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NEW ENGLAND 1 ARlMEK. 



335 



e Season. — The proscnt season is consider- 

 very forwaril one, though the vvc.ither lias 

 cool, and the progress of vegetation slow, 

 Itwo or three weeks past. In the grazing 

 s, sheep, yonng cattle, nnd colts have obtain- 

 o.-;t of their food fro.ni tlic pastures for some 

 ks. IFay is more plenty in this viciuity than 

 1 at this time of the year, and tlie price is '^.J 

 per cent, less than it was two or three 

 tlis since. Grain on good land promises an 

 idant harvest. live was (5 or 7 inches high in 

 necticut a fortnight since, and the deep green 

 at fields on Long Island presented a rich and 

 sing aspect. We were told that in the west- 

 part of New York, grain never looked better, 

 he farmer who told us two months since that 

 c would be no poaches here the present soas- 

 vas a true prophet. No blossoms have appear- 

 and niuny trees have been much injured by 

 severity of the winter. — JVorthampiou Gazette. 



'o preserve eggs. — Some fani lies in this town 

 p eggs through the summer in the following 

 hod : — For I'i dozen of eggs take about a 

 rt of lime and slacken it in 3 or 4 quarts of 

 water ; let it stand until cold, then pour it on 

 eggs placed in a stone jar, adding one ounce 

 ream of tartar, and water enough to cover the 

 s. We are assured that eggs have been prc- 

 ;ed in this way more than three months. — Ibid. 



uperstilion. — The superstitions which prevail 



ome European countries interfere substantial- 

 .ith the industry and comforts of the people. 

 \to number of the " Bulletin des Sciences," re- 

 s that when a distemper attacked the cattle, 

 he Catholic kingdom of Bavaria, in the year 

 0, more than 18,000 peasant;, instead of nav- 

 rccoiTsc to the remedies proper for the dis- 

 e, make a pilgrimage to Griesbach, driving 

 ir sick beasts before them. The next year 

 )00 people conducted their diseased cattle to 

 same place, to procure the assistance of some 

 ndcr-working saint or virgin. It is melanclioly 

 t rulers and priests should encourage such rp- 

 ssive fooleries among tlie poor and ignerant 

 santry. — Ibid. 



BRIGHTON MARKET, May 7. 



ieeves iu market, 17.) ; 22 unsold ; sales from 

 to 0,75 — 2 very fine Oxen sold for 7,00 per 

 idred. Working Oxen, 8 pair ordinary, few 

 es ; good in demand. Cows with (Waives, lew 

 market, those ordinary ; all sold — good ones 

 in demand. Sheep, none. Swine, 385, very 

 soU.— Patriot. 



From England. — An arrival at New York brings 

 important intelligence of a complete change 

 the British Ministers. Mr Canning has been 

 pointed prime minister, in consequence of which, 

 aie of the old ministers, including Lord Wel- 

 gton, have resigned their places in the Cabinet. 

 r Canning is of decidedly liberal principles, and 

 the ablest statesman of England since the days 

 William Pitt. 



To make Blacking — For twelve years past, I 

 .ve used blacking of my own composition, and 

 n recommend it equal to the imported. I have 

 ivays made it as I wanted it, in this manner, 

 ! -J lb. ivory black, 1 pint of vinegar, i tea- 

 p white powdered sugar, i table spoonful of 

 eet oil, one cent's worth of powdered niitgall.^. 



Simmer tliis mi.\turo over a slow fire ; then when 

 cool, add \ of an ounce of oil of titrol. 



[Mass. Spy.] 



Sicimmtng Doctor Franklin, who v.'as a close 



observer of every thing relating to domestic habits, 

 was a great admirer of swimming. Ho consider- 

 ed thnt it promoted health, when judiciously used, 

 and was a preservative against danger. Warm 

 baths arc a great luxury, but, setting aside their 

 co.«t, they ara not as healthy as the cold suit 

 water and plunging bath, which gives a firmness 

 and color to the skin and flesh, and is every way 

 bracing and agreeable. 



Tret Jirnshcs. 

 For sale at the Agnctiltui;,! KMablishment, .'',2 North 

 Market SIrett, a Airllier supply of Tree Uruslics, some 

 of«n improved kiml. These brushes were iiivtnli il by 

 Col. Pickering-, and are lound highly serviceable in re 

 movinjf raterpillais' nests. 



The Coronation of .Yupoleon. 



Painted by the celebrated David, is now open t( 

 tlie public, in the spacious Hall over llie New Market 



'I he Picturi- is 36 feet lon^ by 26 high, and occu 

 pied the artist 14 years (o paint it. 



Admittance 25 Cents— a description of the Picture. 

 price I2A cents, to be had at the door. 



Hours of exhibition fmni li. A.M. till D, I'.M. 



Fossil plants, now the natives of the torrid zone, 

 have been found in abundance in Ohio. The Bread 

 Fruit tree, the Bamboo, and the species of Palm 

 which proiluccs the cocoa-nut are among the 

 plants. The supposition that those tropical plants 

 were carried northward by the ocean is disproved 

 by the fact that some of the trees stand upright, 

 evidently on the spot where they grew. 



On the 1st of May it snowed 5 or 6 hours at Ban- 

 gor, (Maine). It also snowed at Alexandria, near 

 Washington City, the same day. 



