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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
THE BEST MOWING MACHINE. 
PATENT IMPROVED 
MOWING M A CHINE, 
strong, simple in construction, not liable to 
get out of order, 
COMPACT, LIGHT, EASY OF DRAUGHT, 
and may be worked with a 
slow gait by horses or oxen. 
No clogging of knives. 
Works well on rough land—side'hills—salt and fresh meadows, 
&c., and in any kind of lodged grass and clover. 
Manufactured at the Agricultural Implement Manufactory 
and for sale at the Warehouse of R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st., New-Yock 
I publish a few out of more than one hundred testimonials of 
similar import in my possession, from well known and highly 
respectable farmers who have used the machine the past season: 
R. L. Allen, Dear Sir—I have used your Mowing Machines 
the past season; it did its work well, and is as near perfect as 
any thing I can imagine. My clover was very heavy—over three 
tuns to the acre—very badly down and matted. I tried all I 
could to break the machine, with fair usage, without success. 
It needed no repair, was not out of order, and is now as good as 
the day I purchased it. Yours respectfully, 
Astoria, Queens Co., N. Y., Oct. 17,1855. J. K. Herrick. 
The Mowing Machine (Allen’s patent) I purchased of you last 
summer, has given me much satisfaction, both for its saving of 
labor and its easy working and convenient arrangement. Its 
operation is admirable. I worked it with oxeu; tneir walk is 
fast enough to do the work of six or eight men. In one hour we 
cut about an acre. The stouter the grass, the better; and its 
being lodged makes no difference. One great recommendation 
is, that the machine did not get out of order during the whole 
season, except the breaking of one tooth by striking a stump. 
The contrast, in this respect, with other machines in my neigh¬ 
borhood—which were continually being sent to the blacksmith’6 
shop, or else standing idle in the field—was very agreeable. It 
gives me pleasure to endorse yours as the best machine. 
Croton Falls. N. Y., Oct. 18,1855. T. It. LEE. 
I must say your mower is superior in its operation to either of 
the favorite mowers of last season, and I have seen no other that 
comes up to it. As to the quantity of grass it will cut, be as¬ 
sured ’twill cut enough, ana well enough, to satisfy any man. 
Stockport, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1855. R. Judson. 
F LOWER SEEDS.—The attention of am¬ 
ateurs is invited to the following—of very finest qual¬ 
ities 
PER TACKET. 
New Paeony flowered German Asters.25 ets. 
New Perfection do. do..25 
New very Dwarf do. do.121 
New Globe do. do.121 
New Flat flowered do. do.12} 
New large-flowered German ten-weeks stocks.12} 
New wall flower leaved do. do. _12} 
New Dwarf do. do.12} 
New Preony flowered Poppy.12} 
New large flowered German Scabius.12} 
New Superb Antirrhinum.12} 
New Pure White Collinsia.25 
New Pure White Godetia.-.25 
New Orange Portulaca.121 
New Phlox Drummondii (QueenVictoria).12} 
Whiilaviagrandiflora.25 
Eschscholtzia tenuifolia—.25 
Extra flue Wnite Picotee—from namedflowers _ 50 
Extra fine Yellow Picotee—from named flowers_50 
Extra fine Flake Carnation.50 
Camellia Japonica . .25 
Orange Globe Amaranthus. 6| 
New Dwarf Calceolaria.50 
New Superb Spotted Calceolaria.50 
New Dwarf Cineraria.50 
Gaura Lindheimeria.12} 
Lindheimeria Texana.25 
Nierembergia Calycina.25 
With nearly one thousand others, for which see our 
Descriptive Catalogue of Flower Seeds for 1856 — sent to 
applicants inclosing a stamp. 
J. M. TIIORBURN & CO.. 
Seedsmen, <fcc , 
110 — lln30 No. 15 John-st.,New-York. 
M APES’ SUPER-PHOSHATE of LIME, 
The best fertilizer known. 
M ape s’ Nitrogenized Super-phosphate of Lime, 2*£ cts. per lb. 
Do. Improved do. do. do. 2L do. do. 
Do. No. 1 do. do. do. 2)1 do. do. 
In sacks of 1G0 lbs. each. FRED. McCREADY. 
110—1 Iii26 143 Fulton-st., N. Y. 
G arden, field and flower seeds. 
— A large supply of the most desirable varieties of Garden 
Seeds; a choice and good supply of Flower Seeds; and Grass 
Seeds of all kinds. Field Seeds—Wheat. Oats. Corn, Barley, &c. 
We take great care to have all our seeds fresh and best of their 
kinds, and offer them for sale at wholesale or retail on most fa¬ 
vorable terms. R L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st., New-York, 
FAWSLEY PARK, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 
VERY IMPORTANT SALE OF FIRST-CLASS SHORT 
HORNED^CATTLE, HORSES, SHEEP, PIGS, &C. 
