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AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE. 
The Subscriber keeps constantly on hand the best and most 
complete assortment of Agricultural Implements, Field Seeds, 
and Fertilizers, to be found in the city. A few of the articles he 
enumerates below, viz. :— 
Plows. —Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Plows,.$2.00 to 4.50 
Some of these plows are made expressly for light sandy soils, 
others for a loam or stiff clay, which they work in a most 
superior manner. 
One-horse Plows for the North, with single and double mould 
boards. These last are admirable to work in between the rows 
of root crops and corn, when not over 3£ feet apart, as they turn 
the furrow both ways to the crop at once, thus doing double the 
work of a single mould board,.3.00 to 5.00 
Rice Trenching Plow. This does the same work as the hands 
perform on a rice plantation with trenching hoes, and equally as 
well, and with five times the rapidity that a negro can work. No 
rice planter should be without them,.6.00 to 6.50 
Two and Four-horse Plows, of different sizes, and for all kinds 
of soil—stony, sandy, loam, or clay ; also for stubble and sward 
land. Some of these have crane-clevies attached to them, thus 
enabling the off horse in plowing a wet meadow, to walk on the 
solid sward, instead of a miry fresh plowed furrow. Others are 
adapted to trench plowing, enabling the farmer to turn up virgin 
earth in a deep soil. These plows are strong enough to grub up 
bushes with their roots, heavy bogs, <fcc. They likewise answer 
for partial ditching,...5.00 to 20.00 
Paring Plows for shaving off the turf preparatory to f , r 00 
burning,.) ‘ 
Harrows. A complete assortment of square, triangle, and 
double triangle folding harrows, with wrought iron or steel- 
pointed teeth. The last are very superior,.6.00 to 16.00 
Rollers of various kinds, wood, stone, or iron, single or double, 
and to move by hand or horse power,.16.00 to 65.00 
Cultivators, hand or horse, of various patterns,.3.00 to 8.00 
HorsePowers. Endless chain single horse,.85.00 
“ do. two-liorse,. 110.00 
“ Cast-iron, single or two-horse,.50 to 60.00 
'* do. four-horse,.95.00 
Grain Threshers.$25.00 to 40.00. Beaters,. .20.00 to 25.00 
Threshers, with Separators,.35.00 to 50.00 
Clover Mills,.30.00 to 65.00 
Fanning Mills,.12.00 to 27.00 
Burr Stone Mills, for grinding grain,.30.00 to 125.00 
Cast-Iron Mills, a new and most admirable invention. They work 
either by hand or other power, and are well adapted for grinding 
all kinds of grain, except flouring wheat for market,. .7.00 to 15.00 
Corn and Cob Crushers, for grinding cob in the ear,30.00 to 35.00 
Sugar Crushers,....7.50 to 20.00 
Paint Mills of various patterns,.. .7.00 to 17.00 
Corn Shelters and Huskers. Will shell from 100 to 200 
bushels of ears per hour, in the best manner. These work by- 
horse or other power,.25.00 to 50.00 
The same worked by hand, made of wood or cast ? 7 qo to 10 00 
iron,.) 
Vegetable Cutters, for slicing up potatoes, beets, nn 
turnips, &c. ] S ' JU to 
Straw Cutters. Common hand kind,.3.00 to 8.00 
“ Hovey’s, with spiral blades,.. 10.00 to 3u.OO 
“ Stevens’ do. cut from 1 inch to l£ in. long,.10.00 to 15.00 
Corn Stalk Cutters, Thorn’s, Sinclair’s and others,25.00 to 45.00 
Cotton Gins of various patterns,.25.00 to 150.00 
Ox, Road, or Dirt Scrapers,.4.50 to 5.00 
Self-Acting Cheese Press, a neat and very superior and ) - 
simple article.J ‘ 
Seed Sowers, various patterns,.10.00 to 16 00 
Horticultural Tool Chests, complete,.18 00 
Wheel-Barrows for Gardens,.4.50 
Common ditto,.2.25 to 3.50 
Tree or Bush Pullers. $3.00 to 5.00; Garden Syringes, 3.00 to 3.50; 
Grain Cradles, 3.00 to 3.50 Sausage Staffers, 4.50 to 5.00; Lac¬ 
tometers, 2.50; Bee Hives, 3.25; Ox Yokes and Bows, 2.50 to 
5.00 ; Manure Forks, 63 cents to 4.00 ; Hay ditto, 50 cents to 1.00 ; 
Grain and Grass Scythes, 75 cents to 1.00; Swingle Trees, 1.00 to 
3.50; Hay and Straw Knives, 1.00 to 2.00; Axes, Collins’, 
Hunts’ and Simons’, handled, 1.00 to 1.50 ; Grubbing Hoes, 50 cts 
to 1.00 ; Picks, 1.00 to 2.00 ; Trace Chains, 75 cts. to 1.00 ; Bud¬ 
ding ditto, 1.13 ; Ox chains, American 12£ cents per lb., English 
ditto, 9 cts ; Shovels, 75 cts. to 1.50 ; Spades, ditto, ditto ; Tree 
Scrapers, 31 to 75 cents; Schuffling Hoes, 25 cts. to 1.00; Garden 
Syringes, 3.00 to 3.50; Churns, various patterns, 2.00 to 4.00; 
Grafting chisels and saw, handled, 2.00 ; Hoes, all patterns, 25 
to 63 cts.; Potato hooks, 50 cts. to 1.50 : Ditto Forks, 1.37 to 2.00 ; 
Garden Reels, 75 cts.; Sickles, 37 to 63 cts ; Straw Knives, 1.00 
to 1.25 ; Grass Shears, 1.25 to 1.50 ; Twig Cutters, 50 cts. to 2.00 ; 
Vine Scissors, 63 cts.; Pruning Shears, 2.00 ; Screw Wrenches, 
1.50 to 2.00 ; Sheep Shears, 75 cts. to 1.25; Strawberry Forks, 
37 cts.; Scythe Rifles, Rakes, various patterns and various 
prices ; Peat Knives 1.50; Ox Muzzles, 31 to 50 cts. per pair ; Ox 
Bows, 31 to 50 cts.; Hatchets, 50 to 75 cts.; Horse Brushes, 
Hammers, Axe Handles, Horse Rockets, Grindstones, Rollers, 
Crank and Shafts, Flower Gatherers, Flails, Edging Knives, 
Cattle Tie-chains, Bull Rings, Butter Boxes, Bush Hooks, Cater¬ 
pillar Brushes, Fleams, Scoops, Ox Balls, Post Spoons, Garden 
Trowels, Spinning-wheel Heads, Well Wheels, Oven Mouths, 
Budding Knives, Pruning ditto. 
