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ADVERTISEMENTS.-^-CONTENTS. 
NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE. 
ON COMMISSION. 
FARMERS, Planters, and Gardeners, will find the largest 
and most complete assortment of Agricultural Implements of all 
kinds, at this Establishment, ever offered in the New York Mar¬ 
ket. Most of these implements are of new and highly improved 
patterns, warranted to be made of the best materials, put toge¬ 
ther in the strongest manner, of a very superior finish, and offered 
at the lowest cash prices. 
Among these implements are upwards of fifty different kinds 
of Plows, manufactured by Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, of Wor¬ 
cester, Mass., also in New York—for the South as well as for the 
North; Harrows of different patterns and sizes ; Rollers of wood 
and cast-iron on a new principle ; Seed Sowers for all kinds of 
seeds, a recent invention ; Cultivators, with different kinds of 
teeth; Horse powers of wood or of cast-iron, very strong and su¬ 
perior ; Grain Threshers ; Fanning Mills ; Mills for grinding 
corn, &c., a new invention ; Corn Sheller for hand or horse 
power, the .latter shelling 200 bushels of ears per hour ; Vege¬ 
table Cutters, will cut a bushel of roots for Cattle in two minutes ; 
Hay, Straw, and Corn-stalk Cutters ; Scythes, Rakes, Shovels, 
Spades, Hoes ; and Field and Garden tools of all kinds. 
Castings for the various kind of Plows manufactured in Wor¬ 
cester, Peekskill, and New York. 
Seeds for the Farmer and Gardener, —A choice assortment of 
the various kinds, such as Improved Winter and Spring Wheat, 
Rye, Barley, Oats, Corn, Beans, Peas, Rutabaga Turnip, Cabbage, 
Beet, Carrot, Parsnip, Clover and Grass Seeds, and improved va¬ 
rieties of Potatoes. 
Wire-Cloths and Sieves. —Different kinds and sizes constantly 
on hand. 
Fertilizers. —Peruvian and African Guano, Lime, Plaster of 
Paris, Bone-dust, &c. 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs—Orders, taken for 
these, and executed from a choice of the best Nurseries, Gardens, 
and Conservatories, in the United States. 
Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Swine. —Orders executed for Stock 
of all kinds, to the best advantage. 
The American Agriculturist Almanac. —32 pages, with wood 
cuts. Price $15 per thousand. 
Agricultural Books. —A general assortment of all kinds. 
A liberal discount made to dealers. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
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. 
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. 
Travelling Agents wanted, to whom the most liberal compen¬ 
sation will be allowed. 
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 best 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 fellow-citizens. 
The subscription books of the Agriculturist will continue to oe 
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. 
AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Jewett City, Ct .Chas. B. Ayer. 
New Haven, Ct ...F. Trowbridge. 
Newark, N.J.. ...B. Myers. 
Philadelphia .J. M. Campbell and David Landreth. 
Washington, Pa ...Dr. R. R. Reed. 
Albany, N. F......E. H. Pease. 
Syracuse, N. F... .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 Bonney. 
New Bedford , Mass .Geo. A. Bourne. 
Springfield, Mass .Bagg & Parsons. 
Milwaukie, Wis. Ter ...Hale & Hopkins. 
Chicago, III ..S. F. Gale & Co. 
Columbus, Ga., and Montgomery, Ala..... Hall & Moses. 
St. Louis , Mo.. . J. Halsall. 
C Morton & Griswold. 
Louisville, Ky . < George Lapping & Co. 
( A. G. Munn. 
C 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, Fa .... Wm. Palmer. 
Wheatland, Va .Robt. L. Wright. 
Natchez, Miss ...G. S. Tainter. 
Rodney, Miss.... ...R. W. Worthington. 
Woodland, La., East Feliciana .Rev. A. W. Pool 
General Traveling Agenla, J . 
Bound volumes can be obtained at any of our Agents at $1.25 
per volume. ____ 
PERUVIAN GUANO FOR SALE, 
THE Peruvian Company have directed their agent in the 
United States, Mr. Bartlett, to raise the price of Guano to $50 per 
ton, it will now be sold by us at the following prices 
One ton or more..2£ cts. per lb. 
Smaller quantities. ... 2| to 3 “ “ do. 
No allowance for tare, and no charge for packages. Cartage 
extra. 
This Guano is warranted genuine, and direct from the Peruvian 
Company’s agent. A. B. ALLEN & CO. 187 Water-street. 
January 25th, 1847. 
NOTICE,. 
THE Copartnership heretofore existing between the subscrib¬ 
ers 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._ 
j IMPERIAL OATS. 
A FEW barrels of these superior oats just received and for Sale. 
Price $4 per bbl. They are great yielders, remarkably free from 
husk, and weigh over 40 lbs. per bushel. 
_ A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
CONTENTS OF MARCH NUMBER. 
To Postmasters; New York State Ag. Society. 73 
Profitable Culture of Com ; Remedy for the l 
Peach-Tree Borer J.* 
Chittenden County, Vt., Ag. Society; Culture of ) 7g 
White Mustard ; Seed Sowers J. 
The Horse, No. 3 .... 76 
Charcoal, Crows, and Black-Birds, E. S; The Ox Charles... 77 
New York Farmers’ Club... 78 
Rat Charmers ; Useful Table for Applying Lime, &c.; 1' 
Renovation of Grass Land, Stephen R. Gray: To >. 79 
remove Incrustations from Boilers ) 
Analysis of the Oat, No- 2, John P. Norton.. 80 
Transplanting Trees, W. Bacon... 81 
Cultivation of Indian Corn, John Brown, 2d. 82 
Advice to Emigrants, Andrew Stone, M.D.; Supposed ) 
Effects of the Gases of Brick-kilns, R. T. Under- S-. 83 
hill, M. D. ) 
Cotton-Gin Stands, M. W. Philips. 85 
Apple and Pear-Trees destroyed by the Locust, M. H. Morris 86 
The Best Varieties of Corn for Shipping, A Young ^ ft7 
Farmer; American Agricultural Association >. 
Construction of Hot-Houses, No.l; Covering Wall f ^ 
Trees and Foreign Grape-Vines with Glass 5. 
Profits of a Garden ; Quantities of Seed suited for 
a Cottage Garden ; Training Trees, Gardner’s 
Farmer’s Dictionary 
Mastodon Cotton, No. 2, R. Abbey...... 90 
Stock for a Poultry-Yard, N. S. Smith; To Fix Gases ) qi 
in Vaults < '*■ * 
Mr. Norton’s Letters, No. 3..... 92 
The Com or Fly Weevil, No. 2, Edmund Ruffin.. 93 
Letters from the South, No. 4, R. L. Allen .. 94 
Annual Meeting of the New York State Ag. Society. 95 
Boys’ Department: Chapter on Grasses, No. 3, E. S.. 97 
Ladies’ Department : Culture of Flowers ; Female > go 
Clothing, Z.; Training of Children ('*" 
Foreign Agricultural News.•• 99 
Editor’s Table...*. 
Review of the Market....*. -*91 
