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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Blushes are flying colors which maidens carry 
becomingly. 
Swinish. —A Paddy writing from the west, 
says pork is so plenty that “ every third man 
you meet is a hog.” 
Test of Good Humor. —Wake a man up in 
the middle of the night, and ask him to lend 
you five shillings. 
People’s Choice. —Baron Rothschild, while 
complaining to Lord Brougham of the hardship 
of not being able to take his seat, said:—“You 
know I was the choice of the people.” To 
which his lordship replied, “ So was Barrabas.” 
Sharpening Up.—A housemaid, who was 
sent to call a gentleman to dinner, found him en¬ 
gaged in using a tooth-brush. 
“ Well, is he coming?” said the lady of the 
house, as the servant entered. 
“Yes, ma’am, directly,” was the reply, “he’s 
just sharpening his teeth.” 
The prettiest lining for a bonnet is a sweet 
face. 
Repairs vs. Damages.— “ Hallo, Sharp,” said 
Pop, meeting him the other day in the street, 
“ you hobble my boy; what’s the matter with 
you ?” 
“ Oh, I had my feet crushed, through the 
carelessness of a conductor, the other day, be¬ 
tween railroad cars—that’s all.” 
“And don’t you mean to sue for damages ?” 
“Damages? no, no—I have had damages 
enough from them, already,—hadn’t I better 
sue for repairs ?" 
Cholera for Sale. —A little girl being sent 
to the store to purchase some dye stuff, and for¬ 
getting the name of the article, said to the 
clerk, “John, what do folks dye with ?” “ Why, 
cholera, sometimes,” replied John. “Well, I 
believe that’s the name. I want to get three 
cents’ worth.” 
Curious. —The human hair (fight hairs) held 
up to the sun, presents all the phenomena of 
the prism, giving the various colors of the rain¬ 
bow. Isolated hairs will give at their end the 
circle, colored as the rainbow. 
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APPEARANCE OF THE CROPS. 
EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
TnE Crops. —We never saw the AVheat, 
Grass, and Oats, look more promising in any 
former year than they do at the present time. 
Our accounts, also, from the adjoining counties, 
confirm this opinion. Where wheat was sown 
on low, wet, bottom-land, it has fared badly. 
Fruit—apples, pears, and cherries—promise a 
full crop ; and even peaches, so far as we have 
seen, or are advised, have well escaped the 
rigors of the spring.— Philadelphia Record. 
The Wheat Crop. —Many of our farmers are 
plowing up wheat fields to put in oats and corn 
—these fields being almost completely bare 
from the frosts of the winter. Other fields look 
pretty well; but it cannot be disguised that the 
prospect is gloomy indeed. We believe this is 
very much the case in Ohio and Indiana. But 
in these States farmers are putting in all the 
spring wheat they can, which will make up, to 
a considerable extent, the winter-killed.— Mans¬ 
field Shield and Banner. 
The wheat crop in western Virginia, is suf¬ 
fering greatly from the ravages of the joint 
worm.— Hawsvillc Eagle. 
The Wheat Crop. —Notwithstanding the 
wheat fields exhibited so many patches of win¬ 
ter-killed wheat in early spring, and though the 
prospect seemed discouraging over large por¬ 
tions of northern Ohio, northern Indiana, and 
southern Michigan, almost all our recent infor¬ 
mation tends to show that the wheat crop now 
appears unusually promising, especially in 
southern Michigan. One letter from St. Joseph 
county says: “ The wheat crop is really fine. 
I think I never saw it look more thrifty.— 
Toledo ( 0 .) Blade. 
Fruit in New-Jersey. —The Highlstown (N. 
J.) Record, says the country is just now arrayed 
in bloom, and there is no doubt but that we 
shall have a much larger crop of apples than 
for some years past. Other kinds of fruit, from 
present indications, will also be abundant—the 
peach not excepted. 
Mr. Hurlbert, of Arkport, Stcub. Co., N. Y., 
writes us, “Early sown wheat never looked 
better, and late sown wheat never looked worse, 
at this season of the year, than now. Corn here 
will be mostly planted this week.” 
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS. 
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volume of 832 pages will be quite large to bind, 
and especially large for those who wish to stitch 
their paper together with an index, without be¬ 
ing at the expense of binding. To obviate this, 
we have concluded to be at the expense and 
trouble of making out an extra index with No. 
26, so as to form a complete volume of the first 
26 numbers. The index for the next 26 num¬ 
bers will be given at the end of the year, or with 
No. 52. This arrangement will make it conve¬ 
nient for all, as the 52 numbers can be stitched 
or bound in two volumes with an index for each, 
or in one volume with the double index at the 
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We hope all will preserve their numbers, for 
there are many single articles each of which will 
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the work is done. We have scores of volumes 
of papers, pamphlets, and addresses, thus pre¬ 
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volume, and occupy less room in storing and 
carrying. We would, however, prefer to see 
volumes of agricultural papers neatly bound and 
laid upon the book-shelves or tables of farmers. 
They are much better and more appropriate or¬ 
naments, than gilded volumes of trashy maga¬ 
zines or novels. 
