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month, Abetter material is carbolic water, weak, ami 

 Gould's fertilizer, quarter of a pound to four quarts water, 

 gives you just what vou need. Do not use alcohol in any 

 form about your plants. 



Anthok Gitieo, 111.— To tout question as to commercial 

 Fertilizers, we will say: The State Board of Agriculture 

 or'Massachusetts lias issued a circular to manufacturers, 

 importers and dealers in all kinds of commercial fertilizers 

 calling explicit attention to the act, passed by the late Leg- 

 islature, chapter 200, which requires every fertilizer offered 

 for sale to be accompanied with a printed" analysis, and that 

 every manufacturer or importer shall take out a license be- 

 fore presuming to sell the article, payins annuallv the sum 

 i! --refer, and to rile with the Board a paper stating 

 the names of his principal agents, and also the name and 

 composition of such fertilizers. Persons failing to comply 

 with the above conditions will be fined $50 I'or'tlic first of- 

 fence, and $100 for each omission thereafter Committed, 

 This is a necessary protection for all farmers who are desi- 

 rous of using a good reliable fertilizer, bo many humbugs 

 are thrown upon the markets, with so many' wonderful 

 names, and whose effects, as claimed, are extraordinary, 

 and beyond not only precedent, but so Utterly devoid Of 

 truth, that we are happy to inform all readers of the 

 Forest kko Stue.vm that all reaasouable information of 

 those, fertilizers which we know to be reliable, from actual 

 experimental use only, will be mentioned iu this paper. 

 We have nsed numerous fertilizers for the past fourteen 

 years, and know whereof we speak. Some are good and 

 reliable— others are good for nothing, utterly worthless. 



Walter Eve iiett, Ohio,— "Will grow the thorn well, of 

 the kind sent as a specimen. For full directions aud man- 

 agement of a hedge made of this kind, 1 refer vou to one. 

 of the earlier numbers of Forest and Stkk\w" The twig 

 you sent is one of eleven species of hawthorn, and is the 

 Orycanthus Crafeagu$i or common hawthorn", lias a hartlv, 

 robust trunk, branching from the bottom upwards; grows 

 ten to fifteen feet high, armed with thorns ; obtuse, (lipid, 

 with sawed leaves, and while flowers in numerous 

 clusters from the sides and ends of the brandies. 

 The seed is in bunches, bright red berries, and are called 

 haws. It is the least beautiful of the ten other kinds. 



Ollipod Quill. 



Jpe fennel, 



COMFORT FOR DOGS. 



WE have had occasion from time to time to refer to 

 the negligence of railroads in providing such ac- 

 commodations for hunting dogs as would enable them to 

 have comfortable quarters and to be fed and watered in a 

 proper manner; The only road in the country that makes 

 any provision for such animals, as far as we can learn, is 

 the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, and the fact that 

 all its directors and agents are. lovers of manly pastimes 

 is probably one great reason why it stands so pre eminent 

 over all others in this matter. We should very much like 

 to be able to extend this compliment to all attaches of 

 railway lines, for we should then expect them to have some 

 consideration for sportsmen, and provide some means of 

 having their dogs properly attended to. 



To the greater number of railroad employees, a gentle- 

 man traveling over their route in quest of hunting fields is 

 looked Upon as a nuisance, to be tolerated only because 

 there is no law to prevent his assuming a place among 

 other mortals; but his dogs, if he has any, are looked upon 

 as vile creatures that ought, to be starved, placed in the 

 vilest cranny of a baggage car, kicked about and maltreated 

 generally, as if their presence were odious, and the taking 

 of their life by torture a duty. No matter how valuable 

 the animal may be, he is left uncared for, unless his owner 

 attends to him, or hires a man to do it. This general 

 maltreatment of highly prized dogs shows that the greater 

 number of railway companies have little Tespect for gentle- 

 men interested in field sports, or at least, if they have, that 

 it ceases when the latter enter the cars. 



This is a serious wrong which should be rectified; and it 

 can be if gentlemen will only insist on their rights, as they 

 do in England, France and Germany. Valuable dogs repre- 

 sent a certain amount of money, and as money is properly, 

 it must follow that dogs are also properly, and that any in- 

 jury done to them by the tlegligence of railroad employees, 

 under whose care they may be placed, ought to be as liable 

 to punishment as the injury done to auy other species of 

 property. 



To this general assertion of negligence we except the 

 gentlemen connected with the above mentioned railroad, 

 for we know by experience that they pay sportsmen the 

 most assiduous attentions, and treat their dogs in the most 

 considerate manner. Every gentleman passing over their 

 route to enjoy himself among the game birds and animals 

 that are so dense in the country through which it passes, 

 receives those kinduesses and courtesies that make traveling 

 so pleasant. 



