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THE CULTIVATOR. 
high winds and rains are apt to carry off the upper layer, and to 
leave bare the roots of the plants. Another advantage arising from 
the application of the roller is, that the soil which has been subject¬ 
ed to it, presents fewer obstacles to the use of the scythe, or of the 
6ickle. 
When frosts have bound up the soil, and it has been again set free 
by thaws, the roots are left almost without support, as the. earth 
scarcely adheres to them : the roller, applied to lands as soon as 
they are firm enough to admit of its being passed o'ver them, is very 
useful, as it reunites the earth to the roots, and repairs the injury 
done by the frosts and thaws. 
ARGILLACEOUS, HOW IMPROVED. 
A judgment of the mixture necessary for amending a soil, can be 
formed only from a perfect knowledge of its defects. 
A soil in the composition of which the best earths are united, does 
not need to be improved by the addition of new earthy principles: 
good tillage and the application of manure are sufficient to render it 
fertile : but that soil in which any one of the earths predominates to 
such a degree, as to give a character to the whole mass, requires to 
be corrected by the admixture of substances possessing opposite 
qualities. I shall distinguish soils as argillaceous, calcareous, sili¬ 
ceous, and sandy: these divisions seem to comprise all those requir¬ 
ing to be amended; and the quality of the earth predominating in 
each indicates sufficiently the kind of improvement suitable to it. 
An argillaceous or clayey soil is rendered pasty by rains, and it is 
hardened and cracked by heat; it absorbs moisture from the air on¬ 
ly on its surface, but it imbihes abundantly the water of rains, and 
retains it by so strong an affinity, that when the supply is in excess, 
it remains till it stagnates and causes the roots of plants to decay. 
An argillaceous soil is unfavorable to cultivation, for when it is 
acted upon by frost, the water contained in its interstices expands 
by freezing, and the thaw which sets the earth free, divides it into 
morsels with which the roots of plants have so little cohesion, that 
they may be drawn out from it almost without resistance: the roots 
are at such times in the state of newly planted vegetables; they 
have need of being established, of being fixed to, and united with the 
soil, in order to vegetate. If in this state a root be attacked by a 
new frost, it dies; for not being protected by the close adhesion of 
the soil, the cold acts upon it, as if it were exposed defenceless upon 
the surface: it is this which render alternate frosts and thaws more 
injurious to fields of grain, and to artificial meadows, than the sever¬ 
est cold which continues till spring. It is to obviate this evil result¬ 
ing from a second freezing, that I propose levelling the earth by the 
roller, after the first thaw.—[To be continued.'] 
He who is most slow in making a promise is most faithful in the 
performance of it.— Rousseau. A promise given after due reflection 
is little likely to be repented of. 
Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine.— French. 
Each is at first disagreeable; but as the bitters act as corroborants 
to the stomach, so adversity chastens and ameliorates the disposi¬ 
tion. 
Wit is the god of moments, but genius the god of ages —Le Brun. 
Wit sparkles like a meteor, and, like it, is transient; but genius 
shines like a splendid luminary, marking its course in traces that are 
immortal. 
PRICE CURRENT. 
ARTICLES. 
N. York. 
April 24. 
Boston. 
April 20. 
Philadel’a. 
April 20. 
Baltimore 
April 18. 
Beans white, bush. 
1 25.. 1 50 
3 00.. 4 00 
1 80..2 00 
1 75 
Beef, best. cwt.... 
7 00.. 9 00 
7 75.. 9 25 
10 0..12 0 
9 50 
Pork, per cwt. 
9 00..11 00 
10 00..13 00 
11 50 
8 50..8 77 
Butter, fresh, pound, ..... 
14.. 15 
20.. 25 
52.. 31 
25.. 31 
Cheese, pound.. 
8.. 10 
10.. 12 
10.. 12 
13.. 14 
Flour, best, bbl. 
7 00.. 9 00 
10 25..10 50 
9 00 
10 0..12 0 
Grain —Wheat, bushel, .. 
1 42.. 1 50 
1 60 
1 80..2 10 
2 00..2 25 
Rye, do. 
72.. 75 
1 10.. 1 20 
1 40..1 50 
90 
Oats, do. 
50.. 62 
62.. 65 
49.. 53 
52 
Corn, do. 
83 
90.. 98 
90.. 97 
94.. 95 
Seeds —Red Clover, lb... 
Timothy, bushel,. 
13 
14.. 12 
9.. 11 
10.. 13 
2 50.. 2 75 
2 87.. 3 12 
2 50..3 25 
3 00..3 50 
Wool —Saxony, fleece, lb. 
70.. 75 
70.. 75 
66.. 73 
55.. 60 
Merino, lb. 
55.. 68 
60.. 70 
58.. 62 
45.. 50 
1-4 and com. lb... 
Sheep,. . 
Cows and Calves. 
