CREAMERY 
LOOMINGTON fMM'S) 
MURiFRY. MW® 
i Katnh'd > PrirPiU’utH'««'"• 
) 18S2. i 18N2 limited f» ( 
THE WOOSTER 
potatoes planted at the three dates—March 
25, April 10 and 20—may, under the power of 
influences we do not fully understand, come to 
maturity in the reverse order in which they 
were planted, though probably the general 
rule for this latitude would be, the second 
planting will ripen first, the explanation being 
that March 25 is too early and April 25 too 
late, but April 10 just about right. In Cen¬ 
tral Illinois, where we may have both the bugs 
to contend against and a Summer drought, 
two considerations only govern in choosing 
seed—earliness, in the first place, and pro¬ 
ductiveness in the second, and this is all we 
dare to hope for. This fable teaches that 
in planting potatoes and other vegetable 
crops, the better and the safer plan for the 
average year is to plant at two or three dif¬ 
ferent times to insure the best results. 
NHOTJSES 
iOAORES! 
|«.f “I" liift 
i — __-end for it, 
SiDNEY TUTTLE, ACT., BLOOMINGTON, Illinois. 
■■ 0 % Wr give more and hotter plants for 
□ n vb V lh t money than any other house 
n B I in the country. Co toIngve for 1882 
1I V W wbm W 7i0 |/> rcadu, raws! TO A LI,. Send for 
oue and see for yourself the beautiful plants we offer. 
MILLER & HUNT, Wrights GROVE. Chicago. Ill. 
Perfect in Principle 
and in Operation. 
Can be used with LESS ICE 
and LABOR than any other 
creamery now in the market. 
For Circulars nddress 
M. D. OHAPIN. 
POULTNEY, VT., U. S. A. 
NOTES ON THIS AND THAT, 
B. F. JOHNSON, 
Referring to some ideas of mine printed in 
a late number of the Rural, that breeders 
and feeders of blooded neat stock were erring 
in the direction of too great size on the one 
hand and too much fat on the other, to suit 
the average demands of the meat-eating pub¬ 
lic, I find the same view is taken on the other 
side by beef-eating Englishmen. Tims, Mr. 
Gillett’s 122 fat beeves sold in Smithfield late¬ 
ly, were complained of by the butchers for 
being too fat, and no doubt if the American 
manner of cutting up beef carcasses on the 
block, prevailed in England the objection 
would have been made to them, that averag¬ 
ing 1,963 pounds gross, they were too large. 
And this is further confirmed by the state¬ 
ment, that the pi ize-taker of Smithfield was a 
steer less than two years old, which weighed 
nearly 300 pounds less than the average of Mr. 
Gillette’s 122. [The Champion steer was Mr. 
Postle's cross-bred Angus, which was 581) days 
old, and weighed 1610 pounds.—E ds.] 
But if there is one thing I feel confident of 
in this business more than another, it is that 
the beef eating public of the wealthier class, 
whether on this side or the other, are not go¬ 
ing to be satisfied with two-year-old beef, no 
matter how fat it may be or how tender. 
A two year old steer or spayed heifer makes 
meat which is neither beef nor veal, and as 
such it will never be accepted by gourmands, 
or even good livers, wbeu fouror five-year old 
steers can be h id. In the existence of this 
state of the public taste, in regard to beef, I 
see a greater future lor the small breeds like 
the Devons, Galloways and the Angus, than 
has ever been claimed for them on account of 
their possession of robust constitutions and the 
lack of herns. 
I don’t think the public appreciates the im¬ 
provement in cattle portraitureof theRuKAL, 
as fully as it ought to do. It is now a time 
comparatively remote, since the Rural col¬ 
umns were defaced by those square mechani¬ 
cal and wooden cuts of prize and other ani¬ 
mals, without character und without individ¬ 
uality and with no other merit than that ideal 
perfection, which the world never saw, and 
which elevated, or rather reduced every in¬ 
dividual to one plane. Yes, the day for such 
tasteless portraiture has gone by and we shall 
see little more of it in agricultural journals of 
the first-class, and neither advertisers in their 
show bills, nor the proprietors of herd books 
will care to perpetuate in future publications 
such gross errors iu representation and 
taste. _ 
It is unfortunate in this connection, that the 
remarkable fat animals which have taken the 
prizes at the three Chicago Eat Stock Shows, 
have left no portraits behind them by which 
their special merits, points, and individualities 
can be recalled hereafter. This seems to have 
beeu specially true of the prize takers of 1681. 
