156 Editor's Table. EDITOR'S TABLE. Benefit of Agricultural Societies.-In a speech before the Spartanburg Agricultural Society of Georgia, reported in the Southern Cultivator, Mr. Leitner asserts, that thousands of acres of land which were, ten years ago, thrown away and given up, to be disfigured by gullies, as worn out and valueless, are now in a high state of cultivation, and yielding to their owners far heavier crops than they were capable of when first cleared. And the very lands which six years ago would not have commanded, upon an average, five dollars per acre, could not now be purchased for ten dollars per acre; all of which, as every one acquainted with that district will say, is mainly attributable to the influence of the Monticello Planters' Society. With confidence, therefore, I recommend the formation of an Agricultural Society in our district; for just as sure as like causes produce like effects, just so sure will such a society benefit our district. Mr. Schenck's Cow.-Mr. Knevels is informed, that we have seen animals, with thirty-one thirty-two seconds Durham blood in them, hornless. We should be pleased to have him inform us where cows of the "ordinary polled breed," with forms as good as Mr. Schenck's cow, can be seen, for we would like to purchase a few, and will pay a handsome price for them. Put that cow in good condition, and to our eye, she would be anything but a "raw-boned animal." In our humble opinion people generally do not sufficiently accustom themselves to judge of animals from their anatomy. Show them a lean beast, and it is raw-boned aud coarse-a fat one, and it is fine, with smooth bones! hence the very erroneous decisions upon stock so frequently made at our agricultural shows. Improved Cultivation of Sugar Cane.-The Planters' Banner says, that Mr. Packwood plants his cane in rows eight feet apart, instead of four or six, the usual distance. The next and most important part of his system, is, that of windrowing his cane-tops and leaves between his rows, and covering them with earth. The object in placing the cane-tops in furrows to decompose, is, of course, to supply nutriment for the succeeding crop. Old Horses.-The Spirit of the Times says, that there is a very spirited and handsome roadster in this city that is 43 years old; that Mr. Wm. Wincoop of Catskill, has three horses with which he does the work upon his farm, whose respective ages are 36, 38, and 40, making in the aggregate 114 years; and that our best trotters have performed their greatest achievements after attaining the age of 14. To destroy Bugs on Vines.-Dust the vines with flour of sulphur when the dew is on, and if it gets washed off by the rain, and the bugs again commence their ravages, they must be redusted. use, and places the stumps pretty thick in the garden in spring. The labor is trifling, the cut worm gives no trouble, and the crop sure and abundant.-Farmers' Jour. Farmers, make your own Candles.-Take two pounds of alum, for every ten pounds of tallow, dissolve it in water before the tallow is put in, and then melt the tallow in the alum-water with frequent stirring, and it will clarify and harden the tallow so as to make a most beautiful article for either winter or summer use, almost as good as sperm.-Cleveland Herald. To prevent Hogs and Cattle being injured in fresh Peafields.-The destruction of hogs and cattle, by turning them into fresh pea-fields, is not very uncommon. The remedy, however, is very simple. Stock, immediately before being turned upon a pea-field, should be watered, and at first only be permitted to remain in the field a few hours, when they should be removed to a lot, and have free access to water. After observing this precaution twice or three times, they may be permitted to remain in the pea-field constantly, without danger, if they have free access to water.-Southern Cultivator. The Cotton-Plant-Its nature.-If the object were to consult the dimensions of the roots in spacing cotton to a stand, which probably has been the case heretofore, we would so arrange it that the roots would occupy all the ground; but every one knows that this defeats the object of growing cotton. Then we must resort to some other criterion by which to be governed in the adjustment of the stand and to the length of the limbs. I look with perfect confidence for the best criterion, and that it must be so spaced that the limbs will not interfere with the growth of each other. This affords free ventilation by air and light, which prevents that accumulation of damp mould alwavs met with in crowded cotton. It prevents rot of every sort, and the too great division of the means of support furnished by the earth and atmosphere. Now, if my views are correct, they serve to explain the fact why cotton attains greater size in damp situations of humid atmospheres, without proportional advantages of soil, than it does in dry ones. I have come to the conclusion that the cotton-plant is more akin in its characteristics to the tree than to any other of the vegetable kingdom; and my observations upon both (the cotton-plant and trees) induces me to believe, that the crop of cotton is more abundant always when there is space sufficient to allow of great expansion in the limbs, as the tree is more capacious, more expanded, and a more abundant bearer, where there is room sufficient. In confirmation of this position, go into an orchard of peach or apples, and you invariably find the best fruit and greatest abundance upon those trees which stand apart, with ample room to spread their branches out; and those trees which are crowded are found to have their little crop damaged by blast, mildew, and worms; and the balance of small size, even of fruit that would be large in favor To raise Cabbage-Heads from Stumps.