CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
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i'l4IAUioien>'~ finaTttalr 3u Conera*— A FromWnjj N*w Pear 
(lllinlrutwl i) l.rK|"» tot 6n>p«nca Kiwirlenr* with Different 
Varirtlnwt Datum, Mlcb.j R**|»berrtsa—Eapaflanca ; TbaCrev- 
•linr tir*t»e... 
Fmi.n C»or».—The Swift i’uUto i Altlka Clow ; Canada Corn 
Coital*.. ..®*S 
I«nti»T*i»i Tom*, polling for Hi* South; Making Prauiiam 
1 , 1 . 1 .; S»*lti|t the Urllt* . Protecting Bird* I A Copying Pro- 
re**; TrawporUtlon of Pith.. . .33H 
Phew HvaSAWOitv.— letter* from the SnuthwmL—Ilf; Prnh ; 
Heavy Float**; Th* Tntlff Ilrrro*.. In Sheep; i'r*e Tr*rte 
MoreinenU; AccUranllat) of Strap In IcuUlnn*; Diwaae In 
1 eg* ; Saoiple* , . * - ............ .- .3St 
Tint HoMIV .’.,-*11). Mintgrntnl ef Cell* ’. Crihblne Hone*; 
Worm* In Hone.; Diphthetlaln lion**; An Ailing Colt.351 
Tin H*rr.»w.> — Faol-Rot in Caul* . Cattl* Di.naM in Penoh. 
•rot, M«.; Tracking Calve* to Drink ; l.iieon Cattle and Colt*| 
To K*lt« m Choked Cottle .*M 
Fi.oiticci.Tfaa.- Ruhu* ffraorllflortii Flora Pleno (Dlo.lrated ;) 
In mv Kir.wer Harden; Drove Home Plant*; Tre* pjeonio*— 
Dr. Klrtlan.Ua; The f'ullarr of Popple*....3WI 
AmK.RtCtn.TUSa.—Traa Planting ; A Wont for Hedger* ; Bla'k- 
Kriot In film, Tree*; Pmcbr* Blnoaonilng ; Soma Question* 
from Fort Lyon, Colorado Torrllory ; J’ear on Thorn ..SWl 
Tim 1n.tr.an Grafting the Drat.** ; Ruhhlng Had*; ftn«* 
ling Among rtropa* ; flrowing (frspa S.Illng* ; Stripping 
Vine* or IaravM , A Drape I meet; \ nievard. in Frame.360 
FciKNTirrr *ru IJaarnt.—Snake Pol«on ; Th* Age of Our Knrth ; 
lire fill and Selclilifi’ Hem*. ......... —... .3*1 
AjmrT tii a Sturm.—Tha South; fforirertlng h.a*l, Florida ; Roan 
Mountain, Kaal Teliup*w** ; Nani Stirling Up.361 
Dncinemaa. New York Farmer.' < luh Strlperl Bug* on Vlina, 
k Uee on Cnttl.-, Tn 0. on Sheen. Fellow* on IWh Tr*.a. Borer*. 
Zi n r Mlltpan*. Needing Oak Opening* willuml Pluwnig, Union 
W,ted,r, S. nr* Crow*. Dir.-a**d Swael Potato.*, To In-troy 
Field Mira, Strawhioriie from Teuo****ee, Colorado Frulu, A 
Big Eg*. N. W Je/wy Corn, Eogllrh Sparrow*, Neglcelr.1 Appln 
Tree*. .;. ' 16 ' 
Farm Foonomt. -Highway Management; Impure Water InNrw 
tv.11 Silk Culture Iliad, ami Roadina.trra; Mio.nl lower 
for Farm. Preparation«f Wliluwaak» Colton Seed Oil; Murk 
your lira:.. Hog.; Dog-Power; KemaailoOil 'or Painlmg.Ml 
Tim Pofi rnr Yaviiv—C hleken Coop*; 7 raneporlet on of Egg* - 
Again . Chittagong Fowl* I I'dfF Rw ord ; I n* Sotting fWler.dM 
JlAinv Ilv*a*niinv. — Managumont of Dairy Stork; Hneen In 
Cattle -lu Tr-atmem lu the Dairy Illln.trnl-d ;) Tha Cuuntnr 
Clji-.M Market; Ui'jejrl of Aahfutd » CtlMOa Kaetofjr, HIMbfoM, 
N. I • ••• - •- **• 
riouvMTir P. i.voMr. True F.rnuouiy ; Cream Toa«t, Snap Mak 
ing; VeaatOk.it; Tip-Top Johnny Cake ; Brown Bread.1163 
EniTiiitrat*. Etc- A r "r *"4 ^ n ""* r >' Outlook ; Spring 
Horne If* ; Rural Nnt»> and CjaerlM—l.andtea|M Oardemng, 
Tn Prewove Wire, t Urge Oil I, liiwrt* R*tI**.I, AQueMlmi 
f, r lli.p Ofowara. Roeen Dink., Sale* of lien I in kv Shnrp. pi), 
llliral b oiiom*. Poultry Importation, Prlie Medala, Cure for 
Brralehe*. Culture of Peppermint, Cement fur Old Knot*, Rem¬ 
edy for B*e SHug*. Seed with Norway Oat., Larch Soud ; The 
Seaaon ; lmlttalrial Soolatln.. aM 
Lap. a*' Pimt-PAIM.-TK* *»""'* •> , ’ c ""T'’ n * ^'o 
Portrait* of Mm. EHaabeth Cady Stanton and Ml** (mean ft. 
