732 
Nov.  5 
THE  CARMAN  GRAPE 
IS  NOW  BEING  SENT  OUT. 
Mr.  T.  V.  Munson,  originator  of  the 
Carman  Grape,  writes  us  that  the  vines, 
up  to  October  18,  were  still  growing  and 
unfit  to  be  sent  out,  but  that  last  week 
they  would  be  in  prime  condition  and 
would  be  mailed  to  our  subscribers  as 
rapidly  as  possible.  We  repeat :  all  paid 
yearly  subscribers  to  The  Rural  New- 
Yorker  for  1892  are  entitled  to  one  each 
of  these  vines,  on  the  express  condition, 
however,  that  the  subscriber  must  pay 
the  cost  of  mailing — eight  cents.  The 
postage  should  be  sent  to  this  office,  and 
not  to  Mr.  Munson,  as  he  will  not  send 
out  a  vine  except  on  orders  from  The 
R.  N.-Y.  Please  remember  that  sub¬ 
scribers  living  south  of  the  Ohio  River 
will  be  supplied  this  fall,  those  living 
north  of  it,  next  spring.  Northern  ap¬ 
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until  next  March. 
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“special”  is  worth  more  money  than  all 
the  subscriptions  required  to  get  it  would 
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1.  Show  The  Rural  New-Yorker  and 
American  gardkning.  You  can  honestly  say 
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any  journals  In  Its  field. 
2.  If  the  party  is  not  ready  to  subscribe 
at  once,  then  leave  a  copy  for  examination,  re¬ 
questing  that  it  be  carefully  preserved,  so  that 
none  may  be  wasted.  A  careful  examination 
usually  convinces  any  Intelligent  man  or  woman 
interested  In  agriculture  or  horticulture  of  their 
real  value. 
3.  Then  call  a  second  time  and  get  the 
order. 
4.  Each  time,  don’t  forget  to  mention  the 
valuable  seeds  and  plants  to  which  every  sub¬ 
scriber  for  1893  Is  entitled. 
ft.  If  the  yearly  subscription  comes  hard, 
solicit  a  “trial”  three  months’  subscription  for 
25  cents. 
Then  call  In  a  month  or  so  and  get  the  yearly 
subscription. 
Always  bear  in  mind  that  every  club 
organizer  (1)  will  share  in  the  $2,000 
cash,  May  1;  (2)  may  win  one  of  the 
“  special”  premiums,  and,  (3)  if  he  does 
not  win  a  “special”  that  he  wants,  is 
entitled  to  any  of  the  general  premiums, 
to  be  described  in  a  few  weeks  in  The 
R.  N.-Y.  So  that  in  any  case  every  club 
raiser  for  these  journals  is  sure  to  be 
well  paid  for  his  work,  perhaps  better 
than  for  any  other  paper. 
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tions,  but  send  them  along  as  fast  as  re¬ 
ceived,  so  that  we  may  send  the  paper 
promptly  to  the  subscribers.  It  looks  now 
as  if  that  $200  January  1,  is  going  to  be  di¬ 
vided  up  among  a  very  small  number  of 
club  raisers. 
agricultural  news. 
A  Kansas  banker  estimates  the  surplus  products 
of  Kansas  this  year  at  $93,000,000. 
Forest  fires  are  raging  In  all  parts  of  Atlantic 
County,  N.  J.  The  loss  already  will  reach  $120,000. 
The  Chicago  Times  has  just  followed  the  example 
of  The  R.  N.-Y.  and  reduced  its  price  one  half.  It 
now  sells  for  a  cent  a  number. 
Over  11,000,000  bales  of  cotton  were  used  In  the 
world  last  year,  and  of  the  total  the  United  States 
supplied  near.y  7.000,000  bales. 
The  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  has  joined  the  great 
Reading  “  Combine.”  New  England  folks  will  have 
to  pay  extra  for  their  fires  the  coming  winter. 
