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NOTICES OF THE PRESS. 
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS AND GARDENERS. 
J. Winchester, 30 Ann street, New-York, has just pub¬ 
lished in a neat octavo form of 64 pages, printed on fine 
paper, and illustrated with numerous engravings, the 
American Agricuiturist Almanac, for 1844, edited by 
A. B. Allen, assisted by an association of eminent agri¬ 
culturists. This important and valuable work has been in 
preparation for four months past, and is unquestionably 
the most complete, in all its departments, of any Almanac 
ever got up for Farmers. It is calculated alike for the 
Northern, Middle, and Southern States, and for the Cana¬ 
das 5 and consists entirely of original matter , by the best 
practical writers on Agriculture in this country. This 
Almanac comprises,— 1 . Astronomical observations and 
tables calculated for the meridian of Montreal, Boston, 
New-York, Philadelphia, Charleston, and New Orleans. 
Also, valuable Statistical Tables. 2. A complete North¬ 
ern Calendar for every month in the year, embracing all 
necessary directions for the management of the farm, gar¬ 
den, and orchard. 3. A complete Southern Calendar for 
the plantation, &c., &c. 4. Miscellaneous matter, such 
as is designed to advance the interests and improvement 
of the Planter, Farmer, Stock-breeder, and Horticulturist. 
Notwithstanding the labor and expense bestowed upon the 
Agriculturist Almanac, in order to obtain for it the 
largest circulation, and be more acceptable to the com¬ 
munity, it is published at the low price of 12 £ cents per 
single copy, and $8 a hundred. 
New England Farmer. —This old and favorite peri¬ 
odical has commenced its XXII. Volume. It is edited by 
Rev. Allen Putnam, and published by Joseph Breck &.Co., 
No. 52 North Market street, Boston, Mass. It is a large 
quarto of 8 pages, weekly, price $2 a year. If we are not 
mistaken, this stands next in age to the Baltimore Farmer, 
and has always been favorite reading with us. It is well 
edited, and has an able corps of contributors, among whom 
is Dr. Samuel L. Dana. On an excursion into Connecticut 
recently, we had the gratification of meeting the editor, 
Mr. Putnam, Avho was also on his rural travels. We wish 
the New England Farmer 22 more years of successful life. 
The Farmer’s Mine ; or Manures and Tillage, by 
H. Heermance of Kinderhook; Saxton & Miles, 205 
Broadway. This is one of the most valuable works on 
manures and the improvement of the soil, which has been 
issued from the press for a long time. It is a compilation 
in part from all the best authors of the present day, together 
with much original matter, showing the farmers the real 
treasures in their own possession, which they have only to 
properly save and apply, to increase their wealth and in¬ 
dependence. to a very high degree. To show the great 
value of this admirable work, we have given on page 164 
an extract on the subject of making manures, a knowledge 
of which alone will be worth many times the cost of 
the book, to any farmer practising this method of increas¬ 
ing the fertility of his land. The reader will find much 
more equally valuable matter in the Farmer’s Mine, and 
we bespeak for it an attentive perusal. Mr. Heermance 
has been for some time a practical and scientific agricul¬ 
turist, in this immediate neighborhood, and recommends 
nothing the value of which he has not himself tested. 
Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine, edited by Freeman 
Hunt. A monthly periodical of 96 pages 8 vo. each 
No., published at 142 Fulton street, New-York, at $5 a 
year—established in 1839. It is devoted chiefly to the 
affairs of trade and commerce, both foreign and' inland; 
agriculture, manufacture, mercantile, and marine law; 
insurance, railroads, canals, steamboats, population, &c., 
&c. The work is conducted with ability, and is well 
worthy of patronage. Its statistics are particularly val¬ 
uable. They are collected with much labor and arranged 
with care. 
