without letting the acetous fermentation be¬ 
gin. The first or vinous fermentation must 
take place before the apple juice can claim the 
name of cider. After that is finished every effort 
should be directed to the prevention of further 
fermentation. The richer the must in sugar the 
less liable thlB vinegar fermentation is to take 
place, for the sugar is changed into alcohol 
which gives body to the elder. It Is exactly so 
with wine. Those made from the sweet, rich 
grapes of Spain and Italy never turn to vinegar, 
but the light Rhenish wines will do so readily. 
We will warn our readers against the use of 
the specifics that are so freely recommended. 
Among these are fresh beef, horse radish, sassa¬ 
fras, raisins, charcoal, snlphtte of lime, and 
mustard. Weneverdrank a prime cider medicat¬ 
ed with any of these articles, and the good 
qualities it did possess were not attributable to, 
but in spite of, the effect of these nostrums. 
Remember the object in view is to get the 
cider flue and dear, with ns little exposure to 
the air as possible, and without its taking on 
the vinegar fermentation. Let It ferment with 
a syphon to pass off the gas through water, and 
exclude the air. When the liquor becomes 
bright, and clearer, and the ebullition declines, 
rack the cider into a fresh cask, or put it iuto 
the original one after it is thoroughly cleansed. 
Before the cider is put in, the cask should be 
fumigated by burning in it a rag dipped in 
melted brimstone, attached to the end of a wire 
and inserted through the bung. Pour the cider 
into the cask while it is filled with the fnmes of 
the brimstone, taking care to fill it perfectly full, 
■ and then bung It tight. The brimstone fumes 
will check further fermentation, and the cider 
will gradually ripen and fine. In about four 
weeks the cider should be racked again, the lees 
withdrawn, the cask cleansed, filled full and 
bunged tight. A third racking should be given 
in early spring. This will generally put the 
cider in condition to bottle, or to keep an in¬ 
definite time, in well filled, tightly bunged casks 
in a cool cellar. 
Instead of racking frequently, cider makers 
sometimes stir in i-inglass, fish sounds macer¬ 
ated in cider, or whites of eggs, albuminous sub¬ 
stances which coagulate with the lees floating in 
the cider, and then strain through flannel to 
separate them. This course however exposes 
the cider much to the air, and is not necessary 
If three or more rackingsare given. In bottling 
use only the dose grained velvety corks, soaked 
in warm water, well driven home, and wired 
down. Lay the bottles on their side to keep 
the corks always wet. 
as that which ascribes it to the effects of the 
severe drouth of last year. We know it serious¬ 
ly affected many other plants, and it is probable 
that it injured the fruit and leaf buds of the 
apple. 
It does not necessarily follow that the more 
severe drouth of this season will have the same 
effect on the crop of next year, because the 
drouth came considerably later. As to insects 
they have troubled theapples wor*ethisyear than 
we ever knew them to before. The} ougbtto be 
looked after. The canker-worm is beginning to 
ran up, and now iB the time to prevent him, or 
her. Head her off by all means —Alas&achiasetts 
Ploughman. 
the majority of people at the present day. 
At anj rate, they bad hominy, hulled corn, ma¬ 
ple honey, lat mutton, wild pigeons and ducks, 
and now and then a bauDch of venison and 
moose meat, which, with other good things, 
sach as flour from newly gronnd wheat, from 
which such splendid cakes were baked before 
thy fire, all served to give them good cheer. 
We do not think they were to be pitied very 
much.— Maine Parmer. 
It may be a childish attachment, but really, 
Mr. Editor, I love the larkspurs. I am far from 
being a child in years, yet ever since I watched my 
llrtie hed of Larkspurs, and picked their bright 
blue blossoms in childish glee, I have been pecul¬ 
iarly drawn to these flowers. The time of which I 
am speaking was more than two score of years 
ago, and the Larkspur seems to be a part of the 
pleasant past; a kind of connecting link with 
my childish days. But really among all onr 
new and truly beautiful flowerB we have very 
few that excel the Larkspurs when well gTOwn, 
and perhaps a lew bints respecting varieties and 
modes of treatment may not be uninteresting to 
many of your readers. 
