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SATURDAY, AUG. 17,1872. 
OUT-OF-DOOR NOTES. 
An Editor Getting Freah Air, 
We see ti marked difference in the ways ol 
farmers, from year to year, as we travel among 
them. And this change Is for the better, for it 
indicates a disposition to shake themselves loose 
from the old traditions and the ways their fa¬ 
thers trod, and adopt whatever is good on its 
merits. For instance, look at 
-The Sowed or Drilled Corn 
that is to be seen in all directions, in many local¬ 
ities itores of it, whore three years ago there 
were not as many square rods. I have to-day 
soon, in a ride of twenty-live miles, a hundred 
acres, more or less, of corn, most of It of excel¬ 
lent growth. This suggests another innovation, 
which Is sure to come ns soon as the advantages 
and profits to be derived from It are more gen¬ 
erally and thoroughly understood. We refer to 
Soiling Stock. 
This business of soiling Involves extra labor, 
of course, and that Is the chief obstacle to its 
more general adoption. But it brings ample 
compensation, for It diminishes thearea of laud 
needed to produce the same crops and support 
the same stock, thus diminishing the llnsl and 
permanent Investment, which is ofteu, ns many 
farms are managed, almost wholly unremuner- 
ativo. If the investment in land is less, ihat in 
labor can be greater, the culture given better, 
fertilizers used more freely, and the profits more 
certain, because these three elements In agri¬ 
culture present, diminish the chances of fail¬ 
ure always. 
Again, It is enough to put a man in a shooting 
mood to witnessvi hat we have witnessed to-day, 
to see work-horses turned out Into pastures 
that will not afford n good meal per acre for 
Artec a week, e\ eti if he forages over the whole 
acre. Think of keeping a horse in such a place 
In fly and mosquito time ! and then expect him 
to do a good day’s work beside! llut this is 
scarcely more harb irons ami unprofitable than 
keeping cows in the dry pastures of clay hill¬ 
sides, us many do, without a bite of green for- 
age, or the shelter of a stable-often not of a 
tree from the first of July to the first of Octo¬ 
ber. Till Id ng of 
Trees In Pastures, 
reminds us of what a dairyman, who had a fine 
farm, without a tree in meadow or pasture, said 
to us last summer, when we asked him what had 
become of his shade-trees and why he did not 
plant some for his stock. He replied that it was 
all nonsense to talk about the humanity, and 
especially the profit, of shade in pastures. He 
had shade trees In his pasture, but he cut them 
down. He found coats spent too much time 
standing in their shade whisking their tails when 
they should be feeding. No\v they had nothing 
else to do but feed. Just then we called his at¬ 
tention to his herd chasing and goring each 
other in the liveliest manner; asked him Avhat 
that meant. He didn’t know! We did. The 
; cattle were almost mad with the heat and Avild 
from the torments of the gad-fly, from which 
they were trying to escape. Of course they be¬ 
came more heated from this lively exercise, and 
the milk, when drawn, aviis uol In a healthful 
condition: nor was lire qualilyof his cheese 
anywhere near first-class in reputation among 
buyers. And no wonder! 
Accuracy of Observation Among Farmers. 
We were spending a night in the country with 
a friend, not long since a friend who is a close 
and far more accurate observer than most men: 
also a practical man. His neighborcnmeimnrid 
in the course of the conversation said; “ Some 
insect or other is destroying my cabbages. 1 
cannot find what it Is, though 1 have hunted 
them all over." 
Otlr friend said, “ What sort of work do they 
do? how is the cabbage eaten V” 
'Pin* neighbor described the condition of the 
cabbages, when my friend luld him it avo* not 
an insect at nil; It was his fowls. Examination 
proved it to be a fact, that the fowls were eating 
the cabbages. A little watching settled the 
question. 
So we farmers too often jump at conclusions, 
without taking into account all the circum¬ 
stances. Our observations are not systematic, 
critical, and continuous. Wo do not value/art* 
enough. And avc do not enough consider the 
relat iousof isolated facts to each other. Our ob¬ 
servation and thinking are both superficial and 
inadequate. 
Farming a Dull Business. 
Talking with a very bright and niiibitiou.n 
young woman, a farmer's daughter, where we 
stopped over nlghl, she paid farming wa s a drill 
sort of life. “ Yes,” sail! a young man of twen¬ 
ty-! wo yours, *' there Is no incentive lo work ; it 
is all hum-drum, routine, and hard work no 
relaxation of effort, and nothing to stimulate' 
the mind.” 