Anthony; A Delightful Rllualion ; American Beauty.36S 
Broniae eon ItfRAUura. - Doubly Saved-A Story of Clrr.im- 
etantial Kvidem-e. . .. 
Sociai. Topicn.—Thu Home Teaching; Wedding, la China ; rioty 
at H„me ; Man’* Doty.. ® 
Cim.cn Mi.c.i-uast Jubilee Song (Poetry;) Kitemporlnlng ; 
Life in Labor; Sandwich** ... 
Mona* A»n Missrn* The r.i,nrrte IIMrlrv;! Faahlon Chit- 
Olinl; Aui^ftr* to Coif^I^ndmiU . Dl*** In I urit .3G7 
Sahhath Reantiw. - My Angel.Dre« l.P.wlry ;) The Work of 
Purifying . A hilling Itebntr.. .JUT 
New* o. T«0 Waak. Pomeellc Now* —Including New. from 
h W«hington. New Turk. M«»chn«d.l., Conooct cut. New Jor- 
eev, Pcnnayiv.nl., Mervlaml, Virginia, South Carolina, Oeor- 
gii Alabama, Lonlalano, TeanM.ee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, 
IlllaoU, Miniiennta, WlMOMln, Mlaeolirl, Kltoa**, Nid.rn.kA, 
Arkanee*. the Indian*, Dominion of Canada; Foreign New* 
Containing Nona from Europe and Cuba,.. *®®i 
Til* Mark era. —Stock and Money; Trudur. and Provlaloo* ; 
Live Stock.... .■••••-. - ‘ _ 
N’awe ami NovgLTraa.i—Containing Twenty-lw.i Item*.3'0 
PanaosAi. lias*. .Intonating Poraooal Brevitic*—. . SRI 
Th* Nawa CoNPgs**n —Over Sixty Late lnt«re»ting Brevities 371 
For Yol-kii Paoei.a. Bound* (Poetry I) A Swarm oT Bee* (Po¬ 
etry ;) The ltlter Bitten (Pootry, lllu»traDd ;) An Excellent 
Lceson ; Dl4 ftar|r*im»; Bt Kind t« Hurh Otb^r*...♦....*372 
The ruzti.KK.—K*bui, Eidjfma, Kiddle, Obnrnde, Problem, Etc,372 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
NETTLE RASH. 
PENS VAN, N. T., March 11,1858. 
Tin. Stafford For eight years toy wife hail suf¬ 
fered almost daily with tho Nettle Rash —bo the 
doctor enllod it. Tho three packtiftes of Iron and 
Stn.PHCR Powders I sent for nave mired her. She 
has hnd no itching for more than two months. In¬ 
closed you will find JUKI for nnuther pneknfre for a 
friend similarly nlflictctl. IT they do ns well in this 
case, you can sell lots of them iti Yates county. Send 
by return until. Yours respectfully, 
SIMON C., ETaRROCK. 
Sold by Druggists. 1 Package. 12 Powders, *1; fi 
Packages, 72 Powders, $5. Mailed Free. 11ALL dc 
ltUCKEL, 218 Greenwich St., New York. 
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HAGAN’S MAGNOLIA BALM. 
