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could do, were all their time employed in well directed 
effort. How often do we hear men complaining they 
have no time to do this, or that, to read, to inform their 
minds, when more than the time used by the Chancellor 
to produce his great work, is lost by them, thrown away 
without profit to any one. 
PoTAToE IN Fkance.— It is Well known that the in¬ 
troduction of the potato into France as an article of’ 
food, was seriously resisted by the common people, and 
the persistance of the government in spreading its cul¬ 
ture had well nigh led to fatal disturbances. In doing 
away these prejudices founded on ignorance, no one was 
so active as the celebrated chemist Parmenter, and it 
was he to whom Louis XIV. said, “ France will one 
day thank you for having found bread for the poor.” 
This is about to be accomplished. The city of Montdi- 
dier has taken measures to erect a bronze statue to the 
memory of the philosopher for his services in this re¬ 
spect. The subscription is headed by Louis Philippe, 
and on it are most of the names of the distinguished 
friends of humanity and science in France. Public mo¬ 
numents are rarely more worthily erected. 
American Satin. —Mr. Turner of Nashville, Tenn., 
among other products of his looms, has turned out one 
piece of satin vesting, of about 40 yards, which the pa¬ 
pers of that city pronounce of admirable quality, strong 
—heavy—glossy,—and we are glad to say the demand 
was such as to prove an encouragement to the spirited 
manufacturer. 
Extraordinary Wheat.— The Norwich Mercury 
says:—Last week the writer of this, saw within a few 
miles of Lewes, in Sussex, jti»e pair of oxen yoxed to one 
plow, and driven by two men and a boy. The wheat is 
very fine in this district. Upon the farm of H. Black¬ 
man, Esq. of^Sussex, there is wheat nearly 7 feet high— 
the straw like reeds, the ears full, and the stems as close 
as they can stand. On the farm of Mr. Grantham, the 
celebrated sheep breeder, the wheat is of the same cha¬ 
racter, and is expected to yield not less than from 14 to 
15 coombs per acre. [A coomb is 4 bushels.— Eds. Cult.] 
THE COTTON CROP AND CULTURE. 
We give the following extract from a letter of our 
friend Affleck, formerly editor of the Western Farm¬ 
er, but now a planter at Ingleside, Adams county, Mis¬ 
sissippi. The time has not yet come, but we hope it 
will ere long, when we can take the tour he proposes. 
The proprietor must ^‘stay at home to keep the Culti¬ 
vator agoing;” Mr. Gaylord, his associafe, residing on 
his farm in Onondaga county, to which he is too much 
attached to permit us to indulge the hope that he would 
leave it to take the sole charge of the Cultivator for the 
time necessary to enable us to accomplish the tour we 
so much desire through the south, southwestern and 
western sections of our glorious Union. In the mean 
time, we must depend upon our numerous readers in 
those sections for such facts and suggestions as will ena¬ 
ble us to do justice to their interests. We shall continue 
our extracts from Mr. A.’s letter in our next. It is dated 
Oct. 12, 1843: 
‘‘We are in the midst of a most extraordinary pick¬ 
ing season. The cotton is exceedingly backward in 
opening, much of it rotting in the bolls; heavy rains al¬ 
most every day; and on a majority of planfations, from 
one-third to one-half the hands sick. Very few planters 
have out two bales to the hand, whilst usually, at this 
date, about four are housed. I had out fully double the 
quantity, last year at this time, that I have now. I have 
seen several fields on which, already, scarcely a boll is 
left to open. 
‘‘With reference to manuring for cotton, I may state 
that on one piece of average land, on which I put about 
200 bushels per acre, of manure broadcast, and plowed 
under, running two good plows in the furrow, thus turn¬ 
ing over at least six inches of earth that had never be¬ 
fore been disturbed,—on this piece of ground, the esti¬ 
mate made by those who profess to be able to judge, va¬ 
ries from 2 to 3 bales, generally at 2.^. The bolls are 
large and very numerous. The distance was seven feet 
by from 30 to 40 inches from plant to plant—too close, 
it may he, though of this I do not yet feel convinced. 
The plants stand about seven feet in height. On the 
same land, unmanured, I have, it is supposed, about one 
bale to the aei'e. I may remrrk that the crop on this 
place, this year, happens to be one of the very few good 
crops in the country. In another small field of about 35 
acres, on this place,which had been pretty well manured 
for corn, last year, I have already gathered 25,000 lbs. 
of seed cotton, at the second picking over, and not more 
than one-half the cotton is yet open. On the unmanured 
land, which has been cropped in cotton for eight to 
fourteen years in continued succession, I have but a very 
poor yield—perhaps half a bale, much of the crop be¬ 
ing' ruined by rust. That piece, some four acres, which 
was turned over by two plows in a furrow, was tended 
with less than onc-half the labor bestowed on any other 
piece; the crab grass gave no trouble. On much of the 
place, scratched over, as is rfsual, the grass is as tall as 
the cotton; it has rained so incessantly, that it could not 
be killed.’’ 
