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that, its term# being strictly iw adfiona f, the Rural 
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renew their subscriptions promptly. Many have done 
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machine, and enable ns t.o mail Lhc early numbers Of 
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that ho has your money and address without delay. 
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new volume. You can safely promise that it will be 
combining and r'ovrlnplng in the hitrhest dcjrrc the agrl- 
pulrural and mechanical resources ottbe na'ioo. 
fSt'soli'rrt, That th* mutuality of the interest* of tire 
W'iol pioduors and wool uvnoitHoturerB of tb« I ntteii 
States is e-daUihbed hv the cloeoxt. ofpnmmcrelul bonds — 
rn*t Ilf domain! ai d supply - it having been demonstrated 
tha t tne grower supplies tUOrt than 70 per cent, of all the 
wool consumed by American mills, arid with rqunl eucouc- 
iigement would soon raflpl.v all which is properly adapted 
to production bore. And furlher.it is rOJiUrTODu by the 
experience of bad a century that tne periods of prountmtjr 
and cloprt srti"n in the two branches of woolen Industry 
have been identical in time and induced by to* same 
general causes. „ . , 
a. 7?<T Mined. That as the two branches of agriculture and 
manufacturing industry repo rented by the woolen inter¬ 
est involved largely the labor nt the country whose pro- 
duptiyeneKK is the b i- » el National prosperity, sound 
policy 1 squires sunh legiriatire nctloa Os ahull plseu them 
on an equal footing und eive them rouul encouragement 
and protection in competing with the accumulated capital 
und lew wages ofothor countries ... , 
4. AVs.-dt-cd. Thut tlm Pen eft la of a truly national aystem. 
«s An plied to American Industry. wriU be found In devyiqo- 
shall require a majority of each to make any action the 
action of tne Convention. In other resprets and until oth¬ 
erwise ordered, foe ordinary parliamentary rules applies 
ble to conventions will prevail. 
REMARKS OF MR. lUOEhOW. 
Mr. Bigei-Ow or Mass., Then rose and stated the 
objects had in view by the Manufacturers' Association 
in calling this Convention, 
tions. ne ents some nay, uuv p?— - 
most of the clover rot on the land. His corn¬ 
stalks and hay are mostly fed to cows and 
horses. He ha 3 good barns, with dry, room}, 
well-watered yards in connection. In the fall, 
alter thrashing, you can see enormous piles of 
carefully stacked straw in these yards. In the 
spring you will find a thick layer of rich mr- 
nure all over ihem. 
HiB management is this. Late in the fall, or 
soon after winter sets in, he purchases a flock of 
well-conditioned wethers. These are shut in 
the yards and given all the Btraw they will con¬ 
sume. They do not, of coarse, cat it up clean, 
but the refuse from the racks is needed to litter 
the yards. In addition to the straw he feeds 
each half a pint of corn per day, more or lesB, 
according to the condition and thrift of the 
sheep. If he does not have corn enough of his 
own raising he buys it freely, and sometimes 
feeds oil cake. He keeps stock enough to con¬ 
sume his straw before the warm weather of 
spring comes on. The time to feed 6traw is 
when the sharp winter weather gives the Btock 
a good appetite. By the middle of March, often 
in February, the flock is sold. Not long since 
he gave me the following observations on his ex¬ 
perience in this line. 
“ My chief object, 1 ' said he, “ is to make good 
manure of my straw. If I knew I should not 
-make a cent in feeding sheep, say only get ray 
purchase money and the value of the grain back 
again, and had the manure left, to pay me for the 
labor, I should feed just the same every win¬ 
ter. I should consider It a paying business then. 
But I do much better. Lust winter I 
got the value of my grain, the price 1 paid for the 
sheep, and for the labor, and the straw that 
grew on fifty acres I received the manure and 
nearly five hundred dollars. That was doing 
better, of course, than usual, hut I have nearly 
always made a handsome profit on the straw. I 
prefer to buy good wethers, in good condition, 
inRt, before the winter sets iu. If one does not 
in calling this Convention. His jainarks were ex | 
tended, and characterized by his usual ability. We 
regret that, we do not. possess a copy of thorn for pub¬ 
lication here. He said this was the first occasion on 
which tbe wool producers and manufacturer? of the 
United States had ever assembled in Convention to 
consult respecting matters which affected their com¬ 
mon interests, and that considering the Intimate rela¬ 
tions between these two industries, the Tact just stated 
was not a little remarkable. Tho war having closed, 
the Revenue Law? would require revision, and the 
U. 8. Revenue Commission were seeking such In- 
formation as will enable Congress, la revising them, 
to euitably adapt the customs, duties, and Internal 
tax to the woolen interest. This subject would re¬ 
quire the careful consideration of the Convention. 
