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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
very hazardous. If carefully done between the ages of 
four and twelve months, there need be no great risk. 
Carlson OH. -This has been used for a year, bolh 
in our office and at home, and also by most of those en¬ 
gaged in our office, as well as by several friends and 
neighbors. We like it better than any other burning ma¬ 
terial we have yet tried. Last Winter we were troubled 
to get a supply, owing to some difficulty at the petroleum 
fountain whence it is obtained, and we are glad to find by 
our advertising columns that a full supply is available. 
Spjilding’s Liquid SUie.—Several subsetibers 
ask our opinion of this article advertised in this journal. 
We have had occasion to use it but little as yet. So far 
as we have examined and tried it, it appears to be a good 
preparation, possessing the properties of common glue, 
with the convenience of being dissolved, and always 
ready for immediate use. Some of our employees, who 
have used it in “sticking together” sundry household ar¬ 
ticles, speak quite strongly in its favor. 
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Earning' in Pennsylvania—New Railroad 
Facilities, etc. 
During the past month, while the preceding pages of 
this paper were passing through the printer's hands, we 
made a week’s excursion for observalion through a por¬ 
tion of Pennsylvania, which we had before only passed 
across or around. We refer to the splendid Valley run¬ 
ning from Easton, nearly southwest, along the south side 
of the “Blue Mountain Ridge.”—Allentown, Reading, 
Lebanon, Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, and 
Charnbersburg, all lie in this Valley. Few better farm¬ 
ing sections exist in the world, and we could not wonder 
that the most of these lands have usually been occupied 
by ihe same families and their direct ancestors since Ihe 
first settlement of the country. No one owning a home¬ 
stead here, could hope 10 better himself by a removal. We 
gathered many useful observations for future use. 
One interesting item we must now refer to, viz.; the 
opening of the East Pennsylvania R. R. from Reading to 
Allentown. This completes an important route—one im¬ 
portant not only to the Valley through which we passed, 
and to other portions of Pennsylvania, but to the entire 
West. Starting from New-York, the route is by the 
L. J. Central to Easton, Pa.; thence via the Lehigh Val¬ 
ley R. R., to Allentown ; thence via the new Eastern 
Penn. R. R. to Reading; thence via the Lebanon Valley 
Branch of the Reading R. R. to Harrisburg. These sev¬ 
eral roads connect so as to really form an unbroken, 
single route. From Harrisburg!) the same cars can con¬ 
tinue southwest, via the Cumberland Valley R. R., to 
Charnbersburg, and soon siill further south, following 
the above great farming Valley that extends across 
Maryland, and Virginia, into North Carolina. All the 
Pennsylvania portion of this Valley is now brought into 
direct connection with New-York, which with the pre¬ 
vious triple or quadruple connections with Philadelphia, 
will give direct market facilities unsurpassed. Passing 
by the advantages for forwarding the staple grain crops, 
these new facilities should stimulate farmers to give more 
attention to catUe and sheep raising, and especially to 
fruitgrowing. Beef cattle from the counties of Franklin, 
Cumberland, and others adjoining, can now go either by 
cars or on foot to Philadelphia, as hnherto, or be sent by 
cars direct to the N. Y. market, as may be desired. We 
noticed throughout most of ihe section we visited, that 
fruit trees appear to flourish well; indeed, though this 
was generally called a poor fruit year, vve saw more and 
better apples than any where else this season. The N. 
Y. city market is almost always poorly supplied with this 
staple fruit. Note on the next page the present wholesale 
prices of only fair apples. From the very location of N. 
Y\, fruit will always be in demand at high prices. This 
city has not so large an immediate back-ground, as Phil¬ 
adelphia, to supply fruit. The newly opened route will 
furnish one additional source. We sugest to the farmers 
of the Valley we visited, that they can and should go at 
once into the culture of fruit more extensively. They will 
find profit in it. Let there be a host of young apple or¬ 
chards put out this very Autumn. We were glad to hear 
'avorable reports of the reliability of Miller’s Nurseries, 
sear Carlisle. 
