voii XV. ^o•. 9. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



71 



of Dorchester, ancoinpiiiiyiiig a donaliiin of voljine fur 

 the library. Tim tliatiks of ihe Society was voted forllie 

 eanie. 



lioct. Win J.Johnson and Dort. W, Brown of Fort 

 Gaines, Georgia were adniiltrd corresponding members. 



Adjourned to the next Saturday, U o'clock A. M. 



The Reports on Fruit and Flowers are unavoidably 

 postponed. 



PUICE CURRENT. 



Condertsed friiin the Itostun Courier. 



Flour. It will be perceived on rrlereiice to the prices ol 

 country produce, that llie price of this article still continues to 

 advance. Small lots of family flour have been sold fom stores 

 at 9 12 ariJ 9 "2o per barrel. 



Pork. I'rices range this week abovi' our quotations. 



We notice in tire New York p.npers, tlftl Grain is abundant 

 in that market, and s^les much less easily effected. The 

 parcel of new cr. ps ol Gemsee VVheiil being quite handsome, 

 was moslly taken for seed at about gt 23 Northern Com 

 1 09 :ind 1 12 per bushel 



UKi(iHTON MARKET.— Monday. StPT 5,1836. 

 Kei'oripil Inr itic liaily ^ilvtrtti'^'r at I'atrinl. 



.At market 875 B.ef Cattle, 98-"> Stores, 4350 Siieep, 

 and 500 Swine. About 100 Beef Cattle, several hun- 

 dred St'.ies, and a few lots of Slieep, and Swinc unsold. 



1>R„ F.S —Bcif Cattle — Last week's prices were fully 

 supported. We quote extra $() a ti 25; first quality 5 25 

 B 5 75; second quai.ty $4 75 a $5 ; thiid quality $3 75 

 a 4 25. 



Stores — Nearly all at market were from Maine. We 

 quote yearling $5 a7; two year old $7 a 12 ; three year 

 old 12 a 17. 



.t'leep — Dull. Ordinary lots were taken at 1 50, 1 75, 

 and $2; better qualities at 212, 2 25, 2 50, and 2 75. 

 Wetliers at 2 .50, 2 75, $3 and 325. 



. .'.tcJKe— Sales nr)t so bii^k. A lot ( f Shoats to close, 

 were taken at 7c, and 11 lot selected at 7 a 5; lot of select- 

 ed Barrows 8 1-6 for Shoats and 8 for old Barrows ; 

 Sows 7: a very ievi retailed, at 8 a 9 for Sows, and 

 9 a 10 for Barrows. 



L.AND WANTED. 



Wanleil from 4 to GMU Acres oC Land, situated in or near 

 some fl.iurisliiiig village, in the State of Massacliusctls. 



All the vari.-ly ol soil winch is necessary to a good farm 

 will be wHiiied, but more narlicul.irly of that kind which is 

 suitable lor llie W'liiti- .MuM'.erry Tree. 



Th"- Farm must be well situated lor improvement, and em- 

 b.„,, ., g^"d »oo,l Lot. . ■, ,. 



trj' Persons hnvintr land of this ('cscrrption and who are 

 disoose.l to si'll llie s.iiue at a b.w pri.e, will iilcase address lo 

 A li. boxNo. 415 Boston I'usl Offic-, (post p .rd) statins 

 terms location, quality of soil, slate of cultivation, natural 

 advaiirages. &c., on or before the 25ih September inst. 



HosioiT. Sept 7. 3t 



RAW SII^K AND SII.K COCOONS. 



The Atlantic Silk Company a' N.Tiiluck-t will pay cash 

 and the lii"hi-t pric.-s for aiiv qil.inlily of Am lican Ke.-lr.l 

 Silk Th.- once will be ri-sol-iud arcoiibiig lo the quality 

 and the manner in wliuh it is reeled. I hi- Company «ill 

 also cuiiract lo psiy ca-li and the highest price for any qiian 

 tilv ol S Ik Cocnnns raised the present year. IVIieviiig ihiil 

 itwoiilliie decidedly for tlie in'."resl of cullivalors thai th.' 

 price of cocoon-^ slioiiM be legulatcd by ihe qnantiiy and 

 Laluv of the silk which ran be reeled fr m ihem Ihey pro- 

 pose lo receive and reel lliem. and allow ihe highest price for 



ele 



dice 



ihe silk which thy will a(r..rd, in | 

 ihem bv the bush. -I ; as hv the mode pro|.osed. the culliva'or 

 will cabze all winch thev'can possilily be made to produce. 

 Whi'ie till , course is objicled lo .liey will purchase them as 

 the. lie n-ually sold, by Ihe t^ushel ; ill which case the price 

 wii viry according to the qualitv age, mode of packing, 

 damoness, &c. ii .■ . ir 



Ii IS the iiueniien of ihis Company at all times to ofler 

 everv eiicoiuageMient I., silk ciibivators by payini; cash and 

 liberal orices for Kaw Silk and Silk I 'ocooiis m any q.iaiUilles 

 to be delivered .U N Hllliickel. or al the Seed >lore connected 

 WMh die New Enubiild Farmer, No .12 North Market street. 

