THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
GARDEN CALENDAR 
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StJ tt$, 3JIant;$, &t 
good recipe for painting and preserving oak 
shingles, 
Ans.— Most of the chemical paints are re¬ 
ported to be good by those who have used them. 
The Rubber Paint Co., 506 West street. N. Y., 
will send samples of colors and all needed in¬ 
formation. Who has found a good prepara¬ 
tion for preserving oak shingles ? 
W. •/. C; 1 Vest Andouer, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, 
asks where barbed wire fence can be obtained. 
Ans. —Washburn ifc Moen Manuf’g Co., Wor¬ 
cester, Mass., and 42 Cliff street, N. Y. Ohio 
Barbed Wire Fence. Co., Toledo, O. Thorn 
Wire Fence Co., Chicago, Ill. 
Rita lielt—no address —asks whether the 
"American Book Exchange” of this city is 
trustworthy. 
Ans.— We cannot say positively. We would 
not patronize it ourselves. 
come and utilize our unused advantages. 
New comers of the right kind will be cordially 
received. K. n. v. 
Minnesota, Iloward Lake, Feb. 17.—We are 
having delightfully pleasant weather, not too 
cold since the coldest weather about and just 
before New Year's. Notwithstanding this, there 
has been more sickness than usual—a kind of 
epidemic a little like pneumonia, lung fever, 
or uncommonly bud colds. Some have not 
survived, and many consumptive persons who 
came here a few years ago to save their lives 
have not been able to overcome this tax on 
their strength and are fast failing. Some have 
already passed away, from that disease. Very 
many invalids, however, have come here for 
health and have saved their lives by so doing. 
s. A. M. 
California, Riverside. Del Norte Co., Jan. 
29.—Much more frost than usual and stock 
getting thin. The chief businesses here are 
dairying and lumbering. Wheat is worth §1@ 
§1.20 per bushel; oats, 50c.; potatoes, 60c.; 
butter, 25c.; eggs, 25c.; dressed pork, 6c. per 
pound; hay, §10t®§12 per ton; interest on 
money. 13@15 per cent, per annum; taxes, 2J 
per cent.; farm labor, §25(©§30 per month, 
with many idle because they will not work for 
less than "going rates,” and times are, of 
course, tight. n. b. 
Illinois, West Jersey, Stark Co., Feb., lb.— 
Snow nearly all gone and weather as fine as 
one could wish—a boon for the stock that 
have to glean their living in the corn lields. 
H. E. M. 
RURAL SPECIAL REPORTS 
for ih7» M© 
Direction* for the Manugcntcnt nf the Flower and 
Vovtt/\hte. Garden and Grccri hm/xe ,* u1ki>, Select 
Lixtx n/' Vend able. Flower a/nl Gro *.s Seed*, Ihu bx, 
Plants, and evert/ Garden Jiajuixitr. licuutitully lllus- 
t rnhul Moud two '.'-rent Htainp* tor pontage. 
HENRY A. RRE ER ph'ii’a'f'leVphla !' Pa 1 
u CP be ants. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
Catalogue of New, Rare and 
Beautiful Plants, 
will lie ready in February, with a colored plate.—Many 
new and beautiful Plants arc offered, among Draeasnas, 
Crotons, and other line foliage plauG. with a rich ool- 
lection of Green-house ami Hot-house Plants ; Redding 
Plants : new and choice Roses; Dahlias, etc. Well 
growft and at low prices. Free to all my customers, to 
others loo.—a plain copy tree. 
JOIIX SAlfL, Washington. !>• 0. 
hard road is formed, by means of which our 
lumbermen are getting in about their usual 
supply of logs. The talk of “hard times" 
among our farmers is getting to be rather an 
old story. And although prices of all kinds 
of farm produce are low, still those who have 
anything to soil find a ready market for cash, 
and a little cash uow goes some ways in the 
purchase of farm and other supplies. Those 
who have old debts to pay, do have rather 
“ hard Limes.” Some few such are giving up 
their farms and going “ West” to again seek 
their fortunes and build up homes—not always 
for themselves. J. R. 
