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HI CULTIVATOR: 
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION, DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE. 
I KNOW OF NO PURSUIT IN WHICH MORE REA L AND IMPORTANT SERVICES CAN BE RENDERED TO ANY COUNTRY, THAN BY IMPROVING ITS AGRICULTURE.— Wash. 
>ol. VL NO. 5, WASHINGTON-ST. ALBANY, N. Y. NOVEMBER 1839. No. 10. 
Conducted by J. BUEL, of Albany. 
TERMS.— One Dollar per annum, to be paid in advance. 
Subscriptions to commence with a volume. 
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Md. ; Judah Dobson, bookseller, D. Landreith, and M. S. 
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American Institute, Broadway, New-York ; Hovey & Co. 
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Wm. Tliorburn, Albany, gratuitous agents; John Tlrorburn, 
seedsman and general agent, St. Louis, Mo. E. Valentine, 
Johnson’s Springs, Va. See No. 12, vol. v. 
The Cultivator is subject to common newspaper postage. 
The published volumes are for sale at the subscription price, or, 
if bound, the cost of binding added. The bound volumes may be also 
had of our Agents in the principal cities. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
TO IMPROVE THE SOIL AND THE MIND. 
SAra JSSSS EWEZs. 
Since the last publication of the Cultivator, death 
has abruptly terminated the existence of its well-known 
and respected Editor. He sank, after a brief struggle, 
beneath a severe illness, which seized him while absent 
from his home, and engaged in the pursuit of his favo¬ 
rite occupation. He breathed his last, at Danbury, 
Connecticut, on the 6th ultimo, in the sixty-second 
year of his age. This sudden bereavement has called 
forth the sympathy of the entire community; and while 
others are expressing their sense of the common loss, 
it seems fitting that the paper, which he first established, 
and in which he delighted to the last, should furnish 
some few mementos of his useful life. 
JESSE BLJEL was horn at Coventry, Conn, on the 
4th of January, 1778. In early boyhood he removed 
with his parents to Rutland, Vermont, where he became 
an apprentice to the printing business, in the office of 
Mr. Lyons. Thence he went, at the age of 18 to the 
city of New-York, remained there during the preva¬ 
lence of the yellow fever, bought out his time, and hav¬ 
ing formed a partnership with Mr. Moffit, at Troy, he 
there established the Budget. In 1801, he married, 
moved to Poughkeepsie, and commenced the Guardian, 
afterwards called the Political Barometer. In 1803, he 
came to Kingston and established the Plebeian. In 1813, 
he settled permanently in this city, and commenced the 
Albany Argus. He continued to edit that paper and to 
discharge the duties of State Printer, until 1821, when 
he retired to his farm in the vicinity of this city. Sub¬ 
sequently to this period, he represented the county for 
several years in the Assembly of the State; received, in 
1836, the support of the whig party of New-York, for 
the office of Governor; and was, at the time of his 
death, a Regent of the University. In these several 
stations, he manifested a soundness of judgment and a 
purity of purpose, that won for him the respect of all 
parties, and the reputation of an eminently honest man. 
But these incidental interruptions were never suffered 
to divert his attention, for any length of time, from the 
great object of his interest, the advancement of agricul¬ 
tural science. From the period of his retirement to his 
farm, this favorite pursuit engrossed his time and 
thoughts. To this he devoted the energies of an active 
and well disciplined mind, and that others might share 
in the fruits of his study and experience, he established 
in 1833, the monthly publication which has met with so 
much favor from the public. Success crowned these 
praise-worthy and philanthropic exertions. The subject 
of agriculture began to attract more general and enligh¬ 
tened attention. Sister societies sprang up in all direc¬ 
tions, zealous in this good work, and among the first| 
acts of their official existence, was usually the election 
of JESSE BUEL as an honorary member. His fame 
was soon wafted across the Atlantic, and there, too, si¬ 
milar distinctions were showered upon the man whose 
life and labors had been attended with such practical 
benefits to his country and to the world. Thus in 1821, 
he was elected an honorary member of the Massachu- 
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setts Agricultural Society; in 1829, of the Horticultural 
Society of that state; in 1830, of the Monroe Horticul¬ 
tural Society at Rochester, and of the State Society of 
|StatistiquesUniverselles at Paris; inl831, of the Charles¬ 
ton Horticultural Society, in South-Carolina; in 1832, of 
the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Society, in Mas¬ 
sachusetts, and of the Hamilton County Agricultural 
Society, at Cincinnati; in 1833, of the Tennessee Agri¬ 
cultural and Horticultural Societies; in 1834, of the 
|Horticultural Society of the District of Columbia; in 
1838, of the Philadelphia Society of Agriculture; and 
ijin 1839, of the Albemarle Agricultural Society. In 1824, 
he was chosen a corresponding member of the London 
|and New-York Horticultural Societies; in 1833, of the 
Lower Canada Agricultural Society; in 1836, of the 
^Royal and Central Society of Agriculture, at Pai-is; and 
in 1838, president of the Horticultural Society of the 
Valley of the Hudson. 
