Agriculture is the most healthy, the most useful , and the most noble employment of man .— Washington. 
VOL. VII. NEW YORK, JULY, 1848. NO. Vlh 
A. B. Allen, Editor. C. M. Saxton, Publisher. 
THE 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
AND 
IS PUBLISHED THE FIRST OF EVERY MONTH 
BY C. M. SAXTON, 205 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 
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UNITING OF THE FARMERS’ CABINET WITH 
OUR JOURNAL. 
The Farmers’ Cabinet and American Herd Book, 
heretofore so well edited and published by Josiah 
Tatum, of Philadelphia, has been consolidated in 
the American Agriculturist, by mutual consent. 
Mr. Tatum, the former proprietor of that paper, 
will hereafter act as agent for the Agriculturist, and 
furnish it to his subscribers at One Dollar per an¬ 
num. Those receiving this number of the Agri¬ 
culturist are solicited to forward the amount of 
their subscription, by mail, or otherwise, to C. M. 
Saxton, 205 Broadway, New York, or, if more con¬ 
venient. to Josiah Tatum, No, 50 North Fourth 
street, Philadelphia. As no pains will be spared to 
render our paper as practically useful to farmers 
as possible, it is hoped that this arrangement will 
he satisfactory to the subscribers of the u Cabinet,” 
and that they will favor us with their continuance. 
TIME FOR CUTTING WHEAT. 
The appearance, or condition, indicating the 
proper time for cutting wheat, depends on the va¬ 
riety. Thus, when the grain of red wheat can be 
squeezed between the thumb and finger, without 
any moisture being forced from it, cutting may 
always he safely commenced; for it is never better 
than when harvested in this state, and if cut later, 
the wheat is seldom so good in quality; besides, 
serious losses are sometimes sustained, in conse¬ 
quence of high winds when it is allowed to arrive 
at a riper state. The white varieties should stand 
somewhat longer than the red before they are cut. 
With respect to the color of the straw, as a sign 
of maturity, experience has shown, that, if in a 
healthy state, the ear generally ripens before the 
straw; the yellowness of the chaff and upper parts 
of the straw indicates that the crop is fit to cut; and 
| the uniform yellow color of the straw, shows- that 
the crop has arrived at maturity, and, if suffered to 
stand in the field, the kernels are liable to be shaken 
out by the wind. 
MANAGEMENT OF CHEESE DAIRIES, AND 
MANUFACTURE OF CHEESE. 
Having been personally engaged, in 1845, in 
some sixty dairies, which were located in thirteen 
towns, and four counties, and more or less in the 
same manner the past two years, I have observed a 
marked difference in the capacity of soils for pro¬ 
ducing herbage, under different modes of culture, 
and the various conditions and treatment of cows, 
affecting their capacity for milk, both as regards 
quality and quantity. The inconvenient and im¬ 
proper fixtures, in many instances, for making and 
curing cheese, which are to be found, all unite in 
convincing me, that any set of rules for making 
cheese would not be practicable, even with the most 
proficient cheese maker ; because, 
