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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[Smaom, 
Stevens & Co.,” who, to dodge the surveillance of the 
New York Poet-Offlce and the new laws of N. Y. State, 
puts his P. O. address at Jersey City (N. J.) P. O. Their 
(his) medicines, instruments, etc., if ever sent at all, are 
villainous, and of no effect except to deceive people into 
vice and trouble, and put money into his pocket. He 
operates safely because no one of his patrons would dare 
to publicly appear as a witness.Why will the press 
continue to advertise J. II. Peeves, 73 Nassau st., N. Y. ? 
ITas he not sent cantharidcs “love-powders” enough, 
and cheated enough “ victims of early indiscretions,” to 
be shut out of all decent journals?.Robt. E. Bell, 
147 E. 15th st., N. Y., and what he calls “ the Clinton 
Medical and Surgical Institute,” arc not found in the 
New York City Directory.W. II. Chichester has ap¬ 
peared too often in these columns to need further atten¬ 
tion from us at present.Hugh Passing, 170 Broadway, 
pretends to be Supt. of a Safe Deposit Company, and 
writes to parties to send him the storage dues on valu¬ 
able parcels left for them—an out-and-out swindle. 
Several parties advertise to secure loans, etc., on South¬ 
ern real estate—-always asking from §1 to $20 in ndvance. 
We have inquired after several of these, and in every case 
found them swindlers. We advise all who receive such 
circulars and blank forms of application to give them no 
heed whatever, and especially to send no money to them, 
unless through a trustworthy friend in the city, who will 
go in person and see the parties—if they can find them, 
which is seldom if ever the ease. As a rule, they bother 
you for particulars, report against your application, mid 
pocket the money you have sent, which is what, and all, 
they are after.Thc“N. W. Fire Relief Concerl,” 
and “National Benefit for Needy Families of Soldiers 
and Sailors,” 2G7 Broadway, is an exploded concern, if 
ever anything hut a humbug.An adventurer in Lin¬ 
coln, Neb., is advertising a $253,033 legal drawing, osten¬ 
sibly for the benefit of a City Hospital there. Prudent 
people will avoid the loss of their money by keeping it 
out of this concern. If disposed to invest, first write to 
the Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., and see how much he in¬ 
dorses it.Pardee & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., still 
operate upon greenhorns, selling them “tickets” at fif¬ 
teen to twenty-five cents each, which tickets are so many 
falsehoods, as they promise, for example, that for $2.24 
sent to the said Pardee & Co. you will receive a $33 
watch. Will not the authorities of Binghamton conserve 
the credit of their beautiful city, and benefit the public 
by speedily squelching or jugging this swindling concern? 
We are tired of receiving from all over the State the cir¬ 
culars and tickets sent out by Pardee & Co., so called. 
......R. n. Foster, Fourth street, Williamsbnrgli, N. Y., 
is like Pardee, or worse if possible. Wc thought this 
swindle dead last year, but wo have new circulars dated 
1S73. lie orders money sent to “R. n. Foster, care cf 
Westcott’s Express, Brooklyn, N. Y.” We hope no de¬ 
cent express company favors this swindle.The 
“SpanishPolicy” swindler,at 10 S. 5thave.,N.Y., works 
under such new names as C. W. Alter, D. B. White, C. 
M. Payne, etc. Would it not be well for the N. Y. P. 0. 
to deliver no letters, except for well-known, responsible 
parties, at No. 10 S. 5th avc., or No. 22 W. 4th st., or No. 
31 Amity st., or No. CO Fourth avc., etc. ?.Amongthc 
names assumed by the “Queer” operators we find for 
22 W. 4th st., James Ilippel, alias B. S. Carey, alias F. 
Benton; at 01 Amity st.. Geo. W. Beach, alias D. M. 
Palmer, alias James P. Sargent; at 83 Fourth avc., J. E. 
Morrell; at 23 Wooster st., AY. B. Messier; atlOSBlceckcr 
st., Levi P. Rose, alias Warner Ely; at 202 Chestnut sh, 
Philadelphia, Brown & Billings.In reference to 
“ Lock-box 23, Lincoln, I!!.,” spoken of last month, the 
Postmaster, II. D. C.'adwalladcr, Esq., writes us that, one 
James F. Freeman edited a little sheet, there called the 
“ Silver Leaf,” and took the above box, and that letters 
were delivered to him on the supposition that they were 
upon business connected with the paper; but that they 
are now sent to the Dead-Letter office. All right; we 
are glad for'tlie credit of both the people and the Post¬ 
master that they are rid of that discreditable nuisance. 
Of tiie political operations of Freeman wc have nothing 
to say in this journal, because we admit no political mat¬ 
ters or allusions whatever.John M. Tullraan, 3 Dutch 
st., N. Y., is on a stealing raid. No one offering such 
vile books as are named in his circular would hesitate a 
moment to steal and appropriate every penny sent to him. 
Wesley Smith, of Palatine, Cooke Co., Ilk, is no better. 
