this class are low-growing, with round heads and 
short, Irregular and thickly growing branches. The 
fruit Is always acid, more so In some varieties than 
In others. A little observation will enable any one 
to distinguish to which of these classes any tree be¬ 
longs. The Dukes have characteristics of tree and 
fruit midway between the Hearts and Morelloes. 
Another distinction of the different sorts Is that the 
Hearts are usually tender-fleshed, and the Blgar- 
reaus, firm-fleshed. 2. As to the best varieties to 
plant, it Is a difficult matter to advise, as differences 
of soli, exposure, etc., make great differences some¬ 
times upon adjoining farms. If there Is a grower in 
the locality consult him. The American Pomological 
Society recommends for your locality, for home use, 
Belle de Choisy, Date Duke, May Duke, all Dukes. 
Black Tartarian, Knight’s Early, both Hearts. Early 
Richmond, Morello. Yellow Spanish, Napoleon, or 
as It Is called on the Pacific coast, Royal Ann. both 
Blgarreaus. Of course, tie sour cherries are good 
only for cooking. In addition to these, the Black 
Republlcar is recommended for market. 3. Early 
York, Hale’s Early, for early. Crawford’s Early, 
Wheatland, for medium, Crawford's Late and 
Foster, for late. 4. Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Made¬ 
line, LouLe Bonne of Jersey, Summer Doyenn6, 
White Doyenn6, Angouleme, Anjou, Seckel, Easter 
Beurrd, Lawrence and Winter Nells. We have re¬ 
frained from giving the newer varieties, some of 
which It would be well to test, but all of which re 
quire time to determine their merits. 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES. 
Kerosene Emulsion.— Kerosene, two gallons; 
whale-oil soap, one-half pound; water, one gallon. 
Dissolve the soap by heating In the water, when 
boiling hot remove from the Are and add the kero¬ 
sene. Churn or stir It thoroughly for 5 to 15 minutes; 
this Is best done by one of the small pumps. This 
will keep for a long time. When used, dilute accord¬ 
ing to the plants upon which it is used. For tender 
plants, one part to 25 or 30 of water. For hardier 
plants, use stronger. One part to 10 of water makes 
a strong wash. 
White Hellebore.— Used principally for the cur¬ 
rant and similar worms. Dust on dry, either pure or 
diluted, or used In water, one ounce to two gallons. 
Bordeaux Mixture —There are several form¬ 
ulas, varying In strength. One strong enough for 
most purposes Is one-quarter pound each of copper 
sulphate and lime to each gallon of water. For 
potatoes, Paris-green may be mixed with this at the 
rate of one-half pound to 50 gallons. To make the 
Bordeaux Mixture, suspend the copper and lime in 
separate casks of water in coarse gunny sacks, and 
allow them to remain Immersed for several hours, 
or for ari entire day. When ready to mix, pour the 
liquid from each Into a 50-gallon cask, and 1111 up 
with water. Wooden vessels are best, as these 
chemicals corrode ordinary metals. 
The It. N.-Y.’s preferred formula Is considerably 
weaker than this: one ounce of copper sulphate, 
and three-quarters to one ounce of lime to each gal¬ 
lon of water. This Is not so likely to Injure tender 
plants as the stronger solutions. 
s tsogus wmie ieaa wouia nave no saie aia it « 
-i ^ m J afford makers a larger profit than Strictly Pu 
ill IP U-o i white Lead - 
<3 The wise man is never persuaded to buy pai 
that is said to be “just as gcod ” or “better” than 
Strictly Pure hite Lead 
The market is flooded with spurious white leads. The following analyses, 
made by eminent chemists, of two of these misleading brands show the exact 
proportion of genuine white lead they contain: 
Misleading Brand 
“Standard Lead Co. Strictly Pure White 
Lead. St. Louis.’’ 
Materials Proportions Analyzed by 
Barytes 59.36 per cent. Regis Chauvenet 
Oxide of Zinc 34.18 per cent. & Bro., 
. * ’ 6.46 per cent. St. Louis. 
Misleading Brand 
“ Pacific Warranted Pure [A] White Lead.” 
Materials Proportions Analyzed by 
Sulphate of Lead 4.18 per cent. Ledoux & Co., 
Oxide of Zinc 45.04 per cent. New York. 
White Lead 6.46 per cent. St. Louis. 1 Barytes 50.68 per cent. 
Less than 7 per cent, white lead. I No white lead in it. 
You can avoid bogus lead by purchasing any of the following brands. 
