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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



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BOSTON. WEUNKSDAY EVE.MNG, AUG 31, 18.36. 



NOTICE. 

 New Snglnnd Farmer and Seed Establishment, 



Jo:'EPH Brkck A Co. give iintice to their friends liiid 

 tbe former correspondetils of the late George C. Bar- 

 rett, that they have formed a coparlnership under thn 

 above name, and have purchased of t!ie Administratrix 

 of said Barrett's estate, the New England Farmer aud 

 Seed Establishment, and iiope by unremitting attention, 

 not only to sustain llie credrt to which it lias attained 

 under tiie administratioti ff its iaie iainentfd proprietor, 

 but also to make it the most cnuiplete concern in tlie 

 country. 



As we present ourselves to the public, it will perhaps, 

 be expected of us to say in a few wiirds, what we design 

 to du, to sustain and inciease the credit of the establish- 

 ment. 



Ist.— Pnb'Icationa. 



The New England Farmer is one of the oldest ag- 

 ricultural papers in the Union, which, under the editor iai 

 care of the present Conductor, has acquired a character 

 equally high as that of any other perio^hcal of the kind ; 

 yet we tirirrk it fills somewhat short of the spirit of the 

 a^e. We, therefore, intend to make a vigorous efTort to 

 raise it to a standard of excellence hitherto unUnoHn: 

 lo make it every way suitable for the enlightened and 

 intelligent yeomanry of our country. 



We intend lo furntsh ou.'selves with all tho prominent 

 foreign agricultural periodicals and p-ipers of the day, 

 from which we shall glean and transfer to the N. E. 

 Farmer, all which, we thifik will he practicable or pro- 

 fitable in American husbandry. We respectfully solicit 

 tbe correspondence of prar tical cultivators ; we wish for 

 the plain results of their experience, rather than fine 

 spun theorie swhich appear well on paper hut are difHcult 

 practice The paper will be devoted entirely to the 

 interest of lire Farmer ; excluding from it nil that will 

 not be acceptable to the great majority of its readers, 

 leaving for another paper to record the progress of flori- 

 culture, and the results of the amateur in the more orna- 

 mental branches of culture. 



The Horticultural Register will be devoted prin- 

 cipally to the cultivation of fruits and flowers. The sen- 

 ior partner of the company having long been practical!) 

 and scientifically acquainted in this department of cul- 

 ture, hopes by taking this work under his more imme- 

 diate care to make it corres|)ond in some degree with 

 many of the excellerrt English periodicals which are ."rt 

 the present time published, and to which we have access. 

 In a pecuniiiy point of view, the continuation of the 

 Register is of little conseqtience to the proprietors, as 

 the price at which it was started is much too low un- 

 less a large subscription lis-t can he obtained. There Is 

 however, a respectable number of names upon our books 

 which will warrant its continuation, hoping that we may 

 increase the number of its patrons until we shall be en- 

 abled thereby, to add some embellishmenls to the work, 

 which in the present state of things we shall be unable 

 to do. 



tid>~- Garden Seeds, Ac, 

 In addition lo the birge assortment grown this season 

 under onr own immediate inspection at Lancaster Gar- 

 den and from other responsible sources, we have or- 

 dered fionr Holland aud England a large stock of 

 Cabbage, (Cauliflower and a great variety of other seeds 

 not usually raised in this country, wirich will enable us 

 to execute orders to any amount, and of every descrip- 



tion in this branch of our business with despatch and 

 accu.acy. 



Fi-owfR ^*KEns. — In this line we shall h;.ve every 

 variety that the aai.iteur garderrerand florist ran desire, as 

 we have a choice and large collection growing at Lan- 

 caster G.irden as usual, lo which we shall add a large 

 importation of flr.'.ver seeds front a respectable house in 

 London, embracifi^ all the most choice and rare varieties 

 lo be (rbtained from any source. 



Bulbous Roots — We shall receive in seasoa the 

 finest assortment of Hy.acinths and other Dutch Bulbs 

 ever introduced into the country. The Hyacinth in par 

 lictrlar were selected by the senior partner, who knows 

 by personal acquaintance with the diflerenl varieties, 

 that ilrey are such as will g: ve universal satisfaction to 

 the admirers of this favorite of the parlor and green- 

 house. Tulips, PtBony, Lilies, Narcissus, Ranunculus, 

 Gladiolus, &c. &c. have also been ordered in great vari- 

 ety. 



Dahlias. — We have an unrivalled collection of this 

 magnificent flower, to which we intend lo add by direct 

 iiirporlalion from England a selection of the finest new 

 varieties Ibr the s;iTing sales. 



Green hoose plants. — Our arrangements are such 

 as to enable us to execute nrdero of every description in 

 this line of business at one day's notice. 



Fruit and Ornamental trets, shrubs and uerba 

 cons plants ofcvery description will be furnished at short 

 notice, and at nursery prices. 



Grass Seeds will fiirin an important item in our busi- 

 ness. We shall be enabled to furnish grass seeds of ev- 

 ery variety, warranted tiue, and pure. 



Books. — We shjll have a good assortment ofawricul- 

 tur.il hooks always on hand of the most approved Amer- 

 ican and English authors. 



We think we shall be justified in saying, that in con- 

 nexiim with the very extensive collection of agricultu- 

 ral implements, Ac. in the Agricultural yVarehouse in 

 the same building, another establishment of equal im- 

 portance and magnitude cannot be found in the union 

 where the .Tgriculturist and florist may find a greater as- 

 sortment of every kind of seed, Iree, plant or implement. 



