ably. It will be a volume of about three hun¬ 
dred large octavo pages, fully Illustrated, and 
will be sold at $1.50. 
pupils, so as to secure to the Commonwealth 
useful men and women, instead of refined, 
“educated" paupers, are the sort we desire to 
encourage. 
PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
A Conundrum we Cannot Answer. — An Illi¬ 
nois correspondent writes, under date of Jan. 
13tb, as follows:—'* I wish to know, through the 
columns of your valuable paper, what is the 
matter with the t hickens and turkeys, i have 
lost one hundred and fifty chickens and turkeys, 
and still dying. What is the cause and cure?” 
That is all the information our correspondent 
gives us, by which to determine the cause and 
suggest a cure. We want to ask our correspond¬ 
ent lor information “ Our dog Is dead; we've 
gut another,anil ho is likely to die. Wlmtivas 
the cause of the first dog's death? What will 
prevent the other dying?" Now, when our cor¬ 
respondent can answer our questions correctly, 
we shall be able, we think, to give him some val¬ 
uable information in response to his. 
THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
THE POLITICIANS IN CONGRESS, 
Those who watch the proceedings of Congress 
cannot fail to see how much importance is at¬ 
tached to the present shaping of events with a 
view to secure political success the coining 
Presidentiul election. This is the con tiding 
motive for action, apparently. Perhaps it is 
well that it is so—else there would be no check 
upon corruption whatever, except the remnant 
of honor and fidelity to trust which may exist in 
the persons ol' some members. Hu I it mutters 
little what the subject for legislation Is, the 
politicians regard less the intrinsic merits of the 
bill, and devote more time and attention to de¬ 
termining whether in case it is made a law it 
will sold to or diminish the power of the op¬ 
posing party. The people's time is wasted In 
long speeches for political effect. If Senator 
Sharp says a good thing which tlie peoplo arc 
likely to approve, the whole battery of the op¬ 
position begins a bombardment of bis lines to 
destroy his advance. It is Moltke and Taocnu 
over again. Meantime the people suffer. 
Wc speak of this mutter so frequently, not be¬ 
cause we have a chronic disposition to find fault, 
hut because wo desire to direct the attention of 
the people to the way their servants work. They 
arc sent to Congress to clear the field of stones 
that obstruct cultivation. Instead, they are 
diligently throwing stones at each other all 
over t he field. They do not clear it, but waste 
time and strength in political wrauglcs. A 
farmer would discharge such a set or men. The 
peoplo ought to force such servants to do legiti¬ 
mate work. 
Conducting: Editor and 1’roprietor. 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
Asuociato JSriilore. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y., 
Editor ok thic Phi* mm amt OK Su««r Huksamd&y. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Falls, N. Y., 
Editor or tu* Pin* » utm**t ok T)aiuy Hl'shandhv. 
Col. S. D. HARRIS, Cleveland, Ohio, 
Tuavklj.vo Copjubton pino Upitob. 
T. HART HYATT, San Francisco, 
Conductor or tiik I'acitic Smikk f>*r artmbnt. 
CHAS. V. RILEY. SI. Louis, Mo., 
Conductor ok tiik Entomological Dwartment. 
MARY A, fi. WAGER, 
Editor or the Domiistic Economy JLIktartment. 
Ihigliili Groin Markets.—The opinion express¬ 
ed by the latest English papers is, that there is 
every iudiealiun of high rates for all grains. 
This opinion was based on the demand of France 
and Prussia for grain from the stock in English 
markets, and on tho closing of the Black and 
Itallic seas by l'rost. These influences had al¬ 
ready, Dec. 5, imparted an upward tendency to 
prices. 
--- 
Mould no for Threshing Deans.—A Canada cor¬ 
respondent asks it there Is, in this State, a ma¬ 
chine for threshing beans; If not, wbot is the 
best way to tbresb them, where a farmer plants 
fifty to one hundred acres. We know of uo ma¬ 
chine, nor of any better mode of threshing t han 
with a flail. If our readers do, let them report. 
