Vol. 6 No. 9^ 



INDIAN CORN. 



And since I have taken up tlic pen, allow me to 

 say, that Indian corn sown broadcast for fodder 

 ;s a very valuable and certain crop; of this, the 

 experience of two dissimilar seasons has convin- 

 ced me. In the e.\trenie drought of the last year 

 and the abundant moisture of the present, the 

 orop has prospered and generously compensated 

 for the labour and expense bestowed on it. Three 

 quarters of an acre of ordinary land, with a light 

 dressing of manure, from one and a half bushel of 

 seed, produced me two tons (by estimation) of ex- 

 cellent fodder. With skillful management, I have 

 ■to doubt the product might be doubled. 



Jl Subscriber in Essex County. 



FARMER'S FESTIVAL. 



The Cattle Show, Ploughing Match, and E.xhi- 

 bition of Manufactures, of the Massachusetts Ag- 

 ricultural Society will take place at Brigiiton, on 

 Wednesday, the J7th of October. 



That of the Essex Agricultural Society, at 

 West Newbury, on the 10th of October. — We un- 

 derstand the Committee of Arrangements have 

 ]>assed a vote that no ardent spirits or wine be 

 used at the dinner table. 



The annual Cattle Show, Ploughing Match, and 

 1 jxhibilion of Manufactures, of tlio Society of Mid- 

 JlGsex Husbandmen and Manufacturers, will take 

 |ilacc in Concord, Mass. on the lOth of Oct. next. 

 The Oration on this occasion will be delivered by 

 lion. Edward Everett. We mention this fact 

 now, for the second time, (says the Concord Ga- 

 icttc,) because the inquiry has frequently been 

 made, whether his health is sufficiently recover- 

 ed, since his late sickness, to enable him to fulfil 

 his engagement in this respect. 



We are desired to mention, that the time for 

 trying the strength of working cattle will be after 

 ilie services in the Meeting-house. 



Liberal premiums have been offered for the 

 largest crops of Indian Corn, Wheat, Carrots, Bar- 

 ley, Turnips, Onions and Hops, to the acre ; and 

 for the best plantations of White Oak, White Ash, 

 Elm, and fruit trees. 



The Cattle Show, die. of the Worcester Agri- 

 rultural Society will take place at Worcester, on 

 the lOlh of October. 



Those persons intending to become competitors 

 HI the Ploughing Match at Worcester, on the 10th 

 of October, are reminded, that Tuesday, the 25th 

 iust. is the last day on which entries can be re- 

 ceived by the Secretary for that interesting part 

 "f the exhibition. 



The Society offer a premium of fifteen dollars 

 for the best team of working oxen from any town 

 in the County, of not less than sixty yoke, with 

 one dollar for every mile's travel from the centre 

 of the town. As early notice as may be conve- 

 nient is requested from any towns which embrace 

 this liberal offer. By order of the Com. of .Arrange. 



The Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Agri- 

 cultural Society hold their Annual Show at North- 

 ampton; on the 24th of October. 



A large and respectable Agricultural Society 

 has been formed in Cumberland county. Pa. whose 

 Show will take place on the 1st and 2d Novem- 

 ber, at Carlisle. We perceive they have offered 

 liberal premiums for the best managed farms — for 

 the best crops — horses — neat cattle — sheep— 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER . 



swine — implements of liusbandry — domestic man- 

 ufactures, &c. 



In Ohio, the Hamilton County Agricultural So- 

 ciety have offered a silver cup, of the value of fifty 

 dollars, o ilfty dollars in cash, at the option of the 

 successful claimant, for the best crop o( barley on 

 ten acres of ground ; and also a silver cup of half 

 the value, for the best crop on five acres, all to be 

 raised in Hamilton, and the four adjoining coun- 

 ties. 



On Wednesday and Thursday.thc 19th and 20th 

 inst. the Cattle Show and Fair for Hillsborough 

 County, took place at Milford, (N. II.) and it was 

 expected to be equal any former exhibition in the 

 county. Suitable preparations were made, and a 

 commendable zeal manifested among the yeoman- 

 ry of that excellent county. 

 — e®e«" 



0[/^Wc are informed by Mr Havward, clc:k 

 oflheFanueil Hall Market, that 2700 bushels of 

 peaches, have been brougiit in during the last 9 

 days. 



