ADVERTISEMENTS. 
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SALE OF SHORT-HORNED CATTLE. 
MERINO AND SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. 
In consequence of becoming overstocked, I will offer for sale at 
my residence in the Town of Auburn, on Wednesday, the 8th of 
September next, Forty Head of Short-Horned Cattle, consisting 
of about thirty cows, heifers, and ten young bulls. I shall select 
from my whole herd one bull “ Symmetry,” two cows and two 
heifers, which will not be offered for sale. The balance, being about 
forty, will be sold without reserve. The original cows of this herd 
were selected from the best of the herds of the late Return Van 
Rensselaer, Francis Rotcb, and L. F. Allen, whose reputation as 
breeders of fine stock requires no eulogy from me. The younger 
stock were bred with much care from my bulls, Archer and Sym¬ 
metry; both have received the prize as the best bulls at the exhi¬ 
bitions of the N. Y. State Agricultural Society. ‘‘Archer” was 
bred by Francis Rotch, of Butternuts, from his famous imported 
cow “ Adaliza ” and got by “ Rolla.” (See Coats’s Herd Book, No. 
4991). Symmetry was bred by Geo. Vail, of Troy, out of his cow 
“Dutchess,” and got by his Duke of Wellington (See Coats’s Herd 
Book, No. 3654, or American Herd Book, No. 55,) both of which he 
imported from the herd cf Thomas Bates, of Yorkshire, England. 
Full pedigrees will be prepared and printed by the 1st of July—to 
be had at the office of American Agriculturist, N. Y., Cultivator 
Office and Agricultural Rooms, Albany, Office of Genesee Farmer, 
Rochester, L. F. Allen, Black Rock, and at my residence. 
Also, I will sell Ten (10) three-fourths and half-bred cows and 
heifers. 
After the sale of the above Cattle, I will sell at auction one hun¬ 
dred (100) Merino Rams, 10 to 15 South Down Rams, Sixty (60) 
Merino and thirty (30) grade Merino Ewes—the Ewes sold in pens 
of three. That gentlemen not acquainted with my sheep may form 
some opinion of their value, I make the following statement, viz:— 
I have cut five (5) clips of wool from my flock of sheep—the clip 
of 1846 averaged a fraction over four (4) pounds per head. (This 
was the largest). One of the five elips I sold at thirty-nine cents, 
the other four I sold at different times to one Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany at forty cents per lb. all at my own house. 
Terms of the Sale Cash or approved Endorsed Notes payable at 
the Bank of Auburn at three months with interest. 
J. M. SHERWOOD. 
Auburn , Cayuga County, N. Y. June 1st, 1847. jy3t 
SHORT-HORN STOCK FOR SALE. 
THE Subscriber has on his farm a few Spring Calves (Bulls 
and Heifers), which he will dispose of when three or four months 
old at $75 to $100 apiece. These animals were all got by his 
premium Bull, Meteor, a descendant of his imported Bull, Duke 
of Wellington and Duchess Heifer, both of which wero from 
the celebrated short-horn herd of Thomas Bates, Esq., Yorkshire; 
and being out of good milking short-horn Cows, and possessing 
through the Bulls Duke of Wellington and Meteor some half, 
and others three-quarters, of the blood of the Bates Bulls, they 
will be valuable to such as wish to improve their herds. 
Troy, June 15th, 1847, jy3t GEO. VAIL. 
A BOOK FOR EVERY FARMER. 
4000 COPIES SOLD IN ONE MONTH. 
John P. Jewett & Co., 23 Cornhill, Boston, have just pub¬ 
lished one of the most valuable works for farmers ever issued 
from the American press, entitled, THE AMERICAN VETERI¬ 
NARIAN, or Diseases of Domestic Animals, showing the causes, 
symptoms, and remedies, and rules for restoring and preserving 
health, by good management, with directions for training and 
breeding. By S. W. Cole, Editor Agricultural Department Boston 
Cultivator. 
Mr. Cole has spent several years in compiling and testing the 
facts which he now offers to the farmers of this country. He 
has produced a work of great value to every man who keeps but 
a single Horse or Cow, but to the Practical Farmer its value can 
hardly be over estimated. The whole subject of the Treatment 
of Domestic Animals is treated in the most thorough manner, 
comprising the Horse, Ox, Cow, Sheep, Hogs, Dogs, Hens, Tur¬ 
keys, Geese, Ducks, Birds, Bees, &c., &c. The whole is com¬ 
pressed into one volume of 288 closely printed pages, with 7 
beautiful wood engravings, firmly bound in leather. To be sold 
at the low price of 50 cents, in order to bring it within the means 
of every man. No pains or expense have been spared on the part 
of the Author or the Publishers, to produce a work worthy a 
place in every Farmer’s Library. 
