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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[AtJOTJST, 
Flower Oardcii and Lawn. 
Keep the soil stirred this hot month ; it will be 
found more beiiefieial tliau watering. Observe 
ne:itness, not only in Iceeping ahead of weeds, but 
in tying up plants that need it, removing spent 
flower statics and all imsiglitly matters. Mow the 
lawn and grass edgings at least onec a week ; let 
no coarse weeds get establislied. Give summer 
clipping to box edgings and deeiduous hedges. 
Dahlias will need tying. Remove imperfect buds. 
Fiivhuins — Thesummersun is hard on many varie- 
ties, and if any drop their foliage, prune tliem 
closely and they will push anew when the heat is 
less severe. Mal;e cuttings for plants to keep 
tlirough tlie winter. 
Pi-ujtatjntion of slirubs by layers may be con- 
tinned. Cuttings of tlie new growth, sliadcd and 
kept moist, will take root. Make cuttings of such 
bedding ]ilants as are needed. 
Oladiolus stems are apt to fall over, and it is best 
to keep them tied to neat stakes. 
Tbtted Planta need extra shade and water. Do 
not allow the earth to fill with weeds or moss. 
Roues are apt to be infested by insects. Use the 
syringe freely, with soap suds or tobacco water. 
Make layers. Keep the new growth of climbers 
properly trained up. ^ 
Coi.eus. — This brilliant "foliage plant" produces 
a much liner effect when grown compactly. Short- 
ening the growth by a judicious cutting, will 
make it thicken up. 
<Sm;.s.— Select only from the best flowers, and 
g.ather as soon as ripe. All which burst their jioils 
suddenly, lil;e phloxes, pansics, etc., are to be taken 
before they are dead rijie, or many will be lost. 
Label every variety as soon as gathered. Seeds of 
perennials and biennials are generally best sown 
the same season in a reserve bed. They will give a 
Block of plants for next year's flowering. 
Green and Hot-IFoiisos, 
Shading the plants that remain in the house, 
■w.atering, and ventilating, must not be neglected. 
Provide for winter flowering plants by making eut- 
tings and sowing seeds. Look to the stock now 
out of doors, and see th.at it does not suffer from 
dryness or from violent winds. Rcpairiiig and 
building should be done, and coal, pots, soils, and 
all necessary supplies laid iu. 
Cold Grapery. 
When the fruit commences to ripen, watering is 
discontinued. Preveut sudden changes of tempera- 
ture, as tliey will interfere with the proper ripen- 
ing, but give free ventilation. When the crop is 
ripe, the upper ventilators may be kept open at 
night. In warm and damp weather, mildew is to 
be feared, and sulphur must be used as directed last 
month, and the air kept as dry as possible, 
A|iiary in Angsist. 
Some of the bee keepers who read the Agricul- 
turixt will lind that their bees, liaving had many 
flowers and favorable weather, have filled not only 
all the combs where honey should be stored, but 
the proper breeding combs too, more or less. Tliis 
will be almost sure to interfere with maintaining 
strong stocks for winter. It is, in such cases, de- 
sirable to shift combs, placing empty frames or 
brood frames, or frames of breeding combs in the 
center of such hives. The honey removed may be 
kept to feed weak stocks with, or used for the 
talde. Others of our readers may, and, as we know 
very well, do, labor under no such difficulty, 
pasturage havimr been by no means abundant. 
Boxes s^ds filled with clover honey must be re- 
moved before buckwheat comes in blossom, for if 
sealed with a thin liyer only of the daik honey on 
the surface, it will all sell as buckwheat hone}-. 
The moths will be very active this month, and 
should be trapped and caught in every way. Sau- 
cers of sweetened water set near the hives at niudit 
will entrap many. The grubs may be found in the 
chips of wax and dirt that accumulate often upon 
the floors of liives and in the cracks and corners. 
In ease there is any evidence of the existence of 
moth grubs in the surplus boxes after their re- 
moval, and they may be discovered by little mealy 
streaks upon the combs, fill the boxes with fumes 
of burning sulphur. 
As soon as buckwheat comes in bloom, give fresh 
surplus boxes ; good stocks will often store 20 to 
30 jionnds. Remove boxes as soon as tilled, or 
when the bees cease storing honey, and especially 
if they begin to carry it away. The comb grows 
darker the longer it remains on the hive. X>o not 
leave on empty boxes, in which the bees do no 
work; they only soil the glass and smear up the 
interior with propolis. 
