“PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
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PRM^ 
SATURDAY, JULY !), 1870. 
A SHORT WHEAT CROP: 
Probnblo Advance In Prices of Breads! n Its. 
As the Wheat Crop of 1870 will soon be ready 
for market, and as many thousands of our 
renders are producers of the great staple and di¬ 
rectly interested In the yield and prices, such 
information or suggestions on the subject as 
we may be able to give will ho seasonable. From 
the best information wo now have,—derived 
mainly from such reliable sources ns our own 
correspondents, t boopinion of llie Commissioner 
of Agriculture based upon estimates from the 
various wheat growing sections, and the state¬ 
ments of exehangos it. is apparent I hat l lie 
crop of wheat now harvesting must prove far 
short of the average of former years, certainly 
several millions of bushels less, in the aggregate, 
than that of 1869. True, the reports we give 
from correspondents this week, are generally 
favorable, but t he testimony of the best authori¬ 
ties, for weeks past, indicate a short crop- a 
great decrease, in bot h acreage and yield, from 
(he large crop of last year. The last report of 
the Commissioner of Agriculture, given else¬ 
where, (under heading of “The Season,’’) con¬ 
tains figures of interest on this point. The esti¬ 
mates of acreage this year, as compared with 
1809, show a reduction of about 5 per cent.,— 
while it is believed the average yield per acre 
will be less Ilian that of any season for several 
years. Hence, with a material diminution of 
both acreage and yield, wo can safely assume a 
short crop, and that the prices ol lireadsuiffs 
will be correspondingly advanced, especially If, 
as now seems probable, there is to bean increas¬ 
ed foreign demand in consequence of poor 
harvests iu the wheat growing regions of the 
old world. 
The wheat, crop of France is undoubtedly 
short, and it is understood that, in consequence, 
agents are already in our market purchasing for 
that country. This is but one straw, but It tolls. 
Russia and Prussia are the greatest competitors 
of the United States for the sale of breadstuifs 
in England, (see tabic showing imports into 
Great Britain during lirst four months of this 
year, as given in Ritual of June 25,) and of 
course prices will be affected by the yield of (lie 
wheat crop in those countries. Another fact 
worthy of note is, thaiin consequence of low 
prices during the past year, considerable wheat 
has been fed to stock somewhat extensively in 
the West—thus materially reducing the surplus. 
If it be true, ns we assume, and believe, that 
our crop of the great cereal upon which the 
civilized world depends for bread is many mil¬ 
lions less than was anticipated, prices must ad¬ 
vance materially over last year’s rates, though 
we cannot expect them to rule ns high as form¬ 
erly—as during and lora while after ihe war, 
for example and it therefore behooves every 
wheat grower to give the matter of marketing 
special attention. Of courso many are so situ¬ 
ated that they cannot, well hold their grain, but 
those who can should keep t hemselves t horough 
ly advised ns to prices, prospects, etc., (noting 
the result of both homo and foreign harvests,) 
and then act upon their best judgment. Our 
own opinion, as already intimated, is that prices 
will materially advance during the season, and 
lienee, unless there should be an unexpected * 
change in the markets, and prospects, it will not 
only be safe but eminently wise tor producers 
to “ make haste slowly "in disposing of the pres¬ 
ent crop, as a matter of course, middle-men, 1 
speculators, and the commercial papers in the 1 
interest of operators, will attempt to bear the ; 
market, as usual, but the intelligent, reading, 
thinking, farmer should be governed in bis 
action (bolding or selling) by the best informa¬ 
tion obtainable—and the most, reliable sources [ 
of such information, allow us to add, are the j 
journals published in the interests of producers, i 
— Our latest foreign papers, received since the 1 
above was written, show a material advance in 
the prices of breadstuifs in most of the local ] 
European markets. j 
THESE HOT DAYS. 
Trig dernier resort for a topic is the weather. 
But the weather requires watching as well as 
talking about. The effect of the atmosphere 
upon vegetation invites study. The hum of in¬ 
sects tells a story of heat. The fungi t hat affect, 
the fruit and the grain are revelations thereof. 
There is something to be learned. There is 
much worthy of study. The bug-hunter rushes 
through brush and brambles, over logB and 
fences, in ohase of a new species of insect, re¬ 
gardless of beat or discomfort. ixd a man sit in 
a hot room, with nothing to do except to try to 
keep cool and comfortable, and be will suffer in 
spite of himself. Let him beat the satno room 
ten degrees hotter, and have something to do, to 
study, to think about, which will absorb his 
mind, and he will forget the heat and the dis¬ 
comfort ; indeed, ho will surely be comfortable. 
