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good now as they were before ; that is, good for nothing. 
A. A. Kelley & Co. are still operating, and assure the 
public that the Gift Concert will positively come off. 
Please keep in mind that this concert was to have been 
given July 5th, 1SG6, then September, 1S66, then Novem- 
ber 17th, 1866, then January 27th, 1S67, then July 4th, 1S67, 
and now at some indefinite time. Let fools send in their 
money for tickets llatthew "Westbrook & Co. would 
like to send more of their cheap Greenbacks, "Watches, 
Jewelry, several hundred Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ha- 
chines,etc.,etc; that is, they would like to get your mon- 
ey on their promises to do such things. Matthew says 
he runs one end of this town— give him a wide berth. He 
is under bonds for trial H. Ballon Carter, Hampstead, 
X. H., pretends to want to furnish counterfeit greenbacks 
done in the best style, §2 for $1, §12 for $5, and 4 Vs for 
&10. If yon want to throw away your money, it can easi- 
ly be done nearer home R. H. Foster &Co.,Chas. 
Elmer & Co., S. Curtis, and others, offer to send "Watches, 
Chains, Jewelry, etc., etc., $50 to $100 worth, for from 
£2.50 to $10. Curtis don't want money orders or regis- 
tered letters sent to him. What is the matter? It will 
not injure an honest man to sign his name at the post 
office for such documents. .."We are glad to announce 
that an Association for the Suppression of Gamblers has 
been formed in this city, and we understand that their at- 
tention has already been turned to these Gift Enterprises 
and other swindles. Wc wish them God speed in their 
truly Herculean task. 
Tlie I>eaftla ofWm. r*. White.— Mr. 
"Win. X. White, editor of the Southern Cultivator, died at 
Athens, Ga., on July 14th. The Southern Cultivator was 
the only agricultural i>aper that sustained itself during 
the rebellion, and it was maintained mainly by the great 
energy of Mr. "White. "While we had occasion to differ 
with ilr. W. on many points, wc never lost our admira- 
tion for his agricultural and horticultural knowledge, nor 
for his personal character. The cause of agriculture in 
the South has, in Mr. White,lost a zealous and intelligent 
advocate, and the horticultural community, one of its 
most devoted members. 
Bread Kneading" is well done by a ma- 
chine advertised on another page. This, in large families, 
especially, will be appreciated. The machine is simple, 
works on the right principle, and is very durable. 
Cottswold Sales £ia Ksag-lasad. — 
Cottswold sheep breeders in this country look with in- 
terest for the reports of the annual ram sales. Private 
letters state that fifty rams of the flock of Wm. Lane, of 
Broadtield Farm, sold. July 25th, for an average of £31 \~$. 
lid., and fifty of Robert Game's flock, of Aldsworth, 
brought an average of £24 14?. Sd., on the following day. 
Be^in on yosir Ciail>s litis !?Io2ii!i. — 
The Premium List forlS6Sisnot quite ready, but the Pub- 
lishers will complete it this month, and send to all who 
may desire it. Do not wait for this, but start your 
clubs at once. You can choose the premium after 
the new list comes out. Both old and new names will be 
counted in the premium clubs. The special offer to new 
subscribers will aid you greatly in securing names, as the 
extra numbers mil be sent to all new subscribers on your 
H*t. provided they are tints marked when received by as. 
N.B.— Mark every Ust of names designed for a premium 
club, when you send it in.. This insures its cutry to the 
credit of the sender, in our Premium Book. 
St;ale Bank SfiaUs.— There are still in cir- 
culation some of the old State bank bills. The charters 
of some of these banks have already expired, and their 
bills are sold at a discount, or are entirely worthless. 
Many others will soon follow. Some bank notes that 
were good yesterday, last week, or last month, are worth- 
less to-day. Wo advise the sending in for redemption at 
once the notes of all State Banks. Take the green- 
backs—as many as you can get honestly. 
Fuller"* Saniali Fruit Cialiairisi.— 
Now that the small fruits are receiving deserved atten- 
tion, the work of Mr. Fuller comes most opportunely. 
