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doubtful whether Chicago’s $5,000,000 
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to $15,000,000 more to meet the cost of the 
Big Show, unless she asks Congress for 
help, and while pleading for the Fair her 
representatives in Congress and the press 
repudiated such an idea. Probably, how¬ 
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Senate has not acted on the matter yet 
nor has the New York Fair Committee dis¬ 
solved. Chicago canvassers have already 
secured many large subscriptions in New 
York and other Eastern cities, and are still 
hard at work throughout the country. 
The Peace of Europe. 
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 
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SATURDAY, March 8, 1890. 
The 15th annual meeting of the Ayrshire 
Breeders’ Association was held February 
20 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this city. 
J. D. W. French donated $50 to be expended 
in two special prizes for the best Ayrshire 
cow and bull at the Bay State Fair. J. F. 
Converse, Woodville, N. Y., was elected 
president, and C. M. Winslow, Brandon, 
Vt., secretary.The Pennsylvania 
State Veterinary Association proposes to 
push the prosecution of persons who have 
illegally registered as veterinarians. Any 
one registering subsequent to October 11, 
1889, must have a diploma, and many have 
registered and secured certificates upon 
misrepresentations. 
The Jersey cow, Lady Dartmouth, 23159, 
from August 12 to 18, inclusive, made 21 
pounds 13 ounces of butter, her feed being 
30 pounds daily of a mixture of corn meal, 
wheat middlings and ground oats, equal 
parts, with good pasture. Musquita, 
U8462, from August 28 to September 3, in¬ 
clusive, made 17 pounds three ounces, feed 
same as the preceding. Belle Bonair, 33980, 
from September 10 to 16, inclusive, made 16 
pounds 6)4 ounces, her feed being 10 pounds 
of corn meal, 11 pounds of ground oats and 
11 pounds of wheat middlings daily, with 
good pasture. Eurotisima, 29668, from J une 
20 to 26, inclusive, made 27 pounds 1% 
ounce, the feed being 20 pounds of gram 
daily, one-third each of corn-meal, ground 
oats and wheat middlings, with good pas¬ 
ture. This cow made in 140 uays, 447 
pounds eight ounces of butter. 
The reports in Loudon, received from 
India, in relation to the coming wheat 
crop, indicate an area considerably smaller 
than that of last year.Figures 
seem to show that dressed beef can be seut 
from Texas to New York by sea at two 
cents per pound less than by shipping live 
weight to Chicago and thence dressed to 
New York. This is being used as a strong 
argument in favor of a deep-water harbor 
in that State.The Johnston line 
of steamers running from Baltimore to 
London and Liverpool have made arrange¬ 
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ports, and the steamers of this line are be¬ 
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A Southern inventor has struck a bonanza 
for the man who insists upon pasturing his 
stock in a young orchard. It is a contriv¬ 
ance which allows the stock to graze, but 
prevents their eating the trees. 
During the year 1889 Minneapolis received 
41,779,000 bushels of wheat, and shipped 12, 
603,000 bushels. Her mills consumed near¬ 
ly 30,000,000 bushels of wheat, and ship¬ 
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The question of the admission of store 
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There is said to be a shortage in England 
in the cattle supply, and such cattle as are 
selliug in Chicago at around $2o jper head 
are worth in the neighborhood of $80 there. 
The cost of landing American store cattle 
in England is from $25 to $30 per head. 
Were it not for the present embargo upon 
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in 10 days after landing this business might 
be both advantageous and profitable to 
both countries.Reports from Kan¬ 
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BY L- W. BAILEY, 
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CONTENTS * OF • THE * BOOK. 
COUNTRY PRODUCE. 
New York, Saturday, March 8 , 1890 . 
Beans.— Marrows—New, (2 300*2 35; New Mediums, 
choice, $1 70©$1 75; Pea, $1 70@*175; Red Kidney, $3 35; 
White Kidney, choice,*2 55®*2 70, Foreign Mediums, 
*1 500*1 ;65 California Lima, *3 150*3 25; Italian,*1 60 
0*175. Green Peas, *0 950*1 00. 
