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THE CULTIVATOR. 
strip of land from eight to ten feet wide, in the center of 
which the row is to stand, is then by repeated and deep 
plowings, to be fitted for the reception of the trees. In 
order that the plowing may be deep enough, the plow 
should rim several times successively in the same fur¬ 
row; and if rotted manure is thoroughly intermixed at the 
same time by this operation, the trees will grow more 
luxuriantly. Chip manure will be found a valuable ad¬ 
dition, especially on heavy soils. If this work is com¬ 
menced immediately, or a month or two before the trees 
are set out, it would be all the better for it. The trees 
are then placed at a distance of about eight feet in the 
row, and the holes, which are very easily dug in this bed 
of mellow earth, need be no larger than the length of the 
roots require. 
There is another very important advantage in this 
mode. On very heavy retentive soils, it often happens 
that the holes which are dug, form water tightbasins, and 
retain so much water round the trees, especially if the 
transplanting is done in autumn, that during the severe 
weather of winter the trees perish. But this loss is pre¬ 
vented, if the land is slightly inclined, and the rows run 
from the higher to the lower part of the enclosure. The 
danger is still more effectually prevented, if the center 
furrow be partly filled with chips, straw, or corn stalks, 
as has been elsewhere recommended, and the water thus 
drained off. J. J. Thomas. 
Macedon, N. Y. 8 mo. 1842. 
ROSS’ PHENIX STRAWBERRY.—(Fig. 88.) 
While on a visit to the Horticultural Garden, of Mr. 
James Wilson, of this city, in July last, our attention 
was attracted to a partiular bed of strawberries, by their 
vigorous growth and extraordinary fruitfulness, particu¬ 
lars in which they far exceeded all other varieties in the 
garden. On inquiry, we learnt that the plants were from 
a seedling raised by our friend, Alex. Ross, of Hudson. 
From a single stem, on which were more than a dozen 
berries, we selected three, from a drawing of which, the 
above engraving was made. In answer to our applica¬ 
tion to Mr. Ross, for a history of this valuable seedling, 
we have received the annexed letter: 
Messrs. Gaylord & Tucker —At your request, I send 
you an account of my seedling strawberry, which pro¬ 
mises to be a great accession to the lovers of this deli¬ 
cious fruit. In June, 1836, I was in Mr. Beekman’s gar¬ 
den in this town, and he gave me a strawberry from the 
variety called Keen’s seedling, which I carried home as 
a present to my wife. The seeds of this strawberry I se- 
perated carefully from the pulp, by rubbing them in dry 
beach sand, and then sowed them in a 7 by 9 glass box, 
filled with good earth, which was placed behind the coal 
house of E. Gifford, Esq. The seeds came up well, but 
had no care taken of them. Next spring I happened to 
notice the box, and found all my plants had been destroy¬ 
ed by the frost, with a single exception. The box, with 
this plant, was removed to my house, when finding it had 
a singular round leaf, different from the original straw¬ 
berry, I took better care of it. In the spring of 1838, 
having no good place of my own, I removed it to the 
garden of Mr. Brooksbank, but owing to the vicinity of 
some flower beds, the plant suffered much. In 1839, I 
found that one of the runners had set for fruit, and I re¬ 
moved it to my garden, where it yielded some fine fruit. 
Next year, I had some berries that measured 5|, and one 
that measured 6J inches in circumference. The fruit 
was so much admired by our best Horticulturists who saw 
the plant and fruit, that I determined to send specimens 
to your city andNew-York, in 1840, but was prevented 
by some trespasser, who carried off the whole. I let 
Mr. Wilson, Horticulturist of your city, and Mr. J. T. 
Perkins, of Hudson, have a few plants, both of which 
have produced fine fruit ; and Mr. Perkins’ gave some 
single berries that filled a wine glass. The fruit is of fine 
appearance and excellent flavor. 
I measured some of the leaves out of curiosity, which 
were 5 ; ^ inches in diameter. When on a good soil the 
plants grow very strong, and require room, as one plant 
will cover a space of 3 square feet in one year; but if 
deprived of their runners in summer, these will make 
large plants in spring. I think this strawberry will pro¬ 
duce the largest strawberries, and yield the greatest num¬ 
ber, of any variety I have seen, or that is cultivated in 
this neighborhood. The name above given, was con¬ 
ferred by friend Wilson, from the circumstance of the 
seedling having twice narrowly escaped destruction. 
