CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
frrovetneuU' l/u«r» ™ Annur iouok, vi •» ’ ♦ 
tit* n rjmln Drill. H* IaMrtHU hli M»n»jirw, H« ™ nt«* 
.l. flffrtfru, Board* trf -Agriculture, RcilUr*, A Hint for ftoinnff 
Crujv, KyiUrn in Farm lug, HI« ItoUllun (nhUluM).6V>, 650 
1-ARM Economy.. Wit it i Fr.rtn Yard Manure ; HanRingOrind- 
itoriea (llluNtrotfil,) Brook* ou Mower* 2 PhIhIIuk. 
£fttip HuaiMNpytY-—N«tj»*iiul Wool ladmlry F4i»*itl3D-'Rn|®i 
and RegiiUtiom -, W«anlhe and Fall Ponding Luniha, TneCin* 
riminli Kxfn.illiuu Tariff wuilotimii... 
The Poultry-YaEI>. — Braliraai ond THalr CfOMe*; Tra.n«j>Grtn- 
tlon of K*gr Again ; i n iVroak Hail* from MUin*; Inquiry ; ^ 
RjuMiUh KowUtroMfd with Brahma* .....,.651 
PoMOLOOtCAI*,-- Do ^■a'brrriet Pay : Cultivation of tlie Pw r b ; 
Fruit Hutnltog*. Poin dUffital Goti'l) MuarmV Mountain, Dun¬ 
can Fall Mammoth, The Downing IlMptorry (llluriratad,) New 
Early Peach, Slightly Productive ■, Kaaping <>rape«. 
AitBonvcuLTi’Ri. Thd Butternut 5 Miutagvxmnit of Orchard" ; 
Cultivating CliontijuU . The Tea Plant. .652 
Fi.onicri.TtrKK. -Tbo Cantnry Plant In Iliooui (J Ill\r.tr»th-n»;) 
Fine Flower* ... . , . .... 
Tiik (» ahdkm. u.—F rom a HoutUcru Garden—No. I—Corn.653 
Beni Stine ami* Uif-.r* l. PecillAriUci of th« ?5f)lp*c; 'The Beet 
Hair Oil, t*»eful and .Scientific Item*.* *5*>3 
I>4WY IIi KBAHT.nv A Word About the Market* am) Holding 
Cheeaa lor Batter Prl»*a* ■ Feeding Milch Cuw% in Summer 
Suggentimis Courcrtilng Grcuu Corn Fodder , The Country 
Cheeaa Market.. __ . . •. .. .6VI 
The Horikman.- Breaking Colt* ; Tbo Comb and Briiih : Bota 
in llorao*. -. ......... .. .. ... . »,5M 
The Swinu Swine In Summer; Coax the Hug; Green 
Oat* for Hogs. ... .. . ..» ... -.554 I 
Iidmumh BCtittmuY.—Vrrmi C*r*r pr.nd* fit* Canning FriilU, To 
Ph kle GretuiTom*!•>*«,To Cook an Old howl 1VmJer,To Kwp 
Grape* through Winter, To Pry Ppnekh. Sun* Curt for 3«'d 
Ihigii, Indian Puddingy Hite Pudiling, Juunuy Cuke, Cheap 
Cookie*, Mock if |«m go CaY*, To Swc^ji Floor*, f.ctmon INo« 
To Make Paper Mok to Wbltewanhed Wall* ; Soap Inquiry.. .565 
E\ToMftf,irfiir*i.. — Qiifitiona Anawerad -larvn of Ihn Grapn \ inu 
Flra-Btctla, K<*« Bug, lairr* Ot|wn CMeipIllar i»n tho Apple, 
Cono •»! Galli on the f>*avc» nt Wild Unp Vluv, A Strang*' 
Jtug, Currant VViwma and HU- k Cummt, Curoollo •. ..666 
HvotKNfC (NVOtiUATIO*,' Parpatual I 'ten ; Care of the Fent; 
JU«M Simp*.... .. ..655 
Eftroui ai.h, Ktc.— po Farmers Work to*. Mprh ; Lifn Inmrfwiro : 
Hural Note* und Qnorlti —Proapvrta of Ihu Corn Crop, Tbo 
Drouth, «V«\. 7 hr *• lutarn.riloii il land and I ri*->r Agenr.y,'* 
Kmigration {vnlitin. Give YonrOwn N'anir, Mp«t Panrlm* and 
