For the best Sow Pig under ten months old,
For the best Boar Pig under ten months,
For the fattest and heaviest Hog, live weight,

SHEEP.

For the best Ram,

For the 2d best do.

For the best Ewe,

For the 2d best do.

For the best lot of Wethers, not less than six in number,

DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.

For the best bolt of Flannel, not less than ten yards,

3 00 3.00 3 00

5 00 3 00 5 00 3.00

To the person who shall raise the greatest quan-
tity of vegetables, grain, peas, and beans ex-
cepted, for winter consumption, of the stock
on his own farm, and not for sale, in propor-
tion to the size of the farm and stock kept;
having regard to the respective value of the
said vegetables as food, stating the expense
of raising the same, and the best mode of
preserving the same through the winter,
6 00 To the person who shall make the most satisfac-
tory experiment, to ascertain the best mode
of raising Indian Corn, in hills, in rows, or in
ridges; not less than half an acre being em-
ployed in each mode, in the same field, the
quantity and quality both of land and manure
to be equal and uniform in each mode; all to
receive a cultivation requisite to produce a
good crop,

4.00

For the best piece of Kersey, not less than twenty yards,

4.00 4 00

500

For the best Linsey, not less than ten yards, For the best Carpeting, not less than twenty yards,

4 00
4.00

3 00
4.00

For the 2d best Carpeting,

For the best Hearth Rug,

4.00

For the 2d best Linen Diaper, for table
cloths, not less than ten yards,
For the best Towelling, Linen Diaper, do.
For the best pair of Knit Woollen Stockings, 2 00
For the best pair of Knit Cotton Stockings,

4 00
4 00

IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.

For the best Agricultural Implement, that may be considered new and worthy of patronage,

BUTTER.

For the best fresh Butter, not less than five lbs.

2.00

7 00 To the person who shall take up in the season,
on his own farm, the greatest quantity of good
Honey, and shall at the same time exhibit su-
perior skill in the management of Bees,
Competitors for the above premiums must furnish
the Secretary, on or before the first of December,
1827, with written statements, certified by disinter
ested and respectable persons, as to the following
particulars:

For the 2d best do. do. do.

4.00
3 00

For the best potted Butter, not less than three months old, nor less than ten lbs. For the 2d best do. do. do. do.

4 00
3 00

FERMENTED LIQUORS.

For a sample of the best barrel of Cider, of

any age,

PLOUGHING MATCHES.

For the best Ploughing by two Horses,
For the 2d best Ploughing by two Horses,
To eachsuccessful Ploughman, $3

4.00

1st. The state and quality of the land in the
spring of 1827.

2d. The product and general state of cultiva-
tion and quantity of manure employed on it in the
6 00 year preceding.
5 00
3d. The quantity of manure used the present
6 00 season.

JOSEPH E. MUSE, Prest.

4th. The quantity of seed used, and if potatoes, the sort.

5th The time and manner of sowing, weeding
and harvesting the crop, and the amount of the pro-
duct, ascertained by actual measurement, after the
whole produce for which a premium is claimed, is
harvested, and the entire expense of cultivation.

The statement of crops must also be accompa-
nied by a certificate taken under oath, of two per-
sons who assisted in measuring them, as well as with
the certificate of a surveyor of the measurement of
the land, together with a plat of the same.
For the best specimen of Cider, not less than
one barrel, made in 1826, manufactured by
the person who shall exhibit the same, and
from apples grown on his own farm,

[NOTE. A third best Merino Ram ought to have his For the second best barrel, throat cut.]

For the best "STUD," Horse, to be kept in the state the season after the fair,

50 No stock from distilleries or breweries, will be entitled to any premium. No animal on which a premium has heretofore been awarded, shall be entitled to a second premium, except it be for an entirely distinct premium, and for qualities different from those for which the former premium was awarded. To the person who shall raise the greatest crop

of Millet on an acre, cut and cured for hay, the claimant giving evidence of the time of sowing, the quantity of seed sown, and the quantity of hay produced,

For the best Stud Colt under four years old, and raised in the county,

5

For the best Filly under four years old, raised in the county,

5

For the best Bull of any of the improved breeds, raised in the county,

For the best Bull Calf under two years old, of

any of the improved breeds, raised in the county,

For the best Milch Cow, of the improved breed, For the two best Heifers, of the improved breed, under two years old,

For the best Merino Buck, raised in the county, For the best Stud Horse, of the Coach breed, descended immediately from some of the most improved Coach breeds of England, the horse to be on his stand on or before the 1st day of April, A. D. 1827.

