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THE CULTIVATOR 
May, 
Contents of this Number. 
The Forces of the Farm,. .. 
Hay and Fodder—Cutting and Curing, by G. B. S.—Fraud in ) 
Guano,.. • ) 
Premiums for Reapers and Hay Presses—Farm Power,.. 
Pruning and Grafting Shears—Guano and Lime—Reducing) 
Bones for Manure,....... j 
On Raising Horses—No. 2, by B,... 
Experiments in Growing Indian Corn, by Geo. W. Coffin—) 
Treatment of Strawberries just before Fruiting—Beet Sugar, J 
The Potato—its Culture and Diseases, by W. Bacon, A. Bay- ) 
lies, P., and A Subscriber, .....j 
Transplanting Trees for Fences recommended, by S. B. Buck- j 
ley—T o Extirpiate Sweet Flag, by E. Vail—A Model V 
Farmer, .. ...... . ......) 
Surfeit of Fruit Trees, by J. Fountain—T o Farmer’s Boys,) 
by a Plowman—W ater in Beets,...... j 
The Culture and Management of Flax, by W. G. Edmundson, 
On Breeding Stock, by C. H. Cleaveland, M. D,.. 
The Different Hay Presses, by C. F. W,... 
Corn and Potatoes grown together, by F. B.—Specimens of ) 
Successful Cultivation, ..... j 
Oil Troughs for the Curculio, by H—Keeping Poultry, by J. ) 
Charlton—F loors for Pig Styes,... ) 
Manufacture of Manure, by G. Mansfield—T heory and Prac-1 
tice—Analysis of the Strawberry,.... J 
Sheep Husbundry, by D. S. Curtis, A. H. Avery, B. H. An- ) 
drews, and L. and A. Whiting, ...j 
Jackets for Sheep—“ A Little Farm Well Tilled.”.. 
Suggestions for the State Agricultural Society, by Excelsior ) 
—Agricultural Journals, ......) 
Culture of the Blackberry—Leaf Blight on Pear Seedlings,— ) 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses,.......... ) 
Black Knot on Plum Trees—Prices of Land in Virginia—Salt 1 
as Manure—The Corn Crop and California,... j 
Answers to Inquiries,.... 
Notices of Books, Ac.,.... 
Notes for the Mouth—To Correspondents, Ac.... 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Pruning and Grafting Shears, j French Merino Sheep,.184 
four cuts,. 172 | The American Blackberry,. 188 
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WATER WHEELS. 
T HE subscribers are making with success, Jagger’s improved 
FRENCH TURBINE WATER WHEEL. 
Tables showing the power and capacity of the same can be had on 
application. JAGGER, TREADWELL A PERRY, 
Eagle Foundry and Machine Shop, 
May 1, 1852—6t. No. 110 Beaver st., Albany, N. Y. 
SUBSOIL FLOWS. 
rpHE subscribers offer for sale an improved Subsoil Plow made 
X under the advisement of Prof. J. J. Mapes, and free from the ob¬ 
jections urged against those formerly in use. 
The wearing parts are so arranged that they may be easily and 
cheaply renewed, while the amount of force requisite to move them, 
is less than half that required by those previously made. Price $8.50 
and $9. For sale by LONGETT A GRIFFING, 
May 1—It. No. 25 Cliff street. New-York. 
F AN MILLS, Grain Cradles, Scythes, Field and Garden Rollers. 
Horse Rakes, Seed Sowers, Road Scrapers, Straw Cutters, with 
an assortment of Agricultural Implements, and Horticultural tools. 
For sale by RALPH A CO., 
May 1—3t. _ No. 23 Fulton street, New-York. 
F RESH SEEDS—English and Italian Ray Grass, Sweet Vernal 
Grass, White Clover, Lawn Grass, Lucerne, with a variety of 
choice Garden Seeds of recent importations, for sale at the Union 
Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, 
RALPH A CO., 
May 1—It. _ No. 23 Fulton st., near Fulton Market, N. Y. 
W HEELER’S Horse Powers, Threshers and Separators, for sale 
at Manufacturer’s Prices, at the Union Agricultural Ware¬ 
house and Seedstore, 23 Fulton Street, near Fulton Market, New- 
York. ___ May 1—3t. 
QUBSOIL PLOWS, recently improved by Prof. J. J. Mapes, to- 
k? gether with an assortment of the most approved Plows for Sward, 
Stubble, and New Land—also Side Hill and Double Mould-board 
Plows, Cultivators, Harrows, Ac., for sale at the Union Agricultural 
Ware House and Seed Store, RALPH A CO., 23 Fulton 
May 1—3t._Street, New-York, near Fulton Market. 
E MERY A CO.’S Horsepowers and Threshers, for sale at Ma¬ 
nufacturer’s Prices, by RALPH A CO., 23 Fulton Street, New- 
York._ May 1—3t. 
