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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[May, 
for disease ; and a still more important step in determin- 
ing to ascertain for themselves, by carefui experiment, 
what they can most profitably employ. There is another 
thing relating to fertilizers in which the AmeHcan Agri 
ciUturist has done its share, viz : the pointing out the 
commercial forms in which the essentials — nitrogen or 
ammonia, potash and phosphoric acid— may be bought, 
and their prices. We must admit that our efforts iu en- 
couraging experiments with fertilizers would have borne 
little in the way of practical results, had they not been 
seconded by the dealers in fertilizers. It is greatly to the 
credit of the respectable houses in this business, that 
they offer to sell by actual analysis, and guarantee that 
the article they offer shall contain exactly the elements, 
and in the quantities represented. It is possible for the 
farmer now to do, what a short time ago was so diflQcult 
that it was well-nigh impossible, i. e., order just such 
amounts of plant food he may desire, in the cheapest or 
most available form. If h? wishes to test the value of 
any formula upon his land, it can be put up he directs. 
If he wishes to have at hand in stock, phosphoric acid, 
potash, and nitrogen, that he may test them singly or in 
various combinations, he can buy the articles containing 
them, of high grade or low, as he may prefer, knowing 
that he will get just what he pays for. A reference to 
our advertising columns will show that dealers, as a 
general thing, offer their fertilizers as warranted to con- 
tain a given percentage of the valuable constituents, and 
a perusal of the circulars sent out by the makers of, aud 
dealers iu these articles, shows that they assume that the 
purchaser knows what he wants, and will buy intelligent- 
ly. The day for secrecy in fertilizers is over. 
Just 2 Months More. 
IMPORTANT.— The Publishers of the American 
AgriculturUt employ no agents ; the high cost of making 
the paper and its low subscription price do not admit of 
this. Bat they do offer something in the way of recogni- 
tion, or remuneration, to friends who take the trouble to 
show the paper to those not acquainted with it, and re- 
ceive and forward their subscriptions. This assists the 
Publishers, and is beneficial to those solicited to subscribe. 
The remuneration is given in the form of highly useful 
and always valuable articles, which are named aud de- 
scribed in a Premium List, a copy of which is supplied 
to every one desiring it.— The articles offered are first 
class, and Just as good as money ^ though by special ar- 
rangements, and large wholesale cash purchases, they 
cost the Publishers less. 
This list of Premiums is open to all until July 1st, 
when it will be positively withdrawn. There are there- 
fore just 2 months more in which those who have 
begun lists may fill them out. . ^^" Those who have 
struck for a larger premium and have not succeeded iu 
getting that, may select a smaller article, and complete 
their list to get that one. There is 
Plenty of Time Yet to fill out lists in progress, 
audtobeginnewlists, and complete them during May and 
June. (A lady begun the second week in May and procur- 
ed subscribers enough within one month to secure free a 
$650 Stein way Piano. — A farmer in three weeks secured 
a Buckeye Mower free in the same way, without neglecting 
his work; and many others have in like manner got large 
and valuable premiums in a short time iu May and June.) 
There is a large list of good articles to select from, vary- 
ing all the way from $1 to $650 in value, given free, for 
from 3 subscribers up to hundreds. 
Over IS9OOO persons have received these valua- 
able premium articles free of cost. Reader, Try it 
this month. A little effort now will secure you one or 
more valuable articles the present season, and the prac- 
tice thus acquired will pave the way for getting hundreds 
of dollars worth next year. 
Every Cierman Cultivator and 
Laborer on tlie Farm, or in tbe Garden, 
OUGHT to have the German edition of the Armrican 
Agi-vMiurist. It contains not only the Engravings, and 
all the essential reading matter of the American edition, 
but an additional Special- German Department, edited by 
the Hon. Frederick Miinch, of Missouri, a skillful and 
successful cultivator and excellent writer. No other 
Gterman Agricultural or Horticultural Jonmal in America 
has been so long issued ; no other one contains so much 
useful information, or a tithe of its engravings, The 
Germans are a reading, thinking people, and know how 
to make good use of what they read. Many Americans 
supply it to their German laborers and gardeners, and all 
would find it pay to do so. — Nothing else can compete 
with it in chL-apness of price for the same amount of 
material, engravings, etc., because the expense of collect- 
ing and making these is largely borne by the American 
editiou, and no separate office or macbineiy is required 
beyond a couple of German editors and the printers. 