71 



FIIESH IMPORTED DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS. 

 On SA'l'URDAY next, al 11 o'clock, 

 Ai Ciinnmgliam's Aiwtion Room, coni'2r of Milkand Federal- 

 streets, 

 Two invoices of Bulbous Roots, Just received per briff Janus, 

 from Rotterdam, beincdirect consignments from the celebrated 

 florists, I. D. Nieman Jr. and F. VanVelssen, consisting in part 

 of double and single hyacinths, tulips, crocus, anemones, ranun- 

 culus, narcissus, ionquillcs, irisjTilies, snow drops, crown im- 

 perials, &c.; with several rarer roots, such as ornitliogalum 

 arudalum, do. perudalum, colsicum, albo, do. pleno, ferraria ti- 

 grida, gladiolus commune, &c. &c. , These roots are in perfect 

 order, and may be depended on, being put up by florists who 

 have sent the best roots to this market for several years past. 

 Sale po.sitive. J. L. CUNNINGHAM, Auct'r. 



Fowl Meadow Grass. 

 Received tliis day, at the office of tlie New England Farmer, 

 one cask of Fowl IVleadow Grass Seed — (Vesii and genuine. 



Fresh Garden Seeds. 

 For sale at the office of the New England Farmer, No. 52 North 

 Market Street, Boston , a complete assortment of Garden and 

 Field Seeds, many of which are suitable for fall sowing ; a part 

 of the seeds are of the growth of 1827 ; among which are 

 Superior WHITE PORTUGAL ONION 

 BLACK SPANISH, or WINTER RADISH 

 FALL PRICKLY SPINACH, for greens 

 DUTCH COLE, for greens— WHITE MULBERRY 

 Various sorts of CABBAGES, PARSNIPS, CARROTS, 

 LETTUCE, BEETS, &c. &c. 



Grass Seeds. 

 ORCHARD GRASS, LUCERNE, HERDS GRASS, RED 

 TOP, RED and WHITE HONEYSUCKLE CLOVER, &c. 



Also, 2 bushels fresli Canary Seed ; genuine EnglisliRape 

 Seed ; Hemp Seed. &-c. for birds. 



NOTICE.— Taken up and impounded in the town pound of 

 NewioH, a roan-coloured horse-^the owner unknown. The own- 

 er is requested to call, pay charges, and take him away. 

 Newtou.Sepl. 14. 1827. JOSEPH WHITE, Field Drirer. 



Saxony Sheep. 



On THl'RSDAY Oct. IS at 10 o'clock, 



The day succeeding the Agricultural Fair. 



At Brighton, (near Boston) the entire flock of Electoral Siixonij 



Slteep, imported in Ilk ship Mentor, Capt. l\Ianu, 



from Hamburg, consisting of 



161 EWES and 21 R^MS. 



These Sheep were careftilly selected by experienced agents 



for account of a highly respectable House in Leipsic, and will 



be found to excel any flock hitherto imported in regard to size 



and weight of fleece, while they are not inferior in any other 



particular. The large uroportion of Fives, of the finest quality, 



were not procured witnout much difficulty ; and, in general, 



such measures were taken as to warrant the expectation that 



this flock will not sutler by the most rigid scrutmy of persons 



disposed to improve their stock by the ititroduction of pure Sax- 



ony Blood. 



The Sheep may be examined at Brigiiton, at any time before 

 the sale. 



Catalogues will be ready for deli\ery at our office 20 days 

 previous— when Samples of the Wool « ill be exhibited. 



Tlie Agent pledges himself that none of the Stock will be 

 disposed of until the day of Auction, when thcv will all be sold 



without reserve. COOLIDGE, POOR & HEAD 



WANTED— As an apprentice to the Pi mUng Business, aii 

 ■active lad, of about 14 years of age.of ^ooi education and habits, 

 and well recommended'; to such an cne cncoriragenient \\\\\ be 

 given. No others need apply. 



JVciu England Farmer's Almanack, for 1828- 



Just published, al the New England Farmer Office, and 

 for sale by Bowles &, DLAnBORN, 72 Washington .Street, and 

 at the Bookstores generally, the New Kutrjand f'arnwr's Alma- 

 nark, {ariS'28. By Tliomas G. Fessenden, Editor of the New 

 England Farmer. 



