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BUSINESS NOTICES, 
BOOKS ON RURAL AFFAIRS, 
Sent, post-paid, to any Part of the Union. 
Below we enumerate a portion of the Works wo 
can Buppiy, with the price «t which each will be sent, 
post-paid* to any acoUoii or our Nat ional domain—In¬ 
cluding the PaolOc Staten and Territories, &c.: 
LIST OP BOOKS AND PRICES. 
AUon’s Am. I nfill Book_LwhigV Mmlyni Aurkultiiro 1,00 
Do. New A in. lVirin Bonk. ..9,60'Mnmml of Apr Ic altar©, (Km* 
Do. Dispute* ol PojIH^tir. An • I craoii r*ml Flint) . • • . .-,.1,26 
nmls. ... .V'O'MATiivd on PImx iuuI Hemp 
Do. ltur»l Arch i lee I ar© ...... 1»Ihtlltirr .. V6 
Amttrieiu* Bird Ki»d< lor. jjWiMmiimJ of Tobacco Culture . JJO 
American roionlogy($W 111u*- May howPractical Hook- 
tmt... .8,(10 Ketptng’(BingI*nnd Double 
Am. SluirpShooter (Tulciooptr- Entry-.....•• 90 
Hi no).... 60 j Muykow'i Account Book© (lo 
American ito© CnlturUl. K<> £0 with th© shov©.l.vo 
Am Wunliuuu! I'.rlul Flau!i.1,?6 Do. K«»y (to po with Akovo).. fiO 
Architeirinro (Cummlrc* A* Milo* Hoi*©’© Foot (cloth) 
Millor) Zb? Doflgn* nmi 114 , Mo,tom Cocxctv, bv M«k* An- 
UhiHtrAilonn. ....10,00 ton mod MrafrJIfnl*.I,SO 
Boaullihl Ia*rv«uI Plrints (tan* , MonnmanUl Design©,- 159 
don FMitlon) 60 colorert IIU,fl,Ool plulu** Hint deeigns... ..... 10*00 
It do Keo|»ori'Text Book, Phjmt 40 My Vlniwftfd at l.nhcvluw.. 1 ,-5 
Do. (Muslin)... 761 Norton's l''Bfnt.iu* Seiunttlie 
llotueiil'a PoulU>Mn*t Coiiliwn* Agrimlturo. .. 76 
lou (190 lllu>trndof)i)< ..,9,l»n;Oiiton Culture.. V0 
Do, RiibMt Eunrisr. 80 Our l'/uro of Four Acros. 8U 
Black (UapWry Cullim*.. . . . ViMhltaitfu .itI ili.t .l.‘-6 
Block's Bookt»f Flow’cr»(niw)I,7r. IVal. mid Its fsos.1*26 
HrMirtowiu’* < Inrttciipr's ,'»U IVdilur's Lnh'1 M CO Mir© . 00 
Jtmst’n Family Kitchen Oar- I Phantom Flower*. , ....... 
dciier _ .. . 1,00 prnrtVnl nml Scientific Frull 
Do. Flower t-arhen—..1,60 I'ulturu (Unkur). 4,00 
Cnrf»onl*rV Hand-Book (nuw) VS Ptftclhml Stapbeitl (KnHiUllLV.OO 
Colo’s Amvrienn Emit Book.. «*• Pmeti* al Muir BiHl(kr(ito».iri» • 
Colts'© American Veterinarian 76 insl .*.10,00 
CopoltUI'i*© Country lafi', V26 Qumhv'b Mvslcrio* of Ik©* 
pp M 2MI angmvItiK* ... .6,00! K<h|i!ii£ .• ... .1,60 
Colton Planter’* Manual (Tnr- Qultiry on polling rutile. 1,26 
uer). . . ..l,6o Rabbit Funrler.. v0 
Cultivation of Native Crape* Huiol’* Harden Flower©,,.,,.8,00 
and Manufactur© of Alllorl' Uf»nd«!l * Fine Wool Hutt 
can Wine- .. . . ...1,60 Imndrv.1,00 
Dana's Muck Manual.-._1,25 Do. Sheep Husbandry In the 
Dadd’s Modorn Horse Doctor.1,60 South ... ..1,60 
Do. American Cattle Do. tot , 1,60 ll Imrrfaui on the Dog. ,S0 
D.ira inV Animal* srwi Uiv*-rv Mh» iuluio Fi'uit Car i 
DowniiiK>Cot bice U**iitaiiCO$$0(' don ..1,h0 
Do, LamUr-in* Durduiiiu^: S»innd»-ri on Poultry (11 Ins.).. dU 
Drainugo for Vrotlt and I loiliJtR.vf SrlmnckV ftnrdatiun,’ Tcit* 
Eastwood's CrArtborrv OuHnri* 76 Book.... 76 
Everybody his own l.invver . 1,26 SerlhDOr'o Produce Tf.t'liv. ll\) 
Farm l>rnitutgo i 11 1* Fiuiif h>. I,6») Do. Ready fterkoner and Fog 
Fir Id's Ft..* r Culture . . . 1,26 BooV.. dO 
!■; Kur>]..*iil VIn.y;,nU. I^MiStlvi.rV nuw IV'iiltry hook (.13 
Flint ott Jir|V’>.’4...l.io llhi.tr«ltotl»).. -. 40 
Do. M U. ll Cow. iuuI Hairy S<J. 1 A-1..-* IGn.gr.rv't... SO 
Farmitn:... . ... .. - ■. 2,50 Hfitwarl's (.lolui i Flatlo Book. 1 f D0 
Fruit Trees of America... ...1^50 T#n Aertt Knough ... . . ..1,60 
Fuller’s Ulus, Htrjmht.rry Cut- iTlia AmorKan iiouso Carper. 
