NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



24); 



decided preference over the common hoe. 

 he stubble and roots of the clover decom- 

 i$e rapidly, afford nutriment and moisture, and 

 nder the soil friable and light. 



I am, dear sir, yours, &c. 

 John S. Skinner, Esq. J. B***. 



American Porcelain Ctay. — The proprietors of 

 extensive bed of what by competent judges 

 s been pronounced genuine porcelain clay, 

 d situated in Rowen county. North Carolina, 

 sb to ascertain if there is in the U. States a 

 inufactory for converting this kind of clay in- 

 wares — what would be the probable cost of 

 oh an establishment — the expenses in carry- 

 j it on — and whether persons can be procur- 

 in this country who understand the business, 

 there be any who can answer some or all of 

 ese questions, they will do service to the 

 untry as well as the proprietors, by giving 

 Formation on the subject. Communications 

 nt to the editor of the American Farmer, Bal- 

 aore, will meet the eyes of the inquirers. 



THE FARMER. 



BOSTO.'^ .—S^TCRDAY, MARCH 1, 1823. 



n consequence of the lenjth of some of the preced- 

 articles we have been obliged to defer till our next 

 le valuable communications from highly respected 

 respondents, who will, it is hoped, excuse a delay, 

 ich could not well be avoided. The ably written, 

 I highly useful original articles which we receive 

 tty frequently of late, augur favorably to our estab- 

 ment. We are highly gratified in finding practical 

 ners disposed to send us the fruits of their experi- 

 e in husbandry, and confident that they will find 

 ir reward in the consciousness of having contributed 

 he benefit of the community, and added somewhat 

 he happiness of their fellow creatures. 

 Ve hope, with some degree of confidence, that the 

 iperity of the New England Farmer, will be found 

 ar connected with " the greatest good of the great- 

 number," that many a " good man and true" will 

 1 us a helping hand, or a counselling head, who 

 not yet favored us with his assistance. It is a good 

 eral rule that whatever benefits the whole commu- 

 ' promotes the private interest of every individual 

 hat community ; and of course every individual has 

 interest in the diffusion of agricultural knowledge, 

 lough he may not himself be employed in agricul- 

 al pursuits. ■ 



"he Connecticut Herald, a newspaper printed at 

 w Haven, is now conducted by Dr. Percival, who 

 acquired much reputation as a poet. Many people 

 'e erroneously supposed that a man who is an adept 

 writing verses, must, of course, be a novice in every 

 ig else. But, we doubt not that Dr. Percival will 

 ve that the same intellectual powers which may 

 d a man to poetical eminence, may establish a claim 

 ;elebrity in any of the pursuits of literature or sci- 

 :e to which he may think proper to turn his atteu- 



F.\'RMER SUMM.^RY OF NEWS. 



CONGRESS. — Mr. Johnson, of Ken. introduced in- 

 ;he Senate, a resolution, which was afterwards mod- 

 d by Mr. Mills, for instructing the committee of the 

 iciary to inquire into the expediency of collecting 

 1 digesting into one bill all the acts of Congress rel- 

 fe to the courts of the United States ; and to report 

 Mode of effecting that object, together with such 

 inges as might best promote the ends of justice. — 



This bill was agreed to. The Vice President of the 

 Senate, having withdrawn from the chair, .Mr. Gaillard, 

 of 8. C. was chosen President ;)io Icmhy 32 votes, the 

 whole number being 42. A bill to provide for Iho set- 

 tlement of Gov. Tompkins' accounts has passed both 

 houses. The New Tariff Bill has been debated with 

 great warmth and animation, but nothing respecting it 

 hp. yet met with a final decision. A resolution has 

 been agreed to for appropriating $50,000 lor construct- 

 ing docks and wharves, connected with Rogers' Ma- 

 rine Railway, or inclined plane. But little matter of 

 much general interest has, however, bee% finally settled 

 since our last. 



FOREIGN.— A letter to the editor of the Aurora, 

 dated at Curacoa, Jan. 18th, says, " An hour ago a 

 Colombian schooner of war, hove too, off this harbor, 

 and sent her boat on shore. She has had only six: days 

 passage from Maracaibo, which is closely blockaded 

 by 29 vessels of war, under Com. Belluche, and that 

 Gen. Urdanette, with 4300 men, is closely besieging 

 the same place. Morales is completely hemmed in, 

 and the town must necessarily fall. By the time this 

 reaches you, it uo doubt will be in the hands of the 

 Patriots." 



Passengers in a vessel arrived at New Orleans, re- 

 ported that the troops under Iturbide, Emperor of 

 Mexico, were closely blockading \'era Cruz and Alva- 

 rado. Provisions had risen to an enormous price in 

 Mexico. No particulars had been received of the ope- 

 rations between Xalapa and Vera Cruz. 



On the 1st of December the city of Grenada (Nica- 

 ragua) was visited by a tremendous earthquake, which 

 cracked the walls of most of the houses — threw down 

 the crosses before the churches — and split the tops of 

 the mountains in the vicinity. 



