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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
101 
Books for Farmers and Others. 
[Any of tho following books can bo obtained at tho of- 
fice of tlie Agriculturi-it at tho prices named, or tlioy will bo 
forwarded by malt, pod pofcl, on receipt of tho price. Other 
books not named Id the Hat win be procured and sent to sub- 
Krtben when desired If tho price b« forwarded. Alio! those 
books may l>" prooured In making op ■ library. Wo in- 
dicate our opinion of their mine by one or more Stars. 
American Bird Fancier |0 23 
American Farmer's Kncyrlopcdln 5 00 
Aroorloan Weeds and L serai Plants "* ... 1M 
Allen on the Culture of the Qrano ... 1 00 
Alien* 1 1:. 1.' Amerlean farm Hook* 1 00 
■ I ■ itlc Animals 7:> 
■sri* v.) Itnrnl Architecture.... ■ l 25 
Dairy's rcull Garden ■ " l 50 
llement*! Poulterer's Companion ". 'J mi 
teinan'a Fruit Cultivator's Munnal CO 
B Cardener's Aaglatanl 1 50 
"9 Kitchen Garden Instructor. GO 
UrldRanuuVs i .... «0 
It's Ajreol Horses i English mid German) • no 
Brock's Book of Flowers. .. I* I 25 
Browne's American Poultry rard t 29 
BnlSt'A Amerlcnn Flow. t linn Icii Directory 135 
Bnlsfs Family Kitchen Gardener ..." 75 
Bon's Vegetables of America....* l 50 
Chorl ton's Grape Grower's Guide 75 
\:ncrleau KritlL Book * 73 
Cole's veterinarian 75 
Dadd's Geo. R.) Modern Horse Doctor l 25 
Jhuld'.i (Geo. II. i American Cattle Doctor..." 1 25 
Dana's Muck Manual (brlTarmers i oo 
Downing s Cottage Residences, -•• 3 50 
Downing^ Fruits ami Fruit Trees of America — *".... 2 00 
Basiwood on the Cranberry — * 50 
Kmplovinent of Women— By Virginia Penny ■ 1 50 
Kverv Lady her own Flower Gardener 25 
FessondenTs American Kitchen Gardener 35 
French's Farm iiratnnsc i 25 
Field's (Thomas W.) rear Culture 1 00 
Fish Culture 100 
Flint (Charles L.) on Classes ** 2 00 
Flint's Milch Cows and Dairy Farming . . ..••"... 3 00 
Fuller's Strawberry Coltorlsl " 10 
Fuller's Crape Culturlst "" 1 25 
Goodnle's Principles of Breeding .«*. .. 100 
Gray's Manual ot Botanv and Lessons in one Vol.."*".. 2 50 
Gray's How Plants crow 1 00 
C lien on on Mileh Cows 00 
Mall's (Miss) American Cookery 1 00 
Hara*zthy Grape Culture &c — u 00 
Harris' Insects Injurious to Vegetation, plain M — 3 50 
do, do. do. do. colored plates." 1 50 
Herbert's Hinis to Horsekccpers — *"" 1 25 
Johnson on M inures " 100 
Kemp's Landscape Gardening 2.00 
Langstroth on the Honev Bee ..."• 1 25 
London's (Downing's) Ladles' Flower Garden — • — 1 50 
Lenchar'fl How to Build Mot-bouses 135 
Llehlg'a Lectures on Chemistry 50 
j 's 1 1>. C> Morgan Horses ., 1 35 
Manual of Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 1 oo 
Maybew'fl Illustrated Horse Doctor ..."• 3 00 
BlcMahon's American Gardener ....■ 2 50 
Milburn on the Cow and Dairy 25 
Miles on the Horse's foot 50 
Mistakes of Educated Men.... - * 60 
My Farm at Edge wood....** 1 50 
National Almanac and Annual Kecord — " 1 o0 
Norton's Scientific Agriculture 75 
Our Farm of Four Acres., (paper 30c.) bound — * 50 
Onion Culture ...■•• 20 
Pardee on strawberry Culture *5 
Parsons on tho Rose 125 
Fodder's Farmer's Land Measurer b0 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton Leaves 100 
Phiu's Grape Culture 1 25 
Ouinbv's Mysteries of Bee keeping •*. 1 35 
ItandiiU's Slieep Husbandry 1 35 
do. Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry 75 
Rand's Flowers tor Parlor and Garden.. ..** 2 50 
KIchardson on the Dog 50 
Uleliardson on the Hog 25 
Hobins' Produce and Ready Reckoner 60 
Shepherd's Own Book, Randall & Youatt 2 00 
Skillful Housewife 25 
Smith's Landscape Gardening 1 35 
Spencer's Education of Children*" 1 35 
Stewart's fjohn) Stable Book: 1 25 
Tobacco Culture ...***. 25 
Todd's (S. E.) Voung Farmer's Manual *• 1 2o 
Tucker's lloglster Rural AtlairB • .* 25 
Turner's Cotton Planter's Manual 1 25 
'■ \ r ai son's American Home Garden *** 1 50 
Warder's Hedges and Evergreens 1 25 
Vale College Agricultural Lectures 50 
Youait and Spooner on the Horse 1 25 
Von at t anil Martin on Cattle 1 25 
Youatt on the Hdg...." 75 
Yooatt on Sheep 75 
Youmans' Chemistry — * 1 25 
Youmans* Household Science — ""• 1 aO 
Commercial Notes. 
