A?B1L  1 
ever,  vroiiM  place  us  at  the  same  disadvantage  as 
now  In  our  trade  with  foreign  countries,  which 
adopt  the  gold  standard  of  currency. 
running  the  dairy  display  in  tne  inreresi 
persons-whlch  we  have  faith  It  will-great  good 
will  be  accomplished,  and  the  Centennial  dairy 
display  will  he  an  honor  to  the  Nation.  We  shall 
work  heartily  lo  this  end,  as  we  have  from  the 
beginning.- X.  a.  w.  _ 
That  Ma.\  Is  the  most  prolltable  crop  for  the 
farmer  Is  shown,  -Mr.  Watson  sal’s,  by  our  a«rl- 
otUtural  statistic#.  For  example,  In  Morrow  Co., 
Ohio,  llax  yields  *27.os  per  acre;  wheat,  »H.0i: 
oats,  $10.37;  corn,  $11.41,  and  In  all  soils  adapted 
to  Ihix,  from  Minnesota  lo  tho  Oulf,  it  was  the 
most,  proliuiblc  crop  raised,  rrrj'arcd  llax  sells 
freely  In  the  New  York  market  at  abont$300  per 
Uin,  and  a  leading  importer  In  this  city  states 
that  when  he  can  obtain  Western  llax  In  the 
(luanlltlos  which  he  wants  he  will  cease  importing 
from  Russia.  With  tlm  new  machinery  -the  llax- 
pullor  and  dccorilciiuu  lor  prciiarlng  flax-.Mr. 
Watson  believes  a  tcvoluUOii  will  be  olTecUd  In 
the  husliies;s.  and  t  hat  the  machines  will  do  tor 
“  PROORE88  AND  IMPROVEWIENT.” 
MOORE’S  RURM  NEW-YORKER, 
A  NATIONAL  ILLMSTUATBO 
KCmi,  limEARI  iNII  UMllf  RBll’SPAPliK. 
D.  O.  T.  MOORE, 
RUEAL  BREVITIES, 
ANXIETY  or  MR.  ARNOLD’S  ORGAN 
TtiK  proposal  to  appoint  Mr.  Arnoi.d  as  one  ot 
the  Jurors  at  the  Centcnjilal  Exposition  has 
aroused  con-slderahle  feeling  among dalrj’men,  and 
especially  In  the  West  where.  hLslack  of  practical 
quallllcatlnns  for  the  position  is  well  knowm. 
Many  Western  dairymen  .say  they  will  not  com¬ 
pote',  as,  aside  from  the  ring  biiRlnc^A.  they  do  not 
consider  Mr.  A.  cotnpClA'iit  to  act  as  expert  In 
Judging  ot  dairy  productii.  All  I  his  to- Intelligible ; 
but  the  sud'len  anxiety  of  a  Western  New  York 
hebdomadal  to  prop  tip  Mr.  Aknocd’S  ntpuiatlon 
is  not  so  easily  seen  through.  Wc  will  explain  It 
iiduotjuK  Kditoi' 
WM.  J.  FOWLER,  ANDREW  S.  FULLER, 
AfiBOoifltte  Kdilorh^. 
HENRY  S.  RANDALL,  LL.D.,  Cortland  Village,  N.  Y, 
Editok  op  th«  Dxi-iSi'tnit  op  Siopp  ItU'lBAKOnV. 
X.  A.  WILLARD,  A.  M  ,  Lillie  Falls.  N.  Y., 
Eoitor  op  tiik  Dp.pabihkm  op  D*1BP  IlU'.IHM'KV. 
A.  C.  BARNETT,  I'libllHlier 
years  ago  a  rough  looting  man  eaitie  mu.  mo  u*- 
tlce,  sat  down  and  deliberately  began  to  unroll  a  . 
package,  one  paper  allcr  another  was  removed, 
andatlahl  the  man's  eyes  glistened  sis  he  saw 
some  sparkling  substance,  wbhh  he  eagerly  thrust 
fonvard  with  the  query;  "AN  hat  Is  that  7’  Fhe 
chetnlat  saw  at  once  that  the  glittering  parUele* 
were  not  gold.  “  'I'hal',’'  said  ho,  "  Is  iron  pyrites. 