BCTTEB-New-State and Pennsylvania, best, 210—e; 
Elgin, best, 27J^c; Western, best, 26o—c; do prime, 
20023c; do good, 16018 do poor, 12015; State, Dairy, 
half-llrkins, tubs, best, 200 —c ; do do prime, 16© 18 ; 
do do line, 11012; Welsh tubs, fine, 13015c; do do, 
good, 12013; flrklns, best, —O-c ; do prime, —©—c, 
do flue,—©—c. Western Imitation Creamery, best, 
19020; do One, 18015 ; Western dairy, Une, 16©18c; 
do fair, 10©l2c; do poor, 8©9c; do factory,fresh, best, 
17©18c, do prime, 13015; do good, 10O11; do poor, 5 
©9c. 
Cheese.— State factory, fancy, 10H®Uc ; do do fine, 
9 * 2 al 0 i 4 c; do do, prime,9J4©l0c; dodo, fair to good. 
m»©9!4o; Ohio, flat, prime, iO©10J4c; do good,—O—c; 
do. good, —©—; Skims, llgnt, 7J408J*c; do medium, 
5 ©7c; do full, 201c. 
Eeas.—Near-by, fresh, 16>4s,16^c; Canadian, 16016Mc 
Southern, ll©16c; Western, oest. 16v»16Mc; limed 
9J-fc©l'2c; Ice house, 10011c; Duck, 30©82c. 
Fruits.—Fresh.— Apples, per bbl. *8 000*1 00; 
Pears, per bbl, *2 0 Uts .*3 50 ; do per keg, *2 0002 <5; 
drapes, best, per lb, 5©8c. do. good. 3©4c. Cranberries, 
3 . c., per bbl, *11 uo©*11; do per crate, *2 75©«4 25; 
lersev. do, *2 MM*4 00. Lemons, per box. *2 500*3 50; 
Oranges, Florida, *1 '250*4 50. Strawberries, lU@iOc. 
Domestic Dried -Apples —Evaporated, old, 4©7e 
do choice, new. 8©9>gc; prime,7>*,©7$fc: sliced, new, 
3 ) 4 @ 5 c ;do old, 3to©34*c: Chopped, 3**o34tc, Cores and 
skins, 2i»2^c. Cherries, new, 8©12c; do, old, 8© 10c. 
Raspberries, new. 20©24c ; Blackberries, 4©4!*c. 
Peaches, Delaware, evaporated, peeled, 13©20c; do do, 
nnpeeled, 6©9c; Georgia, evaporated, peeled, new, 13 
©15c; do do do, unpeeied,7?4<®10c;do do, sundried, 6^ 
©9^6c. Huckleberrles,new,10>6OllcJ > lum8,new,6>4Ol>c. 
Hat and Straw. -Timothy, best, 75©85c; do good, 
55065c; do medium. 40©50c; Clover, mixed, 400=00; 
shipping, 30©85c. STRAW—No. 1 rye, 75©80c ; shor 
rye, 40©45c, oat and wheat, 30035c. 
Hops.- State, New, 18@20c; do, good, 17018c; do 
eommon,13©14e; do 1 b 8S, oeai.l2ol3c; dodo, prlme.10© 
He: do do, common, 7©8c; California, New, best, 16 <® 
17c; do good to prime, 12©14e; do Old, best, ll©12c; 
do common and fair, 7©9c. 
Pom-TRT.- Dressed— Turkeys, mixed, per lb 10© 
15c; Fowls western, choice, lOHStU/iic; do common to 
good, 9 H< 9 U 6 $c; Ducks, spring, good, 1U016; Squab, 
white, per dozen, *2 500*2 75, do dark, do. *2 U0©*2 75; 
Chickens, spring. 13«»18e: Fowls, nearby, ll©12c ; 
Capons, 14©20c; Slips, 15©16c. 
Poultrt—Live. —Chickens—Spring, per lb, 9@9J^c. 
