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MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
A5>BJL  22 
^iarii  of  a  'gluvalist. 
DAILY  RURAL  LIFE. 
From  the  Diary  of  a  Oentleman  near  New 
York  City. 
ARTISTIC  ARRANOCMENT  Of  AUTUMN  LEAVES. 
April  in.  Tlie  hrilHuiit  colurn  of  llio  nuLiimii 
k'ivvos  of  m.'vny  of  our  foront  itml  h1ii  u1)H 
liHTO  *<n  {)f(<m  tK«m  tlio  nubjorl  of  cliKKcrtatioun 
ill  liooltn  mill  piTiodioivlM  flmt  it  may  woll  In;  «on- 
widfroil  aluioat,  if  not  <iiiila,  hiirltnoyfd.  Krhool 
girlw  liavo  oxhnii»ti'd  tlm  iidjocIlvoH  of  WiiliHtcr’a 
Uiiftbridgi'd  in  writing  loltora  Ui  tliolr  fjit^ndH  at 
lionie  niKt  abriuul  in  iiraiao  of  tlio  autumn  tints 
of  our  foroatw.  and  from  tliewo  up  to  tlio  loarned 
osnaya  of  an  Hmku.son  itnmmorablo  ishaiigeH  Inivo 
boon  i  n  Ilf.-:  iiiioti  the  name  thoino.  Ktill,  with  all 
that  has  boon  written  and  said  upon  (his  sul>- 
joot,  tho  intoreHt  in  it  docs  not  Hag.  for,  lilu)  Unit 
of  lovo.  it  is  just  as  now  and  delightful  to  eiie.l) 
Riioooeding  goni'iation  as  to  tho  ono  iseiudiug  it. 
j/ovo  and  beuufy  aro  two  tilings  ivhloh  novex 
grow  old  in  this  world,  exi’ept  to  certain  preiiia- 
tiu’oly  disorganized  individuals  of  the  ijenus 
fmiiio. 
Hut  I  have  frequently  boil  occasion  to  tliink 
that  tho  jircservation  of  autumn  loaves  by  some 
persons  was  iius'ely  tho  result  of  a  Bpaaimslic 
overflow  of  scntiincntalisra,  ending  ns  nhrnjitly 
as  it  begun.  1  am  foi’cibly  imiirossed  lo  take 
this  view  of  the  oaso  sum  after  tho  close  of  every 
season,  fix  during  the  autumn  Mrs.  Jti’iiAi.isr 
has  some  eity  friends  who  seldom  fall  to  spend  a 
few  days  with  us  for  the  juiriHihc  of  ii  visit  iind 
the  gathering  of  “aufumii  loaves."  During  this 
time  oxclamatious  of  cchtatic  adniiratiou  greet 
iny  eivrs  at  all  hours  of  tho  day,  and  such  pn-ss- 
ing^,  glueing,  dyeing  aud  varuisbing,  yes,  and  I 
lu-w  -^dd  Bcattoriiig,  of  le«v(;s  and  twigs  uhoiit 
tho  lioiiso  and  lawn  aio  scones  to  be  exiiorienccsl 
in  order  to  be  fully  realized. 
Hut  afka-  all  Uiis  is  over  and  quiet  again  roigiis, 
1  am  constantly  being  reniiiuhal  ef  the  past  visits 
of  the  leaf-gatherers.  If  J  jiieli  iqi  an  atlas  hi 
look  for  tho  loeiiUon  of  some  vUhigu  or  town,  out 
dnips  and  arc  scattered  over  the  carpel  a  quan¬ 
tity  of  autuuui  leaves  which  had  hceii  carefully 
hidden  away  and  iierhaps  fis-goUeu  in  the  Ihuil 
disposal  of  tho  season's  ooUccUng.  J  oiam  the 
Diutiouarj  and  uiit  drops  atiuMicr  lot  whiuli  were 
haitily  put  to  press  in  tlie  most  iumvouicut  book 
at  hand,  regunllcss  of  ataina  and  defacameut  of 
its  pages.  (Jhoico  quartos  and  folioa  have  mot 
thu  aanio  fato,  and  for  a  moiitli  or  more  after  tho 
dciwrturo  of  our  leaf-gatiiei  iug  Nisitors  1  foci  a 
little  nervous  wben  taking  any  good-sizod  vol¬ 
ume,  lost  it  sboiild  be  followed  by  a  shower  of 
dried  loaves,  oiitaniug  ui>on  mo  a  lialf -hour's 
labor  on  hands  and  kiiecato  gather  up. 
