and has wintered on less food than usual. Hay 
$10 per ton at barn; red wheat-, $1.60; wheut. on 
the ground looks well; corn, 75c.; oats, 60c.; 
potatoes, 60c.; apples scarce at $3@3.50 per bbl.; 
fruit prospect good; clover seed was mostly 
bought from farmers at $6, but is now selling at 
$7 per bush.—s. c. 
Mechunicetown, Frederick Co.. Md., March 12. 
—Fine weathor the last two weeks; warm, like 
summer; mercury from 40“ to Y0' above zero in 
the Bhade yesterday; cooler to-day. Wheat., 
$1.40® 1-60; oats, 40®50c-; corn,90c.<g>$l; hay,$10 
@15; good horses, $150@&X); cows, $if0@50; pine 
lumber, $30@60 per M-; shingles, $9@13 per M.; 
land, $50@100 per acre; potatoes, $1; butter, 
25o.; eggs, 15c.per dozen; the growing wheat 
crop looks very fine.— j. d. 
Aurelius, Cay. Co., IV. V., starch J2.—This 
morning a heavy raiu storm, which continued 
until two o'clock, when tin; wind shifted to the 
west, and it began to snow. The weather, the 
past weak, has been very pleasant.. Butter, in 
tubs, 38@36c.; in rolls, 32@35c.; whito wheat, per 
bush, $1.60; red, $1.4<£ eggs, per doz., S0@25c.; 
suit, per bbl., $2.90@3.ir>; potatoes, per bush., 
65c.@$l; barley, per bush., 75c.; oats, per bush., 
55@05c.-H. s. B. 
IlaldwIiHVille, Onondaga Co., IV. Y., March 13. 
—We are having remarkably lino weather for 
the season—only live frosty morningssinee Feb. 
33. A good many were plowing last week. Frost 
up out of the ground, and roads pretty well dried 
yesterday morning, when it began to rain. 
Rained hard until about 41*. M., when it changed 
to snow. Probably more water has fallen in the 
last twenty-four hours than in any other twen¬ 
ty-four hours since last April. Red wheat, $1.50; 
white, do., $1,603-1.70; oats, 55@60c.; corn, 85c.; 
hay, about $20 for good; cattle coming two, are 
$25@36; last spring's calves from $14 to $18; 
cows front $50 to $00.—A. h. x. 
Oleou, Niagara Co., N, Y„ March 15.—Have 
had a comparatively mild winter; coldest day 
Jan. 5, thermometer 3“ below zero; very little 
snow, consequently but little sleighing; excel¬ 
lent wheeling most of the time; Winter wheat, 
$1.30@$L05; Oats, 65c.; Ityo, 86c.; Corn, 75c.; 
Burley, 80e.; Beans, $1.50@$3.50; Potatos, $1; 
Clover Seed, $G@$7; Timothy, $5@$6; Apples, 
$ bbl., $3@$4. Growiug Wheat lookB well; the 
last four weeks uncommon plensunt for the sea¬ 
son ; Wild Geese migrating north; harbor open ; 
catching fish in abundance; on the 7th inst., M. 
Halsted caught 4.300 at oue haul, and during 
the day 7,300; frost all out of the ground; plow¬ 
ing commenced; wages, per mouth, $20@$25.— 
BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
The People's Prncticnl Poultry Book. —This 
work, for which we are daily receiving orders, 
aDd concerning which wo have many inquiries, 
is now nearly completed and wilt be ready for 
delivery at and mailing from both our New York 
and Rochester publication offices as early as 
March 30. The demand for the work is so much 
greater than first anticipated that we shall print 
several editions in rapid succession. The great 
interest now manifested in poultry breeding, 
rearing, etc., renders the publication of this 
work very timely,—and it is so complete and 
thorough, and withal so profusely and finely il¬ 
lustrated, that it will prove valuable to old poul¬ 
try fanciers and indispensable to new beginners 
or amateurs. All orders received for the book 
previous to its publication, will be filled (in the 
order of reception) as soon after it is ready as 
possible. __ 
Washburn «fc Co., the great seedtnen of New 
England—located at No. 100 Tremont Street. Bos- 
tou—are doing a large business this season, ac¬ 
cording to the report of a representat ive or the 
Rural. New-Yorker, who recently visited their 
extensive establishment. The house isan enter¬ 
prising and reliable one, and we are glad to hear 
of its increasing prosperity. Their illustrated 
announcement in this paper will attract the at¬ 
tention of funnels, gardeners and others. 
THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
D. D. T. MOORE, 
Conducting Editor and JProprletor 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
Assoointe Editors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y„ 
Ebitor or mi j>srAftnfllMT of Shbip Husbandry. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Falls, N. Y„ 
Editok nr m D»r**TM««T »► HtUUiWU. 
Col. S. D. HARRIS, Cleveland. Ohio, 
T**v«L,*• Et>noe. 
T. HART HYATT, San Francisco, 
Cow do cron or i*»* r*r,nc Stor* P*r mitmint. 
CHAS. V. RILEY, St. Louis. Mo., 
Conductor or xor Enroxotooieii. DirAKiMzirz. 
MARY A. E. WACER, 
Editoe or TMK POM««TIC EcoNont Dir. »tuzkt. 
SPECIAL. CONTRIBUTORS. 
T. C, PETERS. 
AX DUE POET. 
JS. W. STEW ART, 
JAMES VICK. 
J. WILKINSON, 
MADAME I.E VERT, 
JULIA COLMAN. 
T. BARRY, 
n. T. BROOKS. 
J. R. DODGE, 
T. R. ELLIOTT. 
HORACE/ftl-ELET, 
J. STANTON GOURD, 
*' NOW AND THEN.” 
Averlll’s Chemical Paint.— As this Is the sea¬ 
son for painting and “ slicking up” generally, 
the advertisement of this excellent and cheap 
paint, will attract attention. This paint, bus been 
strongly commended by our correspondents and 
ot her disinterested parties. Ono of its great ad¬ 
vantages is that it is already prepared, so that 
any amateur can use it without difficulty. 
Another is that there is no trouble in matching 
colors. _ 
Inquiries for Advertisers. —J. B. asks where lie- 
can get Judson’s Branching Corn,—A little girl 
wants to know where she can buy a pair of white 
rabbits and what they will cost.—Mr. A. TV akb- 
lee asks where Stapolias can be obtained.— 
Mrs. Ann Carrier asks where she cau purchase 
Averill'8 Chemical Paint. (It is advertised in 
this paper.)— A Vidalia. La., correspondent asks 
why those who have tish eggs to sell do not ad¬ 
vertise in the Rural New-Yorker. 
A Card from Mr. Van Winkle.—The following 
card tells its own story. Probably there is not a 
writer of any prominence who writes for the 
Rural New-Yorker, who does nut receive 
propositions from men who are very willing to 
get benefits without paying for them—in other 
words, who would gladly steal, if they thought 
they would nut be found out. Mr. Van WIN¬ 
KLE is not the first oT our correspondents 
who has learned this fact. Wo know a good 
deni more ot the efforts of t his class of persons 
than they suspect, and we are quin* willing they 
should bo aware of the loot. How would they 
like to have us publish their names in a list of 
sneaking sponges? We do not wonder that- Mr. 
Van Winkle sends us the following card : 
Editor or Rural New-Yorker : — I would 
respect fully inform hII your subscribers, and nil 
others interested, that I will make all necessary 
answers to inquiries respecting my contribu¬ 
tions to the Rural New-Yorker- through its 
columns. My professional engagements make 
The Wheeler <fc Wilson Sewing Machine bus 
been so long and favorably known to the public 
that, like good wiue, it needs no bush. There¬ 
fore it is only necessary to refer our readers, 
especially those in Western New York, (who are 
more numerous this year than ever before,) to 
the announcement of the Rochester Agency of 
this famous machine, inviting people to call and 
exumiue improvements. 
|Jublister’s 
£jfCELS)0W 
SATURDAY, APRIL. 1, 1871 
Land Sales In Nebraska.—' The 6ules of Union 
Pacific Railroad Lands in Nebraska, for the 
month of February were, to forty-eight pur¬ 
chasers, 4,305 66-100 acres, for $33,306 2-100, or an 
average of $5.51 7-10 per acre. The total sales 
previous to March 1,1871, were 307,214 5-100 acres, 
for $1,368,552 11-100; average, $4.45 7-10. So re¬ 
ports Mr. Laud Commissioner- Davis. 
