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MAY 44 
THE RURAL HEW-YORKIK. 
blooming bulbs are then showing their leaves. 
I have single and double white, and single and 
double blue, and a single blaok (?) Hyaointh. 
Then single and double Naroissns and lemon 
and orange color and white Polyanthus Narcis¬ 
sus and the Pheasant-eye Narcissus, but as they 
ought to be sent in the fall I will have to write 
to some of your exchanges. I have other kinds 
of bulbB. I should like to get in exchange 
some Dahlias and Gladioli and Peonies. I want 
to get shrubery and bulbs rather than annuals. 
I will exchange seed of such as I have for 
Pansy and Verbenas. I have a large yard and 
have been trying to get Roses to fill up the 
space. I have a good many, but most [ot them 
are Bpriug-bloomers. They are in full bloom 
now. Then sweet-scented evergreen Honey¬ 
suckles and red aud yellow ooral Honeysuckles 
are all in full bloom. I love flowerB and Jove 
to work with them, and succeed well with 
what I plant. I have a Madeira Vine wbiob is 
ten feet high that has grown this spring. For 
annuals, I plant Morning-glories in variety and 
Thunbergias, Ipomceas and ornamental gourds: 
I have a fine show of vines in summer. I have 
some hanging-baskets that are nioe. I should 
like my flowers to look pretty but my baskets do 
not show well. I have a few Geraniums that are 
growing nicely. I shall try some in the open 
yard this year. The suu shines so hot here in 
summer that such things do better shaded, 
I had a Coleus, but it died in the winter. I was 
very sorry, for I think they are very pretty. 
I plant my seed in a mixture of well-rotted 
cow manure and leaf mold with a generous 
supply of sand, aud they do well. All pot plants 
get the same to grow in, and I always meet with 
success, if my plants are not bruised when I re¬ 
ceive them. Alabama. 
CATALOGUES, &c., RECEIVED. 
A circular from the State Agricultural Col¬ 
lege, Kansas, calling the attention of Western 
breeders of Berkshires to the importance of se¬ 
curing a permanent record for their herds in the 
pages of the American Berkshire Record. 
Nineteenth Annual Edition Sorgo Hand- 
Book. A treatise on the Chinese and African 
Sugar Canes—varieties, culture, and manufac¬ 
ture. Blymer Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, 
Ohio. Also catalogue of Cane Mills and Evapo¬ 
rators, Steam Engines etc., manufactured by 
them. 
Abridged New Catalogue of flower seeds and 
plants. William E. Bowditch, 645 Warren 
Street, Boston, MaBs. House established in 
1837. Free. 
Proceedings of the New Jersey State Horti¬ 
cultural Society at its Third Annual Meeting 
held at New Brunswick, Feb. 6 and 7, 1878. 
Geo. Suoh, President ; E. Williams, Mont¬ 
clair, Recording Secretary ; B. B. Rance, Red 
Bank, Corresponding Secretary. 
tohtf-lfrtr. 
We invite the attention of our readers to the 
liberal offer of Col. Curtis found in the adver¬ 
tising colam's. Now is the time to get a fine 
pig at half the usual rates. 
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SOME NOTABLE BERKSHIRES. 
boars headed by HillBmere, and forty-one sows 
whose names are a record of the best blood. 
We illustrate three bowb, Prima Donna 1st, 
Belladonna’s niece, and Prima Donna 2d. These 
animals are shown in the illustration in the 
Prima Donna 2d was imported from the same 
source, May 1877. She is hardly the equal of 
her excellent sister, hut possesses in a concen¬ 
trated degree and smaller compass the qualities 
of a good Berkshire. The trio are exceptionally 
Berkshires are a very fashionable stock both 
here and in Eng¬ 
land, and that they 
are profitable 
needs no demon¬ 
stration other than 
the satisfactory 
bank balances of 
those who breed 
successfully. 
Foremost in the 
ranks of this olass 
is Mr. T. S. Cooper, 
who by his judi- 
c i o u s selections 
from the best Eng¬ 
lish herds, and his 
subsequent care¬ 
ful breeding has 
produced one of | 
the most admira¬ 
ble lot of Berk- 
shires to be found 
in this country. 
Mr. Cooper im¬ 
ported his first lot, 
gathered together 
by personal select¬ 
ion, in 1875. Such 
men as Stewart. 
Swanwick, Hcm- 
frey aud Bailey 
supplied the ani¬ 
mals. At intervals 
since then, in per¬ 
son or by proxy, 
he has added to 
previous purchas¬ 
es, until he has at 
present in his herd 
as breeders, nine 
i 
AN UNDER-BUNNING JVXILL. 
order named, beginning at the left hand, Bella¬ 
donna’s niece being the middle animal in the 
background. 
Prima Donna 1st waB bred by Mr. Humfbey 
of England and imported in 1877. She was got 
by Duke of Swinetown, dam Belladonna’s sister. 
Her aunt, Belladonna, was the Sweepstakes sow 
of the Centennial, an animal for whioh her 
owner refused sixteen hundred dollars: This 
sow’s last litter is most promising. The get 
was by Royal Maybourn and the ten youngsters 
fine representatives of the breed and those who 
secure their produce will not, we think, regret 
the purchase. 
Jnimstrial ImpUmnrts, 
AN UNDER-RUNNING MILL. 
In answer to an inquiry concerning under-run¬ 
ning mills, we give an illustration of one, and 
THE AMERICAN HAY ELEVATOR,. 
at birth weighed twenty-nine pounds,and a week 
later oame within one pound of doubling this 
weight. 
Belladonna’s niece is also from Mr. Humfbev 
and was Imported in August, 1877. This sow is 
a full sister to the above mentioned animal. 
