they  will  readily  see  that  It  Is  possible 
for  iis  to  aecept  and  publish  only  a  llmltod  num¬ 
ber  of  Hkot/ches  and  articles  for  our  lulsccllaneeuis 
departtnents.  Indeed,  we  arc  obllifed  In  decline 
more  than  a  moiety  of  the  literary  nontrtbutlons 
rceelvi;d,  and  many  Ihutare  aeeepted  have  to  be 
pigeon-holed  for  months  btdore  publication. 
Onee  more,  and  Ilnully.  All  who  write  for  the 
Hi’kai,,  whether  paid  or  voluntary  eontrlhiitors, 
n  lll  phrase  remember  to  boil  it  to  be  as  brief 
as  may  be,  ornltUng  all  superfluous  prefaee  or  clr- 
eumloeutlon,  and  Klvllig  Hit*  wlieat  without  tin! 
ehalT.  We  wish  to  make  evcTj  jjagt.-,  column  and 
paragraph  of  this  piiper  Ml,  and  in  order  to  do  this 
we  must  avoid  long  stories  ns  much  us  possible. 
Kepeatlng  from  a  former  volume,  we  wty.-'rad  u« 
hear  froiii  you,  gr»od  attd  w'Ise  friends,  lad  we  bi-- 
seeeli  you  U)  help  us  In  our  efforts  to  get  al  the 
soul  of  wit.  -br(!\1tyl  Pray  “lie  short 
—hut  Whitk!  And  in  writing  please  make  your 
chlrogruphy  as  pUiin  and  Ifjglhle  as  convenient. 
Take  a  little  pains,  write  with  pen  and  Ink,  and 
note  that  w(!  prefer  that  you  wrltif  only  on  one 
Hide  of  the  paper.  Items  Intended  for  publication 
should  be  sent  detsched  (or  so  willum  that  they 
can  easily  be  separated)  frtnn  business  eoioniunl- 
i;ailon.s.  Tlie  muiie  and  address  of  the  contributor 
should  always  accoinpuny  manustTlpt— notnee.es- 
.‘‘wrily  for  publication,  but  as  a  protection  to  the 
Editor  against  deception  or  plagiarism. 
remain  to  be  .sold.  Many  farmers  are  diseottraged 
and  win  plant  no  more  except  for  their  own  u,se. 
and  nearly  till  will  curtail  operations  considerably 
imothcr  year.  Fewer  .acrevS  larger  crops  and 
better  price.s  will  yield  more  profit,  and  without 
iH'tU'r  prices  fewer  acres  will  entUl  less  losses, 
tm  the  (dher  hand,  a  friend  of  ours,  an  InteJUgCDt 
and  suoc,e.ssrul  fanner  near  Roehester,  Informed 
us  that  Inst  year  he  grew  potatoe.s  for  I2xr  cents 
per  bushel,  'nils  Is  a  very  Intcre.silng  sulT)e<'f,  In 
seasons  when  putaloes  an*  down  nearly  as  low  as 
that,  and  we  are  glad  to  he  able  to  state  that  he 
has  i)roirils<vj  lo  iniorm  readers  of  the  Uckaj.Nkw- 
VuKKKK  how  It  Is  done. 
Hosts  of  friends  from  all  parts  of  Western  N.  Y., 
gathered  to  attend  the  meclliig  of  the  lloitlculUl- 
ral  Swlety,  greeted  us  at  Rochester  with  many 
congratulations  on  the  RtrjtAi-’a  excellence  and 
progress. 
Our  frientl,  Mr.  Da  Know,  at  the  Rochester  Agen¬ 
cy  for  Hie  Ri'UAi.,  No.  67  East  Main  street,  was  In 
good  S|ilrlts  and  spoke  encouragingly  of  the  Hr- 
KAi.  Nkw-Vorkkk’s  Increased  subscription  list  In 
Rochester  and  vicinity. 
of  Hasbandry  are  numerous  enough  to  make  It 
worth  while.  Horse-racing  at  Falrslias  long  been 
a  severe  Injury  to  the  best  Interests  of  farmers, 
and  all  friends  of  tnie  Agricultural  progress  will 
rejoice  at  any  means  by  which  the.  evil  may  be 
abatAMl. 