It will give us pleasure to send the books to 
which Mr. A. alludes, if he will direct us how to for¬ 
ward them. We will send the bound vols., if they can 
be shipped from New-York, or we can send them in 
sheets, if the postage will not be too much. We should 
also be glad to send a copy of the same work to our 
friend of Log Hall, if it could be sent in the same 
package. 
AGENTS FOR THE CULTIVATOR. 
Published at Albany, N. Y,—One Dollar per annum, 
O’ Mr. Henry M. Lewis is our traveling agent in 
Alabama, Tennessee and Missouri. 
O’ Mr. Israel E. James is our traveling agent in 
the Southern and Southwestern States and Florida, as¬ 
sisted by James K. Whipple, William H. Weld, O. H. 
P. Stem, and Henry Platt. 
O” Mr. C. W. James is our agent for the Western 
States, Iowa and Wisconsin, assisted by Moses Meeker, 
James R. Smith, J. B. Humphries, J. T. Dent, G. H. 
Comstock, and E. Y. Jennings. 
Luther Tucker, Proprietor. 
N. Y. S. AG. SOCIETY. 
The next meeting of the Executive Committee of 
the N. Y. S. Ag. Society, will be held on the second 
Wednesday of this month, at 10 o’clock, A. M. at the 
office of the Cultivator. A punctual and general atten¬ 
dance is requested. L. Tucker, Sec’y. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
169 and 
Monthly Notices,. 
Transactions of the First N. Y. State Ag. Society. 
Dr. Beekman’s Address at State Fair,. 
Notices of New Publications—Valuable Cows—DedricU’s 
Hay Press—The Farmer’s Coat of Arms—Green Ma- ! 
nures,. 
Threshing Machine, Pond Mud, Corn Shelters, Weevil in 
Wheat—Mr. Coltqan’s Circular—Blackberry Briars— | 
Bement’s Cultivator—Agricultural Fairs for 1843— 
Great Yield of Wheat—Convention of Breeders—Nut i 
Grass, &o... 
Lime, Marl, Phosphate of Lime, Gypsum, Salt, and Char- \ 
coal as Manures,.. 
Preparation and use of Stable Manures, &c.—Ohio Vine- j 
yards—Elders and Dock—Clover Seed Machines,. ' 
Plowing Green Sward for Spring Crops—Wind Mills—Ma- ‘ 
chines for raising Earth and Water—Subsoil Plow— 
Tompkins Co. Fair,.' 
Letter from Iowa—Mr. Field’s Root Steamer—The Farm- ] 
er’s Manual,.-. * 
Management of Bees—Bommer’s Method of making Ma- j 
nure,. • • * 
Sheep on the Prairies—Report of Committee on Plows at ! 
State Fair—Filling Ice Houses,.j 
Genesee Co. Fair—Raising Turkies—Buckwheat, Berk- j 
shires, &,c.—Farmer’-s Encyclopedia—Bommer’s Me- ? 
thod in Practice,..;.. j 
Economy of Farming—Broad Tail Sheep—Indian Corn—1 
Comparative Value of the'Wheat and Corn Crop—Ha- ? 
bits of Bees,. j 
Queens Co. Fair—Good Fruit—Culture of the Peach— 1 
Grape Frame—Cheap Bower—Protection from Moles > 
and Bugs—Shade Trees,. . ) 
Hints on Onions—Grafting—Worms on Cabbage—Wool— ) 
ButterStamp—Preservation of Apples—Egyptian Wheat > 
Gapes in Chickens,. ; 
Cotton Crop and Culture—Notices, &c.. 
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170 
171 
172 
173 
174 
176 
176 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 87—Gin for Raising Earth from a Well,. 176 
Fig. 88—Windlass for raising Water,. 176 
Fig. 89—Prouty & Mears’ improved Subsoil Plow,- 176 
Fig. 90, 91—Mr. Field’s Root Steamer,. 177 
Fig. 92—Dedrick’s Hay Press,. 172 
Fig. 93—Bement’s Cultivator,. 173 
Fig. 94—Grape Frame,... 182 
Fig. 96—Butter Stamp,. 183 
OOM NO. 4, 3d FLOOR, EXCHANGE, ALB-ANY. 