Tnis article Is the True Secret of Bounty. It is 
what Fuslilonahlo l.adles, Actresses and Opera Sing¬ 
ers use to produce that cultivated, dUtinuue appear¬ 
ance so much admired In the Circles of Fashion. 
It removes all unsightly Hlotehen, Redness, Freck¬ 
les, Tan, Sunburn and Effects of Spring Winds, and 
gives to the Complexion a Blooming Purity of trans¬ 
parent delicacy and power. No Early who values a 
fine Complexion can do without the Magnolia Balm. 
75 cents will buy It of any of our respectable dealers. 
Eyon’s Kathnlron Is a very delightful Uatr Dress- 
THE PUBLISHER TO THE PUBLIC. 
A Ppeclnl Reonciar, — We frankly ask all Its 
friends to aid in extending the circulation and use¬ 
fulness of the RURAL. Thousands of Its old sub¬ 
scribers are already doing this, and we trust the 
hosts who arc Joining Its stundard in all parts of the 
country will do us and their neighbors the favor to 
Introduce the paper to notice anil support In their 
respective localities. Friends, please show your 
neighbors and ucdualntances the Model Rural, I lite¬ 
rary and Family Newspaper, and Invite them to sub¬ 
scribe. Though our dally receipts probably largely 
exceed those of any other Weekly In America there 
Is still room on our books for inoro —and A'oie <a the 
Time to imhf .Dilutions. 
The New Qnnrter opens well. We are receiving 
new clubs (and additions to clubs) from all parts of 
the country —together with very complimentary let¬ 
ters in regard to the RURAL as enlarged and im¬ 
proved. Thanks, Good Friends t If you “ keep the 
ball moving" weshnll soon be enabled to make still 
further Improvements In the favorite Rural, Liter¬ 
ary and Faintly Weekly. 
Additions to Clubs are always In order, whether 
In ones, twos, Oves, tens, or any other number, Many 
agents, after sending one club, form others, and thus 
secure additional or larger premiums. A host of 
people are dropping other papers about these days — 
many have already changed to the Rural— and our 
Agent-Friends should Improvo every occasion to 
secure such as reoroits for the " Rural Brigade.” 
Flow to Help the Rural.— There arc numerous 
ways in which its friends cun aid in circulating the 
RURAL. First, show the paper, nr talk to your 
friends about it , or both. Get up a club, or atd somo 
friend to do so — or induce your P. M. to act as agent. 
Our premiums are liberal and sure. 
IIow to Remit,— The best way to remit for clubs, 
as we have often . tatort, is by Draft. If ¥20 or over, 
send by draft, am there is no risk. For smaller 
amounts it Is best to send l>y P. O. .Money Order,—but 
If you cunnot do that, send in Registered letters. 
Local Club Agents.— We wnntalive, wide-awako 
agent for the Rural in every town where there is 
none. Reader, L you cannot act as such, please 
induce your r. M.or some influential friend to do so. 
The Rurnl is Not n Monthly.— In presenting 
the claims of the Rural, do not forget to say it is 
not a monthly of only 12 issues a year, but a Large 
and Handsome Weekly of Fifty-Two Numbers. 
“PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
AN ORIGINAL WEEKLY 
RURAL, LITERARY AM) FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
D. D. T. IUOOHE, 
CondvictinR Editor aiul Proprietor. 
TERMS, IN ADVANCE: 
StrnsriUPTlON - Three Dollars a Year. To Clubs 
and Agents, Five enple* for $14: Seven* and one free 
to club agent, for $13; Ten, and one free, for $25—only 
$2.50 per copy. As we pre-par American postage. $2.70 
Is the lowest Club rate to Canada and $2.50 to Europe. 
The best way to remit Is by Draft or Post-Office 
Money Order.—and oil Drafts and Orders made pay¬ 
able to the Publisher may ur. MAit.r.n at his risk. 
A dvertising — Inside, 75 cents per line. Agate 
space, outside, $1 per line. For Extra Display and 
Cut*, a price and n half. Special and Business Notices 
charged according to position. No advertisement In¬ 
serted for less than $3. 
Tim large and rapidly-increasing circulation of tbo 
Rural Nf.w-Yohkkr renders it necessary to put 
the forms to pres* earlier than heretofore;—lienee 
to secure Insertion advertisement* for the inside 
should reach the New York Office on Friday room¬ 
ing, and for the outside pages on Saturday morning 
ol the week precnllng publication. 
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1869. 
