February 16 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW! 
TOU don’t see what you want, ask fob it 
PRUNE 
AND 
Plum Stocks. —Where can I buy ? e. c. 
Connecticut. 
Ans.—W rite to Stephen Hoyt’s Sons, New 
Canaan, Conn. 
Dynamite.— Where may it be obtained ? 
SEVEBAL SUBSCBIBEBS. 
Ans.—O f the Atlantic Dynamite Co., 245 Broad¬ 
way, New York, who have agents in all parts of 
the country. It is shipped in boxes of 50 pounds 
each, fuses separate, at a cost of from 15 to 20 
cents per pound. 
Potato Onions. —Where may I obtain the potato 
onion for seed ? w. b. z. 
South Bend, Ind. 
Ans.—O f W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia; 
James J. H. Gregory <fc Sons, Marblehead, Mass.; 
Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, la.; J. M. Thorburn 
& Co., New York, or of almost any seedsman in 
the United States. 
National League of Commission Mebchants.— 
What are the names of the officers and members? 
SEVEBAL SUBSCBIBEBS. 
Ans.—T he name of the Secretary is A. Warren 
Patch, Boston, Mass. We haven’t space to pub¬ 
lish the list of members, but those interested may 
obtain them of the Secretary; or the names of the 
members in any particular city. 
Distance Between Aspabagus Rows. —I in¬ 
tend to set an acre of asparagus in the spring 
for the Boston market. What do the suc¬ 
cessful growers for the New York market con¬ 
sider the best distance between plants and rows ? 
Some recommend rows two, three and four feet 
apart and from 16 inches to three feet three inches 
between the plants. J- c* °* 
Chelmsford, Mass. 
Ans.—T he growers around Oyster Bay make the 
rows 3'A to 4 l A feet apart, and put the plants 15 to 
18 or more inches apart. The greater distance 
apai’t insures larger shoots, which are most 
profitable for market. 
Some Homemade Sheep Dips.— What is the for¬ 
mula for making a homemade sheep dip with 
tobacco and carbolic acid ? I have seen this rec¬ 
ommended, but never saw a formula for making it. 
York, Wis. N - E - 
Ans. —In a recent volume on The Animal 
Parasites of Sheep, issued by the Bureau of Ani¬ 
mal Industry at Washington, we find the following 
formula for Sheep Dips: A carbolic acid dipad- 
vised for ticks is composed of one pound of soap 
and a pint of crude carbolic acid to each 50 gal¬ 
lons of water. Dissolve the soap in a gallon or 
more of boiling water, and add the acid, stirring 
thoroughly. Roloff’s dip for 100 sheep is: “Steep 
20 pounds of tobacco, with 66 gallons of water for 
half an hour; heat it to 95 degrees F. add 2 A 
pounds each of pure (the crude form will doubt¬ 
less answer as well and is cheaper) carbolic acid 
and of potash.” Kerosene emulsion is now much 
used as a sheep dip. Tobacco water could take 
the place of the water used in making this emul¬ 
sion, and a little carbolic acid could also be 
added, thus making a very effective dip. 
Gabden Questions. —1. Will whitewash draw 
the sunlight in hotbeds and make them warmer 
2. Where can I get canvas for hotbeds or cold- 
frames, and at what cost? 3. Can cabbage fol¬ 
low tomatoes ? 4. Will manure from cows fed on 
cabbage injure a crop of cabbage ? 5. Is there 
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GOOD SEEDS 
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This flower looks attractive—multiply it by 
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Andorra’s Latest Introduction 
Hypericum Moserianum (St. John’s Wort.) 
A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cover¬ 
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Small Fruits 
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$255.00 FOR EARLY TOMATOES. 
r. This wonderful Early Tomato has 
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Ip'i number of days from day seed is 
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sstJKEHRAD CABBAGE— 
is all head and sure to head, of large size, excellent quality 
and a good keeper, Single heads have weighed 60 lbs. 
JAl'ANliSK CLIMBING CUCUAIBER-A 
wonderful variety from Japan, and will climb a trellis, 
wire netting, or any support 5 to 8 feet. Fruits early and 
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Minneapolis, Minn. 
kinds by different people. Jenny Lind, Christiana 
and Emerald Gem are among the best in quality. 
