AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
189 
Pennsylvania Matters, 
THE FARM JOtfRNAI & PROGRESSIVE FARMER. 
This Agricultural Journal, published for several years 
at Philadelphia, has been discontinued, and its place will 
be supplied by the American Agriculturist, which will 
be furnished to all subscribers to the Farm Journal 
during the whole time they have paid for that paper. The 
full particulars have been sent out to eacn of those sub¬ 
scribers in a Circular from the Publishers, Messrs. Emlen 
<fc Co. 
We welcome you into out Agriculturist Family, already 
very large. Please consider yourselves perfectly at home. 
We trust you will find this journal not only satisfactory in 
the present time, but worthy of the future patronage of 
yourselves, your friends and neighbors. We shall en¬ 
deavor to merit it at least. 
We respectfully request those who have formerly con¬ 
tributed to the Farm Journal, both as editors and corres¬ 
pondents. to extend their favors to the Agriculturist. We 
are always glad to receive any practical suggestions on 
Agricultural and Horticultural topics which will be useful 
to others. 
[The present number is hardly a fair specimen of the 
usual issues of the Agriculturist, as most of the contribu 
ting Editors have been too busy in gathering their crops, to 
use the pen, and the publishing Editor has been absent du¬ 
ring several weeks on a tour of observation through the 
country, so that the paper has been hastily thrown togeth¬ 
er irom such materials as were chiefly on hand. This 
number is also issued a few days later than usual.] 
Pennsylvania Farm School. t 
Harrisburg, Pa., 3d July, 1857. 
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Farmer’s 
High School of Pennsylvania, the following proceedings 
were had: 
Whereas , Valuable contributions of seeds, plants, trees, 
scions, books, implements, &c., have been made, not only 
oy our own citizens, but by citizens of other States, to the 
Farmer’s High School of Pennsylvania, which have ma¬ 
terially advanced our efforts to improve and equip the 
Nursery, the Garden, the Farm and the Library ; and as 
w e desire to perpetuate the remembrance of the benefits 
received, and hope at some future day to be able to recip¬ 
rocate the favors thus conferred : 
Resolved, That the Trustees of the Farmer’s High 
School of Pennsylvania, hereby direct Wm. G. Waring, 
Esq., to record in a book to be provided and set apart for 
that purpose, all donations to the Institution, with the date 
thereof, and the names and places of residence of the do¬ 
nors ; and that the receipt thereof be acknowledged by 
him, with the thanks of the Board of Trustees : and that 
a notice of such donation be published in the Pennsylva¬ 
nia Farm Journal, and a copy thereof be sent to each 
donor. 
I do certify that the above, and foregoing, is truly 
copied from the minutes of the Board of Trustees, this 
fifth day of July, 1857. JAMES IRVIN, Secretary. 
Editor of the Farm Journal, (now American Agriculturist ) : 
am directed by a resolution, passed at a meeting of 
ihe Board of Trustees of the Farmer’s High School of 
Pennsylvania, July 3d, 1857, to send you for publication 
in your journal a list of the contributions of seeds, plants, 
books, implements, specimens, &c., which have been 
made to the Institution, and to send a copy of such notice 
to each donor. 
I am also instructed to record all such donations in a 
book to be set apart for that purpose. For want of such a 
record of contributions already received, I fear that the 
following list is very partial and imperfect. 
There have been presented to the School, and received 
here, (the items being entered in the record) from 
Thos. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. —1 bale of trees, of 14 
different rare kinds for the arboretum. 
Frederick Pfeiffer, Home, Pa.— 5 plants of genuine German 
-runes, and recipe against curculio. 
U R. Robey, Fredericksburg, Va.— -Trees of choice new 
Southern apples, very long keepers ; Kalmia’s new 
chionanthus, &c. 
l)r. C. W. Grant, Newburg, N. V.—32 species and varieties 
of rare willows, a very interesting and useful collec¬ 
tion, with offer of 50 more. 
-, Newburg, N. Y.— 3 trees, and many scions of rare 
fruits ; 19 plants rare evergreens, (5 species) ; 36 plants 
rare shrubs, (17 species); 42 species and varieties of 
finest herbaceous flow'ering plants; 31 papers annual 
and biennial flower seeds. 
(I regret that I have not permission to publish the name 
of ihe generous donor of this very valuable contribution 
from one of the most eminent horticulturists of the coun¬ 
try, who thus diffuses the pleasure and advantage he en- 
pys m cultivating the beautiful productions of nature.) 
ft. B. Foster, Lewisburg, York Co., Pa — Seeds of papaw, 
persimmon, chinquapin, honey locust; 25 trees of 13 
rare varieties of budded peach ; ldo. of Whately heart 
cherry ; 2 do. of seedling plum ; 6 do. of papaw. 
A. Boyd Hamilton, Harrisburg —1 sett of Proceedings of 
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society. 
