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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 Rnggles, 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 ; Fatfning Mills ; Mills for grinding 
corn, &e., 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. 1 ! 
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 Boohs. —A general assortment of all kinds. 
A liberal discount made to dealers. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
PERUVIAN GUANO. 
PERUVIAN GUANO, received direct from the Chinclia Islands 
and shipped by special authority of the government of Peru. All 
that is sent to this country is thus shipped by the Guano Coin- 
S my, and is consigned to the subscriber. It will be received by 
im atNewYork, or by Samuel K. George, at Baltimore. Any 
other Guano offered as Peruvian , is spurious. The price, in 
quantities not less than twenty-five tons , is $50 per ton. 
3tin_EDWIN BARTLETT, 42 South-street. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
ISSUED Monthly, by C. M. Saxton, 205 Broadway, New York, 
containing32 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 anda half 
cents if over 100 miles, without the State. 
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 
Travelling Agents wanted, to whom the mo3t liberal compen¬ 
sation will be allowed. 
CORN MILLS. 
THE subscribers are now supplied with a newly invented 
Cast-Iron Mill, for grinding Corn and other Grain, either by hand 
or horse power. It will grind from 3 to 4 bushels per hour. Price 
$30.00. 
Also the hand Corn-Mill, which grinds from 1 to bushels per 
hour. Price $650. 
These Mills are highly economical and convenient, and every 
farm and plantation ought to have them. They are simple in 
construction, not liable to get out of repair, and are easily opera¬ 
ted. When one set of plates is worn out, they can be replaced 
by others at a trifling cost. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water st., N.-Y- 
CHEAP PLOWS. 
SINGLE-HORSE Plows, from $2.00 to $3.00 each. 
Double-horse do. " $3.00 to $6.00 l< 
The woods of these Plows are made of the best of White Oak. 
The handles are steamed and then lent crooked , instead of being 
sawed out. This makes them much stronger and more durable. 
The castings are made from good new pig iron, without any ad¬ 
mixture of old scrap. The wrought iron work i-s of excellent 
quality, with extras attached to the plows. A liberal discount 
to dealers. A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water st.* New York. 
STOCK FOR SALE. 
MATCH and single horses, some of which can trot their mile 
under three minutes, others rack and gallop easily, making ndmi 
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 S wine, 
Berkshires ; Poultry, &c., &c. Apply to 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street. 
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. 
WANTS A SITUATION. 
A PRACTICAL GARDENER.—Has a general knowledge of 
Horticulture and the Formation of Picturesque Scenery. 
W. WIIEDDON, Gardener to C. Kneeland, 
3tm Bay Side, Flushing. 
HALL’S EARLY JUNE POTATOES. 
THESE Potatoes are a distinct variety from other kinds called 
Early Junes, and are said to be far superior. They are “ earlier 
than the earliest, and for the table inferior to none.” Price $1.75 
per bushel, or $4.00 per bbl. of two and a half bushels each. 
__A. B. ALLEN fc CO., 187 Water st. 
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.2f 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. 
POTASH FOR MANURE. 
FOR SALE—Scrapings of Potash, equal in value to the first 
quality merchantable, for all agricultural purposes. Price 3>£ to 
4 cts. per lb. 
BROWN CORN. 
FOR SALE—A few barrels of Brown Corn, for seed, brought 
from the interior of New Hampshire. Product 130 bushels 
(shelled) per acre—weight 59 lbs. per bushel. Price 25 cts. a 
quart. A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water st. 
CONTENTS OF MAY NUMBER. 
Adaptation of our Paper for General Circulation 
throughout the United States 
Hall at Wyoming; to prepare Bones for Manure; 
Agricultural Chemistry 
Soiling, or Stall-feeding; How to make Mead. 
Horticultural Tool-Chest; Quantity of Corn to an, 
Acre 
New York Farmers’ Club • Kohlrabi Florida Hemp; 
First Seed-Store in New York; Culture of the 
Grape 
Is bleeding, caused by Pruning, injurious to the Vine ? 
To Cure Rennet Skins; Quantity of Brown Corn 
necessary to plant an Acre ; To destroy the 
Canada Thistle; To prepare Bees-wax; N. Y. 
State Agricultural Society 
On Manuring Peat-Lands. 
The Honey-Bee, L. F. Allen.. 
Preservation and Application of Manure, No. 4, 
A. Beatty 
Proposed Plan for draining the Mississippi Lands, B. 
Culture of the Peach-tree, W. D. . 
Letters from the South, No. 7, R. L. Allen. 
Cochin-China Fowls,.. 
Necessity of Industry and Fixed Habits of the Plan¬ 
ter, J. H. D.; A Travelling Cider-Mill, John 
Wilson; Remedy for Diseased Peach-trees; 
To destroy Weeds in Gravel-Walks. 
Review of the November No. of the Agriculturist. 
Ladies’ Department: Economy of Labor-saving) 
Utensils in a Kitchen or on a Farm, Old Lady; > "" " 
Dairy Utensils ) 
Boys’ Department: The Newfoundland Dog; A#. 
New Plan for Planting Pumpkins S . 
Foreign Agricultural News.... • * 
Editor’s Table...... 
List of Premiums by the N. Y. State Agricultural So -1 . 
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Review of the Market. 
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