fourth of a rod square, leaving a walk of about 7 inches between them; they were numbered and subdivided as follows: No. 1, in squares 14 inches each way; No. 2, about 2 inches; No. 3, a little short of 3 inches; No. 4, 3 inches, including the outside lines of each bed. Then with the thumb and finger I carefully dropped a kernel of wheat in the corner of each small square, of No. 1 and 2; then, with a stick prepared for the purpose, I placed each grain 14 inches below the surface, and then with the head of a rake made the surface entirely smooth. On Monday, 25th, I planted Nos. 3 and 4 in the same manner; they were all planted with the Soule's variety of wheat-the seed dry, without any preparation. The soil is a clay loam, with a slight inclination to the north and north-west, and fully exposed to the winds from those directions. I used no fertilizers, except a little Gypsum; on 17th of May, while sowing on the rest of the field, I gave the bed a slight coating at the rate of from 14 to 2 bushels per Harvested July 25th, 1849, with a hand cradle and bound it in sheaves and carried it into the barn in about two weeks. The parcels carefully shelled and kept separate. On the 22d August, each par cel was weighed separately, by sealed scales, the result of which may be found in the annexed table. On the 17th of December, 3 oz. were weighed in sealed scales, and by counting all the grains weighed, I found that there were 800 grains in an ounce. An estimate of the amount of seed planted is made from this data, as well as the average product from each. No. 1.-Number of grains planted 4,488; weight of product in pounds and ounces, 6 lbs. 8 oz; amount of seed sown per acre, 3 bu. 45 lbs. ; yield per acre in bushels, 69 bu. 20 lbs. acre. No. 2.-Number of grains planted, 2,525; weight of product in lbs. and oz., 5 lbs. 9oz.; amount of seed sown per acre, 2 bu. 6 lbs.; yield per acre in bushels, 59 bu. 40 lbs. No. 3.-Number of grains planted 1,206; weight of product in lbs. and oz., 4 lbs. 12 oz.; amount of seed sown per acre, 1 bu; yield per acre in bushels, 50 bu. 40 lbs. No. 4.-Number of grains planted, 870; weight of product in lbs. and oz., 4 lbs. 4 oz.; amount of seed sown per acre, 434 lbs. ; yield per acre in bushels, 45 bu. 20 lbs. "Notes on American Farming." The March and July numbers of the Scottish Quarterly Journal of Agriculture contain several pages under this head, purporting to have been written by an Englishman who has spent some time in travelling in this country, and particularly noticing its agriculture. His remarks, in general, are expressed in a kindly spirit, and we think he intended to give a fair view of our farming, as he saw it; though he has, nevertheless, fallen into occasional errors-the result, perhaps, of limited observation, and the want of practical knowledge, in some instances, of the subjects on which he speaks. We make some extracts, both for the purpose of correcting errors, and to show how some of our resources and products, as well as some of our customs, strike the mind of a stranger. In regard to the cultivation of fruit in this country, the writer says: "In scarcely any department of cultivation has there been such a decided improvement as in that of fruit. At present, throughout the whole Union, there is quite an excitement in the object of raising fine fruits. Numerous societies have been formed for the purpose of giving encouragement to cultivators, and not a few of the pages of the agricultural papers are devoted to accounts of improvements, and of new fruits raised. It is the general opinion that the time is not far distant when the export of fruit will exceed in amount (that is to say, if there is a demand for it) that of any article of export. "To judge of the value and importance of this crop to the agriculturists of the States, it must be remembered, that what we have been describing as the flourishing condition of only one State is but the type of others. In the Northern States there are numberless orchards, not only of pear and apple, but of peach and other fruit trees. There are peach orchards in New Jersey and Delaware occupying upwards of a hundred acres each. There is one at Reyboid's, covering a thousand acres. The crops of this latter orchard are so large as to give constant employment to two steamboats and a schooner in conveying the fruit to market.' And attached to almost every farm there is a large or small orchard. One of the most striking curiosities of New-York, in the fruit season, is the various steam and sailing boats bringing their freights to the market. Last year we frequently went to the markets, and were abundantly repaid for the trouble. We certainly never expect to see such a gorgeous display of fruit again. As might be expected from