'60 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[February, 
(rood. For the year 1860, the receipts of live hogs were 
1110,620, or 6,147 per week. 
'ITIie Weather, since our last report, has been va¬ 
riable, with little snow, however, and only a few touches 
of genuine Winter- Our Daily Weather Notes, 
condensed, read thus : - December 20, clear, mild—21, 
rain—22, cooler—23, to 27. cool, clear, and pleasant—28, 
20, cool and cloudy—30, clear A. M., rain P. M., with one 
inch of snow at night—31, cloudy.- January 1, clear 
and fine—2, clear, rain at night, snow gone—3, cloudy and 
light rain—1, 5, clear and mild—6, clear, fine, rain at 
night—7, cloudy, light rain—8, cloudy, warm—9, cool, 
snow storm P. M., and at night, making fair sleighing, 
but two inches of snow fell—10, cloudy A. M., clear P. 
M.—11, clear and very cold—12, clear and cold, mercury 
12° ; cloudy P. M., with 2 or 3 inches more snow at night— 
13, coldest day tiius far ; mercury from 0° to 4° below, 
according to locality ; fine sleighing—14. cold. 8°, light 
snow during day, ending with rain at night—15, cloudy, 
soft, rain at night—17, rainy day, and snow disappearing— 
17, clear, warm, spring-like weather—18, rain storm. 
Thermometer at 6 A. HI., New-York, 
[Observations carefully made upon a standard Ther¬ 
mometer (Fahrenheit.)— r indicates rain, s, snow.] 
DECEMBER. 
1 .. 
... .385 
8 ... 
... 32 s 
14 .. 
...16 
20 ... 
26 ... 
.. 28 
2 .. 
....30 
9 .. 
...23 
15 .. . 
. ..12 
21 ... 
...38 
27 ... 
...28 
3 .. 
....32 
10 ... 
... 32 s 
16 ... 
...15 
22 ... 
.. .40 
28 ... 
...27 
4 .. 
... 34 s 
11 ... 
...36 
17 ... 
...28 
23 ... 
...24 
29 ... 
...28 
5 .. 
....28 
12 ... 
...28 
18 ... 
...25 
24 ... 
...23 
30 ... 
... 33 r 
a .. 
....29 
13 ... 
...34 
19 ... 
... 25 r 
25 ... 
...24 
31 ... 
... 34 r 
7 .. 
....33 
JANUARY . 
1 .. 
....22 
4 ... 
... 31 s 
7 ... 
... 37 r 
10 ... 
...27 
13 ... 
... 0 
2 .. 
....26 
5 .. . 
...28 
8 ... 
...40 
11 ... 
... 14 s 
14 ... 
... 10 s 
3 .. 
.... 24 r 
6 ... 
...28 
9 ... 
... 32 s 
12 ... 
... 22 s 
15 .. 
...33 
Seeds for Free Distribution in 1861. 
[83?”She Remarks on Page 64.] 
Each subscriber for the twentieth volume of the American 
Agriculturist <1861) is invited to selectfour or five parcels of 
seedsfrom the list given opposite —provided tlie follow¬ 
ing conditions l>c noted and complied with. 
A. It is of absolute importance that the following direc- 
itions be strictly carried out, even to the minutest particulars. 
We have 77 distinct varieties of seeds, to be distributed 
among 100,000 or more persons scattered all over the country, 
which at the best will involve immense labor, and occasional 
miistnkes must unavoidably occur, unless each subscriber 
Hake special pains to facilitate the work. 
15. The seeds can be called for at the office, (after Feb. 20,) 
3r be sent by express, or in ready prepared envelopes fur- 
wished by the subscribers, as described (E.) below. 
C. Subscribers at different points can estimate whether 
tthey can receive their seeds cheapest by Mail to separate in¬ 
dividuals, or in a package to the whole Club by Express. 
J>, If to go by Express, no envelopes will be needed. In 
ichat case, simply send us a written list of the names, marking 
against eacli name the kinds of seed desired, using the num¬ 
bers in the Catalogue. Keep a copy of tlielistsent, and give 
particular directions on each list, how the package is to be 
‘onvarded, and to whom directed. 
