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THE RURAL AEW'VOAKER. 
JUNE 22 
Societies. 
THE TENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF 
THE MOORESTOWN AGRICULTUR¬ 
AL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY. 
(RURAL SPECIAL REPORT.) 
T HE annual spring exhibitions of the 
Moorestown Agricultural and Indus¬ 
trial Society have always attracted a good 
deal of attention, and the exhibition held at 
Stan wick Station, on the Oth, 7th, and 8th of 
June, was no exception to the general rule. 
Nearly all the leading manufacturers of farm 
machinery in the United States were repre¬ 
sented; and visitors from all parts of the 
country were present. The president of the 
society, Mr. Edmund Cook, is a thoroughly 
practical man, and, as he says, he has tried to 
model the Moorestown fair after the ideal 
fair so often described on the editorial pages 
of the R. N.-Y. It is certainly a fair of the 
farmers, for the farmers and by the farmers. 
The manufacturers of implements understand 
this, and send their best specimens and ablest 
agents here, and are usually rewarded by 
large sales. Excitement is furnished by com¬ 
petitive trials of harvesters, mowers, cultiva¬ 
tors, plows and other farm implements, in 
stead of by horse-races and side-shows. The 
fair comes at a time when farmers are 
anxious to learn aoout the merits of different 
machines with a view to purchasing them. 
Prominent features of these exhibitions are 
the displays of strawberries and small fruits. 
Unfortunately the season was about two 
weeks earlier than usual, and many of the 
best berries were through bearing, and in 
consequence some of the leading growers, like 
Win. Parry and Thomas Zme, made no ex¬ 
hibit. Samuel C. DeCou, of Moorestown, and 
Chas. B. Horner, of Mt. Holly, however, made 
fine displays, and saved the reputation of the 
association. Nearly all the leading varieties 
of strawberries were shown. With the excep¬ 
tion of Bubach No. 5. and the new seedlings, 
very little attention was paid to the newer 
varieties. For market purposes Sharpless 
was considered the best; Oatario next; with 
the Crescent a good third. The seedling orig¬ 
inated by Mr. Silas Walton, of Moorestown, 
and known as the “ Walton,” attracted a 
good deal of attention. (It will be remember¬ 
ed that this berry was illustrated by the R. 
N.-Y. two years ago.) It was exhibited by 
Mr. C. B. Horner, of Mt. Holly, who also ex¬ 
hibited a new seedling as yet unnamed. Mr. 
Horner has, however,the name of “The Gem” 
under advisement. If it has not already 
been taken it will be the name of the new 
berry. Mr. De Cou showed some new seed¬ 
lings of the Felton. A new seedling 
to be introduced under the name of 
Chair’s Seedliug, attracted much attention. 
It was found by Mr. Chair in the woods in 
the suburbs of Baltimore, and seems to be a 
new and distinct variety. One plant con¬ 
tained 00 perfect berries besides many smaller 
ones. It is large in size, of good form and 
quality and seems to be very prolific. 
Some of the earlier cherries were shown, 
also a few peas and potatoes. The display of 
vegetables, however, was not as fine as it 
should have been in a locality so largely de¬ 
voted to market gardening. 
The domestic department was well filled 
with pies, cakes and other appetizing prod¬ 
ucts of the culinary art. 
The display of implements was very large 
and complete. An acre or more of laud was 
covered with an infinite variety of farm ma¬ 
chines and tools. There were at least a doz¬ 
en kinds of reaping, harvesting and mowing 
machines: in fact, nearly all the leading man¬ 
ufacturers were represented by their most 
eloquent agents. The mowing machines 
seemed to attract the most attention. One 
old farmer spent an hour or more listening to 
the claimed merits of the various machines, 
and linally concluded that they were very 
much alike. “ ‘Most any on ’em will cut grass, 
and that’s all I want,’' he said. The number 
of new devices for lessening the friction and 
side draft and increasing the cutting power 
of mowing machines seems endless. The 
“screw machine,” with a screw gearing and a 
floating cutter-bar, was eagerly watched and 
favorably commented on. It is not a new 
machine; but has been greatly improved 
since last year. It is now made by the Ken- 
nett Wagon Company, at Kennett Square, 
Pa. Poulson’s and the Dutton mower knife- 
grinders were kept in operation preparing 
the knives of the machines for the trials. 
