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AMERICAN AGRICULTUSIST, 
PROSPECTUS OF VOLUME ELEVENTH OF THE 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Tire American Agriculturist will hereafter be 
published weekly, and contain 16 large quarto 
pages, embellished with numerous engravings. 
Mr. A. B. Allen, so long favorably known as 
principal editor of the Monthly Agriculturist, will 
be the superintending Editor, and Mr. 0. Judd, A. M., 
distinguished for his scientific aud practical attain¬ 
ments, will be his associate. They will be assisted 
by a highly intelligent corps of agricultural writers, 
all of whom are either practical farmers, planters, 
stock-breeders, gardeners, or fruit-growers. 
No pains or expense will be spared to make this 
periodical a Standard Agricultural Work, which 
will convey to its readers weekly a large amount 
of information highly valuable to all interested in 
the culture of the soil. 
This is the only weekly periodical of its kind 
published in the United States; and it will possess 
peculiar facilities for furnishing early reports of the 
produce, cattle, and grain-markets. These reports 
alone will be worth more than the cost of the paper 
to its subscribers. 
The Editors are supplied with all the leading 
Agricultural Publications of this and foreign coun¬ 
tries, and the readers of the Agriculturist may look 
confidently to its pages for all new and established 
improvements in modes of farming, stock-breeding, 
Ac., Ac. While adhering to scientific accuracy, our 
aim will be to make science entirely subservient to 
practice. 
Our paper will be furnished to subscribers for 
less than four cents a number of sixteen quarto 
pages, and to large clubs for less than two and a 
half cents. Every number will contain suggestions 
for the treatment of soils, crops, stock, Ac., which 
will often be worth to the reader more than the 
cost of the paper for a year. 
Price of subscriptions —invariably .in advance: 
To single Subscribers, 
“ Clubs of 3 do. 
“ do. “ 5 do. 
do. “ 10 do. 
“ do. “ 20 do. 
$2.00 a year, $2.00 
1.67 “ 6.00 
1.60 “ 8.00 
1.50 “ 15.00 
1.25 “ 26.00 
Every friend of agriculture is respectfully re¬ 
quested to act as agent in procuring subscriptions, 
which may be forwarded by mail at the risk of the 
publishers, if enclosed in the presence of the Post¬ 
master. ALLEN A CO., 
189 Water street, New-York. 
N.B.—Subscriptions, advertisements, and all mat¬ 
ters relative to the business part of the Agricul¬ 
turist, should be addressed to Allen A Co., and all 
communications for the paper addressed to Editor 
of American Agriculturist. 
AGENTS WANTED. 
Newsmen in the different towns in the country 
are requested to act as agents for this paper; re¬ 
sponsible persons also in every district of the United 
States. . 
Very liberal commissions will be given to a,few 
young men to act as travelling agents. 
For further information address the publishers, or 
call at their office, 189 Water street, New-York. 
B urralls prize reapers for the California 
Market—strong, simple, and reliable. Warranted of the 
best material and workmanship, expressly for that market. 
Made and sold.cheap for cash by THOMAS D. BURRALL, 
Geneva, Ontario Co., and by 
1-tf R. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water St., N. Y. 
A DEMAREST, CARD AND SEAL ENGRAVER-DOOR 
» Plates, and advertising Envelopes,—Corner of Pine 
and Nassau streets, opposite the Custom House. 1—18 
TRYON, ENGRAVER AND PRINTER, NO. 438 
_ _ @ Broadway.—AY. T. begs to inform the public in gene¬ 
ral, that he now imports a new style of Visiting and Wedding 
Cards from Europe, which are entirely different from any 
others in the city. Specimens can be seen by every arrival. 
1—16 
MILITARY GOODS.—JAMES H. LENT, SUCCESSOR TO 
ItJSL Andrew M. Shiers, 121 Fulton street, between William 
and Nassau, manufacturer of all kinds of military caps, sad¬ 
dles, saddle-cloths: holsters, bridles, and plumes of all kinds 
made to order. Military companies about changing their 
uniforms, or new companies about forming, supplied with 
samples of the newest patterns, at the shortest notice,from the 
oldest place of the kind in the city. 2-16 
F ISK’S METALLIC BURIAL-CASE.-F. A. MORRELL, 
General Undertaker, would inform his friends and the 
public that he furnishes every thing in the above line at short 
notice—gives personal attention at funerals; and he assures 
those who may favor him with a call, that it shall be done with 
entire satisfaction. 
