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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 
sugar manufacture, though free from the costly processes 
and other difficulties, connected with that of beet sugar, 
merely languishes, and does not thrive in competion with 
Cuban sugar. If we can not make cane sugar profitably, 
we can hardly produce beet sugar, which requires to be 
made on a large scale, with very expensive machinery, 
while the former does not. In Europe, the sugar factories 
use the pulp of the beets to feed cattle, and thus utilize 
the refuse with the greatest economy. For fodder the 
beet is valuable. The White Silesian sugar beet, or 
Lane’s Improved Imperial beet are the best varieties for 
this purpose. These are worth twice as much as turnips 
or rutabagas. The beet contains most sugar when earth¬ 
ed up. and grown of small size, or about 2 to 4 lbs. each. 
Any drill that will sow turnip seed can be made to sow 
beets. The roots need not fce earthed np when grown 
for stock, but are grown on the flat, or rather on slightly 
rounded ridges. A charge of $2 per acre for the use of a 
seed-drill is an exorbitant one. 
Counterfeit Butter. —From its first ap¬ 
pearance we have strongly objected to the counterfeit 
butter and cream made from fat; oleo-margarine is its 
name, and tallow is its nature. Strangely enough, there 
is no want of scientific names to endorse this fraudulent 
butter, and the bogus dairy companies. A dairy that 
consists of wagon-loads of butcher’s offal, fat-melting 
pots, fat presses, and pails and tubs of packed stuff, called 
butter, certainly is a bogus or sham dairy, and the term 
is a deception. Now the market is flooded with “ Phila¬ 
delphia print ’’ butter, or it is so stated; and the daily 
company themselves admit they are exporting large 
quantities of their product. The consequence is, that 
real butter is very low, and dairymen are suffering from 
the competition. Their own chosen leaders endorsed 
the fraud, and that is all the comfort they have from it. 
But why do they submit to the ruinous competition ? 
Removal of tlie Retained Pla¬ 
centa.— “J. M.,” Omaha, Neb. No medicines can be 
relied upon to bring relief in a case of retention of the 
placenta. It is caused by adhesion to the surface of the 
uterus, which may be ruptured by a very simple opera¬ 
tion by an experienced veterinary surgeon. Otherwise 
the parts may be allowed to 6lough away, which they 
will generally do without trouble. The strength of the 
cow should be supported by generous supplies of nour¬ 
ishing and easily digested food, and if feverish symptoms 
occur, light doses (4 ounces) of epsom salts, with half- 
ounce doses of saltpeter, may be given. 
Protection Against Dogs.— “A. T. 
D.” There is no safe protection for sheep against dogs, 
other than herding them in the day. and shutting them 
up at night in an enclosure provided with a “dog guard.” 
Different forms of these guards are described in Stewart’s 
“ Shepherds’ Manual,” which every sheep owner should 
have and consult, as almost every contingency which 
may happen in sheep-keeping is treated of in the book. 
It is sold by Orange Judd Company, price $1.50. 
Too Hindi Straw.—“ K. O. S.,” Lake 
Park. When soil is too rich in vegetable matter, or pot¬ 
ash, such as newly cleared wood land, or fresh prairie 
soil, it causes an excessive growth of straw, and but lit¬ 
tle grain. The plan to adopt in such a case is, to plow 
just before the seed is sown, and either shallow or very 
deep. If the plowing is very deep, much of the rich soil 
is put where the plants do not reach it, or the sub-soil is 
mixed with the rich soil and dilutes it. We have tried 
this plan with potatoes with good effect. 
Wonderful Cows. —Among the biggest of 
big stories is one of a cow, native bred, nine years old, 
kept in Vermont, which yielded in twelve months 633 
pounds of butter. Her feed was pasture in the summer, 
and in winter 20 pounds of hay and 8 quarts of potatoes. 
