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204  MOORE’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER. 
"PROCRESS  AND  IMPROVEMENT.” 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
A  NATIONAL  ILLUSTHATKO 
BMl,  lITKIiAEI  m  VAllLI  AKWSPArBB. 
D.  D.  T.  MOORE, 
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SATURDAY,  MARCH  2.5,  1876. 
A  NEW  HALF  VOLUME. 
alysla  for  tJie  purpose  of  hmakltig  down  a  rival. 
We  helieve  In  cliomlcal  analyses,  but  not  as  abso¬ 
lute  and  iHirpiPsflonahle  l  ertinoaU'S  to  t  he  unva- 
rylntf  value  fd  one  fetiiiizpr  oi'  llie  diTiiertt  of 
atioi  her. 
A  ffi'eat  deal  bus  been  siiid,  and  some  ot  it  both 
unJiLstly  and  unwisely,  about,  great  frauds  In 
commercial  feillllzers.  Pos.slbly  such  frauds  may 
c.TlsI,  but,  they  are  neltlier  common  nor  evlenslve. 
With  conslderalile  exiieilence  In  buying  ferllU/.ers, 
the  WTiier  has  r.aroly,  li  ever,  fallod  lo  tlnd  I  hem 
return  more  than  tbelr  cost  in  the  Inereuscd  value 
ot  the  crop.  'I'lie  only  exceplioiis  have  been  lu 
seasons  ion  dry  |/i  dlssnlve  f.lie  lerttll/.er  lu  time 
tor  I  ho  croj)  to  use  It,  iiiid  even  then  It  was  .avalla- 
lile  lor  till!  second  year.  .More  oflen,  we  have 
Ifaiiid  lerl4ll/,ers  yielding  a  prollt  of  2IM),  3ihi  and 
4111)  per  cent.  This  being  so,  W(.‘  have  earnestly 
urgi  d  larinei-s  tn  n.se  rertUI/ei-s,  canllously  and  In 
small  tpiantlllf's  ai  ilr.t,  be  Incri'iised  as  tvar- 
rani.e(l  liy  irxperlence.  AS’llh  the  very  lilghest 
roeomiueiidatloiiH  of  the  elienilst,  II  Is  not  h:ifc  tor 
farmeis  lo  tmy  ferMIl'/.ers  by  Avliolwsale  and  use 
them  indlserlmlnately  without  experlmenl.  We 
do  nol  see  that  It  Is  not  s)ire,  tlcsidlf  tin;  1111111,110- 
m;is  against  Iraud.s,  T“r  every  tunnel'  |.o  buy  a 
sinaJl  iiuaiilll.v  for  evperlment,  and  il  the  result  t.s 
prolltahle.  lnc)'cii,sc  the  amount  iiswl. 
Wliatsf-'iuirlty  has  the  larnaa'  against  a  change, 
In  the  (piallly  ol  the  feiUllzer?  Exaclly  Die  same 
tlial  lie  lias  In  any  oilier  business  1 1'aiisactlon.  If 
a  f.irmer  becomes  aecusiomed  to  one  brand  01 
lerllllzer,  he  can  easily  tell  It  by  Hie  appeararici;, 
and  when  lie  believes  tliero  Is  fraud,  Imshould  In¬ 
sist  on  an  analysis.  Here  t  he  cliemlst’s  skill  Avlll 
come  In  good  pla.v,  1  hough  Ii  will  not  need  a  chem¬ 
ist  lo  detect  O.S  ]ier  cent,  of  .sand  In  a  sample.  We 
belt(;ve,  however,  lhat  aduitenilious  aro  miicli 
more  rare  Uian  are  usiuilly  supposed.  Tfie  lead¬ 
ing  and  repiitalile  manufacrurers  of  fertilizers 
have  too  mueli  at  stiiKo  to  iierpel  rate;  such  iictty 
frauds.  If  men  want,  lo  cheat,  there  arc  a  thou-  j 
sand  safer  and  pleasanter  ways  of  doing  It  Ihan  I 
this,  and,  as  a  rule,  Ihis  tmslness  ha.s,  we  believe, 
as  small  a  proportion  of  rascals  as  any. 
