THE CULTIVATOR, 
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RENSSELAER INSTITUTE. 
A PRACTICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL. 
r PHE winter term of this institution will commence on Wednes 
J- day, the 5th of November next. The course of studies pursued 
is still the same with that pursued when under the charge of Prof. 
Eaton, with the addition of Theoretical Mathematics. 
The following is a brief view of the branches pursued in the In¬ 
stitute. 
1. Theoretic Mathematics. 
2. Practical Mathematics with special application to Surveying, 
Navigation, and Civil Engineering. 
3. Natural Philosophy, including Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hy¬ 
draulics, Pneumatics, Optics, Electricity, and Magnetism, with 
their applications. 
4. Chemistry, exerimental and practical. This science will be 
taught and illustrated with particular reference to Agriculture and the 
Arts. 
5. Natural History, including Botany, Geology, Mineralogy and 
Zoology. 
6. Occasional lectures will be given on subjects pertaining to Taste, 
Morals, and the Christian Religion. 
Besides the courses of lectures by the Faculty, each student is re¬ 
quired to give lectures on the branch of science which he is pursu¬ 
ing, illustrating his subjects—in Mathematics and Natural Philoso¬ 
phy by surveys, measurements, observations, or experiments of his 
own—in Chemistry with experiments performed with his own 
hands—and in Natural History, as far as possible, by specimens of 
his own collection; and he thus acquires theoretic and practical 
knowledge, as he is explaining it to others. In this method of in¬ 
struction it is hardly possible for a person to pass throtigh the appointed 
lectures, illustrations and experiments, without attaining an intimate 
and familiar acquaintance with the studies prescribed. The learner 
becomes himself the teacher, and he must first learn in order thus 
to explain his subject to others. 
Rfev. N. S. S. BEEMAN, D. D., Prest. 
WM. P. VAN RENSSELAER,) v p .. 
Hon. DAVID BUEL, ] * re ts ' 
GEORGE H. COOK, ) 
JOHN WRIGHT. M. D. ) ] Frotessors. 
The price for tuition will be $15 per term—two terms in the year 
—one commencing on the first Wednesday in November, and con¬ 
tinuing 20 weeks, and the other commencing on the first Wednes¬ 
day in May, and continuing 22 weeks. Those who perform a 
course of experiments with their own hands, are charged $8 extra 
for chemical substances and apparatus, unavoidably destroyed. 
Board can be had from $2 to $2.75 per week. 
Oct. 1, 1845—2t. 
FRUIT TREES. 
r j 1 HE subscribers are now ready to receive orders for superior 
L Fiuit Trees , viz: Apples, Plums, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, 
Quinces, &c., &c., from their new and extensive nursery , Their 
assortment, which they offer for sale the coming fall, is very large 
and fine. The trees are handsome, thrifty, and of the most suitable 
size and age for transplanting, and being propagated by the propri¬ 
etors themselves with the most scrupulous care, either from bearing 
trees in their own grounds, or from others of undoubted genuineness, 
and being in every other respect until they are sent from the nursery, 
under their immediate personal supervision , they can be confidently 
recommended. 
It is expected that all orders coming from persons unknown to 
the proprietors, will be accompanied by a remittance, or that some 
responsible reference will be given. Orders are entered on the 
order book,' to be forwarded as soon as practicable in the fall. Or¬ 
ders respectfully solicitied. and will receive prompt attention. 
WILSON, THORBURN & TELLER, or 
WM. THORBURN, Seedsman, 38 Broadway, 
Albany , Sept. 1—3t. 
OC?* A liberal discount made to those who purchase to sell again, 
or by wholesale. __ 
PRINCE S LINNiEAN GARDEN AND NURSERIES, 
Flushing, L. L, near New- York. 
THE GREAT ORIGINAL ESTABLISH ME NT. 
T HESE Nurseries are not only the largest in the Union, cover¬ 
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¬ 
by 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 spurious 
use of our name and title, by an Attorney at Law, named Winter. 
Oct. 1—It. _ WM R. PRINCE & Co. 
SEEDLING APPLE-TREES FOR SALE, 
B Y J. J. THOMAS, at his Nursery, Maccdon, Wayne Co, N. 
Y., one year old, and from 5 to 10 inches high, at $3 per 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. 
BOOKS FOR SALE. 
A MERICAN Farmers Encyclopedia, price $4—Skinner’s Cattle 
Doctor, price 50 cents, and a variety of other works, for sale at 
the office of " The Cultivator.” 
FAN MILL AND CRADLE MANUFACTORY. 
T HE subscribers continue to manufacture Fan Mills and Grain 
Cradles of the very best quality. The subscribers have recently 
improved their Fan Mills, so that wheat and all other kinds of grain 
and seeds are thoroughly cleaned by being run through Ihe mill 
once. Said improvement has been secured by letters patent, bear¬ 
ing date the. 10th day of July, 1845. 