Agent-Friends will bear in mind that the time of 
competing for our Large Extra Prizes (which 
are In addition to Specific Premiums) expires April 
1st, so that all who propose to Win any of them 
should Work Now, and until the end of tho 
hi out li. The Prizes ure so large and numerous that 
a good many of our frieods must bo well rewarded. 
Look over the programme sent to Club Agents lust 
fall, and seo if It will not pay to make an extra effort 
on the "home stretch from now until April. 
Yearly Subscribers beginning with next quarter may 
be counted for both the Extra Prizes and Specific 
Premiums. Who will win ike Hundred Extra 
Prizes f _ 
March Right On, Agent-Friend* !-March is 
a good mouth in which to form new clubs for the 
Rural New-Yorker, and to fill out or make addi¬ 
tions to those already started or completed. See 
offerB under heading of “A Bio Bonus," in Rural of 
March 4, particularly observing Unit allare Rewarded 
for their Efforts, and that every name is counted in 
our Premium Awards—su that tho larger tho list the 
greater will be tho “ value received.” Therefore, 
fill up your Squads and Companies, Ladles and 
Gentlemen, until tha Rural Brigade for 1871 is 
full !-entltfing yourselves to Generous Bounties for 
diligent and successful Recruiting! We have an 
abundance of Prizes yet in store—such as Plated and 
Silver Ware, Gold and Sliver Watches, Sewing Ma¬ 
chines. Dictionaries and Agricultural Books. Imple¬ 
ments and Machines, Melodeons, Organs, 4c., &c. 
Though hosts of new squads are falling into lino, 
wewuntall who can to form new ones, and participate 
iu the benefit of our Special Bountiesand they will 
not find this difficult, for thousands desire the Rural 
as the vernal season approaches, for its hints and sug¬ 
gestions about garden, orchard and field operations. 
Cl?" Yearly subscriptions starting with March or 
April may be counted for any of the Specific Pre¬ 
miums offered; so don't fail to get the names of all 
who cun be induced to aid themselves and their 
families by taking the paper best udapted to their 
wants and interests—the Grout Illustrated RURAL, 
Literary and Family Weekly. 
The Patent Improved Asbestos Roofing, adver¬ 
tised in this paper, is in order. Just now, when 
60 many are making new or repairing old roofs. 
It evidently possesses merits and advantages 
which give it strong claims. Those of our read¬ 
ers interested may find it for their interest to at 
least address Mu. Johns for specific information. 
Educating Vagrant Children.—In the Depart¬ 
ment or Agrloulture Monthly Report for Feb¬ 
ruary, we find the following paragraph In a no¬ 
tice of the meeting of the Now York State Ag¬ 
ricultural Society: 
“ Miss Middy Morgan presented earnestly 
the subject of reformatory schools for vagrant 
children of both sexes, under the direction ot 
the New York Agricultural Society, in which 
the hove may be taught practical agriculture, 
and the girls may he trained to household arts. 
This important subject was effectively presented, 
and its spirit and aims were heartily indorsed by 
the Society, It is to bo hoped that State aid may 
be obtained for such an institution.'' 
We are In favor of reformatory schools for 
We are not iu favor of placing them 
ed facts. Agriculture is called a science; but 
it is no science yet. It has not reached that 
dignity because there is scarcely a law estab¬ 
lished by the accumulated facts. Wo are still 
groping in uncertainty and confusion. A fact 
in Ohio knocks the feet from under a fact in 
Now York ; and Pennsylvania sends up another 
which contradicts those of Ohio and New York; 
and Minnesota and Iowa pitch into the Middle 
Strif es wit h a fork-full of facts, while Maine holds 
up a pine pole emblazoned with facts which are 
no more related to those of the Middle and West¬ 
ern States than its snows are transmuted into 
cotton tu the South. True, there 1ms been some 
generalization ; but this has asoften been wrong 
as right, from want of all the facts necessary 
to complete a law. 