Soon after her arrival in this country she was 
exhibited at several prominent fairs, notably at 
St. Lpuis, where she took the first premium as 
the best Berkshire on the grounds. 
the points claimed in its favor. Our cut is a 
representation of the mill known as the “ Queen 
of the South," and we are under obligations to 
the Straub Mill Co. of Cincinnati for the infor¬ 
mation we now give. 
In these mills the under stone is the running 
stone in all cases, and on this account, it io claim¬ 
ed, grain may be run in through a very small 
eye, and be ground nearer the center. It will 
not choke. As gravitation tends to force the 
PREMIUM BERKSHIRES. 
running stone away from the upper one, there 
is little fear of injury to either stone if the mill 
runs empty. There is no bush in the mill, and 
the gearing being below the stones—in sight—is 
easily oiled. The admirable construction of the 
mill, the perfect face of the stones, and the pre¬ 
cision of motion, no matter what the speed, 
cause a superior product to be run off, without 
undue beat or dissipation of carbon—in short, 
cool grinding. These mills are made of varying 
sizes, andean he operated by any man of ordi¬ 
nary intelligence, without special training as a 
miller; hence they are well adapted to farm 
uses. Steam, water or ordinary farm powers 
will operate them. During a business career of 
upward of thirty-fonr years this firm has put in 
operation over seven thousand of these mills, 
which iB a good test of their popularity - 
The following brief description of the im¬ 
provements in the structure of tills mill will, 
with the aid of the illustration, make its claims 
clear. 
(1.) Acast-iron back with bub extending up¬ 
wards through the running atone, where it is 
secured with iron wedges and metal; it is also 
secured by the band arouud the stone. The hub 
of this plate is bored out with a taper reamer. 
aDd the spindle is fitted to this taper hole, ana 
prevented from turning by a feather secured in 
the spindle. 
(2.) The cast-iron bridge-tree is provided with 
a lighter-bar. post and regulating screw, and is 
secured to the girths of the mill; the link passes 
down through a bored seat in bridge-tree, and 
rests on the lighter-bar, giving a perfect center 
lift to the spindle. 
(3 ) The counter shaft in geared mills is hung 
to the lighter-bar, keeping the gear always to a 
uniform depth. 
(4.) The device for training consists of a long 
nut in the frame of mill, through which passes 
a stud with a jam nut under the frame to pre¬ 
vent the stud from turning ; on the upper end 
of the stud is a six-sided collar, on which the lug 
of the bed or upper stoue rests, and above tbis 
lug is another nut. to fasten the bed stone to the 
stud and frame. Three of these studs are used 
(instead of five as in the old plan), making 
it much easier to adjust the bed stoue to the 
runner. 
(5.) The upper box of the spindle is made of 
cast-iron, lined with Babbitt-metal, and is ad¬ 
justable by means of feur set bolts, through the 
hopper stool. There are other minor improve¬ 
ments, snob aR style of finish, etc. 
The Company issue an interesting and in¬ 
structive pamphlet on mills,that it would be well 
for our readers to read. Its distribution is free 
on application. 
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THE AMERICAN HAY ELEVATOR. 
This elevator first attracted our attention at 
the Centennial. The cut we present showing 
single-geared implement tells the story without 
much explanation being required. This cut is 
an exact representation with numbered parts, 
which will be found duplicated on the castings 
for convenience in adjusting elevator. TheHingle 
gear has some advantages over the double, viz., 
the horse travels one-third the distance, re¬ 
quiring a third less rope, while raising the hay 
one-half faster. In the double gear there is a 
double purchase which gives an advantage of 
nearly one half of raising hay. A practical and 
important feature of this machine is the eccen¬ 
tric brake which holds the hay up after the car 
is unlatched and while passing back into the 
mow. This brake is automatic and works per¬ 
fectly without the aid of springs, ratchet, or 
rings on rope. Figure five in the cat shows its 
position. The car in operating, is brought back 
to the "catch" by means of a weighted cord, ane 
when the longitudinal distance to be traversed is 
greater than bight of barn a " spool" is used in 
connection with this cord which does away with 
any assistance on Dart of operator, as the car runs 
back promptly, the advantages of this eleva¬ 
tor may be briefly summed up. It is made of 
the best malleable iron, and is without springs, 
or traps. The track is of % inch iron rod, well 
braced, and as the elevator runs on both sides 
of this rod jumping the track is out of the 
question. The rod and wheels of elevator pre¬ 
senting a beveled surface to each other, the car 
swings with ease to any teqnired angle, conse¬ 
quently ihe hay 
can be handled at 
eilber end of tho 
toad while the 
draft i s always 
from the oenter of 
the elevator, avoid¬ 
ing side pulling, 
straining,and rope- 
outtmg. The re¬ 
turn spool brings 
the car back from 
any distance, ac¬ 
complishing auto¬ 
matically a task 
that heretofore has 
devolved on the 
operator. Hay may 
be loaded from 
within or without 
the barn, and in 
short the "Ameri¬ 
can” is a conven¬ 
ient, low - priced, 
serviceable imple¬ 
ment. Mr. Fitz- 
scgb, the invent¬ 
or, has met with 
flattering success 
both in this coun¬ 
try and abroad. 
Tne elevator may 
be seen, or circu¬ 
lars procured by 
addressing J R. 
Fitzhuoh, 17 0 8 
Barker Street. Phil¬ 
adelphia, Pa., or 55 
Beekman Street, N. 
Y. 
The Towanda 
Eureka Mower Co. 
have shipped two 
of their New Di¬ 
rect Draft Mowers 
to Australia, and 
six to New Zea¬ 
land, this season. 
