PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT 
traveled through the districts affected by drouth 
the present season must have noticed the failure 
of many orchards receiving no care or cultiva¬ 
tion. Only n few days since we visited a tifty acre 
upon a soil scarcely to bo 
uit; butcui- 
past two 
t ions are incongruous, inappropriate and out of 
piaoe.' But they arc not a whit more so than 
fat women, trained monkeys, snakes, faro 
tables nnd sweat-boards. And are they not 
quite as wholesome in their influence? if there 
i3 to be any line drawn, why not make ngricuL 
tural fairs agricultural; if they are not to be 
agricultural, why not pay premiums for the best 
grave diggers and the best undertakers’ wares ? 
Gaines sold a orae colt, by “ Cassius M. Clay 
Jr., out of a “Lexington” mare, for $500. The 
sale vrns made Just alter the coJt had been shown 
a( the Florence Fair.nnd had taken the first.pre¬ 
mium in his own ring, where there were eleven 
contending entries against him; he also took 
the first premium in the sweepstakes rings for 
colts, and is saidjo be as tine a colt as ever was 
shown." w 
Sale of Short-Horn* at lown State Fair.—The 
Iowa Homestead says“The following sales of 
Short-Horn cattle were made at the State Fair 
at Keokuk: —By J. H. Pickrem of Tiiinn-a 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
growers of New Jorsev 
thirty feet of table rc„.. 
crowded with the choicest collections of 
pears, pearl,ea and grapes. Henry Doe & Co" 
Elizabeth, exhibited one bnndred varieties of 
pears; Middlesex Farmers’ Club.- fifty pk,tg 
of apples, and twenty-five do. of pears berrioT 
« nd JoJUl Crane, Union county! 
F V wnn r,e *' e « of ««d ten do. of 
pears. E. Williams, Montclair, fifteen varieties 
of apples and ten of pears; C. II. Earl, Waver? 
U: «fteen vanet.ea of apples and five of peats- 
Michael McDonough, Irvington, twelve varie- 
v^w2L pca, ? : r T * Q ul,1 »’ Newark, twenty-five 
varieties of pears, not lor competition; Wm 
"® v .oe. person, a fine collection or apples! 
peara and peaches; E. Canfield, Newark, six va- 
rleties of pears and four of grapes; Wm. H 
An in? ,T lr'’ fire varieties of pears (very 
fine). .Miss Dodge. Montclair, twelve varieties 
of apples and six of pears; Jss. Van Deventer 
l ri neeton, twel re varieties of- 
Jas. Bishop, New Brunswick, pears"and 
Joseph Quinn, Waverly, six varieties of 
Euwanger & Barry, Uuchester, N. y 
splendid disr’- 
The drouj.l. . 
of vegetables, but the exhibition 
notwithstanding. ' 
Over two hundred ar 
room, four feet wide, wei 
apple 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
IIUJIAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY .NEWSPAPER. 
D. D. T. MOORE, 
Conducting Editor and Proprietor. 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON AND ANDREW S. FULLER, 
Associate Kditous. 
pear orchard, located 
excelled for the production of thisfr 
tivation had been neglected for the 
seasons, and, as might have been expected, the 
drouth was showing its effect, upon tho trees. 
Many were dead and others dying; and none 
yielding half a crop. This is not an isolated in¬ 
stance of failure from neglect, but similar re¬ 
sults may be seen in almost every neighborhood 
throughout the country. There are probably not 
less than t wenty t housand acres of land devoted 
to tho cultivation of the grape on the batiks of 
three or four of the smalt Jakes in Central New 
I oik; and in visiting these vineyards during 
the present autumn, we saw no failures, except, 
through neglect of culture. If every farmer 
and gardener would prepare the soil in a proper 
manner, nnd never neglect after - culture, 
drouths would bring no terror, and failures 
How to Reach the Employment Committee of 
iin- farmer*’ Club,—Those of our correspondents 
who linvoinquired how they should communi¬ 
cate with any Commlttecof the Farmers’Club of 
the American lustftute, are informed that they 
should address 
Secretary Farmers’ Club, 
Cooper Union Building, 
New York City. 
Scribner’s Monthly, soon to bo issued by C. 
Scribner & Co., of New York, undor theeditor- 
slup of in-, j. o. Holland, (Timothy Titcomb,) 
is looked for with much interest, by iiterateurs 
and the public. “Putnam’s'’ aud “Hours at. 