'I'liis Almanack, in addiiion to the usual miscellaneous matter 

 contained in similar works, contains a Calendar of the Courts 

 for each stale in New Englan<l; the Sun's declination; and 10 

 pages of agricultural matter on the lollowing subjects : 



On Soaking Seed Corn in copperas water — on Small Farms 

 — on Charcoal— i>n Fish used as a IManure— on Gapes or Pip in 

 Poultry — Agricultural Axioms— on Fallen Fruit— on Slagger.s 

 in swine- How to raise Cabbages, which shall not be club-loot- 

 ed, by Dr. Green of Mansfield, Ms. — How to Fatten Fowls 



A cheap method of preventing the disagreeable smell of Privies 

 ^-Root Steamer, uith a drawing — on Grafted 'Trees — on Paint- 

 ing walls to Mature Fruit — on Cattle stalls — Signs of a good 

 Farmer — on Drying Peaches — on the value of 'Time — Machines 

 for gathering Clover Hertds, leith tu-j iHustrative engravings — 

 Sir Astley Cooper's Chilblain Ointment — Recipes for'lhe Ladies, 

 containing directions for making sex'jra! kinds of Cake. — Mis- 

 cellanies, &c. 



This Almanack may be purcha'cd, wholesale and retail ol 

 O. D. Cooke & Son, Hartford, Con. — Holbrook &- Fesscnden. 

 Brattleborough, Vt.— Isaac Hill, Concord, N. H.— John Pren- 

 tiss, Keenc, N. IL— John W. Foster and Childs & Sparhawk. 

 Portsmouth, N. H. — Pearson, Little & Roliinson, Portland, Me 

 —Whipple & Lawrence, and John M. Ives, Salem— Ebenezer 

 Stedman,Newburyport — Hilliard & Brown, Cambridge — Ezra 

 Collier, Plymouth— E. &. G. Merriam, West Brookfield— Clar- 

 endon Harris, Worcester — A. S. Beckwith, Providence — G. 

 Thorburn & Son, No. 67 Liberty Street, New York — and by 

 booksellers and traders generally. 

 [Cr Counli-y Dealers aud others supplied on the most favorabit 



terms. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



Corrected every Thursday evening. 



APPLES, best, ibbl 



aSHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - ton. 



pearl do. - - - 



BEANri, white, bush 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - bbl. 

 cargo, No 1, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 

 CHEESE, new milk, - - - - 



akiinmed milk, - - 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED busb 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St bbl 



Genesee, ... 



Rye, best. - - . 



GRAIN, Rye - - - - - 



Corn - - - . 



Barley - - r " 



Oats - - . - - 

 HOGS' LARD, Isl sort, new, - lb. 

 HOPS, No ], Inspection 



LIME, cask 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern gal. 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at ton 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, Jbbl. 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - - |bush 



Clover . - - . lb. 



WOOL, Merino, fullblood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 & i do 



Native - - - do 



PuUtd, Lamb's, 1st sort 



2d sort 



do Spinrring, 1st sort 



PROVISION- MARKET. 

 BEEi', best pieces - - - - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, -.--.. 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . - 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - - busli 



Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, (new) - - - ^ 

 C.IDTRB, (afcopjjng to[quality) ^bbl 



FROM 



1 25 



87 50 



92 00 



1 50 



9 50 



(I 50 



7 50 



12 



90 



5 25 

 4 75 



63 



63 



62 



40i 



9 



12 



70 



77 



2 75 



13 00 



12 00 



11 60 



2 25 



8 



35 



20 



28 



25 



20 



33 



6 



40 

 1 00 



1 50 

 90 00 

 97 00 



1 67 

 10 00 



8 75 



8 00 

 15 



1 00 



5 50 



5 00 



none 



66 



67 



67 



43 



10 



15 



1 00 

 7C 



3 00. 

 14 00 

 12 25 

 12 00 



2 50 

 10 

 48 

 25 

 34 

 30 

 25 

 37 

 30 

 32 



12 

 11 



6i 

 10 

 9 

 15 

 18 

 20 

 15 

 80 

 75 

 50 

 4 OO 



