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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
FEB. 48 
PROORES8  AND  IMPROVEMENT. 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
A  NATION  A  I-  ILlillSTUATKD 
filUtAl,  lITtSAtt  AND  lAllLI  NKWSPAPtlL 
D.  D.  T.  MOORE, 
F'oLiinler  aii<l  OoiXil'iotiJitc  Killtor. 
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WM.  J.  FOWLER,  ANDREW  S.  FULLER, 
AK«oci«ite  lilOiroj’H. 
HENRY  S.  RANDALL,  U.D..  Cortland  Village,  N.  Y.  ; 
EdITOH  fll’  Tilt  l)KPAJtTM..>T  Of  .^„KI  I'  lIl'pnAAURf .  [ 
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EciITUB  Ilf  Tim  pKHABTMItNT  1»  UaIIH  IIlsBANOH)  . 
(J.  A.,C.  BAIINETT,  I'liblluher. 
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3l.fi;  Itasm.'i.  5.8;  omnany,  4.0;  Chili,  2.2;  France, 
1.1;  olln-r  eiuintrles,  4.7 ;  toUil,  loo.  This  Issiil*. 
Jeet  to  roas1(U  rable  lliici nation,  Uns«la  somclImcH 
ilslng  to  18  piTceiii.,  and  .America,  ao  rei’enMj  as 
1HT2,  talllntr  I'l  12.  Hilt  on  the  avernKC  "f  D'O  h'Hl 
.six  jrars,  the  V'lilDsl  stales  and  Canada  have 
taken  the  leudluK  jd.aee,  and  Unssla  the  second. 
The  coiinirh's  of  Wi-stern  Kuroiw— tierruany, 
France,  Demnark  and  Spain  show,  hesa.vs.  a  de¬ 
clining  t  ximrt,  either  for  a  kreaterhoineconKiimp- 
tlon  or  lessened  priHlnclloii.  The  malnsta.VH  are 
the  I  nlted  istau.*8  and  Canuduand  the  Black  s«.‘a 
ptjrtb  oi  Uus-sla. 
Hnsslu  has  of  late  largely  fallen  off  In  Hh  fxiKiH 
of  feTolu,  This  ilccreaae  is  generally  attrlhiit<.-<l 
U)  had  seasonH  and  dcstntcllon  by  lasccfs ;  but  It 
Is  Welt  known  Iktc  that  these  cansea  am  only 
HyniptoniHOf  a  more  potent  reason  for  imfraltful- 
tnvHln  the  decreased  ferttUt.yor  the  wilt.  It  is 
ankle-worm,  he  threw  them  to  the  ba.8s.  They 
were  koneralty  consiinied.  The  reservotr  at.  the 
laiye  spring  Is  lirtf^kefU  sUles  and  bottom.  The 
da.v  iMdorc  moving  the  bipis  from  there  Y  caught  In 
an  adjaeeid  stream  a  slx-lnch  pike,  or  pickerel, 
and  phaerd  It  In  the  brlcketl  reservoir.  The  next 
da.v,  when  I  took  the  baKS  out,  I  found  That  the 
pickerel  had  disappeared.” 
- - 
The  .Ames  Plow  fo.’a  f'nlnloNues.— By  the 
publication  of  their  t'ataloguc  of  Ice  Tools,  the 
Ames  Plow  t.'o,  rtvently  gave  u«  occasion  to  ad¬ 
mire  the  la.sie  with  which  It  was  gotten  up,  and 
'  now  we  have  eauK-  to  express  still  greater  appro- 
liailon  or  a  large  rsdavo  volume  Issued  by  that 
Fompan.v,  called  “  IllustraledT’atalogue."  It  was 
I  prepared  tor  the  press  by  .Mr.  .1.  11  sums  Kkkp,  h 
,  genlhunan  well-known  to  the  many  friends  and 
j  patrori.s  of  the  t’ouipau.v,  who,  In  this  work,  ha.s 
of  the  above,  of  different  sizes,  and  some  ten  or  a 
dozen  dlfrerent  vartetles,  which  he  will  give  away 
In  anj'  quantlt.v  to  an.v  person  for  hts  own  plant¬ 
ing  only.  b>’  his  removing  them  at  his  own  ex¬ 
pens.  He  will  furnl-sh  full  InfonnaUon  regarding 
sD.eK.  vartclies.  cost  of  removing,  etc.,  to  any  per¬ 
son,  a<klrcs.slng  him  ns  abc>vc,  with  stamps  to  paj 
ref  urn  postage. _ _ 
The  fnledonlw  Co.  tVt.)  Ag.  Hoelrt >  .— -At  Its 
recent  annual  meeting  In  81.  .Tohusbury,  elected 
t  he  following  oDk*ers  for  tlio  year  ensuing iTest , 
_ ,j.  K.  KiNERSON,  Pcacham.  A'icc  ITests. — Joshua 
llemis.  Lyndon ;  C.  J.  Bell,  AValden,  8ecy.— Y.  Y' 
Sanborn,  I.yndomllle.  Treas.— C.  M.  Stone,  81). 
