VOL. XV. SO. as. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



199 



FARM FOK SALE IN WESTBORO. 



Thirlv inilci fwm nosloii and one mile and a half from ibe 

 Hoslonnnd VVoroesler Railroad Depot on the Road I'-ading 

 l„ Houkinton Sprines. ancf wiiliin Iwinly minutes r.. e ol 

 cither place. Containing forly-lwo acres of land under a 

 hic-h state of cultivation, with a never failing stream of water, 

 runnin.' through the same — 2K"od hou.ses. and other out 

 buildings all in ffood repair. Also a large granite quarry 

 easy o! access. The granite is ol (me color, works well, and 

 can at small expense be landed in Boston, faid farm .s 

 pleasantly silu.ited and well worthy the attention of gcnlleinen 

 in pursuit of a ])leasani country seal or a larmer wishing a 

 small hut good farm. For a person who would wish to aecom- 

 modate families visiting the Springs, this stands unrivalled, 

 Haid farn. will he sold low if apidied for immediately to 

 NAIIUM HARaiNGTOfJ, Esq. Westboro, or HE.^KY 

 WHITMOKE, on the premises. 



Mso one containing tfighi aces, with a new house and other 

 ou'i buildings suitable for a mechanic, on the same road, with- 

 j,! one mile of the village. Appl>' as above. IJec. /ii 



GARDENER IVAJJTED. 



On» who thoroughly understan.ls his f.usiness paiticularly 

 greenhouse culture, will find emidoymcnt, by addressing X. 

 Y,Z. at this Office. Oec. 28. 



BOOKS. 



CHARLES WILLIAMS, No. 20 Cornhill. has for sale a 

 vervvaluaWe work entitled Cattle; their Ireeds, Manage- 

 menl and Diseases, with an Index. Published under the 

 sTp^rin." ndntce ol ihe Society for the Diffusion of Uselul 



"'Cll^lf Tra''c'"ration, and other Poetus. liy Christr^jher 

 Caustic M. D. Jfee. Third American edition Uec. -it. 



SUGAR BEET MANVAL. 



Just published and received, a Manual of 



the .'\rt of 



Makin-and Rofmiug Sugar Com Keels, including >l'C,culli- 



,• nfiUe I'lant lind the various improvements m the 



^ r.eture T ansl ted from portions of the treatise o( 



r M nSette ami Zoega, as published, with additions by 



"•Dee^SL "■'"""■"" ''""''"' JOS. 'bRECK-V CO. 



HORSES. 



lOHorses.canbe U.k.1 to wm^r^ thojjest of^Engli^^ 



l::^;a;d'l;rt;,r %ly^t2='A^lcuf,^a. Warel^se, No. 

 02 North Narkel street. . 



Dec. 21. 



FRENCH SUGAR BEET. 



We have just received a fresh lot of French Sugar Beet oi 

 this ve ?'s growth. Tnc cultivation of the Ceet for tl e man- 

 facture of sugar, is exciting the attention of farmers gene- 

 ^allv"hrou-lKu.tlhe country, and bids fair to be one ol the 

 ^, ;,nmTant branches of domestic industry. Sandy sots 

 Ib^meTbv X vu n and deposits of rivers are very favorable 

 oTe growth of beets; bul the best soils lor the purpose are 

 hole lna° have the greatest depth of v^egetable n.ou d. The 

 uroo'uce rom an aefe is very great. Two and a half pou«ds 

 K ecmisi letoseed an acre. ■|'ho seed may be sown broad- 

 eVsi 'o 1. dnils. We confidently recommend the article here 

 X'ed 1 pure and of the right kind, selected w.h great 

 otlereti. ' , p j^ie at iho New hngland Seed 

 care fiom imported roots. josEPH BRECK & CO. 

 Store, by 

 Nov. 9. 



TO PL.OUGHaiEN. 



The subscriber has upwards of 300 acres of meadow land, 

 now in sod, near the city ol New York, that he wishes 

 Cg hed as ear'y in the course of the next year as praefcable. 

