“PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
< MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
A NATIONAL ILLUBTHATED 
RURAL, Ul'KKAKY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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SATURDAY, AUG. (5, 1870. 
SUPERIOR CATTLE AND SHEEP. 
(SEE ILLUSTRATION ON FIRST PAGE.) 
The beautiful groups of Jersey and Kerry 
Cattle and Cotswold Sheep, given on our first 
page, will attract the attention and elicit the 
admiration of thousands of our readers. The 
animals portrayed are the properly of Mr. P- F. 
Appleton, Ipswich, Mass., and are fine speci¬ 
mens ol’ the breeds represented. Our artist bus 
excelled himself In these groups, and happily 
Incorporates in the Illustration a line landscape 
showing a portion of Mr. Appleton's farm. 
Of the Jerseys, Mr. A. has hut few as yet, hav¬ 
ing only last spring commenced the formation of 
a hol'd by Importing several two-year-old heifers 
—of which No. 7, “Maid of Ipswich," is one, 
who dropped a calf, ** Pride of [pswieh," (No. 8,) 
* after arrival. Ilo(.h are regarded as flue speci¬ 
mens of this beautiful breed. 
Mr. Appleton, as previously stated in the 
Rural New-Yorker, has been breeding Kerry 
Cattle for several years, and ns a hardy race of 
dairy stock he prefers them to any other. Ho 
says he lias never found full-blooded cowsof any 
other breed which, on the same Jn:d, produce so 
much milk and butter-mud that they uro admi¬ 
rably adapted to I ho rough and hilly pastures 
and short feed of New England. They are a 
long-horned breed, have Hue, coal-hlaclc hair, 
with all the milk marks fully developed. 
No. 10, “ I’rlma," Is a good specimen of a cow 
of <ini) breed. At the time our artist sketched 
her she had not calved, and lie expressed surprise 
to Hud such a large, beefy looking Cow on so 
poor a pasture. No. II is another Kerry cow, 
“Star,” taken when in full How of milk. They 
are, respectively, eight and seven years old. No. 
ii is a yearling bull, “ Mike." 
All of Mr. Appleton'S Kerries arc pure bred 
descendants of the herd selected in Kerry, Ire¬ 
land, by Sanford Howard for Arthur w. 
Austin of Boston, In 1800, excepting the bull 
“ Faddy," (No. 4,) who is from Mr. Andrew If. 
<1 keen’s herd. Ilis sire may any day be seen in 
the New York Central Park. The Kerriesdonot 
grow fast while calves, nor do they mature as 
early as the Jerseys and some other breeds, but 
make admirable cows when fully matured. 
The group of Cotswolds Is life-like, and will 
please those of our Canadian and other readers 
with whom the breed Is a favorite. Mr. Apple- 
ton has taken great pains to establish a superior 
flock of pure bred Cotswold Sheep, by selecting 
from the best flocks in -1ids country and Eng¬ 
land—at the head of which i»“ Young America,” 
(No. 0,) three yours old, who sheared 10 lbs. of 
lustrous wool, and weighs about 350 lbs. Ho was 
bred by Mr. Wm. Lane of Gloucestershire. Eng¬ 
land, and imported (a Jamb) by Mr. John D. 
Wing for bis famous "Maple Shade Flock.” 
Mr. A.’s lambs, of which Nos. 1 and 2 uro good 
specimens, are out of Imported ewes represented 
by Nos. ft and 5. Mr. A. believes that, this breed 
of sheep Is destined to play an Important part in 
the necessary change in sheep husbandry which 
the growing demand for more and bettor mut¬ 
ton in the Eastern Slates is Inaugurating, und 
hence his efforts and expenditures to establish a 
Hock of the purest and best obtainable. We 
reckon his tlock must bo a good one from 
which to select brooding stock. Our artist 
suggests that il should be borne in mind that 
the sheep represented were sketched about five 
weeks (ifUr shcariny, which makes a wonderful 
difference In the appearance of animals which 
produce such heavy fleeces. 