Indeed, the fact that a gentleman is also a sportsman, 

 causes him to become the centre of attraction to the 

 employees. This is such an exceptional case that we feel 

 it our duty to call attention to the fact, so that the man- 

 agers of other roads may be made aware of how much their 

 kindness, humanity and genial courtesy are appreciated by 

 all sportsmen who have come in contact with them. If 

 other railroad magnates would follow their lead they would 

 endear themselves more to the public, and materially in- 

 crease their revenue. 



—Dr. Twaddle, of Philadelphia, has a Dachshund of 

 imported stook, and has made arrangements to procure 

 others. 



—Twenty -four greyhounds of choice breeds were recently 

 sold iu England for upward of $7 (JSOj 



CARING FOR DOGS. 



"Caractacus," a very prominent English writer on dogs, 

 gives the following advice in the Funrier's Gazette as to the 

 proper mode of feeding and cleaning these animals:— 



Taking first the matter of food, .it will be well to bear in 

 mind that the dog is what may be termed a compound ani- 

 mal—that is lo say. he wdl not only exist and thrive in the 

 very extremes of climate, but will eat and flourish on either 

 animal or vegetable food, singly or combined, either in a 

 crude state or cooked; it may therefore be accepted as a 

 rule, that a mixture of animal and vegetable food will be 

 found more conducive to health than an entire diet of 

 either the one or the other. Then again, change of food 

 will in most case.- be found advantageous. Some dogs of 

 a high nervous temperament require very careful fr at- 

 meni, in order to put on flesh, and will consequently require 

 greater indulgence in the choice of food than an animal 

 of coarser habil, and in some cases il will even be neces- 

 sary to resort to tonics. Very poor feeders may be got into 

 condition by means of cod liver oil, the daily (lose depend- 

 ing chiefly on the size of the patient; a tabfespoonful will 

 not be loo much for a St. Bernard or a mastiff, while half 

 a teaspoonful will be found Sufficient foi a small terrier. 

 Another capital flesh maker is crushed linseed, which 

 should be as fresh as it possibly can be obtained; a hand- 

 ful boiled'up with the daily stir-about, or soup, to mix with 

 the biscuits will, in most" cases, be found very advanta- 

 geous. We hive always found dog btscuitsof great assist- 

 ance as a change of food, sometimes given hard and some- 

 times soaked: when soaked they require mixing with the 

 soup in which flesh has been boiled, milk, or Liebia's Meat 

 extract. This hitler we have been using of late with won- 

 derful effects, and as it may now lie obtained at trifling 

 eosi, it. is well worth the attention of those who desire lo 

 get their dogs quickly fMo form, as it is undeniably whole- 

 some and possesses the additional attraction of being easily 

 prepared; all that is necessary is to mix an ounce or an 

 ounce and a half of the extract in a quart of hot water. 

 -Milk should only be used with very young poppies, and 

 then it must be boiled, as otherwise' it is almost certain to 

 breed worms. After all, there is nothing that will condition 

 dogs so quickly as scraps from the table, if you only have 

 sufficient; the quantity of food a dog requires so much de- 

 pends on the size and habit of the individual, and the 

 amount of exercise lie receives, that no rule can be laid 

 down; but, generally speaking, unless a dog is a very gross 

 feeder— in which case very little meat should be given— it 

 will be found best to give but two feeds a day of as much 

 as he will eat. 



Wc next come lo exercise, which not only tends to keep 

 in health, but brings out that muscular development which 

 is so greatly admired in every variety; indeed, in some 

 classes, it forms a most important feature; and a bull ter- 

 rier or a greyhound, however good otherwise, would stand 

 little chance with most judges if such were deficient. It 

 is an easy mailer to get muscle Otr&uull terrier; they arc 

 SO courageous, so enduring, so hardy, and so full of life; 

 various means may be employed, and so long as he gets 

 the exercise it matters little how. 



Dogs that are. regularly supplied with plenty of good, 

 dry, clean, wheat straw, will require but Utile washing, es- 

 pecially if they are in the habit, of faking an occasional 

 swim. When, however, tub is neceessary, avoid ordi- 

 nary soap, as it, destroys all natural gloss aud has the effect 

 of making the coat look dull, besides which there is always 

 a slight portion of the soap left on, however carefully lie 

 may be rinsed, which hold the dirt afterwards like a catch- 

 'em-alivc paper holds flies. The various carbolic soaps are 

 far superior. We have tried most of them, and give the 

 preference to Brown's, which undoubtedly improves the 

 gloss, keeps the skin sweet, destroys the parasites, ami 

 cures surfeit and slight cases of mange. Large, smoolh- 

 haired dogs will be much benefitted by a constant use of the 

 Hesh brush, and hand rubbing afterwards. When the coal, 

 is rough and coarse, it will be improved by the constant 

 wearing of a thick jacket, similar ton greyhound sheet. 

