addition of muck and thoroughly mixing the 
Bame. The muck should bo dry. 
Hod vs. White Tile.—THOMAS L. Marshall, 
Mill Grove, N. Y., objects to tho statement of 
the learned tile teacher Lyman that only clay 
wbioh burns red tile is good for tile malting. 
Mr. Marshall says:—“I make brick and tilo 
myself, and have clay that will burn white or 
rod, of which the*urluce-clay burns rod and Ihe 
bottom-ola.v burns white, und 1 know by ex¬ 
periment that the wblto tile arc fur superior to 
red: and I think that, it good strong clay and 
well but nod, regardless of color, had boon re¬ 
commended, it would have beeu better for tho 
public.'' 
Tho Commander on Birds.—The Commnnder 
of tho Club, after an eloquent review of the 
work of 1800, said“ Let us see to It that among 
other good words and works wo use our best en¬ 
deavors to rescue the birds from wanton and 
cruel destruction. That tbotr services ure needed 
in saving tho crops is no longer questioned. 
IIow can a boy, largo or small, after listening to 
the ovening hymn of the robin, or tho morning 
songs from the highest limb of the highest tree, 
as far from earth, and as near to Heaven as he 
can Und aplaco to stand, and sing, Joined in full 
fjorticnltnrc, ©mine, Ocgctablcs, (Eric 
offer small parcels of it. neatly packed, as pre¬ 
miums for subscribers; it will yield him more 
profit, than It does now >■ > a corn producer. And 
then he should employ .lie learned Potaio Pro¬ 
fessor to exhibit it. wee; y at the Farmers’ Club, 
being careful to bavo t packed in a different 
colored paper or box ee allme. It. would be a big 
thing, and a sure way to get his money buck.— 
Eds. Rural.] 
Dwarf Apples.—C. F- Lawrence, Pino Grove, 
Pa., has a dwarf appl*> orchard four years old, 
which lias not borne fruit. Ha wnuts to know 
what he shall do with the trees—If ho shall dig 
them up. One learned member told him he had 
better dig thorn up and throw them away. Dr. 
Sylvester advised him to dig up a sufficient 
number of them to enable him to get among the 
balance and cultivate them, they will probably 
produce fruit. They ought not to-lie in gross at 
four years- Dr. Smith has seen dwarf apples 
planted as ihlok as thoy could stand in the West, 
and produolng fruit abundantly to the tops of 
the branches. Mr. Carpenter says dwarf ap¬ 
ples are often worked so low that they beeouio 
standards before they begin to bear, and thus 
fruiting is delayed. This maybe the trouble 
with Mr. Lawrence's orchard. If the apple 
tsewssrons 
REPRESENTS TIXE 
as grown from pure stock selected by us 
last year. 
Price of Seed.$1 per Ounce. 
liking for cider vinegar, and ho hung open 
mouthed vessels containing diluted vinegar In 
his trees, and caught lots of them, and had thus 
almost altogether prevented his apples from be¬ 
ing stung by them. The past year ho got empty 
oyster cans, cut them in two lengthwise, put a 
bale in each and the vinegar in them, and thus 
caught the noxious insects. The Commander of 
the Club said tho trouble here is to get cider vin¬ 
egar. It is easy enough to get a decoction of 
■water, beech chips and prussic acid, bur real el¬ 
der vinegar is scarce. Mr. Fuller said the ex¬ 
periment is worth trying. 
Cows Eating Doues. — J. MARLOW, 
Chester, Vt., 1ms two cows that daily 
chew bones, brickbats, stones, chips and 
old leather. He asks the probable cause 
and remedy. One member suggested 
“a lack of plenty of foddor;" another, 
** they probably understand the advan- 
tagesof bone fertilizers;“ another said 
that cows do, and have ever since cows 
existed, chew bones, It is doubtless be¬ 
cause elements arc wanting in their 
food which bono-dust will supply. Act¬ 
ing upon this belief, in Central New 
York there ure manufactories where 
bono-dust is prepared especially for 
stock, and la sold to dairymen for this 
purposo. Mr. Quinn said that. Levi / 
Bartlett cmcc told him thatthis “bone A 
disease " Is prevalent in tho Eastern J (■ 
States, and that bone meal should bo ap- ( 
plied to pastures more than it is. In / y' 
districts fn England where they feed (ip* 
hogs on whey exclusively, tiro bones of fy - 
the animals are bo small that they can- V 
not stand; and lids is due to tho want / j 
of bone-making material in tboic food. ),A 
It is doubtless for want of a. similar- sup- l yf 
ply in tho food of the writer’s cows that )/' /y't 
they go for the bones and brickbats. 'rplr* 
Pcnr* for Central Ohio.—A Central \ 
Ohio correspondent wants to plant a / 
pear orchard in spring and nsks what i'\/ #/T 
varieties to plant. He is advised by tho \mL/r 
Club toconsulttho fruit llstsof tiieOliin W / 
Pomologioul Society. [There arc a great. 
