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FEB. U 
BEIEFLETS. 
Mr. Brooks in an address before the W. N. 
Y. H. S. said: "We all bad currant bushes 
that took care of themselves and gave us plenty 
of rather small currants; but finally the worms 
ate them up. Professor Morse told us to give 
the worms hellebore, but the skeptical folks 
said they didn't believe there was any Buch 
medicine, and the orthodox said they would 
not waste it on worms. 80 we lost our 
currants." . . "It is agreed in our county 
that small fruits must take care of themselves. 
Blackberries and black-raspberries conform to 
our arrangement. They set themselves out in 
the spare places, and do everything but pick 
themselves. If your Society wants to do any¬ 
thing respectable, they will get up a sort that 
will pick themselves." . - The reveries of 
the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their 
realization. One good hour of earnest work 
is worth a thousand dreams of success towards 
insuring it. . . Clawson Wheat, it appears, 
has decidedly improved in quality in Michigan 
during the past year, being more liinty and 
making better flour. . . Our readers in 
ordering hardy low growing trees this spring 
should not forget the beautiful Japan Maples. 
. . . Mr. Kenny says : " Buy uo cane mills 
of less weight than 750 pounds, if you intend 
to have one strong enough to stay by you. 
Always bear in mind, the larger the capacity 
of the machiuery, the less vour sirup will cost 
you per gallon. . . " Keep the feet warm ’’ 
is an old maxim—but children's necks are bet¬ 
ter covered than their legs and feet.—Journal 
of Chemistry. . . Mr. Brewer corroborates 
the statement that black pepper will kill the 
Cabbage-worm. . . Mr. Holfman (Elmira 
Farmers' Club) thinks that the Cabbage-worm 
will soon disappear. . . Mr. Williams says: 
" I believe it not only possible but the duty of 
every laud-holder, even if limited to a city lot, 
to grow grapes for his own family.” . . Speak¬ 
ing of the decline of the Isabella, Catawba, 
&c., Mr. Williams says : “ My own conviction 
is that there ie a limit, a maximum point, 
when strength, health, vigor and fruitfulness 
are in their fuluesB. This level may be main, 
tained for a longer or shorter period, but be- 
youd ft is decline." . . The " boom" has 
not made its appearance as yet in the grocery 
market, but nevertheless it is confidently looked 
for.—Grocer. , . The advance of civiliza¬ 
tion has had a twofold and contrary effect o 
reducing the price of wareB, and at the same 
time multiplying a hundred-fold the artificial 
wants of society. The luxuries of oue genera¬ 
tion become the necessities of the next. . . 
We see that the same portrait is used in differ¬ 
ent catalogues for McLean’s "Little Gem " aud 
"American Wonder" peas. This is robbing 
Peter to pay Paul, unless Peter and Paul are 
the same " fellah.” . . Ariemus Ward gave 
the following Hints to Farmers To drain 
your land—Spend all your time at the village 
g’Oggery, and your laud will bo drained in 
equal ratio. . . To clean a lot from cobble¬ 
stones—Get up a target in your neighbor’s 
garden, and invite all the boys to curne and 
throw at the mark. . . To raise a crop of 
grass—Rem your farm and engage in politics. 
Your lands, property aud character will go to 
grass in a brief space of time. . . No kiss¬ 
ing by telephone for us. We prefer to take 
the electricity direct from the batteiy.—Oscu- 
latory Whitehall Times. . . Now the Hay¬ 
den trial is over, the ladies will have an 
opportunity to atteud to the prosaic duties of 
housekeeping.— New Haven Register. 
" We have more wants aud more means to 
meet those wants than any other people.—Gov. 
Seymour. . . Prof. Stewart considers en¬ 
silage as the one thing needful to winter dairy¬ 
ing. . . Mr. J. A. Hedges is engaged in the 
good work of pressing upon State authorities 
the importance of embracing the sugar-making 
business in the course of studies of the agri¬ 
cultural colleges of the country. . . A Maine 
mau wbu didn't care two shakes ol a lamb's 
tail about the newspapers rode fourteen miles 
through a tieree snowstorm to get a copy of a 
weekly that spoke of him a 6 " a prominent 
citizen.”—Boston Post. . . For Sale.— 
Golden Rural Tomato--Beauty of Hebron— 
Holste cattle—Clydesdale horses—Cow-peas 
—See auvertisiug columns. . . Mr. Quiun 
6 ays that most of the Raspberries introduced 
during the last ten years received the same 
high xiraise now bestowed ou the Cuthbert. 
