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f wo have been rightly informed of their source, may 

 ie dcpenJed on ; and subjoined to them is a considera- 

 jle amount of valuable agricultural reading, of a pracli- 

 sal characier, for every month. We may not agree in I 

 ill the opinions advanced, but that neither proves their 

 truth or error, their propriety or inexpediency. They 

 ivill lead to inquiry, observation and experiment, and 

 we leave to every man the honest exercise of his own 

 ndgment. We wish the book entire success. II. C. 



Slassachugetts Horticultural Sociel,y. 



XXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



Saturday, A'ov. 30, 1639. 



The President of the Society exhibited St Germain, 

 Easter Bcurre, Turkish Bon Chretien .' and another va- 

 riety of Pears, name unknown — all grown by a friend of 

 bis. For the Committee, 



E.M. RICHARDS. 



James L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, exhibited a basket 

 )f Tomatoes. He has g.ithered one bushel the present 

 week. E. M. R. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 The members are notified that a stated meeting will 

 le held at their rooms, No. 23 Tremont How, on Satur- 

 lay, the 7th inst. at 11 o'clock, A. M. 



E. M. RICHARDS, Rec. Sec. 

 December 4th, 1839. 



BRIGHTON MARKET.— MosDAT, Dec. 2, 183!). 

 Reporled fortlie New England Farmer. 



At Market 1150 Beef Cattle, 420 Stores, 10'5 Sheep 

 and 415 Swine. 



Prices.— Bee/ Cattle. — Last week's prices for a like 

 quality were not sustained. A few choice cattle were 

 probably sold at a price something above our highest 

 quotations. We quote First quality, $6 75. Second 

 quality, $6 00 a $6 50. Third quality, $4 50 a $5 fO. 



Barrelling Cattle. — Several lots were sold. Mess 

 1^ 50 ; No. 1 $5 00. 



Stores.— Yearlings $9 a $12. Two Year Old $15 n 

 l$26. 



Siee;;.- Lots af $1 50, $1 88, $2 12, and f2 ."0. 



Sioine. — Several small lots to close were sold at 3 and 

 3 1-2. One at 4 and one at 4 1-2. At ^-etail 4 1-2 for 

 sows and 5 1-2 for barrows. * 



THERM0.\1ETRICAL. 



Repnrteil for the New England Farmer. 

 Range of the Thermometer at llie Garden of the proprietors 

 of the New England Farmer, Brighton, Mass. in a shaded 

 Northerly pxposure, week ending December 1. 



Dec, 1S39. | 6A.M. | 12,M. | 6,P.M. | Wind. 



Monday, 

 Tuesday, 



Wednesday 



Thursday, 



Friday, 



Saturday, 



Sunday, 



SPLENDID Bl'LBOUS PL01VER ROOTS. 



Just received hy JOSEPH 15RECK & CO., from Holland, 

 a very lar^e and well selected assortment of Dutch Bullions 

 Hoots, amons; which are the following : — 



HvAciNTHs— Double while, dautile white wiili red and 

 purple eyes, double rosy, (hnilile red, dark blue, liffhl blue 

 and yellow, sincle white, white with red and purple eyes, 

 rosy, pink, red, light and dark blue, yellow and variegated, 

 coni))rising toU varieties of choice named sorts. 



Tulips— Fine late named sorts, fine double do., mixed sin- 

 gle, mixed double, single and double Van ThroU for forcing, 

 Parrots, &c, &c. 



Cbown iMPEaiALs—Double red and yellow, single red and 

 yellow, striped leaves, &c. 



Polyanthus Narcissus — White, yellow, while with yel- 

 low and citron cups, and citron with yellow cups. 



Narcissus — Orange Phcenix, Sulphur Phreiiix, Incompa- 

 rable, Van Sion, and Trains canlus, with double flowers; 

 Trumpet major, Sulphur and Poeticus, with single. 



JosQUiLLEs — DouMe and single. 



R.\suNcuLUs — Large double red and yellow Turkey, and 

 other varieties. 



Anemones — Many fine mixed and named varieties. 



Iris — English, Persian, Spanish and Susiana. 



Crocus — While, blue, purple, yellow, clolh of gold, striped, 

 &c. in 25 sorts. 



Gladiolus — Bizantium communis, with purple, red and 

 white flowers; Cardinalis. 



Lilies — Double and single while, striped leaved, and 

 spotted; Calcidonica, Buliferum, Martigon, Kampscbatkian, 

 Auranlica, &.C. 



P.'EosiES — Double white Chinese, double red do., double 

 red and double white, double purple fringed, fennel-leaved, 



&.C. 



Also — Snow Drops. Amaryllis, Tuberoses, Ornilholigiims 

 of all sorts, Arum dracunculus, Geranium tuberosum. Allium 

 flavum, Hyacinthus monstrosus, plamosus, botrioides and 

 Belgicus of sorts ; Frilillarias, Cyclamens, &c. 



The above choice collection of bulbs have been selected 

 wilhmuch care, from one of the best houses in Holland, and 

 are offered to purchasers with great confidence, believing they 

 will give universal satisfaction to all who will give them a 

 fair trial. Orders should he forwarded soon, lo the subscri- 

 ber, No. 62 North Market Street, office of the New England 

 Farmer. A liberal discount will be made to dealers. 



