little for you in the same way, having ob¬ 
tained three subscribers more for the re¬ 
mainder of this year, and I hope for an in¬ 
definite time though \vc are among the 
workingmen and can ill spare $2,50 at one 
time—yet we can spare eight cents weekly 
for Ibc Old Rural. — VV. F. l\, Kensington, 
pm., Pa. 
We thank oar correspondent for Jiis let¬ 
ter, the setup, and his intrest in the “Old 
Rural." We arc always glad to receive 
any such matter as our readers may deem of 
general interest; and whether wc use them 
or not we are always grateful for the interest 
Huts manifested. Here is thescrapour friend 
forwards:—A valuable cow belonging to 
Mr. Thomas Walker, of ThorniU.waite, 
iu Eorrowdulc, hud the misfortune to lame 
its hind leg, and in consequence of the hot 
weather it took bad ways. Mr, Daniel 
Briggs, the skillful veterinary, was called in 
op 
fJaiM) logical. 
P0M0L0GICAL GOSSIP. 
Stark mid Kansas Keeper Apples. 
Dr. Statman of Kansas, says the Kansas 
Keeper does not succeed with him so fat as 
tried, lie is in doubt whether it and the 
Stark are identical as some claim. 
“New Hr ii u»wicker “ Apples. 
31. It. Keep, Dalton, Me., writes the Ver¬ 
mont Parmer that the apple known there 
and in New Brunswick as the “New Bruns- 
practicable nor important for the American 
Bornological Society, being a national insti¬ 
tution, to take account of these local pecu¬ 
liarities, but will leave that work to the lo¬ 
cal societies. It will be enough to show 
at a glance the popular and valuable fruits 
of each Stale and Territory in our country, 
according to the present experience of cul¬ 
tivators. This is a great work, and when a 
permanent form is once adopted, as I think 
it is now, the work of perfecting it will go 
on from tune to Uuie as experience is devel¬ 
oped. 
Another change was made which, though 
ODDS AND ENDS. 
Why Hons Ilri'iid Become l.ikc Yenst? 
Mrs. B. R. II. asks :—“ Why does bread 
work and becomes like yeast when set to 
rise? "What is the quantity of yeast to he 
used to each pound of flour?" Each kind 
of ferment is capable of reproducing itself 
and communicates to the new substance the 
tendency to break up into bodies of the 
same character as those into which it is 
SOCIETY MEETINGS, Etc. . 
and in New Brunswick os the “New Bruns- n ^ oi ^ rt ‘ ut importance, will give some ad- same character as those into which it is 
wicker is identical with the Duchess of ^'^onal interest to the Catalogue. The old itsell resolved. Moreover, all farinaceous 
Oldenburg. system of stars, showing the relative degree matter, when mixed with water will for- 
NIiicty-Nfiu; Apple* 10 (he Barrel. 
31. 31. Burgess, Greenwich, Huron coun- 
ty, Ohio, writes the Rural New-Yorker 
system of stars, showing the relative degree matter, when mixed with water, will for- 
°1 popularity or value, is retained, and an- incut. The quantity of yeast to be used to 
to see her, ami found her so lame that he that “ if 3lr. Upton willlet his oiler (of $100 
was obliged to amputate the limb, and re- f° r a barrel of apples equal to those illus- 
place it with a wooden one, and, to the sur- tinted in Rural, Dec. 9,) stand until next 
prise of all, she is now walking about and I |l ^> Ohio can furnish him as many barrels 
doing well. 
A Pretty Gaoil Cow. 