After  a  fow  years'  cximrioiico  of  this  kind  ouo 
is  likely  to  lose  his  interest  in  albiiuis  of  autumn 
leavoB,  wlill  tlioro  is  no  knowing  how  soon  jui- 
vate  opinions,  likes  ajid  dislikos  may  bo  chaugod 
by  Homclliing  out  of  the  usual  line  of  preparation 
and  airangemeut.  1  am  forcibly  reminded  of 
this  by  the  receipt  of  a  handsome  album  of  an- 
tuiuu  itiiiyoK  sent  mo  ,tliroiigb  tlio  IIurai-  Nkw- 
Youkku  by  Mrs.  Dwniux  MeiuusiAX  nf  .lacksou 
Miss.,  niai  I  will  forgive  the  young  ladios  who 
have  used  my  atlas,  dictionary  and  other  volumes 
for  pressing  leaves  if  they  will  luako  up  anything 
half  as  beautiful  as  these  samples  sent  hy  Mrs. 
M.  Tlie  speeimena  are  arrangoil  In  groups,  and 
by  an  artistic  combination  of  colors  each  resem¬ 
bles  a  Imndsomo  oil  or  water-colored  iiainting, 
more  than  natural  Uaves  aud  flowers.  Tho  usual 
brilliautH.>olored  Icavoa  of  maple  aud  sumac  are 
tastefully  airangod  upon  aomo  of  tho  cards,  hut 
the  finest  and  most  boanlifiil  groups  aie  com¬ 
posed  of  very  minute  llowcrs,  ferns,  grassos  aud 
hcrrieB,  w  ith  a  litUo  greon  moss  iuterminglod  to 
oomiflote  the  pioturo  and  make  it  all  tho  moro 
natural.  I  can  readily  ecc  hy  this  siiecimon  of 
Mrs.  MKBKJMANia  handiwork  howroaililya  splen¬ 
did  ornament  can  he  made  of  natiu'sl  leaves  and 
plants,  provided  ouo  is  an  artist  iaiid  jiohhossos 
the  jialicnoe  lo  work  out  tho  subject  in  tho  host 
manner.  Mi's.  Hiuialist  joins  me  in  returning 
many  Uiauks  for  this  album  of  auLiunn  leaves, 
and  I  shall  demand  tliat  tho  “  girls,"  when  they 
come  out  again  to  gAtlier  specimens,  n^ist  show 
something  of  tho  sort  as  the  result  t>f  all  their 
“mussiug  about,”  else  ho  dismissed  as  impiaoti- 
cable,  momontaxy  oulhusiasts. 
THE  010  SWEET-BRIAR. 
Apnl  11.— Wiile  our  florists  aroextollmg  their 
new  Hybrid  Tea,  (Jhhia,  Hour  bon  and  other 
choice  x'OBos,  I  want  to  put  in  a  word  fur  that 
good  old  plant  the  common  8wcet-Hriar.  Of 
coimso  niauy  of  my  readexs  will  shrug  tlmir 
shoxriders  or  toss  their  howls  in  disdain  at  tho 
mere  moutiou  of  so  old  aud  well-know  n  a  rose, 
hut  while  I  am  not  iucluied  lo  assciT  that  its 
flowers  can  compare  in  brilliancy  of  color  with  a 
.Tacsiuominot  or  Giant  of  Hatties,  still  there  is  a 
fragrance  in  its  leaves  wliich  wc  may  scuich  for 
iu  vain  among  the  more  gaudy  aud  newer  uspi- 
mits  for  general  admiiation. 
