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AMERICAN AORICULTUEIST. 
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Table showing the Favorite Varieties of Wheat In the Sections named—Best ma¬ 
nure used—Facts about Hessian Fly—Amount and Time of Seeding—Vleld—Price—etc. 
Name. County and State. 
W.P.... 
L. TV. T. 
L. K P. 
J. S. P.. 
J. M. G. 
J. C. 
W. E F. 
M. D 
J. McD. 
F. S.G.. 
J M.... 
F. P. ... 
A. M.... 
H. A. L. 
O, L. R 
F. B. H. 
T. N_ 
A. Z. 
E.E. 
A.N. 
R. B- C.. 
H. A. 
E. W.... 
L. K.. .. 
C. v. z.. 
P. O. C. 
F. S.S.. 
D. A. M. 
L. C. 
E. N.B., 
W. H H 
C. A J.. 
G. E. L.. 
F. J. G.. 
G. A . W, 
F M.S.. 
D. N. 
J. C. 
TV. A. H. 
J.T. L.. 
A.D.R.. 
TV. M. J.. 
I. C. 
J. F. C.. 
H. A.H.. 
E. M 
J. C. B.. 
J.B, 
G. L. G.. 
C. S. 
J.E. T.. 
S. M.M.. 
A. TV. B.. 
B. A.B.. 
TV. P.S.. 
O. S. F.. 
C. TV. R.- 
TV. I. C.. 
C. B. 
R. E. G.. 
TV. A. L„ 
1). W. L.. 
TV. A.... 
D. F.C.. 
O. B. 
A. P. L.. 
J. J. S... 
J.F. P.. 
B. F. H.. 
A. C. TV.. 
TV. C.... 
J. M.B.. 
TV. A. R 
J. B. 
S. D. Y.. 
TV. A.D. 
TV. D. L.. 
J.T.M.. 
E. Bros. 
G, R. 
TV. H. B. 
TV. K.... 
H. A. 
J. R. F.. 
J.H.B.. 
A .N.C.. 
E. H. ... 
J. C. S... 
K. P. P.. 
A. W. M. 
P. B. P.. 
E. C.L.. 
J.P. F... 
H. M.... 
J.C.TV.. 
. Ontario, Can. 
. Weld, Col. 
. Denver, Col. 
. Benton, Oregon. 
. Linn, Oregon. 
. TVahsutch. Utah.. 
,. Logan, Utah. 
. Greeley, Neb. 
. Camming. Neb .. 
. Plymouth, Neb... 
Bear Lake, I. Ter. 
Ottawa. Kansas . 
BEST VARIETY 
Winter. 
Clawson... 
none. 
Blue Stem. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do 
do 
do. 
? 
? 
Jewell. 
Morris, 
Sumner, 
Douglas. 
Oskaloosa, la. 
Ly .m, Minn _ 
Yellow Mud, do.. 
Chippewa, do.. 
Genesee, Mich.... 
Ottawa, do. ... 
do. do. ... 
do. do ... 
Kalamazoo, do. .. 
Kent, do. ... 
Micosta, do ... 
Allegan, do ... 
Inghram, do ... 
Lenawee, do ... 
Eaton do ... 
Lapler, do ... 
Muskegan.do. ... 
Dunn, Wls 
Shawano, do 
Vernon, do 
Sonosa. 
Clawson. 
none........ 
Odessa. 
none. 
none. 
none. 
May. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do . 
do. 
May and Clawson. 
Toas. 
none. 
none. 
none. 
Deihl. 
Clawson. 
do. 
do. 
do... 
do .. 
do. 
do. 
do .. ... 
Jennings. 
Clawson. 
I do. 
do. . 
none. 
Delhi. 
: do. 
Spring. 
Fife. 
Mexican ... 
California. 
Ill.... 
do. .. 
do. .. 
do. .. 
do. .. 
do. 
do. .. 
Moultin, 
Iroquois, 
Randolph 
Adams 
Macoupin, do. 
Hancock, do. 
Scott, 
Jersey, 
McDonough, do... 