Now, wluit is to be done? Farmers read and 
tliink more and observe better, because more 
intelligently, than they did fifteen years ago. 
But cultivators iu the aggregate do not study. 
They say they have no time except for prac¬ 
tice. This is not true. It is net a sort of open- 
mouthed staring at natural phenomena that we 
urge. It is critical observation and a careful 
noting down of what is observed. We may call 
attention in this connection to tho “ Diary of a 
lturallst," which we ooramence in another col¬ 
umn—notes written in the midst of a duiiy, 
active, out-of-door life, by a hard-working 
man, who not only observes but studies. We 
The National Life Insurance Co. or New York is 
in a very prosperous condition, as will be seen 
by reference to its Annual Statement, given iu 
the appropriate department of this paper. The 
figures showing the progress of the Company 
during the past seven years must be especially 
gratifying to its insurers and stockholders. 
pursue. Read tho Peoples rracucai rouarp 
Book for the latest and completest information 
upon the profitable management of poultry; 
but we do not advise finy poulterer to be con¬ 
tent with one book, any more than we would 
advise a farmer to do all kinds of plowing with 
one plow. The main purpose of this article is to 
urge every man to use all the aids he can bring 
to bear to enable him to comprehend the Phe¬ 
nomena and enhance the Profit of Farm Life 
for the 8cason of 1871. 
Christum* Rose.— Wo have received at least a 
half-score of letters telling us where the Christ¬ 
mas Rose ( HMiborus nfaer) can be obtained. 
They should have come In the shape of adver¬ 
tisements, accompanied with cosh. It is the 
most sensible way of answering such questions. 
vagrants. 
under the direction of the New York State or 
any other Agricultural Society. We arc quite 
as willing the Stale should be taxed to prevent 
as to punish crime; hence we are willing it 
should give aid to such schools, provided they 
are placed under tho direction of persons hav¬ 
ing more practical sense and experience, and 
less fine-spun, sentimental theories. Wo are 
quite willing to second the fair Middy Morgan 
in all efforts to secure practical education to va¬ 
grant children, but wo waut it to be practical. 
The Premium Sanford Corn must be a very val¬ 
uable variety, if the testimony concerning it be 
true. For particulars see advertisement in this 
paper. __ 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
New Quarter. — Agents and other frlend6 will 
please note that a new Quarter of the Rural 
New-Yorker commences with this number, 
affording a favorable starting point for new 
subscribers. Thousands of suburban and coun¬ 
try people need the Rural at this season for its 
timely and instructive suggestions about gar¬ 
den, orchard, vineyard and field culture and 
operations. How many of the vast host shall 
we have the pleasure of adding to our list this 
month? New subscribers can begin this week, or 
we can supply back numbers from January 1st. 
Imlaystown, Monmouth Co., IV. J., March 12.— 
Weather dry mid spring like. Wheat, $1.60 per 
bush.; corn, 75c.; oats, 50c.; potatoes, 2c. per 
pound ; veal calves, 8c.; chickens, 8c.; wages, $17 
per mouth.— d. h. 
Rcedslairg, bunk Co., Wls., March 15. —The 
winter has been very mild; no .sleighing of any 
account: suow one day and rain the other; 
robins in February; Oats, 50c.; Corn, 52c.; 
Potatoes, 50c.—S. A. P. 
Lott's Creek, Hum bolt Co., Iona, March 9.— 
Spring has opened two or three weeks earlier 
than usual here. A few farmers have com¬ 
menced sowing wheut. Wheat is now worth 
about $1 per bushel; outs, 40@45c.; corn, 40@50c.; 
potatoes very scarce and worth from 75c. to $1.; 
butter, 15@30e.; cheese 13@17e.—A. a. K. 
Kalamazoo, Mich., March lO. — Spring has 
come with singiug of frogs, bluebirds, robins, 
and nomusquitoes. Good sleighing from Decem¬ 
ber 10th until February 38th, with the exception 
of three day6. Wheat looks fine. Two of my 
neighbors sowed peas on the 8tb inst. Good 
farm help not very plouty. Wages, $153,18 per 
month and board.—E. m. p. 
