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THE CULTIVATOR 
March 
doubt sensible of the benefits to be derived from such a 
medium of communication. 
American Journal of Agriculture and Science. Conducted by Dr. 
E. Emmons and A. Osborne. New-York, Huntington & Savage. 
8vo., pp. 64. Monthly, $2 a year. 
This work, which, at the commencement of the pre¬ 
sent year, was changed from a quarterly to a monthly, 
is devoted to the dissemination of useful knowledge, re¬ 
lating to science, the arts and agriculture, and the pro¬ 
motion of sound views in education. It is ably edited, 
and should have a wide circulation. 
Eureka, or the Journal of the National Association of Inventors ; 
devoted to the Discoveries of Science and Invention in the Arts. 
New-York, published by Wm. H. Starr. Monthly, quarto, at 
$1 a year. 
The Eureka is neatly printed, and makes a good 
appearance. It publishes monthly lists of patents is¬ 
sued from the United States Patent Office, and gives 
the earliest notice of all new inventions, with diagrams 
and illustrations of the articles to which they refer— 
comprising altogether much valuable information. 
The Farmer’s Agricultural Chemistry; compiled from the best 
authors ; by M. M- Rodgers, M. D. ; adapted to the use of 
common schools. G. H. Derby Sc Co., Geneva, N. Y. 
This is a small manual relating chiefly to chemistry, 
botany, and mineralogy, compiled principally from the 
writings of Liebig, Thaer, Petzholdt, Johnston, and 
Chaptal. An appendix is added, embracing brief re¬ 
marks on tillage'—insects, and modes of avoiding their 
ravages—weeds, and modes of extirpating them—and 
grafting, by different modes. We have not examined it 
minutely, but observe that the various subjects are 
treated in a plain manner, and we cannot doubt that 
the book contains valuable matter for the class for 
which it is designed. 
The Medico-Chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medi¬ 
cine. London, Quarterly. Re-published in New-York by R. 
Sc G. S. Wood. $5 a year. 
This is unquestionably one of the most valuable 
medical journals published in the world. It is con¬ 
ducted by several of the most able physicians in Lon¬ 
don, and furnishes a vast amount of information on 
every subject connected with the practice of medicine. 
Colman’s European Agriculture, Part vm.— 
This is one of the most interesting numbers of this ex¬ 
cellent work which has yet appeared. We had intend¬ 
ed to give a pretty full view of its contents in this num¬ 
ber, and have a long article in type, which we have 
been obliged to postpone. An article on the 11 Culti¬ 
vation of Hops,” derived chiefly from the part under 
consideration, will be found in another part of our 
present number. 
FAT MEAT. 
At the Centre Market in this city, on the 22d of 
February, there was a fine show of fat meat. We no¬ 
ticed the following:— 
Beee. —E. Kirkpatrick had the carcass of a five 
year old ox, said to have been a cross of Durham and 
common stock, bred by N. C. Sweet, of Clifton Park, 
Saratoga county, weighing, 4 quarters, 1,570, hide, 
113, tallow 203= 1,835 lbs. The quality of the beef 
was very fine. 
D. Mahoney had the carcass of a spayed heifer, four 
years old, a grade Durham, bred by F. Rotch, of But- 
ternutts, Otsego county, weighing, 4 quarters, 1,200, 
bide 100, tallow 150= 1,450 lbs. For weight in pro¬ 
portion to bone, this animal was most extraordinary. 
P. & J. Fredenrich and J. McQuade had the car¬ 
casses of three pair of cattle fatted by Wm. Champlin, 
of Sherburne, Chenango Co., which weighed as follows: 
two six year old oxen, 3,600; two do. five years old, 
3,000 j two do. four years old, 2,900. 
Pork.—Geo. Schwartz had three large hogs. Two 
of them were fattened by Mr. Woolford, of this city. 
They were a cross of the Cheshire, and were two years 
old. The barrow weighed 718 lbs.; the sow, which 
reared a litter of pigs last summer, weighed 524 lbs. 
The other was a Berkshire hog about two years old, 
which weighed 516 lbs. 
Mutton. —E. Kirkpatrick had the carcases of 13 
South Down wethers, bred by F. Rotch, Butternuts. 
Otsego county, from one year and a half to two years 
old, which weighed from 63 lbs. to 97 lbs. each. They 
were of very fine quality. 
H. Featherly had the carcasses of six sheep, fat¬ 
tened by N. Jenkins, of Glen, Montgomery county, 
weighing from 106 to 128 lbs. They were chiefly of 
Leicester or Bakewell breed, and of superior appearance. 
PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 
New-York, Feb. 18, 1847 
FLOUR—Genesee, per bbl , $7.25. 
GRAIN—Wheat, per bushel, $1.61a$l 75—Rye, 95c—Barley, 
82—Oats, 48a50—Corn, Northern and Jersey, 97a 100. 
BUTTER—Orange County, per lb., 22c.—Western dairy, 14c. 
—Ohio, 12*c. 
CHEESE—Best shipping, per lb., 6*a7fc. 
BEEF—Mess, per bbl., $12—Prime, $9a$9.50. 
PORK—Mess, per bbl., $15-Priine, $11.75a$13. 
HAMS—Smoked, per lb., 7|a9 cts. 
LARD—Per lb. (new) 10c. 
HEMP—Russia, clean, per ton, $215—American, dew-rotted* 
$115. ' 
HOPS—Per lb., first sort, 9allc. 
TOBACCO—Connecticut, per lb., lOallc—Kentucky, h*a4c. 
SEEDS—Flax, per bushel, $1.25a$l.30—Clover, per lb., 8|e. 
—Timothy, (herds-grass,) per bu., $2.50. 
COTTON—New Orleans and Alabama per lb., 10*al4*c.—U*i>- 
land and Florida, 10|al2|c. 
WOOL—(Boston prices.) Feb 19: 
Prime or Saxon fleeces, washed per lb.-. 40a45 cts. 
American full blood fleeces,. 33a38 “ 
“ three-fourths blood fleeces,. 30a33 ** 
“ half blood do . 28a30 
“ one-fourth blood and common,. 25a28 “ 
Remarks. —The exports of flour from New-York, from the fir& 
to the sixteenth of February, were 95,437 barrels. The exports of 
grain for the same period, were 449.850 bushels corn; 93,959 do. 
wheat; 37.588 do. rye; 18,824 do- barley; 2,010 do. oats. The ex¬ 
port of provisions for the same period were 2,101 bbls. beef; 1,211 
do. pork ; 4,298 kegs lard. Beef is rather dull, and there is not as 
much briskness in the grain market as prevailed a few days since 
—all seem waiting for the English steamer which at this date had 
not arrived at Boston. 
POSTSCRIPT.—Since the above was written the Cambria has 
arrived at Boston, bringing news from England to the 4th of Feb¬ 
ruary. There has been a considerable decline in breadstuff's, bui 
the provision market was firm. The decline in wheat is 4s. to 5*. 
per quarter ; Indian corn 4s. per quarter; flour 4s. (about one dol¬ 
lar) per barrel. The demand for American lard, beef, pork, and 
cheese, was good, and prices were well supported. Prices of cot¬ 
ton and woolen fabrics were very irregular. The news, however, 
seems to have but little effect on the New-York market. Flour in 
that city on the 23d of Feb , was steady at $7 for Genesee, and 
$6.87* for Michigan. Corn was brisk at 95c. to 100c.—sales 
60,000 to 70,000 bushels. Provision market remained without mneh 
change. 
LIVE STOCK MARKET. 
Brighton , Mass., Monday , Feb. 1/5. 
At market 550 Beef Cattle,13 yokes of working Oxen, 32 Cows 
and Calves, 1700 Sheep and about 72 swine. 
Beef Cattle. —Extra at $6.50—first quality, $6—second qua¬ 
lity, $5.25@ $5.50. 
Working Oxen— Sales were made at $74, 78, and 92. 
Cows and Calves —Sales were made at $21, 24, 29. and $34. 
Sheep. —Sales were made attire following prices $1.63, l.<87, 
2. *3, 3.12, 3.75, 5.25, and $6. 
Swine—S ales were not noticed, there being but few at marfoet. 
N. B. There being a large supply of Beeves at market, priras 
were hardly sustained, and a large number remain unsold at the 
close of the market.—(Traveller.] 
Prices of Wool, in Western New-York, for the last eleven 
years: 1835, average price 35 cents per pound. 
1836, 
do 
36 
do 
do 
1837, 
do 
37 
do 
do 
1833, 
do 
35* 
do 
do 
1839, 
do 
471 
do 
do 
1840, 
do 
33 
do 
do 
1841, 
do 
36* 
do 
do 
1812, 
do 
30* 
do 
do 
1843, 
do 
28 
do 
do 
1844, 
do 
39* 
do 
do 
1845, 
do 
29* 
do 
do 
1846, 
do 
24 
do 
do 
