1876 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
4 = 4 = 3 
In dosing these last hints for the present year, we 
would enforce the necessity for thoroughness in all 
work. Only good work pays. A man must be 
honest to himself, and not slight work because he 
is his own employer. The little losses eat away the 
large profits. More is lost by neglect than by work¬ 
ing in wrong directions. A man who works and 
makes mistakes, has learned valuable lessons, which 
will help him in the future. Nothing that a farmer 
or mechanic can do, will be so useful to him as 
making a record of what he learns by his experi¬ 
ence, except it is the reading over again and again 
of what he has written. 
Work in the Horticultural Departments. 
Every day’s work that can be done now will tell 
upon the coming spring’s labors, and advantage 
must be taken of every pleasant day to forward 
the work. If land is to be prepared for orchard 
planting, or sod-land is to be added to the garden, 
the work can be done better now than in the 
spring, when other things are pressing. During 
stormy days tools can be mended and put in order. 
Crude petroleum will preserve the wood-work, and 
if put on iron and steel-work will prevent rust. 
Orchard siitd NBirsery. 
In the southern latitudes plowing and tree-plant¬ 
ing can still be done. At the North the chief work 
will be in preparing for winter. Look after the 
Fences and Oates, and see that these are close 
against stray cattle, which may destroy young 
trees, by breaking off limbs, or in many cases snap¬ 
ping off the whole tree, and thus completely ruin it. 
Young Trees set this fall should have a mound of 
earth, a foot or more in hight, raised around the 
foot of the stem, to steady them during heavy 
winds and prevent their being thrown by frost. 
This is less trouble and better than stakes. 
Mice and Babbits.— After snow-storms tramp the 
6now firmly around the trunks, to keep away mice. 
A strip of tarred paper, a foot or more wide, tied 
around the base, will prevent both rabbits and mice 
from gnawing. Blood sprinkled upon the trunks 
is the best to keep off rabbits on a large scale. 
Trap or shoot all rabbits found in the orchards 
or garden, as they destroy shrubs as well as trees. 
Pruning may be done during spells of mild 
weather, provided the cuts are covered with a coat 
of paint, melted grafting-wax, or shellac varnish, 
to protect the surface from the weather. 
Cions .—Cut at any time when the trees are not 
frozen, and store in saw-dust or sand in the cellar. 
Have every variety labeled as*soon as cut. 
Heeled-in Trees .—There is no danger of loss if the 
earth is properly worked in around the roots and 
the air is excluded. If there is danger of water 
settling around the trees during the winter, make 
drains to carry it off. Clean away rubbish, so that 
no mice can find a harboring place among them. 
Peach Stones should be buried in a dry place, so 
as to have the full effects of the frosts. Put plum 
and cherry stones in boxes with earth. 
Root-Grafting .—Store the stocks in earth in the 
cellar, and during cold and stormy days graft them, 
taking care to keep the varieties distinct. 
Fruit ^Harden. 
Grape Vines.— If these are not yet pruned, attend 
to it the first mild day. See last month notes. If 
trellises are to be put up, provide posts and rails. 
The best material for posts is locust or red cedar, 
with good clear pine or chestnut rails, 12 or 14 feet 
long, and 21 to 3 inches wide. Such a trellis will 
last for many years, with the occasional renewal of 
the rails, and is the cheapest in the end. 
Strawberries .—Cover with straw or hay as soon as 
the ground is frozen, the object being to prevent 
the too sudden change from freezing to thawing, 
rather than to keep the plants warm. 
Raspberries .—Tender sorts must be protected; 
bend over and cover with a few inches of earth. 
Apply manure between the rows and allow it to re¬ 
main until spring, when it can be spaded in. 
Currants and Gooseberries. —Prune, shortening the 
new growth and thinning out the old. Make cut¬ 
tings of the primings of new wood, and set out at 
once if the ground is open ; otherwise bury until 
spring. 
Mitclaem <tj}ard.eiia„ 
If rubbish and weeds have not yet been cleared 
up, attend to them at once, and if the ground is 
still open, plow or spade it and leave it exposed to 
the weather without harrowing. 
Cold Frames .—Do not cover until freezing wea¬ 
ther comes, and then admit air on every mild day, 
or the sash removed altogether, else growth will 
commence and the plants be seriously injured. 
Spinach .—Protect the fall-grown with hay or 
leaves. Cover a few rows with a frame and sashes, 
or even boards if a very early crop is desired. 
