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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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3/elons of all kinds require tlie same treatment as 
cucumbers. 
Onions must be thoroughly weeded, and the soil 
stirred often, to secure a profitable crop. 
Parsnips. — Keep the soil loose and free from 
weeds until the leaves cover the ground and pre¬ 
vent working. 
Peas are not usually very successful when sown late, 
on account of the mildew. If planted at all, cover 
with 5 or C inches of earth, to prevent drying up. 
Bhubarb.—Cut off the flower-stalks, as they need¬ 
lessly exhaust the plants. 
Buta-Bagas may be sown the latter part of the 
month, and if there is any trouble from insects, 
dust with ashes, slaked lime, or plaster. 
Spinach .—The New Zealand is the Vest for sum¬ 
mer use, and should be planted in hills 6 feet apart, 
with three or four plants to the hill. Ordinary 
s-pinach runs to seed soon during the summer. 
Salsify needs the same cultivation as recom¬ 
mended for parsnips. 
Sweet Potatoes do well in most of the Northern 
States. The first week in June is early enough to 
plant. A well-manured ridge, about one foot high, 
should be prepared and the sets plauted one foot 
apart. We have found the Southern Queen to be 
the best sort, but the Nansemoud is also good. 
Tomatoes must have their excessive growth kept 
in check by pinching, in order to get a good 
crop of fruit. Some sort of a trellis should be pro¬ 
vided for training the plants upon. 
Floivcr.Gan-den and Lawn. 
Larons will require to be cut every week or ten 
days, and the grass should be left to serve as a 
mulch and manure. Remove all weeds as soon as 
they show themselves. See article on page 222. 
Bedding Plants ought to be all out now, and the 
weeds kept down until the plants cover the beds. 
Tuberoses , started in pots, maybe turned out now 
in a warm, rich spot, and as soon as the flower-stalks 
appear, tie them to small stakes, to prevent the 
wind from breaking them. 
Bulbs .—After the leaves of the spring-flowering 
ones have died, take up the bulbs, and store in some 
dry place, and keep away from rats and mice. 
Boses and Climbers .—Keep all climbing roses, etc., 
tied to the walls or trellises, and do not allow them 
to straggle about. 
GrcciaEiooise iisid 'Wlnidovv IPlanstts. 
Most of the greenhouse plants will be turned out, 
or at least such as will flourish out of doors. The 
plants remaining in the greenhouse ought not to 
be neglected, hut should be carefully watered and 
shaded from the sun. Plants that do not succeed 
if planted in the open ground, may often be plunged, 
pot and all, and when ready to remove them to the 
greenhouse in the fall, they can be easily raised 
and re-potted. This is a proper season to look after 
the next year’s supply of manure and soil for pot¬ 
ting purposes ; sods, piled up and turned several 
times during the summer,make the best potting soil, 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices. 
Gold has advanced to 11414, closing May 13th at 11314. 
... .There has been an unusually active demand reported 
for Breadstuffs since our last, for homo use, shipment, 
and, to a considerable extent, on speculative account, at 
a sharp and quite general rise in prices, particularly for 
Flour, Wheat, Rye, and Corn, which have been in most 
urgent request. Southern millers have been very free 
purchasers of wheat. Corn has been sold very liberally 
for forward as well as prompt delivery. The backward¬ 
ness of canal navigation and the diminishing supplies of 
flour and grain at the sea-hoard have tended to strengthen 
values. The dealings in Rye have been mainly speculative. 
The general market closed strong and buoyant, influenced, 
in part, by the firmness in Gold, and the favorable foreign 
advices.Provisions have been more sought after and 
quoted rather dearer in many instances. New Butter and 
Cheese have been arriving more freely, and meeting with 
a readier sale. Eggs have declined materially, under 
large receipts.Wool has been less active and quoted 
easier in price, hut closes more steadily .Tobacco 
has been in more demand, and firmer.Ilay has been 
unusually scarce, and in quite urgent request at much 
stronger prices.Hops, dull.Grass Seeds, quiet. 
Northern Pacific Bonds. —Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. re¬ 
port the sales of Northern Pacific Gold Bonds in the 
United States during March and April at $1,891,900. 
The following condensed, comprehensive tables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist , 
show at a glance the transactions for the month ending 
May 14,1S72, and for the corresponding month last year. 
