326 
.AMERICAN AGRICULT UllIST. 
[Septeaeber, 
'SotS%c. Common stock liad a liard time at the close of 
onr report, Tuxaus sold for 7?ic. for54 B)s., to 9}^c. ^ ft, 
for good^ averaging 55tt>. 
Cow» have been in good demand, and light supply 
mid naturally have advanced $5 @ $8 per bead. Good 
lamily cows are eagerly taken at $60 to $65 each, and or- 
' dinary milkers went off slowly at §50 to $55 Calves. 
—The railroad blockade did not affect thi-s class of stock, 
cscept to cause an over-supply from near by localities. 
;&. drop was the result, which required two weeks to re- 
cover. At the close an advance was made on prime veals, 
whic^ sold for 7^^ @ 8c. ^ B)., live weight. Grass calves 
mised on buttermilk, sold at S?4 @.4c. ^ ft., and the best 
lirotrght only 4Kc. Fair veals sold easily at 7 ©T'^c .. 
Sheep and 'Lambs,— The business in wooled stock 
Sas been very had the past month. An effort was made 
tocr^wd sheep upon the market in place of beef, but this 
'UaH the effect of running down prices 2c. ^ ft., lambs 
suffering the most. A partial recovery was made at the 
close, prime sheep selling for 5Uc. ^ ft. live weight, 
■while poot brought only 3?<c.; thin lambs sold for5@5>tfc. 
^ ft. alive, and extras at only c^j^c Seville.— The 
Jear of a strike amongst the butchers, early iu the month, 
prevented the scarcity from helping prices, and kept the 
mark^'t dull. After a slow and irregular business for the 
month, prices settled down to 5?.£ @ 57aC. ^ ft. for live, 
and 6?i@ 714c ^ ft. for dressed, with a market quite 
devoid of animatiou. 
Prices of Feed. 
Sran, per ton §1S.OO@.=;20.AO 
aiiddhnes, per ton 19.0ii&i 21.00 
Ground Feed, per ton 15.O0@ 21.00 
Linseed-oil-c.ike. western, per tun :. : 41.00@ 4r.rio 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton 25.5f@ 40.00 
Chandler's Scraps, per ft. 3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No 1. Pernv. G^naiiolO p.ct. aramoni:i. stand.ird, ^ ton..§5G.nO 
do. do Lobos, do. do. ■ do 47.53 
do. do guaranteed, V ton, cargo C SCO 
do. do. rectified, per ton. 10 p. c. 66.^0 
Mapes- Complete Manure (Ville fo-mu!a^ p. 1,000 lbs 2fi.U 
do. Wheat and Grass Manure. ^ 1,000 as., 27,00 
do. Tobacco do. do. 24.67 
do. Tnrnip do. do. 19.36 
do. Bone, strictly pure fine per ton. 40.00 
do do. do. medium do. 37.00 
do. do. do. coarse do. S.1.OO 
Dissolved Bone, 15 per cent do 40.00 
Quinnipiac fertilizer Go's. Phosphate, per ton.. 40.00 
" " Dry g'd Fish Guano, ton 9 p. c. am'a 42.00 
-* '• Pine Island Gu;ino, per tou. 42.00 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, (Boston) per acre... 22.0J 
Potato do do do 12.00 
Tobacco do do do . 60.00 
Bowker'&Hiil and Drill Fertilizer, ppr ton 45.00 
German Potash Salts, {25@35 per cent), per tou. 20.00 
©ypsum Nova Scotia, ground, per ton 7.00@s.00 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb ., 9Hc. 
Sulphate of Potash (actual potasli-J4 percent) per lb.... 4 c. 
do, do. (actual potash 27,% per cent) per lb 2 c. 
German Potash Salts (actual potaMi 12 ro 15 p. c. p. ton?20.00 
Muriate of Potash (actUiil potash 50 per cent), per lb...2Kc. 
RitnUe of Soda, per lb.... 4;^c.@ 5 c. 
Sulphate 01 Ammonia (2.t percent.), per lb — 4;4c.@ 4Mc. 
DriC'i Blood or Dried Meat (ammouia 14 per cent) p. ton ^i) 
oontaining a great vaHety of Items, incucUvg many 
§ood Hints and Suggestions which we ihroiv into smallei' 
iype and condensed fonn, for want of roojii elseivhei'e. 