GrFac Slmlleiof P. S- Truo. ry Not«a, Card from Purdy 
Ar John*ton,The Atruiru-an Fomolofffcal feodeiy Meeting, Short 
Horn Stork Wunled, Il'iHgiriiin (iroM for Pnrturo, Thu " Na¬ 
tional Horse Fair/* Fann.rC Club, F.lmlru Komulo ColWe, 
'Fame Mink*, " North wind. ;** Tbo HvltaOD ; CcttlllogiiM, Ar., 
Uerelvid.... .. ,,,**•»«.«».. .556 
EnuCATioRAt.— Woman u$ a Learner. ......667 
Oknitiioloqicai..- Tho Hed Winged Starling (UluaLraietl ,> Par* 
TOia; The Pel Iran, ...... .667 
Stouib* FOB RuJlALiam.-My T.Utte Story..........551, 5SS 
Tit* Thavblkb. — On the Way — KILworth, Kaiuuu, Sawing 
Stone,,,,...,..,,. .. 665 
L*»»tra* Port-Foi.io.—W ord* for Parting (puetfy;) Pennly nnd 
lJuthing , The Women of Parla ; Good Reparter ; Oonitlpy Pnr- 
ngraphs,. ...665 
Cffiic* Mt*rin,i ayy. — Living on n Farm (Poetry;) lamming 
poetry in Youth, How Mfin,khikt Epteh^; 'J‘ho Earth our 
Mother , Sandwltlift ...... ... . .... .659 
Sabbath Ugy>lMr,. -Out r>f tho Peptli# ; Sahhath In the Wilder 
Una, How To Do Good , Thank-uW; Family Worahiji.669 
Nxwa or tiik W»yw OomMtlr. New* Itieludlng New* from 
Waahingtou, N*w York. Maljir, New }{u(ii|i*hlf« t Vermont, 
Ma**a''lni*elli, Hho*le I*Und, Conntutlrnt, >* w Jor*cy, Penn* 
•vlvnnlu,Virginia, Maryland, Alabama, Loni*.%na, Mied*»ipjil, 
Tcnnewee, Kentucky, 1 (Hilo, Indiiinn. Pllnnh Michigan, Mimic- 
eotn, Iowa. Mtuaonrl, Texaa, California, Wyoming Territory, the 
Indiana, Poininlno of Canada ; Forvtgo Ntavi Containing 
New* from Great Britain, Franco, Spain, prnwia and Auririn, 
1'nraguoy, AbyMinm, Turkey and Egypt.600 
Till M AIIVWTB -Money; Produce and Pioviaiotts , Live Stock ; 
Buffalo Live Stork. . .. 601 
pKHOOBAt Jtbva.—I nlrrroatinp Pdraormi Brovltiee........ ..••*,.602 
Niwa Aivn Novai.Tia*#—Ctuitaiulng Seven Item*,..5W 
The Nkwb Cobdb^akb.—S ixty Late Intereating BrovUte*.6rl3 
fyK Ypi,?h« Hnvarly......f«M 
Wit and Humor.—V ary Arlloea—Very’(Illnntrated). 
Tiik Puzzlkk.— -Rebut, Euiginii*, Charade, Etc.. 6 1 
(Ijbc |3wlilrsl^cr , 0 Jpcsk. 
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FRETTY WOMEN. 
,A COMPARATIVELY few Radios monopolize tho 
Beauty as well a* tho attention of Society. This 
ought not to be so, but It is; and will be while men 
are foolish, and single out pretty faces for com¬ 
panions. 
This can all be changed by using Hagan’s Magnolia 
> Bulm, which gives tho Bloom of Youth and a Re¬ 
fined sparkling Beauty to the Complexion, pleasing, 
powerful and natural. 
No Lady need complain of a red, tanned, freckled or 
rustic Complexion who will invest 75cent.* In Hagan's 
Magnolia Bulm. It* effects arc truly wonderful. 
To preserve and dress the Hair use Lyon’s Ka- 
thalroji. __ 
TO WHEAT GROWERS. 
