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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 
of roots in boles made between tbe cuttings and at 
the same distance that they are apart. Let the top 
of the set be at least 3 inches below the surface. 
Never plant crowns if pieces of root can be had. 
Serbs.— Sow in seed-bed where the ground is dry 
and warm, Sage, Thyme, Sweet Marjoram, etc. 
Leeks need a fine rich soil. Sow in foot rows. 
Lettuce should be kept in constant succession. If 
plants have been wintered in cold frames set them 
out a feot apart each way. Sow seeds in seed-bed. 
Mustard. — Sow for salad or greens in foot rows. 
Onions. — Put out sets, etc., as directed last 
month. Seeds are to be sown as soon as the soil is 
ready. Pleutyofgood manure is required, and it 
is best to make the bed each year in the same 
place. Sow fresh 6eed in foot or 15-inch drills. 
Parsley. — Sow in open ground or in cold frames. 
Parsnips. — Use last year's seed only ; sow only iu 
rich, deep soil, iu drills 15 to IS inches apart. 
Has. — The distance will depend upon the hight 
the variety grows. Dwarfs will do a foot or 18 
inches apart, while those requiring brush 
will need to be 3 or 4 feet or more distant. 
Pepjiers. — Sow in hot-bed and treat like Egg Plant. 
Potatoes. — Plant only the early sorts in the gar- 
den. Use good-sized seed, and drop a foot 
apart in manured drills that are a foot apart. 
Radishes. — Light, warm, and rich soil is necessary. 
They may be sown between rows of slower crops 
or by themselves. Sow a portion every ten days. 
/Salsify or Oyster Plant.— Treat the same as carrots. 
Spinach. — Cut that which has been wintered for 
use and sow for a fresh supply in 18-inch drills. 
Swiss Chard. — A beet, the leaves of whieh make 
excellent summer greens. Cultivate like beets. 
Sweet Potatoes. — Better buy plants, if but few are 
wanted. They are started by putting the potatoes 
in a hot-bed and covering with about 2 inches of 
rich compost. Give water and air as needed. 
Tomato plants in hotbeds when large enough to 
handle may be potted and placed under glass or 
pricked out into another hot-bed. Seed may still be 
sown under glass, or for late crops in open ground. 
Turnips. — Sow early sorts as soon as possible. 
Hotbeds will need special attention to keep 
the plants from hurrying. Water, if needed. 
Flower Garden and Lawn, 
Much of the work indicated in previous months 
is still to be done. Get all rough work out of the 
way as soon as possible, and have all transplanting 
of ornamental trees and shrubs, excepting ever- 
greens, done as soon as may be. The making of 
lawns are sufficiently treated of on page 144. 
Borders need to be carefully forked over, first 
giving a coat of well-decomposed manure, and 
Edgings made. Box may be re-set and grass edg- 
ings laid. We wish some one would make a nice 
tile edging. Bricks set diagonally may be used as a 
substitute along paths where there is much travel. 
Herbaceom Plants, where they have stood two or 
three years, will often need dividing; do this early. 
We gave a description of some good varieties 
in March hist. Seeds of perennials may be sown. 
Hardy Annnahm-Aj be sown when the ground is dry, 
but tender ones are best left until May, unless they 
can be started under gloss. Seedsmen's catalogues 
designate whether the plants are hardy or tender. 
Bedding Plants should not be put out too early. 
They are generally sub-tropical things, and a cold 
spell gives them a check, if it does not kill them. 
Forced Plants. — In cities and towns plants 
that have been forced are often offered for 
sale. As a general thing they are worthless for 
future use, although for present gratification 
they are ofton worth the price asked. 
Climbers. — The hardy climbers are great favorites 
with us, and we would introduce them wherever it 
it is possible — on verandas, fences, and to cover nc- 
sightly objects. Our w r oods supply the Virginia 
Creeper, Moon-seed, Wax-worlc and others, and 
the nurseries have a long list of the exotic ones. 
Poses. — Where there is room, have a plenty of 
June roses, but iu restricted gardens the China 
varieties will give the most satisfaction, as they 
bloom all the time. The varieties are so numerous 
that we must refer to the catalogues for a list. 
Green and Slot-Mouses. 
These "hints" are of course intended only for 
amateurs who manage a small house themselves, 
and not for the regular gardener. Give air on mild 
days, guarding agaiust sudden changes, and be pre- 
pared to warm up during a cold, damp spell. 
Propagating for out-of-door planting should be 
going on, to supply the demand for bedding stuff. 
As soon as the plants have rooted iu the sand of 
cutting bench, transfer to small pots of good soil. 
Seeds of tender annuals may be sown for plants to 
use out of doors. Cover small seeds lightly. Start 
Dahlias by placing their roots in a warm place, or 
if they have already started cut off the sprouts with 
a portion of the root, and pot them. 
" Foliage Plants," (as the garden term goes), such 
as Cannas, Colocasias, etc., may be potted, as may 
Tuberoses; indeed the only way to get a satis- 
factory result from tuberoses at the North is 
get them well started before they are put out. 
Shrubs making their growth will need more water. 
