PROGRESS AND IIVIPROVEIVIENT.” 
short one. West and East the drouth has 
affected the grass crop, and all provident 
farmers will sow corn, millet, and turnips, to 
supply the place of the missing hay. Oats 
are also injured, though from many locali¬ 
ties we have most favorable reports. 
Concerning Corn, the reports are most 
favorable from all quarters; and this crop, 
if it matures safely and the stalks are proper¬ 
ly saved, will go far to supply the lack of 
other forage. With the aid of corn cutting 
machines, tiie stalks can be cut before the 
frost destroys the foliage; and then with the 
corn-huskers invented it can be speedily di¬ 
vested of the ears, and every particle of this 
nutritious crop preserved for stock. 
The Fruit Crop does not promise to be as 
uhuudant as last season; which will he a 
blessing to the orchards and perhaps equally 
profitable to producers. An excess of any 
crop is usually more of a disaster to pro¬ 
ducers than otherwise. The consumers 
profit thereby in that prices are lower; but 
the inability of farmers to make money out 
of ihdr products affects their ability to pur¬ 
chase what non-producers have tu sell. The 
medium crop is, therefore, usually as satis- I 
factory in its effects upon tire interests of all \ 
classes as a superabundance. 
As a whole, we sec no reason for repining 
at the promise of the present, harvest. Care 
and promptness in securing it in good order 
arc now the essentials. 
knows what tie talks about when lie talks about 
what he knows about tanning. Horace Gree¬ 
ley lias a farm, and lives on it when he is not in 
Texas, New York. Kansas. Colorado and else¬ 
where. Wo have not been to see whether it will 
a row weeds or not. But there is no doubt as to 
Horace Greeley's being a farmerl Read 
“ What I know about Fanning " from his mighty 
pen, for proof. Dr. II ex am eh is ft practical l'ruit 
furLncr. So our correspondent will observe that 
it is u Farmers’ Club in truth, weeds or no weeds. 
Union City, Ind., June 23. -Crop prospectsin 
this locality were never better. Paris green 
settles the potatoe bug every time.—J. h. j. 
Lomont, Mich., June 21.—Oats and stra wber¬ 
ries have suffered for want of rain, until last 
week. Yesterday the rain fell in torrents, with 
some hall. Plenty of potato bugs.— l. d. s. 
Granny Cove, Cumberland Go., Term., June 30, 
— We have frequent showers, which makes corn 
grow and haying lively business. Blackberries, 
whortleberries and raspberries ripe and in 
abundance.-s. h. 
Borneo, Midi., June 26.— We had, on the22d 
Inst., a splendid rain, thoroughly wetting the 
ground and doing great good to late crops. 
Weather is warm and vegetation is growing 
finely. Wheat is nearly ready to harvest. The 
drouth is at an end.— J. K. D. 
Went Milfoil, V Y.,June 28. The weather has 
been somewhat cold for the last few days. Have 
had several heavy ruins lately. Corn is some¬ 
what backward; Outs look exceedingly well. 
Most of t he farmers have just hoed their corn, 
and are plowing for buckwheat, of which there 
will be considerable sowed.— z. u. e. 
Brcntsvllle, V#., July 3.— Season quite favora¬ 
ble; the crops are looking very well, except 
grass, which is lighter than usual; wheat is good 
generally: onts are ripening and the prospect is 
good for u fair crop. Wheat is worth $1.45® 1.60.; 
corn 83@fiSc.; oats B0@83o.; butter 20@82c.; land 
$5(7(45.—B. j.. h. 
Wfidiliigton. Knuk Go., Win., June 26.— Winter 
wheat looks well in this section; spring wheat 
will not be over half a crop; corn promising; 
oats ate looking well; potato hugs plenty ; tali' 
prospect for fruit. The season has been quite 
wet. AVe had a heavy storm and high wind the 
morning of the 23rd, doing considerable damage 
to timber, fences and hop yards, r.. t. 
