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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
P»K« 
Tim Hr.itriKMAW.— Fir*t Pmr Animal* ot tin* N*w York State 
I-nlf < UliH-tmtPd ,) Abortion in Cow* ; Invratinr in Tenu Cut* 
lU : Remedy for tvargot { A Five Month*’ Lhiinnm liull; Fas- 
W-nlii* CnLllr......... .645, 647 
Finn ClloMi. A Seed Wheal F.xj*o*r ; JeMlih Wright’* Fnrin- 
ln* ; iVitAUio* from Seed, Swoet rotatoef ; Vnrieticn 
of Wliiml; Ramie I’rodurU; J'lantihj* Corn : SurprUo 
OfcU... , , M6 
Tint AnAWtAN, Chloroform and Bet*; —Southern KiiMiile* ; 
Knutir IlivoA v». |V»i Mlvc*..646 
T»itc Swma-Tfamn.- l'(vr«gr«lT>ha for the Pi#-Sty — A Lnr*« Ft*, 
Remedy for Ho* Cholera, Fn*li*h F.*uhion III ri«i Treatment 
of Sick Fi**.. .646 
Tint porLTJiv YnJin.-The Croatia* of Fowl* — BjmnUh with 
Brahman; Fowl*—Do they Change their Sex by Ti«D$l*»rUlio»i.646 
Shkku lit/**** dry .—Winter Fodder for Sheep; Treatment of 
Cull Lamb* j Knpliih Show Shwp . ’! nje VVonn.............617 
Far* Economy. Scoammlea) Notn Atom Conveying Water, 
Toharro a* a Mtituir*', storing Bowed r lor Land, 
Xnxiou* Widdli in MUteur), IIo*r to Hen JVIfmnre.017 
ScirMUIC and TJihckul, - l Will and Scientific Iteirn— Bank 
Cheek Dock•, Tallin ( luirn, .VluMjiilb* I’rnvwitlvOj Bn.inei* of 
the Mint, Lar*<0 Jilnb of Ui**rrib% -Savin* Culm, IhwitiUful JUlVft, 
I*n|*r from Ji-hnvin** nnd Sawduat,.., ...647 
Fomologicai..— Biennial Meetln* of the American Foiiiolojjieal 
7’he Di" ■••alnn on F«vr»; The Croton firrtpe (llluntra 
t*d ;1 fVwH*lojjiki»l p .Muiiettii Kverltearm*, KU ther •JrajK', 
Market lVar*. • .....64 k 
Tin VrvrvAKn.—t?fu|M*a in Ohio; t«ni|K Growing in ruin.649 
Fi.nitiut m iia. \ew Floiverln* Shrub— Hy>tr.iti*efl lVwdeu!ftt«i 
timndtllora (llluetrated Floral Kx|a!ricmr.. .. ,64 'J 
New York J'«rnu?/r* Club Wnllfi Walla, WfUth. 
Ter , Thi Uiavittri Vu11#t, Rarly K<*«., PbUloot, I*$hU-i tin* 
Thkkru'O OI It Roller, Japan Clover, Che*** Knctoriefl 
In Ji ortli Cnrnllinv, Horen in Cattle, Clllixiii* UkiuI Hun*), To 
1*revi.*iit Suiut in Wheat, I’rmim* Grit}»o Vine*, Oregon Repre- 
aefit*^, Tint jVliurtiuciit Of Ayrirultun, Rouk3' Mountain Vr»|- 
li»y» and I'arU for .Stork fUilili*.649 
Uaiiiy Hr»HAtrtticv.—Thn Color of Milk ; Snltln* Milrh C^wh ; 
Churn more Milk or Skim Deeper ; cheeae Factory I'laot... ..650 
Ri kai AncHiTKcrtriii. About Cnrn-ILm*e« (7 fllnntmtions ;) 
Vegetable Cellar; Bath JCooin.R60 
Tin Hmu.i Sliylnp Ifonoaj Poultice for Hoof*; To Cure 
SplIntA , Uor*o*a Ti'ii*ue ; HuiiiJh* c»ii llornoA,.660 
HviltKIIIC jNroitKATION. Reined) for 1 »larrhea ; Drafu for Chil¬ 
dren ; Old Kvm j Oil of lleml'Hk ; Babiea in France., .,•,....660 
Dohrwtic KenanMV. <*roen Corn ; Omiriluiled UerlfH-*-Klder- 
t'rrth Wine, ChIibDi* T.nnatnea, Waihln* Fluid; Ficklin* 
fUiickhanieq y 7‘o koob Woruia from Pork ; Knitting Mx'hines ; 
Mulha in Clothing ; Touuttoo* fur Vlnngftr. .. .651 
Auftnuu : i.ruiK.-OMMm Ilc«|(jes liiatr•jctiotia in Had** firow. 
