•‘PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT." 
MOORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
tiib great illustrated 
RURAL, LITERARY AW FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
2>. D. T. MOORE, 
Conducting Editor and Proprietor. 
CHAS. D. BRAGDON, ANDREW 8. FULLER, 
Associate ICditors. 
HENRY S. RANDALL, LL. D., * 
Editor or the Department of Sheep Husbandry. 
X. A. WILLARD, A. M., 
Editor of tire Department of Dairy Husbandry. 
T. HART HYATT, 
Editor or the Pacific Coast Department. 
DANIEL LEE, M. D., 
01 Tennessee, Southern Corresponding Editor. 
REV. W. F. CLARKE, 
Editor or the Canadian Department. 
MARY A. E. WAGER, 
Editor of the Domestic Economy Department. 
Term*.—Onlv *1,50 pot Volume of 2(i numbers. 
orS.f for Year of ,VA numbers. To Club* and Agents 
Volume: Five copies for *7; Heven, and one 
free to club iijront, tor Ten and tints Dec. tor 
113 . 50 - only ♦l.i!o pur etspy. Per Vcn r • Five_ copies 
tot *11: ... one free to agent. for *19; I on. 
und one free, for #35-only $3.50 for copy, An we 
pre-pay Aiuorlcnn puwtugO, $2.70 Is the lowest 1 early 
rate to Canada and *L50 to Europe. Remittances by 
Draft. P. O. Money Order, or Registered Letter, may 
be made at the risk ot thu Publisher. 
AliVKiuiHtMO — tn*id«. 75 nent* per line, A ode 
space; Outside. #1 nor llne.euciilnscrilun. I nr Lx- 
lit Ihm'Liv und < utn JMid :i luul. BpOillll lit HI 
Ijiisineis Notions, #1.50 i.nd Fi a lino. No advortlse- 
lucut um«rto<l fur John tlinti t>- 
National Live Stock Journal —Devoted to Im¬ 
provement in Stock and the Interests of stoclra 
Itaisers. Published monthly by Geo. W. Rust 
& Co., Chicago, IU., at $2. 
Western Stock Journal —A Monthly for tlio 
Farm.—By J. H. Sanders A CO., Sigourney, 
Iowa, at $ 1. 
The Practical Planter —Devoted to Agriculture, 
Horticulture. Manufacturing, Mining. Ac. Pub¬ 
lished monthly by Titos. DaRUES & Co., Mem¬ 
phis, Tenn., at $1.50. 
American Farm Journal -Devoted to Farm. 
Garden and Homo Interests. Published month¬ 
ly by Miller, Locke A Co., Toledo, Ohio, at 
76 cts. a year. 
The Lancaster Farmer—A Monthly Journal, 
devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture. Donnwtio 
Economy and Miscellany. By Wylie & Uiiikhi, 
Lancaster, Pm., at $1.25. 
Texas Farmer —PublUbed monthly at Hender¬ 
son. Texas—$1A0 a your. 
Mississippi AfricvUurUst -Monthly by John II. 
Mxllek, Meridian, Miss., at $1. 
—Such is our list of comparatively new re¬ 
cruits to Rural Journalism, and wo think it in¬ 
cludes all wo rooolVC which have not boon pre¬ 
viously noticed In the Rural. Wo wish all suc¬ 
cess, and regret that wo have uot space for a 
more ox tended notice of euoh. 
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AGRICULTURAL ETHICS. 
school, (which differs widely from the school of 
Twkkp,) represent* a constituency frtrongly and 
uniformly Republican, and is utterly inmpable 
or becoming the tool or Jobber# and plunderers. 
The HcpuMleans ask nothing of this legislature 
Mil a fair und equal apportionment of the ewe 
for reMresentutJYC® in Congress# wo 
cannot doubt, tbev would obtain from any com¬ 
mittee appointed by Mr. Randall. Lot us lm\o 
no bargains, no compromlaea, but a concentra¬ 
tion ol tbo Republican vote on that Democrat 
wlu>#o character and career give assurance tout 
he would treat ns justly. That mau wo believe 
to bo Henry S. Randall." 
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SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 1870. 1,1 
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THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS. 
