AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
29 
Western' Etiqette. —Our Yankee travel¬ 
er, who saw the live hoosier, has again 
written to his mother. 
“ Western people go to their death on eti¬ 
quette. You can’t tell a man here that he 
lies, as you can down east, without fighting. 
A few days ago, a man was telling two of 
his neighbors, in my hearing, a pretty large 
story. Says I, ‘ Stranger, that’s a whopper!’ 
Says he, ‘ lay there, stranger.’ And in the 
twinkling of an eye I found myself in the 
ditch, a perfect quadruped, the worse for 
wear and tear. Upon another occasion, says 
I to a man I never saw before, as a woman 
passed, ‘that ain’t a specimen of your wes¬ 
tern women is it 1’ Says he, ‘You are 
afraid of the fever and ague, stranger, aint 
you V ‘ Very much,’ says I. ‘ Well,’ re¬ 
plied he, ‘ that lady is my wife, and if you 
don’t apologize in two minutes, by the honor 
of a gentleman, I swear that these two pis¬ 
tols (which he held cocked in his hand) shall 
cure you of that disorder entirely—so don’t 
fear stranger !’ So 1 knelt down, and apoli- 
gized. I admire the western country very 
much, but blame if I can stand so much eti¬ 
quette, it always takes me unawares. 
Johnson and Swift. —Dr. Johnson, being 
one evening in company with some of the 
first-rate literati of the age, the conversation 
turned chiefly upon the posthumous volumes 
of Swift, which had not been long published. 
After having sat a good while collected in 
himself, and looking as if he thought him¬ 
self prodigiously superior in point of erudi¬ 
tion to his companions, he roundly asserted, 
in his rough way, that “ Swift was a very 
shallow fellow—a very shallow fellow.” 
The ingenuous Mr. Sheridan, not relishing 
so despotic an assertion, and, in his opin¬ 
ion, so false a one, as he almost venerated 
the Dean of St. Patrick’s literary talents, 
replied warmly, but modestly, “ Pardon me, 
sir, for differing from you ; but I always 
thought the Dean a very clear writer.” To 
this modest reply the following laconic an¬ 
swer was immediately vociferated, “ All 
shallows are clear .”—Notes and Queries. 
Under the Snow. —The following story is 
told by the Berkshire (Massachusetts) Eagle : 
“ At the time of the snow-storm of the 3d 
of February last, two sheep on the farm of 
Nathaniel B. Williams, Esq., of Lamesboro’, 
strayed away and were given up by their 
owner for dead, being covered up in a snow¬ 
drift which filled a ditch behind a fence to 
the depth of about twelve feet. But on the 
27th—three weeks and three days after their 
disappearance—there being a thaw, it oc¬ 
curred to Mr. W. to look after their bodies, 
when he discovered a small hole in the snow; 
and upon enlarging it the shqep were dis¬ 
covered in a little cavern in the snow worn 
to the size of some six feet or less by the 
heat of their bodies. Nothing disturbed by 
their hermit fast of three weeks, on being re¬ 
leased they scampered oft' briskly to the 
barn—with, doubtless, a comfortable appe¬ 
tite.” 
THE WINTER AT THE SOUTH- 
CISTERN WATER A PREVENTATIVE AGAINST 
CHOLERA. 
General Brandon writes from Arcoli, near 
Fort Adams f Miss., under date of March 9 th: 
We have had a very remarkable winter, 
cold and dry. I am certain the people on 
the plantations have not been prevented by 
rain from field work one day since the 1st of 
November last. The river is very low, and 
those relying on their cisterns for water must 
suffer great inconvenience, for I do not think 
any of them have caught ten gallons of water 
the whole winter. The impression is very 
general, that plantations on which cistern 
water is used by the negroes is exempt from 
cholera, and I believe it is well founded. 
The consequence is, that almost all the 
planters have adopted this means of supply¬ 
ing water, and they are anxious to have their 
cisterns filled by the winter rains, for the 
water is cooler, more palatable, and freer 
from animalcules. 
Answer to Inquiries about Back Numbers, &c.— 
Back numbers from the beginning of the present volume 
can still be supplied at 4 cents per number. 
Volumes XI, XII, and XIII can be supplied at $1 per 
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The first ten volumes (new edition) can be furnished 
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umes for $10. Price of the first thirteen volumes $14 50. 
No new edition of the volumes subsequent the tenth 
will be issued, as the work is too large to admit of stereo¬ 
typing. 
arkts. 
Remarks. —Flour remains at about the pri¬ 
ces of our last week’s quotations. In the 
present unsettled state of European affairs, 
consequent upon the death of Nicholas, Czar 
of Russia, it is impossible to predict future 
prices. The supposed general scarcity of 
grain, has kept back much of it from the mar¬ 
ket, so that in this city millers find it difficult 
to obtain necessary supplies. Corn is on the 
average about one cent per bushel lower 
than one week ago. The opening of naviga¬ 
tion will probably produce some falling off 
in the prices of grain, as large quantities are 
now in store in the interior waiting shipment. 
Cotton has experienced a large advance 
upon last week’s quotations, amounting to 
nearly or quite t cent per lb. Tobacco, and 
othersouthern products, no material change. 
Money continues quite easy. Banks are 
discounting almost all asked of them. 
The weather is gradually becoming quite 
spring-like; in this latitude we have cold 
nights, and warm days, just the thing for 
maple sugar makers, and for pulverizing the 
surface of the ground nicely. 
PRODUCE MARKET. 
Tuesday, March 20, 1855. 
The prices given in our reports from week to week, are the 
average wholesale prices obtained, by producers, and not those 
at which produce is sold from the market. The variations in 
prices refer chiefly to the quality of the articles. 