They are manufactured by the “Old Dutch” process, and are the standards: 
« ANCHOR ” (Cincinnati) “ KENTUCKY ” (Louisville) 
“ARMSTRONG & McKELVY " (Pittsb’gh) “FAHNESTOCK” (Pittsburgh) 
“ ATLANTIC ” (New York) “ LEWIS” (Philadelphia) 
“ BEYMER-BAUMAN ” (Pittsburgh) “ MORLEY ” (Cleveland) 
“ BRADLEY ” (New York) “RED SEAL ” (St. Louis) 
“ BROOKLYN ” (New York) “ SALEM ” (Salem, Mass.) 
“COLLIER ”. (St. Louis) “ SHIPMAN ” (Chicago) 
“CORNELL” (Buffalo) “ SOUTHERN ” (St. Louis and Chicago) 
“ DAVIS-CHAMBERS ” (Pittsburgh) “ ULSTER ” (New York) 
“ ECKSTEIN ” (Cincinnati) “ UNION ” (New York) 
CROP AND MARKET NOTES, 
Spray pays. 
Little doing In hops. 
Strawberries are out of sight. 
Pears are dull and demand light. 
Most of the grapes offered are poor. 
Choice apples are scarce and wanted. 
Onions are selling well at good prices. 
Cherries are firm and in good demand. 
Live poultry strong under light receipts. 
Raspberries are lower under heavy receipts. 
Cucumbers are dull ana low, except Jerseys. 
Quotations on dried fruits are largely nominal. 
Butter shows little change In price; market firm. 
Rye straw Is slow of sale In anticipation of the new 
crop. 
Qrape prices are likely to be low for the bulk of 
the crop. 
Cheese shows little change, with a very lirm 
market. 
Sprayed vineyards are likely to give good crops 
this year. 
The Massachusetts cranberry growers report a 
good crop. 
There Is considerable demand for sail tonnage for 
hay to Havre. 
Water-melons are dull, and much of the fruit Is of 
inferior quality. 
The Louisiana orange crop Is estimated at 175,000 
boxes this year. 
Dressed poultry Is lirm under moderate receipts, 
and a fair demand. 
The Baldwin apple crop seems to be more or less a 
failure everywhere. 
Heavy shipments of musk-melons are expected 
from North Carolina. 
Large quantitltles of peaches are likely to be 
evaporated this year. 
The New England peach crop Is said to be the 
largest In many years. 
The cucumber market Is flat, sales being made at 
75 cents to $1 per barrel 
Large quantities of peaches are now arriving, but 
the quality Is generally poor. 
The worst enemy of the grape grower Is the man 
who grows and ships Champions. 
Jersey tomatoes are of good quality and selling 
well, but most of the Southern are poor. 
Receipts of eggs are not large, but the demand Is 
very light, and prices have declined slightly. 
The potato crop of Great Britain and the Conti¬ 
nent Is said to be extremely prolific this year. 
The market Is dull for fancy peaches, but, although 
supplies are large, the supply of such is small. 
The tobacco acreage Is returned at 98.6 per cent of 
the area devoted to that crop last year. Condition 
stands at 93. 
A few Southern red sweet potatoes have com¬ 
menced to arrive, and,when fancy, have sold prompt¬ 
ly at high prices. 
It Is said that the drought has not Injured the 
European sugar-beet crop so seriously as had been 
previously reported. 
Grapes have commenced to arrive from South Car¬ 
olina, and a few Moore’s Early were of very desir¬ 
able quality and sold high. 
Peaches from Texas have been in market this 
week, but they have been small and of poor quality. 
No use sending such fruit. 
California Lima beans are in large supply, one 
vessel recently bilnging 13,152 bags. The price is 
lower tha.; before In a long time. 
On Monday the receipts of potatoes were the larg¬ 
est of this season, or last, If not the largest ever 
known, and yet the price is well maintained. 
Blackberries are arriving freely from Delaware, 
and many from Delmar and other sections are fuliy 
as good as finest Jersey offerings, selling equally 
high. 
A car-load of musk-melons In bulk was delivered 
In this city this week, an unusual method of shipping 
musk-melons, though the common one for water¬ 
melons. 
The Government, In view of the distress caused by 
the drought, has decided to prohibit the exportation 
of fodder, exclusive of cereals, from Austria and 
Hungary. 
(Continued on next page.) 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW ! 
If you don’t see what you want , ask for it. 
ants in the Garden.— What will destroy the 
ants In my garden ? I planted some grape vines last 
spring, putting some old 1 ones In the holes, but the 
ants were so thick that the vines died. I put cam¬ 
phor. and wood ashes, and manure around them, but 
they did no good. o. h. 
Minnesota. 
Ans. It Isn’t likely that the ants had anything to 
do with the death of the grape vines, unless they 
are different from the ants In this part of the coun¬ 
try. Hot water poured Into the hills will kill all that 
It comes In contact with, but It is a big contract to 
undertake to exterminate all the ants In a garden, 
and hardly worth the trouble. 
