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« TO IMPROVE THE SOIL AND THE MIND.” 
Vol. I. ALBANY, AUGUST, 1844. No. 8. 
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THE CULTIVATOR. 
MONTHLY NOTICES. 
Communications have been received since our last, 
from J. J. T., J. Hitchcock, J., G. B. Smith, A. J. P. ? 
R. Chambers, D. J., Naturalist, S.W. Jewett, Jas. Bates, 
Nathan Howard, L. A. Morrell, J. Richardson, Rho., D* 
Y., James Hall, T. J. Lewis, S. Y., Alfred Kennedy, J. 
P. Norton, S. Walen. 
Our thanks are due to T. H. Webb & Co. booksellers, 
Boston, for a copy of the 6th edition of Judge Buel’s 
“ Farmer’s Companion.” Though this work has reach¬ 
ed its 6th edition, it is not so generally known as it ought 
to be. It would be a valuable addition to all our School 
District Libraries.——To Alex. Walsh, Esq. Lan- 
singburgh, for the “ New Sporting Almanac for 1844.” a 
beautifully illustrated English annual.—-To Collins, 
Brother & Co., booksellers, Ncw-York, for Dymond's 
“ Principles of Morality,” abridged for the use of schools, 
by Caroline M. Kirkland.-——To A. G. Carll, Esq., 
Cor. Sec. Queens Co. Ag. Soc. for the Transactions of 
that Society for 1843-—To P. L. Simmonds. London, 
for his Colonial Magazine, No. 5. Nos. 1 and 2 were 
previously received. 
Cd 5 * Mr. Kennedy’s and Mr. Jewett’s papers came 
ioo late for this month. 
A. J. P.—‘< Yes,” we shall be glad to receive the pro¬ 
mised paper. 
A. M. W .—Small bills of the Alabama banks are re¬ 
ceived in payment for subscriptions to our paper. 
F. II., Gorham .—Your letter has been forwarded to the 
gentleman interested, in Illinois. 
22. S. Jr .—The kind of Subsoil Plow you inquire for, 
can he obtained of Pruyn, Wilson & Vosburgh, in this 
city, and we presume also at the Seed and Implement 
store at Rochester. Price, $10 to $15. 
R. A. B. —For Dorking Fowls, address H. T. Chap¬ 
man, New-York, who will have them forsale in the au¬ 
tumn. He could probably furnish the other articles want¬ 
ed. We believe his price is $5, for a cock and two or 
three hens. 
“ A Subscriber.” —We gave in our May number, p. 
179, all the information we possess in relation to the ma¬ 
chine for ditching, mentioned in Mr. Ellsworth’s Report. 
Sd* 3 A gentleman recently called at the Cultivator of¬ 
fice and paid for the paper for one year, directing it to 
be sent to “Julius A. Carpenter, Kane co. Ill.” We can¬ 
not send it till we know the post-office to which it should 
be sent. Will the person who paid the money, furnish it? 
American Hotel. —It will be seen by an advertise¬ 
ment in this paper, that Mr. Bement, of the Three Hills 
Farm, has taken this well known house, and resumed the 
business from which he retired several years since, when 
he removed to his farm. “ The American” has been 
thoroughly refitted and newly furnished from top to bot¬ 
tom, and we venture to say that those who visit it, will 
find no reason to complain of mine host or his appli¬ 
ances. 
Samples of Wool. —We are indebted to Maj. San¬ 
ford, of Orwell, Vermont, for samples of wool from his 
flock of Merinoes—a notice of which, together with a 
portrait of one of his bucks, will appear in our next. We 
should be glad to receive samples from the fleeces of Col. 
Randall of Cortland, and Maj. Reybold of Delaware, 
notices of both of which will be found in another part of 
this paper. 
Poudrette. —We have been requested to call atten¬ 
tion to the advertisement of Mr. Dey, in this paper. 
Those who wish to secure a supply of this article, can 
now have an opportunity of obtaining it on advantageous 
terms. 
Veterinary.—Reuben Chambers, Bethania, Pa., 
recommends the Thompsonian medicines for the diseases 
of animals. Those disposed to try them, can obtain them 
of any Botanic physician. We are not disposed to en¬ 
tertain a discussion as to the comparative merits of the 
“ life-destroying lancet,” and the “ glorious system” of 
Dr. Thompson. 
The Wheat Crop, in this and the adjoining counties, 
has been very seriously affected by the fly, described in 
another part of this paper. In this, and Schenectady 
county, very many fields are entirely destroyed, and we 
learn that this is the case in some parts of Vermont.— In 
Western New-York, the crop is said to be far better than 
for many years past, equal in yield per acre, to the great 
yield of 1833. 
Crops in Oiho.—B y a gentleman from Muskingum 
county, O., we learn that much of the wheat on the rich 
and bottom lands, has not filled well. The straw was 
very heavy, but the prevalence of wet weather after it 
came into head, caused much of it to fall down. There 
is also considerable rust, so that on the description of 
land mentioned, the crop will be altogether a light one. 
The hill land wheat is generally good, and it is thought 
there will be as much (or more) produced in the Slate 
