[OCTOBEK^ 
488 AMEEICA^ AGEIOTJLTIJEIST. 
TTo BBrin”' up a Woriaoiit Sa*i<ly 
Soil. — Use green crops plowed in. When you can turn 
under a good crop of clover in July or August, before 
sowing wheat, your land is made. Lime harrowed in 
after turning the clover under, is always beneficial. 
Fall Flowing’ foi" IJorta ?—On heavy 
clay soils—Yes. Light or sandy soils—No. Soils likely 
to ‘‘wash” by winter rains—No. It is usually best to 
manure, plow, h.arrow, roll, mark, and plant, it possible 
at once. With a manure spreader and teams enough, all 
goes on well at the same time. 
BSliiildei- fi*lMis»s,—S. T. Nichols, Hartford 
Co., Conn., writes us, tliat he liad a tree, the fruit of 
■which was blasted and bladdery, and tliat the application 
of half a bushel of coal ashes caused it to produce licalthy 
plums. The cure was probably due to some other cause, 
as coal ashes are almost inert. An absence of the fungus 
that causes the trouble, allowed the plums to mature. 
Sending Frisits. —Many specimens of fruit 
sent us for inspection are perfectly tiseless when they 
arrive at our office table. Place any fruit in a stout 
and clean bos — never use a cigar or perfume box—and 
avoid using cotton or any similar substance as packing. 
Pre-pay tlie full postage, or the express charges, as the 
case may be. An answer to questions concerning 
any fruit received at tlie office in proper condition, 
free of expense, is all that should be expected of us. 
A ttriiidstoHC 'I'rea,tHe. — The position 
of the grindstone treadle in the article in the September 
American AgncuUurist, page 362, is objected to by O. II. 
Leavitt, Hillsborough, N. II. He writes us: “When 
the treadle is hung at one end, and attached to tlie shaft 
in the middle, the foot of the operator needs to move 
through too mucli space. Fasten the treadle in the mid¬ 
dle and attach the connecting rod at one end while the 
foot works upon the opposite end of the treadle. 
Cedai* Iffedge. —Alfred Trigge, writes us 
from Hamilton, Canada, that he proposes to set out a 
Cedar hedge, and asks whether to plant in fall or spring. 
In cold localities like yours, spring is the better time. 
The lot to be inelosed by the hedge has now a board 
fence. The hedge sliould be planted several feet from 
the fence; it would be better to remove the fence before 
planting, and protect the hedge by a temporary guard of 
rails or strips. If the hedge is for shelter. Arbor Vitae, 
Norway Spruce, or Hemlock, arc preferable to Red Cedar, 
which is of very slow growth. 
Xo BleacU Sponge.—J. E. Thompson, 
Volusia Co., Fla.—Before sponges are bleached, they 
should be freed of all the foreign matters they contain. 
These are sandand small stones, and shells, or fragments 
of shells. The sponges should, when dry, be thoroughly 
beaten and shaken, so long as any sand, etc., can be re¬ 
moved. Any bits or shells that still remain, may be dis¬ 
solved out by means of Chlorohydric (JIurialic) Acid, 
diluted with about twenty parts of water. The bleach¬ 
ing liquid is made by dissolving what will of Bleaching 
Powder, the Chloride of Lime of the shops, about an 
ounce to a pint of water. When this solution has set¬ 
tled, pour otf the clear liquid, and add the sponges just 
squeezed out of the acid water. After bleaching, the 
sponges should be waslied repeatedly, until all traces of 
the bleaching liquid are removed. A good authority 
states that sponges may be bleached very white by a 
process that we have not tried. After the sponges have 
been cleansed as above, they are to be immersed in a 
solution of Hyposulphite of Soda, to which a small 
quantity of diluted Muriatic Acid has been added. No 
quantities are given ; these must be determined by ex¬ 
periment. The Hyposulphite is not an expensive chemi¬ 
cal, and is largely used in photography. We should try 
it at first in the proportion of an ounce of the salt to a 
pint of water, and increase the proportion if necessary. 
