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one and a bn If acres. The sixth year after plant- barrel, amounting to three hundred and one (301) 
to tog I sent 100 bushels of fruit to New York, dollars Up to date. I call this doing a thing well 
— wk3ch brought me $000. I sent 38% bushels of and getting well paid for it. This orchard of 
WESTERN N. Y. FRUIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY. I)Ut:l,ea9 d’Angoulerae, which solo for $.‘279. The five (5) acres is to-day worth two thousand (2,000) 
- Bartlett, Louise Bonne d’Jersey and Swan’s dollars. Now within one hundred <1001 rodR 
Tenth Annual Medina, Jan. 24, 1S65. 
jwuoil, Louise conne a .jersey and Swan’s dollars. Now within one hundred (100) rods 
Orange, were sold at home, the entire crop from this orchard there is another one, set by my 
bringing me near $700, Neighbors who planted neighbor, who, although a line man, don't take 
f umtixt (&mmv. i«tir«Unriil aarcrtiSfnumts. 
<0 --_ 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 1 ^ ^‘c'hy^XAK 1 . u M^l'u Vs y. f y[ 
f lOODRICn’S Scnllln^ l*otnrn,*H u, 
Eds. Ritual New Yorker :—The times de- B^tySmt, 4 * bbkfe ’'arcui^ee 0 * 00 ‘* nrt rinj£e ye 
and the saving of every thing useful in the best ,Mt f- SCTTo.v, Ransom, Luzern Go., Pa. 
[Concluded fro m page w7 , last number.] orchards at the same time, bud received from any agricultural or horticultural papa •; in fact mand the saving of every thing useful in the best 7,f ^ 
A Talk 4 bout Pm po l ie !”’ ' llth year after planting, $500 per acre don't believe in fooling away his money subsoiling possible condition. All grease that is not fit for W A 
.. .. . ' orthe fruit, except where they planted largely and ikying printers. Well, this man set out one culinary purposes, or needed for soap maybe Ornnee 
Bran oversight the following was omitted of Virgal.eus. The last year was not a fruitful hundred (100) trees at the same time mine were saved for burning in lamps. To cleanse any ILToK 
from our report under this head, published last year with us-neither apples, pears nor cherries set and mostly of the same varieties, out of the kind of grease from salt, put it in a ketHe Jh ^ 
W T' . , „ , „ _. producing, so I have not so good a report to same lot of trees ; he had most of them of me. more or less water, according to the quantity- of w.fitJk 
Flemish BcaiUy.— Hookeb. — It cracks and make. While one tree of mine will weigh more than ten grease ; let it boil gently a few minutes skim off WE;g a ^ 
spots badly, which spoil it for market. Fish Ckane.-I have been a rather strong advocate of his, he could carry all of his apples iu his hat. the scum if any rises, then take off and cool till - _ Pouaeid. Mon roe Co., x. t. 
“wtb ofu™L-nwith Nowtakeu ” !mo ' ctords '»'»«>““«»«“ £ "ZT Tr'" 0 " ghto , re . moT “ from .“AKSTOSS 
" hi9 .r r - rf „ , notions in rt'^ftnl to extensive pittnting^ThMO ^ W ^ ^ 
Moody. It succeeds well in colder climates- stories that are told us of success are really no ‘ 1 for nse S - 
especially in the We6t it is valuable. criterions for us to ho bv No cantlnna man in " e will now suppose you have your orchard .11 „ „ O? 1 ' 
Hoao.-II cracks with us. It is a vigorous our neighborhood will bJ willing to risk planting Se< T.. Provide yourself with a good two horse b e saved for "soup *’To keep lo^Je^Z^ * 550 ^ 
grower. I have lost most of 70 to 80 trees of a pear orchard. If the blight “continues two of cultivator, » you t will find it more convenient ^ ^ Zm° C oT mold TuUt L^ 
this variety by bhght. three years as it has the na 6 t two venrs wo ehnii am 0 D S low topped trees, and much more speedy , , .... ... . ’ . , ’ , d, put it m a —— 
Smith.—I think we crop the soil under or have few trees left. ’ as y° n ean do five times as much with the culti- . 8U < ira ) e -o cover it ; keep the 10.1 
about the trees too much. Mnnr T , , , , , vator as you cau with the plow, and it leaves the barre | °f« red and in the eeUar in winter. The 
Olmsteail—A fter a variety has got to crack- thfee vfl^~ Th P !?' T tW ° ° r land more even ‘ Raiec ^thing but hoed crops Iye " lU ke ®f. tUc pease free from waste and in 
lug and spotting, does it mlly again and become auncarsTbc^7 sec ; ons wer p tbe bl p ht and keep cultivated up to first of August; and as S f Z condition to make clean soap. When ~ 
good ? T, th#n “ ° there - 1115 800n as the trees bear enough topaythe expense 6 V m J" t™?’ pUt ^ a kettle and 
Gai.ETT.-In Yates county, on heavy clay ZZr2n\T '<r A S 0o d many of theso of cultivation, do not raise any crop whatever in bod .«>^ a moderate fire till it thickens to the gS£7 
soil, this variety has never cracked. The tree Is T from blight, have the orchard; but you must cultivate as before. con ^eney of molasses, which itwdl do by boil- ^ nd 
hardy and a vigorous grower. f \ , Z ^ tbe 9UbJect Prune out aU branches that overlap each other, !*f a ^ ^ours d the lye is of sufficient st^ogth. 