Tnis being a stormy day, I thought it a 
good time to “ Ruralize," as one would be 
apt to find most everybody and their wives 
at home. 1 found our resnecled nee.ld.m- 
of 20 ounce or 24 ounce apples as he will 
furnish $100 per barrel.” 
f .riio German Prunc 
in California, is said by the Rural Press to 
be one of the most prolific and regular an- 
I other mark (a f) is employed to designate each pound of flour,is proportioned accord- 
new varieties that have been tested at least ing to the strength of the yeast—home-made 
five years anil promise well in one or more yenst usually possessing less strength than 
localities. The lists of fruits, too, have all bakers’. Of the latter, one-half a pint of 
been revised, taking as a guide the reports yeast to a peck (eight pounds) of flour, is 
of committees, the proceedings at Richmond an ordinary proportion, although many 
and the combined experience of the Com- bakers use a larger proportion! 5 When 
Uliltee. ilAnil'.ni'l.ln VPnof 1c 11QA.1 .... CI./.I. An In ..... 
IVorlliern Oliio Poultry Show, 
I Ttie Second Annual Exhibition of Fowls and 
Small Cattle, under Mtcutisptccs of the Northern 
i Ohio Poultry Association, was held at the great 
, Central Rink, in Cleveland, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 
' 6. Much »s public expectation hud been raised 
1 in prospect nr this exhibition.yet the result r-i- 
, ceeded all previous shows of the kind ever held 
• m A merlon; as there were more well bred 
fowls, and in greater variety, ut this show', than 
has been ever before collected in one exhibition 
- on tills continent. The whole mitnher >u en- 
, tries was lirtei-n hundred and sixteen, of which 
a majority was for trios, in nil the classes of 
> gallinaceous fowls, whitein the classes of gce«e, 
ducks, turkeys. the entries were in pairs. 
Besides the leal tiered fowls, there were a few 
i fancy dogs, rablurs, ire. 
The famous and enterprising poultry breeders 
of Northern Onio were out in full torceand 
at home. I found our respected neighbor, uual bearers among nil the stone fruits, and 
J O. Hoyt feeding his Light Brahmas, any quantity the markets cannot dispose of 
Alter remarking the healthful appearance of in a ripe Blate from the tree, can be under 
M tc fmn la lio .a_i! 4 • 1 « 
Jzatarttltef. 
' O 1 / — • -> Y - . - • * ■ • Wi 
an ordinary proportion, although many andWm.'^ 
bakers use a larger proportion. When Milani A. N. Page, Btreotsboro: j. a. Early, 
home-made yeast is used, or such as is not Imm*^ 
strong and fresh, double or treble the quan- '"■‘“•J' “’hers ' v , 1,h each a lew. i he principal 
tit v ,mist he n^d exhibitors residing in Cloycdnud, mid for Hie 
my must be used. most part keeping tancy fowls ns no amateur 
—— - luxury, wore J. C. Ginuuis. President of the As- 
To Keep Pork. * ?,* Secrc- 
EEEDING GOLD PISH. 
ills fowls lie directed my attention to a meek, our almost tropical sun and cloudless skies 
sleek looking cow of the common, swill-tail so easily converted into the dried prune of 
breed of medium size, and six years old. commerce as to secure from decay or Jos 
3Ir III ovt then invite 1 me into the house every pound of the most plentiful cron tha 
and handed me a small book containing a 
record of the pounds of butter made from 
the cow aforesaid since the sixth of April 
last. Churning was done, butter worked, 
and weight, recorded twice a week. After a 
careful footing up I found the total of 308 
pounds in the 3(i weeks, or an average of 
about pounds per week, besides the but¬ 
ter and milk used in a family of three persons, 
and cream furnished to several festivals. Mr.’ 
and Mrs. Hoyt do not boast, but they think 
this pretty good, and so do I ; hence this re¬ 
port.—AY m. A. Connell, Salim, N. 7. 
can be produced. 
Apple* nml Cherries iu lUtnucMotn. 
