1863. | 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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RANDALL’S 
FINE WOOL 
SHEEP HUSBANDRY. 
Will be ready to deliver to those who order, on the first of 
AUGUST. Price 75 cts. 
Sent free of postage. 
Address C. M. SAXTON - , Publisher, New-York. 
CONTENTS: 
Varieties and Sub-Varieties in Spain. 
The French Merino. 
The Saxon Merino. 
The Silesian Merino. 
Introduction of Merinos into the U. S. Their Success. 
Prices of Wool since 1824. The American Merino. Intro¬ 
duction of the French Merino. Comparative Profitableness 
of Varieties. Housing Sheep to preserve Yolk on the Wool. 
Early Shearing. Breeding. Present course of Breeding in 
the U. S. The Future of fine Wool in our Country, &c., &o. 
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BOOKS FOR FARMERS 
AAR OTHERS. 
[Any of the following books can be obtained at the of¬ 
fice of the Agriculturist at the prices named, or they will be 
forwarded by mail, post paid , on receipt of the price. Other 
books not named in the list will be procured and sent to sub¬ 
scribers when desired, if the price be forwarded. All of these 
books may be procured by any one making up a libra¬ 
ry. Those we esteem specially valuable, are marked with a *.l 
American Bird Fancier.. $0 25 
American Farmer’s Encyclopedia.. 5 00 
American Florist’s Guide . 75 
American Weeds and Useful Plants .. 1 50 
Allen on the Culture ot the Grape . 1 00 
Allen’s (It. L.) American Farm Book*. 1 00 
Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals.. 75 
Allen’s (L. F.) Rural Architecture.. 1 25 
Bririgeman’s Fruit Cultivator’s Manual. 
Bridgeman’s Young Gardener’s Assistant... 
Bridgeman’s Kitchen Garden Instructor. 
Bridgeman's Florist's Guide. . 
Brandt’s Age of Horses* (English anu German).. 
Breck’s Book of Flowers. . 1 25 
Browne’s American Poultry Yard. 1 25 
Bulat’s American Flower Garden Directory. 1 25 
Buist’s Family Kitchen Gardener*. 75 
Central Park Guide. 25 
Chorlton’s Grape-Grower’s Guide*.. 60 
Cole’s (S. W.) American Fruit Book. 60 
Cole’s Veterinarian. 60 
Dadd’s (Geo. II.) Modern Horse Doctor. 1 25 
Dadd’s (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor. 1 25 
Dana's Muck Manual for Farmers. 1 00 
Downing’s Cottage Residences*..2 50 
Downing’s Fruits and Fruit Trees of America**.. 2 00 
Downing’s Ladies’ Flower Garden.1 50 
Eastwood on the Cranberry* . 50 
Employment of Women—By Virginia Penny*. 1 50 
Every Lady her own Flower Gardener. 25 
Fessenden’s American Kitchen Gardener .. 25 
French’s Farm Drainage *. 1 25 
Field’s (Thomas W.) Pear Culture. 1 00 
Fish Culture.. 100 
Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses*. 1 50 
Flint’s Milch Cows and Dairy Farming*.1 50 
Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist. 10 
Goodalc’s Principles of Breeding—. 1 00 
Gray’s Manual of Botany. 2 50 
Guenon on Milch Cows. 60 
Hall's tMiss) American Cookery. 1 00 
Harris’ Insects Injurious to Yegetation plain. 3 00 
do. do. do. do. colored plates. 4 00 
Herbert’s Hints to Horsckeepers**. 1 25 
Hooper’s Dog and Gun. 25 
Johnson on Manures. 75 
Kemps Landscape Gardening. 2.00 
Kidder’s Bee Culture. 50 
Langstroth on the Honey Bee* . 1 25 
Leslie's Recipes for Cooking. 1 25 
Leuchars’ Hothouses. 1 25 
Liebig’s Lectures on Chemistry. 50 
Linslcy’s tl). C.) Morgan Horses. . 1 25 
Manual of Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint. 1 00 
Mavhew’s Illustrated Horse Doctor. 3 00 
McMahon’s American Gardener*.2 50 
Median’s Ornamental Trees. 75 
Milbnrn on the Cow and Dairy... 25 
1STiles on the Horse’s Foot. 50 
Mistakes of Educated Men. 50 
National Almanac and Annual Record**. 1 25 
Norton's Scientific Agriculture. 75 
Oleott’s Sorgho and Impliee. 1 00 
Our Farm of Four Acres..*_ (paper).— 25 
Onion Culture**. .. 20 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. 60 
Parlor Gardener... 75 
Parsons on the Rose . . . . .1 25 
Pedder’s Farmer’s Land Measurer. 50 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton Leaves.. 1 00 
Phin’8 Grape Culture ..1 25 
Quinby’s Mvsteries ot Bee keeping*.. 1 25 
Randall's Sheep Husbandry . 125 
Richardson on the Dog. en 
Richardson on the Ilog. 
