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THE CULTIVATOR. 
PREMIUM FANNING-MILL—(Fig. »2.) 
Mr. Tucker—I wish to occupy a brief space in the Cultivator to invite the attention of agriculturists to Mr 
I. T. Grant’s “Patent Fan-Mill,” which in my opinion, excels any other mill now in use, in mechanism, durabili 
ty, and utility. The “Patent Fan-Mill,” is similar to the Fan-Mills heretofore manufactured by Mr. Grant, which 
mills have taken the 1st premium at two State and five County Fairs, except his late improvement, which consists in 
adding- to the screen and other parts in general use in Fan-Mills, an additional screen, and what is denominated a chess 
board, which are arranged in such manner as to cause a much stronger blast of wind to act upon the grain at the 
lower part of the shaking sieves or screens than at the upper, and thereby to aid the action of said sieves in effect¬ 
ing the screening, by which means the chaffing and screening are performed simultaneously. All other Fan-Mills 
require that wheat should be run through twice, to clean it thoroughly, while the Patent Fan Mill will chaff and 
screen wheat more effectually in one operation than other mills will in two operations, thereby saving half the 
time and labor required by old mills. The “ Patent Fan Mill” will also clean all kinds of grain, such as rye, buck¬ 
wheat, oats, corn, peas, beans, clover, timothy, and flax-seed, in one single operation. Oats and peas are aepara- 
ted by being run through the mill once. 
Notwithstanding the labor and expense in bringing the Fan Mill to its present state of perfection, Mr. Grant is 
enabled to furnish the “Patent Fan Mill” at the same price that he has received for mills heretofore manufactured 
by him. Directions how to rig the mill for cleaning different kinds of grain, accompanying each mill. 
Lansingburgh, August, 1845. W. Brookens. 
ORNAMENTAL GATE—Fig. 83. 
Luther Tucker, Esq—I herewith send you a rude 
draft of a gate, which I should like to see in your Culti¬ 
vator. It would atld much to embellish the premises 
near a dwelling, but would be rather expensive to place 
here and there on a farm. The posts on which the gate 
hangs should be constructed of stones, as they are much 
more durable, and the gate is less liable to sag than 
when hung on wooden posts. The gate may be made of 
oak or ash, or almost any wood that will bend without 
breaking. The two end posts should be about 5 feet 
high and larger in diameter than the rest. The others 
should be about three inches in diameter and 8 feet high. 
The long poles are split about 5 feet from the base, and 
are tied with strong wire, to prevent them from splitting 
farther; then spread them 18 inches or more apart, as 
fancy directs. The lattice work may be made of smooth 
slips of boards 1^ inches wide to be nailed to the poles 
on the inside. A Subscriber. 
Albany, July, 1845. 
IMPROVEMENT OF HORSES. 
There never was, in this county, so many fine foals in 
any one season, as there are now; and the cause,I think, 
may be attributed to the fact of a tax having been im¬ 
posed on stallions—hence all the scrubs had to leave the 
turf, and farmers have had the advantage of breeding 
from the best sires. If this advantage is only pursued, 
and dams of good temper and qualities are alone allowed 
to breed, the improvement may become still more im¬ 
portant. 
Fistula and Poll Evil. —The simplest, as well as 
readiest cure for these two diseases, that ever came to 
my knowledge, is common table salt. My neighbor, 
Mr. Ramsburg, took a horse a few years ago, that had a 
fistula, and after every other effort had been made to cure 
him, without the least effect, he threw into the ulcer a 
handful of salt, and the good effect was soon perceptible. 
The salt was repeated every day or two, and in a short 
time a cure was perfected. 
Last summer, I had a mare that had the poll evil, and I 
cured her also with salt applied in the same way. I put 
however, a small bit of red precipitate in the wound* 
twice. Both animals are at this time wdl and service¬ 
able. George Blessing. 
Frederick county, Md., July, 1845. 
