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“PROGRESS AND IMPROVEMENT.” 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED 
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SATURDAY, DEO. 1*, 1875. 
TO EVERYBODY-BRIEFLY. 
Agents, Subscribers, and cons ft nt and occa¬ 
sional readers—In deed everybody who may read 
this paragraph—are invited to aid in enhancing 
the circulation and benefits of the Rural New- 
Voukeh so far as consistent wit h their views, 
convenience and engagements. Every one who 
has a will can find a way to do this, and we trust 
that thousands now addressed will kindly man¬ 
ifest their approval of this Journal and Its Ob¬ 
jects. The Ru HAL’S Winter Campaign 1s open¬ 
ing gloriously, and bids fair to lie continued 
^successfully by Agent-Friends all over the 
country; but it is not too late (in fact just the 
time) to start new clubs and make additionsto 
old ones-for this is the best month in the year 
to obtain subscribers. We claim to furnish the 
Best Payer of its Class, and certainly give the 
Best Premia me far (’lube, and therefore confi¬ 
dently ask the influence and encouragement of 
every friendly reader in behalf of the Rural, 
Literary and Family Weekly of America. 
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SIMPLIFYING THE POSTAL BUSINESS. 
The postal system of the United States Is 
unnecessarily complicated, requiring more 
clerks, more officials of every class, besides be¬ 
ing needlessly troublesome and vexatious to the 
people, who often find that they have uninten¬ 
tionally violated some of the regulations, and 
their letters are detained, or, if sent, charged 
additional postage. Mr. Vick, in the current 
number of his Floral Guide, suggests a practi¬ 
cal and sensible remedy for this evil, which we 
heartily approve. We quote: 
“ We propose a plan that, if adopted, will 
simplify the work of the Department, and cause 
rejoicing In every Post Office In the land. We 
believe, also, it will make the Postal Depart¬ 
ment self-sustaining. We would be quite will¬ 
ing to contract to do the work for the revenue. 
Abolish all class iiutinclton in mail matter. 
Charge one or t wo'cents for the first ounce, and 
half-a-cent an ounce for ail over one ounce up 
to a certain weight, regardless of what the 
package may contain. The Postmaster will 
then only have to see that the postage corres¬ 
ponds with the weight. No scrutiny will be 
required—no peeping—no complaints of unfair 
charges. The only exception to this rule should 
be papers prepaid at the office of publication. 
Tbi3 should not be granted as a favor, for we 
do not believe in favoritism, but in a purely 
business way. Papers are the largest and most 
regular customers of the Government, and 
therefore entitled to special rates. With proper 
arrangements as to the size of packages, we see 
no reason why the Postal work should not be 
made very simple for the Postmasters, very 
profitable for the Government, and beneficial 
to the people. We do not claim to be wise 
above measure, nor to be wiser than some of 
those engaged In the postal service, but we do 
claim to know a little about business, and to 
possess a small share of that quite uncommon 
article, common-sense, and we think the appli¬ 
cation of a little of that kind of sense would 
- weep away a good many of the complications 
that now embarrass the postal service, and 
make a batch of mysterious rulings, that appear 
every month to plague our Postmasters, alto¬ 
gether unnecessary. Every business man de¬ 
sires to simplify liis buidnasa as much as possi¬ 
ble, for without simplicity there can be no 
uniformity of Mice cm. Governments are apt to 
attach too much Importance to red tape, and a 
government office Is too often a Circumlocution 
Office, where the groat aim seems to be how not 
to do tilings or how to do them in the mOit 
round-about way.” 
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WESTERN NEW YORK H0RT. SOCIETY. 
The Twenty-first Annual Meeting of this 
Society will be held in Rochester on the filh and 
0th of January. These annual sessions are al¬ 
ways of great Interest to Fruit-growers and 
Horticulturists, and the coming one will not lie 
less important than those of any previous year. 
