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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents for May, 1863. 
Agricultural College of Michigan ...- 136 
Agricultural Department ;it Washington 136 
A ni in als— Effect of Civilisation — 138 
Bag Holder -Cheap Home-made Illustrated.. HO 
Beans— Hulling before Cooking 150 
Beans and Peas— Use for Old Hoop Skirts 146 
Beans— Lima— How to Plant 145 
Bee Keeping in Minnesota 139 
Bees— Apiarv in May 133 
Bow Pin— Improved Illustrated. .140 
Boys and Girls' Columns— Judge not from Appear- 
ances—A Faithful Dog— Translation of Curious 
Sentence— Game of Matching Pairs— Puzzles and 
Problems— Boys and Girls' Garden— A Farmer 
without Arms— Question about Robins— A Shadow 
Picture 10 Illustrations.. 151-52-53 
Butler Firkins— How to Sweeten 143 
Cactuses— Vegetation in S. W. Territories Illus.A44 
Carrots— Notes on Culture 142 
Cattle— Manaeement of Kicking Cows !38 
Cauliflower— Directions for Culture 146 
Celery — H'»w to Grow 146 
Churn Dash— A Good One Illustrated. .149 
Clover— Sowing Late 142 
Comforters— Washing 150 
Cooking Hints— How to Cook Asparagus— Cheap Veg- 
etable Soup-Mrs. Bunker's Soup— A Dish for Hard 
Times -Corn Bread without Milk— Transparent 
Pies-- Boiling Potatoes— Queen Victoria Pudding- 
Milk Pudding— Fruit Cake— Apple Fritters 150-51 
Corn— Hints on Raising 140 
Exhibition Tables at Agriculturist Office 153 
Farm Work in May 129 
Flax Cotion— Progress in Manufacture 140 
Flower Garden and Lawn in May 133 
Flower Garden— Arrangements for Spring 147 
Flowers — Annuals for the Garden.. ..4 Illustrations. .148 
Flowers - Notes on Bedding Plants 147 
Food — Variety Necessary 149 
Fruit Garden in May 132 
Furs— Preparation of 143 
Garden— Economizing Room 146 
Garden— Kitchen in May 131 
Garden — Vegetable — Plan for Illustrated. . 145 
Gate— Farm", Easily Made Illustrated. .141 
Grape Vines— Planting and Pruning 146 
Green and Hot House* in May 133 
Grindstone— The Agriculturist 2 Illustrations .. 153 
Horse Cleaning Implement Illustrated. .141 
Horses — Making I hem Over 139 
House Cleaning— Hints on 150 
Insects— Feeding the Chinch Bug 143 
Insects— The Currant Worm 147 
Lawns or Grass Plots — Trenching 144 
Market Review, Weather Notes, etc 154 
Millet— Experience with 143 
Mole Trap— Effective— Cheap Illustrated. . 140 
Onion Culture— Hints to Beginners 142 
Orchard and Nursery in May 131 
Plants and Flowers sent for Description 143 
Potatoes— Large for Seed 147 
Potatoes— Fl at Cu I tu re 141 
Poultry— Care of Fowls 139 
Poultry — Cost of Keeping. . . 139 
Poultry— Desirable Breeds of Fowls J39 
Poultry— Raising Turkeys 138 
Poultry— Tim Bunker and Hen Roosts 138 
Rope-end — How to Fasten 141 
Salads — Suitable Plants for 145 
Seed — How much per acre 143 
Seeds by Mail— The New Law 143 
Sewing Machines 154 
Sheep and Lambs — Care of Illustrated. . 137 
Sheep— How to Obtain Good Stock 137 
Stammering — How to Prevent 150 
Stockings— JMixed Cotton and Woolen 150 
Strawberry Beds— How to Make Illustrated . .146 
Sugar from the Beet .142 
Strawberry Exhibition— (Prize List) 136 
Strawberry Exhibition — Judges 136 
Suggestions and Notes for May. .... . Illustrated. . 129 
Tobacco Essay— Plagiarism 136 
Vegetables, Garden— Description of Less Known 145 
Vineland Lands — Notes on 153 
Weed Pu Her Illustrated.. 141 
Wheat— Salt on 141 
Women— Employments of 149 
INDEX TO "BASKET," OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Agriculture of Mass 1341 Horses— Lice on 134 
Almanac, National 135 Horses— Warts on 134 
American Bee Journal. . 135iLime — Quantity of 135 
Am. Farmer and Mech. .135 Live Forever Weed 135 
Blackberries-Good.... 134 Manure Bill of England. 135 
Books — Am. Cyclopaedia. 136| Man ure — Hair 135 
Books— Botanical 136 .Manure— Liquid 135 
Books— Grapes— Wine. .136 Meadows— Moss on 135 
Books— On Vegetables. .I361Millet for Poultry 135 
Boots and Shoes 135 
Cactus, Non-flowering.. 134 
Catalogues, (Nursery). . .130 
Cattle, Lice on 134 
Cecropia Cocoon. ... ,...i35 
Mole Trap— Setting 135 
Money— How to Invest. . 133 
Opium Poppy 134 
Peach Orchard, Starling.135 
Peddlers of Trees 136 
Chrysanthemums, etc....l34IPomol. Soc. Lists 136 
