Vol. 6.— No. 19.^ 



from -H) to HO pounds. Tlie fleece, on an average 

 is from ti to 8 pounds in weight. Tlieir flcsli it 

 esteemed for tlie table. Tlie wool is \ong am. 

 coarse, but valuable for some fabrics. — .Va(..'Eg-is. 



Tht H'mther. — The follovifing predictions for 

 Ihc month of November particularly fitted to the 

 city of Boston, but ingeniously contrived to an- 

 swer for the adjoining stutes, are copied from 

 that infallible oracle the Old Farmer's Almanac. 



" 1 tof), venj fine/or J\rovember — 7 to W,chmigcx 

 to cooler— io'io 1.3, Vhangenhlc for some days— l-i 

 to 18, becomes tnirmer with frost— 18 to 21, cool 

 and rough— '22 to 2ofne sun, but cool mornings — 

 'Hi to 30. now comes on a storm." These vaticin- 

 ations of the prophet of the seasons will be found 

 prodigiously useful to our agricultural friends in 

 their preparations fo the winter. — JVat. .^gis. 



It is not yet two years since the bill authorizing 

 llic commencement of the Pennsylvania Canal was 

 introduced into the Legislature of that State ; and 

 now, more than two hundred miles of canal are 

 under contract. 



The United States Branch Bank in Providence, 

 lias had an accession of .'ti200,000 to its capital, — 

 making the whole $800,000. 



.1 good soldier. — Mr. Ichabod Dean, of Taun- 

 ton, has performed military duty thirty-one years, 

 under ten different captains, and never missed a 

 training. — Advocate. [This is about equal to the 

 curate who wore off the rims of seven Beavers, in 

 exchanging civilities with his parishioners, and to 

 about as much purpose.] — J^ewburyport Herald. 



The judgement against the Corporation for the 

 prir.e drawn in Gillespie's lottery, was fiually set- 

 tled (in Saturday, by an issue of five per eont. 

 slock for the amount of the judgement, interests 

 and costs, amounting in all to more than one hun- 

 dred and eight thousand dollars. 



If the city were benefitted in nny respect liy this 

 immense sum, we could see it paid without any 

 unpleasant feelings ; as it is, we must confess, we 

 cannot without souie reluctance see so large an 

 amount leave us, and leave nothing with or in lieu 

 of it, but deal bought experience. — JYat. Journal. 



Proposals have been issued for publishing, at 

 New Echota, in the Cherokee nation, a weekly 

 newspaper to be entitled the Cherokee Phojnix ; 

 for the exclusive benefit of the Cherokee Indians. 

 The editor, Elias Boudinott, is a full blooded Che- 

 rokee, and was educated at Cornwall. Conn. 



The pedlars in China carry jars of spawn about 

 from one province to another, through the whole 

 empire, for the purpose of stocking every lake 

 with all the different kinds of lake fish. 



NEW ENGLAND FAHMKR. 



Fruit Jrces. 



\VM. PRINCE, the proprieior of Uio LiVm 



lank Garden and Nurseries al I''luslnii^', I 



ihe pleasure of iMforming'the public, tliulli 



v now contains 172 varielics of ihc Appir 



v„ Bo- 

 . I. has 

 ; nurse- 

 2U2 of 

 IVarTTiT^fC'iierries, I39of l'lums,23of .\pricots,l)i uf IVarh- 

 es, 20 ofNcclariiics, lOof Almomis, Iliif Jlulhriries. (1 nlliniM- 

 cos, IG of Figs, IG of Currants, l.'i of Raspberries, 17 of (-li.i-e- 

 berries, 20 of Strawberries, 257 of Grapes, GOO of Ora.uucuul 

 Trees. Above 500 of llie above kinds of Fruils are not to he 

 found in anyolher collection in America. 



'I'lie different varieties cannot iie otherwise than genuine, as 

 the greatest attention is paid, ami nearly all the kinds arc inocu- 

 lated from bearing trees. The Cherry, Peach, and other trees 

 arc generally of large size, (^atiilogucs may be ohtainedat the 

 New England Farmer office, gratis, and orders left there,orscnt 

 hy mail, will meet aUention. 



Garden, Field, and Flower Seeds. 

 We have now for sale, at the office of the New England Farm- 

 er, No. 52 North Market Street, Boston, the largest variety of 

 .Seeds to be found in New England,— mostly of the crops of 1827. 

