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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
reports, discussions, addresses, etc., he may expect. Not 
‘only this, hut some “ Committee of Ways and Means” 
‘arranges for the “ways” in much reduced fares on all 
the railroads leading to the place of meeting, and for the 
means ” by inducing the various hotel keepers to offer 
the members a large discount from the usual terms. 
That Benver Land Co. Swindle.— Since 
‘page 494 went to press, we have received the particulars 
‘noted in Mr. Raymond’s telegram. We have only space 
to add that the said “North Denver City” land was 40 
Iowa Barb Wire Co., Limited,. 
Marshalltown, Sowa,—Johnstown, Pa.—93 JoSm St.,New York. 
Sole R/lanufacturers of Burnell'r iitertt Four-Pointed Steel-Barb Wire Fenc¬ 
ing, Galvanized and Painted •, *1 pies, Stretchers, Pincers, Wire Cutters, 
Post-Hole r “ ers, Iron Posts, etc. 
Sale j»,t; all HCarclvtrare Stores. to soo 
miles north-east of Denver City. 7 miles from the nearest 
water or nearest house, the ground bare of vegetation, 
not a tree in sight, no preparations to make it habitable 
(—and the whole affair an unmitigated swindle, as we 
■pronounced it at first sight of the advertisement. 
The American Institute Fair.— The 4Sth 
Annual Exhibition, which has just closed, excelled many 
of those of former years. It was largely attended by peo¬ 
ple from all parts of the country, who found in the vari¬ 
ous departments an abundance to amuse and instruct. 
Among the most attractive things was a fence-making 
machine, which turned out a wire and wc >n slat fence 
at the rate of a rod a minute. An improved wed drilling 
machine was shown at work boring an Artesian well, 
with the expectation of finding a supply of water for the 
building. But we can not go into particulars of a show 
that is now over, and will come again and again. 
Nuts and other Seeds.— “ Subscriber,” Erie, Pa. 
Hickory nuts for planting, are best preserved in heaps, 
which are covered with sods, or straw, upon which earth 
is placed to the depth of about four inches. Chest¬ 
nuts are to he placed in a box, with an equal bulk of 
damp sand, and kept in a cool place ; this should be done 
before they get dry. Apple and pear seeds are also mix¬ 
ed with sand, in a similar manner, aud kept until spring. 
Forests and Rainfall.— The opinion is held 
by some, that the planting of forests will bring about 
proper rainfall in all cases; such an opinion is wrong. 
The conditions which decide whether a land is to be one 
favored with abundant rains, or be an arid desert, are be¬ 
yond the power of vegetation to control. The relation 
to large bodies of water, mountains, currents of air, and 
other meteorological factors, determine this. The work 
of the forest is secondary, but nevertheless, important 
in ameliorating extremes of temperature, making the 
winter warmer, and the summer cooler, holding more of 
the rain in the leaf mould, which is afterward evaporated, 
and returns to the atmosphere, thus producing clouds, 
and bringing about refreshing local showers. Forests are 
of the greatest importance, but they should not be ex¬ 
pected to bless all lands with abundant rains. There is 
but little hope for the Sahara. 
Bonner’s Sale of Horses. — Robert Bonner 
sold 87 of his horses on Oct. 29th. The crowd was so 
great that hut a small proportion of those present could 
get even a glimpse of the animals, much less make any¬ 
thing like an inspection of them The highest price was 
paid for Keene Jim, a 6 year-old gelding, which brought 
$4,000, but most of the animals it is said sold very low- 
in part owing to the great crowd, which interfered with 
the sale. The total sales amounted to about $33,000. 
Illustrated Circulars aud Samples sent by Mail to any part of the World. 
©s«r Wire is put up spools in Sengtlis 
of about one bumiired rods, Aveigli- 
ing from ICO to B BO lbs. 
One pound measures 15 feet in Eengtb ; 
352 lbs. measures a mile. Our staples 
rim about SO to the pound. Iron 
posts, weight, 12 lbs.; stretcher, 12 lbs. 
Having just put un (in addition to our Marshalltown, Iowa, factorv,) exten¬ 
sive works at Johnstown, Pa., in the very heart of the Iron and Steel industries 
of this country, we have facilities for turning out more Barb Wire than any 
other company in the United States. We manufacture under our own patents 
issued June 19th, 1877, and are ready, willing, and able to protect all dealers and 
consumers of our Barb Wire. 
Our Wire is all manufactured from fresh ingots of Steel made direct from 
the ore (we use no scrap or old rail ends), and has a tensile strength of 2,000 
pounds to each line of wire ; it has a four-pointed barb which passes between 
the two wires, and then is wound around both, but not so tight as to bind the 
wires solid together, and destroy the contraction and expansion. Our four- 
pointed barb has a great advantage over those cut from solid metal: in that 
style, the twisting of the wire hard like a rope injures the strength, greatly in¬ 
creases the weight, and is liable, especially in cold weather, to break and un¬ 
twist, allowing the barbs to fallout; of course.no two-pointed wire can at all 
compare with a four-pointed, particularly the kind where the barb is twisted 
around only one wire. 
