Vol. V. — No. 15. 



NKW ENGLAND FAKMEU. 



117 



NCWARK M.VRSHKS. 



*» There are extensive tracts of iii;irshy land in the 

 inity of Ncwiirk, N. .1. some parts of wliicli 



"Ave been brought into cultivation by banking, 



"jUtchinf;, liming, &c. and now produce g'reat crops 

 grass, corn, oats, flax, potatoes, and other veg- 

 JLibles. A.NTHo.w Dky, Esq. who has reclaimed 



': acres of these marshes, states the expense 

 sclusive of the first price of the land,) at 43 dol- 

 per acre, aiul estimates that the annual net 

 occods of the reclaimed lands will amount to 

 '"?,.50 per acre. He says he has mowed this 

 ason on some of his lots from three to four tons 

 good hay per acre. The price of hay in the 

 V of New York varies from 10 to .*'Vii per ton ; 

 ; average price is abo 'f *15. It is estimate:! 



K' at there are more than 1^0,001) acres of unreclair.i- 

 salt marshes in the vicinity of N. Vork Those 

 ont Newark ar*^ composed of dark mould, eight 

 et 'eep, resembling peat. 



Sir Dey says stable manure may be had in the 

 ty of New York 'or cjirting it .away. This is 

 range. VV^e believe that the farmers in the vi- 

 iiity of Boston pay i high pri(;e for manure in 

 at city Hump. Gnz. 



Saion;/ Sheap. — At the public sale of Saxony 

 icep.at Brighton.on Tuesday !(iLh ult. I'M Bucks 

 id 7i. Kwes, imported in ship Tartar, bvo.i^bt .j.5,- 

 4 ; the Bucks averaging ^--Jo 8fi, .highest $71) 

 d the Kwes 8Vb 25, e;ich, (hit'-hest *49) ; i /4 

 icks and 30 Ewes, imoorte'l in siiip Catharine, 

 ought .*2051 .')(); the Bucks averaging 89 71. 

 iehest .$■?!)) and the Ewes .*12 05 each, .liighest 

 20) ; H)5 Merino Sheep, various qualities, b'-ought 

 om S5 50 to $Ut>, each. Ter;ns — Ciisli, or six 

 ontlis en interest. 



fore he awoke. In a few minutes more he would from 75 to fS7i cents per yard for flnniiel, by the 

 either luive fallen a sacrilicc to the flames or llic piece. Many pieces were sold at these rules, and 

 smoke. We hope this narrow escape from death [ the cash, of course, paid on the spot. But the 

 will serve as a caution to others. — A". Y. D. Adi: | number of pieces did not at uU satisfy the demand 

 - — ■ 1 for the article, and it is probable, had there been 



Caution to Farmers. — The Marietta, Pa. Pion- , ;J0, or even 40 pieces more every one might have 

 eer of Oct. 18, says, we are informed that several , heen sold. We do not intend to confine our re- 

 very line horses have died in tliis neighborhood, j marks to fine flannel in particular, nor indeed to 

 within a few days, in consequence of eating new any kind of flannel. Almost every article of do- 

 corn. 'Tis a pity, as good horses arc scarce with jniestic produce will sell at its full value, if brought 

 "s — I' 'S. Gaz. to these annual Fairs. Uose blankets sold at 

 ' eight dollars the pair ; Broadcloth, at 7,35 and 8 



At the Hillsborough County Cattle show, &c. on ^^^^.^^^ the yard ; Car|.ets at )i!l,25 per yard, &,c. 

 the -JOth ult. the hrst premium in the Ploughing ^ variety of otiier articles were struck ofl" without 

 Match, was awarded to the plough of Mr Tobins, , ,;„.,,,;j„„^ g^ thai in the course of about an hour, 

 ot We ire, who is nearly 80 years ; he drove the ^ f,.^^, ,^00 to 10(K> dollars worth of domestic manu- 

 plough himself ,vith all the agility of youth. factures were disposed of. Without saying more 



.\ pear 1(5 inches in circumference,and,weighing on this subject, the above facts it is thought, will 

 40^ ounces, grew on the farm of Capt. Munroe, be sufficient to convince those who have domestic 

 near New-Brunswick, N. J. It was of the bell articles for sale, that the Society's auction is the 

 s;>eci('8. [Con. Gu/.] j best occasion to dispose of them. 



i';iere is now to be seen, in the Botanic Garden ' '''be Broadcloth above mentioned, demands par- 

 in Colchester, a pnmrkin, weighing upwards of 53 1 ticular notice. It was manufactured by Mr Knight 

 U's. .rrown on the premises o''the estr.blishment. | at the Tirilfville Factory, nine miles from this 



Fine ripe strawberries „n.l raspberries of thej'=''y- The wool, of the Saxon vari_ety, c.arne tVom 



secon 1 growth were for sale 

 lately. 



in Belfast, Maine, 



the flock of Maj. Henry Watson, of East Windsor 

 The cloth, black, contains 75 threads of filling to. 

 the inch, and for beauty 01 dressing and intensity 

 of v-oiuur, is seldom if ever e.xceeded by any for- 

 eign cloths we have seen. 



The Grass Hats tliis year are thought to be su- 

 perior to any heretofore offered. 



Miscrllaneous Aitirhs. — Many articles which 

 hive no place in tlie li.-t for which the society of- 

 fers premiums were exhibited. Some of these, of 

 xtraordinary merit, ohtained small pri es, from a 



A Sweet Potato was raised in the garden of a 

 'ntleman in East-Hartfofrl, which measure'', in 

 ngth twenty inches, was fourteen and a quarter 

 ches in circumference, and weighed five pounds 

 IT ounces when first dug. The wei^iit of all that 

 sre known to have come from tlip smieiiill was 

 even pounds eight ounces.— Co'?. .Mir. 



