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THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



©OI^I^BSPONDBNGB. 



Where did vou get your specimen of the Weal- 

 thy Applet t have over 40ij trees in bearing, and 

 my crop this year would average more than /our 

 times the size of your cut, which is about the size 

 of a good specimen of Whitney's No. 20 crab. 

 You are right in all you say about the Wealthy, 

 ■which would be a dimmer apple south of New 

 York City, a fall apple in southern New England, 

 an early' ifinter apple in middle New England, 

 and a good keeper in northern New England and 

 Canada. It keeps well until about April Isl 

 (Lat. 45°). T.B. H. 



In reply to Dr. Hoskins we would say we made 

 our cut from an accurate description, and we are 

 plea.>^ed to learn that our description wa« so cor- 

 rect tliat a wcll-kn<iwn specialist in fruit like 

 Dr. Hoskins writes us the above welcome letter. 

 We should have stated our cut was one-third in 

 size. J, 



George Nell. Philadelphia. Pa., asks: l.-The 

 proper name for the "Wash-rag plant. 2.-The 

 time to plant seed, aud the conditions necessary 

 for growth. Answer: li-We presume our corres- 

 pondent means the " Dish-rag " gourd, if so, it is 

 also called the Egyptian Lloophar. 2.-Belng a 

 vine it should be planted like any gourd, but as 

 it requires a long season to mature it should be 

 started in a hot house, and when the .sea.son is 

 warm enough plant in open ground. It Is a 

 curious plant. ■ 



George W. Crawford, Lamed, Kansas, iusks how 

 to grind bonijs for farm use. There is no quick 

 and <lieap way to grind bones; they may be dis- 

 solved by using oil of vitriol. Taking tlie bones 

 and making a heap of tiiem, and milting tlicni 

 with the vitriol, or by talking an old barrel and 

 put the bones in It, and add the vitriol to^theni. 

 But it is slow and a dangerous way, for the Vitriol 

 often Imriis the i-xpt-rimenter. 8ee also answer 

 to another correspondent in this column. 

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We wnnt 300.000 xiibscriberg. I^et evepy 

 frleufl nfoiirn nfiul iih a cliih iif 1'^ anil \vr ^rill 

 have tlieni. 



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Aaron Hart. Monti<*cllo. Illinois, susks, T.-The 

 best land for watermelons. 2.-Is it safe to plant 

 melons on land that had melons on the year 

 beftu'e. 8, -How to make bone-<lusl on the farm. 

 Answer: l.-Tlie best soil is a sandy loam, or a 

 flue sand. Lantl that hius been In grass the prev- 

 ious yi;ar will make the healthiest vines. 2.-Uugs 

 are ver.v apt to be in old land that has grown 

 melons', and will often in.|uro the melons tliat are 

 planted after them. If there are no lings, uml the 

 soil is kept loose, the melons will do well, but 

 new soil is best. :i.-You cannot make bomMlust 

 on a farm. The bones are so bard that it requires 

 exiK'nsIve ftiacliiniM'.v to grind them. You can 

 sol^ten them b.v putting them in a Iteii of fresh 

 horse manure, and as it beats it will rot them in 

 a short time so they can be broken ; or .vou may 

 compost the bones In wtiod-ashes, ami H^ey will 

 slowly rot. Eltlier wa.v will make the bones so 

 soft as to be eiusllv pulverized. 



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J. J. Davidson. Hrjivcr. l*a., asks, l.-The host 

 season to plant black walnut. 2.-Best variety to 

 plant. ;t.-T)lstanc«' apart. -l.-The time they re- 

 quire to mature. Answer: l.-The best season to 

 plant is in the tall, planting a walnut, hull and 

 all, two or tliree itn-ln-s (h-ep. In a sandy soil 

 plant deeper. 2.-Thr coninion biaek walnut is 

 the best for timber. Tlie <iuality ot tlie tlinbrr 

 depends upon tlie iiualHyol the soil where Ki"'>wn. 

 On a sandy soil the walnut liniln-r will be liard, 

 on a rieh prairie soil it will Ite soft, Thv soil 

 makes the umber valuabb', more than the vari- 

 ety. 8.-For roadside jtlantint;, from twenty to 

 thirty feet apart; and when nlanted In groves, 

 from eight to ten feet is best. \\'lien the trees are 

 a few years old, eul out wiicre too tliiek. Tlie 

 trees cut out will be \ aluable for posts and lim- 

 ber, and will eonstantly Inerease in value. 4.- 

 The time required for maturity will vary with 

 the soil. In a ricli soil the trees will be two feet. 

 or over, in diameter, in thirty years; in a poor 

 soil, it will probably take fift.v years. In trans- 

 planting, do it as early as possible in the fall or 

 winter, and get as mueh r<)nt and as little top as 

 possible, and you will be quilo successful. 



