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Fall Sown Fife Wheat.- A. E. B. Hall, 
Minnesota, requests some reader of the American Agri- 
culturist to communicate an account of the results of 
sowing Fife wheat in the Fall. 
Keeping' Celery in Open tii'oiind.- 
Al. H. Wetherill gives the following as his plan : A 
trench is dug about two feet deep, from one to two feet 
wide, and as long as required. Two boards, one an inch 
or two wider than the other, are placed lengthwise of the 
trench, and on the ground, in a position to support the 
roofing; these are kept in place by pieces tacked on 
the ends. The roofing is made of boards sawed to a 
proper length to cover the frame crosswise and project 
an inch or two over each side. The celery is set up in 
the trench, commencing to pack at one end and crowd- 
ing it close together. The boards are then put over, 
covered first with straw, and then with sufficient earth to 
prevent freezing. In removing for use, begin at one end, 
taking off a roof board at a time, and fill up the trench 
with the straw as the celery is removed. 
Japan Melon Seed.— We have several 
inquiries for this seed, but have no stock from which to 
supply the demand. It is for sale by Thorburn, by Lane, 
and, we suppose, by other dealers in seeds. 
New Zealand Spinach.— Fine specimens 
from the garden of Wm. Shaw of Staten Island, were 
exhibited at the office of the Agriculturist. It is quite 
distinct from the common Spinach, and is regarded as a 
delicious vegetable-. It grows very luxuriantly, its trail- 
ing branches spreading over the ground for a distance of 
3 feet or more in every direction, and furnishes a sup- 
ply of fine succulent leaves during the hottest weather. 
Large Cucumber. — T. J. Carletou, Hamp- 
den Co., Mass., has placed upon our exhibition tables a 
cucumber— variety not known— 13>X inches long. 15 inch- 
es in circumference, and which weighs 5 lbs. 'A ounces ! 
Propagating the Yucoa.-G. Wolf 
Holstein, Lawrence Co., Pa. This is usually propa- 
gated by separating the offsets or suckers which are 
thrown up abundantly. It may also be grown from seed. 
The llenuosa Rose.-" M. M. T.," Pen- 
dleton, Indiana. All the Bourbon roses flower better for 
some protection, even the hardier ones. "We can not tell 
how tins variety would do in your particular locality. If 
in doubt, tie it up in straw and bank earth around it, or 
put it in a pot or tub, and winter it in the cellar. 
Evergreens tor Shelter.— " H. E. P.," 
New-Jersey. Red Cedar, Arbor ViUe, or Norway Spruce, 
*vill each of them make a good shelter to your garden. 
They will take several years to grow, and a close board 
fence will give you the needed shelter at once. 
A Word from a Laborer.— J. W John, 
Woodford Co., 111., objects to the plan proposed by a 
writer in our columns, for securing faithfulness in labor- 
ers by requiring all seeking employment to produce a 
certificate of good character from their previous places, 
before engaging them. He says there are as many dis- 
honest masters as servants, and such an arrangement 
would give the former an undue advantage. There is 
undoubtedly some truth in this view, but it would be diffi- 
cult for a man known to be untrustworthy, to deprive a 
laborer of his good name by refusing him a certificate ; 
while the possession of such a document is usually bene- 
ficial to a person seeking an engagement. 
Walnut vs. Oak. — A subscriber in Niagara 
Co., N. Y., writes : " Black-walnut stumps last longer 
in the ground than oak. I can not say about posts. I 
have replaced one of walnut which has stood 17 years." 
English Ivy in Illinois. — " Bay," of 
Madison Co., says that the Ivy will flourish In that State 
*n a northern or, preferably, in a western exposure. 
Camellias.— Chas. Edsall, Orange Co., N. Y., 
nsks how to propagate and treat Japonicas. The name 
if this plant is Camellia Japo/uca, and it is better to call 
it Camellia, as Japonica is used as a specific name for 
«any other things, and has no definiteness. It is hardly 
oracticable to propagate them without a green-house. 
The double sorts are grafted on the quicker-growing 
«ngle kinds. The stocks are propagated from cuttings, 
which root very slowly. The plants require a light soil, 
with a good share of vegetable matter. Peaty earth 
mixed with sand or earth from sods which have been de- 
composed, will answer. The great difficulty in the cul- 
ture of the Camellia in rooms, is the dryness of the 
atmosphere and the uncertain temperature. They should 
be in a room where the temperature never falls below 
45°, or gets higher than 70 & . Occasional washing of the 
leaves will contribute much to the health of the plant. 