There  is,  of  course,  a  dinei'cnci'  In  the  ((iiallty  of 
fertlUzer.s-ofW'n  a  dllTcrence,  :iml  not  a  dishonest 
one  eltliei'  In  illfferenl,  lots  of  tlie  same  lirand. 
'i’he  manulacturer  cannot  possibly  turn  out  ex¬ 
actly  lh«!  same  chemical  compound  each  Hme. 
Wliathc  can  and  should  do  l.s  to  giiarani.ee  a.  cer¬ 
tain  percent.,  of  soluble  ))bosphorlc  acid,  of  nitro¬ 
gen  and  of  potash,  II  tils  prejiaratlon  claims  Uml 
as  a  constlt.uent.  With  siicli  a  guarani,  and 
having  tlie  fanner  keep  bis  e,v,e.8  well  open  to  the 
elTCtCt  on  his  crops,  Hie  re  will  be  but  little  danger 
of  any  very  .serious  elii'atlug.  There  are  thou¬ 
sands  of  fiD'merswho  might  use  commercial  fer¬ 
tilizers  with  prollt.  hut,  who  have  never  done  so 
Hiroiigh  fear  of  lielng  cheated.  There  wlU  be  no 
diingor  in  making  an  <  xperinioui,  the  coming  sea¬ 
son,  despite,  all  cries  ol  traiid. 
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!  RURAL  NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 
JUST  THE  TIME  TO  RENEW  OR  SUBSCRIBE. 
AS  this  number  closes  the  first  half  of  our  pres¬ 
ent  volume,  the  present  Is  a  good  time  lo  renew 
or  subscribe  for  the  Rural.  All  whose  sitbserlp- 
tlons  expire  this  week  will  nnd  the  No.  Of  the 
paper- 1305— printed  after  their  name.son  od- 
dross  label.  Wo  trust  all  such  will  renew  a  I  once, 
thus  securing  the  uninterrupted  visits  of  the  paper 
to  their  homes— and  all  the  neighbors  and  ac¬ 
quaintances  they  may  Induce  to  join  them  will  be 
heartily  welcomed  Into  the  ranks  ot  the  Rurai. 
Brigade,  receiving  the  full  benetits  of  member¬ 
ship.  Now  that  the.  busy  season  approaches  every 
one  who  has  a  farm,  orchard  or  garden- even  a 
small  plot,  of  ground  lor  cultlvatlon-wlll  llnd  the 
Rural  a  profitable  Investment,  while  the  wlie, 
sons  and  daughters  cannot  fait  of  being  Ini  crested 
and  Instructed  by  a  perusal  of  It-s  p.ages.  Will  not 
our  reOiders  wlio  concur  In  this,  kindly  ten  their 
friends  about  the  paper  and  Invite  them  to  give  It 
a  t  rial  ? 
New  clubs  may  be  formed  to  commence  with 
April,  and  additions  lo  present  ones  are  always  In 
order.  Our  liberal  Premiums  are  continued,  so 
that  Agents  and  all  persons  making  additions  to 
our  list  will  be.  rewarded  for  tUe.ir  efforts. 
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ANALYSES  OF  FERTILIZERS. 