The Larkspur will grow almost anywhere, 
and under the most unfavorable circumstances, 
yet to produce fine flowers, a good, rich and 
well cultivated soil is necessary. The Lark¬ 
spur is perfectly hardy, and seeds may be grown 
In the fall. When this is done the plants will be 
strong in the spring, and produce flowers early 
and in abundance. If the seeds are not sown in 
the autumn they should be in the ground as 
early as possible in the spring. If sown late 
when the weather is dry and the sun hot, a great 
portion will not come up. Take advantage, 
therefore, of the first open weather in the 
spring, and sow the seeds, and if there are hard 
frosts afterwards they will receive no Injury. 
There are several other flowers that require the 
same treatment. The Sweet Pea, for instance, 
flowers much better if got in the ground early.' 
CIDER AND CIDER MAKING 
Wink is the royal beverage of the world and 
eider may be said to rank next in succession. 
Expressed from a fruit that is esteemed second 
only to the kingly and ancient grape, as a pleas¬ 
ant, healthful, and harmless drink, it is indeed 
interior only to wine. Its manufacture and use 
are ancient and extensive. The early settlers of 
this country consumed great quantities of it. 
New England cider was famous. Throughout 
the world where apples are grown, it is univer¬ 
sally drank. In wine producing France, Nor¬ 
mandy makes millions of gallons of cider yearly, 
which are mostly used within the limits of that 
province. Along the Rhine they mash the 
apples in a wooden trough by rolling a heavy 
circular stone, attached to the end of a lever, 
over them. In the British Islands it is made 
with care and skill, and the amount, produced is 
the only limit to its use. The Russians are 
willing to pay a liberal price for a prime article 
In bottles, and in this country it is successfully 
made to imitate champagne. When properly 
manufactured and kept it is healthy and pleasant. 
It is 6aid to be a remedy for indigestion and 
some chronic diseases. 
TO MAKE THE BEST CIDER 
a proper use of the best material is required. 
The quality of long keeping, without turning to 
vinegar, depends in a great degree, on the 
amount of alcohol it, contains. This is pro¬ 
duced by a chemical process in fermentation 
from' the sugar in the apple. Hence the richer 
the apple in saccharine matter, other things be¬ 
ing equal, the better the cider. The sweetest 
apple to the taste may not, however, contain the 
most 60 gar, any more than a tumbler of sap 
from a sugar maple holds more sweetening in 
solution than a glass of lemonade. The char¬ 
acteristics of a good elder apple are a yellow, 
and often*tougb, fibrous flesh, astringency, dry¬ 
ness, and ripeness at the cider-making season. 
Mr. Knight asserts that when the rind and pulp 
are green, the cider will always be thin, weak, 
and colorless; but when these are deeply tinged 
with yellow it will almost always possess color, 
and cither strength or richness. The most cel¬ 
ebrated cider in this country is made in New 
Jerecy, chiefly from the Harrison and Campfield 
varieties of apple. The Harrison is held in the 
highest estimation and is thus described by 
Downing.Fruit medium size, ovate, or 
roundish oblong. Skin yellow, with roughish, 
distinct black specks. Stem one iucb or more 
long. Flesh yellow, rather dry aud tough, but 
with a rich flavor, producing a high colored 
cider, of great body, 
A good Common Cake.— 1 cup of sugar, 1 
do. sour cream, 2 eggs well beaten, half teaspoon 
soda, flour to make the consistency of butter.. 
Season to taste. 
NEW WATERMELON 
At the receDt Chester County Agricultural 
Exhibition, held at West Chester, one of the 
judges on fruits advised us of a superior water¬ 
melon, brought to the attention of the com¬ 
mittee. exhibited and grown by Bayard Taylor, 
on his farm in Chester Co. It has the remarkable 
properly of keeping through the winter and 
preserving its delicious flavor unimpaired. It 
promised to be a great, acquisition in this line. 
