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AMERICAN AGRICULT URIST. 
[September, 
for 834 c. Common stock had a hard time at the close of 
oar report. Texans sold for 734 c. for54fi>s., to 934 c. (p ft- 
for good, averaging 55ft. 
Cows have been in good demand, and light supply 
and naturally have advanced $6 @ $8 per head. Good 
family cows' are eagerly taken at $60 to $65 each, and or¬ 
dinary milkers went off slowly at $50 to $55... .Calves. 
—The railroad blockade did not affect this class of stock, 
except to cause an over-supply from near by localities. 
A drop was the result, which required two weeks to re¬ 
cover. At the close an advance was made 011 prime veals, 
■which sold for 7)4 @ 8 c. ^ ft., live weight. Grass calves 
raised on buttermilk, sold at S 34 @.4c. ^ ft., and the best 
bronght only 4)4c. Fair veals sold easily at 7 @ 7)4c 
Sheep and ’Lambs.—The business in wooled stock 
has been very bad the past month. An effort was made 
to crowd sheep upon the market In place of beef, but this 
had the effect of running down prices Sc. $) lb., lambs 
suffering the most. A partial recovery was made at the 
close, prime sheep selling for 5%c. ^ lb. live weight, 
while poot brought only 33£c.; thin lambs sold for6@5>£c. 
3$ ft. alive, and extras at only 634c.Swine.—The 
tear of a strike amongst the butchers, early in the month, 
prevented the scarcity from helping prices, and kept the 
market dull. After a slow and irregular business for the 
month, prices settled down to 5%c. <p ft. for live, 
and 6% @ 734 c <jjl 1b. for dressed, with a market quite 
devoid of animation. 
Prices of Feed. 
Bran, per ton. 
Middlings, per ton....-. 
Ground Feed, per ton. 
Linseed-oil-cake, western, per 
Cotton-seed-cake, per ton. 
Chandler’s Scraps, per ft. 
,$i 8 ,oo@$ 20 .no 
. 19.0J® 21.00 
. ir..oo@ 21.00 
. 41.00® 47.00 
. 25.50® 40.00 
3® 4 
Prices of Fertilizers. 
No 1. Peruv. Guano 10 p.ct. ammonia, standard, $ ton ..$56.50 
do. do Lobos, do. do, do.47.51) 
do. do guaranteed, if) ton, cargo C 56.00 
do. do. rectified, per ton, 10 p. c.. 66.50 
Mapes- Complete Manure (Ville formula) p. 1,000 lbs 26.14 
do. Wheat and Grass Manure, If) 1,000 fts„ 27.00 
do. Tobacco do. do. 21.67 
do. Turnip do. do. 19.36 
do. Bone, strictly pure fine .per ton. 40.00 
do do. do. medium do. 37.00 
do. do. do. coarse do 35.00 
" Dissolved Bone, 15 per cent. do 40.00 
Quinnipiac Fertilizer Co’s. Phosphate, per ton.. 40.00 
“ “ Dry g’d Fish Guano, ton 9 p.c. am’a 42.00 
•’ " Pine Island Guano, per ton. 41.00 
Stockbridge Corn Manure, (Boston) per acre... 22.00 
“ Potato do do do 12.00 
•- Tobacco do do do 60.00 
Bowker’s Hill and Drill Fertilizer, per ton.... 45.00 
German Potash Salts, (25@35 per cent), per ton. 20.00 
Gypsum Nova Scotia, ground, per ton. 7.00@S.00 
Nitrate of Potash (95 per cent.), per lb. 9}sc. 
Sulphate of Potash (actual potaslih percent) per lb....4 e. 
do. do. (actual potash 27)4 per cent) per lb 2 c. 
German Potash Salts (actual potash 12 to 15 p. c. p. ton$20.00 
Muriate of Potash (actual potash 50 per cent), per H>.. ,2)4c. 
Nitrate of Soda, per lb. . 4tie.® 5 c. 
Sulphate of Ammonia (25 per cent.), per lb_ 4J4c.@ 4J4c. 
Dried Blood or Dried .Meat (ammonia 14 per cent) p; ton $50 
containing a great variety of Items , including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form , for want of room elsewhere. 
