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ABVERTlSEMENlf^TFRMS;—CONTENTS. 
FARMING LANDS FOR SALE, 
For sale, about 500 acres of choice farming- lands, lying on the 
Erie canal and Niagara river, 5 miles from Buffalo, and one mile 
below the Hydraulic Works in Black Rock. There is a due pro¬ 
portion of cleared and timber land, and the soil is equally adapted 
for grain, grass, and roots. Its. proximity to an extensive and 
growing market, as well as the convenience, beauty, and health¬ 
fulness of the location, render this one of the most desirable situa¬ 
tions in -western New York. The most liberal credit will be given 
to purchasers. 
Address, post paid, R. L. ALLEN, 156 Main st., Buffalo. 
LINN.EAN BOTANIC GARDEN AND NUR¬ 
SERY—LATE PRINCE’S. 
FLUSHING, L. I., NEAR NEW YORK. 
The New Descriptive Catalogue, not only of Fruit, but also of 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, cultivated and for sale at 
this ancient and celebrated Nursery (known as Prince’s, and by 
the above title for nearly fifty years), with directions for their 
culture, may be had gratis on application to the new proprietors 
by mail, post paid. The collection at this establishment is unri¬ 
valled, and prices generally very much reduced ; and the "proprie¬ 
tors flatter themselves that the catalogue will be found to surpass 
in extent of information and usefulness, anything of the kind ever 
before presented to the public, and to be worthy of a permanent 
place in the library of the horticulturist. Orders will be promptly 
WINTER & Co., Proprietors. 
Flushing, Oct. 24th, 1843. 
A STOCK MAN WANTED TO GO SOUTH. 
A planter, in the state of Georgia, Wishes to engage a faithful 
competent man to take charge of his stock. If he be married, and 
his wife be a good dairywoman, she will also find employment. 
The situation is in the interior of the country, and quite healthy. 
None need apply if above middle age, or who have not had some 
experience in their business in this, country, and can bring the best 
of references. 
Address the Editor of this paper. 
BUSINESS AGENCY. 
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ders for the purchase of stock, agricultural implements, or mer¬ 
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acquaintance with moneyed men, and a thorough knowledge of 
business in general. Cash or produce must invariably be in hand, 
before orders for purchases can be executed. 
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205 Broadway, New York. 
CHEAP CASH BOOKSTORE, 
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CONTENTS OF SECOND NOVEMBER NUMBER. 
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EDITORIAL. 
Packing Provisions for a Foreign Market, - 
Orange County Show, - 
Farm and Road-Horses, - 
Straw Fodder, ------ 
Hartford County Agricultural Show, - 
Draining Lands, j 
Mr. Vail’s Durhams, j 
A. Trip to Log Hall, 
Water-Rotting Hemp, " } 
Improvement of Domestic Stock, j 
Period of Gestation of Domestic Animals, 
Good Effects of Plaster near salt Water, 
Third Volume of the American Agriculturist, 
Miscellaneous, 
List-of Premiums of the Show of the American Institute, 
Foreign Agricultural News, - - - - - 
Editor’s Table, -------- 
Review of the Market, ) 
Answer to Correspondents, ) 
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 
R. L. Allen, Is Chess the Original of Wheat ? - 
John Lewis, Virginia Agriculture, - 
R. A. Avery, Fine-Wool Sheep, - 
A Dutchess Co. Lady, Superior Bread, ) 
C. S. Jr., Soap-Stone Griddles, j 
S. Allen, Moveable Fence, ) 
C. Baker, Corn for Soiling and Fodder—Buckwheat, J 
Wm. Partridge, Manufacturing Indigo, - - - 
A Learner, Ages of Animals, - 
R. L. A., Thrift and Character of the Tuscan Peasantry, 
SELECTIONS. 
Review of Leibig’s Vegetable Physiology, ... 
On the Cultivation of the Cuba Tobacco, - 
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