SPEC! A 1. CO NT It F BUTORH, 
T, C. PETERS, 
ANDRE POEV, 
K. W. BTEWAKT, 
JAMES VICK. 
,t. WILKINSON', 
MADAME LE VERT, 
.11 1.1 A COLMAN. 
P. BARRY, 
H. T. BROOKS, 
J. R. DODGE, 
F. R. ELI.HITT, 
HORACE Git ELI.EV, 
.J. STANTON GOOLI). 
“ NOW’ AND THEN." 
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THE SEASON. 
[W h want Information, briefly, coutentiuu the ae/iaon, progress ol 
the work, tfiiQporatnre, crops, prices of farm produce, stock, labor 
Mid lands, iwid caraful Astiuifiuifl of the amount of grain Mid number 
ol Miiinnls on 11find for units hj compared with previous seasons, for 
publication under lhi» Luiul,—KDd. RliiaL.I 
ItoAiiolic, Huntington t’o M Ind,, Jail. O.— 
Winter begun in earnest, December 30 and 21. 
Stock doing well; butter worth 18(f?3lc.; eggs, 
30@25o.; corn, 3fVfi.45o.; wheat $ Kb}. 1.20; potatoes 
scarce, at $1; hay, ?12@1<5 per ton.—A. c. n. 
Woodford's Corner, Westbrook, Me., .Inn, I.— 
Dec.2d. warmest day the past month; 24th tho 
coldest; mean temperature during the month, 
20.93; number of days fair, 17; snow and rain, 3; 
snow, 6; misty, 1; rain, 3; cloudy, 2.—c. B. b. 
Pleasant \ alley, IV. Y., Jno. 16.— Weather 
mild; no sleighing yet; mills standing half the 
time for want of water to run them; It is the 
dryest winter known for many years. The 
Poughkeepsie and Eastern railroad is completed 
so as to form a junction with tho Dutchess and 
Columbia and promises to bo a success from the 
start. There are some very desirable places for 
sale here. Land from $40 to $200 per acre. 
Osknloosn, (own, Jnn. 12.—Wo arc enjoying, 
and have been for the last six or eight weeks, 
the nicest winter weather; uo suow nor rain; 
roads smooth and dusty; not cold weather; 
business lively; hogs going off lively at 5!:,e. 
gross: good business doing in wheat at.90@‘95c,: 
corn, 25@30c.; oat*. 26t\: rye. 50c.; butter, JSOCfi. 
25c.; eggs, J55o ; ctiw> $25@30; horse* in good do- 
maud; land, $35075 per acre, according to im¬ 
provements and location. —A. J. J. 
Ilallock, 111,, .Inn 15.—Last Thursday was a 
very warm day. The frost nearly out of the 
ground. I rode eight miles oti horse back with¬ 
out gloves on, and was as comfortable rldiug as 
in April. That night it turned cold, storming all 
day Friday and Saturday— snow, rain, and sleet, 
and to-day it has been a regular blustering snow 
storm the worst of the season. Trees are all 
covered with Ice, and so are the cattle and sheep 
that are not in good barns. There is over a foot 
of snow on the ground.—i v. 
VaU Boren. Jackson Co., Iowa, Jan. 3.—We 
have an open winter so far; very little suow. It 
is freezing hard. All produce is low. Wheat,SO® 
90c.; barley, 50@00o.; oats, 35&40c.; corn, 33@25c.; 
potatoes, 75@80C.> butter, 20gi25c.; eggs, 35c.; 
pork, fresh, B,t£c. per lb., if tbohog is over 225 IDs., 
if not, Be.; live hogs,5c. per lb.; turkey* T5c.<ML 
alive; geese, S0®75c. apiece; milch cows, $35<3> 
GO; oxen, per pair, ? 1506,175; horses, $100(2/250. 
Land, improved, $402*45 per acre; Unimproved 
prairie, $1052*15; timber land, $106*00. In this 
county are more than 10,000 bushels of Norway 
Oats among the farmers, l'or sale.—j. r. 
West Dutmnersioti, Windham Do., VI., Jnn. 8. 