Bayard Taylor informs us he obtained the 
seed himself on the Volga, in the interior ot 
Russia, from a melon grown on the Persian 
shore of the. Caspian Sen, not being nw»re at 
the time that it possessed the property of long 
beeping after being gathered, although he knew 
that there were such melons in Russia. It seems 
to retain the property here, as the melons raised 
this season have now been six weeks off the 
vines, tally ripe, and promise to keep for 
three months yet.— Morris’ Rural Adit. 
ANTED—30,000 CoucnrO Grai 
P BOWEN, 
ifi enttinas. Att.lress 
!a»t Aurora, N. Y. 
T\ELAWARE AND DIANA YVOOD- 
A-f * * 1'uO fcod*. W»trr-i,rool puner, for packing 
plant* for trtmffpo, t&tlon ; Rlze, i-ObyzQ vnel.e* ,nele 
eueet 20 era., SO for 16. tro ror $10 a cdocl ami cheap arti- 
ole. bend m jonr orders lor Strawberry Plant* for 
Spring, Agriculturist, Buffalo .-.nd Russi-ll. 1 
J. KERCH, W-ter!oo, N. Y. 
G raph vines for i.yijtiediate 
Beaking — Rxsra large Delawai-. vinca jp. r»ch- 
very large Barfor.l VrotitU:antlConcord vinesfl.jn each ; 
extta largc Duma layers 13; goon layers or Coirs' No! 
la and Ontario Si,50 en< h. 
A. w POTTER, Media*, Orleans Co., N. Y. 
F ield, gaeben and flowee seeds. 
WILLIAM HACKER, 
Office 258 South Third St., Philadelphia. Pa. 
Importer acd Grower of Agricultural and Garv) cn ' Seeds, 
T* ee*. Plants and Bu ffs Count: v Merchants, Dealers 
and Druggists Rnppllert at His Ion esc i a I es. (-57 1st 
TY7H.LCOX & GIBBS, Silent Sewing Ma¬ 
ri 'in ns. I' rj.n‘t ffe oealon. i' lie ms, ells, tirades, 
tnck-B and qull’* wpff ease ar.rt perfect on. Office, No. 1 
Wasffingfon Hali, Rochester. N. Y. Agents Wanied. 
§ 0 fticuUm*ai 2 lQtts atia 
'^VIRGINIA LANDS FOR .SALE-At 
V eery U>w >■>■>: tx. Cff -• xr Aoricuit » rat Horilcu Uu- 
ml. Grazing. Mirt/rai anil HVeced. Address iO’ Cata¬ 
logue, Jcclosing stamp. W. B. ROBINS, 
Beal Estate Agent, Ricffu ond. Yu. 
Sulphur toe Mildew —A rorre*poEdect informs 
us that last summer one ot' his neighbor’s grape vines 
were attacked wilh mkdew and rot, and that he im¬ 
mediately arrested the disease by sowing plaster and 
sulphur on them Has any one else found these or 
other remedies efficient t 
A specimen of Robb's Excelsior Hair Curlers will he 
sent ckk* to "«y address. Hv the use of the Curlers, the 
rtraightcat. hair can be made In a few minutes, 'o curl in 
in soit, luxuriant, bi autiful. flowing or massive curls. 
For a specimen curler audress, with stamp. 
837 41 b. II KOBrf, Bar'- man, Ohio. 
ANew Apple.—W e have received from J. E. Ba- 
kee. Mace don, N. Y.. specimens of a new apple called 
the “ Forge." from the fact that it was found growing 
near an old forge, in the woods, in England. It is a 
fall apple, bat w.keep till the midd e or January 
Mr. Babrt says—“It is a tender, juicy, spicy fruit, 
and worthy of cultivation-'' 
M UNSOtf MUSICAL INSTITUTE, 
BOARDING AND DAY SCfiOOL. 
;No. 54 Allen St., Rochester, N. V., 
""Expenses for hoard, Juel and tights, per quarter, $ 50 . 
T'. iioi.. including Piano, hairaony, thorough-bass and 
elements ot music. >>-. Cultivation of 'he voice, &c., 
* 10 . Fur fil'tUcr part'cn'ars.s-XMl for Circular. 