Hock Island, III., June 26 I have just, been 
through Mercer Co. and Rock Island Co., III., 
and found in my travels that the wheat crop is 
nearly a failure by the bugs and rust; prospect 
for corn Ilral rale; fruit, middling prospect. 
Tim seventeen year locusts have done much 
damage to the timber and fruit trees in this vi¬ 
cinity; limy are about disappearing now.— 
C. H. s. 
Hook port, Aloh Ihoii Go., Mo., June 20.— This 
season is two weeks earlier than usual; a liner 
prospect fur corn never wuh known at this time 
of the year; it stands ns high as a man’s head. 
Fall wheat is partly liar vast od mid a very tine 
crop; spring wheat nearly n failure; wheat $1.30 
per bush.; flour $3.50®4 per hundred; corn 35c. 
per bust).; butler :20c.; eggs 10c. per doyen; tat 
hogs 2>}C. per lb. No money to be hud less than 
THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
potatoes look well. North Georgia has a good 
supply of old corn and wheat on hand; but 
money is scarce. Cotton now selling at 18® 
18>ic.; corn, $1; wheat, $1.75®3; bacon, ll@l2c 
We cannot expect over 3,000,000 bales of cotton 
this year. Early peaches and pears are ripen¬ 
ing.— E. i. c. 
Ottumwa, Goffer Go., Kan„ July 1. —Fine, 
growing weather for crops, so far this season, 
except n Tew weeks io the first and latter part of 
May, which was dry. The fall wheat is good, and 
all harvested and stacked, and some ihreshed. 
Oats are an average yield. Corn looks well at 
present. Wheat is $1 per bush.; corn, 70c.; oats, 
45c.; butter. Joe.; eggs, 15c.; potatoes, $1; cows, 
$40@50; horses *7u®150; wild land, $3®8 per 
acre. A large amount of land here cau be bought 
for the tax.— d. i». l. 
Ainrs, Montgomery Go., X. Y., July 3. —June 
has been a cold, backward month; very dry until 
about the 15th, and cold west winds prevailing, 
to consequence, crops are light. The hay crop 
will be small, although better than wns antici¬ 
pated before the recent rains. There will bo a 
short crop of spring grain. Winter grain looks 
finely. Corn will be about a middling crop ; was 
planted from the 15th to22d of May. Hoeing is 
mostly doue the lust time. Potatoes Imvc the 
appearance of a good crop. The fruit crop will 
bo small.—«. v.. w. 
Duncan Fall*, o„ June 22.—Wheat cutting 
commenced; light show but well headed : cron 
Cendnotiug Editor and Proprietor 
“ Flux. ” -W. G. R. asks where lie can pur¬ 
chase “ Flox,” mentioned ns an ink solvent in 
the Rural New-Yoiikek of May 20. We can¬ 
not answer, but can loll you (as it was told us) 
how to make an efficient substitute, it indeed it 
is not “ Flox* itself. Maken saturated solution 
of chloride ol lime m cold water; add a few 
drops ol muriatic acid. 1 1 is better to use it im¬ 
mediately; for even if tightly corked, the 
chlorine, which is the bleaching agent, escapes 
in a day or two. This preparation will remove 
fruit stains from white goods of paper instan¬ 
taneously ; when fresh made it wtU remove any 
of the black inks from paper, except, perhaps, 
the genuine Arnold’s ink. Aniline colors are 
easily removed, but it will not touch indigo 
blue. 
CHA8. D. BRAGD0N, ANDREW S. FULLER 
Ansooiate Editors*. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y, 
Editor ox tiik T)if pautmkkt or Simir Husbandry. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Falls, N. Y., 
Editor ok ihi Dki'»htm*nt ok Oairv Husb*ndrv. 
Col. S. D. HARRIS, Cleveland, Ohio, 
Tjuvimso ConRUi'ONMVQ Eiaiou. 
T. HART HYATT, San Francisco, 
CoNDrtToi! op tiik Pacific Si. on D*r abtmint. 
CHAS. V. niLEY, St. Louis, Mo., 
CONDCCTOK OK TUT ESTOMOLOOICAI, DU’AUTUENT. 
