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lore’s Rural New-Yorker, 
THIS GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
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FLEE!-HELP THE SUFFERINgT" 
Read l lie records of lire which our col¬ 
umns present this week. Of course, not oue- 
twenlicth of the details are embraced in our 
recotd, for hick of space. The Chicago fire 
has aroused the whole country, but the fires 
in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan arc 
scarcely less disastrous, the recorded destruc¬ 
tion ol human life—leaving out of account 
homes desolated and thousands of square 
miles of territory burned over — is heart- 
sickening. 
What is to be done 
Let every man ami woman who can save 
a penny from usual expenses remember the 
good such money will do to, and how much 
ii is needed by, the homeless ones of iho 
Northwest, whose all is swept away just on 
the verge of winter. Let the waste be gath¬ 
ered together and utilized for the relief of 
suffering. Thank God you and yours are 
not as others are, deprived of homes and the 
accumulation of years, and demonstrate your 
thankfulness by acti ve, self-sacrificing efforts 
to relieve the distressed. 
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LABOR REFORM MOVEMENTS. 
True agitation of Labor Reform is creating 
commotion in all directions. It commands 
the attention of thoughtful men, of those who 
let others think for them, and of demagogues 
Who watch the flow of popular will, and 
launch into the current just when there is 
no hard rowing to be done. There is not a 
little alarm felt l»y certain classes at the atti¬ 
tude working men are assuming in relation 
to social problems. Disorganization of so¬ 
ciety is predicted and a paralysis of trade is 
feared. The terrible strikes of the laboring 
classes in districts in England are viewed 
with apprehension, and the growing power 
of labor organizations awakens a feeling of 
insecurity and uncertainty in the minds of 
capitalists, and without doubt prevents the 
investment of capital in enterprises which 
would otherwise he prosecuted. Meantime 
many working men are looking forward to a 
speedy milleuium of labor and an era of so¬ 
cial and financial equality as the result of 
present labor combinations. 
It is certain that there are grave problems 
to be solved and issues to be met in tills 
matter. The present is a period of social 
phenomena of startling significance — one 
apparently of social revolution. And, in 
our judgment, it is equally certain that there 
is no rate of progress possible, in any social 
reform movement, but corresponds exactly 
with the condition and needs of society as 
organized. Nothing can be forced to ulti¬ 
mate results faster than it ought to be. All 
moving bodies meet with resistance until the 
grading lias been done and the track laid. 
An attempt to run a locomotive over a route 
before the way is prepared results in disas¬ 
ter. So any moral movement involves pre¬ 
liminary work, and when it is done there 
".an be no effectual resistance to its progress. 
But. the preparatory engineering, grading 
and track-laying must be wisely performed. 
And this is the duty of every thoughtful 
man to-day—to give wise direction to the 
bodies that are moving for reform. If there 
are evils—as there doubtless are—social or 
political, affecting the interests and retard¬ 
ing the upward progress of workingmen, 
they certainly ought to be considered and 
corrected—they must bo. And every man, 
no matter what his vocation, if wise, will 
desire to promote his own welfare by labor¬ 
ing for the public good. 
According to the avowals made, the Labor 
Reformers in this country affirm, as a funda¬ 
mental principle, that labor, as the creator 
of wealth, is entitled to all it creates—hence 
they aim at the overthrow of the profit- 
making system, the extinction of monop¬ 
olies, the abolition of what they call “ the 
privileged classes'’ (whatever that may 
mean), an extended franchise (to women, 
we suppose), universal education, fraternity, 
perfect freedom of exchange, and the final 
obliteration of “ the poverty of the masses.” 
