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AMERICAN ACRIOULTURIST 
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supply circulars and all needed information. •^Ir. Woodruff’s 
improvement renders them so portable that Mr. \yilder 
guarantees the safe carriage of any premium instrument we 
give, if sent anywhere East of the Kooky Mountains. We 
offer two kinds, differing mainly in size and finish. 
No. 40.— The Aquarius, or Water-Thrower, is an excel¬ 
lent portable force-pump, useful in many ways—to water the 
garden or plants, to wasli windows, carriages, etc. One can 
catch up the implement, carry it to any place, and from a 
pail throw a considerable stream of water 20 to 30 feet or 
more, and thus sometimes put out an incipient fire that could 
not be readily reached otheiuvise. It has a jet-pipe, and also 
a rose, or sprinkler. An air-chamber attached keeps up a 
steady stream. Send to Wm. & B. Douglas, Middletown, 
Conn., and get a circular giving full particulars. 
No. 41.— The Buckeye Mower is so widely known and 
approved, that we need not use space to describe it. Send 
to Adriance, Platt & Co., Manufacturers, 165 Greenwieh-st., 
New-York, for circulars, etc., giving particulars. A few farm¬ 
ers might unite their efibrts, and readily secure subscribers 
enough for this premium, and own it in common. Many can 
raise a ciub of 160, alone. 
No. 42.— Allen’s Cjdinder Plow, a successful trial of 
which we described in May 1861, has since been further im¬ 
proved, and is a meritorious Implement. The one we offer 
is the Jledium Two-Horse size, cutting' a furrow 12 to 14 
Inches wide, and 5 to 3 indies deep. It is fitted with wheel, 
and “ Skim Plow,” making it double, like the Michigan 
Plow. For descriptive circular, address K. H. Allen & 
Co., 191 Water-street, New-Tork City. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
In accordance with our usual custom, we herewith 
present in the October number a series of tables prepared 
expressly for the American Agriculturist, which give, in 
a very condensed and convenient form for study and 
reference, the various transactions in Breadstuff's, not 
only during the past month but for a series of years past. 
These figures are believed to be thoroughly reliable, no 
labor or care having been spared to make them so. 
1. TKANSA.CT10X3 AT TUE NEW-YOKK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Eije. Barley. Oats. 
2tdayst7ii.9m’th.266.000 1,275.000 2,373,000 109,000 167.000 764.000 
27 days last m’th. 318,000 1,397,000 1,835,000 61,000 141,000 1,975,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. B,ve. Barley. 
24 days tfti.9 month, 351,000 2,052.000 2,318.000 97,000 5,500 
27 days tost moiuh, 314,000 1,965,000 2,149,000 103,000 - 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1865.2GG.OOO 1,275,000 2,373,000 109,000 167,000 764,000 
25 d.ay8 1864.349,500 1,213,000 1,329,000 2,000 51,000 1,354,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. 
24 days 1865 . 351,000 2,0,52,000 2,318.000 97,000 5,500 
isiRi dvir.nn iKvr, non 1.421.non s.ino i.nno 
3, Exports from New-York, January 1 to Sept, l&'i 
Flour. Wheat, Corn, Rye, Oats. 
1863 . 970,967 1,616,864 1,506,368 154,214 54.673 
1864 .1,553.382 10,998,797 709,293 453 31,185 
1863. 1,832,899 11.700,100 7,292,261 409,1,57 116,097 
1862 . 2,254,501 15,393,811 8,640,113 1,031,616 66,537 
4. Exports of Breadstuff's from the United States to 
Great Britain arid Ireland, each of 19 years, ending Sep, 1 ; 
Flour, bbls. 
Wheat, busli. 
Corn, bush 
1805. 
... 170,109 
2,989,740 
1,293,404 
1864. 
...1,241.804 
16,492,523 
717,434 
1863. 
. . 1,479,413 
23,167,190 
10,334,356 
1862 . 
. ..2,67'2,515 
25,754,709 
l'),084,168 
1861. 
...2,561,661 
25,553,370 
11,703,034 
i860 . 
4,938,7)4 
2,2'21.857 
1859... 
... 106 457 
439,010 
34'2,013 
1858 . 
...1,295,430 
6,535,643 
3,317.802 
1857. 
... 849,600 
7,479,401 
4.746,278 
1856. 
7,956,406 
6,731,161 
1856. 
324,427 
6,679.138 
1854 . 
