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sends (ho common Juniper. Jumprrux communis . . .. 
D. T. Harston, sends from Camp near NVwhern, N. C, 
Passijiora incarnata, one of our unlive Pulsion- Flown s. 
It is very pretty as h garden r Umber, and Hie roots endure 
the winter around New- York city .. I.N. Kuiihr;i, spec- 
imen broken up— hut appears to be Btylopkoruum dtpkyl- 
htm, the Celandine Poppy..." C. B. s.", Wnuthnrn Co., 
Wis., sends Castilleia cocctnea, the common Pttlnled-cup. 
Crop Prospects. 
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Reports now coming in from all parts of the country 
Indicate on the whole favorable harvests. From some 
sections the accounts arc glowing-people being hardly 
able to estimate the great yield of wheat and oats. This 
is true of parts of Pennsylvania at any rate, and pood 
crops Hie reported from Maryland, and West Virginia. 
Throughout Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky the wheat 
has Buffered "In streaks" from drouthi and in some coun- 
ties the estimates are of >t to iC of a crop. In some 
places the winter wheat was much burl by the frost and 
subsequently the drouth nearly finished it. 
The rains In June came just In lime to save the oats 
and other soring grain— and In many sections they filled 
well. There are few complaints of either rust or fly ; 
though there arc some serious ones. 
Our correspondents in Michigan represented very' 
severe drouth In June followed by a hard frost "adding 
death to desolation. 11 These reports were followed by 
others chronicling abundant rains. Similar reports come 
from the Far West. Wisconsin. Iowa, Minnesota, the rains 
however coming In time to add half to two-thirds to the 
value of the crops. The Monthly Bulletin of the De- 
partment of Agriculture last month estimated two-thirds 
of a crop of wheat the country through. 
In this State and New Jersey, agricultural prospects 
were fair throughout, until wilhin the past month, and 
rains coming soon would relretve the failing fortunes of 
the farmers. Corn is just beginning to suffer. So with 
fruit, though blackberries and raspberries are drying on 
the vines. We get very bait reports from the hop grow- 
ers ; mildew and aphis add their blight to other unfavor- 
able circumstances, and more than half a crop can 
hardly be anticipated. A fair crop of hay was well se- 
cured (not damaged by rain, at least). In New Ei. gland, 
rye generally turned out pretty well, and as to coin and 
hay the same remarks apply. So far (up to the 16th of 
July), in our opinion, we may count upon but little less 
than an average yield of farm produce generally ; though 
a continuation of the drouth a (ew days longer will 
make serious differences. The damage is already great. 
Sundry Humbugs— J. H. Tuttle. 
Many readers of the Agriculturist, who have receiv- 
ed letters from J. H. Tuttle, announcing that he had 
a package at Tutile's Comers, which would be sent 
on receiptor 35 cents (modest Tuttle), will be interested 
In the following notice. It Is from the "United States 
Mail," a paper devoted to Post Office matters and publish- 
ed under the sanction of ihe Post-Master General — 
"Tuttle's Corners." — Lookout for swindling circu- 
lars daie I at Turtle's Corners, N. J., staling that one J. 
H. Tuttle of thai place, has a sealed package for the in- 
dividual to whom the circular is sent, which he will for- 
ward on the receipt of a specified sum The "sealed 
package" i sealed by the ingenious J. H. T. himself) con- 
sists of a t' ashy book, not worth 5 rents, and the whole 
operation is the scheme of a rascal too lazy to earn an 
honest living. Theie is now no post office called Tutile's 
Corners.— it having been discontinued in April last by 
the Postmaster General. 
The Post Office Department will not allow of any abuses 
which it can prevent, and if our readers suspect their 
postmaster of any complicity with the circulars with 
which the country is flooded (some of them even slip- 
ped Into our own paper), they should show him this notice 
and inform him that there will be a detective after him. 
Since Tutile's Corners were broken up. J. H. T. lias 
removed to N*»w York City, where he will have a wider 
field of operations, than at Ihe " Corners", provided the 
P.O. detectives don't catch him. It may interest our 
frienls in the country to know that many of these swind- 
lers who operate through the post office, and ask their 
victims to direct to such a street and number, often use 
the direction of honest people an i wait daily upon the 
side-walk for the letter-carrier. They have " a name" but 
no "local habitation." Some furnish the carriers with 
lists of the several aliases to which they have letters di- 
rected. Look out for all unknown correspondents. 
The schemes, to transfer money from one pocket lo an- 
other, of Hammeit A: Co., and Egerton <fc Co., of this 
city, have been sent us by several readers. The special 
agent of the P. O. department informs us in writing, that 
the°e peop'e have no boxes in the ceneral post office of 
ihN city. You— the rea ler— are a sensible person. If you 
could make in Some way *I0 o r 5100 a day would you 
advertise to sell your secret for 50 cents or a dollar? 