the statements we have given, fruit is everywhere cheap. Peaches, large, luscious, three a-penny of our money; some particularly large, one and two cents, sometimes four cents a-piece-the latter would have been charged a shilling or two here. The crop of apples was last year considered a failure, and yet we have bought three beautiful ones for a cent. No one in this country can have an idea of the amazingly rich flavour of some kinds of American apples. Those so highly prized here, as real Americans, convey no idea of the best quality of fruit to be obtained for a mere trifle in the fruit-growing States." The writer seems highly pleased with most of our farm implements. He says: It is States are much lighter in construction than in this The agricultural implements in the United country, the plows particularly so. These are would be impossible to plow land recently cleared, well adapted for the peculiarities of the land. It with all the stumps and roots scattered here and there, with the heavy plows of this country. astonishing to see how easily the farmer turns aside from the stumps; and even should he fall foul of one, the plough is so light, that he can fillip it past the obstruction very easily. Old Country farmers are disposed to find fault with them, but they are soon taught to perceive that they are very well adapted to the kind of labour they have to perform. With reference to other implements, the same rule holds. The hay-forks are amazingly light and handy: a young boy can easily use them. Scythes, hatchets, &c., are all made exceedingly light and portable, and in this we think the Yankees show real wisdom. There was no real utility to be gained by having huge heavy instruments to deal with. A farmer who had had, both in this country and in America, much experience as a hard-working man, told us that the result of his experience was, that more work could be done in the same space of time, and with less of fatigue, with the Yankee tools than with those of this country. The axes used for felling trees are very light: we must confess that, at first sight, we thought that heavier heads would have been better; but a sight of the execution they performed in good hands, on the sturdy sons of the forest, soon showed us our mistake. The 'horse rake' is almost universally used for gathering the hay off the fields, and forming it into 'cocks.' There is scarcely such a thing as reaping corn by hooks, as here performed. the common scythe, or more generally the cradlescythe, being used. It is astonishing how much one man can cut down in a day. There is great rivalry in this point amongst farm-servants." On the subject of fences, the writer complains of our "horrible slovenliness." He admits, however, that "on all well-conducted farms, the fences, &c., are admirably constructed and arranged;" but adds, (and we confess there is too much truth in the remark,) that "this, unfortunately, is the exception, not the rule." The zig-zag or "worm" fence, common in some sections, was regarded as particularly unpleasant to the eye, though the writer admits "it is really very strong, and capable of resisting considerable opposing force," and he concludes, that where wood is plentiful, it is not so bad a fence af ter all. He thinks our farmers "are very fond of this fence, ugly and cumbersome as it is," and says he was informed that this attachment is so strong "with some old people, that when they build wall fences, they build them in and out, in the same zig. zag way." This singular mistake was probably derived from the fact that in some places where only a few stones, and those of not very good quality for making fence, are to be had, it is sometimes practiced to lay them up in the way mentioned, for the purpose of forming the under part of the fence, top. ping out with rails, to the requisite height. This form gives to the fence much more stability than it could have if laid straight. house, or cottage, and good furniture in it. Royal Agricultural Society. The annual show of this association took place at Exeter, in Devonshire, in July last. In the department of live stock there seems not to have been as extensive a competition as in some former years, but in respect to quality, the animals were deemed generally equal to those of former exhibitions. An English paper observes: "The horned cattle were, as usual, divided into three grand classes. Short-horns, Herefords, and Devons. Of the general characteristics of the animals exhibited of the three breeds, we believe wo are right in stating that the show of short-horned bulls was indifferent; that of the heifers decidedly good; that of the cows very fair. The turn-out of Herefords of both sexes and all ages was not extensive, but good. The Devons, however, naturally