1877.1 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
367 
Xlie Ai»ei*iciLu l*oinolog^ical So- 
ciety licld its 16th biennial meetiug^ at BalLimoie on 
Sept. 12lli to 14iii, too late for us to do more than to 
nieulion the fact, that the meeting, while an exceedingly 
pleasant one, was attended by fewer members than usual, 
and to express our ^eat regret, and that of every other 
member, that the President. Col. Marshall P. Wi Ider, 
was by a sadden ill turn. previ;nted from being present. 
The exhibition of the Maryland Horticultural Society, 
held at the same time, was uotably fine, and the Maryland 
horticulturists deser\'e abundant credit for their efforts in 
various directions to make the meeting a success. The 
next meeting, in 1879, will be held at Nashville, Teun. 
Xlie ^Tallies of FrviEts. — Sometimes, in 
order to make an article fit a given space, we are obliged 
to add to or shorten it. In the article on Raspberries, we 
abruptly stopped after entering a protest against the 
name of 3Ir. Roe"s promising new berry, the '" Pride of 
the Hudson. ■" We do not single out this variety for 
criticism in this respect, and only referred to it because 
it was new. In our opinion, the name of a frnit should 
never be of more than one word, and that word should 
not have more than two syllables if it can be avoided. 
2so dealer says "King of Tompkins County," but calls 
the apple "King."' "Duchesse d' Angouleme."' and 
' Triomphe de Gand," are by common consent ''Duch- 
ess '* and "Triumph," and Mr. Roe's berry, if it attains 
the popularity hoped for it, will be either "Pride" or 
*■• Hudsnn." Life is too short, and dealers' time is too 
valuable for them to spend a large share of it in saying 
"Pride of the Hudson." It starts in the world weighted 
with ju=t four times as much name as it ought to carry, 
hadit been called "Roe."' it would have been well. Why 
not call it " Pride of Cornwall-on-the-Hndson, Orange 
County, N. Y.," just for short ? 
A Biole in a Suiace IPaia, or other article 
ol tinware, is a small thing, but it causes great annoy- 
ance. Those who will take the trouble to learn, can 
easily t^o smfiU jobs at sokl;'riiig, but many have not the 
needed gumption, and spoil tlie job. These, and indeed 
all olhers. will find t!ie "Magical Patching Plate " a 
g:i>at convenience. It is a thin sheet of solder prepared 
for tlie purpose, from wliicli a bit is to be cut out large 
euougli to well cover the hole ; the surface of the ware 
bflug scraped bright, the patch is put on, a jioker or 
oilier hot iron held upon it, and as soon as the solder 
melts the job is done. Our neighbors, M. D. Tracy & 
Co., are headquarters for " linkeiing made easy." 
'I'lie SsiMilsii-y Coiiditlou of City and 
Country Dwelling Houses, is the title of a little work by 
Col. Geo. E. Waring, Jr., and published as No. 31 of Van 
Nostrand's Science Series. It contains two papers read 
by tlie author before meetings of Public ilealth Associa- 
tions, and correspondence suggested by these articles, 
and presents in a compact form the principles wliich 
must be observed in carrying off the waste matters from 
all houses. Tlie proper disposal of house waste is as 
necessary on a farm as in a city, and it should be done 
with a view to the health as well as the comfort of tlie 
family. Sent from this office by mail for 50 cents. 
Xlie I'riclcly ComiVoy was quite widely 
distributed last spring, and a fair estimate may be niade 
ol its value, though final conclusions can not be reached 
until another fall, as the sets sent out were very small, 
and the plant has now only fairly eslabllshed itself Next 
year it will start off in the spring from large and strong 
roots, nnd should furnish a much greater amount of foil. 
age. Mr. W. Sweet, Washington Co., N. Y., gives an ac- 
■count of his trial ; he had small sets, which he put ont 
late in May; Ani^u^t 23rd he found it to aver.age 11-i 
leaves to the plant. At first his cows declined to eat it, 
but they soon took it greedily, as did the i)igs. Tims far 
Mr. S. is pleased with it ; he thinks instead of 3 X 3 ft., 
«e advised, tlie plants should be set at least 4x4 feet. 
Scrup-Bookri-y an<l I»oltcry.— We 
had no idea until we cxamincil the slock of Oscar ^A . 
Tonn-, Brooklyn, E. D.. of the extent of tliu business of 
importing what arc known ha "Scrap Piclnres," for the 
ornatueiitatlon of scrap books, jars, and other i>i)tterv. 
inciinliiig "ginger-pots." The variety of subjects is 
immense, from minute insects and leaves, up to gmnps 
of flgiirc!*, gorgeous clusters ol flowers, and birds of the 
gayest plimmge. In exrcllcncc of design and ex"'cut!on, 
in brilliancy and variety r.f colors, with irold and silver, 
Ihesf are simply wonderful, and their production must 
employ a large number of skilled artists and mechanics. 
