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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
THE §EJE3» ©SSTSeiBUTIOW. 
Contents for Hovember, 1859. 
Advertising—Information Gratis.. V.Illustrated.. 326 
Air—Compressed as a Motive Tower.332 
Animals— Kindness vs. Whip and Spur.333 
Apples—Falling Before Ripe.339 
Apples- What Seeds to Plant.339 
Apples—What Varieties to Cultivate.338 
Bees—Italian.346 
Bees—Apiary in November.323 
Bees and Tin Pans again.331 
Bees—Noto to Correspondents.325 
Blackberries—New-Rochelle, from Seed.339 
Books—New American Cyclopaidia. 346 
Bound Volumes—Binding—Covers.347 
Boys’ and Girls’ Columns—Editor with his Young 
Readers—Stingy Folks—Saving Money—Savings 
Bank—The Crows and Dog—The Hen and Pig— 
Tho Cat and Squirrel—The Cat and the Horse 
—Gathering Chestnuts—What Imagination Will 
Do—More Scared Than Hurt— About the Prob¬ 
lems—Illustrated Rebus—Agricultural Enigma- 
Grandmother . . .7 Illustrations . .344, 345 
Calendar of Operations for the Month.322 
Capital Required for Farming.346 
Cattle—Bedding for. 324 
Cattle-Breeding In-and-in. .by Cattle Breeder. .V.. .323 
Cattle—Description of Breeds.346 
Check Rein—Cruelly of.333 
Corn Cleaner—A Simple Contrivance_Illustrated. .325 
Corn, Use for food — A First Rate Corn Bread.343 
Cuttings for Next Spring.341 
Drainage—A Common Error in.334 
Draining—Machinery for Making Tiles..Illustrated. .325 
Exhibitions in Penn., N. Y , and Conn.347 
Farmer—An Insane.330 
Farm—Work for in November.322 
Fencing—Prize Article No. VIIt... Wire Fence.327 
Ferrets Wanted.346 
Fever and Ague.346 
Fleas—To Exterminate.346 
Flower Garden and Lawn in November.323 
Flower Pit.Illustrated..340 
Flowers—Chrysanthemums, Cultivation. Illustrated. .340 
Foliage—Autumnal.326 
Garden—Fall Wor k in. 339 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit, in November.322 
Gates lor the Farm.Illustrated. .332 
Grape Vines—Prune Now.5 Illustrations.. 337 
Grapes—Michigan Seedling.346 
Green and Hot Houses in November.323 
Hair—Hints on Proper Treatment of.343 
Harness—Oil for.345 
Horses—Management of Balky.328 
Housekeeping—Girls Should Learn.Illustrated—341 
Humbug—Agricultural at Washington.326 
Humbugs, Our Exposure of.345 
In-Door Work..*.341 
Insects—Grubs in Cattle .340 
Insects—To Destroy Weevil.346 
Insects—Prevention of Cnroulio.339 
Insects—Remedy for Chinch Bug.324 
Lantern Blinks. .XIII. .A Grand Hen Speculation....331 
Manure—Muck and Lime.334 
Manures—Superphosphates.346 
Manure—Why make Compost.346 
Market Review, etc.347 
Millet.345 
Mule Race in Virginia.332 
Mushrooms—Cultivation of.340 
November—S uggestions for the Month... Illustrated. .321 
Onions —Large .346 
Orchard and Nursery in November.332 
Papers—“ Giving away ”.348 
Papering a Room—Hints on. 341 
Pitchfork—Gladding’s Horse Power. Illustrated. .328 
Plow—Fawkes’ Locomotive Steam.Illustrated. .329 
Plums—Securing from Curcuho.339 
Potatoes—Prince Albert .346 
Poultry—How to Fatten.330 
Premiums for New Subscribers.348 
Premium for the Boys and Girls.345 
Professional Pomposity.345 
Protection of Trees and Plants in Winter.337 
Prune Grape Vines Now.5 Illustrations. .337 
Recipes—Cakes, Lemon Cheese, Soda. Lemon, De¬ 
licate, Sponge, Caroline, and Cheap—English 
Plum Pudding—Sweet Potatoes from Irish Pota¬ 
toes—Baked Egg Plant—Egg Tea or Coffee.343 
Rice—How Grown and Prepared for Market..II.335 
Root Structure—“Discovery” in, Not New.339 
Roses—Protection for Winter.340 
Sap-Sucker—White Breasted Nuthatch. .Illustrated..333 
Seed for Distribution—L ist of.348 
Silk Worms for Europe.346 
Slaughtered Animals—Suspending.. .2 Illustrations. .332 
Smoke-Room in the Attic.Illustrated. .325 
Soldering—Practical Instruction.2 Illustrations. .342 
Squash—Mammoth Legtiorn.327 
Strawberries—Monthly .346 
Sugar Evaporator—Cook’s. 346 
Swamps—Use for Undrained.346 
Tiles—Machinery for Making.Illustrated. .325 
Tim Bunker on Dress—In Reply to His Neighbors . .333 
Treat—An Insane Farmer.330 
Trees—Is the Horse Chestnut Hardy!.335 
Trees—Planting Seeds of.345 
Trees—Removing Pears .346 