MARY A. E. WAGER, 
EDIToS ok tu* Dom**tic Eco.omv Pkkaktmint. 
Terms. -Only #1.50 per Volume of 2it numbers, 
or S3 per year of no labors. To Clubs— per Vol¬ 
ume: Five copies for f?; Seven, unit one free to 
agent, for $9.M: Ten. and one free, for 112.50. Per 
l’car: Five copies for #14: Seven, and one free, for 
$19: Ten, and one free, for $25—only $2.50 per copy. 
The lowest Yearly rate to Canada to. $2.70, and $3.50 
to Europe. Drafts, P. O. Money Orders and Regis¬ 
tered Letters at our risk. 
The Burnt New-Yorker I* sold by News Deal¬ 
ers generally. The Trade t* supplied by the New 
YORK News Co., No. 8 spruce St., New York. 
ADVERTISING..— lostde, 76 rents per hue. Agate 
space; Outside. $1 per llne.eaclt Insertion. For Ex¬ 
tra Display and Cuts, u price anil n inth. Special nnd 
Business Notices, $1.00 and $2 a tipe. No advertise¬ 
ment inserted for loss than $.'(. 
The Gift Egg Dodge by certain Ohio parties, 
about whom we have received many letters, 
may or may not be employod to swindle some¬ 
body. It looks to us like a mode taken (and wo 
might properly call It a trick) to obtain the 
mimes of parties nil over the country to whom 
advertising circulars may ho flout. A dealer 
who resorts to such a trick, who prom'ses t.w do 
what lie does not Intend to do, with such a pur¬ 
pose, is not a. man we should trust under any 
circumstances. 
Triplet Calve*, nnd Doing Well.— Under date of 
July 2. Mr. Geo. II. Richardson of East Sagi¬ 
naw, Mfeh., writes us:—"A grade Devon cow, 
six years old, Mm property of 3 Vm. it. Beach of 
Buena Vista, Saginaw Co., Midi., on the 21st of 
June, dropped three well developed heifer 
calves. I ha ve delayed writing you, to nwaitthe 
Into of ilie triplets, and now will say that they 
arc all (mother included) doing well. Such an 
occurrence may not be startling to you, but it 
don’t happen often, out here.” 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Commissioner of Agriculture.—We learn by dis¬ 
patches received siuco our last issue, that Fred¬ 
erick Watts, Carlisle, Fa., who at first declined 
the Commiwsiuncrelilp, has recalled his declina¬ 
tion and accepted the position. Ot his peculiar 
fitness for the place tve know nothing. He is 
reputed to be a successful and scientific farmer, 
and is. or hasbeen Prcsideutof t he Pennsylvania 
State Agricultural Society. At any rate, he isin 
position noivto give the country a better ac¬ 
quaintance Avith himself. 
TO AGENTS, SUBSCRIBERS, AND OTHERS, 
Vol. XXIV of the Rural Neav-Yorker com¬ 
menced July 8, and will close Avith December 
comprising twenty-six numbers. Agents, Sub¬ 
scribers. and others Interested, will please note 
this announcement, bearing In mind that both 
Single nnd Club Subscriptions for the New Vol¬ 
ume avo now in order and respectfully solicit¬ 
ed from all parts of the Union, Canada, &o. 
Specific premiums, extra tree copies, etc., avJU 
be allOAved on the sumo liberal scale as offered 
last Avinter— two six months (or volume) sub¬ 
scriptions counting tor one yearly. Clubs may 
be composed of part yearly and part, half-yearly 
subscribers, at convenience. We trust that nerv 
clubs will bo orgautzccl, and additions made to 
present ones, nil over the country. 
The Proceedings of the .Yew York Editors’and 
Publishers’ Convention, held utSaratogaSprings, 
Juno 22 and 24. are published by Geo. P. How¬ 
ell & Co., in handsome shape, and include the 
eminently practical and sensible address ol 
Wm. M. Tinsley of the Lyons Republican, aud 
the unique, fanciful and happy poem by A. A. 
