THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Umplettuntg and Paritiarry 
implements! and Sttachtncvy 
Iowa, Lyons, Clinton Co., May 6.—We have 
had very few warm days thus far this spring. 
These few, however, have been sufficient to 
make the grass fresh and bright. Deciduous 
trees are showing considerable foliage. Tulips 
and Hyacinths have been in bloom nearly two 
weeks. Farmers in this vicinity have finished 
sowing wheat, and are uow preparing the 
ground for corn plauting, which will begin 
about the middle of the present month, should 
the weather prove favorable. M. a. R. 
New York, Dundee, Y’ates Co., May 8.— 
Farmers hereabouts are getting down to hard 
work ugaiu. Grain has been sown on fall- 
plowed land and sowing is now going on at a 
lively rate. On eastern exposures fall wheat 
least two weeks later than last year. Farmers 
of late have been pushing forward their work 
of seeding as rapidly as possible. Some have 
finished 60 wiug their spring grains and have 
commenced preparing their corn ground. Bar¬ 
ley was a profitable crop here last year, and 
for that reason a large increase of acreage is 
being sown this spring. If the season proves 
favorahle, the price will lie likely to fall to u 
low figure when the new crop begins to come 
in. Business in general is improving. We 
hear less complaining of low prices and “hard 
times ’’ than formerly. Good hay sells readily 
at $10 per ton; oats at 80c. per bush.; corn, 
40c. for 60 lbs.; potatoes, wholesale, 80c. per 
bush. G> A. G. 
New York, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., May 7th. 
1870.—Cold and dry on the surface, grass and 
grain would be much benefited by a warm rain. 
Oats and barley mostly iu the ground which is 
inclined to be cloddy and requires frequent 
rolling. Some are plowing for corn but none 
have planted. Winter wheat. Is not looking 
well except a few highly fertilized pieces; it 
is thiu on the ground, aud makes but a slow 
start. No Hessian Fly at work so far as I can 
learn. Stock has wintered well and will go to 
pasture iu a few days iu a profitable condition. 
Everybody on the drive trying to make up for 
the long winter aud late spring. it. 
Nebraska, York, York Co.. Mav 1.—Farmers 
bercubouts have finished seeding, aud are uow 
planting their corn. We have had a few gen¬ 
tle showers lately which have given the nu¬ 
merous grain fields a lively green appearance, 
and the prairies are dotted with herds of cat¬ 
tle. There will bo about ouc-third more acre¬ 
age in small grains the present season than 
there has been heretofore. Wheat is worth 
64c; corn, 20c ; oats, 16c; hogs, $2 00 pci 100 
lbs. York is a fine growing city, and I think 
it cannot be beat for a place of its size iu the 
amount of business done there. The railroad 
is to be extended from here to Hastings, the 
present summer. I have just seen a man that 
spent last summer here; since llicu lie has 
been to Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa and is now 
back here aud says he finds nothing to equal 
York Co. Wc arc having very pleasant, weather 
here now. Bee. 
Illinois, Salem, Marion Co., May 9. —My 
present fa*, m of 150 acres I bought at $45 an 
acre. The land hereabouts is rolling and has 
good drainage. In this respect it has an ad¬ 
vantage over most of the lauds in Southern 
Illinois, for, as a rule, these are flat, and conse¬ 
quently, the facilities for draining them arc 
poor. Farmers here arc very negligent about 
taking care of their manure. Some never haul 
it out, while others thrash their grain out in 
the field, then set the straw on fire aud let 
what isn’t, burnt rot where it lies, thus securing 
a fine crop of weeds. Occasionally a man 
moves his stable iu order to get it away from 
the huge piles of manure that have accumula¬ 
ted about it. G. n. w. 
New Jersey, Burlington, May 8.—Spring 
was so late that a number of my neighbors arc 
somewhat behindhand with some of their work, 
but as a general thing, they ure well up with it. 
