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THE CULTIVATOR. June, 
Contents of this Number. 
Management of Sandy Lands,... 
Discussion on the Culture of Wheat,.. 
Neglected Manures, No. 6, by Prof. J. P. Norton,. .. 
Composition of Hog' and Cow Manures, by J. H. Salisbury, 
On the Silk Culture of Austria, by C. L. Fleischman,. 
Irrigation, by Hon. F. Holbrook,.. . 
Pear-tree Blight, by E. C. Genet, . 
Raising Seedling Peaches, by T. Craighead, Jr—The Peach 
Crop—Sweet and Sour Apple, by B. Macomber, . 
Influence of Grafting on Varieties—To make Peach and other 
Trees bear Young—Soap Suds for Trees—Peaches and the 
Curpulio, by D. T. Mosely— The Tree Box, and Scions for 
Budding, by D. T.,. 
Leaf Blight in the Plum—Expeditious Budding—The Peach 
Worm, &c.,. 
Rural Architecture—Design for a Villa,. 
Poultry and Poultry Books, by Observer, . 
Inflammation of the Lungs in Horses,... 
Cure for Ringbone, by S. G. Cone— Jersey or Alderney Cat¬ 
tle, by R. L. Colt, . 
Mental Culture, by Sylvanus— Shrinkage of Corn, by N. W. 
M’Cormick —How is it? by W. L. Eaton,. 
Stump Machines—Great Industrial Exhibition at London,.... 
Culture of Millet,. 
Notices of New Publications—Poetry,. 
Monthly Notices—To Correspondents,. 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
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Fig. 168—Design for a Villa—Elevation, 
169— Ground Plan,.J uo 
170— A Group of Poultry,. 209 
171,172—Stump Pullers,. 214 
THE HORTICULTURIST, 
AND 
Journal of Kurd Jirt & Rural Satoc. 
Edited by A. J. Downing, 
Author of '■'•Landscape Gardening ,” “ Designs for Cottage Residen¬ 
ces ,” “ Fruits and Fruit Trees of America ,” Sfc., $6. 
rnQ all persons alive to the improvement of their gardens, orchards 
or country seats,—to scientific and practical cultivators of the 
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the latest discoveries and improvements, experiments and acquisi¬ 
tions in Horticulture, and those branches of knowledge connected 
with it, will be found invaluable. Its extended and valuable corres¬ 
pondence presents the experience of the most intelligent cultivators 
in America; and the instructive and agreeable articles from the pen 
of the Editor, make it equally sought after by even the general read¬ 
er, interested in country life. The “ Foreign Notices ” present a 
summary from all the leading Horticultural Journals of Europe ; the 
“Domestic Notices,” and Answers to Correspondents, furnish 
copious hints to the novice in practical culture ; and the numerous 
and beautiful Illustrations,—Plans for Cottages, Greenhouses, the Fi¬ 
gures of New Fruits, Shrubs and Plants, combine to render this one 
of the cheapest and most valuable works on either side of the Atlan¬ 
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on the 1st of July, 1850. All or either of the back vols. can be sup¬ 
plied. New subscribers will be furnished with the fiist four vols. for 
$ 10 . 
Terms —Three Dollars per year—Two copies for Five Dollars. 
All payments to be made in advance, and orders to be post paid. 
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ly, are invited to act as Agents for The Horticulturist. 
LUTHER TUCKER, 
Albany, June , 1850. Publisher , Cultivator Office , Albany , N. Y. 
Harvest Tools. 
i GREAT variety of Scythes and Snaths, Grain Cradles, Hand 
and Horse Rakes, Hayforks, &c. 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
May 1—It. 189 & 191 Water Street, New-York 
Allen’s Improved Portable 
Railroad Horse Power , Thresher and Separator. 
r PHE advantages of the above horse powers are—1. They occupy 
but little more space than a horse. 2. They can be moved by 
the weight of the horse only, by placing the machine at an angle of 
10 or 15 degrees. 3. They are easily transported, simply construct¬ 
ed, not liable to get out of order, and move with little friction. 
