THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
See 
gfmplmtntm ami pacMwmj 
plain facts should be recognized with regard to 
each of them. 
Dorkings, it is true, are not the most prolific 
layers, being surpassed in this respect by the 
Leghorns and Hamburgs; but they certainly 
outlay most other breeds, and retain their pro¬ 
lificacy several years longer than Asiatics. 
Henry Hares. 
>s; mean temperature for the month 35 
Number of days clear 10; number of days 
number of days 
The greatest fall 
reatest 
Send for N. D. Bntlerson't Berry Biuket Circular, Buffalo, N. Y. 
PENNSYLVANIA LAWN MOWER 
cloudy or mostly cloudy 6 ; 
of storm, ram or snow, 
of snow was on the lltb, six inches 
fall of rain, ou the 38th, oue inch. The above 
is for the last twenty days of April. Far¬ 
mers arc sowing oats. Very cold to-day 
wind in the northwest, and a few (lakes of snow 
(lying. Seed oats 30c; per bushel; eggs 'Je. 
per dor,; potatoes. 75c. per bushel, m. h. d. 
Georgia, Stockton. Clinch Co., April 33.— 
We have a fine climate here ; cattle, sheep and 
other gfcOCk arc never housed during winter. 
We work out-of-doors twelve months in the 
year. We have pure, soft, water and enjoy ex¬ 
cellent health. In connection with sheep hus¬ 
bandry and stock-raising, we grow fine oats, 
corn, cotton, sweet and Irish potatoes. Gar¬ 
den truck can he sent forward from this local¬ 
ity to the North as early as from Jacksonville, 
Florida. »- 8- 
Nortix Carolina. Brookston. Warren Co., 
April 38.—Crops, such as arc growing, have 
improved very much in the last two weeks. 
Wheat promises as about last year, not so good 
as two years ago. Some peach orchards will 
give a fair yield, while in some localities the 
fruit is nearly all destroyed Roses, Snow¬ 
balls. etc. are iu bloom. The late advance in 
the price of cotton, and the high rates at which 
our fine tobacco is selling, combine to give 
planters more courage and higher hopes than 
they have enjoyed for several years past. 
M. B. P. 
Kentucky, Owensboro^ April 3t.— Peaches 
will be scarce hero this season—no budded 
ones at all. Apples. Pears and Cherries are 
uninjured yet. Early Vcrmonts aro peeping 
through the ground ahead of Beauty of He¬ 
bron, hnl of course I can't say which will he 
ready for the table first. J- w. s. 
Michigan, Schoolcraft, April 34, 1871).—’The 
weather is very dry here. Late sowing has 
proved very injurious to our winter wheat. I he 
prospeets for all kinds of fruit is excellent. 
BEDS.—S. IT. MARTIN, Marblehead, Mass 
4. 
The Simplest, The Most Durable, The Best! 
a This machino 
embraces all the 
fjSr advantages of a 
light and dura- 
Lie I.awn Mower. 
S?' Points of superi- 
— ority claimed: 
/CajA LiirUtness com- 
Pined wit h 
strength in con- 
stmetion j easi- 
-cyp* ness Of adjust- 
* meat; least lia- 
hility to obstruc¬ 
tion from cIcwAiiiK". lightness or easiness of running; 
its attractivo appearance. Every machine warranted. 
LLOYD, SUPPLEE & WALTON, 
PHILADELPHIA. 
GENESEE VALLEY NURSERIES 
Established tN 1846. Rochester, N. Y. 
One (if the Oldest aud Most Reliable lu the T. S. 
rnniTS. Ornamental Trees, Evebgreens. Shrubs, 
Roses. Climbing Vinks, Sc., fce„ in large QuaN- 
tit y and (rrcat V Miner v at the I,o west possible 
Prices for good stock. 
35,000 Climbing Roses of fine quality and very 
cheap. 
