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AMERICAN AGKRIC UL'L 1 URIST. 
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or cisterns. The trough should be emptied into a 
drain as soon as the animals have drank so that ice 
does not gather in it. 
Manure should be piled so that it will not be fro¬ 
zen. This may easily be done. How to do it was 
explained in “ Walks and Talks on the Farm ” last 
month. If the directions there given be followed 
the heap may be kept hot all the winter. If it is 
seen to steam, no harm is done. That is only mois¬ 
ture escaping, and no ammonia is being lost. 
The Barn-Jam, should be kept dry and free 
from water. The water from the roofs should be 
carried off by spouts and drains. The cost of these 
will soon be repaid by the saving in the value of the 
manure which would otherwise be washed away, 
and the comfort of having clean and dry yards. 
Poultry. —A warm shed for the fowls will help to 
supply the house with fresh eggs. Warm food will 
also help. Boiled potatoes maslied with corn-meal 
or wheat middlings and fed hot is excellent food 
for hens, and will greatly encourage them to lay. 
Comfortable dry nests should be provided, and if 
these are supplied with pine saw-dust, they will'be 
kept free from lice. Fowls should be banished 
from the barn and stables, or they will soon stock 
them with fleas and lice, which may be a source of 
much trouble to the horses and cows. 
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Work in the Horticultural Departments. 
In many localities all out-door work is at au end, 
and in many others it soon will be ; and whatever 
remains to be done in the way of preparation for 
winter, must receive immediate attention. In 
mild climates, or an unusually mild season, the 
work indicated for November and October may be 
continued. 
©rcSiar«l said. Nawsei-y. 
Fences and Oates .—Put in good order; if cattle 
get in they will destroy young and injure old trees. 
Manure may be carted to the orchard when the 
ground is frozen, or there is snow upon it. 
Mice and Babbits. —Tread the light snow firmly 
around the trees, soon after it falls, to prevent 
mice working under it ; remove hay or straw which 
has been used for mulching, as it will harbor mice. 
Injury by rabbits is best prevented by smearing the 
trunks with blood. 
Pruning may be done if the weather is not too 
cold ; cover all cuts with shellac varnish or paint, 
to prevent the water from entering. 
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Fruit C2a.rd.eBi. 
Protection is necessary for the less hardy varieties 
of raspberries; lay down the canes and cover 
with a few inches of earth, first removing the soil 
from one side of the plant, to allow it to be bent 
without breaking. Grapevines also do better in 
very cold climates, if laid down and covered. 
Grapevines. —Pru 11 c before severe weather, and 
save the wood for propagating new plants ; cut it 
ipto lengths of two or three eyes, tie in small bun¬ 
dles, and store in sand or earth in the cellar. In 
northern localities, lay down the vines and cover 
them with earth wherever practicable. 
Strawberries. —Cover with hay or leaves on the 
approach of cold weather, but do not bury the 
crowns too deeply, else they may rot. 
Kitclaein CSai-deas. 
The work here is mainly in preserving the crops of 
last season, and in preparing for the coming year. 
If the root-cellars are not properly banked up with 
earth, or protected by straw, there will be danger of 
injury to the contents by frost. Provide double sash¬ 
es for at least one window, so that there will be some 
light in the cellar. Ventilate the cellar by the 
use of a tight wooden box, with sides 4 to 6 inches 
by 10 inches, which runs from the cellar ceiling to 
the top of the building above, where it passes out 
directly under the eaves ; a slide placed in the tube, 
will allow it to be closed during very severe weather. 
Parsnips, Salsify, etc., are hardy, and may be left 
in the open ground until spring, as freezing bene¬ 
fits them. 
Spinach needs a slight covering of leaves or 
straw, to preserve it properly over winter, but do 
not apply until quite cold. 
Cabbages. —If not all gathered, attend to them at 
once, and store in the manner described last month. 
Horseradish .—Dig before the ground freezes, and 
store in boxes of earth. Save the small roots for 
sets for next season. 
Manure. —Provide absorbents for all liquid ma¬ 
nure from the stables, and all house slops. Every 
means should be taken to increase the supply of 
manure, for without it good garden crops are im¬ 
possible in the older states. Save all poultry drop¬ 
pings, wood ashes, and anything else which can be 
used as a fertilizer. Leaves can in most country 
places be had in abundance for the trouble of gath¬ 
ering, and may be used for bedding, or composted 
at once with stable manure. 
