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THE CULTIVATOR. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
Animal Physiology, 94. 
Ag. Societies—State, 74—Rens¬ 
selaer, 76—Trumbull Co. S4— 
Vermont, 96 
Ag. School and Patent Farm, 76, 
97, 94. 
Ag. College in Tennessee, 74. 
Putter makinsr, experiments in, 
101 
Cattle—Mr Mason’s cow, 74— 
Prize Animals at Smithfield, 
88—On rearing Calves, 96— 
Mr. Schenck’s Cow, cause of 
her rich milk, 97—Barren 
cows, remedy for, and cure 
for Murrain, 102. 
Cement Pipes for conducting 
water, 77. 
Corrections, 82, 87. 
Cold Weather, 86. 
Clover Hay, effect of on ani¬ 
mals, 87. 
Clover Peed, per acre, 91. 
Death of Van Mons and J. C. 
Loudon, 86. 
Food of different Nations, 76. 
Fruit Trees—Mr. Pell’s orchard 
82—Culture of the A pple, 99— 
Aphis on the Cheny Tree, 
Cutting Scions, to destroy Ca¬ 
terpillars on, the Peach Tree 
Borer, and Grafting Grape 
Vines, 101. 
Garden Vegetables, 100. 
Hay, proper time for cutting and 
method of curing, 97. 
Horses—Blind teeth in, 102. 
Indian Corn—Culture of, 79. 80. 
Johnston’s Lectures, notice of 
93. 
Lands, improvement of, S7. 
Lucerne, culture of, 86. 
Lime as a destroyer of Sorrel. 
90. 
Letter from Solon Robinson, 92 
Medals—Letter from F. Rotch 
on, 95. 
Monthly Notices, 73. 
Manures—-Charcoal, 74—To 
make Composts, 87—Poud- 
rette, 96. 
Mississippi, her Agriculture, 
&C , 83, 84. 
Northampton Ag. Club, 82. 
National Fair at Washington,96. 
Plows—Burrell’s Shell Wheel, 
81—McMillan’s cast iron, 89. 
Philosophy of Wool, No. 2., 95. 
Premium Crops, 94. 
Potatoes—Culture of, 98. 
Sheep—Merino, 74—Mr. Bing¬ 
ham’s Paular Merinoes, 75— 
Rearing Lambs for the butch¬ 
er, 75—Leicesters, South- 
Downs and Chevoit, 85. 
Swine—Large, 75, 101. 
Spring work, 81. 
Subsoil plowing, 85 
Speculative Hobbies, 95. 
Seeding grass lands, 97. 
Threshing Machines, 75. 
Tobacco, culture of, 89. 
Virginia farming, 78. 
Vegetable Cutter, 82. 
Wheat—Harrowing in Spring, 
74—Gieat yield of Spring, 74 
Black Sea Spring, 75. 
Weights and Measures of Eng¬ 
land, S5. 
ILL03TRATMNS. 
Purrall’s Plow, - - - - 81 
Vegetable Cutter, - - - - S2 
[Prize Cattle, ..... 88 
|McMillan’s Plow, - - - 89 
T T ADVERTISEMENTS inserted in the Cultivator, at $1,00 
per 100 words for each insertion. 
LANGDON’S CULTIVATOR. 
THE HORSE HOE OR CULTIVATOR PLOW, is an implement 
JL constructed and patented in 1342, by Barnabus Langdon of Troy, 
an old and experienced mechanic. After much labor and practical 
experiment had been bestowed upon it, it was exhibited for the first 
t ; me at the State Fair held at Albany, and also at the Rensselaer Co. 
Fair, of that year, and received a premium at both. 
There has been a large number made and sold the past season, and 
they have been thoroughly tested in various ways by some of the best 
and most experienced agriculturists in this and the adjoining counties, 
and in the vicinity of New-York, and all testify to their utility and 
usefulness, and to their superiority over any implement of the kind 
in general use. They not only do the work more effectually, but in 
much less time, and at one half the expense of any other Cultivator 
now in use, which are three important items, in these times of gene¬ 
ral low prices for agricultural productions. This Cultivator was ex¬ 
hibited at the last Fair of the American Institute, and received a pre¬ 
mium. Much attention was bestowed upon it by Southern planters, 
and a number of them were sold by Mr. Langdon to go South, for 
working in com, cotton, and tobacco. The Cultivator Plow is an imi 
plement made for weeding and loosening the soil between the hills o- 
com, potatoes, peas, beans and all root crops. 