—We have had n very dry and very warm sum¬ 
mer, fall and winter in this section, most of the 
time, to this date; some quite cold days during 
tho last two weeks; mercury this morning 5' 
below zero, which is ns cold as wo havo had it at 
all; some three inches of snow; no sleighing, 
excepting on the hill ronds. Springs are very 
low and failing; many have entirely failed—a 
thing unprecedented in this climate at this sea¬ 
son. Corn good to extra; potatoes nbout two- 
thirds of a crop; hay, new pieces very good, old 
meadows very light; tobacco, extra; apples, 
abundant and cheap.— e, m, w. 
Milton, Rock Co., WU-. Jnn, 12.— A mild 
winter. Have hud about tnree inches of snow, 
which is entirely gone this morning; wind South 
for the last three days, and as warm ns April: 
farm work all done up for once this fall; beau- 
t ilTi 1 weather; farmers plowed until December 
10th; no frost to hinder; wheat, 80@*95c. per 
bush.; corn, 50c.; oats,40c.; potatoes, $1: beans, 
$1.50; flour, per bbl.. $5.50; green apples, $1 per 
bush.; eggs, 20c. per doz.; butter, 22o.; hogs, live 
per cwt., $5.50; cows, $306*50: horses, $7561.25; 
farms, $30, $40 aud $100 per acre; a growing in¬ 
terest In stock raisingnivi dairying. Cheese fac¬ 
tories springing up on all sides of us.— k, w. t. 
Lyndonville, Caledonia Do., Vb, Jan, 16.—De* 
comber, as a whole, was a moderate month: 
January came in cold and freezing, and contin¬ 
ued so till within two or three days Tuesday 
morning, January lOlli, was the coldest of the 
season—the mercury reaching, in some situa¬ 
tions, 30 below zero! The past three days have 
been very mild, lending somewhat toward a 
January “lliaw." There is just snow enough 
for sleighing—say, from eighi to leu inches, on 
0IVIL SERVICE REFORM. 
In accordance with tho recommendations of 
President Grant, this subject is to be again 
agitated iii Congress. Mr. Jenckes has a new 
bill which differs from that of Iasi session. The 
general machinery of the old bill is retained. 
Tlire are to be competitive examinations by a 
Civil Service Commission, bin everything relat¬ 
ing to tenure of office is omitted, and it is pro¬ 
vided that the President shall establish regula¬ 
tions governing removals, and decide what arc 
to bo considered ns causes for dismissal. A num¬ 
ber of ollioei*. including foreign Ministers, 
clerks of Courts, and clerks ot t.lie two Houses 
of Congress, are exempted from the examina¬ 
tion proposed for other appointees to civil offices, 
and the i'resident and heads of departments 
may. iu special cases, dispense with the examin¬ 
ation, and ascertain from other sources the 
fitness of candidates for appointment. The 
objection to the old bill that, n tended to estab¬ 
lish the life tenure bureaucratic systems of 
Prussia and England, it is said do not apply to 
ihe present bill. 
Senator Wilson of Massachusetts has intro¬ 
duced into the Senate a similar bill. It provides 
that Government officers receiving more than 
$1,200 per annum shall be appointed only after 
examination its to their qualifications before 
a Board, and if, after three months' probation, 
found efficient, they are to bo appointed for 
four years, and then bo eligible for re-appoint¬ 
ment upon the recommendation of a cldc! of a 
bureau. It prohibits the removal of such em¬ 
ployes except for incapacity or improper con¬ 
duct; forbids the levying of political assess¬ 
ments upon, or payments by, such employes, 
aud prohibits them from being delegates to or 
members of political conventions, committees, 
or similar organizations, ou pain of summary 
dismissal. 
