questions  as  this  competition  win  prooaoiy  j 
to  solve.  There  are  poBsIhllltles  In  corn  culture  | 
which,  though  verj'  Important  and  fairly  within 
reach,  have  never  yet  been  attained,  and  there  Is 
no  heltsr  time  for  a  grand  concerted  movement  In 
thl.s  direction  by  our  farmers  than  Wie  great  Ids-  j 
torle  year  on  wlilch  we  have  entered.  | 
The  following  arc  some  of  the  business  llrms 
whose  lllxiral  offers  hat'O  given  an  Impulse  to  Uds 
movement ; 
R.  H.  Ar.cBv  &  CO.,  'Thi;  Rural  PcRLisniNr,  to., 
J-  BAS'K  Leslie,  B.  K.  Bliiw  *  .Sons,  Hheldos  £  Co., 
Peter  Hk>dkhso>  &,  (Jo.,  H.  J.  Baker  &  Bros.,  A. 
«.  Barnes  t  CO..  The  New  York  Plow  Co.,  C.  1. 
Dillingham,  W.  L.  Ali.ison  of  New  York,  Hkn- 
rv  a.  Dkeek,  Harrison  Bros,  a  Co.  of  rhlla.,  '  • 
H.  BOWKKR  &  CO.  of  Boston,  .TA31ES  ViCK  Of  KOCtl- 
ester,  and  others. 
It  will  be  seen  by  reference  to  Premium  List  in 
Rural  New-Yorker  of  Feb.  26,  that  the  offers 
made  to  Granges  and  Clubs  are  the  largest  In 
amount,  and  that  the  e-xpertmenl  proposed  In¬ 
volves  practical  questions  of  the  greatest  moment, 
and  which  the  best  minds  In  the  country  are  al¬ 
ready  engaged  In  solving. 
All  Fanners,  oranges  and  Clubs  who  are  Inclined 
to  compete  for  these  Premiums,  will  receive  a  de- 
bcHpUve  circular,  as  soon  as  printed,  by  inclosing 
FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  AGRICULTURE,  j  | 
Kconomv  Is  doubtless  lmiK>rUnt,  Ijot.h  In  tlie  , 
body  ladltlc  and  the  individual.  H  Is  also  gener-  , 
ally  inadvisable  for  the  Government  of  the  tJnltod  | 
.statOHtOtl  dihle  In  iiiatbws  which  can  usually  be  | 
left  to  the  Ntiues  or  to  prlvaU^  enterprise.  lUts^e  | 
IdCJisare.  pretty  llrmly  tlxed  In  the  minds  of  the 
ranm^rs  of  the  Untlod  Nlates,  and  the  result  Is 
that,  so  tar  ns  agrt.-ulliiral  interests  are  concerned, 
the  stneUsst  economy  of  expenditure  has  always 
been  piwtlced.  No  matt4>r  how  extravagance 
might  run  not  in  every  other  (lepurtment.  It  was 
always  argued  that  the  farmers  tUdn't  want  am  | 
tmnecessary  expense..  In  short..  ‘Tunulng  econte 
my  Into  llic  gromirt  "  seemed  to  t)c  the  staple  Idea 
ofleglslatttrn.  wlilch  moa  ns,  ofeoUJ'stt,  that  econo¬ 
my  Is  only  l»i  he  jjrai;tlced  where  the  Intorcsts  of 
tillers  of  the  soli  are  involved-  ''  e  have  had  mll- 
Uonsof  dollars  !ipproitrtalA>d  for  war,  navy,  for¬ 
eign  dlploiiiiicy.  Hiid  l.h<!  agricultural  Industry  of 
the  couttlry  largely  dofrays  the  expense;  but 
every  penny  devott'd  to  matters  directly  alfoctlng 
the  tanner  Is  given  as  gruilgtngly  a*  tf  some  hon¬ 
est  and  hardworklug  farmer  were  taking  the 
money  directly  from  his  own  thin  jiocketbook. 
