MOORE’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER. 
SEPT.  23 
ifloviniltuviil 
BULBOUS  PLANTS. 
'i'l’Mi’S  and  HyacintbH.  if  they  bloomed  in  the 
richest  lloral  Fctison,  early  annuner,  wonl  1  bo  . 
doenicd  a«  showy  as  the  ahowiest  of  tlio  planta  i 
then  blooming.  Jtiit  when  it  is  considered  that 
they  begin  blooming  in  early  April,  when  other  i 
thinga  are  only  beginning  to  bud  and  the  conn-  | 
try  shows  only  the  lirat  green  tint  of  verdnre,  it  | 
is  aa  if  one’s  gnrdtm,  without  them,  lost  two  i 
weeks  of  sjiring,  and  that,  too,  at  a  time  wlien,  < 
from  long  and  iiatient  waltiJig,  wo  arc  n!a<ly  to  ( 
acdzo  upon  tho  first  vi«^!et  with  a  frcsldy-awak-  ] 
ened  enthusiasm  that,  ns  Jlowera  become  more  ' 
iinmerona  and  the  aeiison  wears  on  apace,  ia 
])rone  rather  to  pull  than  to  inen'.ase. 
H))ring  bulbs,  to  produce  their  best  elTocta, 
should  be  jdanted  in  quautitios.  A  scattorod 
Hyacinth  or  Crocus  hero  or  there  looks  lonely, 
cold— looks  )i8  if  it  wore  an  esciqs'd  hoWiouso 
snl)joct  that  was  in  danger  of  freezing  to  death, 
and  wo  arc  the  more  inclined  to  think  of  “The 
last  Hose  of  Kuminer”  thutiof  the  sturdy  llowor.^ 
of  spring  that  the  frosty  air  will  harm  mit  at 
all.  If  wo  have  hut  a  few  of  such  hulhs,  hetler 
grow  thorn  in  the  lionsc,  to  enliven  the  window 
or  consorvatoi'y  through  mid-winter.  I5ut  the 
elTect  of  many  si)ring  hulbs  hlooming  together 
in  tlio  same  border  is  very  dilforont.  ^Yo  may 
then  feel  that  they  uro  quite  at  homo  ;  that  tluy 
aro  iHond  of  their  lirilliant  colors  atal  conscious 
of  tho  pleasure  they  aU'ord  us. 
Insto.ad  of  planting  Jlyiidnlhs,  Tulips,  Crocus, 
Crown  Imiicrial,  etc.,  in  beds  from  which  later 
in  tho  season  they  must  be  removi'd,  or  else  li  - 
jiirod  by  tho  introduction  of  b<!ddiug-plauts  to 
till  their  places,  would  it  not  be  a  good  plan  to 
jilaiit  togi-ther  in  one  larger  plot  all  jdantsof  the 
Jiily  kind,  there  to  remain  nndistmbed  for  sev¬ 
eral  years  in  succession?  Hiich  a  plot  would 
give  flowers  of  one  species  or  another  from  early 
spring  until  frost.  .l''irMt,  about  tho  1st  of  Apri>, 
wo  should  have  the  hriglit,  though  shoH-lived, 
flowers  of  the  Crocus,  white,  yellow,  hltic  and 
striped,  lasting  until  the  first  of  May,  and  at  the 
same  time  the  Know  I'^lakes,  jA'uc<tjiim  ciTituhi 
and  ((•.shtwe,  the  latter  taller  than  the  former ; 
tho  Winter  Aconite,  JiraniliuH  hyinnaliit,  and  the 
yellow  Adder’s  'J'ongue,  Krytlmniium  Anurwd- 
nam. ;  the  lioman  llyatdntli,  far  less  showy  tlmn 
tho  later  ItyactnUiH,  but  blooming  tcji  days  ear¬ 
lier.  Then  the  Hyacinths  of  all  «ailor.s  are  added 
ill  early  May  Hie  early  Tulips;  then  the  Double 
and  I’arrot,  and  linally  tho  late  'J’ulips,  prettiest, 
jierhaps,  of  all;  the  (k'owu  Imperials,  blooming 
Hio  1st  of  ;May :  tlio  Narcissus,  and.  in  slielterod 
spots,  the  Anemone  and  it.iiinncnlus. 
