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The New York herald., 1875-10-16
SALES At AuCTTON.

SALES AT AUCTION.
A DRIAN IT. MULLER AUCTIoNEER
"A AUCTION SALE OF l2o VALUABLE LOTS.
Sd avenue 4th or Park avenue;
9Th avenue, opposite Central Park;
sth sth avenue opposite Central Parki
s7h ssh e3d elth roth, 18th 10th, 77h, ssth, i2eth
l27th and l4oth streets.
at IL o'clock al the Exchange salesroom,
No IL l-is,s sEGsfRwsy, Rs:s y .S order Of
and of the exeeStriS 'o of@m H. Raynor deceased.
The above sale Comprises the M most valuable building lots
win be sold
ADRIAN II. MULLER SON, Agcsloneer.
No Pine street
&EnEarEgFF 4gEFEsl gl1s AuqToSEbE III SEBEa op
E1EcUroRs OF THOMAS T. FERRIS, DECEASED.
on FiNyeigh,hh y ana Fiity I'M ninth streets,
Eighth and Ninth avenues sixty NINTH Seventeen and
Seventy seventh streets,
on soSpIY. NJ K sSla q oeToBRR eaSSi9R as,
nj o'clock the Exchange Salesroom No Ill Broadway
The sale includes and viii commence with the
p,o large Plot plot St oi,-. 70 lots, lots on ,,roo,.
West s'S'i.i 81 the Fifth avenue plaza
SALE POSITIVE End b bDiR'66 DR6Es esn'Gi 5F TaE
Man. At once abRfRS fab sfRSn L. o. SON
Auctioneers, No Pine street
-JERE JOHNSON, JR., AUcrIoNEER.
Old stand, 81 Nassau street.
LARGE rHis sAsE DdF oF AousGoD A i 4SIPGkS IPPGkkSruRE
FINE CARPETS. PIER AND MANTEL MiRRoRs;
Parlor and Bedroom 500. $50 old Violin and Bow
5n9 Eoid Mounted Vlaume Bow; silver mounted Viii
la1fs. ~; large lot Of Classical Music.
~ MONDAY
great sale "a imported
Breech and Muzzle .isosesrs
A UCTIoN NOTICE THIS DAY-ExTRA LARGE
II And peremptory sale
this Saturday MORNING commencing at lO1a o'clock
az the elegant brown stone mansion
NO 100 WEST TWENTY THIRD ST, NEAR SIXTH AV.
Magnificent Household Furniture.
rare and costly works OF Art, &c., &c.
Catalogue comprising 400 lots
useful and ornamental Household Goods,
all made to order by celebrated city makers,
and viii be positively sold in lots to
highest bidders, regardless OF cost or value,
all goods must be sold and delivered
Immediately after sale
Drawing rooms contain, namely -
Two brilliant toned "a rosewood Pianoortes
Steinway Sons and Bradbury Co four superb draw
Suits covered in crimson and blue satin Etageres
Mirrors lace Curtains Cabinets and Tables match Jar
dnere Stands bronze Figures Bsque and Parian Figures
oil Paintings Ladys Writing Desk and Secretaries, Book
Chairs Oriental Rockers, Turkish Suits, Cabinets Music
Boxes also fine Engravings.
Bedrooms contain, namely
Rosewood and black walnut Bedroom Suits with Dressing
spring Mattresses Pillows Bolsters linen Sheets Blankets,
Chairs Rockers Lounges Bureaus Curtains Clocks, &e
Dining Room contains, namely:
Black walnut Buffet extension Table Chairs In leather
Plated ware Casters Urns Pitchers Forks Knives, Spoons
Gasware also basement and servants Furniture four
months ago N BThis the largest sale of the season.
Sole positive, regardless of weather.
LUKE FITZGERALD, Auctioneer
N.B.-Competent men to pack and ship goods city or
country
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

