Society to buy experimental farms. On motion 
of Mr. Ski.kreo, the charter was so amended as 
to provide that the annunl elections for officers 
shall Hike place at the annual exhibition, [prob¬ 
ably meaning Fall Fair,] “so that the control of 
the Society should be placed in the hands of the 
fanners, where in properly belongs.” The bill 
was then ordered to a third reading. 
— 'We have not a complete copy of the bill to 
renew the charter, but our own notion is that 
the officers of the Society should be elected by 
both Annual and Life Members, at the Annual 
Fair, when there will be a large attendance, or 
by delegates from all the County Ag. Societies 
of the State. This would give tho Agriculturists 
of the whole State a representation, and prevent 
any of iho pipe-layingor ring influence of which 
tho managers are, justly or unjustly, accused 
under the present regime. 
Let our friends in the country give the Club 
its due. Do not hold every member responsible 
for what any one member may say. It is simply 
an industrial class-meet ing, where each member 
has the privilege or expressing his opinion or 
giving his experience concerning any subject 
brought before it—that is all. If one man says 
the moon is a big green cheese, it does not fol¬ 
low that the Club thinks so. Some things are 
said in all such bodies too absurd to waste time 
to contradict. If one man or four men say 
Plastic Slate Booting is the best thing going, it 
does not folllow that the Club indorses the 
opinion ; for the majority of its members may 
know nothing about it and say nothing. If 
John Brown comes all the way from Kansas 
GILL & Co., Newspaper Advertising A gents, 37 
Park Row, New York. To Advertisers and the 
Tress this Hand-Book must prove of great. In¬ 
terest, as it contains, in a concise form, much 
valuable information about Advertising, News¬ 
papers, &c„ &c. 
PCELSIO^ 
Remedy for the New Cattle Disease.— We have 
the best authority for assuriug those interested 
that Mr. Hugh Peters (son of Hon. T. C. 
Peters, cx-Presidont N. Y. State Ag. Society,) 
has discovered an effectual remedy for tho new 
disease among cattle, and which has recently 
caused so much alarm. During the past ten 
days he has cured thirty-seven animals in one 
herd, as will soon be publicly attested by the 
owner. Meantime attention is directed to Mr. 
Peters’ advertisement in this paper. 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1871 
BACK NUMBERS OF THE RURAL NEW- 
YORKER are promptly supplied to New Sub¬ 
scribers, so that all may have tho Volume 
complete for binding, etc. Unless otherwise 
requested, we shall mail the numbers from 
Jan. 1st in response to all orders for Borne 
weeks to come. 
As the RURAL is electrotyped, we can 
Prairie Farmer,) destroyed the residence of Mr. 
I. J. Hoile, Secretary of the Oshkosh Horticul¬ 
tural Society. He lost bis most valuable house¬ 
hold goods, and a large quantity of 6eeds, bulbs 
and greenhouse plants that he had intended for 
the spring trade. 
a member of this institution, In reference to the 
cause of smut in grain, A groat many people 
have rocoived, without question, the assevera¬ 
tions of the “Club,” as a safe and sure guide in 
all practical matters; and to my own knowledge, 
the reliance upon the recommendations and 
conclusions of this body has resulted in immense 
loss and damage. To mention but one itom is 
sufficient,—their recommoudatlou of the “ Plas¬ 
tic Slate Roofing,” which has proved worthless. 
Hundreds of mechanics und others took hold of 
It, bought territory and materials, and dropped 
their regular business for that of roofing with 
the new “Heaven-given, Indestructible" Plas¬ 
tic Slate. It was thought, that it must be relia¬ 
ble, else tho members of the Farmers’Club of 
the American Institute—who, of course, were 
purely disinterested and above selfish considera¬ 
tions—would not. commend it so highly. It was 
afterwards found out. that the men who were 
most lavish in their stock of praise, were large 
stockholders of the Company. 
Now 1 am told that tlu? Club are recommend¬ 
ing the “ Asbestos ” roofing. I know of several 
buildings covered with “Asbestos," iu this and 
neighboring towns, which proves a complete 
failure. There is doubtless some merit in these 
new roofing materials, and we shall eventually 
be furnished with a reliable fire and waterproof 
roofing composition; bur at present, they are not 
reliable, and the vehement assurances of the 
Club can’t make them so. 
