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THE CULTIVATOR 
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE. 
We are gratified to have it in our power to make the 
announcement contained in the following extract of a 
latter, just received from the Rev. B. G. Noble, of 
B;'idge[)i)rt, Conn. It will be seen that he contemplates 
the establishment of an Agricultural Institute, where our 
young men may have an opportunity of qualifying them¬ 
selves “ for the noble pursuits of agriculture, and at the 
same time for bearing their part in the elevated stations 
of society.” The location, the situation of the writer s 
farm, his qualitications and long experience as an in¬ 
structor, as well as his taste for agricultural pursuits, are 
circums ances in the highest degree favorable to the suc¬ 
cess and usefulness of the proposed institution; and we 
cannot but rejoice that an establishment of this kind is 
about to be commenced un 'er auspices so promising: 
“ Bridgeport, Juue 22, 1S43. 
“ Messks. G.vylort) Si Tucker —Your article in the 
June no., lirsi p.iga, headed > yiiung men,’ has led me to 
communica e to you a determination formetl several 
m.m hs “ince, and intended to be made public as soon as 
iiiy arrangements had been all completed. I am not 
aware that anj' inst.iiution has yet been commenced 
which is ada)) etl to the iraining of youth in those de- 
])ar ments of learning which would qualify them for the 
iioble pursuils of agrictil ure, and at the same time for 
bear ng their part in the eieva ed stations of society. 
“ It is my ill eiiti in to es'abiiA in this place, an agri¬ 
cultural instittite, whicii shall combine all the advantages 
that may be desirable in such an establishment, both in 
theory anti practice Sucii a liberal course of instruction 
will be atl ip eil, as shall be best calculaletl to elevate the 
character an ! extend the influence of those who may de¬ 
vote themselves to the pursuits of agriculture. It will 
include the na ural sciences, political economy, moral 
philosophy, the great principles of civil and constitu¬ 
tional law, and the art of public speaking, as well as all 
the ordinary branches of a finished English education. 
‘‘ My location is well suited for such an institution. 
It is on the east bank of our harbor, within a few minutes 
walk of our churches, and yet so retired, rural and beau¬ 
tiful, as to be in every way suited for the resilience of 
pupils. Two steamboats run each way daily, between 
this and Nevv-Yoik, and the Ilousatonic railroad eon- 
necis us with the interior, Albany and Boston. Si.xty 
acres of land lying in one tract, (enough for all the 
purposes of such an establishment,) surround my re¬ 
sidence—presenting from every part of it, agreeable 
views, and nearly all of it under cultivation. I am, if 
not an enthusiast, very fond of the business, both of in¬ 
struction and agriculture. For some twenty years, I uni¬ 
ted the teaching of the classics with the duties of a pa¬ 
rish. Several years since, I retired to my present resi¬ 
dence, and have been engaged chiefly in farming and gar¬ 
dening, and in planting a nursery. I shall have in my 
employ, a skillful farmer, gardener and nurseryman, and 
the department of each will be conducted by system, and 
with studious regard both to economy and to scientific 
princ'ples. While the pupil is connected with the es¬ 
tablishment, it is intended that he shall witness all the 
operations of the agriculturist, and form such tastes and 
habits, that m after life he may combine the cultivation 
of the soil with intellectual improvement.” 
flour. AVe pay out money enough each year, in this 
county, for pork and flour, to pay all the tlebts of the 
county; but I hope we will soon become farmers, and 
not longer content ourselves with being mere planters. 
Hoping your valuable paper vvill meet with that encour- 
ment it so highly deserves, I subscribe myself respect¬ 
fully yours, Alexander M'Donald.” 
FACTS AND OPINIONS. 
LETTER FROM ALABAM-A. 
Extr.act of a letter to the Editors of the Cultivator, 
dateil Eufalla, Barber co., Ala., June 13, 1843; _ 
“ We are moving at present, in (his new and interest¬ 
ing section of country, in the cause of agriculture. From 
our success since the present year set in. I hope the day 
will not be distant when our agricultural societies will 
embrace every farmer in the country; and when our 
young men, when they leave college, instead of seeking 
a livelihood in one of the learned professions, will take j 
hold of the handles of the plow, and become scientific ^ 
farmers; when they will enjoy that peace and quietness 
that will be found in no other avocation. 1 
“ I am at present at page 80, in my yearly farming ‘ 
memorandum, as I call it, for .he present year. A book 
of this kind, I have been in the habit of keeping for the 
last fifteen years; it is an exact record of every thing i 
Abstracted from Books and Journals for the Cultivator. 
