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vat, with a small stream of water running into it 
just large enough to supply the waste in slopping 
over and in taking out the sheep. In this way the 
heat of the sheep warms the water, and the oil and 
soapy matter from the wool converts it into a kind 
of soap suds, which cleanses the wool far more ef¬ 
fectually than clear, cold water. I would like to 
know how this idea squares with the experience of 
wool-growers generally.” 
Sale of the Bates Short-horns.—Geo. Vail, 
Esq., of Troy, informs us that he learns by letters 
he has just received from England, that the sale of 
the celebrated herd of cattle of the late Thomas 
Bates of Kirkleavington, Yorkshire, will take 
place in April or May next. The herd consists of 
about seventy head of bulls, cows and heifers, all 
of which will be sold without reserve. 
The Van Allens. —We had the pleasure, last 
week, of entering on our books, a club of seven 
subscribers, all named Van Allen. They all re¬ 
side in one neighborhood, in Bethlehem, in this 
county. 
Profitable Sheet. —Mr. David St. John, of 
Bern, in this county, bought fifty sheep in July, 
1848, at $1.12| each—or $56.50 5 of these, he win¬ 
tered forty-nine. There were twenty-three ewes 
in the lot, which in 1849, reared twenty-five lambs. 
The same season, the forty nine sheep sheared 228 
pounds of wool, of which 213 lbs. were sold for the 
gross amount of $48. He sold in June last, to the 
Albany butchers, nineteen old sheep, (wethers) and 
ten lambs for $48; thus making the gross amount 
of sales, $116—and he has thirty old sheep and fif¬ 
teen lambs (yearlings,) or forty-five in all, loft, 
which are worth more than the first stock. 
£ 7 “ Mr. L. B. Maltbv, of Bristolville, Trumbull 
county, Ohio, writes —“ I would as soon think of 
doing without my bread, as without The Cultivator. 
Five hundred dollars would not cover the benefit I 
have derived from the articles contained in it, on 
the dairy alone.” 
5^7=* A couple of pages of “ Monthly Notices,” and “ Notices of 
New Publications,” in type for this No., are necessarily omitted. 
Prices of Agricultural Products. 
New-York, Jan. 21, 1950. 
FLOUR—Genesee, per bbl., $5.5Qa$5.62£—Extra Genesee and 
Ohio, $5.75aifr6.50. 
GRAIN— Wheat, Genesee per bush., $1.23a$lt28—Common and 
good Ohio, $1.00o$l.ll. Corn, Northern, 63c.—Southern and Jer¬ 
sey, 61c. Rye, 62£c. Barley, 6Qa6lc.—Oats, 42a45c. 
BUTTER—best, per lb., 19a22c.—Western dairy, 15al7c. 
CHEESE—per lb., 6a7c. 
BEEF—Mess, per bbl., $8.50a$9.50—Prime, $6a$6.75. 
PORK—Mess, (new) per bbl., $11.25a$11.50—Prime, $0. 
LARD—per lb., 6|c. 
HAMS—per lb., Smoked, 7a9c. 
HOPS—first sort, per lb., 17al8c 
COTTON—Upland and Florida, per lb., 12£al4c.—New Orleans 
and Alabama, 12fal4^c. 
WOOL—(Boston Prices.) 
Prime or Saxon fleeces, per lb ,. 40a43c. 
American full blood Merino,. .. 35a37 
do half do ............ 30a32 
do one-fourth do, and common, .. 27a29 
Remarks —The weather at New-York has been unfavorable for 
trade, and the market is rather heavy. Holders of flour anticipate 
an advance by the next steamer, and are, consequently, disposed to 
hold to present prices. Corn is firm, with a moderate supply. In 
provisions, pork is in moderate demand, though prices tend down¬ 
ward. 
NEW-YORK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, January 21. 
Offered, 1,200 Beeves, (340 Southern, the remainder from this 
State.) 60 Cows and Calves, and 5,500 Sheep and Lambs. 
Beeves. —The inclement state of the weather to-day prevented 
the usual attendance of trade, and the market consequently closes 
very dull. Prices, however, show no falling off. We quote retail¬ 
ing- qualities at §6. It was estimated that full 400 head would be 
left over unsold. 
Cows and. Calves —Market dull u'nd inactive. Sales at from 
$22.50 to $39a$40. Unsold 15. 
Siiekp and Limbs. —Sales at from $1.75 to $3 to $5.75, which is 
a slight advance. £00 unsold.— Tribune. 
Thursday , Jan. 17. 
At market, including those remaining from last week, 950 Cattle 
of all descriptions —37 remain unsold at this time,—Friday morning, 
10 o’clock. 