Mss. K. CORNELIA MUNSON. Iffineipal. 
Salt on a Grape Vine. — G. W., Pittsburg. Pa > 
says:— “I have a grape vine, planted close to my 
wood-shed, and trained on a horizontal trellis 20 feet 
square. The ground underneath the trelliB, is covered 
ten inches deep with stone and gravel The roots of 
the vine extend partlv under this. I wish to keep the 
weeds and grass down on this gravel by using salt 
Will the salt injure my grape vine 5” 
THE CROCUS, 
ill B. T. BABBITT'S PTTRF. CONCENTRATED POT¬ 
ASH, ot REaDT SOAP MAKER. warranted dociffte ihe 
strength of common potash, ana superior r - any other 
‘■aponktSer or lye in the market. Pc up m <-&nt*oi r pound, 
•2 pouLiis. Sponnds. c p uiuls. and 2 voOnds. wtlii iu-1 di¬ 
rections la KngUtff and German lor making Hard and 
Soft 8 oap One pound will make 15 gallons of Soft soap. 
No lime 1* requlml. Cousuin ts will rnd this the cheap¬ 
est Po'-.-ssti in market. B. T. BABBITT, 64, di, 66, ti, 10, 
'2 and 74 Washington street. New York. 
The fruit is very free from 
rot, fails easily from the tree about the first ot 
November, and keeps well. The tree grows 
thrifty aud is a great bearer.” Undoubtedly the 
soil and location where it is grown have consid¬ 
erable effect on the qualities of a cider 
apple,;»a they would on tho grape, but where 
good wheat aud clover are raised the cider apple 
will be successful. The apple should not be 
bruised in gathering, nor left for any length ot 
time on the ground, for when long In direct con¬ 
tact with the earth, they become insipid, and 
decay begins. Of course all rotten, uuelean, 
and prematurely ripe trait should be rejected 
aud they should be allowed to ripen on boards 
or in bin5 under cover for a time before grind¬ 
ing, by which process they will throw off from 
six to eight per cent of water, and the Juice will 
thereby be richer. Iu short when a strictly li rst, 
class cider is wanted all means should be used 
to have each apple of prime quality, and in the 
best condition when ground. It is not practica¬ 
ble always to make cider from the most suitable 
varieties of apples, but it is always possible to 
have the fruit clean, ripe, and souud. 
EXPRESSING THE JUICE. 
Authorities differ in regard to tho length of 
time the juice should remain with the pomace 
alter being ground. If they are kepi together a 
few hours, and allowed to ferment in a vat, the 
eider will assume a rich, brown color; but’it is 
claimed that from the oxygen taken up, the 
quality of the liquor will deteriorate. Cider 
taken directly from unground apples by means 
of powerful presses, is colorless, pure, and of 
the most delicate flavor. If bottled and made to 
ferment, under a cork very few eider drinkers, 
when it becomes a year old, will recognize their 
favorite beverage. Cleanliness in all the imple¬ 
ments about the press, and the vats and casks, is 
an important point* Any wood or cloth that 
comes in contact with the cider, should be per¬ 
fectly sweet. If the pressor vats got soaked with 
juice, by standing unused for a time, the wood 
As one of the earliest ornaments of the flower 
garden, it is a universal favorite, being neat, 
dwarf, and compact in growth, and varied in all 
the essential shades of color for producing har¬ 
mony of effect, either separately or blended 
together. The principal adaptation of this bulb 
consists in its suitability for plantingsufflcieutly 
near to the margin or edge of flower-borders, 
beds, &c.> as not to require removal, or in form¬ 
ing liues or edges entiroly of such, in their rel¬ 
ative colors, which, after blooming, may be re¬ 
moved as ihe leaves show maturity of growth 
by fading in color (tbe bnlbs being stowed away 
dry and cool until the following autumn,) and 
the same spaces being again occupied by sum¬ 
mer floweriug plants. 
The principal months for planting are Octo¬ 
ber, November and December, in ordinary rich 
garden soil, placing the bulbs about two Inches 
deep, and four to six inches from the margiu or 
edge each group of six to eight or more bulbs 
being planted in its own relative color, or other¬ 
wise in blended varieties, as taste may prefer. 