A  NATIONAL.  ILLUBTRATKD 
Wenfcrn  N.  Y,  .A*.  Nocicfy.— An  annual  meet¬ 
ing  of  this  Society  oeenrred  last  week,  when  the 
following  officers  were  chosen President,  Tnos. 
Brown,  Jr.  vice-Prealdcuts,  Jerome  M.  Keyes, 
Clias.  F.  Wadsworth,  Walter  {;olc.  Secretary, 
Chas.  A,  Pool.  Trea.surer,  John  W.  .Rtebblns.  Di¬ 
rectors,  Benj.  Fellows,  U.  n,  mckox.  Messrs. 
Reman  fJla.ss.  D.  D.  8.  Brown  and  Willard  Hodges 
were  chosen  to  represent  the  Society  at  the  elec¬ 
tion  of  officers  or  the  State  Agricultural  Society. 
D.  D.  T.  IVIOORE, 
jeou-Wtlor  aiAcl  Coiidiioriiis:  liiditor 
WM.  J.  FOWLER,  ANDREW  S.  FULLER 
Aaeooitito 
HENRY  S.  RANDALL,  lL.D..  Corlland  Village,  N.  Y. 
Editoh  ok  ihb  DKPAnT^l»l^T  OK  HliKK.r  HuHnANnitv. 
X.  A.  WILLARD.  A.  M.,  LUlIo  Falls,  N.  Y„ 
Eomis  OK  niK.  Dkia utm lt^ t  o»  Uai.0'  IIuhhamibv. 
CENTENNIAL  ITEMS, 
Mr.  a.  T.  Stewart  will  contribute  largely  to  the 
Art  Gallery\ 
“Shall  the  ejchlbltlon  be  open  Sundays?"  Is 
now  tlie  quest, Inn. 
Tbn  tuousand  silk  flags  will  decorate  the  Main 
Centennial  Building. 
“  Bull  Hun”  Russell  wmh  Avrlte  np  the  opening 
ceremony'  for  the  Loudon  Times. 
The  Agricultural  Building  will  have  somewhat 
the  appearance  or  an  old  English  cathedral. 
The  display  of  flreivorks  on  the  night  of  May  in 
will  be  the  finest  ever  seen  In  this  or  a  ny  other 
eountiy. 
The  London  Graphic  will  aend  a  corps  of  ten 
artists  10  lake  Illustrations  for  that  paper  during 
the  summer. 
The  several  Contonnlnl  hotols  are  rapidly  ap- 
«.  A.  C.  HAKNKTT,  PiibllHlier, 
TERMS  FOR  1876,  IN  ADVANCE, 
INCLUDINO  POSTAOE,  WHICH  PUBLISHER*  PRKPAf. 
RtiiKle  Copy,  per  Year,  To  <1ub« Five  Cop¬ 
lea,  iinrf  ono  oopy  free  to  Agont  or  getter  up  of  Club. 
for|13.40i  Seven Coples.and  one  free, for  $17.20;  Ten 
Coplea,  and  one  free,  $21.50-t)n!y  $2.16  per  copy.  The 
above  latOB  puafuj/r  (under  the  now  law.)  to 
any  part  of  the  United  Statea,  and  Mio  American 
pnatago  on  alt  coploa  nialled  to  Canada.  On  papera 
mailed  to  Uurrlpe,  by  ntnaiucr,  the  poatuRO  will  ho  86 
cents  oxtra—or|.'!,.W in  all.  Drafts,  I’osl-Onico  M.tncy 
Onlers  and  ReRlaberod  liOttora  may  be  mailed  at  our 
risk,  fy  Liberal  I’rcmlimis  to  all  Club  AgenU  who 
do  not  take  free  copies.  Specimen  Numbers  Show. 
Bills,  &c.,  sent  free. 