The Agricultural Press of America is annual- 1 
ly augmenting in popularity and inlluenoo—be¬ 
coming ft greater power in the land. Tbo jour¬ 
nals devoted to tbo interests of Rural and kin- w 
di ed pursuits,-Agriculture, Hortieulture, Stock » 
Breeding, &c., &o.,-arc increasing lu numbers, 
and improving In ability and style, nil over the u 
country. This Indicates the progressive lUtoUl- p< 
gonco und enterprise of the great Industrial 81 
and Producing Glasses, and Is one of the most ,J 
encouraging signs of the times and age. True, 11 
there have been many slgmil failures In ostib- 1 
lishing Rural Journals—notably Jn this .state, ' 
where nearly a score of failures have occurred h 
for every success during the past t wenty years B 
—yet the Agricultural Press is constantly gain- a 
ing, and espccin lly since the close of our great L 
Civil War. At this all good citizens should re- f 
joice, for every well conducted Agricultural 1 
Journal beuolits the People and Country. And ■ 1 
no honorable member of Dio brotherhood of 4 
Rural Journalists will exhibit a selfish or Islt- ^ 
maolitiah spirit toward contemporaries, and 
particularly now comers, so long as the field Is 1 
ample and such n small proportion ol the farm- 1 
ors and horticulturists of the whole country 1 
take oven ono paper devoted to tlielr Interests. 1 
For ourselves, wo have always rejoiced at tbo 
accession of zealous and honorable recruits,— 
giving each and all cordial welcome to the fra¬ 
ternity of Rural Journalism. 1 f wo havoof lato 
omitted to promptly gicd new comers, 1L has 
not been luteniioual, uud wo now make amends 
by enumerating all new journals wo recede 
which have not already been noticed In the Ru¬ 
ral giving title, terms, uud other particulars, 
so iltnl those of our readers desiring to subscribe 
in iy do so without lurihor information. 
Tic South - Land - Devoted to Agriculture, 
Horticulture, Manufactures, Literature, Sci¬ 
ence, and Social Progress. Published woody by 
t.ie o.iuni-Laud Co., New Orleans, La., at $3 a 
year. 
Tuc Plantation- Devoted to the interests of 
Asrriculiure, Rural Economy, und the be::dll of 
the People. Published weekly; $3 a your. Ad. 
mesa “The Plantation," Atlanta, Gu. 
The Carolina Fanner and Mamina Star — A 
"Weekly for the Farm and Fireside. Published 
by n m. 11. Bernard, Wilmington, N. C., ut $3 a 
year. 
Willamette Planner—Published weekly at Sa¬ 
lem, Oregon, by A. L. Stinson - $;!.50 a j ear. 
Home. Farm and Orchard—Published weekly 
by A. A. Bensel, Newburgh, N. Y., at $1. 
The Western Pomuloffist —Pomology, Garden¬ 
ing, Forestry, Horticulture, Rural A rollilecture, 
Bees. Published monthly by Mark Miller, 
Dos Moiues, Iowa, at $1 a year. 
The Western Gardener—Devoted to Horticul¬ 
ture, Arboriculture and Rural Affairs. Month¬ 
ly-$1.50 a year-by Dr. W. M. Howsley, Leav¬ 
enworth, Kansas. 
Western AffrlCUUurlsl— Devoted to the Inter¬ 
ests of t he Western Farmer. Published month¬ 
ly uy T, Butter worth, Quincy, HI., at 75 cts. u 
year. 
Arkansas Aarlcultural and Mechanical Journal 
-Published monthly by J. A Duffie & Co., 
Little Rook, nt $3. 
The Rural Cfarelinfan-Publishod monthly by 
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Charleston, 8. 
■ C„ nt $2. 
. Tic Southern Agrtc-uUurist—Davot cd to the 
Farm. Garden, Manufactures, Orolmrd, Stock 
A Yard, and the Mechanic Arts. Published lmmtli- 
& ly by Thomas J. Key, Louisville, Ky., at $2. 
L Tnc Southern Uurticulturisl—A Monthly Jour- 
i n: ,l devoted to tlie Horticultural Interests ol" the 
k South. By II. A. Swasey, M. D., Yazoo City, 
V Miss.—$3. 
There aro a groat man}' good, couscioutious 
people who are sorely puzzled as to what it is f 
right for them to do. They live sad lives. The <■ 
effort to regulate themselves reveals to them ( 
their intimate relutioiiB to other people whoso i 
right or wrong acts they cannot control, and yet ^ 
for which they feel, in some degree, responsible, t 
Fur Instance, hero comes a letter from Seth , 
Stoddard, asking: What shall 1 do '! l havo 
two hundred bushels of nice barley, for which 
I atn offered a good price by a mail who will, I t 
know, convert it into beer. I am a temperance 
man. I try to live a consistent, Christian life. ] 
And this question of whether it is right for me t 
to raise anything oil my farm that may bo used t 
to injure the human family, lias often arisen in l 
my niind: and thou, raising It with no other * 
purpose than to supply lood to tho human j 
family in some shape, ought 1 to dispose of it to 
men who will convert It into a stimulant which 
I believe will be an Injury to my fellow man? i 
What would you do?” 