Prices of Beef Cattle were much as last week. Drovers asked 
more in the morning, but it was no go. A very few at $6.25. Good 
at $5, and very good at $5.25a$5.75. Lower grades from $5 down 
to $3.50, as in quality. Some of the salesmen reported a little more 
animation, and a shade higher price, upon ordinary cattle. Western 
drovers reported heavy losses. 
Sheep and Lambs, 2440 at market. 
Prices. $1.75, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00. 
Swine. But few at market. No change in price— 4 |a54 at 
wholesale, and 5«6 at retail.— Plowman. 
Highland Nurseries, Newburgh, N. Y. 
Late A. J. Downing Sf Co. 
Of) OOO Apple Trees of the most approved varieties, for sale, 
(of extra size, from 8 to 12 ft. high, and 3 to 5 years’ 
growth.) at $20 per hundred. 
Persons wanting trees to sell again, will be dealt liberally with. 
Feb. 1, 1850—3t. A. SAUL & CO. 1 
A Devon Bull for Sale. 
nPHE subscriber offers for sale his full bred Devon Bull, from the 
best stock in the country. 
Any one wishing to purchase such an animal will do well to call 
at an early opportunity. JOHN E. COWLES. 
Farmington, Ct., Feb. 1—It. 
Selling olF to Close the Business. 
T INN JEAN BOTANIC GARDEN & NURSERY, late of Wm, 
Prince, deceased. Flushing, L. I., near New-York. Winter 
& Co., Proprietors. 
In consequence of the decease of the Junior, and of the advanced 
age of the surviving partner, the entire stock of this establishment, 
comprising every description, including the newest and choicest va¬ 
rieties of 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs, Vines. Planls, Roses, &c., will be disposed of for cash, at a 
Reduction op 25 to 50 ter cent from the usual prices, accord¬ 
ing to kind and quantity. Young Stock, Ornamental Shrubs, Pceo- 
nies, Herbaceous Plants, See., very low by the quantity. 
Descriptive Catalogues gratis on application, post paid. 
Feb. 1—It. 
Fruit Scions for 1S50. 
THE subscriber can furnish scions for grafting of the choice fruits 
A of Western New-York. They can be sent by mail or express, 
and when possible, I will send sample apples :— 
“ Northern .Spy,” apples, 
“ Norton’s Melon,” 
“ Early Joe,” 
“ Swaar,” 
“ Esopus Spitzeuberg,” 
“ Fameuse,” 
“ Pomme Gris,” 
“ Baldwin,” 
And the “ Wagencr ” variety, to which the State Society awarded 
a premium of $5. 
Price f®r Scions one dollar per hundred. 
Applications, post paid, shall have immediate attention. 
Rochester, Feb. 1.—It.*- JAMES H. WATTS. 
Take Notice. 
nnilREE Mouths Extra Pay and One Hundred and Sixty Acres of 
I Land will be procured for all who enlisted for five years, or du¬ 
ring the war of 1812, and for all, including Volunteers who served 
in Mexico, and for the heirs of all who have died in the service. 
Information will he given to relatives, Free of Charge, by writing 
to G. F. LEWIS, Detroit, Michigan, (postage paid.) 
Those who do net know what became of their friends, write when 
and where they joined the army. Feb. 1—3t.* 
Foudrette. 
THE LODI MANUFACTURIN'G CO., offer their new and im- 
f proved Poudrette, for sale at their usual rates:—1 bbl. $2 —3 
bbls. $5, and $1.50 per bbl. for any quantity over 7 bbls., delivered 
free of expense on board of vessel in New York. At the Factory, 
where vessels drawing 8 feet water can come, it will be sold at 25 
cents per bushel. 
The expense per acre in manuring corn with Poudrette, will 
amount to about $4, calculating 25 cents per bbl. freight, and all 
the necessary labor included. On land previously manured, or on 
good sward land, one gill to the hill is sufficient—on poor ground, a 
good crop can be raised by one gill at planting, and one at the last 
hoeing. The cost of the labor alone in manuring corn in the hill 
with barn yard manure, will amount to more than the first cost of 
the Poudrette, with freight and all charges added; and the effects of 
Poudrette are quicker, more vigorous, and the corn reaches maturi¬ 
ty earlier. A fair trial, however small , is respectfully solicited. 
A pamphlet containing instructions for use, certificates from some 
of the first Agriculturists in the United States, and much valuable 
information will be sent gratis, to any one applying (postpaid if by 
letter,) to “ The Lodi Manufacturing Company, 66 Dey street, 
New. York.” Feb. 1—4ms. 
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BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET. 
