A CONSOLIDATiON OF BUEL’S CULTIVATOR AND THE GENESEE FARMER. 
Cult. Vol. X.—No. 12. 
ALBANY, N. Y., DECEMBER, 1843. 
Cult. & Far. Vol. IV.—No. 12. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 
GAYLORD Sc TUCKER, EDITORS. 
LUTHER TUCKER, PROPRIETOR. 
Office, No. 20 Market-street, Albany, 
OFFICE IN NEW-YOKK CITY, AT 
M. H. NEWMAN’S BOOKSTORE, No. 199 BROADWAY, 
Where single numbers, or complete setts of the back volumes, 
cun always be obtained. 
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(PAYABLE ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.) 
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26 per cent commission on 100 or more. 
Subscriptions to commence with a volume ; and the money 
to be sent free of postage. 
THE BACK VOLUMES OF THE CULTIVATOR, 
Handsomely stitched in printed covers. 
Can be furnished to new subscribers—Vols. I. II. III. IV. at 50 
cents each, and Vols. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. at $1. each. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
“TO IMPROVE THE SOIL AND THE MIND.” 
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS AND READERS OF THE 
CULTIVATOR. 
The present number closes the volume of the Cultiva¬ 
tor for 1843, and we may venture to express the hope 
that the time we have spent in the company of our friends 
and readers, has not been altogether without its pleasures 
and its profits, to all parties. If we have not done all 
that we coiikl have wished, we have the satisfaction of 
knowing we have done what we could to interest and in¬ 
struct; and with our increasing means, and the favors of 
our accumulating list of intelligent correspondents, we 
trust hereafter to make “ The Cultivator” still better cor¬ 
respond with the importance of the cause it advocates. 
For the past we are truly grateful; for the future we 
have nothing to fear. 
By a glance at our prospectus for 1844, which may be 
found in the present number, our readers will perceive 
that we have made some new arrangements, which we 
have reason to believe will be highly acceptable to our 
friends and patrons; particularly the change in the form 
of the Cultivator, and the establishment of a new and 
cheaper paper to meet the wishes of those who prefer a 
less costly, but still comprehensive and practical journal 
of agriculture. The prices at which these papers will 
be published, it will be seen, are such as is believed will 
leave no ground for complaint on that score; and as it 
will require an extensive circulation to support them at 
such low rates, we hope our present subscribers will 
come forward at once, not only with their own names, 
but such of their neighbors as may need a good paper for 
themselves or families. Let those who now patronize 
us, or intend to do so, hand their dollar or their flf^ 
cents, as the case may be, to the postmaster or the agent, 
without delay, so-as to receive the Cultivator and Muse¬ 
um in season for regular reading ^^d preservation. Will 
our subscribers and friends attend fb this matter? 
g#^SPECIAL NOTICE.^ 
According to the practice pursued from the com¬ 
mencement of “ The Cultivator,” all subscriptions 
terminate with the volume. No papers will therefore 
be hereafter sent to our present subscribers until their 
subscriptions are renewed by payment for the next vol. 
Though this course has caused some complaint, it is the 
only safe one for us to pursue, as our friends will be 
aware if they will but reflect for a moment upon the im¬ 
possibility of collecting the small sum asked for our pa¬ 
per, from our subscribers who are scattered over every 
state in the Union. While trusting out the paper would 
be ruinous to us, it can be no serious inconvenience to 
our friends to hand their dollar to their Postmaster, to be 
forwarded to us. By doing this immediately on the re¬ 
ceipt of this no. they will secure the. early and regular 
receipt of the next volume. " 
AGENTS IN CITIES. 
That our subscribers in the principal cities may know 
, renew their subscriptions, we give a list 
of City Agents on our last page. They should renew 
their subscriptions previous to the 20th inst. to insure an 
early reception of the first no. of the new volume. 
NEW SERIES OF THE CULTIVATOR. 