Indiana, Denver, Miami Co., Feb. 10.—Be- 
iug located in the fertile country known as the 
“Eol River Valley," 1 thought a few lines 
might he of interest to some of your readers. 
This Eel River Valley region has greatly im¬ 
proved of late as an agricultural aud stock- 
raising country. A good, strong, saudy loam 
or " Blackwalnut Bottom” stretches aloug the 
" Eel River” for miles, and seldom fails to pro¬ 
duce good crops of wheat, corn, oats, grass 
and the various fruits aud truck. Railroads 
traverse this section to the four points of the 
compass. The past season wc had the largest 
crop of wheat and corn, of good quality, ever 
produced here. Wheat averaged twenty hueh- 
el6 per acre. Some pieces yielded thirty to 
thirty-five bushels per acre. Corn averages 
about fifty bushels per acre. Very little rain 
this winter hut a good deal of severe cold. 
Fall wheat looks well. Wheat sells lor 85c.; 
corn, 35e.; clover seed. §8.50; potatoes, 50 to 
69c.; pork, §8.50 to §8 per c.wt., gross. Most 
of pork sold from §2.85 to §2.40. Good horses, 
§75 to §125; milch cows, §20 to §35; land well 
improved for §40 to §60 pur acre. d. a. f. 
Wisconsin, Arcadia, Trempealeau Co., 
Feb. 13. -8o far times have beeu very hard 
here in Western Wisconsin. Many are losing 
their farms through indebtedness; and im¬ 
proved farms are consequently very cheap— 
from §5 to §20 per acre according to loca¬ 
tion, ami the condition, not of the farm alone, 
but of the owner also, for the tighter the lat¬ 
ter i6 pressed, the lower the price he must 
•consent to accept for his holding. Many of 
us have learnt a good lesson from the present 
distress, and will be loath to run so heavily in 
debt in future. Lost Nation wheat has been 
a failure in the Northwest this year. It was 
more aifeoted by hot weather than our older 
varieties. Millers will not give as much within 
five or six cents a bushel lor it, as they will 
for Fife. The previous year, however, it 
yielded well, aud was promising well last 
year until the advent of frost, and it will 
therefore be tried this year to some extent. 
Produce is low; wheat, 65@70e. perbushel; 
corn,20@25c; oats, I7@18e; potatoes, 30(®40c; 
Jiay, §5@§8 per tou. f, a. r. 
Oregon, Shedd. Linn Co., Feb. 15.—It is no 
wonder that people from the East who visit 
this State in winter, call us “ Web-Feet." We 
are now having our regular down-pour of 
rain ; but we don't complain ; for wc must 
have it, or otherwise our crops mast fail, as 
they sometimes do from drought in California. 
We have had a very pleasant winter with but 
less rain than usual this year. Our fall grains, 
both oats and wheat, look splendid. The area 
sown to grain last full was twice as large as 
usual. Trouble from immense flocks of geese 
and ducks is one reason why so little fall grain 
is sown in this State. These pests eat up most 
of the seed and young stalks, unless one stands 
in the field with bis gun up ready to shoot at 
all times. Stock of all kinds are doing well 
on our growth of grass this winter. It is now 
green and growing uiccly- Wheat is selling 
at this Station for 80c. per bushel; oats, 40c.; 
potatoes, §1; coru, §1. Web-Foot. 
Alabama, Dunville, Morgan Co., Feb. 18.— 
Times are extremely dull in this State ; never 
lias money been scarcer hereabouts at this 
season than uow. Cotton is selling for 6c. to 
?$c. per pound; wheat, §1.00 per bushel; 
corn, 40c. to 50c ; flour, 8$c. to 4c. per pound; 
corn meal, 50c. to 60c. per bushel; beef, 3c. 
to 3Jc. per pound; pork, 4c. to 4je ; horses, 
§40 to §80; milch cows, §10 to §15; laud, 
§8 50 to §10 per acre; and plenty to spare at 
either figure. We have good schools aud 
churches of all denominations, as well as a 
healthy country, and we want good farmers to 
Communications received for the week ending 
Saturday, February 22d. 