-If cabbage-able situations-it is equally so of cotton. I have stumps of any variety are set out in the spring, in good order, one, two, three, or even four good sound heads will grow on them; and this they will do, year after year, until they die by accident. They are managed in the following manner: The upper, narrow-leaved sprouts, which would bear seed, are carefully rubbed off, and likewise all the lower round-leafed ones, which latter will form heads, leaving only so many of these as the strength of the soil and the stump are capable of bringing to perfection. At our cattle-show, Mr. John Drew presented several such stumps, with one to four heads of low Dutch-cabbage on each, which have borne for three years. He sets them out in earth in the cellar, in autumn; cuts off the heads when required for known the most abundant crops of cotton made on stands that were not at the start deemed more than half sufficient. Then I would take the expansion of the limbs toward each other between the rows as the rule for distance in the drill, because in crowded cotton there are but two sides of the stalks that branch, those toward the rows, making the stalk when grown, in the shape of a fan; and it is attended with less labor in the cultivation, to allow room enough for the cotton to assume the shape of the cone-and to say the least for it, it produces as much fruit or crop. Then improve upon the ordinary method of spacing cotton, by adjusting the distance to the length of the limbs your ground will bear.-South Western Farmer. EDITOR'S TABLE. Great Crops of Wheat.-Mr. Peters states in the New Genesee Farmer, that Mr. Lewis, of Alexander, raised 140 bushels of wheat, weighing 60 lbs. to the bushel, on 2 acres and 70 rods of ground, which would be at the rate of 60 bushels and 3 pecks to the acre. Gen. Harmon, in the N. Y. State Ag. Soc. Transactions 1842, says, in 1803, Mr. Sheffer, of Wheatland, harvested 40 acres of wheat which produced 624 bushels per acre. Mud-Itch. I know of but one remedy for the mad itch, and that is surgical. Open the second stomach and extract the cornstalks. This fatal disease among cattle is produced by cornstalks. The fibres being indigestible, hang in the manifold or duodenum, and irritate and inflame until the poor animal is driven to madness. Farmers feed their hogs upon green corn; the cattle follow and pick up the stalk chewed fine by the hogs, which by superior sagacity he spits out, and this ready-made article does all the mischief, and so it would serve the horses or hogs if they were to swallow it. Separate your cattle from your hogs in cornstalk chewing time, and you will separate your cattle from the mad-itch. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Farmers, this is the remedy. Tenn. Agriculturist. To remove grease-spots from Merinoes, Silks, Cloth, &c. -Take the yolk of an egg entirely free from the white, mix it with a little warm water (be sure not to scald the egg), and with a soft brush apply the mixture, and rub it on the spot until the grease appears removed or loose. Wash off the egg with moderately warm water, and finally rinse off the whole with clean cold water. Should not all the grease be removed, which may arise from being on a long time, or not sufficiently washed, dry and repeat the operation.-Southern Cult. Egg-Hatching by Artificial Means.-An apparatus for this purpose is now exhibiting in this city, at 160 Nassau street. It takes the egg and goes through the whole process of incubation before visiters. A New Southern Staple.-We cut the following from the Charleston Courier: An ingenious citizen of the State of New Jersey has recently taken out a patent from the office in Washington, for a discovery which he has made which enables him to manufacture paper of various qualities, and of a very firm and strong texture, from the cane which grows in such abundance in the swamp lands of the southern states. The process is to remove the outer coat by a very simple chemical process, when the remainder of the cane is easily converted into a pulp of which the paper is made. South-Down Sheep for the South.