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ADVERTISEMENTS.-CONTENTS. 
WHEELER'S PATENT IMPROVED PORTABLE I 
RAIL ROAD HORSE POWER AND OVERSHOT 
THRASHER AND SEPARATOR. 
THE advantages of the above horse powers are—1. They 
occupy but little more space than a single horse. 2. They 
can be moved by the weight of the horse only, by placing 
them at an angle of 10 or 15 degrees. 3. They are compara 
tively light and portable, and can be easily transported. 
4. They are simply constructed, not liable to get out of order 
and move with little friction, the revolving plane geering 
without any complex or intermediate wheels, directly into 
the pinion upon the shaft on which the pully belt runs. 
The Threshers consist of a small spiked cylinder with 
concave plane over it. and a level feeding table. There are 
several improvements in the overshot threshers T. They ad¬ 
mit of a level table for feeding, thus enabling the tenders to 
stand erect, and control the motion of the hoise and machine 
by means of a brake, by which accidents are avoided 2. In 
consequence of the spikes lifting the straw and doing the 
work on the lop. heavy substances such as stones, blocks &c., 
drop at the end of the table, and are not carried between the 
spikes, by which they and the machine are broken. 3. The 
overshot cylinder does not scatter the grain but throws it 
within three feet of the machine 4. This arrangement also 
admits of attaching a separator high enough from the floor or 
ground to allow all the grain to fall through it, while the 
straw is deposited by itself in the best condition for binding. 
5. Neither giain nor straw are broken by this machine. 6. 
The cylinder is longer, which admits of faster and more ad¬ 
vantageous feeding ; it is smaller and with fewer teeth than 
ordinary threshers, thus admitting of more rapid motion and 
faster work with less power ; and the diminution of teeth in 
the cylinder is fully made up by those in the concave, which 
is stationary. 7. The separator is a great advantage in dimin¬ 
ishing the labor of raking out the straw, as it leaves the grain 
in the best condition for the fanning mill Three men, with a 
single power, can thresh 75 to 100 bushels of wheat or rye ; or 
four men with a double power. 175 to 225 bushels of wheat or 
rye. or double that quantity of oats or buckwheat, per day. 
All the above are compact and can be carried where wanted 
complete, or they may oe readily taken apait and packed for 
distant transportation by a wagon or otherwise. 
Price of single Power, $80 
“ *? Thresher, $28 
“ Separator and fixtures, $7 
“ Bands for driving, etc.. $5 
“ Sawmill, complete, and in running order, $35 
The price of the double power, thresher, separator, &c., 
complete, is $145, including rights of using. The above are 
sold singly or together as desired. 
The above power is warranted to work well and give sat¬ 
isfaction. 
Among the large number who have purchased the above- 
namedhorse power* of us, we would enumerate the following . 
E. H. Haight 
Edward Dunn 
A. C. Munson 
T. C. Winthrop - 
Wm. S. Me Coun 
Thos. F. Young 
G. 1. Slocum 
P. P. Swartwout 
J. H. Anderson 
D. B. Campbell 
S. S. Howland 
James Wilson 
L. Onderdonk 
Lawrence Davenport 
G. Butler 
Thos. W. Carpenter 
A. Gregory 
N. A. Topping 
Wm. Silliman 
Samuel Decker 
David Brown, 
Mr. Taylor Perrine 
Mr. Barton - 
James M. Cross - 
C. Cox 
J. C. Garretson, 2 sets 
Mr. Guion 
Mr. Parkerson 
D. Latourette 
C. Me Lean 
D. L. Clawson 
James M. Brush - 
Tho’s P. Craven - 
John Burke - 
E. Merrill - 
Mr. Maynard 
R. A. S. Johnson 
Henry Talcott 
R. S. Griswold 
N. B. Weed - 
Lewis Raymond 
HorsePowers “ 
New-York City 
Cohooes, N. Y. 
Port Jarvis. N. Y. 
White Plains, N. Y. 
Schenectady, N. Y. 
Dobb’s Ferry, N. Y. 
Port Chester, N. Y. 
West Chester, N. Y. 
New Rochelle, N.Y. 
Fordham, N. Y. 
Harrison. N. Y. 
Liberty, Sullivan Co. 
Phillips Port, Sul.Co. 
Tuckahoo 
Staten Island. 
Huntington, L. 
Boundbrook, 
N. J. 
Belville, N. J, 
N. Brunswick, N. J. 
<( « 
Hartford, Ct. 
Lyne, Ct. 
Darien, Ct. 