We have had them flower finely when kept in a room 
where there was no fire, removing them at night to a 
warmer room when there appeared to be danger of frost. 
G. Wolf Holstein, Lawrence Co., Pa. Camellias can 
be raised from the seed, but it is a very slow process, and 
is not to be recommended unless you have plenty of room 
and a taste for uncertain experiments. You may raise 
hundreds, and when after some years of waiting they 
come into flower, there may not be one worth growing. 
Vinegar from Apple Pomace. — It is 
worth remembering that after thorough pressing, the 
pomace still contains much sugar, which we may extract 
and make into good and salable vinegar. Wet up the 
pomace with as much water as it wilt hold, adding more 
from time to time until the mass becomes pulpy and well 
swelled out. Press it and let the extracted liquid fer- 
ment. When the alcoholic fermentation has taken place 
to a considerable extent, the cider may be poured so as 
to trickle slowly through some pomace mixed with straw 
and placed in a hogshead with holes in the bottom. This 
will promote the acetic (vinegar) fermentation, and be- 
sides it will add to the strength of the vinegar each time 
it is poured through the pomace. 
BC;a i*K Louse — Another Remedy. — 
Wm. II. Washburn, Maine, writes that lie has successful- 
ly treated his trees in the following manner : He makes 
a wash of 4 gallons of water, 3 pints of soft soap, 1 lb. of 
sulphur, 1 pint of salt, and 3 or 4 lbs. of lime, and enough 
clay to make the mixture as thick as cream. When veg- 
etation begins to start in the Spring, the .trees are thor- 
ougly scraped, and the mixture applied by means of a 
brush (stirring occasionally), to the trunk and limbs. He 
says that two years of this treatment have completely 
freed him from the annoyance. 
Silkworms' Eggs. — Will the lady who 
sent us some eggs last Spring, have the kindness to send 
us her address, if she will have more to dispose of? 
Keeping Cider Sweet. — T. P. Boyd, 
Orange Co., N. Y., and others. Sulphite (not sulphate) 
of lime is used to arrest the fermentation of cider or to 
prevent it altogether. We have no experience in its use. 
It is sold by druggists with directions. 
Michigan Agr'l. College Lands.— 
We learn from the Hon. Justus Gage, of the State Board 
of Agriculture of Michigan, that the State has accepted 
the land grant, and that a Commissioner has been ap- 
pointed to locate the 240,000 acres donated to that State 
for Agricultural College purposes. 
Salt Meats tor Army Use.— The Gov- 
ernment has purchased in the city of Nfew York for the 
use of the army, within the year ending October 31st, 
7,349 barrels of mess beef, 42,288 barrels extra mess, 
in all 49,637 barrels of salt beef. Pork, 86,449 barrels 
mess, and 87,028 barrels prime mess, in all 173,477 barrels 
of salt pork — besides, 5,836,258 pounds of side bacon, 
1,805,068 pounds of shoulders, and 1,697,277 pounds of 
hams, making a total of 9,338,603 pounds of cut meats ; 
and of pork in all forms no less than 44,034,003 pounds. 
These figures are from official sources. 
Salting and I*aching I B oric.— [The 
following is from one whom we looked up to as a good 
farmer, at the then West, some thirty-five years ago. His 
penmanship shows that more than forty, perhaps fifty 
years of active labor on the farm have not dimmed his 
eye, nor stiffened his muscles, nor rendered his nerves un- 
steady.— Ed.]— " *A subscriber wishes to know through 
the Agriculturist the best method of salting pork.' I will 
tell you my mode, after an experience of 40 years. I al- 
low the hogs to cool after killing , take out the bones ; 
[ribs and spine] cut off the hams and shoulders ; then cut 
the side pork into strips of convenient width ; put a quan- 
tity of salt in the bottom of the cask ; then put in a 
course of meat, laying the pieces on the edges ; then a 
covering of salt; then another course of meat, and so on 
until the cask is full. The whole is carefully kept cov- 
ered with brine as strong as boiling water and salt wilt 
make, skimming the boiling brine so long as anything 
rises. The brine is put on cold, and I am careful to 
know that there is always undissolved salt in the barrel. 
It is not found necessary to scald the brine in Spring. I 
sometimes use saltpetre, and sometimes not. Hams and 
shoulders are salted in separate casks. I know of no re- 
liable method of cleansing tainted casks, and would not 
take a wagon load as a gift, for storing meat." 
Exhibition Tables at the Oilice ©tf 
the American Agriculturist. 
