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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Publishers’ Department. 
Rice’s Steel Plate Engraving of the late 
James A. Garfield, published by J. C. McCurdy & Co., 
Philadelphia, is far superior to any other picture we have 
seen of the martyred President; it makes a very appro¬ 
priate ornament for every home. 
Removal and Change of Name. — The 
Hagerstown, Md , Agricultural Implement Manufactur¬ 
ing Co. has removed its business to Newark, Ohio, and 
changed its name to Newark Machine Co. 
“Structural Pecoration” is the title of a 
neat illustrated pamphlet full of valuable hints and 
suggestions to those about to paint their buildings. 
Published by H. W. Johns Manufacturing Co., 87 Maiden 
Lane, New York, and sent free to applicants. 
TI»e Pacific Guano Company of Boston is 
one of the oldest concerns of the kind in the world, and 
embraces in its management such men as George W. W. 
Dove, the President, John M. Glidden, the Treasurer, 
C. H. Amory, Louis Curtis, A. T. Crowell, P. H. Sears, 
and W.P. Warren. The sales are probably larger than 
those of any other company. For example their sales 
of Soluble Pacific Guano during last year amounted to 
fifty-five thousand tons as against 754 tons in 1865. 
Ridding Sheep of ILice.— We receive many in¬ 
quiries as to the best means of ridding sheep of lice and 
other parasites. The Ninth Annual Report of the New 
Jersey Board of Agriculture, just, at hand, states that 
Little’s “ Sheep Dip ” has been adopted with complete 
success on the sheep farm of the Secretary of State 
(Henry E. Kelsey), located in Sussex County. This dip 
or fluid which is rapidly coming into use in the United 
States has, it is claimed, no poisonous qualities, and can 
be used to destroy lice on other animals as well as 
sheep ; it is also used as an internal remedy for worms, 
and as a wash for sores. 
A New Harrow. —In our boyhood days, on a farm 
so far west as to make it very expensive to get iron for 
ordinary purposes, the wooden mold-board on the plow, 
and wooden harrow teeth, were a necessity. The im¬ 
provements in harrows during fifty years past have been 
mainly in the introduction of iron teeth, then steel-point¬ 
ed ones, then strong alb steel in the three-cornered or 
harrow. Next came the square, the oblong, and finally 
the jointed, double-jointed, or sectional harrows, when 
improvements halted. Now comes what is claimed to be 
a further advance, the “spring teeth,” as shown in the 
La Dow harrow, illustrated herewith. The teeth are set 
on independent movable beams, so that they adapt 
themselves to uneven ground, and do not clog, while it 
is claimed that their flexibility increases their pulveriz¬ 
ing action. The pitch of the teeth is readily adjusted 
to run deep or shallow. The draft is lightened by mount¬ 
ing the frame on wheels, and a seat is provided for the 
THE LA DOW SPRING TEETH WHEEL HARROW. 
driver when desired. The implement can also be run 
backward. By turning the teeth back upon the bar, the 
harrow can be moved from field to field as readily as a 
cart, while by turning part of them back the rest can be 
used as markers. When desired, a force-feed broadcast 
sower is supplied as an attachment, for sowing and 
covering grain at one operation, the depth of the cover¬ 
ing being regulated by the adjustment of the teeth. 
Asphalt and. Concrete Walks.-- “W. L. N.,” 
Wheatland, Iowa. The various concrete walks are so 
covered by patents that one is in danger of infringing 
upon them. We have seen good walks made in the fol¬ 
lowing manner; having known of its use more than 20 
years, we do not think it is patented: The earth is ex¬ 
cavated to the depth of three inches, and edgings made 
of bricks set on end, or of planks. Three parts of gas 
tar and one of common pitch are melted together, and 
this mixture is added to dry sand, as little as will wet it 
throughout and make the particles cohere, mixing it 
like mortar, and spreading it evenly. The surface is 
then sprinkled with dry sand, and boards laid on, which 
are pounded upon, to make a hard and smooth surface. 
It is then rolled, using dry sand to prevent the material 
from adhering to the roller. The walk will become hard 
in a few days. We have known walks to be made with 
cold gas tar and sand, but these take a long while to 
harden. Coal ashes may be used with the sand in pro¬ 
portion of a third to a half, and treated the same. Care 
should be taken to use as little of the tar as will cement 
the particles together, or a hot sun will soften it. 
