360 



XEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Nov. 



PEOSPECTUS FOR 1864. j PRICES. 



We call the attention of our Monthly subscri- ' Sej^t. 23. 



bers to the Prospectus of Volume XVL, for 1864, Beef,ist,2a,3dqual o\n%i 



, -, rrr ^ ■ " extra and premium. .. ..8| a8J 



upon the fourtn page of the cover. We desire sheep* iambs, each $3^54^ 



to enter upon the new year with an increased cir- j " (old) ^ & 5 a 6 



culation, ar.d hope they will make up and forward '''"'»e,8tores, w'sale 5 asj 



their club lilts as early as praciicable. For terms, ! ^j^^ ^^^^ j^ '^^ ' _!»_ 



which are exceedingly low for such a publication, Betf bides, ^ ft 8 §9 



we refer to the Pro.sp'ectus. ' P^its, sheep & lambs — S— 



Tallow, ^tt. 7 37 J 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Remarks. — The foregoing figures indicate a large supply, a 

 steady market, and high prices. Xotwithstanding the fact that 

 l>eef is nearly one- third higher than it was one year ago, and 

 stores in about the same proportion, it will be noticed that the 

 number of cattle at market during the past four weeks has aver- 



Thoaghls Saggeeti d by Jfovember Page 329 



Cattle f^how at .Nashua. N. H 330 



Instinct of .Vppetite — Bushes 331 I aged over one thousand per week more than for the correspond- 

 Short Trip .Among the Mountains 332 ' ing four weeks last year, and for the previous five weeks the ex- 



On Raising Seedlings 3-33 | cess this year but little less ; and that the sheep and lambs at 



How to P.<.move <Jbiiruction3 in Drains 334 1 market during the pa?t two months have also outnumbered those 



Ivy PoiKm. Caution 3:}5 I sold during the same time, last j'ear, full one thousand per week. 



Grape Culture, Wines and Wine Making 336, 349 | -And yettrade was more spirited, the stcSck was sold off cleaner, 



Sandcracks in the H«<rse'g Foot. 336 



Selection of Seed 337 



Plows and Plowing — Horticultural Xotes 338 



Illinois CTieese— .^Salting Hay 3-39 



Letter from the Farm 340 



Grass, an E-jay 341 



Our Best Cattl-; and Sheep .344 



Extracts and Replies 344, 3o6 



Notes from the Mo-iomack — Portable Mills 343 



Little Things — Triumph of the United .-^tates 347 



Harvard Farmer's Club — Trot at Vermont Slate Fair 348 



Oy.sler Shells as a Manure 349 



A Sketch of L-.ominster, Mass 3MJ 



Salting Hay — Michigan Agricultural College 351 



Working Farmer — Illinois Farmer 3.52 



Plums and Curcali>— Domejtic lieceipts 3.03 



Roaring Horses 3-,3 



Our Autumns i Cattle Shows — Sket'?hes of New England 3.04 



Northern and Southern Horses — The "Univ-.rsal Yankee'". .3;' 5 

 Grapes f'jr the Million — Frost in ihe Tropics ZrA 



and the market closed raore favorably for the drovers, and con- 

 sequently for farmers, on the last market day than on either of 

 the other th ree above reported, with perhaps the exception of 

 sheep, of which there was a large supply last week. 



The trade in store bogs is dull and the number at market 

 small. 



Hides and tallow firm, and pelts advancing. 



Sales of Cattle and Sheep. 



The following is from our report of sales, October 14, will in- 

 dicate the state of trade during the month, and will be valuable 

 for future reference as an example of prices in "'war times." 



I. A. Blake sold 7 three-year-olds for $297, or 6J^c ^ ft. ; 7 

 heifers for $196, cr 6c i? lb., and 9 others to Mr. St .-wart for 

 §193, OTo'^c^ tb 



Mr. Miller sold 11 steers and 1 cow the last of his lot of Cana- 

 da rattle, to W. E. Gowing, at 5>ic#'ft.,on the seller's esti- 

 mate. 



Mann & Fields sold their best oxen, 4 at 8c, and 2 at 7,'^c. 



Remedy for Peach and Quince Borers .3.57 I ""'"" "^J" f "ff", young cattle and cows, according to quality, 



from b to 7c if' lb. 



F,. Flint sold 2 oxen or steers, plump little fellows, to dress 

 about 1700 lbs., at 7 >ic, and a pair some 200 fcs. heavier but 

 coarser, for 6y,c ^ ft. 



O. & H. E. FiGeld sold one forward and one fat two year old 

 heifer, of their own raising, and "worth the money," for $30 

 each. 



E. Wheeler sold one pair of oxen at 8c, and one pair, 16 cwt, 

 for 7c, and young cattle, a good lot, at 6 to 6,yc f lb. 