Could you transmute base ruolals lo gold, would you sell 
your secret for $1, or would you not make all the gold 
you needed yourself first, and dispose of the "secret" 
afterwards? Cannot the leaders of the Agriculturist give 
us credit for all our previous leaching and consider them- 
selves humbug-proof ?— Let quack doctors, lottery and 
gift enterprise dealers Mr. Dr. Freeman, and the whole 
horde of gold trunsinuters, swindling gold mining, tea, 
and other companies, humbug express parcel senders, 
and the whole crew of thieves, cheats and swindlers 
know that whoever takes the Agriculturist Is not to be 
caught in any trap of the kind, be It ever so nicely baited. 
Let every head of a family and every teacher warn 
the young against all swindlers who offer more than a 
dollar's worth for a dollar, no matter in what paper 
he advertises, or In how cunning a guise he may come. 
The Care of Our Sick and Wounded. 
THIRD LETTEn FROM MR. JUDD. 
City Point, Va., (on James River.) July 2, 1864. 
My stay among the wounded, designed for a week or 
two at first, has now extended to nine weeks, and I can 
hardly yet leave the good work, though duty to our large 
family of readers, and business correspondence, will im- 
pel me to soon leave this field to others. Hundreds of 
noble spirits have come and worked, and returned worn 
out ; a kind Providence has thus far preserved me In re- 
markably good health. Our wounded men are fast de- 
creasing In number ; the terrible, hot, dry weather, is in 
a measure suspending active fighting, and just now wo 
are turning our chief energies to securing the health of 
our men at the front. For a week past, I have been at 
the front lines around Petersburg, aiding in distributing 
pickles, vegetables, etc., in the trenches, and a world of 
good is being done. Said Gen. Smith to me a week 
since, " The sick and wounded in the hospitals are com- 
paratively happy and well taken care of; an onion or 
pickle or two, or some fresh potatoes given to a man In 
yonder trenches may improve his digestion, recruit his 
health, and thus save us an efficient soldier, and you the 
care of an extra man in the hospitals." This remark, 
which was confirmed by other Corps Commanders, Gens. 
Burnside, Hancock, and Warren, led to still greater ex- 
ertions on the part of the Sanitary Commission, to sup- 
ply fresh vegetables, pickles, etc., to the men at the front. 
I am now wailing the loading up of a long train of 
wagons with which we shall go out to the trendies, and 
as I shall be more exposed to danger than hitherto, I 
merely write this closing note upon the labors of the past 
two months. 
Following the army movements, we left White House, 
where my last letter was dated, and came round to this 
point, 100 miles up the James, at the mouth of the Appo- 
matox river. Our labors here have been arduous. About 
8,000 wounded and sick men have been brought back 
from the front around Petersburg, and placed in tents 
on high ground on the south bank of the Appomatox, \% 
miles from here. (See H, on map.) Hospital boats, 
to carry them North, have occupied the only available 
landing on the Appomatox, so that our boats have neces- 
sarily remained here. The Sanitary Agents have had 8 
tents established among the hospitals, and a large force 
of men going among the wounded, giving the same care 
that I described In my previous letter. The comforts 
afforded, the suffering alleviated, the lives saved by these 
deeds, are not to be reckoned in figures. Here, too. the 
work of the Commission has alone repaid all that has 
been done or may be done to supply funds lo its coffers. 
I rejoice that I came hither. The memory of the past 
two months will be the brightest spot in my life. Others 
are coming to take the places of such of us as are com- 
pelled to leave, by business or want of health, and they 
will enjoy the work. I have met many a noble compan- 
ion—old school males — men of wealth leaving their 
comfortable homes, and working here night and day- 
ministers— college professors— indeed men from all ranks. 
As we meet hereafter we shall refer lo these days with 
pleasure. I have not time or room to speak individually 
of thelaborious officers of the Commission upon whom 
has devolved the responsibility of forwarding supplies, 
and managing the distribution — of Dr. Douglass. Chief 
Inspector, of Major Frank B Fay, Chief of the Auxil- 
iary Relief Corps, of Dr. Smith, Dr. Parish, Dr. Steiner, 
Dr. Fail child, Messrs. Anderson, Williams, Johnson, 
Mossman, Clampitt, De Bosc, Erans, Doolittle, and 
a host of earnest and laborious clerks and assistants ; 
of Drs. Agnew, Johnson, and Knapp, Messrs, Strong. 
Bowne, Ilovey, CauldweJl. and many others who are en- 
gaged at different points, gathering and forwarding sup- 
plies, etc. Their good works will follow them. I must 
not forget my t-'oo I friends Mr. an I Mrs. Holstein. who 
left a comfortable home in Pennsylvania, an I are giving 
their whole time to the carp of the sick and woun le I. 
How many thousands will remember the cups of coffee, 
lemonade, punch, etc., and the food prepared by their 
own hands, given out by Mr*. Holstein and her niece. 