[No premiums are offered for native cattle.]

MISCELLANEOUS.

For the invention of any approved Instrument of Husbandry, or any improvement of one in present use,

For the greatest quantity of Cocoons of the Silk Worm, produced in the county within the year not less than 1000,

To that labouring man who being hired by the year, and who has lived more than three years upon the premises or in the family of a Farmer, and can give satisfactory evidence that he has been strictly honest, faithful and sober during all that time, a Silver Medal, or To that labouring woman who being hired by the year, and who has lived more than three years in one family and can give satisfactory evidence that she has been strictly honest, faithful and sober during all that time, half a dozen Silver Spoons, or

PLOUGHING MATCH.

To that Ploughman who shall plough a piece of land hereafter to be fixed upon by the Committee, with two horses and without a driver, in the shortest time and neatest manner, To that Ploughman who shall plough a piece of land hereafter to be fixed upon by the Committee, with one yoke of Oxen, and without driver, in the shortest and neatest manner,

Whilst we live, let us live well: for, be a man ever so rich when he lights his fire, death may en$10 For the most successful experiment in breeding ter his door before it be burnt out.

It frequently happens that, even without violent passions, or enormous corruption, the freedom and laxity of a rustic life produce remarkable particularities of conduct or manner. In the province where I now reside, we have one lady eminent for wearing orchard, this week. He has, too, in great abun-a gown always of the same cut and colour; another dance and perfection, the white crab, and the pomme for shaking hands with those that visit her; and a d'appni-which every one ought to have.] third for unshaken resolution never to let tea or coffee enter her house.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD.
[We pursue our design, as materials are offered,
for keeping up the record of all that transpires in
regard to this great project, on the ground as we
have before stated, not only that a large portion of
the union is directly concerned in its success; but
that every measure which is taken towards its con-
struction, will serve as a "lamp to the feet" of those,
who in other parts of the United States may embark
in similar works. We have pleasure in laying be.
fore our readers the following extract from one whose
judgment entitles all he says to great confidence.]

Leeds, 8 mo. 14th, 1827—to his brother in this city. A few days ago I made a short excursion on He who lives disorderly one year, does not live the rail road from hence to the Middleton collie comfortably for five years to come. ries. The engine is of six horse power, and draws

some years studied housewifery under Mr Busy's mother, with so much assiduity, that the old lady, when she died, bequeathed her a caudle-cup, a soup dish, two beakers, and a chest of table-linen spun by herself.

she never saw bookish or finical people grow rich,
and that she was good for nothing herself till she
had forgotten the nicety of the boarding school.

been said; which goes to show that he was as well bred as any horse then raised or now can be raised in this country, going back and ending their stock

here.

Florizel was gotten by the old imported horse DiMr. Busy, finding the economical qualities of his Mr. Malot, a man of letters, and an enlightened omed, his dam by the old imported horse. Shark, lady, resigned his affairs wholly into her hands, and lawyer, who had for a long time exercised the func his grand dam by Eclipse, one of the best bred devoted his life to his pointers and his hounds. He tions of a Magistrate of Avallon, has just died, horses ever raised in this part of the world; his great never visited his estates, but to destroy the part leaving behind him a rare proof of conjugal tender-grand dam by the imported horse Fearnought, his ridges or foxes; and often committed such devasta-ness. On entering his study after his death, there great great grand dam by Old Jolly Roger, his great tions in the rage of pleasure, that some of his ten-was found in a secret chest, of which he alone kept great great grand dam by the imported horse Sober ants refused to hold their lands at the usual rent. the key, the body of his wife, who had been dead John, his great great great great grand dam by the Their landlady persuaded them to be satisfied, and for twenty-five years, embalmed and admirably pre-imported horse Shock, which mare was raised by entreated her husband to dismiss his dogs, with ma-served. It is supposed that he had prevailed on the Col. Baylor.