15.00(1 Strong Plants, two years grown in the open 
ground, line quality, per IDO. »7: per I/WO, * 60 , of 
the following sorts lSaUlmoro Bello, Queen of Prai- 
rie, Mrs. Unity. Anna Maria, RUgsolrB Cottage. 
20,000 Rooted l,Hvcn of last Slimmer of finest 
quality for nurserymen to transplant, will make 
tine, strong-, salable plants in one season's growth, 
per loo,: per l.oon *86, only the following sorts: 
Baltimore Belle, QUOCP of Prairie 
Wholesale Catalogue giving hnresf prices of all stock 
in quantity mailed free on application. 
Fruit Catalogue No. I scut uu receipt of ;ic. stamp. 
Ortmnri tree “ “ 3 " ‘ Sc- ‘ 
Greenhouse “ “ 3 “ ‘ 3c. 
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Dario its 
Galvanized Cable Fence Strand. 
The only Wire Fence that stands the Test 
of Time. ’ 
NO BARBS. 
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THE DINGEE & CONARD CO’S 
UEAUTIFCL EVER-BT,005nN(i 
horticulturist—using the word In its broadest 
sense—as well as to the pomologlst. It is di¬ 
vided into two parts. Besides the usual re¬ 
ports, discussions and essays, nearly half of I he 
book is made up of the “ Secretary’s Port¬ 
folio,” consisting of a selection of articles 
from the current literature of the year, which 
in fact amounts to a choice resume of the 
world’s horticultural progress during that pe¬ 
riod. 
Frost & Co., Rochester, N. Y.—No. 1. Cata¬ 
logue of fruits, illustrated. No. 3. Illustrated 
catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, &C. 
No. 3. Descriptive catalogue of green-house 
and hot-house plants—bulbs, Dahlias, &-c. 
No. 4. Wholesale catalogue of fruits, orna¬ 
mental plants. (See. Also a wholesale list of 
green-house, bedding plants, vines, &c. The 
above valuable catalogues were received at 
this office too lale for a more timely notice. 
They will any of them be forwarded upon the 
receipt of a threc-c.eut. stamp. 
“A New Treatise on Butter Making," by 
W. B. Derrick. Published by W. T. Emmert, 
Freeport, IU. A pamphlet of 30 pages treating 
of butter-making in general and of the Climax 
Churn in particular. It will be sent free to 
any one who applies to the publisher for a copy. 
Dyer’s Nursery Catalogue and Price-List, 
Providence, R. I. Trees, Shrubs, Flowering 
Plants, etc. 
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Rattle Crcelt, Mich. 
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE 
ss VIBRATOR 5 
THRESHING MACHINERY. 
THE BEST IN THE WORLD. 
Our Great Specialty is (jrmcinr/ and distribulivij 
these Beautiful Roses. IIV deliver Strong Pot 
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at all post-ufiirus. 5 Splendid Varieties, your 
choice. nil labeled, for Sis 1-3 for $3; ID for S3; 
20 for St; 35 for S5> 75 for $10; 10O for 813. 
4®“ Send for our New Guide to Hose Cull ure — 
GO pages, elegantly illustrated—and choose, from over 
Five Hundred Finest Sorts. Address 
THE DlNOEE & CONARD CO., 
Rose Growers, West Grove, Chester Co.,P r 
T HE Matchless (Jralti-Savine. Time-Saving, 
amlMoticrSnvtm; Thrc-hcr ■ of this tiny nnd genera- 
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VERBENA BASKETS, BERRY BASKETS, 
AND CRATES. 
Write to MTLFORD BASKET 00., Milford. Pel. 
-VIEW ROCHELLE AND CAROLINE — Two new 
lx Raspberries, narrly ns an oak. producing- oCO 
bushels to the acre, three times us mUch as any other 
kind. l.iHNI.OOU Strawberry Plants. Rhododendrons, 
Kalmio*. Azalias. New Clemat is, Roses and,Evergreens. 
Send tor Catalogue. \V. S. CARPENTER & SON, Rye, 
Westchester, Co., N. V. 