Store t han 15 per cent, ot the wool required for our 
manufactures whs of domestic growth. Our wool 
growing and manufacturing were therefore inter-de¬ 
pendent. Both might and should prosper together. 
Without tho aid of discriminating duties, wc cannot 
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WOOL GROW- 
ER8 AND MANUFACTURERS. 
In pursuance of an invitation issued by the 
National Wool Manufacturers’ Assocition to 
the Several State Wool Growers’ Associations, 
to meet in Convention, to confer in regard to 
the representations which should be made to 
tbe U. S. Revenue Commission and through it 
to Congress, iu respect to Ihe woolen interests of 
the conntrv. the Convention assembled at Syra- 
h» apnlitSd to American toJuHttr. will be found In dcvylou- 
in>r mxnufaeturine and agricultural mlerpriso tn all the 
Statu?. thus forniHiing market* at home for the produc'd 
of horn tnturo?t«. , . 
5 . lirnnlrM, That it rltall be the duty of the respective 
Executive Committee? of the NaUoniil Manufacturer* and 
National Wool Crow or?' As?>ei»<iou, to lav before the 
Revenue Commission, ami the »ppropri*te Committee in 
OonstroK*. these resolutions, tos'-'her with Such fuels end 
statistics ntt shall l>e uecessxrvto procure the 1 Rislation 
nee hen to put In piaotie.al operation the proposition* 
therein net forth. 
Mr. Geddee of New York, said that for a serlea of 
years before the war he obtulued GO cents a pound for 
hie wool in gold—that since, nnd under the present 
tarlff.be could not obtain that amount, while other 
Important, agricultural products had advanced Intbelr 
gold value, tie. said that he and others clung to their 
ebeop because they were necessary to successful grain 
raiding, because they were his pets, and because after 
spending 30 years In attempting to improve his flock, 
he disliked now to throw away the frnit or his labors. 
Bnt it would be more profitable as things now were 
to fatten and slaughter them. This country ought to 
grow all its own wool, and would under adequate pro- 
Manufactnrers ought to assist the growers 
AoBiotruTtniE of Massachusetts, — Wq have re¬ 
ceived from C. L. Flint, Esq., Secretary of the Mas¬ 
sachusetts Board of Agriculture, its annual report for 
1864. It forms a volume of nearly five hundred pages. 
About mte-hdlf Is devoted exclusively to the annual 
report of the Board to tho Legislature of the State. 
Contagious Diseases among Cattle, are made the 
subject of a report, from the Board of Cattle Commis¬ 
sioners. It has special reference to plenro-pneumonia 
which dleeaec has caused great Iosb and alarm In New 
England. The Address before the Society by Dr. G B 
Lorino, ts practical and comprehensive. The dia- 
curslous at the same embraced Ihe topics of raising 
corn, applying manure, grape culture, improvement of 
pasture lands, cattle husbandry, insects, sheep husj 
biindry, and a lecture on tho origin Of agricultural 
soils, by IVor. Aoassik. The volume also contains re¬ 
ports of the Committee? appointed to visit Co. Socie¬ 
ties, and an Appendix. It is a valuable work for tho 
farmer, fruit and stock grower. Some of the best 
talent of the land contributes to its pages. 
low wages of older countries, toe maunurauiwo 
have recently formed themselves Into an association 
for mutual advantage and co-operation, not for raising 
the prices. It is to be hoped that the wool producers 
may associate themselves into a naUonalassociation 
for similar purposes. 
REMARKS OF DR. LORINO. 