Last  Friday  barley  sold  in  Toronto,  Canada,  at  45 
cents  per  bushel;  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  just  across  the 
lake,  It  was  quoted  in  the  market  reports  at  70  to  75 
cents. 
In  1880  there  were  40,500,000  sheep  In  the  country. 
There  were  50,500,000  in  1884.  The  number  of  sheep 
declined  from  50,500,000  then  to  41,500,000  in  1888. 
There  has  been  an  increase  to  45,000,000  In  1892. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  senior  class  at  the  Maine 
State  College,  the  other  day,  the  following  officers 
were  elected  :  President,  H.  Williams  ;  Vice-presi¬ 
dent,  H.  M.  Lewis  ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  G.  F. 
Rowe. 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
It  has  been  discovered  that  weevils  in  countless 
numbers  have  invaded  the  wheat  bins  of  farmers  in 
Hancock  County,  Ill.,  and  as  a  result  thousands  of 
bushels  of  wheat  have  been  thrown  upon  the  market 
at  a  reduced  price. 
The  latest  pleuro-pneumonla  scare  from  the  other 
side  of  the  big  “  fish  pond  ”  Is  that  there  is  an  out¬ 
break  of  the  disease  among  cattle  landed  from  two 
steamships  at  Dundee,  Scotland;  but  both  shipments 
were  from  Canada,  where  It  Is  claimed  the  plague 
never  existed. 
The  exports  of  Canadian  horses  to  the  United 
States,  which,  in  1899,  was  16,118,  fell  the  next  year 
to  9,957,  and  In  1892  dropped  to  9,261.  The  total 
value  of  the  exports  dropped  from  $2  214,338  to 
$1,094,461.  The  heavy  duty  on  foreign  horses  caused  « 
the  decrease. 
The  mountainous  counties  of  western  Texas  are 
overrun  with  wolves  this  season,  the  animals  having 
committed  great  depredations  among  sheep.  The 
ranchmen  are  waging  a  war  of  extermination  against 
them.  James  Williams  of  Fulton  County  has  killed 
81  during  the  past  month. 
The  Committee  of  the  American  Society  for  the 
Extension  of  University  Teaching,  about  which  The 
Rural  has  had  considerable  to  say,  has  fixed  the 
meeting  for  the  second  national  conference  for  De¬ 
cember  29  and  30  in  Philadelphia.  Delegates  will  be 
present  from  the  leading  colleges  and  universities. 
Not  only  have  the  Dutch  taken  Holland  but  they 
are  about  to  enlarge  it  by  the  abolition  of  the  Zuyder 
Zee.  The  amount  of  land  thus  added  to  the  country 
is  750,000  acres,  or  more  than  1,000  square  mlles-as 
much  as  Rhode  Island  contains.  Its  value  is  counted 
as  more  than  $300  an  acre— $225,000,000  in  all;  while 
the  cost  will  fall  short  of  $100,000,000. 
In  1891,  during  the  first  seven  months  of  that  year, 
the  exports  of  potatoes  from  the  United  States  to 
the  port  of  Havana  amounted  to  18,800  barrels.  In 
1892,  during  the  corresponding  period,  our  exports  of 
the  same  product  to  Havana  reached  84,047  barrels. 
This  Increase  of  64,247  barrels,  or  324.5  per  cent,  was 
It  Is  alleged,  caused  by  reciprocity. 
After  long  negotiation  with  the  chiefs  of  the  Com¬ 
anche,  Kiowa  and  Apache  tribes,  the  Cherokee  Com¬ 
mission  has  effected  an  agreement  under  the  termi 
of  which  nearly  3,000,000  acres  of  fertile  land  In  tht 
southwestern  corner  of  the  Indian  Territory  will  be 
thrown  open  for  settlement  after  the  Indians  slial 
have  taken  up  allotments  of  160  acres  each. 
