44 
AMERICAN AG-:ftlCtJLTtfS,iST. 
[PEBRfcART, 
any indication of mould or rot, they must be rc- 
raored to a dryer plac". to prevent deterioration. 
Trellifes and all supports for plants may be made 
and neatly painted of some inconspicuous color. 
Green and Hot-Houses. 
Xo matter how variable the temperature Is with- 
out, the fires slionld be so managed that the inter- 
ior of the house is but little influenced. Water 
should be applied according to the wants of the 
pl.ants, instead of i;ivingau indiscriminate soakiui; 
alike to those at rest, and those that are making 
a rapid growth, as is often done. W^ili 
/;««(■(,<, as with other evils, success in overcoming 
them depends in a great measure on beginning in 
time. When a jdant is found to have an insect 
upon it, then is tlie time to treat it. Mucli trouble 
may be crnshcd between the thumb and linger. 
CameUia.-< that have done flowering, may be prun- 
ed into shape ; shorten straggling branches to a 
good bud. A well shaped plant is too seldom seen, 
owing to crowding. Bring forward pots of 
liiilbx, and supply them with abundance of water 
Seals of tender annuals may be sown for early 
blooming, and a stock of all the needed kinds of 
Beddinn Ptayiis be propagated from cuttings. 
Apiary in Fcbrnary. 
If the Weather continues wintry, follow the di- 
rectious given last month, especially not forget- 
ting to screen the hives from the influence of tlie 
Bim after snows, when the weatlier comes ofT mild 
and warm. Warm weather such as will thaw the 
ice in the hive (caused by the freezing of the 
breatli of the bees) will tempt the bees to fly, and 
they irct little harm provided there is not soft snow 
for tliem to fall into and become entangled in. 
When the frost in the hive melts, an ojiportunity 
is afforded to clear out dead bees, etc. Examine 
hives, whether housed or not, for mice depreda- 
tions, and take measures to abate them. This is a 
good time to shift hives to new stands, if desirable. 
First-Rate Premiums. 
OPE\ TO .\L,l.. 
Wilh the exeeplion nf five articles, which liave been 
largely called for, anl of which a new .'took is not i evilly 
iivailable. we coiitinue the offer of our last month's 
pierniuin articles. iFor full pnrti'-ulars seepage 2d of 
January Agriruliurist. ami especially a fall Descrip- 
tive Slieet, which will he freely seat lo all iippliranls.) 
^lost of the premiums offered in the table below» and 
prohahly all, will be open f<H' two or three mnnllis yet, at 
least, so that every "ne "ill have ample time to fill up 
lists of names in progress, or m:ike up entirely new 
premium ciuhs of subscribers The offers are for sub 
sciibers for this full vohnne. whenever leneived. We 
have stereotype plates from which to supply the numbers 
complete from January 1st, to all new subsciihers. 
Many have received from one to foui large premiums, 
ami are getting new clubs, to secure still other articles. 
We are constantly receiving lu-emlum clubs from persons 
wlio say they found it quite easy to get up a club when 
tjiey took hold of tlie matter in earne>t. Many have ob- 
tained $"25 to $112 articles by three or four days' work, 
and S(mre in only a few evenings. It is only necessary 
lo show a copy of the paper, and explain its leading 
featiu-es, its large amount of con<lensed information, its 
line and valuable engravings, etc., lo convince almost 
any man that it \\ill ;'fly him to take the paper a year. 
We have no special or traveling agents, but any one 
disposed lo do so, can art as vnlimtary agent, and receive 
the premium a? an acknowletigment of his efforts, 
and if it be an article he does not want, he can usually 
sell it for nearly or quite the regular price, and thus re- 
ceive a good compensation. 
ITIennud Women of various occupations, 
Farmers, Gardeners, Post-masters, Itler- 
cliants, Meclianles, Clergymen, Teacliers, 
Soldiers, Boys, Girls, etc., can engage in the 
work, and secure good pay for it, in the premium ar- 
ticles, which are all good and desirable. 