The  worst  01  all  Is  that  many  farmers  seem  to  ap¬ 
prove  this  false  Idea  of  economy,  and  the  agrtcul- 
tural  pres-s  even  i.tIMcIscs  an  appropriation  lor  the 
beneni  of  larmers,  as  if  only  Uiere  could  wasteful 
fxtravag.mee  be  found.  11  Is  high  Ume  that  we  l 
should  get  over  this  Idea  ol  running  economy  Into 
the  ground  atid  ImiUite  the  farmer  himself,  who 
sca1.t-er.-i  .seed  generously  In  hope  ot  s  liberal  har¬ 
vest  Looked  .at  III  this  light  we  shall  find  no  Law 
of  congress  which  will  yield  bettor  results  for  the 
money  expended  than  the  bill  recently  Introduced 
bv  Ncuntor  John  ,1.  Incialls  ol  Kansas  Into  the 
l'.  g.  Senate  tor  the  Prelection  of  Agriculture 
agaliiHl.  Injurious  lusec'ts.  The  BUI  la  as  follows : 
/*'  il  fiiortfil  hii  l)ii‘  Seiinlf  iind  Hoi/ae  ariOvrtw'ut- 
ffbiv'.vo./  r/ic  rnb»'(/.x7<(tc.yoy  America  in  <.Y«i(ncaK 
anscmiilc'l, 
That  the  sceivtary  of  1h<‘  Interior  shall  have 
aut  rlty  to  appoint  a  board  ot  commlNdono  s, 
an  1 1  till  all  v/o  ancles  which  may  occur  1  herein. 
uun'enomlir.it.mor  ihe  Council  ot  the  Natloual 
\euileim  ul  Sciences,  to  consist  of  threecniomolo- 
Irlsls  eniliieiit  in  I  liclr  profession. 
.Sia-  a  That  the  said  eomm Issloners shall  dev ot-e 
tueniservei  to  the  luve.sllgatlon  of  those  Insects 
vv'lilch  arc  nioht  destructive  to  the  crops  ot  farmers 
ami  planters,  and  espC-ially  of  the 
*  i-iin  iiK’tist  the  cblncli-hug,  the  army -v' orin,  the 
colum^\othi  Ui.:“ nrasiai^^  and  other  InsecW 
inlurloiiH  to  the  great  .Hinples,  wheat,  t'-otn  and 
cot^ii.  In  order  to  devlsn  suia'twtul  meWu^s  lor 
•  the  (lesi  |•uelloIl  of  .stlcU  Insects.  The  commLsfJon- 
pAs  a  I  re  >  A  the  rosults  of  sueh  InvestlgatlonR 
ami  metumts  at  least  once  b-  each  f'-ar  l<>„ 
I  Kecrehiry  of  the  Int-erior,  by  whom  the  ^uesh^l 
he  t  nu mmlllod  to  congress.  As. soon  also^  aa_  t be 
“PROGRESS  AND  IMPROVEMENT 
A  NATIONAL  ILLUSTRATED 
D.  D.  T.  MOORE, 
ICouiKler  and  ConduotinR  Kditor 
WM.  J.  FOWLER,  ANDREW  S.  FULLER, 
tc  lijtlitorH- 
Mops.— The  price  ol  this  staple  has  at  lust  begun 
to  advani^e.  It  was  known  lost,  fall  thiit  the  crop 
in  Europe  was  ent  off  by  mildew  and  other  contin¬ 
gencies,  but  It  was  only  lately  that  this  fact  has 
produced  Its  natunil  effect.  Only  the  better  qual¬ 
ities  of  hops  are  yet  In  devnand,  but  for  these  fair 
prices  will  be  paid.  _ 
HENRY  S.  RANDALL,  LU.D..  Cortland  Village,  N.  Y 
EdITOU  or  TH«  DfcPAKTMKNT  or  SlIKIII-  HOKBAMIttV. 
X.  A.  WILLARD,  A.  M.,  Little  Falls,  N.  Y., 
Ei.itor  or  THE  Dei-aktaiknt  or  Daiby  Hohbam.by. 
RURAL  BREVITIES, 
(J.  A.  C.  IIAIINKTT,  Publisher, 
TERMS  FOR  1876,  IN  ADVANCE, 
including  postage,  which  publishers  prepat. 
8inaU}Copy.f?.65  eer  Year.  To  i'lubB;-Flve  Cop- 
lo8.  knd  one  copy  free  to  Anontor  goU-ex  up  of  lyn®' 
for»l».*t1i  SovHD  Copies, and  one  free,  lor  in.ai:  Ten 
CopieH.and  one  free.  t21.a0-only  »2.ia  per  eopy.  The 
above  rules  indwU-  (-iw/a-jr  (under  the  new  law.Ho 
any  part  of  the  Unltud  btates,  Hint  the  Auiericun 
postage  on  all  copies  mulled  to  Canada,  On  papers 
mailed  to  Buropc,  by  eieiinier.  the  postage  Will  be  So 
cents exlra-or  »3.»)in  all.  Drafts.  PoBt-omotf  Money 
Orders  and  BeglsUsred  Letters  may  be  mailed  at  our 
risk  Liberal  Premiums  to  all  Club  Ageuls  who 
do  noi  take  free  copies.  Npooimen  Numbers  Show- 
Bills,  Ac.,  sent  free.  _ 
AOVERTiaiNO  RATESl 
Inside  l«h  and  loth  pages  t  Agate  spacel.f.^.  per  line. 
