798 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 2 
Corrosive Sublimate for Potato Scab. 
Dk. A. W. Thornton, Whatcom Co , 
Wash. —During the past season I tested, 
in a small way, the above treatment 
under the following conditions : Having 
selected the scabbiest potatoes I could 
find in my root-house (and they were 
truly a scabby lot—Early Rose, .Late 
Rose, Freeman and a blue variety) I cut 
the seed to two and three eyes and when 
cut immersed them in a four mille (0.004) 
solution of corrosive sublimate and let 
them soak for about one hour. They 
were then allowed to dry and were 
planted the next day in soil that never 
grew potatoes before, but had been 
sowed to pease and oats combined for 
two years and liberally dressed with 
fresh stable manure. They did not 
sprout for more than a month after plant¬ 
ing, though those not treated, and 
planted along side, sprouted in two 
weeks. The season was wet, cold and 
phenomenally backward for this section. 
Result, potatoes perfectly free from scab 
although the potatoes in the adjoining 
rows were slightly affected. The yield, 
however, was very much less—about one- 
third of the untreated rows. The main 
crop, however, was from clean seed 
while the treated lot were from the 
scabbiest seed I could find. I am aware 
that I made my solution too strong—four 
grains to one pint of water. No doubt, 
one grain to the pint would have been 
sufficiently strong. The fact was, how¬ 
ever, at the time I was cutting the seed, 
it was inconvenient for me to refer back 
to the article in The R. N.-Y. on the 
subject, and, having been investigating 
the previous summer preservative fluids 
for mounting exhibits for the World’s 
Fair the Italian process of a four mille 
solution of corrosive sublimate used for 
preserving grapes and other fruit for ex¬ 
hibition purposes came to my mind and 
I used that formula. 
So far as my experience goes, it shows 
that a solution of corrosive sublimate is 
an efficient preventive of scab as the 
conditions under which I tested it were 
provocative of that disease in a marked 
degree, for I be th used exceedingly 
scabby seed and manured with fresh 
stable manure. Yet there was not one 
potato in the lot showing the least sign 
of scab. 
The Holes in a Beetle. 
M. H. C. G., Johnsons, N. Y.—Almost 
every farmer uses a maul or beetle, and 
many get along without one because the 
making of one is a disagreeable task. 
After the rings are put on and wedged, 
a 1%-inch hole is bored. If the wood is 
hard and tough, and the auger dull (and 
it's quite likely to be) to get the hole 
through is the hardest part, as the beetle 
is a difficult thing to hold while boring. 
I cut a white oak of suitable size and cut 
off about four feet, mark it off into the 
proper lengths for beetles, bore the holes 
and lay it away. It is then no trouble 
to bore, for the stick is heavy and will 
lie still. When I want a new beetle I 
saw off a section which is hard and well 
seasoned, and put the rings on in a short 
time. This is perhaps a small matter, 
but those who use a beetle often will see 
the point. 
Wo»d Ashes On Potatoes. 
with some other fertilizers for two years 
was as follows: In 1890, a certain por¬ 
tion of a row of potatoes unfertilized 
yielded 28 pounds; equal portions fertil¬ 
ized with ashes yielded 30% pounds, with 
plaster 31 and with phosphate 33%. In 
1891 equal portions of different rows fer¬ 
tilized with ashes yielded 30 pounds, 
with plaster 37%, with lime 37%, with 
Bradley’s potato manure 45 and with 
Mapes potato manure 45. I applied the 
fertilizers all in the hill. The ashes at 
the rate of a large handful to each hill. 
This season I used a ton of Bowker’s 
potato manure on two acres where I had 
corn last year, that also well manured, 
and I harvested 500 bushels of potatoes. 
I believe in a thorough preparation for 
potatoes and the use of complete fertil¬ 
izers unless it is known that special fer¬ 
tilizers will answer as well. 
Cream Hot Always Cream. 