formed the great attraction of the show, and a finer display of animals of this class was, in the opinion of competent judges, never previously brought to In regard to animals used in farm labor, he falls into a striking error. He says "Oxen are invari. ably used for farm purposes, carting of hay, &c. Some of these animals," he continues, “are really wonderfully well paired. A friend of the writer's had a pair so beautifully matched, so alike in respect to color, size, and even shape and length of horns, that it was difficult to distinguish between the two. Farm-gether." ers vie with one another in raising handsome, wellpaired oxen. Much more attention is now paid than formerly, to the raising of stock." The growth of vegetation, is represented as being | wonderfully rapid. "In the Northern States, though the winter can scarcely be said to be broken up till April, barley is generally ready to cut early in June; wheat is ready towards the end of the same month." This would truly be a rapid growth for barley. It is seldom sown before the first week in May, and not unfrequently as late as the second week, and if it gets ripe even a month later than the time this writer gives, it is thought to grow pretty quick. In regard to Indian corn, he observes-"it is the staple commodity of American farms; it is used in all kinds of ways. One variety (!) is taken in its green state and boiled. Its flavour is remarkably fine, and resembles very much that of green pease!" To the latter expression, we can only say, "there is no accounting for tastes." He further says in regard to Indian corn-"Some species (?) grow very high; we have seen stalks ten and twelve feet in height." If he had gone into some of the rich valleys of the west, he might have seen it growing to the height of sixteen to eighteen feet. The Leicester, Cotswold and South Down sheep, appeared in their usual number and excellence. At the dinner of the society, Mr. LAWRENCE, Our minister to London, and Mr. RIVES, our minister to Paris, were honored with seats, and both responded to complimentary toasts. The Farmer's Every-Day Book; Or Sketches of Social Life in the Country; with the popular elements of Practical and Theoretical Agriculture, and twelve hundred laconics and apothegms relating to ethics, religion, and general literature; also five hundred receipts on hygeian, domestic, and rural ecomomy. By Rev. JoHN L. BLAKE, D. D. Auburn, DERBY, MILLER & Co. The leading design of this work is to induce farmers to investigate the general principles of agriculture, by reading the best books and periodicals on the subject, and ultimately to secure such an education for the rising generation, as will enable them to practice the occupation with the best results. The author endeavors in the outset to overcome the prejudice against "book farming;" he has, therefore, to use his own language,-"instead of offering the rural community a large volume consisting of the didactics of agriculture, concluded to treat them with the titbits of domestic economy, with hints on education, with prescriptions for health, and especially with As a general rule, farm-servants are a very so- instructions for the better maintaining the social reber, quiet, industrious class,-rarely spending their lations of life." We think the work is well calcutime and money in public-houses, or needlessly. Alated to interest and benefit a large portion of our sober and industrious man has a fair chance of saving as much money, in the course of twelve or eighteen months, as may enable him to 'go West' and purchase a small lot of land. 'The American labourer, if frugal and temperate, may have his own lot, and In relation to the character of farm laborers, and the facilities afforded them for the acquirement of property, the writer remarks: rural population. The publishers have got it up in handsome style, and its appearance is altogether at. tractive. It will be seen that we have given, in another part of this number, an extract from its pages. Notes for the Month. COMMUNICATIONS have come to hand, since our last, from R. H. Drake, Dr. H. S. Chase, Luther Redfield, A Subscriber, J. Briggs, Charles Nutting, David Hillman & Sons, C. H. Green, T. H. Hyatt, Titrius, W. T. Dennis, D. B. N., D. T. Brown, Chas. Hamilton, J. B. BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, &c., have been received as follows: Report of the Naval Committee on the establishment of a line of STANTON, M C. REPORT ON TRIAL OF PLOWs.-It will be seen that we have occupied a considerable part of this number with the report on the trial of plows, which took place near this city in June last. This trial created much interest, and much eagerness has been manifested in regard to the report and awards. Our rea. ders will doubtless be gratified with a perusal of the document. DRAINING TILES.