V<»L XV. NO. 35. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



279 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTrRAI. SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



Satuiday, Feb. 18, 1837. 



Pear8. — By Dr Swan of Medford, Echasserie. 

 By Mr Brewer of Roxbury, — a fiuit of very fine fla- 

 Tor (or a Name. 



Saturday, Feb. '^5. 

 By Mr Frencb, from his country residence at Brain- 

 tree, — Pound Apple, red streak, Vandevere, Slieep nose, 

 ofCuxe, Priestly of Co.xe. Paradise Apple. 



WILLIAM KENRICK, Chairman. 



Long asd Short Dung. — The discordance in prac. 

 tice, as well as in opinion, prevailing on tliia question, 

 induced-some scientific men to institute a series of ex- 

 periments, having fur their objects, a full and regular 

 solution of it. With this view, parcels of dung (long 

 and short) were taken from the same stable, on the same 

 day, and applied to crops of the same kind, growing on 

 the same fields. The result wa-: perfectly conformable 

 to theory, and similar experiments. Those parts of the 

 field to which the short dung was applied, gave the best 

 crops the first year, but those which the long dung had 

 been laid, gave the best crops the second and third 

 years; a fact which authorises the conclusion, th.itif we 

 wish to obtain one great crop, the rolte<l dung is best . 

 but when we look to more pernjanent improvement, the 

 Ion" dun" is to be preferred. — Treatise on Agriculture, 

 by a Practical Farmer. 



dj" Several articles prepared by the Editor, for this 

 paper as well as Communications from Correspondents, 

 &c. , must lie on the table till our next number. 



THERMOMETRICAL. 



Reported for the New England Farmer. 

 Range of the Thermometer at the (lardenof vlie proprietors 

 of the New England Fai'iner, Brighton, iMass, in a shaded 

 Northerly exposure, week ending March 4. 



Febroary, 1837. | 7, A.M. | 12,M. | 5, P.M. | Wind. 



Snnday, 



Monday, 



Tuesday, 



Wednesday, 



Thursday, 



Friday, 



Saturday, 



22 

 26 

 20 

 1 

 

 10 

 10 



N. 

 E. 

 N. W. 



N. 



N. 

 N.E. 

 N. E. 



WANTED. 



A first rate single man to go on to a farm. He must be in- 

 dustrious, trust-worihy, skillful, and s()ber. To such a man 

 ihet) St wagi>s anil the host Ireatine it will be given. Apply 

 al the Farmer Oftico soon. 



March 3, 1837. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTlCUI,TURAl. SOCIETY. 



The members of the Committee ra Flowers are requested 



to meet at the H.dl of Massachusetts Horticultural .^ociet\ , 



at II o'clock, A. IM. on Saturday next, (.March 11,) when llie 



flower seeds received from St Petersburg will be distributed. 



For the Committee, 



aiarch 8. S. WALKER, Chairman. 



FARM WANTED. 



Wanted to purchase within 10 miles of Boston, a farm con- 

 taining iVom 40 to 7j acres of land, with good t>uildifjgs there- 

 on, and a variety of choice fruit, worth from 8 to 12,0U0 dolls. 

 Proposals with a full description of the Farm ofiered, if left 

 at Ihis office will be attended to. March 1. 



MORUS ?Hj l.' ICAUMS 



Joseph Davenport otfers for sa.t: '''>'-< Of-^O plants of the true 

 Chinese lAlulberry or Moras Multicau.'s. Treerw-l! he care- 

 fully packed and lorwarded as early as desired. Orders must 

 be sent to Colerain, Mass. till (he l.'ith March, after which 

 time to Hartford, Conn. All inquiries will be attended to at 

 his plantation, 5 miles South West of the city. 



Early orders only will be supplied, as arrangements will be 

 made to use ail not called for soon. 



Colerain, Jan. 1337. Feb. 1, 



RICES OF COUNTRY P II O D IJ C E. 





NURSERV OF WIliLIAM KKNUICK. 



Nonanlum JUU in Newtvn, b\ tniics from. Boston hy the West- 



em Avetiuef and rtcar the gieot Weston Rail Road. 



