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Vol. I. ALBANY, NOVEMBER, 1844 No. 11. 
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sellers, New-York, for a copy of Fresenius’ “ Elementa¬ 
ry Instruction in Chemical Analysis,-’ reviewed by our 
correspondent “ A Practical Farmer,” p. 160—To M. H. 
Newman, bookseller, New-York, for “ The Housekeep¬ 
er’s Annual for 1845,” and the “ Kitchen Directory and 
American Housewife,” both valuable works for the ladies. 
—To J. S. Skinner, Esq. for a pamphlet on Guano, de¬ 
tailing a variety of experiments with this manure, made 
in this country and in Europe. To Thomas Hancock, 
Nurseryman, Burlington, N. J., for a copy of his new 
Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
Green-House Plants, &c.—To P. L. Simmonds, Editor 
Colonial Magazine, London, for a number of his Maga¬ 
zine, and for the Journal of the Ag. and Hort. Society of 
Western Australia for 1842. 
Our esteemed fellow citizen, Professor E. N. 
Horsford, recently sailed for Europe with the intention 
of spending several years in the investigation of chemis¬ 
try, and the natural sciences, under the direction of Pro¬ 
fessor Liebig, and other distinguished men, in different 
parts of that continent. Professor H. is a young gentle¬ 
man who is already favorably known in this country for 
his scientific investigations, and we doubt not that through 
his characteristic energy and industry, a fund of useful 
knowledge will be accumulated, which will not only be 
highly gratifying to himself, but will, should his life be 
spared, render his future labors highly valuable to his 
countrymen. It affords us great pleasure to inform our 
readers that occasional letters from Professor Horsford, 
during his residence abroad, will be given through the 
columns of the Cultivator 
Imported Durham Cow.—George Vail, Esq. of 
Troy, informs us that he has received by ship Roscius, 
Capt. Collins, from Thomas Bates, Esq., Kirkleaving- 
ton, Yorkshire, England, a young cow, four years old, 
called Lady Barrington 3d. Her pedigree will be found 
in the second part of vol. 5th of the Herd-book. She 
was by Mr. Bate’s bull Cleveland Lad, (3,407) which took 
the highest premium at the show of the Royal Agricultural 
Society at Liverpool, in 1841. Mr. Bates obtained the 
first of the Lady Barrington family, in 1831. They are 
said to have been the favorite tribe of cows of the late 
Lord Barrington, from 1794. It will be seen by an ad¬ 
vertisement in this number, that Mr. Vail offers a few of 
his Durhams for sale. 
Importation of Dorking Fowls. —We were shown 
a short time ago, by L. F. Allen, Esq. of Buffalo, se¬ 
veral very fine Dorkings, just arrived from England. Mr. 
Allen intends these for making a fresh cross on the fine 
stock he has for several years had. They are an excel¬ 
lent breed of fowls. Mr. II. T. Chapman, of New-York, 
also received some Dorkings by the same vessel which 
brought Mr. Allen's. 
Wild Turkies. —A friend has left in our charge two 
pair of wild turkies, brought from Illinois. They were 
hatched from eggs of the wild turkey, obtained in the 
woods, but being brought up in a state of domestication, 
are perfectly tame and contented. They are yet young, 
being chicks of the past summer. Great advantage is 
known to result from crossing the common domestic tur¬ 
key with the wild one. The progeny are much more 
hardy, make larger birds, and grow up with less difficul¬ 
ty. The flesh is also thought to be improved. Those 
left in our care, are for sale at $10 per pair. 
Choice Potatoes. —In the October number, we spoke 
of a superior kind of early potatoes, grown on Professor 
Hall s place, near this city. We acknowledge the receipt 
of a sample of these potatoes, which may be seen at this 
office. They are white, of good size and excellent qua¬ 
lity—are very early, and yield well. They produced the 
past season, on soil of medium quality, near three hun¬ 
dred bushels per acre, and were wholly ripe before the 
blast, which generally struck the potatoes in this region, 
came on-—being fit for market by the fourth of July. 
The Cultivator Almanac for 1845.—Such has been 
the demand for this Almanac, that we have already dis¬ 
posed of over sixty thousand copies. Orders for any sec¬ 
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Wm. S. Maynard, Ann Arbour, Mich_Graves, YVootl 
& Co. Macon, Ga. 
Tiie Bitter Rot in Aptles.— Mr. J. H. McDewell, 
of Cumberland county, Pa., informs us that a neighbor 
of his had two apple trees, the fruit of which was much 
aflected with the bitter rot. Noticing that the ground 
under the trees was covered with White Plantain, which 
he thought indicative of a poor soil, he manured the 