Hence they declare war on the wages sys- 
tcnfT which they aver “ demoralizes alike 
the hirer and the hired, cheats both and en¬ 
slaves the workingmanupon the present 
financial system, which they insist “robs 
labor and gorges capital, makes the rich 
richer and the poor poorer, and turns a re¬ 
public into an aristocracy of capital.” They 
also propose war upon lavish grants of the 
public lands to speculating companies and, 
whenever iu power, pledge themselves to 
use every just and legal means to resume all 
such grants hereafter made. They also pro¬ 
pose to fight the system of enriching capi¬ 
talists by the creation or increase of public 
interest hearing debts. And they demand 
that “every facility and all encouragement 
shall be given by law to co-operation iu all 
branches of industry and trade, and that the 
same aid shall be given to co-operative effort 
that lias heretofore been given to railroad 
and other enterprises.” 
Such are the broader demands which the 
Labor Reformers are making, and to secure 
w’hicli they propose to work and peacea¬ 
bly fight with political weapons and by 
molding public opinion. Added they pro¬ 
pose ten hours in factories and eight hours 
on public works as a standard day’s work, 
and that women shall receive the same 
wages for the same work that men do. All 
these are propositions which are to bo dis¬ 
cussed and acted upon. We close our arti¬ 
cle with their statement, but shall discuss 
them hereafter, as we have time and space. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
The Department of Agriculture is nttaclced by 
the Hearth and Home because the Commissioner 
bus discharged (it asserts) Dr. C. C. Parry, ilie 
Botanist. This is the first intimation we remem¬ 
ber to have seen that Dr. Parky Is discharged. 
We agree with our contemporary as to the value 
of a herbarium und the Importance of botanical 
work to the Department and the country. W T e 
know that. Dr. P. is an eminent botanist. We do 
not know the motives which removed Dr. Parry, 
nor the purpose of the Department with refer¬ 
ence to the botanical section. Hut there may bo 
good reasons why Dr. Parky should give place 
to some one else; nod those reasons may not be 
petty and political. Until we know wc shall re¬ 
serve judgment. But we nolloo ibis matter 
here to say that the Department lias cost this 
country loo much, both of money and mortifi¬ 
cation to bring it up to the position in which it 
was left by Gen. (’APRON, lo allow it to retro¬ 
grade in any respect without emphatic protests. 
That it will be entirely stripped of its political 
shroud wo scarcely ox - poet, so Jong as it is depen¬ 
dent upon tlie party in power (which ever it may 
be) for support; but the Agriculturist®of the 
Country' do expect the best work from the best 
men that can be obtained to servo In the Depart¬ 
ment. 
I M 
Foot-anil-Moiith Dinensc in Great Britain.— 
From the English dates of Sept. 16 we learn that 
the Foot-and-MoutU Disease is extending with 
alarming rapidity. As indicating its extent we 
givo the follow ing f acta and figures complied 
from English papers:—In Chester itcontinuos to 
spread. In Dorset S17 cattle and 63 swine are re¬ 
ported atfccted; in Cambridgeshire 60 cattle; io 
Hertfordshire it is not spreading and only one 
ease has been reported; in Datirushrre6,104cat¬ 
tle, 7:2 swine and 1)3 sheep are affected; in Lcices- 
icr 136 cattle ; in Somerset tho disease continues 
to spread but the number affected is not report¬ 
ed: in Staffordshire 3,4KJ cattle, 206 swine and 
204 sheep are reported; in Banffshire 0 cattle; 
iu Perthshire 3,000aqiinuls; iu Wightonshire 444 
animals; and the disease exists to a greater or 
less extent in North Yorkshire, Lanarkshire, 
Hoxburgshire, Lifesliire and in Ireland and 
Wales. 
— Since writing the above, later papers, with 
dates up to Sept. 25th, have been received, by 
which we learn that there lias bceu no abate¬ 
ment of the disease. Acorn-ding to official state¬ 
ments, tills disease is ravaging in seventy-throe 
oountiesor Great Britain, furnishing upwards of 
4,000 centers of complaint, The muuberof cattle 
alone (horned stock) suffering is set down at 25,- 
000. Take into account the fact that sheep and 
swine are equally liable to the malady and have 
been attacked and died In great numbers, some 
idea of the losses ot British stock owners maybe 
gained. From all, or nearly' all, the counties 
named above reports of the extension and fatal¬ 
ity of the disease have been made. 11 is proper 
that the people of this country should vigilantly 
guard their own herds and watch for and treat 
quickly any symptoms of the disease which 
may appear; for we must not forget that there 
may be the seeds of it left from its visitation 
here last season. 
