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ictnally bring him the most money ; but whether he 

 can apply his Inbor in this way on his own farm lo ad- 

 vantage and obtain m what it furnislies a reasonable 

 rompensntion. If hi! sets mit with a determination to 

 do this, to pro'luce with some tiifling exceptions, every 

 thing that is needed in his family, and to have notliing 

 excepting what the farm will yield ; if he is at the same 



e blessed with a family of children, it will lead to 

 such a course of industry, enterprise, and ecc»iioinv as 

 cannot fail to secure independence, comfort, health, and 

 prosperity. The improvement of his family and the 

 "mprovement of the firm will be continually going on 

 together; and such habits will be firmed as are in truth, 



estate to himself and the highest benefaction he can 

 conl(>r upon his children. H. C. 



TIIElt.MO.VlETRlCAL. 



Repnrtei] for the New Englaiul Parmer. 



Rangeof the Therniometer at the (iardeiiof the proprietors 



if the New England Fanner. Brichi.iii, Mass. in » shaded 



Vortherly exposure, week ending June 30. 



WHOLESALE PRICES C U R R E :\ T 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



June, 1839. | 5A.M. | 12, iVl. j 7,1'. M. | Wind. 



Monday, 



Tuesday. 



Wednesilay, 



Thursday, 



I'riday, 



Saturday, 



Sun. lay, 



w. 



N. W. 

 .\. VV. 

 E. 

 E. 

 VV. 



w. 



AGUICULTURE AND THE CLERGY. 



Note. On account of our absence from the city we 

 had not the pleasure of seeing the beautiful letter of 

 W. IJ., inserted in the last Farmer, until after its publi- 

 cation, or we should have at once acknowledged it. 

 Such a pen as he holds, should not be idle ; and we beg 

 him to let us hear from him often What the clergy 

 could do and ought to do for agriculture aud horticul- 

 ture is a topic which deserves no little attention. If 

 half the time majiy of them now spend in their studies 

 they would sjiend in their gaidens or fields, they would 

 have belter health, more mental vigor, and do more in- 

 tellectual labor. If instead of preaching theological 

 dogmas and mysteries, which narrow the mind and 

 abstract men from the proper business of life, and loo 

 often curdle :ill the milk of kindness which a man has 

 in his heart, they would occasionally give them a dis- 

 course upon natural science, good .husbandry, and the 

 art of getting a living for themselves and their families by 

 honest industry, and show them the Divine Providence 

 as it operates every where around them, in the seasons, 

 the sunshine, and rain, in the flowers and fruiis, they 

 would be more likely to keep their congregations awake 

 and save their morals, and make them good christians. 

 If instead of wasting their time in useless gossip in pub- 

 lic places and on all sorts ol meetings for the promotion 

 of religion, by voting, and talking, and planning missions 

 in the moon, they would try to promote religion in their 

 own neighb rhoods, by eminent examples of good hus- 

 bandry rn productive cultivati»n, in providing food for 

 man and beast, in improved lands, beautiful gardens, 

 door-yards ornamented with flowers, and the raising of 

 fine fiuits, besides the saiisfaction ol setting themselves 

 an example ofthe doty which they strongly urge upon 

 their parishioners, ihat of supporting the ministry, tliey 

 would do nut a litile towards advancing the comforts 

 and improving the manners of their people, which is at 

 leustTinestiTp liTWarrfs making them religious. It is 

 l:o[ied tliat we shall pre.senlly emerge frmn tl*e darkness, 

 of fanaticism superstition and nonsense, and gel at least 

 into the. twiligtit o( common sense. VVe shell then find 

 out tliat man's proper business is to perforin well the 

 duties o( the station where God has placed him ; that it 

 is the ordinance of his Creator that he should get his 

 living by the sweat of his brow ; and that doing what of 

 good we can on earth, is the best way of securing what 

 of good may be laid up for us in heaven. H. C. 



GARDENKR W.iSTED, 



A Gardener will be wanted by the subscriher on the 21st 

 of July next. He must bring good recommendaliaus for 

 his sobriety, industry and skill. \ mariied man would be 

 preferred. Wages S4U0, paj able quarterly, anil no pcrqui 

 sites or privileges. The place must he kept in as high order 

 as it is now in, or the contract is to be void. 



JOHN LOWELL. 



Bromley Vale, Roxbury, June 26. 3t 



lD°The Horticultural Society's report for Saturday 

 last, and a notice ofthe Botanic Garden and Coiiserva 

 tory will be found on another page of this paper. 



BRIGHTON MARKET.— MosDAT, July 1, 163!). 

 Reimrlfil f.irllie New England Fanner. 



At Market, 170 Beef Cattle, 13 Pairs Working Oxen. 

 25 Cows and dives, 24U0 Sheep, and 700 Swine. 17u 

 Swine have been before reported. 250 swine unsold. 



Prices — Ree/ Cattle. — f'rices have further de- 

 clined and we again reduce our quotations. First qual- 

 ity, $9 00 a $9 25. Second quality, §8 50 a fa 75. 

 Third quality. $7 25 a $8 25. 



Ci'ws and Calves. — Sales "dull." A very few effect- 

 ed. VVe notice the following : $35, $38, ,■$40, and $72. 



Sheep. — Lots of sheep and lambs were taken at $2 50, 

 $3 00, $3 50. Wethers $1 25, and $4 75. 



Siciiie — The market appears to be completely supplied 

 anil prices are very materially reduced. Lots to peddle, 

 of verv fine shoats, were taken at G 1-2 for sows, and 

 7 1-2 fi.r barrows. A lot also at 7 1-2, half barrows. A lot 

 of old hogs at 7, half sows, and a lot at 7 1-2. A lot 

 ordinary sov;s at t5. At retail from 7 1-2 to 9. 



