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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Q81 
Horses Wanted.— Walter Miller, Harrison 
Co.. O. The demand for good horses is at present far 
beyond the supply, and promises to remain so for several 
years to come. The country has been swept of its sur- 
plus, to supply the requirements of the army, and many 
more will be needed in this service. There is also a con- 
tinued call and ready sale for extra animals at extra 
pi iri's. We believe raising colts will be found one of the 
most profitable branches of farming for a few years. 
Salting Cows.— "Martha," Saratoga Co., 
N. Y. We cannot say positively that neglect to salt 
raws will detract from the quality of butter, or prevent 
its being easily gathered after churning; but where all 
requisites for good butter, except this, have been ob- 
served, and the butter fails to give satisfaction, it is 
strong evidence that salt is wanted. Perhaps some of our 
readers can give facts from their experience bearing on 
this point. At any rate, it is easy to salt the cows regu- 
larly, and note whether any improvement takes place. 
If the " good man" fails to do it, take a walk into the pas- 
ture at convenient seasons, and give the stock a treat. 
They will soon learn to welcome you. 
Beef Brine for Warts.- James Warden, 
Baltimore Co., Md., writes to the Agriculturist that he 
has removed warts from several horses by washing the 
part twice a day with beef brine until the excrescence dis- 
appeared, which he says took place in a few days. 
Selection of Seed Wheat.— G. H. Wil- 
son, Iowa Co., Iowa. In selecting wheat for seed, if it 
is to be purchssed out of your own immediate neighbor- 
hood, endeavor to secure a kind which has succeeded in 
a climate and soil similar to your own. It will not be 
amiss to experiment on a small scale with varieties of 
which little can be certainly known, but for the main 
crop only that should be sown about whose good quali- 
ties and suitableness for the location there are no 
reasonable doubts. See that all seed is fully ripe and 
plump, entirely free from the seeds of weeds, and not 
more than two years old ; one year, or less, is prefer- 
able. Sow only one variety on the same ground. 
Wlieat Crop in Indiana. — Ellis Jones, 
of Marion Co., reports that the crops in his vicinity will 
average we'll. He sends a splendid head from a neigh- 
bors field where the crop will yield not less than 25 to 
30 bushels to the acre. 
Greasing Hens.— John Bright, of Cum- 
berland Co., N. J., says that it does not answer to grease 
hens with him, as no chickens are hatched after it if the 
hens are greased ever so little. 
Kerosene tor Cnrcnlio. — S. D. Palmer 
of Lenawee Co., Mich., says that lie followed the sug- 
gestions of Mr. Richardson, of Norfolk Co., Mass., and 
used Kerosene oil to prevent the attacks of curculio and 
thereby killed four fine plum trees. Will Mr. Richardson 
inform us if the plan still succeeds with him? 
Urine for Ants. — 0. Ursenbach of Utah in- 
forms us that he has for the last two years successfully 
destroyed ants by means of urine. Early in the morning 
he removes a little of the earth from over the nest and 
empties the contents of a chamber vessel upon it. He 
finds that one application is generally sufficient. 
Gooseberry and Currant Worm. 
— S. H. Murray of Maine, says, he has found nothing to 
answer but hand picking. He would like to know how 
to kill them. Can any one of our readers help him 1 One 
of our exchanges has a communication from a gentleman 
who found salt a complete remedy, but added in a post- 
script, that it killed the bushes too. 
Hemp and Caterpillars. — F. W. Peter- 
man, of Kentucky, advises those who are troubled with 
caterpillars on their cabbages to sow hemp betw-een the 
rows. He says that they do not like the odor of the hemp, 
nnd leave. What does Mr. P. do with his hemp when it 
grows tall enough to shade the cabbages? 
Spare tlie Sualces.— Not the Copperheads, 
rattlesnakes, nor other venomous reptiles, but the in- 
offensive striped snake, black snake, etc., wl.lch live 
mainly upon insects and worms, and which are true 
friends, although disguised in a form against which there 
is almost universal prejudice. They certainly are more 
beautiful ami graceful than the toad, which is now a 
universal favorite among gardeners. 
Quince Stocks. — Ignoramus is informed 
that the Angers quince is prefered to the common variety 
for dwarfs, as it is a much freer grower. The few cases 
in which we have seen the common quince used were 
not very successful. 
The Grape Vine. — Mrs. Bradford, Lynn, 
Mass. The new shoot which started from below will be 
precisely the same kind of grape as if it came from a bud 
above ground. It is only Willi grafted fruits that a differ- 
ent kind may be looked for. We suppose that the celery 
alluded to is the result of high culture. 
