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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Jan. 
Contents of this Number. 
Third Series of the Cultivator,...... 9 
Monument to Mr. Downing—Potatoes in Tan, Plaster,) 
and Ashes—Slaked Lime and Muck for manure, by > 10 
J- E.,.) 
Farm Economy,.. .... 11 
The Culture of the Hop, by An Otsf.go Hop Grower, 12 
The Cultivation of Wheat on the Prairies, by W. G. E., 14 
Professional Education of Farmers, by G. B Smith,. .. 15 
Protecting River Banks, by T. A. S.,...Ug 
Good Management of Cattle—Breeding Poultry—The ) 
Dorkings, by R.,.1 yj 
A Decided Specimen of Book Farming,—The PigeonJ 
Hole Borer, by James Eights... 18 
Heavy Wheat and Oats,... 19 
Native and Foreign Fruits,... 20 
Interesting facts in Fruit Culture,... 21 
Species and Varieties Explained, by D. Thomas, . 22 
Rural Culture—The Four Finest Roses—Every Thing I 23 
in its Place,. j 
“Trump”—Trans, of the N. Y. Ag. Society for 1851—>24 
Profits of Farming, .. ) 
A Specimen of Neatness and Order—Culture of Pota-) 25 
toes, by David Thomas,. I 
Climbing Plants,. 26 
Vegtable Nutrition, by *,...... .. 27 
Sowing Clover with Corn—Stowell Evergreen Corn,... 28 
Geneva Trial of Implements.... 29 
New-York State Ag. Society,. 31 
Vermont State Ag^Society—Notices of New Publica) 3 o 
tions,.. j 
Dwarf or Pompone Chrysanthemums,. 33 
What shall we do for Fodder this Winter?. 34 
Agricultural Charlatanry,. 35 
Curing Hams—Inquiries, <fcc.,. 36 
Notes for the Month, &c.,. 37 
ILLUSTSTRATIONS. 
The Pigeon Hole Borer,.. 19 I Trellis for Climb’gPlants, 26 
Hereford Bull “Trump.”. 24 | Dwarf Chrysanthemums, 33 
ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE. 
Spring Course of Lectures. 
T HE next course of Lectures will commence on Tuesday, 
February 8 . 1853, and continue sixteen weeks. 
Surgery— Auden March, M. D. 
Theory and Practice of Medicine— James McNaughton, 
M. D. 
Meteria Medica—T. Romeyn Beck, M. D. 
Anatomy— James H. Armsby, M. D. 
Chemistry— Lewis C. Beck, M. D. 
Institutes of Medicine— Thomas Hun, M. D. 
Medical Jurisprudence— Amos Dean, Esq. 
Obstetrics— Howard Townsend, M. D. 
Clinical Instruction will be given regularly during the ses¬ 
sion, at the Hospital and College. 
Fees for the first course. $60; second course, $50; Matri¬ 
culation fee, $5; Graduation fee $20. Students who have at¬ 
tended two full courses of lectures at other institutions, will 
be required to pay $ 10 . 
0 =* Graduates of this College, and of Institutions where 
the requirements are the same as at this, will have free ad¬ 
mission to the Leelures. Albany, Dec. 4. 1852. 
Jan 1—m&w2t THOMAS HUN, Registrar. 
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