I write this in order to put your readers on 
their gourd against placing implicit relianoo on 
what this Club, or anybody else, may say in favor 
of any new and partially tested claimant for 
public favor. I know that, from tho beginning, 
the face or the Rural New-Yorker has been 
eet. like flint against all doception aud liunibug- 
ger.v, and it is to be hoped that it will ever re¬ 
main the free and outspoken organ In the in¬ 
terest of honesty aud fair dealing among men. 
O. B. 
The foregoing letter is from an Agricultural 
Editor of considerable experience—old. enough 
to know that the Farmers' Club, as a body, Is not 
responsible for every recommendation an ax- 
grinder may choose to make at its meetings, 
directly or through (he agency of some profes¬ 
sional tnlkist whom he may employ to advertise 
his wares. If the people receive “ withoutques- 
tion the asseverations of (those who speak in) the 
FROM TENNESSEE, 
Knoxville — Parson Brownlow — An Episode of 
the Rebellion —Streams, Rough Country, Tim¬ 
ber, Ac. 
Knoxville, Tenn., 1871. 
Knoxville is the important town of East 
Tennessee. It has about twenty thousand in¬ 
habitants, is situated at the head of navigation 
on the Tennessee River, and is increasing in 
wealth, business, and population. 
Parson Browklow resides there, hut whether 
that Is reckoned among tho advantages or disad¬ 
vantages of the town, I cannot say. Whatever 
opinions are expressed concerning him It was 
never claimed that he Is handsome. With any 
amount of “cheek," bo lias very little chin, and 
his mouth is much ahead of his muscle. He is 
very infirm, but still occupies an easy chair in 
the Senate of the United Stales. It is said that 
he is not very popular with his constituents at 
present, but it is admitted that iu private life ho 
is kind, obliging aud forgiving. Like some 
other folks, he don't believe in carrying his re¬ 
ligion into politics, and will abuse a political op- 
ponentasif possessed byall ihct’uries, and then 
go home and show him every kindness. 1 do 
not know that he claims to have attained the 
“grace of perfect sanctification," but he has 
“split the difference" between tilts world and 
the next sufficiently to keep bis place in a Chris¬ 
tian Ohurcb. His weapons are mainly spiritual, 
but bo had one tangible encounter with a fellow 
pilgrim, quite damaging to the “party of the 
other purl.” The Parson has made preaching 
and politics pay, and is very comfortably off. 
A son of his is an active politician, with good 
talents, but Ills politics aro said to be of the 
commercial order. 
Knoxville has been subject to the vicissitudes 
of Avar. General Burnside, retreating before 
Lonobtreet, took possession of the town. It Is 
on high ground, well situated for defense, and 
Burnside immediately set citizens and soldiews, 
blaok and white, to throwing up earthworks, 
and by the time Longbtbeet, who tarried by 
the way, had arrived, Knoxville couldn't be 
taken. After Investing 11 for some time, Long- 
street retired, having lost severely in his as¬ 
saults. 
As an episode of the war, I will tell you of Hie 
terrible sufferings endured by the domestic ani¬ 
mals belonging to tho army, as narrated to me 
Breeding Stock Imported Duty Free.—Mr. F. 
D. Curtis, Vice-President, of the N. Y. State Ag. 
Soc., calls our attention to the faot that the 
Turf, Field and Farm, of a late date, has an edi¬ 
torial berating Congress for not modifying the 
tariff so as to admit thorough-bred stock duty 
free, and suggests that we oatl the attention of 
that paper and of breeders (a6 ire did last week) 
to the fact that the iwenty per cent, duty is re¬ 
moved, aud that such stock has been admitted 
free since January 1.1871. The importer must 
have the certificate of the United States Consul 
at the port where the animals are shipped, cer¬ 
tifying that they a re imported for breeding pur¬ 
poses and not for sale and the collectors are then 
required by the modified law to give free per¬ 
mits. 
Our Premium* Satisfactory.—The acknowledg¬ 
ments we are daily receiving prove that our 
Premiums are appreciated by the recipients. 
As witness this note from Mr. Wm. H. Mills of 
Dupage Co., Ill.: 
*' The Weed Sewivq Machine, for which I 
have beon sending subscribers to the Rural 
New-Yorker, is received, and my wife is per¬ 
fectly satisfied with it, and we take this means 
of thanking you.” 