This brief enumeration affords the best evidence of 
his devotion to the interests of agriculture. Of the con-| 
sideration in which his counsels and instruction were 
held, at home and abroad, the rapid increase in the cir¬ 
culation of the Cultivator is satisfactory proof. His 
own practical skill was fully attested, in the conversion 
of the barren sand hills on which he settled, into a gar¬ 
den spot of unequalled beauty and fertility. These con¬ 
genial pursuits brought with them that peace of mind, 
serenity of temper and kindness of disposition, which 
made him in so eminent a degree, the firm friend, the 
kind neighbor, the indulgent parent, and the devoted 
Christian. 
But from the scene of his useful labors—from all 
these tender ties, he has suddenly passed away. Re¬ 
turning springs may give fresh bloom and fragrant blos¬ 
soms to the plants in his favorite nursery, hut the skil¬ 
ful hand and the watchful eye which cherished their 
earliest growth, are now the tenants of the tomb. The 
clods of the valley cover his last remains; but though 
no earthly summer can rekindle, with its genial warmth, 
their vital spark, a heavenly season shall ere long im¬ 
part to them a new principle of existence, and the 
flower which Time destroyed, shall flourish in unfading 
beauty throughout Eternity. 
O’ To our Patrons. 
Owing to the great loss sustained by the death of the 
Hate Editor and Conductor of the Cultivator, and the 
^general supposition among its supporters and contribu¬ 
tors, that the paper would necessarily be discontinued, 
it is deemed proper to inform our subscribers, that it 
will be continued through the present year, under the || 
direction of Jesse Buel, assisted by several practical 
gentlemen. He hopes, by unremitled exertions, to have 
it sustain the high standing which it has heretofore ac¬ 
quired, under the superintendence of his deceased fa¬ 
ther. 
If circumstances should prove favorable, the Culti¬ 
vator will be continued as usual, according to the terms 
given in the prospectus for Vol. VII. which has already 
|circulated widely. Should it be discontinued at the end 
of the present year, due notice will be given in one of 
our last numbers. 
We would therefore tender our thanks to the agents 
and subscribers of the Cultivator, and request their aid 
in procuring subscriptions and forwarding names as 
soon as possible, should no notice appear in our next of j 
its discontinuance. 
O’ Notice. 
All persons indebted to the estate of the late JESSE 
BUEL deceased, are requested to make immediate pay¬ 
ment to the executors of said estate. 
tO= To our Correspondents. 
Permit us to tender to our numerous correspondents, 
both old and new, our thanks, for the many useful and 
instructive communications heretofore received; and we 
would respectfully invite their co-operation in the future 
pages of this journal, in any thing that is new or may be 
useful to the practical farmer and gardener. 
O’ Back Volumes. 
We would remark, to those who are not in possession 
of our back volumes, that but few of the first four vo¬ 
lumes remain on hand, and those who may wish them, 
can he supplied by applying soon, either stitched or 
bound, at the usual price. 
Comparison of the Temperature of August and 
September, 1838 and 1839, 
Deduced from observations made at the Albany Academy. 
1838. 
1839. 
1838. 
1839.. 