It is reported that the Spaniards in Peru have com- 

 menced negotiations with Gen. San Martin to leave 

 the country, and there is reason to believe that the 

 treaty will be effected. 



The prospects of the republic of Colombia are said 

 to be flattering. Morales had evacuated Maracaibo. 

 and marched for Porto Cavello. Gen. MontiUa was 

 in his rear with 4300 troops. Pacz was in his front 

 and occupied with a strong <force, all the passes leading 

 to Poito Cavello. The Royalists have little naval force, 

 and the Republican squadron possesses command of the 

 sea. 



i:)OMESTIC.— Com. Porter's squadron, intended to 

 chastise the pirates on the coast of Cuba, sailed on the 

 14th Feb. 



Messrs. N. M. Haywood and Geo. N. Fisher have 

 succeeded in recovering the goads w'nich were stolen 

 from their store on the 8th ult. The theives were 

 traced to St. Armond, in Canada, and with the assist- 

 ance of Benj. Thacher, of Montreal, and Mr. Warren 

 Jones, of Montpelier, (Vt.) the whole of the goods 

 were recovered, and, together with one of the thieves, 

 whose name is Edwards, were brought to this city on 

 Monday — the other had not been detected. 



In the State of Maine there are two colleges, and 

 from 20 to 30 academies, endowed by the state. Eve- 

 ry town is, by law, obliged to raise an annual tax, 

 equal at least to forty cents on each of its inhabitants. 

 There is, throughout the state, one school-house for ev- 

 ery 200 of its inhabitants, making about IbOO in the 

 whole. 



The late fire at Meredith. — All the girls that leaped 

 from the windows, are very seriously injured. Two 

 or three, it is supposed by the surgeons, mortally. The 

 spines of the backs of six of them were materially in- 

 jured ; one had her skull fractured, and the flesh of 

 her forehead lacerated, in a most shocking manner, 

 also the bone of her right thigh broken very badly, the 

 upper extremity of which was driven through the 

 flesh into the snow or earth. Others being pushed 

 through the windows, face foremost, struck with their 

 hands and faces, and dislocated both wrists, and cut 

 and bruised their foreheads and eyes. Others received 

 their weight upon their feet, and dislocated their 

 ancles. Eveiy one remained senseless and motionless 

 till born away by their friends. — Dover paper. 



Lead. — Mr. Tod, in a late Speech in Congress, sta- 

 ted that in the vicinity of the Mississippi and Missouri 

 rivers, there are miles in extent, where, take up earth 

 without selection, and 100 pounds of it will produce 

 more than 80 pounds of lead, with fuel at hand in 

 abundance. 



Colonel Theodore Lyman, J mi. of this city, has 

 been elected Brigadier-Ueneral, vice General Sulli- 

 van, resigned. 



A man named O'Bannan publicly and solcmnlv no- 

 tifies the bank of Kentucky that, if they do not 'take 

 the depreciated currency 'of the Siaie iu j;ayni<nt nf 

 their demands on him, they shall never get a dollHr of 

 principal or interest ; and at the fame time he informs 

 all executioners of the law that, if thev attempt to 

 serve any process on his person, he will, as " soon 

 thereafter as he can put a period to TUtir. earth- 

 ly CAREER." 



A woman in Pennsylvania, in a fit of insanity, late- 

 ly cut off the head of her infant, only 17 days old. 

 On being inquired why she had done it, she replied — 

 " [had to do i/," and repeated the words at the Coron- 

 er's Inquest. 



STRAW CUTTERS: 



One of the Farmers best Implements., this season. 



ON hand and for sale at the AoniciT.TvRAL Es- 

 TABLiSHiKENT, No. 20, Merchant's Row — Hand 

 and Machine .STRAW CUTTERS, some very low 

 prices. 



0:5=One ENGLISH MACHINE, which will be sold 

 for half the cost and charges. 



Several HAND MACHINES, suitable for privata 

 stables. Boston, March 1. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



ASHES, pot, 1st qual. . . , 



pearl do 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 cwt. . . . 



cargo. No. 1 



" No. 2 



BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. . 

 " 2d qual. . 

 small kegs, familv, 

 CHEESE, new milk . . .' . 



FLAX 



FLAX PEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, superfine, 

 Gencssee .... 

 Rve, best .... 



GRAIN, Rye 



Com 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 



HOPS, No. ], 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, American . . 



PLAISTER PARIS .... 



PORK, Navy Mess .... 



Bone Middlings . 



Cargo, No. 1, ... 



Cargo, No. 2, . . . 



SEEDS, Herd's Grass . . • 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,washed 

 do. do. unwashed 



do. 3-4 washed 



do. 1-2 do. 



Native .... do. 

 Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do. Spinning, 1st sort 



PROriSIO.V MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces .... 



PORK, fresh 



VEAL. 



MUTTON 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub ... 

 lump, best . . . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye 



hidian, 



POTATOES, 



CIDER, liquor, ..... 

 HAY, best, ...... 