In*, Kooplu* iMitnt* * tver Winter, Preparation of the Omuiid, 
llandlln* and A«-^.»rl)nu Pliub, Tittutof Plnutin*, Nmnbei of 
Plant* |mt Rod, 7ranr.jdniiUo*, iU' Scttlu*, Cultivation, Train 
in* tho lled*c, Phuhin*.. . . . . .661 
Anm'al I * Hid, -The New Jersey State fair; Putnam County, 
N. Y., K.ur,,,.,. ..... . .661 
Eoiroitf ai •, F.tu. Twn We* k# Awnv — Philadelphia, Roaton ; 
Rural Mole* nm! Q'lnnex—The Riinil'a Full rmnpviQii, W»«u<rn 
N. V IJort. Society, 7‘ha Monnie County Fair, orl>ny Oat*, 
\\ iuiU to lewirii Formln*, A Sttltulliug Concern, Mucical ItoxeK , 
The SeiiMiu... ...... .669 
Monea A>n MannKIIK. Fall I'mhloro. Somethin* About Street 
t'ontmnc* i Illustrated,) Some Suit* Dev* ritieil, f or I'inner find 
Even In* Drtwaet, fialimiM fat Children. Style* of Hat. ; I’rac 
th tl J tutc Dicm (Nhihtrnlc<l>. . 
Sr>*itlifH r**n R» loiim. — Between Two IVrllr - ts He Worth 
Sarin* (Ciititlnnnd). .... ..., ... ... _G64 
Tiik N ATi nAi.iiTt —Gophcnand Salauiandem ; I^nderr-tandln* of 
IMf* . .. .. . . [ ,.6M 
h*t»iri' Fout-Fouo.—T o a Little Ilomtewlio (Poetry ;) Ladiea* 
Art A go. iithof, j 7'he Queen of the llarcm; Learn to Keep 
Hornet; An Busy Wooer , (Jonlpy PuraKrapliH. .6r#6 
CiioieK MIMCKM.A.VV, - Innuln* (Poetry;) Among Stm!l.<« and 
Metuphoi* ; Uhl Age; \'ictorh-« llcrocv*; Su**caliv*i BrirL. .656 
Sa nu a Til 1 U.ai.imi. Only To Day (pffVfV i) What 1» Helicon ; 
Aa Ye have tlppoitunlty ; Let Your Ll*fit Shine..n.Mi 
Niw* urtnii Wkmt. Domestic and Foreign. ...C&ft 
Tmk ManKicrn. Money ami Sl***k; Produce and Provision*; 
Live St*iek ; Buffalo Live Stwk., ....r,f,6, 667 
Tua Rkvixvvku. —New Puhllmtlon* Reviewed . .6;g 
Tiik JVnwn ComotMsau.—Sixty-«U Inite Inlerentin* Brt/vitiai...669 
Foil Young Pcorm. — The Brooklct’a Lotion (Poetry;) Tha 
Apron t MaOe of CurU....,.. ...iiflo 
Wit ami Humor.— flow the Gold Cmmi Down in Wall Street 
illhutralvd).. .. ..666 
7Hn Puizi.kii.—E nigma, Rchua, Decapitation, A!in*ram t Etc... .660 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 18G9. 