Then  again,  perhaps,  there  are  tbonsands  of 
others  who.  like  myself,  eun  rememher  tho  time 
when  they  plucked  sprigs  of  sweet-briar  from  t  he 
roadside  as  they  went  ki  sehisil  along  that  dusty 
or  muddy  country  rooil.  No  matter  who  they 
plucked  the  ImkIs  for  or  what  slie  said  iu  rclurii 
for  tho  gift,  hnt  the  spicy  .fragrance  of  those 
young,  crimped  leaves  still  lingers  in  their  iiiemr 
ory,  and  all  hough  they  may  have  long  si  , ice  left 
tluit  plmisaiit  field  in  which  they  hnilt  many  an 
air  casl  lo,  it  is  nut  well  to  ignore  t  he  jileasures  of 
others  of  similar  tastes  who  may  he  following  in 
the  same  path,  although  fur  behind.  I  own  to  a 
sort  of  rovovonce  for  the  old  Swecl-Hidar,  per¬ 
haps  bccansn  it  was  an  earlv  acquaintance,  i.nd  1 
cannot  help  thinking  that  there  arc  many  other 
jiersonB  wlio  do  not  forget  the  sweet  iicrfiimo  of 
tliiseld  favorite.  .Although  it  is  a  native  of  Ku- 
gland,  it  was  iiitriKlnced  into  this  ooniitry  so 
Jong  ago  that  it  has  run  wild  iu  many  localltii  s 
Ihroiighoul  tho  Middle  aud  Eastern  8l*tes.  It  is 
not  well  to  overliKik  these  ohl  jilaiits,  which  pos- 
soHH  merits  unknown  iu  miiuy  a  ai>w  and  oostly 
varii'ty,  for  they  fr<.;que.iitl.v  recall  pleasant  hours 
wliich  can  be  enjoycil  over  again  "  Yes,"  says 
otie  sitting  on  thn  opposite  side  of  the  table,  and 
to  whom  1  liiivc  read  the  alsive,  “  there  is  not  a 
rose  III  your  liolli'ctiou  of  superb  novollios  wJiicli 
BuriiasKOH  ill  my  eyes  tJic  old,  rugged  (Umiainoii 
rose  w  hich  hloomed  year  after  year  iu  my  gniiid- 
niother’s  gardcu.” 
Hut  1  could  never  see  the  hoauty  of  a  Ciuua- 
mon  rose,  aud,  like  Wakton,  can  say  : 
••  Uy  sweet-briar  beCaen  biith’fl  In  (low. 
Ijet  me  my  wbulesoino  |mtb  pursae.” 
§,voiuii)  Ijif 
“DOWN  SOUTH.” 
Diary  and  Notes  of  an  Ex-Editor  Seeking 
Health. 
nv  cuaules  V.  huaodon. 
Jncksonvillt',  Fla.,  March  "il.  It  is  more  than 
II  mouth  (.1  sec  hy  the  last  ItuuAl.  N'ew-Y'oukeu) 
since  I  fioinisiHi  to  saj-  something  about  the 
Klorida  Htatu  Fair,  which  1  gave  notice  I  iutcuded 
to  visit.  The  visit  was  too  much  for  me,  heuco 
tills  delay.  Ho  much  by  way  of  atiology  on  my 
t>arl,  though  doubtloss  what  1  Bhall  say  of  it  will 
liu  as  useful  and  of  as  much  interest  now  ss  then. 
The  Duval  County  (that  i-s  lhi»  county)  Agri¬ 
cultural  Hociety  had  iiurcUascd  a  few  a-  of 
ground  down  Uie  I’it’cr  a  sliort  distance  from  the 
city,  accessible  both  hy  a  good  ix>ad  and  hy 
boats,  and  bud  erected  iqsm  it  a  very  crwhtable 
uxbibitioii  building,  into  wliicJi  all  there  was  of 
special  intcrc.ii  at  the  State  Fair  was  compressed 
and  exhibited. 
Thiro  wore  a  few  plows,  onltivatoi's  of  various 
peculiar  patterns  u;ied  liurc  in  the  South,  hoes, 
carriages,  musical  instrinn'  iits,  seed  from  the 
seed  stores,  bread  from  the  one  bakery  iu  the 
city,  milhiiciy,  iueluding  the  jialmetto  hats,  iu 
every  variety  of  stylo,  which  arc  pecuUarly  a 
Houthoru  mauuracturo  dovclojicd  since  (and  per¬ 
haps  diuiug)  the  war.  I  .lU'ge  numbers  are  man- 
fiiclured  iu  this  aud  other  Florida  towns,  aud  arc 
to  bo  commended  as  tu.sU'ful  hulics'  head  gear. 
