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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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New-Yorli, Thursday, July 19. 
This paper is never sent where it is 
not considered paid for—and is in all cases 
stopped when the subscription runs out. 
We occasionally send a number to persons 
who are not subscribers. This is sometimes 
done as a compliment, and in other cases to 
invite examination. Those receiving such 
numbers are requested to look them over, and 
if convenient show them to a neighbor. 
THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN FARMER ON PE¬ 
RUVIAN GUANO. 
A DAB AT NEW-YORK DEALERS. 
We have ever been on the alert to warn 
farmers of the impositions practiced by some 
unprincipled dealers in guano and other ma¬ 
nures, not only in New-York, but elsewhere; 
and so vigilant has been the watching of 
these impositions here, that latterly the im¬ 
postors have transferred their field of opera¬ 
tions to other cities, such as Newark, Bos¬ 
ton, &c.; and they have even shipped their 
commodities to Baltimore, Md., and Peters¬ 
burg, Va. We are well satisfied that the 
principal dealers in Peruvian guano in this 
city are among the most honorable men in 
the country; and that they would, on no ac 
count, allow anything but the purest article 
to pass through their hands. Knowing this 
to be the case, we must confess to no little 
surprise at an article in the June number of 
the Baltimore American Farmer, to which 
our attention has just been called—an article 
which we think highly derogatory to the 
character of any agricultural paper, and 
deserving of the strongest censure. 
The publishers of that paper, Messrs. 
Sands & Worthington, are agents for the 
sale of guano, which is all right and proper 
enough of itself, and even praiseworthy ; 
but in the paper alluded to we find a low at¬ 
tempt to monopolize the business, and. se¬ 
cure their own selfish ends by a wholesale 
attack upon New-York dealers. They quote 
a ridiculous article from the Petersburg (Va.) 
Southern Farmer, which paper quotes from 
Rowlett & Hardy, themselves guano dealers. 
These worthies say “they would have no 
confidence in any lot of Peruvian guano pur¬ 
chased in New-York.” They claim Balti¬ 
more (and Petersburg) as the only places 
where farmers are likely to secure genuine 
guano ; and the drift of the whole article is, 
to lead farmers of the farthest North, as well 
as of the South, to pass by New-York and 
other cities, and get their guano only through 
Sands & Worthington, as the only reliable 
dealers or agents, who, for a consideration, 
will receive their orders, if accompanied by 
cash, and hand them over to the Peruvian 
Agent in Baltimore. 
The next number of the Baltimore Farmer, 
of July 1st, makes a single exception among 
these dangerous New-York guano dealers, 
one “ J. J. Barrill, Esq.,” in whom, the 
Messrs. Rowlett & Hardy inform us, implicit 
confidence may be placed; and that the cau¬ 
tion of the former article was only intended 
to apply to (all other) jobbers in New-York. 
Now we have been residents of New-York 
for many a long year, and are familiar with 
most of the names of leading business men 
here, but unfortunately can not recall the 
name of “ J. J. Barrill, Esq.,” as one ever 
before heard of in connection with Peruvian 
guano in this city. Neither this nor last 
year’s Directory contains the name at all. 
Is J. J. Barrill the agent of Sands & Worth¬ 
ington, recently sent here to forward their 
interests ? or is it their design to hold up an 
imaginary dealer, and thus indirectly divert 
to Baltimore all persons wishing to get gen¬ 
uine guano 1 or, must w'e be forced to the 
conclusion that those who have thus spoken 
on this matter, are utterly ignorant of what 
they are writing about? 
But there is something besides mere ignor¬ 
ance these wiseacres are chargeable with, 
and it becomes the honorable dealers and the 
public press of New-York, to hurl back with 
indignation this wholesale attempt to build 
up Baltimore and the business of a particu¬ 
lar firm there, at the expense of New-York 
and other cities. That this is their design, 
is evident from the confessions of the pub¬ 
lishers of the Baltimore Farmer, in the very 
paper (June 1st) which contains the warning 
against all New-York dealers. We quote a 
few sentences from that number : 
“ We warn farmers to be cautious from 
whom they make purchases.” . . “ We are 
aware that we expose ourselves to the sus¬ 
picion of interested motives.” . . “ Our sup¬ 
plies are of the highest marks of the State 
Inspector.” . . “ The charge for our serv¬ 
ices has been remunerative.” . . “ We are 
entitled to the thanks of the consumers if 
not their patronage.” . . “ Baltimore is the 
most desirable point from which supplies 
should be obtained. The same vigilance is 
not likely to be given elsewhere to prevent 
fraud.” 