Both did good work. The trial of harvesters 
attracted such a crowd that it was impossible 
to judge ot the merits of the machines. 
In the trial of sulky cultivators there were 
three entries—the Little Diamond, Bird’s and 
the Hudson Bicycle. All did good work and 
each had its friends. 
Clark’s Cultivator, made up of two small 
cutaway harrows, did some excellent work 
and promises to be a popular implement. 
Coffin’s milk Aerator occupies a prominent 
position on the grounds. Exhibits were made 
by P. P. Mast & Co., Hench & Dromgold, 
D. H. Nash, the Gale Manufacturing Co., 
and other manufacturers. 
Gardiner's road wagon has the advantage 
of a low-down wagon on high wheels. This 
reduces the labor of loading, and, it is claim¬ 
ed, makes the draft lighter. Messrs. A. 
Blaker & Company made the largest exhibit 
of the larger kind of farm machinery: their 
new Fenton thrasher and cleaner wa3 
shown in operation, being run by the 
Newtown double geared horse-power. This 
firm is making a new sbeller and separator 
known as the Newtown Star sheller and separ¬ 
ator. It is one of the most complete ma¬ 
chines of the kind I have ever seen. 
Several new methods of building fences 
were shown. One of the devices was a “wire 
lock” for holding the rails of an ordinary worm 
fence together. It seemed to work very well. 
Another fastened the ordinary post-and-rail 
fence with wire so that it would stand even 
after the posts had rotted off. The Garrett 
fence machine was shown in operation. It is 
a low-priced machine, but does good work. 
The attendance was all that could be desir¬ 
ed and the weather was perfect. In fact, the 
10th annual exhibition of the Moorestown 
Agricultural and Industrial Society may be 
ranked among the best of the spring exhibi¬ 
tions. J H. 0. 
L’lWJ. 
“ Every Man is presumed to know the Law. 
Nine-tenths of all Litigation arises from 
Ignorance of Law .” 
A STALLION’S SERVICES IN MAINE. 
II. S. T.. Lincoln County, Me .—Some time 
ago I bred an excellent mare of mine to a 
stallion whose owner charged a big fee on ac¬ 
count of the fine pedigree he claimed for his 
horse, and the speedy records of some of his 
alleged offsprings. Now I find that all his 
claims with regard to the stallion were un¬ 
founded, so that I am “ out” not only the fee 
which I paid, but also over 12 months of my 
mare’s time for breeding purposes. Have I 
any redress? 
Ans. —A recent law in Maine provides as 
follows: “ The owner or breeder of a stallion 
for breeding purposes, before advertising, by 
written or printed notices, the service there¬ 
of, shall file a certificate with the register of 
deeds in the county where said) stallion is 
owned or kept, stating the name, color, age 
and size of the same, together wRh the pedi¬ 
gree of said stallion, as fully as attainable, 
and the name of the person by whom he was 
bred. And it shall be the duty of such regis¬ 
ter to record such certificate in a book kept 
for the purpose. Copies of such certificate, 
duly certified by such register, may be used 
in evidence, the same as the original, in any 
State. The fee of the register for recording, 
and for each certificate, shall be 2T> cents. 
Whoever neglects to make and file such cer¬ 
tificate shall recover no compensation for 
sa'd services, and if he knowingly and will¬ 
fully makes and files a talse certificate of the 
statements aforesaid, he forfeits #100 to be re¬ 
covered by complaint, indictment or action 
for debt, for the county where the offence is 
committed.” 