-Mr. A. S. BABCOCK, of this city, is now engaged, in the manufacture of draintiles of various descriptions. He has one of the most approved machines, imported from Scotland, and recommended by Mr. STEPHENS, author of The Book of the Farm, and has all the apparatus required for producing the best tiles. Our farmers will now have the opportunity of obtaining this important article in any quantities, and we hope the business of drainage will now be commenced in earnest, as we are convinced that no improvement, if judiciously executed, can yield a better return. The tiles can be shipped to any part of the country. Samples can be seen at this office. Twenty-eight cows brought sums varying from $47,50 to $185; calves from $55 to $105; and the imported bull Exeter $500. The latter was purchased by L. F. ALLEN, Esq., of Buffalo. The sum total brought by the 33 animals in the catalogue, was $4,857. PEARS.-We have received from Mr. COLBERT HUNTINGTON, of Painesville, Ohio, a box of pears, supposed to be a new variety. The box did not come to hand till the pears were rotten, so that, unfortunately, we had not the pleasure of tasting them. SALE OF AYRSHIRE CATTLE.-The bull and cow which obtained the first prizes in their class, at the late Fair, have been sold by Mr. PRENTICE to Mr. TIFFANY, of Coxsackie. They will furnish a good beginning for a valuable dairy stock. The Ayrshire bull of Mr. WOODFORD, of Confor sale at the farm of Mr. PRENTICE, near this city. necticut, it will be seen by an advertisement, is left He is of good blood, and would be a useful animal to take into a dairying district. SALE OF STOCK.-It will be seen by the advertisement, that the cattle, sheep and swine, belonging to the estate of the late WM. STICKNEY, will be sold at auction, at Westminster, Vt., on the 9th of this month. It will afford an opportunity for the purchase of very fine animals, and probably at reasonable prices. LARGE PRODUCT OF BUTTER.-S. P. CHAPMAN, Esq., of Clockville, Madison county, N. Y., obtained the premium for the best dairy cow at the late State Fair, for a Short-horn cow, five years old, bred by GEO. VAIL, Esq., Troy. It was stated that the milk of this cow, during ten days in June last, yielded 20 lbs. and 4 oz. of butter; and that her milk during ten days in August, yielded 19 lbs, 14 oz. butter. Mr. WM. L. COWLES, of Farmington, Ct., exhi bited at the fair a very fine Devon cow, bred by Mr. Patterson, of Maryland. He stated that her milk, during ten days in June last, yielded 16 lbs. 14 oz. of butter. form. She is of medium size, and of beautiful She is not only good for the dairy, but is just such a cow as would be chosen to produce the most valuable working oxen, and such an one as would be likely to produce a healthy, hardy and useful progeny for any purpose. ANIMALS FROM AFRICA AND SPAIN.-THOS. H. HYATT, Esq., our late Consul at Tangier, on his return to this country, a few days since, brought with him several animals-all of which are interesting from their rarity, and some of them are likely to be useful in this country. Among them are a hors of the Barbary stock, an Arabian pony, a wild boar from the Atlas mountains, a beautiful species of Af-❘ rican partridge, several rare kinds of doves, and a pair of pigs and some fine fowls from the south of Spain. The horse was left with a gentleman in New York-the other animals, with the exception of the Spanish fowls, were taken by Mr. H. to Rochester. The pony is of elegant form, and is said to be remarkable for speed and endurance. The wild boar is young, and does not yet show any of the ferocity for which his race is distinguished. He is a singu. lar animal, bearing but a distant resemblance to the domestic pig. His head is rather long, the face straight and narrow, the ears very small and upright, the back arched, the legs long and slender. His coat is more like hair than bristles, and of an iron-grey color. What will be the effect of mingling this blood with the domestic stock, cannot be told at PROFITABLE SHEEP.-In reply to the inquiry of present, but we should suppose the stock of such a Mr. JOHN JOHNSTON, in our August number, respectcross, would be likely to suit such farmers as wishing the returns of flocks of sheep, as compared with their hogs to be able to outrun dogs. SALE OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE.-The sale of Mr. SHEAFE's cattle took place at his farm in Dutchess county, on the 29th of August. The sale was well attended, and the animals sold at good prices. HONEY.