SEPT.  2 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
WHIFFS  FROM  CANADA-CURRANT 
PICKING. 
It  is  the  first  week  of  Aagnst  and  the  black 
currants  are  ready  to  pick.  One  field  contains 
three  acres,  in  the  fourth  year  of  full  bearing, 
and  is  chiefly  cultivated  by  plow  and  harrow  and 
the  wheeled  grubber,  the  bushes  being  eight  feet 
apart  each  way.  So  this  bright  Monday  morning 
we  begin  the  picking,  each  person  taking  a  row. 
Afar  off  is  the  shining  river,  the  quiet  farm 
houses,  and  I  sit  in  the  maple  avenue  and  enjoy 
the  pleasant  air  while  superintending  the  work 
and  emptying  the  baskets  as  brought  in. 
The  children,  who  always  help  at  this  work, 
are  making  great  haste  at  tlie  start,  but  now  and 
then  I  am  obliged  to  show  Jaunr.  and  Stanton 
that  they  must  not  grab  the  berries  in  an  indis¬ 
criminate  manner,  but  lift  one  branch  at  a  time, 
and  pick  the  currants  carefully  by  the  stem  with 
thumb  and  finger.  Have  no  trouble  in  procuring 
help  for  this  business,  and  pny  girls  who  assist 
us  fifty  cent«  a  day  without  board.  The  French 
Canadians,  as  a  claaa,  prefer  out-door  wor)c  when 
young,  and  are  expert  with  a  hoe  or  at  wee*ling  a 
garden ;  but  picking  currants  is  so  nearly  allied 
to  their  favorite  wild  raspberry  gathering  that 
they  are  quite  anxious  to  be  hired.  A  steady 
girl  can  p.ck  about  a  bushel  and  a  half  per  day, 
and  we  prefer  to  pay  them  in  tills  way  instead  of 
by  the  gallon,  as  we,  having  picked  a  day  our¬ 
selves  on  trial,  know  what  can  be  done,  and  it 
saves  baste  or  carelessness  and  skimming  over 
the  bu.-^hes,  as  might  bu  done  otherwise. 
The  morning  air  is  sweet,  and  every  breatli  is 
fragrant  with  the  perfume  of  the  garden  flowers 
that  is  wn  f  ted  here  and  there  through  the  maples, 
and  mingles  with  the  scent  of  new-mown  hay, 
the  strong  sweetness  of  the  heliotrope  and  the 
tender  inlgnionctto. 
Mothinks  in  the  trees  the  birds  are  holding 
solemn  conclave,  and  judge  us  to  bo  a  host  of 
giant  invadoi‘8  bent  on  plunder  as  they  (lit  to  and 
fro  in  their  anxiety,  for  have  they  not  till  now 
held  undisputed  possession  of  the  field  ?  and  we 
owe  them  our  sincere  thanks  for  the  way  in 
which  they  have  kept  our  bushes  from  the  cater¬ 
pillars,  and  if  after  a  meal  of  moths  Uiey  did 
make  a  little  dessert  of  currants,  let  us  not  com¬ 
plain.  No  stronger  proof  is  needed  of  their 
value  in  horticu'turo  than  the  fact  that  in  gar¬ 
dens  where  the  birds  are  protected  there  is  no 
need  of  hellebore  ;  while  in  exposed  situations, 
two  waterings  d'*e8  not  save  Uie  buajies. 
As  soon  as  the  fruit  is  gathered,  the  work  of 
cleaning  the  ground  will  begin,  and  when  thor¬ 
oughly  done,  each  bush  is  dosed  with  a  shovel¬ 
ful  of  hard  wood  ashes,  procured  for  this  purpose 
from  a  steamboat  running  in  the  vicinity.  This 
is  brought  home  in  the  winter  season,  when  la¬ 
bor  is  cheap,  and  stored  from  damp  in  sn  en¬ 
closed  shed.  We  value  this  manure  highly  as 
tending  to  keep  down  weeds,  being  rich  in  the 
needed  food  for  the  plants  and  keeping  out  in¬ 
sects  that  have  a  tendency  to  burrow  at  the  roots 
of  the  bushes.  Annie  L.  Jack. 