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Special to Far-off* Readers— Malt- 
ing Tilings Equal,— Many of our readers Jtve at 
jreat distjinces, on Continents and Islands siretching 
dear round 'he globe. Not a few are directly yiider ns, 
as in Australia, New Zealand, etc., — or we migJit Wky 
iirectly over us at midnight, if we call vp towards tti£ 
sun. Now thesc-di:rtant readers don't get tliL-ir paper by 
tclegrapli, and it will be too late after its arrival to iii- 
teiest their friends and neighbors in the Special Offer on 
page 325. To meet all these cases, and treat all alike, the 
Publishers desire to say this: ^*~ T?te offer of extra 
numbers on imge 3'i5 iviU bi open^ everywhere, for TEN 
DAYS after this number conies to hand. This will apply 
to any phu^c iu tlie world, where this September number 
does not arrive by Sept. 20. Sis cents (or 3 Englisli 
pence) should be added for extra postage ou the extra 
numbers, to points where the regular prepaid posta.ge is 
24 cents a year. 
Xlaat "Koolt Acre." — Last May it -was 
suggested that an additional acre of land be set aside, to 
bo cultivated at odd hours, to be called the '' Book Acre,'" 
and the entire proceeds be invested iu good books on 
firming. Several acted npou the hint— probably very 
many of whom we have not heard. Questions now come 
" What Books do you advise ? " The range is large, and 
individual wants differ. If those who desire such advice 
will briefly tell us their locality, general products they 
are raising, age of members of their families, and what 
books they may have on hand, and the amount to be in- 
vested, wo will advise the best we can, either by pei'sonal 
letters, or by a general article, if there be enough of 
similar cases to warrant it. Some suggestions iu this 
direction will bo found nu the third cover page of this 
paper.— But in addition to those who have such a spe- 
cial acre, there shouhl be many others who will take 
advantage of the present good crops, to lay in a sup- 
ply of valuable, hclpfr.l, profitable iuformatiou ia the 
forni of good books. To such wc will afford any prac- 
ticable assistance we can in the way of selection. 
Tiae I\e^T Cobibi. Ag^ricaslffBiral Ex- 
periment Station, isnow organized ready for work. 
Circulars giv-ng lull particulars as to the kind of work to 
be done, analyses of fertilizers for farmers and others, 
etc., etc., can be obtained by addressing the Secretary, 
Prof. W. H. Brewer, New Haven, Conn. 
B>i|> tlie LaBnlvs anH Sheep tlii^ 
Montli.— It is now well established that the disease in 
sliee]) known as scab, is due to a minute insect, similar 
to that which causes tlie itch iu man ; iu both cases wc 
have only to destroy the insect, and the disease will disap- 
pear. With sheep, the most effective method is to dip the 
animals in some preparation that, while fatal to tlie insect 
parasites, will not injure the sheep or the persons engaged 
in dipping them. Arsenical preparations should only be 
used with a full knowledge of their character, and with 
proper precautious against danger. But there is really 
no need of using arsenic and such dangerous poisons, as 
there are efffclivc dips that are free from these. *''Buchan'3 
Cresylic Sheep Dip," which contains carbolic, and simi- 
lar acids, combined with soap, is not a secret compound, 
and is not injnritms to the animals or the operators. It 
has now been in the market for several years, and has 
met wiih the approval of those who have maile use of it. 
Careful flock-masters arc not content with the usual 
spring dipping only, but as a matter of precaution, give 
a second dipping the present monlb. whether iuse<,l3 are 
seen or not, with a view to rid the animals of ticks, lice, 
etc., as well as the scab insect. Not only does this add 
greatly to the comfort of the animals, but it promotes the 
growth of wool sufficiently to cover the cost and trouble 
of the autumnal dipping. 
I\evei' tlie Same. — To the unobservant 
reader the front page of the cover may appear always 
the same. But no two are ever alike. Five new, original 
eugi'avings, usually appropriate to the season, grace 
every successive number— one iu each corner, and a 
larger one iu the center— and these are generally highly 
artistic, and pleasing to the eye. 
Plau of tfiJi-oimds,— "Will the correspond- 
ent at Bordentown, N. J., who sent this, give his uame ? 
Xeiiipci-aitcc Soii^s. — In these days of 
activity in behalf of temperance, large meetings arc held, 
and these are much enlivened by good singing. As a help 
to this end, White & Cole's "'Temperance Songs,'' pub- 
lished by White, Smith &> Co., Boston, are just the thing. 
Tlie M^lieat 4Ji"op. — The present crop of 
wheat is estimated by the Statistician of the Agricultural 
Department, who has the best means of arriving at a cor- 
rect conclusion, at over 3-20 millions of bushels, or about. 
