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‘ PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
Moore’s Rural New-Wer, 
TIIK GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
CURAl, LITECACIAM I'AMILV 1MWSPAPB. 
B. B T. MOORE, 
Conducting Editor and Proprietor. 
C. D. BRAGDON, A. S. FULLER, D. W. JUDD, 
Asaooiatu Ridltors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y., 
Emroji or thk DKrAitTMttnr ov Sincicr IIvkiamiuy, 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Falls, N. Y., 
El,non nr Tint D*r» iinfiiKr or D*IliV IIusbanuiiv. 
Col. S. D. HARRIS, Cleveland, Ohio, 
Tax vki.iso Coiinx»roxM.\a Editok. 
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MARY A. E. WAGER, 
Ebiroa OP TUB DOMBBtUr EcoXOMV DlSAKTVUKT. 
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ment inserted for less l imn $3. 
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1871. 
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Offices of this Journal. 
WORKERS vs. DRONES, 
Who are the drones in the Social Hive? 
We daily hear men denouncing Capital ns 
at enmity with working men, and capital¬ 
ists ns drones and supporters of drones. 
This seems to ns uorrow indeed. No doubt 
there are many non-producers supported by 
accumulated capital. But capital represen la 
labor, has been accumulated by and from 
abor; ami the so-called drone is an active 
distributing agent — taking it out of the 
sales of miserly economists and scattering 
it among artists, artisans and producers. 
II Simon Simonton rides daily in a four- 
horse carriage with four outriders, what 
does that act do for the laboring man ? 
This:—The four horses cost him $2,000, 
which went directly to the farmer, farrier 
and trainer, aud what they consume comes 
from the farmer. The harness cost $100, 
which went into the bauds of the leather 
and harness manufacturers and their work¬ 
men. The carriage cost $1.000, which went, 
into the bauds of the man who owned the 
wood lot from which the limber was cut, to 
the men who cut, sawed nnd shaped it; to 
the blacksmith, the painter, upholsterer, 
furnisher, and those who fashioned its gar¬ 
niture. The outriders gel $25 to $50 per 
month for serving Simonton in costume, 
opening his carriage door and holding his 
horses’ heads, which goes to feed families of 
children, support invalid mothers, send beau¬ 
tiful sisters to school, &t:., «&c. 
Now, suppose Sr.MONTON, instead of scat¬ 
tering this money, lived a frugal life, hoard¬ 
ed his treasures, loaned for usury, compelled 
these footmen, carriage builders, harness 
makers, etc., to pay him cent per cent, or 
suffer and starve ? Suppose he did a hard 
day’s work every day of his life; also his 
four footmen. It would displace just so 
much labor now employed and depreciate 
the price paid for that labor, proportionate¬ 
ly. These men who cry out against the im¬ 
portation of Chinese, and seek to thrust them 
from lhc field of com petition with themselves, 
ought lo he profoundly grateful that. Simon 
Simonton & Co. ride in coaches, mounted 
with outriders, live in cosily houses, give 
great dinners, buy vast quantities of flowers, 
&c., &c., and thus increase the demand 
for productive labor and keep an army of 
flapdoodles out of competition with them 
for their bread and butte*. 
We understand, perfectly, that this is a 
superficial, and, on some accounts, a one¬ 
sided view of the relations of workers nnd 
drones; but it h one view, nml since there 
is such a hue and cry against competition, | 
and clamor for increased wages and shorter 
days’ works, why not he consistent and 
thankful for the army of idlers who loll not 
nor spin and yet are well arrayed, and who 
must pay those who labor for their food ami 
raiment. For it is not in human nature to 
yield up hard-earned wealth with the same 
lavish hand as do those who inherit it or 
gain it by speculation. Then are not the 
drones the best friends of the laboring man ? 
Are not the able-bodied counter-jumpers 
who work in shops for $20 per week the 
I best friends of Pat, who shovels soil at $10 
per week? Is not the artisan the gainer 
by an increased consumption and dimin- 
• ished production of his wares? Money that 
stirs makes many rich, or at least comforta¬ 
ble. Hoarded wealth does neither. Are 
not active drones better than productive 
misers ? 
