376 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[Attgust, 
riower Oardcn and I^awn. 
Keep the soil stirred this hot month ; it will he 
found more beneflcial than watering. Observe 
neatness, not only in keeping ahead of weeds, but 
in tying up plants that need it, removing spent 
flower stalks and all unsightly matters. Mow the 
lawn and grass edgings at least once a week; let 
no coarse weeds get established. Give summer 
clipping to box edgings and deciduous hedges. 
Dahlias will need tying. Remove imperfect buds. 
Fuchsias —The summer sun is hard on many varie¬ 
ties, and if anj' drop their foliage, prune them 
closely and they will push .anew when the heat is 
less severe. Make cuttings for plants to keep 
through the winter. 
Propagation of shrubs by layers may be con¬ 
tinued. Cuttings of the new growth, shaded and 
kept moist, wilt take root. Make cuttings of such 
bedding plants .as are needed. 
Gladiolus stems are apt to fall over, and it is best 
to keep them tied to neat stakes. 
Potted Pla7its need extra shade .and water. Do 
not allow the earth to fill with weeds or moss. 
Jioses are apt to be infested by insects. Use the 
syringe freely, with soap suds or tobacco water. 
Make l.ayers. Keep the new growth of climbers 
properly trained up. 
Coieus .—This brilliant “ foliage plant ” produces 
a much finer effect when grown compactly. Short¬ 
ening the growth by a judicious cutting, will 
make it thicken up. 
Seeds .—Select only from the best flowers, .and 
gather as soon as ripe. All which burst their pods 
suddenly, like phloxes, pansies, etc., are to be taken 
before they are dead ripe, or many will be lost. 
Label every variety as soon as gathered. Seeds of 
lierennials and biennials are generally best sown 
the same season in a reserve bed. They will give a 
stock of i^lants for next year’s flowering. 
Gs’ceia aiid ■Slot-Il’ojisics. 
Shading the plants th.at remain in the house, 
watering, and ventilating, must not be neglected. 
Provide for winter flowering plants by making cut¬ 
tings and sowing seeds. Look to the stock now 
out of doors, and see th.at it docs not suffer from 
dryness or from violent winds. Repairing and 
building should be done, and coal, pots, soils, and 
.all necessary supplies laid in. 
C«l«l Gra8>ci’y. 
When the fruit commences to ripen, watering is 
discontinued. Prevent sudden changes of tempera¬ 
ture, as they will interfere with the lu-oper ripen¬ 
ing, but give free ventilation. When the crop is 
ripe, the ripper ventilators may be kept open at 
night. In warm and damp we.ather, mildew is to 
be feared, .and sulphur must be usodas directed last 
month, and the air kept as dry as possible. 
Apiary in Angasst. 
Some of the bee keepers who read the Agricid- 
twist will find that their bees, having had m.any 
flowers and favorable weather, have lilled not only 
all the combs where honey should bo stored, but 
the proper breeding combs too, more or less. This 
will be almost sure to interfere with maintaining 
strong stocks for winter. It is, in such cases, de¬ 
sirable to shift combs, placing empty frames or 
brood frames, or frames of breeding combs in the 
center of such hives. The honey removed may be 
kept to feed weak stocks with, or used for the 
table. Others of our readers m.ay, and, as wc know 
very well, do, labor under no such difficulty, 
pasturage having been by no means abundant. 
Boxes %ds filled with clover honey must be re¬ 
moved before buckwheat comes in blossom, for if 
sealed with a thin layer only of the dark honey on 
the surface, it will all sell as buckwheat honey. 
The moths will be very active this month, and 
should be trapped and caught in every w.ay. Sau¬ 
cers of sweetened water set near the hives at night 
will entr.ap many. The grubs may be found in the 
chips of wax .and dirt that .accumulate often upon 
the floors of hives and in the cracks and corners. 
In case there is any evidence of the existence of 
moth grubs in the surplus boxes after their rc- 
mov.al, and they may be discovered by little mealy 
streaks upon the combs, fill the boxes with fumes 
of burning sulphur. 