The Overshot Threshers consist of a small spiked cylinder, with a 
concave top, and possess these advantages. 1. They have a level ta¬ 
ble for feeding, thus enabling the tenders to stand erect, and control 
the motions of the horse and machine by means of a brake, by which 
accidents are avoided. 2. In consequence of the spikes lifting the 
straw and doing the work on the top, stones, blocks, &c drop at the 
end of the table, and are not carried between the spikes. 3. The 
overshot cylinder does not scatter the grain, but throws it within 
three feet of the machine. 4. This arrangement also admits of at¬ 
taching a separator , high enough from the floor or ground to allow all 
the grain to fall through it, while the straw is deposited by itself in 
the best condition for binding. 5. Neither grain nor straw are bro¬ 
ken by this machine. 6. The cylinder is long, which admits of fast¬ 
er and more advantageous feeding; it is smaller and with fewer 
teeth than ordinary threshers, thus admitting of more rapid motion 
and faster work with less power; and the diminution of teeth in the 
c) nder is fully made up by an increased number in the concave top, 
w .ch is stationary. 7. Tlje separator is a great, advantage in dimin¬ 
ishing the labor of raking out the straw, as it leaves the grain in the 
best condition for the fannning mill. Three men with a single pow¬ 
er, can thresh 100 to 150 bushels of grain per day; and four men 
with a double power, twice that quantity. All the above are com¬ 
pact, and can be carried where wanted, complete, or they may be 
readily taken apart and packed for distant transportation by wagon 
or otherwise. 
Price of single Power,... $80 
:c “ Thresher,. $28 
“ Separator and fixtures,. $7 
“ Bands for driving, &c.,. $5 
“ Wood-sawing machine, complete and in running 
order,. $35 
Price of Double Power,. $100 
“ with Thresher, Separator, &c.,. ..$145 to $150 
All the above are sold singly or together, as desired, and are war¬ 
ranted to work well and give satisfaction. 
Also, Taplin’s 20 feet Circular, and the Cast Iron Sweep Powers. 
Enquire at the Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store of 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
June 1, 1850.—It. 189 Sc 191 AVater St., New-York. 
Constantly on Hand and tor Sale 
At the Albany Agricultural Warehouse, 
T>LOAVS. The Albany, Peekskill, AVorcester, Boston, Cast and 
Wrought Iron Beam Plows of all sizes and the most approved 
patterns and makers. All warranted to work to the satisfaction of 
purchasers, for the purposes they are designed, and to be of the 
best materials and workmanship. 
GUANO. Peruvian, African and Patagonian Guano, by the ton 
or sack. 
For sale at the Agricultural AA r arehouse of 
H. L. EMERY. 
June 1, 1850. 369 Sc 371 Broadway, Albany, N Y. 
Grain Cradles, 
YUITH Dunn’s Scythes, the 
best known. These cra¬ 
dles are from the most celebrated 
makers known, and so construct¬ 
ed that they are readily packed 
in dozens, and if necessary, box¬ 
ed up for transportation—6 dozen 
can be easily packed in the space 
usually required for a single cra¬ 
dle. For dealers, or farmers at a distance, this is found a great con¬ 
venience, as safety and cheap transportation are secured. They are 
offered to the trade on as liberal terms as by any other manufacturer 
or dealer. Albany Agricultural Warehouse of 
IJ. L. EMERY, 
June 1, 1850. 369 & 371 Broadway, Albany. 
Peruvian Guano, Bone Dust, Plaster, Poudrette. 
'JTIREE hundred tons best Peruvian Guano, in lots to suit purclia- 
One thousand barrels Bone dust, both sawings and ground. 
Five hundred barrels Poudrette. 
Two hundred tons Plaster of Paris, ground fine and in barrels. 
Agricultural AVarehouse and Seed Store, 
A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
June 1—It. 189 & 191 AVater St., New-York. 
Splendor. 
r PIIE Short Horn bull known as OLD SPLENDORS will 
■ L be kept the present season on the farm of Jacob AV. Page, Sen- 
nett Corners, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Splendor, (bred by Thomas AVed- 
dle,) has been owned several years in Avon and Lima, Livingston 
county; and the fact of his having served one hundred cows the 
past season on the farm of his late owner—Mr. AVarner, of Lima— 
ts sufficient evidence of his value as a getter. Terms $5 a cow. 
Sennett, June 1, 1850—It * JOHN R. PAGE. 
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