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THE CULTIVATOR. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
EDITORIAL. 
Monthly Notices—Circulation and Correspondence of the Cul-) 
tivator—Mr. Downing’s Works,. j 
Great Sa e of Short Horns—Norman Horses—Samples of j 
Wool—Seward’s Seed Sower—Butter in Wells—Large j 
Calves and Pigs—Medal of the N. Y. S. Ag. Society—Tan- }- 106 
mug Machine—Ball’s in Lamb’s Stomachs—Scotch Cattle | 
—Puppies suckled by a Sheep,. J 
Suggestions for preventing Rot in Potatoes—Best method of) ^ 
making Board Fence,. j 
Farmers’ Duties to their Children—Productive Cows—Labels ) .^g 
for Fruit Trees—Culture of Turneps,. ..... ) 
Kg. Meetings in Albany—Best Means of Advancing the Ag .) 
Interest—Best Breeds of Cattle—Best mode of Managing | 109 
and Applying Manures,.. •. ) 
N. Y. S. Ag. Society’s County Cor. Committees,.110 
Cultivation of Forest Trees—Culture of Onions,. Ill 
Reward of Industry and Skill—Fat Animals—Wheat Culture... 112 
Heating Conservatories by Hot Water—Saleratus—Curing) 
Meat—Answers to Inquiries—String Halt—Melons—To-1 113 
bacco—Load of Manure—Sheep—Labor in Mississippi, .... ) 
Spent Tan and Sawdust—Windmills—Mangel Wurtzel—Vir-) ^ 
ginia Lands, Ac.,. ) 
Cement for Earthen Pipes—Profitable Fruit Trees—Bass Mat -) 
ting—Proper Covering for Peas—Preparation of Muck— | 115 
Heaves in Horses—Country Papers—Necessity for Inquiry—) 
Wages in England in 14th Century—Mr. Ellsworth’s Rc- \ 116 
port—Medico-Chirurgical Review—Arkansas Farmer,-) 
Sheep in Ohio—Cheap Mode of Rearing Hogs—Deficiency of) 
Pork—Good Cows—Osage Orange—Kernels in a bushel of S 117 
Grain,.) 
Cutting Timber,. 119 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Condensed Correspondence,. 115 
Remedy for the Potatoe Rot, and opinions about, by J. Crary, I 
L. Patillo and E Hammond—U se ofPoudrctte, by D. K. j 114 
Letter from London by E. N. Horsford,. 118 
Aurora Ag. Institute, by C. C. Young and B. P. Johnson,-119 
Letter from Liverpool, by D. G. Mitchell,. 120 
Letter from Edinburgh, by J. P. Norton. 121 
Results of Experiments, by Za. Drummond—V alue of the) 122 
Scotch Larch,. .J 
Manuring Grass Lands, by B. B. Johnson—P lan of Barn) ^ 
Door Fastenings, by Franklin Co.,. ) 
Notes of Travel in the West, by Solon Robinson,. 124 
Cultivation of the Basket Willow, by Richmond,. 126 
Culture of Flax for Seed and Lint, by S. W.,. 127 
Sketches of Sheep Husbandry in Maine, by E. Holmes,. 128 
A Productive Farm, by C. Osborne,... 129 
Rotation of Crops, by A Subscriber—Sheep’s Tails, by D. S .) 
Curtis—A shes and Corn and Potatoes in alternate rows, > 130 
by H. Hull,.) 
On Plowing, by E. Comstock,.. 181 
Transmutation of Grain, by J. Townsend—S cratches in) 1 r i2 
Horses, by S.,. ) 
Herefords—Short-Horns—Elegant Rural Cottage, by T. H.) 
H.—Culture of Water Melons, by J. A. Rhodes,.) 
illustrations. 
