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MOOBE’S BUBAL NEW-YORKER 
“PPOCRE8S AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
EULVL, HTKEM AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
Z>. D. T. MOOHE, 
Condmcting Editor anti Publi*h«r. 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
Asoociate Editor*. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., Cortland Village, N. Y., 
Efrroa OK thii Dkhautkikni or Shkkf Hi.mka n nuy, 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., Little Falls, N. Y., 
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER IS, 18TS. 
VACATION LETTERS. 
A Working Editor Out of Harness. 
The corn is all cut; the buckwheat secure; 
the second crop of clover and the third of orch¬ 
ard grass are lathe barn; the fall plowing is 
well along; the apples and pears are both grow¬ 
ing and coloring finely ; the grapes aro matur¬ 
ing; the summer tools are carefully stored; 
the muck has been hauled to the yards, and 
things are pretty snug generally. I am there¬ 
fore Inclined to take a look at the Now York 
State Fair at Albany, much as I dislike being 
jostled by crowds, and familiar as are all the 
phases of a Fair to me after full twenty years 
of fair going: for it. seems to inc that J can hear 
what will be said, and see what will lie shown, 
almost as well at this distance as In the midst 
of the pens, stalls, implements, manufactures, 
flowers, fruit, &c., &c. But there is one attrac¬ 
tion for meat «Fair always; mid that, attrac¬ 
tion loses none of its force as I grow older; that 
attraction Is The People! For It seems to mo 
that to get a thorough idea of the present con¬ 
dition and future of Agriculture one needs to 
study agriculturists and those who are to be¬ 
come such, and those who are and are to be¬ 
come the mothers of agriculturists. For that 
future depends upon the men and women both 
of to-day and of the future. It seems to me an 
unfortunate fact that tvhile we are developing 
so much skill in breeding and rearing domestic 
animals, and in promoting our material progress 
we pay so little attention to the breeding and 
rearing of men and women. Men and Women! 
Think of it! Go through the list of your ac¬ 
quaintances, reader, and count up on the fin- 
gel's of one hand (as you probably can,) the well 
developed men and women—I mean those who 
approach your ideal in physical perfection, in¬ 
tellectual ability, moral character and In She 
nobilit y and w orthiness of their lives I How 
many can you count ? Do not coll this an in¬ 
delicate or inconsequential subject. II you go 
about among men and women much, and think 
of the mailer at all, you will discover that the 
same skill and care exercised with a view to 
the improvement of the human race that is 
now devoted to the improvement of the differ¬ 
ent families of domestic animals, would give us 
a far different race of beings to jostlo against, 
and loss cause for saamei'aceJness (in compari¬ 
son) that we are creatures with souls—or that 
the breath of life breathed into our bodies made 
us to beoome living souls! This subject is ono 
that concerns the future of the country, and it 
is utterly foolish. In my judgment, to ignore it. 
The First Lesson, 
bearing upon this subject, I learn before I got 
to the Fair grounds. In the corridors of the 
Delavan House, at Albany, I meet Col. CURTIS, 
an active Vice-President of the State Society- 
one of the best-natured men in the world, With 
a laugh that reminds one, by its iong-drawn- 
outedness, of the rope of cotton at magician 
draws from his throat. Good-natured as he 1 
habitually Is, I found him in a sad state of I 
mind! None of the chicken judges selected I 
by the Society bad appeared to decide between 
the length and color of the feathers of the 
fowls. Wise men! Hence Col. C. had been 
tearing around for three days, trying to find 
three men not to wise. Meanwhile, his right¬ 
eous wrath had been growing because of the 
vigorous nursing it had received through what 
ho called thegentral “cussed ness" of tho chick¬ 
en men. Bo had never had such » set of men 
to deal with—men, mind you, who are improv¬ 
ing the chickens we broil and the eggs we boll! 
Illustrating wftat excuse he had Tor wrath and 
the grounds ho bad for his high opinion of the 
men who made his life a burthen to him for 
three days, he said one of the exhibitors came 
to him the day before in a greatstate of excite¬ 
ment, and said he had lost, some of the best 
peris of fowls he had ; he could find nothing of 
his choicest trio the one with which lie was 
sure to win a prize. After a good deal of search 
and study It was discovered that the reason 
why he could not find Ida fowls, was that the 
cock of ike trio, which originally possessed 
some wonderfully fine tail feathers, had been 
deprived of them by some of the " improved" 
men of the age, and hence had lost Ms distin¬ 
guishing characteristics! Of course, none of 
Lis honorable competitors would stoop to such 
vandalism! It would bo scandalous to think 
so 1 But It seems the owner of the bird did 
think so! Nor could the good-natured Vice- 
President, with that natural charity which 
“thfnketh no 111," convince him to the con¬ 
trary ! And hence it worried poor Curtis that 
it was possible any mao should have so poor an 
opinion of human nature I 
The Good Fairs Do 
was not estimated very highly by a lady of 
large experience at fairs, wish whom I talked : 
for she said they bad begotten an amount of 
deceit, lying, trtekory and corruption perfectly 
apalling to one who believes in tbc future ami 
eternal punishment of evil doors. She had 
known people who are respectable at home to 
cease to do respectable deeds when they entered 
tha arena Of strife for premiums. If men and 
womfti* are higher than the brutes, (so-called,) 
they are often higher only in their ability to do 
more mischief, cause more suffering and ren¬ 
der themselves more brutal nod unreasonable. 