)ORTRAITS of ArMTOctZs, Architectural Plans, Views of Build- 
ini's, New Inventions, Patent Machines, 4'c- neatly and 
omptly executed,___ Nov. 1, 1843. 
SUBSOIL PLOW. 
IHE prices of the Subsoil Plow described on another page of 
- this paper, are as follows, viz: No. I, $8 No. 2_, $10 No. 
$12, with extra points. These plows may be obtained at 176 
arket st.> Philadelphia, of B- O. PROUTY. 
Oct. 12. ' 
FARMS FOR SALE. 
IWO good Farms for sale, near Hoosic Falls in Rensselaer 
county. The south farm contains 90 acres, and the north 
m contains 87 acres. These farms are productive-hrst rate 
ible land, with suitable dwelling, outhouse and orchard to 
;h; they are wooded and watered, &c. This property is so 
uated as to make one or two farms, and will be sold to suit 
rcliris6rs 
I productive Farm in the town of StilUvater, county of Sara- 
:a, 6 miles from Ballston Spa, and miles frorn Lansing- 
r“h It is pleas-antly situated on the soutli end of Saratoga 
ke,’containmg 65 acresof land under good improvement, is 
II wooded and watered, a new commodious dwellmg and 
t buildings, &c. . mr..! 
^Iso, a Farm containing 80 acres of land, in the town of Mal- 
county of Saratoga, 6 miles from Ballston Spa, 2 miles east 
Dunning St.; dwelling house, large barn, &c. 
rr These Farms will be sold cheap, and the greatest portion 
the purchase money can remain in mortgage on the same ior 
rrs. For further particulars InDER 
Nov. 1, 1843.—2t. 
A BOOK FOR FARMERS, 
■JY/TERCHANTS, Mechanics, Statesmen, Politicians, Lawyers, 
-ITJ- and the general reader. One of the most valuable works 
that has ever been issued from the American press, viz : Web¬ 
ster’s Speeches, arguments in Court’ and Senate, Orations, re¬ 
marks m Conventions and Senate, Reports, addresses before 
Agricultural Societies, Lectures, etc., by Daniel Webster—8th 
edition, 3 vols., 8 vo., cloth, with a portrait; also in Philadel- 
phia Library style of binding, sheep. These volumes contain 
the ablest productions of Mr. Webster, up to the time of his be¬ 
coming a member of the Cabinet. His speeches are models of 
argumentative power and commanding eloquence. They are 
rich sources of instruction also to the student of letters, of his¬ 
tory, pf finance, of the theory of government, and to the active 
politician, and should be owned by men of every station, sect, 
and political denomination: Published and for sale by TAP- 
PAN & DENNET, 114 Washington st,, Boston, and tor sale by 
the principal booksellers throughout the country. 
T. & D. also publish Life of George Washington, By Jared 
Sparks, 1 vol. 8 vo —600 pages, with 14 fine steel and copperplate 
engravings, beautifully bound in rich cloth, stamped. 
The Life of Washington, abridged, 2 vols. 12 mo. cloth. By 
Jared Sparks. 
The Works of Benjamin Franklin, with notes, and a life of the 
author. In 10 vols. 8 vo. cloth and calf bindings. By Jared 
Sparks. 
Life and Writings of George Washington, by Jared Sparks, 12 
vols. 8 vo. cloth and calf bindings. A’ov. 1.—3t. ’ 
FRUIT TREES. 
rriHE subscribers are now ready to receive orders for superior 
-L Trees, viz: Apples, Plums, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, &c. 
&c,, from their new nursery. Trees are all warranted in a 
healthy condition, and true to their sorts. Orders are entered 
on the order book, to be forwarded as soon as practicable in the 
fall. Orders respectfully solicited, and will receive prompt at¬ 
tention. WILSON, THORBURN & TELLER. 
O” A liberal discount made to those who purchase to sell 
again, or by wholesale. 
Orders left with WILLIAM THORBURN, Seed and Agricultu¬ 
ral Repository, No. 38 Broadway, Albany, will be promptly at¬ 
tended to. Albany, Oct. 1, 1843.—2t, 
FRUIT TREES, 
O F thoroughly proved varieties only, consisting of a superb 
collection of Peaches, and a fine assortment of Apples, 
Cherries, Nectarines, Apricots, See., for sale at the Nursery of 
THOMAS & SMITH, Macedon, Wayne co., N. Y. 
