Vol. 6— No. 13 



NEW ENGLAND FAlilVlER. 



108 



Recipe for buckwheat bread or caAe.— "1 quart o 

 milk 1 o-ill of yeast, 1 gill of molasses, a littl<> 

 ^alt 'with buckwheat flour added, to make it a 

 little stiffer than pan cakes. After it .s sufhcient- 

 ly raised, to be baked in a baking kettle. 



The simple, wholesome and pleasant bread, of 

 which the above are the ingredients, though in 

 common use in some parts of New England may 

 not have fallen under the notice of some readers of 

 the Farmer. It is equal to mauy kinds ol cake in 

 a rich sweetness of taste, and is free from all ob- 

 jectionable qualities. The ease with which it can 

 be made is also a -"— ^^^'^ "^^ri^g^i^^- 



so good as that of England or f ranee, and the best 

 sorts one thirl dearer. Immense numbers of meri- 

 no sheep use : to be fed in the vicinity of Segovia ; 

 ')iit hardly any are now to be seen. 



ry frequently 

 . Ejtaw, S. C 



Bulbous Roots, 



.lust received and for sale at the ofiii'c of tlie New England 

 FaiintT, ii fine collection of bulbous Flower Roots, from Hol- 

 land, an.' 'ioni a botanic garden in thi.s city — among vvliieli are, 



Tij^ri- and Marlif^on Lilies. — These make a tine appearance 

 in thi; borders of gardens. They are hardy and durable, 'i'hese 

 plants have bulbous roots and should be planted in rich soil, -f. 

 inches deep measuring from the top of the bulb. The small 

 roots below the bulb are perennial. The flower stalk aller it 

 lea\'es the bulb, throws out many small roots in every direction 

 for the support of the plant — these roots are annual. Martag'oii 

 lilies grow from five to six and a half feet in height, and produce 

 from litleen to twenty-five flowers on a stalk. A tygerlily pur- 

 chased at the Botanic Garden in Cambridge about two 3'ears 

 since, produced this year. (18'.J7) five flower stalks, on an aver- 

 age, si.\ feel and four inches in height, having in the whole " '" 

 flowers. Autumn is the proper season lor plaiUiiig thorn. 

 Early Top or Tree Onions. 



These produce onions at the bottom and a bunch of small ones 

 on the top of the seed stalk. The small onions are proper to 

 plant very early in the spring, and seldom fail to produce a 

 good crop under proper cultivation. They should bo planted 

 111 rows ten or twelve feet asunder, and set two or three inches 

 apart, and one inch deep, taking care to place the bottom 

 downwards. They soon spring up, and from their size and vig- 

 orous growth, are not subject to be destroyed by insects. 

 Should they put forth seed stalks, as many of the larger ones 

 will, they should be broken ofl" soon after they appear, other- 

 wise the onions at the bottom will not be so large. Tliese on- 

 ions are mild, grow to a large size, and are, generally, raised 

 with less trouble than the common kind. — Just received for sale 

 at the Farmer Oflice. 



General John Coffin has presented to the Mas- 

 sachusetts Society for promoting Agriculture, 4 

 Kams and 3 Ewes, of a breed of fine long wooled 

 sheep called " Devonshire Nets," selected by 

 himself in England, in June last, and which he 

 broucrht with him to this state. The sheep cost 

 about 7 guineas each. They will be seen in one 

 of the pens at the Show this day. 



At a meeting of the Trustees of the Massachu- 

 setts Society for promoting Agriculture, held at 

 Brigton, Oct. 16th, 1827, 



yoted That the thanks of the Trustees of this 



Society be presented to General Coffin, for this 

 renewed proof of his wish to advance the agricul- 

 tural prosperity of his native state, and that he be 

 respectfully invited to attend our Show, and to do 

 the Trustees the honour of dining with them on 

 ♦his occasion. JOHN LOWELL, President. 



B.GU\hD,Sec'y. 

 It vi?ill be remembered that Goneral Coffin some 

 rears since presented to the society a stud horse, 

 Columbus, of the cart horse breed. 



AJiue Calf. — Jonathau Eastman, Esq. of Con- 

 cord, N. II. has a fine bull calf, only 8 months old, 

 of fine proportions, measuring 5 feet in girth, and 

 weighing 626J pounds. 



Marine shells continue to i,' 

 thrown up by the Mineral Springs 



SALE OF WOOL. 