TTioro  were  also  about  tho  amount  of  fancy 
needlework  usually  displayed  in  Northoni  country 
aud  town  fairs,  bouquets  of  featherH  aud  Jf  tho 
beautiful  dried  Florida  grasses,  fcatheis  aud 
shell-work,  etc.,  etc.  Of  courso  thcro  weru  sow¬ 
ing  machiuea  aud  kiuih’od  imraphcrnalia.  Tho 
shells  of  .lacksouvillo  displayed,  to  some  extent, 
samples  of  theh  rospootivo  lines  of  goods. 
Hut  what  did  Florida  scud  from  its  fleUs! 
Upland  rice,  which  I  Avas  told  by  tlie  growor 
could  ho  profitably  cultivated,  "and,"  ho  said, 
"  I  have  plouly  of  first-class  seed  to  soil.”  Tho 
cleaned  rice — if  it  luid  heou  cloanod  from  the 
upland  growth,  which  1  have  no  good  reason  to 
doubt — did  not  seem  to  differ  much  from  that 
grown  iu  water  along  the  borders  of  tho  Havau- 
nali  Itivor.  A  few  stalks  of  sugar-caiie  of  Uie 
two  vnrietios  goucrolly  grown  hero  (f  was  told) 
wore  rohahlo.  Tho  show  of  vegetables  was  a 
meager  one,  but  they  wore  generally  well  grow  n 
aud  of  good  variotios.  Tho  sample*  wore  far 
betk'r  than  >vc  ordinarily  find  iu  tliis  market; 
but  the  fact  is,  only  tho  overflow  of  tho  ci’op  of 
TOgetables  and  fruits  finds  its  way  to  this  market, 
tho  bulk  being  shipjxtil  dh-octly  to  N.  Y.  City. 
Tho  fruit  show  was  tho  attractive  feature  of 
tho  Exhibitiou  and  commanded  the  almost  ex- 
oluaivo  attention  of  Northorn  visikirs.  This  was 
iiaturivl,  because  Florida  is  advortisoii  cliicfly  as 
tho  garden  of  fruits  and  "  Land  of  Flowers,"  hi 
addition  to  its  ah  of  nectar  for  iuvulids  aud  its 
equable  climate.  The  exhibition  of  fruit  wsj* 
scarcely  as  large  as  I  had  cxpockd,  but  it  was 
certainly  cxeiUtablo  as  illustrating  wiiat  can  be 
exliibitod  right  from  the  orchards  aud  gardens 
late  ill  Fehruaiy.  There  woi'o  oranges  in  variety 
— 1  don't  know  how  many  varieties ;  but  not  until 
my  Mojonrii  here  did  I  roahze  tho  difference  in 
quality  ill  tho  different  varieties  of  this  fruit, 
III  the  Nortli,  as  a  rule,  an  orange  is  simply  an 
orange,  as  an  apple  is  simply  an  a]iplo  to  the 
great  mass  of  city  consumers.  I  Inive  no  doubt 
i  have  kwt  much  of  my  future  enjoyment  of 
oranges  by  this  increase  of  critical  knowledge ! 
If  you  could  only  have  tasted  these  great  golden, 
pulpy,  juicy  gloiies,  you  would  have  vowed  that 
Evkwhk  foolish  tliat  she  did  not  uisist  upon  an 
oniiign  lnsk?ad  of  an  apple !  and  then  .you  would 
not  have  blamed  her  a  hit  I 
Hnt  I  had  no  strength  to  lieconio  enlightened 
as  to  the  techuieal  nonienelatiue  of  the  dilTorent 
varieties  shown  and  tlicir  respective  qualities 
and  merits,  alV'Clt  the  growers  were  there  ready 
to  give  information.  There  were  also  lemons 
and  lirnos,  figs  and  pomograiiatos,  piueapjilcs  and 
citrous,  iu  variety,  guavas  and  dates,  s-apiKsliloos 
aud  lianaiias — the  latter  green  and  of  tho  yellow 
variety  8w;n  in  New  Y’ork  niarkot.s.  I  have  not 
fallen  in  love  with  Florida  yet  on  account  of  any 
of  its  tiaiianiiH  that  I  have  sei'U,  though  1  am 
not  sure  that  I  have  eaten  ono  that  was  Florida 
grown.  'I'liey  cost  more  liere  than  iu  Fulton  or 
Washington  markets. 
A  gentleiiiHti  from  Key  West  exhibited  tho 
largest  variety  of  suh-ti'ojiicaJ  fruits  iiiado  hy 
one  exhibitor,  aud  in  addiUou  shells,  sponge, 
ete.,  and  curiosities  from  that  ncighhorhissl. 