In this connection we may, without Impro¬ 
priety, add that Mr. Appleton is ono of 
the rapidly-incrcastng number of enterprising 
New York business men who are wisely de¬ 
voting attention and means to the improve¬ 
ment and cultivation of the soil. A note 
Just received from hint (in answer to Inquiries 
as to the name, size, etc., of Ids farm,) proves 
that Mr. A. is “to the manor born," and a pro¬ 
gressive worthy of emulation. Though not. 
Intended for publication, wo think its state¬ 
ments will interest our parish of readers, ami 
therefore quote as follows: 
“ My farm is called * Appleton Farms,’ and has 
been so called since 1835, when my great, ances¬ 
tor took possession from the Indians. Jt, has 
come in an unbroken line from him to me. 
Contains say two hundred and fifty acres, in¬ 
cluding one large rocky pasture of eighty acres, 
where the Kerries roam. About half the Pe¬ 
nialrider Is low, swampy ground, which 1* being 
fast redeemed by thorough drainage and other 
mentis, and makes the most productive land. 
One piece, say two ncres, which was drained 
ami ‘graveled,’ cut this year over three tons of 
herdsgruss to the aere. Another Held of twelve 
acres, which formerly contained t wo ponds, and 
the whole mi unsight ly bog—bea ring not blog of 
value and never plowed before last fall—is now 
covered with corn, turnips, cabbages, and pota¬ 
toes, and there is not a bet ter crop in thecounty. 
The drouth doesn't touch them a bit. i have 
two large barns; save all manure in cellars, and 
use dried muck as an absorbent. I Intend soon 
to add to my building a largo sheep barn and 
‘piggery.’ I cut one hundred and twenty tons 
of hay, and expect this year three thousand 
bushels of Ruta Bugas and other roots—all to be 
fed to my sheep ami other stock." 
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ANOTHER GREAT RAILROAD. 
There Is nothing which so surely demonstates 
the intelligence of American farmers as their 
quick appreciation of anything that, improves 
agricultural processes, and the wise liberality 
with which, In all parts of the country, they 
contribute to the erection of railroads which 
will bring them into communication with the 
markets. The agricultural class in every coun¬ 
try, whore there Is a marked division of indus¬ 
trial pursuits, is proverbially the conservative 
class, and It requires wise forethought, as 
well as a sturdy spirit of self-sacrifice to ac¬ 
cept burdens, in the present, In the hope of 
acquiring larger opportunities for the future; 
yet we may safely say that there arc few impor¬ 
tune railways in the United States which havo 
not received generous and voluntary assistance 
from the rural population of the country 
through which they pass. True, in doing so, 
they have only consulted their own best inter¬ 
ests, but. it is not the worst compliment that can 
be paid to a man, to say that lie lias a clear per¬ 
ception of wliat bis true Interests are. 
There is a railroad now constructing from 
New York city to Oswego, on Lake Ontario, 
which Is going to work incalculable good In the 
Interior of New York, us well as for commerce 
generally, nearly the whole of whose capital 
Stock, amounting to about $7,000,000, bus been 
subscribed by the farmers nud the towns along 
the route. This road ought to have been built 
twenty years ago. It will furnish a now route 
for commerce bet ween the West and the sea¬ 
board,—bring the richest portion of New York 
Stato for the first time into direct connec¬ 
tion with the metropolis,—and restore the 
equilibrium of opportunities to the inland coun¬ 
ties which was disturbed by tho construction of 
the Eric Canal. But the building of a railway 
four hundred miles in length Is no trifling en¬ 
terprise, and It certainly never could have been 
built but for tlio liberal assistance of farmers. 
The. route of the “Midland Railroad" is from 
Jersey City to the northern boundary of New 
Jersey, and 1 hence through the great midland 
counties ot Central and Western New York to 
Oswego, the nearest port on Lake Ontario. It 
has branch roads trending off from the main line 
at various points, one of which, from Norwich 
to Auburn, connects with the New York Cent ral, 
and shortens tlio distance to Buffalo arid the 
West by seventy miles. The total length of the 
line, with its branches, is a little more than i'our 
hundred miles. 
