1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
699 
RURALISMS — Continued. 
variegata, Variegated Cornelian cherry ; 
Cornus Siberica, foliis albo marginata, 
Variegated-leaved Siberian dogwood ; 
Philadelphus foliis aureis, Golden-leaved 
syringa or Mock orange ; Symphoricar- 
pus vnlgaris variegatis, Variegated St. 
Peter’s wort. Such a group—color belt 
—has been planted at The R. N.-Y.’s 
suggestion at Houghton Farm, near 
Mountainville, Orange County, N. Y.... 
Of the novelties among hardy shrubs 
which have been offered of late years, 
none is more meritorious than the 
“ Shrubby Verbena,” If one values late 
flowers of a soft, blue color. We shall 
tell about it later. 
In our esteemed contemporary, Farm 
and Fireside, of September 15, Mr. T. 
Greiner says, after a visit to the trial 
patches of potatoes at the Ohio Experi¬ 
ment Station, that most of the varieties 
were badly blighted. Among those 
freest from the disease was the Carman 
No. 1 (this should be Carman No. 3—a 
misprint). He says that this appears in 
the Station collection under three names, 
namely, its correct and proper one Car¬ 
man No. 3, Banner and Peerless Junior. 
It is unfortunate, to say the least, if the 
Station is right in pronouncing them 
both the same as the No. 3, that these 
should be sent out under different 
names. The mystification will never 
end. According to our records, the 
Banner comes to us from Livingston 
of Columbus, O., and the Peerless Jr., 
from E. F. Dibble of Iloneoye Falls, 
N. Y. We would thank these two firms 
to tell us who professed to originate 
them. Our trial potatoes, as our friends 
have been told, were much injured by 
the tornado. Our notes as to the vines 
and tubers indicate that they are the 
same as the R. N.-Y. No. 2 rather than 
the Carman No. 3. 
Mr. Greiner, La Salle, Niagara Co., 
N. Y., writes us that the yield of the 
Carman No. 1 is simply immense. He 
dug some on his brother’s place in 
Ontario County, where 8 to 12 hills made 
one plump bushel. 
A friend (J. W. S.) of Mexia, Texas, 
raised one acre of potatoes according to 
the Rural Trench Sys+em, though no 
fertilizer was used. He makes this re¬ 
port : “We made such a crop of potatoes 
as we have never grown before. The 
yield was 250 bushels of uniformly large 
sized potatoes. None whatever showed 
above ground and but few decayed tubers 
were found.” The above is one of the 
few Southern reports we have received 
regarding the advantages or disadvan¬ 
tages of the Trench System. As the 
method is supposed to conserve moisture, 
more than the usual modes of cultiva¬ 
tion, one would suppose that it would be 
more popular in the South than in the 
North. 
The front lawn of the Rural Grounds 
was graded and seeded about 23 years 
ago. The soil was carted from wher¬ 
ever it could be obtained. A large 
quantity was needed, since the lawn is 
probably a tenth of an acre in area and 
required at least three feet of soil near 
the dwelling and less and less to the 
road, so as to make a gradual slope away 
from the dwelling. It was seeded to 
Blue grass and Red-top. Until about 
five years ago, we managed to keep it in 
pretty good condition by pulling up the 
plantain, Sour grass, dock and other 
weeds every season. Of late years, how¬ 
ever, the weeds have gained such an 
ascendency that the lawn is more weeds 
than grass. Two years ago, we sowed 
complete fertilizers liberally ; but there 
was little, if any improvement. Last 
fall, old manure was spread about two 
inches deep, the strawy portion raked 
off last spring. This caused the grass of 
the better parts to grow more rank, but 
did not help the grass to crowd out the 
weeds on the poorer parts. Now we ask 
for information from those of our read¬ 
ers who can speak from experience. We 
do not want to plow or spade up this 
front lawn and reseed. How otherwise, 
may the lawn be renewed, restored or 
renovated ? Suppose we continue to 
spread old manure upon it for several 
successive falls. Suppose we spread soil 
over the weedy portions and reseed in 
the spring after the coarse parts of the 
manure have been raked off. Will either 
be effective in subduing the weeds ? We 
are trying an experiment to restore this 
lawn, the outcome of which may interest 
some of our readers. Meanwhile, we 
would be glad to hear their views. 
