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May  14 
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Liked  His  Watch. 
The  watch  lias  arrived  in  splendid  con¬ 
dition.  It’s  a  beauty.  I  am  more  than 
pleased  with  it.  One  of  Rochester’s  lead¬ 
ing  jewelers  offered  to  sell  me  one  just 
as  good  last  night  for  $27.50.  I  laughed 
at  him  and  told  him  what  mine  cost  me 
($17.35,  with  a  three  years’  subscription.) 
He  said  it  could  not  be  bought  for  that. 
I  said  it  could,  and  told  him  where  I  got 
it.  That  quieted  him  in  a  hurry.  I  hon¬ 
estly  think  you  sold  watch  and  paper  for 
$10  less  than  I  could  get  the  watch  alone 
for  in  Rochester.  With  many  thanks,  I 
remain,  yours  respectively, 
Monroe  Co.,  N.  Y.  G.  clarence  combs. 
ANOTHER. 
I  have  delayed  writing  in  regard  to 
watch  (No.  4  C)  for  two  weeks,  that  I 
might  know  something  as  to  its  time¬ 
keeping  quality,  and  I  am  very  much 
pleased  with  it.  It  is  a  close-run¬ 
ning  watch ;  20  seconds  fast  in  two 
weeks,  for  the  start,  is  pretty  good.  I 
expect  to  see  it  run  inside  of  that  in  six 
months’  time.  w.  s.  tii.ton. 
Washington  Co.,  Ore. 
I  have  received  the  single  express  har¬ 
ness  and  am  very  much  pleased  with  it. 
Sulfolk  Co..  N.  Y.  PRESTON  E.  TERRY. 
1  have  received  the  “  French  Auto¬ 
matic  Telescope”  as  per  advertisement 
in  The  Rural,  and  find  it  all  that  was 
claimed  for  it.  H.  m.  rouse. 
Oneida  County,  N.  Y. 
I  received  the  bicycle  and  glass  both  in 
due  time.  My  boy  was  much  pleased 
with  the  wheel  and  is  riding  very  nicely. 
I  am  much  pleased  with  the  telescope  ;  it 
shows  the  moon  up  well  :  I  have  found 
three  of  Jupiter’s  moons. 
Chemung  Co.,  N.  Y.  carmy  compton. 
THE  RURAL 
AGRICULTURAL  NEWS. 
The  Chicago  Pineapple  Company  are  having  125 
acres  cleared  and  planted  In  pineapples  In  Dade 
County,  Florida. 
A  bill  In  the  British  House  of  Commons,  supported 
by  Mr.  Gladstone,  provides  for  the  loaning  of  $50,- 
000,000  from  the  national  treasury  to  help  poor  men 
buy  farms. 
The  visible  supply  of  grain  on  Saturday,  April  30: 
Wheat,  37,944,000,  a  decrease  of  1.208,285  bushels; 
corn,  0,057.000.  a  decrease  of  1,285,000  bushels;  oats, 
3,924,000,  an  Increase  of  510,000  bushels;  rye,  815,000, 
a  decrease  of  151,000  bushels;  barley,  530,000,  a  de¬ 
crease  of  182,000  bushels. 
Mr.  Philander  Williams,  Taunton.  Mass.,  has  re¬ 
cently  sold  to  Mr.  J.  G.  Mills,  of  Albany,  a  Light 
Brahma  cockerel,  which  Mr.  Williams  says  Is  one  of 
the  largest  and  best  be  ever  sold  He  was  hatched 
last  April,  weighs  14L£  pounds,  has  good  comb,  black 
tall,  and  almost  solid  black  wings.  With  the  right 
mates,  Mr.  Mills  should  produce  some  fine  chicks. 
The  Canadian  Commissioner  of  Customs  has  Issued 
a  circular  prohibiting  the  branding  of  United  States 
pork  as  Canadian  when  shipped  In  bond  through 
Canada.  It  Is  said  that  the  circular  is  due  to  repre¬ 
sentations  made  to  the  Government  that  If  the  prac¬ 
tice  of  branding  United  Stages  pork  as  Canadian  Is 
allowed  to  continue  it  may  lead  to  the  Canadian  pro¬ 
duct  being  discriminated  against  by  foreign  countries 
as  United  States  pork  has  been. 
