[July, 
2T8 
AMERIOAA"' AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents of this Number, 
Animal Ailments. 28S 
Apple-Worm—The Cocllim;-Moth.279 
Aprons for Horses. IVmlraled.. 281 
Barn, An $800. Illustrations.. 293 
Bee Notes for July. Illustrated.. 281 
Bees, New Varieties of Honey.. 281 
Beets, Early and Late.284 
Blackberry, The, in Summer. 292 
Blackberries, New—Early Harvest. Illustrated.. 2S2 
Blight in Difterent Varieties of Pears. 281 
Boston Brown Bread. 289 
Boys’ and Girls’ Coltj.mns : 
An Unexpected Journey. Illustrated.. 301 
The Doctor’s Talks.3 JUustralions.. 302 
Many a Slip’twixt the Claw and the Lip. 111.. 303 
Can Von Talk with the Pencil ?.303 
Cabbages as a Farm Crop.. . .279 
Chat with Readers. 289 
Cherry, Stocks for the. 289 
Chicken Raising. 294 
Cow, The, in Mid-snmmor. 231 
Cuttings of Unripe Wood. 230 
Eggs, How to Keep. 289 
Exhibition, The New Orleans. 289 
E armers, Among the. 294 
Farmer’s Liability for Acts of His Beasts . 284 
Farming in Prance. Slllustralions. 290-291 
Farm Work Notes.... 278 
Flail, A Threshing.. ..llluMrated.. 28 ! 
Gates, Self-Opening.;_ 289 
Gooseberries -New Variety. llluslrateil.. 282 
Grapevine in Summer. 280 
Grapes Here and There—The Ives.297 
Greenhouse and Window Plants. 287 
Hams, Keeping through the Summer. 295 
Her harvests still the ripening summer yields. .277 
Holder, A Saw. Illustrated.. 294 
Horse, The Improved English Shire. Illustrated.. 285 
Horses, Fine Action and Good Gait in.2 Ills.. 287 
Hungarian Grass for Hay or Green Fodder. 293 
Household. 
Awnings for Country Dwellings_ Illustrations.. 299 
Shawl Straps. Illustrated.. 293 
ATash-Stand Screen. Illustrated.. 299 
AVedding Presents—Beginning House-keeping_ 299 
Little Household Conyeniences. 299 
A Combination Closet. Illustrated.. 300 
The Housekeeper who is a Philosopher. 390 
' Convenient Coal Box. Illustrated.. 300 
Waste from AVell and Cistern Pump . 3.10 
The Eyes. 300 
Inventions, Our Record of Agricultural.14 Ills.. 304 
July Days. 278 
Kitchen and Alarkot Garden... . '. . 279 
Eawn and Flower Garden. 279 
Lemons, California, and Limes.282 
Live-Forever as a AVeed. 283 
Measurer, A Land. .. Illustrated.. 284 
Notes from the Pines. 2Illustrations 298 
Onions, Harvesting and Storing. 298 
Orchard and Fruit Garden.279 
Patents and Patent Laws.. 283 
Phosphates, The North Carolina.. 285 
Plants, Growing House, in AIoss.. 298 
Potato, AVhy, E.xperiments Differ. 285 
Prizes, Award of. 279 
Boosts, Summer Poultry. 294 
Seeds, Raising. 287 
Sheep Raising in the Northwest. 292 
Silk-worm, Feeding the. 287 
Spot, Bright, in Dingy Street. 288 
Strawberries for Next Summer. 298 
Structures, Ai'arious Garden.4 Illustrations.. 290 
Stumps, Pulling. 294 
Sumach, Preparing for Market. 295 
Trees, Burning Down.2 Illustrations.. 280 
Trees, Isolated with Decorative Surroundings, .iff... 297 
Trees, Propagation by Layering ... 2 lllustratious.. 295 
Trees, Shade, on the Farm. 292 
Trough, A Reversible Watering. Illustrated.. 294 
Turnip Crop, The . 294 
IJintjies, The AVater.. ..Illustrated.. 297 
Vacancies, Fill up the. 287 
Walks and Talks on the Farm. 286 
AA’ell-House and Bath-Room. Illustrated.. 280 
West, The Need of the.288 
AVheat, AATien and How to Harvest. 280 
AA’irc-AVorms, True and False. Illustrated... 292 
AA’ood. The Importance of a Supply of. 296 
At’ork-Shop, The Farm.4 Illustrations.. 283 
For Humbug exposures, book reviews, 
business annouiicemeiits, and other mat¬ 
ters of special Interest, see the last pages 
of this number of tlie Am. Agriculturist. 
J U L Y p K Y S. 
The full ripe grain is bending 
In waves of golden light; 
The new-mown nay is sending 
Its sweets upon the night; 
The breeze is softly sighing. 
To cool the parched flowers ; 
The rain, to see them dying, 
AA’eeps forth its gentle showers. 
TH03IAS J. OUSELBT. 
After having made a world-wide reputation as the 
editor of “The Genesee Farmer,” .Air. Joseph Harris, 
for twelve years, without intermission, “ AA’alked 
and Talked ” with the siihseribers of the Ameri¬ 
can Afp’iculticrist, thereby instructing and entertain¬ 
ing a vast army of readers. After an interval of eight 
years, Mr. Harris again resumes editorial relations 
with this journal. Many of liis old readers have 
passed away; but probably there are fully one hun¬ 
dred thousand to warmly greet him on his return. 
