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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
V ISITORS TO NEW-YORK CITY WILL FIND a pleasant 
stopping place at SAVERY’S TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 14 
Beekman street, (near the park. Neat rooms with clean beds, 
at 35 to 50 cents per day. Meals furnished in the Dining-Sa¬ 
loon or in rooms, and a reasonable charge only made for 
dishes ordered. 37-tf 
T he new hydropathic family piiysician.-a 
Medical Adviser and Ready Prescriber, with references 
to the Nature, Causes, Prevention and Treatment of Diseases, 
Accidents and Casualties of every kind; with a Glossary, 
Table of Contents, and Index; the whole Illustrated with 
nearly Three Hundred Engravings and colored Frontispieces. 
By Joel Shew M. D. One large Volume of 820 pages, substan 
tially bound in Library style. Published by Fowlers and 
Wells, 308 Broadway, New-York. This great work contains, 
WI. Anatomical, Physiological, and Hygienic Dissertations, 
illustrated with numerous engravings. 
II. The Nature of Disease, Physiologically and Pathologic¬ 
ally considered : Rules for Management in the Sick room. 
HI. A description of the various Diseases to which the Hu¬ 
man body is subject, with methods of Prevention and Cure, on 
Hydropathic principles. 
IV._ Management of Wounds, Hemorrhages, Fractures, Dis¬ 
locations, Scalds, Burns. Poisoning, and other physical cala¬ 
mities. Illustrated. 
V. The diseases of Females, with Advice and Directions for 
Home Treatment concerning Menstruation, Pregnancy, Child¬ 
birth, and the Management of Infants. 
VI. The Water-Cure Processes fully illustrated and ex¬ 
plained; Temperature of Baths, and the Philosophy of the 
Action of Water upon the Human System. 
VII. The Eflects of Air, Exercise, and Diet, with especial re¬ 
ference to the treatment of chronic diseasas. 
«VIII. The Drug-Practice contrasted with Hydropathic and 
Physiological Treatment. 
•■flX. Hydropathic Establishments; their Location, Forma¬ 
tion, and Right Management. 
‘-The New Hydropathic Family Physician is the most, elabo¬ 
rate and complete popular work on the subject. Every frmily 
should have a copy. 
Price, delivered tree, or with postage prepaid by mail, only 
$2 50. The amount may be enclosed in a letter, and directed 
1° FOWLERS & WELLS, 308 Broadway N.Y. 
i3?~ Agents wanted in all the States. 37-39 
W HEELER AND WILSON MANUFACTURING COM 
PANY’S IMPROVED SEWING MACHINES, manufac¬ 
tured at Watertown, Conn, Office and Warerooms, at 343 
Broadway, N. Y. 
These Machines have been in successful operation, in the 
hands of manufacturers and families, for the past two years, 
and in every case have given universal satisfaction. The 
Proprietors are now prepared to offer them to the public, with 
that increased confidence in their merits which the united 
testimony of their numerous customers has strengthened and 
confirmed. 
These Machines are entirely different from any other, the 
principles on which they are made being exclusively our 
own. 
Among the advantages of this Machine over any others are 
the following: 
1. The simplicity of its construction, and the ease with 
which it can be kept in the most perfect order. 
2. The perfect manner with which the operator is enabled 
to stitch and sew the various kinds of work, from the finest 
linen to the coarsest cloths. 
3. It particularly excels in the rapidity with which work 
can be executed: in that respect it has no equal. 
4. The littl cvower required to propel them, enabling even 
those of the most delicate constitution to use them without 
injury to their health. 
We are now manufacturing a larger sized Machine, more 
particularly adapted to the sewing of leather, canvass bags, 
and the heavier kinds of cloths. 
An examination of our Machines is respectfully solicited 
at our Office, 343 Broadway. 37-49. 
K ETCIIUM’S IMPROVED MOWING MACHINE WITH 
entire change of gear. The only &ccessful mower now 
known. 