Robins’ Produce and Ready Reckoner. 
Rose Culturist. . 
Shepherd’s Own Book. 
Skillful Housewife . 
Smith’s Landscape Gardening. 
Spencer’s Education ol Children**. 
Stewart’s (John) Stable Book... 
Tobacco Culture** . 
Todd’s (S. E.) Young Farmer s Manual—. 
Tucker’s Register Rural Affairs. 20 
Turner’s Cotton Planter’s Manual. 1 25 
Watson's American Home Garden. 1 50 
Wood’s Class Book of Botany. 2 50 
Yale College Agricultural Lectures. 25 
Youatt and Spooner on the Horse.. 1 25 
Youatt and Martin on Cattle. 1 25 
Youatt on the Hog. 75 
Youatt on Sheep. 75 
Youraans’Household Science* . 125 
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BONE MANURE. 
Order early. The snpplv is limited. Wo sell a pure article. 
GRIFF I NO, BROTHER & CO.. 
60 Courtlandt-st., New-York. 
STKAWS5EKRY PLANTS ^5 
15y Mail. 
Will be ready in August and September—Choice -plants 
for mailing—being stout and strong. 
Triomphc de Gand. Great Austin or Shaker, and Wilson’s 
Seedling. The very best for family use and marketing. 
For a remittance of $1.30c. 100 plants of either kind, ora 
100 assortment will be sent to the Post Office address of those 
ordering. 
100 plants grown as I direct, will produce over 3 bushels of 
fruit. Good Plants $6 per 1000. 
J. C. THOMPSON, Tompkinsville, 
Staten Island, N. Y. 
Strawberry Plants. 
Triomplie de Gaud, Wilson‘s Albany, Hooker, Fill¬ 
more, Bartlett, Ward’s Favorite, and forty other varieties in 
large quantities, at low rates, at wholesale and retail. Cat¬ 
alogues gratis. FRANCIS BRILL, 
Newark, New-Jersey. 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
HARE CHANCES OFFERED. 
200,000 Choice Fruit Trees, Viues, etc., for 
sale, ot varied size to suit customers. 
The subscriber calls attention to his unusually large stock 
of well grown trees now on hand, and especially to the pre¬ 
sent stock of the standard fruit, Apple, which is the 
largest and finest ever offered at these Nurseries. 
With twenty years of experience, by careful observation 
and judicious selections, he believes lie is able to judge and 
furnish what will suit his customers, as well as the varied 
soils and localities, in which trees may be wanted. There is 
also special attention paid to local varieties, adapted to 
Southern and Central Pennsylvania, many of which have 
proven themselves more valuable, than sorts originating in 
a climate differing so widely from these sections. 
He is also preparing a list of club prices for those who 
purchase direct lVom the proprietor, offering rare induce¬ 
ments for neighbors to join together and get trees consider¬ 
ably under the regular retail prices. 
This mode is adopted for those who may not have an op¬ 
portunity to purchase from his regularly authorized agents, 
and hold a mistrust towards the too numerous tree venders 
spread over the land. 
The frequent use made of his name and establishment 
by strangers, to effect sales where the reputation of the 
nursery is known, compels him to warn all not to purchase 
—as coming from these Nurseries—stock offered by pre¬ 
tenders, who do not hold an authority from the proprietor. 
Local or stationed agents will be accepted, but neither 
traveling nor stationary agency inquiries will receive notice, 
unless the parties produce satisfactory reference as to their 
honesty in dealing with customers and employer. Send' for 
Catalogues and priced List, -which contain inducements not 
before offered by him. Abundant and trustworthy re¬ 
ference WILL BE FURNISHED TO ALL WHO ARE STRANG¬ 
ERS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT. 