THEExpeilmental  Station  of  Middletown,  I'oim.^ 
of  which  Prof.  Atwatkr  18  Director,  has  been  mia- 
lyzlng  various  br.ands  of  fertilizers  and  lia.s  Issued 
a  formidable  repoiTwhlch,  we  presume,  will  tlgure 
largely  in  artvcrtlseraenls  and  circulars  of  fertil¬ 
izer  manufacturers  the  coming  season.  No  names 
are  given;  hut  the  value  of  Hie  manures  .as  per 
analysis  Is  shown  Lo  v.ary  widely  one  feiilllzer 
being  branded  as  composed  of  03  per  cent,  of 
sand.  It  Is  said  that  some  of  the  leading  miniufac- 
iurers  readily  fall  lu  with  the  idea  of  selling  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  value  as  cert.tlled  liy  analy.sls.  The 
Idea  Is  a  good  one,  but  Ls  it  praelicu.lile  •?  Is  each 
consignment  of  fertilizer  to  be  analyzed  7  Is  one 
analysis  to  sulhce  for  a  season?  or  how  often  will 
manutacturers  submit  specimens  to  t  he  chemists  7 
What  13  to  prevent  the  manufacturer  from  sub¬ 
mitting  samples  of  much  greater  value  than  their 
general  average 7  on  the  other  hand,  and  quite 
as  probable,  an  enemy,  possibly  a  lival,  may  mix 
some  such  worthless  substance  ns  sand  In  a  fa¬ 
vorite  brand  of  feitlllzer  and  get  t  he  chemist’s  aM- 
lSr%v  York  .Stiitc  M  ool  (Growers’  itIeeiinK.— 
'I’hfi  annual  meotlng  ol  the  N.  Y.  .kiato  Sheep 
Breeders’ and  Wool  OroweiW  Aasoclatton  w'asheld 
In  Canandaigua,  Alanii  stli.  Kmm  a  report  in  the 
Country'  (icnM«nan,  by  the  Secretary,  we  leani 
that  In  the  absence  ol  tlic  President,  Hon.  Henry 
H.  Rasdaxl,  the  First  Vice-President,  E.  Bronson 
of  Bloomlleld,  occupied  iho  Chair,  i'hc  spring 
sheep  shearing  will  be  held  April  2.*tb  and  2<Uh  at 
BaHivla.  The  tollowlHg  eommlt  tee  was  appointed 
to  confer  with  cominlttees  of  the  Olilo  and  Ver¬ 
mont  societies  witJi  reference  to  a  .Sheep  Register, 
said  committee  to  report  nf  the  April  meeting  of 
the  Soi.'lety:  K.  Townsend,  D.  Cossltt,  S.  B.  Lusk. 
John  P.  Hay,  W.  «.  Markham,  iiie  following 
ofllcers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  f’resl- 
dentr-HENRY  S.  KANDAi.L,  CoiTlaitd  ;  Roc.  Sec.^ 
W. O.  Markham,  Monroe;  Cor.  Sec.— W.  i'.  Reii- 
mor,  Yales ;  Treas.  -  A.  F.  Wllco.x.*  Onondaga  ; 
vicp-PresTs.-  n.a\is  CossUt,  Onondaga;  Edw-ard 
Bronson,  Ontario;  Elbert  Townsend,  Oenosee; 
Cooper  Sayre.  Ontario ;  Peter  Marlin,  Monroe ; 
Monel  Sherwood,  Wayne;  Joseph  H-arrls,  Monroe; 
D.anlolJaml.son,  Wayne;  K.  K.  Brown,  Cayuga; 
R.  .1.  Oardenor.  Yate-s;  Henry  Morgan,  Cayug.'i ; 
w.  N.  Perry,  Yates;  R.  A.  Avery,  Fulton;  W.  Ho- 
hle,  Steuben;  W.  M.  Holmes,  Wnsliinglon;  C.  1). 
Ohamplln,  Stxiubcn;  .Silas  Hillman,  l,lvingstf»; 
O.  I..  Mills,  Montgomery;  Hlchtird  Peck,  Living¬ 
ston;  Ciiii  He.vne,  Duchess;  Ira  D.  orandall,  Al¬ 
legany  5  Iwiac  N.  JohusUm, .Seneca;  .1.  K. Oiimorc, 
(iencssee;  1.  W.  Harve.v,  bcneca.  Ex.  Com.— 
James  Oeddes,  Onondaga;  Peter  Mc.Mlllaii.  Onta¬ 
rio;  H.  H.  I..  8weet,  OiiOildaga  ;  .1.  C.  Khort,  Mv- 
Ingsl/oii;  C.  C'voHsuitui,  HeneH.seo;  J.J.  Bnalnard,' 
Wyoming;  b.  B.  Lush,  (iencssee ;  HU'phcu  Briggs, 
Y’aies;  R.  L.  Hugo,  .Madison;  G.  F.  Martin,  Mon¬ 
roe;  ('.  K.  Iliudlck,  OrU'iiiiB. 