The J^ational Debt of England was estimated en 

 the 1st of January 1827, at nine hundred millions 

 of dollars, — that of the United States at seventy- 

 five million.s. 



The Quincy Rail-Way having been completed, ; 

 the workmen are now employed in transporting \ 

 the Granite for the Bunker Hill Monument, in i 

 Charlestown. On the 20th ult. the work may be 

 said to have commenced, and will now proceed 

 v;ilh all possible expedition. — Essex Register. 



There was a slight frost at Savannah on the ' 

 night of the 17th ult. ', 



Green House Plants. 

 The Catalogues for 1827 ol' the collection o,f Green 

 House Plants, now under cultivation at the l.innajan 

 Botanic Garden, William Prince, proprietor, near New 

 York, have just completed and maybe obtained gratis 

 at the office of thR New Kngland Farmer. The cata- 

 logue contains near C'JOO species, with the Kng-lish and 

 scientific names and the prices attached— a large pro- 

 portion are newly introduced to this country, and are 

 in possession of no other establishment in the union. — 

 Orders sent to the New England Farmer office No. 52 

 xNorth Market street, Boston, or directed to the proprie- 

 tor, will receive prompt attention. 



Englislt Garden Seeds. 

 GEORGE MURDOCK has just received by the 

 EondoD Packet, the following Seeds, viz : Early Frame , 

 Hi'tvpur and Charlton Peas — Green Imperial do. — 

 Uvvarf or Bordering do — English, \\in.l5or and Long 

 Pod Beans — Salmon and Short T.ip Radish — Red and 

 White Turnip do— F.arly Dutch and York Cabbage- 

 Green Curled Savov do — Early and Late CaUlifloiver — 

 Salsafa, or Ovstcr Plant— Tomatoe, and Marteuoe — 

 ^0<) lbs. Maegel Wurtzel— 50 lbs. Sugar Beet— 10 lbs. 

 .Sweet Marjoram, and Thyme — 50 lbs. Rutabaga. 



4t. May 4. 



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Valuable licni Estate. 

 Forsale, the very pleasant I'.iim, situated on the 

 herders of the towns of Saugus and Chelsea, formerly 

 owned by Mr Nathaniel Boynton, deceased, and is 

 kuown by the name of the Boynton Far.m, on which 

 is a good two-story Dwelling house, large barn and 

 out-houses, together with one hundred acres of excel- 

 lent land, sixty or seventy of which are very superior 

 for mowing ; cuts from thuty-five to forty tons of hay, 

 and with a. little cultivation, might be made to cut 

 seventy. The pasturage is sufficient for five cows, a 

 yoke of oxen, and a horse. It is well supplied with 

 excellent fruit, such as Apples, Pears, Peaches, Cher- 

 ries, &c. with never failing springs of the best water. 

 The peculiar advantages of ihis estate would render it 

 the object of a gtutleman for a Country Seat, or it is 

 a suitable place for a Tavern, or having a sutficiency 

 of water, would make a good place for a Tanner. The 

 sitaation for pleasantness, is not surpassed by any es- 

 tate in the county of Essex. It is distant only six 

 miles from Boston, and ten from Salem markets. For 

 further particulars, apply to CORNELIUS C. FEL- 

 TON, ou the premises, or to DAVID TORREY, Scitu- 

 ate. 3t. May 9. 



Lead Aqueduct Pipe. 

 THE subscriber, Agent for the extensive Manufacto- 

 ry of Washburn & Goddard, Worcester, for manufac- 

 turing Lead Pipe.«. has received and offers for sale at 

 the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 52 North Market 

 street, a large supply of all size Pipe, from f to 24 inch, 

 made of the best materials, warranted sound, and 

 equal to any English Pipe ever imported into the 

 country, and which is offered at wholesale or retail, on 

 the most favorable terms. Any quantity and of any 

 size can be furnished and delivered at the shortest no- 

 tice. Contracts for furnishing and laying Pipe in any 

 part of the country, can be made on application to J. 

 K. NEWELL, Agent, .May C. 



POU jL hot Drtlls Hi t« anileici ion Caps 

 VVholfs le and Retail, Coustantly on hand at 6t) Broad 



Street. E. COPELAND. Jr. 



Further supply of Seeds. 



Just received at the New England Farmer office, No 

 52 North Market street, Boston, a further supply ol 

 Garden and Field Seeds, which makes the assortment 

 by far fh" largest and best in Boston. A list of which 

 may be seen in last week's New England Farmer. 



100 bushels of MILLET, of a superior quality. 



100 lbs. Mangel Wurteel and Sugar Beet 



PRICES AT BOSTON. 



Corn, northern, 



Rye, - . - . 



Oats .... 



Lard - . . . 



Wool, full blooded merino, washed 

 ditto unwashed 



" native 



" pulled lambs', 1st sort 



60 to 62 

 69 to 70 

 40 to 41 

 to9J 

 35 to 50 

 25 to 35 

 20 to 25 

 33 to 3? 



PRICES AT NEW YORK. 



North River Wheat - - 94 to 97 



Genesee " - - 100 to 10(> 



Rye .... 63 to 70 



Corn, Borthern, - - 54 to 55 



Hops, (according to quality) - 11 to 15 



Lard, .... 7 to 8 



Butter 



18 to 2» 



