ol.V No. 15. 



NEW ENGLAND FAIIMER. 



■iftg 



I0.I noai- Mo.mt HoMy ; an.l intro.h.ced into | sie.U and ru-itivo form, can be re led on as a tost 

 .1 .svlvania ubont ten or twelve years since. . | "f the popularity of tim letters, Mr Carter s pro- 

 rii,- Red-ton and mile-top. are only varieties I posed work will meet the enconraireineat from the 

 ,0 above species ot ^-rass. The latter is the ) An.orican public which taero can be no donbt .ts 

 _:rof the two. The red top is particularly [ moriU will fnlly sanction. 1 he proposals state 

 u.lc, as it will 2r..w and sod the lirst year on i that " About one third of the .sene., cnLracnig a 

 :s, when no other grass will thrive. Se, an ', lour throusrh the north ot Italy, a part ot b.vit/cr- 

 V on artificial -ra.ses, by Col. Tavlor, of Vir , land, and the south ot Enifland, with additional 

 ; rrpublis, ed "in the Mass. Ag. Rep. vol. v. ! notices of Paris and Lon.lon, has not yet appeared. 

 , .,,,1 : The work w-ill be comprised in 2 octavo volumes, 



ho^Rev. Dr Llliot's third essay on Field Hus- ' of 500 pages, on tine medium paper and a neat 

 y (written in 173JJ contains the following type The price to subscribers will be %3 a vol- 

 aircs- "There are two sorts of grass, which ume, handsomely bound jn boards, 

 natives of this country, which I woul.l recom- We hope the friends of American literature wil 

 d ; these are Henl-Grags, (known in Pennsyl- evince their taste as well as liberality, by a liberal 

 a bv the name ofTimoMv Gr«5.«; the other is subscription ^ 



i-Meadotv, sometimes called Ouck Grass, and U^^Subscriptions received at tne oflico ot t.io 

 tii.ies Swamp ffirc-Grass. It is said that New England Farmer. 

 l-Griits was first found in a swamp in Piscat- 1 ^^c=«==;s«5!«5^ 



u, [now Port*month, New Hampsliire] by one | Mijitions to Hurticulfure.— The collection of 

 ■J, who propagated the same ; thai Fowl-Mead- ^^^^^ received by Dc Mitchell, from Com. Hull, 

 a-'iss was brought into a poor piece of mead- con„^a„,jer of the 44 gun ship United States dur- 

 in Dcdham [near Boston] by ducks and other 1,,^ 1,^^ ^.^^^ cndse to the Pacific ocean, consists 

 I waterfo'.vl, and thprefore called by such an ofliighlv useful species, such as icons, of five or 

 name. It is supposed to he brought into the ^j^^ valuable varieties, tlrec parcels of clover seed, 

 uows at Hartfor.l by the annual Roods, ^ud ^^^g^ chiches, lenlUs, watermelon seeds, ojnon^, 

 ed there S^o^ip irin-Gniss. Of these t-.vo ^,„,.^/j,^_ cai-nu-incM, and a variety of others, ap- 

 s of natural srase, the Foivl Me icow is much p^^rently in fine preservation. They are chiefly 

 best ; it grov.-s tall aad thick, makes a more ^|,c pi-oduclions of Chili. It is intended by the 

 and pliable hay than Herd-Grass ; it^yields ^a pjc3„nt possessor, pursuant to the will of the gal- 



'~ ' iant and patriotic donor, to present them, in his 



behalf, to the Horticultural Society for cultivation. 



ho thus 

 coun- 

 tries for the improvement of our o.vn. 



[N. Y. Statesman.] 



The house of assembly in Connecticut have 

 >ot cut in the proper season. Spire grass, com- passed a resolution .■ippropr:atiug $9ti,00l) tov/ards 

 nly called English Grass,if it stand to'o loag.will a new state house in New Haven. It is expected 

 liitle better thin rye straw; but tins Fawl Mead- to cost $40,000, and thj b..l.inoe is to be raised 

 mni) be mowed atiiny time from Jul/ to Ortober." by the city and county. 



