VOL.. XVIII. NO. 4'i. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



36:3 



expiration nfiliuir services, as their chief compensation. 

 Say om: hundred acres each year as the yearly compen- 

 sation, or its equivalent, n§ tliey would want eome pecu- 

 niary advances to clothe themselves, or articles furinshed 

 by nie of good quality and iair price. The land to be of 

 the averige quality of niy survey. I want men who are 

 enterprising, and not too nice, in so wild and sparsely 

 settled region They must not expect the facilities or 

 luxuries of an old garden spot like Alassaciiusetls. 



" As I have a large body of unsettled land, I would be 

 glad to obtain some eight or ten families as settlers, and 

 will give 50 acres to each family, provided they will pur- 

 chase 150 mote, at a fair price and on reasonable ternitt 



" My residence is on Pine (rreek, whicli falls into the 

 Great Kanawha.' 



Any person intttresled may have more particular infor- 

 mation by inquiring of the subscriber at Boston. 

 April 26, 1840. HENRY COLMAN. 



i(IS9 



ictia MorticiiUuial Society. 



■SnlurJay, .-ipril 11), 11=40. 



G. \V. Stearns, Esq. exhibited very iine speciitiens 

 Long Southg.ite and Early Frame Cucumbers. 

 For the Committee, 



J. I..L. I . u'.iivi. .■,.%, ci.a/mu.i 



BKKiiriO.V AlAKKKT.— M...>DAy, .\pril 27, 1840. 

 lt.-l>i.rtpii furtlif .NfW EiiulMiiil K.iilm.-r. 



A I M:.rl(et 300 Beef Cattle, IG p.iirs Working 

 Oxen, iO Cows and Calves, 4:i0 Sheepand 1050 Swine. 

 About 100 Beef t:atlle and 150 Sheep unsold, 



I'rices. — Beef Cuttle. — Prices have further declined 

 ....^. ,Vo . '.;; . q..o;.;U;, A f.^-.v vciv exiri, §6 75. 

 First quality, $0 25 n $0 50. Second quality, $6 00. 

 Third quality, $5 35 a $5 75. 



H'orking Oxen — We n<itice a few sales : $78, $85, 

 $90, . ■{.95, and $105. 



Cms and Calces.— $W, $30, $37, and $40. 



67ice;..— Lola, $3 00, $3 50, $3 75, $i 00, and 

 $4 1-8. 



Sicoif.— Sales quick. Uots to peddle 4 1-2 a 4 3-4 

 for sows, and 5 1-? a 5 3-4 for barrows. I^arge bar- 

 rows 5 and 5 1-4. At retail from 5 to 7. 



iiclou> of Kruit Trees Woiitcd. 



The subscriber wishes lo nrocuie Scions of the lol!owing, 

 for winch an cquixalent will lie given in money or choice 



.ScKlllS. 



Frirn.-'.— Rarly Ber^unioi Pear, of Coxc Sheuk's Pear, i 

 from reniisylvania. Burlingaine IVar, from Marietta, Ohio. 

 Green Sweet. Highlop Sweet, and Seek no Further, of 

 Tliaklirr's American Onhardisl. Dartmouth Sweet Apple, 

 l.ewision Eiig Plum, Tomlinson's Charioile, Gitfnrd's La. 

 layetle, of Prnice's Pomcilogical Manual. And all ihe Plums 

 onguiiiled by Mr Corse, of Montreal, e.xcept the Nota Bena. 

 KOBERT MANNING. 



Poniolngical Garden, Salem, April S, 1840. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



bone: niANllHE. 



A good supply of ijroun'l bones constanlly on hind, and 

 for sale at William Chace's mill, one and a haH'inllcs north- 

 west of Providence bridge. 



A Siimple may be seen nt Rcminglna and Whitman's 

 store, No. 32 Alnrkot Si. Providence, U 1. 



Also, Bone Mills on a new and improved construction, for 

 sale at the above place. 



April 8. 8t 



SPI.KNDID P.EO.MKS, 



Picony Whiiileji, or Chinese Double VVbile ; Psony fra- 

 erans, or Hose scented fine Double Crimson ; P. Humei, 

 Double ChineFC Crimson. All the three preceiiiiig at Si 

 each. Also. P. Tenuif<ilia or Single Crimson ; DoubleCrim- 



, iviistu c. i»os.i Colored ; p. Ca.;n-.i ui i..-sii ci'ioicii; 



Alliifloia or Single While; Dnnhle Crimson. An assorl- 

 mem of all colors. WILLIAM KENKICK. 



Newtini, .April 8. 



Alum, American, . 

 AsHB.i, I'earl, per liiu Ihs. 

 Pot, •• •• " . 

 Beans, white, Foreign. 



" '' Domesiic, . 



Beef, mess. 



No. 1. . 

 prime. 

 Beeswax, while, 

 yellow. 

 Bristles, Aineriean, 

 lioiTEB, shipping, 



dairy, 

 Casules, mould, 

 dipped, 

 sperm . 

 Ghefse, new milU, 

 Cider, .... 



refined. 

 Bo.NE Manusk, . ■ . 

 ill casks. 

 Feather?, northern, geese, 

 southern, geese, 

 Flax. (American) 



THEK.MO.VI ETHICAL. 



Reiiiirred (or the New England Farioer. 



R^iiigeof the Tliernioiniteral the (Jardeiiof the proprietoi-s 



of the iMew England Fanner, Brighom, Alass. in a shaded 



l>lorlherly ex|)osure, week ending April 26. 



April, 1840. 

 Monday, 



Tuesday, 



Wednesday, 



Thursday, 



Friday, 



Saturday, 



Sun lay. 