This is not very good feed, and yet another cow, not so 
well kept, owned by the same person, produced 504 lbs. 
in twelve months. And besides this we read of a Short¬ 
horn cow in Kansas, which produced a calf when eleven 
months old. Without saying this is impossible, it is safe 
to say that it is within only two months of itl 
Anthony Waterer is a nurseryman at 
Woking, Surrey, England. He made on the Centennial 
grounds a fine exhibition of Rhododendrons, of both 
hardy and tender kinds. He enjoyed unusual advantages 
in having a tent to shelter his plants, put np at an expense 
to the Commission of several thousand dollars, while 
American exhibitors, with much larger and finer plants, 
had no other covering than the sky. In an article on 
Rhododendrons, which appeared in August last, we in¬ 
tended to give, and supposed that we did give, Anthony 
Waterer all the credit due him under the circumstances. 
Indeed, the article was quite favorable to him in what we 
did say, and still more so in what we did not fay. He 
did not like the article, and he—or more likely some one 
for him—criticised it in an English horticultural journal, 
impugning our motives, calling it “ evidently trade in¬ 
spired,” etc. We did not notice this attack, feeling 
that with those to whom we were known it would have 
no possible effect, and that where we were not known it 
was a matter of indifference. This same Anthony Wa¬ 
terer, since his return to England, has published a special 
catalogue for America. In it, on page 2, under “Rhodo¬ 
dendrons,” and as a preface to his list of those plants, he 
says: “ CSV Since my return I have noticed that the 
Rhododendrons exhibited by me at Philadelphia, have 
been the subject of several, articles in the American Gar¬ 
dening Publications, the object of the writers being to 
throw doubt on the hardiness and fitness for the American 
climate, of the plants grown at this nursery.”—We shall 
not avail ourselves of the fact that our title being the 
American Agriculturist , we are not a “ gardening publica¬ 
tion,” for our pages are largely devoted to gardening, and 
we have written about this man and his Rhododendrons. 
We might dispose of the charge made in an English pa¬ 
per, that our article was “trade inspired,” and the charge 
in this catalogue as to our “ object,” by characterizing it 
briefly by a small word of three letters. As that might 
not be regarded as courteous, we will be more elaborate, 
and say that it is absolutely, nnprovokedly, and unmiti- 
gatedly false. The full and complete account of Anthony 
Waterer’s exhibition of his plants and himself at the 
Centennial, has not yet been written. We have the data, 
and may sometime waste the space on him. In the 
meanwhile, if he thinks he can increase his sales by the 
abuse of American journals and journalists, let him go on. 
Sundry Farming Matters. 
Recording Berlksliire Swine.- “N. P. M.,” 
Nemaha Co., Neb. The proper person to have a pig re¬ 
corded is the one who owns it at the time it is recorded, 
or whose interest it is to have it done. The fee for rec¬ 
ord is moderate. Apply to A. M. Garland, Esq., Secre¬ 
tary Berkshire Record, Springfield, Ill. A Cow 
that Docs not Breed.— ‘ Subscriber,” Glen Rock, 
Neb. Some cows do not get with calf, while they are 
milking freely. It might be well to dry the cow, and 
try again, and if she fails, fatten her, as it is not profit¬ 
able to keep a barren cow. Fancy Pigeons. — 
“ G. A. H.,” Augusta, Ga. Messrs. Benson & Burpee, 
223 Church St., Philadelphia, can supply all kinds of 
fancy pigeons. Their advertisement has appeared fre¬ 
quently in the American Agriculturist of late. If the 
advertisements were examined before such questions 
were put to us, these would generally be unnecessary. 
_A Coughing Cow.— “C. R. M.,” Huron Co., 
Ohio. A cough maybe due to a variety of circumstances. 
It may be caused by indigestion, inflammation or irrita¬ 
tion of the bronchial tubes by dust from the food, or 
from a tuberculous condition of the lungs. If either of 
the former, a change of food to moist cut feed, with 
some linseed meal, will be beneficial; if the latter, 
there is no help, and the cow will cough until she dies. 