TWO HOUSES IN STAMFORD WELL AND CEN
traly located Of IA each exchange for Brook
Ign New York House in good location. IL A. HUB.
BARD, Stamford.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

r I. TRAvER AUcTI0NEER-wILL SELL THIS
- day at o'clock, at 80 Great Jones street. general
assortment 80 fine Chromo Blankets Mattresses Stoves
Domestic and other family Sewing Machines, hand
made single Harness, &c
NJ NUssBAUM, AUCTIONEER, 26I BowERY-
N1 Sells this day at o'clock at No $50 East Fifty.
second street Third avenue Fixtures
loon Bar Backbar Ale Pump Mirrors Tables Chairs Aes,
Liquors, &c. Dealers invited
GHERIFFiR SALE or LIQUORS
- s. HERMAN Sherins AGctOnecr sells this (Satur.
day. October l6 NJ IL O'Clock No i3 Buwery barrels Kegs
and Of Brandes, Gin Rum Bourbon and Rye
Mhskey Port, sherry and Rhinewine Kimmel Bitters,
Champagne Cigars &c Sale positive Dealers invited
Also six barrels said TO contain Gasoline.
JAMES Fay, Deputy WILLIAM Q. CONNER, Sheriff
GHERIFF's SALE or HORSES CARRIAGES HAR-
~ ness, &c.
y HERMAN, Sherih's AuctOneer sells this day fSatur.
day, October 10, at III o'clock No. 10 Bowery
Horses top Buggy, no top Wagon o Harness, 6c
Sale positive WILLIAM &. CONNER Sheriff
Thomas MCsrEpoS Deputy
THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
TIE FOLLOWING PLACES ARE THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED OFFICES FOR THE RECEIPT or
ADAEKTIsEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR TILE
NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY, CORNER ANN STREET
I205 BROADWAY.
$50 SIXTH AVENUE
ia SOUTH SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA
CORNER BOERUM AND FULTON STREETS, BROOK
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yNANTED TO PURCHAsE-TwO SMALL HOUSES,
w together near BY below Fortieth and west o.
Third will pay cash for and equity In brown
up town. PARK for other Address j. o.,
~ ale ofice.
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AMUsEDIENTS.

D0OTHs THEATRE MATINEE DAY
I'D JARRETT K PALMER. ......... Iessees and Managers
THE KELLOGG GRAND ENGLISH ofEIA
ONLY SEVEN NIGHTS AND TWO MATINEEs.
TO-DAY,
FIRST GRAND KELLOGG MATINEE,
BOHEMIAN GIRL.
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG Mrs. ZELDA sEGuIN;
Mr. WM HAMILTON, Mr. JOSEPH MAAS, Mr.. HENRY
PEAkES, &c.
EVENING
Auber's popular grand opera,
FRA DrAYOLO.
with the distinguished American Son gstress,
Mme. JENNIE VAN ZANDT ZERLINA
Miss BEAUMONT, Mr. SEGUIN, Mossrs PEAKES,
M. WILLIAM HAMILTON and Mr.. WILLIAM CASTLE.
- In rehearsal, Benedicts charming Opera Of
LILY OF KILLARNEY
the story Of the Colleen Bawn.
- October % entirely new Grand Holiday Panto-
mime, with the unrivalled American Clown,
Mr. q. L. FOX
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

OF MADISON AyENUE.-A NEW PLAIN SUB
ZOt stantally built four story stone House full sze,
decided bargain, with possesson admirably planned;
cabinet GIish latest improvements elegant mirrors open
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

GHoRE FRONT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. coNyEN-
- ences 10 rooms; beautiful neghborhood depot
trains fitted for winter occupancy immediate posses
s.on absolutely healthy. hour from city 5000 de-
scrptiye circular Address j. W. ATWATEK Riverside,
Conn
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TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES

4 STORE TO LET-NEAR NEW POST OFFICE
n Chatham street good stand any business
Store and back Room, 81 Apply Frankfort House
oB2 William street
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

LTIFTH AVENUE, 222 o PosITE CAFE BRUINS
wick--A gentleman occupying handsome apartement
will for the winter Of his Rooms furnished bath
&c with ample closet Can be from to L. or
from T. ; r. NJ
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY PROPERTY
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
PROPERTY OUT OF THE CITY FOR
SALE OR TO RENT.