.tohnsbury.  The  25Uh  annual  exhibition  of  the 
Society  will  be  held  on  t  he  F»l»  (-Jrounds  In  St.- 
John.sbury,  Sept.  lst-2l. 
l|4!Tra  IM  -U  Iv'iMfikLjr  S'*  .1  •••  I  I'ot'iviio  «.*•  . 
highly  pn»bable  that  the  limit  of  pnxluctloii  has  j  surpassed  himself.  In  adclitlou  to  the  nm- tint  of 
.  .  .  A  _  An  . . 1 _  I  _ _ _  isF  ltd  /•!/*  It 
been  reuc'lHHl  in  Unssla,  unlll  lin  reaslnjf  intelll- I 
genee  among  her  cultivators  there,  as  here,  (level-  | 
oj)  a  better  system  of  agriculture.  I 
I  ♦  s »  '  ■ 
THE  N.  Y.  UFE  INSURANCE  COMPANY. 
The  regular  Annual  Statement  of  tliis  old  and 
sterling  company  is  one  of  the  most  eomplcteand  ^ 
satisfactory  exliiliits  that  we  have  had  (Kraision  ; 
to  review.  In  facltlicKtatemciitsof  tin Oompany 
have  always  been  siltiafactory.  fur  they  indicate 
that  the  hnsincss  of  the  <Vim]>aiiy  is  kept  well 
ill  hand,  and  that  the  result  is  thatwhieh  follows 
fnini  a  hapiiy  hlendiiig  of  progressiveness  and 
coiiHervatism.  Every  years'  stateinenf  is  an  im¬ 
provement  in  the  right  direction  upon  its  pre-  , 
decesMor.  Tlie  column  of  nssets  continually  iu-  j 
creasea.  the  divisihlc  surplus  ungmeutH,  the  ratio 
of  expense  to  income  diniinisheH,  while  the  ntim- 
her  of  policies  Sind  amonnt  of  insurances  issued 
attest  how  steady  and  unwavering  is  tlie  confi¬ 
dence  of  the  puhiic  in  the  stahility  and  integrity 
of  its  management. 
The  New  York  I.ifc  is  one  of  the  compaiiies 
!  Unit  does  not  go  mad  over  new  hiiKinesH.  or  siamd 
I  the  trust  funds  iu  its  hands  to  subsidize  ns-niits, 
1  hut  iiiu'sues  a  stciuly  and  eminently  prudent  and 
conseiwative  course,  issuing  about  so  many  new 
jailieies  each  yenr,  incwaaiiig  its  assets  at  the 
rate  of  alxmt  four  millions  every  year,  and  rest¬ 
ing  content  to  hnshaiid  its  resources  and  do  its 
lidiK’iai'y  duties  well  and  tliorong.dy.  llie  vul- 
*  lime  of  assets  now  exceeds  tldrty  millions  and  the 
i  divisihle  sinidns  foe  millions,  that  is.  it  would  W 
Solvent  without  tliese  live  uiillions,  a  jaution  ot 
I  wliich  will  of  oonrse  he  repaid  in  the  form  of 
I  dividends  or  additions  to  policies.  What  this 
Us  paper,  the  excelKuicc  of  Us  printing,  etc..  It 
contains  iso  elegant  engraUngs,  tlioroiighly  Illus¬ 
trating  almost  every  Implement  which  coiild  be  i 
of  use  on  I  he  farm.  The  nrtlcln  uikui  the  JMow  Is  ! 
In  ILSOU  good  historical  rcmllng.  while  the  rcHl  nl 
the  volume  Is  good  reading  for  those  inicresK-d.  j 
We  are  always  pleawsl  to  see  large  manufaeturlug 
enmpanlcs  cause  Ihclr  ca1alogue«  to  he  prcpuml 
wit  h  care  mid  to  be  Issued  In  an  ullniellve  form. 
