1876.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
193 
STANDARD 
Architectural Books 
FOR 
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. 
Hussey’s National Cottage Architecture; 
or, Homes for livery One. —With Designs, 
Plans, Details, Specifications, and Cost ; with Work¬ 
ing Scale, Drawings complete, so that Houses may be 
built direct from the book. Adapted to the popular 
demand for practical, handsome, and economical 
homes. Royal Quarto. Six Dollars, post-paid. 
Atwood’s Country and Suburban Houses. 
—Illustrated with about 150 engravings. Hints and 
Suggestions as to the General Principles of House¬ 
building, Style, Cost, Location, etc. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Moncfcton’s National Stair-Builder.— Is a 
complete work on Stair-Building and Hand-Railing. 
Fully explained and illustrated by large scale diagrams, 
in two colors, with designs for Staircases,Newels, Balus¬ 
ters, and Hand-Rails. Royal Quarto. Post paid, $0.00. 
MoncUton’s National Carpenter and Joili¬ 
er.— A complete work, covering the whole science of 
Carpentry, joinery, Roofing, Framing, etc., fully ex¬ 
plained and illustrated by large scale diagrams in two 
colors. Royal Quarto. Post-paid, $0.00. 
Woodward’s National Architect.—1,000 De¬ 
signs, Plans, and Details for Country, Suburban, and 
Village Houses; with Perspective Views, Front and 
Side Elevations. Sections, Full Detail Drawings, Speci¬ 
fications, and Estimates. Also, Detail Drawings to 
Working Scale, of Brackets, Cornices, French Roofs, 
Sectional and Framing Plans of French Roofs, Dormer- 
Windows for French Roofs, Bay-Windows, Verandas, 
Porches, Plaster Finish, Cornices, Ceilings, Hard¬ 
wood Mantels, and ail that is.required by a Builder to 
design, specify, erect., and finish in ttie most, approved 
style. One superb quarto volume. Post-paid, $12.00. 
Woodward’s Suburban and Country 
Houses.— 10 Designs and Plans, and numerous ex¬ 
amples of the French Roof. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Woodward’s Country Homes.— 150 Designs 
ami Plans, with Description of the Manner of Con¬ 
structing Balloon Frames. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Wood ward’s draperies and Horticultural 
Buildings. —Designs and Plans of Hot-Beds, Cold- 
Pits. Propagating Houses, Forcing Houses, Hot and 
Cold Graperies, Green Houses, Conservatories, Orchard 
Houses, etc , with the various modes of Ventilating 
and Heating. Post-paid, $1.50. 
Wheeler’s Bnral Homes, —Houses suited to 
Country Life. Post-Mid, $2 U0. 
Wheeler’s Homes for the People. —100 Ori¬ 
ginal Designs, with full Descriptions, and Constructive 
and Miscellaneous Details. Post-paid, $3.00. 
Harney’s Barns, Out - IS a Siding's, and 
Fences.— Containing Designs and Plans of Stables, 
Farm-Barns, Out-Buildings, Gates, Gateways, Fences, . 
Stable Fittings and Furniture, with nearly 200 Illustra¬ 
tions. Royal Quarto. 'Post-paid, $0.00. 
Fveleth’s School-House Architecture.—A 
new and original work, containing Seventeen Designs 
for School-Houses. Sixty-seven Plates with Perspec¬ 
tives, Elevations, Plans, Sections, Details, Specifica¬ 
tions all drawn to working scale, with methods ot 
Heating and Ventilation. Large Quarto. Post-paid, 
$ 0 . 00 . 
Copley’s Plain and Ornamental Alpha¬ 
bet*. —Giving examples in all styles, together with 
Maps. Titles, Borders, Meridians, Ciphers, Monograms, 
Flourishes, etc., adapted for the practical use of Sur¬ 
veyors, Civil Engineers, Draughtsmen, Architects, Sign 
Painters; Schools, etc. Post-paid, $3.00. 
Cummings’ Architectural Detains.— Contain¬ 
ing 387 Designs and 067 Illustrations of the Various 
Paris needed in the Construction of Buildings, Public 
and Private, both for the City and Country. Also, 
Plans and Elevations of Houses, Stores, Cottages, and 
other Buildings. Royal Quarto. Price, post-paid, $10. 
Jacques’ Itfanual of the House. —How to 
Build Dwellings, Barns, Stables, and Out-Buildings of 
all kinds. 126 Designs and Plans. Post-paid, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, Publishers, 
345 Broadway, New York. 
The Very Best 
TOYS 
EVER INVENTED 
ARE 
Crandall’s Blocks 
For Children. 
BEAUTIFUL, AMUSING, INSTRUCTIVE. 
“Ye HERO OF *76.” 
The great “Centennial Toy.” A fine old soldier 
in a brilliantly colored uniform, with cocked hat, 
stall, and flag, all put up in a neat box. The Hero 
is so constructed that be can be placed in almost 
numberless and amusing positions, and will de¬ 
light the children everywhere. 
Price 35 Cts.; by mail,prepaid, 45 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S ACROBATS. 
Full of fun and frolic, and most brilliant in costume. 
These are among the most fascinating and ingeni¬ 
ous toys ever invented. The number of figures 
which can be made with the pieces in a single box 
is limited only by the ingenuity of the operator. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. 
CRANDALL’S MENAGERIE. 
One of the most wonderful and amusing things 
ever brought out for the entertainment of children. 
The six animals composing the menagerie are beau¬ 
tifully painted, and so arranged into 56 pieces in 
each box, that tens of thousands of most laughter- 
provoking figures cau be made up with them. 
Price $2.00. [Purchaser will pay express charges. 
Box too large to go safely by mail.] 
CRANDALL’S BUILDING-BLOCKS. 
Can be made into forms of almost endless variety. 