Bakuy.—T he cracking is owing to an attack T i0Ubt ™Y> th 5 proflt ««<i » little each year, but never iu the spring A 1 W °° d make JJ* *> 
of a fungus — the same as attacked the Virga- satisfied' wd haf?after sap starts ; nor ever over prune. Wash the ^ a rfL , ^ iT 
lieu, and I doubt if we should plant it largely worth *500 LI tore. ° U land trunkB and ,ar ^r limbs once each year with soil ^an When vT™ t- > ^ %° d 
until w r e know whether this fungus will remain Suajipe r dunht if tho n • f u . soap, diluted only enough to spread well. This nn ',, *7 16 1 '7 require live x ur -,, ril 
Tinnn fins b biiAiti e.-I doubt if the experience of cultiva- is best done with t.aint brnsb pounds of sat soda to make a barrel of good soap, eluding 
Ti nr , n • f , t0rB WiU est4blish lhat b,i g bt iB to be attributed Tf “ ! »must be put into the lye while warm and well SMS 
Olmsi ead - Hus fungus has appeared on the to soil or want of care. df you bave fulI - v determined to carry out the stirred to dissolve it and keep it from settling to 
Seckel so that it Las cracked. Cran E .-I know many very severe losses on * b0Ve y<m may n0W make a P - voar miod to en ' the bottom of the kettle with the refuse. Or if Si£?t 8 
H00KER.-It has appeared on the Seekel with different kinds of soil, that could not be charged Ip y ° Ur your ear,ic8t convenience. the soap is emptied into the barrel warm, it may cSuiEE 
m l thl8 yC 5- .. to want of care. ° “"f 80 ’ 1865 ‘ K ’ H ‘ Sk ™‘ be dissolved in a Uttle iye. put into th^ barrel 
quantity of wur^'packnd lor 
— „i.- most fnvorable Ip.m.i > i.-t rr O'e 
best on the money invested. burned in tin lamps by melting it when wanted _ S _General Aglet!7*.'u“^Vaiatfe ,h y 
We will now suppose you have your orchard f0r A ?. S ?‘ A «fcc.-Fortto 10 *. adds ner cenT 
set. Provide yourself with a good two horse bones . rmd9 - aad other refuse grease may J,^ff a b | 0 % o ^^«rge Ked»»ttoXt Bed 
cultivator, as you will find it more convenient bC -aved # ibr 80ap - T ° keep 8oa P S rease from ** Yell °" s o ^ " g 
among low topped trees, and much more speedy ^ Ce \ ^ W ° ( I mS ’ ” mold ’ put ifc in a —-- naahm,, u . 
as yon can do five times as much with tbe culti- , barre w,th ^ffleient lye to cover it ; keep the 10.000 8rown 
vator as you can with the plow, and it leaves the aire .,. C P ered 111111 in tbe ceUar m winter - The “hoVewle andreiaii'?S.^'? rb t i i Vh 11 " ^ «-P«n alrf'Fo? 
land more even. Raise nothing bat hoed crops ye ke ®P c be grease free from waste and in_ F W C AKe’IylV^STEK, Lyons, Y. 
and keep cultivated up to firstof August; and as condition to make clean soap. When t^eco HATING CEMETKIt V pTi t^T V”! 
soon as the trees bear enough to pay the expense f .f y t0 make tbe 80ap ’ put mtu , a kett!e and mentPo 1 ? C * ea * tjui’ Ihrohi^V^- N , ’>%E}y ^sort- 
of cultivation, do not raise any crop whatever in '°‘ .°p P 11 “ odc ‘ rate tirt ‘ tlH lt thickens to the |^nM. c^eftniy selected for W^rTdoramcnt 'for C «i^ 
the orchard; but you must cultivate as before ^““^of:molasses, which it wiU do by boil- 
Prune out aU branches that overlap each other. ^ T ° f Sum " ieilt S ^ lh - ’ M<Kkberrie3 ’ 
«ud . little etch J«r, fat never in the spring ^,“"“1 ,n r“ T 4 ^ *"* M, h ’.nn G .rde„ „ 
after sap starts; nor ever over prune. Washihe. k ?° d ! ye . 5 but .. a11 Iyc from 1! - ht wood re ^ r “ kuo^n. Cau: o g uc a grads. jardens yet 
trunks and larger limbs once each year with soil [ n !' a ' d .° a °! 5 °“ e ° tb f r ftlkallto make = ood SJ «ALL fruits. i{„ib7 
soap, diluted only enough to spread well. This ZZJr ,‘ I '? f T \ ! squire live 
is best done with paint brush. p0Unds , f sal f da to mftke a barrel of good soap, *£*,. aad Chetr’i^ 
„ , , „ It must be put into the lye while warm and well JVf ulL ' ■.’’ 