Among  the  recent  buyers  of  thoroughbred  Hol- 
stelns  from  Messrs.  Smiths  &  Powell,  were  E.  W. 
Tvyining,  of  New  Jersey;  S.  B.  Twining,  of  Pennsyl¬ 
vania;  A.  T.  Mosier,  of  Goshen,  N.  Y.;  C.  W.  Herr; 
President  of  the  IIolstein-Frlesian  Association;  R. 
H.  Crump,  of  Ontario;  A.  S.  Bartlett,  of  Binghamton  ; 
N.  F.  Sholes,  Frank  H.  Thurber,  of  New  Hampshire; 
J.  J.  Meade,  of  Yorktown;  15.  Poon,  of  Mexico,  and 
the  Michigan  Agricultural  College.  This  enterprising 
firm  of  breeders  also  report  a  brisk  business  in  stand¬ 
ard-bred  trotters  and  draft-horse  stallions. 
The  Superintendent  of  the  Census  has  issued  the 
following  statistics  of  cereal  production  in  Kansas, 
for  the  census  year  ending  May  31,  1891 : 
Acres.  Bushels. 
Corn .  7,314,765  259,574,568 
Wheat .  1,682,635  30.399,871 
Oats .  1,463,526  44.629.034 
Rye .  199,146  2,917,386 
Barley .  7,201  165,715 
Buckwheat .  6,907  67,115 
The  total  area  devoted  to  cereals  was  10.574,180 
acres,  as  compared  with  5,776,150  acres  at  the  tenth 
census. 
The  increase  In  the  acreage  In  corn  was  3.896,918 
acres,  oats  1,027,667  acres,  rye  164.525  acres,  buck¬ 
wheat  4,449  acres. 
The  decrease  In  the  acreage  In  wheat  was  278  767 
acres,  and  barley  16,792  acres,  making  a  net  Increase 
of  4,798,030  acres  over  1880. 
Condensed  Correspondence. 
Elba,  Genessee  County,  N.  Y.,  May  L— Freezing 
thawing  and  freezing  all  the  time.  Wheat  begins  to 
show  the  effects.  Seeding  Is  progressing  very  slowly ; 
farm  work  generally  Is  behind.  Roads  are  in  fine 
shape.  Where  are  our  chronic  grumblers  now?  Hay 
is  getting  scarce  and  higher.  Potatoes  are  very  plenti¬ 
ful  and  low.  Not  much  doing  In  beans.  Good  oats 
will  be  higher  before  we  get  the  new  crop.  A  good 
deal  was  damaged  last  fall.  The  maple  sugar  crop  is 
not  as  large  as  usual,  and  brings  only  a  fair  price. 
Peaches  have  been  badly  damaged.  Butter  Is  selling 
lower.  Eggs  are  low,  and  are  being  eaten  in  place  of 
meat.  More  fruit  trees  are  being  set  out  this  spring 
than  usual,  on  account  of  high  prices  last  fall.  About 
the  usual  amount  of  potatoes  will  be  planted  this 
spring.  C.  K. 
Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  May  l.—  Spring  opens  with 
fruit  prospects  In  central  New  York  about  as  fol¬ 
lows:  Apples  are  budded  only  fairly  well.  Pears 
are  nearly  all  full  of  blossom  buds  in  excellent  con¬ 
dition.  Plums  are  quite  lightly  budded;  they  were 
overloaded  last  year.  Cherries  are  about  medium 
in  prospect.  Governor  Wood  and  most  of  the  sweet 
sorts  are  promising  better  than  the  sour.  Peach 
buds  are  all  killed,  which  is  the  rule  for  this  section; 
but  last  year  was  a  fine  exception.  Quinces  and 
grapes  blossom  on  new  wood  and  cannot  be  antici¬ 
pated.  I  never  saw  currants  better  provided  with 
blossom  buds.  Black  raspberries  have  come  through 
In  very  good  order;  and  red  ones  are  in  prime  con¬ 
dition  ;  though  very  slightly  killed  at  the  tips. 
Blackberries  are  looking  unusually  well.  Snyder, 
Erie,  Agawam,  Taylor  and  Mlnnewaskl  are  all  right. 
