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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
of January, and the ground has been fit for 
plowing the larger portion of the time since. 
Some have finished plowing for corn and sow¬ 
ing oats. It looked like spring the first week 
of this mouth, but has been March sure enough, 
for the last week. Prices are as follows : hogs, 
31 to 4^e. per lb.; wheat, 85 to 90c.; corn,35c,; 
oats, 27e.; potatoes, home grown, 42 to $2.25 
per bbl.; Northern, $2.75 to $3 per bbl. 
n. h. t. 
Wisconsin, Clinton, Rock Co., March 17.— 
Farmers are busy preparing for spring work. 
Farmhands are plentiful at from $12 to $16 
per month, with board and washing. Wheat 
i6 selling here at S5e. per bushel; barley, 30c. 
to 60c; rye, 40c; corn, in the ear, 75 lbs. 26c; 
oat6, 22e. to 24c; timothy seed, $1; clover 
seed, $3 to$3.60: butter, 10c. to 16c; per lb; 
eggs, 12ets. per doz. Hay is plenty with but 
little demand. Farmers are hoping and work¬ 
ing for that good time coming in the sweet 
bye-aud-bye. p. j. 
New York, Kinderhook, March 24.—Snow¬ 
banks hereabouts are two rode wide and from 
four to six feet deep ou each side of the fences, 
while the enow still lies a foot deep ou a level. 
The prospects for an early spring are not 
therefore very good. Rye is selling per bushel 
for 50c: corn, 45c. for 60 ibs; oats, a cent a 
pound ; hay $5 to $8 per ton; butter, 16c. per 
pound; eggs, lfie. per doz ; wages, $13 to $16 
per mouth ; taxes high; farmers poor ; pota¬ 
toes $1. per bushel. a. j. 
Indiana, Newton’s Retreat, Tippecanoe Co., 
March 21.—Laud hereabouts is low. Land 
that sold for $50 per acre cue year ago, can 
now be bought for $30, and everything else 
is down proportionately. White wheat is sel¬ 
ling at 88c: red, at 85e; oats, 20c; rye, 40c; 
■corn 30c; butter, Lite, to 15c. per pound; eggs, 
16c. to 15c per doz; hogs, $3.50; per 100 pounds; 
hay, $6 to $7 per ton ; wood, $4 to $5 per cord; 
wages for farm bauds, $12.50 to $15 per mouth 
arc the highest figures paid. i>. c. a. 
Virginia, Derry Church, March 24th.—We 
have had extremely cold weather this winter, 
with much snow ; farmers are uot able to plow 
yet on account of it being too wot and the 
frost not being entirely out of the ground. 
Prices of farm produce are as follows : wheat, 
$1; rye, 45e.; coni, 42c.; oats, 25c.; clover 
seed, $3 75; timothy seed, $1; butter, 12c.; 
eggs, 12c.; and potatoes, 6oc.; e. e. b. s. 
Illinois, Risdon. St. Clair Co., March 20.— 
Most farmers are through sowing oats; and 
tlm others arc busily preparing for doing so. 
Wheat looks splendid. It is abundantly thick 
and growing finely. Some few farmers have 
begun gardening; but most of them fear an¬ 
other cold snap before spring fairly opeus. 
Wheat is worth 95c.; oats, 30c.; potatoes, 40c.; 
corn, 35c. N . j. 8 . 
Maju'lanli, Easton, Talbot Co., March 22.— 
Wheat now covers the ground from spring 
growth. Clover and grass are generally green. 
We feel we are in the garden spot of the world. 
Our waters and soil furnish all delicacies the 
human family need. Mild winters and pleasant 
summers are the rule here, the air in the heated 
season being tempered with ocean breezes. 
T. B. B. 
North Carolina, Brookston, March 20.— 
ioruato seeds, «fec., received, and my plants 
have come up finely ; are now nearly two 
inches high. Did uot count the seed, but think 
Prof. Beal will not fiud any reason to expose 
the Rural as a distributor of worthless seeds. 
M. u. p. 
Virginia, Thoroughfare, Prince William Co., 
March 23.—Grass aud buds have started nice 
ly. Many farmers have been plowing sod land 
for corn. Folks generally are busy seeding 
oats. Potatoes in hills were mostly a loss here. 
We arc feeding beets to stock yet. e. k. 
Danous, 
CATALOGUES, &c., RECEIVED. 
Alfred Bridgeman, 876 Broadway, N. Y. 
Market < iardeners’ List of seeds. Free. 
G. 11 . iC J, h. Hals, South Glastoubury, 
Conn. An interesting circular of small fruits. 