45.. 50 
is 66..45 66 
55.. 58 
10 50 
30 00..45 00 
40.. 44 
33.. 36 
10 0..50 0 ^ 
RECEIPTS, from March 23 to April 24, inclusive.—Nos. under 10 not noticed. 
"Appling, Jeff. 
Accord, Uls. 
23 
11 
Mich. 15 
.. 16 
Md. 110 
Mass. 11 
O. 21 
D.C. 46 
Va. 33 
Ill. 33 
Andover, 
Adrian, 
"Annapolis, 
Ashfield, 
*Ashtabula, 
"Alexandria, 
Amherst C. H. 
Albion, 
"Binghamton, Br. 
Bovina Center, Del. 
Byron, Gen. 
"Butternuts, Ot. 
Benton, Yates, 
Broome, Scho. 
Bloomville, Del. 
"Bainbridge, Chen. 
"Bloomfield, 
Beaufort, 
Bell Air, 
"Baltimore, 
Belvidere, 
Bloomington, 
Brown’s Mills, 
Bethany, 
Buck, 
Berlin, 
Brockville, 
Bolivar, 
Champlain, Clin. 
"Coxsackie, Gr. 
Copenhagen, Lew. 
"Cooperstown, Ot. 
Clay, Onon. 
Cincinnatus, Cort. 
Charleston, Mont. 
Coeymans, Alb. 
Champion, Jeff. 
Cedarville, Herk. 
Centre Canajobarie,M. 22 
Canaan Centre, Col. 32 
Chestertown, War. 10 
11 
11 
27 
Ky- 33 
S.C. 10 
Md. 11 
Md. 42 
N.J. 41 
III. 11 
Pa. 11 
.. 11 
Mich. 11 
Conn. 11 
U.C. 12 
Ten. 11 
24 
26 
11 
37 
"Clyde,Wayne, 
39 
Coventryville, Chen. 
11 
Crawfordsville, 
Ind. 
11 
Colerain, 
O. 
2 > 
Cayahoga Falls, 
11 
Conway, 
Mass. 
11 
Cummington, 
11 
"Connelsville, 
Pa. 
22 
Coffee Creek, 
11 
"Carrolton, 
111. 22 
Carthage, 
22 
Centreville, 
Mich.’ 
11 
Canterbury, 
Con. 
11 
Centreville, 
Md. 
14 
Cranberry, 
N.J. 
14 
Cave Hill, 
Ten. 
11 
Dryden, Tomp. 
12 
Delhi, Del. 
.21 
Depauville, Jeff 
11 
Denton, 
Md. 
14 
Dundas, 
U.C. 
22 
"Deckertown, 
N.J. 
17 
Demascoville, 
O. 
33 
Danbury, 
N.H. 
Id 
Dundee, 
L.C. 
10 
East Hampton, Suff. 
14 
Ellington, Catt. 
11 
Eldredville, 
Va. 
10 
Everettsville, 
11 
East Hampton, Mass. 25 
Emmettsbqrgh, Md. 11 
Elizabethtown, Ky. 22 
Fowler, St. Law. 22 
Fallsburgh, Sul. 21 
Fayette, Sen. 
Farmer, Sen. 
Flemington, 
Freehold, 
Fairfield, 
Frankfort, 
Fairfax C. H. 
Franklin, 
Fairfield, 
Gerry, Ghaut. 
11 
13 
N. J. 22 
.. 22 
Ill. 11 
Ky. 11 
Va. 11 
O. 11 
Pa. 11 
11 
Ky. 19 
22 
Greenbush, Rens. 
Geneva, Ont. 
Glen, Mont. 
"Goshen, Or. 
"Gorham, Ont. 
Ghent, 
Grass Hills, 
"Geo’town-f-R’ds, Md. 33 
"Govanstown, .. 33 
"Great Mills, .. 33 
Goodwinsville, Mich. 11 
Homer, Cort. 33 
Hagaman’s mills, Mont. 20 
"Hamilton, Mad. 27 
Hebron, Wash. 10 
Hoosick, Rens. 10 
Hartford, Conn. 10 
Hartland, Vt. 11 
Hamboughs, Va. 11 
Hackettstown, N. J. 11 
Highland, Mich. 11 
"Ithaca, Tomp. 23 
Johnson's creek, Niag. 11 
Jamestown, Chaut. 17 
Keeseville, Essex, 12 
Kingwood, N. J. 10 
King George C. H.Va. 22 
"Keene, N. H. 36 
Lysander, Onon. 11 
Leeds, Gr. 14 
Lafayette, Onon. 22 
"Lyons, Wayne, 
N. H. 13 
Va. 22 
Lisbon 
Low Hill, 
Liberty Mills, 
Liberty, 
Laporte, 
Lexington, 
Lincoln, 
Lottsville, 
"Mamaroneck, West. 
Madison, Mad. 
Monroe, Or. 
Milton, Uls. 
Marcy, One. 
Marcellas, Onon. 
"Mayville, Chaut. 