And the following, just received from Mr. T. 
M. Crane of Addison Co., Vt., is of like Import: 
“The Gold Pen yon ordered for me, through 
A. Morton, was recover! to-day, and gives en¬ 
tire satisfaction. I wouldn’t part Avith It for 
love nor money. Many thanks for it. Shall 
always use my influoice in behalf of the Rural 
New-Yorker.” 
— Hundreds, if not thousands, of our sub¬ 
scribers ate so situated that they may. by 
little effort, secure portions of our “ Good Pay 
for Doing Good.” Bead our offers in last num¬ 
ber of Rural, and note that there is yet time to 
foi'm club9. Members of new clubs can have 
back numbers, or start at any time. 
Tobacco vs. Newspapers.—Mr. M. TaIT of 
Dougins Co., Kansas, hits tobqeco users who 
earfuot afford to take the Rural in this wise: 
“ Inclosed please find $6, for one y ear’s subscrip¬ 
tion for myself and a neighbor that I Induced 
to take the Rural. I ought to have sent soon- 
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AMERICAN INST. FARMERS’ CLUB. 
The usefulness of this body is likely to be 
greatly lessened by its hasty conclusions on mat¬ 
ters of general public interest, and by the dog- 
niatio character of some of il* vary knowing 
members. I was very glnd to see and road the 
letter of your correspondent from Martlnsburg, 
Til i-i _ t t 
matters,” so much the worse lort hepeople; and 
there are more fools left among them than we 
had supposed. The fact is there is not any more 
average wisdom among the members of the 
Farmers’ Club of the American Institute, than 
can be found among an equal number of practi¬ 
cal and professional men almost anywhere. 
Letters are received, read, commented upon, 
seriously, jocosely, or sarcastically, just as any 
member may happen to be in a mood. There 
ate members ready to talk on any subject, no 
matter tv hat, the moment it Is broached; it 
makes no difference whether they know any 
thing about It or not. There are some who 
always say what they know and believe, and are 
ready to defend what they say. There are other 
inen who attend, nod talk at its meetings, who 
always have an ax to grind—who come for no 
other purpose. Such men probably (we do not 
remember who recommended it,) ground the ax 
of the “ Plastic Slate Hoofing." But if isa libel 
to say that the Farmers’ Club recommended It. 
It has never voted to recommend it—nor any 
other ax brought to its grindstone to be ground, 
to our knowledge. It has not, consequently, 
been hasty In its conclusions, for it has not 
“concluded” concerning it. Sometimes a com¬ 
mittee of the Club is appointed to investigate 
such materials brought before It for notice. 
Such committees make reports, for the informa¬ 
tion of members, which are accepted. Butsuch 
committees are often composed of men who 
know nothing practically of the matter they are 
to Investigate, and while they may be honest in 
t heir report they may be mistaken. Ax-grlnders 
take advantage of such men. Why are such 
committees appointed? I localise men who are 
capable of investigating such matters intelli¬ 
gently cannot alwuys afford to spend, nnd will 
not take, the time to do so. These ax-grinders 
insist on sown committee; and often, unfortun¬ 
ately, they get the sort best adapted to tlicir 
purposes. But it is also true that many arrant 
humbugs have been investigated by committees 
of the Club, and squelched. With the number and 
variety of matters brought before it for investi¬ 
gation, the wonder is that so tew mistakes are 
made, and that so littie opportunity is given men 
who are ready to talk an hour on any subject 
for $5 or $10, a chance to hold their clients' axes 
on the Club’s grindstone. 
ana asserts that that Mate surpasses all others, 
and the Cluh does not deny it, it don’t follow 
that the Club Is responsible tor aud indorses the 
statement. 