ADMINISTRATING ON PROPERTY IN ANOTHER 
STATE. 
T. L., Waterloo , N. Y .—An old resident of 
Alton, Illinois, died recently without having 
made a will. He left some real estate and 
other property in Alton, and a farm in this 
State. Can his administrator, appointed in 
Illinois, administer on the property left in 
this State, and if he undertakes to do so, is he 
responsible, and can his bondsmen be held re¬ 
sponsible if the property is not properly ad¬ 
ministered? 
Ans —The Illinois courts hold that a grant 
of administration in that State confers upon 
an administrator no title to property of an 
intestate situated outside of the State. He 
has no authority whatever over it, nor is he re¬ 
sponsible for any part of the intestate’s e-tate 
which is beyoud the jurisdiction by which 
he was appointed. Such administrator in 
his official capacity can neither sue nor be 
sued outside of the State from which he de¬ 
rives his authority, and to which alone he is 
amenable. If he wishes to reach property be¬ 
longing to the estate, but situated in a foreign 
jurisdiction, he must obtain letters of admin¬ 
istration there and give such security, and be¬ 
come subject to such regulations as the laws 
may prescribe. His bond covers only his 
duties as to property situated within the State 
in which he was appointed. 
S. C., Davenport, Washington .—What is 
the law with regard to placing poison on 
one’s own inclosed premises for the purpose of 
destroying jack rabbits and other pests. 
Ans. —If the premises are inclosed as the 
law directs, placing poison in them for the 
above purpose is quite lawful. 
T. L. L., Seneca County, N. Y .—A married 
woman owns a small farm in her own right, 
while her husband owns a much larger one. 
In case of a law suit, should the woman sue 
under her own name—say as Mrs. Mary 
Brown—or under her husband’s—say as Mrs. 
John Brown ? 
Ans.— In all legal proceedings and docu¬ 
ments, whether as grantor or grantee, plain¬ 
tiff or defendants married woman is describ¬ 
ed by her own proper name, as Mrs. Mary 
Brown. 
C. E. D., New York City.—A man sub¬ 
scribes for apaper, the price of which is #1 50 
per year, or #2.00 if not paid in advance. He 
pays for one year upon subscribing. At the 
end of the year the paper is not stopped, but 
keeps on coming. He takes it, but neglects to 
pay up. Three years pass, then comes a noti¬ 
fication that if the bill is not paid by a cer¬ 
tain time interest will be charged on each 
year. Can such a demand be legally enforced* * 
Is the subscriber liable for more than the face 
of the bill, $2. for each year’s subscription? 
Ans. —Yes. It is a mean law, though. 
Inquirer, Steuben County, N. Y .—Is there 
any law in this State to regulate the charge 
of doctors? 
Ans. —No. Fees are not regulated in New 
York State by statute law. If every man who 
has had the advantage of a doctor’s service 
paid him a reasonable fee, there would be lit¬ 
tle complaint of charges, as the fees would be 
too low for grumbling. There is no class of 
professional men, and indeed no class of 
wage-earners at all, who do so much work 
gratuitously and to whom so large a propor¬ 
tion of their earnings remain for a long time 
due as doctors; indeed a great amount of their 
fees is never paid. 
J. W. A., Newburyport, Mass .—I hired a 
house and built a hen-house in the garden. 
It was not built on any foundation. The 
frost being in the ground; the building was 
made to rest on blocks laid on the snow. 
Have I a perfect right to remove the building, 
provided no injury is done to the landlord’s 
property? 
Ans. —Yes. Under such circumstances the 
house was a “chattel,” which is movable, not 
a “fixture” which is immovable. In general 
whatever a hirer of laud buys or 
makes to use on the land and fasten to the 
land or building, if he fastens it in such a 
way that he can remove it and leave the land 
or building in as good order and condition as 
it was before, he may remove or take it away 
whether a tenant for life, a term of years, or 
at will. 
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