His  table  attracted,  deservedly,  nmch  alleiition. 
These  lUilerent  fruit#  were  l•xhihjkJd  in  other 
forms  —  orange  wine,  and  marmalade,  guava 
jelly,  jirickly  jiear  jolly,  oraugo  pask*,  etc.  Hciqi- 
pernong  grape  wiuc,  blackberry  aud  elderberry 
wines  were  also  shown. 
I  came  near  forgetting  to  say  that  thwo  was 
also  an  exhibition  of  strawlierries— not  large, 
hut  including  well -grown  siieciineus,  among 
which  I  noticed  some  line  -  looking  samples 
labeled  “Seedlings."  Tliero  can  bo  no  doubt 
that  the  |Missihiliti#s  of  jirofltablo  stiaw beury 
culture  ill  this  Kkiki,  where  tho  proiier  locaUties 
are  seleckxl,  are  estahhshod.  1  know  of  more 
than  ouc  |)lautution,  nut  remote  from  this  eity, 
along  tlie  Ht.  .Johns  lliver,  where  plantations  are 
located  upon  u  clay  subsoil  with  humus  enough 
ill  thu  saud  k>  susUin  growth,  and  moisliue 
eiiongli  h)  devclo)!  thu  fruit  without  iiTigatioii. 
Indeed,  surface  drainage  is  resorted  to  for  the 
pur)siRe  of  disjMisiug  of  tho  suiktHuous  wakr. 
There  are  jilonty  of  such  situations,  1  have  no 
doubt.  Florida  has  no  comiioUtor  iu  the  Norlh- 
eru  mfu'kets  when  her  first  skawberricH  ripen. 
Of  live  stock  exhibited,  there  were  sovei'al 
coups  of  creditable  fowls ;  of  swhie,  a  few  pair 
of  Hei'kshlre  aud  Essex ;  of  goats,  a  jiair  of  Au- 
goni-s ;  of  sheiqv,  a  few  Ootswolds ;  of  cattle,  a 
ludf-<loz.eii,  including  au  Aldciney  cow  and  a 
Hhort-Jloru  hull  and  cow — none  of  which,  evi¬ 
dently,  were  bred  in  the  State.  Hut  I  suppose 
them  to  have  lieon  acclimated.  A  day  or  two 
before  Uie  State  Fair  opened.  1  saw  an  advertise- 
nienl  in  a  city  paper  aiuiouucing  that  twelve  ao- 
cliiiXalwl  Tennessee  cows  would  1x5  offered  for 
sale  during  the  Pah  on  tho  Fah  grounds.  I  did 
not  find  them  the  day  of  my  visit,  and  have  been 
ciuiuus  ever  since  to  learn  the  relative  value  of 
awlinmled  and  uuaccliinated  cows.  Miiat  is  the 
per  cent,  of  loss  of  cows  brought  from  the  North 
during  tho  process  of  accliinatiou  ?  and  what  tho 
exiiunse  of  quiuiuo  and  other  teuic.M  meantime  ? 
'J'lioso  are  questions  I  should  glaiUy  have  asked 
Uic  owner  of  those  acclimated  Teniicsseo  cows. 
Tho  stock  cxliibition  at  the  State  .Hah  was  fully 
as  largo  and  quite  as  0X150110111  as  .1  oxi>oc.ted.  I 
did  not  *66  tliu  horses  reported  to  have  taken 
premiums,  hut  I  have  no  doubt  they  were  g<x)d 
ones,  for  Jacksonville  is  quite  a  horse  market, 
aud  much  excellent  stock  can  bo  seen  ou  her 
streets  and  iu  her  stables  daily. 
The  ntteudance  at  the  Fair  was,  hi  tho  aggre¬ 
gate,  largo,  and  it  may  bo  called  a  success.  As 
illustrating  tho  agricultiual  resoui'ccs  of  a  State 
whicli  I  boUeve  (for  I  have  uo  census  report  at 
hiitid  and  may  be  mistaken)  docs  nut  yet  number 
liOil, OUO  white  iuliahitauts  —  aud  tlie  exhibition 
was  made  alkigelhcr  hy  the  white  people,  so  far 
as  I  could  loain,  few  colored  people  lieing  seen 
on  the  grounds,  eiveii,  tho  day  1  was  thoio  —  I 
regard  Floiida’s  ihst  Htide  Fair  (ucouriiug  iu 
Febrnury,  too,  it  should  ho  borne  in  mind)  as 
furmshiug  evidence  of  gieat  capacity  for  fruit 
and  vegetable  production  aud  promise  of  re¬ 
markable  futiue  development  of  her  resoiu'ces 
in  these  respects. 
