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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
July. ] 
A SAFE AND RELIABLE INVESTMENT. 
First Mortgage Sinking Fund 7 Per Cent Gold Bonds 
OF THE 
Fredericksburgh & Gordonsville Railroad 
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA. 
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN COIN 
FREE OF U. S, GOVERNMENT TAX. 
Tlie Hoad is 62 miles long, connecting Fredericksburgli, via Orange Court-House, with Charlottesville, which is the point 
of junction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to the Ohio River, and the extension of the Orange and Alexandria Rail¬ 
road to Lynclihurg. It forms the shortest connecting link in the system of roads leading to the entire South, South-West, 
and West, to the Pacific Ocean. It passes through a rich section of the Shenandoah Valley, the local traffic of which alone 
will support the road, and it must command an abundant share of through trade from the fact of its being 
A SHORT CUT TO TIDE-WATER OF THE POTOMAC AT THE FURTHEST INLAND 
POINT WHERE DEEP WATER FOR HEAVY SHIPPING CAN BE FOUND 
ON THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. 
From Charlottesville to tide-water by this route the distance is 40 miles less than via Alexandria ; 05 miles less than via 
Richmond and West Point; 124 miles less than via Norfolk. 
The mortgage is limited to $16,000 per mile of completed and equipped road, (the estimated cost of the road to the Com¬ 
pany, furnished and equipped, will exceed $30,000 per mile, thus giving the bondholders an unusual margin—the bonded 
debt of the other Virginia roads being from $20,000 to $35,000 per mile), and is issued to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust 
Company of New York as Trustees for the Bondholder, and the security is first-class in every respect. 
A Sinkiiig Fund is also provided, which will reduce the principal of the debt Two-Thirds of its entire amount in 
advance of tne maturity of the bonds. 
A limited number of the bonds (issued in denominations of $500 and $1,000) are offered at 9 1'A and interest from Nov. 1, in 
currency, and at this price are the 
CHEAPEST GOLD INTEREST-BEARING SECURITIES IN THE MARKET. 
Maps and pamphlets, which explain satisfactorily every question that can possibly be raised by a party seeking a safe 
and profitable investment, will be furnished on application. 
We have investigated the advantages of this Railroad, and the merits of the enterprise, and confidently recommend 
these Bonds to our customers and to the public. 
DRAKE BROTHERS, 
BANKERS AND BROKERS, 
No. 16 Broad Street, New York. 
COTTON CULTURE. 
BY JOSEPH B. LYMAN. 
with an additional chapter on 
COTTON SEED AND ITS USES. 
BY J. R. SYPHER. 
CONTENTS. 
PART I. 
TnE COTTON FARM.—ITS STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, 
AND LABORERS. 
PREPARATION OP SOIL AND PLANTING. 
HOW THE CROP IS TO BE CULTIVATED. 
COTTON PICKING. 
GINNING, BALING, AND MARKETING. 
THE COTTON PLANTER’S* CALENDAR. 
PART H. 
QUALITY, EXTENT, AND CHARACTER OF COT¬ 
TON LANDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 
ENEMIES AND DISEASES OF COTTON. 
IMPROVED AND SCIENTIFIC CULTURE. 
VARIOUS KINDS OF COTTON CULTIVATED IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
HOW TO REALIZE TIIE MOST FROM A CROP. 
VALUE OF COTTON AS A PLANT, AND ITS USES. 
THE PAST AND THE FUTURE OF COTTON. 
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. 
COTTON SEED OIL. COTTON SEED CAKE. 
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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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any of the hack volumes of that paper from the Sixteenth to 
the Twenty -eighth. These volumes contain more varied 
and interesting information 0 n all matters pertaining to 
the Farm, Garden, and Household, than can he obtained 
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AMERICAN POMOLOGY. 
THE BEST BOOK ON APPLES. 
By DOCT. JOHN A. WARDER. 
HISTORY. 
PROPAGATION. 
BUDS, CUTTINGS. 
SITE FOR AN ORCHARD. 
PREPARATION OF SOIL. 
SELECTION; PLANTING. 
CULTURE &, PRUNING. 
RIPENING & PRESERVING. 
CLASSIFICATION & DESCRIPTION. 
CATALOGUE AND INDEX. 
This differs from any fruit book heretofore published 
in this country, in its complete classification of apples. 
The author gives the principal European systems and 
modestly puts forth his own to be tested by practice. He 
divides apples into four classes, according to their forms. 
Each of these classes is subdivided by other obvious 
characters, and it would seem that any apple described in 
the hook might he easily identified. 
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S MALT, FRUH - CULTURIST. 
By ANDREW S. FULLER. 
It tells all about 
STRAWBERRIES. 
RASPBERRIES. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
BARBERRIES. 
DWARF CHERRIES. 
CURRANTS. 
GOOSE BERRIES. 
CRANBERRIES. 
huckleberries. 
CORNELIAN CHERRIES. 
This hook covers the whole ground of Propagation, 
Culture, Varieties, Packing for Market, etc. 
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HINTS TO HORSE-KEEPERS, 
A COMPLETE 
MANUAL FOR HORSEMEN. 
BY THE LATE HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT. 
(FRANK FOKESTEK.) 
Beautifully Illustrated. 
HOW TO BREED A HORSE.— 
CHOICE OF STALLION. — National Value of the Horae— 
The best class of Horses the cheapest for all purposes— 
What constitutes excellence—Blood : wluit it gives, 
should be on the side of the Sire—Breed up, not down— 
Diseases and Defects Hereditary—General Rules. 