Theo. H. Cremer, Esq., Huntingdon, Pa. —Seed of Hunga¬ 
rian Spring wheat; do. Turkish flint; 1 panicle Chinese 
sugar cane, of his own growth. 
ft. C. Walker, Sec. Pa. Ag. Snc. —1 sett of Proceedings of 
State Agricultural Society ; one do. do. Indiana State 
Agricultural Society. 
IV. P. Harris, Nittany, Pa— Seeds of choice vegetables. 
O. T. Noble, Lockhaven, Pa.—I quart seeds of Nyssa multi¬ 
flora ; 1 quart white beans. 
Geo. Thorn, Clearfield Co., Pa. —8 he<(3s Nepaul barley; 
20 quarts Poland oats ; 3 tubers fine Mexican potatoes; 
seeds of vegetables. 
Samuel Miller, Lebanon, Pa.—18 varieties vegetable seeds 
of rare sorts; 8 varieties strawberry, including 1 seed¬ 
ling of his own growth ; 1 Louisa grape, do.; 6 flower¬ 
ing plants 
Thomas P. James, Philadelphia, Sec. Penn. Hort. Soc .— 
Proceedings of 2nd and 3rd Sessions of American Po- 
mological Society. 
William Waring, Kivernoll, Herefordshire, Eng. —Seedling 
pear stocks, larch, &c. 
Josiah Hoopes, Westchester, Pa.— Box of cuttings of Isabel¬ 
la grapes. 
C. Fiancis, Springfield, TO.—Transactions of Illinois State 
Agricultural Society, and copies of Western Agricul¬ 
turist. 
Ellwanger ,(• Barry, Rochester, N. Y.— 24 deciduous shade 
trees, of choice sorts; 24 large evergreens, of sorts; 24 
hardy perpetual roses, 12 sorts, (all remarkably fine.) 
J. M. Summy, Manheim, Pa. —Scions of 7 varieties of 
pear, including 1 seedling. 
S. T. Shugart, Washington, D. C.— 15 vols Patent Office 
Reports ; 15 varieties seeds. 
J. M. McMinn, Williamsport, Pa.— Scions of Tompkins 
Co. King apple, from original stock. 
Jas. Murdock, jr., Pittsburg, Pa— 8 varieties of Kirtland 
cherries, on dwarf stocks. 
H. N. McAllister, Bellefonte, Pa.— Seedof wheat and corn, 
proved sorts. 
A. G. Hanford, Waukesha, Wis.— 2 varieties superior ear¬ 
ly potatoes ; 1 do. late do.; copies of North Western 
Farmer. 
Edward Tatnall, Wilmington, Del— Scions of 9 varieties of 
new pears. 
ft. Waring, Tyrone, Pa.—A collection of fruit tree stocks, 
hedge plants, seeds, and shrubbery. 
Dr. J. It. Eshleman, Downingtown, Pa — Scions of rare 
pears ; choice of varieties of willows. 
Dr. Wm. R. Brinckle, Philadelphia. —Scions of dative ap¬ 
ples, grapes, pears, and plants of Brinckl^’s raspberries. 
, Tyrone, Pa. —1 hand corn-planter. 
Wm. Canby, Wilmington, Del .—Cuttings of Delaware 
Burgundy grape, originated by him, 
Henry Cabello, Bellefonte, Pa .—1 sod-plow. 
H. L. Dieffenbach, Lockhaven, Pa.—A distinct variety of 
blackberry, and other plants, and valuable papers. 
J B. Garber, Columbia, Pa .—Several papers ot rare and 
curious seeds. 
A. Harshbarger, McVeytown, Pa.—Papaw and persimmon 
trees. 
H. A. Dyer, Hartford, Conn .—Transactions of the Conn. 
State Ag. Society, 1855, and copies ot ‘ Homestead,’ &c. 
M. B. Bateham, Columbus, O.— Ohio Agricultural Reports, 
1853 and 1854; Ohio Pomological Transactions; copies 
of the Ohio Cultivator; scions of pears and of Western 
apples. 
pursuance of their resolution. It is pleasant to be able to 
say that all have been safely received, and that all seeds, 
scions, and plants are growing well, with very rare ex¬ 
ceptions. 
Many offers of implements, specimens, and machines, 
and of further contributions to the arboretum, nurseries, 
and gardens have been received, and thankfully accepted. 
Specimens of manures and means of culture can be used 
to double advantage, both in field experiment and for exhi¬ 
bition in the rooms. Curious examples of growth or illus¬ 
trations of peculiar processes, or samples of any inven¬ 
tion or manufacture connected with Agriculture, or speci¬ 
mens in any branch of Natural Science will be gladly re¬ 
ceived and carefully preserved, the buildings being now 
sufficiently advanced to admit of their reception and pres¬ 
ervation. 
