122 _ THE CULTIVATOR. March, 
3fotitf0 of ^Publications. 
The Country Gentleman— a Cottage , Villa , 
Farm and Garden Newspaper —This is the title of 
a new weekly newspaper commenced in London, 
the first of the present year, under the auspices of 
George Glenny, F. H. S., a well known and pop¬ 
ular writer on gardening matters, by whom the 
Horticultural Department is conducted. We are 
much pleased with the first No., the only one which 
has as yet come to hand; and cheerfully commend 
it to such of our readers, whether of foreign or na¬ 
tive birth, as wish to receive regularly a weekly 
newspaper from London, in which they will find, 
beside a journal of the news of the week, a record 
of the progress of the arts of culture in the garden, 
the orchard, and the conservatory, and on the farm. 
Price 6d sterling per No., equivalent to about 
$6.50 per year, to which is to be added, to the 
American subscriber, the ocean postage, which 
would make the cost here $8 to $9 a year. (See 
advertisement.) 
Proceedings of the Seneca County Agri¬ 
cultural Society. —We are indebted to John 
Delafield, Esq., for a copy of these proceedings. 
They comprise about 100 pages in quarto form, 
handsomely printed and bound, and embrace a gen¬ 
eral record of the doings of the Society for 1849.— 
Statistical tables are given of the agricultural pro¬ 
ducts of each town in the county for the year 1848. 
There are, also, several valuable addresses and es¬ 
says, from some of which we have already given ex¬ 
tracts in our columns. 
New Work on Diseases of Animals. —We un¬ 
derstand that Dr. G. H. Dadd, of Boston, proposes 
to publish, within a few months, a work to be enti¬ 
tled —“ Outlines of Anatomy and Physiology ; also, 
a General History of the llise and Progress of the 
Veterinary Science in England, with practical obser¬ 
vations on Feeding, Watering, Grooming, Shoeing, 
&c., &c.; written with a view of teaching every 
man how to prevent disease in animals ; with plates; 
containing also, a Compendious Dictionary of the 
Veterinary Art.” 
American Poultry Yard. —A work consisting 
of upwards of 300 pages relating to the origin, his¬ 
tory, and description of domestic poultry of all 
kinds, with directions for breeding, &c., with nu¬ 
merous illustrations; by D. J. Browne; with an 
appendix on the comparative merits of different 
breeds of fowls, with much statistical information 
on the subject, by Samuel Allen. The work is from 
the press of C. M. Saxton, New-York. Price one 
dollar. 
American Fowl-Breeder. —This is a manual 
lately published at Boston, comprising information 
in regard to breeding and managing poultry, their 
diseases, See.—with engravings—by an “ Associa¬ 
tion of Practical Breeders.”' It is offered at 25 
cents per copy, and will be found useful to those 
"who keep poultry. 
The Family Visitor. —We have received the 
first number of a paper with this title, published at 
Cleveland, Ohio, by Dr. J. P. Kxrtland, S. St. 
John, and O. H. Knapp, editors and proprietors.— 
The design of the publication is to furnish such in¬ 
formation as shall tend to interest and improve the 
lflind—or as expressed by the publishers—a fami¬ 
ly paper, designed to instruct, enlighten, and inter¬ 
est the family circle.” Articles will be furnished 
on various branches of natural science, embracing 
zoology, geology, chemistry, &c,, accompanied by 
illustrations. Agriculture and horticulture will al¬ 
so receive attention, and information will be fur¬ 
nished on all subjects touching the philanthropic, 
political and general improvements of the day.— 
The 4< Visitor ” is issued weekly, at $1.50 per year 
in advance. The paper is handsomely got up, in 
the quarto form, and from the high standing of the 
editors, we presume it will deserve and receive a 
liberal patronage. 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. —This is the title 
of a paper, dating from the commencement of the 
year, published at Rochester, N. Y., by D. D. T. 
Moore, late publisher and associate editor of the 
Genesee Farmer. The New-Yorker is to be devoted 
to agriculture, horticulture, mechanic arts, science, 
literature, education, rural and domestic economy, 
reports of the crops and markets, and general in¬ 
telligence. Conducted by D. D. T. Moore; L. B. 
Langworthy, associate editor; Elon Comstock, 
T. C. Peters, corresponding editors; L. Weth- 
erell, editor of the educational department. The 
papor makes an excellent appearance in all respects, 
and we have no doubt will well fulfil its design.— 
Each number comprises eight pages, large quarto. 
It is published weekly, at two dollars a year. 
American Journal of Science and Arts.— 
The January number of this excellent work con¬ 
tains valuable articles on various scientific subjects, 
from the pens of Profs. Loomis, Dewey, J. D. Dana, 
Dr. Wyman, Dr. Darlington, S. S. Haldeman, 
John A. Porter, T. S. Hunt, and others. The work 
is published at New Haven, Ct., and is conducted 
by Messrs. Silliman &, Dana. Published every 
second month—$5 per year. 
Genesee Farmer. —Mr. D. D. T. Moore has 
relinquished his interest in this paper to Dr. Dan¬ 
iel Lee, who has for several years been associated 
in the editorial department of the paper. Dr. L. 
continues its publication, and it is edited by him in 
connection with James Vick, Jr. We have re¬ 
ceived the January number, which indicates that 
the good character of the work will be preserved. 
Patent Portable Railroad Horse Power, 
and Overshot Treshing Machine and Separa¬ 
tor. —The Prairie Farmer states that this ma¬ 
chine has been extensively introduced into Illinois, 
Iowa and Wisconsin, during the past season, and 
that the result has been a general conviction of its 
superiority over any sweep machine known there. 
The editor says — lt We have it from several persons 
using them, that with one of these implements, two 
horses and four or five men have done as much Avork, 
day by day, as threshers with eight horses and ten 
men operating along side of them. One man in¬ 
forms us, that he threshed one hundred and sixty 
bushels in a day, of wheat yielding only eight bush¬ 
els per acre. This we call large threshing. An¬ 
other informs us that his wheat yielded from seven 
to nine bushels per acre, with straw enough to pro¬ 
duce in common seasons twenty or twenty-five 
bushels. With the same span of horses working 
every day, and his machine elevated sixteen inches, 
his ordinary threshing was eighty bushels per day. 
Others in the same circumstances, by hard driving, 
or changing horses, have threshed from one hundred 
to one hundred and fifty, and in one case, as we 
have said, one hundred and sixty.” 
For further particulars, see p. 95, current vol. 
Acre in Yards. —An acre contains 4840 square 
yards, or 70 yards in length and 69 1-7 in breadth 
—or 198 feet by 220. 