After  a  century  of  deliberation  the  Chicago  fai. 
managers  have  finally  decided  to  pocket  the  $2,500,000 
appropriated  by  Congress  as  a  free  gift  on  condition 
that  the  fair  should  be  closed  on  Sunday.  There’s 
a  general  howl  from  the  ungodly,  who  never  think  or 
care  whether  the  attendants  or  even  the  live  stock 
would  be  benefited  by  one  day  In  seven  to  rest  and 
play. 
There  are  many  disastrous  floods  in  England  and 
Ireland.  Houses  have  been  undermined  and  pros¬ 
trated,  grain  stacks  and  fences  swept  away,  live  stock 
by  the  hundreds  drowned  and  an  enormous  amount 
of  other  damage  done.  The  floods  in  Yorkshire  espec¬ 
ially  have  been  the  worst  within  the  memory  of  the 
“oldest  inhabitant.”  Snow  has  been  heavy  during 
the  past  week. 
The  drought  in  the  central  part  of  this  country  is 
extremely  serious.  Dust  on  the  highways  is  dis¬ 
agreeably  deep.  Fall  crops  are  suffering.  In  numer¬ 
ous  regions  farmers  are  experiencing  great  difficulty 
in  providing  water  for  their  live  stock,  and  even  for 
their  own  use.  Forest  and  meadow  fires  are  of  fre¬ 
quent  occurrence,  and  in  many  instances  cause  great 
destructiveness. 
able  to  handle  any  grain  at  all,  and  most  of  the  lines 
are  refusing  to  take  It.  The  inflow  since  the  roads 
became  swamped  has  filled  elevators  everywhere, 
and  all  sorts  of  buildings  are  used  temporarily  for 
warehouses.  On  90  miles  of  track  of  the  Chicago. 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  in  South  Dakota,  329  cars  are 
standing  on  the  side  tracks  and  cannot  be  moved  for 
want  of  motive  power.  Other  lines  are  in  little  better 
shape.  In  many  cases  buyers  have  quit  taking  grain 
from  farmers. 
Condensed  Correspondence. 
Iowa,  Lewis,  Cass  County.— We  are  having  the 
driest  fall  1  have  known  here  in  20  years.  The  ground 
is  too  hard  for  plowing.  Corn  Is  good;  oats  light; 
winter  wheat  fine,  but  there  are  poor  prospects  for 
next  season.  Potatoes  are  less  than  half  a  crop;  hay 
the  largest  crop  In  years  and  saved  in  fine  shape. 
Scarcely  any  fruit.  R.  b.  u. 
Minnesota,  La  Crescent,  October  23.— The 
apple  crop  in  portions  of  this  State  has  been  very- 
good.  The  Duchess  of  Oldenburgh  has  yielded  an 
Immense  crop  of  fine  fruit,  and  is  proving  a  source 
of  considerable  revenue.  The  fruit  is  being  shipped 
to  Iowa,  Missouri,  Illinois,  and  the  Dakotas.  I 
have  heard  it  reported  that  two  car  loads  found 
their  way  into  Michigan.  As  our  orchards  are 
generally  young,  varieties  that  keep  well  will  be 
kept  for  home  use.  J.  S.  h. 
New  York,  Elba,  Genesee  County.— Wheat  is 
looking  fine;  but  the  acreage  is  not  quite  as  large  as 
usual,  the  yield  being  so  light  and  prices  so  low  as  to 
cause  farmers  to  try  other  crops  which  will  bring 
more  clear  money.  Hay  is  still  rising  in  price.  No.  1 
Timothy  sells  at  $10  per  ton  and  will  go  still  higher, 
Potatoes  are  below  the  average  in  yield,  but  bring  a 
fair  price.  Beans  are  In  good  demand  and  yielding 
well;  they  are  getting  to  be  one  of  the  mam  crops  in 
western  New  York.  The  farmers  living  along  the 
line  of  railroad  are  going  into  the  milk  business; 
shipping  to  the  cities.  That  means  less  grain  and  not 
so  much  hard  work,  but  this  seems  to  be  the  last 
move.  The  farms  will  soon  be  occupied  by  renters; 
they  can  nearly  always  be  told  by  their  looks.  The 
fences  are  out  of  repair,  the  buildings  run  down  and 
rubbish  and  bushes  crowd  around  the  premises. 
