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AMERICAN AGRICULTIIPTSi-r 
KtxKl HOW as they were before ; that Ik, ro<mI for nothin-,'. 
....A. A. Kelley A ( o. are etill operating', ami asoiire tlio 
public that the Hift Concert will positively cotng off 
Please keep in mind that this concert was to have been 
^'Iven July 5th, l^^«58, then September, 1S«5, then Novem- 
iK-r 17th, 1866, then January -JTth, 1867, then July 4th 1667 
and now at some time. Let fools send iu their 
money for tickets-Matthew Westbrook A Co. would 
like to send more of their cheap Orecubacks, Watches, 
Jewelry, eeveRil hundred Pianos, Or-»aus, Scwln<» Ma- 
chlncs,etc.,etc.; that is, they would like to get your’mon- 
ey on their promises to do such things. Matthew says 
he runs one end of this town—give him a wide berth lie 
Is under bonds for trial ...II. Ballon Carter, Hampstead. 
A. U.. pretends to want to furnish counterfeit greenbacks 
done iit the best style, for $1, $ 1-2 for $5, and 4 Vs fbr 
$10. If you want to throto atcay your money, it can c!»si- 
iy bo done nearer homo.. ..R. H. Foster A Co., Chas. 
l-Ilmcr A Co., S. Curtis, aud others, offer to send Watches. 
Chains, Jewelry, etc,, etc., $50 to $100 worth, for froni 
$'2.50 to $10, Curtis don't want money orders or regis- 
tered letters sent to him. What is tlte matter f It will 
not Injure an honest mau to sign his name at the post 
office for such doenmeuts. ..We are glad to announce 
tliat an Association for the Suppression of Gamblers has 
been formed iu this city, and we understand that their at¬ 
tention has already been turned to these Gift Enterprises 
and other swindles. M e wish them God speed iu their 
truly Uercuieau task. 
The of '%Vin. White.—Mr. 
Wm. X. White, editor of the Southern Cultivator, died at 
Athens, Ga., on July 14th. The Southern Cultivator was 
the only agricultural paper that sustained itself during 
the rebellion, and it was maintained mainly by the great 
energy of Mr. White. While wo had occasion to differ 
with Mr. W. on many points, wc never lost our admira¬ 
tion for his agricultural and horticultural knowledge, nor 
for his personal character. The cause of agriculture in 
the South has, in Mr. White,lost azoalons and intelligent 
advocate, and the horticultural community, one of its 
most devoted members. 
llrea<l Kneadiugf i.s well done by a ma¬ 
chine advertised on another page. This, in large families, 
especially, will be appreciated. The machine is simple, 
works on the right priuciple, aud is very durable. 
CottMawold Salon In Kn{glan«l. — 
Cottswold sheep breeders in this country look with in¬ 
terest for the reports of the annual ram sales. Private 
letters state that fifty rams of the flock of Wm. Lane, of 
Uroadfleld Farm, sold, July 25th, for an average of £31 17s. 
llcf., and flfly of Robert Game’s flock, of Aldsworth, 
brought an average of £24 14s. 8d., on the following day. 
Ilosrin on yonr Cliibn this* .TIonlli.— 
The Premium List for 1868 is not quite ready, but the Pub¬ 
lishers will complete it this month, and send to all who 
may desir* it. Do not wait for this, but start your 
cluba at o>\oe. You can choose the premium after 
the new list come, out. Both old and new names will be 
counted In the premium clubs. The special offer to 7 >ew 
subscribers will aid you greatly in securing names, as the 
extra numbtrrs will be sent to all subscribers on your 
list, provided they are thue markeri when received by us. 
X.B.— Mark every list of names dasignod for a premium 
club, wAsn you tend it in. This Insures its entry to the 
credit of the sender, iu our Premium Book. 
State Ranlc llill.-a.—There arc stillin cir- 
cnlatlon some of the old Sute bank bills. The charters 
of some of these banks have already expired, and their 
bills are sold at a discount, or are entirely worthless. 
Many others will soon follow. Some bank notes that 
were good yesterday, last week, or last month, arc worth¬ 
less to-day. Wo advise the sending in for redemption at 
once the notes of all State Bavks. Take the green¬ 
backs—as many as you can get honestly. 
Fullor’si Smnll Truit CuItiiriMt.— 
Xow that the small fruits are receiving deserved atten¬ 
tion, the work of Mr. Fuller comes most opportunely. 
Those who wish to embark in this most profitable cul¬ 
ture, can have no safer guide. Much preparatory work 
has to be done in autumu, and in many places, planting 
at this season is advisable. Nowhere else can such com¬ 
plete directions be found as in the work under notice. 
