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THE CULTIVATOR. 
July 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER* 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Action ami Ingredients of Manures, by Prof E. N. Horsford, ‘201 
On Breeding Horses, No. 2, by Eqtjus,..... 204 
HalPs Brick Machine, by Alfred Hall—R elative Profits I 
of Wheat and IndiaiLCorn by J. O. D.,.J 
Liebig’s System of Manuring, by Matter-of-Fact—R esults > 
of Industry, by John 'McGlauflin, .... ) 
Good Management, by H. Mattison—C anada Thistles, by \ , nQ 
J. W. Curry—B og Land, by J. Cooks, .J y 
Putting up Seeds, by N.—Singular Swarm of Insects, by W. j 
F. Brand—L arge Hogs, by J. S. Yeomans—C utting Bush- j 210 
es, by R. Watkins—A griculture of Wisconsin, by J. A. H. ) 
Rotation, and Use of Muck and Lime, by P. D. Cooking-} 
ham—B reast Plowing, by W. H. Sotham—C hallenge to 1 
Black Hawk, by L. Sanderson & Co.—Agricultural Ad- j 
vantages of Illinois, by John Shillaber .j 
Keph art’s Patent Fruit and Vegetable Preserver, by Flack, ) quo 
Thompson & Brother, ...) 
Improvement in Farming in North Carolina, by J. D. J.— 1 
Pressing Flay, by C. Z. Wood—I rish Rose Butter, by J., J 
A Commodious Farm House, by F. J. Scott,. .... 216 
Fixing Ammonia, by Spalding.. 220 
Agriculture of the Netherlands, by Prof. J P. Norton,. 221 
Notes of a Traveller in England—Draining and Irrigation, ) 92 o 
by K —Agriculture of Lombardy and Bologna, by Caius- I z 
Manuring Pear Trees, Budding and Peculiar Growth of Va- 1 
rieties, by F. A. Phoenix,.• | 
Failure in Budding, by Bailey—E arly Potatoes, by H.) OQ( - 
Wendell.......| * M0 
EDITORIAL. 
Fine Farming and Great Crops—Wheat after Corn,. 203 
Debate on the Profits of Farming,.C. 205 
N. Y. State and County Ag. Societies—Bot Fly—Durability ) olf . 
of Manure,-. ...J 
Revolving Horse Rake—Large Corn, .. 217 
On the Management of Roads.... 218 
Cutting Grass for Hay,. 219 
Preserving Eggs—Curing Hams,. 223 
Origin of the Baldwin Apple—Horticultural Items,. 225 
To Correspondents—Monthly Notices, &c.,. 226 
Notices of New publications,. 228 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 45—Patent Fruit and Vegetable Preserver,. 212 
Fig. 46—Elevation of a Commodious Farm House,.. 216 
Fig. 47—Ground floor of do. .. 216 
Fig. 48—Second Floor of do. .. 217 
Fig. 49—Projection of Roof of do. .. 217 
Fig. 50—Revolving Horse Rake. 217 
Fig. 5J to 55=—Clinion’s Corn Sheller—Collin’s Cheese 
Press—Kendall’s Churn—Mott’s Agricul- } 232 
tural Furnace,... 
Just published, in one large octavo volume, illustrated with 
Twelve Plates, and over One Hundred other Engravings,— 
neatly bound ill muslin—price $3.50— 
r |'HE FIORT1CULTURIST, and Journal of Rural Art and 
Jl Rural Taste, Vol. J., by A. J. DOWNING, Esq., Author 
of “ Landscape Gardening,” “ Designs for Cottage Residences,” 
‘ c Fruits and Fruit Trees of America,” &c. This volume em¬ 
braces, 
I. Designs for Villas, Cottages, Country Houses, Ice Houses, 
Vineries, Gates, &c., &c., with 23 engravings, with Descrip¬ 
tions and Estimates, and Remarks on the Color of Country 
Houses. 
II. Remarks on Landscape Gardening, ihe Reeding and Manage¬ 
ment of Lawns—Planting anil Management ofHedges—Selection, 
Culture, and Description of Ornamental Trees, &c., &e, with 16 
Illustrations. 
III. The Description and Cultivation of Fruits and Fruit Trees, 
and the Treatment of the Diseases to which they are subject. 
This department embraces Figures arid particular Descriptions of 
Apples, Cherries, Figs, Gooseberries, Oranges, Peaches, Pears, 
Plums. Raspberries, Strawberries, Sec., with nearly 50 Engrav¬ 
ings, mostly figures of Fruit- 
IV. Description and Cultivation of select varieties of Flowering 
Plants and Shrubs, with 30 engravings. 