E.varaine all stocks with reference to the healthi- 
ness and ability to winter well. Drive out sickly 
ones, giving the bees to weak stocks. Queenless 
loves m.ay also have their bees, brood and stores 
divided, or be suiiplied with a queen, or brood 
comb, or both from other hives. Equalize stocks 
by changing hives from one stand to another, .as 
freipicnfly before described. If stocks are found 
with frame* of drone combs in the middle of the 
liive, shift the frames to bringthis upon the outside, 
and jiut frames containing small cells in the middle. 
It is often desirable to breed Italian queens late 
in the season, because the drones are all killed off 
in common hives, and a supply of Italian drones 
being provided at home, the young queens will to 
a certainty be fertilized by them. To have a sup- 
ply of late drones, remove the queen from a strong 
stock iu a large movable frame hive, place in the 
hive drone comb containing grul)s or sealed larvtE 
from other hives, and remove after 8 days any 
quceu cells that may be formed. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
The following conilenseil, comprehensive tables, care- 
fully pieparod specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show at u gliince the Irimsaclinns for a monlh. enling 
July 1-1, 1S66. and the exports of BreadslutTs from tins 
port thus far, since Junuary 1 : 
1. TR.\NSAC-nO.XS AT Tlltt NKW-YORK MAKKETS. 
(iKCElCTS. Floiir. Mlient. Com. 17^/e. Jlarlc^ Outs. 
aiii!ivMy/is'm'tii.29i.ooc) rriS.oiM 4,n-in,(i(ifi iBo.ono eT.nno i.sn niio 
^2^l;lys(^l^(lll'tll.25;.0O') 3-3,0(10 1,()S(),I)()0 47,000 81,000 518,000 
Sales. Flnitr. Wlicat. Corn, line JiarUy. 
24 rl!iysi;/rt month. 3:8,000 4.30.000 3.(!r!.000 199.000 
a2Uiiys(</»< month, 371.000 807,000 2,138,000 174,1100 43,000 
3, Comparimn with .same period at this time hist i/ear. 
UKOErPTS. Flour. M'heat. Corn. liije. Xinrleti. (Jiits, 
34 Uavs ISOli 391.0)0 "..\1.0ni) 4.0"i0.000 IfiO.OOO 67.000 1.311 noo 
34ilayslSC3 Sil.joo 1,131,000 1,3:;2,000 54,000 7l).000 1,502,1100 
Sales. Ftoitr. Wheat. Corn. Itiie. llarhii. 
24(lavsisnr, 2.'i3.000 4:11.000 3.012.000 199,000 — ^ 
24<lay8 1S0o 324,000 1.376,000 1,1.5,1,000 141,000 
3. Exports from New-York, January I to July 13: 
Flour, AVhent. Cora, Uve, Onts. 
1800 491,457 141.551 4,700,193 187.189 783,750 
ISOj ... 731,000 819,439 458,739 HI 48,337 
4. Receipts at head o/ tide water at Albany, each sea- 
son to end of June : 
Flour, ■V^'he.■\t, Corn, Rye, Barley, O.its, 
bhls. bus. 1)0-*. 1)Q^. bus. busli. 
1800 57,700 617,000 4.300,000 I35,soO 50,800 1,919,700 
ISiij 188,300 l,4C'i,300 1,700,300 9.1,500 l.")ii,700 2,071.000 
ISlil 331,100 5,liiS,300 1.731.100 C4,.5oO 137,000 2,i;t0,U00 
Gold advancctl e.aily in the montti to ICO'a, owing 
to the money crisis in Lonilon and the heavy exports 
of specie in May and the first two weeks in June. 