Figs. 33, 34—Illustrations of Fencing,.. 107 
Figs. 35, 36—Labels for Standard Fruit Trees,. 108 
Fig. 42—View of the Ruins at Stone Hengc,. 118 
Figs. 43, 44—Machines for Drying Grain,. 118 
Fig. 45—Revolving Cheese Shelves. 118 
Fig. 38—View of an English Farm House and Out-buildings,.. 120 
Figs. 40, 41—Barn Door Fastenings,. 123 
Fig. 39—Merino Ram,. 128 
Figs. 45, 46—Worcester Eagle and Subsoil Plows,. 134 
O’ ADVERTISEMENTS inserted in the Cultivator,, at $1,00 
per 100 words for each insertion. 
BOMMER’S METHOD AT REDUCED PRICES. 
T HE cheapness and expedition, by which manure may be manufac¬ 
tured with the Bommer process, and the various substances to 
which it may be successfully and advantageously applied, render it a 
valuable acquisition to every farmer that will adopt it. To facilitate its 
general introduction, it is proposed to sell the method uniformly at five 
dollars. Any individual shall be promptly furnished with a copy of 
the medioJ without charge of postage, who shall remit the cash by 
mail tcVhe general agent. It is intended to employ a competent tra¬ 
velling A£ent, as soon as practicable, in each county. My general agen¬ 
cy inr f.tricn the States of New-York, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, 
Count rticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine 
and A ermont. 
ONE HUNDRED AGENTS WANTED. 
Wanted immediately, 100 active, intelligent and'enterprising men to 
engage as travelling agents in the above mentioned States. Unques¬ 
tionable testimonials will be required ; and responsible securities will 
be expected, as guarantees, for the faithful discharge of the duties of 
the appointment. Persons of suitable qualifications, will find this 
both a useful and lucrative employment. Applications, if by mail, 
should be post paid and directed to me, at Westville, New Haven Co. 
Connecticut. ELI BARNETT, General Agent. 
Wfs‘vi!ie. March I. 1845'. 
\ MER'CAN Farmers Encyclopedia, price $4—Skinner’s Cattle 
x TVcmr. rree 50 cents, and a variety of other works, for sale a 
I e off re r.f " The Cultivator.” 
THE ROCHESTER NURSERY—BY S. MOULSON, 
C ONTAINS a splendid collection of fruit trees, the Northern Spy, 
St. Lawrence apples, and most of the new varieties worthy of 
the notice of connoisseurs, together with the most approved kinds of 
cherries, plums, pears, Ac., also hardy shrubs, evergreens, Ac., or¬ 
ders respectfully solicited. Trees packed suitable for long distances, 
when required. Six to twelve months credit given for approved 
notes on interest. S. MOULSON. 
Rochester, March 20, 1845—It. 
PROUTY & MEARS’ 
P ATENT Centre Draught Self Sharpening Ploughs, from $6 to 
$13 each—Subsoil Ploughs at $8, $10, and $12 each—Com 
Planters $12 to $15—Straw’Cutters in variety—Meat Cutters and 
Stuflfers—together with every implement wanted on the farm or gar¬ 
den. Also a full assortment of Vegetable, Flower and Field Seeds, 
crop of 1844, warranted of the best quality and true to nanv'; among 
them are several new and superior kinds, as Seymour’s Giant Celery, 
Union Head Lettuce, Ac. Ac. Fruit Trees, Bulbous Roots, &c. 
for sale at the Philadelphia Agricultural Ware House and Seed Store 
No. 194 1-2 Market Street, Phil’a, by D. O. PROUTY. 
January 20—2t. 
SEED STORE AND AGRICULTURAL WARE-HOUSE. 
O UR Spring supply of seeds is now ready, and we shall be happy to 
receive orders for Field or Garden Seeds, of every description, 
Black Sea, Italian and Siberian Spring Wheat, Barley, Peas, Clover 
Seed, Timothy Seed, Seed Corn, Shaker and other Garden seeds, Ac. 
