SViOOBE’S BUBAL SSEW-YOBKER. 
“PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT." 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
NUL, UTSliMY AM) DAHL! MSPAPEIi. 
D. D. T. 3VIOOR.E, 
Oonduotiiis Editor and Proprietor. 
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RURAL ROTES AND QUERIES. 
The Rural’s Circulation has rapidly Increased 
during the past month. Our Chief in the Mail¬ 
ing Department reports that we have already 
nearly as many subscribers for 1872 as we had at 
the close or last year. Considering that a great 
majority of out subscriptions expire with the 
year, tills Is remarkable — unprecedented, oer- 
ovor the Continent, are active and influential. 
Indeed, their efforts and remittances are aug¬ 
menting, rather than diminishing as usual at 
this season. Thanks to ail friends, everywhere! 
— If our circulation continues to increase, in 
accordance with present facts and indications, 
we shall fool constrained to advance our Adver¬ 
tising Rates on or before the first of April. 
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Study of IVniural History Important.—Com¬ 
plaint was made at. the Farmers' Club tho other 
day that the mice are destroying thousands of 
young trees throughout the country- A mem¬ 
ber made the very sensible suggestion that this 
is due, in a measure, to the fact that the natural 
enemies of the Held mice are so generally de¬ 
stroyed by thoughtless owners of shot-guns. 
For every boy who has a gun shoots every owl 
and huwk lie can lay his eyes upon, and traps 
and lulls every skunk that sheds his perfume in 
the fields. This is true. And it illustrates the 
necessity for a more thorough and universal 
study of Natural History In Our Rural schools. 
Our boys and girls are taught less of what they 
ought to know and more of what is of no earthly 
use to them. Of what is rightabout them and 
before their eyes dally they know least—and yet 
it is a kind of knowledge they will find of most 
use to them in the practical affairs of farm life. 
A learned doctor said that the small snakes are 
also great enemies of mice, and ir. some coun¬ 
tries they are never killed because they ate re¬ 
garded efficient agents to the destruction of 
these pests. And yet what American farmer 
boy over fails to kill a snake if he can find a 
club or stone to do it withV—even those snakes 
that are at least, as harmless and beautiful us any 
thing created ? Tim prejudice against snakes is 
gonietliing greatly to be regretted. II is a bar¬ 
barism akin to that which resulted in the burn¬ 
ing of witches In the early times; and one of 
these days it will be looked upon by civilized 
people In much the same light. 
American Workingmen in their relations to 
government, seem to have been a puzzle to the 
Grand Duke Alexis. Passing through a cart¬ 
ridge factory in Connecticut with Gov. Jewell. 
the following characteristic conversation is re¬ 
ported to have occurred;—A lexis asked, “ Are 
these men what you call the common people' 
Tho Governor replied that they xyero a fair 
specimen of the working classes in this country. 
“ But do you mean to say that these men get into 
official position?” further asked the imperial 
soion. “Porhaps not any of these men,” re¬ 
joined Gov. Jewell: “but men of their class 
do; they are educated men, most of them—thut 
Is, they oan all probably read and write, and 
most of thorn take and read the newspapers." 
“ Do you know of any cases where such men 
have actually been elected to oftice ?' again 
queried the curious Alexis, “O certainly,” 
the Governor said; “I, myself, worked in the h; 
shop as a tanner till 1 was twenty years of age. C 
It need not be added that tills puzzled the man G 
who had never jieou taught to believe in the Di- U 
vine right of every man to be a sovereign. He ei 
could scarcely c-omprehend the fact that he was fi< 
talking of the sovereigns of this country and to 
one of their servants. 
