Ad gust, 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
hardy, and about as productive, as the full bloods ; per^ 
haps they are more profitable for* practical purposes, 
as they generally shear considerably heavier fleeces* 
I get more for my Iambs when I sell them, on account 
of the breed. I sold all the bucks I had last year, at 
prices varying from 7 or 8 to 25 dollars, as for quality 
and size, and bought one of L. G. Morris, for $50. I 
have this year a few nice lambs sired by an imported 
buck now owned by J. Thorne, of Duchess Co., that sold 
in England for $650 : they are good lambs, but a stran¬ 
ger could not, I think, select them from among the 
others. — 
Spanish Merinoes. 
Messrs. Editors —Can your eastern states beat 
the west in wool-growing 7 Without intruding, per¬ 
mit me to report the result of my annual sheep shear¬ 
ing. From forty ewes and bucks, I clipped from 4| 
lbs. to 24 lbs. of wool per fleece. I annex the weight 
of fleeces from 16 Spanish Merino ewes, the wool wash¬ 
ed on the sheeps’ backs, except nos. 15 and 16, which 
were unwashed : 
No. 1, 10 lbs.—2, 8 lbs.—3, 7h lbs.—4, 6 lbs.—5, 7 
lbs.—6, 6 lbs.—7, 8 and 9, 7 lbs. each—10, 0^ lbs.— 
11, 6i lbs.—12, 6 lbs.—13, 8 lbs.—14, 11 lbs.—15, 23 
lbs.—16, 24 lbs. J. S. Goe. Tippecanoe , Fayette 
Co ., Pa., July 6, 1854. 
The Pie-Plant.—A correspondent of the Indiana 
Farmer expresses the opinion, based upon experiment, 
that thp use of ashes as manure for the pie-plant, 
produces a more delicious plant than any other mode 
of culture ; not being as sour, but containing just 
enough acidity to moke them pleasant.. The reason 
given for this is. that the acid peculiar, to the rhubarb 
is neutralized in part by the alkali of the ashes. 
Buckwheat. 
J UST RECEIVED, a very nice lot of Seed Buckwheat, 
at the Albany Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Slore, 
No 360 and 371 Broadway. RICH’D H. PEASE. 
June 27—\v4imlt 
Ohio Farms for Sale. 
T HE subscriber has three Farms for sale — one of 200 
acres, for $13.500—one of 140 acres, for $7,000. and 
one of 137 acres, lor $6,700. 
i have also for sale, Pure-bred Cattle, Sheep and Swine, 
and from additions recently made to my stock, hope to supply 
all orders in ull bereafter. N. B. HOGG. 
July 1—w4trnlt Newark, O., June 26, 1654. 
Suffolk Pigs, 
O 
F pure blood, tor sale Dy 
Feb. 1—rnly 
B. V. FRENCH, 
Brivntree, Mass. 
Super-Phosphate of Lime. 
npHlS celebrated fertilizer, where it has been fairly tested 
1 the last year, has been found equal, and in many cases 
superior to the best Peruvian guano, in its immediate effect, 
an,d much more permanently beneficial to the land. It is 
adapted to any soil ill which there is a deficiency of phos¬ 
phate, which is often the case. All crops are benefited by its 
application It is composed of ground bones, decomposed 
by sulphuric acid, o which is added a due proportion of Pe¬ 
ruvian guano, sulphate of ammonia, Ac. 
For sale, with full directions for use. in bags of 150 pounds 
each. No charge for package. All bags will be branded 
“ C. B. DeBurg, No. 1 Super-Phosphate of Lime.” 
GEO. DAVENPORT, Ag’l for manufacturer, 
5 Commercial, cor. of Chatham st., Boston. 
Feb. 16, 1854—wAmtf 
Thomas’ New Farm Book. 
F ARM IMPLEMENTS, and the principles of their con¬ 
struction and use, with 200 illustrations. By J. J. 
Thomas. 