It has been very favorably noticed by the press. The 
Gardener’s Monthly, a periodical that is always very dis¬ 
criminating in its book notices, and never given to un¬ 
due praise, says in its August number: “A well-printed 
and illustrated octavo of 275 pages, giving the results of 
Mr. Fuller’s experience and observations on the culture 
of small fruits. It is a common proverb that “ Doctors 
disagree, and especially is this true of fruit Doctors, no 
wo of whom agree as to the best way of treating any¬ 
thing, if wo are to judge by reports of discussions at fruit 
meetings. But after a careful perusal of Mr Fuller’s 
book, we can say wc thiuk he has been fortunate in hit¬ 
ting on the true medium or common ground wherein 
most of the best practical men will agree with him; and 
t lus has been fortunate enough to produce a work which 
will prove generally acceptable alike to those who believe 
they know, and to those who want to know the best gen 
eral way to grow small fruits.” 
Report or Central Park.— The Tenth 
Annual Iteport of the Commissioners of the Central Park 
has been received from A. U. Green, Esq., Controller. 
M e arc always glad to get these reports, as they not only 
advise us of the progress of this great work, but they give 
many useful details concerning road making aud similar 
matters. A set of them will be invaluable to a person nn- 
dertaking any work of this kind. The present volume is 
illustrated by several maps, and plans, and photographs 
of scenes in the park. Among the latter is a representa¬ 
tion of some noUceably fine designs for stone caning, by 
J. M roy Mould, the well kuowu Architect 
Fruit from Oliio.— Mr. G. W. 
Campbell, Delaware, Ohio, sends us the following notes 
on fruits in his locality: “ Most kinds of grapes are doing 
well this season. The Iona is doing better than ever be¬ 
fore. Fruiting vines perfectly free from rot and mildew. 
Concords, near by, rotting slightly; the first time I have 
had any rot upon this variety. Catawbas, I am told, are 
rotting pretty badly about Sandusky, and upon the 
Islands—to the extent of one-fourth to one-half of the 
crop. Delawares are doing better than last season, 
wherever I have heard from or seen them, and seem to 
be increasing in favor among the vineyardistsof thcLake 
Shore region. The Agriculturist and Jucuiula have proved 
the finest of all strawberries on my grounds this season, 
the former much the stronger and more vigorous plant. 
The Clarke Raspberry promises well here. Stood 25° 
below zero perfectly uninjured, in several localities, all 
frilly exposed, and without protection. 
Xlio Blor-ticultnral Indi^lible Fcn- 
cll.—The Indelible Pencil Co., Northampton, Mass., 
make a pencil for the use of gardeners, nurserymen, etc., 
with which we are much pleased. Ordinary wooden 
labels are moistened with a solution of soda or salemtus, 
and the pencil is used like an ordinary lead pencil. Wc 
have had labels out daring three months of the rainiest of 
seasons, and cannot see any change in the writing. 
Flckled OrapcM.—Drop grapes into hot 
spiced vinegar. The better the grapes, the better the 
pickles. Put up a jar of these, and you will be sorry you 
had not put up more. 
Fatalosfiieof As:**lcnlfural Implc- 
mentn, etc., etc.— We have received fromR. H. Allen 
A Co., 189 Water St., New-York, one of the largest, and 
best illustrated catalogues we have ever seen, we presume 
the most complete ever published in this country. 
The Size of a Reach Frafe.— The. 
crute used for sending peaches and some other fruits to 
the New York market is 21 inches long, 8 inches high, 
and 14 inches wide. The end pieces and central parti¬ 
tion arc of half-inch stuff. The sides arc of quarter-inch 
boards. The top and bottom are covered by five slots, 
24 inches long, 2‘/i inches wide, and inch thick. 
Sensliii"' hy Expre««.— Good natured 
Mr. A., living in Illinois or Wisconsin, has some apples 
of which he would lilte to know the name, and he puts 
up a few dozen in a box,and sends them by expres8,at the 
same time writing us a polite letter, informing us that he 
has sent the apples, and asks the name. We have been 
too good-natured to Inform Mr. A. that wc had to pay 
from $2 to $3 express charges, and that the apples tvere 
of a common sort that would have been readily recog¬ 
nized by the nearest nurseryman or orchardist. This 
thing has become a little extravagant, and an item of ex¬ 
pense which we wish to stop. Most of the things sent 
for our inspection are for the purpose of eliciting inform¬ 
ation for the benefit of the sender. Wc submit that it 
is not fair that we should pay the charges. 