The soil of several of the other, and 
less conspicuous, lawns of the Rural 
Grounds is so poor that all grass* except 
that worst of lawn pests, Velvet grass, 
have been crowded out and Potentilla 
Canadensis (Cinquefoil or Five Finger) 
has taken full possession. This is a 
half-running, prostrate plant closely re¬ 
lated to the strawberry, but unlike it in 
that it thrives in dry, starved soils. 
Really, it answers the purpose of grass 
very well for impoverished side lawns 
which though often seen, are rarely ex¬ 
amined as to the quality of the turf. 
The lawn mower is used upon the Poten¬ 
tilla lawns as often as needed, and it 
does not seem, as with the grasses, to 
weaken the plants. It makes a soft, 
cushiony turf to walk upon. 
There is probably no grass better 
suited for poor soils, as a lawn grass, 
than Quack, Quitch or Couch grass 
(Agropyrum or Triticum repens). In the 
South, nothing succeeds like Bermuda 
grass, which is hardy south of Pennsyl¬ 
vania . 
Our respected friend, Mr. J. W. Kerr, 
of Denton, Md., sends us two new varie¬ 
ties of Japan chestnuts. One is called 
Colonel Martin. The burr is nearly four 
inches in diameter, and contains three 
nuts of the largest size, measuring 4>£ 
inches in the largest circumference. Mr. 
Kerr says that this is only an average 
sized burr. When eaten raw, the quality 
is very poor, tasting more like an acorn 
than a chestnut. The other is called 
Doctor Black. In this burr there were 
four chestnuts, somewhat larger than 
our largest American chestnuts, but the 
quality is not so good as that of the 
Paragon or Ridgely. The nuts were 
taken from a tree only three years old. 
Both varieties have the advantage of 
being very early, perhaps a couple of 
weeks earlier than the Paragon. 
gUmtijsing, 
IN writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Tuk Rural New-Yorker. 
baby bones 
are soft, so soft they scarce 
can be called bones in the 
earlier years; gradually 
they harden, and furnish 
the frame which supports 
the growing body. The 
hardening comes from what 
chemists term “ the min¬ 
eral substances.” 
When these are absent we 
have “ Rickets”—a lack of 
bone-tissue, which shows 
itself in delayed teething, 
profuse head-sweats, and 
later, if not arrested, mal¬ 
formations and deformities. 
Such a baby needs lime 
for its weak bones and cod- 
liver oil for its fat-starved 
body. Scott’s Emulsion 
of cod-liver oil, with hy- 
pophosphites, will give its 
little body the needed fat 
in the easiest form. 
50 cents and $1.00 
SCOTT & BOWNE 
Chemists - • New York 
ARMSTRONG * McKELVY 
Pittsburgh 
ANCHOR, 
Cincinnati. 
ATLANTIC, 
New York. 
BEYMER-BAUMAN, 
Pittsburgh. 
BRADLEY, 
New York. 
BROOKLYN, 
New York. 
COLLIER, 
St. Louis. 
CORNELL, 
Buffalo. 
DAVIS-CHAMBER8, 
Pittsburgh. 
ECKSTEIN, 
Cincinnati. 
FAHNESTOCK, 
Pittsburgh. 
JEWETT, 
New York. 
KENTUCKY, 
Louisville. 
JOHN T.LEWIS & BROS.CO 
Philadelphia. 
MORLEY, 
Cleveland. 
MISSOURI, 
St. Louis. 
RED SEAL. 
St. Louis. 
SALEM, 
Salem, Mass. 
SHIPMAN. 
Chicago. 
SOUTHERN, 
St. Louis and Chicago. 
ULSTER, 
New York. 
UNION, 
I he Reason 
why some dealers try tQ sell, and some paint¬ 
ers use, other than genuine brands (see 
list) of White Lead is that their first cost 
is less. Quality should be the first consid¬ 
eration, and is the true economy. 