 BoMoii. Communications on ihe si.l.iectmavfM- addressed 



I \VM H (»\Kl' ^e It, 



Pi-'siilftil Atlaittic Silk Company. 

 Nantucket, (Mass.) Sept. 7, 18.36. 3m 



Kl'M CHERUIFS. 



One and a half doll..rs per bushel g'Ven for good, at T. 

 LEWIS .V Co's., N . S8 liroad street, Huston. 

 S-pt.7. 4t 



I' 11 IC E S O K O O U N Tli Y P K O 1> U U K. 



GREEN UOUSli: GLASS 



Of every size and thickness, lor sale by 



LORING & CUPPKK. No. 10 iVlerchants Row. 

 Pioston, Sept. 7. 2mis. 



COCOONS WANTED. 



Adam Hrooks, South Scituate, will p:.y g4 per bushel fo.- 

 c.iciiins (ol the first quality) r.iised me present jear— the 

 c icooris musi be stripped ol' the floss, and the chrysalis killed, 

 enber by steaming or hy camplioraled spirits; they must be 

 . ricd immediately alU'r, in the sun, until ibey aie pcrleclly 

 • try and will rattle by sh.ikiiig, and carctiilly packed in dry 

 loxes; not pressed but shaken down— lo be .'ilivered at 

 Adam lirooks's, South Sciluale, Mass , or to J. R. Newell, 

 So. 52 Norlh Market street, Boston. 



Thomas G Fcsseiiden, Editor ol the New England Farmer, 

 has lor sale a valuable app-iraius for killing the chrysalis and 

 also well filled lor healing the water to leel the cocoons, anil 

 useful lor man) other purposes — ii is so cheap it is wilhiir 

 llie power of almost any one to ,.biain. 



liisiruclions lor spinning silk from the cocoons into warp 

 and filling, sewing silK. anil knilliiig silk — and dressing '.I 

 Ihe same — and receipts for coloring, are giv<-n by Adain 

 lliooks on reasonable leims. Commiiiiica ions (post paid) 

 may be addressed lo ADA.M liKOUKS, South Scituate, 

 Mass. Aug. 10. 



TERRIBLE TRACTORATION. 



Just published and for sale by Tullle. Weeks Je. Dennett, 

 School street, and at the Farmer Office, Terrible I'ractoratioa 

 ai.d other Poems, by Chrisloplier Caustic, i\l. I) , and mem- 

 ber of no less than i\incteen very learned Societies. Third 

 American Edili.,u. 



A>.ril 27. 



AGR1CUI.TURA1. BOOKS. 



Farmer's Library in 3 volumes, consisting of the American 

 Gardener, by Thus G Fe.sscnden, the American Orchardis , 

 by Wil lam Kenrick, and the tJoinplele Farmer, by Thos j. 

 PVssenden These are bound to match, at ;^3 lor llie set, or 

 wi I be sold separately for Jjfl each volume. 



Kuffin's Essay on c5alcareous Manure, 1,01). 



Cliaptal's Agricultural ';hemistry, new edition, a work of 

 great value, price 1,25. 



The American Farrier, pice 75 cts. 



Mrs Child's Frugal Housev>ife, SOcts. 



Keniick's American .Silk Grower's Guide, 42 cts. 



Cobb's Silk Manual, 50 cts. 



Comstock's do. 50 CIS. 



Forsyth on Fruit Trees. 



M'Mahon's American Gardener. 



I ouilon's Complete Works. 



And will be supplied to order any work upon subjects con- 

 nected with Agricu.ture, Horticulture and Rural Eccnoiny. 



June 22. 



FARM FOR SALE. 



For sale a Farm in iletl.o/d, t'ounty of Middlesex, 17 miles 

 from Boston and 10 from Lowell, containing 104 acres inclu- 

 din;; aboil 15 acres covered willl a valuable gtowlli of wood 

 wlii^h has been preserved w ilh ereat caie for the last 20 years, 

 die garden contains about 3 acres under the highest culliva 

 lion and is furnished with a great variety of flowers and 

 shrubs which have been collected at much labor and expense ; 

 attached to the garden is a Green House filled with llirilly 

 bearing Grape Vines, and choice and valuable plants wh.ch 

 will be"sold or not as the purchaser may choose. The Farm 

 is under good cultivation ami together willi the Garden is 

 slocked Willi the choicest Fruits, such as Apples, Pears, 

 Peat lies, (iuinces, Plirms, .Sirawberr-es of various kinds, 

 Ka-pberries, Gooseberries, &c &c., which the pre^enl owner 

 has spared no expence in obtaining. The Farm is boumled 

 on the west by Coiicfinl Rivi-r. which is well supplied willi 

 fish, and the country around abounds with ffame, making it a 

 desirable retreat to the gentleman who is loud of fishing or 

 sliooiing. 