 'hc lishes to contract for the whole, or any part. It tnusl be 

 ,"oug bed four inches deep, the lurrow mus be turned com- 

 bS over, .o that the whole will lie I at. To plough a 

 e eat part ol this land, advantageously and speedily, a double 

 team of lighl cattle is prelerable to one pair o heavy oxen. 

 Provender for men and cattle, can be procured on the prem- 

 ises AppW hy letter, directed to Anthony Dey, No. G3 

 Cedar stUef, corner of Nassau street, New Vork by mad or 

 otherwise, slating terms, &.C. 



New York, Nov. 30. 



COCOONS WANTKD. 



Adam Crooks, Smith Scituale, will pay g-l per bushel for 

 cocoons (of the first quality) rniseil the presen'. jcar— the 

 cocoons must be strippe<l of the Hoss.and the chrysalis killed, 

 either by steaming or by camphorated spirits ; they must be 

 dried immediately alter, in the sun, until ihey ate perfectly 

 dry and will rattle by shaking, and carefully packed in dry 

 boxes; not pressed but shaken down— lo be delivered at 

 Adam Brooks's. South Scituale, Mass , or to J. R. Newell, 

 Mo. 52 North .Maikel street, Bos'ou. 



Thomas G. Tesseuden, Editor ol the New England tarmer, 

 has for sale a valuable apparatus for killing the chrysalis and 

 also well fitted for heating the water lo reel the cocoons, and 

 useful for many other purposes — it is so cheap it is within 

 the power of almost any one to obtain. 



Instructions for spinning silk from the cocoons into warp 

 and filling, sewing silk, and knitting silk — and dressin.f cf 

 the same — and receipts for coloring?, are given by Adam 

 Biooks on reasonable terms. Coinmunica ions (post paid) 

 may be addressed lo ADAM BROOKS, South Scituale, 

 Mass. A"S- '0 



•WANTED. 



men from the country, lo work on the 



:iys. The requisites are 



One or iwo Youn„ 



Farm a d assist in managing the I , 



an exeu'plary character, temperance, patience, perseverance, 

 some knowledge of farming, and able and willing lo wor. 

 To such, good encoiiragemenl and couslnnl employment will 

 be .Tiven. Those who wish to acquire a kr.owledge in the art 

 of farming in its various branches, |)arlicularly tne silk busi- 

 ness, would be preferred. Application accompanied by lesli- 

 monials from good practical men. may bo addressed to the 

 rubsiriber? DA MEL CHANDLER, 



Superintendent Bosiou Farm Scnool. 



Boston Harbor, Thompson's Island, Dec. U. 



RAW SII.K AND SILK COCOONS. 



The Atlantic Silk Company at Nantucket will pay cash 

 and the highest prices lor any quantity ol American Reeled 

 Silk. The price will be regnlaied according lo the quality 

 and the maraier in which it is reeled. 'I his (ompany will 

 also contract to pay cash and the highest price for any quan- 

 lily ol Silk Cocoons raised the present year. l>elieving that 

 it 'would be decidedly for the interest of cultivators that the 

 price of cocoons shou'd be regulated by the quantity and 

 quality of the silk which can be reeled Irnm them, ihey pro- 

 pose to receive and reel them, and allow the highest price lor 

 the silk which Ihey will afl'ord, in preference to purchasing 

 them by Ihe bushel ; as bv the mode proposed, Ihe cultivator 

 will realize all which thev can possibly be made lo produce. 

 Where ihis course is objected lo ihey will purchase Ihem as 

 they aie usually sold, by the bushel ; in which case the price 

 will vary according to the quality, age, mode of packing, 

 dampness, &c. ,,•.«• 



It IS the intention of this Company at all limes lo oiler 

 every encouragement to silk cultivators by paying cash and 

 liberal prices for Raw Silk and Silk Cocoons in any quantities, 

 to be delivered at Nantucket, or at the Seed More connected 

 with the New England Farmer, No S2 North Market street, 

 Boston. Communications on the subject may be addressed 

 ° WM. H. GARI.NER, 



President Atlanlk Silk Cmnpuny. 