We make scarcely any change in prices to-day. The 
supply of produce continues moderate, while there is not 
money enough in market for speculation. Last year the 
same supply of produce would have commanded double 
the price they do at present. 
vegetables. 
Potatoes—New-Jersey Mercers.p bbl. 
Western Mercers. do 
White Mercers. do 
Nova Scotia Mercers. do 
New-Jersey Carters.P bbl. 
Washington County Carters. do 
Junes. do 
Western Reds.do 
Yellow Pink Eyes. do 
Long Reds. do 
Virginia Sweet Potatoes. do 
Philadelphia sweet. do 
Turnips—Ruta Baga. do 
White. do 
Onions—White. do 
Red. do 
Yellow.. do 
Cabbages.P 100 
do .. .pdoz 
Beets.. P bbl. 
Carrots. do 
Parsnips. do 
FRUITS, ETC. 
Apples—Spitzenbergs.P bbl. 
Greenings. do 
Gilliflowers. do 
Baldwins. do 
Butter—Orange County.P ft. 
Western. do 
Cheese. do 
Eggs. P doz. 
$3 7515)4 25 
3 5054 00 
3 75(5)4 00 
— (6)3 50 
4 00(5)4 25 
3 25(53 75 
3 50(53 75 
2 75(53 00 
2 75(53 25 
2 25(52 75 
5 005— 
none 
1 75(52 00 
— 51 50 
5 005 5 50 
3 005 3 50 
4 005— 
6 00510 00 
1 (1051 87 
1 7552 00 
1 5051 87 
1 7552 12 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Wednesday March 21, 1855. 
There is a decided superiority in the cattle to-day, over 
anything we have seen for a long time. We saw scarcely 
any of that ungainly stuff which has been so abundant of 
late, most of the animals presenting a good appearance, 
and many of them being really excellent. Notwithstand¬ 
ing this, the market is not very lively. The butchers 
complain a good deal of high prices, and yield to the brok¬ 
ers very unwillingly. They may be sure, however, that 
good cattle, in these times, can not be bought for nothing, 
and will doubtless have occasion to hold that opinion for 
some time to come. We subjoin a few specimens. 
Mr. Joseph williams had a very choice lot from Ross 
Co., Ohio, which were selling from 111 to 121c. p ft. They 
were fed by R. R. Seymour, and were estimated to weigh 
950 lbs. 
Cunningham & Walton had a fine lot of heavy cattle, 
101 in number, from South Branch, Va., sold by John Mer¬ 
ritt. They would weigh about 850 lbs. each, and were 
selling from 11c. to 12c. 
Mr. W. Florence was on hand again to-day with 70 fine 
cattle, from Pickaway Co., Ohio. They were sold by 
Barney Bartam, for about the same prices at those above. 
Chas. Teed was selling a good lot of cattle from Ohio, 
at an average of about 11c. 
Mr. S. M. Baker, from Pickaway Co., Ohio, was in mar 
ket to-day for the first time this season. He had 162 cat¬ 
tle, sold by David Belden. Mr. Baker is one of the most 
extensive feeders in Ohio. He has 36,000 acres of land, 
which is entirely devoted to raising corn and grazing. He 
raised last year 600 acres, and fed 500 cattle. He has 
2,000 cattle in market, about half the number he had last 
year. He has been holding on this winter for an advance 
in prices. 
The following are about the highest and lowest prices : 
Extra quality at.1115121c. 
Good retailing quality beef is selling at-1015111c. 
Inferior do. do. . 95101c. 
Beeves. 9c.512e. 
Cows and Calves.$305$65. 
Veals. 44c.57c. 
Sheep.$45$8JOO. 
Swine, alive. 5c.55fc. 
“ dead,. —57jc. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth-street. 
A. M. Allerton, Proprietor. 
received during the week. in market to-day. 
Beeves,. 2881 1799 
Cows,. :.. . 175 - 
Veals,. 625 - 
Sheep and lambs,. 4619 - 
Swine. 8582 - 
Of these there came by the Erie Railroad—beeves.. 1479 
Swine.8009 
Sheep .1006 
Veals. 540 
By the Harlem Railroad—Beeves. 35 
Cows. 34 
Veals. 487 
Sheep and Lambs.331 
Bv the Hudson River Railroad. 516 
Veals. 24 
Sheep and Lambs. — 
Swine. 562 
New-York State furnished.287 
Ohio, “ 896 
Indiana, “ 187 
Illinois, “ 215 
Virginia. “ 101 
Kentucky, “ 100 
Connecticut, “ 13 
New-Jersey. “ — 
The report of sales for the w eek, at Browning’s, are as 
follows: 
Sheep and Lambs.1784 
Beeves. 370 
Veals. 10 
Cows and Calves. 50 
The following sales were made at Chamberlain’s : 
300 Beef Cattle. 8i511c 
95 Cows and Calves.$305$60 
3,200 Sheep.$2 755$G. 
85 Calves.5564c. 
SHEEP MARKET. 
Wednesday, March 21, 1855. 
There are no sheep in market to-day at all. Stock is 
readily taken up as soon as it comes in, and at very high 
prices. Good sheep sell for 10c. p ft. The receipts at 
Browning’s for the last week are only 1,784, a less num¬ 
ber than has been received before this season. There are 
sheep enough, it is said, in the country, but the farmers 
wish to make good their preqious losses, by an advance in 
prices. 
$4 005 4 50 
171 
106 
Sheep. 
do. 
.. $395 00 
... 583 00 
3 505 4 00 
1 
do. 
4 88 
3 505 4 00 
334 
do. 
... 1289 25 
3 755 4 24 
162 
do . 
... 688 50 
25(S)28c. 
161 
do . 
... 981 88 
18523c. 
11512c. 
—523c. 
935 
Average.... 
.... $4 21. 
$3,942 51 