IMPROVED  WEEDING  HOE. 
H.  M.  Enole  sends  us  his  “  Improved  Weed¬ 
ing  Hoe,"  with  the  request  that  we  shall  give  it 
a  thorough  trial,  and  report. 
Compliance  with  this  request  was  found  to  be 
a  pleasant  task,  since  it  is  the  most  eflicient 
weeding  implement  that  we  have  over  used.  The 
shape  of  the  hoe  is  that  of  an  isosceles  triangle 
with  a  nitch  in  the  acute  angle.  This  triangular 
blade  is  joined  by  its  center  to  the  neck  of  the 
handle,  diverging  somewhat  from  a  right  angle, 
BO  that  the  edges  are  adapted  to  different  work. 
If  we  would  up-root  weeds — cut  them  off — level 
uneven  places,  or  merely  smooth  a  path  without 
breaking  the  surface,  a  turn  of  the  handle 
gives  the  edge  best  suited  to  the  work.  This 
oblique  blade  also  enables  the  operator  to  rest 
himself  while  continuing  to  hoe,  since,  according 
to  the  edge  used,  he  may  bend  over,  as  with  the 
ordinary  hoe,  or  stand  perfectly  erect.  They  are 
manufactured  in  all  sizes  from  the  ladies’  garden 
hoe  to  that  best  adapted  for  field  work. 
•  - 
CHOICE  CABBAGE  SEED. 
Deab  Sib  :  I  send  you  for  examination  by  this 
mail  a  sample  of  cabbage  seed,  grown  by  my 
brother  on  Puget  Sound,  Wash,  Ter.  The  soil 
and  climate  there  seem  to  be  adapted  to  the 
growth  of  cabbage  and  cabbage  seed  to  their 
greatest  perfection.  As  far  as  tried  in  the  East¬ 
ern  States,  plants  from  these  seeds  have  invaria¬ 
bly  kept  far  ahead  of  those  from  seeds  grown 
here,  and  have  produced  beautiful  cabbage.  In 
order  to  have  it  further  tried  in  all  sections,  we 
will  send  a  sample  package  free  to  any  cabbage 
grower  who  will  give  it  a  fair  trial,  upon  receipt 
of  his  address  plainly  written  on  back  of  a  postal 
card.  The  variety  sent  is  Fotller's  Early  Drurn- 
head,  which  we  have  bred  up  to  a  point  of  excel¬ 
lence  that  we  believe  to  be  surpassed  by  no  cab¬ 
bage  in  the  world.  J.  F.  Tillinohast. 
La  Plume,  Luzerne  Co.,  Pa. 
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GARDEN  NOTES. 
We  know  of  tomato  ■platU.’i  th&t  were  manured 
with  hen  manure  nearly  five  feet  high  at  this 
time  (Ang.  15).  They  are  supported  by  hoops 
nailed  to  perpendicular  stakes.  Others,  manured 
with  horse  manure,  growing  beside  them  are  two 
and  a  half  feet  high.  The  latter,  however,  are 
bearing  twice  as  many  tomatoes  as  the  former, 
and  they  are  fully  as  large. 
FOWLS  FOR  FARMERS. 
The  principal  objeet  in  keeping  fowls,  like 
most  other  stoolc,  is  profit,  and  the  question  for 
a  farmer  to  decide  is,  '•  Which  is  the  most  profit¬ 
able  for  me  to  keep?”  homo  farmers  have  a 
decided  pi'ejudice  against  all  pure-bred  stock,  but 
it  does  not  occm-  to_  them  that  all  tlie  imiirove- 
monts  in  their  cattle,  tiorses,  pigs  and  poultry, 
compared  witli  what  they  wore  fifty  years  ago,  are 
all  due  to  the  patience  of  those  who  have  worked 
to  bring  them  to  a  higher  state  of  perfection. 
In  regard  to  keeping  fowls  in  large  quantities 
on  farms,  1  have  known  fanners  to  start  out 
with  a  prejudice  against  improved  breeds  and 
undertake  to  keep  a  largo  stock,  thinking  that 
they  would  do  better  with  the  old  small,  bouy, 
hungry,  sparsely-feathered  dunghill  fowl  than 
they  could  do  by  obtaining  a  stock  of  an  im¬ 
proved  strain. 