Tanner'S Bark. We quote the following from the 
editor of the American Farmer:—“ Tan may be used 
fresh from the pit, if used sparingly, without doing in¬ 
jury; if used in excess, it will, like salt, destroy vegeta¬ 
tion. In moderation, both are excellent manures. As an 
aniender of a stiff clay soil, we know of nothing better 
than tanner s bark: when spread over cow yards or pig 
pens it is invaluable as an absorbent, and when, af(er a 
single season, it becomes mixed with the other substan¬ 
ces, it forms an excellent manure; vvhen mixed in the 
following proportions, 200 bushels tanner’s bark, 20 of 
lime and 50 of ashes, and suffered to remain a monlh or 
so in the heap, the mixture, afler being turned over and 
thoroughly incorporated, forms as good a manuring as 
any farmer need desire to put on an acre of ground.” 
Ashes on Cotton. —A correspondent of the Southern 
Agriculturist, details two experiments in the use of wood 
ashes on the cotton plant. In the first, which was an 
old field of light soil, manured with stable compost, 12 
rows were selected, to which one peck of ashes to the 
row were apiilied, or at the rate of 18_f bushels per acre. 
These 12 rows, with 12 rows without ashes, were har¬ 
vested separately. The ashed rows produced 100 lbs. of 
seed cotton—those without ashes 82 lbs. In the second 
experiment, the ashes were applied to new land, when 
no difference was discovered between the rows with and 
those without ashes. Hence the writer infers that in 
the old field the alkaline properties in the soil were ex¬ 
hausted, while in the new field a sufficient quantity for 
all useful purposes siill remained in the soil. 
Cohnstaijc Sugar. —Mr. S. Baldwin of Franklin co., 
Ohio, details his experience in making sugar from corn¬ 
stalks the last season. The expressed juice indicated 
nine per cent of saccharine matter by the saccharometer, 
and one gallon produced more than one pound of sugar, 
which is more than is usually made from the cane. From 
want of experience he failed, as most others have done, 
in making the syrup granulate; but the molasses which 
did not granulate, was a most excellent article for family 
use, of a most delicious flavor, and was found to be very 
wholesome. 
Carbage Lice. _ Th" SoiiHioi-n Planter says that Mr. 
J. C. Burton of Henrico, has for several years been in 
the habit of freeing his cabbage not only from lice but 
from the ravages of the yellow worm, by simply mash¬ 
ing a clod of dirt between his fingers, and sprinkling ihe 
ilust over the cabbages, in the morning before the dew 
has been evaporated. 
Sheep in Orchards.— A writer in the N. E. Farm¬ 
er, states that ‘‘ a butcher at Brighton, put his sheep in¬ 
to an orchard, and while the next orchard, separated 
from his only by a stone wall, was infested with canker 
worms, his had none.” From this, the writer concludes 
that “ there is an odor to sheep so offensive that the can¬ 
ker worms are driven away by it, or that it is a deadly 
poison to them.” 
Hen's Eggs. —A correspondent of the Farmer's Cabi¬ 
net, slates that in often repeated trials he found that the 
eggs which approached nearest to roundness always pro¬ 
duced females, while those which were pointed at one 
end always produced males. This is a fact of some im¬ 
portance to those who rear chickens for market, who 
prefer males on account of their larger size. 
Suckering Corn _D. H. Hatton, in the Southern Planf- 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
Monthy Notices—The season and the crops—Cattle Shows ) 
tills year.. J 
Improvement of Domestic Stock,. 106 
Raising Seeds—Letter from Lancaster, Pa.—Premiums of ( 
the Mass.State Ag. Society,. J 
Foreign Ag. Intelligence—Land in Sight,. log 
Canada Thistles—Abonion in Cows—Warts on Cows’ ) 
Teats—Live Oak—Dampness of Brick Buildings—Tpe > 109 
Locusts—The Great Agricultural Kra coming,- — ••• ) 
Legislative Aid to Agriculture—New Notions—Converting ) , 
Peat Soil into Meadow—Cost of Fencing,.) ” 
Dictionary of Agricultural Terms,. Ill 
A Letter from Ohio—Filtering Cisterns—Cornstalk Cut-) jj.^ 
Icrs-lmpioved Picket Fence,. 5 ^ 
Short Horn and New Leicester Cattle—Farming in War- J 
ren County, N. J.—Mole Trap—Spanish Merino Sheep— > 113 
Hot Air furnaces,...••• ) 
Exp riments in various Manures—Garden Plow—Dairy ) 
Cows and Cli ese Dairies,. S 
Breaking Heifers, Milking, Ac..■•••.— 115 
Cottage Row, Troy—Neapolitan Hogs—Michigan Soil, ) -j- 
Farming, Ac.—6!J0 reasons why land should 1 einiproved y 
Hiring Help—Seeding Grass Lands Ac.—Crescent tiiilon j 
1 esl System of Farming—Efl'ect of Climate on Cattle, - S 
Manage.ment of the Horse—(. holic in the Horse—.Altering / jjg 
Colts—Spaying Swine—Mange in Swine,.- l 
Butter Making—Bnssano Beet—New mode (,f Orafiing—) - 
Protecting "Trees from CiUile--S<iIt for the CuicuHo—> 119 
Veimin on Vinos—Quince Trees,. ) 
Agricultural institute—Letter from Alabama—Facts and ) 
Opinions, Ac..t 
ILLUS'J RATIONS. 