We give this matter more space than we other¬ 
wise should had we not been unsparing iu our 
criticisms and ridicule of many things said and 
done at the meetings of the Club. We do not 
intend to withhold such hereafter, but we intend 
to bo just, whether the reputation of the Farm¬ 
ers’ Club profits or suffers thereby. 
of Knoxville alarge number of horses an $ pi nice 
belonging to Burnside were congregated. The 
besieging army cut off nil supplies. All avail¬ 
able provender was used up; trees wore cut 
down, and the starving animals devoured the 
green wood; this supply failed; they moaned 
piteously, and, goaded by hunger, ate the fences, 
wagons, nnd anything they could reach. Every 
morning presented the melancholy spectacle of 
twenty or thirty dead animals to be cleared 
away, and their places supplied by as many more 
the coming day. The Parisians would have 
economized them better, and not allowed them 
to die a natural death. It Is a grave necessity 
that Just ifies war. The animal kingdom, though 
never consulted, is a party concerned, and ought 
to have Its Interests, which are all for peace, re¬ 
spected I 
The IIolston and French Broad, both formida¬ 
ble streams, unite and form theTenness River, 
just above Knoxville. The country up these 
streams is decidedly rough, aud a good deal of It 
rocky. There is a good deal of oak and yellow 
pine, but the best of It has been removed con¬ 
tiguous to the stroams and floated down for 
lumber nnd fuel. I am afraid that the timber 
supply iu all this region is over-estimated. I 
think there is moreshowthap substance—plent y 
of green boughs, but not so ninny twenty-inch 
logs that will make clear lumber. They miss 
our snow to draw their logs on, and generally 
have a tough place to get them. I saw near the 
French Broad, rock with perpendicular strata, 
(set up edgewise,) and every other possible angle, 
from which I judge that this country was once 
on n hard “ bust.” 
One frosty morning, ns my friend Ellwanger 
and I mode through the forests, we suit a most 
brilliant display of sparkling gems on the ever¬ 
greens, glistening in the morning sun. There 
wa* nobody near but E. and I to look at this pro¬ 
fusion of beauty and splendor. Alasl alas! 
alas! “full many a gem"—I have forgotten the 
rest. Yours truly, Hugh T. Brooks. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
New York State Ag. Society.—On the 2d inst. a 
bill renewing the charter of this Society was be¬ 
fore tho Assentbly. One feature of the proposed 
charter provides that only lifo members shall be 
entitled to vote for officers. Mr. Alvord very 
properly denounced this attempt “to reduce 
t,ho Society to an exclusive corporation of men 
of large means.” But the attempt to amend the 
charter as reported, in this respect, failed. The 
provision confining the holding of real estate by 
the Society to four places In the State, and limit¬ 
ing the amount of real estate to bo bold to $50,- 
000, was struck out. An amendment was adopted 
providing that no authority shall be eiven the 
Riwidiincea of Horticulturist* Burned.— We re¬ 
gret to learn tii residence of Mr. M. B. 
Bateham of Tail "grille, Ohio, was burned 
recently. But little of the furniture, except on 
the lower floor was saved. Mr. B. laments the 
destruction of a thirty years' collection of agri¬ 
cultural and horticultural books and periodicals 
—no trifling loss for an ex-edltor. The total 
loss is some$3,500-theinsurancecovering $1,500. 
In his efforts to save all the property possible, 
Mr. Bateham came near losing his life by the 
falling of a floor as he left the building. 
— A recent fire at Oshkosh, Wig., (says the 
or. I was in hopes to send you a dozen names, 
but I did not begin ill time. Some that I asked 
said they were too poor to take your paper, 
when they spent 30 cents a week for tobacco, 
($15 a year,) enough to supply a family with 
several papers." 
— Tobacco consumers who don’t take the 
papers are usually. proverbial “ for the ways 
that are dark/'— and their children, being de¬ 
prived of reading, )nay ere long learn “the 
tricks that are vain”—making a bad 6tate of 
things all arouud. 
An Extensive Colorado Stock Farm. — The 
number and extent of stock farms recently es¬ 
tablished In the new States and Territories 
would surprise many of our readers, could the 
statistics be given. Asa case in point we pre¬ 
sent some figures relative to a ranch or stock 
farm near Colorado City, Colorado, owned by H. 
C. Childs, Esq., Secretary of the National Lire 
Insurance Co. of Chicago, (an institution not 
unknown to fame.) Though his ranch lias only 
been occupied a year or two, Mr. Childs has a 
large number of Cuttle, Horses, Sheep, Cashmere 
Goats, &c., including many animals of the im¬ 
proved breeds. For example, among other 
stock, he baa 58 bead of Short-Horns nnd 300 
Texan cattle; 350 improved American Merinos 
(from best Vermont stock,) 1.000 half-blood 
Spanish (or American) Merinos, and 5,000 Texan 
sheep; 100 Cashmere goats; 40 American mares 
(large;) J Maltese Jack, and several thorough¬ 
bred horses. There are twenty-five young bulls 
In the herd, the balance being cows and lieifors. 