Of these, the Northern section, extending one 
hundred and fifty miles southward from Oswe¬ 
go, is in operation now; another section, one 
hundred miles in length, will bo finished by the 
close of the present season. Much of lids work 
tins been paid for by the capital stock, which we 
have mentioned, but a railroad of this kind can¬ 
not be built, without heavy outlay, mid the com¬ 
pany Is raising additional funds by the sale of 
First Mortgage Bonds. These bonds bear inter¬ 
est In gold at. the highest legal rate ol' interest, 
(seven per cent.,) are issued ouly to the amount 
of $20,1X10 per mile or road actually built and in 
running order, and are sold at par and accrued 
Interest in currenoy. Money invested in them 
is likely to bring a liberal return; nt. any rate It 
will assist a groat enterprise, and wo commend 
them cordially to t he attention of whoever has 
a little capital to spare. 
Our columns, from time to time, have exhibit¬ 
ed the interest which the people along the route 
of this road take in it, and flic hopes for the de¬ 
velopment of the country Ilicy bnse upon tt. It 
is to open up as accessible to the great markets 
a country comparatively isolated,'and is to act 
as a corrective, to no insignificant extent, of ex¬ 
isting monopolies. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Our genii • Anuuol Volume Arrangement is 
meeting with much favor from subscribers, 
while exchanges pronounce it a great Improve¬ 
ment. A Georgian, in a letter renewing his sub¬ 
scription, takes this sensible and encouraging 
view of the matter:—"Now that you have adopt¬ 
ed the system of two volumes yearly, (whloli, 
It seems to me, is an excellent arrangement,) 1 
t hink I can send you a club or two, if 1 can get 
a few specimen copies, though I have failed in 
one or two efforts to get up a club for the year. 
All admitted the paper to tie worth more than 
its subscription price, but they said they could 
not. spare the money. Now, however, money 1 b 
becoming more plentiful, and besides many of 
our people, having been made by the events of 
the last few yearn, habitually cautious and wary 
of all save the immediate future, have come to 
rogard only what lie* Just before them and al¬ 
most within their grasp,—so that the proposition 
to subscribe for lullf the year at only $1.50, and 
this amount, securing the whole volume, will in¬ 
duce many to become subscribers who do not 
leel that they could afford to take the paper for 
a whole year. But let them read the Rural for 
Bix months, and t hough at first they be doubting 
Thomasks, everyone, with regard to its in or its, 
(as was the case with me, 1 must confess.) and 
you have got them fast. They are sure to 'come 
down with the stamps’ for the next volume. 
Wo can't quit." 
— Our friend’s conclusion Is so nearly correct 
that wo only ask people to try thu Rural for 
six mouths, confident that those who read it that, 
length of time, wifi continue. All who induce 
their friends to take this volumo, will therefore 
confer a permanent benefit upon both people 
and publisher. We trust this modest suggestion 
will lead to action on the jairt of all kindly- 
disposed readers. 
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A Noulherner's Look Ahead.— In renewing 
IHb subscription to the Rural, a gentleman in 
l)eoat.ur, Ga., says;—“ Now that we have tasted 
so good a thing, we (Wife, on aooount of the 
Household articles; Baby, on account of the 
‘ Rooty Riot.urea in de Wooler.’and your liumblo 
servant, on account of its entire completeness.) 
unanimously vote Hie foremost Agricultural 
Journal In all the land—the magnificent Rural 
New-Yorker— a place in our heart and home, 
from now, henceforth and forever. Inclosed find 
amount to renew my subscription, mid ‘us sure 
as you are born ’ you may set me down for— 
years, (more or less,) about the end of which 
time I expect, to read a. dally morning edition of 
the Rural, of flvo hundred pages, while the en¬ 
gineer is getting up steam In my steam-plow 
engine, preparatory to breaking up, In the fore¬ 
noon, my wifo's little cotton patch of live hun¬ 
dred acres." 
