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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 14 
The liquid was thrown with force, and 
every corner and crack got a dose. The 
whole was done in a few minutes. The 
house was clean, sweet and white. It 
was pretty tough on the lice. 
Some Bird Thieves. 
P. S., Exeteb, Pa.—T he “cherry birds” 
take a goodly amount of our early 
cherries—the sweet ones—and some sort 
of bird spoiled nearly all of our Abund¬ 
ance plums on five trees, also some of 
our Sweet Hough apples The English 
sparrows spoiled lots of our largest ears 
of sweet corn, shredding the husks at the 
tips of the ears and picking the corn. I 
think that the orioles did the work for 
the plums, as I saw them among the trees 
quite frequently. Many of our Musca¬ 
dine grapes are being picked by some 
animal, but as yet I have not been able 
to find out what it is. 
A Poetical View of the Robin. 
M. H. L., Syracuse, N. Y.—liobins 
are not so numerous in this vicinity as to 
be considered enemies by myself and 
acquaintances ; on the contrary, we look 
upon them as friends, I asked my next 
neighbor his opinion of robins, and he 
said : “ Well, they do some damage, but 
they are such cheerful birds 1 like them.” 
I believe that there are men who are so 
unfortunate as to have no appreciation 
of the good things of this world except 
pork and potatoes ; but there are others, 
like Samuel Rogers, the poet, of whom 
Mrs. Norton wrote : 
And nought escaped thee as we strolled along, 
Norchangeful ray, nor birds’ faint chirping song. 
Blessed with a fancy easily inspired, 
All was beheld, and nothing unadmired; 
From the dim city to the crowded plain, 
Not one of all God’s blessings given in vain. 
And there are some who like fruit, but 
not birds, except English sparrows. 
Among my acquaintances, these spar¬ 
rows are the least liked of all the small 
birds. This may be because of race prej¬ 
udice, however. 
If there are so many robins at Medina 
as to carry away nearly all of the 
cherries, grapes, etc., grown by C. A., 
perhaps this gentleman will be justified 
in applying the principle of the “ sur¬ 
vival of the fittest.” I don’t recommend 
this plan ; I merely suggest it, as often 
the heart rebels at what the judgment 
approves. Another plan will be to use 
netting as advised in a late Rural. 
Antidote for Ivy Poisoning. 
C. P. A., Woodbkidge, Conn. —A fav¬ 
orite remedy for ivy poisoning, is a tea 
or wash made from the dried leaves of 
a variety of lobelia that is common by 
the roadsides here, Lobelia inflata, I 
think. It is very effective in stopping 
the spread of the poison, and will dry it 
up in from 24 to 30 hours if used freely. 
The tincture of lobelia, as sold by drug¬ 
gists, will effect a cure, but not as 
rapidly, and it is a gummy, vile-smell- 
ing compound that does not add any¬ 
thing to one’s beauty or peace of mind. 
Kerosene and Wood. 
G. W. 0., Belvidebe, N. J.—Allow me 
positively to contradict the statement by 
Charles C. Benton, in “ Kerosene as an 
Exterminator,” that kerosene may be ap¬ 
plied to fruit trees without injury to 
them. Every branch touched by kero¬ 
sene, will be killed, but not this year. 
Next year, it will be found as dead as 
though it had been girdled. 
Spraying Whitewash. 
W. W., Dover, Del. —In The R. N.-Y. 
of August 31, you say in an editorial 
note, “We hear a good deal nowadays 
about spraying whitewash paint on the 
interiors of henhouses and outbuildings. 
We want to know more about it from 
those who have really tried it. What 
nozzle is best ? ” etc. Last summer, I 
made a rather thin wash, used a bucket 
pump with the nozzle off—leaving a 
small, round hole that threw a small 
stream. Commencing at the top of the 
wall, I directed the stream back and 
forth, going a little lower each time, 
until the bottom was reached. The roof 
received its coating as well as the walls. 
A Handy Hitch. 
C. E. C., Peruville, N. Y.—About the 
handiest thing I have tried lately, is so 
cheap that any one can afford it and 
apply it in 10 minutes. Make some hooks 
of No. licence wire, about four inches 
long, ,'ind hang them on the turrets of 
the double harness. When the traces 
are unhooked, hook the cockeye on the 
wire hook, and it will stay there. Some 
tie the trace in a knot, but this will 
break the stitching in time, and there is 
danger of the horse putting his foot in 
it. If put back through the breeching, 
it is liable to come out and fall down 
When the reins are unsnapped, hang 
them back on the hooks with the traces, 
and they will never get stepped on. The 
hook will be stiffer if the wire be dou¬ 
bled, and then the ends can be twisted 
around the turret to fasten it. I was 
so used to the old way that I did not 
think this any improvement when told 
of it, but after ours had been on a month, 
1 could not feel satisfied until a lost one 
had been replaced. 