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Special to Far-oiF Headers—Mak¬ 
ing Tilings Equal.—Many of our readers live at 
great distances, on Continents and Islands stretching 
Clear round the globe. Not a few are directly under us, 
as in Australia, New Zealand, etc.,—or we might say 
directly over us at midnight, if we call up towards the 
sun. Now these distant readers don’t get their paper by 
telegraph, and it will he too late after its arrival to in¬ 
terest their friends and neighbors in the Special Offer on 
page 325. To meet all these cases, and treat all alike, the 
Publishers desire to say this: The offer of extra 
numbers on page 325 will be open , everywhere , for TEN 
DAYS after this number comes to hand. This will apply 
to any place in the world, where this September number 
does not arrive by Sept. 20. Six cents (or 3 English 
pence) should he added for extra postage ou the extra 
numbers, to points where the regular prepaid postage is 
24 cents a year. 
That “Book Acre.”—Last May it was 
suggested that an additional acre of land be set aside, to 
be cultivated at odd hours, to be called the “ Book Acre,” 
and the entire proceeds be invested in good books on 
farming. Several acted upon the hint—probably very 
many of whom we have not hoard. Questions now come 
“ What Books do you advise ? ” The range is large, and 
individual wants differ. If those who desire sucti advice 
will briefly tell 11 s their locality, general products they 
are raising, age of members of their families, and >vhat 
books they may have on hand, and the amount to be in¬ 
vested, we will advise the best we can, either by personal 
letters, or by a general article, if there be enough of 
similar cases to warrant it. Some suggestions in this 
direction will bo found on the third cover page of this 
paper.—But in addition to those who have such aso¬ 
cial acre, there should he many others who will take 
advantage of the present good crops, to lay in a sup¬ 
ply of valuable, helpful, profitable information in the 
form of good hooks. To such wc will afford any prac¬ 
ticable assistance wo can in the way of selection. 
The New Const. Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station, is now organised ready for work. 
Circulars giving full particulars as to the kind of work to 
be done, analyses of fertilizers for farmers and others, 
etc., etc., can be obtained by addressing the Secretary, 
Prof. W. H. Brewer, New Haven, Conn. 
Hip tlie Lambs and Sheep this 
Month.—It is now well established that the disease in 
sheep known as scab, is duo to a minute insect, similar 
to that which causes the itch in man ; in both cases we 
have only to destroy the insect, and the disease will disap¬ 
pear. With sheep, the most effective method is to dip the 
animals in some preparation that, while fatal to the insect 
parasites, will not injure the sheep or the persons engaged 
in dipping them. Arsenical preparations should only be 
used with a full knowledge of their character, and with 
proper precautions against danger. But there is really 
no need of using arsenic and such dangerous poisons, as 
there are effective dips that arc free from these. “Buchan’s 
Cresylic Sheep Dip,” which contains carbolic, and simi¬ 
lar acids, combined with soap, is not a secret compound, 
and is not injurious to the animals or the operators. It 
has now been in the market for several years, and has 
met with the approval of those who have made use of it. 
Careful flock-masters arc not content with the usual 
spring dipping only, hut as a matter of precaution, give 
a second dipping the present month, whether insects are 
seen or not, with a view to rid the animals of ticks, lice, 
etc., as well as the scab insect. Not only does this add 
greatly to the comfort of the animals, but it promotes the 
growth of wool sufficiently to cover the cost and trouble 
of the autumnal dipping. 
Never the Same.— To the unobservant 
reader the front page of the cover may appear always 
the same. But no two are ever alike. Five new, original 
engravings, usually appropriate to the season, grace 
every successive number—one in each corner, and a 
larger one in the center—and these are generally highly 
artistic, and pleasing to the eye. 
of" Groiindsi,—Will the correspond¬ 
ent at Bordentown, N. J., who sent this, give his name ? 
Temperance Songs.—In these days of 
activity in behalf of temperance, large meetings are held, 
and these are much enlivened by good singing. As a help 
to this end, White & Cole’s “Temperance Songs,” pub¬ 
lished by White, Smith & Co., Boston, are just the thing. 