Let no one be deceived by his “Private Instructions.” 
He will pocket your money, or at most send you a small, 
villainous Bliect, unreliable, deceptive, and dangerous. 
The d>ltl r IVotaI»le.—“ J. M.,” Camp-Hill, 
Pa., lias the same trouble we ali have—want of manure— 
and wants to know bow lie can get over it. Xlis rotation 
Is that, usual in the East—corn, oats, wheat, grass, with 
manure oil theoat-stuklAe; and lie asks would 303 pounds 
of superphosphate, at iliroc cents per pound, pay to use. 
—“ J. M." should read the article in this present number 
of the Agriculturist, “Hints about Wheat,” which will 
convey the information wanted. It will be useful for him 
to consider whether it would not pay to put all his 
manure on half his land, and raise larger crops, and so 
gradually increase his supply of manure. 
Hay-Press. — J. Newton, Alstead, N. n., 
writes U3 that there is a hay-press made in Albany, 
IT. Y., which will pack 570 pounds in a bale. This is 
intended for the benefit of G. L. 
Salt.—“A Young Fanner,” Chester Co., Pa., 
asks what is the effect of salt on land.—Practically, salt 
u found to stiffen the straw of grain crops, and to increase 
the amount of the clover and grass crops. This is 
doubtless due to the fact that water in which salt is dis¬ 
solved is able to dissolve more silica than pure water, and 
this helps to improve the straw, the ash of which consists 
almost wholly of silica; also, salt enables water to dis¬ 
solve more gypsum, or other forms of lime whicli improve 
the crops of grass and clover. Tlius far we can speak 
understanding^, hut little further, as salt itself, or its com¬ 
ponent substances, chlorine and soda, are bnt very spar¬ 
ingly found in the substance of plants grown on farms. 
Fair lasts.—For very full list of Fairs see 
pages 353 and 354. 
About Beans. —A. CUavannes, Knoxville, 
Telia., wants to know all about gathering beaus and 
keeping them from the weevils. Beans should bo gath¬ 
ered by pulling them up by the roots wheu they are ripe, 
leaving them oil the ground until dry, or, if there is dan¬ 
ger of rain, stacking them around a pole five feet long 
stnek in the ground, in tall narrow stacks, and capping 
them with straw, until they are ready to thrash. They 
should he well preserved from rain, as their color is much 
injured by damp or mildew. The weevil gets into the 
bean during its early growth, when the pod is soft, at 
whicli time the parent beetle deposits its egg i:i the pod, 
and the grub eats its way into the bean, where it remains 
until the next spring. Therefore no management after 
harvest can affect it. 
Fisk - Nets nnd Skeep - Nets. — Tlie 
various inquiries about fisli-ncts and nets far folding 
shoe;) on pasture need illustrations fer satiafactery 
replies; and these require time to prepare. Y.'e shall 
endeavor to have these in season. 
Size of a djaiars illeastitre.—“ J. C. B.,” 
Eau Claire, Wis., asks what is the size of the quart used 
by milk dealers.—The quart is the fourth part of agallon. 
A gallon, by United States law, in force where no con¬ 
flicting State law fixes any other standard, is 2S1 cubic 
inches, and contains 8.355 (eight and three hundred and 
fifty-five thousandths) pounds of distilled water at a tem¬ 
perature of C0° v This measure is, or ought to he, nsed 
by milk dealers and all sellers of liquids. 
A Teaky Cistern.— IT. Ripley, Brown 
Co., O., lias a cistern, in the bottom of which a vein of 
water lias forced its way through tlie cement, and now 
the soakage from the barn-yard finds its way into it; 
bow shall he remedy it?—There is no remedy hut to dig a 
new cistern. Where a stream of water is cut it is useless 
to try to keep it out; it will work throngh sooner or 
later, unless means arc taken which will be more trou¬ 
blesome than making a new cistern. 
Pumpin;? ky Clock-Work.—Geo. E. 
Johnstone, Louisville, asks if it wonld he practicable 
for a machine run by weights to pump water from a well, 
and to raise in twenty-four hours 100 gallons to a bight 
of 85 feet,.—This is perfectly practicable and easy, and a 
machine on the principle of that figured in the Agricul¬ 
turist of March, 1S72, page 97. to he wound up by a horse, 
might be constructed at a slight cost, that would run 
twenty-four hours, and do the work required. 
Weather Indicator.—“AReader” wants 
a cheap weather indicator that will foretell rain and 
storms. A barometer is the most reliable. The cheap 
weather indicators soon become useless, and are not to 
be depended on at the best. 
