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THE CULTIVATOR, 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Letters from Mr. Norton, No. XVI.,.'. 297 : 
Culture ofithe Potatoe in Scotland, by Jno. Girdwood, . 298 j 
Letters from Mr. Horsford, No. VIII.,. 299 j 
Letters from Mr. Mitchell, No. X ,. 300 
PLOW CASTINGS FOR CASH, 
rp HE undersighed has just received the agency from a large and 
-L well known manufacturer to sell his plow castings, and is ena¬ 
bled to offer them at a lower price than ever sold in this market, fbr 
cash or approved paper. Southern dealers and others supplied at 
short notice. JAMES PLANT. 
New-Yok, Oct. 1—It. 5 Burling slip. 
Ornamental Gate, by L. Smith—G ood Sheep, by L. G. Bing- ) 
ham—C learing Land, by S. Tillottson—D estroying Al- > 302 
ders, &c., by J. Crary,...) 
Notes of Travel in the Southwest, by Solon Robinson ..303 
Seedling Pear, Ac., by J. S. Yeomans,. 304 
A Fruit and Kitchen Garden, by S. W.—Soap Making, by X —) 
Draining Marshes and Ponds, by J. W. Seelfy—B om- > 305 
mer’s Manure, by R. Storrs.) 
Canada Thistles, by An Old Farmer—H ouses of Unburnt 1 3 q 9 
brick, by J. B. Bagwell—P oudrette, by A. Dey,.) 
Black Sea Wheat, by W. N. Ford—I ndustry and Economy,1 ggy 
by C. Butler—T he Tanning Process, by A Subscriber, j 
A Shower Bath, by W. R. S.—Preservation of Carrots, by) 
A. R- M’Cord—T he Butonwood Tree, by A. S. Roberts, J 
The Center Draft Plow, by D. C.—Spare the Rirds, by X— 1 one 
Method of Preserving Pork, by S. N. H.,.) ; 
Remedy for Ringbone, by Eaton—Condensed Correspondence, 310 1 
EDITORIAL. 
Answers to Inquiries—Blind Bridles,.....311 
To Correspondents and Monthly Notices,. 312 
New-York State Ag. Fair,. 313 
Egyptian or Emir Barley,... 315 
Premiums awarded at the State Fair at Utica, 316, 317, 318, and 326 
The May Duke Cherry—Frost in Valleys—Theories to suit / 319 
circumstances,.S 
Live Stock in Connecticut,. 320 
Cooking Tomatoes—Washing Butter,. 321 
Transmutation—National Wealth,. 322 
Notices of New Publications, Ac-,. 323 
Transactions of the N. Y. S. Ag. Society—Planting Chest-1 324 
nuts—Deep Plowing—Pitt’s Corn and Cob Cutter,.j 
Benefits of Agricultural Fairs—Foreign—Transplanting Ap-1 
pie Trees The Crops,. j 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Figs. 88, 89, 90, 91—Plans of a Barn,................. 301 
Fig. 92—Ornamental Gate,. 302 
Fig. 93—The Mayduke Cherry,. 319 
FRUIT TREES. 
rnHE subscriber offers for sale, at the Kinderhook Nursery, an 
-L unusually fine assortment of Fruit Trees, comprising the choi¬ 
cest varieties of Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches, &c, now 
cultivated. 
The trees are of good size and exceedingly thrifty. The stock of 
Cherries, Peaches, and Apples, particularly, is very large, and of 
beautiful growth. 
Also on hand, an excellent stock of Ornamental trees, comprising 
European Mountain Ash, European Linden, Evergreens, &c., &c. 
Also, stocks and seedling trees. 
Catalogues will be furnished gratis to all applicants. It is par¬ 
ticularly requested that all orders be forwarded as early as possible, 
say by the 15th of October, so that they may be executed as soon as 
the season will admit. 
Trees packed in the very best manner, and delivered at the Kin- 
derhook Steamboat Landing, or Railroad Depot, free of expense. 
Kinder hook, August 14, 1845—It* HENRY SNYDER. 
ALBANY AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE AND 
GENERAL AGRICULTURAL AGENCY. 
23 Dean-street, Albany, N. Y. 
rriHE undersigned will open on the 1st of October, a warehouse 
J- for the sale of every variety of improved farm implements both 
at wholesale and retail. He intends to make his warehouse a gene¬ 
ral depository of the best implements manufactured in this and other 
states, and confidently believes that his experience of many years as 
a practical farmer, and for the last few years as proprietor of an 
agricultural store in Rome, N. Y., together with his general ac¬ 
quaintance with manufacturers of farm implements, will enable him 
to select the best articles in use. Particular attention will be given 
to the sale of seeds of every description. Persons having valuable 
implements or choice seeds to dispose of, are invited to deposit them 
here for sale. The store may be found in the new building, No. 23 
Dean-street, adjoining the store of Vose & Co., in the rear of Stan- 
wix Hall. It is also within a few steps of the Mohowk and Hudson, 
and the Boston Rail-Road offices. ELON COMSTOCK. 
Oct. 1, 1845. 
ILF ADVERTISEMENTS inserted in the Cultivator, at $1,00 
per 100 words for each insertion. 
PRINCE’S LINNJEAN GARDEN AND NURSERIES, 
Flushing, L. I., near New- York. 
THE GEEAT ORIGINAL ESTABLISH ME N T . 