ab JZ ^ ° fUUy dtte 7 m iuCd t0 Carry 0ut the sUrred to dissolve it and keep it from settling to MaiufJ’Sfr^ndiP'am 1ai, ' i HertSStoM 
above yon may now make up yonr mind to en- the bottom of the kettle with the refuse. Or if rtMJ , g!55Sf^K«J 1 eft , « 
P. S. I wouid piant hut few Rawie’e Janet and ^Sred ? ' ° ““ T 
north of and more as you get south of -—- COLLECTION OF FLOWfrTsiEEQS 
__ n ‘ S ’ To Preserve Ham through Warm Weather. b "Y 3 VEA.II,. 
— Cut your ham in slices suitable for the tabic, „ Within the past seven years onr collections of Flower 
SCREENS AND STOCKADES. take off the rind, and place the ,lines in a .p|! SltSSSaSKalS VS388& 
PRINCE & CO., Flashing, x. T. 
10 OOO TREES, l years old, grown 
mostly li-om iayete'op^TC 
wholesale and retail catetovucs a-Ur»Bs P Slr " ior 
Hooker.— It has appeared on the Seckel with 
me this year. 
JJeinre Bose.— Moore.— This is a pear of the 
Highest flavor. 
Lay.—I t is high flavored. There is no pear I 
raise that I think more of. The tree is rather a 
straggling grower, but good bearer. 
Olmstead.— It stands next to the Sheldon in 
my estimation. 
Thomas.—I t is a good pear, but the tree is 
tender, which, is its only difficulty with us. 
Pear fultnrc iu Western New York. 
Topic— Does our past experience Justify the extensive 
planting of the pear in Western New York. 
Gillett,— Pears seem to be blighting here 
more than in Yates County. I think it attribu¬ 
table to difference in soil. I think a light 
gravelly soil predisposes the tree to blight. My 
soil is a very heavy clay. We lose no trees at all 
with blight. 
Frost.— Hexry Ward Beecher once said 
after sap starts ; nor ever over prune. Wash the 
trunks and larger limbs once each year with soil 
soap, diluted only enough to spread well. This 
is best done with paint brush. 
FRUITS. Bulbs. 
v- ,* 1 J * l - Nl g « < 0.» r lushing s Y Linr ..ail 
Mirserles, established 1752. Fruit Trees of all kinds 
cludirig rxtffl* collections of Pears. Plum-, and Cherries 
Immense asaorttneri; of Sni i l Krti(U; 200 varieties of \a- 
,Jt ^ t,;i wtt-rns, i»j nf Currants 40 
of R^pberr 1 ^:. Floycnn- SiinN and Her^ceous 
MaBts of lit *. rRls, ikii vartetie^ • >f Puitrt > 
6. r »P«?. **»»». Nur # , 
Marengo, DL, 1665. K. H. Skixxer. 
P. S. I would plant but few Rawle’s Janet 
north of 42, 1 4° and more as you get south of 
this. P! TT S 
sun , 8 a very neavy ciay. we lose no trees at all SCREENS AND STOCKADES. take off the rind, and place the slices in a gpi- iS'SSSTcS,! 
Willi bllglit. • cIgf and set over a moderate firp Trv rinHI all doubihi! xuvrit, but only tbost* best adapted 
Frost.—HeSht Ward Bek cum once said * E * Reynolds of Wisconsin, after asserting the moisture has evaporated. This you can de- 
concerning this section of tbe State, that we tlut Pliers of “Italian Poplar” and “Silver termine by its frying without making aohe. torlorao^ 
might as well give up pear culture on our soil. Abele ;” flnd the business unprofitable in his Then pack closely in stone jars, placing a weight 
Hoao.— We shall be disappointed if we expect o«{?hborhood because the fools were all slaugh- on top to keep it solid; then oour on the «mvv r S n ^ ar i l .° J ' ‘“J" <-•> the umbu 
to find the emsc of blight in the .oil. I hove <«* * 11« -mow peddler., s.js: and add lard eumdent lo cove rZ Z ole;52 WSS^T»3g«SS«SSa A J3K »» 
known it to appear repeatedly In orchards on “ Wisconsin lias afar better shrub or tree for cold remove the weight, tie a cloth over the top 3 -Trm‘‘"Vr-!? ni.e v .i-iaUes ilf'riife' Vniiuiis and* 1 ’ C0 
clay soil. I do not think soil has anything to do f c «*° 5 aud Stockades, than any Willow, Pop- put on the cover and set it in a cool dry place. i-FiveX^^ ^ 0 f 1M 
W, l lut - .. ° SaSe 0rangR /^ I Sausage may be kept in the same way. I have 
To Preserve Ham through Warm Weather. 
