©ST.  U 
a 
cult  to  say  what  is  the  difference,  if  any.  Last 
season  the  Honeywell  ripened  two  or  throe  days 
in  advance  of  Alexander's  Early,  both  growing 
near  together ;  this  season  both  are  ripe  at  the 
same  time.  In  another  garden  near  here,  Alex¬ 
ander's  Early  and  Amsden's  June,  worked  on  the 
same  tree,  were  in  eating  the  same  day,  which 
would  make  the  throe  varieties  ri[>oti  at  tho  same 
time.  The  fruit  of  each,  in  form,  color,  flesh 
and  quality,  arc  so  near  alike  that  I  am  unable 
to  see  any  diffcroiioe.  Tho  Honeywell  however, 
has  no  glands,  while  the  other  two  have. 
Jf  tho  record  as  to  their  origin  is  correct,  there 
is  no  doubt  that  they  are  all  of  different  origin, 
but  not  yet  dislinguinhable,  and  all  are  probably 
seedlings  of  Halo’s  E.arly. 
I  have  not  scon  High’s  Early  Canada  this  sea¬ 
son,  but  as  shown  last  year,  think  it  similar’  to 
tho  above  kinds. 
Tho  Early  Beatrice,  in  tho  same  neighborhood, 
ripened  about  tire  same  time,  but  w  as  less  in  size, 
not  as  high  colored,  but  more  melting,  higher 
flavored  and  quite  free  from  tho  pit,  while  tho 
others  .adhered  slightly. 
Now  1  do  not  say  tlieso  ircochcs  will  all  rii)en 
at  tho  same  time,  neither  can  any  true  decision 
be  arrived  at  until  all  are  planted  in  the  same 
locality,  near  each  other,  the  trees  well  ostab- 
lishod  and  have  borne  throe  or  foiu’  sacccssivo 
crops. 
[It  would  not  be  surprising  if  it  should  turn 
out  that  Halo’s  Early,  like  the  old  luiiian  or 
Blood  })oach  and  a  few  other  well  known  sorts, 
would  reproduce  itself  from  seed,  tlie  differcnco 
in  time  of  rij>etniig  being  no<^onutcd  for  in  the 
differcnco  of  soil  and  exposur  e. — En.J 
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PACKING  APPLES. 
The  Wisconsin  Horticultural  Society  gives 
through  its  report  the  following  good  advice  on 
packing  apples: 
Under  the  term  packing  wo  iuoludo  tho  whole 
operation  of  storing  and  keeping  after  picking, 
until  finally  diH|)Osed  of.  We  recommend,  as  tho 
best  article  to  [tack  in,  a  well  made,  clean,  new 
barrel,  holding  bushels,  and  perfectly  sea¬ 
soned  and  dry  when  tho  fruit  is  [(lit  in  It.  Take 
the  barrel  under  the  tree  or  near  it,  and  taking 
out  tho  head  fill  it  a  little  more  than  level  full, 
and  tlren  cover  with  short  boards  so  as  to  exclmle 
sunshine  and  nihi,  and  with  two  or  three  stioks 
of  stove  wood,  or  some  means  of  keeping  the 
bottom  of  the  barrel  off  the  ground,  leave  it  for 
a  week  or  two  to  sweet  and  dry  ont,  when  tho 
head  nmst  bo  pressed  down  to  its  place  and  the 
hoops  driven  on  tight,  and  nailed  on  both  ends. 
If  tile  barrel  is  not  level  full  when  headed  np,  it 
must  bo  made  BO,  as  this  is  most  essential  to 
prevent  after  handling  of  the  bai’rel  brnising  the 
apples.  Failure  in  this  one  thing  of  pressing 
the  contents  of  tho  barrel,  so  that  tliore  shall  be 
no  loose  apples,  and  no  working  In  any  manner 
of  the  whole  or  any  part  of  them,  will  involve 
serious  danger  of  loss  of  all  the  labor  (ireviously 
bestCMVed ;  and  yet  wo  find  that  right  here  is  tho 
great  neglect.  Right  picking  and  right  packages 
are  all  useless  if  afterward  the  fruit  is  bruised  in 
consequence  of  loose  packing. 