Those who wish to embark in thismosl profitable cul- 
ture, can have no safer guide. Much preparatory work 
tin i" In' done in autumn, and in many places, planting 
;M this season is advisable. Nowhere else can such com- 
plete directions be found as in the work under notice, 
li has been very favorably noticed by the press. The 
Gardener's Monthly, a periodical that is always very dis- 
criminating in its book notices, and never given toun- 
due praise, says in its Auuiist number: "A wcll-prinl d 
and illustrated octavo of 275 pa Lving the result a of 
Mr. Fuller's experience and observations on the culture 
i>f small fruits. It is a common proyerh thai "Doctor 
disagree," and especially is this true of fruit Doctors, no 
two of whom agree as to the best way of treating anj'- 
thing, if we are to judge by reports of discussions at fruit 
meetings. But after a careful perusal of Mr. Fuller's 
book, we can say we think he has been fortunate in hit- 
ting on the true medium or common ground wherein 
most of the best practical men will agree wiph him ; and 
thus has been fortunate enough to produce a work which 
will prove generally acceptable alike to those who believe 
they know, and to those who want to know the best gen- 
eral way to grow small fruits." 
Hlcport of Cesttral Parlk.— The Tenth 
Annual Report of the Commissioners of the Central Park 
has been received from A. H. Green, Esq., Controller. 
We are always glad to get these reports, as they not only 
advise us of the progress of this great work, but they give 
many useful details concerning road making and similar 
matters. A set of them will be invaluable to a person un- 
dertaking any work of this kind. The present volume is 
illustrated by several maps, and plans, and photographs 
of scenes in the park. Among the latter is a representa- 
tion of some noticeably fine designs for stone carving, by 
J. Wrey Mould, the well known Architect. 
Fruit ^fotes from Olalo.— Mr. G. \Y. 
Campbell, Delaware, Ohio, sends us the following notes 
on fruits in his locality : im Most kinds of grapes are doing 
well this season. The Iona is doing better than ever be- 
fore. Fruiting vines perfectly free from rot and mildew. 
Concords, near by, rotting slightly ; the first time I have 
had any rot upon this variety. Catawbas, I am told, arc 
rotting pretty badly about Sandusky, and upon the 
Islands— to the extent of one-fourth to one-half of the 
crop. Delawares are doing better than last season, 
wherever I have heard from or seen them, and seem to 
be increasing in favor among the vineyardists of the Lake 
Shore region. The Agriculturist and Jncnnda have proved 
the finest of all strawberries on my grounds this season, 
the former much the stronger and more vigorous plant. 
The Clarke Raspberry promises well here. Stood 95° 
below zero perfectly uninjured, in several localities, all 
fully exposed, and without protection. 
TIae ISortacialAfliral 6ai«lelil>le B*obi- 
cil„ — The Indelible Pencil Co., Northampton, Mass., 
make a pencil for the use of gardeners, nnrseiymen, etc., 
with which we are much ^ased. Ordinary wooden 
labels are moistened with a solution of soda or saleratus, 
and the pencil is used like an ordinary lead pencil. We 
have had labels ont during three months of the rainiest of 
seasons, and cannot sec any change in the writing. 
jPtcfiiletl Grapes. — Drop grapes into hot 
spiced vinegar. The better the grapes, the better the 
pickles. Put up a jar of these, and you will be sorry you 
had not put up more. 
Catalogue of Agrricnitiiral Imple- 
ments, etc., etc.— We have received fromR. H. Allen 
& Co., ISO Water St., New- York, one of the largest, and 
best illustrated catalogues wchavc ever seen, we presume 
the most complete ever published in this country. 
TIae Size of a I*eael» Crate.— The 
crate used for sending peaches and some other fruits to 
the New York market is 24inches long, S inches high, 
and 11 inches wide. The end pieces and central parti- 
tion are of half-inch stuff. The sides are of qnarter-inch 
boards. The top and bottom arc covered by five slats. 
21 inches long, '2 l / 2 inches wide, and >. A inch thick. 
ScaasKia*;- l>y Express.- Good naturccl 
Mr. A., living in Illinois or Wisconsin, has some apples 
of which he would like to know the name, and he puts 
up a few dozen in a box. and sends them by express, at tbc 
same time writing us a polite letter, Informing ua that he 
has sent the apples, and a>ks tbc name. We have been 
too good-natured to inform Mr. A. that we had to pay 
from $2 to $3 express charges, and that the apples were 
of a common sort that would have been readily recog- 
nized by the nearest nursrryman or orchardist. Tins 
thing has become a little extravagant, and an item of cx- 
which wc wish to stop. Most of the things sent 
for our inspection are for tin- purpose of eliciting Inform- 
ation for the benefit of the sender. We submit that it 
is not fair that wc should pay the charges, 
Rye for Early Feeding:.— " Young 
Farmer." Cumberland Co., Til. Rye makes excellent and 
the earliest spring feed, but if pastured it is very rapidly 
fed off and destroyed. Thobcsl plan is to mow it, and 
recti to cattle or -nine in the stall or pen. Though, If 
fed otf firsi by cattle, and then by swim-, it might be eco- 
nomically con timed EIOwearlyitwHldotofced H off, wo 
cannot say, but it is making its most rapid growth just 
about the time that grass begins to be fit for grazing. The 
period for the most economical cutting and feeding isbe^ 
tween the first appearance of the heads and their full 
growth before blossoming. Rather, perhaps, after the. 