Trees—The Mammoth of California.Illustrated. .336 
Trees—When lo Transplant.337 
Tun of Hay—Cubic Contents of.346 
Turnips—How to Keep.Illustrated. .346 
Vase Made of Moss.Illustrated. .341 
Water Pipes —Lead Poisonous .346 
Wine—How Sparkling is obtained. 3i6 
Writing—Note to Beginner.346 
Vale College—Agricultural Lectures, etc.349 
Again vvc have the pleasure of offering to our subscri¬ 
bers for next year a list of seeds (embracing 93 
kinds) from which every one is invited to select four or 
five parcels. (See page 348.) Sinco wo originated this 
plan of distributing seeds free, nearly half a million par¬ 
cels have been sent out by us, and we know that much 
has thus been done to diffuse the germs of useful plants, 
and beautiful flowers, all over tho country'. A very few 
seeds soon multiply and spread over a neighborhood, and 
thence still wider. Our parcels are necessarily small, but 
in every case there is enough to lay the foundation of fu¬ 
ture abundance. We spare no pains to get the purest and 
best seeds of each kind, which can be obtained both in 
this country and on the other side of tho Atlantic. 
Many New Seeds (Nos. 96 to 126) are added to our former 
list which will be described more particularly in the 
first number of the next Volume. We also retain in our 
list the more valuable varieties hilherto offered, for those 
who have not had them, and especially for those living in 
the remote States and Territories w here seeds of any kind 
are difficult to be obtained. The seeds will be sent out 
during January and February, to subscribers for 1600. 
We offer them thus early that those renewing their own 
or sending in new subscriptions may at the same time 
send for the seeds. 
Seeds for 4!ie Pacific Coast. 
To Subscribers in California and Oregon, and in 
Washington Territory. 
To save the heavy postage on seeds to the Pacific 
Coast, we propose to establish a Seed Depot in Cal¬ 
ifornia, from whence the postage to Post offices in Califor- 
nia and Oregon, and in Washington Territory will onlv 
bo 3 cents per half ounce—the same as given in our list. 
If subscribers in those States will each send to us the list 
of such seeds as they desire (4 or 5 parcels eacti) with the 
required amount of postage (as given in the list) the seeds 
will be put up and mailed in California, to which place 
they will bo forwarded in bulk by express at our own ex¬ 
pense. The seeds will be forwarded by the steamer 
of Jan. 20th, (or perhaps Feb. 4th) and application should 
be made before that date, as none but those actually 
applied for can be sent at that time.—N. B.—Each subscri¬ 
ber sending for seeds to go in this package should write 
his or her name and full Post office address on a slip of pa¬ 
per, and note on it the numbers in our list standing against 
the several kinds desired, and enclose with it the amount of 
postage needed for the seeds. Of course any number of 
persons at one Post office can enclose their slips and 
stamps to us in the same letter. 
We trust this effort to supply them with seeds at an 
extra cost, will be reciprocated on the part of our distant 
Western friends, by large additions of new subscribers. 
•-—A--- —-- 
“ THE BAKER’S D02EN” 
One Month More. 
We can not well afford to change the offer that was 
made last month, in regard to extra numbers ; but we 
are earnestly requested to continue the “ Baker’s Dozen” 
offer, by a large number of persons now' engaged in get¬ 
ting up clubs of new subscribers, who say that they have 
commenced by promising the extra numbers, but have not 
yet completed their lists, and they ask for a little more 
time. We see no better way to accomodate all, than to 
hold open this offer for about a month longer, though we 
hope all who can do so, will send in their lists early this 
month, that the names may be properly enrolled, and the 
November number forwarded, before we begin mailing 
the Dec. No. 
JC5TPleaso let it be understood then : 
The November and December number of this year will 
be presented, without charge, to all new subscribers for 
1860 (Vol. 19), whose names reach us before Dec. 1st. 