So in farm life. T’rb-oocupy the mind with 
what is going on worthy of study, and heat will 
produce no discomforting effect. The man who 
is soonest prostrated by beat is bo who has least 
to employ his mental faculties, and who fails to 
become absorbed in his duties. The longest and 
hottest day is a short one always to those who 
become interested in their work. The most te¬ 
dious, monotonous and longest day’s ride a man 
can take is that where the goal is in view all day 
anil the wayside a desert; the shortest is always 
that which gives us glimpses of t he most diver- 
silled landscapes, and glances at the greatest 
number of interesting objects. And so in this 
daily ride of ours through life, the discontent 
and discomfort comes of shutting our eyes to 
wimt we ought to see, keeping our hands front 
what wo ought to do, and wishing, in our indo¬ 
lence and inertness,ourselvos-somewhcro else l 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
The Ardent, Working Friend* of the Kural 
Yew-Yorker, all over the Goal incut, have our 
• hanks for their cont inuous efforts in behalf of 
its circulation. Every mail brings us cordial 
greetings and encouragement. For example, a 
genlleiiiitn in Roanoke Co., Vu., writes: 
" We urn very laird pressed for money, tmt, will 
have the IIi h.m, If wo can possibly rinse money 
enough. The present subscription of $3 I* from my 
three lit f Im sons, who laid their little men ns together, 
nrid join In Hoteling for your paper. It you will in¬ 
clude a few extra nuinher* 1 will take pleasure in cir¬ 
culating them among my neighbor*. Press ol busi¬ 
ness prevented rue from milking an etforl to Nucuro 
subscriber- at tho beginning of the year, us ha* been 
my custom for several years pa hi." 
And by i lie same mail we have t his note from 
Gallatin City, Montana: 
" I have obtained 16 name* but received only $ 7 . 50 , 
money being scarce and worth from 8 to 5 per rent, a 
month here. 1 feel so unxleit* to Introduce and got 
In circulation a paper so valuable, useful and inter¬ 
esting as is the Rural New-Yorker, that t have 
agreed to furnish the means to send for u, nnd have 
also promised that, after they have taken It six 
months, If they do not like the paper I will pay back 
the money," 
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Wilder, Barry, Downing, Etc., in San Fran 
cisco.- The 8an Friutolsoo Evening Bulletin, of 
June 21st, contains the following concerning 
our friends: 
President Wilder, a distinguished horticul¬ 
turist ol .Massachusetts, arrived in this city last 
evening wit h Ids friends and co-laborers in lior- 
licnli lire and agriculture, Messrs. Downing, 
Bvkkv, Ellwanokr and Clark, with tlitlr 
wives. They were met on the Summit, bv a del¬ 
egation from thlseiiy and vicinity- Prof. Carr 
nl the University, and wife; A. 8. IIallidik, 
President MouhnniesInstitute; 8. W.8HAW,tho 
editor of the Farmer, and others. They met 
their Eastern friends yesterday morning at. sun¬ 
rise, nnd extended In them a hearty welcome up 
there among (lie snow-cl ad mountains. The 
parties t hen proceeded on iheir way to the val¬ 
leys of California and this city. When thoy lind 
got down when the tempertitim?of flip attnoa- 
How to Get the Rural World Free.—Some one 
of Col. Colman’s enthusiastic subscribers bos 
named a baby boy after him, and this is the way 
he " comes down"“ No wonder the child is so 
well pleased with our name; it Is on account of 
our good looks. Al) children like to be named 
after handsome men. The next year’s Rural 
shall cost you nothing. Any one that has so 
proper an appreciation of us as to give our name 
to ills baby, ought to be permitted to read the 
best agricultural Journal in the country one 
year free." 
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The Colton Dental Institute (advertised in this 
paper,) is an institution worthy of being eliar- 
tered —for that whereas two representatives of 
this office, who have recently been manipulated 
upon, declare that the extraction of teeth by 
Messrs. Paddock and Slocum is painless If not 
pleasurable, 
Inqulrie* for AdvertUer*.— A Kansas corres¬ 
pondent writes“ Why do not those having 
Berkshire or Cheshire hogs advertise iu the 
Ritual. I want a pair of each.” 
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Dr. .1, II. Detmcrs, late of Quincy, Ill., has 
boon appointed lecturer on Veterinary Science 
ui I lie Illinois Industrial University, at Cham¬ 
paign. 
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Naming Plant*.—Wo cannot name plants from 
descriptions. Specimens of leaves nnd blossoms 
must be sent us. 
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IMPROVED STOCK MOVEMENTS. 