TWO WEEKS AWAY. 
Philadelphia. 
The meeting of the American i’omologi- 
cal Society called us to Philadelphia. But 
for the crow d upon our columns ive should 
have given that meeting extended comment 
ere this. The Pennsylvania horticulturists 
made grand exhibition in their fine Imll. The 
latter was tastefully and appropriately deco¬ 
rated. The exhibition was largely attended. 
The American Pomologieal Society was hos¬ 
pitably received and entertained both by the 
horticulturists of Pennsylvania, the muni¬ 
cipal authorities, societies and citizens of 
Philadelphia. The week wound up with a 
reception, toasts and speeches, and a strength¬ 
ened bond of fraternal feeling binding to¬ 
gether all who participated in the delibera¬ 
tions and pleasures of the meeting. 
Our columns have shown and will exhibit 
such of t he work of the Society as may lie 
recorded. Members worked well, harmoni¬ 
ously, and accomplished all, perhaps, it, was 
expected would be accomplished. Among 
the members we heard talk of enlarging the 
scope of the Society’s operations by making 
it Horticultural, and including, in sections, 
all the different branches of horticulture. 
But it. was apparent that so long as the So¬ 
ciety had difficulty in getting through its 
specific work in three days, that any exten¬ 
sion would be impracticable. It was also 
urged by some members, in consequence of 
the absence of Western Pomologists, that the 
meeting of the Society should take place 
during the winter months, that there might 
be less clashing with State ami other exhibi¬ 
tions when it is necessary for members to re¬ 
main at homo. This is a matter which 
should bo discussed; and siuee the Society 
is to go tn Richmond two years hence, it, 
may be that a winter session will be alto- 
gether desirable for all interested. 
Hoarou. 
“ Never been in Hew England!” It. was 
a wonderful picture, the subtlety of which 
Hogarth’s pencil might have failed to ex¬ 
press, which we saw on President Wilder’s 
face as we avowed, with no little timidity, 
our benighted condition. It was not pity, 
nor incredulity, nor astonishment, nor amuse¬ 
ment alone, but all combined in one grand 
Boston look! Accordingly, when he said, 
“ Come over to the show of the Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society next week,” we 
decided never to have occasion to provoke a 
New Englander to look at us in that way 
again, and—we went to Boston! 
We looked at Boston and Massachusetts 
pears, peaches, plants and pumpkins — at 
their apples, grapes, potatoes, onions, to¬ 
matoes, cauliflowers, etc., etc. They were 
very like those grown out of New England. 
We wandered through Horticultural Jfall, 
and remembered well the great and good in¬ 
fluence it lias exerted upon American horti¬ 
culture; we listened to, talked with and 
toasted her Wilder, Brkck, Hovey, Hyde, 
Manning and others who honor a great, in¬ 
dustry and a worthy vocation by lilting it 
up into a social equality, so far as exterior 
appointments go, with that of any known 
to business men. We wandered through 
the delightfully straight and right-angled 
streets of that liberty-loving Boston, won¬ 
dering that so old and primitive a town 
should luiTe made its paths so straight! We 
climbed Bunker Hill monument,looked over 
President Wilder’s and Hovey’s grounds, 
wondered where ail the women and girls 
came from, and where all the men had gone 
to, and came back to our office enriched 
with sundry experiences which shall be 
mixed with woof in our future editorial 
weaving. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Tha Rural's Fall Uatii]mi{;ii opens most, au¬ 
spiciously. Even a week before i Is c< > in men ce¬ 
ment passengers for tho Trial Trip stepped 
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•Thunks to A^ent-Frlends and an appreciative 
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endeavors to give each subscriber more than 
“value received" for his or her investment. 
All aboard for tho Trial Trip ! 