Decatur Ind. 
Dubois, do. 
Crawford, do. .. 
Gibson, do. .. 
St. Joseph,do. .. 
Clark, do. 
Guernsey, Ohio.. 
Huron, do. .. 
do do. .. 
ChampaigD.do .. 
Portage, do. .. 
Belmont, do. .. 
Gallia, do. . 
Columbiana,do .. 
Green. Mo. 
Weakly, Tenn_ 
Boyle, Kentucky. 
Bourbon, do. .. 
Wayne. do 
Cawline, Va. 
Washington, Md.. 
do. 
Talbot, 
Cecil, 
Kent, 
Howard, 
Garrett 
do.. 
do.. 
do.. 
do.. 
do¬ 
do.. 
North'mber’d.Pa. 
Westmorel’d. do. 
do. 
Beaver, 
York, 
do. 
do. 
Dauphin. 
Mifflin. 
Clearfield. 
Centre, 
Berks, 
Somerset. 
Niagara, N 
Madison, 
Dutchess 
Erie. 
Wayne, 
Munroe. 
Yates, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
Crow and May. 
May. 
Mediterranean. 
May. 
Clawson.. 
Fultz. 
Oregon. 
Fultz. 
do. 
Lancaster & Fultz.. 
Fultz. 
Mediterranean. 
do. . 
Fultz. 
Fultz and Clawson- 
Bearded Amber. 
Clawson and Fultz. . 
Lancaster. 
Clawson. 
Mediterranean. 
Tod... 
Fultz. 
California. 
Michigan Amber,... 
Iwalker........ 
Fultz. 
Odessa. 
Tappahannock. 
do. . 
Bearded Amber. 
Fultz. 
Amber. 
Lancaster. 
Mediterranean. 
Fultz. 
do. 
do. .. 
Clawson. 
Fultz. 
do. 
Clawson. 
Fultz. 
do. 
none. 
Toas & Medit’n. 
Toas and Club.. 
Med’n & Odessa 
Fife . 
Odessa... 
Toas. 
? 
failure.... 
do. ... 
Odessa... . 
do. ... 
none. 
do 
Lea..._ 
Fife....... 
do. 
do ... . 
none. 
do. 
do. 
do. .... 
do. 
do. 
| Odessa.... 
none. 
do. ... . 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
Odessa.... 
do. ... 
failure.... 
none. 
do. 
C8 
Best Manure used S, 
_ 
Pks 
do. 
Fultz and Clawson. 
do.. 
do. 
Fultz. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
Blue Stem & Claw’n 
do. 
do. 
Fultz... 
Y.... 
Clawson. 
do. .. 
do. .. 
do.. 
do. .. 
do.. 
do. .. 
do. 
do. .. 
do. .. 
do. ... 
Club. 
none.... 
do. . 
do. 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
Odessa, 
none... 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do. . 
do 
Stable. 
Irrigation. 
10 tons Stable. 
none. 
do. 
Stable. 
do . 
do. 
Scattered Straw.. 
none. 
Stable.... 
none. 
Stable. 
none. 
do. .. 
do. 
Stable. 
none. 
Stable.... 
Scattered Straw- 
Stable. 
Scattered Straw.. 
Stable and Plaster 
Stable. 
Stable andPlaster 
Stable and Clover 
do. do. 
do. do. 
do. do. 
Stable. 
do. .. 
do. 
do. 
Superphosphate- 
Stable andPlaster 
none. 
Stable and Plaster 
Clover Sod. 
do. 
Stable. 
none. 
do. 
Clover Sod. 
none. 
Clover Sod. 
none. 
Clover Sod. 
none. 
Stable and Clover 
Summer Fallow- 
Clover Sod. 
do. 
do.! 
Bone Dust.; 
none .. 
Stable. 
do. 
do. 
Stable and Plaster 
Stable. 
Compost. 
do. 
Summer Fallow.. 
none. 
0} 
do. 
do. 
Stable-. 
