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ADVERTISEMENTS.—TERMS.—CONTENTS. 
SHORT-HORN DURHAMS. 
Three or four Durham Heifers, one and two years old, and 
three young Bulls, from 10 to 13 months old, are offered for sale 
by the subscriber. Some of these young animals are got by his 
imported Bull, Duke of Wellington, bred by Thomas Bates, Esq., 
Kirkleavington, England. The stock of Wellington will carry its 
own recommendation. The two-year-old Heifers are, and will be 
in calf, by Wellington, or his son Meteor, out of his imported 
Heifer, Dutchess, which latter animal was also bred by Mr. Bates, 
and got by his prize Bull, Duke of Northumberland. Inquire of 
A. Clockie, on the farm, or of the subscriber, at his residence in 
Troy. GEO. VAIL. 
Troy, July, 1843—2t. 
FOR SALE--'Village Property, Improved 
Farms, and Grist Mill. 
The subscriber offers for sale his Residence, the adjoining Dwell¬ 
ing-house and Store, and the Tavern Stand, “ Bainbridge House,” 
all situated on the public square (opposite the Presbyterian and 
Episcopal churches), in the beautiful village of Bainbridge, Che¬ 
nango county, not surpassed for beauty and healthfulness, by any 
village west of Catskill, being in the valley of the Susquehannah, 
and on the bank of that much-admired river. The Dwellings are 
each double two-stories, with suitable outbuildings ; the Gardens 
large;' and the court-yards well supplied with various kinds of 
shade Trees and Shrubbery. The Store is two stories, in the 
centre of the village, and well arranged for business. The Tavern 
House is a large two-story Building, with Piazza the whole front, 
on the square, in good order, and with a suitable Barn and Sheds. 
The occupant is doing a good business. The Grist Mill is adjoin¬ 
ing the village and Corporation, has two run of stone, and a good 
share of business, and five acres of land attached, with a small 
convenient dwelling-house to accommodate the miller. 
Fifteen valuable Improved Farms of 100 to 300 acres each, with 
Houses, Barns, Sheds, and Apple Orchards sufficient for their use, 
situated in the immediate vicinity of the villages of Unadilla, Bain¬ 
bridge, South Bainbridge, Bettsburgh, Ninevah, and Harpursville. 
Several of these farms are adjoining the New-York and Erie rail¬ 
road, as laid out, and are of the first quality dairy farms, now 
stocked, which might be had with the farms if desired. 
Also the “ Vallonia” Spring House Establishment, with 90 acres 
of land adjoining the New-York and Erie railroad, including a good 
House, well fitted up for boarders, a new Store, with a small 
Dwelling-house, and suitable Out-buildings, Barn, Sheds, &c. 
This spring is mineral, and at present much frequented by invalids 
for its medicinal qualities ; and upon the completion of the railroad 
will no doubt be a fashionable resort for those in quest of health 
or pleasure, it being delightfully situated in a healthy and pic¬ 
turesque county. The above property will be sold in parcels to 
suit purchasers ; and a large proportion of the purchase money 
may remain on bond and mortgage, for a term of years, at the op¬ 
tion of the purchasers, or it would be exchanged for improved 
property in the city of New-York or Brooklyn. Inquire of T. T. 
Kissam, 169 Maiden Lane, (corner of South St.) New-York city, or 
of the subscriber, at Bainbridge, Chenango county, N. Y. 
PETER BETTS, 
SHEEP FARM FOR SALE. 
The subscribers offer for sale, or to let, their extensive Sheep 
Farm, situated in La Salle county, State of Illinois. The Farm 
consists of upward of 1,500 acres ; over 400 being enclosed by sub¬ 
stantial picket-fence, and improved ; the balance, dry rolling prai¬ 
rie, and timber, most admirably adapted to sheep husbandry, for 
which purpose it has been used by the subscribers for the last two 
years successfully. 
The Flocks of Sheep can be sold at the same time, if purchasers 
are inclined. They consist of over 1,500 good, strong, healthy, 
white-faced Cheviot breed ; also, three fine Pauler Merino Bucks, 
purchased of a celebrated breeder at the east. 
If the Farm can not be sold for cash, offers will be received for 
renting the same for two or three years. 
Apply either to JOHN ROSE, Little Vermillion, La Salle, 
MURRAY & WARD, Chicago, Ill., or JAMES MURRAY & Co., 
Buffalo, New York ; either of whom will give every information 
wanted. 
GHARLES STARR, Jr., 
MENDHAM, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, 
Is prepared, at the present time, to execute orders for thor¬ 
ough-bred Berkshire Pigs, from the imported boar Hagbourn, and 
a superior boar of Windsor-castle family, and fifteen choice sows, 
lately procured from A. B. Allen, of Buffalo, New York, 
i Pigs from this superior stock, from 2 to 3 months old, will be 
delivered, well caged, on shipboard, at New York, for $25 to $30 
per pair. Feed furnished, when desired, at $3 per barrel. 
Persons desiring either pigs or full-grown animals, can be sup¬ 
plied with all the advantages of Mr. Allen’s stock at Buffalo, with¬ 
out incurring the risk and cost of canal transportation—the adver¬ 
tiser’s residence being but half a day’s journey from New York. 
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CONTENTS OF AUGUST NUMBER. 
EDITORIAL. 
Early Sown Wheat, 1 
Fine Wool Sheep, ) 
Commercial Nursery and Garden of Messrs. Parsons & Co 
American Agricultural Exports, 
The Hoven in Cattle, 
The Honeysuckle, 
Agricultural Society Addresses, ) 
Tussac and Arundo Grass, j 
The Arabian Horse, 
Show and Fair of the American Institute, 
Improvement of Domestic Stock, 
The New York Farmers’ Club. 
Miscellaneous,. 
Foreign Agricultural News, 
Editor's Table,. 
Review of the Market, ) 
To Correspondents, ) 
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE 
The American Institute (Circular), - 
R. L. Allen, New Varieties of Wheat, 
E. Hallock, Cots wold Sheep 
Convention of Breeders (Circular) 
Thomas Affleck, Fair at Fayette, 
R. L. A., Spurry for Sandy Soils, 
Brit. Amer. Cultivator, Berkshire Hogs, 
J. J. McCaughan, Remedy for Bugs and Worms on the 
Grape Vine 
George Bommer, Bommer’s Manure, 
F. R., South Down and Native Sheep, 
A. Beatty, Culture of Hemp. 
R. L. A., Management of the Dairy, 
M. W. Philips, Cultivation of Cotton. 
D. J. Browne, Agriculture of Cuba, - 
Thomas Affleck, Rust in Cotton^ 
J. E. Letton, Durham Bull, Locomotive, 
S. W. Dewy, Espy’s Conical Ventilator, 
Wm. Partridge, City Manures, No. 5, 
Mark R. Cockrill, Improvement of Wool iD Southern i 
Latitudes, > 
D. K. Minor, Poudrette as a Manure for Fall Crops, ) 
A. Campbell, Road Horses, j 
M. W. Philips, Southern Calendar for August, J 
S. B. Parsons, Northern Calendar for August, - 
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