The Wheat drop.—The present crop of 
wheat is estimated by the Statistician of the Agricultural 
Department, who lias the best means of arriving at a cor¬ 
rect conclusion, at over 320 millions of bushels, or about 
8 bushels per head to the whole population of the United 
States. Our consumption is less than 6 bushels per head, 
which is the estimated supply needed for those countries 
where wheat bread is the staff of lit®. But hero we use 
much rye, buckwheat, and corn, as breadstuff's, and these 
all go to decrease the consumption of wheat. There wilt • j 
certainly he a surplus of more than 100 millions of bush¬ 
els of wheat to dispose of to. foreign countries. - Have | 
we the market for all this vast quantity? Upon this 
question, considered with reference to the present price, 
depends the farmer’s gains from this crop. Looking at 
all sides of this question, it does not appear that the 
farmer has anything to grumble about, although lie may 
not get the top price for his wheat. A large Western 
farmer, known to us, has already marketed his crop of 
over 3,000 bushels, at $1.25 per bushel. Under present 
circumstances this should be quite satisfactory, and our 
friend congratulates himself that he has made a sure thing 
of it. It is worth something to feel in this way. As 
things in general now stand, farmers are the best off of 
any class, although prices are low. But it must be re¬ 
membered that we are still on the descent to the bottom; 
and if in such a disagreeable passage, any class of people 
can find cause for congratulation—as indeed farmers cau 
without searching long for it—then things may not, after 
all, he so bad as ' they seem, and hope may still give a 
silver lining to the dark cloud of business depression. 
Among Other Things to do at the Fairs, 
take along a copy of this paper, and show it to some of 
the people; letfthcm: see its face, and tell them by sub¬ 
scribing now for 1878, they will get all the rest of this 
year free. Quite a club can thus he readily gathered, re¬ 
ducing the price to each. Crops are now good, and 
money is coming in for them, and it is a good time to 
make up clubs. The offer on page 325 will help a good 
deal—the extra numbers being a special premium to each 
new subscriber. 
Abortion Among Cows.—“W. J. F.,” 
New Castle Co., Del. Abortion is unfortunately a fre¬ 
quent occurrence amongst high bred and highly kept cows. 
The remedy is .not easy to indicate. The causes are at 
present very obscure, and much difference of opinion 
exists in regard to them. The fullest information about 
this disease, and the proper treatment for its prevention, 
is given in an English work, now publishing in parts, 
entitled Veterinary Obstetrics. It is by the well-known 
English ; surgeon, George Fleming. When the work is 
complete, it can be procured through the Orange Judd 
Company. The prico of the complete work is not yet an¬ 
nounced, nor the number of parts to be issued. 
Trice of Tamils in New York.— 
“ F.,” Faulkland, Del. The price of lambs quoted in our 
market reports, of course is subject to all charges for 
freight, commission, and packages, if any are used. Very 
young lambs are boxed. It is a question if 10 cents per 
lb. in New York, would pay as well as 5 cents at home, 
where there are no heavy charges to come out of the pro¬ 
ceeds. We, have generally found the home market the 
best and most satisfactory. The names of respectable 
commission men will be found .among the advertisements. 
The National Agricultural Con¬ 
gress, meets at Chicago, at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on 
the 23d, and continues for three days. Agricultural Associ¬ 
ations, Colleges, and Periodicals are asked to send repre¬ 
sentatives, and all persons interested in its objects are 
invited to be present. The Hon. W. C. Flagg, Moro, Ill., 
is President, and Horace J. Smith, Phila., Pa., Secretary. 
Every Fruit Grower should recollect 
that the Am. Pomological Society will hold its biennial 
session this month, at Baltimore, Md., from the 12th to 
the 14tli. All who can should go; if not members, they 
should, and easily can, join. There is every reason to 
believe that the health of Col. M. P. Wilder, the honor¬ 
ed President, is such as to allow him to be present. 
Wire Berts are one of the best of modem 
improvements. They cost much less than good hair mat¬ 
tresses, are more cleanly, are almost as elastic as a wa¬ 
ter-bed, and are durable. They do not need a mattress 
over them, but only covering enough to afford warmth to 
the body. This is said after having used them for three 
years. The last one tried, which proves admirable, is 
called the “ Faroham Improved Woven Wire-Bed," man¬ 
ufactured by Hiram Buckingham, of Chester, Conn., and 
is retailed at $12, (we believe the first ones made cost 
some $20 or $25.) We obtained it of W. C. Case, agent 
at Middletown, Conn. The impositions practised by 
traveling agents in some parts of the country, as noticed 
in onrHumbug columns, has tended to cast distrust up¬ 
on a valuable addition to household comforts. .They 
are supplied by trustworthy dealers and agents. J 
As to Incubators.— 111 E. N. ( ” Hollister, 
Cal. The two incubators described in the American 
Agriculturist for July, 1876, differ in the methods of 
heating. The Corbett machine is operated by means of 
fermenting horse manure. If any person is unacquainted 
with the behavior of such manure, be is apt. to cook the 
eggs, or to let them cool, and in cither case destroy them. 
The Day incubator is.-hcateiHiy-a-self^regulaling lamp, 
fed with kerosene oil, and *8 thia-may- lie-made, by. a lit- 