FHHESE Nurseries are not only the largest in the Union, cover- 
1 ing near 60 acres, but the collection of Fruit and Ornamental 
Trees and Plants, is the most extensive and select in America, being 
the result of investigation during a century. The specimen grounds 
comprising 1700 trees from which the Nurseries are ingrafted, there- 
bv ensuring their accuracy. The collection contains more than 500 
new and rare varieties of fruits, and above 1000 rare varieties of 
flowering shrubs, and roses, that are in no other nursery. The 
new descriptive Catalogues, with reduced prices, and directions for 
culture, will be sent to every post-paid applicant, and all orders 
will be executed with that accuracy and dispatch which character 
ize the establishment. The public are cautioned against a spunou - 
use of our name and title, by an Attorney at Law named Winter. 
•Oct. 1—It. WM R. PRINCE & Co. 
FINE WOOLED BUCKS FOR SALE. 
QEVERAL Bucks, of various ages, and of the best quality, both 
O for fineness and weight of fleece, as well as for shape and con¬ 
stitution, can be had if applied for soon. A part of them are pure 
Merino, and a part a cross of the Merino and Saxon. Address, post¬ 
paid, SANFORD HOWARD, 
Albany, Oct. 1. Office of the Cultivator. 
SEEDLING APPLE-TREES FOR SALE, 
T)Y J. J. THOMAS, at his Nursery, Macedon, Wayne Co, N. 
JLP Y., one year old, and from 5 to 10 inches high, at $3 ver thou¬ 
sand No charge made for packing, for orders of 5000 each; or 
50 cts. per 1000 for less. Orders to be post-paid and accompanied 
with remittances. 
Oct 1—It. 
MACEDON NURSERY. 
npIIE unsettled accounts of the late firm of Tl.omas & Smith, 
J- Macedon, are left with the subscriber. 
The original object of this establishment, vi 7 ' l the propagation 
of select varieties of Proved Fruits only,” will he rigidly adhered to. 
It is gratifying to be able to ;tate that an extensive collection now 
coming’into bearing, has enabled me t - add several kinds of great 
value to the stock before cultivated, which in due tim e will be of¬ 
fered for sale. WILLIAM R. SMITH. 
Macedon. Wayne Co ., 8 mo. 25th , 1845. 
MOUNT HOPE BOTANIC GARDEN AND NURSE¬ 
RIES, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
rrtHE subscribers respectfully announce to their friends and the 
JL public that their present stock which they offer for sale the en¬ 
suing fall of 1845, and spring of 1846, is the finest ever grown in 
Western New-York, and unsurpassed in quality by any establish¬ 
ment in the country. ...- 
The collection of fruits comprises the most esteemed varieties of 
the Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Quince, Cherry, Apricot, Nec¬ 
tarine, Almond, Grapes, &c. . . . .. , 
Pears on Quince Stocks intended for growing in the pyrimidal 
form and will bear the year after transplanting; they may be plant¬ 
ed from six to 8 feet apart, and are consequently admirably adapted 
for garden culture. . 
Three thousand trees of the valuable native apple, the Northern 
Spy,” are yet on hand, generally acknowledged to be one of the 
best varieties cultivated. . . . , ,. 
Strawberries , all the celebrated new varieties, including the 
lemarkably large and pvoductive new seedling Stoddard s Wash¬ 
ington Alpine.” , „ 
Gooseberries and currants, of the largest and finest varieties. 
Raspberries of all kinds. , . 
The collection of Roses is very fine, including a very choice as¬ 
sortment of standard or tree roses, 4 to 6 feet high; these are beau¬ 
tiful objects for lawns or borders—most of them are perpetual or 
eV Also a°large"collection of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 
The trees are well grown, thrifty, and beautiful, and have been 
propagated with such care as to ensure correctness. All are war 
ranted genuine as represented. 
A new descriptive catalogue is in the course of preparation, and 
will be forwarded gratis to all post-paid applications. 
Trees and plants packed in the best style, and shipped to any port 
OT OcTl-W may bG deS1Snated ELLWANGER & BARRY 
BRINKLEYVILLE ESTABLISHMENT. 
fPHE subscriber offers in market, most articles in the nursery line, 
J- as fruit trees, &c., to suit more especially, southern latitudes. 
But his large number (especially of the Scuppernong,) of choicest 
American grape vines, he hopes will accommodate those desirous 
of speedy success in fine profitable vineyards. Medium prices of 
well rooted vines from 15 cts. to 75 cts. each, according to kinds, 
size, and numbers taken at once. Cuttings from 25 to 60 cts. per 
dozen. Early planting important south. Wines from 25 cts. to 75 
cts. per bottle, and from $15 to $50 per barrel, according to quality 
and age- Cordials higher than wines. SIDNEY WELLER. 
Brinkleyville, Halifax Co., N. C., Oct. 1—It 
SALE OF VALUABLE STOCK. 
T WILL offer at public sale, at my farm, 5 miles from Baltimore, 
1 on the 30th day of October, at 10 o’clock A. M., the following 
valuable stock, consisting of two full bred Holstein Bulls, 4 and 2 
years old : one imported Holstein Cow; two full bred Heifers, 
(Holstein,) 3 and 1 year old; 5 Heifers, $ Holstein, giving milk; 
3 heifers, | Holstein, giving milk ; 12 half breed Holsteins, good 
milkers. E. KENLY. 
Oct. 1—lt.($l) 
