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ADVERTISEMENTS. — CONTENTS. 
PREPARED GUANO AT HALF A CENT PER 
POUND! 
WE advise every farmer to make his own c: Prepared 
Guano ;'' for. by so doing, he will save money, know what he 
gets, and prevent himself being either humbugged or cheated. 
The most simple receipt is as follows : — Take 100 lbs. of Peru- 
vian Guano, to which add 900 lbs of light earth, and mix the 
two well together. This will make an excellent "Prepared 
Guano." costing not over half a cent per pound, and better 
than any which can be purchased in this city for twice the 
price! 'if a little charcoal dust or plaster of Paris be added, 
it will be all the better for it. A. B. ALLEN & CO. 
1S9 and 191 Water St., N. Y. 
N. B.— No charge for Patent Right. 
TO SUGAR PLANTERS. 
A COMPLETE Account of the Cultivation and Manufacture 
of the Sugar Cane, according; to the Latest and Most Approved 
Processes. Describing and Comparing the Different Systems 
Pursued in the East and West Indies and the Straits of Ma- 
lacca, and the Relative Expenses and Advantages Attendant 
upon each. Being the Result of 16 Years' Experience in those 
Countries. By Leonard Wray. With Numerous Illustrations. 
Price gS.oO. The last London edition of the above-named valu- 
able work just received and for sale by 
A. B. ALLEN & CO. 
j it 189 and 191 Water St., New York. 
PATENT FANNING MILLS AND GRAIN 
CRADLES. - 
GRANT'S celebrated Fanning Mills and Grain Cradles 
have been awarded six first premiums at the New-York State 
Fairs ; also, at the American Institute of New York and seve- 
ral County Fairs. Wherever exhibited, they have taken the 
first premium over all other mills. The great encouragement 
we have received from dealers and agriculturists has induced 
us to enlarge our business. All orders will receive prompt 
attention. J. T. GRANT & CO., 
Junction P. O. Rens. Co., N. Y., 8 miles north of Troy. 
The above mills are also for sale by A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
189 & 191 Water street, New York. - my 6t 
TO DAIRYMEN. 
FOR SALE, Kendall's Cylinder Churn, of various sizes ; 
Cylindrical Thermometrical Churns ; Atmospheric Churns . 
Patent Self-acting Cheese Presses ; Dog Powers of different 
paterns, all constructed on the latest and most approved prin- 
ciples, and adapted to dairies of all sizes. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
jy 189 and 191 Water St., N. Y. 
ALLEN'S FARM BOOK. 
seventh edition ; Enlarged. 
THE AMERICAN FARM BOOK, or compendof American 
Agriculture ; being a practical treatise on soils, manures, 
draining, irrigation, grasses, grain, roots, fruits, cotton, tobacco, 
sugar cane, rice, and every staple product of the United 
States, with the best methods of planting, cultivating, and pre- 
paration for market. Illustrated by more than 100 engravings. 
By R. L. Allen, author of Diseases of " Domestic Animals," 
and editor of the ''American Agriculturist;" together with 
Browne's Memoir on Indian Corn, including Barlow's cele- 
brated Poem. Published and for sale by 
C. M. SAXTON, l?.l Fulton St., N. Y. 
MINER'S EQUILATERAL BEE HIVE. 
THIS is the most beautiful and practically valuable hive 
ever before offered to the public. It only needs to be seen in 
all its parts, to convince any man of its merits over anything 
of the kind in existence. Price $5, with an individual right, 
and full engravings of it, with ample directions in pamphlet 
form to make the same ; together with the right, as above, for 
$2, only. Moneys remitted by mail at our risk. Sent to any 
part of the United States or Canada. 
mr3t A. B. ALLEN, & CO.. 189 & 191 Water St., N. Y. 
BONE DUST. 
FOR SALE, 5,000 bushels of bone dust, from 40 to 50 cents 
per bushel, according to quality. 
A. B. ALLEN & Co., 189 and 191 Water St., N. Y. 
CASTINGS MADE TO ORDER. 
GIN -GEAR SEGMENTS, of all sizes, furnished at short no- 
tice, at low prices. 
BURR MILLSTONES of any size ; PATENT BURR MILLS, 
from 12 to 30 inches in diameter; also, Nicholls' and Marsh's 
Burr Mills, 12 to 30 inches in diameter. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 189 and 191 Water street. 
POUDRETTE. 
FOUR HUNDRED BARRELS OF POUDRETTE, of prime 
quality, direct from the manufacturers. 
A. 3. ALLEN & Co., 189 and 191 Water St., N. Y. 
WIRE FOR FENCES, 
OF all sizes, bright or annealed, of the best quality, and 
at the lowest prices. For sale at lie. agricultural warehouse 
and seed store, by 
mh A. B. ALLEN & CO., 189 & 191 Water st. 
