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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents for June, 1864. 
Apples in Iowa ;',;•'•.■•.• ,-« 
Barn -Flan— Reisig and Hexamer's.. .5 Illustrations ,1<2 
Barometer and Thermometer in April.. . Illustrated .108 
Bars for Fences— Handy Illustrated. . 169 
Bees— Apiary in June J°J 
Birds— Word for the Blue Jay ■ ■'■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ J '* 
Bloodroot— Description Illustrated ISO 
Bovs' and Girls' Columns— The Insects and the Birds 
—About Great Men and Boys-How the Soldier 
Sleeps— Problems and Puzzles— Caught in a Sudden 
Shower— The Boys of New York City— Newsboys 
—Hint for the Unpunctual 4 Illustrations . .183— IH4 
Bread and some other Things 1S1 
Bread and Yeast— Good ™j 
Cattle— Heavy Bullock, Pride of Livingston 1(5 
Cattle— Mammoth Oxen at Metropolitan Fair. ...III. .1/6 
Chipmonkor Ground Squirrel Illustrated.. 109 
Chives or Sives— Description and Cultivation — II 'I.. ISO 
Cooking Hints— Apple Pie Melon— Good Pies— Straw- 
berry Jellv — Raspberry Short-Cake — Pickled or 
Spiced Currants— Pudding Sauce— Cream Muffins 
—Fritters-Corn Starch Cake 182-183 
Corn as Food for Stock Ii4 
Corn— Late Planting 1 '* 
Cows— Selection for various Purposes Ii6 
Endive— Description and Cultivation 178 
Farm Work in June 161 
Fish Manure— Fish Guano 173 
Flower Garden and Lawn in June 103 
Flowers— How they Become Double 5 Iliust.A'l 
Flowers— Preserving in Natural Form ISO 
Fodder— Good Plants for 170 
Fruit Garden in June 164 
Fruit Growers' Meetings— Notes from 163 
Fruits— Best Way of Preserving v* 181 
Garden Kitchen in June 102 
Good Man's Wish 169 
Grape Culture— Notes and Queries 179 
Grape Vines— Pinching the Laterals Illustrated. .179 
Grapery — Cold in June 163 
Grass— Sweet Scented Vernal 170 
Green and Hot-Houses in June 163 
Hay— Conflicting Views on Stirring 174 
Hav Field— Labors in 169 
Hoes and How to Use Them : 171 
Horses— Notes on Breeding 174 
Humbug— The "Religious Dodge" 18-2 
Manure— Home-Made Poudrette 173 
Manure Spreading Implement 171 
Market Review 185 
Mowers— Which is Best? 166 
Music at Home 182 
Nickels— What Becomes of Them ? 170 
Notes and Suggestions for June 161 
Orchard and Nursery in June 162 
Oxen— Use of in Horse Powers 171 
Painting — Hints on 1S1 
Plants— Internal Structure of 5 Illustrations . .177 
Platters — How to Anneal 182 
Roots— Cultivation for Feeding 170 
Rose Bush— Long Sleep of .180 
Sheep— Care of in June 175 
Sheep— Word from an Old Sheep Raiser 174 
Sweet Potatoes at the North ..178 
Swine— What to do with Pigs 175 
Tobacco Field— Practical Suggestions 171 
Tomatoes— How to Train 178 
Transplanting and Transplanters 2 Illustrations . . 178 
Trees— Virginia Fringe Tree Illustrated. .179 
Watering Newly Set Plants and Trees 178 
INDEX TO i( BASKET," OU SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Almanac, National 165 Implements, Farm 
Agriculture of Mass. .. .165 Insects on Asters 
Asparagus, Varieties 167 Investment, Secure 
Barley, Italian 166 Ivory from Horses 
Bees in Houses 166 Lambs, Loss of 
Bees, Italian Described. 166|Lime, Oyster Shell 
Black Knot on Plum 167|Live Stock Market 
Book of Fruits 168 Manure, Chip, etc 
Borers, Scalding 167 [Manure for Cabbages.. . 
Cabbages. Protecting. . .167, Manure for Strawberries 
California Crops 166 Oats, "Mean Crop".... 
Carrot Seed, Cleaning.. 167] Plants Named 
Cattle in California 166iPlows, Subsoil 
Chickens, Loss of 166 Plums, Nebraska 
Chickens, Succor for .. .166|Puinpkin Seeds, Med'n. 
Colt, Weak Ankles 160|Putty for Green-Houses 
Correspondents, Note to. 165 Questions, Asking. ... 
Cow with Sore Teats. . .166JRat Remedy 
Cut-worm a Climber. . . . 160jRifie, Spencer 
Daisies, Exterminating. .167iRiflemen, Hints to 
Death of E.G. Faile . ..165|Rutabagas for Cattle... 
Dyeing Directions, etc. .16' 
Eggs in Winter 166 
Fall Pippin in Illinois. . 167 
Farm Song Wanted 167 
Fleas, Expelling 166 
Fowls, Sicilian 167 
Fruit Jars, Baker's 167 
Gapes, Cure for 167 
Gophers 166 
Grass, Blue in Iowa 166 
Heifers, Kicking 166 
Hog, 1,600 lbs 160 
Hogs, Chester White.... 166 
Scouring Knives 
Scratches, Cure for 
Seeds. Distributing 
Sheep. Company for 
Strawberry, Agric'lt'ist. 