Castings of all the patterns for New York and Peekskill Plow*, 
at 4 cents per lb. 
Worcester ditto, 6 cents. 
Seeds of the various kinds, for the field only ; such as Wheat, 
Rye, Oats, Barley, Corn, Beans, Peas, and Grass Seeds, Potatoes, 
Beets, Carrots, and Parsnips. No garden seeds are kept. 
Fertilizers, such as Guano, Poudrette, Lime, Plaster, Bones. 
Agricultural Books, a complete assortment. 
A liberal discount made to dealers. 
A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Cents ; three copies for Two Dollars. 
Published Monthly, by Saxton & Miles, 205 Broadway, New 
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is transported by mail under the same regulations as newspapers, 
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of New York, one cent postage on each number, and one andahalj 
cents if over 100 miles, without the State. 
It is so much trouble to get a post office order paid, and it re¬ 
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remit all moneys directly to Saxton and Miles, at their risk and 
expense; taking care, if possible, that the package does not ex¬ 
ceed the weight of a half ounce, thus subjecting them to single 
postage only. Agents also will please bear this in mind. 
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 $ 1.00 each ; ele 
gantly and uniformly bound in cloth, $1.25. These are hand 
some, tasteful books, and make very desirable premiums for dis • 
tribution with Agricultural Societies, and should also find place 
in all our District School Libraries. They constitute the best and 
most complete treatise on American farming, stock-breeding, and 
horticulture, extant. When several copies are ordered, a liberal 
discount will be made. 
LIVE HEDGES. 
50,000 Maclura, or Osage Orange, for sale by the subscribers, 
D. LANDRETH & FULTON, 
___ Nurserymen, Philadelphia. 
GRANT'S PATENT FAN-MILL RIGHTS FORSALE. 
The subscriber offers to sell the Patent-right of his Improved 
Fan Mill, to counties where the right is not already disposed of. 
The letters patent are dated July 10th, 1845. Letters addressed 
to L. T. Grant, at the junction P. O., Rensselaer Co., New York, 
post paid, where the Mills are manufactured, will receive im¬ 
mediate attention. They may be seen at the Agricultural Ware¬ 
house of A. B. Allen, 187 Water street, New York. 
PERUVIAN GUANO. 
Just received from the Peruvian Guano Company, warranted 
pure and of best quality. Price in bags, for any quantity not less 
than ten tons, $50 per ton, of 2,240 lbs. 
EDWIN BARTLETT. 
JYba. 1 st. 4-2 South street 
CONTENTS OF DECEMBER NUMBER. 
To Our Subscribers. 361 
The Potato Rot; A Chapter on Apples.362 
Farm of Mr. Staats; What the Farmer Cannot Afford to ) q P « 
do without J 
The Stable, No. 6 . 364 
The Present Winter; Composition for Grafting. 365 
High Prices of Produce ; Good Milking Cows ; l 
Charcoal; Setting Out Trees; Apology f. 
Agriculture in Scotland, No. 14, John P. Norton ; i . npfi 
Economical and SaFe Boiler, Economy J 
Overseers and their Employers, John H. Dent ) 
Buckwheat, A. R. D. J. 
Care of Stock, S. \ qKQ 
Agricultural Matters in North Carolina ; J. B. M. j . 
Merino Sheep; Water Lime Cement for Water Pipes; ) 370 
A Preventive against Moles; J. W. J " * 
Agricultural Affairs in Michigan. No. 2, R. L. Allen.371 
Leached and Unleached Ashes, A Subscriber. 372 
Baker’s Patent Farm Gates; > 
Cane-Brake Lands, S. S. W. Vick J. 
Study of Nature, C. N. Bement; ) . 374 
A Visit to a Yankee Plow Factory, Solon Robinson ). 
Management of Colts. S. ) . 37 ^ 
Remedy for the Bots, S. J. Jones J. 
A Good Method to sustain County Agricultural Societies, ) 37G 
Old Chittenden ; American Agricultural Association i 
A New Fact, John Lewis ; 1. 377 
Western Calendar for December, A. Beatty J. 
Ladies’ Department ; Farmers’ Wives, E. S. 378 
Boys’ Department : The Schoolmaster and School ; ? _ . 37 Q 
A Kicking Plow ; Necessity of Studying Chemistry J ‘ ’ 
Foreign Agricultural News, A Beautiful Peasant Girl, &c. 38C 
Editor’s Table, Rambouillet Sheep, &c. 382 
Review of the Market. 383 
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