“  IJiih  page . .  „ 
Special  Sf'Uees,  leaded,  by  count . j 
BusinesH  . » 
Reading  '  . 
Discount  I, T.  4  iused'ons.  lU  per 
1,1  ins.,  2U  per  ct.;  26  Ins.,  io  per  et.;  52  ins.,  .WH  Per  ci 
j3ir"No  advcrtlsenienl  Inserted  for  less  than  fS. 
RURAL  KOTES  AND  ftUERIES 
New  York  State  Dnlrymen.— At  the  Annual 
Meeting  ot  the  New  York  State  Dairymen’s  Asso¬ 
ciation  and  Board  of  Trade,  held  Feb.  2lst  at  Little 
Fall.%  the  following  officers  were  chosen  for  the 
ensuing  year:  Pres.— X.  A.  Willard,  Uttle  I'nlls. 
sec.— .loslah  Shull,  Hlon.  Trea.s.— D.  H.  Burrell. 
Vlce-Prcs*Ls.  — Gt?o.  W.  Huffman,  FAliulra;  John 
.Shattuck,  Norwich ;  Dr.  K.  <1.  Crafts,  Bingham, 
ton;  C.  1’.  Root,  Gllherl.svlUe;  H.  M.  Babcock, 
Friendship;  F.  Blnndlng,  Brookfield  ;  K.  W.Btevv- 
art,  Lake  View  ;  Oanlluer  P,  Weeks,  Syraciuse;  1. 
I*.  Roberts,  Ithaca ;  Arba  Campbell,  Gvvego ,  C.  L. 
Sheldon,  IaOWvIUp;  Dr,  G.  F.  Cole,  Canton;  J.  C. 
Cooper,  Thereea ;  F.  Blanchard,  Jamestown ;  Hon. 
Willard  Hodges,  Kochesier;  S.  Osborn,  Fulton; 
H  M.  Kennedy,  Utica;  >f.  Harvey  Smith,  Fort 
Pint,.-  ii.mrv  Yost.  Johnstown.  Directors -Fred. 
KENTUCKY  farmers  are  aguaxing  lor  au  ogimui- 
lui'al  Bureau,  and  the  Legislature  will  probably 
esUibllhU  oue. 
J.  MOORK,  Jr.  of  Mai-Shall,  Mich.,  recently  .sold 
4U  young  sheep,  stall  fed,  weighing  lis  lbs.  each, 
at  fd  per  c'vl. 
(J  I'ALMEu  of  Vevay,  Ingham  Co.,  Mich.,  last 
action  raised  1T,V  bushels  of  very  line  clover  seed 
on  three  acres. 
It  is  not  too  laic  to  form  clubs  for  the  Rural,  or 
make  additions  Ui  present  ones,  and  secure  pre- 
inlums  accordingly. 
VAKhKKBti.T  Bros.,  2.1  Fulton  SL  send  us  their 
.seed  Hiid  implement  list  which  will  be  of  Interest 
to  t.armers  andgunlem-ns. 
March  Is  a  good  time  tosubsm'lbefor tlie  Rurai., 
for  all  who  have  either  a  farm  lii  the  country  or  a 
town  or  siibui'biii)  garden. 
The  Canada  Farmer  is  one  of  the  best  month- 
lle-s  among  oiir  exchanges,  and  merits  as  we  trust 
It  reitelves.  u  large  pntronagi?. 
I  The  -Mich.  Ag.  College  opened  Its  last  term  on 
tbe23d'ult.  ivlih  a  full  complement  of  students— 
all  that  could  he  uccommoditi-efl. 
Tub  Mich.  Farmer  gives  reports  that  the  winter 
has  been  untiivorable  to  wheat  and  clover  In 
I  some  sections  ot  the  Ib'nlnsuLir  state. 
\  LKvn  mine  has  heeu  discovered  In  I’oiter  Co., 
In'd  ,  and  the  people  arc  as  excited  as  if  gold  had 
come  to  light  In  ihelr  neighborhood. 