We trust the dear people of this country will 
encourage those men to institute some sort of 
reform by which the civil service may be puri¬ 
fied of its partisan character aud the appointing 
power rendered loss daugorous to the rights and 
liberties of the people. We havo not seen the 
full text of the bills above referred to, but com¬ 
mend them so far as they go. Wo are by no 
means sure that the civil service systems of 
Prussia and England are not more desirable than 
our present one. But if any modification of all 
existing systems can be made wlneh shall be 
(lesUnctively American and better than any 
other, let us have il. We cannot do worse than 
retain the present dangerous agency which the 
party in power always holds. 
m&ELsm 
SAT lull) AY, FEBRUARY 4, 1871 
BACK NUMBERS OF THE RURAL NEW- 
YORKER are promptly supplied to New Sub¬ 
scribers, so that all may havo tile Volume 
complete for binding, etc. Unless otherwise 
requested, we shall mail the numbers from 
Jan. 1st in response to all orders for some 
weeks to come. 
As tho RURAL is olectrotyped, we can 
promptly furnish any number or volume issu¬ 
ed since Jan. 1, 1869. See Notice of Bound 
Volumes, sizes, prices, etc., elsewhere. 
S^For Premium List, &o., see page 85. 
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, 
Who shall say they arc not noeded for both 
sexes? Some woman will say, “Not more for 
women than for men;” and Justly, perhaps. 
The fact is, there are professional schools for 
men in this country. So there are for women— 
a few of them. But the chief want In all these 
schools is tho ability to give practical instruc¬ 
tion—that kind which sliull cuable the pupil, 
when thrown upon bis or her own resources, to 
do n successful business, by which food aud 
clothing, and the required luxuries of life muy 
be earned and won. In other words, nine- 
tenths of the schools called “ professional," lack 
the first elements of success so far as results to 
pupils are concerned—that is, they are not self- 
supporting. Some people will say that this Is 
not necessary, and affirm that it is impractica¬ 
ble. Wc do not believe it. And herein, we be¬ 
lieve. lies the secret of failure in wha£ are called 
our practical schools. They are not made to 
pay their own way. Too frequently they arc 
not conducted upon business principles. Sim¬ 
ply learning how to do a thing, with ample 
facilities nt command, is not enough ; but to 
learn liow to do it economically and make a 
profit out of Lite labor when the results are put 
upon tho market, is the important thing. 
After all, wliat we call education has this for 
its aim; to enable tho educated to make their 
way through the world, pay their expenses, and 
secure comfort, happiness and independence. 
If not, what is it? Aud if this is tho real aim, 
how very few of the schools of the country are 
not failures 1 The best mechanics, as a rule, 
come from the workshops whore the most rigid 
discipline and economy are enforced. The best 
commercial men have laid the foundations of 
their success in a similar school. The best (most 
influential) theologians to-day, are those who 
have adhered to school formulas least, Tho host 
physicians are those whose liberal culture bas 
been the outgrowth of practice in the school of 
necessity. The best lawyers are those who have 
had least school privileges and most practice, 
and who have been compelled to study as tho 
necessities of their practice forced them. The 
most successful engineers have acquired their 
skill and sagacity at work in the field of practi¬ 
cal duty. 
We do not underrate what is called education ; 
?mt wc want to magnify the importance of that 
kind of education which renders men aud wo¬ 
men self-reliant and self-supporting—which will 
thin out tho battalions of men and women, all 
ovor the country, who live, more or less directly, 
upon the sympathy, tolerance and benevolence 
of men whoso education lias been born of neces¬ 
sity, and not of tbo schools. The professional 
schools which give direction to, control and use 
the natural forces bound up in the organisms of 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
He - Printing the Rural. —A correspondent 
writes: —“I have sometimes found it difficult 
to find the problem to refer to, when 1 get the 
RuralNew-Yorker, that contains the answer, 
(it gets lost, or mislaid, or lent,) nud lienee 1 
would suggest that ihe problem bo inserted 
again, in connection with the answer. I think 
il would enhance the interest of this (Puzzler) 
department." 
We note tho foregoing in order to say that 
the family which does not keep the Uural New- 
Yorker filed, aud accessible, ready for refer¬ 
ence, makes us great n mistake ns it would to 
burn up any book after having once read it. 