For sale at the principal Book and Agricultural Stores in the 
eountry. C. M. SAXTON, 205 Broadway, 
j3t Agent for New York. 
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 
TRANSACTIONS OF THE 
MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
THE Massachusetts Horticultural Society announces to the 
Public, that its Committee of Publication is preparing to publish 
the first number of a series of Transactions of this Society. 
This publication has been for some years in contemplation, 
and materials have been collected for this purpose; but it has 
been hitherto delayed until the funds of the Society should 
enable it to be produced in a style of excellence which could not 
fail to render it both permanent, and an honor to the advanced 
state of the Horticulture of the present day. 
It is intended that the work shall be in Royal Octavo, and 
the numbers shall appear as frequently as materials accumulate ; 
each shall contain from four to six Plates, chiefly of Fruits, but 
occasionally of Flowers, drawn and colored from nature, by the 
best talent the country can produce, and also the proceedings of 
the Society, including the reports of the weekly and annual ex¬ 
hibitions, to the date of publication. 
The society hopes soon to offer such premiums for able com¬ 
munications on Horticultural subjects, as shall secure to these 
Transactions papers containing information of great practical 
value to all interested in this pursuit. 
Although the authors of papers will alone be generally re¬ 
sponsible for their contents, yet all accounts and descriptions of 
Fruits will be published under the immediate supervision of the 
Fruit Committee, and of Flowers under that of the Flower Com¬ 
mittee ; so that the authenticity of the Society will be attached 
to the most essential portions of their Transactions. 
To establish a standard for all the present varieties of fruit, 
and to enable the public to judge of the quality of new kinds, as 
they shall be presented from imported trees, or from varieties 
originating in this country, will be one of the principal purposes 
of these Transactions, and will receive the particular attention, 
not only of the Committees of this Society, but also of the most 
experienced of its individual members. 
The price to the members of the Society, will be about the 
cost of plates, printing, &c., and will not exceed seventy-five 
cents per number—to others the charge will be one dollar. 
All communications intended for publication, may be addressed 
to J. E. Teschemacher, Esq., Corresponding Secretary of the 
Society, Boston. 
Orders and subscriptions for these Transactions, may be ad¬ 
dressed to W. D. Ticknor & Co., publishers, corner of Wash¬ 
ington and School streets. 
Horticultural Hall, School St., ) 
Boston, March 25, 1847. ( 
COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION, 
J. E. TESCHEMACHER, 
C. K. DILLAWAY, JOSEPH BRECK, 
EBEN’R WIGHT, AARON D. WILLIAMS, Jr. 
SAMUEL WALKER, E. C. R. WALKER, 3tm 
BOARD IN ASTORIA- 
HAVING taken the elegant and commodious house built by 
Mr. Grant Thorburn, the Subscriber is prepared to receive 
Boarders for the season. His location is only six miles from the 
City of New York, and can be reached twice each day back and 
forth by steamboat, or every hour by stage, from 6 A. M. till 8 
P. M. 
Astoria is situated at Hurlgate on the East River, and the 
scenery around is unsurpassed in the United States. The loca¬ 
tion is very healthy; and being open to the sea-breezes, with 
the advantages of salt-water baths, it is a very desirable summer 
residence. 
Apply to George Norton, who formerly kept the Franklin House, 
at Tarrytown. _ 
BLOOD STOCK FOR SALE. 
SHORT-HORN and Devon Cattle, each thorough-bred of their 
kind. The Cattle of these Stocks have been bred for many years 
by the subscriber, and have been selected from the best breeds, 
and bred with the latest and most approved imported blood, with 
a particular view to the development of their most valuable 
qualities. 
ALSO, 
Cotswold, (long-woolled,) and South-down Sheep, of the best 
description, descended from the choicest and most celebrated 
English flocks. 
They can be forwarded from the farm of the subscriber, east 
and north by canal and railroad, and mostly by steamboat, with 
safety and despatch. Address 
LEWIS F. ALLEN, Black Rock, N. Y. 
Black Rock, April 1, 1847. 3tm 
CHEAP PLOWS. 
SINGLE-HORSE Plows, from $2.00 to $3.00 each. 
Double-horse do. “ $3.00 to $6.00 “ 
The woods of these Plows are made of the best of White Oak. 
The handles are steamed and then bent 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 is of excellent 
quality, with extras attached to the plows. A liberal discount 
to dealers. A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water st.. New York. 
