MOORE’S  RURAL  rSEW-YORKER. 
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’‘progress  and  improvement." 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
A  NATIONAL  ILLUCiTKATKD 
MUL,  limABI  m  lAiilLr  {IKWSPAriiB. 
D.  D.  T.  MOORE, 
Fouiicler  and.  Conducting  Jilditor. 
WM.  J.  FOWLER,  ANDREW  S.  FULLER, 
Ansociuto  JiJdifoi'K. 
HENRT  S,  RANDALL,  LL.D.,  Cortland  Village,  N.  Y. 
Editor  or  the  DEPAntMk.vT  «•>  Shkep  Huerandry. 
X.  A.  WILLARD,  A.  M.,  Little  Falls,  N,  Y., 
EuITOB  Of  THU  OKI  AUTMf  >T  Of  DaiUV  ilUKBAMIKY. 
G.  A.  V,  HA  K  NETT,  I’libliHlier. 
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SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  20,  1876. 
BETTLE  TIMES  COMING. 
Formino  our  .)udjy;mbnt  upon  t  hen  existing  f.tcts 
an  I  Livorable  liuluuiikuia,  and  ilic  soutlments 
prevailing  among  tlie  people  and  being  ulU-nd  by 
the  press,  wc  soiiio  time  ago.  In  an  artlele  cntllled 
“Centennial  lTosperity,“  c.vprebsed  the  eplulou  I 
that  better  times  would  ere  long  be  vfiuelis:Ui'(|  I 
Ibl.s  people  aud  wuitry— Ihul  the  centennhil  Ye:ir  | 
would  not  only  I’ostore  .and  render  j)irmuiH-nL  our 
former  impar.Tlleli.'tl  prospcrliy  as  a  natlou.  hut 
cement  a  bond  ol  uulon  bt  tween  Miim'  .Stalls  and 
foreign  countries  which  would  Insure  iieuOe  and 
harmony  in  the  tuLurr..  Among  oilier  tilings  we 
said:— “  vtiial  we.  laeh  most  is  (Vii/.rfdei/ce— ui  our¬ 
selves  and  III  c-Tch  other,  with  tiuil,  end  Judkloua 
Economy  and  Industry,  the  “good  time  coming,’ 
which  has  been  so  long  delayed  that  many  liave 
despaired,  will  surely  :iiTlve.  Faith  ;iiid  tiorks 
will  aecompllsh  the  desired  object  and  ln:iugur:it(‘ 
an  era  of  prosiifiliy  ecpial  to  any  ever  known  dur¬ 
ing  the  existence  ot  the  .Mnerlcan  Republie—  I 
whose  career  during  the  past  century  is  uucx:im- 
pled  In  the  Jilstory  of  niUlons.'' 
Such  was  ihe  outlook  to  us  early  In  J:inu:u7, 
since  which  time  there  lia.s  been  uu  change  In  our 
opinion,  albeit  the  linprovemeni  in  the  time.-' ims 
not  been  so  great,  as  many  anik  i)iated.  uncrea-  j 
sou  Is  thill  most  people  c.\pcct  a  r-.uUcal  change  to  I 
be  rapidly  brougin  about,  whereim  sueh  a  revolu¬ 
tion  as  Is  desired  must  necessarily  be  gradual  and 
founded  upon  Works  and  Conlldence— FoUli  alone 
not  being  suiTieleiit  to  aecoinplisli  the  result.  La¬ 
bor,  Patience,  Industry  and  Economy,  as  well  as 
Confidence  and  Jntegrlt.v,  are  the  great  levers  ’ 
which  mii-st  be  brought  into  requlsltton  to  inau-  | 
gurate  an  era  of  gcriera.!  ]in.ispcrliy  and  render  it  | 
permanent  throughout  the  country'.  Wu  must  not  ' 
only  be  hopeful  ot  success,  butworkfor  it  diligent¬ 
ly  and  laltUrully— w’lMi  confldenee  in  ourselves 
and  others,  and  a  firm  belief  In  the  rceuperaiing 
power  of  the  people  as  a  nation. 
