ADVERTISEMENTS. 
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NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE,, 
ON COMMISSION. 
FARMERS, Planters, and Gardeners, will find the largest 
&.nd 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 
thq 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. 
Agricultural Books .—A general assortment of all kinds. 
A liberal discount made to dealers. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
A COMPANION TO THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT. 
'Comprising original Designs of Country Residences, adapted to 
the Taste and Circumstances of the Merchant, the Farmer and 
the Mechanic. By an Association of Practical Architects. 
The object of this Publication is to introduce ORIGINAL 
DESIGNS of Country Seats, adapted to the varied taste and cir¬ 
cumstances of an American Population—from the elegant Villa 
to the simple Cottage, and plain Farm-House ; from Planters’ 
Mansions to Village Domicils. In a word, every variety of Rural 
Residences will be embraced, in order to meet the views of every 
person desiring a Country House. In respect to style, cost, ar¬ 
rangement, finish, &c., utility will never be sacrificed Economy 
in the outlay, with an appropriate style, will always be kept in 
view. The requisite details, specifications, plans, and directions, 
with a careful and reliable estimate of the cost, will accompany 
each design. These are essential features of a Practical Work — 
and no labor will be spared in their preparation. 
Published Monthly—Price 25 cents each number; or five Nos. 
for One Dollar. 
Address (post paid) C. M. SAXTON, 205 Broadway, New York. 
Office of the American Agriculturist. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, 
BY R. L. ALLEN. 
THE cheapest and most valuable book for a Farmer ever print¬ 
ed ; being a complete guide, both practical and scientific, for the 
management of the Farm. Containing a concise and plainly 
written exposition of the general duties pertaining to the cultiva 
tion of the Earth, the breeding of Live Stock, &c. &c. 
The reader can form some idea of what he is going to buy, 
from the fact that this work treats, in a plain practical manner, 
of upwards of Eight Hundred different subjects, important to 
the Farmer, the Planter, the Stock-Breeder, and the Horticultu¬ 
rist. 11 also touches on Geology, Chemistry, Botany, Anatomy, 
Physiology, and Mechanics, as applicable to Agriculture. 
This book contains 437 pages, beautifully bound in cloth gilt, 
suitable for a library. It would be a most valuable premium for 
distribution among Agricultural Societies, to which, and to the 
Trade, a liberal discount would be made. Price only one dollar. 
For sale by A. B. ALLEN & CO., 187 Water st., and 
tf C. M. SAXTON, 205 Broadway, N. York. 
BAGLEY’S CELEBRATED GOLD PENS. 
A. G. BAGLEY & CO.’S Ever-pointed Gold Pen, the best 
article of the kind ever offered to the public, together with a 
large assortment of Pencil Cases, and their Patent Extension 
Cases for Pen and Pencil, may be found at the office of the manu- 
tactory, 189 Broadway, New York. jy2t 
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. 
The subscription books of the Agriculturist will continue lobe 
kept at the old office of publication, 205 Broadway, by Charles 
M. Saxton, of the late firm of Saxton & Miles. 
Travelling Agents wanted, to whom the most 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 $6.50. 
These Mills ard highly economical and convenient, an'd 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 
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. 
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. 11 is 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, atTarrytown. 
FOR SALE. 
KAGENBUSCH & CO’S GERMINATING COMPOUND, 
employed in steeping all kinds of seeds previous to sowing, for 
promoting their growth. Also, K. & Co.’s Concentrated Chemical 
Manures, prepared on the soundest scientific principles. 
jy3t A. B. ALLEN, & CO., 187 Water st., N.Y. 
DUCHESS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE. 
THIS institution, located on the Wilkinson Premium Farm, 
in the Western valley of Union Yale, Duchess Co., N. Y., is still 
in successful operation, having commenced the summer Term on 
the first of April, with its usual number of pupils. The Princi¬ 
pal, gratefully acknowledging the support of his patrons for the 
past year, respectfully solicits at the hands of the public that 
patronage which his efforts and the character of the institution 
justly claim, and hereby pledges himself to endeavor to con¬ 
tinue carefully to guard the morals of his pupils, and let their 
course of instruction be such as to render them not only tho¬ 
rough, practical, and scientific Farmers, but accomplished Gen¬ 
tlemen. 
Pupils received at any time during the year. The winter term 
commences Oct. 1st. on which day, as well as on every Wednes¬ 
day throughout the year, a conveyance will run regularly from the 
Steamboat Pier, Poughkeepsie, to the Institute, for the conveyance 
of mails, passengers, and for its general convenience. 
Fee for the year $200, payable semi-annually in advance, 
which includes Tuition, Board with Beds and Bedding, Toilette 
Furniture, Washing, Mending, Fuel and Lights. For further par¬ 
ticulars address JOHN WILKINSON, 
Principal of Duchess Ag. Inst., Poughkeepsie, Duchess Co., N. Y. 
REFERENCES. 
Board of the Am. Institute, N. Y. 
11 “ Agricultural Association, 
Zebedee Cook, Esq., 
Thos. McElrath, Editor N.Y. Tribune, 
Benj. F. Wheelwright, Esq., Pres. Greenwich Bank, 
Wm. A. Davies. Esq., Pres, of the Farmers and Manufac¬ 
turers Bank, Poughkeepsie, 
Chas. Bartlett, A, M., Prin. Collegiate School, Pough¬ 
keepsie, 
Rev. Aem. Polhemus, Hopewell, Duchess Co. 
A. B. Allen, New York. 