— ' r. W. r... ' Snnilo-n. N. V. Iftlic bit drscrihcd in the 
Atn^7iran Afrfictiituriin (Nov, 1871*) is not effective, wo 
wouUl snirgest making a larger one Try a piece ol elder 
wood Willi the pith punched out, and an inch or more 
thick. Increase tlie thickness until it is found to suit. 
When the proper size is found, then make one of iron. 
The half-inch size is quite effective wiLli calves, but very 
likely may not be with a full grown cow. 
Wanted an O'wner for one tin bos of live 
catei-pillars ; one butterfly, very dead and much smashed ; 
one paper bos containing what was a bunch of gi'apus, 
fruit mostly fallen, very foxy, and never can be worth 
growing; one apple by mail, which is now quite decayed; 
a piece of i)ine with a hole plugged with cork, may con- 
tain insects, and may not ; one lot of grass, sent in a roll 
of stiff paper open at the ends, probably not so much as 
when it was staried, as there is but a fragment. Probably 
we could find other things to increase the list of articles 
now at hand, and to which we have not the least clue as 
to who sent them, or what they were sent for. In some 
weeks we shall pL-rhaps get a letter or post-card stating, 
"some time ago I sent you, so and so, but I have had no 
reply, etc." If our friends will mail the letter or post- 
card asking about, or referring to articles sent by mail, 
with the artick'S themselves, or before^ rather than later, 
it will save them from disappointment and us from no 
little inconvenience. 
A Conci-efle i^laisnre B*S3.— *'A. B. S./' 
Bucks Co., Pa. There can be no better material for the 
wall or bottom of a manure pit than concrete, made of 
one part of cement (hydraulic lime) and two parts of 
coarse sand ; this may be used with twice its bulk of 
email broken stone, or large stones may be built up in a 
wall with the cement u^ed in place of' mortar. The 
floor may be three inches thick ; a wall sis feet high 
should be two feet thick at the bottom, tapering to sis- 
teen inches or one foot at the top, according to the good- 
ness of the sand and stone used. A wall of round stones 
should be thicker than one of broken stone with square 
or sharp edges. The cost of cement building is usually 
but a little more than that of ordinary lime work, but it 
depends on the cost of the materials in the locality. 
Bean fba" si ^'<i9ne. — D. H. Stuart, Ya., 
sends leaf, flowers, and pod of a buan ; the flowL-rs are 
pink, and the unripe pod is almost a foot long and over 
an inch wide. The plant is Caaavaiia obtus/foUa, and na- 
tive of, or naturalized, in most warm countries all over 
the world. It is abundant in the West Indies, and grows 
wild in some jiarts of Southern Florida. Another species, 
C. Qladlata, is said to be held in great dread by the blacks 
in Jamaica ; tliey call it the '' Overlook," and have a su- 
perstitious belief that it can in some manuer bring evil- 
doei-s to punishment, and the whites take advantage of 
this notion, ar.d plant this beau around their gardens, etc., 
to protect them from thieves. 
Tifto Copper Strip CMttor.— The feed 
cutter referred to in the American AgyicuUiirid for Sep- 
tember as the ' oppcr Strip Feed Cutter, made by the 
Belcher and Taylor Co., of Chicopee Falls, Mass.. we 
understand is not intended to be known as " The Cop- 
perStrip" cutter. The ■'copper strip" cutter is made 
by the New York Plow Company of Beelcman St., N. Y. 
We do not understand the precise relationship of the 
difl'crcnt manufacturers to the Copper Strip Cutter, but 
we ure requested to state that this machine is made by 
and can be procured of the N. Y. Plow Cumiiany. 
Blow to I'se l*onltry ^flanure. — "C. 
S.,'' Lcwiston, Me. It is preferablL' to mix poultry ma- 
nure with earth. If a quantity of weeds, leaf nmhl, and 
earth from woods or swamps, could be procured, these 
should be mixed in the heap in thin layers. The whole 
will ferment, and make an excellent manure, which 
may be used in the liiil for cabbage, corn, or potatoes. 
IPotariili for ^Vlieat.— *' J. F. H.," Har- 
rison Co., lud. The cheapest source of potash is the 
liigh grade or 80 per cent muriate. This is equal to 50 
per cent of actual potash, and as it costs 3 cents a ponud 
in small quantities, or '^i- rents by the ton. it is equal to 
potash at double that cost, which is less than it can bo 
bought in any other shipe. A very instructive pam- 
phlet on chemical fertilizers can bo had free of cost 
from the Mapes Formula Co.. 153 Front St.. New York. 
4^;iiBiiins: Tonialoos. — Last month wc rc- 
qucstrd any oir- who hid snc<'es-;fnily preserved tomatoes 
in ordinary fruit jars, to^ive their method. Several have 
compli'-d with the request, and as many accounts tiro al- 
most identical; the following from "L. P. J.," Atlanta. 
