1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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A bushel of ordinary house (wood) 
ashes weighs about 48 pounds. It will 
average about two pounds of potash and 
half a pound of phosphoric acid, and the 
price is reasonable at 20 cents. 
Ground bone (finely ground) ought to 
contain at least 20 percent of phosphoric 
acid and 3 per cent of nitrogen, and the 
price is reasonable at $37 per ton. Nitrate 
of soda ought to contain at least 15 per 
cent of nitrogen. This would make 100 
pounds worth $2.25, or $45 per ton. 
Now, let us suppose that the farmer pre¬ 
fers to buy his fertilizers and mix them. 
He nas the chance of buying ashes below 
their real value and ground bone and 
nitrate of soda at wholesale prices. Let 
us further suppose that, not knowing 
just what his soil needs, he desires a 
“complete” fertilizer for all sorts of 
spring crops, as, for example, peas, sweet 
corn, Lima and bush beans, etc. He will 
not go far astray if he mixes the above 
fertilizers in the following proportions : 
10 pounds of wood ashes; 2 pounds of 
bone and 1 pound of nitrate of soda. He 
may, of course, vary the proportions to 
suit his fancied needs. The nitrate of 
soda will give ready nitrogen to the 
young plants ; the bone will give nitro¬ 
gen later. The mixture should not stand 
long. 
Mr. H. N. Smith, of South Sudbury, 
Mass., asks if we can give the history of 
the Horticultural Lima bean, adding that 
he finds it “ all that is claimed for- it.” 
All that we know of the bean is that it 
was introduced by John Lewis Childs, 
of Floral Park, Queens County, L. I., 
about two years ago. He claims that it 
is a cross between the “ common Lima 
and the Horticultural.” “ It has,” he 
continues, “ the shape of the former and 
the color of the latter, while its flavor is 
a combination of the two. It is very pro¬ 
lific, bearing five to seven beans in each 
pod, and is fully three weeks earlier than 
any other Lima." 
Mr. Childs does not mention the name 
of the originator. 
Rommel, Brilliant and Carman Prof. 
Munson (the originator) considers three 
of the finest American grapes ever sent 
out. We have in them an early large 
red, an early to medium large white and 
a medium, large-clustered black—all of 
them more resistant to rot than Concord 
and greatly superior to it in quality. 
In our trials last year, the Country 
Gentleman sweet corn seemed to us much 
the same in every way as the better 
known Ne Plus Ultra. But our trials 
of the latter were made in previous years, 
so that under the same conditions no 
exact comparison could be made. We 
are assured by Peter Henderson & Co., 
that the Country Gentleman and Ne 
Plus Ultra are just alike with the one 
important exception that the former 
bears a larger ear than the latter, and 
this difference, though not great, is 
enough to make the Country Gentleman 
the strain to be preferred. 
Neither strain is, or is likely to prove 
as popular for the market as the larger 
ears of Concord, Mammoth, Evergreen, 
etc. But for home consumption not only 
the size, but the shape is just right. 
The kernels are deep and closely set with 
an irregularity that the rows can neither 
be traced nor counted The quality is 
scarcely inferior to the Evergreen. 
The old William Hurst and the new 
Chelsea peas are much alike. The essent¬ 
ial differences seem to be (1) that Hurst 
bears a green wrinkled pea—the same as 
the excellent Heroine, while the Chelsea 
bears a white or cream-colored wrinkled 
pea, and (2) the Hurst is inclined to sport 
so that it has never been thoroughly 
fixed. The Chelsea, furthermore, is more 
prolific. 
W.' Atlee Burpee regards the Sher¬ 
woods as “the best general-purpose fowls 
ever introduced.” The Sherwoods are a 
cross between White Georgia Games and 
Light Brahmas. They have fuller breasts 
than the Brahmas and heavier bodies 
than the Games. They have white plum¬ 
age and yellow legs slightly feathered 
to the outside toe. Their feathers are 
not fluffy, but close, like the Indian 
Games’. The young chicks are hardy, 
grow rapidly, mature early and are 
ready for broilers at 10 weeks. They are 
careful and attentive mothers. The 
cocks weigh from 10 to 12 pounds ; the 
hens eight to nine pounds. This is the 
gist of Mr. Burpee’s estimate of the new 
breed of Sherwoods. 
Any man that sets himself up as an 
authority on nut trees and nut culture 
ought to read the current literature 
upon this subject. The R. N.-Y. was 
the first paper to advocate the planting 
of Japan chestnuts and it threw its whole 
weight into the advocacy. It was the 
first to talk of the Paragon. Trees were 
sent to the Rural Grounds by Ehgle & 
Son of Marietta, Pa,, and the claim was 
then made that it ^as a native. A care¬ 
ful comparison of the leaves and stems 
convinced us that it was not a native and 
we so insisted in these columns. Its 
origin was finally settled by Mr. Meehan 
as being a seedling of the so-called Japan 
or Spanish, we forget which, and at this 
writing we have no files of The R. N.-Y. 
to consult. It doesn’t matter. Our read¬ 
ers may refer back for themselves if in¬ 
terested in so doing. 
In a late number of our interesting 
contemporary “ Gardening,” Mr. A. S. 
Fuller discusses the queston of its 
origin as if it had not been settled two 
years (or thereabouts, ago and asks Mr. 
Moon—W. H. Moon of Morrisville, Pa., 
we assume)—to give information as to its 
origin. Mr. Moon it appears, states that 
it is a “ full-blooded American variety.” 
There seems to be little, if any reason, 
why we should call such substances as 
ashes, bone, lime, etc., “ artificial ” or 
“ chemical ” fertilizers. They are not 
more artificial or chemical than is the 
manure of cattle, straw or leaves. Muri 
ate or sulphate of potash, nitrate of soda 
and the like, are of course chemicals; but 
all such chemical substances are found 
in “natural” manures. The chief differ 
ence is that in the one class the food is 
in a more concentrated form than in the 
other. Why not then call them concen 
trated fertilizers or manures? 
Direct. 
-Life : “ ‘ I can’t help but rejoice on 
account of your downfall,’ said the young 
grass to the sweet spring rain.” 
- Country Gentleman : “ It has come 
to pass that the most dreaded enemy of 
the old cotton planter, Bermuda grass, is 
the best friend of the new cotton planter 
with improved plows and better cultiva¬ 
tion.” 
- Western Plowman : “ Better walk 
now and ride later than ride now and 
walk later.” 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Thi Rural nbw-Yokkbr. 
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cure, in every case, you have your money 
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For a perfect and permanent cure for 
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ItB proprietors offer $500 reward for an 
incurable case of Catarrh. 
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For Economy’s Sake 
if for no other reason, the 
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Stockbridge Manures 
because they furnish, on 
the average, twice as 
much plant food as an 
ordinary fertilizer, and 
consequently cost less to 
haul and apply, and the cost per acre is much less 
than where “phosphates” are used. 
The photograph shows a few sample onions raised by Robert 
Niven, Providence, R.I., on Stockbridge Onion Manure exclu¬ 
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