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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
and where, owing to the fact that a high duty is charged 
on every bushel of barley converted into malt, it is very 
desirable to have the barley of the highest quality, and en¬ 
tirely free from all extraneous matter, they have a machine 
for breaking off the beards. But in our dry climate, and 
where the maltsters are not so particular, there is less ne¬ 
cessity for it. Much of our barley is sold as it comes from 
the machine, without running it through a fanning mill. 
Mnblbefttt’s Ej^g-ssaviM;? Infest.— Jolm 
H. Mabbett, of Vineland, N. J., seeing the nest-box 
described in the September number, sends us a drawing 
and description of one which he has made and used with 
entire success. Itis shown 
in the accompanying 
figure. Mr. M. takes a 
nail keg or blitter tub, sets 
a short post in the centre, 
and tacks a piece of sack¬ 
ing so as to form a sort 
of loose diaphragm near 
the middle, raised up in 
the centre by the posl. 
Upon the top of this post 
he screws half a wooden 
egg. Then a piece of sacking is cnlto fit the top of the tub 
and hang loose down nearly as low as the top of the post. 
In the middle of this a hole is cut large enough to pass 
one’s hand through, and locks of hay are stitched flat 
upon the sacking in a way not to prevent an egg rolling 
down into the hole. This is then tacked upon the top of 
the tub, as shown in the sketch, and completes the affair. 
Hens take readily to such a nest, and their eggs drop 
through out of eight. The nest egg is always in sight 
and every thing looks right. The eggs must be removed 
daily or there will be risk of breaking. In place of the 
diaphragm of cloth the tub might be half filled with hay. 
fine Tomatoes. — Col. Geo. E. Waring-, 
Jr., of Newport, R. I., sent us some tomatoes, which in 
these days of many good tomatoes are noticeable for their 
size, smoothness, weight, and solidity. With all these 
good qualities they have a most excellent flavor, the best, 
we think, of any variety we have tested this season. 
Col. W. assures us that they are very early. We under¬ 
stand that they are the result of 23 years careful crossing 
and selection by a careful man. So fine a fruit as this 
should have a name. 
Early Iluhaw U Potato. — This new 
variety, introduced by Mr. S. B. Conover, was very gen¬ 
erally distributed for trial, and we hear good accounts of 
it. Our trial samples produced the most vigorous and 
dark green foliage of any among a large number of other 
varieties. It is a good bearer, and produces tubers of 
good size and shape, with very few small ones. We can 
see no appreciable difference in the time of maturing be¬ 
tween this and the Early Rose. It cooks mealy, but is of 
a rather more solid texture than the Early Rose, and it 
h-as more flavor than that variety. We consider the 
Early Mohawk a valuable addition to our list of Early 
Potatoes, and it keeps well late into the Spring. 
Wvift-lit’ns Pou!try-1>ook. — The first 
edition of this work went off in an unexpectedly rapid 
manner, and when it was exhausted, there -was a large 
number of unfilled orders on hand. The delay in prepar¬ 
ing another issue was unavoidable, but itis now ready, 
and we shall endeavor hereafter to keep a supply of this 
most excellent work. 
Sundry MiimJl»aig-s.—Messrs. Dailey & 
Co., of New York, one of the many firms engaged in 
the manufacture of spurious U. S. notes, have a new 
dodge. Inclosed with their circular letter, they send 
what is represented to be a slip cut from some daily 
paper. It reads as follows: “A Dangerous counterfeit. 
Ten-dollar Treasury Notes almost exactly imitated — The 
Treasury officers almost deceived.—Washington, August 
18th. Treasurer Spinner and several Treasury experts 
to-day examined a ten-dollar counterfeit greenback sent 
here by some unknown person from New York, which 
was pronounced the best-executed counterfeit that ever 
caine under their notice ; indeed, there was some differ¬ 
ence of opinion as to its being a counterfeit, even after 
its surface had been closely examined by a powerful 
microscope. The counterfeit, is more dimly printed than 
the genuine, giving it the appearance of one of the last 
impressions of a large number; but in all other respects 
it is difficult to distinguish it from a good note, with 
which the comparison was made.” In their circular 
letter Dailey & Co. go on to say: “ Wo got a friend to 
send one of our $10 bills to Washington a short time 
ago, to sec if it could be detected. It was detected, but 
only after a severe and protracted investigation. Still 
they will pass, and arc just as good” etc., etc. Now. if 
Dailey & Co. did send that $10 bill to Washington, and the 
authorities cannot find them out aud punish them, they 
arc derelict in their duty. If said Dailey and Co. did not 
send it, they have a very clever way of making people 
think they did. No honest person would think of trust¬ 
ing them, or investing in fraudulent money; and to the 
foolish or headstrong we give our warning—rest assured 
that detectives are on the look-out for all dealers in coun¬ 
terfeit money, and if you would not suffer the penalty 
of breaking the law, give all counterfeiters a wide berth. 