Alexander’s Annual 8nle of stock at Wood- 
burn, Ky., recently, was largely attended, and 
the blddiug is said to have been spirited. Six 
I horough-brod brood mares wore sold, at prices 
ranging front $125 to $510. Eighteen thorough¬ 
bred eoJts, foaled in 1W9, were sold at prices 
ranging from $135 to fano. Nine of these colls 
sold fur $900, and Upwards, each. Twenty-tour 
fillies, foal (si in 1K09, were Bold at prices ranging 
from $200 to $1,120. The tilly bringing the last 
named price was a bay, foiled March 21, got by 
Asteroid, and sold to M. II. Sanford, New York. 
Six of these fillies brought over $.500 each. Fif¬ 
teen head of t rotting stock were sold at prices 
ranging from $190 to $700 each. Twenty-Seven 
head of Alderney stock sold at price* ranging 
from $35(for a bull < alf of 1800) to $335 each. 
James O. Sheldon, Genova, N. Y., we see it 
stated, lias refused an offer by Mr, Kino of Min¬ 
nesota, of $30,000 for three Short-Horn lid furs; 
and that on the same day Mr, Sheldon was of¬ 
fered for five eows, flic choice or his herd, over 
$03,000 an amount equal (o Die aggregate mon¬ 
ey received at the sale of the McMillan herd of 
Ohio. This seems almost incredible, but we 
have seen no contradiction of the statement. 
Coining from some -sail roes, we might cull it a 
shrewd advertising dodge, rather than a bona 
tide effort on the part of anybody to secure good 
stock by any such extravagance. 
Stephen Luff, Dresden, Mo., the Rural World 
says, “recently pumhased live head of Short- 
Horn cattle from B. Hunter of Bond county, 
III. Wo saw them as they passed through St. 
Louis, and were much pleased with them. We 
arc pleased to seo our Missouri people taking so 
much interest in nth ‘ g-p - 1 no stock. Every week 
more or less Is eomiriufato unr State. Mr. Lute 
has one of the best farms in Missouri, near Dres¬ 
den. It contains 720 acres, and will be put iu a 
high state of cultivation.” 
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THE SEASON. 
(Wr want Information, briefly, concerning th* acaaon, proRrow of 
tho work, tcmpamtnro, crop*, prlcoa^l farm produce, block, labor 
and InrnlM, and rartfn) ««tin)aU» of tbo amount of grain ami number 
of animalR on band for aalo, an compared wrllh prerioun bcaaous, for 
publication undur thin head.— Ef»*. Hun al,] 
Troy, Y. Y., June 29.— Tho pear crop, as far 
ns I can learn, is very poor. I never saw the 
Bartletts so poor a crop on our grounds.—J. c. 
OiiMln. Pulaski Co., a., June 24.—All crops 
looking well. Wheat, (now harvesting,) the best. 
..linen .ime . Al . i « 1 ,, . t i ' «vuat new. x l 11i , ( 11« i \v 11,11 \ ;>l J I I lilt lit Nl. 
were invited by the SchSlitloi'to'Mt down®to a ® rop for 301110 yeflrs; ry0 ’ P®°ri looking 
bounteous feast of our native fruits and wines. fi nc; grass, splendid; entile plenty: beef catt le, 
Sentiments of cheer and welcome were inter- 5c. to 7C-, gross; hogs, scarce and high; wheat, 
changed, .several happy speeches were made, $1; corn, $1; oats. ,50<\-j n w 
and ml present outereu with zest into the spirit .... „ .. 
of the occasion. President Wilder and ills 
friends are at the Cosmopolitan. This morning 
ihey visited the Mercantile Library, and later 
ill the day WOODWARD'S Gardens. To-morrow 
ihey "ill Visit 1 11 Mr, Rainton’ 8 residence, and 
a 1 1 it wards various orchards, vineyards, gardens, 
Geysers, Yosemite, the Big Trees,'Callstoga, etc. 
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Special Premium* for Georgians.—H. I. KIM¬ 
BALL, Atlanta, (5a., 1ms offered to place in Ihe 
hands of B. C. Yanov, President of the Georgia 
Rtutc Agricult ural Society, $1,000, to be used as 
special premiums, as follows: - $500 for the 
largest and best, yield of cotton on live acres; 
$300 for i ho best wheat crop and $200 for the best 
grass crop, both on five acres; and $100 for the 
best collection of minerals from Georgia soil. 
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Market Tor Dandelion Boot*.— AV. GRAY asks, 
“is i here any market in the I Tailed States where 
dandelion roots may be sold? if so, what will 
they bring per pound?" Dandelion root is ux- 
lonsively used in the manufacture of medicines. 
