vuluals  in  one  most  important  class.” 
This  is  jnst  -n  hat  is  lacking  in  this  coun¬ 
try  and  even  with  the  aid  of  the  Grange 
there  is  not  sufficient  concert  of  action 
among  our  farmers  to  produce  the  desired 
advancement  in  inteliig^-nce  or  financial 
prosperity.  However,  the  leaven  is  work¬ 
ing  and  the  time  must  come  when  all  this 
wiU  be  changed  for  the  better,  but  not 
until  ev'ery  farmer  shall  be  intelligent  and 
liberal  enougli  to  subscribe  for  at  least 
one  iiaper  especially  devoted  to  rural 
affairs. 
hojjc  evei'y  Hairyman  will  now  put  his 
shoulder  to  tlio  wheel  to  help  it  along. 
WhUo  doing  this  they  can  safely  depend 
upon  one  thing — that  if  this  “Ring” 
business  is  attempted  again  they  will 
hear  of  it  through  the  lluKAn  vnthont 
much  delav. 
should  the  groat  West. — or  the  great  East, 
whichever  it  may  be  to  immigrants — ever 
be  filled  and  our  seaboard  States,  both 
Atlantic  and  Pacific,  become  uncomforta¬ 
bly  crowded,  Mexico  on  the  one  side  and 
the  British  I’oBsessions  on  the  other  will 
gladly  open  their  doors  to  all  comers  who 
will  apply  for  admission  in  the  x^roper 
spirit. 
What  vxill  bo  the  final  result  of  the 
mixture  of  the  races  and  particularly  of 
those  so  widely  separated  as  are  the  Cau¬ 
casian  and  tlie  IMongolian,  if  they  ever  do 
mix — time  alone  con  dedenuino.  Enough 
for  ns  to  welcome  all  whoso  condition  will 
ho  improved  by  their  coming  among  us. 
We  know  nothing  of  what  the  great  future 
has  in  store  for  our  country,  but  should 
remember  that  men’s  years  are  only  Con’s 
nifiments  and  as  He  has  made  of  one  blood 
all  nations  of  the  earth,  they  sbould  strive 
b)  live  together  in  the  jjuaco  and  unity  cul- 
culated  to  iiromoto  His  glory  and  tlieir 
welfaic. 
“progress  and  improvement 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
A  NATIOXAL  ILI.USTRATEI) 
BUBAL,  LITERARY  AND  FAMILY  NEWSPAPER. 
ANDREW  S.  FULLER,  Editor 
HOLIDAYS, 
Associate  Editor, 
ELBERT  S.  CARMAN, 
X.  A.  WILLARD,  A.  M.,  Little  Falls,  N.  Y., 
EnITOlt  or  THE  r>lcl*lHTMKNT  or  Daiky  Uuabandrv, 
Tlie  liook  r>ei>artinciit  of  the 
RtTiiATi  New-Yokkeb,  from  which  our  sub¬ 
scribers  have  been  wont  to  select  tlieir 
practical  reading,  has  been  transferred  to 
Messrs  Gi'io.  I'l  Woodwaud  A'  Co.,  as 
our  successors  in  that  particular  line. 
ISIr.  Wooi>WAm),  long  and  favorably  known 
to  the  book  trade  as  a  publisher  of  .Vrehi- 
toctural  and  Agricultural  works  having  re¬ 
turned  from  Europe  has  ta*ken  unto  him¬ 
self  a  ]jartuer  in  business  atid  intends  to 
put  upon  the  market  for  tlic  benefit  of 
the  Rural  jtojnihition  many  good  practical 
boolcs  of  uiterest  to  our  subscribers. 
Those  who  have  been  supijlied  from  our 
oiTuat  can  safely  deal  with  ^^es8rB.  Geo.  E. 
WoonwAun  .V  Co.  whose  jjlace  of  busi¬ 
ness  is  31  Rr<jud  St.,  New  York  City. 
