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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
EXTRA PREMIUMS. 
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Contents for April. 
Advertising Information—“ Raising the Wind.”.104 
Agricultural Lectures at Yale College.102 
Apples—Varieties for Minnesota.121 
April, Suggestions—The Opening Spring. 97 
.Barometers for Fanners—Aneroid, etc.121 
Bees—Apiary—Directions in April.101 
Bees—Italian.101 
Birds—About the Wren. 121 
Book—Buist’s Flower Garden Directory.121 
Book—Handbook of Household Science. 118 
Coys’ and Girls’ Columns—Editor with his Young 
Readers—About Diogenes—Answers to Problems 
—New Problems—Illustrated Rebus, Puzzle and 
Labyrinth--The Frogs’Music Lesson, with comic 
Illustration—Our Pet Frog—The Toad does Un¬ 
dress—A Piece of Gum to Chew—A Question in 
Arithmetic—Which was Caught ?_5 Illus... 119-120 
Broom Corn—Dwarf.101 
Buildings—Plan of Cheap, Convenient House.. .III.. 105 
Calendar ok Operations for the Month . 98 
Cattle made Vicious by poor Fences.110 
Cockroaches—Freezing, a sure Remedy.118 
Corn—Tar on Seed. 121 
Cranberry Culture—Practical Directions.115 
Dairy—An experienced Butter Maker’s Method.110 
Eggs—Sending by Express, etc.121 
Experiments—How lo conduct.102 
Farm—Work for in April... 98 
Farmers’Club —A Live one.104 
Fanning—Average Profits of.105 
Fencing—Salt Marsh Sods for.110 
Fags— Note on Raising. 114 
Flower Garden and Lawn in April.100 
Fruits—American Pear abroad.115 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit, in April.99, 100 
Gardens—Royal at Kew, England—Visit to.Ill.. 112 
Grape — The Taylor— Inquiry about.. 114 
Grapes—The Best, etc — Note from B. &. S.121 
Grape Vines—How to Propagate from Cuttings.113 
Green and Hot-Houses in April.101 
Grounds - Plan for a Country Residence.. Illustrated. .116 
5ledges-Arbor Vitae for. 121 
Horse-Radish—Cultivation of.103 
Hot-Beds easily made—A Boy’s Experiment.114 
Insect Powders—Patent not Recommended.121 
Insects—Coal Tar for Borers.121 
Insects—Elder Leaves for.Ill 
Insects—Fight with Red Spiders. 109 
Insects — Mic.roseopic Views.. .II.. .Representative 
Aphidians..20 Illustrations.. 108, 109 
Insects—Tansy for a Preventive.121 
Irrigation— Hints on.103 
Lantern Blinks. .XVIII—Plowing. 107 
Manure—A highly manured Yard.107 
Manure Questions—Bones.121 
Manuring and Subsoiling.121 
Manuring—Economy of High—Bought Fertilizers_107 
Manures—Scientific and Practical Talks about. .IV.. 105 
Market Review, Weather Notes, etc.....122-123 
Moles-To Destroy.121 
Notices—Publisher’s Special.128 
Nurseries—Practical Directions for Starting.116 
Orchard and Nursery in April. 99 
Ornaments—Inexpensive Household—III—Skeleton 
Leaves. Illustrated.117 
Peas—Directions for Culture.117 
Plant named for Subscriber, Ground Hemlock.121 
Plant—That Nameless—Name Given.121 
Plowing Deep—Good Effects of.121 
Potatoes — Peach Blow.121 
Potatoes—Sweet—Directions for Cultivation.Ill 
Poultry—Internal Breaking of Egg. 121 
Poultry-White Chinese Geese.Illustrated.. 105 
Propagating Cases—Waltonian.. ..2 Illustrations.. 113 
Premiums — Extra. 128 
Premiums Still Open.122 
Questions Unanswered—Note to Correspondents_121 
Recipes— Sponge Cake—Almond Sponge—Fruit Cake 
— Vanilla Drops—Wafers—Pound Cake—Wash¬ 
ington Cake — Jelly Cake—Orange Cake—Honey 
Cake—Drop Cake—Fancy Cake—Good Method 
for Pumpkin Pie—Cough Remedy.118-119 
Sap — Proper Vessels for Boiling.107 
Seeds Distributed in 1861). 122 