V. Gardening in general, Botany, Entomology, Rural Econo¬ 
my, See., Sc c. 
It will be seen from this enumeration of the subjects embraced 
in this volume, that it is just such a work as is required by the ru¬ 
ral population of our country, furnishing, as it does, the informa¬ 
tion. designs, suggestions, &c.. necessary to enable our Farmers 
and IT >rtieulturists to erect tasteful and convenient residences and 
out-bu l lings, and to beautify and adorn them with lawns, orna¬ 
mental trees and flowering shrubs and plants, and to furnish them 
wi'h ite choicest varieties of Fruits and Vegetables the year 
P 'Oiid 0=” T "or> es :>ft e first volume, stitched, can be sent by 
mail—Price, $3—postage 37-| cents. 
The first nnnfiber of the second volume of “ The Horticultu¬ 
rist ” will he issued on the first of July, and continued on the 
first of each month—each number containing 48 pages octavo, em¬ 
bellished bv a olute, and numerous other engravings. Terms, $3 
a year. Published at the office of The Cultivator,” Albany, 
N. V.. by HJTHER TUCKER, 
and for sale bv M. H. Newman Sc Co., 199 Broadway, New- 
York—J. Breck V Co., 52 North Market street. Boston—and by 
G. B. Ziebek Sc C l, Chestnut-street, Philadelphia, by whom sub¬ 
scriptions are received for the secofid volume. 
ALBANY AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE, 
Nos. 10 and 12 Green-st. 
A MONG the numerous valu¬ 
able machines, implements, 
utensils, Sec., for sale at the Al¬ 
bany Agricultural Warehouse 
and Seed Store, Nos. 10 and 12 
Green-street., are the following : 
CLINTON’S IMPROVED 
CORN SHELLER. 
This is a very formidable ma¬ 
chine—shafts or axles, all of 
wrought iron, with wooden frame 
and box—,s adapted for all sizes 
of ears of corn in the northern, 
southern, and western states. 
With single hopper and two 
men, 200 bushels ears, or with 
two hoppers and three men, 
400 bushels ears are easily shell¬ 
ed per day. Warranted satis- 
! factory. Price, with single hop¬ 
per, $10—double hopper, $13. 
COLLINS *& STONE’S PATENT CHEESE PRESS. 
.11 ijllljl 1 
1 
ft 
I 
■ 
1 
The above cut represents the most compact, light, strong, and con¬ 
venient Cheese Press in use. It is constructed with compound levers 
which cause the cheese to receive a pressure from its own gravity, 
and more or less, as is desired. The advantages in its use are 
these: The cheese receives a constant and uniform pressure, and a 
large or small cheese is pressed in proportion to its weight. War¬ 
ranted satisfactory. Price—No. 1, $5.00— No. 2. $5.50—No. 3, $6. 
KENDALL’S CHURNS. 
Too much has not been said for this labor 
saving and convenient churn. The sale of 
them for the last few years, has been un¬ 
precedented by any other churn, and so 
general satisfaction is given by its use, that 
not one in a thousand has been returned, al¬ 
though all are warranted satisfactory. The 
prices for this excellent article are as fol¬ 
lows : 
No. 
L 
suitable for 2 cows. 
u 
2, 
U 
“ 3 to 5 do.,.. 
<c 
3. 
a 
“ 5 to 8 do.,.. . 
. 3.00 
Ci 
4, 
4C 
“ 8 to 15 do.,. 
a 
5, 
u 
“ 15 to 25 do.,. 
. 4.50 
MOTT’S PATENT AGRICULTURAL FURNACES. 
60 gallons. $23 
80 “ 30 
90 “ 35 
120 “ 40 
Constantly on hand, all sizes of these celebrated furnaces, at th© 
manufacturer’s prices, as follows : 
15 gallons,. $10 
22 “ . 12 
30 “ 15 
40 “ . 18 
45 gallons,. 20 
REVOLVING HORSE RAKES. 
A good assortment of these valuable labor-saving machines,from 
different manufacturers—price. $7 to $8. (For an engraving and 
description, see page 217 of this paper.) 
HAY FORKS AND HAY RAKES. 
Partridge’s Cast Rieel Hay Forks, all sizes, warranted the best 
in the world. Also, Hand Rakes, all qualities, from different 
manufacturers—75 cts. to $4 per dozen. LUTHER TUCKER. 
