unexamplecl  In  American  Horticultural  annaLs, 
Competition  is  open  to  all. 
work  Is  commenced,  but  a  much  longer  time  wl.l 
be  need..ia  lo  get  the  soil  In  proper  farming  condi¬ 
tion.  Cndcrdralns  must  be  made  to  withdraw 
surface  water,  while  open  iduices  will  bo  left  In 
some  places  to  provide  Jnigatlon  when  needetl. 
Two  ship  canals  will  admit  large  vessels  lo  the 
new  land,  while  smaller  canals  will  ullord  easy 
transportavlon  to  every  portion.  Two  trunk  Unee 
of  railway  are  placwl  to  crow  each  other  at  right 
angle-s,  and  at  the  Intersection  of  these  a  city  will 
probably  arlf»e  on  what  has  been  lor  ages  a  desert 
of  wild  waves.  Centuries  ago  t  he  space  covered 
by  the  Zuader  Zee  was  an  immense  forest,  with 
heavy  limber,  but  It  gradually  gave  way  to  the 
encroachments  or  the  ocean. 
It  is  e.vnerted  that  the  work  will  require  twenty 
years  ftir  completion,  at  a  cost  of  one  hundred 
mUlloiis  of  dollars.  t?imUar  laud,  reclaimed  from 
tlm  8oa  In  smaller  amounts,  has  been  made  worth 
four  hundred  dollars  per  acre,  so  that  when  com¬ 
pleted  Ibo  land  will  be  worth  two  hundred  mil¬ 
lions.  Of  course,  only  In  a  country  where  Interest 
Is  low  can  such  enormous  and  long-crmtlnued  ex¬ 
penses  bp  Justified.  In  the  Unllod  States  the  In¬ 
terest  account  in  twenty  years  woiUd  be  more 
than  the  principal.  In  Holland,  however.  Interest 
is  usually  only  three  per  cent.,  and  the  Govern- 
ment  Is  basing  its  calculations  on  that  expecta¬ 
tion- 
The  reclaimed  sen  land  is  verj' fertile,  and  under 
the  skillful  management  of  Dutch  farmers  and 
gardeners  .vlelds  large  crops  of  all  kinds  of  veget¬ 
ables.  It  seems  especially  adapted  to  the  growing 
of  Dahlia,  Hyacinth  and  other  bulbous-rooted 
flowers,  while  Its  moisture  and  fine  tilth  is  the 
natural  home  of  the  cauliflower  and  cabbage,  In 
the  growing  of  which  the  Dutch  excel  all  other 
peoples. 
Including  also  other  articles  of  utility  and  value; 
Fob  tbk  Four  Kbst  Yields.— l.  For  the  largest 
yield  of  c.orn  from  one  acre,  nn  order  on  H.  11.  .M- 
len  it  Co.  for  Farming  Impletnenw,  .amounting  to 
too.  2.  For  the  second  best  yield  per  acre,  an  (^U 
Painting,  worth  f-lO.  3.  For  the  third  best  yield 
per  acre,  an  order  for  books,  at  publisher’s  prices, 
$.10.  4.  For  the  lourth  btsl  yleJil  per  acre,  a  Port¬ 
folio  of  Art  Subjects,  worth  $30. 
FOUTUK  Four  l-owEsr  cost. —6.  For  the  lowest 
cost,  per  bush.,  for  corn,  an  order  on  Baker  A  Bro. 
for  Fcrtlllzera,  amounting  to  $50.  6.  For  the  next 
lowest  cost  per  bush.,  a  Painting,  worth  $40. 
T.  For  the  1  bird  lowest  cost  per  btisli.,  an  order  on 
Bliss  A  Sons  for  seeds,  $30.  s.  For  the  fourth  low¬ 
est  cost  per  bush,  a  Portfolio  of  Art  Subjects,  $20. 
Tbe.se  premiums  will  be  awarded  at  the  close  of 
the  harvest  of  the  present  Centennial  year. 
