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THE CULTIVATOR 
July. 
Contents of this Number. 
On the Management of the Hay Crop,... 225 
Poultry and Poultry Books, by Observer, . 227 
Advantages of Irrigation, by A. B.,. 230 
On the Acclimation of Tropical Plants, by C. E. G., . 231 
Things Necessary to the Successful Pursuit of Agriculture, by 1 0 r, Q 
H. C. W., . ] 
Neglected Manures, &c., by Professor J. P. Norton, . 234 
Notes on Gardens and Nurseries in the Vicinity of Boston, .. 235 
On the Management of Orchards.. 236 
Profits of Fruit Culture—Notes from “ The Horticulturist,”.. 237 
Native Flowers and Layers, by D. T.—Fruits of Central) 239 
Illinois, &c.J 
Trial of Plows at Albany—Mr. Sherwood’s 3d Duke of) 9d1 
Cambridge,... j 
Profits of Different Breeds of Sheep, by A Sheep Man,. 242 
Geddes’ Harrow—The Table Land of Thibet—A Mechanic’s ) 243 
House, by W. L Eaton—C hiccory or Succory,. ) 
The Best Time for Cutting Timber—Strength of Wire—Good ) 244 
and Bad Management,.j 
Dairying in St. Lawrence County, by G. A. Hanchett—) 
Height of Corn, by C. E. G.—Sale of the Bates Short- J 245 
horns—Farming in Rhode Island—The Cheese Trade,-) 
Water-Lime, &c., by J. A. Cheney—R otation of Crops —1 
To Plow in Clover, Weeds, &c.—Saving Clover Seed, by| 246 
A Subscriber—H arvesting Grain, by L. Durand, .) 
To make Preserves and Jellies—Answers to Correspondents, 247 
Facts and Opinions on Various Subjects, . 248 
Acknowledgments—Monthly Notices, &c., . 249 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 173—Hay-spreader,. 226 
174,175—Jungle Fowls, . 228 
76—Great Malay Fowl, ...:. 229 
177— Game Fowl, . 229 
178— Portrait of 3d Duke of Cambridge, . 240 
179— Geddes’ Folding Harrow,.. 243 
180— Plan of a Mechanic’s House,. 243 
For Sale. 
TWO Bone Mills, Bone Manure, three Building Sites, one Steam 
x Bone Mill, capable of grinding from 800 to 1200 bushels per 
day; one Horse Power Bone Mill, capable ©f grinding from 150 to 
200 bushels per day; both mills are in complete order. 3 Building 
Sites—100 acres, 49£ acres, and 14 acres, from 3 to 5\ miles from 
Vanderbilt Landing, Staten Island, elevated and having good rural 
qualities ; ocean views that cannot be surpassed. Apply to 
ALEX. HORNBY, 
July 1—It.* 26th Street, 9th Avenue, New-York. 
Full Blood Berkshire Pigs. 
HPHE subscriber offers for sale a fine lot of young Boars and Sows, 
- 1 - at prices from $2 to $4. The boar they were raised from took 
took the first pramium at the Buffalo Fair. R. B. HOWLAND. 
Union Springs, July 1, 1850—2t. 
Drain Tile Works, 
63 Jay Street, North of Salamander Works, Albany. 
T'HE subscriber is now manufacturing and prepared to fill orders 
x for Horse Shoe, Sole, Round and Collar Drain Tile, of various 
sizes, from one to four inches in width and rise. The tile is cut 
sixteen inches in length, and will be of a superior quality. 
The price will vary according to the size and shape, from 
$10 to $16 per thousand. Specimens of the article with the prices 
will soon be distributed to all the agricultural stores in the State. 
Presidents of county societies adjoining the river and canals, will 
please send their address with directions to whom a box containing 
the different sizes of Tile will be forwarded free of charge. 
July 1, 1850—tf. A. S. BABCOCK. 
The Farmers’ Encyclopedia, 
T>Y C. W. JOHNSON. Adapted to the United States, by G 
Emerson, Philadelphia, 1850. In one large octavo volume, 
1173 pages, containing the latest discoveries and improvements, in 
Agriculture, with numerous plates of Live Stock, Farming Imple¬ 
ments, &c. 