We have omitted to mention that Ihe new route ex¬ 
tends westward from Harrisburg, to Pittsburg, via the 
Penn. Central R. R.,_and from Pittsburg,by railroads 
leading all over the Great West The connections are 
60 complete lhat Freight cars may now be loaded in 
Iowa and sent here, without the necessity of a single 
xhange of bulk—a. distance of more than 1,200 miles! Al¬ 
most all the railroads of the Great West are directly con¬ 
nected with this route. The very statement of these 
vast and increasing facilities of communication, is one of 
great interest to fanners. 
Our visit in Pennsylvania, though not the first by any 
means, was both pleasant and profitable, and we shall 
take early occasion to visit other portions of the State 
which is entitled to be called the “Keystone” in more 
respects than one. The names of more than ten thou¬ 
sand Pennsylvania subscribers upon our own mail books, 
are strong evidences that the farmers of that State are 
alive to improvement. 
Our thanks are due to a number of gentlemen who con¬ 
tributed not a little to make our journey both pleasant, 
and profitable m the observations gathered. Aiming Olli¬ 
ers we ought to name Mr Kesler, Ed. of Reading Adler, 
Ihe Prest. of Berks Co., Agr. Sue., and Mr. J. L Getz, 
Ed. of Reading Gazette : Prof. Marlatt, Prest. of Irving 
Female College, at Mechanicsburg, and Robert Bryson, 
Esq., of the same place ; Messrs. I. W. Deal, A. Hurst, 
and J. S. Nixon, at Charnbersburg; and others. We re¬ 
gret that being straitened for time prevented a visit- to 
several other active friends of the Agriculturist, at 
Ciiurchtown, and elsewhere. 
PREMIUMS! 
Improvement — Onward—Upward, is our motto. We in¬ 
tend to make each succeeding volume better than its pre¬ 
decessor, in every respect. During 1859 the Agriculturist 
has gone into more than 20,000 new families. We desire 
to extend its sphere of usefulness still wider, and to this 
end, we offer the following premiums to those who will 
assist in the work of extension. In selecting the articles, 
we have aimed to get such as are useful, and as have been 
most frequently called for by our readers.— Each article 
offered is the best of its kind, and every one will be selected 
by the publisher from the very best manufactured. They will 
be even better than ■those sold in the market at the prices 
named , when possible to select better. Through the kind¬ 
ness of the manufacturers we get these articles for pre¬ 
miums, arid for ihese only, at the bare cost of making, or 
we could not offer them as we do. The premiums 
are certainly liberal, when we take into the account 
the cost and character of the paper, and the low price at 
which it is furnished. 
N. S5. These premiums are not offered for competition, 
hut as direct pay for time, labor, and expense incurred by 
canvassers. The premiums are absolute in each case, and 
not dependent upon what some unknown person is doing. 
Every canvasser knows just what he or she is working for. 
fiSTSee remarks following the premiums, especially tile 
last one. 
Premium I.—A liberal distribution of valuable seeds 
will be made during the Winter, to all regular subscri¬ 
bers alike, whether single or in clubs, and whether re¬ 
ceived from agents, or otherw ise. (A seed depository will 
be established in California for the convenience of sub¬ 
scribers on the Pacific Coast.) 
Premium !II.—Every person sending in a club of 10 
new .subscribers at 80 cents each, may order a free copy 
of eitner Vol. XVI. or Vol- XVIf, or Vol. XVIII, which 
w ill be sent in numbers, post-paid. 
Premium IV_-Every person sending 15 new or old 
subscribers at 80 cents each, will be entitled to 16 copies 
(lhat is one extra copy), for the coming year. 
Premium V.—Every person sending 25 new subscribers 
at 80 cents each, will be entitled to the three Volumes, 
XVI, XVII, and XV11I, sent in numbers post-paid. 