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for the liberal aid they have afforded us in ex¬ 
tending the circulation of the Agriculturist. 
Our list has increased beyond our expectation, 
and we are daily encouraged to labor with the 
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the confidence and admiration of our largely in¬ 
creasing fist of readers. Our reliance for the 
continuance and increase of our fist is upon 
those who are already readers. As stated above, 
we now divide the year so as to give either one 
or two complete volumes of the 52 numbers. 
Number 27 begins the second volume, or half 
of the year. We respectfully request all our 
present subscribers to make a little exertion at 
this time, and each send us on at least one new 
name. If you cannot get your neighbors to 
send on for a year, ask them to try the paper 
for six months, as in that time they will get a 
complete volume. 
To Correspondents. —We have several com¬ 
munications on hand which we will look over 
as soon as we have time, and some of them will 
be published. It is no trifling labor to prepare 
for the printer many communications which we 
receive. Some arc written so closely that there 
is not room to put in corrections, without re¬ 
writing the whole. We cheerfully prepare ar¬ 
ticles, unless there is manifest want of care on 
the part of the writer. If he does as well as he 
can, we make all needful changes and correc¬ 
tions. 
As most writers doubtless wish to improve 
their own style, wc suggest to them to keep an 
exact copy of their communications, and then 
compare this copy with the printed sheet. They 
may often learn something in this way. 
We are not anxious to receive original poetry. 
We have little space for rhyme, and we have 
good selections enough to last us a year at least. 
Good poetry, however, will not be rejected; but 
we advise all who attempt to write in verse to 
remember, that good rhyme does not constitute 
good poetry; on the contrary, some of the best 
poetry we have ever seen does not “ rhyme ” at 
all, while some of the best rhyme contains not a 
single poetic sentiment. 
Markets, 
Remarks.— -Flour no change of consequence 
since our last. Corn a further decline. Clover 
seed an advance of J of a ct. per lb. Provisions 
nothing worthy of record. Wool dull with a 
downward tendency. 
Cotton a decline of to \ ct. per lb. since our 
last. Sugar and Tobacco about the same de¬ 
cline. 
Money is a little easier on first rate securities, 
but the Railroad acceptances are still passing at 
12 to 15 per cent.—others less certain, from 15 
to 20 per cent. There is actually no great let 
up in money matters, nor will there be till peo¬ 
ple very materially cease from incurring obliga¬ 
tions. 
Monday Evening. —Tince the above was in 
type, we have later news from Europe by the 
steamer Franklin to the 10th inst. Flour, Corn, 
and Provisions were in good demand, with a 
slight advance in some instances. 
The weather still continues wet, and planting 
is very backward. 
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PRODUCE MARKETS. 
Saturday, May 20, 1854. 
Potatoes are plenty'to-day, and prices are falling. The 
quality is better than last week, apparently. Apples may 
be quoted same as last week. There are none but Russets 
in market. Most products are, as it was supposed they 
would be, lower in price than last week. The weather is 
getting quite warm. 
Carter and Mercer Potatoes are worth $4 bbl. ; Junes, 
$2 75; Common, $2 25@$2 50; Apples, S3@$5: Onions, 
$2 50@S3 50, and scarce; Carrots, $1 75@$2 25; Pars 
neps, $2 50; Beets, $2 50; Turnips, $3; Green Peas, 
$2 50@$2 75; Asparagus, $1 50@$1 75, $ doz. bunches ; 
Rhubarb, 50c @Sl ; Lettuce, 25c.@62)60. ; Radishes, $3 50 
^ hundred ; Butter, 17@21c., fl lb ; Cheese, 8@llc. ; Maple 
Sugar, 10 ; Eggs, 13c. $ doz. 
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NEW-Y0RK CATTLE MARKET. 
Monday, May 22, 1854. 
There are fewer cattle in the yards to-day, and they are 
held very high. The quality is nearer uniform than we 
have noticed hitherto, very few cattle being present which 
would not make passable beef. The day is warm and plea¬ 
sant. The sales were rapid considering the prices, which 
are fully as high as we quote them. But it is not advisable 
for farmers and feeders to make to-day’s prices a criterion 
forjudging of future sales. 
Swine are very low in price. The market is glutted, and 
the drovers say it is questionable whether a man could save 
money by bringing them from the West at present prices, if 
he had nothing to pay but the transportation and keeping. 
Beeves sell from 11 @12 cts. per ponnd. 
Cows “ $20@$30 
Cows & calves $30@$60 
Sheep sell from $3@$I0, according to quality. 
Swine “ $3 90®$4 25 per hundred. 
Calves “ 4@6c. per pound, and things that 
one would recognize as calves only by their “ bleat,” sell 
from $1 25@$2 50. 
Washington Yards, Forty-fourth street. 
A. M. Allbrton, Proprietor, 
RECEIVED DURING 
THE WEEK. 
IN MARKET TO-DAY 
Beeves, 
1,856 
1,796 
Swine, 
1,902 
Cows 
25 
Sheep, 
237 
Calves, 
1132 
