voim XVIII. Ko. a3. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



203 



Art. -. Tlie officers of the Society aliall consist of 

 'resilient, two Vice Fresideiits, Secretary and Trensu- 

 , and five Directors, wlio sliull tonslilute a buard to 

 nage the affairs of the Society, and shall be chosen 

 baTlot. 



Art. 3. The annual meeting shall be in Wostboro' 

 the first Thursday of January, at one o'clock, P. M. 

 the choice ofotiicers and for ihf transaction of any 

 jiness proposed by the Board of Directors. The sla- 

 i meetings of the Society shall be on the evenings of 

 5 first Thursday in February, March, April, Novem- 

 r and December. Tho I'rcsident shall preside at all 

 iCtings, and in his absence or the absence of the Vice 

 esidents, a President pro tempore shall be chosen.— 

 n members shall constitute a quorum for doing busi- 

 5S, and a less number may adjourn the annual meet- 

 r should there not be a quorum before three o'clock. 

 Art. 4. It shall be the duty of tlie Board of Direc- 

 s to meet at least once in three months, to correspond 

 ■ough their Secretary with such societies or individu- 

 . as they mav judge proper, and also to propose at any 

 ^etint's ot the Society, subjects for discussion, investi- 

 tion or actual experiment. 



Art. .5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep 

 air record of all the proceedings of the Society and of 

 Board of Directors, to take charge of all the books 

 d papers of the Society until otherwise disposed of 

 their direction. 



Art. 6. The Treasurer shall collect and receive all 

 mies belonging to the Society, and hold tho same 

 bjpct to the direction of the Board of Directors, and 

 hibit his accounts annually to the Society. 

 Art. 7. Any person on recommendation of any 

 !mber at a previous stated meeting, and receiving the 

 tes of two-thirds of the members present, and paying 

 ;o the Treasury fifty cents, and signing the riiles 

 opted by the Society, shall be entitled to all the privi- 

 fes of membership. 



Aut. 6. No busmess shall be transacted at any meet- 

 ; of the Society, after 9 o'clock, P. M., and no mem- 

 r shall be allowed to speak more than twice upon the 

 -ne subject, at one and the same meeting, without lib- 

 ty first iibtained from said meeting. 

 Art. 9. No altcr.ition or addition sh.all be made to 

 is Conititution, unlesa proposed at a previous regular 

 ;etin<r, and the same mentioned in the notification for 

 a nreeting at which it is to be considered, a,nd by a vote 

 two-thirds of the members present. 



OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. 



President — Lovett Peters, 



Vice Presidents~-Ol\s Brighani, Nahum Fisher. 



Secretary — George Denny. ^ 



Treasurer — James Leach. 



Directors — Jonathan Forbes, Nathaniel E.Fisher, El- 



er Brighini, Samuel Chamberlain, Abijah Wood. 



The exhibition of butter and cheese, for the splendid 

 emiums of the Massachusetts Agiicullural Society, 

 ok place at Quincy Hall on VVedne.«day last, the 4th 

 stant. There were thirteen entries of butter and eight 

 ■ cheese. None of the butter or cheese was of a qual- 

 y, in the opinion of the Committee, to warrant the 

 istowment of the highest premiums, but gratuities 

 ere given to several individuals for butter and cheese, 



not of the highest order of excellence, of a very good 

 jality. \Vb shall publish a full report from the Com- 

 littee hereafter. 



The first distinction was given, for butter, to \Vm . a- 

 aop of Barnet, Vt. 2d to Luther Chamberlain of West- 

 oro. 3d to Daniel Chamberlain of do. 4th to Richard 

 lildreth of Sterling. 



For Cheese— The first dislincaon to T. Fisher of 

 iurke, Vl 'Jd to D. Leo of Barre. 3d to E. Field of 

 lew Braintree. 



The prices of butter at the public sale varied from 23 



33 cents, and ol ciieeaa from H 1-2 to 13 1-2 cents. 



THERIMOMETRICAL. 



Reported for Ille Now Rngland Farmer. 

 Raiigeof the Thermometer at tlic Gardenof tlu 

 jfthe New England Farmer, Brighton, Mass. 

 Vortlierly exposure, week emling December 8. 



proprietors 

 n » shaded 



Dec, 1889. | 6 A.M. 112, M. ] 6,P.1VI. | Wind. 



SPLENDID Bl LBOITS FLOWER ROOTS. 



Just received by JOSEPH BRECK & CO , from Holland, 

 a very large and well selected assortment of Dutch Bulbous 

 Roots, among which are the following :— 



Hyacisths— Bouble white, double white with red and 

 purple eyes, double rosy, double 



d yellow, singl '•■'" ' 



V^^HOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Alum, American, . 

 AsHE.'i, 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, 

 Chf.fse, new milk. 

 Cider, . . . • 



refined, 

 Bone Manure, 



casks, 



lark blue, light bl 

 nnii V.JIIOW sin'^ie white, while with red and purple eyta. , , 



?ot','P:V:d"light and dark blue, yellow a^d^ariegated, P-thers, nor era geese 

 comprising 150 varieties ol choice named sorts. >s . 



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

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

 Parrots, &c. &c. 



Crown Imperials— Double red and yellow, single red and 

 vellow, striped leaces, &c. ., , 



Polyanthus Narcissus— White, yellow, while with yel- 

 low and citron cups, and citron with yellow cups. 



Narcissus— Orange Phcenix, Sulphur Phoenix. Incompa- 

 rable, Van Sion, and Tralus cantus, with double flowers; 

 Trumpet major. Sulphur and Poeticus, with single. 

 JoNauiLLES— Double and single 



Ranunculus— Large double red and yellow Turkey, and 

 other varieties. , . . 



