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PREMIUM EAGLE, SUBSOIL, AN© OTHLE 
PLOWS. 
The subscriber having been appointed agent in this city for the 
sale of the celebrated Premium Plows, made by Ruggles, Nourse, 
& Mason, of Worcester, Massachusetts, now offers them at the 
manufacturers’ home prices. They are calculated alike for the 
Northern Farmer and Southern Planter, and embrace the follow¬ 
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“ Plain,” at the top of the third column, means the plow with¬ 
out wheel or coulter. “ W.” in the fourth and fifth columns, 
means wheel. “ C.” coulter or cutter. “ Moulds and Lands,” 
mould-board or land-side. “ Points,” are the extreme ends of the 
plouwshare attached with bolts. These can be instantly replaced 
by new ones when worn out. The wheel adds greatly to the ease 
of draught, and should always be ordered for the larger plows, say 
from No. A 3, down, whether for the south or the north. Coul¬ 
ters are only necessary to cut through the sod, and render it easy 
to turn over while breaking up green sward land. They are much 
liked at the south for cutting through crab-grass sod. Extra 
moulds and lands are not often wanted. Two extra points should 
always accompany each plow. 
The great number of premiums which these plows have ob¬ 
tained at the most important plowing-rn; 1 .tches, and the universal 
satisfaction they have given wherever introduced, render it unne¬ 
cessary to particularise their merits. They are made of the best 
materials, are highly finished, and combine light weight and easy 
draught, with great strength and durability. They are especially 
liked at the South, and though the first price is higher than the 
common kinds, they do their work in so superior a manner, and 
with a draught so much easier for the team, that they are univer¬ 
sally preferred where known. It has been proved at the South, 
that a single pair of good mules attached to the Eagle plow, No. 
1, in any reasonably friable soil, w -11 easily turn a furrow of 6 
inches deep by 12 inches wide. In addition to the above good 
qualities, being made of the best materials and highly finished, 
these plows last much longer than the common kind ; they are 
consequently much the cheapest in the end. 
A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broadway, N. Y. 
AN EGG-HATCHER FOR SAJLE. 
An Eccaleobion, or Egg-hatcher, about four feet six inches 
ong, three feet eight inches high, and three feet six inches wide, 
and capable of hatching one thousand chickens per month, is 
offered for sale by a gentleman in this city, who has no further 
use for it. It has been used only a short time, and is as good as 
new. The price is $100, which is $25 less than it cost. For a 
full description of one of these machines, see Yol. III., p. 228. 
Apply, post-paid, to the Editor of this paper. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Published Monthly, each number containing 32 pages, royal oc 
tavo. 
TERMS—One Dollar per year in advance ; single numbers, Ten 
Cents ; three copies for Two Dollars ; eight copies for Five Dollars. 
Each number of the Agriculturist contains but One sheet, sub¬ 
ject to newspaper postage only, which is one cent in the State, or 
within 100 miles of its publication, and one and a half cents if over 
100 miles, without the State. 
Advertisements will be inserted at One Dollar, if not exceed¬ 
ing twelve lines, and in the same proportion, if exceeding that 
number. 
SfjT Remit through Postmasters , as the law allows. 
Editors of newspapers noticing the numbers of this work month¬ 
ly, or advertising it, will be furnished a copy gratis, upon sending 
such notice to this office. 
Volumes I, II, and III, of The American Agriculturist, with 
tables of contents complete, for sale at one dollar each ; elegantly 
and uniformly bound in cloth, $1 25. These are handsome, taste¬ 
ful books, and make very desirable premiums for distribution with 
Agricultural Societies, and should also find place in all our Dis¬ 
trict School Libraries. They constitute the best and most com 
plete treatise on American Farming, Stock-breeding, and Horticul¬ 
ture extant. When several copies are ordered, a liberal discount 
will be made. 
AUIlUUFX.'FUifi.AJL & BUSINESS AGENX'Y. 
Knowing the convenience that such an Agency will be to his 
distant friends, the subscriber offers his services for the purchase 
of Match and Single Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Shepherd Dogs, 
Swine, and Poultry. 
Wagons, Carts, and Carriages. 
Plows, Cultivators, Harrows, Rollers, Corn-Shellers, Corn and 
Cob-Grinders, Threshing-Machines, Grain-Reapers, Horse-Power, 
and all other agricultural implements. 
Seeds and Merchandize of every kind. 
Manures .—Peruvian and African Guano, Ground Plaster, 
Ground Bones, Oyster Shell and Stone Lime, and Poudrette. 
Agricultural and other Books. 
Purch ising and selling land, and payment of Taxes. 
From his long experience as a farmer and stock-breeder, and 
general acquaintance with lands and merchandize, the subscriber 
trusts that he shall be able to give general satisfaction. The 
commission charged for his services in purchasing or selling, will 
be moderate. Cash or produce must invariably be in hand before 
orders can be executed. 
A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broadway, New York. 
PERUVIAN GUANO. 
The undersigned has received by the George and Henry, direct 
from the Chincha Islands, on the coast of Peru, a cargo of this 
valuable manure. It was shipped by and for account of the Pe¬ 
ruvian Guano Company, and is warranted pure, and of the best 
quality, For sale in bags, in small quantities, at Thompson’s 
stores, Brooklyn, or in larger parcels by 
EDWIN BARTLETT, 42 South street. 
CONTENTS OF JANUARY NUMBER. 
To exchange papers; To the Friends of Agriculture,.9 
A Trip on Long Island,.10 
The Cotton Trade ; Hulling Indian Corn ; Miscellaneous,.12 
Farmer’s Clubs; N. Y. Farmers’ Club ; Annual Meeting of the 
N. Y. State Society; Packing Provisions for the English 
Market,. 13 
Imported Potatoes; Death of Samuel Stevens, Esq.; Corn and 
Cob Meal; Shelter for Stock,.15 
Experiments with Manures ; Degeneracy of Animals; Cure for 
Fistula,._.16 
Garden vs. the Field Bean,...1 
Pedigrees of Mr. Jarvis’ Sheep, Henry S. Randall,.. v.17 
Agricultural Show in Mississippi, Thomas Affleck,.. ) 
Cutting Timber and Setting Posts, Quercus,.18 
Agriculture in Scotland, John P. Norton,.19 
Culture of the Peach, S. B. P.,. ) 
Black Sea Wheat, Samuel Everts,.v.90 
Coons, great Rat Killers, R. II. Hendrickson,.. ) 
Horticulture in France, W. W. V.,.21 
Farm Buildings, L. F. Allen,.22 
Sheep Husbandry in Spain, No. 1, D. Jay Brown,.24 
Farming in Florida, Robt. W. Williams ,.. \ 
The Buffalo Bush, Rusticus,. \ . M 
Driving Sheep to the Western Prairies, Solon S. Robinson,_2G 
The past, present and future Prospects of the Farmers of the 
West, John Lewis,. 27 
Experiments in Planting Corn, A. Beatty,.28 
Western Calendar for January,-“.29 
Matters of Taste, Mrs. Kirkland,.30 
Care of Flowers ; To keep Bouquets fresh ; To make hard wa¬ 
ter soft; Simple cure for Croup; Buckwheat Cakes; Nutri¬ 
tive qualities of Tea,.31 
Breeding Pigeons ; Fatting the same, and Fowls, Sambo,.32 
Pigeons’ Milk; Wild Pigeons; School-Chemistry,.33 
Chopping Wood; Agricultural reading for Boys ; Bantam 
Fowls,.34 
Foreign Agricultural News,.35 
Editor’s Table,. 37 
Review of the Market,.39 
