AMERICAN AG-HIC U LTUEIST, 
913 
BSitlbous Flowers, 
til article on this topic is being prepared for the next 
inber. A few of the early blooming bulbous roots may 
put out in September, such as Crocus, Snow-drops, 
iitillaria, Hyacinth, &c. These can, however, bo plant- 
with the general assortment in October. 
Hedges—BucktUoru—TSiorn Locust.. 
/V. F. B., of Ashfield, questions the correctness of our 
tement in the May number, that Buckthorn is offen- 
e to cattle and mice. He says he has some fifty plants 
a pasture, which cattle browse as much as they do oth- 
bushes. Is Mr. B. sure that his plants are genuine 
bkthorn ? Our original statement was based on good 
i.hori'ty. We see buckthorn hedges often in this vicini- 
yn the line of roads where cattle roam at large, and 
y are left untouched. Their vigorous growth shows, 
, that mice do not gnaw their roots. Mr. Downing 
s, unqualifiedly: “ Cattle will not browse upon the 
likthorn.” Another experienced hedge grower says: 
ts bark and berries are powerful cathartics.” Mr. 
iid, a noted nurseryman, of New Jersey, speaks of “ its 
soneus nature to depredators on its stems or leaves.” 
b must conclude that Mr. B.’s plants are not real buck- 
rn, or that his cattle have cast-iron stomachs, 
mother correspondent, C. G.,of Lyons, Mich., inquires 
Jether the Thorn Locust will make a good farm hedge 
in inconspicuous situation, and whether it will succeed 
the shade, and where the seeds can be obtained. It 
! make an excellent hedge for such a locality—neither 
n nor beast will trifle with its spurs. Set the plants 
I to eight inches apart, and do not forget to shear them 
least once every year. Such a hedge will outlast the 
hd which plants it. As to growing well in the shade, 
)can only say that we have seen a hedge of this and 
ji’thorn combined, growing well on the sides of an or- 
rd, and more or less under the drip of the apple trees, 
ds for sowing can be obtained, we presume, at most 
I stores. 
Notices of Agricultural Exhibitions. 
ENNSYLVANIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. —From 
Robert C. Walker, Secretary, we have received an 
;ial notice of the forthcoming annual exhibition of this 
rely, to be held at Philadelphia, Sept. 29th and 30th, 
Oct. 1st and 2d. Liberal premiums are offered in the 
ious departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Me¬ 
dic and Household Arts, and competition on equal 
as is invited from neighboring States. The beautiful 
appropriate grounds on the Powelton Estate, in West 
ladelphia, are being thoroughly fitted up. Itispro- 
sd to make this a Fair as well as an Exhibition, that 
irovision will be made for the sale of various kinds of 
roved stock, &c. The Annual Address will be deliv- 
1 on Friday afternoon, by Edwin C. Wilson, Esq. 
premium lists, regulations, &c., address Robert C. 
lker, Secretary, Philadelphia. 
ew-York State Agricultural Society.— Great 
parations are being made for the next Annual Exhibi- 
at Buffalo, Oct. 5th to 9th, inclusive. The Secreta- 
B. P. Johnson, Esq., states that the Fair held at Buffu- 
n 1S48, was the best ever held up to that time, and in- 
ites that the same will be the case the present year- 
have no doubt that the farmers of the Empire State, 
jcially of the Western counties, will turn out in strong 
c. One of the attractive features of the occasion will 
he address by Hon. Edward Everett, at 1 o’clock P 
October 9. For premium, lists, regulations, &c., 
ress B. P. Johnson, Secretary, Albany, N. Y. 
ichigan State Agricultural Society. —The ninth 
mal Exhibition will be held the present year at De¬ 
li, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, inclusive. In a private letter we 
informed that adequate efforts are being put forth to 
pse all former Exhibitions of the Society. For pre- 
m lists, &c., address J. C. Holmes, Sec., at Lansing. 