Our Debckiptivb Price-List of choice Seed 
Wheats is Issued,and will be mailed free to any 
one desiring, on receipt of address. We offer a selec¬ 
tion of very superior varieties, and n very prime arti¬ 
cle of pure, clean wheat. EDWARD J. EVANS & 
CO., Nurserymen and Seedsmen, York, Pa. 
“PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1809. 
DO FARMERS WORK TOO MUCH? 
It is asserted that they do. We do not 
believe it. Undoubtedly some do; but. not 
the mass of farmers. The trouble is, they 
do not know when and how to play. There 
is no systematic recreation. We shall bo 
told that farming is not like other business¬ 
men cannot give time to recreation at will. 
No, not always at t he saane hour of the same 
day in the week. Rut what is recreation ? 
Change of employment. It is not idleness. 
And the farmer’s hours of recreation should 
be us profitable to him, evon in a pecuniary 
sense, as his hours of labor. If a man ceases 
to work with his muscles, ho must accom¬ 
plish more with his mind. If the brain is 
not active aud sagacious, systematic and 
creative, the body must do what other brains 
may devise. So one may do too much work 
with tho body and not enough with the 
mind, and vice verm. 
American farmers do not work too much. 
They may work too much in a wrong way 
and too little iu the right way. But there is 
a limit to men’s strength; and while indi¬ 
viduals may overdo with their minds or 
with their muscles for a time, the aggregate 
work they accomplish is never too great. 
Some men have a way of exhausting their 
strength by concentrated and great effort; 
others husband their strength and livo 
longer. There may be, however, no differ¬ 
ence in the aggregate amount accomplished 
by these men during their respective lives. 
As a rule, men do the kind of work they 
are best qualified to do, and in the way they 
can best accomplish it with their capacity 
and knowledge. .Torn Brown wants a 
ditch dug, and he gets a pick-ax, spado and 
shovel, and digs the ditch himself. He lias 
no idea of any easier mode; and if one were 
pointed out to him he would not see it. So 
he plods on in his way, happy find contented, 
working out liis work. But. ambitious, go- 
ahead John Smith wants a ditch of the 
same length and depth dug. He don’t goat 
it with his pick and shovel. With team, 
surface and subsoil plow, ho throws out the 
hulk of the dirt in half the time, and gets his 
ditoli done before his neighbor Brown has 
fairly commenced. But he works as hard. 
His mental powers and physical vitality are 
accomplishing more in a given time aud ex¬ 
hausting themselves more rapidly than 
Brown’s. And yet nine-tenths of his unob¬ 
servant. neighbors will call Brown the hard¬ 
working man and Smith the “fellow who 
takes things easy.” 
We demur, therefore at the assertion that, 
farmers do too much work. We think, 
however, that if the next generation of 
young farmers are taught, how to work, they 
will accomplish vastly more in a given time 
and with the same, expenditure of vital 
power, than any generation which has pre¬ 
ceded them. And when farm labor ceases 
to be a burthen because it is performed con. 
amove, as an enthusiastic artist, paints :i pic¬ 
ture—when men find in their vocation a 
constant and glorious compensation per 86, 
regardless of ultimate results, far more will 
be accomplished, with far less wear and 
tear to the physical and mental organisms of 
farmers. The trouble is, nous of us know 
well enough how to work anil when, nor 
when and how to play. Our work is too 
much a burthen to us and not enough a 
pleasure, Our recreations are not natural 
and habitual, but artificial and constrained. 
We make them hard work, and instead of 
being rested and refreshed we are exhausted 
and disgusted by them, and return to duty 
unimproved and unbenefited. 
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LIFE INSURANCE. 
We stated in a former article that the 
payment of .$100 per annum to a Life In¬ 
surance Company would secure to the family 
of the insured $5,000 at his death. The 
question naturally arises in the minds of 
our readers how the Company can afford to 
do this when the party insured may die 
within a few years or months, or indeed 
within a lew days after the payment of the 
first $100. True, the Company may lie, and 
often is, called upon to pay a large amount 
to the family of the insured, when but few 
dollars have been received as premiums from 
him. We will state briefly how this can be 
done with profit to the Company. 
The Life Insurance Company bases its 
calculations upon the lives of men in the 
aggregate, and not upon individual cases. 
Nothing can he more uncertain than the 
duration of human life in an individual case, 
and nothing can be more certain than the 
individual average life of one thousand men, 
or the number of years which one thousand 
men will live in the aggregate. Observation 
and experience have established the fact that 
one thousand men, aged thirty-five, in good 
health, will live, in the aggregate, 81,000 
years, giving cacti an average of thirty-one 
years. 