The  return  of  prosperous  times  would  be  greatly 
facilitated  were  the  Press  to  uniformly  look  upon 
the  bright  side  and  give  such  encouraging  rcjiorts 
as  the  facts  aud  indications  warrant-  instead  of 
this,  however,  loading  newspapei-s  in  our  large 
cities— or  at  least  some  of  them— soem  to  take  I 
pleasure  in  shaking  the  eoutldcinee  ol  community  i 
by  gathei-lng-  up  and  riublishlng  the  detuUs  ut  ev-  ' 
ery  business  failure  or  fraudulent  transaction; 
while  pariJsan  Journals  croak  about  or  predict 
ruin  caused,  or  to  be  Inangumiod,  by  the  action  of 
political  parties.  Le&s  of  such  twadiile,  and  more 
hopetul  talk,  miust  be  the  order  oi  liie  day  to  a.s- 
sure  and  secure  what  the  maizes  So  anxiously  and 
unlversalUv  desire  and  ccxpect-^such  a  return  of 
prosperity'  to  the  Indualrlal'  nud  Producing  Classeij 
as  wiU  bo  favorable  lo  tha  IntcresLs  or  all  wclN 
doing  clUzcns  ot  the  Republjc. 
This  Is  very  properly  uu  <.V'a  of  l{efoi*m,  thouglj 
we  fear  too  much  of  it  ts  on  paper  (or  In  the  pa¬ 
pers;  and  In  the  Hpcech  of  pi'ople.  We  iiold  that 
ld.'onomy  In  both  Individual  and  fiovernniontal 
aff.alrs  ts  a  paramount  dut.v,  and  the  first  requisite 
to  a  return  of  such  prosperity  as  shall  prove  geii- 
er.'il  and  of  permanent  benefii  to  the  whole  eoiin 
try.  With  this,  and  the  Industry,  Businews  Ilon- 
I '.sly  find  Integrity  of  Character  which  character¬ 
ized  t)ic  A  mcrlean  people  one  hutiilre*4  years  ago, 
I  the  CeiitoniilaJ  Vear  will  eerUlnly  hasU'ii,  if  not 
fully  esLutiltsh.  the  bott.er  times  for  which  all  claaa- 
CH  of  roiiiijiunliy  have  so  long  auxlouslv  wiuuxi. 
To  faellltaU'  and  liiisteu  the  coming  of  the  era  of 
I  gooil  times  nil  good  citizens  should  latxir— exer¬ 
cising  tlielr  liifliicnee  in  such  manner  as  to  pitiduce 
t  he  desired  re.sull.  Instead  of  croaking  and  curs¬ 
ing,  we  need  hojielul  Ddk,  encouragement  aud 
wise  admoulUon  Irom  the  Press,  the  idylplt  and 
all  e.xeivlsltig  Influence  with  any  jiortion  of  the 
people.  The  resourees  of  tho  country.  Its  real 
wealth,  arc  ample— never  more  abundant  than 
now— and,  Instead  of  repining,  every  man,  woman 
aud  minor  in  the  land  ought  to  thank  Heaven, 
Ignore  ldlcde.ss  and  specukatlon,  .md  go  to  work 
bravely  and  conndently  for  a  restoration  of  such 
prosiiPiity  as  will  benefit  and  elevate  us  as  a  Peo¬ 
ple  and  Nallon. 
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NOTES  FROM  WESTERN  NEW  YORK. 
