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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents for July, 1860. 
Animals—Cross Breeding.202 
Arlesian Wells at Columbus. 200 
Barn—Premium Plans.5 Illustrations. .204 
Bees—Apiary in July. 195 
Bone Mills. 21S 
Books—Bees and Bee Keeping.. .'..... .218 
Books—Comprehensive Farm Record.....218 
Boys’ and Girls’ Columns—Editor with his Young 
Readers—Pounding in a Lesson, A Better Way— 
Amusing Game — The Benevolent Crow, Cheap 
Generosity—A Great Affliction—The Flamingo- 
How to Tame Birds, etc.—A Fourth of July 
Speech—A Bad Crop to Cultivate—About the 
Problems...3 Illustrations. .216, 217 
Bridle—Substitute for.218 
Buckwheat—A Word for. 197 
Butter w orking—Practical Suggestion.215 
Calendar of Operations for the Month.194 
Cattle Disease—Treatment of—Letter, etc....200 
Cattle Food, Thorley’s—Is it worth the Price Asked 1198 
Cauliflower Described.-....218 
Chicory—Healthfulness of. 207 
Cranberries—Thrown out by Frost.218 
Deaf Mu tes—Church for. .219 
Dogs—What Shall be Done with them?. .III....205 
Draining—Cost of. 198 
Drouth—Stirring Soil in. ... .206 
Exhibitions—Agricultural—Time & Places of holding .220 
Farm—Hiring—Will it Pay ?.....218 
Farm—Where to Buy. 218 
Farm—Work in July. 194 
Flower Beggars.210 
Flower Garden and Lawn in July. 195 
Flowers—Beautiful Extract..210 
Flow ers—Beautiful Plants and Shrubs—Camellia Dri- 
kellarii Prunus Sinensis.2 Illustrations. .208 
Flowers—Cypripedium pubescens . 218 
Flowers—Lilly of the Valleys. ..218 
Flowers—Naming. 210 
Flowers Troublesome—Look Out. 209 
Fruit, etc.—Law to Protect...211 
Fruit Stealing— Colloquy about Fruit Stealing.211 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit in July... 19.1 
Glanders—Cause of.. .2-18 
Gooseberry—Houghton's Seedling........Illus. .2)3 
Gooseberry Show at Paterson, N. J.....219 
Grape—Designating... 218 
Grape Vines—Summer Pruning. 211 
Grapes—Kinds and Number per Acre. 218 
Grapes—Native versus Foreign . 210 
Green and Hot-Houses in July. 195 
Horses’ Feel—Contraction of.....206 
Implements—Mowing Machines—Trial of.219 
Insects—Borer—Where he Works.218 
Insects—Cheap Tree Protector.Illustrated. .213 
In-eets—Cut Worms—Destroying at Night.218 
Insects—Elder Leaves for.218 
Insects—Pavements a Preventive of Curculio.213 
Insects—Prussic Acid for Specimens. 218 
lusects-Seventeen Year Locusts.218 
Insects—Specimens Wanted.218 
Insects—Squash Bugs—Description of.218 
Inventions—Agricultural for 1859. ......199 
Ivy—A Bed of.210 
July—Suggestions- Improvement in Implements.193 
Knitting Machines Wanted...219 
Leaf — Singular Growth of. ..218 
Library—Agricultural.219 
Manure—Soot—Usefulness of. ”214 
Manures-Scientific an I Practical Talks about. .Vi! . 196 
Market Review, Weather Notes, etc..220 
Mower—Shall 1 Buy one?.°."201 
Mow ing Machine — Wno Invented it?.1*I 201 
Nelumhjum Luteum. 2 Illustrations. .209 
Nurserymen—Complaints against—Kansas Corres... 2 l 2 
Orchard and Nursery in July.]ij 4 
Ornaments—Inexpensive Household..V. .’’'214 
Overdoing ....!.!! 201 
Pitchfork-Improved Horse Power...2 Illustrations. .201 
Plant from Seed found in Coffee.218 
Plaster of Paris—Use of Old...! .! .219 
Plowing Deep—Is it Injurious....206 
Pork—Measly—Cause of.218 
Potato Rot — Planting Small Tubers. 197 
Premiums—List of. .] 219 
Preserving Fruits—The Best Method.... Illustrated.. 214 
Saleralus—Why it is Used.215 
Seed — Increase from an Ounce.207 
Sheep Husbandry. .II. ^203 
Shingles—Tar for Preserving. 219 
Silkworms’ Eggs-Will it Pay to Raise them 206 
Spelt Wanted •.. 
Squash—The Honolulu.AT218 
Tim Bunker at the N. Y. Central Park .'.’""207 
Trees—Evergreen from Seed. . . . . . . . . . *213 
Trees—Quince Stock for the Pear...'.'.'.'.'.218 
Trees—Si .races—Our Native. .' .213 
Trees—Working the Soil. .213 
Walks—Coal Ashes for. . 213 
Weeds—A word for. __ ..............266 
Weeds—Legislating them out.. . . . . ,107 
A Mean Imposition by Postmasters. 
A REQUEST TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS. 
On page 154, May No , we briefly alluded to the fact 
that certain Postmasters had lent their influence to a 
Philadelphia humbug. Since liien we have received 
from sundry subscribers copies, of lottery circulars, 
money-making schemes, land enterprises, and, worse 
than all, if possible, small pamphlets with obscene cuts, 
sent out as “ specimen pages ” of a book published in Phil¬ 
adelphia. These several articles have been received by 
subscribers closely folded in their regular copies of the 
Agriculturist, where they have appeared to have been 
placed by the publisher of this journal. We have been 
written to, to know whether we really endorsed these 
several schemes, as the sending them out thus would ap¬ 
pear to indicate. 