Corn Marker, Improved 134|Potato, Bulkley's Seed'g.135 
Correspondents — Note tol33 Potatoes, Large Product. 134 
Cotion— Tree 136|Promise— Safe ...135 
Dogs in Ohio 1341 Pnget Sound— Climate atl35 
Egg— Large 134 Rats Gnawing Harness.. 134 
Flax Puller Wanted 134|Rats— To Expel 134 
Flax — Yield per Acre... .134 Roses and Fuchsias 134 
Fruit Locality— Good.. 135fSheep— Scab 135 
Gladiolus A Japan Lily.. 134lShrubs from P'tent-office.135 
GraftrViR Unnatural 134|Sketches of Bee Houses. 135 
Grain Cradle, Invention. 134 Sorgho in Connecticut. . .134 
Grape Queries 134 ' Sorghum Syrups ..134 
grapery— Cold 1341 Sows Overlaying Pigs. ..134 
Grapes in Spring 134 Strawberries West 135 
Hay— Weight in Mows.. 1341 Strawberry, Prolong S'n. 135 
Honey Combs— Straight l34|Subscribing— Good Idea.134 
Hornets, etc.— To ExpeU34| Weather in Illinois 134 
Weather in N. H 135j Wheat— Winter in Iowa.134 
Weather Notes 1 35| Wilder— Breck 136 
Whale Oil Soap , .1341 Wine— Currant 135 
Wheat— Old Seed 13&J Worms among Verbenas. 134 
Good Grape Vines, 
FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER. 
The offer of Delaware and Concord Grape Vines made 
last month, will continue open in May just as long as it 
will do to send the vines by mail or otherwise. We have 
kept them back from starting, by covering in a cool place, 
and if the weather continues as cold and backward as 
hitherto, the vines can be safely sent up to the 10th, and 
even to the 15lh or 20th of May.— Let all who desire a 
grape vine or two, or more, of the very best out-door sorts, 
embrace the present opportunity to get them without ex- 
pense, by sending one or more subscribers. There are 
plenty of persons who ought to take and read the Ag^- 
culturist, and many would do so, if their attention was 
drawn to it, especially at the beginning of the Summer 
work. As soon as any person becomes entitled to pre- 
mium vines, acircularof Directions for Culture, etc., will 
be forwarded, and the vines will follow in two or three 
days, (without waiting a week as indicated in the circular). 
Another Offer- 
Any premium vines secured during May, but too late 
to be sent this Spring, will be kept growing in our own 
grounds during the Summer, and will be forwarded as 
early in Autumn as it will do to send them, (one for each 
subscriber received this month at $1 a year.) The vines 
will be much larger then, but the postage will be only 
half as great. Here is a chance, then, to help enlarge 
our subscription list all through this month, and in return 
for the trouble, get the premium vines next Autumn. This 
offer is only made for the month of May, or June, at the 
latest. All premium offers of every kind will close at the 
middle of the volume, (in July.) 
Strawberry Premiums, 
EXTRA. 
We are growing several varieties of improved straw- 
berries, and are on Ihe look-out elsewhere, for any new 
kinds that prove valuable. Last Summer we distributed 
40,000 plants of the Triomphe de Gand Strawberry, as 
premiums, (10 or more for each new subscriber,) sending 
them to all parts of the country with remarkable success. 
The postage on plants will be reduced one-half after 
July 1, and we propose to send out some more good 
strawberry-plants as premiums to those who will during 
May and Jane procure and forward subscribers to 
the present volume of the Agriculturist, at $1 a year. 
The Triomphe de Gand will be distributed, in part, if 
nothing better or more desirable is found. In July, or 
after seeing the fruit and observing the plants this sea- 
son, we will announce what kinds will be distributed. 
Those desiring the strawberry premiums will please 
name the fact when sending in subscribers, that their 
names may be put down for that purpose, and they may 
feel assured that they will be liberally dealt with— at 
least as well as in the strawberry distribution last year. 
— < oO— »-• 
An Exhibition or Pumpkins, 
Squashes, Gourds, etc., will be held at the Ameri-" 
can Agriculturist Rooms, next Autumn, of a similar 1 . 
character to the one last year, but probably on a still 
larger scale. The list of prises, and other particulars/* 
will be given hereafter. W»- merely mention the matter 
now, that cultivators may be preparing for it in season. 
