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Editorial Notices. 



Vol. VII. 



Max? of our subscribers who may have been 

 re filled upon by one of our agent?, may bave 

 felt at a loss to know why they have been latterly ne- 

 glected. Such will please bear in mind the great ex- 

 s, which we would, if 

 possible, avoid. They will also, please remember the 

 i ase with which they may forward to us our small de- 

 mands, through the kindness of post-masters, to whom 

 we fee! bound to acknowledge our frequent and con- 

 tinual obligations. It is very desirable to keep our 

 little accounts as nearly square as possible; and we 

 earnestly invite the attention of such of our subscribers 

 as maybe in arrears, to this notice. When remittances 

 are received, receipts will be immediately returned, 



umns. The terms for short advertisements, the sub 

 ject matter of which, may be in character with this 

 paper, will be one dollar for each insertion of 10 lines, 

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

 The money to be paid in advance. 



It is but latterly that we have been gratified w ith a 

 perusal of "The Southern Asriculturist." published 

 at Charleston, r-.C, and edited by J. D. Legare. Its con- 

 tents are very judiciously made up, and particularly 

 adapted to the Southern portion of the United States. 

 We have taken from its pages one or two article; 

 which it has credited to other works. 



It gives us much pleasure to learn from a Southern 

 paper, that Edmund Ruffin. for many years the talented 

 editor of the Farmers' Register, has been appointed by 

 the Governor of South Carolina, to conduct the Agri- 

 cultural Survey of that State, recently ordered by the 

 Legislature. 



In reply to the inquiry of Major John Jones, of 

 Wheatland, Del., we inform our numerous friends in 

 that section of country, that the Subsoil Plough, for 

 one, two or three horses, as also, five sizes of the 

 Centre Draught Plough, with, or without the wheel, 

 may be obtained of D. O. Prouty, at the Agricultural 

 Seed and Implement store, No. 176, Market street, 

 Philadelphia^ 



The more than half promise of Index to furnish us 

 with "occasional facts and suggestions." is really very 

 gratifying. If the columns of the Cabinet possess any 

 value or interest to the inquiring or practical agricul- 

 turist, most cheerfully do we award the merit to our cor- 

 respondents, who alone, can thus enable us to make 

 them " rich, in original and practical matter." The 

 communication of Index, was too late for this number. 



rj" An advantageous medium is opened for our ag- 

 ricultural friends to make their wants known, as well 

 as to have them supplied, by advertising in our col- 



The quantity of rain and melted snow, which fell 

 during the First month. January/ le43. was nearly an 

 inch and a half. 1.44 



Pennsylvania Hospital, Second mo. 1st. ]?43. 



Error Corrected. — In the bottom line of the last 

 column.. on page 171, of our last number, ton, was er- 

 roneously printed for tod— an English weight of twenty- 

 eight pounds, used, we believe, exclusively, in weigh- 

 ing wool. 



A couple of Tonkins' fine cattle, were slaughtered 

 in this city the latter part of last month. The four 

 quarters of one of them weighed 1730, and of the other, 

 1S34 lbs.: with e-JO lbs. each, of rough fat. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 

 Agricultural Letter from Gen. Washington, page. 



The Quince. — High, and Low Prices 



Bommer's method of making manure 



Amount of Indian Corn raised in the U. States. 



Cabbages. — Compost and Liquid manures 



Stones on Cultivated Land 



Agricultural Exhibition 



Cultivation of the Raspberry 



St. George's Agricultural Society 



The Grape and Straw berry 



Garnett's Agricultural Address 



Cure for a Foundered Horse 



Keep Accounts with yourselves. — Poultry 



West Highland Cow 



Low Prices 



Save your Soap-suds.— Dry wood, or Green 



Application of Manure 



Subsoil Ploughing 



Dialogue on the Cultivation of corn 



Native Stock 



Worm Fence 



Sow Grass-seed liberally 



Philadelphia Agricultural Reports 



Colman's Agricultural Tour 



Magnesian Lime and the Golden Plough 



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