H WM if 
Agriculture is 
the most healthy, the most useful, and the most noble employment ofman.- 
—Washington. 
VOL. 
VIM. 
NEW 
YORK, 
AUGUST, 
184.9. % 
NO. 
VIII- 
Messrs 
Allen, 
Editor 
s. 
C. JVL Saxton 
Publisher, 
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THE 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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WORK FOR AUGUST, NORTH AND WEST. 
General- Remarks. — Any portion of the work 
omitted to be done in July, or impracticable to be 
performed from the slate of the climate, as recom- 
mended in our last number, may be accomplished 
this month, such as cutting bushes and destroying 
weeds, composting manure, draining wet lands, sow- 
ing turnips, plowing for winter wheat, topping 
Indian corn, i}c, fyc. 
Gathering Seeds. — Now is the time to save many 
of your field and garden seeds — a duty always to 
be attended to with the utmost caution and care. 
The finest plants of each kind, having the largest 
seed vessels, should be selected, and the seeds 
should be gathered as soon as possible after they 
are ripe, and always on a fair day. After drying 
them in the shade, which will generally require 
but a few days, and separating them from the seed 
vessels, or husks, they should be barreled, bottled, 
or boxed up, and stored in a cool, dry place, until 
they are ready for sowing or for sale. Be sure 