Table of Prcniinnis and Terms, ;j i'*^ 
For Volume 25. S— S^ 
Open to all — \'o Competition. 2 ^ ^ ^ 
Xamefi of Premium Article';. ' , ■~ " 
1— Goon Rooks— .s'^? terms belmc' 1 
a— Garden Seeds lor a Family (40 kinds), ..$.5 00 u 
a— Flower Seeds lor a Faniilv (100 kinds). $5 00 , n 
4— Nursery Stock (anv ivinds desired) f*20 00 ' 30 
.5— lona Grape Vines (V4 ot No. 1) .,.^18 00 , 97 
O— Concord Grape Vines (100 01 N'o. 1) .. jl9 00 Tfl 
S— Japan Lilies (1'4 liulhs) $6 00 1 IT, 
*.)— Downing's Landsc-ape Gardening $6 .50 , 15 
Irt— .\nierican Cvclopedia $80 00 % 
I'i— Worcester's Great ]Ilnstr.at'dDictionary|12 00 19 
l.'i—.\ny hack Volume .4f7)-iVT/rtHH««,i .^' $175 
l4— Any Two back Volnnu-S do [ S'S $3 .iO | 
l.'»—.\nv Three do do do | -5.-3" $5 2.") 1 lo 
10— .\ny Four do do do I ^■5=^ $7 00 1.^. 
17— .\nv Five do do do ! 5^© $S 7.t ir, 
l>J-.4nj-Six do do do i'^.Sjio 50 : 17 
19— .\nv Seven do do do "• .,^$1';'^" ]ti 
30— .\nV Eight do do do SS $14 00 - 
ai-Vols. XVI to XXIV do J '< $15 75 
•43-Tlie C.Minty Kleetion, Steel I'late Col'd.»10 CO 
24— Halt in the Woods do do $10 00 
a"»— Morton's l>est N'o. 5 Gold Pen, Silver Case$4 50 
30— Case ot Drawina Instruments.., $8 00 
3".l— Ilest Fanuly Cloitles-Wiinger 110 00 
30-I)oty's Washins .Machine $12 00 
.31 -Tea Set (I'.est Silver Plated) $50 00 
3'i— Sewiiii Machine, (Wheeler & Wilson). $55 00 
33— Sewinir Machine (Wilrox & Gibhsi $55 00 70 
34--Sewini Maehine (Elias Howe) $60 00 75 
.3.5— Melodeon (Rest Four Octave) $67 00 SO 
30— Melodeon (Best Five Octave) $11'J 00 1-10 
37— Piano. 70ctave (Steinwav & Sons).. ..$600 00 500 
SS-naro'ueter fWoodrnirs Mercurial).. $13 00 1 10 
39-I!aroineter i Woodruff's Mercurial) $18 00 I 22 
40— The Aquarius, or Water Thiower -. $11 00 li) 
41— Buckeve Mowing Machine No. S .$1'45 00 1.50 
43— Allen's Patent Cvlinder Plow $20 .50 31 
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fii 
210 
270 
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200 
oOO 
450 
1500 
i:^ -Vo charge is made /»r packing or boxing antj of the 
.articles in this Premium List. The Premiums, 1,2, 3,7, 8, 
and 13 to 26, are delivered to any part of the United 
States and Territories, free of all charges. TJie other 
articles cost the recipient only the freight after leaving 
the manufactory of each. illS~ Every article o.ff'ered is 
new and of the very best manufacture, 
J^' In the above Table of Preminms, the 
First Column gives Uie Xumber of the Premium. The 
Second gives the lowest market pri,)e, or even less in 
some cases. Tlie Third Column shows how many sub. 
scribers are requiied if sent at llie regular price, $1.50 a 
year. The Fourth Column gives the number of snb- 
scribeis required, if they aie sent at the lowest Club 
piice for twenty or more copies, lliat is $1 year. 
To avoid errors and save immense labor in looking orer 
our books, it is absolutely essential that every name design- 
ed for a premium list be so marked when sent in. (Such 
names ai'e creJited to the sender in a separate book, as 
fast as received— ready for instant lefeience.) 