-Kelley & Co., of “ Kelley Weekly ” notoriety, are 
around again with their Oil Stock. This time they are 
managed by Messrs. Wogan & Co., New York. It is the 
old story revived, and of course none of our readers will 
be caught in this very old trap. Their “ receiver ” issues 
a circular to “ticket holders of Kelley & Co.’s Girt 
Entertainments.” Of course more money is wanted, be¬ 
fore the gift can be had. “ We have no doubt their patrons 
have lost all patience” with them, as their “Particular 
Notice” says,—and, we might add, their money too. No, 
Mr. Wogan, that won’t do; it is too old : the Kelley oil- 
works and all the rest of it was pumped dry months ago. 
... AVe know nothing of F. T. Sage’s process for mak¬ 
ing vinegar, and cannot eomment upon it_We are so 
often asked about this and that doctor, that we feel 
called upon to repeat—We hold all advertising “Doc¬ 
tors ” as quacks, and not in good standing with their 
professional brethren... .We know nothing about the 
“New England AVatch Manufacturing Company” or 
their “ Aluminium Brilliante ” AVatches. Never buy 
cheap watches is our advice to every body. A good 
watch is worth paying for, if a person needs one. Cheap 
watches, as a rule, are perfect failures, if not actual 
frauds.... The Gift Enterprise business seems to be on the 
decline. AVe have but one before us worthy of notice, 
and that is only new in name—A. B. Taylor, New York. 
This gentleman proposes to send a prize ticket of the 
managers, worth $200, to any person who will first send 
him $1 to get the ticket with,—all of which sounds very 
plausible,, only the trick is old, and we advise all persons 
to keep their $1, and forego the chanco for $200.... As 
we predicted some months ago, when the “ One Dollar 
Stores ” were so popular, they have gradually died out, 
or dwindled down to “ Any thing on this counter for a 
quarter.” In short, it is a magnified street peddler’s 
“jewelry card board.” Much that is sold in them is 
trashy, and not worth taking home. Let strangers in New 
York look out for the well-dressed, smooth-tongued young 
men who hang about the street corners and offer cards 
of Oroide and other jewelry shops. These chaps can tell a 
stranger at a glance, and when one is persuaded to enter 
one of their underground dens, he is pretty sure to come 
out fleeced by what is called the envelope game. Many 
lose their money and say nothing about it, but almost 
every day a complaint is made to the authorities, when 
the rogues refund the money, and are allowed to canyon 
their game unmolested. Among the mysterious things 
in New York is the way in which this rascality is 
permitted. The places are well known to the authori¬ 
ties, but they do not break them up. 
Aisime, Town, County, S»t;ile,—Now 
that so many will be renewing their subscriptions, and 
sending new ones, we would say to them, as well as to 
those who write upon editorial matters. Look at your let¬ 
ter before you seal it, and see that the name is signed, 
and that Post-office, County, and State, are plainly given. 
Many will think this a superfluous caution, but among 
the many thousands of letters that we receive, there is 
an astonishing number which contain no clue to the 
writer’s whereabouts. The post-mark is frequently a 
mere blotch, and we are often without this guide to the 
place at which the letter was mailed. It is often 
the case that every part of a letter will be written plainly 
except the name, which should be the most distinct of 
all. Attention to these points will often save us trouble, 
and our subscribers disappointment. 
Pin nl s Named.—B. F. Transou & Bro., 
Humboldt, Tenn. Virgin’s Bower, Clematis Virginiana. 
See Agriculturist for Nov. last_Geo. Mace, Marquette 
Co., AVis. No. 1. Lead Plant, Amorphacanescens; No. 2. 
Early Meadow Rue, Thalictrum dioicum; No. 3. AVood 
■Anemone, Anemone nemorosa _Airs. T. J. L. Apple of 
Peru, Nicandra physaloidcs _M. R. Young, York Co., 
Ale. No. 1. Canada Tick-Trefoil, Desmodium Canadense; 
No. 2. Bladder Campion, Silcne inflata; No. 3. One- 
flowered AVintergreen, Monesesvniflora _S. R. F.,Alden. 
Summer Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum coronarium, 
and not at all like Arnica_Airs. L. D. C., Negaunee, 
Mich. Bouvardia triphylla, a common green-house and 
bedding-plant, not hardy; cannot recognize the vine 
from the leaves.:.. ,T. AI. I., St. Paul, Alinn. AVild 
Pasque-flower, Anemone patens , var. NuttaUiana _AI. 