The  weather  In  Western  New  York,  as  every¬ 
where  else  this  wintzir,  has  been  unusually  mild 
lor  the  season.  There  has  been  in  most  sections 
no  sleighing  and  very  little  saow.  but  mud  inter¬ 
minable.  Heavy  and  continued  rains  have  fallen, 
and  the  ground,  which  has  been  dry  for  two  years 
or  more.  Is  now  thoroughly  soaked.  The  severe 
winters  of  lSii)--l-5,  opened  the  subsoil  to  a  greater 
depth  than  had  been  known  In  years.  Any  light 
r.aln  was  speedily  ab.sorbed  by  this  iwroiis  subRoll, 
and  the  re.sult  was  that  at  no  time  has  the  ground 
been  wet  enough  to  keep  springs  and  wells  up  to 
their  nat  ural  supjily.  t'ery  many  ivells  have  been 
dry  more  than  a  year,  and  though  rain  came  ahuii- 
'  daiitly  In  the  summer.  It  .'tfrf*cled  the  subsoil  less 
!  than  usual.  Now  we  ludge  tJiei'e  w'lll  be  no  more 
ti-ouhle  tilts  year  n-oin  that  source. 
Due  result  of  tlie  two  past  dry  aud  InU-useJy 
cold  wlnlens,  has  been  a  nulural  undcrdnilnagcof 
the  soil.  It  has  really  seemed  to  make  little  dlffer- 
]  enee  la  many  tlelds  wliether  they  were  under- 
■  firaliicd  or  not.  Probably  the  good  efreet  of  open¬ 
ing  the  sub.Holl  will  be  felt  tor  some  years  to  come, 
but  11  Ls  specially  ImiHirtant  wliile  Helds  are  In 
tlieir  pi-escnl  flooded  condition,  that  they  should 
not  he  po.'w.‘hcd  and  trodden  Into  mire  by  cattle, 
and  ivhen  sjiring  opens  that  no  plowing  shall  be 
done  while  the  soli  is  wet  enough  to  “ stick”  lo 
the  plow',  ft  Is  very  imiiortant  that  .spring  griilu 
be  got  in  earl.v.  but  it  Is  far  more  important  that 
tho  frlaVilllly  of  the  soil  shall  not  be  permanently 
Injured  by  working  W'hlle  It  la  loo  wet.  Fora  1 
year  or  two  past,  mud  in  spring  has  been  only 
on  the  surface  w  hile  the  soil  beneath  Uiis)M>en 
frozen;  but  now  it  reaches  deeper  and  requires 
careful  ireatment. 
The  open  winter  has  thus  far  not  injured  wheat 
on  the  ground,  which  still  shows  a  good  stand. 
'I'liere  Is  danger  while  the  ground  is  soaked  with 
water;  but  a  light  tall  of  snow  proieetcd  the  crop 
while  tin-  superahundunt  w'atcr  passed  away.  1  n 
some  places  whea  t  Is  covered  with  water,  and  un¬ 
less  there  Is  an  underdraln  ii  must  be  smothered. 
W  licai  w  ill  however  endure  submerging  several 
de.ys  w'lLhout  Injury,  provided  the  water  passes  ofi 
111  undcrdrains  Instead  or  being  left  lo  dry  out. 
ills  really  gratifying  to  have  a  itrospectof  a 
season  when  underdralnlng  shall  produce  Its  usual 
good  results.  During  the  dry  seasons  w'o  have 
rceenLlj'  liad.  It  lia-s  made  little  dlffereuce  whether 
land  w'.as  drained  or  not.  aud  those  who  had  made 
i-xjienaive  Improverneuta  In  that  line  were  placed 
lit  di.sadvantage  with  their  neighbors.  Manures  ! 
ulsij  arc  more  cllecllve  In  moist  seasons;  and  in  ' 
short,  the  whole  economj'  ot  good  larming  is  bet-  ' 
ter  prepared  for  a  flood  than  a  drouth— though 
better  prepared  lor  either  than  a  farmer  who  does 
not  keep  his  land  in  good  condition. 
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THE  COEN  PREMIUM8-NEW  LIST. 
