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Flower Seeds. — Our imported flower seed has 

 only jusi arrived, having made an extraordinary 

 long passage. We were, therefore, unable to send 

 out our packages as early as we desired. All ap- 

 plicants will receive them within a few days after 

 the receipt of this number. We shall resume our 

 articles on annuals and their cultivation, in our 

 next i 



Lengto of Clover Roots. — Caleb K. Hobbie, 

 Esq., of Irondequoit, N. Y., has just shown us a 

 root of red clover (probably of the small variety,) 

 that was 5 feet 10 inches long. It was taken 

 from a sandy loam, and grew perpendicularly in 

 the ground. Friend IIobbie objects to the asser- 

 tion in our article on the management of sandy 

 soils in March number, "But the time will come, 

 and that soon, on sandy soils, when good crops 

 of clover can no longer be grown." He tliinks 

 that by using plaster we shall always be able to 

 raise good crops of clover. Mr. H. is a very in- 

 telligent, observing farmer, and it would give us 

 nrWh pleasure to receive an article on this sub- 

 ject from lus pen. 



Mules and Jacks. — Mr. Wm. T). Osburn, of Port 

 Byron, N. Y., and his neighbors, wish to purchase 

 eight or ten teams of mules, and also a first rate 

 jack. They desire to learn the price of this kind 

 of stock. Any readers in Ohio, Kentucky, or 

 Tennessee, who deal in mules, will be likely to 

 find Mr. 0. a good customer, and can address him 

 on the subject. 



Thomas Gnn'-FiTn, West Newton, Allen Co., 

 Ohio, writes us that a good wagon maker could 

 not fail to make himself Avealthy, at West New- 

 ton, in a few years. 



ASSAFCETIDA A PREVENTIVE OF THE SxRIPED YeL- 



Low Bug. — For the benefit of your numerous 

 readers, I say put a piece of Assafcetida about the 

 size of a pea in each hill of cucumbers, and they 

 will not be troubled Avith the Striped Yellow 

 Bug. So says one who has tried it effectually. 

 L. — Logansport. 



Back Volumes. — Owing to the great demand 

 for back volumes, we have run completely out. 

 We are, however, having deficient numbers re- 

 printed, and shall soon have them bound. Many 

 of our friends who have remitted the money for 

 them are doubtless anxious to get them. Wo 

 trust to exercise their patience but a short time 

 longer. Tlie jiostage on the bound volumes, pre- 

 paid, is 20 cents ; not pre-paid, 40 cents. 



inquiries anii ^nsuicr0. 



Sheep Eating Wool. — A subscriber wishes to 

 know the reason why some Merino sheep pull 

 out their wool with their teeth. The irritation 

 of ticks, or any cutaneous affection, may cause 

 sheep to bite and pull their wool ; and from sheer 

 ^abit, tliey sometimes pull the wool from each 

 "ther ; or they act from the impulse that impels 

 neat cattle to lick one another. Whatever will 

 cure the scab and destroy insects, will be likely 

 to prevent the evil. Feed your slieep pounded 

 roll brimstone, or sixlphur, with their salt, and it 

 will drive off all ticks and lice, and probably cure 

 tlie rnalady. 



(Richard McCurdy.) We know of no thorough 

 bred Leicester or Byfield hogs in this neighbor- 

 hood. You forgot to give your place of residence. 



(D. S. Umberuouse.) It is not necessary to soak 

 Osage Orange seed all winter previous to plant- 

 ing. 



In some situations Lucerne would be more 

 profitable than Timothy. It could not, however, 

 be substituted for Timothy on avated farms, as it 

 does not attain its full growth till the third year. 



Clover, and the natural meadow grasses, are 

 often cut three times for hay in England, especi- 

 ally when irrigated. We see no reason why you 

 could not obtain as large a produce under similai 

 circumstances. 



(Stephen' Landon, Eden Center, N. Y.) The 

 weight of the Farmer necessarily varies consider- 

 ably. Sometimes it weighs over one and a half 

 ounces, yet the average weight, when dried, is not 

 one and a half ounces, so that the postage in New 

 York State should be only three cents per an- 

 num ; and to any part of the United States, six 

 cents per annum. 



(E. T., Jr., Wilmington, Del.) Palmer & Wil- 

 liams' Self-Raking Reaper is manufactured by J. 

 Ganson &, Co., Brockport, N. Y. 



Mr. T. J. F., of Tecumseh, Mich., is informed 

 that Dr. Lee is no longer the Corresponding Sec- 

 retary of the U. S. Agiicultural Society, and tliat 

 none other than the first number of its journal 

 lias, to his knowledge, been published. Dr. L. 

 labored two years and wrote more than 800 let- 

 ters with his own pen in favor of a truly national 

 organization for the promotion of agriculture, be- 

 fore the Society in question was established. But 

 no sooner had he issued the first number of tiic 

 journal than a successful combination was formed 

 to take it out of his hands and supervision. Had 

 our judgdment been consulted in the matter, 

 every nmnber of the contemplated work would 

 have been promj^tly and regularly issued, as new 



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