Pamphlet. The Beet Sugar Industry in the 
United Slates, by Ernest Th. Genuert, 38 Mai¬ 
den Lane, N. Y. 
Pamphlet. The Brown Leghorn Fowl— 
bow to rear, manage und breed—by Cbas. R, 
Jlarkur, Rochester, N. H. Price 30 cents. 
Wm. S. Little. Rochester N. Y. This old 
cMablislnnent presents its semi-annual eircu- 
Lo ol wholesale prices for the spring of 1879. 
Schedule of Prizes offered by the Mass. 
Hurt. Society for 1879. Competitiou open to 
all. Address Robert Manning, Secretary, Bos¬ 
ton, Mass. 
Tuisco Greiner, Naples, N. Y. Second 
Annual Catalogue of home-grown vegetable 
ind iiowei seeds, plants, seed potatoes, etc. 
Free to all. 
rt. Additional facts and imforma- 
i . ... Ration to the Calalpa Tree, Catalpa 
bignonioides, and its variety speciosa; by E. E. 
Barney, Dayton, Ohio. 
John Saul, Washington City, D. C. This 
is a very comprehensive Catalogue of 112 
pages with a handsome colored plate of the 
Rose “ Queen of Bedders.” To those who 
wish to keep up with the times iu flowers and 
& Barry, Rochester, N. Y. Of some of the 
newer Peaches, Mr. Barry says: 
“ Waterloo—The first very early peach ever 
raised in Western New York. It was originated 
in Waterloo, by Mr. Henry Lisk, and fruited 
for the first time in 1877. when it ripened sev¬ 
eral days earlier than the Alexander or Arnsden. 
THE WATERTOWN WAGON 
plants of all kinds, this Catalogue seems all 
but indispensable. Free to applicants. 
Sorgo Hand Book.—A treatise on the Chi¬ 
nese aud African Sugar Canes, varieties, cul¬ 
ture aud manufacture by the Blymyer Matmfac 
tilling Co., Cincinnati, O. Free to applicants. 
Catalogue of Fruits of the Michigan State 
Bornological Society—prepared by T. T. Lyon. 
The Secretary, Chas. W. Garfield, of Grand 
Rapids, Mieh., remarks that the Society desires 
to place a copy of this catalogue in the hands 
of as many fruit growers as possible. It -will, 
therefore, be sent to auy address ou the receipt 
of a three-cent stamp. 
Hogues, Brother & Thomas, Cherry Hill 
Nurseries, West Chester, Pa. We always take 
pleasure iu alluding to the catalogues of this 
good old firm, who for many years have made 
their specialty, “all plants that are haudsume, 
whether cultivated for the beauty of the leaf or 
flower." We feel confident that any of our 
friends dealing with them will lie treated in the 
most liberal and satisfactory manner. The 
present catalogue is accurate, interesting and 
comprehensive, aud has to do chiefly with 
Beddiug aud Greenhouse plants. Free to ap¬ 
plicants. 
F. M. Hexamek. Catalogue of small fruits, 
seed potatoes, etc. New Castle, Westchester 
Co., N. Y. Dr. Hexamer is well known to our 
readers as an occasional contributor, aud to us 
(if uot to them) as one of our most experienced 
horticulturists. In the present catalogue a 
select list of Strawberries comes first—a list 
which he has fully tested—then Raspberries, 
Blackberries. Currants, Grapes, vegetables, 
etc. Seed potatoes are specialties with him, 
aud first in the list is the Beauty of Hebrou, of 
which he speaks as follows: “ A most valuable 
variety, in quality second to none aud in earli- 
ncss ahead of all the older leading kinds. Its 
shape is elongated and flattened, somewhat 
bluntly cut at the ends ; color light pink, near¬ 
ly white; size large aud very uniform; flesh 
pure while and mealy ; a good keeper and im¬ 
mensely productive.'’ The catalogue will be 
sent free to our readers. 
J. M. Tuouburn & Co., 15 John St.—Cata¬ 
logue of seeds for the vegetable, flower garden ; 
for the lawn, farm aud nursery. This estab¬ 
lishment is one of ihe oldest and best in the 
country, and the catalogue is free to all. We 
take this place to make a remark or so re¬ 
specting what we have called Blunt's White 
Prolific corn. We first learnt of its productive 
powers through Mr. Bluulhimself, then through 
several of our correspondents and the Agri¬ 
cultural Dept, at Washington, and, finally, 
through our contributor, Mr. Houry Stewart, 
who (receiving his seed from Mr. Blunt direct,) 
raised last year, as wc have already staled, at 
the rate of 150 bushels per acre. This deter¬ 
mined us to secure the entire stock iu Mr. 
