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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Mr Phinney’s Farming—Draining and Reclaiming Swamps I 
—Orchards and their Cultivation-—Breeding and Fattening > 137 
Swine—Imported Stock, by F. Holbrook,..) 
Details ot operations in Fanning, by J. S. Copeland,. 142 
Agriculture or'Vermont, by J- S- Pettibone, . 14 i 
Hino-e Harrow and Cultivator, by F. Holbrook,.... 147 
Experiments and their Results, by Rev. E. C. Goodrich,. 148 
Culture of the Blackberry, by W. H.—Singular Circutn-1 151 
stance, by C. F. W ells,. .•. ) 
Culture of Carrots and Corn for Fodder, by S. Wilbur— I 155 
Great Crop of Indian Corn, by A. S. Mullett,. ..j 
Muck Compost, by A Subscriber—N ew mode of Setting I ig6 
Costs, by Dean,..J 
Implement for Marking Rows and Guano, byJ. Bowers— i 
Account Current with a Cow, by H. R. Congdon—C ulture | 158 
of Indian Corn, by An Old Subscriber,.) 
Management of Manures, by W. Ansley—B ook-Farming, I J59 
Potato Disease, &c., by C. Allen, . j 
Rat-Froof Granary, by T. Andrews and J. Ten Broeck—) 
Best Fowls, by J. C. Swan—W ash for Buildings, by B.— > ICO 
Cheap Plaster for Buildings, by F. E. Stow,.) 
EDITORIAL. 
Running out of Varieties—Change of Seed,. 140 
Mangel Wurtzel and Carrots—The Wire-worm,. 141 
Agricultural Schools—Remarks on,. 145 
Roup in Poultry—Cattle Medicines—Lice on Cattle—Leprosy \ 
—Heaves m Horses—Ag. Papers,...j 
Sickly Foliage of Plants and Iron,. 148 
Improvement of Varieties,. 150 
Insect Injurious to the Grape-Vine—Destruction of Fruit- 1 
buds by Frost—Virgalieu Fear,.J 
The Norman Horse, with a Portrait. 152 
Manufacture of Cheese—Mr. Fish’s Method,. 153 
Plowing by Steam,. 154 
The Largest Corn-grower in America—Gutta Percha—Car- I ig - 
ruts for stock—Plowing Well—Moon Farming,.,. j 
Smith’s Patent Lever Drill, . 158 
Keeping Dried Fruits—to Preserve Eggs—Raspberry Syrup ) J69 
—Wheel Grease. ) 
Answers to inquiries—Ag. Societies. 161 
Monthly Notices—To Correspondents, &c.,. 162 
Notices of Ne ff Publications,. IC3 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig- 41—Hinge Harrow, . 147 
Fig. 42—Improved Cultivator,. 147 
Fig. 43—Norman Horse,. 152 
Fig. 44—Smith’s Lever Drill, . 159 
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Prices of the above pipe 7 cents per lb. A. B. ALLEN & Co., 
May 1—2i, 189 & 191 \\ aier-street, New-York 
ASHES FOR SALE. 
T HE subscriber has on hand at his Soap and Candle Manufac¬ 
tory ui Cabotville, situated a few rods from the Railroad, and 
a short distance from the Connecticut river, S x or Eight thousand 
bushels of Leached Ashes, mostly from hard wood, which are 
constantly accumulating, and which will lie delivered on hoard a 
boat, or the cars, on reasonable term#—affording an excellent op¬ 
portunity for Long Island farmers, or others having access to rail¬ 
road or water communication, to improve their lauds. For further 
particulars address G. M. BIGELOW , 
May 1, 184S—Ot. Cabotville, Muss. 
BURRALL’S shell wheel plow. 
T hese Plows run thirty per cent lighter than the common plow, 
and work well on ail soils , in all conditions. 
An impression has gone abroad that they answer only “on 
smooth lands where there are no stones, or other obstructions.” 
Such is not the fact—they make good work on all lands, rough or 
smooth , and are more fully appreciated among roots or stones, 
and on stiff clay, and hard gravelly soils. Two thousand of them 
have been in use during the last three years among our best far¬ 
mers. and give entire satisfaction 
For sale wholesale and retail (warranted ) an assortment of the 
above (from No 3 to 12) dupable of turn.ng a furrow of from JO 
to 20 inches wide, and from 0 to 14 inches deep. A liberal dis¬ 
count to dealers. E. J. BURR ALL. 
Geneva, April, 1848—6t. 
FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. 
P OLE and Dwarf Beans. Beet and Mangel Wurtzel, Cabbage, 
Carrot, Cucumber, Melon, Onion, Peas, Pumpkihs, Radish, 
Ruta Baga, Squash. Tomato, Turnep, and a great variety of other 
8eeds of the best kinds for sale at the New-York Agricultural 
Warehouse and Seed Store, 189 and 191 Water-street, New-York. 
