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THE CULTIVATOR. 
April 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Agriculture of Italy, by Caius,. . ••••••••• . 
Draining in Holland, by Prof. J. P. Norton,..... 
Tue Potalo Disease, by Various Correspondents,.. 
On Transplanting Budded Peach Trees, by A. A. Mullet,. 
Premium List of N. Y. State Ag. Society,. 
Time necessary for Maturing Field Crops, by E. V. W. 
Dox—Training Domestic Animals, by W. Bacon,. 
Guenon’s Treatise on Milch Cows, and Ayrshire and Devon 
Cows, by E. Phinney—A dvantages of Economy in Va¬ 
rious matters, by D. S. Curtis,.. 
Culture of Indian Corn, by Little Farmer—G reen Wood 
versus Dry, by J. Townsend,...... 
Experiments with Indian Corn, by Geo. Seaborn,. 
Poudrette, by J. Sherman—W heat will not turn to Chess, 
by N. Robinson. Jr.—Culture of Indian Corn for Fodder, 
by II—Virginia Sheep Pastures, by Z. Drummond,. 
Agricultural Capabilities of North Carolina, by J. D. Jones, 
—Fixing Ammonia, by T. II.—Breeding Sheep, by D. E. 
Gardner, . 
Mount Airy Ag. College, by J. Govyen—S teaming Appara¬ 
tus, by A Subscriber,... 
EDITORIAL. 
On the Management of Farm Yard Manure,.. 
Review of Colman’s European Agriculture, Part VIII— 
Best Modes of Under-draining—Yield of Wheat from a 
Single Head,... 
Remarks on the Potato Disease... 
The Hawley or Douse Apple—Seasonable Hints on the Ma¬ 
nagement of Fruit Trees.. . . 
Selection of the best Pears—Sowing Flower Seeds. 
Six Best Apples—Vicar of Winkfield'and Madeleine Pears 
—Two best Strawberries—Select List of Roses—List of 
Plants which will grow in the Shade, &c., &e., .. 
County Ag. Societies of Vermont, New-York, Virginia., 
and Massachusetts—Draining—Raising Nuts,. 
Ornamental Carriage House and Barn—-The Paulownia... .. 
Albany Seed Drill and Corn Planter—Eagle Self-Sharpen¬ 
ing Plow,.... 
Monthly Notices—'To Correspondents, Ac.,. 
Answers to Inquiries... 
Notices of New Publications—Sowing Clover,. 
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ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 26—Hawley or Douse Apple,.. 114 
Figs. 27, 28—Elevation and Plan of Carriage House,. 120 
Fig. 29—Albany Seed Drill and Corn Planter,. 121 
Fig. 30—Eagle Self Sharpening Plow,.,,;-.. 121 
BUCKTHORN HEDGES. 
TIVE'THOUSAND Bu’ckthorn Plants, one year old ; also Buck¬ 
thorn Seed, for .sale at the Albany Ag. Warehouse. 
Albany, April 1 LU I’HER TUCKER. 
INOCULATED PEACH TREES. 
A N assortment of the best varieties, and a few trees not inocu¬ 
lated, raised from stones brought from South America. 
Asparagus Roots, of two and three years tliriftv growth. For 
sale by ISAAC ROOSEVELT. 
March 1, 1847—It* Pelham, New Rochelle P. O., N. Y. 
GUANO. 
OOO TONS Tchaboe Guano, balance ship Shakspeare’s cargo, 
"VU t j ie best ever imported in the country, for sale in lots to suit 
purchasers, by E. K. COLLINS, 56 South-st. 
April 1.—tf. 
AG. WAREHOUSE AND SEED STORE, 
Nos. 10 and 12 Greefi-st., Albany, 
F OR sale, at all times, at the above establishment, all kinds of 
Agricultural and Horticultural Tools, Implements, and Ma¬ 
chines. from the best manufacturers, and at as low prices as at any 
establishment in the*country. 
Plows of all kinds and sizes ; . 
Harrows and Cultivators..of different kino!'; 
Manure Forks, Shovels, Spades. Hoes ; 
Horse Powers and Threshing Machines ; 
Corn Shellers. Straw Cutters, Corn and Cob Mills; 
Drill Barrows and Cow Planters; 
Fitzgerald’s Portable Burr Stone Mills; 
Harvest ing and Haying Tools of all'kinks ; 
Ox Yokes and Bows, Draft, Tie-up, and other chains ; 
Grant’s and other Fanning Mills. 