-We have received from Mr. ARZA GILMORE, of Wayne, Maine, a sample of honey, of superior quality made the present season in his apiary. He has adopted a plan of keeping bees, which in many respects is novel. His bee-house and his specimens of honey, each received the first premium at our late State Fair. He supports his bees, chiefly, by an artificial compound, prepared by himself. This renders the keeping of bees practicable in all situations. The compound is not expensive, and the honey made from it is pronounced, by all who have seen it, of the very best quality, and in small boxes and jars, readily sells in Boston and other cities at twenty-five cents a pound. Mr. G. states that he has taken this season, from nine hives placed in his house last winter, twenty-three hundred pounds of honey. his own, we have received the following statement from DAVID HILLMAN & SONS, of East Avon, N. Y. The whole number of their flock was 349, of which 143 were ewes which raised lambs this season; 97 were two-year-old ewes and wethers, 196 yearlings, and 3 rams. Messrs. H. sheared from all, 1,730 lbs. wool, which sold at home for 39 cts. per pound, or in the aggregate, $674.70. The two-year-olds and yearlings, 203 in number, sheared 5 lbs. washed wool per head. They were Merinos. ALBANY AND RENSSELAER HORTICULTURAL So. CIETY. The annual exhibition of this society was held at Albany, on the 18th and 19th of September. It was the finest display of fruits and flowers ever made by the society. Apples, pears and peaches, were numerous and fine, and there were several very handsome specimens of grapes, both of exotic and native varieties. The show of plums was not large -there being rather a scarcity of that fruit in this vicinity the present season, and it being, besides, rather too late in the season for many of the best kinds. There were many fine peaches, all grown in this neighborhood. The principal exhibitors of fruits were Messrs. Dow, Prentice, Wendell, Wilson, Thorburn & Teller, Aiken, E. H. Pease, E. Cor. ning, Jr., Elisha Dorr, Denniston, and J. S. Goold. The show of flowers was very rich. Norman Briggs, of Schaghticoke, exhibited ninety-five varieties of dahlias, most of them very perfect flowers, forming altogether the most attractive display of this kind we have ever seen. A specimen bloom of the variety "Princess Radzville," shown by James Wilson, was universally admired. There was a large show of roses, verbenas, asters, &c. The collection of roses shown by L. Menand, surpassed any similar display we have seen at this season of the year. The collection of Mr. Wilson was also fine. Very handsome collections of flowers of various kinds, were also shown by Messrs. Dingwall, Quinn, New. comb, Corning, Goold, and Pease. There was a large show of vegetables, and they were generally of a very excellent description. A PRIZE ANIMAL.-The Short-horned bull "Belle were put in a tub of water, and on examining them after they had been in the water a while, several of them were found as lively and active as any fish could be. Dr. J. P. KIRTLAND, in the same paper, states that in 1820, he and several other persons caught eight or ten bushels of eels, in a stream in Connecticut. off the water. It was in very cold weather, and the eels had been driven from a mill-pond by drawing He says: The eels were taken home, and during the night were placed in a cold and exposed room, and were literally as stiff and The next morning a almost as brittle as icicles. tub was filled with them, into which was poured a quantity of water drawn from the well, and they were then placed in a warm stove-room for the purpose of thawing. In the course of an hour or two the family were astonished to find them resuscitated and as active as if just taken during summer. experiment was tried with a number of tubs full during the day and with similar results." The SAGACITY AND STRENGTH OF THE SPIDER.-Tho intelligence and power evinced by the spider in securing its prey, has often attracted attention; but we have seldom heard of so remarkable a display of these faculties as we witnessed a short time since. A small-sized spider had made his web on the under side of a table. Early one morning, a cockroach was noticed on the floor, directly under the web, and on approaching to take it away, it was found that the spider had thrown a line round one of its legs, and while the observer was looking at it, the spider came down and lassoed the opposite leg of the cockroach. The spider then went up to his web, but instantly came down and fastened a line to another leg, and continued for several minutes darting down and fastening lines to different parts of the body of his victim. The struggles of the cockroach, (though a full-grown one,) were unavailing to effect his ville," bred and owned by J. MASON HOPPER, Esq., seemed only to entangle him the more. escape he could not break his bonds, and his efforts As his of Stockton-on-Tees, which received the sweepstakes struggles became more and more feeble, the spider prize of £65, ($325) at the late show of the Highland threw his lines more thickly around him; and when Agricultural Society, had previously taken the high- he had become nearly exhausted, the spider proceed. est prizes in the class of Short-horns, at all the prin- ed to raise him from the floor. This he did by rais cipal shows in the kingdom, viz, the Yorkshire Soci-ing one end at a time. He at first raised the head ety, the Royal Society, the Irish Improvement Society, and the Highland Society. He is seven years old. The whole amount he has received in prizes is £160, or about $800. LEAP OF A HORSE.