What we would do has nothing to do with 
what our correspondent ought to do. To every 
mau Is given Individuality of action. Few men 
think alike, believe alike, or perform the same 
act. with the Mime motives. What we may con¬ 
scientiously think l ight, another may as con¬ 
scientiously believe wrong. If a man takes up- i 
on fits shoulders the whole responsibility for tho 
injury the production of any crop may do to his 
fellows, he will never bo free from a heavy 
burthen. Because the grapes a man grows aud 
sends to market may bo converted into wine, 
should lie cease to grow and sell grapes, which 
are u blessing to nil who cat them, because he 
believes wine to be an injury to tho human 
family? Corn, and wheat, and rye are convert 
cd Into alcohol. Should tho farmer, who grows 
them for market, exact a nlodgc from tho pur- 
I chaser that none of tho crop shall be placed 
whore it can by any menus become whisky ? 
The answer to these questions must come from 
the grower hlmselr. w,e have no moral or other 
right to judge and condemn another for any 
uct; wo may condemn the act and decide for 
ourselves whether it would be right or wrong 
for us to perform a similar one; but When It 
comes to establishing u code of ethics for others 
wo must bog to be excused. Nor is it important 
to the public to know what we would do in tho 
ouso named. Wo should dislike to Influenco in 
either direction; for wo should be, perhaps, us 
likely to influenco wrong as right; for In all 
such manors wo regard wrong and right rela¬ 
tive and not absolute terms; thut Is, what we 
might, regard wrong for us to do, another might 
’ regard right for him to do; and since both arc 
fintto beings, tho human judgment of one is as 
’ likely to err as that of the other. 
r Wo havo never discovered any profit growing 
L out of tlm discus-ion of such questions where 
parties to it dogmatically undertook to define 
f what is right and what wrong. Discussion witli- 
out dogmatism or sell-asserted infallibility may 
help others to see more Clearly; bu t. we have no 
^ such supremo faith in our own infallibility, 
J either of knowledge or judgment, as to dare to 
i assume to give to the country a ticatiso on 
Agricultural Ethics. 
The Prr*i has always been most kind and nr*- 
preoIatJvo lu noticing the Rural New-Yorker, 
and of late, particularly, vre ha ve often had oc¬ 
casion to bow low in grateful acknowledgment. 
But here comm Brother Meehan, of that 
prince of Horticultural Journals, the Gardener’s 
Monthly, and talks of our “ infatuation,” Jud as 
though our motto wasn't “ Excelftrrr,” and wo 
didn’t mean to “fill tho bill" of its glorious In¬ 
tent and meaning. If friend Meehan thinks us 
Infatuated because we have added a “California 
Editor," wbat ha# ho to say about tho more re¬ 
cent accession toonr Staff of A. S. let,LEU, C. 
V. Riley, and General-but we will reserve 
that. “ right bower” a little longer, lest even our 
readers think there la “too much of a good 
thing” all at <moo. Meantime we “ reckon " tho 
Rural for 1871 will be honestly worth. In read¬ 
ing matter and Illustrations, it* mil subscription 
prlco. ir not as valuablo to any level-headed 
man or family as several ordinary papers. But 
hero Is what tho Gardener’s Monthly has the 
temerity to write and print: 
The Rural Nuw-YOrkkr has added » “ Oali- 
fmnla F.din*r“ to its regular staff. How many 
editors it takes to million good |hiper will soon 
lx a question. Tbo Rural has always been a 
first-eiai<3 weekly—if not on the top ot The class 
in Us special lino or combining nil things, it 
Beams to have an Idea that thereill a '■lassbf'- 
V i,i>d the best, wlilob it may Dually reach if it 
trb'-. We can at least, but admire *he effort; 
however much we may pity the Infatuation 
which attempts it. 
