Vol. VI.— No. 51. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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AGRICULTURAL TOAST. 



At the State celebiution of the late nnnivcrsuiy 

 of American Freciloiu, held iii Boston, in whicli 

 were present his Excellency the Governor, the Se- 

 cretary of State, anil most of the dignitaries of the 

 Conniionweahh, U. P. Sumner, Esfj. Sheriff of Suf- 

 folk gave the following toast : 

 "Agriculture, 



In Cliiua's realm, from earliest days till now 

 'J'he well lov'd Emperor annual holds ilie plough. 

 Here too, our worthiest candidates for iamc, 

 Wiih unsoii'd honor, sometimes do the same ; 

 Upholding such, our generous yeomen's hearts 

 Show a gust reverence for the Jirst of ai-ts." 



It is pleasing to ob.serve that the culture of the 

 •ground, the heaven-prescribed employment of the 

 ^rst man, is still held in the highest estimation by 

 our ^rst men. 



Royal Relic. — The mace belonging lo the Roy- 

 al Society was the gift oi' King Churl -s the Sec- 

 ond, and is the identical one pointed .it by Oliver 

 I Cromwell when he said, "Take away that bauble!" 

 on the memorable occasion of his dissolving the 

 Long Parliament. 



The Marblehead Social Society have passed a 

 vote of thanks, and forwarded the same, to Rev. 

 John Pierpoiit, for delivering his discourse before 

 the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company on 

 their 190th anniversaiy. — Salem Reg. 



(ly' This discourse has had a most extensive 

 circulation through the newspapers, in all parts of 

 New Englajid, and is worthy the perusal of every 

 intelhgent and reflecting man. We understand it 

 has already passed through two editions, in the 

 pamphlet form, of upwards^ of 5000 copies. 



ay thine emblem be?'' 

 ss a tree. 



MAKING THE MOST OF L.\ND. 



Capt. James Perkins, of Essex, Mass. raised, 

 last season on an acre and a half of land, 72 bush- 

 els of Indian corn, 70 bushels of potatos, 70 bush- 

 els of winter apples, 80 bushels of turnips, 2 loads 

 of squashes, and 2 bushels of beans. One third 

 of the land alluded to consisted of gravelly knolls. 

 In 1826 the whole was planted with Indian corn. 

 CoJninunicated. 



The Hon. Stephen Van Renssellaer has estab- 

 lished a School in Troy, designed to teach experi- 

 mental philosophy, and its appUcation to agricul- 

 ture and the mechanic arts. 



.Vaniucket sheep shearing. — The number of sheep 

 assembled, at the late shearing in Nantucket, was 

 iibout 12000. The wool is worth from twenty to 

 twenty-five cents per pound. 



" Oh Love ! wh 

 A skein of yarn 

 Two young ladies recently divided a skein of 

 yarn and hung themselves on a tree near Palmyra, 

 Ohio, and "all for love." Before hfe became ex- 

 tinct they were discovered and restored. 



From Foreign Journals. 

 ENORKOUS SPIDERS. 



In the Brazils, the spider reaches an enormous 

 size, with different habits from those of Europe. 

 It stretches its web from tree to tree, and no lon- 

 ger appears a sohtary insect ; many hundreds live 

 together, and form nets of such strength, that vou 

 may often see a bird of the size of a swallow, quite 

 exhausted with struggling, and ready to fall a 

 prey to its indefatigable enemy. 



COLOOR OF SOILS. 



An experiment which I have often repeated 

 upon light as well as tenacious soils with like suc- 

 cess, demonstrates how greatly the color of a soil 

 influences the accumulation of heat. Coal ashes 

 were sprinkled over half the surfaces of beds sown 

 with peas, beans, &c. and on these the plants in- 

 variably appeared above ;k round two or three days 

 earher, obviously on account of the increased 

 warmth ; it being a well known fact, that dark 

 colored bodies absorb caloric more readily, and in 

 larger proportions, than those of a lighter hue. 



FRENCH SOUPS AND SAUCES. 