A CITY AND COUNTRY OUTLOOK. 
As Slimmer appranrhea the aspect, of 
affairs in the Metropolis is not, encouraging. 
The “ spring trade” has not Leon as exten¬ 
sive or profitable as was anticipated. Though 
the great Financial Focus, Wall Street—the 
stamping ground of the “ bulls ” and “ bears,” 
of money getting and money losing, and the 
theater of sudden fortunes and sad failures— 
is perhaps as lively ns of yore, the wharves, 
wholesale houses, and principal business 
centers do not, exhibit that activity which 
indicates prosperity. Many complain that 
trade is dull and stagnant, and dolefully 
dilate upon their unfavorable prospects. In¬ 
deed, the commercial and business interests 
here, as in other large cities, are flagging— 
the actual “operations” being far below ex¬ 
pectations. Shippers and dealers have too 
little trade, and consequently are somewhat 
inactive and desponding. The manufacturers 
and mechanics—and especially those, who 
produce necessaries rather than luxuries— 
are doing better, and are more hopeful, yet 
many arc by no means crowded with orders 
or work. A reaction is evidently approach¬ 
ing which will compel the surplus popula¬ 
tion of New York, and other over-crowded 
cities, to take refuge in the country. Thou¬ 
sands of idle people, vainly seeking employ¬ 
ment, indicate an increase of suffering and 
misery. And yet they persist in remaining 
in the deleterious portions of the man-made 
city, instead of seeking the God-made, in¬ 
vigorating, salubrious country — the Great 
West or South where their labor and brains 
are needed and cculd be rendered profitable, 
and where they could readily establish them¬ 
selves and their children comfortably. 
In and for the Rural Districts the outlook 
is more encourngmg. From all parts of 
the country our reports in regard to the 
season and crops are generally favorable. 
Though prices may not rule as high as for¬ 
merly, the indications aj'e that the yield of 
the main staples will be abundant in most 
sections of the country, the adverse reports 
being “ few and far between.” Of course 
some of our chief crops are subject to con¬ 
tingencies of weather, insects, etc., but. the 
prospect is still very encouraging for the 
Rural Producers of the whole country. In¬ 
deed, the indications are (hat the harvest 
Mill be too great, in many localities, for the 
laborers and machinery at command. There 
is “ ample, room and verge enough ” to profit¬ 
ably employ the tens of thousands of able- 
bodied but idle or poorly paid men and 
boys— aye, and women and girls too—who 
are staying (not living, except “ from hand 
to mouth,”) in our densely populated cities. 
As we read the signs of the times, our 
cities arc less prosperous than of late years, 
with few indications of improvement, while 
the country—the “rural districts,” in com¬ 
mon parlance — is in a comparatively pro¬ 
gressive and enviable condition. Our “ out¬ 
look,” therefore, is favorable to the country 
and its pursuits, and adverse to the city, its 
avocations and uncertain and variable com¬ 
pensations. 
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SPRING HORSE FAIRS. 
Certain “ Agricultural Societies,” so-call¬ 
ed, are holding “ Horse Fairs” this spring. 
Horse Fairs arc legitimate. They should in¬ 
clude in their objects the development of the 
best qualities of the animal adapted to the 
varied uses for which man employs him. 
These qualities arc well known to every 
agriculturist, and need not he enumerated. 
Unfortunately a large proportion of “ horse 
fairs” are humbugs—are devices for obtain¬ 
ing money under false pretences. They are 
not horse fairs. They are nothing but horse 
races. Their object is not horse improve¬ 
ment, but jockey profits; not to benefit 
husbandmen and breeders, but to swindle 
them and their eons out of their money by 
obtaining it by such disguises. For it is true 
that scores of farmers attend these “ fairs,” 
and see the races, the jockeying, the gamb¬ 
ling, and all the wranglings incident to scrub 
racing, who would not be caught at such a 
place if the wolf had not put on sheep’s 
clothing—if the Veal character of the “ fair” 
had been indicated in its announcement. 
Now we like to see a horse go! We like 
to ride after one which can go! We don't 
like to ride after one which cannot go ; and 
we will not if we can help it. We are still 
more liberal. We like to see n good square 
matched trot between two animals, and even 
a good, lively elipity-clip of a race between 
two to a half dozen blood horses. Per se 
there is nothing to which we can object 
in such trials of relative speed, more than 
there is in a trial of draught horses, a game 
of base ball, a rowing match, or a wrestling 
bout. But yvc do not like deception. We 
want things called by their right names. 
