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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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Meade and Breckenridge Co’s., Ivy., August 1. T. C. 
Johnson.—Tobacco, an average crop put in, and is now 
promising well....Wheat, one fourth more sown than ever 
before ; yield satisfactory, except of May wheat, which 
was injured by the cool and wet weather of May and June. 
Oats, one third less sown this year than last—fair yield— 
but no demand....Hay is a very heavy crop, though some 
fields were entirely destroyed by the army worm....Corn, 
though two weeks later than usual, was never more 
promising on the first of August....Fruit, most varieties of 
Peaches will be very abundant. Apples hardly half a 
crop. 
St. Louis Co., Mo., July 18. Alton H. Ilibber.—Wheat 
somewhat injured by rust and the army w r orm but a good 
crop_Corn, much replanted and rather late, but looks 
remarkably fine-Oats and grass very fine where they 
were saved from the army worm. This was done by 
ditching around the fields. The deficiency caused by the 
worm, will be more than made up by Hungarian grass... 
Fruit—Cherries were good, Peaches look well, Plums in¬ 
jured by curculio, and Grapes by blight—Apples hurt by 
late frosts ; many of them are knotty and poor. 
Prince Edward Co., C. W., July 15. “Aquila.”—Cool 
backward weather has retarded crops. Spring wheat has 
mostly taken the place of Winter varieties here, and a 
greater breadth than ordinary was sown this year; it looks 
promising_Rye less sown than usual; was considera¬ 
bly winter-killed, but many fields look well — Peas and 
Barley are extensively cultivated here, and the prospect 
is good for heavy crops_Oats look well_Corn is 
very backward and I think will be light, but it is not a 
staple crop.. .Potatoes promise well — The Hay crop 
will be heavy_Fruit will be scarce ; Cherries and Pears 
a failure ; Apples very light; Currants, Raspberries, and 
other small fruits, plenty. 
Our Exhibition Tables. 
The following articles, not before noticed, have been re¬ 
cently exhibited at the office.of the American Agriculturist. 
Grain: White Poland Oats, and Black Poland Oats, 
very fine, by Wm. S. Carpenter, N. Y.—Sweet Corn, 
ready for cooking July 16th, by G. M. Usher, Staten 
Island, N. Y.—Oats from L. I. wild lands, good growth, 
by Michael Smith, Suffolk Co.,—Spring Wheat, splendid 
growth, some heads six inches long, by Thomas Carpen¬ 
ter, Westchester Co., N. Y.—Zea Caragua, or South 
American Corn, a magnificent growth, W. F. Heins, N. Y. 
Potatoes : Early Algiers, planted April 16, dug June 
30; Wm. S. Carpenter, N. Y.—Early Sovereign, planted 
April 27, ready for the table June 27, called earliest vari¬ 
ety, known ; also good specimens Dycknran and Califor¬ 
nia Seedling, the latter of the finest quality, by W. F. 
Heins, N. Y.—Blue Mercers, said to have grown from 
white seed, by Garret G. Newkirk, Hudson Co., N. J. 
Tomatoes, etc. —Yellow seedling, red cluster, pear 
and plum shaped ; also fine specimens of Apple or Cus¬ 
tard Squash, White Egg Plants, and Fancy Gourds, by 
Wm. F. Heins, N. Y.—(The various specimens of veg¬ 
etables, fruits, and flowers, contributed by this gentle¬ 
man alone, would make an attractive display)—Apple, 
and Perfected Tomato, by W. Chorlton, Staten Island, 
N. Y.—Cluster of Tomatoes, 17 on one branch, weighing 
3 lbs. 6 oz., by John Gardner, Suffolk Co., N. Y.—Potato 
Onions and Union Radish, by W. Oliff, Staten Island, 
N. Y.—Head of timothy 12 inches long, by R. D. Stober, 
Richland Co., 0. 
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upward, whether in gold, silver, bills, or stamps, can be 
sent to us through any office of the United States Express 
Company (and this company only), at our expense. 
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the Old Ones. 
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as remittances. It is very difficult to sell len-cenl stamps. 
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tively only Six Cents a Year. 
We hear that several Post Masters are charging 12, 18, 3G, 
and even 76 cents a year on the Agriculturist. This is wrong. 