M. T. Shackett sold an extra pair f f 2400 ibs. oxen for 8)^c, 



CATTLE MARKETS FOR OCTOBER. 



The fjUowing is a summary of the reports for the four weeks 

 ending October 14, 1863: 



NUMBER AT MARKET. 



Retrospective Notes ^\ 



Swallows and G ilU — Tobacco in Ha.-np^hire County 3.08 



Divorce and Rnvew^c among Birds — A Battle Song 3.j9 



Prospectus for 1864— CaUle JIarkets for October 360 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Initial I.,etter "T" ...^ 329 



Sandcrack in Horse's Foot— 3 cuts 337 



Roaring Horses— 2 cuts 353 I ami 10 of 975 fts. each, for 73/ci to Saunders & HartweU; d 



■ I Ih -ee and four-year-olds to Mr. Chapin, laid at 800 lbs., for 7c ; 



^""""^ - ' 8 three-year-oMs to Mr. Lowell at 6,'.jC, and 4 two-year-olds for 



6c, and 2 two-year-olds and 2 three-year-olds to Mr. Knights, at 

 6c, He had also in his yards one large fat cow that he laid at 

 lO-'O lbs., and a couple of fat two year old heifers to dress about 

 800 Ibs. each. A butcher who was looking at lliem remarked, 

 "Those look like Wcstim." "They are Western— Western 

 Vermont," was replied, "which can raise as good cattle as any 

 other West." 



W. I. .Sabin sold one extra pair of oxen to S. S. Leamard for 

 S.'jC W &., and another pair laid at 2200 lbs., for 7J.^c ; one ox 

 to W. E. Gowing for 6c and 2 steers to Mr. Sampson for 7c. 



A. N. Monroe sold 30 Western steers live weight 13.50 lbs. 

 each, at 8>^c, dressed ; Gof 1347 lbs., at7c,35sk ; .5 of 910 fts., 

 6J^^c, 37 sk ; 40 premium oxen as follows: 1 pair -3330 fcs., at 

 I 9c, 3< sk ; 10 of 1476 lbs. each, 9 , .30 sk ; and 28 of 1464 fts.. 

 The following table exhibits the number of cattle and sheep 9c, 34 sk ; 21 others, 1S64 lbs., at8%c, 30 sk ; 3 at 8/^c, 30 sk ; 

 from each State for the la.*?! four weeks, and for the correspond- ' and 3 others of 1022 fca., at 7 J^c, >i sk. 



ing four iveeks list year ; also the total number since the first of 1 J. A. York sod a fiair of good work'TS, 6 ft. 8 in., five year- 



Jaattary, of each jcir: I old, for $102 ; a pair of five year-old. 6 ft. 8 in. at home, well 



THIS TEAE. LAST TEAR, | matched, for $1(8 ; a pair of straight five-year-old, good 6 ft. 



Catt'e. S/iffp. C'ttt'e. Slifep. ' 6 in. at market, for .$115 ; a pair of seven-year old, 6 ft. 6 in., 



5497 2127 4491 , for $75 ; 10 yearlinjrx at .S1O..0O each ; 15 two-3;ear-old3 at $16.00 



.3418 1.^569 1.J78 , each ; 4 others lor $82 .oO, and an extra pair of two-year-old 



12,263 44^0 12,435 '• steers, 5 ft. 11 in., f ;r $00. 



— 254 72 i J. L. Prescott, of E. Wilton, Me., sold one pair of four-year- 



23.37 707 2108 ' old oxen, fine form, well matched and trained, weighing at home 



1210 2577 940 3100 lbs., and measuring tt;ere 6 ft. 8 in , for $135 ; also two 



9921 231 8906 oUier pairs 7 It. oxen, 6 and 7 years old, but more ordinary, for 



' $115 V p^iir. He sold tTO-ycar old heifers for $15 to S-^O each, 



one three-year old heifer and calf for $25, and another one of 



the same age, for $45, and better worth the money. 



Sept.. 23. 



" 30. 

 Oct. 7. 



" 14. 



Cattle. 

 ..3907 

 ..4205 

 ..4129 

 ..■ifi-j:i 



SJteep. 

 8708 

 8872 

 8200 

 8^03 



Total.... IS,*!?'!! .34.645 



ftltotcf. 

 6.v0 

 GOO 

 7tO 



400 



2400 



Fat 11(1 i;t. 

 12fJ0 

 1725 

 3<J00 

 ICOO 



6925 



Fcali. 

 75 

 £.0 

 50 

 50 



225 



Maine 4875 



New Ilarapshiie 2-014 



Vermont 4021 



Mas'-achu'^ett-' 102 



Northern .Veiv York 483 



Western States '2808 



Canada 1 0<J5 



Total, last four weeks 15.868 34,646 



Total, since Jan. 1,(42 w'k8,).76,42a 385,987 