Home”—two notable monthlies—are to be 
merged In the new magazine, which will start 
undor auspices assuring success. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D, 
Editois of tiik Vuv 
nriswKT of Swklp Husbandry, 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., 
Ediiob or the Dkmktmbkt or Duu Husbandry. 
T. HART HYATT, 
Editor or tmk I’Aciric Coast Dspabtmbnt. 
ve varieties of well-grown pears; 
’-pears and grapes; 
r_r::t!- 2 apples, 
• — Rochester, N. Y., made a 
iplay or apples, pears and plums, 
h prevented Hie usually large show 
—:i ..i was creditable 
„ . ., . -- - J- there was also an excellent 
exhibition of grccn-bouseplnntsand cut flowers. 
The Fair at HuniinoniUport, N. Y. 
I Ha ve just returned from a visit to the Fruit 
Growers Fair at Hummnndgport, at the head of 
the vineyard-skirted Kttuka. The days weretha 
29th and 30th of Keptero bor, and owing to the 
threatening and rainy character of the weather 
first day, the attendance, though respect- 
MP *> thru Of former years, and on 
ttie rfttth the rain poured from morning till 
night. Tho show of i ruit wits not equal to some 
^ rears except in grapes -the staple of the 
rraHn”™1" A r,,ua depart ment the exhibition was 
full in var cty and quantity, and in quality, per¬ 
haps, excelled any other. Cafuwbaa and Isabel¬ 
las were in such perfection that the former was 
nearly as dark as the latter; the. Iona riel, and 
pcifecl, and standing ahead of all others, cither 
for tho palate or the press. 
r J he crop is the largest- and best, ripened ever 
produced here, and from the fears that it mav 
overstock the consuming demand, is ruling low 
in price?; for the wing cuMliirs are limited in their 
raw'll ( !^" n<, . nf, * r " 11 thut Uu v can dispose of 
there will be a heavy stock ror the U nit dealers 
and consumers. Yet the fruit is so perfect that 
fi^'.fi'dd'ug, and this fact ought, and 
doujRj®** will, lncnjiiso the demand ns well as 
extend the time within which it must be used. 
I he ram here is copious and timely, for tho 
wl, Penn r«r n ^fr tro nca,ly nl1 
Lorain County, O., Fnir. 
of *, ho ^rllng counties of the 
Buckeye State, and, as was to be expected, the 
Annual hair of theCounty Society at Elyria was 
a gratifying success. In stock and fruit tlm 
show was more than usually full, embracing in 
vT t ff ont8 a ? in,aJs nn<1 bruits that, had 
tho week before received premiums at the Ohio 
t '** W 22 I'. 1 quantity and of the 
best quality graced the tables, arid In implements 
tho *Si n i C l , .V n ?i lo ‘‘ K t! 1en , and render profitable 
the toil Ot the husbandman, claimed a good 
share of attention. The Indies performed their 
,.!i! n " 0 1,1 ’ ‘spiny of their handiwork, all of 
r.!i! ^ w as failiveued and beautified by a pro- 
°/t offerings. The attendance was 
thoii! ^ numorou.K to place the finances of 
the Association in good condition.—n. 
Kalamazoo Co., Elicit., Fnir, 
heid at Kalamazoo, September 23 30. is said by 
the Detroit IVoo Press to have been a very 
pleasant, profitable, and satisfactory Fair The 
number of entries reached 7(X>, emt.racing a full 
line of sheep, cattle, horses, and poultry. Tho 
number ot agricultural implements was vary 
iV.I*’ 0 ! lt , , "V 10 show of fruits and flowers beauti¬ 
ful and abundant, while household and dairy 
products, domestic, manu fact urea, fine arts, sew- 
ing and knitting machines, etc., mode a highly 
creditable appearauce. K y 
.Caledonia (Vt.) Fair. 
The Twemv-nfth Annual Fair of the Cnledo- 
nia County AgricuHurai Society, held at St. 
^?ii nS m ry ’ v r, i8ept. 27 39, was a decided sue- 
Vr vj'tnjttar-r was all that could bo desired 
ly Fair. Lho Show of stock was unu¬ 
sually large and meritorious, embracing, as it 
did, some of the best blood in the county. 