The Chicago Agricultural Papers, — including 
the Prairie Farmer, Western Rural, National 
Live Stock Jovirnai, and Bonham’s Rural Mes¬ 
senger, — have suffered iu common with the 
other newspapers of that city—at least we have 
no news to tho contrary. We of course do not 
know the extent of their losses. Fortunately, 
(if there can he any good forliiu volved from 
such sad misfortune,) it is near the close of the 
year, when probably a majority of the subscrip¬ 
tions terminate. We hope tho old and new 
friends of these papers will promptly renew ; 
and we cannot doubt that those whose subscrip¬ 
tions have not expired will be patient and will¬ 
ing to Share the losses the fire has entailed upon 
the worthy and enterprising publishers of the 
papers named. The Northwest cannot afford to 
lose the good influence upon its industries they 
have exerted, and wc trust will continue to ex¬ 
ert. We confidently expect and hope they will 
arise on! of the ashes mid resume ilic work they 
were so admirably doing when this fiery torna¬ 
do swept across their respective paths. If words 
of sympathy would avail, they 6liould be multi¬ 
plied here. 
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Short Weight nmt Scant Measure.—Wo hear 
complaints that short weight and scant measure 
are furnished by alt classes ot dealers in produce. 
Wc arc sorry to add that tills complaint is not 
against Irresponsible hucksters alone, but in¬ 
cludes dealers of respeotflbilily, who, Jo turn, 
complain of producers of fruits, vegetables and 
dairy product®. Doubtless the blame maybe 
pretty equally distributed among all classes; for I 
no one class has a monopoly of virtue mid 
honesty. But it seems lo us to be the silliest 
and most shortsighted policy to attempt to cheat 
by weight and measure; and when we find a 
man doing it deliberately wo set him down as 
not only a knave but a great fool. Else ho would 
know Unit lie is tying a halter about his own 
neck with which lo hang himself. 
—Since writing the foregoing we find the fol¬ 
lowing in the American Grocer:—” The Tobac¬ 
co Leaf ol this city has boon complaining that 
some Ii Inis, of tobacco shipped to this market 
by t lie merchants of Petersburgh, Va„ have been 
too short in weight. The Tobacco Exchanges 
ol that cily have taken Ilic matter in hand and 
promised an investigation, it is due the trade 
then to expose any fraudulent transaction that 
may injure tho fair Tamcof that market.” This 
is but ono statement of several similar com¬ 
plaints wo have seen and beard. Again wo say 
it doos uot pay to to risk one's reputation for a 
temporary gain. 
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The New York Stole Fair.—In my notes Of tlie 
New York State Fair, written at Albany on 
Thursday evening, 1 took a comprehensive 
view of the exhibition without going into de¬ 
tail ; subsequent information 1ms confirmed the 
general correctness of my observations. A i the 
close of tho Fair, which terminated amid a 
driving ruin on Friday, it was ascertained that 
the total receipts footed up some $30,000. This 
largo increase c*f receipts, with u less attendance 
than at 6ome of the former exhibitions of tlie 
StHte Society) is owing to nn increase in the 
price for admission. Tho $20,000 received as 
gale fees, represent twice that number of per¬ 
sons, horses and carriages, which passed into 
the grounds during the Pair, and $1,000 was for 
the entry fees of exhibitors. This amount of 
money puts the treasury Of the Society in a 
healthy condition, and so far as we could learn, 
the great body of visitors went away satisfied 
with tho arrangement and tveli pleased with 
the exhibition.—s. D. H. 