A French cook is indebted for his delicious 

 sauces, entirely to the produce of the kitchen gar- 

 den. Ginger, Cayenne pepper, and the host of 

 hot exotics, whi' !i in England render the palate a 

 fiery furnace, are wholly excluded from French 

 cookery. Wine, oil, butter and bouillon, (.stock) 

 form the basis of all soups and gravie/3 : whicli are 

 flavored with herbs from the garden. French 

 cookery may therefore be pronounced extremely 

 healthy, instead of the reverse, as is supposed in 

 E2itgland. 



The com field of Mr. Asahel Ives of this t.jwn> 

 as we are informed, was attacked not a great 

 while since by an army of Crows which in the 

 space of a few minutes destroyed 2,400 hills of 

 lorn Berkshire American. 



%* Ati trlicU on tite m 

 A/so. an article from I.yn 



titfacture of Soda wiil soon appcjir. 

 on the canker worm. 



ELDER BERRY WINE. 



Recipe. — One bushel, when picked from the 

 stalks, produces three gallons, or upwards, of ber- 

 ries — jjut these to seven gallons soft water ; after 

 .standing forty-eight hours, put them into the cop- 

 per, let them boil one hour, then press the juice 

 through a coarse cloth, then put the liquor into 

 your copper again, with twenty pounds of raw 

 sugar, half a pound of Jamaica ginger, bruised, 



one ounce of cloves, and one ounce of allspice 



Boil the whole together one hour — then put it 

 into a tub, and when cold enough, add some good 

 barm or yeast, spread on a toast, and in two days, 

 put it all into a cask, and lay the bung hghtly on 

 for two months ; then add one quart of brandy ; 

 this wiue will keep, if required, several years. 



I Oat Meal, Oat Flour, Gratis, S,-c. 



I Just received at the New England Farmer Seed Store, a 

 j furih-r supply ol the above articles, viz. 30 barrels of fresh Oat 

 Me.tl, fine bolted Oat Flour, Hulled Oats or Vermont Rice, 

 Scotch Barley, &c. for sale in any quantities, wholesale or re- 

 Jail. Also a few cannistersof fine Oat Flour, neatly packed, 

 at 60 els. per cannister. 



liarefooi and Serah. 

 'i'hesc two valuable animals, which have been sent lo this 

 couiitry by .Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, will, lor ihuprea-jil sea- 

 son, sluncf at HriRhton. — They are young, and have been h;gli- 

 ly celebi nlcd iji England. '1 he pedigree uf Uarekot, a chcs- 

 nut horse, is as follow^. 



FOALED 1320. 



Barefoot, by Trump, dnni Rosamond by Puzzard, out ol 

 Rosebi'rry, sister to llukv and Tartar, by rhcnomeiiori, out of 

 Miss West by Ahu.ham- llcgulus— Crab— Clulders— iiasid. 



In K'Zi. when at I'oiilui'rart. sweepstakes of 20 gs. c;ich, fol- 

 two years olds — 1 ! subs.. liarrjiKjt beating Ilarpoontr. 



In 1823, York Springs St. f.edgc-r, of 26 g^. each, 6 subs.— 

 Barefoot beating (our others. — A, Pontelratt sweepstakes of 30 

 guineas each ten feel, 10 subscribers. Barefboi hoaliifg Pala- 

 tine. 



In 1823, the Doncaster great St. Ledgers, of 26 gs. each, 80 

 subscribers, liarelfiot beating U others. 



In 1823, at New Market, Barefoot won a handicup plale val- 

 ue JC.'JO, beating Tressilian and five others. 



In 182t, at Ascot Healh, Barefoot .' alkcd over for the Swin- 

 las stakes, of 25 sovereigns each 3 subs. 



hi 182.5, at Lancaster, the gold cup, value 10 gs. added lo a 

 sweepstakes <'f lU .sovereigns, 17 subs, of all ages. Barefoot 

 beating LcUtery anti two otliers. 



In 1826, at Manchester. Handicup stakes of 30 sovereigns 

 each, 10 ft. with 20 sovereigns .idded — G subscribers — 1 aieloot 

 beating two others. At Lancaster, the gold cup, value iU) g*.. 

 added to a sweepstakes ol 10 sovereigns eacli, 9 subs. — Bare- 

 foot heating two oihers. 



