ADVERTISEMENTS. 
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TO LAWYElllN, MEKl'IIANTS, MKCMAJN- 
1CS, FARMEBSyPOULlt' OFFICERS, &c. 
AMERICAN GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, WASHINGTON. 
On retiring from his official station as Assistant Post Master 
General, JOHN S. SKINNER devotes himself to the transaction 
of GENERAL AGENCY BUSINESS, particularly in connection 
with the various Departments of the National Government— 
business in which he is henceforth associated with HENRY 
O’REILLY, of the State of New-York. 
Persons in any part of the United States, who have business 
to transact with either Department of the General Government 
at Washington, or with any of the State Governments, or who 
require researches to be made in the Public Records anywhere 
in the Union, can have their requests promptly attended to, by 
addressing the undersigned. 
Extensive acquaintance throughout the Union, consequent on 
the long-continued connection of both the undersigned with the 
Newspaper Press, with the Post Office, and other Public Organi¬ 
zations, will greatly facilitate the prosecution of inquiries and 
transaction of business through their Agency. 
Lawyers, Public Officers, Contractors, and others having busi¬ 
ness arising under contracts, or under the Pension, Post Office, 
or Patent Laws—MERCHANTS desiring remission of duties, 
&c.—MECHANICS or Inventors requiring Patents—and FARM¬ 
ERS having business with the General Land Office—may find 
this Agency conducive to their interest in the way of promptness 
and economy. Claims under treaties with the Indian Nations 
or Foreign Governments also attended to. 
Special attention will be paid to those who wish to buy or sell 
LANDS in Virginia and other Southern States ; and inquirers 
from the North or South are respectfully referred to our Circular 
concerning “ Agricultural Improvement in the Southern States,” 
lately published in the Globe, Intelligencer, and other Journals. 
95” Letters must be post-free to insure attention ; and may be 
addressed to the subscribers, either at Albany, New-York, or 
Washington —particularly at the latter place. 
JOHN S. SKINNER. 
HENRY O’REILLY. 
95* Sensible of the manifold courtesies with which he has 
been honored by editors of all parties, from the time when he 
established the first Agricultural Journal in America more than 
a quarter of a century ago, JOHN S. SKINNER adds this note for 
the purpose of saying that it will afford him great pleasure to 
maintain the intercourse thus long continued, and to reciprocate 
the services of editorial friends who may now favor him with a 
few insertions of this notice. 
May 1, 1845. 
Ingush works on agriculture, garden 
ING, AND BOTANY. 
Recently Imported by D. Appleton & Co., 200 Broadway. 
CARPENTER, Dr. Vegetable Physiology and Botany, including 
the Structure and Organs of Plants, &c. 8 vo., illustrated. $3 25 
DAVY, Sir H. Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry. 8 vo., new 
edition, brought down to the present time. £4 (jo 
HUTCHINSON, Henry. A Treatise on the Practical Drainage 
of Land. 8 vo., illustrated. $2 75 
JOHNSON, C. W. The Farmer’s Encyclopaedia and Dictionary 
of Rural Affairs, embracing all the most recent discoveries in 
Agricultural Chemistry. 1 vol. 8 vo. 13QU pages. $12 00 
LINDLEY, John. Introduction to Botany. Second edition, en¬ 
larged. 8 vo. $4 50 
—-A Natural System of Botany. Second edition, 
much enlarged. 8 vo. $4 50 
LOUDON, J. C. The Suburban Horticulturist, or Fruit, Flower, 
and Kitchen Gardener. 8 vo. $5 00 
■--Encyclopaedia of Agriculture: a most valuable 
work—illustrated with 1300 wood engravings. 8 vo. $10 00 
-Gardener’s Magazine and Register of Rural 
and Domestic Improvements; comprising the essence of all 
the best works on Gardening and Agriculture. 18 vols. 8 vo. 
Several hundred cuts. $30 00 
-Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of 
Botany, Zoology, Mineralogy, &c. 9 vols. 8 vo. Many cuts. 
$25 00 
-An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs, being 
the Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum, abridged. 1 vol. 
8 vo., 1200 pages, and many hundred cuts. $12 tO 
LOUDON, Mrs. The Ladies’ Companion to the Flower Garden, 
with full Directions for the Culture of Flowers. 12mo. $1 75 
-The Ladies’ Magazine of Gardening ; numer¬ 
ous colored illustrations and woodcuts. 8 vo. $3 75 
FARMING FOR LADIES ; or, a Guide to the Poultry Yard, the 
Dairy, and the Piggery. l2mo. Illustrated. $2 50 
LOW, David. Elements of Practical Agriculture ; comprehend¬ 
ing the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of domestic ani¬ 
mals, and the economy of the Farm. Fourth edition. 200 en¬ 
gravings, 8 vo. $6 00 
MACKINTOSH, C. Orchard and Fruit Garden, including the 
management of all Wall, Standard, and Espalier Fruit Trees, 
and the Forcing pit. 18 colored plates. l2mo. $3 00 
NEILL, P. The Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen Garden ; illustrated 
with 60 cuts. 8 vo. $1 50 
PAXTON, J. A. Botanical Pocket Dictionary, comprising the 
Name, History, and Culture of all plants known in Britain. 
t 12mo. $4 50 
RANSOME, J. A. The Implements of Agriculture, Ancient and 
Modern. 8vo. $3 00 
ROGERS, John. The Vegetable Cultivator. 12mo. $2 00 
SPOONER, W. C. The History, Structure, Economy, and Dis¬ 
eases of the Sheep, illustrated. 12mo. $2 25 
SPROULE, John. Elements of Practical Agriculture, compris¬ 
ing the Nature, Properties, and Improvements of Soils ; the 
Structure, Functions, and Cultivation of Plants, and the Hus¬ 
bandry of the Domestic Animals of the Farm. Third edition. 
