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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
AN INVENTION FOR PRESERVING MEATS. 
A patent has recently been granted in Eng 
land for preserving meats, &c., which the 
patentee describes as follows : 
This invention relates to the preservation 
of animal and vegetable food and spices by 
the desiccating process, and consists in first 
desiccating the meat in small portions, 
either in a vacuum or by the aid of heated 
air. The desiccated portions are then 
pounded and reduced to a powder, which is 
again desiccated—thereby effectually remov¬ 
ing every particle of moisture therefrom, 
and consequently rendering it less liable to 
become decomposed after long keeping. 
The preservation of meat by drying it, is 
a process that has long been known, but it 
has not been brought into general use, as, in 
consequence of the meat being dried in pieces 
whether the drying be effected in vacuo or 
by means of hot air, all the conditions neces¬ 
sary to effect a good and long preservation 
are not obtained, by reason of ihe drying 
being imperfect and incomplete. The meat 
consequently retains a certain amount of 
moisture internally, which will eventually 
cause decomposition to take place. 
By grating or otherwise reducing the meat, 
previously dried in small pieces, a powder is 
obtained, which, by being submitted to a 
second drying process, is completely de¬ 
prived of moisture. This mode of prepara¬ 
tion, without interfering with the nutritive 
qualities and original flavor of the meat, has 
the advantage of considerably reducing its 
bulk, by the subsequent compression to 
which it is subjected, whereby it is rendered 
much,more easy of transport. Seasoning of 
all kinds is also submitted to the same treat¬ 
ment, namely, first drying and then reducing 
to powder, which powder is again thoroughly 
dried. The inventors also propose to com¬ 
bine meat powder with vegetable tablets, by 
means of compression, so as to obtain a sin¬ 
gle product, which may be termed compound 
meat and vegetable tablets. 
In place of simply preparing the preserved 
vegetables in combination with the lean por¬ 
tions of meat, it is proposed to combine them 
with fat in the following manner The veg¬ 
etable tablets having been prepared in the or¬ 
dinary manner, they are submitted to suc¬ 
cessive immersions in soup, and allowed to 
dry after each immersion, either by artificial 
or natural currents of air. There is thus 
formed over the tablets a layer of concen¬ 
trated soup, which layer, of course, varies in 
thickness, according to the number of im¬ 
mersions to which the tablets have been 
subjected. This covering, when properly 
dried, forms an even coat over the entire 
tablets, and other coverings of lead or paper 
may be dispensed with. When the tablets 
are to be used, the covering can be easily dis¬ 
solved in warm water, which is thus formed 
into soup. These improvements are of great 
importance in the preservation of vegetable 
tablets, as the tablets thus prepared contain 
in themselves all that is necessary for a 
meal, and all further cooking is dispensed 
with. These tablets may be made of any 
nutritive preserved substance, and of any 
convenient size. 
INDEX. 
Advertisements, take a look at.113 
Agricultural Society, N. Y. State.*98 
American Herd Book.113 
Answers to inquiries.*191 
A sight worth seeing. *103 
Bees, how are your....**00 
Beet sugar.*104 
Bed-quilts, achapteron.HO 
Begonias.HO 
Bird’s nest pie. 100 
Book farming, will it pay.101 
Bone-dust, &e., trials of.98 
Brush swamps.*98 
Camellias.*102 
Cancerene.H3 
Candles, to make lard and tallow.*101 
Carrots for horsee. .113 
Cattle, fattening.*03 
“ water for in winter.*103 
Cellars, look well to your.**04 
Check rein on horses.103 
Clover, red, is it injurious to horses.101 
Coal ashes.' (| 4 
“ “ do not waste.*100 
Corn let your seed suit the climate.102 
Dry broth. I' 3 
Eloquent extract.102 
Farm work getting easier.*101 
Farmers, fix up your homes. 1 100 
Farming in Connecticut.* 1 00 
February, calendar for.9/ 
Figures about New-\ r ork State.*102 
“ important.103 
Garden soils.*99 
Gardening by the inexperienced.*103 
Gooseberries and currants.114 
Grain for France.99 
Grape vine roots vs. cuttings."5 
Guano, facts about.*04 
Ice houses.10° 
Manure, errors in composting.103 
Meats, preserving.I 20 
.Milk for children.HI 
Mississippi corn ahead.99 
Mutton markets.—99 
Pears, $4,356 worth on an acre.100 
Peppermint raising.98 
Pipes for w ater.*104 
Plum, new method of perpetuating...,. 114 
“ trees, selection of and how to cultivate.114 
Potato bread, good and profitable.* 103 
Poultry, pairing of.*104 
“ some thoughts on hens.113 
*• Society,New-York State.*i01 
Pumpkin, more about that .*101 
Radishes in March.*101 
Reaper case, decision for Manny.*98 
Roses, directions to the uninitiated.*98 
Seeds, trials of. 100 
Snails and grubs, catching. 103 
To cultivators of small plots of ground.* 104 
Tomatoes, early.*104 
Trees, a new wash for.115 
Trip to the west.97 
Vine culture.H6 
Watermelon molasses. 102 
Water, to make hard soft.100 
Wheat, experiment in raising spring.100 
For explanation of those marked thus (*), see page 104*. 
