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ADVERTISEMENTS.—“CONTENTS. 
WHEELER’S PATENT IMPROVED PORTABLE 
RAIL ROAD HORSE POWER AND OVERSHOT 
THRASHER AMD 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 gpering 
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 a 
concave plane over it, and a level feeding table. There are 
several improvements in the overshot threshers. 1. They ad¬ 
mit of a level table for feeding, thus enabling the tenders to 
stand erect, and control the motion of the horse 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 top. heavy substances such as stones, blocks See., 
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 grain 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 condiiion for the fanning mill. Three men, with a 
single power, can thresh 75 to 100 bushels of wheat or rye 5 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 be readily taken apart 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 powers of us, we would enumerate the following : 
E. H. Haight 
Edward Dunn 
A. 0. 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 
It. A. S. Johnson 
Henry Talcott 
R. S. Griswold 
N. B. Weed - 
Lewis Raymond 
f Horse Powers “ 
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. 11 
Liberty, Sullivan Co. 
' Phillips Port, Sul Jo. 
Tuckahoo J 
Staten Island, 
Huntington, L. I, 
Boundbrook, N, J. 
Belville, N. J. 
N. Brunswick, N. J. 
Ci il 
Hartford, Ct. 
Lyne, Ct. 
Darien, Ct. 
Lewisboro, Ct. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 189 and 191 Water street. 
FITZGERALD’S PATENT FLOUR AND GRAIN 
MILLS. 
BEING appointed sole agents, in this city, for the above 
excellent, and economical mills, the subscribers offer them for 
sale at the manufacturer’s prices. 
CORNSHELLERS. 
HAND and horse-power cornshellers of the various kinds, 
made in a superior manner. 
FANNING-MILLS. 
GRANT’S Patent and several other kinds of fanning-mills, 
suitable for cleaning rice as well as grain. 
RICE HULLERS. 
THE different sizes of rice hullers, with recent improve-* 
ments, manufactured expressly 10 r us. 
WHEAT. 
THE celebrated white-flint, and other improved varieties of 
Wheat, suitable for fall sowing. 
RYE. 
THE best kinds of winter rye. 
TIMOTHY SEED. 
A PRIME article constantly on hand. 
TURNIP SEED. 
ABERDEEN Yellow, Purple Top, Globe, White-flat, and 
other varieties of turnip seed. Warranted fresh and pure. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
189 & 191 Water street, N. Y. 
PERUVIAN GUANO. 
JUST arrived, fiesh from the Chinche Islands, 730 tons first 
quality Peruvian Guano. Six years of experience in the use 
of this guano by our fanners in the states, bordering the At¬ 
lantic Coast, has proved it far superior to any other, and the 
cheapest manure that they can purchase. Jt is particularly 
valuable for wheat and other winter grain, grass, and in fact 
all the crops grown. A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
jy 189 and 191 Water st., N. Y. 
WIRE FOR FENCES, 
OF all sizes, bright, annealed, or galvanized, of the best 
quality. Prices from $9 to $12 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. 
CONTENTS OF AUGUST NUMBER. 
To Postmasters and Others ; Work for August North ) 
and West { 
Work for August, South...... 234 
To Wool Growers, A. L. Bingham ; National Conven- ) „„ g 
tions of Fruit Grow r ers in the United States $ 
The Cow—Her Diseases and Management, No. 15 ; Mr. \ ... 
Holbert’s Dairy, Cheming, N. Y. * ) 
Construction of Wheelbarrows ; Preservation of Timber, ) 
A. L. Elwyn $ 
Suggestions in the Improvement of Slaughter-Houses. 239 
To Raise Gooseberries ; Setting out Trees in Sandy) 240 
Soils ; Summer Management of Sheep, No. 2 $ 
In-and-in Breeding ; Importation of Shorthorn Caale, A. 1 244 
S f evens ) 
How :o Catch a Sheep.... 242 
Review of the May Number of the Agriculturist, Re- j 243 
viewer ) 
Apples, as an Article of Human Food ; Hudeon-River i 24 _ 
Farming \ 
Cider Making... •••* 247 
Construction of a Granary, or Corn House, J. B. Davis... 249 
Visit to Col. Capron’s, Solon Robinson ; Glory vs. Good 1 
Husbandry ; Eact in Planting Lima Beans ; Effects V 250 
of Certain Manures on Plants ) 
Hints on the Management of Horses, No. 4... 251 
Profits of Orange-County Farming ; Mr. Robinson’s > 2 r 2 
Tour, No. 8 . 1 
Farm of Mr. Bolling, in Virginia, Solon Robinson......... 254 
Horizontal Plowing ; Col. Capron’s Improved Wire > ^55 
Fence. ... > 
Ladies’ Department : Directions for Boiling Rice ; To 1 
Prevent Milk Souring during Thunder Storms|; > 257 
Pithy Hints ; House Bugs; Working Women ) 
Boys’ Department : A Docile, Sagacious Bull. 257 
Swimming... 258 
Foreign Agricultural News. •• 2oU 
Editors’ Table.. 
Review of the Market.. - - • • 262 