Hackensack and the different kinds of nutmegs 
are also good. They are usually called musk- 
melons. Melons, How to Grow for Market, Bur¬ 
pee, 30 cents postpaid from this office. Study the 
leading catalogues. 7. The variety succeeding 
best in your locality—that makes the largest leaf 
growth. 8. Yes. _ 
Hang Poor Cows.—It would not pay a dairyman 
to prepare an extra ration for a poor milker. I lie 
market price for fat cows is not in accord with 
the prices of feed stuff. The quicker he hangs such 
a cow by the hind legs and strips her hide off, the 
better for the dairyman. Let him sell the hind 
quarters to boarding houses at a low price, and 
use what he can for himself. The hind quarters 
and the hide will bring as much as the whole cow 
to the trader; besides, it is a great object lesson 
to see the inside of a cow, examine the stomach, 
and see how many nails a cow will eat in feed. 
Franklin, Tenn. J - B - 
10 Pkts. Choice Vegetable Seeds 
ft FOR ONLY 15 CTS. 
® 1 pkt. Tomato, luller’s New Surprise. 
1 pkt. Cabbage, Long Island Beauties. 
1 pkt.Cucumber,N'ew Japanese Climbing. 
1 pkt Lettuce,Ne\v Hard Head,very fine. 
1 pkt. Sweet Corn, New Floral Park. 
1 pkt. Beaus, Early Valentine. 
1 pkt. Celestial Pepper. 
JO pkts. Choice Flower Seeds, all different, only IS cts. 
f bulbs Gladiolas, fine mixed, tzi cts. 3 bulbs Hyacinths 
Candicans; a grand summer bloomer, tzi cts. We will send 
the four collections for only 50 cents. We will in¬ 
clude in each collection a check good for 20 cents with first order. 
J. BOS CO K FULLER R CO., Floral Park, N. Y. 
Doubtful Seeds alone. The best 
are easy to get, and eost no 
more. Ask your dealer for 
away— Earliest Potato grown, and has proved it. 2 
Potato Grower writes: “Planted Early Fortune 5 week 
yielding over three times as v ' 
many, quality excellent, and „ 
sure to be a great favorite.” 
We want a Treat test made in 1895 (A;' 
and will give Free one barrel of ' 
seed to growers of the largo.-t yield 
from one whole potato in each ’ 
State and Territory. Instructi ns c.nlY ' Ng i nL'UR Tlim-n 
with Potato. ( annot be obtained 
elsewhere. One Potato is worth 
We will send a package each of 
Early Tomato, Surehend Cab- 
hage, Japanese Climbing Cucum- C 
ber. and one whole Early Fortune . 
Potato (packed from frost) with *rWEEKSFP.Q mPLANTINS 
a Garden Annual, (notbing published like it) foronlv 25 cents 
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FAIR VIEW SEED FARM, Box 70. Rose Hill. N. 1 
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y Annual for 1895 tells you 
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D. M. FERRY & CO., 
Detroit, Mich. V 
CII PTC about CRIMSON CLOVER, ENSILAGE, 
r AU I 0 SEED CORN and STRAWBERRY Plants 
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Order now. E. G. PACKARD, Dover, Delaware. 
CRIMSON CLOVER^r; 
grown Crimson Clover Seetl in the United States, 
is JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Grower and Jobber, Mil¬ 
ford, Del. Write for prices. 
26*2 BUS. DANVERS YELLOW ONIONS 
Were grown by John L. Rath, East Saginaw, from 
one pound of seed. This tremendous yield, at the 
rate of 1,048 bushels per acre, Mr. Rath says was 
only possible because he used Salzer’s seeds. We 
understand that Mr. Salzer’s seeds are the earliest 
in the world, especially his beets, carrots, cab¬ 
bage, cucumbers, onions, peas, corn, radishes, 
tomatoes, etc., and that he sells to market gar¬ 
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If You Will Cut Tills Out and Send It 
with $1 money order to the John A. Salzer Seed 
Company, La Crosse, Wis., you will get free 35 
packages earliest vegetable seeds and their won¬ 
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catalogue free.— Adv. 
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sap spout 
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