Doubtless t here is a market, for it. Inquire of 
your nearest druggist, who will be most likely 
to know, or Who can find out for you through 
his Wholesale correspondents. 
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Clover Hu Her*.—A Hendricks Co., Ind., cor¬ 
respondent asks where he can get, (he lies! clo- 
ver lilt Her. wimt it will cost , &c. He should 
seek such informal ion through the nearest agri¬ 
cultural implement dealer. Those men have 
means at hand with which to answer such ques¬ 
tions; we have not, unless our advertising 
Columns answer them. 
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The .Middletown Spring Waters, advertised in 
this paper a* a great Remedial Agent, are worthy 
the attention of invalids, if the strong indorse¬ 
ments of reputable physicians are of any avail. 
The Company are erecting a commodious hotel 
as a summer resort, indicative of their success 
and the curative qualities of the waters (hero 
dispensed. 
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A G<tod Agricultural Monthly.—'AVe take pleas¬ 
ure iu calling attention to the advertisement of 1 
our neighbor, the American Agriculturist. It 
is a live 'Monthly, and we eau cordially commend 
it to such of our readers as prefer I wclvepapers 
a year to tilty-two, or desire a monthly in addi- 1 
tlon to a weekly. 
Entomological Inquiries.—Can any one loll me 
how to get rid of black ants? They destroy my 
liowers and plague us generally.— l. e. k. 
Ridgeway, Orleans Co., IV. V., June 20.— Hay¬ 
ing has fairly commenced. It is about a me¬ 
dium crop. Oats and barley Injured somewhat 
with drouth. AVheat very light. Harvesting 
will commence about July 1st. Corn, &c.. are 
looking well. Prospects are good for a large 
apple crop; there will be none or very few 
peaches; cherries, berries, &c., plenty. Yester¬ 
day and to-day very warm—about 95 in shade, 
110 iu sun, and 130" on the ground. (Why is it 
so much warmer close lo ground?)—c. s. M. 
Ottumwa, Coffey Co., Kan,, Jour. 27.— Tho 
weather favorable the past few months. The 
month of May Was dry, and a great many were 
afraid of drouth; but a heavy rain not long 
since has settled thal quest ion. Stock is doing 
very well; a great deal of it on hand. Beef 
ranges from about 12 to 15c. per lb.; pork, 20 to 
25c. Fruit will not be very plenty; tbocoldsnnp 
in April killed nearly all the peaches; prospect 
for a tolerable good crop of apples.— d. h. d. 
Wooster, O., June 14.— The last week we have 
laid exceedingly wet weather. Will have about 
an average crop of wheat; it was badly frozen 
out in March, or we should have had an excel¬ 
lent crop. Oats look splendid, and a large area 
sown ; cut worms earlier in the season destroyed 
much of (he corn, and now the grub worm ap¬ 
pears to bo at work. Flax will be an excellent 
crop. There will lie no cherries, but very few 
1 icaches, and not a half crop of apples; raspber¬ 
ries and blackberries, wild and tame, promise a 
large crop.—j. x. S. 
.Milton Co., June 27.— We are having hot 
days, after about throe weeks of rainy weather. 
Farmers are generally through cutting wheat iu 
this part of Georgia. The crop will bo a full av¬ 
erage one, all hough cut off by the drouth of 
April and May. Very light crop of peaches; 
corn and cotton looking well, but getting grassy. 
Health of the country very good. Good laborers 
in good demand, and command $1 to $1.75 per 
day at ibis season of tho year. People Jo this 
count y arc not bothering t heir brains about pol¬ 
ities. but striving to recover their lost fortunes 
and rebuild the waste places.—c. n. 
A an Ilmen, Jackson Go., Iowa, June IN.—Had 
little frost during winter; plenty of snow; a 
dry spring. From April 1 to June 1, only two 
days rain, and very little to tills date; not a 
drop the last four weeks. Crops look poor. 
Oats about half a crop; wheat one and a half 
to two feet high ; corn does not look well, some 
planted too late; when planted before the 10th 
of May it is t wo feet high ; wheat brings 75@90c.; 
corn, 55®62c.; outs, 45@60c.; cows, $35©50; but* 
ter, 18®30c.; eggs, 10®12J£c.; horses, $100@250; 
land, $205-50 per acre. Laborers scarce at 
$203i25 per month.—j. p. 