Fliotograplts lor Everyl>ody.— We 
are surprised at the 'cheapness with which a complete 
outfit for taking photographs may be obtained. The 
“ Gem Camera,” for example, is furnislied by the Boston 
Camera Company, Boston, Mass., for five dollars, inclu¬ 
ding all accessories for field work. 
Xlae Enterprise Itfeat Claopper.— 
We noticed this new and efi'ective chopper when it first 
appeared. One of our associates was agreeably surprised 
on a visit recently made to the Enterprise Manufacturing 
Co., Philadelphia, to find over one hundred and fifty men 
working on their celebrated Meal Choppers, of which 
they have no doubt they will sell one hundred and twen¬ 
ty-five thousand this year. 
A Sreat Premium List, 
The most tasteful, attractive, practical and de¬ 
sirable Premium Li.st ever prepared, is presented 
with this October number to our friends and 
readers. It embraces about everything every 
member of every family wants—^both useful and 
ornamental—selected with great cai-e personally 
by the Publishers and Editors of this Journal, to 
meet the tastes and wants of its readers. All of 
the hundreds of these premiums can be secured 
without money, and with only a little labor. They 
are supplied to us at special prices by manufac¬ 
turers, when not specially made for us, so that we 
are enabled to furnish them to our readers at very 
favorable rates. They are sold to, or made for us, 
at cheaper prices than for the regular trade, be¬ 
cause of the public attention drawn to them, and 
their manufacturers, through the columns of the 
Premium List, which are printed by the hundred 
thousand. We are consequently able to supply 
them to our readers at correspondingly less prices. 
Never before was there such an opportunity pre¬ 
sented for getting good things at good bargains. 
Several premiums, which have proved popular in 
past years, we again offer this year. Though a 
better quality of goods has been secured in many 
cases, we offer them at the same, or lower prices. 
P. S.—It should be remembered that no name can 
in any case be counted for more than one premium. 
For example, the name of one who has already 
received the Americati Agriculturist Family Cyclo- 
psedia cannot be again counted towards another 
premium. h 
All About tbe Great West. . 
One of our Editors continues, on another page, 
notes of his recent extended tour through the far 
Western States and Territories. These Editorial 
notes will appear from month to month. But turn 
to page 476, Premium List, for the names of resi¬ 
dents in the States and Territories, wlio are willing 
to answer letters, and give information regarding 
their respective localities free of charge. 
Fearlesa Two-horse Power, positively lin@€|Ua(6Cl foreaseof 
team and amount of power, and CJover-huIler that gives the most 
UnbOLind©d satisfaction. With this machine, shown above, ns 
much money can be earned per day ns with a Rnilwny-powcr grain 
threshing mnehine. Ti-y It. Fearless grain Theshers and Cleaners, 
V*’ood Circular-saw Machines, Fanning-mills and Feed-cutters, 
excey^U by any. Buy the best. Catalogue sent free. Address, , 
llilNAUD IIAIIDEII, CoblesUill, Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
ExSract. from a letter written l»y 
Joiasi. E. Ketoei-ts, «t' West Foint, 
4*a., Fresident ot' tlae I\'aiional 
CSaine JSreeder’s A.ss’m., in tlse Tii-« 
g-inia Fonltry Blesseng-er. 