•John Weiss on Iho Music of Trees.—JOHN 
Weiss gave, a t Chlekcring Hall the other night, 
a lecture on Music, which was one of the best v 
analyses of irm-ic—of Its character, essence, ori- * 
gin, object and effect—we ever have heard or ¥ 
read. We mention this that all who are influ- ® 
on cod by good music and love it, and may have 
opportunity to listen to this lecture, may have 
our pledge that i hey will lose much if they tore- \ 
gO such opportunity. But our chief object, in H 
noticing this lecture is to pay our tribute to Mr. c 
Weiss' studies of the music of American Forest 0 
Trees. Tho passage of his lecture In which he i r 
describes what the trees yield of harmony and n 
symphony, and the individual music of the Elms, F 
Pines, &o., is one of the finest specimens of an¬ 
alysis of Nature it has been our good fortune to „ 
hear. We wish we could re-produce it., that it j 
might help to open tho ears of Rural readers to f 
the voices that sing to them throughout every r 
season, and from every hill and valley where a j 
tree lives and grows. John Weiss has studied t 
nature to some purpose, and we wish his voice ^ 
and studies could be made available to Inspire 
every Ritualist with the wish and will to listen 
and learn as he has done. 
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The Botaniat of llte Department of Agrlcnl- j 
turn.—The January Gardener's Monthly says: I 
“ The Rural New-Yorker remarks that, ,1udg- * 
ing from t ho recent report of the Department. < 
Dr. Parry has done nothing the past year. It has j 
probably overlooked the fact that this report. ‘ 
though appearing December, 1871, Is for the i 
year ending December, 1870.” ! 
The Rural Nkw-Youicer has said no such 
thing. We have not alluded to the past- year’s < 
work nor overlooked the fact that the report we , 
commented upon was for the year 1870. W e ; 
distinctly stated it was for 1870 in our notice. 
We take things as we find them; we wish Bro. « 
Meehan would when he quotes us. 
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Agricultural Convention nt MadUon, NVU.— 
We have received an announcement of an Agri¬ 
cultural Convention to be held at Madison, Wis., 
February 8 and 0. The names of twenty or 
more distinguished agriculturists are announced 
as speakers, and It. Is designed to have the ad¬ 
dresses and discussions on two broad gen¬ 
eral questions: —1. Practical Farm Manage¬ 
ment; 2. The Present Working ; of and Possible 
Improvement of the Various Organized Agen¬ 
cies for Agricultural Advancement. Wisconsin 
contains men of caliber and activity as agricul¬ 
turists, and there will be a Live and profitable 
meeting. _ _ 
Briggs A Brers Catalogue ol’ Flower and 
Vegetable Seeds, Bulbs and Plants, was briefly 
noticed in our last, with a? promise of “further 
notice next week." We had only glanced at it 
sufficiently to sec that It was, as we said, a beauty, 
intending to examine carefully and notice more 
fully this weelq—but. some friend (?) lias spirited 
our cop v away, and the ext ras ordered of ftuiGU& 
& Buo., Rochester, N. Y., have not arrived. Can 
only eU y. therefore, that our impressions are that 
the Catalogue is worth many times its price (2;> 
ets.) to any one engaged in cultivating flowers, 
vegetables, etc. 
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B. K. Bliss A Son's Illustrated Spring Cata¬ 
logue and Amateur's Guide to the Flower ami 
Kitchen Garden, for 1873, contains nearly ISO 
pages of closely printed practical nutter, find) 
illustrated. Everybody should send for it. In 
addition to many tine illustrations of Flowers, 
Vegetables, 4c., it has engravings and descrip¬ 
tions of new Horticultural Implement-,. Rustic 
Work, Hanging Baskets, TrellK-s, Ac.. Ac. Tho 
tirm make a specialty of horticultural imple¬ 
ments and always have u line assortment on hand. 
The Horticultural School for Women, nt New- 
• ton. Mass., has been discontinued. The reason 
given for this step is that the Bussey Institute 
■ of Harvard College has decided to admit women, 
’ and tho Newton school found it impossible to 
• compete with an institution ao large aud well 
i founded as the Bussey Institute. It is not stated 
5 that women arc taught practical horticulture at 
- Bussey Institute, but we infer such is the case 
i from the report of the proceedings of the Now 
York Woman’s Club in relation to this matter. 