Premium VI.— Every person sending 30 new subscribers 
at 80 cents each, will be entitled to a silver-cased pocket 
Micros ope—with Coddington lens. Value $4. Sent by 
mail securely packed and post-paid (See Premium 18.) 
Premium VI!.—Every person sending 45 new subscri¬ 
bers at 80 cents each, will be entitled to a copy of the 
large new Pictorial Edition of Webster's Unabridged Dic¬ 
tionary. Price $6.50. It weighs 81 lbs, and can go by 
express, or be sent by mail at 1 cent per ounce within 
30UU miles, or 2 cents per ounce over 3040 miles. (Ex¬ 
pense after leaving the city to be paid by recipient.) 
Premium EX.—Every person sending 144 new subscri¬ 
bers at 8U cents each, (or 100 at $1 each), will be present¬ 
ed with one of Wheeler & Wilson’s best §50 Sewing’ 
USaclisnes, new from the factory, and of the very best 
make. There is no belter working machine than this 
made, as we have proved by nearly two year’s use in our 
own family. We want no belter.—The machines will he 
selected at Ihe manufactory, be well boxed, and forward¬ 
ed without expense to the recipient, except for freight 
charges after leaving the city. Full instructions for set¬ 
ting up and using go with each machine. 
Premium XII. —To every person sending 130 new sub¬ 
scribers at 80 cents each, (or 95 at $1 each), we will pre¬ 
sent Appleton's New American. Encyclopaedia, now in 
course of publication, consisting of fifteen large volumes 
of 770 pages each. This is a magnificent w ork, forming a 
whole library embracing every topic of human know¬ 
ledge. Eight volumes are now ready, and the remaining 
seven will be furnished as fast as issued. Publisher's 
price. $45. 
Premium XIII.—To every person sending 260 new sub¬ 
scribers at $ 1 each, or 330 at Ihe lowest club price (80 cts. 
each), vve will present one of Allen's Mowing Machines, 
with sundry improvements now being added. This is one 
of the best vve have seen in operation. Price $115. 
Premium XIV.—To every person sending 65 new sub¬ 
scribers, at 8u cents each, we will present one of Hie b st 
Eagle Plows (2-horse). Price $11. This we believe is 
ihe best general farm plow in use. 
Premium XV.—To every person sending 55 new sub¬ 
scribers at 80 cents each, we will present the best Sub¬ 
soil Plow (two-horse), price $8; or one of the best Horse- 
Hoes, price $8 ; or one of the best Straw and Hay Cutters, 
price $8. These are all first quality, well-made, and 
useful implements. 
Premium XVI.— 1 To every person sending 48 new sub¬ 
scribers, at 80 cents each, we w ill present one of the bes! 
Steel-tooih Cultivators. Price $7. 
Premium XVII.—To every person sending 45 subscri¬ 
bers at 80 cents each, we will present either the Diction¬ 
ary, (premium 6), or one of tile best Hand Corn Shelters. 
Price $6 50. 
Premium XVIII.—To every person sending 30 subscri¬ 
bers at 80 cents each, vve will present eilher lilt micro¬ 
scope, (premium 3,) or a Double mold-board. ( ridging) 
Plow. Price $3.50. 
Premium XIX.—Books. Whenever desired, instead 
ol other premiums, the publisher will pay premiums in 
books as follows : Every person making np a club of 20 
nr more new subscribers, may select any Agricultural or 
Horticultural Books from A. O. Moore’s Catalogue, 
(which is advertised on page 316 of this month’s 
paper) to the amount of 10 cents for every subscriber, 
sent in at 8U cents each. Persons making uo a club for 
any of ihe premiums, and getting some names over the 
required amount, will be entitled to books for the surplus 
names. Tims, a person getting 55 subscribers can take 
for 45 names either premium VII. or XVII. and also $1 
worth of books for the extra 11) names; and so in other 
cases. 
