AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Contents for December, 1859. 
Advertising Information Gratis.. VI. Lotteries, etc...355 
Animals—Care of in Winter.364 
Animals—Variety of Food for.361 
Animals—Water the Stock. 357 
Arbor—Summer House—Grape.Illustrated. .365 
Basket—New, for small Fruits.Illustrated. .359 
Bees—Apiary in December .355 
Bees—Habits of the Queen.375 
Bees—Italian.375 
Bonnet—Howto Choose and Wear .369 
Books—Johnson on Peat, Muck, and Manures.375 
Books—Publishers—Agricultural. .375 
Boys’ and Girls’ Columns- Labyrinth—Editor with his 
Vou..g headers—One Brick wrong—“Room up 
Stairs”—How a Toad undresses—How “Old Jim” 
kept fat—Young Nurses—Boys earning $5 a day 
—Showers.2 Illustrations ..371-372 
Boys—What shall be done with them .358 
Burns—Tea Leaves for.356 
Cabbages—Wintering.358 
Calendar or Operations for the Month ..354 
Cattle—Still Slops for.."BOl 
Cold—How taken.356 
Consumptives — Rural Life for. ...363 
Corn—Crystal Flint or Hominy.355 
Corn—Improved King Philip .355 
Corn—Putting to Bed. 358 
Corn Stalks—Implement for Breaking down.358 
December—Suggestions—Recreation.353 
Embellishments—Rural.365 
Evergreens—Mistakes in Names of.366 
Farm—Work for in December.354 
Farmers—Influence of Good.358 
Flower Garden and Lawn in December .354 
Gardening—In-door.....Illustrated.. 368 
Garden—Kitchen and Fruit in December .354 
Grape Vine—Effect of Ringing.367 
Grapes—Delaware. . .Illustrated . .366 
Grapes—Dr. Underhill’s.367 
Grapes in Western New York.367 
Grapes—Rebecca.367 
Green and Hot Houses in December.354 
Hay—The Best Kind .358 
Hemp—How Grown and Prepared for Market .361 
Honey—Draining from Combs. 375 
Horse Racing at Fairs .358 
Hours of Work.375 
Insects—Borer in Apple Trees.375 
Insects—Curculio—A Word for. .367 
Insects — Potato Fly.359 
Indoor Work .368 
Lar.-P—Hand for Coal Oil ..Illustrated..368 
Lantern Blinks. XIV.—A Presumptuous Farmer-262 
Manure—How much to a Cow.358 
Manure—Smut for.375 
Manures—Mapes’ Super-phosphates.356 
Mice in the Treadmill .358 
Millet—Hungarian or“Grass”. 356 
Orchard and Nursery in December .354 
Osage Orange for Cuttings.375 
Papers—Preserve the numbers . 353 
People—A Fast.359 
Plums in Oregon.375 
Potatoes—Experiments with .359 
Potatoes—Keeping Sweet.359 
Premiums—List for I860 . - .373 
Problem —Labyrinth. Illustrated. .371 
Rabbits—Prize.Illustrated.. 357 
Receipts for Subscriptions, not needed.376 
Recipe—Glass — Transparent Cement for.369 
Recipe—To Fasten Knife Handles.370 
Sawdust in Stables .367 
School—Sent to. Illustrated.. 369 
Seeds—Let each select his ow n.373 
Seeds — List for 18611.373 
Seeds—Wait patiently for.373 
Smoke — Room—Attic.375 
Spoons, Wiong and Right.2 Illustrations. .371 
Still Slops for Cattle.361 
“ Stirred' up ”.374 
Strawberries—Protection of.367 
Sugar—Manufactured from Sorghum. .2 Illustrations. 360 
Tim Bunker—Wedding among his Neighbors.37(1 
Trees—Beech.Illustrated ..381 
Trees—Frazer’s Silver Fir.365 
Trees — Mistakes in Names of Evergreens.366 
Trees—Partly Buried.375 
Trees — Pear — Quince Stocks for.375 
Trellis-Materials for Grape.367 
Wasli Stand—Convenient Appendage_Illustrated..368 
Wtieat, Poland—in Oregon. ■.375 
Winter Scene. • Illustrated..364 
An Interesting Announcement. 
