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THE CULTIVATOR 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
On the Habits of Insects, by W.,... 268 
Action of Marl and Lime, by H. Geath, Jr.,. 270 
Butter for the United Slaies Navy, by J. J. Hawley, 271 
On the Management of Bees, by L. Smith,. ... 272 
Economy in Saving Manures, by Ed. North,. ... 273 
The proper Points of Miieh cows, by E. A. G ,. ... 274 
Fall Transplanting, by E. C. Frost— Tongue or 1 
Splice Grafting, by W. N. GrkeNj.. . J 
Rustic Hencoop, by a Subscriber, . 281 
Scotch and American Plows, by H. C. B.,. 282 
Good Butter, by A. B—Crops m Illinois and Wis-) gS 3 
cousin, by A. E.,....) 
Weights of Swine, by W. B. H—Preservation of 1 
Shingles, by J. J Mapes— Lands in Maryland, by | 285 
Farming in Wisconsin, by Ft. M.—Use of Cotton in) 
Curing Hay, by J. W. Pierce—Management of 1 ggn 
Hens, by A. J. Hears—Loss in Burning Bones, j 
Root Puller, by A C. Richard, . 23 
EDITORIAL. 
Use of Bones as a Manure,.. 265 
Supports for Climbing Roses,... 275 
The Circle of Fruits—The Tree Paeonia—Large I 27g 
Peaches,. a . .) 
Raising Pear Trees from Seed,. 277 
Profits of the Strawberry Culture—Fumigating Plum 1 
i rees—Expelling the Curculio, .J 
Tbe Nursery Business,. 279 
West Highland Cattle of Scotland,. 280 
On the Advantages of Forests,. 283 
’The Law^of Manures—Exhibition of the Royal Ag. ) ^ 
Society,.j 
New-York Stale Fair—Fair of the American Insti- I ^ 
tule—Value of the Polatoe,.J 
Principles of Breeding—Poetry,. 288 
Domestic Economy—Answers to Inquiries,... 289 
Monthly Notices—To Correspondents, &c.,. 290 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 68—Grafting, ‘ . 273 
Fig. 69— West Highland Bull,. 280 
Fig 70—Rustic Hencoop,. 281 
Fig. 7L—Root Puller,. 288 
THIS HORTICULTURIST 
MERINO SHEEP FOR SALE. 
LTAVING arrived at a point in which I desire to reduce my stock 
of Sheep, l have therefore concluded to sell about 600 Merino 
Sheep this fall, which have been bred with great care, and are in¬ 
ferior to none in the Uniied States—200 of which are half bloods, 
from the importation made by Mr. Taintor. Nothing need be said 
to recommend them, for they recommend themselves. 
Cornwall, Sept. 1,1848.—3t. A- L. BINGHAM. 
AND 
JOURNAL OF RURAL ART & RURAL TASTE. 
Edited by A. J. DOWNING, Esq. 
P UBLISHED at the office of the Cultivator, Albany, N. Y., by 
Luther Tucker, at $3 per year.—Two copies for ijj>5. Vols. 1 
and 2, completed with the June No. 1848, now ready for sale, either 
Wound, or m paper covers to send by mail. 
Contents of No. 2, Vol. Ill—for Aug., 1848. 
A Chapter on Roses—The Wistaria Sinensis; Remarks on New 
Strawberries—Strawberry Culture and selection of varieties—The 
Geranium and ns Culture—Remarks on the Culture of Native 
Grapes — New Mixture to Drive away Insects—New or Rare Fruits 
that have proved Excellent—-.Prof. Shepard on Agricultural Schools 
—Transactions ol me New-York State Agricultural Society, for 
1:47—The Onondaga Pear on Quince Stocks—Belle Magmfique 
Cherry—Cutting out the Fire Blight—Garden Culture of Indian 
Corn—Fruit Culture ut the. South—German Greens or Siberian 
Kale— H. .rliculiure in Carolina—Mr. Lon-worth’s reply to Rtr. 
Prince—Pomplogical Queries—New-Haven and Albany and Rens¬ 
selaer, Horticultural Societies—Bugs on Vines—The Strawberry 
Question Again-New-York Strawberry Market—Answers to Cor¬ 
respondents—Proceedings of the Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania 
Horticultural Societies. 
ILLUSTRA LTONS— Frontispiece. —Souvenir Le Malmaison 
jj o5e — 1 The Geranium—Large Early Apricot—Burr’s New Pine 
Strawberry—Bum,e.’s Yellow Cherry—Cherry Currants. 
FINE DEVON CATTLE FOR SALE. 
THE Subscriber will offer for sale at the show of the Hartford 
-L County Agricultural Society, to be held at Hartford on the 12th 
October next, a portion of his herd of Pure Devon Cattle, as fol¬ 
lows : • 
1 Bull, 4 yrs old 28th June last, a very superior animal, bred 
by Lewis F. Allen, Esq., of Black Rock; has been awarded tbe 
first premium for three years in succession at the Fair of the Am- 
Institute. 
2 Full blood cows or heifers. 
3 or 4 Spring Calves. 
The above stock was derived principally from ihe herds of Lewis 
F. Allen. Geo Patterson ofMd., and R. L. Colt, Esq. ofN. Jersey, 
having recently purchased his entire herd. 
Full Pedigrees of the stock will be shown at the Fair. 
Farmington, Sept. 1, 1848.—It. WM L. COWLES. 
SALE OF SHORT HORNED CATTLE. 
} WILli sell at Buffalo, during the days of the State Fair, on the 
5th, Gth and 7th September next, under the directions of the 
Officers of the New York State Agricultural Society, Twenty to 
Twenty-five thorough bred Short Horned Catile, consisting ol 
Cows. Heifers and young Bulls. A catalogue with their pedigrees 
wdi be ready at the time of the fair 
Also, I will sell at the same time, Fifty Merino Rams, bred 
from the Blakeslee flock, and Six South Down Rams. 
References —A. B. Allen, N York; Sanford Howard and B. P. 
Johnson, Albany; Francis Rotch, Butternuts; and L F Allen. 
Black Rock. JOHN M. SHERWOOD- 
P The Horticulturist —We invite the attention of the reader 
to the prospectus of the Horticulturist, published in another column. 
It is decidedly the besl periodical of the kind now published, and 
should be in the hands of avery nurseryman and fruit-grower in the 
country. We have been an attentive reader of the Horticulturist 
since it was commenced and can heartily recommend it to the favor¬ 
able consideration of the public.— O- Free Press. 
“ The Horticulturist,” for June, is the last number of the second 
volume, and a new volume commences in July. We earnestly 
recommend this variety to all who desire to increase their qualities 
of fruit The lime is not far distant when the cultivation of good 
fruit in this region, will be deemed the most profitable product of the 
soil. Raising poor fruit is a useless waste of the soil.— Vt. Phoenix 
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