ny exact calculations of the ale drank by his com- grave digger to exhumate the body, from which, This pedigree speaks for him as to blood, and as panions, and corn consumed by the horses, and re- even after death, he was unwilling to separate him- an attentive and disinterested looker on, I have no monstrances against the insolence of the hunts-self. Mr. Malot succeeded in keeping from the hesitation in pronouncing him the best race horse I man, and the frauds of the groom. The huntsman knowledge of every one the deposit which he pre-ever saw make a track; and his performance goes was too necessary to his happiness to be discarded; served in his house, and every day he, doubtless, to shew it. He beat and could have distanced all and he had still continued to ravage his own estate, went to nourish his grief by weeping over the in the best horses of his day. He beat Peace Maker had he not caught cold and a fever by shooting mal-animate remains. The same grave has now united the great match race at Richmond, Amanda, the lards in the fens. His fever was followed by a conthem for ever. dam of Durock and grand dam of the celebrated sumption, which in a few months brought him to the American Eclipse, Lavinia, Top Gallant, &c. &c. grave. And sired Cup Bearer, (raised by Mr. Wyall, of Greensville,) Thaddeus, Defiance, Theseus. Serpent, Brooks, Grey Colt, Robert's Filly, Tuckahoe, and a but was standing under a host of old imported horses, great many others, not now recollected; and seldom failed to produce a racer from a thorough bred mare, then the rage, who took from him the best mares; for instance, Old Diomed, Bedford, Dare Devil, Precipitate, Citizen, Nosely, Sir Harry, Robin Redbreast, Sterling, Saltram, Wonder, Dragon, Cormorant, &c. &c. which readily accounts for the difficulty of his rising through them.

Mrs. Busy was too much an economist to feel either joy or sorrow at his death. She received the compliments and consolations of her neighbours in a dark room, out of which she stole privately every night and morning to see the cows milked; and, after a few days, declared that she thought a widow might employ herself better than in nursing grief; and that, for her part, she was resolved that the fortunes of her children should not be impaired by her neglect.

She therefore immediately applied herself to the reformation of abuses. She gave away the dogs, discharged the servants of the kennel and stable, and sent the horses to the next fair, but rated at so high a price that they returned unsold. She was resolved to have nothing idle about her, and ordered them to be employed in common drudgery. They lost their sleekness and grace, and were soon purchased at half the value.

The following cut direct, is from the pen of the
celebrated Sheridan. Lord Erskine declared in a
large party at which Lady E. and Mr. S. were pre-
one's tail"-upon which Sheridan presented Lady
sent, that, "a wife was only a Tin Canister, tied to
E. with these lines:

Calls a wife a 'Tin Canister tied to one's tail,'
"Lord Erskine, at woman presuming to rail,
And fair Lady Anne, while the subject he carried on,
Seems hurt at his lordship's degrading comparison;
But wherefore degrading? considered a-right,
A Canister's polished and useful and bright-
And should dirt its original purity hide-
That's the fault of the puppy to whom it is tied!"

I

SPORTING OLIO.

TO GIVE A HORSE AN APPETITE.

Camden county, N. C. Sept. 26, 1827. DEAR SIR, I see in your last number several cures and different management of horses, and now

She soon disencumbered herself from her weeds, and put on a riding-hood, a coarse apron, and short petticoats, and has turned a large manor into a farm, of which she takes the management wholly upon herself. She rises before the sun to order the horses to their geers, and sees them well rubbed down at their return from work; she attends the dairy morning and evening, and watches when a calf falls thated horses, make a hot fire, lay them on and let them

shall endeavor to lay before the public a recipe for the improvement of a horse's appetite, that by experience I know will have the desired effect when no thing will, that I ever could see in the very best farriery, as follows: Take the old dry bones of deceas

Mr. Roger Atkinson, the breeder of Florizel, is now alive and resides some two or three miles above Petersburg, and no doubt can give the pedigree of the Eclipse alluded to. I think he was raised by some of the Mr. Ruffins', of Prince George.

As an amateur of horses and of truth, I take the liberty of subscribing myself

Your obedient humble servant,

JOHN C. GOODE.

well as his dam; were both foaled on the estate of Col. Goode's father. His dam was a well bottomed courser.-EDITOR.

NOTE. We learn from a friend that Florizel as

SLENDER

it may be carefully nursed; she walks out among the burn to a coal, then take them off and let them cool, Will also cover for the season at Sans-Souci, at sheep at noon, counts the lambs, and observes the and when cool put them in a mortar and beat them ten dollars, and a dollar to the groom; the money fences, and, where she finds a gap, stops it with a bush till it can be better mended. In harvest she as fine as possible, take them out, sieve them com- to be paid before the mares are covered. Any full rides a-field in the wagon, and is very liberal of her pletely and bottle it up for use; when you want to administer, take half a gallon of bran or something ale from a wooden bottle. At her leisure hours she of the kind, wet it and take of the powder two talooks goose-eggs, airs the wool room, and turns the blespoons full, and mix with the bran, and give it to cheese. the horse two or three times a day, and in three days he will have a good appetite as you wish. You need be under no apprehension of danger if you keep the animal out of bad weather for four or five days. Sir, I am your most obedient servant, &c.

