PRACTICAL FARMER. 



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SIIiK IN FRYEBVKG, MAIXE:. 



T. G. Fessenden, Esq. 



Sir — By sending you the names of two of my 

 neighbors for subscribers to your Silk Manual, I 

 Avould say a few words about the progress I have 

 made in the business, as expect to pay the post- 

 age of this letter, there will be no additional ex- 

 ])ense to be paid. This is the fourth year that I 

 have fed a few worms; have now something 

 like two thousand which have done very well, 

 they are now making their cocoons, have had 

 none sick, nor have any died. The young worms 

 began to appear the fifth day of June ; we kept 

 them three weeks on a table in the house, when 

 they wanted more room, and our folks were 

 weaving, and made so much noise, we concluded 

 to remove them to our hop house. Seeing in 

 some of the back numbers of the New England 

 Farmer, that a gentleman made some twine nett- 

 ing for them to feed upon, 1 intended to have pre- 

 pared some for mine, was prevented by sickness 

 from doing it myself, but my wife and daughter, 

 who took the care of them tiiought of a pigeon 

 net we had. They unstrung it, the meshes being 

 too large, they stretched it in length which 

 brought the threads of it closer together, so that it 

 answered completely well ; it let all the excre- 

 ment and some of the small })arts of leaves fail 

 down through and made a great saving of clean- 

 ing the litter away from them ; there ought to be 

 tables underneath the netting, as there will he 

 some fall down through, to stop them from falling 

 to the floor, the space of 1^ inches would be suf- 

 ficient, as they then would get up agaiai themselves 

 when fresh leaves were put on; a common pigeon 

 net might be so managed as to contain 3000 worms 

 that were full grown. A lattice work of twine 

 might be made very cheap, by taking strips of 

 inch boards, two inches wide, nailing them to- 

 gether at the ends, and laceing twine across about 

 half an inch apart, sufficient to contain any num- 

 ber of worms, and from the little experience I 

 have had, the labor saved in clearing aAvay the- 

 litter would amply pay for making the netting or 

 lattice shelves. 



I would also, as I am writing, say a few words 

 respecting the Chinese mulberry ; I have six, for 

 which I paid in Boston two years ago last spring, 

 six dollars, besides other expenses from that place 

 to Fryeburg. I set them out, they all took root, 

 three of them I put in a rich loam, the other three 

 I set in stony ground, the south easterly side of a 

 stone wall. The first three grew very luxuriant- 

 ly ; had leaves 11 inches wide and the same in 

 length ; but they all died down to the ground ; 

 they came up again next spring and had a heavy 

 foliage. The last winter killed them all down 

 but one, which lived, one and a half feet high, 

 which was in the stony ground sheltered by the 



wall.* I have some hopes that they will become 

 acclimated, but how that will prove, time only 

 must bring forth. The winter was extremely se- 

 vere here upon all trees in this vicinity. 



Yours very respectfully, 



James Walker. 

 Fryeburg, 21 Juli/, 1835. 



BRIGHTON MARKET,— Monday, August 3, 1835. 



Reported for the Oaily Advertiser & Patriot. 



At Market, 510 Beef Cattle, 25 Cows and Calves, 

 2940 Sheep, and 260 Swine. About 150 Beef Cattle, 

 and 120 Sheep, where at market last week. 50 Beef 

 Cattle, and 100 Swine remain unsold. 



Prices. — Beef Cattle — We quote to conform to last 

 weak — a very few fine at 34s 6d ; prime at 31s 6d. a 33s ; 

 good at 29s a 30s 9d : thin at 243 a 283 6d. 



Co2DS and Calves — Good Cows are much inquired for. 

 —Sales at IS, 23, 25, 27, 30, and $37. 



Sheep — Sales quick. Ordinary at 8s, 9s and 16s 6d; 

 middling lis 3d, 12s, and 12s 6d ; better qualities 13s 6d, 

 14s, and 15s ; Wethers ]5s, 16s 6d, 18s, and 21s. 



Sivine — Market full — very few wanted at retail. A 

 lot of about 150 changed hands at about 4 l-8c, two 

 thirds small pigs. At retail, 5 and 6 for large, and 6 and 

 7 for small. 



WHITE MULBERRY SEED, Growth of 1835. 



Just received 50 lbs. of White Mulberry Seed growth o 

 1835, saved with much care from good, thrilty trees, expressly 

 for the New England Seed Store. For sale by 



GEORGE C. BARRETT. 



N. B. — As the quantity will probably be inadequate for the 

 demand the next season orders should be sent early. 



July 29; 



WHITE MUIiBERRY TREES AVAIVTED. 



The subscriber is desirous of purchasing 100,000 White 

 Mulberry Trees, 3 years old, thiifty and of good size, for which 

 «3 per iOO will be paid G.' C. BARRETT. 



Boston, July 29, IS.-^S. 



SIIiK COCOONS AV ANTED. 



I The subscriber, encouraged by the late act of the Legisla- 

 ture to reel and throw American Silk, wishes to purchase at 

 the Agricultural Warehouse in Boston, Silk Cocoons, and will 

 pav t^ per bushel for the best, and in proportion lor poorer 

 ones.' [m6] G. C. BARREl'T. 



VAIiXJABIiE AVORK OIV FRUITS, VEGETA- 

 BLES, SIIiK, &c. 



Just published and for sale by (iEo. C. Barrett, THE 

 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDISF, or an account of the 

 MOST VA.LUBLE VARIETIES OF FRUIT, of all climatps, adapted 

 to cultivation in the United States, with their history, modes 

 of culture, management, uses, &c., and the culture of 

 silk; with an Appendix on Vegetables, Ornamental 

 Trees and Flowers. By WILLIAM KENRICK. 



A new edition, enlarged and improved. A chapter on 

 " Climate " another chapter on Modern or Landscape Gardens, 

 — also, a Practical Treatise on Mulberry Plantations, and the 

 Culture of Silk, and the whole Class of Vegetables being now 

 for the first time added and all that relates to them. 



1 vol. 12mo. 4"20 pages elegantly bound. Price gl. 



CHERRY STONES W^ANTED, 



For which a liberal price will be paid. Apply at the office 

 of the New Eng and Farmer. July 15. 



SILVER FIRS, <fcc. 



William Mann of Bangor, Me. will execute at short no- 

 tice orders for Silver Firs, Evergreens, i,c. well packed and 

 in good order. april 8. 