These all improve in beauty for some years, if 
not disturbed. 
To secure a succession of blooms in pots com¬ 
mence early iu the first-named month, with six 
or eight bulbs iu each well-dralued pot, usiDg 
the same rich soil about an inch deep; and thus 
planted, place the pots upon a surface of ashes, 
covering them over one inch deep with soil, tan, 
dry leaf-mould, or sand, until the leaves appear 
through the soil, when they may be removed to 
the house.— JT. A. Dreer, Philadelphia. 
The Peters Pkak.—I tovey's Magazine says this is 
anew pear, raised in ltH8, from the White Doyenne, 
by Rev Absalom Peters, of WiLiatastown, Mass ft 
is perfectly hardy, a vigorous grower, an abundant 
bearer, and gives crops every year It bore, the pres¬ 
ent year, over a bushel of fruit. The pear ripens in 
Williamstown the first week in August, at the time of 
the Madeleine It is, however, said to be a much bet¬ 
ter pear, about the size of the Tyson. 
1 v A I ft FIELD SKYIIN ARY — Sev*-n miles 
trow H e New Y ork Uei tr»l Kai'ioa.l, Little rails, 
fir.ffi v. hieff students are conveyed frv* >if clikv- the 
tir-t dav of each term. Tffl*. is "tie of Vtie oMrstah aiost 
5ucce»*ful ti htltcUoua lu ihe S ve. f52 per te mot 13 
-.* ecu-, pajo for ffparil. w.t.'Lr -li: met Anil room fj.-tished. 
with stove, table, st .nd, effa r*. bedsit-ad, i: aitress and 
beiidiaz. rveept sheets and pillow ,u es. Tutiion n od- 
scute. A Tcftclie Class wilt be tc-nned wild Tnliion 
tree to twei tv pupils. I-o - admv.nvic-e to Teachers’ Class 
address ihe Prti cipal. Winter Terra ffeslns Dec. I3ih. 
For Ctrvjulars, or to engage rooms, addr-i-ss Rev. L.B. 
13ARKEK. Principal, or J. MATUKK, Secretary. 
Agents Wanted. 
$10 A Day eaa be easily made $10, 
Bv selling Engravings. C*rd Photographs, and Stationery 
P»C-k«-t*. W- enbibti spieK.liil S-rv.xi. Kxes.vvises and 
POBTBOTS, tlTi!<:viUAi*!i PslXTA. vtC.. Very Do put »r aud 
snt-b'e. will w <1 a li< assorted kinds for % i.% t:.arwill 
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st-i.d ain pie tot for $5 tff»t wltDell for $ 15 . fiend stamp 
for Galalozn-* I Sr ms. Ac. 827-2t. 
HASKINS & CO.. No. Si Beckman st.. New York. 
The Vintage in Northern Italy ia reported as very 
abundant this year, aud wine will be plenty and cheap 
Daring the last four or five years, the grape crap had 
been a failure, and drunkenness, a vice almost on- 
known to Italians had greatly increased. In the ab¬ 
sence of their healthful stimulant, wine, the peup e 
took to drinking villainous brandy, at first called •' lit¬ 
tle champagne,” but now jocosely known as •‘petro¬ 
leum.” 
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Write to H. PETERSON & CO., 319 Walnut Street Phil¬ 
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HOW TO MAKE SOUP, 
Liebig, in his “ Researches on Food,” says: — 
” When one pound of lean beef, free from fat, in 
the finely chopped state in which it is used lor 
beef sausage or mince meat, is uniformly mixed 
with Us own weight of cold water, slowly heated 
to boiling, and the liquid, after being boiled 
briskly a miuute or two, is strained through a 
towel trom the coagulated albumen aud the 
fibriue, now become hard and horny, wo obtain 
an equal weight of the most aromatic soup, of 
aach strength as cannot be obtained, even by 
boiling for hours, from a piece of flesh. When 
mixed with salt aud the other additions by 
which soup is usually seasoned, aud tinged 
somewhat darker by means of roasted onions or 
burnt sugar, it forms the very best soup which 
can in any way be prepared from one pound 
of flesh.” 