Then  comes  a  lower  valuation  and  lastly  the  sheriff’s 
ammer.  I  hope,  though,  that  western  New  \Tork 
w  never  come  to  this.  c.  F. 
CROP  AND  MARKET  NOTES. 
Potatoes  are  selling  at  wholesale  in  Chicaj  (at 
rices  ranging  from  50  to  57  cents  per  bushel,  with  a 
good  demand  and  prices  firm. 
Bose  pears  still  lead  the  market  In  price.  This  Is 
as  it  should  be.  At  this  season,  they  are  head  and 
shoulders  above  most  others  in  our  market. 
Quinces  are  abundant  and— poor.  Three-fourths 
of  all  the  fruit  In  the  market  is  only  lit  for  jellies  and 
jams.  The  wide  range  in  prices — from  $1.50  to  $3.50 
per  barrel  -  shows  this. 
California  grape  buyers  ate  only  offering  $6  to  $8 
per  ton,  and  the  growers  have  organized  and  declare 
their  intention  of  drying  their  product  unless  they 
can  get  from  $12  to  $14. 
The  onion  growers  have  had  a  profitable  season, 
prices  averaging  about  75  cents  per  bushel.  They 
are  still  in  good  demand,  with  prices  firm,  ranging 
from  $1.50  to  $3.50  per  barrel. 
The  bottom  seems  to  have  permanently  dropped 
out  of  the  pop-corn  market.  There  are  no  New  York 
quotations.  Chicago  quotations  are  $1.25  to  $1.50  per 
100  pounds— a  price  altogether  too  low  to  make  grow¬ 
ing  It  a  profitable  business. 
Judge  Blodgett,  of  Chicago,  Judge  of  the  United 
States  District  Court,  has  resigned  after  22  years  of 
service  In  the  same  capacity.  Like  Judge  Gresham 
of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  he  has  always 
been  fair  to  the  people,  against  trusts  and  their  ex 
tortions,  and  thousands  will  regret  his  determina¬ 
tion  to  give  a  “younger  man  a  chance”  to  gain 
equal  honor  In  performing  a  heavy  work  lor  mighty 
small  pay. 
The  British  commission  to  Investigate  the  evic¬ 
tions  in  Ireland,  officially  proclaimed  last  Saturday 
Is  to  extend  its  Inquiry  over  a  period  of  11  years.  All 
that  can  be  Immediately  expected  of  this  formid¬ 
able  investigation  is  that  the  country  will  get  some¬ 
where  near  the  truth  about  evictions.  If  the  com¬ 
mission  had  been. organized  for  the  express  purpose 
of  procrastination  it  could  hardly  have  held  forth 
clearer  assurance  of  such  a  result. 
The  Massachusetts  Gypsy  Moth  Commission  will 
spend  from  $250  to  $300  on  an  exhibition  at  the  Chi¬ 
cago  fair,  showing  the  full  and  mightily  interesting 
character  of  its  work.  It  employs  now  only  35  men, 
but  it  had  250  up  to  a  month  ago.  The  moth  has 
been  found  over  an  area  of  200  miles,  and,  were  It 
not  for  the  labors  of  this  State  Commission,  would 
now  be  inflicting  damages  amounting  to  millions  of 
dollars  on  the  farmers  of  several  adjacent  Sates. 
Charlton  Alexander,  the  millionaire  banker  of 
Paris,  Ky.,  and  cattle  king  of  Bourbon  County,  the 
other  day  sold  700  fine  Short-horns  to  T.  C.  Eastman 
of  New  York,  the  biggest  cattle  exporter  In  the  coun¬ 
try,  for  $65,000.  It  required  60  cattle  cars  to  transport 
them.  They  average  1,800  pounds  in  weight  and  ar_* 
the  finest  Kentucky  ever  sent  out.  They  will  be 
shipped  to  London  for  Christmas  beef,  part  of  them 
going  to  Queen  Victoria. 