RURAL  NOTES  AND  QUERIES 
The  Kiiritl’a  Advance  in  1870— Has  thus  Lor 
been  cousouuut  wit  li  the  progress  and  prosperity 
antlclpati'd  during  the  f’entenuKU  Year.  Gur  clr- 
eulatlon  la  bolijg  largely  uiigmented  throughout 
the  count  ry,  w  hile  the  ITe-ss  is  saying  kind  things 
alKiut  the  paper  and  the  peoph-  working  for  Itsiie- 
ces.s(ully.  Many  -Agent- Friends  hn  ve  already  sent 
us  double  the  usual  number  of  subscribers,  while 
not  a  few’  have  trebled  and  quadrupled  their  form¬ 
er  lists.  And  moreover  Its  friends  talk  and  write 
most  appreelatfvely  of  the  UtrRAL,  For  example, 
that  good  old  recruiter  for  the  Rural  Brigade,  Col. 
H.  R.  I’OKTKR  of  Brio  Co.,  Fa.,  writes: 
“  Here  are  a  few  more  names  for  the  Noble  Old 
Rural,  whose  flag  still  wav^-s  and  whosi;!  banner 
has  never  struck  to  rings,  elRnies,  knaves,  foots, 
tools,  nor  those  who  would,  cheat,  rob  or  crush 
down  t  he  tanufr.  <J,  tiowR  has  labored  and  lolled 
to  watob  ovei-  the  Interests  of  the  t.lller  ot  the 
solll  GOP  bleiis  It,  and  long  may  lt«  banner 
wave  F' 
«1| 
In  remitting  for  ls76,  Mr.  M'.  F.  Bauma-vn  of 
Knoxville.  Tenii.,  says: -“You  say  truly  ‘T/.f 
Filler  lor  the  Feople,"  and  1  wisli  every  farmer 
would  take  It,  The.  iii/onnalwn  contairunl  iti  a  Atit- 
!l?c  nimthm'  in  worth  a  whole  year'e  euhmwtption  to  any 
otof.  I  am  not  a  farmer,  but  I  win  not  do  without 
the  Old  Rural  im  long  as  1  can  raise  the  means  to 
secure  Its  Lxmtlnuan(!e.” 
Mr.  JOH-N  II AKUAL,  Of  Dc  Solo  Co..  Mlss..  In  a  let¬ 
ter  renilHiiig  tor  a  eopy  of  the  Rural  for  his 
daiightJT,  says;— ‘'M.V  e-stlmate  or  your  paper  la 
higher  every  yeur,— and  to  say  that  I  am  plea.sed 
with  It  Is  the  lp.asl.  that  I  would  siicak  as  praise, 
and  I  Intend  after  aw  hlle  to  tell  you  more  fiillv 
my  good  opinion." 
Miss  (or  Mrs.)  MakvL,  IVakk  oi  Hampden  Co., 
Mass.,  wrires:  “Five  years  ago  1  thought  the 
Rmcai.  was  as  good  as  It  could  be,  but  itlslm- 
pptvi'd,  .and  1  am  now  certain  It  Is  the  bwt  farm¬ 
ers’  and  household  paper  ever  published.” 
-  The.se  greetings  from  Fennsylvanla,  Tennes- 
•se-e,  Mississippi  and  Massachusetts  must  suffice 
for  the  present.  But^thanksto  our  triends  every- 
w'liere  for  their  good  words  and  generous  exercise 
of  Influence ! 
GROWTH  OF  THE  U,  S.  SINCE  1870, 
Fiktkkn  of  the  thlrt.y-seven  .States  had  a  sutc 
Knumenitlon  in  I.S7.6,  and  In  eight  of  these  the 
tables  of  population  have  been  preparwl  forpub- 
lleailou.  ft  Is  almost  a  pity  that  we  did  not  have 
a  general  eniuncratlon,  throughout,  the  cnuiiiry, 
so  that  our  efatiu  In  i.lu*  one  hundredth  year  of 
mtllonHl  existence  could  be  known.  The  returns 
show  a  gratifying  Increase  in  jaipulalloa,  and.  as 
compared  with  the  F.  8.  Census  of  1870,  give  the 
following  results: 
proachlog  completion, 
opening  In  April. 
The  Pa  vilion  tor  the  English  Commissioners  will 
he  elegantly  fitted  up  a  ud  will  have  bleeping  rooms 
and  a  reHtauranl  . 