-A Pottsville (Pa.) paper states that a mare, on which a boy twelve years old was riding, became frightened and ran away. In her course, she came to where a bridge across a stream had been removed. Here she paused for a moment, as if hesitating to attempt the leap; but gathering her energies, she bounded across the gulph. Several persons immediately measured the distance, and found it to be twenty-seven feet. Neither the mare or rider were injured. MILL-TOLLS IN ARKANSAS.-D. H. BINGHAM advertises in the Little Rock Gazette and Democrat, that persons wishing to have corn ground, can have it done at his mill at any time; that there may be no "misunderstanding," he gives notice that "the rates of toll charged, are one-third, or twenty-five cents per bushel." WILL FISH REVIVE AFTER HAVING FROZEN?-It has often been said that some kinds of fish would revive after they had been frozen entirely through. A correspondent of the Cleveland Visitor, states that a lot of perch were caught in the winter, and thrown on the snow, where they soon froze so solid that in handling them, many had their fins broken off. After remaining frozen several hours, they and forward part of the body, nearly half an inch; then raised the other end; and so continued to work, till the cockroach was elevated five or six inches from the floor. Thus, "hung in chains," the victim was left to die. The spider was, as before remarked, a small one, and could not have been more than a tenth the weight of his prey. SEEDLING APPLE. We received some time since, from CHARLES P. COWLES, Esq., of Syracuse, some specimens of a seedling apple. They appeared to have been picked rather too green to admit of their quality being fully ascertained, as they were very hard when received, and rotted without becoming naturally ripe. We cannot, therefore, judge fairly of its merits. It is a fruit of fair size and form, and handsome appearance. Wool Market-Sept. 23, 1850. The market is firm for all grades-though less active for the fine than for medium and low qualities. The demand for the latter being greater than the supply the prices of Foreign have advanced to an unusually high figure. There is no probability that the quantity imported can be materially increased, and certainly not without further advancing the rates. The recent public sales in London, of Foreign and Colonial wools, show an advance of one penny (2 cts) per pound, with a very active market. This state of things in both the United States and England, gives the assurance that before the fair prices. We quote, close of the season, the Saxony clips of the U. S. will be wanted at Saxony Fleece, do. do. 44a50c. 40a42c. 36a39c. 33a36c. Prices of Agricultural Products. [Review of the Market for the last month.] ALBANY, SEPT. 20, 1850. Our market since our last report has been active, though not more so than is general at this season of the year. A good business has been done in the leading articles of produce. FLOUR.-The early part of the month called forth but a light supply of flour, the demand being confined mainly to the usual city and eastern trade. Within the last week, however, a more active inquiry has sprung up, chiefly from the east, whence buyers have come forward freely and purchases to a fair extent have been made, chiefly stimulated by reports of the extension of the potato rot in the eastern states. Quotations during the month have fallen off, upon the increasing receipts by canal; at present they are firm, with a tendency on the low grades to advance, while a contrary course is anticipated with the high grades. The sales add up 40,000 brls, at 84a84,25 for common State, $1,250 $4,37 for old Western, which is scarce, 84.50a $1,62 for fresh ground State, $4,62 a$4,75 for new Western, $1,87a85 for pure Genesee, $5 for fancy Western, $5,124a$5,37) for fancy Genesee, and $5,50a86,50 for extra do. Buckwheat is beginning to arrive and sells at $2 per cwt. GRAIN. The market for grain, especially for Wheat and Barley, has been very active. In Wheat the transactions have reached 108,000 bush., 98,000 of which have been of prime white