PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
month. The Commissioner recommends that 
the stamp tax on prepared mustard, sauce and 
sirups, Jains and jellies be abolished. The I eter¬ 
nal Revenue officers have, during the year, 
seized for violations of law, property valued at 
$3,390,871.80, distributed as follows: — Distilled 
spirits, 70,208.148 gallons, worth $1,038,840.54 ; fer¬ 
mented liquors, 1,031,060 barrels, worth $09,617. 
28; snuff, 3,414,2150 pounds, worth $5,602.21; to¬ 
bacco, 171.061,911 pounds, worth $284,071.13; ci¬ 
gars, 4,010,805, worth $1,888,414.18. 
member that if we give one firm’s name and his 
price, we must give the names of all the firms 
who keep the same article. It should be under¬ 
stood tbut we naither mention nor Illustrate 
plants, fruits, Sec., because we grow them and 
want to make a market for them, but for the 
purpose, abstractly, of giving some or our read¬ 
ers knowledge which may yield them both 
profit and pleasure. 
beef, G@7c., retail. Buckwheat sowed at the 
proper time, filled out well, as it generally does 
hero; have heard of nono selling.—w. c. C* 
Amherst Cm, Va„ IVov, 9.— The fall, thus far. 
has been one of surpassing loveliness, and 
though the forests are now denuded of their 
leaves, we have still had no frost. Our gardens 
still afford tomatoes, okra, snaps, and beans, and 
some fruit trees are in bloom. The fly has ap¬ 
peared in the wheat in some localities. The po¬ 
tato crop is 6hort; corn above the average.— 
men of well-known ability. These lectures and 
papers will be followed by short discussions of 
the more important topics upon which they 
treat. All who desire are free to attend and 
participate in the benefit, of these sessions. 
The Mavvarhiiselt* State Board of Agriculture 
hold the usual public meeting ibis year at 
Framingham, Dec. 13—15. when the following 
subjects are appointed for discussionRoads 
and Road Making, introduced by C. I,. Flint; 
Principles of Breeding, with lecture by Prof. 
Law: Marketing Parm Products, opened by A. 
P. Slade; M inutes. General and Special, with 
lecture by Dr. .1. It. Nichols; Field Culture of 
Roots and Vegetables, with lect ure by .1. J. FI. 
Gregory ; FruiL Culture.opened by J. 15. Moore. 
Lectures are also expected from Prof. Albert 
Hopkins, on New England Homes, and from 
Hon. M. P. Wilder, on California. 
Queen* Co., A. V., As- Soc.—At a recent meet¬ 
ing of this Society tiie following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year: Pres.— Oh ahi.ks H. 
Jones, Cold Spring, Vlce-Prcs. — Charles D. 
Lovericb, Newtown. See. and Treat. — John 
Harold. Hempstead. Director#.—Robert Willets, 
Flushing: Joseph J. Tompkins. Newtown. 
The following resolution was unanimously 
adopted; — Resolved, That the thanks of the 
Queens Co., Ag. Sue., are eminently duo and are 
hereby returned to John Harold, for twenty-one 
years’ efficient, services as Secretary and Treas¬ 
urer. 
Mi<i*l«>dppf State Fair An’n has elected the fol¬ 
lowing Board of Pi motors, to serve for the en¬ 
suing year:—John Handy, Canton ; L. F. Mont¬ 
gomery, Madison Station ; J. S. Hoskins. Brook- 
haven: Austin Neeley, C. A. Race. Rankin Co.; 
C. M. Valden. Vnirton ; W. R. Taylor, T. Grceu, 
H. M. Taylor, I. Strauss, J. L. Power, J. D. Stew¬ 
art, Jackson. Trow,—Joshua Green. Sec.—J.L. 
Power. 
Clnn-mont, Sullivan Co., N. If,, A g. Soe.—At the 
annual meeting, the following officers wero 
chosen for iheensuinjr year: Pns.—V. P. Smith. 
Sec*—Arthur Chuee. 'lreas — G. H. Stmvoll. Man - 
agers— Win. Ellis, Geo. Rossiter, H. W. Parker, 
I. 11. Long. James Leet. 1 ice-Pres’ts —One from 
eaeh school district- 
Suffolk Co., JV. V., Ag. Soc.—This Society, at 
its annual meeting, elected officers for the ensu¬ 
ing year as follows: Pres.— B. D. Carpenter. 