I eter 31. Gideon, Excelsior, 3Iinn.,says 
the varieties of apples doing best with him 
Blue Pearmain, and a few others I cannot ccn 
name of the old sorts, with a great variety nmv 
of new seedings, many of which tire very Lia " 
nd cloudless skies, I saw an article on “ Gold Fish” in one 
lie dried prune of ^ 1C tot® Rural New-Yorker numbers 
iom decay or loss and thought I would reply toil. The writer 
plentiful crop that sa y s (like all gold fisli dealers), “ feed the 
gold fisli nothing at all,—they will derive 
in lUlnucMotn. tbdr sn9teua »CO from the water.” I have 
ielsior, Minn. *says kei)t goKl /iah ,or l ' vo -V Cfl >'s or more. The 
ing best with him bret six monlll9 > or thereabouts, i lost eight 
n Haas Fnmeuae llfili ljy foI,0 ' V 2 22 S: the instructions of parlies 
unibs’Cider Gold’ fl ‘ u,u wUom 1 purchased. I then thought I 
Winter Win!“ in wonld use my own .Moment in the mutter 
ehrm Fall «i line’ Bee if feeding would kill them, ns 1 had 
. 1 ’ been informed l>V the aforesaid denier T 
To Kmi bociauon n. Biierwtti, l onespniidiug Secro- 
Keep 1 o. k. tttiy; Geo. It. Tut He, Record] ng tkcictnry : E 3. 
I send our vvny, although the proprietor bom,Treasurer;S. E. Stone, a. ii«ji, f.E. Dal- 
savs flint of /iniiKo , , lenbituglt, H. Cnihaat t. II. H. Hatch, E. It. 
..n^s mat, ot couiso, eveijbody knows how Crowell, A. a. Fra den burg, w. vv. Cnstle, umi 
to do it. Puck in layers of suit, and cover tmjny others, wiili less iu number. Thei.i iuci- 
1 , ... "i • ,1 . Rill exhibitor- trom abroad were: D. \v, iter- 
Willi St I on If 111 1 lit* flllfl I M 1 II* V MI'l n CT m* MMri /1 Minis* I hi.lnU.I.io * l-’l . ; t.I... I 4 *i > t i ... 
, 1 * 1*4. . !'*»« v« • 1 M 01 1 u .j UVIII tli'll'mi VHItf . 1J. \\ . IlC'i* 
with stiong unite, and jq llie spring, or once uUnc. Pit [Unid pitta; PftllumUn wnifjuu*, Tinm- 
in a while, pour off tl.e Mac, toll it „„d 
keep pork as long as any one wishes.— 
Farmer’s Wife, 
- Greenville.'N J.: XV. T. Slumlurd, Evauston! 
111.; E. M. Tuull, Chicago; undMes»ie. K.B. Demi 
amt D. Allen, Uiiniulu. 
The siifkls tmiJ Hounds which filled the Itink 
e were past ull deRCrliUhtu; a thou sand cooks all 
crowlux nt mine m most lianm/nious discord, 
7 night itml day. for a week. Several thousand 
d other female fowlsdtsporliujj; themselves utter 
i- their own lashlnn. Tlieuoliblent tin key codes, 
tlie quack or duelc<, the yelping of tmnie-sick 
’ deyr,—tln-'e were the oruiors and uniHie ol tlio 
llonic.iic iiujuirli-tf Will someone kindly take 
pity on uiy iguorunco nud send me full direc¬ 
tions ns to quantity, etc., how to mnkc good 
biscuits? Seeing the letter from “ A Dieconso- 
Crawnsh or end), and four turtles in ail Cakes?" I can make the bread 
valuable. As to the relative value of the U ^ U «4 U, » 30x10 inches and 18 inches deep. b«t it takessnch along time to raise 
__’ ‘ " vanties named 1 should say in their order— 
A correspondent of the National Live Duc . hcss < Iilue Pearmain, and Fumeusc for 
Stock Journal asks who is the breeder of a J uofit—L,ie 0,liers to be grown more spar- 
I have on Hie bottom about 2 inches of 
rifflit enoiiifh l ' ll '*Hon, mj pun )& iuaduquato to Hie task; they 
J -A Vnmfi lK ‘ *°® ri through well oduenied eyes lu bo 
se—A iOUNo appreciated, for nvaiity years l hiu'S been a 
calf—theonoin whose possession it is calved 
Ol cherries, the Early Richmond and 
or the one who coupled its parents? JIc Die-Carnation-do best. The sweet cherries 
thinks the latter should be entitled to the a, ' e no g°— ll ° Ilot succeed at all.” 
credit. 
fine lake sand, and scattered here and there 
stones built up or piled so ns to form run¬ 
ways. 1 feed them about twice a week 
with fresh beef, cut into small pieces and 
dropped on the water, when, quick us a 
trout after a fly, they will seize the pieces 
until satisfied. 1 have often seen them jump 
SELECTED RECIPES, Etc. 
