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American Farmer's Encyclopedia 6 00 
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Allen on the Culture of the Grape 1 25 
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Allen's Diseases of Domestic Animals l 00 
Allen's (L. F.) Rural Architecture — * 1 50 
Barry's Fruit Garden *** 1 50 
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Blake's Farmer's Encyclopedia 1 50 
Bridgeman's Fruit Cultivator's Manual 75 
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Bridgeman's Kitchen Garden Instructor 75 
Brid soman's Florist's Guide 75 
Brandt's Age of Horses (English and German) * 50 
Brock's Book of Flowers... r* 1 50 
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Browne's Field Book of Manures 1 50 
Buist's American Flower Garden Directory 1 50 
Burr's Vegetables oi America — * 4 50 
Chorlton's Grape-Grower's Guide 75 
Cole'-s (S. W.) American Fruit Book — * 60 
Cole's Veterinarian 60 
Cottage Bee-Keeper 75 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) Modern Horse Doctor 1 51* 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor * 7, 50 
Dadd's Anatomy of the Horse — (colored) 5 00 
" " " . . . - (plain) 3 50 
Dana's Muck Manual for Farmers i 25 
Downing s Cottage Xiesidences ** 2 50 
Downiug's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America ■**.... 3 00 
Emplovmcnt of "Women— By Virginia Penny * 7. 1 50 
Every Lady her own Floyver Gardener 25 
Fessenden s American Kitchen Gardener 25 
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French's Farm Drainage — * 1 50 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture 1 25 
Fish Culture 1 50 
Flint (Charles LO on Grasses ** 2 00 
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Harris' Insects Injurious to Vegetation, plain ** 3 50 
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Johnston'B Elements of Agricultural Chemistry l 25 
Kemp's Landscape Gardening 2 00 
Lancstroth on the Honey Bee ...** 1 50 
Loudon's (Downimr's) Ladies' Flower Garden * 1 75 
Lcuchar's How to Build Hot-houses 1 50 
Licbig's Lectures on Chemistry 50 
Liusley's (D. C.) Morgan Horses 1 50 
Manual of Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 1 00 
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Mavhew's Illustrated Horse Management ***. .. 3 50 
AicMahon s American Gardener * 2 50 
Miles on tlie Horse's foot 50 
Mistakes of Educated Men. . . .** 60 
Worrell's American Shepherd 1 25 
Munn'sLand Drainer 75 
Mv Farm at Edgewood — ** 1 75 
National Almanac and Annual Kecord — ** 1 50 
Neill's Practical Gardener 150 
Norton's Scientific Agriculture 75 
Our Farm of Four Acres (bound) * go 
Onion Culture ...*** 20 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture 75 
Piirsous on tlie Rose 1 50 
Tedder's Farmer's Land Measurer 50 
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Ouiuby's Mysteries of Bee Keeping — ** 1 50 
Randall's Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry 1 00 
Rand's Flowers for Parlor and Garden ** 3 00 
Richardson on the Dog 50 
Richardson on the Hog , 25 
Robins* Produce ami Ready l^ckoner 75 
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Skillful Housewife 50 
Smith's Landscape Gardening 1 50 
Spencer's Education of Children-* 1 25 
Siewart's (John) Stable Book 1 50 
Ten Acres Enough 1 50 
Timer's (A.D.) Agriculture S 50 
Thomson's Food of Animals 1 00 
Tobacco Culture ...*** ■■• ■•.--" 25 
Todd's (S. E.) Young Farmer's Manual... .** 1 50 
Tucker's Register Rural Attairs * 35 
Turner's Cotton Plainer s Manual . . 1 5a 
Vmux's Villas and Cottages 3 00 
Wniden's Soil Culture • 1 50 
Warder's Hedges arid Evergreens 1 50 
Waring's Elements of Agriculture 1 00 
Watsou's American Home Garden — *** 2 00 
Wax Flowers (Art of Making) 1 50 
Wheat Plant (John Kllppart's) 1 50 
Yale College Agricultural Lectures 50 
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Youatt and Martin on Cattle 1 50 
Youatt on the Hog * 1 (10 
Youatt on Sheep 100 
Youmans' Chemistry * ' 1 75 
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Auction Sale of Valuable 
SHORT HORNS. 
The Herds of the late Colonel Francis M. Rotch, of the 
Grove, (Morris, Otsego Co., N. Y„) and of Thomas L. Had- 
'son, of Morley Farm, (Morlcy, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.,) will 
be sold conjointly, at Public Auction, without any reserve 
whatever, at the Barns at Mount Hope, (the use of which 
has been most kindly granted for the purpose, by E. P. Pren- 
tice, Esq.,) at Albany, N. Y., on WEDNESDAY, Novem- 
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of the United States and Canadas. 