The following condensed, comprehensive Tables, made 
up to March 14th, show the transactions the past month. 
1. Tn.ANSA.CTIOX3 AT TUB NEW-YOKE MARKETS. 
RacEnrs. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Out*. 
MdaysCMsm'tn 201.000 -16.500 147,000 6,100 91.000 322,000 
28 days f<w< m'tn 308.000 26,500 191,000 6,500 6S.0O0 282,000 
Sales. Flour. Wluat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
24 days thUt month, 432,000 2,501,000 1,154.000 16,500 257,000 
•JSdaysfo** mouth, 415,000 3,391,000 1,833,000 13.400 98,500 
JJ. Comparison icith same time last year. 
receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24dayslS6-t 201.000 46.500 147,000 6.100 01,000 322,000 
IM days 1863 235,000 41,000 173,000 57,000 78,000 294,000 
sjlles. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
21 davs 1S64 432,000 2,501,000 1,154,000 16,500 287,000 
21 days 1S63.... 350,000 1,310,000 2,031,000 139,000 121,000 
3, Exports ji m New-York Jan. 1. to March 16. 
Flour, Whet Corn, live, Oats 
bbls. bus. bos. bos. bus. 
1964 390.081 8 076,924 oLpOR 255 5,307 
1863 514,740 3,156,890 1.3O3.0.V4 59,106 96,382 
186-2 619,675 2,091,781 2,712,801 305,005 6,408 
The Current Price Table shows the present value of 
the pri.-.cipal agricultural Products, with variations from 
last mon-th. There has been little excitement In the 
BrondstufT Markets during four weeks past, llio prices 
rising and falling with the premium ou gold, which, on 
March 'Jlli rose to 160, but Is again down to 160. Tho 
foreign demand for BreadMiiils i-s fair, about consuming 
the surplus in market Wool was depressed for a lime, 
but Is more active now — Provisions are not In large 
supply, and are firmly held Tho Markets of all other 
kinds of produce are steady nt the quotations below. 
CUIUIKNT WnOLXSAXR PKII R , 
February 18, March 13, 
Floxtr— Super to Extra State $G 25 (2) 730 |6 80 (-0 7 10 
Super, to Kxira Soullieni , •■:, .-. n 00 1 DO 011 I'D 
Extra Western 685 kH 50 815 ft\l 00 
Extra Genesoo.. 35 tip 25 7 15 & o 00 
Supi-rllne Western.. .. 6 :to ft 6 50 6 80 ©6 55 
ItYBFLOUB 5 50 (tfOGO 5 50 $6 80 
I ■ •■■ . Mkm.. ....... 5 SS <■' Q 2S 5 28 ft 6 20 
WmBAT— All kinds of White., l «.". ©195 1 TO © 1 95 
Ail kinds of Bed 156 ©ITS 160 & 1 71 
Cork— Yellow 120 00 1 21 1 25 © 1 27 
Mixed... 1 T, © © 1 81 
Oats— Western, ot © 93 90 © 01 
Statu 90 ft 93 89 © 90K 
R v R 1W ft 1 S3 1 27 ft 1 HO 
Barley 1 20 ft 1 45 1 23 © 1 55 
Cotton— Middlings, per lb... . 81 M© 88 77 ft 78 
Hops, crop Hl'lSCS, per lb 35 ft S3 23 © S3 
Fratiieiss, Live Geese, p, lb.. 63 ft 68 63 ft 65 
Shed— Clover, per lb it © it'.: 13 © 13# 
Tlmotliv, per bushel 3 00 © 3 25 8 00 © 3 25 
Flax, per bushel... 3 25 © 3 50 3 37)4© S 55 
Sugar— Brown, per lb UK© 15 12M© 15>4 
MoLAsSES.New-nrleaus, p.gl.. 65 ft 75 63 ft 80 
Coffkk. Klo, per lb 33^© 31 35 © 37 
Tobacco— Keutucky.&c.p.lb.. 15 © 35 is © 85 
Seed Leaf, per lb... ir, © 50 16 © 50 
Wool— Domestic deece, p. lb.. 72)4© 85 68 © 83 
Domestic palled, per lb i^ ft 78 60 © 77 
Wool, California, unwashed.. 25 © 55 25 © 55 
Tallow, peril) 12H© 12^ 12V© 13 
Oil Cakk, per tun 49 00 ©55 00 is 00 ©53 00 
Pork— Mess, per bbl. 21 0<> ©23 75 33 00 ©23 75 
Prime, per bbl 16 '35 ©18 25 18 35 ©20 50 
Bkkf— Plain mess 12 25 ©14 50 13 00 ©15 50 
Lm:i>, In bbls.. per lb 13 © H 13 © 13}£ 
Butter— Western, per lb 24 © SO 25 © 34 
State, per lb 28 © 34 C3 @ 40 
Cukksk lS^ia 17 15 © 18 
Brans— per bushel 2 60 ©8 00 2 60 © 2 SO 
Broom Corn— ncr lb OS @ 10 8 @ 10 