Fig. 51—Filtering Cistern, . 112 
P'ig. 62—Snort Horn and New Leicester l.ull,. 113 
Fig. 53—Mole Trap,. 113 
Fig. 54—Cottage Row, Troy,. U6 
Fig. 65—Crescent Button,. 117 
Fig. 56—Wild Horse,. 118 
SHORT HORN DURHAMS. 
T hree or four Durham Heifers, one and two years old and 
three young Hulls, from 10 to 13 months old are ofletedfor 
sale by the subscrif.er. Some of these young animals aie out 
of his imported Bull Duke of Wellingion, bred hy Thomas Pates, 
Esq., Kirkleavington, England. The sti,ck of Weliiiiglon will 
carry its own recommendation. The two year old Heifers are, 
and will he in calf, by Wellington or his son Meteor, out of his 
imported Heifer Dutchess, which latter animal was also I red 
hy Mr. Hates, and out of his Prize Bull Duke of Northumher- 
land. Inquire of A Clockie, on the farm, or of the subscriLer, 
at his residence in Troy. GEO. V.AIL. 
Troy, July I, 1843—2t. 
WARREN’S NEWLY INVENTED HORSE POWER 
AND THRESHING MACHINE. 
T he prices of these highly valuable machines, are as follows, 
viz: 
P'or a Two Horse Power and Threshing Machine, together, $75 
One “ “ _ “ “ -C 
u Xwo Hor se Power Machine, atone,.. 50 
" One “ “ ” . 40 
Payment to he marie in this city, on delivery of Machines. 
Bands not fiunished except by particular order-price $4 each. 
Orders, post paid, executed promptly. 
L. Bostwick, 
J. Plant, 
W. T. Cole. 
NewYork June 17, 1843- 
L. BOSTWICK A CO. 
68 Water st. 
-jytf- 
er, says that after a trial of five years, he has satisfied 
himself that irreparable injury is done to the corn by pull¬ 
ing off the suckers, as the produce of fodder and grain 
are both greatly diminished. 
To Clean Kid Gloves. — We quote the folio wing re¬ 
cipe for this purpose, from the papers :—“ Take a piece 
. , - , 1 -.u t •* f_ e T : of flannel, moisten it with a little milk, rub it on a cake 
that IS done on rny farm, and without it for reference, I | apply it to the soiled part of 
SALE OF DURHAM SHORT HORN CATTLE AND 
SOUTH DOWN SHEF.P. 
T he subscriber, desirous of reducing his stock, will offer for 
sale, at auct ion, on Wednesday, the ISih of September next, 
at 10 o’clock, A. M. at Thre^Hitls Farm, 31 mites wes of the 
city of Albany, on the Cherry Valley road, 26head of cfittle,con- 
sisiing of bulls, cows, heifers and calves, and between 70 and 
80 head of South Down sheep, consisting of bucks, bieeding 
ewes, yearlings and lambs, bred from the stock imported by 
Mr. Hawes iii'l8.3-2, and from bucks imported since. 
Messrs Corning” A Sotham, will also offer at the same tirne 
and place, some of their celebrated HEREFORD LULLS, of dif¬ 
ferent ages. C. N. BEMENT. 
Three Hills Farm, Albany, June 1, 1843.4t. 
PLOWS, PLOWS. 