Yours with much respect, 
Hudson , July, 1842. Alex. Ross. 
The Agave Americana, of which we promised a cut in 
this number, is not yet in full bloom. 
Five Thousand-fold Increase. —A bunch of rye 
from a single kernel, on the farm of Mr. J. H. Hidley, 
of Greenbush, this season produced 78 stalks, averaging 
6 feet in length, the produce of which was estimated at 
5000 kernels. 
Dorking Fowls.— ee A Subscriber” wishes to know 
where he can procure 20 to 30 of this breed of hens. 
Who can inform him? 
A New England Silk Convention, is to be held at North¬ 
ampton, on the 28th of this month, to collect and embody 
facts; to consider what further legislative action may be 
required on the part of Congress, and the several New 
England States; and to discuss whatever questions con¬ 
nected with the silk business that may come before the 
meeting. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
Cattle Show of the State Society—Fair of the American ) 13 - 
Institute—Foreign Correspondence, . 5 
Royal Agricultural Society,. 138 
Dynamometers—Onondaga Salt,. 139 
Notices of New Publications, &,c.. 140 
Bommer’s Manure—South Down Sheep—Agricultural ) 
Warehouses—Ag. Societies and Fairs—State Ag. Socie- ( 141 
ty—Quantity of seed per acre,. ) 
Answers to Inquiries—Condensed Correspondence, &c. •• 142 
Timber—Ground Moles—Rust on Wheat,. 143 
Ornamental Farm House,.-. 144 
Remarks on Agricultural Premiums,. 145 
Horses and Mules—Sheep Husbandry—Freak of Nature,- 148 
Wintering Sheep—Queen Bees—Self-foddering Barn—Mr. ) 
Bickett and An Onondaga Farmer—Comments on July > 147 
Number,.) 
Green Manures, &c.—A Query,... 148 
Mr. Vail’s Bull—Culture of Wheat—New Depredator, 149 
Farming in Pennsylvania—In Illinois—Spare the Birds—1 
Corn Cutters—A two headed Calf—Queen Bees—Reel- I 150 
ing Silk,. ) 
Cheese Coloring—Transplanting Fruit Gardens,. 151 
Ross’Seedling Strawberry, &,c.. 152 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Fig. 79, SO—Dynamometers,. 139 
Fig. 81—Ornamental Farm House,. 144 
Fig. 82, S3—Principal and Chamber Floors of do.-- 144 
Fig. 84—Working Plans of do.... 144 
Fig. 85—Plan of Ground, Outbuildings, &c.. 145 
Fig. 86—-Self-foddering Barn,. 147 
Fig. 87—Mr. Vail’s Bull, Duke of Wellington,. 149 
Fig. 88—Ross’Seedling Strawberry,. 152 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. 
WOBURN PIGS. 
T HE subscriber is now ready to receive orders for pigs of the 
Duke of Bedford’s Woburn breed, which will be old enough 
to send away in a few weeks. The price is reduced to $25 per 
pair, delivered in New-York. 
Also, for the pigs of two litters, from Berkshire sows of Mr. 
Lossing’s breeding, by the prize boar, a cut of which appeared 
in the Cultivator of last October. These pigs are of uncom¬ 
mon beauty and promise. Price $15 per pair. 
For some remarks on this stock, see the Am. Agriculturist of 
Sept 1842. CHARLES STARR, Jr. 
Mendhnm, Morris co. N. J., Sept. 1842. 
Important Sale to Agriculturists. 
IMPROVED SHORT HORN DURHAM CATTLE. 
VAN THURSDAY MORNNING, 8th of September, at 10 o’clock, 
VA will be sold at public sale, at the exhibition ground of the 
Philadelphia Agricultural Society, Rising Sun, on the German¬ 
town road, 3 miles from the city, 
A choice selection of splendid Durham Dairy Stock, from the 
herd of James Go wen, Esq. of Mount Airy, consisting of import¬ 
ed Cows, young Bulls and Calves, from Dairy Maid, Pocahon¬ 
tas, Victoria, &c. and by the celebrated Bulls, Colostra, Prince 
of Wales, and Leander. 
This sale will afford to breeders an opportunity of adding to 
their stock, thorough bred animals of high character and pure 
blood ; and their diffusion into proper hands is a primary object 
in this sale, together with the necessity of a separation of'the 
herd, to prevent over close breeding. 
Catalogues will be ready in due time, and the cattle may he 
examined at the Exhibition Ground, two days previous to sale. 