It is known that money can ho made to 
earn a certain rate of interest It is easy to 
fix the sum annually necessary to amount to 
$1,000 at a given rate of interest in thirty- 
one years. It is known how much expense 
will be attendant, upon collecting and in¬ 
vesting this money, and thus is ascertained 
how much the Company must receive an- ; 
madly from each individual to be enabled to 
pay $1,000 at his death. 
It is a matter of no pecuniary consequence 
to the Company whether an individual who 
is insured dies within the first year or the 
tenth or the fortieth. The average is sure 
to be reached, and all ite operations are 
based upon mathematical certainties. 
Tho individual has no guarantee that his 
life will be prolonged, but the Company can, 
with entire safety, guarantee to continue to 
his family 1,ho pecuniary benefits of his life 
if he will save and deposit a small sum annu¬ 
ally while he lives. He has but one life, and 
no certainty of its duration; the Insurance 
Company has a thousand lives from which 
to obtain savings, and a certainty of their 
average duration. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Prospect* of the Corn Crop. The Drouth, 
&c.—As much anxiety Is felt concerning tlie 
Corn crop, ivegiven.brief synopsisof telegraphic 
and other news in regard to its condition and 
prospects in various parts of the country. 
In Vlrfflnia and Tennessee the com crop has 
been greatly affected by the drouth; in tho 
former it is reported to be shortened one-half, 
Tho Texas corn crop will, it Is Raid, be abundant 
rill over the -late. _L* PHUih Carolina a fall 
average crop is ntiHotpated by some, but late re¬ 
ports say It Is almost beyond redemption owing 
to soverodrouth. Mississippi will produce about 
half a crop. Tho recent rains In Illinois, Indi¬ 
ana and Wisconsin have greatly improved the 
corn; In Central Illinois tlie crop will be one of 
tho largest over harvested, and an average yield 
is expected In Indiana and Wisconsin. The Ken¬ 
tucky corn crop is late.and light In some sections 
Of tho Slate. In Northern Ohio tho corn is very 
poor; better in Southern, but It !r Raid the 
whole State will not average over half a crop. 
The Iowa crop is reported poor — far short of 
that of adjoining States. J n Minnesota corn was 
much injured by continued rains in June and 
July, but the late warm weather has been very 
favorable, and the crop Is improving. 
In Georgia—the " Empire.Stateof the South"- 
tho weather has been very warm and dry for a 
month, yet it is said the corn crop suffered but 
little from drouth, and recent rains have proved 
greatly beneficial. In Pennsylvania the Corn 
crop was very promising until recently, but tho 
severe drouth will greatly diminish the yield in 
many sections;—and the same is true of the crop 
in portions of adjoining States. The crop iu our 
own " Empire State” will tic u part ial failure at. 
least, though perhaps fair in swum sections. On 
the whole tlie outlook fora Corn Crop is poor, 
and unless we have very favorable weather 
henceforth it will prove a comparative failure 
in many sections of the country. 
The “ Intornntloiuil Land nnd Labor Agency," 
whoso advertisement appears in this paper, is 
evidently an enterprise worthy the attention of 
Huhal headers. A distinguished American now 
in England writes us that- he ts •* persuaded the 
Agency may lie of great and equal benefit to 
both countries.” Wo are advised Unit, “the 
object, of this Agency IS to facilitate the settle¬ 
ment in tho United States of English farmers, 
mechanics, and laborers of all occupations,” 
and t hat ” tho enterprise will bo pervaded by the 
spirit of good will and intent to all parties con¬ 
cerned in its operations.” 
Emigration Roclotlco.—R obert, Philadelphia, 
Pa.—We do not know of any societies that will 
defray the expenses of a young man to tlie 
West. We do not know of any young man 
with a good pair of liinds and a strong will, na¬ 
tive pride and disposition to work his way 
through the world, who would submit to bo 
helped by nny such organization —who would 
thus place himself in the power of any one. 
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The I». O. Address of W. W. Powell is Cross- 
ville, Cumberland Go., Tenn, Ho is the Agent 
of tho Stato Board of Immigration for Cumber¬ 
land county, Tenn. 
