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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
ANDRE LEROY’S NURSERIES AT ANGERS, 
FRANCE. 
1VTR. ANDRE LEROY, MEMBER OF 
IYJL the jfeincipal Horticultural and Agricultural Societies 
of Europe and America, and lately promoted by the French 
Emperor to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor for the 
best Nursery products exhibited at the World’s Fair held in 
Paris, begs leave to inform his friends and the public that he 
has just published his new Catalogue for 1856, being more ex¬ 
tensive and complete than that of any similar establishment on 
the Continent. It contains the prices, 8tc., of all the Fruit, 
Ornamental and Evergreen Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Camellias, 
Stocks, Seedlings, &c., &c , with the necessary information for 
importing same. His experience in putting up orders for Amer¬ 
ica, and the superior quality of his plants, have been too well 
appreciated during a period of ten years to require further com¬ 
ment. The Catalogue can be obtained free of charge, on appli¬ 
cation to the undersigned agent, who will also receive and for¬ 
ward the orders. Mr. A. Leroy is happy in being able to state 
that his Nurseries were not reached by the inundation which 
so recently devastated a portion of the district in which they 
are situated. ANDRE LEROY, Angers. 
F. A. BRUGUIERE, Sole AgenL 
117-119nl05 No. 138 Pearl-street, New-York. 
H orse powers and threshers. 
-^1 have for sale the best 'and most approved made in the 
United States, viz : 
Allen’s celebrated one horse endless chain power. 
Emery’s Patent do do do 
Allen’s celebrated two do do do 
Emery’s patent two do do do 
Trimble’s one to four horse iron circular power. 
Warren’s do do do do 
Eddy’s or Tasslin’s superior wood and wrought'iron one to 
six horse circular power. 
Hall’s or Pitts one to eight horse iron circular power, much 
used in California and other Western State 
THRESHERS. 
Allen’s or Emery’s Threshers with or without Separators. 
Eddy’s Iron Cylinder Threshers-* 
Hall’s or Pitts and other make Threshers and Cleaners com¬ 
bined. for two to eight horses. 
R. L. ALLEN, Nos. 189 and 191 Water-st. 
PROFITABLE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 
WINTER MONTHS. 
PLEASE TO READ THIS ! 
EXTRA INDUCEMENTS FOR 1857. 
All persons in want of employment will at once receive 
our Catalogue of Books for the New .Year, prepaid, by forward¬ 
ing us their address. Particular attention is requested to the 
liberal offers we make to all persons engaging in the sale of our 
Large Type Quarto PICTORIAL FAMILY BIBLE, with 
about ONE THOUSAND ENGRAVINGS. 
53P On receipt of the established price, Six Dollars, the PIC 
TORIAL FAMILY BIBLE, with a well bound Subscription 
Book, will be carefully boxed, and forwarded per express, at 
our risk and expense, to any central town or village in the Uni¬ 
ted States, excepting those of California, Oregon and Texas. 
PSF* Our books are sold only by canvassers, and well known 
to be the most saleable. Address, (post paid,) 
ROBERT SEARS, 
118-119nl20 No. 181 William-street, New-York. 
A LLEN’S IMPROVED MOWER, AND 
MOWER AND REAPER—the 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 
Y OUATT’S condition powders, 
For HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP and SWINE—cures 
Heaves, Cough, Glanders, and all diseases resulting from Colds, 
and which affect the mucous membrane of the lungs, throat and 
head of the Horse. Also expels Botts and Worms, loosens the 
hide, improves the appetite, and keeps the animal in good con¬ 
dition. Youatt’s Condition Powders are recommended to all 
who take a pride in preserving the good health and fine appear¬ 
ance of their Stock. Price 50 cents a package. Sold at whole¬ 
sale by Haviland, Harrai & Risley, Wholesale Druggists, No. 39 
Warren-st., and by dealers generally. 114-119n70 
DOCTOR HOOFLMD’S 
CELEBRATED 
GERMAN BITTERS 
PREPARED BY 
Dr. C. M. JACKSON, Philad’a, Pa. 