Also, a full assortment of farming tools selected from the best manu¬ 
facturers in the country. Hoes, Scythes, Forks, Ac. cheap by the do- 
zen. E. COMsTOCK. 
Rome, Oneida county, March 1, 1845. 
ROME PLOW FACTORY. 
T HE Diamond Plow which received the first premium at the 
State Fair at Poughkeepsie, as well as at every County Fair where 
it has been shown, is manufacturer! by the subscribers in the very 
best style, and for sale at wholesale or retail. Also, some eight or ten 
patterns of approved plans, as well as Scrapers, Cultivators, Cradles, 
Mott’s Agricultural Furnaces, Ac. Orders from abroad promptly fill¬ 
ed, aad a liberal discount to dealers. 
March 1, 1845. BRAINERD & COMSTOCK 
Rome, Oneida county. 
ALBANY SEED STORE. 
T HE proprietor is now receiving from his seed growers, a full and 
complete assortment of American Garden Seeds, all of which ar« 
selected with care, being grown from the best varieties of vegetables to 
be found in the country; also European seeds, plants and flower 
seeds from the best establishments in Europe and America. 
Fruit trees of all the choicest kinds furnished to order at the lowest 
market prices, and warranted true as represented. Agricultural ami 
horticultural implements of American and European manufacture. 
Also, Root-Slicers, Corn Shelleys, Straw-Cutters, Ac. Those who 
wish to purchase or examine are respectfully invited to call. 
W. THORBURN, Seedsman A Florist. 
March 1,1846—3 t. corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane. 
FOR SALE. 
T HE splendid two years oil Bull ‘‘Marius,” belonging to Thomas 
Oliver Esq., of Hiversdale, Sing Sins. Marius was imported in 
1843 from the far famed stock of Earl Spencer, of Wiseton, Northamp¬ 
tonshire, and was subsequently exhibited at the State fair, held at 
Po’keepsie, in 1844, at which place he took the first premium of the 
yearlings in the short-horned class, as also that of the year olds 
against all classes then exhibited. Subsequently at the Fair of the 
A merican Institute last autumn, he was again awarded the first prize 
for the yearlings of his class. He is a Roan Bull of the most com¬ 
plete symmetry, and although only two years old on the 5th of last 
Dec., weighs about 20 cwt. 
Pedigree—Marius, a Roan Bull—calved December 5th, 1842, got 
by Roman, dam by Waverly—gr. dam by Satalite—gr. g. dam by 
Cato—gr. g. g. dam by St. John—gr. g. g. g. dam by Chilton—gr. g. g. 
g. g. dam by the White Bull—gr. g. g. g. g. gr. dam by Favorite—gr. 
g. g. g. g.g. gr. dam by Duke. Signed, George Earl Spencer. 
1 etters. post paid, may be addressed to the subscriber. 
Sir.g- Sing, N. Y. Jan. 28, 1845.—tf. JOHN LUMSDEN. 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF TOBACCO SEED. 
T HE true broad and narrow Seed Leaf Tobacco Seed, selected 
from growth of 1844, for sale at the Seed Store of the Hartford 
County Agricultural Society, by E W. BULL, Seedsman. 
Feb. 1—3t. 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY. 
C ATECHISM of Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, by 
James F. W. Johnston, M A. F. R. S. S., L. AE. with an 
Introduction by John Pitkin Norton of Farmington, Ct., from 
ihe 8th English edition with notes and additions by the author, 
prepared expressly for this edition. 
N. B.—The above work, first published a year ago, has alrea¬ 
dy gone through eight large editions, and is now used in 3,000 
schools in Ireland, and nearly all the schools in Scotland. The 
present edition, improved from the eighth, and adapted to thin 
country, is now ready—price IS£ cents. A liberal discount al¬ 
lowed to the trade. All orders promptly attended to 
ERASTUS H. PEASE, 
Albany. March 1, 1845. Publisher, S2 State-street. 
Printed at the Steam Press of C. Van Eenthuysen A Co. 