I  do  not  advise  farmers  to  keep  entirely  pure¬ 
bred  birds,  for  there  are  none  that  arc  liighly 
bred  but  what  are  a  little  weaker  than  a  cross  in 
some  point,  either  in  laying,  feathering,  consti¬ 
tution,  or  rapid  development;  in  other  words, 
all  the  perfections  are  not  to  he  found  in  one 
breed.  For  instance,  two  varieties  that  are  long 
in  maturing,  when  crossed,  will  produce  chickens 
that  will  feather  and  outgrow  eitlier  of  tlie  parent 
stock  at  a  given  ago  and  make  early  broilers.  I 
do  not  mean  to  say  that  they  can  bo  made  to 
weigh  as  heavy  as  the  Brahmas  with  time  and 
care,  but  Brahma  crossed  with  Dorking,  and 
some  others,  will  make  a  broiler  before  either  a 
puro-bred  fowl  or  a  common  dunghill,  showing 
that  the  farmer  is  equally  interested  with  the 
fancier  in  having  pure  blood  to  cross  with. 
Ill  the  Eiwleru  or  Northern  States  we  must 
have  fowls  that  can  endure  the  cold  winters  and 
lay.  The  Brahmas  would,  perhaps,  bo  the  breed 
if  they  did  not  keep  one  eye  on  the  corn  crib  and 
on  the  gate  to  see  who  is  coming  to  feed  them, 
all  summer  as  well  as  winter,  for,  as  Josh  Bill¬ 
ings  says  of  ducks,  “they  always  liave  a  little 
appetite  left;’’  but  they  also  have  merits  of  the 
greatest  value,  such  as  size,  winter  laying,  hardi¬ 
ness,  and  being  good  mothers.  The  latter  qual¬ 
ity  is  a  little  too  good  in  their  setting  propensi¬ 
ties  and  could  well  be  improved  npou. 
Now,  if  a  farmer  desires  to  make  eggs  a  spe¬ 
cialty,  he  wants  to  rotaiu  those  merits  and  add 
to  them  by  inter-brecding  with  great  egg  pro¬ 
ducers,  such  as  Leghorn-s  and  Hamburgs.  I 
know  several  farmers  who  have  crossed  the  light 
Brahmas  with  white  Leghorns  with  excellent  re¬ 
sults,  the  fowl  thus  produced  laying  very  well 
all  through  the  winter,  and  when  they  w'ant  to 
thin  out  their  stock  they  have  good-sized  fowls 
for  market.  Leghoims  being  non-sitters,  the 
cross  thus  produced  wUl  sit  and  rear  their  own 
broods.  About  one-quarter  Brahma  blood,  to 
harden  and  infuse  sittiog  qualities  into  the 
flock,  is  enough. 
After  the  first  cross,  which  would  be  half  of 
each  sort,  and  is  best  produced  with  Brahma 
cocks  and  Leghorn  hens,  next  year  breed  this 
cross  with  Leghorn  cocks  and  you  will  have 
them  about  right.  As  some  chickens  vrill  revert 
back  to  the  original  types,  experience  will  teach 
the  breeder  which  ones  to  remove  first  when  he 
thins  out.  The  Leghorn  Is  the  hardiest  great 
layer.  Their  eggs  are  also  large,  and  are  thus 
beginning  to  be  known  in  New  York  markets, 
being  quoted  as  Leghorn  eggs.  No  doubt  the 
size  has  led  to  this.  Much  is  expected  of  the 
Brown  Leghorn.  It  has  net  yet,  however,  stood 
the  test  of  time  that  the  White  has,  but  is  a 
gre^t  favorite,  and  I  know  parties  who  will  teat 
their  comparative  merits  on  a  large  scale  this 
fall.  There  are  other  good  crosses,  sooh,  for 
instance,  as  Houdans  with  Leghorns,  and  Ham- 
burgs  with  Brahmas.  Leghorns,  after  their  first 
cross,  are  very  good.  Dorkings  with  either  Leg¬ 
horns  or  Hamburgs  aie  good  for  fai-m  pm-poses, 
but  the  first-named  are  the  strongest  and  more 
able  to  resist  the  cold  weather  of  winter.  The 
latter  is  a  most  excellent  breed  for  California  or 
auy  mild,  high  counti’y. 