Hickory, Newton Co., Miss., March 6.—We are 
having very nice spring weather; I have peas 
up about six inches; planted the 5th of Febru¬ 
ary. Peach trees are in full blossom; some 
pears, apples Hud quinces are in full bloom. 
Corn, shelled, is worth $1.50 per bush.; oats, 
$1.25; Irish potatoes arc selling out of the store 
at 75c. per peck; hay, $25 to $30 per ton.—F. b. 
Mndisou, KuiiHoa, March 9. —Huve had a very 
cold winter. Feb. 28 it became very warm, und 
March 3 farmers began sowiug wheat, March 7, 
mercury went up to 86°; at sundown to-day it is 
6“ below freezing. It is the first time I evet- 
heard it thunder and saw it lightning with snow 
failing half an inch a minute. Taxes high. 
Wheat, corn, oats and cattle are much want¬ 
ed.— a. p. 
Starkey, N. Y„ March S.— Winter mild, with 
little snow; only ten days' sleighing. Ground 
dry; some plowing doing. Stock looks well, 
An Indiana Fish Law.- The Legislature of In¬ 
diana Ims passed a law which provides "that no 
person shall take any fish with a net, seine, gun 
or trap of uuy kiud, or set not, weiror pot in any 
of the lakes, ponds, rivers and small streams in 
this State, except as hereinafter provided. No 
person shall take any fish with a gig or spear, 
during the months of March, April, May, No¬ 
vember and December.” For each fish so tukeu, 
the fine is not less than $5 nor more than $25; 
but this penalty is not to be enforced against 
persons catching small minnows for bait, vviLh 
semes not over firteen feet in length, or the le¬ 
gitimate fishing with ho«k, line and pole,or tak¬ 
ing fish out of the Ohio River. It is also provided 
tbut “ no person shall place in any stream, lake 
or pond, any lime or other deleterious sub¬ 
stances, with the intent to injure fish; nor any 
drug or medicated bait, with intent thereby to 
poison Or catch fish;” and for such violation, 
the penalty fixed is “ not less than $20 nor more 
Our Rochester Publication Office —Is still 
located at No. 62 Buffalo Street, where ihe Rural'S 
interests arc promptly attended to by its Business 
Manager, Mr. John G. WILLIAMS, the same as for tho 
past tea years. Though nowelectrotypedaud printed 
in New York City, (on account of advantages und 
tacihties not obtainable in Rochester,) Moore's Ru¬ 
ral is still a Western and Central New York institu¬ 
tion. There it was founded and now has a lurger cir¬ 
culation than ever before, and there reside several 
of Its able Editors and Contributors. 
“ Money In the Garden : A Vegetable Manual. 
Prepared with a view to Economy and Profit. 
By P. T. Quinn. Practical Horticulturist." In 
this work by Mr- Quinn— who is tho author of 
“Pear Culture for Profit,” and a practical hor¬ 
ticulturist and gardener of long experience and 
great observation—we have a very instructive 
if not exhaustive treatise on Kltoheu and Mar¬ 
ket Gardening and the Field Culture of Root 
Crops. That there is “Money in tho Garden” 
thousands of our readers already understand, 
and a careful perusal of this volume may de¬ 
monstrate the fact to many other thousands. 
The whole 6tory of Gardening is succinctly told, 
in a plain and comprehensive style—from the 
location and soil, preparing the ground, ma¬ 
nures, capital, etc., to the culture, harvesting 
nud marketing of the various vegetable prod¬ 
ucts of the garden and field. Tho work ia emi¬ 
nently practical, and must prove widely useful 
and popular among cultivators. Its many fine 
illustrations of vegetables mid labor-saving im¬ 
plements, (mainly drawn by Hochstkin and en¬ 
graved by B. Sears,) add to the value und at¬ 
tractiveness of the volume. Appearing at a 
season when a myriad of Americans are, or 
ought to be, preparing to make “ Money iu the 
Additions to Clubs are always in order, whether 
in ones, twos, lives, tens, er any other number. A 
host of people are subscribing for papers about these 
days, and our Agent-Friends should improve every 
occasion to secure recruits for the Rcral. 
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