Oat Crop of the United States.— Probably 
few are aware of the extent of oat culture. The Census 
Report for 1880 gives the total yield of wheat at 459,591,- 
093 bushels, grown on 35,487,065 acres, while the Oat 
crop was 407,970,712 bushels, grown on 16,150,611 acres. 
We have compiled and arranged from the reports the fol¬ 
lowing interesting items showing the amount of the 
Oat Crop, its acreage and average yield in the whole 
country, and in the difirent States where not less than 
half a million bushels were raised during the census 
crop year (1879). It will be noticed that about one-sixth 
Bushels. 
Acres. 
Average 
$ Acre. 
Total in United States.... 
407,970,712 
16,150,611 
25 % 
Illinois. 
63,706,250 
1,959,853 
32% 
Iowa. 
50,612,141 
1,507,490 
33 % 
New York. 
37,575,506 
33,847.439 
1,261,171 
2851 
Pennsylvania. 
1,237,593 
27% 
Wisconsin. 
32,911,246 
955,276 
34% 
Ohio. 
28,664,505 
910,388 
31% 
Minnesota. 
23,372,752 
617,427 
36 % 
Missouri. 
20.673,458 
968,473 
21% 
Michigan. 
18,190,493 
536,167 
34 
Indiana. 
15,606,721 
623,600 
25 
Kansas. 
8,180,385 
435,853 
18% 
Nebraska. 
6,555,565 
250,399 
26% 
Georgia. 
5,544,161 
612,350 
9% 
Virginia. 
5,333,081 
563,423 
9% 
Texas. 
4,868,916 
236,795 
20% 
Tennessee. 
4,722,938 
468,638 
10% 
Kentucky. 
4,582,968 
403,414 
11% 
Oregon. 
4,393,593 
151,366 
28% 
N. Carolina. 
3,830,622 
499,512 
7% 
Vermont. 
3,742,282 
99,548 
37% 
New Jersey. 
3,710,808 
137,426 
26% 
Alabama . 
3,039,274 
321,481 
9% 
Dakota Territory. 
2,331,230 
89,792 
26 
Maine. 
2,265,575 
78,935 
24% 
Arkansas. 
2,187,777 
164,208 
13% 
Mississippi. 
1,959,620 
198,497 
10 
West Virginia. 
1,908,505 
126,931 
15 
Maryland. 
1,794,872 
101,127 
17% 
Washington Territory. 
1,581,951 
37,916 
41% 
California. . 
1,355,871 
49,917 
27 
New Hampshire.. 
1,018,006 
29,434 
34% 
Connecticut. 
1,009,706 
36,691 
27% 
Montana Territory. 
900,915 
21,691 
36% 
Massachusetts. 
645 169 
20,660 
32% 
Idaho Territory. 
462,236 
13,197 
35 
t tali Territory. 
417.938 
19,514 
21% 
of the entire crop is grown in Hlinois; about one-eighth 
in Iowa; about one-eleventh in New York; over thirty 
million bushels each in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; 
over twenty million bushels each in Ohio, Minnesota, 
and Missouri ; eighteen millions in Michigan; over fif¬ 
teen millions in Indiana; after which the crop drops to 
eight millions and below.—A remarkable difference ap¬ 
pears in the average yield per acre, viz: from over 41 bush¬ 
els in Washington Ter. down to less than 8 bushels inN. 
Carolina. The table shows what States get the best yield. 
P. S.—Since the above was put in type, we have re¬ 
ceived the estimate of the Oat Crop of the United States 
for 1881, by J. R. Dodge, Statistician to the Bureau of 
Agriculture. He estimates the total crop at 416,481,000 
bushels, grown on 16,831,600 acres, and averaging 24 7 / 10 
bushels per acre, of which sixteen States are accredited 
with over five million bushels each, as follows: 
States. 
Bushels. 
Acres. 
Average 
$ Acre. 
Illinois. 
66,094,000 
1,979,400 
33.4 
Iowa. 
42,434,000 
1,618,700 
26.2 
Pennsylvania... 
38,579,000 
1,212,700 
31.8 
New York. 
38,160,000 
1,324,700 
1,092,200 
28.8 
Wisconsin. 