The sale of Wool over the Boston Market, by 

 Ooolidge, Poor, & Head, brought the following 

 prices. — Foreign : 1st, 2d and 3d prima Saxony 

 Wool brought from 3.5 to 8.j cents the pound ; 



assorted do. do. 89 cents.— First Electoral Sa.-cony - ^,^,^^^ _^^^^^ 



brought n^ ; second do do 73 to 111. super p„^^^,^ ^^j,,,^, office of d,e New England Farmer, No. 52 North 



iMj^„j\.i^ti K.i^\j\ Ljix occ. — wnn me laigesi asso; 

 do 43* extra do. do. saxony, 49 ; full blood sax- ^. den and Field Seeds, to be found in NewEiif^land 

 ony, 56; full blood selected fleeces, 6Vj ; stapled ' sj(^''^;0^"|'';:^^ '-fC^^^^^^^^ genuine £.»M Rape 



wool, 29 a 40; full blood Merino, 28 a 29. There > '■ Fin. Dresser's Guide. 



A few copies of the .Vniericaii Vine Dres.-- •' Ouide, by Al 



phonze Loubat, just published; for sale a' .lie Farmer olfice, 



price 50 cents. 



Cotv ff'anted. 

 A prime youn^ Cow, having all the properties ne- 



JAMES BLOODGOOf) & Go's. 

 J^ursery, at Flushing, on Long-Island near J^ew 

 York. 

 IN behalf of the proprietors of the abo\o nursery, 

 the subscriber solicits the orders of horticulturists 

 who may be desirous of stocking their gardens and 

 fields with fruit trees of the finest sorts and most 

 healthy and vigoroos stocks the present autumn. 



Bloodgood & Co. attend personathj to the inoculating and 

 engrafting of aUtheir fruit trees, and purchasers may rely with 

 confidence that the trees they order will prove genuine. 



The subscriber, agent of the above nursery, will receive or- 

 ders for any quantity of 



FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS, 



AND 



PLANTS. 

 And the trees will be delivered in this city at the risk and ex- 

 pense of the Piifchiiser ; the bills may be paid to him. 



The reputation of this nursery is so extensivel}' known and 

 has been so well sustained thai I take leave to refer those in 

 want of trees to any of the Horticulturists in this city and its vi- 

 cinity', and if ocular demonstration is desired, I invite those who 

 wish to be thus satisfied to examine the trees in my garden at 

 Dorchester, procured from this nursery fiir three or four years 

 past, some ot' which are now' in bearing, all in a healthy" and 

 vigorous state. 

 Catalogues will be delivered gratis on amlication to 



ZEB. COOK, .Ir. 

 Rogers' Building — Cougress-S^rcei. 



were considerable sales of inferior qualities to the 

 above, which brought lower prices. 



The population of .Spain decreases annually ; 

 many towns have become heaps of ruins, ami large 

 numbers of inhabitants can find no employment {cessaVy to render her useful to a family in tlir:cily, is 



whatever. In one town alone, Segovia, a place l^^='."'<='l' /°^p^'V'f> '^ ''^,^7"^^ ^7^'' ^% Pi'''"- ^"■ 



, .,. , i- c .1 r . . 1 quire of the Publisher of the New England Karr—- 



which still bears proof of the itvmer greatness of 



Spain, and formerly the seat of extensive manu- 

 factures, the decrease of population in ten years 

 has been two thousand. Of the six thousand resi- 

 dents in it at present, one thousand are soldiers. 

 It is said, however, that its cloth, which was for 



In Press, by E. Littell, Philadelphia, and will speedi- 

 ly be publislied and for sale iu Uoston, by R. P. S^ C. 

 Williams, No. 79 Wafhington-strect: 



The Apocalypse of St John, or Prophecy of the 



Rise, Progress, and Fall of the Church of Rome; the 



Inquisition ; (he Revolution of Prance ; the Universal 



nierly not much esteemed from the fading of its \ War . and the final triumph of Christianity. By the 



J^'ew England Farmer's Alniannck, fQr 1828. 



.lust published, at the New Eiiglaud I'anner Office, and 

 for sale by Bowli;s &, Dkakboiin, 11 Washington Street, and 

 at the BooksUires geneiMlly, the AVio England Farmer's Almu- 

 /wc/r, for 1821!. I'.y Thomas (i. Fessendcn, Editor of the New 

 England Farmer. 