Wo  greatly  prefer  to  put  the  fruit  immediately 
into  the  barrel  in  the  orchard,  and  head  np  the 
barrel  lie  fore  it  is  moved,  to  the  ineUiod  so  often 
recommended  of  picking  ami  carrying  to  some 
out-liourioor  chaioher  to  cure  hefore  packing ;  as 
it  saves  much  labor,  involves  less  risli  of  bruising, 
and  reqtiu’os  less  time.  When  tire  barrels  aro 
headed  np,  they  may  he  laid  on  tho  side,  on 
stioks,  and  left  in  tho  orchard  if  tho  weather  is 
fair,  or  removed  to  some  out-house,  barn,  or  any 
place  where  they  will  he  dry  and  cool.  It  is  a 
good  way  to  lay  down  some  poles  and  rails  near 
the  cellar  w  hero  they  aro  to  bo  kept  din  ing  tho 
winter,  and  lay  the  barrelM  on  them,  and  cover 
them  temporarily  with  boards.  The  point  to  be 
aimed  at  is  to  keep  them  as  cool  and  dry  as  jw  ssi- 
ble,  and  out  of  the  cellar  till  winter  or  very 
freezing  weather,  as  it  is  a  well-established  fact 
that  an  apple  will  bear  more  cold  and  freezing 
without  affecting  its  quality  than  any  other  fruit 
or  vegetable,  especially  if  kept  in  the  dark  and 
all  air  excluded.  Another  reason  for  choosing 
tight  packages  is  that  light  and  ah’  in  conjunc¬ 
tion  with  warmth  rapidly  change  tho  structure 
or  internal  condition  of  the  fruit  and  induce 
decay.  Tho  same  agencies  which  operated  in 
maturing  and  perfecting  it  will,  after  it  is  ma-  | 
tured,  ripen  and  afterward  destroy.  It  is  essen¬ 
tial  to  success  in  keeping  fruit  in  any  manner, 
or  by  any  method,  to  keep  this  fact  in  view  and 
to  be  governed  by  it. 
Tho  writer  has  known  apples  packed  as  above 
directed  and  put  in  a  dark  cellar,  to  bo  frozen 
solid,  clear  through,  and  remain  so  for  weeks, 
and  on  being  opened  in  May,  show  no  signs  of 
injury  in  looks  or  tasto.  There  is  no  question 
but  that  it  will  always  pay  to  pack  apples  as 
herein  directed,  even  if  they  aro  to  be  sold  im¬ 
mediately,  and  there  were  never  so  many  apples 
on  llie  market  but  there  would  be  remunerative 
prices  paid  for  such  by  parties  knowing  how 
they  were  picked  and  packed.  In  commencing 
to  fill  the  barrel  with  the  apples,  some  advise 
placing  the  layer  all  with  the  stem  end  down, 
which  gives  a  fine  appearance  when  opened,  and 
helps  to  sell  it ;  of  coiu’so  there  is  no  harm  in 
doing  so,  provided  yon  do  not  select  larger  and 
better  siiocimcna  for  that  layer,  as  looks  aro  to 
he  regarded  as  desirable  just  as  long  as  they  do 
not  deceive.  Wo  advise  in  all  cases,  instead  of 
putting  apples  in  a  collar  to  keep  for  Spring  and 
ymnmer  use.  to  have  ouo  especially  devoted  to 
that  use,  or  to  partition  off  a  room  in  it  which 
can  he  kept  eold,  oven  below  tho  freezing  point, 
and  at  tho  same  timo  ho  dry.  Wo  repeat  that 
there  is  more  danger  from  wivrmth  than  cold, 
from  light  than  darkness,  from  lianditng  than 
from  lying  still.  Ijastly,  mark  each  barrel  lUs- 
tinctly  witli  the  variety  and  grade  on  tho  end 
which  should  lie  o[x)ned. 
