A CONSOLIDATION OF BUEL’S CULTIVATOR AND THE GENESEE FARMER. 
Cult. Vol. X. — No. 4. 
ALBANY, N. Y., APRIL, 1843. 
Cult. & Far. Vol. IV.—No. 4. 
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THE CULTIVATOR. 
“TO IMPROVE THE SOIL AND THE MIND.” 
REMOVAL. 
The office of ‘‘ The Cultivator” has been removed to 
No. 20 Market-street, a few doors south of the Ex¬ 
change. _ 
MONTHLY NOTICES. 
Communications have been received, during the past 
month, from Matilda W. Howard, Senex, N. Worthing¬ 
ton, A. Brentnall, W. Mentelle, H. W. Tibbits, H. 
Mooers, Commentator, George Edwards, William Lar¬ 
kin, B. B., J. N. Keeler, L. A. Moody, E. Townley, A 
Friend to Ag. Improvement, L. G. N., Wm. Partridge, 
J. R. Speed, F. P. E., T. M. Niven, George Vail, C. N. 
Bement, R. F. Houston, E. Tucicer, Will. C. Carr, Levi 
Durand, Alex. Walsh, J. H. Young, A Young Farmer, 
Dr. R. T. Underhill, G. M. Haywood & Co., J. J. Tho¬ 
mas, Henry Palmer, G. C. M., Frock & Trowsers, F. 
Acknowledgments. —We tender our thanks to Mr. 
CoLMAN, for the “ First Annual Report of the Monroe 
Co. Ag. Society, for 1842”—a handsome pamphlet of 68 
pages—To Messrs. IIovey &Co., Boston, for a copy of 
Dr. Harris’ “Treatise on some of the Insects of New 
England, which are. injurious to vegetation,” an octavo 
vol. of 460 pages—To some unknown friend, for a copy 
of the N. J. State Gazette, containing a communication 
from Caleb Smith Green, Esq., President of the N. J. 
State Ag. Society, ‘^on the decrease of Fruit”—To R. 
& G. S. Wood, New-York, for their reprint of the 
‘'Medico-Chirurgieal Review and .lournal of Medicine,” 
for January, an invaluable work for medical gentlemen; 
published quarterly, at $5,00 per annum — To Elwang- 
ER & Barry, proprietors of the Mount Hope Garden 
and Nursery, Rochester, for their Annual Catalogue for 
1843—To W. R. Prince & Co., Flushing, for their An¬ 
nual Catalogue of Bulbous and Tuberous rooted Flowers 
—To Carey & Hart, Booksellers, Philadelphia, for 
Nos- 2 and 3, of The Farmer’s Encyelopetlia—To the 
Editors of the Tribune. New-York, for the 2d No. of 
“ Useful Works for the People”—To H. S. Randall, 
Esq. for a copy of his Address before the Cayuga Ag. 
Society — to A. G. Caell, Esq. for an “ Address before 
the Queens Co. Ag. Society, by Hon. Wm. T. McCoun” 
—To the Editors of The New Farmer’s Journal, London, 
for the files of their paper for Februaiy—to the Editor 
of T/i« Farmer’s JTeraM, Chester, England, for the nos. of 
his paper for Jan., Feb. and March—also to P. L. Si- 
MONDS, Esq. London, for a no. of the same work. This 
is a new monthly agricultural publication, 16 large oc¬ 
tavo pages, at the low price of ?id per no.; and if we 
may judge from the nos. before us, will deserve, and we 
doubt not will receive, an extensive circulation. 
A Fat Sheep.'—T he fattest sliecp ever slaughtered in 
this vicinity, was exhibited at the Center Market on the 
22d of Feb., by Messrs. McGuigan & UValsh. It was a 32 
months old wether, a cross of the Cotswold and South 
Down breed, bred and fattened on the farm of J. M’D. 
M’Intyre, Esq. near this Its live weight was 260 
lbs. The carcase dressed; with the head on, which was 
very small, weighed 210 lbs., showing a difference of 
less than one-fifth between the live weight and carcase. 
The only feed of this sheep during the past summer, was 
a clover pasture. From the 1st of October to 15th Nov. 
he was hurdled with others upon turneps. From that 
time till he was slaughtered, he was fed, with three 
South Down bucks, under cover, with turneps, buckwheat 
and clover. One bushel of turneps and three quarts of 
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buckwheat, together with about 2 lbs. hay, were fed to 
the four daily. Mr. McIntyre is still feeding the South 
Downs, which are destined for the New-York market on 
the opening of navigation. 
Fat Ox and Calf _On the same occasion, (Wash¬ 
ington’s birth day,) Messrs. M’Guigan & Walsh exhi¬ 
bited the carcase of an ox, fattened by Messrs. Terry & 
Hubbard of Sangerfield, whose live weight was 3,300 
lbs.—dead weight 2,641 lbs.—and a calf fed by Mr. J. 