Pumpkin Pi-fHcivci. 
sort oI liigli-cock-alonim at poultry kbotvs, mid 
1 must s y Unit iIjl* progress towards Hit- perfec¬ 
tion "t form and lumber, n, itirse last years, is 
great nud wonderful.-S. D. H. 
The First Annual Uonvetuion New Fork Smtc 
Ilali >men'll AmmicIuiIoii and Hoard of Trnde 
rlnmrtilfttrc. 
ARBORIO.QLTITRAL notes. 
The New England Homestead says:—“An 1 hree inches above the water trying to catcl 
Mahax.a Eaton, Rock Island, III., writes wuibo held at Ltute Euiih, n. y., on Tuesday 
the Western Rural: — “Out a nice line «" d Wednesday, Jmi.2und 3. 1137 ;.'. TlioExccu- 
pumpkin intopiecesa thirdof an inch thick, ^ Upoh U * e lollowiDbr 
paring them Take equal weight in white Tuesday. Jan.S. 11 A. II., the Convention will 
sugai. Allow the juice of one lenmil to a bo called 10 order for transnutiou orpielimlnury 
__ ^yscfrowiim Sweet Chestnut*. 
Will you please give me information 
through the Rural New Yorker, jn re¬ 
gard to growing sweet chestnuts. Wlieu 
should they be planted, aud oblige— An 
Old Subrcrirer. 
Old Apple Tree*. until sat isfled. I have often seen them jump i,,Vr „• a, lb, ,; 1 ' y m ," Uf! , 2.-11 A. M, the Convention wilt 
~ rri^iyT T ' , , ' . ; , , aI , u j I'" 1 nilgai Allow the juice ol one Jemmi to a be united 10 order for transaction or prelimtuary 
1 lie JNew England Homestead says: — “An lll| ee inches above the water trying to catch pound of pumpkin. Let the pumpkin re- ,lll » | ncss. M.,opeiuiiKmidiess, by thoPresf- 
ohl apple tree, more than a hundred years a <1y 021 ll, « side of the glass. I keep a "I 11 '' 1 iwn »vllb the sugar and juice, all County. Ti.o Comm^SV‘ S A6pem8 Ue .!r d ^ 
old, is standing on the farm of L A Lam- sma11 b 111,11 ot ' Cie Call a species in a pot *» fie mbriiingputintoapreserviifg fJaHy." 4 p . M., T. a, Ciiritas, ot it..- Ultra 
*». Soalhviek, wliloli itro'looc.l slatlding ,vaa, all u,o U,„e; so,.,a 
moi (; ?fcR‘v, barrels of elder, last year. u hel],)^ifc op tbe water pure. I change pieces small as marbles. Takeout and strain Eexpocte“ M tiIaV‘"a!rHunuul midre^s wbubedc- 
1 bis tree is 15 feet aud 2 inches iu cimun- and renew Hie water twice a week during Hie sirup through a jelly-bag aud pour oyer h'jned by Leundur We Hi ere) I, oi the Boston 
ference atthe but, and measures around the l|,e winter aud Hire© times during the sum- ike pumpkin. _ r -„ «_ in * ... 
