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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[September, 
horse, has made the fastest pacing time on record, 2.12)4 
minutes... A poor Florida fisherman, while digging 
worms, found a pot containing $1,400 in gold coin.... 
Kentucky makes about 250,000 barrels of whiskey, con¬ 
suming 3,000,000 bushels of corn and 500,000 of rye.... 
Some Jersey cows will give in one month their own 
weight of milk_A Texas wool-grower has a sheep with 
variegated black and white wool....There are over 724 
millions acres of Government land surveyed and open to 
settlement, and 1,000 millions yet to be surveyed.... 
A cattle epidemic of a serious nature, we learn, has made 
its appearance at Lincoln, Nebraska. Fifty head per day 
die in that vicinity_Texas has 3,674,000 sheep_Salt 
your cattle regularly... .A poppy has been found growing 
north of the 83d parallel, and is believed to be the most 
northern flowering plant thus far discovered_The an¬ 
nual production of bees-wax in the United States is 20 
million pounds... .Wool growing is becoming a leading 
industry in Western Texas... .Thirty swarms of bees 
swarmed at once on a single tree in Boonesyille, Ohio. .. 
Always start a horse by the voice, and never by the whip. 
... France, Belgium, and Cuba are the only countries 
producing a surplus of sugar. In the first two named, it 
is from the beet; in the last, cane-sngar_Eleven cheese 
factories were built in one county in Wisconsin last win¬ 
ter. All in operation_It requires not one-fourth as 
much power to move a load on water as it does by rail.... 
The City of New York disposes of 12,000 cattle per week. 
_The Indiana State Board of Agriculture has created a 
woman’s department in their State fair_Virginia has 
12 cotton factories. She had none before the war_ 
Buckwheat should not be fed unground, as the sharp 
edges of the grain irritate the animal’s stomach... Some 
factories use 2,000 pounds of vegetable ivory daily, mak¬ 
ing it into various small wares... .The balance of trade in 
favor of the United States for the year ending June 30, 
1879, was 267 millions of dollars_Thomas Taylor, Mi- 
croscopistof the Department of Agriculture, is discharged 
by Commissioner Le Due_The St. Louis Cotton Ex¬ 
change offers $3,125 in premiums for this staple article at 
the coming St. Louis fair_Failure of crops, depression 
in trade, and foreign war, will make England thoughtful, 
if not sad_A Heliotrope 14 years old, and covering a 
space of 16x14 feet is reported... .Michigan has 70,006 
more acres of wheat this year than last....Many small 
farmers in France pay their rent from their poultry yards. 
... At Worth, Iowa, a ram killed a dog which had badly 
torn a young lamb in the flock. Not a bone was un¬ 
broken in the dog’s body, the revenge had been so se¬ 
vere.. . .The acreage of Arkansas cotton crop is four per 
cent larger than last year_Italy has ordered 20,000 tons 
of coal from Philadelphia and Reading. 
Nurserymen’s Catalogues Acknowledged. 
We do not usually acknowledge the autumn catalogues 
until October, but the practice, of layering strawberries 
in pots, has become so general, and as the nursery cata¬ 
logues. are, with but few exceptions, issued for the pur¬ 
pose of bringing these into early notice, we, for this rea¬ 
son, give the nursery catalogues only, at the present 
tijne. To avoid repetition, we may say that all the follow¬ 
ing who issue special strawberry and small-fruit cata¬ 
logues, offer strawberries, pot-grown, or layed in pots, 
and of course have those started in the usual way. 
NURSERYMEN. 
John S. Collins. Moorestown, Burlington Co., N. J. 
—Small fruits. Potted strawberries. 
Ell w anger & Barry. Rochester, N. Y. — Special 
strawberry list. Useful directions for culture. 
W. L. Ferris. Jr., Dutchess Nurseries, Ponghkeepsie, 
N. Y.—Strawberry catalogue. 
A. IIance & Son, Rumson Nurseries, Red Bank, N. J. 
—Strawberries. 
Peter Henderson & Co.. No. 85 Cortland St.. New 
York. Strawberries, with a handsome plate, and pot- 
grown grape-vines. 
J. T. Lovett, Monmouth Nursery, Little Silver, N. J. 
— Strawberry catalogue with useful cultural directions. 
William n. Moon, Glenwood Nurseries. Morrisville, 
Pa. - Strawberry catalogue with notes on cultivation. 