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(editorial Courtesy,—An agricultural weekly 
of some repute, emanating from a city which 
was once described in a certain geography ns 
containing “two thousand houses and eight 
thousand Inhabitants, nil standing with their 
gable ends to the street,” recently copied an ar¬ 
ticle from this Journal, crediting il to the indi¬ 
vidual editor, (X. Willard,) and last week 
added Insult to ibat injury or discourtesy by 
stating tlmt “X, A, *.\t,LA«D, the groat author¬ 
ity on choose and butter,” is one of the Agricul¬ 
tural Editors now on a vlslL to California—very 
innocently omitting to mention that Mr. W, 
represents the Rural New-Yorker In the ex¬ 
cursion party. Surely, tlio veteran and respected 
senior editor of our contemporary must be ab¬ 
sent during the occurrence of eucb remarkable 
coincidences. r 
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Hun. Marshall I*. Wilder In California.— From 
Ibe San Francisco BullCton of .Inly 18, we learn 
thut President Wilder bad already visited Napa 
and Sonoma Valleys, and was then in Mariposa; 
thut lie la surprised and delighted with California 
and Rs rare advantages; that he Intends to 
make a complete tour of the country, and is 
preparing a work for publication which Is to bo 
tho result of bis observations. Ho has found 
plants in bloom in the Open air which have never 
come to perfection even In the bot-houses in 
the East. 
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IMPROVED STOCK MOVEMENTS. 
Wilijam H. T. IfuGHKUannoiincestbe arrival 
Of eight, Jersey heifers and eight line Ayrshire 
cows in cult' by good bulls. Eight more Ayr¬ 
shire* are to arrive by tho ship Plymouth Rock 
from London. 
Hon, John Wentworth, Chicago, has recent¬ 
ly sold tlio following bulls, all sired by 15th Duke 
of Airdrie (0038.) Victor, (9361,) Out of MissJle- 
car, to D. W. Fkisihy, Lena, III. Loo, (8488,) out 
of Magenta, and Summit .General, (017(1.) out of 
Jura, to Dr. G. !-pkaoue, Dos Moines, Iowa. 
Barnet, (7530,) out of Constance-5th, to John M. 
Douglass, G leu wood. Ill. Panther. (8755,1 out 
of Pantbea, to H, 8. Cooper, Wankou, Iowa. 
Optitnus, (8738,) out of Coquette 4th, to M. C. 
Wakken, Mazomanie, Wisconsin. Muyboy, 
(8010,) out of Red plichees, to M. P. Likntz, Col¬ 
umbia, Missouri. Tiptop, HttlT,) out of Coquette 
3d, to Sylvester Pkaksi.v. lleyworl.h, III. 
Romulus, (to be in Vol, X. A. IL B.) out of Fus- 
ebia, to ROBERT Servers, Osk&lonsn, Iowa. 
Nevada, (to be in Vol. X. A. H. B.) out of Viunio, 
to ORRINC. ROSS, Reno, Nevada. 
C.C. A It. IL Parks, Waukegan, Ill., have Just 
received live pure bred Berkshire*, bred at the 
Royal farm, at Windsor, F.ug., purchased of Her 
Majesty’s Steward. 
J. II. PfUKRELL, Harristown, Ill., recently sold 
a Sweepstakes hull calf, seven months and twen¬ 
ty days old, weighing 830 pounds to JOSEPH Ty- 
pon, Shelby Co-, 111., for $600. 
THE SEASON. 
[Wit tv wit Information, briefly, conconihig the komoo, )irogreM of 
the work, temperature, Tope, price, of farm produce, dock, labor 
aud Und,, and careful o«timat«« uf the amount of grain and number 
of animate on hand for Bale, m compared with previous aoaapnn, for 
publication under till, hoed.- Ena. Ui-kai . 1 
Lament, Mich., July 83.—The wheat crop is 
light; all other crops promise abundance. Tho 
heavy rains of the past week have injured our 
whout to a small extent, and laid our heavy oats 
low.—L. D. 8. 