Cary of Rensselaer county, 13 weeks and 4 days old, 
whose live weight was 478 lbs.;—carcase, 386 lbs. 
“Hereford Hall.” —We last week visited Mr. Cor- 
ning’s farm, situate on the west bank of the Hudson, 
about three miles below this city, to which Mr. Sotham, 
who now occupies it, has given the name of “ Hereford 
Hall.” We found the Herefords and Cotswolds in fine 
condition, and rapidly increasing. Mr. S. informed us 
that from nine ewes which came in first, he had 20 lambs 
—5 ewes having twins, and 3 had 3 each. Eleven of his 
Hereford cows had calved since the first of January, and 
he is now making from their milk, over 60 lbs. of butter 
per week. His calves, which were in fine condition, he 
feeds onskim-milk and flax seed jelly, mixing one pailfull 
of the jelly with four of the milk. Mr. S. informed us 
that it was his intention to keep an exact account of all 
the butter and cheese made from his Herefords during 
the season, the result of which should be given in the 
Cultivator, in order to show that they deserve the credit 
he claims for them as dairy cows. He wishes, and we 
second the motion, that other farmers would keep a si¬ 
milar account, that the results with different breeds may 
be compared. 
Misdirection of Letters _ In forwarding to us a 
letter, misdirected to Philadelphia, the postmaster of 
that city wrote the following note:—“Letters for your¬ 
selves and other publishers are so frequently misdirected 
to Philadelphia, that I would suggest to you the propri¬ 
ety of publishing an article on the subject in your useful 
and widely circulated paper.” We presume that more 
than one-half of the letters supposed to be lost in the 
mail, fail to reach their proper destination through care¬ 
lessness in directing them. We have several times had 
letters forwarded to us, which had been misdirected to 
Philadelphia, New-York, Utica, Auburn, and Rochester; 
and in several instances where letters have failed to ar¬ 
rive, we have been inclined to lay the blame rather to 
misdirection than to the post office department. 
Farm Houses, &c. —We give to-day, a plan of a 
Farm House, from one of our lady readers, the wife of 
our friend and corfespondent Sanford Howard, whose 
name we are pleased to introduce to our readers, and 
from whom we should be much gratified to receive fre¬ 
quent contributions. We have also in the hands of the 
engraver, the plans of the necessary out-buildings for 
the farm house given in our Jan. No. by Mr. Niven— 
also another plan of a farm house, in ^ the Tudor style 
of architecture, from the same gentleman,which will be 
given next month. In the mean time, without the 
knowledge of Mr. N., we take the liberty to recommend 
to any of our friends who may want designs and plans 
of buildings, to apply to Mr. Niven, who is a practical 
architect, and who we presume will furnish such de¬ 
signs, with the necessary specifications, working plans, 
&c. for a reasonable compensation. Address, post paid, 
T. M. Niven, Esq. Newburgh, N. Y. 
Corn Stalk Sugar. —Extract of a letter from Wm. 
C. Rodgers, Esq., Caledonia, Tenn., to the editors of 
the Cultivator:—“Mr. J. L. Vaughan, one of your 
subscribers, has tried the experiment of making sugar 
from corn stalks, but did not succeed altogether agreea¬ 
bly to his expectations; but he intends this year to plant 
eight or ten acres, for the purpose of making another 
trial. He planted late in June last year, and an early 
frost killed the corn before he began. From one acre 
of corn, however, he made about seventy gallons of 
molasses of as good a quality as I ever saw.” We 
have seen it stated in a Tennessee paper, that the press 
used by Mr. Vaughan to press the juice from the stalk, 
cost but $6. Will Mr. V. oblige us with a description 
of his press, for the benefit of our readers? 
Berkshires. —In our notice of the premiums award¬ 
ed by the Hancock (Ga.) Planters’ Club, in our Jan. No. 
we stated that the first premiums on swine “ were 
awarded to Col. John Bonner, on Rip Van Winkle and 
Nonesuch, two animals sent him by Mr. Bement last 
autumn.’’ In this, we made a slight, though uninten¬ 
tional mistake. The premium for the best sow was di¬ 
vided between “Nonesuch” and the ‘‘Flower of Or- 
ange,” both owned by Col. Bonner. “Flower of Or- 
range” was bred by Messrs. A. & G. Brentnall of Can- 
terbui-y, Orange county, and was considered by them as 
the best sow they ever bred or imported, and they con¬ 
sider her (if their experience and observation amount 
to any thing) second to no sow of her size in the 
Union. They (A. & G. B.) have sold to Col. Bonner 
seven sows and a boar, which have all met his decided 
approbation, and some of the animals at prices more 
than double elsewhere paid to celebrated breeders.” Col. 