Among  tho  oarlie.stand  most  showy  of  summer 
Lilies  is  L.  nvthvlMuin.  It  llowcrs  in  tho  middle 
of  Juno.  They  arc  erect  he  mnbols  four  inches 
or  more  iw'.ross,  of  a  dark  orange  color,  and  the 
bulbs  so  inereaso  in  two  or  three  years  as  to  pro¬ 
duce  masses  of  bloom  two  feet,  in  diameter.  Wo 
call  particular  attention  to  tliis  l-ily  from  the 
fact  that  with  no  care  beyond  that  of  wooding,  it 
never  has  failed  us  in  ton  years. 
Next,  those  known  as  Japan  Lilies  or  htneifo- 
linvix  (itpei-kimvis,  nlhitm,  roHc^tin  or  rnbruni, 
are,  for  Hiis  latitude,  to  be  prized. 
They  begin  hlooming  first  of  August,  conlinniug 
until  after  frost.  Lllimn  aurniuM  and  tovcrul 
of  the  distinct  varieties  that  have  sprung  from 
it  arc.  no  doubt,  the  linestr  or  all  hardy  Lilies; 
l)ut  they  are  more  liable  to  disease  and.  left  to 
thomseives  among  other  bulbs,  will,  as  a  general 
rule,  grow  heantifully  less  from  year  to  year  and 
finally  dis.apjroar.  NevorthclesB,  wo  should  have 
it  even  though  obliged  to  Imy  now  bulbs  every 
fall  or  spring.  L.  cxcc/.s/nn  (./cs/am/ju)  likewise, 
though  as  hardy  as  any  of  the  others,  docs  not 
thrive  well  under  onlinnry  treatment  One  year 
wo  raised  this  Lily  will)  a  stem  five  foot  two 
inches  high,  not  over  owe  Inch,  in  tUamotcr  at  tho 
base,  and  bearing  six  of  its  rocm-vod  biiflf  flowers 
a  little  larger  tlian  those  of  our  Jj.  supirhum. 
The  next  season  it  grew  one  foot  high — and  the 
next  was  dead.  Cluilcalrnrtrwn,  tho  KOarlet 
Turk’s  Cap,  tho  most  wax-like  of  IJlios,  of  a 
crimson  colo)',  hlooming  hi  July,  and  Jirumni, 
with  its  long,  trumiiet  flowers,  purple  without, 
white  within,  are  choice  bulbs,  which,  however, 
as  far  aa  wo  aro  aware,  have  never  boon  grown 
n  ith  snccoHS  under  tho  conditions  of  which  we 
speak.  ’  TAingilhrit'ia  .and  Ctauliiluiii,  tlic  doublo- 
floweruig  Tiger,  our  supirljuw  and  Cmmhnftt 
will,  however,  seldom  fivil  us,  and,  together  with 
tho  others  moiitioned,  may  he  relied  upon  for  a 
bed  of  constant  bloom  from  the  latter  part  of 
March  until  hard  frosts. 
JiCt  us,  in  arranging  a  plot  of  this  dc.sciiption, 
idaut  also  the  liis  lliat  ia  now  being  offered  by 
om-  florists  in  many  dolicato  coloi  ings  quite  new 
to  our  gul  dens.  It  would  seom  almost  impossible 
that  so  beautiful  a  flowoi-  could  over  have  be¬ 
come  so  cntii'oly  neglected.  l!ut  the  later  vari¬ 
eties  are  do.stiued  to  change  this,  and  wo  antici¬ 
pate  that  at  an  early  day  both  these,  as  well  as 
tho  old-fashioned  sorts,  will  again  become  as 
freely  used  as  arc  now  Gladioli  and  Japan  Lilies. 
There  arc  many  varieties,  the  following  of  which 
wo  have  selected  as  being  ]>crfectly  hardy  and 
inesenting  a  pleasing  and  diversified  range  of 
colors : 
7.  flfivn,  Adwis,  flurentiuOf  f^niithi,  Ch'Opnlray 
Foyiuom,  Orj>hi-uK,  plienta  vcniriconn:  also, 
Xiphiuiii  (Siianish),  Xiphioiih's  (Lnglish)  in  va- 
rioty — and  2\txu'(1,  Sui^kttio  and  (iiherosn. 