PEARL MILLET SEED 
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T HE ENTIRE Threshing Expenses (anil often 
three to Uvc times rJim ninoimtj mn he maafr By too 
Extra (Jrain SA VKD by tU*** Improved Mmmiacs. 
Clean, 60 Qimtti per lb., per mail. On Ira 
price much reduced. VV. B, JOSEH* Bll* < t 
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STRAWBERRIES. 15.000 Quarts 
acre. The genuine Paiimelke CBEBCENT Seed- 
i tins produced the |d>0V8 amount; is perfectly 
v and healthy, never known to rust or blight, thif 
:ty Htnnds without a rival Send for free circular 
nr full history and directions for culture. 
H. H. SMITH. West Haven, Conn. 
Pijscellaneousi 
$mptement$ uiul :paclnnenj 
l I I IOO PIANOS 
I I Lahd organs 
BOOKWALTEK ENGINE 
at EXTRAORDINARY LO\V prices for cash. 
SPLENDID DUGANS §35, § ID; 5 Stops §45, 
7 do S50, » do §55 6r §GO. 11 do 8G5, 12 
do @70, 13 do 880. 7 Octave SQUARE 
AND UPRIGHT 1’IANOS §125 do §130. 71-3 
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Dealers, 40 East 14th., Street, New York. 
Compact, substantial, eco- 
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* Guaranteed to work well and 
"lSiWilKrTm give full power claimed. 
'UnSfWf Iiuginn and boiler complete, 
Urlillj' , including governor, feed- 
Vjrtj I pump^ drive-pulley, etc., etc., 
8 Horse power_*215 
v Manufactured at Springfield 
• 4gW »« • Ohio. Send for Descriptive 
Pamphlet. 
JAMES LEFFEL & CO., Springfield, 0. 
Or, 110 Liberty St., Now York City. 
DORKING FOWLS 
G RAIN Raisers nit! not submit to the enor¬ 
mous wiMtagHnt drain sod th« Inkrior work done by 
all other machine., when mien posn-d an '.be difference. 
N O V Only Vastly Superior for Wheat, Oats, 
Barley. Kve, .mil like Grains, bur the l)M.r Suceess- 
ful Thresher in Phut. Tlnuuby, MHIr.l. Clnr,T. \ud likn 
Seeds, Require* no "atliiehoicma” or ’'rebuilding'' to 
change from Grain tnSeeds. 
TVf ARVEIJH'S for Simplicity of Parts, using 
IU le.i than nne-half the neunl Belt., and fjfcmr*. Make. 
Clean Work, wi(h ao Lluering. or Scaltm-logs'. 
F OLK Sizes of Separators Made. Ranging 
from Si r tn I'welvc.Horse .tre, and Iwo.iylta of Mount- 
ed Horse Power. 10 match. 
ings have live toes, a ieaiure tur which me 
poor birds have frequently incurred not a little 
reproach from censorious souls who looked at 
the extra member as an enormity, a malfor¬ 
mation, a useless appendage, etc., aud yet 
there are other breeds that wear the same 
liberal equipment of toes without exciting any 
special interest or '‘coining in’’for any con¬ 
sequent, blame. Among these, may be named 
the Houdans, which are always furnished with 
as many toes os the Dorkings, and other 
FreneJi breeds also are often similarly equipped. 
So are. Polands, although in their ease the ex¬ 
tra toe is not a recognized characteristic as it 
is in those mentioned, as well us in the Sultans, 
the Silkies and the Fur-fowls. 
few more peculiarities, 
Among these it 
lit i UYr nXpw Devotional Work. 
WA.1 I £Ub\ President Chumplm. 
by almost every CLuristiftn ftunil; 
ddl-ess Am. ltob. Co.. Hartford, 
lonn. 
Guide*' sent free by 
., Washington, D. C 
obtained, and “ 
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PATENTS 
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-» O ELEGANT New Style Chronio < nrn, wun name. 