turist...VO ter illitUielfTs).3,SO 
Do. Forest Trio (’ultnrBt. . 1,60 The Barn-Yard, n Mumml.... 1,00 
Do. Small Fru t U, (Ulus* rated) 1. Ml I Tim Bunk i»f Kvtr^iedlll .,.. .3,1)0 
(vanlening for Frolit. ......, 1,60 The Boston .Machinist (Pity.- 
Goysllu’# Foultiv Breeding | ceruM).. ..... 76 
Commute! a l IVdnt of Vl. w i > yi. Il.e Farm,.*%UhIll»wtn»iiani*)l,00 
Crnpe OnltnrUt. (A S FlilU’i). 1,A0 |Ths Fnmurr's Journal ntid Ac* 
Guenon uu MHrh Cows ...... 76J tountBook.. 
Harris on Im.o u ..... . , t,<K' I*bo Finlta hiu! Fruit Trans id 
With Colored F-nprovinpi..tyiO I Autorim i Dowuinpi.SjOO 
Hints l© H'ltJfKet'jtt.r* I Ilei - |Thr Garden, u Mono al. ... . 1,U0 
hertV).. . . .1,7'* Th© IhTw In th«- Sl»hl© mid 
llawlt.v’r Art of Filing. 7! the Fir hi ('Smu* hoii|:*i).9,60 
Higji Fanning yn it ho Ut Mammt Tin* P-rch©ron Horse . .1,00 
Hop Culture. ... ....... Cm ThonmC Am. Ftull Culturh-t. 
llooper't* Dojf and Gun. $u <4s0 lllmtmttODs).Vd'O 
Horse Training Miule Kuny 'TodtlVYoung Funnlrrs’ MiuFl.'2,5(i 
(Jeuninpl..... .1,?6 \ t iililntiou In Am. P'Vcllmpb,l,i>u 
How Crops l> row • •V,<'0 1 W ordt*r'ft Hedges find liver- 
Indian Coin; It* Value, pill- greens. .. ...1,50 
lur© &»(1 !’*/«..,... .1,W* Watson's Am. Home GarJan.VjH) 
Jenningsr»n Cattle.... , 1,76 Wiastem I 1 ntllihowi'ft'GnMc^W 
Do. llorrr iiNil Ids Pl*<f»«es,. !;"*• Wood want's lirapcriee and 
John*tott f a Ag*l Chemistry... t.76 1 Horileultaral ButhUup . 1,60 
Da, F.leiu^uU Ap'i Ci.emiutry.lyiO, D/f. Country I Kune*.1,60 
K. nip's Ijmdv itw C..u«lanlng.y,CiO l>o. Bnrnl Architecture .1,00 
Kenuo'it Waien Kepjirer's ( \V<H»I (Jrowor and Stock Ueg- 
Hand l»‘K*k ..1,26 i*U?r, Vola. 1, 2, 5, H, each.. 
Lantrsirolh on the Hive and , Youuu ll<.»iibekeopcnr’s& Dnlry- 
I Ionov Bui*..- . .2,00 1 uiuM'r DLrectorv-.. 80 
Ltutclmf's How to Build Hot- Yourunn •* Hand Hook of 
House©. .1,60; Household Seietieu.2.nU 
Liebig's Atf’l k'hemistry.1,00 Yumnan’s New Chemistry ..2,00 
The <iBc)vt' list will lie* rtf vised from time to lime, 
and new works added ns published. 
t' r* We have made urrangemoute by which we are 
enabled to send promptly, postage paid, any book 
published In the United States, on receipt of price. 
Addrc.ss all orders to 
I>. I>. T. MOORE* 
41 Park Row, New York, or Rochester, N. Y. 
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FRANK MILLER’S 
Prepared Harness Oil is a very popular and most 
excellent preparation. 
“PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
AX ORIGINAL WEEKLY 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
D. D. T. XYXOORZ2, 
Conducting Editor and X J roprietor. 
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SATUBDAY, MAKCJI it), into. 
GOLD, GOOD MORNING! 