Hopkins of the Rural Home. 
Hand-bags.—In answer to “Fannie’s” inqui¬ 
ries of “Mintwood," the Editor of the Rural 
New-Yorker answers. No. 
BUSINESS INFORMATION, 
Legul Weight of n Bushel of Potatoe*.— A Cor¬ 
respondent at Malone,N Y., olaims that helms 
been defrauded by one of our advertisers, be¬ 
cause he received a bag of potatoes weighing 
fifty-three pound® for a bushel, and asks us 
Avhat the legal Aveight of a bushel of potatoes i- 
nnd who is to make him good—the Editor of the 
Rural New-Yorker ol the advertiser. The 
legul weight of a’ bushel of potatoes is sixty 
pounds, and the advertiser should make ilifti 
amount good. We have heard of cases where 
the shipper sent lull weight und express agents 
whooAvned gardens helped themselves. If the 
stopper, however, has a receipt for the potatoes 
by AA’oight, it is easily ascertained whether the 
express or railway company is to blame. 
THE HARVEST SEASON, 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
The Fourth, with its pleasures aud hor¬ 
rors, is passed. The days of cultivation are 
rapidly passing, and the harvest is, in many 
localities, Avell under way. Those who grow 
the crop9 are busy in the fields; Ihosc who 
bundle them a few months later are re¬ 
cruiting vital force for the winter campaign 
at summer resorts by indulging in summer 
eporls and quiet. This division of labor is 
not an unwise one. Each grand army has 
its resting season and each needs i(, 
The harvest upon which we are entering 
is not, on the Avliole, unpromising. Begin¬ 
ning with Wheal, avp notice that, the De¬ 
partment of Agrieulitire estimates the aver¬ 
age increase in the breadth of land sown 
this, as compared with last, season at four 
per cent., or about llirce-foiirths of n million 
of acres. In the Slates of Massachusetts, 
Connecticut, Ncav York, Virginia, North 
and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, 
Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, 
Kentucky, Indiana and California the re¬ 
ported condition of this grain is below the 
average a per cent, ranging 1'roin 3 to 43. 
But, in Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, 
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, 
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Ore¬ 
gon—all or nearly all largely wheat growing 
Stales — Hie per cent, of increase ranges 
from 3 to 9. And it should lie remembered 
the large increase in the breadth of grain 
sotvn is mainly within the limits of the States 
last named. 
The Cqtton Crop involves In its results a 
great deal of happiness to t^e people of the 
South. The decrease in area planted is 
estimated at nearly one and one-third mil¬ 
lions of acres. The condition of the crop is 
reported below the average in nearly every 
Slate; there is yet time for that condition to 
Improve. But there is no doubt there-will 
be a large decrease of product and doubtless 
a corresponding increase of profit. It. is a 
question with us whether the crop of 1871 
will not put more money profit into the 
hands of planters than that of 1870—espe¬ 
cially since they have paid less for fertilizers 
and will be compelled to pay ibe West less 
money for corn and bacon, the area of corn 
planted being much larger than in 1870. 
The Huy Crop is likely to be generally a J 
T lte Wisconsin Htaie Fair is to be held at Mil- 
Avaukee, Sept. 25-21*. The premium list is before 
us. For the benefit of our Wisconsin readers 
we publish the folloAving programme of each 
days' entertainment, only premising that bet¬ 
ting and pool selling will be strictly prohibited : 
Monday, Sept. 25.—Reception and Arrangement of 
Exhibits. 
Tuesday.-Forenoon— Reception and Arrangement 
ol Exhibits: 2 t\ M.—Opening Address by the Presi¬ 
dent; 3 P. M. Trial* ot Trotting Horses; 7.30 P. M. 
Public Meetlug at City Hall. Addresses and Dis¬ 
cussions. 
Wednesday.- 10 A. M.—Trotting Horses on the 
Truck ; 2 P, M Matched Horses on tlte Track : 3 P. 
M.- Running Horses on the Truck ; 7 30 J’. M - Pub¬ 
lic Meeting ut City Hull. Addresses aud Discussions. 