The law expressly says that a Periodical issued at stated pe¬ 
riods, and not weighing over 3 ounces avoirdupois, shall be 
charged one cent per number, and only half this sum if paid 
quarterly in advance. The paper for the Agriculturist is 
purposely manufactured so that it shall weigli a small por¬ 
tion less than three ounces. We would add au occasional 
extra page for more advertising room, could we do so with¬ 
out increasing the postage to our subscribers. The Post¬ 
master General has several times decided that postage on the 
Agriculturist is only six cents a year. See one of these de¬ 
cisions on page 95, volume XVII. There lias been no change 
in the law or in the weight of the paper since. The paper 
must be weighed dry and without the wrapper. Subscribers 
will please inform us of any future over charge. 
Bound Volumes—Binding—Covers. 
We have complete sets of Vols. 16,17.18, audio, bound sepa¬ 
rately in neat covers, witli gilt lettered backs—also any two of 
these consecutive volumes bound together in one cover. 
PRICES AT THE OFFICE. 
Volumes 16,17,18, and 10, unbound .$1,00 each. 
Volumes 16,17,18, and 10, bound .$1.50 each. 
Two Volumes bound in one cover.$2.60 
PRICES WHEN SENT POST-PAID BY MAIL. 
(They can not go unpaid.) 
Volumes 16,17,18, or 19, unbound... .$1.12 each. 
Volumes 16,17,18, or 19, bound .$2.00 each. 
Of Volume 15, we have no copies, and no stereotype plates. 
Of Volumes 12,13, and 11, we have some sets bound, and un¬ 
bound, at prices named above for Volumes 16, 17,18 and 19. 
Binding.— Sets of numbers brought to the office will be 
bound up neatly (in our regular style of binding the Agricul¬ 
turist) for 50 cents a volume. 
Prepared Covers.— Covers for binding, neatly made, with 
title, etc., gilt upon the hack, ready for the insertion of the 
sheets by any bookbinder, can be furnished for Vois.12, to 19 
inclusive, at 25 cents per cover. Covers can not go by mail. 
•Circulation of the Agriculturist. 
Beyond all doubt or controversy, tlie circu¬ 
lation of tlie American Agriculturist to regu¬ 
lar subscribers, is many thousands greater 
than that of any other Agricultural or Hor¬ 
ticultural Journal in the World, bio matter 
wbat its character, or time or place of issue. 
Tlie publisher is ready at any and all times 
to snhstantiate this statement. 
I COOK’S PORTABLE 
SUGAR EVAPORATOR. 
Just the thing for Sorghum Sugar and Syrup. It frees 
the syrup from all gummy and glucose matters, so that 
with care, crystalization may be secured. Is self cleanb- 
I ^' G ~ws e s a running stream, and lienee will boil with nnpar- 
aileled rapidity, as a very shallow body of juice may be used 
without danger of scorching. 
It is made of sheet metal, which is much mord sensitive to 
heat than cast-iron, and will not crack, a danger to which 
cast pans are greatly subject, when brought up to a sudden 
and high heat. The sheet-iron furnace being lined with 
brick, aftords at once all the advantages of a brick and iron 
iurnace combined. 
It is light, portable, convenient, and uses less than one- 
fourth of a cord of wood to the barrel of molasses. Hence 
it combines in an eminent degree all those great requisites, 
speed, cheapness, durability, convenience, excellent work, 
and economy in use. 
. TESTIMONIALS. 
Having enlarged my planting, please send me another No. 
4 Copper Evaporator. I last year made 50 bbls. molasses, and 
hereby send you 100 lbs. of sugar. Would as lief undertake 
to make Sorghum as Maple Sugar. 
A. MYERS, Springfield, O., Aug. 11,1861. 
Mv molasses, (made with profit at 25 cts. per gallon,) took 
the 1st premium of $15 at the last Illinois State Fair. My 
Evaporator will last for years. 
SAMUEL MURRAY, Murraysville, Ill. 
PRICES, ETC., OF EVAPORATOR. 
No. 2 Pan, 45 by 72 inches, galvanized iron. $45 00 
Same size, copper.. 65 00 
No. 3 Pan, 45 by 90 inches, galvanized iron.. 55 00 
Same size, copper. 75 00 
No. 4 Pan, 45 bylOS inches, galvanized iron. 65 00 
Same size, copper. 85 00 
WEIGHT, WITHOUT BRICK. 
E T o.2. 245 lbs. 
“ 3. 280 “ 
“4.330 “ 
PRICES FOR PAN ONLY. 