Such portraits of them as appeared, belonged 
to the perfect monster class above described, 
and so uulike the originals that those who 
made themselves familiar with the animals 
for days, had hard work to distinguish them 
in the drawings and cuts made of them. It is 
to be hoped the Illinois State Board of Agri¬ 
culture, will recognize the importance of 
artistic portraiture of the animal prizes are 
awardei to, aud provide means and measures 
to have them, even if it ahuu d make some out¬ 
lay. What would Lot the State Society give 
could it obtain a set of cuts of the animals 
prizes have been given to, in their three 
former shows, as graphic or individual and as 
good, as that of the prize-taking Angus heifer 
which the Rural printed a lew weeks ago t 
State Boards and Societies spend thousands in 
printing details which are of doubtful use or 
beneli*to auy one Suppose they restrain them¬ 
selves a little in this line, aud spend a few 
hundreds in perpetuating the memories of 
some of the most remarkable and gracious 
creatures’ the Western agricultural world has 
ever seen. 
It is the aim of every market gardener 
and truck patch man, and many small 
and huge farmers in the West, to obtain 
acres of potatoes as early as possible— 
and to this end many different methods are 
employed, which unfortunately cannot al¬ 
ways be depended on. AlS a general state¬ 
ment, those who prepare their land best aud 
plant at the earliest seasonable time, get the 
earliest and the largest crops aud the best 
prices for them, but it is not always so. 
And here is where the bit of advice or sugges¬ 
tion I wish to give will come in. It is found¬ 
ed on the fact and circumstance that when 
potatoes are | lauted at different times, the 
dates of ripening, all other things being equal, 
do not al way s arrive in the same order. Thus 
an Cane Cod Cranberry plants; best for culture 
C and prices. Old Colony Nurseries,Flymouth.Mass. 
Greatly IMPROVED. 
•,n,v ur.".. __ 1 In dully urn- In over tfi.txX) fac- 
gB^i: lories und dairies. For securing 
lram tsr.Ks, rnuTY and orkat- 
, , HST POS6IIU.E AMOUNT OP CREAM, 
" Made 0 t iu l,A KOTO STYLES, 
TEN SI/.K.S each. Durable and 
ornamental. Skim automatic¬ 
ally without lining the cutis. Most popular In the 
CREAM-GATHERING plan. KolIT HOLD URIIAliH 
and Six s 11,Visit Metlnli tor SUPERIORITY. 
Also DavIjb Swing Churns, Butter Workers, Prints. 
&c„ &e. Send postal for circulars. 
VtHMUNT FARM MAChINE CO. Bellows Falls. Vermont 
SCHRAALF.NBtJBGH. NEW JERSEY. 
C. S. COOPER has four pens of P Rocks and three 
pens of L. Brahmas, choice birds, mated for lHS2_vVill 
flirt)lull (*KgK for hatching at $2.00 for 13, or *3.00 for 
20, no ln-brcoillug. 
Rumson Nurseries 
ESTABLISHED 1854. 
Now ready: New Catalogue. Descriptive 
and very i 11structivc. Free to all applicants. 
B. It. llANlE, Agt., Bed Bank, N. J. 
LAWN MOWER, 
Surpassing all Others and Pronounced the Best 
ir>r>n It is the llght- 
IoOiC est, ru Rs more 
jy easily, cuts long- 
^ cr grass, Is more 
Sy durable, i-equl res 
less repairs, cuts 
/jp grass more 
smoothly, In less 
liable to obstrue- 
— tlon. and la of 
I Jy more handsome 
^appearance than 
auy other Mower 
upon the market. The fennsylvanlaState Agricultural 
Society says: "It will, we believe, wear longer, do the 
work better with less labor, than any other Mower. 
One of the peculiarities is that It cuts higher grass 
than any other Mower.” 
It Is pronounced by- competent Judges the best 
Lawn Slower the world ever produced. 
Every Mower warranted. Address 
Lloyd, Supplee & Walton, 
Philadelphia. Pa 
D O NOT SEND YOl If II I Lit t" the factory, 
or buy auy cans or pans until you have written 
for circulars, and lull Information of 
THE FERGUSON BUREAU 
'NOVELTIES 
Send for 
It surpasses all other systems in quantity on 1 quailty 
of butter, In case : nd cleanliness of working; Is 
endorsed by the best dalrv authorities. For circu¬ 
lars, price lists, amt valualdc Information address 
The FERGUSON Mftf. Co., Burlington, Vt, 
♦ a***************** 
Small jfcniitsi 
THE STODDARD CHURN 
SEED,. 
pATALOGwi 
The most popular chum 
on them a rk e t. No floats 
or dashers inside. The 
cover removed in an In 
star.t, and replaced n« 
quickly. Cork packing, 
that never leaks. High 
est award, a 
SILVER MEDAL. 
at Philadelphia. M at 
the largest exhibition 
of dairy apparatus ever 
made In this country, 
after an netual test with 
the leading churns man¬ 
ufactured. SIX SIZES 
made. Pulleys furnished 
for power if desired. 