As soon as buckwheat comes in bloom, give fresh 
surplus boxes ; good stocks will ofteh store 20 to 
30 pounds. Remove boxes as soon as filled, or 
when the bees cease storing honey, and especially 
if they begin to carry it awa}". The comb grows 
darker the longer it remains on the hive. Do not 
leave on empty boxes, in which the bees do no 
work; they only soil the glass and smear up the 
interior with propolis. 
Examine all stocks with reference to the healthi¬ 
ness and ability to winter well. Drive out sickly 
ones, giving the bees to weak stocks. Queenless 
hives m.ay also h.ave their bees, brood and stores 
divided, or be supplied with a queen, or brood 
comb, or both from other hives. Equalize stocks 
by changing hives from one stand to another, as 
frequently before described. If stocks are found 
with fr.amcs of drone combs in the middle of the 
hive, shift the frames to bring this upon the outside, 
and put frames containing small cells in the middle. 
It is often desirable to breed Italian queens late 
in the season, because the drones are all kilted off 
in common hives, and a supply of Italian drones 
being provided at home, the young queens will to 
a certainty be fertilized by them. To have a sup- 
jily of late drones, remove the queen from a strong 
slock in a large movable frame hive, place in the 
hive drone comb containing grubs or sealed larvte 
from other hives, and remove after 8 days any 
queeu cells that may be formed. 
Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
The following condensed, comprehen.sive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the Arnerican Agriculturist^ 
show at a glance the transactions for a month, ending 
July H, IS66, and the exports of Breadstuffs from this 
port thus far, since January 1 : 
1. TBANS.VCTIONS AT THE NEW'-YOP.K MAKKETS. 
ItKOEiPTS. Flour. Mheat. Corn. Tti/e. Barley Oats. 
2trtays t/ti.9m’tli.291.000 .538.000 4,030.000 tOO.OOO 67.000 ’l,311.000 
23 daysto.stm’th.252,000 283,0110 1,686,000 47,000 81,000 318,000 
S.\r.ES. Flour. W/ient. Corn. Hue. Barley. 
24 (lays t/ti.? month, 2.33.000 4.30.000 3,613.000 190.000 - 
22 days mouth, 271,000 807,000 2,138.000 174,000 43,000 
3. Comparison with same period at this time last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
34 days 1866.291.000 .538.000 4,0.30.000 109,000 07,000 1,311,000 
24 days 1803.a51..30U 1,121,000 1,332,000 54,000 76,000 1,502,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. 
24 days 1866 . 233,000 43 >,000 3,612,000 IflO.iJOO -—1- 
24 days 1863 . 324,000 1,376,000 1,133,000 141,000 - 
3, Exports from Neiv-York, January 1 to July 13 ; 
Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rve, Oats. 
1866 . 491,437 111,331 4,760,198 181,189 783,7.36 
1805 . 731,000 819,429 4.38,739 lit 48,227 
4» Receipts at head of tide water at Albany, each sea¬ 
son to end of June : 
Flour, Wheat, Com, Rye, Barley, Oats, 
bbis. hus. bus. hus. bus. bush. 
1866. 57,700 017,000 4,200,000 12.3,800 50,800 1,919,700 
1863.183,200 1,103,300 1,700,200 90,500 1.30,700 2,671,600 
1801.224,100 5,618,300 1,737,100 0 4,500 137,000 2,646,000 
Gold advanced early in tlie month to 169'f, owing 
to tlie money crisis in London and tlie heavy exports 
of specie in May and tlie first two weeks in June. 
Subsequently, it declined to 146?^, rallied again to lo7X- 
It opened yesterday (July 12,) at 149%, and advanced to 
131% — Influenced by the rise in gold, an improved in¬ 
quiry prevailed for the leading kinds of Produce and 
Mercliandise, partly on speculative account, at advanced 
pi ices. The break in the Erie Canal temporarily allied 
holders to work up quotations to a higher range, espochd- 
ly for Breadstuffs. Since the canals have been repaired, 
liroduce has come forward largely, and as gold has 
fallen off, receivers have been forced to make some impor¬ 
tant concessions. Corn is arriving in enormous iiuumnts 
(reaching in some days 700,000 bushels, and seldom less 
than 1.30,001) bushels,) and is finding eager buyers, in jiart 
on speculation. It is coining into market in remark¬ 
ably good eondilion. Rye and Oals are also being mov¬ 
ed to the seaboard in large amounts, and are meeting a 
ready market, but at declining figures. Flour and Wheat 
are not plenty, and are held with comparatively more 
firmness. Sundry lots of new wheat have been received 
and sold,—the hilest and choicest were disposed of 
yesterday to a city miller. It was a lot of about 1000 
bushels very choice new amber Jersey, which brought 
$3 a btisliel. There is a great -scarcity of prime wheat 
wliich embarrasses matters very much indeed_Provis¬ 
ions have been in less active demand, and hade been de¬ 
pressed in price. Butler and Cheese are pteiily ; Ihe 
former is dull and drooping, and the latter is wanted 
partly for export and for southern use, at steady figures. 
