1878.1 
AMERICAN AGORICETI/riTRIST. 
233 
A M E II I C A N V G III C U L T U II I S T. 
Or\ngk Judo Company, Publishers, 245 Broadway, N V. 
Annual Subscription Terms (always in advance): 
#1.60 eacli for single copies: Four copies, *1.30 eacli: Ten 
copies, $1.20 each: Twenty copies ami upward, $1.10 eacli. 
These rates include Pontage, in each case, which is pre-paid 
by the Publishers. Papers are addressed to each name. 
Table of Premiums 
For Subscribers to American Agriculturist. 
[In the following table is given the price of each article, 
and the number of subscribers required to get it free , at the 
regular rates of $1.00 a year, and also (with a part of the 
premiums), at the club rates of $1.10 a year, postage in¬ 
cluded, which is prepaid in all cases by the Publishers .] 
The full Descriptions and Illustra¬ 
tions of the Premiums, with various 
Notes and Explanations, were published 
in 8 extra pages of our October number, 
which can not be repeated for want of 
space. Anyone not having that number, 
can have one mailed, post-paid, for 10 
cents ; or a Premium Sheet only, will be 
mailed to any address without charge. 
PREMIUM 
Explanatory IVotes. 
Read and carefully Note tlie 
following Items: The Table herewith tells the 
name and cash price of each article, and (in last column 
but one), gives the number of names sent in at the regu¬ 
lar price of $1.60 a year that will secure any premium ar¬ 
ticle. (The last column gives the number of names at 
the lowest club price for 20 or more names, that is $1.10 
each, hut only a part of the premiums come under this 
head. Some persons quickly raise large clubs by taking 
all the names at $1.10 each, and themselves pay the 
difference, 50 cents each, and even thus get the premium 
articles very cheaply.)_(a) All subscribers sent by 
one person count, though from several different Post- 
offices. But_ (b) Tell us with each name or list of 
names sent, that it is for a premium.. ..(c) Send the 
names as fast as obtained, that the subscribers may begin 
to receive the paper at once. Any one can have any time 
desired, np to next July, to complete any list, hut every 
premium desired will be sent as soon as earned and or¬ 
dered. .. .(d) Send the exact money with each list of 
names, so that there may he no confusion of money ac¬ 
counts ( e ) Old and new subscribers all count in pre- 
miam clubs, hut a portion at least should be new names; 
it is partly to get these that we offer premiums to canvas¬ 
sers_(/) One or two Specimen Numbers, etc., will be 
supplied free, as needed by canvassers, (when 3 cents per 
copy is furnished to pre-pay postage), but they are ex¬ 
pensive, and should be used carefully and economical¬ 
ly, and where they will tell. Other specimen numbers 
will be sent, post-paid, to canvassers only, for 10 cents 
each. The price to others is 15 cents_ (g) Remit irtoney 
in Checks on New York Banks or Bankers, payable to 
order of Orange Judd Company, or send Post-office Money 
Orders. If neither of these is obtainable, Register Money 
Letters, affixing stamps both for the postage and registry; 
put in the money and seal the letter in the presence of 
the Post-master, and take his receipt for it. Money sent 
in any of the above ways is at our risk; otherwise it is not. 
Lo.) .$50 (X 
'.) .$13 (X 
>•) .$7 T>< 
'.) .$10 (X 
TABI.E of Premiums and Tennis 
For Volume 37—(1878). 
Open to All—No Competition. 
No. Names of Premium Articles. 
1 —Tea Set (Middletown Plate Co.) 
2—Ice Pitcher (do. do. do.' 
3 —Cake Basket., (do. do. do 
4— Cake Basket..(do. do. do 
5 —Casters _ (do. do. do.) 
6— Casters _ (do. do. do.) 
7— Casters _ (do. do. do,) 
8— Butter Coo!er(do.. do. do.) 
9— Pickle Jar and Fork. (do.) 
10— Syrup Cup with plate, (do.) 