Spelt or German Wheat.104 
Spittoons—To Cleanse easily.119 
Strawberries—How to Raise.2 Illustrations.. 117 
Swine—Statistics of Hogs at the West.102 
Temperature during the month.128 
l’rees—Deep and Shallow holes for Planting .115 
frees partly Buried.121 
1'rees—Raising Locust from Seed.113 
1'recs—Shade the Road Sides.103 
Trees—That Wonderful in Oregon—Description of. .114 
Trees—Value of the Maple for Shade, etc.114 
Tiees—Variegated leaved Maple.114 
Wells — Artesian — An Inquiry.121 
Wheat—Large Yield of .121 
Wheat — Planting—An Experiment.121 
AN EXCELLENT CHANCE TO OBTAIN CHOICE SEEDS FOR 
THIS SPRING, WITHOUT EXPENSE. 
[The season for w ork is coming on, and our friends 
who have greatly favored us in sending forward new 
names, are soon to be actively engaged in their field and 
garden labors. Those who are making up lists for the 
premiums on page 122, will have time to complete them. 
But to reward all others who will, during the next few 
w eeks, take a little time and trouble to talk over the mer¬ 
its of the Agriculturist with their neighbors, and obtain 
their subscriptions, we offer some extra seed premiums. 
To avoid confusion we use a number for each premium 
which has not been applied to any previous premium.] 
N. IS.—Of course only one of these or previous premi¬ 
ums can be given for the same name. 
Premium 22.—To any person sending in new sub¬ 
scribers at $1 each, for the present volume of the Agri¬ 
culturist, we will present as a premium for each new 
name, 15 parcels of seeds from the list on page 122. If to 
be sent by mail, we will ourselves pay postage to the 
amount of twelve cents. If packages are chosen on w hich 
the postage exceeds 12 cents for the whole, the recipient 
will need to provide for the excess of postage. We will 
give the 15 parcels of seeds and pay 12 cents of the post¬ 
age for each name. N. IB.—If the new names are in 
clubs, new or old, and at club prices, w e w ill give the 15 
parcels of seed for each, but can not afford to pay the post¬ 
age. [The new subscriber can also have the usual 5 par¬ 
cels of seeds, on furnishing the stamped envelopes.] 
Premium 23.—To any person now sending a new 
subscriber, we will present a package containing from 
400 to 500 seeds of the New ESocSielle Pluck- 
berry, with instructions for cultivating. The seed will 
be sent post paid by us. This will be a valuable premi¬ 
um, in localities where it is not practicable to obtain the 
plants. We have obtained a fine supply of pure fresh seed, 
at large cost. We are not aware that there is any other 
pure seed in the country. 
Premium 24.—To any person now sending in a 
new subscriber we will present n post-paid parcel contain¬ 
ing over 2000 seeds of the Dwarf Broom Corn, described 
on page 104, of this paper. 
Premium 25.—We havealimited supply of seeds 
of some new and promising plants, recently forwarded to 
us by our agents in Europe, These we are putting up in 
papers, and making up parcels containing one paper nf 
each kind. One of these parcels will be presented post¬ 
paid to any person now sending in a new subscriber and 
$1. As these seeds are new, we can not of course say 
what may be their value, but some of them will undoubt¬ 
edly prove valuable, and those who get them now, will 
produce the firs' seed raised in this country. There will 
be in each parcel some of the following seeds: 
127 —New Red Turnip Beet. 
12 8—Perfection Cabbage, described, ‘-fine, early, large.” 