For colors, the National Lead Co.’s tint¬ 
ing colors are especially prepared for tinting 
Pure White Lead to any shade required. 
For pamphlet and color-card — sent free 
— address 
NATIONAL LEAD CO., 
i Broadway, New York. 
FENCE 
Why pay 60 to 90c. a rod for fence when you can make the 
BEST WOVEN WIRE FENCE ON EARTH 
FOR 13 TO 20 CENTS A ROD? 
Horse high, hull strong, pig P — .. . ■ ' 
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and boy can make from 40 to ^ 
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Illustrated Catalogue Free, / N 
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KEMP’S MANURE SPREADER, 
13 Years on the Market. Improved for 1895. 
FROM ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW. 
£ see that Old Durham rushes into print tc 
air his views on the fence question, lie seems 
to bo perfectly cowed by elasticity. 1 
think tliatPage fence a saucy,Impudent thing, 
always answering back In the most ag¬ 
gravating manner. Then you never know 
just whero to find it. Now that “just as good 
as Page” suits me. It never “kicks” at any¬ 
thing, and if it’s absolutely necessary to go 
through it, one can do it, so there! 
[Signed.] Old Brindle Cow. 
Address, 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 
w!b l Picket Lawn Fence 
8teel Posts, Steel Kails and Steel Gates; Steel Tree, 
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S PREADS any kind of manure in any quantity to 
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KF.MP & BURPEE MANUK \CTURING CO., 
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ENGINES, 
SAW MILLS, 
THRASHING MACHINES. 
Best machinery at Lowest Prices. 
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Buckeye Wrought Iron Punched Bail Fence. I 
Also manufacturers of Iron Creating;, Iron Turbine and] 
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Buckeye, Globe and Champion lawn Mower*. Send, 
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MAST. FOOS <St CO. SPRINCFIELD. O. J 
a OI O’ 50 FOR A 
MACHINE 
to weave your fence at 
25 Cts. per Rod. 
10 No. 10 Gal. wires. Cross 
wires No. 12. We will 
sell wire for a 100 rod 
fence for 820. Agent* 
Wan ted.Catalogue Free. 
CARTER 
WireFrneeMaeh.Co. 
Box 30 911.Sterling,O. 
“Eli” Baling Presses 
38 Styles & Sizes for Horse and Steam Power 
46 Inch gggg -— Bel' 
Feed Opening :... 
Power Leverage 64 to 1 STEEL } 
Send for 64 page illustrated catalogue. j 
COLLINS PLOW CO.. 1111 Hampshire St., Quincy, III. 
UEAinDIPY*Q Haling Presses. 20 styles and 
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IV THE KIND YOU WANT 
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FRUIT EVAPORATOR 
U THR fttANfFH” F °r family use. Cheapest in the 
1IID uUniluLIV market. *3, *5 and $8. Circular 
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Cider Machinery.—Send for catalogue to Boomer & 
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"AMONMZARKS” 
The Land of Ilig Red Apples. Is an attractive 
and interesting book, handsomely illustrated, with 
views of South Missouri, including the famous Olden 
Fruit Farm of 3,000 acres, in Howell County. It per¬ 
tains to fruit-raising in that Great Fruit Belt of 
America, the 1 southern slope of the Ozarks, and will 
prove of great value not only to fruit-growers, but to 
every farmer and homeseeker looking for a farm and 
a home. Mailed free. Address 
J. E. LOCKWOOD, Kansas City, Mo. 
Salesmen Wanted. 
$100 to $125 per month and expenses. Staple line. 
Position permanent, pleasant and desirable. Address, 
with stamp, KING MFG. CO., G. 51, Chicago. 
AIIE M TQ Wantei1 on Saiary °c',T7l’?rT 
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territory write E. HUNTER CO., Racine, Wis. 
Horticulturist’s Rule Book. 
By Prof. L. H. Bailey. It contains, in handy 
and concise form, a great number of rules 
and recipes required hy gardeners, fruit 
growers, truckers, florists, farmers, etc. Dis¬ 
cusses injurious insects, fungicides, and gives 
tables for planting, etc. Cloth, 75 cents. 
Third edition, revised. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER New Yokk. 