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r < !HIvOmD» CTOia-uornor- <so. m hh - ^ 
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-a Permmnd, Snowflake, rhromo. Motto Cards, name 
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Dorkings have a 
which it may be well to state, 
can hardly be enumerated that they are " per¬ 
sisted sitters," as a correspondent ot the 
Rural has alleged; for that propensity is milder 
in them than in any breed of the Asiatics—and 
I can speak confidently on this matter, as I 
have kept them all- As to their laying, they 
will outlay birds of any Asiatic breed by long 
odds. As to their being tender iu winter, I 
acknowledge they will not stand the cold as 
well as the Asiatics; but neither will any other 
single-coinbed breed. But with moderately 
good care, aud comfortable quarters -things 
all single-combed fowls must have in winter— 
they will well repay the care they receive, by 
beginning to lay very early in spring- if not 
in winter—aud couliuuing to do so during the 
the hotest days in summer, when Brahmas 
spend half the time broody oil the nest, and the 
other half under the corn-crib waiting to see 
the door open, while the gray Dorking hen is 
busy foraging or laying. 
There is little need of saying anything about 
the table qualities of the Dorkings, for it is con¬ 
ceded that fur that purpose they have no equal, 
not only as regards flavor, but also the size of 
the breast, the small ness of tlm bones, and the 
juicy tenderness of the meat. As mothers, 
too, they aro entirely unrvvolod, being very 
docile to their keepers, and very careful with 
their chicks. Indeed, it is as mothers that 1 
value them most; for iu this capacity I have 
never found a breed to equal them and I 
keep eight different breeds, most ot which are 
raised under Dorking hens. I feel nearly 
equally interested in all the breeds I keep, but 
Wi'iirkiuu Irnm 33 It* 51 Dih . 
THREE 81/.EH FO« flOKHK 1*0WKit. 
The complete victory :uiU Ulvbest awards.at. the^ex¬ 
haustive Field Trial at the Pans World's Extdbtttquin 
1 h 7«, trafeOii'r with thnso at the k-reat hundred duj trial 
at the Centennial iu 1838,prove that these nuu-hine* lul!> 
maintain their reputation II* the lirM Lawn Mower M-t 
made. Do not titty worthle.va imitations, when Hie 
genuine can bo had for the same money 
Graham, Kmlkn & Passmobr, Put an tees and Mrrs. 
e5l Market Street. Philadelphia, Pa. 
Send fur Descriptive. Calalo(pte with prices. 
10c. postpaid 
I N Thorough Workmanship. Elesmt Finish, 
Perfection Of Purl.. CnMi|.1ot*ne«B of Bqtiiptncol. etc.. 
tur “Vraiu-TOit" Thresher Outfit* aro Incnmparulile. 
F OR Particulars. Call on our Healers or 
wrlto to u» fur lOttMratril Circular, which wc mail free. 
Nichols, Shepard & Co., 
Batti-b Cueek, Mich 
3\cw ^ubUcattonsi 
THE GOSPEL OF JOY! 
OLIVER CHILLED PLOWS 
See Decoration Day Music iu the Musk'ai. Record, 6c. 
ROOD HEWS f g«5tWS «#?>££& 
Hands <>t frh-nds. Do not. fail lq extunino and try it. 
There are 2in Koturs. in the composition or golectioni of 
whieh irreut l.’i'to and abilttv huev been displayed. Ex¬ 
amine also " Hdpintr Riser ” and " I lie River of Life.,” 
two standard books of great beauty. 
Aro tho only perfectly chilled Plows made, and with our new Jointer aud Ccmltcr uro positively unrivaled 
BEWARE Or WORTHLESS IMITATIONS, 
sold as " Improved Oliver Plows." by unprineipled parties Who sock to sell Inferior Plows ou the reputation of 
ours. PT I .ook for the name “ 01,1 Vlilt ” on the beam. 
I OUTER CHILLED PLOW WORKS, 
j BB'aiRSj"'- South Bend, Ind. 
Send for N.D. Bntterson’a Berry Basket Circular J vliilo, K 
