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Peaches for Mew England. —The 
peaches that go direct from the growers to New England, 
are sent in the ordinary crates. But a large share of 
the supply for Boston, Providence, and other cities 
goes hy way of New York City, where it is repacked. 
The fruit is packed in strong barrels, each divided 
midway hy a cross-wise movable partition. The barrels, 
which hold five baskets, are well ventilated by open¬ 
ings in the side, and usually painted green. 
Walking Instead, of Trotting at 
Fairs.—At the Agricultural Fairs preference should be 
given to walking, rather than to trotting horses, for 
surely this is much more important. A fast walking gait 
should be cultivated rather than fast trotting. In a 
journey on the road, to continue /or some days, the fast 
walker would ultimately outstrip the fast trotter, and 
arrive at the end of it with considerable less fatigue, and 
in better condition than the other. Let us then cultivate 
in our breeding, and favor in our prizes at the fairs, the 
fast walking horse. 
We are sure our readers will agree with us, that 
a Journal, like this, going into a family, will not 
only exert a healthful influence in stimulating 
thought and improvement, and thus elevate the 
mind standard of all cultivators of the soil, and of 
others too ; but that it will also help guard against 
errors, against imposition, and assist all to make 
their labor more profitable. With this view, we 
invite all to lend a kind influence in making this 
Journal even more widely known, and in drawing, 
to it as readers, many who are now without its 
visits. This we ask as a friendly favor, aside from 
the rewards which the Publishers offer on a liberal 
scale to those who solicit subscriptionss. 
About Pickles.— Each year we receive 
requests like one from D. Utter, Caldwell, Wis., asking 
"how to put up pickles as they are done in pickle fac 
tories.” In the September Agriculturist we described the 
method of salting cucumbers. This is as far as the raiser 
of cucumbers needs to go. To put up pickles for the 
market is a trade, and few farmers are likely to suc¬ 
ceed if they undertake to put up pickles in bottles 
without previous experience. The chief difference be¬ 
tween the “ store pickles ” and those prepared for home 
use, is in the kind of vinegar. For home use, cider 
vinegar is employed ; this, the best and most aromatic 
of all vinegars, is dark-colored, and gives the pickles an 
unattractive appearance. The pickles at the factories 
are put up in a perfectly colorless vinegar, called “ white 
wine vinegar”; this is not made from wine, hut from 
whiskey. It is not less wholesome than any other vine¬ 
gar, but it is merely acid, without any of the pleasant 
fragrance and flavor that belong to vinegar made from 
cider. It is rarely that one who raises a crop, like cu¬ 
cumbers, can profitably convert it into an article ready 
for the market. Raising the raw material, and manu¬ 
facturing it into a salable product, are two distinct 
branches, each requiring a different kind of knowledge. 
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This important work consists of two principal parts ; 
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directions for keeping and rearing them, and treats of 
their various diseases and their remedies. This most 
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at only $2.00, post-paid. 
Talks on Manures. By Joseph Harris, Morelon 
Farm, Rochester, N. 17, Author of " Harris on the Pig," 
“ Walks and Talks," etc. New and Enlarged, Edition. 
New York: Orange Judd Company. 
The familiar colloquial style adopted by Mr. Harris in 
his " Walks and Talks,” is found in this volume, where 
“The Deacon,” “The Doctor,” and others, who seem 
like old friends to the readers of those papers, are intro¬ 
duced. Through the conversations of the author with 
his friends much important scientific knowledge is im¬ 
parted in a pleasing manner, and the work is one which 
should be carefully read hy every farmer. It shows how 
to make the most ol' the fertilizing resources of the farm, 
and how to adapt various fertilizers to different crops. In 
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Coburn’s Swine Husbandry. By F. D. Co¬ 
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This work, when it first appeared, was the first suited 
to those who raised hogs on the large scale, common in 
some of the Western States, for the wholesale produc¬ 
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and lias been well received hy those for whom it was 
written. In a new edition such changes have been made 
as the author found desirable, and important additions 
bring up the work abreast with the present year. Price, 
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Tine ISed.—Asparagus bears 
seeds in abundance, and if these are scattered the young 
plants, growing where they are not wanted, will bo as 
annoying as any other weed. When the tops begin to 
turn yellow, cut and burn them, scattering the ashes 
over the bed. Should seeds be wanted to raise plants 
for a new bed, strip off the berries, place them in a 
pail or tub, and pound them with a clothes pounder, or 
the end of a stickof wood, sufficiently to break tha shells, 
but not to crack or injure the seeds. Wash away the 
broken shells, etc., with several waters, and spread jhe 
seeds thinly in an airy place to dry. Before the ground 
freezes, give an old bed a liberal dressing of coarse lit¬ 
tery manure, both as a winter covering and fertilizer. 
The Best Paint for Iron Work.— 
Experiments have shown that the best Paint for the 
iron portion of wagons, agricultural machines, etc., and 
for all iron, whether wrought or cast, is Red Lead. It 
perfectly prevents rust, even where the iron is exposed 
to dampness. It is elastic, and does not scale off by the 
alternate expansion and contraction of the iron. If iho 
color is objectionable, it may be concealed by a coat of 
some other kind of paint. The best red lead, which, 
upon being rubbed, shows no small crystals, is to be 
ground in old, raw linseed oil. No drier is needed, as 
the lead itself is an active drier. The paint covers well, 
and should be used soon after it is prepared. 
Moss Skitter. —A German Peat Moss litter 
is much used in Europe. No disease can he traced to 
its employment; on the contrary, there is a remarkable 
freedom from disease in the stables where it is used, 
and the hoofs of the horses are vastly improved, while 
the legs are sounder than when straw is employed. Not 
only the health and efficiency of the horses are better, 
but there is a great advantage of economy in the use of 
moss. It is a superior absorbent, and neutralizes all 
bad smells in the stable; we believe, also, that it makes 
manure richer. 
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Norfolk Trotters in England.— 
Since the descendants of one of the Norfolk trotters, 
" Bcllfounder,” imported many years ago, and bred to 
mares on Long Island, New York, etc., have turned 
out so well, the English are waking up to the merits of 
tins stock, and at the late Cattle Show m Norfolk, several 
roadsters were exhibited, and found high favor with the 
judges. It is now the intention of the breeders of these 
and other roadsters, to get up a Roadster Stud Book. 
This is an excellent move on their part, for the record of 
first-class roadsters in a Stud Book will be much more 
useful to horsemen in general, than the Stud Book for 
racers or thorough-breds, as they are called. Any farmer 
can breed and rear a fine roadster at a large profit, be¬ 
cause he can be worked advantageously on the farm from 
three to six years old, and then bo sold at a good price, 
and if extra fine, at a very high one, as a carriage 
horse for the use of wealthy city people. 
