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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 14 
“ The Buffalo Berry.” 
T. H. Hoskins, Vermont. —There seems 
to be a strong effort on the part of some 
nurserymen, to introduce this Western 
shrub, or small tree, into Eastern gar¬ 
dens. This is right enough, if in descrip¬ 
tion the truth is adhered to. I find in a 
usually very reliable Eastern publica¬ 
tion, a statement that it is “a shrub of 
a compact, symmetrical habit.” I have 
had it in my grounds some 20 years, not 
simply a single tree, but upwards of a 
dozen, and find it very straggling in 
growth, with thin foliage, and growing 
20 feet high in rather poor, dry soil. The 
foliage is described as silvery white. I 
find it a grayish green. It is stated to 
be productive. Barberries near by it are, 
at least, four times as productive. No 
note is taken of the fact that this shrub 
is dioecious, bearing no fruit on male 
plants. As to the quality of the fruit, it 
is stated to be “ very acid before frost,” 
which is true ; but it is asserted to “ be¬ 
come so rich and palatable that, as a des¬ 
sert fruit in midwinter, it is without a 
rival,” and for jellies, “ equal to the 
famous guava.” This is a matter of 
taste ; but there is certainly very little 
resemblance between the two, and I de¬ 
cidedly prefer the guava. 
Grafting Plums with Apricots. 
S. L. B., Mottville, N. Y.—My first 
experience in this line, dates back nearly 
50 years. When a mere youth, I grafted 
an old scrubby plum tree, perhaps eight 
feet high, in my father’s door yard, with 
apricots as a mere matter of curiosity. 
The grafts grew nicely, and in a very 
short time, began to bear fruit, and con¬ 
tinued to do so for several years ; they 
were still in bearing when I left the 
parental home in 1853. 
In the spring of 1893, I set two grafts 
into a single stock in a large plum tree 
near my home. It was a good, healthy 
tree (Imperial Gage), so I cut off only 
one limb about 12 feet from the ground. 
The grafts grew nicely though not lux¬ 
uriantly, and the whole branch at pres¬ 
ent is about equivalent to a shrub, say, 
ithree feet high. A few blossoms ap¬ 
peared on it in 1894, but no fruit. But 
on the first day of last May, before any 
other blossoms appeared, that branch 
was a complete mass of pink blossoms, 
as handsome a bouquet as one would 
wish to see. From May 12 to 16, we had 
severe frosts, which killed tender vines 
badly ; but the apricot was not injured 
in the least, but every blossom seemed 
to produce fruit. When the fruit was 
about the size of marbles, I got into the 
tree to tie up the branches, and I at¬ 
tempted to count the fruit. It was about 
like counting the grapes in a cluster, 
but I did count over 300 apricots. As 
they began to turn yellow, there was 
occasionally one that commenced to de¬ 
cay from being so close together. These 
I picked out carefully and left the rest 
to ripen. By about July 10, they began 
to turn a golden yellow, and by July 20, 
began to get ripe. And such a mass of 
fruit I never saw on so little wood! 
They were the wonder and admiration 
of all who saw them. I don’t know how 
much they would have measured, as I 
kept picking a few at a time and giving 
them to my friends and neighbors. I 
picked the last of them July 28. They 
were as handsome as any plate that ever 
was printed, and very delicious. 
One thing which I think a little re¬ 
markable is that the tree from which I 
took the scions has never borne fruit 
until the past season, and then only 
about a dozen, although it is several 
years old and a large and healthy tree. 
If any of your readers can tell a bigger 
true story, I would like to hear from 
them. I intend next spring to cut off 
Why Not a Windmill ? 
C. H. E., Illinois —I would advise 
C. H. S., who asks : “ What shall I use 
for power,” to use the Ilalladay Standard 
geared windmill. In his remarks, he 
refers in particular to steam or gasoline 
engines. It is possible that he is not 
so situated that he could use wind 
power to advantage ; but if he is, he 
will find a good mill the cheapest power 
that the market affords. Why should 
he go to the expense of putting in a 
steam or gasoline engine, or any other 
than wind power, and not only expend 
the first cost of the outfit, but be to a 
continual expense for fuel, as well as 
an engineer, or competent man to look 
after his engine ? 