Haxing thus stated our intentions, we can only make 

 our bi!St acknowledgments to the public fur past favors 

 and solicit their continuance, assuring the m t.'iat we are 

 now ready to execute orders of evety description in our 

 line of business. 



JOSEI'H BRECK, 



EDWARD CHAMBERLIN,J.R 



Boston Asvlum and Farm School. — We were verv 

 much gratified, on the 2Cth inst. in joining a party of 

 ladies anil gentlemen from Boston, and i;s licinity, in 

 an excursion to Thompson's Island, in Dorchester Bay 

 This delightful l.sland is the scat of one of lire most use 

 ful and laud.ible charitable institutions, which exists in 

 this or ar.y other country. It is enlilled " the Boston 

 Asylum and Farm School for Indigent Boy« ;" and it 

 was incorporated by an act of the Mass Legislature, dat- 

 ed March 4th, 1835. The oflicors of the Institution for 

 lire years 1836-7 are Samuel T. Armstrong, President, 

 Jonathan Phillips, Vice President, Henry B. Rogers, 

 Secretary, William Hales, T.easurer. Managers, John 

 D. Williams, John Tappan, Moses Grant, Francis Park- 

 man, Joseph Tuckcrman, Charles C. Payne, William 

 Gray, Benjamin A. Gould, Henry B. Rogers, Henry Up- 

 Iram, Thomas Carey, and Edward S. Rand. A pamphlet 

 was presented lo each of the visitors, constiiuliirg the 

 party, which contained tho Act of incorporation, Report 



of the Directors, &c. From the latlei document we learn 

 that tire while iruniber of boys in lire school io 100. Of 

 these Go were born in Boston ; 21 elsewhere in New 

 England, and 14 are foreigners, or the chihlren of for- 

 eigners Seventynine rhildren are sustained wholly by 

 the charity of the liislilulion. These "are e.lher or- 

 phans without friends to protect ihein, or the chiidrr n o) 

 parents, for the most part widowed molliers, whose pov- 

 erty or inability to support ihein, the result sometime." 

 of misforiunc, but too often ol iriiprovi lence and vice 

 still leaves the children to such physical sufl'ering and 

 moral exposure, as lender ^bem fit subjects fur the char- 

 ity of this institution. 



" Tho boys daily attend the instructions nfthe school, 

 under the care of Mr Curtis, both morning and afternoon. 

 They are there taught the elements of useful knowledge, 

 readini', writing, arithmetic and geography ; and special 

 attention is paid to their moral and religious culture." 



" Besides the daily instruction of the .school, the boys, 

 arc employed as their strength and capacity may admit 

 on the farm. It is the design of tho Directors to" render 

 the Farm at once a source of support lo the institution, 

 and of useful eniploynieni to the children." • • » • 



" The religious instruction of the children is a prima- 

 ry and sacred object in this, as it must always be in such 

 Institutions. Besides the general moral instruction con- 

 veyed with the lesson of the school and the passin,' op- 

 portunitiesof each day, the Pupils attend prayers morn- 

 ing and evening. They are collected on Sunday in the 

 Sunday School , and receive from their Teacher in the 

 regular service of that day instruction adapted to theif 

 spiritual wants and capacity " &c &c. 



We should, with pleasure make further extracts from 

 the interesting pamphlet from which the above is taken 

 but our limits will not permit. We must conclude for 

 the present, with brief notices of the excursicci. Tho 

 ladies and gentlemen invited to be preserrt were furnish- 

 ed with a passage and excellent accommodations on 

 board the steanrboat Gen. Lincoln. Among the gentle- 

 men present were his Excel.ency Gov Everett, Hii 

 Honor Saml T Armstro.ng, Mayor of Boston and many 

 others of the first standing in the Community. The pu- 

 pils were examined by Mr Curtis by questions in Geog- 

 raphy, Arithmetic, Biblical History, Ac &c., aird evinc- 

 ed a profii iency, which was truly surprising. Captain 

 Chandler, whosuperintends the cultivation of the Farm, 

 and directs the practical and manual operations of the 

 young farmers, took up the examinatiim, and asked ques- 

 tions on agricultural topics, wliich received prompt and 

 correct answeis. Many of thcsl questions and answers 

 developed information connected with the culture of 

 plants and the physiology of vegetation, which was be- 

 jondtheieich and acquirements of most veterans in 

 theory and practice of agriculture. The company as- 

 s^enibled appeared to be surprised as well as delighted 

 by the extent and accuracy ofthe informatiorr conveyed 

 by these almost infantile pupils,. m tire most ablruse as 

 well as iniportnnt topics connected with culture and ru- 

 ral economy. 



His Excellency, Governor Everett, addressed the pu- 

 pils, their irislructers, and the assembly in an extempora- 

 neous but beautiful and appropriate discourse, of which 

 nothing short of a correct full length report could give 

 •■ n adequate idea. He contrasted the present situation 

 ind prospects ol the young members ofthe Asylum, witli 

 what liiey were, and in all probability must have been, 

 had the Institution never existed, in a manner, which 

 sufl'used every eye, and deeply aff.cted every heart 

 present. Then followed a nice cidhrtion, survey of the 

 accommodations (or lodging and boardrng the boys, ft 