Barley Awns. 
W., Tyrone, Pa.— Barley is the first 
grain that men cultivated for food when 
they began to till the soil ; at least, so 
the earliest records intimate. It is one 
of the most nourishing. The soldiers of 
.Julius Cajsar subdued all before them on 
rations of barley alone, and that sup¬ 
plied to them in the whole grain, with 
no addition but water, and no condiment 
but the words and presence of their great 
leader. They were fed like horses, and 
fought like dragons. A distinguishing 
feature of this grain is its very long 
awns, which show no tendency to dis¬ 
appear. Two Austrian naturalists — 
Zoebl and Mikosh—undertook lately to 
try to discover what purpose these awns 
subserve, and their microscopic observa¬ 
tion showed that each was a transporta¬ 
tion shaft through which the swelling 
grain gave off more rapidly the water in 
which the material for the building of it 
was conveyed (from the leaves) to the ear. 
In order to measure the amount of water 
transpired in this way, similar green 
ears were placed in two glasses of water, 
the one retaining the awns and the other 
deprived of them. The water in both 
was covered with a sheet of oil to cut 
off all direct evaporation from the 
water, and each glass then weighed on a 
delicate balance. On weighing again, 
after 24 hours, it was found that the 
awnless ears had parted in that time 
with only 1.5 grams of water, while 
those retaining their awns gave off 7.3 
grams. It is obvious how much more 
rapidly the gi’ains can fill with this 
apparatus for carrying off the water 
out of the way as fast as it arrives with 
its burden of matei-ial, and it is an often 
observed fact that ears with the fullest 
awns have the heaviest grains. Nothing 
is said in the report made to the Vienna 
Academy of Science about the l’aspy, ad¬ 
hesive and motive hooks that are such an 
especial feature of barley awns. One 
would like to have some ci-edit in the 
way of usefulness to set against their 
very disagreeable points. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural Nkw-Yorkkr. 
HIGH CLASS SEEDS. 
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IMPORTERS OF 
Dutch 
AND 
French 
Bulbous Roots 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS, 
LILY OK THK VALLEY PIPS, ADRATUM and all other 
JAPAN LILIES, BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, TUBEROSES, &e. 
A Good Appetite 
Indicates a healthy condition of the sys¬ 
tem and the lack of it shows that the 
stomach and digestive oi’gans are weak 
and debilitated. Hood’s Sarsaparilla has 
wonderful power to tone and strengthen 
these organs and to ci’eate an appetite. 
By doing this it restoi-es the body to 
health and prevents attacks of disease. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Is the only true blood purifier prominent¬ 
ly in the public eye to-day. #1; six for $5. 
T-Tnnrl’c: Pillc are tasteless, mild, effect 
J.1UUU a I Illis ive A11 druggists. 25c. 
STRAWBERRIES’ 
’OT-GROWN. 
8. H. WARREN, 
Weston, Mass. 
Descriptive Priced Catalogue Mailed Free on Application. 
J.M.THORBURN & Co. 15 JOHN ST.NewYork 
TRIUMPH 
The only Yellow Freestone PEAC 
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EMPEROR 
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For full descriptions send for Catalogue non.) We will send out Beautifully TUu». Catnlopue with 
the Col’d Plates of the «{ Wonderful New Fruits, and 1 Fvviperor Peach June Hud b] 
mail, postpaid,lor 10c. JOS.II. BLACK, SON «fc CO., Village Nurseries, Ilightstown, N. J. 
STRAWBERRIES 
POT-OROWN 
NEXT SEASON 
FROM OUB 
PLANTS. 
Plants and Vines of every description and variety. All grown under my own 
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LORENTZ 
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FRUIT TREES, 
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“They SURPASS all othcru” 
says E. S. Carman, B. N. Y., and 
H. E. Vanueman, U. S. Dept. 
NEW FKtJITS n specialty. Buy direct. 
Don’t pay double prices. Illus. Catalogue Free. 
ELDORADO 
BLACKBERRY. 
REID’S NURSERIES, Bridgeport, Ohio. 
BULBS 
PHLOXES. 
PEONIES. 
Superb Collections. Low Prices. Catalogue free. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries. UOCUESTEK, N. Y 
If You 
Want a 
PEACH 
Plum, Pear, 
•, Apple, Cherry 
chard, or anything in the way of Small Fruits, 
Quince Or- 
Ornamental Trees or Shrubs, Japan, Hol¬ 
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PRICK LIST AND CATALOGUE FREE. 