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Grasshopper* are reported to have very seri¬ 
ously injured the coin, grass and grain crops 
(and iu some cases orchards and nursei iu?) of the 
countiesof Androscoggin, Franklin, Knox, Ken¬ 
nebec, Lincoln, Oxford, Fisoutaquis, Penobscot, 
■Waldo and Somerset, in Maine, go serious lias 
been tho damage that the subject was made a 
toplcnt the recent BLnte Agrieiiiiurnl Conven¬ 
tion in that Slute. In Androscoggin Co., they 
injured pastures greatly' ami affected the condi¬ 
tion und price of stock. Borne grain fields were 
protected by drawing a rope across the heads 
lit sunset, thus brushing off the Insects and pre¬ 
venting feeding. In Franklin Co. a Bold ol 13 
acres of sweet corn was only saved by keeping 
a man in it continually to drive out the grass¬ 
hoppers. Onn man in York Go. Stopped their 
passage to ills fields by buildiug u brush fence 
around Ilium. 
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A Mysterious Enemy of the 8heap of Wiscon¬ 
sin is, we find, thus alluded to by some of our 
exchanges;—“A new and mysterious enemy of 
sheep, more fatal even than tho murderous 
dogs, lias made ils appearance and dreadfully 
ravaged tho Hooks of Manitowoc, iu Wisconsin. 
Tho animal being found dead, no marks of vio¬ 
lence arc to lie observed, save a small hole be¬ 
hind the ear from which the blood has been 
sucked. This has led to the conclusion that the 
destroyer is a kind of bat, or more properly 
speaking, vampire—a creature which even men 
may fear, since it may not have an exclusive 
taste for Hie vital fluid of the muttons." We 
have had no intimation of tlie sort in our own 
correspondence. We should like more facts 
concerning tho matter. 
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Canadian Model Farm.—The Farmer’s Advo¬ 
cate (London, Out .) lias the following paragraph: 
“We understand that- the Commissioner of Ag¬ 
riculture bas decided to purchase 600 acres of 
land near Mimico Station, on the G. W. R., six 
miles west of Toronto, upon which to locate the 
proposed Agricultural College and Model Farm. 
How he oumc to select 6uch a spot, lying us it 
does, alongside of tho great lagoon, known as 
the Humber Marsh—und for all wo know, em¬ 
bracing that favored spot within the limits of 
the farm—wiih the laud at best of indifferent 
quality, we do uot pretend to know. We trust 
it is uot too late to reconsider his decision, as the 
price paid, $50 per aero, ought to secure a better 
location and really first-class laud.” 
The Honey Product of the Country.—At the 
New York State Fair Mr. Van Slyke Is reported 
ns saying that he thought $600,000,000 was allowed 
to go to waste annually In this country by the 
neglect of the farmers to keep bees—that. $100 
might he derived from this source where $1 is 
now ; that instead of a half a million income in 
this State from this source it ought to be $50,- 
000,000. Cnpt. H ITUkkingtON of Cherry Valley, 
N. Y., last year sold 25,000 pounds of honey for 
$7,000—n product obtained from twenty-five 
square miles, which were far from being over¬ 
taxed. Mr. QTTINBY asserted that New York 
State can produce at. least twenty millions 
poundsof hooey annually, worth at least $2,000,- 
000. If these things are so—and these are not 
men who talk for Uiosnke of lalklng-it is plain 
that the honey ought to be produced. 
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Progrcs* In Japan.—The special correspondent 
of tho N, Y. Tribune at Yokohama furnishes 
some interesting information relating to the 
progress of civilization in Japan. The abolition 
or the hereditary privileges of the clans is of 
great moment, to the country, and will have nn 
important influonoo upon its future welfare. 
Three clans, only, have changed their status 
from feudal retainers to peasants or agnoUlni- 
rists. but the fact that these have taken this step 
is one of great significance, ns it Indicates a 
transition of a large mass of tho people from 
idleness to Industry; and it is also a sign that 
ltie aristocraticprivileges and the unthrift of a 
warlike people are about to pass away. 
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Hop* tn Western New Y'ork.—The Western 
(Warsaw) New Yorker says:—“The stick-to-it 
farmers who didn't stack up their hop poles un¬ 
der the depressing influence of low prices, have 
this year reaped their reward. 1 n the towns east 
of here—especially in Perry—the yield lias been 
large, and the acreage quite extensive. A good 
many sales have boon made at forty cents, yield¬ 
ing individual farmers from $1,000 to $5,000 for 
their crop. The latest sales iu other localities 
have been at the extreme figure of 60." 