Garden Rollers. Ladies’ Weeding Trowels. Grass Shears, French 
patlern. Border Shears, Garden Reels and Tunes. -Budding and 
Pruning Knives, GardeftRakes. Hay Knives. Transplanting Trow¬ 
els. Pruning Saws, various kinds. Bark Mil is. Sugar Mills, Bush 
and Bill Hooks, Root or Vegetable Cutters, Bull Rings, Axes and 
Hatchets, Patent Axe Handles, Wheelbarrows, Anti-Friction Roll¬ 
ers. Ship Scrapers, Spinning Wheels, Reels, Smith’s Corn Sheller, 
Burrall’s Corn Sheller. &c. 
Churns. Cheese Presses, Tubs, and Pails, Ac.. &e. 
Together with a general assortment of Field, Garden, and Flower 
Seeds, Seed Corn. Choice Potatoes, Ac., &c. 
April 1. LUTHER TUCKER. 
POUDDRETTE. 
npiIE Lodi Manufacturing Company offer their Poudretle for sale 
A the following season at reduced prices, viz : In barrels deliver, 
ed free of cartage, at any wharf or place in the city of New-York, 
at the rate of $ 1.50 per barrel, for any quantity over 7 bbls.; (un¬ 
der 7 bbls., $1.75.) In bulk, at the factory, on the Hackensack 
river, where vessels drawing 8 feet of water can come, it will be 
delivered at the rate of 25 cents per bushel. Planting 4 feet apart, 
each way, 2 barrels or 8 bushels of Poudrette will effectually ma¬ 
nure an acre of corn, and will vie in cheapness and efficiency with 
any manure now in use. 
Apply by letter post-paid, to the “LODI MANUFACTURING 
CO.,” New-York, or to James B. Cox, Agent, No. 90 West-sL 
April 1—3t. 
NEW-YORK AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE. 
F ARMERS, Planters, and Gardeners, will find the LARGEST 
and MOST COMPLETE assortment of Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments, Field and Garden seeds, of all kinds, ever offered in this 
market. Most of the implements are of new and highly improved 
patterns, warranted to be made of the-best materials, put together 
in the strongest manner, of a superior finish, and offered at the 
lowest cash prices. A. B. ALLEN & Co., 187 Water-st.. N. Y. 
March 1—3t. 
CHEAP PLOWS. 
OINGLE-Horse Plows, from $ 2.00 to $3 00'each ; 
^ Double-Horse “ “ $3.00 to $6.00 “ 
The wooas of these plows are made of the best of white oak. The 
handles are steamed and then bent crooked, instead of being sawed 
out. This makes them much stronger and more durable. The 
eastings are made from good new pig iron , without any admixture 
ot old scrap ■ The wrought iron work is of excellent quality, with 
extras attached to the plows. A liberal discount to dealers. 
A. B. ALLEN & Co., 187 Water-street, N. Y 
March 1—3t. 
FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. 
A LARGE and complete assortment of Field and Garden Seeds 
of all kinds, constantly on harid^for sale by 
A. B. ALLEN & Co., 187 Water-Street, New-York. 
March 1—3t. ___ 
STOCK FOR SALE. 
M ATCH and single Horses, some of which can trot, their mile 
under three minutes, others rack and gallop easily, making ad 
mirable saddle-horses for ladies and gentlemen; Durham, De¬ 
von, Hereford, and Ayrshire.Cattle; Merino. Saxon, South-Down, 
and Leicester Sheep : the large white English breed of Swine, 
Berkshires, Poultry, &c., &c. Apply to 
A. B. ALL PIN, 187 Water-Street, New-York. 
» March 1, 18 j 7—tf. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. 
BY R. L. ALLEN. 
HPHE cheapest and most valuable Book for a Farmer ever print. 
ed. Being a complete guide, both Practical and Scientific, 
for the management of the Farm. 
The reader can form some idea of what he is goingtobuy, from 
the fa’ct that this work treats in a plain, practical manner, of up¬ 
ward of EIGHT HUNDRED different subjects, important to tho 
Farmer, the Planter, the. Stock-Breeder, and the Horticulturist. It 
also touches on Chemistry, Geology, Botany, Anatomy, Physiolo¬ 
gy. and Mechanics, as applicable to Agriculture. 
The book contains 437 pages, and is beautifully bound in cloth 
gilt, suitable for a library. It would be a most valuable Premium 
for distribution among Agricultural Societies, to which, and the 
Trade, a liberal discount would be made. Price, One Dollar. 
For sale by A. B. ALLEN, IS7 Water-St.. and by ) N v . 
C. M. SAXTON, 205 Broadway, $ ew ‘ * urK ’ 
March 1—2t. 
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