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THE CULTIVATOR 
Sept. 
Contents of this Number. 
False and Genuine Teachings of.Science,. 
Starving in the Midst of Plenty,. 
Position of Side-hill Grains,. 
Oat Bread—Cattle Gnawing Bones,. 
Drouth, Irrigation, and Liquid Manuring. 
Root Crops—Value of Manure from Cattle,.. 
Boughton’s Cultivator and Thistle Digger—Farming 
in Western Pennsylvania, by G. E. H.,... 
Cheap Wells,. 
Royal Ag. Soc. of England—Experiments with Pou- 
drette, by G.,. 
The Common Long White Turnep, by J. T. Andrew, 
A Cheap Ice House, by J. S. Houghton,.. 
Salting Hay and Slock. byJ.W. Colburn—D eep Plow¬ 
ing, by H. E. Foote,... 
Foreign Correspondence—Glass Water Pipes,... 
Cheese making from a Small Dairy—Experiments in 
making Butler—Drying Vegetables for Long Keep¬ 
ing—White Sheep Skins for Door Mats,. 
Valuable Receipts — Blackberry Wine—Drinks for 
Harvest—Cure for Erysipelas—A New Mixture used 
for Washing Clothes,.f.. 
The New Ohio Strawberries—Amateur and Window 
Gardening',. j 
Suburban Garden and Grounds,. 
Evergreen Hedges—Strawberries and their Culture,. 
The Bircli as an Ornamental Tree, by Eli Moore—) 
Cultivation of the Cranberry..J 
The Calceolaria—A Valuable Grape — Houghton’s ) 
Seedling Gooseberry,. f 
South Down Sheep—Product of Half-Blood Ayrshires, j 
by A. D. Arms—C harcoal for Sheep—Feeding Cat-1 
lie around Stacks', by D.) 
Points of Excellence in Cattle—Fattening Sheep—1 
Kentucky Sheep. f 
Improved Essex Pigs—Vicious Cattle—Hoven in Cat-) 
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Spanish Merino Ewes, by G. W. Campbell—M r.) 
Cambell’s French Buck “ Matchless,”.. ) 
Noles for the Month. 
Queries for Our Correspondents—Ans. to Inquiries, .. 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Position of Drains.. 
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Black Birch,.. 
The Calceolaria,. 
Essex Boar... 
Spanish Merino Ewes. 
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Fowls at Auction. 
Large Sale of Imported Fowls. 
M. PARKE, Auctioneer, will sell in front of Auction 
Rooom, No. 6 James street. Albany, on Tuesday, 13th 
of September, the eiitire stock of Imported Fowls belonging 
to a gentleman removing from this country. Comprising— 
White, Buff, and Black Shanghai. 
do do do Cochin China. 
Black and Golden Top-Knots. 
Superior Creoles and 
Black Spanish Fowls.. ,—m ... 
Choice Fowls. 
( 'I ENTLEMEN who may be desirous of procuring the 
X best and largest China Fowls in this country, Cochin 
China, Black, Brown and Buff Dominique, White Shanghais, 
all from the best importations now known, can now be sup¬ 
plied by tlie subscriber. Ail orders promptly attended to. 
Address, post paid, GEORGE ANDERSON, 
Aug. 4w&—mil* 56 Schuyler st., Albany, N. Y. 
Dorkings 2 
S PECKLED DORKINGS, for sale, at $10 the half dozen. 
Any greater or less number at the same rate. 
JOHN R. PAGE. 
Sennett, N. Y.—August 4—w&rnlt* 
Suffolk Figs. 
T HE subscribers are prepared to receive orders for pure 
Suffolk Pigs, bred from stock imported in 1848 by the 
late William Slickney, also hv the subscribers in Jan. last. 
Address, JOSIATT .STICKNEY, Boston or Watertown, or 
ISAAC STICKNEY, Boston, Mass. 
September 1—m6t._ 
Seed Wheat. 
A LARGE assortment of the best varieties of Seed Wheat, 
among which are the Mediterranean, Hutchinson’s and 
Soule’s White Flint, for sale by , 
GEO. II. BARR A CO., 
Sept.l—m2t. 53 Cortlandt St., New-York. 
Fall Exhibition of the Hew-York Ilort. Society. 