Manchester, Conn. 10 
Middlebury, .. 11 
Maumee city, Mich. 11 
"Mendham, N. J. 33 
"Murfreesbor o, Ten. 66 
25 Stone Ridge, Uls. 
.. 11 
la. 33 
Ky. 11 
III. 11 
Pa. 11 
18 
13 
11 
16 
11 
20 
17 
Millsburgh, 
Montpelier, 
M’Comb, 
Milan, 
Madisonville, 
Nichols, Tioga, 
New Scotland, Alb 
No. Penfield, Mon. 
"New-York city, 
"Norwich, Chen. 
Northeast, 
Northfield, 
"Norwalk, 
Northhaven, 
Norwich, 
New Britain, 
Nobleville, 
Nuttsville, 
Norfolk, 
"Newark, 
"No. Hartland, 
Nixon’s, 
Nantueket, 
Northampton. 
New Egypt, 
Ogdensburgh, St.Law. 12 
Oran, Onon. 
Oswego, Os. 
Orange C. H. Va. 11 
Office Tavern, .. 11 
Orford, N. H. 11 
Plattekill, Uls. 24 
Peru, Clin. 
Potsdam, St. Law, 
Plainville, Onon. 
Pierrepont, St. Law, 
11 
Vt. 11 
Ill. 22 
O. li 
Ky. 11 
12 
12 
11 
41 
25 
Pa. 11 
Ky. 10 
Con. 32 
.. 11 
... 33 
.. 11 
Ind. 22 
Va. 11 
.. 11 
O. 22 
Vt. 37 
N. C. 11 
Mass. 11 
.. 100 
N.J. 11 
Prattsburgh, Steub, 
Penn-Yan, Yates, 
"Plat'sburgh, Clin. 
Po’keepsie, Dutch. 
Portland, Chaut. 
Painesville, 
Passumpsick, 
"Port Tobacco, 
Pikesville, 
"Princess Ann, 
"Port Deposit, 
Pekin, 
Pike, Wis. Ter. 11 
Pembroke, Mass. 15 
Peach Bottom, Pa. 11 
Pine Lake, Mich. 11 
75 
11 
O. 11 
Vt. 13 
Md. 39 
.. 11 
.. 33 
.. 22 
Ill. 11 
"Quincy, 
Ill. 18 
Queechy village, Vt. 11 
Rushford, All. 
Richfield, Ots. 
"Rome, On. 
Richmond, Rich. 
Rutland, Jeff. 
Ridge Prarie, 
Riders, 
Ridge, 
Reister’s Town, 
Rumford, 
"Richmond, 
Rockaway, 
Reading, 
11 
11 
33 
22 
11 
III. 11 
Mich. 12 
. Md. 11 
.. 11 
Va. 22 
Va. 33 
N.J. 11 
Pa. 22 
11 
11 
13 
Stockbridge, Mad, 
Sag-Harbor, Suff 
"So. Kortright, Del. 
"Salem,Wash. 
Seipio, Cay. 
Strasburgh, 
Surry C. H. 
"Suffolk, 
Stanton, 
"Savage, 
"Sandy Springs, 
"St. Michaels, 
"St. Georges, 
"Sheffield, 
"Salsbury, 
Stratford, 
Stanwich, 
Stonington, 
"St. Albans, 
Sheldon, 
Shrewsbury, 
Stockport, 
"St. Louis, 
Sullivan, 
"St. Josephs, 
Triangle, Br. 
Trent Bridge, 
Torringford, 
Troy Grove, 
Toronto, 
Union Square, Onon. 11 
Unadilla, Ots. 15 
Upper Lis'e, Br. 11 
"Upper Marlboro, Md. 33 
Union, Vt. 11 
Union Village, .. 22 
Union Mills, 
Union Town, 
Vernon, One. 
Vernon, 
Vienna, 
Watertown, Jeff. 
W. Edmeston, Ots. 
"Warsaw, Gen. 
Whitehall,Wash. 
Westmoreland, One. 
24 
11 
Va. 22 
.. 33 
.. 44 
.. 66 
Md. 22 
.. 18 
.. 33 
Del. 14 
Mass. 21 
Conn. 23 
.. 11 
.. 11 
.. 11 
Vt. 35 
.. 11 
Pa. 22 
.. 11 
Mo. 50 
N. H. 13 
Mich. 26 
11 
N. C. 28 
Con. 15 
Ill. 22 
U. C. 22 
Va. 33 
O. 11 
11 
Ct. 11 
Md. 11 
11 
12 
57 
11 
23 
22[ Williamstown, Os. 11 
22 "Washington, D. C. 30 
Westfield, 
Westminster, 
"Woodstock, 
Waynesboro, 
Westboro, 
Warwick, 
Vt. 17 
.. 22 
.. 64 
Va. 11 
Mass. 33 
R.I. 33 
11 
33 
11 
11 ["Including former paym’t. 
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