There  win  be  an  ofnci.al  dally  newspaper  pub- 
llBhed  on  the  grounds,  a  nd  a  number  of  mmor  Cen¬ 
tennial  publications. 
Goons  to  be  exhibltcsl  are  beginning  to  arrive 
b.v  eveuy  sieamcr;  but  unpacking  will  not  com¬ 
mence  before  March. 
In  the  An,  Gallery  will  be  full-length  portraits 
of  all  the  Fre.sldent.s  of  tJie  United  States,  from 
WAKUIRGTONtO  GRANT. 
Toe  Bite  selected  for  the  encampment  of  the 
West,  Point  cadets  l.s  very  beautiful.  The  encamp¬ 
ment  will  last  ten  day ». 
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PUBLICATION  OFFICES: 
Ho,  78  Duano  Street,  Mew  York  City,  and  Ho.  87 
East  Main  St.,  (Darrow’s  Bookstore,  Osburn 
House  Blook,)  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
.New  Vork  ImUl.^i  iT.sowu  aa  the  Banner  Btatc  in 
pdjmlatlon :  hut  the  Im  toum’  here  has  been  only 
a  mile  more  thii  uneven  per  cent.,  while  for  the 
average  of  i.hcelght  .‘iiates  II  Is  thirteen.  Must  of 
the  Increa.s*'  In  New  York  Is  In  Us eltlea  and  vil¬ 
lages,  and  the  Hnr;il  iiud  Agrieuliunil  i.Kjpul.itlon 
hiiK  aiipat-enrl.v  no  more  than  held  Ira  own,  ii  It 
hiiB  done  (hal.  In  some  of  Ihe  Weslern  Suiijv^ 
there  Is  an  in('reii.s<-d  Agrleuli nr.al  iMipniaMon, 
showing  1  hill  the  soil,  even  with  di'fcsjlltsj^f.iim- 
ing,  has  noi  been  occupied  to  ihr  llinll  iV^prolli- 
ahie  prtHluetlon.  It  l.-,  quile  prohable  lhal  one  or 
two  sratea  tiol  In  ihe  above  i.-iLle  may.  tem  rwi-nr,, 
or  Ihli  iy  veal's  hence,  outiunk  New  York  In  popu- 
lu.1  liiu.  lIllnolB  and  Iowa  e.ach  excel  New'  Vork  In 
Agrteullurul  resources,  while  Missouri  ixisslbly 
excels  all  other.s  In  her  comhluat  lon  of  Agrli!nltu- 
ral  and  Mineral  w’ealt.hnnd  faelllUcs  forex'ieuslve 
commeroe. 
If  the  Htates  above  enumerated  show  the  fair 
average  Increase  of  population  for  the  whole 
eounlry,  Ihe,  I  nlted  Stales  will  have  In  ]SM>a  jiop- 
nlatlon  of  fori y-nln>' (and  pos.slbly  fifty)  millions. 
RURAL  BREVITIES, 
Aupitions  TO  Clubs  are  now  in  order,  and  itl.s 
not  too  late  toatorl.  new'  ones. 
MrciUGAN  ow’ns  a  million  acres  of  public  land 
apjiroprlatod  lor  school  purposes,  and  yet  unsold. 
Back  numbers  of  this  volume  (from  Jan.  i.i  can 
be  supplied  to  all  new  subscribers,  and  be 
sent  unleas  otherwise  ordered. 
Franklin  Co.  Kansas,  shipped  36,(i0<i  hushcDof 
castor  beaiLS  the  last  season,  the  receipts  for  the 
same  amounting  nearly’  toSKHi.ooo. 
(^ueen  Victoria  wild  last,  year  $ir»,»85  worth  ot 
fat  cattle,  sheen  ami  hogs  from  the  8how’  Farm, 
BATURDAY.  JANUARY  22.  IRTfi. 
TO  THE  RURAL'S  CORRESPONDENTS. 
formerly  owiieil  by'  the  Prince  consort. 
SOMK  loealllles  In  New  Jerney  have  to  purchase' 
potatoes  this  y  ear,  on  account  Of  ravage.s  by  the 
iMitiilo  Tied le.  Never  mind,  imtatoes  are  plenty. 