The Cut-leaved Blackberr y. — We 
find very different opinions regarding this variety. Some, 
whose judgment we value, speak favorably of it. A. W. 
Corson of Penn., writes us that he planted it about the 
year 1844 and it has proved worthless ; he does not re- 
collect to have seen one common sized berry on it. A 
neighbor of ours offered last Spring to give it away to 
those who would take it out of his grounds. 
Cleaning Fruit Bottles. — Maggie H. 
Hagerty wishes to know if the cement can be removed 
from fruit jars, that iiave been once used, by any other 
method than the slowone of scraping them. We should 
suppose that if put into strong lye or potash water, the 
cement would be dissolved off, but we have never tried it. 
I>arge Thread Factory. — A Company 
at Willimantic, Conn., are about erecting an immense 
building for the manufacture of linen thread. It will be 
640 feet long, 170 feet wide, and run 20,000 spindles. It 
is said that when completed, this will be the largest thread 
mill in the world. 
Ground-Glass Shades.—" E. S. D," of 
Phcenixville, Pa., asks " would a room receive less light 
from a lamp on which a ground-glass chimney or globe is 
used than when the chimney or globe is unground or 
plain?" We believe that the amount of light would be 
the same in both cases, but in coming through the ground 
glass, the light is dispersed in all directions, and hence it 
appears to be lessened in quantity. 
Gas Tar lor Paint.— J. J. Malcolm, Van 
Buren Co., Mich. In localities where this substance can 
be readily obtained, it forms a cheap and excellent paint 
for woodwork exposed to the weather. It is not desirable 
for houses or front fences, but for barns, sheds, rough 
fences, tools, etc., it is just the thing. It acts as an excel- 
lent preservative by excluding air and moisture from the 
wood, and also by its chemical effect. Its unpleasant 
smell will pass away in a few days after application. 
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Exhibition Tables at the Office 
the American Agriculturist. 
The following articles have been placed upon our 
tables since our last report. 
Fruits, etc. Strawberries : — Prince Albert, and a 
collection of seedlings from England, shown by Robert 
Wade, Troy, N. Y Austin, 126 berries on one plant set 
out from a runner in 1862 ; G. K. Riker, Stamford, Conn. 
Union; S. R. Trembley, Bergen Point, N. J 
Chance Seedling, quite while, believed to be from Wil- 
son's ; Wm. F. Heins, Morrisania, N. Y.... Specimens 
for name; Richard Lawrence, Yonkers, N. Y... .Seed- 
ling from Black Prince and Hovey ; Mrs. C. Swazey, 
Hope, N. J White Alpine; George Kellogg, New 
Canaan, Conn La Constante, very fine, Bonte St. 
Julien, Russell's Prolific, Triomphe de Gand, Empress 
Eugenie, Marguerite, Victoria, Austin, Due de Malakoff, 
Brooklyn Scarlet; Wm. S. Carpenter, Rye, N. Y 
Cherries: Fine Bigarreau Doulin ; C. Marc, Astoria, 
N. Y... .Black Sagle ; George A. Shelton, Newark, N. 
J Specimen for name ; E. Williams, Mt. Clair, N. J.. 
New Jerusalem ; Dr. I. P. Trimble, Newark, N. J 
Ox Heart, 18 on one spur ; A. Granger, Washington 
Heights, N. Y Large Red Prool ; Prince & Co., 
Flushing, N. Y. . . . Gooseberries : Union and English ; 
D. H. Barnes, Po'keepsie, N. Y ...Currants : Red 
Dutch, White Dutch, Cherry, White Grape, Victoria, 
Prince Albert, Versailles; E. Williams, Mt. Clair, N. J.. 
Provence and Grape (white varieties), and Clieiry; W. 
S. Carpenter, N. Y... .Naples (black) ; E. C. Wheel- 
er, West Orange, N. J. . . Raspberries : Belle de Fon- 
tenay, FastollT, Hudson River Antwerp, Orange, Ameri- 
can While Cap, Black Cap, Franconia, White Antwerp; 
Mr. E. Williams, Mt. Clair, N. J ....Mulberries : S. 
Tuitle, New-Haven, Conn. 
Flowers : Basket Cut Flowers ; Thomas Cavan- 
ach, Brooklyn, N. Y Magnolia grandiflora; Wm. 
