MARCH 22 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
485 
THE BEST 
CK-iTlLE 
H MACHINES, 
Clay Crushers, 
So Yard Supplies:, 
jL J.W.PENFIELO 8. SON. 
Na- WIllOUGHBY. OHIO 
, tsr 
$5 to 5.50; hogs are rather scarce at 16. The 
corn crop was a fair one—about 40 bushels to 
the acre—now worth 35to 40 cents per bushel; 
oats, 30 cents. Peaches killed and small 
fruits injured. Laud is worth from $20 to $35 
per acre. Good farm hands are in demand 
at $20 per month. jr. p. l. 
Montana Territory. 
Ft. Benton, Cboteau Co., Feb. 24,—Fort 
Benton, an incorporated city, situated at the 
head of navigation ou the Missouri River, is a 
thriving place of 3,000 inhabitants. There are 
two churches, a graded school, a hospi al, 
and a $50,000 court-house in course of erection 
will bo completed in August next. There are 
also live wholesale groceries, and several re¬ 
tail stores, four hotels, and seven restaurants 
—I will not mention the number of saloons. 
The principal industry is raising stock—cattle, 
sheep and horses, etc.—which thrive well 
Winter and Summer on our noted Bunch 
Grass ranges. This is a good farming coun¬ 
try, and a great many are turning their at¬ 
tention to agriculture, with good results where 
they are able to irrigate the land from the 
creeks and rivers. Times are rather dull here 
this Wiuter; but we hope a railroad will run 
through this place from some direction within 
a year or so, and we look for a big boom then. 
All kinds of stock are high now: cattle are 
from $30 to $40per bead; sheep, $3.50to$4.50; 
hogs. 10 cents per pound aud scarce; chick¬ 
ens, $18 per dozen; eggs, 75 cents per dozen; 
hay, from $15 to $30 per ton: potatoes, the 
best in the world, ono and a-half cent per 
pound; butter, 50 cents to 75 cents per pound; 
milk, 10 cents a quart. We have hadsomevery 
cold weather during January and February 
—from 10° to 40 p below zero—and more snow 
than we had since the Winter of ’81, and as 
stock of all kiuds are left to shift, for them¬ 
selves on the ranges, great fears were enter¬ 
tained that there would bo great losses among 
the herds; but our only salvation was the 
ever-welcome warm chinook wind from the 
southwest. The warm wind to-day is blowing 
at the rate of 00 miles an hour, aud the largest 
snow drifts have to succumb, and pass off into 
the “Big Muddy.” The river is not open here 
yet, but if the weather continues warm we 
look for a break-up soon. L. h. b. 
Oregon, 
Shedd, Linn Co., Oregon, Feb. 28.—The 
weather has been very’ mild in Oregon this 
Winter. Daisies, pansies and Japanese Quinces, 
have been in bloom all along. Very little rain, 
although we have had plenty for our crops. 
P. M. w. 
Pennsylvania. 
Light Street, Columbia Co., March 1.— 
The Winter has been very cold, and there was 
plenty of good sleighing for seven weeks. 
Wheat, when the snow left, looked splendid, 
especially where a first-class fertilizer had 
been sown with it. Wheat, oats and grass 
last season were good; but corn was a com¬ 
plete failure ou account of the white worms 
eating the roots off. Bees did not do so well 
on account of the cold. wet Spring and dry 
Fall. My bees are wintering very wellso far, 
but many bees in this county have died, being 
short of stores. h. h b 
PissfcttatteiM.s gulvertitfwg. 
Percheron Stud Book of Franco. 
Published under Authority of the French Government. 
Contains inucJ* Granulated) valuable matter relative to 
this ancient and popular rate. Alio the records of 
breeding, of nil pure Fereh.'.on Stallions and Mares, 
whoso Percheron birth and origin hav .iheen established 
before 20 controllers of entries. No intelligent man 
will bay aFrench Stallion that is not recorded in the 
Percheron Stud Boole of France. Send #2 for this book 
to Tub Breedkks Gazette, Chicago, ills. 
CROWELL MFG. CO 
Greencastle, Penn. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
GRAIN and FERTILIZER URIELS, com¬ 
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AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF Saving FERTILIZ¬ 
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other Farm Implements. 
STEAM ENGINES, THRESHERS 
AND SAW MILLS 
-A. SPECIALTY. 
Agents wanted in territory not occupied. 
Descriptive circulars on application. State where 
you saw this. 
Monarch and Young America. 
^ Corn and Cob Mills. 
__ ’'EteSBr Only mills made with 
Cast Cast Steel Grinders. 
Warranted superior to 
-any in use for all pur- 
- -- It ’'•111 grind faster. 
run £h’ier and wear long- 
IJ L,r- - Pr - Satisfaction guaran- 
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‘ r Je e^Outters,c 1 der Mills. 
