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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
I March, 
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BOOKS FOE FAKMEES and OTHERS. 
Important Work on Flax Culture. 
[Any of the following books can be obtained at the Of- 
llce of tlie AgricuUurUt at tiie prices named, or they will be 
forwarded by maii, post-paid, on receipt of tlie price. These 
prices are positiveiy good to Aprii 1st.] 
Ailen’s (L. F.) Itnr.al Architecture_*. % 
•Mien's (iv. L.) American Farm Book*. 
Allen's Diseases of Domestic Animals. 
American Bird Fancier. 
American Farmer's Encyclopedia.. 
■American Rose Cnitnrist. 
American Weeds and useful Plants. 
Art of Saw Filing .. .(Holly). 
Barry's Fruit Garden_**•.. 
Beecher’s flly Ward) Fruit Flower.s and Fiirming. 
Bement’s Poulterer’s Companion... .**. 
Bement’s I!abl)it Fancier. 
Blake’s Fanner’s Encyclopedia. 
Bonssinganlt’s Rural Economy. 
Bridgeinan’s Fruit Cultivator’s Manual. 
Bridgeman’s Voung Gardener’s Assistant. 
Bridgeman’s Kitc'hen Garden Instructor. 
Bridgeman’s Florist's Guide. 
Brandt’s Age of Horses (English and German)_*_ 
Brock’s Book of Flowers_*. 
Browne’s Field Bonk of Manures. 
Browne's Poultry Varfl. 
Bui.st’s Flower garden Directory. 
“ Family Kitchen Gardener...... 
Burr’s A^egctabics of America_* . 
Carpenters and .Joiners’ Hand Book. .(Holly). 
Cliorlton’s Grape-Grower’s Guide. 
Cobbett’s American Gardener. 
Cole’s fS. W.) American Fruit Book_♦. 
Colman’s Agriculture. 
Clopeland’s Country Life.. 
Cottage Bee-Keeper . 
(lotton Planters lilanual (Turner). 
Dadd’s Modern Horse Doctor. 
Dadd’s (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor_*. 
Dadd’s Anatomy of the Horse_(colored). 
Dana’s Muck Alanual. 
Dog and Gun (Hooper’s). 
Domestic Poultry. 
Downing s Cottage Residenc,e.s.** . 
Downing’s Fruits and Fruit Trees of America_***.... 
Eastwood on Cranberry. 
Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide. 
Employment of 'Women—By 'Virginia Penny....*. 
Every Lady her own Flower Gardener... 
Fessenden’s Complete Farmer and Gardener. 
Flax Culture.(Heady next month). 
French’s Farm Drainage_*. 
Field’s (Thomas W.) Pear (Culture. 
Fish Culture.. 
Flint (CharlesL.) on Grasses. ..**. 
Flint’s Milch Cow's and Dairy Farming_***. 
Fuller’s Grape Culturlst.•**. 
F’uller’s Strawberry Cnitnrist.*.... 
Good.alc’s Principles of Breeding.. .**. .. 
Gray’sMauual ofBotany and Lessons in one Atol..***.. 
Gray’s How Plants Grow. 
Gne'non on Milch Co^ys. 
lluH's (Miss) American Cookery. 
Harasathy Grape Culture, &c. 
Harris’ Insects Injurious to 'Vegetation, plain.**_ 
do. do. do. do. colored plates.** 
Herbert’s Hints to Horsekeepers_***. 
Hints to Rillemcn, b.v Cleveland. 
Hop Culture.(Ready last of March). 
How to Buy a Farm and Where to Find One. 
.Jaques’s Fruits and Fruit Trees. 
.Jennings on Cattle. Sheep. &c. 
.Johnston’s Agricultural Chemistry. 
.lohnston’s Elements of Agricultur.al Chembtry. 
Kemp’s Landscape Gardening. 
Lant'stroth on the Honey Bee ..**.. 
Loudon’s (Downing’s) Ladies' Flower Garden_*.... 
Lenchar's Howto Build Hot-houses. 
T.iebig’s Familiar Letters on Cliemistry. 
Liel»ie:’s Modern Agriculture. 
I.lnsley’s (D. C.) 'Morgan Horses . 
Manual ol Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 
Mavhew’s Illustrated Horse Doctor ..#**. 
M.ayhew’s Illustrated Horse Management.***_ 
McMahon’s American Gardener.*. 
Miles on the Horse’s foot. 
Morrell’s American Sliepherd. 
My Farm of Edgewood. ...**...... 
National Almanac and Annual Record_**. 
Neill’s Practical Gardener_(Pardee). 
Norton’s Scientific Agriculture. 
Olcott’s Sorgho ann Imphee. 
Onion Culture ...*•*. 
Our Farm of Four Acres (bound) GOc_*.(p.aper) 
Our Hardy Grapes. 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. 
Parsons on the Rose. 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton Leaves.. 
Dodder’s Land Measurer. 
(Juinby’s Mv^teries of Bee keeping_*•. 