Ve believe that tiie Foul Meadow Grass of rr,^^^ Ithaca Journal contains the following 110- 

 w England belongs to the same genus with the j^^.^ . „ q^^i,,^ from the port of Ithaca, May 9th, 

 .n"n,^which vvas fir^t brought into notice by Dr ^ ^^^j,,^ ^^ f^^,^fy canoes, bound for New Haven, 



commandant." 



d burden, three lo.uls to tlie acre. /( niuat be 

 n ill low moist land. Our drained land, when 

 1 of sufficient age, is land very agreeable ta^this Great 'praise is' due to the individuals who 



- "f g"'^*= This grass has another good ij,.;^^ ,,„,„g (he valuable vegetables of other 



lity which renders it very valuable in a country 

 -■re help is so much wantinir ; it will not spoil 

 •iijj'er aUhous!;h it stnnd beyond the common lime 

 nowinj. Clover will be lost in a great measure 



:hardson,an English writer on Agriculture, and Connecticut: John Smith, Capt 



iscquently cxtglled by other writers.* Fiorin, ,^ , ^ -^■ 



we mistake not, is called ^gros/is stohnifera, PRICES AT BOS 



BOSTON. 



J Creeping Bent Grass. Foul Meadow is de- Cwn, northern, 

 nominated .^grostis strida, and Upright Bent ^y^i - - - - 



ass. We are not able to state the quantity of Oats • - - - - 



:d to an acre, which should be sown for a crop Barley, scarce 

 Foul Meadow, nor to give satisfictory answers ^ Wool, f.iU blooded merino, washed 

 the other questions proposed by Mr Macomber;: ditto unwashed 



t uould consider it as a great favor, if any per- j " native 



n acq.iainted with the cultivation of this-valua- 1 " P""'^'' Inrtibs', 1st sort 



i kind of grnss, will answer his inquiries. I OyCreen Peas are selling at New York at 30 



cents a peck ; strawberries I.So cents per qiiart. 

 Carler^s Letters. — Proposals have been issued 1 The Boston marketmen have engaged to have peas 

 r publishing by subsrriplion, L-'ttrrs from Europe, for sile on Saturday (to-morrow.) 

 •ihprising the narrative jnuraal of a tour through ; ™ 



rent Brita n, France, Italy, and Switzerland, in 1 



ears ]8'25, ''Hi, and ''i?. By N.H. Carter, the | TlIF, Ass.. 



63 to 67 

 70 to 75 

 44 to ."jO 

 100 to 112 

 33 to 45 

 25 to 35 

 20 to 25 

 33 to 37 



Assessors' .Vutice. 

 3 of thf City of Boston, in conformity 

 'le'. inteliigi^nt, and indefatigable Editor of the ! •'?„"'\^l!'!^ If T !"!'.'.'''.':,'l'!.?'^V.'7f,!'°^ Iheirduty, 

 ow York Statesiaan 



five notice, th.-t tluy <v ill attend at their office, east 



. corner of old Faimcil flail, until Ihe first day of July 

 .tracts from the Letters which will form this | n^xt. and no hitger, to receive li,-ts of the Real and 

 ibliontion, have been given in gre.it abundance, j Personal Fstales and Income of the inh.ibltanls. and of 

 almost, if not all the newspapers in the United , all (Corporations and (Copartnerships respectively of 

 Iztef. And if an extensive circulation, in a tran- ! «'>■'' '^'•'y- with a view to an equilabh' and satisfactory 



I apportionment of the City and County Tax for the 



See an essay " On Grasses" by an able writer ^ current year 

 itli the signature " Examiner,!' published in the' '^''^ Assessors 

 E. Farmer, vol. iv. page .301. 



Ish their fellow citizens distinctly to 

 under'tand, that no oral cotnmunications will he con- 

 sidered, and they confidently hope that every citizen, 



corpoialioo and copaitm ishi wu aian ■ i..»t.vca ol 

 the opportunity of Tirtually taxing tli. i.isidres, by 

 sendin'j m true and perfect lists in wtitinjr of property 

 in their possession, including: proprietary estates, and 

 estates in trust, liatde to he taxed, on or belbre the 

 lime above specified ; and that all those who neglect 

 or refuse to comply with this requisition, will be doom- 

 ed and assess* d by the Asse.ssors iiccorriine: to their bi si 

 skill ami judgement; and that no alteialion will be 

 made in the said dooming; anil assessment, except upon 

 the pleas, set forth in the statute of the Commonwealth 

 in such cases made and provided. 