N. B. Charges moderate. He invites attention to the Metal¬ 
lic Burial Cases, and expects by a strict attention to business 
to merit the approval of those who, through affliction, may 
need his services. Metallic Burial Cases and Wood Coffins, of 
every quality. Interments procured in all the cemeteries. 
Office, 57 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, 2-14 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Agricultural Tour in Germany.115 
Autobiography of a Pot-Rose.114 
Animal Physiology.117 
American Fairs.116 
Autumn Flowers. (Poetry).118 
Arrival of Thorne’s Stock.120 
Abuse of Medicine.119 
Breeding of Horses. 113 
Continental Corn Trade.122 
Cattle Market.123 
Death of Mr. Delafield. 120 
Fruit out of season.118 
Grapes, Dr. Underhill’s.120 
Hog Crop of Ohio.120 
How to m^ke Super-Phosphate of Lime.113 
Horses and Tobacco.122 
Humbugs.115 
Journal of a Farmer's AVife.119 
Lime on Potato sets.121 
Law of Love.118 
Letter of Saxe..122 
Mammoth Grape Vine.118 
Marking Ink.119 
Mr. Morris’ Stock. 120 
Maryland State Fair.120 
'Markets, Remarks upon. 123 
" Produce.123 
Cattle. 123 
Prize for Riding.118 
Receipts of Springfield Exhibition.122 
Sugar Crop.118 
Speech of C. P. Holcomb.121 
Tax on Dogs.118 
The Pedler’s Bargain.118 
The Wife’s Consent.100 
What is Education..*.103 
HORSE MARKETS. 
MOS SMITH. SALE AND EXCHANGE STABLE, No. 76 
L 'East Twenty-fourth street, New-York. 1-27 
SrBULL’S HEAD SALE AND EXCHANGE STABLES, TWEN- 
aJS ty-fourtii street. West side of Third Avenue, N. Y. 
1-34 A. S. CHAMBERLIN, Proprietor. 
I ^AGAN & GRAHAM, SALE AND EXCHANGE STABLES, 
’ cor. of Lexington Ave. and Twenty-fourth street, New- 
York.-F. & G. have at all times on hand the most select stock of 
Messenger and Abdalla horses, together with good draught 
horses. Horses at livery by the day, week, and month. 1-38 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
G reenwich pottery, 26i avest eighteenth- 
street. Steam-pressed Vitrified Drain Pipe, from three 
to eighteen inches in diameter, and in two feet lengths. The 
best and cheapest medium for drainage and sewerage ever 
yet offered to the public. The subscriber is the exclusive man¬ 
ufacturer of steam-pressed Drain Pipe in this country, and he 
offers it to the public on as favorable terms as the ordinary 
drain pipe made or sold in this city. 
2-27 WASHINGTON SMITH. 
M EES 4 HOYT, PREMIUM PATENT RIVETED STRETCH- 
ed Leather Band Manufacturers, 37 Spruce street, New 
York. 3-29 
W IGHTNING RODS.—A. M. QUIMBY & SON, DEALERS IN 
Ea A Quimby’s Improved Lightning Rods. Offices, Nos. 18 
Nassau street and 132 East Twenty-seventh street, New-York. 
Orders will receive careful and prompt attention. 1-20 
I HELVETIA AND LAFAYETTE GOLD MINING COM- 
H. pany, located at Grass Valley, California — organized 
July 7,1852—is now in the full tide of successful operation ; its 
veins are opened, being worked and highly productive: its 
mill is of great power, complete in all respects, and now work¬ 
ing with the most satisfactory results, and its prospects for fu¬ 
ture success, founded upon actual experience, are of an un¬ 
usually flattering nature. There was taken out previous to 
Dec. 20,1852, upwards of $169,000, and the yielded the mine is 
steadily increasing with each successive report. 
It is by far the most successful mining company in California, 
and its Directors confidently anticipate quarterly dividends 
of not less than 10 per cent, commencing in October next. 
Dividends payable quarterly in October, January, April and 
July, at the office of the Company in Grass Valley, and at the 
agency office in New-York. 
A few shares, and copies of the charter and by laws, together 
with other particulars, may be obtained upon application to 
2 -15 DANlEL ADEE, Agent, 107 Fulton-street, N. Y. 