When respect or curiosity brings visitants to her house, she entertains them with prognostics of a scarcity of wheat, or a rot among the sheep; and always thinks herself privileged to dismiss them, when she is to see the hogs fed, or to count her J. S. SKINNER, ESQ. poultry on the roost.

The only things neglected about her are her children, whom she has taught nothing but the lowest household duties. In my last visit I met Miss Busy carrying grains to a sick cow, and was entertained with the accomplishments of her eldest son, a youth of such early maturity, that though he is only sixteen, she can trust him to sell corn in the market.

N. K. K.

PEDIGREES OF VALUABLE HORSES.
(Continued from page 223.)

bred mare that has won a purse, and belongs to a member of the Jockey Club of New York and New Jersey, shall be covered gratis. Slender covered last season in Savannah, Georgia, at twenty guineas, but as his owner wishes to give an opportunity to those that are desirous of owning his colts, has advertised him at only ten dollars.

Slender is a fine bay, fifteen hands three inches and a half high, his blood; make, activity, movements, strength and speed are superior to any horse ever imported from England. He was bred by the Duke of Queensbury, who took three purses with him at New Market, and one at Stockbridge, as appears by the sporting calenders of 1782 and 1783. Slender when three years old, at New Market, the Mecklenburg, Boydton, September 17, 1827. second spring meeting 1782, and at the July meetMR. SKINNER,-Understanding that you feel con-of the first colts then in England, which are mening following took both purses, and beat twenty-five tioned in the racing calenders as follows:-Duke of Grafton's Peeress; Mr. Stevenson's Laurel; Mr. Vernon's Virgil; Mr. Pultney's Straight leg, Sir John Lade's Maypole; Mr. Panton's bay colt, got

OLD FLORIZEL.

Her younger daughter, who is eminent for her beau-siderable interest in the blood of horses and are ty, though somewhat tanned in making hay, was anxious to correct erroneous reports prejudicial to busy in pouring out ale to the ploughmen, that eve-some, and understanding that prejudices are afloat ry one might have an equal share. detrimental to the celebrated race horse Old Flori I could not but look with pity on this young fami- zel, I have thought it my duty to send you his pedily, doomed by the absurd prudence of their mother gree, as certified and published in his first adverto ignorance and meanness; but when I recommend-tisement as a covering horse, in the county in which noted horse Sir Archie, at Petersburg, which race gave * Lavinia was full sister to Wrangler, that beat the ed a more elegant education, was answered, that he was raised, and against which aught has never to Archie his deserved fame.

SIR,

YOUNG FLORIZEL.

May, 1788.

George Town, 2d December, 1794.

Lowest 22d, 65°-26th, 27th and 25th, 66°. Mean temperature at 1 hour past sun-set, 66.2°. Mean of the month, 66.1°.

WINDS-from N. to E. the latter only inclusive,
12 observations; from E. to S. 10, from S. to
W 11; from W. to N. 25; calm, 1.
WEATHER-Rain fell on three days only, during
this month. In 60 observations, (two having
been taken daily, at morning and at evening,)
42 are marked "clear weather," and 8 only as
"generally cloudy."
R. SEXTON.

ENGLISH POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.