ISiibscriptions are going on amongst some agri- 

 nlturists, for the purpose ot scni'ing a person to 

 ic Continent to ascertain at what price foreign 

 irn can be grown and exported from '.\\-i- sev- 

 al kingdoms : and wl-ether the return for such 

 i>rn is made in money or goods. Otlier snbsurip- 

 ins are promoted for the employment of a person 

 examine Mr Jacob's Report. — English paper. 



Both chesnuts and walnuts may be preserved 

 iring the whole winter, nearly in tiie same state 

 ley come from the trees, by covering tlieni with 

 lOuld, as potatoes are usually covered in the gar 

 3ns of cottagers, and mingling a sufficient quan- 

 ty of moderately dry mould with the nuts to oc- 

 upy the spaces between them. 



Reading in Bed. — We have received a commu- 

 ication on the above subject, in whicli the writer 

 alls upon us to caution the piiiilic against this 

 racticc, from the indulgence of which many seri- 

 us evils have arisen. He informs us that a young 

 lan of this city, who has indulged in the habit for 

 ome time, of reading in bed by candle light.l.ately 

 11 asleep, holding the book in his hand, which 

 oming in contact with the blaze, was burnt to his 

 and,when it fell upon the floor and the fire caught 

 le bed clothes, which were in part consumed bc- 



CATTLE SHOW, &c. AT HAIITFORD. 

 The ninth anniversary of the Hartford County 



Agri.'-ilturul Society was celebrated at the city of 



H.!r:ford, 01! the ilth anl l'3lh of October. The 



Tciiowing stitement ot the proceedings on this oc- 



c.si -n was published in the Hartl'ord papers. 

 Jjo.nustic .iluinuds. — This part of the exhibition 



>is usual, took place at tlie South Green. The 



namher of animnl,, present were fully equal to that j sum set apart by the Society for such purposes.. 



of the hist year, and in the opinion of competent Amou.' Jhese we noticed many which exhibited 



judges, for beauty, weight and worth, this was the m'rks o^great ?kill and ingenuity. 



finest e'hiSiti'oii of animals we have yet ha-L— One Urn, and two Coffee Pots, manufactured by 

 i Among tlie animids of the neat kine, the famous j the Messrs. Con'-dmans of this city, of Brittania 



Wye Comet, of course took rank, but many other metal, were not inferior to any foreign specimens 



animals of the same description, and particularly I of this kind, we have ever seen. 



of the Holderne?s and Devonshire breeds, were | A groce of Giit Buttons, from the factory of 



much admired. The H'orking Oxen weTe SRJ.i to ' Haydens & Co. of Waterbury, were sold at (i dol- 

 ; be superior in si. e and str^nsrth, to tho<e formerly lars, and the avails presented to the society by 



e.xlilji-ted. 8ever.il bea'iiiful Horsci were brought those gentlemen. 



by the friends of the Inrtitution, w iihout expect- I Mr Hawley,»of Newtown, brought for inspec- 



ing premiums. Among those we particulari e is ' tion, a Corn Sheller, of simple, but very eflicient 



the beautiful horse Highlander, the property of Mr I construction ; it shells two ears of corn at the 

 , Raljyh Watson, of East Windsor. jsaiuo time, with a rapidity which we had never be- 



J The exhibition of t-ilieep was not large, but the i fore witnessed. Mr H. we believe has secured a 

 i contrast between two varieties, the South Downs, j patent for his invention. 



30 highly tfalued for the table, and the Saxons, Mr Denslow, of this city exhibited a Rocking 

 [valued chiefly for theii wool, was quite striking. — Sofa, one of the most comfortable articles ever in- 

 1 Tliese two varieties were from the flocks of Maj. vented for the sick or lame. Mr D. keeps them 

 i Watson. for sale, or to let. 



The report of the Committee, will point out what Major Buck of Weathersfield, pre.sented speci 



animals were considered superior, witli the names 

 of their owners. 



Domestic Manufartures. The exhibition at the 



State House, was superior in some respects to any 



of our former Shows, but in other respects it was 



greatly inferior. The quantity of goods exhibited 



as shamefully deficient; and it is not a little sur- 



mens of the finest kinds of fruit, consisting of ap- 

 ples, pears, peaches and grapes. Among these 

 were the Seckle Pear, said to be superior in flavor 

 to any yet discovered. The Columbian Grape, in 

 eating six or eight weeks ; a most profuse bearer, 

 and of the finest flavor. The Heath Peach, eata- 

 ble in January, and of the finest flavor. The Bald- 



prising that our fair friends, both in the country 1 win Apple, eatable from October, until May, and 

 and city, who manufacture flannels, and other do- ] many other varieties. 



mestic articles for sale, do not consult their inter- MisvS Almira Goodwin, of Hartford, sent three 

 est in this respect. The truth i?, that almost ev- (Peacock feather Fans of uncommon beauty, 

 ery article will sell at the anniversary auction at/ Mr Goldthwaite, in behalf of the Deaf and 

 the State House, at a higher price than can be ob- j Dumb, exhibited a Book Case and Table, made at 

 taiued at tlie stores. At the Society's auction on i the Asylum, and of very fine workmanship. These 

 Wednesday, Mr Putnam, the Auctioneer, obtained ' articles were sold at a fair price. 



