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ADVERTISEMENTS.—CONTENTS. 
TO THE PUBLIC. 
BY reference to the first page of this number it will be seen 
that Messrs. Harper & Brothers have assumed the publication 
of the American Agriculturist, and in doing so the public are 
assured that it will be continued with increased vigor, and with 
a steady eye to its general improvement. They intend it as a 
pioneer to a series of works written expressly for the agricultural 
community; and in undertaking the publication of these, they 
are persuaded, that they are but serving the interests of the Farmer 
and Planter—the largest, the most worthy, and most important 
class of our great Republic. 
The editorial department will remain unchanged, and the sub¬ 
scriber will, as heretofore, do all in his power to make the work 
useful, and entitle him to the continued regard and confidence of 
his readers. 
We respectfully solicit the attention of our friends, and all 
those having dealings with Messrs. Harper & Brothers, to use 
their best endeavors to circulate this periodical. The terms 
are very liberal, and in aiding to diffuse a work of this highly 
useful character, they may be assured that they will not only be 
serving their own interests, but at the same time greatly benefit 
their ffellow-citizens. 
The subscription books of the Agriculturist will continue to be 
kept at the old office of publication, 205 Broadway, by Charles 
M. Saxton, of the late firm of Saxton & Miles. Our former 
patrons will please forward their subscriptions to him as before, 
and address him on all matters relating thereto. 
New York, February, 1st, 1847. A. B. ALLEN. 
NOTICE. 
THE Copartnership heretofore existing between the subscri¬ 
bers under the name and firm of Saxton & Miles, is this day dis¬ 
solved by mutual consent. CHARLES M. SAXTON, 
EARL E. MILES. 
New York, January 27th, 1847. 
FINE SHEEP FOR SALE. 
Two rams, 40 breeding ewes and 13 ewe lambs, a cross of Me 
rino and Saxon Merino blood. It is believed by their owner that 
they are fully equal, for a stock breeding flock or for their 
wool, to any flock of sheep that may have been puffed as pure 
Paulars, or have any humbuggish name appended to them by 
their owner, or certificates of their pedigree, tracing their origin 
to any particular importation. 
Price for the whole, $200. 
Apply to HE.NRY WATSON, East Windsor Hill, Conn. 
AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST- 
Jewett City, Ct .Chas. B. Ayer. 
New Haven, Ct .F. Trowbridge. 
Newark, NJ ..B. Myers. 
Philadelphia .J. M. Campbell and David Landreth. 
Washington, Pa ...Dr. R. R. Reed. 
Albany, N. Y .E. H. Pease. 
Syracuse, N. Y... .Stoddard & Babcock and L. W. Hall. 
Auburn, N. Y .Alden & Markham. 
Rochester, NY. .C. F. Crossman. 
Buffalo, N. Y. .- J- H. Butler & Co. 
Boston, Mass... . Saxton & Kelt. 
Lowell, Mass .Milton Bonny. 
New Bedford, Mass .Geo. A, Bourne. 
Springfield, Mass .Bagg & Parsons. 
Milwaukie, Wis. Ter ..Hale & Hopkins. 
Chicago, III ..., S. F. Gale & Co. 
Columbus, Oa., and Montgomery, Ala.... .Hall & Moses. 
St. Louis, Mo.. .J. Halsall. 
I Morton & Griswold. 
Louisville, Ky .•< George Lapping & Co. 
( A. G. Munn. 
( D. Baker & Co. 
New Orleans. La .<N. Steele. 
( R. L. Allen. 
Cincinnati, Ohio .W. H. Moore & Co. 
Charleston, S. C .J- Thompson. 
Athens , Ga .J-J- Richards. 
Savannah, Ga .Denslow & Webster. 
Norfolk, Va,... .J- Vickery, Jr. 
Richmond, Va... .Win. Palmer. 
Natchez, Miss...... ...G. S. 'Painter. 
Woodland, La., East Feliciana .Rev. A. W. Pool. 
General Travelling Agents, j J# VanderbilT; j r . 
Bound volumes can be obtained at any of our Agents at $1.25 
per volume. 
"barlow’s hasty pudding, 
A Poem, together with/a Memoir on the History, Mythology, 
Properties and Uses of Maize or Indian Corn. By U J. Browne. 
Price 121 cts. paper covers 5 muslin, 25 cts. 