.... Cotton has been unusually quiet atreducedpric.es, 
closing 35c(S)37c per lb. for middlings.—The available 
supply now here is estimated at 125,000 bales ; and at all 
the shipping ports of the country, at 297.000 bales_ 
Wool has been in more request for manufacturing pur¬ 
poses, at full prices.Hay, Hops, and Tobacco, have 
been in moderate demand at uniform rates. 
Current Wholesale Prices. 
June 11. 
Price op Gold . 
Fi.ou.a—Super to Extra State $6 70 
139)4 
9 75 
Super to Extra Southern. 10 40 (gl7 23 
Extra Western. 7 90 
Extra Genesee. 9 80 
Superfine Western. 6 75 
Rye Flour. 6 00 
Corn Meal . -4 35 
Whe.vt— All kinds or IVhite. 2 50 
All kinds of Ited and Amber. 1 43 
Corn— Yellow 
Mi.xed. 
O.vrs—Western. 
State. 
Rye. 
Barley. 
Hay— Bale ?4100 ft. 
Loose. 
STRA3V, 100 ft. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ^ ft_ 
Hops— Crop of 1865, ft ft. 
1<’eatiiers—L ive Geese, ^ ft. 
Seed— Clover, ft . 
Timothy, bushel. 
Flax. ^I'bushel. 
Sugar— Brown, %l ft . 
Molasses. Cuba, ^gl 
Seed Leaf, ft . 
Wool—D mesticFleece.fl 
Domestic, pulled, ft. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow. ¥* ft .,. 
Oil Cake—^ 1 ton. 
Pork—M ess, barrel. 
Prime, ¥l barrel . 
Beef-P lain mess. 
Lard, in barrels, ^ ft. 
Butter—W estern, ft. 
State, ft . 
Cheese. 
Beans—# 1 bushel.. 
Peas—C anada. bushel.... 
Eggs—F resh, ^ dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, ft. 
Turkeys, ft . 
Potatoes—M ercers, ?1 bbl. 
Peach Blows, ^1 barrel. 
Potatoes—N ew, ^ barrel. 
@r 23 
@14 00 
@ 8 00 
@ 6 75 
® 4 75 
@ 3 00 
@ 2 70 
@ 89 
@ SI 
@ 56 
@ 75 
® 1 25 
® 1 20 
® 90 
@ 95 
@ 1 00 
@ 41 
@ 65 
@ 85 
SH® 10)4 
Nominal. 
70 @ 3 00 
$0 - 
10 10 
7 65 
9 90 
6 40 
6 50 
4 75 
2 65 
1 50 
July 13. 
151 % 
40 @ 9 90 
@17 .50 
@14 00 
@14 00 
@ 7 90 
@ 7 50 
® 5 40 
® 3 2 .i 
-- @ 3 00 
88 @ 93 
83 @ 87 
51 @ 54 
- @ - 
97 @ 1 28 
95 @ 1 20 
60 @ 90 
65 @ 1 00 
60 @ 4 40 
"■ Z 37 
@ 05 
85 
12 
85 
15 „ 
40 @ 
U @ _. 
