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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



On Fattenini; Domestic Animals, 33 



Prof. Johnston and American Agriculture, J& 



Bees— No 6 "^ 



('urins Hams 'i' 



Ketchum'8 Mowing Machine, -i^ 



Dcnsmores Self-Uaking llaaper. • • . • • f* 



iNiii miEs AND Answers,— The "Wire Worm, dJ 



Pigeon Weed 5^ 



Wild Mustard ; Snap Dragon, 40 



Dairy Stock ; Wire Kenoe, 41 



Great Yield of Squashes 41 



Common Salt as a Fertilizer, 41 



Farm Barn and Stable 42 



Wintering Stock 43 



Furasitic Fungi of the Farm, 44 



Giving Medicine to lluminants 45 



S. W.'s Notes for the Month 40 



Threshing Oats ; Canada Thistles 46 



Ladif.s' Dfpartmknt— Ladies Work Stands, 60 



Credit those to whom it is due 50 



Youth's Department —The Poultry Yard, 51 



Editors' Table— Notices, be 52 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



A Small Fruit fJarden, 47 



Mixed PpAr Orchards of Dwarf and Standard Trees, 48 



Dutch .Mignone Apple, 49 



Pri-mature Decay of Apples, &c., 49 



Answers to Correspondents, 49 



II-LUSTRATIONS. 



Ketchum's Mowing Machine, 38 



Densmorc's Self-Raking Reaper, 38 



Farm Itarn and Stable, with ground plans, tc, 42 



Seven Figures illustrating the Parasitic Fucgi of the 



Farm, 44 



Flan of a Small Fruit Garden, 47 



Dutch Mignone Apple, 49 



AVork Stauds, 50 



The Peacock 51 



The Guinea Hen 51 



The Spanish Fowl. 51 



To Fruit Grotvers antl IVnrserymeii. 



IpLLWANGKR AND B iRRY solicit the attention of all tree 

 J planter."!. Nurserymen and Dealers to their present stock, 

 which is much larger and better than they have ever before had 

 the pleasure of ofTi-ring. 



It embraces, among other things, inlarge quantities, 



i^laitilard Fru'U Trees, of all sorts. 



Dwurf and Pyramidal Fruit Trees, for Gardens. 



Oonseberries, Strawberries, Raspben-ies, Currants, SfC.,aU 

 the newest and best kinds. 



Ornamental Trees, Shntbs, Roses, ^c, including all new, 

 rare and desirable articles. 



Bncktiiorn, Osage Orange and other Hedge Plants. 



Stocks (fall sorts for J\'urseries. 



Gremi House, Border and Bedding Plants. 



Double Dahlias, S^c, in immense qnanti.'ies. 



Wholi'sale prices furnished wli^-n desired. 



A new edition of the general de"criptive ('atalogue If now ready 

 and will be Bent gratis to those who ajij.ly postpaid. 



Mount Hope Garden and Nurseries, I 

 hochester, N. Y.. ^ept. 1, 1850, \ 



niorgnn & AVIlsoii, DeiitHts, 



OFFICE, corner of North St. Paul and .Main streets, second 

 story beg li-ave to inform tlicir (i-ieuds and all those desirous 

 of obtalniug first class of operations upon the teeth, that they 

 have a^ain as.«oc!ated tbeni.selves together, and are in every way 

 prip.ired to iiiserl teeth on gold plate, from one to an entire set, 

 or repair the decayed natural orgaDs. with gold fillings, so as to 

 pri.-kirvi- them during life. 



'io the Profession they Would s.iy, they have a large a,ssortment 

 of .Alcock .1 ^liner.il Tei-th, (iold Plate, Spiral Springs, and quan- 

 tilii-s of Morg.iuV Pr-!miuin tfold Foil, con.stanlly on hand. 



Order.-* by mail flili'd at sight. 



'J hey can »«ll 1 eeth 30 per cent, less than they can be bought 

 elsewliure in the city 



Sjiecimens of their Plate Work can at all times he seen at their 

 ofBce. 



luy- Just received a large stock 'it Alcock's premium gum and 

 •iogle 'I'ecth. which they are selling at New York prices. 



A, .\ .MOliiiAN. E. F. WILSON. 



C17- Office, c'lriier North St, Paul and Main streets, 



Hochester, Noveuibjr 1, 18.W. 