Where [".states of deceaseil persons have been divid 

 ed amon^ the several heirs, since last year, or havi 

 clnnced owners from other causes, the Vsscssors wil! 

 feel themselves obliifed to Executors and Administra- 

 tor?, and other persons inte.rested in such Estates, to 

 jive Ihera notice of all such farts ; and un ess this no- 

 rice is attended to immediately, all such F.states will 

 be taxed as last year, to the Heirs, or otherwise, as 

 the case may be. It will he observed that the extra 

 a/fic!ul nolicv heretofore sanctioned, of calling on the 

 irihahitants to revie.w the tax hooks, after the taxes 

 arc apportioned, will be discontinued . 



The followinsr Schedule coiitains all the taxable ar 

 tides, and may s'-rre as a form. viz. 



Polls, the number from 16 years and upwards. 



Real Estate, the just value. 



Money at Interest, more than is paid Interest foi- 



Bank and Insurance Stork, the just value. ^ 



Public Securities of all kinds, the just value. 



Amount of the value of Goods, Wares and VIerchau- 

 dize, Siockiu Prade, Vessels of all kinds, with their 

 appurtenances and appendages, at Lome and abroad, 

 paid for ornnt paid for. 



Morses and Cattle, the just value. 



Income froai Profession, Faculty, Trade or Employ 

 mcnt g-.ined by sea or land. 



SAMUl.L KORvvoOD,"! 

 JOHN STEVENS, | 



HE.NRY C*SS, \Asiessors. 



TllO.MAS JACKSON, | 

 THOMAS C. AMOR Y.J 



Assessors Oft ice, May i, 1827. 



"'11U.\1\N. Fhis elegant, full blooded horse, a bright 

 bav with black legs, inane and tail, ol high spirit and 

 good temper, will stand at the farm 01 vir Stephen 

 Williams in N. rthborough ( .s.) at $20 he season, to 

 be paid before tlie mares are taken away — See New 



England Farmer, May 2.5. 



^This day received at the Farmer office, 52 North 

 Market street, — from Scotland, a l.trge variety of 

 fresh Turnip Seed, comprising the following kinds- 

 White flat turnip, 5 Large Norfolk ' 

 Yellovv Scotch garden ' i White stone ' 

 Late rod top turnip, 3 Common field ' 

 Long tankard ' , Early Dutch = 

 Yellow stone ' ^ Yellow Alalia ' 



Also, three pounds genuine Silver skin Onion. 



100 bushels 01 MILLET, of a superior quality. 



100 lbs. Mangel Wurtzci, and Sug.\r Beet. 



Sweet or Sugar corn — best for boiling ears. 



151) lbs. Lucerne. — Flaxseed — Buck Wheat. 



Beet, early turnip, 

 blood 

 ' sugar 

 Beans, bush cranberry 

 < pole cranberry 

 ' rob roy 



' marrow 



' cpiaker 



fhite busii 



' Yellow Cranb'ry 



' Wit ilsor 

 .Melon, Carolina, water. 



' green citron 



' pine apple 



' nutmeg 



' caiiteloupe 



' Minorca 



.......v, „...,.. j Jl/ag'o/nm, sweet 



Dutch case knife * Pumkpins, finest family 

 ' large Lima pule 5 Sqnasli, early bush 



' Canadian dwarf ^ ' crook neck 



' thousand fold ' marrow 



Also, a few bushels of the Dwarf White Cluster 

 Beans, a superior variety ; Early Pink-eye Beans 

 With every variety of GARDEN SEEDS. 

 A few bushels of Foul Meadow Grass Seed. 

 Yellow Locust seed. White Mulberry do. 



