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Editorial Notices. 



Vol. VIII. 



Agricnltural Implement Manufactory, 



No. 196, 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, Horse Powers and Threshing 

 Machines, Fanning Mills, Corn Shellers, Straw and 

 Hay 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, 



^gent for Agricultural Machines of every description. 



POUDRETTE— a valuable manure— of the best qual- 

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

 the Farmers' 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- 

 closing the cash, with cost 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 probably 

 be advanced the 1st of April. D. K. Minor. 



WANTED.— An industrious, thorough-bred farmer; 

 — a single man would be preferred. One who can 

 work, and is competent to direct others, may hear of a 

 good situation, by applying at the office of the Farm- 

 ers' Cabinet. Recommendations as to character and 

 capability, will be required. 



Feb. 3rd, 1844. 



WHOLESALE &. RETAIL SEED & IMPLEMENT 

 WAREHOUSE. 



Constantly for sale. Corn Shellers of every variety, 

 for hand 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 Sluffers, Apple 

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

 good;— Self-sharpening Premium Ploughs;— Subsoil 

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

 for sale low, by D. O. PROUTY, 



JVb. 176, Market street, above Fifth, Philad. 



No. 23 MARKET STREET. 



M. S. Powell keeps a constant supply of Clover and 

 other Grass Seeds. Also, Northern Seed Barley; Pota- 

 toe Oats, crop 1843, weighing 40 lbs. to the bushel; 

 Seed-corn,— among which are. Cooper's Celebrated 

 Prolific Corn, &c. &c. 



KF GARDEN SEEDS generally. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



FAGE 



" Better Butter." 233 



Sheep Husbandry 236 



Good effects of Draining 238 



Wonderful Cow 239 



History of the Mercer Potatoe. — Lime 240 



Boston Centre-draught Plough 241 



Mint of the U. States.— Flowers and Shrubs. — 



Cow-yards 242 



St. George's Ploughing Match.— Worn out Lands. 243 



Wool and Sheep Husbandry 244 



The Bene Plant 247 



Food for Cattle 248 



Lime 249 



Manuring Root Crops with their tops 251 



Scotch Farming in the Lothians 252 



Butter-making in Orange County, N. Y 256 



Sexual character of the Strawberry Plant. 257 



Report on Crops 259 



Culture of Coffee.— Editorial Notices 260 



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