Fowls near-by, per Ib.lOolu^c, do Western, per lb. U) 
alOUe ;roosters, per lb, 5^U'>c ; Turkeys, per lb, i2® 
13c; Ducks,Western, per pair, 65©90c; Geese,Western, 
per pair, *1 350*1 60. 
Seeds. -For clover, the best lots. In an export way, 
are at 6c., while there are some common grades as 
low as 5c. Timothy quoted at *1 5o«**l 60. Canary, 
2©4C. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes—Maine, per bbl. *1 900*2 50; 
mg Island do, *2; State do, *1 250*2 to. Western, do, 
000*2 00; Sweets do, $3 25©*4 75. Cabbage, per 100, 
, ooo*12 00. Turnips, per bbl, 75©80c; Onions—Orange 
rnnty Red. *3 00<**4 00- Eastern White,*5 000*10 00 ; 
jstern Red, *4 0u(o.*4 50; State, Yellow, *3 500*4 25. 
uilitlower, per bbl.. *SoO©*3 00; Squash, Marrow, 
750*2 00; do Hubbard. *2 (X)»*2 25, Celery, per doz. 
Ml Tomatoes. Der date. *1 500*3 00. 
Wool.— Spring Texas, I7©23c, and Fall do 20025c; 
Fall California, i5018c, and Spring do 19025; Scoured 
Texas, 52o53c; Delaine, 36c; Indiana, 29c; Scoured 
Territory,55c; Donskol, 24^c; XX Ohio, 31c; Scoured 
Colorado, 53c: Australian. 38c. 
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March 8 , 1890 . 
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preventives and remedies. 
VI. Weeus. 
VII. Waxes and washes for grafting and for 
wounds. 
VIII. Cements, paints, etc. 
IX. Seed Tables : 1. Quantities required for sow¬ 
ing given areas. 2. W eight and size of seeds 
of Kitchen garden vegetables. 3 Longevity 
of seeds. 4 Time required for kitchen gar¬ 
den seeds to germinate. 
X. Planting Tables: 1. Dates for sowing or set¬ 
ting kitchen garden vegetables in different 
latitudes. 2. Tender and hardy vegetables. 
3. Usual distances apart for planting fruits 
and vegetables. 4. Number of plants re¬ 
quired to set an acre at given distances 
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XI. Maturity and yields: 1. Time required for 
the maturity of kitchen garden vegetables. 
2. Time required for the bearing of fruit 
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Average yields of various crops. 
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grafting and budding. 3. Particular meth¬ 
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flower pots. 2. Standard and legal meas¬ 
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and vegetables. 
XV. Tables of weights and measures. 
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Quantities of water held In pipes and tanks. 
2. Thermometer scales. 3. Effect of wind 
in cooling glass roofs. 4. Per cent, of light 
reflected from glass at various angles of 
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ties of apples per bushel. 6 Amount of 
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ties ol fruit. 7. Labels 8. Miscellaney. 
XVII. Rules: 1. Lon Ion’s rules of horticulture. 2. 
Rules of nomenclature. 3. Rules for exhi¬ 
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XVIII. Postal rates and regulations. 
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XX. Collecting and preserving: 1. How to make 
an herbarium. 2. Preserving and printing 
of flowers and other parts of plants. S. 
Keeping cut flowers. 4. Perfumery. 5. 
How to collect and preserve insects. 
XXI. Elements, symbols and analyses : 1. The ele 
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Chemical composition of a few common 
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Vegetables; (0.) Seeds and Fertilizers; (o.) 
Soils and Minerals. 
XXII Names and histories: 1. Vegetables which 
have different names In England and Am¬ 
erica. 2. Derivation of names of various 
fruits and vegetables. 3. Names of fruits 
and vegetables in various languages. 4. 
Periods of cultivation and native countries 
of cultivated plants. 
XXIII. Facts and statistics of horticulture and the 
vegetable kingdom 
XXIV. Glossary of technical words used by horticul¬ 
turists. 
XXV. Calendar. 
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