If  you  desire  to  raise  chickens  for  killing,  I 
would  advise  a  cross  between  Brahma  hens  and 
Gray  or  Colored  Dorking  cocks,  they  maturing 
the  quickest  of  any,  as  I  have  found  by  expe¬ 
rience.  I  have  had  large  pullets  laying  in  Sep¬ 
tember  when  less  than  five  months  old.  I  have 
found  that  if  kept  to  a  first  cross  they  gi'ow  bet¬ 
ter  than  to  breed  back  to  either  side. 
Houdans  and  Brahmas  .are  said  to  produce 
qnick-grovring  oliicks,  and  I  have  no  doubt  they 
are  a  good  selection,  as  either  cross  will  much 
improve,  not  only  the  growth,  but  also  the  flavor 
and  delicacy  of  the  flesh.  Henry  Hales. 
QUERY  ABOUT  PLYMOUTH  ROCKS. 
A  NEiOHBOR  of  mine  has  some  Plymoutli  Rock 
fowls,  for  which  he  paid  a  good  price.  Last 
spring  he  was  quite  successful  In  raising  chick¬ 
ens,  and  he  i.s  very  proud  of  them.  I  have  aome 
light  Bralimas,  having  no  pretensions  to  purity, 
niixed  up  with  Donuiilques  and  common  fowls. 
Some  of  the  chickens  raised  from  this  mixturo 
are  so  similar  in  appearance  to  my  neighbor’s 
fancy  Plymouth  Rocks  that  I  cannot  distinguish 
any  dissimilarity.  Are  not  iiihie  as  good  as  his  ? 
What  is  the  difference?  Please  tell  me. — W. 
Hayes,  Ktatt-n  Island,  JV.  1'. 
Plymouth  Rocks  may  resemble  your  fowls 
pretty  closely,  for  this  breed  is  without  doubt  a 
cross  between  the  Brahmas  and  Dominiques. 
The  shape  of  the  body  is  characteristic  of  the 
ill  st,  and  the  color  and  siuglo  comb  are  from  the 
latter,  but  by  examining  your  stock  closely  you 
null  see  then  is  not  the  uniformity  in  the  chick¬ 
ens  that  there  is  in  those  of  your  neighbor.  Seo 
if  tlie  legs  of  all  your  stock  arc  free  from  feath¬ 
ers  and  of  a  pure  yellow  color,  their  combs  up¬ 
right  and  the  featherings  evenly  burred.  Your 
cluckens,  when  bred  from  again,  will  revert  back 
to  Brahmas  and  Dommiquos,  while  tlics^  of  your 
neighbor  will  breed  true.  TJie  reason  of  this  Is 
because  they  have  been  selected  time  after  time 
until  the  principal  characteristics,  as  you  now 
see  them,  have  become  fixed.  This  is  the  way 
that  moat  of  our  distinct  breeds  of  fowls  have 
been  produced.  ii.  u. 
anil  iscfiil. 
A  PRACTICAL  TEST  FOR  VINEGAR. 
Housekeepers  in  cities  often  find  it  very  difli- 
cult  to  obtain  good  vinegar,  besides  an  article 
which  may  appear  to  bo  pure  to  the  palate,  will 
not  stand  a  chemical  test  in  this  respect.  The 
American  Grocer  gives  a  few  hints  on  detecting 
adulterated  vinegar,  which  may  be  of  use  to 
some  of  our  readers : 
We  have  frequently  been  asked  for  some 
simple  and  practical  method  of  testing  the 
purity  and  strength  of  vinegar.  Of  course,  to 
a8certalu--Jflst  what  and  how  much  adulteration 
is  in  vinegar,  a  cheniioal  analysis  is  necessary, 
but  for  obvious  reasons  this  is  not  obtainable  by 
retailers  generally.  The  most  common  adulter¬ 
ant,  however,  is  acid,  wliich  is  added  to  increase 
the  strength,  and  to  detect  this  the  pickle  niauii- 
factui'crs  have  a  simple  test  that  is  infallible, 
and  shows  the  slightest  trace  of  that  article. 