Catalogues are now ready and may bo had on application 
to T. L. Harison, (address as above,) to Samuel Thome, 
Thorndale, (Washington Hollow P. O., Dutchess Co,, N. Y.,) 
or to the Auctioneer. JOHN R. PAGE, 
Sennett, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 
Premium Cliester Wliite Pigs for Sale, 
Send for our Circular and Prices. Address 
N. P. BOYER & CO., 
Coatesville, Chester Co., Penn. 
Thorndale South Downs. 
Having recently purchased from Samuel Thome, Esq., his 
entire flock of celebrated South Down Sheep, I am enabled 
to offer for sale about 75 head of this favorite breed, com- 
prising 50 Ewes of various aces, and 25 Rams (yearling and 
Iambs). All sheep sold will be delivered at the boat or rail- 
way free of charge. 
Having previously purchased of Mr. Thome, the celebrated 
Imported Ram. Archbishop, bred bv the late Jonas Webb, 
Babraham, England, I take pleasure in announcing that he 
is now reunited to the flock to which he has alreadv given 
so much reputation. GEORGE II. BROWN, 
Mill brook, Washi ngton Hollow, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
A NEW MACHINE FOR DIGGING and Dr.w- 
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Circular to G. L. SHELDON, 
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THE EUREKA FEED CUTTER. 
Cotter adapted to the wants of Farmers. 
M 
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This machine crushes and cuts the heaviest coin stalks 
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horse power. It is well made, simple, durable, and effective. 
Is easily operated, and knives ground bv ordinary farm help. 
Send for a circular, furnished free. Manufactured only by 
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San£oi*<l & 34allox*y 5 s 
FLAX AND HEMP ©RESSERS 
are no longer an experiment. Over 200 No. 1 Brakes have 
been sold and are in 
PRACTICAL USE. 
A pamphlet will be sout free of charge by writing. 
JOHN W. QUINCY, AGENT, 
No. 9S William-st., New-York. 
TESTIMONIALS. 
Greenwich, Washington County, N. Y., April 11th, 18G4. 
Messrs. Mallory and Sanford : 
Gents,— You request a certificate from mo in regard to 
your Brake, but in view of what I have written before, I 
hardly know what to write, as I have seen nothing to alter 
mv mind, since my last, in regard to the working of your 
Brake, only. I have learned that they will do more work 
than we formerly estimated. I think they arc capable of 
breaking from twenty-five to thirty hundred of straw in ten 
hours. In regard to the safety of your Brake, I think that 
feature a sufficient recommend over the old Brake. There 
have been two arms taken off by the old-fashioned Brake in 
this County this winter, in addition to some ten or twelve 
before. One was taken off in Hiram Darrow's mill, in Cam- 
bridge, and one in Slocum's mill, Granville. 
Yours truly, " Enos Durham, 
H Wilcox. 
Kidder's Ferry, Seneca County, N. Y., April 12th, 1864. 
John W. Quincy, Treas. of M. & S. F. and H. Machine Co.: 
Dear Sir, — I have been using Messrs. Sanford & Mai lory's 
Brakes ever since I have been* in the flax business, 1S62. I 
llrst bought one of their No. 1 Brakes, 2 sets of rollers, 
which diu its work well, aud accomplished all it was recom- 
mended to do, with great saving of material and labor. On 
seeing their improved screw motion, four set roller Brake 
(intended more especially for tangled straw), at the Utica 
State Fair. I purchased it, and must say, it is The Brake, 
aud would recommend it to all who wish to embark in tlie 
flax business. I have seen a number of machines of the old 
fashion, but find none, as yet, to compare with theirs. 
Yours, &c, H. C. Tracy. 
Balston Sra, N. Y., April 13th, 1SGL. 
Messrs. Mallory and Sanford : 
We take pleasure in assuring vou that we have tested your 
Brake thoroughly for the past live months, and are fully sat- 
isfied that it will do all you claim for it. It saves fibre, and, 
our Tnen say, time, in scutching. We are of opinion, that 
there is no machine equal to the Sanford & Mallory machine 
for the dressing of flax. 
Very respectfully, Allison & Esmond. 
Mount Gilead, Morrow Couuty, Ohio, April 15th, 1SG4. 
Messrs. Mallory and Sanford : 
Gentlemen,— You requested my opinion of your Brake— 
I cau tell you in few words. It works first-rate, thus far- 
have run it three months, and has not cost a ccut for break- 
age or repairs. 1 think if vou can run fifteen hundred 
pounds of straw a day through it, on an average, you are 
doing well Two good hands will scutch as much as it will 
run through, and it will keep LUeni all busveuough. I think 
the machine cosLs more than it should, although it will pay 
for itself on dressing one hundred acres, in saving of lint. 
The towis also much better than from the old Brake. I think 
the greatest, advantage consists in working stock, rotted and 
over rotted straw— iL leaves the stock in better condition for 
the knives to act upon— tliatris, finer broken. If you love 
truth, this statement will please you. 
Yours truly, Davenport Rogers. 
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The Art oi* Saw-Filing. 
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