“  Well !  what  Is  It  ivorth.  Ts  it  good  for  any¬ 
thing?”  followtsl  in  fiulck  succession.  "It  Isn’t 
worth  two  cents  a  ton,”  said  the  chemist  very 
soleronlj'.  The  man’s  lower  law  fell  several 
iDiJhes.  the  package  dropped  from  Ills  hand  and  he 
looked  as  If  he-  would  very  much  like  to  talut. 
"  NA'hal  a  confounded  big  fool  1  have  been  ’.  Wliy , 
Doctor,  there's  a  woman  In  our  toivn  who  has  a 
whole  farm  full  of  that  ere  stuff,  avo  V’se  fjoup  aun 
■nutniifi  hrr 
If  this  story  doesn't  point  its  own  moral,  it  need 
only  be  added  that  the  publisher  of  the  paper 
aloresald  ha,s  liivest.e<l  a  good  deal  more  money  In 
“  I'rof.  A  nsotn  ”  than  he  ctin  well  afford,  and  both 
he  and  his  numerous  friends  are  now  very  much 
concerned  le!>t  he  hhouldn’l  get  his  Investment 
again.  If  Mr.  Aitsoi.n  should  prove  no  better 
than  that  “Whole  farm  tuir’  of  Iron  pyrites,  the 
consoquenees  might  be  very  sad  indeed.  The 
the  CENTENNIAL  DAIRY  RING,  AGAIN 
The  exposure  of  the  "OnUmnlal  Dairy  King” 
In  a  recent  nuinher  of  the  Ki’kai.  Nkw-Y'orkbr. 
huscalleil  down  a  long  array  of  persomiUUes  and 
false  statements  In  regard  lo  the  Diiliy  Editor  of 
this  paper,  and  1  it  tlUs  way  an  uit(.>mpt  ts  made  to 
an.swer  the  iartJ4  in  i  he  cast^.  The  Uasbandinan 
has  an  aitlclc  cuiirled  "  ITof.  aiinoi.u  and  t’rOf. 
Wii.tARi'.”  in  which  the  i-I'IIvuIohh  statemeni  Is 
made  that  the  exposure  of  this  at  tempted  fraud 
ADVERTI8INC  RATES! 
Inside.  lUh  and  l.itlt  pages lAgate  spacel.Wte.  per  Une, 
“  ISlh  page . . . •• 
Oatelde  or  last  page  . . 
FiflT  per  cent,  extra  for  unusual  dtapmy.  „ 
Special  Notlcea.  leaded,  by  count . 
Ruslnean  . .liS  It 
Heading  . 
Discount  on  4  ii^ertlons.  10  per 
13  ins..  20  per  ct.;  26  Ins..  3o  per  Ot.;  A2  ins.,  BAH  per  ci 
rar  Na  advertisement  Inserted  for  less  than  $3. 
RURAL  NOTES  AND  OUERIES 
J’airona  ruid  the  C.'eniciiiilnl. — It  turns  out 
that  tho  anangemenis  inaiigurateil  by  the  Pa- 
(.rons  Of  Husbandry  tor  their  Centennial  Encamp¬ 
ment  will  furnish  almost  the  only  plan  yet  pro¬ 
posed  lor  visiting  the  great  ExjjoslHon  with  any 
degree  of  economy  or  comlort.  The  rates  to  and 
troin  the  grounds— only  is  cents  both  ways — or  ten 
crjnts  one  way,  arc  much  lower  than  any  other 
arrangement  proposes,  and  the  tdiaigo  of  50  cento 
for  lodging  and  an  cento  for  each  meal  Is  fully  ntt y 
per  cent,  cheaper  than  that  proiiosed  In  the  dty. 
A  Philadelphia  correspondent  of  the  Times  wrlUi.?: 
'Phe  Grangers  may  have  hay-send  In  their  locks, 
but  they  certainly  have  brains  under  their  hair. 