FttwhkiK,  JJnmrocaUU  and  Tritoim  w.nrin 
aro  well  suited  to  such  a  corahinatiou.  ^tost 
porsous  remove  the  Triloina  (llcd-Jiot  I'oka)  to 
tho  ct'llur  ill  late  full,  knowing  that  it  will  not 
stand  severe  winters.  In  tlic  fall  of  *71  wo  cov-  j 
ored  them  with  inonndB  of  sand,  placing  manure 
over  these.  Hioy  thus  iiassod  through  tho  ter¬ 
rible  winter  of  'Ih  uninjured.  After  so  excep¬ 
tional  a  test,  wo  have  little  fear  as  to  to  their 
hardiness  when  thus  protected.  1 1  is  less  ti'oublc 
than  to  remove  them  to  the  cellar  and  look  after 
them  now  mid  then  through  the  winter. 
A  bed  for  the  reception  of  specimens  of  tho 
Lily-like  jilauts  wo  have  reconunonded  would 
need  no  labored  jiroiiaration.  If  tho  soil  is 
good,  spading  a  foot  deep  and  adding  plenty  of 
sand  to  make  it  hght  uro  chiefly  iioodcd.  So  nr- 
rauged  this  fall,  it  might  so  remain  for  three 
years.  Increasing  in  beauty  all  tho  while,  when 
all  should  bo  dug  up,  now  soil  supplied,  the  bulbs 
scpaiatiid,  fresh  Hyacinths  iirocm-ed  (they  ai-o 
worthloss  after  Uiroo  seasous)  and  a  general  re- 
coDstructiou  clTectod. 
The  jireparation  of  this  bod  need  not  bo  begun 
until  after  frost  and  w’bon  the  garden  baa  lost  its 
summer  appcariinoe.  The  bulbs  (and  roots)  may 
bo  procured  and  planted  af  any  Umc  before  tho 
ground  is  frozen.  Tho  wholo  should  ho  pro¬ 
tected.  at  least  for  the  first  winter,  witli  a  cover¬ 
ing  of  about  three  inches  of  clean  maiimo,  not 
to  be  removed  in  spring,  but  to  romaiii  and  be¬ 
come  incorporated  with  the  soil. 
Of  all  spring  bulbs  tho  Hyacinth  isthomoit 
showy  and  jierhaps  tho  most  trustworthy  fer 
house  cultivation.  We  give  tho  following  sen¬ 
tentious  but  explicit  rules  that,  if  acted  upon, 
can  hardly  fall  to  jiroduce  jileasing  results : 
1.  Bclcct  the  heaviest  bulbs;  a  small,  heavy 
which,  by  measurement,  is  fourteen  inches  in 
length,  and  I  believe  that  they  can  be  forced  to 
measm'C  eighteen  inches  in  favorable  seasons. 
W.  It.  Beuouous. 
I  Our  corrcBiiondent’s  Ih'st  communication  upon 
Hydrangea  rcad.s,  “  If  grown  out-of-doors  it  (//. 
/Iorlcnsk0  requires  .ionic  flight  jirotecUon  during 
the  winter  inontlis.” 
The  jiresciit  one  speaks  of  it  as  hardy  when 
“properly  jirotected.”  Oiu-  owai  experiouco  is 
such  that  wo  are  eonstraiiied  to  beliovq  that  our 
fiieuil  will  have  occasion  to  change  his  mind. 
Ooiiain  it  is,  however,  that  wo  liavo  never  been 
.able  “jvrojicrly"  to  jirotcct  ours,  llyili'angcas 
pnniruMa  albn,  in  tho  IIukai.  groniids,  aro  no 
taller  this  season  than  last.  rerhap.s  tho  drought 
has  dwarfed  Hiein.  Wc  h.avc  no  ojiiniou  as  re¬ 
gards  how  largo  their  thyrses  may  he  grown  by 
forcing  it.  No  refoi'ouccis  made  in  his  first  iwticle 
to  Hjieclal  eliltuve. — En.] 
- -»  »  ♦  — 
SEEDLING  GRAPES. 
Last  year  wc  Bngge.sted  to  sonic  of  our  friends 
that  they  save  tho  seeds  of  line  grajxis  and  jilant 
them  for  room  cultivation  during  the  wlnUr. 