VkeyPretf .—Henry G. Scudder. Sec.—Thomas S. 
Mount. Treat. .1. L. Wells. Directors — S. C. 
Rogers, J. S. Marey, FI. E. Huntiiug, Effingham 
Tutliill, John W. Green and Caleb T. Smith. 
The Sauk Co., AVig., As. Soc., at the timoof 
the annual Fair In October, elected the follow¬ 
ing officers for the ensuing year: Pres.— IS. II. 
Potter. Vicc-Prcs'ts—J. 51. True, 8. G. Grow, T. 
W. Morlev. Sec.—J. J. Gattlker, Buruboo. Treat. 
— H. Cowles. 
Woodbury, Iowa Co., Ag. Soc. — We learn, 
from the Sioux City Journal, that a Society with 
the above natno has been orgauized. and the fol¬ 
lowing officers elected z—Prest. — It. W. Cole. 
Vicc-Preti.—b. B. Atwood. Sec.—C. L. Wright. 
lYcas.—C. E. Hedges. 
THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED 
D. D. T. MOORE, 
Gonductiiif- Editor arid. Proprietor, 
The Best Veterinary W'ork.—A correspondent 
asks what we consider "the best veterinary 
work published." We do not have any opinion 
on the subject. We are not educated veterina¬ 
rians, do not have opportunity to test the appli¬ 
cation of any work to practice, and to attempt, 
to give an opinion as to which is the best, would 
be to assume to know what we do not; and ttiat 
wo will not do. •’ Dadd's Horse Doctor," “Cla- 
ter’s Cattle Doctor," “ Jennings’ Cattle and their 
Disoasos,’ and bis work on the “ Ilorsoalso 
McClure’s are works to which we often have oc¬ 
casion to refer, and regard them very useful to 
any man who Is not uu educated veterinary 
surgeon. 
CHAS. D. BRAGD0N, ANDREW S. FULLER, 
Associate Editors. 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
Ftipon, W Ucomdn, Nov. 24. —Beautiful winter 
weather. Crops good in this section. Crops all 
secured in good shape. Market runs thus: 
Wheat, No. 1, 90o. per bushel; oats, COc.; corn, 
35®40c.; flour, $5.00 per barrel; beans, $1.75 per 
bushel; potatoes, 80 eta.; apples, 60 to 75o. per 
bushel; cheese, KX§il7c. per pound; pork, $7; 
hides, 7 @i 7 .Jtfo. per pound; hay, $5@8 per ton. 
This is a line fruit district.—K. w. t. 
Shootman, Carroll Co., Alo., Nov. 7.—We had 
a very dry season up till August; since there 
lias been plenty of rain, and tospare. Tbewheat 
crop was an average in quantity, and excellent 
in quality. Corn, good; 35@30c. per bushel; 
oats, a good yield, worth 25c.; meadows light. 
Hemp (which is raised to some extent in this 
county) is a fair crop. This Is a fruit county, 
but tbe crop la quite light this season. Apples, 
$1.25 per bid.; early potatoes, poor; late ones, 
very good; worth 30@-10c. Weather quite warm 
lor November.—a. m. v. 
Irving, Marshall Co., Knn., Nov, 12.— Weather 
warm; no lire ueeded except for cooking. Have 
had some frost. Farmers generally through 
haying; grass lighter than last season, on ac¬ 
count of dry weather during the early part of 
the summer. Wheat aud corn about two-thirds 
of it crop; good crop of potatoes; sugar cane 
quite good; a very large breadth of land sown 
to whiter wheat. Country settling very fast; 
wild prairie, $6@8 per acre. Wheat, 00c.@$l per 
bush.; corn, 50c*.; oats, 40 @ 60 o.; onions, $1.75; 
butter, 25c.; eggs, 25c. per doz.; white beans, 
$3.50@4.25; sorghum, 75c@$l per gal.; hard 
wood. $4 per cord; prairie hay, $5@6 per ton; 
cows, $H)@50-—L. B. E. 
