1870.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
papers, or advertisements of good new articles. We 
have been offered large sums simply to let names be 
copied from our mail books, ostensibly for legitimate 
business purposes. (Of course we have never allowed a 
single name thus to go out, under any circumstances. 
Even our old business letters, when no longer needed, 
are so thoroughly "hashed'" in a cutting-box that no 
names can ever be deciphered.) The above explanation 
will diminish the wonder so often expressed as to " how 
did the swindlers get my name? 1 " They get it from some 
one of these "lists" that have been gathered by those 
who make a business of this very thing Several large 
bundles of recent letters before us refer to parties shown 
up during the past four months, such as Wogan & Co., 
Noyes & Co., J. M. Blake & Co., Gumbridge & Co., Kohl 
& Co., Sayre & Co., Todd & Co., Harris & Co., Andrews, 
Michelin & Co., etc. Any one receiving circulars from 
these are referred to our previous numbers Wogan 
& Co., like many others of their ilk, "caught a 
Tartar" in Mr. Jas. Gayler, special U. S. Mail agent, and 
editor of 77ie Mail, who is doing excellent service in pros- 
ecuting the harpies, and interfering with their nse of 
the mails. Large numbers of letters recently sent to 
Wogan & Co. will go back to the foolish writers through 
the Dead-letter Office, to which they have been con- 
signed, thanks to Mr. Gayler. Calvin Willis is boarded at 
the public expense (in State's prison), besides being fined, 
for sending indecent publications. That boarding-house 
will have several new patrons soon, if justice be done. 
David M. Clinton's "Great Dollar Sale" at 334 Broad- 
way we vainly hunted for from cellar to attic. The inev- 
itable Todd was found to be getting the letters for that 
name. That game has been stopped W. H. Clement 
& Co., No. — Canal street, and Porter & Co., Jauncey 
Court, are after the money of those who are inclined to 
deal in counterfeit money, with their "fac-similes " (little 
photographs) of IT. S. Treasury notes, greenbacks and 
currency, put up in boxes of rubbish Lotz & Co., No. 
— Broadway, and J. P. Waters & Co., on Broadway, are 
in the same line— the same as Gumbridge, Wogan, Blake, 
etc . . . . G. W. Harris & Co., have a crafty dodge. They 
pretend to be " Receivers," trying to settle up the affairs 
of Wiggins, Bradford & Co., and to have $200 Gold 
Watches to deliver to those who pay them 5 per cent 
($10.00) for expenses. Sundry merchants and others of 
this city tell us they have had remittances of them, sums 
of §10 each, from country correspondents, wishing them 
to get and forward the said $200 watches— a certain 
proof that the green-horns and trusting people are not all 
dead yet "Music Boxes" are offered by sundry 
parties in Liberty street and elsewhere through circulars. 
They put in engravings of genuine boxes, and offer them, 
apparently, for $2 to $3 each; but when they get your 
money they send you a little mouth organ worth a dime 
or so, on which you can play as many "tunes" as you 
know how Our space is full, and we must wait until 
next paper for further reports. 
Water Rams.— " W. W." of Howard Co., 
Md., writes: "I have a spring of excellent water about 
one hundred yards from my dwelling and thirty feet lower 
discharging between 3D and 40 gallons per minute and 
having in a descent uf 60 feet a fall of about 10 or 12 feet. 
Under such circumstances would you advise the use of a 
Ram for conveying this water to my dwelling? Would it 
(the Ram) be likely to get out of order?"— In this case a 
water Rain would be just the thing to keep a cistern fill- 
ed with water in the attic of the house, and the overflow 
would make a fountain in the garden. We know a 
case where a ram has been running steadily 20 years, need- 
ing occasional repairs, which rarely required a plumber. 
Small Frnits in !$«».— See a full re- 
port, by A. S. Fuller, in the Horticultural Annual. 
TJie American Agricultural An- 
nual for 1870 (152 pages, 12mo).— This little volume, 
like its predecessors, is a farmer's hand-book, which, be- 
sides containing a complete Almanac and Calendar of 
operations for every month, reviews briefly the past 
year, notices the important inventions respecting agri- 
culture, contains lists of the agricultural and kindred 
papers of North America, of agricultural books pub- 
lished within the year, of the chartered agricultural 
schools of the United States, etc. One of the most im- 
portant and useful features of this Annual is a Farmer's 
Directory, giving the names and addresses of nearly 1,000 
individuals or firms in the United States and Canada, 
manufacturers or dealers in Agricultural Implements of 
various sorts. Seeds and Fertilizers, and Breeders of im- 
proved stock from norses to Trout. Besides this, the fol- 
lowing subjects are discussed at some length, and many 
of the articles arc beautifully illustrated with original 
engravings: Adobe Houses; Potatoes worth Raising, by 
D. Hexamer : Care of ITen and Chickens ; Root Crops aud 
their Culture, by Joseph Harris : Dry Earth ju the Barn ; 
Characteristics of different Breeds of Stock ; Progress in 
Fish Culture; Fish as Farm Stock, by Wm. Clift; Eng- 
lish Agricultural Implements ; Progress of Invention 
as affecting the Dairy business; Notes on Veterinary 
Subjects ; Cooperation in Swine Breeding, by Dr. Calvin 
Cutter; Experience in Steaming Fodder for Cows, by S. 