Notwithstanding the labor and expense which we have bestowed 
upon the improvement of our Fan-Mills, we are enabled to furnish 
the “ Patent Fan-Mills” at the same prices which we have received 
for mills heretofore manufactured by us. 
We manufacture four different sizes of Fan-Mills, seven sieves to 
each mill. Prices from $21 to $27. according to size. 
Orders from abroad promptly filled, and a liberal discount to 
dealers. I. T. GRANT, 
D. H. VIALL. 
Schaghticoke, Junction P. O., Rensselaer Co , N. Y. 
We the subscribers certify that we have witnessed the operation 
of I. T. Grant & Co.’s “Patent Fan-Mill,” upon wheat and all 
kinds of grain and seeds, and have no hesitation in pronouncing it 
superior to any mill now in use. The operation of cleaning wheat 
is performed with one-half the time and labor required by other 
mills, as it chaffs and screens at the same time. All kinds of grain 
arid seeds are thoroughly cleaned by being run through the mill 
once. We cheerfully recommend, and advise all-farmers who 
wish to purchase a fan-mill, to purchase the “ Patent Fan-Mill” 
manufactured by I. T. Grant & Co. 
John M. Mott, 
L. D. Eddy, 
Cha’s J. Wilber, 
James H Rice, 
Moses Buckley, 
P. G Williman, 
Calvin Morse, 
James H. Jones, 
H. K. Duer, 
John Case, 
Henry P. Stuntz, 
Philip H. Stuntz, 
Edwin Smith, 
James G. Gordon, 
George W. Corry, 
Francis Crocker, 
I know little of the utility of the fan-mill above described except 
from information. I am, however, personally acquainted with 
almost every one of the above subscribers, and have no hesitation 
in saying that the most implicit confidence may be reposed in all 
they certify. JOB PIERSON. 
I am intimately acquainted with the Hon. Job Pierson, who has 
signed the above certificate. He is a highly respectable man, (for¬ 
merly member of Congress,) and I have great confidence in him. 
W. L. MARCY. 
For sale at WARREN’S, in Troy. D- L. CLAWSON’S, No, 192 
Water-street, New-York, and at COMSTOCK & Co.’s Agricultural 
Warehouse, Albany. Sept. 1—3t. 
WILLIAM HOVEY’S PATENT STRAW CUTTER. 
T HE'subscriber having made some important improvements in 
his tools and machinery for building his celebrated Straw Cut¬ 
ter, is now able to offer them at the following reduced prices:— 
No. 1, $10, former price $12. 
No. 2, $12, “ “ $15. 
No. 3, $15, “ “ $20. 
No. 4, $20, “ “ $25. 
No. 5, $25, “ “ $30. 
No. 6, $30, “ “ $35.. 
A liberal discount will be made to dealers. The great advantage 
that these machines have over all other Cylinder Cutters, consists 
principally in the ease and facility with which the knives can be ad¬ 
justed, for which he holds letters patent. Any one knife may be 
taken off and ground without taking off the whole number; and 
should any one knife become narrow by grinding, the edge can be 
set out by set screws, so as to come in equal contact with the hide 
roller, without the necessity of grinding all the other knives down to 
the same width. The wings to which the knives are fastened are of 
vast importance, as they serve to strengthen and support the knives, 
and prevent them bending while cutting cornstalks or other coarse 
fodder. 
Machines will probably be offered by others in the market, made 
to resemble these Cutters, but entirely without the above named 
improvements. The knives are fastened on a cylinder without 
wings to support them, and are confined by rings on each end. No 
one knife can be taken off without the whole number—and in case 
of inequality in the width of knives, the machinery becomes useless 
unless they are all ground equal, as there are no means of setting 
out the edges to make them cylindrical, and it will be extremely 
difficult to grind them so perfect that they will all come witth equal 
contact on the roller on which they are designed to cut. Should 
such an imperfect article be wanted on account of cheapness, the 
subscriber will furnish a better one at a cheaper rate. 
CAUTION.—Any person who shall make, use, or sell to others to 
be used, any of the above improved Cutters, will be held account¬ 
able for the infringement of the above named patent. 
Worcester, Mass., August, 1845. WILLIAM HOVEY. 
N. B. Ruggles, Nourse & Mason, having ceased to act as my 
agents, a full assortment will be kept for sale at the Farm Imple¬ 
ment and Seed Warehouse of D. PROUTY & CO , Nos. 19, 20, and 
22 North Market-street, and 19 Clinton-street, Boston. They are 
also for sale at COMSTOCK & Co.’s Agricultural Warehouse, Al- 
bany.Sept. 1—3t 
FINE WOOLED BUCKS FOR SALE. 
S EVERAL Bucks, of various ages, and of the best quality, both 
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 