“Wind nonsense,” avc replied. There is cv- 
erytlilug for a stimulus. Each farm is a world in 
itself, ahoul which those Avho have lived upon 
if know little or nothing, comparatively. Sup¬ 
pose, for example, we were to ask you how 
many kinds of grasses rcol gronsr* grow on 
your farm could you tell us. with their correct 
names, habits and history? Suppose we ask you 
how many species of plants are indigenous on 
your farm, and the names of these plants, time 
of flowering, color of flowers, soil and locality 
in Avhieh they grow—could you toll us? Sup¬ 
pose avc were to ask you how many species of 
birds Aisit your farm every year, the lime of 
their arrival and departure, their habits Avlflle 
Avith you, their names arid t heir habits while ab¬ 
sent from your locality the balance ol' the year 
—coqld you tell us? Suppose avc usk you how 
marry species of insects are to he found on your 
farm lireir names, history, habits, whether In¬ 
jurious to you or not, upon Avhat trees or plants 
they live, when and lrow often they appear, and 
how long they stay—could you tell us? Suppose 
avc ask you to show os specimens of the grasses 
and other plants, the birds, Insects. AC.. Avbleh 
may ho gathered within your boundary fences, 
could you shuAV them to us? And yet, if you 
were to undertake to acquire the knowledge avc 
have suggested by those inquiries, you would 
find your life too short; yet the knowledge you 
would gain, the Interest you would soon take In 
it, and the knowledge of j our own jmpotency 
yon would acquire would pro\'oto you that it is 
not the farm that is a dull place, but Is you who 
are dull! 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
The American Institute Fair has become a 
prominent Fall feature in this city, and affords 
amusement and instruction to thousands of our 
citizens. Ono cannot help Avishing as he Avalks 
through it of an evening, amid the throngs of 
intelligent. Avcil dressed visitors, that every in¬ 
ventor and manufacturer m the country wore 
represented. Each year's experience adds to 
the facilities afforded the a isitor for inspection 
and for the acquirement of a comprehensive 
knowledge of the purposes of inventors and the 
praci ical ends io be subserved by their inven¬ 
tions, We learn from the officers that the Fair 
to open September 4 promises to be the most 
interesting yet held. This is not strange. For 
nowhere else can inventors and manufacturers 
reach so great a number of the most intelligent 
observers of ull nations; nowhere in this coun¬ 
try is there such opportunity for a cosmopoli¬ 
tan advertisement of the uses and merits of any 
machine or manufactured article. It will be 
seen by reference loan advertisement elsewhere 
that all who desire space for articles they desire 
to exhibit should apply at once for it. The 
building will be ready for the reception of arti¬ 
cles for exhibition Aug. 30. 
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Ifoopes—Qnlnn—Bliss.— Sometime ago we an¬ 
nounced the fact that Messrs. Hoorns, Quinn 
and Buss, had left on a tour of observation in 
Europe. One of the Editors of the Ritual 
New-YOkk&R has Just received a letter from M r. 
HOOPE5, dated at Rotterdam, Holland, July 22, 
which will Interest their many friends among 
our readers: 
My Dear B.If it were not for a sacred 
promise made you before leaving the land of 
lire"Stars and Stripes,” I really think I could 
not find time to write, notwithstanding we have 
all frequently spoken of you, and in a bumper 
of pure old English ale, drank to your memory 
with all the honors. We have had a delightful 
trip, bo far, through portiousof England, South¬ 
ern Scotland, (Quinn in Ireland,) and have now 
just arrived in " DeutchUmd." Hortioulturally 
we have seen so much to admire—so different 
from anything in our own c ountry -that, really, 
I cannot give you even an outline, or a mere 
sketch of the leading features. A mini Insane 
on the subject, of evergreens Hods here much 
to gratify him, and at Messrs. Vkitcii'h, Chel¬ 
sea, mar London, 1 saw the finest collection, 
possibly, in the world. You are doubl less aware 
Hint this firm are the ini roduevr-s of all the nov¬ 
elties from Japan, consequently they have 
growing by the acres many novelties not yet 
(or possibly a few) introduced info the United 
States. The ScqiMiia or W/llinQlniiia. does ad¬ 
mirably here, even better than in California, 
and the rarer Firs and Spruces are really exam¬ 
ples of perfect healt h and luxuriance. We can 
never hope to equal rtiis. as wo need the moist, 
cool climate necessary to their health. Well, I 
forgot you were not an enthusiast on Ibis point, 
and I am apt to he a bore on lire tree question. 