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f Short-Horns for Japan.—We notice that the 
1 Purchasing Agent of the Government ol Japan 
is purchasing improved stock in Illinois having 
purchased lour Short-Horns, oil;- South Down 
3 buck lamb and two owes, and one Berkshire boa r 
3 pig. of Mr. J. H. PiCKRELL, Harristown. Ill. 
- Japan is likely to be a new field for our herds- 
„ men to supply. 
» Normal Schools— Location.—“ARural Reader, 
' Litchfield, O.,” is informed that Iowa has. we 
r believe, no Normal School 1 Minnesota lias three 
_ B t, Winona, Mankato and St. Cloud, respect- 
o ivoly; Wisconsin has two—at PlattviUe and 
il Whitewater; Kansas one, at Emporia. 
is The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. 
t _This famous annual has been issued for 18<3, 
d and contains the usual amount and variety of 
•> political and Statistical information—indiapen- 
n sable to politicians and valuable to everybody, 
u See advertisement in this paper. 
Georgia Tea. — W. Jones, Liberty Co., Ga., 
has found a striking resemblance to the tea of 
China In that made by steeping t he leaves of the 
Gordonia InManthu* or Loblolly Bay of Georgia. 
He says it resembles the Chinese tea in taste and 
smell. It grows in great abundance near the 
sea coast of Georgia and Florida. 
THE SEASON. 
Hallork, Peoria Co., HI-., Jan. 13. — Good 
winter weather for eight weeks; ground frozen 
solid ; a good time for business. Wheat, $1 to 
$1.10 per bush.; oatB, 30c.; corn, shelled, 33c.; 
ear, 34c.; rye, GOe. Illinois has the best corn crop 
for years .'—l y. 
Ilcspcr, Wlnncvhelk Co., Iowa, .Inn. 18.— 
Weather pleasant; snow one foot; sleighing 
good for many weeks. Wheat, 95c.; oats, 23c.; 
corn, 25c,; bay, §8; butter, 10 to 20c.; eggs, 15c.; 
dressed hogs, $4.27; beef, on foot, $2 to $3; im¬ 
proved farms, $30 to $23 per acre; wood laud, 
good, $30 to $25 por acre; horses, $250 to $300 per 
pair; extra heavy, $350 to $400.—c. 
Oregon, Mo., Jan. 18.—Weather quite warm ; 
snow is leaving very rapidly. Some farmers re¬ 
port the wheat winter killed, but such instances j 
are quite rare. Money very light, and some de- | 
maud 20 pur cent, interest, which is rather steep ■ 
for fanners, with wheat at SI.2Tyg.l.35 per bush.; 
corn, 2ag30c.; oats, 25<330e.; hogs, $3.50 per cwt., 
gross; beef cattle, $3.50 per cwt,, gross.— j. w. m. 
Half Day, Lake Co., HI., Jan. 15.—Our dry 
season still continues. There has been a great 
sca rcity of water here for I bo last four months 
for stock. But little snow. Ground bare at this 
time. Doccmber was the coldest December 
over known in Northern Illinois. The mercury 
on the 4th of December was 3° below zero, 0 A. 
M.; Dec. 5th. 12° below zero, 9 A. M.; Dec. 19th, 
5° below zero, 6 A. M.; Doc. 20th, 3" below zero at 
noon and 16° below at S) P. M.; Dec. 27th, 7° below 
zero at 6 A. M. j. g. L. 