The  announcement  made  by  Mr.  Conrad  W  ilson 
of  a  scries  of  Premiums  lor  com,  and  -which  was  ' 
pubUsliod  hy  us  several  weeks  ago,  has  attracted 
inucli  atteiillOD  from  fanners  In  all  parts  of  the 
country,  since  then  Mr.  Wilson  has  made  ur- 
rangeiucDts  to  gre-atly  enlarge  tho  scope  of  the 
CKpeiimemsand  the  i’remlums  will  be  Increased  , 
10  f2,oi)(i  or  nioro  and  he  given  through  the  agency  ' 
of  the  Centennial  Bureau  ol  Agriculture.  Mr.  ’ 
Wn40N  announces  that  a  descriptive  circular  is  to  ' 
)X‘  Issued  giving  fuU  details  ol  the  plan,  and  adds :  j 
The  object  fk  to  test  the  possibilities  of  our  great  l 
nat  ional  cereal,  Indian  Com,  In  regard  to  the  rol- 
low'lng  points :  I 
isi.  The  hugest  attainable  product  of  shelled 
corn,  by  w’elgnt,  from  a  single  grata, 
•2nd.  'riic  largest  attainable  product  of  shelled 
c'urn,  by  weight,  from  one  acre. 
si-d.  The  lowest  attainable  cost  per  bushel  lor  i 
shelled  corn. 
ath.  The  largest  attainable  product  or  pork 
1  rom  1  btishdof  com. 
5tli.  The  largest  attainable  product  ol  buttor  i 
f  r<iib  1  bushel  of  corn.  i 
6ih.  Au  expertment  la  corn  culture  to  test  the 
t  iu'ory  01  Prof.  stocKbrldge.  A  formula  tor  this 
cainerlmcnt  wUl  be  given  in  the  circular. 
The  prernluma  win  comprise  boolcs,  larm  Implre 
tiienf-s,  tcrtlUzera,  plated  silver  ware,  oil  paintings,  i 
it'getable  and  fiowur  sends,  art-subjects,  KkAs,  I 
iSic.  i'bej'  will  be  twenty  or  more  In  number,  and  j 
the  fOT.al  value  not  less  than  S'AUuO. 
The  ofters  in  the  last  line  will  amount,  to  f:sou  or 
more,  and  are  Intended  for  oranges  and  clubs, 
for  t  he  simple  reason  that  e.\i)erliuent,s  In  clubs 
are  greaLl.y  InellitaUal  by  co-operaHon,  and  the 
results  obtained  are  more  reliable. 
In  llie  circular  to  be  Issued  the  premiums  will 
bp  described.  uudtheeonfUtlonsortheconipetItiou 
clearly  set  lorlh.  AU  farmers  throughout  the 
eounlry  nn-  Invited  to  coinjieUL  As  Indian  corn  . 
will  doubtless  contribute  more  to  the  food  of  the  i 
human  race  for  the  next,  one  hundred  .veal's  than  ' 
any  other  farming  product,  and  as  the  presi'iit  ' 
year  is  destined  fo  be  a  mejnorahle  one  in  our  | 
husbandry,  there  18  reason  lo  believe  tliat  Ameri¬ 
can  farmere  will  lakc  a  Uvely  interest  in  this  com-  I 
petition. 
All  who  are  inclined  to  compete  W'lll  receive  a  j 
descriptive  circular,  as  .soon  as  it  is  printed,  bv  In¬ 
closing  their  address  with  stamp. 
Any  other  dealers,  beside  those  who  have 
already  enlisted,  .are  Invlietl  to  co-operate  In  pro¬ 
moting  this  object.- Conrad  WiiotON,  P.  O.  Box 
No,  4242,  N.  Y.  City. 
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themselves  with  game.  They  catch  foxes  In  some 
far-off  place,  bring  them  to  Staton  Island  and  va- 
rloiLs  parts  of  Now-  .Jersey,  give  the  animals  a  fair 
start,  and  then  hunt  them  down.  The  trouble  la 
that  the  fox  almost  invariably  escapes,  and  now 
the  vermin  have  taken  to  breeding  and  are  be¬ 
coming  altogether  too  plentiful  for  the  comfort  ot 
poultry  growers  in  the  vicinity.  It  la  thought 
now  that  no  new  foxes  other  than  the  natural  In¬ 
crease  will  be  needed  for  .several  years  ro  come. 
