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Editorial Notices. 



Vol. VIII. 



Agricultural Implement Manufactory, 



No. 19G, Market street, two doors above Sixth street, 

 and two doors below the Red Lion Hotel : 



Where are manufactured and for sale, lower than can 

 be purchased elsewhere, Ilorso Powers and Threshing 

 Machines, Fanning Mills, Corn Shellers, Straw and 

 II".y Cutters, Horse Rakes, Ploughs, Harrows, Cultiva- 

 tors, Seed Planters, Cheese Presses, Churns, Pumps, 

 and every kind of farming implement generally in use. 

 Also, Beach's Self-sharpening Plough and castings — 

 and Wiley's two-pointed do. Every description of im- 

 plement made to order, or repaired by experienced 

 workmen, and warranted. Slater's Patent Corn Shel- 

 ler and Grinder. EDWIN CHANDLER, 



■Bgentfor Agricultural Machines of every description. 



POUDRETTE— a valuable manure— of the bestqual 

 ily, prepared in Philadelphia, for sale at the office of 

 the Farmer's Cabinet, No. 50, N. Fourth street, or at 

 the manufactory, near the Penitentiary on Coates' 

 street. Present price, $1 75 per barrel, containing 

 four bushels— $5 for three barrels- §15 for ten barrels, 

 or thirty cents a bushel. Orders from a distance, en- 

 closingthe cash, wiihcost of porterage, will be prompt- 

 ly attended to, by carefully delivering the barrels on 

 board of such conveyance as may be designated. 

 Farmers to the South, and in the interior, both of this 

 State and New Jersey, are invited to try the article. 

 It has been used to great advantage as a top-dressing 

 on wheat in the spring. For corn in the hills, and for 

 vegetables generally, there is perhaps nothing superior 

 to the Poudrette. Truck growers in New Jersey, and 

 elsewhere, whose interest it is, to have their vegeta- 

 bles, melons, &c., early in the market, will find this 

 manure of great importance. The price will be ad- 

 vanced in March. D. K. Minor. 



iTf TO RENT— and possession given on the 1st of 

 fourth month next, a small Farm near this city, which 

 has been occupied for some years past as a Milk Farm 

 Apply at the office of the Farmers' Cabinet. 



WHOLESALE & RETAIL SEED & IMPLEMENT 

 WAREHOUSE. 



Constantly for sale. Corn Shellers of every variety, 

 for hiTid or horse power; Straw and Corn-stalk Cut- 

 ters, of different patterns, from $5 to $30 each. Grain 

 Fans, of various kinds, from §8 to $30 each;- Corn 

 Crackers, Sausage Cutters, Sausage Stuffers, Apple 

 Parers, Churns on a new plan, which are cheap and 

 good; — Self-sharpening Pi-einium Ploughs;— Subsoil 

 Ploughs: Agricultural Furnaces; Cooking Stoves, &.c., 

 for sa'-- Jew, by D. O. PROUTY, 



JVo. 170, Market street, ahovc Fifth, Pkilad. 



VO'- SHORT ADVERTISEMENTS, 42 



The subject matter of which, may correspond with the 

 agric::liural character of this paper, will be inserted 

 at the rate of one dollar for each insertion often linea 

 or less; and so in proportion for each additional line. 

 The money to be paid in advance. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



PAGE 



On Churning Butter « 169 



Preparation and use of Manures 170 



German Agriculture 176 



Cause of, and Cure for Hard times 178 



How much Lime should be applied to an acre 180 

 Life in theCountry. — St. George's Ploughing match 183 



Fly Meshes 184 



Poudrette on Corn.— Measurement of Cream 185 



Guano ,. ISG 



Wheat ■ 188 



Hint to House owners and builders.— Lime 189 



Farmer's Encyclopedia 190 



Cotton Crop, &c 191 



Poudt..c.,' and Stable Manure.— Properties and 



Composition of Milk 192 



Maxims for the Bee keeper 193 



Putting in Wheat and Rye,— Strawberry Sex, &c. 105 



The Plum 198 



Poudrctt'.'.-Editorial Notices 197 



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