apples last fall, sold them this winter at one str 
dollar per bushel, which is a paying figure and tin 
at that price I believe orcharding to pay as well fill 
as any other crop we oau raise. Some farmers a s 
believe to tho contrary, however, and take but ha 
little care of the orchard. rui 
As to our facilities for shipping produce, they we 
are first-c ass ; for since the completion of tho cei 
Syracuse, Geneva and Corning it. It., wo can fai 
ship in any direction. This is now one of the me 
best places for manufacturers to locate in, in wi 
this part of the State, considering our railroad wa 
connections with all points nor h, south, east or in 
west; and we hope soon to seo new business tk 
enterprises spring up in our vil.age. At present 
we have some vary important manufacturing 
establishments, among which may be mentioned 
two engine and boiler works and foundries, 
railroad shops, glass-factory, monumental works Cl 
etc. W 
For a year or more, business has been steadily tic 
improving until now it gives employment to 
mauy of those who Lave been standing around th 
the streets with their bands in tbeir pockets for th 
three or four years, waiting for something to 
turn up. Of course we farmers bail these signs j c 
of better times with pleasure, for the more other pi 
business tliero is done, the more success to the N 
farmer, for ho can dispose of bis surplus pro¬ 
ducts more readily. Hence, we are inclined to 0 
look ou the. bright side. a9 regards tho future, tc 
expecting some “greenbacks" for our labors. 
f. u. D. 
Hakhis Co., Tex., March 31, IS7S. st 
Am, through the month of March we had uni- ti 
formly calm and clear weather, with a day tern- hi 
perature of from 70° to 84 3 . Everything is g 1 
growing and do J ng finely. Irish potatoes are fi 
blooming. I fairly believe we are for once rid of w 
tho Colorado beetle. Last year though they a' 
were in legions, still tho damage they did was fi 
reduced to a minimum, for while the wiuged in- p 
sects deposited their eggs freely, there were hard¬ 
ly any larvte to be seen. It could not have es¬ 
caped the attention of an observer that at the 
same time multitudes of small, yellowish-green 
beetles spotted with black, would swarm about v 
the potato plants diligently and busily searching 
them, leaf after leaf, from top to base. No sooner 
did the eggs of the Ten-liners hatch than tho 
young 1 irvtc fell a prey to these little cannibals. 
And very effectually must they have done their ^ 
work, since, up to the present uot a single spe¬ 
cimen of tho potato-beetle can bo detected, 
while at other seasons they used to commence to 
make their appearance as early as the first part of 
February. t 
ltosos form now-a-days the chief attraction of 
flower gardens. All the so-called tender varieties, 
are perfectly hardy here. Nobody that has 
never Been them growing in a climate congenial 
to them, has any conception of the gorgeous dis¬ 
play in colors, forma, and quantities of flowers 
they are capable of exhibiting. A well trellised 
Mareohal Niel, Solfaterre, Chromatella, or in 
fact any other Noisette Rose, covered with hun¬ 
dreds, nay, thousands of white, red, or golden , 
balls, is a pleasurable sight. G. Marti. i 
- I 
Er,D orado, March 23. 
It is raining again to-day. We have had ( 
seven or eight days of fine weather, and you 
may be certain the most was made of it, trim¬ 
ming grape-vines, pruning trees, grafting good 
varieties on poor, and such work has kept all 
busy. Peach, pear and apple trees are in full 
bloom, and a rich harvest is promised. Straw¬ 
berries are white with bloom. In the flower 
garden everything is thriving. Among my Dai¬ 
sies I notice a ycry deep crimson, the flowers 
are very full, the petals are very full aud 
quilled, not a flat petal being in the bloom ; it iH 
the deepest red I have over seen amoug Daisies. 
It is a seedling. My Bleeding Hearts stand two 
feet high and are loaded with flowers. I some¬ 
where heard or read of a white variety, but do 
not know where now. Liiium candidates are 
finer than I ever had them before ; they stand 
now fully two feet high. wm. o. l. d. 
Raisin Centre, Mich., March so. 
Raisin Cenke is a small plaoo, about five 
miles northeast of tho city of Adrian. The 
country about here is level; the soil, a sandy 
loam. Corn is the main crop, although wheat, 
rye, etc., are raised in abundance. Fruit of 
every description grows here. Pork has been bo 
lo iv this year that some are nearly discouraged, 
while others have from 50 to 100 pigs growing 
for the early markets of next fall. We have 
hud a very mild winter, the greatest depth of 
snow did not exceed six inches. Grass and 
winter wheat never looked better this time of 
year. Oar garden was plowed the 7th of March, 
planted the Oth. Thermometer has stood as 
high as 82° a fow days. Poach trees are in 
blossom, leaves are peeping forth, and every¬ 
thing betokens an early spring. w. m. f. 
strong .and cold and the traveling is very bad ; 
the bottom has fallen out of the roads and been 
filled up with holes. Wild geese fly northward— 
a sign of early spring. The maple sugar season 
has been of only moderate returns. The best 
runs of sap wore early in March. Stock doing 
well, especially cows, sheep, and hens. Eggs ten 
cents per dozen and kenH have struck for a 
fairer lay. Yeal calves from two to five dollars, 
more at former than at latter price. The mild 
winter makes hay plentiful, even though there 
was a short crop last year. This is an argument 
in favor of warm stabling. Potatoes fifteen to 
thirty cents per bushel. No demand for them. 
T. W. Ii. 
Vounia, Cass Co., Mich. March 23. 
We have in this place an excellent Farmers’ 
Club and at a well-attended meeting held on 
Wednesday the 20th iust., the following resolu¬ 
tion was passed unanimously : 
Unsolved. By the Yulinia Farmers’ Club that 
this society tender its thanks to Prof. Beal of 
the Agricultural College, for testing and report¬ 
ing on vegetable and other seeds sent out by the 
various seedsmen; also to tlie agricultural 
journals that have bad tho independence to 
publish the same, and especially to the Uubal 
New-Yorker. 
The Secretary was instructed to furnish a copy 
to each of the county press, and to send a copy 
to Prof. Beal. A Rural Admirer. 
Royalton, N. Y. March 30. 
Although I have been engaged in selling 
stock for fifteen or twenty years, yet during that 
time I have never known milch cows to be in 
better demand than during thU spring ; ordinary 
good cows sell in this section for from forty to 
fifty dollars, and extra good ones higher. Good 
work hordes are Coming up every day; bogs 
and sheep sell well, so do almost all kinds of 
farmiug utensils. Wheat and grass look very 
promising. Rural's Agent. 
Green wicu, N. Y., March 31. 
TnE potato beetles when plowed up lie iu the 
sun a little while aud are soon warmed into life. 
We are expecting a greater quantity than ever. 
M. 
Harvard, Clay Co., Neb., March 24. 
I came to this place from Wisconsin, aud 
bought a farm. It is a very rich country aud 
immigration is setting fast to this part of it. 
E. A. K. 
Meadville, Pa., April 3d. 
It is warmer to-day aud wo have escaped the 
frost, so that fruit is still promising well here. 
Wm. H. K. 
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