E. If to go by mail, the applicant will (of course) furnish 
prepaid envelopes, of ordinary size, which should lie prepar¬ 
ed as in the engraving here given—that is : Put the figures 
corresponding to the Catalogue 
plainly on the upper left hand of the 
envelop, and put all ttie postage 
tamps upon the right side of the 
envelop, — one above the other, 
when two or more are needed, as 
hown in this pattern. Arranging the stamps thus, will 
prevent the seeds being crushed in the stamping process 
in the Post-Office. One ordinary envelop will generally 
hold tile amount of seed - packages carried by two or 
three stamps, l The amount of stamps can be calculated 
from, the Catalogue. Single 1 -cent stamps on letters are of no 
value, unless there be even threes of them, as letter postage is 
rated by the half ounce. 
F„ Let all letters referring to seeds, be as brief as possible, 
rand yet plain. All such communications are referred direct¬ 
ly to the clerk superintending that department. It is espe¬ 
cially desirable that whatever relates to seed should he on a 
•slip of paper, separate from subscriptions and other matter. 
(We shall probably distribute over five hundred thousand 
packages, and a minute's time saved on each of these would 
amonnt to 833 working days—or nearly three years ! 
G. Canada subscribers, and after this date those on the 
Pacific Coast, will need to substitute U. S. 10-cent stamps (or 
money) in all cases where 3-cent stamps are named in the 
catalogue. When several persons send together, it will usu¬ 
ally be cheaper to receive seeds by Express. (Postage is not 
necessarily prepaid here, on Canada letters.) 
II. Always put the stamps upon the envelopes, and not 
drop them loosely into the enclosing letter. 
I. It is always better to send envelopes of tlio ordinary 
size, and made after what is called the “Government pat¬ 
tern,"—that is, those in which the back comes fully up under 
the piece lapping over ; these seal up more firmly. This point 
Is not essential, however. 
J. Usually, the lighter the envelop the better, that more 
seeds may go under the same stamps. 
It. Send only the number of stamps required for postage 
on the seed. 
TU. Those forwarding unpaid envelopes, will, of course, not 
be disappointed if they do not return. We offer seeds free, 
but can not, in addition, afford to pay postage also. 
M. All Beads sent by mail are put np at onr country resi¬ 
dence, and each package is there mailed direct, to avoid Us 
UBUlK overhauled at Una Distributing offleos, 
31 John Smith, 
Albicc 1 
MonroeCounty. 
Ioua. 
N. dfWe shall take time to mail all the seeds carefully 
and regularly. This will occupy the entire months of Feb¬ 
ruary, and March. Those going to distant points, and where 
the seasons are earliest, will be mailed first. 
Seeds to California, Oregon, and Washing¬ 
ton Territory.—For these Territories all seeds applied 
for before Feb. 20, went by express. All seeds sent hereafter, 
will go in the same manner as described above—but 10-cent 
stamps, instead of 3-cent stamps, will be required for all dis¬ 
tances over 3000 miles from New-York. 
LIST OF SEEDS. 
[Descriptive Notes upon these seeds are given on pages 
3, 4, and 5, of January number. The figures denote tho 
order in which the seeds have been added to our Free 
Seed Catalogue. These numbers arc upon all packages, 
seed drawers, etc., and are used in place of the names of 
the seeds.] 
Field Seeds. 
140—Imported Giant Wheat, requires y of a S-cent stamp 
for postage on each package. 
3—Improved King Philip Corn—Single, double, or triple 
packages, as desired, requiring one, two, or three 
stamps. 
3—Stowell’s Sweet Corn.Same packages as No. 2. 
1411—Darling’s Early Sweet Corn Same packages as No. 2. 
142— Yellow Stone Turnip.X of a 3-cent stamp. 
143— Waite’s Eclipse Turnip,. y of a 3-cent stamp. 
98—Long Red Mangel Wurzel..One 3-cent stamp. 
191—Improved Long Orange Carrot. % of a 3-cent stamp. 
Vegetable or Garden Seeds. 
8— Daniel O’Rourke Pea.Packages same as No. 2. 
9— Champion of England Pea.do. do. 
5§—Napoleon Pea.do. do. 
130—Great Eastern Pea.One 3-cent stamp. 
12— Green Kohl Rabi. . .One-third of a 3-cent stamp. 
13— Enfield Market Cabbage.do. do. 
145—Flat Dutch (Winter) Cabbage.do. do. 
140—Early Battersea Cabbage.do. do. 
143"—Neapolitan Cabbage Lettuce.do. do. 
148— Long dark Blood Beet.do. do. 
149— Extra early Bassano Beet.do. do. 
14— Solid White Celery.do. do. 
150— Early Paris Cauliflower.do. do. 
151— Yellow Danvers Onion.do. do. 
