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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
Contents for November, 1861. 
4000 COPIES FREE! 
Animals—Principles Regulating Breeding... 
Annies—KeeDine in Germany—AmericanFru 
,...330 
Apples—Keeping*in Germany—American Fruit Cellar.337 
Apples—Preserving in Sawdust.337 
Beef and Pork—Directions for Packing.343 
Bees—Apiary in November.323 
Birds—The Wren and Bees. 331 
Boy’s and Girls’ Department— 1 The Young Musician ; 
A Mistake ; Children’s Flower Gardens ; Maps of 
the seat of War—Problems_5 Illustrations .344—49> 
Bread-stuffs—Home Trade in.328 
Breadstuffs—Prices of—All Interested.327 
Calendar of Operations for the Month.322 
Cartage of Manures—Saving.330 
Chess—Instructive Experiment in Reproduction.330 
Cistern—Cement—Cheap Method of Building.334* 
Cisterns in Barns.334 
Clover—Large Growth.329 
Draining—Sundry Suggestions.. Illustrated ..329 
Exhibition Tables at American Agriculturist Office-350 
Farm Scenes—Autumn. Illustration by Darley.. 336 
Farm Work in November..322: 
Flower Garden and Lawn in November.322 
Food—Cheap for War Times—Thirty three Methods 
of Cooking Indian Corn.341-43 
Garden—Children’s Corner Important.339 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit in November.322 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit—Preparing for Winter—338 
Gleaners in France—Rights.336 
Grain Measurer—Convenient..336 
Grapes in Cities and Villages—How to Raise.338: 
Green and IIot-Houses in November.322 
Green Houses for the People—No. A Illustrations. .340 
Highway—Clear up the. 335 
Horses’ Feet—Corns on..331 
Household Embellishments—Home-made .327 
Humbugs—Grand Banquet ; Recipe Peddlers; Silver¬ 
ing Powder. Illustrated. .332: 
Hyacinths in Glasses—An Improvement.341 
Ice House—Cheap Way to Make. 332: 
Insects—The Army Worm and Draining .331 
Inventions—Agricultural Needed. 336', 
Ivy (Ampelopsis) in England.339, 
“Land Poor”.337 
Leaf Crops Valuable.330 
Lectures—County and Village this Winter.335 
Libraries for Farmers—How to Form. ... . 335, 
Lilies—J apan. Illustrated.. 341 
Map of Kentucky. Illustrated.. 349’ 
Map of Missouri. Illustrated. .34& 
Map of Eastern Virginia.345 
Market Review, Weather Notes, etc.347 
November—Suggestion — Visiting Parents.. Illustr. .321 
Okra or Gumbo Soup.343 
Orchard and Nursery in November . 322 
Orchard Lands—Tilling. 339 
Painting Buildings.333 
Pastures—Evils of Late Feeding.330 
Potato—Curious Growth of. Illustrated.. 332 
Potatoes—Planting in Autumn.339 
Poultry—A Crowing Match.331 
Poultry House—Good and Cheap.331 
Premium List—New, for 1862..346 
Prospects of Farmers.327 
Roots—Harvest the.339 
Roots—Suggestions on Storing for Winter.334 
Sorghum Sugar—Improvement in Manufacture of.. . .329 
Sq ’.asuss—K eeping in Winter.339 
T11 j —.roning—V aluable H int.343 
Tim Junker on Painting Buildings.333 
Tools for Boys.333 
Trees—A Hint or Two for Lovers of.337 
Trees—Feeding.338 
Trees—Wounds in..338 
Umbrellas—Safe for.2 Illustrations. .341 
Wagons—Poor ; Striking Figures.....329 
Wringing Machines—A Confession and Caution.343 
INDEX TO “BASKET” ITEMS. 