AV., Lancaster Co., Pa. No. 1. Iron-weed, Vernonia 
Eoveboracensis; No. 2. Sneezeweed. Ilclenium autumnal^; 
No. 3. Mexican Poppy, Argenume Mexicana; No. 4. Par¬ 
tridge Pea, Cassia Chanuecrista; No. 5. Great AVillow- 
herb, Epilobium angustifolium _O. H. L., Lisbon Falls, 
Ale. Bladder Campion, Silene inflata , a troublesome weed 
in some places... ,AVm. B. Burleigh, Conn. The white- 
leaved plant is Euphorbia marginata. AY T e do not under¬ 
take to name plants from the leaves alone_J. F. Mann, 
Oconomowoc, AVis. Low Hop Clover, Trifolium pro- 
cumbens, of no agricultural value_Airs. Al’Coy, La 
Porte, Ind. Cardinal-flower, Lobelia cardinalis. AVill 
grow well in the garden_Airs. II. A. T. IL, Annawan, 
111. Ivy Liuaria, Linaria cymbalaria... S. Atartin, Suf¬ 
folk Co., L. I. Spurry, Spurgula arvensis, cultivated in 
Europe for fodder... M. Howk, Pleasant Hill. Iowa. The 
thing sent is a plant, a fungus, of the genus Nidularia , and 
commonly called Birds-nest fungus. It will reproduce 
itself. Airs. J. C. J., Green Springs, O. Cardinal-flower 
—see above—and the Ground-nut— Apios tuberosa. 
lUat'Iiinc lor Pruning Trees. —“AV. 
S.,” Dayton, O. See advertisement of Doty’s Pruner, in 
Sept. Fruit pickers are sold at all agricultural stores. 
To Eieep Potatoes tor See*!. —When 
first dug, let them dry off well by lying several days 
spread out thin on the barn floor ; if they are greened by 
the sun it is a double advantage, for no careless cook will 
take of them twice for boiling. Then place them in a 
cool, dry part of the cellar, on a floor of boards, and not 
more than two feet deep. Never keep them in barrels. 
Examine them occasionally during the winter, aud if 
they show a tendency to grow, rub the eyes off and 
spread them out thinner. 
Apple Stutter. —Some of our readers wish 
a good recipe for Apple butter. AVho will give it ? 
BStilSps. —The dealers now offer their stock of 
bulbs. The same amount of money cannot be expended 
on the flower garden in a manner that will give more 
satisfaction than in the purchase of spring-flowering bulbs. 
Bliss & Co., Thorburn & Co., and Henderson & Fleming, 
of N. Y., offer fine assortments, as do James A'ick of 
Rochester, N. Y., Ferre, Batchelder & Co., Springfield, 
Mass., H. H. Dreer of Philadelphia, and others. Buy and 
plant early. See also our premium list, No. 33. 
A Handy Corn-Sheller.— “Rex” says: 
“ If you have only a few bushels to shell, use your wife’s 
zinc wash-board. I have tried it often ; it does not hurt 
the zinc and is far better than a corn cob.” 
The Bushberg- Catalogue. —Elaborate 
catalogues are now so common that they have ceased to 
be an exception. One just received from Isidor Bush <fc 
Son, Bushberg, Jefferson County, AIo., is an example of 
painstaking and conscientious work, worthy of notice. 
It is devoted to the grape and the 6malt fruits, and con¬ 
tains besides a compact treatise on grape culture, as fol¬ 
lowed in Alissouri, a very full catalogue of our native 
varieties with descriptions and many illustrations. It 
will prove much more useful to the grape-grower than 
some works of much greater pretensions. 
One Man on a Two>Hnndrcd Acre 
Farm.—Air. T. B., of AVanconda, Ill.,writes: “ Laborers 
here arc very scarce. In fact it is almost impossible to 
hire at all. I have two hundred acres, and have to do 
nearly all the work myself, so it is impossible to do the 
land justice.”—There can be no doubt on that point; 
and furthermore, one man alone cannot work to advant¬ 
age on a farm. The team must lie idle half the time. 
And how about cutting, curing, and drawing in hay and 
grain ? Mr. B. adds: “ I have 130 acres to grass and 
pasture, and shall seed more in the spring.”—But even 
if the whole farm is in meadow and pasture, it would 
trouble us to manage it economically without some as¬ 
sistance. As a rule, wo imagine it is in some way the 
farmer’s own fault, or that of his neighbors, when la¬ 
borers cannot be obtained. AVages are higher at the 
East than at the AVest, showing that there must bo more 
men there, in proportion to the demand, than here. The 
trouble is in not giving steady employment. 
Slucp Ealtels Wanted .—Parties arc 
inquiring for them; manufacturers should advertise. 
Norway Oats. —We would ask those who 
have made atrial of these oats in different sections of the 
country to give us their experience in brief. 
Troul»Ie witli Pear Trees.—“E. AV. 
L.,” Bynn, Mass. The black spots on the hark are not 
satisfactorily accounted for, though some attribute them 
to a fungus. As they are noticed by you only on trees 
that are unthrifty, it would be well to manure the trees. 
If the injury is not extensive, cut away the diseased 
portions, aud apply melted grafting wax to the wound, 