We have seen acres of flowers grown for the 
seeds —Arboretums by the score, ribbon-gar¬ 
dening until we are satiated—and yet, the cry is 
“ Still Utf.ti r;op/p,” We go to 1 he “ lndh-fa> ti\* " 
of Holland, then the seed-farms of Prussia, 
t hence to Belgium to see flowers, then to Franco 
lor nurseries, a short, slay In and around Lon¬ 
don. mid home again. Quinn and Brass unite 
with me in kindest regards to you and all in¬ 
quiring friends. As ever. 
Truly yours, 
Josiaii IIOOI’KS. 
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The Report of the t'oiiimiuxlnnrr* of Agricul¬ 
ture for iH7l.it is asserted by u circular just 
received, will bo issued the last of August, some 
three or four mouths in advance of the usual 
time for publication. Two hundred and fifty- 
live thousand copies of tills volume have been 
ordered printed by Congress, Ihe Department, 
however, receiving of litis number hut 25,000 
copies scarcely sufficient to supply its regular 
eon-espmideirls. Agricultural Associations, the 
press, and foreign exchanges. Since Senators 
ami Members of Congress receive between (100 
and 700 copies each, we advise our readers who 
desire the volume to av rite lo Iheir respective 
Congressional representatives therefor. < >1 
course, they desire to make political capital out 
of this distribution; hut remember you have lo 
pay the expenses, and are entitled to considera¬ 
tion. 
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The St. Louis Ag. nml Alecli. \ssoefntlon is 
noted for the beauty of ils grounds, the com¬ 
pleteness of ils arrangements for exhibitors and 
visitors, and for the general liberality of its 
management. Its fairs are great events in the 
live West. A new feature of the coming fair 
Is to ho the competition of county, district and 
State fairs for prizes offered for the best and 
largest collection of fruits, vegetables and 
grains. Thus an entire State cun compete with 
any other State in a general exhibition of its 
resources: so of counties, districts and town¬ 
ships. It is plain that the object and results of 
this liberality will be to enable each district, of 
each hi ate, or each State as a Avhole, to exhibit 
the indices of Its resources and progress. It is 
a good idea, and broad ami comprehensive and 
catholic in its conception and purpose. 
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Young Women Keeping Farm Accounts.— 
" My daughter keeps my farm accounts, sir; and 
she Is as systematic and particular as ever Bon 
was, who kept them before he left home. I tell 
you It does girls [and he might liave added boys 
also] good to give them some responsibility, and 
eel ihem to watching things about the farm and 
household. They learn, I find, economy by it, 
a ud soon discover that t heir respectable old fath¬ 
er is not necessarily a crabbed old curmudgeon 
because he don't loosen his purse-strings Avhcn- 
ever they see something they happen to fancy; 
for they discover the real reason why the purse 
should not be opened." So said a progressive 
farmer, a kind, appreciative, and proud father, 
and a big-hearted man on general principles, to 
us the other day. We think what he said worth 
recording. 
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Ioavu Stock Law Unconstitutional.— Judge 
Benson, of the Circuit Court of Scott Co., 
Iowa, has decided the Iowa stock lavv unconsti¬ 
tutional. in that it submitted its adoption by 
the several counties in the State to the people. 
The Supreme Court of the State had previously 
held that, "The General Assembly cannot le¬ 
gally submit to the people whether an act shall 
become a laAv or not, the people having no 
power in their primary or individual capacity 
to make laws. They must do this by their rep¬ 
resentatives." 
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THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC. 
Slincoe, Norfolk Co., Out., Aug. We arc 
having another very dry Summer, in fact, we 
arc suffering worse than we did last. It has 
been nearly two years since the ground has been 
thoroughly wet, and jn consequence, nearly 
everything has become parched up. The oat 
crop (which Is being cut) is the shortest I ever 
saw. consequently the greater share of It. has to 
be gathered without binding. Wheat avus nti 
average growth of straw, hut the grain is some¬ 
what shrunken ; hurley was very good; hay was 
very light, urid meadows and new scedings have 
dried up so, that 1 fear we shall have a scarcity 
of hay next year us well as this. The hop crop 
promises a good growth of vine, and appears to 
be loading well; us yet, the lice have not made 
their appearance In any quantity; the prospects 
are that hops will be a good price, as there is hut 
a small breadth of laud devoted to them in com¬ 
parison to what there was two years ago. The 
market seems to be better cleared of the old 
stock than for a number of years.—1\ G. 
Crops in Southern Canada. —The hay crop on 
the north shore of Luke Ontario and the Upper 
St. Lawrence tvas light in some instances, but 
on the Avhole Avas fully an average. Wheat, an 
extra crop this season on the shore of Lake On¬ 
tario. Barley, about the usual breadth sotvn; 
tlic grain is good and ■will yield avoII. Oats never 
looked better; pern* are good ami seedsmen have 
already contracted for large quantities of the 
early kinds at $2 and upwards per bushel. 