T he subscriber has just received an extensive assortment of 
Center Draft Self-Sharpening Plows, made from the best 
materials, and are warranted to work well. Also Subsoil Plows 
of three sizes, suitable for one, two or three horses, for sale at 
the following prices, viz ;—No. I, -$8; No. 2, STO; No 3, ,$12, 
with an extra point to each. Also Straw Cutters, Corn Sb.el- 
lers, Corn Planters, Fanning Mills, Hoes, Spades, Shovels, Ac 
Garden, Grass, and Flower Seeds, fur sale at wholesale and re¬ 
tail, on liberal terms, by D. 0. FROUTA , _ 
jyiny 15 , 1843 . 2t._ No. 176 Market St., Philadelphia 
T .1 ithe fflove. As soon as you have removed the dirt, rub 
[•om year to year, I note down ^ flannel. Care must be taken 
themselves to my mind. I ^ , ..... „ 
T_not to make the glove too wet.” 
do not see how I could get on; for here I look over my 
last year's operations, and fr 
such suggestions as present 
commence on the first day of January of each year, charge 
myself with every dollar's worth of property employed 
on my farm; then through the year I enter each Satur¬ 
day night, the amount and kind of labor done on the 
farm, keeping an account of the seasons, the time of 
planting each kind of crop, keeping an exact entry of all 
the expenses of the farm. 
“When the crop is sold I give myself credit for all mo¬ 
ney received, for all stock raised and for all improve¬ 
ments made; I am then prepared to know precisely what 
interest I have matle on the amount employed in agri¬ 
culture. I liave recommended this course to many farm¬ 
ers, but they say it is too much trouble; for my part, I 
jfinil it no trouble; it has become a habit with me. 
“ Our crops in this section of the southwest, are small 
and backward; our spring has been unfavorable; there 
is nearly one month's difference between now and last 
year in our corn crop. But our great crop in this region 
it cotton; we make twice as much of that valuable sta¬ 
ple as we should, for we make it to the exclusion of ma- 
3 iy valuable products that we buy, particularly pork and 
GUMMING TON SCYTHE STONES. 
rTiHB attention of ftinners and all who use whetstone. 
1 ihroughout the United States, is respectfully invited to an 
article now manufactured from the celebrated “ IGibbin s 
TRIMBLE S IMPROVED HORSE POWER AND 
THRESHING MACHINE. 
T he subscriber offers for sale Trimble’s Horse Power and 
Threshing Machines, which are equal to any in use. They 
can be used either with one or two hoises, and can thresh 15 
bushels of wheat per hour, with ease. 
Price of Horse Power, -••. $55 
“ Threshing Machine,. 25 
B. M FEEEBORN, 
July 1—2f. Agricultural Repository, 183 Front si., N. Y. 
BADGER'S HORSE POWER, &e. 
B ADGER’S Horse Power, of which a cut and description is 
given in another part of this paper, is manufactured at Au¬ 
burn, N. Y., by the subscribers. The price for 
Horse Power and Thresher,. .fllS-OO 
Horse Power alone.. 90-00 
Also manufactured and for sale by the subscribers, Hussey’s 
REAPING MACHINE and CORN CRUSHER, which took the 
first premiums at the State Fair held at Albany, in 1842. All 
orders punctually attended to. 
HUSSEY A BURGESS. 
Auburn, N. Y. May 16, 1843. 2t. 
those sections of the country into which they 
duced, is the best recommendation that can be given them. 
The public are requested to satisfy themselves inn sard to the 
merits of the above article, by sivitig it a trial For sale at 
the manufactoTv; also by Wood ^ Fo'.ger, 219 Pearl street; 
William H. W ikhl li' Co., 100 John-strect, and Orar/r Ua.um, 
7 Platl-s-treei, New-York— ffuinj-hrey ^ IrmsinR} J'TiCi InvAl' 
stvne & Son, Athfinv—KeUogss ('o.y Wr/rreti. I.edy 4' Kort, 
Troy, N. Y., and will be furnished at the principal villages 
‘^oTdcrradffiesserto FRANCIS RATES, Agent Curnmington, 
Mass., will be punctually attended to. April It, 1843 .—31 
TO FARMERS. 
T he subscriber is prepared to supply Cornpotind Guano, pre¬ 
pared from an analysis of that valuable manure. 
dry Sulphate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, Ac. He 6,0 0 
to 10 000 bushels of Hard Wood Charcoal, which he will seil at 
4 cents per bushel. Estimates will be given lor any desciip- 
Uon of Chemical Manures that may be required Engaged in 
manufacturing for thirty years, he feels tonf.Benl ot 
-tMYor him with their or- 
chemical 
giving satisfaction to ti use who may favor him with itteir or 
Urs All letters asking information m.ust be post paid, 
uers. All foot Jane-stiect, Greenwich. 
New-York. April 28, 1843. 6t 
FROM THE 
STE.Aiil PRESS OF C. V.AN BENTHUVSEN & CO. 