CHEAP.-FOR SALE, SPLENDID FARM, 45 ACRES.
" rich smooth land Ave miles from large town; village
Post pce MILL kc within stones throw good
house FIVE rooms barn, wagon house blacksmith shop &C.
door twice daily; large stream boating hsh
ing, &c plenty Of fruit; location perfectly healthy
fever and ague; mosqui;oes price only $50 terms
81 600 cash, balance 500 yearly Address WILSON PEIR
son. East Stroudsburg, Pa
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

UAyISG GONE INTO BUSINESS IN PEEKsKILL
and owning four houses IN Brooklyn in New York
city $4,000 cash. first mortgages all $4,000.
will exchange the equity $4,000 for Farm the Hudson
box l42 Herald office.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

WANTED TO BUY-A HOUSE, BETWEEN FIFTH
w and Third avenues and Thirteth and Eighty ixtl
streets price not exceed $1,000 cash, $1,000 Ad
dress with partcuars, FISHER box Ia Herald Uptowr
Branch Office.
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PooTH's THEATRE.-EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT
- Repertoire for the second and last week of
THE KELLOGG GRAND ENGLISH OPERA
MONDAY, October ls-IL TRoyAToRE UAN
ZANDT). TUESDAY, BOHEMIAN GIRL KELLOGGl
WEDNESDAY, MARTHA yAN ZANDT THURSDAY,
Benedicts opera TIL r LILY OF KILLARNEY. KELLOGG
ELY OGONNOR
=. Seats can be secured Box Office open from A. NJ to
10 r. NJ
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

L, ABRAHAMS. AUCTfoNEER-wILL SELL, ON
II Saturday. October l6 i01s 600 Third avenue
large assortment Of Household Furniture without reserve
Brussels and ingram Hall and Stair Carpets Olcoth Paror
Bedroom Suits, Looking Glasses Centre marble and
Extension Tables Bureaus Washstand Bestead
Rocking Chairs hair and Excelsior Mattresses Kitchen
Dining Room Furniture and thousands Of other articles
too numerous to mention Housekeepers invited Also a
fine covered Express Wagon.
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Ess: side.

A THREE STORY HIGH sTooP MEDIUM SIZED
n stone dwelling corner Lexington below Fifty
ninth hardwood nsh rescoed and all convenences
Offices II Pine street and SO East Seventeenth street
" X STEVENSON JR
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

DRowN STONE HOUSE, NEAR PROSPECT PARK,
ID Brooklyn. for sale exchange ior House in New York
will pay liberal Of cash. MOREAL National In
surance - Wall street. LEVI FOWLER, 377 Fulton st.,
Brooklyn
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A PRIVATE FAMILY WILL LET A SITTING ROOM
n and Bedroom, neatly furnished without board also
Bedrooms fre gas and bath references exchanged
~ University place, near Fourteenth street
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

DOR sALE-A COUNTRY SEAT OF So ACRES IN THE
beautiful village Of Geneva situation excellent good
buildings and fine fruit. Apply TO GERRIT H. SMITH,
Geneva. New York
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A NICELY FURNISHED ROOM TO LET-WITHOUT
~ Board single gentlemen gentleman and wife all
modern improvements private family Apply at l43 West
Forty Xth street.
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(1oMPLETELY FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET-IN NO.
" 63 Madison entire Floors with from
Rooms also eight Rooms the upper floor
with double beds from 81 81 per week suitable for
single gentlemen references exchanged. Apply Mrs
McDERMOTT, at the house.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

TT II. REIcHERT AUcTIoNEER-sELLs THIS
III. day Saturday October i6 III O'Clock 229 Third
avenue the entire stock Of Furniture Warehouse consist
ing Of Bedsteads Bureaus Washstands Mirrors, Tables
Mattresses. Sofas Lounges, Paror aud Chamber Suts
Horse aud Harness, &C. &c All goods delivered free Of
charge.
+ s. wEINBERGER AUCTTONEER.-THIs DAY
il. Saturday October 16 lO5s o'clock 50 Bowery
$1,000 fine Cigars and variety Of General Merchandise
Furniture Blankets &c also 50 cases, 20 demijohns
sorte Itau0rS Wines
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c1Ty REA. EsTArE ron SALES