 Tlie greatest care has been taken to hioe them raised by our 

 most experienced seed-growers, and to liave the sorts perfecdy 

 genuine. The f^llowiiig comprises our most prominent kinds : 

 Arlicliokc, Green Globe Cucmnbe__. (S \arieiic9, includ- 



AspanigKS, Devonshire 

 Gravesend 

 Battersea 

 Large White Readiu] 

 Becms, (2G varieties, includiuL 

 the English broad beans, 

 dwarfs and pole. 

 Beets, true Long Blood 



Early Blood Turnip 

 Early White Scarcity 

 Yellow turnip rooted 

 Borecole 



Broeoli, Earlv White 

 Early Purple 

 Large Cape 

 Cabbage, (22 varieties, includ- 

 ing the Russian, and com- 

 mon kinds, early and late. 

 Cardoo7i. 



Carrots, Allringham 

 Long Orange 

 Early Horn 



Blood Red (for West In- 

 dia market) 

 Lemon 



Puq)!", (line son) 

 Cauliflower. Early and Late 

 Cetcrtj, White solid 



Rose coloured solid 

 Itahan 



Celeriac. or turnip rooted 

 Chervil. 

 Chires. 



Cor?i f^alad. or Vettikost 

 Cress, Curled or Peppergrass 

 Broad leaved or Garden 

 Water 



Singular Fact. — The Worcester Mutual Insur- 

 ance Company was orfrani/ed, and conmieuced is- 

 suing policies, in May, 1824, three and a half years 

 since. It has insured to the amount of about seven 

 hundred thousand dollars, on buildings and pro 

 perty in all parts of the county, and yet it has ne- 

 ver sustained the loss of a single dollar by fire. 



Canal Commerce. — The canal navigation has 

 been Oustructed partially with ice for several days, 

 and there are said to be over tvvo hundred boats 

 detained between Albany and Utica. A few boats 

 that had worked their way ahead, arrived on Sat 

 nrday, and forty-eight boats cleared on the same 

 day with merchandise. — Albany Argus. 



_ White and Green Tur- 

 key, &LQ.) 



■ Plant, Purple and White 

 Endwe, Green &: While curled 



Batavian, for winter 

 Garden Biirnct 

 Garlic Setts 



Indian Corn, (several varieties) 

 Kale, Sea 



Purple curled 



Green curly Scotch 

 Leek, London 



Large Scotch 

 Lettuce, 14 varieties 

 Melon, 11 varieties 

 Mustard, White and Brown 

 Xasturtiwn 

 O'.-ra 

 Onion. 8 varieties, including the 



imported Madeira, Polatoe 



and Tree Onion 

 Parsley, 4 varieties 

 Parsnip, Large Dutch swelling 

 Peas, IG varieties 

 Peppers, 4 varieties 

 Pumpkins, Finest rair.ily 

 Connecticut Field 

 Mammoth 

 Radish, 9 varieties 

 Rhubarb, for tarts, ifec. 

 Salsa/y, or vegetable ovstcr 

 Skirret 

 Scorzonera 

 Spirtach, 5 varieties 

 Squash, 7 varieties 

 Tomatos 

 Turnips, 15 varielics 



Blooik 



_15I 



JAM ES BLOOrxJ OO 1 » & Co's. 

 uVitrscr?/, at Flushing, on Long-Island near .Veic 

 York. 

 IN behalf of the proprietors of tlie .ibove nursery . 

 the subscriher solicits the orders of horiiculiurists 

 who niay he desirous of slocking their gartlens and 

 lie!d.s with fruit trees of the liucst sorts and most 

 I igorous stocks the present autumn. 

 )u & Co. ailend personally to the inoailaH-ng and 

 grat'ting of all their fruit Irtcs, and purchasers may rely wiih 

 confidence that the trees they order will prove geiiuiiie. 



The subscriher, agent of ihe above iiiuscry, will receive or- 

 ders for any tinaulilv of 



FRUIT AND FORE.ST TREES. 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS, 



AND 



PLANTS. 

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

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



The reputalion of this nursi'iy is so extensively known and 

 has been so well sustained thtii I take leai'e to refer those in 

 want of trees to any of the Horlieulturists in this cit^' and its vi- 

 cinity, and if ocular demonsiration is desired, I invite those who 

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

 Dorchester, procured from this nursery (or three or tour years 

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

 vigorous state. 

 Catalogues will be delivered gratis on application to 



ZEB. COOK, Jr. 

 Rogers' Building, Congress-Streel . 