Urnwfordsvllle, Montgomery Co., Ind., July 21. 
—Oats now harvesting, fair; wheat will average 
about nine bushels per acre. Tills average will 
make about 800,060 bushels in this county. One 
million of bushels was raised In this county last 
year. The prospect for mi extraordinary crop 
of corn Is very good. Wheat, $1.30 per bushel; 
corn, 90c.—J. u. 
Montrose., Penn., July 25.—The drouth 
still continues. Water begins to fail aud tho 
beds of the smaller streams are dry. Vegeta¬ 
tion is suffering badly for rain. The hay crop Is 
nearly all secured, but not more than half the 
quantity of last season. Oats are light, and dry¬ 
ing up very fust. Corn is forward and looking 
well, but begins to roll badly. Potatoes must 
be almost a total failure. The weather is exces¬ 
sively hot, and there would be a good show for 
a thaw if we only had something frozen.—n. n t. 
Howling Green, Ky., July 20.—We have had 
ati unusual amount of rain ; have harvested our 
wheat, which is pretty good, though some of it. 
injured by smut and sonic by the llesslan fly. 
Hay crop saved and is good and abundant; past¬ 
ures ate unusually tlue. Apples, peaches, 
pears, fair; grape vines loaded with grapes, 
large bunches, full, plump berries but rotting 
and falling off tho vines fearfully. If the 
SCOUrgc would only stop now, we would have 
plenty and to spare.— a. c. 
Ilirmn, Portage Co., O., July 2*,—Wc have a 
good crop of bay, hut the prospect Is wo can 
never save It; our machines will mire unless on 
some dry knolls, the weather has been so wet 
for three weeks. Corn on level land is drowned 
out; wheat, average crop—saved In good order; 
oats good ; potatoes fair; apple trees are loaded 
down; peaches very few; sheep have most ail 
got the foot rot. Here, on tho Western Reserve, 
It Is almost all corn this year. Cheese, 10c. Help 
on the farm scarce. Bees doing first rate. Four 
Inches of water fell to-day.— f. m. 
Trumbull Co., O., July IK.— Wo are having a 
remarkable season- Plenty of min. Corn, oats, 
potatoes and crops of all kinds never looked 
better, except wheat—of this a fair yield is ex¬ 
pected. The latter part of the winter was not 
favorable for fall grain. We arc not troubled 
with Insects, except t he eurculio: they are every¬ 
where present. Fruit in abundance. I notice 
what I never saw before raspberry canes of 
this year's growth bearing fruit. Cheese, 10c.; 
butter, 20c.; beef scarce and high. - it. c. n. 
Greensboro, K, C., July 26.—We report, a fine 
crop of wheat from this State, a Large oat yield, 
a promising prospect for corn, and fruit of 
every kind in abundance; Irish and sweet pota¬ 
toes doing well; garden products averaging 
very well. No complaints from liie tobacco dis¬ 
tricts. The exodus of negroes to tho cotton 
fields in Ihe spring has greatly diminished the 
number of idlers about street corners and 
depots, but has not visibly affected the supply 
or labor. Generally, farmers and gardeners re¬ 
joice over a bountiful harvest for the year.- - a. a. 
Frcdoulu, Chautauqua Co., IV. Y., July 21.— 
Hay crop Just secured; very light, but of good 
quality, and generally secured in good condition. 
Farm crops generally nearly up to the average. 
May and Juno were ra ther dry, but no disastrous 
drouth, as In other parts of tlio Slate. Rainfall 
in June, 2.58 inches. Tills month, thus far, has 
been very fine growing weather, hut. a little too 
wet for grapes; V/i inches of rain havo fullen 
during the past twenty days. A very little rot 
and mildew have appeared oq grapes, but uot 
enough to cause any serious apprehensions, un¬ 
less the wet weather continue for a considerable 
length of time. Grapes came through Dm win¬ 
ter in gooil condition, and net a full crop who) re 
pruned long.—T. 8. n. 