8 bushels per head to the whole population of the United 
States. Our consumption is less than 5 bushels per head, 
which is the estimated supply needed for those countries 
where wheat bread is the staff of liiie. But here we use 
much rye, buckwheat, and corn, as breadstuff's, and these 
all go to decrease the consumption of wheat. There wih 
certainly be a surplus of more than 100 millions of bush- 
els of wheat to dispose of to foreign countries. Have 
we the market for all this vast quantity? Upon this 
question, considered with reference to the present i>rice, 
depends the farmer's gains from this crop. Looking at 
all sides of this question, it does not appear that the 
farmer has anything to grumble about, although he may 
not get the top price for his wheat. A large Western 
farmer, known to us, has already marketed his crop of 
over 3,000 bushels, at $1.25 per bushel. Under present 
circumstances this should be quite satisfactory, and our 
friend congi'atnlates himself thai lie lias made a sure thing 
of it. It is worth something to feel in this way. As 
things in general now stand, farmers are the best off of 
any class, although prices are low. But it must be re- 
membered that wc are still on the descent to the bottom ;- 
and if in such a disagreeable passage, any class of people 
can find cause for congratulation— as indeed farmers cau 
without searching long for it — then things may not, after 
all, be so bad as they eeeni, and hope may still give a 
silver liiiing to the dark cloud of business depression. 
Among^ Othei" Xliings to do at the Fairs, 
take along a copy of this paper, and show it to some of 
the people ; let Ihcm see its face, a'nd tell them by sub- 
scribing now for 1878, they will get all the rest of this 
year free. Quite a club can thus be readily gathered, re- 
ducing the price to each. Crops are now good, and 
money is coming iu for them, and it is a good time to 
make up clubs. The offer on page 325 will help a good 
deal— the extra luimbers being a special premium ^o'each 
new subscriber. 
Al>oi'tion Amosig; Co«'S. — ""W. J. F.," 
Newcastle Co., Del. Abortion is unfortunately a fre- 
quent occurrence amongst highbred and highly kept cows. 
The remedy is not easy to indicate. The causes are at 
present very obscure, and much difference of opinion 
exists in regard to them. The fnllest information about 
this disease, and the proper treatment for its prevention, 
is given in an English work, now publishing in parts, 
entitled "S'eteriuary Obstetrics. It is by the well-known 
English surgeon, George Fleming. When the work is 
complete, it can he procured through the Orange Judd 
Company. The price of the complete work is not yet an- 
nounced, nor the number of parts to be issued. 
l^rioe oi" ljani1>s an I\eTr Yoi-U. — 
"F.," Faulkland, Del. The price of lambs quoted in our 
market reports, of course is sul)ject to all charges for 
freight, commission, and packages, ifany are used. Very 
young lambs arc boxed. It is a question if 10 cents per 
lb. in New York, would pay as well as 5 cents at homo, 
where there are no heavy charges to come out of the pro- 
ceeds. We have generally found the home market the 
best and most satisfactory. The names of respectable 
commission men will be found among the advertisements. 
XBie IVational A^i-iciiltiii*al Con- 
gress, meets at Chicago, at the Grand Pacific Hotel, ou 
the 23d, and continues for three days. Agricultural^ Associ- 
ations, Colleges, and Periodicals arc asked to seild repre- 
sentatives, and all persons interested in its objects are 
invited to be present. The Hon. M'. C. Flagg, Moro, 111.. 
is President, and Horace J. Smith, Phila., Pa., Secretary. 
Every Frnit Gi-OTi'ei- should recollect 
that the Am. Pomological Society will hold its biennial 
session this month, at Baltimore, Md., from the 12th to 
the 14th. All who can should go; if not members, they 
should, and easily can, join. There is every reason to 
believe that the health of Col. M. P. Wilder, the honor- 
ed President, is such as to allow him to he present. 
"W^ire Bedi^ are one of the best of modern 
improvements. They cost much less than good hair mat- 
tresses, are more cleanly, are almost as elastic as a wa- 
ter-bed^ and are durable. They do not need a mattress 
over them, but only covering enough to afi'ord warmth to 
the body. This is said after having used them for three 
years. The last one tried, which proves admirable, is 
called the " Farnham Improved Woven Wire Bed,'* man- 
ufactured by Hiram Buckingham, of Chester, Conn., and 
is retailed at $12, (we believe the first ones made cost 
some $20 or $25.) We obtained it of W. C. Case, agent 
at Middletown, Conn. The impositions practised by 
traveling agents in some parts of the country, as noticed 
in onrHumbug columns, has tended to cast distrust up- 
on a valuable addition to liousehold comforts. They 
are supplied by trustworthy dealers and agents. 
As to Inciifcatoi-s.— "E. N.," HoUister, 
Cal. The two incubators described in the ArTiejican 
AgHcuUnrist for July, 1876, differ in the methods of 
heating. The Corbett machine is operated by means of 
fermenting horse manure. If any person is unacquainted 
with the behavior of such manure, he is apt to conk the 
eg^s, or to let them cool, and in either case destroy them. 
The Day incubator is heated by a self regulating lamp, 
fed with kerosene oil, and as this may be made, by a lit- 
