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CO rH . . 1 $3 00 5 50 7 50 15 00 25 00 2 6 00 11 00 15 00 25 00 45 00 8 9 00 1G 50 22 50 40 on< 70 00 6 15 00 25 00 40 00 75 00 135 00 12 25 00- 50 00 75 00 140 00 2GO 00 WO. P. ROWELL & €0., 10 Park Row, Uti'w York, AND s» Iff. PETTENGILL & CO., 37 Park Row, New York, Aro tho solo afloat* for tho Southern Aflrlcultu TjBt, in that oity, and aro authorized to contract for iusortinadvertisement* for us at our lowest cash rates. Advertisers in that city are requos ed to leave their favors with either of the above houses. Useful Pweclpes. How to Destroy Rats. —Wo do not suppose that tho lo*s sustained on a farm by the rat is equal to that from dogs, felt by those who keep sheep—nevertheless, it must bo ex tremely heavy in the destruction of grain, fruit, birds, &c. ; and proba¬ bly one of the best services which could be rendered, in a small way, is the discovery of some effectual mode of destroying the vermin. Mr. Te getmeier, a well known writer on Poultry gives in the London Field , a new plan of operation against them, as follows : At the commencement of this season I had a number of very choice and valuable pigeons in a large loft situated over a coach house and stable. The llooriug was very old, and numerous at holes communicated JULY, 187«. with the space under the flooring and above tho ceiling of the stabling be¬ low. Attracted by the corn the rats camo and took possession of this space.* My choicest birds were eaten alive by these most carnivorous of the rodentia. 1 had tried poison, traps, &c., with only partial benefit, and I had serious thoughts ot selling off my stock of Columbidae. At last, after deep cogitation. I determined to try a chemical remedy, namely, chlo¬ rine, a gas so potent and destructive to animal life that I knew that, if I could apply it advantageously, effectual. For¬ it necessarily must much prove heavier than tunately it is at¬ mospheric air, so there was every probability of its llowiug down the holes if it once entered into them. 1 therefore took a Florence oil flask, adapted a piece of glass tubing to its mouth by means ot a perforated cork, and to the glass added a short length of India rubber tubing. In the flask l put an ounce ot manganese and equal weight of common salt, poured on a wine glass of water, and then added gradually an equal quantity of strong oil of vitroil (sulphuric acid.) The cork and tubes being adjusted, the apparatus was ready for action. A spirit lamp applied to the flask liberated a stream of chloriue, a gas which, it breathed,except when diluted with many times its bulk ot air, is absolutely irrespirable. All the rat holes having been covered over, one after another, was opened, the India rubber tube introduced, and a stream of chlorine directed down each. The spaoe between the floor and ceiling must have been filled with a mixture of chlorine and air that no animal could havo breathed aud lived. Since that time I have seeu no rats. Old and young have alike disappear¬ ed. Snould a stray adventurer make his appearance, 1 shall repeat my inexpensive remedy, and I am now congratulating myself on having, for the present at least, extirpated the enemy. Other modes of killing rats have been given as effectual, among them the following, whioh were published in the Agricultural “ Bureau Report lor 1868 ; - Mix two ounces of carbonate of barytes with one pound of suet of the or tallow, aud place portions about mixture within the holes and the haunts of tho rats. It is 4 greedily eaten, produces great thirst, and death ensues after drinking. This is a very effectual poison, because it is both odorless and tasteles-s. To one ounce of finely powdered arsenic add one ounce of lard, mix into a paste with meal and place it as above. It will be fouud effective. Make a paste of oue ounce of flour, one half gill of water, one drachm of phos¬ phorus; or two ounces ot lard, half a drachm of phosphorus, and one ounce of flour ; or, ono ounce of flour, two ounces of powdered cheese crumbs, and one hall a drachm of phosphorus; add to each of these mixtures a few drops of oil of rhodium and spread on thin pieces of bread like butter. To Get Rid of Fleas— Mr. Kly said at a late meeting of the Now York Farmers’ Club that there arc two or three substances that are ob¬ noxious to the flea—he does not like the smell of them, or they remind him of something bo does not like to think about—theso are carbolic acid and sulphur. If you want a barn thoroughly purged of weevil, or lice, or fleas, the best, way is to fumigate it with sulphur. But if you whitewash all round the stables aud posts of the yard with a white¬ wash made by adding carbulic acid to the lime, it" will drive most of these pest* away. Washing au auima! thus infested with carbolic soapsuds will give relief. Greasing Wagons. — The Ohio Farmer says that moro injury is done to carriages and wagons by greasing too plentifully, reeommendod than the reverse. Tallow is ns a better lucubrator than lard for wood axletrees, and castor oil for iron— lard is apt to penetrate the hub, anti work its way out around the tenons of the spokes aud spoil the wheel. Just enough grease s-hould oe aj plied to the spindle of a wagon to give it a light coating ; this is better than moie, for the surplus put on wdl work out at the ends, aud be forced INo. lO by the shouldcrbands and nut washers into the hub around the outside of tho boxes. To oil au axletrec, first wipe the spindle clean with a cloth wet with spirits of turpentine, and then apply a few drops of castor oil near the shoulder and end. Ono teaspoouful is enough for the whole. Tonic 'l\>olh Trader. —Triturate well together one ounce of pulverized Peruvian bark, oue utJnco or pulver¬ ized white Castile soap, and two ounces of the best prepared adding chalk.— It may be flavored by a little of the oils of winrcrgrc.vn and rosemary, with the latter in a Very small proportion. This powder is not only good lor the teeth, but also a preventive of, and remedy for, spongy gums Another very good powder may be prepared by the addi¬ tion of one ounce of pulveris'd orris root to the above. The addition of bole annenian to tooth powders is only for the purpose of coloring them, and is not of the slightest benefit. The Peruvian bark will impart suffi¬ cient c<3 >r to this preparation.— Drug¬ gists' Circular. ♦ ♦♦ Potatoes —We are glad to find that the potatoes are turning out better generally than co dd have been ex¬ pected, as of oourso tho samo detention occurred in getting them in, as was experienced with other Spring crops. The Fall potatoes should now be fre¬ quently worked; keep the ground clean and well opened, and if you dust them over with a mixture of, say five bushels ashes, three do. of lime, and one of plaster, it will bo found to pay well.— Ex. Oats .—This crop, like others, suf¬ fered from the lateness of the season; it was necessarily gotten in late, and afterwards from want of rain and warmth, it was stunted in its early growth, and consequently, like tho wheat aud hay, its prospect is no better than theirs—it will be short both in graiu and straw, and will afford another reason for the necessity of efforts to make up the deficiency, by the substitution of other food for stock.— Esc.