of 1873. Whether England and Germany com¬ 
bined can spare us this amount or hops is a 
question we are. unable to determine, though 
we arc inclined to think they can ; if not. there 
yet remains a stock of old, In this market, of 
13,000 bales for our brewors to fall back upon. 
With these figures staring us in the face, who 
believes we shall have a hop famine here next 
summer, or that there will be a. material im¬ 
provement on present prices?” 
OUR PORTRAITS THIS WEEK 
faction to his constituents. As Secretary of 
the Illinois State Agricultural Society (lie is 
now President of the Illinois State Hoard of 
Agriculture) he won the regard of all with 
whom he came in contact; and as Illinois Com¬ 
missioner to the Paris Exposition a few years 
since, he won great applause at home and 
abroad. The only thing wc ever heard of him 
tending to disqualify him, is that ho lacks 
energy that vital force an 1 vim which Ameri¬ 
cans think essential to success. We should 
waive that, and heartily indorse Mr. Reynolds 
“PROCRES8 AND IMPROVEMENT 
Herewith we give portraits of Kamehameha 
V., the late King of the Sandwich Islands: his 
sister-in-law, the Dowager Queen Emma, widow 
of Kamehami.ua TV., and of Prince Lowalilo, 
lately chosen King tosuccccd Kamehameiia V. 
The newly chosen King. Prince Wili.tam C. 
LTJNALIlO, is 37 years of age, and the descendant 
of an ancient line of kings. He is the son of 
Charles Kanain a, who was Privy Councilor of 
Nobles under Kamehameha III., IV. and V. 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
Coii<lvietiu-K Editor and Eublitdier 
Another Vclcrnn AgricuUnrnl Editor Gone. 
—We regret to learn, as we do from the New 
England Farmer of March 1st. that Hie Hon. Si¬ 
mon Brown, senior editor of t hst paper, is dead. 
Mr. B. died at his residence at Concord, Mass., 
on Wednesday morning, Feb. a). lie had been 
ill about ten days of typhoid fever. He was 
about 72 years of age, and leaves a wife and one 
daughter. Mr. Bhown has been a most useful 
and conscientious journalist, highly respected 
by his contemporaries. He has always worked 
wisely and well, and It saddens us thal we uro 
compelled to add his name to the Hst of those 
who have “ gone before.” In our next issue we 
hope to be able to give more specific biographi¬ 
cal data concerning him and lits labors. 
CHA8. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
AHSooiato Editors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y., 
Editob ok oik Dki-artmbnt or Shkkp Husbandry. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Falls, N. Y., 
Editor or ths DbI'Artmrst or Daibv Husbandry. 
Col. S. D. HARRIS, Cleveland, Ohio, 
CimnnKf'DNiu.sa ICditoh. 
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The Iniquitous Agricultural College Bill lias, 
judging by the latest news from Washington, 
been defeated in the Senate. Wc rejoice, and 
all thoughtful pcojile who arc not interested in 
the “steal” will do so. Be sure, however, that 
the next Congress will have to act upon It. 
There is too much money In it for Hie heads of 
Agricultural Colleges, to warrant any hope that 
they will cease Importuning Congress for its 
passage, unless public opinion reaches them in 
such form as to induce them to “ call a halt.” 
It is our opinion the necessary public opinion 
will be forthcoming. 
for the position if, by any means, he could Do 
induced to accept it, with its cares and respon¬ 
sibilities, for the meager compensation (nomi¬ 
nally ; for we do not know bow good a chance to 
“steal" there is) which Congress deigns to offer. 
Mr. Saunders is an excellent horticulturist, 
and a gentleman whom we delight to c;dl our 
friend. He is in precisely the position where lie 
belongs In the Department. We should dislike 
to sec him removed from it to take t hat of Com¬ 
missioner. We think he can be more useful 
where he is. If there were no other objection to 
his appointment as Commissioner, the fact that 
he is Grand Master of the Order of Patrons of 
Husbandry would, in our judgment, be suffi¬ 
cient. So far as we havo knowledge of the pur¬ 
pose and work of that Order, we have no fault, 
to find with It; but we object to its Chief Officer 
being Commissioner of Agriculture, on the 
ground of public policy. There are very many 
agriculturists who are conscientiously opposed 
to secret organizations of whatever character 
(we do not happen to belong to that class), and 
who would look with distrust upon any public 
officer known to be a partisan in such an or¬ 
ganization. Mr. Saunders’ appointment would, 
therefore, hi our judgment., weaken the Depart ¬ 
ment, by creating disharmony among agricul¬ 
turists and horticulturists in relation thereto. 
