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EdiLorial JVotices. 



XII. 



stalk of rye amongf it; but the fly, or weevil, 

 had dani;iged it considerably. I went into 

 the Held while they were reapini? it, and 

 estimated the crop at eight bi)?!iels per acre. 

 The land was much lower in condition than 

 mine; it had clover sown twice in eighteen 

 years; but no dung; — four persons had oc- 

 cupied it in that time. B. 



THE FARMERS' CABINET, 



AND 



Philadelphia, Km;venth Month, 1847. 



Boston and its vicinity liave long been famous for 

 the successful cultivation of the pear. At the annual 

 exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 in the Ninth month last, R. Manning as usual, ''led 

 otf" with two humireri and fittylive sorts, some of 

 which, we learn from Hovey's Magazine, were large 

 and tine. Tlie President of the Society, M. P. Wilder, 

 exhibited one hundred and fifty-nine kinds, many of 

 Ihem entirely new. llovey & Co. had seventy varie- 

 ties, more than half of them shown for the lirst time. 

 Of the grapes exhibited, the Magazine assures us, that 

 the magnificent specimens in the rooms, left little to be 

 desired for further improvement. Numerous other per. 

 sons brought forward fifty or sixty or eighty varieties 

 of pears, and five and twenty or thirty of grapes. Bos- 

 ton is a great place for the amateur in fruit. 



Foreign papers assure us, that within the last two 

 years in New South Wales, more than 350,000 cattle 

 and sheep have been slaughtered and boiled up for 

 their tallow. 



We suppose that our correspondent "L,"on page 81, 

 of last No., forgot to acknowledge what he should cer- 

 tainly have done, that the statements forwarded were 

 taken from the American Agriculturist, one of our nu 

 merous excellent agricultural papers. 



Upwards of 22,000 barrels of apples were imported 

 into this city, during the last month; chiefly from the 

 eastern States and New York. 



SPAIN'S IMPROVED BARREL CHURN, 



As frequent enquiries are made by the subscribers to 

 Caiman's Tour, when the ninth number will probably 

 appear— it is proper to state, that we are unable to 

 give the desired information. When we last heard of 

 our friend he was in Switzerland prosecuting the ob- 

 jects of his journey, and looking closely into its agri-i 

 cultural operations. It was his intention to continue 

 his travels into Italy and France, before making up 

 the matter for his ninth and tenth numbers. These 

 will give his views of the Agriculture of the Continent, 

 and close the work. It has been much longer in hand 

 than was anticipated— but we trust it will not be the 

 less valuable. Without being advised in the matter, 

 we shall look for the two succeeding numbers during 

 the coming winter. As soon as it shall be in our 

 power, our subscribers shall receive them. 



Premium awarded by the Franklin Inxtilule, 1846. 

 Constructed in such a manner that the whole reel or 

 dashers can be removed (whole) from the inside of the 

 Churn, by simply unscrewing the handle from the 

 dasher, and raising the handle end of the dasher to the 

 square of the hole. The peculiar cjiistruction of the 

 dasher agitates the cream iti the centre as well as at 

 the sides, giving it a rolling motion, and preventing 

 the cream from revolving with the dasher after it be- 

 comes thick; they also gather the butter quicker and 

 better. The tube in the lid is for the purpose of letting 

 the gas escape and adn)itting the fresh air through the 

 Churn while in operation. After churning the dashers 

 can be removed; the Churn is then clear of all impe- 

 diments in the way of removing the butter, and of a 

 perfect cleaning. For Sale only by 



D. O. PROUTY, 



No. 194 J Market Street, below Sixth, Philadelphia. 



j\rov. isa— tf. 



PREMIUM IMPLIMENTS. 



PROUl'Y'S Improved Machine for Shelliris: <ind 

 Screening Corn,and Separating it from the Col. 

 For this Machine the Philad'a Agricultural Society 



awarded their first Premium for Corn Sheller, 1H47. 



Grant's Patent Pfcraiura Fan Mill, 



For Chaffing and Screening Wheat, at one operation. 

 Three Silver Medals, and nine First Premiums, have 

 been awarded for the above Mill. 



Prouty and Mears' Patent Centre- Draught, Self- 

 Sharpening Ploughs. First Premium awarded for 

 these Ploughs, by the Philadelphia Agricultural So- 

 ciety, 1844, 1845, ]84(i and 18^7. 



Corn and Cob Breakers and Grinders, 



Corn Stalk Cutters & Grinders— Sugar Mills-Spain's 

 Improved Barrel Churn, the dashers of which may 

 be taken out to clean. Also, a full assortment of Ag- 

 ricultural Impliments, Manufactured and for Sale by 



D. O. PROUTY, 



A'o. 194J Market Street, be!ow Sixth, Phildelphia. 

 Nov. 15, 1847.— tf. 