Siibsequenlly. it ileellned to 146?i, rallied ;igain to Ib'X- 
It opened yesterday (July 12,) at 149?8. and advanced to 
l-'d?4 Influenced by the rise in gold, an improved in- 
quiry prevailed for llie leading kimls of Produce and 
Meifhandise. partly on S[iec(dative account, at iiJvanced 
prices. The break in the Eiie Canal temporarily aided 
holders to work up quotations to a higher range, especial- 
ly for BreadstulTs. Since the canals have been rejmired, 
produce has come foiviard largely, and as goUI lias 
fallen off, I'cceivers have been forced to make .some impor- 
tant concessions. Corn is ai living in enormous amounts 
(leaching in some days 700,000 bushels, an'.l sebloin less 
than 150.000 Imshels,) and is finding eager buyers, in part 
on spcctdation. It is coming into market in remark- 
ably good condition. Rye and Oals are also being mov- 
ed to the seaboard in large amounts, and are meeting a 
ready uiarket. but at declining figures. Flour .and Wheat 
are not plenty, and :ire held with comparatively more 
firmness. Sundry tots of new wheat have been received 
and sold, — the latest tukI choicest were disposed of 
yesterday to a cily miller. It was a lot of about 1000 
bushels very choice new amber Jersey, which brought 
$3 a bushel. There is a great scarcity of prime wheat 
which embarrasses mailers very much indeetl Pi-ovis- 
ions have been in less active demand, and have been de- 
pressed in price. Butler and Cheese are plcnly ; the 
former is dull and drooping, and the latter is wanted 
paitly for export and for southern use. at steady figures. 
Cotton has been unnsnally quiet at reduced prices, 
closing 35cfS)37c per lb. for middlings.— The available 
supply now here is estimated at 123.000 bales : and at all 
the shipping ports of the country, at 29T.000 bales.... 
Wo(d has been in more request for manufacturing pur- 
poses, at full prices Hav, Hops, and Tobacco, have 
been in moderate demand at uniforu. rates. 
CunRKNT Wholesale Prices, 
June 11. July 13. 
Price OF Gold laOK ISlSf 
Fi.oun— Super to Extra State $r, 70 ra 9 75 $6 40 <«, 9 90 
Super to Extra Southern. .. 10 40 (f«l7 25 10 10 c*17 50 
Kxtra Western 7 90 @1"25 7 05 (»14 00 
K.vtia Genesee 9 80 gilt 00 9 90 4l4 dO 
Siiprrtinc Western 6 75 (^ 8 00 C 40 (§. 7 t»0 
liYE Flour 6 00 @ 6 75 6 50 @ 7 .50 
Corn .Meal. 4 35 @ 4 75 4 75 @ 5 40 
AVheat— .Ml tcindsor^Vhite. 2.50 @ 3 00 2 65 (5) 3 2.5 
All kinils oi'lledttud Amber. 1 45 ® 2 70 1 50 i4 3 00 
Corn— Yellow 83 ^ 89 8S r^ 95 
Mixed 72 @ 81 83 @ 87 
OATS— Western 51 @ 56 51 f^ 51 
State — (is 75 — (9 — 
l:vE 9S (31125 97 (9 12? 
llAKLEY 90 ® 1 20 95 (Fd 1 20 
Hay- lialc?) lOOtt CO @ 90 00 @ 90 
Loose 65 (^ 95 65 (ij) 1 00 
Straw, f< IIHI lb CO ® 1 00 60 ® 1 10 
Cotton— Middlimrs, ^ lb . . . as (^ 41 35 (9 37 
Hops— Crop of 186.5. *> lb 15 (9 65 15 (tp 65 
Featuers— Live Geese, ^ lb, 45 (is 85 40 (Va 85 
SEKli-(.:|ovcr.P ft 8K(9 mX H ® 12 
Tmiotliy. |i bushel Nominal. 6 ."0 (iJ 7 OO 
Flax. |l bushel 2 70 rs 3 00 3 15 (.} 3 30 
Sugar— Brown, ^ lb 9J^'9 14 9;<i'ii 13V 
Mousses. Cuba. ?igl ... 48 (9 65 49 i.} 65 
CocFKE— l!iG.(Gohlprlce)?>Ib 15 (.J 20 14 @ 19 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &c„^Ib. 6 ® SO 6 @ 30 
Seed Leaf. ?> B 5 @ 43 5 (3 43 
Wool— D inesticFleece,!* lb. 38 Q 73 38 (3 75 
Domestic, pulled. *> ft 28 ® 57 2S (S 57 
C:alitbrnla. unwashed 15 ® 40 15 @ 40 
Tallow. Fft llXa 12 12)<..i 13^ 
Oil Cake— ?• ton . 47 00 (gJ9 (lO 52 50 (»56 50 