County vs. Town Fair*.—The Maine Farmer 
gfiy S A change in the general system of Agri¬ 
cultural Fairs seems to be taking place not 
only In our own State, but throughout New 
England. Tho practice of holding town or local 
shows, Is one which is becoming very general, 
and it. Is one also which seems to satisfy tho peo¬ 
ple quite as welt as tbo Jqilrs ot the regular in¬ 
corporated Societies. Where they can be made 
tributary to the County Societies, we think 
highly of the holding of these town shows; but 
if they are made to Interfere with, or detract 
from tho Interest of the former, we believe the 
support and oucourngementshould by all means 
be given to tho Society which receives State aid 
for the promotion of its objects.” In our Judg¬ 
ment it is one or the bestindicutionsof progress 
that local town Societies are becoming more 
popular, and arc detracting from the interest 
Olt In County and State Fairs. Every Fair, 
whether County or State, is largely a local Fair, 
dependent for Us character uud excellence upon 
the farmers, artisans, &C„ in the Immediate 
neighborhood. Iu every county there are hun¬ 
dreds of farmers Who <ro never attracted to a 
Cmmty Fair, hold remotely from them, who will 
attend, exhibit at. and become Interested lu a 
Town Fair. In our o^fnlon Slat® appropriations 
would far mora aviseiy and equitably ex¬ 
pended if they were given to encourage the 
formation of local Club# and Societies, Instead 
of being placed In the bands of a ring, us they 
too often are, who cflro lees about agriculture 
and agriculturists, and more about personal in¬ 
terests aud aggrandizement. 
while feeding, and 65” for spinning. The climate 
in spring aha summer should be dry, and not 
subject to sudden changes. 
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••Ml Vernon” Pcnr.— In our last issue, Nov. 
19, page 332, wo acknowledged the receipt of a 
box of Beurro d’Albret pears, from a source un¬ 
known to us at the time. To-day, Nov. 17, there 
turns up on our tabic a letter from \V.S. Little, 
Rochester. N. Y., dated Nov. 4, who writes that 
be scuds us a small box of “Ml. Vernon ” penra. 
asking ub togive our “opinion of this new pear.” 
Since wujiavo received uootber pear, (and there 
was nothing on the package to indicate whence 
I it came nor what it was,) wo ooncludo that the 
pears wo named Beurro d’Albrot, were those 
sent us by Mr. Little. If so, we aro inclined to 
think, (and this is l he first time wo have seen tho 
fruit of iho "Mt. Vernon,”) thatBcurred’Alhret 
and “ Mt. Vernon ” are identical. At least there 
is a st rong resemblance. No matter what name 
it is called, its quality is “very good." But it 
will be interesting to know whether it Is " new ” 
or not. 
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A Georgia Opinion about Racing nt Fnlr*.— 
i The editor of the Plantation, Atlanta, Ga., re¬ 
garding the State Fair hold at that place last 
month, says: 
“ Tlw horse races and hnrao excitement, won't 
do at ail. Li t us stop this, and stun ft complete¬ 
ly. The men are ail crazy over the horse con- 
testa. and tic- women me absolutely mad about 
them. Nothing draws iu competition with tho 
race*. The plowing mutch, which should have 
n 11 rac-tol more people to it. and occasioned more 
Intcrctu then any other Incident of the Fair, 
imd about <>no hundred witnesses. Cause, horse. 
All over llio country, we notice from our ex¬ 
changes u rebuke of this waste of t-lmo and mis¬ 
use of occti- 4 ion Is being made. Let us come 
down to business boreal ter, and leave the racing 
to tho horse clubs." 
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The Kugnr Beet Prop at Chntuwsrdi, lit., we 
learn from the Prairie Farmer, has been har¬ 
vests] in good condition and is of good quality, 
yioldlng, so far as manufactured, a fine percent¬ 
age of sugar. Our readers will remember that 
the above named plaoc is i be point where exten¬ 
sive and costly experiments in beet sugar manu¬ 
facture have been conducted for several years. 
The result but. t.bown abundance of sugar iu 
American grown beets; but tho conditions of 
success have not been fully met ut Chattsworth, 
aud so far the experiment, has been a llnauclal 
failure. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Dr. Randall for Speaker of iho A«w*mhly.—Last, 
week wo announced that Iho Hen. Henry 8. 
Randall. LL. D., one of tho Editors of this 
Journal, had been elected to the Legislat ure of 
New York—not by a party, but tho People,— 
and quoted what the leading Democratic! organ 
said thereupon. We have since learned that. Dr. 