11  not  otil.v  I'sikR  .suec.esNful,  but  Is  tn  Itself  an  ele¬ 
ment  or  MKX'css;  mid  we  hope  Unit  eveiT  mami- 
lactnrer  who  IniH  not  alread.v  done  so  will  take,  a 
hint  from  the  Ames  Plow  co. 
- ♦*-• - - 
Tired  bf  fliy  l.lfe.-A  Imuk  President  of  Wor¬ 
cester,  Mn.ss.,  speaking  of  t  he  Nort  lnunptou  Bank 
robbery,  the  Jorgerles  of  Winsia*"',  tind  other  like 
Items  of  commercial  Itte,  Is  sahl  to  have  remarked : 
••  Pin  (dek  of  this  rascally  world.  Don't  want  to 
see  or  do  buslnews  wtlli  anybody,  I'd  rather 
an  old  tanner,  living  on  u  cross  road,  four  iuUe.s 
from  the  sight  ol  anybody,  with  a  barrel  of  elder 
and  two  hogs,  th mi  to  have  tuiytlUjig  to  do  with 
DiuikK,  money  or  men."  A  great  many  nuui  lung 
counted  sucee.saful  will  echo  the  like  words  ot 
.soioMON,  “  All  Is  vanity  .and  vexation  of  spirit.” 
But  all  of  wunmerclal  life  Is  mu  thus  iiolluted,  nor 
Is  “  the  lot  of  an  old  lunner  living  on  a  cross  road, 
four  miles  from  anyliody,”  (piUc  W  enviable  as  the 
tiank  ITesldent’s  imagination,  helimd  pixibablj  by 
the  memory  of  Imyhood  days,  has  pictured  tt. 
Farmers  well  know  that  there  arc  many  and  se¬ 
rious  t'vUs  allotted  to  t  heir  lives;  but  vciy  possibly 
this  disclosure  ot  envy  of  their  assumed  happy  lot 
liia.v  make  them  ltd  ter  atxtlsllcO  w  ith  their  voca¬ 
tion,  whli  h  Is  entirely  the  best  In  some  respects. 
- - - 
Our  Ainerlcrin  MhI'Ic — Com. — Our  highest 
exiKirt  Oi'  corn  Is  never  more  than  four  percent.  Of 
the  crop,  and  sometimes  not  more  than  one  per 
cent.  But  English  funnei-s  arc  learning  to  use  It 
■  -IX'l  III-  »  I,\’  111  niVUieilUI*  HI  IHllllHHll-  . .  .  l-l-lll,  . . . . 
K.A'J’UHKAA.  lEllUlALl  19.  lS7(i.  dividend  maybe  will  be  better  known  a  yiai  j  as  a  feed  for  spick,  mid  we  may  expert  the  furelgu 
II  tifver  liilM  lici-fi  nuOlllar 
THE  DECREASE  OF  POSTAGE.  | 
The  mure  ililr-  Post  age  bu.--lne-is  is  Invesllgaieil. 
the  greater  qppears  the  outrage  on  the  tuislne>-s 
Interests  ul  I  he  eouid  r.v  lor  i  he  tieiielU  ul  the  lew  , 
express  iiiuliujlullstK.  'I'he  reVeliUi-s  uf  Ihe  (eiN- 
ei'umeni  wi-re  nui  liiei eased  liy  higher  rati  --  uii 
ililrd-elass  miller,  and  imt wlihsi.nidlng  llu-  di- 
crense  m  ImslueHS.  the  rust  of  earry  liig  was  mn 
lessened.  The  radniads  eiiny  minis  under  lung 
eonlniels.  mid  eharge  as  mneli  mi  ruinilng  euiiu  v  | 
cars  us  for  tiill  ones.  Tlie  dlsUlimllng  emiiluye.s  ; 
can  handle  a  Imyre  liierease  ul  mailer  wllhoni  i 
hnrdenliig  ihemsehes  ur  m-edbig  Inerease.l  luree. 