We write Friday moniing, Marob 11. All day 
yesterday Wall street was in a terrible turmoil. 
Gold went down to 110V, the lowest point 
reached since July 7,1802, and the day through 
it fluctuated, ranjrinif from HOAg to 112?jf. The 
tendency seems to he steadily downward. 
There is, apparently, no good reason why the 
market, should materially re-act. The resources 
of the Country and the financial condition of 
the Government give to our bonds a value 
abroad which has created an Increased demand 
for them. Our exports are almost eipiul to our 
Imports. The balance of trade is turning: in our 
favor, as it must and will turn if our industries 
are protected ns they should be. Instead of 
shipping gold to pay for goods, we are making 
more goods onrsol ves, and shipping pork, butter, 
cotton, cheese, &e.; and soon, if this continues, 
gold will be sent us in payment for our pro¬ 
ducts. The credit of a country with such re¬ 
sources, which In live years liquidates an im¬ 
mense floating war debt and pays off two hun¬ 
dred millions of a standing debt, nil the while in 
the act of recovering from the exhaustion, waste 
and derangement consequent upon a long and 
terrible civil war, cannot stand low; and the 
currency dollar of such a Government ought, 
without any legal enactment whatever, to gravi¬ 
tate to the gold standard as certainly and rapidly 
as the traces of st rife and of the wasto of war 
are wiped out. 
Will specie payments be resumed? We see 
nothing to prevent. Already in various parts of 
the country gold and silver is being substituted 
for currency. Wo are getting down to “ hard- 
pan prices.” The gradual gravitation thither 
has saved the country from a convulsive panic. 
The knowledge that this result was sure lias 
caused care in purchasing, caution in taking 
and giving credit; and the whole country has 
been moving with sails close reefed. Aud now 
wc are gliding into the old financial status ns 
easily and naturally and surely as water finds its 
level. Our coinage is being rapidly increased, 
and the Government and people, creditors and 
debtors, are prepared to regard every United 
States legal tender dollar note the representa¬ 
tive of a dollar in gold. (We wish there wore 
no other notes in circulation hove to-day. Wc 
should have still greater faith In the steady sail¬ 
ing of the financial ship.) We believe such will 
be the result very speedily, and that we are now 
entering upon one of the most prosperous eras 
the country has ever realized. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Gold, Canada Currency, Ac.—Those wdio send 
us gold coin or Canada currency in payment for 
the Rural, expecting a premium on their re¬ 
mittances, are advised that, we cannot ‘‘see it” 
at the present rate of gold. All ordering the 
paper are advised that when it was enlarged 
and improved (Jan., 1809,) Its low subscription 
rates wore fixed in anticipation of an early re¬ 
turn to a specie basis; and now that Gold is 
wort h but little more than Greenbacks w t c must 
place them on a par in crediting subscriptions. 
Heneo, ploase remit our full rates, whether in 
Greenbacks, Gold or Canada currency. 
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Inquiries for Advertiser* (o Note.—A subscriber 
at Marshalltown, Iowa, asks us togivoa planter 
a cheat* corn drill that will plant two rows al a 
time. Homo of the proprietors of Western corn- 
planters had bettor advertise. — A Hartford, 
Conn..correspondent asks where fie cun get eggs 
of the Silver Gray Dorkings.—A Gnrdonsville, 
Va., correspondent, asks at w hat price he can get 
a pair of Light Brahma fowls or a dozen eggs of 
that brood of assured purity.—A Hannibal, Mo., 
correspondent asks for Silver Gray Dorkings,— 
M. II., Schoolcraft, Mich., asks where he can ob¬ 
tain mushroom spawn. H ad the Advertisvnwnts. 
The Rural n Library Of Itself.—A dist inguished 
agriculturist and horticulturist, who has held 
many prominent and responsible official posi¬ 
tions, writes to one of the Editors of this Jour¬ 
nal ns follows:—“The it OR at. contains a great 
amount of informat ion and almost constitutes a 
Jibnuw in itself; and, if carefully perused and 
remembered, Is about as much as one, except 
lie be a professional, can weekly digest.” The 
Rural not unfrefiucutly receives strong trib¬ 
utes from statesmen, publicists, eto., as well 
as from farmers, horticulturists, and others 
throughout the country—all which stimulate us 
to renewed efforts to render the paper increas¬ 
ingly valuable aud indispensable. 
