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Editorial Notices. 



Vol. IX. 



The Marietta Argus speaks favourably of a Grain 

 Drill, invented by Major Haines and Wells Kilbnrn, 

 which has been successfully in operation in that neigh- 

 bourhood. " It is drawn," says the editor, " with ease 

 by two horses— .the manager of the Drill stands upon 

 the hind part of the machine, with a handle that 

 reaches from the large wheel in front, by which he is 

 enabled to guide the machine. It sows the seed in 

 drills nine inches apart, and five drills at a time. The 

 seed passes from a hopper or box to the hollow teeth 

 that open the ground, and the seed passing down di- 

 rectly behind, falls in the furrow, and the dirt falling 

 back directly upon the seed, and a roller following, 

 presses the seed in. The depth of the planting can be 

 varied by simply turning a screw. Tlio teeth aie fi.\ed 

 in pieces of scantling, which are separate from each 

 other, that they may follow the unevenness of the 

 ground, and so plant the seed at a regular depth in the 

 ground. The machine is so fi.\ed with wooden pins, 

 that if it should happen to strike anything to injure 

 it, the pin breaks, and leaves the machine unhurt — 

 the broken pin can be replaced by a new one in a mo- 

 ment. 



"It is quite aigimple invention, and is not liable to 

 get out of order;— it can be made by almost any me- 

 chanic. We are told by the patentees, that it can be 

 manufactured for the low price of $50." 



It has been estimated, we believe, by Judge Tucker, 

 of Virginia, that the productions of our common in- 

 dustry as a nation, were as follow: Agriculture, $654, 

 387,597— Manufactures, $-230,83C,224— Commerce, $79, 

 21,0H6, and of Mining, $42,358,751, making in the ag- 

 gregate $1010,303,058. This seemsrand indeed is, in 

 reality, an enormous sum. If, however, we suppose 

 our present population to bo 20,000,000, we find that it 

 gives bat about $50 per annum, for each one to live on. 

 The reflections which perhaps first present, on ac- 

 quainting ourselves with these facts, are— hovv vast 

 and incalculable in amount, are the productions of the 

 earth, and of our own industry — and how compara- 

 tively small a part of these, does each one of us, abso- 

 lutely require for his subsistence! 



Particular attention is invited to the sale of 

 James Gowen's stock, advertised by Wolbert & Herk- 

 ness, auctioneers of this city, to take place on the 20th 

 inst. The character of the owner as a breeder of sou:e 

 of the best Durhams in the country, is well known, 

 and those who would supply themselves or their farms 

 with these splendid cattle, have now an opportunity 

 that is of rare occurrence. 



It is announced that George Bancroft, Esq., the his- 

 torian, will deliver the Address before the New York 

 State Agri ultural Society. 



It was mentioned in our last numbor, that the Fair 

 and Cattle Show of the New York State Agricultural 

 Society, would be held at Poughkerpsie on the 18th 

 and 19th of this month, It may be well further to 

 state, that the 17th will be devoted to the trial of 

 ploughs, and testing the qualities of other new and 

 improved fanning implements. The ploughing match 

 will take place on the 13th, the last day of the exhibi- 



tion. Among the members of the committee on cattle, 

 we notice the names of Levi Lincoln, of Mass., James 

 Gowen, of Philadelphia, U. L. Ellsworth, of Wash- 

 ington, and Dr. Thomson, of Delaware. 



John VicARY,of this city, brought to the oflice about 

 the middle of last month, eight or ten very stout stalks 

 of potatoe oats — they measured si.x feet four inches in 

 length, and were vi'ell filled: they were grown by his 

 brother Philip G. Vicary, in Beaver co.. Pa. The yield 

 was estimated at 70 pr 80 bushels to the acre. 



We keep on hand at this office, and will supply our 

 friends with Agricultural works generally. Among 

 which are 



THE FARMER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA, full- 

 bound in leather;— Price $4 00 

 YOUATT ON THE HOUSE, with J. S. Skin- 



ners very valuable .\dditions; 2 00 



BRIDGEMAN'S GARDENERS ASSISTANT; 2 00 

 THE AMERICAN POULTRY BOOK; 37^ 



THE FARMERS LAND MEASURER; 3>i 



DANA'S MUCK MANUAL; CO 



Complete sets of the FARiMERS' CABINET, 



half-bound, 8 vols. C 50 



BEVAN on the HONEY BEE, 31^ 



BUISTS' ROSE MANUAL, 75 



SKINNER S CATTLE DOCTOR, 50 



AMERICAN FARRIER, 50 



THE FARMER'S MINE, 75 



JOHNSTON'S Agricultural Chemistry, 2 25 



HANNAMS Economy of Waste Manures, 25 



LIEBIG'S AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, 25 

 ANIMAL CHEMISTRY, 25 



FAMILIAR LETTERS, 12i 



As well as his larger works on Chemistry and Agri- 

 culture. 



Subscriptions will be received for Colman's Agri- 

 cultural Tour in England and on the Continent. 



23' We are prepared to bind books to order. 



We are informed by the Recording Secretary of the 

 Philadelphia Society for promoting Agriculture, that 

 a beautiful sample of white wheat was exhibited at a 

 stated meeting held on the 7th ult., by R. T. Potts, 

 which was grown on his farm near Norristown, Mont- 

 gomery county. A yield of fifty bushels had been pro- 

 duced this season, from two and a half bushels of seed 

 sown, weighing GO lbs. to the bushel. R. T. Potts 

 stated that he obtained thirteen heads of this wheat 

 from Col. Rayber, of Baltimore, from which the above 

 had been by repeated sowings produced. 



The proposal of Aaron Clement, Secretary of the 

 Agricultural Society, as stated in his advertisement, 

 to attend to the purchase and sale of choice stock, 

 will bo found a groat convenience, particularly 

 to persons at a distance. He was long a practical 

 farmer— is extensively and well acquainted with cat- 

 tle, sheep, (tc, and his judgment may be relied on in 

 these matters. 



The Bucks County Agricultural Society at itaineet- 

 ing on the 15lh ult.- Dr. Jenks, one of the Vice-presi- 

 dents in the chair— made the necessary arrangementa 

 for the annual exhibition next month. 