When  the  Grangei's  of  Ponnsjivania  met  in  sol¬ 
emn  State  convention  and  discussed  the  question 
of  accommodat  ion  and  prices  ivlihlnthe  city,  they 
came  to  the  conclusion  That  tilings  W'erc  likely  to 
be  dearer  than  would  suit  eltlier  the  pockets  or 
the  wishes  of  a  true  agriculturist.  It  may  be  ob- 
bcrvcd  that  the  farmer  in  all  lands  holds  on  to  bis 
money  with  an  exceedingly  bard  grip,  because  he 
really  earns  It  n*'  the  sweat  of  hts  brow. 
appolnUiicnt  a.s  So.u'rlary  0I  the  Aniciican  uairj-  i 
men’s  Aftsoclution— au  association  which  wc  help-  l 
cd  to  oigiuil/.Q  and  tor  ycaiss  labored  io  put  upon 
a  succesaiul  footing,  but  which  Mr,  Abnoi.P  only 
al  a  late  day  became  connected  with.  And  In  many 
maiances  we  have  recommended  .Mr,  Arnold  and 
secured  his  appointment  as  a  spcakei' before  va¬ 
rious  dairy  associations.  Indeed,  until  Ibis  trick¬ 
ery  in  t’cmenniiil  dairy  matters  wc  have  never  i 
laid  a  straw  in  Mr.  Arnold’s  path,  as  the  Uural  | 
Home  and  Husbandman  well  know.  The  charge 
theretoi-c  which  is  now  iTumped  up  of  Jealousy,  is 
simply  ridiculous  and  maliciously  false.  1 1  is  only 
brought  up  to  bias  public  opinion  and  turn  atten¬ 
tion  away  from  the  n'al  facto  In  the  case. 
We  do  not  jifoposc  lo  go  over  tlie  several  iiolnto 
111  this  centennial  itfralr.  The  statement  made  In 
the  exposure  Is  simply  the  fact.  And  It  Is  not 
alone  our  vK-w,  hut  i  hut  of  other  moiuhcrs  of  the 
Comrnltwc.  For  our  part  we  could  not  have  dairy¬ 
men  misled  in  this  mutter.  Wc  are  lor  upright, 
square  work,  ami  wc  can  indorse  no  othci'. 
We  are  oppo,sed  lo  Mr.  Arnold  as  u  tDu'or  of 
D-tiry  products  at  the  CenteniUal,  believing  him 
to  be  quite  Incompetent  for  the  place.  Factory- 
men  and  deal«rs  everywhere  express  the  opinion 
1  hat  none  but  a  pmcllcal  expert— one  who  is  deal¬ 
ing  constanUy  lo  dairy  goods  and  who  is  well  ac¬ 
quainted  with  foreign  and  home  demand— toalonc 
capable  ol  taking  this  place.  Wo  have  no  ax  W 
grind  111  this  affair  and  have  onLv  sought  the  pub¬ 
lic  good.  Dairymen  of  late  years  have  become 
fllsgustcd  wit  h  the  manner  In  which  Town,  County 
and  Stale  Fairs  have  been  conducted  ms  to  awards, 
I  and  many  have  rclnsed  to  c.xhlbit.  Pile  Dairy 
display  .Hi  the  Centennial  is  to  be  no  town  show, 
bill  a  great  National  Exhibition,  and  to  dlscriml- 
naio  between  the  qualities  ol  cheese  exhibited  by 
2  oOit  fiKitorles  roqulres  tho  best  expert  In  this 
counti’y.  which  we.  arc  certain  Mr.  Arnold  Is  not. 