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Give Your Own Name.—W. C., of Hoosick 
Falls,.N. Y., who asks for the real name of ono 
of our contributors, should have given her (or 
his) own "real name.” 
--*«-- 
Ripe Peaches and Grape*.— A letter from Utah, 
dated J uly 29, says* We have had ripe peaones 
aud grapes for over two weeks.” 
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The Fourth Annual Report of the Lake Shore 
Grape Growers’ Association for 18(58 is published 
and contains inuoh valuable information. 
Fac Simile* of li. S. Treasury Notes. — We have 
received sundry inquiries concerning, and com¬ 
ments upon, circulars which our subscribers 
have received from “Noyf.s & Co." and other 
firms, with headquarters in New York City. 
Tho last United States Mail has the following 
concerning them: 
Mnny postmaster* hnvo brought, to our attention 
and t o that ol the Department, circulars which have 
boon delivered through their offices, sign od by "Gum 
bridge 4 Co..” " Noyes & Co..” “ Dailey Jk Co.." and 
others, of New York and elsewhere, enuring to dis¬ 
pose of large quantifies of fao-eJmiles and Imitation* 
Of United states currency at certain rates named In 
the circulars. 
We take this occasion to say that the above-named 
"firms 1 " are act—as their circulars are intended to 
persuade their reader* — dealers in counterfeit note* 
at all. They lire simply swindlers, whose only object 
is to extract flood money frotn those who are both dis¬ 
honest and foolish enough to endeavor to procure 
counterfeit money with which to cheat, their neigh¬ 
bors. "GiiTiibrldge 4 Co." (whose real name has 
lately been discovered to be 'l ><nWri<lQc, and whose 
letters are consequently sent to the Dead-Letter 
Office by the postmaster at New York a* fast ns they 
arrive.) fulfilled In* promises by sending the small 
photographic, copies of Treasury notes which are in 
ci immon use as detectors of counterfeits. ” Noyes 4 
Co.” do the same; while ** Dailey A Co." (who prom¬ 
ise to send lifly-cent currency printed from a stolen 
genuine plate.) send a i-ample) good not e for twenty- 
11 vo cents, in herpes of obtaining $20, with an order for 
$l(Kiof the same kind n« the sample; but the receipt 
of the *-'<J end* the tninsactlon. so far as they arc 
concerned. 
Of course, any rimeal who send* money to these 
swindlers deserves to lose It; and postmasters need 
not allow their mind* to ho disturbed about the mat ■ 
ter. It may be prudent, however. In case any person 
who has received one of the circulars desires shortly 
afterward to register a letter or send a money-order 
to any of the linns named above, tor Die postmaster 
to take precautions as to the security of id* hen¬ 
house while the sender remains In the vicinity. 
Card from Purely A Johnston.— Editors Ru¬ 
ral New-Yorker: - Wo notice the article of 
Andrew 8. Fuller In the Huhal of Aug. It, 
headed “Among the Ratrpbcrrlea," and desire tho 
public lb Withhold Judgment thereon, until our 
answer to the same, In which wc will show by 
posiMvc proof - partly front Mr. Fuller's and 
Mr. Downing's own statements over thetr own 
signat ures, mid statements made by Mr. Down¬ 
ing while on our grounds -that his (Fuller's) 
criticisms arc positively and widely incorrect as 
to facts, and grossly unjust to ourselves.— Purdy 
& Johnston, Palmyra, N. Y., A ny. 13,1809. 
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The American Homological Hociety’* Meeting, 
to bo hold at Horticultural Hall, Phila., com¬ 
mencing Sept. 15, should not be forgotten by 
fruit growers. Pomologlcal, Horticultural and 
kindred societies ar© requested to send delegates, 
and wo trust they will be fully represented. And 
ns specimens Of fruit, etc., are solicited for ex¬ 
hibition, examination and comparison, it is 
hoped the contributions will be liberal from all 
fruit growing sections, near and distant. It is 
anticipated that the meeting will be one of groat 
interest and benefit, 
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Short-Horn Stock Wonted. -Can you directly, 
or through your valuable paper, Inform uie 
where 1 can purchase some pure blood Short 
Horn stock?—to wit, one early bull calf or year¬ 
ling, and two heifers from one to three years 
old, not related to each other. -A Reader or 
thr Rural, Sherman, N. Y. 