We think not. . . " Didn’t you tell me you 
could hold the plow ?" Baid a farmer to au 
Irishman he had taken ou trial. "Be aisy, 
now," says Pat; "how could 1 hould it an’ 
two horses pullin’ it away ? Just stop the 
craylures and I’ 11 hould it for ye.” . . Apply 
carbolic acid to the wound when stung by a 
bee. . - It aeems that Burlington, Iowa, ac¬ 
cording to the Health Dept, of N. Y. city, is 
the healthiest city in this country. . . French 
bread is so light as to be full of " airy nothing¬ 
ness.” It is made to please the eye / . . It is 
a pity to be reminded, says . Olcott in the 
EVOLUTION. 
Christian Union, that a funeral is the only 
social incident that brings out the whole rural 
neighborhood. . . 
-- 
Correct Your Faults 
Of digestion with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, 
a medicine which removes flatulence, heartburn, 
irregularity of the Bowels, poverty of the blood 
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Hi rough the use of this medicine, which Is also 
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an Inestimable preventive of fever and ague. 
FOR 1880. 
1 till beautifully II- 
__ _ _ _ . liixlitUcd. The best, work on 
Gardening. It contains descriptive price list of 
VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
unu CHOICE PLANTS, with everything fur the 
llnrdr" Copy, with a large ehromo of NEW 
COM 0 ■*. 10 cts.j Plain copy, O et*. for postage 
HENRY A. DREER, See-daman and Florist, 
714 chestnut Steret, Philadelphia, Pa. 
SEEDS. 
My Annual Priced Catalogue is now ready and 
will be mailed free to all applicants. It contains all 
the leading- and most popular sorts of 
VEGETABLE, FIELD, 
AND 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
Besides all the desirable novelties of last season, and 
nearly everything else in my line of business. 
ALFRED BRIDGEMAN, 
876 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 
CLOVER! 
THE Cl.OVRR-L.EAFe a 4-page, 24-column farm¬ 
ers' paper, containing 1 valuable inlonnatiou ou the 
culture and harvestimr of clover, for seed. Sent free 
to every farmer sending us his name. 
HI RDSKI.I. .11 KM* CO., South Bend, led. 
Kay you saw this in Rural New-Yorker 
T HE ALBANY SEED STORE. 
Ustablished 1831. 
49th YEAR. 
P I K & KMIKKUBOCKKk, Successors to 
General Catalogue of Reliable 
Flower, Vegetable and Field 
Seed, Vegetable and 
Flowering Plants and Small 
Fruits, 
MAILED FREE. 80 Pages —‘150 Illustrations. 
80 STATE STREET, Albany, N. Y. 
CHOICE SEEDS FOR ALL! For only 15 
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Ast'-r, Double- /‘oitulaca. Sweet A'yssuvi, Japan 
Pinks, mixed colors, of each and my Illustrated Keed 
Catalogue for 188U; or above aud 4 other choice sorts 
for 2oc. L. W. GDODELL, Amherst, Mass. 
BOOKWALTER ENGINE 
Compact, substantial, eco¬ 
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Guaranteed to work well aud 
give full power claimed. 
Engine and boiler complete, 
including governor, feed¬ 
pump, drive-pulley, etc., etc. 
at the low price of 
8 Horse power.... $215 
4X *• ” .... 246 
6« " “ .... 815 
Manufactured at Springfield, 
Ohio. Send for Descriptive 
Pamphlet. 
JAMES LEFFEL &C0., Springfield, 0, 
Or, lit)Liberty St., New York City. 
THE SUGAR MAKER S FRIEND. 
Over 2,500,000 in Use. 
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NURSERY STOCK. 