Nettle Lake, Wrns. Go., O., June 23.—We 
imve had an early spring, though crops are 
somewhat backward on account of scarcity of 
rain. We have had little rain since about the 
12th of April, until about two weeks ago, when 
it rained every day for a week. Since the first 
of April we have had considerable extremely 
warm weather, though the nights generally 
have been cold; in fact, wc have had very few 
corn-growing nights. Wheat is light, it being 
winter-killed; oats short; corn very uneven; 
grass and clover light but substantial; fruit not 
very plentiful; potatoes look well, except 
where the Colorado pot at o bug is at work. Land. 
$15 to $50 per acre; wheat, $1 to $1.50; oats, 50c.; 
corn, $1 to $1.25, nnd none to be had at that; 
potatoes, common varieties, 25c. to 50c.; Early 
Rose, $2.50 to $3.00; butter, 25c.; eggs, 12c. to 15c.; 
farm hands, $15 to $25; farmers busy plowing 
corn, cutting clover, etc,, and not overstocked 
with cash.—j. w. 
St. Chartra, Untie Go,, III., June 27.—AVo have 
had no rain, except one shower the Oust part of 
April, since the sun crossed the line, and now 
grain of all kinds looks the worst, that. I oversaw. 
Some few pieces of early sown barley look mid¬ 
dling, say half a crop: oats very poor; wheat 
but little sown in this neighborhood. 1 don’t 
think there will be five acres or grain bound, on 
acoouut of its shortness. Grass very poor; some 
pieces of clover look very well; com, early 
planting looks well, but i think there is more 
poor corn than good. A pples will be quite plen¬ 
ty it they don’t drop off from the effects of dry 
weather. Cherries fair; currants poor; straw¬ 
berries poor; prospect for raspberries good; po¬ 
tatoes cannot. be anything unless it rains soon. 
Wheat, $1.12; corn, 80ff$.90c,; oats, 50c.; cows, $40 
fpjQ. Butter must become high; a great many 
have turned their stock on their meadows. Fox 
River is lower than ever known this time of 
year. Farm labor, $20 per month and board; 
those who lay around for high prices iu harvest, 
will faro pretty slim this year, n. it. 
The Report or (lie G<iuinii**lonrr of Agriculture, 
just received, furnishes us the following sum¬ 
mary ol the condition of the crops: 
Uarlcy. Winter barley bos nearly the same 
breadth as last year; the spring sowing has been 
Increased. Its condition Is line iu (lie States 
west of the Mississippi, except Missouri and Cal¬ 
ifornia, lmi is subject to the same reduction as 
wheat in the Ohio Valley. 
Out*.—Thorn has been everywhere an increase 
Of acreage. The condition of this crop is supe¬ 
rior on the Atlantic coast, from Maine to North 
Carolina, with (lie exception of Massachusetts 
and New York, in the dry sections of the AVest. 
Wtnuu ,—The estimates of acreage, compared 
With the area of 1869, la as follows;- Reduction 
in winter wheat, in New Hampshire, 1 percent.; 
Vermont, 3; Massachusetts, 4; New York, 4; 
Maryland, 10; South Carolina. 1; Georgia, 1; 
Alabama, 0; Mississippi,20; Texas,C; Arkansas, 
2; Missouri, 7; Illinois, IS; Indiana, 6; Ohio,4; 
Mioldgan, 5; Wisconsin, 5; lowu, 10, In spring 
wheat, Vermont, 2; Massachusetts, 5; New 
York, 3; Pennsylvania, 1; .Missouri, 3; Illinois, 
18; Indiana, 20; Ohio, 7; Michigan, 1; Wiscon¬ 
sin, 8; Iowa, 8; Nebraska,3; Oregon, 7. Inn. ,i -u 
in winter wheat. New Jersey,#; North Carolina, 
ft; AVest Virginia, 8; Kentucky, 2; Minnesota, 
2; Kansas, 17; Nebraska, 2ft; California, 5. Tho 
following States report, no change in acreage 
of winter wheat:—Connecticut, Pennsylvania, 
Delaware, Virginia, Tennessee,Oregon. Increase 
in spring wheat Maine, 2; New Hampshire, 4; 
Minnesota. 2; Kansas, 14; California, 5. Tho 
average decrease throughout tho country is 
placed at 930,000 acres, or nearly 5 per cent. Tho 
following States report condition or winter 
grain above an average:—New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, 
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Al r cst 
Virginia, Kentucky, Minnesota. Nebraska, nnd 
Oregon. The percentage of reduction in leading 
States reporting unfavorably is as follows:-Il¬ 
linois, 15; Indiana. 13; Ohio, 13; Michigan,24; 
Town, 21; Missouri, 10; Kansas, 0; California, 8; 
New York, 10; Pennsylvania, 6; Texas, 3. In 
spring wheat, tho States above an average are 
Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, AA'est 
Virginia and Minnesota; of those below, the 
principal are—Illinois, 9 per cent.; Missouri, 15: 
lndiuna, 14; Ohio, 10; Michigan, 12; Wisconsin 
7; Iowa, 2; Nebraska, 4; California, 30. 