Use  :i-inch  jiots— 2  seeds  to  a  pot,  sowu  a  ijiiarler 
of  an  inch  dcoji.  If  botJi  gcruiinato.  jiiiich  one 
out.  In  the  spring,  afler  frosts  are  jiast,  thump 
them  out  into  the  ground.  They  will  oontiiuio 
to  grow  diu-ing  tho  suiimicr,  and  will  jierhaps 
fruit  tho  tliird  year. 
It  would  seem  a  more  economical  method  to 
sow  in  boxes.  Jlut  in  this  case  the  roots  will  be 
distm-hod  in  transjilanting ;  tho  vines  then  gener¬ 
ally  lose  thoir  loaves,  and  aro  slow  to  recover. 
Tliuiupcd  out  from  S-iiicli  jiots.  the  roots  are 
not  disturbed  and  no  chock  is  cxjicricnced. 
^roinii)  tljc  lUjiublic, 
FROM  OLD  CONNECTICUT. 
bulb  will  develop  stronger  roots  and  a  more 
ooiiipact  nicemo  than  those  wliich  aro  larger  and 
lighter. 
2.  If  glasses  aro  used,  fill  tlicin  uitli  jmre  rain 
water,  so  Unit  the  bottom  or  jilato  of  tlio  Inilb 
bandy  touches  it.  Fill  the  hotbim  of  tho  glass 
with  hits  of  charcoal ;  tho  ohauging  of  the  water, 
which  sometimes  entangles  or  breaks  tli.*Jong, 
slender  roots,  will  thou  bo  mmecesHaiy. 
:i.  I’laxio  the  liulb  in  a  cool,  dark  closet,  or  in 
the  cellar,  until  roots  have  groun  two  inches  or 
more,  and  then  gnuhially  iulroduco  to  the  light, 
always,  however,  avoiding  bright  sniishiuo.  Ac¬ 
cording  to  most  instructions,  tlio  bulb  should  le- 
matn  in  the  dark  until  tlio  roots  have  extended 
nearly  or  quite  to  the  bottom  of  the  glass.  This, 
sjioakiiig  from  onr  own  oxjierieiice,  is  a  mistake. 
The  roots  of  bulbs,  like  tboso  of  other  jdants.  in 
a  measure,  aro  assisted  in  growth  by  tho  loaves, 
and  if  wo  retard  tlio  latter  too  long,  tho  roots 
draw  too  much  sustenanco  from  tho  bulb,  which 
is  hut  a  hyportrojdued  stem,  and  tlio  inflores¬ 
cence  is  imiiauod  accordingly.  Komo  bulbs  will 
omit  roots  in  a  fow  days;  others  requh'o  six 
weeks. 
4.  The  fiinglo  kimlt)  are  generally  jirefenod  for 
glass  and  water  cultmo.  Wo  prefer  thom  for 
out-door  eultnro  as  well,  though  tlio  double  va¬ 
rieties,  being  later,  add  a  fow  days  to  the  Hya¬ 
cinth  season. 
0.  A  teiiijioraluro  not  over  C5^  and  a  moist 
almosjihoro  aro  desirable.  Fill  tho  glass  with 
water  as  it  evajioratcs. 
It  is  hotter  to  grow  all  tho  sjiring  bulbs  in  foil, 
which  sujijilie-s  elcmcuts  of  uouvislimont  which 
wiiteJ  does  not.  It  is  only  necessary  to  collect 
light  soil,  siHULro  jierfoct  drainage,  jJacc  in  tho 
cellar  or  other  dark,  cool  jilace  until  the  leaves 
begin  to  grow,  and  then  iuuro  to  the  light. 
CycUvitcHit,  though  little  known  us  ooinjiarod 
with  Jlyacinths  and  'I'lilips,  aro  among  tho  jiret- 
ticst  of  bulbous  plants  for  winter  culture.  They 
oi’o  of  extremely  delioato  colors,  shorKulmd, 
with  lobes  so  twisted  as  to  resemble  a  shuttle¬ 
cock.  G.  Pt'cMcum  is  tho  siiocios  most  in  favor 
for  house  or  conservatory.  Tho  hardy  dladioluit, 
many  of  the  /ris,  tho  Know-Drop,  Ixia,  Crocus, 
Oxalis,  Narcissus,  Jonquil,  aro  all  suitable  for 
winter  flowering.  Ax'  Oui  G.akuenkk. 