Agents wanted. 
Send for circulars to 
manufacturers— 
MOSELEY & STODDARD M’F’G CO., 
I’oulmey, Vermont. 
ifoggAko 
The standard of America — 
Admitted by leadine- Seeds- Js 
men and Market Gardener* AQprfeA mar 
everywhere to lie th« most per KSH3^§I£ 
feet and reliable Drill in use. 
Send for circular. Manufao- — 
tured only by „ 
EVERETT <fc SMALL, B««ton, Maas 
Thlrfv-Slr Varieties of Cabbage; 35 of Corn 28Of 
Cucumber; *1 r,r Melon • 83 Of Peas; 2H of Beans : 17 of 
Squash ; 23 of Beet, and 40 of Tomato, with other vari¬ 
eties in proportion, a large portion of which were 
grown on tny five seed farms, will be found In mv 
VK0KTACU.K AND PlOWKR SEED CATAt-OOUK KOR 1882. 
Sent free to all who npply. Customers of liwt Season 
need not w rite for It. All Seed sold from in,v estab¬ 
lishment warranted to he both rn-sh ami true to 
name, so far, that should it prove otherwise, I will 
refill the order gratis. Thu ORKilNAL iNTiiomiCER OK 
Early Ohio ash bcrkank Potatoes, m ariu.khkad 
Eah.lv Corn, the HumiAiio SqiiAstl, Marblehead Cab- 
liAiiic, Phi.nNBv‘ 8 MELON, and a score of other new Veg¬ 
etables. 1 Invite the patronage of the public. New 
Vegetables a Specialty. 
JAMES J. H. UKKGGRY, Marblehead, Mass. 
MrCT>«VTbt 
MKE1EY t. STODDARD 
(MFC CO 
polH.Tsrzvt__ 
penkock’s Patent Road machine. 
KEEPS THE HIGHWAYS nvt TIMES BETTER FOR HALF THE PRESEXT 
COST IS Ctlt OR C0IIKTRY.PAnTIClH.RRS FREE—. 
Mach.nes^toN TRIAL.® $ 
TiOR RENT—A small farm, conveniently located 
' tor nursery purposes. Terms pisv. Address 
JOHN' 11. SCUDDER, Trenton, N. J. 
LANDRETH’S 
NOVELTIES! 
Manufacturers of “ Matchless” Dump-Scraper. 
S. PENNOCK &, SONS’ CO., * 
Pa., and Fort Wayne, Ind. 
Ken nett Square, 
m ■ atwodqllarih m ■ m safe arrival 
Trial Package for4) I Hil H GUARANTEED. 
Potato (Garfield) Jflb. 23c., Cnt»ba«e (Ijtndreth’s KarUeat) X oz. 35c., Let taco (Landreth’s Forcing) 
loz. 13c., I .entire (Bloomsdale Summer) loz. 13c.. Lett nee (Heat Resisting) loz 15c., Melon (Boss) 
'/t oz. 20c., Onion ( BJooiusdalaPearl) ,v;oz. 20c., Radisli (ICrirlii Kt Whit/; Forcing) 1 oz, 15c., ffift 
Radish (Early Scarlet Erfurt) 1 oz. 15c., Oats (Given Mountain) 1 pt. 25c.— Total value 
!■ 0 ^ m B l ! ASII we will forward the above list of Novelties, postage paid. Unclose posfcige 
^ K 29 I stamps, and address D. LANDRETH Sc SONS, Philadelphia, Pa. 
PLANTS WITH THE PRKCISIO.N of a HOE 
All the ground a person can walk over in a day 
Til l EASIEST TO HANDLE, AMD THE FASTEST 
HAND PLANTER IN USE. 
Every Planter fully warranted and satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Inducements on Samples this season, bend 
for circular. 
WALLACE FISK South Byron, 
GKNESKK Co., N. Y. 
Vanderbilt Brothers. No. 23 Fulton St., Agts. for N. 
Y. City. Hamlin Johnson, Providence, R. L, Agents 
for New England. 
GERANIUMS! 
t STiiONb PLANTS, your choice, labeled, suitable for i in me¬ 
diate floiveriilK, wut salelv by mail, prepaid, to a. y pott-otllce. 
1 .artiest an I l>Tne*t Asoori meiil in this country to select Ircmi. 