Ketchum’s Improved Machine, which we are building for 
the harvest of ’54, was thoroughly tested last season, and the 
advantages gained by our change of Gear are in all respects 
as we designed, viz: durability, convenience and ease of ac¬ 
tion. The shafts now have bearings at both ends, which 
overcomes all cramping and cutting away of boxes. A counter 
balance is attached to the crank shaft, which gives it a steady 
and uniform motion. Each Machine can be thrown out of 
gear; there is great convenience in getting at each and 
every nut, all of them being on upper side of the frame ; oil 
cups are attached to all the bearings, which, by the use of a 
wad of cotton, will hold oil for a long time, as well as protect 
the bearings from dust, grit, Ac.; the finger bar is lined with 
iron its full width, which protects it from wear. 
These and various other additions for strength, durability, 
Ac., makes them the mostsimple and perfect agricultural im¬ 
plement in use. They weigh about 750 lbs. each, and can 
easily be carried in a one-horse wagon. 
They will cut all kinds of grass, and operate well on un¬ 
even or rolling lands, or where there are dead furrows. This 
Machine took the highest award, with special approbation, 
at the World’s Fair, it also received, during last season, one 
silver and four gold medals, and various other flattering and 
substantial testimonials of approval. We have spared nei¬ 
ther pains nor money to make them deserving of public favor, 
and hope to be able the coming season to supply the great 
and increasing demand. 
We take this occasion to caution farmers against buying 
untried Mowers, if they do (as was the case with many last 
year) they incur loss, vexation and disapointment. 
US' - In all cases where Extras are wanted, be sure to give 
us the number of your Machine. 
(Warranty:) That said Machines are capable of cutting 
and spreading, with one span of horses and driver, from ten 
to fifteen acres per day of any kind of grass, and do it as 
well as is done with a scythe by the best of mowers. 
All orders filled by the subscribers. Office and Shop, corner 
of Chicago street and Hamburgh Canal, near the Eastern R. 
R. Depot, in Buffalo N. Y. HOWARD & CO.. 
Manufacturers and Proprietors, 
For Sale by R. L. ALLEN, 189 Water street, N. Y. 
The Mower is also manufactured by Ruggles, Nourse, Mason 
& Co., at Worcester, Mass, for the New-Kngland States. By 
Seymour, Morgan & Co., Brockport, N. Y., for Illinois, Iowa 
and Michigan. By Warder & Brokaw, Springfield, 0., for 
Ohie and Kentucky. 31-39 
MACHINE WORKS. 
M & J. H. BUCK & CO.’S MACHINE WORKS, LEBA 
• NON, N. II., Manufacturers of a great variety of wood 
working machinery, of the most approved style, simple con- 
struction, and effective and firm operation, to be found in 
the country; comprising complete sets for making Railroad 
cars, doors, sash and blind, ship-building, bedsteads, cabinet, 
and carpenter work, Ac.. Ac. Also, some machines of pecu¬ 
liar merit, such as for single and double Tenoning, capable of 
making from one to four tenons at the same operation of 
any width, size, or length, on large or small timber, with 
relishing cylinder attached. Also, an improved timber l’lane- 
ing machine, with the addition of a side cutter, with which 
the top and edge of timber or plank is planed, whether square 
or bevel, at the same operation, and in the same time occu¬ 
pied in planeing but one side on all other machines. They 
also manufacture circular, single, and gang saw-iuiils, flour¬ 
ing and corn mills, hand and power hoisting machines for 
storehouses, shafting, hangers, pullies, and mill gearing of all 
patterns. MARTIN BUCK, 
J. II. BUCK, 
F. A. CUSHMAN, 
Wm. DUNCAN, 
Agents.— R. L. Allen, 189 A 191 Water st.; S. B. Schenck, 163 
Greenwich st.; Andrews A Jessup, 67 Pine st.; Lawrence 
Machine shop, 51 Broad st., and Lawrence, Mass.; Leonard A 
Wilson, 60 Beaver st.; Wm. F. Sumner, Crystal Palace. [36-tf. 
M oney found.-a sum of money found in the 
seed store, No. 187 Water street, which will be paid to 
any claimant who can prove the property and date of its loss. 
R. L. ALLEN. 
w 
ILD TUItKEYS.-TWO FIRST-RATE TURKEY COCKS 
of this breed. [35-36] Apply at 191 Water street. 
W ILD MEXICAN POTATOES.—These are raised from 
seed brought from Mexico three years ago. They boil 
dry and mealy, and are highly lauded for the table by those 
who have used them. They are as early as the Kidney, and 
the rot has not yet appeared among them. It. L. ALLEN. 