Rye for Karly Feeding;'. —“Toung 
Farmer,” Cumberland Co., Ill. Rye makes excellent and 
the earliest spring feed, but if pastured it is very rapidly 
fed off and destroyed. The best plan is to mow it, and 
feed to cattle or swine in the stall or pen. Though, if 
fed off first hy cattle, and then by swine, it might be eco¬ 
nomically consumed. Hew early it will do to feed it off, we 
cannot say but it is making its most rapid growth in,.t 
about the time that grass begins to be fit for grazing. The 
period for the most economical cutting and feeding' is be¬ 
tween the first appearance of the heads aud their full 
growth before blossoming. Rather, perhaps, after the 
heads begin to show, and before wheat arrives at the 
same stage. Wheat comes later, but makes better feed 
because so much more leafy. Sow the wheat earlier than 
the rye in autumn. 
FOOK AT TIIIS.-Fiftcen Itloutlm 
for Ouo Year’s Subscriptlon.-The attention of 
all our readers is called to the very liberal offer made on 
a preceding page. It will be seen that the American 
AgncuUurist, for the last three months of 1867, will be 
Klvei* to all new subscribers for 1868, whose subscrip¬ 
tions are received in September. Will aU our friends 
make this offer known to all their friends? This offer is 
only for September. 
Salt aad Flaster for Orasi.s 
Yaiid.—“B. Z.” The theorizers are, and have been, 
at loggerheads about these two articles, in trying to set¬ 
tle how they act as manure, and in endeavoring to give 
us rules for the application of each by itself. As yet, no 
one has troubled himself much about the mixture. Prac¬ 
tically they may be applied separately or mixed, and in 
such proportions as one’s judgment shall dictate. Exper¬ 
iments are always instructive, and, in the absence of 
sound bases to found opinions on, always try different 
quantities in making the mixture, or the application of 
any fertilizer; also use each ingredient alone, and keep a 
record of everything iu black aud white. 
Tlic Fi-op« aii«l tUc Weatlxcr.— The 
solicitude of the public, and especially of the mercantile 
community,in regard to the crops has been in a great meas¬ 
ure relieved, and though business is still dull, the hopes of 
people seem to presage prosperous times in the near fu¬ 
ture. The Monthly Report of the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture opens with the statement that never before has the 
Department ^en able to report so favorable a prospect 
for uniformly good crops. There are, indeed, localities in 
which some crops arc a comparative failure, or much 
damaged by the insects or the weather, but, on the whole, 
our information up to the middle of August, gathered 
from correspondents, exchanges, and personal observa¬ 
tion, (which has been quite extensive, covering a good 
portion of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, 
Indiana, and New England,) confirms the view taken by 
the Department of Agriculture. 
The great ^Vheat crop of the country has been secured 
in unusually good condition, and if well thrashed and 
marketed, will meet high expectations as regards quality; 
and in respect to the amount of wheat raised this year, 
though early for accurate estimates, the opinion is gen¬ 
eral that the crop will prove very heavy. The rains 
which have affected the seaboard, caused some injury to 
grain, but this will not influence the general result. 
Jtye, where much raised, has turned out well on the 
whole, the lightness of the grain being, in general, com¬ 
pensated by the excellence of the straw. 
The Corn crop of the West is looking finely; localities 
which feared drought have generally been relieved, and 
the reports are numerous that not a curled leaf has been 
seen this season in many localities. At the East, the crop 
is still backward. At the South, the abundant crops both 
of small grain and corn have relieved the pressure of 
hunger on the part of many of the poor and improvident, 
so that now, if we may credit newspaper reports, in 
Texas, corn, which was worth $2.00 per bushel, is selling 
as low as 23 cents. 
Oats.—The crop will probably be an average one. It is 
as yet too early to learn accurately, as the crop is not cut 
throughout the most extensive oat producing regions. 
Grass.—The product has been very large, the late and 
continuous rains having thickened it up by a short under¬ 
growth, which has added largely to the bulk and quality 
of the hay. A large part of that of New England and the 
seaboard was harvested well, but much in bad condition. 
Potatoes .—The promise of a very fine crop is still held 
out throughout the West, Central New York, and Penn¬ 
sylvania ; but the rot has affected many localities quite 
seriously, and fears are entertained that the malady will 
affect the general crop of the country. 
Sorghum.—Tobacco.—The product of syrup will be less 
than that of last year, and the tobacco crop will be less 
than the average. 
Cotton.—The reports are generally very favorable. 
Central Louisiana seems to be the most marked excep¬ 
tion, though in many sections a deficiency of labor allow¬ 
ed the grass to get such a start during the wet weather, 
that the crop is not nearly so good as it should have been. 
j;y,/^^._Apples are a failure in the Middle States, east 
of the Alleglmnies, but good in parts of New England and 
the West. Peaches are most abundant. 
