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ADVERTISEMENTS. 
SHORTHORN DURHAMS AT AUCTION. 
THE subscriber being about to dispose of 50 acres of his 
farm, will offer at public sale 30 head of Shorthorn Durham 
cattle, (being about one half of his present herd,) on the 13th 
day of June next, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, consisting of 
yearlings, two-year and three-year-old heifers, cows, and 11 
young bulls from 10 months to 2>£ years old. Great care has 
been observed, and considerable expense incurred in select¬ 
ing and breeding this stock, with reference to purity of blood 
and dairy qualities. The awards of the New-York State Ag¬ 
ricultural Society, and the American Institute, of New York, 
attest the estimation in which this stock is held, whenever it 
has been exhibited for competition. About eight head of the 
above cattle are a purchase made from E. P. Prentice, Esq., of 
Albany, last May, being all of the shorthorns of that gentle¬ 
man, and the product of his four selected cows, retained at 
his public sale. The animals have the strain of blood of the 
herd of Mr. Whitaker, of England, from whom Mr. Prentice 
made his principal importations. The other part of the lot of 
young animals partakes largely of the blood of the celebrated 
herd of Thomas Bates, Esq., ef Yorkshire,England, from whom 
my importations have been derived, and are mostly of the get. 
of my imported bulls, Duke of .Wellington, and the premium 
bull Meteor. The heifers and cows are and will be princi¬ 
pally in calf by these bulls. 
For the information of southern gentlemen, who desire to 
introduce Durham stock into that region, and who entertain the 
opinion that climate is incongenial to its successful propaga¬ 
tion there, I here introduce an extract from a letter I re¬ 
ceived from A. G. Summer, Esq., editor of the “ South Caro¬ 
linian,” dated Columbia, 25th January, 1849. 
The bull you sold Col. Hampton, of this state, gives him 
great satisfaction. He is a fine animal and I only wish you 
could see some 20 head of his get now in his yard. They 
am>Ae most superb yearlings ever bred in the south.” 
s’ ( Iher particulars and pedigrees of the stock will be issu- 
..month previous to the sale. A credit of 6 to 18 months 
v. given. GEO. VAIL. 
apr, g Troy , N. Y., April 1st, 1849. 
STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, AND PAPER. 
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lkwis Francis, ? FRANCIS & LOUTREL, 
cyrus h. loutrel, ) Stationers, 77 Maiden Lane , N. Y- 
Sept.lyr*. 
COMMERCIAL GARDEN AND NURSERY. 
PARSONS & CO., at Flushing, near New York. The pro¬ 
prietors of this establishment invite public attention to their 
large assortment of every desirable variety of Fruit and 
Ornamental Tree or Shrub. Their importations of every¬ 
thing new in Europe are annually continued, and they 
offer a very large variety of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 
imported expressly for arboretums and pleasure grounds. 
Their collection bf Roses is anually enriched bv novel¬ 
ties from abroad, many of which may be found described 
in their new work on the Rose, recently published. Fruit 
Trees receive their particular attention, and are propagated 
under their personal supervision ; this care, with their pos¬ 
session of extensive specimen grounds, in which is tested 
every variety of fruit they cultivate, enables them confidently 
to guarantee the genuineness of the varieties. 
Their care in pruning and cultivation , enables them also to 
send out thrifty and well-formed trees. From their large scale 
of propagation, they can offer to dealers very liberal discounts, 
where hundreds or thousands are taken. Orders or inquiries 
can be addressed to the proprietors at Flushing, near New 
York, where catalogues will also be furnished. They have 
established a Branch at Brighton Depot near Boston and by 
the entire success of their trees transplanted thither have 
thoroughly proved the superior adaptation of Long-Island 
Trees to the soil and climate of any part of New England. 
This they attribute to the perfect mavurity attained by the 
wood before frost, which renders the trees suitable for trans¬ 
portation to any latitude. 
