1853. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



439 



The Farmers' Library. 



JUST RECEIVED, the lollowiiig assortment of Agricultural 

 and irorticultural Books, embracing the standarii works of 

 eminent American and European writers, on the Farm, thi 

 Orchard, the Garden, &c, &c. 



PRICK 



American Farm Book, by Allen, ®''5lc 

 Farmer's Treasure, by Faulkner and Smith, 75 

 Dana's Muck Manual, 1)0C 

 Prize Essay on Manures, by Dana, 25 

 American Muck Book, by Browne, 1,25 

 Lectures on Practical Agriculture, by Johnstone, 75 

 Elemtuts of Scienlilic Agriculture, by Norton, 50 

 .Piinciples of Agriculture, by Thaer, 2,50 

 Practical Agriculture, by Johnstone, 75 

 Agriculture for Schools, by Blake, 1,00 

 Catechism of Agriculture and Chemistry, by John- 

 stone and Norton, 25 

 American Agriculturist, by Allen, 1,0C 

 Liebig's Complete Work on Chemistry, 1,00 

 Farmer's and Emigrant's Hand Book, by Marshall, 75 

 Home for all, by Fowler, 50 

 Book of the Farm, by Stephens and Skinner, 4,00 

 Cottage and Farm Houses, by Downing, 2,00 

 Downing's Country Houses, 4,0f 

 Rural Architecture, by Allen, 1,25 

 Downing's Landscape Gardening and Rural Archi- 

 tecture, 3,50 

 Downing's Cottage Residences, 2,0C 

 Fruit Garden, by Barry, 1,2'> 

 Complete Gardener and Farmer, by Fessendea, 1,25 

 Bridgenian's Gardener's Assistant, 2,00 

 Bridgeman's Kitchen Gardener's Instructor, 50 

 American Fruit Culfurist, by Thomas, 1,00 

 Gardener and Complete Florist, 25 

 Florist's Guide, by Bridgemau, 5C 

 New England Fruit Book, by Ives, 



Youatt and Martin on Cattle, by Stevens, 1,2' 



Rose Culturist, 3£ 



Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary, by Landreth, 1,5' 



Rural Economy, by Boussiugault, l,Oi 



American Rose Culturist, it 



Bigelow's Plants of Boston, 1,2^ 



Genera of Plants of the U. S., by Gray, 2 vola. 12,0( 



Gray's Botany, 2,00 



Parnell's Chemistry, 1,00 



New England Farmer, by Cole, 1,0C 



Ladies' Guide and Skilful Housewife, by Mrs. Abel, 25 



Hive and Honey Bee, by Richardson, 25 



Bee Keeper's Manual, by Miner, 50 



Bird Fancier, by Browne, paper 25 centa, 50 



Townley on Bees, 5( 



American Poultry Yard, by Browne, 1,00 



Americ-in Poulterers' Companion, by Bement, l,0l' 



American Fowl Breeder, by Moore, 25 



American Herd Book, by Allen, 3,00 



American Shepherd, by Morrill, 1,00 



Domestic Animals, by Allen, 75 



Diseases of Animals, by Cole, 50 



Hints to Sportsmen, by Lewis, 1,25 



Dadd's Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse, 1.00 



Mason's Farrier and Stud Book, by Skinner, 1,26 



Management of Sheep, by Canfield, 1,00 



Yowatt on the Pig, 6'. 



Knowlson's Complete Cow Doctor, 26 



Horse Doctor, 25 



Guenon's Treatise on Milch Cows, 36 



Treatise on Hot Houses, by Leuchara, 1,00 



Allen on the Grape, 1,25 



Schenck's Text Book, 50 



Breck's Book of Flowers, 75 



Downing's Fruit and Fruit Trees, 1,50 

 For sale at the Publishers' prices by RUGGLES, N0UR8 

 MASON &. Co., Quincy Hall, (over the Market,) Boston. 

 Jan. 1, 1S53. tf* 



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English FSiicy Lop-ear Rabbits. 



THE undersigned will be happy to show a choice lot of im 

 ported Lop-eared Ratibiln, to gentlemen interested, at his 

 residence in Melrose. This stock is from the best in England, 

 and WIS selected with care. I have a few young Rabbits for 

 sale, which willbe ready to deliver in July and August. 



