roL. -Tvrn. no. 34. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



SIXTH AGRICULTURAL MEETING. 



he Sixth Agricultural Meeting was held on Thurs- 

 jveningSdlh inst., and was very fully attended. The 

 ission was managed by Mr E. H. Derby, Mr Dodge, 

 ^lark, Mr Putnam, Mr Cook, and others, and much 

 esting matter was brought out. 



he Hon. \V'ni, Foster likewise addressed the meeting 

 ngth on French and Spanish practices in husbandry, 

 which, from several years' residence, ho had been 

 liar, and pointing out in what respects our farmers 

 gather from them many useful hints, 

 full report is in the hands of the compositor, but the 

 of our columns forbids its insertion. These reports 

 re happy to learn, are looked for by our readers 

 inteiest, and we shall try to continue and hereafter 

 tlhem in circulation fresh from the mint. If we 

 more get up with the team, we shall hope to keep 

 nd not be travelling on in this style far behind, and 

 ig out " Mister, let us get on " H. C. 



SILK MEETING. 



e particularly invite the attention of all interested to 

 lotice of the discussion of the subject of the silk cul- 

 011 the second Thursday in March. We hope it 

 36 fully attended by our friends from a distance, and 

 nany will come prepared not only to say, but to 

 what they have done. Northampton, Hartford, 

 erst, Bolton, Harvard, Portsmouth, Providence, R. I.' 

 ition ! the whole. Look well to the right ' Dress ' 



H. C. 



BE Editor of the N. E. Farmer : 

 the report of my remarks at the State House rela- 

 o Indi.m corn, you make me say that after havin" 

 i ten or twelve loads of manure to the acre, I pm 

 ythree loads more in the iiill. I said, or meant to 

 hat tan or twelve more were put in the hill, ma]iin<' 

 twentytvvo or three. Also, you make me say in 

 lace that tiie crop in 1839 was 77 bu. per acre, and 

 )ther, that itwds87bu. and 19 qts. The average 

 of the large kind was 77 bu., and on one acre (the 

 It was B7 bu. Aid 19 qts. You also expose my i"^- 

 ce of figures when you make me say that corn 3 ft 

 gives 43IjO hills to the acre. My corn was that num- 



hills to the acre, but it was more than 3 ft. apart. 

 ) were eight bundles in a stook— you say four 



ALLEN PUTNAM. 



make these corrections with pleasure. It is »i- 

 ly difficult to report numerical statements, and if wc 

 t commit the unpardonable sin of misstating a la- 

 ge by putting down 40 instead of 20, we think we 

 OTgpreity well. We know the habitual exactness 

 ■ respected friend ; but we believe " he made him- 

 ly" some of these things, since some of our contem- 

 es seem to have understood him as we did.— H. C. 



GHTON MARKET.— MoNi.AT, Feb. 24, IH40. 

 Rejwtsri for the Nf w Enslanil Fanner. 

 Market 380 Beef Cattle, 14 pairs W. rkin^ 

 , 20 Cows and Calves, 1200 Sheep, and 100 



lut 50 Beef I atlle unsold. 



CEs.— Beef Cu«(/e.— Sales were very dull and the 

 obtained last week were not sustained on tlie 

 uahlies We quote First quality, $6 75. Second 

 C, $6 25 a $6 50. Third qualit>, $5 2.") a .$5 75. 

 ■king Oxen.— A very few sales only were ef- 



>s a»d Cahes.—" Dull " We notice a kw sales 



', $32, g!3.-J, $40 and $4.1 



■.p— Nearly half at market were rather ordinary 



t $2 50, S3 25, $3 7.-,, $4 25 and $5 00. 



''a'VJ''"^" '" "'•"■'*'^' "■'^i''' previously contracted 

 4 7-8. Two thirds barrows. A very few only 

 retailed. ^ 



FARMS FOR SALE. 



thf^L.^h^'i" '"'■'" 'I-' J. '"S'' '""^ "'' '"I'ivation, situated in 

 Lleasr,l"'^''";'."' '^^'^ham, bordering on Charles River, 

 uleasantly si ualeri, and within one quilrler of a mile o f 

 ^cedham and Dover Mills, and within six mil.s of Oedham 

 t-ouri House, coiiiainms about ;.5 acres of land suitably di- 

 ned into ullage and pasturing; well watered, and mostly 

 leiici'fl wiih good stone walls. ' 



c.,T:''T '^ ^ ^"a"S orchard containing about 150 choice 

 F run Trees in a flourisliing stale; a lafge and convenient 

 ^vvellmg house; a new Barn 40 l,y 60 feet, wiih a slure and 

 branary connected with it, and cellar under ihe whole with 

 a hrst rate piggery. If said farm is not sold by Ihc first of 

 .•ipril next, the house and store will he lo let. The store is 

 convenient and well situated for trade. 



'}'*"T" *,'°'fl' '''"" situated in the northerly part of Dover 

 and within half a mile of the above named mills; a desira- 

 We silualion for a mechanic, cnnlaining about 30 acres of 

 laiid and well watered ; with house, barn, and out-bnildings. 



Uie stock and farming utensils of the said farm wilfbe 

 sold at public auction on Wednesday, 181h March. 



For further particulars inquire of LEON.-VRD BAT- 

 P'Hrwru" '^r'^'"""'. "''^ said (arms, or CALVIN 

 t KhNCH, on the premises. 



Ncedham, Feb. 2G, 1840. 4w 



291 



FARM FOR SALE. 



