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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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“PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT." 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
RURAL, LITERARY AM) FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
D. D. T. MOORE, 
Conducting ICditor and IPutolislier. 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
Associate Editors. 
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AM. INST. FARMERS’ CLUB. 
The Club met at the usual hour, Sept. SO. 
Attendance as usual. A few strangers were 
present. 
“Scuppernong” Crapes, 
so called, were shown, from North Carolina. 
The Chairman doubted if they were Scupper- 
noug. Ho had a grape he had grown for many 
years under the name of “Charter Oak,” be¬ 
tween which and this “ Scuppernong " he could 
delect no difference. Other grapegrowers pres¬ 
ent held the same opinion, one promineut one 
assorting i hat if this was a Scuppernong he had 
never seen one before, except under the-name 
of Charter Oak; and lie had received many so- 
called Scuppcrnongs Horn the South. 
Florida 
was written of by a correspondent who had 
been six years in that State and who said thou¬ 
sands came there annually to escape the rigors 
of Northern Winters—many in the last stages 
of consumption who left home and its comforts 
and friends only to die there; others reached 
there before ihe disease had done its work, were 
benefited while they staid, but were in too great 
a hurry tc get home, and the next Winter they 
die; one in a thousand stay until they are well; 
more than half of these are attracted to the 
banks of the St. John's River, where they shake 
what the consumption has left of them into a 
perfect bone-bag. The fortunate few keep 
away from the rivers and swamps, upon the 
high pine lands, and get well. If invalids were 
posted before t hey came, they would_Jceep 
, away from the “ hotels’ kept for the accommo¬ 
dation of invalids,’’ and away from the rivers 
and swamps. 
Cas Lime for Louisiana Soli. 
A Loitilsianlan says his soil is deficient In 
lime, and lime and gypsum are costly; has been 
advised to use gas lime, but asks the Club if he 
shall. He Is advised not to do so, but to buy 
some limestone up the river and burn and ap- 
i ply it himself. 
A New Seedling Crab Apple 
, was forwarded by W. H. Bailev, Plnttsbiirg, 
N. Y., which he represented ns a oross between 
the largo red Siberian Crab and Fameuse. It 
was a beautiful, good-sized crimson crab, re¬ 
sembling tho Fameuse somewhat, in color and 
marking, but. in no other sense; and it was 
doubted if It was in any way related to it. It 
was n very good fruit of its r.biss. 
Apples for Name. 
A lot of apples were sent the Club for name. 
The sender was recommended to send the fruit 
to Charles Downixo, Newburgh, N. Y„ with 
a liberal compensation for the labor and time 
he must expend in naming and labeling such 
fruit. And those who send fruits in quantity to 
any one to name were advised to number them, 
keeping duplicates with corresponding num¬ 
bers, and send desc riptions of the habits of trees 
which bore them and a history of the same— 
where they were obtained, if not Reedlings. Tho 
manner In which most fruits aro sent to po- 
mologiets for name reminds us of the patient 
who wrote the doctor that he was Kick, asking 
him to tell him what the matter was and pre¬ 
scribe for him. 
A Jerseyman'a Peach Tree 
puzzled him. It bad never ripened any fruit; 
it was broken off by a storm, leaving only a 
stump; from the stump sprang two branches; 
on ono branch excellent peaches grow and 
ripen, on the oilier, the origiuai fruit, which 
does not ripen, appears. A Jersey man present, 
familiar with “yellows," says trees affected 
with this disease ripeo the fruit prematurely, 
and it is probable the branch that ripens the 
fruit is diseased and that the other will be soon. 
Horse-Radish and Turnips. 
A Indy asked how much horse-radish an acre 
of land will produce, how it should be culti¬ 
vated and prepared for market and whether 
there Is a got d demand for it in large quanti¬ 
ties. The Commander said the amount that 
could be produced on an acre depended upon 
the number of turnips growing nearthatcan be 
grated up with it; for horse-radish is largely 
adulterated in Ibis manner and sold at high 
rates. There is no doubt as to its profitable cul¬ 
ture and the continuous demand for it. 
The Profit of Bee Culture 
for women was urged In a speech by Mi’s. FI. %. 