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Letters in regard to seeds, implements, books, &c., 
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nection with any business whatever which does not relate 
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Publisher’s Announcement 
FOR THE 
FIFTEENTH VOLUME 
OF THE 
Human %%xuw\inh\. 
A leading, Standard Agricultural Journal. 
Pcs’ Annum—Discount to Clubs. 
The American Agriculturist will enter 
upon its Fifteenth Volume, October 1st. 1855, and be 
promptly issued thereafter on the first day of each month, 
making a large double quarto annual volume, printed with 
new and beautiful type, on heavy, extra white magazine 
paper of a superior fine quality 
Its pages will be devoted exclusively to AGRICUL¬ 
TURE, HORTICULTURE, DOMESTIC ARTS, and 
those matters which relate directly to the cultivation of 
the soil. 
It is designed to embrace such subjects as—Selection of 
seeds; the best method of preparing the ground for, and 
cultivating the various field and garden crops ; fruit grow¬ 
ing ; care, treatment and improvement of all kinds of do¬ 
mestic animals; the construction and embellishment of 
farm buildings ; housing, preserving, and marketing the 
products of the farm, orchard, garden and dairy; and to 
the domestic or household labors of the rural home. 
It will be progressive in its character, having a constant 
watch for all improvements and new developments ; and, 
at the same time, be sufficiently conservative to avoid and 
warn its readers against visionary theories, and the dan¬ 
gerous teachings of those who would create or distort 
scientific theories to subserve their private interests. 
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ent of all collateral interests. The conducting and con- 
troling Editor, having no connection with any business 
whatever, will take good care that its pages shall be de¬ 
voted only to such matters as relate directly to the inter¬ 
ests of the reader. 
It will continue under the CONTROL and MANAGE¬ 
MENT of Mr. O. Judd, who will be assisted by the 
counsels and contributions of those gentlemen who first 
originated the Agriculturist, and have done much to main¬ 
tain its uniform high character—including Messrs. A. B. 
Allen, Lewis F. Allen, Rev. Wm. Clift, together with 
several able contributors, whose united labors will serve 
to fill its pages with matter eminently serviceable to every 
owner or cultivator of even the smallest plot of ground. 
TERMS: 
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Six copies one year . 5 00 
Ten copies one year. 8 00 
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ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS. 
Combination of Agricultural and News Journals. 
In order to furnish all our subscribers who may 
desire with early agricultural intelligence, such as full, 
extended and reliable reports of the sales, transactions 
and prices of farm and garden produce, live stock. &c., 
together with full and comprehensive intelligence of a 
general character from all parts of the world, we have 
made arrangements with Messrs. Raymond, Harper. <fc 
Co., to furnish us with an extra edition of the 
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one of the largest and most comprehensive newspapers 
in the country. The Agricultural Department of the 
Times, together with its full reports of sales and price of 
live stock, farm and garden produce, &c., is prepared ex¬ 
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of this journal. 
The two papers combined will embrace all that could 
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be located. The Monthly American Agriculturist will 
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and so valuable as to be worth preserving in a convenient 
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