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Another  Early  rEAcu.— C.  L.  W.  of  Stan¬ 
ton,  Kan.,  writes  that  ho  has  a  now  seedling 
peach  that  ripened  this  season  tho  28th  of  June, 
and  tho  entire  crop  had  ripened  and  gone  by 
July  4th.  It  is  claimed  to  bo  two  weeks  earlier 
than  Halo’s  Early. 
OVERLOOKED  WILD  PLANTS. 
"  We  look  Uio  high 
For  things  close  by.” 
Often  at  this  season  of  tho  year  while  every 
night  wo  aro  dreading  frosts  whidi  cannot  at 
best  bo  long  delayed,  wo  have  noticed  while 
riding  over  tlio  country  or  walking  through  the 
fields,  tho  rich  piu'plo,  the  lilac  and  tho  whilo 
Asters  that  bloom  in  countless  numbers  and 
almost  HoUd  sheots  along  hedges,  upon  hills  and 
in  vales.  Wo  have  looked  at  those  many  times, 
admiringly  perhaps  in  a  general  way,  as  one 
would  look  over  a  green  field  admiringly  and  yet 
never  know  or  caro  whether  it  was  a  field  of 
clover  or  of  grass. 
Last  fall  a  friend  in  the  West  sent  us  several 
roots  which  were  placed  in  tlio  conservatory  and 
turned  ont  in  tho  siiring.  They  grow  amazingly 
and  wo  soon  detected  a  suspicious  rosomblaiice 
in  thorn  to  our  familiars  of  tho  hedges  and 
fields.  “  What  aro  they  ?"  we  asked  of  our 
friend  when  in  tho  summer  lio  called  at  tlio 
Rural  office— “they  look  like  weeds.”  “Just 
wait "  he  replied  witli  a  conlidcnt  look  that  tlioy 
could  not  fail  to  surprise  ii«  with  tbeir  beauty— 
aiMl  wo  waited.  Two  weeks  ago,  the  buds  began 
to  unfold.  Horae  of  the  plants  had  grown  to  a 
bight  of  five  feet.  All  aro  now  a  sheet  of  purple 
and  yellow  and  lilac  and  yellow,  tho  latter  not  so 
tall  by  a  foot  as  tlio  others.  Our  snspieimis 
proved  to  be  tho  truth.  Tho  first  is  Aafor  JVoviw 
Anglitie.  For  those  who  have  not  observed  this 
plant— and  strange  as  it  may  seem,  they  are 
many— let  tis  hrielly  say  that  thti  Htoins  aro 
ratlier  slender  and  much  lirancheil.  Tho  loaves 
which  aro  close  together  and  necessarily  very 
numerous,  aro  as  much  as  three  inches  long  up¬ 
on  tho  main  stems  and  loss  than  an  inch  upon 
tho  branchlets  -  narrow,  stom-clasping  and 
auricled.  Tho  flowers  aro  nearly  two  inches 
across,  tho  rays  of  a  heauliful  bluish-ptuple  and 
tliG  discs  yellow.  Upon  one  of  these  plants 
which  wo  have  said  is  five  feet  high,  we  count  350 
flowers. 
Had  our  friend,  who  though  a  great  lover  of 
plants,  cares  little  In  respect  of  their  botanical 
relationship,  not  said  “just  wait"  wo  should 
probably  have  pulled  thoso  Asters  ont  of  tho 
sluubbery  plot  in  which  they  aro  growing  and 
thrown  them  away.  But  wo  were  wilUng,  per¬ 
haps  a  little  curious,  to  note,  under  cultivation, 
what  there  was  about  thorn  that  should  have  in¬ 
duced  him  to  express  them  to  us  from  tho  West, 
that,  though  growing  in  wild  abundance  about 
us  at  homo,  had  so  long  escaped  our  notice. 