35-37 189 and 191 Water st. 
POUDRETTE. 
T HE LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY OFFER their 
Poudrette for sale in lots to suit purchasers, from a sin¬ 
gle barrel up to 4000 barrels, at their usual rates, $1 50 per 
barrel for any quantity over seven barrels, delivered on 
board of vessel in the city of N. York, free of cartage or other 
charge. When 200or300barrels are taken, a deduction will be 
made from the above price. That this article has stood the 
test of fourteen years trial is proof of its efficacy. It is the 
cheapest and best manure for corn ever produced, and it has 
the advantage of being useful in small quantities and harm¬ 
less in large. It is a capital manure for peas, strawberries, 
Ac., and all garden vegetables. Apply by letter or person¬ 
ally to the Lodi Manufacturing Company, 
22-38 74 Cortlandt st., New-York. 
BOOKS FOR THE FARMERS. 
ALL SENT FREE OF POSTAGE. 
Furnished by R. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water street. 
I. The Cow, Dairy Husbandry, and Cattle Breeding. Price 
25 cents. 
II. Every Lady her own Flower Gardener. Price 25 cents. 
III. The American Kitchen Gardener. Pries 25 cents, 
IV. The American Rose Culturer. Price 25 cents. 
V. Prize Essay on Manures. By S. L. Dana, price 25 cents. 
VI. Skinner’s Elements of Agriculture.—Price 25 cents. 
VII. The Pests of the Farm, with Directions for Extirpation, 
Price 25 cents, 
VIII. Horses—their Varieties, Breeding, Management, Ac., 
Price 25 cents. 
IX. The Hive aud Honey Bee—their Diseases and Remedies, 
Price 25 cents. 
X. The Hog—its Diseases and Management, Price 25 cents. 
XI. The American Bird Fancier—Breeding, Raising, Ac., 
Price 25 cents. 
XII. Domestic Fowl and Ornamental Poultry. Price 25 
XIII. Chemistry made Essay for the Use.of Farmers, Price 
XIV. The American Poultry Yard. The cheapest and best 
book published. Price $1 
XV. The American Field Book of Manures. Embracing all 
the Fertilizers known, with directions for use. By Browne. 
Price $1 25. 
XVI. Buist’s Kitchen Gardener. Price 75 cents. 
XVII. Storkhort’s Chemical Field Lectures. Price $1. 
XVIII. Wilson on the Cultivation of Flax. Price 25 cents. 
XIX. The Farmer’s Cyclopedia. By Blake. Price $1 25, 
XX. Allen s Rural Architecture. Price $1 25. 
XXL Phelps’ Bee Keeper’s Chart. Illustrated. Price 25 
XXII. Johnston’s Lectures of Practical Agriculture. Paper, 
price 50 cents. 
XXIII. Johnston’s Agricultural Chemistry. Price $1 25. 
XXIV. Johnston’s Elements of Agricultural Chemistry and 
Geology. Price $1. 
XXV. Randall’s Sheep Husbandry. Price 11 25. 
XXVI. Miner’s American Bee Keeper’s Manuel. Price $1. 
XXVII. Dodd’s American Cattle Doctor. Complete. Price 
XXVIII. Fessenden's Complete Farmer and Gardener. 1 
vol. Price J125. 
XXIX. Allen’s Treatise on the Culture of the Grape. Price 
$ 1 , 
XXX. Youatt on the Breeds and Management of Sheep.— 
Price 75 cents. 
XXXI. Youatt on the Hog. Complete, Price 60 cents. 
XXXIII. Youatt and Martin On Cattle. By. Stevens.— 
Price $1 25. 
XXXIV. The Shepherd’s own Book. Edited by Youatt, 
Skinner and Randall. Price $2. 
XXXV. Stephens’ Book of the Farm ; or Farmer’s Guide.— 
Edited by Skinner. Price $4. 
XXXVI, Allen’s American Farm Book. Price $1. 
XXXVII. The American Florists’ Guide. Price 75 cents. 
XXXVIII. The Cottage and Farm Bee-keeper. Price 50 
XXXIX Iloare on the Culture of the Grape. Price 50 
cents. 
XL. Country Dwellings; or the American Architect. Price 
$ 6 . 
XLT. Lindley’s Guide to the Orchard. Price II 25. 