The  folly  of  most  ol  the  city  “sportsmen's  asso¬ 
ciations"  hae  never  been  more  glaringly  shown 
than  In  this  Increase  of  foxes  and  by  their  futile 
attempts  to  destroy  t  hem. 
RURAL  NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 
Free  Text  Hnokn  in  Schonla. — 'J’he  State  Ol 
Wisconsin  has  supplemented  its  free  school  sys- 
tem  by  providing  free  text  Ixioks  for  aU  classe-s  of 
scholars.  Tills  plan  has  several  Imiwrtaui  ad- 
vantagf*.  Buying  largely,  the  state  secure.s  the 
hooks  at  lower  rates  than  individuals  orschool.-j 
could  do.  'I'he  books  are  preserved  for  successive 
classes  of  scholars,  thus  greatly  decreasing  the 
cost.  The  children  of  poor  parents  are  provided 
SiSi  weU  as  the  children  ot  iho  rtch.  Many  poor 
children  attend  to  whom  the  cost  of  bu.vlng  school 
books  would  be  a  serious  burden.  All  the  scholars, 
moreover,  arc  provided  with  books  at  the  begin¬ 
ning  01  the  session,  and  the  school  can  “  begin  " 
the  “  first  day,”  Instead  of  having  one  to  three 
weeks  wasted  before  all  the  scholars  have  text 
books.  It  has  long  been  the  custom  In  normal 
schools  In  some  of  the  States  to  provide  books  at 
public  expense;  but  there  is  certainly  much 
stronger  reason  lor  doing  thus  in  public,  schools, 
where  the  great,  body  of  tlic  poorer  people  gel  the 
bulk  of  their  education,  than  in  t  hose  large  instl- 
ttiUonis  of  learning  tvhosc  henehtH  are  only  ai'all- 
able  lo  the  few.  wit  h  the  means  taken  to  edu- 
cato  their  children  the  people  ot  Wisconsin  ought 
to  secure  that  pre-eminence  lor  intelUgenco  wldch 
Uie  free  school  aysrem  of  New  England  did  for  Its 
people  Iti  the  earlier  history  of  our  country. 
- - 
I'rotfciiiiii  of  Uiiiilc  III  CiirB.— The  U.  S.  Sen- 
;  ate  has  p;is.scd  a  bill  prohlWUUK  Uic  coullncinent 
or  cattle,  hogs  or  other  stock  in  railroad  cars  or 
other  vchlclea  for  a  longer  period  than  twculy- 
mur  hours,  without  food  and  drink  and  a  clunice 
t«  rest.  'J'he  owner  may  perform  t.lie  feeding  and 
wiiUTliig  lilmsclt.  hut  U  It  Is  not  done  he  shall  he 
liable  to  a  line  oi  not  less  than  *ioo  uur  more  than 
:8>o<).  Railroad  companies  arc  made  rcspoasihle 
an-  the  icedlug  and  watering  oi  stock,  and  In  CJisc 
It  Is  done  by  them,  owing  to  the  neglcci  of  Uie 
owner,  the  companies  slmll  have  a  Hen  on  stock 
ror  the  value  ol  food  nr  attoni  Ion  furnished.  The 
bill  la  iindoubiodly  de.5lgund  in  the  Inler»*.sl.s 
(Bf  mercy,  but  such  a  law  will  not  execute  Uftcll 
without  a  great  number  of  oIlK'lals  lo  see  to  it^i 
(fiforcement.  It  seems  to  ms  that  It.  l.s  a  very 
rtioper  subject  for  action  by  state  L.-gisl.imix-s,  m 
which  caaeoi  course  Itsexccutlon  would  iwttirally 
Ckevolve  on  jjollce  olBcera  and  local  courts  already 
ih  existence. 