Ga.. is selected it l)eing the most detnih-d. She says: 
' Select ripe toninlocs, scald and skin iheni ; place in a 
ki'iil''. and allow Iheni to roek for a few niinntos, adding 
a little salt. ITavc the jars already heated. (l)y placing 
near the Are. or by the use of hot water), and fill them 
with (ho conked tomato. Bfft>ro patting on the rubber 
ring and cover, be sure and wipe the nerk of the jar. so 
thai there "liiay be no seeds left to make an air passage, 
Screw down the tops, and after 15 or 20 minutes tighten 
again. I have put them up in this manner for ten yeai-s, 
and have never lost a jar, escept when I have used old 
rubbers, wliicli should be scrupulously avoided.^' '-A. 
li.," Grandview, Iowa, gives almost exactly the same di- 
rections, also cautioning against the use of imperfect rub- 
bers, and advising a second tightening, but she further 
suggests wrapping the jars, when cool, in some thick pa- 
l)er, to exclude the light, and to keep them in a bos in 
the cellar... Another JIetuod is given by Mrs. H. P. 
Sexton, Hampdeu Co., Mass. "The tomatoes being 
skinned, they are cut into pieces about two-thirds the 
size of an egg; the jars being filled with these pieces, the 
cover is screwed on lightly, and the jars are placed in a 
wash-boiler, which has a coarse wire screen to prevent 
them from touching the bottom. [A wooden lattice work 
will answer. En.] The water is luke-warm, and reaches 
to two-thirds the bight of the cans. The cover being put 
on the boiler, it is set overa good fire, and when the wa- 
ter commences to boil, the time is noted, and the boiling 
isconlinmid briskly for 30 minutes. At the end of this 
time fake out the cans, by the aid of towels, place them 
on a table, (but not exposed to currents of air, or the jai-s 
may break), then remove the covers a couple of minutes 
to let the steam escape. As the fruit settles, I take cue 
jar and fill up the rest from ih- contents of this, aud then 
seal up quickly. I put nine jars into the boiler to cook, 
and use one of these to fill the spaces i:i the rest, making 
eight cans ont of nine." 
Sundry Humbugs. 
As the seasons change the 
aspectsof nature, so do they 
aflect the aspects of hum- 
buggery. For months wc 
have beard nothing of that 
very big bug that has its 
home in Wall St. As cool 
days and cooler nights send 
city people home from the 
seashore, so do thoy give 
country people more time 
for reading, and the Wall 
_ Streetllumbngis ready with 
ri-""~ ,- - "^i 3 his little adverti.^cment and 
[ " -^ -^- :5^ ^ his little pamphlet. Hisad- 
L ''■- >- 1 vertisement is usually very 
r --" • \ - '% brief, just enough to t-xcite 
fj - - - ■ ' "" " ^j curiosity. It is in substance: 
^^i^j^--"~-n-. S "Do you wish to make 
'{'^^■~~ " ^ _ _ - i-^S-' ^ money? If so, send formy 
■ -' " "^'iii ^ ' '•'^"'•^ circular." — The farmer '*out 
s?iids for this circular or pamphlet. It ^hows him, as 
pl:iin as printing can make it, how he can make money 
'"hand over fist." Exanii>les are given, in which tens 
havo rapidly turned into hundreds, or liundreds into 
Ihonsands. All the farmer has to do is to scud the adver- 
tiser his money, and the a:lvertist;r understands all about 
'■special privileges," and lots -of street slang that the 
fanner never heard of before, or he has a plan by which, 
with a '-combination of capital," he is going to do big 
things. The farmer is tempted ; why should his money 
bring him in only six per cent, when others turn over 
dollar for dollar in a few days — and keep on doing it— it 
tliey will only put tlieir money in ihe hands of these ad- 
vcrtiscr;^. Still, the farmer has earned his money by 
hard work, and a lilllo at a time. lie would like to dou- 
ble it, he don't care how many times, but— not feeling 
quite sure as to the character of those who propose to 
make him suddenly rich, he writes to the American Agri- 
(''//^(//vV';^ about it, and perhai)S sends the documents and 
asks advice. We apply to the record, which includes all 
the names of men who are regarded as doing business at 
ail, and find that the advertiser, who promises to make 
others rich, is not down as good or bad— in fact, is not 
known among business men. We know a Wall St. broker 
who docs a regular business in the street, and on appli- 
cation to him, we learn tliat the advertiser who pmmises 
to make otlicrs rich, is not known at the Board of Bro- 
kers, and quite unknown byname oven, ninoug those 
who do business there. We bethink oni-selvesof one who 
has reth-ed from business, but who is widely known for 
bis shrewdness, one who has made ouougli money to be 
able to carry on a farm for his own amusement— :ind one 
must bo prelty well ofl" to do that. We show him the nd- 
vertisoment and documents. ITis reply is. "Tell your 
people to let it alone." Now if we were to write a page, 
it would only mean "lot it alone." Slltl. there will be 
some who can not resist the lomplation. and tliesc had 
already made up their minds to try their cliances before 
tlioy .isked ns for advice. Our readers may bo very sure 
that those who advertise in country papers for $10 1o 
$100. with which to *• op,M-atc," or seek one dollar sub- 
scriptions to some " combination of capital,"' slaud ip.. 