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HYDRANGEA. 
Emroi;  Uuji.vt.  Nkw-Yobkeu  All  the  epocios 
of  tho  llydningoa  mentioned  in  my  commuuica- 
tiyu  of  last  week,  I  cultivutoon  my  own  grounds. 
They  are  jici-fectly  hardy,  ivitli  tlio  cxcoiition  of 
the  variety  lIortcnHia,  wliieU  requires  protection 
during  the  winter.  Frujicrly  protected,  the  lat¬ 
ter  8tund.s  tho  cold  winters  very  well  with  me 
and  some  of  my  neighbors.  Of  the  Ifydrangcn 
pauk'iilala,  1  have  on  my  lawn  soiuo  twonty-Jivo 
plants,  one  of  which,  under  special  care,  bus  at¬ 
tained  the  higlit  of  seven  feet,  and  no  doubt 
will  be  eight  feet  by  next  season.  This  sjiecimen 
has  now  some  ninety  jianicles  of  flowers,  one  of 
Dkau  IluuAi, What  is  more  imjiressivo  than 
tho  slilluess  of  a  country  village  at  midday  ?  It 
is  now  noon ;  tho  strokes  on  the  boll  of  tho  clock 
at  a  iK'iglibor's,  just  across  tho 'green,  come  to 
mo  witti  ti  snrjirisuig  distinctness.  The  crowing 
of  a  cock  in  a  di-itaut  barnyard  is  as  clear  as  if 
but  a  fow  rods  away.  Tho  wliistlo  of  a  loco¬ 
motive,  “  over  tho  mounlaiii,  far  away,"  might 
n-adily  be  snpiioscsl  to  be  no  more  tbaii  a  mile 
oir.  The  laughter  of  disfant  playing  cliildrcn 
seems  as  if  in  tho  lawn  under  my  vrindow.  All 
nature  is  in  repose  ;  tho  lea\08  on  tho  trees  seem 
afraid  to  rustle— silonee  is  tlie  rule  ;  noise,  tho 
exception. 
“  Now  eomes  still  evening  on'*  was  not  writton 
fur  this  latitude.  Here,  as  tho  shadows  lengthen, 
activity  increases.  Half  jiast  fom-  is  train  time, 
and  from  then  till  dark,  can-iages  luo  almost  eon- 
stantly  in  siglit  some  to  meet  passongors  at  the 
Btatioii,  some  to  the  stores  and  iiost-ofliee.  some 
rotm-ning  from  market,  some  witli  riders  for 
jiloasure.  and  some  (butlhoso  a  litllo later— after 
tea.)  with  young  lovers,  for  tho  yoiuig  jiooplo  do 
say  there  is  no  bettor  jilace  to  tell  the  tale  of 
tender  iiassloii  than  in  a  narrow-seated  buggy  on 
a  moonliglit  niglit.  with  a  horse  that  seems  to 
know  Ids  business  and  isn’t  ovor-aiixlous  to  get 
home. 
As  tho  smi  descends,  croquet  parties  aro  f ormod, 
and  sounds  of  tho  raiqiiug  of  the  miillclH,  tho 
concession  of  Imlts,  and  the  hilarity  of  jtlaycrs, 
come  from  all  ilireetiona.  And  soon  Iho  laborers 
are  returning  from  Hielr  work,  and  “  the  lowing 
herd  winds  slowly  o'er  the  lea.” 
Aa  tuiliglit  comes,  tho  insectivorous  world 
awakens,  and.  before  bed  time,  the  crickets  chirp, 
tho  katy-dids  rasjiing  contradiction,  and  tlio  trec- 
toail’s  Inhai-monions  note  aro  making  more  noise 
ill  a  miimto  than  all  natiu'o  contributes  to  the 
noontide  hour. 