7 A.M. I 12, M. I 5,1'. M. | Wind. 



S. W. 



26 



79 



69 



the; BOY'S COUNTRY BOOK 



Of amusements, pleasures and pursuits, illustrated with 

 22 original designs. By William Huwitt. One of the 

 best books lor lads ever published- For sale by 



April -ii. JO-SEPH BKECK & CO. 



CiOLD FISHES AND CANARY BIRDS. 



For sale by JOSEt'H BRECK >!t CO. 52 North Market 

 Street. 

 April 29. 



PURB BLOODl!:D STOCK. 



For sale, three young Bulls, 7 to 9 months old, from im- 

 proved shorn horn Durham, Alderaey, and North Devon 

 Stock. Inquire at this ortice, 



April 29. 6t 



GARD.ONISR!) KNIVES. 



JOSEPH BRECK »t CO. have this season imported and 

 now otfer for sale a lew very superior Garden Knives, lor 

 pruning, &c. manufactured expressly for Gardeners, and 

 warranted superior lo any article of the kind before import- 

 ed. 



Also— a large assortment of Budding Knives, Grape 

 Scissors, &c. &c. 



April 22. 



AVeek's Treatise on Bees 



For sale by 

 April 15. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



FARMING AND GARDEN TOOLS. 



For sale at ihe New England Agricultural Warehouse 

 and Seed Store, No. 51 & 52 North Market Street. 

 500 dozen Cast Steel aud other Scythes. 

 300 " Patent Scythe Snathes, 

 ano " Common do. do. 

 1(11 " Cast Strel Hoes. 

 200 " Crooked Neck Hoes. 

 200 " Common do. 

 100 " Prong do. 



too '' Garden do. superior. 



600 '• Hay Rakes. 

 1500 " Scythe Rifles. 

 300 " do. Slcnes. 



1110 " Ames' and other Shovels; 

 50 " Spades. 

 100 " Manure Forks. 

 200 i" Hay dov- 



300 pair Trace Chains. 

 190 " Ox do. 



• a<W Halter do. 



300 Chains for tying up Callle. 

 Togelber with a most complete assortment of Farming and 

 Garden Tools of everv description. 



March 11. JO.SEPH BRECK & CO. 



FARM FOR SAI^E. 



The highly cultivated Farm of the late Captain A. Dela. 

 no, MiLated in North Charlestown, !\. H. four miles from 

 the llunrishing village of Clarmont, containing 160 acres of 

 fir.st rale arable and wood lami, with a well finished two sto- 

 ry dwellins: house wiiii all necessary out buildin:;s, unfailing 

 water at bouse and barns, two good barns, with shed 80 by 

 20 feet, anil .ill necessary buildings for a well stocked farm ; 

 together with a good assortment of young fruit trees, among 

 which is a fine variety of pear and apple in a flourishing 

 condition, wiih two good gardens. Terms libeial. Apiily 

 lo H F. DELANO, on the premises, or ISAAC HUB- 

 BARD, Esq. Claremout. 



North Charlestown, April 8, 1840. tf"* 



TO LiET. 



4 Acres of Land situated in Brighton, within 5 miles of 

 Boston. There are 30 large fruit bearing Apple Trees upon 

 the land, which i-s in fijie cultivation, very level and easy of 

 access J was planted with corn last year and well manured. 

 'Terms rea.sonable. Apply to E. A. STORY, ai Winships 

 Nurseries, or F. W. SIORV, at this office. 



April 22. 



\%'c1>ster'8 and SilItmai]L'» AgJcicuUural Speeches. 



Just published and lor sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 

 April 22. 



Svrert Potato Slips. 



Just received and for sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 

 April 22. 



Clover Seed. 



50 tierces of Eastern Clover Seed for sale by 



April 22 JOSEPH BRECK &. CO. 



BROrSSA MULBERRY SEED. 



We have recently received 50 lbs. Iresh Bruussa Mulberry 

 Seed, which we ofier by the ounce or pound. 

 March 11. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



r.-d. n. 



•.nU 



Bay; Chaleur, 

 Haddock, 



Mackerel, No. 1 . . . 

 No. 2. 

 No. 3, . 

 ■\lewives, dry salted. No. I. 

 Salmon, No. 1, 

 Flolb, Genesee, ca^b, . 



Ballimore, Howard si reel, 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wlcirf. 



Rye, ■ 



Meal, Indian, in bbls. 



Grain : Corn, northern yellow, 



southern flat, yellow, 

 white, . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 southern. 

 Grindstones, prion of 2000 lbs. rough 

 do. do. do. finished 



Hams, northern 



southern and western, . 

 Hay, best EngUslu jet ton, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Roston, .... 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philaddphia ciiy tannage, 

 ilo. c'uniry 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 I'oot, . 

 Plaster Paris, per ton ol 2200 lbs 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, .... 

 Mess, 

 Prime, 



Whole Hugs, . 

 Seeds: Herd's Gra.ss, 



Red Top, southern , 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, . 



Fla.x, .... 

 Red Clover, northern, 

 Southern Clover, 

 American, Brown, 

 " Castile, 



Tallow, tried, 

 Teazles, 1st sort, . 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, full blood, washed, 

 do. 3-4ths do. 



Soap 



1-2 



do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 



F . f Pulled superfine, 

 ^"SJno. 1, . . . 



= -3lNo.2 



-Jo- 1 No. 3, 



pound S 



I 5 00 



4 75 



bushel 1 76 



" I 2 00 



larrcl 



" ll3 00 

 . " In 00 

 pound 



pound 

 dozen 

 barrel 

 bushel 



pound 



1 10 

 II 60 

 9 60 

 6 00 

 6 00 

 17 00 

 5 87 

 5 37 



pound; 



pound 



; 1 4 ou 



'13 on 



pound 

 bushel 



pound 



pr M. 

 pound 



2 00 

 2 25 

 I 37 



