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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Apuil, 
Special Premiums. 
For a renewal and one new subscriber to 
American Agriculturist, or one subscriber to 
IIearth and Home. 
Trophy Tomato has proved so far superior to 
others that we desire to have it widely distributed, and 
we have made such arrangements with Col. Waring as to 
enable us to offer pure seed from headquarters, with his 
trade murk guarantee of genuineness. 
Japan Lilies.— We offer from the gardens of A. S. 
Fuller, Esq., several of the beautiful Japan Lilies, some 
of which have heen sold by seedsmen within the last two 
years as high as $5 each. Any one of these is an orna- 
ment to any garden, and they can bo had/fveas premiums. 
JEumelan Grape- Vines.— nasbrouck&Bushnell, 
proprietors of the original stock, will supply US with 
vines of this most excellent variety, and we wish all of 
our subscribers would try at least one. 
I. — To every subscriber who, after this date, sends 
$1.50 for American Agriculturist for 1871, and 5 cents for 
postage, we will send 1 Package (190 Seeds) of Trophy 
Tomato Seeds. 
II.— To every old subscriber to American Agriculturist 
who after this date renews, and sends one new subscrib- 
er, with $1.50 for each, and 5 cents for postage on the 
premium, we will send any one of ftie following eight 
articles that may be chosen: 
1 Package (200 Seeds) of Trophy Tomato Seeds. 
Or:— 1 Bulb Red Japan Lily, LiUum speciosum I'ubi'um. 
Or:— 1 Bulb While Japau Lily, IMium speeiosmn album. 
Or : — 1 Bulb Golden-banded Lily, Lil?.um auratum. 
Or:— 1 Bulb Long-flowered Lily, LUtum longiflorum. 
Or:— 1 Bulb Gladiolus, or Sword Lily, named varieties. 
Or: — 2 Bulbs Tigridia,or Mexican Tiger Li ly, differ* t kinds. 
Or: — 1 Eumelan Grape-Vine No. 1. 
HI.— For one subscriber, received aftGr this date to 
HEARTH AND HOME, for one year, at $3, with 5 cents 
for postage on the article, we will send any desired one 
of the above premiums. Subscriptions taking these spe- 
cial premiums will not be counted in other premium lists. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewlure. 
Consulting- Agriculturist. — In a large 
Agricultural Warehouse like that of R. H. Allen & Co., 
there are constant applications for advice about fertil- 
izers, animals, implements, etc. To meet the wants of 
its patrons, the above-named firm has engaged the services 
of Col. Mason C. Weld, as consulting agriculturist. Col. 
W. is eminently able to fill such a position, both on ac- 
count of his thorough chemical education and practical 
knowledge of agriculture, while his editorial experience 
upon the Agriculturist has made him familiar with the 
wants of farmers in different portion* of the couutry. 
Money in the harden. By P. T. Quinn. 
This work, published by the Trilmae Association, comes 
to hand just as we are going to press, and we cannot 
now give more than a more announcement of its publi- 
cation. Mr. Quinn is widely known as a successful cul- 
tivator, and being over-run by inquiries — as every man 
will be who allows his name to get into print— he has in 
self-defence put his garden experience in a book form, 
and says: " Friends, you will find it all in this volume." 
Sent from this office, by mail, for $1.50. 
Smoked Meats.— " Subscriber," of Mary- 
land, proposes the following questions : How long ought 
pork to be smoked, to keep— say one jear from time of 
Bmokiug? How long will smoked pork keep, properly 
cared for, without spoiling^ And will it keep packed in 
barrels and stored in a cool place for one year? — Ans. : 
Meat should be well silted or pioklcd before it is smoked. 
It is the pickling quite as much as the smoking that 
keeps the meat. The length of time it will keep depends 
both upon the strength of the pickle, the length of time 
it remains in it, and the thoroughness of the smoking. 
A pickle containing a small quantity of alkali (potash) is 
very penetrating, and causes tke meat to take smoke well. 
To keep a yea. meat mnst be much Salter than most 
people like, though sugar may be made to take the place 
of salt to a considerable extent. To keep hams and 
bacon, wrap in stont brown paper, and pack them in 
barrels in fresh wood-ashes. The potasli of the ashes 
will do no harm even if it comes itt contact with the meat. 