Genesee, the balance Ohio and Mediterranean; the sales of Wheat for this market are unprecedented in amount; the market closed with our last report at 116a117 for prime samples of Genesee, and after falling to 107c, on the 31st ult., has recovered nearly all it had lost, and is firm at 115a115c for good samples; the other descriptions sold at 95a100c for Mediterranean, 95a97c for Ohio, and 874c for a lot of red Ohio. In canal Rye we have no sales to note; in the street 75c is paid. In Corn there is less doing, and the transactions are confined entirely to Western mixed; during a portion of the month the market has been neglected, but within a few days a more active demand has sprung up, caused in part by the condition of the potato crop, and our highest figure in the last report is fully maintained, with a tendency to a further advance; the sales are 89,000 bush., at prices varying from 59 to 63, closing firm at the higher figure. Oats have been dull of sale until within a few days, when a light stock in New York stimulating prices, we have a more active market, with purchases for future delivery; the sales are 66,000 bush., at a range of 39 to 414c, with sales at 41 on the spot, and 40a41 for lots to arrive within a few days, and for delivery before the 10th of October. The opening of the Barley season has been more than usually brisk; the light stock of malt in the hands of brewers has caused a ready sale and active demand for all lots of prime barley offering, and holders have met the demand promptly, the receipts by canal being in advance of those of the corresponding period last year, about 300,000 bush. The bulk of the barley coming forward is discolored, and purchases of these descriptions are made at a low figure, or are enurely neglected. There are various opinions afloat as to the extent of the present barley crop, and as a consequence as to the price the article will command before the close of the canal; holders, almost without exception, represent the crop much short of last year; some as high as 400,000 bush., and of course look for high figures all this season; buyers, on the other hand, hold off and buy only as their necessities require, or as the article may suit. All agree that the crop is inferior to that of last year, and that it is not so large. Our sales reported are to the extent of 220,000 bush., of which 136,000 is two-rowed, at quotations ranging from 70 to 80 for both descriptions; the market for ordinary to good two-rowed may be quoted at 70a72c, and for four-rowed at 75a77c; last sales were made at 71 for tworowed, and 75a77c for four-rowed, the higher figure for a very bright sample; in the street 72a75c. FEED-The sales are about 90,000 bush., at 9a10 for bran, 11a14c for shorts, 15a18c for second quality, and 80a100c for middlings. WHISKEY.-The demand has been good and always in excess of the supply; the sales are 1300 brls, closing firm at 27 for S. P. SALT-Sales to a fair extent at 10a104 for bags, and 100c for brls. HOPS. Some samples of the new crop have been received and show well; the condition of the English crop, upou which £200.000 duty is backed, forbids high prices here. Sales of the crop of 1849 SEED-Flax seed arrives sparingly and sells at 125c. Timothy is firm and in demand at $3,37. at 15c. BROOM CORN.-Sales of Ohio have been made at 8c. PROVISIONS.-No demand beyond the retail trade. No change in figures. Fruit Trees. THE subscriber offers for sale this fall a good assortment of Apple, Cherry, Apricot, Peach, Plum, (medium size Pear) and Nectarine Trees. Among which are 30,000 fine Apple Trees from 3 to 4 years old and from 7 to 11 feet high; 2,000 to 5.000 each of Baldwin, Newtown Pippin, Rhode Island Greening, Bellflower, &c. 6,000 Cherry Trees, of 40 of the most choice varieties, many of which are of extra size. 4,000 Early Golden Apricot trees of all sizes and shapes. 1,000 Fir Trees from 1 to four feet high. The above will be sold as low and on as favorable terms as at any other uursery in this neighborhood. Price catalogues sent to all applications. CHARLES DUBOIS. Fishkill Landing, N. Y. Oct. 1, 1850-1t. The Nursery is two miles south of Fishkill ferry. Nursery. THE subscriber offers for sale 5,000 Apple Trees, from 6 to 9 feet high, comprising 100 of the best varieties cultivated, at 17 cents each. 3,000 Peach Trees, from 6 to 9 feet, comprising 50 of the best varieties, at $12.50 per hundred, 17 cts. per single tree. A few Cherry, Pear and Plum trees; various kinds of Ornamental trees, from 25 to 33 cents. 