Sekab, (a beautiful bay Horse.) Foaled in 1821. 



Got bv I'hanloni out of Jesse, by Totteridge — iter dam Crac- 

 ker by Highflyer, out of Nuicr.icker, by Matesum. 



In 1824., won ihi' New Market slakes, 50 gs. each 21 subs.— 

 Serab beating four others. 



In 18^5, al the i\ew .Market Crane ineeling, ihe stakes, iOO 

 sov'ngs. 7 subs. Serab beating two others. The same year,. 

 Spring meeting. Serab won Handicup sweepstakes, ICO sov'ns, 

 ti subs, beating three oihers. 



In I8'26, Serab won Kings Plale, 100 gs. beating 30 others. 



In 1827, Stocton, S.rab won ihc gold cup. j.l3 



PRICES OF COUXTRY PRODUCE. 



" Bleaching Powder." 

 For sale at the New England Farmer .Seed Store, the 

 Bleaching Powder described on the first page ol this week'= 

 paper, by Professor Webster of Harvard Un 

 pound or cwt. 



liversily — by the 



Massachusetts Agricultural Repository. 

 Just published by Welles & Lilly, Court Street, Boslon, price 

 60 cts. Ihc Massachusells Agricultural Reposilo;y am! Journal 

 Number 2 vol. x. Contents— The Proceedings and Reports of 

 the Brighton Cattle Show in October 1827— The culture of .Silk 

 -History of Silk— History of Silk in the United Stales— Raw 

 Potatoes bad for Milch Cows— One of the Diseases ef the Peach 

 Tree — Lorain's Husbandry — New Presents of Fruits. 



Roman. 

 This elegant, (ijll blooded torse, a bright bay with black Ie»s 

 mane and tail, of high spirit and good temper, will stand al llie 

 farm of Mr Stephen Williams in Norihborough, Ms. al S20 the 

 season, to be paid before the mares are taken awav — See Neii 

 England Fanner,. May IG. -^ ^'"^^""^ 



APPLES, best. . - - - 

 ASHES, pot, first sort, - - - 



i'carl, tiistsort, - 

 BEANS, white, . . . - 

 BEEF, mess, !\eu\ . - - - 

 ('argo, No. 1 , new, 

 Cargo, No. 2, new, 

 BUTTER, inspecied No. 1, new, ' 

 CHEESE, new milk, - - - 



Skiinmed milk, 

 FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard-sUect, - 

 • Genesee, - 



Rye, bast, ... - 

 GRAIN, Corn, . - . . 



Rve, .... 



Barlev, .... 

 Oils.' .... 

 HOG'S LAUD, first sort, new, 



LIME, 



PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, new. clear, .... 

 Navy, mess, new, 

 Cargi», No. 1, new, 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 

 Orchard Grass, 

 Fowl Meadow, - 

 Ryt; Grass, 



Tall Meadow Oals Qrass, - 

 Red Top . 



White Honeysuckle Clover, 

 Red Clover, (northern) 

 French Sugar Beet, . 

 i\Iangel Wurlzel, 

 WOOL, Merino, full blomi, washi'd, . 

 Merino, lull blood, unwa.s^ied. 

 Merino, three fourths waslied. 

 Merino, half & quarter washed 

 Native, washed, - 

 Pulled, Lamb's, first sort, . 

 Pulled. Lamb's, second sort. 

 Pulled, for spinning, first sort, 



■Rosi 



95 Ct; 

 ~y05 (* 

 1 CO 

 Ki oil 

 8 50 



pound 



10 



5 09 

 97 50 

 IC7 00 



1 50 

 11 00 



8 7.7- 



7 50 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces, - 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, 



whole hogs, 

 VEAL, . . . 

 MUTTON, - - 

 POULTRY, .... 

 BUTTER, keg and tub, . 

 Lump, best, 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, . 



Indian, retail, 

 POTATOS, 

 CIDER, [acGortTms to (Hiulity,] 



barrel. 18 00 

 " , 13 £0 



pound. 



.6 37 

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 3 25 



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 40 

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3 73 



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 13 50 



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5 OOi 

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50 

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 12, 

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