M. & D. Wells. Published by Orange Judd & Co., in 
cloth and paper, price 75 and 50 cents. 
Death ofB. STC>. Walsh,— Mr. Walsh has 
long been known as an active Entomologist and most of 
the Agricultural journals in the country have been en- 
riched by his contributions. Of late he has been the 
State Entomologist of Illinois and one of the editors of 
the American Entomologist both of which places he filled 
with marked industry and vigor. Mr. W. was an English- 
man by birth, but came to this country early in life and 
settled in Illinois. His death, at the age of 62, was the 
result of an injury received while walking'on a railroad 
track aud occurred on the ISth of Nov. last. 
The UTew Apples and Pears are de- 
scribed and figured in the Horticultural Annual for 1S70. 
See«l Peas. — One of*our large seedsmen has 
sold all his stock of old seed peas to a dealer in " Pure 
Java Coffee.' 1 This is good news for buyers of seed peas. 
The drinkers of coffee may draw their own conclusions. 
BSeportof the Ifceparturjaent ofAgri- 
culturc tor fl)5!S5@. — This volume reaches us 
just as the paper goes to press and we are able to do a 
little more than to acknowledge its receipt. Upou run- 
ning it over we find a conspicuous absence of articles 
spun out against space by obscure penn3 r -a-line writers. 
Besides, the reports of the Commissioner and his assist- 
ants, there are papers upon Grape culture, Culture of the 
Peanut, the Potato, Osage Hedges, Esparto Grass, Niin of 
Yucatan, Bee Keeping, Silk Culture and many others. 
While commending the general appearance of the volume, 
we must advise the Department or the Printing Bureau 
to get anew proof reader, as its use of capital letters is 
against all accepted rules, and a blemish to the work. 
E>icentra and 2>aelytra. — J. L. Mock, 
Pelatuma, Cal. We have stated, we cannot tell how 
many times, that the word "Dielytra" came into use 
through a misprint of Dicentra. the botanical name for 
Bleeding Heart. Florists will probably call it Dielytra 
until the present generation dies out. 
Our Circnlatioaa in the SOUTH, is 
rapidly extending, and is now threefold greater in the 
Gulf States than it was before the war. We shall try to 
meet the wants of all sections, and we solicit hints and 
suggestions from the South. An intelligent gentleman 
from Louisiana called upon us recently, to propose hav- 
ing a special edition of this Journal for the Southern 
States, prepared by substituting, for a part of the paper, 
articles designed only for those States, but after looking 
carefully through several numbers, he could find nothing 
to be spared, and nothing that would not be useful to 
that section of the country. 
Peaches an«l Cherries.— F. R. Elliott 
describes and figures the new ones that have appeared in 
the Horticultural Annual for 1869. 
Special Premisam.— TU© Elegant 
Picture "Diiiittcliou Tinie." By Mrs. Lilly 
M. Spencer. — The name of Mrs. Spencer has become 
familiar throughout the country. Though of a poetic 
imagination, and the author of many paintings which 
comprise classical and allegorical subjects, she is best 
known for her pictures of domestic life. The publishers 
of the American Agriculturist have purchased of her the 
beautiful painting called " Dandelion Time." and having 
issued it as a chromo, it is now offered by them for sale. 
But in response to requests from many who desire to se- 
cure the picture without paying money for it, we have 
consented to offer it as a special premium for subscribers. 
In this elegant picture, three children, of whom the 
youngest is a plump, rosy babe, and a huge Newfound- 
land dog which they have decked with a dandelion 
wreath, are represented out at play upon the L r rcen grass. 
The scene is full of happy life and cannot fail to delight 
both old and young. The picture would prove an orna- 
ment in any home, and be a most beautiful and accept- 
able present to make to a friend. It is 13 by IS inches in 
size, and mounted on linen will he senl by mail, in a tube 
with all materials and directions for stretching, Price, 
post-paid $11.00. We will send it in this form, for to -nl>- 
soribers at $1.50 each or 80 at $1 each. The price of this 
picture in a neat black-walnut frame, gilt band, is $n. 