— Cut your ham in slices suitable for the tabic, 
take off the rind, and -nlace the all i’Pa In a an!. 
do variety of tloubtfril merit, but only (boats best adapted 
for peaeral cultivation, including many varieties of re¬ 
cent introductionlliulHave proved vulualdc aenuisltlons 
and as such they are recomnioi.ded i-j extensive cuilivai 
Brokson. —We have a neighbor who bus an cla >‘ 6oU - I do not think soil has anything to do bcrccn3 rtud Stockades, than any Willow, Pop- 
orchard—do not know the number of trees; witb 3t ‘ lar > Abclo, or Osage Orange for this climate, I 
probably not to exceed 100 in full bearing. He Fisa.— We have hud pear blight thirty years— refcr to ,be young grow th of Black Oak, known 
had 14 barrels of Bartlctts which he sold at $7 SOmo scas ons bad, and then we recover from it. here 113 “g^bs.” They are perfectly adapted to 
per barrel, and 16 barrels which he sold at $20 1 ha '’e 8,000 trees. Out of that number have lost onr equate, hardy, good transplanters, and 
per barrel. Hu sold his Flemish Beauties at $14 ovt ‘ r ^ I rces by blight. The blighting of the Leavy lollage, which they hold until the buds 
per barrel, and his Virgalicus at $16. The trees fndt 18 myrc disa *trons to me than the blight of swe11 iu tll ° spring. I preserved them along the 
occupied but little space, and his orchard ti' e t rcc - The Seckel, Flemish Beauty, and some highway, pruning them, fourteen years ago, 
brought him more Jueouio than the balance of other varieties, spot badly, and are damaged for when 1,0 higher than my head; the largest are 
the farm. His trees are all standards, set one markct “ The trues that prove best with me are n0w tcn inches iu diameter, thirty feet in height, 
rod apart each way. Hu wants a reliable pear tbo duchess. None of this variety have ever wilh ,ieav y to P 3 - They can be cut back and 
to come iu market after the early fall neai-s blighted. pruned to make low and very compact tons. 
brought him more income than the balance of 
the farm. His trees are all standards, set one 
rod apart each way. He wants a reliable pear 
to come iu market after the early fall pears. 
Olmsted.— In giving Information calculated 
to enable those who look to this Society for 
guidance to decide this question, we should give 
the unsuccessful as well as successful experi¬ 
ments. In 165S I planted au orchard of $00 
standard trees. Alter a few years they began to 
die. I gave them good care. In 1S63 I picked 
practiced tills mode the last two years and find 
it nice and convenient iu haying and harvesting 
when you cannot get fresh meats. 
Mrs. A. W. D. 
--»• » ■ » -- 
To Settle Coffee.— Some who use the genu¬ 
ine article may not know that it can be nicely 
ABOUT ORCHARDING IN ILLINOIS. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker : —In my last, I 
gave my list of varieties, also my choice of loca¬ 
tion. I will now make a selection of trees. Go 
now ten inches iu diameter, thirty feet in height, settled by beating an eirg and stirring it on a 
with heavy tops. They can be cut back and batch of coffee, just as ft is browned. The eof- 
pruned to make low and very compact tops. f e0 must be cool enough so that it will not cook 
They can be transplanted from the openings, or the egg. It must be left near the fire lon- 
grown from the acorns. They never sprout 
except When cut away, and rrW tuen after a 
growth of ten or tweh ; years. Would not the 
prairie farmers lind If much more profitable to 
grow these “gruh*.’’ r which they can get by 
enough to dry. It settles coffee as well as to 
use a whole egg every time it is prepared for the 
table, and does not take near as many dozens in 
the course of the. year. The coffee pot should 
stand a few moments after being taken from the 
/. i. , — — —-— ****'vx vuivvii nuuj m w 
me. 1 gave them good care. Iu 1363 I picked to your nearest, reliable nursery, if you are ,a uHng lrom the openings and transplanting stove, or have a little cold water put in.—P. P i^lTvNN¥.l! u Y > 
fifty barrels; lust autumn forty. They were favored with such. If you do not know them tbem tlla “ t° W I° r willow trash? When the ^__ L nation c.n uw Ca 
mostly Virgalicus. In 1859 and 1868 planted an { ° be so, from your own personal acquaintance, ttrst scttlu S has grown to a suitable size, put Preparing Beef to Dry.—N oticing an in- ^ 
orchard of dwarfs, which have done very well, or if there is any doubt as to their reputation, anoth " s J Ulu S along side and in due time cut quiry in tho RrRAL for a method of preparing iAUINCE s T OCi 
I teorehurd embraced 400 DucIicsb d’Auguulcme, then you hud much better order your trees from 3 tbe 11 bt 8ettmg for fud ’ and set the same beef for drying,! send you mine which we think ,> V 
50 Louise Bonne .W«,. r.n u.. rx« , .1 ..... . .. ground again, aud ao alternate >» . ... J . 3 ’ " QltU " L Ulluk “UM.niany Jj-x-ar A; 
orchard of dwarfs, which havo done very well, or if there Is any doubt as to their reputation anothcr sell,u S aloug side, and i 
Theorcbardembraced400 Duchess d’Angoulemc, then you had much better order your trees front away the lirst scttiu = for fucl . at 
o0 Louise Bonne do Jersey, 50 Beurro Did, 50 nurseries one thousand miles distant than to 6*°nml again, and so alternate.” 