Dr. Losing of Mass., read a paper, the following 
abstact, of which we take from the report of the New 
York Tribune: 
1 mppoae thifc Convention «f Wool-manufacturers and 
WoOl-Frower- is cabod for the t'lirpnse or devi.-iinc some 
nUn of Governmental protection, which should be nf 
equal advantage to both of these event, branches of Ln- 
dnstiv That both am entitled tn protection no man will 
denV. and neither i- entitled tn t •* the expense of the 
other 1 propose In review tinerlv tho wool trade and 
wont tariff* of the nxst few yearn 
Turn OUt ryes abroad, and we eha'l Uni! Unit wherever 
wool manufacture - hero flourished tho> have been pro¬ 
tected. and wherever t liny have been ptWOCted they hum 
flnurlxhed Since the dtivs of Edward III. England has 
pursued this policy, and has • unehed while xlm has 
clothed her people by means " r hOr tfoekx. !■1 p cent tines 
xho bus made everything bend to tlmt interest France 
l«8*ned the r ime policy under Napoleon Germany and 
Ant it's, by duties almost prohibitive, have elevated their 
manufactories to the front rank. Sri or Sweden, and so of 
Russia hare nn active, intnlUfp nt .rdi 
acainst a fitful tariff nollov to develop the same Industrie-. 
Hv the tariff of 1SZ2. wool valued at less than eis-ht 
cent* was free of duly, and all wools of a higher value 
paid 40 cent* per U. At the same time cheap woolen fab¬ 
ric? Btich a? were largely used ou Southern plantations, 
were admitted at a duty c.f onlv five per cent. Wo cau 
understand that policy now. but oukIu uot to repeat it 
The tariff ot 1842 imposed a duty of live per Coot, on al 
wool costing less ilian seven cents p.-i pound—So per .-on' 
and th>e“ cents a pound on all shore that sum. nut had 
hardly begun to work any benefit, when tt w*« chanced, 
saetiflciofr both "rowers und worker* The tariff nf lAir 
fniind our r'ln Of wool, under these influence*, reduced 
from 82 POO,000 pounds to less than 40.000,000 pound* and 
ouraeUns almost entirely «t the mercy of fore gn produ- 
ei>r» The Ur Iff ot iWt, with tbe addend* nr JfiftWH and 
istt.’hsr somewhat restored the relstious which should 
exist between the ptoducornnd coAaumer,»ud nroin'sesfo 
onen It new era of stability and p-uspwit.v to both classes. 
. " - . ..I .1. . .i l.t Nn * V.,, l\h r4 fnr A mnrl nnn •• ,-.nl c 
tcction 
to obtain that production. All the great interests of 
the country should be equally fostered. 
Mr. Bond or Massachusetts, presented statistics de¬ 
rived from official statements and other sources, which 
he claimed showed that the advance on wool since 
the war was greater than on any other farm produco, 
except oate. He explained that there had been exces¬ 
sive importations of wool in 1864, in anticipation ot 
high tariff, amounting to 75.000,000 pounds. This de¬ 
pressed wool now. Cape and Buenos Ayres wool 
could be had now for 2t,V cents. 
Mr. Hazard of Rhode Island, presented statistics to 
corroborate Mr. Bond's statements. 
Mr. Geddes aeked the gentlemen, if their figures 
were correct, ro explain the fact why be and other 
wool growers have not been able any time this season, 
to obtain former gold prices. 
Judge Colburn of Vermont, moved tbe adoption of 
the resolutions. He believed both the matin factoring 
and producing interests would he benefited by their 
passage. 
Mr. Montgomery of Ohio, advocated the passage of 
the resolution*. 
Mr. Pottle of New York, In some eloquent remarks, 
deprecated the renewal of old conflicts. He said, let 
bygones be bygones, and let all connected with either 
Interest act unitedly in future. Until thie unanimity 
of action was established, all would suffer. Ho be¬ 
lieved that both sides were equally Interested in the 
adoption of these resolutions which, if carried out, 
would form the basis of an enduring union between 
them. 
The resolutions were unanimously adopted, with 
great applause. 
The. debate was then renewed on the questions sub¬ 
mitted by the Business Committee, the third one 
being taken up. 
Mr. Kellogg of Conn,, said he had been a manufac¬ 
turer tor more than 40 years, and had never known 
that the "one-third shrinkage rule" had been geucr. 
trally adopted by manufacturers. Whenever small 
lots of unwashed wool came mtxod with washed, 
one-third deduction was a convenient and approxi¬ 
mate rule to follow. A washed fleece used to weigh 
Cutting and Packino Pork.—W ill you please to 
give through the columns of yotir valuable paper, at 
your earliest convenience, the rules practiced by 
packers Of pork, for nutting anil packing pork ?-5>. 
Wolcott, Medina, RTa, Dec. 4. 