Thirty-two  bachelors  own  and  work  a  farm  of 
4  6u0aci'es  in  Bell  Couiiiy.  Texas.  There  is  g(XKl 
and  much  needed  work  for  a  Grange  ihereiihouts. 
IN  Germany  they  have  introduced  a  new  system 
of  drying  eggs.  A  "condensed  egg  factory  has 
been'  esUbltshed  at  Fassau,  with  ah  agency  ol 
London, 
\  barrel  ot  flour  contains  I4  stone— 1%  lbs.  A 
sTone  wolirtii  In  Knglaud  Is  M  lbs.;  hence  l  ixU  lbs. 
equals  196  lbs.,  making  It  an  even  weight  for  that 
I  country. 
'  coKKEsroMiKST  ot  the  Maine  Farmer  says  In 
:  breaking  six-ers  place  the  most  docile  one  on  the 
off-sHle,  as  ho  can  make  ji  good  near-ox  oi  almost 
any  steer. 
AIILTMAN,  Mili-br  d'  Co.  Of  Afcron,  Ohio,  are  get¬ 
ting  out  a  new  machine  to  be  known  as  the  “  New 
Buckeye-  Mower.’’  It  Is  ikht  and  compact,  being 
PUBLICATION  OFFICES  I 
ian«  Street,  New  York  City,  »nd  No.  67 
lain  SL,  (Dtrrow’s  Bookstore,  Osburn 
House  Block,)  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
hfewbiirsr  Boy  Ilorf.  rVorirty.- At  tlie  recent 
annual  mceling  ol  this  progressive  Society  the 
following  nfflcerb  were  elected  tor  the  ensuing 
year:  Resident— Altkep  Bridoe-man.  nrst  Vice 
President— \Y.  M'.  Carson ;  Second  ^'Icc  iTeslderit 
—Odell  S.  Hathaway.  HciTetary  —  Charles  St. 
.Tohn  v'aii.  Cor.  .secretary— David  A.  Scott.  Treas- 
uj-er—Dantel  Smltli.  Exe<'iitlve  Committee— Isaac 
C.  C'h.anman,  C.  S.  Jenkins,  T.  8.  Force,  tV.  D. 
SATURDAY,  MARt;H  4,  1876, 
SPRING  AGAIN 
AN  “OPEHUtB"  FOR  All  RURAII8TS 
xUBcn.  the  Itrst  month  ol  l.hc  vernal  .season, 
usually  inaugurates  active  operathms  in  all 
branches  of  soil  culture  throughout  a  large  por¬ 
tion  Of  oureonni  ry.  The  hibernating  period  having 
nassed  the  gi'cat  lalmratory  of  Nature  Is  again  in 
tiill  force,  uffecting  lavorably  the  earth,  air,  ami 
animal  and  vegetable  life.  Though  the  past  wln- 
it  not  tu’cn  severe,  the  opening  of  Spring 
must  he  cordially  welcomed  by  all  lovers  ol  na¬ 
ture,  and  especially  by  the  large  ix-rtlon  of  our 
nopulal  Ion  engaged  In  rural  pursuits.  1  he  season 
fa  te  of  hope  and  rejoicing  alike  to  the  Norlhern 
farmer,  the  Southern  planter,  the  M  estern  and 
southwestern  ranchman,  and  also  to  borUcullur- 
ists,  gardeners  and  lloilsts  throughout  the  land 
indeed,  March  hrings  a  "Spring  Gpeulng  to  :il 
Uurallstsiu  the  temperate  and  frigid  reg  ons  ot 
our  Continent,  from  Canada  to  GalUoinla  and 
Maine  to  Minnesota,  and  far  beyond. 