Let the South grow Tea.—It can do so—that 
is sett led. Ami we have got tired of drinking 
the steep of willow leaves for green tea and of 
raspberry leaves for black tea, and paying $1 
and $2 per pound for the same. Let us huvo 
the original, simon-pure, unadulterated article, 
American grown, and gathered anywhere south 
of latitude 40*. 
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Entomological Discoveries.—We call t he atten¬ 
tion of our readers interested in grape culture, 
to Mr. Hn.EY’s paper in the Entomological De¬ 
partment. Its length makes it look rather for¬ 
midable, but It will pay perusal; and Mr. Riley 
thinks be lias made u discovery which will bo 
found of much practical importance. 
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BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
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The Buckeye Reaper,—In the front rank of 
agricultural implomeuts oil exhibition at the 
great Fairs in Ohio, stood the veteran Buckeye 
Reaper, of world-wide fame, from the manufac¬ 
tory of acltman, Miller & Co. of Akrou. 
While the Ruckeyc has kept up with the ad¬ 
vance of Improvement in other mailers, it 
shows a new featm-i of special note in tho way 
of a self-rake, unUkcanyibing ' iseyet invented. 
Lewis Miller is the good genius of the Bu< k- 
oyc, and m Ids fertile mechanical brain was con¬ 
ceived tbu plan of a light turn-table rake to su¬ 
persede tlie heavy reel rake heretofore used in 
sweeping the plat form of tlie reaper. This Table 
Hake consists of a circular movement located 
on the inner side of the platform and covered 
by a slieei iron casing to protect the works from 
dust and straw. Attached to tlie shaft of this 
circular table is an arm-rake sweeping the plat¬ 
form and delivering the guiel In good shape at 
the rear ot the reaper. The table attachment Is 
very light and compact; Die movement of tin? 
rake is without bitch or jar, and all tlie.time 
under complete control of the operator. With 
this table rake tha old Buckeye will run through 
a field of wheat as quietly as a lawn mower and 
doits business without making any fuss over 
it. The new Driver’s Seat on the Buckeye Is 
another noticeable improvement, being a revolv¬ 
ing seat, as convenient to mount and leave as a 
revolving office chair, mid iu place or the ellip¬ 
tic springs, tho seat rests on an upright encased 
spiral spring, which takes up no room at ull and 
is ull the bettor for the driver. On thonew iron 
frame Buckeye, the platform sets close down to 
the gearing and covers everything lu nicely 
from dust and straw. Tlie motion is given 
through a double universal Joint abaft, which 
runs without Jar or clatter. With these im¬ 
provements, and the general excellence of the 
workmanship on nil tho Buckeye reapers and 
mowers from the works of Aul/tman, Miller 
& Co. of Akron, Ohio, the manufacturers may 
well congratulate themselves on the successes 
of the season, us they turn their attention to¬ 
wards the next year’s business—6. i>. h. 
Texan Extract of Men!.—A great mauy fine 
beeves grow In Texas, but it Isa great way be¬ 
tween New York and Texas, aud though very 
mauy of these Texas beeves are brought here 
alive, the cost is great nnd the flesh much de¬ 
preciated by long travel. Just the thing to 
remedy this difficulty of transporting live ani¬ 
mals. is to condense the meat, on the spot, into a 
wbolcsOtue extract, and send it to market in that 
form. This is what is being done by Messrs. 
Ii ARRAS & Schkade of Texas, who furnish the 
pure Texan Lilbig Extract of Meat—forty-five 
pounds of prime beef condensed into one pound 
of extract. Mr. Adolphus Glanz, No. 194 Wil¬ 
liam St., N. Y., is solo agent for the sale of the 
Extract iu New York city. 
Book Hacks—Wardrobes-Frames.—The Gard¬ 
ner Manufacturing Company, No. 110 Bowery. 