Among the Short-Horn bulls arc “Columbus," 
by Kailway, raised by Hon. John Wentworth ; 
"Senator 3d,” bred by Geo. M. Bedford of 
Paris, Ky.; and "Royalist," bred by J. O. Swrl- 
tjon of Geneva, N. Y. Mr. Childs was awarded 
several gold and silver medals on his stock at 
the last Fair of the Colorado State Agricultural 
Society, His sheep wore kept through last win¬ 
ter without either hay or grain of any kind. 
Mr. C. owns a sizable tract, (some 2,000 acres, wo 
believe,) but his stock lias the range of over 
fifty thousand acres. He has another ranch 
near Pueblo. We are glad to record such evi¬ 
dence of “progress nnd improvement” in the 
right direction, and trust Mr. Childs' efforts 
will redound to his own and the pnblie benefit. 
M *- 
“The Advertiser*' Hand-Book—Comprising a 
Complete LiBt. of all Newspapers, Periodicals 
and Magazines published in tho United States 
and British Possessions; arranged by Counties, 
with the Population of Counties and Towns, 
separate lists of the Daily, Religious and Agri¬ 
cultural Newspapers, and a History of tho 
Newspaper Press." Such is Ure comprehensive 
title of a work of over 201) octavo rages, hand¬ 
somely printed on tinted paper and elegantly 
me inicrcBi ann i.nupoti* on tnc First Mort¬ 
gage eight per cem. Gold Bonds of the St. Jo¬ 
seph and Denver City Railroad Company, due 
the 15th of this month, are payable at the Farm¬ 
ers' Loan and Trust Company of the city of New 
York. 
-LM- 
Public Land*.— Parties desiring to learn about 
the disposal of public lands can get all needed 
Information by addressing “ U. 8. Land Com¬ 
missioner, Washington, D. C.” 
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THE SEA SON. 
[W* want Information, briefly, concerning the eeuon, progress of 
tbe work, temperature, crope, pricer of Term produce, stock, labor 
•nd tends, end careful eeltuaatoe of the amount of gram and number 
of animate on hand for eale, at compared with previous seasons, for 
publication undor this hsad.— Edb. Rusal. 1 
Bethel, Berk* Uo„ Pa., Feb. 1.— We have had 
a very dry season. Not much rain from June 
last, and not much snow till uow, but last week 
it snowed a great deal, and now we have good 
sleighing. It has been the coldest winter so far 
for several years. The wells are very low. 
Money very scarce.— j. d. 
Madison, Wi»., Jan. 23.—Plenty of snow here 
for sleighing now, for the first time this winter; 
snow foil to tho depth of six inches yesterday. 
Prices of all kinds of farm produce good; spring 
wheat, $1.10; barley,70o.; corn,60c.; oats scarce, 
worth 60c.; potatoes, $1; butter, 85c.; green 
apples scarce, $3 per bush.; timothy hay, $10® 
12 per ton; wood, $5®6 per cord ; pork, dressed, 
$7.50 per cwt.; beef dressed, $5®7; foot, $3.50®4. 
Farms selling from $50 to $300 per acre.—M. a. h. 
Duncan'* Falls, O., Jan. 25.— The cold weather 
of Dec. 32 to 25 killed about half the peach crop. 
Wheat on the.ground injured to some extent. 
Wheat is worth $1.10; flour $6.75; corn, 60c.; 
oats, 40c.; potatoes, 80c.@$l; pork, $7; sorghum 
molasses, 60c.; fat cattle, 6®6c. per lb. on foot; 
horses in demand, at $100@176; work oxen, $160 
©300 per pair. Average temperature from Dec. 
25th to Jan. 25th, 36* above zero; snow fell four 
inches, with one inch of rain the four last days 
of December.—J. c. n. 
Woodford's Corner, Wesibrook, Me. — Record 
of the weather for the week ending Jan. 28th. 
Maximum, minimum, and mean temperature 
and state of the weather during the twenty-four 
hours. Observations taken at 8 A. M. 23d, max 
37; min. 14; mean 6#; fair; 23d, max. 1; min. 