Vcniionl  Jlrrt'ilcrs  in  Coiiiicil. — The 
breeders  (If  bpiiiitsh  Mei  lno  shofp  In  Vermont  ,  at 
a  reeenl  adjourned  meeting  held  in  MlddJebury— 
wirh  Col.  K.  .S.  .stowell  In  the  ehiiir,  and  O.  s. 
ti  rriNG  as  Heiii’etary— adofiUal  aeoui'se  ileslgned 
for  Lhu  mutual  proieetlon  and  promotion  ol  their 
interests.  The  qiieMlon  was  as  to  the  deslrahlltty 
of  enli'iinglheir  Hocks  in  Hie  Register  In  processor 
rormallon  by  1  he  Ohio  Wool  Growers'  A.ssoiiatlon. 
An  rliiliovaiH  report  from  Hon.  R.  J.  Jonhs,  chair¬ 
man  01  a  cominltlee  prevlcnisly  iippolnlcd,  ap¬ 
proved  ol  Hie  enortft  ot  the  Ohio  hreeders  to  iirc- 
serve  Hie  purity  of  Hiiir  llock.s,  but.  made  no 
recommendatton  as  to  the  des.lralilllty  nr  eni'  i  lng 
in  the  Ohio  Register.  The  report  concludes— “In 
Vermont,  wiiere  the  prestige  Is  not  Increasing,  w  e 
need  all  the  facilities  at  our  command  to  pre.serve 
the  purity  of  our  Hocks,  and  to  preserve  the  qual¬ 
ity  as  w'ell.  If  eo-oper.it Ion,  if  a  sliceii  register 
wlH  aid  us,  give  U3  a  sheefi  reglstt-r."  It  was 
finally  resfdved  to  organize  a  Hpanlsh  Merino  Sheep 
Breeders’  Association  of  Vermont,  and  a  commit¬ 
tee  of  tlirce  (corisl.sMng  of  s.  s.  Rock  wkll,  Alkkrt 
tiiAr.MAN  and  E.  E.  Sucknkv)  was  appointed  to 
draftaconstlHitlon  and  by-laws  to  be  presented 
for  consideration  and  adoption  ai  an  ailjourned 
meeting.  After  thanking  Hic  oiilo  Aasoctailon 
for  Its  efforlK  In  behalf  of  a  Merino  Sheep  Regis¬ 
ter,  and  deellnlug  to  join  will;  It  in  a  competitive 
one.  the  meeting  olTered  to  unite  wiih  Ohio  or  any 
other  staleiii  Hie  esLabllshmentot  a  National  Reg- 
Isl-er  for  l.Iie  preservation  of  Hie  pedigrees  pure,  of 
the  Spanish  Mei'lno  Sheep  of  Ameiiea. 
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I.eRioInliilK  for  Pure  Perlili-AiTH.— Senator 
SKi.KRKii  lias  introduced  into  Hie  N.  Y.  Legislature 
a  iitll  t/j  prevent  rr.'iiidslii  Hie  manufacture  and 
sale  of  commercial  fen  lllzors.  It  provides  that 
coiiinierdal  manure  sold  or  kept  for  sale  In  the. 