M R. STRATFORD has the satisfaction of 
announcing to the Agricultural World that he is instruct¬ 
ed by Sir Charles Knightly, Bart., to offer for Sale by Auction, 
without the slightest reserve, on Tuesday, the 3d of APRIL 
next, the entire and far-famed Fawsley Herd of fir.-t class 
SHORT-HORNS, consisting of upwards of 70 head of Bulls, 
Cows, and Heifers, which, for' purity of breeding, can not be 
excelled. Most of the young stock aie by the Earl of Dublin 
(10178) and Duke of Cambridge (12742). The Cows and Heifers 
are principally served by the latter Bull, a son of “ Grand 
Duke,” and purely descended from vhe unrivaled Kirkleving- 
ton Herd On the following day will be sold the Cart Horses, 
Sheep, Pigs, Implements, &c.; the Farms being Let. 
Catalogues,.with pedigrees and other particulars, will be is¬ 
sued in due time, and announced in future advertisements. 
London, 13 Euston-square, Feb. 4, 1856. 110n28 
1¥EW CHINESE or JAPAN POTATO— 
-T ’ DIOSCOREA BATATAS.—Orders received and will be 
filled in rotation, by the subscribers, for this new esculent, at 
$3 per dozen, or $20 per 100 tubers, properly packed for trans¬ 
port to any part of the Union. Printed description, with direc¬ 
tions for culture, furnished to purchasers, or to applicants in¬ 
closing a stamp. J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
Seedsmen, &c., 
—I10n29 No. 15 John-st., New-York 
EVERGREEN TREES. 
A DAMS & MORRILL, Portland Maine, 
will furnish and forward to all parts of the United States, 
ARBOR VITrE, BALSAM FIR, SPRUCE, PINE, HEM¬ 
LOCK, LARCH, SUGAR MAPLE, and other Fojest Trees, 
at their usual prices. Priced lists sent to applicants. 
ALSO, 
8,000 Houghton’s American Gooseberry Plants. 109—tfu7 
N EW-ROCHELLE OR LAWTON 
BLACKBERRY.—The subscribers having devoted much 
attention to the cultivation of this new species of Blackberry for 
a number of years, have now the largest area of ground in culti¬ 
vation of any in the country. Their Nursery, while in bearing, 
has been visited by thousands of persons from all parts of the 
States, and by all pronounced to be the ” ne plus ultra.” 
Orders will be filled from our Grounds with great pleasure, at 
the foil owing prices : One half-dozen, $2 50; One dozen, $5 00 
Fifty, $12 50, and One Hundred, $25. 
GEO. SEYMOUR & CO. 
South-Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 20,1850. 109—112n2 
T O FARMERS and MARKET GARDEN- 
ERS who are desirous of making permanent improvements 
to their lands at very low rates. 
THE LODI MANUFACTURING CO , having the exclusive 
right for five years to the contents of all the Privies of the City 
ofNew-York, are prepared to furnish to’the Farmers at the 
docks or nearest landing places to their farms. Night-Soil, as 
received from the night-scavengers, at from 10 to 18 cents per 
bushel, according to distance and trouble—or delivered into the 
farmers’ wagons, or tubs will be furnished, in which it can be 
carried on to the land. 
This can be done without offense, and after lying upon the 
ground for two days, it can be plowed under without trouble. 
This is one of the most powerful, and altogether the CHEAP¬ 
EST Manure now offered for sale. 
Apply to THE LODI MANUFATURING CO , 
109—00nl8 No. 60 Courtland-st., New-York. 
BONE 
§Hpei'pli08i>liate of Lime. 
L S. HOYT’S SUPERPHOSPHATE of 
• LIME, as a TOP-DRESSING, applied early ia the 
Spring, upon Grain and Grass lands, will increase the yield so 
much as to insure its free use in this way, as well as its gen¬ 
eral application in the usual way to all the various crops where 
a SAFE, ACTIVE and LASTING Fertilizer is required. 
A Pamphlet descriptive of my SUPERPHOSPHATE OF 
LIME, containing analyses, certificates, &c., may be had gratis, 
on application to L. S. HOYT, 
194 Water-st., New-Yoik. 
tijJHORT HORNS. 
N-J Heifers and Bulls for s: 
105-ll0nl233 
Short Homed Cows, 
sale. Address 
JAMES W. WILKIN, 
Wilkin’s Villa, (near Montgomery,) 
Orange County, N. Y. 
P ARSONS & CO., Flushing, near New- 
York, offer for sale their large assortment of APPLES, 
standard and dwarf PEAR, CHERRIES, PEACHES, PLUMS, 
and olher Fruits. 
To their stock of well-grown PLUMS, they would call 
especial attention. 
They also offer a large assortment of the well-known and also 
the more rare Deciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs. 
They also grow for massing, and can offer, at reduced rates by 
the quantity, the different varieties of Maples, Elms, Lindens, 
and other Deciduous Trees, with many sorts of Shrubs. 
They would also call attention to their Evergreens, which are 
unusually finely rooted and symmetrically formed. Of these 
they can supply Norway Spruce, at prices ranging according to 
size and form, from $10 to $60 per hundred. 