Randall entreated tho Nominating Convention 
to accept Ins declination, but tho members were 
hard-hearted und insisted—and tho result was 
his election by an overwhelming majority in a 
district, usually some 2,000 the oilier way In poli¬ 
tics. And now the Doctor—who lia^ hold higher 
offices, among others Secretary or Shite —is 
nominated, by botli parties, rm- Speaker, and wo 
fear bis popularity and well known ability and 
integrity will place him in that enviable but 
arduous and responsible position. The New 
York Tribune, tho leading Republican journal, 
pays this tribute to Dr. Randall’s incorrupti¬ 
bility and st raigltt forward ness—a compliment 
to a political opponent as rave as it is Just and 
merited: 
“If our new Assembly shall be composed of 
sixty-four Republicans and sixty-four Demo¬ 
crats. wo venture to suggest to the Republicans 
the wisdom of concentrating their votes ten 
Sneaker on Henry S. Randall ot Coitland 
county. Mr. Randall Is a Democrat of tho old 
A Kt. Louts Editor mid Farmer.-In the St. 
Paul Pioneer we find n very readable and com¬ 
plimentary sketch or Col. N. J. Colman of tho 
Rural World, from which wo make the follow¬ 
ing extract, congratulating our good brother 
editor npou having started so well in the path 
“ n om an nldermun up." The writer says: 
“ When ho came. wo6t from Otsego county. N. 
Y . all he possessed was a large capital ot good 
health and determined energy; now he ranks 
among the leading business men of «, Louis. 
Ilu was for two years au alderman of that city, 
bio, boon a member of the Legislature, and 
figured prominently t wo years ago as candidate 
tor Lieu tenant-governor of Missouri, receiving 
the nomination by Reclamation. He is a ready 
speaker and writer, never at want tor a word, 
and in the canvass spoke dally, sometimes twice 
a day for three months never missing nn ap¬ 
pointment, He Ibii business man, an agricultu¬ 
ral editor, and is dreidedly practical. 
is situated about thirty miles south of St . Louis, 
cmnprlBlug. I think, some live hundred acres. 
This Is divided Into vineyards, fruit and stock 
lands. The vineyard comprises about forty 
imrea. Which are patterns ol uoatuoss and pro- 
' Adjohimg the vineyard Is one of the largest 
poach orchards in tbo State, some 6,000 bearing 
trees of the choicest, varieties of fruit. Next to 
tins m ctmrcl cjorne ttf>pl6*i ponrs, &o., of wniOU 
he has an Immense lleld; then blackberries, 
strawberries, raspberries, plums, Ac., in which 
* J ' N c xt ' T v h»l re dM i ni a t o ok farm. Hero] saw that 
the Colonel ts a lover of the UoraOy and he has 
given much attention to tho breeding of fast 
nottera. He bus two flue Ma'lloiis. bothrirea by 
Abdullah, tbo slru Of Gnldsmlih s Maid, and 
about fifty breeding mares and imy qminrii v o 1 
eolis. Hero also are some tine Berkshire, ChCs- 
Uu White, Poland und China bogs. 
Leaving the stook, wo entered tho nursery- 
This, with tbo one ho bus near his residence, five 
miles out of Bt. Louis, comprises.tho largest in 
the Blntu, and contains ft complete stock ol 
cvorvUitng that can bo found In our host con- 
duoteaEstablishments. Col. OolMAN is but 
about forty years of ng«, and bis Industij und 
energy ure worthy of imitation by young men 
of the present gouorulion.” 
The Chicago Tribune publishes industrial and 
agricultural nrt.iclts under the head of “Selec¬ 
tions from the Agricultural Press." In its last 
Issue aro six distinct articles Copied entire from 
tho Rural New-Yorker and notone word of 
credit. Other papers arc credited with articles 
but not this. This Is not the first instance or the 
kind. The past six months or more articles from 
this journal havo been systematically copied 
without credit. Our Western contemporary 
not'd not fear to bo honest, courteous and Just. 
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Report of flic Board of Agriculture ot >cw Jer- 
aey.—li. M. asks us how he can get the last Re¬ 
port of the Board of Agriculture of the Butte of 
New Jersey. We havo never learned that. Now 
Jersey bad a Board of Agriculture; if sUo has, 
wo never heard of a Report made by it. It bus 
two Staid Agricultural Societies, and ono man 
who assorts he is uot Skate Entomologist, and 
that is about the sum of our knowledge on this 
topic. ___ 
The Professor of Agriculture in the University 
of Minnesota, Col. D. A. Robertson, it is an¬ 
nounced, lias resigned his position. Professors 
of Agriculture arc not so plenty us they were 
some Lillies since. Tho fact is, wo have potto 
have a Normal School of Agriculture ami Horti- 
culture In this country, before such “Profes- 
6 0 i >8 “ will bo as plenty as Kit Latin ny bluckber- 
vios aro iu New Jersey la blackberry time. 
green. Yegotntlon starts as soon as tho rain 
comes. Beans mostly harvested, and the corn 
harvest Is in full blast. Beaus anti corn arc the 
principal crops here. Considerable barley is 
grown. Wheat rusts 60 but little is grown as 
yet. Beans, I@1Xc. per lb.; barley and corn, lc. 
per lb.: hay, $10 per ton.: oggs, 35c.; butter, 50c. 