.6  CLACKAMAS  CQ.  fOrcgon)  iiiau  Is  exhibiting  a 
beet  thill,  weighs  is  pounds  and  measures  34  Inches 
In  elreumfcrcnce.  He  w:iiits  somebody  to  beat 
that, 
W.  B.  GRi(4Gs  of  Sonoma,  Cal,,  niLsed  a  hill  ot 
polatoes.  live  tubers  of  which  weighed  sixteen 
pounds.  The  remaining  small  potatoes  weighed 
seventeen  iiotlnds. 
Rorkrt  Douglas  &  Bonb.  of  the  Waukegan  (Ill ) 
Nursery,  send  us  th»;lr  neat  Wliolesale  Catalogue 
of  Evergreen  anrl  Ornamental  Tree  Soedllng.s,  &c  . 
for  the  Bprtiig  of  187«. 
There  1.h  a  farm  near  Waterloo.  Seneiia  County, 
on  tvhlch  la  raised  every  year  $600  worth  of  moss, 
W'hleh  is  UHiHl  by  the  nursery  men  lor  packing 
trees.  It  18  sold  for  $5  a  load  on  the  ground. 
Rkcknt  warm  weather  has  caused  peach  trees 
In  Somerset,  Ky.,  to  blossom  nrematurely,  and 
loss  of  the  crop  Is  expetited  to  follow.  Gnisshop- 
pers  have  also  aiipeared,  a  bad  indication  for  next 
summer. 
I).  M.  Fekrv  a  CO.,  Hctrolt,  6tlcli.,  send  us  their 
lUustratiid  and  Descriptive  Catalogue  of  Garden, 
Flower  and  Agricultural  .Seeds.  Jt  oomprl.ses  262 
pages,  and  te  admirably  arranged  and  beautliully 
Illustrated. 
A  Tknskssek  farmer  hiul  his  crops,  sto<'k,  A'c., 
damaged  by  the  late  floods  to  the  ex  tent  ol  $2,606, 
but  gained  by  the  deposit  of  a  rich  segment  on 
560  acres  of  land,  w  hich  he  valued  at  $5,800,  or  a 
clear  gain  over  lose  ot  |2,900. 
Maine  farmers  do  not  grow  oats  enough  for  the 
State,  though  Maine  Ls  one  of  the  best  States 
In  tJhe  Union  for  oats.  We  shall  soon  have  New 
England  farmers  conceding  that  there  Is  nothing 
they  can  profltablyr  grow  in  oompeUllon  with  the 
West, 
Messrs.  Briggs  &  Bro.  of  Rochester,  N.  Y’.,  and 
Chicago,  fll.,  send  us  tlie  January  No.  of  their 
Onarteriy  Floral  W^ork  for  1876.  it  contains  a 
OuK  regular  contributors  and  freuuent  corre- 
Bpondents  arc  reminded  lliat  we  always  prefer 
oeaeonable  artlcle.s — and,  as  much  of  the  matter 
for  the  Rural  is  jirepared  and  put  in  type  for  ten 
day-sto  two  weeks  la  advance  of  the  date  of  the 
paper  In  w  hich  it  appears,  the  »!arly  reception  of 
contributions  Is  necessary  to  .secure  llmciy  publi¬ 
cation.  We  frequently  receive  pracllcal  arllcles 
jUHt  too  lat/!  to  be  rendered  useful.  And  tlie  same 
Is  occaislonnlly  true  of  llturary  conlrlbiillons.  As 
instances  In  point,  wc  wiyre  fiivorod  with  several 
Chrlatma.s  and  Now  Year’s  stories  and  poems  a 
week  or  tivo  after  t  hose  happy'  anhiversartiss  oc¬ 
curred.  Therefore,  please  send  .ill  urUcJe.s Intend¬ 
ed  for  a  piirllculur  lime  or  season  promptly— In 
advancAj.  And  jiray  don’t  wJlte  In  detull  ahont 
hoeing,  hay-muklng  and  harveHlIngln  Winter,  nor 
about,  wintering  stock,  nuiple  BUgar  making,  etc., 
during  the.  .summer  solst  ice.  “  There  Is  a  Mine  lor 
nil  things,”  and  la-  who  tollow'sthc  hint  In  w’rttlng 
for  the  Agrlcnliural  Fre.ss  will  gener, 'illy  receive 
thanks,  and  his  arilelos  the  baptism  of  print. 