-N'elllier  ihe  eusi  ut  eair.\iiig  iiur  uf  disl  ribnl  luii 
would  he  iiiat<  rl;ill,\  iiiricased  to  I hird-i  his.s  m.il- 
ter.  even  if  llu-  malls  win-  qiiadi nplcd.  Inudier 
words,  ihe  oovernmcol  is  rnindng  mi  Inmieiise 
and  costly  app.iratus  in  do  a  small  hnsliies.H  wln-n 
it  mlgUI.  jiisi  as  well  du  u  large  une-somellilng 
like  gelling  up  steam  un  a  i  weiit.v  .ilve-horse  steam 
engine  tor  a  work  tbul  needed  iiii'.y  a  um'-lmrsc 
power. 
No  wonder,  miller  Mieh  m.niiigi inent,  ilial  onr 
mall  service  dues  nut  pay  Us  way.  Can  an.v  one 
saj  why,  having  all  the  expensive  postal  service 
in  iiperatlun.  It  should  mil  he  used  m  ilie  limit  ot 
Us  eiijiaeit.v  mid  ihe  iieoiiie  eneinirageil  hj  iiuile- 
riiil  reduethnis  in  laistage  to  mnke  ihe  liiusi  of  It 
The  Pu.slmasier-<n-ner.il  staled  10  1  tie  Cominll lee 
on  l’ost-Ollh;es  mid  PosPltuads  llhil  prior  lo  Ihe 
1st  of  Deeemlier  last,  under  ihe  lemiHiraiy  revlvul 
or  the  fmuklng  prlMlege,  he  sent  truui  Washlng- 
liin  2.10  lonv  of  pnlillc  dueumeuis,  scattered  over  a 
period  of  seven  luontUs,  and  that  It  made  no  ap- 
lircelablc  dincrcnce  In  the  malts.  'I  tits,  however, 
is  not  mi  argunieni'  for  the  reviv.il  ot  the  rrmiKUig 
abuse.  The  surplus  aliilUy  ot  (he  Posl-tUllce  Dt>- 
partnieiil  to  do  n  larger  business  should  be  made 
uvailiible  lor  all  the  pi'ople.  Instead  oi  being  made 
a  gratuity  lo  ihe  very  tew  who  rcrelve  any  benellt 
troni  tree  leltei's.  seeds  and  other  merchandise. 
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CONSUMPTION  OF  WHEAT  IN  ENGLAND. 
TuE  annual  letier  by  .Mr.  J.imes  Cairo  about 
the  Cereals  grown  aqd  used  In  Engl  J  ml  shows 
some  facts  especially  Interesting  ro  Araorleun 
farmers,  w  ho  now  have  largely  to  make  up  the 
deticiency  of  Englteh  prodm-Wlon.  Previous  to  IStiO 
the  annual  breadth  of  Brlilsh  wheat  land  e.xceeded 
•1.000.000  ihtcs.  wlieii  the  population  was  Iiarely 
^8,000.000.  The  average  hrendlb  during  the  last 
etglii  years  ts  200.000  acres  less,  while  the  popnlu- 
Moiv  has  inercased  to  32.ooo,00ii.  'I'ln-  proilum-  uf 
:'.,iiao,oiio  acres  of  furelg.i  hind  sutth'cd  to.-  onr 
vv.'inis  betore  tsTo,  ilml  uf  •l..■voo,o^Ml  m>rcs  lia.s  been 
smsunied  in  each  .venr  siuec  ilmi  lime.  The  eon- 
suiiiptlon  Ol  wheal  in  lUe  rnllcd  Kingdom  In  the 
yo.ir^lSTL  may  he  slated  iu  round  numbers  of 
lOO.ooo.itou  cvvt...  Ill  the  fidhuvlngorder of  snpplx 
'  lloine  growth.  fio.T;  fulled  st.iu-s  mul  ('mnnhi. 
hence,  blit  if  the  p-osl  practice  uf  the  Cciiiipany  j 
may  lie  ai’ceplwl  as  s  precedent,  the  returiin  to 
iKilii-y-holders  ijurjug  the  Centeiuiuil  year  A'-nld  j 
exceed  three  millionK.  Tliosc  uf  187.A  Hniountod  ' 
lo  iieHily  llfly  iM-r  cent,  of  the  oomial  iiremiiiius.  ' 
The  hiirpUts  leiiitiining  uu  hand  is  neiii  lylvvo  j 
and  a  half  inilllons,  but  Ibis  Mini  does  not  repre-  ; 
M  ilt  the  tutiil  Hiiriilns  tlmt  wmild  api>ear  if  Ho- 
('uiiipitnv  caleolated  Us  liability  by  the  New  Aurk  i 
rule  insteinl  id  adheriiig  to  the  severer  standard 
vvliieh  it  aduiiled  hel'ore  New  A'nrk  h.od  ii  rule. — 
and  wliieh  we  believe  tin-  Cumpaiiy  will  retain 
lung  after  tlie  N'evv  York  role  is  forgotten.  Ae- 
eurdiiig  to  its  iiw  n  rule  its  surplus  is  two  and  a 
hull  iiiilliuiis.  vvhile  by  Die  iiRieial  staudiird  it  is 
.|nile  live.  .All  id  vvliieh  goes  to  sliovv  that  tin 
Company  te.st.s  ils  Own  solvi'iiey  by  a  more  exact¬ 
ing  slmidard  tluin  that  which  the  law  veipures. 