HITE LEAD-PURE AND FULL WEIGHT.—THE UN- 
dersigned, agents for the sale of the long-established 
Brand of Mordecai Lewis & Co., of Philadelphia, keep contin¬ 
ually on hand a complete assortment of the same, and are 
prepared to supply the trade on the most favorable terms. The 
quality branded pure” is guaranteed to be entirely free from 
adulteration. The packages also to contain net weight, as 
heretofore customary, which, at the lowest estimate, is a sav¬ 
ing to the consumer of at least one-half cent per pound over 
gross weight. 
2-10 JAMES T. LEWIS & CO., No 82 Water street. 
U NPARALLELED SUCCESS.-THREE YEARS AGO, THE 
Baking Powder manufactured by EUGENE R. DURKEE 
was known only to a small circle of his acquaintances, but its 
real worth, and the perseverance of its proprietor, has won for 
it world wide celebrity, and in every city, town and village 
throughout this country its name is a familiar household word. 
To the trade nothing more saleable or profitable is offered. 
Principal office, 139 Water street, New-York. For sale by gro¬ 
ce rs generally. __ 2-12 
U NION STEAM SUGAR REFINERY,28 LEONARD STREET, 
(Between Hudson and West Broadway.) The subscriber 
has constantly for sale, in lots to suit purchasers, different 
grades of their superior qualities ofreflned sugars and syrups, 
diamond A, B, C, and yellow 
2-16 HARRIS, EVANS & CO. 
STOCK. 
I MPROVED STOCK OF ALL KINDS. - HAVING HAD 
great experience in breeding and rearing fine stock for 
the past twenty years, I offer my services to my friends to 
procure it of the best and most reliable kinds. As much no¬ 
tice as convenient is at all times desirable previous to pur¬ 
chasing, as it takes time to make good selections. Early in 
August or September is the best time to purchase for the 
South. 
Short Horn or Durham cattle, Devons, Herefords, Alderney 
or Jersey and Ayrshires. Long-wooled Sheep—the Cctswold. 
Oxford, Leicester. Bakeweli, and Lincoln. Mutton Sheep— 
the Southdown. Fine-wooled Sheep—such as the Saxon, Span 
ish, and French Merino. 
The public should be on their guard in purchasing improved 
stock, as many animals are palmed off upon the unsuspecting 
and ignorant, which are spurious. 
1-tf A. B. ALLEN, Nos. 189 and 191 Water street. 
M ADAGASCAR OR LOP-EARED RABBITS.—A PEW 
pairs of these large and superb animals for sale. Price 
$10 to $15 per pair. T. W. VAN NORDEN, 
1-tf 189 Water street. 
T errier dogs, of the smooth-haired and tan- 
ned muzzle breed. These are famous ratters, very active, 
and make excellent farm dogs. 
1-tf T. W. VAN NORDEN, 189 Water street. 
^SUFFOLK PIGS.-THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE PREPARED 
v5? to receive orders for pure Suffolk Pigs, bred from stock 
imported in 1848 by the late William Stickney, also by the 
subscribers in January last, 
JOSIAH STICKNEY,' Watertown, or 
Address ISAAC STICKNEY, Boston, Mass. 
l-13eow* 
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 
GRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.—THE SUBSCRIBER 
HA keeps constantly on hand, and offers lor sale the follow¬ 
ing valuable implements: 
Fan Mills of various kinds, for rice as well as wheat, rye, &c. 
Grain Drills, a machine which every large grain planter 
should possess. They are of the best patterns, embracing 
most valuable improvements. 
Smut Machines, Pilkington’s, the most approved for genera! 
use. 
Hay and Cotton Presses—Bullock’s progressive power- 
presses, combining improvements which make them by far 
the best in use. 
Grain mills, corn and cob crushers, a very large assortment 
of the best and latest improved kinds. 
Horse Powers of all kinds, guaranteed the best in the Uni¬ 
ted States. These embrace—1st. The Chain Power, of my own 
manufacture, both single and double-geared, for one and two 
horses, which has never been equalled for lightness in run¬ 
ning, strength, and economy. They are universally approved 
wherever they have been tried. 2d. The Bogardus power, for 
one to four horses. These are compact, and wholly of iron, 
and adapted to all kinds of work. 3d. Eddy’s Circular Wrought 
Iron Power, large cog-wheels, one to six horses, a new and 
favorite power. 4th. Trimble’s Iron-Sweep Power, for one to 
four horses. 5th. Warren’s Iron-Sweep Power, for one or two 
horses. R. L. ALLEN, 
1-tf 189 and 191 Water street. 