One  of  tho  strangest  thinga  to  mo,  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  life  hero,  is,  that  pcojfle  give  so  Uttlo 
attonliou  to  small  fruit  culUu'e.  A  few  ciu-rant 
hushes  aro  occasionally  seen  ;  but  it  is  an  exeeji- 
lion  whoa  you  llnd  strawberries,  blackberries, 
raspberries,  or  even  grapes.  One  day’s  work  in 
a  yeai'  devoted  to  each  kind  of  herrics  would 
furnish  a  full  sniijily  for  family  use ;  and  oiio- 
half  tljat  time  devoted  to  grape  culture,  would 
insure  more  than  a  sufiicioucy.  Occatdoually  a 
vine,  transplanted  from  the  neighboring  woods, 
is  seen,  jilauted  as  much  for  shade  aa  fruit;  but 
it  seems  to  bo  forgotten  that  Ihero  are  now  good 
varieties,  which  are  as  easily  cultivated  as  the 
natives— oiitircly  hardy  and  more  productive,  as 
tho  Concord,  JlavtfordProliflc.aml  others  wliich, 
al  ter  sotting,  reqnii-o  only  (raining  and  pruning. 
The  berries  iire  not  quite  so  easy  of  culture ;  but 
a  strawberry  bod,  four  roda  square,  can  bo  sot 
and  taken  care  of  with  but  very  little  trouble, 
and  a  row  of  Kittatinuoys  or  Ijawtoiis,  of  I'hila- 
deljiliias  or  Antwerps,  sufticieut  to  produce  all 
that  RI  O  needed  for  tho  table,  and  to  jirepare  in 
different  nays  for  winter’s  nsc,  require  loss  labor 
and,  as  I  said,  the  neglect  to  cultivate  these  lux¬ 
uries  is,  to  me,  unaccountable. 
Centennial  cushions  are  tho  furore  among  tlie 
ladies  in  this  vicinity.  A  jneco  of  working  can¬ 
vas  of  suitable  size  is  selected,  in  tho  center  of 
which  the  owner  works  such  designs  as  is  con¬ 
sidered  niqirojiriato,  u.snnlly  combining  in  some 
way  tlio  flgurcs  of  1K7«,  witli  a  shield,  flags,  or 
other  national  ciiihlems.  It  is  tlieii  sent  to 
frionds,  who,  hi  succession  embroider  such  little 
design  as  they  may  ehooso — a  letter,  rose  bud, 
(anything  of  small  size  and  witli  total  di.srogard  of 
order  as  to  jiosition.  When  the  canvas  is  nearly 
covered  with  these  designs,  the  vacant  spaces  be¬ 
tween  thom  are  tilled  in  and  the  cover  for  tho 
cushion  is  ready. 
■Whatever  this  village  may  be  w.anting  in,  it  ia 
not  in  jxistal  convouioiices,  aa  four  incoming  and 
live  outgoing  mails  daily  sufliciimtly  attest.  This, 
for  a  rural  jiopulatiou  of  1,500  a  ooiisiderablo 
number  of  whom  get  their  mail  matter  from 
other  oflices — must  be  considered  ample.  When 
1  was  a  boy  wc  ha*!  but  three  inaila  each  way  in 
a  week.  Then,  1  think,  there  was  not  a  single 
daily  jiajiei’  taken  in  town,  and  but  one  semi- 
weekly.  Now,  I  am  tokl,  there  ai'o  about  forty 
dailies  and  wotkhos  in  number  jirojiortionato. 
This  sjicaks  well  for  tlio  reading  habits  of  tho 
eoiiimunity,  and  I  think  there  is  no  doubt  tlic 
country  jicojilo,  as  a  class,  aro  better  jiosted, 
relative  to  the  general  nows  of  the  day,  than  aro 
those  of  tho  same  iulelloctual  caliber  who  rosido 
ill  larger  towns  or  dllos. 
Kituated  so  near  the  city — only  six  rtiilos  away 
— considcrahlo  aUcntlon  is  given  to  suiqilying 
milk  and  butter  for  that  market,  and  the  fannors 
aro  beginning  to  learn  that  there  is  lyueli  differ¬ 
ence  In  oows  and  that  the  best  ones  aro  the  most 
profltablo.  Grade  AUleriiiiys  seem,  to  bo  favor¬ 
ites,  and  of  these  there  aro  many  fli  st-rato  sjioci- 
mous.  I  oudoavorod  to  invostigate,  to  a  small 
exti'ut,  tho  comjianitivo  j>ro!U  of  milk-selling  and 
butler-making,  but  as  f  could  not  with  mueli 
itiquu'y  And  a  person  who  could  loll  mo  tho  av¬ 
erage  quantity  of  milk  used  to  make  a  jiound  of 
butter,  1  gave  it  up. 