SI.'iU*  shall  have  affixed  to  every  bag,  harrel  or 
jKireel  Hiereof  containing  fifty  pounds  or  upward, 
a  printed  special  name  or  trade  murk  i>y  wlilcli 
Ihe  siirne  may  be  known,  wii  n  Hie  name  and  iilace 
of  l.lie  inanufaetiirer  or  lm|iorter,  txigether  with  u 
true  .sjiccItleaHon  ot  the,  giiaranleed  percent,  oi 
Hie  iihosphonc  ueld  .soluble  In  vvau-i’,  pho.sphorlc 
add  insoluble  in  water,  nitrogen  and  pota.sh  con¬ 
tained  Hierdn,  and  also  Hic  quanlily  ol  lertlllzer 
conlnlned  In  the  package,  ami  the  date  of  tlio 
iiianufadure  or  Importallon.  A  penally  of  flu  Is 
llxcd  tor  the  violation  ol  Hie  above  provisions. 
The  provisions  ol  the  act  are  not  applied  lo  any 
other  commercial  manure  w  hicli  Is  sold  at  a  price 
not.  exceeillng  one  cent  per  pound.  The  hill  creates 
the  onice  of  state  As.sayerot  (  ommerdiil  Fertll- 
izens,  of  which  the  Professor  of  Agiiiailtiii  al  Chem¬ 
istry  of  formil  liilverslty  shall  be  c.r-o#dothe 
Ineumbe.nt,  whoso  t.iistlmoiiy  In  any  prosecution 
under  the  net  .shall  be  admltti'd  in  any  court,  of 
Justice  In  Hm  State  as  that  ot  an  acknow  ledged 
expert,  and  whose  charges  lor  the  unalysesth.it 
may  be  ordered  Hhall  not  exceed  t  he  loUowlug 
rates:— For  soluble  phosphoric  tuid,  H;  insoluble 
do.,  $s ;  |iotash,?ti ;  nitrogen.  ?-i— Hie  above  c.liarges 
to  be  paid  by  the  State,  i’lio  ad.  is  imide  lo  take 
elTeet  .Ian.  1,  ifiVT. 
♦  ♦♦ 
Ativerlise  in  llie  Kiii-al.— A  Bllbsorlber  at  .Hc- 
dalla,  Ylo.,  refpjcsts  us  to  publish  l  ids  terse  query : 
“  Will  soinenf  your  numerous  rcadci’s  t  hat  have 
I  bronze  turkeys  for  sale,  advertise  them  In  the 
j  Rl’hal  Nkw-Youkkr?"  Wo  hope  so,  and  also 
that  a  host  of  other  peojile  w  ho  liave  domestic 
animals,  implemcuLs,  Irees,  iilants,  seeds,  etc., for 
sale,  will  nol  forget  m  remember  that,  this  t.s  t  he 
season  when  our  readers  want  svich  articles,  and 
govern  Hienisolves  accordingly.  A  brief  adver- 
ttseraent  In  the  Rurai.  pays  the  axlvertlser  laiger 
dlvidoud.s  than  any  other  investment  he  could 
make.  And  readers  shouhl  carefully  peruse  the 
advorttsemenls  at  this  season,  for  tney  will  be 
sure  Dj  tlnd  ma  ny  articles  offered  which  Ihey  need. 
We  often  have  letters  asking  where  certain  things 
can  bo  hud,  wlilch  are  at  the  time,  or  recently 
have  been,  advertised  In  the  Rural.  Therefore, 
U)  one  <'lafia  w'c  say,  Artri'rttjif, — lo  the  other,  lifufi 
the  Advfirtlniuiimtti. 
— 
Are  the  I’eople  C'orriipi  f— We  note  with  sur¬ 
prise  t  he  lollowtng  paragraph  Irom  the  New'  York 
Mall:— “When  the  country  is  honest  and  Incor- 
rupt.lble  Washington  will  heso.  Wa.shlng(x)n  sim¬ 
ply  reflects  the  character  of  the  nation.  We  are 
buying  Hie  dear  experience  that  politicians  are 
time-serving  and  dishonorable,  iiiey  are  not  so 
because  they  are  Hepnbllcun  or  Democratic,  but 
because  they  are  the  reprcseutatlves  of  it  society 
Lhat  begets  and  breeds  lliem.  The  refnnn  must 
begin  wirh  the  people,  not  wlHi  t  he  rulens.  When 
Hie  people  are  imnest  T  hey  will  have  honest  rul¬ 
ers— nol  till  Hien."  It  IS  quite  true  (bat  Reform 
must  begin  with  the  people;  but  there  Is  no  rea- 
,sOii  yet  for  behoving  that,  Reform  will  not  begin. 