This  ti’auSfer  is  not  the  matter  of  a  day’s 
console  rati  on  ;  but  has  been  contemplated 
for  weeks  and  is  done  largely  as  a  matter 
of  gratitude  for  the  nobh.'  rcsjitjnso  wlxich 
has  been  made,  by  old  and  new  subscribers 
to  the  efforts  of  the  new  projirietors  of 
this  paper  to  make  it  in  eveiy  way  worthy 
A.  C.  BARNETT,  ruDllMu-r 
seems  now  to  be  the  ae(juisition  of  the 
Almighty  Dollar.  Don’t  understand  us 
to  diqnaseate  a  reasonable  oomfictence  anil 
peeiiuiaiy  independence,  for  tliat  is  one 
of  tiie  solid  foundations  of  national  suo- 
(*,esn  and  jirogress.  Ah  u  secondary  object 
in  life  it  should  be  thought  of  and  cured 
for.  But  we  nxraigi^i  at  the  bar  of  public 
morality,  tliat  fevtirish,  restless,  insatiable 
desire  for  mouey  whicli  seems  to  take  a 
firsf  place  iu  the  minds,  habits  and  wishes 
of  so  many.  IMon  cannot  leave  theii- 
busimrss  on  a  holiday  for  fear  of  losing 
the  possilile.  gain  of  a  few  dollars.  Women 
cannot  hiave  their  honseliohl  cares  on  n 
holiday  because  tlieir  husbands  or  fathers 
will  e'xiK’ct  the  usual  attentions  which 
tliey  are  ui  the  habit  of  receiving  after 
tiinir  day’s  work.  Now  suppose  the  hoail 
of  Die  family  n/iouffl  take  bis  wife  and 
chihb'cn  somewbere  for  a  day’s  plcasuv*! 
ami  Hhonld  thereby  reduce  his  income  a 
few  dollars  by  his*  absence  from  Imsmoss 
ami  a  few  dollai-s  more  by  then’ expenses  ? 
He  would  jirobably  save  the  full  amount 
in  the  doi^tor’s  bill  l.iefore  the  year  is  out. 
’Die  pleasure  obtained  by  the  pure  enjoy¬ 
ment  of  an  occasional  lioliday  does  not 
die  vTlb  l.hc  day  ;  but  it  is  a  lasting  bene¬ 
fit  and  will  be  'green  iu  the  minds  of  tlic 
whole  family  for  months.  If  Hiis  does 
not  seem  clour  bi  you,  ask  your  faniily 
physiciau.  Our  word  for  it,  if  he  is  a 
fair-minded  man,  he  vvnU  tell  you  as  we 
do  -By  all  means  take  a  holiday  occasion¬ 
ally  and  devote  it  wholly  to  jdeasure  and 
recreation. 
AGRICULTURE  AT  THE  CENTENNIAL, 
advertising  RATES: 
Inside  Mill  iinil  loili  dhkcsI  Acute Bpace).60c.  per  line. 
13lli  I'i'Se . ..‘O 
Oiitsldp  ur  last  ixii'f  . .  ..  .......1.U0 
K'fiv  |ii>r('i*iit.e»iiiitiirniiuHiialtti(»i)liiy. 
Six'Pliil  XdlleiiH,  lended,  Uyeount . J.25 
I5astii«!.-.s  •;  . ,. 
Iilsronnt  (,rj  <  Insri  iUins.  10  pov  ct.]  fi  ins.,  15  per  ct.i 
fi  Ins.,  2il  per  ct.;  21!  ins.,  2.5  pur  cl.;  ifl  ms.,  pei  ct. 
l3ir"Nw  advertlsenjimi  losorted  for  less  Ilian  M. 
From  our  Philadeljiliia  con'CRjinudencc 
(oil  auotber  page)  we  learn  that  the  Com¬ 
petitive  FicKl  Trials  of  Agricultural  Im¬ 
plements  Jiave  licen  entirely  abandoned 
and,  ns  a  poctr  substitute  for  them,  there 
are  to  bo  Exliilution  Trials  at  which  there 
will  be  no  official  com]jctition  and  for 
vvliich  there  will  be  no  judges  .ain)oini(!(l. 
While  it  seems  probable  that  the  jury  ai> 
pointed  by  the  CeniouJiial  Commission  to 
judge  of  tliat  pnrticulai'  class  of  e.vhil)il« 
wilTbo  jiresent,  tliey  will  simply  attend 
unofficially  to  see  the  ninchines  in  opera¬ 
tion. 