Vegetable* v*. Frull*.—We have an amusing 
letter from “A Farmer,” stating tbut our recent 
definition of the difference between a fruit and 
a vegetable is ” ambiguous.’* Ho urges that 
“ Whatever takes root In and vegetal es from the 
earth; whatever ‘greens the spring and fattens 
with the summer sap,' Is a vegetable; hence, if 
a plant on which a fruit grows is a vegetable, 
the truit is ulso vegetable.” Well, then, if a tree 
bears an acorn, the aoom is a tree—it is the germ 
of one; it a tree bears a leaf, the leaf is a tree; 
if a stable has a door, the door is a stable; if a 
car contains a screw, the screw Is a car; if a 
pumpkin vine bears a blossom, the blossom is a 
pumpkin vine. Our correspondent should re¬ 
member that a vegetable isu vegetable, although 
it never bears a seed. Carrots are vegetables, 
and It is not necessary they should bear fruit to 
imike them so; but t he fruit, of the carrot is the 
seed It may bear. A cucumber vine is a vege¬ 
table; blit Its seed is its fruit, and the fleshy sub¬ 
stance which contains the seed is as properly 
called a fruit as is the fleshy substance which en¬ 
closes the seed of the apple, peach and grape. 
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Trophy Tomato Seed.—W. A. C., of Sallna, N. 
Y., writes to the Kujial after this style:—** The 
Semi-Weekly Tribune contains a life-size cut of 
the 'Great. American Trophy Toma in.' The 
originator proposes, for and in consideration of 
the insignifloanl tmra of five defines, (a mere 
trifle,) to scud twenty seeds thereof to any and 
all who may favor him with their patronage. 
How many gardeners, farmers and others of 
small means and large love of largo tomatoes at 
small prices, will respond to such a munificent 
offer such munlflooncobeing hithertounknown 
in the annuls of tomato culture? The Onondaga 
Giant has been pronounced a Giant humbug; at 
all events he drew a Giant crowd, who paid a 
Giant pile of Greenbacks to see Ida Giant pro¬ 
portions. I have no doubt, however, the own¬ 
ers ol tiis Giuntsbip would be quite willing to 
have him scientifically examined and broken 
to pieces the size of a ‘Trophy Tomato’ seed, 
could the pieces be sold for twenty-live cents 
each! Gardeners, by all means buy some of the 
Trophy Tomato seed 1” 
Trn Heed mid Plant*.—Wc have had many In¬ 
quiries where tea seed and plants may be ob¬ 
tained. Mr. B. W. M(jDonnoli), Lebanon, Tenn., 
who sayghe has no pecuniary interest in ils sale 
and no connection whatever with Mr. Beuck- 
ma.vs, writes Ye. (1ml he procured both seed and 
plants of P. J. Bluckmans, Augusta, Ga. His 
tea plants are of the Bobea variety, and are per¬ 
fectly hardy In Tennessee. The plant is a beau¬ 
tiful evergreen and bears a beautiful flower. 
The seed Is as large as a hazelnut and should be 
started in a hot-bed. Our correspondent adds: 
“The culture of this plant is so simple that 
every home south of 3G° ought to have n supply, 
I have no knowledge of any experiments made 
with it North of Virginia, but think it likely that 
it would bo found hanly one or two degrees 
higher latitude.” 
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Free School Tor Women In Telegraphy.—In 
answer to several inquiries, we state that tho 
Trustees of I he Cooper Union for the Advance¬ 
ment of Science and Art, have established a free 
school of Tel' vi tpiiy for Women. The term 
commences October 1 and ends July 1. Appli¬ 
cations will be received during September, and 
must be in the handwriting of the applicant. 
The name, residence, age, and occupat ion of the 
applicant must bo given, and references are re¬ 
quired. Applicants must be at least seventeen 
years old, and not over twenty-four. No en¬ 
trance fee is required, and instruction is gratui¬ 
tous. Only pupils who are prepared to accept 
sit uations out of New York City us soon as they 
are qualified can ho admitted. Applications 
should be addressed to Cooper I’uioiu New York. 
Postage oil Heeds, Cions, Vines, dfce., by Mail.— 
Just now there is a good deal of commerce of 
this character through the mail, aud it maybe 
well that our readers should bo informed as to 
rates of postage, which must be pre-paldOn 
one package to one address, nut over four ounces 
in weight, two cents; over four ounces and not 
over eight ounces,four cents; over eight ounces 
and not over sixteen ounces, eight cents; over 
sixteen ounces and not over thirty-two ounces, 
sixt conceit is; thirty-t wo ounces being the heav¬ 
iest weight in this respect allowed to pass 
through the mails. For the information of post¬ 
masters the package should ho marked “Vines,” 
“Seeds.” or whatever it contains, and should 
contain no writing of any kind; If it does letter 
postage will be charged. 
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“ The Technologist,—Especially devoted to 
Engineering, Manufacturing and Building.”— 
TIiis is the title of a handsome monthly journal 
of some forty quarto pages just started by the 
Industrial Publication Co., 170 Broadway, New 
York, ut $2 a year. The initial (Feb.) number 
is admirably printed and illustrated, and con¬ 
tains a large quantity and excellent variety of 
reading on technological and cognate subjects. 
Edited by John I’niK and L. F. Olnicy. Prof. 
Piun we have long known as au able scientist 
and writer, and believe him fully competent for 
the position assumed. We wish The Technolo¬ 
gist eminent success; and certainly if its subse¬ 
quent issues are as v aluable as the one before us 
it will soon make its mark. 