Kotis— Fresh, per dozen 28 26 © 27 
Eggs, Limed, per doz 22 © 24 20 © 21 
Poultry— Fowls, per lb 16 ft 18 15 © 18 
Dneks,pcrlb 18 © 20 18 © 23 
Geese, per lb 10 © 12 11 © 13 
Turkevs, per lb 16 © 20 17 © 20 
Potatoes— Mercers, p. bbl... . 2 25 © 2 50 2 25 © 2 so 
Buckeyes per bbl 1 75 1 50 © 1 75 
Peach Blow, per bbl 2 00 ft 2 25 1 75 ft 2 00 
Nova Scotia, per bushel 50 @ 60 55 © 65 
Turnips— Kuta bags, per bbl 100©125 100@125 
Onions, Red & Yellow p. bbl. 5 00 5 00 ft 6 00 
Cahhages, ner 100 8 00 ©11 00 7 00 ©11 00 
Dried ApFlrs, peril) OS © 11 7M@ 11 
Dried Peaches, per lb 24 ft 25 25 © 28 
Dried Raspberries, per lb.. 24 © 26 24 © 25 
Apples, choice, per bbl 3 00 2 75 © 3 00 
Apples, mixed lots, per bbl.. 2 50 @ 2 75 2 00 ft 2 50 
Ckaxherries, per bbl 7 00 © 9 00 7 00 © 9 50 
Prairie Chickens, per pair. 44 ©50 45 © 55 
Live Stock. — Beef Cattle have been in moderate 
supply. March 9th, prices were higher than we ever knew 
them before ; the best cattle selling at prices equivalent 
to 16 cents per lb. for the estimated dressed weight, and 
from that down to 13c.(o)llc. for the poorest grades. This 
week prices are down 1 to 2 cents per lb Cows are 
very high ; it is a poor animal that does not bring $45 to 
$50, if a fresh milker — Sheep are in fair demand at 
Sc. to S'^c. per lb. live weight... .Live Hogs are rather 
scarce, and sell quickly at 8^c. per lb. for good corn-fed. 
«-• 1»^- 1-» 
Containing' a great variety of Items, including/ many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we give here in smalt 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Basket l£uaui£ug' Over — Personal 
Letters. — Scores of queries are answered In the 
Calendar, Basket, and other parts of this paper, without 
referring to the letters directly.— Still, many other items 
ready prepared, are crowded over to next month, by the 
lengthy Calendar of Operations required at this opening 
season of work.— Letters asking personal information are 
too numerous to be answered "by first mail"— if at all. 
We can not give advice for pay, on patent matters, imple- 
ments, etc. — having not a spare hour to sell at any price. 
Some such letters would require many hours of study or 
Investigation, and yet do not contain postage for the reply. 
Erratum.— la March, p. 6S, under "Present to 
Sanitary Fair," read N. P. Boyer & Co.,— not Burger. 
The Strawberry Plants— When 
Sent.— A few recent inquiries indicate an expectation 
on the part of some, that the " Agriculturist Strawberry " 
will be distributed this spring. We have already stat- 
ed that owing to the excessive drouth last autumn, the 
plants did not multiply as rapidly as in ordinary seasons. 
We have over an acre set out, but every plant taken up 
now, would materially lessen the production, and it is cer- 
tainly better for all, that they should stand where they are, 
until the latter part of August, when the distribution will 
begin on a large scale. Wo shall, therefore, not send 
any until August. Wc have iO.000 to 50,000 names en- 
tered for them, which will probably all be Itlpplled In 
August and September, beginning In the order tho names 
at and on the subscription books. If the griming season 
proves favorable, probably a good mill more 
may be supplied. Every subscriber for the entire present 
volume, who desires the plants, will be supplied ei i 
as may be, if tho 5 cents for postage and packing male- 
rial be famished; but late applicants lowail 
over— we hope not. 