Rabbit Fan ■-lor. 
Randall’s Sneen Husbandry. 
Randall’? Fine Wool Sheep Husb.andry. 
Rand’s Fiov ers for Parlor and Garden_*•. 
Rich’n American Architect. 
Richardson on Dog. 
Rivers’ Orchard Houses. 
Rural Affairs_(bound)_3 Vols_ejteh. 
Saxton’s Farmers’ Library, .set of3 Vols. .morocco. 
do do do do 3 Vols..cloth. 
Schcnck’s Gardener’s Text Book. 
Shef herd’s own Book. 
Skil-ful Housewife . 
Smith’s Landscape G.ardening. 
Spencer’s Education of Children**. 
Stewart’s (.John) Stable Book.. 
Ten Acres Enough. 
Thacr’s (A. D.) Principles of Agriculture. 
Thomas Fruit Culturist. 
Thon-.pson’s Food of Animals. 
Tobacco Culture .. .*•*. 
Todd’s (S. K.) Young Farmer’s Manual_**. 
Taker’s Register Rural Affairs_* . 
■Vanx’s Villas and Cottages. 
Walden’s Complete Soil Culture. . 
Warder’s Hedges and Evergreens. 
Wnring’s Elements of Agriculture. 
Watson’s American Home Garden_***. 
Wax Flowers (Art of Making). 
■Wlieat Plant (.John Klinpart’s). 
Woodward’s Country Homes. 
Vale College Agricultural Lectures. 
Vouatt and .Spooner on the Horse. 
Youatt and Aiartin on Cattle. 
Youatt on the Hog_*. 
Youatt on Sheep... 
■Youmans’Household Science—••* . 
Youmans’ New Chemistry....*. 
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Tlie attention directed to these subjects by our recent 
offer of pi'izes has called out a great amount of informa¬ 
tion, in just that form most suited to the public wants, for 
while many are anxious to learn more respecting the grow¬ 
ing of these important products, many others desire to 
know whether they can profitably commence the culture. 
We have the plain, full directions, given by a large 
number of practical growers , of long experience re¬ 
siding in different parts of the country. Any item omitted 
by one is sure to be brought out by others. We give one 
of the Hop-growing essays this month. Next, month we 
shall give the best one of between thirty and forty good 
Flax essays. In order to place the mass of this inform 
ation within the reach of all, as we cannot print a tenth 
part of it in the Agriculturist we shall get out as soon as 
possible a well-printed but low-priced pamphlet or book, 
containing the essays on Hop-culture—costing about forty 
cents. We hope to have this ready as early in klarch 
as the 15th or 20th. A similar work will be prepared from 
the great mass of information in all departments of Flax- 
culture, and dressing it for market. This will be in simi¬ 
lar form. We shall try and keep the price as low as 50 
cents. This will be ready in April if not before. 
U. ^TirCOAIi. 
By authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, the un¬ 
dersigned has assumed the General Subscription Agency 
for the Sale of United States Treasury Notes, bearing 
seven and three-tenths per cent, interest, per annum, 
known as the 
These notes arc issued under date of August 15th, 1864, 
and are payable three years from that time, in currency, 
or are convertible at the option of the holder into 
U. S. 5-20 Six per cent. 
GOLD-BEARING BONDS. 
These bonds are now worth a premium of nine per 
cent., including gold interest from Nov., which makes 
the actual profit on the 7-30 loan, at current rates, in¬ 
cluding interest, about ten per cent., per annum, besides 
its exemption from State and municipal taxation, ■which 
adds from one to three per cent, more, according to the 
rate levied on other property. The interest is payable 
semi-annually by coupons attached to each note, which 
may he cut off and sold to any bank or banker. 
The interest amounts to 
One cent per day on a $50 note. 
1’wo cents ‘ “ “ 8fiOO “ 
Ten ‘ *• “ “ $500 “ 
20 “ “ “ “ $1000 
$1 “ “ “ $5000 
Notes of all the denominations named will be prompt¬ 
ly furnished upon receipt ol subscriptions. This is 
THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET 
now offered by the Government, and it is confidently ex¬ 
pected tliat its superior advantages will make it the 
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE. 
Less than $200,000,000 remain unsold, which will pro¬ 
bably be disposed of within the next 60 or 90 days, when 
the notes will undoubtedly command a premium, as has 
uniformly been the case on closing the subscriptions to 
other Loans. 
In order that citizens of every town and section of the 
country may be afforded facilities for taking the loan, 
the National Banks, State Banks, and Private Bankers 
throughout the country have generally agreed to receive 
subscriptions at par. Subscribers will select their own 
agents, in whom they have confidence, and who only are 
to be responsible for the delivery of the notes for wliich 
they receive orders. . 