Wages of farm hands, li rat-class, flflOu year for 
eight months; summer season, $15 to $18 a 
month; for the harvest season we pay $25 per 
month. For I ho last, twelve or fourteen years 
avc have manufactured our oivn reapers and 
mowers; factories have sprung up all oA-er the 
count ry and avc can purchase our own farm im¬ 
plements at from 20 to 30 per cent. Jess than in 
the States.— t. n. 
FuMn-IIny, Ohio, Aug. 5.—The grape crop 
promises finely thus far. No rot or mildew as 
yet. The berries and clusters are large and fine 
for this dale. Other fruits, ns apples, pears, 
peaches,&c., are also good. Small fruits have 
done well until affected hy the extreme dry 
weather, of which wo hud many weeks. Lat- 
lerly it has ruined abundantly and crops of all 
kinds have improved much; also feed, of tvliieh 
we wore getting very scarce. The grass was as 
dry and dead to all appearance as they ever have 
It in California, but is now green and fresh as 
in early Spring time. Our hotels are full and it 
Is lively here as Saratoga or Long Branch, s. 
Monroe, Kenton Co., Oregon, .luly 2H. Jlar- 
A'est has begun in earnest ; the grain is good 
hut very light on the ground. The yield will he 
very light for Oregon, no grain yet threshed. 
Meadows are very light on account of a very 
dry season. Late grain looks well. Fall solving 
looks well ready to harvest.. Wheat, 75e.; oats, 
(12!$«:.; potatoes, $1; hay, $10 per tun; butter, 
30e.; eggs, 25c.; cows, $306540; sheep, $2.50; 
mutton, $3; hogs, 3c. per pound, gross: chick¬ 
ens, $3 per dozen. S. ,v. 11 . 
Wnwrlcy, filch., fug, S. The fruit crap 
bids fair to heahundanl; peaches are beginning 
lo ripen; crops of all kinds are a fair average; 
wheat is Minting out well; some farmers lia\ e a 
yield of 32 bushels per acre; potatoes will bo in¬ 
jured by bugs; Paris green is in good demand 
for them; have had beautiful harvest weather, 
just rain enough to make corn grow and renew 
the pastures. We have a splendid farming 
country.— av. av. n. 
Moron City, Mo., July 29,—Crops look splen¬ 
did. Bain plentiful. It has rained nearly every 
day, much or little, for the last two Aveeks. Ail 
kinds of vegetables arc plentiful and cheap. 
Very hot betwoon showers. -H. n. s. 
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RURAL BREVITIES, 
Minnie W. is informed that we cannot com¬ 
ply with her request —have no right to do so. 
Herbert Evanor will find "Hand-Book for 
Home Improvement" a useful volume. For 
sale at this office; price $2.25. 
J. J. Me Land Is Informed that avc bavd never 
seen the book he mimes; hence have no knowl¬ 
edge of its Contents or merits. 
John Anoeuson. Lockhart, Texas, wants a 
man capable of taking care of fifty cows. Let 
such address him for particulars. 
Wk cannot advise L. W. B. of Elbrldge, Avitli- 
out seeing his invention. The firm he names is 
reliable, and may be consulted with confidence. 
The Fifth Annual Report of the Ohio State 
Horticultural Society is issued and received by 
us. It can be obtained of the Secretary, M. B. 
Rater am, Paiiiesvillo, O. 
" Rural Reader," Marlon, Hid., can obtain 
the Transactions of the American Homological 
Society by remitting $4 to tbc Treasurer, Thom¬ 
as P. James, Cambridge, Mass. 
J. Williamson is Informed that the definition 
Webster gives the abbreviation he names is that 
generally understood in business; what the Am¬ 
herst boys meant wc have 110 means of knowing. 
Mrs. C. A. Jameson is informed that we know 
nothing about naAvmg with platinum wire other 
than tlic fact* published in Rural, July ti. Nor 
do we know anything of the seed-sower she 
names. 
J. J. W. Billingsley has become associated 
with J. G. Kingsbury as editor and proprietor 
or ihe Northwestern Farmer, at Indianapolis. 
Ind. He is reported a practical and successful 
farmer. 
J. IL, Long Island City, Is not adiised to go to 
farming in any Western State until he has 
learned hotv. A new beginner can do about as 
Avell in one place us in another, and not well 
anywhere until he has leurned how. 
W. S., Landieburg, Pa„ is adAised to send a 
sample of liifl" Mineral,' addressed to" Chemist, 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.,” 
Avith a statement of the facts concerning it. In 
our judgement, it has no commercial value. 
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