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North Pacific Railroad. — Ground has been 
broken at Duluth, at the head of Lake Superior, 
for tho Northern Pacific Railroad, one hundred 
miles of which is to be completed by July next. 
This road will connect Duluth with St. Paul, 
and make both these places important railroad 
centers. Tho connection South and Southwest 
will be with the Central Railroad of Iowa, which 
J ay Cooke & Co. (see advertisement) pronounce 
“one of the most important and valuable roads 
iu the WestThe balance of t he first mortgage 
bonds of this Company arc in market- At 95 
and accrued interest in currency, it is asserted 
these bonds pay over 8>j per cent upon the In¬ 
vestment. __ 
Gottschalk’s Name.—An accomplished German 
lady writes us concerning the statements here¬ 
tofore givonin the Rural concerning the mean¬ 
ing of Gottsehalk e name:—The German for I 
“ God's Servant” is Gotteskneeht; for “ God’s 
Echo," isGotteswiederhall; and the literal mean¬ 
ing in English or Gottsolmlk is “God’s Knave or 
Rogue.” We trust this matter is now settled; 
but if not, our columns are open to the truth 
always. 
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A New Quarter of the Rural begins April 3d. 
See announcement in another column. 
low a and »braj»kn Lands,—Those Of our rofid- 
era who are looking West for lands and future 
homes, are referred to the announcement of 
Gko. 8. Hakkjl-s Land Commissioner of ihe 
Burlington and Missouri River U. It. Co., offering 
j for sale nearly two million acres of choice 
prairie and timber lands in Iowa ond Nebraska. 
To those unable to pay cash the company offers 
long and favorable terms of credit, an oppor¬ 
tunity which will no doubt, be embraced by 
thousands in the Eastern, Middle and Northern 
States who desire to secure homesteads in a 
rich aud healthy region, and near a great rail¬ 
way. Mr. Harris (who, by the way, is one of 
the most honorable and experienced Land Com¬ 
missioners in Hie country,) will promptly answer 
all inquiries concern ing the lands offered. 
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Personal.—Prof. J. P. Kiirn.Axnof Ohio, (see 
Rural Juii. 8,) is spending the winter in Florida; 
and although he has passed the three score and 
ten of life,and wedonot therefore expect regu¬ 
lar correspondence from him, we arc promised 
by a mutual friend such extracts from bis pri¬ 
vate correspondence as may be of public inter¬ 
est and profit; for Prof. Kirtland is a close ob¬ 
server, and has the light of long experience and 
extended scientific knowledge to aid him. 
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THE SEASON. 
[W* want information, hrirfly, concerning the pcavml progTeM of 
thk work, temperature, crojw, pricoa of farm produce, stock, labor 
fttul laud». And careful eelimAtio of the Amount of grain aud number 
Os ammali on hAnd for aale, jie compared with previous aoa-sons, for 
publication under tbit head.—E ds. Rcraj..] 
Frleudihip, Allegany CO,, X. V t| >lnrt*li 2,— 
Snow twelve Inches deep—good winter weather. 
Hay, $10; wheat, $1; oats, 400.; butter, 25c.; 
cheese, 18 ft 19c.; cows, $G03i80; best dairy farms 
$30ffi50 per acre; some very line horses $175(9)80(1; 
oxen, §3000250. We want many more good 
dairymen to come and buy hero. a. l. c. 
C'apay, Yolo Go,, < nl., Feb. 28. -Wc have had 
Ihe finest, mildest, and dr.vest season for seeding 
over known in the State. Farmers are done 
seeding. YVe are having a nice rain; pencil and 
almond trees in full bloom ; on oaks, in favora¬ 
ble locations, leaves aa largo as squirrels' ears. 
Grain in this county generally looks well; price 
of wheat, $1.8Q0>1.4O; barley, $1(2)1.15 per cental. 
—h. 
Columbus, WU., March 5.— Have had a mild 
winter. Snowed all day and night the 3d Inst., 
ami this morning the mercury marks 30 above 
zero. Snow six inches deep. Wheat is worth 
75c.; corn, G5e.; buckwheat, 00c.; butter, 25c.; 
pork, $9.25 per 100 lbs.; hay, marsh, $5; wool, 
40(5,45e.; farms, $35©75, according to quality and 
location ; wages, $1001)15 per month; horses, $50 
<&300; wavs, $40®125. 
Jacksonville, Fla., March 7.—Inclosed find 
$12. * * * Spring is now fairly open, and we 
are glad to be able to report a groat influx of ac¬ 
tual set tlers I rma the North. More new land is 
being broken up than ever before in the history 
of this country. Wo hope to send you a few 
more subscribers from tills region. If settlers 
continue to come in, Florida will make a good 
field for Hie Rural.— c. l. n. 
