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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[J UNE, 
Slieep Parasites an«l Sheep E>ips. 
—That ticks, the scab-mite, lice, and other insects 
that infest sheep, interfere with the health of these 
animals, is well known. Even when present in 
moderate numbers, these parasites keep up a con¬ 
stant irritation, and deprive the sheep of the quiet 
necessary to the proper aud even growth of wool. 
It is only by a systematic and continued warfare 
on the insects that they can be kept in subjection, 
and prevented from increasing to a disastrous ex¬ 
tent. Among the various useful products of petro¬ 
leum and of coal tar, are some that are powerful 
insecticides, while no danger attends their use. 
Several have made use of these products in pre¬ 
paring dips, with which to destroy the parasites 
upon sheep and other domestic animals. The old 
style of Sheep Dip, the active ingredient of which 
is Arsenic, is very dangerous to use, and has mainly 
given place to those prepared from the petroleum 
and coal-tar products. Prominent among this new 
■ class of Dips is “Little’s Chemical Fluid,” which, 
though introduced but a few years ago, has rapidly 
come into favor with sheep-owners in this country 
on account of its efficiency and non-poisonous 
qualities, as well as its cheapuess and ease*of appli¬ 
cation. The agents show the most satisfactory 
testimonials from those who have made use of it 
.at home and abroad. 
“'I'lie Garden Aiiiiiial for 1881,” 
is sent by Mr. Wm. Robinson, Editor and Publisher 
of “The Garden” (London). It gives a Calendar 
of Work for each month, and a number of useful 
tables. What gives it especial value in a compact 
country like England are its various directions, 
which include all in every branch of horticultural 
trade, a list of the principal gardens and garden¬ 
ers in the kingdom, and much other valuable mat¬ 
ter, all showing a great amount of careful labor. 
NEARING THE END. 
The General Premiums. 
LAST CALL, 
But Plenty of Time Yet. 
The :S31 General Premiums, and hundreds of 
good Premium Books offered for Volume 40 (1881), 
will be positively withdrawn on June 30, and none 
of them can be given, if not called for on or before 
that date. (Suitable allowance of time will be 
made for canvassers living in distant foreign lands.) 
BUT, there Is plenty of time between 
now and July 1st, to greatly increase Pre¬ 
mium Lists partly made up; ALSO to 
begin and complete NEW lists of subscri¬ 
bers. Large numbers do this every June. 
Tliere are many excellent and most de¬ 
sirable articles offered, wliiolr may thus 
be obtained without eost to the recipient. 
A Copy of the Illustrated General Premium List will 
be promptly mailed free to any one sending a Postal 
Card request for one. 
1SOOUS and 1LISBKAJSIES, forone’s 
<rwn use, for a neighborhood, for Farmers’ Clubs, 
etc., can be obtained free this mouth by these pre¬ 
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$1.50 each, get not only this Journal for a year, but 
two-thirds of the subscription money back in their 
.own selection from hundreds of Good EBooks. 
Two Excellent 
Special Premiums, 
Wo. 3 and Wo. 4. 
Strawberries for Everybody. 
A New and Most Promising Strawberry 
Without Cost. 
Many reports from various localities, strongly in¬ 
dicate that for productiveness, siao, and 
excellent, quality, the I8IB>WESL.I, 
8tra.wherry is probably the most promising 
new variety now offered to the Public. It origi¬ 
nated in Michigan, and has been well tested for two 
or three years in widely separated localities, with 
the highest satisfaction. (For further particulars 
see page 204 of the American Agriculturist for May, 
which was published before we had any thought of 
this premium.) 
The Plants can be sent safely by mail to any part 
of the United States, and if set out before mid¬ 
summer, furnish both plants and fruit next season. 
Plants grown in pots, sent now, or at atiy time 
during this summer, will grow and multiply rapid¬ 
ly this year, and fruit well next season. 
The PRICES are now reduced as follows : 
O ne » ozen Pin nfs, safely packed and 
mailed post-paid to any part of the United States 
or Territories for $1.... 01C 
One Dozen Plants, grown in Pots, boxed 
and sent by express to any point for $1,—the Re¬ 
ceiver in this case to pay expressage. 
Also sent I'REIE. 
(Special Premium No. 3-) 
To Any Person sending one New Subscriber to 
the American Agriculturist, on and after May 25, at 
$1 .50 a year, the Publishers will present and send 
One Dozen Bidwell Strawberry Plants, post-paid by 
mail, as above... .OBI One Dozen Plants, grown in 
pots, securely boxed and forwarded by express,— 
the Recipient to pay expresgage, as above. 
*.** The above plants will be packed and for¬ 
warded for us by Mr. E. P. Roe, whose large ex¬ 
perience will insure the best care, and safety. 
Special Premium No. 4. 
THE TRICmWE TESTER. 
Everybody will be glad to have at hand a con¬ 
venient instrument by which he can examine any 
specimen of Pork and learn with great certainty if 
it contains the much dreaded Trichine, whether 
the pork is to be used for home consumption or for 
sale. Such an instrument is described on p. 235. 
The Publishers of the American Agriculturist 
have made arrangements to supply and send it 
post-paid by mail for $2.50... .OR 
One will be presented, and sent post-paid, to any 
person who shall on and after May 25, forward three 
subscriptions to American Agriculturist at $1.50 each. 
Catalogues Received. 