Vicar Winkiicld. From this orchard I picked take their trees as a gift, than to purchase trees, -«—•- 
fifty barrels of fruit iast year. But there arc tad cultivate and care for them until they become Ttrtfttinilf ftp'll n.t 
losses which must be supplied. The question is of bearing size, only to find that they are worth- IU UilUl iUjIOTfj all 
whether those who plant will supply these losses, less, unproductive kinds, and uot the ones you- 
I recommend plant ing pears—a collection of ordered. This would be a sad affair and one not . Gi rt)lei» Thkrs,— l. lsthereany w 
varieties on etah farm—but I would have it un- 6asUy rectified. There is nothing like com- ground,'am bo’"trcute(l^o'a's <l toia!v 
aerstood that disappointment results to pear mencing right. is the beat treatment for those whl. 
culturists, and losses must be sustained, as well After deciding of whom to order, next what to veotivcVf^theattaeka oZ'miceY* 1 ! re 
as in other business. I lost, last year. 100 trees order, don't forget to tell your nurseryman that d !? r oarS " 0 ' T - tW* winter, there-- - 
out ofl,500. Anti yet my orcliurd has paid wtil you „»u. you„B tntc. tvlll, low Lc„l° ” v“ ‘ f ^ 
—has paid for itself. My Duchess d’Augoulerues time, aud that you w ill have none other. Now k T f, r> ! llUb ° !' ay to f ^' at trees that bave 
aud Seekcls have blighted least of any variety. as some varieties arc upright growers while u.Wt^.V L ' llr tl ' 1 u ‘* r ‘ xind i .l to digthem oat 
The Vir.viiib.T. J ’’ .. 1 h t,io\>cra want and ptant others in their places. Wc do not know 
T) r . ‘ 1 -' others are spreading, they cannot all be of same whatyou mean by “partially girdled.” Girdling means 
T ha lit 11 auSWcr t0 iin inquiry.)— h^hlh. If you allow your Jonathan to branch the removal of tho bark in a circle, close round the tree. 
.I. C a r T °, ftrda have beotl productive I a s low as you do your Sweet June, you will find lf bark is not removed all the \*h> round it is 
No. 1— Contains i weutv Wirtutles of choice A annals it 00 
2— Twenty varieties ol choice BJotiiUii!* and Pe- ’ 
Tcusnalg... . 1 00 
3— Ten extra line varieties of rare Annuuis’and' ’ 
Perennials ... . jqq 
4— Five choice . sriencs from prize <ioicas, of ' 
Trillium - # French Asters. German, Carna¬ 
tion Pico tee Pinks. EngLsn Pansies, 
Yerbei'iU *u4 UoSlyaock#, each of which is 
sold sc twenty- 1 ‘.x-e ecn:s ninsly. i 00 
Any person remitting f:i v. ill receive the’ ’ 
above tour cntKjivtVMiB free ol' poxl/i le. 
5— Fifty varieties, i.iueleuling t oltcctlou No. 4,) 
AKTvials. Btenniiiis and rtrenr.l»ls_. 150 
6— One hundred varr.-De*. Antiaais. Un-nniais ’ 
and Pc-rent-i si-, including many of the best 
in cnmvATion. ... i . 5,00 
~—Contains r'lttoeu choice varieties of crecn- 
houBesoed* . ........_ 3.00 
Person# desv Ine to make liu ir own -elections from tile 
general list, u 11 oe ctililted to :i dmce.iir.t proportionate 
to tbe quantity ordered. Lor II#; or wlUcli #re onr iiIns¬ 
tated Annual Catalogue, which will be sent to all appli¬ 
cants inclosing 15 cent#, Address 
798-St McELWAIX BROS., Springfield, Mas#. 
F m S A I.E - 20.000 .'lyatt’s Linn tens Rhu¬ 
barb plants at fiki tier thousand. ial- 2 t 
Address S. & M. f . COLLINS, Box S3, Smyrna. N. T. 
4 -lO ACRE FRT IT ORCHARD, IN THE 
v ..iage a, x ark. for sale at a treat bargain. For 
parUcn-ars, Inquiry ofor address 
i 9 l- 3 t ARTlit'R WHITE, Newark Wayne Co., N. Y. 
C U A N HE U It Y PLAN TS.—Circulars ad tint tnfor- 
luatton c.q the Caitute ot -.tie Cranberry sent to ap¬ 
plicants mcio-tng stamp. Aiso. a large shock of plants 
tor sa.c. p. t). CIIILSOX, Bellingham, Mu-#. 
wuuu UwUiii, «iuu CU IU IV1 UiLLL. • •, • ... „ . 
" is capital :—Cut the beef into pieces the size you 
--- wish, thou take a spider full of salt and heat as 
ftorticultuval ^lotr $ and bot as v° ss[b]e - Thcn ’ witb au iron spoon, (it. 
