168 



Editorial JVotices. 



Vol. XL 



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THE FARMER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA, full- 

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 YOU ATT ON THE HORSE, with J. S. Skin- 

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 THE FARMER'S LAND MEASURER; 37^ 

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DOWNING'S Landscape Gardening, 3 50 



Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 1 50 

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AMERICAN Poulterer's Companion, 1 25 



BOUSSINGAULT'S RURAL ECONOMY, 1 50 



FARMERS' & EMIGRANTS' HAND-BOOK, 1 00 

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STABLE ECONOMY, 1 00 



BEVAN on the HONEY BEE, 31^ 



BUISTS' ROSE MANUAL, 75 



THOMAS' FRUIT CULTURIST, 50 



SKINNERS CATTLE & SHEEP DOCTOR, 50 

 AMERICAN FARRIER, 50 



THE FARMER'S MINE, 75 



HOARE ON THE VINE, 62J 



HANNAM'S Economy of Waste Manures, 25 



LIEBIG'S AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, 25 

 ANIMAL CHEMISTRY, 25 



FAMILIAR LETTERS, 12^ 



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GUANO. 



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 October 15th, 1845. tf. 



Poudrette. 



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 The results on corn and wheat have been generally 

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 interior, both of this State and of New Jersey, are 

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JOSIAH TATUM. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



paqb 



Soiling, or House-feeding, ■ *.- 137 



A Simple Method of Protection from Lightning. — 



A Word to Boys, 142 



Observations on the Potatoe disease. — The Alpaca, 143 



Irrigation, 145 



Starch Manufacture.— Cultivation of Fruit Trees, 147 



Demands for American produce. — Cows, 148 



Transplanting large trees. — Deep ploughing, .... 149 



Fattening Hogs, 150 



Deleterious effects of Brick yards, 151 



Carefulness in living.— What is Blight? 152 



Cheese Making in Virginia, 153 



Canker-worm Moth. — Lands in Virginia, 154 



Potatoe Blight. — Ag. Soc. of Prince George Co. , Md. 155 

 Artesian Well. — Improvement in Nail Making. — 



Advice to Young Men, 158 



Crops in Scotland, 159 



Farmers' Tools.— Go forth into the Country ICO 



Virginia Lands, 161 



Progression in Farming, 162 



Fine Crops of Corn, 163 



A n Important Decision 164 



Extension of Knowledge, 165 



Moral effijcts of Light. — Editorial Notices 166 



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