Pittsfield, Mcrrimae Co., IV. H., Jan. 18.— 
The year 1871 was considerably cooler than the 
average for the past fifteen years. Mercury rose 
above 90° but six times during tho year, viz: 
April 8, 00‘4°; May 21,92°; May 39, 92"; May 30, 
93°; Juno 2, 91°; June 8, 94°. On August it rose 
to 90°. Mercury fell below zero on twenty-five 
days. The ruin fall during l he year was thirty- 
three Inches, being six inches more than 1870, 
and one inch more than the average for the last 
fifteen years. Up to last night about twenty- 
nine inches of snow had fallen this winter, which 
is eight inches moro than t he amount which 
fell prior to the middle of February of 1871- 
During the most of the present winter tho 
ground has had a slight covering of snow, which 
is favoraldo for the next, hay crop- Hay is be¬ 
ing sold for $35per ton. and corn for about $1 per 
bush.; many of our graziers have bought corn 
for feeding purposes, and the result is having n 
favorable effect on the stock. Eggs soli for 30c. 
per doz.; butter. 30c. per lb.; Western apples, 
$5.75 per bushel.— g. ft. d. 
THE PRESS AND THE RURAL FOR 1872. 
The Press is unanimous in commending the 
Rural New-Yorker in its new style. We have 
already received hundreds of complimentary no¬ 
tices, and not one which is the reverse. Extracts 
from a few of these are subjoined—with a ten¬ 
der of hearty thanks to all who have kindly and 
cordially greeted Moore s Rural for 1872: 
The Rural New-Yorker is. without doubt, the 
most triumphant success m industrial weekly jour¬ 
nalism that the country enn boast of.—'Jar Home 
Journal. New Orteane, La. 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker has risen a new 
Moore’S Rural New-York f.ti appears in a new 
and handsome form, its bright face looking even more 
cheerful than ever. All the old lorco ol able editors 
and assistant* Ls retained, and it* puces sparkle with 
good tliInga a* they always d£i.—Doilw 7u atcr- 
lowii, N. Y. 
farm and fireside journal, which is justly a rayonte 
wherever it is known, comes to ub very materially im¬ 
proved in its contents, civic nmi illustrations, wo 
cordially recommend this Journal to our readers.— 
Sentinel, Greenville. Tenn. 
Tnc Rural maintain?- its vigor und will continue 
to be read by lis friends and Und mauy new ones. Our 
friend MinniR knows howto get upu paper for the 
fanner, the florist, the housekeeper, and ror every¬ 
body else who wants useful information, and lie can't 
be beaten.— Hociwjiuv Du tip Union. 
THE Rural'S new dress and style, cannot fail to 
please, while the new heading. In our estimation, is 
u non unled hr anything we have yet seen in beauty of 
design and looks. The change ol *1*0 wo think de¬ 
cidedly butter, making it much ea -icTto handle, and 
will give satisfaction to the reader.— Ah mocrat, flint, 
Mich. 
That wonder of modem journalism—the Rural 
N gw- V ORKEH—haa made u ne w departure. The new 
engraved head isneat and attractive. But tho great 
attraction is the Immense amount of reading matter. 
It* admirable quality and it* adaptation to me wants 
of the rural population in nil parts of the country.— 
Tiulletin, Wulinmetmrt, Pa. 
Moor r'« rural New-Yorker is not only a neces¬ 
sity to the farmer, but to tho farmer's wife and chil¬ 
dren, Charmingly illustrated, excellently edited, com¬ 
bining in itself the host elements of both secular and 
religious paper*. It tills a place in every household, 
ami is indeed one of the " r<iUBt-havcs. "—J he Gunl- 
ino .''far, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
TnK Rural New-Yorker lias for many yearn 
been a household Idol in Western New York. It has 
now extended far beyond Its old limits of circulation, 
and it* national popularity Is well earned. Its erti- 
lorlnl staff is large and able; its illustrations ure 
numerous and. excellent, and its matter is such as 
ulWftvarenders it populur People wishing t.o have a 
nrst-ebiss family paper will lind the JUTuai. Just what 
will answer their tasto .—Yates Co. ChioutcU, .V. I’. 