Temperature of 1st half month 
72.76 
69.30 
63.35 
66.07 
Temperature of 2d half month, 
68.28 
69.90 
61.04 
58.57 
Temperature of the month, .. 
70.52 
69.60 
62.19 
62.32 
Highest degree,. 
90. 
88. 
83. 
86. 
Lowest degree,. 
50. 
47. 
43. 
37. 
Monthly range,. 
40. 
41. 
40. 
49. 
No. clear days,. 
234 
20 
20 
17 
No. cloudy days,. 
74 
11 
10 
13 
No. of days rain fell,. 
8 
8 
7 
8 
Rain gauge, inches,. 
4.91 
1.24 
4.46 
2.75 
Winds —North, (days,). 
n 
44 
54 
34 
Northeast,. 
2 4 
4 
7 
14 
East,. 
14 
1 
4 
Southeast,. 
14 
1 
2 
2 
South,. 
8 
94 
6 
12 
Southwest,. 
4 
2 
44 
24 
West,. 
44 
3 
4 
3 
Northwest, . 
9 
9 
34 
5 
August 
September 
CHARLES BUEL, 
JESSE BUEL, 
AMOS DEAN, | 
Albany, October 23, 1839. 
Executors. 
Albany Horticultural Society. 
The annual meeting of the Albany Horticultural So¬ 
ciety was held on the 18th Sept, at the large room in the 
Atheneum Building. The committee respectfully report 
the following contributions to the exhibition: 
From Walter Elder , gardener for Dr. Wendell, Alba¬ 
ny. —15 sorts potatoes, China corn, boquets of flowers, 
white and red sugar beets, mangel wurtzel, red and 
white onions, French pumpkin, weight 96 lbs., Spanish 
pumpkin, weight 90 lbs., kohl rabi, white egg plant, yel¬ 
low and red tomatoes, 20 sorts hearts’ ease. 
Philip Henry, Albany —White solid celery, German 
greens, kohl rabi, case knife pole beans. 
Andrew E. Brown, Albany —Large pumpkins, celery, 
yellow tomatoes. 
G. C. Thorburn, New-York —A case containing choice 
varieties of dahlias. 
James Wilson, Albany —Dahlias, green-house plants, 
varieties of hearts’ ease. 
J. Buel fy Co. Albany Nursery —A beautiful variety 
of dahlias and other flowers, interwoven in the form of 
a Castle of Flora: also, a great variety of boquets of 
flowers. 
Theophilus Bossole, Albany —White solid celery, very 
fine, butter squashes, turnips, blood beets. 
Daniel Payne, Albany —Large Roman cabbage, weight 
20 lbs., Spanish pumpkins, cocoa nut squashes, ruta ba- 
gas, potatoes, cucumbers, variegated corn. 
Theodore Allen, Hyde-Park —Salsify or vegetable oys¬ 
ter, purple egg plant and red onions. 
Chas. Gilchrist , Albany —Drum-head cabbages, weight 
21 lbs. each, egg plant, pears, apples, parsnips, carrots, 
beets, black cluster grapes. 
| John Faley, Albany —Large pumpkin, ruta baga, po¬ 
tatoes. 
William Buel, Albany —Onions, potatoes, beets, man¬ 
gel wurtzel, carrots, parsnips, winter squashes, egg plant, 
ruta bagas, dahlias, peaches, pears, plums, apples. 
John W. Smith, Albany —Potatoes and parsnips. 
'Mr.. Benson, Hudson —Sweet water, Isabella grapes, 
and tomatoes. 
Joseph Hall, Arbor Hill, Albany —Pears and quinces. 
P. Ashton, Albany —Onions, beets, Lima pole beans, 
carrots, purple egg plant. 
Charles Buel, Albany —Fine tomatoes. 
John H. Loucks, Albany —Large pumpkin, weight 
110 lbs., cocoa nut squash. 
Gen. Dix, Albany —2 varieties pears. 
Tho’s Ingram —2 varieties grapes.. 
A. P. Heartt, Troy —Dahlias and egg plants. 
Prof. J. W. Jackson, Schenectady — Boquets of flowers 
and a fine assortment of dahlias. 