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RURAL ROTES AND QUERIES. 
Rochester Dally Newspaper*. —In our judg¬ 
ment no city of its size and population enn 
boast of threo such able mid well - conducted 
daily journals ns Rochester. N. Y. Of the old¬ 
est, The Union ami Advertiser, wo have many 
pleasant recollections— being ono of its boys 
when Luther Tucker was proprietor, and 
Henry O’Reilly, (since most active and uifiu- 
enilul in introducing tlioTelegraph,)find Hiram 
Humphrey, were Its Editor-#. It is to-day more 
vigorous than ever- live, wide-awake, spicy, 
readable, and decidedly enter prising In its man- 
n(foment. It l.s publLshcd by Curtis, Morey, 
& Co., with Wm Purcell and Geo. G. Cooper 
as leading editors. The U. and A., though Dem¬ 
ocratic, very properly condemns the Tammany 
Ring aud goes for Reform. 
The Democrat and Chronicle Is now the lending 
morning daily of Western aud Central New 
York, and probably has the largest circulation 
of any Republican organ In the State outside ot 
New York City. Since th? union of the Demo¬ 
crat with the Chronicle, under the nbavo title, 
(and Its publication by t he Rochester Printing 
Co.) it bus exhibited marked ability and enter¬ 
prise far surpassing old times, when Strong 
A Dawson were its proprietors, and that go- 
ahead nnd vigorous writer, Ono. Dawson, was 
its Editor. But we will not go back on friend 
Dawson, (now the veteran and accomplished 
Chief of the Albany Evening Journal,) for ho 
was then, as now, among the most enterprising 
journalists of hD day—and morevor, didn’t he 
publish I ho first article of ours that over appear¬ 
ed in print? Under the editorial management 
of S. C. Hutchins, the Democrat nnd Chroni¬ 
cle is gaining iu popularity. 
Tin Rochester Evening Express, published by 
Tracey & Rew— t hough the junior of tlio trio 
of Rochester dailies,-exhibiLs In its manage¬ 
ment the vigor, enterprise nnd carefulness of 
maturity. It is always well printed, (a groat 
virtue in any newspaper.) readable nnd interest¬ 
ing. Its chief editor, F, S. Ri:w, is a forcible 
writer, aud otherwise shows the excellent train¬ 
ing be received, long ago, m the office of the 
Albauy Journal, —while his associate, Wm. J. 
Fowler, (whilom called the Greeley of the 
Rochester Press,) knows considerable about 
farming and practical affairs generally, and is 
moreover “ up to the times” upou other subjects. 
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Michigan Agricultural College.— 'J’ho ninth mi¬ 
nimi Commencement of this institution occur¬ 
red about the middlo of Novemher, when the 
President conferred the degree of Bachelor of 
Science, upon the graduating class, whose mimes ' 
are, respectively:—E. Burritt Fairfield, Hills- ' 
dale: Pelerfl. Felker, Porkvillc; Byron D-and 
H. I’. Halstead and Robert F. Kedzle, Lansing; 1 
John J. Kerr. Eagle; George I).Moore, Medina; 1 
John W. Porter, Ogden s Frank A. Sessions, la- 1 
nia; Edward M. Shelton, Owosso; Richard M. 1 
Slocum, Corunna; Da 1st on P. Strange, Grand 
Ledge. We hope the day is not far distant when 
this absurd l'arcc of “conferring degrees” upon 
students nnd catling them “ graduates " will be ' 
discontinued. Let each student get a certificate 
showing exactly his proficiency in the studrhs 
nnd specialties he has pursued, and let him go 1 
out into the world not as a “graduate” but as 1 
having accomplished a given amount of prepu- 1 
ration for its dutiosnnd responsibilities. Diplo- 1 
mas and Degrees are too often the cloak to pre¬ 
tension—too rarely indicate the real nccom- 1 
plishmenta and liber of the man. Away with 
them 1 
— Since writing the foregoing wo learn that of ! 