6,038,003 
6,049.371 
1853. 
...!,600,449 
4,823,519 
1,425.278 
1852.. 
2,728,442 
1,487,398 
1'51.. 
1,496,355 
2,205,601 
1850. 
461.276 
4,753,358 
1849,. . 
...1,137,556 
1,140,194 
12,685,260 
1848 . 
241,300 
4,390.226 
1847. 
3,155,845 
4,000,359 
17,157.659 
Total for 19 years. 
. .24,895,755 
142,580,681 
112,326,796 
5. Exports from the United States to the Continent 
of Europe for 11 years, each ending Sept. 1. 
Flour. 
Wheat. 
Corn. 
Rye. 
1865 . 
. 23,261 
112,315 
11,485 
97,529 
1S64. 
.100,511 
338,819 
13,369 
18,965 
1863. 
.219,579 
2,343,314 
68,957 
435,205 
1862.•. 
.626,672 
7,617,472 
329,074 
1,612,926 
1861. 
.142.129 
3,452,496 
101,145 
347,258 
1 RfiQ ... 
49 ‘MS 
178,031 
57,845 
19,358 
25,519 
1859. 
. 51,388 
1858. 
.303,100 
390,428 
16,848 
13,100 
1857 . 
.483,344 
2,875,653 
543,500 
216,162 
1856. 
2,610,079 
282,083 
1,975.178 
1855 . 
. 7,763 
4.972 
308,428 
31.569 
Total for 11 years.2,749,398 19,976,424 1,712,856 4,746,892 
G. Receipts of Breadstujffs at the head of tide water at 
Albany, by the Erie and other New-York Canals, from 
the Commencement of Navigation, May 1st, to and includ¬ 
ing Sept. Sth, in the years indicated. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Bailey. Oats. 
1861.. ..661.100 13,340,000 11,133,000 448,000 206,000 3,113,800 
1662.. . .886,206 16,28'2,800 11,721,500 53l,'200 381,100 2,509,400 
1863.. ..748.100 10,935,000 15,350,700 264,000 79,800 5,157,500 
1864.. ..556.200 9,933,300 5,337,200 80,900 166,100 4,979,200 
1865.'...421,100 5,005,600 .,729,400 290,900 190,700 5,543,100 
CuBiiENT Wholesale Pmobs, 
Super to Extra Southern. 
Extra Western. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superfine Western. 
Rye Flouk. 
CouN Meal. 
Wueat—A ll kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
CoKN—Yellow. 
Mixed. 
Oats—W estern. 
State. 
Rye . 
Barley .. . 
Cotton—M iddlings, ^ tt_ 
Hops—C rop of 1864, ft_ 
Feathers-L ive Geese, ft 
Seed—C lover', ft . 
Timothy, ¥1 bushel. 
Flax, igt bushel. 
SnoAK—Brown, ft . 
Molasses, Cuba, ^gl . 
Coffee—R io, ft. 
Tobacco, Rentucky, &c., ?l ft. 
Seed Loaf, ft . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,^ ft. 
Domestic, pulled, 19 ft. 
California, unwashed, —,... 
Tallow. ft . 
Oil Cake—? ton. 
PoKK—Mess, ? barrel. 
Prime, ft barrel . 
Beep—P lain mess. 
Lard, In barrels, ft ft. 
Butter-W estern, ? ft. 
State, ?ft . 
Cheese. 
Beans—? bushel. 
Peas-C anada. ? bushel. 
Eggs—F resh, ? dozen. 
Poultry'—F owls, ? ft. 
Turkeys, ? ft . 
Potatoes—M ercers, ? bbl... 
Peach Blows, ? barrel. 
Buckeyes—Rew, ? barrel..., 
Apples—? barrel. 
All 
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For some inexplicable reason, gold continues high, 
standing at 142%, Sept. 16th, against 142%, Aug. 181h. 
Business in farm products lias been fair. Breadstuffs 
were for a time so high, as to almost preclude export; 
but with increased receipts, latterly, prices have tended 
downward. Provisions have been firmer, but closed 
irregularly... .W^ool has been active, and piices highei 
_Cotton went up, but is weaker again, The receipts 
have been very large.* Tlie stock at this port, Sept. 1, 
was 74,862 bales, against 3,810 bales the same time last 
year_Hay, Hops and Tobacco have been in fair re¬ 
quest. Tlie current piices are given in tlie table. 
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Agricultural and other Fairs. 
state and National Fairs. 