No. 2, galvanized iron. .$25 00 I No. 2, copper.$45 00 
No. 3, do. do... 31 00 No. 3, do. 56 00 
No. 4, do. do... 37 00 | No. 4, do. 67 00 
For pamphlet with full instructions and testimonials send 
to BLYMYERS, BATES & DAY, 
Mansfield, Ohio. 
STOP THE ENEMY’S EIRE! 
A Fire Department for every House. 
Fruit: Green Myrtle Gooseberries, by George Hite, 
Westchester Co., N. Y. —Gooseberies, Prince Albert, 
White Smith, Warrington, Ironmonger, and Lincolnshire 
Green varieties, fine specimens showing careful cultiva¬ 
tion, by Jame Hunt, Kings Co., N. Y.—Red Dutch Cur¬ 
rants on trees two and three years old, splendid growth, 
by George II. Hite, Westchester Co., N. Y.— Mulberries, 
three varieties, by E. E. Clark, Nevv-Haven Co , Conn.— 
Red Astrachan Apples, by Jacob McLane, Essex Co., N. 
J.—Ripe Figs, and branch in full bearing, grown in open 
air, by Henry Miller, Kings Co., N. Y.—Golden Hal ving 
Apples, a fine variety imported from Holland, shown by 
John A. Brush, Kings Co., N. Y.—Summer Belle Pears, 
by E. Williams, Essex Co., N. J.—Joslyn Black Cap 
Raspberries, 3d crop on new canes, by W. P. Peck, Eng¬ 
lish Neighborhood, N. J. 
Flowers: Yucca, in flower, by A. P. Cummings, N. 
X —Cut flowers in fine variety, from the grounds of the 
Proprietor of the American Agriculturist —Stock Gilly 
very fine, from imported German seed, by A. Miellez, 
Queens Co., N. Y.—Hybrid Gladioluses, many beautiful¬ 
ly marked, also Larkspurs, new varieties, and Japan Lily, 
by Wm. S. Wilson, N. Y.—Medicago Scutellataor Snails, 
a curiour. plant, by W. F. Heins, N. Y.—Six pots flowers 
M.d variegated leave ' olants, by the same. 
lUlurtmmettfL 
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One whole column (145 lines), or more, $60 per column. 
^“Business Notices, Eighty cents per line of space. 
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Ten cents per line of space for each insertion. 
One whole column (130 lines), or more, $10 per column. 
(£F~Business Notices, twenty cents a line. 
FOR BOTH EDITIONS, ENGLISH AND GERMAN. 
Fifty Jive cents per line; $65 per column. 
B2?~Busines3 Notices Eiglity-Jive cents per line. 
25,000 CHERRY CURRANTS. 
Also LA VERSAILLES, WHITE GRAPE, and WHITE 
GONDOIN. 
NEW ROCHELLE BLACKBERRY PLANTS. 
GRAPE VINES —DELAWARE, REBECCA, DIANA, 
AND HARTFORD PROLIFIC. 
CONCORD, do., large stock and fine. 
GEO. SEYMOUR & CO., South Norwalk, Conn. 
Z®cg|gg|j||| If you want a Tile Machine that with 2 men and 2 
)V— horses you can make 1000 Tile per Pour, address 
F. M. ilattice, Buffalo, N. Y., or J. W. Penfield, Willoughby, O. 
READ TIIE FOLLOWING TESTIMONY. 
Frederic Prime, Esq., New-Rochelle, N. Y., writes: 
“The wooden gutter of my bam was on fire in such a 
portion that water poured over the roof did not touch it, 
and it was extinguished with a Hydropult used be¬ 
low. Subsequently it was used to wet the roof of mv 
house which was in danger from a shower of burning cin¬ 
ders, and it then also proved efficacious. In both in 
stances it was brought the distance of half a mile.” 
GARDENERS pronounce the HYDROI’l LT the 
best Garden Engine. 
HOUSEKEEPERS say the IIYDROPULT I j invilu 
able for washing windows, sprinkling walks and twenty 
more uses. 
BUGS and WORMS are driven from trees and plants 
by whale oil soap and otner solutions applied With the 
IIYDROPULT. 
TSie Price is only $12, with a liberal dis¬ 
count to Agents. 
Thousands of the Hvdropults have been sold, and ah 
purchasers speak of them in the highest tc/ms. They 
are endorsed by the Fire Departments of New-York 
Brooklyn, and other Cities. 
For proof of the above, or for further informalirn, 
Address AMERICAN IIYDROPULT CO.. 
151 Nassau-st., New-York 