the graduates above named, ten are sons of 
fanners, one Die sou of u Professor in the Col- < 
lege, and one sonar a minister. All reside in 
Michigan. 'I'lieoldestfeSWJ years, the youngest 18 1 
years 8 months. The average weight is lou\)tf s 
pounds; average hight. 5 foot 10 laches. As in < 
future Work, five expect to bo farmers, throe 1 
teachers, two lawyers, one a druggist..tnd one is ' 
reported to propose making use of the knowl¬ 
edge gained during his college lire, in the intel¬ 
lectual business of u professional base ball play- < 
or. It is probable itml tbe last named is too I 
lionc-st to attempt to do what be cannot do; and ' 
probably bo coal play bull. His degree of Bacbc- i 
lor of Science will be useful to him I < 
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Maine Stnte College of Agriculture and Me- I 
chunk* Art*.—We have received from the Pres¬ 
ident, Itov. Charles F. Allen, A. M., the cata¬ 
logue of this institution. It is located atOrono, 1 
Me. Its classes number—Seniors, (!: Juniors, 6: 1 
Sophomores, 0; Freshmen, 34. It is the avowed 1 
design of tlds institution to give the young men f 
of Maine who may desire it, at a moderate cost, 1 
a thorough, practical aud liberal education. 1 
Candidates for admission to the Freshman class t 
must be not less tlmn 15 years of age. and pass a 
satisfactory examination in Arithmetic, Geog¬ 
raphy,English Grammar, History of the United »■ 
States and Algebra as far as Quadratic Equa- 8 
tions. Prominence Is given to the study of i 
Natural Sciences. One year is devoted to Bot- i 
any and Horticulture; a year and a-half to < 
Chemical Physics find Chemistry. Educational T 
labor is required a certain portion of each day C 
five days in the week. Judging by this pros- £ 
pectus before ns, the aim is to give the student 
practical work with object lessons. 
New Hampshire Agricultural College. — We 
learn from the Mirror and Farmer that :— 
“Through the liberality of lion. John Conant 
of Jnffrey, a hundred and sixty-five acres of 
bind have been secured for the Agricultural 
Department at Hanover for an experimental 
farm. A building is soon to bo erected, which 
will tie known ns Couant Hall, which will con¬ 
tain rooms for the farm superintendent.nnd for 
students. Conneoted therewith will be a board¬ 
ing establishment, which will be supplied with 
the products of the farm, ami at, which board 
will be obtained at cost. The library of this 
department contains at present about 1,000 vol¬ 
umes, which were purchased in Europe, nearly 
a hundred of which are from the library of the 
late Professor Faraday." 
Legislator* Ridiculing Fnrm Legislation.— We 
notice that it Is stated that the Illinois Senate 
“amused itself with tho Canada Thistle bill, 
and tormented Whtttng, its author, by raising 
infinite objections.” And the farmers or 
Illinois pay the State Senate for the time thus 
consumed In amusing Itself 1 We havesecn this 
Sort of thing exhibited in legislatures before 
now. A pack of politicians, who regard farmers 
as fools and dupes and voter.*, nnd only worthy 
of notice when their votes are wanted, control 
legislatures. Honest,straight-forward farmers, 
like Senator Whiting, who may be sent to the 
legislature, arc made tho Imtt of their ridicule 
if they propose any legislation looking to the 
protection or production of industrial interests. 
We should like to see such “statesmen" as 
“ amused " themselves “ tormenting Whiting,” 
compelled to bind dry Canada Thistles in the 
liarveM field, under a July sun, with bare arms 
and hands. They would then be In far innro 
reputable business than they are iu when they 
ridicule so important a bill to Illinois, as one 
designed to check the spread of this pest. If 
Illinois farmers arc wise, they will mark and 
remember men who indulge in such “amuse¬ 
ment,” ___ 
Ilec-Kcoping for Women. —Sarah J.C., writes: 
—“I wish the dear old Rural New-Yorker 
would give a seventeen- year-old girl advice. 
