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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
FERTILIZERS. 
H itherto the Planters of the South have been dependent on 
the North for all the artificial fertilizers they have used. The 
New Orleans Bone Black Company recently established in this city, 
with facilities for the manufacture of MANURES second to none 
in the United States, are prepared to fill orders for the following 
FERTILIZERS at the same prices charged in Baltimore and New 
York; 
GROUND BONES. — For Fruit Trees and Grape Vines these 
are particularly beneficial. Five hundred pounds applied to an 
acre of ordinary pine wood land, aided by good, deep plowing, will 
produce a crop of Cotton as large as any of the best bottom lands. 
It is ground both fine and course, and is put up in baiTells. The 
-coarse is li cent per pound — the fine and sifted, W cent per pound. 
Its great durability in the soil renders it the cheapest manure in 
use. 
PHOSPHATED GUANO. — This valuable fertilizers, composed 
of equal parts of Peruvian Guano and fine Bone Dust, is, in every 
respect, superior and far more lasting than Guano used by itself. It 
is an established fact that Guano lacks Phosphate of Lime, and, 
also, that one half of its fertilizing qualities are dissij)ated in the air, 
which is plainly to be perceived by the strong ammoniacal small 
■constantly emitted by it until its strength is gone. 
Bone Dust is nothing more than Phosphate of Lime, and this, be- 
sides being a strong and valuable manure, fixes the Ammonia in 
the Guano and retains it until it is absorbed by the plants. A trial 
of this fertilizer will satisfy any one of its durability and superior 
•efficacy to simple Guano. Three hundred pounds applied to the 
acre will show its effects for five years or more, by an annual in- 
crease of at least 10 per cent, in the crops. Put up in barrels of 
about 200 pounds each, at 2 cents per pound. 
SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME.— This highly concentrated 
manure is composed of Animal Matter, Sulphuric Acid, Bone Dust, 
Gypsum and Sulphate of Iron, each ot which, by itself, is a power- 
ful fertilizer. 
Five hundred pounds, or about two barrels of this Super-Phos- 
phate of Lime have been found to be fully equal, in beneficial ef- 
fects, to thirty wagon loads of ordinary Stable Manure. 
The convenience of this article consists in its small bulk and con- 
■sequent ease of handling. It may may be used before or after plant- 
ing of the crop. A tablespoonful put in each hill of Corn or Cotton, 
has been known to increase the yield twenty per. cent. Five hun- 
di-ed pounds to an acre of common piney Woods land having a clay 
subsoil, will enable it to yield as good a crop as any rdinary bottom 
land. A single hundred pound applied as a top-dressing to an acre 
of meadow land, wull increase its products at least a. ton of hay. To 
Horticulturists, it is invaluable, as it may be applied to Fruit Trees 
at any season of the year. More than two thousand bushels of Ruta 
Baga Turnips have been raised to the acre, by the application of 
200 pounds of this fertilizer. For Garden crops, it is ail that is 
necessary for success. 
The Super-Phosphate of Lime is put up in barrels containing 
about 200 pounds, and is sold at 2 cents per pound. 
POUDRETTE. — Two large establishments in New York, turn- 
£eg out o 50,000 ban-els annually, are not able to supply the demand 
®f the market gardeners in the vicinity of that city for this justly 
popular manure. It is composed of night-soil, deodorized and made 
into a powder similar to Guano, and is put up in barrels at $2.50 
per barrel. 
Orders by mail or otherwise, addressed to the subscriber, 
will receive prompt attention. D. C. LOWBER, 
37 Poydrass street. New Orleaes. 
V LAND PLASTER, PERUIVIAN GUANO and LAND 
EilME may also be ordered at the above adchess. 
July 55 — tf 
RICH COTTON LANDS FOR SALE! 
T he Subscriber offers for sale 40,000 acres of the most produc- 
tive COTTON LAND, in the Southern country, situated in the 
countiesof Lee, Dougherty and Baker, in bodies of 500 and 2,000 
acres each, a part of which is partially improved. 
For certainty of crops and durability these lands are unequalled 
in the Southern States. Similar lands contiguoits, in cultivation, 
are yielding an average of seven bales of Cotton per hand, for a 
series of years, and eighteen to twentx-five bu.shels of Corn per acre. 
Terms liberal. If desired, a credit of one to five years will be 
given. WM. W. CHEEVER. 
Albany, Ga., March 15, 1855. April55— tf 
~ CARMICHAEL & BEAN. 
D ealers in hardware, cutlery, and agricul- 
tural IMPELMENTS, Augusta, Ga. 
We are, also. Agents for the following articles: — SALAMAN- 
DER SAFES, made by Stearns & Marvin, New York ; LITTLE 
GIANT CORN AND COB MILLS ; Indian Rubber BELTING, 
PACKING and HOSE, made by Boston Belting Company: AT- 
KINS’ SELF RAKING REAPER; CIRCULAR SAWS, made 
bv Hoe & Co., and Welch & Griffith’s HORSE POWERS ; FAN 
MILLS, THRESHERS and SMUT MACHINES, 
CARMICHAEL & BEAN, 
April55 Cl) Augusta, Ga. 
MERINO RAMS FOR SALE. 
ri'^HE Subscriber offers for sale several full-blood MERINO 
RAMS. Having reduced the number of my flock, I have 
more Rams I need. They are from two of the best flocks in New 
Y^ork, and their fleeces, both in fineness and quantity, running from 
9 to 14 pounds. J. B. JONES, 
July55 — tf Blrdsville, Burke Co., Ga. 