-We understand Mr. Joseph Cope, and Mr. J. Worth of Westchester, Chester county, Pa., recently sent a few of their fine South Down sheep to South Carolina, and that they are much liked by their purchaser, and find great favor in that quarter. Mr. Cope went out to England a few years since for the express purpose of procuring superior stock, and in addition to South-Down sheep, made an importation of the superb bull Yorkshireman, from the celebrated herd of Thomas Bates, Esq., of Kirkleavington, Yorkshire, England. 157 Of 500 trees, 300 were treated with salt and nitre, and 200 left without its use those around which the salt and saltpetre were put, were and still continue entirely exempt from worms-of those left without the salt and saltpetre, not one escaped the ravages of the peach-worm. LYTTLETON PHYSICK. American Farmer. Superiority of Cut-Hay.-Four oxen kept on cut-hay, eat 18 per cent. less than when given the uncut, and made 15 per cent. greater weight of manure, and this manure from the cut hay was thought equal to that from the uncut. THOMAS W. WARD. Mass. Ploughman. Preserving Corn from severe Early Frosts.-This was done in the month of June, by covering it with earth, and letting it remain for two days till the weather moderated, then uncover. It was large enough at the time for the first hoeing. S. ELLIS. Mass. Ploughman. Cane-Coverer recently invented by J. P. Bryan.-If we could convince them that this instrument, in the course of the year, effects a great saving of time, labor, and money, we have no doubt but every one would immediately adopt it. We have the testimony of several sugar-planters of experience, to prove that it is all that it purports to be-that it will, with one boy and two horses, cover ten acres of cane per day, in as effectual a manner as the work can be performed with hoes. It is also used instead of hoes, in scraping. We saw several planters at the state fair who assure us of this fact. The instrument was thoroughly tested last spring, and Mr. Bryan now offers it to the public with the fullest confidence. It has been used by Messrs. Barker, Allain, Camp, Mather, Andrews, Col. Hickey, General Trist, and many others.-Planters' Banner. Value of Sulphate of Sola.-The following account of the effect of soda as a top-dressing to beans and peas, is from Professor Johnston's celebrated work on chemical manures: "The first dressing was applied the 4th of May, on some beans on a border in the garden; the drills that were dressed quickly took the lead of the others. There was no alteration of color, but greater strength, and it littered wonderfully. There were five or six stems from every seed sown, and the beans in the pods a great deal larger than the same variety undressed. It was also put upon some of the ridges of the beans in the field, and with the same effect, and gave a very large crop. "Upon peas in the garden it appeared to add little, if anything, to the strength of the straw, but those that were dressed had a far greater number of pods, and those better filled, and the peas of a better flavor, and it seems a valuable dressing for all leguminous crops. When sown in the drills along with the peas, it nearly killed every one of them." The Pork Trade of Cincinnati.-About 235,000 hogs have been packed the past season at Cincinnati, the average weight of which the Gazette estimates at 210 lbs. each. The price ranged from $2,60 to $2.70 per 100 lbs. The expense of preparing them is $2 per hog, which with the first cost, gives the sum of $1,800,000 To Kill Worms in Peach-Trees. In the manage-invested in the single article of pork. ment of my peach-trees, I use one part of saltpetre, to about four to eight parts of common salt, and apply it in its solid state, about half a pound of this mixture to a bearing tree upon the surface of the ground, and in close connexion with the trunk of the tree. I never disturb the earth about the tree-for a long time I applied it three times in the course of the year, though twice, I now think, will answer-I have heretofore applied it in April, June, and first of September-now last o April and first of September. Farming in Wiskonsan.-Three brothers purchased 300 acres of prairie land in Wiskonsan, 18 months since. It cost them 10s. an acre, the fencing $1 an acre, and the breaking up 14s. an acre. Every item of expense after harvest shows an aggregate of $2,156. The 300 acres produced 6000 bushels of wheat, which sold for $3,240. This tells a good story for Wiskonsan lands. To pay for land and all improvements the first year, and have a handsome surplus left, is not common here: abouts.-Rochester Democrat. late Mr. Grove's superior Saxon sheep. We have so often spoken of the pure choice breeding, and high merits of these animals, that we deem it unnecessary to add more, than that the public may depend upon them as superior to most flocks in the United States, and perhaps equal to anything in Europe. AMERICAN INSTITUTE REPORT, on the Commercial | tion to the advertisement of the intended sale of the Intercourse of the United States with Great Britain, by their Committee, Messrs. Tallmadge, Chandler, and Williams, January, 1844. This is an octavo pamphlet of only 12 pages, and principally filled with statistics, and yet it is one of the most able arguments in favor of an American Tariff which we have ever read. It presents the subject in a nut-shell, and shows: 1st. That more than one third of the whole of our commerce, both in exports and imports, is carried on with Great Britain. 