Seeds .—Thrash out and clean all seeds that have 
been saved for the coming season, and label with 
date and name of variety. Store in a dry cool place, 
where the mice cannot reach them. 
Trenches and Pits where roots, etc., are stored, 
will not need covering until the weather is quite 
cool, and then only just enough to keep out frost. 
Flower 4ii!ii*4!o3a ssrnil 5 a&wbu 
Lawns =—Gather the broken branches and leaves ; 
if well-rotted manure is at hand, apply a liberal 
dressing, but use no other ; better buy artificial 
fertilizers than use manure containing weed-seeds. 
Young Evergreens need a slight protection, espe¬ 
cially if set this fall. Put boughs of other ever¬ 
greens around them, or give other similar shelter. 
Pits where plants are stored for winter, need 
abundant ventilation, except in very cold spells. 
Water sparingly when absolutely necessary. 
Walks and Drives .—Place posts or other guards 
where necessary to prevent careless persons from 
driving upon the grass. Stones and gravel may 
now be drawn and got ready for making new drives 
or walks in the spring. When there is a light 
snow, the stones can be loaded upon a stone-boat 
and drawn where needed, easier than on wheels. 
Herbaceous Perennials set this fall will be benefit- 
ted by a covering of leaves or litter. 
<iii*ccHlioiise and Winslow Plants. 
Ventilation is a most important matter ; the inju¬ 
dicious opening of the ventilators and allowing a 
sudden chilling often destroys many plants. Open 
the ventilators on the side opposite to the wind. 
House Pants .—Shower rough-leaved plants occa¬ 
sionally, and use the sponge upon smooth leaves, 
to remove dust. During very cold nights move 
away from the window, and cover, if there is any 
danger of freezing, with a sheet or newspapers. 
Ferneries usually need but little water and should 
be opened half an hour every day, and even longer 
if any signs of mold appear. 
Insects .—Keep the plants in the greenhouse free 
from the green fly by the use of tobacco smoke, 
once or twice a week. Window plants may be 
sprinkled with or dipped in tobacco-water. Scale 
and mealy bugs are best removed by washing with 
whale-oil soap and hand-picking. 
Water plants only when they are dry, and then 
give them an abundance. A little water on the 
surface does not go down to the roots, and the 
plants soon begin to suffer from want of it. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
from our daily record during the year, show at-a glance 
the transactions for the month ending Nov. 13th, ISIS, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. Tit A NS ACTIONS AT THIS N15W YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harley. Oats. 
26 d’s this m’t.l 1331.000 2.106,000 2,315,000 207.000 419,000 1,437,000 
26 d’s last m’tli327,000 2,211,000 3,714,000 1S5.000 384,000 1.503,000 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat, (lorn. Hue. Harley. Oats. 
26 d’s this m’tli312,000 2,117,000 2,643,000 141,000 199.000 1,436,000 
26 d’s last m’tliS59,000 2,189,000 3,821,000 167,000 178,000 1,419,000 
A. Comparison with, same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. 
26 days 1876. .331,000 2.196.000 2,815.000 207;000 419.000 1,437,00* 
26 days 1875..491,000 4.873,500 2,014,000 151,000 512,000 1,379,000 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Harley. Oats. 
26 days 1876 312,000 2 , 117.000 2,613.000 141.000 199,000 1,436.000 
26 daj'S 1875 . 473,000 5,104,000 2,912000 69,000 431,000 2,161,0.0 
3. 
Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Wheat. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. Man: 
bush. bush. bush. bush, busli. bush, 
Nov. 8, 18 * 6 . .2,048,233 3,206.003 294,381 478,141 1,002,891 495,6m' 
Sept. 
Aug. , _ 
May 8, 1876.. 1,563,826 172;090 U>;865 331301 437,387 
Apr. 10,1876..3,393,014 232,140 68,429 200,381 706,282 
Jail. 10, 1876.. 5,802,293 663,982 100,741 325,191 1.0S0.300 
f>ec. 1 , 18,5..5,878,036 816,962 99,908 805,961 1.252,005 
May 11, 18,5... 969,804 1,542,924 16,124 16,537 045,209 229,655 
Nxporlsfrom New York. Jan. 1, to Nov. 9. 
Flour. Wheal. Corn. Rye. Harley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush. bush, busli. 
421,Tat 
445,3l(£ 
434,288 
450,61® 
436,942 
307,438 
258,36* 
Tide-water Receipts at Albany , from opening of nav¬ 
igation to Nov. 1: 
1876 
18' 
Flour 
bbls. 
