AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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O PUBLISHERS, EDITORS, &C.~ 
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cal education, a situation as 
EDITOR OR ASSISTANT EDITOR, 
of a weekly or monthly 
AGRICULTURAL PAPER 
of good standing. A 
MODERATE SALARY 
—which will be increased if the circulation of the work admits 
of it—is all that is required. 
Specimens of composition sent and the best of references pro¬ 
cured by applying to G. T. HAMMOND, “ Hillside Farm,” 
Farmingdale Post-office, Long Island. 113-115n62 
HOW TO 
BEAUTIFY YOUR GROUNDS. 
Those who are about to build or improve their country or sub¬ 
urban residences, should avail themselves of the followingval- 
uable works on Landscape Gardening : 
DOWNING’S LANDSCAPE GARDENING AND 
RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 
This is Downing’s best and most comprehensive work, and 
more than all ol.her causes has contributed to the elevation of 
American taste for Rural Architecture and Landscape Garden¬ 
ing. It contains the fullest and most reliable catalogue of or¬ 
namental trees suitable for American soil and climate, with a 
description of the habits and Landscape effect of each. Beau¬ 
tifully and expensively illustrated. Price $3 50. 
SMITH’S LANDSCAPE GARDENING, PARKS, AND 
PLEASURE GROUNDS. 
With notes and additions, by Lewis F. Allen. In all respects 
a reliable work for the American amateur. Plain and direct in 
all its instructions, and embraces within a small compass valu¬ 
able notes on Country Houses, Villas, Pleasure Grounds, Parks, 
and Gardens. Price $1 25. 
ALLEN’S RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 
This is a book for the million. Containing descriptions of Cot- 
ages, Farm Houses, and Out Buildings of every kind, to¬ 
gether with directions for laying out Lawns, Parks, Pleasure 
Grounds and Gardens. Finely illustrated. Price $1 25. 
No one who has a house to build, a garden to make, a tree 
to plant, or a drive to lay out should be without one or all of 
these works. 
To be obtained of all Booksellers, or sent by us pre-paid to any 
part of the Union on receipt of price. 
. C. M. SAXTON & CO., 
Agricultural Book Publishers, No. 140 Fulton-st., New-York. 
113n67 
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 Vitse, 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 lates. 
Their Foreign Grapes are propagated from bearing vines. 
Their Exotic Department, include? the desirable and rare 
sorts, and the Plants are well grown and thrifty. 
Catalogues furnished on application. 105—116 
ALLEN’S MOWER AND REAPER, 
THE .BEST IN THE UNITED STATES. 
To be sure of a Machine you should order 
at once. 
We give a few from more than one hundred testimonials, copies 
of which can be had on application. 
R. L. Allen, N. Y.—I have used Allen’s Mower for two sea¬ 
sons, and have cut 70 to 80 tons fodder each season. We have 
used it in light and heavy grass, over rough and level surface, in 
wet and dry. The machine has succeeded admirably. It has 
not cost me $2 in two years. It is the best and most perfect 
mower I ever saw work, being of easy draught, and requiring no 
more than ordinary walk of horses to do the work well, cutting 
the grass as low and more level than any hand-mowing. 1 can 
cut with ease 12 acres in a day; and, with two horses, weighing 
2.100 pounds, (the two.) can follow it day after day. 1 should 
like to see any improvement that may come along; but if I could 
not get such another as Allen’s, I would not part with it for 
$1,000—indeed, for any money. I have had numbers of farmers 
see my mower work, and they all admit it is the best they ever 
saw work. John Giles. 
Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 25, 1855. 