This estabii-shmpnt, which now comprise.^ 25 cicres, includes 

 (he selections of llie finest kinds of new Fiomish I'eais, and 

 of ull other harcJy fruits — selections from the firsl rale sources 

 ami the finest viiriflles known. 



75,000 Morus MuliicauUs, or true Chinese Mulberry Trees, 

 can now be supplied, wholesale or retail. 



Ornamental trees, shrubs and roses. Also Herbaceous 

 flowering plants of the most beautiful varieties. 



Address by mail, post paid, to Willmm Kknrick, New- 

 loti, ;Mas3. Trees and pliuits' when ordered, arc caretully 

 scleeipd, and laitlled, and faithfully packed, and duly for- 

 worded from Ro.ston by land or sea. Transportation gratis 

 to Ihc city. Catalogues will [)e sent to all who apply. 



Sept. 21 8m 



CORRECTED WITH GPfcAT CAKKj VVE£KLT. 



BRIGHTON NCRSE:RI£:S. 



For sale, "20,000 I\Jv>rns fllullicaulis, or Chinese Mulberry 

 Plants, warranted the true and irenn:ne t ind. Oiders ad- 

 tlressed (by mnil) to .Messrs. W'lNSHIP, Hrii^hlini, Mass., 

 for Mulberry, Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs. Crtiep- 

 ers, K.-rbaceou? Perennials, ».Sl:,c &c. lltal are cultivated in 

 any Nurseries \n lite United .States, with a fir.-^trate eullection 

 of Gieen House Plants, will receive prompt attention, and, 

 if required, forwarded to any part of the Union. 



lirighion, Jan. 18, 1837. 



SBVKRAL i.ik:e:i^y boys 



From 8 to 12 y« ars o d, want to live with good farmers till 

 It or 16, to be eloihcd, ied and schooled. Apply al the 

 Agency for the Prevention of Pauperism, rear of Savings* 

 Bank, Tremonl Street, Bcsti.n. 2m Feb. 3. 



CATAXOGUE 



Of Forest Seeds and Trees furnished by ffm. ManUy 

 Bangor, Me. 



White Pine — Rlack t^p-ucc — Hemlock Spruce- Silver Fir 

 -White Oak— Red Oak— White Birch— Yellow Birch- 

 White Beech — Ked Beech — White Maple— Ked flowering 



Maple t>usar Maple — Arbor Vita* — American Larch — 



Hornbeam — White Ash — Black Ash — Mount. uii Ash — Elm-- 

 Bassword — Common Elder. 



Customary prices are charged for boxes, carting, &c — 

 Orders may be addressed to J. BKECK &.CO. c»rWM. 

 MANN, Bangor, Me. Feb. 1. 



MANUAIi ON SUGAR BEET. 



Jusl received a '! realise on Beet Suii^ar, conta-ning, I. A 

 description of the Culture and Preservation of the Plnnt. Si. 

 An Ij^xplanatlon of the Process of Extracting its tJugar. — 

 From .he French, by Edward ■ hurch. For sale at Nos. 61 

 and 5"2 North Markel'slreet, Posto.i, by 



Feb. 22. JOSEPH BKECK & CO. 



SEEDS FOR COUNTRY DEALERS. 



Traders in the country who may wish to keep an assort- 

 ment ol Genuine Garden Seeds, for sale, aro informed (hey 

 can be furnished al the New England Farmer Office, Nos. 51 

 and d"Z North Mark^n Street,. Boston, with boxes containing a 

 complete assortment of the Seeds mostly used in a Kitchen 

 Garden, on as favorable terms as they can be procured in this 

 country, neatly done up in small papers, at 6 1-4 cents each — 

 warranted to be of the growth of VSZG, and of the very first 

 quality. A liberal discount will be ma<le to dealers. Orna- 

 iiienlai Flower Seeds will be added on the same terms, when 

 ordered, as well as Peas, Beans, Early and Sweet Corn, etc. 

 Orrteisshouldbe scnlinearly. Catalogues supplied gratis. 



Jan. IS. 



GARDENER WANTS A SITUATION. 



Communications left at this Oflice will be attended to. 

