CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Agriculture and the War 297 



Salting Cheese and Meat 29S 



Wine Making 299 



Wire Worms in Wheat 299 



Breeds of Cattle 3"° 



The Agriculture of ths State of New York 302 



High Farming 304 



New Mode of Catching Trout 304 



Gathering Apples 304 



James W, F. Johnston 305 



McCormiek's New Reaper in England 800 



A Novel Way of Curing a Breachy Horse 80G 



Management of Honey Bees 307 



A X'rairie Farm 307 



Devon Cattle 309 



Turnips do not Injure the Land 309 



Spirit of the Agricultural Press 317 



News Items 321 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Walks and Talks in the Garden— No. 6 310 



A Fruit Garden in Iowa 313 



Charcoal for Grape Vines 313 



Burving Grapes in the Ground 314 



Transplanting Bearing Grape Vines in Summer 314 



How to Keep a Gar len Clean 315 



Horticultural Items from Foreign Journals 315 



Death of a Horticulturist 310 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



A Sailor's Story of a Pig 31S 



Piety and Profits 818 



Taking Him Down 318 



A Farmer's Opinion 318 



A Scotch Pulpit Joke 818 



ladies' department. 



Original Domestic Receipts 319 



Fashions for October 319 



TOUNG PEOPLE'S PAGE. 



Watching for Pa 320 



How far can Crows Count? 820 



Self-Control 320 



The Dry Stream 320 



EDITOR S TABLE. 



The Genesee Farmer for 1803 



Notes on the Weather 



Why Wool Increases in Weight by Keeping 



New York State Fair 



Health of the Army 



The Crops in England 



Size of Sheep 



A New Ag. Journal 



Coal Tar for Fence Posts 



Items, Notices, «&c 



Agricultural Items 



Inquiries and Answers, 



Literarv Notices 



The Markets, 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Wire Worms in Wheat 



Native Cow 



Milch Cow • • • • 



Heads of Cattle (eight illustrations) 301, 



James W. Johnson 



Devon Cow 



Diaper Rogue Plum 



Grape Vine Traicned on the Double Spur System 



European Linden 



The Original Howe Sewing Machine! 



T)ECENT and important improvements having been put to 

 JA> to this Machine renders it now the most perfect before [he 

 public, and persons at a distance can order a Machine with a 

 guarantee ol its prompt and safe delivery, and that they will be 

 able to manage it to their entire satisfaction. No more breaking 

 needles ! No more missing stitches ! No trouble in making [any 

 ourment, however delicate or heavy, on the same Machine, either 

 in cambric, cloth, or leather. No person should think of pur- 

 chasing a Sew ; ng Machine -without firs! seeing this— the latest 

 and greatest triumph of the original inventor of the Sewing 

 Machine. . 



r^~ Send for a Descriptive Catalogue of styles and prices. A 

 few responsible Agents would be dealt with liberally. Address 

 THE HOWE SEWING MACHINES, 



July, 1862.— 2tt 437 Broadway, New York. 



MORETON LODGE, NEAR GUELBH, C. W 



IMPORTANT SALE OF IMPORTED AND PURE BRED 



SHORT-HORNED CATTLE! 



Cotswold, Leicester and South Down Sheep, Berkshire an 

 Small White Breed of Pigs. 



WS. G. KNOWLES beg3 to announce that he has receive! 

 • instructions from Fred. Wm. Stone, Esq., to offer 

 FOR SALE AT AUCTION, 

 On Wednesday, 15th October Next, 



At Moreton Lodge, near Guelph, C. W., thirty imported and pull 

 bred SHORT-HORNED CATTLE, one hundred and fifty in 

 ported and pure bred COTSWOLD, LEICESTER AND SOUTI 

 DOWNSHEKP, consisting of Rams, Ram Lambs and Ewes; at 

 twenty-five Berkshire and Small White Breed of PIGS, of di 

 ferent ages. 



The SHORT HORNS are imported and bred from some of fl 

 most fashionable herds, such as Capt. Gunter's, Col. Kingscote 

 Messrs. Tanqueray's, Ambler's,Bolden's, Bowley \s Sandy's, Jon 

 Webb's. Smythe Owen's, and other eminent breeders. The Cot 

 wold Sheep are imported, or bred from imported stock, from tl 

 flocks of Messrs. Ruck, Slatter, Brown, Langston, Game, Wak 

 field and other celebrated breeders. Mhe Leicester are impoi 

 ed from Mr. Pawlett's flock, and the Southdowns Imported ar 

 bred from the celebrated Buckland and Babraham flocks of S 

 R. Throckmorton and Jonas Webb. The Berkshire Pigs, fro 

 the finest Buckland Stock; the small Whtte Breed, from Car 

 Gunter's. 



gW Catalogue, with Pedigrees and other particulars, ar 

 are now in preparation and will shortly be issued, and may 1 

 had on application to Mr. KNOWLES, or of Mr. STONE, 

 Guelph. 



Guelph, 8th September, 1862. 



TO GROWERS OF SPRING WHEAT. 

 CHAPPELL &SPMGUE, 



HOCHESTER, N. Y., SOLE MANUFACTURERS 



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LOW PRICE 

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 CHAPPELL & SPRAGUE, Rochester, N. Y., 

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