How  many  Dirmcm  among  kubal  nkw-yorkkr 
readers  will  cooipcio  for  these  premiums  7  Our 
belief  Is  that  the  largest  yield  per  acre  will  also 
prove  the  lowest  cost,  per  bushel,  in  which  case 
the  farmer,  taking  itrat  premium  wUlget  $100  In 
Agricultural  implements  and  FeotiUzera. 
“PROGRESS  AND  IMPROVEMENT 
MOORE'S  RURHL  NEW-YORKER, 
A  NATIONAL  1LLU8TEATBD 
ECBAl,  IITIMI  AP  fAMlW  IIBffSPAPIIl. 
D.  D.  T.  MOORE, 
N.  Y.  State  Asr.  soelei.v.— This  Society  held  Its 
annual  meeting  In  Albany,  Jan.  19.  1  he  Treas- 
tmer  A  report  showed  the  total  receipts  for  the  .vear 
to  be  $11,210.90,  of  which  $10,OSfl.34  were  from  Hie 
Fair.  The  total  dlabuisements  w-ere  $38,068.16, 
leaving  a  balance  on  hand  of  $3,142.81.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  ofllcere  were  elected: 
f'nis’t— Kdwin  Thorn-.  MlUbrook,  Dutchisa  Cn. 
vice-Pres’ls,— First  Dlsirtct,  John  \V.  Wing.  New 
Y'ork;  2d,  Isaiu;  II.  Cocks,  North  Hempstead;  3d, 
Daniel  Doncaster.  .■Mbany ;  4lh,  N.  Maitln  Ciulls, 
Ogdensbuigh;  6tli.  J;«i.  Geddos,  Falrmount;  6th, 
Jos.  Juliand,  Bali^rUlgo;  lih,  B.  J.  Swan.  Gen¬ 
eva;  8th,  I'Tank  B.  iterllleld,  Batavia.  Cor.  Sec.— 
Thos,  h.  Harlson,  Morley.  Itec.  See.— Win.  H.  Bo¬ 
gart,  Aurora.  'I  rcas.— AdUi  Thayer,  Uooslc.  Ex. 
Cora.— vvm,  II.  Holmes,  Washington;  G. T.  HoQ- 
man, Chemung ;  oeo.  F.  Mills,  Montgomery ;  John 
It.  Sluyvesantv  Diuolieea ;  Bly  Fox.  faerkJmcr ;  Ue- 
man  Glass,  Monroe:  David  .M.  Osborne,  Caj-uga; 
lieuben  E.  Koby,  Steuben. 
IToviiiaer  aiitl  CojiGuotiuB  Editor 
WM.  J.  FOWLER,  ANDREW  8.  FULLER, 
A.asociate  Kditore. 
HENRY  S.  RANDALL,  LL.D.,  Cortland  Village,  N.  Y 
Editob  or  nta  Titriv-ntzvi  or  &ULBr  llvsBANoav. 
X.  A.  WILLARD,  A.  M  ,  Lillie  Falls,  N.  Y., 
Eurrus  or  Till  DirA»T«i.'<T  or  Daikt  IIuiundit. 
G.  A.  C.  BAItNETT,  Publisher, 
The  Dairymen's  Association  of  Ontario— 18 
to  hold  its  next  Annual  Convention  at  IngersoU, 
Feb.  9—10,  and  the  Committee  hope  to  make  it 
both  beneficial  and  Interesting  to  dairymen  and 
farmers  generally.  Addresses  vvlll  bo  delivered 
by  several  eminent  gentlemen,  and  a  large  atieud- 
anco  13  antlclpalcd.  Any  parties  wishing  lo  at¬ 
tend  and  become  members  may  obtain  cenillcatcs 
by  applMng  at  once  to  the  secretary,  Mr.  J.  C. 