The Western New York Society contains many 
of the most enterprising and successful fruit¬ 
growers In the country, and their views on 
Pom clog! cal and Horticultural topics are al¬ 
ways read with Interest. Essays and Reports 
of the Standing Committees will be read and 
Interesting discussions of practical questions 
will follow. Tbo following questions are sug¬ 
gested for discussion; 
I. Planting country roads, streets, boulevards, 
&i\, what arc the most suitable trees? W'hat 
the proper distance apart ? .Should the trees 
lie planted in single or double rows, and be all 
of one sort, or mixed up to produce the best 
effects ? What, the best, lime for planting? 
V.. Plantations for shelter— What trees most 
suitable, and wliat the must, judicious arrange¬ 
ment ns regards shelter ami. picturesque effect? 
«. What arc the best. M mmol las lor general 
planting In Western New York and what the 
most favorable time for transplanting them? 
Does it increase the hard in its of the Chinese 
Magnolia to work them on tho native species— 
acuminata? 
4. What varieties of the Clematis have proved 
hurdyaml otherwise desirable lor planting iu 
Western New York? 
5. As an average in years, which is the most 
profitable in Western New York—raising fruit 
tor market, or raising larrn crops and domestic 
animal'? 
t). What general selections of fruits and pro¬ 
portions of each, would be best to keep up a 
yearly family supply ? 
7. What method should be adopted to secure 
Improved varieties uf fruits and vegetables? 
8, The unusual prevak uee of pear blight dur¬ 
ing the past summer ha* suggested inquiry as 
to what varieties have suffered most sou under 
what circumstances ol soil, exposure, cultiva¬ 
tion, Ac., paa the blight been most destructive? 
!). Were the extensive injuries to vineyards, 
(miseries, &c , last winter, one to tho dryness 
of the soli, cold winds or the deep lreezlng of 
the ground? 
10. Juw hat soils and situations were the In¬ 
juries most severe ? 
II. Whut. varieties of Grapes resisted the ef¬ 
fects of last winter most successfully? 
12. What new varieties of Fruits nave given 
promise of excellence during t ho year 1875? 
13. What new varieties ol Garden Vegemnles? 
14. What new Ornamental Trees, Shrubs or 
Plants ? 
15. Wtint remedies have been employed most 
fcuocetsl j Hy io repeliii g the attack* ot the Cod¬ 
ling Motn, the Gtirjoulio, t he Potato Bug. and 
oLucr insects Injurious to toe orchard and gar¬ 
den ? 
10. What steps, If any, should be taken hy this 
Society to secure a proper representation of ihe 
i ruitaund Horticultural Products of Western 
New York at the Centennial Exposition ? 
Those wishing to become members and re¬ 
ceive Reports ot the Transactions of the Socie¬ 
ty, can do so by remitting $1 to the Treasurer, 
Mr. P. C. Reynolds, Rochester, N. Y. 
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N. Y. HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 
A Meeting of tho Florists, Seedsmen and 
Market Gardeners in and around New York, 
was held In the rooms of Young & Elliott, 
No. 12 Cortland St., Dec. 7th, to form n Horti¬ 
cultural Society. A committee appointed at a 
previous meeting reported constitution and 
by-laws, which were adopted. About seventy 
persons were present, mostly Interested pro¬ 
fessionally in Horticultural pursuits, though 
the Association is intended to include all In 
any way interested In flowers, vegetables and 
fruits. The fee for membership is fixed at $5, 
and the Society will hold meetings once a 
month or ortener, and have two Exhibitions 
per year—oue in Spring and the other fa the 
Fall. The following officers were elected : 
President—JonN Henderson, Flushing, L. 
I.; Vic,e-Pres'ts.—George Such, South Amboy, 
N. J-; W. C. Wilson, Astoria', J. M. Pattersou, 
Newark: R. B. Parsons, Flushing. Rec. See.— 
Wro. J. Davidson, Brooklyn. Cor. Sec.—Peter 
Henderson, New York. Treas.—Isaac H. Yourig, 
12 Cortland St. Ex. Com.—William Elliott, F. 
Burgerhoff. James Fleming. Finance Com.—A. 