A men, N. Y„ Nov. 25.—We have had a fine 
fall for doing work; not much ruin to hinder, 
with no frosts to do any harm, before Oct. 1st. 
Com was all cut and husked In September; it 
was a good crop. Potatoes about half a crop. 
Considerable winter wheat sowed. We had a 
snow storm on the 18tb to cover the ground, but 
It soon disappeared. Wells and creeks are very 
low, and if there is no more rain soon people 
will flutter for want of water. Corn is worth 
$1 per bush.; potatoes, 75c.; buckwheat, 75c.; 
oats, t ie.; pork. fi@8c. per lb.; beef, 3@6c.; eggs, 
80c. per doz.; butter, 35c.; apples very plenty, 
and a drug at $1.50 per bbi.— e. w. 
Fpoilf Spring, Appomattox Co., Vn., Nov. 20.— 
Wheat seeding was finished about the 10th of 
November; tho summer so dry no fallowing 
could bn done until October, consequently there 
was more corn ground sowed than usual; that 
and l lie tobacco luud form the ui«jority of what 
was sown. Corn, a small crop ; hay. tolerable; 
buckwheat.good ; small fruits abundant; upples 
plenty—mostly made in brandy; brandy worth 
$15.Q@$2; potatoes, best, $1; wheat, best, $1-30; 
rye, 90c.; oats, 35c., shelled; do. in sheaf, by cwt., 
$1; beoves, no sale; butter, 35@40e. Weather 
rainy, and loe on the ground yesterday and to¬ 
day. Land worth from $2.50 to $12 per acre; can 
be bought cheap for cash.— l. b. d. 
Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, Nov. 10.—We are 
having the finest of fall weather, dry and warm. 
September was a very dry month, and our late 
potatoes are a very short, crop, and worth 00c. 
Corn is a fine crop, and is well got In; worth 35c. 
In ear. Oats do not thresh out well; much of 
the grain is light and blows through the ma¬ 
chine ; worth 38 to 40c. Wheat is of very fine 
quality; the yield varies as to soil; on heavy 
lands it was badly frozen out; on sandy pieces 
there was a fair crop; worth $1.20 to 1.45. Pork 
is $8. Hay is a heavy crop, and as a consequence 
of n fine open November, Is down to $12. 
Nov. 30.—The first four days of this week 
stormy, with heavy snow; to-day as fine as sum¬ 
mer.— t. b. p. 
Ternn,- Only SI. 50 per Volume of number*. 
or$.'l per Year of 52 number*. To Clubs tm*] Agents 
—per Volume: Five copies for $7; Seven, and one 
frno to olnb agent, for FASO; Ten aud ono trie, for 
$12.50—only $1.25 per copy. Per Year .* Five copies 
for *14 ; Seven, mid ono froo to ngent, for $19: Ten, 
and ono froo, for $25— only 82,50 per copy. As wo 
pre-pay American postage, $2.70 1» tins lowest Yearly 
rate to Canada and $3.50 to Europe. Remittances by 
Draft. P. O- Money Order, or RoiPslered Letter, may 
bo made at Hi© r)6lt of the Publisher. 
AnvicKTifUNO Inside. 75 cents per lino, Agate 
space; Outside, $1 per line, each insertion. For Ex¬ 
tra Display nnd/hita. a price and a half. Hpeclnl and 
Business Notice*, $1.60 and *2 a line. No advertlue- 
tnent Inserted for less than $3. 
Elf As tho Run a t. closes eight days In advance of 
date, to secure proper classification Advertisement* 
should reach the New York Office at least ton days 
before tbe date of the paper In which they appear. 
Our Rochester Office.—Our Western New York 
Agents and Subscribers - who seem to be rapidly 
Increasing in Inttuenoe and numbers about these 
days-aro reminded that the HufiAL’s Rochester 
Publishing Office oontlnuo© at No. 82 Buffalo 
street, where the Interests of the paper audits 
patrons are attended to with promptness and 
fidelity by Mr. John O. Williams, Business 
Manager, the same as for the pust ton years. 