Nearly 1,000 entries appeared on the Secretary’s 
Donkg. It was estimated rHut from C.000 to 8 (Kio 
'fioe.hibitlon.-l.VlHANBoS 
Term*. Only S>1,3U pur Volnmc of 20 namhers. 
orjM pur Year of ,52 number*. To Clubs and Agent* 
-per Volume: Five copies for »7; seven, and one 
c " 1 ' nse " t ' fo ' Ten and on© free, for 
»U.60-only tJ.Zo per copy. Per Year: Five coping 
for fll; Seven, und one free to agent, for flD; Ten 
and one free. f., r |»-only fW per copy. As we 
pre-pay America,, postage. U. 7U i* Lite lowest Yearly 
rate t" Canada and FI.50 to Kuropu. Jtemlttancea by 
Draft, I O. Money Order, or Registered hotter, may 
be made at the risk of the PoMialmr. 
AnvjCRTIBlNo Jiisldo. 75 cents nor line Aa-hIa 
tra C DiKT.h!t' , L rt< !i f* !’ or lln ”-'naertlon. KorVxt 
tra pisplay and ( i|ts,n prlunand a Imlf. special and 
Business Notices, f 1.50 and f'4 a line. No advertise 
incut User,I.,I .1 i' ato uuyorilse- 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES, 
New York .Stale Fair—Last Day. 
IMPLEMENTS, 4C. 
.Friday, the last day of tbo Fair, but few 
visitor* were upon the grounds, for the rain 
f t a J cnr,y ’ nntl continued to fall 
♦ he ra.! 1 fi" crt, fi3sion all day. The receipts for 
*20 nm ■ c «5 r ?T& UB c!lays amounted to upward of 
720,000, and so the misfortune of rain the last 
day was not regarded of much account—except, 
P-rfiapa. by exhibitors, wltohad a wet, bad time 
in getting off t heir goods. 
J»oxiT brief synopKis of the show, we spoke of 
Hie department ot Machinery and Agricult ural 
I V Mill* A I I tin c-.tunin,. ----A. . r .a 
Life Insurance.—From J. H. and C. M. Good- 
skll, 156 Broadway, N. Y.; We have received 
Hu-Fifteenth Annual Iteport. of the Insurance 
Commissioner of Maasachusette, relating to 
Life and Accident Insurance. It is a document 
worthy I he attention of every person insured 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
Not Quite J Tiic New York Citizen and Ro, 
faille, an able and usually accurate liter 
journal, says Moork’r RuralNlw-York 
the leading paper of its dims, both in charm 
and circulation, has been bought by Mr. Ojiai 
J nim, and will henceforth be conducted mi 
his supervision." 
Our contemporary is probably correct in si 
mg the Rural “ tlio leading paper Of Us, clut 
imt the assertion that it has been bought by 
party named is certainly untrue. We have l 
many tempi ing offers for this Journal, or an 
tcrest therein, but have always declined,—a 
its present condition and prospects are si 
that wo have neither occasion uor inclination 
change our base in that regard. After nea 
twenty-one years of almost const,,n, i„> 
Impleuu-nt.s (1 , one of ^he pXts of' tZ 
i'V i 1 "’ "f department, both in variety and cx- 
cilotico ot articles, was, without, doubt, the best 
t hat has ever boon imd at our State Fairs. 
. /'‘ddetnent Trial, occurring as it did im- 
The fair*,—If, s H practically impossible to find 
space to notice the many excellent exhibitions 
made throughout tho country as we desire to 
do. Wo notice such as we can find space for. 
and regret that we cannot mention others 
equally worthy of mention. 
mediately previous to the 
crease largely the show in 
I.ut. a nnScoable feature i„ LU 
and ono which may be said to ha 
former shows, was the better w 
more substantial character 
implements exhibited 
(arm implements, 
in this department, 
.five excelled all 
orkmanship and 
K^LSSSmSSt"^ 
dentlv trying to excel in this 
J'?* one of the host s,„un-mo 
forth the good qualities of « mncbln© l 
liable to Kt'of Rt ^« n l A u ™We, kpdnot 
tying the construction 
parts most exposed to wear 
Placed and at trilUng cost. , Iie 
lor instance, wo, notice all these features 
moat to a marked da— . 
while in addition, by u series 
mold boards, may be varied into 
ns to suit the work at hand 
plows received the highest 
piement trial we !....; .. 
than that their display 
attracted great attention 
and Remington’s i.;. 
line of implements. 