L S. J., Ithaca, N.Y.—I was very much 
interested in an article in The R. N.-Y., 
November 11, entitled: “ A practical man 
and his cows.” But it seems to me that 
Mr. C is liable to very great error in 
selecting cows according to the per cent 
of cream in the milk. There are many 
reasons why this method is uncertain. 
In the first place the cream risen may 
not represent the true amount of cream 
in the milk; second, even if the cream 
rises perfectly, it varies in the fat con¬ 
tained; some samples may test only eight 
per cent of fat, while others may go as 
high as 20 per cent. The amount of 
cream does not depend so much upon the 
amount of fat it contains as it does upon 
the size of the fat globules. When the 
globules are large they carry more or 
less milk up with them, thus making a 
bulkier cream, but one that is not so rich 
in fat, as the cream containing small fat 
globules.. I once tested a herd of seven 
or eight cows, with the Babcock milk 
test, which had before been tested by the 
per cent of cream, and I found that the 
cow which gave the largest amount of 
cream, showed the smallest per cent of 
fat. I do not mean to say that this is 
always true, or even of very frequent 
occurrence, but may it not be the case 
often enough to make such a method of 
judging cows extremely uncertain? 
More About That Big Apple. 
John Charlton, Rochester, N. Y.—In 
your World’s Fair fruit notes (editorial 
correspondence) of October 7, you men¬ 
tion that “ British Columbia shows the 
biggest apple in the exposition.” You, 
however, doubt its being correctly 
named. Cabashea, Twenty-Ounce Pip¬ 
pin, or King, as it is variously known, is 
an old variety, and is seldom met with 
at the present day; consequently it is 
sometimes confounded with other varie¬ 
ties. The tree is a vigorous grower, fruit 
very large, oblate, conical, splashed with 
dull red, sometimes entirely red, a color 
peculiarly its own. I should judge from 
your description of its size, shape and 
color that it was correctly named the 
true Cabashea and not the Bietigheimer. 
Fruits may intensify in color and increase 
in size, but do not, as a rule, vary much 
in shape by removal to the Pacific slope 
so as to lose their identity and become 
unrecognizable. I first became ac¬ 
quainted with this variety in the year 
1860, and, visiting England in the winter 
of that year, selected this kind for its 
large size and color, with other large 
samples of Anjou pears, to show them 
over there what fine, large fruits we 
were growing in America. Of course, 
since then the importations of apples 
from this country into England have en¬ 
abled them to become conversant with 
ably saw 2,OOOovarieties of apples at the 
Exposition, and among them almost 
every conceivable shade of red, yet in all 
this list there was none with the peculiar 
red of the Bietigheimer. Certainly, Mr. 
Charlton is astray when he says our east¬ 
ern fruits “ do not vary much in shape 
by removal to the Pacific slope. ” Daily 
consultations with such horticulturists 
as Augustine of Illinois, Babcock of 
Arkansas, Ragan of Indiana, and many 
others, with specimens of the fruit before 
us, established beyonl all question the 
fact that Eastern apples grown in Oregon 
and Washington were all elongated very 
much, had the calyx basin greatly deep¬ 
ened, and many varieties, the basin 
of which in the East was perfectly 
smooth, became markedly corrugated in 
the West. Apples from New South 
Wales, Australia, showed the same 
changes. There were plenty of the 
Cabashea apples on exhibition, not less 
than a dozen plates from as many differ¬ 
ent growers being seen in the New York 
exhibit, and it is always in evidence at 
most of the county fairs of New York 
as well as the State Fair. e. g. f. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Bubal New-Yoekeb. 
I Could Not Walk 
and was bedfast most of 
the time because of rheu¬ 
matism. I ate but little 
and was reduced to a 
skeleton. As Hood’s Sar¬ 
saparilla had cured my 
brother of rheumatic 
trouble 1 also took it and 
have improved rapidly. I 
have regained my appe¬ 
tite, sleep well, am 
heavier and walk long 
distances. Ilood’a Sar¬ 
saparilla is worth its 
weight in gold.” II. A. 