Though electrotypcd arid printed in New York 
city, (on account of peculiar advantages and 
facilities not obtainable in Rochester,) Moo he's 
Rural is still u Western and Central New York 
instilutiou. There it was founded and has a 
larger circulation than over before, and there 
many of Its able Editors and Contributors (In¬ 
cluding Messrs. Randall. Willard, Barry, 
Bkooks, Vick and Stewart) are permanent 
and iuflncnlml residents. As Hie Rural is pub¬ 
lished simultaneously in New York and Roches¬ 
ter, eiilier office may lie addressed or applied to 
personally upon any business connected with 
the paper—subscriptions, advertisements, cte. 
Copies of each issuoof the Rural may always 
be proeurod at tho Rochester Publication Office 
on Wednesday preceding date, which is as early 
as they are given out at Hit New York Office. 
Agents aud other friends of the paper in West¬ 
ern New York can always obtain specimens, 
show-bills, etc,, at the Rochester Office, and will 
be sure of gentlemanly treatment from the 
kind-liearted and courteous Manager. 
Reeling Silk from Cocoon*.—A Georgia cor¬ 
respondent asks 11 there Is any machinery in 
operation In this country for reeling silk from 
cocoons. We do not know that there Is. Wo 
saw a statement 9omo time slnoe that, the Cali¬ 
fornia Silk Company of San Francisco was to in¬ 
clude reeling silk in its operations. Tilts is now 
denied. Only a single improved reeling machine 
is to be set, which la to bo employed to learn 
such as desire to become experts at. the business 
of reeling. This is undertaken with tbe expec¬ 
tation that silk producers will embrace the op¬ 
portunity to learn to wind their own cocoons, 
uud send tho raw silk to tho factory for sale. 
Pleas© Noie the Fact—and tell It to yonr 
friends, and especially borrowers—tliut our 
offer of the Thirteen Numbers of this Quarter’s 
Rural New-Yohkeii, I'rec, is extended to all 
subscribing before Christmas. See notloe on 
last page. Alsu please uoie that we send speci¬ 
mens, premium lists, etc., free and postage jxitd, 
to any address sent us for that purpose. Send 
us the names aud addresses of your friends, near 
and distant, if you wish to help t lie Rural. 
SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1870 
REVENUE REFORM 
The Pros* of tills Country has always treated 
the Rural New-Yorker mosi generously, but 
recent notices show Increased kindness and lib¬ 
erality. Take, for Illustration, this meaty para¬ 
graph by Brother Tinsley ot the Lyons Repub¬ 
lican—u model paper in a region so noted for Rs 
excellent Journals as Western New York. A 
friend at our elbow suggests that such a trulh- 
in-a-nut-sheli Item ought to "go the rounds," 
and certainly we sIihI 1 not object to Its being ex¬ 
tensively copied by exchanges I 
Moouk'b Rural New-Ycirkiii-Wiw for *n many 
years a near neighbor or our*, that a reference to 
that admirable Agricultural and Family Journal, tn 
The Republican, 1* not al all out of character Sirica 
Hie removal ot Tun Hull At. to New York, It lm« boon 
greatly enlarged and Improved; ami now, beside be- 
mg really I tic*, most splendid Agricultural Paper of 
Mil* or any other country, lit* evrciied by none a* a 
Family Newspaper. An issue lad'ore ns comprises 
not less than tliUTy-tlva separato departments and 
over twenty line nigra s ings : and Dlls Is only a fair 
» implc! of Tilt lll'KAI S Usilal Contents. A valuable) 
routin')! ot llil* Journal Is it* new*-condensations 
uud it* lull repents from Hie war in Europe. The 
extraordinary success of Hu* leading Rural, Literary 
and Family Weekly is richly mcrlLid, u*id It. affords 
ii* plea sine to i lirontele its groin pronpo.nty. Tho 
offer of TUB ttirnsL for the thirteen weeks of this 
quarter (Oct. to Jan.) free to all who re.rnit $3 for next 
year, 1*. wo learn, bringing additions tn its I urge sub¬ 
scription from nil part* of (he country. Thu*e of 
our reader* wishing Tbk Hiiiiai. for W71, or a speci¬ 
men. should address l>. u. MootllC, 41 Park Flow. Now 
York, or Rochester. N. Y. 