JAY COOKE, 
Subscription agent Philadelphia, 
JSANItEreS, 
AND DEALERS IN 
C50YEKNMEKT SECURITIES. • 
38 WALL STREET, NEW YOEK, f 
ARE 
U. S. ACSEr«TS, 
FOR THE SALE OF THE 
PoptllliF t'-S® 
Under the recent arrangement of the Treasury Depart 
ment with Mr. JAY COOKE, General 
Subscription Agent. 
Checks and Drafts on New York, Legal Tender 
Notes and National Bank Notes may be remitted in 
payment. We also receive all Legal Tender Vive Per 
Cent. Notes, and allow the accrued interest to date of 
subscription. 
The 7-30 Notes will be forwarded by Express, free of 
charge, to all points reached by the Express Companies. 
Orders may be forwarded to us direct, or through your 
nearest Bank or Banker. 
Persons visiting the city will find a full assortment of 
the Notes on hand at our Office for immediate delivery. 
Orders by mail should be accompanied with the address 
in full to which the Notes are to be forwarded. 
We also keep on hand, and buy and sell at market 
rates, all kinds of 
UNITE® STATES SEtJUKlTIES. 
Accounts of Banks, Bankers, and individuals received 
on favorable terms. 
FISM & MATCH, 
^ ISAWKEKS, 
S8 Wall Street, Wc’»r Yorlc. 
Commercial Notes—Prices Current. 
New-York, Feb. 18. 
We give below condensed and convenient tables refer¬ 
ring to the transactions in the New York Produce mar¬ 
kets during the month ending February 19, to which date 
they are made up. These tables have been carefully pre¬ 
pared specially for the American Agriculturist, from offi¬ 
cial and other reliable sources, including the notes of our 
own reporter. 
1 . TRANSACTIONS AT THB NKW-TORK MARKETS, 
Receipts. Flour. Wieat. Corn. Eye. Earley. Oats. 
2tfiaysH«’sm’tli.l07.000 2,100 135,000 6,250 27,000 2.55,000 
23days(astm’tli.231,000 11,000 137,000 10,500 21.000 178,000 
Sales. Flour, 'niieat. Corn. Eye. Barley. 
24 days H«'s month, 221,000 434,000 106,000 31,000 37,000 
28 days mouth, 267,000 461,000 334,000 33,500 141,000 
3. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
RECEIPTS. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1863.107,000 2,100 18.5.000 6.‘250 27.000 255,000 
23 days 1864.308,000 26,500 191,000 6,.500 68,000 282,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eye. Barley 
24 days 1865 . 221,000 434,000 196.000 31,000 37,000 
28 days 1864. 415,500 3,891,000 1,83'J,000 13,400 98,500 
3. Exports from Neio-York, January ] to February 18. 
iFlour, 
tviieat, 
Corn, 
liye, 
Oats. 
bbls. 
bus. 
bus. 
bus. 
bus. 
1865.... 
... 198,225 
69,444 
6.3.404 
141 
9,293 
1804.... 
... 261,249 
2,115,441 
18,318 
255 
3,142 
The tables above show the amount of transactions, and 
the price table below gives present prices and changes 
from last month. The prices are mainly rcgnlaled by 
the value of gold ; breadstuffs, meats, etc.., are relatively 
higher than they would be but for the very limitoi sup 
ply in the city, the severe winter liaving greally im¬ 
peded the bringing lorward of freiglil. 
CUKP.KNT IVHOLESALE PRICKS. 
■Jan. 20. Feb. 18. 
Flour— Super to Extra State 
$9 
50 
(SllO 
40 .?10 
(0 
@10 
80 
Super, to Extra Soutliern — 
10 
50 
(rSlS 
00 
n 
10 
@14 
•50 
Extra AVestern. 
10 
10 
W13 
00 
10 
05 
012 
50 
Extra Genesee. 
10 
50 
(<«13 
00 
10 
a5 
012 
50 
Superfine AVestern. 
9 
50 
H 9 
85 
10 
10 
010 
45 
Ryk Flour. 
8 
25 
(0) 9 
25 
7 
7'5 
0 8 
I.T 
Corn Meal. 
7 
75 
(<« 9 
00 
7 
75 
0 8 
65 
AVnEAT— All kinds of Ayiilte,. 
2 
50 
® 2 
^0 
2 
45 
0 2 
65 
All kinds of Red.. 
2 
20 
fi) 2 
52K 
2 
10 
0 2 
45 
Corn— Yellow. 
1 
80 
H 1 
82 
1 
72 
0 1 
76 
Mixed. 
1 
88 
(<4 1 
90 
1 
88 
0 
Oats— AVestern. 
1 
06 
W 1 
07 
1 
10 
0 1 
io« 
State. 
1 
06 
(<4 1 
00 
1 
OH 
@ 1 
09 
Ryk... 
1 
68 
0 1 
70 
1 
60 
0 1 
6,3 
B.vrley... 
1 
85 
(<4 2 
05 
1 
K) 
0 2 
0,5 
Cotton— Middlings, per lb.... 
98 
0 1 
00 
85 
0 
H7 
Hops, crop of 1864, per lb. 
23 
52K 
25 
SO 