Burkett, Curryville, Pa. Hood’s Cures 
Hood’s Fills act easily yet effectively. 
LOOK 
FOR 
ON 
HORSE 
BLANKETS 
It is a guarantee of quality. 
250 STYLES. 
F. L. S., Bainbridge, N. Y.—In answer 
to C. I. W.’s question as to the valne of 
hard-wood ashes for potatoes, I would 
recommend that he ascertain by experi¬ 
ment for himself, as practices and results 
by others may not prove the same with 
him. Most people the country through 
think ashes about the best of any fertil¬ 
izer, especially for wheat and potatoes. 
My experience with ashes as compared 
many of our best varieties. This apple is 
a splendid show variety and very attrac¬ 
tive ; its large size and showy appear¬ 
ance always command attention. Its 
chief value, however, is for culinary pur¬ 
poses and not for the table, as it is con¬ 
ceded to be of indifferent quality. 
R. N.-Y.—Despite the careful state¬ 
ments of Mr. Charlton, I still adhere to 
the opinion previously expressed. I prob- 
ALL PRICES. 
ENGINES. M a , A L W L.. 
Threshing Machines. 
Best Machinery at Lowest Prices. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., York, Pa. 
WE CANNOT 
SPARE 
healthy flesh — nature never 
burdens the body with too 
much sound flesh. Loss of 
flesh usually indicates poor as¬ 
similation, which causes the 
loss of the best that’s in food, 
the fat-forming element. 
Scott’s Emulsion 
of pure cod liver oil with hvpo- 
phosphites contains the very 
essence of all foods. In no oth¬ 
er form can so much nutrition 
be taken and assimilated. Its 
range of usefulness has no limita¬ 
tion where weakness exists. 
Prepared by Scott A Bowne, Chemist 
New York. Sold by all druggists. 
Gone to the Dogs. 
oThe epitaph that might be written for thousands 
of departed sheep, applies equally well to the shoddy 
Fences that should have protected them. If you 
have had trouble of this kind, why not try the only 
reliable dog proof farm fence on the market. 
Write for particulars. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., 
Adrian, Mich. 
The Page Wire Fence Company of Ontario, Ltd. 
Walkervllle. Ont. 
pooooooooocxxxx 
YES 
THERE IS 
MOrs/ET 
//V /T 
FARMERS 
■ WHO MAKE THE 
/MOST MONEY 
'use the latest and most! 
^IMPROVED MACHINERY.! 
) JUST SEND FOQ OUQ C/PCULAQ OF 
CLARK 
CUTAWAY HARROW 
UND 5EE WHAT IT WILL DO. 
that’s wha t courts 
the cutaway harrow t o’' 
H1QQANUM, CONN. 
ATTENTION! 
ASK FOR THIS AXE. 
USE NO OTHER. 
Wood-choppers, try the 
Kelly Perfect flxe 
It wiU cut more wood 
than any other aze. 
The scoop in the blade 
keeps it from sticking in 
the wood, and makes it 
cut deeper than any other 
axe. Ask your dealer for 
it. Send us his name if 
he don’t keep it. It is the 
Anti-Trust Axe. 
Kelly Axe Mfg.Co. 
LOUISVILLE, KY. 
Winter Courses in Agriculture 
AND DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 
Practical Short Courses are offered by CORNELL 
UNIVERSITY in AGRICULTURE and DAIRY 
HUSBANDRY, which are within the reach of all. 
Terms begin January 3, 1894. For particulars address 
I. P. ROBERTS, Director of the College of Agri¬ 
culture, ITHACA, N. Y. 
will buy our 36 quart berry crate. Qfi#* 
Complete with baskets for OUw 
C. AVJS BASKET CO., Oxford, N. Y. 
PA Mill lift MACHINERY and SUPPLIES. 
UAHIIlim D. O. Trenoh Co., Chloago, Ill., and 
Farnham. N. Y Mention this paper. 