But. 1 am not. going to talk about this Fair. 
The Editors in Harness are doiug this. I am 
going to look around and see and learn what I 
can, and go f«ack Into the peaceful country, 
with its sweet and fragrant air and quiet, to 
spend Sunday. 
Kirby Homestead 
is ten miles north of Schenectady. It is the 
home of Alderneys, Ayrshires, Bcrkshires and 
Victoria swine, pet dogs and pretty poultry. 
It has a model pig-house, well-arranged barns, 
nml Is In every respect a comfortable home¬ 
stead. The Home Is presided over by ono of 
those women who can manage a farm, knows 
all the Ills animals are heir to, ha3 quick sym¬ 
pathies for tin rn. and as quick and skillful a 
hand to relieve them. She loves and has flow¬ 
ers. Her kitchen is a mode) of neatness; her 
cellar as sweet. as fresh butter; her life as 
peaceful as a happy content can mafce it. 
The fields are surrounded by stone walls that 
.are well laid and stand without falling. The 
meadows arc luxurious with clover awl orchard 
grass; t!:<• corn fields are clean and the corn 
securely shocked. The roots are abundant, 
and growing, these days, with great rapidity. 
The buckwheat is well filled. The orchard 
bears (ts beautiful burthen with rich promise 
of good cheer and table ornamentation. There 
is system hero and success. I'm going to talk 
about the details some other lime. But the 
rest this air and quiet gives pasaotb description. 
The Adirondack Crape, 
that good Mrs. Heaton shows me, as with hos¬ 
pitable Intent she pilots me through her hus¬ 
band's admirable little vineyard, meets my ideal 
of a country grape, it is akrumt as rich and 
delicate as a Hamburg, its bunch aa Jarge, 
meaiy and more compact tbma the Concord, 
and it is productive enough and hardy enough 
when laid down on the ground 1% the fall and 
held there with a stone or two. Afterwards 
Mr. CALL1GAN (I think) showed me equally 
good bunches and commended It highly. I 
have a better opinion ol' it after what I have 
seen and tasted, and after the testimony of 
these good, honest people, them over before. 
Running Corn Stalks Through a Thresher. 
I rode ten miles this morning beside George 
n eaton, who had told me that he had tried 
running corn stalks through a threshing ma¬ 
chine with a view to preparing them for cattle 
food, and had found it far better to do so than 
to out them up. It mashes and breaks the 
stalks, leaving no sharp, siliceous edges to 
make the mouths of tbe animals sore. Cottle 
will eat a larger proportion of the stalks thus 
pressed than when oat. 
But my space is more than filled. I'm od my i 
way to the sanctum. I may be able to write j 
one more letter, beside enjoying these wonder- I 
ful autumn days with their golden hazo and i 
the vivid tints of the forests. At any rate, I ) 
don’t ‘'hanker” after the atmosphere of the 1 
sanctum. I t 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Begin Clnhs at Onen!—Scores of people, of 
both sexes and all ages, have recently written 
iib about forming clubs for the Ruical— asking 
for particulars, premium lists, specimens, etc. 
Of course, we like this, and respond as prompt¬ 
ly as possible with the documents, when u.<e 
hare them—but unfortunately our new Premium 
List lias been delayed, so that, thus far, Itoould 
not be sent. We hope to have It ready In a few 
days, however, when copies will be forwarded 
to all our Agents, as well as to applicants who 
propose to form clubs. Meantime any of our 
readers disposed to help the Rural by extend¬ 
ing Its circulation —at the same time benefiting 
themselves and those who subscribe—should 
commence their club* at once. In localit ies where 
the paper is known—as it is in almost every one 
—no specimens or other documents aro really 
necessary. Those, therefore, who want to 
secure “Good Pay for Dalny Good,” should 
hCQin now," before the field is occupied by the 
agents of other and inferior papers. Every one 
purposing to form a club for 1874 will please 
note this and bo governed accordingly. Our 
premiums to Agents aro so liberal that every 
club ralaer will bo well rewarded. 