Tit ere w«r 
horse hoet .. . .. 
Iday in grain drills. The horse 
and r;-' ;•_ 
ing machines,’potato*' tUggen. 
SATURDAY, OCT. IS, 1870 . 
.-evi- 
regard, nnd they 
arguments in Betting 
y or lmple- 
NOTICE TO EVERYBODY! 
MOORE’S RURAL 
THREE MONTHS FREE! 
And again in so va- 
Uf implements that the 
may be easily re- 
Among the plows 
,7" - ! Pt’Oin- 
•greem the Holbrook plow, 
by a series or adjustable 
" “'to throe forms so 
As the Holbrook 
premium at the itu- 
iV' i UClt rcfer to fhom further 
on the grounds justly 
• The Amos Plow Co. 
also made a large show in this 
a great variety rtf cultivators and 
* "h! , 'ii.' r !p? , ''V i, "’ s ' and a Food dis- 
and Bcparatorg, the mowers imd reapers!* i\hl fi- 
mg maehmes, potato diggers, corn buskers, 
cider mills, feed nutters, &u„ were out in force! 
these have been greatly improved 
rutliin the lust few years. In corn hiudcnm 
THE SEASON, 
THE BEST OEl’EK YET! 
The Thirteen Numhnrn of Ibis Quarter of the 
Kueal Nkw-yohkeh win be sent. Free to all who 
remit *3 for a single copy for 1371, before Dec. 1st- 
aiul to all Club* of ten copies or more, at only F2.50 
each! Apoms will bo aliowod Premiums or Free 
Copies, hk preferred, on Clubs formed ou this binds, 
and should at ouco open the Campaign. 
Don’t forget to note that we thus Give Away 
more papers than any monthly furnishes, for * j to 
$2, in u whole year! nor that the Rural New- 
Yorker is double the size, and contains more 
than twice the number of Illustrations, ot any of the 
small and so-called cheap Rural and Family papers. 
Another Thing.— It is far easier to form a Club 
for this than any other Journal of Its Class, and we 
pay better Premiums. For evidence send for our 
Premium List, and then Start a Club. 
one Thing More.— we want a Dive, Wide-Awake, 
Go-Ahead Club Agent iu every Schoa) District where 
Willi* Creek, Colorado, Sept. 11.—’ 
here has been very dry, even for f 
Potatoes sell at 3@5c. per pound, 
ranches is $30^60 per month.— h. k. i 
W hite Cloud, Itiinuns, Hupt, 28.— 
rain from June 101 h to August 12th. 
potatoes not one-half a crop; small 
an average crop. During tho last J 
rain nearly every day. Wheat, «0 to 
the.; oata, 25c.; barley, 50c,; potatoes. 
10 to 20c.; hams, 20®j25o.; lard, 20c.; I; 
coffee, 25e.; sugar, 12# to 16?ic.—j. j< 
Saratoga Spring*, ferpt. 2.1 
and dry. 
frost yet 
tho trees rapidly; j ’ 
grupes have done well; Adiiondac 
20th; pears plenty; also 
were trees; corn good 
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Inlon.-A correspon¬ 
dent of the Germantown Telegraph is urging a 
Slate Convention or farmers, for the purpose of 
organizing a State and subordinates, and co-ope¬ 
rative county and town Farmers’ Unions, some¬ 
thing after Hie plan of theTmdes’ Union. Talk¬ 
ing of the interests of agriculture in Pennsyl¬ 
vania, he says:—“Confessedly standing at. the 
head of all the interests in this groat Common¬ 
wealth, it is yet, in point of influence, the weak¬ 
est of them nil. This weakness cannot be attrib¬ 
uted to want of intellectual or numerical force, 
for in intelligence the tillers or the soil meat 
least equal to those in any of the other industri¬ 
al pursuits, and In numbers they vary far exceed 
them. This weakness comes from their isola¬ 
tion. In workshops, in mines, and in most or 
ie other pursuits of Jlte, rmm arc masaed, and 
have hourly opportunity for con!Vranee, and 
therefore, naturally act in unison with each oth¬ 
er. Farmers are scattered; their business does 
not, like other callings, throw them together. 