Long  neglect  ofteu  produces  similar  eiTeets  to  cor¬ 
ruption,  but  ought  not  to  bo  ml.staken  for  It.  The 
people  are  not  so  bad  as  recent,  developments  in¬ 
dicate. 
“The  Imliisirious  Bee”— Is  a  decidedly  prof- 
liable  Institution  In  this  country,  and  ought  to 
receive  greater  attention  from  tarmei-sa  ndolher.s. 
For  It  is  said  t here  are  2.(i0fi, non  bee  hives  in  the 
United  .Staten.  Every  hive  .yields,  on  an  average, 
a  little  over  twenty -two  lumnds  of  honey.  The 
average  price  at  which  honey  Is  sold  is  twenty- 
live  cents  a  pound.  So  that,  after  paying  their 
own  boil  I'd,  our  bees  present  us  with  a  revenue  of 
over  $8,000,000.  tiver  20,noo.o(io  pounds  ot  wax  are 
made  nnd  given  to  us  by  thes<.'  industrious  wnrk- 
crs.  The  keeping  of  boics  Isoiieol  Hie  most  profit¬ 
able  invcsinienks  ilml  our  people  can  make  of 
their  money,  iiio  proilts  arising  from  the  sale  of 
surplus  honey  average  from  IiHy  to  two  hundred 
per  cent,  of  the  capital  Invested. 
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The  II OK  (‘roll.— Uarefully-compilea  statistics 
of  the  number  and  weight  ot  hogs  killed  at  live  of 
the  six  heaviest  Western  parking  cities  show  that 
the  average  wTigtii  Is  ojs'  its.  heavier  than  last 
year  and  '2  ll>s.  Incre.a.8e  tn  lard.  Tin'  number, 
however,  h.as  largaLv  fiillen  ofl,  nnd  will  ho  seven 
hundred  ihousand  loss  Hmii  last  .vear.  'liie  m- 
creased  weight  Is  mainly  due  to  the  .•iciircliy  01 
hogs  and  the  large  corn  crop,  much  orwhleh  has 
jirovcd  to  be  ot  very  poor  quality.  Jlcia^e,  hogs 
have  been  kept  later  than  usual  to  eat  up  the 
corn  that  could  not  ot.herwisc  be  saved.  The 
same  cause  Is  keeping  back  a  large  number  of 
fattening  cattle  for  the  sjiiing  market. 
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A  liioiioRi'apliie  Paner. — J.  E.  MUNSOX,  a 
prominent  Hut ehei-  of  jihonography,  lias  Initiated 
a  new  idea  In  the  publleatlon  of  the  Phonogtviphlc 
New's,  to  be  ppbllslicd  on  Ihe  1st  and  loth  of  each 
moiiHi.  Jn  an  eight  page  sheet  It  gives,  tn  phono- 
graphic  condensed  form,  a  great  amount  nf  Inter¬ 
esting  reading— facts  relative  lo  phonographic 
lilstory  and  exf-rctses  tor  beginners.  Not  being 
iible  to  read  It  we  have  banded  the  manual  to  a 
ladytiiend  Inlcrcsleii  In  phonography.  By-the- 
hy,  will  Hie  Editor  or  the  News  assure  us  that 
these  iLveroglyphlcsdo  iioi  consIlHiie  fir  contain  a 
love  loiter?  H  such  should  prove  the  fact,  conse¬ 
quences  might  he  Kcrloiis. 
.sovcrciirii-*  of  IiuIuni ry. — At  the  rcccnt  annual 
meeting  of  the  New  York  state  Council  of  the 
Sovereigns  of  Influ.stiy.  held  In  Alhany,  the  fol¬ 
lowing  oflieers  were  elected:  President  —  Clark 
Wltherby  of  Wateiiowii;  Vice  President,  W.  T. 