■ Premium \,— Good Books.— \ny person sending 25 or 
more subscribers, may select Books from tlie List on this 
page, to tlie amount of 10 cents for each subscriber sent at 
$1: or to the amount of 30 cents for each name sent 
at the (ten) club price of $1.20 each: or to the amount of 60 
cents for each ntiine at $1.50. This offer extends only to clubs 
of 25 or more names. The Books will be sent by mail or 
express, prepaid by )(.s.— This is a good opportunity for the 
farmers of a neighborhood to unite their efforts and get up 
an Agricultural Library for general use. 
Tlic other Articles are fully set forth In the De- 
scnie TivE List referred to below, and briefly last month. 
These "Winter Montlis afford a very favorable 
opportunity for collecting premium lists. Last year we 
sent moie premiums in Feb'ry and March than in Jan. 
£^ FtTLL PARTinTli.lRS about each pre- 
mium article, etc., are given in a "DESCKIPTIVE 
LIST," which we mail to any one desiring it. Send 
for it. The premiums are of a standard class, and enough 
of each can be oljtained to supply ail entitled to them. 
Each premium is for a specified number of names, as 
given in tiie Tatiie, and any one knows just what he or 
she is working for, without i-egai-d to any higher num- 
ber that others may obtain. 
BOOKS FOR FARMERS and OTHERS. 
[Any of the following books can be obtained at the Of- 
fice of the ArjricuUuriH at the prices named, or they will he 
forwarded by mail, postpaid, on receipt of the price. These 
prices are positively good only to March 1st.] 
.Mien's (L. F.) Uural Architecture $ 
.\Ilen's (U. L.) American Farm Book 
Allen's Diseases of Domestic Animals 
.\merican Bird Fancier 
American Hose CuUurlst 
American Weeds and Useful Plants 
.^rt ofSaw Filini ..(Holly) 
Barry's Fruit Gar- ten ; ,',, 
Benient's Poulterer's Companioa 
Bement's Kabbit Fancier '.'.'.'.*. 
Blake's Farmer's Encvclopc<lia 
Boussingault's Itnr.il Economy 
Bridgeman's Fnut Colli valoi-'s ^lanual .'..'. 
Bridgeman's Vnniic: Gardener's Assistant ...'. 
Bridgemau'8 Kitelir.n Garden Instructoi' 
Bridiieman's Florist's Guide. . 
Brandt's .\ee 01 lliu-ses (English and German) 
Breck's Book of Flowers 
Browne's Field Book of Manures 
Ruist's Flower Garden Directory 
Bnist'q Family Kitchen Gardener .'.'."" 
Burr's VeQ:etables of America .."""" 
Carpenters and Joiners' Hand Book. .(Holly) 
Clioi'lton's Grape-Grower's Guide 
Cobl)ett'3 American Gardener-. 
Cole's (S. AV.) American Fruit Book '..'..'. 
Cole's Veterinarian '.'.'..' 
Colman's .\sriculture '.'." 
Copeland's Countrv Life '.'..".'."."" 
Cottage Bee-Keener, , ; 
Cottoii Plantei-s' Manual CTumer) 
Dadd's -Modern Horse Doctor '.'.'.' 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) Aniei-icau Cattle Doctor 
Dana's Muck Manual 
Dog and Ctuu (Hooper's) '..'. 
Downins's Landscape Gardening (new Edition). ..'.'.'.!i 
Downiiu^'s Cottage Itesidenees 
Downinu's Ki-uit-> atitl Fruit Trees of America " 
Downing's Itural Essavs 
East wood on Cr.Tnbcirv '.'.'.'.". 
Elliott's Western Fruit Grower's Guide. '.. 
Employment of Women— IJy Vii-ginia Penny 
Flax Culture 
F'rencli's Farm Di-ainaire ..'. 
Flelcl's (Thomas'W.) Pear Culture " 
Fish Culture 
Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses 
Flint's Milch Cows and Dairy Farming 
Fuller's Grape Culturist 
Fuller's Strawberry Culturist 
(ioodale's Principles of Breeding 
Grav's Manual of Botany and Lessons in one "Vol ". 
