V'ol. C— No. 6. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



V. page 217. Mr Bucl is of opinion '• llial tlio soils 

 of Now England, being of primitive formation, are 

 not naturally udapteJ to the culture of wheat, be- 

 cause lliey do not contain all t!ie elements of that 

 valuable grain. And that this natural defect can 

 be remedied only by tlio application of animal ma- 

 nures, or manures containing the elements of ani- 

 mal matter. Animal matter must furnish the 

 gluten which is the principal and most nourishing 

 constituent of wheat. The elements of gluten 



rence, ami J. M. Ives, Salem — Ebcnezer Stcdiiian, Newljury- 

 porl— Ililliai'il &, Broivn, Cambridge— E. & G. Mcniam, West 

 nrookJioItl— Claronilon Harris, Worcester — George Dana, 

 rrovidcnce— G. Thorburn & Son, No 07 Liberty Street, New 

 York — im(\ by booksellers and traders generally. 



THE THAMES TUNNEL. 

 Yesterday (July 17) Mr Brunei niadi; another 

 report to the Directors on the steps taken for the 

 cleansing of the Tunnel. It appears by it, that 



exist in bones, urine, horn, hair, night soil, in the j '''e entire upper row of apartments in the shield 

 refuse of the tanner, morocco dresser, tallow I 'i^ve been cleared of the mud, and tlie leakage 

 i-liandlrr, soap-boiler, the oiTal of the butcher, the 

 duno- of fowls, soot, woollen rags, fish, &c. And 



the proper application of these substances, in suf- 

 ficient quantities will ensure a crop of wheat." — 

 See New England Fanner, vol. i. pages 103, 132, 

 178, 37t>, vol. ii. pages 28, 33, 41, 53, vol. iii. 353, 

 vol. iv. 309, vol. V. 67, 217. 



through them is at present so inconsiderable, that 

 a few men at the hand pump arc able to keep it 

 clear. The water in the extremity of the sliaft 

 ne.\'t the shield has been reduced to four feet, and 

 persons could walk into the Tunnel this day, to 

 the length of 70 feet without wetting their shoes. 

 It is expected that the work will be resumed by 

 the end of ne.\t week. The instalments on the 

 stock are paid with an alacrity that demonstrates 

 the utmost confidence of the Stockholders of the 

 ultimate success of the undertaking. — Land. pctp. 



American Canvass. — The Pheni.x Mill Compa- 

 ny have reduced their prices so as to furnish their 

 canvass at the cost of Russian duck. Tlie excel- 

 Alihough, in general, we dislike prefaces, especially to short j 'ence of this canvass, which has been e.xtensively 

 and ephemeral productions, yet, in the present case, some apol- 1 used by the government, the Packet Lines of New 

 ogy may be deemed necessary lor adding another almanack to j York, and the New Bedford whale ships, is well 

 the great number which annually issue Ironi New England ! established. Capt. Austin, late of the ship Pan- 

 presses. We were induced to this proceeding by circumstances Ijiiey^ of Boston, states that in a situtition where 

 to which we shall briefly advert. As Editor and Proprietor j the American and Russian canvass had been G.\- 



jVcw England Farmer''s Almanack , fur 1828. 



Ill press, at the New England Farmer Office, and will be 

 published to-morrow, the New England Fanner's Almanack, for 

 I8'28. By Thomas G. Fesscndcn, Editor of the New England 

 Farmer. 



TO THE PUBLIC 



Cambridge fl'it — A gentleman of Cambridge 

 College having a clubbed foot, which occasioned 

 him to wear a shoo upon it of a particular make, 

 and with a high heel, one of the college wits cal- 

 led him liildad the shuliite. 



For sale at the New England Farmer Office, ' 



No. 52 North Market Street. ' .1 



Lucerne or French Clover seed — Red or Dutch I 



Clover — White Honysuckle Clover, and other ' 



Grasses. — White Onion Seed. | 



With every variety of GARDEN SEEDS. ! 



of the New England Farmer, a paper devoted to .Agriculture 

 ;ind Rural Economy, which has an extensive and increasing 

 circulation, we have sources of intelligence, relative to improve- 

 ments in agriculture and the usefid arts, as well as means of dis- 

 tributing it, which the public good, as well as a regard to our 

 own interest would seem to require Ihul we should avail our- 

 .selves. 



Knowledge of that kind, \\hicli ministers to the necessities, 

 comforts, ncd conveniences of life, may, in the ibnn of a small, 

 cheap, annual publication, visit the fire sides and domiciles of 

 Diany individuals, who cannot aflnrd the mbney nor the lime ne- 

 cessary to purchase and peruse the papers and volumes, com- 

 posing the channels by which opulent intellect derives its men- 

 tal treasures. 