Best Breed for Eggs.—The R. N.-Y. always has 
such Interesting articles on poultry that 1 want to 
know what breed of hens to get for eggs only. I wish 
to keep 50 on il4 acres. I thought of getting Brown 
Leghorns, Hamburgs or Black Spanish. 1 wish to 
get hardy, good layers. Also let me know the near¬ 
est place where I can get them. miss. e. c. w. 
South Gaston, N. C. 
ANS.—All things considered, for eggs only, we 
should choose the Leghorns, White as we prefer 
them. Brown for those who like that breed better. 
Both are good. The Min areas, either White or Black, 
are also good layers of large, white eggs, and are 
non-sitters. We know there are those who would 
choose other breeds for this purpose, and some who 
prefer crosses, but the Leghorns are hard to beat 
under all circumstances. Write to C. H. Wyckoff, 
Groton, N. Y.. Chas. L. Mosher, Nunda, N. Y., Jno. D. 
fiouder, Telford, I’a , or any of the other advertisers 
In The R. N.-Y.. and refer to us when you write- 
1. Is there a rose called the Christmas rose? If so, 
when does It bloom and what Is the price? 2. Is there 
a Carman grape for sale? The price? 3. What Is the 
best practical feed for chicks to make them grow in 
size and weight when on the range? Will they grow 
as fast on corn as on ground feed? 4. What ought 
Plymouth Rocks to weigh when eight weeks old? 5. 
Is there a hand force pump with hose made for less 
than $3. C. On what day of the month was Wash¬ 
ington born according to old style of reckoning? 
Boonton, N. J. C. m. d. 
ANS.—1. Yes. From late autumn throughout the 
winter when the weather Is not too cold, and under 
the snow when thus protected. The botanical name 
is Helleborus niger; the plant belongs to the Ranun- 
culacem family. It Is easy of propagation and culti¬ 
vation. Write to James Vick’s Sons, or to Ellwanger 
& Barry, Rochester, N. Y., for prices. There are sev¬ 
eral varieties, and the price Is probably n„t far from 
50 cents each. 2. None for sale. \ Wheat, cracked 
corn, meat scraps, ground bone, the two latter mixed 
occasionally with soft feed made of ground corn 
and oats, coarse middlings, mixed so that it Is 
crumbly, or, better, scalded or made Into a cake and 
baked. Give plenty of water, and milk If to be had. 
An exclusive corn diet Is a poor one for either chicks 
or fowls. 4. From three-quarters to one and a half 
pound according to the care and feed they have 
received. 5. None that is worth buying. 6. On Feb¬ 
ruary 10, according to our calculations. The Greg¬ 
orian or “new style” calendar was promulgated by 
Pope Gregory XIII on October 5,1582. The change 
from the Julian or “old style” calendar to the Greg¬ 
orian was made In England by act of Parliament in 
September. 1752, the third of the month being called 
the 14th. The change at once went into effect In all 
the British dependencies as well as In the United 
Kingdom. Washington was born February 22, 1732. 
Numerous Fruit Queries.— 1. What Is the dif¬ 
ference between Bigarreaus, Hearts, Dukes and 
Morello cherries? 2. Wbat would be the varieties 
to plant for (a) home and (b) market? 3. What 
would be the best varieties of peaches to plant to 
secure a succession from earliest to latest ? 4. Best 
varieties of summer, autumn and winter pears ? 
Okanagan Mlts'on, B. C. J. S. w. 
Ans.— 1. The cultivated cherries are divided into 
two distinct classes, each class consisting of many 
sorts or varieties. One class comprises the Maz- 
zards, or common black seedling cherries, which are 
generally used as stocks for propagation, the Hearts 
and Blgarreaus. These are usually characterized 
by the tall, upright, pyramidal fo T m of the tree, by 
the large, vigorous and straight young br.--nches, 
and by a sweet, or, sometimes, bitter taste of the 
fruit, the latter never being sour. The second class 
comprises the Morelloes, as well as what is known 
as the common sour cherry, so well known and so 
highly esteemed for pies, canning, etc. The trees of 
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iron heater, kettle, sauce-pan 
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A BIG FRUIT CROP REQUIRES PROPER HANDLING. 
A big crop on any one farm demands a big evaporator if evaporated. The 
small farm with a big crop demands a way to use the surplus and waste fruit. The 
U. S. Cook Stove Fruit Drier fills the 
>*— .! bill. It has been thoroughly tested 
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feSSU kg **** 25 “t 1 bas u Can 
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'TOANY1IOY OK lilllh I 
under 18 years of age who will work fori 
Morphine Habit cured in 10 to 
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