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Mr. J. B. Lyman said, he had been to Jersey lately, in quest of 

 information about cranberries, and his views coincided with Mr. 

 Thompson's, already expressed. When vines are flooded in winter, 

 he said, the water must be suflSciently deep to keep the ice above 

 the vines. Cranberries can be raised as well in Minnesota as New 

 Jersey, if the vines can be flooded. 



Mr. P. T. Quinn.— Mr. Trowbridge, at Tom's Eiver, N. J., will 

 send a pamphlet, for a stamp, containing all the information required. 



DAPHNE ODORA. 



Mr. J. S. Burgess, Glen Cove, L. I., showed a beautiful and rare 

 plant, growing in a pot of earth, and now in full bloom, which he 

 called the Daphne Odora. The blossoms were exceedingly fragrant, 

 and it was said to be one of the choicest kinds of house plants. 



Mr. Cavanach, florist, of Brooklyn, stated that this delicate plant 

 will not flourish satisfactorily in an atmosphere of higher tempera- 

 ture than forty degrees. 



WHITE TURNIPS. 



Mr. James McAllister, Carlisle, Pa., asks, if common white tur- 

 m'ps are good for milch cows. 



Mr. Thomas Cavanach. — As regards the feeding of white turnips 

 to milch cows, several of my neighbors are dairymen who have 

 been in the business for many years, and they say it never pays to 

 buy turnips for feeding to milch cows. The ruta-baga, or large 

 yelloAv turnip, is worth for such purposes, fifteen and twenty cents 

 a bushel. But for the common white turnip they will not give five 

 cents a bushel. 



Mr. S. Edwards Todd. — When I was keeping a number of cows, 

 I gave them half a bushel a day, and they did well on the diet. 

 Their milk was abundant, and rich in cream. I always made yel- 

 low butter, although it is commonly thought good butter cannot 

 be made on turnips. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble. — One winter I had a great quantity of tur- 

 nips, and fed them to my cows. A shrewd farmer told me to begin 

 with a small quantity and give a few more every day. I did so, 

 and found no ill eflects in the flavor of the butter. I sprinkled them 

 over with corn-meal and gave half a bushel a day. 



FLAX STRAW. 



Mr. Alfred Young, Gustavus, Ohio. — I am glad the flax question is 

 exciting interest in the Farmers' Club. Now, I will not sell flax 



