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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



MARCH 30. IfHH. 



.';i I S C E L L A N E U S . 



Tht personal appearance and strength of JVash- 

 ington. — S\ liile Colnnel VVaehiiigton was on a visit 

 to New York in 1771, it uas boasted at the table 

 of tlie Britiih Governor that a regiment just land- 

 ed from Knijlanil contained among its offiirers some 

 of the fini-'St specimens of martial elegance in his 

 Majesty'rt service, in fact the most superb looking 

 fellows ever landed upon the shore of the new 

 world I wnger your Rxccllency a pair of gloves, 

 said Mrs. Morris, an American lady, that I will 

 show a liner man in the procession to-morrow than 

 your E.xctl'ency can select from your famous regi- 

 ment. Done, Madame, replied the Governor. The 

 morrow ciiine, the 4tli of June, and the procession 

 in honor of llie birthday of the king advanced 

 through Broadway to the strains of military music. 

 As the troops defiled before the Governor he point- 

 ed out to the Jady several officers by name, claim- 

 ing her admiration for their superior persons and 

 brilliant c<|uipments. In the rear of the troops 

 came a band of officers not on duty, of colonial 

 officers, and strangers of distinction. Immedlalely 

 on their approach, the attention of the Governor 

 was seen to be directed towards a martial figure, 

 that marched with a grave and measured Iread, ap- 

 parently Midifl^erent to the scenes around him. The 

 lady now archly observed, I perceive that your Ex- 

 cellency's eyes arc turned lo the right object ; what 

 say you to your wager, now .Sir.' Lost, Madam, 

 replied the gallant Governor. When I laid my 

 wager, I was not aware that Colonel Washington 

 was in Now Vork. — Curlis's Reminiscences. 



Saw-dust pills are said to be an excellent reme- 

 dy for the dyspepsia, if taken in a woodshed and 

 digested over a wood-liorse. 



" I am in a grale scrape," as the nutmeg agoniz- 

 ingly exclaimed to the grater. 



A Snake Story. — The following is a part of a 

 letter received from White Hall, Morgan county, 

 Illinois, by the Editor of the Illinoian: 



The following account may be relied on as true, 

 and you are ai liberty to publish it if yon think 

 proper. Having been engaged in building a uew 

 brick shop, I had occasion to go to Seminary creek, 

 about half a mile from this place to quarry the rock 

 for my foundation. On the third day of our labor, 

 Mr Bernard said he discovered a great many small 

 holes tl'.roiigh the crevices of liie rocks, wliich 

 seemed to be very smooth, and he supposed there 

 must be a great many minks in the back of the 

 rock, if we could but get at them. These holes 

 continued visible for several days, when all at 

 once the mystery was solved, for we broke into the 

 cavern in the cliff which was literally full of snakes 

 of all sorts and sizes known in this climate. We 

 cleared away the rocks and dirt, and such b mass 

 of live snakes has never been seen at one time as 

 here presented. We then commenced killing and 

 counting, until we liad taken out the enormous sum 

 of one ihoui^and seven hundred snakes out of one 

 opening in the rocks. This may seem to you to 

 partake some little of the marvellous, though it can 

 be Bubsianliated by many respectable gentlemen 

 who have visited the scene since, and any person 

 calling on me can have an opportunity of seeing 

 them any time during the winter, or until they Bhall 

 have become rotten and invisible. 



Yours, &.C. W I LLI A M CA RR. 



Eels have been skinned ever since the days of 

 Noah— and printers have been cheated of their 

 dues ever since the Chinese engraved on blocks 

 of wood ; yet, singular to say, the eels have not 

 got used to the skinning, nor printers to the/tectng'. 



HOWARD'S IMPROVED EASY DRAUGHT PLOUGH. 