George  T.  Powell,  of  Ghent,  N.  Y.,  has  been  ap¬ 
pointed  Superintendent  of  the  New  York  State  Hor¬ 
ticultural  exhibit  at  the  World’s  Fair,  and  E.  G. 
Fowler,  associate  editor  of  The  Rural  New- 
Yorker  and  formerly  editor  of  The  Orange  County 
Farmer,  has  been  chosen  as  Assistant  Superintend¬ 
ent.  The  headquarters  during  the  coming  winter 
and  until  April  7  will  be  at  Albany;  afterward,  and 
until  the  close  of  the  Fair,  at  Chicago. 
The  grain  blockade  and  car  famine  which  the  rail¬ 
roads  of  Iowa,  the  Dakotas  and  Nebraska  have  been 
taking  every  precaution  to  prevent,  has  set  in 
heavily.  Since  the  blockade  a  year  ago,  the  roads 
have  been  making  every  effort  to  prevent  a  repetition 
of  it  this  fall.  New  equipments,  sidings  and  grain 
sheds  have  been  put  in,  and  the  effect  of  these  has 
only  been  to  delay  the  blockade.  In  northwestern 
Iowa,  South  Dakota  and  Nebraska  the  roads  are  un- 
Butter  has  added  a  half  cent  per  pound  to  Its 
price.  It  is  a  very  beautiful  indication  when  it  goes 
up  so  slowly,  but  steadily.  Cheese  holds  its  own.  On 
the  whole,  the  season  has  been  a  fairly  good  one  for 
the  dairyman  who  makes  good  goods, 
Potatoes  are  worth  in  bulk  from  70  to  80  cents  per 
bushel  and  the  demand  is  steady.  Irish  Magnums 
are  selling  freely  at  $2.25  and  $2.50  per  sack  of  168 
pounds,  while  Nova  Scotia  and  Prince  Edward’s 
Island  potatoes  go  at  $1.75  to  $2  for  bags  of  180  pounds. 
According  to  a  report  on  the  Italian  harvest,  all 
crops  are  above  the  average  with  the  exception  of 
barley,  which  is  slightly  below  the  average.  The 
yield  of  wheat  is  45,000,000  hectolitres,  the  aver¬ 
age  yield  being  42,000,000  hectolitres.  The  fruit 
crops  are  all  above  the  average  yield.  It  is  expected 
that  with  proper  weather  the  yield  of  wine  will 
reach  35,000,000  hectolitres,  the  average  being  32,- 
000,000  hestolitres,  while,  owing  to  improvements 
in  the  method  of  manufacture,  the  quality  is  cer¬ 
tain  to  be  better  than  that  of  the  crop  of  1891.  As 
regarding  silk,  the  production  is  slightly  lower  than 
that  of  1891,  but  the  value  Is  higher— 124, 000, 000  francs 
this  year,  as  against  111,000,000  last  year.  The  in¬ 
crease  in  value  is  due  to  the  higher  prices  current 
this  year.  The  bounteousness  and  excellence  of  the 
crops  have  had  a  favorable  effect  upon  all  branches 
of  the  national  economy. 
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$5.85  and  it  is  yours. 
Bear  in  mind,  there  is 
no  other  firm  in  the 
world  sending  out  a  gen¬ 
uine  $45,  solid  gold  watcli  for 
1.  We  refund  monev  any  time  within  five  years, 
;  watch  is  found  otherwise  than  represented.  Send 
,  $5.85,  when  you  write,  and  we  will  send  you  a 
ily  gold-plated  chain  FREE.  We  make  the 
■e  offer  simply  to  advertise,  as  we  know  if  we  sell 
thousand  of  these  watches  we  are  sure  to  make  ten 
sand  now  customers.  Write  at  once.  Old  estnb- 
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DflTTU  Pianos,  Organs,  *33  up.  Want  agts, 
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