11— Child’s Cup (do.) .„_ 
1 ‘2— TwelveTeaspoons(Meriden Cutlery Co.)$7 25 
13 —One Dozen Tablespoons (do. do .)..$14 50 
14— One Dozen Table Forks (do. do .)..$14 50 
15— Ladies' Folding Pocket Scissors, (do .)..$ 1 50 
16— Child’s Knife, Fork & Spoon...'do.)...$ 3 00 
17— French Cook’s Knife, Fork, <t Steel) do.$ 3 75 
* ' -Case of Scissors (U.S. Steel Shear Co.), t 4 00 
-Portable Writing Desk,(C. W.F.Dare).$ 1 75 
„ -Walnut Work Box, (do.) 
1— Buck-Saw for Boys, (do.) 
1 -Little Girl's Wash Set, (do.) 
i—Sled, (do.) 
I —Spring Horse, _ __ (do.) 
1 25 
. .$ ;0 
..$ 1 00 
..$ 2 CO 
.$11 00 
—Boy’s Wagon (C. IF. F. Dare) .$ 5 00 
' -Boy's Tool Chest, (E. I. Horsman) .$ 1 00 
til—Boy’s Larger Tool Chest (do.) _r ~ "" 
<J8— Boy’s Larger Tool Chest (do.) _ 
'ill—Pat. Manic Bellhead Pencil (Ludden <& 
Taylor) .: 
HQ—Ladies' Magic Charm Pencil (do. do. 
31 —Gents' Magic Charm Pencil (do. do. 
32 —Gold Pen, Telescopic Case (do. do. . 
S3—Gold Pen and Pencil.Elegant (do. do.)t a on 
34 _ Knives and Forks (Patterson Bros.) ..$14 75 
35— Knives and Forks (do. do.) ...$18 50 
36— Comer and Fork (do. do.).. .$3 75 
37 — Pocket Knife (Meriden Cutlery Co.)..$ 1 50 1 
38 — Pocket Knife (do. do.) .fl 2 00 
39 — Pocket Knife (do. do.) ..$2 75 
40— Ladies' Pocket Knife (do. do.) ..$2 00 
41 —Multum in Parvo Knife (do. do.) ..$ S 50 
4 -i—Crandall's “John Gilpin’’.. .$ 1 00 
43 —Crandall's “District School” .$ 1 00 
44— Crandall’s Masquerade Blocks . $ 75 
45— Crandall's “Acrobats" .$ 1 00 
id-Crandall’s Building Blocks . $ 1 50 
47— Crandall's “Menagerie" .$ 2 00 
48— Pair of Skates (Patterson Bros.) .$ 3 50i 
49— Boudoir Clock (S. B. Jerome <(: Co.)...$ 3 50: 
50— Wire Bed Mattress ‘If. Buckingham). .$12 00 
51— Houchin's Patent Pocket Cook Stove.fl, 1 35 
5 2— Household Press, ( IF. A. Boardman).. $2 0J 
53— Aquapult, <Force Pump), (W. <k B. 
Douglas, Middletown, Conn.)..% 9 00 
54— Self-adjusting Gold-plate Watch Key, 
(J. 8. Birch.) . $100 
55— Pocket Tool Holder < Miller's Falls Co. >$ 1 00 
56— Piano,Splendid 1-oct.(SteinivaydcSo' sj$650 00 
57— IF. S. Blunt’s “Universal Force Pump’’$ 12 00 
58— Silver Watch (American Watch Co .)..$80 00 
59 —Bracket SawfMillers' Falls Man'f Co. $ 1 25 
60— Pay son’s Indelible Ink—Pen, etc . 75 
61— Excelsior Pocket Microscope (Bausch 
A; Lomb Optical Co.) .$2 75 
62— Abbott Pocket Microscope (t.G.Abbott)^ 1 50 
63 — Cahoon's Broadcast Seed-sower .$ 5 00 
64— Moore's FloralSet (Moore Manfl’g Co)$ 1 00 
85— Garden Seedsct Flower Bulbs(select’n) $ 2 00 
66— Planet Jr. Combined Drill Hoe ( S. A. 