Weather delightful. Very little ruin the past 
year. Not over one week of rainy weather for 
more than a year; altogether, eight or nine 
Inches. Our crops very good. Apple trees that 
did not. bloom until July, will mature some very 
good apples. This cannot, be called an apple 
country. Romo blossoms can bo seen from 
April to November. Often find fruit all tho way 
from the blossom to rtpo fruit on the eatnc tree. 
Peaches and plums do not thrive well. Grapes, 
figs, almonds, oranges, lemons, etc., are more at 
homo.— oj. n. c. 
[For other Season Notes, see page 357. 
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. 
New Hampshire Parmer*' Mn»* Meeting.—We 
loam, from tho Mirror aud Farmer, that:—Ar¬ 
rangements have been made by the Board ot 
Agriculture for a imres meetingof farmers to bo 
held at Eagle Hall. Concord, on Tuesday, and 
Wednesday, Nov. '..’9 and 30. oommoticimr on 
Tuesday at 11 o'clock. Topics for dlstusslon 
bare boon named, and parties invited to open 
tbo debate on each question, after which there 
will bo a free discussion by any gentlemen pres¬ 
ent. Among Ot her topics assigned wc inny name 
the Breeding of Neat Stock: the Breeding and 
Training of Horse#; Indian Corn ami its Ex¬ 
hausting Effects on the Boll; tho 8ftlcur Farm 
Crops und the Purchase<>r Manures; the Drouth 
and the Means Of Remedying Its Effects, bomq 
time will a'.o be appropriated to the quojcct of 
Fanners’ Clubs and County Mass Mootings of 
the Farmers. Tho railroads leading out of Con¬ 
cord, and their branches, will return free all 
persons who present a certificate l nun the Clnur- 
man of the Hoard, that they attended the. meet¬ 
ing. It is proposed to hold similar meetings m 
! each county of tho State, provided there is sut- 
. ficieut interest to sustain them. 
American Bee Keeper*' Convention.— At the 
• semi-annual meeting of flic Northeastern Beo 
Keepers* Assocln t iou, n call was issued l >t a Con¬ 
vention t<> be holdeii at Cincinnati, O., February 
' 8th and 9th, IS7L For tbo purpose of forming 
• State organizations, and tbo ejection ol delegates 
to tho Cincinnati meeting, conventions have 
been colled for tho following Slates as noted 
. herewith; _ 
1 Kentucky, Lexington.Dec. 13 
, Wisconsin, Madison.Dec. 14 
1 Vermont, Rutland..D cc - D 
towa, Dos Moines. .Dec. H 
Massachusetts, Worcester.Dec. h 
Minnesota, Mankato.... Doc. it 
^ Other Flute*, Terri tore# aud Provinces are ju- 
- vited to hold Conventions and send delegates to 
, the Americau Convention, us u full representa¬ 
tion from every one is desired. 
The Foot un<l .Mouth Disease is spreading with 
ulannlug rapidity, according to the English pa¬ 
pers, in England. We note this us a caution to 
<>ur readers who may be about to import or pur* 
chase imported stock. 
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A Conundrum.—A Michigan subscriber writes: 
“Will a man weigh more after eating three 
pounds Of food tluiu before so doing? Please 
answer, and settle a dispute." Try It, decide 
and settle. r)| 
House Pula ting.—C harles White la informed 
that be can obtain a valuable work on “ Plain 
and Decorative House Painting "by remitting 
$L75 to this office. 
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Credit. —For the Illustration of “Tho Art of 
Tying Knots," on page 351, wo are indebted to 
the courtesy of the Scientific Americau. 
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THE SEASON. 