by Herod; Mr. Tattersall's bay filly, got by the above mentioned horses, by their grooms, at the Eclipse; Mr. Parker's chesnut colt, got by Juniusual rate, but the mares must be at the risk of the per; Duke of Northumberland's chesnut colt, got owner. by his Arabian; Lord Egremont's bay filly, got by Herod; Lord Clermont's bay filly, got by Mark An thony; Lord Grosvenor's chesnut colt, got by Sweet briar, and Mr. Golding's chesnut colt, got by Sweet briar, were the thirteen that ran for the first purse reply to which have to inform you, that the horse I I have received your favor of the 25th ult. and in The twelve that started for the second purse with ordered for you was shipped on board the ship InSlender, were Lord Ossory's Coxcomb, Mr. Gol-dian Chief, captain Sewall, but after being on board ding's Gilliflower, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland's Apollo, Lord Egremont's Countless, in consequence relanded; should he recover, he a few days was unfortunately taken sick, and was Mr Pultney's Straight leg, Duke of Grafton's Star-will be shipped by some other vessel, and you shall ling, Lord Clermont's Cat, Mr. Pegott's Maypole, be duly advised. My friend in England shipped me is by distance, viz for single letters from any post Mr. Vernon's chesnut gelding got by Eclipse, Sir The rate of postage for general post letters inland, a three year old colt per the same ship, that your Charles Bunbury's bay filly got by Alexis, Lord horse was intended, and which arrived safe at Bal office in England or Wales, not exceeding 15 miles Grosvenor's chesnut colt got by Sweet William, and timore, but he was not a horse that would answer from such office, Mr. Tattersall's filly got by Metaphysician. At New-Market, the first spring meeting, 1783, Slen-your purpose, and I disposed of him otherwise. Im-Above 15 and not exceeding 20 der at four years old took the purse, and beat Lord the horse, I will drop you a line, and mediately on my hearing from my friend respecting Derby's Oliver Cromwell, Mr. Napier's Gamester, and Lord Grosvenor's Tacer, and at Stockbridge the July following, he took the purse, and beat Mr. Delly's remarkable noted running horse Slasher. T. M. FORMAN, ESQ. Slender is full brother to High-flier, now thought The elegant, high-bred, imported horse Young And for every excess of distance of 100 miles, or one of the first horses in England. Slender was Florizel, will cover mares this season at the subscri got by Herod, who was the sire of ninety-three run-ber's stables, near the Trap, in St. George's hun-proportional part thereof, a progressive increase of ning horses in the years 1782 and 1783, thirty-two in number more than those got by the great Eclipse dollars the season, for each mare, with a deduction letter, if less than one ounce in weight; and if an dred, Newcastle county, Delaware state, at twenty that ran in the same years, and Herod's colts have No letter shall be rated higher than as a treble generally been superior to Eclipse's whenever they of four dollars if paid by the 20th of August next; ounce then as four single letters; and so in proporappeared on the turf together, which is declared in twelve dollars a single leap; thirty dollars a suretion of one fourth of an ounce as a single letter. colt; and one dollar to the groom. The season to end 20th August.

I am with respect, sir,

Your most obd't humble serv't.

WALTER HILLEN.

id.

4d.

5

20

6

All letters on his Majesty's business are free; also all peers and members of the house of commons may send daily ten letters free, and receive fifteen, the franked letters sent by them shall be endorsed not exceeding one ounce each in weight, provided with their name, and the date when the letters are whole direction to be in the hand writing of such put in the post-office written at full length, and the member of parliament. Also provided such memthe post town, where letters are put in franked by ber of parliament shall be within twenty miles of

the racing calenders. Slender's dam was got by Blank, who was got by the Godolphin Arabian; Blank is full brother to the famous Old England, and got Paymaster, Paoli, Centinel, Cyclops, Ghost, Commodore Brag, Dizzy, Granby, Juniper, and Cyrus, all of which were activity. noted running horses, and won purses at New-Market. Slender's grandam was got by Regulus, who was got by the Godolphin Arabian; Regulus is the sire of Miss Cleaveland, who is the dam of that well known son of Old Snap, Taggerquil; he is also the sire of Tandam's dam, who when lame beat Fame, horse, as he will show for himself. A more partic-him, or where letters are received directed to him.

Florizel was bred in England, and lately imported
by Messrs. Ringgold & Co. and landed on the Chesa-
peake. He is remarkable for strength, figure, and
Florizel was got by the noted Florizel, out of a
brown mare, by Alfred; his dam Fairy Queen, by
Young Cade; grand dam, Routh's Black Eyes, by
Crab, out of the Warlock Galloway by Snake.
It is thought unnecessary to say more about this
ular account may be had by applying to the sub

scriber.

WILLIAM FRAZER.

tance, at 3s. 6d. per week; great care taken of them,
NB Red clover pasturage for mares from a dis
but cannot be accountable for accidents.

PRESERVATION OF DEAD GAME.

[Anderson's Com. Dict.