Each  pickle  manufacturer  keeps  a  small  vial  of 
the  solution  of  muriate  of  barytes,  obtainable 
for  a  few  cents  at  any  drug  store.  When  a 
sample  of  vinegar  is  offered  ho  turns  out  a  wine 
glass  about  half  full  and  adds  about  ten  or 
twelve  drops  of  the  muriate  of  barytes.  If  the 
vinegar  is  pure  it  will  show  no  change.  If  it 
contains  acids  it  will  gradually  turn  to  a  milky 
hue,  according  to  tlie  quantity  of  acids  in  it. 
To  show  the  nicety  of  the  tost  we  give  an 
instance  that  lately  happened : — A  farmer 
brought  in  a  sample  of  cider  vinegar  which,  as 
he  had  made  it  himself,  he  knew  was  absolutely 
pure.  On  testing  it,  it  showed  a  faint  milky 
cloud,  indicating  that  there  was  acid  of  some 
kind  in  it.  Not  being  able  to  explain  it,  he 
went  home  and  tested  each  barrel  and  found  it 
all  so.  After  patient  investigation  he  finally 
found  that  he  had  used  water  from  a  cistern 
supplied  from  a  roof  having  copper  gutters  to 
oai-ry  off  the  water.  We  also  tested,  this  week, 
a  sample  of  imported  bottle  white  wine  vinegar, 
bearing  a  name  known  all  over  the  world,  and 
this  also  showed  a  slight  tr.%ce  of  acids,  added 
probably  to  increase  the  strength. 
To  test  the  strength  of  vinegar,  the  simplest 
way  is  to  find  bow  many  grains  of  bi-carbonate 
of  soda  a  troy  ounce  of  vinegar  will  neutralize 
or  dissolve.  As  retailer:",  do  not  have  scales 
sufficiently  delicate  to  weigh  out  email  quantities 
the  best  way  is  to  take  a  sample  of  vinegar  to  a 
druggist  and  have  him  weigh  out  one  ounce. 
Then  if  the  vinegar  is  said  to  bo  30  grains 
strength,  weigh  out  80  grains  of  bl-oarbonate  of 
soda,  and  if  the  ounce  of  vinegar  will  neutralize 
the  whole  of  it  and  take  no  more,  it  is  80  grains 
of  strength.  The  strength  of  vinegar,  therefore, 
is  determined  by  the  number  of  grains  of  bi¬ 
carbonate  of  soda  a  troy  ounce  will  completely 
neutralize. 
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LEATHER  IN  ONE  HOUR. 
In  the  good  old  time  when  a  pair  of  boots 
were  expected  to  last  the  wearer  a  year  or  two, 
it  required  almost  that  time  to  tan  the  leather. 
But  quick  tanned,  quick  worn  out,  has  become 
4SS 
the  rule,  but  we  are  likely  to  do  away  with  all  the 
slow  processc*  both  in  producing  and  consuming 
judging  from  what  wo  road  of  a  now  discovery 
ill  tanning  as  reported  in  the  Commercial  Bulle¬ 
tin  ! 
Wonderful  are  the  changes  that  have  been 
effected  of  late  years  in  the  mnmifiictnro  of 
leather  by  the  use  of  chemicals  and  machinery, 
in  place  of  the  old-fashioned  tan-pits  and  tlie 
slow  manipulation  of  tho  currier  and  tanner. 