13; mean 6; fair; 24th, max. 4; min. 8: mean 2; 
snow ; 25th, max. 15; min. 11; meau 2; fair; 26tb, 
max. 5; min. 9; mean 2; 6now; 27th, max. 28; 
min.3; mean 12 ) 4 ; cloudy; 28th, max. 17; min. 
2; mean 7M; snow. Mean temperature for the 
week 8.64.—c. B. B. 
Hall’s Corners, N. Y., Jan. 26 —A cold snap. 
Temperature for the last five days:—Sunday, 
32d, cloudy, high wind ; thermometer at sunset, 
7” below zero. 83d, at sunrise, 15* below; at sun¬ 
set, 5 e below, 24th, at sunrise, 6” above zero; 
clear all day. 25th, at sonrise, 17“ above; wind 
northeast; at 9 o’clock P. M., 9’ below. 26th, at 
sunrise, 7* below; wind cast-by-south; snow 
light; 10' above at sunset. Seneca Lake 6 feet 
lower than in April; Crooked Lake 9 feet lower 
than in spring; all streams very low' for milling 
purposes; wells so low as to make water scarce 
for stock on many furms. But little snow as 
yet.—p. f. b. 
Caledonia, Livingston Co., N. Y., Feb. 2.—The 
winter, so far, has been very favorable for fall 
sown wheat. Wo have had but little Enow, but 
that little was sufficient. During our January 
thaw, the wheat looked fresher and every way 
better than when the snow came and covered it. 
We have had frequent thaws, but they were of 
short duration, excepting that of January. 
> Grain is moving towards tide water steadily; no 
- rush, but a steady flow. Wheat, $1.35©1.55; corn, 
! 70c.; oats, 50c.; barley, 70c. Potatoes are In de- 
> mand at 75@80c. Apples are selling at 40@50c. 
• Dressed hogs, $9.50 per cwt- There are some 
transactions In real estate; the range is from $65 
, to $100 per acre.— d. l. 
Alden, Hardin Co., Iowa, Feb. 1. — Pleasant 
' winter, so far. Deepest snow, three inches. 
Good wheeling in the roads, and good sleighing 
on the ice. Stock looks well. Cows worth $25© 
! 40; horses, $IOO@126, and plenty of them; hay, 
prairie, $3.50©4; potatoes, 50c.; corn, 50c.; oats, 
40c.; wheat, $1, and Bcarce; wild land, $5@10; 
farms, $35©50 per acre; butter,20c.; cheese,30c.; 
eggs, I5c.; hogs, live, 5jtfc.: dressed, 7c, Money 
scarce. Water power plenty. We wnntwoolen, 
cotton and other factories to consume our sur¬ 
plus produce. Send capital and operatives by 
the thousand. Boom plenty. Railroads North 
and South, East and WeBt, through our county; 
health good; society Intelligent. Farmers’Club 
and Lyceum In full blast,—j. f. 
4 » » — 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
Illinois State Ag. Soc. — The following is a 
complete list of the officers of this Society for 
1871: Pres.— David A. Brown, Brown. Ex- 
Pres.—iVm. Kile. Paris. Pice-Prest’s — State at 
largo, John P. Reynold*, Chicago, 1st District, 
A. H. Dolton, Dolton Station; 2d 1)1**., James 
Herrington, Geneva; 3d Dlst., C. H. Itosenstiel, 
Freeport; 4th Dlst., Geo. Edmonds, Jr., Lenora; 
5th Dint., A. J. Dunlap, Galesburg; 6tli Dlst.; 
Emory Cobb, Kankakee; 7th Dfst., James R. 
Scott, Champaign: 8th Dlst.; 8. D. Fisher, At¬ 
lanta: 9th Dlst,, D. W. VUtum, Canton; lOlli 
Dlst., M. 0. Goltra, Jacksonville: 11th Dist,, C. 
W. Webster, Salem; 12th Dist., D. B. Oillbnm, 
Alton ; 13th Dist., D. T. Parker, Cairo. Sec.—A. 
M. Gnrland, Springfield. Treat. — J. W. Bunn, 
Springfield. At it meeting of this Board, propo¬ 
sitions for tlie location of the Fair of 1871 wero 
received from Rock Island, Ottawa, Decatur, 
CeuIndia, and Du Quoin. A Committee of 
Three was appointed to examine these locali¬ 
ties mid report at the meeting of the Board, the 
hist. Tuesday In February. 