Pork— Mess, » b,arrel 29 35 (..312.5 29 50 ©3.' 06 
Prime, ? barrel - -24 50 (5 35 OO 2l> 75 (427 00 
Beef— Plain mesa 16 00 &30 ai 16 00 (42100 
Laud, iu barrels, ^ ft. 19 ® 22!^ 18K® 21 
IlvrTEl:— Western, ?t ft 20 m 32 20 (* 83 
State, ?) lb 25 (^ 40 27 (9 40 
< heesk 8 ® 19 6 a 21 
Beans— llliusliel . 1.50 (* 2 75 150 (9 2 75 
Peas— Canada. >< bushel 1 15 (9 1 20 1 15 & 1 20 
Eoos-Frcsh. *( do/fu 19 (8 22 23 (9 23 
PiULTRV— Fowls. t< ft 24 ® 23 21 ® 25 
TurUevR.'*lft 21 ® 25 24 (« 25 
PoTATuES— Mercers, %lbbl... 3 50 («> 4 23 4 00 i.o — 
Peach Blows. * barrel 400@4.tO 400 (9 — 
Potatoes— New, * barrel... 3 00 (.« 3 35 8.50 ®U 50 
Al'l'LEs—|i barrel 2 00 (Si 7 00 7 00 (»10 00 
IXcw Vorlc I.iivc Stoclc Miirlcofs. — 
Beef Cattle.- We are using abnut 500 more cattle per 
week this year than last, and the incieased deniand has 
been (nore than met duiing a monlh past, resulting in 
lower pi ices, thouah they have been higher. This week, 
good to first quality cattle have sold at 15J^c.(a)ITc. per 
lb. dressed weight, a few of the very best or extras, at 
ITi-.i'c.'n 17'»4C. i Medium to Inferior. 15c.S14c. ; Poorest, 
IS'^cWMc niiU'll Cows.— Small receipts, and 
still smaller demand. Prices $3 to $5 per head below 
the detailed figures given last month. Cows are worth 
more iu the country than here, in this weaiher at least. 
Veal Calves. — Receipts down to l.*3(io per week; 
prices, whicii liave been lower, are now 13c.frt*I2'3C., per 
lb. live weight, for lots taken together ; selected and ex- 
tras, i:<c.©13'jC. ; inferior, llc.rtSOc Slicep and 
Lambs.— Receipts 15,000 to 1 8,000 per week ; this week, 
14,795. Prices of sheep have run down gradually to 
6,'aC.((i»7c. per lb. live weight for the best lots, and6c.^5c. 
for common to poor lots. Fair lots bring Cc.fiifi.Vc, 
Lambs are In demand at llc./S)13c. per lb. live weight for 
poor to very good, and 13>;c.r(i)14c. for extras. . . . Livo 
Hoe;s.— Receipts have been very large for the season, 
IS. 5110 to 15.000 per week, but the high rate of gold, and 
foreign demand for pork, on account of the European 
war, have kept pilces up well : present rates, lO'aC. to 
\lhiC. per lb, live weight, for poor to best corn-fed. 
Xlie Fairs. — We go to press so early in July, 
that it is impossible for a full list of fairs to be prepared ; 
in fact, at this date, the announcement of the time of 
holding most of them has not been made. We hope to 
present an unusnaliy full list for our September number, 
to which additions may be made if we have the informa- 
tion as early as the lOlh day of August. 
The F.ilr of the New England Society, in connection 
with the Vermont State Agricultural Society, will be at 
Brattleboro, Vt., September 4 to 7. 
Meeting of the .\inerican Pomological Society, St. 
Louis, Mo., Scplernber 4. 
The III. Implement Trial will be at M.atloon, Sept. 4. 
The N. Y. State Fair is to be at Saratoga Springs, 
Seplemtier II to 14. 
The New Hampshire Stale Fair.at Nashua. Sep.lS to 20. 
The Pensylvania State Fair.at Eaton; the Wisconsin 
State Falrat ; the Ohio State Fair at Dayton ; the Illi- 
nois Slate Fair at Chicago, talie place on Sept. 25 to 2S. 
Tlie Indiuia State Fair. at Indianapolis, October 1 to 5. 
Tile Kansas Slate Fair, at Lecomplon ; the Minnesota 
State Fair, at Rochester, and the Kentucky State Fair, 
at Paris, all October 3 to 5. 
The Oregon Stale Fair, at S:dem, October 17 to 20. 