SCYTHES AND RAKES. 



The subscribers have received their usual supply of 

 Scythes, Rakes, &c. among which are 

 100 doz. Hall's Rakes, superior, 

 too " Wilder and Eddv's, do. 



200 



do. 



19 



Euglish Cast Steel Grass Scythes. 

 " " " Cradle " 

 ' Border " 



Round Scythe Stones and Rifles. 



Square " " '■ 



Patent Scythe Snailhs, superior. 



JOSEPH BRECK & - 



;o. 



TCLIPS. RASUNCrH'SES, PIMCS AND VIOLAS. 



S. WALKER, of Ro.vbury. offers for sale in beds, or of 

 such quantities as jnay suit purchasers, from 1 to 2500 bulbs 

 of cltoice Tulips. The bulbs were imported from Holland. 

 France and England, to which yearly additions have a d 

 will continue to be made of the newest and choicest var - 

 etics. Persons wishing to purchase a bed of superb Tulips 

 will do well to make a selection for themselves trhen the 

 bulbs arc in bloom, (about the 1st of June.) The prices will 

 conform to the quality of the flowers selected, but in no case 

 will the charge exceed the loicest market prices, in the coun- 

 try where the bulbs were raised, and cheaper than the like 

 quality ca.n be imported. 



Tulips in beds of from 30 to 100 rows, containing from 

 TIO to 700 bulbs, or by the dozen, 100 or 1000. 



Viola grandijlara — Pansy, or Heartsease. Upwards of 

 2000 superb varieties will be exhibited and offered for sale 

 when the Tulips are in blnom. 



Ranuma'luscs — 6ue mixtures, at from S2 to S5 per 100. 



Pirilcs — 6ne named varieties, from 2.=; cents to 31 each. 



For particulars apply to S. WALKER, or to JOSEPH 

 BRECK & CO. eow 



»Ii;i.BERRY, FOLIAGE. 



Quantities of Mulberry Leaves for feeding Silk Worms, 

 maybe had by application, personally or by mail to WIN- 

 SHIP'S Eslablishnient. or to JOSLPH BRECK & CO. 

 52 Norlh Market Street, Boston. 

 Brighton, June 17. 



CORN SHEL.L.ERS. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural Warehouse 

 and Seed Store, Nos 51 and 52 North Market Street, a sup- 

 ply of Currier's Patent Corn Sheliers ; a very convenient and 

 cheap article. A right to using said machines in counties of 

 towns meiy be obtained fiy applying as above. 



April 17. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



NEW BOOKS. 



A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Dahlia and Cactus. 

 By E. Sayers. 



Also. Birds and Flowers and other Country Things. By 

 Mary Howitt. 



Dennis' Silk Manual. 



American Flower Garden Companion. 



American Fruit Garden Companion, and 



An Essay on the Practicafiility ol Cultivating the Honey 

 Bee in Maritime Towns and Cities as a Source of Domestic 

 Economy and Profit. Bv J. V. C- Smith, M. D., for sale by 



June 12 ■ JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



.\SHEs, Pearl, per too lbs. . 



Pot, ' . 



Beass, white, Foreign, 



" " Domestic, . 

 Beef, mess, .... 



No. 1 



prime 



Beeswax, white, 

 yellow, 

 CHEfsE, new milk. 

 Bone Mashbe, ... 



in casks, 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 



southern, geese, . 

 Flax. (American) . 

 Fish, Cod, Grand Bank, . 



Bay, . . . 



MAC.<EnnL. No. 1 . . . 



Flour, Genesee, cash, . 



Bahimore, Howard street 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf, 

 Rye, .... 

 Meal, Indian, in bbls. 

 Grain: Com, northern yellow', 



southern flat, yellow 

 white, . . ' . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northein, (prime) 

 Hay, best English, per ton, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 

 2d quality. 

 Lard, Boston, 1st sort,. 



southern, 1st sort, 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannag 

 do. C'untry do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. slntigliter, 

 Boston dry hides. 

 Lime, best sort, .... 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring and Summer, 

 Winter, . 

 Whale, refined. 

 Linseed, American, 

 Neat's Foot, . 

 Plasteb Paris, per ton of 2200 Ihi 

 PoEK, extra clear, 



clear, .... 

 Mess, .... 

 SeEDs; Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 



Hemp 



Flax 



Red Clover, northern, . 

 Southern Clover, none, 

 Soap, American, No. I, 

 " No. 2, 



Tallow, tried, .... 

 Teazles, 1st sort, .... 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony h'leeces, . 



American, full blood, washed, 

 do. 3-4ths do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 

 S ■ f Pulled superfine, 

 iTjNo. 1, 



|-1No.2, . . . . 

 -I - I. No. 3, 



DUKHAHI SHORT HORN BILL,. 



For sale, a very fine Durham Short Horned Bull, three 

 years old. For further particulhrs inquire at the New Eng- 

 land Agricultural Warehouse. 



Boston, June 12, 1839. 



bushel 

 barrel 



pound 



pound 



quintal 

 barrel 



pound 



casli 

 gallon 



pound 



pr M. 

 pound 



6 SO 

 5 12 



2 25 



3 00 

 16 00 

 n 75 

 13 00 



34 



PROVISION MARKET. 



RETAIL PRICES. 



Hams, northern, . 



southern and western. 

 Pork, whole hogs, 

 PouLTRV, per lb.. 

 Butter, tub, 

 lump. 



Eggs 



PotatoeBj Chenango, . 



white. 

 Apples, 



Russets, 



Cideb 



refined. 



4 60 

 3 2S 

 6 09 



t'lNE CAI,P FOR SALE. 



A fine young heifer calf, from J. P. Cushiug's celebrated 

 bulb Enquire of JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