The following articles have been placed on our tables 
since our last report: 
Fruits.— Apples : Fine collection from Andre Leroy, 
Angers, France.. .Duchess, a fine new seedling ; C. H. 
Rogers, Stormville, N. Y. . .York Pippins and King ■ Sut- 
phin Chadwick, West Washington Market, New- York. 
— Gloria Mundi ; Richard Weeks, Lakeland, L. I 
Roxbury Russet: Mr. Livingston, Port Lee, N. J 
Pompey j E. Williams, Mont Clair, N. J . . ..Gloria 
Mundi; Mr. Devoe. Morrisania, N. Y. Lyman Pump- 
kin Sweet and R. I. Greening; Wesley Redhead, Port 
des Moines, Iowa. . Collection of Crab Apples ; E. 
Frost & Son, Rochester, N. Y. ..Trumbull's Sweeting 
and Higby's Sweet ; H. K. H a pgood, Warren, O.. Alexan- 
der, very fine; Daniel Ball, Perry Center, N. Y ... 
Pound Sweet; E. Williams, Mont Clair, N. J ...Fine 
collection presented by Solon Robinson, from James 
Smith, Des Moines, Iowa Crab Apples; Ambrose 
Baldwin, Gerard, Mich., by Solon Robinson .. Collec- 
tion of Apples: S. A. Tabor, Vassalboro. Me .. Save- 
well; Jesse Ryder, Sing Sing, N. Y Newtown Pip- 
pin of 1862; A. P. Cummings, N. Y — Sheep Apple and 
Apple for name; Mr. Van Brunt, Fort Hamilton, N. Y 
Maiden's Blush ; J. D. Van Nainee, South-st., N. Y. 
Twenly-oz. Pippin, grown by P. M. Browning, Chatham 
Four Corners; O. F. Browning Orange, Baldwin, 
Hawthornden, Granny Winkle, Cheesehoro Russet, and 
specimen for name; E. Williams, Mont Clair, N. J 
Pears : Fine Collection of varieties ; Andre Leroy, An- 
gers, France ...Duchesse d'Angouleme, 19 oz. ;C. A. 
Fuller, 30 Warren-st. , New-York Flemish Beauty, 
veiy large; E. W. Hewitt, New-York City Beurre 
Clairgeau, Duchesse, Baked fruit, ami one for name ; E. 
Williams, Mont Clair, N. J ...Striped Virgalieu ; Mr. 
Van Brunt, Fort Hamilton. N. Y....Seckel, 5 oz. ; W. 
Kendall, Cold Spring, N. Y Seckel, 5% oz. ; Jaques 
Van Brunt, Fort Hamilton, N. Y ...Louise Bonne de 
Jersey; C. Smith, Morrisania, N. Y... Seedlings; Jas. 
M. Hannah, Salem, N. J., by Solon Robinson, New- 
York Oswego, Beurre Die!, Bezi de Montigny, Ur- 
baniste, Seckel, Alexander, Flemish Beauty, Louise 
Bonne de Jersey, Ganselles Bergamot ; G. Zimmerman, 
Pine Hill Nurseries, near Buffalo, N. Y Beurre Bosr. 
and specimen for name ; A. A. Leverich, Bowronville, 
L.I Fine Duchesse from tree 18 months old; S. R. 
Trembley, Bergen Point, N. J , . . .Duchesse ; Wesley 
Redhead, Fort des Moines, Iowa — Branch of George 
IV., very full ; Dr. San ford, Ravenswood, N. Y 
Peaches: Seedling; Mr. Howard, Brooklyn, N. Y 
Specimen for name ; S. R. Howlaml, Brooklyn, N. Y 
Crawford's Late; C. A. Fuller, 36 Warren-st., N. Y.... 
Branch in bearing; S. R. Trembley, Bergen Point, N. J. 
Seedling from Melocoton, fine ; R. B. Dore, 203 
West loth-st., N. Y.. Crawford's Late, Melocoton , 
R. & J. L. Burroughs, Woodville, N. J Smock ; Sut- 
phin Chadwick, West Washington Market, New-York. 