Dean  Of  Grcenpoliit;  Secretary.  P.  L.  SandJord  of 
Mmlra;  Treasurer,  J.  F.  Kobetisnf  Elmira  ;  Lect¬ 
urer,  W.  J.  Drake  fif  Elmira;  Steward.  L.  H. 
Waliiorf  of  Elmira;  Inner  (tuard,  C.  Bond  of 
GrecnbaHli;  Executive  commlllciL  tiark  WlHicr- 
by,  W.  J.  Drake,  P.  L.  Saiidtonl  and  .leromc  Terry 
of  Albany ;  Iniegatcs  to  the  National  Convention, 
H.  R.  Mntteson  otNew  York  and  Clark  Wtihorby. 
licnl  llie  Food  (  ercal.  -The  people  of  Great 
Biitaln  con.snmc.  on  an  average, bushels  of 
wheat  per  year.  The  annual  dclkieney  Is  from 
sti.omi.iMin  P)  1(111, niMi, iMiii  biishelK,  and  this  year  .will 
he  fully  Hie  larger  amount.  The  iiverage  amount 
of  w  heat  per  head  Is  larger  la  Great  Hrltaln  than 
In  tills  eoiinlr.y.  Gat  meal  tn  Scotland  and  poHi- 
toesln  Ireland  are  not  so  largely  ii.,ed  a.s  Imllan 
corn  Is  In  this  eonnl  ry,  and  Hie  prcjndlci;  In  En¬ 
gland  against  maize  Is,  In  many  sections,  nearly 
a.s  strong  a.s  ever.  II  la  tncn'aslngly  used,  hut 
malnl.v' for  horses  and  cattle  rather  Hiati  as  hu- 
Dciiili  of  a  .lonniMlist.  —  Wm.  S.  Robinson, 
hctier  known  as  “tVarrlngton,”  the  Boston  cor¬ 
respondent  of  the  spi  inglleld  <.Mas.s.)  Republican, 
died  In  Malden,  March  Illh,  aged  fifty  eight  years. 
Mr.  RouiNSON  was,  for  eleven  .veal's,  elerk  of  the 
Mas-sachusetlfl  Legislat  ure,  and  wuis  a  vigorous, 
able  and  bonrst  polllhjal  wiiU'.r.  At  one  time  he 
was  associated  with  Hie  late  Vlee-Presldeiil  Wil¬ 
son  In  Hie  publlealioii  of  a  newspaper. 
Vnrioiin  liiiiiiiricK.  Will  soino Ot  Hie  readers 
of  your  paper  state  what  luck  they  lia  ve  had  with 
silver-hull  buckwheat,  yield,  Ac,  Is  it  aii.v  better 
than  the  eoimiitm  kind  7  Will  pear  grafted  on  an 
apple  niiifiunt  to  an.yihlng?  One  of  my  neigh¬ 
bors  has  one.  grafted  hLstsjirIng,  Hiotiooks  nicely. 
Can  .you  give  the  address  of  some  diLsler  In  Hol¬ 
stein  cattle?— p. 
♦♦♦ —  - 
RURAL  BREVITIES. 
W’hkat  sowing  has  begun  In  Iowa. 
Potato  Bektlks  have  appeared  In  some  parts 
ot  New  .lersey. 
crkat  numbers  ol  wild  pigeons  have  appeared 
In  Jimnsylvanla. 
CHicAfio-kllled  bi'Pl  is  sold  in  Philadelphia  at  a 
gre.Bt  reduction  in  pneo. 
Four  thousand  eaf-He  have  died  in  Utah  the 
past  winter  from  cold  weather  and  deep  snows. 
Vick’s  Floral  Guide,  No.  2,  for  ISTfi— Rochester, 
N.  Y.— Isan  excellent  isaiio  In  both  reading  mat¬ 
ter  and  ill  list  rations. 