Bright, Wicham, and the Rocket gelding; the late Mr. Shafto refused 1800 guineas for Tandam when he was rising five years old. Slender's grandam but what have we at present equal to a show at Mr. was also a daughter of Sore Heels, which mare was Mechanism is said to have arrived at its climax; the dam of Matchless, South, and Danbay Cade, a Boverick's, watch-maker. New Exchange, in 1745? daughter of Makeless, and was Sir Ralph Milbank's famous black mare, the dam of Hartley's bind The little furniture of a dining room, cloth laid, two horse. Matchless was got by the Godolphin Ara A nobleman desires us to state that grouse and man waiting, a card table which opens, with drawer, figures at table, footman waiting, a card table, footbian, and was judged superior to any horse ever other game, when wrapped up in linen, well mois frame and castors, looking-glass, two dozen of dishbred in Eugland for size, strength and beauty tened with equal parts of the pure pyroligneous es, twenty dozen plates, thirty dozen spoons, fortyHartley's blind horse is too well known to all sports- acid and water, will keep good for many days du-two skeleton back chairs, with claw feet-all conmen, and is too often mentioned in the racing calen-ring the hottest period of autumn. His game keep-tained in a cherry stone! ders to need a description. It is sufficient to say heer in Scotland has for the last two years adopted got the dam of Babraham. Makeless was the sire this mode of sending game to London, and on its of Sir Ralph Milbank's famous black mare, the dam arrival it is as fresh as when it was killed.

Mean temperature early in the morning, 56.9°.
Highest, on the 2d, 70°-4th, 65°.
Lowest, 24th. 479-27th, 44°-28th, 46°-29th,
48°-30th, 45.

White frost was observed on low grounds, on the
morning of the 27th.

Mean temperature in the afternoon, 75.20.
Highest, 1st, 3d and 14th, 86-24, 4th and 15th,
85-four other days at 80°, and below 85°.
became the property of Capt. Frazier. He is a brown
*The above colt was purchased by T. Ringgold, and
horse called Florizel, and for his pedigree see Fairy
colt, Frazier's Florizel by Florizel.
Queen, her filly 1778, by Alfred, was the dam of this

AMERICAN CANVASS.

We sometime since noticed the excellent quality of duck manufactured by the Phoenix Mill Company, which is not only cheaper but has been proved by the experiment, to be much superior to Russia duck. The comparative merit of these two articles has been tested by Captain Austin, late of the ship Panther, and he has given a decided preference to the American canvass. He found that where both were equally exposed the foreign had sound as ever. become rotten, while the domestic remained as [Providence Journal.

COTTON TRADE AT HAVRE, from January to August in 1826 and 1827:

bales-decrease, 19,300. Sold and shipped, during Imported in 1826, 143,245 bales; in 1827, 123.945 the same periods, in 1826, 121,405 bales; in 1927, 1826, 43,556; in 1827, 65.526. This table shows a 102,089-decrease, 19,316. Stock the last of July, great decrease in the transactions of 1827. a difference of 38.616 in imports and sales, and an increase of 21,970 in stock on hand.

BEWARE OF ASSASSINS.

Port of Oxford, Oct. 2, 1827.

the Messrs. Landreths, experienced and faithful A southern paper contains an article under this nursery and seedmen, of Philadelphia, we have al ominous title, for the purpose of putting all good ready made mention. By the steam boat to-day we citizens on their guard. The offenders are describ-received from our old friend, Collector Willis, of ed as a pair of relentless desperadoes, equally Oxford, Constantia wine, grapes, and other fruits. threatening to persons and property. One of them Dear Sir, has a deep red, or rather brown complexion; and the other is, on the contrary, unusually fair. They are said to be step-brothers. Both of them, if allowed to become intimate, have a singularly fascinating power over their intended victim, and, like assassins as they are, stab in the very act of offering the friendly embrace. They go under divers names, but are most known by those of Monsieur Brandy and Mr. Whiskey.

RECIPES.

RICE JELLY.

This is one of the most nourishing preparations of rice, particularly for valetudinarians or convalescents. It is thus made: Boil a quarter of a pound of rice flour, with half a pound of loaf sugar, in a quart of water, till the whole becomes one glutinous mass; then strain off the jelly and let it stand to cool. A little of this salubrious food eaten at a time, will be found very beneficial to those of a weakly and infirm constitution.

PLUMS, PEACHES, &c. HOW KEPT FRESH THROUGH

THE YEAR.

Beat well up together equal quantities of honey and spring water, pour it into an earthen vessel, put in it the fruits all freshly gathered and cover them quite close. When any of the fruit is taken out wash it in cold water, and it is fit for immediate use.