Fond dn Lac, WU., Feb, 20. Wc have bad 
over one hundred days of uninterrupted sleigh¬ 
ing— rnthera pJcoseut winter eo tax. Tunes dull; 
money scarce. Wheat, our staple, is worth 70® 
80e.; corn, 00a.; oats, 40c.; butter, 22e.; eggs, 
22e.; beef, live, fie.; pork, dead, 9G> 10c. The 
Cheese aud dairy fever Is beginning to rage; con¬ 
sequently cows are bringing from $40 to $75 
each. Land is worth $35 to $00 per acre.—o. u, 
Holland, Ottawa Co., Mich,, Feb. 215. — Plenty 
of snow in early part of winter, but plenty of 
rain coming soon after, most of it disappeared. 
Poor sleighing in the Inst half of winter. Wheat 
much damaged by open winter. Farm produce 
low. Potatoes,40c.; oats, 50e.; wheat, $1; bay, 
$)0@12 per ton; corn, 75c. Money scarce, and 
loaned by a few “ Shyloeks ” at 16 to 30 per cent. 
Business dull; hired help ask the same wages as 
last year.— Farmer. 
Harrison Co., O., Feb. 26.—I doubt, if wc ever 
had a milder winter. This is a grazing county, 
sheep thefuvoritestock, ranking second in num¬ 
bers in the State; wool, 45@50e„ much selling at 
tins time ut the above figures; wheat, $1®1.10; 
corn, 70®80e.; oats, 45c.; potatoes, 50e.; lmv, $10 
per ton; butter, 35c.; eggs. 15c.; sheep, fat, 5c. 
per lb.; cattle, fat, D(&8c.; good farm horses, $175 
to $335, The people are discussing the advan¬ 
tages of Macadamizing the principal roads in the 
county.—J. n. 
Mfiiotnonc Fall*, Waukesha Co., Win., March 
1.—We have had a very mild winter. Good 
sleighing, with only a few days exception, for 
more than throo months. Stock of all kinds 
usually in good condition. Wheat, 83®3$c.; 
oats, 87® 13c.: clover seed almost a failure; corn, 
50®70c.; potatoes, 40@50e.; butter, 20®25e.; 
eggs, 17®18c.; dreasod hogs, $1(J@ 10.50 per 100; 
beef cattle,$3.50®0.50 period, live weight; sheep, 
$&®5 per head; milch cows, $1(>®70: horses, 
$75® 150; farms, $83(2)75 per acre.—r. i.. 
Gouverneur, $t. Lawrence Co., N. Y„ March 5. 
—Winter has been open and mild ; have had good 
sleighing since the 25th of January; eighteen 
inches of snow on the level. Hay plenty ut $12 
per ton; butter, 25 to 30c.: corn, $1; outs, 55e.; 
barley, B0c.; spring wheat flour, $6.50 per bbl.; 
milch cows, $50 to $65 per head; good improved 
farms range from $50 to $80 per acre—well 
adapted for dairying, equal to Orange or Herki¬ 
mer county. Several dairies about here have 
suffered severely from aborlive eases.—G. s. P. 
Tivoli, Blue Earth Co., Minn., Feb. 25.—Our 
winter lias been, so far, very mild, for this cli¬ 
mate; only a few days of very severe weather. 
Two days the mercury went down to 20 below 
zero, and one day it was down to00’ beiow—that 
was February 20. We have had about sixteen 
inches of snow; it came earlier this year titan 
common. We hail good sleighing in December, 
which has remained good up to date; to-day the 
mercury is 40’ above zero, and it is thawing 
some. Wheat is worth from 45 to 58c.; oats, 30 
to 35c.; corn, 50e.; potatoes, $1; beaus, $1.50 to 
$2.50; pork, fresh, 8 to 9c. per lb.—Salt, 15 to 20c. 
per lb.; beef on foot, 4 to 4>;e. per lb.—dressed, 
8 to 12e.; hay, wild, $5 to $8 a ton—tame, $10 to 
$12; land in this town (Lex-ay) is worth from $5 
to $20 an acre. The Winona and St. Peter Rail¬ 
road passes through our town, and nearly every 
acre being heavily timbered, makes it more 
valuable than prairie.—l. u. K. 
Fredonin, Chautonqun t)o.,'_N. Y,, March 5, — 
Winter has been mild and open, with little 
sleigiiingand much rain. Coldest morning was 
the 22d February, when tho thermometer stood 
three degrees above zero; March 3d was equally 
[ cold at some points on low ground, but cm higher 
ground, on side hill, three or four miles from 
the Lake, the mercury stood at nine degrees 
above. Fruit buds, as yet, sound and uninjured. 
Past two weeks good sleighing, with six inches 
snow and comfortable winter weather. Wheat, 
white. $1.25; oats, 50c.; corn. 87Mc\; hay. $14; 
cows, $50@75; wages for eight months, including 
board. $h>®30; without hoard, $28®80. The un¬ 
favorable season the past year, and consequent 
failure in the grape crop, puts something of a 
damper on the enthusiasm of grape men, but 
Hie winter has been favorable, and we hope for 
a warmer season and less rain in 1870 than in 1869. 