Possessicni w'ill be given on the Isl April next — for terms, 

 which w ill be liberal, apply to the s ibscriher in Be-lon or al 

 Ihe Farm. JAMES VILA. 



RASPBF.RRIES. 



For sale at the New En'^land Seed Store, deliverable anv 

 time before I'le l-t of Noveinlier, 3000 besl English Rasp- 

 berry Roots, in fine order 3l Aug. 10. 



WANTED. 



»*''or a term of years, a place suitable for gardening, con- 

 tiiniiit^4or 5 acres, with buildings lo f.ccomodate a small 

 I unllv. A ilescriplion with terms of rent directed to A, B. 

 I ". and lelt soon at this office, will be duly atteuded lo. 



Aug 24, 



CORRECTED WITH OP£AT CARE, W I LKLY. 



Apples, new 



litiANs, while, . . . - • 



llF.tF.mess. 



No. 1. ... 



prime, .... 



Beeswax, (Aineric: n) . 

 i.urrtR store, ^o. 1 , . 

 i'hkkse, new milk, .... 

 FtA'rHERS, northern, ,geese, 

 southern, geese, 

 Flax, American, .... 

 Fish, Cod, 



Flour, Genesee, . cash 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Baltimore, wharf, 

 Alexandiia, 

 Grain, Corn, noilhern yellow 



soiithein flat yellow 

 white. 

 Rye, northern, 



Barley 



Oats, northern, . (prune) 

 Hat, best English, per ton of 2000 lbs 

 best Eiigli.->h, new 

 hard pressed, .... 

 Honey, ... 



Hops, 1st quality new . . 



2d uuality .... 

 Laud, Boston, 1st sort, 



southern, 1st sort. 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do country uo 



Ba'timore city do. 



do. dry hide 

 Ni'W York red, light, 

 Boston do. slaughter, 

 do light, 

 LinfE, besl sort, .... 

 Plaster Paris, per ion of £200 lbs. 

 Pork. Mass. inspect exiia clear, . 

 cle?r from other Stales 

 bone, middlings, scarce. 

 Seeds, Hero's Grass, ... 

 Bed Top, 



Hemp, .... 



Red Clover, nnrtheri; 

 Southein Clover, 

 Silk Cocoons, (American) . . 

 I Al I ov\ , iried, .... 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 

 American, full blood, washed, 

 do. 3-4ihs do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common 



(- f Pulled superfine, 

 It: 1st Lambs, . 

 •5 ^ .J 2d do. 

 1= 3d do, . . 



.Southern puUeii wool is generally 3 els. 

 less ppr Ih. 



barrel 



hublicl 

 barrel 



pound 



quintal 



biurcl 



bushel 



gttllon 

 pouiitl 



cask 

 barrel 



bushel 



n 



pound 

 (1 



hu:»hel 



lb. 

 pound 



360 



I 75 



II 75 



9 76 



72S 



29 



21 



12 



«) 



326 

 9pO 

 8 87 



8 76 



1 06 



1 03-- 



53 



26 50 



25 00 



23 00 



60 



20 



U 

 30 



26 

 28 

 2S 

 2] 

 21 

 21 



3 00 



27 50 



27 00 



800 



323 



1 00 



300 



13 



II 



U) 

 75 



70 

 65 

 68 

 65 



65 

 60 

 i'i 

 35 



PROVISION MARKET. 



retail PRICES. 



Hams, norlliern, 



sonihern, and western, 

 Pork, whole hogs. 

 Poultry, . 



ISUTTtU,{tub) , 



lump . * 



Eggs, ... 



Potatoes, new, . . 



I'lriKR. 



16 

 16 



22 

 27 

 29 

 62 



2 76 



HEMP SF.F.D. 



Just received. lOt) bushels prime and fresh Hemp Seed, 

 which will be sobl low. at the New Kiig'and Seed Store, Nos. 

 51 and 52 INorlh iMarkel street, Boston. June 1. 



IIIILL.FT SEED. 



For sale, a few bushels ofverv suno'-'^" ^*!!;e, .'^eeo, at the 

 New ^'..igiano .^erc S.ure, Nos. 51 anil 62. North Market sL 



BOUND VOL.1 NFS OF TIIF hlL.K MAM'AIi 



For sale al the Agricultural .Wareli* use and New England 

 Seed store, the first volume of Ihe S' k Maiieal and Practical 

 Parmer, eeally bound. Price 62^ » enfs. 



The book contains 1,12 pages, a.id a ereat amnuril of vr\- 

 uable informalKui on ihe subject ol Silk Culture. Il is deci- 

 dedlv the cheapest book, extaul, thai treats upon that subject 



M.iy 4. 