Grasse*. The grasses are generally flourishing 
on ttic Atlantic coast, the Allughaniun range 
into Tennessee, and in Minnesota. Iowa and Ne¬ 
braska; elsewhere below an average. Clover, in 
a loss marked degree, is thriving iu the same sec¬ 
tions. 11 is more sown than usual, uml is reported 
favorably in Mississippi and Alabama, and some 
other Southern States. 
Fruits —Tho promise is very general for an 
abundant supply of apples, pears, peaches, and 
other fruits, especially in New England and in 
Ihe Middle Htates. Frost, in some portions of 
the West, and in some of the Southern States, 
luts Injured the pouch crop, but Kentucky, Illi¬ 
nois and Michigan, report more than an average 
prospect. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
[We ehall bo gla.l to rccolvo from Du officor* of Induetrinl Socie¬ 
ties any information of gouernl public lntore.t concerning their re¬ 
spective organisation., for publication under this Imad. Send in 
your premium lists, announcements of exhibitions, Ac. j 
Chautauqua Go., A'. Y„ Ag. tk»r,—This Socie¬ 
ty, for many years one of the most active uud 
successful in Western New York, lias recently 
been re-organized. and chosen sis office is: Pies. 
—Conv don' lllxnOcx’K. Via Ibcs'ts.— K.J. Wil¬ 
cox, Arkwright: Ira Young, Butstl; T. J.Feu- 
ton, Carroll; If. Lawson, Chautauqua; Alonzo 
Putnam, Charlotte; G. 8. Kent, Cherry Crook; 
A. W. Steward, flymer; l.. L. Hyde, Dunkirk: 
M. AV. Hutton, Ellioott; Win. C. Benedict, El¬ 
lery; J. S. Wheeler, Ellington; L, S. Terry, 
French Creels; Nowell J, Wilson, Gerry; Ed, 
Dennison, Hanover; S. Steward. Harmony; J. 
H. Russell, Kiantone; Thus. Covoncy, Mina; 
Eldrcd Lott. Poland; A. S. Moss, Pomiret; Ed. 
Sir. John T. Wilson. /Ynis. A. M. Lowry. The 
fair is to be held Sept. 13-15, at West held. ' 
Daylestowu. l*«., Ag, Institute. At ft recent, 
meeting of iliis organization. It was shown that 
its assets are $33,121, with a balance in the treas¬ 
ury of $5Ui. The following officers were elect¬ 
ed: Pres. Dr. is ai \u Mh hlnkr, A'. S. Ufcr- 
PresttS. —Isaiah James William It. Stricken. 
Trtas.— Dr. t). P. James, lire. See. - N. P. Brower. 
Cor. Six. Nathan C. James. Auditors W. ay. 
II. Davis, R. F. Sheets Managers -Alfred H. 
Barber. Robert. B. Grier, Eastburn Reeder, Win. 
Stockel, A. J. Larue, James 8. Maim, Joseph \\ 
Campbell, Eugene .James, Benjamin Cadwalla- 
der, James K. Hill, George A. Cook, L. S. Rod¬ 
der, J. AV. Cowell. Nathaniel H. Burrowes, John 
G. Harris, N. J, Hines. 
The American In*tflute Iininnirlnl Exhibition 
far 1H70 is to bo held at the Empire Skating 
Rink, N. Y. City. The Kink will be opened for 
the reception of goods Monday, August 29, and 
tho exhibtiun will be formally opened Sept. 7. at 
12 o'clock, ,AI„ continuing open every dav in the 
week (Sundays excepted) from 9 A. M. 'to 10 P. 
M. until the evening of November2. Those who 
desire more specific Information should address 
'* Com'sjionding Secretary of the American In¬ 
stitute, New York City. 
M. Louis Tobacco Fnlr,—The Annual Tobacco 
Fair or St. Louis, which took place on the I6th 
ulb. was well attended, and the competition 
spirited; there were one hundred and sixty 
hogsheads entered for premiums, being mostly 
from the State ol’ Missouri. The display was 
considered very respectable, in all respects, 
though hardly up to the standard of some pre¬ 
vious exhibitions. The premiums amounted to 
$1,550 in gold; mostly awarded to Missouri 
growers. At the sale following the exhibition, 
the premium hogshead brought $4.05 per pound. 