We  arc  aUvaysglad  to  receive  timely  and  sug- 
gcstlve  arllcles  for  cither  our  IT.'icMciil  or  Bcleu- 
tiUc  departmonUs;  also,  the  n'sults  of  observation, 
ex|)erliiieaUs  and  experience  In  any  branch  of  farm 
husbandry,  liortlciilLure,  gardening,  etc.,  al  any 
season- f(jr  such  oontrihuMons  are  usually  avail¬ 
able  or  w  ill  keep  w  it  hout  spoiling.  M’e  want  prac¬ 
tical,  Intelllgeni  and  sensible  men  and  women  to 
w'rlte  for  the  Rukai,— to  give  us  the  cream  of  what 
they  know  alMiul  rural  and  dornesMe  affairs. 
Among  our  readers  arc,  w  e  believe,  n  myriad  of 
this  class,  scatUTcdt  hrottghout  the  various  Btules 
and  TerrlUJiles  of  this  now  fi  ntennlul  Hepublle 
and  the  adjacenl  British  I’rovliiees  w'herein  the 
l{n?.w  elrculatrs.  How  many  of  i  hese  will  kindly 
send  us  such  facts,  suggest  lousi  etc.,  as  will  Impitri 
their  knowledge  to  ni  hers 
-Ynothet  thing.  The  numerous  applications  we 
are  receiving  trom  persons  who  wish  w  heeonie 
regular  paid  contrlhutors  to  the  Rural  conatralns 
lies  to  give  here  the  svibstunec  of  a  printed  circular 
which  we  hive  very  frequent  ocea.slon  to  use.  as 
foiiow's:— “Your  favor  has  been  received.  Our 
list  of  Editorial  and  other  paid  Contributors  is  ao 
large,  and  so  nincli  more  expensive  than  tormerly. 
that  w'C  cannot  afford  to  make  addlMons,  at  least 
for  the  present,  ftonce  wc  return  your  MSB.,  as 
we  are  almost  dally  doing  tlmt  of  other  applicants 
10  contribute  to  Hie  Rural  New-Yorkku.  it  is 
jiroper  1o  add  that,  in  rna  uy  InsUvnees,  our  dispo¬ 
sition  exceeds  our  ability'  to  respond  favorably'— In 
wbleh  cases  we  sincerely  regret  the  necessity  ot 
saying  Nay  in  regard  to  the  accp))tance  of  contrl- 
bUllDlUL” 
ff  yvriters  on  llter.'uy  lojilcs  those  who  fui  iil.sh 
stories,  poems,  etc.,  w  ill  bear  In  mind  l  hal  inosi 
of  our  pages  are  devoted  to  practical  and  selentlllc 
Advert isiuir  for  a  Y\'ife. — II  Is  no  matter  of 
doubt  that  11  great  many  matrimonial  eng.ige- 
mcnls  originate  In  local  Grange  meetings,  where 
yoimg  jieople  oi  both  sexes  are  brought  together 
In  ideasant  soilal  relations.  Ills  not  supposed 
that  the  more  formal  sessions  of  .Male  Granges 
can  be  iit.lIl/Td  aa  promoters  of  matrimony.  This, 
however,  appears  to  have  betin  done  In  Maine,  a.s 
the  Bangor  Whig  plea.8anlly  lolls  the  lollowing 
story: 
“  During  the  sessions  of  the  stall*  ffrange,  F.  of 
11.,  In  this  city,  the  place  of  meeting  was  tilled 
with  farmers,  their  wives  and  fair  daughteivi,  and 
stiine  y'oiing  bachelor  tarmei's  who,  ot  course,  w'ere 
anxious  llial  the  fair  damsels  shoidd  know  that 
they  y'carned  for  some  one  to  make  brlghb'r  the 
farm-house  for  them,  superintend  the  dairy  and 
darn  the.  sloekingsof  their  siionscB,  Hutjusthow 
lo  pass  round  Miisliiforiiiiitloii  to  the  young  ladl(.s 
wasn’t  known.  Finally  it  came  about  in  one  In¬ 
stance  In  the  toUowlng  manner :The  roll  w'as 
called  and  those  who  lirouglu  their  wives  and 
daughters  were  luskeil  to  answer  ‘  Here,  and  wife,’ 