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DWA1VF ROCKET LARKSPUR. 
The DxearJ Rocket, as its name indicates, is a 
plant of dwarf habit, throwing up spikes 
six inches in height, covered with flowers. 
This variety is almost ns showy as the Hyacinth. 
F«r a border there can be nothing finer. The 
plants should stand about live or six inches 
apart. The prevailing colors are blue of differ¬ 
ent 6hades and pink. 
The Tall Rocket is a fine plant some eighteen 
inches in height with longer spikes ot flowers, 
but the blossoms arc not so closely set ou the 
spikes. There are several Branching varieties 
growing about ten feet in height, rather loose 
in their habit, excellent lor cutting, and furnish¬ 
ing abundance of flowers for this purpose. 
Cardispetulum grows about eighteen Inches in 
height, making a compact bush, and flowering 
through the whole season, until frost. For 
making a temporary hedge or low screen I 
know of nothing better than this new Lark¬ 
spur. The flowers are light blue. 
I do hope some of the readers ot the Rural 
will give the Larkspur a good chance this sea¬ 
son, and if they are not w ell repaid for the labor, 
I shall be very much disappointed. v. 
PLANTING TREE8, 
Pioneer in the Prairie Farmer says on this 
subject:—“I have transplanted many hundred 
forest trees in the last ten years, aud I have 
rarely lost a tree, and most of them set in the 
fall. One ot the most important rules to be ob¬ 
served is, before taking up a tree, mark It in 
some manner, so thatyou will know which is the 
north side, so as lo be able to re-set it in exactly 
the position it grew in the woods. This may 
seem to many of no importance, but to those 
who kuow that there is iu the bark and wood of 
all trees a radical difference bet ween the north 
and south sides, the north side being close grain¬ 
ed and tough, while tho south side is invariably 
more open grained and brash, or 6oft, the impor¬ 
tance will be seen. II this is done, your tree 
does uot have to undergo a complete change in 
all the parts, aud is ready to start ofl' and grow 
at the proper time as readily as though it had 
not been moted.” 
Watches, Jewelry and Silver Ware, 
To ffe di-'P.wedof ftt ONE DO I.AR each without regard 
10 value, not to oe p»Lt for until you kuow what you are 
t0 7(MGo1ii Hunting-Case Watches.each $125 
S' 0 fill ver \Vawhes . each S‘-'U vo $A> 
10.0OJ Gold Feus aud Silver Cases • act. *> to is 
And a nrav assortment ot .leuvlry Mul fcU.ver Ware 
Ot every descrlffltoa. The n-.r-.ffod <u ills,nosluz; of these 
goods at Ojik Dollar each teoslollowsi 
Certificates name a each a tide and its value are 
placed lu sealed envelopes and wed uitxc-.l. Due 01 
these envelopes w::: *out by mall to au> ad-ln-ss on 
receipt ot J- cents, five tor $1- eleven for $2; luiry for $5. 
Agents war.t.- l to wnom we offer special i erma and 
premiums. Address A. II. ROW EN & CO.. 
H No. SU Aesktuau 8t„ V. O. Box «J0, New Vork. 
A Food for Delicate Stomachs.— Some per¬ 
sons cannot bear grease. To which I would 
recommend tho following plau :—Melt about two 
ounces of lard, dripping, or “ rendered fat," and, 
when liquid, rub it into about twice 4s much 
oatmeal, so as to make a paste. While you are 
doing this, boil four or five quarts of bran stock 
or barley broth, into which two or three ouiona 
have been sliced. Add a little of the hot stock 
to tho paste tu f hin it—this should be done >,t 
first only a spoonful at a time—and, win n thin¬ 
ned, put it into your boiler arid pepper, salt, . 
little spice if you have it, and any leavings of 
food you happen to have, whether bread, mrat, 
or vegetables. In an hour you will have 
thick soup, with no grease, fragrant, ami fie lor 
the most delicate appetite. 