R. L. Allen, Sir:—I do not think a better mowing machine 
can be made than your Allen’s Improved. I cut 19 tons of hay 
off 8 acres with it, and I was only four hours cutting it. Much 
of the grass was badly lodged and tangled; indeed, I had no idea 
that a mowing machine would work in it at all. The 1 grass was 
cut in first-rate style, and no clogging. I have cut, in all, 60 
acres, without a cent cost for repairs. It is easy of draught to 
the horses, and they can be walked slow or quick. It is com¬ 
pact and durable, and easily managed. I saw it worked at 
Flushing, in June last, when four different patent mowers were 
worked beside it. I was certainly impartial in my desire to 
choose the best machine; and I chose yours, (Allens,) as none of 
them could compare with it in the qualities I have named. 
Patchogue, L. I., Nov. 10, 1855. Austin Roe. 
R. L. Allen, N. Y., Sir:—I can highly recommend your Al¬ 
len Mower. It is easy draught for a pair of horses. I have used 
it in very heavy and lodged grass; it cut without clogging, and 
better than could be done with a scythe. It is durable, compact, 
and easily managed. Frost Horton, 
Of the firm'of Minor & Horton. 
Peekskill, N. Y.,Nov. 2, 1855. 
EW-ROCHELLE BLACKBERRY.— 
Genuine Plants from the Original stock, deliverable in 
November, March or April, or sale by ISAAC ROOSEVELT 
95—116nl212N14 Pelham. Westchester Co., N. Y. 
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A GOOD TEMPERANCE HOUSE IN 
New-York is a great desideratum, especially one kept on 
THE EUROPEAN PLAN, 
Where travelers and visitors can find 
NEAT, QUIET ROOMS, WITH GOOD BEDS, 
at moderate prices; and get their 
MEALS WHENEVER OR WHEREVER DESIRED. 
Such a Hotel is 
SAVERY’S TEMPERANCE HOUSE, 
(On the European plan,) 
at 14 Beekman-st., corner of Nassau, (In the Daily Times Block, 
neai the Park and City Hall.) 
This House contains 150 good rooms, all supplied with the 
best quality of hair mattrass beds, kept neat and clean. Prices 
35 to 50 cents per night, including day occupancy; or $2 to $3 
per week. Extra large rooms, $4 to $5 per week. 
In the spacious Dining Rooms, gentlemen, with or without 
their ladies, can, al all hours, (from 6V 2 A. M. to 8 P. M..) ob¬ 
tain laches, paying only for what'they may order. 
The bill of fare is made out in the Federal Currenry, thus: 
Tea or Coffee, 3 cents per cup; Pies, Puddings, &c., 5 cents per 
plate, (not 6% cents;) Meats, withaccompaniaments, 10cents, 15 
cents, and 20 cents per plate,(not 121 a cents, 18% cents, 25 cents.) 
A temperance man, the editor of a leading journal of this citv, 
says; 
* * Savery is, and always has been, a consistent temper¬ 
ance man, and he keeps his fine Hotel upon upright principles. 
* * * We are glad to inform our friends everywhere, that 
there is a good, quiet Home for them while stopping for a day 
or longer in this city, one every way worthy of their patronage, 
and where they will find fair accommodations on moderate 
terms. * * ” U2-tfn60 
$1000 PREMIUM 
FOR BEST MOWING MACHINE, 1856, 
HE Trustees of the “ Massachusetts 
rpj 
ATKINS’ AUTOMATON : 
OR, 
SELF-RAKING REAPER AND MOWER, 
BEST MACHINE IN USE. 
1 (the first) used in 1852. 
40 used successfully in 1853. 
300 in twenty different States in 1854. 
1200 in all parts of the Onion in 1855. 
3000 building for the harvest of 1856. 
T here are six good reasons for 
this unparalleled increase and great popularity: 1st. It is 
strong and reliable, and easily managed. 2d. It saves the hard 
labor of Raking. 3d. It saves at least another hand in binding. 
4th. It saves shattering by the careful handling in raking; be¬ 
sides, the straw being laid straight, it is well secured in the 
sheaf, and does not drop in the after handling, and the heads are 
not exposed in the stack, so that the GRAIN SAVING even 
exceeds the LABOR SAVING. 5th. It is a good Mower, being 
one of the best convertible machines in use. 6th. It has a knife 
that does not choke. 