Insects will start into new vigor with the warm 
days of spring ; apply smoke and other remedies. 
Potted Plants. — It takes an amateur a long time to 
acquire courage to use the knife. It is often the 
ease that plants go from year to year without being 
cut, and get more "lanky" and miserable each year. 
Cut back any plant that is in bad shape or shows a 
weakly growth, and repot iu fresh soil if needed. 
Cold CJraperj-. 
Here the heat of the house depends upon the 
sun, and its proper temperature is governed by the 
management of the ventilators. An artificial sum- 
mer is to be created, the heat and moisture of 
which are to be kept suited to the vines by 
the care of the cultivator. The first thing to 
be done is to secure an uniform starting of the 
buds on the vine. If the vine were put up in its 
place at once the upper buds would get the advan- 
tage of lower ones and the growth would be 
unevenly distributed. To counteract this, the vine 
is so suspended that it will form a curve, with the 
upper end of it hanging down. By varying the 
point of suspension and the curvature of the vine, 
a uniform start can be secured, and when the 
shoots have made a growth of two or three inches, 
the vine is to be tied in place. If the upper buds 
fail to start, or if the vine shows cracks and bleed- 
ing, some injury has happened to it during the 
winter, and it must be cut back to a good bud 
whieh will furnish a cane to take the place of the 
old one. The temperature of the house in the 
early part of the month should be about 65°, which 
towards the end of the month may be increased 
to 70° or 80°. Sudden changes of temperature must 
be avoided, and a favorable moisture be maintained 
by a free use of the syringe morning and evening. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
Mar. 14, 1868, aud for the corresponding month last year : 
Urceipts. Flour, \17ient. Corn. Rye. 
23,iavst/(ism , tiit3i.ooo so.ooo 935.000 53.000 
26diiys((i.vim'tlil36.000 151,000 1,194,000 4,500 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn, llije. 
23dsvsHi«m'th.396.0no 957.000 1,546000 153.000 
20d:iys<(i*< in'[li,344.000 476,000 1,391,350 98,500 
2. Comparison with same period at this 
P.eckipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rije. 
23 (lavs 1868. ...131.000 S9.000 985.000 23.000 
2; days 1867... .111,000 91.000 139.000 15,090 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. 
23 (lavs 1818 296.000 957.O00 1.516.000 153.000 
22 days 1867 164,500 1,563,000 236,000 516,000 
Rarity/. Oats. 
41.000 109.000 
51.000 111.000 
Barley. Oats. 
973,000 875.000 
136,500 1,016,000 
time last year. 
Barley. Oats. 
41.000 109.000 
47,500 76,000 
Barley. Oats. 
97.300 875,000 
3. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to March 14: 
Flour. Wtieal. Corn. Rye. Oats. 
130,106 437.527 1,797.749 64.692 16 424 
18.5S6 1,342.219 114,893 43,961 
79.772 192,271 
1S67. 
1866 210.295 67:700 1,265,38 
1S65 274,759 128,960 101,046 
111 
16,643 
4. Stock of grain in store at New York : 
Wheat, Corn, Rye, Barley, Oats, Malt, 
1S68. bush. bush. bush. bash. bush. bush. 
Mar. 10 1,175,152 1.719,822 43.542 46.614 1,794,212 31,102 
Feb. 11 1.507.679 1.705.380 lsj.m 93.032 2.134.191 65 237 
Jan. 13. ...1.647.41S 1.431,553 1S9.330 161,313 2,379,826 69,389 
1867. 
Bee. 11 1,804.515 1.653.664 202.900 392.815 3,199.563 83.445 
Nov. 12 941,129 1.9VI.7H6 131.5)3 :;61,.5! 2.216.752 52.155 
Oct. 15 167.61'S 967.664 7.300 32.793 8110.897 57 977 
Sept. 10 120.532 1,154.892 500 9.576 135.737 61.508 
Auc. 13.... 90,174 863,724 32,785 12.376 20H.341I 18,632 
•lul.v 15 245.509 160.781 06,986 31,391 206.765 34.700 
Gold has been depressed in price, since our last, clos- 
ing at 139 l 4 — Breadstuff's have been moderately active 
since our last, but quite variable in prices. The offerings 
of flour and wheat have been comparatively limited, but, 
toward the close, have run ahead of the wants of buyers, 
to the injury of prices, which close with a downward 
tendency. Corn has fluctuated materially through the 
month, but closes briskly and buoyantly, on an active 
home and export demand. Rye and Barley advanced in 
price, on light receipts, and a fair inquiry,— the former 
closing heavily, and the latter \-ery firmly. Oats have 
been less sought after, and have been lower and irregu- 
lar — Provisions have been in good request, but hog 
products have been unsettled in price, closing in favor 
of purchasers. Beef, Butter, and Cheese, close with an 
upward tendency — Cotton has advanced materially, on 
an unusually active movement, chiefly speculative ; but 
it closes less firmly Wool was in very brisk demand 
for a week or two, and quoted a shade higher ; but the 
later dealings have been less extensive, the market closing 
about steady — Hay has been salable at full prices.... 