49,
Central.
A DECIDED BARGAIN-IMMEpiAIE 1851 fossEssMiuN,' Msd,.'
~ NJ "a East Sxty.hrst street. midway between Maut-
@ and Fonrth avenue class four story brown N
splendid order 2. H. NlCHOLs owner, ~ e--- : : & -
MAPS. DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS ~ FkoPEkLIf. E i9lI.
adaptsd to real estate dealers PrsmPy s.Iefy r ana
IIsIi NFNT in the Herald Building
yI,,5r pTprTr ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE
FoILoWTNd PLACES ARE THE S ONLY ;,y AgbMgR THOR
MFSTs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE NEW YORK
hssss44LLBBwAY hsss4LBwAY. CORNER ANN STREET
4 oR5 BROADWAY.
$50 SIXTH AVENUE - . -
CORNER BoERUM AND FULTON STIE ETs, BROOK.
IYN
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

A T AUCTIoN-o5 LOTS IN THE BUSINESS CENTRE
IL of Flushing Main and AInty Qeggett Estae).
Thursday, October 2l inst, at O'clock r. NJ. the
premises without the highest bidder close
sale, % l3 per cent October % and balance in
five or ten years II desired, the executors preerr-
ing mortgages the property to cash payments.
These lots better for investment than deposits
any savings ank and the times hard visitors may
expect chance for great bargains lO3 trains daily to
Flushing (every half hour fare 7s by railroads
dwellings and church built block within
10 months past Fare cheap passes For maps apply
to BENJAMIN w. HITCHCOCK, 3o5 Third avenue. corner
Twenty,sixth street.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

A LARGE SIZED HALL BEDROOM, FURNISHED,
n TO let 10 gentleman, without board Call at 13S East
Sixteenth street.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16
TERE. JOHNSON, JR., AUcTIoNEER.


Fete champere music Harrison, collation. balloon
sion. Memorable 800 choice Lots and Plots,
mill Valley Boulevard Arlington, Clarendon Beakley
Division and Paramount streets IN North Yonkers ad
the station OF the New York. Boston Montreal
Railroad unreserved auction Thursday October 81 1875,
IL o'clock A. NJ on the premises
First results Of quick transit First sale of Lots the
railroad First step In tho revival First opportunity
lots primitive prices before speculation and i'm
provement quadruple their value
Citizens Of Yonkers be wise Sale absolute title perfect
easy Free excursion aud collation. Professor
rsons nimltabe eccentctcs Professor Fisher the
daring aerial the world in his terrific balloon
ascension. Graulla's Seventh Regiment Band For FREQ
tickets regular train leaving Grand Central Depot 10
A. NJ connect with special tray New York, Boston
and Montreal Railroad maps and further information apply
to
JERE JOHNSON, Jr Auctioncer
n Park row, opposite new Post Office, New York,
ito
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

4 FIRST CLASS FARM OF 90 ACRES TO BE Ex-
~ changed for part Cash and part IN neat Dwelling
ouse III Brooklyn " Y this transaction take place
within days application after useless. Address T.
PONri. QuakeTtown. Bucks county, Pa
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

HIGHLAND STATION, ENGLEwOoD, y. j., THREE
minutes from depot-New three story frame House,
rooms finished in hard wood hot and cold furnace
painted walls, bathroom standing wash tubs al modern
improvements price Stl 900: $3.50 Apply owner
~ DreXel Building of Wan and Broad streets
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

HANDSOMELY FURNISHED ROOM TO LET-FOR
gentlemen. with ali modern improvements;
terms rate. 203 Henry street.
The New York herald., 1875-10-16

A PRIVATE FAMILY WILL SELL THEIR ELEGANT
n IA octave Chckerng Piano for Sl75 has all improve
ments short time aso for S275 ~ up
right Decker Bros. Panoorte richly carved rosewood
and used only four months 1910 has all latest
improvements also Covers and Stools positive
chance. n. B-Boxes shipping CAN five story
residence No Al West Sixteenth Call to-day
Sunday.
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REAL EsrATE no ExcHANGE.

BOUT 10000 OF CALIFORNIA MINING STOCKS
~ quoted the regular board also amount o un
ucumbered Rsa Estate exchange either both for larg
stocks OF Merchandise. -
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NO PERMIT REQUIRED.-SEE THE ELEGAN'
1N Four story brown House. rescoed O9 East Sixe
street and make oner; terms TO suit purchaser.
j. G. CLINTON 81 Liberty street.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08
Fall Manuring for HOed Crops.