Great iniprovemonis have Leon maiie the past year in the 

 form and workmanship o( these I'lonohs ; the niunlrt hi aril 

 has hecn so formed as lo lay t'le Jurroio rompiclcly orer 

 turning in every particle of grass or sluhble, and leaving the 

 ground in the best possible manner. The leiiglli of ihc 

 mould hcarii has h( n very much increasett, so that the 

 I'lou£;ti works wiih Ihe greatest ease, hoth wiih respect lo 

 the holdina; and the team. The Committee at the late trial 

 of Ploughs at Woreester, say, 



" Should our opinion he asked as to which of the Ploughs 

 we should prefer (or use on a farm, we miaht perhaps saj to 

 the inquirer, if your land is mnsily light iin.i easy to work, 

 try Prouty St, Mears, hut if your lav.di^ hravij, litrd orrocLy, 

 BEGIN WITH Ma. Howard's.'' 



At llie uhove mcr.t-.oned trial the Howard Pl^ngh did 

 more work, iril/i the same pnwer of team, than any oilier 

 plough exhibilcd. No oilier turned more than twentyse.'cn 

 and one half inches, to the 112 Ihs. draught, while Ihe 

 Honcard Plovf^h turned tircntynine and one half inches, lo 

 the same power of team ! All acknowledge that Howard's 

 Ploughs are much the strongest and most suhstantially 

 made. 



There has l^een quite an improvement made on the shoe, 

 or land side o( this Plough, which can he renewed without 

 having lo furnish a new Inndsidc: this shoe likewise seciiies 

 the mould hoard and landside together, and slrengihens (he 

 Plough very much. 



The price o( the Ploughs is from SG to 81,5. A Plough, 

 sufficient for breaking up with frmr cattle, will cost ahiiiii 

 SlO 50, and with cutter 91, with wheel and cutter, $2 CO 

 extra. 



The ahove Ploughs are for sale, wholesale and retail, at 

 the New England Agricultural VVarehotise and Seed Store, 

 Nos. 51 & 62 North Market Street, hv 



JOSKPH BRECK & CO. 



APP1.B: PARKKS. 



JuM received at the New England Agricultural W 

 house, No 61 and 62 North Mackel Street," a good suppi 

 Stanley's Superior Apple Parers, a very uselul articlf. V 

 one ol iIrs? muchinesa hushel of apples may he parf, T 

 a very short time in the best possible manner, and with g , 

 saviui; of ihe apple, as the outsides may be taken nflal 

 required thickness. The above is also lor sale at N P. ' 

 WILLIS', No. 45 North Market Street, SL'UDDER 04 H 

 DlS&.CO.,and HOSMER& TAPPAN, Milk street 



Sept. I 6w JOSEPH BRECK & C( 



fIjOwesr sf:e:ds. 



JOSEPH HRRCK & CO., Nos. 61 and 62 North Mar- 

 ket street, offer for sale their usual variety of Flower Seeds, 

 comprising all that are desirable for cullivalion. 



BoAtoD, March 9tli, 1842. 



SEEDS FOR HOT BBDS. 



The subscribers offer for sale a great variety of Vegeln- 

 hie Seeds desirahle for llw Hot bed, as follows, 

 Nonpnriel Calibago. I Early Cauliflower. 



Early Hope do. •' Broccoli, of sorts. 



Early Synot's Cucumber. | Celery, superior sorts. 

 Eiue Long Green do. I Sweet Marjoram. 



Kig Plant. I 



For sale hy JOSEPH BRECK & CO., at the New Eng- 

 land Agricultural Warehouse, No 51 and 62 North Market 

 Street, Boston. March 9. 



ADMIMSTRATOR'S SALES 



At 1 o'clock, P. M. on MONDAY, March, 28lh, 1842, will 

 be sold at puldic Auction, a good Farm situated in Dover, 

 Mass. about 15 miles from Boston, containing about 60 ocrcs 

 of good land, having a young Orchard of Fruit Treei, viz : 

 Apples, Plums, Quinces and Currants, with about ten acres 

 of Woodland with a House, Barn and good water, and 

 Wood shed, and other out bvilriings built about 10 years 

 since. 



