1865.1 
AMERICAX AG-RICULTURIST. 
301 
Bupply circulars anfl all needed Information, Mr. Woodrnirs 
improvement readers lliera so portable tlmt Mr. Wilder 
guarantees tiie s.afe carrla;ie of any prerainra instrument we 
give, if sent anywhere East of tlie llocky Mountains. We 
offer two Idnds, diflering mainly in size and tiuiili. 
Jfo. 40.— The Aqtiarim, or Water-Tlirower, is an excel- 
lent portable force-pump, useful in many ways— to water the 
garden or plants, to wash windows, carriages, etc. One can 
catch up the implement, carry it to any place, and from a 
pail throw a considerable stream of water 20 to 30 feet or 
more, and thus sometimes put out an incipient fire tliat could 
not be readily reached otherwise. It lias a jet-pipe, and also 
a rose, or sprinkler. An air-chamber attached keeps up a 
steady stream. Send to Wm. & B. Donsi.as, Middletown, 
Conn., and get a circular giving full particulars. 
No. 4:1.— The Buckeye Mower is so widely known and 
approved, that we need not use space to describe it. Send 
to Adriance. Piatt & Co., Manufacturers, 165 Greenwich-st., 
Kew-Toi'k, for circulars, etc., giving particulara, A few farm- 
ers might unite their eiforts, and readily secure subscribers 
enough for tliis premium, and own it in common. Many can 
raise a club of 160, alone. 
]Vo. 4'3.— Allen's Cylinder Plow, a successful trial of 
which we described in May 18G1, has since been further im- 
proved, and is a meritorious implement. The one we offer 
Is the Medium Two-Horse size, cutting a furrow 12 to 11 
inches wide, and 3 to 8 Inches deep. It Is fitted with wheel, 
and " Skim Plow," making it double, like the Michigan 
Plow. For descriptive circular, address K. H. Allen & 
Co., 191 IVater-street, New-rork City. 
Commercial Matters— Market Prices. 
[n accordance with our usual custom, we herewilh 
present in the Octoiiernumber a seiiesof tables prepared 
expressly for the American AgTicultnrisf, which give, in 
a very condensed and convenient form for study and 
reference, Ihe various transactions in Breadstuffs, not 
only during the past montli but for a series of years past. 
Tliese figures are believed to he thoroughly reliable, no 
l.^bor or care having been spared to make them so. 
1. TBANSAC-riOXS AT THE NEW-YORK JIARKKTS. 
UsCEiPTs. Fiotir. Wlieat. Corn. Etje. Barleij. Oats. 
24rtaV8l/'Mm'tli.266.000 l,27ri,000 2,.<!T3,000 109,000 167.000 IM.M) 
27 days ia»(m'th, 318,000 1,397,000 1,835,0U0 61,000 141,000 1,975,000 
Sales. Flour. WlteiU. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
24 davs<ft« month, 351.000 8.032.000 2,318.000 97.000 5,500 
27<l.aystos! month, 314,000 1,965,000 2,149,000 103,000 
2. ComparUiOn icith same period at tills time la.st year. 
Recelpts. Flour. U'/zeat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days ISB3 266.000 1,275,000 2,.fr3,000 109,000 lli7,000 761,000 
25 days 1864 349.500 1,213,000 1,*!9,000 2,000 51,000 1,354,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. liye. Barley. 