We want to know just what we are going 
to buy, so far as an advertisement, can tell us. 
If our boy John comes to ns with tho light 
in his eyes dancing with anticipation, and 
says, “ Bee. here, father, there is to be a horse 
fair on the fair grounds of the Blank Agri¬ 
cultural Society the 25tli day of June — 
mayn’t 1 go?” and if in our unsophisticated 
innocence wo let him go, we don’t want, 
him to come back and tell us that it, was 
only a racing bout—that pools were sold, 
races were “ thrown,” greenhorns were .swin¬ 
dled, heads were broken, pockets were picked 
and pandemonium let loose generally. 
We protest against such “ horse fairs.” 
We denounce them. They accomplish no 
good. They do much evil. "They are not 
half as safe and respectable places to visit as 
a thoroughly organized Jockey Club’s race¬ 
course. For there rigid rules are impartially 
and surely enforced. But at these “ horse 
fairs,” racing rules arc rarely observed, and 
they are the fields of paradise to every broken- 
down, dead-beat jockey and gambler, pick¬ 
pocket and confidence operator who can 
scrape together money enough to pay for an 
admission ticket, or who is agile enough to 
scale the fair ground fence and get at the 
verdant forage of rustic simplicity within. 
Horse fairs, forsooth! We should like to 
see a single announcement ol one that is not 
in its premium list a libel on the name. We 
should like to advertise a right down honest 
horse fair. The fact is, we have not seen a 
single one advertised that does not mean n 
horse race, purely and abstractly, as much 
as “ sample room ” means a drinking saloon. 
Let us have horse fairs. Let. them be 
places for the exhibition, examination, com¬ 
parative test of qualities and exchange of 
the best stock of the country — try speed, 
bottom, draught power, show the stock of 
stallions and mares and compare them, and 
let every breeder of horses be profited there¬ 
by. But, gentlemen managers of Agricultu¬ 
ral Societies, don’t swindle honest men by 
announcements of “horse fairs” that are 
nothing in the world, and by their nature 
and associations can be nothing in the 
world, but the most favorable opportunities 
for gamblers and vicious men generally to 
prey upon and demoralize the. innocent and 
unsuspecting. And we give warning that 
we arc going to denounce by name every 
such “ fair ” that comes within our notice, no 
matter how “respectable” the names of the 
officers of the Society controlling it. We 
know enough about such “fairs” to lie able 
to show them up and we are going to do it. 
So stand from under! 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Landscape Gardening.— In reply to a corre¬ 
spondent’s question in May 28number, as to why 
Audi does not civo his views of tho plan sug¬ 
gested by Mr. Webster, Audi answers that at 
the tirao ho was too busy, and afterward the 
matter wos forjfotton, and then, as now, the 
matior would seem out of place and be of little 
value to many subscribers who have not the last 
year's volume for reference. Therefore, while 
Audi is ready to contribute his own crude views, 
and learn from others, ho questions the policy 
of foing- back. 
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To Preserve Wire. - Which is best to preserve 
rusted telegraph wire, coal tar or oil? And will 
it pay to use either ?-j. j. s. 
We have used oil and white paint successfully 
in the preservation of wire. Never used coal 
tar. It docs pay to use whatever will prevent 
rust. 
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A Lar^e Colt is the one thus described by Mr. 
N. G. Brooks of Port Byron, N. Y.:—“ I have a 
marc colt ono year old the 15th of May, when 
she weighed 780 lbs., and measured 14 hands 
hijrh. She is a bright bay and as handsome as a 
doll.” 
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Insrcts Received.—A. H. M-, Bradford Co., Pa., 
is informed that the insects forwarded us came 
in an unrecognizable shape — all completely 
smashed. 
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A Question for Hop Growers.— Which vines tvill 
ripen hops first, the large, ranlc vines or the 
smaller or second growth vines; and which 
should be tied to the poles?—J. J. Seelye. 
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Rouen Ducks.— E. B. Morehouse asks where 
he can get Rouen ducks. Our advertising col- 
should tell him if they do not. 
Sole or Kentucky Sheep—We learn that Mr. 
