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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Feb, 
Contents of this Number. 
How to Improve Worn-out Lands, by H. C. W.j. 
On Top-Dressing with Manures, C. L. Flint,. 68 
Natural Application of Chemistry to Agriculture, by J. H. Salis- ) 69 
BURY, M. D.,.J 
Improvement in Agricultural Implements,..... 72 
On the Cause of Animal Heat,. 73 
Notes of a Tour in Central New-York, by Prof. Norton,. 74 
Domestic Economy—Washing Fluid—Pine Apple Cheese—Re- V ~g 
cipes for using Indian Mea', &e. <fcc.,...j / 
Interesting Items in Fruit Culture,. 77 
Brief Horticultural Hint? for the Season,. 78 
Hovey’s Magazine—Canker in Fruit Trees,. 79 
English Draft Horse—Robert Bakewell—Regularity in Feeding, 80 
Cross-cut Saw-mill and Horse-power—Breeding Stock—Com-1 
posts,...j 
Agricultural Reading and Wire Fence, by J. H. Alexander— ) o 2 
Harvesting Machines, by T. Green, .j ° 
Intense Freezing, by X.—Preparation of Bones for Manure— j go 
Agricultural Papers, by Wm. Bacon,.J 
Pitching Hay by Horse-power, by P. P: P.,. 84 
Old Gilford Morgan, by F. A. Wier—N otes for the Season, by 1 »_ 
W. Bacon—P remium Cows, Butter, Ac.,.j 
Agricultural School—The Potato Disease, by C. E. G.,. 86 
Cattle Show of the Smithfield Club,... 87 
Answers to Inquiries,... 8S 
Notices of New Works—Flax Cotton,. 89 
Annual Meeting N. Y. State Ag. Society,. 90 
Notes for the Month—To Correspondents, &c.,. 91 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
The English Draft Horse,...80 
Cross-cut Saw-mill and Horse-power,.81 
A VERY DESIRABLE COUNTRY SEAT AND FARM 
For sale , in Ballston, Saratoga County , N. Y. 
I OFFER for sale in Ballston, (Ballston Center P. O.) Saratoga 
county, N. Y., my country seat, together withnbout five hundred 
acres of land. 
The land for the most part is under a high state of cultivation, yield¬ 
ing heavy crops of grain, grass and roots. 
The fences are in good order, and mostly of stone. 
There are about 60 acres of forest near the Mansion, susceptible of 
ornament. 
The farm-houses, barns and other out-buildings are abundant, and 
convenient for farming operations. 
The whole farm is well watered, by streams and wells, and the 
stables and yards are supplied through lead pipes. 
The Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad, (now laid with T. rail,) 
as well as the Saratoga and Schenectady Plank road, passes through 
the farm at convenient points. 
The farm on the west is bounded by forest; on the east by Balls¬ 
ton lake—a beautiful sheet of water, well stored with fish, and is 
about four miles long, and opposite the farm half a mile wide. On 
the borders of the lake there is an almost inexhaustible supply of 
the richest muck manure, containing by analysis, one-twelfth marl, 
and easily obtained. 
The Mansion is replete with every convenience, having eleven 
rooms on the ground floor, (aside from kitchen and pantries,) and in¬ 
cluding a spacious saloon 18 by 44 feet; the whole warmed by furna¬ 
ces, and furnished with complete bathing establishments leading from 
the sleeping rooms. 
The coachman and gardeners’ houses are convenient. 
The ornamental and kitchen gardens are in keeping, and are filled 
with the choicest fruits, flowers, and ornamental plants. The orchard 
is well stocked with the best grafted fruit. 
There is a beautiful sheet of water near the Mansion, (an artificial 
fish pond,) well stored with fish. 
There are, for supplying the Mansion and farm-houses, wells of 
the purest water, and cisterns for rain water. 
The farm has a full supply of agricultural implements, and fully 
stocked; these, with most of the furniture of the Mansion, can be had 
with the farm if desired. 
Possession given on the first of March or April, 1851. 
The d.istrict of country in the neighborhood is beautiful, and un¬ 
commonly healthy. Churches of various denominations, and select 
schools, and a ready market for the products of the farm, are near at 
hand. 
The property is susceptible of being advantageously divided, and 
will be sold in whole or in part. 
I have no objection to exchange for productive property in New- 
York or Albany. EDWARD C. DELAY AN. 