The following are only a few out of many of the commenda¬ 
tory. notices which this work has already received from the 
press:— 
We wish to see this work placed in tH*e hands of. every 
farmer and farmer’s son, as an indispensable book ; and 
school commissioners should see that it has a place on the 
shelves of every rural district school library. It is admirably 
adapted for popular use as a text book. The illustrations are 
ample and excellent; and every statement is made in such a 
straightforward maimer that even a child could not mistake 
the meaning Mr. Tnpmas has done the agricultural com¬ 
munity a great service in the preparation of this book.— 
[Horticulturist. 
Those who are acquainted with Mr. Thomas’ previous 
works, need not be told that it is written in a clear, concise, 
practical style, and though eminently scientific, the language 
is so free from all unnecessary technicalities, and so pleas¬ 
ingly familiar, and-at the same lime so well illustrated and 
enliveded by appropriate incidents, anecdotes, experiments, 
Ac., as to excite and repay the continued attention of the 
reader. We can sincerely recommend it as the best work 
on the subject on which it treats, extant.—[Moore’s Rural 
New-Yorker., 
*• This is an invaluable work for the practical agriculturist, 
affording as it does the theory of mechanical forces as ap¬ 
plied in machinery used in farm labor; it will enable farmers 
to construct many indispensable articles, and to understand 
the principles and construction of all agricultural machines.” 
—[Boston Herald. 
44 We know Mr. Thomas to be one of the most talented, 
well-educated, intelligent and enterprising agriculturists of 
the Empire Stale, and is withal a graceful and attractive 
writer; thoroughly practical, aifd possessing an unusual share 
of good sense and a sound judgment. We consider the work 
before us one of the most valuable works for the farmer is¬ 
sued in a loiig lime.—[Chicago Democrat. 
44 We have never seen so much philosophy brought to bear 
in a practical maimer on the ordinary concerns of life.”— 
[Presbyterian Banner. 
44 This book should be in every.house having a garden be¬ 
longing to it; it is as necessary to the farmer as his plow.” 
—[6yracuse Journal. 
44 It should not only gracp every agricultural library, but 
should be in every farmers hands. There is no tiller of the 
earth but may derive benefit and pleasure from this volume.” 
—[Mirror. 
‘•Just the book for farmers who wish to perform their la¬ 
bor intelligently and efficiently.”—[Zion’s Herald. 
44 This is an interesting and invaluable work for the farm¬ 
er, and should be in the hands of every farmer in the coun¬ 
try ”—[Ohio Farmer. 
“ An admirable hand-book for the intelligent husbandman.” 
—[Protestant Churchman. 
4> We should be glad to see the book m every one of our 
schools and popular libraries.”—[N. Y. Agriculturist. 
Published by HARPER A BROTHERS, New-York, and 
sold by Booksellers generally. 
Thomas Gould, 
B REEDER OF DEVQN CATTLE, Suffoik Swine, Mad¬ 
agascar or Lop-Eared Rabbits, and choice and fancy 
Poultry, Aurora, Cayuga county, N. Y. Mar. 23—wAmtf 
Albany Tile Works, 
Corner of Patroon and Knox-Streets , Albany , N. Y. 
D RAIN TILE of the following descriptions and prices 
suitable for land drainage, always on hand in large or 
small quantities,of tile first quality, delivered-at the docks and 
railroad depots free of cartage : 
Horse-Shoe Tile. 
inch caliber,.$19 per 1000 feet. 
3f do . 15 do 
2£ do . ...12 do 
Sole Tile or Pipe. 
3 inch caliber,...$18 per 1000 feet. 
2 do . 12 do 
Large Tile for drains about dwellings, yards, Ac., of vari¬ 
ous sizes, $4 and $8 per 100 feet. Sole Tile, 4 inch calibre, 
for sink drains at $4 per 100 feet. Drain your land and save 
your crops. Orders from a distance will receive prompt 
attention. A. S. BABCOCK. 
Albany, April 20, 1S54—wAm6m 