-H<- 
Western JV. Y, Horlicullnrnl Society.— The 
Autumn Exhibition of this Society (held at 
Corinthian Hall, Rochester, Sept, 29,) comprised 
a large and fine display of Flowers, and a credit¬ 
able show of Fruit-s. The collection of pears 
was large and fine— Ullw anger & Rauk y ex¬ 
hibiting 100 varieties, Frost & Co., 70, Ac. The- 
show of grapes was also good for the season. 
Prof. Clark of Farina, and Mark D. Wilkon 
of Rochester, each exhibited from 20 to no varie¬ 
ties of grapes. .Ias. VlOK made a large and 
beautiful display of cut flowers— including t:,C) 
varieties of dahlias, a fine collection of seed¬ 
ling Gladiolus, and many other beantiful Dow¬ 
ers. Ellwangkk & Barry, Frost .St Co., and 
John Charlton nlpo made creditable displays 
of flowers, floral ornaments, &c. Among the 
novelties Mr. Charlton had a now climbing 
plant, Ihe AmpdoDstiH Vaiehii , Imported last 
spring by Mr. Vick, it is a beautiful plant, and 
if it proves hardy will ho quite an acquisition. 
E. M. Conklin of Parma, presented a very 
large, beautiful and line-flavored seedling pencil 
-so promising that we shall give a history nnd 
description of if in the Rural. Purdy <St John¬ 
son showed two varieties of Autumn-bearing 
raspberries; Mooov & SON of Lock port, very 
flue Bourre d'Anjon pears; J. W. IIklmkr, a 
very large Gloria Mundi apple from California; 
and Capt. Evans of Society vllle.S. C., a plate of 
Seuppernong grapes. 
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The Monroe County Fair—at Rochester, Sept. 
22-24 —was tn some respects very creditable; In 
others, otherwise. The show of Stock was good 
in quality—particularly In Cattle and Sheep, 
both departments comprising choice animals. 
The exhibition of Farm Implements was unusu¬ 
ally good. The Glen & Hall Maol 'g Co. made a 
very large and lino display, and several Roches¬ 
ter manufacturers and dealers were well repre¬ 
sented-.). RAFAIJ* & (3o., Pollock k Weaver, 
J. W. McKindlky &. (Y>„ and others. The show 
of Fruits and Flowers was also line, though uoi 
so large as we have seon at some previous exhi¬ 
bitions. The trotting and racing seemed to be 
the groat nil morion, and drew a crowd which 
probably saved the Society from pecuniary lo^. 
though it. caused the absence nl' many worthy 
members—without whose assistance it isdiftloult 
to achieve i lie right, kind of success at a Monroe 
Co. Fair. Having done our “level best” in 
years past to aid in placing the Society upon the 
right basis, we sincerely regret the apparent de- 
ion nation in its Annual Fairs, and trust tho 
original members will soon institute a salutary 
reform. 
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Want* lo Learn Farming.— JOHN ITay. Oneida, 
N. Y., nineteen years old, with a mother who 
depends upon him, asks if there Ison Agricul¬ 
tural College in this State where lie can learn 
farming and at the same time be earning some¬ 
thing. We answer. Yes — hundreds of (hem. 
Go to the best farmer you can bear of, tell him 
what you want, what, you are willing to do, and 
apply yourself to learning farming with him. 
It is the only way we know of to learn, and the 
best, provided you make use of sucli books as 
may be. available to you. Don't go to any Am i- 
cultural College in existence hoping to "leant 
farming.’ Agricultural Colleges may teach you 
the natural laws involved in the propagation 
and production of fruits, plants and animals; 
and these should bo learned; but the practical 
part of agriculture is not yet tauglil in this 
State at such schools, and we hope will not be 
attempted. 