A life-long student of agriculture, educated at 
Rothamsted, with Lawes & Gilbert, he resumes his 
labors here, with the additional rich experience and 
study of these eight years. Dr. George Thurber,who 
for nearly a quarter of a century has stood at the 
head of our editorial force, Dr. Byron D. Halsted, 
who for six years has ably seconded Dr. Thurber, 
Andrew S. Fuller, and all the other able associate 
writers, who liave carried the American Ag^'iculturist 
to its present success, welcome Mr. Harris back 
to his former field of labor. 
AVriters for tlie July American Agriculturist. 
R. G. Newton, Dak. 
Rev. AVilliam Clift, Conn. 
M. J. G. Hammack, Ill. 
J M. Stahl, Mo. 
Alfred Trumble, N. Y. 
B. W. Jones, Ga. 
AV. D. Boynton, Wis. 
I. E. Charles, Ind. 
E. E. Rexford, AAis. 
James Richardson, N. T. 
Mrs. E. S. Welsh,N. A'. 
Ethel Stone, N. J. 
Nellie Bums, N. H. 
Amelia H. Botsford.N. T. 
Agnes (Carr) Sage, N. T. 
David W. Judd, N. Y. 
As in the past, so in the future, we shall make the 
illustrations a great feature of the American Agri¬ 
culturist, and thereby, as for twenty years, aim to 
both instruct and please hundreds of thousands of 
homes. AA’'ill all contributors, as far as may be, ac¬ 
company their articles with plain sketches and de¬ 
signs, which so mucli aid the reader in understand¬ 
ing the subjects treated. 
The American Agriculturist's Microscopes, manu¬ 
factured exclusively for us, and obtained through 
no other source, are proving a grand success (see 
another page). At this period of the year they are 
valuable for the examination of flowers and plants, 
and the various injurious insects that prey upon 
the grains, fruits, and flowers. Every farmer, 
every' gardener, everybody should have one of 
these beautiful new microscopes. Elsewhere read 
the “free terms” on which it can be procured. 
All subscribers will confer a great favor upon us, 
by immediately forwarding any Autograph letters, 
any documents with the ear-marks, or any Appeals 
to them to subscribe to any other journal—so 
worded as to plainly indicate that their names may 
have been dishonorably or dishonestly secured from 
the American Agriculturist office. 
See page 312 for matters of importance 
to readers of the American Agriculturist. 
Dr. George Thurber, N. J. 
Joseph Harris, N. A'. 
Dr. B. D. Halsted, N. J. 
Col. M. C. Weld, N. J. 
Andrew S. Fuller, N. J. 
Prof. S. R. Thompson, Neb. 
Dr. D. D. Slade, Mass. 
Henry A. Haigh, Mich. 
Dr. Charles AA'. Dabney,N.C. 
R. L. Harrison, R. I. 
L. D. Snook, Fla. 
AV. Z. Hutchinson, Mich. 
Theodore Goodrich, Ill. 
M. E. Bainford, Cal. 
L. C. Root. N. Y. 
John Bartlett, Ont. 
Advance. 
Keep a record. 
Tar sheep’s noses. 
Take your holiday. 
AA^ork for success. 
AVeed out poor heus. . 
Drink little ice-water. 
Observe rigid cleanliness. 
Insure the farm buildings. 
Hot weather favors vermin. 
A pig loves a run in the clover. 
Late cabbages require rich soil. 
Buckwheat mellows cloddy lands. 
Give a frequent change of pasture. 
Unclean stables breed bad disorders. 
A hundred-day pig may be very profitable. 
Pure drinking water is of the first value. 
Muzzle the horse when the corn gets large. 
Harvest the wheat in the “doughy” state. 
Young stock need a separate feeding-place. 
Timber cut in mid-summer is most durable. 
Improve the live stock through better males. 
Protect the work horses from flies with sheets. 
Ripe, woody, late cut grass does not make good 
hay. 
Sheep need shade and shelter, as well as food and 
water. 
Top-dress newly mown meadows with flue ma¬ 
nure. 
Cultivating the corn prepares the soil for future 
crops. 
A clover sod turned under is a heavy coat of ma¬ 
nure. 
Poor layers and bad mothers should go to the 
block. 
Salt the stock once a week; not necessarily on 
Sunday. 
Dry earth makes good, bedding for cattle in mid¬ 
summer. 
Cut millet or Hungarian grass before the seed 
gets ripe. 
Give work horses frequent and small drinks of 
cool, pure water. 
Flat turnips sown now, will yield excellent food 
for sheep in late autumn. 
Sow buckwheat for second crop, or to till out 
where another has failed. 
Place a wet cloth in the crown of the straw'hat; 
it may prevent sun-stroke. 
Superphosphate is a most acceptable fertilizer for 
rnta bagas sown this month. 
Manure begins to draw interest as soon as spread, 
payable at the next harvest. 
Select a portion of the corn-field for seed, and 
give it extra attention. Breed up the corn. 
Repeated sowings of fodder-corn make a con¬ 
tinuous supply of green feed at the close of the 
growing season. 
The root crop has supersededTKe summer fallow 
in the rotation, and the use of the land is no longer 
lost for a whole year. 
Horses as w’eU as, boys enjoy an evening bath. 
They are profited by it if lasting only a few 
minutes, aud they are subsequently rubbed dry. 
