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Boil is wanted; on coarse lands, for grasses, &c., the}' 

 may be no disadvantage if pressed into the ground 

 by a roller. Good anthracite, or bituminous coal, 

 burned in a moderate draught, will form no clinkers, 

 and with good management, they will not be formed 

 in a dwcUing-house ; but they are produced in 

 abundance in furnaces where a powerful heat is 

 required. 



NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. 



A Gazetteer of New Hampskip.e, by John Hay- 

 ward, author of the " New England Gazetteer," 

 "Book of Religions," &c., 264 pp. octavo ; embellished 

 with beautiful engravings ; of neat typography and 

 elegant binding. — This work contains descriptions 

 of all the counties and towns in the state ; of its 

 principal rivers, mountains, harbors, and islands ; 

 with statistical accounts of its agriculture, manxifac- 

 tures, and commerce ; with a great variety of other 

 useful mformation. It should be in every business 

 place, and in every family in the state of New Hamp- 

 shire : it is also valuable in many business offices, and, 

 as a matter of useful intelligence, in different parts 

 of the country. 



TuE AiiEiiicAX Bee-Keeper's Manual, by T. B. 

 Miner, embellished with engravings, 350 pp. 12 mo. 

 Published by C. M. Saxton, New York ; sold also 

 by F. S. Saxton, 19 State Street, Boston. — This 

 is an elaborate work, in which the author gives 

 his own long and varied experience, availing him- 

 self also of advantages from the productions of 

 most other writers on the subject. We have not 

 time for a thorough and critical examination of this 

 manual ; but from a general view, we like its plan 

 and execution, and think it will rank high as a val- 

 uable standard work on an imi:)ortant branch of rural 

 industry — on the very proverbial pattern of indus- 

 try. For a few years past, Mr. Miner has occasion- 

 ally given to the public able articles on the manage- 

 ment of bees, which have given him the reputation 

 of a skilful apiarian. As there is now a great inquiry 

 for a new work of this kind, we have no doubt that 

 this book will meet with a good reception, and ex- 

 tensive sale. 



The Farmer's Every-Day Book, containing the 

 Popular Elements of Theoretical and Practical Agri- 

 culture ; also, a System of Education for Agricul- 

 tural Lile, and Hints on the Means of promoting 

 Health and correct Moral Principles among Laborers ; 

 with a Dictionary of Terms, and Five Hundred Re- 

 ceipts on Rural and Domestic Economy, by Rev. J. L. 

 Blake, D. D., of Orange, N. J., author of a Bio- 

 graphical Dictionary, &c. — This work is announced, 

 and will soon be published by Messrs. Lea & Blan- 

 chard, and E. H. Butler & Co., Philadelphia ; and 

 Cady & Burgess, Baker & Sanborn, and C. M. Saxton, 

 New York. 



Agricultural Reports made to the Standing 

 Committee of the Rliode Island Society for the 

 Encouragement of Domestic Industry. 



New Agricultural Papers.— One of the strongest 

 evidences of the great improvements making in agri- 

 culture, and the important position that this profes- 



sion is assuming, is the increase of agricultural 

 papers, and the liberal patronage this class of 

 journals receives, as shown by the good taste in 

 which they are generally executed, and the ability 

 with which they are conducted. Tho following are 

 new works, that commend themselves to the public 

 both by their good appearance and intrinsic worth. 



The Working Farmer. A large octavo, monthly, 

 by Professor Mapes, New York city. 50 cts per year. 



The "Wool- Grower and Magazine of Agiucul- 

 ture and Horticulture. A monthly octavo, by 

 T. C. Peters, of the Buffalo (N. Y.) Wool Depot. 

 50 cts. per year. 



The Valley Farmer. A large monthly octavo, 

 of 24 pages, at $1 per year. By M. Gates and 

 E. Abbott, St. Louis, Mo. 



The Canadian Agriculturist. A double octavo 

 sheet, monthly, at $1 per year, by J. Buckland and 

 Wm. M'DougaU, Toronto, Canada West. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



From Mr. Leonard Cheney, of Southbridge, a box 

 of apples, put up in very neat style, containing 

 three varieties for their names and an ojiinion of their 

 qualities. No. 1 is a large yellow and red apple, 

 tolerably pleasant for eating and excellent for cook- 

 ing ; name not known. No. 2 is the Old Nonsuch, 

 remarkable for its tenderness and excellent quality ; 

 but as it is a moderate grower, is rather small, and 

 the fruit not fair on old lands, it is but little raised 

 in this section, not being profitable for the market. 

 In new regions it is more popular. No. 3 is of 

 medial size ; color, red ; of very good quality for the 

 table, being more tender than the Old Nonsuch. 



From Mr. Edward Booth, Springfield, a large 

 yellow apple, rich and very good, strongly resembling 

 Peck's Pleasant, and it may be that varietj' ; but as 

 it is late and discolored bj-- bruises, it is difficult to 

 identify. Peck's Pleasant is a superior apple, but 

 moderate in growth and bearing, and the fruit is not 

 usually fair. Its culture is declining in its native 

 state, Rhode Island, where it has been the most 

 popular. 



We are indebted to Mr. John Washburn, of 

 Plymouth, for scions of Monamct Sweeting, and 

 Holmes apple. 



Of Mr. R. S, Mackintosh, stall 105 Faneuil 

 Hall Market, large, red, sweet apples, excellent for 

 baking, but too hard, j-et, for the table. He obtained 

 these in the vicinity of Syracuse, N. Y., where 

 they are kept a year. 



Of Mr. P. Lawson, Lowell, a specimen of excellent 

 potatoes, remarkably mealy, without name. As the 

 colors of potatoes become so faded and changed at 

 this season, we cannot determine whether they are 

 identical with any of the fifty kinds on which we 

 are experimenting. Mr. L. says, that they are su- 

 perior in production as well as quality. 



Indolence leaves the door of the soul unlocked, 

 and thieves and robbers go ia and despoil it of its 

 treasures. 