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Norway Oafs.—Tho results of the past season’s 
experience with this variety of oats, so far as we 
have reports, are very satisfactory indeed. Tn 
III leases reported, the yield has been good com¬ 
pared with that of other varieties, aud m some 
eases extraordinarily large, going to show that 
no matter how much fault, ntay have been just¬ 
ly found with the cleanliness of tho seed sent 
out, the Norway Oat, per sc, has merits to com 
mend it to every farmer who desires to keep 
pace with his neighbors in production. It has 
been properly urged that an Investment which 
increases the product of an aero from ten to fif¬ 
teen bushels is a good one, no matter whether it 
be in the form of manure, culture or an im¬ 
proved variety of seed. So we think. Wo do 
not discourage people from such Investments. 
Every Wide-awake farmer knows that, his inter¬ 
ests lie in keeping pace with progress In all de¬ 
partments of husbandry, and will act according¬ 
ly. Tho post season's trial seems to prove that 
the Norway Oat is one of these profitable invest¬ 
ments. Wo write this to call attention to a 
si riking advertisement in another column. Be¬ 
cause more or less bogus seed has been sold the 
past season, the proprietors aim to head off such 
swindlers in future, If possible; nnd they an¬ 
nounce that, their seed will hereafter be sold un¬ 
der the name of Unmade) 1 Norway Oats. 
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A Swindling Concern.—Some time ago I re¬ 
ceived a letter from the dollar store of F. M. 
Rockwell & Go., Boston, containing three tick- 
els. The tickets read that by sending a dollar 
for each one, I could get the goods named on 
them. The money was forwarded, and a few 
days afterward I received an answer demanding 
another dollar, on pretense that they were sout 
to me, through mistake, instead of a circular. 
This I also sent, but have not heard from the 
Ann yet. I consider them a swindling concern, 
and wish you to publish this, that others may 
not he deceived by them,- E. A. Sanford, Ionia, 
Mich. 
->»♦ 
Musical Boxes.- I am a regular subscriber of 
your paper, and admire il ; and I greatly regret 
to see It lending its great circulation (in fam¬ 
ilies, particularly) to aid swindlers, and there, 
fore write to inform you that the J. King <V Co , 
who advertise musical boxes for ?2are despica¬ 
ble swindlers. They profess to have their place 
of business at No. 54 Liberty street, but that Is 
the location of the poat-wJScc. 1 suspected a 
trap, and wrote to a friend to make inquiries 
for me, and found out what they wore.—En- 
WAHD A. JUttm n, I mill Office, OttdWit, Si.pt. 21, 
1SG9. 
• -SH- 
The Dundee I nion Ag. Society will hold its 
next Fair at Dundee, N. Y., on the 12th, 13th 
and 14th inst. Address by D. D. T. Moore on 
the 14th. 
• -*♦*-— 
Blunting Potato Balls. Will not some of your 
correspondents give tho best method of keeping 
and planting tho seed of potato balls.—w. a. f. 
See Rurai, September 25, page 614. 
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THE SEASON. 
[We desire to receive items concerning the season, 
crops and crop prospects, with market prices of farm 
produce, from all parts of the country for publica¬ 
tion under this head.—Kps, Rural. 
Erie * <>., X. 1Kepi, 27,—We had a heavy fall 
of ruin yesterday. Wheat, and oats wore never 
better. Apples, not half a crop. Fears and 
poaches very plenty. Corn is a poor crop; a 
targe portion on wet land has never been hoed, 
H being impossible to gel a horse on to tho land 
wilnout miring. Buckwhenl, not very well 
filled. Wheat. Is Rolling at f 1.00; rye, $1; barley, 
$1.10* oats, BOo. Grasshoppers are eating the 
young wheat to some extent, it. m. 
Council Bluffs, lown, Kept. 27.—Since ttio mid¬ 
dle ol August, tho weather baa been changeable, 
I nlil this morning wo have lmd no frost that 
would do damage. The bay-makers have had a 
bard time of it, the rain ha\ ing always enure just 
In time to catch an open stack or the bay in the 
winrow. All our hay here is wild, and hny-mnk- 
ers are siil] cutting. The frost last night did no 
damage, the Immense crop of corn being entire¬ 
ly out of the way, Now corn is in the market. 
Tin; wheal, was very badly damaged by rain, aud 
ihe grain is only second class.— s. p, s. 