Standard Apples, Standard and Dwarf Pears, Cher¬ 
ries, Grapes, Elms, Maples, Evergreens, Shrubs, 
Climbing Roses, aud a general line of Nursery Stock, 
all of the finest quality. Our Flms and Maples for 
street and lawn planting cannot be equaled. Low 
S ricea given upon application. State explicitly the 
inda and quality desired. 
AIbo breeders of fine Hambletonian horses, large im- 
portera and breeders of Clydesdale horses and Hol¬ 
stein cattle. Catalogues furnished on application. 
SMITHS <Sk POWELL, Syracuse, N. Y 
MATTHEWS 
Tlie Standard of America. 
Admitted by leading Seeds 
men and Market Gardners 
everywhere to be the most per¬ 
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Send for Circular. Manufact¬ 
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ISEED 
DRILL. 
t?£g 
EVERETT <fc SMALL, Boston, Mass. 
Veteran Corn Shelter 
FOR HAND OR POWER. 
Just the Thing for Mill, Farm or Plan¬ 
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Power and Hand Corn Hhellers of all sizes 
and to suit all wants. 
HORSE ROWERS, JACKS, <fco. 
Write for Descriptive Circulars aDd prices. Ad¬ 
dress SANDWICH MANUF’G CO„ 
Sandwich, Illinois. 
Everywhere known and prized for 
Skin and fidelity In manufacture. 
Tasteful and excellent Improvements, 
Elegant variety of designs, 
Yletdlng unrivaled tones. 
Illustrated. Catalogues sent Free. 
J. JLSTET & CO., 
Brattleboro, Vt. 
Feed Mill 
ALL IRON BUT THE HOPPER. 
Cheap, Effective 
and Durable. 
CAN BE RUN BY ANY 
POWER. 
Capacity from 6 to 30 bushels per hour, according to 
size. Send for Catalogue “ B," &c. 
U. S. WIND ENGINE k PUMP CO., 
Ratnvln, Hane Co.. 11%. 
CHALLENGE FEED MILLS. 
Grinds three times as fast as any 
other mills. Always successful. 
Over 500 First Premiums and Med¬ 
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clog or beatgrinds *>> bushels per 
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Mill* in fringing our patents. Be¬ 
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Mills, Corn Hhellers, Horse Power Wood Saws, Fann- 
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CHALLENGE Mil 
MILL CO., Batavia. I1L 
COOLEY CREAMER. 
Awarded Gold 
Medal at Paris Ag¬ 
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Butter made by thi 8 
procesB, awarded Sweep' 
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Dairy Fntr. 1878, and Two 
Gold Medals and First 
Premium at same fair, 
187*. First 1 Ternium at 
Royal Agricultural Exhibition, London, 1879. 
it requires no milk-room. 
ll raise* nil of cream between milkings. 
It afford* better ventilation. 
It requires leu* labor. 
It is more thoroughly made. 
It is cheaper, 
and gives better satisfaction than any other way of 
setting milk. 
Send for “ Dairymen" giving full particulars and 
testimonials 
VERMONT FARM MACH- CO.% 
Bellows Falls, Yt 
Mill Manufactory 
Established 1851, 
CRIST MILLS, 
OvFKENCH BU11B STONE 
Portable Mllt« for Farmers, 
Bsw Mill, ato.; Itslzes; over 
1,000 to u.a. Price from $80 
up. Complete Mill and Shell- 
«r,|95. A boy can grind and 
keep In order. Adapted toany 
kind of suitable power, Com- 
PluurluK and Corn Mill.. 
NORPVKK AMARMOH CO., 
Iudlauapolia, ImL 
Stores, II o t e I s. 
Restaurants, Club 
consumers will find 
to send Postal Card 
dress, and get the 
N. B.-Be¬ 
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Boarding Houses 
Agents and larg 
it fo their interes 
to the above ad 
latest terms. 
twr- no 
HUMBUG, 
SEEDS 
Our large IHuatrnted Catalogue* 
everything tor Farm and Garden Mullet 
Free to All. It will pay you to send at 
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C IDER PRESSES AND GRATERS. 
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