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THE CULTIVATOR 
May, 
I. T. GRANT & CO.’S 
PATENT FAN MILLS AND CRADLES. We continue to 
A manufacture these celebrated Mills and Cradles. 
Tliey have been awarded six first premiums at the New- 
York State Fairs, and at the great American Institute in New 
York, and several County Fairs, always taking the first premium 
over all other mills. The manufacturers feel confident, therefore, 
in offering these mills to the public, that they are the best in use. 
During the year 1847 they were introduced into England, by Mr. 
Slocum, of Syracuse.. They were very favorably noticed by the 
English papers; and from a communication of Mr. S.’s, published 
in the Transactions of the N. Y. State Ag. Society, for 1847, it 
will be seen that they were tried by several large farmers, and 
highly approved. One farmer, it is stated, set aside an almost new 
winnowing machine, for which he paid £18, ($90) and used 
Grant’s for cleaning a crop of 300 qrs. (2,700 bushels) of wheat, 
and several hundred bushels of mustard seed. We have lately 
made some valuable improvements in the article, though the price 
remains the same as before. 
Our fans are extensively used and highly approved at the south, 
for cleaning rice. We are permitted to make the following ex¬ 
tracts from letters received from Hon. J. R. Poinsett, of South Ca¬ 
rolina :—“ The fan you sent last summer, [1848] has been success¬ 
fully used to clean dirty rice, and winnow that from the threshing 
floor. It answers every purpose.” In relation to another of our 
fans, he writes, (April 23, ’49.)—“ Both this and the first mill you 
Bent, work very well; and the last, which is the largest that can 
be well worked by a man, cleans the dirty rice perfectly, and is 
altogether the best wind-fan I ever used for that purpose.” 
The great encouragement we have received from dealers and 
agriculturists has induced us to greatly enlarge our business, and 
we hope by strict attention, to merit a further patronage. 
Orders will be thankfully received, and receive prompt atten¬ 
tion. ' I. T. GRANT & CO. 
Junction P. O , Rens. Co., 8 miles north of Troy 
May 1, 1850—tf. 
Sir Walter 
YX/TLL stand the p'esent season (fora limited number of mares,) 
at the stable of the subscriber, one-fourth of a mile north of 
the Railroad Depot, in East Hartford, Main Street SIR WAL¬ 
TER is a fine natural trotting horse; was six years old last June ; 
is a beautiful dapple bay , fifteen hands and three inches in height; 
weighs 1175 lbs ; and by the best judges, is pronounced the most 
Perfect Horse in this part of the country. His stock in the neigh¬ 
borhood of Wilbraham, Mass., stands unrivalled. 
Sir Walter is three-fourths English and one-fourth Morgan. He 
was sired by the imported horse Sir Walter, who was justly cele¬ 
brated for symmetry of form, speed, ease and elegance of action. 
His dam is from a Morgan mare, by the English horse Pincher, 
formerly owned in Pennsylvania, and was sold for $1100. Sir 
Walter obtained th e first premium at the Hartford County Agricul¬ 
tural Society, last fall. He was purchased and brought into the 
county for the express purpose of improving the breed of horses. 
The terms are therefore put low, viz. $4. a single leap, and $6 the 
season. Insured by agreement. During the two past years, he 
has covered more than two hundred mares. All persons interest¬ 
ed in breeding/ae horses are invited to call and judge for them¬ 
selves. Mares from a distance will be pastured and well taken 
care of on reasonable terms. HENRY OLMSTED. 
East Hartford, Ct., May 1, 1850—It.* 
Merisi® S&eep for Sale. 
HPHE subscriber has a few choice full blood Paular Bucks still on 
hand; also, a few yearlings and lambs from his Paular ewes, and 
a Buck imported by J. A. Taintor, Esq., which promise to be of un¬ 
equalled beauty of form, hardiness of constitution, fineness and 
quantity of wool. Price from $10 to $15. 
Also, a few ewes of the same breed. Price $10 to $20. 
Those who wish to secure a selection from this lot of sheep, will 
do well to make their selection, or send in their orders at an early 
day. 