Tupuer, who gave Instances of success enforc¬ 
ing her faith in this vocation, especially on the 
prairies. And she urged that city people might 
keep bees with profit on their housotops. She 
urged that the Italian bee was tin- best stock to 
keep, but she did not say whether or not. she 
thought it just for people to keep bees to de¬ 
stroy their neighbors' fruit, as there Is abund¬ 
ant evidence t hey do to a disastrous extent when 
kept in large numbers near vineyards and 
orchards. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
The Western New York Fair held at Roch¬ 
ester last week was largely attended, and Is 
pronounced a success in all respects, especially 
financially. The officers are entitled to credit 
for the general good management of the exhi¬ 
bition. President Whitcomb. Treasurer Otis, 
Secretary Gabretsek, ns well as the Superin¬ 
tendents ond their Assistants, were indefatiga- ' 
ble in their efforts to meet the wants of both 1 
exhibitors and spectators. W. C. BARRy, Sup’t 
of Floral Hall, managed bis department in an 
admirable manner, his efficiency and courtesy < 
giving great satisfaction. We congratulate 1 
both managers and exhibitors upon the gratify- < 
ing success of the second Western New York i 
Fair,—about which more anon. 
ization are properly formed ? It is not a meta¬ 
physical, but a practical question. 
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ft The Milk Producer#' Convention | n this <N. 
Y.) city held a two days’ session Sept. 21 and 25. 
The object of this Convention was to unite milk 
producers in Ihe organization of a company 
which they could and should control and 
through whose agency they can get a fair share 
of i he value of milk for producing it. The new 
company proposes to insure the producer six 
cents per quart for his milk. The amount of 
milk jcceived dally In the city being .'120,000 
quarts, a< six cents per quart, would amount, to 
$.19,200: freight added, $4,800, will make an out¬ 
lay of $24,000 daily. It is estimated that a profit 
on this milk of $950 dally may lie made. De¬ 
duct ing interest on the capital stock i$400,000) 
aiulllncldental expenses, (ho net profit after re¬ 
ceiving seven per cent., interest on the outlay, 
is put at. $250 dally. The two days’ session, how¬ 
ever, did not’ result in a consolidation of tho 
producing interests. Two farmers’ companies 
aro already formed. Efforts to consolidate these 
two failed. There was a great deal of acrimoni¬ 
ous wrangling, and the Convention finally ad¬ 
journed without having accomplished the pur¬ 
pose of its projectors. But much light, was 
thrown upon the milk business in this city, the 
tendency of which will be to make all consum¬ 
ers more watchful, critical and exacting of 
those who supply them with milk. Our own 
opinion is that such a combination as that pro- 
proposed would be no special gain to consumers 
however it might benefit producers; and that 
two companies are better than ono for both 
producer and consumer. We are opposed to 
monopolies, no matter by whom organized. 
Naming Animal*. A contemporary bus some 
very sensible words about naming horses. These 
remarks should apply to the naming of all class¬ 
es of thoroughbred animals. There is a great 
confusion of names. It is'suggested in the ar¬ 
ticle referred to that Ihe name of the horse or 
mare should bear some relation to the name of 
the sire or dam. With some breeders this is the 
practice. For Instance the male offspring of a 
bull named, say, “Eureka," are successively 
named “Eureka 2d,’’.“ Eureka 3d,” ete.; and 
the female offspring of a cow named, say, “Tu¬ 
lip,” are named successively “Tullp2d," “3d,” 
etc. Care should be taken by breeders not to 
adopt names previously given to animals. Tn 
some eases It is a good plan to name the first 
male animal bred by n young breeder whose 
name is, say. Brown, “ Brown 1st,” and the suc¬ 
cessive ones “Brown 2d,“ “3d," etc.; and the 
females. “Mrs. Brown 1st," “2d,” etc. This 
may be done where the animals bred from do 
not hold prominence in the breeding world. 
This course interests the breeder in the reputa¬ 
tion of animals bearing his own name and in¬ 
cites to skill and painstaking. These are simply 
suggestions. More might be given. But the 
importance of some uniformity in naming ani¬ 
mals, and the practical benefits to follow, seem 
to us apparent. 
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A Woman'# Indignation broke Out in our 
office, the other day, against the stupidity of 
F air ma nage rs and judges. It was refreshing. 
'Flie woman knew what sho was talking^about, 
knew that shewas right, saw the shallowness of 
the present system of awards, and "went in" 
strong on the “righteous indignation role." 
Three awards hud been uuide to throe animals 
in which she had a personal interest, the first j 
prize having been given to the poorest animal | 
and the third prize to the best! Was thereover j 
better reason for being indignant! —such in¬ 
justice done her favorite filly and such silly 
stupidity on the part of men who ought to have 
known better! If it would do any good we 
would tell the lady's name—but it wouldn't. 
But we would rutber trust her judgment In the 
case than that of any three men likely to be 
picked up on any one Fair ground tbe same day. 
THE SEASON, CROPS, PRICES, ETC. 
Cnleilonin, Liv. Co., ,Y. Y., Sept. 23. —The 
weather, lor a week past, has been showery, fol¬ 
lowing white frosts. Tho frosts did but little 
damage, being inosily confined to low situations. 