Harley ts. Oats as Food.— (M. A. B., 
of Illinois.) When both are fed on the farm to horses, a 
crop of oats usually, pays better than a crop of barley, 
and with you corn must be the more profitable crop for 
feeding hogs or cattle. Barley is a better crop to seed 
with than oats, and is excellent food for either pigs or 
horses. But you cannot get as large a crop per acre as 
from oats. 
l>eatb of Sanford Howard.- Just as 
we are making up the last pages of the paper, the intel- 
ligence comes of the death of Sanford Howard, Esq., at 
Lansing, Mich. For the present we must content our- 
selves with the statement that Mr. H. was widely known 
as an agricultural writer, and had been for several years 
Secretary of the Michigan State Board of Agriculture. 
The Louisiana Fair, which had been 
announced for April 8th, has, on account of the burning 
of the fair buildings, been postponed until Nov. 18th. 
Asbestos Roofing. — The advertisement 
of Mr. Johns is worthy the attention of those who 
desire a cheap, good roofing. Mr. Johns has been 
engaged for many years in making improvements in 
roofing, and means to treat his patrons well, which is 
saying a good deal, though we aim to admit no one into 
our advertising columns who we do not think will do this. 
Some of our editorial corps have examined and tried 
his later improvements, and are well pleased with them. 
The 3Jew U. S. Loau is a matter of great 
interest to the whole country. It appeals not only to 
patriotism, but it opens a very convenient means of de- 
positing money safely where it will pay Gold interest 
regularly over a long series of years, with no change. 
The Bonds cau not be called in under ten years, and they 
will have an advantage over other securities in that 
they will always be convertible at once into cash. The. 
5-20s at the present market price pay but a trifle more 
interest, ami they are subject to be called in at par when- 
ever the Government is in funds to buy them. 
Horse and Horsemanship of the 
United States and British Provinces of 
North. America. By Frank Forrester. This book 
was published fourteen years ago, and has had quite an 
extensive sale, as it was considered a necessity in the 
important public and private libraries of the country. It 
has now been thoroughly revised by Messrs. S. D. andB. 
G. Bruce, of the Tu/f, Field and Farm, whose knowledge 
of our thorough-bred and trotting horses is unexcelled. 
Pedigrees, performances, and importations of well-known 
horses have been revised and continued to date. In ad- 
dition the histories and performances of the most cele- 
brated horses of to-day are given with fourteen fine new 
steel portraits, which add much to its value to all lovers 
of fast horses. It is published in two large octavo 
volumes on fine paper, and contains in all thirty beautiful 
steel portraits. Price, post-paid, $15. 
A Cheap Leveling Instrument, very 
convenient for drainage and other purposes, is advertised 
by the Warwick Tool Company. Send for their circulars 
which give full particulars. 
Plants I%amed.- u J. C. H.," of New York. 
Your " Hibiscus " is Malvaviscus arborens "MrB. C. 
J. A.," Staffordville, Conn. No. 1. Abutilon Mesopota- 
micum. No. 2. Fringed Gentian, Gentiana crinita. No. 
3. Achyranthes Verschaffeltii. 
Samples of Seed. — We have just put into 
the chicken-feed a large number of samples of wheat, 
corn, oats, etc., which have been for some time accumu- 
lating. These parcels were all sent by mail, and no let- 
ters have been received informing us concerning their 
contents and the object in sending them. Our corre- 
spondents should always send an explanatory note by the 
same mail that the seedB are forwarded. No writing 
whatever, beyond a label, should accompany the seeds, 
uuleBs full letter-postage is paid upon the parcel. 
Gapes in Chickens. — J. M. J. Manning, 
of Calloway Co., Ky., informs us that he has never failed 
to cure gapes in chickens, by the use of soft-soap, mixed 
with the dough, just enough to color it slightly. We 
have heard this remedy spoken of highly by others who 
have tried it. 
Kaspberries. — D. B. Richards, Brewster's 
Station, N. Y. Plant from 4 to 6 feet apart each way, ac- 
cording to the variety. Set as early as possible. Cut off 
all of last year's stems. You might get a few straggling 
berries from them but no crop. The bearing will be next 
year from the stems which grow this year. The canes 
bear but oace and are cut away when the fruit is off. 
** Will posts put in the ground 
when green last as Ions a * seasoned ones ?" 
— We think not. 
