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THE CULTIVATOR 
Oct 
Contents of this Number. 
King Seedling Pear. 
Best Method of Fattening - Animals,.. 321 
On the Importance of Extended Chemical Investigations, by 1 
Prof. J. P. Norton,. J 323 
Report on the Trial of Plows, by the N. Y. State Agricul-1 
lurai uociciy?• .... 
Selecting Fruit for a Continued Supply—Materials for Potting 
The Curculio—Market Gardens and Railroads,. 332 
Lime for the Curculio—The Stanwiek Nectarine—Horticul-1 
tural Miscellanies,.J 333 
Premiums awarded at the late State Fair,.. 334 
New York State Fair at Albany,. 337 
Steeping Seeds, by Charles Robinson,. 339 
Agricultural Capacities of Wisconsin, by C. H. Green,. 340 
Treatment of Birds, by D. T.—“ All work and no Play,” &c.,) 
by Sylvanus,.J 341 
Mole Trap—Oven for Drying Fruits. 342 
Locusts and Grasshoppers—Thick and Thin Seeding,. 343 
Notqs on American Farming,. 344 
Roydl Agricultural Society—The Farmer’s Every Day Book,. 345 
Monthly Notices—To Correspondents, &c.,. 346 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 205—Mott’s Agricultural Furnace,. 322 
206—Diagram of Plows,. 329 
207 to 210—Premium Plows, . 336 
211—Mole Trap,. 342 
212, 213—Oven for Drying Fruits,. 342 
Choice Fruit Trees. 
Rochester Commercial Nursery. Established 1830. 
THE subscribers offer for sale, this autumn and the coming, one 
of the largest stocks of fruit trees in this state; carefully propa¬ 
gated and grown by ourselves, and warranted correctly named. 
It has been our constant aim to cultivate none but the good varie¬ 
ties, leaving to others the long list of useless trash. 
We sell very much at wholesale, and have furnished as many as 
5,000 Apple trees for a single orchard, and 3.000 dwarf Pears. 
Persons wishing to purchase in large or small quantities, will find 
it to their interest to communicate with us. 
BISSELL & HOOKER, 
Oct. 1—2t. _ Rochester N. Y. 
Ayrshire Bull for Sale. 
T'HE two year-old Ayrshire bull, “ Governor 3d,” out of “ Lady 
■f Rose,” by -‘Governor 2d,” both prize animals in Scotland, se¬ 
lected for and imported by R. S. Griswold, of Hartford, Conn., in 
1846. The Bull may be seen at the farm of Mr. PRENTICE, Mount 
Hope, near Albany. Price $100. Oct. 1,1850. 
Postponed Sale of full bred Short-horns and 
improved Dairy Stock. 
RAWING to affliction in my family, I have postponed the annual 
sale which was to take place in October, 1850, until the 28th day 
of June, 1851. 
I also decline selling any stock by private sale, so as to offer the 
public, at auction, all the animals I have to part with, without hav¬ 
ing any previously selected from the herd, and all animals offered 
will be sold without reserve. 
My new importations of Short-horns, Devons, South Down Sheep 
and Hogs, will arrive during the fall. 
Timely Catalogues, with full descriptions of each animal, will be 
published in the principal Agricultural journals. 
Mount Fordham, Oct. 1st, 1850. L. G. MORRIS. 
Great Sale of Imported Stock, 
At Westminster, Vt., on the 9th day of Oct., 1850. 
TUE Administrators of the estate of the late William Stickney, of 
Boston, will sell at public auction, on Wednesday, Oct., 9th at 
his farm, in Westminster, Vt., the live stock on said farm, being all 
imported animals, with their descendants. Among which are the 
following, viz: 
SIXTY-THREE DEVON CATTLE. 
1. Sixty head of superior Devon Steers and Heifers, from one to 
three years old. Many of the Steers are well mated and well broken. 
2. One imported Devon Bull, two years old, lately imported. 
3. One fine Devon Bull, seven years old, bred by Geo. Patterson, 
Esq. of Maryland. 
4. One yearling Devon Bull, bred on the farm. 
SIXTY SUFFOLK, MIDDLESEX, AND ESSEX SWINE. 
1. Five imported Boars, of these breeds, 1 to 3 years old. Splendid 
animals. 
2. Six or eight imported Sows. These are, or will be with Pigs. 
3. About fifty Swine of these fine breeds unaltered. 
THIRTY SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 
1. One lot South Downs imported. 
2. “ “ purchased of the Hon. Daniel Webster. 
3. “ “ “ “ Col. J. M. Sherwood. 