Cedars Deodora, Siberian Arbor Vitae, White Pine, Pines 
Benthamiana, and others, can also be supplied for planting in 
masses, at moderate rates. 
Their stock of ROSES is always large, and can be furnished 
by the quantity at greatly reduced rates. 
‘Their Foreign Grapes are propagated from bearing vines. 
Their Exotic Department includes the desirable and rare 
sorts, and the Plants are w r ell grown and thrifty. 
Catalogues furnished on application. 105—116 
|~^YNAMOMETER, for testing the draught 
of Plows and various Machinery—one of the most ap¬ 
proved English pattern—for sale, or will be loaned for a reas¬ 
onable price. R. L ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water-st. N. Y. 
C HOICE POULTRY.—SEED POTA¬ 
TOES.—The subscriber has for sale ASIATIC, SEA- 
BRIGHT BANTAMS and GAME FOWLS, at very reasona¬ 
ble rates—all warranted PURE. 
I can also furnish the superior CLINTON POTATOES at 
$1 per peck. All orders promptly attended to. 
WM. FULMER, 
109—112n6 Stewartsvillo, N. J. 
f^RANBERRY PLANTS of the Bell va- 
riety are best adapted to general culture—they bear large 
crops on poor, wet and boggy land, where nothing else will 
grow. UPLAND CRANBERRY PLANTS, which gyow on 
poor, hill-side, and cold, barren soils, bear enormous crops of 
small red berries—superior in flavor to Low-laud Berries. 
ALSO, 
NEW-ROCHELLE BLACKBERRY VINES. 
Circulars relating to price, culture, soil, &c., will be forward¬ 
ed to applicants by inclosing a letter-stamp to 
F. TROWBRIDGE, 
Dealer in Trees, Plants, Roses, Vines, &c. • 
109—llnl New-Haven, Conn. 
ISABELLA AND CATAWBA GRAPE 
VINES, of proper age for forming Vineyards, cultivated 
from, and containing all the good qualities which the most im¬ 
proved cultivation for over fifteen years has conferred on the 
Croton Point "Vineyards, are offered to the public. Those who 
may purchase will receive such instructions for four years, as 
will enable them to cultivate the Grape with entire success 
provided their locality is not too far north. 
All communications addressed to R. T. UNDERHILL, M. D. , 
New-York, or Croton Point, Westchester County, N. Y., will 
receive attention. 
The additional experience of three past seasons gives him full 
assurance that, by improved cultivation, pruning, &c., a crop of 
good fruit can be obtained every year, in most of the Northern, 
all of the Middle, Western and Southern States. 
N. B.—To those who take sufficient to plant six acres, ns he 
directs, he will, when they commence hearing, furnish the own 
er with one of his Vinedressers, whom he has instructed in his 
mode of cultivation, and he will do all the labor of the vineyard, 
and insure the most perfect success. The only charge, a reason¬ 
able compensation for the labor. 
Also, APPLE-QUINCE TREES, (which are sometimes 
called the Orange Quince,) for sale as above. 
109—lln2 R T. U. 
T O FARMERS AND GARDENERS — 
Your attention is called to the Manures manufactured by 
the LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY from the con¬ 
tents of the sinks and privies of New-York city, and free from 
offensive odor, called 
POUDRETTE AND TAFEU. 
Poudrette is’composed‘of two-thirds night soil and one-third 
decomposed vegetable fiber. Tafeu is composed of three- 
fourths night soil and one-fourth No 1 Peruvian Guano 
These manures are cheaper and better adapted for raising 
Corn, Garden Vegetables and Grass, than any other in market.- 
Can be put in contact with the seed without injury, and causes 
Corn and seeds to come up sooner, ripen two weeks earlier, and 
yield one-third more than o her manures, and is a SURE PRE¬ 
VENTIVE of the Cut Worm. 
Two bbls. Poudrette or 100 lbs Tafeu, will manure an acre of 
Corn in the hill. Tafeu \ \ cents per pound. Poudrette S2 per 
barrel, or $1 50 for any quantity over seven barrels, delivered on 
board vessel or railroad free from any charge for package or 
cartage. A pamphlet, containing every information, sent, post¬ 
paid, to anv one sending their address to 
THE LODI MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
109—00nl7 No. 60 Courtlandt-st., New-York. 
LOWS of all kinds. Wrought Iron Plows, 
and Plows with wrought ironPoints. 
ITTLE GIANT and other Corn and Cob 
Crushers. 
URR STONE and Iron Grain Mills. 
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G UANO, Bone Dust, Poudrette, Super- 
phosphate of Lime, &c. 
A LLEN’S IMPROVED MOWER, AND 
MOWER AND RE APER-^tbe best in America. 
A large assortment of the most approved Agricultural and 
Horticultural implements, of good quality and at low prices, 
For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
109— 189 and 191 Water-st.. New-York. 
ARROWS ; Hay and Stalk Cutters. 
EED SOWERS, &c., in great variety. 
IELD and Garden Seeds. 