24 days 1865 351.000 2.0.32.000 2,318.000 97,000 5.-.00 
25d3y3lS61 457,.300 1,676,000 1,421,000 5,100 1,600 
3. Exports /mm New-York, January I to Scpt.lQi 
flour. Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats, 
1863 970,967 1,616,864 1,306.368 154,214 34,673 
18M 1,553,382 10,998,797 709,293 453 31,185 
1863 1,832,899 11,700,100 7,292,261 409,157 116.097 
1862 2,251,501 13,393,811 8,6)0,113 1,031,646 06,537 
4. Exports of Breadstuffs from the United States to 
Great Britain and Ireland, each of 19 years, ending Sep, 1 ; 
Flour, bbls. Wheat, bush. Corn, bush 
ISfiS 170,1(19 2.089,740 1,293,404 
IS64 1.241.804 16,492,523 717.434 
1863 1,479,413 23,167,190 10,334,3.56 
1862 2,672,.5la 25.734,709 14,084,168 
1661 2,561,061 2.5,353,370 11.703,034 
l(-60 717,166 4,938,714 2,221,857 
1839 106 457 439,'ijo 342,013 
1858 1,295,430 6,533,643 3,317,802 
1857 849,600 7,479,401 4.746,278 
1856 1,041,265 7,956,406 6,731,161 
1856 175,209 3l-'4,427 6,679,138 
1851 1,846,920 6,038,003 6,049.371 
1853 1,600,449 4,823,519 1.425,278 
1853 1,427,442 2,728,442 1,487,398 
1851 1,559.584 1,496,335 2,205,001 
1850 574,757 461.276 4.753,3.38 
1849..- 1,137,556 1,140,194 12,665,260 
1848 182,583 241,300 4,390.226 
1817 3,155,845 4,000,.369 17,157,659 
Total for 19 years.. .24,805,75.3 142,580,581 112,320,796 
5. Exports from the United States to the Continent 
of Europe for 11 years, each ending Sept. 1. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. 
1665 23.261 112,315 11.4ji5 97,.329 
1864 100,311 .338,819 13,369 18,965 
1863 219,579 2.343,314 68.957 433,203 
1862 626.672 7,617.472 329,074 1,612,920 
1861 142,129 3,4.32,496 101,143 347.258 
1869 49,243 178,031 19,338 
1859 .31,3«8 57,545 25,519 — 
1858 303,100 390,428 16,848 13.100 
1S57 483,344 2,875.6.33 643,500 216,162 
1856 748,403 2,610,079 282,083 1,973,178 
1855 - , 7,763 4,972 308,428 3',5';9 
Tolalforllyears.2,749,398 19,076,424 1,712,856 ~4,746,6L)2 
6. Receipts of Breadstuffs at the head of tide water at 
Albany, by the Erie and other New-York Canals, from 
the Commencement of Navigatton, May 1st, to and includ- 
iyig Sept. 9th, in the years tndicaled. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rve. Bailey, Oats. 
1861, ,.,061.100 13,310,000 11,153,000 44.8.000 206,000 3,11.3.800 
1862,.,, 886,506 16,-2S8,800 11,721,500 531,200 381,100 2,.309,400 
1863,,,. 743. 100 10.93.3,000 1.3,330.700 201,000 79,800 5,137300 
1864..,, 536.200 9,93.3,300 5,5,37,200 60,900 166,100 4,979,200 
I8ffi,... 421,100 5,005,600 7,729,400 290,900 190,700 5,543,100 
CtiEBJJST Wholesale Prices. 
Aug. 19. Sept. 16. 