Rolker, Wm. Charlton, John Reed. Com. on 
Plants and Flowers—Wm. Bennett, John Cad- 
ness, John White. Fruits—Dr. George Thurber, 
Dr. F. 51. Hexamer, Isaac Buchanan. Vegeta¬ 
bles-James Steveus, Charles Zeller, Chas. Ross. 
Com. of Arrangements—D. Foulis, B. K. Bliss, 
Geo. Wilson, Ed. Lynch, Walter Reed. 
The Society starts under auspicious circum¬ 
stances, There U surely material enough among 
the enterprising and successful florists and gar¬ 
deners In and around New York City to main¬ 
tain a creditable and useful association, and it 
has been a surprise to us that such an one had 
not been put. In operation years previously. The 
Western New York Society has been and is of 
Immense advantage to the fruit growers, nurs¬ 
erymen and seedsmen who maintain It, and 
this in New York cannot fail to be equally ben¬ 
eficial. Another meeting will be held on the 
21st inst. at 12 Cortland 8t. 
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RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Dead - heading by Farmer*. — The Chicago 
Times Imitates most other political journals In 
saying a word against the farmers whenever it 
can find an excuse, and sometimes against all 
reason. Its latest grievance i3 that farmers 
(who are really the most independent class in 
the country) are always anxious to " dead-head* 
whenever they can. As Illustrations,the Times 
says that when farmers are holding a conven¬ 
tion they seek reduction of fare from railroads, 
getting half rates or even less If possible. This 
is the very furthest remove from dead-heading 
—which means the gotting of something for 
nothing. If a convention Is to bo held which 
will call five hundred or a thousand farmers to¬ 
gether, a reduction of fare Is not a favor but a 
reasonable demand which every sensible rail¬ 
road nffiuial will recognize. It is only Just, that 
where large bodies of men are assembled they 
should secure reduced fare, on the principle 
that all goods are furoiibed more cheaply to 
wholesale customers than at retail. In an agri¬ 
cultural fair farmers are the railroad's heaviest 
customers and entitled to reduced rate.*. They 
also grow the crops on which railroads depend 
for transportation, though except at fairs farm¬ 
ers never ask for lower passenger rates on that 
account. The Times also charge# farmer# with 
favoring the franking of Tree seeds by Congress¬ 
men and the Department of Agriculture. This 
is an outrageous libel, wholly destitute of truth. 
The politicians and not the farmers are respon¬ 
sible for every item of the frankintg abuse. What 
the farmers of tho country ask of Congress Is 
the repeal of all franking privileges and the 
restoration of cheap post age on all articles suit¬ 
able for sending through the mails. In secur¬ 
ing this reform, as they will, the farmers cf the 
United States will entitle themselves to the 
gratitude of ail classes of citizens. 
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City .lournnl* and the Dairy men.—Some of 
the N. Y, city journal# with political proclivi¬ 
ties, atnuse themselves with cheap jokes at the 
expense of tho fanner whenever possible. The 
late Dairymen'#Convention at Norwich affords 
the be#t chance for very diluted Jokes about 
water*<1 milk, and city editors who daily serve 
their readers with milk and watery “luff in the 
editorial columns of tholr paper* Improve H 
accordingly. One of them Innocently calls the 
attention of Dairymen In the interior of the 
State to the poor quality of milk served iu New 
York city, a subject which they never discuss 
for the very good reason that it is ono with 
which they have properly nothing to do. 5111k 
ia furnished here generally from points remote 
from the great cliee?e and butter factories and 
as for Its adulteration# it is safe to say that 
ninety-nine hundredths of it is done after it 
leaves producer#* band*. 8 >me improvement 
has been made by breeders In raising cows that 
yield richer milk; but the trouhle seems to he 
that this improved milk isconsidered valuable, 
chiefly because it will bear more watering and 
therefore yield a greater profit to the milk-sel¬ 
ler. How this evil I# to be remedied does not 
appear, but it is safe to say It will not be by 
striking at men two to four hundred miles dis¬ 
tant and entirely innocent of tho wrong. Get¬ 
ting nearer the criminals would seem to bo ad¬ 
visable, and in the memorable words of Presi¬ 
dent Grant, “Let no guilty man escape." 