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tScnrclty  of  Clover  Seeil.— Clover  seed  hos 
suddenly  gone  up  In  price,  aud  hirmcrs  who  h:tve 
It  to  buy  find  that  they  must  pay  two  or  three  dol- 
la  rs  per  bushel  more  than  they  expoct.ed.  Clover 
seed  has  been  loo  low  several  years,  and  the  ad- 
Mtiice  Is  a  hoalthj*  indlcai  ion.  We  hope  it  will  not 
Ic  ssen  tho  tjuanllty  sown  per  acre.  It  Is  better  to 
g«.'t  a  good  seeding  wherever  you  attempt  to  seed, 
a.iid  If  the  price  of  clover  gws  too  high,  leave  some 
w  ithoui  seeding,  plow  the  stubble  and  sow  with 
w  lieat  in  the  fall,  f u  some  casc-s— as  where  land 
1.1  very  rich,  it  wiU  pay  to  grow  wheat  itfler  wheal. 
U’hllo  clover  seed  is  .so  dear  It  wiu  not  pay  fo  try 
lo  seed  alter  o:its.  There  wa.s  gener:illy  a  poor 
“lllllMg"fif  elover  he.'ids  lust  fall,  and  owing  to 
1  ho  low  price  lor  t.ivo  or  three  years,  many  farmers 
did  not  try  to  save  seed.  We  hope  they  -(villlet 
t  heir  clovei-  grow  the  coming  year  and  save  a  good 
crop  ot  seed.  It  will  pay  in  the  Improvement  of 
the  soli  If  not  in  seed  sold. 
l>c-ai|j  «f  .liiilge  Warner.— The  lion.  H.  ii 
H  arnek  Of  RochcaU-r.  N.  died  suddenly,  a  few 
days  ago.  at  tireeushoro’.  Oa.,  w'herc  he  was 
si)pucllng  tlie  wlntei'  with  his  family.  .ludge 
Sl  .iitNEK  was  long  a  resident  ol  Roehostf-r,  and 
ai.nlvely  pariJelpated  In  matters  tending  to  lui- 
jYi'Ovement  In  agriculture  and  horUeullure.  He 
wa.s  also  greatly  interested  in  education,  being 
Okie  Of  the  Regents  of  the  University  at  tlie  f une 
(j6  his  decease.  Though  possessing  positive  opin¬ 
ions,  -which  he  alwaj-s  maintained  with  Hbility, 
Judge  VV.  had  many  ardent  fiiends,  and  his  unex- 
im-et.ed  dep.-irtiu't  from  eareh  will  be  widely  le- 
gretted.  HLs  remains  were  taken  to  Rochester 
and  interred  at  .Mt.  Hope,  near  the  fine  residence 
he  so  long  occupied. 
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A  Rnilmnd  to  be  Completed.— The  Roches¬ 
ter  and  .‘'t.ate  Line  Railroad,  connecting  Roches¬ 
ter,  N.  y.,  ivtth  the  coal  regions  of  Fenn.sylvunla 
ajid  opening  some  rich  farming  regions  of  Wyom¬ 
ing  Co..  N.  Y.,  has  been  in  financial  trouble  for  a 
year  or  two  past.  The  City  of  Rochester  is  bonded 
for  tsoo.tKKi  to  aid  the  enterprise,  and  some  of  (.he 
towns  on  tJte  route  sUU  more  heavily  in  propor¬ 
tion  to  their  wealth.  To  all  these  it  will  be  grati¬ 
fying  news  that  an  arrangement  has  been  made 
with  J,  CoNDiT  HiiiTD  of  Buffalo  by  which  tlie 
road  will  probably  be  finished  the  coming  season, 
and  ulUmatoly  the  bonds  on  wiuch  it  has  been 
mainly  Infill  wiu  be  made  good  to  the  localities 
issuing  them. 