^V 4 4 U U l »u 54 u u x* a HU ^ ul U. wU1 spoil a silver 0Qe ) spread it tllickIy over the 
„ _ ... pieces, and pack them suugiy iu a jar. It will 
trees that have been girdled bv^mUv, dear loathe ^ 0W3tt brine aud in three weeks will be 
ground, can be treated #o as to save them 1 1. What ready to dry.— Mrs. Mary H alt., Camillas Y Y 
is the best, treatment lor those which have been but ’ 
partially girdled 7 3. Whit is tho most efl'octiial pro- I ■ " 
von live to the attacks of mice? I much fear that un- Familt Gem Sewing Machine —I *aw an in 
d ^&^^d hU * iut ‘‘ r ! there is an abundance miirv =„ fh „ Rl - olt nf „ u ’ . 
aud Seekcls have blighted least of any variety. 
Tbe Virgalieu spotted badly. 
Dr. Silvester.— (In auswer to an inquiry.)_ 
The Blackner orchards have been productive I 
understand. I havo never lost a half dozen trees 
irom blight yet. Ido uot think the losses arc varieties grow alike, 
generally very great, compared with the losses I will say hero that all the varieties in utv first 
m other kinds of business. list cuu be allowed to branch at two foet from 
. lr. Hojhies,— Will Mr. Olmstead tell ns the the ground, except l'aincuse, Early Feu nock and 
I 1 Ur fi?V lie BOil 011 Wbicb lbe trccs stand which Fall Orange, which must be trimmed up to three 
lave blighted so badly. or four foot, aa they have very stiff spreadiug 
I i.msiead.— My soil is gravel loam with clay branches. All the varieties iu last list (those 
subsoil. Notwithstanding the losses aud eon- marked winter) may be trimmed to three feet 
mgeneies, I think pear culture could be made f rom the ground, as they are all spreadiug in 
Q tINCE STOCKS AND APPLES SEED- 
; LlNus>—Twenlv-live thousand extra Quince Slocks, 
an il as m h i v 2 year Apple Svcdlings# 
March. 1365. T. 6. YEOMANS, Walworth, N. Y. 
4 PPLE TUEES AT AlCTION.-I will 
/l. seIl t on my farm. Monroe street, Bri^..ton. on the 
■itii ciay oi April next, about 20,000 engrafted Apple Trees, 
lor tho-o wishing to replace old ore-hard#, or to set out 
new ones, this will be a rare chance. They will be sold 
In loLs, and will be sold for what they will bring, as'the 
laud must be cleared tills* spring, sale to catnnicnce at 
10 o Clock, on the promises, first farm beyond the toll 
gate, south side, “ Old 0(i.i i'aroi." 
__Mar ch 10, lStif., _JOHN G. KLINCK. 
pONNKCTIClT SEED LEAF TORACC0.- 
v Melhiie ft -t 1 supp.y oi the fit-:: t.ine Seed Ievs 1 
IgRAFCO Sv-iriA i rnwocl,. 4 ' . r LU-Vf 
the one too low or tho other too tall; hardly two not S iri h&d. and may recover. A ptecqof waxed doth 
profitable. 
Langwortut.— There are largo orchards iu 
tins county. I want to inquire if anybody knows 
about tbo 40 acres of orchard in Sweden. 
1‘ host.— 1 saw it. lust summer. I believe it 
has never returned any fruit yet. It is ten years 
Lay.-I have never had a great crop of fruit 
from lny orchard. I have from five thousand to 
six thousand trees in my orchard—over one 
thousand of them dwarfs. The Louise Bonne 
, l,y has b °rue well, but. I have not received 
much profit from my orchard yet. 
•in,tw U '~ Twolvo year8 Ukr ° 1 planted about 
1 u P t0 two years ago I had lost from 
' to 100 frees out of the number. They then 
commenced LiL.i.*!., ._ iti , . . ' 
or paper, such as used in grafting, slicnld be fastened 
over the wound to exclude air. A vcqv common pre¬ 
ventive of depredations from mice, un J r tho snow, is 
to tread down the snow firmly around (he trees imme¬ 
diately after it has fallen. Downing rteommend# tho 
following:—“Take one spadeful of hit slaked lime, 
one do. of cow's dung, half do. of 6oot,and out- hand¬ 
ful of flower of sulphur, and mix all together with 
water to bring It to the consistency of paint. At the 
approach of winter, paint the truuks 4 the trees suf- 
deieutly high to be out of the reach otjeither mice tr 
rabbits.”— b. 
Family Gem Sewing Machine.—I saw an in vy we have a go*.-.t auppx of the nmutue Seed lkav 
quiry iu tt« Ruu.L of 25th hit., „ to what the S»5S?t 
Family Horn Sowing Mwbtne w,, uu.l is god MJSSllS^'i® 3S^TA”t3SS} 
tor. I ha\e had some experience with it and -2!> r ‘I'^titiw *Aiiibe given im application. Address 
find it good for nothing in my way of experi- — _ J^ chLVf B B»s„ Springfield, Mass. 
ence. I cannot take a stitch on the thinnest (J0LLECTI0N OP VEGETABLE SEEDS, 
cloth that I cau find. On the thinnest cotton it BY MAIL, 
is impossible to take a stitch. I sent for a ma- »<£ Choice Varieties j'»r $ 1 . 00 . 
chine, but am sadly disappointed. All said it is ,. 4 ‘ 
worthless,— David AN IOOIXS, Jr., Rome, Y. 1'. kinds of Seeds since last season we «nal) continue to mr- 
habit, except Hawle’s Janet wliieh soon becomes tUneut, >' i hl « h to bc out of u ‘ e otjeither mice tr 
so by over bearing. A few may iu after years rabbit9 -"- B - 
become too low aud then may be trimmed up 
some on the limbs but never on the bodies. " mTE " illow.—■T homas Collins: NVe would not 
T . ,. , ., ... , " advise yon, uor any one else, to buy whim willow cut- 
Don t decidem setting out. 0 orchard until u„ g . heping to ^ , lice ij. X™ S.”d. 
you make up your mind that you will prepare On moist bottom lands, which are rth if planted 
limel il. u.. . • .^L lew 1 ... A. _ _ HI i . .1 .L > . ill . 