If  some  of  our  old  leather  niauufactnrcrs  could 
bo  rOMUvreckd, — men  who  woro  accustomed  to 
soaking  tlieir  hides  for  years  and  turning  them 
assiduously  at  certain  seasons, — how  they  would 
stare  to  see  tho  iirosont  process!  But  every  day 
wo  hear  of  something  new  in  this  ilirection.  A 
joint  stock  company  was  recently  formed  in 
Deti'oit  for  the  inirposo  of  tanning  leather  in 
one  hour!  Wo  give  the  information  for  what 
it  Is  worth  ;  but  it  certainly  does  look  like  sleight- 
of  hand.  Tlio  process  Is  a  chemical  one,  [  or- 
formed  by  the  action  of  certain  inoxponsivo 
materials,  tho  compounding  of  which  in  tlie 
right  xiroportion  is  a  secret.  It  is  cloimed  that 
robes,  tanned  with  the  hair  on,  arc  soft  as  tho 
finest  wool;  hides  of  the  deer,  horse,  dog.  etc., 
are  smooth  and  soft,  while  calf  and  kip  show  tho 
toxturo  and  grain  which  good  Bhocmaliers  umst 
admire.  No  liarU  is  required  except  a  liltlo  to 
give  the  proiier  color  to  the  leather.  Bark  is 
worth  $8  to  a  cord,  and  about  200  cords  are 
rec|uired  to  tan  l.OOO  hides  by  tho  common 
method.  Two  cords  would  bo  sufficient  to  give 
tho  proper  color  to  tho  same  number  of  hides, 
and  the  saving  in  this  item  will  bo  enormous. 
We  understand  that  Uie  company  are  turning 
out  from  2.000  to  3,000  hides  per  month.  How 
the  article  is  wearing  we  have  not  been  able  to 
ascertain,  but  shall  watch  tho  result  with  inter¬ 
est. 
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SCIENTIFIC  AND  USEFUL  NOTES. 
The  mucilage  used  by  tho  Government  for 
postage  stamps  is  composed  of; — Dextrin,  2  oz.; 
acetio  acid,  1  oz.;  water,  6  oz.;  alcohol,  1  oz. 
Alum,  and  Plaster  of  Paris,  well  mixed  in 
water  and  used  in  tlie  liquid  state,  form  a  hard 
comixisition  and  is  a  good  cement. 
Inimstrial  iocictics. 
SUPPLEMENTARY  FAIR  LIST. 
....Sept. 
20, 
28 
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28. 
20 
7^ 
5 
3, 
5 
J*. 
5 
....O’t. 
I", 
12 
....SPpt, 
2R 
29 
. . .  .Sept. 
23. 
28 
....Oft, 
1. 
4. 
5 
0. 
7 
. Sept. 
10, 
21 
3, 
7 
2R. 
29 
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29 
....Seot. 
27 
MAlNK, 
An(lrosooK«ln.  I.owlaton . 
A  I  . 
Ki'ii (Kiistcrn),  Chinn."... . 
Kcnnohf'C.  Ui'iKlHt'lC . 
Knox  (Norili).  Apiileton . Oft. 
Oxford,  Stiiil II  Pnlis  ........................ .n< 
rluKHdanoO,  Top«liiira . Oi' 
rt.onfrset  Oentnil,  Skowhcgiin . So.  _ 
Wiiiflo,  Bidfost . Sfpt.  1 
Wiildnnnd  Punobscor.  Union,  Monroe . Oct. 
Plscatu<iuri  Central,  Foxoi'iift.. . . ....Ool. 
VKtl.MONT. 
White  Vlvor  Valley,  Uothel . 
CONNECTICUT, 
New  I.ondbn.  Norwich . . . 
Diinbiiry,  Diinbury . ..Oct. 
P.ilrtlelo,  Norwulh . Sc !U. ' 
MIdrIltinf  t.  MIddloton . Sojn.  ' 
Orford.  New  ITiiven  Co . . . Sect,  f 
Tollunrt.  Hoc kville . Sept.  Z7,  ?8  • 
Wioiniiini,  Hronklyn . . . Sept.  Ill,  21 
.Now  IIiivuii.Now  Hiivcn . Oct.  +.  5 
TOWN  FAIRS. 
Meriden . . . . . Sept.  2f).  22 
Milford . . . ,....Sept.  2«,  2S 
Hlilsodfld . 2:,  2S 
VVoodKtock..,.,, . Snpt.  12,  U 
Kiill*  Vlllaso . Sopt.  12,  1:5 
(iulifnrd . Oot.  11 
Torrloitton . . Oct.  4.  6 
WoodbrIUlfO  iiiid  Bcthiiny . Oct.  1,  5 
WISCONSIN. 