1. TRANSACTIONS AT TUB NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. ]lye. Parley. Oats. 
Uil’s this m’lli.181.000 211,000 1,347,000 - 127,000 604,000 
26 d’s last m’Lli.182,000 141,000 976,000 3,500 239,000 393,000 
Rat.es. Four. Wheat. Corn. It ye. Parley. Oats. 
24 d’s tMsmTtli. 294,000 1,705,000 3,336,000 136,000 249,000 1,461,000 
26 d’s last in’tli.218,000 1,083,000 1,827,500 112,000 303,000 939,000 
2. Comparison with same period at this time last pear. 
Receipts. Flour. IT heat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
24 days 1872...181,000 211,000 1,347,000 - 127,000 604,000 
25 days 1871.. .225,000 875,000 664,000 26,000 129,000 147,000 
Rat.es. Flour. Wheat. Corn. 7lye. Barley. Oats. 
24 d’s 1372.. .294,000 1,795,000 3,336,000 136,000 249.000 1,464,000 
25 d’s 1871....254,000 1,517,000 1,231,000 31,000 216,000 908,000 
3. Exports from Nero York, Jan. 1 to May 10. 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1872 . 286,732 2,380,246 4,425,213 208,000 - - 
1871. 659,952 3.499.708 1,600,576' 17,338 
1870. 633.515 4,003,651 119,022 6,709 
1869 . 337,389 2,613.860 1,173,235 •- 
1S6S. 319,202 1,708,175 2,909,014 153,093 
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Stock of grain in store at New York. 
Bye, Barley, Oats, Halt, 
lmsh. hush. hush. hush. 
271,565 18,032 1,115,022 80,447 
355,430 190,691 78,387 - 
160,734 50,725 376.226 171,033 
150,964 164,398 709,363 171,897 
150,514 329,349 1,133,897 21S.231 
Wheat, 
Corn, 
1872. 
bnsli. 
bash. 
May 8. 
.1,015,553 
397,203 
April 8_ 
1871. 
..1,881,946 
424,856 
May 9. 
283,700 
259,245 
April 10.... 
811,87L 
180,917 
March 13.. 
..1,523,785 
204,388 
Current Wnoi 
April 15. 
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Price of Gor.n . 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western.. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superfine Western. 
Kyk Flour... 
Corn-Meat. 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow.. 
Mixed. 
Oats— Western. 
State . 
Rye . 
Barley... 
Bay—B ale 19 100 tts. 
Straw, 18 100 ms. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ?! lb. .. 
Hops—C rop of 1871. ?! lb. 
Featiiicrs—L ive Geese, ?i lb. 
Seed—C lover, 38 Tb . 
Timothy, 18 bushel. 
Flax. ?! bushel. 
Sugar—B rown, ?! Tb ... 
Molasses. Cuba. 18gal. . . 
Coffee— Bio (Gold, in bond). 
TonACCO. Kentucky, &c.,?<1)j. 
Seed Leaf, 18 lb . 
Wool—D omestic Fleece,?! a>. 
Domestic, pulled, ?! lb. 
California, unwashed,. 
Tallow, 78 lb . 
Oil-Cake—?! ton.. 
Pork—M ess, ?! barrel. 
Prime, 78 barrel . 
Beef—P lain mess. 
I,Aim, in tres. & barrels, ?! Ib. 
Butter—S tate, ?i n>. 
Western, ?! lb. 
Ciieese. . . 
Beans—?! bushel. 
Peas—C anada, free, ?! bu_ 
Eggs—F resh, ?! dozen . 
Poultry—F owls. 
Turkeys—?! Ib. 
Geese, 78 pair. 
Ducks, ?! pair. 
Potatoes, 78 bid. 
Sweet Potatoes, ?! bbl. 
Turnips—?! bbl. 
Garbages—78 100. 
Onions—?! bbl. 
Cranberries—?! barrel. 
Broom-corn—?! lb. 
A pim.es— 18 barrel.. 
New Potatoes— 78 bbl. 
Radishes—?! 100 bunches_ 
Spinach—?! bbl . 
Rhubarb— 78 100 bunches. 
Lettuce—?) 100 . 
Asparagus—?! bunch. 
Tomatoes—N ew, ?! box. 
Strawberries— 1 78 quart. 