6 50 @ 7 00 
3 15 
3 30 
m® 
14 
9K® 43% 
48 
@ 
65 
49 
@ 65 
»ft 15 
@ 
20 
44 
® 49 
ft. 6 
@ 
30 
6 
@ 30 
5 
@ 
43 
5 
@ 43 
ft. 33 
@ 
75 
38 
® 75 
28 
® 
.57 
28 
@ 57 
... 15 
40 
15 
® 40 
... HX® 
12 
12X@ Vi% 
... 47 00 
@49 00 
52 50 
@56 50 
... 29 23 
@31 23 
29 r.o 
®3> 06 
@25 00 
26 75 
@27 00 
... 16 00 
(3)20 50 
16 00 
@21 00 
. . 19 
® 
‘22% 
48X® 24 
20 
® 
32 
20 
@ 33 
25 
® 
40 
27 
@ 40 
8 
@ 
19 
0 
@ 24 
... 1 50 
@ 2 
75 
1 50 
@ 2 75 
... 1 15 
@ 1 20 
1 15 
@ 1 20 
19 
@ 
22 
23 
@ 23 
... 24 
® 
25 
24 
@ 25 
24 
@ 
25 
24 
@ 25 
... 3 50 
@ 4 25 
4 00 
@ - 
... 4 00 
® 4 50 
4 00 
@ — 
... 3 00 
@ 3 25 
8 .70 
@14 50 
.. 2 00 
@ 7 00 
7 00 
@40 00 
New Yorls: SAve Stock Msirketis.— 
Beef Cattle.- We are using about 500 more cattle per 
week this year than last, and the increased demand has 
been more than met during a monlh past, resulting in 
lower prices, though they have been higher. Tliis week, 
good to first quality cattle have sold at 15J^c.(rt)17c. per 
lb. dressed weight, a few of the very best or extras, at 
17%n.®17%c. ; Medium to inferior, ISc.^llc. : Poorest, 
13%c.®13c_ Milfli Cows.—Smal^ receipts, and 
still smaller demand. Prices $2 to $3 per head below 
the delailed'figures given last month. Cows are worth 
more in the eouniry than here, in this weather at least. 
....Veal Calves.—Receipts down to 1,200 per week; 
prices, whicli have been lower, are now 12c.®l2)jC., per 
Ib. live weight, for lots taken together ; selected and ex¬ 
tras, i:4c.®13)4c.; inferior, llc.®9c.Sheep and 
ILainbs. —Receipts 15,000 to 18,000 per week ; this week, 
14,795. Prices of sheep have run down gradually to 
6i-ic.(d)~c. per lb. live weight for the best lots, and 6c.®5c. 
for common to poor lots. Fair lots bring Cc.®fiXc, 
Lambs are in demand at llc.®13c. iicr lb. live weight for 
poor to very good, and 13%c.®14e. for extras. ...Liivo 
Hogs.—Receipts liave been very large for tlie season, 
P2,500 to 13,000 per week, but the liigh r.ate of gold, tind 
foreign demand for pork, on account of the European 
war, liave kept prices up well ; present rtites, lOXc. to 
ll%c. per lb. live weight, for poor to best corn-fed. 
T5ic ff'airs. —Wo go to press so early in Ju] 3 "^ 
that it is impossible for a full list of fairs to he prepared ; 
ill fiict, iit tills dale, the aunouncemeiit of Ihe time of 
holding most of tliem has not been made. We hope to 
present an unusually full list for our September number, 
to wliich additions may be m.ade if we liave tlie informa¬ 
tion as early as the lOth day of .\ugust. 
The Fair of the New England Society, in connection 
with the Vermont State .Agricultural Society, will lie at 
Bratlleboro, Vt., September 4 to 7. 
Meeting of tlie .\ineiican Pomological Society, St. 
Louis, Mo., Sepleiiiber 4. 
The III. Implement Trial will be at DIattoon, Sept. 4. 
The N. Y. State Fair is to be at Saratoga Springs, 
September 11 to 14. 
The New Hampshire State Fair,at Nashua, Sep.lS to 20. 
The Pensylvaiiia State Fair, at Eaton ; the Wisconsin 
State Fair at-; the Ohio State Fair at Dayton : Ihe Illi¬ 
nois Slate Fair at Chicago, take place on Sept. 25 to 2S. 
The Indiana Slate Fair, at Indianapolis, October I to 5. 
The Kansas State Fair, at Leomnnlon ; tlie Minnesota 
State Fair, at Rochester, and the Kentucky State Fair, 
at Paris, all October 2 to 5. 
The Oregon State Fair, at Salem, October 17 to 20. 