Tho following is as good a method as any for cutting 
and packing pork for family u?c:—Cut off tho head 
close to the cbqp* aud skull. Split the hog open 
through tho middle or the backbone with saw or ax. 
Next take out tho leaf lard. Underneath this, lying 
close to the backbone, will he found the tenderloin. 
Then cut out the ribs and backbone. Cut and trim 
the hams and shoulders, taking off the feet and legs. 
Cut the side pork crosswise in strips six or seven 
inches wide. Tho neck pieces, trimmings from the 
shoulder, and the shoulders themselves, make the 
sausage meat. The side pork should be packed edge¬ 
wise in the barrel, close aa possible, with plenty 
of coarse salt between each layer. Last of all pour 
into the barrel what it will hold of'strong brine. 
There should always be nndissolved salt in the barrel. 
In late numbers of the Rural we have given recipes 
for curing ham* and shoulders. 
trial intervuCS The Amor-cau wool producer? atul mat>«- 
faetiiroi? have entertained dUTerenw of opinion on tho 
subject of the respective ditties which should be imposed 
on imported raw au>l manufactured wool. Those d.trer- 
ct.ces have led to repeated sml seven’ contents In Coo 
press, in nomiliatinir conventions, and <• on at til* poll*. 
The whole history nf mil IftrilT levidutios on thl* subject, 
has been a history of sadden and occasionally violent 
chauves in measures, and e<en in policy. Having else¬ 
where attempted to trace tbe effects or our different 
woolen tariff? on the iwo Interos's most directly involved. 
I wi 1 not repeat myself here. Hut I will call your atten¬ 
tion to one etotal and t*isruili*‘Ant fact which ha? been 
clearly eatabliehod amidst all tht-Beirtmpyles and ckftntfos. 
It in that, when tho povornment Ua« protected the manu¬ 
facturer at the expense of Ihn producer, or the producer 
at the expense ot the mannUetori-r, tho injurioiu coune- 
oneness have fallen not alone on the branch of industry 
discriminated Hk-alnst, hut upon both Tide tv*s inevitable, 
fo.-, in reu itv. their intereKiaare iuitii-Holubly coanee.tc i 
Neither could poeribly flourish without to* other, under 
any oh c.unoqunce* which have occurred in oUr Country, 
or which cun reasonably be expected to occur tor ceuara- 
tionstocome „ ‘ . . . 
Tbe producer must have a remunsrntivn home market 
It i*. in vain to Mipnoiifi that American fnrmors generally, 
onthoir comparauvely small farm , and with their do|n 
putatively small capital—with lie Un;U dutie? of freemen 
and electors to disebarve, with ihe sroverninent to sup¬ 
port, with public trustn to till, with sebool houses und 
churches to luBJidnln, with Child re n to educate for the 
future statesmen of our country, with tbos« cotmorbtole 
and reepcctahle home? and «m\V modes ol in® to keep up. 
wbbli should bn mao? attainable to all the ludiistriona 
citizen? of a free republic—it I? in vain. I ray. to suppose 
that such men win compete wtth the vastly cheaper tabor 
and ngvreKsted capital of various other countries in the 
production of aov article, the P'tco o which u so !»rce 
in proportion to Shscost Of transportaUOB ar wool. On 
the other hand, the American manufacturer, withoub the 
home piodnclion of the i»« material, would lind it in tbe 
end more expensive, aud at all times more difficult it not 
actually iir.pract.r .bio. to obtain his full supply And the 
aune principle or frvu trade, which overlhrcsv the pro¬ 
ducer. would, hsb matter ot course, extend to him ; fur it 
Is not, and never cun hu, the policy ot the Amonran pov- 
eiumcntto ho leslslate bh to piotei t the manufacture ol 
foreign * tallies to of our own, 
A United Stated Revenno Cnmnutidun is now acting 
uuder the aiitiiorit.v of OongniMt iuCoIleCtiuE facts in re¬ 
spect to the operation of those laws under which ail our 
itr/vernmeni ruvenuss am collected. Tim loubi toward u 
olmnge in those Jaws, aud among others in our t ail! on 
wools and wooleus, |f such a change is found to he needed. 