Its other excellencies' too numerous to mention here, are 
fairly given in the circulars. Its intrinsic worth is also attested 
by the award (mostly in only 3 yeaTs) of 
OVER 70 FIRST PREMIUMS! 
PRICE.—Reaper and Mower, $200—$75 on its receipt, $75 
first September, and $50 first December. Price of Self-Raking 
Reaper onlv $175. Considerable saving in freight to those at a 
distance who order prior to 1st March; also liberal discount for 
advance payment. 
To secure a Machine, order immediately. Though so little 
known the past season, and none ready for delivery till 1st May, 
yet not two-thirds the customers could be supplied. The repu¬ 
tation of the machine is now widely established, so that THREE 
THOUSAND will not as nearly supply the demand as twelve 
hundred did last year, and we shall also be selling four months 
earlier. 
Order early, if you w ould not be disappointed. 
Pamphlets giving IMPARTIALLY the opinions of Farmers, 
together with orders, notes, &c., mailed to applicants, and pre¬ 
paid. 
I3F* Write to us at Chicago, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio, or Baltimore, 
Md., whichever is nearest to you. 
J. S. WRIGHT & CO. 
“ Prairie Farmer” Works, Chicago, Feb. 20,1856, 110-113n27 
K ETCHUM’S MOWER AND MOWER 
AND REAPER. 
MANNY’S Mower and Mower and Reaper. 
HUSSEY’S do. do. do. 
McCORMICK’S do. do. do. 
ATKINS’ do. do. do. 
ALLEN’S do. do. do. 
'For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st. 
Society for Promoting Agriculture’ hereby give notice 
that the premium of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS for the 
best Mowing Machine, isnow open to all competitors. 
To entitle any one to compete for the Premium, he must enter 
the Mowing Machine, with full particulars of its principles of 
construction, weight, and selling price, with the subscriber, on 
or before the first day of June, 1856. 
Every competitor will be required, at his own cost, to exhibit 
to and submit a trial of his Machine to the Trustees, upon not 
less than five acres of grass land. 
The Trustees likewise reserve the right of ordering further 
trials upon land of their selection, if they think it expedient or 
necessary to do so. 
No competitor will be allowed to enter more than one Machine 
of a similar principle of construction, and he must have the 
legal right to make, sell and exhibit the same and those of a sim¬ 
ilar construction, for use within the State of Massachusetts. 
The Trustees reserve the right of withholding the award of 
the Premium and continuing it for another year, if no Machine 
is exhibited which in their opinion, does not by its labor and 
expense-saving properties over the common method of scythe 
mowing, recommend itself for general introduction and use. 
Any further information will be given to persons applying for 
the same, by addressing the subscriber. 
THOMAS MOTLEY, Jr., 
March 15.—111—113n39 Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
BUCKWHEAT SEED; 
TURNIP SEED ; 
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 
R L. ALLEN, Esq. —Dear Sir : — Your 
• Mower (Allen’s patent) was first tried on my place at 
West Farms, and worked greatly to our satisfaction. It was 
then sent to our farm at East Chester, and cut the entire crop— 
some 80 acres—without repair or breakage. It does the best 
work in the best manner, is of comparative easy draught, and 
cannot be clogged, however wet or soft the grass may be. I have 
recommended your Machine to my friends, feeling that I do 
them a service thereby. Sincerely yours, 
EDWARD G. FAILE. 
Woodside, Westchester, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1855. 111—12 
G 
H ARVESTING TOOLS.— Grant’s, Har¬ 
ris’, W.ILCOX’S, and other superior GRAIN CRA¬ 
DLES. 
GRASS and LAWN SCYTHES of all the most approved 
Manufacturers. 
SCYTHE SNEATHS, both wood and iron—superior articles. 
HORSE and HAND HAY RAKES, of every variety. 
WHETSTONES and SCYTHE RIFLES. 
