THE CULTIVATOR. 
Contents of this Number. 
Agricultural Machinery,... 
Growth of Timber—How to Have Plenty of AYaler, 
Tanks for Liquid Manure,. 
Green Manuring—Underdraining,.. 
Removing Suckers from Corn—Red Clover Sown in 
the Fall, by S. B. Buckley—I mportant Discovery, 
by D. Tomlinson,. 
Beebe’s Patent Grain Drill and Corn Planter—Expe¬ 
riments with Charcoal,. 
Time to Sow Plaster, by \V.—To Prevent Injury from 
Ground Mice, by Henry White,. 
Visit to Mount Fordham,. 
Letters on British Agriculture, by J. A. Nash,. 
Spurious and Genuine Science,.. 
Vermont State Fair,. 
Don’t Pull of the Suckers ! by W. H. Scram,. 
Answers to Inquiries,...... 
Preserving Fresh Fruits—The Preservation of Eggs 
for Winter Use, by C. E. Goodrich... 
Frauds of Nurserymen—Notes on Fruits,. 
American Agave—The Japanese Wind Flower— 
New Early Plum,. 
Striking Cuttings in the Spring, by Edgar Sanders 
—T ransplanting Garden Plants, by W. R. Prince. 
General Hand Plum—Garden Fertilizers—Loss of the 
Plum Crop, .. 
Schenck’s August Pear—Seedling Plums—New Cher¬ 
ries — Transplanting Strawberries — Preventing 
Gooseberry Mildew— Girdling Fruit Trees—Mar¬ 
kets, and Cost of Fruit,.. 
“ Ayrshires as Milkers,” by H. G. Foote—S hort¬ 
horns as Milkers, by P.—Good Mich Cows,...... 
Great Sale of Imported Cattle—Recent Importation 
of Stock,.. 
Jersey or Alderney Cattte,. 
The New-York State Fair. 
Notes for the Month,... 
Super-phosphate of Lime,.... 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
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Tanks for Manure,.299 
Patent Grain Drill,. 302 
Mount Fordham,. 304 
Cast Iron Pig Troughs,. 305 
American Agave. 313 
Japanese Wind Flow 
Forcing House,. ... 
General Hand Plum, 
Old Jersey Cow,... 
Improved Jersey Cow 
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Basket Willow. 
UTTINGS of the best kinds of Basket Willow, with di¬ 
rections for planting, for sale at $5 a thousand, by 
WM. H. DENNING, 
Sept. 22—m2r* Fishkill Landing, Dutchess Co.. N. Y. 
Walworth Nursery. 
fTMTE subscriber has for sale ;— 
JL 20,000 choice Apple Trees, some quite large. 
20,000 Dwarf Pear Trees. 
10,000 choicest varieties Peach Trees. 
1,000 large Mountain Ash. 
2.000 Horse Chestnut. 
3,000 large stocky Balsam Fir. 
All trees sold at. the very lowest prices, and Calalouges fur¬ 
nished to applicants. T. G. YEOMANS. 
ALSO, POLAND OATS. 
150 bushels of the celebrated Poland Oats, that weigh 42 
pounds to the bushel—for sale at one dollar per bushel. Last 
spring I could not supply one-fourth-my orders for them. 
Walworth, Wayne eo., N. Y., Oct. 1. 1853—mlt* 
A Most Valuable Farm For Sale. 
ftf'O ACRES OF LAND lying on James river, 16 miles 
from Richmond. The James River and Kanawha 
Canal ”—now 200 miles long—passes through the farm, af¬ 
fording great facilities for the Richmond market. There are 
70 acres of loio grounds notorious for fertility; the residue is 
in good heart on red clay bottom. There is a bridge across 
the canal, to be kept up in perpetuity at the expense of the 
canal company. The dwelling and other buildings, are well 
adapted to the comfortable accommodation of a large family. 
The view of the James River and surrounding country, is 
highly picturesque. This is a rare opportunity to obtain a 
farm on James River, near Ricmond, and which very seldom 
occurs. Further particulars may be obtained, by applica¬ 
tion, post-paid, toB. B ALLEN, 19 Plait-street, N. Y., or to 
GODDIN k APPERSON, Richmond. Va. 
0“ Price $6,500. Terms will be made to suit a purcha¬ 
ser, and the growing crops, implements, stock, dec., disposed 
of either at private or public sale, and immediate possession 
given. Sept. 22, 1853—mil*. 
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Grey Chittagong Fowls. 
C 1HTTTAGONG Fowls, pure blood, for sale by 
) JOSEPH W. WHITE, Gov. St. 
Hartford, Conn., Oct. 1—mtf. _ 
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. H. BARR k CO., 
Sept. 1—m2t. 53 Cortlandt St., New-York. 
New-York Agricultural Warehouse. 
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 live most superior kinds. 
11. L. ALLEN. 
Aug. 18—w mtf. 189 k 191 Water-st., New-York. 
Superior Seed Wheat. 
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. 
Foudrette! 
T HE LODI MANUFACTURING CO. have on hand a 
large quantity of newly made and very superior quality 
of Poudretle, which they will sell at retail at their usual 
prices, $1.50 per bbl. for any quantity over seven bbls., de¬ 
livered free of charge on board of vessel. Persons desirous 
of purchasing from 2 to 500 bbls. Poudrelte for this fall’s use, 
or to lay up for early spring demand, will find it to their ad¬ 
vantage to communicate early with THE LODI MANU¬ 
FACTURING CO., No. 74 Cortland-st., New-York. 
July 2S—w3m—m3t. 
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