PREPARATION OF BLACKING, BY M. BRACONNOT.

I now send you some grapes, and some other
fruits, which I beg you to accept. I also send you
a specimen of my pure Constantia wine, and wish
you to drink it immediately, as I want your advice
on it, for I have some bottles of it to send to your
cattle show, in order to try and get the premium for
wine. It is a well known fact, that this wine is
equal to any in the United States, made of pure
grape juice, and is what I call virgil wine; and is
the same sort that General Lafayette, in presence
of your lady, at the Governor's table, declared to
be the nearest the Constantia he had seen.
Yours, &c.

JOHN WILLIS.

spe.

[With the grapes and the wine, we received cimens of very superior Heath peaches, one of which was 12 inches in circumference, and weighed 15 ounces.]

The editors of the several papers in the state and District of Columbia would confer a favour on the Agricultural Society, by recalling public attention to the next Cattle Show, to be held on the 23d and 24th of this month, near the city of Baltimore. There is no doubt, it is believed, but that a good market will there be afforded, particularly for the sale of good saddle horses, milch cows, and stock cattle. Those who bring stock, for sale at the show, are informed that good pasturage may be had gratis, adjoining the field of exhibition, during the days of the show.

drovers bring only the refuse of the farmers. I feel conscious I have taken a liberty in asking the above favour; but I would hope it might be beneficial to others, as well as myself, believing that more than myself would be glad to know where they might get good cows, and would not mind the trouble of driving them so far, could they be assured of being supplied. Any notice Mr. Skinner may think proper to make in answer to the above, will be thankfully received by a faithful reader of his Farmer.

PICKLING BEEF-Inquiry.

M. M. A.

MR. SKINNER,
Norfolk, October 23.
In this section of the country we are in the habit
of smoking our beef and seldom have good pickled
or mess beef. Our smoked beef is very good until
it gets too old, it is then very hard and far inferior
to the pickled or mess beef of New England and
the Northern states. If some of your correspond-
ents will inform me of the best method of putting up
good family or mess beef, and the quantity of salt, &c.
used per barrel, they will confer a lasting favor on
a lover of good beef.
J. G. H.

BALTIMORE PRICES CURRENT.

Reported for the American Farmer, by Lewis Sutton & Co.
TOBACCO Continues, as the last week, to sell slowly;
dealers offer lower prices for Maryland common, rang-
ing generally from $3.00 a 3.50 a 3.75 a 4.00-a good
Standard rates:
Ohio is also plenty and slow sale.

deal in market

7.00.

3.00 a 4.00-Do. red, 4.00 a 4.50-good red, 4.50 a 6.50 Seconds, as in quality, $3.00 a 6.00-common crop, Fine red, 6.50 a 8.00-Yellow and red, 7.00 a 10.00Yellow do. 5.50 a 10.00-Fine yellow, no sales-VirgiThe Editor of the American Farmer has been nia good and fine, 6.00 a 8.00-Rappahannock, (none)— particularly requested to notice the want of supe-Kentucky, fine, 3.50 a 6.00--do. for wrapping, 6.00 a Take of plaister, ground and sifted, one kilo- rior saddle horses, milch cows of the best kind, and FLOUR-white wheat family, $5.75 a 6 00-superfine gramme, (2 lbs. 4 oz ;) lampblack 24 hectogrammes, stock cattle for keeping over through the winter. (about 9 oz.;) barley malt, as used by brewers, 5 The Ladies' fair in the city at the same time for Susquehanna, 4.25-CORN MEAL, per bbl. 2.75 a 2.874Howard-street, 5.00 a 5.124-city mills, 4.50 a 4.75hectogrammes, (18 oz.) olive oil 50 grammes, (1 oz.) the benefit of female orphan children, will induce GRAIN, white wheat, best .90 a 1.00-red do. .80 a .85Steep the malt in water, almost boiling hot, until farmers to bring their wives and daughters, and ordinary, .60 a .75--CORN, .43 a .44 a 45-RYE, 40 a 50 the soluble portions are well extracted; put the sothey will be highly entertained and gratified with a-OATS, .20 a 25-BEANS, .80 a 1.00-PEAS, .40 a .50lution into a basin, stir into it the plaister and lamp- which will have been made and sent there by the la-a .75-FLAXSEED, 75 a.85-COTTON, Upland fair, 94 a sight of the vast collection and variety of articles CLOVER seed, 3.50 a 4.00-TIMOTHY 3.00-BARLEY,.70 black, and evaporate to the consistency of paste; then add the oil, the quantity of which may be in- dies, for the noble purpose of raising means to se-101 North Carolina, 9 a .10-Tennessee, .94 a .10if desired, a few drops of oil of lemons or of laven- ciples and plain useful instruction, to enable them half do. .24 a .26-three-quarter do. .26 a 28-full do. creased by degrees. To the mixture may be added, cure for these helpless orphans, sound moral prin- Louisiana,.11 a.13-Alabama, .10 a. 114-WOOL, washder, as a perfume. If ground plaister be not attain-to preserve a good moral character, and to obtain .30 a .35-FISH, Herrings, 2.50 a 2.75-Shad, 6.00 a 7.00 able, its place may be supplied with potter's clay. This is undoubtedly the cheapest and finest blacking; it spreads evenly, dries and shines quickly on the leather by a slight friction of the brush, and has not the objection of burning the leather.

