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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[June, 
and especially some of the larger yarieties are 
worth growing, when there Is room. 
Climbers.— See that supports are provided for all 
climbing plants, and those that do not climb by 
tendrils or otherwise, should be tied with soft twine. 
SahUiis need stakes to support the flower-stalks, 
as soon as they appear. 
il"re»Hirt?s.— Seedlings should be transplanted and 
shaded for a few days, until well established. Those 
having tall, weak stems, will require stakes. 
Lawn. — Cut the grass every week, and do /lot re- 
move it, as it serves as a protection to the roots, 
and also as a fertilizer. Grass near trees must be 
cut with a grass-hook in order not to injure the tree. 
JUdgittff^, if of grass, must be cut and trimmed as 
often as necessary ; probably once a month will be 
often enough to keep them looking well. The 
edging-knife should be thrust down far enough 
to cut off all grass-roots, which grow into the beds 
or walks below the surface. 
Seeds of biennials and perennials do best when 
sown as soon as ripe. Sow in shallow boxes, set in 
a frame, where a little shade can bo given, either 
with boughs or lattice-work. Usually the plants 
will be large enough to transplant in the fall or the 
following spring. 
tjii-oeiilioiiMC and '%Vin<1o'«T Plants. 
The plants in a window may be kept looking 
finely during the summer, with proper attention to 
watering and shading during the middle of the day. 
The plants should be showered overhead occasion- 
ally ; those with thick leaves should have the dust 
removed with a soft sponge. 
Window Boxe.'i that have been inside during the 
winter, may be used for decorating the porch or 
piazza during the summer; these, as well as hang- 
ing baskets, ought to have an abundance of water. 
Outside window boxes, or balcony-gardens, must 
not be allowed to dry out. 
Bedding Plants must not be set out before the 
nights become warm, and the soil dry, otherwise 
they will get a check from which it will take a long 
time to recover. 
Sidbs that have done flowering, may be taken out 
of the pots, and stored in a dry place. 
GrernJiouse. — This will look bare, if all the plants 
are taken out, as was formerly the custom. This 
stripping of the house is needless, as a perpetual 
show of flowers maybe enjoyed, if a little care is 
exercised in the selection of varieties ; besides 
there are many plants which do not grow well in 
the open ground, but which do well under glass. 
Do not omit the weekly smoking of the houses, to 
kill the green fly and other insects, nor the shower- 
ing overhead, to kill the red spider. Also admit 
plenty of air, except during cold storms. 
CamelUns and A.-akas may be taken out of doors, 
and protected from the sun by a shade of lattice- 
work. This is much better than allowing them to 
remain in the greenhouse, where they are injured 
by too much sun. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprclicnsive tables, care- 
fully prepared specially for tUo Anwkan AgriciiUurist, 
from our daily record during the year, show at a glance 
tlie transactions for the mouth ending May 1.3th, 187."), 
ami for tlie corresponding mouth last year: 
1. TR.VNSAOrrONS AT TUB NKW TOKK aiAnKICTS. 
Reoeipts. Flour. Wieat. Cm-ii. l:iie. Harlet/. Onls 
ar, (I'sU/M m'Ui2r>l,223 817,000 1,C83,000 SS.OOO MH.OOO 561,0(10 
26(l'3l.isl in'tliaW.TOa 601,300 1,782,UI)0 9,000 207,000 520,000 
SAT.its. Flnnr. Wheat. Corn. line, llarleii. Oaift 
26 (fa this m'tliSie.OOO 1,921,000 2,709,000 1)4,500 138.000 1,814,000 
26 It's ln.U iii'lli 397,01)0 2,910,000 2,086,000 01,000 315,000 1,703,000 
a. Compnrlson wilh same period at this lime last year. 
Kur.Mtii'TS. Flotir. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Bnrleii. Oats. 
