THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
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beer to 10 cents for fruit. He has counted 12 
trips made by one poor woman past his place 
for beer in a single day 
It was further stated that Mi'. Minch had 
40 acres in potatoes last year and produced u 
better yield than any other farmer in his 
county. He used commercial fertilizers only. 
At a Convention of Veterinary Surgeons 
held at Philadelphia the other day, represen¬ 
tatives were present from nearly every State 
and Territory in the Union. It was unani¬ 
mously decided that iuoculation for contag¬ 
ious pleuro-pneumouia should not be adopted 
in the United States, and that no animals 
should be placed in infected stables until they 
had been thoroughly disinfected and inspect¬ 
ed ; and that all animals exposed to the dis¬ 
ease should be destroyed. 
“Handlino,’' “touch,” or “quality,” though 
hard to describe, furnishes valuable indica¬ 
tions of many of the most important charac¬ 
teristics of au animal. Slight variations in 
“touch” often represent marked differences in 
quality. A delicate sense of touch audmuch 
practice are required to make nice discrimina¬ 
tions. 
A fine, loug and mossy coat of hair on a 
beast., one that is soft under the hand, indi¬ 
cates a good feeder, and, as a rule, the fat will 
be well distributed, giving u good quality of 
fine-grained, marbled llesh. If the coat is 
short and fine, the animal may feed well; but 
there will bo a tendency to the formation of 
internal fat, instead of a desirable uniform 
distribution of it throughout the system. A 
harsh, coarse, wiry coat is an indication of 
poor feeding quality and late maturity. 
In animals of good quality the skin is soft 
and elastic, of moderate thickness, yielding 
readily to the lingers when the animal is in 
moderate condition, but increasing in firmness 
as the animal “ripens” from the development 
of fat in the cellular tissues. 
A xiAHSJi, hard and unyielding skin, indi¬ 
cates a slow feeder and an inferior quality of 
flesh; while a thin, flabby skin, that can be 
readily raised in folds, denotes a weak consti¬ 
tution, oily fat and coarse, stringy flesh. 
Some breeds of sheep, as the Mendip and 
Dorsets, mentioned by Vouatt, breed twice a 
year., 
A comparison of the results obtained with 
different animals, remarks Professor Miles, is 
generally neglected by farmers, and they 
therefore make too little difference in the price 
of their best annuals that are capable of re¬ 
turning a fair profit on the food consumed, 
and those of inferior quality, that do not pay 
for their keep. 
Owing to the variety of improved breeds 
of live stock tlmbcon now be obtained, adapted 
to almost every variety of climate and system 
of management. Prof. Miles does not think it 
desirable to attempt the formation of a new 
breed, as any special qualities that may be re¬ 
quired under particular circumstances can be 
more readily obtained by a modification of the 
characteristics of some existing breed that ap¬ 
proximates in its qualities to the desired stand¬ 
ard. 
In the cross of a superior breed upon the 
average farm stock, the best results can be 
obtained only by a better system of feeding 
than the original stock lmd been accustomed 
to. The old Scotch saying “the breed is in 
the mouth” expresses an important, truth in 
stoek management. With every improvement 
in “blood,” a corresponding improvement in 
feeding and management should be made. 
Cbmjwljcrf. 
RURAL SP ECIAL REPORTS. 
Colorado. 
Greeley, Weld Co., March 15.—We have 
had a very nice winter. There has not been 
much snow. We have hud some very warm 
weather lately. Farmers are busy plowing 
and sowing. The ground is a little too dry. 
We have had some bad dust storms recently. 
G. J. T. 
Idaho. 
House-shoe Bend, Boise Co., March 17 .— 
While our climate is variable, and at times 
threatens the destruction of everything tender 
or hardy, trees and small fruits get through 
in a remarkably healthy condition. For ex¬ 
ample, 1 find by referring to my “Weather 
Report mid Notes” that, iu 1&S4-5 the ther¬ 
mometer ran to 20 deg. below zero on January 
20. Turning over to “Fruit Notes,” I find 
that Souhegan, Superb and Shaffer Raspber¬ 
ries wore not injured; that, Mansell was killed 
to the snow line—eight inches deep. The 
Ltirly Harvest, Lawton, Waehnsett Thprp- 
tess and Kitlatiuny were also killed to the 
snow line; Wilson Junior was partly killed. 
i caches were killed to the ground pr pearly 
so t,rpes that had been in bearing for from 
five to 12 years. Nearly all the different va¬ 
rieties of apples lived through, except u few 
that were irrigated too late, causing a late 
growth. Plums were not injured, and we 
have about all the older varieties. None of 
the small fruits or larger fruits have been 
killed since. The coldest day of the winter of 
1885-0 was one degree below zero, January 17, 
and the winter just, past has been very open, 
the thermometer only going down to 11 deg. 
above zero on February 20. The above notes 
are confined to my own neighborhood. 
Twelve miles from here, in the mountain dis¬ 
trict, the snow is five feet deep and the ther¬ 
mometer averages five to 10 degrees colder. 
What a power the Rural is among the 
farmers of the nation. It is stirring them up 
to a sense of their duty—to act their part 
nobly and honorably and to be politicians at 
the polls on election days. A. L. u. 
Indiana. 
Lawrence, Marion Co., March 18. —Neither 
I nor my neighbors have any particular use 
for the Washington Seed Store. What seeds 
we get are no better than what we have, when 
wo get any at all, which is not often. Wheat 
is looking fine. We had a very stormy, wet 
February. March has boon good, but it is 
raining now. Some oats are sowed; others 
ready to sow. Crops were good here last sea¬ 
son. The bottom bus dropped out of the pota¬ 
to market; the tubers are selling for 25 and 
80 cents. Timothy hay held its own better 
than for four or five years; $1(1 a ton has been 
the ruling price. Success to the Rural! 
e. h. h. 
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Scrotum 
Probably no form of disease is b generally dig 
trlbuted among onr whole population an scrofula. 
Almost ovary Individual has ih s atent pois ft 
coursing his veins The terrlbi -.ntTertugs en 
durvd by those afflicted with u rofcious sores 
cannot bo understood by other- uid their grati¬ 
tude on Ihuling a remedy that cure; them, astou- 
lslies a well portion. The wonderful power of 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
in eradicating every form of Scrofula has beau so 
clearly and fully demonstrated that it leaves no 
doubt that it is the great >st medical discovery of 
this generation. It is made by C. 1. HOOD A CO., 
Lowell, Mass., and Is sold by all druggists. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. 
BAKER'S 
Warranted abnoluiely pure 
Cocoa, from which the excess of 
Oil has been removed. ltba*f* y« 
timet the strength of Cocoa mixed 
with Burch, Arrowroot or Sugar, 
and U therefore far more economi¬ 
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cup. It ia delicious, nourishing, 
strengthening, easily digested, and 
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well as for persons in health, 
hold by Grocers everywhere. 
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HENLEY’S 
IMPROVED MONARCH 
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Patented July 21.1SS5: May is, 1S86: August 3.1886. 
I he only practical machine In uae which makes the 
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.should you not, then, be careful in WHAT FORM 
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