Thursday. — 10 A. At. Trotting Horses on the 
Track; 2 P. M. Running Horses on the Truck ; 8 P. 
-M. Election of Officer* of Society for 1*72. 
Friday.-- Hi A . M.—Running Colt* nnd mites on the 
Track: 11 A M.—Annual Addresses: 18,80 P. JL— 
Announcement of Premium* Awarded; 12.30 P.M. 
Announcement or Premiums Awarded , 2 P. M.— 
Running Horses on the Truck; f P. At.—Cuvulcude 
ol Preuil am Horses. 
Mas*aeliu«etis Hon Hoe.-We are Indebted to 
lion. M arshall P. Wilder l'or a report of the 
June Exhibition of this Society, held Juno 80. 
Judging by the awards made, there must have 
been a fine show of roses, green-house plants, 
out floAvers, vegetable* and strawberries. We 
notice ihut the first premium ot a silver cup, 
valued at $25, avhs awarded to Mr. Wilder, for 
specimens of Pies't Wilder strawberry. 
Gosport Diet., Ind., $g. Hoc.--Tbo officers for 
1871 are: t’rcs.-U. Gray Vice-Pres.—E. J. 
Stark. Net’.—T. C Bally. Treats.-XV. A. Mont¬ 
gomery. Supt. — J. Worden. Ass’t.-Supt. — J. 
Are the Members of Die Farmers’ Club Farm¬ 
ers 1—So usks a Ncav Brunswick, N. J., corre¬ 
spondent, av)io is apparently disgusted with the 
relation of things iu tills sublunary sphere, lor 
he says:—“I am a young fellow; butitaome- 
i imes makes me kind o’ wrathy to see men stand 
up iu our Club and expound on the arts and sci¬ 
ences nnd way s (as they call it) of farming, while, 
at the time they are talking, the wpeds on their 
farms are breast high. I feci like saying to 
them, 'why the donee don't yon do It?'" 
We believe there are some farmers connected 
Avltb the Farmers’ Club of the American Insti¬ 
tute. We give our correspondent such faotsuud 
rumors as avo haA'c, for his information, first, 
then, the Commander of the Club is u farmer— 
owns a place near Nonvieh, CL.Avhcre ho spends 
Ids summers, lakes nff his emit, and Avorks Avith 
a Avill, Ave’vc no doubt. Secretary Chambers, 
avc btdieve, tins a farm—at Joust he keeps bees, 
for so the Commander has often &atd. Dr. J. V. 
C. Smith is reported to own several farms in 
Kansas. We doubt if he cultivates them himself, 
but he seems laudably anxious to induce young 
men logo there and do it for him. Dr. Bkuen 
is a great gardener and Early Riser. AYhui he 
knoAvs lie knows, and there’s an end on't; and he 
is not apt to assert AVhat he don’t know. He 
must beset doAvn us a practical man. The po¬ 
etical andseutiiucntal orator Lawton husn farm 
of greater or less ex-lent-at least we judge so 
from his frequent reference to II. The Profes¬ 
sor of Foreign Marble, who is not the State En¬ 
tomologist of Ncav Jersey, insisted upon our 
visiting his garden a Icav days ago and eating 
berries. AVe did not go, but ho kindly informed 
us that ho has the best garden in the State of 
Ncav Jersey—and he occasionally tolls the truth. 
Loug John Lyman has a farm on Avliicb Ave 
never saw a Avced-the fact being, avo never suw 
the farm. Major-General C urtif has a farm in 
Saratoga county. Ho is helping tire United States 
Government colled its customs here; but avo 
have no doubt, us soon as they uro collected lie 
Avill return to private life nnd devote himself to 
the development of the Victoria breed of swine. 
H. 'J'. Williams bus a farm down in Delaware, 
Avhereon he grows fruit ; probably noAveeds, for 
he is ft olose-flstod follow, and would on no ac¬ 
countdo Aviiat lie could not get paid for doing. 