This is a downright, mean imposition, both upon the 
subscriber and the publisher. The objectionable docu¬ 
ments must have been placed in the paper by direct act, 
or by the connivance of certain postmasters, or their 
clerks. We can not judge how extensively the practice 
has been carried on, as we know not how large a propor¬ 
tion of those who have received them, have taken the 
trouble to notify us of the fact. We shall spare no efforts 
to ferret out the offenders, and if they do not lose their of¬ 
ficial positions, as one at least has already done, we shall 
have less faith in the integrity of the men at the head of 
the Department, than we now have. 
We wish here to say to all our readers, that we never, 
for any consideration, allow any advertising bills, circu¬ 
lars, or other documents of any kind, good or bad, to be 
inclosed in copies of the Agriculturist. And we ask, as 
a special favor, that each and every subscriber who may 
receive any thing of the kind folded up in a copy of 0111 - 
paper, would make a note upon it of the time and place 
when and where it was taken out of the post office, and 
promptly forward it to us, with particulars, and give us 
any practicable aid in ferreting out the guilty parties. 
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JUIaY SEED PKEIHOTIS. 
Roots ! Roots ! ! Roots 1 1 ! 
Fill up the vacant Spots. 
“ On the Twenty Fifth of July, 
Sow your Turnips, wet or dry, 
If it don’t come on Sun-di.” 
So runs the old adage. Rapid growing varieties may 
be sown as late as August. The slower growing kinds 
should be put in early in July, or before. 
O 11 every farm and in every garden there are nowsome 
vacant spots, which will run to weeds if not used. In all 
these places scatter turnip seed, and instead of weeds, get 
a fine lot of turnips, both for the table, and for Fall, Win¬ 
ter, and Spring feedings. They will cost but little time 
and trouble. 
We have some seeds of three of the best kinds of tur¬ 
nips, which we now offer ‘as premiums to those who w ill 
procure and forward new subscribers. Viz.: 
(No. 71) Long White French Turnip, as improved 
and grown by J. E. Macomber, Newport Co , R. I. This 
w e have found the best table turnip, and the best keeper 
we have ever known. May be sown from June 1st, to 
August 1st. (See page 167.) 
(No. 17) Red Strap-Leaf Turnip—a good turnip, and 
the quickest growing kind we have ever raised. It may 
be sown at almost any time from April to August, and 
comes quickly to maturity. 
(No. 6 ) Ashcroft’s Swedish Turnip—one of the best of 
the Swede turnips or rutabagas. May be sown from 
June 1st, to July 15lh. 
TERMS OF THE PREMIUMS. 
To any person now sending a new subscriber, and $1, 
we will present, when desired, a post-paid parcel con¬ 
taining one-eighth of a pound of the seed of the above 
turnips (a part of each kind.) This with careful so wing, will 
suffice for 40 to 50 square rods, and yield from 50 to 200 or 
more bushels of turnips, the amount of crop will of course 
depend upon the goodness of the soil, the time of sowing, 
and the Autumn weather. The seed we will send post-paid 
except to the Pacific Coast and Canada. When to go to 
either of those localities, the recipient will need to send 
7 cents extra postage for each half ounce of seed desired. 
(N. B—If new subscribers are sent in as members of old 
or new clubs, and at club prices, the receiver of the pre¬ 
mium will be expected to forward the postage on the 
seed, viz., 12 cents, if the full two ounces are desired.) 
In addition to the above, an extra half ounce will be 
presented to the new subscriber himself, if the usual 
post-paid (3-cont stamp) envelope be provided for sending 
it in. 
Premium Notico—Special .—When names are 
sent in on which any premium is desired, the sender 
should always givo plainly the number of .the premium 
expected. When this is not do-ne, of course 0111 clerks 
can not forward any premium, as they do not know what 
to send. This w ill explain the non-reception of premiums 
in a few cases which have already occurred. 
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New Premium--PortaMe Par© asi¬ 
de a 1 . 
It will be seen by reference to page 219, that our pre¬ 
miums for subscribers obtained for Vol. XIX (1860), are 
still open, so that those who have not yet completed their 
lists can stilt do so. It will be understood that these 
premiums are limited only to subscribers for the com¬ 
plete volume ; that is, all names obtained at any time 
during the year, for tiie entire volume of this year, may 
be counted, in making up a list of names for a premium. 
We can not, of course, add together a few names oblajn- 
tained during different years, and count them in one list. 
...Two half year subscriptions may be counted as one 
whole year. 
The New Premium (No. 28) is worthy at¬ 
tention, viz : Jl enda.LVs Aneroid Portable Parameter. 
Upon the strong recommendation of Prof. Sillimnn, of 
Yale College, we purchased oneo.f these instruments sev¬ 
eral weeks since, and have very frequently compared it 
with a costly standard mercurial barometer at Blunt’s 
establishment. We find it remarkably accurate, and 
from what we have seen of this and other instruments of 
the same kind and manufacture, we are prepared to re¬ 
commend them. The state of the atmosphere is shown 
by means of springs instead of by the troublesome mercu¬ 
rial column and cup, so that it is easily carried in any 
position, and is not in danger of getting out of order. A 
barometer indicating approaching changes in the weath¬ 
er, is almost as valuable to the farmer, as to the mariner, 
and we believe most farmers would find SHI well invest¬ 
ed in purchasing one of these instruments. We shall 
keep all extra instrument or two on hand for premiums, . 
and to dispose of to those who can not get them more 
conveniently from dealers 
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