95—True Hubbard Squash.do. do. 
152— Fine large Cheese Pumpkin.do. do. 
153— Large Red Tomato.do. do. 
154— Ice-cream Water Melon.do. do. 
18—Skillman’s Netted Musk Melon.do. do. 
103—Sage.do. <lo. 
155— Long Cayenne Pepper.do. do. 
150— Summer Savory.do. do. 
151— Long Prickly Cucumber.do. do. 
il—Red Strap-Leaf Turnip. One half of a 3-cent stamp. 
71—Long White French Turnip.One 3-cent stamp. 
101—Giant Asparagus.do. do. 
Flower, Fruit, and Ornamental Seeds. 
89—Cotton Plant (2 kinds, mixed).one 3-cent stamp. 
151—Castor Oil Bean (Ornamental). y, of a 3-cent stamp. 
On an average about five of the following varie¬ 
ties will go under a S-cent stamp. 
180 — Raspberry Seed.(for Experiments.) 
181— Currant Seed.do. do. 
182 — Gooseberry Seed.do. do. 
163—Strawberry Seed. do. do. 
23—Mignonette, (a.) 
■ ■ — Mixed Nasturtium, (a.) 
21—Extra Cockscomb, (a.) 
29— DoubleBalsams mix’d(a) 
30— Tassel Flower, (a.) 
31— Chinese Pink, (a.) 
32— Portulaccas, mixed, (a.) 
33— Cypress Vine, (a.) 
42 —Foxglove, (6.) 
49—Candytuft, (a) 
51—Phlox Drnmmondii, (a.) 
86—Euphorbia, mixed, (a.) 
81—Coreopsis, (a.) 
122— Mixed Canterbury 
Bells, (6) 
123— Gilia nivalis, (a.) 
124— Whitlavia, (a.) 
128—Long-tubed Ccntran- 
tlius, (a.) 
184— Sweet scented Ager.a- 
tum, (a.) 
185— Coboea Scandens, (p.) 
186—Lobelia gracilis, (a.) 
161 — Malope Grandiflora, (a.) 
168—Swan River Daisy, (a.) 
189—Clarkia pulcliella, (a.) 
170—Evening primrose, (6.) 
111— Forget me not, (p.) 
112— Lunaria biennis, (b.) 
113— Mixed branching Lark¬ 
spur, (a.) 
114— Mixed Pansy, ( p .) 
115— Mixed Salpiglossis (a.) 
116— Tom Thumb Nastur¬ 
tium, (a.) 
Ill—Ornamental Grass, (a.) 
118—Lathyrus latifolius, (q.) 
179— Xeranthcinuni annum, 
(a.) 
180— CentnureaAmericana(a) 
181— Jacob’s Ladder, (p.) 
182— Sweet Alyssnm, (a.) 
183— Mixed French and Ger¬ 
man Asters, (a.) 
a, annual—6, biennial-^p, perennial. 
PREMIUMS FOR 1861. 
Vol. XX. 
(Persons securing these premiums are requested, to read 
the following remarks carefully, especially those referring 
to duplicated lists.) 
After close figuring, and liberal terms from manufac¬ 
turers, we find we can fully keep up the character of 
our paper, and even improve it, and yet offer the 
large premiums named below. These articles are offered 
as direct pay for time spent in canvassing for names. 
This year we make no distinction between neiv and old 
subscribers, though it is supposed that every canvasser 
will not only gather up the names of old subscribers, 
but also secure a large number of new names. 
jgpin selecting articles for premiums, wc have aimed 
to get such as are useful and as have been most fre¬ 
quently called for by our readers, wish it 
distinctly understood that these premiums are offer¬ 
ed in good faith—no cheap, trashy, imperfect, poorly made 
or second-hand thing, will be sent out, but each article 
offered , isthe best of its kind, and every one will be selected 
by the publisher from the very best manufactured. They 
will be the best sold in the market at the prices named. 
SST We offer nothing for competition. Each premium is 
for a specified number of subscribers, and no one’s remuner¬ 
ation will depend upon what other unknown persons are do¬ 
ing. Every one aiming for a premium, knows just what he 
or she, is working for; and also that if a higher premium is 
not secured, a lower one can be taken. 
US’” Any extra specimen copies, or show bills, needed by 
canvassers, will be freely furnished. We have a very at 
tractive show bill for 1S61 
£3?”Only one premium can be paid on the same subscriber. 