Fl.our.-Su|ier to Extra State ?0 CO <S 7 83 $6 90 (a 8 10 
Super to Extra Southern. -. 8 25 @13 00 9 23 (fsll 00 
Extra Western 6 80 ©13 50 7 70 ®14 00 
Extra Genesee 7 25 I^IOOO 8 20 glOOO 
Superllne Western 6l>5(aG60 90(«i740 
Rye Flofb 5 60 ® 6 00 5 60 ® 25 
CoiiN Meal 5 10 @ 3 50 4 75 (fa 5 35 
WuEAT— All kinds of White- 1 90 <3 2 25 2 10 (S 2 10 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 1 40 ® 8 09 1 .35 (9 2 10 
CoKN— Yellow 90® 92 89® 90 
Mixed 89 ® 91 72 ® 89 
t>ATS— Western 65 ® 66 63 ® 54 
State. 62 ® — 53 ® — 
Rye 96 @ 1 09 100 ® 1 03 
Barley Nominal. 110 ® 1 23 
CorTO.v— Middlings. ?1 tt... 42 a 44 44 ® 45>$ 
Hops— Crop of 1864, ?1 B 12K® 50 13 ® 45 
Feathers— Live Geese, V n>, 75 @ SO SO @ — 
Seed— Clover-, ^ ft Nominal. 28 ® 30 
Trruotliv. 1) bushel Nominal. 5 00 ® 5 50 
Flax, "eibushel 2 25 ® 2 40 2 83 ® 3 OO 
StiGAK-Brown, *> ft 10?^® 16 UK® lOK 
-Mol.%sses. Cuba, Sgl 35 ® 60 33 ® 62}^ 
COFFKK— liio, ?t ft .. IIH® Wi 18 @ 22}i 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c.,V ft. 6 ® 20 6 ® 80 
Seed Leaf, ?> ft 7® 30 7® 30 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, S ft. 00 ® TlH 57>^® 80 
Domestic, pulled, t> ft 60 ® 70 60 ® 72,1^ 
California, unwashed, 23 ® 43 20 ® 45 
TALLO\v.«)ft 18 @ 13 15»^® V,}4 
Oil Cake— ?1 ton - 47 50 ©55 00 48 50 ®35 00 
Pork— Mesii. ? barrel 30 00 ®32 30 30 50 ®S2 50 
Prime, ft barrel - . 24 00 @ 84 50 @25 00 
Beef— Plain mess 8 50 ©12 50 8 50 @12 50 
L\Rn. in b.".rrels,ft ft 19Ka 8)X 22Ji® 275^ 
Bi-TTEi;- Western, ? ft 21 ® 29 25 ® SS 
State, S ft 32 ® 45 33 ® 60 
(■ueese . 10 ® 16 lIJi® 10« 
Beaxs-?> bushel 140®130 150®2 00 
PKAS—Canada. ?t bushel 1S5®140 1M®140 
EGGS-Fresh, S dozen 26 ® 29 25 ® 27 
Poultry— Fowls, SB — ® 26 24 ® 23 
Tur-kevs, ?> Ill 86 ® 27 26 ® 28 
POT.KTOES- Mercers,%ibbl... 150®375 200®2 50 
reach Blows, ¥* barrel — @ 
Bnckeyes-Xcw, S barrel.... 150@800 185®150 
..Utlks-SI barrel 6 00 ® 9 00 3 00 ©5 00 
Per some inexplicable reason, gohl continues high, 
standing at 142?i, Sept. 16ih, against 142'^, Aug. ISili. 
Business in farm products has been fair. Breadstuffs 
were for a time so higli. as to almost pi-eclude export; 
liut witli increasetl receipts, latterly, prices have tended 
downw?r-d. Provisions have been firmer, but closed 
in-egularly Wool has been active, and prices higher 
Cotton went up, but is weaker again. The receipts 
have been very large. The stock at lliis port, Sept. 1, 
was 74,862 bales, against 3,810 bales the same time last 
year Hay, Hops and Tobacco have been in fair le- 
quest. Tlie current prices are given in the table. 
Agricultural and other Fairs. 
state and IVatioual Fairs. 
American Institute, N. Y. City, Sept. r2th to Oct. 19th; 
J. W, Chambeis. 
Horlirultural Exhibition Am, Inst,, N. Y. City, (Gree- 
ley Prizes), Sept, 12 to Oct, 19, 
Indiaiia, Ft, Wayne, Oct, 2 to 7 ; W, H, Looinis. 
Indiana Pomological. Ft Wayne. Oct. 2 lo 7, 
Micliigan. Ivalaniazoo. National Exhibition of liorses, 
Oi-t. 3 to 6 : C. F. Kidder. 
Oliio, Dayton, National Horse Fair, Oct. 3 lo 6. 
Conuty and Otlier Fairs 
MAINE. 
East Oxford Co.. West Pern, Out. 4, 5. 
Franklin Co., Farmington. Oct. 3 lo 5 ; L. F. Green. 
West Oxford Co., Ft veburg, Oct. 10 to 12. 
Y'ork Co., Biddefcrd.Oct. 10 to 12. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Baraslable Co., B.arnslable. Oct. 5. 
