March 2 
pay me to grow a few rows of sugar beets or 
other vegetables for my cow? What kind of fer¬ 
tilizers are best adapted to this soil? How would 
Mapes’s Potato Manure do for potatoes in this 
soil ? G. 
Kittanning, Pa. 
Ans. —Study some of the leading catalogues 
mentioned last week. As early in spring as the 
ground can be worked, sow peas, radishes, let¬ 
tuce, onions, parsnips, beets, and plant potatoes. 
Later sow more of the same, and plant sweet 
corn, beans, cucumbers, muskmelons, water¬ 
melons, squashes, turnips, and set cabbage, 
cauliflower, tomato and celery plants. Go slow 
on the new and highly praised novelties, and 
plant most largely the old, well tried varieties. 
Henderson’s Gardening for Profit would be a 
great help to you, as would some of the other 
special books on different garden crops. We 
would prefer to grow mangels for the cow. A 
good potato fertilizer is about as good as can be 
had, for most vegetables. The one named is prob¬ 
ably as good as any you can get. 
Red Raspberries for Market. —I have had no 
experience in raising red raspberries for market. 
I was very much surprised to be told that they 
could not be raised to bear transportation, and 
be fresh 24 hours after picking. If there is a rasp, 
berry that will bear shipping, picked in the morn¬ 
ing and reaching the market by five o’clock by 
steamer, to be sold the next morning, will you 
name it ? J. m. 
Norfolk, Va 
Ans. —The most difficult fruit to put on the mar- 
ket in good condition, is the raspberry, especially 
the red varieties. The latter are very delicate 
and do not bear transportation well. For this 
reason, good ones generally bring high prices. It 
would probably be next to impossible to ship from 
Norfolk by boat to this city, and have them ar. 
rive in good condition. Water transportation is 
the best for carrying fruits, but in this case, about 
two days would elapse before the berries would 
come on the market, and that is too long a time 
for them to keep in good condition. For shipping 
long distances, ice must be used, and even then, 
the red raspberry cannot be depended on to come 
on the market in as good condition as those grown 
near by. Still there should be money enough in 
the crop to pay one to experiment in this line. As 
for varieties, canners say that no variety equals 
the old Red Antwerp, for quality, but newer 
varieties like the Cuthbert are firmer and carry 
better to market. Try this, Thompson’s Early 
Prolific, and the new Loudon. The possibilities in 
this fruit will warrant experiments in growing 
and shipping. _ 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW! 
IT TOD DON’T SEE WHAT TOD WANT, ASK FOB IT ! 
Game Fanciers’ Journal.—W here is it pub¬ 
lished ? SUBSCRIBER. 
Ans.—I n Battle Creek, Mich. 
Longest States.— What is the length of the long¬ 
est three States ? a. k. 
Ans.—W hy not get a map of the United States 
and measure them yourself ? It depends upon 
the way you measure. The longest from north to 
south is California; next comes Texas, and sev¬ 
eral others might be next according to the direc¬ 
tion in which the measurements are taken. 
Best Fertilizers for Garden Trdck.— Which 
are they ? a. l. 
Chemung County, N. Y. 
Ans.—M ost of the leading fertilizer manufac¬ 
turers advertising in The R. N.-Y. have special 
brands for the different garden vegetables. Get 
their circulars and study them. In general, a 
good potato fertilizer is excellent for most of our 
common garden vegetables. 
Leasing a Mortgaged Farm.—I have just leased 
a farm for five years near Port Jervis, which is 
heavily encumbered. In case the farm were sold 
by foreclosure, would my lease still be valid ? 
quickly restored to fertility by the use of fertilizers containing 
A High Per Cent, of Potash 
Full description of how and why in our pamphlets. 
It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save you 
GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. 
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More Oats and Straw 
More Corn and Stalk, 
More Luscious Fruit, 
More Large Potatoes, 
More Vegetables, 
More Growth of Young Trees and Shrubs, 
FOLLOW THE JDDICIODS USE OF THE 
Made by THE CLEVELAND DRYER COMPANY, who have made a full lino of sclentiflcally-made 
Fertilizers for different soils and crops. We makegoods that insure a profit for those who use them. Nitrate 
Soda—Sulphate Potash—Muriate Potash—Sulphate Ammonia—Dried Flesh—Dried Blood—Soluble Phosphoric 
Acid—always on band for those desiring to compound their own formulas. 
Ans. —No. The law supposes that the place 
when leased to you, is clear and free of all in¬ 
cumbrance. If you are disturbed by foreclosure 
or otherwise before your lease expires, you have 
a cause for action against the lessor. In this case, 
it isn’t likely to be of much help to you. Better 
let such a place alone. 
For the Horse and Cow. —1. Where can the 
sphagnum moss recommended for bedding horses 
be bought? ?. Where the German peat moss? 3. 
What is the remedy for worms in a valuable 
horse ? 4. W’hat is the best meal ration for a fat 
cow, to increase the quantity of milk, without in¬ 
creasing the fat ? w. m. e. 
Ans. —1. We think of W. S. Cranmer & Brother, 
Cedar Run, N. J. 2. Of Williams <fc Rickerson, 52 
to 56 Harrison Street. 3. See answer to E. B. C. 
above. There are many different kinds of worms 
which trouble horses, and different treatment is 
required. 4. One containing a small proportion 
of fat and fat-formers. We can’t do better than 
to advise you to study the rations recently given. 
Worms in Horses ; Ashes.— 1. What causes pin- 
worms in a horse, and how are they got rid of? 
2. Are stove or coal ashes of any value on land ? 
e. b. c. 
Ans. —1. They come from eggs laid outside the 
horse in different places, according to the kind of 
worm. Feed a moderate ration of good, bright 
hay, and a liberal allowance of grain with pure 
water. Always allow salt. Give two to four 
drams aloes as a purgative. Any of these vermi¬ 
fuges is good : Oil of turpentine, one to two 
ounces ; calomel, one dram ; tartar emetic with 
sulphate of iron for six successive mornings, fol¬ 
lowed by the aloes on the last morning. It may 
be necessary to repeat the treatment after a few 
days. Give two tablespoonfuls, twice daily, for a 
week or 10 days, of the following powders : Sul¬ 
phate of soda and powdered gentian, of each one 
pound ; powdered nux vomica, one-quarter of a 
pound, mix. Omit for a week and repeat. 2. 
Wood ashes are valuable for the potash they fur¬ 
nish. Coal ashes are of no particular value 
unless it be to render heavy soil more porous and 
friable. 
Vegetables for Succession.—I have one acre of 
garden, light, sandy loam, moderately rich. Not 
having had much experience , in gardening, can 
you give me au idea of the vegetables I should 
plant in order to have a good variety for table 
use all summer? Having no pasture, would it 
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Successful farmers use 
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CROP AND MARKET NOTES. 
Timothy seed is higher. 
Beans bring better prices. 
Evaporated fruits are doing well. 
Choice apples meet a ready sale at good prices. 
Many frozen vegetables are found in market 
now. 
Poor butter is a drug on the market at any 
price. 
Many frozen oranges are In market, but bring 
low prices. 
Eggs are well up now, but a sudden drop must 
be looked for soon. 
Heavy receipts of dressed poultry have caused 
lower prices recently. 
The Milk Exchange has reduced the price of 
milk 10 cents per can. 
Oysters have been a hard crop to harvest during 
the recent severe weather. 
Receipts of hothouse lambs have been large, 
and prices have declined in consequence. 
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