The ahove Farm will lie told at a reasonable price, by or 

 dcr ol an administrator to settle Ihe estate. 



For further particulars inquire of LELAND MANN, near 

 the premises, or JOSEPH CALLENDER, No. 3 Water si., 

 Boston. Mnrch 9. 



J FOR SALE, 



A few pain of Mackay and Berkshire PIGS, from 2 to 4 

 mouths ol.l. E. PHINNEY. 



LcxiDgioD, Feb. f . 



FENCE CHAINS. 



Just received from England, 1 0,u00 feel Chains, suili 

 for Fences or other purjioses. For sale hy J. BREC* 

 CO., No. h2 North Market st. April J| 



III 



AGRICVLTITRAL IMPLEMENTS, Ac 



The Proprietors of the New England Agricultural Wi 

 house and Seed Store No. 61 and 52 North MarLet sii 

 would iiilbrm their customers and the puhlic tteneially i 

 they have on hand the most extensive assorlrnenl of a4hI 

 culluial and Horiicuitural Tools to lie found m the Um 

 States. Part of which are the following : 



100 doz. Cast Steel Shon 



1000 Howard's Patent Cast 



Iron Ploughs. 

 300 Common do. do. 

 200 Cultivators. 

 100 Greene's Straw Cutters. 

 60 Willis' do. do. 

 lou Common do. do. 

 luo Willis' Patent Corn 



Shellers. 

 50 Common do do. 

 2u0 Willis' Seed Sowers. 

 50 " Vegetable Cutlers 

 60 Common do. do. 



200 Hand Corn Mills. 

 200 Grain Cradles. 

 inn Ox Yokes. 

 150U Doz- Scythe Stones. 

 30(10 ' Austin's Rifles. 

 Slarch 17. 



CoHimon 



Spades. 



Gross Scythes. 



Patent Snaiths 



Common do. 



Hay Rakes. 



Garden do. 



l^lanure Forks. 



Hay do. 



500 Pair Trace Chaios. 

 100 " Truck do. 

 100 Dralt do. 

 500 Tic up do. 

 50 doz. Halter do. 

 000 yards Fence do. 

 25 Grind Stones on roll 



GREEN'S PATi;NT SPRAW CIJTTKB. 



JOSEPH BRECK it- CO. at Ihe New England Ague 

 tural Warehouse and Seed Store Nos. 61 andP2Norihll 

 l<et Street, have for sale. Green's Patent Straw, Hay a 

 S;alk Cutter, operating on a mechanical princi|ile not btfi 

 applied toasy implement fortius purpose. The most pro 

 inent effects of this applicatinu, and some of the cunscqui 

 peculiarities of the machine are : 



1. So great a reduction of the quantum of power roquis 

 to use it, that the rtrength of a half grown boy is sunici« 

 lo work it efficiently. 



2. With even this moderate power, it easily culstnobiu 

 els a minule, which is full twice as fasi as has been ilaii» 

 hy any other machine even when worked by horse ur itr> 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing lo the peculiar manner in which iK 

 cut, require sharpening less often than those of any oik 

 straw cjlter. 



4. The machine is.siinple in its construction, made and* 

 together very strongly. It is therefore not so lialic us ll 

 complicated machines in general use lu gel nut nl order. 



SUN DIALS. 



Just received a few of Shehlon &. Moore's, Sun Pinlt 

 very neat and useful article for the purpose of givini; i l.e tiiti 

 of day in the garden or field. Price ; 6 cents. Fnrsnl^f 

 J. BKECK 4r CO., No 61 and 62 North Market St. 



Sept I. 



NEW E N (J L A N I) F A R M K 11 . 



A WKKKLY PAPFR. 



Terms, $2 per year in advance, or^'i 50 ifnoipid 

 within thirty days. 



N. B. — Poslmasliirs arc perniitled by law to frank •: 

 •iibscriplions and remiltancei for newspupvrs, willioi 

 expense to subscribers. 



TI/TTLB 4HD OINKKTT, PKINTERS. 