12 si>leud)d varieties Double (icrunniiUK, your choice, XI. 12 
sple.ndid varieties Siutsle-I’low elliiu t.c» h in inns, your■ choice, S1. 
G Double aud 15 Single varieties l.erailliHHS, N1. 5 Double, 
5 Single, and 2 Scented Geraniums, Si. 1 Bronze, I Sllver- 
I.eafcd. I Ivy, 1 Scented, il JsiriKtc, it Double t.eriiiiiuiiis. si. 
l2siilcndidevir-bl'Kiiiiing Roses, Si. 12-plcmUdvurieli-- < nilla¬ 
tion Pitiks, SI. 12 tjrfcudKl vurielie-t ITicbsius, Si- 12 npleudid 
K variatio Coleus, SI • 1 Ilibiseiis,-1 I .untunii*, 1 Kocilslntt, 1. 
v Auy 7 of the above .nwirlinoiitr, by mall, prcpiita, tor W5.0I1. New 
n tc ran in ms, President <• a rile Id id id Mrs.f tar held, added tiral is 
\ mi a SitJ.DD order, or one on a Sll.OO or lev tVe also oil or 
sAinlASII PRIZES for the three lurjresl BOSS >\ A TER WU 
JF.ljEl .DNS grovvu Inimouracod. This ' evv Melon combine- allineiwod 
J quafftu-a. The flesh'is of aderqi HCiirlet.rKdliii sugar and always cryt taline 
_ ' a d tncJtmD t -amongtlic earliest, hen v ie«t anfl most prodac- 
live. Pei pa; kage,25c.;5package- S I. \V.-alsoofler S UN)in (’ASH 
PHIZES for the Finest Vegelnblew grown from our Scciloatnong which)*.S’! o 
tor the best 5 heads Enlibnire, SI 50 for the best G Squashes, Vi c offer S UK) 
ill t' \SI1 for the four largest t lull orders for our Seeds and Plant*. I.V-r-l > re- 
mi winn to pi rwma ordering. HaiidHomely Illustrated 1 loralCatalogue of Plan sand 
S«da,30pp., Fre.c. 1NNISFAI.LEN t4RElCNHOI T SKS, spring field, Ohi*) 
ACME ” Pulverizing 
The “ACMK” BUbJecta the noil to the action of a 
Crusher »n« t.cveler, aud at the name time to the 
Culling, Lifting, Turning process of double 
rows of Steel Coiiltrrs. the peculiar shape and ar¬ 
rangement of which give tmmciinr culling pow¬ 
er. The entire absence of Spikes or Spring 
Teeth avoids pulling up and scattering of rubbish. 
It is especially adapted to Inverted sod, hard clay 
and “ slough land " where other Harrows utterly fall, 
and also works perfectly on light soil. 
Sent on trial to responsible farmers anywhere In 
the United States. Agents wanted- Send for circular. 
jyjISM tr ll HOT It Kit , Sat* .nnnurneturer*, 
Harrisburg, and 22 Coiaeok Place, 
Penn.. New York City 
ALABASTINE 
FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS. 
Uneqnoled for rtm ability. 
Ueautu and Economy. It Isa 
valuable discovery, and 1ms al¬ 
most entirely Hi'petHeUed Kal- 
Komlue. K produces a line, 
lasting anil nauilsonic finish. 
It Will Pay Yon 
to send for a sample Card and 
Testimonials to SEELEY 
BROS . 32 Hurling Slip, N , Y„ 
or AVERIt.L PAINT CO., Bos¬ 
ton <V Chicago, and M. B. 
CHURCH, Grand Rapids .Mich 
ChiLMsO CNU 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
Warranted tn work 
as rt-preseuLtd. 
HALLOCK’S 
IMPROVED 
Platform Sprlnj; Wagons, Throe Sprint; Wagons, Four Spring Wagons Open 
and Top Buggies, Phietous, Sewing Machine Wagons, Illicit boards. 
The MITCHELL WAGON is Monarch of the Road, only the very best stock used In its construction and 
made by the best wagon mechaulcB lu the world. The Spring Wagon and Buggy Department is entirely sepa¬ 
rate from the Farm wagon shops. And for the manufacture or this class of work we have facilities unsur 
passed. Bend for Catalogue and Illustrated Price LIbL 
VOjH Sows Beet, Carrot, Parsnip, Turnip, 
... Buta-Baga, Onion, and all email seeds 
PllJiipni. '■ -iw j u aj.i]] 8 , gout on n.i£©ipt of S5.D0. 
S. D. HALLOCK. 00 B. CharUi Btr»*t, Bu-tlmors, 114. 