JoncMille, Saratoga Co., \. Y„ Kept. 2K.—The 
hay crop ui this county is the largest harvested 
in many years; outs good; Corn, a very poor 
crop ai least one-fourth short of an average 
yield. The farmers of tills county raise pota¬ 
toes largely. The crop promises only a light 
y icbl this season. I hear a general complaint ol' 
"only a few in a hid." In some localities the 
rust has nearly ruined the crop. Wo have had 
no BOVOre drouth this season. Jack Frost made 
his appearance m strong force this morning.— 
f. n, w. 
\ ittoiia, Ontario, Sept. 20.—The weather for 
Ibis month bus been very warm, with plenty of 
rain, aud grain sown on first of month bus grown 
very rapidly. Frost litis held off yet very well; 
we had a little about thefirstol' the month; corn 
and buckwheat is getting nearly out of danger, 
and is a good crop; clover seed will not be very 
good; it has grown too much-straw and will not 
•ilk l*otables are a good crop out are rotting. 
Hops are jusl being picked and are a fair crop. 
Apples are very scarce and will command a good 
price. Peaches, pears, plums and grapes are a 
splendid crop and quite cheap. Prices of grain 
low; scarcelyqnyone disposed to sell. Wheat 
brings about 95e. tori; barley, 73c.; peas, 05c.; 
oats, 30 to 35c.— Peter Gilbert. 
Elkton, ('oIiiiuMuiim (!«., O., Kepi. 21,— Juno 
and July wore cool and wet; August and Sep¬ 
tember warm, with seasonable showers. Yester¬ 
day the thermometer indicated 90 in the shade: 
to-day 88'. Crops are good; wheat best In four¬ 
teen years; outs, double crop; corn and potatoes 
good Abe latter rotting some in places; grass, 
fair yield. Ail fruits very abundant excepting 
apples, which are scarcely half a crop. Seeding 
is being rapidly finished up; the seed goes in in 
good condition an da good breadth sown. Wheat, 
$1.20; rye, 80c.; corn, 80c.; oats, 40c.; potatoes, 
25c.; butter, 25c.; eggs, 20c. Our fair comes off 
this week, four days; last day devoted to veloci¬ 
pede racing and balloon ascension —not strictly 
agricultural productions.—n. a. b. 
WntervRIe. Kan., Sept. 23 .—At last wo have 
pleasant weather again, but cool. The overflow¬ 
ing currents have gone down, are fordable, but 
leave many valleys with a dreary appearance, 
and rob many farms and families of their sum¬ 
mer’s work. Whole grain stacks floated like 
mocking ships on the river. A large grist-mill, 
standing forty feet above the common level of 
a creek in Washington county, was hidden by 
water to the eaves and carried away. Undoubt¬ 
edly it lias been the greatest flood known since 
the white man first walked the Blue River coun¬ 
try. I see hut very little grain shipped East, and 
i think people do wisely to keep it, for alt hough 
there were large crops, there will not be enough 
to feed the crowds of immigrants who are be¬ 
ginning to come in.—CODS', 
Andover, N. Y., Kepi. 27.— Season cold, wet 
und backward, until about J uly 20th, since which 
time it lias been fair, but still cold, giving farm¬ 
ers a good time for the securing hay aud grain I 
crops. No damage done to cither by rain, —al 
secured in good condition. Hay crop the heavi¬ 
est for a number of years, perhaps the heaviest 
over had in this section, general yield from two 
to three tons per acre. Grain crop good also, 
though a few pieces of early were injured by 
wire worms and heavy rains soon after Rowing. 
Have heard of a few pii we-s of oats bei ng thrashed 
that yielded seventy bushel* per acre. Wheat 
good in quality; will probably yield well, both 
spring and fall sowing, though the, hitter was in¬ 
jured by heavy snows last winter. There was 
but a .small breadth of It sown. Corn is next to 
nothing; vines of nearly all descriptions ditto. 