Corn fodder in such places was somewhat dam¬ 
aged; four-fifths of the corn on tho uplands of 
rids town is cm; on the Genesee tints large fields 
are still uncut, and the fodder is considerably 
damaged, while potatoes growing in the same 
fields are unharmed. As u whole, the corn crop 
of this vicinity is good. Oats and barley, I 
lliink, will prove an average crop. Wheat, the 
staple, below in yield and quality. Great hopes 
were had of fields that in May were bare and in 
Juno nnrl July gathered a goodly amount of 
straw: but the grow) h was untimely, out of sea¬ 
son, and Biieb hopes and wheat were blighted by 
rust and midge. The weather for the wheat 
just sown has been ordinarily favorable. The 
first sown wheat grew rapidly; this was checked 
by a week of cool weather, that in turn is fol¬ 
lowed by a warm spell. Potatoes, so far, are 
good in quality and yield. Apples aro plentiful 
and of good quality. Peaches are more plenti¬ 
ful than is usual for this vicinity. Grapes are 
rather late. My Delawares wintered the best, 
and put forth two weeks earlier than Dianas or 
Isabellas; they are well loaded and eatable, but 
not fully ripe. Last year tney wereguthered at 
this time. Many furmers are harvesting clover 
seed, which in this vicinity Is apparently very 
well tilled. Tho price of wheat (present crop) 
will vary more than usual. The present range 
for white is $1,505*1-76. The attention of farm¬ 
ers Is gradually turning to stock. The increas¬ 
ing demand in the Rochester market has been 
marked for the past two years, and fat stock of 
all kinds (hogs excepted) return a better per 
ventage than grain.—n. n. 
Euclid, Onondoga Co., .V. Y., Sept. 2 t.—Spring 
crops In this vicinity are good. Wheat one-half 
a crop; rye, two-thirds of a crop; hay. an over¬ 
age yield, of good quality; corn sound and well 
cared; potatoes fair, and lute kinds stilt grow¬ 
ing. No frost yet sufficient to injure vegeta¬ 
tion. Tobacco wits not, planted as extensively 
as lust year, but is a fine crop, of good quality 
and color, fully equal to the crop of 1870. The 
crop was of exceeding rapid growth, being gen¬ 
erally harvested within two months aflor trans¬ 
planting. Small fruits were abundant.; apples, 
a small crop. Weat her at present very warm. 
—T. H. s. 
Hart’s Full#. Rrns. Co., A. Y., Sept. 23_Corn 
crop good; potatoes half a crop; buckwheat, 
dit to; Oats were good; rye light; grass, fair av¬ 
erage crop, hu t. lodged badly. Fall very wet and 
unfavorable for putting in rye.— a. h. d. 
THE RURAL’S FALL CAMPAIGN! 
ANOTHER TOAL TEIP! 
NEW QUARTER-NEXT YEAR. 
A SPLENDII1 PREMIUM! 
Educating Farmer#’ Children. —The Napa Co„ 
Cal., Farmers' Club has been discussing tbis 
question : — “ How are we to best educate our 
children in order to make them useful members 
of the community?” One member thought 
this a metaphysical subject, fit only for the stu¬ 
dent, and not a proper subject to be discussed 
by the Club. We hope all were not of tbis gen¬ 
tleman's way of thinking. We can conceive of 
no more Important subject relating to Agricul¬ 
tural progress. It lies at the very foundation 
of Agricultural prosperity in this country. It 
is the very essence of success. We should be 
glad to know that every Farmers’ Club in the 
United States made it a special subject for in¬ 
vestigation. It will be well if the fact is recog¬ 
nized by farmers that education is not simply 
what the student learns from books and by the 
aid of schools and colleges. True, it is education 
the young man receives who spends three or 
four of the best years of his life in college; but 
is it the best education to fit him for the duties 
of practical life? May be not acquire as good, 
as useful, as compensating an education be¬ 
tween a pair of plow handles, if his leisure time 
is properly employed and his mind properly di¬ 
rected—if the spirit of inquiry is properly stim- 
Technologlcal Education.—Boston is the hub 
of many good things—from it radiate spokes 
which support a periphery of good ideas. One 
of the best things Boston has ever done or ever 
proposed to do is that now announced—that the 
Boston Institute of Technology is to give a 
course of free instruction to pupils of both 
sexes in the art of making patterns for prints, 
delaines, silks, paper hangings, carpets, etc. 
Now let this idea be extended throughout the 
country and enlarged upon until our common 
schools, seminaries and colleges shall become so 
technical that pupils shall learn not only lan¬ 
guage, mathematics and the physical sciences 
in the abstract, but their application to, and 
how to apply them in the common duties of life. 
Then wo shall have an educational system in 
this country worth boasting about. 
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