This will stilt give new subscribers a "baker’s dozen,” 
or 14 months for the price of 12.—After Dec. 1st only one 
number will be presented, and none after January 1st.— 
Exception. Due allowance will be made in giving ex¬ 
tra numbers, for the extra time required for new subscri¬ 
bers to come from the Pacific Coast, and other very dis¬ 
tant points. 
Explanatory. —We have three motives for the above 
offer of extra numbers :—1st, as apremium or inducement 
to new subscribers—2nd, the extra numbers thus sent out 
early, are, by so far, specimens, and those w ho receive 
them usually show them to others, anh thus more new 
subscribers are obtained—3d, by thus drawing in early 
subscriptions, we have more time to have them properly 
arranged in our books by our regular force of experienced 
clerks, than when all rush in at the beginning of the year, 
involving the extra expense and trouble of temporary in¬ 
experienced clerks. 
©ver at tSsc Premiums. 
We invite special attention to the large list of premi¬ 
ums offered on page 348. These are peculiar. In most 
cases such premiums are offered for competition, and on¬ 
ly one person can get a particular premium ; and there is 
alw ays an uncertainty as to whether some unknown per¬ 
son may not be better circumstanced to get a larger list, 
and a frequent suspicion also that favoritism may be 
in some way shown. Our premiums are absolute, de¬ 
pending only upon a given number of names, and every 
one knows just what he or she is aiming at. These pre 
miums are really commissions offered to canvassers, for 
time expended in exhibiting the paper to those not ae 
quainted with it. With tho single exception of one of our 
old office clerks, Mr. Whitman, we employ no agents. 
Every person so disposed can act as a voluntary agent 
among acquaintances, and receive as compensation the 
articles offered in our premium list. The past year over 
700 persons have earned and received valuable premiums 
from this office, which have cost them no money, and 
comparatively little outlay of time. We shall bo happy 
to have the number doubled this year, for allhough no 
profit is derived the first year from new subscribers, whin 
these premiums are given, yet the sphere of the Agricul¬ 
turist is extended, and sufficient remuneration will come 
by and by. We expect to make the paper good enough 
to retain the patronage of all its readers, and in the end 
to derive a living profit, which is all we desire. 
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An Interesting Announcement. 
While the Agriculturist is chiefly devoted to subjects 
directly connected with out door and in-door rural 
labor, we think two or three of its ample pages may bo 
profitably alloted to matter of a miscellaneous but instruc¬ 
tive character. So, while 24 to 26 pages of each number 
are given up to the immodiate subjects of agriculture, 
and horticulture, yet by cutting down the advertisements 
to the lowest practicable limit, we shall still have two 
to four pages for other matters of especial interest to all, 
farmers as well as others. 
In this connection we have the pleasure to announce 
that we have made arrangements with a leading writer and 
editor in one of our most popular and widely circulated 
Magazines, to prepare for the Agriculturist a scries of il¬ 
lustrated chapters, from one to two pages in each num¬ 
ber, giving plain, simple, but interesting and instructive 
descriptions of bow various things in common use are 
maile, with all needful engravings to make tiie subjects 
plain even to children. Thus, the chapters will describe: 
How Pins are made; How Needles are made ; IIow Nails 
are made ; How Matches are made ; How Paper is made ; 
How Glass is made; How Wire is made; Ilow Soap is 
made; How Candles are made; How Starch is made; 
How Gun-Powder is made ; How Coal Gas is made ; and 
so on of Hats, Porcelain, and many other articles. 
With the skill of the writer, and our facilities for 
procuring good engravings, etc., we beiieve that this de¬ 
partment, though occupying comparatively but a small 
portion of the paper, will alone be esteemed far beyond 
the small subscription price, by every class of readers. 
^nurirait ^gnntlkrbf. 
(ISSUED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND GERMAN.) 
A thorough going, RELIABLE, and PRACTICAL 
Journal, devoted to tire different departments of SOIL 
CULTURE—such as growing field CROPS; orchard 
and garden FRUITS; garden VEGETABLES and 
FLOWERS; trees, plants, and flowers for the 
LAWN or YARD; in-door and out door work around 
the DWELLING; care of DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
&c &c. 
The teachings of the Agriculturist are confined to no 
State or Territory, but are adapted to the wants of all sec¬ 
tions of the country—it is, as its name indicates, truly 
American in its character. 
The German edition is of the same size and price 
as the English, and contains all of its reading matter, and 
its numerous illustrative engravings. 
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ORANGE JUDD, 
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