For sale by W. H. GRAHAM, Tribune Buildings, N. Y. 
A. B. ALLEN A CD., 187 Water Street. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Issued Monthly, by C. M. Saxton, 205 Broadway, New York, 
containing 32 pages, royal octavo. 
TERMS—One Dollar per year in advance ; three copies for Two 
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 SEVENTV-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 very 
low rate is, to benefit the farming community’ more extensively 
than it could otherwise be done. We hope, henceforth, to see 
the Agriculturist in the hands of every Farmer and Planter in the 
country. 
Each number of the Agriculturist contains but One sheet, and 
is transported by mail under the same regulations as newspapers, 
viz.: free any distance not over 30 miles from its place of publica¬ 
tion ; over this and within 100 miles, or to any town in the State 
of New York, one cent postage on each number, and one and a half 
cents if over 100 miles, without the State. 
THE AMERICAN HERD BOOK. 
This highly valuable work was prepared for the press by L. F. 
Allen, of Buffalo. In addition to containing the pedigrees of most 
of the well-bred Short-Horn cattle of America, it is prefaced with 
an admirable history of the Short-Horns of this country and 
England. Price with plates $3. 
_A. B ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street.. 
STOCK FOR SALE. 
Match and single horses, some of which can trot their mile 
under three minutes, others rack and gallop easily, making admi¬ 
rable saddle-horses for ladies and gentlemen ; Durham, Devon, 
Hereford, and Ayrshire, Cattle ; Merino, Saxon, Southdown, and 
Leicester Sheep; the large white English breed of Swine, 
Berkshires, &c., &c. Apply to 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street. 
TO MECHANICS. 
A good mechanic, accustomed to make agricultural implements, 
and who has a capital of $5,000 at command, might do extremely 
well to establish himself in this city. We will engage to give 
him permanent business enough to make it quite an object to him. 
Address A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street, New York. 
FOR SALE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, 
A very desirable Farm situated one mile from the N. Y. and 
H. R. R. at White Plains, containing 60 acres (including 14 acres 
wood) with plum, peach, and apple orchards, and requisite build¬ 
ings. Would make a convenient and beautiful country residence 
for a person having business to attend to in the city. For map 
of premises and particulars apply to 
2tf_ABRAHAM BELL & SON, 117 Fulton st. 
CONTENTS OF FEBRUARY NUMBER. 
Planting the Isabella Grape-Vine. 
New York Farmers’ Club ) 
Allen’s American Agriculture 5 ” 
Eagle Self-sharpening Plows. 
A Mowing Machine, 
Farmers, send in your Facts 
American Agricultural Association 
Cultivation of the Water-cress.... 
Preservation and Application of Manures, ( 
No. 2, A. Beatty \ . 
The Land Sabbath ; Analysis of the ( 
Oat, No- 1. John P. Norton S ... 
Remarkable Instance of the Vegetation of Maize. 
The Army Worm, M ; Hints to American \ 
Flax-Growers, John Parker ) . 
New Seedling Potatoes, N. S. Smith.. 
The Corn Fly Weevil, No. 1, Edmund Ruffin.. 
British and Irish Flax Culture, No. 4, Warne’s Treatise, 
Mr. Norton’s Letters, No. 2. 
Popular Errors, No. 3, J. McK. ) 
Meeting of American Wool-Growers y. 
The Horse, No. 2 . 
Mastodon Cotton, No. 1, R. Abbey; Application ) 
and Good Effects of Guano, Rev. Ansel Downs ) 
Management of Honey-Bees, No. 7, T. B. Miner ) 
Weather Predictions, Arago j ’ * * * 
Letters from the South, No. 3, R. L. Allen. 
Facts about Bacon, Solon Robinson... 
Agricultural Publications and Societies, George Vail 
New Mode of Fattening Hogs, James S. Peacocke 
Recipes for Cooking Indian Corn, A. Barclay 
Expansion of Bodies by Heat 
Ladies’ Department : Reply to Reviewer on 1 
Knitting, &c.; Musical Bells for Cows, Cato J ”* 
Boys’ Department: Buying Apples, B. ; Fog, ( 
Vapor, &c., Smith’s First Book of Geography ) ' ’ 
Foreign Agricultural News. 
Editor’s Table, Gun-Cotton.. 
, Review of the Market. 
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