42nd Year. 1.000 Acres. 29 Greenhouses 
THE ST0RRS& HARRISON CO., 
PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
Japan Plums, Standard 
Pear and Peach Trees, 
The distinguishing feature 
of our stock is its superior 
quality. Stock grown at 
Geneva, N.Y. 1,000,000 Donald 
Elmira Asparagus Boots, all 
northern grown. Send postal 
sfe- for descriptive price list. 
'V Tf' WHITING NURSERY CO., 
Uoxbury, Mass. 
PEACH TREES. 
300,000 now ready for fall sales. Buds furnished 
at low prices. Twenty-page Catalogue kkek. 
SCARLET CLOVER SEED FOR SALE. 
J. G. HARRISON & SONS, - - BERLIN, MD. 
450,000 
200 varieties. Also Grapes.^,iiallXYiilts,etc. Best root¬ 
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10c. Dene, price list free. LEWIS JtOKSCH, Fredonla, A. 1 . 
Plant the Best Currants 
WHITE IMPERIAL excels all others in quality 
for a fine table currant. 
PRESIDENT WILDER combines qualities that 
make it the most valuable market and table Red 
Currant that has been put upon the market. For 
prices apply to 
S. D. WILLARD, Geneva, N. Y. * 
THE BRANDYWINE 
STRAWBERRY 
has now produced a full-crop for the sixth consecutive 
season. Plants ready July 16, that with care will 
make a good matted row for next season’s fruiting. 
For prices address the originator, 
EDWARD T. INGRAM, West Chester, Pa. 
'wheat leads ALL ll 
^ 100,000 Farmers are now cutting or have cropped } 
# but 8 to 16 bushels Winter Wheat per acre thisK 
^ year. That is too bad. Prices are too high for L 
J ' such poor crops. Here is a secret. You can crop f 
in 1890, .20, 40 yea, 60 bushels per acre from Salzer’s ^ 
New Wheat, Red UroNM of the North ! Weare ) 
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Wheats, Potatoes and Vegetable Seeds in Amer- C 
_ ica. Catalogue and sample of this wheat wonder ? 
J free if you mention liurnl New- Yorker. f 
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NEW WHEATS. 
Jones’ Wheats are giving the largest yields in all 
sections. It will pay you to sow them this fall. 
Send for descriptive price list to A. N. JONES, 
Newark, N. Y., formerly of Le Roy, N Y. 
WINTER OATS. 
o We offer a limited quantity of Virginia Winter Oats 
for Seed at 00 cents per bushel. 
M. B. ROWE & CO.. Fredericksburg, Va. 
VIRGINIA WINTER OATS 
for Sale. A nice 
lot of these oats 
I raised myself. Will warrant them pure and clean. 
Will stand any winter. Aide Dillard, Old Church,Va. 
SEEDS 
CLOVER, ALSIKE, 
TIMOTHY. 
WE BUY. Send samples for our bids. 
WE SELL. Every quality. Our samples free. 
The Whitney-Noyes Seed Co., 
Sepeialists in Seed Cleaning. BINGHAMTON, NY 
Clover and Timothy Seed. 
CRIMSON CLOVER, Northern Home-grown; TIM¬ 
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WINTER OATS. Siberian Rye. Spinach, and all kinds 
of Seeds for Fall Sowing at Grower’s prices. New 
crop seeds. Write for Special Wholesale Prices. 
State quantity wanted. Hulb and Seed Catalogue free. 
FRANK U. BATTLES, Seed Grower, Rochester, N. Y 
DON’T BUY CRIMSON CLOVER 
until you have read the most complete treatise ever 
printed. Tells you what seed is hardy; how and when 
to sow; how to succeed in dry weather. 
Full particulars free. 
J. A. KVERITT, Seedsman, Indianapolis, Ind. 
CRIMSON CLOVER 
The largest handler 
__of American- 
grown Crimson Clover Seed In the United States, 
is JOSEPH E. HOLLAND. Grower and Jobber, Mil¬ 
ford, Del. Write for prices. 
C RIMSON CLOVER SEED—Buy of the grower 
to be sure of getting guaranteed home-grown. 
No. 1, recleaued, $8.60 per bu., sacked. Send check 
with order. WYNKOOP BROS., Milford, Del. 
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Two best early new but well-tried 
STRAWBERRIES. 
Description, history and price free. Also low prices 
on all Strawberries; M 1LLKK and other Raspber¬ 
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