Flower dsardLeia asad. Lawa. 
There will still be half-hardy shrubs and trees to 
protect, and herbaceous plants to cover with straw 
or leaves. Do not cover too soon ; remember that 
the object in covering at all is to keep the plants 
from too sudden changes. 
Cold Frames must be aired during mild days by 
lifting the sashes, else the plants are liable to grow 
and be injured. During a heavy snow storm, fol¬ 
lowed by very cold weather, it will do to leave the 
snow on the sashes until the weather moderates, as 
this will keep our frost. See that mice do not get 
into frames where there arc seeds or plants. 
Bulbs should be planted by the first of the month 
if possible, otherwise the ground may freeze so 
hard that it cannot be done at all. The bed may 
be covered with a thick coat of straw, which will 
keep out frost for several days, unless too severe. 
<jJa’eeiilBOJj<>>e and Window Plants. 
Window Boxes. —If these were overhauled and re¬ 
furnished in the fall, the plants will by this time be 
growing finely. It is not yet- too late to make win¬ 
dow boxes if one has the plants at hand in the 
greenhouse ; select such kinds as will stand the 
dry air of a room; Dracjenas, and the variegated 
Cyperus make good center plants, while the soil 
may be completed with Tradescantias, Moneywort, 
and Selaginellas. After planting, water thoroughly, 
and shade for a few days until well established. 
Ivies are among the most valuable of room deco¬ 
rations, and may be used in various ways. A good 
plant of Ivy, potted in rich soil, and placed where 
it can get a little sun during the day, will, when 
well-established, grow luxuriantly ; the leaves are 
so thick and firm, that they are easily kept clean by 
wiping with a damp sponge. 
Ventilation should be given every day, unless the 
weather is too severe, to plants in the window as 
well as in the greenhouse. 
Fumigate at least once a week with tobacco stems, 
slightly moistened, to prevent blazing. It is best to 
do this at night, when the houses can be closed, and 
in the morning syringe with water, using a fine rose. 
Camellias. —Keep as cool as possible to prevent 
flowering early; the plants can be brought into 
heat as wanted. 
Bulbs. —Hyacinths and Narcissuses for early win¬ 
ter blooming in the house and greenhouse, should 
have been potted in October. They may be potted 
now for late ; place in a cellar and water occasion¬ 
ally, until the roots are well-established, when they 
may be brought into heat as required. 
, Climberrs. —Keep tied to trellises or greenhouse 
rafters, and as they are liable to become infested 
with insects, care must be taken to examine them 
often for mealy bug and red-spider. 
Fpiphyllums will now need more water, as they 
are about coming into bloom. 
Seeds. —Sow a few pots of seeds of Mignonette, 
Candytuft, Sweet Alyssum, etc., for cut flowers 
during the winter. 
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. 12th, 1875, 
and for the corresponding month last year: 
1. transactions at tub i'«iv yokic markets. 
26 d s this m Lli491,000 4,873,500 2,014,000 151,000 412,006 1,379,000 
25 cl’s last m’tli347,0U0 3,970,000 3,771,000 19,700 329,000 1,411.000 
Sacks. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. liarle>i. Oats. 
20 cl’s this ill’ll,470,000 5,104,000 2,912,000 09,000 431,00(1 2,107,000 
25 d’s last m’lli 422,000 5,013,000 4,080,000 17,000 215,000 1,780,000 
12. Comparison with same period at this time last gear. 
Hecbipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rue. Bariev. Oats. 
20 days 1875..491,000 4,873,000 2,014,000 151,700 412,000 1,379,000 
26 days 1874. .824,000 3,115,000 1,807,000 104,000 471,000 1,306,000 
Sai.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Hue. Bariev. Oats. 
26 days 1875 . 473,000 5,101,000 2,912,000 69,000 431,0 0' 2,107,000 
26 days 1S71. .309,000 4,318,000 4,106,000 87,000 385,000 1,504,000 
3. Stock of grain in store at Few York. 
Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Malt. 
bush. bush. Inisli. bush. bush, basil. 
