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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
THE TWENTY-SECOND SESSION OF 
THE AMERICAN POMOLOGTCAL 
SOCIETY. 
(K. N.-Y. SHORT-HAND REPORT.) 
New fruits\ the Idaho pear-, the Lucretia 
dewberry; the Pine-apple strawberry, the 
Industry gooseberry-, the Jewell, Berck- 
mans and Progressive grapes. 
foreign sorts in foliage.” This ended the 
grape discussion. 
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RURAL SPECIAL REPORTS. 
As usual, the last session was full of business. 
First in order was the report of the Commit¬ 
tee on Fruit Exhibits and the award of the 
Wilder medals, read by Dr. Hexamer, the 
Chairman. Several new fruits were noted by 
the committee. “The most noteworthy is 
the Idaho pear.” After giving its origin and 
history, Dr. Hexamer said: “Its eating 
quality is far superior to that of others of its 
class. Season September to October. It has 
not been fruited outside of its native locality 
where the tree has withstood 30 degrees below 
zero.” Specimens of an improved dwarf 
Juneberry from Nebraska were received. 
The flavor was described as approaching that 
of the huckleberry, and it was pronounced de¬ 
licious by some. J. H. Hale stated that his 
firm has lately tested about 20 new straw¬ 
berries. Among these the Pineapple straw¬ 
berry was the most remarkable plant he ever 
saw; berries large, dark crimson and of excel¬ 
lent flavor. The Miami he thought would 
yield more large berries to the acre than any 
other variety. A note from Dr. Hoskins 
asked that the apples Yellow Transparent and 
Scott’s Winter be added to the Society’s list, 
also McIntosh Red, for which Vermont 
wanted two stars, also the same for Quebec. 
An animated and hurried discussion of the 
later new fruits was then begun. Mr. Steele: 
“I have grown the Lucretia dewberry here 
in Florida with success, and it exceeds any¬ 
thing I have ever seen in size and quality, 
without exception. It is a success on moist 
land.” Mr. Strong: “I think the Lucretia 
should be introduced in the Society’s cata¬ 
logue.” Mr. Van Deman: “I second the mo¬ 
tion and advise giving it one star in all States 
where it succeeds.” Mr. Campbell: “It has 
been successfully trained up from the ground 
on stakes. The late A. J. Cay wood has grown 
it thus with flue success.” Mr. Marble: “I 
have seen it trained up thus on Mr. Cay wood’s 
place, and it was beautiful indeed, bear¬ 
ing very heavily.” The Erie being asked 
about, Mr. Williams replied: “It is very near¬ 
ly identical with Lawton.” The gooseberry 
came next. Mr. Williams: “I have failed 
with the new Industry in New Jersey. Can’t 
make it bear at all; tried a dozen plants, j 
like the Triumph, and consider it the best 
gooseberry we have in the State.” Mr. Stro- 
bridge, “I have grown the Industry on clay 
soil; it doesn’t mildew and I am pleased with 
it. It grows very large and fine. It is all I 
can ask.” Grapes were next in alphabetical 
order. The “Lutie” was unqualifiedly con¬ 
demned. 
The Jewell grape was called. Mr. Camp¬ 
bell, “ I have fruited it three years. It is a 
small, black grape>f good quality; has been 
recommended by some as equal to Delaware; it 
is not so to my taste. It is more pulpy, but 
it is without its high character; its thicker 
foliage stands better against disease. Small 
size is almost its only fault; berries rather 
larger than Delaware, clusters no larger, 
slow, medium growth; habit like that of the 
of Early Victor; flavor as good as that of the 
Eumelan though different in character.” Mr, 
Newman asked about the Rerckmans. He 
said, “ I fruited it last year for the first. It 
is generally pronounced equal to Delaware in 
flavor; its growth is more vigorous.” Dr. 
Hape: “ I have fruited it a number of years; 
it is more vigorous than the Delaware, and its 
quality is quite as good, which is saying much 
in favor of it. Berry larger than Delaware; 
bunch not so compact, quality most excellent, 
vine healthy.” Dr. Hexamer: “ I have seen 
the Berckmans on Mr. Carman’s grounds, in 
New Jersey. I think the flavor is equal to 
that of the Delaware; it has more loose, open 
bunches; the viue seemed vigorous aud I was 
surprised to see it doing so well in New Jer¬ 
sey.” Mr. Strong: “ I find it very healthy in 
Massachusetts.” The Progress grape was 
asked about. Mr. Berckmans: ‘\I have seen 
it aud it looked very promising indeed; spec 
imens very fine, very large, aud very good 
What it is, however, I cannot say.” It was 
then moved and carried, to add the Berck¬ 
mans grape to the Society list. The Green 
Mountain came up next. Mr. Manning: “I 
have seen it bearing in Connecticut; it’s a 
very sweet grape, ripe August 25,;iast season, 
Btroug ..grower, very good grape, resembles 
Illinois. 