Buckwheat, fair-crop. Large yield of potatoes 
anticipatcd.no rot. having appeared as yet among 
good varieties. Apple crop is abundant.— u. h. 
Little Book, Ark., Kepi. IH. The dry weather, 
during tho entire months of July and August 
has seriously injured Ihe cotton crop through¬ 
out this State, particularly (ho upland crop and 
also sandy bottom lands. Planters, In many in- 
stauccs, who one month ago counted on picking 
a bale to the a ore, will not get more than one- 
half a bale, and a great number will not exceed 
one-third. Ttio continuous hot weather, with¬ 
out. raiu for two months, lias prevented the top 
crop from maturing, and the squares which pre¬ 
cede l he boll have withered and Lillen off. I >eul- 
ers will, in my opinion, bo greatly disappointed 
in the quantity raised throughout tlnrent Ire cot¬ 
ton states. This crop will not exceed that of 
last year. There 1ms been sufficient corn raised 
l’or home consumpt ion. Although the kite corn 
will make iiltloor nothing, early corn on bottom 
lands Is well matured, and there is a good crop 
generally. ITknuy l’Atit;. 
Holly, Oakland Go., Midi., Kepi. 2 I. Notwith¬ 
standing the backwardness of bust spring, the 
wot season, cool summer, Ac., &c„ of which wo 
have reports from every quarter, farmers in this 
vicinity arc realizing more 1 ban an average yield 
of their staple products. Tho consequent, de- 
elbio in prices of wheat, and oats, keeps tho bulk 
of these grains in first, bands, with expectations 
of better terms being offered soon. Com is a 
good crop jusl hero, and out of danger from the 
frost; much of it is being secured in t he shock 
t his week, and the next ten days will see the cut¬ 
ting completed. Buckwheat i • ready to out,but 
is poorly tilled; some pieces will not pay for 
harvesting. Clover seed is ripening slowly. 
That on light, dry soil is filling best, as the bulk 
of straw is not so great. Many pieces intended 
for seed are being cut for hay. Wheat in nearly 
all sown, and has been put in in good condition, 
the ground being neither too wet nor too dry. 
More than the usual amount has boon sown, as 
the reason was so favorable for summer fallow 
plowing. Tho weather now is delightfully warm 
and pleasant.—o. t. r. 
Mlorticultural •.ldvertisements. 
rpHE IONA NURSERIES, 
HASBROUCK & BUSHNELL, Proprietors, 
Successors to C. W CRANT, 
Iona, near lVckskili, Westchester Comity, ,\. V. 
With the purchase made of Dr. g. VV. Grant last 
spring, wu tmenmn possessors of tho ORIGINAL 
STOCK OK TIIK HI MKLAN VINKS, together with 
a large amount of woll-nponed wood for propagation, 
from which we have fiusn u very bhuiuu stock of 
vines lor lull and spring sales. 
Wo bnvt! not made it. our ofijoet so much to grow a 
large number as to produce vuo;s of best quality. 
Having initiii entirely familiar with the vine trade 
tor Gin last ten }i:ur», we confidently assert that tho 
Kurnctan vines wo offer far sain are tally equal, in 
every respect, tn any. of whatever variety, that have 
ever been offered to the public. 
Whoever bus SUeCess with the Concord vine mav 
plant the kuiuelair with full assuranee that grapes of 
surpus.vtng exeKllence may he obtained by using an 
average degree of skill la eulttvntlon, The Kl ilK- 
LAN V1NIC8 wo offer are grown trom mature wood 
taken from the original stock, all ot whleli i, under 
our control, the old vtoe“ standing In our own 
grounds. To insure seen ring the genuine plants, all 
purtles should send direct to us or to our iiutlo > ized 
agenis. 
Prices of the Emuelan are as follows ; 
Each. Dozen. Hundred. 