CHOICE OF THE MARE. — Size, Symmetry and Sound¬ 
ness more important than Blood—Points of the Brood 
Mare—Diseases Hereditary—Condition of the Mare — 
Should have moderate work when with Foal—Food and 
care during gestation — Health and temper. 
MUTUAL ADAPTATION OF SIRE AND DAM.-First 
consideration in Improvement of “ cold ” Blood—Rela¬ 
tive size of Sire and Dam — Defects in either Parent- 
How Remedied in Progeny—Bloods which “hit.” 
CANADIAN BLOOD. — The Canadian originally the 
French Norman—Characteristics—Hardihood—Speed- 
Mode of Improvement—Crossing with Tliorough-breds. 
NORMAN BLOOD.—Origin and History of the Percheron 
Norman — A pure race—Characteristics and Points. 
MODERN ARAB BLOOD.—English and American Thor- 
ough-breds derived from Oriental Blood — are now 
superior to the Modern Arabs—Nolan Arab. 
PONIES — DIFFERENT BREEDS, 
CHARACTERISTICS AND UTILITY.-Origin-Different 
Breeds—Slietlands and Scots—Galloways and Narragau- 
setts—Mustangs and Indians—Profit of raising Ponies. 
HOW TO BREED MULES. 
Value of Mules—Their History and Natural History— 
The Mule and Hinney—Thorougli-blood wasted in the 
Dam for Mules—The Mule in the United States—Large 
size not Desirable—Varieties of the Ass—The kind of 
Mares to be selected. 
HOW TO BUT A HORSE. 
Of whom to Buy it—Extraordinary Cheapness and Ex¬ 
traordinary Excellence not consistent with each other— 
Points to he regarded—How to Examine the Eye—Broken 
■Wind—Roaring — Whistling—Broken Knees—To examine 
the Legs—Splents—Damaged Back Sinews—Spavins— 
Ringbones—Curbs—How to tell the Age of a Horse. 
IIOW TO FEED A HORSE. 
Consequences of Improper Feeding—Different Food for 
different conditions—Food for the Brood Mare—for the 
Foal—For Working Horses—Green Food—Carrots—Corn 
—Feeding Horses m Training—While Travelling—Sum¬ 
mering Horses—The Best Method—Management of Om¬ 
nibus Horses in New York. 
HOW TO STABLE AND GROOM A 
HORSE.—Requisites for a good Stable—The economy of 
Proper Arrangements—Ventilation—Grooming; its ne¬ 
cessity for all descriptions of Horses—How Performed— 
Clothing—Treatment when brought in from Work. 
IIOW TO BREAK, AND USE A 
HORSE.—What is required in a well-broken Horse—His 
education should commence when a Colt—Bitting—Put¬ 
ting in Harness—How to Use a Horse—Travelling—Work¬ 
ing—Pleasure Horses—Punishment. 
HOW TO J PHYSIC A HORSE — 
SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR SIMPLE AILMENTS.-Causes 
of Ailments—Medicines to be given only by the order of 
the Master—Depletion and Purging—Spasmodic Colic- 
Inflammation of the Bowels—Inflammation of the Lungs 
—How to Bleed—Balls and Purgatives—Costiveness— 
Cough—Bronchitis—Distemper—Worms—Diseases of the 
Feet—Scratches—Thrush—Broken Knees. 
FARRIERY, ETC. 
Castration — Docking and Nicking — Blood-letting — 
Treatment of Strains and Wounds—Galls of the Skin- 
Cracked Heels—Clipping and Singeing—Administering 
Medicines—Diseases of the Feet. 
HOW TO SHOE A HORSE. 
Unskillful Shoers—Anatomy of the Food Illustrated— 
The Foot of a Colt—Preparation of the Foot—Remov ing 
the Old Shoe—Paring the Foot—The Shoe—Fitting the 
Shoe—Nailing—Number of Nails—Diseases of the Foot. 
BAUCHEB’S METHOD OF TRAIN¬ 
ING HORSES.—What Constitutes a Well-trained Horse— 
To make him come at your call—The Philosophy of 
Training—Flexions of the Jaw—Flexions of the Neck- 
Flexions of the Croup—Backing—The Paces—Leaping. 
HOW TO RIDE A HORSE. 
The Saddle—The Girths—The Stirrups—Saddle-Cloths— 
The Crupper —The Martingale —The Bridle—Spurs— 
Mounting and Dismounting—The Seat—The Hands— 
The Legs—The Paces—Hints for Special Cases—The Art 
of Palling—Riding with Ladies. 
LADIES’ RIDING—WRITTEN BY 
A LADY.—Learning to Ride—The Side-saddle—The Girths 
—The Stirrup—'The Bridle—The Martingale—The Bit— 
The Dress—Mounting and Dismounting—The Position— 
The Hands—The Leg and AVliip—Accidents. 
HOW TO DRIVE A HORSE. 
The Art of Driving—Pleasure Driving—How to noldthe 
Reins—Driving a Pair—Four-in-hand Driving—Driving 
Working Horses—Plowing—Three-a-breast. 
RAREY’S SYSTEM OF HORSE- 
TAMING.—Rarey’s System a New Discovery—Previous 
Svstem—Principles of this System —Instructions for 
practicing Iiarey’s Method—'To Stable the Horse—To 
Approach the Ilorse—Tying tip the Leg—Laying the 
Horse Down—Finale—Vices and Bad Habits—Rearing- 
Kicking—Baulking—Pulling on the Halter—Shying. 
VETERINARY HOMOEOPATHY. 
Principles of the System—Table of Remedies—General 
Directions—Treatment of a Sick Animal—Diet—Reme¬ 
dies for Specific Cases—Glossary of Diseases. 
12mo. 435 p.— Sent by mail post-paid. $1.75. 
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