Bonper has choice selections from all the best piggeries 
in this State, and we unite with Mr. Brentnall in recom¬ 
mending our southern friends to him for their supply of 
Berkshires; and we think we may safely recommend 
those who wish for good specimens of the same breed 
from this State, to the Messrs. Brentnall. 
Plows. —At page 184, vol. 9, we gave an extract of 
a letter from Baltimore, relating to a trial of plows said 
to have talien place near that city. We have received 
a letter from Mr. Mooers, stating the circumstances 
under which that trial took place, which accounts very 
satisfactorily for the heavy draft charged to Barnaby & 
Mooers’ Side-hill Plow. We thought then that there 
must have been some mistake about the matter, and 
would cheerfully publish Mr. Mooers’ letter, did we 
consider it necessary; but we think those who will take 
the trouble to look at the results of a previous trial at 
Baltimore, recorded at p. 156 of the same volume, will 
he satisfied as to the lightness of the draft of the Side- 
Hill Plow. 
What a Dollar will purchase in Illinois.— A 
subscriber at Little Woods, says:—“ I have at last suc¬ 
ceeded in apprehending an Eastern bill perambulating 
our hard currency state. With us, the enclosed is equi • 
valent to three bushels of wheat, eight bushels of corn, 
or twelve of oats—or 1 cwt. of beef or pork, a yearling 
steer, or a hecatomb of hogs. Will it pay for one year’s 
subscription to the Cultivator, for mauger my resolutions 
of economy and retrenchment, I find I cannot do without 
it.” Another correspondent in Illinois, says—“ Blessed 
as we are with a rich soil, we cannot make money by 
farming, at present prices—wheat 31 to 35 cents—com 8 
to 9 cents—pork, $1,00 to $1,50 per 100 lbs. and no mo¬ 
ney even at these low prices.” 
Prices in Indiana. —A letter from a correspondent in 
Davies county,says :—“ Pork is selling here at from $1,00 
to $2,00 per lOO lbs.—wheat, 37^ cents per bushel—corn, 
12| cents, and other produce at similar rates.” 
Prices in Missouri. —Our agent at Hannibal says:— 
‘‘ Wheat is only 25 cents cash per bushel—corn, 10 to 
12J cents—pork, $1,60 per 100 lbs., and stock cheaper.” 
Knit Dress. —At the Fair of the Suffolk co. (N. Y.) 
Ag. Society, in Oct. last, a premium was awarded to Miss 
Elizabeth Thompson, for a cotton and worsted dress, 
knit whole, and without any sewing. The skirt was knit 
with tliree threads on five needles, and the waist with 
two needles and one thread. 
Louisiana _The 2d Fair of the Louisiana State Ag. 
Association, was held at Baton Rouge, on the 10th Jan., 
and was well attended—the exhibition attracting there, 
as others have in other places, much more attention than 
was anticipated. Among the recipients of premiums, 
we are pleased to see the names of a number of our sub¬ 
scribers in that state. 
Scions. —“ F. P. F.,” Eridport, Yt., is informed 
that scions of select varieties of fruit may be had of 
nurserymen. The price, we believe, is the price of the 
tree for a dozen scions. 
Reaping Machine_ “ A Young Farmer” wishes to 
know if the harvesting machine mentioned in the Dec. 
No. of the Cultivator for 1841, b 5 ’ Solon Robinson, Esq. 
has answered the expectations there held out. Will Mr. 
R. please inform us? If the machine has proved suc¬ 
cessful, we should be glad to receive a description and 
drawing of it. 
The Farmer’s Encyclopedia —The Nos. of this 
work are promptly issued, twice a month, by Carey & 
Hart, Philadelphia. Nos. 2 and 3 have been received; 
the first is adorned with a plate representing the differ¬ 
ent varieties of Wheat, with its most destructive ene¬ 
mies, and the latter with a view of a Russian Beehive 
and the Echium vulgare, or Ciniak, with its root, efflo¬ 
rescence and nut-like fruit. The work is to he com¬ 
pleted in 16 Nos. at 25 cents each. 
New Work. —Prof. Kirtland of Ohio, has a work 
ready for the press, entitled “The Western Orchardist, 
adapted to the use of Farmers, Horticulturists, and Cul¬ 
tivators of Fruits in the Western States of the Union.” 
Its contents are mostly original—the result of the au¬ 
thor’s own experience and observation. 
Hussey’s Corn and Cob Crusher, &c. —“ E. B.” of 
Princeton, Ill., inquires if this machine can be had in 
New-York, and whether Warren’s Horse Power can be 