DOMESTIC INQUIRIES. 
To Remove Freckles.—A correspondent “ whose 
face is full of them,” asks for a certain way to remove 
freckles. 
Paint from Linen.— Will some of the readers of 
the Rural please iuforra me how paint can be taken 
out of brown linen ?—>t. e. r. 
Black Spots on Silver.— Can any one tell the rea¬ 
son of black specks gathering on silver ware, and 
what will remove them ? Scouring docs not.— Mrs. 
A. NV. I)., Pleasant. Prairie. 
Coating a Boot Soi.e Wrrn India Rubber.—'Wm. 
90 Choice Varieties for $1.00. 
4 * »* a 
ktea^r U i»t a H n a di ,8 reatailv! *nce in the prices of most 
hrn f r.K "l! 1 sea '° ri " •* continue to fur- 
Tn ,v hl ,; in .r’ '' l ;' l !oC fi , ot >r fcTruer li serai rates, 
liu v contain that Art* juost valuable 
* a ''. ci,l>a -fi 111 quttutsij- to -e. an ordinary sized garden. 
An*' person sending lor Uu'wei'llt-ciior* can not fail t > bo 
»w let# llinr. halt !he varieties. 
A ba f, .r : l '-.ad ourcoliec- 
ali applicants enclosing if. cent*. A.ldi- -# * L '" 10 
•rs of “ H ‘ at _ McELWAIN Blit'S., jp. Mass. 
aken rpiIE tk i e C.X l*K COD i R 4 NBERRY-For 
Y 7*1” a -* 1 lanttng, tor l plaii.t ai.e tiar .iou t uitnre.and 
tor Swamps, t uder my methoti at ,-niltlv ution the vield 
e rca- *«st season on upland » a# over ao !m o,. u - w. 
to come into bearing so distant, sot but few trccs „.’ guarauu '° 1 W ar * whlta 
, .. it * tw nets, willow cuttlugs-of men who are not icro traveling 
aud those but little better than they would have ... “ , , . iravviing 
' v advcnturerB,and\\hose guarantee is wo hsomcthin T 
set so many posts. _ =>• 
This need bo no scarecrow. Let me illustrate “Diseased Evergreens."^. S . C. Boxley Ind 
it: Three years ago the coming spring I sub- sends twigs of the diseased Cedars of tvLh he wrote 
soiled and set five acres to orchard, doing tho sometime since. The “knots” ruferrcl to are small 
commenced bllirhtinre ftrwl T tin vi. Inu* V ,<• • V V orcuaro, uonig tuo sometime since. The “knots” referred to are si. 
Orchard. In nl.i ti.i hull of my whole thing thoroughly, having meu with spades corky excrescences, about the size of a iii, somew 
ties that do ,mt i r f . gUt variu ' and bura ®>How aud take out all the stones the tfi,uilar to 1110 P lum knots, lt is quite likely to l 
Belle I ucr.it* • v, ' ' ir S alic ‘ u , Bartlett, plows struck while plowing, as I had determined f ' in « Ud of i * omo kilul - Tb0 branch sent was not si 
Bonne de r,.#’ V1 j' at ; NN ^klkkl, and Louise uotl.ing should hinder the after cultivation. The “ to aff «d a satisfactory examination.-,B, 
liuffum * ' WKl wm me ’ TUe “”K •.»><« 1 «*» it w» oft,,, ,v„ wrt <,„ — 
Sharpe.—S i v v .. by my friends and others visiting me that I tmver Catalogues Received.—F rom J. Nf. Manni 
three-fourths m 3g ° 1 pUt ° ut iin orcbard; would get hack the money expended. Now let Roadln ®' Masa -' Catalogue of Reading Mureeiy.- 
fuurth stm.brei ° r‘ et)a Wcre dwarr8 > and on(! - 1,0 * 00 : TUe second year oftorsetting we picked Krom Wm ‘ Milks & Cw - Bll,b - St0ah * Co., N. 
selectiounf!! 1 ;, 1 WaS untbrtunate i11 tb0 from this orchard of five acres seven uud one- ^logne of Itath Highland Nu r8 ery.-4Froiu Br 
n of varieties. Planted largely of Virga- half barrels ot' auolcs (7> ) ,...,1 , . ,, , & Rumbulb, Newark, N. J., Catalogue ^f Vegetal 
Beu and Doyenne d’Ffe The viiLii...t .. PP ( 4,) a,ld sold them 101 Agricultural and Flower Seeds, 
proved won i t , ' ' 1 0 V iigulleu lias three dollars per barrel, making $•““,50. Tho — _ 
trees over .' C 1,111 llftve bad to work uiy third, or last, season we lucked one hundred and , 
..a,u„ te iToirsrd?«r ul z i . 