We  claim  the  right  to  an  opimon  as  to  t.hc  qual- 
Iricallon.s  of  men  seeking  important  positions 
without  msklng  the  advice  of  the  Eimal  Horae.  Il 
the  KdlLor  or  that  paper  desires  to  controvert  the 
statemento  concerning  the  Dairy  King,  why  docs 
;  he  not  call  out  a  sUltonienl  from  Mr.  O.  H.  Kuss 
SATURDAY.  APRIL  1,  187(5 
Ten  to  fifteen  years  ago  there  was  a  paii.iai 
revival  ol  flax  culture  In  this  country,  and  the 
subject  was  somewhat  extensively  d1st;u&sed  by 
the  Agricultural  Press,  The.  KORal  New-Yorker 
devoted  special  attention  to  the  subject  for 
awhile,  and  there  was  issued  irom  Ito  onice,  in 
IStM  "A  Manual  ol  Flax  Culture  and  M.anufac- 
ture,  embracing  full  directions  tor  Preparing  the 
Ground,  Sowing,  Harvesting,  Ac.— Also,  an  Ksaay 
hy  a  Western  Man,  on  Hemp  and  Flux  In  the 
west’  Modes  of  Culture,  Preparation  for  Market, 
&c.’  Mith  Boinnlcal  DcscripUon.s  and  Illustra- 
’’  Several  thousand  copies  ol  (his  Manual 
-  ■  :>  were  sold  at  the  t  ime  (we  have 
. thousand  edition  before  us),  but 
aftiw  threiose  of  the  war  the  luatler  seemed 
-  a  nd  lla.x  cnlinre  has  since 
comparatively  small  scale, 
The  .State  «iriingf.-sec’y  Armstronu  sends 
us  a  noatly-piiiited  pamphlet,  containing  report 
oj  proceedings  .at  the  third  annual  session  of  the 
N.  Y.  State  Grange  of  Patrons  of  Husbandry  held 
at  Auburn  on  the  nth,  Tith,  isih  and  uth  of 
January  lust  .  T'he  statistics  show  tiie  order  to  be 
in  excellent.  uomllUon,  numbering  875  Granges, 
and  the  niunbcr  is  stnadlly  increasing.  At  the 
close  ol  the  book  Is  a  ll.st  oi  Granges,  with  num- 
lyere,  names  and  addresses  of  Ma.stersand  Secro 
tnrles,  and  the  time  of  meeting.  Among  the 
officers  or  the  subordltmte  Granges  we  rccognl/.c 
many  of  the  leading  agrtculturlsts  of  their  re¬ 
spective  locaUtles.  and  this  feature  of  the  report 
is  especially  interesting.  The  pamphlet  Is  a  cred- 
HALF- VOLUME  REMINDERS. 
A  GOOD  TIME  FOR  RURAL  RECRUITING 
tlons. 
(a  26.cciit  pamphlet) 
one  Of  the  slxih-U. 
soon  i — .  -  -  . 
to  attract  less  attention,  a 
been  conducted  on  a  i 
and  confined  to  limited  localities.  I 
The  subjool  or  llax  culture  is  recurred  to  now  In  j 
consequence  of  a  recent  conference  in  this  city  | 
concerning  1U  which  developed  some  facte  rela¬ 
tive  to  the  imporlAtJon  of  Ituasion  flax,  and  the 
Induoemonts  lor  American  farmei’s  to  engage  In 
flax  growing.  We  subjoin  a  report  ol  this  conler- 
ence  substantially  as  given  m  the  Tribune  dally 
newspaper,  believing  the  tacts  stated  will  prove 
of  special  interest  to  many’  of  our  readere: 
Messrs,  .Miller  and  Flbmino  of  Dundee,  scol- 
land,  the  former  one  of  the  largest  flax  spinners 
of  that  city,  and  the  latter  extensU  ely  engaged  In 
the  Importation  ol  Russian  flax,  recently  mot 
Peter  Cooper  and  other  gonuemen  Uderested  in 
the  subject  of  American  flax  culture.  Specimens 
of  flax,  hemp,  juto  and  ramie  grown  in  this  emm- 
iry  were  examined  by  Messto.  .Miller  and  i  i.em- 
iNG,  and  pronounced  to  be  of  excellent  quality\ 
equal  to  the  best  Russian  fiber.  Mr.  Miller  said 
tliat  he  could  annually  u.sc  in  hia  bii.slness  . 