Hkolbk,  IngersoU,  on  pnjscntatlon  of  which  to  the 
dHTerent  stations  on  Die  Grand  Trunk  and  Great 
iVestern  Uailwaj-s  they  will  be  entitled,  owing  to 
special  .amingcments  made  with  these  companies, 
to  tickets  at  one  fare  and  a  tlilrd  the  double  jour¬ 
ney.  It  Is  desirable  that  parlies  wishing  to  at¬ 
tend  should  apply  lo  Qie  Secretary  at  once  for 
certificates,  so  as  to  avoia  contusion  and  delay. 
PREMIUM  POTATOES  IN  1876 
C  ipUiB.onrt  ouo  free.  1.21.a>-(>nly  *2.15  j>cr  copy.  Tbo 
al)ove  ratub  tTicliwic  piMiayt  (uuCer  Ibe  new  law,)  lo 
any  part  of  lUo  Unitod  btatca,  and  the  Anierican 
pobtugii  on  all  copUii*  mailed  to  Canada.  On  papers 
mailed  lo  Eurooe,  by  Hinamer,  the  ponfage  will  be  BO 
conle  extra-or  $1.50111  all.  Drafts,  Post-Offloe  Money 
Orders  and  Bu^jistored  1  .etters  may  bo  mailed  at  our 
risk.  CIT  Liberal  Premiums  to  all  Club  Agents  who 
(lonott.aUe  frooooples.  Bpecimen  Number*  Show- 
Bill*.  &c.,  sent  free. 
AOVERTIHINO  RATESi 
Inside  tuh  and  lath  pa«e*(  Agate  kpbc«i).6^.  per  line. 
-  13th  page . "/O 
Outside  or  last  page  . . 
Fiftv  percent,  extra  for  unusual  display. 
Si»eclal  Notices,  leaded,  by  count . ..l.M 
Business  “  i.«{  „ 
Beading  . . . . . 
Discount  on  4  Insertions.  1(1  per  ' 
13  ins.,  20  per  cU:  26  In*.,  24  por  ot.i  52  Ins.,  88H  per  ct. 
I^No  edvertlsemeni  liiBorted  for  less  than  |3. 
1st  Ptixe  to  P.  0,  Wood,  Esther,  111.,..  MIT  lbe.,$100  00 
2d  -  “  J.  L.  l>orklnM.  Lltue  Bioux.  „ 
Iowa,  . . 1394  tpoou 
8d  “  Frcdk.  iL  Bcilsr.  Verona, 
Essex^.,  N.  . .  11*  •'  46  00 
"  ■■ 
6th  •'  “  Henry  V.  lioee.  Penn  Yan. 
N.  y., .  .  tOl»if  ••  10  00 
For  the  largoet  quantity  of  Eureka  from  one 
pound  of  seed. 
let  Prise  to  J.  L.  Pcrkms.'IJttlo  Sioux, 
Iowa,  . ifieeti  Ibc.,  $I(W  00 
2d  "  "  P.  C.  Wood,  Esthm',  Ill.,..  1403  “  60  00 
3d  "  "  Alfred  Rose.  Penn  Yan,  _ 
N.  y,. . . 1140  40  00 
4lh  “  “  Milton  M.  Rose,  Penn  Yuu 
N.  Y.. . , . 114.V  *•  30  00 
6th  •'  “  J.  I  Salter,  St  Cloud, 
Miim., .  . .  10K7  “  20  90 
6th  "  “  Henry  V  ,  Kiwe,  Penn  Yati, 
N.  Y.. . •,..  1006it*'  WOO 
The  Committee  stiys;— Wlien  two  yearn  ago  your 
Committee  awarded  the  first  prize  lor  the  largci)!. 