'J’he  evidences  of  economy  and  earefnl  eX|iendi- 
liire  are  both  gratify  iiig  and  chnvaoteristie.  Tin- 
expenses  of  manageinenl  were,  iii  1872.  12’  . x  per 
edit,  of  the  incuiiie  :  in  lM7:i.  one  per  edit,  less  : 
ill  1874,  less  than  b  n  per  cent.,  and  in  187r)  loit 
liltli-  more  than  nine  iier  cent.  Oomim-nt  ni>on 
thisis  Kii|MOllniius.  The  Company  has  no  need 
for  eTicomiunis.  fur  all  the  world  recognizes  it« 
claims  to  he  regnrdtsl  as  ooeupying  a  place  in  the 
iirsl  rank  of  trii-'twurthy  llnaiKual  institutions. 
RURAL  NOTES  AND  aUERIES. 
lUiick  Hus'*  i«i  AATiilcr.— Capi.  I'EiiiCR  Of  the 
Atinedole  Ponds.  AVcimnali,  N.  J.,  who  has  dniing 
the  past,  .year  made  a  specialty  Of  Black  Bas.s. 
writes  file  Uubai.  Nevv-Youkek  as  follows;— *•  If  I 
may  be  allowed  lo  coin  a  word.  1  should  say  that 
the  Bhiulc  Bass  is  *  lilbenia<fo'/s.'  Fp  to  Jan.  1st 
1  kept  a  uuiuberof  tliciu  of  various  ages  lu  two 
of  my  small  reservoIrK,  in  order  to  study  their 
habits.  Cue  of  iliesc  re.servo1rs !«  ul  the  exlremc 
head  of  a  large  spring,  and  ibevml  itlon  of  the 
temperature  or  the  wafer  Is  very  slight.  The 
other  reservoir  lt»  fed  dlna.l,  by  a  small  sprliiif.  but 
mo9t  of  iLe  water  comes  irom  other  springs, 
avfraging  about  lOO  leei  distant,  and  flits  body  ol 
wijter  varies  with  tbe  teiapcrufUre  of  the  ulr  from 
I  50  down  to  HZ  deg.  on  t  he  Eurface.  in  Noreiinber 
the  bass  In  both  reservoirs  began  to  confine  rhem- 
hclves  to  the  botfotii.  altliough  f  here  v^as  as  yet  no 
Tnaf'’r1al  i  hnnge  of  Temperature,  lu  December 
the  older  Imss  kr.pi  to  ilie  Ix.ittonHiujie  eloRciy, 
1  tlioiigli  (III  sunny  da.vs  I  ncUieed  rlmt.  the  .vuiiiiger 
■  ones  approaelieii  1  lie  surfaci*  while  tl. .  miu  shone 
UiRUi  the  water.  .Musi  ul  the  older  imxs.  un  lie- 
I  conlrary .  sought  the  .shade.  They  i  u  not.  how- 
ever,  ai'pcar  to  so  ilionuighly  litl  'nuieeofi.'’  in 
ilH'lr  habits  as  to  refuse  fo.al  entire  y.  1  had  a 
man  digging  a  dlteh  near  one  of  the  reservoirs, 
I  mid  tlmlliig  lai.ve  ntmiiiers  of  Ihe  loiiiiiioii  red 
demand  10  liierease.  D  never  has  lieen  iMipular 
abroad  as  limnan  I(m«1,  possibly  In  faei  Uecmise 
Ihe  lue.-d  or  grain  Is  apt  lobe  Injured  by  sen  voy* 
ago-. ) ml  more  from  prejudice.  The  small  imelgu 
demaml  results  In  nndne  depression  oi  prlc(-s 
whenever  the  crop  Is  ahovc  an  average.  But  fOr 
Ihe  high  price  of  pork  and  oilier  meats  ourcfirn 
eiv>|i  of  is7fi  would  be  tiivii  li  lowcr  tumi  II  l.s.  C(*rn 
Is.  however,  the  liC-sl  iiosslbb  .siHioguaid  iig.diisl 
hiiiilm .  1  idvi-r.sal  ralliire  Is  nev  er  known,  and  in 
ttim-s  or  srai-eliy  ol  uttn-r  grains  the  great  .Aiiierl- 
eaii  i  ereal  is  sure  lo  lie  In  demand.  IhiiIi  at  home 
and  aliruad. 