Nov. 8,1875. .3,219,457 1,112,998 79,355 277,400 815,591 249,986 
Oct. 11,1873..2,852,502 1,682.246 10,910 21.688 439,69S 261,428 
May 11. 1875.. 969,801 1,542,924 16,124 16.537 515,209 229,655 
Jan. 11,1875..3,675,122 1,049,900 50,889 191,470 877,014 145,647 
Nov. 9, 1874..3,6S0,141 1,727,5)0 19,123 117,185 791,722 135,882 
4. Exports from New York, Jan. 1 to Nov. 10. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. Peas. 
bbls. bush. hush. bush. bush. bush. bush. 
1875.1,022,623 23,616,001 11,948,115 159,952 225 117,481 28S 030 
1874.1,S90.775 33,079,216 17,596,617 584,465 3,820 106,342 321,249 
5. Receipts at head of tide-water at Albany each season 
to Nov. 7 th. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oals.7 
bbls. bush. bush. bush. bush, busli. 
1875 . 97,500 17,114,400 7,920,900 181,490 2,160,700 2,168,600 
1871 .129,200 21.295,600 17,141,800 263.200 1,693,500 2,795,600 
1873.128,200 20,192,600 17,195,500 914,500 1,667.600 3,040,203 
1872 .104,100 7.801,400 25,484,200 357,300 2,110,000 5,075,300 
1871.233,000 18.184,000 18,124,000 707,700 2.528,000 4,833,200 
1870 .356,600 13,918,300 4,581,300 529,900 2,306,800 5,210,900 
CURRKNT WHOLESALE Prices. 
Price of Gold. 
Flour—S uper lo Extra State 44 90 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superfine Western. 
llvE Flout.. 
Coi:n-M k a l. 
Buckwheat Flout., $ 100 tbs 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
All kinds of Heel and Amber. 
Coax—Yellow.. 
Mixed . 
White.. . 
Oats— Western .. 
State . 
Kyi: . . 
BaBLEY . 
Buckwheat, ft busli. 
IIay—B ale, ft 100 lbs . 
Straw, 19 Km its. 
Cotton—M iddlings. K< )t> ... 
Hots—C rop ol'lS75, ft lb. 
Featiieiis— Hive Geese. 19 lb 
Seed—C lover, 19 lb .. 
Timothy. 19 bushel. 
Flax. 19 bushel. 
Suuau— Kefl’g* Grocery Iff lb 
Molasses, Cuba. 19cal. 
New Orleans, new crop,?) gal 
Coffee—I ;io (Gold). 
Tobacco. Kentucky, &e„ |Ub. 
Seed Leaf, 19 lb.. 
Wool— Domestic Fleece, 191b 
Domestic, pulled, 19 lb. 
California, clip. 
Tallow, it lb . 
Oil-Cake— ft ton. 
Fork—M ess, HI barrel. 22 50 
Prime Mess, 19 barrel.19 50 
Beef—P lain mess. 8 00 
Laud, in tres. & bar rels, HI lb 13 
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Western. 19 lb. 
Cheese.. 
Beans—?! bushel. 
Peas—C anada, free. fi bu 
Eggs— Fresh, ft dozen . 
Poultry—F owls.. 
Turkeys—It lb. 
Geese, Hi pair. 
Geese, 19 lb.. 
Ducks, ft pair. 
Ducks, 19 lb. 
Woodcock, per pair. 
Chickens, ft lb. 
Grouse, ft pair. 
Partridge, ft pair...,._ 
Ducks, Wild.ft pair. 
Quail, trapped, ft dozen.. 
Hares, ft pair. — 
Babbits, 14 pair. — 
Vension, ft R). 13 
Turnips ft bbl . 125 
Oab3 iges— ft 100 . 2 00 
Ontons— 19 l>bl. 1 00 
Potatoes— ft bbl. 100 
Sweet Potatoes— ft bbl. 1 50 
Broom-corn. 
Pears, per box. 
Pears, ft bbl. 
Grapes, ft ft. 
Apples— 19 barrel. 
Cranberries— ft bbl... 
Quinces, 19 bbl. 
Squash, 19 bbl. 
Cauliflower, per bbl.. 1 50 
Pumpkins, ft 100. — 
Cucumbers, pickle, ft 1000... — 
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Gold has been up to 117£, and down to 114, closing 
Nov. 12th at 114f, as against 1161 on Oct. 12th. 
The movements in Breadstuff's during the month have 
been on a restricted scale. The demand has been less 
satisfactory from foreign buyers. The home trade wants 
have been less urgent. The arrivals have been ample. 
Prices have been depressed and irregular, especially 
toward the close, in the instances of Flour, Wheat. Corn, 