The Crop# of 187 A. — The Agricultural Re¬ 
port for November Is Just published. It says 
that the corn crop of 18*5 was one of the largest 
ever grown In the country, probably equalling 
the very large crops of 1870 and 1872. It is at 
least a fourth greater than the crop of 1874, and 
about a third larger than the crop of 1869, re¬ 
ported in the last census. Every section of the 
Union rei>ortssomo increase. The potato crop 
Is extraordinary. In btth product and quality. 
The total yield in the districts reported is made 
fully one-fourth greater than last yoar. In the 
rainy sections the sweet potato crop suffered in 
yield and quality from excessive moisture. In 
the Gulf States and west of the Mississippi the 
yield largely exceeds that of last year, and the 
quality is about average. The cotton crop is 
estimated at 4,000,000 bales, and will possibly 
slightly exceed this amount. Tobacco shews 
an increase of 75 per cent, of last year, which 
was a partial failure. Fruit of nearly ah kinds 
i* reported a light yield. There is an extraor- 
hinary increase in the sorghum crop in the 
Southern States, and especially in the Missis¬ 
sippi valley. 
Cattle Disease.— The Agricultural Report for 
November speaks of a cattle disease In Arkan¬ 
sas. It U confined to cattle along the rivers, 
and In no way exposed to Texas cattle, and 
among them those of some farms entirely es¬ 
cape, The first symptoms are the loss of appe¬ 
tite and light fever, Iu some Instances death 
follows in a few hours, but the average Interval 
between the attack and itB fatal termination is 
about four days. One farmer, who out of twen¬ 
ty-five lost all but two, reports he saved the 
latter by feeding them on cotton seed. He 
thinks the whole seed better than meal, and 
ascribes its virtue chiefly to its effect in moving 
the bowels. 
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RURAL BREVITIES. 
Read the Publisher’s Special Notices on page 
404, this Number. 
Apples sre now shipped direct from Grand 
Rapids, 5Iich„ to Holland. 
Wild turkeys sell in the streets of Wichita, 
Kansas, for 50 cents apiece. 
Fifteen thousand sheep have been imported 
into Montana the present year. 
ONEtriho of Indians iu Oregon has8,000horses, 
2,000 bead ot cattle, and 150 hogs. 
K ANBAS baa 100,000 sheep and 75,000 dogs. 
Scarcely a sheep and a-half for each dog. 
The loss occasioned by the foot and mouth 
disease in England Ls estimated at $20,000,000 
annually. 
Rkadkr, how many of your friends or neigh¬ 
bors have you Induced to subscribe for the 
Rural for 1870? 
A Kentucky man brag9 about a pumpkin 
viue which grew 1,140feet and bore 24 pumpkins, 
averaging 28 pounds. 
Kveryjjodv expects to do well next year, 
and probably will provided they take and care¬ 
fully read Moore's Rural. 
The editor of the Springfield (III.) Journal, 
has been presented with a cabbage stalk from 
which sprout live lull-grjwu heads. 
Agent-Friends all over the country seem to 
be waktugupaud bound toalvethe Old Rural 
a benefit (luting the Gent innial Y T ear. 
The farmers in and around Minot, Me., will 
receive over $10,060 for sweet corn which has 
been furnished the corn factory in that town 
this Fall. 
For the first eleven months of this year there 
were exported from New York 24,009,019 bushels 
of wheat, 12,423,835 uushel# of corn, and 1,050,640 
barrels ol flour. 
“We object" to any subscriber allowing hi# 
neighbor to be a chronic borrower of the Ru¬ 
ral, provided he—the said neighbor—can allot d 
to pay for a copy. 