1,500 Arbor Vitas, from 3 to 5 feet, suitable for hedges, $12.50 per hundred. The Nursery is situated within 2 miles of Daysville depot, on the Norwich and Worcester Railroad. Trees will be carefully packed and delivered at the above place free of charge, when orders exceed $5. Persons from abroad ordering trees are assured that their orders will be faithfully executed. SIMON L. COTTON. Pomfret Landing, Conn., Oct. 1, 1850—1t*. At the Old Rochester Nursery, North Clinton-street, Rochester, N. Y. BEGS to offer the usual assortment of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs and herbaceous plants, among which are100,000 of the celebrated Northern Spy Apple tree, root grafted, and sufficiently deeply planted to insure roots from the scions. This tree is remarkably thrifty. Those I offer are fine grown, guarantied true to name, or the puchase money refunded. 6 to 8 feet, 37 cents each. 5 to 6 feet, 31 cents. 4 feet, 25 cents. 40,000 various select sorts of Apple. 30,000 Pear, Peach, Cherry, Apricot, Nectarines, Plums, &c. 5,000 fine 4 year Norway Spruce, grown from seeds once transplanted. Orders solicited, and trees properly packed for any part of the United States or Canada. Catalogues to be had gratis. OFFERED TO THE TRADE, 100,000 one year Pear seedlings; 50,000 two year Apple seedlings; 10,000 one year Cherry seedlings; 50,000 one year Norway Spruce, with many other items, a trade list of which will be furnished early in autumn. Oct. 1-1t. Highland Nurseries, Newburgh, N. Y. (Late A. J. Downing & Co.) THE proprietors of this establishment offer for sale, this autumn, the largest stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, which they have ever before had the pleasure of offering to their patrons, and the public in general. They would particularly call the attention of dealers and planters on a large scale, to the superior quality of the stock, who will be dealt with on the best and most liberal terms. Their stock of Pear trees is very large, over twenty thousand, and extra in quality, and comprises all the leading standard varieties, as well as all the recent acquisitions of merit. Particular attention paid to the cultivation of the Pear on Quince, Cherry on Mahaleb and Apple on Paradise Stocks for pyramids and dwarfs for garden culture; and of which there is a choice assortment of the kinds most suited for those purposes. Apple trees, of large size, in every variety; also Plum, Cherry, Peach, Nectarine, Apricot and Quince trees, of every known variety worthy of cultivation. Together with a full assortment of Grape Vines, native and foreign, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Strawberries, and esculent roots, such as Asparagus, Rhubarb, Sea Kale, &c., of the most approved kinds. HEDGE PLANTs-In large quantities of American Arbor Vitæ, Osage Orange, Buckthorn, Three-thorned Acacia, &c. Also Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, (evergreen and deciduous,) of large size, and in large quantities, at reduced rates. For further particulars they would refer to a new, improved, and greatly enlarged edition of their Catalogue, just published, and ready for distribution (gratis) to all post-paid applicants. Oct. 1st, 1850. A. SAUL & Co. A New Hardy Climber. THE new and beautiful CLIMBER, Calestigia pubescens, recently introduced from China, by Mr. Fortune, proves perfectly hardy in New England, having stood in the grounds here the past winter, without the least protection. Trained to a single pillar, say 10 feet in height, it is a very striking and beautiful object from the middle of June till cold weather, during which time it is covered with a It is profusion of its large double flowers, of a delicate rose color. very ornamental planted in patches like the verbenas; makes an admirable screen, and is very effective in young plantations, belts, or shrubberies, trailing prettily on the surface, and running up among the lower branches of trees in a very picturesque manner. It is, therefore, particularly suited for ornamenting cemeteries and public gardens. Its culture is very simple, and it thrives in any good garden soil. When required in considerable quantities, it is best to start it under glass in February or March, but the tubers may also be planted in the open ground in May. The subscriber will send to order, by mail or express, October 20th, tubers sufficient for 100 plants, at $5.00; 50 plants, $3 00; with directions for propagation and cu'ture. Strong plants in pots, in April, $1 per pair. B: M. WATSON. Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, Mass., Oct., 1, 1850-t BONE MILL-For sale, one Bone Mill, for horse power, complete, capable of grinding from 150 to 200 bushels per day. Also, a Steam-Power Mill, capable of grinding from 800 to 1,200 bushels per day. Engine of 16-Horse Power, with two boilers, of 25-Horse Power, all complete. Apply by letter, or otherwise, to ALEXANDER HORNBY, 26th st., 9th Avenue, New-York. N. B.-The Horse Power will be sold very cheap. Oct. 1-11. |