The Peaches consist of about 12 varieties, selected with great 
care from 60 or 70 proved sorts, chiefly from some of the best 
nurseries in the United States, ripening nearly in the following 
order Early Tillotson, Large Red Rareripe, Early York, 
White Imperial, Royal Kensington, Yellow Alberge, Seabolt’s, 
Malaootoon, Old Newington, Hill’s Chili, Late A^ork, Heath 
Cling, &c. 
Among the Apples, are Yellow Harvest, Sine Qua Non, Buf¬ 
fington’s Early, Strawberry, Rambo, Gravensiein, Ribston Pip¬ 
pins, Bellflower, Esopus Spitzenburg, R. I. Greening, Swaar, 
Tallman Sweet, &c. &c. Price of peaches and apples, 25 cts. 
each ,—$20 per 100 . 
Of Apricots, [a fruit nearly equal to the best peaches, and ri¬ 
pening weeks before them, are Breda, Museh, Peach, Early 
Peach, Black Apricot, &c. 374 cents each. 
New catalogues, with full lists and practical directions, fur¬ 
nished gratis on all [postage freel applications ; and being 
strictly periodical, postmasters may order them. 
Trees packed in the very best manner for railroad and canal 
transportation. Oct. 4 , 1843. 
FINE FARMS FOR SALE. 
T hose very superior Farms situated near Galway-Corners, in 
the county of Saratoga, collectively knoiwn as th'fli'Earl 
Stimson Farm, will be sold cheap and on terms,iu®f .accommo¬ 
dating to the purchasers as to credit. The pro^CT^Pteonsists of 
about 340 acres, is so situated as to be conveniently divided into 
three or four farms, all having the necessary buildings, and will 
be sold together or in parcels, to suit purchasers. Each farm 
is properly divided into pasture, tilled and wood land, and is in 
the highest state of cultivation, fenced in the best manner and 
with the most durable materials. The property comprises a- 
mong other buildings, a large and convenient hotel, which is a 
favorite resort of families in the summer on account of the su¬ 
perior healthiness and beauty of the country. The farming 
buildings of all kinds are most extensive and convenient for all 
the purposes of agriculture and the raising of stock. The pre¬ 
mises also include a country store, a most eligible location for 
a country merchant, having been occupied as such for about 
forty years. It is within two hours drive of Ballston, Saratoga, 
and Schenectady. The farm is well known among leading ag¬ 
riculturists, and in the agricultural periodicals, as the Pattern 
Farm. For terms, &c., apply to J. OAKLEY, 
Oct. 1.—tf. No. 75 Nassau street, New-Y'ork. 
■WARREN’S NEWLY INVENTED HORSE POWER 
AND THRESHING MACHINE. 
T he prices of these highly valuable machines, are as follows, 
viz; 
For a Two Horse Power and Threshing Machine, together, $76 
11 One “ “ “ “ ■‘ 60 
“ Two Horse Power Machine, alone,. 60 
“ One “ “ “ “ . 40 
Payment to be made in this city, on delivery of Machines. 
Bands not furnished except by particular order-price $4 each. 
Orders, post paid, executed promptly. 
L. Eostwick, ) L. bOSTWICK & CO. 
\ 68 Water St. 
W. T. Cole. ) . 
New-York June 17, 1943—jytf. 
PLATT'S PATENT PREMIUM PORTABLE MILL 
For GrivMng all kinds of Grain, Spices, Drugs, Paints, %c, 
mHE subscribers have beenrecently appointed general agents 
i- for the sale of the above most valuable mills in the state 
of New-York; also for the sale of patent rights in the patent. 
Price of 12 inch machine, $40; of 15 inch, $60; of 18 inch, 
$100: of 24 inch, $110, payment to be made on delivery. 
All orders—post paid, if by letter—will be punctually at¬ 
tended to. Samples of the mill may be seen at their office. 
3t L. BOSTWICK & CO., 5 SWater-st., New-York. 
AGENTS FOR THE CULTIVATOR, 
IN THE PBINCIPAL CITIES. 
Boston—Eben. Wight, Druggist, 46 Milk st. 
Hovey & Co. Seedsmen, 7 Merchant’s Row. 
New-York—U. H. Newman, Bookseller, 199 Broadway. 
Philadelphia—O. Landreth & D. L. Munns, Seedsmen. 
Baltimore—T> t. G. E. Smith. 
Washington City—F. Taylor, Bookseller. 
J. F. Callan, Seedsman. 
Richmond—B. Hill Jr. & Co. 
Alexandria, D. C.-BcU & Entwi^sle 
Charleslon—'D. M. Landreth, seedsman. 
St. Louis-F. P. Pette. 