ItonEKT 5V. Scott of Franklin county, Ky., has 
recently sold one hundred of hts Improved Ken¬ 
tucky Sheep (chiefly one year old and nearly 
equal in sexes,) to Mr. A. O. Smoot of Ctali Ter¬ 
ritory. for $2,000. Mr. Scott is, wc believe, the 
founder or principal improver of the class of 
sheep known as the “Improved Kentucky,” 
which many consider desirable for wool and 
mutton combined. They arc said to produce a 
superior combing wool. 
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Politico! Economy.—The veteran Editor of 
the New York Tribune, whoso ability and in¬ 
tegrity of purpose even his political opponents 
conoede, is about to give his readers, in weekly 
chapters, n treatise on Political Economy, with 
special reference to elueiduting and defending 
the policy of Protection to Home Industry. All 
our readers interested, who do not already take 
The Tribune, are referred to the announcement 
of Us publishers in this paper. 
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Poultry importation*. — D. A. Gavitt, Secre¬ 
tary of the Now York Stale Poultry Society, has 
received by t ho late steamers large consignmen ts 
of choice fowls from James C. Cooper. Limer¬ 
ick, Ireland, embracing Dark Brahmas; Buff. 
Partridge and White Cochins; Sultans; Hou- 
duns; Duck wing and Derby Game Bantams: 
Black, Bitver and Gold Crested Polands; Tou¬ 
louse Geese, Aylesbury Ducks, Ac. 
■- Ml 
Prize Medal*. — Wo leurn from the Secretary 
of the New York Poultry Society that the gold 
medals awarded by the Society are done, and 
will lie engraved ready for deliv ery on the 15th 
of June; also the diplomas. 
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Cure for Scratches. —Wash the part thoroughly 
with Castile soap and soft water, then apply 
with a sponge strong white oak bark tea and 
drop on a litt le glycerine. One or two applica¬ 
tions wilt accomplish a cure. 
Culture of Peppermint.— We have several in¬ 
quiries for the experience of practical cultiva- 
iors in the growing and manufacture of pepper¬ 
mint. 
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Cement for Old Roofs. Please glvemen recipe 
for a cement for old roofs; and also for a good 
whitewash for out-buildings.— e. n. 
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Remedy for Dee Sting*. —A correspondent asks 
for “ the bwt remedy for lice stings — especially 
to prevent much swelling of the part stung." 
-H*- 
Beod with .\orwuy Oat*. — J.no. D. Reynoldr, 
Term. — The seed you send us la not Canada 
thistle, and we are unable to identify it. 
Larch Peod. —A. S. Shimer—W e presume you 
can get larch seed of any seedsman advertising 
in tho Rural. 
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THE SEASON. 
rWB desire to receive Items concerning the season, 
crops and crop prospects from all parts of the coun¬ 
try for publication under this head. - 17ns. RURAL.] 
Westford, Ot»rgo Co., \. Y., May 21. The 
weather has been scry cool and dry, which 
makes grass and grain rather backward. Far¬ 
mers in this vicinity are just planting corn. 
Hops are looking uneven and yellow — need 
more sun. —G. JJ. Winne. , 
Gallatin, Mo., May 24.—Spring favorable for 
work. Just closing corn planting. Prospect for 
fruit, except peaches, very good. Winter wheat, 
winter killed. Spring wheat, outeand early corn 
look well. White grub threatens our crops. 
Tell us something about them.—x. x. x. 
Wntklns, N, Y„ .Wny 27.—The season so far has 
hoen cold and backward, but favorable for farm 
work in this locality. The spring crap is very 
bffckward, and wheat on the lake slopes not a 
good stand, having been injured by the cold, dry 
weather. Fruit bids fair, but owing to the rav¬ 
ages of insects fails, almost every season, to por- 
fectltself in quantity,— 1 \ u. m. 
Jamestown, Howard Co., Iowa, May 20.—The 
season has been rather more backward this 
spring than usual, owing to the unsettled 
weather. Farmers commenced seeding about 
the 18th of April; since then we have had fine 
weather. Com is mostly planted at this date, 
and has bocn put in, with ground in excellent 
condition. A large breadth has been sown to 
wheat, which looks Well.- B. ST. Joh n. 
Clarence, Erie Co., N. V., May 22. We have 
had a very cold, dry, and backward spring. Up 
to this date wo have had frost nearly every 
night. Most of the farmers are finishing up 
their sowing, and are now plowing for corn. We 
plant here from the last of May to rniddlo of 
June. Our wheat crop is very light. Meadows 
afford but little pasturage thus late, and many 
who have hay left aro feeding their cattle and 
sheep.—B, F. A. 