31,204,000 
28.6 
Ohio. 
25,009,000 
902,300 
27.7 
Minnesota. 
23,760,000 
667,700 
35.6 
Missouri. 
22,783,000 
959,200 
23.8 
Michigan. 
18,057,000 
552,000 
32.7 
Indiana. 
15,711,000 
683,000 
23. 
Kansas. 
8,754,000 
441,700 
19.8 
Texas. 
8,324,000 
311,100 
26.8 
Nebraska. 
6,976,000 
325,300 
21.4 
Tennessee. 
6,726,000 
472,100 
14.2 
Kentucky. 
6,534,000 
400,500 
16.3 
Georgia. 
5,566,000 
612,300 
9.1 
The only mcchine that received an award on both 
Horse-power and Thresher and Cleaner, at the Centen¬ 
nial Exhibition; was awarded the two last Cold 
Medals given by the New York State Agricultural 
Society on Horse-powers and Threshers; and is the 
Only Thresher selected from the vast number built in 
the United States, for illustration and description in 
“Appleton’s Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics,’’ re¬ 
cently published, thus adopting it as the standard 
machine of this country. Catalogue sent tree. Address 
DHNAUD HAKDFU, Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
Lewistown, Pa., March 16,1882. 
11- W. Johns M'/’g. Co., 87 Maiden Lane, N. Y. 
Dear Sirs :—The paint purchased of you has given the 
best of satisfaction and a number of persons who intend to 
repaint their buildings are asking about prices, and we ex¬ 
pect to make good sales this season. Yours respectfully, 
H. W. Keller & Son! 
^Rev. Leonard Bacon, D. D. 
A. H. Stephens, 
and others 
v recommend 
_ _them. 
any 
position 
_ Send for circular to 
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bUsure 
and take advantage of our Great Ofler made in American 
Agriculturist to send free by mail, on receipt of $1.00, our 
SPECIAL INTRODUCTION BOS OF SEEDS, 
containing 23 large size 10c. packets of choice vegetable 
seeds, everything necessary for a Family Garden. Send for 
catalogue. Address JOHNSON & STOKES, 
Seedsmen, 1114 Market St., Philadelphia. 
“ VICTOR” One-Horse Crain Driils. 
(3 and 5-Hoed), 
for sowing Wheat 
between Standing 
Corn, or Wheat, 
Bye, Barley, Oats, 
Bice, etc., in fallow 
ground. Can be ad¬ 
justed also to drill 
Corn for ensilage 
purposes. (Send for 
circulars). 
Manufactured by 
EWALD OVER, Indianapolis, Ind. 
ADRIANCE BUCKEYE MOWER AT WORK. 
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MANUFACTURERS OF 
ADRIANCE and ADRIANCE BUCKEYE 
MOWEBS AND BEAPERS, 
165 GREENWICH STREET, NEWYOSK. 
Manufactory, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
The ADRIANCE BUCKEYE has for a quarter of a cen¬ 
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principles of construction are the only ones that have stood 
the test of time, surpassing all others in SIMPLICITY, 
STRENGTH, LIGHTNESS OF DRAFT, EASE OF MAN¬ 
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The ADRIANCE REAPER has proved its superiority to 
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Easily Operated, Completely under Control of Driver, Per¬ 
fectly Balanced, has a Cased Gearing, Folding Platform, 
no Weight on Horse’s Neck, no Side Draft. 
Descriptive Circulars forwarded by mail. 
Tobacco Dust! 
$2 PER BARREL—FREE ON BOARD, 
Invaluable to Farmers and Market Gardeners. Destroys 
Bugs, Worftis, and all kinds of Insects that infest young 
plants. Kills Lice on Poultry, and all kinds of vermin on 
sheep and other animals. P. Lorillard & Co., Jersey City, N. J. 
Patent Caster Bolling Colter. 
With it, the plow is ea8ier held, 
cuts smoother land side, leaves 
cleaner furrow; easier on team. 
I Always follows in line of draft, 
never guiding plow to or from 
land; can be set wide or narrow, 
deep or shallow, fits any right or 
deft hand, wood, iron or steel 
beam plow. Complete, with pol- 
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Any address, on receipt of $3.50. 
Manny Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 
i Agents Wanted. Circulars free. 
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