Its terms are the same as the American edition, singly 
and in clubs; and clubs can be composed of subscribers 
for either editiou in whole, or iu part, — ^^ Please call 
the attention of your German ueighbors to this paper. 
It will do much to help new comers to a knowledge of 
the system and modes of culture nsed in this country. 
containing a great vaiHety of Items^ including jnany 
good Hints and Suggestions n-hich we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of room elsewhere. 
Pablishero' Notices* Terms, etc. — The Annual 
Subscription Rates of the American Agriculturist, postage 
prepaid by the Publishers, are : One Copy, $1.60 a year ; Two 
Copies, $3; Three Copies, $4.20. 1 $1.40 each) ; Four Copies, 
$5.':0 ($1.30 each) ; Five to Mne Copies. $1J25 each; Ten to 
Ninneen l pies, $1.20 each; Twenty Copies and upwards, 
$1.10 each ; Single Numbers, 15 cents, post-paid.— The above 
terms are for the United States and Territories, and British 
America. To the above add 14 cents extra per year for 
papers delivered by mail in N. T. City, and for copies sent 
outside of the United States and British America, ex- 
cept to Africa, Brazil, British Honduras, the East Indies, 
and Mexico. For the last named five countries the eitra 
charge is 38 cents per year, to cover extra postage ; Single 
Numbers, 17 cents, post-paid Remittances} payable to 
Order of Orange Judd Company, may be sent in form of 
Checks or Drafts on N. T. City Banks or Bankers or P. O. 
Money Orders ; or in Registered Letters, such letters to 
have tlie money enclosed in the presence of the Postmaster, 
and his receipt taken for it, and the postage and registering 
to be put on in stamps. Money remitted in any one of the 
above three methods is safe against loss. . Bound Tolames 
from Vol. 16 to 35 inclusive, supplied at $2 each, or $2.50 if to 
be sent by mail. Sets of numbers sent to the office will be 
hound In our regular style for 75 cents (50 cents extra If to 
be returned by mail). Missing numbers for such volumes 
supplied at 12 cents each.— Any Xumbers of the paper Is- 
sued for 20 years past, sent postpaid for 15 cents each — 
Clubs of Subscribers can be increased at any time. at the club 
rates, if new members begin at same date as original club. 
TRY XHE I\E^V JPOXATO.— In our 
last number we described the moat promising new vari- 
ety of Potato this year, and ofi'ered some seed. We 
have sent parcels to several hundred different locali- 
ties during the past month, from which we hope to have 
excellent reports in autumn. Those who plant half a 
pound or more, with the care in cultivating, etdT. as de- 
scribed on page 127, will be likely to have seed for a large 
planting nest year, and thus be ahead of all their neigh- 
bors, as there was not 50 bushels for the whole country 
this year. If this potato proves as valuable as it is hoped 
it will, the product of a single pound will be worth $90 
to $100 for planting next year. It is certainly worthy of 
a careful trial. It can be planted during the first part of 
May, and even up to the 20th, or later in Northern locali- 
ties. At the time of writing this, the prospect is that 
we shall have some 400 to 500 parcels to distribute, after 
May 1. We therefore continue the offer of last month, 
viz: To any present Subscriber sendlug 
one new sobscrlber to tbe "American 
Agricnltarist " for 1877, at tlie regular 
price of ^1 .60 a year, tbe Publisliers will 
send, postpaid, tw^o of the SUPERIOR. 
POTATOES or one lialf pound ; and to 
any one fomrardlng TWO subscribers as 
above, tliey w^ill send 3 parcels or 1 1-3 
lbs. of tlie Potato; and in tbe same pro- 
portion for more than !2 subscribers. 
(Names for this premium count in no other list, and H will 
only be given to those sendiii^ ziasiew specialij lor :t? 
A Pocket Microscope ought to be in 
every house as a source of rational amusement and in- 
struction; to examine plants, insects, and multitudes of 
objects too email for the unaided eye, Abbott's Pocket 
Slicroscope, costing $1.50, and serving a good purpose, 
will be presented, and sent securely packed, post-paid, 
to any one forwarding four subscribers to the American 
AgricuUuriet^ at $li60 a year.— The '• Excelsior ^'^ costing 
$2.75, a more complete instrument, will be presented to 
any one sending seven subscribers. It will be delivered 
free. Any boy, or man, will be abundantly rewarded by 
one of these instruments for the trouble required to find 
and forward four or seven subEcribers. 