000  worth  of  .\merlcan  llax  ol  the  quality  exlilb- 
Ited  Mr.  Cooper  Inli'odueod  Mr.  Watson,  who 
has  made  the  subject  of  flax-growing  and  rnanu- 
factiu-e  a  study  for  20  years.  M r.  W.atson  submit¬ 
ted  comparative  statistics  showing  the  rapid  gains 
the  United  States  had  made  over  unssla  in  the 
exportation  of  wheat  jn  rhe  past  tew  yeui's.  in 
fifteen  Years  US5S-72)  the  United  Slates  shipped 
to  En-innd  27  per  ccni.  ol  the  wheat  impoinulon 
ol  mat  and  Russia  24  percent.  In  nine 
months  of  1S74  the  United  States  supplied  Great 
Britain  with  55  per  cent,  of  her  wheat  and  Kusola 
■  perMM  The  l..na  tMt  yleWs wheat 
S  yield  flax  and  hemp ;  and  as  this  countp-  tu..s 
surpassed  Rusaa  in  wheat  growing.  Mr.  atson 
deSares  Bhe  can  also  surpass  her  In 
tlon  of  flax.  Yet  this  country  annually  Imports 
from  Russia  $50,000,000  worth  of  flax  and  hemp, 
which  could  be  raised  on  American  soil ! 
time  aiianif'iillHg  me  uenK'nx  w  uvihai..  r.,: 
trnul  Hieij  trUl  conihine  ren'Wting  therefore  uyivt 
ereri/one  In  thetr  ref je^r live  (m'oD/to  mhooiujln  to 
Uihe  this  Jonriiol  t^ecomeis  a  sitbm'iOer,  And  iclll 
not  fiibscriijeni  fjenerony—lnjavt  alt.n-ieimy  rend¬ 
ers— embrace  this  JOfitrabte  opjtoriiniU!/  to  inlro- 
dm'e  the  Rfral  to  (he  notice  and  eutn^en’t  bf  neigh¬ 
bors  and  ottters  iiiM'csted  in  iiromotlng  the  best 
t-nterests  of  the  industrlnl  communitu  ? 
.Vote  Ihnt  Single  and  Club  subscriptions,  for 
e.llher  six  moidhs  or  a  ijenr,  are  respeettnAm  solicit¬ 
ed.  yew  cl'ibs  mny  be  formed  tv  romnienre  with 
April,  ami  nmitions  to  present  ones  nre  always  in 
order.  Our  titwral  I’remiums  are  conltnued,  so 
that  Agents  and  all  persons  making  additions  lo 
our  list  will  be  rewarded  for  their  efforts. 
Pcrniiisilcp  iu  a  New  Place.— 'riio  people  Of 
Albany  county.  N.  Y.,  are  showing  some  queer 
Wansactlon.s  incident  to  the  General  Term  of  the 
Supreme  Court.  During  the  last  five  years  this 
Court  has  only  sat  1S6  days,  or  less  than  33  days 
per  year;  but.  according  lo  the  bills  paid,  It  used 
envelopes  at  the  rate  of  500  per  day,  and  about 
two  tons  Of  white  paper  tor  decisions,  notes,  etc. 
A  barrel  and  a  half  ot  wrlllug  fluid  and  a  keg  of 
carmine  were  used,  or  at  least  paid  tor,  also  iso 
dozens  ot  blairk  lead  poncll.s  and  27  dozens  of  red 
and  blue  pencils.  The  bill  for  stationery,  etc., 
amounto  to  $3,270.90,  and  shows  on  its  lace  that 
business  notices 
The  **  Plicenix”  brand  Pure  White  Lead  le 
corroded  by  the  only  true  metnod,  known  as  the 
“  Old  Dutch  Process,’’  and  Is  sold  with  the  positive 
assurance  of  absolute  purtty- 
ited  by  Time. —  For  Throat  DUeaeee. 
and  Coughs,  "Brown's  Bronchial  Troches" 
proiwd  their  efficacy  by  a  test  of  many  years. 