Each problem is numbered, and a correspond¬ 
ing number is given to the answer, 60 that it eau 
be readily referred to. Again, wo do not pub¬ 
lish the Ito ual for tho convenience of chronic 
borrowers, or those who lend to them. We are 
glad t.o have the paper brought to the notice of 
all; but there are people in this world who find 
it cheaper to borrow than buy. Such people de¬ 
fraud t hose who pay for the paper, and the pub¬ 
lisher also. 
The People's Practical Poultry Rook.—A Mem¬ 
phis, Tenn., correspondent and others ask about 
the now poultry book announced in our adver¬ 
tising cohTmilS—whether it is going to Vie supe¬ 
rior to anything yet published Or not. pride, eto. 
It is the aim to make it eminently practical and 
reliable. It will not be published in the interest 
of any class of breeders or fanciers, but will 
present the true merits of the different breeds 
of fowls, and state their adaptation to tho wants 
of Americans, without fear or favor. Hot the 
chief object, is to furnish reliable practical in¬ 
formation ns a guide in breeding, rearing, man¬ 
aging and marketing poultry and eggs profit¬ 
LETTERS FROM “RURAL” PEOPLE 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, 
For several weeks past we have been in daily 
receipt of most complimentary epistles and sub¬ 
stantial remittances from Agents and Subscri¬ 
bers. These pleasant missi ves come from ardent 
friends of the Rural New-Yorker and its Ob¬ 
jects in all the States, the Territories, Canada, 
&e. Wo subjoin extracts from a few of tho most 
recent, without regard to locality: 
A Live Letter Trom Western Georgia—Wants, 
Ac. -in renewing his subscription to the Rural 
New-Yorker, Mr. A. H. Rkantly of Decatur, 
Ga., adds to the business portion of his letter 
some remarks which have the true ring, and in¬ 
dicate an earnest desire to improve and benefit 
the people of a region which we know, from 
personal Observation, to possess many advan¬ 
tages. After asking for a missing numborof tho 
Rural— saying, “I would not lose a single num¬ 
ber out of my file for the subscription price of 
the paper. If Its loss could uot be supplied "—Mr. 
U. proceeds in this wise: 
“One volume of the Rural New-Yorker, 
as now published, is more valuable to me Uian 
any Agricultural Library I have ever seen. 1 
would to Gun that I could place a copy <>r it in 
the imnds of every family In the South, that our 
eyes might be opened Mi the wonderful results ot 
of Yankee ‘Progress and improvement.* We 
need your combative energy and your unyield¬ 
ing perseyi ninoo infused into the brain, mile, le 
and nerves of every man, woman and child In 
nil our land; and such journals as yours, coupled 
with the immigration of your 1 lardy sons of toll, 
must be the means, if it is ever accomplished, of 
vitalizing our whole social and industrial fabric. 
We want laborers from tho North—honest, intel¬ 
ligent laborers.—men who have, all their lives, 
practiced farming as a science, and who know 
how to economize as well ns how to cultivate. 
Such men will he received in all sections of 
which I havo any knowledge, with kindness aud 
courtesy, by our people. I should like very 
much to give von two or three short nrtieles as 
»o ‘How we Live,' and ‘How wo Farm.' it I 
thought it would interest such persons as 1 have 
mentioned above. LLot U* have tliein.J I live 
eight miles from Atlanta, in a section or country 
that opens up many avenues of financial success 
to energetic business men. if desired, I will 
give any information l can, to parties coining 
South and dealring to settle In this portion of 
Georgia, if addressed as above, with stamped 
and addressed envelope inclosed. With my best 
wishes for yourself and your enterprising Jour- 
nitl, I tun,” &c. _ 
About Our Premiums. —Almost every mail 
brings us very handsome acknowledgments from 
Agents who havo received Premiums fur form¬ 
ing clubs. Among the most recent is the fol¬ 
lowing from a brother editor, and also a P. M., 
in Wyoming Co.,—G eo. A. Zanders of the Sil¬ 
ver Lake Sun; 
“1 received yesterday your $30 Premium 
Watch for the Club of 40, aud am soinowliat 
disappointed iu the thing. I receive subscrip¬ 
tions for a great many periodicals, hut I never 
before sent for a premium, because i don’t 
‘banker’tiffer $5 tewing machines, galvanized 
watches and ‘oroide’ jewelry. But, upon open¬ 
ing your Premium Box, 1 whs surprised t o find a 
genuine chronometer, put up in solid silver ease. 
