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THE CULTIVATOR 
Nov. 
Contents of this Number. 
The Cultivator for 1854. 329 
The Country Gentleman—Back Volumes of the Cul- ) 
tivator—The Best Fowls,.. ) 330 
Notices of New Books—»A1 bauy County Fair,. v 331 
Re*-seeding to Grass. 332 
Fanning in Windham county, Ct.,...'.... 333 
Information Wanted,. 334 
Advantages of Drilling Wheat—Requisites fora Good ) 
Farm—Price of Wool,.j 335 
Manuring Land,. 336 
High Culture and Good Management—Timber for) 
Posts—Cutting and Steaming Fodder,..> 337 
Letters on British Agriculture,... 338 
Green Manuring—Subsoil Plows—Farmers’ Clubs,.. 340 
Cure for the Potato Rot—Addison County (Vt.) Fair— ) 
State Fairs,. .. j 341 
Improved Mowing Machine—Field Beets—Meehan-) 
its vs. Farmers, .j 342 
To Make Butter Come—Drying Fruit—The Tomato, 1 
Waster-proof Paint. ) 343 
New Pears,..\ .....,.... 344 
Conservatories and Green-Houses,. 345 
Pomological Meetings,. G46 
Fall and Spring Transplanting,. 347 
Hardy Evergreen Trees—Crossing of the Grape—) 
Strawberries...'. J 348 
Scratches in Horses—Cough in Horses—Feeding) 
Calves—Black Leg in Calves,.j 349 
Suffolk Boar Prince—About Salting Stock, See...... 350 
Mr. Thorne’s Importation of Stock,. 351 
The Sheep-Tick—Fattening Animals—Feeding Cows 352 
New-York State Poultry Society—Black Leg in) 
Calves—Book Farming—How to Rear Pigs....... ) 353 
Visit to Mount Fordham—Use of Guano at the South,) 
Notes for the Month... -*• 355 
Answers to Inquiries, Markets, Ac.,. 356 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Atkins’ Automaton or Self-Raking Reaper,.... 336 
The Nouveau Poiteau, and Howell Pairs,. 344 
Conservatories and Green-Houses,. 345 
Hardy F.vergreen Trees,. 348 
Suffolk Boar Prince, . i... 350 
Tiie Sheep Tick,. 352 
Suifolk Boar Westchester for Sale, 
O NE year old; sire, from L. G. Morris’ stock; dam, from 
the Sticknev stock. Price, $50. Address 
E II. BLIVEN, 
Oct 27—w2tmlt* Bridgewater, Oneida Co., N. Y. 
Choice Fowls for Sale. 
HFHF. subscriber having devoted special attention for tke 
last three years to the breeding of the finest fowls known, 
lakes pleasure in the announcement that he keeps on hand 
and for sale, thorough breds from the best stock of Brahma 
Poot as, Grey Chittegongs, White and Buff Shanghaes, 
Cochin Chinas; Black Spanish and Bolton Grey Fowls, on 
favorable terms. Orders bv mail promptly attended to. 
Address ' E. H. BLIVEN, 
Oct. 27.—w2-m1t* Bridgewater , Oneida Co.. N. Y. 
Coidesiham Nursery. 
Seven miles west of Newburgh . Orange County. N. Y. 
T O NURSERYMEN, FRUIT GROWERS & DEAL¬ 
ERS.—The subscriber solicits the attention of all Tree 
planters, Nurserymen and dealers, to his present Stock of 
Fruit Trees, which is much larger than he has ever before 
offered. It embraces among others, 
55,000 Apple Trees, 
from 7 to 11 feet high and of thrifty growth ; from $12 to $15 
per hundred, and from $100 to $125 per thousand. 
Also, a large assortment of Pear, Cherry, Plum, Apricot 
and Quince trees, Grape Vines, Gooseberries, Currants, Rasp¬ 
berries, Ac. A large number of the celebrated “ Great Bi- 
garreau ” Cherry, an outline and description of which is given 
m the Horticulturist of Jan’y, 1851. 
Trees packed in moss with great care for transportation to 
any' distance, and delivered in Newburgh, from which place 
boats go daily to New-York, Albany and Troy, or by New- 
York and Erie R. R. 
Catalogues will be furnished to applieants 
Direct to Coldenham P. O., Orange county', N. Y. 
LINDLEY M. FERRIS. 
10th Month 1st, 1853.—wltmlt. 
Fancy Fowls for Sale. 
T HE subscriber offers for sale one hundred pairs of Brah¬ 
ma Pootra, Shanghae, Cochin China, and Bolton Greys, 
all warranted pure. THG’S WRIGHT. 
Utica, Nov. 1, 1S53-—m3t _ 
Choice Fowls. 
G ENTLEMEN who may be desirous of procuring the 
best and largest China Fowls in this Country*—Cochin 
China, Black, Brown, Buff or White Shanghaes. Also a few 
pair of Black Spanish. Ali these fowls are from the best im¬ 
portations. All orders promptly' attended to. Address post¬ 
paid 56 Schuyler street, Albany', N. Y. 
November 1—mil* _ GEORGE ANDERSON. 
Peruvian Guano. 
W E are receiving our supply of Peruvian Guano per 
ships Blanchard, Senator and Gray' Feather from the 
Chineha Islands, and now prepared to make contracts for 
the spring supply. As the demand is large we would advise 
all who may be in want of this valuable manure to make 
early application. Price, $45 per ton of 2,000 pounds. Be 
particular to observe that every bag is branded, 
Warranted No. 1 Peruvian Guano. 
Imported into the United States by F. Barreda, Brothers, 
for the Peruvian Government. 
LONGETT A GRIFFING, 
State Agricultural Warehouse, No. 25 Cliff-street, New-York. 
Oct. 20th—wAmtf. 
Kentucky Farm for Sale. 
T HE subscriber offers for sale his Farm, consisting of 300 
acres of good land, situated in Chirk county, Ind., about 
twenty miles above Louisville, Ky'., and one and a half miles 
from the Ohio river—200 acres under cultivation, and the re¬ 
mainder heavily timbered with blue ash, black walnut and 
sugar tree—woodland sowed in blue grass, with a good or¬ 
chard and ten never failing springs; soil well adapted to blue 
grass, clover, corn and oats—peculiarly adapted to the gra¬ 
zing or dairy business, as it is near Louisville, and any 
amount of butler can be disposed of at the river to boats at 
the highest price—with a fine site for an overshot water mill. 
Price $30 per acre. For further information address 
Oct. 13—w2m2 F. R. MORTON, Shelbyville, Ky. 
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