1847. 
THE CULTIVATOR. 
135 
JOHN MAYHER & CO. 
U. STATES AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE, 
No. 195 Front-street, (near Fulton,) New-York. 
Foundry and Machine Shop 502 and '504 Water-st. 
rpHE subscribers respectfully invite the attention of Merchants 
i and Dealers in AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS to the 
superior assortment of goods which they manufacture, embracing 
Plows and Castings of the most approved kinds in use, and pos¬ 
sessing all the latest improvements in style, workmanship, and ma¬ 
terial, among which are the following articles, that can be seen at 
their warehouse : 
Minor & Horton’s Plows, all k’ds; 
Worcester Eagle do. 
Mayher & Co.’s Eagle improved 
Plows; 
Mayher & Co.’s much approved 
Plows ; 
Langdon’s Horse Hoe Plows ; 
Castings to fit all kinds of Plows 
in use; 
Mayher & Co.’s 2 Horse Power, 
Price, $55 
do. do. 4 do. $75 
do. do. 2 Thresher, $25 
do. do. 4 do. $30 
John Mayher & Co.’s First Pre¬ 
mium Corn Shelter; 
Burrall’s Corn Shelter; 
Warren’s do. do. 
Sinclair’s Corn Sheller and Husk- 
er ; 
Pitt’s Horse Power and Thresh¬ 
ing Machine ; 
E- Whitman’s Jr., Thresher and 
Separator; 
Subsoil Plows of different kinds. 
Cultivators, Wheelbarrows, Canal Barrows, Store Trucks, Horse 
and Ox Carts,Mule Wagons, Ox-Yokes and Bows, Hames, Trace 
and Ox Chains, Road Scrapers, Ground Augurs, Shovels, Spades, 
Pick Axes, Hay and Manure Forks, Rakes, Hoes, Scythes, Scythe 
Snathes, Grain Cradles, Crow Bars, &c., &c., all of which will be 
sold as cheap as they can be bought at any other store in the city, 
and are warranted. 
Gin Gear, Segments, Rag Wheels, &c. 
Castings of all kinds made to order. March 1, 1847—tf. 
Pitts’ Corn and Cob Crusher. 
Price, $40 
Sinclair’s do.—hand or horse.$30 
Fitzgerald’s Patent Burr Stone 
Corn Mill, $00 
Sinclair’s Cast Plate Corn 
Mill, $40 
Swift’s Corn, Coffee, and 
Drug Mill, $6 to $8 
Hovey’s far-famed Hay, Straw, 
and Stalk Cutter; *. 
Sinclair’s Hay, Straw, and Stalk 
Cutter; 
Greene’s do. do. do. 
Mayher & Co.’s do. do. 
Langdon’s do. do. do. 
I. T. Grant Sc Co.’s Premium 
Fanning Mill; 
J. Mayher & Co.’s do. 'do. 
Boston Centre Draught Premium 
Plows, 
Bergen’s Self-Sharpening Plows; 
Dutcher’s Plows of all kinds ; 
Hitchcock’s do. do. 
Freeborn’s do. do. 
TO NEW-YORK FARMERS AND EMIGRANTS. 
/WNE hundred and fifteen thousand acres Illinois Lands for sale, 
V / in tracts of 40, 81), 120, 160 acres, or more, to suit purchasers. 
The lands are all first rate, and among the very best in the state, 
and are situated in the counties most densely settled, viz., 
Morgan, Scott, Cass, Mason, Menard, Green, Sangamon, Logan, 
Christian, Mason, McLean, Woodford, and Macoupin. To actual 
settlers every reasonable indulgence will be given as to time of 
payment. The price from $3 to $5 per acre. 
A correspondent of one of the New-York papers, writes re¬ 
specting this section of Illinois as follows : 
“ Beardstown , Cass Co ., III.. Jan. 10, 1846. 
The Riches of the West.—Gothamites on the Wing.— It is 
now six weeks since I left the city of Gotham, during which time I 
have seen considerable of this western country, and I must say the 
beautiful prairies of Illinois, far exceed what I had anticipated, 
and this country may truly be called the garden of the world. 
There is nothing to prevent farmers in this country from getting 
rich, as the land is the most fertile in the world, and it will pro¬ 
duce everything grown in the vegetable kingdom. 
“ A New England man would hardly believe me if I tell him 
that some farmers here produce ten thousand bushels of corn, and 
half as many bushels of wheat in a year, to say nothing of cattle 
and hogs, of which seme raise as many as five hundred head. One 
farmer told me that he raised the last year 6000 bushels of corn, 
and it was all produced by the labor of two men only. 
“ Cattle and sheep feed upon the prairies all winter, as they are 
seldom covered with snow.” 
Most of the above lands may be cultivated 100 years or more 
without manuring, being of the richest alluvial soil. The titles are 
indisputable, and the lands will be sold at low prices and in quan¬ 
tities to suit purchasers. Letters (post paid) addressed to D. B. 
Atres, Esq., of Jacksonville, III., or the subscriber, will receive 
prompt attention. As many persons out of the state have an idea 
that the taxes are very burdensome in Illinois, we state that they 
range from $1.50 to $2.00 per annum, on 80 acres of land. 