Who will raise the largest Pumpkin or Squash, the 
greatest yield on a vine, the best varieties for eating, the 
finest collection of Ornamental Gourds, etc.? Don't 
let Connecticut get more than one first premium. 
Books I\ot Advanced. — By reference to 
the list on page 159, it will he seen that the prices remain 
the same for May as for April, with two or three ex- 
ceptions. Several are struck out because no longer is- 
sued, and some additions are made. This list is good 
only for the month in which it appears, as during the 
scarcity of paper, publishers are continually advancing 
I prices, and suspending publication of many books. 
The Special Premiums. 
EXPLANATION. 
Our readers will notice that we are offering Special 
Premiums at this season. The fact is, we are making 
every possible effort to increase the subscription list to 
the highest possible point, in order to fully meet the 
greatly increased cost of printing paper, and of other pub- 
lishing expenses, without raising the subscription price. 
Our general expenses, aside from printing paper and press 
work, are not now increased by additions to our list, 
hence there is an advantage derived from every new 
name now received, even after paying the special pre- 
miums. We think the paper is better than ever before, 
and in view of the fact that the pri^e remains the same, 
we shall be greatly obliged to all our friends who at the 
present lime aid in rolling up the list. Can we not have 
a hundred thousand subscribers this year? A single ad- 
dition from one half of our piesent subscribers would 
more than secure this desirable result. At this season, 
many will feel the need of alt the hints they can get, and 
they will perhaps be the more ready to take and read the 
Agriculturist. The premiums offered, will, we hope, be 
considered as a partial remuneration, at least, for the 
trouble taken by our friends in soliciting subscriptions 
from others. As a rule, we do not expect hereafter to 
give any premiums not offered at the beginning of the 
year. All premiums offers of every kind close in July. 
Rend the Advertisements. — We arc 
sometimes asked where to procure articles, which are al- 
ready advertised in our columns. As the advertisements 
often announce novelties before they are noticed edito- 
rially, they are generally profitable to look over. Our 
advertising pages have been pretty thoroughly weeded by 
the standing rules. We repeat the suggestions, to study 
over the business notices, and send for the catalogues and 
circulars offered, and thus learn what Is for sale, on what 
terms, and by whom ; also plense let the advertisers know 
where their business cards are seen by the latges*. 
number of wide awake readers. They like this plan. 
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"We have complete sets of Vols. 16, 17, 13, 19, 20, and 21, both 
unbound, and bound in neat covers with gilt lettered backs. 
PRICES AT THE OFFICE. 
Volumes 16, 17, 18,19,20, and 21, unbound $1,00 each. 
Volumes 16, 17, 13,19,20, and 21, bound $1.50 each.' 
PRICES WHEN SENT POST-PAID BY MAIL. 
( They can not go unpaid.) 
Volumes 16, 17, IS, 19, 20, or 21, unbound $1.12 each. 
Volumes 16, 17, 18. 19. 20, or 21, boutid. $2.00 each. 
Binding.— Sets of numbers sent to the office will be 
bound up neatly (in our regular style of binding the Agricul- 
turist) for 50 cents a volume. 
Prepared Covers.— Covers for binding, neatly made, with 
title, etc., gilt upon the hack, ready for the insertion of the 
Bheets by any bookbinder, can be. furnished for Vols. 12, to 21 
inclusive, at 25 cents per cover. Covers can not go by mail. 
Jyuurian Agriculturist. 
For the Farm, Garden, and Household. 
A thorough-going, RELIABLE, and PRACTICAL 
Journal, devoted to the different departments of SOIL 
CULTURE— such as growing field CROPS ; orchard 
and garden PRUITS ; garden VEGETAHLES and 
FLOWERS ; trees, plants, and floweus for the 
LAWN or YARD; care of DOMESTIC ANIMALS, 
etc., and to HOUSEHOLD LABORS, with an interesting, 
instructive department for CHILDREN and YOUTH. 
The Editors are all practical WORKING MEN, 
,» The teachings of the Agriculturist are confined to no 
Stat'et or Territory, hut are adapted to all sections of the 
'CQu&tfry—it -is" for the whole American Continent. 
A German edition is published, of the same size 
and price as the English, and containing all of its reading 
matter, and also its numerous illustrative engravings. 
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(For either the English or German Edition,) 
One copy, one year $1 fin 
Six copies, one year 5 00 
Ten or more copies one year 80 cents each. 
(£5^ Add to the above rates: Postage to Canada, 6 cents; 
loEngland and Fiance, ^4 cents ; to Germany, 36 cents. 
Postage anywhere in the Uniled Slates and Territories 
must be paid by the subscriber, and is only six cents a 
year, if paid in advance at the office where it is received. 
All business and other communications should bead- 
dressed to the Editor and Proprietor, 
ORANGE JUDD, 41 Park-Row, NewYorlt City. 