merican Institute, 29th Annual Fair.— This will 
n to the public Sept. 15th, and close Oct. 28th, at the 
stal Palace. New-York City. Articles for competition 
only be received from the 7th to the 15th of Sept., ex- 
t those in the Agricultural and Horticultural Depart- 
lts, in which provision is made for a continuous exhi- 
m. Much attention and large premiums are devoted 
he Agricultural and Horticultural Departments. Full 
flculars will be furnished on application, personally or 
etter, to Wm. B. Leonard, Sec., Crystal Palace, New 
•lc. __ 
’lie New-York. Horticultural Society 
reparing for a splendid Fall Exhibition of three days, 
ipea at Niblo’s Saloon, Sept. 29, and close on the eve- 
j of October 1, with a Festival and Concert. The 
of sheets of the Programme, Premiums, &c., reached 
ust on going to press—too late for further notice. The 
nmitlee of Arrangements are: —Messrs. Andrew 
ridgeman, Henry Ileiser, David L. Eigenbrodt, M.D., 
ames Knight, M. D., Peter B. Mead, George H. Han- 
:ll, W. J. Davidson, Richard Warren, William S, 
arpenter, John Groshon Ex-Offi. 
BEack Numbers of tlic Present Volume 
We are very frequently printing extra editions of this 
Volume, back to January, to supply new subscribers com¬ 
ing in from time to time, many of whom wish to go back 
to the beginning of the Volume. Let it be understood, 
then, that those subscribing in July, or at other periods, 
can at any time order the back numbers of this Volume. 
Single copies, 10 cents each. Two or more numbers will 
be sent to regular subscribers, to complete their volumes, 
at the rate of eight cents per number. 
Volume XV. is entirely exhausted, and, unfortunately, 
we have no stereotype plates of that Volume. 
Of Volumes XII., XIII. and XIV., complete sets can 
still be furnished, bound or unbound. Price, unbound, $1 
per Volume, and 25 cents extra if to be sent by mail, as 
the postage must be prepaid. Bound Volumes $1 50 each, 
not mailable. 
With a sirigle exception , the actual regular circula¬ 
tion of the Agriculturist to subscribers is about BTifteeia 
jTBaoiisaiMd. greater than that of any other Journal in 
the World devoted to Agriculture and Horticulture only. 
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Business Notices Fifty cents a line. 
Advertisements to be sure of insertion must be received at 
latest by the 20th of the preceding month. 
: 
o night the 8th instant, from the stable of the Eagle 
W orks, Harrisburg, Pa., A GRAY MARE, about 14 or 15 hands 
high, and about 8 or 9 years old, with glass eyes, white face, and 
an old scar on her right rump. She has a remarkably wide 
breast, and stands with her fore feet in towards each other; one 
of her hoofs is split. She was in good condition, a very fast 
traveler, and goes up hill in a trot or canter, but very carefully 
down hill, and has the habit of biting at a person who comes 
near her. There was also stolen at the same time, a saddle and 
bridle. Fifty Dollars will be paid for her recovery, and Twen¬ 
ty-five Dollars for the conviction of the thief. Any person who 
has seen her since she was stolen, will be suitably rewarded if 
they will at once send information of the time and place. The 
person last seen with her was a man about 6 feet high, light com¬ 
plexion, and about 150 to 160 pounds weight, and belongs to a 
gang who have been stealing other horses, and it is supposed 
took others at the same time. Farmers and others are interest¬ 
ed in ferreting out this gang. It is supposed be went towards 
Maryland, and perhaps Baltimore or Frederick, or towards 
Chambersburg. Address W O. HICKOK, 
August 10, 1857. Agent, Eagle Works, Harrisburg, Pa. 
THE AMERICAN FARMER’S 
EHCYCLOPEDIA 
Embracing all the recent discoveries in Agricultural Chem¬ 
istry, and the use of Mineral, Vegetable and Animal 
Manures. 
With Descriptions and Figures of American Insects 
injurious to Vegetation. 
Being a Complete Guide for the cultivation of every variety 
of Garden and Field Crops. Illustrated by numerous engrav¬ 
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By Gouverneur Emerson, of Pennsylvania, 
upon the basis of Johnson’s Farmer’s Encyclopedia. 
rice Four Dollars. Sent free of Postage upon receipt of 
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Agricultural Book-Publishers, 
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Classes in Engineering, Geology and Mining are exercised 
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a well appointed Chemical Labratory is provided. 
The Fifth Collegiate Y t ear will commence on MONDAY, 
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For Catalogues and further information apply to 
Dr. A. L. KENNEDY, Pres, of Faculty. 
