Vol. No. .5. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



39 



Sutton Chasm. — In the town of Sutton, in Wor- 

 cester county, is an immense cliasin in the rock.s, 

 vrallod "Purgatory." It is half a mile in longth, 

 from 75 to 100 foot in width, and the distance 

 f oin top to bottom is 114 fccU. A groat number 

 o:' apertures opLMi in the bottom, by which one 

 may descend to a si, 11 greater depth. 



The vast walls on either side of the chasm are 

 composed of solid granite, and on one of the liigh- 

 ost points is a sinule rocl; which is estimated to 

 weigh .':U0 tons. Tliis rock corresponds with one 

 • )n the opposite sii)e, the two faces showing tl)at 

 Ihey were once united, as do tlie faces of the per- 

 pendicular walls generally. There is granite 

 enough liere to build a city as large as Boston ; 

 and the distance to the Biackstonc canal is only 

 four miles. Ice is usually found in the chasm in 

 all seasons of the year. The Worcester .^gis 

 gives a particular description of this natural curi- 

 osity. — Hainpshii-e Gaz. 



Sunderland Cave. — A remarkable cave in Mount 

 Toby, about three miles northeast of Sunderland 

 village, has been described by President Dwight, 

 and Prcfes.sor I'itehcock. It extends quite through 

 the mountain, and is 65 feet in depth, 12 rods in 

 iengtl), and from two to twenty feat in breadth. — 

 It is formed by two vast rocks of pudding stone, 

 which seem to have been originally united. At 

 the top is an aperture called the window. Near 

 the cave is a fissure 10 feet wide, 43 deep, and 

 130 long.— /ttrf. 



Good Begiiuiing. — By an act passed the last 

 session of the Assembly it is provided that tlie 

 niiUtia of Connecticut shall not be required to 

 perform regimental or battalion duty oftener than 

 ouoc in two years. — Hartford paper. 



In the list of letters remaining in the post office 

 at Cincinnati, (Ohio) wo find the i'ollowing ; " Ber- 

 nard il'Nelly, care of Robert Davis, 25 miles from 

 (Cincinnati, Jersey settlement — or elsewhere. 



" Knowledge is wealth. — In a neighboring coun- 

 ty, 1 few days since, a man sold his hoAe to a 

 stranger and received S45 in Jersey city bill?. 

 Had he been a subscriber for either of the news- 

 papers printed under his nose he would have 

 learnt from it, in season, that this bank had broke. 

 lie has since subscribed, and paid in advance like 

 a man." 



A black man, who attempted to get into Mr 

 Alexander Muirhead's Store at Cheraw, So. Ca. 

 down the chimney, stuck so fast in the flue that 

 they were obliged to pull the chimney down to 

 extricate him. 



We understand that Mr James Colburn of Dra- 

 cut, has invented a composition v/hicli renders 

 Shingles incombustible and much more durable. 

 Many buildings in his neighborhood have already 

 been covered with them. The price of the com- 

 position and putting on is only nine cents a yard, 

 and the shingles have a fine slate colour. 



Caution to Farmers. — Mr David Merwin of Or- 

 ange, last week lost seven fine sheep, by their 

 getting into a field from which a crop of rye had 

 been removed. These sheep died in consequence, 

 as it is supposed, of feeding upon the grain which 

 had shelled upon the field in harvesting. 



St. Giles's Church in London, has now an illu- 

 minated dial ; the clock, by its own revolution, 

 lights itself as soon as the sun sets, and e.-stin- 

 5uishfis the same when the sun rises 



Church and College cndoivmenls. — It gives us 

 great pleasure to learn, that n series of articles 

 from the pen of Dr Chalmers of the University of 

 St. Andrew's, on the use and abuse of Churcli and 

 College Endowments, is appearing in Mr C. 

 Chalmers' Journal of Uselul Knowledge, and that 

 the tirLit article was published in the number 

 for June. 



Autl'orship of Junius. — A correspondent of the 

 Morning Clironicle writes, " A nublc duke, in 

 whose archives at Stowe this difficult problem has 

 been at length solved, will greatly gratify the 

 public by an early and authentic communication 

 of the documents wiiich now place it beyond doubt; 

 and the communication will further instruct many 

 modern writers on the theory of presumptive proof 

 and the weakness of slight circumstantial evi- 

 dence. 



A trading expedition, comprising 105 men ;;nd 

 53 wagons left Missouri in April last for New 

 Mexico. The line of their march extended for at 

 least 1 mile. This is stated to be the largest ex- 

 pedition that ever traversed this route. 



Subscribers to the JVcif Kngland Farmer are in- 

 \forined that they can have their volumes neatly half 

 bound and lettered at 75 cents, rv ich is as cheap as 

 they can be done in tins city — by sendini; them to 

 this office. Subscribers who began after the last 

 volume commenced can be supjilied with the de- 

 ficient numbers. 



Horse Rake. 

 For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse, 

 One of I'irc 's patent revolving Horse Rakes 

 Oni: of Willis's patent Side Hiil Ploughs, an excellent 

 implt-ment. 



Yellow Lucust Seed, — Turnip Seed, Hfc. 

 For sAle at the New England Farmer office, a few 

 lbs. Yellow Locust Seed, superior scarlet short top Rad- 

 ish, White Mulberry, \3 varieties of Turnip, Girkin 

 or pickiiiig Cucumber, Szc. with a new assortment of 

 ornamental (lower seeiis. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW ENGLAND FAR.MKR. 