25.500 
97.500 
1874.. .129.200 
1873.. . 128,200 
18.2.. . 104,100 
1571.. .233,000 
1870.. .356.600.13,918,300 
Wheat. 
bush. 
9,896,200 
17,114,400 
21.295.600 
20.192.600 
Corn. 
bush. 
9.974.400 
7,920,900 
17,141,800 
17,195,500 
7,801,400 25,481,200 
18,184,000 18,124,000 
4,584,: 
Current Wholesale Prices 
Rye. Harley. 
bush. bush. 
677.300 1,467,500 2,507,101 
181,490 2,160,700 2,168,6® 
263.200 1,693,500 2,795,608 
914,500 1.667,000 3,040,2® 
857.300 2.119,000 5,075,3®S 
707.200 2.578,000 4,833,3® 
529,900 2,306,800 5,210,988 
Oats. 
busli. 
Oct. 12. 
109 
Prick op Cold .. 
Flour—S uper to Extra Slule *4 35 @ 5 60 
Super to Extra Southern_ 4 85 @8 f.O 
Extra Western . 5 10 @ 9 75 
Extra Cenesee. 5 00 @ 6 85 
SuneiTme Western. 4 35 @ 5 00 
Rye Flour.• 2 50 © 5 20 
Corn-.Meal. . 2 65 @3 80 
Buckwheat Flour, 79 100 Its 3 25 @4 00 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 1 20 @1 34 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 1 00 @ 1 28 
Corn—Y ellow . 
Mixed.. 
White... 
Oats— Western. 
State... 
Rye. 
Barley .. 
Buckwheat. 
Barley Malt. 
Hay—B ale, »i 100 Iks . 
Straw, 19 100 n.s. 
Cotton—M iddlings, lb 
Hops—C rop ol'187U, 8Mb . 
old, $ ft. 
Feathers-—L ive Geese, ft 
Seed—C lover, id ft .. 
Timothy, 19 bushel.. 
Flax, 19 bushel. 
Sugar— Refi’g& Grocery?) ft 
Molasses, Cuba. i9gal.50 test 
New Orleans, new crop,?) gal 
Coffee—R io (Gold). 
Touacco, Kentucky, &c„ if ft. 
Seed Leaf, 79 ft. 
Wool—D omestic Fleece, 78 ft 
Domestic, pulled, 78 ft. 
California, spring clip,. 
California full clip. 
Tallow, 78 ft 
Oil-Cake— ton . 
Pork—M ess, 78 barrel. V 
Prime, 76 barrel . 
Beef—P lain mess. 8 00 @10 00 
Lard, in tres. it bbls, 78 100 ft 10 12M@10 75 
Butter—S tate. 78 ft.„. 22 @ 38 
Western, poor to fancy, 79 ft. 16 @ 35 
Cuekse.. . . 5 @ 18K 
Beans— 78 bushel. 1 00 @ 2 10 
Peas—C anada, in bond, 78 bu 93 
Nov. IS. 
109 3-4 
$4 25 © 5 79 
4 25 
5 15 
5 75 
4 25 
2 50 
2 65 
3 00 
1 25 
1 05 
@ 8 2s 
@ 9 56 
@ 6 75 
@ 5 00 
@ 5 16 
@ 3 40 
© 3 46 
@ 1 40 
{o. 1 3-7 
5714© 
CO 
59 
@ 
62 
50 
@ 
58 
55 
© 
«0J£ 
57 1 
60 
58 
@ 
02 
28' 
© 
48 
30 
© 
45 
43 
@ 
48 
44 
51 
70 
@ 
90 
72M® 
92 
85 
@ 1 
18 
75 
© 1 
1* 
SO 
@ 
<10 
75 
@ 
85 
80 
© 1 
SO 
75 
© 1 
30 
55 
@ 
90 
55 
® 
SO 
50 
@ 
95 
45 
© 
90 
10%@ 
n% 
12V@ 
12a 
Z 1 
© 
40 
26 
@ 
38 
4 
@ 
22 
4 
@ 
20 
50 
@ 
57 y. 
