THE t^ENESEE FARMER. 



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Incioiries and Answers. 



Wild BiiACKBEREiES. — Thinking of setting out a num- 

 3er of wild blackberry plants, and being in doubt as to 

 vhether they would pay the trouble of cultivation, I 

 ihought I had better have yoiir advice on the sufcject. (o) 



Will they bear as well, with the same cultivation, as 

 ;he Lawton or Rochelle? (b) " 



What is the difiFerence in the time of bearing between 

 he Lawton and Rochelle? (c) 



Where can the latter kind be had.and at what price? (a!) 

 —John Dixon, Ganandaigua, JV. Y. 



(a) The efiForts we have seen made in transplanting the 

 vild blackberry into a garden and cultivating them, have 

 lot been successful. A well-known horticulturist of 

 his city, who thought there were no blackberries equal 

 those he used to eat when a boy, in Steuben county, 

 fas at consiedrable pains to get some of the plants, and 

 ultivated them with much care in his garden ; but, 

 hough they grew, they bore but little and the fruit was 

 mall. 



(6) We think they would not. 



(c) The Lawton and New Rochelle are one and the 

 ame thing. Probably you refer to the Dorchester— a 

 toston variety — which is not quite so large as the Law- 

 DD, but is of better quality, 



(d) You will find the plants advertised in this number. 



Cider Mills. — Apples will be abundant here this fall, 

 nd I propose makiBg considerable cider. There is a 

 lill in the neighborhood, but I ^hink it would be quite as 

 conomical, and more convenient, to have a hand-mill of 

 IV own. Can you tell me where I can get a good one, 

 nd the price?— R. S. F., Gorham,K Y. 



There are several machines that are good. W. 0. 

 [icKOK, of Harrisburg, Pa., manufacturers an excellent 

 ne. The price is, or was, $40. 



Foot-Rot in Sheep. — Some eighteen months ago I 

 ought a lot of one hundred and twenty odd Merino 

 beep in Trumbull co«nty, Ohio, which were nearly all 

 ffected with the foot-rot in its worst form, and having 

 ucceeded in affecting a perfect cure, I will send my 

 lethod of treatment to any one who may desire it, gratis, 

 n receipt of a three-cent stamp to pay postage; or will, 

 ■ desired, write out my method and send it to you for 

 ublication. — J. D. ICirkpatrick, North Liberty, Mercer 

 mnty Pa. 



Please send us the receipt. 



Blighted Wheat. — Please tell us what deficiency there 

 I in the soil that causes wheat to blight oji land that for- 

 lerly produced good wheat, and what is the remedy. — 

 REEMAN Powers, New Castle, G. W. 



We suppose the " blight" alluded to is rust or mildew, 

 nd are of opinion that it is owing to atmospheric causes 

 ather than to any deficiency in the soil. Underdraining 

 i the most likely remedy. 



Deep Plowing for Beans. — Will you, or some of your 

 orrespondents, inform me, through your valuable paper, 

 rhat effect deep plowing has upon beans? I supposed, 

 efore this season, that land could not be plowed too deep 

 )r any crop ; but now think that beans on land plowed 

 ine inches deep look pretty "hard." What do you 

 link about it? — A Constant Reader, Whmtland, N. Y. 



Clover Hulling Machine. — (John McFarlanb.) M. 

 [. Mansfield, af Ashland, Ohio, manufacturers a clover 

 uUer and cleaner. You cau leara particulars, as to 

 .tice;(,4c.ik by addressing him. 



" Prbsh Drink." — In some parts of England, Shrop- 

 shire, for instance, the farmers brew what is called " fresh 

 drink." The laborers are allowed three pints a day of it 

 throughout the year, and at harvest something more — and 

 stronger. It is made mostly of hops, and is drank when 

 a month or six weeks old. It is too weak to keep loDg. 

 A healthier or pleasanter beverage is no where to be 

 found. But we had supposed that it could not be bad in 

 perfection out of EuglancL When in Connecticut re- 

 cently, however, we tasted a beer which comes nearer to 

 it than anything we have before tasted in this country. 

 The receipt for making it will be found in the Ladies' De- 

 partment. We suppose its excellence is owing to the 

 use of eggs instead of yeast. The editress of the Ladies' 

 Department says, " three months after it is fermented it 

 is almost equal to ale.". No ! No ! It is better than ale. 

 It is almost equal to "fresh drink," sharp, pleasanyy bit- 

 ter, and not intoxicating. Ale is too heavy and too 



strong. 



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We have received letters from Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, 

 Maryland and Canada, from parties who propose to send 

 wheat to the Exhibition to be held in this city, Septem- 

 ber 8th, 9th and 10th. Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and 

 Pennsylvania, up to this time (August 14th), have not 

 been heard from. We trust these great wheat-groW^ng 



States will be well represented. * 



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We would call the attention of our readers to the ad- 

 vertisement of Messrs. Wheeler, ^Ielick & Co., the well 

 known and extensive manufacturers of agricultural im- 

 plements, machines, &c., at Albany, N. Y. Their Horse 

 Power Threshing Machines do excellent work, and give 



great satisfaction. 



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Mr. Hiram Baker, of New Garden, Ohio, writes ua 



that he clipped from a three-year old Spanish Merino 



buck, this year, 19^ lbs. of washed wool; and from two 



yearling ewes 18 lbs. — one fleece of the latter weighing 



9| lbs. and the other 8| lbs. The ewes were unwashed. 



Sanford and Mallory's Flax Dressing Machine. — 

 We have not seen this new flax brake in operation, but 

 from the testimony of those who have there can be no 

 doubt but that it is a most wonderful invention. 



Frost in Michigan. — We are informed that a severe 

 frost occurred in some parts of Western Michigan on the 

 night of July 14. The corn, potatoes, beans, &c., were 

 much injured. 



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