For  working  cattle,  of  which  many  arc  used.  I 
find  tho  old  red  New  England  breed  arc  still  tho 
favorite.  Largo,  strong,  gentle,  tractable  and 
good  walkers,  in  the  hands  of  a  good  ti'iiiner  they 
aro  about  as  good  as  can  bo.  And  will  you  hc- 
lioveit?  tho  fariiicr.s  aro  heginuiiig  to  learn  that 
oxon  aro  not  deaf.  Tho  best  tmined  jiair  1  over 
saw,  obey  reiulily  when  tho  voice  is  raised  no 
louder  than  in  ordinary  conversation. 
My  jilay  time  for  tho  year  will  close  in  a  few 
days,  and  this  is  Hm  last  letter  1  shall  semi  you. 
In  another  week  1  shall  again  bo  amid  tho  hurry 
and  hustle  of  the  great  city,  when  tho  quiet  of 
the  oouuUy  will  seem  more  like  a  dri  am  than  a 
reality.  But  1  have  had  <iniot  and  rest ;  and  let 
those  who  will,  choose  the  gaieties  of  Niihant,  of 
l.oiig  Branch  or  of  Saratoga,  or  wander  among 
tho  wildurnoBses  of  the  .^dircmdacs  or  tho  J.akes 
of  Maine— for  me  tJioro  ia  more  rest  here  than 
elsewhere  on  earth;  and.  if  ever  the  time  shall 
come,  ail  oomo  it  may  when  this  okl  homestead, 
my  lurthplaeo,  shall  jiass  into  tho  hands  of 
strangers,  and  none  of  kith  or  kin  shall  be  hero 
to  welcome  mo,  then  will  a  bright  light  be  striok- 
en  from  my  tirniameut  and  a  shadow  full  across 
my  jiathway.  a.  r. 
Bloomlleld  Conn. 
(L'litomoloiiinil, 
THE  WESTERN  LOCUST. 
Puor.  CiiAnnKsY.  Bii.kv,  writing  to  tho  Weekly 
Tribune,  gives  a  very  thorough  and  exhaustive 
article  on  the  operatioii.s  of  tho  'Westorn  l.,()oiist 
tho  jiresent  year.  As  we  cannot  And  room  for 
tho  entire  article,  wc  make  a  few  extracts  which 
arc  jirobahly  of  most  general  interest : 
“The  continued  ravages  of  thi.s  locust  pest 
will,  it  is  hojied,  bring  our  legislators  to  a  realiz¬ 
ing  souse  of  their  obligations  to  Western  farnicrs. 
Feeling  the  importance  of  the  subject,  I  made 
every  effoii  last  winter,  with  the  assistance  of 
others,  to  get  Congress  to  enact  a  law  which 
would  cause  a  thorough  investigation  of  this  lo¬ 
cust  matter  and  of  some  other  entomological 
matters  of  national  imjiortanco.  fl'lio  efrort  was 
warmly  seconded  by  the  iieojflo  of  tho  Western 
country,  which  most  suffers ;  but  many  good 
Eastern  jicoplc,  in  thou-  mirrowiicss,  could  sec 
in  the  elToi-t  only  another  attemjit  to  get  somo- 
body  an  oiUco,  while  the  Department  of  Agrienl- 
tuvo,  or  rfl-lbor  it#  liftrulj  iiidtroud  of  cixcourujainj^. 
a.s  it  should,  all  efforts  of  tlie  kind,  looked  njion 
tho  movement  as  an  interfcrouco  witli  its  own 
work,  and  used  its  iufluouco  to  impede  and  jtro- 
veiit  action. 
“  I  am  glad  to  see  that  Gov.  Pillsbiuy  of  Min* 
iiosota  has  considered  tho  nuitter  of  sulliciout 
imjiOiTauco  to  suggest  a  confereaco  of  Westeiu 
Governors.  lie  informs  mo  that  this  conference 
will  probably  take  place  about  tho  middle  of 
October,  and  let  us  hope  that  since  there  seems 
little  chance  of  assistance  from  the  National 
Government,  tho  Western  States  will  do  what  in 