Anemones— Many fine mixed and named varieties. 

 Iris— Enelish, Persian, Spanish and Susiana. 

 Crocus- White, blue, purple, yellow, cloth of gold, striped, 

 &c. in 25 sorts. . . , , , , 



Gladiolus— Bizantium communis, with purple, red anil 

 while flowers; Cardinalis. 



Lilies — Double and single while, striped leaved, and 

 spotted; Calcidonica, Bulifefum, Martigon, Kampscbatkian, 

 Auranlica, &.c. > , . 



P^osies— trouble white Chinese, double red do., doutile 

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

 Slc. 



Also— Snow Drops, Amaryllis, Tuberoses, Ornitholigums 

 of all sorts. Arum dracunculjis. Geranium tuberosuin. Allium 

 flavum, Hyacinthus monstrosus, plamnsus, hotrioides and 

 Belgicus of sorts; Fritillarias, Cyclamens, &c. 



The above choice collection of bulbs have been selected 

 withmuch care, from one of llic best houses in Holland, and 

 are offered to purchasers with greatconfidenre, believing they 

 will give universal satisfoclion to all who will give them a 

 fair I^ial Orders should be forwanled soon, to the subscri- 

 ber, No. 52 North JMarket Street, office of the New England 

 Parmer. A liberal discount will be made to dealers 

 October 23. Tr.cn.nx. n^^nu- ,, 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



IMPROVED PIt.3 FOR SALE. 



For sale three, improved Poars of the following breeds; 



One half Berkshire and half Macky. 



One half Berkshire, quarter Macky and quarter Mocha. 



One half Berkshire and half a large EnglisD breed, name 

 not known. 



The above bears are two vcars old ; thev are disposed of 

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

 They will he sold cheap if ap'plied for soon. For lenirs, iic. 

 apply to J. BRECK & CO. 



November 13. 



BKH.HTO.N MARliK'I 



-MoNDAV, Deo. 9, IHIilt. 

 ■I.-.1 r.,r uif N..W Knal.inil Kaimer 

 O Beef Cattle, 275 Stores, 1300 Sheep 



At Market 

 nd 4.50 Swi 



PcicF.s — lleef Cattle. — W'p. shall quote to correspond 

 viih lasi week ; prices however were hardly sustained 

 or a like quality. First ijuality, $(! 75. Second qual- 

 ly, §i; 00 a ^<< 5i>. Third qualitv, $4 50 a $;") 50. 



Barrelling C«.«/c.— Mess ,$.'> oO ; No. 1 $5 00. 



Stores.- Yeiirlings $9 a 112. Two Year Old $15 a 



sao. 



S/icc/).— We quote b.ts at $1 C2, $2 00, and $2 (12. 



Sici7ie—A lot of selected barrows at 4 3-4 ; a lot of 

 argesowsal3; a lot at 4 ; one entire lot to cIosl- at 

 '. 1 2 and 3 1-2. At retail from 4 to 5 1-2. 



BOXE niARURE. 



The subscriber inlorms his friends and the public, that 

 alter ten years experience, be is fully convinced, that ground 

 bones torm the most powerful slimulant that can bo applied 

 10 the earth as a manure , r r. in 



He keeps constantly on hand a supply ot Gionnd none, 

 and solicits the patronage of the agricultural coininumiy. 

 Pr'ce at the Mill 3.5 cents per bushel ; pui up in casks and de- 

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

 charge lor casks or carting 



aTso, ground Oyster Shells 



Orders left al the Bnne Mill, near Tremonl road, in Rox- 

 burv at the \ew England Agricuhural Warehouse and 

 Seed' Store, No M Norih Market Street, or through the Post 

 Office will meet with prompt allenlion 



geese. 

 Flax. (American) . 

 Fish, Cod, Grand Bank, 

 Bay, Cbaleur, 

 Haddock, 

 Mackerel, No. 1 

 No. 2, 

 . No, 3, . 

 ■Vlewives, dry salted, No. 1. 

 Salmon, No. 1, 

 Flour, Genesee, cash, . 



Baltimore, Howard slieet, 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf, 



Rye, 



Meal, Indian, in bbls. 



Grain : Corn, northern yellow, , 



southern flat, yellow., 

 white, . 

 Pi.ye, northern, . 

 Barley, nominal . 

 Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 southern, new. 

 Grindstones, pr ton of 2000 lbs. rough, 

 • do. do. do. finished 



Hams, northern 



southern and western, . 

 Hav, best English, per ton, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 



2d qiaihty, .... 

 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 Paris, per ton o( 2200 lbs. 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, ..... 

 Mess, .... 



Prime, .... 

 bEnos: Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, . ■ . 



Klax, 



Red Clover, noriborn, . 

 Southern Clover, none. 

 Soap, American, Brown, . 

 " Castile, 



Tallow, trieil 



Teazlf.s. 1st sort, .... 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Hleeces, . 



.American, full blood, washed, 

 do. 3-4 tbs do 



pound 



bushel 

 barrel 



pound 



Sound 

 ozen 

 barrel 

 hushel 



pound 

 quintal 

 barrel 



5 00 

 4 70 



1 62 



2 00 

 14 00 

 12 00 

 10 00 



28 



sk 

 gallon 



do. 



r-2 



ROHAN POTATOES, 



For sale at the Now England Agricultural Warehouse ai 



Seed Store, No. 52 .North Market Street, at S5 per barrel. 



October 10. JO.SEPH BRECK & CO 



do. 1-4 and coiiunon, 

 = ■ (■ Pulled superfine. 

 2 i J No. 1, 

 £31 No. 2, . 

 Z =^ !, No. 3 



5 25 

 4 87 

 2 00 

 2 00 



pound 



pound 



pr M 

 pound 