New York, supply a great variety of Portable 
Book Racks and Cases, for dwellings, offices, 
schools, &o. Also, Wardrobes nnd Wardrobe 
Beds, suited for a butclielorlum, or lor persons 
who are obliged to lodge in offices or living 
rooms. AII these articles arc handsomely made, 
andean be packed in small compass for removal. 
They also manufacture all sorts and sizes of Oval 
Picture Frames and Looking Glass Frames, all 
of which are Bold at low rates. 
Economical Portable Fence.—Seeing the cuts 
of our Kentucky correspondent in this week's 
Rural, of a post-and-rail fence, reminds us of 
what we saw at the Ohio State Fair, last month, 
— the best piece of farm economy in the fence 
line which we know of. Mr. C. S. S. Griftia’G 
of Salem,.Ohio, husau invention for using up old 
rails In a way that they will last a good while 
longer and make as much new fence as they did 
in the old worn fence. Two upright slats of 
board or split timber are held In place for a post, 
by a peculiar lock-strip at the top and a cross 
sill on ilic ground. The old mils aro assorted 
into lengths as long as they will make, the ends 
tapered flat and set in between the posts, where 
Uieyare securely held tn place, and form a reli¬ 
able fence. Mr. Grieving lias also a patent, ar¬ 
rangement. for portable board fence by which 
lie secures a sale, strong and simple lock joint 
for a straight line. Mr. Gkiffino is a groat 
moral reformer nnd believes that the world 
needs cheap and good fences as a means there¬ 
unto, and if we did not know from long-time 
acquaintance that be has tlie best thing of the 
kind, we would not say so.—s. d. h. 
Inquiries for Advertisers.— GEO. BRIGDON asks 
where l he cast iron hitch ing post described in the 
Rural New-Yorker, Sept. 30. cau be found, 
and the price. We cannot say. 
THE SEASON. 
Vermont.—After the close of the New York 
State Fair, I made n Jaunt up into the Green 
Mountain State, as far as Burlington. The drouth 
of the summer has told unfavorably upon the 
orchard fruits, though 1 saw some orchards of 
Baldwins iu full bearing and the fruit very fair. 
The fall feed in the pastures is very good, astlie 
latter rains have been abundant, nnd the cattle 
are in good condition. The sheep farmers are 
tn good spirits over the wool business, andlsaw 
Merino rams again being shipped on tho cars, 
which is an indication of tlie revival of sheep 
breeding- The potato crop of Vermont isgood 
and prices are low; I saw the nicest Early Rose 
changing hands at all prices from thirty to forty 
cents.—s. d. n. 
East .Inffrny, N. H., Oct. O,—Weather fine; 
ground dry: streams and springs low. On tlie 
whole, wo have had r cold, dry summer, very 
unfavorable for lruit, with a succession of frosts 
from the 19th lilt, to the 2mh inst,, killing all 
tender vegetation nnd spoiling the grape crop 
In this section; yet, field crops are nearly up to 
the average. Cereal grains very good; corn 
fair; potatoes good (no rot). Early Rose tine 
for eating in sixty-four days from planting- 
apples a total failure; pears a full crop. Bailey 
and rye. $1; corn, 80c.; potatoes, 40c.; apples, 
$2; pears, $4 per lutsbel; butter, 85c.; beef and 
pork dressed, per carcass, 6®i7c. per lb,; best 
laird wood, $5 per cord.— l. l. p. 
Cnve Cliy. Ky., Oct, 4.— Weather most de¬ 
lightful—cleai and pleasant—thermometer rang¬ 
ing from 40 to 70' from 6 A. M. to noon. Could 
not be more propitious for the farmer's business. 
Seasonable showers, wfilch keep pastures good 
and ibe land in line order for wheat solving, of 
which but a light crop will tie sown in this sec¬ 
tion. No frost yet to damage anything. Corn 
will have all matured before frost. Tobacco 
also will about til beseemed. Fruit of no ac¬ 
count. Sweet potatoes good. Irish potatoes, 
average crop. Stock market flat and oppressed ; 
no demand.— Dix. 