XLII. Gunn’s Domestic Medicine. A book for every mar¬ 
ried man and woman. Price $3. 
XLIII. Nash’s Progressive Farmer. A book for every boy 
in the country. Price 50 cents. 
XLIV. Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals. Price 75 
XLV. Saxton’s Rural Hand-books. 2 vols. Price $2 50. 
XLVI. Beattie’s Southern Agriculture. Price $1. 
XLVII. Smith’s Landscape Gardening. Containing Hints 
on arranging Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Ac., Ac. Edited by 
Lewis F. Allen. Price $1 25. 
RECENTLY PUBLISHED. 
XLVni. The Farmer's Land Measurer; or Pocket Compan¬ 
ion. Price 50 cents. 
XLIX. Buist’s American Flower Garden Directory. Price 
$1 25. 
L. The American Fruit Grower’s Guide in Orchard and Gar¬ 
den. Being the most complete book on the subject ever pub¬ 
lished. 
SHETLAND PONIES.-WANTED A GOOD FINE PAIR OF 
icJ Shetland Ponies—One a stallion, the other a mare. 
35-37 Inquire at 189 Water street. 
BERKSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE, AND SUFFOLK 
SWINE. 
F or sale-the entire stock of swine now 
owned by SAMUEL LOVE, consisting of Berkshire, Lin¬ 
colnshire, and Suffolk breeds of all sizes. This stock is wor¬ 
thy the attention of Farmers and others, who wish to procure 
the above breeds. The above swine have a good reputation, 
and have received the principal prizes at the exhibitions of the 
American Institute. 
Gentlemen living at a distance can have them boxed and 
shipped from New-York. 
Refer to A. B. Allen, editor of this paper, or to the Mana¬ 
gers of the American Institute. 
Letters addressed to A. B. Allen, will meet with immediate 
attention. SAMUEL LOVE, 
33-40 Corner of 53d Street and 6th Avenue, New-York. 
T HE AMERICAN FLOWER GARDEN DIRECTORY.— 
Containing practical directions for the culture of plants 
in the Flower Garden, Hot House, Green House, Rooms or 
Parlor windows, for every month in the year; a description of 
the plants most desirable in eacli; the nature of the soil and 
situation best adapted to their growth; the proper season for 
transplanting, Ac., Ac., with instructions for erecting a Hot 
House, Green House and laying out a Flower Garden — the 
whole adapted to either large or small gardens, with instruc¬ 
tions for preparing the soil, propagating, planting, pruning, 
training and fruiting the Grape Vine, with descriptions of the 
best sorts for cultivating in the open air. By Robert Buist, 
Nurseryman aud Seed Grower. Price, $1,25 
Everybody His Own Flower Gardener 25 
American Rose Culturist.25 
American Florist's Guide.75 
Breck’s Book of Flowers.75 
Bridgman’s Florist's Guide.50 
Buist’s Kitchen Gardener. 75 
Fessenden’s American Kitchen Gardener - - ■ 25 
Browne’s Field Book of Manures, $1,25. 8$ p “ Sent free of 
postage. 
Orders for any of the above books will be filled at the prices 
named, and if required, will be sent by mail, [post paid,] by 
31—tf R. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water st. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
W ANTED-TWO FEMALES, SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS 
old. They must be of good size, fine and pure bred. 
Please state lowest price. A. B. ALLEN, 189 Water st. 
33-38. 
S CARIFIERS FOR OLD MEADOWS.—AN INVALUABLE 
machine for ousting moss and the old fog from hide-bound 
meadows and renovating their grasses. To be drawn by one 
or more horses. [31-tf.] R. L. ALLEN, 191 Water street. 
PORTABLE FORGES AND BELLOWS. 
QUEEN’S PATENT.) THE BEST 
“y Forge in the market for Black- 
smith’s work,'Boiler Makers, 
Mining, Quarrying, Shipping, Plan- 
tations, Contractors on Railroads 
and Public Works, Coppersmiths, 
Gas Fitters, Ac., Ac. Also an im¬ 
proved Portable Melting Furnace 
for Jewellers, Dentists, Chemists, 
Ac., both of which are constructed 
with sliding doors toprotect the fire 
from wind aud rain when used out 
of doors, and for perfect safety and 
free escape of smoke indoors. They 
are compact for shipping. Circu¬ 
lars, with particulars and prices, 
will be forwarded upon application. 