WJUJP''en  Atf.  an  1  Much.  A8.i’n,  \Vaapaca..Sept.  2(1,  28 
I.odl  Union,  Lodi . . . Oct.  .8,  R 
Waupii<«.  Co..  Wcyiinwcaii . Oct.  6.  7 
Fond  dll  l.HC.  Kond  dn  Lae  . Si-pt.  2R,  21> 
S.  Wls.und  tl.  111.  Ind.  ASs’n,  Rcloit . Scpt.  1'.  14 
Rock  Co..  .IiineMVlIle . ‘^upt.  .1,  8 
Wuiiku'^lia  I'o.,  WiiukfHba . . . ...Oct.  ;i,  R 
M.irqiiijUf  Co..  Montnllo . S "pi..  2".  ?1 
Clcree  t'u..  Prescott . . . 8oul.  22,  23 
Buavur  Ibim  A(j..  Much,  and  .Stock  Ass’n, 
Boiivcr  D'ini .  Sept.  20.  22 
■"alworlli  Co..  BIkhorn .  . Sept.  2R.  211 
Green  cu.,  .Monroe . Hupt.  27,  30 
Hfi'lln  Alt.  A'l^'n.  Borllo . Sopt.  2R.  28 
TrenipeluJin  Co,,  linli-vlllii . . . .Sept,  11), 
K.istorn  Monroe  t*o..  Toniiih . Hnpt.  20,  22 
fjiu'hoygun  Co..  Stiei'oyit«n  Falls . Sept.  20,  22 
r)"OrCo  .Sturjf'on  B''y  . . .S.’pi.  2l»,;o 
liaCrimso  OO..  West  Nulcm . Sept.  2R,  28 
.liineaii  Co..  Manston . Si  pi.  20,  22 
Grant  Co..  Laucnsiur . . . . . Hopt.  27,  2H 
Ji'ITerson  Co.,  .luffcrson . . . .......Supl,  10.22 
Done  Co.,  Madison . .........Pept.  10,  22 
Hosc'Obul.  BoHOoliel . Oct.  4.  R 
German  A.sa’n.  Blioboyitan . Bopt.  2R.  28 
Richland  Co..  Ulchliiiid  Centre... . ..Pfjit.  '..D,  22 
ButTalo  Uo.j,  Lincidn . Sept.  20 
Crawford  Co..  Seneca . Bent.  20,  22 
Vernon  Co.,  Vu'oqua. . uct.  3,  5 
MISSOURI. 
PIntt.A.  Platte  City.... . . . Sept.  5, 10 
BO'ine.  Cntnmhla . Hept.  r>,  9 
S'liinc,  Mtirsbi'li . 'ippt,  5.  U 
.MontKomcry.  Montgomery  City . Sept.  5,  10 
LbwIs,  1,11  Grange. . . Sept.  12.  1.5 
JiiokiOft.  KaoMA  City . Sept.  18,  21 
Pike,  Loulsluna . S«pr..  10.2.5 
Plke.Cloiilosloji . Sept.  ?R.  1.0 
Ad.dr.  KlrksVlIle., . . . . . Oc>.  I,  8 
St.  Genevieve.  St.  Genevlovo . Sept.  5,  o 
Sc.  FratiCoU,  Fiiriiilngton . f^ept.  1'.’,  10 
Jefferson  Co.,  UeSoio...... . Sept.  6, 10 
KENTUCKY.; 
Industrial  A.‘s’n.  Frankfort . .Sept.  10,22 
Vermillion  <’o,,  Catllu . . . Sept.  2*5,  29 
“  Ag.,  lloop*town . .....Sept.  12,  IR 
"  Ag,.  Diiiiville . Sept.  10.22 
Wabash.  Mt.  Cormel . ’  epi.25.  29 
Warren,  Monoiouth . Sept.  12, 1,5 
Wayne.  Fiilrlleld .  Sepi.  10,  23 
Whitetlde  Co..  Stfrling . Sept.  5.  8 
Ag.,  Morrison . 8"pt.  '2,  15 
Williamson.  Ac.. ’•ion . Oct.  .8.  R 
Wiauebiigo.  Kocittord . Sept.  12, 15 