2d. That all the essential staple productions of this country, comprising forty-seven different articles, are taxed in Great Britain under her new tariff, on the market value in New York, a duty of 289 per cent.; which, in fact, make them prohibitory, except for cotton, tobacco, flour, beef, lard, and a few other articles. Under our tariff, the average rate of duties upon articles from Great Britain and Ireland, is only 32 per cent. 3d. As a specimen of Great Britain's "free trade" operations, she admits nothing from us free of duty, ex- | cept specie; while we, in 1840, admitted nearly ten millions of dollars worth of different articles from her, without levying a single cent. 4th. Precisely the same system is pursued by Great Britain in favor of her shipping, especially in completely monopolizing for her own vessels, the carrying trade of all our lumber exported to her possessions. 5th. She greatly favors all colonial products by discriminating duties in their favor, and to our prejudice. 6th. The balance of trade against us with foreign countries, from 1831 to 1839, was over two hundred and thirty-five millions of dollars! No wonder that general bankruptcy and ruin should follow throughout the country. Verily this is an Indian division of "free trade”—all "turkey" for foreign nations, and all "owl" for the United States. THE AMERICAN POULTERER'S COMPANION, by C. N. Bement. We are glad to learn that our publishers, Messrs. Saxton & Miles, are about to issue a work with the above title. It will be highly embellished with numerous wood-cuts most of which are drawn from life. Several of these have already been submitted to our inspection, and we can vouch for their spirit and truth. We have also had the advantage of looking over the MSS. copy of the work, and will say in advance that we highly approve of its contents. Mr. Bement has paid great attention for several years to the subject of poultry, and has clearly and succinctly treated the whole matter. THE PLOW-BOY, monthly, 8 pages quarto, with handsome illustrations, conducted by A. Randall, Cincinnati, Ohio-price Twenty-Five cents a year! Now if the people want a cheap publication here it is-let them hasten and subscribe for it by thousands. When late Fifty Cent papers revived again, and others recently started in this state, we foretold a powerful competition for them in that price throughout the country. Here, then, is the beginning, and they will find enough more of them before the year rolls round. Indeed, we have a great fancy to commence ourselves in this way; and if we do, it will be in a rivalry of cheapness not to be despised. Our title shall be the Penny Farmer, One Cent a month, or a Shilling a year-just the cost of a sizeable paper of smoking-tobacco! But to our subject. The first number of the Plow-Boy indicates that it will be a wellconducted paper, and worth at least ten times its subscription price. Success to it. Durham Stock for Michigan.—Mr. D. C. Collins of Hartford, Connecticut, has sold his superb Durham bull Hero, to Henry Hall, Esq., of Plainfield, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and he passed through this city on the 22d April, for the residence of his present owner. We expressed our opinion of this superior animal on page 293 of our 2d Volume. Durham Stock for England.-Mr. Collins likewise shipped on the 17th of April, on board the packet-ship New York, for Liverpool, the Durham bull New Englander, got by Hero, above. This splendid animal is destined for Earl Spencer, and however superior this nobleman's stock may be considered, we think it will not be deteriorated by taking this American cross. We believe that New Englander is the first Durham bred in the United States, that has ever crossed the Atlantic for Great Britain. It looks something like taking coals to Newcastle, and we shall be anxious to learn John Bull's opinion of the exportation. State Agricultural School.-A bill to incorporate this school has passed the legislature. It is a private corporation, and no appropriation of the public money is made for it. Seeds for Distribution.-We again acknowledge ourselves under obligations to the Hon. H. L. Ellsworth of the Patent office, for various packages of improved seeds. We have distributed them among our friends for experiment. Credit Quotations.-" Cure of Hoven in Sheep." The Boston Cultivator of 30th March copies this from us without giving credit. "Okra Gumbo." Did the Albany Cultivator copy this article from the American Agriculturist Almanac, or did it receive it as an original communication from Mr. Affleck? If it did not, it should give the almanac credit. ERRATA. In Judge Andrews' article on Georgia Lands, page 118, column first, line first, for "only a few of the grapes grow well in Georgia," read "grasses." AGENTS.