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CORN AND COB CRUSHER. 
1 propose, therefore, to commence the compilation 
of the Herd Book, as soon as sufficient material shall 
be transmitted to me for a commencement; and I now 
request all those gentlemen who wish their animals 
registered, to make out plain and distinct pedigrees of 
their stock, with all necessary references and par¬ 
ticulars that may he important touching their lineage; 
and, if foreign animals, the date of their importation, 
and by whom made, together with such other facts as 
will best illustrate their history, &c. It is to be ob¬ 
served, that the object of this work is not to establish 
pedigrees, but to perpetuate them; and it may at once 
be remarked, that any animal whose purity of blood 
is not properly sustained, cannot be admitted within 
its pages. The English Herd Book was first published 
in 1822. Previous to that time, and for a few years 
immediately following, many valuable animals from 
among the best families of well-descended Short-Horns 
in England were imported into America, whose names 
and pedigrees are not to be found in its columns. 
Many breeders in England, not then appreciating the 
value of such a work, neglected to register their cat¬ 
tle, and these remained thus unnoticed, in many in¬ 
stances altogether, and in others, until the supple¬ 
mentary volumes were published. The descendants 
of those importations, preserved in their purity, and 
their history properly authenticated, will be admitted. 
But in all cases where references cannot be made 
directly to the English Herd Book, such facts and 
references as will place the lineage of the animals 
named beyond dispute, will be necesSary to accom¬ 
pany the registers. 
In one particular this will differ from the English 
registry. That work has neither note nor comment. 
To all but the initiated in Short-Horn lore, the pages 
of the Herd Book are as a sealed volume in all that 
relates to their origin, history, and present condition. 
Names of animals are often inserted without any 
reference whatever, apparently for no other purpose 
than to establish them as “ Herd Book cattle.” It 
will be otherwise in this. Interesting facts and illus¬ 
trations* will accompany pedigrees as they may occur, 
throwing light and information such as to place every¬ 
thing relating to this noble breed of cattle in the most 
attractive form, and develope in the best manner their 
advantages to the American farmer. 
In all cases where the parties are unknown to the 
subscriber, either personally or by correspondence, 
they will please to give the name of some distinguish¬ 
ed breeder or citizen of their own or a neighboring 
State, as a reference. This is not required through 
any suspicion of the entire integrity of any gentleman 
who may offer his cattle for registry, but as a rule for 
the mutual protection of each one who desires a true 
and unimpeachable record of Short-Horns (as far as it 
goes), in America. 
As the magnitude of the work (in pages), will not 
be known till the materials are all collected, the price 
cannot be exactly stated; but at all events, it will not 
exceed three dollars per copy, as noted in the pros¬ 
pectus last May, deliverable as there stated. 
All pedigrees, &c., are requested to be transmitted 
(if by mail, post paid), to me at Black Rock, N. Y.; 
or, if more convenient to the parties, to A. B. Allen, 
at the office of the American Agriculturist, 205 Broad¬ 
way, N. Y. city; or to Caleb N. Bement, American 
Hotel. Albany, N. Y., who will duly forward them 
to me. The terms for registry will be one dollar for 
a single animal, and fifty cents each for any larger 
number. To persons having ten or more animals, 
with simple pedigrees, a liberal deduction will be 
made from this last price, according to number. The 
money invariably to be enclosed with the pedigrees. 
Accompanying the pedigrees, the number of volumes 
subscribed for is also requested. 
All papers to be forwarded as soon as possible: at 
all events before the first of April next, as the work 
will be put to press to be delivered to subscribers by 
the first day of June ensuing. 
The insertion of this notice is respectfully request¬ 
ed in the Agricultural papers generally, a copy of 
which to be sent to me, for which a copy of the book 
will be presented. Any gentlemen who feel an in¬ 
terest in this subject, will do a favor by giving infor¬ 
mation of this proposed publication to any neighbor¬ 
ing breeder of Short-Horns who may not otherwise 
obtain it. Lewis F. Allen 
Black Rock, January, 1845. 
CORN AND COB CRUSHER.—Fi* 
The above corn and cob crusher is admirably 
adapted for plantation use; the construction is very 
simple, compact, and not easily put out of order. 
The grinding plates are made of the hardest compo¬ 
sition metal, which will last from two to three years. 
After they are worn smooth, new plates may be sub¬ 
stituted without difficulty ; on the axle is attached a 
strong spiral knife, which cuts the cob in small pie¬ 
ces, preparatory to entering tie plates. 
Two horses will crush and grind eight bushels pel 
hour, fine enough for feeding to cattle. Two men 
can work this machine with good success. 
Directims.— 1. Put on the balance wheel, minding 
that it is. screwed up firmly. 
2 . Secure the machine to the floor or ground with 
wooden cleets and braces, and so situated as to have 
the pulley to range on a line with the horse power 
hand wheel. 
3. Put the machine in motion, then feed the tube 
with ears of corn and screw up the side thumb-screw 
regularly until the grinding plates barely touch— if 
screwed up too ciose, the plates will wear out rapm 