April  1. — I  was  just  about  to  mail  tho  fore¬ 
going  when  tlio  ItuuAi.  of  this  date  came.  In  it 
1  notice  "Ai'cher’s”  letter  from  Alachua  Co., 
Fla.  Glad  to  BOO  it.  Enjoyed  it.  Much  ohUged 
to  "Archer"  even  for  his  "iiity.”  But  how 
does  "  Archer"  know  that  I  Diink  Florida  all  a 
sand  bank?  I  haven't  tho  papers  before  me, 
but  1  dou't  think  he  cuu  fiud  where  I  have  said 
80.  It  was  "  the  other  foUoi'."  But  even  if 
Florida  is  "all  a  sandbank,"  "  Archer "  should 
not  get  mail  aliout  it.  I  think  it  fortunate  for  its 
2J0p  Illation  that  as  much  of  it  is  sand  a*  is.  Ho 
far  08  I  hove  observed,  it  is  proiluctivo  sand.  If 
it  were  clay,  or  a  stiff,  clayey  loam,  "Archer” 
would  liave  to  lose  moro  than  one  mouth  iu  nine 
hy  sickness  if  he  were  to  attemjit  to  stay  here. 
'I'll ink  of  Florida  as  a  clay  basin,  holding  water 
like  a  tub,  and  these  frequent  pouring  rains  fol¬ 
lowed  hy  a  hot  sun !  All  that  water  te  be  evapo¬ 
rated!  Let  "Archer"  thank  the  Organizer  of 
things  that  there  is  a.s  ninch  sand  as  there  is  in 
Florida.  I  have  found  reason  to  do  so,  iu  even 
tho  short  time  1  hav-e  hvod  in  the  Hlate. 
When  "  Ai'oher  ’’  next  attemjits  to  critici.so 
what  1  or  any  ono  else  says  or  writes,  lex,  him,  be¬ 
fore  ho  heguiH  to  do  so,  settlo  back  in  his  chair, 
put  Ixith  thumbs  in  tho  armholes  of  liis  vest, 
comiirosH  his  lips  and  amlihly  and  emphatically 
resolve,  “Hy  the  Eternal,  whulcver  I  do,  I  will 
he  truthful!"  If  lie  Innl  done  so  when  lie  wrote 
his  delightful  letter,  lie  wouldn’t  liitve  said  that 
“Mr.  Ex-E(htor  thinks  guano  is  worse  than 
notliing  k)  attempt  te  fertilize  with.''  Hut  some 
allowance  must  be  made  for  his  enthusiastic 
sink!  of  mind,  resulting  from  liis  extended  exjHj- 
l  ience  ("  two  or  three  waterings")  iu  the  use  of 
this  fertilizer.  When  he  looked  (tho  middle  of 
Maich)  upon  those  tomato  and  ououmber  vinos, 
how  could  lie  bo  expected  to  stop  and  ho  accu¬ 
rate?  Hut  "jVreher"  will  grow  more  carcfid 
aud  truthful  as  he  gets  moro  exiieriouco  in  tho 
“Land  of  Flowers."  J  have  no  doubt.  That  ho 
will  conUnuo  to  write /(■n  ls  aud  cxjHiriencos  to  tho 
UuBAL,  I  most  sincerely  hoiio. 
natrons  of  Ijuslianlir]). 
CORN  CULTURE  FOR  GRANGES. 