John Perkins, Moorestown, Burlington Co., N. J.— 
General list of fruit and ornamental trees. 
E. P. Roe, Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, Orange Co., N. Y. 
— A full and instructive catalogue on small fruits. 
Samuel H. Rumpii, Willow Lake Nursery, Marshall- 
ville, Ga.—General catalogue of fruit trees and small 
fruits ; very full in peaches. 
B. F. Transov & Co., Humboldt, Tenn.— Fruit and 
ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, etc. 
New Fall or Winter Wheats, 
HEADS SIX INCHES LONG. 
Champlain and Defiance. 
These two varieties which have succeeded so wonderfully 
as Spring Wheats, have been shown by experiments to he 
equally valuable as Winter varieties. We are confident that 
they w'ill soon supercede all the varieties now sown. Send 
for Wheat circular giving full description and prices. Mailed 
free to all applicants. H. K. BLISS & SON’S, 
P. O. Box, 4,129. 34 Barclay St., New York. 
TREES B 
A large assortment of Fruit, 
Shade, Ornamental Trees 
Shrubs, Roses, Green¬ 
house Plants, etc.; Gregg 
Raspberry, Snyder Blackberry, Apple Seed¬ 
lings. New Fall Catalogue tree. Established ibo'J 
li.UED & TUTTLE, Agents, Bloo mington Nursery. Illinois. 
CHERRY” TREES, ' For saie at"the* 
0 curi™’ MORRIS NURSERIES, 
HEDGE PLANTS, GEORGE ACIIEL1S, 
and other Proprietor, 
NURSER Y STOCK., _ West Chester, Pa. 
R EAD THIS.—Extraordinary Success in raising 
potatoes is realized by growing tiie “Mammoth 
Pearl.” Crops doubled wherever introduced. Far ahead 
oi all other varieties. Growers of potatoes, send lor tall 
prices of this and other very good varieties to J. A. 
EVEliITT, liox 229, Watsontown, Northumberland Co., Pa. 
"wit Farters fait, 
They want Pure Ground Bone ! 
Why—because it contains those 
elements taken from the soil in 
the grain and carried away, thus 
impoverishing the land. Pure 
Premium Bone, made of dry, 
hard, unsteamed bones, supplies 
just this waste, as every farmer 
can learn by practical experience 
at a trifling cost. Send for a full 
explanation of how it works. 
Excelsior Fertilizer Co., 
Salem, Ohio. 
Peruvian Guano, 
imported direct from Peru by the undersigned, is the 
‘LEADING FERTILIZER 
throughout the world. 
It contains all the elements of Plant-food in the most 
CONCENTRATED, 
BEST and 
CHEAPEST 
condition, and is adapted to any " ' ' 
SOIL, CROP and CLIMATE. 
Price Lists and descriptive Pamphlets as to its qualities: 
Brands under which it is sold, and brief directions lor its 
use, will be sent gratis on application to 
IIOBSOJV, HURTADO Si CO., 
Agents for the Consignees of the Government of Peru, 
__63 Pine Si., New York. 
CHAPMAM~"& VAN W¥Ck7" 
(Established 1819), 
DEALERS IN 
IjP |P 
k HOBSON,fiiJRTAQO&CO. 
PERUVIAN 
Guano 
EXCLUSIVE!, Y, 
170 Front Street, 
New York. 
Fertilizers for the Fall of 1879. 
+j No. 1 Peruvian Guano. 
Lobos Peruvian Guano, 
i; Complete manure. 
UJ Russel Coe’s Superphosphate. 
0 No. 1 and Eure Ground Boue. 
SZ Metropolitan Fertilizer. 
Fish Guano and Ground Fish Scrap. 
Special prices to Farmers and Dealers who will ap¬ 
ply; stating quantity desired. METROPOLITAN AGitl- 
CULTURAL WORKS. H. B. GRIFFING, 
70, Old No. 60, Cortlaiidt St., New York. 
. BONE . DUST. 
Failing Laud Fer¬ 
tilizer for all crops No 
experiment necessary. It 
has proved its value by 
years of actual use all over 
the world. We cau supply 
the best Boue Dust made. 
Bone for Chickens a special¬ 
ty. Semi for circular. 
S. H. MORGA \ AiCO., 
Toledo, O. 
f 
BONE DUST. 