Erie  and  Minnewaskl  are  not  always  safe.  Even 
Kittatlnny  Is  in  good  condition.  Strawberries  are  in 
fine  order.  The  late  spring  and  cool  April  have  been 
favorable.  The  prospects  are  fine  so  far  for  a  really 
excellent  fruit  year.  We  cannot  expect  as  large 
crops  of  apples  or  plums  as  the  enormous  yields  of 
last  year;  but  otherwise  all  Is  cheering  for  fruit 
growers.  The  chief  mistake  made  by  orchardists  is 
In  planting  everything  at  once.  This  is  liable  to 
bring  all  the  trees  of  a  sort  into  bearing  together.  By 
filling  in  a  few  annually  we  get  a  home  orchard  pretty 
evenly  well  supplied  with  fruit  each  year.  For  in¬ 
stance,  I  have  three  Red  Astraehan  trees  that  bear 
one  year;  and  two  more  the  alternate  year.  Plums 
and  cherries  also  mav  in  this  wav  be  had  each  year. 
As  I  cover  most  of  my  cherry  trees  with  mosquito 
netting  to  keep  off  the  birds  it  is  not  possible  to  have 
them  Injured.  Other  trees  of  the  same  sorts,  how¬ 
ever,  are  always  ready  to  bear  in  their  turn.  P. 
Bright  Faces  Paling  YVItli  111-IIealtli 
Regain  their  pristine  roundness  and  color,  and  the 
listless,  haggard  aspect  of  the  feeble  and  nervous,  is 
succeeded  by  the  animated  freshness  of  returning 
vigor  when  ladies  troubled  with  anaemia  or  a  disease 
of  vital  stamina,  resort  to  Scott’s  Emulsion  of 
Cod  Liver  Oil  with  the  Hypophosphites  of  Lime  and 
Soda,  a  preparation  which  has  met  with  the  approval 
of  American,  English,  and  Continental  physicians. 
For  Consumption,  Bronchitis,  Asthma,  and  indeed 
all  affections  of  the  organs  of  respiration  it  is  a  most 
beneficent  specific;  it  counteracts  Scrofula,  Rheu¬ 
matism,  remedies  the  wasting  maladies  of  children, 
is  free  from  a  nauseous  flavor  and  preserves  its 
freshness  under  climatic  and  atmospheric  conditions 
which  would  turn  the  ordinary  preparations  from  the 
Cod  Liver  Oil  rancid.  The  Hypophosphites  add 
greatly  to  its  value  as  a  nutrient  of  the  feeble.— Adv. 
WALTHAM  and  ELGIN 
WATCHES 
At  Greatly  Reduced  Prices 
—  for  — 
Rural  New-Yorlcer  Subscribers  Only 
If  your  subscription  is  already  paid 
in  advance  and  you  want  a  watch, 
your  lime  may  be  extended  or  new 
subscriptions  secured;  or  the  watch 
alone  may  ba  bougit  by  subscrlb  >rs  only 
at  the  prices  named.  Any  subscriber  can 
procure  from  us  any  Waltham  or  Elgin 
watch  in  any  kind  of  case  at  prices  that 
bring  good  watches  within  everybody’s 
reach.  We  describe  a  few. 
*  *  *  All  are  sent  prepaid  and  insured, 
by  registered  mail. 
Every  watch  in  this  list  is  guaranteed 
to  be  an  accurate  timekeeper.  Money  re¬ 
funded  if  watch  is  not  satisfactory 
and  returned  within  three  days  after 
receipt.  Please  write  your  opinion  of  the 
watches  received. 
Nickel  Sliver  Watch,  Men’s  Size. 
No.  1  C  is  a  Waltham  or  Elgin  7-jeweled 
watch  containing  compensation  balance, 
safety  pinion,  etc.  It  is  In  a  solid  nickel 
silver,  open  face  case.  For  boys’  wear  it 
Is  especially  recommended,  because  the 
front  and  back  screw  off  and  on,  mak¬ 
ing  it  dust-tight.  This  watch  need  not 
be  opened  at  all,  because  it  is  a  stem 
winder,  and  it  sets  by  pnlling  on  the  stem, 
thereby  doing  away  with  the  risk  attendant 
upon  opening.  The  crystal  is  made  of 
plate  glass  that  will  stand  a  heavy 
pressure.  This  watch  is  full  men’s  size, 
and  the  works  are  good  enough  to  go  into 
a  gold  case.  Any  person  who  gets  one  of 
these  watches  will  find  that  some  of  his 
friends  have  watches  which  cost  $15  to  $20, 
containing  the  same  grade  of  works.  Sold 
to  subscrioers  only  for  $5  50;  with  a  three 
years’  subscription,  for  $8.50. 