outer edge of the limbs 11 rods. It is mer * 1 Abtl it is a great pleasure to sit and Fried Halibut ot Osw^oCounu’, “Dirinhigitt Oswego Coiml 
r«- llcal "'J’, iu»mwmmce I. good tor many » lch ll ;« "*l.« at all aod would „ol IUvE , 1|C s „ cl .., ^ ]l0 „ rs bc . te&fjy WSl 
eu years to come. 3Ir. Lamson reports an old 1,1111 Wltl ' n V a nuariutn for anytliing. Let fore frying, ns it will be less liable to break vAV 1 " r? av i d wf ^ ° r Ne'w 
Ln tree that stood on this farm a few years ago, t,10se °‘ lhe / aiders of the Rural try the in turning; when ready to fry, dip it in egg m , L- BAniV.iliofTS 
from which apples enotigli were produced l^ an feeding vs. non-feeding gold fish, beaten up and roli it in bread crumbs; then 2utme „ of r Htdry Huabimdrv m the biiiteii 
tbe pumpkin. 
Fried Halibut. 
• - ' ' » vr* IMV WUOIUU 
Cultivator, 
Wcduntiay, Jan. a-10 A.M., Hirnm Wnlker, 
ot Otswcga County, " Dttiryiug Iu Gawego Coun- 
ty, and block ttm'sinK.” 11 A.M., E.J. Wicksoti, 
County, 
T— « a y\t 1 cy 1 - < v.x*_■ iPiiiuucm 
If All Old Subscriber had read the to make thirty bushels after they were dried. 
(URAL New-1 ouker carefully, even during As it lakes three bushels of green armies to 
the past year, he would have found the 
information desired. See Diary of a Ritual¬ 
ist, page 250, Oct. 21; also, page 230, ou 
grafting Hie chestnut. Sec same page Oil Amerlcnn Fnmolotrical Society’sCntnloKitc. 
transplanting tulip trees, which applies with P. Barry writes to J. J. Thomas concern! 
equal force to t he chestnut, ou page 45, ing the work of the revising committee as fol- 
Jan. 31. The subject is again discussed, also, lows:—At Hie last meeting of Hie Ameri- 
in former volumes. Keep a file of the Cftn Pomological Society, held in Richmond, 
Rural New-Yorker near at hand, for in Vu., in Sept, last, the report of the Cotu- 
its pages lliousandsofquestions are answered, miltee on Revision of t he Catalogue was l e- 
which at some future time, if not now, will ferred hack to the Committee to be acted 
interest you. upon after the meeting, at such lime nml 
as u takes three bushels ot green apples to 
make one of dry, it must have produced 
ninety bushels at one bearing. 
and see wherein is the most pleasure. 
Jonas R. Perkins. 
rtoitti-Htrtr. 
NOTES FOR SWINE-HERDS. 
Whitt Make* Hi* Pitt* Grow. 
lard which came from the pork. Dish it 
and lay the crisp brown pork around it. 
Spiced Apples. 
Eight pounds of apples, pared, four 
pounds of sugar, one quart of vinegar, one 
ounce slick cinnamon, half ounce of cloves. 
Boil the sugar, vinegar and spices together; 
pul in the apples when boiling,and let them 
Noyes E. Strout, Bedford, Md., writes remain until tender—about tweotv miuutes 
peeled to address the Convention on tonics they 
have not yet indented. Alter the rending of 
each paper lime will be allowed for full discua- 
h-ion ol the subject. Single admission tickets 5d 
eontsoticb, lot Hu* Convention, or 25 cents for 
each day. Admission of ladles und newspaper 
reporters free. X. A. Wit.LAkO, President. 
JosiAit biiuLL, Cot. Secret..ry, itfon, N. Y. 
North UniJo, Me., Ag. Soc.-Tlio following 
officers lor the ensuing \ ear were recently elect¬ 
ed: /Ves.—S kth Thompson. Vice-/Yes.-lien j. 
Fogg. Sec.—John ltnyul. Tiros.-El 1 Vickery. 
Ayadand Co/teebn— BenJ. Bio tibtt,allot Unity. 
Seotcli Broom. 