Look into tke '■ BAZAAR." — We 
know no better designation than this, for the fiue display, 
by good parties, of the great variety of seeds, plan t s, im- 
plemeuts, machiuery, aud many other things, that are set 
forth on the second cover aud some other pages of this 
Journal. One can there Jearu, without going from his 
fire-side, concerning a multitude of articles aud enter- 
prises. Those iu charge of that department are instruct- 
ed to "■ admit no quacks or quackery, aud only those who 
have the ability and the intention to do what they prom- 
ise to do in their advertisements." Our readers will find 
it profitable to take a stroll all through this department, 
not only to find the best places to get what they want, but 
also to gather useful business hints by seeing what others 
are doing, what they say, and how they say it. It is al- 
ways well when correspondlug with these men in order- 
ing, iuquiring, sending for circulars, etc., to inform them 
that yoQ made their acquaintance through the pages of 
the Ameiican Agriculturist ; it will do no harm, and may 
be of double advantage. 
Tery Handy to Have, is the ^^ Pocket Tool 
Holder^'''' for a hundred little jobs. A hollow handle con- 
tains 20 small cast-steel tools— awls, chisels, punches, 
screw driver, etc. Any one of these is quickly adjusted 
iu the end of the handle, ready for use. One will be sent 
free, post-paid, to any person remitting three subscribers 
for the Ameiican AgncuUurisi, at $1.60 a year. 
Xo Puzzlers iroiiii;>;- and Old,— Last 
month, page 146, Aunt Sue gave a "Prize Enigma." In 
making up the page, au '' Illnstrated Rebus " was placed 
in the same column with her ofier, because there was no 
more convenient place for it. !Mauy who are working 
for her Enigma Prize, think that this Rebus is included 
with it. This Rebus has nothing to do with Aunt Sue's 
Enigma. Read her article just as if this was not there. 
]9Xore Potato Px-emiiuus. — Messrs. 
Hawkins & Cornish, Seedsmen of Goshen, Orange Co., 
N. T., last year ofiered premiums for the greatest yield 
from one pound of seed of their JVIahopac Seedling Pota- 
to. The largest yield was returned by H. C. Pearson, 
Pitcairn,St. Lawrence Co., N.T., who obtained 1.994 lbs., 
or .S3?4 bushels, from one pound, and received the high, 
est prize, $50. The amounts reported by four others 
were : 1,ST7, 1,774, 1,528, and 1,278 Ihs. respectively. The 
catalogue of Messrs. H. & C. gives the modes of culture. 
The Mahopac was raised from the seed of the Garnet 
Chili, crossed with the Prince Albert ; is medium late, 
light rose color, and great excellence, as well as produc- 
tiveness is claimed for it. They have other specialties 
iu the way of potatoes, not offered elsewhere. 
Any Boy TVanting' a Oood Pocket 
Knife^ can secm'e one of first-rate quality, sent to him 
by mail, free of all cost, with 3good blades and buck-horn 
handle, by stirring round among his friends with a copy 
of the Ajnerican Agriculturist, and geting four of them to 
subscribe for a year. The exercising of his business 
talents in this way, will do him good ; he will get the 
good knife; and the four subscribers will be benefitted 
by having the paper. (Sis subscribers will secure an ex- 
tra fonr-bladed knife, with pearl handle : or a lady's 
beautiful pocket-knife, with four blades and a shell han- 
dle). N.B. — These knives are not poor, soft, or brittle 
things, made for show or " to sell," but first quality, A, 
No. 1 articles made to use. 
** Tke East India Tree Pea."— This 
is being geuerallyadvertised, and numerous inquiries are 
made concerning it. As nearly as we can recollect, this is 
advertised in almost exactly the same terms that were used 
a few years ago in describing the ''Japan Pea." If, as 
we suppose, this '• East India Tree Pea " is the same as 
the "Japan Pea," a description of it will be found in the 
American Agriculturist for Feb., 1S74, with an engraving 
of the leaves and pods. It may be useful as a fodder 
plant in the wanner States, but for human food, nearly 
worthless, green or ripe. It is not a true pea. 
Xliere is no Questionings Ike Fact 
that any Farmer who has a small norary, even if it oe 
but half a dozen good books, treating about his own 
business, will feel himself more of a man, will have more 
dignity of character, will be more respected by others, 
and respect himself and his calling more; aud the same 
efiect will be produced upon his entire family. Then 
again, he will think more and better : and there are few 
books so poor that they will not give him some new 
thoughts, hints, and suggestions that will lead to more 
profitable practice, so that in the end he will receive 