Stielbyville, Shelby County, April 1.— 
We have had a very mild, open winter, with 
but little snow or raiu. Creeks and rivers 
have been running opon all winter. Feed of 
all kinds is plenty. Hay is worth from six 
dollars to eight dollars per ton; corn, 25 cents 
per bushel; oats 20 cent3; potatoes very plen¬ 
tiful—no sale, nominally, 40 cents per bushel. 
Farmers have generally finished sowing oats, 
of which a large acreage was sown. Early 
potatoes are mostly planted. The ground is 
now very dry for the season—too dry for 
grass to grow much. We have a fine prospect 
for wheat throughout this part of the State. 
Beef cattle are plentiful and lower in price 
than for many years; good butcher’s stock is 
selling as low as 2% cents per pound; good 
shipping hogs bring from four to 4% cents per 
pound. Apples are plentiful and selling for 
40 cents per bushel in market. Grass and 
cloyer have come through the winter looking 
fine and there,will be a good stand from last 
year’s sowing. We sow grass seed mostly in 
the fall, say,'.in the last of August or first of 
September, and generally get a good stand if 
we have rain enough in the.fall. We sow 
clover early in March on wheat ground, or 
later if sown on oats. Eggs are very abun¬ 
dant and are selling to grocers or shippers 
for seven cents per dozen. A large number 
of cattle were dehorned in this section last 
fall, and all parties,as far as I can see or hear, 
are well pleased with the plan. Most of the 
work was done in November and the first 
week in December, and I have not heard of a 
single death or of any bad effects resulting 
from the operation, and I know from per 
sonal experience that cattle are more docile 
and quiet in the herd after they have been 
dehorned. I think the best time at which to 
do it is late in the fall after the animals are 
one year old. E < J- 
Indianola, Vermilion County.—This 
western country is populated mostly by 
Southern people; hence, Southern modes and 
manners prevail more than those from the 
East. We have several 3,000-acre farmers who 
can’t read or write. Before their children grew 
up to use the pen, the shrewd but ignorant 
native hired a lawyer by the year to do all 
business for him. Many farmers of wealth 
here regard a farm journal as a luxury which 
they can’t afford. As I have made the circuit 
several times in all the Western States, I know 
the people. One will find in Michigan colon¬ 
ies of N. Y. State people; Racine, Wisconsin, 
is made up of people from the same State. 
In other sections of all the Western States 
one finds colonies from N. J., Pennsylvania 
and other Eastern States. But the war drove 
a great many bankrupt Southerners to this 
place. o. K. l. 
New Jergey. 
Fredon, Sussex County.—The farmers in 
the neighborhood are out on a strike with the 
proprietor of the creamery. Last year prices 
at the creamery were half a cent off from N. 
Y. prices for eight months and full prices for 
four months. These terms the farmers are 
willing to take this year; but the creamery 
man refuses to comply and the prices he fur¬ 
nishes are as follows: half a cent off for eight 
months and a quarter of a ceut off for the re¬ 
maining four mouths. These the farmers refus¬ 
ed to accept and they drew up a bond which 
was signed by all the milk-producers except 
one, to the effect that anybody must forfeit 
$50 who brought milk to the creamery. 
Vermont. 
Benson, Rutland County.—We are having 
a fine sugar season—the best for a long time. 
Maple sirup is selling at about 80 cents per gal¬ 
lon. I noted, however, that one of our sirup 
makers is getting more orders than he can fill 
at $1.00 per gallon, and the reason for this is 
that he will put up no sirup which weighs less 
than 11 pounds to the gallon; while the 80-cent 
sirup weighs only nine to 9% pounds and is 
liable to work and sour. Parties who have 
once used this 11-pound sirup refuse the light¬ 
weight kind at any price. Our neighbor had 
orders for all he could make long before the 
season opened. Will it not pay every farmer 
to try to excel in the quality of some one pro¬ 
duct, thereby getting a reputation which will 
give him a ready market and] good prices at 
all times ? My Shropshire ewes, some im¬ 
ported and the rest from imported stock, are 
dropping some very fine lambs this spring. A 
two-year-old ewe, dam bred by Sir Henry 
Allsopp sire bred by John Evans, England, 
dropped a ewe lamb (her first) which weighed, 
as soon as dry, 13% pounds. I have placed at 
the head of my flock the ram ‘ 1 Hercules,” sire 
aud dam imported, bred by one of Canada’s 
best flock-masters, a prize-winner in Canada, 
the closest-wooled coarse-wool sheep I ever 
saw: but he clipped last year 18% pounds. 