Manure spread on the sod in the fall and
plowed in the following spring, acts upon
the crop more readily and Offectually than
if it lies in heaps through the winter and is
spread just before plowing in spring. The
reason appears TO be that the rains of autumn
and spring and the melting snow dissolve
the fertilzing elements in the manure and
carry them into the sod where they are not
only in the very best form for plant food but
are more readily accessible, 1t is probable
also that their presence in the sod facilitates
its decomposition, and so the sod itself, one Of
the most valuable Of manures, becomes more
speedily available for the same purpose.
The growth Of grass in spring is greatly
stimulated by the manure spread in autumn,
with corresponding increase is grass roots.
If the land be not plowed until planting
time there will be rank growth Of grass
to turn under, which is, when decayed, equal
to a light dressing of manure. The increase
of grass roots enhances the value of the sod,
for all these things act as strong fertilizers.
This seems plain enough when it is remem-
bered that manures must be dissolved be-
fore they can feed the growing plants.
Any farmer who has tried thlsplan instead of
the usual one Of letting manure lie 10 heaps
over winter will not need any further proof
of the correctness ofthe foregoing conclusions,
We have found that dressing of ten loads
to the acre Of compost applied in September
and intended simply as top dressing for
grass, gave an earlier start stronger aud
ranker growth of corn than twenty-five loads
of barn-yard manure carted on and spread
just before blowing the following spring.
There was rank growth of grass to turn
under in May when the fall dressing was
made. The advantages we have named
made the light dressing more valuable for
the crop Of corn than the heavy one and for
the following crops (oats and grass nearly
equal. The loss by evaporation Of manure
when it is spread evenly on the soil, is, we
think, greatly over estimated; and any
delay in spreading heaps in the spring for fear
Of loss by evaporation before the manure is
plowed, is unnecessary. Ifmanure is heating
in the heap and wasting its ammonia, the
the nesting instantly stops when it is spread
evenly on the land.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08
Corn Husksrs.

We called attention recently To the feast.
bility Of husking corn by machinery. A
correspondent inquiries if the machines for
husking corn are success in the field; If
they will do more than husk few ears for
show on fair ground We have never seen
husking machine in operation in the field,
only on the fair ground, we but have become
satisfied from even such limited trial as
that that the principle used is sound and
will work we'll. T'h '" H0f
The Rural New Yorker says Of Phillips
Patent Spiral Husker; ,.. m...
The husker does its work thoroughly,
husking at the rate of forty to sixty bushels
per hour cleaner aud better than is usually
done by hand, and saving the husks sepa-
rately, an important item, as husks are one
Of the most valuable Of bedding materials.
The stalks are crushed, and therefore eaten
readily by stock, which is alone worth, the
cost of running the machine. These huskers
need TO be and are strongly made, and this
renders them somewhat expensive but their
non liability to brOakage under their work is
somfthing wonderful. The operation of
stripping the ears of husk and every partir
Gle Of silk, is similar to, though more perfect
than ordinary hand work. Every ear, large
or small, down to the softest and poorest is
husked, and the corn sent to the rear while
the husks and stalks are carried in front.
BY the use of elevators both stalks and corn
may be carried off SO as not to be in the
way of operators. Any two horse power
Is sufficient to run the machine. The price,
without elevators, is $3.50, with elevators
it is $175. ..r...- .. .rr... ..r......, '.r
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08
Tight Barns.

1t has been the custom to side up barns
with green boards so that in shrinking they
will leave wide cracks for the access of air
to the hay mows. An important principle
has been here overlooked. Fermentation,
like combustion, requires oxygen to carry it
on. Many farmers have learned that man.
ure will not ferment when we'll trodden so as
to exclude the air, and that it seldom fire.
fangs when thrown where the cattle can
tread upon IT, The class above al others
interested in grass and hay is dairymeu.
They have ascertained by experience di
rected by science that hay will keep better
in clap-boarded or battened barns than in
the open stack. That the heating will be
so moderate as only to dry out the hay with
out moulding. If IT, is a fact that hay may
thus be safely put into a large NOW in a
tight barn less cured than ordinary usage
requires, it is very important fact for
farmers, as it will enable them TO gather
their hay crop quite independent Of the Vi
cissitudes of the weather, for even when hay
is in the cock, the exterior surface is in
jured by rain or dew Rural Home. I-f
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08
Always Liberal.