Should this year's New England Farmer's Almanack 

 meet with the encouragement which our hopes lead us to antic- 

 ipate, and present appearances promise, we shall issue it annu- 

 ally, as long as life, health, and circumstances favourable to its 



posed to mildew, the former wore one quarter 

 longer than the latter, and he has no doubt of its 

 superiority in every respect. This article is for 

 sale in any quantity,- by Mr Joseph Howard, of 

 this town. — Essex Register. 



Bile of a Snake. — A Mr Sciiuyler of this city 

 had a number of men employed at mowing in his 

 meadow, who mot with a largo black snake and 

 killed it. When the workmen came home from 

 the meadow they told Mr Schuyler that they had 

 killed a snake of a very unusual size. Mr Schuy- 

 ler enquired where they had left it, and proposed 

 going to find it and bring it home. When he 

 found the place which his informers had pointed 

 out, he saw a snake and picking up a handful of 



, ,. . ,,._,, r, ■ , , hay stooped down to take hold of it near its head. 



publication are granted bv indulgent rrovidence. 1 „,' i • .. ., • , ., n /- », 



THOMVS G FESSENDEN I snake instantly seized the finger of Mr 



JOHN B. RUSSELL. | Schuyler, coiled itself around his arm, throwing 



This Almanack, in addition to the usual miscellaneous matter I its e.xtremity into his face and around his neck, 



contained in similar works, will coniainaCalendarof theCourts j biting very severely. Mr S. made several un- 



for each stale in New England; the Sun's declination; and 10 'successful attempts to shake the serpent from his 



pages of agricultural matter on ihe following subjects : jjoij ; at length he put his hand upon the ground 



Ou Soaking Seed Com in copperas water-on Small Farms ^^j bruised the head of the snake with the heel 



— on Charcoal — on Fish used as a Manure — on Gapes or Pip in ' ru-i-t t^i- ir*i, j-t • i 



^ ' of his boot. In this etiort he made the animal re- 



Horsc Rake. 

 For sale p.t the Agricultural Warehouse, 

 10 of Hire's patent revolving Horse Rakes 



One of Willis's patent Side Hill Ploughs, an excellent 



implement. 



Medical Lectures — Boston, time changed. 



Medical Lectures of Harvard College will begin the Thirl 

 Wkdnksuay in OCT013ER, at the Medical College, Mason 

 street, Boston. The lime having been changed from the Third 

 Wednesday in November, when they formerly beiran 

 WALTER CHANNING, ' 



Aug. 31, 1327. 8t Dean of the Medical Faculty. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODuTJe! 



Corrected every Thursday evening. 



Toidlry — AgricuUural A.vioms — on Fallen Fruit — on Staggers ,• ■ \ \- c j j j ■ i -n- ■,. 



.^ ,? ' ^ ui 1 ■ 1. I 1, u , u .- linquish his langs, and succeeded in killing it. — 



m swine — How to raise Cabbages, which shall not be club-loot- ,, „ , rr. , , , , , /- 



edbyDr. Green of Mansfield, Ms.-How to Fallen Fowls- , ^r S. was much afiected by the wound, and for 

 A cheap method of preventing the disagreeable smell of Privies i several days its effect was doubtful, if not dan- 

 — Root Steamer, u-ith a drawing— on Qrafted Trees— on Paint- gerous. Nearly a fortnight has elapsed since the 

 ing walls lo Mature Fruit— on Cattle stalls— Signs of a good accident, and Mr S. has not yet wholly recovered 

 Farmer — on Drying Peaches — on the value of Time— Machines 'from it. It appeared that the snake which attack- 

 for gathering Clover Heads, with two iUiisirallve engravings — 

 Sir Astley Coopers Chilblain Ointment — on the cultivation of 

 Turnips on a large scale, with a dravAng of a machine for the 

 purpose, &c. — Miscellanies. 



This Almanack may be purchased, wholesale and retail at 

 Ihe following places. Of Bowles & Dearborn Booksellers and 

 Slalioners, No. 72 Washington Street Boston— O. D. Cooke & 

 Son, Hartford, Con. — Holbrook & Fessenden, Brattleborough, 

 Vt. — Isaac Hill, Concord, N. H.— John Prentiss, Keene, N. H 

 —J. W. Foster and Childs rSc Sparhawk, Portsmouth, N. H- 



ed Mr S. with such ferocity was not the one which 

 the workmen had seen, but was probably its mate. 

 It was of the common speoies of black-snake, and 

 nearly five feet in length. — Troy Budget. 



100 Saxony Rams were sold at Brighton on 

 Friday last, and brought nearly $.3000 — average 

 price $27. One sold for $64. 



The aggregate number of stamps sold in 1826 

 Pearson, Little & Robiasoa, Portland, Ble.— Whipple & Laiv- (in London Was 26,9e4j552. 



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ptarl do. - - - - 



BEANS, %vhite, ----- 



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CUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 



CHEESE, new milk, - - - . 



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