Boxes Tor Mailing; Planta.—The 
last month has called out nt Least a More <<( Ingen 
contrivances, and more arc constantly coming In. The 
plana already received make It certain that a form will be 
brought out which will be <>f great value, nut only In the 
mailing of our own strawberry plants securely und con- 
veniently, but one which will be of great practical use to 
the country. A. simple, cheap packing-box will put * In 
the powi-r ot icsiJ.nl , ;i| liir in- ! .',■ :;in! i hi;; 1 
receive almost all varieties of plants cheaply and anfcly 
by mall from any part of the country. When (he best form 
is developed, we shall publish an engraved description. 
Names Wanted. — Letters enclosing money 
for the Agriculturist, or for books, sometimes come with- 
out address, and sometimes without signatures. Jn either 
case we cannot be blamed for not filling the order.* Names 
are wanted for letters from Siloam, N. Y., Reading, Pa., 
Westerville, O., Homer, O., Coullcrville, 111.. Erwina, 
Pa., Wolcolt, N. \\, Newville, Pa. Other letters are 
without any mark. How many misdirected letters or 
those undirected, are wandering around, we can not tell. 
Xobaceo Culture— Onion. Culture.— 
These two books are models of what might well be pub- 
lished on each important topic of agriculture and horti- 
culture, and they far surpass any thing else published on 
the same subject. The Tobacco Culture contains the 
plain, practical directions, as given by 14 experienced 
growers residing in different parts of the country, who 
each aim to give in a clear style, all the particulars, from 
selecting seed and preparing ground, to curing and mark- 
eting the crop. Not a necessary hem is omitted. The 
modes of curing, packing, etc., are shown by engravings. 
We send it post-paid, to any address, for '25 cents ; it is 
worth its weight in silver lo any one raising the smi 
plot of Tobacco.— The Onion Culture is on a similar 
plan, containing in brief space, as the subject is less diffi- 
cult, the directions of 17 experienced growers. It wilt 
be found very valuable to every one raising even a small 
plot of onions, while it shows the profitable modes of 
growing on a large scale. We send it post-paid for 20 cts. 
Tlie Grape Cnlturist, by A* S. Fuller, 
the well known Practical Horticulturist. This long 
promised work is at length issued. It forms a neat vol-, 
ume of over 260 pages, and is amply illustrated with up- 
ward of 100 engravings. This treatise covers the whole 
ground of garden and vineyard culture, from starling the 
plants from eyes or cuttings, to the established fruiting 
vine. The whole is told in a plain style and from Die 
author's own experience; his system of pruning is very 
simple and easily understood, and the reasons are given 
for preferring it toothers; he, however, gives the other 
modes in practice, and Illustrates the whole in the most 
liberal manner. The descriptions of varieties are brief 
and pointed, and the list of valuable sorts Is properly 
made very brief. The volume contains a list of all the 
works upon the grape heretofore published in this coun- 
try. This most useful manual, will be equally valuable to 
the one who cultivates a single vine, and to the vineyardist. 
We can send it post- paid by mail, on receiptor price, $1.2?. 
Sundry Humbugs.— Our drawer for these 
is crammed full of letters, circulars, etc., from all parts 
of the country, but we are again without any room for 
details. Here are a score of different *' Prize Packages ;" 
Jewelry, sold for 25 cts. to $1 each, without regard to 
value, (called $5 to $500 each,) or 100 parcels for $15 to $20 
and a silver(?) or a gold(?) watch thrown In. A lot of 
these examined, we find made up of the trashiest stuff". 
Don't touch them— neither " soldiers," for whom they are 
put up, nor others. Here are some fifteen ilifTeient "agen- 
cies " of various lotteries in Kentucky and elsewhere, 
which will be non-come-at-i-bnswhen they get your mon- 
ey.— " Confidential " Coupons for Jewelry prizes, etc., 
from M. B. Dean, and Lindsay & Co., (some of them 
sent on to us for collection). —A lecturing " Professor" on 
Fruit Trees.— Alexander Van Witter, ol 'Jairo, N. H., 
who offers to lie about a ticket in some sham lottery. — 
The Franklin Musical Benefit Association.— The "ex- 
press package " waiting for the owner to send the swin- 
dler money for 'expenses'.— Madame Somebody's embroi- 
dery depot, with jewelry premiums.— Ticket "10-19" 
again ; this time from Alexander Thompson, of Canaan. 
Me.— Cure for Intemperance.— 4 ' Splendid engravings," 
with jewelry and other prizes, etc., e(«-., ,_ic, etc., etc. 