yield  of  Extra  Earlj  Vermont  Potatoes  from  one 
pound  of  seed,  U>  -Mr.  Salter  of  Minnesota,  for  the 
I  hen  unprecedented  yhdd  of  sl.x  hundred  and 
seven  t«0T)  pounda,  manj  considered  thoellmax  of 
productiveness  reacherl,  and  not  u  tew  doubted 
that  such  n  nuantlty  had  ever  Iven  grow  »4?aiO») 
small  a  quantity  of  sted.  Vet  so  much  lias  the 
general  intereal  and  ambition  stimulated  the  cul- 
llvatoi'sof  the  BOU,  both  here  and  In  Europe,  lhal 
in  England  nearly  double  that  amount  (HiS2  lbs.; 
has  been  grown  from  one  jiound,  and  In  our  own 
country  no  less  a  yield  than  nearly  treblo  that 
obtained  then,  entitles  now  to  a  first  premium, 
and  nothing  less  than  it  thoiisaud  from  one  eaii 
win  even  the  lowest,  premium. 
The  planting,  in  nearly  ^tU  ciuses,  wa-s  done  be- 
iwocu  the  lOth  and  261  h  of  May,  and  one-fourih  of 
all  compoiitore  dropped  the  seed  on  the  lOUi  of 
May,  nearly  a  w  eek  earlier  than  in  former  years. 
A  comparison  of  the  distances  betweeiUhe  hills, 
with  the  average  yield  per  acre,  gives  a  most  In¬ 
teresting  and  valuable  table,  as  foUows:  The  sets 
jilanted  at  a  distance  of 
2x3  foet  gave  n  ylfild  ttf  876  bushols  per  aero. 
2x4  •'  “  "  462  “  ^  “ 
Sx8  “  “  661  “  “ 
HxSR,  Ml  “  “  " 
3x4  .  3?j  ••  ’•  ;• 
:!Vix4  “  •;  ;■  342  ;;  ;;  ; 
4x4  “  "  '•  .122  ••  '• 
4x8  .  88  . 
The  large  number  of  data  of  wlileh  (ho  above 
figures  form  an  average,  give  these  statistics  a 
flieclal  value.  All  hough  the  greatest  yields  from 
one  pound  grew  from  hills  four  feet,  apart,  the 
largest  crops  per  acre  were  raised  at.  distam'es  of 
three  feel  eueh  way,  and  that  us  Hie  (tislances 
between  the  hills  are  Increased  or  decreased,  the 
yield  diminishes  in  regular  proiwrilon.  In  the 
llrsi  ease,  Hiere  remains  wasted  ground  whlcli  Is 
not  reached  by  the  roots  of  the  plants,  and  In  the 
iRlIcr,  the  roots  are  so  crowded  that  they  euu  not 
obtain  all  the  nourishment  they  are  capable  of 
consuming. 
The  Snowflake  and  ICureka  have  been  grown 
alongside  of  some  older  sorts,  tind  li  has  been 
found  that  ‘‘the  new  varieties  will  stand  almo.st 
any  amount  of  manurtng  and  return  a  correspond¬ 
ing  yield  of  tubers,  while  the  older  sorts,  under 
the  same  treatment,  would  make  nothing  but 
vines  and  a  few  small  tubers." 
RURAL  NOTES  AND  OTTERIES 
RURAL  BREVITIE8, 
Anjorlrao  Dalrrinm’s  Asaoclalion. — At  the 
last  annual  meeting  tbe  following  officers  were 
elected  for  tbe  ensuing  year;  Prestr— Hon.  Hora¬ 
tio  Setmovk.  victyj’rest’B — X.  A.  Willard  of  Her¬ 
kimer,  T.  D.  BUta  of  Onondaga  Co.,  O.  8.  Bliss  of 
Vi^rmont,  David  S.  Wells  of  N,  Y.  City,  ,M.  Folsom 
of  N.  V.  t1ty.  HtepUen  Farrell  or  Wisconsin,  Cbas. 
House  of  Lewis  Co.,  G,  B.  Weeks  ol  Onondaga,  C. 
E.  Chadwick  Of  Canada,  Wnn  Blandlng  of  Broome, 
Dr.  Oeo.  F.  Cole  of  8t.  Lawrence,  A.  .M.  Fuller  of 
PenuKj'lvanla,  L.  W.  Miller  of  Chautauqua,  K.  A. 