Michigan Bornological Society’* Report for 
1870.-Tii j* Is a handsomely printed report, and 
indicates that somebody I* nllvo in that beauti¬ 
ful State. The informal meeting for tbeorgani- 
zation of this society was hold ar Grand Rapids, 
Milih„ February, 11, 1870, nnd here we have a 
book of nearly a hundred pages—the rooortof 
the Secretary, which is of Itself well worth tho 
$1 membership fee of the Society to every fruit 
grower of Michigan. The pomological infor¬ 
mation It contains is well worthy more extended 
notice than we can give here. Tire officers of 
the society ure: Pres.— H. G. Saunders. Grand 
Rapids; Treas.— S. L. Fuller; Sec.—A. T. Linder- 
man. 
Maine State Agricultural Society.—At the an¬ 
nual meeting of tHIs Society, Jan. 18th, the fol¬ 
lowing officers were elected: Pres.—Hon. Sam¬ 
uel Wasson, Ellsworth. Sec.—Samuel L. Board- 
man, Augusta. Trustee* — Warren Perclva), 
Cross Hill; Samuel T. Raymond, Cumberland 
Mill*. Treat. ~ Hon. Wm. E. Morris, Portland. 
Member of the Board of -Agriculture—Warren 
Perclval, Cross Hill. A resolution was adopted 
urging “all gentlemen owning neat stock, nnd 
all person* holding official positions, to use t heir 
influence in aid of ail measure* looking to the 
protection of the stock of the State from the 
ravage* of tho foot-imd-mouth disease. 
rVnimylvnnin Poultry Soc, — At. the anuual 
meeting, held on Monday, Jan. 10th, the follow¬ 
ing gen Demon were elected to serve as officers 
lor Bio year 1871: Pres.— Wm. Wibteh, German¬ 
town, I'a. neofbv*.—D. W. Ilerstine, Branch- 
town, Pa. Cor. Sec,- J. D. Nevius, Philadelphia. 
Roc. Sec. - J. D. Rodney. Germantown, Pa. liens. 
—Cbas. B. Dunn, Germantown, P«, Ex. Com.— 
Edward M. Hopkins, Philadelphia; Dr. Tlios. R. 
Raynor, Chestnut Hill, Pa.; Chas. McAllister Jr., 
Torrisdulc, Pa.: C, D. Knipe, Woodbury, N. J.; 
Z. Wharton Fisher, Philadelphia. 
BUSINESS NOTICES, 
HARVEY FISK. A. S. HATCH. 
FISK Be HATCH, 
BANKERS AND DEALER8 IN GOVERNMENT 
SECURITIES, 
No. S Nassau Street. ) 
New York, January 28, 1871. > 
United States Five-twenty Bonds, If ullowed to run 
until 1875, will pay but FOUR PER CENT. Gold on 
the Investment at present market rates, whtle they 
are likely to be funded at a lower rate of interest 
then they now bear before that time. 
THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS OF THE CEN¬ 
TRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, at pres¬ 
ent market price, will pay nearly SEVEN PER 
CENT. In gojd on the investment, and cannot be 
oalled in or the interest reduced under twenty-five 
years. 
A difference Of from FIFTEEN to TWENTY PER 
CENT, mar be realized in exchanging Government 
Bonds for Central Paolflus, or saved in making new 
Investments. 
The safety and value of the First Mortgage Bonds 
of the Central Pacific Railroad Company are thor¬ 
oughly established and unlvorsally recognized. 
The value of the property, the immense and in¬ 
creasing revenue* of the Company, and its able and 
honorable management, assure the security of the 
principal and prompt und regular payment of Inter¬ 
est beyond question. 
We have Introduced them into our regular busi¬ 
ness, upon the same basis as Government Bonds, 
and buy and sell them as freely at current market 
rates, and are prepared to furnish them to Investors 
or others at dully quotations. 
We buy and sell Government Bonds, Gold and 
Coupons, execute orders in miscellaneous securities 
at tbe New York Stock Exchange, make collections, 
receive deposits subject to check at sight, allow in¬ 
terest on balances, and do a general banking busi¬ 
ness. FISK & HATCH. 
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yourBelf. C. C. BEERS, M. D., Box 5110, New York. 
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