“  HiMior  lo  Wlioiii  Honor.” — VAe  arc  glad  lu 
oiisi-rve.  In  a  late  inimher  of  t  he  Prairie  Farmer, 
hunorable  mentton  and  reeugnlfton  ot  the  scrvFes 
lu  Ihe  Niiriliwesi  uf  John  s.  AVitmuT,  Kriip.  who 
established  tlnii  luurmvl,  mid  uf  the  Kev.  J.Avi- 
idiosK  Wmirr,  vvliu  vviis  lis  editor  lurmaiiy  .vears. 
Nil  two  men  In  the  land  have  dune  so  iiiueh  lo 
pnnaoie  .Agileiiltural  Iniprovemeiil  in  the  We.sl 
as  ihe.se  worthies,  mid  Ttiey  an  enlUbsl  lo  it  more 
siilisianihtl  reward  iliaii  the  lusting  gnuliude  of 
Ihe  fariiici's  ot  a  region  wliose  settlniiem  and 
pixisperiiy  they  vastly  (nellltmed  mid  miginenied. 
Why  not  manifest  uppreehillon  ut  their /ealuns. 
able  iiiid  sill  ee.ssi Ml  elTons  In  a  fangible  lonn.  In 
n-turn  lur  benclits  reeeived  UicrerruiaV 
—  ** 
The  1*01  iiio  Croii.— The  ahillidmiee  of  Ihlscroii 
Ihe  past  season  Is  si  111  fell  In  low  prices.  Owing 
Id  the  mild  winter  Ihcre  lias  been  less  loss  than 
usual  from  free-/ln.g,  mid  ihere  Is  little  present 
prospis-t  ora  rise.  .\!1  the  great  miirkefs  are  fully 
sujiplled.  and  In  potaliegrovvltig  regUdis  a  eonstd- 
eriihle  iMirtlon  ut  the  crup  remains  to  be  sold.  On 
one  day.  dnrliig  Ihe  hile  mild  weather,  i.2.Mi  hbls. 
of  poi.iloes  Were  shliijied  from  Troy  by  rull— I’eer- 
less  selling  at  six  slilUlngs,  I’lluce  Alberts  mid 
Early  Hose  seven  shillings,  and  Teach  Blow&elglit, 
to  nine  shillings  per  harrel.  The  only  satisfaction 
to  be  got  out  ot  these  pnees  is  that  they  mean 
cheap  food  tor  the  jioor. 
Coal  ill  the  .Adirondac  ifegion.— -It  Is  UD* 
uouiiced  that  Jou.n  J.  Owens,  our  emmiuenl  geul- 
ogfst,  has  discovered  superior  hard  coaJ_lD  the 
niounfalijs  Ol  Frurikllu  Co.  Ue  reports  the  coal 
bed  eight  leei  deei).  and  he  has  succeeded  tn  truo 
ing  the  lead  over  twenty-one  miles.  He  has  also 
diseo'verHl  exieasive  beds  Of  iron  ore.  copp"!'.  etc. 
The  (leveiopmeu*  Of  these  mines  wpl  be  oi  mcal- 
c'ltublc  beneiu  to  The  business  InieivsTs  ot  North¬ 
ern  New  A  ork.  The  report  of  coal  dlwovcrles  tii 
New  A'ork  needs  ruih*  ronilrinatioii.  (ieologtets 
liav  e  always  iliouglit  eual  Unjiossilde  in  this  re- 
glon. 
KvcrKr«‘en  mid  Tree  Sc(“dling'>.  l-rcc, 
—The  Ediioriit  the  Evergreen,  sinrgeun  Bay,  AVis., 
liii'oiaris  us  I  hill  he  has  growing  upon  his  prmiUbes. 
of  siioiiiaueuusgruwih.  large  amounts  ot  seedlJngs 
RURAL  BREVITIES. 