H orticultural tools—a full as- 
sortment of Hedge and Vine Shears, Pruning Knives, 
Hoes, Rakes, Cultivators, Trowels, Forks, Watering Engines, 
&c. &c. 
>LOWS—A large variety of patterns, 
JL among which are the most approved Sod, Stubble, Side-hill, 
Double-mold, Sub-soil. Lock Coulter, Self-Sharpener, &c. 
C ARTS AND WAGONS—With iron and 
wood axles, on hand or made to order, in the best and most 
serviceable manner. 
D RAINING TOOLS of all sizes, and of 
the latest improvements. Spades, Scoops, &c. 
For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water st., New-York 
L AWTON’S BLACKBERRY PLANTS. 
PRICES FOR THE AUTUMN OF 1856. 
Packages of Six Plants - - - - - $3 00 
Packages of Twelve Plants 5 00 
Packages of Fifty Plants - 15 00 
Packages of One Hundred Plants 25 00 
Orders supplied in rotation as received, and none sold but the 
pure plants of my own raising. A reduction to clubs. The 
money should accompany the order. 
Packages of roots will be forwarded by any express or trans¬ 
portation line leaving New-York city. WM. LAWTON, 
No. 54 Wall-st , New-York, 
111—tfn41 or at New-Rochelle, N. Y- 
A YLESBURY DUCKS EGGS —A few 
-lA- sittings from prize birds, imported last season, from the 
best stock in Great Britain, will be Jurnished during the early 
part of June, at $10 per dozen. 
R. C. McCORMICK, Jr., 
113n64 Woodhaven P. O., Queens County, Long Island. 
H orses, cattle, sheep, pigs, &c. 
Farmers who are desirous of importing stock this year, 
or of improving their flocks of sheep, either by a South Down, 
Cotswold or Leicester Buck, have now the opportunity of doing 
so by giving an order at once, as Thos. Betts &Co.,of Liverpool, 
exporters of the above, are nowal. their agents, J. M. Miller’s. 
They leave for England in June, to attend Mr. Jonas Webb’s 
annual sale of South Down sheep, and Mr. Wm. Lane’s annual 
sale of Cotswold sheep, and the Royal Agricultural Cattle show 
to purchase any kind of stock on commission. The stock will 
be shipped for America early in August, so as to arrive in time 
to be exhibited at the State Shows in America. Apply to J M. 
MILLER, No. 81 Maiden-lane, N. Y. 113n68 
S HORT HORN BULL FOR SALE. 
“GOVERNOR” (541) calved July 1853. Got by Monarch 
(718) out of Flora, by imported Duke of Exeter (449.) Forfull 
pedigree see 2d vol. Amer. Herd Book p. 153. He is a very fine 
animal and an excellent stock getter. Apply to J. F. SHE AFE, 
New Hamburg,Dutchess Co., N. Y„ or to A. B. ALLEN, No. 
191 Water-st., N. Y. 113n65 
T horough bred Devon cattle, 
AND ESSEX PIGS, FOR SALE. 
The subscriber now offers for sale a few superior Devon Heif¬ 
ers, bred by himself entirely from recently imported stock, and 
in calf by his last imported bull, “OMER PASHA,” winner of 
the First PRIZE, as yearling, at the Royal Show of England 
in 1855; as also a number of young Bulls and heifers, the get of 
his three imported Bulls “MEGUNTICOOK,” “MAY-BOY,’ 
and “ OMER PASHA,” and out of imported Cows, or their 
progeny. 
Also, constantly on hand, ESSEX PIGS, bred from the best 
imported stock. 
For full particulars as to age, price, pedigree, &c., address, 
C. S. WAIN WRIGHT, 
1246M08—119N9 Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
cheep for sale. 
^ Two 
Two SHANGHAI RAMS and one 
Thoroughbred SOUTHDOWN. 
Apply to WILLIAM CAIRNS, 
112—113n53 No. 30 Pine-st., New-York. 