many farmers, especially in the Western 
States where orchards aro being plant- \W/i) 
ed, who would be greatly profited If jiff 
they would attend the annual meetings W/ 
of tho State Horticultural Societies of Vm 
their respective Sratos and listen to tho 
papers and discussionsnnd talk with tho 
fruit growers who gather tbero. Incase \ 
of inability to do so, It will bo found a \ 
good investment to send two dollars, 
(or whatever tho membership fee is,) to 
the Secretary of such Society and re¬ 
ceive annually the published transac¬ 
tions thereof. Thoy aro generally worth 
ten times tho cost to any man who plants 
trees and cultivates fruits.—E ds. Rc- 
ual.J 
Lombardy Poplar for Fence. — S. S. 
Gregory, Berea, Ohio,asks the Club to 
say what it thinks of Lomburdy poplar 
for fences. A neighbor has ono grow¬ 
ing, tho trees planted six inches apart, 
which promises to make a fence. Mr. 
Bruen says ho has seen tho trees plant¬ 
ed eight feet apart and mortises made 
In thorn to receive rails, they serving as 
live fence posts. Mr. Fuller advises 
planting silver maples instead of Lom¬ 
bardy poplars—to get. a tree good for some¬ 
thing ns well as beautiful. Gather the seed, 
plant and grow thorn, It can bo done for two 
cents each. [We have seen the Lomburdy plant¬ 
ed as this correspondent suggests, nnd it soon 
makes a live fence that will turn slock; but it 
shades a good deal of ground unless the toils are 
cut off occasionally. Wo should rather risk it 
for an upland fence than any willow we ever 
saw, because it grows well and rapidly and erect. 
Eds. Rural.] 
Tli'irkites* of Walls of Uulbllng*.—J. B. Lewis 
G enesee Co., N. Y., nsks how thick the walls of 
a wooden building, above ground, should be to 
keep out. frost if six inches will do It. A mem¬ 
ber said ho did not think 11. would. The Com¬ 
mander of the Club said It would, provided it was 
not frequently opened and coiil air admitted. 
[We think it would if donblo doors were used 
and only ono opened at a time.— Ens. Rural.] 
Pocking Pork nml Beef. — M. F. BENJAMIN, 
Clyde, N. Y., asks how to prepare und pack beef 
60 that it will keep during summer. Mr. Foster, 
Madison county, puts the heel in weak brine 
and soaks ail the blood out of it, letting it re¬ 
main therein a week or ten days. Then for ono 
hundred pounds of meat he prepares a brine of 
nine pounds of salt, two pounds of sugar, two 
ounces saltpeter, two ounces black pepper and 
6 ix gallons of water. Boils and skims tills and 
pours it hot upon the meat alter it is packed in 
thebarrol. In the spring ho draws the brine 
from the barrel by tapping it at the base, scalds 
and skims it, adds a little salt and pours it on 
the meat again while hot; and he has no diffi¬ 
culty in keeping the beef nicely tho balance of 
the season. If at any time the brine should be¬ 
gin to smell bad, it should be drawn off, scalded 
and skimmed as before, and returned. Dr. 
Hexamer had used the same recipe for many 
years with the exception of the black pepper, 
which he did not regard essential to preserve the 
meat. If more salt was u=od than the amount, 
specitled it. made the beef hard; but the recipe 
would save beef perfectly. 
Fever and Ague in Wapello Co., Iowa.—G. A. 
Roman objects to Mr. Meeker's statement that 
there is plenty of fever and ague in that county. 
He has lived there twenty-five years, and the 
good old ague times are forever past. Dcs 
Moines Valley is as healthy a country as any In 
the world. 
Soil from Greeley’* Farm. —The learned Po¬ 
tato Professor exhibited samples of soil from 
Mr. Greeley's farm, and the Commander of the 
Clubkindly announced that such of the Philoso¬ 
pher's admirers as desired a pinch of it for a 
keepsake, could be accommodated. There was 
a great rush for it. [We suggest that Greeley 
RELIABLE SEEDS 
Our Descriptive List, with handsome 
illustrations of the NEW VEGETA¬ 
BLES which we shall offer next spring, 
is now ready, and will berfmailed free 
to all applicants. 
B. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376, Now York. 
1S9 & 191 Water St. 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
OF SEEDS, AND 
VEGETABLE & FLOWER DARDEN 
IN THE SALE OF COUNTERFEIT 
We have received 111 samples of out* which ure be¬ 
ing ndvert Ised and sold h« our seed. They Include 
all the leading varieties known In the country, such 
as “Surprise," "Sweodlsh,” “Now lirunxwInk," Ac. 
Hardly a newspaper readies ns blit Contains these 
advertisements. The inagultudo of these fraud# is 
assuming ids;,mile proportions In the nitgrefcaie ami 
It is believed that at least a quarter of a million >>f 
bushels of counterfeit Norway Oats will he distribut¬ 
ed antoiHt the farmers before seed tLnie, ut prlcc« 
ranging from $3 to 81U per bushel. Every purchaser 
should have our bill with trude-niurk, nml every ono 
who often* seed must bo able to show It. Many who 
were deceived In the purchase of seed Inst\eur aro 
getting nut or It. handsomely, so far as profit Is con¬ 
cerned, by selling the crop as genuine sued. We are 
but fuliming our duty to the iarmors ul tho country 
by exposing these Impositions. 
MAiYTJAij Fon 1870, 
will be ready for distribution early In January. It 
will contain about 100 puges, with numerous illustra¬ 
tions,—a complete list of Vegetable nnd Flower 
Seods, to which will bo added a list of 
Summer-Flowering: UiiIIih, I’lants 
and Small Fruits. 
Sent to all applicant!! Inclosing 10 emits. Oar 
customers supplied wliboul charge. Addross 
FERRE, BATCH ELDER A; CO., 
231 Main Hr., Springfield, Jinan. 
f i 11 E « <> 1C V * S 
° SEED CATALOGUE. 
My ANNUAL CAT \ I.OI1UE. containing u list of 
nrniiy novelties, besides all the standard vegetables 
or the garden, inn r 100 oj which arc of mu nu n (irnw- 
(u(/,) win, a ch.nee selection of Flower sol d will bo 
forwarded ijintis to all. 1 warrant inv seed shall 
prove us repruscuti .1. I warrant it shall read! each 
purchaser. I warrant all money forwarded shall 
reach mo. Mend fora Catalogue. 
JAMES .1. II. GREGORY. Marblehead, Mass. 
Scorns to ho tho general complaint among fnrmors. 
A few acres put In Norway Oats next year will In¬ 
sure them against misfortune. A tanner who sold 
a cow last year to raisu money to buy two bushels of 
our Becd, writes us that ho cleared on the crop, 
and is now able to build him a house. We have 
many Instances of farmera clearing themselves from 
debt, and arc now Independent from thoir bust year’s 
venture In Norw,.y oats. 
INTELLIGENT FARMERS 
nogin to see this, and arc now procuring a supply of 
this seed The superiority of Uto grain und valuo of 
tho straw is satisfactorily nettled. It only remains 
for them to secure genuine seed. We warrant every 
bushel wo send out pure and gOriQl ie. Order at 
once, and save oxpenso; f'2.60 per peak, $4 per hair 
bushel, $7.M) per bushel, Sold Gy standard of !I2 lbs. 
No charge for bags. Address 
D. W ItAMSDKJ.L A CO.. 
2IH Uenrl St.. Now York, 
or 171 Lake St., Cliicugo, Ill. 
'.IT Circulars Free to All. 
ALSIKE CLOVER 
PRIME SEED FOR SALE AT 
75 CENTS FEB. FOUND, 
Send for Seed Catalogue, to 
It. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. 0. Box 378, Now York City. 
OELECT SEED OATS! 
Q NEW BRUNSWICK POTATOES! 
new Brunswick, PRisen Edwaro 1st ,an u, and 
Ramsdeli. Norway oats, by per/., bushel , awl in 
lamer quantity. 
Early Rose, Kino of the Earmes, BukaHR's 
Prolific, Worcester, Wii.t,Ann, climax, and. 
ALL OTHER NEW AND HESIRAtlt.K ,skill) POTATOES, 
by the pound, bushel amt burnt. On fa u.h(l Potatoes, lit 
packages, sent bn mull, postage PAID, to anil post- 
edlicn In the United Stale#. Descriptive Priced 
Catalogue mulled la applicant isDWAUI) ,1. 
