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Editorial Notices. 



Vol. VII 



23" 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 

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 advertisements, the subject matter of which, may be 

 in character with this paper. The terms will be one 

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 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 had made some extracts from an Address before 

 the Fredericksburg Agricultural Society, by J. M. Gar- 

 nett, Esq., and intended them for the present number. 

 They are, however, crowded out, and will have to rest 

 for a month. 



It is a common saying, that punctuality is the life of 

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 Some may have long ago ceased to desire the Cabinet, 

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The quantity of rain and melted snow which fe 



in the Twelfth month, (December,) 1842, was 3.657 it 



Pennsylvania Hospital, First mo. 1st, lr43. 



The quantity which fell in the year 1842, was a littl 



more than 48J inches; to wit: 



In the 1st month, 1.358 inches. 



2nd 

 3d 

 4th 

 5th 

 6th 

 7th 

 8th 

 9th 

 10th 

 11th 

 12th 



. 4.265 



. 2.835 



. 5.307 



. 5.865 



. 3.192 

 11.805 



. 3.786 



. 1.269 



, 1.712 



. 3.487 



. 3.657 



Making 48.533 in. 184S 



The quantity which fell at the Hospital in 1841, wa 



55i inches: and the average quantity which fell at th 



same place for the last thirty-three years— from 181 



to 1842 ; inclusive, was 38.551 inches 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Sketch of Robert Dakewell page. 



Farms on Leases 



The Swallow 



Oil of Indian corn.— Magnesia 



The Angus Cow 



Barometrical Observations. — Bee-keeping 



Exercise.— The Box Tunnel 



Setting post-and-rail fence. — Large Pear tree 



Peach worm. — Cranberries 



Fallowing 



Structure of the Horse's foot.— To preserve flowers. 

 New method of making fence. — Grow Asparagus. 



Colostra 



Agricultural Exhibitions 



Cultivation of the Currant 



Farm Leases 



Ploughing match at Port Penn 



The Honey Bee and Ant - 



GermantownCow 



Rutabaga Turnip 



Lime 



Corn-stalk Sugar 



Fatting Swine. — Editorial Notices 



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