-J. J. McCaughan of Mississippi City, is appointed an agent of the American Agriculturist, and he is authorized to receive subscriptions therefor. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.-To Professor Richardson, of Bethany College, for his address delivered before the Agricultural Society of Brooke and Ohio counties, Va.. at its annual exhibition, October 11, 1843. The agriculture in these counties is shown to be in a very favorable state compared even with the best parts of Old Vir ginia. To John L. Hunter, Esq., for his address pronounced before the Barbour County Agricultural Society, at Ewfaula, Ala., at its late anniversary in February. We here find some excellent observations on the culture of cotton, application of marl, muck, and cottonseed as manures, and benefits of fall plowing. To Messrs. Miller & Brown, for a Memoir on the Origin, Cultivation, and Uses of Cotton, by the Hon. Whitmarsh Seabrook, President of the State Agricultural Society of South Carolina. A tory all that is essential to a knowledge of the cotton-plant. most valuable pamphlet of 62 pages octavo, embodying in its his To John D. Steele, Esq., for his address at Westchester, Pa., Oct. 1843, before the Chester and Delaware Agricultural Society, in which the value of chemistry applied to agriculture is fully shown. To Thomas Affleck, Esq., for his Lecture on the Elements of Horticulture, at Washington, Miss., Nov., 1843, before the AgriMr. Affleck is quite at home in the theory and practice of the subcultural, Horticultural, and Botanical Society, of Jefferson College. ject of his lecture, and speaks clearly, simply, and to the point. To CORRESPONDENTS.-S. C. Higginson, Americus No. 6, W H. Sotham, T. Affleck, Northern Farmer, Thomas Spaulding, M. Van Buren, and Examiner, No. 5, have been received the past month. We hope to find room in our next number for most of Great Sale of Saxony Sheep.-We beg especial atten- the deferred correspondence at present on hand. 24 00 56 5 00 7 New York Cattle Market-April 22. 159 At market, 1,000 Beef Cattle, (400 southern,) 160 Cows and REMARKS.-Ashes. The quantity of these in market is small, and prices firm. Cotton. The late news from England, giving advices of a considerable decline there, and that the stock on hand at Liverpool on the 1st of April was 629,000 bales, against 658,000 same time last season, has had quite an effect upon this market, and sales have taken place at to cent lower than previous to the arrival of the Acadia. Whether this reduction will continue to be submitted to by holders, remains to be seen. Export from the United States since 1st September last, 835,409 bales; same time last year, 1,476,470; same time year before, 995,587. Flour. Large supplies being soon expected in market, it is now dull. Rye Flour is scarce. Corn-Meal steady. Grain of all kinds in good demand. Wheat scarce. Hay is very dull and large supplies pressing upon the market. Hemp rather more inquiry. Molasses firm. Naval Stores the same. Pork has improved. Beef dull. Lard, Butter and Cheese, in good request. Rice inactive. Seeds. The season for these is nearly over, and little inquiry. Sugar, dull. Tobacco quite active. REVIEW OF THE MARKET. ADVERTISEMENTS. REVIEW OF THE MARKET. PRICES CURRENT IN NEW YORK, APRIL 25, 1844. 1 75 7.00 5 ........do. ........do. .....do. 85 ..per gal. ......do. 20 66 37 73 “ ..2000 lbs. 4 50 550 HOVEY'S SEEDLING STRAWBERRY. WARREN'S IMPROVED HORSE POWERS The subscribers continue to manufacture and vend these celebra- 2t. 272 Pearl st., New York. FARMS AND REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. Several very fine farms in different parts of the United States can be had upon the most reasonable terms. Also, beautiful country seats in this vicinity, at very cheap rates, and real estate in the city. A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broadway. PRINCE'S LINNEAN GARDEN AND NUR SERIES. The new Descriptive Catalogues of this establishment, comprising above 1000 varieties found in no other collection in America, and at very reduced prices, will be sent gratis to every post paid applicant, or may be obtained at 23 Pine street, New York. All orders are executed with despatch and in a superior style, and we guaranty the satisfaction of purchasers. Flushing, March 18th, 1844. WM. R. PRINCE & CO. *2t ANALYSIS OF SOILS. .per bbl. 60 66 70 66 1.00 "6 1 50 4 66 6 3 66 4 D. P. GARDNER, M. D. ..3do. New York, April, 1844. TIMOTHY SEED ..............per 7 bush. 12 00 TURPENTINE.....................per bbl. 2 37 WHISKEY, American....per gal. WOOL, Saxony Merino Half-blood The subscriber having been called upon by the Farmers' Club of the city of New York to undertake the analysis of soils for agricul102tural purposes, has engaged to do so on the following terms :14 00 For the solution of simple questions, as to the presence or absence of lime, common salt, or gypsum in the soil, $2. For the determination of the presence of bone, earth, potash, and the more difficult questions, $5. Specimens of surface-soil, weighing 4 lbs., should be sent to the office of the American Agriculturist for the subscriber, a letter being forwarded at the same time to Dr. Gardner, 683 Broadway, with a remittance. Charges upon both must be paid. 160 ADVERTISEMENTS.