Such are some of the subterfuges to which 
these Baltimore men descend, for the pur¬ 
pose of securing orders for a little more 
guano, through themselves ; and they must 
permit us to add, that the means they use 
are what honest, upright men are not accus¬ 
tomed to resort to. We call upon these men 
to retract their blank, wholesale slanders 
upon others, or to substantiate them by some 
more reliable evidence than their own inter¬ 
ested assertions. Let Messrs. Sands & Wor¬ 
thington point out the names of the {real, not 
imaginary) fraudulent dealers here, if they 
know of such, and we will not be behind 
them in holding up such names to public 
contempt. They have made their charge 
against all the dealers here, and impliedly 
against all except themselves, elsewhere. 
They must have reasons for this wholesale 
charge which they can produce, failing to 
do which, they will lie under the heavy 
charge of libel against a large class of the 
most honorable men, and a libel of the basest 
character, because published without provo¬ 
cation aud to secure selfish ends. 
FARMERS HIGH SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
We learn from the Repository and Whig, 
that provision is being made for the organiz¬ 
ation and management of a Farmer’s High 
School in Pennsylvania, in accordance with 
an act of incorporation, recently passed by 
the Legislature of that State. The Trustees 
are empowered to make choice of a suitable 
location, embracing not less than two hun¬ 
dred, nor more than two thousand acres ; and 
also to choose a principal and other officers 
and assistants of suitable practical and scien¬ 
tific attainments, as well as make whatever 
arrangements the nature of the Institute may 
require. The State Agricultural Society is 
authorized to appropriate any sum not ex¬ 
ceeding ten thousand dollars, whenever the 
School may require it; and also to make an¬ 
nual appropriations according to the extent 
of its resources. Already liberal donations 
of land have been proffered by gentlemen in 
different parts of the State, and other lands 
offered at reduced prices. 
New Wheat. —The St. Louis Republican 
of July 10th, says that “ several lots of the 
new crop of wheat have already arrived 
there, and that prices range from $1.28 to 
$1.35 per bushel. We learn from all side s 
that crops were never better. Those who 
have traversed Missouri, Illinois, Canada, 
and many of the States bordering the Alan- 
tic, express the most abundant admiration 
at the immense yield everywhere observable. 
With such ample supplies awaiting the mar¬ 
ket, it is hard to comprehend the reason 
which some entertain that high prices must 
continue to rule.” 
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Crops in Mississippi. —Mr. J. S. Peacocke 
w’rites us, under date of Bolivar County, 
Miss., July 6 : The crops in this vicinity are 
generally good. A large area of corn is 
planted, and nearly all come to maturity. 
The cotton is good, but the difficulty of ob¬ 
taining a stand will cause the crop to be 
small. Much late cotton is planted, but the 
frost will cut all that down. The river is 
quite low, but slightly rising. 
Circulars by Mail. —The Washington Un¬ 
ion says that inclosing circulars or other 
printed matter in envelopes upon which is 
printed, impressed, or written the name, &c., 
of the person or persons issuing such circu¬ 
lar, is decided by the Postmaster General 
not only to subject the entire package to 
letter postage, according to the express re¬ 
quirements of the act of 1852, but that such 
postage must be prepaid to entitle the pack¬ 
age to be mailed. If unpaid, being under 
the law treated as letters, they are of course 
returned to the dead letter office. 
To Boil Green Corn. —Husk it as soon as 
gathered, and put it on to boil immediately, 
covering it closely with the fine inner husks. 
Corn soon grows vapid after gathering, and 
should never be exposed to the air without 
the husks on. 