1KEAPERS AND MOWING MACHINES.—THE UNDER- 
JOk- signed. Agent for the sale of McCormick’s celebrated 
Reapers and combined Machines, for the City of New York, 
California, Oregon, and South American Markets. 
1-13 H. D. ORMSBEE, No. 217 Pearl-st„ N. Y. 
^ RAIN MILLS, STEEL AND CAST IRON MILLS, AT $6 
to $25, and Burr-Stone at $50 to $250, for Horse or Steam 
Power. For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
1-tf Nos. 189 and 191 Water street, New-York. 
ATER RAMS, SUCTION, FORCE, AND ENDLESS 
_ _ Chain Pumps; Leather, Gutta Perclia, India Rubber 
Hose, Lead Pipe, &c. R. L. ALLEN, 
1-tf 189 and 191 Water street, New-York. 
jpiLE MACHINES.—FOR MAKING DRAINING TILES OF 
SL all descriptions and sizes, for sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water street. 
H AY AND COTTON PRESSES.—BULLOCK’S PROGRESS¬ 
IVE Power Presses, combining improvements ’which 
make them by tar the best in use. R. L. ALLEN. 
1-tf 189 and 191 Water street, New-York. 
FERTILIZERS. 
JO. 1 SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME.-THIS VALUABLE 
_ 1 fertilizer has been used for several years in England 
and other parts of Europe, and, next to Guano, Holds the 
highest rank in popularity, and the extent to which it is used 
among farmers. Its introduction in this country has been 
more recent; but the progress it has made in the estimation 
of the public has not been less marked or successful than 
abroad. It is now extensively used throughout the Northern 
States, after a full trial and investigation of its merits; and 
it is rapidly becoming, like its predecessor, Guano, a favorite 
manure at the South and West. 
It is-composed of crushed or ground bones, decomposed by 
the addition of about one fifth their weight of sulphuric 
acid, diluted with water, to which is added a due proportion 
of guano and sulphate of ammonia. The latter is the active 
and one of the most efficient agents in the best Peruvian 
Guano. 
It is suited to any soil in which there is not already a full 
supply of the phosphates, which is seldom the case. All crops 
are benefited by its application. 
For sale in large or small quantities, in bags of 150 lbs. each. 
No charge for packages. All bags will be branded " C. B. Ds 
Burg, No. 1 Superphosphate of Lime.” 
Also, Agricultural and Horticultural Implements of all 
kinds; Field and Garden Seeds, in great variety; No. 1 Peru¬ 
vian Guano, Bone-dust, Plaster of Paris, Poudrette, &c. 
R. L. ALLEN, (late A. B. Allen & Co.,) 
1-tf . 189 and 191 Water street, New-York, 
PERUVIAN GUANO. - RECEIVED PER SHIP OCEAN 
_ Queen, first quality Peruvian Guano. No. 1 Superphos¬ 
phate of Lime constantly on hand. Also, Agricultural and 
Horticultural Implements, and Field and Garden Seeds—thy 
largest and most complete assortment to be found in the Uni¬ 
ted States. R. L. ALLEN, 189 and 191 Water street, N. Y. 
1 -tf 
T O FARMERS.—HUGUINS’ CELEBRATED NITROGE- 
nous, Ammoniacal and Mineral Manure, approved and 
recommended by the principal agriculturists in Europe, and 
readily admitted by those who have used it to be the most 
effective fertilizer now in use. For sale by L. W. XINELLI & 
CO., No. 87 Greenwich street, New-York, sole agents for the 
sale of the article. 1-13 
SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME, OR CHEMICAL MA- 
nure.—100 dons Paterson’s Improved, skilfully made of 
the best materials, and for sale at lowest rates, by HASKELL, 
MERRICK & BULL, Importers of Artificial Manures, Whole¬ 
sale Agents for the Manufacturer, No. 10 Gold street. 1-31 
J. A, GRAY, Printer, 95 and 97 Cliff street, N. Y. 