They seldom, if ever, meet in any considerable 
■Weather very hot 
and dry. Streams dry and wells falling. No 
Apples a good crop, but falling from 
. "y; plums plenty and cheap; 
A ripe August 
peaches where there 
very sound and mostly 
gntl.i red; buckwheat not half a crop; light po¬ 
tato crop, hardly enough for family use.—s.s. w. 
Milton, \VI»„ Sept, 26.- No frost yet; corn 
crop full; potatoes almost wholly destroyed by 
the bug and tbo early dry weather. Our Farm¬ 
ers Club had a fair lust evening, and as line a 
show of apples, grapes, tomatoes aud vegetables 
generally as ono often sees at a State Fair even. 
Sugar beet weighing seventeen pounds; Hnb- 
tiard squash, tbtrly-iour pounds; mammoth 
squash, one hundred and fifty pounds; corn 
stalks thirteen feet high, withn ripe ear on it, 
were shown. To-morrow our club show takes 
its place at t he State Fair in Mil waukee.— k. w, x. 
Brighton, Macoupin Co., 111., Oct, I ,—The sea¬ 
son has been dry and hot, but since the middlo 
of August we have had frequent rains, giving 
the farmers an excellent opportunity for plant¬ 
ing winter wheat, of which more than the aver¬ 
age breadth is sowed this fall. Wheat, was about 
a two-third crop in quantity, but excellent in 
quality; hay half a crop; oats a two-thtrd crop; 
corn abundant, both in averago and yield; 
peaches abundant; apples medium; potatoes, 
early, a quarter crop; late promise but lit,tin bet¬ 
ter. Wheat, POe.t&jU.lO; com, old, 55c.; new, 30c.; 
oats, 25c,; potatoes, $1; hay. *8 per ton. Farm¬ 
ers are more and more convinced that it pays 
bettor to turn their grain into beef and pork, 
and large quantities of cattle for feeding con¬ 
tinue to arrive from the West, aud there Is feed 
for more.— e. 
Camden, Oneida Do., N.Y., Oct. 1.— Thertnom- 
etriuul averages lor September :-Highest point, 
attained at sunrise, 16th, OC”; lowest, 12th, 32‘; 
average, 50' 10 1 ; highest point at noon, 2d, 88'; 
lowest, 30th, 58°; average, 74’ 8"; highest point 
at sunset, 9th, 74°; lowest, 11th, 54'; average, 63 0, 
24". Mean temperature tor the month, (t3‘ 3<y . 
There were 21 pleasant days, 6 days rain fell, 
3 days cloudy. Wind west 17 days; east 13 days. 
First lrogt tho 11th. Good cows arc *30: fair 
LESSONS FROM THE DROUTH 
wuo cultivates t.he soil, or bas eyes to observe 
its products, should have learned something of 
value from the drouth that has been so severe 
over a greater portion of the Bus torn States. 
Farmers who are now looking forward to a 
scanty supply of fodder for their ft took next, 
winter, on account of the light crop of hay, 
should seek a remedy and prevent a recurrence 
of the sumo state of things in the future, by 
deepening their soils and making preparations 
for irrigation. Severe as the drouth has been, 
wo have yet to son an aero of land worked fifteen 
inches deep, mid underdrained if requiring it, 
that has not yielded nearly or quite its full 
amount of grain or root crops. If there is a 
Scarcity of fodder next winter, farmers alone 
are to blame, for a deep, rich soil will readily 
withstand any drouth that has ever been known 
on this continent. Those who have large farms 
and have depended upon area of surface for 
their crops instead of depth nnd fertility have 
probably suffered most; and it is well they 
should, inasmuch as some persons heed >■ r>ti ,<n_ 
uaisiognra, Etc., Received. - From ROBERT 
Douglas a Son, Waukegan, III., Wholesale 
Catalogue of Kvorgrecn and Ornamental Tree 
Seedlings, etc.—From Michel Bros. & Kern, 
St. Louis, Mo., Descriptive Catalogue of Im¬ 
ported Holland and HomcGrown Flower Bulbs. 
— From James "Vice, Rochester, N. Y., illus¬ 
trated Catalogue of Hardy Bulbs.—From II. E 
Hooker & Co., Rochester, N. Y., Descriptive 
Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Vines, 
Roses, &c.- From Hovey & Co., Boston. Mass!, 
Descriptive catalogue of Flowering Bulbs, &c.— 
From J. W. Adams, Springfield, Mass., Whole- 
salt* Price List ot Nursery Stock.—.From D. W. 