Well,  it  is  simply  the  fact  tliat  wo  can  not  divest 
ourijelves  of  tho  depreciation  with  which  wo 
view  wild  plants  that  bloom  about  us  in  almost 
every  quarter.  A.  Nonae  Angliae  otherwise 
would  unquestionably  be  deemed  worthy  a  place 
in  any  part  of  the  garden,  as,  indeed,  it  is  so 
deemed  in  foreign  countries  to  which  it  is  not 
indigenous.  But  whether  or  no,  we  will  say  to 
our  friends,  who  are  ooUeoting  native  plants  for 
the  laying  out  of  a  wild  garden,  that  these  late 
and  profuse-blooming  Asters  should  certainly 
find  a  place. 
The  other  (/ls<cr  uwlulalus)  reminds  us  in  its 
inflorescence  of  the  several  shrubs  sometimes 
called  Bridal  Wreaths  suoli  as  Ifypenatrn  and 
the  flowering  Plums,  its  flowers  being  in  curved 
racemes  and  bearing  ten  where  Novm  Angliae 
bears  ouo,  though  but  half  tho  size.  Tho  color 
of  tho  rays  is  a  delicate  lilac  whilo  tho  discs  aro 
lemon  at  first  and  reddish  as  tlioy  fade.  Although 
under  cultivatiou  they  form  a  solid  mass  of 
bloom,  they  aro  prettier  close  by  than  at  a 
distance  when  tho  effect  is  somewhat  hazy  and 
neutral. 
HANGING  BASKETS. 
The  handsomest  hanging  baskets  I  have  seen 
this  season  wore  tilled,  one  with  Kenilworth  Ivy, 
and  tho  other  with  Mamandya  Vino.  Both 
plants  wore  raised  from  seeds,  sowed  last  spring, 
with  no  espcclnl  care  paid  tliom.  GoihI  drainage 
and  copious  watering  being  all  that  is  required 
for  their  rapid  growUi. 
The  Kenilworth  Ivy  was  in  a  largo  basket  with 
mimerotiH  plants  growing  noar  (lie  edge,  Avhioh 
had  grown  into  a  perfect  tangle  all  over  and 
around  it.  Tho  dainty  leaves  and  diminutive 
flowers,  made  it  a  cliarming  ornamunt.  Tlio 
foliage  of  tho  Maurandya  Vino  has  such  an  Ivy- 
lilio  appoaraneq  that  thoso  unaci|uainted  with  it 
aro  surprised  at  its  HU[H!rb.  brilliant,  foxglove 
like  blossoms.  It  is  easily  grown  from  seeds  or 
slips.  The  I'lants  are  difllcnlt  to  separate  after 
lioing  gi’own  near  together,  as  tho  leaves  and 
branches  intertwine  and  cling  so  tightly,  that  it 
is  almost  impossible  to  part  tliom  without  injury. 
Thoso  vines  are  exceedingly  graceful,  whilo 
some  of  the  plants,  used  for  liangiug  baskets,  aro 
inclined  to  bo  rather  stiff  in  appearance. 
No.  Fairfield,  Ohio,  Mrs.  I-.  K.  K.  Turner. 
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EXCHANGE. 
I  WAS  much  pleased  with  your  plan  of  giving 
Bjiace  for  the  bonelit  of  those  wishing  to  oxcliango 
roots,  seeds  Ac.,  Ao.  I  shall  have  a  large  quan¬ 
tity  of  Dahlias  next  spring  which  I  would  like  to 
oxchango  for  any  of  tho  following  :—Chino80 
Paoonies,  Tulips.  IIya<!inlljs,  Crocus,  Anemones, 
Crown  Imporials,  Cychunmis,  Scillas,  Lillies  ex- 
cojit  Tiger,  etc.— or  for  many  of  tlio  hardy 
shrubs  or  any  novelties.  1  have  probably  as 
flno  a  coUoetiou  of  Dalilias  as  can  bo  foimd — 
four  hundred  difforoiit  variolies,  ono-half  seed¬ 
lings  of  my  own  growing.  'J'lio  above  named 
bulbs  should  bo  sent  this  fall  by  tliose,  if  any, 
who  wish  to  exchange  for  llio  above  collection  of 
Dahlias.— A.  G.  JiisnEE,  (JlwsUr  Cross  Hoads, 
Ohio. 