Wc understand all the influence of the Order of 
which he is Chief is being brought to bear to se¬ 
cure. to him the position. We are sorry—not be¬ 
cause we distrust his ability so much, though 
we believe him better fitted for his present po¬ 
sition-hut because we doubt the wisdom of 
such an appointment. 
Concerning Mr. Dodge, we have this to say : 
Since the creation of the Department he has, 
we believe, been connected with it. Perhaps 
there has been no Chief of any Division thereof 
who has quietly and unostentatiously and con¬ 
scientiously done more to bring it into good 
repute. We know that his influence has been 
exerted and felt in all the Divisions of the De¬ 
partment. He is familiar with its details, with 
the demands which have been and are made 
upon it. More intimately than any other has 
he been brought in contact, by correspondence 
and travel, with the agriculturists of the whole 
country. He knows the wants of the whole 
country and its capabilities, perhaps, as well or 
better than any man ever connected with the 
Department, whether as Commissioner or other¬ 
wise. He is not an old fogy, nor does he hold 
official relations to any organization which ren¬ 
ders him an objectionable candidate on that 
score. He i$, perhaps, as well, or better quali¬ 
fied to assume the responsibilities of the posi¬ 
tion as any available man outside the Depart¬ 
ment ; and for that reason his claims to it (if it 
is worth claiming) are superior to, and should 
be considered before, all others—especially since 
Civil Service Reform is the policy of the Ad¬ 
ministration. We hope he will be appointed; 
we hope bo because wo think his services in the 
Department give him claims to the position, if 
he is qualified; and because wc believe him to 
possess the qualifications requisite. We know 
he will pot join in the scramble for this office, 
which fact is a recommendation. 
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1873. 
THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE 
Last week we suggested ,7. It. Dodge, the 
present Statistician of the Department of Agri¬ 
culture, to succeed Judge Watts as Commis¬ 
sioner of Agriculture, Tito New York Times, 
noticing tliis suggestion, says: 
The Rural New-Yorker proposes the name 
of Mr. J. It. Dodge, the well-known and able 
statistician, for Commissioner of Agriculture, ns 
a successor to the present incumbent., Judge 
Watts. Mr. Dodge is well known as being as 
near perfect in hla department of the Agricul¬ 
tural Bureau as is possible, and lie Is, perhaps, 
the oldest official now connected with that bu¬ 
reau. We are not prepared to say what may be 
his qualifications for the position at its head. 
Having no personal acquaintance with Mr. 
Dodge, we can only judge of him by the work 
lie has done; and that, certainly, has been of 
the best character in its special line. At the 
same time, while heing a very superior statisti¬ 
cian, he might make a failure as (’ommifisioner; 
and again, like a certain General of our army, 
he might no equal to any place, though, when 
commanding a brigade, many said lie would fail 
as a division commander, while there, and even 
in a higher position, he was a signal success. 
While our aide contemporary thus nominates 
Mr. Dodge, n voice comes from Nebraska urg¬ 
ing the claim? of ItoRKRT W. Furnam, I ho pres¬ 
ent Govetmr of that State, and a gentleman who 
has paid great attention to the agriculture of 
the whole B est; again, Illinois claims that her 
well-informed stock-broader, Hon. John P. 
Reynolds, ah all have his claims advanced, and 
last, but not least in the Influence he wields, 
comes Mr. William Saunders of Iowa, at 
present the head of the wide-spread organiza¬ 
tion known as Patrons of Husbandry. 
We have learned, since making our sugges¬ 
tion last week, that there Is little room for 
doubt that President Grant has decided upon 
making achongo the fourth of March—in other 
words, that Judge Watts is likely to hare op¬ 
portunity to resign, or to go without resigning. 
Meantime, the friends of the candidates (with 
the exception of Mr. Dodge) above-named by 
The Times, are actively at work pressing the 
claims of their respective candidates. Of Mr. 
Furnas we know little, except that ho has been 
a prominent and active horticulturist in Ne¬ 
braska. What his qualifications are for the 
position of Commissioner of Agriculture— 
whether there is breadth enough to his concep¬ 
tion of Its duties, and whether he possesses 
general and comprehensive knowledge of the 
varied interests of the whole country’ to be 
promoted through the Department—we do not 
know. 
John P. Reynolds is an excellent man for 
the place. He is a liberal, systematic and well 
educated gentleman, thoroughly familiar with 
the agriculture and horticulture of the country 
and in full sympathy therewith. He is a man 
who will win the sympathy, confidence and re- 
spect of those with w hom he comes in contact. 
He is progressive, and yet conservative enough 
not to do rash things. He is politic and judi¬ 
cial in his judgments. He has held public 
position with great credit to himself and satis- 
RURAL ROTES AND QUERIES. 