Hops and Tobacco have been quiet Seeds have at- 
tracted more attention, closing more firmly. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
Feb. 15. March 14. 
PRICK of Golti 140% 139W 
Flour— Super to Extra State* 8 45 wit 25 $8 85 (sill 00 
Super to Kxlra Southern. . 9 90 (315 50 9 30 (315 06 
Extra Western 9 57 @15 75 9 90 @15 5U 
F.xti a Cenesee 1125 (314 30 1110 fell 50 
Superfine Western , 
All kinds ot" lied ami Amber. 2 33 (3 2 S3 2 SO (3 2 i 
Cor.ji- Yellow 1 S3 @ 1 32 1 23 ® 1 28 
Mixed 1 26K® 1 35 1 23 % 1 27 
Oats— Western 85 ® — S2Y'a 83 
Nominal. Nominal. 
1 71 O 1 80 1 80 (,» 1 88 
1 91 (3 5 55 2 05 <a 2 40 
llVK . 
IUrLKY 
Hay— Hale V 100 lb 1 05 (i 1 45 1 05 @ i 155 
Loose 1 10 (a 1 50 1 15 ia 1 60 
Straw, »> 100 It, 90 @ 1 15 95 ® 1 15 
c'orrox— Midilllivjs. * lb 20^® 21V 24y® 26 
Hops-Crop ol I860. 19 lb 20 ® 60 15 ® 60 
I'm thkiis— Live Geese,* ft 75 @ 90 75 ia 90 
Sum. -Clover. *> lb 12K® 13)< 1S!<@ 14W 
'■— tli v. "<< bushel 3 00 @ S 25 2 75 ® 3 00 
Cuba, iRgal .. 34 @ 48 37 @ 55 
COFFEE- Kin.Minl.lprlcell! lb 12 (3 17!< 12V(a 18 
Tiiiimt-,, Kcninckv, *e..iiib. 6 <a 23 7 @ 24 
Seed Led. V It, Sy.@ 65 4 @ 65 
Wo.il.-DoiiiiMicFli-eCP.fllb. 33 (51 60 40 ® 60 
Domestic, nulled. *> lb 27 ® 52 28 ® 48 
California unwashed, 16 @ 28 18 @ 52 
Tallow. SB 11 ® )1H "H® 11X 
Oil-Cake— »< ton ... 50 00 (356 00 48 00 (S50 00 
Po 1:1;- M ess, |( barrel ...... 52 37 (323 56 23 12 424 15 
Pi line. *> barrel IS 25 ©19 30 20 00 S2I60 
BKBr— Plain mess 13 0(1 ©19 00 14 00 (320 00 
Lard, in barrels, V tb 14 @ 15 14^® 16 
MiriEi: — Western. * lb 25 a 42 S3 ® 50 
State, * » 40 @ 50 47 ® 60 
Cheese 8 ® 1SX 9 ® 16v 
He ixs-V bushel 4 TO (3 5 10 5 50 ® 5 80 
pE.\s-C:inniln.*i bushel 155 @ 1 60 155 ® — 
Kmis-Frcsh. ?» dozen SS @ 41 28 ® 31 
Poii.tuv-I'owIs. *B 15 ® 17 18 ® 28 
Tnrkevs, |)1b 33 ® 25 20 @ 25 
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I>'ew York i.ive Stock Markets.— 
week en-dino. Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swiiie. Tot'l 
February 17 4,793 81 582 26.00-2 9.060 40,518 
Fel,ruarv24 4,042 66 86:1 26.159 11,214 42.290 
March 2 4.839 
March 9 4.644 
74 
86 
631 17.155 11,639 
603 17.259 10,660 
34.633 
33,252 
Total in four Weeks.. . .18,318 
397 
2.625 86 
875 42.573 
150,693 
do for pr^viousoWeeks .25,531 
Beeves. 
424 
Coir 
5,072 120, 
. Calvet 
313 56,918 
. Sheep. 
197,181 
Swine. 
Average per Week 4,579 
77 
656 
21.719 
10,613 
do do last Month. 5,107 
84 
611 
21,104 
11,383 
do do prev's Month. 4.763 
71 
544 
20.S99 
17,743 
Averaqe. per Week. 1867. 5.544 
do. do. do. 1866 5,748 
do. do. do. 1865 5,555 
do. do. do. 1861 5.161 
do. do. do. 1863 5,150 
64 
94 
113 
145 
129 
1.320 
1.300 
1.500 
1.511 
094 
22,154 
20,000 
16,091 
15.315 
9,941 
20.605 
13.000 
11.023 
12,676 
21,670 
Total in 1867 .393.832 
Total in 1866 298,880 
Total in 1865 270.271 
Total in 1S63 264,091 
3.369 
4,885 
6,101 
7,603 
6,470 
69,941 
02.420 
77,991 
75.621 
35,705 
1.174.154 1,1(13.613 
1.040.1X10 672,000 
888,783 573,197 
782.462 660.270 
519,316 1,101.617 
The above table gives the weekly receipts for the fonr 
weeks ending March 9, the total number of all kinds for 
each week, also the number of each kind for the four 
weeks, as well as the sum of all kinds for the month. 