Why cannot such a girl make money keeping 
bees? And why shouldn’t she do It? especially 
If stie is not afraid the little workers will spoil 
her ‘ pretty ’ face by slinging it ? What do yon 
think?" Wo think that any live farmer's girl, 
with a particle Of independence, anrl with the 
go-uhead qualities which should belong to such, 
may not ouly make money, but derive great 
pleasure from bee-keeping. There is Mrs, L. S. 
Tuppish and her partner, in Iowa, sweet Ella 
Dunlap, in Illinois, Kate Grimm (who may bo 
ns sweet for aught we know) of Wisconsin, and 
probably scores of other giris equally sensible, 
sweet and modest, who fttc engaged in this bu¬ 
siness. Why not, Sarah ? 
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The Ramie Plant Propagalor*and speculators 
arc making a tremendous effort to awaken n 
Ramie furore in California- Wo advise out* Cali¬ 
fornia readers to ask to see tho machinery for 
preparing the fiber for use and to insist upon 
knowing where they can find a paying market 
for the fiber, before they indulge largely in an 
experiment which is llkoly to prove unsatis¬ 
factory without these indispensable conditions 
are realized. We lmvo beard many splendid 
promises that machinery for separating the fiber 
would surely be forthcoming, but wo lmv<t 
never heard that It has come forth. Somehow 
or other all interost In this new industry 
censes when the speculator’s have sold all the 
plants they can propagate. 
Pop Com.—J. E. W., N. Y. City, is informed 
that at most agricultural implement and house 
furnishing stores he can purchase Tor a few shil¬ 
ling* just the Implement for popping corn. Then 
a good lot of bot coals arc needed, and corn that 
uHll pap. 'Then- Is a gtcal difference in the kinds 
Of corn for this :so, and much depends upou its 
condition. It must bo dry—tbe drier the better 
—to pop well. 1’crhaps some of our readers, 
having experience In making sweet balls of pop ! 
corn, will toll our correspondent the best woy 
to dolt; also the best kind of corn in this mar¬ 
ket for popping, 
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Tobacco In Connecticut.-^The New England 
Homestead, Nov. 25. says: The tobacco grow¬ 
ers are busy in stripping tobacco. Some of them 
lmvo already taken their crops from the poles. 
The quality Is first rale nnd all arc hopingtoob- 
tiiin good prices. There is as yet no demand and 
prices have not been established. We notice i 
that a few sales have been tnado but these do 
not indicate what, the ruling (nice will yet.be. 
The grower having raised a first rate crop should 
now pay particular attention to sorting.” 
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Madder Production,—C, S. G., nil intelligent 1 
and enterprising gentleman, writes s—“ Latterly, 
I hear little said concerning the culture of mad¬ 
der. Is it not cultivated in the South ? If not, 
why not? Will not some of your Southern cor¬ 
respondents enlighten ua? It Is a very Import¬ 
ant, economical product, and wo ought to pro¬ 
duce our own.” Wo should like to know if any 
one is cultls’atlng this plant in any Northern ; 
State. ■ 
The Western Rural, which wont down in the 
Chicago fire, has appeared again, as large and 
handsome and excellent as ever, the typo hav¬ 
ing been set and tbe forms made up for the issue 
iu the kitchen mu’, dining-room of tho publish¬ 
er’s residence. Thus wo have the familiar and 
prized fin ccs of both the Chicago agricultural pa¬ 
pers again. Wo wish both prosperity. 
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Tenant* for Help.— W. R. IJOLSTON writes:—" I 
wish those who employ help would state through 
the Rural New-Yorker the relative advan¬ 
tages aud disadvantages of riio tenant house 
system. Where a man needs two nr three hands 
by the year, is R more or less profitable to board 
them In the family as compared with building 
tenant houses and hiring men with families?” 