For 15 subscribers at $1.50 each, or r> til $1 each, we will 
send it in this style by express, carefully boxed, '' 
reiver fopai/ expr*** <'> <">/■*■ Pco advertisemenl on p, 88, 
The Cover. — Aside from the illustrations 
upon the inside of the paper, we have each month given 
upon the cover a carefully engraved picture in the 
center, with neat corner pieces, each month. The en- 
graving presented upon the cover of the present month 
is interesting on two accounts. It shows the style of 
plow and team in use in Germany, and it is from an oil 
painting, executed by a lady over 70 years of age, and 
cent to this country as a present to her little grandchild. 
i 
•Good, Premiums in abundance, and of 
real value, are offered by the Publishers, and they are J 
coming to be more and more appreciated. It is quite an 
easy matter for any one to secure a good article with but 
a little effort. Look over pages 4 aud 5. 
Study the Advertising Columns. — 
"We often take up a daily or weekly newspaper aud care- 
fully read all the Advertisements through, and never do 
this without getting some useful information. Ono 
learns what business is being done, and how it is done — 
what is for sale, and by whom. Our business columns 
are of especial value, because of the care taken to ex- 
clude all advertisements from parties not believed to be 
honest. We mean to advertise for no parties who have 
not both the ability and intention to do all they prom- 
ise. In order to please advertisers, we repeat the request 
that those sending orders, or for circulars, etc., to our 
patrons, will mention where the advertisements were 
seen. "We also like to have advertisers thus get some 
idea of the large number of intelligent and enterprising 
people they find among our readers. 
."\ew Flowers, — Notes on new flowering 
and ornamental plants, with beautiful engravings, in the 
Horticultural Anuual for 1870. 
The Cylinder Plow.-C. T.M.,"Beu- 
lah, Miss. The Cylinder Plow so well spoken of in 1861, 
is still manufactured and is as good as ever, probably 
much better than it was then. 
To Advertisers. — Please send in business 
notices early. It takes a good deal of time to print our 
immense edition carefully, with its numerous engrav- 
ings, which are necessarily worked with slow speed. 
Please remember that our rules require good evidence of 
responsibility and reliability from advertisers unknown | 
to the editors personally, or by good reputation. No * 
" Patent Medicines," or advertisements deceptiTe in 
form or matter can be received at any price. By living 
up to this rule we shall make our business columns 
doubly valuable to the reader, and to the advertisers who 
are admitted. The fact of their notices appearing here 
is thus a recommendation. "With this fact iu view, 
aud our immense circulation, we are glad to know, and 
to be assured by our oldest patrons, that our terms, high 
as they may seem, are really the lowest iu the country. 
Blavvl*: and Owl Traps. — Abe Harrison 
of York, 111., writes : 4t To catch Hawks or Owls, take a 
pole 20 feet long, to be set a short distance from the house 
or barn or on the poultry house. Split the top so as to 
admit the base of a common steel trap, which should ho 
made fast. When both trap aud pole are set you may 
be sure of game of some kind. These birds naturally 
light on high objects such as dead branches of trees or 
tops of stacks, and one should use judgment about the 
place where he puts the traps. An open field, near the 
chicken yard, is probably best. 
Leucothoc racemosa. — Rev. J. H. 
Brake ley writes: "I noticed in your September number, 
iu an article on the Leucotho' ; racemosa, a request for the 
common name of this beautiful plant. In visiting Dr. 
Trowbridge, of Tom's River, N. J., a few weeks since, 
he pointed out this plant to me as the favorite food of a 
caterpillar of considerable size, which had destroyed 
some of their cranberry vines. He called it Kill-calf. I 
recognized it at once as the Andromeda racemosa of my 
early botanical days. The Doctor had observed the moth 
depositing the eggs, and had noticed that the young larva* 
would not attack the cranberry vines until they had first 
destroyed all the foliage of the KiU-c ■■'' 
Early Rose Potato.— The Host Yet. 
— Mr. Cornelius Simon, of Bloom, Ohio, says: "I took 
just one lb. of Early Rose, (four tubers), and cut them in 
pieces, (about 50), one eye to each piece, and put them 
in a box to sprout about the 1st of May. Transplanted the 
sprouts (about 260) between the 1st of June and the 1th 
of July, in a rich sandy soil in rows two feet apart, putting 
one sprout every fool in the rows, and produced by actual 
weight, 751 lbs. of good and large potatoes. The largest, 
potato weighed two lbs. seven oz. From the best hill I 
got m\ lbs. four DS5. From a piece of ground lrtxlS feet, 
I dm: 9§j lbs. : at tin* rate of abojjl 760 bushels per acre, 