[  have  been  readuig  tho  description  of  your 
flowers  in  the  Rural  New-Voukek  from  lime  to 
time,  and,  being  a  great  lover  of  flowers,  feel 
much  interested  in  them.  I  have  a  quantity  of 
tubers  of  Madeira  Vuio  ( lUmssiuganHw  hasselcri- 
iks)  and  bulbs  of  tho  Puilt  Lily  (?^  and  would  bo 
much  pleased  to  c.xchango  with  any  subscriber 
a  tuber  and  a  bulb  for  either  of  the  following  : 
Chinese  Yam  (^Diosenrenhiiltilas),  Triloina  uva- 
ria,  CaladliiTii,  Atiiar;/lll.s  or  any  of  tho  Japan 
l.ilieSi'J'igridiasor  Hniilax.  Mrs.  L.  P.  Huoues, 
Qua/ii  rtumit..  Union,  Jniliima. 
1  havo  a  good  stock  of  seeds  of  Celosia  Jnpon- 
wa  and  Snapdi’agon  (mixed  colors)  whicii  1 
would  like  to  oxchaugc  for  Asku’s,  mixed  colors, 
and  Pansies  of  tho  largo  flowering  kinds.  It 
hardly  pays  to  cultivate  tho  oltl  China  Asters  and 
little  Johmiy-jiuiipers  now-a-days,  but  1  havo 
been  obliged  to  wait  for  our  Ccutonnial  Exchange 
to  come  along  to  helji  mo  to  Bomething  bettor. 
I  have  also  some  Ainanuiths,  different  varieties — 
would  exchange  for  same. — Mary  Waley,  Fu- 
quonoo  Bridge,  Cl. 
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NOTES. 
Floiuoa. — A  gentleman,  writing  to  Uio  Rural 
Home  from  Florida,  says.  “In  this  famed 
“liand  of  Flowers”  flowers  are  so  scarco  and 
diflieult  to  raiso  that  wo  aro  anxious  to  get  all 
that  can  be  made  to  grow  hero.” 
LiiauM  AURATn.M  in  tliis  eliuqitc  very  seldom, 
if  over,  displays  tho  beauty  and  luxuriance  in¬ 
duced  by  special  culture  and  a  more  congenial 
climate.  The  Journal  of  Horticultmo  speaks  of 
a  plant  that  last  year  attained  a  bight  of  11  feet ; 
and  this  year  the  saino  bulb  throw  uiJ  a  spike  10 
feet  (J  inches  in  hight.  In  the  samo  garden  this 
year  one  oliinip,  tho  offspring  of  three  bulbs, 
jH’uduced  170  flowers.  Tho  soil  in  wliicJi  those 
Lilies  thrive  in  such  a  remarkable  manner  is 
sandy  loam,  having  an  arlmixtiiro  of  peat,  tho 
subsoil  being  sand.  They  grow  among  Rhodo¬ 
dendrons  and  aro  watered  copiously,  tliough  for 
a  long  time  watering,  as  also  ma  nure,  were  con¬ 
sidered  quite  injurious  if  not  fatal  to  them. 
Partial  shade  and  liberal  supplies  of  water  are 
now  regarded  in  England  as  the  main  elements 
of  success. 
CONGRESS  AND  THE  GRASSHOPPER. 