10VA NS tV t'O., Nurserymen anil Mendmnn. York, Pa. 
IJAIUSDELL NORWAY OAT- Warrant- 
JLV nil genuine, My Oat:, are true to name. Price 
at express office here, per bushel. *4 ; per peek. $1.56 
ten bushels, Wo. Address A M. EVERTS. 
__Salisbury, Addison Co.. Vermont. 
p 16 \V H E A r t’ , 
^ And all other 
3FR.IJNTG CROPS 
by the utwi oi 
CLARK’S COIVEFOST. 
ty Send for Circular. Address 
_JOSIA11 CLARK, Manchester. N, H. 
N .E W A N D R A It E 
VEGETABLES. 
1 make tho seed of New and Haro Vegetables a 
specially, besides growing all the standard kinds. 
Catalogues gratis to all. J AMES J. H. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Mass. 
rnil THE SEED TRADE. 
-J- We shall bo pleased to mail to Dealers only 
our N EW WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST OF 
SEEDS FOR LS70. 
J. At. TUOttBUUN A CO.. 15 John St.. New York. 
rPIIOKIUJUN’S NEW CATALOGUE FOR 
1 1870.— our ANN l A1. DESCUlPTIVK PRICED 
CATALOGUE of Vegetable aud Agricultural Seeds 
for 1870, Is ready for mailing to applicants. 
■I. M . THQlt nr; it.M A CD.. I! Jo hn St., New York. 
T l L TO N > s 
1 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE, 
An Illustrated Mugazinn, devoted to tho 
Cultivation of Fruit, Flowers* and 
Vegeta trie*. 
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miscellaneous 
TTOUDANS, C-REVE-CCEURS, Dorking*, 
J A (Gray and wilt to,) WUIte Leghorns, Spanish, 
Golden Polands. Hamburg*, Games, Ac., tor sale. 
Orders booked now for Eggs to be delivered In tho 
spring. Send stamp for Prlho List., 
J. V. tllCKNELL A CO., 
Westmoreland. Oneida Co., N. Y. 
M INMH Itl iMii). K»r Pnuiiililet. County 
Map of Missouri and Descriptive lusts of Fann¬ 
ing and Mineral Lands for sale, send lb cents to 
MILTON SANTEE, Land Agent, Holht. Mo. 
OLOKliD PLATES OF 
Bone Mill.—J. Brasisr, Orville, O., nsks the 
cost of a bone mill fottcrushing bones on :t small 
sculc. Mr. Whitney says the bone mills mndc 
are too expensive for those who have but few 
bones to crush. Bones composted with moist 
nrileached ashes will gradually decOmposo and 
thus be rendered lit- for use. Dr. Hexamer 
mixes bones with fresh horse manure, keeps the 
heap ivcl, and in ono year tho bones aro decom¬ 
posed. If muck and night soil are added in al¬ 
ternate layers, tho compost Is all the better. 
Night soli may bo rendered portable by the 
EMIR SALE. A Vi.Inutile DAIRY FARM, 
» situated Iwo tulles from Corning. N. V., contain¬ 
ing 350 a Vici; well watered; good house and bill'll, 
orchard. Ac.; will keep til cow;;. Terms easy 
Address L. D. STONE, Corning, N Y. 
Drawn and Colored from Nature In tlio very test 
style, for Nurserymen, Ti’OO Dealers and Amateurs. 
Also, Fruit and Flower Pieces, Croups, dltruront 
sizes und styles, for parlor and office ornaments. 
A largo collection of Plates now on hand, und 
additions constantly rondo. 
Furnished separate or neatly bound, as desired. 
These Plates avc E<fual to Any Made Su 
this Country. 
Four Samples by mall for8L Send for List. Ad¬ 
dress F, K-. PHOENIX* Bloomington, 111, 
l\ Him (11)11 AUlf-F.S SOUTHERN and 
HH.UHU w kstkkn i, \n ns. .me. to 
SI OD per acre. Send i wo uto ropec f, *r large Descriptive 
Catalogue. WM. H. NEWTON A CO., General Lund 
Agent-. Ki Loxmgton St., Baltimore, Mu. 
CHORT-HOItSK FOR, SALE,—BULL AN 
p heifer calves, the get of " Monarch,” 8,817, ui 
" Huron ot fjlenova," TA'iS. Also, Cows and keifei 
in calf by " Baron i Geneva7,6.'*. 
C. K. WARD, Le Roy, Genesee Co.,N. Y. 