26 days 1875.. 254,223 617.000 1,023,000 S3,'000 239,000 501,000 
2a days 1871.. 299,000 2,519,000 2,107,000 24,000 49,0(i0 (IIUIOO 
Sat.bs. Flni(r. Wheat. Corn, riiie. BarUll nals 
20 days 1875 356,000 1,931,000 2,709,000 01,500 138,000 1,811,000 
2.irtays 1871.. 291,000 2,306,000 2,031,000 47,000 317,000 ijOOSiOOO 
3. Stock of rfrafn in store at New 7'ork. 
V'heal. Corn, rti/e. llarleii. Onis. Mall. 
,, ,. ,„ liiLSli. bnsli. linsli. linsi; l>iisli liiiKh 
'f^'S-ll. §7i.. 069.804 1,542.9!! 16,121 10.',37 51, ,209 2^065 
Apr, 9, 18,0.. 1,701,029 3,3W,9ii7 2:..531 )01,9l-.l 7'^r.,-'60 1<I4 771 
.J:in. 11,18;-,.. 3,675.122 l.llla'J'Hl .-n.^s;) 191. ITO S77.0U 145,617 
vl;*^- l;',''^'-^,--'',;'!.'!'^*' l--''''7' l-."-'5 10\3!i| 890,899 135,622 
Nov. 9, 1874. .3.080,141 1,7!1.5I0 lll.lj;; llljffl 791722 135 882 
May 11, 1874.. 825,331 :y,003 25,839 49,125 53,527 ioS 
4. Exports from New i'ork, Jan. 1 to May 10. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Riie. liarley. Oats. Peas, 
libla. bush. bti.sli. bush. bush. busb. bush. 
18T5..63:),236 5,.535,3S9 4,170,173 47,415 165 38,122 175,6r.3 
1871.. 782,059 9,309,705 5,515,551 552,373 ■ 45,113 158,917 
18;3.. 392,997 1,485,326 3,965,3.51 49,700 11,830 10,604 24,152 
1872.. 286.732 2,380,240 4.425,213 208,000 9,300 12,:«8 
1S7<.. . 659,932 3,499,708 1,6110,576 17,338 67,903 13,777 
1870.. 6.33,515 4,003,IB1 119,022 0,709 1,089 
1869.. 337,389 2,(>l;,*;0 1,173,235 80,583 
lS6i.. 319,202 1,708,175 2,909,014 153,093 36,169 
CURKBNT WnOLESALll PRICKS. 
April 13. Mar 13. 
PErcK or Gor.D 115 3-8 115 1-a 
I'"(.0lJi:— Super to ISxtra Stale f4 60 ® 00 J4 85 a 6 10 
Super to Kxtra SoutUeru.. . . 4 60 ® 8 00 5 00 @ 8 50 
Kxtra Westciu 5 00 @ 8 25 5 20 @ 8 .50 
Kxtra Genesee 5 40 @ 6 75 5 50 @ 7 25 
Saperliuc Western 4 60 @ 5 00 4 85 @ 5 20 
lira Flour 4 25 ® 5 35 4 35 @ 5 50 
Coi-.x-.Mkai.. 3 90 ® 4 SO 4 00 a 4 80 
WuKAT- All Kiiiils ol White. 130 @ 1 42K 140 @ I ilii 
All kiucia 01 lleil auil Auiber. 1 15 @ 1 32M 1 15 o 1 43 
Cor.w-rcllow 94 @ 96 89 @ 90 
Jtlxed 93 ® 95 87!^® 92,'^ 
White 94 ® 96 S9 a 90 
OATS-Westeru 72 ® 77 75 @ 78X 
State 73 @ T! 15 ® 78M 
i:vj! 95 @ 1 07 100 ® 1 09 
nAKLKY lis ® 1 50 125 @ 1 55 
Hat— Dale, * 100 lbs 65 @ 1 05 60 ® 1 10 
Straw, If 100 n.s 50 ® 85 45 ® 80 
UOTTON— WidilliiiK.e, f( lb ... lOX® 17 ICH® lOa 
lIoPS-Ciop ons74, ift lb 28 @ 43 38 ® 45 
I'EATIIERS— Live Geese, » tti. S3 ® 55 33 ® 60 
SEKD-Clover, *Mb UK® UX UK® 12I-4 
Timothy, ifi busliel 2 63 ® 2 85 3 55 ® 2 75 
Flax. W luishol 2 10 @ 2 85 2 CO ® 2 20 
SitoAR-i:eft'g& GroceryiPlb 7 ® 9K 7;,'® »'A 
Mor.Assv.s. Ciihii. ilf'gal. ... . 40 @ 45 .37 ® 46 
New Orleans, ?D gal C5 @ 77).; 70 ® 76 
CorrnR-UioCGold) 155^® 18jJ 16 @ 19 
