July. 
Contents of this ISTixiriber. 
The Farm. 
Maryland State Agricultural College,.-.- 201 
Surface Application of Manures—Importance of the 
Roller—The Hay Crop and Milk Business of 
Mr. Calvert—His Alderney Cattle,. 202 
Tobacco-Growing and Turkeys — Soiling and Root 
Culture—Wire Fences, &c.,._.. 203 
Green Rye for Soiling Cattle, by L. Bailey,. 205 
What England Eats from Abroad,. 205 
Composted Manure—Muck,...206 
On Making Composts, by James Childs,. 206 
Cheap Horse Power. 207 
Advantages of Draining. . 207 
Things Essential to a Good Crop,..208 
Best'Mode of Curing Hay. by John Johnston,.209 
Draining Increases the Effect of Manures,...209 
Culture of Beans, by G. Ho watt,.... 210 
Soiling vs. Pasturing,.•-.....211 
Van Loan’s Improved Plow,. 2t3 
Draining Lengthens the Season, .. 213 
A Good Farmers’ Club—“ Vauxhall“ Clynmalira 
Manor,”. 214 
Winter Barley for Winter Pasture,. 215 
Buck-Eye Rotating Harrow,.216 
How to Obtain Water, by J. E. Bayne,.216 
Culture of Growing Crops. 217 
Mowing Machines, and Time to Cut Hay, by J. W. 
Colburne and D. A. A. Nichols. 218 
Ashes and Hen Manure, by W. L. James,.219 
“Loveton” and “ Haytields,”. 220 
How to Use Horn-Piths, Oyster Shells and Bones, by 
Sen ex. 222 
Inquiries and Answers,. 224 
Notes for the Month,. 226 
Abstracts from Foreign Papers,. 229 
The Grazier. 
Alderney Cattle—Improvement of Stock,.. 202 
Mr. Alexander’s Sale of Short-Horns,. 204 
Training Steers to the Yoke and to Work,.205 
. Value of Sheep to the Farmer,. 211 
Cure for Sweney, by II. Keller,. 212 
Mr. Carroll’s Cots wold Flock,.215 
Jersey Cow, Faith,. 217 
Best Food for Ewes,. 222 
Cure for Garget in Cows, by C. H. Ingram,.222 
Care for Heaves in Horses, by J. C. S., .. 222 
Cure for Colic in Horses,. 225 
To Prevent Sows Killing their Pigs, ....225 
Messrs. Haines’ Sale of Stock,. 229 
The Iloa-iicnliuiist. 
How to Extirpate the Apple-Tree Worm from Or¬ 
chards, by W. II. S., .. 218 
To Preserve Vines from Bags, by C. B. G.,. 219 
Osage Orange Hedges, by S. Foster,. 222 
The Mustang Grape-Vine- Culture in the West— 
Mammoth Pears—Exchange of Tree Seeds,_223 
Bomeslie Economy. 
To Preserve Fresh Fruit in Cans, by G. W. C.,.219 
Recipes for Spruce and Ginger Beer, by J. I. C.,.223 
Rural Architecture. 
Mr. Thomas’ Octagon House,.. 219 
The Apiary. 
Bees in California, by M. Walthall, Jr.,.212 
The Poultry-Yard. 
Wild Turkeys, by II. L. B.,. 212 
To Prevent Turkeys Straying from Home, ..221 
Illustrations. 
Cheap Horse Powers,.. 207.Rotating Harrow,.216 
Bean Planting,.2101 Jersey Cow Faith,.217 
Van Loan’s Imp. Plow,. 213jOctagon House,. 219 
HIggcI- and Wool Maiaatre, 
R OTH WELL’S, in Bags or Barrels, for sale by 
A. LONGETT, 
May 1—m3t 34 Cliff-st., New-York. 
TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. A retired Gentleman 
having been restored to health in a few days, after many 
years of nervous suffering, will send (free) to assist others, 
a copy of the prescription, and a supply of the remedy, 
on receiving a stamped envelope bearing the applicant’s 
address. Direct to the Rev. John M. Dagnall, 186 Ful¬ 
ton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. May 1—m3t 
Nurserymen, Florists, and Agriculturists. 
P AUL BOSSANGE, agent for Louis Leroy of the 
Grand Jardin, Angers, France, begs to announce 
that he is now fully prepared to execute all orders for 
Fruit, Forest, and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, &c. 
Catalogues of the prices current, embracing shipping 
and insurance charges, and all other needful information, 
may be had gratis on application to 
PAUL BOSSANGE, 
May 20—wlam4t 20 Beekman Btreet, New-York. 
INGERSOL XUS 
Prefinmm PorlaMe IS a y Pa*e§§. 
T HIS PRESS com¬ 
bines greater pow¬ 
er and portability, re¬ 
quires less labor, occu¬ 
pies less space, and 
costs less money, than 
any other machine for 
baling hay ever offered 
to the public. 
It is equally conve¬ 
nient for pressing cot¬ 
ton, hemp,hops,broom 
corn, rags, husks, &c, 
Samples may be seen 
at our warehouse, and 
circulars, with cuts 
and full descrip¬ 
tions, will be furnished 
upon application, by 
letter or otherwise, 
to 
FAIRBANKS & CO., Scale Manufacturers, 
June 17—w8tm2t No. 189 Broadway, New-York. 
K ETC HU M’S 
Combined Harvester for X@5§, 
~W itL l a Reel! 
T HE improvements on this celebrated Machine tor 1858 
will render it the most desirable machine ever offered 
to the public. Among these improvements are.the follow¬ 
ing 
1st. An expanding Reel, very simple, and ingeniously 
arranged so as to be readily attached, and is propelled by 
the main shaft. 
2d. A new, strong and well-braced guard, which will not 
clog. 
3d. An adjustable Roller with a lever, by which the dri¬ 
ver, while in his seat, can elevate the finger-bar and hold 
it in any desired position, for transportation, to pass over 
obstructions, and to aid in hacking or turning corners. 
4th. A Roller in the outer shoe, on which the finger-bar 
rests, which obviates all side draft and very much lessens 
the direct draft 
The simple mowers have wrought-iron frames, with all 
of the other improvements except a Reel. With these 
improvements the draft of the Ketchum Machine is as 
light as any machine known, and by the test with the Dy- 
nanometer at Syracuse, by the U. S. Ag. Society last July, 
the draft of the Reaper was more than one-quarter less 
than any other of the 13 Reapers on trial. This result is 
obtained by enlarging the main wheel for Reaping, which 
lessens the motion of the knives and the actual draft of 
the machine fully one-quarter. 
The very best material is used throughout, and no 
pains or money are spared to make the Ketchum Ma¬ 
chine what the farmer needs 
Sample machines can be seen at all the principal places, 
and persons are invited to examine them before buying 
any other—remembering that the best is always the 
cheapest. R. L. HOWARD, 
Buffalo, N. Y., 
(Near N. Y. Central Depot on Chicago-st.) 
April 8—w&mSms 