At  tho  close  of  the  late  mooting  of  the  Agri¬ 
cultural  Congress,  Prof.  Oiiarle.s  V.  Rii.ey  of 
Missouri  offered  the  following  preambles  and 
resolutions,  which  wo  think  should  be  heeded  by 
our  National  Legislaturo : 
Wfureas,  Tho  iicoplo  of  some  of  tho  Western 
and  Northwestern  States  havo  again  been  afflict¬ 
ed  by  tho  Rocky  Jlountain  Locust  scourge ;  and 
Whereas,  Tlio  ilova.stations  of  this  insect  fonn 
tho  most  serious  obsticlo  to  tho  settloinont  and 
welfare  of  much  of  tho  country  between  tlio 
Mississippi  and  the  mountains,  and  have  become 
a  national  calamity  ;  and 
Wfureas,  There  is  yet  much  to  loam  of  tho 
native  hreeding-jdaees  of  tho  pest,  and  some 
hope  that,  by  more  thorough  knowledge  of  those 
native  brooding-places  and  tho  causes  of  migra¬ 
tion  therefrom,  wo  may  ho  ahle  to  prevent  inva¬ 
sion  into  tho  more  fertile  country  to  which  tho 
species  is  not  indigoiiuus ;  therefore, 
Hesoloed,  That  it  is  tho  emphatic  opinion  of 
tliis  CoiigroHS  that  some  aotioii  should  he  taken 
by  the  National  Oovorumeut  that  will  have  for 
its  object  the  palliation  or  oxtinction  of  this  cry¬ 
ing  evil. 
Hesolecd,  That  wo  consider  that  Congress 
owes  it  to  tho  people  of  the  West  to  take  this 
matter  into  consideration,  and  wo  call  upon  tho 
next  National  Legislature  to  follow  the  exainplo 
of  other  ualions  under  like  oirenmstanees,  and 
appoint  a  special  comraissiun  for  thoroilgli  In¬ 
vestigation  on  tho  subject. 
Hesnlvrd,  That  tho  passage  of  some  such  lull 
as  that  intriKliiood  during  the  Last  Congress  by 
Senator  Ingalls  of  Kansas  (H.  438),  whilo  oon- 
tenqilating  the  investigation  of  a  few  other  In¬ 
sects  of  national  imporlaiico,  such  as  tlio  cotton 
worm  of  tho  Hontli,  would  havo  been  of  vast 
moment  to  tlio  [moplo  of  tho  Mouth  and  West, 
and  would  havo  brought  about  tho  needed  in- 
vostigation  into  tho  TjOiuist  ipioMtion. 
Inhistrial  Socidics, 
NEW  HAMPSHIRE  STATE  FAIR. 
Mancuester,  N.  II.,  Oct.  5,  187C. 
The  Twenty-Heennd  Amiual  Fair  of  tho  Now 
Uampshiro  Btato  Agrieiillural  Assoeiation  is  now 
in  progress  hero,  and  prouiisos  to  bo  a  luianeial 
succoss.  Tho  show  In  many  of  tho  Departments 
was  fully  up  to  tlio  average— especially  in  cattle, 
which  is  tine.  Di  this  class  worldng  cattle  takes 
tho  load  and  thoro  aro  several  flnotoanis.  Frank 
Jones,  Portsmonth,  N.  H.,  showed  one  team  of 
13  Yoke  of  oxen  tliat  are  very  flue  -ono  pair 
woigliing  over  5,700  Itis.  Chostef  Pike  Coniisli, 
N.  II.,  showed  a  fine  team  of  10  YYiko.  Tliero 
was  not  a  very  largo  show  of  Hhort-Horns, 
Devons  taldiig  tho  lead.  Wanl  Parker,  Amherst, 
nuwlo  a  flno  show  of  this  lireed,  as  did  also  John 
R,  Sanborn,  E.  Concord.  Warren  Daniels, 
Franklin,  oxhibited  a  good  lienl  of  Jerseys. 