The United State* Revenue Coniniin.iou to obtala the 
requisite inf rmation iu regard to manufacturing, addroar- 
cu iunuuies to to the ‘ National Association of Wool 
Manufacturers" so the ortnul of that interest. To obtnlu 
the statistics Ot wool production, it liurposed addtcHsing 
ituiuliifcs to tlm Btato Wool firowei't .Assouiations. until 
it iMCertidntd that this natloii.tl i.ouveutioB of toth inter¬ 
est? wa* to bo held It. then protorred to eommuniculo 
with those State Association? coUectivcly through their 
repi'csentaUve? Jure assembled. 
Ihava the direct authority of the T mtod State? Rev¬ 
enue Oommisslon tor taylriR that it heard with pleuure 
that tbi? IJonveatioU wa? t iicsemllc, and itesprew-ed the 
hope that the wool prodtterra ndglit have “ a full repre- 
sentatton both from the Kas’ am) fromlu« Weal. Itwould 
HO doubt be ldqhiy srafdb'l if lhc icprrsci.tiitiven o! the 
two intercr.ts here HAaCmtiled, would concur in those mp- 
I rerentationx which affect U.cir nomtuou UPUCSTOS—KUCU, 
for example, as the proportionable rate of duties which 
should be levied on unmanufactured and manufactured 
Wools. If such a concurrence can be obtained, and on a 
basis wbb'h is a Ju*t at.d fair one to thn consumer, it is 
reasonable to rupposethat our action will have a strong 
Influence, both on The recommendations of the Kuvomie 
Commis-lon nod on the uctlou cl Coo!(r-o. 
It will nut. do for up, gentlemen, to overlook tliu ititei - 
eats of the consumer, in our deliberation? As lone us 
duties on foreign import? shall be colJected lor roveutio 
purposes, all will concede that they slioti il be go adjusted 
i* to give incidental protection totborelmporlantbraneti- 
es nf AitlOltcan industry which cannot iiounotj without, 
such aid. Ah civilized nations—not even excepting Eun- 
Uud under her so called flee trade Uwa-Hcknowleogeand 
to a ft bate I or lemur extent, aecordtov *u tbolr euveialfclr- 
c umetac.cer, practice upon tm* principle of political ocon- 
cmr Qui the amount ot such protection should always 
be measured by tbe Ultimate good uf the whole, and not 
bv that of the protected Clashes No patriotic and tnlelii 
Great Yield of Butter.—M r A. o. Price of 
Cayagn N Y., sonde ua the following: “Stivuek 
Scammon of Stratham, Rockingham Co., N. U., has a 
cow which gave, from May, 1883, to May, 1804—one 
year—13,500 lbs. milk : and for the mouths during the 
year ae follows: —May, 850 lbs.; June, 2,100; July, 
1,960; August, 1,800; Sept,, 1,850; Oct, 1,550; Nov., 
1,350; Dec, 750; Jan, WXJ; Feb, 4S0; March, 300; 
April, 300 From this milk six hundred and ten lbs. 
of butter was made. The greatest amount of butter 
made tn one week was twenty-four lbs. How this 
result was obtained, doe? uot come within the 
province of this article. We simply give the figures, 
Ot’it Advertising Kates. —As will bo observed by 
reference to Terms uuder appropriate heading, tho 
Hate* of Advertising in the Rurui. New-Yorker will 
be Ffty Cents per line, each Insertion, from and after 
the first of Janaary ensuing. The circulation or the 
Rural fully warrants this advance, nnd would have 
done so a year or two ago. In proportion to circuit- 
tlon our rates have been lower than those of content 
poraries for several years, and the large iucreaseof 
subscribers which we are assured of receiving the 
coming year, will, we are confident, still render the 
the Rural New Yorker the cheapest advertising 
HOPS IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA 
than washed wooL He called on Mr. Hazard ol K. I., 
to say whether these were or were not facts. 
Mr. Kingsbury of Connecticut, eald that this rule 
was not adopted by tho manufacturers, who ainled to 
estimate rather the quantity of clean wool. He 
thought they should not be responsible for lice told 
them by mlddle-mcu and buyer?. Late attempts to 
manufacture blue and black cloth* bad shown that 
tying wool in coarse hemp strings Is very ruinous aud 
must be stopped. Wool string? were the only proper 
ones. Hemp eaclcs were also objectionable. Smooth 
cotton ones were much better. 
On motion of Ur Loriog, Ihe Executive Committee 
of the National Wool Manufacturers’ Association, and 
the National Wool Growers' Association, were re¬ 
quested to appoint a Committee to consider tho one- 
third shrinkage rule and the most desirable method of 
packing wool, and to report nt a subsequent meeting. 