Please tell me the common name of the 
inclosed reed-like shrub. Tbe stalks arc 
very green all winter, and blossom in 3 Iay; 
it, has yellow, pen-like flowers, and the seed- 
pods resemble the locust,—E. B. B., Vermil¬ 
lion , K V, Oct,, 1871 . 
1 titt plant is probably the common Scotch 
Broom— Oi/Usus scopanus. There are about 
a hundred species belonging to this genus, and 
we should not like to be positive in regard the resuU I think will be quite satisiketorv 
to the name of some of the most closely re- t0 the mmhovs 0 f , ht . Snciclv an( , .Jj, 
ated without having better specimens to take an interest in its proceedings, 
judge bom than Hty one you send. mi , . 
—- 2 — I lie plan adopted for the completion of 
”** «*"«'•« 1,1 U 'C Orchard. the Catalogue, so ns to make it represent our 
Allow me, through your valuable nnnpr , , . . itpiLsetuom 
, 1 .1 , n . . u ms P‘ l P e i> whole country, Is to en ar^c tlie size of the 
to ask the following question :—Will a heai) . .• u, A - ll,e b,ze 01 Hie 
of well rotted manure, cornel of on (J ‘ ^ T ° ^ Bi ” ° f t,je oId 
fourth pig and the balance horse manure l'!!!'' ‘V's’,'', 'm 7 llls e|vea a column 
prove injurious to an orchard of small fruit , ! ' n ° f lL '”l ,toiy 111 tlic Ul,ion - 
trees? I am anxious in the spring top columns for Nova ScoUa, New- 
my orchard with com, and de ire to use the B “Tt ’ ^ ''"i 1 “' i0; ^ * f,,H 
above kind of manure (in the hill), providing Zol " ,nar « in 
the pig manure will not injure lie young ZTd 1 1 * wi " 
trees.—S ubscriber. ~ > ? dc ’ ®° ll,a| Uiey Cttn ,,e foll() 'vecl quite 
No, it will not injure the trees. nor mV u ,ilS '- ” ' l of ,nach im ' 
---- poitance m my opimon, lor it matters not 
Win*re Hickory Timber Grows. ,2 P W e *CCllent tlie arrangement may he. if 
W. AV. Jones, Buy Oo., 3Iicli., says there elilllcttlt to read it will be of comparatively 
Is an abundance ol" it in bis locality, ranging ! ittle value * T bcu tbe Slates and Territories, 
from a foot, upwards in diameter—both of 7ustea(7 of Allowing in nlphabetical order 
the bitter and sweet varieties. as 2n Bie old Calalogue, will be grouped ac- 
undcr date ot Oct. 9:—“I have some Po¬ 
land pigs, two months old last Friday, that 
upon after the meeting, at, such lime aud weighed then eighty pounds. I tell my 
place us might lie agreed upon. The time neighbors, when asked ‘ what makes them 
fixed was the 21st of November, at Roches- g>'»w so fast?’ that, one copy, weekly, of 
tor. The Committee met as agreed—pres- 3loontc’s Rural New-Yorker is the lead- 
cut, President Wilder, Secretary Elliott big cause.” 
Hon. W O. Flagg of Illinois,' Robt. 3Ian! ii.„ Eatm* y c i.„ w Corn. 
ntng of .Massachusetts, Okas. Downing and I have seen it staled that hogs that have 
I Barry of Netv-\ork. The careful and once had a taste of while corn will not eat 
elaborate reports which had been prepared yellow ? Is this true. Or is it true that 
l>y the several members of the committee, Logs prefer white corn to yellow? I con- 
were examined and discussed very fully, and less I never bad trouble in getting my ho-'s 
the result I Biink will lie quite satisfactory to eat yellow corn ; bull do not know that 
Take them out,and put tli 
down the sirup until thief 
fflit feutrbfiur. 
