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THE CULTIVATOR. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
Address of Dr. Beekman, 333. 
Address of Mr. Bancroft, 346. 
Agricullural Exhibitions, 332. 
Artie hoke, Culture of, 338. 
American Institute, 333. 
Breeding Rabbits, 343. 
Cattle Shows—in Vermont, 331— 
N. Y. State, 335—Rensselaer Co. 
337—Massachusetts, 339—Mon¬ 
roe Co. 354—Madison Co. 333. 
Codding’s American Plow, 351. 
Condensed Communications, 336. 
Connecticut Cattle, 333. 
Crops in Mississippi, 331. 
Disinfection oi Fecal Matter, 351. 
Ergot, Cause of, 356. 
Foreign Intelligence, 324, 335. 
Fruit Trees, how cultivated, 353. 
Hall’s Threshing Machine and 
Horse Power, 344. 
Horse, Cure for Splints, 337. 
Improvement of Land, 334. 
Insects, Power of Smell in, 310. gp' 
Judge Duel, Eulogy on, 343. 
Letters—from Scotland, 334—from 
Down East, 348. 
Manure, Remarks on Saving, 342. 
Massachusetts Premium Farm,341. 
Monthly Notices, 329, 353. 
Mustard Seed, 354. 
New Publications, 331. 
Niagara Falls, power of, 345. 
Nut Grsss, to Destroy, 353. 
Plowing in Clover, 1343,352 
Potatoes, Disease in, 330. 
Poultry, Feeding, 331. 
Planting Trees, 332. 
Rensselaer Institute, 337. 
Saleratus, a substitute for Saltpetre, 
345 
Sheep—full blooded Merinoes, 338 
—the Saxons and their Crosses, 
350. 
Stoves, their Deleterious Effects, 
350. 
Strawberry, Culture of, 355. 
Swine, Cooking Food for, 340. 
The Ox, Value of, 342. 
Tiles for Draining, 349. 
To Color Scarlet, 349. 
Wiard’s Plowing Machine, 345. 
Woodlancks, care of, 332. 
illustkattons. 
Hall’s Threshing Machine, 344. 
Hall’s Horse Power, 344. 
Wiard’s Plowing Machine, 445. 
Draining Tiles, 349. 
Codding’s American Plow, 351. 
L? ADVERTISEMENTS inserted in the Cultivator, at $1,00 
per 100 words for each insertion. 
SHORT HORN DURHAMS FOR SALE. 
O NE or two Heifers three years old, in calf by the prize bull Me¬ 
teor, and one yearling and one two year old Heifer. The two lat¬ 
ter were got by the imporied bull, Duke of Wellington—also a fine 
bull calf, now about 6 months old got by Meteor. GEO. VAIL. 
Troy , Oct. 25th, 1844. 
HIGHLAND NURSERIES, 
NEWBURGH. 
T HE subscribers, from their extensive nurseries, offer for autumn 
planting, all the finest varieties of fruit trees suitable for this cli¬ 
mate. The constant practice here of proving the sorts by bearing 
specimens enables them to guarantee the accuracy of the different 
fruits cultivated ; and the soil and exposure of the nurseries are such 
as give the trees peculiar advantages in point of vigor and hardiness 
when transplanted. 
Ornamental trees and shrubs, Roses, Grape Vines, Raspberries, 
Strawberries, Washington Thorns and Buckthorns for hedges, to¬ 
gether with all other trees and plants for hardy culture. Also Down 
ing’s Colossal R hubarb, a new variety, larger and more succulent and 
tender than the Victoria. ©1 each. 
Descriptive priced Catalogues of the whole collection furnished by- 
mail on post paid application. A liberal discount made on wholesale 
orders. Address A. J. DOWNING A Co. 
Newburgh, Oct. 1844. 
FARM FOR SALE. 
T HIS farm lies in Alexandria County, D. C., six miles from the 
Washington Market House, and three and a half from George¬ 
town. It contains two hundred and thirty-nine acres ; from seventy 
to eighty in low land meadow, and from eighty to ninety in excellent 
timber, with a comfortable dwelling, good barn, ice bouse and dairy. 
Lime, which has been used already with fine effect, can be procured 
very cheap within three miles. It can be conveniently divided into 
two farms and will be sold upon accommodating terms as to price and 
credit. Apply to T. L. RINGGOLD. 
Washington City, D. C. Oct. 1844 It * 
RENSSELAER INSTITUTE.—TROY. 
rpHE Winter Term of this Institution will commence on Wednes- 
day, the 6th of November next. 
The following is a brief view of the branches pursued in the In¬ 
stitute : 
1. Theoretic Mathematics. 
2. Practical Mathematics, with special application to Purveying 
Navigation and Civil Engineering. 
3. Natural Philosophy, including Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hy¬ 
draulics, Pheumatics, Optics, Electricity, and Magnetism, with their 
applications. 
4. Chemistry, experimental and practical. This science will be 
taught and illustrated with particular reference to Agriculture and the 
Arts. 
5. Natural History, including Botany, Geology, Mineralogy and 
Zoology. , . m 
6. Occasional lectures will be given on subjects pertaining to Taste, 
Morals, and the Christian Religion. 
Besides the courses of leclures by the Faculty, each student is re¬ 
quired to give lectures on the branch of science which he is pursuing, 
illustrating his subjects—in Mathematics and N atural Philosophy by 
surveys, measurements, observations or experiments of his own—in 
Chemistry with experiments performed by his own hands—and in 
Natural History, as far as possible, by specimens of his own collec¬ 
tion ; and he thus acquires theoretic and practical knowledge, as he 
is explaining it to others. In this method of instruction, it is hardly 
possible for a person to pass through the appointed lectures, illustra¬ 
tions and experiments, without attaining an intimate and familiar ac¬ 
quaintance with the studies prescribed. The learner becomes him¬ 
self the teacher, and he must first learn in order thus to explain his 
subject to others. 