Allen <6 Co.).$12 00 
67— Breech-loading Pocket Rifle (Stevens) .$16 00 
68 Double Barreled Breech-loading Gun.VO CO 
ilil—Shot- Gun (E. Remington & Sons ).$ 6 00 
70 — Shot Gun. breech-loader, (do. do.) _$23 07 
71 — Creedmoor Long Range RifleNo.l(do.)$100 00 
7 2— Creedmoor Long Range RifleNo.2(do)t 85 00: 
73 — Creedmoor Long Range Rifle No. 8 (do >$60 00 
74— Hunting & Target Rifle (Remington )..$22 00 
75— Vest Pocket Pistol (Remington ).$ 3 75 
76— Revolver <Remington) .$ 9 00 
77 -Turn-table Apple Parer (Goodell Co.).~ 
78 —Climax Apple Carer <6 Sheer (do.) 
0 —Family Cherry Stoner (do.) 
—Bay State Apple Parer dh Slicer (do.) 
( 1—“ Saratoga" Potato Peeler <k Slicer (do 
i2—Sewing Machine (Remington) . 
S3 —Family Scales (Fairbanks <k Co.) .$14 00 
t —Clothes Wringer (Best—Universal) —$ 8 00 
— Worcester's Great Illust'ed Dictionary $10 00 
36— Any back Volume Agriculturist 
37 — Any Two Back Volumes do. 
88 —Any Three do. do. do. 
89— Any Four do. do. do. 
90— Any Five do. do. do. 
—(Each ad'l Vol. at same rate.) 
91— Twenty-one Vols. XVI to XXXVI.) 
92— Any Back Vol. Agriculturist 
93— Any Deo Back Volumes do. 
91 —Any Three do. do. do. 
95 —Any Four do. do. do. 
96 —Any Five do. do. do. 
—(Each ad'l volume at same rate ) 
HI—Twenty-one Vols. XVI to XXXVI , 
98— A SIO Library (yourchoi’e.) 1 Igts «‘$10 00 
99 — A 815 Library do. ■ sgg [ 8$15 00 
100— A S20 Library do. |^y i ^$20 00 
101— 1 S25 Library do. ) sLo a $25 00 
102 -A Choice of Good Books. (See Description 
. 1 75 
•e-o* 3 50 
|S$ 5 25 
. © <? $ 7 00 
j It $ 8 75 
i Big 
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• $ 2 SO 
.3$ 4 60 
1 e$ 6 90 
S$$ 9 20 
£S»1 50 
$48 30 
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containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere .. 
Continued from p. 209, 
Gapes iti Chickens.— “A Subscriber,’ ? 
Newport, R. I. Gapes is caused by the presence of 
small worms in the wind-pipe. Young herbivorous^ 
animals of all kindB are very subject to these parasites, 
the eggs of which are supposed to he dropped in the ex¬ 
crements of the older animals, and swallowed by the 
young ones. Prevention is the best remedy. This con¬ 
sists, in regard to poultry, in removing all the droppings 
from the houses, keeping the soil of the yards fresh by 
digging over the surface, or providing new locations for 
them every season. Some camphor dissolved in the 
drinking w ater is said to be a remedy, but as we have al¬ 
ways avoided the disease by precaution in our yards, we 
have no experience as to alleged cures. 
r fl'o Estimate tkc Amount of Cord 
Wood In ail Acre.— “E. L.,” St. Louis. To 
estimate the quantity of cord wood on an acre of wood 
land, requires experience. A person who lias been en¬ 
gaged in clearing land and cutting wood, could give a 
very close estimate at a glance, but other persons would 
make the wildest guesses. An inexperienced person 
may proceed as follows: measure out 4 square rods of 
ground; that is, 33 feet each way, and count the trees, 
averaging the cubic contents as near as possible of the 
trunks, and adding one-fourth of this for the limbs. Then, 
as 128 cubit feet make a cord, and the plot is one fourth 
of an acre, the result is easily reached. Fairly good 
timber land should yield a cord to every 4 square rods. 