-TERMS.-CONTENTS. PREMIUM EAGLE PLOWS. MANUFACTURED BY RUGGLES, NOURSE, & MASON, And for sale at the Manufactory in Worcester, and at their AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE and SEED STORE, Quincy Hall, Boston. A full investigation and trial of plows was had in October, 1843, (occupying several days,) by an able committee of the Essex Agricultural Society, when 17 plows were presented. The committee in their report say, "in testing the quality of a plow, the power by which it is moved, the ease with which it is handled, and the manner in which it completes the work, are prominent points for consideration; and in speaking of the Eagle Plow, to which they unanimously awarded the highest premium, they say, "As near as we can ascertain, this plow combines all the good qualities manifested in either of the others, with some peculiar to itself;" and "further, our attention was particularly called to the quality of the castings on the plows of Ruggles & Co., their finish and durability." "Their appearance certainly is more perfect than anything we have elsewhere seen." "The process of chilling the points, the entire edge of the share, and flange or base of the landside, give a permanence and durability to the work that render it of a decidedly superior character." "And we think there is no hazard in saying the value of the parts thus made, is more than doubled by the process." At the Plowing-Matches held in Massachusetts the same year, forty-three premiums were awarded to plowmen using plows made by R., N., & M., twelve of which were the highest premiums awarded in the counties of Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Plymouth, and Bristol. SUBSOIL PLOWS. Among their great variety of kinds and sizes of plows, they have several sizes of SUBSOIL PLOWS, made in form like a genuine sub-soil plow imported by them from Scotland. They have been thoroughly tested, with great satisfaction, as the increasing demand from all sections of the country testifies. The New York State Agricultural Society in September, 1843, awarded their first premium to the subsoil plow made by R., N., & M., (entered by Benj. F. Smith of Syracuse.) Prices, $6, $8, $10, $12, and $15. Also, a variety of plows particularly adapted to the culture of Cotton, Rice, Tobacco, &c., in the southern states, equal in style and quality to those used in this section of the country. At their Warehouse may be found the most extensive and complete assortment of AGRICULTURAL and HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS to be found in the United States, embracing every tool used in the cultivation of the farm and garden. Also, a large and well-selected assortment of Field, Grass, Garden, and FLOW. ER SEEDS, all of which are offered at wholesale or retail, at prices which can not fail to suit the purchaser. The Editor of this paper will take orders for the above plows. The subscriber will take orders for delivering lime in any quantity, on board vessel, just above Stoney Point, on the Hudson River, at 3 cents per bushel. Samples, and an analysis of it by an eminent geologist, can be seen by calling at his office. One great object in putting the price so low, is to introduce the use of it as a manure more extensively among our farmers. OYSTER-SHELL LIME. Will be furnished in this city at the kilns, at 4 cents a bushel. PLASTER OF PARIS Ground, and put up in barrels of 350 lbs. each, at $1,121 per barrel. This is an excellent fertilizer, casily transported, and well worthy the attention of Southern Planters. All orders should be post paid and accompanied with the money. A. B. ALLEN, 205 Broadway, N. Y. THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. Published Monthly, each number containing 32 pages, royal octavo. TERMS-One Dollar per year in advance; single numbers, Ten Cents; three copies for Two Dollars: eight copies for Five Dollars. 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A rare opportunity is offered to in Hoosick, Rensselaer county, N. Y., consisting of about 350 those who may be anxious to improve the quality of their flocks. has usually purchased Mr. Grove's wool, of the character of these The following is the opinion of the distinguished manufacturer who flocks: "The purest blood in this country was introduced by the late Mr. Grove in his own flocks, the wool of which I have been famil admirable felting qualties, this wool is unsurpassed by any flock in iar with since their importation in 1827. In point of fineness and this country, and the fleeces average about half a pound each more than any other 1 am acquainted with." Lowell, April 9, 1844. SAMUEL LAWRENCE. The terms of the sales will be cash. Reference, Samuel Law rence, Lowell, Mass., or the subscribers. ELIZA W. GROVE, W. JOSLIN, S. A. COOK. Buskirk's Bridge, N. Y., April 20, 1844. Administrators. istrators CONTENTS OF MAY NUMBER. 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