This Almanack, in addition to tin; usual miscellaneous matter 

 contained in similar work?, contains a ( 'alcndar of the Courts 

 for each slate in New England; ihe Sun's dcclimitiun ; and 10 

 pajies of a^nculiurnl maUer <in the lollou ing siil jects : 



On Soaking ISeerl Corn in copiu-rns w;iicr — on Small Farms 

 — on Charcoal — on Fish used as a Alaiuirc — on Oapes or Pip in 

 Poultry — Agriculluuil .\>.inis— on F.-'Ikn I'ruit— on Stagger 

 in swine — iJow to r;iise Cabbages, which shall not be chib-lbot- 

 ed, byUr. Grec:Mir-M;ii.sfi, I,:, Ms.— How to FaUen Fowls— 

 A cheap m.iii'i<l ci, ii: ■-. riii-uL; il)r .;iv,i ■,. r_-;ible smell of Privies 



— Root Si V- ■' : I'd Trees — on Pain^ 



ing walls ti ~ , i :' > ' !.— .^Igns of a good 



Fanner — uii i i,t,:^ i' ■ — ' ou iln; .alu.-uf Time — Blachines 

 lor gathering Clu\\;r lic.ds, i> idi tico il/tatrative eagrarinerg — 

 Sir Astley (^op^^r's Chilblain Ointment — Recij-es for tlie Ladies, 

 containing directions for making several kinds of Cake. — .Mis- 

 cellanies, &c. 



This Almanack may be liiirchased, wholesale and retail oi 

 O. D. Cooke & Son, Ihirtfbrd, Con. — Holbrcok & Fcssenden. 

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

 tiss, Keene, N. H.— John W. Foster and Childs ife Sparhawk, 

 Portsmouth, N. II.— Pearson, Little & liobiiison, Portland, Me. 

 — Whipple &■ Lawrence, and John M. Ives. Salem — Ebenezei- 

 Stedman, Newburypoii — Hilliard &. Bro«n. Cambridge — Ezra 

 Collier, Plymouth— E. & G. Mcrriam, West Erookfield— Clar- 

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

 Thorbuni & Son, No. 67 Liberty Street, New York- and bj 

 booksellers and traders generally. 

 (HF Country Dealers and others supplied on the most favorable 



terms. 



PRICES OP COUNTIIY PROnUCE. 



ffolouTs, has lately improved in quality, though not 'Rev. George Croly, A. M. H. R,. S. I,, 



APPLES, best, 



aSHES, pot, lEt sort, - - - 

 pearl Jo. - - - - 



BEANS, while, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, - 



cargo. No 1, r.cw, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 



BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. new, 



CHKESE, new milk, - - - - 

 ^skiiniiK'd miil;. - - 



KLAX ^ - 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Balliinore, Howard ft 

 Genesee, - - - 



Rve, best. - - - 



GRAIX, Rye 



Corn - , - _ 



Barley - - - - 

 Oats '- - . - - 



HOGS' LARO, 1st sort, new, - 



HOPS, No ', Inspection - - 



LI.ME. 



OIL, Linseed. I'liil. ami Northern 



I'LAISTER PAI'.IS retails at 



rORK, Bone Middlinsrs, ntw, 

 uavy, iness, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, (\c^. - - 



SEED."-, Herd's Grass, - 



Clnver . - - - 



WOOL, .Merino, full blood, wash 

 do do unwashed 



do 2-4 washed 



do 1-2 & I do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 2d sort 

 do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION JiMRIiET. 

 BEEI'', best pieces - - . . 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - . 



" whole hogs, - - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ----.. 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, • 

 lump, best, 



ECGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - . - . 

 Indian, do. - . - - 

 POTATOES, (new) - - 

 CIDEI^, (adtoraing to qi/Sli»> ) 



1 2.^1 1 50. 



95 tOJlOO 001 



1U2 00 105 00' 



1 50l 1 67 



9 



ft 50 

 7 50 



bbl. 

 bush 



lb. 



cask 



al. 



ton. 



bhl. 



60 



63 



60 



dO 



p 



12 



70 



77 



2 75 



13 00 



12 00 



11 50 



2 25 



8 



35 



20 



bush 



bBl. 



10 00 



8 75 



8 OO 



14 



9 



1 CO 



5 37 



6 00 

 none 



64 

 67 

 67 

 42 

 10 

 15 



1 00 

 78 



3 00 

 14 00 

 12 25 

 12 00 



2 50 

 ]» 

 48 

 25 

 34 

 30 

 25 

 40 

 30 

 32 



