THE FARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR 



May, 1842. 



states for our tree?. If the returns of Massa- 

 chusetts be correct, three hundred per cent, is re- 

 alized froui their nursery investments. Farmers, 

 this is worth bearing in miiu].— Ports. Jour. 



AcK.NOWLEDGMENTs. — A pair of hand rakes, 

 sent the editor of the Visitor by JNlessrs. Barrett 

 and Aiken of Waiiier, iiianufiictured of the ash 

 and maple from our tnonntains, are certainly su- 

 perior to any rake vve have any where before 

 seen. Tf these bea specimen of the article which 

 they generally furnish, and there is not a vast 

 difference in price from that ordinarily paid, the 

 farmers will do well to go far to make inquiry 

 for Barrett and Aiken's rakes. An implement 

 made with their accustomed neatness from our 

 own native timber looks better to us than the 

 most splendid mahogany or marble furniture of 

 the parlor brought from afar. 



Mr. Barrett has proved himself to be a first 

 rate manufacturer of wooden agricultural imple- 

 ments : his scythe snaifhes are better than any 

 other we have seen. Nothing seems to come 

 imperfect from his hands. In the town adjacent 

 to Warner there is a manufactory of scythes that 

 iiave become somewhat celebrated. We hope,be- 

 fore haying time, to have as good evidence on 

 hand to s|)eak m their praise as we have of Mr. 

 Barrett's rakes. Scythes will wear out ; and we 

 shall be glad to have occasion to speak well of 

 the manufacturers of our own State. 



We have used for the last few years a revolving 

 horse rake which has been a great labor saving 

 machine : in the construction of this rake we 

 have found a difficulty from the catching of hay 

 in the revolving joint, which much obstructs the 

 work. As this instrument is not a patent, we 

 would suggest that Messrs Barrett and Aiken, if 

 they have not already, add the revolving horse 

 rake to the other agricultural implements of their 

 manufacture: Deac. Barrett will know how to 

 cure the evil of entangling the machine from the 

 winding in ropes of hay. The Shakers have for 

 some years manufactured the horse rake, and we 

 jM-esume they now have that article in perfection. 



Of all the'hoes that have come to us for trial 

 we have found none so good as those manufac- 

 itiu-eil in this town by Mr. Eliphalet Uale, black- 

 emitU: vve had two or three of them four years 

 ago — tliese and numerous others have since that 

 time l)e«ji\ worn out in our hard hoeing. After 

 tookitig about us, although Mr. Gale's price was 

 a shiJlJug higher, we thought his cheapest, and 

 bouglit two more. We shall want more to do the 

 hoeing of fifteen acres, a |)orlion of which is 

 among grass and stumps of new ground. If Mr. 

 Gale eaunot afford to give these fur our recoin- 

 inendatiou, we must buy them. Two "^negro 

 boes" made by Mr. Gale at the price or$l,25 each, 

 have done a great work within the last fortnight 

 in clearing oije acre and a half of swamp laud : 

 they bring out the roots and stumps a little bet- 

 ter than any edged instrument we had ever before 

 Been. They bid fair, at no very distant time, to 

 make the best mowing ground of several acres of 

 hitherto useless swamp. 



comes full of small roots. Then cut off" the limb 

 ust below the parcel of earth, and set it in the 

 ground. The .«inall roots soon become large 

 ones, and the limb speedily forms a productive 

 tree. If tlie earth be put on a good limb in 



\pril it would probably be fit to plant in Novem- 

 ber; though I cannot say it would not require 

 another year. This method may, in many cases, 

 be belter than grafting, cutting off roots and 

 planting the sprouts that run up from thein, or 

 any other method in use among us for multiply- 



ng the nuiTiber of trees bearing choice kinds of 

 apples, or other fruits. — Vermont Chronicle. 



Care should be taken to include a bud or eye 

 in the earth, and it will be better if one or two 

 incisions are made through the bark, about one- 

 third of the way round. With shrubs, it is more 

 convenient to peg down a twig in the earth in 

 which it grows. 



Curious Facts.— The mite makes 500 steps 

 in a second, or 30,000 in a minute. Allowing the 

 horse to move at an equal ratio, he would perform 

 1,0'22 miles an hoiu-. The journey from London 

 to Birmingham would then occupy but six min- 

 utes and a fraction. There is another insect 

 which may, in some measure, rival the above in 

 the celerity of its motion, and is itself unrivalled 

 in strength in proportion to its size. Although it 

 is generally disliked, and has not a very fair repu- 

 tatton, yet, to the eye of the naturalist, it is rather 

 a pleasing and interesting object. Its form, as 

 xamined by the micr()scope, is extremely ele- 

 ant, and has an appearance as if clad in a coat 

 of tnail. It has a small head, with large eyes, a 

 clean and bright body, beset al each segment 

 th numerous sharp and shining bristles. All 

 motions indicate agility and sprightliness, and 

 muscular power is so extraordinary, as justly 

 to excite our astonishment ; indeed, we know no 

 other animal whose strength can be put in c 

 petition with (its name iiuist come out at last) 