Ayres  of  Jefferson,  T.  F.  Keller  of  (.’altaraugus,  G. 
E.  MoiTow  of  Illinois,  c.  F.  WhltUer  of  Minnesota, 
John  T.  Ellsworth  of  Massaoliusetts,  Hon.  WllUum 
A.  JoluiHon  of  Erie,  Pa.,  Dr.  L.  L.  Wight  of  Oneida, 
Straight  of  Ohio.  Charles  Hazen  of  Wisconsin, 
ITof.  L.  Wethercll  of  the  Boston  Cultivator,  Muss., 
A.  11.  LaMoll  Of  Tompkins,  Edward  Noiton  of  Con¬ 
necticut,  P.  H.  BurcUard  of  Imnol^  C.  H.  Wilder 
or  Wl»-onsln.  o.  r.  Bhulgetl  of  Cliaiitauqua,  D.  II. 
Burrell  of  Herkimer,  J.  M.  PeU'iw  of  N.  Y.  City,  S. 
A.  Farrington  of  Canada.  See’y— L.  B.  Arnold  of 
Rotdiester.  Treas.— Hon.  Harris  Lewis,  Horkliner. 
The  Agricultural  Bureau  estimates  tho  cotton 
crop  at  4,i(X),ooo  bales. 
The  mild,  wet  weather  this  winter  has  spoiled 
much  rzirn  In  the  West. 
Kansas  spends  one  million  dollars  a  year  In  her 
schools,  and  Hie  stihool  fund  is  constantly  In- 
crea-slng. 
GKN.  Suek.man  stiys  there  are  4,000,000  of  people 
loafing  around  cities  who  ought  to  be  scratching 
the  M  esieni  praincs  for  an  honest  living. 
.Michioak  appropriated  $i,(mk)  to  represent  the 
State  at  Hie  Centennial  Exposition.  Hall  of  this 
Is  tx)  be  usetl  in  making  a  Ol-splay  of  fruits. 
Tiik  “Southern  Agricultural  and  Industrial  Ex¬ 
position  "  will  open'ln  New  Orltaas,  Feb.  26,  and 
conllnut'  len  days.  J.  N,  Makk.s  is  President. 
The  Item  In  till)  Kckal  of  Dec.  is,  saying  that 
“I he  village  of  Lyotis  unule  $1,000  out  of  her  pejv 
perinlnl  crop  this  season,"  should  no  doubt  rei.d 
Lyoub,  K.  Y.,  and  $lfia,ooo. 
BKoram  M’isnek  of  llay  Rake  fame  displayed 
his  sintl lug  count enance  In  our  Ihibltcallon  4)Ifico 
reeeriHy.  ib^  wa.i  on  his  way  to  Dayton,  Ohio, 
where  be  will  nroliubly  arrange  for  the  future 
inanutafiure  ol  nls  Hokes. 
conn'ecticvt  has  eslabllshed  an  Agricultural 
ExperiTiient  staUou  with  Prof.  W.  O.  Atwatek  at 
Its  li'-.id.  Tills  Is  a  mvKl  movement  and  one  which 
should  be  Imitated  bj  oiher  htates. 
Tun  fariiiei's  of  Wl.si'onsln  wUl  hold  a  Conven¬ 
tion  at  Madlwui,  Feb.  11,  These  Conventions  are 
lield  anmiuUy,  and  many  Interesting  and  prulit- 
!ihi,i  Kiihiccis  .ire.  dlseiisBcd.  bce^’  \\ .  w  .  FiEi.o, 
PUBLICATION  OFFICESi 
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East  Main  St.,  (Darrow's  Bookstore,  Osburn 
Hniise  Block,)  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
SATURDAY,  JANUARY  29,  1876, 
PUSH  ON  THE  RURAL  COLUMN! 