TOUAOCO, Kenlucky. *c., iPIb. 10 ® 28 10 ® 28 
Seed beat, id n> 7 @ 55 7 @ 65 
Wciar.-Domestie Fleece, iPl lb SO ® 61 23 ® 03M 
Dniipslie, pulled, V lb 30 ® 50 25 @ .50 
CiililcM niii, clip 15 ® 34 13 ® 33 
Tai.i.ow, Ki lb 8)4® 8^ 8!^® 9H 
acr,-GAKi!— ft tOH 45 00 ®47 30 44 50 ®4S 50 
IViRK-Mcss, fl liaiicl 22 23 ® 3190 ®22 15 
I'liuie Mess, fi barrel 19 73 ®20 00 19 50 ®10 73 
Reef— Plalu mesa 10 30 ® 10 00 ® — 
Lard, iu Ires. & barrels, ?S lb 13 ® 155^ 14K® 15?^ 
llliTTKR— State, fib 15 ® 30 15 ® 30 
Wcslern, f) lb 12 ® 23 12 ® 24 
(MiEKSE.. 5 ® 165,' 4 @ 15K 
liEANS-IH bnaliel 1.50 ® 3 00 150 ® 3 10 
PEAS-Canada, n-ee, V bu ... 115 ®-, — 1 19 ® — 
Hogs— Fresh, ift dozen 25 @ 26 15*4® 17 
PODLTET— Fowls 15 ® 21 16 ® 36 
Tuikevs-m lb 16 ® 22 17 fi. 23 
Geese,>pair 125 ® 2 00 1 00 @ 3 25 
Ducks, iB pair 70 ® 1 12 75 ® 1 00 
PlOEOjjs, HI pair 75 (ii 1 00 1 00 ® 1 i5 
Wild Ducks, ¥> pair 50 ©135 — ® — 
Plover, ^ dozen — @ — 1 25 ® 1 37 
Snipe, per dozen — @ — 30 © 1 37 
Turnips ^ibbl 125 ® I 75 173 ® 2 00 
(.■Ansvaiis-* 100 5 00 ®ll 00 — ® — 
Onions- it bbl 175 ® 4 00 50 ® 1 00 
Onions, m-w Cermuda, crate — ® — 1 00 @ 1 25 
Potatoes— 5(1 bbl 1 62K® 2 -W 3 00 2 75 
Sweet Poi-ATOES-fbbl 3 00 ® 3 75 3 00 @ 4 00 
I'.unoM-conN 10 @ 10 9 ® 15 
Potatoes, new Eermuda.bbl — @ — 7 50 ® — 
Asparagus, ift doz. bunches . — ® — 2 00 ® 5 00 
IIADISUES, ft 100 bimcbes — ® — 1 00 (3 — 
Steawbeekies, ilt quart — ® — 25 ® 40 
Appi.E.'^— lit iiarrei, 75 @ 2 00 100 r^// 2 50 
Cranberries- %^ bbl 2 25 @ 9 50 ~ ® — 
Green Pe.is, ift bushel 3 20 ® 2 50 — ® — 
Green Peas, ift crate 6 00 ® — 3 25 ® 3 75 
■Iomatoes. ift crate 2 50 @ — SO ® 1 00 
Spinach, ift bbl — @ — 4 00 ® 4 50 
KALE.^bbl — @ _ 3 00 @ — 
Gold has been up to IIC, and down to lll^X, closing 
May IStli at II514, as against 115»a on April 12th The 
offerings of most kinds of Broadstntrs, afloat and from 
store, have been much lighter, and higher prices have 
been claimed, especially in view of the unfavorable 
weather, and the reports of injuries by the severe and 
unseasonable cold to the crop of winter wheat. The de- 
mand, however, lias not been remarkably active, cither 
for home use or shipment, at the ruling figures, though 
the export movement has been favored by nnusnal de- 
pression in ocean freights. Toward the close, Wheat 
was pressed for sale, and quoted lower, influenced, ia 
part, by more liberal offerings of Spring, for June ar- 
rivals. Considerable quantities of Canada Club Wheat, 
ill bond, to arrive on the opening of canal n.avigation, 
liave been also offered within the week ending with May 
l.Stli, for which the nominal asking price was $l.:iO per 
bushel, but lower rates would be accepted. It 5vas found 