Rev. Dr. Eliphat.et Nott, President 
Rev. N. S. S. beeman,* 1st Vice-Pres. 
Georgf II. Cook ) Professors . 
John Weight, M. D, s 
The price for tuition will be $15 per term—two terms in the year- 
one commencing on the first Wednesday in November, and continu¬ 
ing 20 weeks, and the other commencing on the first Wednesday in 
May, and continuing 22 weeks. Those who perform a course of ex¬ 
periments in Chemistry with their own hands, are charged $8 extra 
for chemical substances and apparatus, unavoidably destroyed. 
Board can be had from $2 to $2.75 per week. 
Troy , Oct. 21, 1844. It. 
SOUTHERN GRAPE VINES, WINE, AND DIVERS 
NURSERY ARTICLES. 
T PIE subscriber has a pretty large supply of more than ICO choicest 
American varieties of well rooted grape vines, (mostly Scupper- 
nong,) at from 10 to 30 dollars per hundred according to age, size, 
•Ac. Cuttings of such as succeed from them (the Scuppernong do 
not, though well by grafting,) at rates of 30 dollars per thousand. 
Some 20 barrels (not including a new large vintage,) of best pure 
American wines at medium prices of a dollar a gallon. And divers 
nursery articles peculiarly fitted for southern culture at lower than 
northern prices. Important for more southern patrons to send or¬ 
ders (with remittances) soon. SIDNEY WELLER, P. Master. 
At Brinckleyville, Halifax covnty , N. Carolina, Nov. 1. It. 
SUPERIOR FARMS FOR SALE. 
T WO superior productive farms in Rensselaer county, 2 miles from 
Hoosic Falls. The farms are about one hundred acres each, and 
so situated as to be conveniently worked as two or one farm : each 
having the necessary buildings, and being judiciously divided into pas¬ 
time and tilled land, all recently fenced with entire new materials in 
the most durable manner. The land is all of the first quality, and its 
present state of cultivation would bear a good comparison with any 
land in the county. These Farms will be sold together or separate, 
on terms most accommodating as to price and credit. Apply to 
Lansingbnrgh , July 16, 1844. ALEXANDER WALSH 
FRUIT TREES. 
T HE subscribers would respectfully call the attention of the public 
to their assortment of FRUIT TRUES. They are enabled this 
fall to offer a choice collection of many of the most esteemed varieties 
of Apples, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, Plums, Ac. The assortment of 
trees having been considerably increased, persons desirous of obtain¬ 
ing articles in the nursery line, will find it worth while to examine the 
collection previous to purchasing elsewhere. Ail of which will be of¬ 
fered at very reasonable prices for Cash. 
N. B. All articles intended for distant transportation will be careful 
ly packed at the expense of the purchaser, and delivered free of cart¬ 
age to any part of the city. 
WILSON, THORBURN & TELLER. 
£3= Orders sent to William Thorburn, Seedsman, Albany, will re¬ 
ceive prompt attention. 
Albany, Oct. I, 1844—2t. 
BUFFALO NURSERY ANI) HORTICULTURAL 
GARDEN. 
T HIS establishment is now somewhat extensive; from 25,000 to 45,- 
000 trees are engrafted or inoculated each year, and these too, 
mostly from bearing trees, embracing nearly all of the most choice 
and leading varieties of the Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Cherry, 
Quince, Nectarine, Apricot, Grape, Gooseberry, Raspberry, Strawber- 
jry, Ac. Also, a large stock of ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, 
and green-house plants. 
The new descriptive Catalogue, recently published, will be forward¬ 
ed to every post-paid applicant. This Catalogue gives in detail, the 
name, color, form, size, &,c. of the various kinds of fruits cultivated at. 
the establishment, together with ample descriptions of ornamental 
trees, shrubs, plants, roses, Ac. 
Trees thrifty and fine; prices moderate. Orders promptly attend¬ 
ed to. Trees packed in superior order. B. HODGE. 
Buffalo, Sept. 20, 1844—21.* 
FINE FARMS FOR SALE. 
T HOSE very superior Farms situated near Galway Corners, in 
the county of Saratoga, collectively known as the Earl 
Stimson Farm, will be sold cheap and on terms most accommo¬ 
dating to the purchasers as to credit. The property consists of 
about 340 acres, is so situated as to be conveniently divided into 
three or four farms, all having the necessary buildings, and will 
be sold together or in parcels, to suit purchasers. Each farm 
is properly divided into pasture, tilled and wood land, and is in 
the highest state of cultivation, fenced in the best manner and 
with the most durable materials. The property comprises a- 
mong other buildings, a large and convenient hotel, which is a 
favorite resort of families in the summer on account of the su¬ 
perior healthiness and beauty of the country. The farming 
buildings of all kinds are most extensive and convenient for all 
the purposes of agriculture and the raising of stock. The pre¬ 
mises also include a country store, a most eligible location for 
a country merchant, having been occupied as such for about 
forty years. It is within two hours drive of Fallston, Saratoga, 
and Schenectady. The farm is well known among leading ag¬ 
riculturists, and in the agricultural periodicals, as the Pattern 
Farm. For terms, Ac., apply to J. OAKLEY, 
Oct. L— tf. No. 75 Nassau street, New-York. 