Cannot say who has such stock now for Pale. 
Watch our advertising columns and you will 
soon ascertain. 
•-»♦♦ 
Hungarian Grass for Pnstur**,—A Stock raiser 
lit Oregon writes to tho Willamette Farmer: 1 
like Hungarian 80 well for pasture that I’ve sown 
more of it this spring; but. It gets npc too early 
for hay in this climate. Perhaps it would do well 
to pasture it for awhile in tlie spring und then 
let, it grow a crop of hay. I think 1 will try this 
plan another year. I think it ahead of other 
grasses for very early spring pasture, and is oaten 
with a relish by the stock. 
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Formers' Clubs,—The Oxford Co. (Me.) Ag. So¬ 
ciety has determined to make an effort to inter¬ 
est farmers in organizing farmers’ clubs. Sid¬ 
ney Perham has been engaged to deliver ad¬ 
dresses at Buck field and other places, and at the 
fair, on tho subject. 
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ICbniru Female College. —As will bo observed 
by reference to announcement elsewhere Lite 
next session of Ibis excellent and deservedly 
popular collegiate und academic institution is 
to open Sept. 1st. 
- - 
The “ National Horse Fair,” to be held at Wil¬ 
liamsport, Pa., has been postponed from Sept, to 
Oct. 5-8. Premiums amounting to §25,000 are 
offered. So saith an exchange, but who “runs 
tho machine ?" 
- «♦»- 
Tame Mink*.—A subscriber asks whero tamo 
ntinks can be obtained. Wo do not know. 
-»♦» 
"Northwest.” — Will Northwest send us liis 
present post-offleo address ? Wc have lost it. 
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THE SEASON. 
[We desire to receive items concerning tho season, 
crops und crop prospects, with market prices of farm 
produce, from all parts of the country for publica¬ 
tion under this head.—EDS. Rural. 
Madison Parish, Ln., Aug. 13.— The cotton 
crop prospects are very encouraging from all 
sections of our State.— t. l. 
Osseo, lien. Co., Minn., Aug. 12.—We are now 
into the harvest. Will have a large yield of oats 
and wheat. Have had nice cool weather for 
grain to fill. So fur as 1 can learn help seems to 
be plenty at two dollars per day. The late sow¬ 
ed grain in Minnesota is but a few days later 
than the early, consequently tho earlier grain 
IS sowed the longer it bus to fill- Wheat is worth 
§1.05; hay, $10 to 12; butter, 25 to 80c.; cheese, 
N. Y. factory, 17 to32c.: wool, 30 to 450.— H. s. n. 
Monroe Co., N. V., Vng. IO— The weather was 
very cool last week, and some frost in low lands; 
no damage done I think. There cannot be much 
of a corn crop; I have seen many fields that 
were t urnod out to pasture. The harvest has beoi i 
secured In good order thus far. Along the lake 
(Ontario,) the farmers arc yet cutting wheat. 
Oats are very late and heavy; Mol many cut yet . 
I think some will stay out till September. Lit¬ 
tle is done towards preparing sowing ground. 
Weather good for tho past week. Never saw 
potatoes more promising, but there is some four 
of rot. There wall probably be u fair crop of 
apples, though some spotted. Ciukl. 
Brush Creek, Fiiyetce Cp„ lywn. Aug, 13. (tui- 
spring was very backward, cold and wet. It was 
late before we could sow. Corn very small; if 
we have a late fall there will be about a third of 
a crop. Oatsgood. Barleygood. Wheat blight 
ed a good deal; some pieces are not fit to cut 
Hay crop good and secured in good condition, 
Wc arc now in the midst of our tarvest. Po- 
■ tatocs are coming along very fast; will hnvo a 
crop if we have dry weather. It rained here 
this morning; is now breaking away. Wild land 
is worth $0 to §10 an acre; wood land from $10 
to $25. Plenty of prairie and timber, and plenty 
of room for as many as choose to come. A good 
many new farms have been opened this sum¬ 
mer.— e. 
West Monroe, Oswego Co., V., Ang. 16.— 
Winter wheat all harvested. Hay crop mostly 
gathered, and a good crop. Oats look good and 
rcadj - to harvest. Potatoes look finely, though 
some neighbors say they rot with them. Buck¬ 
wheat just in bloom. Corn almost a failure, 
sonic lots being plowed up for wheat. We have 
had frequent showers front the 1st: of July till 
the nighi. of August, 11, when we hadagood rain. 