Bristol Co.. Taunton. Oct. 3. 
Berkshire Co., Pittsfiel.l, Oct, 3 to 4. 
Hampden Ag. So . Sprinstield, Oct. 3, 4 ; J. M, Btigg, 
Hampshire. Franklin, and Hampden, Northampton, 
Oct, 5, 6 , .\, P. Peck, 
Hampden East. Palmer, Oct, 10. 
Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Oct. 1. 
Plymoirth. Bridgewater. Oct. 5. 
Worcester South, Sturbiidge, Oct. 5. 
NEW Y'ORK. 
Brnome Co., Binclramton, Oct, 3 to 5. 
Cayuga Co., .Auburn, Oct 3 to 0. 
Chautauqua Farmers and Mechanics* Union, Fredonia, 
Oct. 4 to 6 ; Jno S, Russell. 
Delhi Ag, and Mechanics' Association, Oct, 5, 6. 
Otsego Co.. Cooperstown, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Queens Co., Flushing, Oct. 4, 5. 
Scholiarie Co,, Schoharie, Oct, 3, 6, 
Tompkins Co., Itlica, Oct. 2", -28. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Berks Co., Reading, Oct. 3 to 5, 
Burgettstown, Oct, 3, 6, 
Doylestown Co,, Doylestown, Oct, 3 to 5. 
Franklin Co., Soinmerville. Oct. 2 to 5. 
Luzerne Co., Wyoming, Oct. 3 to 5 ; Steuben Jenkins. 
Warren Co , Belvidere, Oct. 3 lo 6. 
ILLINOIS. 
Kankakee Co., Kankakee, Oct. 4 to 6 ; E. Cobb, Prcs. 
Montgomery Ci.. Hillsboro. Oct. 11 lo 13. 
Pike Co., Pitlsfield, Oct. 3 to 0. 
Randolph Co., Sparla. Oct. 4 to 6 ; Wm. Addison. 
Schuvler Co.. Rirsliville, Oct. II to IS. 
Sandwich Union, (De Kalb Co.), Oct. 3 to 5. 
IOWA. 
Madison Co., Wiiistead, Oct. 3. 4. 
Page Co.. Clarinda, Oct. 5 to 7 ; T. T. Penjergraft. 
Van Birren Co., Keosauqua, Oct. 5. 6. 
Washington Co., Washington, Oct. 3, 4. 
OHIO. 
.\shl:ibula Co., Jefferson, Ort, 3 to 5, 
Butler Co., Hamilton. Oct. 3 to C. 
Cosliocton Co., Coshocion, Oct. 11 to 13; W. R, Forker. 
Greenr Co., Xenia. Oct. 4 to 6. 
Hancock Co., Findlay, Oct. 5 to 7. 
Highland Co.. Hillsboio, Oct. 4 lo 6. 
Harrison Co.. Cadiz. Oct. 4 to 6. 
Knox Co.. Ml. Vernon, Oct, 4 to 6. 
Meigs Co,, Racine, Oct. 4 to 5 ; Wm. H. Lasley. 
Malioning Co., Canfiekl, Oct. 3 lo 5. 
Morgan Co.. .McCoiinellsville. Oct. 3 to 5. 
Morrow Co.. Mt. Giiead. Ocl. 3 to 5 
Stark Co.. c:aiib'n, Oct. 3 lo P. 
Summit Co., Akron. Ocl. 4 to 6, 
Wayne Co . Wnoster, Oct. 4, 5. 
Wood Co., Cowling Green, Ocl. 3, 4. 
WISCONSIN. 
Adams Co., Friendsliip. Ocl. 4. 5 ; G. W. Walernian. 
Lacrosse Co.. West Salem, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Vernon Co., Viroqua, Oct. 4 to 6. 
MICHIGAN. 
Barrv Co.. Ha.stiiigs. Oct. 11, 12. 
Hillsdale Co.. Hillsdale. Out. 4 to 6. 
Kalamazoo Horse Show, Kalamazoo, Oct. 3 to 6. 
Ionia Co.. Ionia, Oct. 4. 5. 
