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THE CULTIVATOR. 
March, 
Dtotes for t(j t pontlj. 
AN IMPOSTOR. 
Within the past month we have received letters from 
about a dozen different places in Ohio, making inqui¬ 
ries about a person who had been soliciting subscribers 
in their vicinity for “ The Cultivator.” A gentleman 
writes us from Springvale, as follows : 
I write for information concerning a man, purporting to be 
your agent. He was in our neighborhood about the first of 
Dec- last, and must have obtained, in a short distance around 
Chillicothe, nearly forty subscribers, a majority of whom 
paid him the subscription price. 351,00. 
No papers having been recieved, as yet, I deem it prudent 
to inquire whether you authorized such a man to act as agent 
here. He was a man of middle age, rather short and heavy 
set—full-faced—had sandy hair, I think, and called himself 
McGiffin. He traveled on foot, as far as I heard from him. 
Another gentleman at Washington, Fayette Co., 
says : 
Some time in Noverhber last a man came into this neigh¬ 
borhood, representing himself to be an authorized agent for 
your paper, and got quite a number of subscribers, stating 
that we would receive two. copies per month, one of read¬ 
ing matter and one of plates. We have received no paper 
and have heard nothing from the man, and now address you 
to know what is wrong. He was about fifty years of age, 
heavy set, rather pleasing address, and quite gentlemanly. 
We paid one dollar each for the paper, and would be glad to 
hear from you whether we have been hoaxed, or whether 
ihe papers have been sent and went the wrong way. The 
man had sample copies of your paper bound, and also a 
copy of plates. 
This McGiffin, or whoever he is, is an arrant im¬ 
postor. It will be seen that he not only charged double 
the subscription price, but in some instances promised 
that the Nos. should be accompained by a book of*’ 
plates. We shall be greatly obliged to the editors in 
Ohio, with whom we exchange, if they will caution the 
public against him. 
Not vet too Late !—As the pages of The Culti¬ 
vator are stereotyped, we are enabled to supply all 
new subscribers with the back Nos. at whatever time 
of the year their names are sent in; and we would re¬ 
mind all those who are disposed to aid in extending its 
circulation that there is room for more names on our 
books. Now is the' time to procure subscribers before 
spring work commences, and all who wish their neigh¬ 
bors to be benefited by reading The Cultivator, are 
invited to act as Agents, and to send forward such 
names as they may procure at any and all times 
during the year. 
Remember, eight copies for $3. Those who have 
sent $3, can add any number to their club at 37£ cents. 
“Albany Agricultural Works.” —The large es¬ 
tablishment known under this title, which has been 
carried on by the firm of Emery & Co., for some years 
past, has been sold to Mr. R. H. Pease, of this city, 
by whom the entire business will hereafter bo conduct¬ 
ed. He will be assisted in the manufacturing depart¬ 
ment by Wm. B. Emery, and in his general business 
by Henry D. Emery, both of whom have been con¬ 
nected with the business since its first establishment 
here. The Emerys have labored with most untiring 
energy to build up an establishment which is alike 
creditable to the city and the state, and now that they 
have been compelled by circumstances entirely beyond 
their control, to retire from it, we are glad to know 
that it has gone into the possession of a gentleman 
whose character, business energy, and capital, will en¬ 
able him to prosecute the business with satisfaction to 
the public, and, we trust, profit to himself. 
IgpOur correspondent “ F. C. L.” who writes us from 
Rahway , N. X, will find a letter, addressed as above, 
at the Rahway post office, to which we should be glad 
to receive an early answer. 
South Down Sheep. —We are gratified to learn 
that Jonathan Thorne, Esq., has employed a com¬ 
petent artist to make models of several of the fine ani¬ 
mals which he imported the last season. There is no 
way in which the superiority of such animals can be 
better exhibited to the multitudes who never have the 
opportunity of seeing them, and we hope ere long to 
see in the museum of our State Ag. Society, a collection 
of models of all the fine breeds of domestic animals. 
Mr. Thorne will please accept our thanks for a model 
of one of his beautiful South Down ewes. It can be 
seen at our office. --- 
W. H. S., Rochester, Mich., inquires “ about the Sam¬ 
son stock of horses.” We do not know to what stock 
he refers, unless to the descendants of the valuable pair 
of cart horses imported by Messrs. Corning and So- 
tham in 1840, the stallion being known by the name 
of “ Samson.” He was an animal of great strength 
and of more activity than is generally ascribed to this 
breed. He was taken west many years since, and we 
have heard little of his stock. 
Illinois. —Extract of a letter from a subscriber at 
Ottawa, dated Jan. 27:—“Very severe cold. Satur¬ 
day morning, 20th inst., 10° helow, and on Monday 
morning, 16° below zero, at this place ; otherwise very 
pleasant. Corn coming into town in large quantities, 
and of average good quality; 38 cts. yesterday. Corn 
pays moderately well at 25 cts. At one period last 
summer, corn went up to 60 cts., for old. Our farmers 
are buying excellent lands, and if able to mako first 
payment down, (generally one-fourth,) the remaining 
three payments are made from crops raised off same 
lands, besides maintaining the family heartily, but not 
daintily perhaps. Lands within five miles of town, 
about $5—twenty miles from town, northwardly, same 
price; southwardly, ten to twenty miles, three to five 
dollars; eastwardly and westwardly, (being on the 
line of canal, railroad and river,) varying from fifteen 
to fifty dollars.” -- 
Seeds of the Hawthorn.— F. McKAjY, of Nova 
Scotia, wishes to know a method of inducing the seeds 
of the English Hawthorn to grow the first year. We 
do not know of any means to accomplish this purpose. 
The author of the article “ Fences,” in Morton’s Cy- 
clopoedia, who has planted annually for 20 years from 
10 to 30 bushels of the seed, knows of no better way 
to treat them, than to gather them in autumn when 
fully ripe—lay them in a thin heap to rot, and prevent A) 
heating—afterwards with one-third their bulk of sand M, 