beMtoelr “ s iu «»—««si # -srr::rr: 
- 9 ---- 
ogai a. mins on silv er.— can any one tell the rca- la -" t se.if. n on upland w over no : , Oi#i s , 40rt , * jj x 
son of black specks gathering on silver ware, and 'i^ibOo^c collm^w^ 
what will remove them ? Scouring does not.—M rs. J? -Lvnt> vmu-J. Seeds prepaid by mall 
A. NV. I)., Pleasant Prairie. B. M. w .XTSON. Old Colony Nurseries, Plym outh, Mass. 
Coating a Boot Soi.e With India Rubber,—NV vr, FRUlT & ORNAMENTAL TRIPF^I 
G. Davidson of Crawford Co., Pa„ asks how a thin A UIUlHIflMl I HL I Ktt© I 
layer of Tudia-rubbcr may be cemented upon a boot- Lot 1 8})tlllg of 1SC5. 
sole as recommended by Dr Dio Lewis on pa<m il tdi * 
current volume Rural ? ° I# llwangcr A: Barry 
Rkcuk vs. Rkckiut.—T ho lady who criticises our Respectfully annonnee that their stock of FRUIT AND 
use of the word “ recipe” in this department, in placo ORN AMENTAL TREES for Spring planting, is very 
of ” receipt,” is informed that we flnd iu Webster's lftr " c iul * complete in every department. 
Dictionary (which aim quotes) onr authority for using Planters, Nurserymen and Dealers iu Trees 
the word wt do. NNv have uo space to give to the are invited to examine the following Catalogues which 
Uv.wrerhCa ° ^ “ critidsm ’ « ive ^ P“rticvri.u-., and are sent prepaid Applicants, 
ujperuriL.cuj. upon the receint of nosin,'.' ..... 
corky excrescences, about the size of a jFi, somewhat 
similar to the plum knots, lt is quite ikeiy to be a 
fungus of some kind. Tbo branch sent was not such 
as to afford a satisfactory examination.-V 
*--— 
Catalogues Received. — From J, \y. Manning, 
Reading, Mas#., Catalogue of Reading [Narsety._- 
From NVst. Miles & Co., Bath, Steuhii. Co., N. Y„ 
Catalogue of Bath lllghlaud Nursery.—(From Brill 
& Ki mkrle, Newark, N. J., Catalogue qf Vegetable, 
Agricultural and Flower Seeds. 
--f- 
MoKlwain s Catalogue.—W o have received from 
MoElwain Bros., Springfield, Mass., a finely illustra¬ 
ted Catalogue of Seeds. They have an advertisement 
Oa f Meal Puddings and Scotch Biscuit.— Permit 
me to make an inquiry of you, or some of your read¬ 
ers, how to make oat meal puddings? and also how to 
bake biscuit, Scotch fashion, or cook it suitable for 
the sick ? My husband is a soldier in the Union Army, 
yet has been at home sick five months. I wish to bo 
Informed how to prepare It for his use.—C. C, V., 
(rouvemsur, X. Y. 
\ east Cakes.—I havo long been a Rural reader, 
and of late hav e seen recipes for making yeast cakes; 
but we in the West lind that they soon sour. We are 
far from a brewery, (but are not sorry for that.) also 
from a bakery. NVill some reader send a .recipe for 
making hop yeast that will “start” itself, and thus 
prevent many house-keepers heariug those dreaded 
words from their Lords of Creation, “sour bread 
again?”— Jane, Sylvester, (FD. 
are invited to examine the following Catalogues, which 
-ive fall particulars, aud are sent prepaid teuippilcams, 
upon the receipt of postage stamps, a# follows, viz: 
three'cenu! 2 ’ tCn C ® ttt8 cach ; No ‘ 3 - a '’o cents; No. 4, 
l-'niVis* A DeBClipUv ® aml Dinatcated Catalogue of 
No. i. A Descriptive ami THnstrated Catalogue of Or- 
nan.etital ljreos, i'lirubs. liosca. a-,- a .- “ 
No. i-A Descriptive ami Tllnstratud Catalome of Or- 
liauie.Ual l.rees. Shrubs, Bose#, Ac., Ac., Ac. ” 
No. S. A f Htalognc o. Dalili..#, Verbenas, Petunias, 
uX."L“ “wilij""'' pS 
_Mount Hope Numerics, Rochester, N. T. 
^EEXCOR Y SEED, 
THE GREAT SUBSTITUTE FOR COFFEE, 
lion:* for culture and curing Hccomnauy each micku '-e 
_Addre6s_ B. &. ULUS. Spring Uekl.^s, 
F AR UR,ST?, 8 * ^ 0ter8 to January 
Noa, ol Kural. I 1 . A. fc*l oALlJINO* Anil Arbor, ,\i n. 
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