WOLBERT & HERKNESS, Auctioneers. 
Philadelphia, July 25, 1842. 
FRUIT TREES. 
T HE subscribers have for sale at their Nursery, (near Mace- 
donville, on the Erie canal,) 10,000 Peach trees, 1,0C0 Cher¬ 
ry trees, 1,000 Apple trees, and many hundreds of Apricot, Nec¬ 
tarine, Pear and Quince trees ; all of which have been propa¬ 
gated from bearing trees, whose genuineness or excellence has 
been fully tested. None other are ever offered by them for sale. 
The Peaches consist chiefly of the following varieties : 
Early Tillotson—ripens early part and middle of 8 mo. (Aug.) 
fruit medium size, excellent, a good bearer. Large red Rare¬ 
ripe—ripens ten days later than the preceding, fruit large, ex¬ 
cellent. Early York—-ripens latter part of 8 mo., large, sweet 
and rich; a fruit of the highest character. White Imperial— 
ripens a little later than Early York, large, white with a red 
cheek, sweet, juicy, and melting, very excellent. Yellow Al- 
berge—ripens early in 9 mo. (Sept.) fruit rather large, one of 
the finest yellow peaches. Seabolt’s—ripens a few days later 
than the last, fruit red, large, of first rate excellence. Red 
Cheek Malocoton—ripens with the last, fruit rather large, beau¬ 
tiful, of excellent flavor; ranks as first rate among yellow 
peaches. Hill’s Chili—ripens a week or two later than the pre¬ 
ceding, a very large, fine yellow peach. 
Also, in smaller quantities, Early Ann, Nutmeg Sweetwater, 
Old Newington Cling, Late York, and Heath Cling. All the 
peaches have been at least once transplanted, and the roots thus 
greatly improved for again removing. Price 25 cents each, $20 
per hundred, $150 per thousand, or $160 well packed and deli¬ 
vered for transportation. 
Orders directed “ Thomas & Smith, Macedon, Wayne co. N. 
Y.” accompanied with remittances, will be faithfully and 
promptly attended to, and the trees sent by the Erie Canal, or 
by the Auburn and Rochester Railroad. J. J. THOMA.S, 
Macedon, 9 mo., 1842. W. R. SMITH. 
Communications have been received since our last from A 
Subscriber, Simon Anti-puff, David Rose, Tweedside, W. H. 
Wills, W. H. Sotham, A., A Subscriber, T. Baynes, L. Durand, 
B., J. S, Skinner, L Ellsworth, L. Kennedy, jr., A Fruit Man, 
J. J. Thomas, Wm. Partridge, J. Dennis, S. E. Todd, Dutchess 
County, Geo. Woodlin, A Wheat Grower of Western New-York, 
An Onondaga Farmer, J. B. P., N. Warrington, Ph. St. Geo. 
Ambler, L. Smith, Geo. Vail, P. L. Simmonds, John King, E. M., 
Alex. Ross, Joseph Trevor, Commentator, R. A. Avery, J. M’ 
D. McIntyre, Many Subscribers, B. F. Long, L. Bissel, R. North, 
jr., Senex, Thos. Hancock, G B. S. 
Received from David Rose, Esq. Alfred, a vial containing a 
queen bee, drone or male bee, and a neuter or working bee.— 
From Wiley $ Putnam, booksellers, New-Ymk, “ Cottage Resi¬ 
dences; or a series of designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage- 
Villas, and their Gardens and Grounds, adapted to North Ame¬ 
rica. By A. J. Downing, author of a Treatise on Landscape 
Gardening.”—From Hon. D. D. Barnard, M. C., a Report from 
the Com. of V/ays and Means, showing the rates of Duties im¬ 
posed by the Tariff acts of 1816, 1824, 1828, and 1832, &c. and the 
Tariff Laws from 1789 to 1S33. Also, Mr. Barnard’s speech on 
the policy of a Protective Tariff, in the H. of R. July 6.—From 
Hon. J. R. Giddings, M. C., Mr. Leavitt’s Memorial on the sub- 
This wheat can be had of M. S. Powell, Philadelphia, at $1,75 
per bushel.—From E. P. Prentice, Esq. Mount Hope, a basket 
of Plums, and a basket of Pears, of several different varieties. 
From Alex. Ross, Hudson, three varieties of Seedling Plums, 
raised by Mr. Lawrence ofHudson, which we consider valuable 
accessions to our catalogue of this fruit. 
