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ADVERTISEMENTS.—TERMS.—CONTENTS. 
PREMIUM EAGLE PLOWS. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
COMMERCIAL GARDEN AND NURSERY OF 
PARSONS & CO. 
RUGGLES, NOURSE, & MASON, 
And for sale at the Manufactory in Worcester, and at their AGRI¬ 
CULTURAL WAREHOUSE and SEED STORE, Quincy Hall, 
Boston. 
A full investigation and trial of plows was had in October, 1843, 
(occupying several days,; by an able committee of the Essex Agri¬ 
cultural Society, when 17 plows were presented. The,committee 
in their report say, “ in testing the quality of a plow, the poioer by 
which it is moved, the ease with which it is handled, and the man¬ 
ner in which it completes the work, are prominent points for con¬ 
sideration and in speaking of the Eagle Plow, to which they 
unanimously awarded the highest premium, they say, “As near 
ns we can ascertain, this plow combines all the good qualities man¬ 
ifested in either of the others, with some peculiar to itselfand 
“ further, our attention was particularly called to the quality of 
the castings on the plows of Ruggles & Co., their finish and du¬ 
rability.’’' “ Their appearance ceitainly is more perfect than any¬ 
thing we have elsewhere seen.” “ The process of chilling the 
points , the entire edge of the share, raid flange or base of the land- 
side, give a permanence and durability to the work that render 
it of a decidedly superior character.” “ And we think there is no 
hazard in saying the value of the parts thus made, is more than 
doubled by the process.” 
At the Plowing-Matches held in Massachusetts the same year, 
forty-three premiums were awarded to plowmen using plows made 
by R., N., & M., twelve of which were the highest premiums 
awarded in the counties of Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Plymouth, 
and Bristol. 
SUBSOIL PLOWS. 
Among their great variety of kinds and sizes of plows, they have 
several sizes of SUBSOIL PLOWS, made in form like a genuine 
sub-soil plow imported by them from Scotland. They have been 
thoroughly tested, with great satisfaction, as the increasing de¬ 
mand from all sections of the country testifies. The New York 
State Agricultural Society in September, 1843, awarded their first 
premium to the subsoil plow made by R., N., & M., ( entered by 
Benj. F. Smith of Syracuse.) Prices, $ 6 , $ 8 , $10, $12,'and $15. 
Also, a variety of plows particularly adapted to the culture of 
Cotton, Rice, Tobacco, &c., in the southern states, equal in style 
and quality to those used in this section of the country. 
At their Warehouse may be found the most extensive and com¬ 
plete assortment of AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL 
IMPLEMENTS to be found in the United States, embracing every 
tool used in the cultivation of the farm and garden. Also, a large 
and well-selected assortment of Field, Grass, Garden, and FLOW¬ 
ER SEEDS, all of which are offered at wholesale or retail, at 
prices which can not fail to suit the purchaser. 
The Editor of this paper will take orders for the above plows. 
SULPHATE OF SODA. 
A maker of Sulphate of Soda has requested me to offer the ar¬ 
ticle, fine-ground, at about one cent per pound. Any fanner, de¬ 
sirous of trying the article, can obtain a supply by calling at 34 
Cliff street, N. Y. Extracts from Professor Johnston’s work on 
Chemical Manures, as to the value of this sulphate, will appear in 
May number of the American Agriculturist. 
2d WM. PARTRIDGE. 
WOBURN HOGS. 
For sale, a few of the celebrated Woburn or Bedford breed of 
Hogs, comfortably caged and delivered in New York at the follow¬ 
ing prices, viz: One Boar eleven months old, $25 ; three Boars, 
five months old, $17 each ; four Sows five months old, $15 each ; a 
few pair of spring Pigs, $25, delivered 1st of June next. Address 
the subscriber at New Haven, Ct. WM. K. TOWNSEND. 
March 19th, 1844. 2t 
LIME FOR SALE CHEAP. 
The subscriber will take orders for delivering lime in any quan¬ 
tity, on board vessel, just above Stoney Point, on the Hudson River, 
at 3 cents per bushel. Samples, and an analysis of it by an em¬ 
inent geologist, can be seen by calling at his office. One great ob¬ 
ject in putting the price so low, is to introduce the use of it as a 
manure more extensively among our farmers. 
OYSTER-SHELL LIME. 
Will be furnished in this city at the kilns, at 4 cents a bushel. 
PLASTER OF PARIS 
Ground, and put up in barrels of 350 lbs. each, at $1,25 per barrel. 
This is an excellent fertilizer, easily transported, and well worthy 
the attention of Southern Planters. All orders should be post paid 
and accompanied with the money. 
A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broadway, N. Y. 
FLUSHING, NEAR NEW YORK. 