Q 0 
GARDEN NOTES. 
ice had a taste of white corn will not eat How Shall I Cm my Asuni aRiis, 
:llow? Is this true. Or is it true that Beds have been set about twelve years, 
>gs prefer white corn to yellow ? I con- Hamclied deep, put in a good portion of 
ss I never bad trouble in getting my hogs manure. Bet the crowns four or five inches 
eat yellow corn ; bull do not know that below* tlie surface. I manure pretty thor- 
thoy ever lasted white.— An Iowa Feeder. Otiglily in the fall, salt in spring and fork 
We never knew a hog to refuse yellow over %blly. Soil originally clay loam; have 
corn; we do not know but there are such niixec1 8and AviUl 21 80 tliat 2t 28 t>°"' Q» 2 ‘c 
swine, hut ive never happened to make their Bghl. 1 have usually cut it until the middle 
acquaintance. or bist of June; some years have cut all 
; 7 clean as long, as L cut any ; other years have 
A J,|! * l ‘ us ‘* d p "/* only cut the longest stalks and left the slen- 
W ill yoi'j or some of j'our correspondents, der 01ie9 lo rmv U p,.thinking it would make 
inform nio u/bui 0 ° 
Bryunt’* Forest Trees (New York: H. T Wil¬ 
liams) has been on our table sometime, waitirm 
more careful notice Hum we have, as yet, been 
uble to make. As a descriptive catalogue of 
American forest trees, it seems to be the most 
complete cheap work published. 
as in the old Catalogue, will be grouped ac¬ 
cording to latitude, &c. In the old Cata¬ 
logue, some of the States had three columns 
lor the purpose of showing the difference 
supposed to exist in regard to fruit culture 
between their different parts. The Com¬ 
mittee came to the conclusion that it is not 
, . r , , " •• I', viuiimiiw IV 11 VHltu JiJUIli; 
1 o~T r-u.°i UU IUC " ! Ul 1U . ,ny . 1U “ ' ^ 0V| Stronger roots and come up larger the next 
TV. l ' n 1 pig t tat had always year. Did so last year, but do not see much 
me an e am ieai y appaienlly. In cut- improvement this year. Am now cutting it 
tug tt up to pack 1 found one-half of one cleun !lgai „. Which is the best way to in- 
lodney, and also the meat close to it, decay- sure strong stalks V-A New Subscriber. 
ed or suppurated; also a line over the 
shoulder of the same about tlie size of a 7 HIS 7nt l ll2, y *' a9 been overlooked, but 
man’s wrist, and eight inches long, encased we nnswer 2t now - II wi)l piobably make 
in the form of a pipe sore, but having no Vfi, T ,lu]e clifferenee whelher you cut all the 
opening on the surface of tlie skin. The s,a ^ ss > ° 2 ' leave a few of the smallest on 
question is now what was the cause of tlie eac7 ‘ 7l2 ^- general practice is to cut 
trouble, and what is tlie name of the dis- ever >’ lhin S clean, leaving no stalks to grow 
ward Mllliken, Btimhain ; Murk l’ipor. David 
Mitchell, Troy ; Caleb Kdmlmll, JailiOB Wallace, 
Jackson; J. Q. A it (i ins, Ezra Crocker. Dixiuont; 
Dr. Win. C. Gordon. Cluromloii BuUtian, Pty- 
mouth. Committee Of Arranaements til the Hull 
—John Thompson and Indy, F. B. Luueund Indy, 
Jmnca Co<dc mid tally. Committee of Atranoe- 
rnents on Fair Ground Edmond Murch, Oliver 
Winitem N- A. Cates, Mai sheds- James Fowler, 
Jr., Joseph Higgins, 
Kiiimas City Ind'l Eipn*liloii ami Ag. Fair ia 
the title of tin organization in Kansas City, Mo., 
whose avowed olijccts are:—•*The encourage¬ 
ment and promotion of ugricnlinre, the media u- 
lea! arts, uiannl'actures, aud the improvement 
of farm stock and the domestic aniinals, und to 
tins end to eslnbllih Fair grounds for the expo¬ 
sition ol' ull such auiuuHs andm iicles." 