The re-publication alluded to by a subscriber at W ooster, O., 
was accidental. We were fiist apprised of the fact, by the re¬ 
ception of his note. . ... 
J. King, Esq. Dubuque, will find an answer to his inquiries in 
relation to the Alpaca, a ; t p. 178, vol. 8, of the Cult., where a 
cut and history of it are given. . 
The publication of “ Simon Anti-puff,” from '‘Windy Cove 
Farm,” though a pleasant jeu d’esprit, would provoke, an un¬ 
pleasant controversy, and is therefore declined. 
We shall, ere long, make a good use of Mr. Todd’s “Nine 
Reasons,” for which he has our thanks. 
WARREN’S IMPROVED PATENT 
HORSE POWER AND THRESHING MACHINE. 
T HE undersigned having witnessed, on the 26th instarit, an 
exhibition of the practical utility of “ Warren’s Patent Im¬ 
proved Horse Power and Threshing Machine,” cheerfully re¬ 
commend them to the attention of agriculturists, as the most 
perfect inventions of the character, that have ever fallen under 
their observation. The simplicity oftheir construction is truly 
admirable, while their excellence over all others consists in the 
astonishing rapidity with which they effectually separate the 
grain, leaving the straw unbroken,—a desideratum hitherto un¬ 
attained. 
The horse power is remarkable for its compactness and sim¬ 
plicity ; its dimensions being only 4 feet long, 2> wide, 18 inch- 
! es in height, and weighing but 4 or 500 pounds. Besides being 
applicaple to the Threshing Machine, (the purpose of its origi¬ 
nal invention,) it can be applied with equal advantage to Cot¬ 
ton Gins, Circular Saws, Turning Lathes, Cider and Sugar mills. 
With but one horse power, by the Threshing Machine, forty 
bushels of oats may be threshed in one hour, and wheat and 
other small grain in proportion. Warren’s Patent Straw Cut¬ 
ter was exhibited at the same time, and should be generally 
adopted, being decidedly superior to any in use. Three bushels 
oi straw per minute are cut with the greatest facility. 
TUNIS VAN PELT, 54 Water st. 
WM. A. WARNER, 54 Water st. 
A. B. BIGELOW. 
JOHN L. LEFFERTS, United States Hotel. 
GEORGE COLEMAN, 213 Bleecker st. 
ALEX. WILEY, 57 Washington st. 
STEPHEN T. CLARK, 112 Broadway. 
B. B. KIRTLAND, 112 Broadway. 
ROBERT B. COLMAN, Astor House, N. Y. 
EDWIN R. YALE, U. States Hotel, N. Y. 
EGBERT BENSON, 56 Warren st., or New 
Utrecht, L. I. 
JAMES B. PHILLIPS, 53 Wooster st., N. Y. 
CHARLES WEBB, 19 City Hall and Twen- 
July 7, 1842. ty-seventh st., near 9th Avenue. 
Mr. E. Warren :—Dear Sir,—In reply to your asking my opin¬ 
ion of the machine I purchased of Mr. L. Bostwick, 58 Water st. 
N. Y., I have to say, that after a fair trial with Barley and 
Wheat, with two horses, I can thresh in a clean and thorough 
manner, at lest 30 bushels of the former, in one hour, with com¬ 
parative ease to the horses, and this day, without driving them 
at all hard, in sixty minutes, 200 sheaves of wheat of a large 
size, were threshed out in a clean and excellent manner, which 
is about 15 bushels. The straw, after threshing, is easily bun¬ 
dled, and as it comes out whole and unbroken, I consider your 
machines on that account important; and as only three hands 
are required to do the work well, I think the great saving of la¬ 
bor such an item, as to make them what is much needed by ma¬ 
ny of our farmers in this section of country. Yours, &c. 
Rahway, N. J. Aug. 8, 1842. SAMUEL MOORE. 
LEONARD BOSTWICK, No. 58 Water st., N. York, is the ex¬ 
clusive Agent for the sale of the above machines, to whom all 
applications for the purchase of the right to manufacture and 
vend may be addressed, (post paid,) and who will receive all 
orders for the same. 
To avoid the delay and expence of correspondence in relation 
to terms, the advertiser here states, that cash in this city, will 
be required when the machines are shipped, which will rejider 
it necessary to forward ordersthrough some person in N. York. 
One Horse Poiver and Threshing Machine, $60 
Two do. do. do. 75 
Exclusive of band, which will be furnished, if desired, at from 
$3 to $4. 
