No. 10. 



Editorial Notices. 



327 



THE FARMERS' CABINET, 



AND 



AMERICAN- HERD-BOOK. 



Philadelphia, Fifth Month, 1848. 



Thk Editor of the Farmer's Cabinet will relinquish 

 its publication at the close of the current volume in 

 the seventh month next. He will dispose of the con- 

 cern upon terms that may be advantageous to anyone 

 who may incline to continue it. 



Reports from all neighborhoods in this vicinity— as 

 well as from many others far distant, inform us thai 

 the prospect for the wheat and grass crops, is remark- 

 ably promising. The showers and the sunshine havi' 

 been opportune, and the appearance of the country is 

 wearing its beautiful spring like livery. 



CO AI.. 



The subscriber has made an arrangement for a con 

 slant supply of superior Lehigh and Schuylkill Coal- 

 carefully prepared for family use, which he will fur- 

 nish at the usual cask prices, on application at the 

 office of the Farmers' Cabinet, where samples of the 

 different kinds and sizes may be seen. 



JOSIAH TATUM. 



Philadelphia, Fourth month ISth, \B-i8. 



NEW 



Horticultural and Agricultural Ware-house, 



84 Chesnut Street below Third, South side. 



The subscriber has for the betleraccommodalion of his 

 customers, opened the above warehouse, with a large 

 stock of Garden and Field Seeds, crop of 1846. Imple- 

 ments and Books on Gardening and Farming; he calls 

 the particular attention of farmers to his pure stock of 

 Svveede Turnips, Field Carrots, Beets and Parsnips, 

 Pruning Shears, Saws and Knives. 



March 14th, 1847.— ly. R. BUIST. 



COATES' SEED STORE, 



No. 49 Market Street, 



FRESH TIITIOTHY SEED, 



Of various qualities, from good common seed to the 

 purest and finest that can be produced, 



TOGETHER WITH A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OP 



GRASS & GARBEN SEEDS, 



Of the finest duality and best Varieties,— Bird 

 Seeds, £c. 



JOS. P. H. COATES, 



Successor to Oeorge M. Coates. 

 May 15th, 1847. 



SEED STORE, 



No. 23 Market Street, Philadelphia. 



The subscriber keeps constantly a supply of White 

 and Red Clover, and other grass seeds; frosh Perennial 

 Rye-grass, and Lucerne seed. Field seeds, consisting 

 of choice Spring Wheat, Barley, Potatoe Oats, North- 

 ern and other seed-corn. Also, in season. Fruit and 

 Shade Trees. Garden and Bird seeds generally. Gua- 

 no in parcels to suit purchasers 



Philad., Feb., 1847. 



M. S. 



POWELL, 

 tf. 



Agency for the Purchase «Sc Sale of 



IMPROVED BREEDS OF CATTLE & SUEEP. 



The subscriber takes this method of informing his 

 friends and the public, that he will attend to the pur- 

 chase and sale of the improved breeds of cattle, sheep, 

 swine, poultry, &c., for a reasonable commission. All 

 letters post paid, addressed to hira at Philadelphia, will 

 be attended to without delay 



GUANO. 



Peruvian & African Guano, in bags & bbls. 



ALSO, PREPARED GUANO. 

 This article has been in use during the last year, and 

 from the effect that it has produced, can be safely re- 

 commended to farmers as a cheap and valuable fertil- 

 izer; the object in preparing this article is to give the 

 farmer a manure at a very low price, that will enable 

 all to use it. It is prepared upon strictly scientific 

 principles, and is recommended to general use by the 

 Farmers' Club, and the New York State Agricul- 

 tural Society. 



For Sale by ALLEN & NEEDLES, 

 23 South Wharves, near Chcsnut Street, Phila. 

 Feb. 15th, 1848.— Cm. 



PREMIUM IMPLEMENTS. 



PROUTVS Improved Machine fur Shelling and 

 Screening Corn, and Separating it from the Cob. 



For this Machine the Philad'a Agricultural Society 

 awarded their first Premium for Corn Sheller, 1847. 



Grant's Patent Premium Fan 3Iill, 



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, 1846 and 1847. 



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 Implimenls, Manufactured and for Sale by 



D. O. PROUTY, 



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

 Nov. 15, 1847.- tf. 



jSpril 15(A, 1847. 



AARON CLEMENT. 



ICr SHORT ADVERTISEMENTS, 

 Tlie subject matter of which, may correspond with the 

 agricultural character of this paper, will be inserted 

 at the rate of one dollar for each insertion often lines 

 or less; and so in ])roportion for each additional line. 

 Payment in advance. 



The quantity of rain and snow which fell in the 4lh 



month, 1848, was ].5o in. 



Ptnn. Htspitttl, 5tA mo. \it. 