Knot Turner, Me., Farnn r * t Inti —pres —J 
D. GILBEKT. UiCi-Pi ift.’s-Ii. A. Gilbert, A. G. 
Day. Set. Z- A. Gilbert. 3Veds.—Alden Hose. 
Librarian.- J. D. Gilbert. The Club is in a 
flourishing condition. It has a library of thirty- 
five volumes, aud funds in tlie treasury suiBcient 
lo defray the running expeusis lor uuothtr 
year. 
Mnrxhlleld, Muss , A;., Sac. — The following 
arc theofficet’6 lor 1872: l 1 res.— Guo. Rl. Bakek, 
Maiihlleld. Vice - PresL's — Geo. F. Andrews, 
Plymouth, und Lovi Walker, Marshfield. Sec.— 
Francis Coliotuore, Pembroke. Treat.— H. It- 
Moon-head, Miirstitleid. Auditor — Jolm H. 
Bourne, Marslilleld. 
Mtx'oupiij Co., HI., Ag s«e.—The officers elect 
for 18 3 are Pres.- Geo. Pushback. Vice-Pres. 
clean again. Which ia the best wav to iu- —JolniT. Henderson. Treas.-JuiuM'V. Sargent. 
. „ . rt StC.—TlunniisIt.McKee. Directors,— Johnllynn, 
sine stiong stalks /—A New bUBSCRiBER. Richard L. Dorsey, Poter L. Den by, C. A. Walk - 
rl , . . , , er, P. C. Huggins. Tlie uext Fair is to be held 
I his inquiry has been overlooked, but Sept. 24 27, J872. 
we answer it now. It will nrobablv make Wlnnelutgu to-. (111.) Poultry Am'h elected the 
, . ... following ulHcers for the ensuing year: Pres — 
very little difference whether you cut all the Evans Blake. Vice-Pres.-V Palmer. Sec.- 
slalks or leave a few of Hip snuillpct nn Alex. Stntohan. Treas.- W. G.Switz. Ex. Com. 
, ; ; ua ; c R " llie S 222 * 1 2 ! 2 - 8 ! on T. O. ScongaH, R. E. Mills, J. J. Lake, W. A. 
each lull Jhe general practice is to cut Diekennan, A. 11. Currier. 
ease ?—R. S., Lander , Pa, 
PUZZLER ANSWERS.-Dec. 16. 
Miscellaneous Enigma No, 17— Florida. 
Metagram No. l.—Star. 
Illustrated Rebus No. 19.—Deliberate slowly 
and you will act wisely. 
during the cutting season. The greatest in¬ 
jury done to aparagus beds is in continuing 
the cutting too late in the season. We have 
known quite large plantations to be almost, 
if not quite, ruined by this practice, owing 
to the greediness of the owner’s lo obtain 
large returns from one season’s crops. 
Winnebago Co. ittl.) Pouliry Ask'd elected Hie 
following officers lor the ensuing year: Pres — 
Evans Bi.aku. TYee-I-Yes.— T Palmer. Sec.— 
Alex. Strnohat). Treat. —W. G.Switz. Ex. Com. 
T. O. Sctmgatl, It. E. Mills, J. J. Lake, W. A. 
Diekennan, A. 11. Currier. 
Trnnibull Co., o., Ag. Sac. — Pres ,— William 
Bronson. Vire-Pres .—Albert NVIieeler. Man- 
oyer a—W. F. Porter, Samuel Andrews, James 
Bradc-n, B P. Jameson, G. W. Dickinson. Dwight 
Roberts, A. P. Taft, Joint Fee. Src.— H. F. Aus¬ 
tin. 'Treas.—A. D. Webb. 
Wilm tug tun, Vi, Partner*’ Club.— The follow¬ 
ing are the officers elect of u club recently 
organized with the above name: Pres .—C .8. 
Parmaled. Viee-Presl.'d —John Patch and B. L. 
Barnard. Rec. and Cor. Sec.— E. A. Fitch. Treas. 
—Hiram Haskell, 2d. 