C. T.—M. E.»H.—A. R. M.—H. 8.—B. R.—A. E. 
J—E. R. R.—A. E. B.—G. 1). N.—A. I.. J—1>. L. 
H.—*• Ermengurde.”—G. S. H.—C. W., M L>.—F, 
A.— Mrs. B. C. D.— H. N. V.— W. C. G.~N. W. B — 
T. W.— I. J. B.—M. B. MCL.—J. K.—W. U. B-, 
thanks.—“ Empire."—M. C.—W. R. B.—II. 8.—M. 
A. 11., Jr., as soon as we can find space.—F. H. 
D.—J. A. B.—W. H. N.—V. J. 14., as soon as soon as 
we can.—G. G.—W. J. B.—I. A. M.—8. V. O.-D. F. 
S.—W. J. C.—W. J. F.—W. T. M.—P. B.—A. C. W. 
A GREEN HOUSE AT TOUR DOOR 
We will tend free Ay nail, and guarantee their eafe 
arrival in Uuod Condition, our r hoi re 
12 ROSES .. .12 sorts, §1 
20 VERB ENAS.20 « Si 
15 flasket nr KrililinR Plants.15 “ §1 
IQ GERANIUMS.10 “ SI 
10 CARNATIONS.10 “ *1 
IQ Tuberoses, all Frai l, large and double . $>1 
12 Gladioli, all flmrerlng Bull,* .§1 
2 (Jntnellin JaiionieHs and 2 Azaleas.H J 
11 umlreils of other* |ir\l| Alin D ADC I 
CHEAP, and ninny IlKfV ANU l\Mnt i 
For your ohotooof varieties, see our NO-page Cata¬ 
logue, free to Ml. Woul-woffer an immense stock 
of Fruit and Ornamental 2>ee*. Everi/rmns, Small Fruit*, 
<&rrc3, $eedb, $*Untb &i 
J.M.THORBURN&CO 
New York 
15 Joint §1 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
Will Issue in January and mail to applicants their 
new 
DESCRIPTIVE PH ICED CATA LOG IE OF 
THE ALBANY SEED STORE, ® 
PRICE A KNICKERBOCKER, successors to 
for the VEGETABLE and FLOWER 
Garden, for the LAWN, the 
FARM and NURSERY* 
Spring OatalwOe—35»illipdrution*—matled on receipt 
of six cent* in stamps, ui prepay postage. which "ill be 
allowed on fir=t order Sn Sf-do Si Ml-acy. N. Y. 
Reid's Floral Tribute 
f!? The tno',t beautiful and com- 
olcte Seed ami Bulb Catalogue pub¬ 
lished. 60 Exquisitely Colored Plates, 
A ngraved Cover in Co/tf. Descri¬ 
bes 1000 sorts I'lmvrrt tp* Vegetables. 
Pries, 25 Cents. All ordering ilie,lwr*k 
•ire registered and the price refunded 
m first order for Seeds, &r., to t) e 
j i mount of ft. WM. H. EEID, 
Name this paper. Socbester,2T.7. Xi 
FLOWER SEEDS SS 
1 Oct. pits, for etc. V ER BEN AS—oO line 
named sort* 50ct». per do/.en. Cntulo«ue» tree. 
D. C, McGTtaw, Riverside Gardens. Binghamton, N. Y 
NEW PLANTS for 1879. 
CATALOGUE NOW READY. 
Most of these NOVELTIES in Plant** and Seeds were 
SELECTED PERSONALLY t>v its. while abroad, and 
are now offered for the FIRST TIME in this country. 
C. II. IIOVF.V A CO., 
22 Trcinoul SI., Itosroir. Yin**. 
GOOD CURE FOR HARD TIMES 
SPLENDID _ 0VEB 
FLOWERS!” 
All strong Plants, each labeled, delivered safely by mail. 