Address DAVID MILLER, Jr., 
Cumberland Nurseries, Carlisle, Pa. 
VINES. 
Our Stock of all the new and leading kinds is unsurpassed 
anywhere. Our New Price List will be issued September 1st, 
and sent to all applicants free of charge. - 
J. KNOX, 
Box 155, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
VINES. 
Planters and Dealers will please send to WM. PERRY & 
SON, BRIDGEPORT, CONN., for their price list for 1863. 
CONCORD asi«l DELAWARE Vines of superior 
quality, at low rates. 
Turnip Seed by Mail. 
In consequence of the increased reduction of postage on 
Seeds, I will mail the following varieties of Turnip Seed to 
any address in the Union upon receipt of the prices annexed. 
1 ounce, 10 cts.; 4 ounces, 30 cts.: 8 ounces, 50 cts.; 1 pound, 
75 cts. Early Dutch, Snowball, Red Top Strap Leaf, White 
Top Strap Leaf, White Globe, White Norfolk, Yellow Aber¬ 
deen, Yellow Finland, Robertsons Golden Ball, Orange Jel¬ 
ly, Teltau or small Berlin, Long White French, White Tan¬ 
kard, Long White or Cow’s Horn, Waite’s Eclipse, Dale’s Hy¬ 
brid, Laing’s Improved Rutabaga, Skirving's do.. Stubble 
Swede. Also Chinese Winter Radish, 25 cents per ounce. 
Winter Spinach, same price as turnip seed. Please Address 
B. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass. 
SEEDS. 
Wliite Flat, Red Top Flat, White Frencli. 
Yellow Swedish, Yellow Stone, Yellow 
Aherhecn, and other Tarnip Seed. 
Buckwheat and Seed Grain of best varieties. 
Garden and Agricultural Seed, fresh and pure. 
Wholesale and Retail by 
E. H. ALLEN & CO., 189 & 191 Water-st., New-Tork. 
TOBACCO, 
Just How to Grow it. 
Every particular, from the selection of the Seed, and 
preparation of the ground, to the Gathering, Curing, and 
Marketing the Crop, is given in a work issued by Ihe 
Publisher of the American Asriciilturi.it, and sent post¬ 
paid for 25 cents. This work consists of a selection of 
the best fourteen out of eighty-five Essays, prepared by 
eighty-five different cultivators, residing in various parts 
of the Northern and Middle States. In each of the Essays 
contained in this work, the writer tells, in a plain, practi¬ 
cal, straight-forward manner, just what to do, and howto 
do it. Any item omitted by one is given by another, so 
that the information is full and complete. Several en¬ 
gravings illustrating the method of drying, packing, etc. 
'flie work is worth its weight in silver to everyone grow¬ 
ing even a small plot of tobacco. 
STXXAFVVUBEXXIXIES I I 
The Subscriber will send any of the following choice 
Strawberry Plants, post paid, to any part of the United 
States (where there is postai communication), cast of tho 
Rocky Mountains, on receipt of price, and will also insure 
their safe arrival at destination. 
Per Doz. 1 Per 
Doz. 
Austin or Shaker... 
.$ 
501 Green Alpine. 
35 
Albion White. 
. 1 
50;Hooker..... 
40 
Autumnal Galandc.. 
TslHonnenrde la Belgiaue.. 
50 
Alpine Red . 
40 Jenny Lind. 
40 
Belle de Vihcrt .... 
.1 
OOlJocuhda. 
75 
Belle Arteisenne.... 
. 1 
00'La Constante. 
75 
Bi color. 
.1 
001 La Perle . 
1 oo 
Belle Bordclaisc. 
501 Ladies’ Ring. 
40 
. 1 no 
40 
Bonte de St. Julicn 
50 Oscar..• 
50 
Bartlett. 
40 Prince Imperial .. 
75 
Cutter. 
40'Princess Fred. William.. 
1 00 
Crimson Favorite... 
. 1 
lOIReine Ilortense. 
50 
Crimson Queen. 
50|Russell’s Prolific. 
, 1 50 
40 
40 
Due de Malakofi*_ 
50|Vicom*ptessc Ilericart_ 
40 
Eliza (River’s). 