“ We are fully convinced that such an amount of valuable know¬ 
ledge for farmers can be found in no other work in so cheap and con¬ 
venient a form. In fact, no farmer who pretends to be well inform¬ 
ed in his profession should be without this book.”— New Genesee 
Farmer. 
‘•An excellent work, fit to be distributed in premiums by Agricul¬ 
tural Societies. How much better, and in better taste, than the 
amount of its cost in money.”— J. S. Skinner. 
Sold by L. Tucker, Albany; A. Hart, Philadelphia; Derey & 
Co., Buffalo; W. D. Ticknor & Co., Boston; and the principal 
booksellers in thff Union. Price $4. (Cost of the imported work in 
1 vol. without any plates, $14.) July 1—tf. 
THE HORTICULTURIST, 
AND 
Journal of Rural Jlrt Rural @atoe. 
Edited by A. J. Downing, 
Author of “Landscape Gardening ,” “ Designs for Cottage Residen¬ 
ces,” “ Fruits and Fruit Trees of America ,” §c., tfc. 
Morgan Horse Young Black Hawk. 
VOUNG Black Hawk will stand at the stable of the subscriber. 
Terms—$10 the season, $15 to insure. Young Black Hawk is 
five years old; his color a beautiful black, and for beauty, speed and 
action, with age, cannot be beat. 
Breeders of good horses are invited to call and see him. Owned 
by FRANKLIN FELTON. 
Ticonderoga, N. Y., July 1—It.* 
Nurserymen’s Agency, 
187 Water Street, New-York. 
CPHE business connected with this Agency, having increased be- 
x yond the expectations of the subscriber, he has taken the above 
more convenient and eligible store, and aided by experience, has 
prepared to meet the increasing demand upon his services. 
He will import the coming season, a full supply of the following 
Stocks, Seeds, Trees, &c., &c , and solicits all his friends to send 
their orders before the close of July , to prevent disappointment. 
He also tenders his services for the purchase or sale of anything in 
the business, and will give prompt attention to the receiving and for¬ 
warding any goods consigned to his care. Importations passed atlhe 
Custom House, the goods properly taken care of, and re-packed 
when necessary. 
Imported 1st quality Stocks American Stocks. 
Quince, Apple, 
Pear, Pear, 
Mahaleb Cherry, Plum, 
Paradise Apple, Cherry. 
Plum. 
Imported specimen Fruit Trees, of any kinds required, from the 
best nurseries. Also, 
Norway Spruce, 
Silver Fir, 
Scotch Fir, 
European Larch, 
Juniper, 
Mountain Ash, 
English Elm, 
Wytch Elm, 
Chinese Arbor Vitse, 
Siberian Arbor Yitai, 
Irish Yew, 
Hollys, 
Minctta Rose Stocks, 
Staudard Roses, 
Prize Gooseberries, 
And Seeds of any kinds if or¬ 
dered in good season. Al¬ 
so for sale. 
2,500 Dwarf Cherries, Budded 
on the Imported Mahaleb 
Stock. 
30,000 2 yr. Osage Plants. 
Osage, Apple, and Pear seed, 
Plum, Cherry and Peach pits. 
Pruniug and Budding Knives, Labels, Flower Pots, Propagating 
Glasses, Russia Mats, Twine, &c., &c., with any thing required in 
the business. GEO. G. SHEPPARD, 
July 1—It 
187 Water St., New-York. 
r FO all persons alive to the improvement of their gardens, orchards 
1 or country seats,—to scientific and practical cultivators of the 
soil,—to nurserymen and commercial gardeners, this Journal, giving 
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, Ihe 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¬ 
tic. 
The Fifth Volume of the Horticulturist will be commenced 
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 he post paid. 
All Agents for The Cultivator, and Post Masters general¬ 
ly, are invited to act as Agents for The Horticulturist. 
LUTHER TUCKER, 
Albany, June, 1850. Publisher, Cultivator Office, Albany, N. Y. 
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