Small fruits have been plenty. Apples will bo a 
poor crop around here.— p. e. v. tj. 
Taylorsville, Hanover Co., Vn., Aug. 16.— 
Weather very dry nnd hot: have had no rain 
since 3d of June, now seventy-live days. Corn 
crop gone; tobacco crop nearly so. Vegetation 
generally dried up. Wheat crop good and near¬ 
ly all in market; brings $1.(18 1-3; corn, $1.18; 
but ter, 35Tb40c.; eggs, 18c. La'e potato crop will 
be more nothing. People are discouraged very 
much, nnd if it were not for the election of 
Walker they would all give up and migrate.— 
J. E. II. 
Marshall, Oneida Co., Aug. 16.— Tlie weather 
is decidedly warmer, day and night, since the 
eclipse, with a fair prospect of acontinua ion 
of the same. Wheat is good, and all in the barn. 
Outs and barley heavy, and harvest fairly com¬ 
menced. Corn very backward, and will be a 
very short crop. Hops are a fair crop, nearly 
full grown, very bright and free from vermin,— 
more so than for years. The last week of this 
month will see thousands of hop-pickers from 
city and country “scattering” for a few days’ 
health-giving work, in this vicinity. Apples 
and pours, n good crop. Last week a farmer in 
ibis vicinity thought Ids young apple-trees wore 
too heavily loaded, and picked several bushels, 
although tliroo-quarlOrs grown. Those picked 
were mostly Baldwins. I would giveyou prices, 
but am not well posted. I muet tell you how well 
your paper is liked, and you may depend on mo 
for a list of subscribers as usual. — Subscui her. 
Fredonla, N. Y., Aug. 11. Weather through 
Juno and July was wet and cold. For ton days 
past we have bad warm weather and little rain, 
enabling farmers who wore behindhand In hay¬ 
ing to secure the balance in good order. Grass 
has yielded well above the average; oats and 
wheal good; corn poor; potatoes promise well; 
apples almost a failure; grapes s"t it fair crop, 
bill, some \ arid fes were considerably injured by 
blasting at time of blossoming. Altogether, 
there will be two-ibirds tin averago crop, 
and in some vineyards a full crop. Dela¬ 
wares nnd Iona* nro loaded heavily and look 
splendid. Hartfovds, Isabellas and Clintons gen¬ 
erally loaded well and doing well. Catawba and 
Diana set a light crop, and are rott ing and mil¬ 
dewed somewhat in old vineyards. Concord, 
where not blasted, are loaded and doing well, 
with little rot. Grapes probably a week or ten 
duy« later than usual; will require a warm Au¬ 
gust and September to ripen them well. Small 
fruits yielded bountifully and sold at fair prices. 
Poaches, a faU’ crop. Wheat, (white) $1.90 per 
bush.; corn, $1.06; bay, $10 per ton. Wages, 
$30 to $25 per mouth, and board. — t. s. h. 
Port Clinton, Ottawa Co., O., Ang. 16.—In the 
former part of tho season it was exceedingly 
wet; now we are having the other extreme. 
Corn has not done very well on account of the 
wot in th© former part of the season and the 
present dryness. Oats are ordinary; hurt in 
some eases by rust. Tho Norway* are splendid. 
A neighbor thrashed i liirly-four bushels of very 
superior oats from a half bushel of very late 
sowing. Winter wheal never yielded better; 
quality is superior. Spring wheat, being dam¬ 
aged much by the rains, was not as good as was 
looked for. (Speaking of wheat, 1 wish to say 
we purchased li\>i fall of G. A. Deitz, Chambcrs- 
burgvPa., some wheat which he called French 
Bed-chaff Mediterranean. It was sown upon 
ground highly cultivated and well adapted to it; 
it grew very well, but when it was thrashed wo 
discovered two kinds of wheat, besides chess, 
cockle, and rye. Old wheat growers pronounce 
it tlie name kind of wheat that WHS grown here 
fifteen years ago.) Potatoes look well. Apples 
quite small und inferior, Poaches are plenty. 
IIHp lias been scarce, yet our grain und hay were 
harvested with good success.—c. C. 
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