difficult, however, to elicit bids from export buyers, as 
these operators were apprehensive of an adverse turn in 
ocean freights. Corn, Rye, and Oats closed with more 
firmness, in view of the reduced supplies available. Rye 
was particularly scarce and wanted for shipment to the 
Continent, as well as for milling. Prime'Oats were offer- 
ed very sparingly, and some speculative demand was 
noted. . . .Provisions iiave been less active, opening more 
firmly, but closing generally cheaper. Butter left off 
rather more steadily, with prime to strictly choice makes 
in limited stock. Cheese was unusually depressed, and 
difficult to place, in any considerable amounts. Eggs 
declined materially Cotton has been very freely dealt 
in, especially on speculative account, but at reduced 
quotations. ...Tobacco has been in fair request at essen- 
tially unchanged rates Hops have been quiet, but held 
with firmness Seeds have been dull and ^vclk Hay 
and Straw have been rather more sought after at quoted 
rates — Petroleum and Naval Stores have been depressed 
and quoted cheaper, on slow movements Wool has 
been in comparatively moderate demand, but without 
important alteration as t05'aliies. The inquiry for manu- 
facturing purposes lias been quite limited. Supplies 
have been offering witU comparative freedom, in most in- 
stances, at late rates. Buyers have not been disposed to 
operate to any considerable extcJit in tlie local market, 
pending the receipt of more liberal amounts of new clip. 
From the interior there have been very few advices re- 
ceived thus far, indicative of the probable opening figures 
for the new clip ; but the experiences of the past seasoii 
would seem to lead to the opinion on the part of buyers 
that it will not be adv-autagcous to operate at prices any 
higher tliau those of last year, and even at those rates 
that the new clip is not likely to pass freely into con- 
sumption, in view of the extreme dullness of the market 
for domestic woolens. On the other hand, producers are 
not eager to accept bids short of asking figures, which 
are represented as ruling generally somewhat above the 
opening quotations of last year. Some sales of fleece 
wool, on sheep's back, have been reported in the interior 
@ 50c. per lb. for eombiug stock. 
j^icw ¥oi-lc I..ivc-Sloclc iVIarlccli^. 
RECEIPTS. 
WEEK ENDING Seeve.s. Coios. Catres. Sheep. Sirine. ToH. 
April 19 8.093 77 2.270 19.669 30,600 61,315 
April30 10,269 183 3,371 24,713 35,427 73,996 
.May 3 8,573 'i3 3,364 13,900 25,012 51,534 
M.ay 10 9,411 90 3,000 17,343 32,s83 62,927 
Total for 4 Weeks. .30,948 423 12,003 73,855 124,528 349,762 
do./c»V"'«l'.4iree*.s32,139 509 4,635 72,568 95,803 205,674 
Bfeves. Cows. Calres. Sheen. Sirine. 
