Ilarchvick. — AH milk delivered at car ; and, allowing one 

 cent per can for delivery, and takinp; out the surplus from 

 the 18 cents, the price of a can of milk Avhich holds 8^ 

 quarts, we find that one of these cans brings the producer 

 the whole amount of a fraction less than 14 cents. 



Wilmington. — Twenty-five cents per can of 8| quarts. 

 No deduction for six months, and 30 cents per can for winter 

 months. 



West Springfield. — Two and one-half cents per quart 

 Avas paid by Springfield Co-operative Milk Association. 

 The cans hold just 10 quarts. Peddlers have paid 3 cents to 

 farmers. Their cans hold lOi to 10| quarts, but are called 

 10. 



Several parties having referred to the prevalence of rust 

 on oats this season, the following from the pen of Professor 

 ISIaynard of Amherst, under date of June 28, will prove of 

 interest : — 



"The common grain 'rust' {Piiccinia graminea) is a 

 very minute plant that grows and feeds upon the tissues of 

 the leaf under conditions of continued moist, warm weather. 

 The continued dry weather of the past two wrecks will check 

 its development, and the crops may not be seriously injured. 

 I think it is the practice of some growlers to soak the seed in 

 a solution of sulphate of copper before sowing. We find the 

 Bordeaux mixture entirely harmless to the most delicate 

 foliage, while the ' eau celeste' or simple solution of sul- 

 phate of copper must be used with much care." 



Right here w^e desire to take the opportunity to state that 

 these bulletins are prepared for the farmers, and it is our 

 endeavor to made them as useful as possible. It is therefore 

 hoped that farmers, and correspondents in particular, will 

 feel free to ask questions, or seek to direct our inquiries into 

 any particular channel. The question relative to the price 

 received for milk, which is touched upon in this bulletin, is 

 the outcome of a suggestion from one of our correspondents. 



We shall be pleased to mail copies of these bulletins to 

 those that ask for them ; and if parties expect to receive 

 them, and do not, they will confer a favor l)y notifying us, 

 and we will endeavor to see that they receive them monthly 

 as long as they are published. 