The blocks are put up in neat, strong boxes, and 
a large sheet giving various designs of buildings, 
etc., accompanies each box. 
Price—No. 1, $2.00; by mail, prepaid. $2.50. 
No, 3, $1.00; by mail, prepaid. $1.25. 
No. 4, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.15. 
CRANDALL’S ILLUMINATED PIC¬ 
TORIAL ALPHABET CUBES. 
These Cubes are gorgeously colored, and will 
make over 500 beautiful combinations or figures. 
They are water-proof, odorless, and durable ; put 
up in handsome black walnut boxes ; and are most 
attractive to both young and old—an elegant pres¬ 
ent for the little ones. 
Price $2.50; by mail, prepaid , $3.00. 
CRANDALL’S MASQUERADE-BLOCKS. 
Making 300 different and beautiful Combinations 
of Pictures, which are in very brilliant colors. 
They are not injured by washing, do not wear out, 
and afford endless amusement. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.20. 
CRANDALL’S EXPRESSION-BLOCKS. 
With Letters on one side, Picture on the other. 
The Alphabet is the key to the picture which, when 
complete, represents the inventor in Dream Land. 
These Blocks are water-proof, and can be washed 
if soiled. 
Price 50 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, 70 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S ALPHABET-BLOCKS. 
Red, "White, and Blue. 
Tasteless, odorless, and water-proof. The letters 
are on red, white, and blue ground. All children 
are pleased with them. 
Price 75 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, $1.00. 
N.H.— If postage is not remitted with the prices, as above, 
the blocks will be sent by express at purchaser's expense. 
Orders from the trade will be supplied on liberal terms. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
345 Broadway, New Yore. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Continued from p. 167, 
Use for Wootl Asltes. —“G. A. G.,” Ful¬ 
ton Co., Ill. Wood ashes and rotted sawdust might be 
spread upon grass, or upon land plowed for corn, oats, or 
potatoes, with advantage; 100 bushels or more per acre. 
What is a ‘ s f .eag-cae ” of Uarnl?— 
“ W. H. S.,” Denver, Col. A 11 league ” of land is not 9 
square miles, or 3 miles square. This term “ league,” is 
not onr measure of 3 miles, but a Mexican measure of 
surface, consisting of 5,000 varas square, or 4,428 acres. 
The term has been in use in reference to grants of land to 
settlers, who, if stock raisers, received for each family a 
“ lieadright league,” of the size mentioned. Farmers 
each received only a “labor” which was a tract of 1,000 
varas square, or a little over 177 acres, and a twenty-fifth 
part of a league. The term is used to designate tracts 
in California or Texas, held under Mexican grants. 
Valwe of Nig'Jit-Soil,,—‘“ E. C.,” Somer¬ 
set Co., Pa. There is no question as to the value of night- 
soil as a fertilizer. The difficulty in the way of using it 
is the handling of it. Properly managed, it may be made 
no more offensive than barn-yard manure. It may be 
mixed with coal ashes, or earth and straw, so that it may 
be loaded on to a wagon. In many of the French and 
English towns this refuse matter is thus handled by the 
farmers without difficulty, and made into inoffensive 
composts for the market gardens near by. 
Valsic of Uivery llanure.— 
“Reader,” Summit Mills, Pa. At $1.25 for a 4-horse 
load, the manure from a livery stable is cheap enough. 
No farmer should hesitate to take all he can procure at 
that price, even should ho have to borrow the money to 
buy it with. If well used, it should return three times 
that money back again at least. 
'I'lac Main, 44 rape.—“Subscriber.” The 
owner of this vine claims that it is distinct; the leading 
pomologists of Massachusetts say that they are unable to 
see how it in any respect differs from the Concord grown 
in a favorable situation. Thinking the pomologists 
should know, wo have not planted it, hence can give you 
no opinion of our own. 
Why a lien Stops Uaying.—“ D. N. 
K.,” Minersville, Pa. There are many things that we 
do not know all about yet, and this is one of them. It is 
not certain that a hen can lay just so many eggs during 
her life, and no more, or that the ovaries each contain so 
many germs or ova, and when these, are exhausted, that 
she will stop laying. The statement that the ovary of a 
hen contains not over 400 ova, is not true, for some hens 
that we know of, have laid over 800 eggs during their 
lives, and are laying yet, at the age of eight years. A well 
fed hen will lay more eggs than a starved one. and it is 
more probable that the ova are secreted according to 
circumstances, than that they are already in embryo in 
the animal, as soon as it is formed in the egg, as some 
think. We know also that hens stop laying in cold 
weather, if exposed to the cold, but not otherwise. 
Mow to CSet Caoocl Help.— “ C. R. S.,” 
Iowa City. It is more difficult to keep good help than to 
get it, yet that may be done under certain circumstances. 
The only way to succeed in getting it, is to keep trying. 
Possibly a pretty sure way to find a man and wife, would 
be to make your wants and offer known through the ad¬ 
vertising columns, where they would meet the notice of 
those who are seeking places. 
Yellow Uat Ibi a Hog;, —“A. B. L.,” 
Portage Co., Ohio. The fat of a healthy pig should he 
white, with no tinge of yellow. When the fat is yellow 
it is a proof that the liver has been disordered, and that 
bile has been mixed with the blood. It is supposed by 
some that this yellowness does not make the meat un¬ 
wholesome, as in the case of sheep who have fine liver- 
rot in these the fat is very high colored, and they are in 
no way despised by the butchers on that account. It is 
remarkable that at the outset of such a bilious disorder, 
an animal will fatten rapidly, although the eyes may ap¬ 
pear very yellow. We do not agree with the butchers in 
their estimation of yellow fat, and think it safest to re¬ 
ject it as food, but this may be a matter of fancy. 