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The Illinois Industrial University is to hold uso- 
riesof Agricultural lectures and discussions, Jan. 
8 to 13. at Cbnrapagn. TflOS. Meehan is an¬ 
nounced to deliver six lectures during these 
meetings. Subjects: “ General Views of Agri¬ 
culture nnd Horticulture*’; “Structure of 
Plants”: “How Plants Live"; “How Plants 
Grow ”; “ Pleasures of Plant Culture ”; “ Pro¬ 
fits of Plant Culture." 
Rat* in a IIouw.-S, Walmkt Hills, Cincin¬ 
nati, O,, writes that his cellar is infected with 
rats, which go into the partitionsniglitsand bold 
high carnival there. He asks if our readers 
know of any plan, trap or contrivance whereby 
they can be driven from the premises. We do; 
get a pair of ferrets and tho rats will quickly dis¬ 
appear from your promises. 
Tlu* FooLand-Mouth Disease among the live 
stock of England, according to the latest ad¬ 
vices, is rapidly disappearing. But there are 
many enses of piuro-pneumonia reported. 
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Melheglln.—If S. S. C., Ilovnellsville, N. Y., 
will look on page 62, Rural New-Yorker, July 
29, current volume, he will fiud,wliat he asks for. 
Agricultural Information,— Brother Wethkr- 
ell, of the Boston Cultivator, Is getting phunny 
in bis old age, t we beg hla pardon—he’s a hand¬ 
some young bachelor,) for this reason. A cor¬ 
respondent asks:—“Are sheep a benefit or In¬ 
jury to the soil?” Editor WurnERELL very 
properly responds, “ They are! ” 
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The Tobocco Crop,—We ask onr kind corres¬ 
pondents who send us“ Senson” items, who may 
live In tobacco producing distriote, to state the 
acreage grown the past season in their respect¬ 
ive localities and the prices offered producers. 
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BUSINESS INFORMATION. 
Railway Land* In Knnan*.— In tbe New York 
Tribune of Oct. Sfith, Mr. A. Reese nr Kansas 
innde complaint that tho Missouri, Kansas nnd 
Texas Railway Company were over-charging 
settlers for the lands given to the Company by 
the United States Government. In reply to this 
charge, H. W. Q , in a recent issue nf the Tri¬ 
bune, shows lhat Mr. Kkkse was misled through 
ft typographical blunder in an advertisement. 
He furnishes documents to prove that the Rail¬ 
way Company desires to deal justly and honora¬ 
bly with all the settlers; that ft does not wish to 
have any of them leave; that it allows them the 
benefit of tlielr improvements, nnd sells the 
lands for from $5 to $10 per acre. H. \V. Q. 
speaks of these lands as among t he best for farm¬ 
ing purposes In the world. Those people now 
living upon them have orchards and waving 
fields of grain. There arc thousands of ncresof 
this land for sale at the advertised rates for all 
who wish to buy. 
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St. Jnme* Hotel, New York.—We take pleas¬ 
ure in refering our renders to the card of the 
St. James, and in recommending the hotel to 
them as among the very best abiding places for 
visitors to the great metropolis. It is finely lo¬ 
cated, commodious, well ventilated, aud first- 
class in every respect. The proprietor, Mr. 
Elias Hotchkiss, ta tho right man to keep a 
first-class hotel, while his prompt and polil« as¬ 
sistants (Messrs. E. B. Pond, K. J. Arthur, T. F. 
Sjlleck, and others,) see that all guests re¬ 
ceive proper attention. Thus much we can af¬ 
firm from personal knowledge, liavingtwitli our 
family) been domiciled In the St. James for some 
weeks previous to going to house-keeping in 
Got hum. 
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A \ew Slop of the (.Tilted Rtate*.—A very com¬ 
plete and beautiful map, five feet by threo feet 
and six inches, has just been issued by I. G. 