American Institute, N. Y. City, Sept. 12ih to Oct. 19th; 
J. W. Chambers. _ 
Horticultural Exhibilion Am. Inst., N. Y. City, (Gree¬ 
ley Prizes), Sept. 12 to Oct. 19. 
Indiana, Ft. Wayne, Oct. 2 to 7 ; W. H. Loomis. 
Indiana Pomological. Ft Wayne. Oct. 2 to 7. 
Michigan, Kalamazoo, National Exhibition of horses, 
Oct. 3 to 6 ; C. F. Kidder. 
Oliio, Dayton, National Horse Fair, Oct. 3 to 6. 
County and Otlier Fairs 
MAINE. 
East Oxford Co., West Peru, Oct. 4, 5. 
Franklin Co., Farmington, Oct. 3 to 5 ; L. F. Green. 
West Oxford Co., Fryeburg, Oct. 10 to 12. 
York Co., Biddeford, Ocl. 10 to i2. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
Barnstable Co., Barnstable, Oct. 5. 
Bristol Co., Taunton, Oct. 3. 
Berkshire Co., PittsfiekI, Oct. 3 to 4. r r, 
Hampden Ag. So , Springfield, Oct. 3, 4 ; J. M. Bagg. 
Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden, Northampton, 
Oct. 5, 6 , A. P. Peck. 
Hampden East. Palmer, Oct. 10. 
Martha’s 'Vineyard, West Tisbury, Oct. 1. 
Plymouth, Bridgewater, Ooi. 5. 
Worcester Soutli, Sturbi idge, Oct. 5. 
NEW YORK. 
Broome Co., Binghamton, Ocl. 3 to 6. 
Cayuga Co., Auburn, Oct 3 to 6. „ . 
Cliaiitauqua Fai iners and Meciianics’ Union, Fredonia, 
Oct. 4 to 6 ; Jno S. Russell. 
Delhi Ag. and Mechanics’ Association, Oct. 5, 6. 
Otsego Co., Cooperstuwn, Ocl. 3 to 5. 
Queens Co., Flushing, Oct. 4, 5. 
Schoharie Co., Schoharie, Oct. 5. 6. 
Tompkins Co., Itlica, Oct. '27, 28. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Berks Co., Reading, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Burgettstowii, Ocl. 5, 6. 
Doylestown Co., Doylestown, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Franklin Co., Sommerville. Oct. 2 to 5. 
Luzerne Co., Wyoming, Oct. 3 to 5 ; Steuben Jenkins. 
Warren Co., Belvidere, Oct. 3 to 6. 
ILLINOIS. 
Kankakee Co., Kankakee, Oct. 4 to 6 ; E. Cobb, Pres. 
Montgomery Co., Hillsboro, Oct, 11 to 13. 
Pike Co., Pittsfield, Oct. 3 to 6. 
Randolph Co., Sparla, Oct. 4 to 6; Wm. Addison. 
Schuyler Co., Rushville, Oct. 11 to 13. 
Sandwich Union, (De Kalb Co.), Oct, 3 to 5. 
IOWA. 
Madison Co., Winstead, Oct. 3, 4. 
Page Co., Clarinda, Oct. 5 to 7 ; T. T. Pendergraft. 
Van Buren Co., Keosauqua, Oct. 5, 6. 
'Washington Co., Washington, Oct, 3, 4, 
OHIO. 
Ashtabula Co., Jefferson, Oel. 3 to 5. 
Biiller Co., HamiUon, Ocl. 3 to G. 
Coslioclon Co., Cosliooion, Oct. 11 to 13; W. R. Forker. 
Greeiic.Co., Xenia. Ocl. 4 to 6. 
Hancock Co., Findlay, Oct. 5 10 7. 
Highland Co., Hillsboro, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Harrison Co.. Cadiz, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Knox Co., Ml. Vernon, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Meigs Co., Racine, Oct. 4 to 5 ; Wra. H. Lasley. 
Malioning Co., Canfield, Oct. 3 to 5. 
Morgan Co., McCoiinellsville, Oct. 3 to 6. 
Morrow Co., Mt. Gilead, Oct. 3 to 5 
Stark Co.. Canton, Oct. 3 to G. 
Summit Co., Akron, Oct. 4 lo 6. 
Wayne Co., Wooster, Oct. 4, 5. 
Wood Co,, Bowling Green, Oct. 3, 4. 