The  active  campaign  will  soon  open  In  garden, 
orchard,  fleld-lmleed  In  all  ou t -door  laboi-s  con¬ 
nected  with  the  cultivation  ol  the  earth- and  It 
behooves  every  one  interested  to  propure  for  a 
succcs-stul  prosccullou  ol  the  necessari  operations 
attending  soil  tillage  and  production.  Foresight 
and  eood  management  are  requisite  In  spring  to 
js'ewspnpcr  t'hniige. — M  0  learn  that  the  Live 
Stock  Journal  ot  Buffalo  has  been  sold  to  the  Na¬ 
tional  t.h  e  Stock  Journal  Company  ot  Chicago, 
which  will  take  Its  subscriptions  and  till  them 
with  t-he  Chicago  monthly  in  its  stead.  This  ar¬ 
rangement  removes  a  valuahle  and  well  -  edited 
monthly  In  this  somewhat  overcrowded  depart¬ 
ment  of  Agrlculturat  Journaltsm,  and  is  so  tar  a 
loss  to  the  stock-growing  community.  >Ve  trust 
It  w  ill  not  involve  the  permanent  withdrawal  of 
1LS  Editor,  Mr.  E.  W.  Btewakt,  from  the  discussion 
of  Agrti’iiirural  topics,  in  which  be  has  done  good 
work  and  aclileved  an  excellent  reputation.  Gur 
ClUcago  contemporary,  with  this  removal  of  Its 
com  pell  lor,  can  now  drop  Its  distinctive  pieflx, 
and  will  probably  be  better  than  ever. 
THE  CENTENNIAL  CORN  PREMIUMS. 
jN  reply  to  v<arlou8  inquiries  concerning  the 
above  offers  to  farmers  a  lew  words  ol  further  ex- 
plunullon  will  perhaps  be  sufflclent.  The  Import¬ 
ance  and  value  ol  Indian  corn  lo  t  his  country  .and 
to  the  hiiniaii  race,  are  clearly  beyond  any  ques- 
ilon  To  stimulate  lannei-s,  therefore,  to  aim  at 
neilor  results  in  the  pro<liictlon  of  this  cereal,  so 
as  to  render  it  more  remunerative  to  the  producer 
and  less  costly  Ui  the  consumer.  Is  an  object  wor¬ 
thy  of  the  best  efforts  of  ihoughtiul  men. 
Gu  ahotber  point,  it  issumcleut  to  say  that  these 
premiums,  as  already  partly  explained,  arc  duo  lu 
a  large  me.usurc  to  th«-  itberallty  of -other  parties. 
M  first  offer  i  n  cnrii  culture  was  made  over  a  year 
ago  through  the  Elmira  Farmers’  Club.  The  re¬ 
sults  thou  obtained  were  so  remarkable  that  I  was 
recently  induced  to  make  another  offer  through 
I  he  nuliuc  lu-e-ss.  I  now  find  that  the  grow  Ing  lu- 
An  Old  Lnndiiinrk  tionc. — The  Old  elm  tree 
which  stood  on  Boston  Common  was  blown  down 
in  the  severe  storm  of  Taes4d:iy,  Feb.  15.  It  Is 
thought  that  this  tree  was  older  than  the  flrst 
settlement  of  the  country,  and  lor  many  years  It 
had  been  decayed  and  liable  to  fall  In  any  storm. 
The  Old  Elm  "  was  a  notable  object  during  the 
Riwolutlona  ry  war.  being  often  UUimlaed  by  hang¬ 
ing  lanterns  In  times  of  popular  rejoicing.  We 
have  some  mementoes  of  the  old  landmark  In  the 
lorm  of  leaves  which  we  plucked  from  It  while  on 
a  visit  to  Boston  Common  last  season,  and  which 
have  been  prepared  for  preaeri’atlon. 
English  Jlnnufactnres  are  finding  competition 
from  this  country,  not  alone  In  cotton  goods  but 
lu  hardware.  A  paragraph  In  the  Sheffield  Tele¬ 
graph  says  an  American  merchant  arrived  In  that 
cltj’  a  few  days  ago  with  a  consignment  of  light 
steel  hayforks,  shovels,  spades,  etc.,  of  American 
make,  which  he  proposes  to  sell  at  lower  than 
Shefli’ld  prloea  for  similar  goods.  Aineilcanlm- 
nlementsare  also  of  generaUy  better  finish  and 
quality  than  those  of  England.  This  superiority 
is  conceded  in  large  articles  and  isbeglnulug  lo  be 
recognized  in  those  of  less  weight. 
Sore  Throat,  tiough,  Cold,  and  oimilar 
tronUles.  if  suffered  to  progress,  result  in  serious  pul- 
monury  troubles,  ofteutiwes  Incarable.  “Broien’* 
BroncWfll  Trochr-i”  reacR  mreclly  the  seat  of  the 
disease,  and  give  almost  Instant  relief. 
BOKSTKIN,  Hills  &  Co.’s  ••  I’lirenix  Pure  White 
jead'’  is  the  whitest,  Hnest  i  has  tho  host  body  and 
lost  covering  capacity  of  any  lead  in  market. 