In regard to the construction of our Barb Wire Fencing, to counteract the ef¬ 
fects of our severe climate, we claim to have, after much experimenting, found 
out the beet manner of twisting wire together. When our wire is expanded by 
heat the twist simply loosens, and when contracted by cold tightens, all without 
altering the relative length of the combined wires. When we remember that a 
length of 100 feet of steel wire, in a cold winter day, is one inch shorter than in 
a hot summer day, we can readily understand how it is that so many single wire, 
and tight twisted double wire, fences, break, or pull the posts down In cold 
weather. 
The savingin land surface in putting up the Barb Fence, is a matter of great 
importance. For instance, the old-fashioned zigzag or worm fence takes from 
every hundred acres an area of five acres, and this strip of land is worse than 
wasted, as it becomes a jungle of noxious weeds and harbor for all kinds of ani¬ 
mals and vermin that prey upon the crops. Of course the same waste of land 
and objections apply to a stone fence, and much more to a live or hedge fence, 
which usually occupies a strip of land ten to fifteen feet wide, exhausting the 
soil on either side ; this mode of fencing is rapidly declining in this and foreign 
countries. 
It is the cheapest fence made; the most durable; is not affected by fire, wind, 
or flood; does not cause snow-drifts; takes fewer fence posts; stock can 
not push it down ; it protects itself—acts on the defensive ; it takes but little 
room; you can cultivate close to it; weeds are easily kept out of it; requires 
but little labor to put it up ; you can draw at one load enough to fence a farm ; 
and can fence a good-sized farm in a day; it is the greatest practical invention 
of the age, and has come to be the farm and railroad fence of the country. 
One Thousand Pounds of our Wire will make over 
A. MILE 
of Fence of three Tines.. 
A Good substanlial Fence for Farms or Railroads 
can be put up for less than 50 cents a rod, including 
posts. 
We ask the readers of this Paper to examine the cuts of the different Barb 
Wires, as illustrated by the Editors on another page, and judge for themselves 
which is the best. (Ours is No. 14.) 
California Grapes. —The grape growers in Cali¬ 
fornia have at last learned what varieties of gvapes will 
transport the best, and to pack them so that they will ar¬ 
rive in excellent condition. By the box they retail for 
about 20 cents per lb. Still, when one can get thoroughly 
ripe Catawbas, from Kenka Lake and thereabouts for five 
cents a pound, one who knows grapes has little tempta¬ 
tion to buy any others, however attractive they may he 
to the eye. There is no grape, native or exotic, to our 
notion superior to a thoroughly ripened Catawba, except 
the Iona, in the same condition, but that is becoming 
more and more scarce. 
The Poultry Shows.— A list of the Exhibitions, 
devoted wholly, or in part, to the interests of poultry, is 
published elsewhere. Year by year these fine shows are 
increasing in numbers, interest, and importance, and, 
coming as they do, when other fairs are past, and the time 
is not so pressing, they should be well attended by all 
lovers of fine poultry, beautiful birds, and the smaller 
domesticated animals known as “ Pet Stock.” 
Lumber from Straw.— A recent inventor claims 
to be able to make hard-wood lumber from common wheat 
straw. The straw is first made into a pulp and then into 
ordinary paste-board. As many of these sheets are 
taken as required to make the thickness of lumber de¬ 
sired, and then are passed through a chemical solution, 
the composition of which is not stated, and afterwards 
the sheets are passed through rollers and the hard lum¬ 
ber, impervious to water, comes out ready for use. 
The Regular Paid Circulation of the 
WEEKLY WORLD 
Is Double the Circulation of any Weekly Newspaper published in New York*, 
as the following table abundantly proves. 
NEW YORK.30,247 
NEW JERSEY. 3,157 
OHIO. 6,425 
PENNSYLVANIA.. 7,573 
VIRGINIA. 3,473 
ILLINOIS. 5,367 
WEST VIRGINIA. 2,653 
DELAWARE. 281 
MARYLAND. 1.183 
WISCONSIN. 2,306 
MINNESOTA. 2,077 
IOWA. 2,409 
CALIFORNIA. 
MISSISSIPPI. 
LOUISIANA. 
TEXAS. 
TENNESSEE... 
636 
3,656 
2,441 
3,834 
3,154 
OREGON. 373 
WASHINGTON TER.... 286 
MONTANA. 82 
WYOMING. 61 
IDAHO. 39 
ARIZONA. 45 
UTAH. 75 
NEVADA . 46 
NORTH CAROLINA. 4,705 
GEORGIA. 2,856 
SOUTH CAROLINA . 1,315 
ALABAMA. 4,799 
FLORIDA. 707 
ARKANSAS. 2,698 
COLORADO. 
DAKOTA. 
338 
90 
INDIANA. 4,387 
KANSAS. 2,174r 
KENTUCKY. 3,921 
MISSOURI. 4.368 
NEBRASKA. 767 
NEW MEXICO. 72. 
MICHIGAN. 2,657 
INDIAN TERRITORY 86 
MAINE. 1,229 
NEW HAMPSHIRE.. 1.242 
VERMONT.... 1,756 
MASSACHUSETTS. 2,411 
RHODE ISLAND. 356 
CONNECTICUT. 2,224 
CANADA. 314 
MISCELLANEOUS. 360 
- 127,721 
Total, nmmnmammt 
It has the Largest Circulation anions Farmers of any Weekly Newspaper. 
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