Manufactured bv 
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ST. LOUIS. MO. 
SINGLE BAG (200 lbs.) SOLD AT TON (2000 lbs.) RATE TO 
ENCOURAGE EXPERIMENTS. 
Per Per 
r«, f .« t0 u Manure .*auxi $5 ft §i 
Coru_ Ain iinre. ..4,8 00 480 
Can I i flower and Ctthhnge Mnnure. 47.00 L 70 
Tobacco Mil OU ref “Conn, Brand.”). 52.UO g.20 
■fruit and line Manure.. 37.00 370 
Union it! a n ii»e ... 52 m 5*20 
Early VegetableuudTrnck liannre 62.00 5.*2o 
brass and (trum Spriny-Top Dress- 
mg... .. ‘ _ 5000 500 
Lawn Top-Dressing (withPlaster).... sslno 3 50 
I ofash Rone Phosphate . 40 00 4 00 
Ainmoniated Dissolved Bone. 32 00 .8.20 
Nitrogenizcd ituper-l’hosphnte. 35.00 3 30 
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.Steel 
Iron and Wood Beam Plows, Side Hill Plows, Shovel 
Plows, Road Scrapers, Steel and Wood Frame 
Cultivators. 
---- STEEL BEAMS, STEEL JOINTER 
; - AND WHEEL STANDARDS, WILL 
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Syracuse, N. Y. 
A c k it o w I - 
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TO ALL 
OTHERS. 
PULVERIZER 
and CART COMBINED. 
Greatest 
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orthe Agvl Save* 90 per ee.L of labor. lK*uble« 
the value of the Manure-. Spreads evenly all 
kindH or man ore, broadcast or ru drill, in one-tenth 
Early Harvest Potato. 
^poe r S n ^T t J ?row . lne - productive and BEST. 
Tar J, et y Headquarters stock. 1 ib. F 
.-Y\ 3 lbs , $ 1 by mall. Write for history And prices 
on Ur«rer orders. Other varieties. Also Strawberry 
an, 13 ,P^t'berry plants. BEST KINDS. Low Prices. 
Address G. G., Benedict, Delaware, O. 
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the Best Maimer i Breed.Feed 
and Care for Stock, Grow 
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K H* Every L armer should 
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i«rl nf inn t.-, • 
VETERAN CORN SHELLER and ONE HORSE TIER 
223^ Revolutions of Tumbling Rod to one round 
CAPACITY OF 
J SSg/ SHELLEK 
30 bushels pr hour. 
PROFIT 
RURAL SEED REPORTS 
Power suited for Running 
Churns, Pumps and all light farm work. B 
Ik Write for Circulars. Address 
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TELEGRAPHY 
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Connecticut? 
Harwinton, Litohfield Co —From one very 
small Blush Potato, with 11 eyes, pluntedin 11 
hills, I dug half a bushel of large, fair tubers 
The Rural AVheats were failures. Shoe peg 
Corn grew finely, aud yielded large, fine ears; 
but frost took it a little too soon. The melons 
were excellent in flavor and of good size. 
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Hardy Trees. Shrubs. Vines, Boses. Clematis, etc 
Sendatam p for descriptive FRITIT and Ulus t d ORNA 
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free, hair prtees,prompt attention, and reliable stock. 
Address \\M.S. I.1TTLE. Koche-rer. v v 
WRITE 
Iowa. 
Lewis, Cass Co.—From one small Blush 
Potato I got half a bushel of nice, large tubers. 
The Shoe-peg Corn grew very tall, but the 
frost came too soon for it to mature well. The 
Garden Treasures did not do as well as they 
would in a better location aud with better 
care, though the asters and phloxes were very 
pretty. It was so cold and wet hero lust Sum¬ 
mer that the water-melou seed yielded only 
five middling good melons. Our Beauty of 
Hebron aud White Elephant Potatoesdid well. 
We think the Beauty the best of all. m. h. 
Kentucky, 
Finchville, Shelby Co —The Garden 
Treasures produced some nice flowers. The 
Shoe-peg Corn matured; but it is an inferior 
variety, with very small ears. The water¬ 
melons were destroyed by the drought. Some 
of the Niagara Grape seeds germinated, but 1 
lost all the viues. m, e. p. 
I'rhrmy I vuiilit. 
Light Street, Columbia Co.—From 12 
grains of the Surprise Wheat I got half a pint. 
I sowed all of it, and at present it looks better 
than auy other kind 1 have. The Fultzo- 
Clawsou did well. The Shoe-peg Corn is too 
late for this section. H. H. b. 
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Grain Threshers. Horse Powers, 
and Engines. 
Highest prize awarded these machines at the New 
York State Agricultural Society’s latest trial, over 
large number competing. 
Ample warranty and opportunity for trial given. 
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St. Jolinsville, 
__Montgomery Co., M. Y. 
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