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GUAIVO. 



WE are in daily espoctation of arrival! of Peruvian Guano. 

 Those .ri>bit)g to order, will do well to do Bo at the earliest 

 in'J'ueut. A. U. .ILLK.N St (,0. 



New \ ork Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, IfcO and 191 

 Water street. [S-8t-oJ 



Two Faiins for Sale In Fairfax Comity, Va. 



WE ARF. authorized to sell a Tr.act of Land in the county 

 of Fairfax, containing 217 acres, about 30 of which is cover- 

 ed with timber, comprehending several varieties of Oak, Poplar, 

 Hickory, &c. There is also a wood lot of 18 acres. Of the cleared 

 land, about 100 acres is considerably improved, as is shown by the 

 crops now on it. The orchard of about 12 acres, is most thrifty — 

 the fruit various and select. The place is watered by a stream.the 

 two branches of which are covered with timber for a mile or two 

 above, and which, within the limits of the farm, has a fall of 17>^ 

 feet clear, being amply sufficient for a saw mill during seven or 

 eight months of the year, and would suffice for a family grist mill 

 The buildings consist of a dwelling house containing six comfort- 

 able rooms, besides the garret, two cellars, a store room, kitchen 

 servant's room, &c.; a comfortable farm house sufficient for the 

 manager's family and the farm laborers ; also a large new frame 

 barn, 58 by 32 feet, with 16 feet posts. This farm is about two 

 miles from the Falls Church, eleven miles from the city of Wash- 

 ington, ten miles from Alexandria, and 8 from Georgetown, by 

 the nearest road. It is well watered and remarkably healthy. 



The second Tract contains 107 acres, and is situated two miles 

 cast of Fairfax Court House, Va., and about equal distances from 

 the cities of Washington, (ieorgplown, and Alexandria, viz., four- 

 teen miles. There is about 50 acres of timber upon this tract, and 

 about 20 in small Pines and scattering fore.'it trees, the balance be- 

 ing nearly cleared and in good condition for cultivatiou. It lies 

 iu a desirable part of the county, and on the line of a proposed 

 plank road, in a direct line from Fairfa.\ Court House to George- 

 town, The dwelling bouse is comfortable, and a good milk house 

 and other out buildings arc on the place, a good well of water at 

 the door, and the farm well watered otherwise ; with an abundant 

 supply of good fruit, such ,as apples, cherries, peaches, &c. The 

 land is divided, unequally, into nine lots, fenced with rails mostly 

 new. Adjoining this tract is a new and improved saw mill, at which 

 there is a market for all kinds of lumber. Any per.son visiting 

 Fairfax Co. will find it to their advantage to call on the subscri- 

 ber, when they can be informed of other tracts if either of the 

 above did not suit. 



For further particulars apply per.'onally, or by letter, to the un- 

 dersigned, at Fairfax Court House, Va,. 



Letters directed to" Fairfax News," Fairfax Court House, Va., 

 postage paid, will recive a prompt reply. H. FULLER. 



Fair fax court House, Va., Sept, 21, 1850, THOS. R. LOVE. 



School of Applied Clienilstry, Yale College, New 

 Ilavt-n 



JOHN P. NORTON, PROF, OF SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. 



STUDENTS are received in this Laboratory as a special class, 

 distinct from the other College departments, and instruction 

 is given in all branches of Chemistry, both organic and inorganic, 

 general and special. 



Every facility is afforded to those who desire to study Scientific 

 Agriculture generally, or theanalj'sis of soils, plant.s animal sub^ 

 stances, manures, &c. Students fitted to become instructors in 

 this branch of science. 



A course of Lectures, upon Scientific Agriculture, by Prof Nor- 

 ton, will commence about the niiddb? of January, and continue 

 two and a half mouths. This course is intended to present a plain 

 and intelligible view of the connectiois of S,:ience with Agricul- 

 ture, which may be understood by any farmer. 



The Lectures of Prof Siilimau on Geology and Mineralogy, and 

 those of Prof. Olmsted on Nat. Philosophy, Astronomy and -Mete- 

 orology, also the College Libraries and Cabinets, are accessible to 

 the students. 



For information as to terms. &.C., apply to Prof. Norton. 



Nov. 1, 18,-i0. ■ ( ll-4t] 



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