May 1, 1848—It. ' A B ALLEN & CO. 
DEVON BULL FOR SALE. 
HMIE subscriber offers for sale a full blood Devon Bull, one year 
old in March last. He is a fine animal, got by a bull bred by 
G. Patterson, of Maryland, and out of a superior Devon cow. The 
price will be $75 if applied for soon. Address, post-paid, 
W. L. COWLES, 
May 1—It. __ Farmington, Conn. 
IMPROVED STOCK FQR SALE. 
HP HE subscriber will take orders and execute them in the best 
J- possible manner, for— 
Durham, Hereford, Devon and Ayrshire cattle. Price from $50 
to $300 each, according to age and quality. 
Saxon, Merino, Southdown, Leicester, and Cotswold sheep. 
Price from $10 to $30 each. 
China, Sussex, Berkshire, and Lincoln pigs. Price per pair at 
three months old for the three first mentioned breeds, caged a id 
delivered on board ship, $20. Price of the Lincolns, $30 per pair. 
These last are of a recent importation—color white, and grow ve.y 
large. 
AH orders must be accompanied with the cash. 
SAMUEL ALLEN, 
mjulys ept. 189 Water-stree t. New-York. 
SHORT-HORN DURHAMS FOR SALE. 
THE subscriber has a few young thorough bred Durham# on his 
-I farm two and a half miles from Troy, which he offers for sale, 
viz : 1 two year old hull—1 yearling bull—2 do. about eight months 
old—6 yearling heifers—2 two year old do.—and a f« w spring 
calves, bulls and heifers. These young animals were all got by 
my imported bull Duke of Wellington and my premium bull Mete¬ 
or. Meieor was £ot by bull Duke of Wellington, out ofmy impor¬ 
ted Duchess heifer. 
The dams of some of these young animals, were imported; but 
from other herds than that of Mr. Bales; and otheis are from Dur¬ 
ham cows, bred in this country, and are good milkers! The sires 
being from the celebrated herd of Thomas Bates, Esqr., (England.) 
renders them valuable for a cross on other Durham slock, as well 
as to farmers who wish lo improve their herds. The estimation put 
upon this strain of blood by those who know its value, • ay he es¬ 
timated by staling that lhe only bull calves which 1 have had to 
dispose * f from the Bales cows and bulls, (three in number, have 
sold at $309 each. The young animals above enumerated will be 
sold at prices ranging from $100 to $150. GEO. VAIL. 
Troy, May 1st, 1848—4t. 
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS FOR SALE. 
I^EED Sowers of different kinds, operaied by hand, and arranged 
^ lor sowing all sorts of Garden and Field .'-eeds in drills. They 
sow with equal accuracy, and witii much greater rapidity than by 
band. Price $4 50 to $15. 
Bach elder’s Corn Planter, operated by a single horse. This 
machine can he regulated to drop lhe corn in hills from one foot to 
four feet apart. Price $16 
One Horse Cultivators of various kinds. Price $5 to $8. 
Hand Cultivators for garden work They may Also be used 
for field work. This is quue a labor saving little machine. Price 
$3. 
Cast Iron Rollers in sections one foot long, 18 inches in diam¬ 
eter. and weighing sG lb> per section; sections of the same length 
two feet in diameter, and weighing 160 lbs per section: These 
can be strung on an iron shaft two inches in diameter upon which 
they turn. They are filled up lor hand or horse power; and may 
be from one to eight feet long or more. Ti.e superiority of a roller 
made o! several sections is very great. Price 4 to 5 cents per lb.; 
fillings extra. 
Fqlare and Triangular Harrows of various improved kinds. 
Price $5 to $15. 
Pl ws and other Agricultural Implements, a large and 
complete assortment. 
A Catalogue of the almve of 100 pages, with numerous illus¬ 
trations This will he sen: gratis to all who apply for n, post-paid. 
A 'eio-Yurk Agricultural Warehouse and Heed Store. 1$9 and 191, 
Water-Street A B. ALLEN & CO. 
Mav I. 1848—It. 
BLACK HAWK. 
'THE celebrated horse Black Hawk will stand for mares the en- 
* suing season at my stable in Bridport. Vermont. Owners of 
mares at a distance can depend upon their receiving the best of at¬ 
tention if sent to this horse—pasturing and attention to mares, 25 
cents per week. 
May t —h 
DAVID E. HiLL. Agent. 
Til FJ I V A TO It 
[s ‘published on the first of each month, at Albany, N. Y., by 
LUTHER TUCKER, PROPRIETOR. 
LUTHER TUCKERSANFORD HOWARD, Editors. 
$1 per ami.—7 comes for $5—15 copies for $10. 
Payable always in advance. 
