THE

WISCONSIN FARMER,

AND

NORTHWESTERN CULTIVATOR;

A MONTHLY JOURNAL,

DEVOTED TO

AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE,

MECHANICS AND RURAL ECONOMY.

EMBELLISHED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS.

D. J. POWERS AND E. W. SKINNER,

EDITORS.

VOLUME VIII.

MADISON:

PUBLISHED BY POWERS & SKINNER.

1856.