Cngmi, Schuyler Co., N. Y., July 21.—We have 
had a w«t, growing time, up to about June t»t„ 
since which time it has been very dry, until the 
last two weeks, slnco when we have had fre¬ 
quent showers. The liny crop was medium, and 
secured In Hue order; wheat a fair crop; barley 
about one-half the usual yield per acre; oats 
good, and tilling well | corn looks the heat, gen¬ 
erally, formnny .veal's; poiutocs look well; ryo 
good, but very little sown; fruit ol all kinds bids 
fair to tie plenty. farm baud* from $18 to $22 
per month und board; wheat from $L30C"..I.50; 
barley, $1 for two-rowed, $1.25 for six-rowed; 
oats, 55e.j com, shelled, $1; butter, 28<ij#Qo. per 
lb.; land, $6002 80 per acre. 
WVIUborn, IV, July 25. Crops generally are 
good. Winter wheal very tine und mostly 
secured. Hay not quite as heavy as last year 
owing mostly to the open winter; brings only 
six dollars per ton, delivered. Apples and pears 
bid fair for a good crop; oilier fruit but little 
cultivated lu this vicinity. No end to whortle¬ 
berries, plenty on the mountains; raspberries 
and blackberries ditto. Tlio honey interest Is 
gaining importance; about one-half the bees in 
tills vicinity were lost Iasi spring, but those that 
“lived through" arc doing finely. Out)Swarm, 
hived July!, filling four four-pound boxes In 
two weeks. The hives used are mostly the com¬ 
mon box with glass caps. There Is a worm on 
some of my apple trees which is now to rue. 
They do not refuse any kind of green thing as 
food.— m. u. p. 
Kingsville, Ashtabula Co. t)., July 25th.—A 
much greater breadt h than usual of oats, [iota- 
toes and corn was put in. June, and July, up to 
this time, have been extremely warm, the inur- 
oury for much of the time lunging from 85‘ to 
93' in the shade, tins, with frequent rains, has 
forced vegetation forward beyond all precedent.. 
Wheat, on the lake shore. Is secured ill good 
order, and Is an average yield; later crops are at 
least, throe weeks farther advanced than lost 
year at tills time, and promise an abundant 
yield. Hay crop much heavier than last year, 
and secured In good order. Apples, peaches and 
all other fruits very abundant. Wheat is selling 
at. $1.35; corn $1; oats 50 cts.; potatoes 50 eta.; 
choose (at the factories) 14 cts.; butter 20 cts.; 
eggs 17 cts. per doz. Beef cuttle very scarce and 
high, owing in part to farmers so generally turn¬ 
ing their attention to cheese milking instead of 
cattle raising; they are selling at OGWUtfc. live 
weight. Harvest hands get $2C'(2.50 per day und 
board.— j. n. w. 
Saddle (liver, Y. .1., July 22.— A dry season 
nud hot; t hermometer standing Sunday, 17th, as 
high as 96* in tho shade. The price of land in 
this county (Bergen) varies according to loca¬ 
tion and Improvements from $150 to $looo pur 
acre. Throe of the railroad* radiating from 
Now York run through the county ; another is 
In progress, and several others In contempla¬ 
tion. Many farms are for wile, and hundreds of 
New Yorkers havo settled among us, lining busi¬ 
ness In New York, (not more than thirty miles 
distant,) and the cry Is "Ftill they come.” A 
largo number of city people arc also boarding 
hero, good country board costing about $8 a 
week. Being so near tho city, prices of goods 
are about the same as jn New York. But few of 
our farmers attempt to raise more grain than 
needed for their own use, their attention being 
generally directed to rai-iug fruit for the New 
York market. The business is not as profitable 
as formerly, being injured by Southern produc¬ 
tions, though Jersey fruit reaching market In 
Buck a fresh, healthy condition, always finds a 
ready sale. Strawberries (once our most im¬ 
portant crop) were very poor tl*- season ; cur- 
runts, blackberries and other small fruits pretty 
good. Apple blossoms never were more abun¬ 
dant than last spring; but a wet spell prevented 
the fertilization of the blossoms, und conse¬ 
quently we will not have very many apples. 