Among the many of uur exchanges that come to us 
witti the New Year, arrayed m now outfits, none pro- 
scuta more attractive appearance than thatstuonch 
Agricultural. I.ih-rary and f amily Journal, the Rural 
New- York iu. Its new vignette head teg and all the 
illustrations in it* firsl Ismic nre very One. We can 
unhesitatingly recommend it to our readers as a first- 
class Agricultural and Family Newspaper.—Adaocatc, 
Atlanta, Ga. 
Jhtblisljer’s jOesk. 
RURAL BREVITIES. 
A National Agricultural Congress is to meet 
in St. Louis, Mo., May 27. 
There arc nearly 400 students in tho Illinois 
Industrial University. 
John Noivlan wants to know where he can 
get a pair of Silver-Spangled Hamburg fowls. 
J T. Smith A Sons. Brentwood, N. H., sent us 
a very complete c atalogue of flower and garden 
seeds*. 
In answer to an inquiry, brooin corn seed cun 
be obtained of any seedsman advertising in our 
columns. 
From St. Albans, Vt., during 1871, 3,270,182 
pounds of butter, and 435,000, pounds of cheese 
were shipped. 
A St. Charles Co.. Mo., sheep grower lost $39 
worth of sheep in a single day a heavy dog tax 
Cor a man, who keeps no dogs to pay. 
In 1871, 3,084 Short-Horn cuttle were sold at 
| public sale in Great. Britain, at an average pnee 
of $280 per head, or an aggregate ol $5,6,980.00. 
Greek's Garden Calendar for 1872, by Henry 
A Drker, seeds man, Philadelphia, Pa., lias 
reached us aud is chock full of inf ormation for 
florists and gardeners. 
Mr. B. H. True of Georgia, largely interested 
in promoting emigration to the booth, aud intho 
development and improvement of its resources, 
called upon ua Jan, 23. 
The schedule of prizes offered by the Massa¬ 
chusetts Horticultural Society for 1872 is issued 
and has been received at this office; $4,9,2arc 
appropriated for this purpose. 
It is announced that Dr. Hyland T. Brown of 
Indianapolis, Iml.. has been appointed Chemist of 
the Department of Agriculture, stud has entered 
upon the discharge of his duties. 
J amis Anderson, Jr., wants to know und get 
the best grate drill. There are sc, many good 
ones it would be invidious to say which is best 
Only good ones are advertised in these columns. 
A good practice is that adopted at the Cali¬ 
fornia State Fair, of marching all the stock on 
exhibition around the ring at 9 A. M., affording 
opportunity to see it without visiting the stalls 
in detail. 
In England they have a wholesome way of 
punishing severely those who expose scabby 
sheep for sale upon the market. \Ve wish we 
could fed certain of a rigid inspection of ani¬ 
mals in our own markets. 
A correspondent asks if there is a berry 
basket same shape and size as the American, 
made of oak instead of the miserable brittle 
wood used in most baskets. We know of no 
oak basket. 
Vr Freeport. III., the new buildings for mami- 
factnring sugar of the beet are pearly completed, 
and $15,000 worth of new machinery, in addition 
to that from ClmttSworth, has been secured. 
Seven hundred acres of beets aro to be planted 
in the spring. 
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typed, and hence Back Numbers can 
always be supplied. Copies lor sale 
by all News Dealers; price Six Cents. 
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body can make it pay to help circulate tho Rural. 
Try't, Reader, and see IX it la not profitable. 
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are constantly kept on bund at Its Publication offices. 
Vol. XX. for 1869, containing 828 pages and over 800 
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since Jan 1,1870, 82.50 each. Tho volumes being too 
heavy for the mail, are usually sent by Express or as 
Freight, subject to charges. 
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BUSINESS NOTICES,_ 
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IP YOU know of a friend suffering from irritation 
of Throat, Lungs or Cbest, or in any way troubled 
with Kidney Compluint, advise them to try the White 
Pine Compound. They will never regret the trial, 
but will thank you for the advice. 
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“ I fcelthat my comfort depends upon Whitcomb’s 
Asthma Remedy.’’—./. Shaui, Saugus, Mass. 