T 'HE Society’s Fall Exhibition will be held at Niblo’s 
Garden, New-York city, on Tuesday, Wednesday and 
Thursday, September 20th, 21st, and 22d, 1853. The Com¬ 
mittee would call attention to a very liberal list of awards; 
and to afford encouragement to those who live without the 
city, they will pay the freight on all articles sent from a dis¬ 
tance. By order of the Committee of Arrangements. 
33—5t.—mlt . PETER B. MEAD, Chairman. 
New-York Agricultural Warehouse. 
H ORSE Powers, Threshers, Fan Mills, Smut Machines, 
Grain Drills, Hay Presses, Grain Mills, Corn and Cob 
Crushers, Cider Mills, and a large assortment of Plows and 
all kinds of Agricultural and Horticultural Implements. 
Peruvian Guano, Super-phosphate of Lime, Bone Dust and 
other fertilizers of the most superior kinds. 
R. L. ALLEN. 
Aug. 18—wmtf. 189 Sc 191 Water-st., New-York. 
Superior Seed Wheat. 
A LARGE assortment of the best varieties of improved 
Seed Wheat, among which are the Golden Australian, 
China or Troye, White Flint. Hutchinson’s Improved, Soule 
and Mediterranean. 
Seed Rye of the best winter variety: also a cheaper kind, 
suitable for late fall and,early spring pastures. 
Field and Garden Seeds of the various sorts. 
R. L. ALLEN, 
Aug. 18—wmtf. 1S9 Sc 191 Water-st., New-York. 
Horse Powers, 
O N the Endless Chain Principle, from the best manufac¬ 
turers—Emery’s. Wheeler’s, and While & Premiss. 
THRASHERS AND SEPARATORS.—Thrashers, Sep- 
arators, and Winnowers combined. 
The above are warranted to give satisfaction. For saie at 
the lowest cash prices, at the State Agricultural Warehouse. 
LONGETT Sc GRIFFING, 
Aug. 18—w8l—m2t 25 Cliff-street, New-York. 
Horse Powers, Threshers, &c. 
R AILWAY Powers of Wheeler’s and other manufacture, 
i for one and two horses. 
THRESHERS—With and without Separators. 
FANNING MILLS, CORN SHELLKRS, and STRAW 
CUTTERS of the most approved kinds, for sale by 
GEO. H. BARR Sc CO., 
Sept. 1—m2t. _ 53 Coulandt St., New-York. 
Spanish. Merino Bucks. 
T HE subscriber offers for sale several Spanish Merino 
Buck Lambs. These sheep are supposed to be excelled 
by none in the state, and are pronounced by judges from dif¬ 
ferent sections of the country to be superior stock. They are 
justly celebrated for weight and fineness of fleece, and per- 
linv/linapo r\f CA'lCM! til lOll PriPPC frnTB fftl O tfA itk'l 5 nPf 
head. 
Aug. 11—w4t—m2t. 
LEVI S. WELLS, 
New Britain, Hartford Co., Ct. 
Albany Drain Tile Works, 
No. 60 Lancaster Street, Albany, West of Medical College. 
f PHE subscriber, successor to JOHN GOTT, formerly A. 
5 S. BABCOCK & CO., is prepared to furnish Draining 
Tile of both Horse Shoe and Sole patterns, at from $12 to 
$18 per 1000 pieces. The tiie are more than a loot in length, 
and fully equal to any of American or Foreign manufacture. 
They are so formed as to admit water at every joint, and 
drain tlie land perfecily from 12 to 20 feet on each side, ac¬ 
cording to the. nature of the soil. 
Also, Large Tile for drains about dwellings, yards, See., 
at ffom $4 to $8 per Kid pieces. These are cheaper and 
more durable than, brick drains. 
Full directions for preparing ditches, laying tile, &c., will 
be sent free to those addressing tlie subscriber, post-paid, 
The tiles can he sent safely any dislance. Orders are re- 
spectfuliv solicited. DAVID CALLANAN. 
August 4—31—121—m2f. 
Albanv, N. Y. 
THE CULTIVATOR: 
A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF 
Agriculture, Horticulture, and Domestic Economy. 
THE PRICE REDUCED TO 50 CEHTS A YEAR. 
All subscriptions irmst commence with the January No., 
and the payments must in ail cases accompany the order for 
the paper. LUTHER TUCKER, 
Publisher , Albany, N Y. 