heads begin to show, and before wheat arrives at the 
same stage. Wheat comes later, but makes better feed, 
because so much more leafy. Sow the wheat earlier than 
the rye in autumn. - 
LOOKAT THIS.— Fifteen Hoiitl** 
for One Year's Subscription. — The attention of 
all our readers is called to the very liberal offer made on 
a preceding page. It will be seen that the American. 
Agriculturist, for the last three months of 1S67, will be 
given to all new subscribers for 1S6S, whose subscrip- 
tions are received in September. Will all our friends 
make tills offer known to all their friends f This offer ig 
only for September. 
Salt naul Piaster ^lixed, foi* Grass 
Land.-'B. Z.*' The theorizers are, and have been, 
at loggerheads about these two articles, in trying to set- 
tle how they act as manure, and in endeavoring to give 
ns rules for the application of each by itself. As yet, no 
one has troubled himself much about the mixture. Prac- 
tically they may be applied separately or mixed, and in 
such proportions as one's judgment shall dictate. Exper- 
iments are always instructive, and, in the absence of 
sound bases to found opinions on, always try different 
quantities in making the mixture, or the application of 
any fertilizer; also nse each ingredient alone, and keep a 
record of everything in black and white, 
TIae Crops aiacl tlae Weat2ies%— The 
solicitude of the public, and especially of the mercantile 
community,in regard to the crops has been in a great meas- 
ure relieved, and though business is still dull, the hopes of 
people seem to presage prosperous times in the near fu- 
ture. The Monthly Report of the Department of Agricul- 
ture opens with the statement that never before has the 
Department been able to report so favorable a prospect 
for uniformly good crops. There are, indeed, localities in 
which some crops are a comparative failure, or much 
damaged by the insects or the weather, but, on the whole, 
our information np to the middle of August, gathered 
from correspondents, exchanges, and personal observa- 
tion, (which has been quite extensive, covering a good 
portion of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, * 
Indiana, and New England,) confirms the view taken by 
the Department of Agriculture. 
The great WJieat crop of the country has been secured 
in unusually good condition, and if well thrashed and 
marketed, will meet high expectations as regards quality; 
aud in respect to the amount of wheat raised this year, 
though early for accurate estimates, the opinion is gen- 
eral that the crop will prove very heavy. The rains 
which have affected the seaboard, caused some injury to 
grain, but this will not influence the general result. 
Rye, where much raised, has turned out well on the 
whole, the lightness of the grain being, in general, com- 
pensated by the excellence of the straw. 
The Corn crop of the West is looking finely; localities 
which feared drought have generally been relieved, and 
the reports are numerous that not a curled leaf has been 
seen this season in many localities. At the East, the crop 
is still backward. At the South, the abundant crops both 
of small grain and corn have relieved the pressure of 
hunger on the part of many of the poor and improvident, 
so that now, if we may credit newspaper reports, in 
Texas, corn, which was worth $-:>.00 per bushel, is selling 
as low as 25 cents. 
Oats.— The crop will probably be an average one. It is 
as yet too early to learn accurately, as the crop is not cut 
throughout the most extensive oat producing regions. 
Grass.— Tha product has been very large, the late and 
continuous rains having thickened it np by a short nnder- 
grow th, which has added largely to the bulk and quality 
Of the hay. A largo part of thai Of New England and the 
seaboard was harvested well, but much in bad condition. 
tWaUtes.— The promise of a very fine crop is still held 
out throughout the West, Centra! New York, and Penn- 
sylvania ; but the rot has affected many localities quito 
seriously, and fears are entertained that the malady will 
aflCCl the general crop of the country. 
Sorghvm.~-Tobacco.~-Thc product of syrup will be less 
than that of last year, and the tobacco crop will he less 
than the average. 
Cotton.— The reports are generally very favorable. 
Central Louisiana seems to be the most marked excep- 
tion, though in many sections a deficiency of labor allow- 
ed the grass to get such a start during the wet weather, 
that the crop Is not nearly bo good as it should have been. 
/•V',77.— Apples are a failure in the Middle states, oast 
of the Alleghanies, but good In parteofNew England and 
the v7est, Peaclu arc mosl aoundant. 