Strawberries, Everbear'g 
Strawberries, Show-ing. 
Strawberries, Seedling. 
Sunday School Book. 
Ten Acres Enough 
Toilet Case, Brooks' .. 
Trees for Fuel 
Trees Killed by Cold... 
Horse Management 165 Tree Labels 
Horse, Nervous 166 Trees, Nut-bearing 
Horses Pulling Halters .166 Vinegar Animals... 
Huckleberries, Culture. .167 Wind Power Saw. 
Hungarian Grass 166 'Wool, Great Yield. 
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Communications Deferred. — Owing 
to the early day at which we go to press many communi- 
cations come too late to be seasonable. Among those ex- 
cluded this month is an excellent article on tree planting 
by Owego. Will our friends recollect that the work on 
the paper is always a full month in advance of the season 1 
Another Strawberry Show, 
AT THE 
Office of the American Agriculturist. 
ON THE 15th AND 16th OF JUNE. 
The Proprietor of the American Agriculturist again 
offers the use of his commodious establishment, 41 Park 
Row, for the Third Annual Exhibition of Strawberries. 
To add to the interest and to secure a careful and sys- 
tematic examination of the merits of the berries, he 
takes pleasure in offering the following 
PRIZES. 
A — For best 12 approved varieties (one quart each). .$10 
B — Second best — do do do 5 
C— For best market berry (two quarts of one varie- 
ty.— It is desirable toshow plants with fruit) 5 
D — For second best do. do. 2 
E— For heaviest three berries of one variety 3 
F — For best flavored Strawberry (one pint) 2 
G — For best quart of White Strawberries 2 
H— For best Alpines— (not less than one pint) 1 
J— For the best New Seedling 5 
K— For the 2d best do. do 3 
[The berries shown as new seedlings must have 
been fruited two years and not previously made 
public by exhibition, sale, or otherwise. The 
entire plant, or at least fruit stalks with berries 
attached, and the leaves, must be shown.] 
L — Discretionary Premiums. — The Committee will 
also award, at their discretion, 10 premiums of $1 
each, to meritorious samples not included above. 1 
{£^ No sample can compete for more than one prize. 
The berries to come in competition for the premiums 
must be upon the tables as early as 11 A. M. on the first 
day of exhibition, and each specimen must be correctly 
labeled and entered in the name of the Producer. The 
Awarding Committee will attend to their duties at 12 M.— 
When the premiums are awarded, the names, residence, 
and places of business of the exhibitors will be put upon 
the specimens, and the samples designated. — No -Fruit ex- 
hibited will be removed before the evening of the 2nd day. 
After consultation with the principal Strawberry raisers 
of this vicinity, 
E3P The Time of the Exhibition* 
lias been fixed for the 15th and 16th of June— two 
days. Should any change be found necessary, which is 
not probable, a notice to that effect will be found in the 
Daily Tribune and Daily Times of Wednesday, June 2d. 
The Commute of Judges appointed at the 
" Fruit Growers' Meeting," May 12th, consists of the fol- 
lowing well-known and respected amateurs. 
P. B. Meade Esq., New-York. Chairman. 
R. G. Pardee Esq., Brooklyn. 
Winans Esq., Newark, N. J. 
Dr. J. B. Chapin, Providence, R. I. 
Prof. Huntsman, Flushing. 
~~* — m+^ — »-• 
Strawberries for All Applicants. 
When the special premium of the Agriculturist Straw- 
berry was announced, promise was made, that they 
should be distributed to all as rapidly as the increase by 
propagation would allow, in the order in which subscri- 
bers' names were received. The severe drouth of last 
summer greatly retarded multiplying the plants, so that 
at one time it was doubtful whether enough could be 
obtained to supply the unprecedented large number of 
subscribers the present year. But the favorable season this 
spring enables us to announce that there will be plenty 
for all comers, up to the 100,000 subscribers that we 
have already nearly registered on our books. — (A little 
effort on the part of our friends this month will complete 
the number.) We give this repetition of the above notice, 
in answer to numerous letters of inquiry, from those who 
have not seen previous announcements. 
Gratifying to All Parties- 
Numerous letters from advertisers and from readers 
testify to their appreciation of the value of the advertis- 
ing columns of the American Agriculturist. Onewriles, 
"It is most satisfactory to feel assured when looking over 
your business cards, that one shall stumble into no trap 
set to catch the eye and then the dollars of the unwary. 
Stick to your card 'No Humbugs admitted.' " — Another ; 
"We are constantly hearing from our advertisement in 
the AmericanA griculturist, and have already been repaid 
fourfold for the money expended. We. are enabled to 
trace the source of our orders, by the very excellent 
arrangement requested by you, that parties shall mention 
in their letters, where they saw our advertisement." 
Notwithstanding that the busy season with Nurserymen, 
Agricultural warehouses, and others is mainly passed, 
our columns are yet well filled with valuable information 
to purchasers. Those in other lines of business are dis- 
covering that by this means a widly exterrded and relia- 
ble class of customers is most certainly reached. 
Premiums for 1864. 
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E— Sewing Machine, (Wilcox & Gibbs) 
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s Machine $10 00 
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195 
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350 
250 
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42 
38 
24 
13 
17 
17 
110 
100 
90 
911 
70 
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D— Sewins Much 
E- " 
F- 
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Q-One do do do 
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