by express or freight? How much would it 
likely cost to get it to this place, Deleplane, 
Fauquier Co., Va? If I do get one, and I find 
when it comes that I can sell one or several of 
them for you, what could or would you be will 
to allow me for doing si ? 
I would like to g*t mine as low as I can, I 
thought perhaps you would make a proposition 
Am sorry j our “Manual of Vegetable Plants” 
isom. Ishalltxpoet the co}y as promised, I 
hope soon to get it 
Please let me know what you can furnish 
German Millet at per bushel, and the best time 
for sowing it? Would it be too late to sow on 
this year’s wheat stubble, immediately after i 
harvest? 
I find that I have ordered about 40 cts. worth 
of seed more than I shall want Would you be 
willing it I return them by mail to exchange 
them for other seed—say carrot- 1 , beets &c? I 
shall need some such roots for cows next winter. 
Please Jet me know what you consider the besi 
for this purpose. 
Very Respectfully Yours, 
W, F. Kerfoot. 
Ansjver: —(l)The Belle Potato is medium 
in enrfiuess, ripening with or soon after 
Late Rose. Plant same time you would 
any late variety. There is a great diversity 
of opinion about the best time to plant po¬ 
tatoes, and ihe result of different planting 
depends greatly upon the season, in a ma¬ 
jority of cases 1 think early planting has 
succeeded best with me, yet 1 usually plant 
whenever 1 get time and the ground is in 
good condition. “In the morning sow thy 
seed, at eve hold not thy hand, for thou 
knowese not which ^lmd prosper.” 
(2)1 will send two of the cultivators, 
[Ru Id mans] for'$10. Would send by freight 
unless you are in a great hurry for it. The 
price is low for so good an implement and 
I cannot make a greater discount. 
We will furnish the German Millet for 
$3. per bushel including bag. Sow it 
broadcast at corn planting time or at any 
time in May or June. 
Abou ?ne-haif bushel per acre is usually 
jown After whea>, would be rather late 
to get full benefit, but I think you w. uld 
get at least one good cutting. - You may 
exchange the seeds for others if you wish. 
Mangel Wurzel Beets are largely grown 
as winter and spring food for milch cows 
The particular variety can be best determin¬ 
ed by trial, the Long Red variety usually 
doing l>est upon rich upland and the Yellow 
Globe varieties succeeding better upon 
sandy soils. Four or five pounds of seed 
per acre should be sown in drills 3 feet 
apart early in May, and forty tons per 
acre is not an infrequent yield. 
H< lmdel, N, J. April 5tb, 1881. 
I. F. Tillinghast, 
Dear sir:—I received a few 
days since your catalogue of seed, plants &c. 
In it you offer some new varieties of potatoes. 
Being a grower and dealer in seed potatoes, 
I wish to know at what price you will sell me 
a barrel of the “Belle” polatc; ore peck each 
of Defiance and Luxury, and one half bushel 
of La Plume Triumph. 
Last year I grew Pride of America, which I 
consider a great acquisition—Silver SkiD, qual¬ 
ity good, but poor yielder—Matchless quality fine 
medium cropper. 
The above are the new varieties offered by 
Messrs. P. K. Bliss & Sons, last Spring. I also 
grew St. Patrick and White ^Elephant and do 
not like either. For the last two years have 
grown Mammoth Pearl, yields tremendously, 
good shipping, quality poor, ranks with Peerless. 
Magnum Bonum planted for first time last 
spring. It will never be a favorite in this local¬ 
ity. 
Yours Respectfully, 
John L. Conover. 
Answer: —Our price for varieties you 
name will be found in seed-list. Our sup¬ 
ply is not large, and we can not make spe¬ 
cial or lower rates now to anyone. Shall 
be pleased to have you test our varieties in 
comparison with those you have and report 
the result for the benefit of our readers. 
Galena, March 25, 1881. 
T. F. Tillinghast, 
Dear Sir:—Your esteemed 
package containing Corn and Tomato received 
to day, for which am much obliged. And for 
which, wifi remit if desired. As you are a 
large grower of vegetable plants I wish to pre¬ 
pound a few questions. 
(1) Did the worms injure your Cabbage and 
Cauliflower? What is the most effectual remedy? 
.Is salt, pepper, or bran benificial? Can we aa 