Largest assort menu how prices. In business 
25 year*, tin arant« srrfi*/ar'»**». Stock comprises 
all desirable tarieliei. Only mat urn plant* sent. Our 
new III list ruled Ilitnd-Hook, sout Iren, contains 
u.uno and description of oach plant, with instructions 
for .xuoaoMifnl cultivation. Vo not purchase Hants else.. 
Where before sending for n,/r It Jkl fl. Dfl fllf 
All lovers of tlmerrs should have er/rll rl U DWLM\ 
Foory buyer of -X-ii p plan's should have it. Every one 
wanting new noil rhuiee pin ids -Jir'old Bund for our Ilnml- 
B„,.k HUOPF.S. BUOTUKft * THOMAS. 
cherry Hill Nurseries. West Chester. Pa. 
A PLANTATION OF EAKl.Y PROLIFIC 
and RELIANCE RASPBERRIES. 
inn nnn wSnw for half; also 200,000 
Ivv,UUU Cinderella and Cnutinrntul titraiebe-rrv 
Plants. Mtlhoiia of other Planta, Tree*, etc Every 
thing new, novel (iiid rnrc /Viro*i '"'' Send for 
ftesoriptiee Cin'utar to GlftSON A: IlLNNU T, 
Nursery men iiiid Fruit Growers, WDOillmr.l. N-.l 
N EW LIFE INTENSE SCARLET, Mlripcd 
white ; I>r. Penny almost a blur. Other new ue. 
rauium* and Novelties. New Grape. " Monro * Early , 
fine. Piwcri ptlve Catalogue and A male nr'ft l.nte njail- 
ing fist. Free. ELLIS BltOS., Keeue. N. II. 
Ten Packets for 25o. Rubai. N rw-Yohkeu with 
E.ctra Prcimuni for T2. Also Rabbits, etc. Seud 
Postal for circular. 
TUISC0 GREINER. Naples, N. Y. 
HOVEY & CO.’S Boston), 
OATAl.OGU I 
of Helen Garden nml Flow er Heed*. 
including Novelties and New Varicbes.Henj free. 
Seeds sent bv lutiil to all parts of the lb 8. anu 
Canada, and’ guaranteed tn reach, ynrehasere. 
Established ■'ii'lii i/r,irs, IIOVKV ufc CO., 
|(> South Ylurkel St*, Mnstoii, Alnss, 
To the Flower and Vegetable Garden. Beau 
Illustrated, and will be mailed FREE to anv ad 
OiiabUiiwdiaw.) Address CROSMAN 
Flower 
11 S Seeds. 
;h of Seeds or Plants 
Seeds or Plants 
Seeds or Phuits 
Seeds nr Plants 
Seeds or Plnnts 
Mv New CatnloKiie for I87D is the best and 
most comprehensive work issued. It oontams numer¬ 
ous Euuritvinan. Illustrating thousands of t;ic h-at 
Flow ITS and Veoetnhles, and also descriptions of 
all the Hr jtu lira I Plnnls. Mailed Uir ft 3-ocnt stufOD- 
Tociistonittrsfrw. SWflsiir iMutitd •>% (>r Aiuil. 
(Safety Kuiirauteed.) \V.YI. E. BOM lilTI'Q, 
i;L> Warren si.. Huston, Hhh». 
1 {est ever grown 
Uown goes price* cheap¬ 
er than dirt. Warranted 
fresh from grower. Send 
for free Illustrated book 
and Guide to the garden. 
Prettiest ever printed. 
^ R. 11. SHUMWAT, 
P* ROCKFORD, ILL. 
MOKETON FASM SEEDS 
Catalogue of Kami. Garden and Flower Seed's, Pola 
tons, &c., for 1ST9, with full Directions for Cultivation 
sent free to any reader of the Kuu.u. Nkw-Youkkrwuo 
will send me ms address on a I’ostul Card. 
JOSEPH HARRIS 
More ton Farm, Rochester. N. Y. 
ARTICHOKES 
Red Brazilian aud White Fronoh varieties ; cheap 
est hog food known. 9eu<l for Circulars. 
K. F. BROCK WAY, Ainsworth, Iowa. 
