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ADVERTISEMENTS.-CONTENTS. 
NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE. 
Farmers, Planters, and Gardeners, will find the largest and 
most complete assortment of Agricultural Implements of all 
kinds, at this Establishment, ever offered in the New York Mar¬ 
ket. Most of these Implements are of new and highly improved 
patterns, warranted to be made of the best materials, put together 
in the strongest manner, of a very superior finish, and offered at 
the lowest cash prices. 
Among these implements are upwards of fifty different kinds 
of Plows manufactured by Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, of Worces¬ 
ter, Mass.* also in New York—for the South as well as for the 
North; Harrows of different patterns and sizes ; Rollers of wood 
and cast-iron on a new principle; Seed Sowers for all kinds of 
seeds, a recent invention; Cultivators, with different kinds of 
teeth; Horse powers of wood or of cast-iron, very strong and su¬ 
perior; Grain Threshers ; Fanning Mills; Mills for grinding 
corn, &c., a new invention; Corn Sheller for hand or horse 
power, the latter shelling 200 bushels of ears per hour; Vegetable 
Cutters, will cut a bushel of roots for cattle in two minutes; Hay, 
Straw, and Corn-stalk Cutters ; Scythes, Rakes, Shovels, Spades, 
Hoes—indeed, Field and Garden tools of all kinds. 
Castings for the various kind of Plows manufactured in Wor¬ 
cester and New York. 
Seeds for the Farmer and Gardener. —A choice assortment of 
the various kinds, such as Improved Winter and Spring Wheat, 
Rye, Barley, Oats, Corn, Beans, Peas, Rutabaga, Turnip, Cabbage, 
Beet, Carrot, Parsnip, Clover and Grass Seeds, and improved va¬ 
rieties of Potatoes.' 
Wire-Cloths and Sieves. —Different kinds and sizes constantly 
on hand. 
Fertilizers.— Peruvian and African Guano, Bone-dust, Lime, 
Plaster of Paris, &c. 
lVu.it and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. —Orders taken for 
these, and executed from a choice of the best Nurseries, Gardens, 
and Conservatories in the United States. 
Horses , Cattle , Sheej >, and Swine — Orders executed for Stock of 
all kinds, to the best advantage. 
A Descriptive Catalogue. —This will be sent to any one gratis , 
upon application, post-paid , to the subscriber. It comprises 80 
pages, and is illustrated with a great variety of wood cuts. 
The American Agriculturist Almanac. —32 pages, with wood 
cuts. Price $15 per thousand. 
Agricultural Books. —A general assortment of all kinds. 
A liberal discount made to dealers. 
A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
DURHAM BULL FOR SALE. 
Not having sufficient use for him, the subscriber offers for sab, 
his thorough bred imported bull, Prince Albert. His sire was th* 
celebrated bull. Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his pedigree can be seep 
in the British Herd book, Vol. 4, page 382. He is five years ok, 
a red roan, of medium size, and of quiet temper. If not previous!/ 
disposed of, he will he offered for sale at the next show of tb", 
New York State Agricultural Society. 
Letters on the subject can be addressed to the subscriber at Re 
Hook, Dutchess Countv, New York, where the bull'niay beseeu 
ROBERT DONALDSON. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Published Monthly, by Saxton & Milks, 205 Broadway, Nev 
York, containing 32 pages, royal octavo. 
TERMS—One Dollar per 3 -ear in advance ; three copies for Tw« 
Dollars ; eight copies for Five Dollars. 
When Agricultural Societies order the work for distribution, 
among the members, the price will be only FIFTY CENTS a 
year, for the Monthly Numbers, and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS 
per copy for bound volumes. It will be expected that these 
orders come officially, and be signed by the President or Secretary 
of the Society. The object in putting our periodical at this verj 
low rate is, to benefit the farming community 7 more extensively 
than it could otherwise be done. We hope, henceforth, to set 
the Agriculturist in the hands of every Farmer and Planter in thti 
country. 
Each nqmber of the Agriculturist contains but One sheet, ant 
is transported by mail under the same regulations as newspapers, 
viz.: free any distance not over 30 miles from its place of pnblica 
tion; over this and within 100 miles, or to any town in the Stat< 
of New York, one cent postage on each number, and one andahal a 
cents if over 100 miles, without the State. 
Back Volumes 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 placq 
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. 
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. 
DURHAM STOCK FOR SALE. 
The Subscriber has on his farm neir this city, more stock than 
he needs, and will sell two, two-year old, "and two yearling 
heifers, one yearling bull, and four spring calves. The price of 
the latter will be from $50 to $75, when about 3 months old, and 
the price of the yearlings and two-year olds, will be from $100 to 
#125. This young stock was got by the bulls Duke of Wellington 
and the prize bull Meteor, both possessing the blood of the herd 
of the celebrated breeder, Thomas Bates, Esq., of Yorkshire, 
England. This stock is out of first-rate milking Durham cows, 
and will carry its own recommendation. GEO. VAIL. 