It  is  evident  that  there  is  something 
going  on  ill  the  Commission  of  wliicli  tlio 
pubUe  are  not  iiifonned.  There  seems  to 
have  been  an  exercise  of  influence  some¬ 
where  whie.h  ha-s  brought  this  part  of  the 
Exhibition  up  with  a  round  turn  and 
which,  if  the  juries  are  not  men  of  staucli 
qualities,  may  result  in  sending  the  high¬ 
est  awards  to*  those  who  have  used  the 
greatest  amount  of  silver  jilatiiig  and  in¬ 
laid  wimmI  upon  their  exhibite..  Wo  hope 
however,  ami  coufideutly  look  tlrr  :i  bettor 
result  than  this.  The  value,  of  a  mucliine 
consists  in  what  it  can  accomplish  with 
the  least  cxiieiiditure  of  brains,  time,  power 
and  money  and  just  liow  this  can  be  de¬ 
termined  liy  an  examination  iu  Agidciiltii- 
ral  Hall  we  cannot  see.  Yet  t  he  jury  ap¬ 
pointed  to  determine  this  point  really  have 
no  right  to  base  their  judgment  upon  any¬ 
thing  wliieli  may  oc^ciir  in  tlie  field,  wheiu 
many  of  tlio  machines  entered  for  exJiibi- 
tion  ’moy  not  lie  taken  at  all  or,  if  taken, 
may  not  be  put  to  work^  there  being  no 
oVibgation  iqiori  an  exlubitor  to  fake  his 
machine  to  the  field. 
The  general  complaint  that  the  Agileul- 
tural  Department  is  and  lias  been  slighted 
is  a  matter  whieli  we  confidently  exiiccted. 
We  have  heard  this  same  sort  of  thiug  for 
years.  Wherever  these  industries  come 
in  competition  witli  others  they  receive 
the  toss  of  the  head  and  tlic  chwation  of 
the  nose.  The  epithet  “  Hayseed  in  your 
hair,”  as  applied  to  evervtbiug  agi-ieiiliu- 
ral,  comes  so  uutmully  from  the  measur¬ 
ers  of  flag  stones  and  the  denizens  of 
brown  stone  fronts  tliat  we  seldom  look 
for  anytliing  else,  though  it  rfoc,s  always 
remind  us  of  the  Cliiuese  calling  Ameri¬ 
cans  barbarians.  We  are  sony,  however, 
to  see  any  such  ideas  gaming  p'oimd  in 
the  Centennial  Commission,  which  should 
be  botli  too  pure  and  too  liberal  minded 
to  iiennit  them  to  gain  a  lodgment  in  their 
deliberations  or  to  influence  their  action 
in  the  least 
As  to  tlie  Dairy  Exliilution  we  must  say 
that  it  is  not  a  matter  of  congratulation 
to  116  that  we  have,  by  our  exposures  of 
the  “  Centennial  Daily  Bing,”  retarded 
the  progress  of  tire  Dairy  Exiiibitiou,  for 
such  was  not  our  intention.  We  did 
mean  to  place  the  gentlemen  who 
were  capturing  all  the  offices  and  the 
whole  control  in  Biich  a  position  that  they 
should  look  carefully  before  they  used 
that  control  for  their  individual^  benefit 
and  we  believe  we  have  accomplished  it. 
We  cannot  say  what  they  would  have 
done  if  the  Rumvn  had  not  set  the  people 
to  watching  them  ;  but  if  their  fii-st  few 
meetings  can  be  taken  as  a  cntei*ion,  the 
Centennial  “machine”  would  have  been 
ruin  by  and  for  about  a-half  dozen  men. 
They  seem  now  however  to  be  doing  well 
and  acting  fairly  and  no  one  is  more  re¬ 
joiced  than  ourselves.  We  want  this  irart 
of  the  Exhibition  to  be  a  siiceess  and 
Address 
RURAL  PUBLISHING  CO., 
70  Duano  Street,  New  York  City 
RURAL  BREVITIES, 
Thk  Groat  f^nnpetitive  Field  Trials  of  Agri- 
cnlliiral  implements  have  ended  in  sniolte. 
Cass  Cor.sry,  Dakota  Ter.,  boasts  of  a  wheat 
field  eoriLairung  10,800  acres.  'J’liis  will  do  pretty 
well  for  a  starting  in  a  new  and  almost  unex¬ 
plored  country. 
Tiiehe  is  to  lie  a  meeting  of  liortionlturiHts  at 
Detroit  on  tim  27,  28  and  29tb  of  this  month. 