[W* want lnforinMlUm, briolly, caocnuiiig tiiu muoii, progr«» of 
tho work, tempor»tur«, auy,, juici* of hum produce, ttock, tutor 
und hutd,, nod eoreful m(Iuii,(s of iho amount of grain mid number 
of mmnalu on hood for mile, no comparfci with previous seasons, for 
puhlirnliou UBdor this hend.—Eos. Runs.!.. I 
American Silk Manufacture.—Wo find the fol¬ 
lowing In the Boston Commercial Bulletin. The 
facts me of great interest, and we trust will 
stimulate to further efforts in this country to 
supply the raw material for our own manufac¬ 
turers. Here is a field lor uuomployed women, 
which ought to bo occupied: 
In the Northern States, raw silk is now mantra 
fa ci u red on n very extensive scale. Dress goods, 
rinboira. velvet*, and trimming# are produced to 
the value of ai.out JIO.ihKi.ouO. In this city the 
bushier is every year lncriuwlug, nod there arc 
now fifty establish monte tor the munufaetureot 
velvets/ Even In KansuS a silk velvet nmnulao- 
t„rv has been started in Franklin county. Tlie 
ostJililishuicut is owned by M. Boissiere, and from 
each loom, nuumged by one t.penitor, is turned 
out :»,) yards of silk nor day. It, ts non«emplated 
tn M. Boissiere lo and to hi# oilier business the 
innmi f.iouire of sewirig silks. tns«pls, i rimmmgs, 
ii(. etc. The supplies nf raw silk are obtained 
t l oiii atruad until such limes as they can be tur- 
ntshed from our native industry. It \* «*ui»ttted 
that an acre of land will grow irom 000 to K0U 
mulberry trees In a proper manner. These trej«, 
when four years ol*i, should yield anfficieiit 
leaves to feed from 120.000 to 140,000 worms, pro¬ 
ducing annually from 350 to 400 ounces of egg6, 
worth from eight to ten dollars per ounce. The 
worms require a warmth ot lor Uatchuig, io 
Carthage*, Mo., Nov. IO.— Since August 13th it 
has boon quite wet. The first frost to damage 
anything was on the 31st of October. Crops 
generally good. Corn, 60c.; wheat, 80o.(Si$l; 
apples, S 0 o.@$l; potatoes, (Irish,) 75c.; sweet, 
75c.; turnips, 25e.; butter, 10c,; eggs. 20c.; beef, 
8@.15o.; cows, $25&50; horses, £f*X4150.-J. J. 
Flul Rock, Shelby Co,, Uni., Nov. 7,—This sea¬ 
son has boon a favorable one. Corn, our main 
crop, good beyond expectation. Wheat good, 
yiold large; fall sowiug looks well. Barley 
yielded well — as high as 60 bushels to the acre. 
Cora is commanding 35c.; wheat, $t; barley, 
90c.; hogs plenty, at $6.50, und dull. Potatoes a 
blank almost. The Colorado bug ate them raw, 
saving us the trouble of cooking. Oats short, 
mono selling; don't know what they aro worth. 
Hu tier, 30c.; eggs, 20c. Weather warm and 
pleasant — fine for gathering corn aud doing 
full work generally.—0. a. i*. 
Luncoeier, Pa., Nov. 1».—The first frost ap¬ 
peared on the 7th of this month; but iu tho 
middle Of the day it is pleasant up to to-day. 
Apples aud poaches were not very plenty; ap¬ 
ples sell for $3.50 per bbl.; pears a good crop; 
grapes ditto, lu some parts of the county, corn 
busking is done; price, UO&VOc. pur bushel; 
wheat, $1.30@1.35; land sells at $175@)00 per 
acre.— j. g. k. 
Carpintorin, Santa Barbara Co., Cal., Nov. 3. 
—Ten clays ago we had a little vain, so the grass 
and volunteer grain begins to look beautifully 
The lllnmirl llorilCwUnral Soviely will meet 
at St. Joseph, Mo„ Nov. J»th-30th, and Dec. 1st. 
There will be reports from the following stand¬ 
ing committee:—F.ntomology, C. V. Riley, Dr. 
J. G. Norwood and Dr. H. 8. Hull; Flowers, M. 
G. Kern. Clara. Cannon, J, JLTloo and Prof. O. 
Hoot; Orchards, JHehurd Barron. .T. Snotloker, 
J.J. Kelley and F. W. Bowen ; Vegetables, Dr. 
Spalding, F. F. Fine and t\ in. Harris; Bees, A. 
E. Trabue. T. It. Allen and O. A. A. Gardner. 
The following gentlemen have kindly Consented 
to furnish essays:—On the Moteorologlc Effect# 
of Forests. J. II.Tien; GraftingihoGrano Vlne, 
8 r. G. M. Dewey; ScicnUHcCulture, T. It. Allen : 
rnamcntal Gardening, M. a. Kom; Artificial 
Fertilization of tho Bee, L. C. Wailo; Hints on 
Wine Making, Geo. HusmunO. 