_Oats for making Oatmeal—“J. R. A.,” 
Franklin Co., Pa. Any plump oats will make oatmeal; 
but need to be kiln-dried previously to grinding. Oat¬ 
meal of good quality is made at Akron, Ohio_ Him 
and Ash for Water-Troughs.—“ T. W. E.” 
Ash is more desirable than elm for water-pipes. If it is 
saturated with hot pine tar, it will be rendered still more 
durable. Salt as a Fertilizer.— ‘ J. D. E.,” 
Butler Co., Ohio. From 100 to 250 lbs. of salt per acre 
may be used; the quantity depending upon the purpose 
for which it is applied and the character of the soil. Clay 
soils may need the larger quantity, and light soils the 
lesser amount. It is generally used for grass, clover, 
wheat, potatoes, and mangels ; the last-mentioned being 
naturally adapted to salt soils, will require a liberal quan¬ 
tity. Strap for Cribbing Horses.—” G. E. L.,” 
Hopkinton, N. H. There are many improvements in 
nearly all methods of doing things, since 1869. The use 
of a strap around the throat to prevent cribbing is not 
to be recommended, as it may be drawn too tightly and 
the cribbing prevented too effectively by choking the 
horse. A muzzle for a cribber was described in the 
American Agriculturist for Oct., 1872, which is safe and 
effective. Corn-Cutting Machine.- “ W. H. 
T.,” Louisville, Ky. There are several inventors busy 
with devices for cutting corn by machinery, but no ma¬ 
chine has been as yet found perfectly fitted for the 
work. By and by, when the right machine appears, 
we shall be glad to announce the fact. Buckwheat 
per Acre. —“Farmer,” Maple Shade, Tenn. When 
buckwheat is thinly sown, that is about half a bushel 
per acre, upon good soil, it branches out abundantly and 
yields a heavy crop, sometimes as much as 50 bushels per 
acre. With one bushel of seed per acre, it rarely yields 
more than 25 bushels. Potato Planter.— “A. 
E.,” Westmoreland Co., Pa. A very effective one is 
known as “ True's Potato Planter,’’but we cannot give 
the maker’s address. As there is a very wide use for 
such an implement, it would seem to be the interest of 
the owners of these machines to make them known. 
Catalogues Received. 
In classifying catalogues, when we meet with those 
which cover two distinct branches of business—such as 
seeds and flowers—we put the address according to what 
appears to be the leading feature. When firms, known 
to be general nurserymen, issue a separate catalogue of 
greenhouse plants, we place that catalogue under florists. 
NURSERYMEN. 
George Achelis, West Chester, Pa.—Wholesale list 
of fruit and ornamental trees, etc. 
J. W. Adams, Springfield, Mass.—Both wholesale and 
retail lists of a general nursery stock. 
E. W. Atwater, Palmyra, N. Y.—Small fruits , se¬ 
lected collections offered by mail. 
David Baird, Manaplan, N. J.—Leading varieties of 
fruits with a large collection of peaches. 
A. T. Blauvelt & Co., Blauveltville, Rockland Co., 
N. Y.—A wholesale price-list of general nursery stock. 
Bush & Son & Meissner, Bushburg, Mo.—This firm 
makes a specialty of grapes, and their remarkably con¬ 
densed price-list contains a very large variety, with some 
new and promising kinds. 
S. P. Carpenter, New Rochelle, N. Y.—New Rasp¬ 
berry, the “ New Rochelle.” 
Geo. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio.—Grape vines in 
great variety, including novelties, small fruits, generally, 
and greenhouse plants. 
Samuel C. Decou, Moorestown, N. J.—Small fruits 
and select fruit trees. 
John Donaldson, Kittanning, Pa.—Fruit and orna¬ 
mental trees, with specialties in peaches. 