For the present, packages by Express should bedirectec 
to the Farmer’s High School, care of Adams’ Express 
Agent, Lewistown, Pa., or if by way of the West Branch 
of the Susquehanna—to address by mail, WM. G. WAR¬ 
ING, F. H. School, near Boalsburg, Pa. 
Very respectfully, 
WM. G. WARING. 
Yale College Scientific and Agricultural 
ScSiool. 
The Academic year will open September 16th. The 
programme of studies, lectures, laboratory exercises, &c., 
is greatly enlarged, and the advantages afforded are pro¬ 
bably unequaled by any similar institution in this country, 
perhaps not in Europe. Three of our most profitable years 
of study were spent at the Yale Agricultural School, subse¬ 
quent to our regular collegiate course, and the facilities 
are now better than ever. This department of the col¬ 
lege is open to all classes, and is particularly invitingto 
those desiring to pursue the study of Scientific Agriculture, 
Practical Chemistry, Engineering, Geology, Mmerology 
and ether Natural Sciences, w'ithout entering upon a col¬ 
legiate course. Circulars and any particular information 
desired, may be obtained by addressing Prol. S W 
Johnson, New-Haven, Conn. 
Devon Cattle and .South ©own Sheep for 
Sale. 
Many of our readers will be interested in the sale ot 
these animals, announced in our advertising columns. It 
is perhaps enough to say of the animals that they have 
been bred by Lewis F. Allen, of Black Rock, N. Y. 
IJlachbers-ics. 
Just at the moment of going to press, we have a letter 
from Geo. Seymour & Co., of South Norwalk, Conn., 
saying their New Rochelle or Lawton Blackberries, are 
making up for lost time, and will be ripe nearly as early 
as usual, notwithstanding the late season. We will, at 
the earliest moment possible, embrace their kind invita¬ 
tion to go and see what they think will be the finest show 
of this excellent fruit ever made. See in our advertising 
columns the two cards of invitation to the public, one and 
all, to go and see and eat Blackberries, this year, without 
cost. One “ mouth waters ” already. 
iiiigTOs Brim 
{£§*“ Forty Cents a Line. 
WOMAN’S MILLENIUM, 
Samuel Emlen, Philadelphia .—Pamphlets relative to Agri¬ 
cultural Education. 
Mrs. E. Petriken, Bellefonte .—35 varieties flower seeds. 
Harbeson if Bros., Shenango, Lawrence Co .—Scions of new 
native apples. 
Jas. A. Nelson, Mercer, Pa .—Scions of New-England ap¬ 
ples and native peaches. 
Chas. L. Flint, Sec. Board of Agriculture, Boston, Mass .— 
Transactions of Massachusetts State Agr. Society. 
S. D. Harris, Columbus, 0.—Books and Magazines. 
O. Tiffany, Chicago, III— Plan of fruit-drier. 
Geo. E. Waring, jr., American Institute, NewYork. —War- 
ing’s Elements of Agriculture. 
Dr. A. A. Henderson, U. S. N .—500 plants of cedar. 
Prof. J. C. Holmes, Agr. College, Lansing, Mich. —Trans¬ 
actions of Michigan State Agr. Society ; Agr. College 
Report and Circular. 
Charles Scholl, Meadow Valley, Plumas Co., Cal .—Seeds 
of manzinete ; silver pine and other trees and shrubs 
from the Sierra Nevada, (mostly growing.) 
Geo. Bucher, Alexandria, Pa .—Plants of Concord grape, 
and new strawberries. 
To all these contributors, and to others whose names 
may be overlooked in the necessary care of conserving 
their donations amidst a press of duties, the thaaks of the 
Board of Trustees are hereby respectfully conveyed in 
The Sewing Machine is one ofthe factsof this age, des¬ 
tined soon to become one of our household gods, and the 
commencement of Woman’s Millenium can not be far 
distant. Long ages of toil and suffering seem to bnv, 
nearly satisfied the “curse,” and the fairer portion oi 
creation will soon enter upon their reward. Whatever 
opinion may exist respecting other Machines, with re¬ 
gard to the Grover & Baker Machines there is no room 
for conjecture. The best evidence of superiority is the 
unequaled patronage enjoyed by these Machines. Thou 
sands of them daily write the record of their own sue 
cess, in seams of unequaled beauty and strength, in work 
shops and sitting-rooms, throughout almost every civilized 
country on the globe. The Grover & Baker Sewino 
Machine Company manufacture about twenty different 
styles of Machines, making both the Grover & Baker and 
the Shuttle Stitch, and adapted to all varieties of work in 
cloth and leather, the prices of which vary from $75 to 
$125. Their new Family Sewing Machine is believed 
to be unrivaled for this purpose. The Grover & Baker 
Machines are constantly on exhibition at the offices of 
the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company, where 
all are invited to call and examine for Ihemselves. 
Offices, No. 495 Broadway New-York ; No. 18 Summer 
street Boston ; No. 730 Chestnut street Philadelphia . 
No. 87 4th-slreet St. Louis. 