October 23. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



IMPROVED PIGS FOR SAI.E. 



For sale three, improved Poars of the following hrc^s ; 



One half Berkshire and half Macky. 



One half Berkshire, quarter Macky and quarter Mocha. 



One half Berkshire and half a large English breed, name 

 not known. 



The above boars are two years old ; they are disposed of 

 on account of keeping young sows of their get for breeders. 

 They will be sold cheap if applied for soon. For terms, &e. 

 apply to J. BRECK & CO. 



November 13. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



CORRECTF.D WITH GRF.AT CARE, WEEKLY. 



BONE MANURE. 



The subscriber informs his friends and the public, that 

 alter ten years experience, he is fully convinced that ground 

 bones form the most powerftil stimulant that can be applied 

 to the earth as a manure 



He keeps constantly on hand a supply of Ground Bone, 

 and solicits the patronage of the agricultural community! 

 Price at the Mill 33 cents per bushel ; put up in casks and de- 

 livered at any part of the city at 40 cents per bushel, and no 

 charge for casks or carting 



Also, ground Oyster Shells 



Orders left at the Bone Mill, near Tremont road, in Rox- 

 bury, at the New England Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store, No 52 North Market Street, or through the Post 

 Office will meet with proin])t attention 



ROHAN POTATOES, 



For sale at the New England Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store, No. 52 North Market Street, at to per barrel. 

 October 16. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



A RaAe chance. 



For sale. .\ partner wishing to withdraw from an old 

 established Agricultural Implement and Seed Warehouse, 

 having a good run of country custom, would he willing lo 

 dispose of hi? interest on libcr.il terras, as he is aiiout en 

 gaging in other pursuits. To a person wishing to engage in 

 a respectable and profitable business, having some ready 

 capital, it is an opportunity rarely to he met with. A liberal 

 credit will be given on most of th» purchase money if proper- 

 ly secured. Any communications addressed " Lafayette," 

 New York city, will be treated strictly confidential. 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Mnl1)errie«, &c. 



Fruit Trees of all the different species ;— of the most cele- 

 brated and surpassing kinds ; — the collection now offered is 

 large. The Catalogue of Fruit and Omamevtdl Trees and 

 Shrubs, Hoses, and Herbaceous Flowering l'limts,for 1839, 

 is ready and will be sent to all who apply. In that catalogue 

 the very best kinds tf fruits, so far ,as proved, are particu- 

 larly designated by a star. 



100,000 Morus Multicaulis Trees or any other reasona- 

 ble quantity, or cuttings of the same, arc now offered. The 

 trees are genuine; alt being raised by the subscriber, either 

 at his Nursery here, or at his Southern Establishment at 

 Portsmouth in Lower Virginia. Also the Elata, Canton, 

 Broussa, Morelti or .Alpine, and some other Mulberries. 

 Cockspur and Buckthorn for Hedges, &c.&c. 



All orders will be promjitly attended to, and trees when 

 so ordered will be securely packed for safe Ir.nnsporlation to 

 distant places. WILLIAM KENRICK. 



Nonantum Hill, Newton, Mass. Oct. 9. 



Alum, American, . 

 Ashes, Pearl, per 100 lbs. . 



Pot, " •' " . 

 Beans, white, Foreign, 



" " Domestic, . 



Beef, mess, . . . • 



No. 1 



prime, .... 

 Beeswax, white, 

 yellow. 

 Bristles, American, 

 Butter, shipping, 



dairy. 

 Candles, mould, 

 dipped, 

 sperm. 

 Cheese, new milk, 



CiDEB, ..... 



refined. . . . ■ 

 Bone Manure. ... 



in casks. 

 Fe.vthers, northern, geage, 



southern, gaRe, . 

 Flax. (American) . 

 Fish, Cod, Grand Bank, . 

 Bay, Chaleur, 

 Haddock, . . 



' Mackerel, No. 1 

 No. 2, 

 No. 3, 

 ■Mewives, dry salted. No. 1. 

 Salmon, No. 1, 

 FLOtia, Genesee, cas^b, . 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf, 

 Rye, . . . . 

 Meal, Indian, in bbls, '. 



Grain: Corn, northern yellow, 



southern flat, yellow, 

 white, . . . I 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, nominal . 

 Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 southern, new. 

 Grindstones, pr ton of 21)00 lbs. rough 

 do. do. do. finished 



Hams, northern, . .- . 



southern and western, . 

 Hay, best English, per ton, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Boston, .... 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do. country do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides, 



Lime, best sort 



Molasses, New Orleans, 

 Sugar House, 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring, 



Winter, . 

 Whale, refined. 

 Linseed, American, 

 Neat's Foot, . 

 Plaster Pari.s, per ton of 2200 lbs 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, .... 

 Mess, ... 



Prime, 

 Seeds: Herd's Grass, 



Ked Top, southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, . 



Flax, .... 

 Ked Clover, norllicru, 

 Southern Clover, none. 

 Soap, American, Brown, 

 " Castile, 



Tallow, tried 



Teazles, 1st sort, . 



Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, full Mood, washed, 

 do. 3-4tbs do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 

 £_■ f Pulled superfine, 

 ^J j No. 1, . . . 



^3 1 No. 2, . . . . 

 -J=-lNo. 3, . . . 