Edgerton, Rock Co., Win., May 21.—We have 
had a very backward spring here this year. 
Plowing commenced about the 20th of April, 
full one month later than last spring. We have 
had no very warm weather, but plenty of rain 
and cold w inds. Winter grain looks first rate; 
spring grain, what is up, looks well. There is 
not more than three-fourths as much wheat 
sown as usual, but more oats and barley; also an 
increased breadth of corn is being planted. 
Grass looks well—better than last year at this 
time. Fruit prospects are good; not much dan¬ 
ger of frost now.—n, c. c. 
Near Frankfort, Ry., .May 21.— We have a 
fine grass season, and stock to consume it is in 
fair supply, at improving prices. Small grain 
of all kinds Is remarkably promising; our nu¬ 
merous and large distilleries are in lull opera¬ 
tion, and they are making fortunes for their 
owners. Our noble Durhams are in better de¬ 
mand than for several years, at paying prices. 
The spirit for improvement gives demand for 
hogs and sheep of all good breeds, and our only 
drawback is the want of abundant and reliable 
labor.—n. w. s. 
■Warrington, Davis Co., Iowa, May 15.—The 
weather here has been too wet for farming; not 
much corn planted yet; prospect for wheat is 
good, the heads of the earliest are ready to push 
out. Fruit trees are very full, both apples and 
peaches. Tho oat and grass crop is coming on 
fine. The way fanning is done here is: several 
crops of corn are grown in succession ; theu per¬ 
haps two wheat crops, the wheat crops are to 
rest the land; or they may let it lay a year with¬ 
out sowing any grass seed on. This is Hoosier 
farming; there are a good many Buckeyes com¬ 
ing or, here. They suppose it would spoil the 
land to plow deep.— Elias Beaver 
Boulb Butler Wayne Co. Y,, .May 25, —The 
weather at present is quite coo,’. May 22d wc 
were visited by a severe frost. 'Wheat is look¬ 
ing quite bad. The market for wheal remains 
quite steady. Good red wheat, $1.25 per bushel; 
white, $1.50. A large poiidon of the last, year's 
crop remains in the hands of the farmers. All 
kinds of fruit trees are blossoming very full, 
and a good and plentiful harvest is expected. 
The market is glutted with good Peach Blow 
potatoes, at twenty-five cents per bushel. Swine 
arc scarce, snd very high; fat hogs, $11 per 
hundred, lire weight; spring pigs, $5 to $0 each. 
Butter. 35 cents; Cows, $70 to $80 each. Barley, 
$1.75; Oat*, 60 cents; Corn. 70 cents.— l. o. b. 
Re*e, Wayne Co.. N, Y., .May 15. — Grass, 
though cold winds and dry weather have kept it 
back, is now doing well. Wheat has been af¬ 
fected by drouth, also. Some wheat fields have 
been plowed up and sowed to nats; others aro 
spot ted; others, where well rotted manure was 
scattered on the surface last full, look well. 
Corn planting has commenced, but most fields 
will be planted late. Help is scarce mid not as 
many acres as usual will be planted. Wages are 
from $20 to $20 per month, and from $1.25 to 
$1.50 per day. Peppermint is growing finely. 
Almost every farmer has a few acres, and some 
ten to twenty acres. Tt must all be heed, and 
that helps make labor scarce. Hops look finely 
—never better. Prices are so low cultivators 
are discouraged, and six yards out of sixteen, 
tv i thin a circuit of a tew miles, have been plowed 
up; oihcrs will receive little attention. Pros¬ 
pect good for an abundance of fruit.— J. J. 
Skklve. 