F on sale onkow thk most desir- 
at),.- i> he: la w i>iiru Now Y hA, ceiusiallns oi -5K 
aereii ai choice land, iu a high -ffute of eul iv.ti.-n; a 
large poi-t'oa ot it being urulsivirM.ici. nail «lt well fane 
ed m a la-until s.nrt sahst-- u'.LI m\■ i■ •. More titan une- 
hail oft tin land ffM ff. : n Mibsru.ed. .r.d CotiHK).. a.ffo of 
It has .v» tram U .1. Eleven »-.•<« - that have! eeu p'ow- 
i.'istudliib-o'l.'rt ‘trs fail sra now in excrlirntcondition 
or market ea-oemeg or for uur-ery purpose*, 
rpori. v .r p.N.-iu *>•:- t* a fi o rwi-kiiM, complete in 
eve. v particular that Tartc aud taUia* r-»a supply. The 
crtmh'ir m i vautlfttlly 'aid out. *«.d ornamw.tcil with 
lifdgv.-i. »V-.it> and flowers of a*»ik every do-ci ipiun. 
lilt,- o„t imil liota voiaitstot IL.y aud Grain Bants, a Car- 
i aige hints- an 1 * SUi’d— ; w»> m sheds unit MslUtorM ok, 
«i i. u rnOkcel'AVUUiie- ' tv.: n ; A iln« leo-bome, a neat 
■nut * - vitiiai i\-n:ii i House J . nl i.early new. . .d 
iu first, rale order, living *« i.filted with car} j- faille 
coi.wn rave. Vuei v t« -40 F. u. ->1 nearly all kinds up- 
0 ,. ih. place 1‘no above p i-i . It. near to and .id¬ 
iot, i.m one of me ptrusantest, aa-l too*' tlirivh.g nual 
village- ff‘ Ihe Slate, anil wlUtlD 10 mlu tre* rule rail 
• .Allot ilivcln Ol Rocteaf*.r. Tlveo ■ aer dealr--= to di8- 
poi-eot till* |> -ice Toni Use wet that lie is enmtevd in 
oilier bu-in--» ti at .K-iaatids mo-7 o: ms tune. Vnrp.r- 
tteuUrv enq ■ f D. 'L T, MCKY-1^, M*vc,r or 11,ecity 
Of Roche*!, r , nnbliaher »4f the ' Rural New Yo ker,” 
Or GKO. G COOPER, Esq- of the Rochesler Daily Union 
and advertiser, *Lo has in ;■ « p- . aec- rate m ,ps 
andpUusoi the pieinl-es, sln.w'.ur their loeailon.Ac., 
and who L prepared to name price *n(l lertus, which are 
liberal. 
Manuring Trees.— Some people, in setting 
frnit aud other trees, have made the mistake ol 
apply ing manure directly upon the roots. That 
is a ruinous practice, as the fibres of roots of 
trees cau ouly derive sustenance by direct con¬ 
tact with the earth. 
When trees of any kind are set out, the roots 
should first be covered with a rich loam, well 
trodden down, uud upon this loam a little ma¬ 
nure of any kind ruay be eulely placed; but it is 
better to spread upon tbe surface ol the ground, 
where It acts as a mulch, aud prevents any tu 
jnry to trees from drouth, unless very 6evereaud 
long protracted. —A’sw/ui n gt. 
THE APPLE CROP. 
No one seems to Lie able to account very sat¬ 
isfactorily lor tlie short crop ol apples this year. 
Oue says It was owing to a frost aud a thunder 
storm at the time of blossoming, another says it 
Yvas owing to the ru>’nges of Insects and so on. 
Now it is a fact that the apple crop is a failure 
over most parts ol New England. If the frost 
cut off the crops in the blossoms in the inland 
towns, what cut. it. ott along the seashore, where, 
no frost occurred at that time ? There is no 
theory that expluius it, to our mind, so clearly 
Hominy and Milk.— Now is the time to have 
some hominy from the new corn, which, with 
some farmers’ cows’ milk, is an excellent dish. 
We sometimes think our fathers did actually 
have more really good things to live ou than 