Everybody  is  invited  to  come  and  liriug  as  much 
fruit  as  coOveniful. 
Ax  oimce  of  carliolic  acid,  diluted  witli  a  pint 
of  water  and  tlien  sprinkled  upon  a  few  lumps  of 
freshly-burned  lime,  is  said  to  form  an  iuseeticide 
which  is  dentil  to  melon  hugs  or  beetles. 
It  is  said  Uiat  two  ouneoR  of  piiralliu  oil  to  six 
gallons  of  water  sprinkled  over  onions  will  ef- 
foetunlly  destroy  what  is  known  as  Uic  Onion 
JMaggot!  This  inscetieide  is  wortli  trying  by 
those  whoso  onions  are  attacked. 
The  Editor  of  “Our  Dumb  Animals"  says: 
“  We  are  glad  to  notice  that  tlie  Montreal  Society 
is  prosecuting  poulterers  for  plucking  fowls  alive. 
One  was  fiucKl  -i^lO.  the  other  day."  We  should 
liave  been  twice  glad  had  it  been  $20.— Ed  llu- 
aAi.. 
Two  corresjiondents  of  the  Gardeners’  Chron¬ 
icle  are  quarreling  over  the  botany  of  the  Garden 
of  Eden.  When  they  get  things  settled  on  the 
Eden  affair,  it  is  to  be  hoped  we  shall  be  informed 
as  to  tlio  system  of  grape  culture  practiced  by 
Noah. 
A  i..\TE  writer  begins  an  essay  on  grape  culture 
by  asserting  that  “  the  grape  is  the  noblest  fruit 
that  the  temperate  zone  produces.”  Omr  jicach, 
C’  1  and  pear  culUirists  must  feel  sad  to  see 
■  speciul  pete  counted  out  in  tins  rather  au¬ 
tocratic  nianiior. 
It  is  estimated  that  South  Carolina,  Horida, 
Alabama  and  Georgia  purchase  annually  $.74,000,- 
000  woi  th  of  grain  raised  in  the  Nortlnvestern 
States,  or  tlas  sum  the  producer  gets  but  $16,- 
000,000,  the  remaining  $38,000,000  going  to  com¬ 
mission  men  and  transportation  companies. 
Biurisii  dairymen  are  trying  to  organize  a 
Dairymen’s  Association  after  the  plan  of  tliose 
in  tins  country,  but  from  late  reports  their  efforts 
arc  lacking  the  proper  support.  U’he  time  will 
soon  cunie,  however,  when  IJrilish  dairymen  will 
SCO  the  advantages  of  supporting  associations  of 
this  kind. 
The  Gardeners’  Clironiclo,  in  acknowledging 
the  receipt  of  a  copy  of  the  report  of  the  Ameri¬ 
can  Fomological  Society,  says.  “The  iiernsal  of 
this  report  gives  us  a  vivid  idea  of  tlie  magnitude 
of  the  Society's  opei-ations.  Wo  know  nothing 
to  approach  it  m  Europe.”  This  is  a  handsome 
aeluiowledgment  of  Uie  meritorious  labors  of  oiu- 
pomologists. 
Mr.  Itemxsox,  Editor  of  the  Loudon  Garden, 
gives  our  American  apple  growers,  or  pat>liers  of 
this  fruit,  a  little  wholesome  advice  wheir  he  tells 
them  not  to  put  all  the  bad,  knotty  sirecimens  in 
the  center  of  the  barrel,  wheu  shipping  to  Eng¬ 
land.  We  have  become  used  to  this  trick  and 
don’t  mind  it,  hut  onr  EugUsh  cousins  are  more 
particular  in  such  matters^  and  do  not  seem  to 
enjoy  the  joke  of  being  swmdlcd. 
SATURDAY,  JUNE  24,  1876, 
WHERE  IS  THE  GREAT  WEST? 
RURAL  NOTES  AND  GUERIES 
knowur  ns  “  the  West.,”  coiujrriseil  Obit), 
Indiana,  Illinois  and  Michigan.  These 
are  now  lire  Eastern  Central  States  of  the 
Union.  The  star  of  Eminre  kept  its  west¬ 
ward  way — ^tho  Mississippi  was  soon  cross¬ 
ed  and  Kansas  and  Colorado  wore  settled, 
When  the  Mormons,  driven  from  Illinois, 
found  a  resting  place  iu  Utah,  they  sup¬ 
posed  they  had  gone  so  far  beyond  the 
farl.hest  ontpogt  of  civilization,  that  Oen- 
tilcK  would  give  them  no  further  tronlde. 