JOHN GRIGG, 
Jan. 1, 1847.— 6t No. 9 North Fourth-st., Philadelphia. 
WIRE CLOTH SIEVE AND SCREEN MANUFAC¬ 
TORY. 
T UIE subscriber has constantly on hand a large assortment of 
the above articles, which he offers at the lowest market 
prices. D. L. CLAWSON. 
July, 1846—10 mos. 191 Water-st , New-York. 
P. S.—All kinds of wire work manufactured to order. 
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HIGHLAND NURSERIES. 
OTICE.— A. J. Downing having retired from the Nursery bu¬ 
siness heretofore conducted at Newburgh under the firm of 
A. J. Downing Sf Co., the same will be continued by the subscri¬ 
bers. They will not only endeavor to maintain the high character 
which these Nurseries have had, for a long time, but, as the pre¬ 
sent stock is gradually drawn from Mr D-’s grounds, they will 
greatly enlarge the Nurseries, and endeavor fully to meet the con¬ 
stantly increasing demand for the trees grown here. 
Orders addressed to the subscribers post-paid will receive prompt 
attention, and all trees, shrubs, plants, &c., will be carefully pack¬ 
ed and shipped to any part of the Union. A. SAUL & CO. 
Highland Nurseries, Newburgh, Feb. 15, 1847. 
The undersigned strongly recommends the above Nursery firm 
to public confidence. 
The practical management of the Nurseries will be in the hands 
of Mr. A. Saul, who has been at the head of this department here 
for the last eight years, and his accuracy and fidelity in the pro¬ 
pagation of fruits and general care of the Nurseries, during that 
time, are the best guarantee for the faithful and careful manner in 
which the business will hereafter be conducted. 
A. J. DOWNING. 
Highland Garden, Newburgh, Feb. 15, 1847. Mar-lt 
ALBANY SEED STORE, 
No. 10 Green-Street. 
T HE subscriber has now on hand at the above establishment, a 
general assortment of FIELD, GARDFN, and FLOWER 
SEEDS, warranted of the best quality, and which will be sold at 
as low rates as at any place in the country. Among the assort¬ 
ment, are the following • 
GRASS SEEDS—Timothy, Orchard, Red Top, Western, and 
Northern Clover, &c., &c. 
SPRING GRAINS.—Black Sea Wheat, Rye, Barley, Buck¬ 
wheat, Millet, Peas, Indian Corn, &c., &c. 
ROOTS.—Hall’s Early, Carter, and other kinds of Potatoes— 
Altringham, Long Orange, and Large White Carrots—Ruta-Baga, 
Mangold Wurtzel, Sugar Beets, Sac.. Sac. 
GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS of all kinds. 
March 1. LUTHER TUCKER. 
ISABELLA GRAPES, 
O F proper age for forming vineyards, propagated from and con 
taining all the good qualities which the most improved cult! 
vation for over ten years has conferred, on the vineyards at Croton 
Point, are now offered, to the public. Those who may purchase 
will receive such instructions as will enable them to cultivate the 
Grape with entire success, (provided their location is not too far 
north.) All communications, post-paid, addressed to R. T. UN¬ 
DERHILL, M. D. 826 Broadway, New-York, will receive atten¬ 
tion. He feels quite confident that he has so far meliorated the 
character and habits of the Grape Vines in his vineyards, and nur¬ 
series, by improved cultivation, pruning, Sac , that they will general¬ 
ly ripen well, and produce good fruit when planted in most of the 
northern, and all the western, middle and southern states. 
New-York. March 1—2t. 
HORSE POWERS AND THRESHERS. 
T HE attention of farmers is invited to Wheeler’s Patent Horse 
Powers, an engraving and, description of which is given in 
the Cultivator for Feb., 1847. Among the advantages of this 
power are its compact size and lightness, and the ease with which 
sufficient speed can be obtained for threshing, without gearing, and 
consequently greatly lessening the friction. It will be found a great 
labor-saving machine, as it may be attached to Threshing Ma¬ 
chines, Circular Saws for sawing, Straw-Cutters, or any other 
machine which it is wished to impel by motive power. Price, for 
single horse power, $75—for two horses $95. 
Also, Wheeler’s Spike Thresher, with a cylinder of 14 inches 
in diameter, and 22 inches long, with the concave filled with spikes 
on the upper side, thus avoiding accidents by preventing stones '>r 
other substances getting into the Thresher. Another advantage of 
this Thresher is, that it scatters the grain much less than many 
others. Price,$28—with Separator attached, $35. The Separator 
divides the straw and grain, by a shaking motion which it re¬ 
ceives from a crank attached to the Thresher, thus saving the work 
of one or two men with rakes. 
With this Horse Power and Thresher, 200 bushels of oats, or 
100 of wheat may be threshed per day, with a change of horses. 
The above machines constantly on hand at the Albany Ag 
Warehouse and Seed Store, No. 10, Green-street. 
Albany , Jan. 12, 1846. LUTHER TUCKER 