The  formulas  for  tho  siiecial  iircniiums  in  corn 
growing  for  Granges  and  Farmer’s  clubs  have 
been  issued.  Thu  experimente  are  designed  to 
test  tho  theory  of  Prof.  Htockiuiiwie  that  a  given 
amount  of  fertihzcrs  may  ho  rehed  on  k>  pro¬ 
duce  a  coiTOHi  lending  increasing  crop.  'Jlio  for¬ 
mula  for  this  experhneiit  is  as  follows : 
'I'alie  sulphate  of  ammonia  (18  per  cent,  nilrn- 
geii),  •lO'l  Ihs. ;  muriate  of  potash  {!>!>  jsir  iieiil. 
isitassa),  110  Ihs.;  sulpliatc  of  potash  (20  per 
o(;iit.  soluble  phosphoric  acid),  100  Ihs. ;  Those, 
when  minbitied,  will  make  SiVl  lbs.,  vihich  is  (he 
quantity  employ^id  hy  Dr.  Stnrtevaiit.  uiiilcr  tho 
dU’oetion  of  Ikof.  Hkiokhridge,  who  claimed  it 
sliould  a<ld  05  bushels  k'  the  yield  per  acre. 
Though  thu  propivrtiou  of  chemicals  is  the  same 
hero  as  In  the  experiment  of  Dr.  H.  yet  tho  other 
conditions  are  all  different,  whicli  makes  this 
essentially  a  new  test  of  the  theoi'y. 
r,et  tilts  trial  be  made  on  four  adjoining  acres, 
witli  soil  and  other  conditions  alike,  mid  in  wliich 
tho  antiH.'odont  conditions  have  also  been  alike 
for  one  or  moro  years.  To  the  first  acre  apply 
the  above  fertilizer,  to  the  second  acre  apply  H  1-5 
cords  of  pure,  flrst-i'lass  barn  yard  mannro.  to 
the  third  acre  aiqily  nothing,  and  (o  the  fourth 
apply  tme-half  manure  andone-luilf  the  fertilizer 
above  mentioned. 
These  four  acie.s  shoiil'l,  of  coui  ho,  ho  plauted 
at  tho  same  lime,  and  harvcHted  ut  tlie  same 
time,  and  in  all  other  respects,  exciqit  manur¬ 
ing,  should  ho  treated  precisely  alike.  Tho 
treatment  and  results  to  ho  aecorately  stated  in 
writing,  and,  of  ooiirse,  duly  verified. 
DELINQUENT  MEMBERS. 
The  following  remarks  are  taken  from  the 
addiess  of  J.  V.  k'ebster,  tho  newly  elected 
Master  of  CahforuiaHtate  Grange:— Guo  of  tho 
first  duties  which  vve  owe  to  ourselves  aud  the 
Order  is  that  of  priumtg  the  Grange  (as  unspar¬ 
ingly  as  wo  do  our  orchards)  of  all  decaying 
branches  and  supcrliuous  growth — that  the  fruit 
may  be  fair  and  the  harvest  ahimdant.  'riiis 
decaying  aud  superfluous  growtlx  in  our  Order 
will  bo  found  to  comist  of  memhors  who  are 
luko-warin  in  the  Hujiport  of  the  principles  of  the 
Order,  those  who  are  slack  and  irregular  in 
attendance ;  and  Oiose  who  are  lai'gely  deliiiqueut 
iu  theu‘  dues,  i  would  x'econiuieud  that  the  month¬ 
ly  dues  of  members  be  reilueod  to  the  lowest 
practical  jKiiul  that  will  iirovido  for  llie  payment 
of  just  obligations,  aud  that  tho  Hocretary  of 
each  Subordin'Bto  Grange  should  urge  proiiipt 
liajTuent  of  duos  quarterly.  If  any  then  becomes 
dehnquont  for  six  months— after  duo  notice  lot 
such  deliiiqueut  members  be  suspended  aud  duly 
notified  of  tlieir  siispousiou.  If  Iheir  due.s  are 
not  thouiiaid  williiii  two  months  they  ahould  bo 
expelled.  To  effect  this,  1  would  reeoinuxoud 
that  tlio  by-laws  of  each  Hiiborduiate  Grauge 
make  it  the  duty  of  the  Hocretary  to  inefer 
charges  for  nou-payiuojd  of  due.^  uguinst  mem¬ 
bers  who  do  not  rosiioiid  by  tbe  (laymeut  of  dues 
after  notification  of  susjicnsion. 
Bro.  a.  P.  Axteu  of  I’eny,  Lake  Comity, 
Ohio,  has  been  elected  a  inciuhor  of  tho  Execu¬ 
tive  Gommittce  of  tho  Ohio  Htatc  Grange,  iu 
lilaco  of  C.  0.  jEir>'iNa8,  deceased. 