..., Graces : Diana, Delaware, Isabella, Concord, Clin- 
ton, Roiander (foreign grown out of doors ;) G. Zimmer- 
man, Pine Hill Nurseries, near Buffalo, N. Y . . . .Taylor's 
Bullitt, Diana, Anna, Concord j E. Williams, Mont 
Clair, N. J Hartford Prolific, Isabella, and Ca- 
tawba; J. A. B. Paradise, Jersey City, N. J.... Seed- 
lings ; Jas. M. Hannah, Salem, N. J., by Solon Robinson, 
New York City Fine cluster ; Mr. Dater, Harlem, 
N. Y Other Fruits: Apple Quinces; A. A. Leverich, 
Bowronville, L. I Belle de Fontenay Raspberries; 
Moses Baker, Lyon's Farm, N. J — Australian Straw- 
berry Plants in bearing — commenced fruiting June 15th; 
J. C. Haines, East New- York, L. I ...Large Quince, 13 
oz. ; C. A. Fuller, 36 Warren-st., New-York ... .Double 
Musk Melon ; John Chambers, Scarsdale, N. Y. 
Flowers.— Lantanasin variety, fine Dahlias ; W. and J. 
Cranstoun. Hoboken, N. J Night-blooming Cereus ; 
George Stillwagon, Flushing, N. Y — Dahlias; E. L. 
Walton, Bergen Point, N. J., J. D. Hegeman, N. Y. City, 
Mr. Tremaine, Hudson City, N. J., and C. S. Pell, N. Y. 
Orphan Asylum Balsams and Pancratium ; W. & J. 
Cranstoun, Hoboken, N. J Tom Thumb Coxcomb j L. 
Bodenberger, Williams Bridge, N. Y Named Seedling 
Verbenas, very fine; Win. Davison, Florist, Brooklyn, 
N. Y — Fine show of Cut Flowers; Mr. Kavanagli, 
Florist, Brooklyn, N. Y Sunflower 41 inches in cir- 
cumference; Mr. Miller, N. J Dahlias and Tube- 
roses; Charles Hairs, New-York City Passiflora 
Decaistne ; A. P. Cummings, New-York City... Splen- 
did Collection of Cut Flowers ; Isaac Buchanan, Florist, 
West 17th-st., New-York.... Dahlias; C. T. Crolee, Gar- 
dener to James Gordon Bennett, Fort Washington. N. Y. 
... Fine Bouquet ; Miss M. A. Cortelyou, Staten Island. 
Vegetables.— Peach Blow and Bulkley's Seedling 
Potatoes; E. S. Allen, 102 Chambers-st., New-York 
Curious Potato, "Japanese Tommy ;" G. M. Usher, Port 
Richmond, N. Y New-Zealand Spinach, (Tetragonal 
expansa,) Prince Albert Potatoes, very knobby, and fine 
Lima Beans; Wm. Shaw, Staten Island Club Gourd, 
(63 inches long;) James Angus, West Farms, N. Y.... 
Chinese Egg Plant; Jaques D. Hegeman, New- York 
City..-. Purple Egg Plant, 4% lbs.,; Thos. Davenport, 
Passaic, N. J ..White Flint Corn , J. J. Van Nostrand, 
Palisades, N. J. . . .Mexican Peppers ; Mr. Swain, Bronx- 
ville, N. Y. . . .Scarlet-Runner Beans ; W. VV. Davis, 
Jersey City, N. J. .. .California Tomato; J. B. Hunter, 
Tremont, N. Y Wakefield Sweel Peppers, Egg Plant, 
Vegetable Marrow, Hybrid Squash, (Cuba and Valpa- 
raiso,) 147 lbs.; James McCabe, North Orange, N. J 
Seed Chinese Potato; G. M. Usher, Port Richmond, 
N. Y... Prince Albert Potato; Walter Keeler, North 
Salem, N. Y Peach-Blow Potatoes; James Lyon, 
Nvack, N. Y . . Purple Egg Plant and Vegetable Eggs , 
J. L. Miller, Richmond, N. Y California Tomato. 
1 lb. II oz. ; L. A. Berte. Tremont, N. Y... Club Gourd , 
W. W. Woodward, Brooklyn, N. Y Crook-necked 
Squashes and Orange Beet ; Jesse W. Perkins, Gar- 
dener to St. Joseph's Hospital, New- York Cilv Large 
Radish, 3 lbs. ; John Bullock, Bay Ridge, N. Y. 
Miscellaneous Articles. — A series of 12 beautifu- 
oil paintings representing fruits in season each month. 
Miss Anne Newberry, Brooklyn, N. Y Specimen ol 
Saginaw Salt ; Mr. Smith, East Saginaw, Mich . ..Speci 
men of Cotton ; J. S. Meeker, Piscatawav, N. J Fruit 
of Osage Orange ; Mr. Van Brunt. Fort Hamilton, N. Y. ; 
Same weighing 26 oz. ; J. B. Tindall, Yonkers, N. Y. 
