NEW “ TO IMPROVE THE SOIL AND THE MIND.” SERIES. 
Vol. I. ALBANY, SEPTEMBER, 1S44. No. 9. 
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THE CULTIVATOR. 
MONTHLY NOTICES. 
Communications have been received, since our last, 
from Henry Stevens, R. A. Avery, A Friend to Improve¬ 
ment, A Farmer's Wife, Richmond, (2) M.,G. F. B., G. 
B. Smith, Acetosella, Henry Colman, A. J. P., W., C. 
D., Junius, D. P. Gardner, S., Centre Draught, J. M. 
Harlan, J. J. Thomas, Doubleyou, H. S. Randall, D.. 
Thos. Affleck, C., A Subscriber, C. F. Morton, G. L. 
Thompson, A. R. D., W. R. Prince & Co., A Farmer, J. 
J. T., H. A. Parsons, D. T., (the previous letter not re¬ 
ceived.) M. D. Codding, J. P. Norton, T., D., Quere. 
It will be seen by the above list, that we have re¬ 
ceived an unusual number of favors from our corres¬ 
pondents during the past month, for which we beg them 
to accept our warmest thanks. We think we may say 
with justice, that few publications of any kind, number 
so many able contributors as “ The Cultivator.” We 
refer with pleasure to the present number, in which will 
be found valuable papers from Rev. Henry Colman, 
England—Mr. J. P. Norton, Scotland—Mr. Tho¬ 
mas Affleck of Mississippi-— Dr. Gideon B. Smith 
of Maryland—Mr. A. L. Kennedy of Pennsylvania— 
Mr. S. W. Jewett of Vermont—and David Thomas, 
Prof. Gardner, Col. H. S. Randall, J. J. Thomas, Dr. 
A. L. Prime, R. A. Avery, and Josiah Holbrook, of 
this State, and about a dozen others from different sec¬ 
tions of our country. 
We are indebted to H. Greely, Esq. for copies of his 
pamphlet on “Protection and Free Trade” _ To J. P. 
Norton, for the Edinburgh Evening Chronicle, contain¬ 
ing proceedings of the Agricultural Chemistry Associa¬ 
tion of Scotland—I'o G. W. Atwood, London, for a copy 
of his Circular, and for the London Pictorial News, con¬ 
taining an account of the Cattle Show of the Royal Ag. 
Sociely, with numerous illustrations—To Henry Ste¬ 
vens, Esq. Barnet, Vt. for “ The Caledonian,” the 
“ North Star,” and a list of the Premiums of the Caledo¬ 
nia Co. Ag. Society—To E. C. Frost, Esq. for Premium 
List of Chemung Ag. Society—To J. R. Speed, for Pre¬ 
mium List of Tompkins Co. Ag. Society—To Wiley & 
Putnam, booksellers, New-York, for a copy of “Che¬ 
mistry, as Exemplifying the Wisdom and Beneficence of 
God, being the Actonian Prize Essay, by George Fownes, 
Pb. D.”—To H. O’Reilly, Esq. fora pamphlet on the 
“Arts, Sciences and Civilization, anterior to Greece and 
Rome, by R. W. Haskins, A. M.” 
“ C. D.” will accept our thanks for his parcel, mailed 
at New-York city. Will “ C. D.” favor us with his ad¬ 
dress 1 
Specimens of Wool.— We have received from Col. 
H. S. Randall of Cortland, several samples of wool from 
his flock of Merinoes, which were noticed in our last 
number. They are certainly good specimens, and will 
be found “hard to beat.” The reader is referred to an¬ 
other page of this paper for a communication from Col. 
Randall, on the subject of the repeated and unprovoked 
attacks which have been made on his flock as well as 
those of several other gentlemen. So iar as we have 
learned, the public seem to have placed a proper esti¬ 
mate upon these attacks, which are likely to do much 
more injury to those who originated them, than to those 
against whom they are directed. Such statements as that 
in our last number relative to the produce of Col. Ran¬ 
dall's flock, and that of Mr. Avery in our present num¬ 
ber, afford sufficient evidence of the injustice of these at¬ 
tacks. 
Analysis of Indian Corn. —We are gratified to learn 
that we are to have a thorough analysis of several of the 
principal varieties of Indian corn, from the Chemical 
Laboratory of Prof. Johnston of Durham, our corres¬ 
pondent, Mr. Norton, having sent out for specimens fot 
that purpose, which will be forwarded to him in autumn. 
Merits of Plows. —We have received a communica¬ 
tion from “ Cent re-Draught,-'' in reference to the remarks 
of “ J. G. B.” in the August number of the Cultivator. 
“ Centre-Draught” declares it was not his intention to 
offer “ J. G. B.” a “ challenge,” and says he is “ at a loss 
to conjecture where Mr. B. obtained that idea.” “ Cen¬ 
tre-Draught,” however, declares his willingness to meet 
Mr. Bergen at any convenient place, and have “a day’s 
trial with the plows for love,” which the former thinks 
would be preferable to a contest for “ money.” 
Professorship of Agriculture. —We are pleased to 
learn that a Professorship of Agriculture has been estab¬ 
lished at Amherst College, Mass., and the appointment 
of Professor conferred upon Alonzo Gray, author of 
“ Elements of Scientific and Practical Agriculture.” 
Sheep Husbandry. —We have hail numerous applica¬ 
tions for a work on Sheep, which we have been unable 
to supply from the fact that no such work as is wanted by 
our farmers, has as yet been issued. The English works 
on sheep are too expensive, and, valuable as they are, 
are not what our farmers need. The work on which 
Mr. Morrell is now engaged, will, we doubt not, sup¬ 
ply this deficiency. It will not, however, be ready for 
the press before some time in the winter. 
Mississippi —We are greatly indebted to our friend, 
J. J. M Caugpian, Esq. of Mississippi City, for his con¬ 
tinued efforts to promote the circulation of the Cultivator 
in that section of country. In our next, we will give 
such information as we can collect on the subject about 
which he inquires in his letter of Aug-. 3, from which 
we make the following extracts :— (l You can form but 
little idea of the wretched state of agriculture in this par* 
of our State; hut it is improving, and has been for two 
or three years, and I have little doubt will continue to do 
so until in ten or fifteen years we can boast of as much 