Beet Sirup Manufacture on Farms.—Mr. Ed¬ 
ward L. Cull of Toronto, Canada, L urging 
the practicability of, and advantages to arise 
from, farmers growing toe sugar beet, and man¬ 
ufacturing It Into crude sirup on the farm, 
whence it is to be shipped and sold to refineries 
5u central locations, which may convert It into 
refined sugar for the market. He proposes that 
thevarioas schools of Agriculture *nd Technol¬ 
ogy shall be provided with (what he rails) “A 
rough-and-ready setof utensils such a&a farmer 
on a large scale, or a small manufacturer Is ac¬ 
customed to use." Then, if t he sirup is made 
in accordance with his instructions, “it will be 
fitted for the operation of the refiner, and will, 
under his treatment, yield without difficulty 
tbe maximum of sugar, aa also of potash arid 
other salines, nit of which arc of equal value to 
the sugar, at least weight for weight." This 
all seems plausible enough : but assertion docs 
not prove it practicable. We should bo glad to 
know If Mr. Cull knows of any successful ex¬ 
periments of this character. 
President of the Department of Public Parks, 
New York City.—The Scientific American, with 
which paper Mr. Wales was formerly connect¬ 
ed, pays tho following deserved tribute to Ite 
former Associate, the newly .elected President 
of tAe Department of Public Parka in this city t 
Mr. S. H. Wales lias recently been chosen 
President of the Dcpartnicnr, of Paries in tbis 
city, with a Biliary of #1(1,000 a year. This Isa 
'post, off muon responsibility, tho duties of the 
office arc onerous and varied, and their dis¬ 
charge with satisfaction to the public requires 
the exercise of marked Ability on tho port of 
the incumbent. Happily for Mr. Wales, ho 
retired some time ago from active business life, 
and Is therefore enabled to devote bis whole 
time, if need be, to tho Important functions 
that now devolve upon him, and which, we are 
glad to say. are especially congenial to his 
tastes. In msthetics Mr. Wales is a gentleman 
of the highest cultivation, a lover of science, an 
extensive traveler, a careful observer and an 
iu defat (gable worker. He possesses, moreover, 
an intuitive appreciation of tho wants of the 
people; he is mi approachable man, and a gen¬ 
tleman of the noblest integrity. His adminis¬ 
tration is. therefore. likelv to prove not only 
popular but most useful. Ilis unanimous elec¬ 
tion as President reflects the highest credit 
upon his associate commissioners. 
The Peddlers und their Wonderful Wares.— 
We notice ihat the latest productions of these 
prolific Itinerants arc “ the Great Alpine straw¬ 
berry, tbo best and most reliable grown; Chi¬ 
nese sweet crab; poach on Canada roots, that 
bear every year; Sweetwater grapes, ten times 
more prolific than tho Ooncerd; monthly 
blooming tree roses, that aro perfectly hardy." 
This disease has broken out in Missouri. Let 
our readers tell fellows who taik iuthis way 
they are swindlers; and In Missouri, we juJgo 
it will be entirely conventional to advise them 
to “ git up and git.” 
fuller crop than was anticipated. The prices in 
the country markets range from 35 to 50 oents. 
We have heard of 55 cents being paid, but 
cannot confirm the rumor. Hops are being 
held at about 50 cents by producers, who are 
thus away from buyers 5 to 10 cents. From 
what we hear from abroad we do not think that 
growers need hope for much over 45 or 50 cents; 
still we have no advice of that sort to give. 
Glenwood Institute, Academic and Collegiate, 
at Matawan, N. J.,is evidently a superior school 
for both sexos—boys and girls, young men and 
maidens. The Faculty, headed by Dr. Jas. H. 
Hamilton, is able and efficient—Including Miss 
Mart C. Bartlett, who occasionally writes 
for the Rural over her own signature, but 
oftenor as “Cousin Johnnie." The catalogue 
of the Institute Is a model In beauty, arrange¬ 
ment and statement. See advertisement in 
this paper. 
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The Ohio Stnte Board of Agriculture, we seo 
It stated, deposited its receipts at its late Fair 
in tbc First National Bank at Mansfield, O., 
which went down in the recent financial crash, 
and thus Is out of funds, and cannot pny the 
premiums awarded at the Exhibition. The 
amount thus tied up Ib stated to he $22,000. It 
is believed tho money will bo finally recovered, 
and we certainly hope It will; but it is an em¬ 
barrassing predicament. 
A High-Priced Horse.—The Spirit of the 
Times says that Mr. E. Z. Summons has pur¬ 
chased the trotting gelding “ Jim Irving ” from 
his owner, Mr. James Irving, for the sum of 
1 $JiQ,OOQ. This is the largest price ever paid for a 
i trotting horse, and as Mr. Simmons Is a very 
experienced turfman, and superior Judge of 
■ borsee, ho must have been satisfied that Jim 
i Irving was decidedly the fastest t rotter in the 
world before be paid this price. 