Hu BBS of Now York, who has compiled it from 
the lnt66t official sources. It shows all the riv¬ 
ers, and complete and projected railroads In the 
Union, the course of the Northern Pacific Rail¬ 
road being traced Its entire length. Tho West¬ 
ern portion of our country has received special 
attention, its mountains, water-courses nnd im¬ 
provements being indicated more fully than on 
any other map. This work is finely lithograph¬ 
ed, and will be mounted, tinted and sold fsr $5. 
It is just, tho map for the people. 
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Chicago Pluck.—We notice with pleasure, 
that the well-known Agricultural Warehouse 
and Seed Stare of F. S. Kklmjgg, of Chicago, 
bna opened at No. 55 Lake street, where every¬ 
thing In the shape oT farm maohlnery and 
seeds, can be found b.v the farmers of the West. 
The great lire destroyed tho original store, hut 
Mr. Kellogg, with charnelerjatloChlcago pluck, 
is open again with a stock as good as the old. 
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Tlu* Ulnnehnrd Churn—PORTER BLANCHARD'S 
Son’s, Concord, N. H., -has been reaping u har¬ 
vest of diplomas, medals, etc., during tbe exhi¬ 
bition season. Among those which the proprie¬ 
tors exhibit at their ware-rooms are a Diploma 
from St. Louis and a Bronze Medal from the 
grout Exposition at Cincinnati. 
Such of Our Reader* as have dealings in stock 
and other money matters, aro referred to the 
notice of Randall A. Foote, in another 
column. Ho tells people how to “speculate 
successfully.” 
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THE SEASON. 
Van Buren, Jackson <’o„ Iowa, Nov. 20.— Tho 
past summer lute been dry, t he first part in par¬ 
ticular. In the middlo of Juno we had some 
rain, to keep the grass and crops growing. The 
bay was bountiful, and most farmers secured 
it in good order. Wheat about half a crop. 
Oats from 40 to75 bushels per acre; corn from 
40 to SO bushels per aero; some fields en to 75 
bushels; late planted, not so good. Wheat, 
gl.02<3($i.05 for No. 1; 80c.@90c. lor No. 2: bar¬ 
ley. 45e.®60c.; corn, 35c.ffD40e.; onts, S85e.(g*3Ue,; 
hogs, live, 3c-per pound ; butter, 20c.; eggs, 20o. 
for fresh; potato? crop good In some parts, 
50c.@75c. per bushel ; cows, $303s$50 per head; 
horses plenty and at low prices; a horse that 
would bring $200 last year, cau be bought l’or 
$150; spring colts front $15®$20 per head, and 
plenty at that price. Common timber land 
f rom $15®$20 per ncre; prarie, $30@$15, unim¬ 
proved; Improved farm from $30 to $50 per 
acre. First frost this year, on tho 16th of Oc¬ 
tober; good weather Tor plowing after this. 
First snow yesterday. Hard lrost in tho 
ground, IX inch thick; on water, 2 inches. 
Work plenty, with wages from $1 to $2 per day 
and board.— j. t. 
Mhtdlcvlllc, Burry Co., Mich., Nov. 22 —The 
weather has been very dry during tho past six 
months, although crops have matured remark- 
nbly well, with more than an average yield. 
Winter wheat islooklng well, ns a general thing. 
Fall feed bus been very poor; many farmers 
have been feeding their stock nearly all thesen- 
son since September. The weather now cold 
nnd dry, but healthy. Prices of produce are: 
White wheat, $1.35@1.35; corn, shelled, 50c.; 
oats, 35c.; potatoes 05c.; nppios, 50c.; beef, $4@5 
per hundred; pork, dressed, $5: hogs, 3@4c. per 
lb.; butter, 25e.; eggs, 30c. per doz.; hay, $10® 
15 per ton; labor, 75o.@$l per day. The late fires 
have done some damage In this township, but 
not so serious as In neighboring townships.— 
T. F. E. 
Shiloh, Wood Co., U., Nov. 18.— We have had 
a remarkably dry fall, and most of tbe wells 
have failed. In the last few dayB we have had 
some fine rains, and the wells are beginning to ! 
fill up again. Wheat does not look well, but is 
improving; if is worth $1.45<§)1.48; corn, 40c.; 
oats, 33c.; clover seed, $0.25; butter, 10c.; eggs, 
22c.; chickens, live, per lb., 5e.; potatoes, 51c.; 
green apples, $1 ; wool, 50®60c.— b. w. 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
The N. Y. State Dairymen * \*»'n Is to hold 
its Annual Meeting at Little Falls, Jan. 2. 