4. “ “ bred on the farm 
All the animals here offered, were purchased in England, or of 
the best breeders in this country, without regard to cost, and with 
great judgment ; or were bred with much care on the form. 
Any further information will be cheerfully furnished, on applica¬ 
tion in person, or by letter, to WILLIAM S. KING, Woodland 
Farm, Manton, R. I., or to ISAAC STICKNEY, Administrator. 
Boston, Mass. Oct. 1—It. 
THE subscriber offers for sale, at his nursery, several hundred of 
the King Seedling Pear trees, from 1 to 2 years old, at one dollar 
each; one dollar a dozen for grafts. A dozen grafts can be sent in 
a letter in the winter to any part of the States, with safety. Orders 
directed to S. WORDEN, 
Oct. 1—It*. _ Minetto, Oswego co., N. Y. 
Macedon Nursery. 
THOMAS WRIGHT, (late Wm. R. Smith,) offers for sale this fall 
' 20,000 Apple trees, 6 to 8 feet in height, 3 to 4 years from graft, 
with fine heads, by the hundred or thousand, all choice kinds; "also, 
Cherry, Pear, Peach, Plum, and Ornamental trees, Roses, Vines, 
Shrubs, Pesonias, &c., &c. Apple $16 per hundred, 18| cents each; 
Cherry $25 per hundred, 31£ cents each; Pear 50 cents, Plum 50 
cents, Peach $12 per hundred—also, 50,000 Cherry Seedlings of supe¬ 
rior growth, $7 per thousand. 
Catalogues supplied gratis to post paid applicants. Immediate at¬ 
tention will be given to all orders accompanied by cash or satisfac- 
tory reference. Macedon, Wayne co., N. Y., 10 mo. 1st, 1850.—It. 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees. 
THE subscribers would beg leave to give notice to dealers and 
others purchasing Pear trees, that their stock is remarkably well 
grown this season, and will be very strong and fine for the fall sales, 
and is as extensive a collection of saleable trees as can be found at 
any other nursery in the county. The collection grown on quince 
stock is also very fine. 
The stock of Apple trees will also be very large this fall, in lots to 
suit purchasers. 
PLUMS—A general assortment of most of the leading kinds. 
CHERRIES, APRICOTS, PEACHES, GRAPE VINES, 
GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS, with other small Fruits, at the 
lowest market prices. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, being also grown extensively, can be 
furnished by the hundred at very reasonable rates—European Lin¬ 
den, Mountain Ash, Scotch Elms, English Elms, Horse Chestnuts, 
with a good collection of ROSES, &c. Catalogues will be forward¬ 
ed to all applicants. WILSON, THORBURN & TELLER, 
Oct. 1, J850—2t Nurserymen, 492 Broadway, Albany. 
Selling off to Close the Business. 
Linneean Botanic Garden and, Nursery, late of Wm. Prince, deceased > 
Flushing, L. I, near New-York. WINTER § Co., proprietors. 
THE proprietors have still remaining a very considerable stock 
A and variety of FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES, Shrubs, 
Vines, Plants, Roses, &c., which they will dispose of for cash, at a 
reduction of 25 to 50 per cent, and upwards from the usual 
prices according to kind and quantity. Descriptive Catalogues 
gratis, on application postpaid. 
Apple trees. 2 to 4 years old, $6 to $10 per 100. 
Pear trees, 2 to 4 years old, $25 to $50 per 100. 
Cherry trees. 2 years old, $12.50 per 100. 
Orange Quinces, 3£ to 5 feet, $12*50 per 100. 
Black Hamburgh and other foreign Grape Vines, extra strong 
plants, $5 per doz. 
Two-year-old Seedling Plum Stocks, $7 per 1,000. 
Oct. 1, 1850—It. 
Plum Stocks Wanted. 
SEVERAL THOUSAND PLUM STOCKS, suitable for budding 
^ next year, wanted immediately. Apply to 
Oct. 1—It. _ ELISHA DORR, Albany. 
Bloodgood Nursery, 
Flushing, L. I., near Nevj York. 
THE proprietors of this well established Nursery, offer for sale 
A every variety of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, 
Flowering Shrubs, Grape Vines. Hedge Plants, Raspberries, Straw¬ 
berries, icc. 
Our Fruit trees are of superior quality and large groivth, and we are 
able to furnish them in any quantity, of almost any variety, which is 
a great inducement to purchasers. 
Orders sent to us, at Flushing, or 244 Pearl street, New York, 
(where Catalogues may be obtained gratis,) will receive immediate 
attention, and the trees packed with great care for transportation. 
Oct. 1st—It. KING & RIPLEY. 
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