Ballston Centre, Saratoga county, N. Y. 
Refer to Editors Cultivator, Albany. 
Hon. Erastus Corning, Albany. 
E. P. Prentice, Esq., Albany. 
T. Roessle, Preprietor Delavan House, Albany. 
W. L. Woollet, Architect, Albany. 
Hiram Barney, Esq., (Barney & Butler,) Wall-street, New- 
York. 
T. D. Stewart, Esq., 108 Front-street, New-York. 
Samuel Young, Esq., Phoenix Bank, New-York. 
J. Cady, President Schenectady Bank, Schenectady. 
Chancellor Walworth, Saratoga Springs. 
Judge Buel, Troy. 
James Emmett, Esq., Poughkeepsie. 
Hon. James M. Cook, Ballston Spa, 
Barstow, & Lockwood, Detroit 
Feb. 1, 1851—It 
New York Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. 
A B. ALLEN & CO., 189 and 191 Water st., New York, have 
o constantly on hand, the most extensive assortment of the bes« 
and latest Improved Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, and 
Field and Garden Seeds ever offered for sale in the United States ; 
embracing every Implement, Machine, or Seed desirable foi the 
Planter, Farmer, or Gardener. Also, Guano, Bone Dust, Poudretle, 
Plaster, &c. Feb. 1—3t. 
GUANO. .~~ ' .". 
W E are in daily expectation of arrivals of Peruvian Guano. 
Those wishing to order, will do well to do so at the earliest 
moment. A. B. ALLEN & CO., 
New-York Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, 
Feb. 1—3t. _ 189 & 191 Water st. 
Fruit Scions for 1851. 
'HE subscriber will furnish Scions of the celebrated fruits of 
western New York, of the different varieties mentioned below: 
Swaar. 
Northern Spy. 
Norton’s Melon. 
Early Joe. 
Baldwin. 
Ribston Pippin. 
Red Canada. 
Gravenstien. 
Red Astraehan. 
Lowel. 
Porter. 
Fameuse. 
St. Lawrence. 
Yellow Beil-flewor. 
Westfield Seek-no-further. 
Rambo. 
Esopus Spitzenburgh. 
Roxbury Russet. 
Autumn Strawberry. 
Green Sweeting. 
Munon Sweeting. 
Talman Sweeting. 
Summer Rose. 
Wagener. 
Early Harvest. 
Hawley or Dowse. 
I will pack and send either by mail or Express at one dollar per 
hundred, orders post paid. 
Virgalieu,Osband’s Summer, Oswego Beurre, Onondaga or Swan’s 
Orange, Pear Scions at 3s. per dozen. 
N. B. In all cases where it is possible, I will send specimens of 
the Northern Spy apple. JAMES H. WATT. 
Feb. 1—2t. __ 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
For sale at the Nursery of H. Snyder , Kinderhook , Col. Co. N. Y. 
T HE proprietor of this esiablishment offers for sale, the coming 
spring, his usual assortment of FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL 
TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS, 
&c. 
Most of the trees are of large, handsome and thrifty growth, and 
among them may be found many of the best sorts of Apples, Pears, 
Plums, Cherries, Peaches, &c., grown in this country. 
The stock of Apples and Pears is finer than has been offered before 
at this establishment. 
Also, Pears on Quince stocks—Cherries on Cerasus Mahaleb 
stocks—Apricots, Nectarines, Grape Vines, Gooseberries and Cur¬ 
rants, at the lowest market prices. 
Ornamental Trees can be furnished by the hundred, at very rea¬ 
sonable prices, and of various sizes, for ornamental grounds. 
EVERGREENS.—The following can be furnished of various si¬ 
zes : Norway Spruce, Balsam Fir, Arborvitea, Scotch Pine, Deodar 
Cedar, Cedar of Lebanon, Auricarias, Cryptomeria Japonica, Cu- 
pressus. Thurifera, fee. 
PLANTS FOR HEDGES.—Pri\et, Buckthorn, English Haw¬ 
thorn, Locust, fee. 
Seedlings of the following kinds—Sugar Maple, English Sycamore 
Maple, Horse Chestnut, Black Walnut, White Ash, European Moun¬ 
tain Ash. 
A large stock of Apple Seedlings, suitable for root-grafting, at the 
lowest rate. 
Catalogues will be forwarded to all applicants. 
Feb. 1, 1851—3t. 
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