Up  to  that  time  there  had  boon  no  emi¬ 
gration  excejit  from  East  to  \^’c8t,  for  so 
long  as  reliable  history  liore  testimony. 
But  now  began  a  different  state  of  affairs. 
From  tlie  Pacific  coast  came  a  few  pio¬ 
neers  across  the  Rocky  Monnteins.  Vr'^hat 
hiid  liofore  been  II  esf  to  almost  the  wlrolo 
world,  had  heeome  to  thousands. 
Draw  a  line  driect  from  the  most  densely 
populated  part  of  Europe  xvest  to  Cliina 
and  it  passes  near  Portland,  Chicago  and 
San  Francisco.  From  each  end  of  this 
line  multitudes  are  xveuding  their  ivay  to 
our  vn«t  nuinhabited  countiT,  wliero  there 
Now  York  Jlort  ioultural  Socie¬ 
ty. — 'The  iirst  exhibition  of  the  recently 
organized  New  Y\irk  Horticiilturol  Society 
was  held  at  Gibnore’s  Garden,  June  13- 
10.  The  disiiluy  of  choice  plants,  fruits 
and  flowers  was  one  which  did  credit  to 
Ihe  exhibitors  as  well  as  ranimgers  and 
they  may  well  feel  proud  of  llicir  success. 
This  first  attempt  of  tho  new  Society 
brought  out  humbeds  of  novelties  and 
rare  specunons  of  plants  which  few  ]ier- 
sons  had  the  least  idea  could  bo  found  in 
or  near  the  great  city' ;  and  this  exliiliit 
may,  wo  liopc,  fairly  *  indicate  wfiat  may 
be  confidently  expected  at  future  shows 
iindoi’  the  imspiees  of  the  same  organiza¬ 
tion.  The  members  will  doubtless  do  all 
in  their  power  towards  providing  for  fu¬ 
ture  exhiVutious  of  the  kind  ;  and  to  malie 
tliem  a  success  the  residents  of  tliis  ^‘cat 
city  mu.st  show  their  ajijireciation  of  tlie 
cuterjirise  by  a  liiieral  patronage.  M’lieth- 
er  they  iviU  do  this  remains  to  be  seen  in 
Hie  accounts  of  the  Treasm-er  of  said  Bo- 
ciety. 
— 
Don’t  Ask  Us  to  J>ecidc. — It  is  a 
mistaken  but  very  prevalent  idea,  that  an 
editor  of  a  newspaper  ought  to,  it  he  does 
not,  know  everything  worth  laioniug  iu 
tiiis  world  and  likely  to  be  found  in  the 
next.  Among  the  many  questions  he  is 
called  upon  to  answer  are  those  relating 
to  the  best  lireeds  of  all  kinds  of  farm 
stock  as  well  ns  the  best  fruits,  flowers 
and  grain.  Now  the  difficulties  met  in  an 
endeavor  to  decide  in  such  oases  are  fre¬ 
quently  quite  formidable  and  the  most 
prominent  of  them  all  is  the  fact  that  cir- 
oumstauces  alter  cases  to  such  an  extent 
tliat  tlie  veiy  best  in  one  might  be  the 
most  worthless  iu  another.  Now  don’t 
ask  118  to  decide  such  questions  until  you 
have  narrowed  them  dow'U  to  the  smallest 
practical  limits  and  then  state  for  what 
purpose  a  thing  inquired  about  is  wanted 
and  why. 
Unity  and  Co  -  operation.  —  A 
writer  iu  the  Farmer  (Eng.)  thinks  it  will 
be  quite  difficult  to  get  the  agriculturists 
of  England  to  unite  or  co-operate  as  they 
have  done  to  some  extent  in  this  country 
through  the  Grange.  He  says: — “We 
ouglit  first  to  get  our  farmers  into  Hie  be¬ 
lief  that  they  are  units  of  one  gi'cat  whole 
— membei-8  of  one  mighty  family ;  indi- 
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