You want hinUi on farming^ not long-winded es- 

 says. You know ftojr to farm. You want to know 

 how to make it pay. That is what wc will do, — show 

 how the farm pays. 



.lohn Day, Delaware, asks how to grind oyster 

 shells for poultry. Answer : Purchase one of the 

 man.v ntills used for that purpose, or scatter the 

 shells in the road where the poultr.v have access, 

 and the Wiigon wheels will pulverize the shells 

 for the poultry. 



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.1. P. Johnson, of Hamilton County, Ohio, 

 asks: 1. -What makes the rough spots on apple 

 leaves that look like rust? 2. -Can the spots be 

 removed? 3.-Can silk-growing be made profita- 

 ble? Answer: 1. The spots are caused uy the 

 growth of a small plant that grows like mould 

 on the leaves. 2. -No ; but can be in a measure 

 prevented by the use of lime or ashes in the 

 orchard. Keep a full supply of potash and lime 

 in the soil and rust will disappear from the 

 leaves. 3. -That depends upon the cost of labor. 

 With dear labor, no ; with cheap labor, yes. 

 Silk growing is on the increase in this country, 

 and very fine silk is grown. 



Wm. Key, Toronto, Canada, asks a cure for egg 

 bound hens. Answer: Give the hens richer feed, 

 as scraps and olfal,f^nd not so much grain. The 

 grain makes them fat, and weakens the organs 

 required in egg laying. Do not forget t<j give 

 them plenty of ground shells or lime. 

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The streets of Jeriimnlein w^ere kept clean bj 

 ever> man sweeping before his own door. If 

 every HiibNcribtr to this paper can induce the I'-i 

 neishbor.s nearcNi his door to take tlu> *' Farm 

 and C*nrdeii.'* ^ve will have 400.000 subscribers 

 and he cnn have the paper 3 > ears for his work. 



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Wm. A. Brian, Sussex County, Delaware, asks: 

 l.-If seed sent isthe true Amber Sugar Cane? 2.- 

 A remedy for the cabbage worm ? 8.-How to 

 grow peanuts? Answer: l.-The sample of seed 

 cane sent appears to be the true Amber caue. 

 Our correspondent will remember in the prairie 

 soil of Kansas the cane varies from tlie same 

 cane in New Jersey or Delaware. Answers to 

 Nos. 2 and :i will appear in their proper season, 

 March and April numbers. 

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To Many Inquirers. How to make a cement 

 pipe for drains. Take only freshl.v ground 

 cement. Cement that is not recently made and 

 fresh, is not reliable ; and take coarse sharp sand, 

 1. c, sand that the grains are not round and water 

 worn like bejich sand, but sharp, and frre from 

 clay, mi,\ing the dry sand and cement thoroughly 

 before you wet it for use. The proportions of 

 sand and cement vary in regard to the kind of 

 work intended. In places where there is but lit- 



tle exposure to frost and rough usage, three or 

 four parts of sand may be used to one of cement ; 

 but where it Is much exposed, use equal quanti- 

 ties of sand and cement. A drain from the 

 kitchen sliould be laid at least as deep as the 

 ground freezes, or deeper. Lay the bottom of the 

 drain with stones, and take a smootli round iron 

 pipe the size of the drain, and place it on the 

 brojvcn stones in the bottom of the drain, cover it 

 with broken stones, wet your sand and cement, 

 and dash it on the stones. The sand and cement 

 should be wet quickly (for it soon hardens), and 

 dash in on .stones in the drain. The cement 

 should be well wet and soft, that it will fill all 

 spaces between the stones. As soon as set slowly 

 move the pipe along, and begin as before. If the 

 work is well done, a goud :u»l rbcap dr.-iin will be 

 made. A drain from a kitili.n sliould be at. least 

 three inches in diameter, as smaller ones soon 

 All. Lay your drain straight, that you can use a 

 rod in cleaning The secrets are: fresh cement, 

 sharp sand, and quick work. 



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J. B. H., Trenton, Minnesota, asks what black- 

 berr.v shall we plant in Minnesota. Answer: The 

 Snyder. There are larger berries, but the Snyder 

 is the hardiest blackberry, and seldom winter 

 kills. There are other and better berries, but 

 they are too tender for you. Stone's earl.v could 

 also safely be tried. 



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 Every number of The Farm and Garden is 

 edited hy a practix-al farmer, ivlioptows his own land 

 and knows what work is. Our paper is a farmers^ 

 paper. 



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