At the season of transplanting, a salesman will be at their 
Brighton Branch to furnish those who may prefer obtaining 
■then supply thence. mhtf 
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN VIR¬ 
GINIA. _ 
WITH a view of locating himself near a town for the con 
venience of educating his children, the subscriber offers foi 
sale, on accommodating terms, one of the most productive es¬ 
tates in the northern neck of Virginia, within three miles of 
Potomac River, thirty miles of Alexandria, and twenty of 
Fredericksburg. This estate, consisting of several tracts, 
contains 25,000 acres, and is susceptible of division into three 
large farms, upon two of which are comfortable dwellings, 
and the accommodations required for a large family, with 
flourishing and productive orchards of choice fruits ; on other 
portions of the estate there are several plain and comfortable 
dwellings. There are 500 acres of rich low grounds, which 
yield an average of 50 bushels of corn to the acre. The aver¬ 
age from 150-acre fields of high low grounds is, in ordinary 
seasons, 35 bushels to the acre. The arable lands are for the 
most part in a high state of improvement, clover and plaster 
having been used for 25 years, and recently lime in large 
quantities. The barns upon two of the farms are within a mile 
of a navigable creek emptying into the Potomac. The wheat 
crop varies according to the soil, from 10 to 20 bushels to the 
acre. The average of the oat crop is 30 bushels to the acre. 
The freight on grain raised on this estate is per bushel, 3 
cents to Alexandria and Georgetown, 5 cents to Baltimore, 
and 6 cents to Richmond. Upon a part of the tract, there is a 
good grist and saw mill. There are more than 1,000 acres of 
the original growth of timber, consisting of white and red 
oak, chesnut, yellow pine, some hickory and black walnut. 
The above estate is so conveniently supplied with wood for 
enclosures and fuel, and with water, as to admit of divisions 
among a number of purchasers prefering to own small tracts 
of land. Persons wishing to purchase the whole, or part of 
the premises, are invited to visit and examine them, and such as 
may desire more particular information, will please to address 
the subscriber, near Dumfries, Virginia, John Moncure, near 
Falmouth, Va., or Wm, H. Fitzhugh, Jr., Fredericksburg, Va. 
my It. WM. H. FITZHUGH. 
THE INDEPENDENT, 
A NEW RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER, published weekly, 
by S. W. Benedict. Office 201 William street, N. Y. 
This paper is under the united editorial control of Leonard 
Bacon, D.D., of New Haven, Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, of 
New York, Pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle Church, and 
Rev. Richard S. Storrs, jr., of Brooklyn, Pastor of the Church 
of the Pilgrims. The most efficient assistance has also been 
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domestic, and everything that transpires in any part of the 
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nation ; but as its editors and proprietors are all of them con¬ 
nected with the Congregational Churches of this city and 
Brooklyn, they will naturally look to their brethren connect¬ 
ed with such churches, both at the east and the west, for 
sympathy and support. In return, they will endeavor to give 
them such information, advice or instruction, as may be most 
suited to their condition and wants as members of the great 
family of Christ. 
The size of the paper is the same as of the largest of the 
other religious papers in this city. 
Terms.—The price will be $2.50 cents per annum for single 
subscribers, payable in advance. 
Clergymen sending us four subscribers with $10, will be 
allowed a fifth copy gratis for one year. 
Advertisements of books, periodicals, schools, and of such 
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VIRGINIA LANDS. 
THE attention of Northern Farmers who wish to purchase 
in Fairfax County, Va., is invited particularly to two farms 
for sale, three miles east from Fairfax Court House, thirteen 
from Alexandria, and fourteen from the city of Washington. 
There are no buildings on either tract, but, by following the 
custom of the country, comfortable and temporary ones can be 
cheaply built. The soil is well adapted to farming purposes, 
and there is timber on them, near two sawmills. 
These farms would sell in the north, for from $50 to $100 
E er acre, and can be bought here in a more pleasant and 
ealthy climate, one for eight, the other ten dollars per acre, 
on easy terms, and a good title given. 
Further information given, if requested, by T. R. Love, trus¬ 
tee, either personally, or by letter, (postage paid.) direeted to 
Fairfax Court House, Va. 
f. tf. H. FULLER. 
LAND FOR SALE. 
FOR SALE—2,000 acres of land lying in the marl region of 
Eastern Virginia, and within two to seven miles of the town 
of Fredericksburg. Apply to LAYTON Y. ATKINS, 
dec. lyr. Fredericksburg, Va. 