 Small doses of arsenic, are sometimes used, but this should 

 only be practiced under direction of a medical man, or one 

 who has had considerable experience. Another plan, which 

 is almost as good and perfectly harmless, is to give a ball 

 of common tar and oalmeal every day for a "week, the 

 quantity to be regulated by the size' of liie dog, a ball the 

 size of a large walnut for a pointer, two for a mastiff, and 

 oue for a terrier. 



The, lads of terriers are occasionally too plentifully fur- 

 nished with hair, especially on the under side, and "when 

 such is the ease it is generally fined down by means of a 

 little powdered resin taken in the hands, through which 

 the tail is quickly and repeatedly drawn. Thus far we 

 think if only fair and right that exhibitors should bring 

 their favorites up, showing to the best advantage, but 

 there are dodges resorted to in "getting dogs up," which 

 cannot be loo severely condemned. The most common of 

 of these are the faking of the ears of dogs that are sup- 

 posed not to be cut, trimmed, or otherwise manipulated: 

 cutting the strings in the upper lip of bull dogs, in order 

 to shorten the face; or making "stage" wrinkles by means 

 of a lead pencil; painting or staining the coal; curling with 

 hair tongs the jackets of retrievers, anil many others which, 

 when cleverly done, are so difficult of detection that it is 

 perhaps best not to mention ihem at all. 



MORE VALUABLE IMPORTED DOGS. 



We take the liberty of publishing the foil wing private 

 letter, as it contains information that will interest our 

 readers. As soou as "Bock" arrives iu America we shall 

 give his description, and pedigree: — 



Boston. December 23, 18T4. 

 I eeejou gave the pediuree of Mr. Smith's Dart, and my friend Lather 

 AdaQW, Esq., has inipnrU'l Iut dam, Dora, a very beautiful bitch, from 

 Mr , I lewellep, pitd has now on the way, also from liini, Koclc, called 

 one of tlw ""» he I flogs In Kngland, and qui te celebrated as a winner 

 there! from Sir. BusluU's description of him— which Mr. Adams naa 

 jast. been reading m^, iii a l-,tr, r nuuonr-ciue; his sbiimieut— he wall be 

 worth a long journey to fee Buckcll expresses a wish that some of 

 your New York >|jerl,-inen any see him, and speaks of hi.s head us very 

 noble, and altogether I t>e)i ■ B Win to be the best dug yet imported. Mr. 

 Adams is a man 'of wealtB id imports solatj for tits own -{ratification 

 and rise; bat if you think :: will he any gratification to our sportsmen to 

 hear of firsl-elass dogs, 7 will try to Bend you the pedigree of both Dora 

 ami Koek, which are first-class, and doabdess Mr. Adams will be pleased 

 ' -"-' IQ " u'cntlemca visiting Bo-Ion. W. II. C, 



jfua and giver ^/a7/%. 



FISH IN SEASON IN JANUARY. 



Tro-ir iblack ba»si. 

 Drum (twos] ' 

 Kingfisb. 

 Striped Bass. 



Sb-epshead. 

 Tatlorfish. 



Sea Bass. 



Pompauo. 

 Snapper. 

 Grouper. 

 RockUsh. 



iu Fisit in Maket.— Shad are now becoming quite plenti- 

 ful, so retail at forty-live Cents each. Halibut Is so scarce 

 that the market, cannot be supplied, hence it. brings twenty 

 cents per pound. Smelts are. coming in most profusely and 

 bring only leu cents per pound. Bluettsli and kin-fish 

 are limited in number. Black fish are rather common and 

 retail at the usual price. Codfish bring from eight to. ton 

 cents per pound; lobsters ten cents and hard shell crabs iu 

 good condition, are worth $3 per 100. 



—At New Bedford>nd New London KingKalakaua found 

 many personal acquaintances in the ship captains and old 

 whalers who crowded in <o shake hands with him. 



■^Philadelphia is the great cattish market of the country. 

 There is a party at Deep Landing, Prince Frederick county, 

 Maryland, who has a pond capable of holding 3.000 btishe'ls 

 of these fish, which he catches aud keeps therein for 

 market. 