When weeding, half hilling, or splitting down com hills, the weed 
cutters are always to be used, as represented in figure No. 1.* Tins 
operation cuts up the weeds, loosens and pulverises the soil completely 
up to the hill, and by cross plowing there will be little left for the hand 
hoe to do. 
When the crop requires more earthing or hilling than the weed 
cutters can do, they are to be taken off, and the mould boards are to 
be put on, as represented in figure No. 2.* 
Both occupy the sameyposition on the plow, and both are secured 
to the standard by one bolt. The mould boards throw a beautiful fur¬ 
row eacli way, thus doing the work in one half the time of an ordina 
ry com plow. 
For digging potatoes, or root crops, this implement is unrivalled. 
When used for that purpose, the weed cutters should be on, and the 
plow should then be drawn by a double team; direct the plow under 
the middle of the hill, just deep enough to raise the crop to the sur¬ 
face, which it will do in a most expeditious and workmanlike manner- 
These Cultivators are made of the best materials, fitted up in the best 
manner, with share, weed cutters, and mould boards ground bright, 
ready for immediate use. The price of the implement is $8 at retail, 
and a fair discount made to dealers in agricultural implements. Or¬ 
ders addressed to Barnabas Langdon, or Mowry & Vail, 127 Ri¬ 
ver st. Troy, (his authorized agents),will receive,immediate despatch. 
They are also for sale by Ruggles/Nourse & Mason, Boston ; John 
May her & Co. New-York ; Pruyn, Wilson & Vosburgh, Albany ; J 
| X. Woolley, Poughkeepsie ; and E. Gifford, Hudson. 
NEW-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
State Agricultural Hall, (old State House,) ) 
Albany, Feb. 17, 8 j4 ^ 
The State Agricultural Society now occupy the Hall in the 
-Old State House contemplated by the concurrent resolution of 
the last Legislature. The Hall is the easterly one on the first 
story (that formerly occupied by the Comptroller)—the re¬ 
mainder of the edifice being occupied, as this room is yet par¬ 
tially occupied, by the State Geological collection. 
_ Officers and members of County Societies, and friends of Ag¬ 
riculture from other States, as well as this, are invited to visit 
the Hall when passing through Albany: And Agricultural Com¬ 
mittees of the Senate and Assembly, as well as the Comwa-i-ttees 
•of the Society itself, will find the Hall ready for their reee«ption 
at iheir evening meetings. 
The returns which County Societies are required by law to 
make to the State Society, and other communications touching 
the farming operations in the several counties, may be left at 
the Hall in charge of the Recording Secretary: 
And all Premiums awarded by the Society, or any other 
claims upon it, will be paid on presentation there t© the Trea¬ 
surer, Thomas Hillhouse. 
By order of the Executive Committee, 
JOHN P. BEEKMAN. Pres’t. 
If jenry O’Reilly, Rec. Secretary. 
The testimony of C. N. Bement, Esq :— 
Among the new implements exhibited at the State Fair last fall, 
none seemed to attract the attention move, or appeared to meet the 
views of the multitude better, than the Horse Hoe or Cultivator Plow 
exhibited by Mr. Bamabus Langdon of Troy. 
It. affords me great pleasure to have itin my power to speak ofthe me¬ 
rits of this implement from experience, having used one the past sea¬ 
son in my com. My corn ground was laid off in squares, planted in 
the corners, leaving the hills three feet apart, which enabled me to 
run the Horse Hoe both ways. The edges of the share being sharp, 
cut up the weeds, which, with the soil,' passes over the cutters, and 
leaves the soil very light and loose. 
The breadth of the share is sufficient for rows of three feet wide, 
as it loosens and breaks up the soil beyond the reach of the share 
and after passing through the crop both ways, there is little left forth© 
hand hoe to do. 
It is a very efficient implement, and I have the testimony of a num 
her of farmers and gardeners who have used it, who all speak in 
the highest terms of it. I did not try it for digging potatoes as my 
crop was on a side hill; but those who did try if, say it exceeds any¬ 
thing of the kind which has been introduced for that purpose. Three 
Hills Farm, Albany, January, 1843. 
MOWRY & VAIL, Agents, 
Feb. 1,1844. 127 River-street, Troy, N. Y. 
* These figures are necessarily omitted, owing to the room they would 
occupy. 