Agriculturist—Letter on..326iLaurel—Transplanting. .324 
Agriculturist—Influence..227 Lily ,and Tuberose.323 
Apple in Bottle.324lMagazine—TimesRecord326 
Apples—Counterfeiting..324 Manure—Bone _325 
Barley—Winter.326 Manure for Fruit Trees..324 
Asparagus Beds...3231Manure from Tanneries.324 
Beans—Drying Limas.. .326iManure—Salt Mud.325 
Beans—Limas Perennial.326 Manure — Spontaneous 
Bees—Feeding.3241 Combustion.324 
Berries in October. 323|Maps—Note on.323 
Blackberries—Planting...323 Milk—IncreasingFlowof 324 
Butter—Premium.3261Muck for Bedding.326 
Books on Barns, etc.326|Oak—Sample of.324 
Canadensis, P. O.323 Pea—English Speckled. .326 
Chrysanthemums.324 [Pear—ltostiezer.324 
Cloth—Non-Inflammable327 
Cotton—Hardy.327 
Cows—Caked Bag in_324 
Crops in Iowa Injured.. .324 
Cypress Vine Seeds.326 
Economy—Not True ...326 
Engraving—Fine.323 
Fair—Queens Co.323 
Fair—Westchester Co... 323 
Fair—World’s in 1862...323 
Farm’s Club—Glen Cove 323 
Fence Posts—Setting_325 
Fig Trees—Raising.326 
Flowers—Drying inSand. 325 
Grain in Chicago.324 1 
Grape Cutting. 324 
Grape Vines.. Protecting 323 
Grape Vine—Mechanic’s 323 
Grapes—Fine Delaware . 325 
Grapes—Keeping.324 
Grapes—New Seedlings..325 
Grapes—RaisingSeedling325 
Hawthorns—Flowering..324 
Horse Power—Unit of.. .325 
Horse Shoes for Snow.. .326 
Illinois—Good for.323 
Insects and Onions.324 
Insects—Weevil inGrain.325 
|vy Poisoning—Cure for..326 
Pears—More Wanted... .335 
Plow—Knighting the_326 
Plow—Fowler’s Steam.. 323 
Potatoes—Sweet—Keep- 
ing.326 
Premium to Ourselves.. .325 
Pump Wanted..325 
Raisins—How Prepared-335 
Rats—Drumming out_325 
Rats—How to Kill_324 
Rheumatism—Remedy. .326 
Rose—The Best Noisette324 
Seedlings — Interesting 
Discovery .324 
Sheep Ticks—Oil for_325 
Strawberries—inquiry .. .323 
Spades and Shovels.325 
Swine—Prolific..325 
Swine—Water for.324 
Tanning with hair on.. ..324 
Tree—Largest Apple_324 
Trees—Near Stumps .. .324 
Turnips—KeepingFresh.324 
Vaults—Cleaning out_325 
Water on Cement.325 
Weather—Remarkable .323 
Wheat—Large Yield_324 
Wine—Frauds in.326 
Wines—Tokay.326 
This November Number of the Agriculturist is, we 
think, the most valuable one we have ever issued. 
Including the condensed, but mainly valuable con¬ 
tents of the Basket, there are in this single number 
4>aae Miamli-ed. and Fifty-six ctlifereiit 
Ai-ticles, without reckoning separately SSSS 
methods of cooking Indian Corn, or the numerous 
hints on different topics in the Calendar of Opera¬ 
tions. Can any one read through a single such 
number, without getting one or more hints or sug¬ 
gestions, that will in some way, in the long run, be 
worth more than a dollar ? It is not always, indeed, 
that we remember the origin of a particular train of 
reasoning, or course of action; our minds are tilled 
with thoughts and plans, originating we scarcely 
know when, or how. Let any one who has read 
this journal for a year or two, inquire just what 
would have been his present knowledge and way of 
thinking, had he been entirely without the paper. 
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having learned how to get up such a paper as the 
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much to their neighbors. The kind words of those 
who have read the paper in the past, are worth far 
more than anything the Publisher can say. But we 
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year, those wanting the extra copies, should apply 
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to see a few of the opinions held and expressed by others 
concerning their own journal. The following unsolicited 
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dreds that have appeared during the present year alone: 
The American Baptist, in a long notice and review 
says. “ Neither war nor hard times can kill such a jour 
nal as the American Agriculturist. Luxuries must be 
dispensed with, but mankind can not live without food, 
and the cultivator will not, if he be wise, think of manag¬ 
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This would be saving a dollar in his pocket, and losing 
ten to fifty in his field, farm yard, and garden. The Ag¬ 
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cultural or horticultural periodical in the world, and 
while edited as hitherto, it will long continue to enjoy, 
that pre-eminence_The numerous engravings are well 
executed, and the typography is in the best style_” 
The Somerset Farmer says : “ The American Agricul¬ 
turist is the best agricultural magazine in the world.” 
The St. Louis Missouri Republican says; “_The 
American Agriculturist is the most valuable agricultural 
journal of the country. Though published in New-York, 
every number contains articles of great utility for 
every section of the country. Its pictorial illustrations 
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at tlie low price of one dollar a year, except upon tile 
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THREE to FOUR HUNDRED, or more, illustrative 
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