< «talogur» KecelveH. — From OLM BuOTn- 
F.RS, Newark, N. J., their Annual Plant Cata¬ 
logue for 1873— From KBIKIG & Hexamkh, Now 
Castle, N. Y., Catalogue of Small Fruits, Seed 
Potatoes, Seeds, &o.—From the Dingkk & Co- 
nard Co., West Grove, Pa., Descriptive Cata¬ 
logue of New Hoses.—From (.’has. A. Rekser, 
Pleaaantvllle. Venango Co., Pa., Illustrated 
Catalogue of Plants and Seeds for 1873.—From 
D. B. Cokey, Westfield. N. J., Illustrated and 
Descriptive Catalogue of Fancy Fowls.—From 
Gardner B. Weeks, Syracuse, N. Y., Tilustra- 
The K urn I Club of New York held its second 
anniversary meeting and dinner at Delmoni- 
co’ 9 , Friday’ evening, February 28. There were 
present about fifty ladies and gentlemen. The 
tables were ornamented with beautiful flowers, 
the dinner was excellent, and a charming social 
spirit inspired all present. 8. B. Parsons, the 
President elect, was absent, but sent an exceed¬ 
ingly suggestive letter, whlflll is elsewhere pub¬ 
lished, The First Vice-President, Dr. F. M. 
Hkxamer, presided, assisted by the Third Vice- 
President, C. T. HuiOJJURD. After the cloth 
was removed, the President’s letter was read 
and discussed by Messrs. Hvhliiuhd, Fuller, 
Williams, Curtis, Quinn, Such, Dodge, Dick¬ 
inson and Bragdon. This discussion was one 
of the best, considered, most thoughtful, and 
yet the liveliest that has transpired since the 
organization of the Society. At its close, the 
Club was adjourned, and an hour or two was 
spent in social intercourse. Every successive 
meeting aids in proving the necessity for such 
an organization in this city, and that it will 
more and more fully realize the purpose and 
highest aims of its projectors. It fills ahitherto 
unoccupied place among those employed, or 
interested, in Rural pursuits in this city and its 
suburbs. It meets a social want that has long 
existed. Its promise of usefulness and of pleas- 
RURAL BREVITIES 
Nearly half of those engaged in productive 
industry in this country’ *re farmers. 
We have correspondents who desire to know 
where they can purchase Dorking and Houdan 
fowls. Our advertising columns should answer 
such questions. 
D. A. W„ Michigan City, lad., is informed 
that there is such a man here as Dr. John B. 
Ogden ; but we know nothing of his standing 
as a physician. 
Henry Bacon is informed that the “ Guido " 
of which lie speaks can be obtained by address¬ 
ing W. Weston, Box 921, Kansas City, Mo. 
Price, 75 cents. 
M. E. P. is informed that we do not know t hat 
the AvertII Chemical Paint Company has gone 
out of business, and presume it has not. At 
any rate, the paint is too valuable, intrinsically, 
and profitable an article of manufacture to go 
out of the market. 
The Stagnation In the Hop Trade, and the 
future prospects thereof, are thus described by 
Emmet Wells, in his last Circular“ The late 
heavy importations have enabled a large pro¬ 
portion of our brewers to secure supplies for 
their winter’s brewing, and they will, therefore, 
not be compelled to come into market again 
before the summer months. Although it will 
be six months before another crop can be har¬ 
vested, fully three-quarters of the brewing de¬ 
mand may be said to have already passed. 
Assuming that brewers held little or no stock 
of old at the beginning of the season, the 
consumptive requirement is 110,000 bales per 
annum ; down to the present time they have 
taken 80,000 bales of new, a very large propor¬ 
tion of which has been furnished them direct 
by growers and country dealers; ii will, there¬ 
fore, yet require 30,000 bales to carry them 
through. The stock in this city foots up 7,500 
bales: as many more can probably be counted 
up in handH of growers and country dealers, so 
that only 15,000 bales more will be required 
from abroad to carry us down to the new crop 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
AGENTS 
May learn something greatly to their advantage and 
obtain specimens and full particulars free, by ad¬ 
dressing WOOD’S LITERARY AND ART AGENCY , 
Newburgh, N. Y. 
HORSE EPIDEMIC 
A physician, in a communication to a Buffalo 
paper about the Horse Epidemic, says“ Exter¬ 
nally I used and would recommend Dr. Trask’s Mag¬ 
netic Ointment to the throat, around the ears and On 
the forehead. This ointment contains tobacco and 
lobelia, and operates upon the mucous glands of the 
bead and throat by causing an increaaed Bow of secre¬ 
tion from them, at the same time by its relaxing effect 
removing the stricture and giving almost instant re¬ 
lief to the cough and breathing.” It is kept by ull 
Druggists. __ 
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