Our jeweler says i i is as good a time-keeper as 
he has in lit- store, ami is well worth the price, 
$30. With such inducements to Agems, it is no 
wonder Hint the * Rural Brigade' lias become an 
overwhelming army. I receive sample copies 
and circulars of many * cheap' Agricultural and 
Family papers, and in these hard limes people 
look at them on account of the low price; but 
almost invariably they conclude that none ol 
them can fill the place of ihe old Rural." 
New York Kune Ag. 8oc,—The annual meet¬ 
ing of this Society is to bo lield at Albany, Wed¬ 
nesday, February 8. Judging by certain signs 
and rumors, the managers of this organization 
are getting alarmed at the apathy of t lie people 
concerning Us future welfare. Whether they 
are at all realizing the fact that its policy lias 
been such its to result in making the mass of the 
people of rite State indifferent to its existence 
we cannot say; but- wo should like to see in¬ 
fused into it a little modern vitality in place of 
tho present eiullity which is characteristic of 
its management latterly. As straws, showing 
which way the wind is binwing, we copy the 
following paragraphs from exchanges: 
ThaN. Y. Tribune says: — “Thero will be a 
strong effort at Albany, this winter, to localize 
the State Agricultural I’nirand secure the erec¬ 
tion of permanent buildings and the fitting of 
permanent grounds ow tied by t he Society, One 
of the officers most active in ibis movement is 
Frank D. Curtis, mid hi* friends propose lopush 
him lor President on this platform," 
The Utica Herald rays“ Wo see that some of 
our contemporaries are bringing forward tlie 
name of Frank D. Curtis for the l , rr.sidenry of 
the iSi,iite Agricultural Society. He. is .i young 
man, a practical farmer, energetic and enter¬ 
prising, and would, no doubt, fill the position 
creditably, should the choice fall upon him. 
Other names Will, doubtless, be presented, and 
urged with reason mid zeal. Mr. Curii* is. an¬ 
nounced as the candidate of those In favor of 
tlm rotating system of lairs by having po nia- 
nent grounds iu t hree or four diffortml places. 
Wc are io favor of permanent grounds in the 
host and most central place that eau be found, 
and in no other." 
The N. Y. World says:—“The Country Gen¬ 
tlemen, speaking of the State Agricultural So¬ 
ciety, makes the sensible remark that the press¬ 
ing need at present is ttie provision of perma¬ 
nent grounds aud buildings iu three or four 
of the leading cities, where its shows may lie 
held in turns uudet a regular system of rota¬ 
tion, similar to that prevailing in Canada. AVo 
have frequently taken occasion to urge the im¬ 
portance ul this movement, and we Hgree with 
our esteemed contemporary that it is full lime 
the legislative and corporate authorities of the 
State lend a helping Hand. We are informed 
that the matter wiU lie brought, up at Albany 
during the present session,mid we trust ili.ii ilie 
action upon it. will be favorable. And there is, 
we learn, another change contemplated, namely, 
tbo presr mutton at tho next annual nn < ling, us 
a candidate M>r President ef the Society, nl I lie 
name el Mr. Frank D. Curtis ot Saratoga <’o.. a 
Somewhat younger man than it has been the 
custom, hitherto, to place iu that position. Mr. 
Curtis is Fdf-iuudo, a practical farmin' of unu¬ 
sual intelligence and public spirit, mid is well 
thought of throughout the Stale. Mis election 
would have, among other good effects, that of 
dissipating the impression, which pretty g< ner- 
ally obtains that tlm Society is a select, institu¬ 
tion, managed in Urn interests of a privileged 
few, and that uo really working farmer cun suc¬ 
cessfully iispiro to the chief seat In Its councils. 