Cast Iron Columns for buildings 
constantly on hand. The above forge has been awarded three 
Silver Medals by the American Institute, New-York, and the 
highest premium (Diplomas and Bronze Medals) at Ml other 
Fairs wherever exhibited. FREDERICK P. FLAGLER, 
31-57 Sole Manufacturer, 210 Water st., N.Y. 
GARDEN SEEDS. 
A GENERAL LIST OF FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, imported 
/% and raised for It. L. ALLEN. 189 and 191 Water street. 
Peas.— Early May, Prince Albert, Early Warwick, Early 
Washington or June, Early Frame or June, Early Charlton, 
Early Emperor, Bishops Early Dwarf, Dwarf Sugar, Dwarf 
Blue Imperial, Blue Prussian, Fairbeard’s Champion of Eng¬ 
land, Large White Marrowfat, Black Eyed Marrowfat, and 
all of Knight’s different varieties. 
Corn.— Early Canada, Large Sweet or Sugar, Stowell’s Ever¬ 
green, Old Colony, Constantinople, White Flint, Yellow Flint, 
Dutton Browns, and Tuscarora. 
Beans.— Early China, Early Valentine, Yellow Six Weeks, 
Early Mohawk, Large White Kidney, Refugee or One Thou¬ 
sand to One, Dutch Case Knife, Large Lima, Horticultural 
Cranberry, Scarlet Runner, White Dutch Runner, Dwarf 
Horticulturist, Red Mohawk, Turtle Soup. 
Borecole or Kale.— Green Curled Scotch Kale. 
Cauliflower.— Large Early London, Large Late, Walchren. 
Celery.— White Solid, New Silver Giant, Large Manchester, 
Seymour’s Superb White. 
Cress.— Curled or Peppergrass, Water or Winter. 
Cucumber.— Early Frame, Early White spine very fine, Lon¬ 
don Long Green, Short Green Prickley, Extra Long Green 
Turkey, Gerkin or West India. 
Egg Plant.—L ong Purple, and 'White. 
Endive.— Green Curled, Broad Leaved Batavian. 
Carrots.— Long Orange, White Belgian, Early Horn, Large 
Altringham. 
Beets.— Early Blood Turnip, Flat Bassano, Long Blood Red, 
Small Long Dark Blood, Yellow Turnip, Early Scarcity. 
Onion.— Large Wethersfield Red, White Silver Skin. Yel¬ 
low Silver Skin. 
Turnips.— All of the varieties. 
Watermelon.— Mountain Sprout, Mountain Sweet, very fine. 
Long Island. Black Spanish, Citron for preserves. 
Tomato.— Large Red, Round Red, Large Yellow, Small Yel¬ 
low. 
Lettuce.— Early Curled Silesia, Early White Cabbage, Fine 
Imperial Cabbage. Royal Cabbage, fine Large Green lee 
Head. Brown Dutch, Superb Brown Head, Large India, lee 
Coss, Paris Green Coss, Hampton Court. 
Melon.— Green Citron, Pine Apple, Skillman’s Fine Netled, 
Nutmeg, Large Yellow, Cantelup, Large Musk. 
Radish,— Wood’s Early Frame, Early Short Top Long Scar¬ 
let, Early Scarlet Turnip, Long Salmon. Long White, Naples, 
White Turnip, Yellow Turnip, Black Fall Spanish, White Fall 
Spanish, Rose Colored, China Winter. 
Cabbage.— EarlylYork or June, Early Sugar Loaf, Early Flat 
Battersea, Large French Oxheart, Large York, Comstock’s 
Prem. Flat Dutch. Large Drumhead Winter. Large Flat Dutch, 
Large Bergen or American, True Green Glazed, Fine Drum¬ 
head Savoy, Green Globe Savoy, Red Dutch, Wakefield, 
Charlwood’s Prem. Flat Dutch. 
Rhubarb.—E arly Tobolsk, Myatt’s Scarlet, Victoria. 
Also, WHITE BLACKBERRIES, a new and choice variety. 
Also, BHUBARB AND ASPARAGUS ROOTS, fresh aud of 
fine growth. 
A CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF FLOWER SEEDS. 29-tf 