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WEEK ENDING 
April 15th.6,030 81 2,887 
April 22d.9,417 86 3,151 
April 29th.7,929 51 3,357 
May 6th.8,096 93 5,171 
May 13th.8,819 113 4,369 
Total in 5 . 10.351 424 18.935 
do.forprev. 4 Weeks. .29,134 528 7,145 
10,524 22,130 41,652 
16,417 32,197 61,298 
13,813 33,797 58,947 
13,396 38,849 65,605 
11,903 43,499 68,733 
66,053 170,472 296.229 
69,824 1027287 209, U1S 
Beeves. Cows. Calves. Sheep. Swine. 
Average per Week .8.070 85 3,937 13,211 31,094 
do. do. last Month .7,283 132 1,736 17,1:56 25,572 
do. do. prev's Month —0,835 161 812 20,966 23,965 
Average per Week, 1871.7,187 83 2,301 25,132 23,177 
in, and there are more to come. The impression is gen¬ 
eral that we are using up stock which ordinarily comes to 
market later in the season, and that we may expect a 
lighter run in midsummer. The market has been some¬ 
what variable, first declining, and then advancing, fol¬ 
lowed by a temporary decline, and now the rates are in 
favor of the seller again. There is a large out-of-town 
demand for beef. Some of the latest arrivals of Texan 
cattle, fed two years in Missouri, show very fair quality. 
They sell at 11c. @ 1114c. 
Below we give the range of prices, average price, and 
figures at which large lots were sold: 
April 15, ranged 10%®14 c. Large salesll%@12%c. Av. 12% 
April 22d, do. 10%©14 c. do. do. 11%@12%C. do. 12% 
April 29th, do. 10 @13%c. do. do. ll%@12%c,do. 12 
May 6th, do. 10%@13%c. do. do. 12 @13 c. do. 12% 
May 13th, do. 10%@13%c. do. do. U%@I2%c. do. 12 
Millcli Cows. —The supply of cows is rather light, 
but quite sufficient for the demand. The generally cool 
weather lessened the demand for milk, while fine grass 
caused a full yield, and milkmen had little occasion to 
add to their stock. Trade was very dull until within the 
last week. Now there is a little briskness again. Com¬ 
mon cows sell at $30 @$45, fair at $55 @ $65, and good 
to prime at $70 @ $80.Calves.—The greatest glut 
is just over, and calves begin to improve after very hard 
markets. The supply steadily increased up to last week, 
and many live calves were sold at 5c. @ 514c. $ ft., live 
weight, with prime at 7c. @ 7!4c. Those low rates begat 
a heavy demand, and, as the arrivals are now lighter, they 
sell off readily. Quotations of dressed are dropped, the 
weather being too warm to send them from the country. 
Some of the latest receipts were seized as unfit to eat. 
Good to prime milk-fed live calves are worth 7>4c. @ 
814c. $ ft.; common to fair sell at 514c. ©7c. Sheep 
and Lambs.—There has been a great falling off in 
receipts of sheep, the season of iambs preventing sending 
the ewes forward, while farmers preferred keeping most 
of their flocks until after the shearing season. The bulk 
of the sheep now coming forward are shorn, and quota¬ 
tions are for such. Wool lots are worth 714c. @ 10c., a 
few choice reaching 1014c. Lambs are scarce and in de¬ 
mand at $6 @ $8.50 per head. Poor to medium sheep 
are quoted at 614c. @ 7%c. 9 ft.; fair to good at 714c. 
@ 7%c.; and lambs at 13c. @ 18c. ^ ft., live weight. 
Swine.—The weather, or something else, is sending 
hogs forward too fast for use, save at very low rates. The 
market steadily declined until last Saturday, when 514c. 
was about the average price for slaughtered. Just now 
there is a little firmness, but the rates are still low. Live 
are worth 4%c.@4!4c.; city-dressed Western, 614c.@5 74 c 
—=»<» 
containing a great variety of Items , including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we throw into smaller , 
type and condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
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or a small club may be increased to a larger one; thus : 
a person having sent 10 subscribers and $12, may after¬ 
ward send 10 more subscribers with only $S ; making a 
club of 20 at $1 each; and so of the other club rates. 
Beef Cattle. — Grass cattle have been coming forward 
very freely of late, making the supply unusually large, 
especially for so early in the season. The quality is very 
fair. Many distillery-fed cattle have recently been sent 
Thoro«ig‘h-l>re«l Bffogs. —A “Farmer,” 
Northampton Co., Pa., asks what is the reason thorough¬ 
bred hogs don’t look any better than common stock in a 
year or two; they rim down if not taken extra care of, aa 