Thin idea possibly errouoousand unjust- seems 
to repel tho masses of the farmers, anil to create 
a prejudice against tho Society which detracts 
from its usoluluefis." 
t*Iiiln(lH|i|ita, Fn,, Ag. Hive. At. Ihe annual 
meeting ot ihe Philadelphia .Society for promot¬ 
ing Agriculture, officers for the current year 
were elected us follows; Pres .— Wit ,dam II. 
Drayton, Vur-Prasl'a. Dr- Charles It. King 
and Harry IngersolL ( or. *Y<. S. G. Fisher. 
Hec. .Si r's.—l)r. A. L. Kennedy, Thoma. ,V Cole¬ 
man. Tttas .—George Blight, Lx. Pom. Messrs. 
C. Riddle, Haines, Harrison, Ileratlne, 1). Lun- 
dreth,lugersoll. and Blight. IAbrCtiu COW.—D. 
LiiuiJretli. C. Biddle and George Blight. Libia- 
i Kill, S. S. Brooks, M. D. 
Canadian Dairymen'* Association.—The fourth 
annual meeting of this Association will be held 
at Ingersoil, Ontario, on ihe 1st ami 2d of Febru- 
my lust. The annual address will be delivered 
by llcv. W. F. Ciurkc, editor of the Ontario 
l iaiiwr. Prof. Dueklulid will speak oil " Dairy 
Husbandry as affecting Canadian Agriculture," 
and Prof. Smith on the “ Diseases ol IliuUow," 
“ Foot-aud-Mouth Disease,” Ac. Other subjects 
of interest, will bo discussed,rendering-themeet¬ 
ing one of very geueral iu tercet to all farmers. 
Connecticut Note Ag. k*>c.—T his body held its 
annual meeting at New Haven Jan. Kith, and 
elected officers for the current year as lot lows: 
Pros. E. H. Hyde. Viee-PrcsTs —itobbtus But¬ 
ton, H. L. Stewart. lice. Sec.—11.8. Coll I US. Cor, 
Sec,— T. S. Gold. Treat.— A. F. Brown, Chemist. 
—S. N. Johnson. The cattle disease, which is 
spreading aud creating much alarm iu this Slate, 
was discussed, aud a resolution passed request¬ 
ing Governor English to take prompt measures 
to stop its ravages. 
Went Concord, N, II., Farmers’ and MccH. Club. 
—At the recent annual meeting the Club made 
choice of the following officers: Pres.— Simeon 
Abbott. Vice-Pres'ts — John V. Aldrich, 'timo¬ 
thy Carter, Reuben K. Abbott. Sec. and liras.— 
Edward Abbott. Ex.Com.-Gilman H. Dimond, 
Geo. IV. Flumlers, Daniel C. Tenney, Jonathan 
M. Stewart, Harrison Partridge, Chandler Kast¬ 
man, Andrew S. Faro mil, Meet ings are to lie 
held ou the second and fourth Saturdays ol each 
mouth. 
Washington Co., ML, Ag. and Mcrh. \«soe.— 
At the annual meeting of tlie stockholders of 
this Assoc., held Jan. 7th, officers wi re elected 
as follows: Pm. J>. Brumbaiou. Vice-Pres.— 
David Zeller. Cor.Se(.~ Albert Small. Ihe.Sec. 
—P. A. Witmor. Treas.— BenJ. F. Fiery. IHiect- 
uis.— Bcnj. Byers, Joilu. Mldalekauff, Jno. A. If. 
Brewer, Henry Zeller, Daniel Slartzntun, Allred 
Showman. A. R. Anplunniu, JuCob K. Adams, 
lienj. A. Gftrlinger, Isaac Mutter. 
Lenox, IV. Y., Farmers' and MerlmttleM’ Vxm'ii.— 
This Society have elected officers lor 1871, as fol¬ 
lows: Pm —D. P. Lamb. I'icc-Pm'ts. G. N. 
Tackabury and B- IL Stiles. See. K. F. Lewis. 