A CERTAIN etnas Of politicians are raising this 
cry, 11 h a political watchword. There is need ol 
reform. Wo should like to join and work with 
some party that will go in st rong for Outgo Re¬ 
form. The people are not so seriously oppressed 
to-day by what is taken out of their pockets to 
defray tho expellees of tho Government and 
liquidate tho National debt, as by the money they 
are compelled to give to the support of the ma¬ 
chine}* of political parlies, aud for the personal 
aggrandizement of pul I tlolnns. This Is the root 
of tho evil to which the ax should be applied. 
It seems to uij that the very strongest, blow 
that cun be given this evil is to so limit the ap¬ 
pointing power that no faithful and capable 
officer in the civil service can bo removed from 
place. This power is now used to reward poli¬ 
ticians for services rendered to the political 
party In power, regardless of their qualification 
for the places to which tlioy arc appointed. 
Once In place, they are expected to use such 
position to further tho interests and perpetuate 
tho power of the said party. I f one kicks out of 
tho traces off goes his political and official head, 
and another and more subordinate fool is put in 
his placo. Ability to serve the public, and hon¬ 
esty In the discharge of his executive duties, 
are secondary qualifications, if, indeed, they arc 
not veal objections; for such a man can never 
be u successful politician uor give any political 
parly the kind of service now required. 
Let us have, therefore, Men and Brethren, 
Civil Service and Outgo Reform. It is worth 
working for. Tho partisan virus of unscrupu¬ 
lous plunder and love of power is endangering 
both our prosperity us a people and rights ns 
citizens. The surplus of our wealth and too 
large a per cent, of the money taken from us by 
direct and indirect taxation Is absorbed by 
leeches who am never satisfied, however much 
they may drain from iho vilalily of tho Nation. 
Lot the people strike a blow at lids root of cor¬ 
ruption—this misuse of ihe appointing power 
for party purposes. Lot them second, with 
hearty emphasis, any measure which pays a 
promt ii m for honesty and u demonstrative ability 
in a public officer. 
Itlironolnglrnl Journal anil Packard'* Monthly, 
for Dec., is a very readable number of a wido- 
awako and progressive Scientific and Literary 
Magazine. Its scientific articles and Illustra¬ 
tions—notably those on Phrenology, Physiology, 
&e.,- arc alone worth the price ol the Monthly. 
We renew our offer to send this Magazine aud 
the Rural New-Yorker ono year for $4.50. if 
remitted for at ono time. Both commence new 
volumes with January. 
NOTICE TO EVERYBODY! 
MOORE S RURAL 
THREE MONTHS FREE! 
“The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance," 
but the price of the Rural New-Yorker is only 
$3 a year. The prices of a large number of very 
valuable works on Agriculture, Hortieuli ure. 
Architecture, Domestic Economy, &e., can be 
found by reference to our Rook List on rage 391. 
Now is the tlm^ 4>* W 'Cenro good books and peri¬ 
odicals for study Mid perusal during the leisure 
days itud long evenings of the hibernating season. 
TIIE BEST OFFER YET! 
The Thirteen Number* of till* Quarter of the 
Rural New-Yorker will be sent Free to all who 
remit $3 for a single copy for 1871, before Dec. 25 — 
and to all Clubs oj ten copies or more., at only $2.50 
eacht Agents will be allowed Premiums or Free 
Copies, as preferred, on Clubs formed on this basis, 
and should at once open the Campaign. 
Don't, forget to note that wo Uiub Give Away 
more papers than any monthly furnishes, for $1 to 
$2, In a whole year! —nor that the Rural New- 
Yorker is double the size, and contains more 
than twice the number of illustration*, of any of the 
small and so-called cheap Rural and Family papers. 
Inquiries for Advertiser*,—A Kansascorrespon¬ 
dent asks whore he can get seed of the Trophy 
tomato. At. any seed store, probably.—Two or 
three correspondents ask where they can obtain 
Improved Cheshire, Yorkshire and Poland pigs. 
—Mrs. Underwood asks where Fittonia argyro- 
ncura. can bo obtained, and at what prion; ulso, 
Passillora trafascinta. 
Hedge Trimmer*.—The vast amount of hedge 
planted on tho prairies the past few years, has 
resulted 111 a great demand for hedge trimming 
inacldaes; and we learn from a letter from Prof. 