The Central Iowa Bee-Keepers ti»’n holds its 
next annual meeting at C-ediu* Rapids, Jan. 18. 
C. W. Barton, Tiptoe, Iowa, Secy. 
Chester. Vt., Farmer** Club.— Pres.— J. P. 
Barnes; I Tee-Prrx'tg.—J. C. Carr, R. 1\ PollarcR 
Ira H. Adams; See.—J. S. Adams. 
A New Hampshire Former*’ Convention is to 
bo held at Manchester Dec. 12-14. There is to be 
an exhibition of seed corn, for which the State 
Agricultural Society offers liberal premiums. 
The Farmer*’ and Mech. A*»‘n, Canterbury, 
N. H., has chosen the following officers: Pres.— 
S. 0. Moore. Yice-1 V««.—John P. Kimball, John 
J. Railey. Sec.—J. G. Clough. Treas— A. H. 
Brown. 
•Inwprr Cr». III. Ag. Hoc.— The following are tho 
officers elect:— Pres.— 11. N. Harris ; Viec-Pre*.— 
J. L. Cruze; lYefls.—John Broc-ks; Secy.— H. 
Vauderhoof. This Society has twenty acres of 
ground finely situated, enclosed, and owns It. 
Mlddlencx Co.. N. J.. Farmer*’ Club.— The fol¬ 
lowing officers were recently elected for the en¬ 
suing yi*nr: Pres. H. K. How. Vice~Prcs.—D. 
McLaurv. Ex. Com .—John G. Schultz, G. W. 
Thompson, M. Whitehead. Treas.— C’lias. West- 
all. Iiec.Scc.-G, H. Lambert. O'er. ScC.—Q, W. 
Thompson. 
Knxt Turner, Me., Farmer’* Club. Pres. —J. 
D. Gilbert; Vice-Pre«’t«.— H. A. Gilbert, A. Q. 
Day; See. Z. A. Gilbert; Ti-as .—Alden Rose; 
Librarian,— J. D. Gilbert. The Club is in a 
flourishing condition. It has a library of thirty- 
five volumes, and funds in tho treasury suffici¬ 
ent to defray the running expenses for another 
year. 
The Ohio 6n«ie Hon 8«o., at Its recent meet¬ 
ing, elected the following officers for the ensu¬ 
ing year: Pres. —Dr, J. A. Warder, Cincinnati ; 
Vice-Prcs.—N. Qlnner, Dayton. Sec.— M. B. Bate- 
hum, Painesville. 2Yr«s.—J. \Y,Dunham,Colla- 
mor. Ex. Com.- G. W. Campbell, Delaware; D. 
C. Richmond, Sandusky ; L. Weltx, Wilmington ; 
W. K. Means Milford ; W. J. Townsend, Zanes¬ 
ville. 
IVimxy|\nnin llori. Hoc. This society liaa VO- 
eenily cieet«*,i Officers for tho ensuing year ns 
follows: Pres. William I. Scuakukr ; Vice- 
Pns'ts. Caleb Cole. J. U. Mitchell, Robert Ihiit-t, 
S. \V. Noble: On. Secy. Tliounc* Meehan; Pcc. 
Secy. A. W. Harrison; Trecw,- HenryA. Dreer: 
Pixif. of Botany, Thomas P. James; Prof, of 
Horticultural (hemtstry. James C. Booth; Pi of 
of Entomology.— S. S. Rathoou. 