Likevvice, Esculent Roots and Plants, Field and Grass 

 Seeds, Pot and Sweet Herb Seeds. Medicinal Herb 

 Seeds, Bird Seeds, and more than 200 different kinds of Or- 

 namental Flower Seeds. 



As the variety and quantity of Seeds kept at Ibis Establishment 

 are by far greater than at any other place in New England, or- 

 ders tor the British Provinces, the West India market, or the 

 Southern Slates, can always be executed with promptness, at 

 satisfactory prices. Dealers in Seeds and Country Traders sup- 

 plied, at wholesale or retail, on the best terms. 



We have now on hand, of this year's growili, 

 200 Ihs. Mangel Wurlzel <fe Sugar Beet, raised h\ i. Princc.Esq. 

 100 lbs. Onion Seed, Red, White and Yellow. " 

 175 lbs. true Blood Beet, raised in Roxbury 

 150 Ihs. Carrot, various kinds 

 150 lbs. Radish, superior quality 

 100 lbs. English Turnip, raised in Roxbury 

 75 bushels Peas, early and late. — [We have about .SO bushels of 



the Early Washingion Pea, which was pronounced by the few 



who could obtain il last year — as our supply was small — the 



earliest and most productive of any brought" iulo the Boston 



market. 



Among the new vegetables we have introduced, and which arc 

 not common in the Eo«lon market, are the Early Russian Cu- T^r>/->r.'rc.r/-> ti^ t\,t nT> t-ct 



cumber, [verv earlv] Camperdown Lettuce, Grass Pea [for PKOyiblVA jyi^tKKLl. 



winter use] Purple Carrol - Giant Asparagus. Lima and Valpa- I BEE?', best pieces 

 rniso Squash, Siberian Parsley, [haitly] Russian Cabbage, Y'el- I PORK, fresh, best pieces, 

 low Malta Turnip, Celeriac, F-nesi Fain';-. Pumpkin, Lady's ; ii whole hogs, 



Finger Pea [a new and fine marrowfat] and New Zealand Spi- 1 y£^j^ . . . ° . . 



This day published by Richardson &: Lord, at their town and 

 country bookstore, the Old Farmer's Almanack for 182S, by K 

 B. Thomas, Esq. containing the usual quantity of new, useful, 

 and entertaining matter, together v.\\\\ the sun s declination. 



Country traders supplied by R. & L. at the lowest rale. In 

 tlie press, and will soon be published, the Miniature or Pocket 

 Almfinack, likewise the Massachusetts Register for 1823 14 



PIucEsTOnJouNTKrv l^['^^J\i^SCW. 



I FRC.M I TO 



APPLES, best, bbl 1 751 2 00 



fvSHES, pot, Ut sort, - - - ton. | 95 66| 97 50 



pearl do. - - - 

 BEANS, white, - - - - 

 BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 

 cargo, No I, new, - 

 " No 2, new, - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. 1. i:c 

 CHEESE, new milk, - - - 

 skimraed miUc, 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED busl.l 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Uov.-ard St l)b]. ; 

 Genesee, - - - 



Rye, best, - - - 



GRAIN, Rye 



Corn - - - - 



Rarley - - . - i 

 Oats - - . - - 

 HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - lb. 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, cask 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern gal. 

 PLAfSTER PARIS retails at ton. 

 POl'dC, Bone Middlings, ntw, bbl. 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No I, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - - bush] 



Clover . - - . lb. I 



WOOL, Merino, full blood,wash I 



do do unwashedj- | 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 & i do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 2d sort 

 do Spiniring'. Ut soil 



cii. 



he whole Establishment, with directions for ; '^^ ^'^ v5^^' 

 ■are and delieale sorts, comprisins: a pam- ' POULTR \ , 



[nrCatalogues of tlu 

 cultivnting ihe inoi-erare and delicate sorts, comprising a pam- 

 phlet of -W pages, furnished gratis. BUTTER, keg k tub, 

 ~; : 7-. — : ~ ~ — : ; — -; — : : — lump, best, - . - 



An active and busaiess like m.Tn. of unimpeachable integrity, rppQ 



is wanted lo take a share in an Agricultural and Horticultural ftV^ V , ' p" " ", m " 



speculation, which promises the most profilahle results without MLAL, Kye, retail, - - - - 

 risk. A capital of^SOOOwill be necessary. For particulars,' Indian, do.- . - - 



applyby letter, (post paid) to Mr. ISAAC" WINSLOW.Mer- POTATOES, (new) - - 



chant, oslon. .3t BIDER', (a«:*r.3ins fo tiualilv) 