WITHOUT 
SONE DUST. 
H.C.L.D 
“xxJCj”.—iu.uuu uusiicis uuiLdLiitiu >v uuti <isii6S ioi sciic 
jljl at Lynn’s Wood-Burning Lime Works, Freemansburg, 
Pa., line of Central E. R. of New Jersey. 
Hardy Perennial Flowers, 
Woolson & Co., Passaic, N. J., who make a specialty of 
Hardy Mowers, would call attention to the fact that the 
autumn is the best season for transplanting the majority of 
these plants. Among a large number of specially desirable 
kinds they offer 
The Japan Irises, Iris Kcempferi. These are quite 
different Horn the common Irises, and present a lar^e and 
attractive variety. Each 25c. Per dozen, $2.50. 
Garden Phloxes.— The best varieties selected after 
testing over 20u kinds. Each 25c. Per dozen, $2 09. 
Lilies, Tulips, and many other rare and showy bulbs, 
should be planted in autumn. 
Hardy Climbers, Choice Shrubs, Hardy Ferns, 
and other plants, sent salely by mail to all parts of the 
country. 
Our collections of European Irises and of species of Phlox 
are large and varied. For these ami a very lull list of other 
Hardy Perennials, send for our descriptive Catalogue of 80 
pages, which is mailed free on application to 
WOOLSON Hi CO„ P. O. Bo x 180, Passaic, N. J. 
Warranted the 
best Leather 
Dressing made. 
For all leather 
, . . . , needing any 
dressing.—Agents: A. Chadwick, Kansas City, Mo. L. A 
Alartz, Evansville, Ind. 
2®” Ask reliable dealers for it, or address my Agents or 
A. D. STRONG, Manufacturer, 
_ _Ashtabula, Ohio. 
“'"CORN^AND COB MILLsT” 
Wtjfggl WARRANTED 
'IkuHim Superior to any in use for all 
purposes. 
CORN SHELLERS 
all sizes, 
FEED CUTTERS, Etc. 
; Satisfaction guaranteed. Send 
s for Circulars and prices. 
Manufactured by 
Whitman Agricultural Co., 
_ ST. LOUIS, MO. 
' ’""""truss FENCE. 
My Self-supporting Truss Fence 
costs 30 cts. a rod less than post and 
hoard. Cannot be blown or pushed 
down; is not patented. Can be made 
rainy days under cover. Illustrated cir- 
cular, with full directions, for making, 
sent for 25 cts. Address 
WALDO F. B&OWiT, 
Box 33, Oxford, Ohio, 
Received Medal 
AND 
HIGHEST AWARD 
OF MERIT 
AT " 
CENTENNIAL, 
Send/or CaCaUtgvej. 
STEAM ENG-INES, 
A. B. FARQUDAR, York, Pa.. 
Cheapest and best for all pur- 
poses—simple, strong, and du 
rable. Also Horse Pow¬ 
ers and Gin Gear. 
Saw, Grist and Cob 
Mills, Gins, Presses 
andMachinery gener- J 
ally. Inquiries promptly ~ 
answered. _ 
VertiealEngines.with or without: 
wheels, very conveni- * 
ent, economical and I 
complete in every de¬ 
tail, best and 1 
cheapest Vert¬ 
ical in the I 
world. Fig. [ 
1 is engine I 
in use. Fig.' 
2ready for 
toad. pig. 2. 
The Farquhar Separator 
(Warranted) - 
Fenna, 
Agricultural 
Works, 
York, Pa. 
Lightest draft, 
most durable. 
•implest. most 
©coaomic.il 
and perfect in 
tue. Wastes no " 
grain, cleans it 
%'eady for market. 
AND 
HIGHEST PRIZE 
AWARDED 
SEPARATORS. 
TUB 
SILVEB MEBAL 
AT 
Paris Exposition 
Send for Illuatrated Catalogue, Address A , B. Farquhar , York,I\k 
Stockbridge Manures 
FOll WHEAT, FOE RYE, FOR SEEDIMO DOWN. 
13 O WK E GRAIN PHOSPHATE 
FOR ALL &RASM CROPS. 
SEND FOR PAMPHLET. 
BOWKER FBH.TI2jI5ZE3EI CO., 
43 CHATHAM ST., BOSTON. 3 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK. 