Rkown. New Brunswick, N. J., Price List of 
.Small Fruits, Seed Potatoes, etc. — From J. 
Wentz & Co., Rochester, N. Y„ Wholesale Cata¬ 
logue of F*’ 1 ' 1 ! and Ornamental Trees, Shruhs, 
&c.— From Wm. K. Nelson, Augusta, Ga., De- 
eoriptivo Catalogue of Fruit Trees, Vines 
Plants, &c. 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
HARVEY FISK. A. S. HATCH, 
bak-.sm *-»**». 
rankers a vn Deali:hs t.v Government 
Secdui i ie.s. No. 5 Nassau street, f 
New \ ork, October!, 1870. j 
The price of the last issues of Five-twenties to-day 
is B6J4— that is, a $1,000 botnt will bring, in cash, *1,105. 
1 be price of Central Pacific bonds to-day i* 902— 
thut Is, a $1,000 bond can ba bought for $!*£i.S0. 
The Central Pacific Railroad is well and’economl- 
caily managed, and its revenues aro large, certain, 
und constantly Increasing, as is shown by the follow¬ 
ing statement of its earnings since Ue beginning: 
]m .$2^,272.39 
p67:::.:;;:i,wS Ml 
8 ,&$ ijggfa 
The carulngn of the main line for the current year 
w ill exceed $8,000,000, and are as follows: 
SSSy.•J' 1 !' 0 . 129,271.16 
M»r™ r . J . u| y .. 784.099.td 
a “hi . August .SOd.010.00 
SepWmber . ^ il3M 
lhe Bonds are dealt in with the same facility as 
Five-twenty bonds, and have a market at all the 
great money centers in the world-mich as London, 
Frankfort, Amsterdam, and at the New York .Stock 
Exchange. We unhesitatingly ndvisn our friends 
ui vxiiioitors uim untnvorabJeness of weather 
;’ c visited the lair grounds on the 28th and 
dfiriVvYw.Fokett at hta office cor- 
da ywelcmnmgaH visitorafn u manner only 
fully appreciated when enjoyed. Frank B. 
chaltors, the eiliemnt Recording Secretary, was 
also performing his arduous duties with a tirecl- 
sion and despatch worthy ot imitation by some 
d wiVi 8 °'+'* ! ! ,in 5°tfi cc ‘ ,s of larger societies. But 
it. will not do to particularize when all were 
doing nobly for tbe promotion of the interest 
°V> he anti satisfaction of exhibitors. 
Tim show of cattle was not very extensive* 
but, in quality it was decidedly superior to thut 
usually seen at county fairs. As the Society 
runs considerably to horse,” having a fine 
course on the grounds, it would naturally fol¬ 
low that good horses and fust cues were abun¬ 
dant; and in tins wc were not disappointed, 
mere were, however, no Dexters among the 
winners ot the several purses, although isome 
of them made very good time. 
The sheep nnd swine departments were only 
nllViwfV™ w »« excellent, showing 
f °i r ia " cy leathers is not con- 
flm d wholly to our larger cities. 
1-runs and vegetables were abundant and 
s i f, ' wtost deficiency appeared to be 
■lim D D.l'n "'’;- u 9 ho'ibt, to an unfavorable 
A i- U VvVni 1U1, 1,1 tlie triHt department 
;, vPj 1 . 1 . 18 F. Fox, a young and promising florist 
ot Reading, made a most excellent display, and 
one worthy nt being imitated by some of his 
cider competitors, 0 
i,flH h nJJ gricul . tur , al , hijldement manufacturers 
had not otcrlooked this city among tho iron 
mountains, and tlieywere there in full force* 
but the hay tedder att racted the most attention! 
it being the first time this implement had ever 
been shown at a Be, ks County Fair, if thereare 
d wu'i’h ll ! 1,ldrod ni the county next season 
tbc manufacturers neglect to 
adveitise in the Rural New-Yorker. 