DICKEY'S PATENT CORN DRILL. 
I TAKE this method of introducing to agriculturists gene- 
rally my Improved Corn Drill, upon which I have recently 
obtained letters patent. It is so constructed as to plant the 
corn in drills, each grain an equal distance apart, which plan 
is now almost universally admitted by practical and experienc- 
ed corn growers to be the most certain and efficient means of 
raising a good crop. 
The operation of the drill is such that it seldom if ever 
misses a grain. The corn as it passes from the drill being 
brought immediately under the eye of the operator, he is en- 
abled at all times to see that the grains are regularly dropped 
in the row. It is capable of being regulated to drop the 
grains either 6, 7, 9, 12, or 14 inches apart as may be desired. 
Numerous certificates can be shown from persons who have 
used this drill for two or three years past, fully attesting its 
superiority over all others in use, and proving conclusively 
the great advantages for drilling corn over planting it in hills. 
I propose keeping on hand a supply of drills, and am pre- 
pared to sell county or state rights on reasonable terms ; or I 
will furnish full sets of castings fit up either with or without 
the screw bolts on terms that will afford a reasonable profit to 
any persons who may wish to make the woodwork, put up 
the drills' and sell them. &c. 
E. J. DICKEY, Hopewell, Chester Co., Pa. 
N. B.— Allen Gawthrop, of West Grove, Chester county, 
Pa., is legally constituted an agent to manufacture and sell the 
above drills, to dispose of patent rights, &.c, and any orders 
sent to either address will be promptly attended to. 
my 2t* E.J. D. 
EMPLOYMENT WANTED. 
GERMAN Mechanics. Farmers, Laborers, Porters, and 
Workmen, for any kind of business, as well as male and 
female servants, ma}', at all times, be obtained, and sent free 
from any charge to all those who may want them, from the 
Office of the GERMAN SOCIETY. 
No. 95 Greenwich St. 
JVew York, May 5th, 1849. 
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CONTENTS OF JUNE NUMBER. 
Work for June, North and West 169 
Work for June, South ; Points to be Considered in the j ,-. 
Choice and Erection of Lightning Rods J 
Rough Notes by the Way, No. 8., Samuel Allen ; Effects i j 72 
of Dissolved and Undissolved Bones J 
Adulteration of Food, No. 12. ; Bermuda and Crab Grass.. 173 
The Cow — Her Diseases and Management, No. 13. ) ,-. 
Breeding, No. 1., A. L. Elwyn 5 '* 
The Game Fowl ; Cultivation of the Cranberry ; A Fact ) ,.„ 
for Farmers S 
Agricultural Tour South and West, No. 5, Solon Robinson 177 
Raising Corn without Manure— Influence of Agricultu- } 
ral Journals, H. M. Baker ; Hereford and Other Cat- > 179 
tie, George Drake ) 
English Mode of Making Butter, Charles Wills 180 
Review of the March Number of the Agriculturist, } ,„, 
Reviewer f 
Superiority of Brown Bread over White ; Alabama ) 
Wheat— Early Corn, etc., Solon ; Save the Urine > 183 
Rice the Toughest Plant in the World ) 
Use of Inferior Farm Implements ; Ornamental Foun- > ls . 
tains J xo 
The American Groundnut, a Substitute for the Potato.. 185 
The Effects of Bright Colors on Animals ; Value of the } 
Agriculturist to a Southern Farmer, Daniel S. Rob- > 186 
ertson J 
Hints on the Management of Horses, No. 2 187 
To Cultivate Marsh Plants, M . : Kinds of Fruit for Cul- J lfift 
tivation I 10 ° 
Pork vs. Bacon — Queries — Manufactured Articles for the i .„» 
South, A Querist ; Filtration Upwards J 
Agricultural Chemistry, No. 13, J. McKinstry 190 
American Capons, R L. Colt ; Thankful for Small Fa- ? , qi 
vors ; Cultivation of the Teazle, J. N. C. J * 
Green Sward for Root Crops; The Nondescript Animal ; ) 
Advantages of the Ridge System of Planting Pota- > 192 
toes ) 
Ladies' Department : A Few more Trifles for the La- 1 
dies, Solon ; To make Drawn Butter, E. S. ; Clear- > 192 
ing Lawns, Fried Potatoes ) 
Boys' Department : Facts in Natural History, Solon ; ) ,«. 
An Experiment ; Value of Education J 
Foreign Agricultural News • ■ 195 
Editors' Table 196 
Review of the Market ............. ..•• 197 