The publisher and proprietor of The Cultivator informs 
the friends and patrons of that journal, that at the be¬ 
ginning of the next volume in January, 1844, a new and 
enlarged series will commence, and the form of the pub¬ 
lication at the same time will be changed from its pre¬ 
sent Quarto size of 16 pages, to a large Octavo of 32 pa¬ 
ges each number. This change, which has been in con¬ 
templation for the past two or three years, has been de¬ 
termined upon in compliance with the wishes of many 
of our subscribers, who have been anxious to have the 
work in what they consider a more convenient form, both 
for reading and for pre-servation. Of the character of the 
Cultivator it can scarcely be necessary to speak, at this time 
and place. From its commencement it has taken the high¬ 
est place in the list of journals devoted to the cause of the 
farmer; and in its series of volumes, forms perhaps the 
best agricultural library of the day. Its numerous and 
increasing ligt of contributors, unrivaled in extent and 
ability—the ample means in the power of the editors to 
give the most early and complete record of every thing 
that can interest the farmer, or aid in forming a correct 
opinion of the condition and progress of agriculture, and 
its extensive circulation, exceeding that of any similar 
journal in the world, has caused it to be looked upon as 
the principal exponent of agriculture in the country. 
The change of form will lead to no change of character. 
In the amount of agricultural reading—in its numerous 
and effective engravings and illustrations, and in its un¬ 
wearied efforts to inform the mind and elevate the condi¬ 
tion of the farmer, it will still be the same. 
At the same time, the proprietor of the Cultivator will 
issue a new paper, to be called 
THE FARMER’S MUSEUM. 
It will be printed in the same condensed and beautiful 
manner as the Cultivator, on an octavo page of the same 
size, but will contain only 16 octavo pages, or one-half 
the quantity of the former. 
Public opinion seems to have decided that a 50 cent 
paper is necessary; and from all parts of the country the 
proprietor of the Cultivator has been urged to undertake 
the publication of such a journal. The favor with which 
the Monthly Genesee Farmer was viewed, the great good 
it was accomplishing, and the extensive circulation it 
had attained, while conducted by him, is considered a 
proof that a similar cheap publication, made up from the 
ample pages of the Cultivator, and practically adapted to 
the wants of the thousands whose moderate means pre¬ 
vent the receipt of more expensive journals, will be hail¬ 
ed as a desideratum by the farming public. 
By an examination of the terms annexed, it will be 
seen they are such as is believed will make it an in¬ 
ducement for individuals to act as agents in procuring 
subscribers to these works. There is scarcely a neigh¬ 
borhood, or town, in which an active person, interested 
in the cause of agriculture, may not in a short time ob¬ 
tain from 20 to 100 subscribers; and we would suggest 
that there are hundreds of young men, who might spend 
in this way a few days or weeks, with greater°profit to 
themselves, and perhaps more advantage to others, than 
in almost any other. Our numerous friends and subscri¬ 
bers in all parts of the Union and the Canadas, are re¬ 
spectfully requested to aid the cause of agriculture, by 
bringing the contemplated change in the old, and the es¬ 
tablishment of our new publication, to the notice of their 
neighbors. Postmasters, and others, who have hereto¬ 
fore so kindly interested themselves in our behalf, will 
add greatly to their present claims on our gratitude, by 
continuing to receive and forward the names of those 
who may wish to become subscribers. The many Edi¬ 
tors with whom we exchange, will greatly oblige us by 
calling the attention of their readers to our new arrange¬ 
ments. As no means, or expense, will be neglected'’to 
sustain the present high reputation of the Cultivator 
and render the Museu.m worthy a place in the home of 
every farmer, and as the terms adopted are such that an 
extensive circulation only can afford remuneration for 
either, it is hoped an early and cheerful response will 
be made to this appeal, and a list of subscribers forward¬ 
ed, such as it is believed these journals will deserve. 
TERMS OF THE CULTIVATOR. 
Single copy $1,00—Seven copies for $5,00_Fifteen 
copies for $10,00. 
TERMS OF THE FARMER’S MUSEUM. 
The Museum will be printed on a sheet ju.st one-half 
the size of_“ The Cultivator,” 16 pages, large octavo. 
Single copies 50 cents—Fourteen copies for S5 00~ThiV 
ty copies for $10,00. ’ 
3#='All subscriptions must commence with the vol. at 
the commencement of each year; and all orders must be 
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accompanied with the money, and come free of post¬ 
age; as the exceeding low rates at which the papers are 
published, foi’bid the risk and loss heretofore sustained 
by crediting the paper to Agents. 