1 ought heie to name hundreds of others also, ai 
friends B radish, Hyde, Sperry, Brooks, Dennlson, Light- 
hlght, Le Baron, Potter. "Uncle John" Vassar, etc . but 
have neither lime nor space. War Is awful at be-t, 
butj.no previous war was ever t»o vhorn of lis hor- 
rors, as that now waging. To all who have helped by 
work or money contributions to aid tho soldiers, X de- 
she In the name and behalf of tens of thousands of 
wounded and ijck, to offer you their warmest and most 
heartfelt thanks, us I do for myself, also, because of 
the means you gave, through which I. as one of the 
workers, have been able to do and enjoy so much dur- 
ing the past two months. ORANGE JUDD. 
P. S.— The U. S. Sanitary Commission have expended 
In their labors during the past two month* $525,000 ! 
and lean well understand how the money has been 
used. Here arc a few of the Sanitary things we have 
just distributed lo the fighting men at the front, to keep 
them well: Canned tomatoes, 207, lift" pounds (over 103 
tons); canned fruit, 15.060 pounds; canned jellies, 574 
pounds; pickled cucumbers. 90,378 gallons (about 1.200 
barrels); pickled onions, 13,3-14 gallons; pjckled toma- 
toes, 4,719 gallons; curried cabbage, 1, 116 gallons; sauer- 
kraut, 16,21$ gallons; fresh onions. 100 barrels: potatoes, 
70 barrels; dried apples, 242 barrels; oilier dried fruit, 31 
barrels; lemons, 301 boxes; portable lemonade, 2,400 
boxes, oranges, 25 boxes; etc. 0. J. 
Notes from the Battle Field. 
FOURTH LETTEK FROM MB. JUDO. 
Near Petersburg, Va., July 4th, 1364.* 
In the map sketch herewith [see next page] I mark with 
a circle the poinl where I now sit writing— under the shade 
of a large tree— on the lawn of the noted Country Seat of 
Mr. Friend, of the old firm of "Friend <fc Scott,'* of 
Petersburg, Va. Account books in the Mansion show the 
dealings of the firm back to 1799.— This poinl is about 
4,400 yards North N. E. from the centre of Petersburg, 
which is in so full view, that 1 can, with a small pocket 
glass now read 3 o'clock P. M., on the city clock. Theso 
grounds are just now the Head-quarters of Maj. Gen. W. 
F. Smith (*' Baldy Smith "), Commanding 18th and part of 
10th Army Corps. The location Is a very commanding one. 
From where I sit I can plainly >ee our advanced lines o' 
earth-works in the valley, \}£ miles toward the city, 
stretching from the Ap-po-mat -ox river, eastward, then 
in a zigzag course around the city to the south. There 
are few trees In the valley or plain between this point and 
the city, while to the left and most of the way round, the 
lines ate in the woods or hidden by groves. The enemy's 
lines lie just beyond our own. Without actually seeing 
them, one can form Utile idea of the immensity of these 
earthworks. The front line consists of a continnou s 
bank of earth thrown up, very zigzag In its course, and 
extending five or six miles. At brief intervals are Lu- 
nettes or Forts with embrasures for cannon. Even' 
available knoll or high ridge, or point of land. Is taken ad- 
vantage of for batteries ; and every creek, valley, or low 
spot furnishes a shelter where the men may encamp un- 
der small tents, cook, eat, sleep, etc., and be ready at a 
moment's warning lo meet an attack upon the front, and to 
exchange places with (relieve i those in the front trenches 
or works. On bosh sides, sharp-shooters, stationed in tieea 
and other hidden spots, are ever on the lookout to pu v oft 
any one who for a moment exposes any part of his buv.* 
in sight. :I had a rather close intimation that one of them 
saw me nearly a mile off.) Not a minute pa-ses during 
any day when one can not hear the cracking of their rifles, 
and if near enough the shrill whisile of the bullet through 
the air; while at night the advanced lines of pickets or 
skirmishers keep up an incessant firing as if to let each 
other know they are there an I awake. I have slept at 
this point (or tried to) five different nights, and seldom 
counted less than 35 to 50 muskets fired In a minute, In 
the woods at the left of me. The other evening ihe firing 
increa c ed from fifty to a hundred per minute, then faster, 
then suddenly burst out into a continuous roll, which 
sounded like a hundred bunches of great fire crackers set 
off in as many empty hogsheads. This continued for 25 
or 30 minutes, with cannon and mortars chiming in every 
few seconds. I could only hear the noise and see the 
flashes above the woods ; ignorance of what was the na- 
* Since the above date Mr. Judd returned very unexpect- 
edly. His exertions to snpply tho men to the tr"TT* i*s with 
Sanitary stores, added to his previous labors, and tuu intonso 
heat, brought on a prost ratine disease which has confined 
htm to his bed since his arrival home. For some ilaj-s his 
lllni'ss threatened to be BOdoos, l>ut the readers of the AgrU 
culturlH will be glad to hear that he Is Imprortng at ttio 
tlm? wc go to press. This ttatcmciH will explain why many 
business, personal and other letters still rcmal'i unan- 
owrtfcd. Associate ftblfoRfl, 