Wintku FrsuiMi.— Employment is being provided Ibis 

 Winter for it good many in this county and Gloucester by 

 Mr. Edmund S. Tozer, of Newcastle, who is going largely 

 into the frozen fish business. Buss, eels mid trout are taken 

 through the ice and shipped in a frozen state to the Ameri 

 can market. The bass are taken by being dipped with nets 

 out of large holes made through the ice the eels are taken 

 out of Iheir Winter quarter:, in the mud by iron spear.-, ami 

 the trout are caught with the hook and line. — OkittAam - \ 

 7?.) Advance. 



-The following summary of Ihe loss of Gloucester 8slrro° 

 crafts and men during the fishing season of 1874 is riven by 

 the (Jape Ann Adcertixer: During the year there have been 

 sixty-eight lives and ten vessels lost, against 17-1 lives ami 

 thirty-one vessels in 1873. Of the leu vessels lot 1 isi year 

 the crews of seven were saved. The heaviest loss,,- have 

 been in the Grand and Western Bank fisheries, sixty-throe 

 lives and five vessels having been lost in their prosecution. 

 For the first time in ten years the Georges fishery bus been 

 pursued without the loss of a vessel, and but two lives have 

 been sacrificed. One vessel has been lost in Ihe Bay of St . 

 Lawrence; two employed in the Newfoundland htrring 

 fishery; one vessel and three lives in the shore fishery and 

 one vessel in the menhaden fishery. The total tonnage of 



the tee vessels 1 .■ . -: t W'l- it:;,.:;; -,. ,-,; lle-jr v'lJie, :sl:i inn- 



insurance, >:41, 37..; insurance on outfits, $3,0110. Of the 

 sixty-eight men lost, eighteen were known to be married, 

 leaving eighteen widows and thirty-seven children. 

 \ —For several months four exquisite photographs of large 

 size, illustrating the History of a Salmon, have hung upon 

 our sanctum walls, keeping constantly in remembrance 

 those past familiar experiences to which these bear the 

 marvellous vraisemblance. Oiler, in the intervals of office 

 labor we have gazed Upon them with the earnest and eager 

 longingof a salmon angler, tempted, but debarred from sport ; 

 but we have found their influence rather soothing than 

 otherwise, not breeding discontent or rendering irksome Ihe 

 hours of editorial duty. The. freshness and freedom of the 

 wildwood had been brought into our presence, and we 

 were rendered happy by reason of sylvan pleasures already 

 vouchsafed to us, instead of dissatisfied because circum- 

 stances prevented their immediate enjoyment. 



These photographs are transcripts of those remaikable 

 oil paintings by Walter M. Brackett, Esq., the Boston ar- 

 tist, which were sold in London last Spring at a munificent 

 price— $5, 000, we believe. Still, we have always felt that 

 they were not suPJcieutly appreciated, even by lie enthu- 

 siastic connoisseur who became their possessor; at least, 

 no newspaper criticism that wc ever saw, here or abroad, 

 has ever done them full justice. The realties thai are de- 

 veloped on the canvas seem to lie. beyond the scope and 

 conception of the merely dispassionate art critic or cold 

 anatomist. Exactly wherein the pictures are truthful, none 

 but the practical angler can perceive or understand; just 

 as there are certain intelligences in the. babe (hut a mother 

 alone can discover and be conscious of. To the man who 

 has thumbed these rough pages of nature every year 

 until they have become perfectly familiar, there is not only 

 an inner consciousness of marvellous accuracy in every de- 

 tail of situation, color, shade, anatomy, and contingency, 

 but each hour's study brings some new development that 

 assures, surprises, and delights. Of course, these photo- 

 graphs lack Ihe dramatic force and vivacious sparkle which 

 colors rive them; nevertheless, shut out from mental view 

 all Other ohjects, let but these absorb ihe thoughts, and it 

 is easy enough to fancy oneself beside the salmon pool be- 

 fore us, carefully studying every vantage ground of ap- 

 proach and attack, choosing a strategic base of operations 

 and devising the most subtle artifices to lure the monarch 

 from the secret depths below. Directly in front is a long 

 stretch of river, with a big projecting rock in the imme- 

 diate foreground, so near, iu fact, that we are In imagine 

 ourselves standing on il, and we e H n seethe moss that 

 clings to it in places; wet and glistening with the - 

 dampness of the river. Away up above is a Cascade, whose 

 tumbling foam presently subsides into a glassy, eddying 

 surface that indicates both depth and strength of current 

 and then pouring through a contracted channel between 

 two ledges, flows past our feet with a full translucent vol- 

 ume aud a marked dgsceul thai jgc approach to a 

 rapid below. At the lower edge of our rock is a sharp cut 

 ripple, and then a little eddy thai circles into still water at 

 its base. It; is just at, this spot where a salmon would be 

 likely lo rest after Eiirmoui/'.n j thi rapid flint we detect 