Bluut’s aud Mr. Stewart’s hands for free dis¬ 
tribution among our subscribers. Both lots 
proved to be more than we should probably 
ueed. The surplus was handed over to Thor- 
burn & Co, at exactly the price we paid for it, 
and this firm (having a very small quantity to 
sell.) now offer it at the high price of $10 per 
bushel, as long as it may last. Now we have 
merely this to say : Siuee the Corn uurnber of 
the Rural, we see that several persons are ad¬ 
vertising “Prolific"—'“White Prolific," &c., 
corn. Wc would state to our readers that the 
supply, in any one individual's hands, of the 
corn which wc have called Blunt’s White 
Prolific and which we have offered free to 
our subscribers, is necessarily small—too small 
(so far us wo can judge) to enable them to ad¬ 
vertise it for sale, and supply with the genuine 
seed the orders which, no doubt, would freely 
follow. 
“ New and Rare Fruits in 1878.”— A paper 
read before the Western N. Y. Hort. Society, 
by William C. Barry, of the firm of Ellwanger 
Iu 1878 the first specimen ripened July 14, aud 
all the fruit was gathered July 19th, about a 
week in advance of the Alexander aud Ams- 
den. The fruit is of medium to large size, good 
specimens measuring nine inches in circumfer¬ 
ence and weighiug five ounces. The skin is 
whitish-green in the shade, marbled red deep¬ 
ening into dark purple crimson in the sun. 
Flesh greenish-white with an abundance of 
sweet vinous juice, adheres considerably to the 
stone, like Hale’s, Arnsden, etc. It is a remark¬ 
able keeper, aud will undoubtedly be of great 
value for distant as well as home markets. 
“ Conkliug—Among fifty varieties which wc 
had the pleasure of seeing in fruit the past 
season, I thiuk this might be justly regarded 
as the most attractive of them all. The fruit 
is large, good specimens measuring 9] and 91 
inches in circumference, and weighiug 6J and 
6j ounces. Skin beautiful golden yellow; very 
juicy, vinous, and of very good quality. It 
succeeds Crawford's Early. This is another 
Western New York peach, having been raised 
in the town of Parma, N. Y., and fruited for 
the first time in 1873. 
“Alexander’s Early and Amden’s June, in 
which a great deal of interest has been mani¬ 
fested, have proved so nearly identical as to 
make it impossible to distinguish one from the 
otliGi. They are the largest and earliest of 
the very early sorts, not taking into considera¬ 
tion the introductions of 1878, of which the 
“ Waterloo” is thought to be nearly a week 
earlier. The time of ripening of the newer 
sorts has also been satisfactorily determined. 
Alexander, Arnsden, Honeywell and High's 
Early Canada bear such a striking resemblance 
to each other us to be considered almost iden¬ 
tical, and all ripen at about the same lime. 
Then follow in the order named Brigg’s Red 
May, Early Beatrice, Early Louise, Early Riv¬ 
ers, Rivers's Early York, Early Silver, Magdala, 
Dr. Hogg, etc." 
IV e have before us the Scale Catalogue and 
Price List of Jones of Binghamton, N. Y. Mr. 
Jones is uothiug loath to sound his own horn, 
aud says so. He is, too, ever ready to put a 
beam in his neighbor's eye, if it is understood 
that it shall be a scale-beam, with Jones en¬ 
graved upon it. The manufacturer of Joues’s 
Scales is frauk aud open in his dealings, in 
the catalogue it is clearly explained how aud 
why he can sell as good scales as cau be made, 
so cheaply, and ending by avowing that he 
wishes no one to accept his goods on mere 
representation. They are always scut ou trial 
with absolutely no conditions. If the scales do 
uot perform well, there is no sale. Any one 
who bus had the pleasure of meeting Mr. 
Jones, will see the mau reflected throughout 
the catalogue. He is as honest as his scales 
are trustworthy. 
Jnfoistral Implements. 
THE WATERTOWN WAGON. 