85?“ Every person collecting names for premiums, can 
send the names with the money as fast as obtained, so that 
the subscribers may begin to receive their papers; but if de¬ 
signed for premiums, two copies of each list of names should 
be sent, one of them marked at the top, “For premiums,” 
also with the name of the sender. These duplicate lists will 
be kept on file by themselves, to be referred to in making up 
tlie premium when any person has completed sending in 
names for Volume XX. 
82?” The premiums aro offered for subscribers for Volume 
XX (1861), whenever received. Canvassers will have time 
for completing their lists, but the premium will be paid as 
soon as any list is made up—if duplicate lists are sent, to refer 
to at once. 
ZW Clubs need not be confined to one Post Office. 
83?” No premium is sent till specifically asked for, as we 
have many friends who send in large lists but will take no 
premium, and we are not certain that premiums aro desired, 
unless the fact he mentioned particularly. 
83?” It is believed that all can recommend this journal to 
their friends and neighbors, and urge them to take and read 
it. It will continue to be independent, out-spoken, and re¬ 
liable, the special friend, advocate, and promoter of the farm¬ 
er’s interest, and will aim to facilitate and lighten the labors 
of every household. A larger number of instructive as well 
as pleasing engravings, and a greater amount of really use¬ 
ful information, will be given in volume twenty, than in 
any preceding one. Onward, upward, is our motto. 
82?” Premiums A, to .1, are offered for subscribers at tho 
lowest club price (80c.), or at the regular price ($1). Any 
person who has commenced sending in names at 80c. and 
finally fails to get the higher number of names, can fall back 
upon tlie smaller number, by remitting the 20 cents extra on 
each of the smaller number of names required. 
Premium A. 
130 Subscribers at 80 cents each, (or 90 at $1 each,) will 
entitle the person getting up tlie club to one of Wheeler <6 
IPifcOK’s best $45 Sewing Machines, (including 
Hemm'ers) new from the factory, and of the very best 
make. There is no better family machine than this made, 
as we have proved by three years’ use in our own 
family. We want no better.—The machines will be selected 
new at the manufactory, be well boxed, and forwarded with¬ 
out expense to tlie recipient, except for freight charges after 
leaving tlie city. Full instructions for setting up and using, 
go with each machine. 
Premium IS. 
130 Subscribers at 80 cents each, (or 90 at $1 each,) will 
entitle the person getting up tlie club to a set of Appleton's 
New American Cyclopaedia,, now in course of 
publication, consisting of fifteen large volumes of 770 pages 
each. This is a magnificent work, forming a whole library 
embracing every topic of human knowledge. Eleven vol¬ 
umes are now ready, and tlie remaining four will be fur¬ 
nished as fast as issued. Price, $45. 
Premium C. 
98 Subscribers at 80 cents each, (or G9 at $1 each,) will 
entitle the person getting up the club to one of Willcox dh 
Oibbs' $35 Sewing Machines, including a set ol 
Hcmmcrs. This is the best machiue of its kind, (sewing 
witli one thread), and has several points superior to others. 
It is neat, well made, simple in its operation; and having test¬ 
ed one for some time past in our own family, we can recom- 
mend it to those who can not afford to buy the higher priced 
double-thread machines. (The regular price of this machine 
is $30, but we have included in our offer $5 extra for the set 
of ffemmers, because those used with this machine are very 
simple and effective, and should goiwlth every one sent out.) 
Tlie machines given as premiums, will he selected new at the 
factory, be well boxed, and will be forwarded to the recip¬ 
ient free of expense, except for freight after leaving the 
city. They will go out set up ready for use, with printed 
directions for operating. 
Premium ED 
85 Subscribers at 80 cents each, (or 32 at $1 each,) will 
entitle tlie person getting up tho club to one of tlie Now 
$10 Wringing Machines, described on page 247 of the 
August Agriculturist. This is one of tlie best labor-saving 
inventions of tlio day, and we unhesitatingly say that it will 
pay to have one to assist in tlie washing of every family, 
even if of only moderate size. We would not take $50 for 
our machine, if another could not be purchased. 
Premium E. 
45 Subscribers at 80 cents each, (or 20 at $1 each,) will 
entitle tlie person getting up the club to one of Kendall's 
Aneroid Barometers, described on page 232 of tlie 
August Agriculturist. This Is a good portable instrument, 
and valuable to every person as a weather guide, as well as 
for scientific purposes. (New price $7.50.) 
Premium F. 
50 Subscribers at 80 cents each, (or 2G at $ leach,) win 