WILL EFFECTUALLY CORE 
LIVER COMPLAINT. DYSPEPSIA, JAUNDICE, 
CHRONIC OR NERVOUS DEBILITY, 
DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, 
AND ALL DISEASES 
ARISING FROM 
A DISOR¬ 
DERED 
LIVER 
OR 
STOMACH; 
Such as Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness or Blood to the 
Head, Aciditv of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust 
for Food, Fullness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eruc¬ 
tations, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, 
Swimming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing, 
Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Sensations 
when in a lying posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots of Webs 
before the Sight, Fever, and Dull Pain in the Head, Defi¬ 
ciency of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes, 
Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs, &c., Sudden Flushes 
of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil, 
and Great Depression of Spirits. 
The Proprietor, in calling the attention of the public to this 
preparation, does so with a feeling ef the utmost confidence in 
its virtues and adaptation to the diseases for which it is recom¬ 
mended. 
It is no new and untried article, but one that has stood the 
test of a ten years’ trial before the American people, and its 
reputation and sale is unrivalled by any similar preparations 
extant. The testimony in its favor, given by the most prominent 
and well-know physicians and individuals in all parts of lh» 
country, is immense, and a careful perusal of the Almanac, pub¬ 
lished annually by the Pioprietor, and to be had gratis of any o 
Iris Agents, cannot but satisfy the most skeptical that thi 
remedy is really deserving the great celebrity it has obtained • 
Principal Office and Manufactory. No. 96 ARCH-street,Phil 
delphia, Pa. And for sale by all Druggists and Store-keepei 
in every town and village is the United States and Canadas. 
il7-119nll6 
FARM LANDS FOR SALE. 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
IS NOW PREPARED TO SELL 
ABOUT TWO MILLION OF ACRES 
OF 
FARMING LANDS, 
IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARD, 
ON LONG CREDITS AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST. 
These lands were granted by the Government, to aid in the 
construction of this Railroad, and are among the richest and 
most fertile in the State. They extend with the road, from 
Chicago on the northeast, to Cairo at the south, and from thence 
to Galena and Dunleith, in the extreme northwestern part of 
the State. Most of these lands lie immediately on, and within 
six miles of the road, and none are more than fifteen miles dis¬ 
tant from it; hence, ready and cheap facilities are furnished 
fortransporting their products to any oi the Eastern or South¬ 
ern markets The great increase of population by immigration, 
etc., and the consequent rapid growth of flourishing towns 
and villages, on the line of the road and throughout the State, 
furnishes a substantial and glowing home demand for every 
kind of farm and garden produce. 
In the Northern and Central parts of the State, prairie lands 
predominate, interspersed with magnificent groves of oak and 
other timber ; in the Southern, the timber is more abundant, 
and exceedingly valuable. 
The soil is a dark, rich mould, from one to five feet in depth, is 
gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing cattle and sheep 
or the cultivation of wheat, Indian corn, etc. The air is pure 
and bracing, the climate more healthy, mild and equable than 
that of any other part of the Union; while living streams and 
springs of excellent water abound. 
Economy in cultivating, and great productiveness, are tire 
well-known characteristics of Illinois lands. Trees are not re¬ 
quired to be cut down, stumps grubbed, or stone picked off, as 
is generally the case in cultivating new land in the older States. 
The first crop of Indian corn, planted on the nowly broken sod 
usually repays the cost of plowing and fencing. 
Wheat sown on the newly-turned sod is sure to yield very 
large profits. A man with a plow and two yoke of oxen will 
break one and a half to two acres per day. Contracts can be 
made for breaking, ready for corn or wheat, at from $2 to S3 
peracre. By judicious management, the land may be plowed 
and fenced the first, and under a high state of cultivation the 
second year. 
Corn, grain, cattle, etc., will be forwarded at reasonable rates 
to Chicago, for the Eastern, and to Cairo for the Southern mar¬ 
ket. 