Address, GEO. P. BURNHAM, Box 22, Postofiice. 

 Boston, June 11, 18o3. 4w'3 



Fjirm in Westhoro', Mass., 



For sale or exchange, for Boston projierly, sit 

 uated on the old Grafton road, within J mile of 

 the Railroad Depot, containing 27 acres of as 

 2<uid land as any other 27 acres laying in one 

 body, in the town; it is elevated about 75 feet 

 above the railroad, and overlooks the town, and is within 7 

 minutes walk of three churches and the town house, which 

 for healthy location is unsurpassed. The buildings consist of 

 a modern house, built by Boston mechanics in 18.51, and is 32 

 by 22 feet, with a kitchen attacheil, 16 by 23 feet, two stories 

 high, with a cellar under the whole. Wood-house, 16 by 20 

 feet; work-shop 16 by 12 feet; carriage and hen house, 16 by 

 21 feet; poultry yarcl, 30 by 53 feet, enclosed by slat fence 8 

 feet high; barn, 60 by 36 feet, with cellar under the same, so 

 divided as to give a vegetable cellar containing about 2000 

 bushels; cistern and well water is brought into the house, and 

 all the wash of the kitchen and privy is conducted by a drain 

 to the barn cellar; likewise a farm house 24 feet square, li 

 stories high, cellar under the same; there are three good wells 

 of water and one good brick and cement cistern on the prem- 

 ises. There are now on (he farm 1-12 large apple trees, most- 

 ly grafted, also 220 young thriving apple trees, mostly Bald- 

 wins, from 4 to 6 years from the bud, some of them have 

 borne fruit; likewise 34 peach trees of early choice variety, 

 10 pear trees, (fee There has been taken from the farm the 

 past year, 30 tons of hay, 375 bushels of corn in the ear, 700 

 bushels of carrots, beets and S. turnips, 80 barrels grafted 

 fruit, besides vegetables used in the (amily For further infer 

 mation, apply at this otiice, of Messrs. SIMON BROWN or 

 WILLIAM SIMONDS; at Westboro', of Messrs. PAYER 

 WETHER <V GRIGGS. 

 Feb. 5. 1853 tf 



Haying Tools. 



1000 dozen superior Grass Scythes. 



PHILLIPS, Messer & Colby's— Darling's— Farwell's— Mans- 

 field & Lamb's— Keyes & Dunn's. 

 Also .Lawn, Grain and Bush Scythes, of the best quality. 



1000 dozen Scythe Sneaths. 



Patent Grass, Lawn and Bush Snealhs, from the best man- 

 ufacturers in the country. 



2500 dozen Hay Rakes. 



Hall's, Simonds's, Carpenter's, Page & Wakefield's, Robin- 

 son's, Duggan's and English best Hand Rakes. 



500 Drag Rakes. 



This Rake is a hybrid between the Hand and Horse Rake 

 every good farmer should have one or more. 



3000 dozen Scythe Rifles. 



Clark's celebrated Whetstone Grit and Emery Rifles. Also, 

 Austin's, Anson's, Willard's, and others. 



200 gross Scythe Stones. 



Quinebaug, Chocolate, Norway Rag and Indian Pond; also, 

 Woodward and Talacre (English) Scythe Stones. 



20 tons Grindstones. 

 A well selected assortment of the celebrated Blue Sheet, 

 warranted. Also, Grindstones of all sizes, mounted on frames 

 and rollers complete. 



Grindstone Fixtures, viz : Flanges, Arbors, Cranks and 

 Rollers. 



800 Horse Hay Rakes. 



Delano's Patent Revolving !ind Spring Tooth Hay Rakes; 

 all of which will be sold at wholesale nr retail, at very low 

 prices, by RUGGLES, NOURSE .MASON <fc CO., 



Over the Market, Boston. 



June 25, 1853. 



Ahlerney Calves for Sale. 



Aug. 20, 1853. 



FROM MR. JVEBSTER'S STOCK. 



2 Bull Calves, thorough bred. 

 1 Cull Calf, i Alderney, \ Ayrshire. 

 (C Address "A.," Bo.x 416 Boston Post 

 Office. 



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