[Bul. D'Encour. Mars, 1825.

THE FARMER.

BALTIMORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1827.

an honest livelihood.

The Cattle Show at Salem, New Jersey, will be held on Tuesday, the 30th of this month. Judg. ing from the fertility of the soil, the density of the population, and the practical industry of the people, we know of no place where a better exhibition could be expected.

GOOD MILCH Cows WANTED.

[We do not know how we can better meet the
views of the writer of the following, than by pub
would meet with good and ready sale.]
lishing it. We assuredly believe that valuable cows

MR. SKINNER,

ed, .18 a .22-unwashed, .16-crossed blood, .22 a 24

-Mackerel, 3.75 a 4.75 a 5.75-BACON, Balt. hams, .9 a .10-middlings, .7 a.71-hog round, .7-WHISKEY, per hhd. .26 a 28-do. bbl. .28 a .30-Feathers, 26 a .28Beef, on the hoof, 4.00 a 4.50-hogs, do. 3.50 a 4.00Butter, best new, .20 a.25-ordinary, 15 a .183.

CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

On the manufacture of Cotton Bagging, Cordage, &c. and the employment of Slaves in the South for the manufacture of coarse cottons, recommended, No. 2Animal Chemistry, On the Substances which enter into the Composition of the Bodies of Animals-Premiums to be awarded at the Dorchester Exhibition and FairWe are aware of great neglect in not having no Remarkable objects for which Premiums are offered at Cattle Shows-Premiums offered by the Salem Agriculticed the courtesy of many who have sent us specitural Society-English and French Breeds of Sheepmens of fruit, through the season, extraordinary for Georgetown, Oct. 1, 1827. Shoulder Brake in Cattle, inquiry-On making Cidersize and quality. Besides the obligation on the Respected Sir,-I will wave apology under the Large Apples-Letter from Leeds, (England,) on Rail ground of just and becoming sensibility, to acknow- impression that you will comply with my request, if Roads-The Character of Mrs. Busy-Conjugal Affecledge such attentions, the notice of them promotes in your power. I am anxious to establish a dairy tion--Anecdote-To give a Horse an Appetite-Pedithe public comfort by prompting others to follow in this place as soon as possible, and wish to make grees of Valuable Horses, Old Florizel, Slender, Young good examples in shewing by experiment, to what a selection of choice cows. Would Mr. Skinner, Florizel-To preserve dead Game-Meteorology of Sepa high degree of perfection fruits, most generally through his useful paper, say in his next number, tember-English Post Office-Mechanism-American Canvass-Cotton Trade at Havre-Dangerous Assassins quite indifferent, may be brought by skilful care and if he thought I could meet with any at the next-Recipes, Rice Jelly; To keep fresh throughout the cattle show, if from ten to twenty could be purchas-year Plums, Peaches, &c.; Preparation of Blackinged at a moderate price, to say from $18 to $30 a Editorial-Prices Current. piece. Our market at this place is bad, as the

cultivation.

Of the honor conferred by a present from Mrs. John Purviance, of golden or egg plums, reared in the city, of rare size, being as large as turkey's eggs, and of exquisitely rich and beautiful appearance, *This is the first running of, say 50 gallons, and only we are particularly sensible. Of the grapes sent by 20 left, or saved to itself.

Printed every Friday, at Five Dollars per annum, for JOHN S. SKINNER, Editor, by JOHN D. Tor, corner of St. Paul and Market-sts.