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Editorial Notices. 



Vol. VII 



gourd seed. A few years ago he procured a small ear 

 from that State, and by care in the selection of his 

 seed, the produce is now fine and large, and beautiful 

 to look at. 



Large Veal.— New Jersey in the field again. The 

 "Constitution" of Woodbury states, that Ephraim S. 

 Coles, of Pilesgrove, Salem County, slaughtered on the 

 28th ult., a calf raised and fed by himself, which is pro- 

 bably unrivalled. The live weight was 674 pounds, 

 and when dressed, 440 pounds; — 58 pounds of fat were 

 sold off the meat. The calf was three-eighths Durham, 

 and was calved on the 13th of Third month last. 



Jcdge Longstreth will please accept thanks for the 

 interest manifested by a translation of the letter from 

 Germany. It came too late for this number, as did 

 also the communication of our friend, F. W. from Car- 

 lisle. 



2jt* Notices, which are essentially advertisements, 

 are sometimes received, with a request that we would 

 insert them. Although the Cabinet is not professedly 

 an advertising paper, the proprietor would be willing 

 to deviate a little from the plan which has heretofore 

 been pursued, and insert to a very limited extent, short 

 advertisements, the subject matter of \\ Inch, may be 

 in character with this paper. The terms will be one 

 dollar for each insertion of ten lines or less, and so in 

 proportion for each additional line. The money to be 

 paid in advance. An advantageous medium will thus, 

 we think, be opened for our agricultural friends to 

 make their wants known, as well as to have them 

 supplied. 



We may perhaps, with propriety use this opportu- 

 nity to acknowledge the punctuality of those of our 

 subscribers who have paid their dues. We may also 

 embrace it to say to others, that it would be particu- 

 larly convenient to the operations of this office, if they 

 would remember the facilities'which the privileges and 

 courtesies of the respective post-masters offer for the 

 transmission of the small sums due us. The papers of 



some have been running on unsettled, for a couple c 

 years and more. Will they, by attending to a smal 

 matter of duty on their part, enable us satisfactoril 

 to perform some of ours. 



A FARM WANTED. 



A practical farmer with a small family, competen 

 to take entire charge of a respectable farming estal 

 lishinent, where the interest of the employer will b 

 the main object, wishes a situation. One where iir 

 provement is the order of the day, would be preferret 

 Location not particular. For further particulars, ir 

 quire at the otfice of the Cabinet. 



The quantity of rain which fell during the Tent 

 month, (October,) le42, was nearly one inch and thre 

 quarters 1.712 inch* 



Pennsylcania. Hospital, Eleventh mo. 1st, 1842. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



PAOI 



Fine Wool 10 



Provision Trade 10 



Belgian Husbandry— Health 10 



Crops and Prices — Good Tillage 11 



The Polar Plant of the Western Prairies 11 



Butter making in New York 11 



Botts' Virginia Straw Cutter 11 



Magnesian Lime 11 



Picking Winter Apples. — Toads 11 



Human foot-prints in solid Limestone 11 



Neatness in Agriculture — Bees — Numbers 11 



Manufacture of Horse-shoes.— Thorough Cultiva- 

 tion of Corn 12 



The Suffolk Cow 12 



Effects of Charcoal on Vegetation 12 



Lamp for burning Lard— Thunder Storms 12 



Importance of Indigo Culture — Philadelphia Agri- 

 cultural Exhibition 12 



Report, Agricultural Exhibition 12 



Premiums awarded bv the Philadelphia Agricultu- 

 ral Society '. 12 



N. Biddies Address 12 



Editorial Notices 13 



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