 that of a common Hea ; fbr, on a moderate com 

 putation, it can leap to a distance at least 200 

 limes the length of its own body. A flea will 

 drag after it a chain 100 times heavier than itself, 

 and will eat ten times its own weight of provis- 

 ions in a day. Mr. Boverich, an ingenious watch- 

 maker, who, some years ago, lived in the Strand, 

 London, exhibited to the public a little ivory 

 chaise with four wheels, and all its proper appa 

 ratus, and a man .-iitting on the box, all of whicl 

 were drawn by a single flea. He made a small 

 landau, which opened and shut by springs, witl; 

 six horses harnessed to it, a coachman sitting or 

 the box, and a dog sitting between his legs, four 

 persons in the carriage, two footmen behind it, 

 and a postillion riding on one of the four horses, 

 which was also drawn easily along by a fiea. He 

 likewise had a chain of brass, about two inches 

 long, containing 900 litiks, with a hook at one 

 end and a padlock and key at the other, which 

 the flea drew very nimbly along, f^omcliiing of 

 the same kind is now exhibiting in London. — 

 Eiinb urgh Encjjclopcdia. 



There seems to be but three ways for a nation 

 to acijuirc weallh: tlie first is war, as the Ro- 

 mans did, in iiluuderiug their conquered neigh- 

 bors— this is lobbery: the second by commerce, 

 which is generally cheating: the tliird by agri- 

 culture, the only honest way, wherein a man 

 receives a real increase of the seeil thrown into 

 the ground, in a kind of continued miracle, 

 wrought by llie hand of God in Ins favor, ai 

 reward Cur his innocent life and virtuous ind 

 try —Franklin. 



Chief Object of the Farmer.— Judge Bu 

 el, who was well versed in every part of agricul- 

 ture, says in his excellent " Farmer's Companion,' 

 that the great object of a farmer should be to 

 to obtain the e:reatest return for his labor, tvithoiU 

 deterioratins: the fertility of the soil ; and to restore 

 fertHUi/ in the most economical way, lohere it has been 

 impaired or destroyed by bad husbamlry. 



Farmers, think of this ! 



Chinese Method of propagating Frui' 

 Trees.— Take about two quarts of moist earth 

 and tie it around the limb, which you wish to 

 make a new tree of, by means of a "piece of ol 

 cloth, or any thing else that will kce|) in place. 

 Let it remain several months, till the earth be- 



in arms, "Gen. Brooks, this is beautiful! beau- 

 tiful!" What would tiKitold hero now say could 

 he stand on Bald Pate Hill and view in a moment 

 lozen little cities Lirger than Haverhill was at 

 ; time of his visit.' — .Mass. Plousrhman. 



It is said that the wheat crop of Michigan the 

 present year will give a surplus of three millions 

 of bushels : last year it was 2,200,000. Four 

 years ago large quantities of wheat and flour 

 were carried to Michigan from Ohio for the sup- 

 port of the population. 



Wool.— To supply the Middlpsex Mills in this t^ity one 

 year with wool, it requires the fleeces ol' three hundred 

 and seventy-four thousand four hundred Sheep ! A 

 handsome liltie flock, truly ! Twelve hundred fleeces are 



-Lowell Courier. 



THE MARKETS. 



Avery ready method of disposing of the small 

 colible stones lying ujion the sin'face of ploughed 

 fields laid down to grass is the passing over them 

 with a heavy roller in the spring while the ground 

 is yet damp. By this process the stones will be 

 sunk so low as not to he in the way of the scythe. 

 These stones, we are confident, will bn of essen- 

 tial benefit to the subsequent grass crops. — Ed. 

 F. M. Fit. 



A FINE PROSPECT ON THE MeRRIMACK. — A 



little west of Spofford Hill stands Bald Pate, the 

 highest land in the county of Rssex. From this 

 may be seen a large portion of the valley of the 

 Merrimack river; a bcautilul view comprehend- 

 ing the pretly villages on or near that river, and 

 among them ojie of our liivorites, Metlmen. — 

 The large village of Haverhill is very distinctly 

 seen. Bradford and West Newbury are also con- 

 spicuous. 



Mr. Liltie (the owner of a farm in George- 

 town) says that when Gen. Washington made his 

 last visit to the north, some years after the revo- 

 lution, and pa.ssed through Haverhill on his return 

 from Portsmouth, he admired the scene on the 

 banks of the river. He stood on the high land in 

 Bradford au<l faced the village of Haverhill.— 

 " General Brooks," said hu to his old eompanion 



New York Market, May 24. — Gotten remains dull and 

 prices feeble — the sales arc small. Genesee Klour aells 

 freely at gG 31. Ohio and Michigan, JjfG 18 a g6 25 ; 

 Troy.C 25, and held at 6 31. The price of Corn haa 

 broken down considerably. Northern sold at 61^ c, wt. 

 A handsome parcel of Ohio, or Illinois north, at about 54 

 c, measure, and a cargo of Southern at 54 c, mcisure. 