Fall wheat is poor, except that sown very 
early and on extra good land. Rye is spleudid. 
We have about an acre that stands from 15 to 
20 inches high. Oats arc up and looking flue. 
There will be a heavy crop of hay this year ; 
grass is looking veiy good. The prices of 
farm products are as follows: wheat, $1 15 to 
$120; rye, 50c.; oats, 30c.; corn, 45e.; chick¬ 
ens, 18c. to 20c. ; capons, 25c. to 30c. ; eggs, 
15c. to 20c.; butter, 15c. to 30c. ; potatoes, $1, 
Pear trees are in full bloom and the Maples 
have leaves as large as cats' ears. x. w. 
Mississippi, Okolona, May 6.—Crops here 
are very backward on account of the continued 
wet weather. It is also unusually cold for the 
time of the year. Corn and eoltou crops are 
almost all planted, aud the most forward are 
now ready for the first working, and if the 
season be henceforth favorable, the loss from 
late planting will to a great extent be tuade up 
by good cultivation. Oats are looking well, 
and if the weather turns out seasonable, the 
yield promises to be large. Wheat is looking 
very poor—too much rain. A. m. 
New York, Sherman, May 5. -The weather 
for the past few days lias been cold and dreary. 
Farmers are very busy at present with their 
spring’s work. Wheat aud oats and other 
small grains are beiug put In at a rapid rate. 
A cool breeze is to-day blowing. Snow still 
remains in some places, hut is fast vanishing. 
Grass has tukcu a small start, aud young cat¬ 
tle can now get a liviug in the pastures. Cows 
bring $25 to $30; corn, 50 cts. a bushel; pota¬ 
toes, 80 cts a bush.; peas, $2 per bush.; eggs, 
9c. per doz. M. L. d. 
New York, Youngstown, Niagara Co., May 
10.—LyiDg along the Niagara River and Lake 
Erie are thousands of acres of good land on 
which nothing grows but grass and weeds, 
neither of which ure valuable enough to pay 
the taxes on the land that produces them; 
yet there arc hundreds of idle men in all our 
towns and vH'.-.igcs, who eotild at least muku a 
livelihood for .... aiselvee and add to the wealth 
Of the country by cultivating tliOflb f, w. r, 
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PHILIPS. JUSTICE, 14 N-5th St. Philadelphia. 
NICHOLS, SHEPARD & CO 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE 
« VIBRATOR ! 
THRESHING MACHINERY. 
MONTGOMERY’S 
IMP. ROCKAWAY FAN 
Gold Medal at Maryland Institute and 15 
First Premiums at other Fairs in 1878. 
W E are sometimes asked why the prices of our 
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of inferior make, and we avail ourselves ofbhis op¬ 
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pou the farm, au-l ha« been notorious In every ooii- 
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in operate it 1 It will saveit* cost mono season. Re 
POuaiWe Agents wanted where not introduced. A-t- 
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6S S. Calvert St., Baltimore, Ittd. 
PATENT TOOTH 
HORSE RAKE, 
RAKE \ which does not scratch the ground 
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N this connection it will be 
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MACH1N KS ITOIt 
Threshing and Cleaning Grain 
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Fatented, Manufactured and Sold by 
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Middletown Springs, Vl. 
The machine** with the improvements are the result 
of more than thirty years’ careful study and experi¬ 
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The proprietors are the inventors, ever have been 
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The Simplest, The Most 1) arable, The Best! 
4 This machine 
embraces all the 
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Points of Huperi- 
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Lightness com- 
strength in con- 
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mont; least lia- 
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its attractive appearance. Every machine warranted. 
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PHILADELPHIA. 
PRICE, 00.00. 
FOR MOWERS AND REAPERS. 
The only practical Sharpener iu the market. Even 
bevels and perfect-cutting edges insured, .saves three- 
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HAY-LOADER 
PORTERS 
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1877-78. 
AND 
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