Tanniiig;.—“T. S. S.” sends (he following 
directions for preparing skins when, as it often happens, 
“ brains ” can not be procured for dressing them : If the 
skins are dry, soak them two or three days ; then break 
them—that is, rub them on the flesh side with the hack 
of a fleshing-knife until they are perfectly soft. Remove 
the hair by immersing them in lime-water. Then steep 
them a week or ten days in a fermenting mixtnrc of 
bran, say two pounds of wheat-bran to every gallon of 
water. Then scrape and clean them, and put them into 
what is called the “ white bath,” composed, for one hun¬ 
dred deer or sheep skins, of a boiling solution of twelve 
to eighteen pounds of alum ia twelve gallons of wBkn 
to which add two and a half pounds salt. Pass the eUne 
separately through the bath, and them Immense the 
whole together for ten minutes. A paste is then made, 
by gradually adding, during careful stirring, first fifteen 
pounds of wheat-flour to the above alum hath, gently 
heated, and subsequently the yolks of fifty eggs, and then 
incorporating the whole thoroughly. The skins, after 
being passed through this paste singly, are then trans¬ 
ferred to it in bulk and left for twenty-four hours. They 
are then stretched on poles to dry, when they are worked 
on the “ softening iron ’’—that is, rub them over a shove? 
or any kind of round iron to stretch them and develop 
whiteness. They will be white as snow nsd soil os 
velvet. Color can be imparted with dye staffs, 
To Remove a Cow’s Horn.—“R.M.H. W 
wants to cut off a cow’s horn whicli grows too close to 
her face, and wants directions.—If the end of the hor* 
only requires removal, merely sawing it off with a fine 
sharp saw will be sufficient. But the lower part of the 
born is filled with a sensitive cellular substance, and if 
the horn needs cutting there the animal must be secured, 
and when the horn is removed by means of the saw the 
stump must he bound up with a cloth saturated with tor 
to exclude the air, when the wound will gradually hert 
over. The same treatment should be applied to a hor* 
broken off at tlie lower part. 
IVmtriloqnlfiiBm. — “ Bailor-boy.” This Is 
something so far out of our lino, that we are unable to 
give you any advice about it. 
Colorado Wheat. —Spring wheat raised 
by irrigation in Colorado the past season, stood five feet 
five inches in hight. 
Now York State Poultry Society. 
—The Semi-Annual Meeting of the New York State 
Poultry Society was held at their rooms, No. 27 Chatham 
street. New York, on Tuesday, July 9th. After some 
preliminary business, it was “ Resolved, That the busi¬ 
ness of the Poultry Bulletin having become a burden on 
the Executive Committee, and personally upon the 
Treasurer, if, in the judgment of said Committee, any 
arrangement can bo made for the conducting of the 
Journal by another publisher, they are empowered to 
take any action they deem best in the premises, consider¬ 
ing the interests of all concerned.” Tlie time and place 
for the next Exhibition were then considered, and it was 
finally “ Resolved, That this Society do not now decide 
upon holding an Exhibition, but that the whole subject 
be referred to a special meeting of the Society, to be 
called by tlie President, and held at Elmira, N. Y., on 
Wednesday, October 2d, at 2 o’clock r.M., during the 
Annual Fai r of the New York State. Agricultural Society." 
Pickles.—G. W. Drew, Menomonee Co., 
Mich., and several others. All that wc know about the 
pickles “ such as you see la the stores,” is that they ere 
put up in perfectly white vinegar made from whiskey. 
Pieklc-making is a trade that has to be learned the same 
as the confectioner’s, baker’s, or similar trades. If you 
wish to go into the business, it would be best to employ 
a workman who understands it. 
Tke Best Breed ol m B»g;s. —“ASailor- 
hoy,^" of Canada, wants a dog of the best breed for a 
watch-dog, one that is faithful and kind.—Old Dog Tray 
would just suit him, “ for he was faithful, he was kind,” 
lmt we believe he is doad, unfortunately, and there is do 
help for the sailor-bov but to get a Newfoundland dog. 
Bnt, like all other dogs, they like mutton “ ower week" 
Flowing' Undies* Weeds.—“H. H. H.,” 
Fcnnville. Mich., sends us a plan of plowing under weeds 
and long grass, whicli we supposed everybody knew of, 
but as lie thinks it new perhaps it may he worth repeat¬ 
ing. It is to hang a chain from the plow-beam near the 
coulter to the right-hand end of the cvener, and allowing 
it to drag in a loop in the furrow, so as just to clear toe 
falling earth and drag the weeds under it. 
Level lor Hrrigatiosi.—“R. Q. T.,™ 
Fort Collins, C. T., asks if there is any simple instru¬ 
ment that can bo used for taking levels for irrigation, 
which would serve the purpose of the costly surveyor’s 
level. A very good substitute for the surveyor’s instru¬ 
ment may be made with a common mason’s spirit-level, 
to the cuds of which sights, with cross-hairs, may be 
attached. The level may be rosted on a “ Jacob-staff," 
cr a tripod furnished with a small table at the top. Any 
carpenter cr mechanic can get it up at the expense at 
two cr three dollars in addition to the cost of the l«tsi 
Exhibitors sjt. Fairs will find oar list of 
coming Fairs on pages 353 and 354. 