501 Victoria (Trollop’s). 
40 
Fillmore. 
50'Victory. 
75 
Filbert Pine. 
501 Wonderful. 
50 
Georgia Mammoth.. 
40| Wilson . 
40 
General Scott . _ 
.1 
OftlWliite Pine Apple. 
1 00 
Garibaldi. 
. 1 
00 1 
For price of plants in larger quantities, and description of 
the above and many other varieties, see our new Strawber¬ 
ry Catalogue, which will be ready the first of August, sent 
free to all applicants who inclose two onc-cent stamps. Ad¬ 
dress ANDREW S. FULLER, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Strawberry Plants by Mail, 
FOB. ONE BOLLAB, 
We will send to any Post Office address in the United States 
or Territories, safely packed and post-paid, 
4&d&c 
of each of ttye following kinds. Triomplie de Gaud, 
Wilson’s Albany, and Burr’s New Pine (the 
best early). 
FOR THREE DOLLARS, 
We will send in equal quantities (33 of each) 100 Plants 
of the above kinds: or for 
FIVE DOLLARS, 
300 Plans (100 of each). 
The above embrace the different seasons of ripening, and 
are all favorites with us. For further particulars send for 
our Strawberry Circular, which will be furnished free. 
J. KNOX, 
Box 155, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
New and Splendid Strawberries. 
The prize berries of Europe, Empress Eugenie, Margarite, 
and Princess Frederick William, plants §1 per dozen. 
Russell’s Great Prolific. One of the most promising of the 
American seedlings, berries produced this season, 6)< inches 
in circumference; it is more prolific than the Wilson, supe¬ 
rior in flavor, and a splendid market berry, §1.50 per dozen, 
or $0 per hundred. 
Lenning’s White, Albion White, Wliite Pine Apple, and 
Deptford White. These are great acquisitions, berries very 
large, fine flavored and very productive, at §1 per dozen. 
La Constante. We would call attention to this variety, as 
one of the most promising sorts in cultivation, at 50c.' per 
dozen, $4 per hundred. 
Oscar, Victory. Wizard of the North, River’s Eliza, Bonte 
de St. Julian, Crimson Queen, Wonderful, Filbert Pine, 
Prince Imperial, Due de Brabant, Boyden’s Mammoth, and 
Due de Malakoff, at 50 cents per dozen. 
Triomphe de Gand, Great Austin, Jenny Lind, Bartlett, 
Felton, or Chilian, at §1 per hundred, $6 per thousand. Ber¬ 
ries of the great Austin were produced this season, weighing 
ly. ounces. We think the Austin better than the Wilson, and 
more productive. Plants delivered in rotation as ordered. 
All orders addressed to WM. S. CARPENTER, 
329 Greenwich-st., New-York. 
Green Prolific Strawberry. 
Produced from “Kitley’s Goliath ” and “Hovey’s Seedling,” 
by Seth Bovden Esq., arid is one of the parents of his famous 
seedling “ Agriculturfst ” which astonished the native-sat 
the late exhibition la New-York. In many points equal to 
this wonderful new variety. Decidedly one of the best in 
cultivation. Strong Plants §1 per dozen. For a descriptive 
circular or plants, Address FRANCIS BRILL, 
Newark, New-Jersey. 
Or any of the following Agents. 
Andrew Bridgeman, STS Broadway, New-York. 
C. B. Miller, 631 Broadway. New-York. 
Jas. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John-strcct, New-York. 
Wm. Elliott, 27 Jolm-street, New-York. 
Fleming & Davidson, 67 Nassau-street, New-York. 
Jas. I-Iaggerty, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. H. A. Dreer. Phila., Pa. 
Jno. Stair & Sou, Cleveland, O. Wm. Thorburn, Albany, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
TVe will issue on the 1st of August a circular, giving var¬ 
ieties of strawberries that have proved the most valuable 
this season, with prices of plants, and other information, 
which will be sent to all applicants free of charge. 
3. KNOX, Box 155, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Strawberry Plants. 
All the standard old varieties, as well ns the best new ones, 
for sale at low rates, and warranted true to name. 
Send for a Catalogue gratis to 
FRANCIS BRILL, Newark, New-Jersey. 