RURAL BREVITIES. 
The Indiana Farmer is now issued weekly. 
The first, snow of tbe season foil at various 
point*, Oct. 7. 
Our readers should remember that wo are 
glad to receive season, crop and local market 
items always. 
The demand for grain sacks In California has 
resulted in tbe organization of a company there 
for the manufacture of jute goods. 
T. C., Col lamer. r«„ is informed that we never 
saw a pure-bred Cotswold shoop that had horns, 
and never heard of ono having them. 
Dn. G. Sprague, formerly Secretary of the 
Ohio State Board of Agriculture, has rceuined 
editorial charge of the Iowa Homestead. 
Squiurelb are one of the greatest pests Cali¬ 
fornia farmers have to contend with, and it is 
now proposed to enact a law making their de¬ 
struction compulsory. 
D. A. J. is informed that Chamberlain's, of 
Allegany Co., N. Y., is one of the beat, if not the 
best, stump extractor. There aresovoral in the 
market—exactly how many we are unable to 
say. 
We hope our readers will not forgot that we 
are always clad to receive and print their prac¬ 
tical experiences, whether on the farm, In the 
orchard, nursery, dairy, kitchen or elsewhere. 
Exchange experiences. 
The annual Fair of the Agricultural Society 
of Schuyler county, N. Y., closed on tbe 27 ult., 
and was very successful. There was a very fine 
show of productstock and particularly horses. 
Clark Bell of Now York delivered the address. 
A MORMON farmer baa succeeded in playing 
a thorough confidence game on the potato bugs. 
He planted a grain of corn In each potato hill, 
and as the corn came up first, the bugs thought 
it was a corn-field and started for other scenes. 
TELL EVERYBODY! 
-A. TRIAL TRIR ! 
NEW QUARTER-NEST VOLUME. 
THE TIME TO BEGIN ! 
Jessamine for Pipe Stems.— A French writer 
says that at Constantinople the Jessamine is 
extensiveiy grown for pipe stem manufacture. 
For tbis purpose the stems are carefully trained 
until they have attained the desired le ngth and 
thick ness-, care being taken to protect the bark 
by a covering of varnished linen or oalioo. Two 
or three times a year the bark is sponged with 
ottron juice, which is said to give it the light 
oolor so much sought after. Some of these 
pipe sterna are over 16 feet in length, ana sell 
forasmuch as$60each- 
The Union Pacific R.R. Co. Bold, during 
lhe month of Sept., 1873, 20,230 51-100 acres of 
tand. at an average price of #0.27 0-10 per acre, 
amounting to #120.070.86. Sales averaged 121 86- 
100 acres to each purchaser. Total sales to Oct, 
1st, 1873, 790,748 73-100 acres, at an average price 
f)T $1.50 per acre, amounting to $3,595,460.63. 
Opium Production has been denounced by 
the same class of people who denounce tbe 
growing of barley for conversion into malt 
liquors, or corn or rye or wheat for conversion 
into whisky. VTo regard opium as infinitely 
more dangerous and deleterious than spirituous 
liquors; and yet we have statements which go 
to show that the prohibitory liquer laws of 
Massachusetts have resulted iu a great increase 
of opium consumption In that State. Hadn't 
Massachusetts better look after her druggists— 
if she can ? 
The Hop Crop.—There is a Btate of uncer¬ 
tainty about the hop market. The latest advices 
from Europe render it probable that there Is a 
Iir order to greatly extend the circulation of the 
Rural New-Yorker, and Introduce it to thousands 
of families, preparatory to the commencement of its 
next Volume In January, 1874, we make the following 
liberal offer: 
THE 13 NUMBERS OF THIS QUARTER 
(OoL to Jan.) will be sent, On Trial, to any address 
m the United States or Canada, for 
ONLY FIFTY CENTS! 
All our subscribers are requested to mate thi s offer 
known to tlielr neigh tnu-s aad friends, and to note 
that they can have the paper fee warded to distent 
friends and relatives during tbo Trial Trip, for the 
trlf-lru: consideration above spaoLfied. How many 
•wRl gratify and benefit their friends by sending them 
the Rest and Cheapest American weekly or 
its Class i A'ow is the time to respond. Shall we 
add tea, twenty or fifty thousand to our edition on 
the 1st of October? 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
Happy now are the children whose thought¬ 
ful parents have bought for them “ Avilude, or Game 
of Birds." They uatber around tbe table with bright 
eyes and smiling faces as It's announced'" we are to 
have a game of Avilude." A whole winter of enjoy¬ 
ment combined with instruction for sevmiy-jivc cents. 
Sent post-paid, on receuj of price, by West & Lkh 
W orcester, Mass, 