Klnek  lluss  In  South  Jersey  Wuiers.— Cupt. 
Peirce  of  Wenonah,  the  only  liah  culturlst  In 
.South  Jersey,  during  the  latter  part  of  the  jmst 
season  placed  Black  Bass  In  Hie  follovving-n.amcd 
waters  of  Hiat  region:— Mullica  IDver.  Hamrann- 
ton  L.akc,tircatEgK  Harbor  Itiver,  CoOfier’sCrei'k. 
Big  Timber  iTeek.  MiXHlbury  creek.  Mantua 
Creek,  M  onoiiah  Lake,  Raccoon  Creek,  Old  Man's 
Creek.  AUoway's  creek,  Salem  Creek,  t  ohansey 
Creck,  M.alaga  Lake,  M.iurtco  River  imd  Tuckahoo 
River,  In  .some  of  the  larger  of  these  streams 
stocks  wore  placed  In  two  dHTerent  Iwiinehes. 
Homt'  of  this  work  was  done  for  the  stale,  iml 
most  of  it  tinder  the  auspUXM  ol  the  West  Jers«-.v 
Game  Proieetlon  boeleiy— a  eharUTed  insiliuHon 
that  ts doing  goixl  servli^e  In  stocking  Mm  .st reams 
and  forests  of  that  region  with  eholou  varieties  of 
fruit  and  game,  and  fully  proteeilng  the  s-'iine  nn- 
der  Hie  sirltigent  laws  of  that  Slate.  Capt.  P. 
is  the  Society’s  .\genl.  and  ha.s  kindly  promised  ns 
some  Items  concerning  the  .action  It.  lias  wkeiircl- 
ntlv'c  to  gaiiK'. 
DtruiNo  the  first  monlli  of  the  Cent  ennial  Year 
the  Roual  New-Yohkkr  has  made  decided  pi'O- 
gross,  us  inereaso  of  circulation  Imllcallng  the 
near  inaugnr.allon  of  otu*  candidate  for  Prealdeut 
— Geneiu,  I’RosrEKiTV.  Whllo  vvo  have  been  doing 
our  utmost  lo  furnish  the  Most  Valuable  If cckly  <\f 
its  Class, lls  .\gcnt-Frif!nda.both  ne.ar  and  far,  have 
manliesU-d  Hieu  .ippreclailon  of  the  paper  by 
kindly  inlroduelng  It  to  the  favorable  notice  and 
consequent  subhtanUal  supiwrt  ol  thousands  of 
level-headed  people  who  were  jirevlmisly  non-sub¬ 
scribers.  For  this  generous  and  timely  oxerclsc 
of  inlluence  we  tender  slucore  thanks,  and  trust 
our  friends  will  eonltnue  their  efforts  In  the  same 
direction  until  everybody  who  ought  lo  take  the 
KiTRXL— all  who  would  be  benefited  thereby— shall 
be  supplied. 
February  Is  a  short  mouth,  but  recruiting  offi¬ 
cers  for  the  Rural  Brigade,  it  they  Improve  their 
opportunities,  will  be  enabled,  during  its  tw-ciiiy- 
nlne  days,  to  obtain  many  subscribers  In  their 
respective  locallHcs.  tVe  anticipate  a  goodly  num¬ 
ber  of  recruits  during  the  month,  and  hope  that 
not  only  our  .Agents,  but  high  privates  among  our 
subscribers  (both  old  and  new),  especially  in  local¬ 
ities  where  there  are  no  recruiters  (club-formers), 
vvlll  do  their  friends  and  us  tho  favor  to  show  the 
RURAL  and  solicit  and  forward  subscriptions— re¬ 
membering  that  we  give  Premiums  of  intrinsic 
value  for  thus  doing  good  to  individuals  and  com¬ 
munity. 