Tro?j, June ls£, 1846. 2t 
POUDRETTE FOR SALE. 
The Lodi Manufacturing Company offer Poudrette for sale at 
the following prices. At the Factory on the Hackensack River, 4 
miles from New York in bulk, 35 cents per bushel, and $1 63 cts. 
per barrel. Delivered in New York from 1 to 6 bbls., $2 00 per 
bbl. ; 7 bbls. and over, $1.75 per bbl. Apply to the office of the 
Company, 51 Liberty Street, or to A. B. Allen, 187 Water Street, 
where printed directions and other information may be obtained. 
May, 2t 
FOR SALE. 
A full blooded Narragansett, entire horse. This breed has 
been in the family of the late Governor Jay, for the last century. 
They are rackers , and not pacers. He is 8 years old, and the 
only entire horse of the breed which is left. He is very fast, will 
rack his mile within 3 minutes. Horses of this breed are highly- 
esteemed as saddle horses for ladies and gentlemen, and bring a 
very high price. Apply to James R. Dey, No. 5L Liberty Street, 
New York. 
FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. 
The Subscriber has been so often requested to add Garden 
Seeds to his assortment of Field Seeds, that he has at length con¬ 
sented to do so, and now offers for sale a great variety, grown by 
responsible persons, and put up expressly for him. They are 
fresh, and he confidently thinks may be relied upon. 
A. B. ALLEN, No. 187 Water Street, N.Y. 
TO GARDENERS AND NURSERYMEN. 
Cast-iron Tallies or Naming Sticks for Sale. —This is a recent 
invention, and is so constructed as to receive the name of any 
seed, plant, or ti~ 2 e, under a glass cover, thus keeping it safe and 
always distinct to be seen. They will last half a century, and 
are very cheap, costing only 50 cents to #1.50 per dozen. 
GUNN O. 
The Subscribers offer for sale, on very accommodating terms, 
the balance of the ship Shakspeare’s cargo, the only direct im¬ 
portation into this port from Ichaboe. Much guano from other 
parts of Africa has been sold as Ichaboe, which on trial has pro¬ 
duced unfavorable results. To prevent the loss ofammonia, this 
cargo has been put in air-tight casks. Apply to 
Feb. 6 , 1848. E. IL COLLINS & CO., 56 South St. 
CONTENTS OF JUNE NUMBER. 
Application of Lime ; Iron Hurdle Fence.... 169 
The Stable. No. 9..... 170 
Grass and Hay ; Lactometer... 171 
New York Farmers’ Club..... 172 
The Cultivator ; L. I. Horticultural Society \ 
Suffolk Hogs ) . 
The Alpaca, No. 1...... 174 
Mr. Randall’s Merino Sheep, L........ 175 
Gardening, No. 4, L. T. Talbot..... 176 
Lessons from Experience, No. 2, Joseph H. Jenne..... 177 
Treatment of Orchards, Win. Wickham Mills \ 
Analyses of Swamp Muck ; Destruction of Sheep by Dogs 3 
A Review of the March No, of the Agriculturist, Reviewer... 179 
Rotation of Crops, S. Y........ 181 
Cultivation of Corn. M. W. Philips... 183 
Entrance Gate to a Villa ; Polled Cattle, £ -.<54 
Henry M. Waite, and An Old Grazier J. 
Merino Buck ; Sheep Shearing, American Shepherd. 185 
Cotton Plows, H...... 186 
Superior Mode of Curing Hams, Win. Stickney 1 
Colic in Mules, Gaston >. 187 
Domestic Fish Ponds, No. 1, D’Jay Browne 5 
Rambouillet Merinos, D. C. Collins and C. H. Hall. 388 
Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, No. 6 ... 190 
Sundry Items, E. J. Capell ) 
Oyster-Shell Lime a Preventive of the Potato Disease > .... 291 
Agricultural Publications J. H. Dent. ) 
Mr. Tudor’s Garden ; American Agricultural Association... 192 
Medicinal Springs and Climate of Florida ; The Check 1 
or Bearing Rein ; How to make a Horse carry a good V .... 193 
Tail; Bone Mills ; Jerusalem Artichokes, R. L. C. 3 
Ladies’ Department : Hints to Country- Housekeepers, E. S. 194 
Boys’ Department : Good Tools for Boys, Lett. 195 
Foreign Agricultural News...... 196 
Editor’s Table...* 197 
Review of the Market... *98 