They can be shipped to any part of the United States with perfect 
safety. ALFRED H. AVERY. 
Galway, Saratoga Co., N. Y., May 1—It.* 
Gilmore’s Patent Bee-House. 
TTAVING purchased the right of using and selling the above va- 
luable improvement for several of the counties of this State, the 
subscriber would invite the attention of Farmers, Gentlemen of 
Leisure, and Mechanics to the subject. 
The objects to be gained by this invention, are as follows: The 
swarming of bees in the open air is entirely obviated, and they will 
increase faster—combining any number of swarms or stocks of 
bees into one body or republic, thus uniting their strength against a 
common enemy; and by changing the relations the bees sustain to 
each other, doing away with all cause for discord or quarreling. The 
hives are so constructed as always to be kept fresh and pure, and al¬ 
so a succession of new comb. This is indispensable to the health 
and success of the bee, affording a perfect protection against the ra¬ 
vages of the “bee moth.” An arrangement of boxes, tumblers and 
jars is attached to the hives, into which the bees will deposit their 
honey as readily as in the hives; they may at any time be removed, 
without in any way injuring or killing the bees, or disturbing those 
in the hive. The bees may at pleasure be removed from one hive or 
part of a hive into another, without the apiarian being in any way 
exposed, and without injury to the bees. In connection, there is a 
receipt for a preparation for “ Feeding Bees,” by the use of which 
honey can be made purer and in much larger quantities at a trifling 
cost. The whole arrangement is very cheap and easy of construc¬ 
tion. 
By this system a degree of perfection is attained never before real¬ 
ised, effectually doing away with all the objections to keeping bees, 
and making them a source of infinite profit. 
Prices. —Individual right to make for his own use, and using any 
number of hives, including a receipt for the preparation, $10 ; a right 
to make and use three hives only, $5. 
All communications upon this subject, addressed to the subscriber, 
post paid, will be promptly attended to. 
JOHN H. HIDLEY. 
Post Office address, Troy, N. Y.—Residence, Greenhush, Rensse¬ 
laer Co., N. Y. 
The Plow that Beats the World. 
RICH’S PATENT IRON-BE AM PLOW . 
r PHIS Plow has become the universal favorite of the farming com- 
munity wherever it is known. It is but two years since it was 
first introduced in Northern New-York, in which time it has attain¬ 
ed a popularity beyond that of any other plow yet known. Messrs. 
John Rich & Co. manufactured and sold upwards of one thousand 
of these Plows last season, in the months of May, June, July, Au¬ 
gust and September. The first premium was awarded these plows, 
at every Fair where they were exhibited, viz., Saratoga, Montgo¬ 
mery and Rensselaer, and at the Great Fair of the American Insti¬ 
tute, Castle Garden, N. Y. 
The success which attended this plow the last season, has prompt- 
ed the subscribers to extend their business facilities, so as to be able 
to supply any calls that may be made upon them, which was not the 
case last season. The great advantages attained by these Plows 
over others now in use, are—1st. they require near one-third less 
draft of team; 2d. they are much easier held or guided; 3d. the form 
of the beam is such that it cannot choke under the beam; 4. the form 
and construction of the mould-board is such that meadow or mucky 
soil, will not adhere to it and clog it as is the case with other plows. 
5. They are less liable to get out of repair, and much easier repaired 
when needed ; 6. They pulverise and work the soil most admirably; 
7. the shortness of the beam bringing it near the team, which is a 
great advantage in point of draft, ease in guiding the plow, and turn¬ 
ing the teanij as well as beauty of work. In short, it possesses eve¬ 
ry good quality which the patentee, a man of forty years’ experience, 
has been able to combine. More than two thousand recommenda¬ 
tions in favor of this plow, among which are many of the ablest and 
most scientific farmers in the United States, can be obtained; but the 
subscribers, in preference, respectfully submit it to the tillers of the 
soil, in competition with any Plow ever offered to the public. 
Manufactured and for sale, wholesale and retail, by 
BOS WORTH, RICH & CO., Patentees, 
May 1, 1850—It 335 A 437 River-St., Troy. 