A tree two feet in diameter and 30 feet high to the limbs, 
will make a cord of wood, if it is growing in close tim¬ 
bers, and the limbs are not heavy. If the limbs are large 
and spreading, such a tree will make 1} to 11 cords, A 
tree one foot in diameter wiil make only a fourth as 
much as one twice the diameter. In estimating, it is 
necessary to remember this fact. 
Oil-Meal—Corn-Mill.— “W. L. C M ” Sul¬ 
livan Co., Pa. Linseed, cotton-seed, and oil cake, are 
very valuable feeding stuffs. They are worth more than 
corn, and should be fed in small quantities. We are 
using the Big Giant corn-mill, and find it a good one. 
The Orange Judd Company keep no seeds for sale. 
Tke I>o«l£ - e Hay l*ress.—By an over¬ 
sight, the address of the manufacturers of the Dodge 
Hay Press was omitted in the article describing this press 
in the American, Agriculturist for Oct., 1877. The man¬ 
ufacturers are the Mohawk and Hudson Manufacturing 
Co., Waterford, N. Y. 
I> ircctioiis tor Castrating; and 
Spaying.— “J. D. B.,” Jackson, Mich. These opera¬ 
tions are described inDr.Dadd’s American Cattle Doctor, 
The Value of Corn-Fodder.—“ R. S, 
II.,” Lennoxville, Canada, writes; “I have tried most 
all kinds of corn as a dry food for stock in winter, from 
the Dwarf Sweet to Evergreen Mammoth, and find no 
other gives so good returns as the early Sugar corn. It is 
very sweet, will grow in good ground six feet high, and 
if sowed thick in drills, will give from five to six tons of 
excellent fodder per acre. It should he sowed about the 
first of June in drills, two and a half feet apart in rich 
ground, and if the season is any way favorable, can he 
cut from the first to the middle of August. It should be 
hound in small bundles and set up in shooks, to dry, and 
it will become so well cured before wet weather sets in, 
that it can ho packed away as well as hay, or straw, with¬ 
out being damaged by moulding. The seed should be 
sowed thick, not, less than two bushels of good seed per 
acre. Horses, cattle, and sheep, are very fond of it, and 
with a small quantity of hay thrive well, and milch-cows 
do much better than when fed upon hay alone. It re¬ 
quires the manure in the drill, so that the corn will have 
(EIT Premium Articles for Sale. 
It often happens that persons, who have not time to se¬ 
cure these valuable and useful premium articles by rais¬ 
ing clubs of subscribers, are desirous of purchasing one 
or more of them, and wish ns to procure or select them. 
For the accommodation of such, we wit! supply and send 
most of these premiums for cash, at the prices in the 
Descriptive List, and prepaid or otherwise, as stated. 
tfW Every Premium article is new and of the very 
best manufacture. No charge is made for packing or 
boxing any article in onr Premium List. The Premiums, 
Nos. I 5, 18, 29 to 33, 37 to 41, 49, 51, 54, 
55, 59 to 62, 65. 75, 76, 86 to 102, inclusive, 
will each be delivered FIEEE of all charges, by mail or ex¬ 
press (at the Post-office or express office nearest the recipient) 
to any place in the United States or Territories .— The other 
articles cost the recipient only the freight after tearing the 
i manufactory of each, by any conveyance desired. Bllus- 
i t rated and ©escriptive IList sent free to applicants. 
a quick growth and it will be very tender. 
Soot obs tiae Garden.-“E. M. B.,’ 7 
Waterburv, Conn. Yes, soot from chimneys is of value 
in the garden, and is, so far as known, excellent for 
all crops, hut too scarce and valuable to he wasted npon 
the coarser kinds. Soot is the condensed matters which 
escape in the combustion of wood and bituminous coaL 
The constituents of the wood and coal form various new 
compounds which, coming in contact with the cool chim¬ 
ney, condense and harden there. Our common hard 