Writ Oxford Co., .Ml*., Ag. )*oc. — At the an¬ 
nua) exhibition, Oct. 11, IS, and lit, this Society 
elected the following offices: Pres. -James 
Walker. Fryebutg, Vke-Pret.— John L. lUm- 
ball. Hiram. Nre.-D. Lmvell Lamson, l iyeburg. 
Trens. -T. C. Ward, Fryeburg. Trust cch - An¬ 
drew Buzzell and laiwi., Howe. Fryeburg; Jas. 
E. Hutchins, Ixivell; Samuel Stlekucy, Urown- 
tiold ; T. 1. Pingree, Denmark ; 1. J. Huley. Stow; 
) Wentworth. Hiram; James Garland, loiter; 
Aaron Jones, Sweden- 
The Knn«n« Stole Hort. bnc. will hold its 
fourth annual muotlugln the town of Manhat¬ 
tan on the 6tli, 7th and 8ih of December. lbiO. 
All State or Local Horticultural Societies are 
most earnestly invited to send delogatos, and ult 
persons Interested iu tho object ol the meeting 
will be cordially welcomed. C. B. Lines, i res. j 
G. C. Brackett, Sec. 
The Madison, »is,, llort. *<>«'. elected, Nov. 
4tb. tho following officer* for the ensuing year: 
Fr«.—W.T. Leitcii. V'iec-Prcs'ts.-V. U orihmg- 
ton and T. Brown. Trow.—Geo. A. Mason. Lor. 
Sec., Dr. Jo#. Bobbins lire. See.-Q. C. Morrow. 
Director* —Dr. Jod. Hol»l>in6, J. 1. btovous, 11. M. 
Lewi#, J. Gripper, N. J. Moody. 
Douglas Co., Kan., Hurt., Soc. — Officers for 
1671: Proa.—P. P. Phillips. Treas.— G. J. Dalue. 
, Sec.-James Christian. Lawrence, Kan. Meets 
the first Saturday in each mouth. 
BUSINESS NOTICES. 
i To Cure A Cough, Cold or. Sore Throat, uso 
, BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. 
--- 
HIC0L & DAVIDSON, 
f 686 Broadway, near Great Jones Si., 
3 3NKW YORK, 
Raving engaged tlielr broach Good# before tho war 
interfered with the nuinulucturora. are offering 
AT VERY LOW PRICE*4 
300 PACKAGES OF WRITE CHINA. DECORATED 
CHINA. GLASSWARE. It ISA I. BRONZES, COM- 
of POSITION BRONZES. CLOCKS. MANTEL SETS, 
or JAKDINERES, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS. RISQUE 
» r FIGCRES, Ac. 
or Al so of our own manufacture, 
CUTLERY, SILVER-PLATED WARE AND GAS 
, t FIXTURE#. 
ILLUMINATED CHANDELIERS AND GAS 
FIXTURES, 
18 ‘(a specialty by our own artlfat.) 
1 ’ in all colors to match furniture and reoin decorations. 
Agricultural Book#.— Now that, tho long even¬ 
ings, und eeasou of leisure for Ruralisra, are at 
bund, wo cull attention to our revised list of 
Books on Agriculture, Horticulture, h'lial. 
Architecture, Ac., on page 359 ot this paper. 
will be Been by reference to tho advertisement,^ 
any of tho works named will bo sent, post-paid, 
on receipt of price. Tho list comprises a great 
variety of vuluablo books on various branches 
of Agriculture aud kindred topics,—but if auy 
of our readers desire other works, cither Amer • 
can or foreign, we will supply them at the 
lowest rates. We will ul&o answer inquiries 
concerning the contents and prices of books on 
Other subjects, and furnish the same at he 
usual rates. Though our uuiiu object ". keeping 
a stock of books Is tkouocommodution of Rural 
readers, ueur und distant, wo purpose to till an 
orders us promptly, and on as luvorable tciiue, 
as any Otlior dealer or publisher. 
■ - 
Elcctrotypei of Engraving#. — We ag.mi 1C 
Publishers, Nurserymen, and utliers, thu 
will furnish electros of Engravings given m u « 
RURAL Nkw-Yoiikku promptly and at very iea 
able prices. Nurserymen, Florists, Ac., wish at 
trations for catalogues, circulars, etc., will tin 
collection of Fruits, Flowers. Trees. &c., very lure 
aud fine. Bee advertisement on page U>. 