..Guano and Clover 
do.'Superphosphate..' 
do.Stable. 
do. 200 lbs. Guano_ 
do.[Compost & Clov’r 
do. 
do. 
ao. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
.Superphosphate.. 
Compost 
Stable and Ashes. 
Stable and Lime- 
do. do. . 
Stable and Bone.. 
Stable and Lime- 
do. do. . 
Stable. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
Stable and Lime 
Compost. 
Stable— 
do. 
Time of 
Setding. 
Sept'r. 1 
April I 
little 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no .. 
no.- 
yes... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
no... 
yes— 
no... 
no... 
yes... 
yes... 
yes- 
no... 
no.- 
yes... 
yes- 
yes... 
no... 
no... 
no..J...i. 
no... Sept’r. 
yes... Sept’r. 1 
yes... Sept’r. 25 
yes... Sept’r. 5 
no... Sept’r. 15 
no... Octo’r. 1 
no... Sept’r. 15 
no... Sept’r. 15 
yes— Sept’r. l: 
yes... iSept’r. 22 
no...|Octo'r. 1 
no... Sept’r. 10 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept’r 
early 
Sept’r. 28 
March 
March 
April 
Sept'r. 10 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept'r. 10 
Sept’r. " 
Sept r. 
Sept'r. 
Sept'r. 
Sept’r. 
April 
April 
April 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept’r. 1 
Sept’r. 15 
Sept'r. 5 
Sept'r. 15 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept'r. 10 
Sept’r. 1 
Sept'r. 15 
Sept’r. 15 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept'r 15 
Sept’r. 10 
no.- 
yes... 
yes- 
yes... 
yes- 
yes— 
no.- 
yes... 
yes- 
yes— 
yes- 
yes... 
yes- 
yes... 
yes- 
yes... 
yes— 
Sept'r. 15 
Octo’r. 1 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept’r. 25 
Sept’r. 15 
Sept’r. 15 
Sept’r. 10 
Sept’r. 15 
Sept’r. 15 
Sept’r. 25 
Sept’r. 25 
Sept’r 20 
Sept’r. 25 
Octo'r. 
Sept’r. 
Sept’r. 
yes... Octo'r. 
yes .. Octo’r. 
yes... Sept'r. 25 
yes... Sept’r. 25 
yes.. Octo’r. 10 
yes... Octo'r. 10 
yes... Octo’r. 1 
yes— Octo'r. 1 
Sept’r 1 
yes... Sept'r. 20 
yes... Sept’r. 10 
yes... Sept'r. 15 
yes... Sept'r. 15 
yes—; Sept'r. 10 
yes—'Sept'r. 10 
yes— Sept’r. 15 
no... Sept’r. 20 
no...'Sept’r. 5 
no... Sept'r. 10 
no... Sept'r. 5 
yes— Sept'r. 
no... Aug’t. 20 
no.-Sept'r. 10 
no... Aug’t. 2i 
no... Sept’r. 10 
no... Sept’r. 5 
yes— Sept’r. 15 
yes— Sept'r. 15 
yes—Sept’r. 15 
.15* 
30 
29 
23 
40 
20 
15 
8 
22 
40 
20 
40 
15 
20 
15 
25 
22 
20 
20 
15 
80 
23 
20 
80 
25 
26 
22 
80 
25 
26 
28 
31 
25 
10 
23 
21 
18 
15 
15 
18 
25 
20 
15 
25 
17 
21 
28 
17 
17 
25 
17K 
26 
25 
s* 
15 
20 
80 
19H 
23 
13 
16 
15 
20 
10 
18 
15 
14 
18 
31^ 
19 
29 
38 
20 
28 
18 
27 
28 
25 
27 
20 
82 
25 
20 
19 
25 
31 
28 
25 
SO 
30 
26 
20 
11.00 
.60 
.65 
.80 
.75 
.87 
.75 
.80 
.75 
.55 
.90 
.90 
.75 
.40 
.75 
.65 
.61 
1.00 
.70 
.50 
.5* 
.90 
1.C0 
1 . 2 " 
1.00 
1.00 
.95 
.90 
1.05 
.95 
.90 
1.00 
1 00 
1.00 
1.25 
.68 
.82 
1.00 
.90 
.78 
.83 
.85 
1.00 
.80 
1.15 
.95 
.82 
.75 
.85 
.85 
.80 
.93 
.98 
.95 
.85 
.90 
.90 
.95 
.85 
.95 
L o 
.65 
( 1 ) 
< 2 ) 
( 21 ) 
( 21 ) 
(23) 
(15) 
(15) 
( 12 ) 
(13) 
(14) 
(17) 
(18) 
( 20 ) 
.90 
1.00 
.90 
( 22 ) 
(7) 
( 8 ) 
(24) 
(9) 
.95 
.95 
1.05 
1.00 
1.00 
1.05 (10) 
2.00 (11) 
1.00 
1.00 
.90 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
.95 
.90 
1.40 I 
.90 
.95! 