For sale a superior firm of nearly fifty acres, between 

 Boston and Lowell, 15 ji.iles from the former place; on 

 which is situated a convenient dwelling house, barn and 

 other builings in good repair, and an orchard of choice fruit 

 I'^^^T V';,!"'', ^''J'^'''"^"''"'^ inquire of the subscribers, No. 

 52 North Market Street. JOSEPH BREOK & CO 



February 26. 6«,* 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



CORRECTEP WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Alum, American, . 

 Ashes, Pearl, per Kiu lb';. 



Pot, " •' •' 

 Bkans, white, Foreign, 



" " Domestic, 



Beef, mess, 



No. 1. . . . 

 prime, 

 Beeswax, white, 

 yellow. 

 Bristles, American, 

 Butter, shipping, 

 dairy, 



TO FARMERS. 



500 casks Lime, ofgood quality, for sale by the subscribers 

 at their wharf Front Slreet. 



We would remind consumers of this article that the casks 

 are larger and. have at least one fourth more in quantity than 

 m former years. Price 112 cents per cask 



P , i, „, CARTER & WILLARD. 



FehruSry 25. 4^ 



THERMOMETRICAL. 



lie'v.ried lor the New England Farmer. 

 ;eof the Thernionieterat tlie Garden of the proprietors 

 Vew England Farmer, Brighton, Mass. in a shaded 

 rly exposure, week ending February 23. 



WEBSTER'S SEEDS. 



,."^11? suhscrihiers beg leave to state that they have received 

 Mr Webster s heeds ; those who wish to experiment upon 

 them and obtain a portion, had better call or send soon 

 They are as follows— 



Hopeloun Winter Oats. 



Ess^x do. no. 



Dutch Poland Spring dc. 



Kent Tartary do. 



Essex Winter Beans. 



Mumford's Garden, or Horse Beans. 



Yorkshire Prolific Beans. 



SuSblk Hanrad Tick do. 



Whittington Winter Wheat 



Surrey Golden Drop do. do. 



Winter Tares, or Vetches. 



Spring Tares, or Vetches. 



Italian Rye Grass. 



Pacey Rye Grass. 



White Globe Turnip. 



Pomeranian do. 



Swedish do. 



Red Tankard dc. 



Yellow .Scotch do. 



White Tankard dc. 



Purple Top Hybrid. 



Red Globe-Mangel Wurtzei. 



White do. do. 



We have also received some 'of the Eawj Hope Cabbage 

 Seed, which was tried last year at New York and proved to 

 be superior to any Early Cabbage hitherto known in the 

 country. 



We have now in New York, which will come to hand in 

 a few days, some of the Chevalier Barley, which we shall 

 be happy to offer to our cuslomers. 



It has been understood by some that the seeds were left 

 with us for gratuitous distribution. We wi.sh to correct this 

 mistake as it is not the case. We were directed to dispose 

 of them at a small advance, suHicicnt to pay for our trouble 

 storage, &c. JOSEPH BRECK & CO ' 



Boston, Feb, 12, 1S40. 



SEEDS FOR HOT BEDS. 



Early London Cauliflower. 

 Early Dutch do. 

 EaJ-ly York Cabbage. 

 Early Hope do. (very superior.) 

 Early Broccoli, of sorts. 

 Sinot's Early Frame Cucumber. 

 Giant White Solid Celery. 

 Do Red do. 



New Dwarf Red .Solid do. 



Do. White do. 



Superior Double Curled Parsley. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



February 19. 



Candles, mould 



dipped, 



sperm, . . . . 

 Cheese, new milk, 

 ClDEB, . . , . . . 



refined 



BoneMasuse, . . . . 



in casks, 

 Feathers, norlhorn, geese, 



soulhern, geese, . 

 Flax. (American) .' . . . 

 Fish, Cod, Grand Bank. 

 Bay, Chaleer, 

 Haddock, 

 Mackerel, No. 1 



No. a. 



No. 3, . 

 Alewives, dry salted. No. 1. 

 Salmon, No. 1, . . 

 Flour, Genesee, cash, . 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf. 

 Rye, ... 

 Meal, Indian, in bbls 

 Grain ; Corn, northern yellow, 



southern flat, yellow, 

 white, . 

 Ptye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 soulhern, 

 Grindstones, pr ton of 20(10 lbs. rough 

 do. do. do., finished 



Hams, northern 



southern and western, . 

 Hay, best English, per ton, . 



Eastern screwed, ", 

 Hops, ist quality, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Boston, .... 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do. c^'unirv do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides, 

 Lime, best sort, .... 

 MoLAssts, New Orleans, . 



Sugar House, 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring, 



Wintei, . 

 Whale, refined. 

 Linseed, American, 



Neat's Foot 



PLASTSa Paris, per ton of 2200 lbs. 

 Pork, extra. clear, 



clear, ..... 



Mess, 



Prime, 



Whole Hogs, ... 

 Seeds: Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, .southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 



Hemp, .... 

 Flax, ..... 

 Red Clover, northern, . 

 Southern Clover, none. 

 Soap, American, Brown, . . j 



" Castile, . . ' 



Tallow, tried 



Teazles, 1st sort, . , . , 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, full blood, washed, 



do. 3-4ths do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 



H^ f Pulled superfine, . 



.SSlNo. 1, . '. . 



5-3 1 No. 2 



Z =^ No. 3,1 



pound i 



pound 



pound 



quintal 



barrel 12 50 



2u0 



bushel 



pound 



pound 



3S I 40 

 18 00 1 19 00 

 28 00 ' 30 00 



barrel 



'pound 



pr M. 

 pound 