Lkani)  TRAVKK.KKtTKANOE.  Michigan,  has  estab- 
llKlus]  u  tree  course  of  l(.rt  ures. 
IxiulstAN.v  Is  Imppy  over  a  sugar  crop  of  145,000 
iKigsheads,  the  largest  since  Isei. 
The  National  Butler  and  Egg  As,soclali(>n  win 
hold  Its  iiiiiiual  meeting  at  Davenport,  Iowa, 
Man;h  8. 
In  certain  lowns  In  KwItzerlaud.grnpeHare grown 
solel.v  as  medicine,  and  the  vlneyaids  are  put  to  no 
other  use. 
A  MfCUtijAN  potiilo  erower  repoHs  the  Eureka 
»  equal  In  quality  to  Early  Bose,  and  Bnowflakc  a 
imie  Isdtcr." 
J.  B.  ItiKJT.  siMsl  Grower,  KocKforrt,  III.,  has  sent 
!  us  a  cuuy  of  Ids  Uaudsonic  Garden  Manual  aud 
I  seed  Catalogue  for  1970. 
!  petkk.  corTTfi  of  Santa  tdara  co,,  On!.,  has  r&- 
!  ccrifly  puivhiused  tii  HliOde  Island  several  flue 
I  Ayrsiilres  for  his  niiielie. 
TiiBRB  Is  a  plum  orchard  hi  Oregon  containing 
I  4,0<J0  trees — 2,iHj0  peach  plum,  l.W.Ki  Geniinn  prunes 
I  and  ftuo  French  idums.  cntMulto  fs  unknown. 
I  \\  acre  of  growing  trees  In  forest  fixes  hi  the 
form  ot  wood  fully  a  ton  ot  carbon.  Most  of  ttrts 
1  coincs  frmu  the  auiRisiiherc  and  absorbed 
I  Hiroiigli  the  leavers. 
I  A  School  for  SheplicrdK  bus  been  established  at 
Hutnlamllets  France,  whert-yWing  men (ivorimee o 
are  Instrucicrd  In  the  S4elcm'e  of  Suctrp  Ilustiandry. 
The  course  U»  for  tw^o  years. 
‘•GlaiuatoiC  Lhc  most,  famous  of  tin:  French 
running  horses,  died  In  Tarls  recently,  fie  was 
bred  bv  Count  La  Gkanok,  and  in  three  jotars  won 
for  his* owner  >14.3, 095  In  purses  alone. 
James  J.  II.  Gkkooky,  the  famous  seed  grow'W 
of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  favors  us  with  a  copy  of  hl.s 
unl(iuc  “  Minna  1  Cln;ular  and  KeUv  11  catalogue  of 
Warranied  A'cgetablo  and  Flower  Seed 4.” 
Arkansas  c.xiKirted  gniBi  last,  fall  for  the  flrsf. 
lime  In  IW  history.  This  slate  of  tilings  will  soon 
hts  ome  general  In  tlie  Southern  SiaU-s,  tf  the  peo¬ 
ple.  do  not  conllnne  to  xvorshlii  ootum  as  king. 
'  AI.KKKII  Bkhhiema-v,  liiiporfer,  grower  and  dealer 
mail  St.audunl  Vi*gelable,  Hi-rhaiid  Flower Sci.xls, 
No.  87C.  Bi'iiiulwny,  New  A'nrk.  sends  us  his  ueat 
and  well-arranged  .Annual  Catalogues  lor  1876. 
I  Mr  N  Mt  viK.  UielmtKirter and  brerderof  French 
horses.  BrlgUlon,  lll..(ll(sl  suddenly  a  few  days  ago. 
He  was  one  ot  tiic  must  eiiurpriKlng  farmerH  of 
.MaeoupUi  Co.,  and  had  traveled  all  ovi-r  the  world 
TiiK  dam  or  DexUT  died  receutb  on  the  farm  of 
JONA.  IlAWKiKslii  cmuige  CO.,  at  27  jcars  Of  age. 
Her  sire  was  .Auieileati  star,  she  prodiM  od  four¬ 
teen  f  lals.  Ihe  first  lieUig  D(*xter  by  Hamhleto- 
nian. 