WISCONSIN. 
Adams Co., Friendsliip. Oct. 4, 5; G. W. Waterman. 
Lacrosse Co., West Salem, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Vernon Co., Viroqua, Ocl. 4 to 6. 
MICHIGAN. 
Barry Co., Hastings, Oct. 11, 12. 
Hillsdale Co., Hillsdale, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Kalamazoo Horse Show, Kalamazoo, Oct. 3 to 6. 
Ionia Co., Ionia, Oct. 4, 5. 
Oakland Co., Pontiac, Oct. 4 to G ; J. R. Bowman. 
Shiawassee Co., Owasso, Oct. 4 lo 6. 
Washtenaw Co., Ann Arbor, Oct. 4 to 6. 
CANADA WEST. 
Pell, Oct. 3, 4. 
East York, Oct. 5. 
Scarsborougli, Oct. 6. 
North York, Oct. 10, 11. 
Toronto, Oct. 19, 20. 
Lambton, Sarnia. Oct. 5. 
East Durham, 
Pickering, Oct. 10. 
'West York, Oct. 11, 12. 
Whitby, Oct. 12. 
Wliitchurch, Oct. 13. 
Gore of Toronto, Oct, 18. 
Peel, Oct. 3, 4. 
rt Hope, Oct. 3, 4. 
Sundry Otlier Fairs. 
Bradford Co., Vt., Provincial Fair, Oct. 3 to 5 ; Wind¬ 
ham Co., Vt., at Fayetteville, Ocl. 4, 5.-Union Fair, 
at Woodbury. Conn., Oct. 3, S.--Burlington Co., N. J., 
at Mount Holly, Oct. 3, 4.-Warren Co.. Ind., at Wil¬ 
liamsport, Oct. 10 to 13; F. Bryant, Seo.—Jeflbrson Co., 
Kan., Ool. 3, 4 ; Wyandotte, Kan., at Wyandotte, Oct. 5, 
6.-Boone Co., Mo., at Columbia, Oct. 3 lo 5 ; Clinton 
Co., Mo., at Plaltsburg, Oct. 4 to 6. 
Containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into small 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
“ & CO.” —Out- readers will notice on the lirst 
page, the addition of “& Co.” lo the name of the long-time 
Publisher and Proprietor of this journal.—Mr. Lucius A. 
Chase, well known as a Boston Publisher, formerly of 
the firm of Brown, Taggart & Chase, but for several 
years past of the firm of Chase & Nichols, 43 Washing¬ 
ton St., has disposed of his Boston business lo his late 
partner, Mr. Sami. F. Nichols, and taken a partnership 
interest in the American Agriculturist, to the Business 
Department of which he will hereafter devote his whole 
energy and experience, that all its business matters, in 
general and in detail, may be more promptly and tlior- 
ouglily attended to than ever. This arrangement, while 
to the advantage of the patrons of the paper, will relieve 
Mr. Judil somewhat in the severe double labors ol Pub¬ 
lisher and responsible Editor, that have pressed upon him 
for more than a dozen yeais past. As chief Proprietor, 
however, Mr. Judd will continue to constantly superin¬ 
tend and advise in all departments, but lie will have rather 
more freedom lo visit among our readers for observation 
and gathering practical information, and also give more 
time to the Editorial work—lo the benefit of the readers 
doobtless. Mr. Cha.se, as we are happy to know, has 
long been recognized among his busine.«s compeers in 
Boston as a man of sterling Christian integrity, and of 
active methodical business habits, and he will be wel¬ 
comed to his new field of labor by all our readers, as he 
is by The Associate Editors. 
“ BSosmos.” —A small red covered pamphlet 
bearing this title has fallen into our hands It is an ad¬ 
vertising medium of the "New York Medical University.” 
We should not notice the thing, were it not that a sim¬ 
ilarity in name might lead some to think that this had 
some relation to the Me. ical Department of the Uni¬ 
versity of the City of New York, an institution which 
could not put out such an advertisement as this. 
Vines. 
—Ira Hylan, Rockingham Co., N. H., asks how “ to kill 
running blackberry vines ?” Plow the ground deep this 
fall; plow it twice next June, and sow buckwheat. 
Harrow thoroughly between the plowings. The next 
year manure well, and plant Indian corn, and cultivate 
well. If the work is properly performed, the vines will 
give no more trouble. If the plowing is only half done, 
and the hoeing not one quarter, the vines will grow finely. 