It wns grown in Franklin county. The second 
premium hogshead brought. $3.11 per pound, and 
the sweepstakes hogshead $2.52 per pound. 
The IV. Y. fctntr Ag. Hoc. has issued tho pre¬ 
mium Jist for 1870. The fair is to be held Sept. 
27 30. Entries close August 31. Herdsmen, 
shepherds, swineherds, poulters, manufacturers, 
gardeners, fruit growers, farmers and their 
wives, dairymen and essayists, will find much in 
this list to interest them, II can he obtained 
and entries made by addressing the Secretary of 
N. Y. 8tatn Ag. Soc., Albany. N. Y. 
Vigo Co.. I nit. Ag. Sac. Officers for the current 
year: Pres.— C. W, Barbour. Vice-Pre*. .Silas 
Pierce. See. Jos. Gilbert. Trm v. A. It. Hogg. 
Directors C. B. Barbour, Corey Barbour, Tims. 
Dowling. John J. Ferrell. .Tns. Gilbert, John 
Jackson. A. B. Urug, Silas Pierce, Tims. G. Pugh, 
II. I>. Scott, Hiram Smith, John Muir. <icn. 
Sunt, J. J. Ferrell. The Annual Fair is to lie 
held at Terre Haute, Sept. 0 10. Premiums 
$2,1/00. 
Coo* nnd E«*e.*, N. 1C. nnd \ b. \g. Sac, em¬ 
braces Cons Co., N. H., and a tier of towns in 
F-ssex Co.. Vt„ with officers as follows: Pres — 
AV’m. D. Wk.KKH, bliucnsb'r. N, H. Viee-Prts'ls — 
John W. I frirtshorn, Lunenburg. A t.; Fiazen 
Bedel, Colehryok. N. H, .Sics.—(’lias. E. Benton, 
Guidhull, Vt-.: Geo, If. Btnorton, Lancaster, N. 
H. Tver*,— Homy o. Kent, Lancaster. 
AIft(ll<(ini Ga,, lit., \g. Sac. Officers Tor the 
current, year: Pns. — Julius A. Bahssrack. 
Vice Prts.—V. AV. Fnngeonrtta. Treas. w. J. 
Barm-back, Set. Thomas J. Newsham. Direc¬ 
tors. J. A. Barnsback, A'. P. Richmond, AV. 
Fagenrotli, H. A. Eaton, J. O. Burroughs, D. B. 
Gilman. F. AV. Wolf, Fair to be held at Ed- 
waidsville. Sept. 6 9. 
Tlie Southern Oneida I’nlon Ag. Hoe, has been 
organized by the Union of ten of tlio southern 
towns of t tneidn county with the following olli- 
eers: Pres. L. Rouse, Gtlnton. Via-/‘res. - 
Morgan Butler. New Hartford, Tikis, s. A. 
Bunco. See.— t ra (’. Jenk*, Dennsvillo. The first 
fair will be held at Ciiuton, Sept. It, 15 and 10.— 
Ira C. Jekks, 
Hanover Go., N, Ag. Soc.—The following 
officers were elected May 2t) for Ihe ensuing 
year; Pr>s.—.\. It. Black. Vtir.-Prcs'ls S. J. 
Faison, Joel L. Moore, C. P. Moore, P. Montigue, 
8. C. Alexander, lice. See,— J. 8. Hines. Cor. 
See, —J, G. Mann. 7n«w.-Dr. W. AV. Lam-. ]>i- 
reclors —Duguld McMillan. Unfit. K. Bryan. 0. AV, 
MeOlaturuy, Dr, D. M. Buie. Dr. W. T. Enactt. 
Knrmngu Go.. A. V., Ag. *oe. This society, at 
a meeting of its Board, May 30, located its fairs 
for five years sit 8a la toga Springs. The next 
fair Is to lie held Sept. 6,7, 8 nnd 9. AY auren 
H. Waring wie: appointed Gcn.Supt. The next, 
meeting of the Executive Board is to be held 
August 6. , 
Ann Arbor. AIlcli., Dairy men'* Ahm’ii was or¬ 
ganized .Tune 1st, and officers elected as follows: 
Pres. -GEO. Button, l ie, Pres.— Wm. P.Groves. 
See.- Nat han Dnllyer. Ttt.as. —Soldon AV. Sfiurt- 
lelf. S‘UMman—J. G. T,eland. E'.r. Oi/a.- AA'm. 
It. Hamilton, T. Burlingame, Hascall Ltirawny. 