Weighs in show shape 250 pounds, and is 
a model. h. f. s. 
W. R. N. 
New York. 
and Longfellow’s tomb—because Longfellow 
wrote his beloved “Hiawatha”—I sauntered 
through the grounds, content with what we 
found, enough for one short half-day in that 
extremely beautiful place. 
The boulder that marks the grave of Agassiz 
was nearly covered with ampelopsis growing 
over it and naif concealing the name it bore, 
no record of the scientist’s work being cut in 
its hard surface. Some pines growing near it 
had been sent from his birth-place in Switzer¬ 
land. Over Longfellow’s grave, grass was 
thickly growing and two elms shaded it with 
their branches. It was marked by a granite 
SHERWOOD’S^ 
HARNESS 
Union Springs, Cayuga County,March 25.— 
Crops were very good in this county last year. 
This is a grain-growing section. Wheat aver¬ 
aged about 20 bushels; barley, 40 bushels; 
corn, 100 bushels, aud hay two tons per acre. 
Wheat sold at from $1.20 down to $1.00; bar¬ 
ley 05 to 80 cents; corn 45 cents; and hay $12. 
per ton. March has been very mild/some farm¬ 
ers are plowing. Oats will be sown this week. 
o. l. c. 
Ohio. 
Bellefontaine, Logan County, April 1. 
March has been au unusually warm and dry 
month. There was a fall of snow of about an 
inch, on the 29th. This morning the mercury 
is about 80, and the weather misty and disa¬ 
greeable. Wheat is in fair condition, though 
it is heaved out in some places, with much 
clover in the same condition. I think the fruit 
is uninjured so far, *** 
Woman’s Work. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY LOUI8E TAPLIN. 
CHAT BY THE WAY. 
In addition to preparations for house¬ 
cleaning, the early spring gives the opportun¬ 
ity of planning the summer sewing. Before 
anything new is bought, the old things must 
be looked over. Such as are in good order 
should be put aside, while those that need 
making'over are to be ripped apart, washed 
or sponged and pressed. By these means one 
can tell fully what is needed. If the family 
purse will not permit of anything new (and 
that is the case with many of us) we must sim¬ 
ply make up the old things to the best advan¬ 
tage. If a woman of small means will re¬ 
member always to buy things that go well 
together, she need never look “made over.” 
Black is usually the best foundation for such 
a wardrobe, because people don’t remember 
it; outside garments and best gowns should be 
of this tint. Hats and little trimmings might 
show any becoming tint. Green is now a very 
fashionable color to combine with black. An 
occasional garment of dark' blue might be 
chosen, because that color goes well with 
black; the same is true of gray. 
A woman having two old gowns which she 
wishes to make into one new one, could make 
a stylish redingote costume, if the colors 
would go together. The skirt should be of 
the lighter material or it might be striped or 
figured. Back and front breadths should be 
shirred over a foundation; in the back there 
should be one moderate reed and a pad at the 
top. The redingote should have on either 
side a large tab or panel, covering the side 
breadths to', the bottom; in the back it is 
short, like au ordinary basque. In front it is 
cut off square to the waist line; it has a full 
vest, with a little sash across the bottom, and 
a loose outer jacket—short also, turned back 
to make flaring revers. The outside of the 
sleeve is very full, this is basted on a founda¬ 
tion. It forms a puff at the shoulder; below 
this the fullness is laid in straight plaits, cat- 
stitched down with floss of the same color, to 
about two inches above the elbow, where it 
forms another puff. Below the elbow is a 
deep, straight cuff. This is an extremely 
pretty sleeve suitable for any soft stuff. A 
pretty seersucker or gingham dress, in which 
the sleeves are worn or too tight from wash¬ 
ing, may be wonderfully freshened by putting 
in white muslin sleeves made after this model, 
and a shirred or plaited white vest or guimpe. 
The style is worn either by children or young 
ladies. 
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Of what ? Why the constant stream of Boss, 
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I T is a very pleasaut ride by horse car from 
Cambridge to “sweet Mount Auburn,” 
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