Oakland Co., Ponliac, Oct. 4 to 6 ; J. R. Bowman. 
- Sliiawassee (io., Owasso, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, Oct. 4 to 6. 
CAN.\DA WEST. 
Pell, Oct. 3. 4. 
East York, Oct. 5. 
Scarsboiough. Ocl. 6. 
North York. Oct. 10, II. 
Toronto. Oct. 19, 20. 
Lambton, Sai nia. Oct. 5. 
East Durham, 
Pickering, Oct. 10. 
We-1 York, Oct. 11, 12. 
Wliitby. Oct. 12. 
Whitchurch, Oct. 13. 
Gore of Toronto, Oct. 18. 
Peel. Oct. 3, 4. 
Port Hope, Ocl. 3, 4. 
Sundry Otlier Fairs. 
Bradfonl Co.. Vt.. Provincial Fair, Oct. 3 to 5 ; Wind- 
liam Co.. VI., at FayetteviUe, Ocl. 4. 5. Union Fair, 
at Woodbury. Conn,, Oct, 3, 5, Burlington Co,, N, J,, 
at iMount Hnllv, Oct, 3, 4, Wanen Co,. Iml., at Wil- 
liamspoit, Oct, 10 to 13; F, Bryant, Sec. — Jefferson Co,, 
Kan,. Oct. 3. 4 ; Wyaiidolte. Kan,, at Wyandotte, Oct, 5, 
6. Boone Co,, Mo„ at Columbia, Oct, 3 lo 5 ; Clinton 
Co., Mo., at Plaltsburg, Ocl. 4 to 6. 
Containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which toe throw into small 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
" & CO." — Our readers will notice on the first 
page, the addition of "& Co." to tlie name of the long-time 
Publisher and Proprietor of this journal.— Jlr. Lucius A. 
Chase, well known as a Boston Publisher, formerly of 
the firm of Bhovvn, Taooaut & Chase, but for several 
years past of the firm of Chase <t Nichols, 43 Washing- 
ton St., has disposed of his Boston business to his late 
partner, Mr. Sanil. F. Nichols, and taken a partnership 
interest in Ihe American Agriculturist, to the Business 
Depariment of which he will hereafter devote his whole 
energy and experience, that all its business matters, in 
general and in iletail, may be more promptly and thor- 
oughly attended to than ever. Tiiis arrangement, while 
to the advantage of the patrons of the paper, will relieve 
Mr. Judd somewhat in tlie severe double labors ol Pub- 
lisher and responsible Editor, that have pressed upon him 
for more than a dozen years past. As chief Proprietor, 
however, .Mr. Judd will continue to constantly superin- 
tend and advise in all departments, but Ire will have rather 
more freedom lo visit among our readers for observation 
and gathering practical information, and also give more 
time to the Editorial work— to the benefit of the readers 
doubtless. Mr. Chase, as we arc happy to know, has 
long been recognized among his business compeer's in 
Boston as a man of sterling Christian integrity, and of 
active methodical business habits, and he will be wel- 
comed to tiis new field of labor by all our readers, as he 
is by The Associate Editobs. 
*' Kosmos."— A email red covered pamphlet 
bearing this title has fallen into our hands. It is an ad- 
vertising medium of the "New York Merlical University." 
We should not notice the thing, were it not that a sim- 
ilarity in name might lead some to Ihirik Ihat this had 
some relation lo Ihe Meuical Depariment of llie Uni- 
versity of the City of New Y'ork, an institution which 
could not put out such an advertisement as this. 
Killiu;;IEnnnin$^ Blackberry Vine.s. 
— Ira Hylan. Rockingham Co., N. H., asks how " to kill 
running blackberry vines?" Plow the ground deep tliis 
fall; plow it twice next June, and sow buckwheat. 
Harrow thoroughly between the plowings. The next 
year manure well, and plant Indian corn, and cultivate 
well. If tiie work is properly performed, the vines will 
give no more trouble. If the plowing is only half done, 
and Ihe hoeing not one quarter, tire vines will grow finely. 