Foster’s Hillside Nursery Co., Louisiana, Mo.— 
The “ Thwack” Raspberry as a specialty. 
E. W. Harrington, Palmyra, N. Y.—A very full assort¬ 
ment of small fruits, fruit trees, and root-grafts. 
F. M. Hexamer, New-Castle, Westchester Co., N. Y.— 
Small fruits in great variety, and the largest collection 
of seed potatoes to be found anywhere. 
David Hill, Dundee, HI.—Large assortment of ever¬ 
greens ; also deciduous ornamental and fruit trees. 
King & Murray, Flushing (L. I.), N. Y.—General 
fruit and ornamental stock. This is one of the oldest 
nurseries in the country, it was established in 1790. 
Lawrence’s Nursery Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wis —Wild 
and nursery evergreens and deciduous trees. 
Henry Loomis, San Francisco, Cal.—Various sizes of 
Japanese Persimmons.— Diospyros Kaki. 
Merrell & Coleman, Geneva. N. Y.—General collec¬ 
tion of fruits, with ornamental trees and plants. 
Thomas Meehan, Germantown, Pa.—Wholesale prices 
for a remarkably large and varied collection of orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubs. Also fruits. 
S. B. Parsons & Sons. Flushing (L. I.), N. Y.—A very 
large collection of ornamental trees and shrubs, which 
in some departments is unequaled. Rhododendrons, 
Azaleas, rare Conifers, and ntw Japan plants, etc. 
E.Ware Sylvester, Lyons, N. Y., sends an abridged 
catalogue of his nursery, which contains a great variety. 
T. L. Whitacre, East Rochester, Ohio.—Small fruits 
in general, with the “ Freed ” Blackberry as a specialty. 
E. & J. C. Williams. Montclair, N. J.—Small fruits in 
general; the Duncan Strawberry as a specialty. 
H. W. Williams & Co., Galesburg, HI.—A wholesale 
list of a large and varied stock. 
J. C. Wood & Brother, Fishkill, N. Y.—Wholesale 
catalogue of general nursery stock, including a large 
collection of evergreens. 
SEEDSMEN. 
R. H. Allen & Co., 189 and 191 Water St., N. Y.—This 
should have been noticed last month, but was over¬ 
looked ; but the house is too well known to make the 
omission of importance. 
B. K. Bliss & Sons, 34 Barclay St., N. Y.—A supple¬ 
mentary list of novelties, including new potatoes, a new 
Tomato, and other new things. 
Hawkins & Cornish, Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y.— 
Vegetable and field seeds, and several potatoes not 
offered elsewhere. 
B. D. Hawley, Hartford, Conn.—Garden and agricul¬ 
tural seeds, and garden and field implements. 
King & Savage, 77 State St., Chicago, Ill.—A cata¬ 
logue of vegetable, field, and flower seeds, and several 
supplements of special implements. 
John Saul, 621 Seventh St., Washington,D. C., offers 
flower and garden seeds in great variety. 
James M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St.. N. Y.— A 
special catalogue of tree and shrub seeds, which is this 
year even more full than heretofore, especially in the 
way of novelties and rarities. 
David R. Wood, Morrisville. Vt.—Garden seeds in 
general, with seed .potatoes as a specialty, including 
Bryant's Favorite, a novelty. 
FLORISTS. 
Paul Butz & Son, New-Castle. Pa.—A very full cata¬ 
logue of greenhouse and bedding plants, with a supple¬ 
ment including evergreen and other ornamental trees. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester. N. Y.—Wc are bo 
accustomed to see this name under Nurserymen, that 
it seems strange to-put it among the Florists. Their 
establishment is so large, that each separate department 
is a business in itself. We have from them a special 
Rose Catalogue, and another of Greenhouse and Hot¬ 
house Plants, each containing many novelties. 
\Vm, A, Harkett, Dubuque, Iowa.—A full collection, 