Bituminous coal is extensively mined along the road, and 
supplies a cheap and desirable fuel; being furnished at many 
points at SI 50 to $4 per ton. Wood can be had at the same 
rates per cord. Extensive quarries have been opened in the 
southern part of the State, near the line of this road—or build¬ 
ing stone of excellent quality—such as white and blue Lime¬ 
stone, and white and red Sandstone—whichcan be had for little 
more than the expense of transportation. 
The Government lands, in the Land Stales, having generally 
been withdrawn from market, emigrants from the Eastern 
States and Europe can be accommodated by this Company with 
valuable farms, at the old prices and terms, which, in all proba¬ 
bility, will double in value within twelve mouths. 
When those lands are restored to market, persons who think 
of settlingon them, or in Minnesota, should bear in mind that 
the lands of this Company, at the prices for which they are sold, 
are better investments than those in other States or Territo¬ 
ries, more remote from market, at Government prices; fer the 
reason that the expense of transporting the products of the lat¬ 
ter to market will always be a heavy drawback on them, and 
after a few years cultivation they require manuring, which is 
not the case with Illinois lands. 
The same remarks hold good in relation to the lands in the 
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, for although vacant lands 
may be found nearer the water courses, the distance to market 
is far greater, and every hundred miles the produce of those 
lands are carried either in wagons or interrupted water com¬ 
munications, increases the expenses of transportation, which 
must he borne by the settlers, in the reduced price of their 
products ; and to that extent precisely are the incomes from 
their farms, and of course, on their investments, annually and 
every vear reduced. 
The great fertility of the lands now offered for sale by this 
Company, and their consequent yield over those of the Eastern 
and Middle States, is much more than sufficient to pay the dif¬ 
ference in ihe cost of transportation, especially in view of the 
facilities furnished by this road; and others with which it con¬ 
nects, the operations of which are not interrupted by the low 
water of Summer, or the frost of Winter. 
PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
The price will vary from $5 to $25, according t o location, qual¬ 
ity, etc. Contracts for deeds may be made until further notice, 
stipulatingtlie purchase money to be paid in five annual install¬ 
ments The first to become due in two years from the date 
of contract, and the others annually thereafter. The last pay¬ 
ment will become due at the end of the sixth year irom the 
date of the contract, and the lands are not ,subject to taxation 
till finally paid for. 
Interest will be charged at only three per cent, per annum. 
As a security to the performance of the contract, the first two 
years’interest must be paid in advance, and it must be under¬ 
stood that at least one-tenth of the land purchased shall yearly 
be brought. under cultivation. Twenty per cent, from the credit 
price will be deducted for cash. The Company’s construction 
bonds vill he received as cash. 
Ready Framed Farm Buildings, which can be set up in a few 
days, can be obtained from responsible persons. 
They will be twelve feet by twenty feet, divided into one liv¬ 
ing and three bedrooms, and will cost, complete, set up on 
ground chosen anywhere along tire road, $250 in cash, exclusive 
of transportation. Larger buildings may be contracted for at 
proportionate rates. The Company will forward all the materi 
als for such buildings over their road promptly. 
It is believed that the price, long credit, and low rate of inter¬ 
est charged for these lands, wftl enable a man with a few hun¬ 
dred dollars in cash, and ordinary industry, to make himself in- 
dependent before all the purchase money becomes due. In the 
mean time, the rapid settlement of the country will probably 
have increased their value four or five fold. When required, an 
experienced person will accompany applicants, to give informa 
tion and aid in selecting lands. 
Circulars, containing numerous instances of successful farm 
ing, signed by respectable and well-known farmers living in the 
neighborhood of the Railroad lands throughout the State—also, 
the cost of fencing, price of cattle, expense of harvesting, 
threshing, etc., by contract—or any other information—will be 
cheerfully given, on application, either personally or by letter, 
in English, French, or German, aijdressed^to Ljgoiq 
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central Railroad 6o—. 
Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Gkieago, IU-' 
118—I20nl23 / / ' 
NEW-YORK AGRICULTUKAL WAREHOUSE AND 
1 SEED. STORE 
F armers and merchants will 
find at my Warehouse every Implelement or Machine re¬ 
quired on a PLANTATION, FARM, or GARDEN. In adili 
tion to the foregoing, I would all attention to the foDowiug, 
among many others : 
VEGETABLE CUTTERS and VEGETABLE BOILERS, 
for cutting and boiling food for stock. 
BUSH HOOKS and SCYTHES, ROOT-PULLERs, POST- 
HOLE AUGURS, OX YOKES, OX, LOG and TRACE 
CHAINS. 
Grub Hoes, Picks, Shovels, 
Spades, Wheelbarrows, Harrows, 
Cultivators, Road-Scrapers, Grindstones, 
Seed and Grain Drills, Garden Engines. 
Sausage Cutters and Stuffers, Garden and Field Rollers, Mow¬ 
ing and Reaping Machines, Chums, Cheese Presses, Portable 
Blacksmith Forges, Bark Mills, Corn and Cob Crushers, Weath¬ 
er Vanes, Lightning Rods, Horticultural and Carpenters’ Tool 
Chests. 
Clover Hullers, Saw Machines, Cotton Gins, 
Shingle Machines, Scales, Gin Gear. 
Apple Parers, Rakes, Wire Cloth, 
Hay and Manure Forks, Belting for Machinery, 8tc. 
R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st., New-York. 
T HE LAWTON BLACKBERRY is the 
queen of all berries—of most magnificent proportions, ex¬ 
quisite flavor, and delicate texture.— Springfield, Mass,, Repub¬ 
lican, Sept 4, 1855. 
Description of the Plant. —This is an original and entirely dis¬ 
tinct variety, and not, as some suppose, the “ New-Rochelle 
Blackberry/’ improved by cultivation, (the plants which abound 
in that neighborhood being no better than those growing wild in 
every other part of tne country.) It differs in shape, size and 
quality from every other known variety. For descriptive circu¬ 
lars and general directions for garden culture, forming planta¬ 
tions and pruning, address, WM. LAWTON, 
New-Rochelle, N. Y., or No. 54iWall-st. 
N. B.—Plants will be furnished at a reduced rate to societies 
and clubs. Ill—tfn42 
A gricultural engineers.—T he 
undersigned, having long experience as Engineers, will 
pay attention to those branches of their profession connected 
with Agriculture, viz : Land Surveying and Mapping, the ar¬ 
rangement and construction of houses and farm buildings.— 
Draining and Irrigation in all their branches. Also, the 
adaptation of all machinery necessary for agricultural purposes, 
including steam engines, wind and water mills, water rams, 
force pumps, &c. Materials and machinery purchased on com¬ 
mission. SHIPMAN & HAMMOND, 
111 —12in48 No. 63 Trinity Buildings. Ill Broadway, N. Y. 
T horough-bred deyon 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 stook. 
Fer full particulars as to age, price, pedigTee, &c., address, 
C. S. WAIN WRIGHT, 
1246nl08—119N9 Rhinebeck,Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
FM/1LLARD FELT, No. 14 Maiden-lane, 
v V Manufacturer of Blank Books, and Importer and Dealer 
in PAPER and STATIONERY of eve^y description. Paitic- 
ar attention paid to orders. 8- 3G 
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^pintllimst. 
(Established in 1842.) 
A thorough-going, RELIABLE, and PRACTICAL 
Journal, devoted to the different departments of SOIL 
CULTURE—such as growing field CROPS ; orchaf.d 
and garden FRUITS; garden VEGETABLES and 
FLOWERS; trees, plants, and flowers for the 
LAWN or YARD; in-door and out-door w'ork around 
the DWELLING; care of DOMESTIC ANIMALS, 
&c. &c. 
The matter of each number will be prepared with 
reference to the month in which it is dated, and will be 
promptly and regularly mailed at least one day before 
the beginning of the month . 
A full CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for the season 
is given every month. 
Over FIVE HUNDRED plain, practical, instructive 
articles are given every year. 
The Editors and Contributors are all practical, 
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dressed to the Editor and Proprietor, 
ORANGE JUDD, 
No. 191 Water-st., New-York. 
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