Another season as unfavorable ns I he last would 
seriously affect the grape interests in this sec¬ 
tion. The coming season there will be very few- 
new vineyards set in this county or on the Lake 
Shore.— x. s. h. 
Catalogues, dee., Received. — From FROST & 
Co., Rochester, N. Y„ Descriptive Catalogue of 
Ornamental Trees, &c.; also, their Wholesale 
Catalogue or Trade List for 1870.—Report of the 
Great Trial of Sowing Machines, u nder t he direc¬ 
tion of the Maryland Institute, in 1869, at Balti¬ 
more, Md.—Guide to the Union Pacific Railroad 
Lunds; 12,000,000 acres for sale by the Union 
Pacific Railroad Co., Omaha, Neb,—Price lists of 
Grape Vines for salo by T. S. Hubbard & Co., 
Fi-edonia, N. V.—History of Brick Making, Bene¬ 
fits of Draining, &c., from Hotchkiss Brick and 
Tito Machine Co., 3S John street. N. V.—Census 
of Iowa for 1869, from John Shafueu, Secretary 
Iowa Ag. Soc., Dip Moines, lo wu. -Proceedings 
of the Third Annual Convention of the Ameri¬ 
can Institute of Architects, from Western & 
Co., 87 Park Row, X. Y. —Prat fie Farmer Annual 
for 1870, from Prairie Farmer Co., Chicago, Ill.; 
a valuable publication.—From M. It. Bateham, 
Painesville, ()., Price list of Now Grapes aud 
Raspberries.-II ovey A Co. s (Boston. Mass.,) Il¬ 
lustrated Guide to the Flower and Vegetable 
Garden aud Catalogue of Seeds—an elaborate 
and complete work.—From Frost & Co., Roch¬ 
ester, N. Y,, Descriptive Catalogue of Green, 
Hot-liouse and Bedding Plants. &c. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
Michigan Ftalv Tbmtnlngirnl Society.— At a 
recent meeting of Pomologists at Grand Rapids, 
Mich., a Slate Pomoiogicui Society was organ¬ 
ized, with the following officers: l y >is.—l)v. H. 
G. Saunders. Vice-l’Tcs'ts— L. S. Hamilton and 
8 . S. Bailey. Treas.— L. S. Fuller. ,Seif,—A. T. 
Limb mum. Itr. Cum. Jacob Ganzhorn, Spring 
Luke; W. G, Voorhles, Frankfort; Mr. Holt, 
Cascade; Mr. Rood, Black Lake; Rev. J. Hamil¬ 
ton, Newaygo. Cor. Com,— H. S. Clubb, uf Grand 
Haven ; Rev. James I Inmilton of Newaygo ; and 
Daniel Upton of Black Lake. The Society meets 
the first Tuesday la April, at Grand Rapids. 
Hienlieti Co. Ag. Hoc.—The following ate tlxo 
officers of the Society elected nt the lost annual 
meeting: I'rrs ,—CrtAULKS H. Kotor., Savona. 
Vtce-Prest's, Daniel B.Curtiss, Campbell; N. B. 
Stanton, Hornby; Hosea LongweLI, .1 r., Brad¬ 
ford ; Jesse Crumb, Cohoet.on; AzarluhC. Brun- 
dftge. Urbunn; Edward Noble, Bath; John J. 
Ernest, Wayne; William B. Pratt, Pratiebnrgh. 
See. - Reuben L. Koble, Bath. Tims.— (St-otge W. 
I hillock. Built. Gttn’l. Supt. John L. Smith, 
Bath. Er-Prtst's. - Robert B. Wilkes, Bath; 
Frank J. Marshall, Wheeler. 
Muh*. State WitfMc Maker*’ A**'n have elected 
officers for the current year as follows: Pres.— 
Thos. P. Root, Bnrre. \‘tee.Pn*’ts- J. W. Pow¬ 
ers, Ilitrdwiok ; Alonzo Lincoln. Oakham. Sec. — 
N. S. Hubbard, Briinlleld. Treat*. B. F. Hamil¬ 
ton, New Braintree. Kx.Com.- Thomas P. Root, 
Bam-; J. W. Powers. Hardwick; Alonzo Lin¬ 
coln, Oakham; N. S. Hubbard, Brim field; B. F. 
Hamilton, New Braintree. 
Northern Ohio Fair. — Measures have been 
taken to inaugurate an Agricultural Society, 
embracing some (Illy counties, to be known as 
the Northern Ohio Fair Association, with a capi¬ 
tal of $300.1X10. iu shares of $50 each, with head¬ 
quarters at Cleveland, where it is in contempla¬ 
tion to hold » fair in the fall of the present 
year. 