J. II Turner, Jacksonville, III., one of the pio¬ 
neers In hedge growing in Central Illinois, that 
lie bought one Indiana, and another Illinois in¬ 
vention at. tho recent Illinois State Fair, both of 
which operate well. There are also hedge trim¬ 
mers, that are simple attachments to reapers 
and mowers. Prof. T. says, "Young men are 
already going around in this Stato. and contract¬ 
ing to keep hedges in order, at cheap rates, by 
the mile, just as others do tlirosbiug for us.” 
And this, too, is done with machinery. Prof T. 
does not state whore these machines are to be 
obtained. 
"The Industrial Exhibition Company."—Thou¬ 
sands of our readers will be Interested In the 
announcement of this Company, on page 389. 
The objects contemplated are of vast import¬ 
ance to the industrial and producing classes. 
Not having space to discuss the subject here, we 
refer to an article on page 333. 
TEN HINTS TO CLUB AGENTS. 
1. Write the names of ull Subscribers very 
plainly. 
2. Be equally careful about the name of Post- 
Office, County, State, &c. 
3. Begiu a Subscription Letter containing- 
money, us follows: — "Inclosed find $-for — 
subscriptions for one year from -.” Then 
give the names, post-office addresses, &e. 
4. Don’t put anything but Subscription matter 
on tbe same leaf, or, it you do, Jet it be so it can 
be torn apart, and have your name and address 
on each piece. 
5. Never send bank bills, except, in Registered 
Letters. 
6. Keep a memorandum of name of Bank 
drawing and paying draft you send; also, the 
dale and number ot the draft. 
7. Keep a memorandum of the number, date, 
and place from where each Money Order is senr. 
8. Keep a record of each list ot names sent, 
dated, so you will know precisely what day every 
name was soot. This may prove useful. 
9. Remit as often ns you geL ton names, though 
the names may be sent as you get them, without 
waiting to complete tho ten. 
10. If, by misdirection, or from any other 
cause, papers fall to conic to any of your sub* 
Boribers, write us promptly. Recollect you arc 
their agent, as well as ours, and neglect may 
damage you as well as the Rural. 
Our New .Show-Bill* with Specimen Numbers, 
Premium List, &e.. sent tree to all disposed to form 
Clubs For next year’s RURAL. Or the necessary 
documents may be obtained by calling at either of 
our Publicatiou Offices—41 Purlc Row, New York,or 
82 Buffalo street, Rochester. 
Ohio Agricultural College, — We notice the 
statement that sx-Gov. J. D. Cox (ex-Socretary 
of the Interior) is talked ot as President of this 
institution, which has been located In Franklin 
county, near Columbus. Win. 0> McClunq of 
Troy has been appointed Superintendent of the 
College Farm. 
Hnlioon'n Hand Broaden*! Bred-Bower is thus 
incidentally coni mended in a business letter just 
received from an Agent-Friend of the Rural 
New-Yorker in Luke Co., Ohio:—'"By the way, 
the premium you gave me last year, (Cahoou’s 
Hand Broadcast Seed-Sower,) is a real prize. It 
is certainly all that It is claimed to be, and I mn 
very much obliged to you for it." 
— All of our Premium articles are first-class, 
and we are in frequent receipt of letters clnink- 
ing us for giving such "Good Pay l'or Doing 
Good." Those who would aid in extending tho 
circulation and usefulness of the Hint At., and 
benefit themselves at tho same time, should send 
for our Premium List. We send it, and also 
specimens, etc., free to all disposed to form 
chilis. 
INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES 
Michigan Stale Fomolgicnl Society. —About n 
year ago we suggested that each State should 
have a "number of Pomoloirlcnl Test er Experi¬ 
mental Gardens, whore all new and old fruits 
could be grown, tor the purpose of ascertaining 
their value. We are pleased to learn Hint our 
hint htt“ taken a pruexieal form in at least one 
•State. From a circular just received, dated at 
Grand Rapids, Midi., office of the Michigan 
State Pomoloa'ienl Society, we dip the follow¬ 
ingAt a meeting of this Society, hold Nov. 