Cortland, Do Rail) Co., 111., May 20.— Wo 
have bad a very backward spring. Wheat sow¬ 
ing begun on the rolling lands about the 8th of 
April, The sowing was retarded much by long 
drizzling rains* which usually begin warm and 
and cold, and last from two to three days. Small 
grain of till kinds looks well now. About two- 
tbirds of the corn Is planted; some of the early 
planting is up. There has been less wheat sown 
and more corn planted this season than for 
many year* past. The farmers arc beginning to 
learn that there is more profit In raising com 
and fattening hogs und cattle for market, or 
feeding it to rnilet cows to Increase the supply 
of milk for the cheese factories which aro 
springing up all through the country, than in 
raising wheat at the present prices. Tho pros¬ 
pect for fruit was never more promising; apple, 
pear and cherry trees are completely loaded 
with blossoms, as also aro tho small fruits, such 
as raspberries, currants, gooseberries, strawber¬ 
ries, &c. Grass looks remarkably well, consider¬ 
ing the late start. t suppose it is owing to tho 
abundant rains wo have had.— Thos. B. Arnold. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES 
Northwestern fiheep Breeders’ nnd Wool Grow¬ 
ers’ Association. The following officers were 
elected at the annual meeting. May ID:—Uros/- 
J.8. Townk. Batavia, I1L Yl/x-Pree dent.— 
T. Smith, Dement. Secrcltirti— E. W. Thompson, 
Sugar. Trt'fututrr --Daniel Kelly, Wheaton. Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee— D. W. Gates. Belvldere; C. H. 
Smith. Ney; J. Herrington, Geneva; H. Aiken, 
LocVport; J- 'V. Knapp, Monroe Center; C. 
Barnes, Wheaton; E. Ware, Waukegan; C. 
Brackett. Le<- (’enter; LysunderBeverly, Elgin. 
The following delegates to represent the Associ¬ 
ation at tho Wool Exposition at Cincinnati were 
chosen J. H. Tnwne, J. P. Reynolds, H. I).‘Em¬ 
ery, G. E. Morrow, D. Kelly, A. Brown, D. W. 
Gates, E. Ware. 
New England Fair. AVe learn from the Maine 
Farmer that tho Annual Address at tho New 
England Fair, Portland, Me., is to be delivered 
by Governor Chamberlain. The Farmer says 
of him “Judging from his address before the 
State Society at its last exhibition, it will be a 
production of unequalcd merit. He touches 
no subject that he docs not adorn with ripo 
scholarship and manly eloquence, and in all his 
public messages he has manifested so deep an In¬ 
terest in our agricultural resources and pros¬ 
pects, and proved himself so emphatically ono 
of tho people—that we regard this choice of the 
Trustees in securing him for this service, as tho 
very best that could be made." 
The Wool Exposition and Cincinnati.—JUSTUS 
C. Stevens, President of the Ohio Wool Growers’ 
Association, has issued a circular to the wool 
growers of Ohio urging tha t their flocks be fully 
represented by samples of wool at theAVoolen 
Manufacturers Exhibition at Cincinnati thetirst 
Tuesday in August next. Ho says" Samples 
of an amouut to convey with sufficient clearness 
tho quality, may be sent in sacks or boxes 
marked, ‘For the Exhibition, care of J. H. Laws 
& Co., Cincinnati, O.' " 
St. Clair (Mo.) Farmers’ and Frnlt Growers’ 
Association. — The following ure the officers 
elect for lflOti; Pratidi tit — Adolph Englkman. 
VtCC-PrcaUiefUS —Geo. C. ELSCnmayer, Isaac Ter¬ 
rill. .Secretory — Augustus Chenot. Trewmrer — 
Nicholas Bout. Executive. Gunmlttfx— David \\ r i- 
loy, Goo. P. Lelnisch, Joseph Miller, Frederick 
Exter. 
Maryland State Fair.— The Maryland Legisla¬ 
ture has given the State Agricultural Society the 
sum of $25,000 towards enabling it to fit up 
Its Fair Grounds, to which the City Council of 
Baltimore has added another $25,000, thus mak¬ 
ing a fund of $50,000 to be expended in prepar¬ 
ing tho grounds for its annual exhibitions. 
An Unparented Movable Comb Bee-IIive is 
asked for by a correspondent. Wo believe there 
is a patent on all mov able enrnb frames. If in 
this we are not correct, will some one correct us? 
Eastern Kennebec, Me., Agricultural Society 
will hold its second annual exhibition at China, 
Sept. 28th, 29th and 30th. II. B. Williams of 
South China, is Secretary. 
Mn.ssnrhii.setD Hort. Soe. —The exhibition of 
this Society will occur June ICthand 17th, it hav¬ 
ing been postponed from May 29th. 
Illinois Hedge Plant Growers’ Association.— 
The second annual meeting of this organization 
is to beheld at Mendota, III., June 23. 
The Waldo Co., Me., Ag. Sue. holds its twen¬ 
ty-second exhibition at Belfast October 12,13 
and 14. 
The Contocook, N. H., Valley Fair is to be held 
at Hillsborough Ridge, September 21 aud 22. 