Nantucket, (Mass.) Sept. 7, 1835. 3m 



WANTED. 



To hire within five miles of Ihe city of Boston, a good Farm, 

 on a lease of five or ten years, containing from thirty to one 

 hundred acres. Any person having such a place to let may 

 hear of a tenanl by addressing a leder lo Isaac Wentworth, 

 Dorchester, describing lis situation and terms. Nov. 16. 



LINSEED OIL MEAL. 



The subscribers are now ready lo supply Farmers and 

 Stable Kespers with the above superior article for feedmg 

 ho?es cattle and swine, the quality and cheapness of wlucli 

 fias been fully tested by farmers ,n the vicinity, and stable 

 keepers in the city, lo whom reference will be given 



the Linseed Oil Meal is used generally as a subs ilute for 

 corn meal, and is mixed with bran, or any other food havin.g 

 mile nourishment, or with cut hay and bran for horses; and 

 is believed to be as cheap food as corn meal at seventyhve 



"ThJ'Drite'oflhe above is ihirly dollars per ton, delivered 

 at the niill in MerWord, Ihirlylwo dollars in Boston. Apply at 

 1,0^,0 Commercial wharf, or jn^Me^^'ord^a^l tlie inill^ ^^ 



NEW^ WORK ON SILK. 



Just published and received ■ The Silk Raiser's Manual, or 

 the Art of Rearing and Feeding Silk Worms, and the Culti- 

 vation of the Mulberry Tree. Translated from the French. 

 Price 50 els For sale al the New England Seed Store, 51 

 and 62 North Market Street 



Oct. 26. JOSEPH BRECK & CO 



IMIICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



P R O V I 



S 1 O N MARK 



retail prices. 



E T. 



Hams, northern, 



southern, and western, 

 i'oRK, whole hogs, . 



Poultry, chickens per pair, 

 Butter, (tub) , 



lump 

 Egos, 

 Potatoes, new, 



ClIJER, 



FOR SALE OR TO LET. 



A Farm, situated in Medford, now occupied by Mr Noah 

 Johnson, containing about 220 acres of land, m a high stale 

 of cultivation ; the" buildings are commodious and in .good re- 

 pair It has the advantage of the Boston and Lowell Kail- 

 road, and the Middlesex Canal running through it, and is 

 bounded on Mystic River, which aflbrd great facilities lor 

 transporting manure, &c. Possession given immediately. 



Also A Tan Yard, in Charlestown, near Mystic River, 

 and occupied by the subscriber, containing 1000 fats, will, all 

 the necessary buildings and machinery lor carrying on Ihe 

 tanning business exleosively. Connected with the yard is a 

 water power si fficicut for grinding 2000 cords bark per year,, 

 milliuir hides, smoothing leather, pumping, SfC Also a large 

 and very convenient wharf for landing bark and wood. Pos- 

 session 'gi^-en immediately. For further parlK;iilars inquire ol 

 GILBERT TUFTS, or ioSEPH F. TUFTS, al the Yard. 



Dec. 14, 41 



AGRICULTURAL BOOKS. 



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

 Gardener, by Thos. G. Fessenden, Ihe American OrchardisJ, 

 hy Wil.iam Kenrick, and the Complete Farmer, by Thos. 'i. 

 Fessenden. These are bound lo match, al g3 (or the set, 'jr 

 will be sold separately for gl each volume. 



Kuffiu's Essay on Calcareous Manure, 1,00. 



Cbaplal's Agricultural Chemistry, new edition, a work of 

 great value, price 1,25. 



The American Farrier, piice 75 cts. 



Mrs Child's Frugal Housewife, 50 cts. 



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



Cobb's Silk Manual, 60 cts. 



Comslock's do. 50 cts. 



Forsyth on Fruit Trees. 



M'Mahon's American Gardener. 



Loudon's Complete Works. 



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

 nected with Agriculture, Horticulture and Rural Eccnomy. 



