THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



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PREMIUM THRESHERS. 



FARMERS wishing to obtain these superior 

 machines, will secure themselves against dis 

 appointment and confer a great favor upon the sub- 

 scriber by giving their orders as early as convenient. 



My threshers, so long regarded as superior by all 

 who have used them, have when brought in compe- 

 tition with all the best machines of Northern as well 

 as Southern Manufacturers at the late Virginia State 

 Fair, received so marked a distinction, by the award 

 of the first premium, that I need only refer to the 

 official report of the committee in the Jan. number 

 of the Southern Planter to satisfy all who wish to 

 purchase. 



The Pitts Patent Thresher, with separator and 

 'cleaner attached, to clean wheat or other grain at 

 one operation, is placed prominently in advance of 

 all machines aiming to accomplish this object be- 

 having the first premium offered for the best machine 

 for this purpose awarded to it. Although the one 

 exhibited by me was a very rough one, and gotten 

 on the ground in a great hurry and exhibited with- 

 out even a decent coat of paint upon it — and under 

 many other disadvantages. The machine manufac- 

 tured for the exhibition could not be gotten here in 

 time. 



Persons wishing to procure this superior and 

 justly celebrated machine, may obtain full descrip- 

 tion of its peculiar advantages and adaptedness for 

 large estates or for a travelling machine to thresh 

 for toll, by addressing the subscriber, who is sole 

 agent here. 



I have a few of the above machines ready for 

 work, but on account of the heavy expense of get- 

 ting them up, and the length of time necessarily 

 consumed in doing so, it is very important to get all 

 orders as early as possible. 



Price of horse power, with thresher, separator, 

 and cleaner, in one frame and mounted upon wheels 

 for moving from field to field or from farm to farm, 

 is $400. This machine can be seen at my Factory, 

 and any inquiries by letter will be answered promptly. 

 Premium Straw Cutters. 



In calling attention to my large stock of imple- 

 ments, comprising Threshers of all sizes, Horse 

 Powers from 4 to 10 horses, Wheat Fans, Corn- 

 shellers, Seed Drills, Horse rakes, Cradles & Scythes, 

 Hay Presses, Hussey, and McCormick Reapers, &c. 



I wish to ask especial attention to my Patent 

 Straw Cutter for hand purposes. This machine re- 

 ceived the first premium at the Virginia State Fair, 

 and also at the Rappahannock River Society's Fair, 

 and .at the Norfolk Fair, and has the unqualified 

 recommendation of many thousands now usingthem. 

 Price $10, warranted to give satisfaction on trial. I 

 am also manufacturing Smith's patent double plough, 

 known as the Michigan Double Plough. This 

 plough received" the first premium offered for a 

 three horse plough, which was divided between the 

 subscriber and Mr. French, who exhibited the same 

 plough, as will be seen by official report in Planter 

 as above. 



I have Hussey's Reapers ready for the next har- 

 vest; please call and examine. 



H. M. SMITH. 



feb-4t 



BOOKS, PIANOS, MUSIC, &c. 



JAMES WOODHOUSE, Wholesale and Re- 

 tail Dealer in Books, Piano Fortes, Station- 

 ery, Music, &c. 139 Main St., Richmond, Virginia. 



Constantly on hand, a full supply of standard 

 Agricultural Works. 

 oc— tf 



A MORRIS, 97 Main Street, is constantly sup- 

 • plied with all New and Standard Agricul- 

 tural Works. The subscriber respectfully invites 

 the attention of the public to his extensive assort- 

 ment of Books on Agriculture, among which may 

 be found — 



The Chemical Field Lectures for Agriculturists, 

 by Dr. J. A. Stockhardt; translated from the Ger- 

 man: edited with notes by James E. Tesehemasher. 



The Field Book of Manures, or the American 

 Muck Book; treating of the nature, properties, &c. 

 of all the principal manures in common use, by 

 D. J. Brown. 



The American Farm Book, or Compend of Ame- 

 rican Agriculture, being a practical treatise on soils, 

 manures, draining, &c. and every staple product of 

 the United States, with the best methods of planting, 

 cultivatingand preparation formarket, by R.L.Allen 



Elements of Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, 

 by James F. W. Johnston, M. A. 



The Monthly Journal ofAgr iculture, containing 

 the best current productions in promotion of agri- 

 cultural improvement, including the choicest prize 

 essays issued in Europe and America, with original 

 contributions from eminent farmers and statesmen, 

 3 vols. 8vo., John S. Skinner, Editor. 



The Principles of Agriculture, by Albert D. 

 Thaer. 



The Farmer's and Planter's Encyclopaedia of 

 Rural Affairs, embracing all the most recent disco- 

 veries in agricultural .chemistry, adapted to the 

 comprehension of unscientific readers, by C. W. 

 Johnson, Esq. 



European Agriculture and Rural Economy, from 

 personal observations, by Henry Colman. 



Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and 

 Physiology, by Justus Liebig, M. D. 



The Book of the Farm, detailing the labors of 

 the farmer, ploughman, field worker, &c, by Henry 

 Stephens. 



Elements of Scientific Agriculture, or the Con- 

 nection between Science and the Art of Practical 

 Farming, by John P. Norton, M. A. 



An Essay on Calcareous Manures, by Edmund 

 Ruffin: 5th edition, amended and enlarged. 



The Farmer's Barn-Book, by Clater, Youatt, Skin- 

 ner and Mills. 



Together with many other valuable works on 

 farming, the treatment and management of cattle, 

 &c. A. MORRIS, 



Bookseller, Stationer, and Dealer in 



feb — tf Piano Fortes, 97 Main street. 



ALBEMARLE PIGS. 



I AM prepared to receive orders for Albemarle 

 Pigs — a breed made by crossing several varieties, 

 which will grow to good size, and fatten easily at 

 any age. This breed received some of the highest 

 prizes at the Virginia State Fair. I have, also, four 

 boar pigs, from my large Delaware Sow,. (estimated 

 to weigh, nett, near one thousand pounds,) which 

 will be ready for delivery in a few weeks. Address, 

 (post paid,) JOHN R. WOODS, 



ja — tf Woodville Depot, Albemarle, Va. 



ANALYSIS OF SOILS, &c. 



THE undersigned is prepared to execute the an- 

 alyses of Soils, Guano, Marls, Plaster, &c. &c. 

 at the Laboratory of the Virginia Military Institute. 

 Packages may be forwarded through Webb, Bacon 

 & Co. Richmond, or Echols & Pryor, Lynchburg. 



Persons desiring further information will please 

 address WILLIAM GILHAM, 



Prof. Chemistry and Agriculture, V. M. fif 

 Feb, i, 1852. Lexington, Va. 