It is our custom to omit the list of Catalogues during 
the three summer months, as but very few are received 
after May. Last month several Catalogues came just too 
late for that number, and we give them here: 
SEEDS, PLANTS, AND TREES. 
Wm. E. Bowdttch, 645 Warren St., Boston. Mass. 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Greenhouse and otlier 
Plants and SmallFruits. 
Hovey & Co., No. 16 South Market St., Boston, Mass. 
This old house comes out with new Catalogues, one of 
Seeds and another of Plants, with the newest and best. 
R. Monn & Son, Lansing, Mich. A list of Strawber¬ 
ries, with novelties, and one of Bedding Plants. 
E. S. Miller, Wading River (L. I.), N. Y. A general 
collection of Bedding aud Greenhouse Plants, including 
the recent novelties. 
Geo. L. Miller, Jones’ Station, Butler Co., O. Small 
Fruits, with a number quite new. 
E. D. Sturtevant, Bordentown, N. J. Water Lilies 
and other Aquatics, with Greenhouse Plants, generally. 
R. J. Trumbull & Co., San Francisco, Ca!.. combined 
Seed and Nursery Catalogue, including Implements. 
W. C. Wilson, No. 45 West 14th St... N. Y. City. This 
compendious list comes late, but it is full of good new 
and old plants, etc. 
| IMPLEMENTS, MACHINERY, STOCK. AND MIS¬ 
CELLANEOUS. 
i AvERn.L Paint Co.. No. 32 Burling Slip, N. Y. City. 
Descriptive and sample tints of "Alabustine,” a new 
j substitute for Ivalsomine. 
E. Dillon & Co., Bloomington. Rl. French Norman 
j Horses. A history of the breed, and accounts of the 
[ breeding stock finely illustrated, and full of interest, 
j Goodyear Rubber Co.. No. 341 Broadway, N. Y. City. 
This Catalogue, with its hundreds of illustrations, is 
equal to a lecture upon Rubber aud its myriads of forms. 
L. W. Nichols, Worcester, Mass., calls attention to 
the Richardson Champion Broad-cast Seed Sower. 
The Reminoton Agricultural Co., Ilion, N. Y., add 
to their long list of useful manufactures Bailey’s Pracj 
tical Tree Trimmer, and illustrate it. 
The Salem Iron Works, Salem, N. C., illustrate the 
Sawmill Machinery and other things made at their works. 
J. W. Seymour. Batavia, N. Y. The Seymour Evapo¬ 
rator, as the large dryers for fruits, etc., are now called. 
Silver & Deming M’e’g Co., Salem,, Ohio, illustrate 
how great a number of Hydraulic Machines, Carriage- 
makers’ Tools, Presses, etc., can he made by one concern. 
S. E. & J. M. SrRouT, Muncy, Pa. The Williams’ 
Evaporator has its claims set forth. 
FOREIGN CATALOGUES. 
CANADA —Gallagher & Gautier, Beaconsfield, P. 
Q. Grape-vines and Small Fruits generally_ Chas. T. 
Cote & Co., Quebec, Agricultural Implements, Seeds, 
etc., fully illustrated_ Steele Bros. & Co., Toronto, 
Garden Drills, Wheel Hoes, etc., of the Planet Jr. styles. 
FRANCE.— Vilmorin, Andrieux &’ Co., Paris. Their 
wonderfully comprehensive Seed Catalogue, and a spe¬ 
cial list of Gladiolus and other bulbs. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tallies, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American. Agriculturist., 
from our record kept daily during the year, show at a 
glance the transactions for the month ending May "tth, 
18S1 (as compared with the preceding month), and for 
the corresponding period last year: 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 d’s t/> is m’th476.700 3,445,000 2,345,000 45,100 277,000 1,439,000 
26 d’s last m’tU033,000 3,312,000 3,207,000 159,000 307,000 965,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 d. f’sm’th474,000 36,068,000*13,858,000 * 227,000*106,000 4,649,000* 
26 d. ft m’th789,00045,227,000* 13,941,090 302,000* 403,UOO 4,700,000* 
* Including forward delivery. 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1881..476,700 3/145,000 2,345,000 45,100 277,000 1,439,000 
23 days 1880. .345,600 2,214,000 3,210,000 76,000 301,000 881.000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1881. .474,000 36,068,000 13,858,000 227,000 106,000 4,649,000 
23 days 1880 . 326,000 24,856,000 6,983,000 207,000 292,000 2,453,000 
Renewed and remarkable ease in money favored specu¬ 
lative dealings in Bonds, Stocks, and Produce, and 
through the month, business has sboivn increasing ani¬ 
mation, with frequent and wide fluctuations in prices. 
At the Stock Exchange, values closed—as a rule—buoy¬ 
antly, the market reflecting a much more confident tem¬ 
per on the part of operators.At the Cotton Exchange, 
the movements have been on a restricted scale, and 
indicative of more or less hesitancy in the speculative 
line,—the latest transactions have been on a weaker 
range of quotations. General merchandise has been iD 
favorable request, and toward the close, somewhat 
steadier as to prices. More favorable weather, and the 
increase of facilities for the distribution of supplies, have 
been helpful to the jobbing interests. At the Produce 
Exchange, a brisk trade has been reported in Breadstuff's, 
largely in Grain on speculative account, though in good 
part for export, and, in most instances, prices have been 
advanced materially, partly under speculative manipula¬ 
tion here and at Chicago. Very moderate offerings, and 