Descriptive Catalogues of all the Trees, Shrubs, and Plants cul¬ 
tivated at this establishment, are recently from the press, in a new 
and improved form, and can be obtained gratis by application to 
the proprietors by mail, post paid, of Parsons, Lawrence, & Co., 
129 Pearl street, New York, and the editor of the American Agr. 
The Fruit Department comprises all the finest varieties of 
Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, 
Grapes, Figs, Quinces, Mulberries, Persimmons, Papaws, Medlars, 
Walnuts, Currants, Raspberries, Strawberries, Gooseberries, Bar 
berries, Cranberries, Esculent Roots, &c., of superior size and 
quality, and will be furnished by the quantity at reduced prices. 
The Ornamentai, Department includes the different varie¬ 
ties of Maple, Ash, Horse-chestnut, Poplars, Oaks. Lindens, Elms, 
Beech, Magnolias, Mountain-Ash, Pines, Firs, and a large collec¬ 
tion of all the known hardy deciduous and eveigreen trees, among 
which are the Chinese Ailanthus, Silver-leaved Abele, European 
Larch, Tulip Tree, Pride of India, Judas Tree, White Fringe 
Tree, Flowering-Ash, Chinese Koelruteria, Venetian Sumac, Bal¬ 
sam Fir, White Spruce, Arbor Vit®, &c.; 10,000 Norway Spruce 
of small size will be furnished at reduced prices. 
It also includes a large collection of Ornamental and Flowering 
Shrubs, Vines, Creepers, Honeysuckles, Azaleas, Pseonies, Hya¬ 
cinths, Crocus, and other bulbs, with a numerous list of Herba¬ 
ceous Plants and Roses. Their importations of the past season 
comprise many new kinds of Shrubs, and Hardy and China Roses, 
and some new varieties of the Tree P®ony never before introduced 
to this country. Tile Tree Roses are very thrifty, and include the 
finest varieties. They have not yet tested the hardiness of the 
Paulovnia Imperialis and Cedrus Deodara, but hope soon to be able 
to recommend both these beautiful trees for general cultivation. 
A great advantage possessed by the Trees cultivated at Flushing, is 
their peculiar hardihood. From the fact that the Nurseries are 
freely exposed to all the winds from the ocean on the one side, and 
Long Island Sound on the other, accompanied by the advantage of 
being sufficiently far north to acclimate the trees to any section of 
the country, they acquire a degree of hardihood which renders 
them eligible for removal to colder latitudes, and enables them to 
support the rigors of even a Canadian winter. Trees thus har¬ 
dened by nature, are found not only to endure with safety the cli¬ 
mate of those parts of New England where the winters are uni¬ 
formly severe, but also to succeed well in the more temperate cli¬ 
mates of the south. 
Orders sent to the proprietors by mail, or left at 129 Pearl street, 
New York, will receive prompt attention. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Published Monthly, each number containing 32 pages, royal 
octavo. 
TERMS—One Dollar per year in advance ; single numbers, Ten 
Cents ; three copies for Two Dollars ; eight copies for Five Dollars. 
CONTENTS OF APRIL NUMBER. 
EDITORIAL. 
Downing’s Highland Nursery, - - - 
Page. 
97 
Guano Manure, ------- 
98 
Death of Mr. H. D. Grove, ^ 
New York Farmers’Club, > - 
ICO 
Subsoil and other Plows, j 
Foreign Agricultural News, .... 
124 
Editor’s Table, ----- 
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125 
Review of the Market, J 
To Correspondents, ) 
127 
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 
The Silk Culture, J. R. Barbour, - - 
101 
Paular Merinos No. 3, Examiner, - - - 
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102 
Virginia Lands, JI. D. X., ) 
Fruit Trees, Benjamin Hodge, ) 
104 
The Strawberry, T. R. R., - 
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105 
Exportation of Fruit, B. G. Boswell, - 
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106 
English Method of Fattening Cattle, Dendy Sharwood, 
Charcoal and its Uses, Robert L. Pell, ... 
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107 
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108 
Tanning on the Plantation, Philip Winfree, 
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109 
Tree Dahlia, H. Meigs, ) 
Farm of Mr. Franklin Morgan, A Traveller, \ 
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110 
Agricultural Implements for the South, John Nelson, 
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111 
Draining Land,Cornelius Baker, - 
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112 
A Farmer’s Education, Thomas Addis Emmet, - 
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114 
Cultivation of Fruit, B. G. Boswell, - - - 
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116 
Georgia Lands and Agriculture, Garnett Andrews, 
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117 
The English Oak in America, Wm. R. Prince, 1 
Plaster Near Salt-Water, T. W. Coit, • I 
Errors Corrected in the Report of Mr. Pell’s 1 
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119 
Experimental Farming, H. Meigs, . J 
Lime as Manure, Wm. A. Norwood, ) ' 
Choice Fruit, B. G. Boswell, ) " 
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120 
Southern Calendar for April, - 
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122 
Northern do. do. - 
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123 