“ A School Hoy" tells us ho takes the Rural 
to school and shows it. to the boys and girl* dur¬ 
ing lunch time lu order to get up a club. Shrewd 
boy. Ho w'll get a 1'rcmlum. 
\ City Friend wdio scuds the Rubai, to a 
little niece in the interior,says sne has already 
got nine of her schoolmate* to subscribe for 
1876. Good for the niece! It takes tne girls— 
and boys. 
Brother Bragdon’s Notes from "Down 
8outh," given on next page, nbould perhaps 
have been published uuder “Tne Traveler" 
heading, but tho sketch is good enough for 
“ Our Swory-Tuller." 
The Frfirbault (Minn.) Democrat say# the 
farmers of Rico County nave about concluded 
to abandon raising sheep. There are so uitny 
more cur dog# t)i«n snoop that me snoop busi¬ 
ness must yield to (logs. 
The saving to IndlanaGranges in sales of ag¬ 
ricultural ami household implements through 
the influence of the Grange, is said by tbo In¬ 
diana Farmer to be $700,000. No wonder the 
Grange is popular lu tnat State. 
The Country Press is saying very kind 
thing# ol the Rural about tuo.se (lays—lor 
which thanks, and tho assurance tnat we shall 
strive to make good tne encomiums ot our gou- 
erous friends during the Centennial Year. 
The Implement51en seem to be “around.” 
Lmt week we received calls from Mr. Mar¬ 
cellos ot Rochester, C, It. Crain, of P. p. 
Mast & Co„ Springfield, Ohio, mid our portly 
Iriend, FRANK BUAMKR of Little Falls, N. Y. 
Next ? 
“The Rural is a good missionary,”aays a 
fr.enu, •* uui I don't propose to lend it always 
and to even oody — especially to Neighbor 
Junks, who t- Oetter able to take it than l am. 
x*ixi uouud Lu have him booked as a subscriber 
next year.'* 
Lee & Shepard, the Boston Publishers, are 
going right along, whereat their hosts ol friends, 
it not” all tne world and the restof mankind,' 
will sincerely rejoice. See their advertisement 
beaded •• Tne Beat of Christmas Cneer,” in Lb Is 
paper, ana notices of some of their excellent 
Holiday Books iu our next. 
5Ia.i. Geo- A. Sanders of the Perry (\. Y.) 
Star open sa very appreciative notice of this jour¬ 
nal iu tbs loliuwuig truthful ww«! -"A great 
many agricultural journals have ruae, flourished 
and ieii since Moore's Rural New-Yorker 
first made its appearance a lourth of a century 
ago. It has bad many imitator# and aspiring 
rivals, but no superiors." 
Rhodes & Server, Produce Commission 5Ier- 
ebants ol 2t) While ball St., New York, publish 
a weekly Produce Review lor tbo benefit of 
tbelr customer# ami me public. It I# sent for 
25 cents per year, and specimen copies free on 
application by letter or postal card. Those 
wishiug to send produce to Now York for mar¬ 
ket would du well to wrlto aud obtain desired 
Information. 
Bro. Wm. T. Tinsley of the Lyons Republi¬ 
can, having escaped the Infliction ot being 
elected Canal Commissioner, is spared to con¬ 
tinue edltiug oue of tne brightest aud best 
country papers in all the land. As a specimen 
of bis style we quote the first sentence of an 
excellent article iu his last issue Moore s 
Rural New-Yorker, the veteran of the Agri¬ 
cultural Press, is a prime favorite among“tbe 
wine-awake, progressive ruralists of the coun¬ 
try; and uo journal has done more than this 
one to advance the Interests of the farmer, the 
dairyman, the gardener aud the fruit grower.'' 
BUSINESS NOTICES, 
BRIBE & CO , 
70S) Broadway. N. Y„ want agents for the best money¬ 
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A Neglected Cough, Cold or Sore Throat, 
which might be checked by a simple remedy, like 
* Brown's Bronchial Troches,'’ if allowed to progress 
may terminate seriously. 