or  ‘  Ileri!,  wifi!  and  dti lighter.’ as  the  cass!  might 
be.  A  litige  number  of  names  had  been  tailed  and 
■•very  one  l  uriied  to  see  w  ho  answei'^d.  and  each 
Mine  the  •  here’  was  follow’efi  by  an  luldemlnm,  but 
nl  last  c.'irne  a  name  (w  e’ll  cull  It  .Tons  SMuni;  and 
the  youni  liulie.s  uJ)  turned  their  ey  es  to  where  a 
tall,  angular,  young  farmer  sat.  lie  turned  red, 
suunniered,  coughed,  and  nnally  nxtovcrlug  him¬ 
self,  answ'eretl,  'Here  and  single;’  and  after  the 
8e.sslou  they  made  the  young  man  unhappy  by  ac¬ 
cusing  him  ot  aflverttslng  for  a  vvlfe.” 
NOTES  FROM  WESTERN  NEW  YORK 
DlutiNG  n  visit  to  Roi'hester,  to  report  t  he  w  in- 
tor  meet, lug  of  the  W.  N.  Y.  Hort.  Boclety',  we 
found  t  he  Helds  bare  and  weather  warm  and  pleas¬ 
ant.  W’heat.  on  the  gmund  made  a  poor  grom  ii 
last  fall,  but  htu3  improved  materially'  and  prom- 
lse.s  well.  There  has  thus  far  been  Utile  snow’ 
and  less  cold  weather  than  usual— enough  irosl  to 
lie  “liaixl  "  on  wheal,,  only  tM.imehow  h.ad  rveather 
does  not  do  so  much  Injury  early  ns  laler  in  the 
.season.  What  is  called  “  winter  killing  ”  of  wheat 
In  onllijary  .se-'isons  is  more  often  dost rucr, ion  from 
cold  ami  lining  winds  on  the  wheat  phint  In  April 
or  Mil}',  after  Host  has  ilirowii  the  rtxils  lo  the 
surface.  I'oi’  several  years  yve  have  had  diy 
spi  lng.s— favonibb'  for  getting  work  done,  but  very 
InJurlouK  to  wliejit.  The  Jibsmico  of  snow  early  In 
winter  lends  us  to  lioiie  Mint  the  ground  Mill  be 
yvell  covered  hereafter.  'J'lie  season  is  now  ad¬ 
vanced  so  tar  that  long  eonltnued  eold  weathef 
need  not  be  exiwted.  Sunday,  Jun.  0th,  the  ther- 
luomeU!!'  near  Koehe.ster  showed  sixty  degrees 
alx>\  c/ero,  and  the  u’ealUer  had  been  even  wanner 
th;in  that.  There  was  no  Ice  In  the  hikes,  very 
little  aiiy'yvhere,  tiud  it  is  solid  blocks  ot  Ice  drift¬ 
ing  eastward  on  the  lakes  xvlilch  make  WesU-rii 
New  York  spring  months  cold  and  dlsogreeahle. 
Thei'c  Is  plenty  of  Mine  lor  severe  weather,  and 
pos.slbl,v  tor  some  extremely  cold;  hut  the  lack  oi 
foundation  iriakes  11  likely  lhal  it  wlU  not  be  long 
eoutlniici.1,  and  an  esirly'  spring  Is  extremely  proli- 
able, 
Frioes  of  all  produi-e  are  low,  and  many  fai'iuers 
arc  hard  ))U.shed  to  liiid  money  to  pay  taxes.  Hap¬ 
pily.  however,  these  are  hghter  than  usual  tor 
f;iriin*rs  In  Monroe  Co.  this  year- partly  from  de¬ 
crease  III  St  ate  tax  and  parM.y  because  the  towns 
have  lor  the  lir.st  lime  apportioned  taxes  bet  ween 
the  city  of  Roehe.sier  aud  the  county  on  an  equit¬ 
able  rooting,  (HI  ]ier  cent.  In  Mie  dry  and  40  to  the 
towns  Is  Mils  year  the  rule,  and  The  proiiortlon 
Ijrcity  fairly  represents  The  aci  iml  rtlstnbutlmi  of 
wealth  between  the  two.  'I’he  e1(y  represcnla- 
tlvesare  generally  more  liiellnetl  in  extravagant 
leglslaMoii  Mian  Miose  of  the  lowns,  tiiidlhlsni- 
ereased  tax  rale  will  have  a  good  effort  in  m.iklng 
them  eiiicfiil. 