The Farmers’ Manual, a Practical Treatise on the 
Nature and Value of Manure, founded from experiments of 
various crops, with a brief account of the most recent dis¬ 
coveries in Agricultural Chemistry, by F. Falkener, Esq., 
and the author of British Husbandry. D. Appleton & Co., 
200 Broadway.—153 pages duo. price 31 cents. This is a 
republication on manures which has recently been issued 
from the English press. Its motto, “ Muck is the Mother 
of Money,” is well illustrated, in clear, forcible language, 
divested as much as possible from all technicalites. We 
trust that this little work will have a large sale. 
The Farmers’ Cabinet and American Herd Book, 
published monthly by Josiah Tatum, Editor and Proprietor, 
No. 50 North Fourth street, Philadelphia, 32 pages, double 
columns, octavo, price $1 a year. We are glad to wel¬ 
come No. 1 of Vol. VIII. of this excellent periodical. Its 
paper and type as usual are quite handsome, and it has in 
addition a new vignette, together with other embellishments 
in the body of the work. The contents generally we high¬ 
ly approve, and trust that the Cabinet will continue to 
receive a handsome support, for it has done much good to 
the cause of Agriculture. 
Leibig’s Agricultural and Animal Chemistry, a 
new edition, James M. Campbell, Philadelphia ; Saxton 
and Miles, New-York. This is a new and very handsome 
octavo edition, on good paper and a clear bold type of 
these standard works, published at the low price of 25 cents 
each, or 50 cents for the two, in paper covers stitched. It 
is unnecessary for us to add one word as to the value of 
Leibig’s works, for they are justly considered the - first of 
the age on the subjects of which they treat. 
The Health Almanac for 1844, is one of the cheap 
publications just issued by Saxton & Miles, 48 pages duo. 
We have found time to glance over a few of the articles, 
and these strike us as of the best character. 
Economy of Farming, translated from the German of 
Prof. Burger, by Rev. E. Goodrich Smith. This valuable 
work is now out in a handsome octavo of 132 pages, price 
50 cents. We gave so full a notice of it last month that it 
is unnecessary to do any more than merely announce the 
fact. 
The Boston Traveller. It strikes us as somewhat 
unfair to be repeating at this late day, the foolish miscon¬ 
ceptions of the correspondents of the Albany Cultivator in 
regard to Ayrshire cattle, without at least giving us the 
benefit of an explanation which appeared over our signa¬ 
ture, page 97, June No. of that paper last year. The 
principal one in those attacks, has voluntarily called upon 
us acknowledging that he was wrong, and we were right 
When and where does Mr. Allen say“ he admits, however 
if a native cow of the Ayrshire stock 50 years ago coulc 
be found, a near approximation might be obtained by this 
cross ?” 
To Correspondents. —T. A. E. Very much obliged 
indeed for the basket of Apricots. They proved a first 
rate dessert, and were highly relished. 
We had so long an article to publish upon sheep by 
Americus that we let Mr. Jewett’s communication stand 
over till next month. We shall in the mean while hand 
Examiner a proof of it, so that the letter and rejoinder can 
appear together in the same No. We think that the in¬ 
terest will thereby be increased in this subject. 
S. S. is received. J. C. P. in our next. 
E. H. will find his queries answered in this No. This is 
essentially the same thing, and equally as good a method. 
W. H. S. is at hand. We shall write him soon. 
D. J. Browne, No. 3, will appear in our next. 
P. is received but too late for this month. It shall see 
the light in October. Has the F. R. stopped ? We have 
not seen a No. for three months. This will make no 
difference about ours in exchange, as we shall be happy to 
continue it so long as any satisfaction is derived from its 
contents. 
G. F. We can only answer by repeating the old Eng¬ 
lish saying:— 
Marl sand and you will buy good land; 
Marl moss and you will have no loss: 
But marl clay, and you’ll throw all away. 
G. A. C. We do not think anything of the wheat you 
mention, and shall therefore defer filling your order. 
AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
John Halsall, Bookseller, St. Louis, Mo. 
G. S. Taintor, Bookseller, Natchez, Miss. 
Norman Steele & Co., New-Orleans. 
Saxton, Peirce, & Co., Boston. 
R. H. Hendrickson, Middletown, Ohio. 