1.001 
1.05 
1 . 00 ' 
1.50 (19) 
1 . 00 , 
1 . 00 ! 
1.00 
1.03- 
(25) 
(1.) 30 bushels last year, price $1.00, Australian wheat best.—(2.) Winter wheat in drills and cultivated.—(3.) 
6 pks. seed broadcast, or 5 drilled; these are highest yields ; best yield on ridges.—(4.) Price, 40 cts. at home, 00 
cts. at market 75 miles distant.—(5.) Fultz coming into notice; Chintz bng sometimes troublesome.—(G.) Time of 
sowing from September 1 to last of November.—(7.) Yield for broadcast sowing 10 to 12 bushels, for drilling 15 to IS. 
—(8.) Hessian fly bad when sown early.—(9.) 30 acres corn ground dressed with 200 lbs. superphosphate, yielded 
21X bush. Fultz; similar land in Red Mediterranean yielded 19X bush, per acre; 10 acres clover sod without manure 
gave 31X hush. Red Mediterranean.—(10.) 4C0 lbs. per acre of compost, 4 parts dissolved hone ash, 6 dissolved raw 
bone, 4 of Lobos guano, 2 parts wood ashes; this gave above yield, which previously was only 15 to 20 bushels per 
acre; seed drilled in; Fultz better than Clawson.—(11.) Stable-manure in spring, summer fallow, 200 bushels lime 
per acre in August; sold for seed; weighed 66 lbs. per bushel. — (12.) Yield 15 to 40 bushels according to season .— 
(13.) Variety called “Wagner,” derived by selection from the Clawson, did extra well; the large seeding (2 bushels) 
is because the kernels were so large, and the Clawson stools or tillers but little.—(14.) Drilled.—(15.) Poor quality 
last year.—(16.) Neighbors raise 28 bushels Fultz wheat per acre.—(17.) Chintz bng in dry years ; virgin sod broken 
up in spring, plowed again in fall and left rough, best for fall wheat,—(18.) “ Velvet” wheat sown in previous years, 
yielded, under same treatment, only 10 to 18 bushels.—(19.) Sold for seed.—(20.) When took farm 9 years ago only 
yielded 6 to 9 bushels per acre; have brought it np by use of manures.—(21.) Australian (winter and spring), “Red 
Chaff Club" (spring) and “Big Goos ” (spring), best 3 varieties; last yielded 41 bushels, samples received measure 
X inch ; sow winter wheat from September to January; spring from February to May 20.—(22.) Has run thrashing 
machine for 20 years ; last year poorest wheat year ever known.—(23.) Plows wheat in 3 to 4 inches deep after peas. 
—(24.) Last year got S3 bushels per acre on 45 acres.—(25.) This was sold for seed. 
Sundry Humbugs. 
Well, here is trouble! 
One man, as a general thing, 
isn’t of much consequence 
in the world. Men, even 
the most distinguished, de¬ 
part, yet somehow the ter¬ 
restrial ball manages to 
wobble along on its axle- 
tree, and we have day and 
night, and precessions of 
the equinoxes, and seasons, 
and things, without them. 