Trees look more healthy than at any tiino 
during the last dozen years. In consequence of 
the dry weather grass Is light, but corn looks 
good. The ignorance among the old Inhabit¬ 
ants about the Insect enemies of their fruit is 
remarkably dense. Tho eurculio docs u vast, 
deal of mischief, which by very many Is stupidly 
attributed to some Imperfection in the tree or 
(he blossom, as bad crops of vegetables tiro 
usually attributed to tho wrong sign Of the 
moon. Currant worm Is spreading among us. 
The. web worm also hangs his banners out at tho 
present, time. Wages about $1 per day, and la¬ 
borers scarce at that. One or two hundred 
Chinamen In the county would be a perfect 
God send.— a. n. s. 
Pittsfield, IV. If., July 2K,—For three weeks wo 
have bud no ruin ; mercury has nyigcd from 85’ 
to 100 In the shade. The 24th was tlio wannest 
day thus far in July. At sunrise, the 25th, the 
mercury stood at 75". There is very great need 
of rain. Haying well-nigh over, It Is about 
three-fourths of a crop, with a doorcase on high 
and on run lands, and an Increase on low and 
meadow lauds sufficient, to make the average 
hay crop AbOU 1. si x-sevenths of last year's. Feed 
Is drying badly on upland pasture. Corn is 
doing well; Us growth is remarkable. Wheat is 
rapidly ripening, and promises a harvest a little 
below Uie average. Early oats oave a good 
stand, while thoso later sown have a meager ap¬ 
pearance. Never was there so many blueber¬ 
ries; the present price being only six cents per 
quart, large quantities are being canned or 
shipped to a distant market. Early potatoes aro 
plenty nt $1.50 per bushel; old ones 50c. Lambs 
fD.S&t&t.SO. Heifer and steer beef plenty «t $8© 
8.50 per cwt.—o. n. d. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
[Wk ahull Iwj kIikI io rrc«|vo from th« officers of Industrial Socie¬ 
ties any Kifarmatitm of K*ifi«ral public interval fnnrwrninic their ro- 
ipectlTfl orj;*n)r«tlQnfl t fur publ fool loo nmlar Uib h«nd. Send in 
your premium lift*, *rmoun(«tti*nU of exhibition*, Ac.] 
Honorary Credit lo Pomology.- At n meeting 
or the Nebruskn State Horticultural Society, 
held recently, wo find tho following resolution 
of honorary tribute to some of our best po- 
mologl&tft: 
HofhlMcit, That Marshall P. Wilder of Massa¬ 
chusetts; F. It. Elliott and Dr. John A. Warder, 
Ohio; Charles Downing, P. Burry and Geo. Hll- 
wanger. New York: il. Shaw. Missouri; W. C. 
Flagg and Dr. Hull. Illinois; J. E. Johnson, Utah ; 
M. W. Phillips, Miss.; E. B. Moore, Mich.; Sue! 
Foster and Prof. Mathews, Iowa; and John 
Lewis, West Vs, are hereby elected honorary 
and life members of this AssochtUou. 
The Northwestern Plow >lnnufntnrer»' \Mioein- 
tlun recently met. in Chicago. Twenty firms 
were represented. JUwoltUions wero adopted, 
fixing the following as the limit of guaranty to 
bo given hereafter.—“All plows shall he manu¬ 
factured of good material )n every respect, of 
good workmanship, well finished, free from de¬ 
lects, mnl shall, when properly tested, run well 
and perform good work." Two days of actual 
l)se -hall he tho tloiit.of time In which a plow 
fxm he returned. If plow# arc ordered hardened 
extremely hard, the manufacturers will not ho 
responsible for losses by breakage after leaving 
the shop. 