1 vol. 8vo. $3 5J 
STEPHENS, Henry. The Book of the Farm ; detailing the La¬ 
bors of the Farmer, Farm Steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, 
Cattleman, Field-worker, and Dairy-maid ; illustrated with 
many fine engravings. 3 vols. Large 8vo. $27 00 
95” D. Appleton & Co., always receive a few copies of all 
new English Agricultural Works. Books imported to order on 
favorable terms. 
EXTENSIVE SALE OF IMPROVED SHORT 
HORNED CATTLE. 
Having become overstocked, I find myself under the necessity, 
for the first time, of publicly offering my cattle for sale ; and that 
the opportunity to purchase fine animals may be made the more 
inviting, I propose to pufe in my entire herd —such a herd of 
improved Short Horns as has never before been offered by any 
individual in this country. The sale will embrace about fifty 
animals, Bulls, Cows and Heifers; all either imported, or the irn 
mediate descendants of those which were so, and of perfect pedi¬ 
gree. Those imported were from several of the best stocks in 
England, selected either by myself or my friends. 
It is sometimes the practice at sales of this kind, where the in¬ 
terest involved is considerable, for the proprietor to protect him 
self by bye bidders, or some other kind of management, or for the 
owner to stop the sale if offers do not come up to his expectations 
or the requirements of his interest. Such practices have a ten¬ 
dency to lessen the interest in public sales of this character, es¬ 
pecially with, those who cannot attend without considerable per¬ 
sonal inconvenience. But in this case,assurances are given that 
no disappointment shall arise to the company from either of the 
causes mentioned, and a good degree of confidence is felt that 
there will be no dissatisfaction from the character of the cattle 
themselves. They shall all be submitted to the company, and 
sold at such prices as they choose to give, without any covert 
machinery, effort, or understanding with any person; reserving 
to myself only the privilege of bidding openly on three or four 
animals, which shall first be designated. This reservation is 
made that I may not get entirely out of the stock of some pa rticu¬ 
lar families which I highly esteem, and that could not probably 
be replaced. 
A full catalogue was inserted in the May number of the A me 
rican Agriculturist. 
The sale will take place at Mount Hope, one mile south of the 
city of Albany, on Wednesday, the 25th day of June next, at 10 
o’clock, A. M. E. P. PRENTICE. 
Mount Hope, near Albany, March 15, 1845. 
95* As the subscriber intends being present at the above sale, 
he respectfully tenders his services to such of his friends as wish 
to purchase from this herd, and who may find it inconvenient to 
attend personally to bid. Any instructions they please to give 
him as to choice of animals and prices at which to purchase, 
they may depend upon being faithfully executed. Mr. Prentice is 
a gentleman of honor and integrity, and whatever is stated above 
about his entire herd being sold strictly as advertised, the public 
may depend upon will be done. 
__A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broadway, N. Y. 
POUDRETTE, AND EIGHTY BUSHELS OF CORN 
PER ACRE. 
Fifteen bushels of Poudrette prepared by the Mew York Pou- 
drette Co. increased a crop of corn in Tully, Onondaga Co., from 
35 or 40 bushels, to eighty bushels of shelled corn to the acre ! I 
hope those using my poudrette the present year, on corn, vegeta¬ 
bles, oats , buckwheat , and turnips, will satisfy themselves as to 
the relative value of it compared with any other manufactured, 
as well as with Guano, and give me the results at the end of the 
season. 
Present price, delivered, 1 barrel, $1.88; 2 do., $3.50 ; 3 do., $5; 
and 7 barrels and over, $1.50 per bbl. 
05” Orders, with the cash, will be immediately attended to, if 
addressed to JV*. Y. Poudrette Co., or 
ml 2t* D. K. MINOR, 23 Chambers street, N. Y. 
HOVEY'S STRAW CUTTER FOR SALE. 
The subscriber being appointed agent for this superior Straw' 
Cutter, now offers them for sale of all sizes, and to move by 
hand or horse power, as may be wished. Prices vary according 
to size, from $12 to $35. A liberal discount to dealers. 
Mr. Hovey is devoting himself exclusively to the manufacture 
of his Straw Cutter, and" having made some recent improvements 
in them, it is believed that they are now the most perfect ma 
chines in market for general purposes. They have taken more 
premiums than any others ever exhibited at our Agricultural 
Shows and Fairs, and are universally admired for their strength, 
neatness, and the perfection and rapidity of their work. They 
are suitable alike for cutting straw, hay, or cornstalks. 
A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broad wav V v 