Recess taken to 7 P. M. 
hqriy bu inflijuruj?.: hv thi? Ulk I hope tlm- the |,r.«e.ti. - 
Ot w«f-hinv wool will bn abandoned, a? it complicates ure 
buying and sellinif and injures the sheep, 
COMMITTEES. 
Mr. Hazard,of Rhode Island, moved a Committee ou 
Business. Adopted. 
Tbe Chair appointed Mr. Hazard, R, I., Clark, Vt., 
Kingsbury, Conn., Boardman, ID., Pomeroy, Mass, 
McConnell, 111. 
Mr. Pottle of New York, moved u_Committee on 
Resolutions. Adopted. 
The Chair appointed Mr. Pottle, N. Y., Bigelow, 
Maas , Hammond, Vt., Faxton, N. Y., I.oring, N. E., 
Kellogg, Conn., Montgomery, Ohio, Pope, Ohio, Btil- 
aon, Wis., Eddy, Mas?., Garland, III., Oakes, N. J. 
On motion of Mr. Clark or Vermont, the Conven¬ 
tion took a recess until 2 o’clock P. M, 
AFTERNOON session. 
The Business Committee reported the following, 
topics for discussion: 
1st. The Tariff aud Internal Revenue. 
2d. The reciprocal and mutual interests of wool 
growers and wool manufacturers. 
3 d. The marketable condition of wool best suited to 
promote the mutual interest* of producers and manu¬ 
facturer*, Including the “one-third shrinkage rule." 
4 th. The wool beet adapted to the various manufac¬ 
ture*, especially that of worsted. 
Judge Colburn of Vermont, called for the reading 
or the first subject of discussion. 
Mr. Geddes or New York, suggested that it be 
passed over until the report of the Committee ou 
Resolutions was received. 
The second subject being announced, Mr. Cutis of 
Vermont, addressed tho Convention. lie said that it 
was evident that whatever tended to discourage tho 
growth of wool would prove Injurious to the manufac¬ 
turer as well aa the producer. lie was satisfied that 
one ot the greatest imperfections of the present. Tariff 
was R? ad valorem duttCB. It was notorious that these 
could be readily evaded. False invoices wore scarcely 
Minor Rural Item*.— The Wtttho' has at last be¬ 
come seasonable, with high winds and a frigid tern 
perature, though there has been no sleighing in this 
region thus far the present season. 
Tfu Southern VuU'wator (the only agricultural jour¬ 
nal In the South which has survived the war,) is to be 
enlarged from 18 to 24 octavo pages, and otherwise 
improved. Published monthly, by Wm. N. White, 
Athens, Ua., at fsl a year. 
Pcat.-ln Ireland three million acres are covered 
with peat bogs, yet only about one acre in three is 
deep enough to ho profitably cut for fool. Peat hunt¬ 
ers In Western New York will please “make a noto.' 
J/cuvy Shccp.-Tho Prairie Farmer gives the weight 
of seven. Cotswold sheep at 1378 lbs.,-of which one 
two year ohl ram weighed 344, one two-year old ewe 
Deferred.— In order to give the important pro¬ 
ceedings of the Wool Growers and Manufacturers, wc 
are compelled to defer several valuable articles Intend¬ 
ed for this number. The press upon our pages also 
constrain* us to defer over four columns of advertise¬ 
ments Intended for thta paper,— and as half of our 
next number will bo occupied with title page, Index, 
etc., rnoBt of these must be deferred two or three 
weeks, or indefinitely, though their insertion would 
Guarding against the Cattle Plague. — froth 
Houses of Congress have passed a blU» introduced by 
Hou John Wentworth, t<> prohibit the furiher im¬ 
portation of cattle, and thus protect our herds from 
the plague which 1* prevailing In Saxm. 11 requires 
the Secretary of the Treasury to make such regula¬ 
tions as will giro the law full aud Immediate effect, 
ami to tend copies thereof to proper officer* in this 
country and foreign port?. The President has power 
to put au end to the prohibition by giving thirty days 
notice that no further danger is apprehended. 
Generous.— Publishers who give their subscribers 
“picters " plants, vines, etc., estimated nt more than 
the subscription 1 We expend so much money ou tbe 
Rural that no such generosity can be afforded—and 
when it can’t be published without thus hiring or 
nennlo to tiiire it. It will probably- STOU. 