Colinnbln District, Oregon, Ag. Hoc.—Tliissoc- 
iety Is to embrace all of licit part of Oregon and 
Washington Territory lying ' list, of tho Cascade 
Mountains. The following officers were elected: 
Pres. Du. B. W. Mitchell. Vice Pres'ta,— 
Wasco ( o., John Irvin, J. II. Ward, M.U. Nyo. 
Wm. McAlte, Robt. Mays. Wm. Itigham. and P. 
T. Wallace. Grunt Co.. J. J. Cozurt. Yakima 
Co., J. D. Cock. Cllckltut Co., Goo. Rowland. 
Walla Walla Co.. Major Reese. Union Co., T. 
J. Mi Comas. Baker Co., II. Edwards. See.— G. 
W. Waldron. Tram. Robert Grant. 
Oxford, Chrster Co., Pa., Ag.fcoc. has been re¬ 
organized by ilie corporators, and officers wero 
elected as follows; Pits, J. LaCy Daki.inh- 
ton. Viw-PrcH'Us.- Joseph C. Turner,.). M. C. 
Dickey, H. Halims Passmore. Rea. Sea i.- II. 8. 
Worth. Wm. Ramsey. Cor. Sir. II. L. Itrlii- 
ton. lYvos.—James R. Ramsey. Mnnagcre.— 
Jarnns A. Straw bridge, Thomas Wood, John I. 
Carter, Walter Armstrong, C. K. McDonald, 
Thoinn* Baker. Lewis Kirk, Thus. Guwthop, 
Henry 1). Hodgson. 
Montgomery Co., Iml., Ag. Hoc.—Officers for 
1870: Pre«.~ SAMUEL Gillkland. Vlce-Prce'ts— 
Samuel Hutton, D. S. Jones. Sec.— A. W. Lemon. 
Tra i#.—.Jas. Heaton. Supt .—Joint Maxwell. Dl- 
twXorSr- T. H. Flbsgerl, Joseph Milligan, Richurd 
Canine, M. D. Munson, David Enoch, II. J. Cole¬ 
man, Drake Brookshire, Geo. Heekathoru, John 
Bliuc, M. J. Fill Inn wider, Levi Curtis, Silas Pe¬ 
terson, James (Stoddard, Wm. McMttckcn, John 
Hewitt, Hunlbal Trout. 
Lowillle, IV. Y., Ag. Hoe.—At a meeting held 
for that purpose recently, an Ag. Hoe. was 
formed and the following officers were elected; 
Pros. - De Witt O. West. Vice-P ic*. I,ocas 
Bickford. IVeas. George M. Brooks. Director*— 
CharesB. Rlee, ltutsou Rea, Delos Mills, K. Col¬ 
lins Kellogg, Henry K. Smith, William Ooutre- 
mont. Jonathan N. Pulton, A. R. Gebbio, Nich¬ 
olas Boshart. 
flrynn, Texnn, Ag. and Merit. Vhh’ii. The Lono 
Star State, alive to her best interest, bus held a 
Htate Fair for 1870, aud we have now to chroni¬ 
cle it district. Society with officers as follows: 
Pros.— Col, Harvey Mitchell. V(ce~Pree'ts.— 
Col. K. Ford, Col. J. 8. Proctor. Itec See. M. 
Stork Ion. Cur. See. -tl. A. Blauford. Treaa.— 
II. M. Moore. 
Cuba Valley Polut, IV. V., Ag. ami Merit. Hoc.— 
At a recent meeting of this Society the follow¬ 
ing officers wero elected: /his. 17. !>. LOVE- 
tunciK. Vice.-l'res.— S. It. Comint Treat,—J. A. 
Story. Sec. G. H. Swift. Marshall Gabriel 
Bishop. (Jell. Supt.— Jos. Truax. The Fair of 
this organization is to bo held at Cuba, N. Y., 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
ASTHMA. 
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thousands Of sufferers. The certificates which ac¬ 
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power, even in the most severe cases. 
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