Siu — I would tliank you to put>Iish in your paper liie follow- 

 ing notice. In June 1S25 Joel Faruhain took out a patent for a 

 Cylinder Gralcr Cider Mill. I am now credibly informed that a 

 man l>ylli> name of Constance H Wicks. who lived in the neigh- 

 borhood, had frequenily seen tiic above mill in operation, 

 and has lately taken out a patent for one on the same princi- 

 ple, and ims now employed agents to dispose of rights in the 

 different New England States. The iiudersigned thinks it prop- 

 er to give litis public notice, as he is interested with the paten- 

 tee, so ns to prevent innocent people from purchasing ilie right 

 of said Wicks, or his agents, thereby siibjectinsf themselves to 

 alr.wsuil. Joel FAllNHAM,Jr. 



Editors will please give this an Insertion and ser\e the cause 

 of the public. 



New York, August 14, 1827. 



'. ii.iil on this plan of 

 ^ 16 inches diameter 

 il) points of iron or 

 <',iiiit; 3-lt»ths of an inch, 

 i,eh iiomeaeli otlier, there 

 ■ cylinder, and 43 teeth in a 

 The cylinder is put in nio- 



•ADVEr.TISEMI 



Jasi Fcn'7lhajn's Lnproved Cider It. 

 full size is 4 feel by 2 1-2. The cyl 

 and 9 inches long. Ihe periphery ii^ 

 steel, placed in a spiral form, prnj, 

 placed :2-ods of one eighth of im u 

 being 17 rows around said block or 

 row ; the teeth may be 4d bradi 

 lion by a whirl and band. 



This mill without the power cost from 10 to 12 dolts. ; and by 

 giving it 500 revolutions per minute it will grind or grate with 

 one horsepower si.xty bushels of apples per hour; with \\\\y 

 horses dotible the quajilily. Tlie apples are grated very line 

 without breaking the seeds. 



There wns rising of two thousand bairels of cider made in 

 one of these mills last year, without expemling one cent tor re- 

 pairs. Agenls will shortly be out in the stale of Massachusetts 

 to sell out the rights of towns, counties. &c. 



Applications,' post paid, directed lu JOSEPH F. WIIITF., 

 No. 213 Water St. New York, or to JOSEPH K. NEWELL, 

 Boston, will be attended lo. 



The Ibllowing are some of the Cerlilicalcs respecting the 

 Grater Cider iVlitl. 



Berkshire, Mnij ■id. 1327. 



I hereby cerlily that I have one of Joel Farnliam's Grater 

 Cider Mills in operation, and when grinding with water power. 

 i have ground two bushels of apples in a minule, bm when 

 grinding with horse power, about half that qiianlity. The 

 quantity of apples is about seven bustiels for a barrel of cider. 

 As to the quality of the cider 1 have not discovered any materi- 

 al difference from Ihat made in the nut mill, but lliere is much 

 less sediment, 1 think not more than a quart or at most three 

 pints to a barrel. A. LEONARD. 



Owego, Tiosa Coimly, June 12, 1827. 



We the subscribers hereby certify that we have made cider 

 at Joel Farnham's cider mill, at his dwelling place, in Tioga 

 town, and with his Grater Cider Mill, and it will do the work 

 complete as the above given by IMr Leonard. 



G. L TALCOTT, 

 J. M. QUIGG, 

 R BROWN. 

 E TALCOTT, Jr. 



This certifies that I have one of Joel Farnham's patent cider 

 mills, and it will grind from one and a half to two bushels of 

 apples in a minute : it will ^rind a bushel and a half without 

 any urging, but if urged it will grind two bushels, and the cider 

 is perfectly clear and pleasant when well worked', and I think 

 it will make more cider Ihaaany of the old fashioned mills. 



Spencer, Mciii 24, 1627. 1. WOODFORD. 



For sale at t!ie New England Fanner Office, 

 No. 52 North Market Street. 



Lucerne or I^'ronch Clover seed — Red or Dutch 

 Clover — White Ilonysuckle Clover, and other 

 Grasses. — While Onion Seed. 



With every variety of GARDEN SEEDS. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 

 Corrected every Thursday evening. 



APPLES, best, 



.iSHES, pot, Ist sort, - - - 



pearl do. - - - - 



BEAKS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 

 cargo. No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 BUTTER, hispcct. No. I. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, - - - - 



skiniinud mill,', - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FI-OUR, Etiltinioro, Hov/ara St 



Genesee, ... 



Rre, best, - - - 

 GRAIN, Rye 



Corn - - - . 



Barlcv - - - - 



Oats '- - . - - 

 HOGS' LARU, Ist sort, new, '■ 

 HOPS, No 1, Inrpection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, l^inseed, Phil, and Norfbcru 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone .Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Heid's Gi'ass, - - bush 



Cl.iver - - - . lb. 



WOOL, Meriuo, fulIbIood,waEh 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 & i do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 



2d 501 1 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



profisiojV market. 



BEEI'', best pieces - - - - lb. 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - 

 " whole hogs, - - 



VEAL, 



tVIl'TTON, 



POULTRY. . . - - . 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - . bus! 



Indian, do. - . - 

 POTATOES, (new) - - 

 CIDER, (aectuding; to qualitv) [bbl. 



13 00 

 12 OOJ 

 11 .50 