50 
® 
5734 
ISM® 
14 
15 
@ 
155f 
CO 
@ 2 
10 
1 95 
© 2 
00 
1 44 
© 
_ 
1 55 
@ 1 
l 60 
8 
@ 
Jff 
S><@ 
m 
32 
@ 
33 
35 
@ 
86 
40 
@ 
62 
55 
© 
65 
16 
@ 
19K 
16K@ 
191s 
6 
@ 
19 
6 
18 
8 
@ 
50 
4k@ 
50 
28 
© 
50 
30 
@ 
52J4 
22 
@ 
42 
25 
@ 
45 
13 
@ 
30 
15 
@ 
30 
10 
© 
21 
12 
@ 
23 
m® 
8% 
s%@ 
82- 
38 00 
@39 50 
38 50 
@0< 
100 
Eggs—F resh, 78 dozen _ 22 
Poultry—F owls.. 12 
Turkeys—Hi ft. 13 
Geese, 78 pair. . 1 37 
Geese, 79 ft. 
Ducks, 78 pair. 
Roosters, 79 ft. 
Chickens, dry pick’d ft. 
Grouse, 79 pair. 
Partridge,?) doz. 
Ducks, Wild,?) pair. 
Woodcock, 78 pair. 
Quail, 78 dozen. 
Venison, tp ft. 
Rabbits, ?) pair. 
Hares, ?) pair. 
Turnips 79 bbl. 
Cab3 iges—79 100 . 3 00 
Onions—?) bbl. 2 00 
Potatoes—?) bbl. 2 00 
Sweet Potatoes— 78 bbl. 1 75 
Cauliflower, 79 doz. 50 
Biioom-corn.. . 3 
Green Peas, ?) busli. — 
Tomatoes, ?* bskt. 50 
Cranberries— 78 bbl. S 00 
78 crate. 2 CO 
Apples— 78 barrel. 50 
SQUASn. 79 bbl. 60 
Pears, 79 bbl. 2 00 
Quinces, @ bbl. — 
Grapes, 79 ft. 5 
Cider, ?) gal. 6 
00 @17 25 — 
8 00 
10 25 
22 
16 
5 
1 SO 
93 
25 
10 
10 
1 25 
@ 26 
© 20 
@ 20 
@ 2 25 
@17 00 
© — 
@10 08 
@11 OG 
@ 38 
@ 35 
@ 13* 
© 2 75 
® 93 Jf 
@ 30 
@ 15 
© 1« 
© 2-00 
_ 
@ 
10 
© 
16 
50 
@ 
1 00 
50 
© 
90 
8 
© 
10 
8 
© 
12 
@ 
20 
10 
© 
18 
00 
@ 
— 
50 
© 1 oc 
70 
@ 
85 
30 
© 
75 
30 
© 
80 
25 
1 50 
*i5 
85 
— 
© 
— 
— 
@ 
— 
1 50 
@ 
1 75 
12 
<3 
20 
9 
@ 
17 
30 
© 
40 
20 
© 
35 
50 
@ 
65 
40 
© 
60 
00 
@ 
_ — 
75 
© 
90 
@ 7 00 
@ 2 75 
@ 2 75 
© 2 f.O 
@ 3 00 
@ 75 
@10 25 
@ 3 25 
fe 3 50 
@ 1 00 
@15 00 
© - 
& 10 
@ 12 
3 00 © 7 00 
1 50 @ 2 36 
© 3 00 
© 3 5C 
@ 1 75 
<a s 
@ 1 53 
© 1 25 
. ... @10 (0 
2 62 'A® 3 O. 
50 ‘® 2 00 
75 @ 96 
— @ — 
00 @12 00 
6 @ 11 
6 @ 12 
! 00 
3 00 
60 
3 
1 50 
■ 50 
Gold has been up to 11374, and down to 109, closing 
Nov. 13, at 109>4, as against 109 for Oct. 12; 110 cat 
Sept. 12, and 111 % on July 12, 1876, and 114% on the 12tk 
of Nov., 1875... The month’s business has been serionsfp 
impeded in all branches by the political excitement_ 
Breadstulfs have been quite moderately dealt in, as a ndq 
for export and home use. The earlier movements were 
mainly influenced by the war-like reports from Europe, 
which led to considerable fluctuations in values. Towarfi 
the close, the market for Flour and Grain was compara¬ 
tively tame, and quite generally depressed. The iatesS 
transactions, however, indicated more activity and Hkhc 
ness in Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Barley. Warlike 
reports from Europe, received at the very close of the 
month under review, led to free purchases of Breadstaffe 
in our market, largely of Wheat and Flour for export. 
Wheat advanced sharply, and most other kinds of Bread- 
stuffs also left oft' stronger, with an upward tendency. 
Further liberal purchases of Oats were made for shipment 
to France—wholly of old No. 2 Chicago. Two cargoes of 