Gold  Watch,  Men’s  Size,  Open  Face. 
No.  2  C,  Waltham  or  Elgin ;  7  jewels  and 
all  the  improvements  mentioned  above. 
The  case,  which  is  open  face,  is  made  by 
taking  two  plates  of  solid  gold  and  filling 
t  he  space  between  them  with  a  fine  compo¬ 
sition  metal.  If  the  filling  were  removed 
a  solid  gold  case  would  then  remain. 
This  is  more  durable  and  j  ust  as  hand¬ 
some.  Price,  $12;  with  a  three  years’ sub¬ 
scription  for  $15. 
Gold  Watch,  Hunting  Case. 
No.  3  C  is  the  same  as  No.  2  C,  but  in 
hunting  case,  richly  engraved  with  Ver- 
micell6  or  frost  work.  Price,  $14  85 ;  with  a 
three  years’  subscription,  $17.35. 
The  Great  Watch. 
No.  4  C.  For  those  who  want  the  best,  and 
are  willing  to  trust  our  judgment,  we  have 
selected  a  watch  which  combines  richness 
with  perfect  finish.  It  cannot  be  surpassed 
as  a  timekeeper.  It  is  full  jeweled,  the 
jewels  being  set  in  solid  gold.  It  has  the 
finest  and  simplest  patent  regulator  known, 
as  well  as  a  patent  safety  pinion,  compen¬ 
sation  balance  and  Logan’s  celebrated  Breg- 
uet  hair  spring,  which  is  b8nt  to  the  re¬ 
quired  form  and  then  hardened  and  tem¬ 
pered.  It  is  thoroughly  ad  j  nsted  so  that  it 
will  keep  accurate  time  whether  hot  or 
cold.  It  is  made  by  the  American  Walt¬ 
ham  Watch  Company,  and  called  “  P.  S. 
Bartlett.”  Hundreds  of  people  have  paid 
as  high  as  $125  for  this  watch,  and  the  usual 
retail  price  is  now  from  $85  to  $105.  We 
offer  it  in  a  solid  14k.  gold,  two  ounces  to 
2%  ounces  (40  to  45  dwt)  case,  hunting  or 
open  face,  handsomely  finished.  Price, 
$43.50,  with  five  years’  subscription  $47.50. 
People  who  want  this  magnificent  watch 
in  a  cheaper  case  can  have  it  in  gold  filled 
case  guaranteed  for  15  years,  for  $22  in 
hunting  case ;  and  for  $19.50  in  open  face ; 
for  $19  50  in  three  ounce  coin  silver,  hunt¬ 
ing  or  open  face ;  for  $12.75  in  nickel  silver, 
open-face  case ;  a  year’s  subscription  in¬ 
cluded  with  each  one. 
Ladles’  Watches. 
No.  6  C.  A  genuine  Waltham  or  Elgin 
lady’s  watch  with  7  jewels,  compensation 
balance  and  safety  pinion,  stem  wind  and 
set,  in  a  handsomely  engraved,  gold  filled 
hunting  case,  guaranteed  by  the  manufac¬ 
turers  to  look  like  gold  for  15  years.  Price, 
$14.90  ;  with  two  years’  subscription  for  $17. 
No.  15 — A  beau¬ 
tiful  11  jewel 
movement,  full 
nickel,  in  a 
handsome  1  y 
engraved  hunt¬ 
ing  case  made  of 
14k.  U.  S.  Aesay 
solid  gold,  nsnal 
retail  price  from 
$50  to  $75.  One 
of  the  prettiest 
watches  for  a 
lady  that  w  e 
have  ever  seen. 
The  illustration 
shows  the  case 
in  exact  size,  and  style.  Price  $25  net. 
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