Gra'v's How Plants Grow. . . , 
Gue'non on Milch Cows 
Hall's (Miss) Amei'icau Cookei-y 
Harnszthy's Grape Culture, &c 
Harris' bisects IniuriOiis to Vetretation. plain 
Harris' Insects Injurious to Vegetation, colored plates. 
Herbert's Hints to Horsekeepei's 
Hints to Iliflemcu, by Cleveland .' 
Hoilv's Country Seats 
Hop'Culture "' 
How to Buy a Farm and ATliere lo Find One 
Insect Eni-mies of Fruit Ti-ees, (Trimble) ..^, ^. . 
.laqnes' Fruits and Fruit Trees 
Jennings on Cattle 
.Jennings on Swine and Poultry 
.lenning's on the Hoi"so and liis Disea.ses 
Johnston's .\2i'icultural Chemistry '_ 
.tohnstou's Elements of -\cricnltural Chemistry 
Kemp's Landscape Gardecing 
Lanistroth on the llouev Bee 
Loudon's (t)ownina'si Ladies' Flower Garden 
Leuchar's Howto Build Ilot-lionses 
Lieliia's Familiar Letters on Chemistry 
Liehia's Modein Agriculture 
Liebig's Natural Laws of Ilusbandl-y 
Linslev*9 (D. C.) MorL'nn Horses ,..' 
Manual of Asricultuie bv G. Emei'son and C. I*. Flint. 
.Mavliew's IlliistraTed Horse Doctor 
Mavhe)V's Illustrated Hoi-se Management 
McNlahou's .American Gai'dener 
Miles on tlie Horse's foot 
Morrell's American Shepherd 
Mv Farm of Edgewood 
Norton's Scienilhc A'riicultnre 
Onion Culture ' 
Our Farm of Four Acres (hound) 60c (paper) 
Pardee on Srrawi)eri-y Culture 
Parsons on the liose" 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton Leaves 
Pedder's Land Measurer 
Quiubv's Mvsteries of Bee keeping — 
llabbit Fan'cier 
Uandall's Sheen Husbandrv 
liandall's Fine Wool Sheep Husbandrv 
Kand's Flowers for Parlor and Gardeii 
Itichardson on the Dog 
Kural Affairs (bound) 4 Vols, -.each 
Kural Annual (by Joseph Harris) 
Rural K'egister (bv J. J. Thomas) 
Sauuder's Domestic Poultry paper. 30 cts... bound.. 
Saxton's Farmers' Litirary..scr oto Vols morocco 
Saxton's Farmers' I.ibrarv. .set of 3Vols.. cloth 
Schenck's tlardener's Tex't Book 
Shepherd's own Book. 
Skillful Housewiie .. 
Smith's Landscape Gni'dening 
Spencer's Education of ChiUireu 
Stewart's (.John I Stable Book . 
Tenipletnn's Mechanic's Pocket Companion 
Ten Acres Enon:r;i 
Tennv's Natural Historv and Zoologv 
Thaer's (A. D.) Piincipli;s of Agricuilurt' 
The Great West, hound 
Thompson's Food of Animals 
Tobacco Culture . 
Todd's (S. E.) Voung Farmer's Manual 
Tucker's liegister liur.al Affairs 
Vaux's Villas and Cottages 
Villas and Farm Cottases. (Cleaveland and Backus)... 
Warder's Hedaes and Evei-sreens ; 
Watson's American Home Gai'den 
Wax Flowers (Art of Making). 
Wet Davs at Edgewood "^ 
Welherill on the Manufacture of Vinegar. 
Whe.at Plant (John Klippai-t's) 
Woodward's Country Homes 
"Woodward's Graperies 
Vonatt and Spooner on the Horee 
Touatt and ilartin on Cattle 
Youatt on the Hog 
Youatt on Sheep 
Younians' Household Science 
youmans' New Cherai-rry... 
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