While the Agriculturist is chiefly devoted to subjects 
directly connected wilh out door and in-door rural 
labor, we think two or three of its ample pages may be 
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 immediate 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 our next volume a series of il¬ 
lustrated chapters, from one to two pages in each num¬ 
ber, giving plain, simple, but interesting and instructive 
descriptions of how various things in common use are 
made, with all needful engravings to make the subjects 
plain even to children. Thus, the chapters will describe: 
How Pins are made; How Needles are made ; How Nails 
are made ; How Matches are made ; How Paper is made ; 
How Glass is made ; How Wire is made ; How 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. 
Wilh the skill of the writer, and our facilities for 
procuring good engravings, etc., we believe 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. 
A Olii'isimas or New-Year’s Present. 
As hitherto, many persons will desire to send the Agri¬ 
culturist for 1860 (Vol. 19), as a holiday present to a rela¬ 
tive or friend. Sometimes one man has subscribed for 
ten copies at the club price, and distributed them among 
his friends and acquaintances. In such cases, when de¬ 
sired, we send to the recipients, along with the firstnum- 
ber, a receipt, showing who made the present. 
“ Sliort Baker’s Bozen.” 
The presentation of two extra copies of this paper (the 
long “ baker’s dozen ”) to new subscribeis for 1860, will 
be discontinued with this date (Dec. 1st)—except to those 
coming from distant points. But this December number 
will be presented to all new names, received up to the 
25th. This w ill give new subscribers the “ short baker's 
dozen,” or 13 numbers. 
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matter of great convenience and economy to us, to get 
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so as to send off the January number before Jan. 1st. The 
moment the Dec. number is mailed, our clerks will be 
ready to prepare for the next number. The kind expres¬ 
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ent subscribers will renew their own subscriptions, and 
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Bound Volumes—Binding)—Covers. 
As soon as this number is issued, we shall hind up complete 
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gil' lettered hacks. 
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XVII, and XVIII. # 
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Circulation of the Agriculturist. 
The number of subscribers has constantly gone upward 
from the clay we first obtained full proprietorship until the 
present time, so that it is now greater than ever before. 
Some interest has been manifested to know what is the 
bona fide circulation, and efforts have been marie in some 
quarters to depreciate the amount. To set all queries 
and surmises at rest., we present the statement be¬ 
low which will nrrt be questioned. To make mil a fair 
show of the past, we give the average for a whole year. 
The present circulation is, of course, much larger. 
Steam Tress Rooms, 16 & 18 Jacob-sl., ) 
New-York, September !6ih. 1859. i 
This is to certify that, bv request of the proprietor, Mr. 
O. Judd, I have this day examined my books, and find 
that during the past twelve months. I have printed of reg¬ 
ular copies of the American Agriculturist. 2.1GG Reams 
of 500 sheets each (1,083.01 0), or an average of 1 80 1 -2 
Reams per month. As each copy contains two sheets, 
this is an average of Forty-five tlinusand one 
hundred and twciil y-five ( 4 5.1 25 ) perfect 
copies per month JOHN A. GRAY. 
Affirmed (sworn) to before me, this 16lh day of Septem¬ 
ber. 1859. J. 0. Haroer, Commissioner of Deeds. 
American: Agriculturist. 
(ISSUED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND GERMAN.) 
A thorough going, RELIABLE, and PRACTICAL 
Journal, devoted to the different departments of SOIL 
CULTURE—such as growing field CROPS; orchard 
and oarden FRUITS; garden VEGETABLES and 
FLOWERS: trees, plants, and flowers for the 
LAWN or YARD; in-door and gut door work around 
the DWELLING; care of DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
&o &c. , . 
The teachings of the. Agriculturist are. confined to no 
State or Territory, but. are adapted to the wants of all sec¬ 
tions off the country — it is, as its twine indicates , tiuly 
American in its character. 
The German edition is of the same size an l price 
as the English, and contains all of its reading matter, and 
its numerous illustrative engravings. 
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Six copies one year.5 00 
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An extra copy to the person sending 15 or more names, 
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cents, to England and France 24 cents, to Germany 24 
cents, arid to Russia 72 cents per annum. 
Delivery in New-York city and Brooklyn, 12 cents a year. 
Postage anywhere in the United States and Territories 
must be paid by the subscriber, and is only six cents a year, 
if paid in advance at tbe office where received. 
The paper is considered pant for w henever it is sent, 
and w ill be promptly discontinued w hen ihe time for w Inch 
it is ordered expires. ,, 
All business and other communications should be ad¬ 
dressed to the Editor and Proprietor, 
ORANGE JUDD, 
No 189 Water st, Now-Y r ork. 