1st, 1870, it was decided to make arrangements 
tor the culture and testing, in the interests of 
the Society, of any new variety of fruit which 
which may he ohtalued. Such arrangements 
have now been made, and t Ins Society respect¬ 
fully solicits samples of any now variety you 
may be disseminating, and can promise thar. 
should you favor It with such samples, a full, 
fair uud impartial statement, will be made in tho 
reports of t bis Society, of the quality, hardiness 
and probable value of the subject for this sec¬ 
tion. As It is ono of the objects of this organ¬ 
ization to furnish to the fruit growers of this 
State authentic information, it is deemed neces¬ 
sary, owing to climatic differences, to establish 
four points in as many different sections of the 
State, at which these rests will be made. It is ac¬ 
cordingly desirable that four specimens bo 
funifemid as far as possible. All setona or cut¬ 
tings will lie retained, subject to tiie order of 
tiie contributor. All specimens should be ad¬ 
dressed, prepaid, lo tho Secretary at Grand 
Rapids.—A. T. Lumberman, Secretary. 
We commend the above Societ y, aud hope it 
will receive the cordial support that such an un- 
derfuking deserves, which should be substantial 
aid Iron) every man and woman in tho State. 
Farmers’ Institute of Eastern Pennsylvania. 
—This new organization, in Chester Co.. Pa., at 
its last meottng, elected the following officers: 
Pres.— J. C. Turner, Delaware Co. Vicc^Pres’ts 
—Tims. Raker and John Brackbill, Lancaster 
Co., and Fi. I. V. Miller, Chester Co. Cor. See' s— 
Dr. J. C. Bros!us and H L. Brin ton, Chester Co. 
Rev, See.— M. J. Cox, Ken nett Square, Chester 
Co. Treas .—Chalkley Harvey, Delaware Co.; 
and an Executive Cormnitiee of Five. The 
regular meet logs 4»f the institute will ho held on 
rlio second Thursday of February, June and Oc¬ 
tober in each year. The next regular meeting 
will be held in Lancaster citj*. Any member of 
nn organized Farmer’s Club, and throe delegates 
from ton'll Agricultural and Horticultural So¬ 
ciety are emit U <1 to become members of the In¬ 
stitute on the payment of a fee of $l. 
Illinois Slate I lor lion I III rut Society. — The an¬ 
nual meeting of Ibis Society, for 1870. will be 
held in the City of Galesbtirgb, commencing on 
Tuesday, the 18th of December, at 0:30 A. M., 
iiini close on the following Friday. The citizens 
offer to all who will come a cordial welcome and 
the hospitalities of their homes. Lectures and 
papers upon varied and interesting topics con¬ 
nected with horticulture are pledged by geutle- 
THE SEASON, 
r\Y« want inforraotloii, brlcfiy. conr»riiltiK the »eii»on, pfogrea* cit 
tiie work, UMnj'vriitnr,, oropa, prion, of Sirin proclur*. stork, Lbor 
ami latxL, mid corotul «stlu,Ht..s of th« Amount of proto ami nunibor 
of Animals on hAnd fortals, ns compared will, previous eeaiions, for 
publication under till* bond.—Ens. Rv**i..l 
Berkshire, Olih>, No*. 23.—Snowing now; have 
laid a very pleasant full; corn mostly gathered 
and a good crop; is worth 45c.; oats, 35c.; wheat, 
$1; potatoes, Irish, 75c.: sweet, $1.75; apples, 
green. $1. Store hogs are worth $6, live weight, 
l'at cut He, $5@6. Farms are soiling at from $40 
to "0 per acre.—H. H. 
Windsor, Shelby ('»„ III., Nov. 22.—The weath¬ 
er, since April 1st, has been all the most exact¬ 
ing could desire. While the drouth predominat¬ 
ed In other localities, we were blessed with re¬ 
freshing showers utintervals, and consequently, 
lire now reaping an abundant harvest. Corn 
has not yielded better In four years, averaging 
100 bushels of ears to the acre, and quality good. 
Wheat, for the quantity sown, fully an average. 