'ritr.  DtiiK'an  Straw lienv,  wlilch  can  he  had  of 
K  .V  .1.  <'.  A\'Ji.m.4H.4  of  Montclair,  N.  J.,  Is  worthy 
tile  attention  t»r  all  euUivntors.  AVIiubwer  ”  KlU 
lallnny"  AVii.i.iamr  rccoiiiinenda  Ls  pretty  sure  lo 
I  he  e.xtra. 
Botanic  VI.  student. s  and  o1.licrs  interested,  will 
ulcase  noU-  that  Trof,  Guay’s  works  on  Bouiny, 
Ac  arc  iiuUHshisI  by  I  v ison,  Blakkman,  Taylor 
I  A  (’-o.,  vvtiose  advcrtl-scrnent  In  tills  paper  gives 
j  Ulles,  prices,  etc. 
CitosMtx  Buo.-;.,  Hochesler,  N.  Y..  semi  us  their 
•‘Illustrated  CiiUdugue  and  Guide  lo  the  Fhiwer 
ami  A'cgelulile  Garden,  tor  1876."  HeautlfuUy  Ulu^ 
t rated  and  n’caxl.V  prlnusl  on  ilntevl  paper,  II,  Is 
urnameidn!  as  vvetv  as  uwtul. 
A  tkibk  ol  liidhim  in  tiregou  hasH.iMMi  horses 
:iiid  2.MIKI  head  ul  cai.i  li'.  IndUirj  elvlll/.atlnu  lends 
lu  liui'ses  even  more  ilmn  oMruwii.— or,  Is  the  ten¬ 
dency  or  .VgrleuUiir.il  Fairs  u.  toorH  -niclng  M.one- 
tnmg  other  thmi  elvUi/atlurt? 
James  Fi.rmino,  Sets!  MercluiHi  msl  luipurter, 
I  67  Niissau  st„  .New  Yurk.  sends  ns  hU  neiit.  well- 
1  arranged  ami  euiiluus  .\uonal  Catalogue  of  Cludce 
'  and  .Select  Kluvv'cr,  Vegetable  and  .Agricultural 
■  Seed-..  Gardi  ii  Implements,  KnlvcN  for  ist«. 
Ml'S  I  E  COTTON  of  XV est  Gorham.  Me.,  reports 
that  hist  ,v  ear  she  bulk  Usd  Ills,  ot  honey  tixim  (Mie 
I  lilvo  all  In  ifluHS  aucl  wUtc.U  sUe  »Jl(i  at 
I  CIS  iierllx  ble-  fed  the  stock  early  In  spring  to 
I  eiKNiurage  curly  lirecdUig,  and  kept  It  stiong  all 
1  thixiugh  the  season. 
I  Farm  bulldliiKs  In  Calliornla  arc  very  shabby 
and  iKKU'ly  cured  for.  The  cltmaie  makes  well- 
'  built  liuiues  uDiieoessar.v.  aud  licsUles  that  a  uia- 
lorlivof  rariiiei-s  in  caUtonila  are  pui-sulng  the 
husiiiess  u.sa  temiiorury  expedient,  iKiplng  w'hen 
they  gel  rich  enough  to  live  in  San  kranclsco  or 
return  East  with  their  money. 
\  H.  Sawyer  has  discovered  a  valuable  lesson 
in  tile  art  ot  keeping  apples-  Havlngalways  been 
very  careful  tD  a.ssori  Ids  Irult.  iw'O  or  three  Mtnes 
every  wlutcr.  he  now  tliids  ihal  huudllug  makes  It 
decay  worse  than  to  remain  among  the  parllj'  rot¬ 
ten  truit.  .Mioiber  advantage  of  this  plan  Is  in 
rigorously  excluding  brulsiiif  or  imperfect  applet! 
wmeu  pul  up  in  the  tall. 
BUSINESS  NOTICES. 
Much  of  the  White  Lead  sold  as  pure  Is  adulter¬ 
ated  from  20  lo  .W  per  cent.  Every  keg  of  Eckstein, 
Hills  *  Co.’s  *'  Phoiiilx”  brand  White  Lend  Is 
warranied  rrrjrttlt/  pnic,  white,  floe  and  durable. 
For  Broncliial,  Asihinutlc  nud  I’lilmonnry 
Coniplaiids,  "  Binc  ii’it  Uroiichial  Trochft"  manifest 
reioarUuble  curative  properties. 
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BBIDE  &  CO, 
7IW  Broadway.  N.  V..  want  ngonts  for  the  bcstmoncy- 
luahine  article  In  the  world.  Bend  for  particulars 