ATKIN’S AUTOxMATON; or, SELF-RAIONG REAPER 
AND MOWER, 
THE BEST MACHINE IN USE 
1 (the first) used in 1852. 
40 used successfully in 1853. 
300 in twenty different States in 1854. 
1200 in all parts of the Union in 18.55. 
3000 building for the harvest of 1856. 
T here are six good reasons for this unparalled increase and 
great popularity ; — 1st. It is strong and reliable, and easily 
managed. 2d. It save.s the hard labor of Raking. 3d. It saves at 
least another hand in binding. 41 h. It saves shattering by the care- 
ful handling in raking ; besides, the straw being laid straight, it is 
well secured in the sheaf, and does not drop in the after handling, 
and the heads are not exposed in the stack, so that the grains sav- 
ing even exceeds the labor saving. 5th. It is a good Mower, being 
one of the best convertible machine.s in use. 6th. It has a knife 
that does not choke. 
Its other excellencies, too numerous to mention here, are fairly- 
given in the Circulars. Its intrinsic worth is also attested by ihe 
awards (rnostlv in onlv 3 j-ears) of 
OVER 70 FIRST PREMIUMS ! 
Price. — ^Reaper and [Mower, $200 — $75 on its receipt, $75 first 
September and $50 first December. Price of Self-Raking Reaper 
only $175. Considerable saving in freight to those at a distance who 
order prior to 1st March ; also liberal discount for advance payment. 
To secure a machine order immediately. Though so little is 
known the past season, and none ready for delivery till 1st May, 
yet not two-thhds the customers could be .supplied. The reputa- 
tion of the Machine is now widely established, so that three thous- 
and will not as nearly supply the demand as twelve himffi’ed did 
last year, and we shall also be selling four mouths earlier. 
IJ^^Order early, if you would not be disappointed. 
Pamphlets giving Im.partially the Opmit)iis of Farmers, together 
with orders, notes, <fcc., mailed to applicants, and prepaid. 
|ig^Write to us at Chicago, 111.; Dayton, Ohio, or Baltimore, 
Md., which ever is nearest to you. J. >S. WRIGHT & Co. 
“Prairie Fanner” Works, Chicago, Dec. 1st, 1856. Ap56— 4t 
THE DEVON HERD BOOK. 
VOL. in. 
f^PHE Subscriber is now ready to receive lists of animals for in- 
JL sertion in the third volume of the DEVON HERD BOOK, to 
be published at as early a period in the year 1856 as a sufficient 
number of sub.reribers can be obtained to warrant the issue. 
Terms. — Each patron is expected to ta.ke at least one copy, the 
price of which will be $1, and also to pay 25 cents for the registry 
of each animal — registry fee to be paid in advance. All animals to 
be elligible for insertion, must be able to trace their descent from 
unquestionable North Devon stock on both sides. 
It will be recollected that there has already been published an 
American edition of the first and second volumes of the Devon 
Herd Book, bound together with a frontispiece of the Quarterly- 
Testimonial, and containing two handsome Illustrations Engli.sli 
prize Devons. The price for these two volumes will, in future, be 
$2. Thev will be forwarded as mav be directed on the reception, 
of the above sum. “ SANFORD HOWARD, 
American Editor of the Devon Herd Book. 
Office of the Boston Cultivator, Boston, Mass., Jan. 19, 1856. 
April56 — 3t 
P. D. GATES, 
COMMISSION MERCHANT, 
A nd dealer in agricultural BIPLEMENTS and 
MACHINERY, No. 12 Broadway, New Y'ork. 
13^ Ketchum’s Mowing Machines, Hay Presses, Horse Hoes, 
Cultivators, Plow's, Straw Cutters, Corn Shellers, Reapers, Horse 
Powers and Threshers, Combined Tlnreshers and Wmnowers and 
Other Agricultimal Machines. June55 — Cly* 
FOR SALE! 
A SEA ISLAND COTTON PLANTATION, containing 900 
acres, 400 of which is cleared and ready for cultivatinn ; it is 
beautifully^ located on the west end of Skiddaway Lsland, in Chat- 
ham county, on a bold salt water river, the health of which is un- 
questionable, and the facility for manuring with marsh and mud is 
unsurpassable, the land lying three sides on the river. The place 
is situated 11 miles from Savannah. The lands of Skiddaway Isle, 
under proiter citltivation, produces equal to any, in Com or Sea 
Island Cotton. This place is situated eligibly to supply any quan- 
tity of fish and oj'sters and for stock raising. ' Price $3, .500. Terms 
accommodating. Apply to S. F. DUPON, 
Savamiah, Ga. 
Isle of Hope, March 9, 1855. April55 — tf 
COTTON SEED. 
1 UAA bushels prolific pomegranate, very pure, for 
vU' “ Fifty Cents a bushel, at my Gin, or forwarded to cash 
orders, in sacks for fifty cents per sack extra. Also, CROWDER 
COTTON SEED, equally pure and productive, an early opener, grow- 
ing and making till late. Address DR. A. W. WASHBURN, 
Jan56 — tf Yazoo City, Miss. 
GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 
HE work, securely enveloped, will be sent by mail (pre-paid) t* 
_ ant' person remitting at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five 
cents per copy in postage stamps, or in the bflls of any specie pay > 
ing Banks. Addi-ess WM. N. WHITE, 
May56 — tf Athens, Ga. 
