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Editorial JVotices. 



Vol. XII. 



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HOARE ON THE VINE, C2i 



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JOSIAH TATUM 



Fhiladc. Qth mo. 15th, 18-18. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



VA.au. 



The American Agriculturist and Farmers' Cabinet, 329 



Geography and History of the Q.uince, 330 



A day at a Farmers, 331 



H. Ancrum on Wool Mattresses, 332 



Agricultural Minutes, Philadelphia, 333 



New Material for Flooring Paving, &c 334 



The Osage Orange for Hedging.— A Nut for the 



Curious 335 



The Horse, 336 



The Boy and Man, 333 



The Potatoe.— Butter Dairies and Batter, 339 



Early Weeding— Stirring the Soil, 340 



Improvement of Fruit 341 



The Farm of Clark Rice, Esq 343 



The Gooseberry, 346 



Plank Roads 347 



Artificial Swarming of Bees, 349 



Butter Dairies, 350 



Prince's Strawberries, 351 



Figs.— Anecdote of a Horse, 352 



Stone Fruits, 353 



Maize in Mexico, 354 



Geography and History of the Pear Tree, 355 



Dairies ....356 



Softness and fineness of Wool, 337 



Toads.— Editorial Notices, 353 



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