- *♦♦ 
The  Spread  of  Noxioii;)  Aniiiinis. — The  sports¬ 
men  in  the  neighborhood  of  New  York  city  have 
betaken  themselves  lo  a  new  device  to  provide 
!  - - »♦« - 
Till-  fViiiriinlnl  Appropriation— amounting  tO 
j  *1,600,000— has  pa.Rsed  the  Senate  tvlthout  amend¬ 
ment,  and  the  bill  has  received  the  approval  of 
the  President*  This  win  probabij'  enable  the 
Commissioners  to  complete  their  airangcmonlB 
I  for  the  Cenicnnlal  E-xhlblUon  in  due  season  and 
j  wllhoutifurther  aid  from  the  Oovcmmenl.  Though 
opposed  Di  aubaidles  In  moat  matters,  we  think 
the  Justice  and  propriety  of  this  appropriation 
will  be  concurred  In  by  all  people  throughout  the 
country  who  believe  in  celebrating  the  Republic’s 
Centennial  Anniversary— a  matter  in  which  the 
East  and  West,  Nort  h  and  South,  should  heartily 
,  unite. 
RURAL  BREVITIES. 
Peach  trees  are  in  full  blossom  In  East  Tennes¬ 
see. 
It  Is  estimated  that  20,000,000  young  trees  have 
been  planted  on  the  Minnesota  prairie  lands  for 
'  timber. 
I  The  Kohl-rabl  is  held  In  high  esteem  as  a  sub- 
I  stliiitp  for  turnips.  It  stands  drouth  better  than 
Swedes. 
It  Is  said  In  England  that  animals  which  have 
been  vaccinated  are  exempt  from  the  foot-and- 
mouth  disease. 
^V.  B.  Kino  of  suflleld,  Conn.,  has  two  breeding 
sows  that  have  had  since  Aug.  1,  1875,  57  pigs,  m 
which  he  has  raised  49. 
llooFES,  Brother  &  Thomas,  ot  tho  Cherry  Hill 
Nurseries,  West  Chester,  Pa..  Issue  a  neat  Semi- 
Annual  Trade  List  for  the  Spring  of  1876. 
'  Most  ol  the  willow  used  In  this  country  is  im¬ 
ported  from  Holland,  where  ll  nourishes  in  tho 
j  damp,  mucky  soil  of  llie  newly -drained  land. 
I  The  Iowa  AgrlcuUnial  Farm  of  ‘m  acres  pro- 
I  duced  3,tkit)  bushels  of  corn,  l.stK)  bushels  of  nahs 
I  i27>i.  tons  ol  hay,  aud  2Tj.j  tons  of  roots  la-it  year. 
I  Farmeks  of  Richland  Co.,  Wls..  h.ave  built  a 
I  wooden  railway  16  miles  long,  at  ;»  cost  of  *3,000 
I  per  mile.  Tills  secures  them  gooil  roads  to  market. 
I  B.  H.  STAIR  &  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  send  us  their 
I  new  CntnlOKUCOI  Native  and  Imported  Field,  Oar- 
clcu  and  Flower  .Seeds.  Agr1cultnr:il  Implements, 
ACC.,  Ac. 
Cole  A  Brother,  seed.stnen  and  Importers,  Pel¬ 
la,  Iowa,  setid  ns  tht-lr  “  Descriptive  Seed  Cata¬ 
logue  ol  Choice  and  Select  Vegetables  and  Flow¬ 
ers,’’  lor  1876. 
I.  H.  Barcock  oI  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  who  makes  a 
specialty  or  growing  Grape  vines  for  nursery 
agents  and  dealers,  sends  us  his  Wholesale  Price 
List  for  the  curront  season. 
As  y  means  of  enfoiu-aglng  high  farming  among 
small  proprietors,  the  ITussian  Ministers  ot  Agri¬ 
culture  are  considering  a  proposition  to  award 
1  prizes  for  well  munuged  .small  farms. 