OUR REDUCED RATES. 
NOTICE TO AGENTS, SUBSCRIBERS, ETC. 
Moure’* Rural New-Yorker will hereafter be 
furnished at the following Reduced Rates: 
Single Copy, $2.50 per Yror. To Clubs :-Five 
Copies, and one copy free lo Agent or getter up of 
Club, for $12.50; Seven Copies, and one free, for $16; 
Ten Copies, and one free, for $20—only $2 per copy. 
As we are obliged to pre-pay Ihe American postage 
on papers mailed to foreign countries, Twenty Cents 
should be added to above rates for each yearly copy 
mailed to Canada, and One Dollar per copy to Europe. 
Drafts, Post-Office Money Orders and Registered Let¬ 
ters may be mailed at our risk. 
£35^ Liberal Premiums to all Club Agents who do 
not take free copies. Specimen Numbers, Show- 
Bills, &c., sent free. 
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NEW CLUBBING ARRANGEMENT! 
HOOKE’S RURAL AND ARTHUR. 
Very many of our readers will want a Literary 
Magazine, or a Children’s Magazine, to makeup their 
assortment of laiuily reading. Now here Is a plan 
that will just suit thorn. Wc have arranged with 
T. 5. Arthur & Sons of Phllu., for clubbing the 
Rural New-Yorker with tlielr publications, cun- 
sistingoi Arthur’s Lady's Home Magazine and 
The Children’s Hour, 
The Home Magazine Is now In its 38th volume, nnd 
Is known the whole country over as a repository of 
pure and entertaining literature for family reading. 
The Children's Hour is a magazine for the Utile ones, 
lllled with the choicest juvenile reading, and illus¬ 
trated wit h elegant engravings U> match. Roth these 
magazines aro especially adapted to the tastes and 
wants of Rural Render*, for which cause wo have 
selected them for clubbing with the Rural New- 
Yorker, and Mr. Arthur pays us the high compli¬ 
ment to select the Kukai. as the only paper with 
which lie will club his magazines. 
TERMS OF CLUBBING. 
Rural New-Yorker, price for one year. .$’-.50) 
Arthur's Lady's Home Magazine, do_ 2.00$ 
Both the above for one year.83.50 
Rural New-Yorker, one year.$2.50) 
Children's Hour, do. 126$ 
Both llie above for one year.83.00 
Rural New-Yorker nnd both llngn- 
ziuKs for otic year,.$1.50 
Subscriptions for these Clubs must commence on 
the first of January, 1872, nnd be fui one year, at the 
ubove rates. 
Addles* D. D. T. MOORE, 
S Beckman $1.* New York City, 
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IIow to Help the Rural. There arc numer¬ 
ous ways in which its friends eau aid in circulat¬ 
ing the Rural. First, show tbe paper, or talk 
to your friends about it. or both. Get upnelub, 
or aid some friend to do so—or induce your P. 
M. to act as agent. 
BUSINES S NOTICES, 
IMP0BTANT TO FARMEES AND OTHEES. 
A Safe a^d Pro vita blk Investment 
I s to be found In the Seven-Thirty Gold Bonus 
of tbe Northern Pacific r. It , which we offer «t 
j par and interest In currency. They are secured by a 
first and only mortgage upou the Railroad, hs 
franchises, and 
Fifty Million acres 
of splendid Agricultural and Timber Lands, worth 
$125,000,000. 
All marketable securities received in exchange, at 
their full value. Jay Cooke A Co.- 
New York. Philadelphia and Washington. 
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Frank Miller’* Leather Preservative and Water 
Proof Oil Blacking has stood the test for 33 rears of 
increasing demand. Sold everywhere. Manufac¬ 
tured by Frank Miller & Sons, New York. 
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The Youth’s Companion. — a sort of Cham¬ 
bers’ Journal for the young—a paper to elevate 
as well ub please. 
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Burnett' a Coconino—is not greasy or sticky. As 
a hair dressing it stands peerless and alone. 