 Feb 1. 



HIVES FOR BEES. 



Three Suspension Hives of Bees, weighing now 50, 69, 

 and 71 lbs. each, are offered lor sale. Inquire at this Office. 

 Feb. TZ. 



Apples, 



liEANS, white, .... 

 Bkkk. mes.s. 

 No. 1. 



prime, .... 



tiEK3w.\x, (Am^rici-n) . 

 Cheese, new milk, . 

 Fea iHERs, nordiern, geese, 

 stmtheni, geese, 

 Fl.ax, American, 

 Fish, Cod, 



Flouk, Genesee, . . cash 

 Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Baltimore, wharf, 

 Alexandria, 

 Grain, Corn, northern yeliow 



southern flat yellow 

 white, 

 Rye, northern, 

 Barley, 

 Oafs, northern, . (prime) 

 H,\r, best English, per tort of ilOOO lbs 



hard pressed, . 

 Honey, 

 Hops, 1st quality 



2d (pialily . 

 LARit, Boston, 1st sort, . 

 southern, Isl sort, 

 Leathek, Philadelphia cily lannage, 

 tlo country oo 



Baltimore city do. 



do. dry hide 



New York rc'f, light, 

 Boston do. slaughter, 

 do. light, 

 LiMK, best sort, .... 

 Mackerel, No. 1, new, 

 Pl.\ster Paris, per ton of 2200 lbs. 

 Pork, Mass. Mispcci. e-xlia clear, . 

 cle.T from other States 

 Me.ss, .... 



SeeIis, Herd's Grass, 

 Red Top, 



Hemp, .... 



Red Clover, northern 

 Southern Clover, . , 

 Silk Cucoon!', (American) , . 

 Tallow, tried, .... 

 Teazles. Isl sort, 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 

 American, full blood, washed, 

 (io. 3-4ths do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common 



g, f Pulled superfine, 

 £13 I 1st Lambs, . 

 r£:^^2d do. 

 5 g_ 3d do, 



Southern pulled wool is generally 5 els. 

 less per fc. 



barrel 



busliel 

 barrel 



pound 



quintal 

 barrel 



bushel 



gallon 

 pound 



cask 

 barrel 



cask 

 barrel 



bi|shel 



pound 

 li 



bushel 



lb. 

 pr. M, 

 pound 



rnoM 



1 15 



2 50 

 15 50 

 IHOO 



9 57 

 26 

 10 

 64 

 54 



337 

 12 25 



2 Jo 



3 00 

 16 50 

 1^ Ih 



10 00 

 30 

 11 

 60 

 60 



9 12 

 3 50 

 1250 



11 50 



I 20 

 1 16 



1 11 



2 25 

 I 00 



70 



iOOO 



66 



HI 



,1 



16 

 33 



28 

 2J 



26 



23 



21 



1 40 



9 76 



326 



31 03 



29 00 



31a 

 1 12 



3 00 

 17 

 16 



4 00 



400 



76 

 79 

 66 

 6S 

 50 



65 



48 

 35 



I'ROVISION MARKET. 



KETAIL PRICES. 



Hams, northern. 



southern, ami western, 

 Pork, whole hogs, 



HoULTHY, 



BUTTKR,(lu)>) 1 .^ . 



:um[) . * 



Egcs, 

 PoTATcas, 



CiDEB, 



16 

 14 



13 

 19 

 26 



25 

 36 



too 



BHUiHTON MARKET.— MoNDAT. March G, 1837. 



llpporte.i, Ibr Ihd Npw England Farmer. 



At Market 275 Beef Cattle and 75 Swine. About 50 

 Beef Cattle unsold. 



i'RicES. — Beef Cattle. — An advance was affected from 

 last week and we advance to correspond. We notice 4 

 beautiful Cattle from Northampton, which were sold 

 for four hundred and aevenlyfive dollars. We quote 

 extra at $8 75 ; first quality $8 00 a 8 50 ; second quality 

 $7 50 a 8 00 ; third quality $6 75 a $7 50. 



Sheep. — All were sold before they arrived. at Brighton, 

 price not made linown. 



Swine — None at market. 