Deacon Ueadk liA'eson his farm, Ave believe, and 
bus a high regard for facts and figures; but Ave 
ne\'er board him acknowledge any for Aveeds. 
A. S. Fuller has a fruit, farm and nursery in 
New Jersey, Avhlch avo saw recently. It had no 
Aveeds on it. Pat Quinn isn fruit nnd vegetable 
farmer also. AVe suav bis place a year ago, and 
found it in excellent condition. He makes 
money, aud that is a good indication that he 
T. W. Evans, (according to Geo. I*. Row ell A 
Co.’s Newspaper Directory and the Philadelphia 
Star), is one of the largest and most successful 
advertisers in this country. It is stated Unit he 
spent $00,000 in advertising one book alone, 
(Psycboumncy, a work of 4(h) pages), and .suc¬ 
ceeded in selling nearly 300,000 copies. Mr. E\’- 
AN8 isttlso extensively engaged in manufactur¬ 
ing Perfumery, and is the head of one of the 
oldest established houses in Philadelphia. He is 
known to be honorable und prompt in all his 
dealings. His advertisement is given in another 
column, the heading being in Greek capitals— 
Psyckomancy. 
Live stock Movement*.— Thomas E. Finley, 
Sun Francisco, Cal., has been in the East some 
weeks purchasing improved stock—especially 
foAvls and pigs—aud is about shipping a cur load 
from this (N. A r .) city. We are pleased Avith Mr. 
Finley’s appearance tiud apparent candor.—Mr. 
A’an Winkle has received by the last steamer 
two trios of Partridge Cochins, winners at Birm¬ 
ingham in 1870, and at Manchester and AYolvet- 
liauipton. They Avero received from Robert B. 
AYood, AA 7 oodlaud Hall, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, 
England. 
-KM- 
Wood Engraving, Electrotypes, Ac.— Those of 
our readers wishing anything iu the Hue of 
Wood Engraving, or to procure electrotypes of 
such engravings its are given intheRuuAi, New- 
Yorker, are advised that Ave are now prepared 
to respond to all calls for either. Having a staff 
of excellent, engravers, etc., we can fill orders 
from a distance in good style, speedily, und at 
reasonable rates. Please read announcement 
headed “ Designing and EngraAiug,” on page 37. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
Rose Cold, Hay Fever, are conquered by 
Wnitcomb’s Asthma Remedy. 
PUBLISHER'S SPECIAL NOTICES. 
Now la ibe Time to Form Clubs tor Vol. 
XXIV., which commence! this week. Clubs lor the 
volume may be made up at half the rates per year, 
and Free Copies or Premiums allowed tn proportion. 
Clubs for either a volume (six months) or year are in 
order,—or part may be for six mouths und part Tor a 
year. Club papers seat to different offices, if derired. 
Back Number* n ml Volumes.— We can furnish 
either or ail of the numbers aud volumes of the 
Rural since its great enlargement, and many ol the 
preceding ones. Volume XX., for 18(59, (828 pages,) 
bound. $4; unbound. $3. A r ol. XXI., (Jan. to July, 
1870—111! pages,) bound, $2.50; unbound, $1.50. Vol. 
XXII., (July to Dee., 1870.) and Vol. XX1H.. (Jau. to 
July, 1871,) same size and prices. Single numbers, M 
cents. 
8*end I s the Nnines of such of your friends, 
far and near, as you think will or ought to take tbs 
Rural, and a ve will mail Lhem Specimens, etc. 
8. G. Thompson dc Go., 11 .Alniden Lone, IV. 
Y., nre not, Ave learn, a reliable firm, and have 
been defrauding people of tlteir money. The 
public are cautioned against them. 
Inquiries for Advertisers.—A correspondent at 
Hartford, Conn., asks if the Hulbert iron-beam 
plow is now manufactured; if so, Avkere? 
Show Bills, Specimen Numbers, &c.» sent 
free to all applicants. If you want such document®* 
let us know and they will be forwarded. 
Work on Surveying.—We can send T. T., of 
Herkimer, “ Gillespie’s Surveyor” for $3.50. 
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