Averane per Week ,9,237 106 3,002 18,961 31,132 
do. do. last Month... 8.010 127 1,159 1S,H2 23,950 
do. do. iWTii's J/o«</(.. 7,185 100 619 21,852 26,051 
BeeTes.— Tlie months' business opened with an 
advance of ,v.c. ^ lb., on a brislc market. The hopeful 
feeling 5vas soon lost, and large receipts altered the 
tone of the market considerably. Losses of $5 @ $6 ^ 
head, were made on most of the stock, except extra, 
ivhieh remained firm. Dealers who lost uo more than 
$50 a car load, were well pleased, and a poor market was 
the rule to the end. At the close the market was dull, 
wilh a strong downward tendency, and sales were made 
at a loss on western stock. A few selections went at 13K 
® 13!4c. "isl ft., to dress 58 lbs. to the cwt. ; common to 
prime natives sold at 10 @- 12;aC. 1? ft., to dress 5G to 
58 fts. Rough oxen brongiit O.'tc, to dress 55 fts., and 
fat bulls sold for 5c. ^1 ft. live weight. A reduction in 
the cost of western stock, is thy only hope for dealera 
here, as prices can not be advanced in this market. A 
year a^o extra cattle were sold here al 19)4 @ 12>^c. ^ 
ft., on 58 lbs. to the gross cwt. 
The prices for the past four weeks were as follows : 
5VEEK ENDING Itiinge. Larf/e Sales. Aver, 
April 19 10 ®14 c. llK®115Cc. lIXc. 
April 26 9X®135i'c. 11 ®ll^c. llKc. 
May 8 9M®13Xc. ' lO^tSit'AC. U e. 
ilay 10 9;i®i3;i;e. io;:®\\y^c. 11 c. 
Milfli Co»vs.— Cows have been dull of sale through 
all of tile past month. Prices have not been maintained, 
and quotations are reduced to $40 to $70 for common to 
good cows, with slow sales al; these figures. . . .Calves. 
— Fur this class of stock the market has been easy, with 
a gradual weakening at the close, and prices gave way 
fully .'.iC. "i? ft. Tlic range at the close was 5@ 9e. ^ ft. 
for poor to prime veals Sliecp and Ijainbs,— - 
The market for sheep closes dull, witli prices falling. 
Ordinary to extra clipped sheep, sold for 5 @ fij^c. t? ft- 
No good wooled slieep were offered. Spring lambs were 
quoted at 10 (ie. 13c. ^ ft Swiiie,— There has been a 
good demand for hogs, and prices have generally ruled 
steady. As we close, there are no live hogs on sale, and 
city dressed are very firm at 97a © tOc. ^1 ft. 
Tlie following statement, taken form a report made by 
Sidney D. Maxwell, Siipt. of the Cliamber of Commerce 
of Cincinnati, and kindly furnished us by that gentleman, 
gives the quantity of pork, barreled and in bulk, and lard, 
in stock in tliat city on the 1st of May. 1S75, compared 
with the stocks on hand the same d.ay last year. We 
give totals, aiul omit details: 
irmter Packing, Nov. Ut to March Isl. 1873. 1874. 
Porkiu barrels 36,724 10,073 
Bulk moats (shoulders and sides), Bs 27,108,017 83,522,865 
r.acon (slioulders and sides i, lbs 1,2.50,197 2,206,985 
Hams, suj;ar-eured and pickled, Bs 11,787,733 9,745,985 
Total, bulk meat5,baeou, and hams, lbs.. 40,151,933 45,565,835 
Decrease in 1875, Bb 3,413,883 
Lard in tierces 23,294 6,607 
Lard in bbls. and kegs 3,404 2,602 
ElTcct or Feed.— "W. S.," Ogle Co., 111. 
Food of a itroper character and in sufficient quantity, is 
not alone sufficient to produce abundant milk. Milking 
liroperties come chiefly by inheritance, and although 
milk can not be produced without food, yet there must 
be a natural capability In the animal, to change this food 
into milk. There are good and poor cows, and feed will 
not at once make a good cow out of a poor one. But if a 
poor cow is fed well and her calves are raised well from 
their birth, the character of her dcsccndents may be 
greatly improved in a few generations. The .improve- 
ment is increased by selecting a bull from a good cow, 
.•wid also by selecting tlic best of the calves to breed from. 
If this course 5vas generally taken by farmers and daiiy- 
men, it would require but a few years to largely increase 
if not double the value of our common native cows. 