We have had occasion to mention the Water- 
towu wagons, made by the Watertown Spring 
Wagon Co,, of Watertown, N. Y., and at the 
time stated that, owing to the thoroughness of 
the work aud the soundness of the material 
used iu conjunction with the moderate prices 
at which they arc sold, a vehicle was put with- 
iu the reach of farmers, that could uot but yield 
very great satisfaction. We have had an oppor¬ 
tunity of closely uoting the performances of a 
wagou similar in design to the illustration 
given, aud we thiuk it is well adapted to gen¬ 
eral country use. It weighs but 450 pounds, 
aud is ironed with the best American refined 
Patent wheels, well-riveted and machinery-set 
boxes, on coach-shaped axles, with solid ham¬ 
mered collar and solid end nuts, make a run¬ 
ning-gear proof against very rough usage. The 
springs are full ground and warranted, and, in 
fact, all the iron and steel used are carefully 
selected and the best adapted to the pur¬ 
pose. The pole or shafts that go with each 
wagon, have bent crosB-bars aud wbiflletree, 
and eveners have cock-eyes and plates, and are 
well braeed. 
In appearauce the wagon is very stylish. 
The box lias rounded corners, is ornamented 
with moldings and protected on its entire upper 
edge witli a strip of oval iron, that is brokeu 
only by the drop tail-board, that is one of the 
minor conveniences of the conveyance. The 
cushions are of corduroy, well-made, with 
“ falls ’’ of the same material. The paint is 
thoroughly well put on, the wagon continuing 
to look bright and neat after long use. The 
way in which the steps are placed makes in¬ 
gress aud egress easy. The wagou will carry 
a thousand pounds with safety, and is in every 
way “ handy," being serviceable for work, and 
equally presentable when it is desired to use it 
as a pleasure conveyance. 
THE VICTOR SEWING MACHINE. 
We call the attention of our readers to the 
striking and well displayed advertisement of 
the “Victor” Sewing Machine which appears 
in this paper. The extensive manufactories 
and principal office of the Victor Sewing Ma¬ 
chine Company are located at Middletown, 
Conn., where ample facilities are to be found 
for producing machines of the finest quality. 
From the beginning of their business, this 
company has been governed by a determina¬ 
tion that none of their work should be offered 
to the public except that of the highest class, 
and to this end, provided themselves at large 
expense, with machinery of the latest and 
most approved patterns, and called to their 
service the most skillful aud intelligent me¬ 
chanics. The wisdom of this course has been 
fully verified, as their machines have been 
subjected to long and severe service without 
becoming disabled, w r hile giving to the pur¬ 
chaser the most complete satisl action. Not- 
wfithstauding the present popularity of their 
machine, the Victor eompauy have resolved to 
make it still more attractive aud desirable, and 
now offer to the public a new “Victor ” which 
has several important improvements. They 
have adopted a more simple upper tension, and 
added to the shaft pully a “stop motion" by 
which the bobbin may be wound without re¬ 
moving the work ; but the chief aud most im¬ 
portant improvement is in the movement of 
the shuttle driver whereby all friction is re¬ 
duced to a minimum. The “Victor” as now 
constructed must commeud itself to the judg- 
rneut of those in pursuit of a simple, durable 
aud light-runniug machine, while it will 
challenge the admiration of those interested in 
the product of mechanical ingenuity and skill. 
A NEW SEED DRILL. 
Our engraving of the " Monitor” seed drill 
displays some new features in this class of im¬ 
plements, that are likely to prove very servicea¬ 
ble. The wheels are large, aud being movable 
ou the axle, 6erve as markers while they turn 
the axle to which the seed-cup is attached. 
The seed-cup is an iron disc, with holes bored 
into the circumference, of a size proportioned 
to the seed that is to be sown. The delivery 
is perfectly adjustable aud very accurate. 
Leaviug the seed iu t he ground with entire uni¬ 
formity, opening the ground and clearing it of 
trash (by uieaus of the coulter in front) drop¬ 
ping, covering and rolling the seed and mark¬ 
ing the next ro\P are all performed in one op¬ 
eration. The drill is very thoroughly made, and 
has but few pieces, runs smoothly and is sold 
at a very attractive figure, we believe. Any 
kind of seed may bo sown. It has been used 
iu the vicinity of'Newburyportfor some years, 
but it is only recently that Us merits have at¬ 
tracted more general attention. The Merri- 
uiue Machine Co. of Nowburyport, Mass., are 
the makers, and circulars may be had on ap¬ 
plication, free. 
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Well-boring with the new mechanical ap¬ 
pliances, has become a profitable employment, 
and many have quitted other businesses to prose¬ 
cute this one. It does not require much capital 
to begin with, and if successful, the operator, 
at the end of a fair season, is likely to have 
regained his original investment, with a fine 
set of tools representing his interest. Many 
who are dissatisfied with present surroundings 
or occupations would find the “Well-Borers 
Guide,” issued by Loomis <fc Nyman, Tiffin, 
Ohio, very interesting reading," containing, 
as it doeSj a complete exposition of the subject 
with full illustrations of machinery. It is sent 
free to all applicants. 