Attica, IV. Y. Cheese Factory \»*'n.— Officers 
for the current year: I'res.— l). Bishop. See. — 
L, Austin. Treas. AV. F. Cogswell, Salesman— 
Wm. Powers. Directors— Wm. Powers, 11. AV. 
Paterson, Hugh Gar Hand, M. Kinglesteln. (’lias. 
Bminurd. 
Kent Go., Hid., \g. Hoc.- Delegates from fiv e 
district Farmers’ Clubs in this county met and 
perfected an organization fora County Ag.Boc., 
and ejected officers its follows; Pres.—A am is A. 
Peace. See.—Elias. 11. Baker. Trios. John W. 
Corey, 
C/ulartuigiei, IV. Y„ Lniou Enfr Am’ii elected 
on the 14th nil. officers for 1870 as follows: Pus. 
—A. D. Scott. Flee. Pres.— D. K. Bart let. See.— 
J. King Skinner. Trios P. Vodder, Mar¬ 
shall. ~A. A. Walker. Smpt,— D. Darling. 
Tompkins Go,. A. V., Ag. fcoe, — The days origin¬ 
ally designated for the tuir being the same as 
those of t lm (Rate Fair, a change has been made 
to 8epi. 14-16. 
AVodilington, St. Lawrence Go., Hi. V',, Ag. Soc. 
will hold u fair at Waddlngton, Sept. 27-29. A 
floral hail to cost $800 is to be erected. 
The Aatioiial Uec.Kcr|,rr'n ( onvention la to be 
held at Indianapolis, December j list end of 
Aug. 10 11, as at first announced. 
City of Ollowa, Gunndn, \g. Soc., will have ail 
exhibition on the societies grounds, Ottowa, 
8ept. 21 23. Premiums $2,500. 
Gownndn, GnU Go., !V. V., Luton Ag., Hurt, 
and Mecb. Soc. will hold tho Annual Fuir at 
Gowada, Sept. 22 24. 
Bridgeton Union, I’arke Go., Ind,. Ag. Soc. will 
hold the Annual Fair at Bridgeton, August 29 
to September 3. 
Shelby Go., Ky., \g. and Mecli. A**'«., will hold 
their tenth Annual Fair at Shelby villc, Ky., Aug. 
30 to Sept. 2. 
Sandy Greek Richland, Orw ell and BoyMon, N. 
Y. Ag. Soc., will bold tile annual lair at Sandy 
Creek, Oswego, Go., Sept. 13—14. 
Monroe Cm, V Y„ Ag. Soc. The Annual Fair 
of l his Society is to be held at ils commodious 
grounds, Rochester, Get, 4-7. 
The Decatur Go., Iowa, Ag. 8oe. holds ifs an¬ 
nual lair at Leon. Sept. 21. 22 and 23. Pits.—G. 
\V. Bakxr. Sec— S. II. Gates. 
Lapeer Go., Mich., Ag. Soc. The annual fair 
of tiiis society is to bo hold at, Lapeer Sept. 28 30. 
Maine State Ag. Soc.—The annual exhibition 
of this society is to held at Augusta, Sept. 20—23. 
Putnam Go., Ind., Ag. Soc, —This Society will 
hold its Annual Fair at Greeneastle, Sept. 12 17. 
Arkuimn* State \g. nnd Mecli. A»*'n., will hold 
Its third annual fair at Little Rock, Out. 11 14. 
Central Midi. Ag, Soc. will hold an Annual 
Fair at Lansing Park, Lansing, Sept. 14 JO. 
Sullivan Co., Ind.. Ag. Soc. will hold its An¬ 
nual Exhibition at Sullivan. Sept. 13-10. 
Gonncaut.O., Ag. Soc. will hold its Seventeenth 
Annual Fair at Conneaut, Sept. 21-23. 
iHooitilugdnle Pike Go., Ind., Ag. Soc., will hold 
a Fair at Blooiniiigdale, Aug. 24-27. 
Dundee, IV. Y„ Union \g. Soc. will hold its 
Annual Fair at Dundee, Sept. 27-29. 
Northern Kanttn* \g. nnd Mecli. Ass'ii will hold 
their Fair at Atchison, Out. 5 7. 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
PREMATURE LOSS OF THE HAIR, 
Which is so common now-a-duys. may fie entirely 
prevented by the use of iii'iimti's Cocoainu. it 
has been used in thousands of cases where the hair 
was coming out in liandarul, and has never failed to 
arrest it.s decay, and to promote a healthy and vigor¬ 
ous growth. It is at the same time unrivaled as a 
dressing for the hair. A single application will ren¬ 
der it soft and glossy for several days. 