No. 3, One year old.$1 00 $10 00 $70 00 
No. 2. “ " 1 50 15 00 100 00 
No. X, “ “ 2 00 18 00 125 00 
Extra, “ “ 3 00 SO 00 200 00 
No. 2, Two years old. 2 00 .18 00 12-5 00 
No. J. “ .8 00 00 00 . . 
Vines for Immediate bearing 5 00 48 00 
Regarding the quality of the fruit we quote ns fol¬ 
lows: 
From Moore's iturat New-Yorlu r, April 24, 1809. 
Change at to\A—Tin: ki mei,an grapk.— * * 
♦ ♦ Under Dr. Grant’s vigorous and careful man¬ 
agement the nursery ut Iona lias produced many 
choice American grapes. The Eumolan Ims been 
under Ills treatment for several years, und we are as¬ 
sured bo lias (lev out (I much pains and time to secur¬ 
ing a stock of vigorous vinos-avoiding too rapid 
propagation— before allowing them to be unwed for 
sale. Dr. G. paid a large price lor the stock, 
($1,(100 for only twelve vines, wo believe.) and lias 
since given much attention to its culture and 
propagation, expending a con.sWIcruhleamount tn ac¬ 
complish ids object. * * * » While we regret that 
Dr. Grant’s health const rains him (ogive uptiusincss 
ill Iona, we are glad VO know that his successors are 
gentlemen quitnllcd to main tain the rcpulalion of 
the establishment, and w ish them eminent success. 
From the American Agriculturist. 
"We saw (he fruit before the stock of vines was 
purchased by Dr, Grant, anil regard it as an excellent 
ami very early soil, with more character than is 
usually to be found in early grapes.” 
From the Xcw fork Tribune, Sept. 13,1889. 
Eumelan Grape.—T he new grape known ns tho 
Kunielun, introduced by Dr. Grunt, ami now nn ex¬ 
hibition at tlm American Institute hair, hy I las- 
brouclc ,Sc LtusUnell. is worthy ot especial note. First, 
It is us curly Jtw the Hurt ford ; hence. It Is earlier 
than any other American grape- * - ' It does not 
drop like the Hartford, and Its foliage seems tt, capa¬ 
ble of withstanding adverse climatic inUuchcc.s ns 
the Concord, while, from appearances, il t* likely to 
he grown tn ns many different localities, nnd to bear 
neglect as well. * * ’ It Is. a black grape, with a 
thin skin, a ptllp wholly dissolving, and a sweet, 
sprightly, and agiooablu flavor. In addition, d ims a 
(listmet aroma or bouquet.shell ns no oilier American 
grape possesses, and which is likely lo make it a 
favorite with the most lastidieus. The tnowlh of 
the vine, as now t<> he seen at Iona Island, Indicates 
vigor; the Joints are short und Hie color good. The 
fruit on old vines which were removed when twelve 
years old is not as compact as on tint young vinos. It 
is generally understood that old vines cannot he 
transplanted. The proprietor* claim Unit il is une- 
qualed for making red wine. It is pluin that when 
sueb an addition is to be made, superior qualities 
must oombims: for it is not sutheiem tlult w but we 
already possess be repeated we must have new and 
good qualities. Un the whole, then, the Linnelan 
must he considered, from present evidence, to he a 
valuable addition to our list of grapes already re¬ 
markable. " 
leading varieties of BLACKBERRIES^RASPBER¬ 
RIES. STRAWBERRIES, CURRANTS, etc., which 
have been grown with requisite skill aud care for 
the production of best plants. 
CARD, 
Having felt, obliged to give up business, on account 
•f ill health, I have sold all of ruy interest at Iona 
island lo Messrs. Hasurocck a Bpshneli., who 
will continue the business us lierettifore. under the 
name of their firm, us above. These gentlemen have 
been engaged with me ut Iona for nearly ten years, 
and are entirely familiar with the details of the 
business, and are worthy of general public confidence 
and patronage. 0. W. GRANT. 
60.000 Plums, Apples, and Early Richmond 
Cherries, for sale low by 
RICHARDSON & DAYTON Geneva, N. Y. 