HovEV  A.  Co.  send  us  their  Catalngue  of  Vegeta¬ 
ble  and  Flower  8eed.s  for  the  cuiTent.  .year.  It 
gives  much  lntA:rebUng  Inforinatlou. 
i  Rees  have  worked  on  some  nf  the  line  warm 
!  days  this  winter  in  Peorln,  HI.  “  i’he  little  busy 
bee”  does  not  oftAui  hnd  much  winter  work. 
John  8a ul  of  Washlngran  City  sends  us  his 
catalogue  ot  new,  rare  and  heautlfiil  plants  for 
INTCi.  The  list  Is  very  lull  In  all  old  varieties  and 
embraces  many  uoveliles. 
I  Bro.  s.  L.  Boardm-an  or  Ibe  Maine  Farmer,  has 
been  elected  a  Counciliuaii  of  Hie  city  of  Augusta. 
-Have  a  care,  friend,  and  don’t  become  demoral¬ 
ized  by  ye  wicked  politicians: 
F,  K.  Phoenix,  the  vei4»ran  Nurseryman  and 
Florist  01  Bloomington.  III.,  sends  us  price  list  of 
nursiwy  stock  and  also  e.iTalogue  01  novelties  m 
grcenliou.se  and  bedding  pLiiits. 
Suobt-Horns  are  usiiallj'  bred  tor  beef;  but 
when  bred  for  Ibe  Dalix  as  has  been  done  by  WL 
G.  Markham  ot  Avon,  N.  Y.,  they  are  excellent 
lor  Dairy  pnrposKs.  See  his  advertisement  In  this 
paper. 
.\s  will  be  seen  fiy  his  advertisement,  (4.  II. 
Warner  of  New'  York  .Mill.s,  has  imported  from 
11.  Beluen  twelve  very  tine  birds,  which  will  add 
much  1,0  the  value  of  stock  he  will  send  out  the 
coming  season. 
!  A  NEW'  maehine  for  shearing  sheep  Is  a  Call- 
■  rornlan  luveiitlun.  It  faeflifiileH  the  work  Im¬ 
mensely,  makes  I  he  oner.'iUoii  less  disagreeable 
for  Hie  animals,  and  will  probably  bo  a  great  hp|[i- 
er  In  the  large  sheep  ralsuigdl.sirlct.3. 
Those  veteran  scedsnuii  and  horficiiUurl.sts, 
HovKv  A  CO.;  i<o.  b.f  .North  Market  .St.,  Bostou, 
Rend  us  their  Tllustrated  Guide  and  Need  Cata- 
logui'  for  the  Centennial  year.  Their  lists  of  $l 
and  50e.  packages  of  seeds  ai'e  very  attractive 
and  can  hardly  fail  to  please.  The  catalogue  Is 
sent  free  W  any  address. 
I  BUSINESS  NOTICES. 
i  - 
Nellis’  O.  II.  II.  II.  Foi'li  and  Patent  Method 
for  Mowing unri  StaekiiiB  Hay  or  Straw,  will  .savothe 
fiirraera  its  eo.st  every  Boneon.  Wanted  ARents  who 
can  Rlvo  rehaUIO  rofererKSL  Pamphlet  free.  Ad¬ 
dress  A.  J.  NELLIS  A  C(L,  lUttsbiugh,  Pa. 
An  Exiemled  I’oimluiiiy.— Kncli  year  finds 
I  “  HroicnT-  linmchUH  Teiiclifi'’  in  new  localities  in 
,  various  part*  of  the  world.  Fur  relieving  Coughs, 
I  Colds  and  Throat  Diseases,  the  Troches  have  been 
}ir(ri>e<l  reliable. 
I  *** 
i  IF  you  would  insure  good  work,  use  only  the 
!  “  Plicenlx  Pure  White  Lend.”  Its  whiteness, 
I  fineness  and  great  body  make  it  the  most  desirable 
'  puiut. 