Lewlsboro, Ct 
PREPARED GUANO^AT^HALF A CENT PER 
WE advise every farmer to make his own « Prepared 
Guano for. by so doing, he will save money, know what he 
gets, and prevent himself being either humbugged or cheated. 
The most simple receipt is as follows Take UK) ibs of Peru¬ 
vian Guano, to which add 900 lbs of light earth, and mix the 
two well together. This will make an excellent “ Prepared 
Guano,” costing not over half a cent per pound, and better 
than any which can be purchased in this city for twice the 
price ! If a little charcoal dust or plaster of Paris be added, 
it will be all the better for it. A. B. ALLEN & CO. 
, 189 and 191 Water St., N. Y. 
N. B.—No charge for Patent Right. 
SCYTHE AND GRAIN CRADLES. 
A LARGE assortment of the best kinds of the above imple¬ 
ments. A. B, ALLEN & CO., 
jy 18Q and 191 Water st, N. Y. 
SALAMANDER SAFES OF ALL SIZES. 
A FULL assortment of the best safes, from $16 to $300, for 
sale by A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
jy 3t 189 & 1!}1 Water st. N. Y. 
HUSSEY'S REAPING MACHINE. — 
THIS machine will reap from 15 to 25 acres of grain per 
day in the best manner. Price $125. 
jy A. B. ALLEN & CO., 139 and 191 Water st., N. Y. 
PERUVIAN GUANO. 
JUST arrived, fresh from the Chinche Islands, 730 tons first 
quality Peruvian Guano. Six years of experience in the use 
of this guano by our farmers in the states, bordering the At¬ 
lantic coast, has proved it far superior to any other, and the 
cheapest manure that they can purchase. It is particularly 
valuable for wheat and other winter grain, grass, and in fact 
all the crops grown. A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
jy 1S9 aiud 191 Water st., N. Y. 
WIRE FOR FENCES, 
OF all sizes, bright, annealed, or galvanized, of the best 
quality. Prices from$6%to $10 per 100 lbs. For galvanizing 
the wire, or coating it with tin, 2>£ cents per pound will be 
charged in addition. Wire is best galvanized as this keeps it 
bright and makes it last much longer, 
jy A. B. ALLEN & CO., 189 and 191 Water st., N. Y. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 189 and 191 Water street. 
CONTENTS OF JULY NUMBER. 
To Postmasters and Others ; Work for July, North and ) 
West i 
Work for July, South.. 
Profits of Poultry Raising ; Dick’s Anti-friction Cheese ( 
Press ; Sale of Mr. Vail’s Shorthorns ) 
The Water Ram =. 
Six Qualities of a Fool ; New Argument in Favor of 1 
Wire Fence ; A Cow Depot > 
The Dog Distemper, P. A. Wray ; Valuable Lands ini 
Eastern Virginia, Samuel S. Griscom ; Review of the > 
April Number of the Agriculturist, Reviewer ) 
Fruit at the South, J. S. ; Spare the Birds ; The Dog Dis- I _ 08 
temper Again, A Constant Reader ( 
Bogardus’ Horse Powers; Hogs Slaughtered West; ) „„„ 
Summer Management of Sheep, No. 1 > 
Clothes and Wool-drying Machine. 210 
The Whortleberry and other Trees at the South ; On { 
Breeding, No. 2., A. L. Elwyn \ 
Preparation of Grain and Flour for Exportation ; Cot- ) 
ton Manufactures, South, Solon Robinson > 
Adulteration'of Food, No. 13. 
Rough Notes by the Way, No. 9., Samuel Allen. 
The Kum-Quat; Agricultural Progress, South, J. S. > 
Peacocke ) 
A Model Horse ; Vermicelli and Macaroni.. 
Rural Architecture, J. B. Davis. 
Management of Swine, No. 1. ; A New Manure. 
Agricultural Tour South andWest. No. 7, Solon Robinson 
The Cow—Her Diseases and Management, No. 14.. 
Cultivation of Grasses at the South, J. B. Marsh : Let- { 
tersfrom California, * * * \ 
Hints on the Management of Horses, No. 3. 
To Dissolve Bones ; Prices of Special Manures in Eng-1 
land ; Breaking Steers ; Guano ; Cure for a Horse > 224 
Pulling at the Halter ) 
Ladies’ Department : Jellies for the Sick ; Beet Root 
Vinegar ; Cooking Meat 
Bovs’ Department : Agricultural Chemistry, No . 14; 
J. Me Kinstry 
Foreign Agricultural News. 227 
Editors’ Table... 228 
Review of the Market.....229 
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