Prouty and Hears’ Plows. 
A LARGE assortment can be found at the State Agricultural 
Warehouse, No. 25 Cliff street, New-York. 
May 1—It.LONGETT A GRIFFING. 
Field and Garden Seeds, 
G ROWN expressly for our sales, suitable for any climate in the 
United States. A large assortment mav be found at 
LONGETT A GRIFFING’S. 
May 1—It. No. 25 Cliff street, New-York. 
United States Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. 
JOHN MAYHEK & CO., 
No. 197 and 550 Water street , New- York. 
T HE subscribers solicit the attention of the public to the large and 
varied assortment of Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, 
Field, and Garden Seeds, which they have constantly on hand, and 
offer for sale at the lowest prices, and on the best terms. Among 
which may be found the following, viz: 
PLOWS of every size and pattern now in use, and adapted to every 
kind of soil and different modes of culture. Also, the genuine Eagle 
D. and F. Plows, which have always taken the premium wherever 
tried or tested. 
HARROWS, Geddes, Scotch, Triangular, and square harrows of 
different sizes. 
FIELD and GARDEN ROLLERS, with cast iron sections of one 
and two feet, and can be easily arranged on a shaft for any desired 
width. 
CULTIVATORS—Thirty different kinds and sizes, wire and 
wrought iron and steel teeth. 
SEED SOWERS, a great variety, for man and horse power, that 
will plant all kinds of seed at any required distance apart. 
CORN SHELLERS—Single and double, to be worked by man 
or other power; also, a new style recently got up, that exceeds all 
others in use. 
STRAW CUTTERS, with spiral, straight, and circular knives. 
HORSE POWERS—Endless chain and sweep powers made of 
wood, wrought and east iron. 
THRESHERS—Of all styles and sizes, with or without Separa¬ 
tors. 
GRAIN MILLS, with cast iron and steel plates; also Burr Stone 
Mills to be worked by man or horse power. 
Among our assortment may be found every article necessary for the 
Farm, Plantation and Garden, such as hoes, rakes, spades, shovels, 
scythes, snaths, grain cradles, hay and manure forks, ox yokes and 
bows, Ac. Ac. Connected with our establishment, we have a large 
Machine Shop and Iron Foundry, employing upwards of one hundred 
and fifty hands, where we are prepared to make to order any kind 
of implements in our line. JOHN MAYHER A CO., 
May 1—It. _ 197 Water street, New-York. 
Wood’s Renovating Saits, or Bone Manure. 
W E are now receiving large quantities of this valuable Manure, 
put up in barrels, which we will sell at one cent per pound. 
This article is made from the following ingredients, viz : 
Charcoal, Bone dust, Plaster, Potash, Calcined Charcoal, Glauber 
Salts, Saltpetre, Oil of Vitrol, Salts of Ammonia, Gas Liquor, and 
Bullock’s Blood. LONGETT A GRIFFING, 
State Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, 
May 1—It. No. 25 Cliff street, New-York. 
We hereby certify that our Renovating salts are composed of the 
ingredients represented, and pledge ourselves to refund the money in 
all cases to purchasers, who can produce satisfactory proof to the 
contrary. WOOD A CO., New-York. 
PERUVIAN GUANO 
A ND other Fertilizers. Several hundred tons of first quality of 
Peruvian Guano, constantly on hand for sale. 
Also, BONE DUST, PLASTER OF PARIS and POUDRETTE. 
A. B. ALLEN A CO., 189 and 191. 
Water-st., New-York. 
Jan. 1—tf. 
Pulverised Charcoal, 
P REPARED for Agricultural purposes, put up in barrels, at $1 
per barrel, including the package. In bulk $18.75 by the 100 
bushels. For sale at the State Agricultural Warehouse. 
LONGETT A GRIFFING, 
April 1—2t. No. 25 Cliff street, New-York. 
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A First Class Dairy Farm for Sale. 
Y farm of 320 acres, four miles south of the village of Oxford. 
Chenango county, N. Y., and near the Chenango Canal. 250 
acres are under high cultivation, durably fenced, and well and per¬ 
manently watered. The remainder is well timbered. It has a large 
two story mansion, five large barns, and sheds and out houses, in 
good repair. The soil is deep and of superior quality. It is admira¬ 
bly adapted for a dairy, or for grazing and grain; has a fine orchard 
of choice grafted fruit; and for profit, health, and beauty of location, 
cannot be surpassed. It is fully supplied with farming tools, and 
about fifty head of cows and young stock, all or any of which may 
be had with the farm. The New-York and Erie Railroad furnishes 
ample facilities for forwarding produce to the New-York market at 
all seasons, and the route of the contemplated Albany and Binghamp- 
ton railway, passes within a few miles of the farm. The farm can be 
conveniently divided. Price low—title perfect. Terms most easy. 
G. VAN DER LYN, 
May 1, 1852—tf. Oxford, N. Y. 
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