Lillienlhal, Yonkers, N. Y....Fine collection of Cut 
Roses and other flowers ; Wm. Chorlton, Staten Island, 
N. Y Bouquet of Flowers ; W. E. Meserau, N. J.... 
Cut Flowers; John Drummond, gardener to Mrs. James 
Strong, Newtown, N. Y Night bluoming Cereus, and 
Magnolia macrophylla; A. P. Cummings, New-York 
Arum Dracunculus, and Cut Flowers; H. T. Haviland, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. .. .Collection of flowers in pots ; O. Juild, 
Flushing, N. Y Splendid collection of Auriculas and 
Sweet Williams; B. K. Bliss, Springfield, Mass.. ..Hy- 
drangea Japonica, very beautiful ; Wm. Corlelyou, Staten 
Island, N. Y. ... Perpetual Rose, one cluster with 131 
blooms ; A. P. Cummings, New-York. Yuccas in bloom, 
and Cut Flowers ; Thomas Cavanach, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
....Brugmansia, fine bloom; Mr. James, Brooklyn. N. 
Y Gloxinias in variety ; A. Janes, Morrisania, N. Y.. 
Collection of Carnations and Picotees ; Wm. Wibon, 
Florist, Astoria, N. Y Bloom of Pancratium; Mrs. 
Allslon, Brooklyn, N. Y Fine collection of ornament 
al plants ; J. S. Barnes, Port Richmond, N. Y. 
Miscellaneous: Large egg weighing 4 oz., Levi 
Springsteen, Jr., New-York Leaves from the Sago 
Palm Tree; D. Cordier, College Point, N. Y. .. Green 
Corn fit for the table, July 11th ; G. M. Usher, Port Rich- 
mond, N. Y Wax model of Newtown Pippin; Mrs. 
H. M. De Wolfe, 923 Broadway, New-York.. Golden 
Summer Crook-necked Squash ; J. McLane, Monmouth, 
New-Jersey. 
Agricultural Exhibitions in 1863. 
STATE FAIRS. 
Intern'l Wheat Show Rochester, N. Y Sept. R— 10 
National Horse Fair Hartford, Conn " 8 — 10 
New Jersey Patterson •• 8—10 
Vermont Rulland ■• 8— II 
New-York Utica •• 15—18 
Ohio Cleveland "15— IS 
CanadaWest Kingston " 21—25 
Illinois Decatur Sept. 28— Oct. 3 
Pennsylvania Norristown •■ 29 — ■■ 2 
COUMTY FAIRS. 
MAINE. 
Cumberland and Portl'd. Portland. 
.Oct. 14- 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Worcester Co. Hort Worcester Sept. 15—18 
Housatonic Great Barrington.... Oct. 1 — 
Hampshire Northampton ■ 1 — 2 
Barnstable Barnstable •• o — 7 
CONNECTICUT. 
New London Norwich Sept. 39 — Oct. 2 
NEW-YORK. 
Jefferson Co. Hort Watertown • July 6— II 
Cattaraugus Clean Sept. '22—24 
St. Lawrence Canton " 22 — 24 
Ulster Kingston •• 22—24 
Schuyler Watkins ■- 24—20 
Chenango Norwich Sept. 26— Oct. I 
Delaware Delhi •• 29— Oel. 1 
Queens Hempstead Oct. 1—2 
NEW-JERSEY. 
Burlington Mt. Holly Oct. 6— 7 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Wyoming Wyoming Oct. 20—22 
DELAWARE. 
Newcastle Wilmington Oct. 6—8 
OHIO. 
Trumbull Oak Grove Sept. 29— Oct. 1 
Paulding Antwerp - Oct. 1—2 
INDIANA. 
Fayette Connersville.. . 
Harrison Corydon 
.Sept. 1— 4 
, " 8-11 
ILLINOIS. 
De Kalb De Kalb Sept. 15—17 
Winnebago Rockford •• 15 — 18 
Morgan Jacksonville " 15 — 18 
Mercer Millersburg " 22—24 
IOWA. 
Scott Davenport... 
Floyd Charles City . 
.Sept. 7—11 
. " 23-24 
Preparations for the Great Fair 
Oliver Hoyt, Esq. who is travelling in Europe 
writes to the "Methodist," concerning the In- 
ternational Exhibition to be held at Hamburg, 
Germany, the present season, " The fair is to be 
on a grand scale : the ground occupied is eighty 
one acres, of which more than one third is cov- 
ered by sheds. At the entrance to the ground 
there is erected an arch, which will be decorat- 
ed with all the flags of Europe, and among 
them the glorious Stars and Stripes of America 
will be prominent. The entries of live stock 
have already reached four thousand one hun- 