[SPECIAL PREMIUMS ] 
[Several young men have expressed to us a desire to se¬ 
cure for themselves a good Watch. There has been so 
much humbug and deeeplion in articles of this kind that 
vve tiave hnherto declined any such offers. However, lo 
meet the oft repeated requests, we have concluded to for 
once make an offer of ibis kind. The American Watch 
Company , of Waltham, Mass., are putting up very val¬ 
uable and reliable lime-pieces, which we can offer 
with .confidence, and we have arranged with the 
company to get the watches we desire, direct from the 
manufactory, of the best possible malje and bona fide 
character. Each watch will be accompanied with a writ¬ 
ten warrantee direct from Ihe Company; so lhat the 
watches we give, may be relied upon in every lespect.j 
Premium XX.—To every person sending 130 new sub¬ 
scribers at 8i) cents each, (or95 at $1 each), we w ill present 
either premium XII, or a $45 Silver Lever Watch, made 
by the American Company. The running works of this 
watch are of the same cl iss as the $l0() gold watches, 
jewel ed, and chronometer b dance. The case is a “ Hun¬ 
ter,” or closed one, the face opening by a spring. This is 
as good a watch as vve would wish to carry. The price, 
$45, is as low as they can be bought at retail at the man¬ 
ufactory. 
Premium XXI.—To every person sending 250 new 
suhsc.iibers at 8u cents each, (or 150 at $1 each), we will 
present a $75 Gold Lever Watch, of ihe same make as the 
above. The case is gold, Hunter, and engraved. No bet¬ 
ter watch than this can be obtained for $75 in this country. 
REMARKS.—1. The above premiums, except No. TV, 
are all for NEW subscribers only, as we can only afford 
to pay premiums for once on the same subscriber. Blit 
t ff°in making up any premium lists, three renewals of old 
subscriptions, collected and forwarded by t-lie canvasser, may 
always be counted as one new name. fgp’TVames need not 
all be at the same Post Office. 
2. Of course but one premium can be paid on the same 
name. The canvasser will choose his own premium. 
Any one striking for a higher premium, and failing to get 
names enough, can still fall back upon a lower one. 
3. Every person collecting names for premiums can 
send in the names with the money as fast as received, so 
that the subscribers may begin to receive their papers ; 
but if designed for premiums, a double list of each lot of 
names should be sent, one of them marked at the top, 
“ For premiums,” and with the name of the sender. 
These duplicate lists will-be kept on file by themselves to 
be referred to in making up the premium when any person 
has completed sending in names for Volume XIX. 
4. The above premiums are offered for new subscribers 
for Volume XIX (I860), whejjever received. Canvassers 
will have three or four months for completing their lists, 
but the premium will be paid as soon as any list is 
made up. 
5. The offer of extra copies to the subscribers them 
selves, when received before Nov. 1st. will greatly facili 
tate the work of the canvasser, and now is the most favor¬ 
able time to begin, the work of gathering names. 
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Market Review, Weather Notes, &c. 
American Agriculturist Office, ) 
New York, MonUay Evening, Sept. 19, 1859. ) 
Sales of Breadstuffs have been more extensive during 
the past month. Receipts have been very large and are in¬ 
creasing. The demand has been more active. The 
rapid reduction of the stock of old Flour and Wheaton 
hand, caused an advance of prices during the early part 
of the month. The heavy receipts of the new crop have, 
however, checked the advance, and the tendency just now 
is to lower prices. The sales are mostly to the home 
trade, little being done by speculators. Shippers are 
Cautious ; they are wailing for lower rates before buying 
freely. The Wheat received thus far, has been of very 
good average quality, and is received generally in good 
condition. The quality ol new Wheat received at the 
principal Western marketj, has been so much superior to 
that of the two preceding years, that the Chicago Board 
of Trade have restored the old standards of quality, 
which had been lowered to conform to the inferiority o< 
the receipts of those years. While the rvialitv of this 