Treas.— T. F. Hand. Lx. Com. (iu addition to tlm 
members holding over)—John Stewart. Kdson 
Reynolds. The President, Mr. Lamb, and tho 
Secretary. Mr. Lewis, were appointed to intend 
the annual meeting ot the Slate Agricultural 
Association. 
Oswego, IV. V., Town Ag. and llort. Hoe.- This 
Society have elected officers for the ensuing year 
as follows: Pns.-T. G. Thompson. Vice-Pics'ts. 
—C. A. Sayers, T. Robinson. II. A. Cornish. Sec. 
D. R. Green. Cor. Sex..— G. E. Parsons. lUpuih r. 
— W. R. Gardner. Treas.— S. L. Parsons. Iiiicc- 
tors ,—Eli Wilder, W. It. Worden, Morris Pierce. 
Winona Co., Minn., Ag. Sue.—At tho annual 
meeting', held Jan, 4(h, tbo following officers 
were eluded lor the ensuing year: Pn s. II. D. 
Morse. See.—Norman Buck- Treas. J, it. Luck. 
Pm. Sec.— P. G. Huhheil. Ex. Com —Win. S. 
Drew, John Hart. Z. TliavOr, J. A. Moore, W. K. 
Another Editor Spent*.—In a Jottereontalning 
payment for several new subscribers to tho 
Rural, tho editors of t he llealdsburg (CalJ Flag 
write:—'" We are continually trying to get you 
new subscribers. We can morecordially recom¬ 
mend the Rural than any other paper (always 
excepting onr own,) as wc think it tho best 
family paper in existence. Please let our Ru¬ 
ral come forever, without any break, and we 
will comply with all demands iu ndvanoe. We 
intend to have it bound, aud don't want to miss 
a single number." 
“A Club or Two More," «Ste. — Many of our 
Agent-Friends, after securing a Club, keep on 
and form others, or one large one, thus securing 
several Premiums or one of greater value. For 
example, Mr. D. S. Umbenuouk Of Huntingdon 
Co., Pa., remits for u club, aud writes:—'"I want 
the numbers of the last quarter for distribution. 
Think I can raise a club or two more, with per¬ 
severance. Some think the price loo high, and 
others have not the money to spare, but you can 
consider me your Agent for this community, 
aud I will do the best 1 can for you." 
“Good and Wholesome Instruction.” — From 
Kalamazoo, Mich., comes this strong testimony: 
“I have read your paper almost every week for 
the past twenty years, and havo never failed to 
receive good and wholesome instruction from 
its pages,-and if my memory was as good as my 
advantages have been, I could preach a pretty 
good sermon on almost any department of agri¬ 
culture, fruit growing, political or domestic 
economy, or religion." (Our friend should write 
for the Rural, and tints reciprocate for benefits 
acknowledged.] 
“The Rural Hlianld Have a Place iu Every 
Family."—Mr. J C'. SAVAGlfl of Iroquois Co., Ill., 
remits $3 for 1871, and writes:—“ i am very sorry 
that my time is so much occupied that I have 
thereby been prevented from getting up a club 
for you in tins place. The Rural should have 
a place in every family, for it cannot be too 
highly commended. When, by reason of delay 
in mails or some such cause, our Rural falls to 
put in an appearance ou Saturday night, we all 
feel as if something was missing troiu our little 
circle; and, to make a long story short, wc can¬ 
not pet along without it." 
“The Rural will Benefit the Boys.”—A wife 
and mother writes from New London Co., Conn., 
that her husband “does uot care to take a paper. 
He is a hard worker, but thinks it a -waste of 
money to take papers. But the Rural is such 
an excellent paper that I don't want to do with¬ 
out it. I have some boys growing up. and think 
the paper will bo a benefit to them, I send $2, 
all the money l have, and intend to send you 
the balance before tho year is out.” 
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BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. 
HOPE FOR THE DRUNKARD 
THE most hopeless cases of Drmikennes and In¬ 
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Sunil for Circular, and convince yourself. Address 
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Every Reader who wants to Do Good and Matcc 
Money, is referred to the Rural’S Premium Pro¬ 
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time to secure good Premiums before April. 