 Sales of Northern Rye at 6G c, and Oata ,it 43 a 44 c— 

 There was some Madeira sold to-day, thirty-five years 

 old, but in consequence of the hardness of the times it 

 brought only S13 50 per gallon. 150 hhds Porto Rico 

 Molasses sold by auction at 19 a 20 c. 800 bbls Potashes 

 sold at «5 25, and 50 bbls at K5 ; Pearls are still g5 25. 

 A sale of Whiskey was made at 17 c. 25,000 lbs Whale- 

 bono sold at 25^0, and Whale Oil at 33 c, 214 hhds 

 Porto Hico Sugar sold at 4| c, all round. Sterling bills 

 .are S.J prcm.; France 5 3%. Money quite plenty, so that 

 the Hanks are glad of paper at six per cent. 

 . Boston .Market, May 25. — The activity which prevailed 

 at the clo.se of last month and early part of this, has 

 wholly subsided— purchasers now onlyoperate to supply 

 their immediate wants. The transactions in some of^ the 

 more prominent and leading articles will be found below ; 



ASHKS.— Sales to a limited extent of Pot at 5^ a 5gc, 

 Pe.irl8 5Ja54cperlb. 



COTTON.— The demand continues limited, but there 

 is rather more inquiry for the article since the arrival of 

 the Acadia. The sales of the week are 5 a 600 bales at 



COKFEE.- The market is without activity, and prices 

 remain the same. Sales to supply the wanU ol the trade, 

 of St. Domingo, 75 a 7|c ; Cuba, 8^ a 9.]c ; Java Govern- 

 ment, prime, 11 a 11 Ac per pound, 6 mos. 



FISH.— Codlish have met with good demand this 

 week, and prices are firm. Sales of Grand Bank at ;J2 25 

 a 52 87. Small Bay and large, gl 37 a ,^'1 75; new Had- 

 dock g I 25 a 1 37p'erqtl. 



FLOUii.— There is a good demand for all knds, and 

 prices are rather higher in consequence of the small 

 stock. Sales of Genesee common brands, gG G2, and 

 fancy «G 75; Ohio, perfectly sound, KG 00 a .^G 13.— 

 Howard street, 56 37, all cash. Baltimore City Mills, at 

 56 12. and Fredericksburg 5G 25, four mos. 



GRAIN.— Corn is very dull and lower. A cargo of 

 while and yellow mixed sold yesterday at 58c per bushel. 

 5Gc for white and 58c for yellow is the highest price now 

 oHered. Oats remain the same. 



HIDI!S. The market is without a~tivity. Sales for 

 the week are 4 a 5000 Buenos .-Vyres, 12Ac, 6 and y mos ; 

 IJUO Buenos Ayres. woaded Gic per lb, 6 mos ; 10,000 

 Cur.tcoa Goat Skins, 42 a 45c each, S mos. 



MOLASSES.— 'I'he demand is exceedingly limited and 

 sal»s smaller than for several weeks past. Holders gene- 

 rally are asking the r.ites current last week, but the ma- 

 jority of the sales are lower. Sales of Havana and Ma- 

 tanzas, ISA a 16c ; Trinidad and Cienfuegos 18 a 19c ; a 

 a cargo ot Havana sour, 14c per gal,G mos. 



OILS.— There are no movements of much interest. 

 Small sales of Olive at 90c, and 2 a 3000 gals English 

 Linseed 85c per gal, 6 mos. 



SUGAR.— There is little doing in box, but prices have 

 undergone little or no change. Sales of 3 a 400 boxes 

 Havana brown, 5^ a 6Jc ; small parcels of white 8 a SJc ; 

 and Porto Rico 4^ a 5Jc per lb, 6 mos. 



[Reported for the Daily Advertiser and Patriot.] 



lirishton Market, Monday. May 23, 1842.— At market. 

 220 Beef Cattle, 12 pairs Working Oxen, 25 Cows and 

 Calves, 200 Sheep and 650 Swine. 



Vricks.— Beef Cattle.— Sn]es were quick, and last 

 week's prices were fully sustained. We quote to corres- 

 pond. A few extra 56 00. First quality gd 50 a gS 75 ; 



cond quality «5 50 ; third quality gi '75 a 55 2 



Working Oicn.— Sales at 75, 80, 88, 92 and 95 _ 



C'oio.i and Caiucs.— -Sales at 20. 25, 30, 35, and 38 dels. 



Sheep. — Sales not made public. 



Swine. — Lots to peddle at 34c for sows and 44c for 

 barrows. Large barrows 34c. At retail from 4 to .54c. 



New York Cattle Market, May 23.— In market, 50 

 Beef Cattle, left over fi-om last week ; and 900 received 

 sinco. of whicli 100 were from this State, and 800 from 

 the South and West; 500 Sliec|> and Lambs. 



Beel — Prices advanced. Sales ranged from 55 60 a 

 7 50 per 100 lbs. 75 unsold. 



Sheep— All sold. Lambs al ,^'1 50 a 53 50, and Sheep 

 at S'J a 5'> per head. 