He can erect a windmill, and so ar¬ 
range his bins for feeding his grinder 
and receiving ground feed, that while 
he is sleeping, his windmill will be doing 
the work and have the feed prepared 
for his stock the next day. The expense 
of a plant of this description is not so 
great as any steam or gasoline engine, 
and besides the first cost covers the 
entire expense, and the mill needs no 
looking after, other than oiling occa¬ 
sionally, and the attention that any 
ordinary machine would require, as far 
as looking it over occasionally and see¬ 
ing that everything is in shape as it 
should be. This need not be done more 
than once or twice a year, but oiling it 
would require attention in this respect 
about once a week, according to the 
amount of work done by the mill. These 
mills are entirely self-regulating, and 
the most so of any windmill that is 
manufactured. 
Farmers are fast becoming aware of 
the fact that it is absolutely necessary 
to have some cheaper power by which 
they can cut and grind feed for their 
stock: this is especially the case through 
the dairy section, and thousands of 
windmills are furnishing that power to¬ 
day in all parts of the country. 
Grundy's Grist Re-Ground. 
H. W. J., Ohio. —Grundy's notes on 
Progressive Methods, page 774, shed 
absolutely no light on the solution of 
the difficulties of Eastern farming. The 
Eastern farmer may be unprogressive, 
but he is sufficiently intelligent, and un¬ 
derstands his business well enough to 
know that the adoption of such methods 
as therein described, would ruin him in 
a very short time ; and this for the sim¬ 
ple reason that, though the work is done 
in a short time, he has nothing to do of 
an actual cash value, that will enable 
him to raise the funds for so much hiring 
and expensive machinery. 
I beg further to state that Mr. G.’s last 
bag of grist needs, first of all, to go 
through the fanning mill. So treated, 
it amounts simply to this : The farmer 
may spend his extra time reading farm 
papers, doing more unremunerative 
tinkering, and raising a larger garden. 
If any rational man thinks that the 
farmer can make enough money by such 
measures to pay the piper of Progressive 
Methods, he is one in whom enthusiasm 
is strangely lacking in the tempering 
which comes of experience. 
And finally, I protest against any man’s 
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In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
Alwavs 
Taking cold, is a common complaint. It is due 
to impure and deficient blood and it often leads 
to serious troubles. The remedy is found in pure, 
rich blood, and the one true blood purifier is 
Hood’s 
Sarsaparilla 
the tops of two or three worthless plum 
trees and try them with apricots. 
Hood’s Pills 
act harmoniously with 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 25c. 
$ 75 , $ 50 , $ 40 , $ 30 , $ 25 , $ 15 , $ 10 , $5 
are the prizes for the Subscription Contest from December 1 to January 15. 
Besides, a $5 cash prize is guaranteed to every agent who sends 20 yearly sub¬ 
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See the report of Prize-Winners in November Contest on this page. December 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, NEW YORK. 
CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 
Four Courses in Agriculture. 
Two Winter Courses begin January 3,1896; Regular 
and Special begin September 25,1896. 
For announcement address 
I. P. ROBERTS, Director, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Plant the Best Currants 
WHITE IMPERIAL excels all others in quality 
for a fine table currant. 
PRESIDENT WILDER combines qualities that 
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Currant that has been put upon the market. For 
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S. D. WILLARD, Geneva, N. Y. 
GRAPE 
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T.S. HUBBARD CO., FREDONIA, N. Y. 
ACHIEVEMENT MW’S 0^ FM 
18 to 20 cents a quart for your berries by shipping in 
my new Flat. The best package ever invented, or your 
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TICE C. KEVITT, Inventor, Athenia, N. J. 
THE MILLER RED RASPBERRY 
Is all that is desirable, in Plant and Fruit; it has no 
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If you want the best rasp- |U| II I p U 
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Beware of SPURIOUS varieties offered CHEAP by 
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PLUM ami NUT TREES. 
CHAS. WRIGHT, Seaford, Del. 
TUC Pill I cn CTHPIf Burned at the Orange 
I n L uULLlU OlUulx County Nurseries, 
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A AIM nc AC SI per busbel, sacked. Second- 
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ODIHCftN 01 nVED-Tbelargest handler 
umifldun ULUVkVlof American-grown 
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Eclipse Spray Pump 
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Profitable Employment 
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. 
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