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A N T E D—AGENTS TO SELL 
STEEL PLATE ENGRAVINGS, including the beau¬ 
tifully illustrated engraving of the “ Lord’s Prayer and Ten 
Commandments.” An active person, with a small capital, can 
make $50 to $60 per month. For particulars, address 
D. H. MULFORD, 167 Broadway, New-York. 
People kill themselves by eating, by drinking, by labor, by 
sleep, by want of sleep, by sexual excess, by taxation of brain, 
by money-making and spending, by extended violation of physi¬ 
cal law, in almost every direction. Now The Water-Cure 
Journal contemplates a rectification of the geneial habits of 
the people in a:i cases where correction is needful.”—D r. 
Jackson. 
THE WATER-CURE JOURNAL.—Devoted to Hydro¬ 
pathy, its Philosophy and Practice ; to Physiology and Anatomy, 
with engravings; to Bathing, Dietetics, Exercise and to all 
those Laws which govern Life and Health. Monthly, only $1 
a year Address FOWLER AND WELLS, No. 308 Broadway, 
CHOICE FARM LANDS FOR SALE. 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
IS NOW PREPARED TO SELL ABOUT 
1,500,000 ACRES OF CHOICE 
FARMING LANDS, 
IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS 
ON LONQ CREDITS, AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST. 
HHHESE LANDS WERE GRANTED BY 
ji_ the Government to aid the construction of this Road, and 
are among the richest and most fertile in the world. They ex¬ 
tend from Northeast and Northwest, through the middle of Ihe 
State, to the extreme South, and include every variety of climate 
and productions found between those parallels of latitude. Tho 
Northern portion is chiefly prairie, interspersed with fine groves, 
and in the Middle and Southern sections timber predominates, 
alternating with beautiful prairies and openings. 
The climate is more healthy, mild and equable, tnan any 
other part of the country; the air is pure and bracing, while liv¬ 
ing streams and springs of excellent water abound. 
Bituminous Coal is extensively mined, and supplies a cheap 
and desirable fuel, being furnished at many points at $2 to 
$4 per ton, and wood can be had at the same rate per cord. 
Building Stone of excellent quality also abounds, which con 
be procured for little more than the expense of transportation. 
The great fertility of these lands, which are a black rich mold 
from two to five feet deep, and gently rolling—their contiguity to 
this road, by which every facility is furnished for travel and 
transportation to the principal markets North, South, East, 
West, and the economy with which they can be cultivated, ren¬ 
der them the most valuable investment that can be found, and 
present the most favorable opportunity for persons of industri¬ 
ous habits and small means to acquire a comfortable independ¬ 
ence in a few years. 
Chicago is now the greatest grain market in the world, and 
the facility and economy with which the products of these 
lands can be transported to that market,make them much more 
profitable at the prices asked than those more remote at Govern¬ 
ment rates, as the additional cost of transportation is a perpetual 
tax on the latter, which must be borne by the producer in the 
reduced price he receives for his grain, &c. 
The Title is Perfect, and when the final payments are made, 
Deeds are executed by the Trustees appointed by the State, and 
in whom the title is vested to the purchasers, which convey to 
them absolute titles in Fee Simple, free and clear of every in¬ 
cumbrance, lien or mortgage. 
The prices are from @6 to Sg30. 
INTEREST ONLY 3 PER CENT. 
28 per cent, deducted from the Credit price for Cash. 
Those who purchase on long credit give notes payable in 2, 3, 
4, 5 and (i years after date,and are required to improve one-tenth 
annually for five years, so as to have one-half the land under 
cultivation at the end of that time. 
Competent Surveyors will accompany those who wish to ex¬ 
amine these lands, free of charge, and aid them in making selec¬ 
tions. 
The lands remaining unsold are as rich and valuable as those 
which have been disposed of. 
SECTIONAL MAPS 
Will be sent to any one who will inclose fifty cents in Postage 
Stamps, and Books or Pamphlets, containing numerous in¬ 
stances of successful farming, 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. or any other informa¬ 
tion, will be cheerfully given on application, either personally 
or by letter, m English. French or German, addressed to 
JOHN WILSON, 
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. 
Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Chicago, Illinois. 