York Co., M*-., Ag- Hoc.—Officers for current 
year: Pres.— John M. Goodwin. Vice-Prexts.— 
.1. II. McMullen, Henry Jordan, John Milliken, 
E. B. Randall, Jos. 11. lialey. Sac.—W, S. Noyes. 
Trem— Chits, II.Milliken. Lib'n .—Edward East¬ 
man. r rrw<tccs —Ira C. Doe. John Gaines, Law¬ 
rence Jordan. J. Q. Dennett, J. T. Davis, Luther 
Bryant, Jos. Davis. 
The South Carolina State Ac. and Mech. Soc. 
have appointed their second annual fair to be 
held at Columbia, S. C., on the 9th. 10th and 11th 
Nov.. 1870. A liberal and comprehensive premi¬ 
um list, designed to develop and foster the im¬ 
portant industrial interests of the State has been 
published. 
Seneca Co. N. Y.. Ag. Soc. at tho annual 
meeting, Heeled officers for 1870 as follows: 
Pres. Josi au Rogers, Waterloo. Vice^Prcs — 
llurid L. Kaso, Lodi. See.— Win. W. Stacey, 
Fayette, 'heast .—John It. Coe, Romulus. Direc¬ 
tors. P. P. Howe, Waterloo; Halsey P. Hu Hack, 
Romulus; Jacob Meeker. Lodi. 
Bwvvmniuville, tint., Itort, Soe,—Officers for 
1870: pres.— D.Fishicil Vtcc-Prcs't.—H. Juncss. 
Sec, —W. It. <’limit*. Treas.— M. Porter. Directors. 
—It. J. Shaw, John McLeod. F. F. McArthur, 
John Murdoch, P. Murdoch. 1 J . Coleman, Robcxt 
Ik-ith, Jolxxx McLaughlin, E. Stevens and II. 
O'Hara. 
\Vi*ro!isIii Hurt. Stic,—Officers for the current 
year are: Pres. —JonN Houiuns, M. D., Madison. 
Vicc-Prcs.—A. G. TulHe, Bamboo. Pec. See.—O. 
S. Willey, Madison. Cor. S>e.- F. S. Lawrence, 
Janesville. Treas.— Goo. A. Mason, Madison. 
Ex. Com.— J. C. Plumb, J. S. Stickney and G. P. 
Pefler. 
Rutland, Vl, Farmer*' Club.— Officers for the 
ensuing year: Pres, — II. II. Mi'.rritt. Vice- 
Pres.— l>r. C, L. Case. Sec.—E. June. Ass’t See — 
L. E. June. Cor.See.—C. 1). Pitts. Vreas.— N. T. 
Sprague, Jr, Auditor—H. II. Kutuner. Ileport- 
er— J. F.McCollum. Lib’n— E. June. 
Somerset, Me., Central Ag. Soc,—Officers for 
1870: Pres .— Hon. Arm. ft Co him tv. Yice-Pres’ts.— 
Daniel Snow, Isaac Dyer. See.—John Weston, 
Tre.as.— Win. B- Snow. Tnistees .—Abner Coburn, 
John Weston, B. M. Might, Warren Russell, Hor¬ 
ace Eaton. 
Pictou, Out., Hort. Soc.—Officers for present 
year: Prcs. — G. STRIKER. Vicc-Pns.—W. T. 
Yat-wood. Treas.— F. A. Despard. See.—T. Hogg. 
Directors— W. Ross, Dr. Chapman, C. Haight, 
W. Booth, R. Wei-den, C. S. Wilson, W. II. Carr, 
D. Fraser, A. Bristol. 
Pari*, Out., Hort. Soc.—Officers for the current 
year: Pres.—C. Whitlaw. Vicc-Pm— C. Ar¬ 
nold. Sec. and Treas—H. Hart- Directors-Rev. 
W. Morse, J. Arnold, N. Hamilton, H. Finlay- 
son, T. N. Rnsworth, G. L. Scott, J. Carnie, J. 
Little, 15. Capron. 
Genesee Co., Mich., Ag. Soc.—Officers for 1870: 
Pres. -Elijah W. Rising. See.— F. H. Rankin. 
Treas— Oren Stone. Ex. Corn.—3. M. Davis, C. 
II. Rock wood. David Scliram, G. W. Thayer, D. 
II. Stone, Joshth Prat t, Chas. Pettis. Auditors— 
A. W. Davis, J. L. Gage. 
Vermont State Ag.. Soc. —This Society has 
made arrangements for {holding the annual fair 
at Burlington Sept. 8,7. S, and 9,1870. The direc¬ 
tors voted to take- $2.tW0 stock iu the Vermont 
Horse St ock Association. 
Waltham, Mas*., Fanners’ Club.—Officers for 
1870: Pres. —J. R. SCOTT. Vice-Pres.—C. A. Welch. 
Treas.—Edward Jones. Sec.—L. P. Frost. 
Richlnml Co., Wis., Ag. Soc.—Officers for the 
year: Pres.—A lbertS.Neff. Vice-l’res .—David 