Peter  Jones  showed  several  lino  Jerseys  and 
Ayrshires.  llom-y  Elwell,  Langdon,  N.  11.,  a 
herd  of  Hhort-Horns.  Ai’thur  Chiff,  Canterbury, 
N.  H..  a  lot  of  Uorefords.  I'lio  Htato  Reform 
School  made  a  good  sliow  of  grailes.  The  eattlo 
displayed  were  more  for  milk  than  aoy  other 
puriKiso,  good  grades  taking  tho  lead  of  puro 
Bloods  ill  this  statu. 
The  show  of  sheep  was  not  largo,  somo  good 
Cotswolds  with  a  few  Merinos  and  about  25 
grades  being  all.  Swine  weio  well  roiiresented, 
about  iKpialiy  divided  between  tho  white  and 
black  breeds.  Thu  show  of  I'oiUtry  was  large, 
including  a  good  show  of  Dorkings,  Haniburgs 
and  Game  fowls,  but  very  few  Asiatics.  I’igeons, 
Turkeys,  Geese  and  Ducks  wore  well  reiiresouted, 
with  a  few  very  good  spocimous  in  each  class. 
Tho  show  of  fruit  was  tlio  Jargost  this  society 
has  made  for  some  time.  Small  fruits  of  all 
kinds  have  done  well  hero  this  year  honco  this 
lino  display.  Tho  Flower  and  I'lant  show  was 
monopolized  by  J.  T.  Smith  &  Sous,  Brentwood, 
N.  IL  H.  11.  Himtiess,  Maiioliester,  and  Dunlap 
&  Vo.,  Concord,  each  making  a  lino  exhibit.  Tho 
Dairy  oxliibit  was  a  failiiro,  half  a  dozen  chooses 
and  a  few  samples  of  butter  being  all  there  was 
to  see  in  this  department.  The  show  of  lYgri- 
cultural  Implouicnts  was  not  as  largo  as  usual, 
Uio  Ceulcunial  keeping  many  of  tho  largo  ex¬ 
hibitors  away. 
Messrs.  Jivorett  A  Small,  Boston,  Mass.,  niiulo 
a  lino  exhibit  of  their  New  Improved  Holbrook 
Swivel  Plows,  Charter  Oak-Lawn  Moivors.  Achor 
Self  Dump  Rakes,  (which  took  tho  higl  test  award 
at  the  Centennial)  and  Bradley’s  reversible  Har¬ 
rows. 
The  Ames  Plow  Co.,  Boston,  made  a  fine  dis¬ 
play  of  Plows,  CMor  ITessos,  Mills,  &c.  They 
have  brouglit  out  a  now  Swivel  Plow  this  year 
which  they  have  named  tho  Conleunial.  It  has 
been  thoroughly  tried  and  has  given  good  satis¬ 
faction. 
R.  B.  Hakes,  Worcester,  Mass.,  showed  his 
Patent  Swivel  Plow.  Mowing  Maciiinos  were 
reprosoutod  by  tho  “Haymaker,”  “Buckeye” 
and  “  Wood’s  Eagle."  Horse  Powers  and  Thresh¬ 
ers,  by  A.  W.  Gray  A  Hons.  Hay  Rakes  by  tho 
“  Archer,”  “  Gleaner  ”  Ac. 
There  was  the  usual  show  of  home-made  work 
and  om  iositios  filling  tho  Domostie  Art  and  other 
de|iartinents.  Tho  California  I’olo  Club  and  a 
series  of  Horse  Trots  wore  used  to  draw  a  crowd, 
which  with  these  inducxjinonts  wa.s  run  up  to  about 
fifteen  thousand  yesterday.  To-day  it  has  rained 
so  that  tho  attendance  was  smaU-  Tu-morrow 
will  bo  tho  Gala  day  as  all  tho  mills  will  close, 
and  as  at  the  present  writing  it  bids  fair  to  bo 
[ileasaut,  tho  managers  anticipate  a  largo  crowd. 
Tho  thanks  of  your  correspondent  are  due  to 
Hecretary  Young  and  Superinteudaut  Fling  for 
courtesies  extended.  Niar. 