A  giviil  maiiy  jmlaioe.s  have  been  sohi  at  ruin¬ 
ously  low  iirlee.s,  .‘iiid  tlioiisam  s  of  buslmls  mon¬ 
J.4m'mI  Ceiiietiiiiul  ilisiurie.s.— Uuoudaga  Ca, 
111  this  Suite,  lias  liiaugiiraled  a  lll■3vement  for  a 
local  history  ol  the  county  us  purl  ot  its  Centen¬ 
nial  celebriitlon.  The  Board  of  Superrtsors  has 
appointed  a  eoinmiMee  uf  two  citizens  Q’oin  each 
town  mill  M  aid  lo  eolhs'i  material,  wliieh  will  be 
arranged  by  some  competent  pei-son  in  a  loi'al 
history.  The  Agricultural  and  llortlcnltural  de¬ 
velopment  of  the  country',  Us  manufacturing  es- 
t  abllsliiiieiii.s,  Us  political  history  and  sketches  of 
notable  in'otossloiial  men  would  each  afford  In¬ 
teresting  and  Instructive  matter  for  a  pamphlet, 
and  eai'h  department  should  Tie  allolt£!d  to  men 
siicelall}'  adapted  for  the  work,  collected  In  book 
fonn,  these  histories  would  be  found  lucriiaslngly 
valuable  as  the  men  tamtllar  with  our  early  local 
histories  pass  away . 
BUSINESS  NOTICES 
llorM'-Kiieina  m  F'liir"*.— The  Patrons  of  Hus¬ 
bandry  in  Ohio  have  found  ii  new  use  for  their 
inllueiiee.  lu  localiiies  w'here  thoylmvc  members 
enough  they  are  running  the  local  Agricultural 
Socfetles— elrv-l.lng  olTicei'S  w’ho  w  ill  pul  a  stop  to 
liuisc-nicliig  at  Full’S.  They  liavc  4ilKTeeded 
wherever  I  hey  have  irleil.  ilitis  far,  ami  the  move- 
liierii  will  probalily  be  extended  wherever  Patrons 
BRIDE  &  CO, 
769  Broadway,  N.  Y.,  want  agents  for  the  best  nionoy- 
making  article  In  the  world.  Bend  for  nartlculars. 
Au  Article  of  True  Merit.— “  Brown’s  Bho.v* 
I'liiAL  TitocuK.s’’  are  the  uioBi  popular  article  ip 
this  country  or  Europe  lor  Throat  Diseases  and 
Coughs,  and  this  popularity  Is  based  upon  real  merit. 
States. 
1870. 
1876. 
lucreaw!  . 
Kaiisiw . 
...  »'>4,:ifl9 
6:0,373 
168,974  1 
Loiiislaun . . 
726.!<16 
857,(0<l 
130,124 
MiisHacInisetlJi ........ . 
. . . :  1 
LIOI.WG 
I94JiCl 
MIcliik'un . . . 
...  1,I84.(IKI 
1,344.101 
ll«t,7!« 
New  .leresy . . 
iW.IHk) 
I.IOKJilK! 
120,406  1 
New  Vork . 
...  4,382.76(1 
4,706.208 
.'«a,44(l  1 
i  Kliode  Island . 
...i  2l7,.35.'l 
268.238 
40,836 
South  Mar<jlliia . 
...  7(I5,I«H> 
ft£l,447 
217,841 
1  Total . 
...1  ».544..63«' 
11.2(0.741 
1A66.2(0 