Oals a much larger yield than has been known 
for many years. The hay crop best, for years; 
average, two tons to the acre; quality excellent, 
and no doubt there will be a large surplus. Flax, 
but recently introduced, promises to become 
very important and profitable. Potatoes (Irish) 
below an average; quality excellent.; sweet ex¬ 
tra, and uncommon growth, one weighing 12itf 
lbs. Corn Is worth 38@43c.; wheat,65@90o.; oats, 
35t(j>40o.; hay. but little demand. $5@8; flax, $9® 
10 per ton-; potatoes, 60@75c.; Bweet potatoes, 
50c.@$I. Cuttle are In good demand, prices 
from $40 to $75 per bead. Hogs very plenty- 
prices from $5.«/ to $6 per cwt. gross. Sheep an 
overstock, and no demand at any price. The 
demand rorflnm hands is great, wages ranging 
from $30 to $35 per month aud board. Servant 
girls cannot be round, although greatly in de- 
maud.— Amicus. 
Howard Springs, Cumberland Co., Tenn., Nov. 
IS.— We have laid an abundance of rain through 
om tlie eniire season, and crops have generally 
d*me well. Winter apples sell for 50c. per bush.; 
dried apples. $1. Peaches were a failure In this 
section, although there were plenty a few miles 
distant at $2.50. Potatoes sell a* 40@50e.; sweet 
potatoes 50o.; corn, 50c.; corn meal. 75c.; flour, 
$4; butter. 25c., aud scarce; lard, 20c.; fresh 
INTERNAL REVENUE, 
Rftrhr*tcr Daily Democrat and Chronicle.— 
Tiie l wo morning dailies of Rochester have been 
consolidated, ami arc now Issued under the 
above title by the Rochester Printing Company. 
The Democrat lifts been published nearly forty 
years and Hie Chronicle Over three. Bulb were 
well managed, and the union must make a 
strong team—for It is announced that “each of 
the proprietors of the old papers will be person¬ 
ally interested in Ihe success, welfare and pros¬ 
perity of the new company and paper." That 
reads like business,—and Hie coaioais and ap¬ 
pearance of ihe D. & 0. confirm the proclama¬ 
tion. Success to the union, which must be 
profitable to both proprietors mid ihe public. 
Electrotypes of Encrnvincs.— We again re¬ 
mind Publishers, Nurserymen, uud Others, tliut we 
will furnish electros of Engravings given in the 
Rural New-Yorker promptly and ut very reason¬ 
able prices. Nurserymen. Florists, Ac., wishing illus¬ 
trations for catalogues, circulars, etc., will find our 
collection of Fruits, Flowers, Trees, &c-, very large 
and flue, gee advertisement 
BUSINESS NOTICES 
Good Advice for Readers.—We have a long 
article on an interesting practical topic from a 
Correspondent (who evidently has been bored 
by inconsiderate, not to say stupid, inquirers) 
in Hr* postscript to which we find tho following 
addressed to ins readers: —" Do not aslt tho 
writer of a newspaper article to write yon a 
special answer to inquiries that the* article itself 
answers, or tlmi common sense would suggest." 
That is good sense. Two days ago we got n let¬ 
ter from u correspondent asking u half dozen 
quest ions, and referring to Ail article in which 
every out of h is quest tons iccreanswered! Does 
that man need brains or critical care in reading 
and weighing what lie reads? 
To Cure A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat, use 
BROWN’S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. 
NIC0L & DAVIDSON, 
686 Broadway, near Great Jones St., 
NEW YORK, 
Having engaged their French Good* before the war 
interfered with the manufacturers, are offering 
AT VERY LOW PllIriEB 
300 PACKAGES OF WHITE CHINA. HECORATEH 
CHINA. GLASSWARE, REAL BRONZES. COM¬ 
POSITION BRONZES, CLOCKS, MANTEL SETS, 
JAKDINERES, ARTIFICIAL FLOW ICRS, BISQUE 
FIGURES. Ac. 
Also of our own manufacture. 
CUTLERY. SILVER-PLATED WARE AND GAS 
FIXTURES. 
ILLUMINATED CHANDELIERS AND GAS 
FIXTURES, 
(ft specialty by our own artist.) 
in all colors to match furniture and room decorations. 
The Place and Price.— A Rural woman asks 
where certain plantsnnd flowers, hitherto named 
in tho Rural New-Yorker, can bo obtained, 
and cooij'lains (in a gentle way) thill we do not 
tell where, ami Kit e the price. We have had 
such complaints before. Our readers should re- 