M  m.  E.  Bownn-fu,  Seed  and  Plant  Grower,  646 
Warren  81..  Boston  Highlands,  Mass.,  Issues  a 
•Monthly  Price  List  of  Plants,  Seeds,  Ac.,  which 
must  inove  very  useful  to  his  patrons  and  the 
public. 
'I'HAT  was  a  good  Idea  ot  the  Colorado  breeder, 
who  compareda sheep  10 the  Government  bond, 
from  which  the  owner  could  annually  clip  his  cou¬ 
pon  (ficccc).  leaving  the  pilnt-lpal  lo  gather  inter¬ 
est  for  another  year. 
A  SIMPLE  remedy  for  neuralgia  Is  horseradish. 
Grate  and  mix  It  In  vinegar,  the  same  as  for  table 
purposes,  and  apply  to  the  temple  when  the  face 
□r  head  Is  afTected,  or  the  w'rlst  when  the  pain  Is 
In  the  arm  or  shoulder. 
There  were  assembled  at  Nashville  on  the  13th 
I  lust.,  200  stock-breeders,  who  organized  the  Ten- 
I  nessee  Stock-Breeding  Asjociauon.  Addresses 
were  delivered  by  W,  R.  Duncan  ot  Illinois  aud  J, 
'  B.  Kilbrew  ol  'I'enncssoe. 
A  coiiRKSFONnENT  rccotumends  dried  sweet  corn, 
cra>-kod  aud  then  moi.stHncd  with  molasses  and 
I  properly  c.RiHied  as  a  substitute  for  coffee.  We 
I  would  suggest  rou-sung  before  the  molasses  is  ap¬ 
plied,  else  the  sweet  is  very  apt  to  bum. 
“TiiE  New  Guide  to  Rose  Culture,  published 
annually  by  The  Diugce  A  Conard  Co.  Rose  Grow- 
ors.  West  Grove,  Chester  Co.,  Pa."  A  very  neat 
and  useim  uttlo  annual  u  tho  one  thus  eutlGed 
for  1876,  aud  u  good  imbslltuDi  for  the  catalogue 
tormerly  published. 
The  news  Irom  England  In  regard  to  the  wheat 
urop  is  not  f;i  vorable.  The  season  has  been  unfa¬ 
vorable  for  the  seed  in  the  ground.  It  Is  reported 
tJiat  much  of  it  is  rotting.  Favorable  weather 
may  change  appearatujes,  but  that  the  next  crop 
will  be  a  snort  one  is  highly  probable. 
The  Vegetable  and  Floral  Guide  tor  1S76,  con¬ 
taining  dc-scrlptiona  and  dlrecGons  for  the  culture 
of  Over  Twelve  Hundred  Flowers  aaid  Vegetables, 
just  Issued  by  the  Detroit  Seed  Co.,  importers, 
growers,  and  wholesale  aud  retail  dealers  in  Seeds 
and  every UHug  for  Gardening.  Detroit,  .Mich.,  15  a 
beauty  in  Illustrations,  printing,  etc.,  and  admi¬ 
rably  arranged. 
BUSINESS  NOTICES. 
A  Universal  Kemedy.— " Urnwn’a  Brou- 
CiiiA.L  Troches"  for  Coughs,  Colds  aud  Brohcblul 
Affections,  stand  first  In  public  favor  and  con¬ 
fidence  :  this  result  has  been  acquired  by  a  test  of 
many  years. 
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The  "I'hreuix  brnnd  Pure  White  Jjead," 
made  by  fiJekstetn,  Hills  A  Co.,  is  the  most  econom¬ 
ical  palm  you  01m  use.  Every  keg  warranted. 
BRIDE  &  CO., 
769  Broadway,  N.  Y.,  want  agents  for  the  best  money¬ 
making  article  m  the  world.  Send  for  particulars. 