The New Jersey Fair at Waverly 
Tue twelfth Annual Fair of the New Jersev 
Agricultural Society was held at Waverly. com¬ 
mencing on the 20th ult. The chief and bSt 
feature of this exhibition was the extraordinary 
and fine shew ot fruit by tho practical fruit 
Progress of Life Inmi 
,, „ ri *nce. - The Report of 
the Superintendent of the Insurance Depart¬ 
ment of tho State of Now York, (published by J. 
il. A <J, M. Goodskll,) allows the progress of 
this business by the following figures. January 
1, 1800 there were but 14 Life Insurance t.’om- 
raoif fi '’ NcwVurk .State) having on I standing 
50,(XX) policies, insuring *140,060,000 and ha\ lng 
t0 amount uf *20,000.000. January I, 
r 10 there were G9 Life Insurance Companies do¬ 
ing business in this (N. Y.,) State having out¬ 
standing over 050,000 policies insuring the 
amount of *1,830,000,000 and having assets aggre¬ 
gating *229,000,000. The increase in 1809 alone in 
the Life Companies doing business in New York 
was over *50,000,000-or two und one-half times 
tho total assets of 1800. 
IMPROVED STOCK MOVEMENTS 
in* KWe Hi* following Items mor* ns »n index ot the market 
vnlue ot atnek, and therefore hi « guide for our readers, than for any 
other purpose. We shall he glad to receive report, of sales of cat¬ 
tle, horses, sheep, swine and fowls, with tho names and Address of 
the parties Selling and purchasing, prices paid, and any other infor¬ 
mation of public Interest.—Ena. Rubai Niw-Yobkik.) 
Male Salt;* i n Kentucky.-The Farmer’s Home 
Journal, Sept. 22, says:—Mr. Aroh. Piper, near 
Mays villa, sold at Paris, Ky„ on last County 
Court day, twenty-two head of mules to Dr. H. 
L, Graves of Fayette county, l'or *135.75 per 
head.^ Mr. Samuel Embry of Stanford. Ky„ 
sold 37 two-year-old mules, a day or two ago, to 
Mr. Ramsey, at *125 per head. 
Sale of a Saddle Mare.— A. CLAY Barrow of 
Clark county, Ky., recently sold his three-year- 
old saddle mare by “Diamond," out of “High¬ 
land" mare, to A. H. McCoy, of tho same coun¬ 
ty, for *500. 
Price of a Yearling Ball 
About Baying Land.-C. E„ Springdale, Cedar 
C o., Iowa -We advise yourself and brother to in¬ 
vest your money in land, if it is ever your purpose 
to become farmers. Whether it is best to pur¬ 
chase iu the locality you name or not, we cannot 
say you should buy where yon propose to make 
a permanent home. If the place referred to is 
likely to suit you in this respect, buy there. The 
land once purchased, pinn to make it not only 
a productive but an attractive home. Make it 
the centre of your future. Have one spot, no 
matter what other lands you buy, that is to be 
home you always. Aud that spot should be 
tho first land you purchase. 
same ruio will hold good with all 
other kinds of crops, and the sooner our farmers 
learn that proli table agriculture does not depend 
wholly upon the area of soil cultivated, the bet¬ 
tor it will be for themselves as well as those who 
are dependent upon their labor for food, 
( It is a lamontfible fact, that nine farmers out 
* of every ton undertake to cultivate more land 
L tliau they can properly manage; consequently 
it is in no condition to withstand any extreme, 
j whether it be drouth or a superabundance of 
^ moisture. 
^ Fruit gro wers are not exempt from this species 
L of lunacy which prompts a man to plant more 
’an he can care for, and every one who hns 
NICOL & DAVIDSON, 
686 Broadway, near Great Jones St., 
Successors to E. V. HAUGHWOUT Jc CO., 
offer 
bargains. 
200 WHITE FRENCH CHINA DINNER SETS, 
Second selection, full assortment, $3L 
300 FINE ENGLISH IRONSTONE DINNER SETS, 
Full assortment, $20. 
DECORATED DINNER SETS. l’EA SETS, TOILET 
SETS. GLASSWARE, GAS FIXTURES, BRONZES, 
FRENCH CLOCKS, MANTEL SETS, VASEs! 
PARIAN. SILVER-PLATED WARE. 
tW~ Orders from the Coaulry promptly attended 
to and carefully packed and shipped. 
George M. Bed¬ 
ford of Bourbon, Ky,, lias sold his yearling bull, 
“Kiug of Diamonds," to Evan Young of Mis¬ 
souri, for *500. 
Cassius M. Clay, Jr., Colt Sold.—The Ken¬ 
tucky Farmer’s Home Journal says:—“G eo. T. 