C'uhortori, Sleuben Co., IV. Y., Oct. 7.— It is still 
very dry. The potato crop is a great deal better 
than supposed. Wheat is advancing in price; 
white winter is now bringing $1.46@1.50; red, 
$1.35®»1.4(l; spring, $1.25. Oats, 4(Kgi45o. Buck¬ 
wheat, $1. Corn, $1. Rye, 75@80c. Barley, 70®. 
75c. Hay, $10. Potatoes, 30@35c., and declining. 
Butter, 20@25c.— A. h. w. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
Tlie Fifth Gsninl Folr of the Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association of Louisiana is to com¬ 
mence at New Orleans, Nov. 16. The prospects 
of a great success are reported by the New 
Orleans papers to be very flattering. 
Wisconsin Wool Grower*' Am'n.—September 
23 tins organization elected the following officers: 
Pres.— Eli Stilsoji, Oshkosh. Vice-Pres'ts Rich¬ 
ard Richards. Racine; E. Porter, Waukeslm. 
Sec. —Tii os. G in idhue, w h i tew at er. Treas.— E. K. 
Stewart, Danville. Er. Com.— R.T. Graves, Goo. 
Pratt, E. S. Hammond. 
The tYiscuiwto Sinie Ag. Sue.,during its recent 
State Fair, elected the following officers: Pres.— 
B. It. HinKley, Ocononicwoe. l'lca-Prea'te- Ru¬ 
ths Cheney, Walworth; IV. it. Taylor, Dane; (’. 
ii. Williams, Sauk; Sat. Clark, Dodge; Eli Sul- 
son, Winnebago; J.T. Knighton. Juneau. Sec.— 
J. w. Hoyt, Madison. 25tos.—Harrison Ludding- 
tun, Milwaukee. Additional members of Er. Com. 
C. I*. Murtiti, Janesville; N.8. Green, Milford; 
W. W. Field, Boscubei; J. O.Eaton, Milwaukee; 
J. H. B arren, Albany; N. D. Frau, Racine; J. L. 
Mitchell, Milwaukee. 
Tlie Suffolk Co., IV. Y., Folr. held nt River head, 
Oct. 4 und T inclusive, according tn our kind cor¬ 
respondent, Henri w. Young, was, hi some re¬ 
spects, ahead ot any previous exhibition held in 
tlmt county — eflbeoinllj iu the slock depart¬ 
ment, all tho cui lie stalls being filled ; also coups 
for fowls. Hie exhibition being oxcolont. Farm 
implements were shown in greater variety limn 
ever before. The display of grains, fruits, veget¬ 
ables and Taney articles whs very meager; of 
flowers flue. The weather wus rather nnliivom- 
bie. The annual address wus delivered by Hkn- 
ry J. Sgudijer. William MOOLI, of Ialip was 
elected president of the Society for the ensuing 
year. 
Publishers Announcements. 
NEW QUARTER-NEW TERMS. 
The closing Quarter of this year’s Rural New- 
Yorker began October first, and hence now is a 
favorable time to subscribe for either three months 
(on trial) or a year or fifteen months. 
The Terms or the Burnt New-Yorker for 1872 
(as announced Oct. 7th) will be $2.50 per single 
copy, and only $2 in clubs of ten or more. But 
those wishing to commence Oct. 1st will be fur¬ 
nished from that date (fbr a year or fifteen months) 
at the Ilcdneeil Price, i. e., Single Copy, $2.50 
per year, or $3 for fifteen months; in Clubs, $2 per 
year, or $2.50 for fifteen months 1 
TELL EVERYBODY! 
Reader, please do your neighbors and others th* 
favor to tell them about the New Quarter, and th« 
ttreat Reduction In Price . 
__ BUSINESS NOTICES. 
TREES AMD PLANTS. 
See adv’t, on j>age263, of PAK60NS & Co., Flushing* 
Dr. AV. lIoliiiiMf—and many distinguished men. 
recommend Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy. 