We have a German farmer in this neigh
borhood, who sets US all q good example.
He commenced life as hired man. He
has now one Of the best farms in the town,
and is adding acre to acre. Whatever he
does is done we'll. He never seems to be in
hurry But he commences to plow In the
spring before some of us begin to think
about getting the plows ready, and has ten
or twenty acres Of barley sown before some
of us have ploughed a turrow. He is always
ahead. Everything is in its place every
thing in good repair and ready for uso at a
moments notice. His land is getting clean
er every year-and I was going to say rich
er, but am not SO sure on this latter point.
l have sometimes thought he was running
his land rather hard. But there is certain
ly no diminution in the crops. His farm
would sell for fifty per cent more than he
paid for it, while other farms have not in.
creased in value. The secret Of success, in
his case is first in the man himself--in his
industry, sobriety aud good Judgment And
in the next place, think it is due princi-
paly to the fact that he plows early, and
plows late, aud plows we'll, and plows Of
ten and he uses the harrow and the roller
until his soil is mellow and in good order
for the seed. Then he cultivates his corn
and potatoes and beans the moment he can
see the rows, and he suffers not weed to
grow and go to seed 1 ought to add that
he has fve energetic sons to help him, and
while he hires little or no labor, there is q
large amount Of work done on the farm. In
fact say what you will, there is, never has,
been, aud never will be, good farming with
out the expenditure Of considerable labor.
-[Joseph Harris. arE'0 ..-
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08
Does Pork Pay in New EnglandY |

"New Highlander" writes to the Agricul-
turist thus logically After cyphering on
the pork question for the last five years, we
have found so ht:le profit in good years, and
so much loss in bad, that we had pretty
much settled upon the policy Of no pork at
all upon New England farm. We have no
adherence Of swine's flesh, and shall prob
ably continue to favor the baked pork and
beans, the boiled dinner, the Goldfish cakes,
the fried fish, the spare-ribs, and other good
dishes Of which pork is the glory, unto the
end, whether the pig is raised in Illinois or
in our own sty. Looking at the question in
a purely economical view, we do not think it
pays US to raise pork to SELL AS a matter
of private opinion, which we should not like
to have published outside of the Agriculturist
family, we think we have lost money on
every pound Of pork We have sold for the
last five years. 1t may possibly pay to keep
n pig or two to utilize the wastes of the
family and as a matter Of esthetics to raise
your own pork for delicate white lard, and
pink slices to broil and fry, and for ones
own ham and sausage, but not beyond. To
raise pork for the general market brings US
into competition with the prairies and the
Mississippi Valley, where corn is grown for
twenty cents or less bushel. Whole hogs
well fatteued are put down in our village
markets every winter for about six or seven
cents pound in consequence Of this compe-
tition of the West, aud this docs not give
over 6fty or sixty cents a bushel for our
corn, which is good deal below the market
price. .......
We have outgrown the necessity of latten-
ing pork, and relying upon the sale to raise
money to meet farm expenses. We can
raise other things that pay much better, be.
cause they are free, comparatively, from the
competition Of the great West. Butter still
pays fairly, and very nice article pays still
better. II IS not difficult TO make style of
butter that will command fifty to sixty cents
pound sold to regular customers every
week, in the village or city market The
same roots and meal that make pork will
make butter, Milk pays better still either
sold Wholesale IN the city, or peddled iu the
village. Raising poultry pays better. Many
Of our farmers raise large quantities Of tur-
keys, geese, ducks, hens and eggs, aud the
sales run from three to six hundred dollars
annually. Chickens aud turkeys bring from
two to three times as much pound as pork,
and il costs but little more to make pound
of poultry than a pound of pork. Sheep pay
better than pork .........
With good sheep pasture the returns
from flock for lambs, mutton and wool, are
very satisfactory and the labor is light.
Raising blooded stook- herd-book animals