“Notlong ago, a correspondent writing to me regard¬ 
ing his lowls, and the diseases to which they had been sub¬ 
ject, gave me his cordial acknowledgement for naming to 
him, not a panacea for all the ills and woes of a chicken’s 
life, but a good common sense remedy for seven-tenths of 
their diseases. This is nothing more nor less than a stan¬ 
dard preparation of Liebig Co.’s Arnicated Extract of 
"Witch Hazel. If there be any article of sterling vnlue it Is 
this. For several years I liave used it constantly, and In 
the earlier stages of cholera it is a certain cure; in the 
latter and more critical period it will cure a mucli larger 
percentage than any other preparation, and I have tried 
tliem by scores. For roup and catarrh in poultry, if applied 
with care, I have found it a most invaluable agent, the 
happy efl'ect being at once apparent.and satisfactory. But 
there is one thing that has long been a bete noir to breeders 
of Game fowl, for which this preparation is specific and 
unfailing in action. This is canker mouth and canker of 
the throat. Game fowls will fight, will pick each other up 
about the mouth, tearing out Its lining about the head, eyes, 
&c. Befoi e I began using Liebig Co.’s Arnicated Extract 
of Witch Hazel, I lost many cases, despite the use of all of 
tlie old and well-known remedies. Since its use, however, 
canker has no more terror than does the bleeding of a stag’s 
comb after being trimmed. The preparation to which I 
have reference will cure ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. 
It is a grand medicine, and can be bought so reasonably by 
the bottle, or in bulk, that every poultry man should have 
it. For three yeai s, in my letters to patrons and friends, I 
have invariably suggested its use, and when adopted, their 
than'is to me has been the inevitable result.” 
Con. F. D. CURTIS, OP Ch.^.rltou’, Saua-doga. Co., N. 
T., says: “I consider your Arnicated Extract of Witch 
Hazel to be a most valuable remedy for both man and beast. 
Every farmer ought to have it on hand. A handy and 
effectual remedy of this kind is what farmers have required, 
and with it much suffering can be saved, and no doubt many 
animals.” 
T. J. McDaniel, Esq., of Hollis Center, Maine, and cele¬ 
brated as a Raiser of Choice Breeds of Poultry, says: “ I 
liave made use of the .Arnicated Extract of Witch Hazel in 
Cliicken Cholera, and it saved nearly all. I gave 20 drops at 
first and about 15 to 20 drops 8 times a day until the fourth 
day, when they would generally eat grain whole. I also 
tried it on a fowl having Vertigo or Dizziness, and It cured 
the difficulty, etc., etc.’’ 
Stables of T. Euehahs, 
115 W. 50th Stkeet, N, T. 
“ I have used Liehig Co.’s Arnicated Extract of Witcii 
Hazel very extensively among horses, and I have found it 
an invaluable remedy to have about, f have cured quarter 
crack, splint, rheumatism, sprains, &c., &c., with it. Several 
old standing cases of quarter crack, which had existed a 
great length of time and had been pronounced incurable, 
were speedily cured by it_The number and variety of 
horse ailments which it will relieve and cure, makes it not 
only the best, but also the cheapest veterinary liniment to 
livestock owners. T. BURHAuS. 
Equally emphatic testimony from General Withers, Hon. 
K. B. Battle, Pres’t University of North Caroling Major 
Thos.W. Doswell, and hundreds of Fanners, Stock Raisers, 
Physicians, Surgeons, and Veterinarians. 
A. WORD 
to the public as to our preparations. 
1 We never use clap-trap in pushing our goods. 
2 We guarantee in quality and honesty in preparation. 
S We sell honest preparations at honest prices. Buyers 
wlio look for cheapness regardless of intrinsic merit, need 
not come to us. 
LIEBIG COMPANY’S 
ARSMICATED EXTRACT 
OF 
WITCH HAZEL 
is a compound of genuine full strength Arnica and pure 
Witch Hazel. It will cure many of the commoner ailments 
of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Dogs, Mules, Poultry. 
It will cure Human Beings of Piles, Salt Rheum, Ulcers, 
Rheumatism, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Varicose Veins, Burns 
and Scalds, Catarrh, Neuralgia, &c., &c. 
Full and detailed information may be obtained from our 
circulars, to be liad by addressing the 
LiEBIC 00., 88 Murray Stregt,N.Y. Olty. 
BO\A/KE R’S 
Hill and Irill Phosphate with Potash. 
A general Fertilizer lor all crops, and low in 
price. Send for Pamphlet. 
BOWKER FERTILIZER CO., Boston and New York. 
»ll©tcU MS R evolvers. 
.Rifles, 
,, , Address 
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