess. 



Cnrffo, No. I, 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 



Red Top (northemj 



Lucerne, 



RedClover. (norlliern) 

 WOOL, Merino, (UN blood, washed, - 



Merino, full blood, unwashed, 



Merino, mixed wiih .Saxony, 



Merino, three fourths washed. 



Merino, half blood, 



Merino, quarter, 



Native, washed, 



Pulled, La.nb's, firs, sort. 



Pulled, Lamb's, second sort, 



Pulled, " spinning, first soi 



PROVISION MARKET. 



ROK TO 



1 38 1 60 

 116 00 118 00 

 127 60 132 00 

 1 C6 



cwt. 

 cwt. 



cask. 



ton. 



barrel 



fVanted, 

 Volumes 2, 3, and 6, of the New England Farmer, to 

 complete a set, for which a liberal price will be paid at 

 the Farmer office, Boston. Dec. 24. 



Farmers and Mechanics 

 In the country, who are in want of good boys from the 

 city of various ages, as apprentices, are respectfully in- 

 formed that a register is kept at the New England'Seed 

 Store, No 52 North Market Street, of the names, ajes 

 and residences of such boys, of good character, (generally 

 oiphans or of poor parents) which is furnished by the 

 Rot. Dr Tuckerman, general Minister to the poor in 

 this city. Any information will be given gratis at the 

 Seed Store with regard to (be boys, or letters can be ad- 

 dressed (post paid) to Rev. Dr Tuckerman, Boston. 



3t. Nov. 26. 



Camellias, Jasmines, Sfc. 

 FOR SALE, at a Nursery in the vicinity of Boston, a 

 good collection of Camellias, also Broad, Small and Long 

 leaf Jasmines, Heaths, &c. all lar^eptants, and at mod- 

 erate prices — orders left with J. B. Russell, at his Seed 

 Store, will be promptly attended lo. 4t Dec. 10. 



Seeds for Country Dealers. 

 Traders in the country who may wish to keep an assort- 

 ment of Garden Seeds for sale, are informed they can be 

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

 with the New England Farmer, .52 North Market Street, 

 Boston, wi(h boxes of various sizes and prices, from 10 to 

 $50, containing a complete assortment of the seeds 

 mostly used in a kitchen garden, on as favorable terras as 

 they can be procured in this country, of equal quality, 

 neatly done up in small packaje^, ready for retailing, with 

 short directions on each package for its culture and 

 management — warranted to be of the growth of 1830, 

 and of the purest quality. Nov. 5. 



A fine .Maltese Jack, 

 Recently impor(ed from Malta — he is a young, vigorous 

 fine animal. Price 500 dollars — can be seen by applyin' 

 (0 Mr Russell a( (he Farmer office. 



8 50 



7 25 



6 25 



11 



5 70 

 7 60 



6 50 

 15 



1 50 

 5 75 

 5 87 

 5 37 

 5 25 

 65 



1 12 

 5 .'iO 

 5 62 

 5 25 

 S 12 



63 



60 62 



70' 76 



62 1 69 



36 { 38 



60 70 



10 00 H 00 



14 00 15 00 



2 70, 75 

 2 75' 3 00 



16 00' n 00 



13 00 14 00 



12 M 13 SO 

 2 00 



75 



11 



CORRECTEJ) KVKBV 



(Cie.-KofFa: 

 BEEF, bei( pieces, 

 PORK, (resh. best pieces, 



whole hogs, 

 VEAL, 

 MUTTON, 

 POULTRY, 

 BUTTER, keg and lub, 

 Lump, best, 

 EGGS, 

 MEAL, Rye, relail 



Indian, retail, 

 POTATOES, 

 CIDER, taccording 10 quality] 



EEK RV MR HiYWARD, 



uil-hail Market.) 

 pound 



dozen 

 bushel 



barrel 



20 

 1 00 



9 

 15 



20 

 14 



70 



70 



30 



2 CO 



Brightom Market — Monday, Dec. 20. 



[tlnporled fur the Chronicle anil PaUiot.] 



Atmarkat, this day, 1031 Cattle, 4218 Sheep, and 703 

 Swine. 



Prices. — .\ small depreciation from last week in good 

 Cattle. 



Beef Cattle— From $3,25 to 4,50— we noticed a few 

 taken at 4,75, and a yoke or two at $5. 



Jiarrellin^ Cattle— Mess, $3,50; No.'l,,$3. 



Sheep. — Quality better than usual, and better pricea 

 were obtained. We noticed sales as follows, ,f 1,33, 1,53, 

 1,84, 2, and 2,50 ; ten cosset wethers were taken at $4,5(> 

 each. 



Swine. — No sales of lots noticed — considerable doing at 

 retail— price 5c. for sows, and 6c. for barrows. 