Don't  forget,  ple.a.se,  th.at,  as  the  Rural  Is  eloc- 
trotyped.  we  can  furnish  back  numbers  to  all  new 
subscribers  from  Jan.  1,— even  If  a  million  copies 
are  wantod- nor  that  there  is  yet  time  to  start 
new  clubs  and  secure  liberal  and  valuable  Pre¬ 
miums.  Therefore,  Push  on  the  Rural  Column  ! 
ClirntiiiK  in  Weinln.— A  farmer  writes  to  the 
Hyraeuse  (N.  Y.)  Courier  that  he  and  Ids  neighbors 
having  some  grain  to  carry  to  market,  look  The 
preeauHon  to  ait  ui  iifix  weigh  IL  before  leaving 
home.  The  buyirjiuuleiiu!  loads  four  toslxlntsli- 
els  les.s  Ilian  Hiey  .sliould  be,  one  of  tho  fanuei-s 
had  DO  eviijeuee  of  his  liome  weight  and  so  could 
do  nothing,  a.s  the  grain  was  already  infixed  vvlHi 
that  in  store.  The  other  had  a  wllnoss  of  LUe 
weight  of  his  grain  on  the  home  scale.s,  and  com¬ 
pelled  tbe  buyer  to  juiy  for  the  full  amount.  There 
Is  little  doubt  that  sueli  frauds  arc  often  attempted 
these  hard  times,  when  buyers’ profits  aro  Ught. 
Every  neighborhood  at  least  ought  to  liave  plat¬ 
form  scales.  KUd  many  farmers  could  much  belter 
afford  to  buy  them  than  to  sell  ihelr  produce  e.x- 
clublvcly  at  buyers’  weight.  Ills  hardly  neces.sary 
for  us  to  advise  readers  to  write  to  Fairbanks  & 
Co.,  Tho  Buffalo  Scale  Works,  or  to  Jones  of  Bing¬ 
hamton,  for  scale  price  lists. 
A  MARVEL  OF  DRAINAGE  ENGINEERING 
A  ConliuuouB  Horticultural  ;#how. — Wehave 
received  from  E.  W.  Bcswell,  Treas.  and  IJbra- 
rlan.  Hm  sehedule  of  prizes  to  be  awarded  by  the  | 
Mas.a.  llorU  Society  during  15T6.  The  ExhlbliloiLs  1 
are  made  monthly,  and  In  the  summer  mouths 
more  frequently',  and  the  prizes,  amounting  to 
$.1,200,  are  voiy  Judiciously  appropriatod.  The-  Ex¬ 
hibitions  Include  one  csjwclally  for  RosfS,  another 
Tor  strawberries,  one  for  Awileos  in  April  and  for 
Pelargoniums  1u  May.  An  additional  appropria¬ 
tion  of  $2,100  Is  made  for  ExhliilUoD.s  ot  Fruit,  an- 
oHier  ot  Fi.vkh)  for  Garden  Vegetables,  and$300  tor 
Gardens,  Grecn-Houst'-s  The  louil  amount  | 
to  be  paid  in  prizes  Is  $6,800,  and  with  the  number  I 
of  successive  .and  almost  ooutlnuous  Exhibitions  j  would  yield  to  “Brown’s  Bkonchixl  n 
through  the  year  will  undoubtedly  make  n  success  |  if  nenlected,  often  works  upon  the  Lungs, 
PREMIUMS  FOR  CORN 
BUSINESS  NOTICES 
Mr.  Conrad  M'ilson  makes  Iho  following  offer 
through  the  Christian  Union :— BeUeving  that  the 
present  average  yield  of  corn  In  this  country  Is 
much  lower  than  It  ought  lo  be,  and  that,  conse¬ 
quently,  the  cost  ot  production  for  each  bushel  Is 
In  the  same  ratio  too  high,  and  knowing,  iis  I  do, 
that  with  more  thorough  and  well  dlrecled  effort 
far  better  results  may  be  reached,  I  herew  1th  sub¬ 
mit  to  Hie  funnel's  of  the  I'ultedBuitos  Hie  follow- 
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