But there are men and men. 
Some men are only linch¬ 
pins and keep but one of 
the small wheels of the 
universe in place. Other 
men are king-pins, and 
when the king pin breaks, 
the whole universal go-cart 
smashes into smithereens. 
We are not at all sure but 
this metaphor is getting mixed, but not having met-a- 
fore just such a cataclysm, we are, so to speak, some¬ 
what taken aback. We would break the news gently, 
and yet with all the solemnity that the subject demands. 
We had thought of turning the rules and putting the 
column in mourning, but that is only done for those who 
are actually dead, and we are very sure that he is worth 
several dead persons. We might put the emblematic 
rooster in place of the candle, but for scruples against 
crowing over the misfortunes of others. In fact we feel 
sadly over the matter. The Humbug Column is losing 
its interest for us. We had set our heart on Eddie East¬ 
man with his sufferings and his scars, but he walked in 
one day as spruce a young fellow as any on Broadway. 
Then there was dear old Mother Noble, we had such an 
affection for the benevolent old soul, but she came in 
with such rousing big diamonds in his shirt-bosom, and 
the well-fed fellow talked at us in a way that made us 
feel like the child who found her doll was stuffed with 
sawdust—but now comes the hardest blow of all, 
ELIAS HAS FAILED 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 II 1 
Or, to be historically accurate, for there are two of him, 
the Eliases have failed, bankrupted, assignmented. It is 
not that we care so much for the Elias Brothers, but with 
them go Russell & Co., and Hetherington & Co., and 
Clark & Co., those amiable adjusters, then Elgin & Co., 
and the Silver something Mining Co., and Hopping & 
Co., and Mr. Skeeps, and the Milton Gold Jewelry, and 
the Kingston Gold Jewelry, and we don’t know how 
many more. There was a mistake in a vowel when the 
Eliases were named, A lias would have been much near¬ 
er the proper name, for the above are only a part of the 
many forms in which the Eliases have appeared in this 
column from time to time. Whether this failure will 
put an end to those nice little letters, beginning, “is this 
your signature ? ” and all the rest of their operations, we 
very much doubt. We predict that this assignment will 
prove to he a part of some new scheme, and that we 
have not heard the last of the Eliases and their Aliases. 
THE LOTTERY BUSINESS, 
had enough in itself, seems to be the cause of a great 
deal of rascality in others. There-seems, by the way, to 
be quite a lively time in the Dominion in the lottery 
business ; probably the scamps finding that our Post Of¬ 
fice gives them too much trouble, send their schemes 
from New Brunswick and other places. One C. B Haines 
is trying to make something out of lotteries. Haines 
writes very pretty letters, but he sometimes makes a 
mistake in directing them. It is a pity to waste such a 
nice letter as this on a small boy who does not know 
what a lottery ticket is, much less doos he “sometimes 
buy Lottery Tickets.” 
C. B. HAINES HAS A FRIEND, 
and a very dear friend he seems to be from C. B.’s letters. 
Haines writes from New York to people all over the 
country, as follows; 
Bear Sir.— Knowing that you sometimes buy Lottery 
tickets, I have a confidential proposition to make to you 
by which we can realize from $5,000 to $10,000. I have a 
friend who is Confidential Clerk in the office, and, if well 
paid, can arrange the matter, so success will be sure. 
The only expense on your part would be, you would have 
to remit to the head office and buy a whole or part of a 
ticket. Whole Ticket, $40; Half, $20; Quarter, $10. 
Less than one-quarter would not justify us in the under¬ 
taking. It will take all the money I can spare, to arrange 
with my friend. If you agree to this, and will give me 
one-half of the prize, inform me at once. 
Yours truly, C. B. Haines.” 
Of conrse the name of the lottery and the “ head office ” 
is not mentioned. It may be that there are some people 
green enongh to send naines the money to buy the ticket 
with, but we have heard from a good many who didn’t. 
PIANOS VERY CHEAP. 
Circulars are freely distributed by a concern calling 
itself the Bristol Piano Company, and it proposes to give 