129 — Waice’s Improved Flat Dutch Cabbage, described 
as “ not so large as the old variety, but more 
adapted for domestic purposes.” 
130— Great Eastern Pea. 
131— Custard Marrow Squash. 
132— Moss Curled Parsley. 
133— Blackstone’s Hybrid Turnip. 
1 34—Shepherd’s Hardy Early Cauliflower. 
135—New Pink Celery. 
S 36—Dwarf Crimson Nasturtium. 
Additional papers of two or three other varieties of new 
seeds w ill be added to each parcel of the above. We have 
a variety to select from, but not enough of any one kind 
to say what extra sorts will be sent to any individual. 
Premium 26—For Amateurs.—By special fa¬ 
vor, and at large expense, we have obtained a small quan¬ 
tity of the seed of three hardy annuals which are now 
creating some interest in England, viz.: Clarkia pulcher- 
rima ; Schizanthus grandiflorus oculatus, and Heliophila 
ccerulea stricta. Those who have access lo the English 
illustrated Horticultural Magazines probably know the 
beauty of these plants. A small parcel of each of these 
seeds will be presented post-paid to the first fifty or sixty 
persons sending us a new subscriber at $1 a year. 
PiablislieF’s Special Notices. 
COMPLAINTS—DELAYED PREMIUMS — SEEDS BY EXPRESS- 
DEFECTIVE ENVELOPES, ETC. 
A few complaints have reached us, which have been 
due to oversight on the part of subscribers. We gladly 
do all we can to rectify all mistakes if made by ourselves— 
and those made by others when in our power. 
1. Some persons entitled lo premiums, have not received 
them as promptly as desired, because they did not send 
duplicate lists of names at first, to be referred to in de¬ 
ciding upon their title to the premiums asked for. Wo 
have, therefore, had lo wait until the names were posted 
from \ lie Entry Books, and indexed for reference. 
2. All seeds asked for by mail or express, have been 
dispatched, except as indicated in the next ngle. Any 
error will he rectified, or any loss by mail or otherwise 
will be replaced when we have the seeds. Sec page 122. 
3. We have a draw er full of seed envelopes which were 
not properly prepared, through error on the part of the 
sender. Some have no address, or but part of address 
upon them. Others have the address but no numbers to 
indicate what seeds are wanted. If the following parties 
will indicate from our present, seed list (page 122) what 
seeds they desire, we will forward them promptly in the 
envelopes now wailing : D. 1) Lake. Pa ; J. Amiable, 
R. I.; D. B. Higgins, Del.; E M. Watson, Miss.; J. 
Foster, Va. ; F. Terry, L. I ; W J. Morgan, Ct. ; A. 
Sc.hleiser, Pa.: R. A Baird, Mo; B. Boydstnn. Pa; E. 
R. Burlingame, Ct.; J. G. McMurray. Ind.; H. Erke, Ill.; 
H. Schroaten, Wis.; F. Eberle, Ark.; II. Young, Cal.; 
D. S Johnston, Geo.; C. E. Dubois, YVis.; H. Parker. 
N. H. (no P. O.) Ali seed envelopes are sent our 
country seed rooms as soon as received, to be filled and 
mailed ihere ; and they should always be complete in 
themselves, with seed numbers all on them, and not on a 
separate slip of paper, or in a letler. 
4. Several persons at a distance iiave asked fur small 
parcels of seed by express, w lien this inode of convey¬ 
ance would cost more than by mail In several such 
cases we have sent Iht'tn by mail and paid postage, trust¬ 
ing that those who get them thus, will refund the postage, 
or otherwise acknowledge the compliment, say by for¬ 
warding new subscribers. 
Thermometer at 7 A. 35., Kew-York. 
[We purpose to present hereafter, a daily report of the 
temperature at V o’clock A. M. The observations are 
carefully made upon a standard Thermometer (Fahren¬ 
heit. s indicates snow ; r rain ] 
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