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—ADVERTISING SHEET. 



Farmers and Planters' Agency. 



Office of Ihc Maryland State Agrirultvral Society, 

 {formerly Jlnicncan Farmer'' office,) I'^S Balti- 

 more Street, BALTIMORE, Md. 



The subpcriber, who hus been for twpiitv-five veurs 

 past identified with the "AMERICAN FARMER." 

 having disposed of Iiis interest in that journal, will 

 continue on his individual account, to act as AGENT 

 for the 



FARMERS AND PLANTERS OF THE UNITED 

 STATES, 



In the purchase and shipment of all articles reauired 

 by them, and will also open a LAND AGENCV,for 

 the purchase and sale of Landed Estate in the Middle 

 and Southern States. He will particularly attend U) 

 bujing all kinds of 



Manures, AgricuUnrat ImpJemenis and 3IacJii- 

 nery, Live Slock, Trees, Flaiits, Seeds, &c. 



His long and intimate acquaintance with this busi- 

 ness whilst in connection with the American Farmer, 

 enables him, he thinks, to render good service, as he 

 hopes hi has heretofore done, in his former position, 

 to the Farming and Planting Interest, particularly of 

 the Middle and Southern States, and hopes to obtain 

 for hi ; Agency that support which has heretofore been 

 so liberally extended to him by those for whom he has 

 labored for a quarter of a century. He intends to pay 

 personal attention to the purchase of 

 Peruvian, Mexican, Colombian, Navassa and 



other GUANOES, 

 BONE DUST, GROUND PLASTER, SUPER- 

 PHOSPHATES OF LIME, 



of every reliable kind. 



REAPING AND MOWING MACHINES, 



GRAIN DRILLS, HORSE POWERS, 

 THRASHERS, FANS, PLOWS, HARROWS, 



SAW AND GRIST MILLS, 

 and every o'her descrijition of 



AGHICULTUEAL MACHIJfERY, 



and LIVE STOCK of every kind. 



He will also receive Subscriptions and Advertise- 

 ments for the various Agricultural Journals of the U. 

 States. Register LANDS lor sale in any State in the 

 Union, and use his elibris to efiect sales, charging a 

 sm .11 fee for the Registry, and a commission on sales 

 made, l^^^ He conteniplates building up an estab- 

 lishment in this city, by which all kinds of information 

 and aid can be rendered to agriculturists who may de- 

 sire it — and as many of the transactions connected 

 with his Agency will include considerable liibilities, 

 he will (by their permission) refer to the tbllowing 

 gentlemen, those who may not be acquainted with his 

 responsibility, viz : 



Charles B. Calvert, Esq., James T. Earle, Esq., 

 Ramsay McHenry, Esq., lormerly Presidents of the 

 Maryland State Agricultural Society — and John Mer- 

 ry man, Esq., present President of same. 



To the many thousands with whom he has been 

 transacting business for so many years, he can confi- 

 dently appeal for his pron)[)t and judicious discharge 

 of all the duties committed to him, and he appeals to 

 them to continue to him their support and influence 

 in his present undertaking. Address 



SAMUEL SANDS, 

 (Late of the firm of iS. Sands & Worthington,) 

 Office Md. State Agricultural Society, (formerly Amer- 

 ican Office,) P28 Baltimore Street, lialtimore, Md. 

 November 1858— fn 



The Seaboard Agricultural Society 



OF 



Vii'giiiia and North Carolina, 



Will hoUnheir FOUimi Annual FAIR and CAT- 

 'I'LE SHOW upon their Grounds, near NORFOLK, 

 the sedond week in November. It will open on the 

 9th, and continue the lOih, llih and l'2th inst. 



Manufacturers (if Farming implements, IMachinery, 

 <fec., and Sto<-k Raisers, are respectfully solicited to 

 contribute to the exhibition. 



The Fair and Exhibition of 1857 was eminent- 

 ly successkil, and the Executive Committee indulge 

 the hope that tte approaching Fair will, in all res- 

 pects, be its equal, if not its superior. 



iVlEMBKKSHip Fee $1. It 



FETJIT TREES-FRUIT TREES. 



The subscriber having had frequent calls for Fruit 

 Trees, has been induced to add that department to hia 

 other business. He now offers for sale a large and 

 choice assortment of Apple, Peach. Pear, (both stand- 

 ard and dwarf,) Cherry and Plum 'I'rees. Also Grape 

 Vines, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Currants, Strawber- 

 ries* Asparagus Roots, &.c., &c. Also Roses, Ever- 

 greens, Shade and Ornamental Trees, with everything 

 usually kept in well-conducted nurseries. 



Catalogues sent on application through the Post 

 Office. Address JAMES GUEST, 



Richmond, Va., 

 Westham Plank Road, near the 2d Toll-gate. 



November 1858— 2t 



FRUIT ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



I would respectfully invite the attention of my friends 

 and customers to my large and well assorted stock of 

 Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, Shrubbery, 

 &c., suitable for transplanting this Fall. The very 

 liberal patronage I have received from the public, and 

 the greatly increasing demand for trees has induced 

 me to extend the Nurseries far beyond their original 

 limit, and I now have in the course of piopagation on 

 my grounds, over 500,000 trees and shrubs in different 

 stages of growth, consisting of the most j)opular and 

 apt)roved sorts in cultivation. The catalogue offruit.s 

 ctjinpiising the Apple, Poach, Pear, Plum, Cherry, 

 Apricot, Nectarine, Quince, (irape. Currants, Goose- 

 berry, Raspberry, Strawberry, &c., &c., consists of 

 many handreds of varieties embracing those best adap- 

 ted to the soil and climate of this State. My perso- 

 nal supervision is at all times over the establishment, 

 and every care is taken to prevent mistakes and en- 

 sure correctness. When desired a guaranty will be 

 given that each variety sent out will })rove true to 

 name. Catalogues gratis to all applicants enclosing 

 a postage stamp. All communications should be ad- 

 dressed to the undersigned at Staunton, Va. 



FRANKLllN DAVIS. 



Staunton Nurseries, Staunton, Va. [it] 



ALEXANDER GARRETT, 



38 Main Street, RICHMOND, VA. 



General COMMISSION MERCHANT, 



AND DEALER IN 



PJERUVIAN AND SOMBRERO GUANOS, 

 PliASTER, t&c. 



WILLIAM"X MILLER, 



Who is associated with him, devotes his partic- 

 ular attention to the sale of 