N. Y. STATE AG. SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of the New-York State Ag. Soci¬ 
ety will be held at the Society’s Room in the old State 
Hall, Albany, on the 3d Wednesday (the 17th,) of Janu¬ 
ary, 1844, at 10 o’clock, A. M. 
Persons intending to compete for the Society’s Premi¬ 
ums on Field Crops, Essays, &c. are reminded that their 
statements and essays must be sent to the Recording Sec¬ 
retary, Albany, before the fii’st of January. 
Presidents of County Ag. Societies are also requested 
to transmit the Reports required by the statute, to the Re¬ 
cording Secretary, iirevious to the annual meeting. 
Luther Tucker, Rec. See’y. 
Albany, Dec. 1, 1843. 
PHE NEXT STATE CATTLE SHOW. 
Considerable interest is already beginning to be felt 
in the selection of the place for holding the next Exhi¬ 
bition of the State Ag. Society. Last year but two pla¬ 
ces sought for it—Rochester and Utica. Utica having 
failed this year, will probably expect ii next; but it will, 
we learn, have Auburn and Poughkeepsie to contend 
with. At the late meeting of the Cayuga Ag. Society, a 
resolution was adopted inviting tlie State Society to hold 
its next exhibition at Auburn; and a meeting was held 
at Poughkeepsie, on the 13th of last month, at which the 
following, among other resolutions, was adopted: 
Resolved, That die Fairs of the State Agricultural So¬ 
ciety are justly attracting the notice of all our citizens— 
that being for the State they should be held in different 
sections of'it—that as one has been held at Syracuse, ano¬ 
ther at Albany, and a third at Rochester, we respectfully 
request the Executive Committee of the State Society to 
holtl their next Annual Fair at the village of Poughkeep¬ 
sie, in the county of Dutchess—that we pledge ourselves 
to make every necessary arrangement for the accommo¬ 
dation of (he stock and articles which may be exhibited, 
and for the entertainment of the jieisons who may at¬ 
tend it. 
A committee, consisting of thirty of the most respecta¬ 
ble citizens of Dutchess county, was appointed to pre¬ 
sent the proceedings of this meeting to the Ex. Commit¬ 
tee of the State Society, and to urge upon them a compli¬ 
ance with the wishes of the meeting. 
THE COTTON CROP. 
EX.TRACT of a letter to the Editors of the Cultivator, 
from'Dr. N. B. Cloud dated Magnolia, Macon county, 
Ala., Nov. 5, 1843: 
“With regard to the extent of (he present crop of 
cotton, it is a difficult matter to speak in any thing like 
satisfactory terms. There is, however, no doubt, as 
reports from all quarters most satisfactorily affirm, but 
that the crop will fall far short of the last. I have no 
idea, from the information we have, that this crop can 
reach 1,800,000 bags. We have had a fine fall for ga¬ 
thering cotton, and I presume the staple of the present 
crop will comi)are finely with any previous one. Our 
planters are beginning to realize the advantages of extra 
care, pains taking and attention bestowed in gathering 
and preparing their cotton for market. The day is ra¬ 
pidly hastening and is close at hand, when our planters 
shall correctly understand their best interest, that no cot¬ 
ton will be offered in market but that of the first quality. 
Our inferior cottons should be manufactured by ourselves 
into cotton bagging and rope, &c., for sending off the 
better qualities. I have no doubt but it would answer 
much better than any fabric heretofore used, beside 
opening a new and large channel of consumption. Our 
water power is abundantly plenty, and the intelligence 
of our people in every way adequate to the undertaking. 
It must and-will certainl}'- take place, and it will be a 
glorious era for the south. Nothing is more clearly evi¬ 
dent than the advantages of such enterprise; not c nly to 
the planter must it prove advantageous, but to mechanics, 
to commerce and the manufacturers.” 
Extract of a letter from Barbour county, Alabama:— 
“Our crops through this region of country will fall 
far^ short of last year, particularly our cotton crop, 
which is the great crop of this section of country. Hav¬ 
ing much less of that valuable staple to take off and pre¬ 
pare for market, we will be enabled to prepare it much 
nicer than if the crop was very abundant.” 
For Monthly Notices, see page 188. 