"Answer through the Paper 9 * 
is a request we are obliged to disregard, when the answer 
is of no interest to any one but the person asking the 
question. All questions of a purely personal nature 
should be accompanied by a stamp for a reply— not a 
cent more. Nothing is more unpleasant than to receive 
25 01' 50 cents to pay for " information."— We answer 
private letters of this kind if we can, and when we can, 
but it is a matter of courtesy only, not one of obligation. 
The Iron-clad Can Co. have removed 
to spacious quarters in a five-story building No. 51 Dey- 
street, in order to meet the pressing demands for their 
goods. Since the introduction on the market of their 
Iron-clad Milk-Pail about 60 days ago, they have disposed 
of 17,000 of the v * Patent Bottoms. " This Company com- 
menced business in a small room a few months ago. See 
the results of advertising a good article in a good journal. 
American Agriculturist or Hearth 
and Home ? — Many correspondents address inquiries 
to Orange Judd & Co. without specifying whether they 
wish the answer to appear in the Agriculturist or Hearth 
and Home. We hope that all our friends will take both 
papers, but those who content themselves with one 
should indicate which one, as they are entirely different. 
Canker or the Mouth and Head 
In Fowls..— Geo. Faulkner, Fleming Co., Ky. The 
new disease which you have among your fowls, by which 
their mouths and throats become filled up with a cheeey 
Bubstance of very offensive odor, which causes in some 
cases a stoppage of the windpipe and death by suffocation 
is called canker of the mouth. We have treated it suc- 
cessfully in this way. 1st— If the fowl is not worth a 
good deal cut its head off. 2d— If worth saving, with a 
small spoon and pincers take out all the cheesy matter 
and wipe out all the slimy mucus from mouth, nostrils, 
and eyes. 3d— Prepare a solution of chlorinated soda or 
chloride of lime. If chlorinated soda (Labaraque's so- 
lution) is used, dilute it with one or two parts of water. 
Wash the head, eyes, nostrils, mouth, and throat, out 
thoroughly, using a soft swab with one of these solutions, 
and in 20 minutes give the fowl a good feed of chopped 
meat, mixed with" bread Boaked in ale or spirits and wa- 
ter, and well sprinkled with Cayenne pepper. Give some 
solution of iron in the water, and keep up the diet indi- 
cated until well. Put the whole flock on a similar 
regime for a few days, especially those having colds. 
Mangels.— "S. 8. F.," Somerset Co., Pa. 
The quantity of seed usually planted is 4 to 6 lbs. per acre. 
Rose-Slugs and Green-Fly,— " Mrs. 
E. L. Crumb," Danville, R. I. You mistake in supposing 
the worm and fly, which attack your rose-bushes, to be 
the same. They are entirely different ; the "worm" la 
known as the rose-slug, and the " insect" as the green- 
fly. If you have only a few rose-bushes, the best way to 
manage the slug is to lay a paper on the ground, under 
the plants, and shake them. If this be done early in the 
morning, the dormant slugs are easily captured. The 
green fly is destroyed by syringing with tobacco-water. 
New England Poultry Clunks Ex- 
hibition, at Worcester, March 7th to 10th, 1871. A. 
M. H. writes : 4L The entries were fully up in numbers to 
last year and far superior in quality. Attendance good. 
" The competition was very close in many of the classes. 
In light Brahmas, especially, the judges could not decide 
between the best three coops, which should rank first, 
and two more persons were called in, and then they 
were unable to agree. Finally it was voted upon. This 
is unusual. The largest exhibitors were Messrs. Williams 
Ball, Rice, Buzzell, Pogen, and Upham. A new feature, 
and a very pleasing one, was the ■ Club Supper,' held on 
the evening of the 8th. This was a reunion of Poultry 
fanciers from this and other kindred societies. About 
100 sat down to a well-filled table. An address waB given 
by the President, Mr. O. B. Hadwin, and a poem by the 
Treasurer, Mr. H. Woodward. 
" The guests and members of other societies were then 
called upon for speeches. The addresses took a practical 
turn, and much interesting and valuable information was 
elicited. The resolution adopted by the Poultry Conven- 
tion of Feb. 15, requesting Poultry societies to incorpo- 
rate in their 'Rules for Exhibition,' the following, 
1 that exhibitors be required to name the breeder of the 
fowls exhibited, and that both the name of breeder and 
exhibitor shall be placed upon the coop during the ex- 
hibition,' was discussed and cordially agreed to by all 
present. This is a much needed regulation, and it is to 
be hoped will be generally adopted." 
