animal will seek other amusement. C. H. 
Rhenard suggests the use of nchain instead 
of a strap, and say's grease and tar mixed 
and spread on the leather has cured several 
cases. J. H. S. has never lulled to cure a 
horse of the practice by wetting the strap 
well with kerosene oil. 
Poll-Evil.—I send you a sure remedy. 
As soon as the sore is opened, wash with 
Castile soap, clean; then take lunar caustic, 
and be sure to get in to the bottom of the 
sore; leave it in six hours. Then make a 
wash of white vitriol and rain water, not 
very strong, stirring it thoroughly with the 
Castile soap, and wash tho sore with it every 
morning. This cured a valuable horse for 
me.- J. D., Jefferson Co., N. Y. 
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wo glow tho best, und our customers Bhull 
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BEE NOTES AND QUERIES 
NOTES FOR HORSEMEN 
Honey Producing Plants.—At the 
meeting of the American Bee Keepers’ As¬ 
sociation at Cleveland, recently, the follow¬ 
ing talk is reported upon this subject:—Mr. 
Hicks, of Indiana, advocated A Is ike Clover 
as a honey plant, and for pasturage. How as 
clover aeed is usually sown, in spring, with¬ 
out admixture with any thing else. Three 
pounds and a half of seed is enough for one 
acre. Blooms tho first season. 1' lavor of 
honey is better than that from any other 
plant. Eight, acres were near his apiary. 
Mr. Farnham of Indiana sowed plaster on 
his soil, as it was thin. IIUOTop of lniy from 
(he Alsike Clover was better than other 
clover-hay. Chancey Hatch of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, said lie never saw bees work on any 
other blossoms as well as they work on tho 1 
Alsike. It comes into blossom about tho 
10th of June. Dr. Bo if aim said ho would 
not sow Alsike on "up" land. Mr. Moon 
sowed Alsike upon four acres of sandy land. 
It grew to UK? bight of four feet, lie spoke 
with great, earnestness for this clover. 
Gen. Auaik said that in tho south the Al- 
silco does not do well, as it generally dries 
out, excepting upon tlio wet lands. Other 
plants were discussed. Ml*. A. I. Root, 
of Medina, Ohio, said he had this past fall 
purchased I, OOOyoung linden t rees to set out 
in the spring. 1 le keeps a hive upon a spring- 
scale, and notices the changes of weight 
every day. Mr. Hosmjsr reported fifty- 
three pounds of linden honey brought, in by 
one swarm during the day. His faith in the 
linden tree is unbounded. 
Lame Mules—I have two mules which 
were taken with sweeny last season, in plow¬ 
ing. I was advised to blow out the skin 
with a goose quill, and use gargling oil, 
wbiob I did. The flesh Glled out nearly 
perfect, but they are still lame, or, rather, 
stiff; and I am of the opinion, from what I 
see in your paper, that the affection is in the 
feet. One of them is affected in both shoul¬ 
ders (or feet;) the toes are too long, and the 
heel appears soft, the length of toes causing 
the heel to come more upon the ground. 
The other mule, with ouo shoulder affected, 
has a crack crosswise, about an inch long, 
which was near or at the hair at first, now 
•within an Inch of tile toe, but he does not 
walk upon the heel like the other mule. 
Could you give me a cure? They came of a 
lot of mules that had boon corned since Sep¬ 
tember, after they were two years old, and 
the lameness came tho season they were 
three years old. 1 think the cause was corn 
and confinement.—T. T. H., }\ esllicld. Id. 
Wf, shall be glad if some of our corre¬ 
spondents, experienced in the management 
of mules, would answer this correspondent. 
A good, Intelligent farmer should be con¬ 
sulted about the feet. It is difficult, unless 
one has had experience in similar cases, to 
give advice; atul not having had such, wo 
do not choose to express even an opinion. 
shiiae, nets: Hedge.’ I lauts : Garden, ‘HUS 
GUO Acre*. iSI-i Year. 13 <!m , ii-llitii»i , w 
10,000 Apple and CrAb ltniilgiart*, boM sort*.<6* 
l .000 I’cur. Plum or Tetoisky Honiara It*. 1 
1 .1 kb 1 Sid. I “on 1 extra, l your BuriluU-, & 0 ., <Dn 4 it. Id 
fi.OOO Silver Maple*, averagu l foot. H 
lO.OOo Online Outage Plant*, 1st cIiikh .. 2; 
Goiiconl Ul'upu.or Willow L’liiUnps. 
Flower uni) Vugetsihle beu’iln, Iui kii stock. 
lUO-Pnge niitaiiiitcd Ca in lean 0 . ID ci'in*. 
Colored Flutes, Fruit* mol Flowers, t> tiiimplcs U; 
nmil,$l. \VIniliff.ii1 1 * Pile.- t.irt free. 
F. K, PHOKNIA. lUiMiinlmrluii, III. 
Sassafras for Heaves.— I would like 
your correspondent who recommends sassa¬ 
fras as a remedy for heaves, to tell us how 
ho uses it.—S ubscriber. 
NEW AND RARE VEGETABLES 
MEALY BUGS. 
I urn ICO (be seed of New unit Hutu VeKOtablCH a 
specialty, u.-sldt** raisina nil tint conimun \ nrlctloa. 
tin the cover of my GtUuIouuo will be found extracts 
from letters received from farmers and Kuritenors re- 
Bldlua in over thirty different suUeu amt Territories 
who have imed my seed from uuo to ten your*. 
Cutiiluieue* sent, Free, to All. I grow over ono 
hundred varieties. Get your seed directly from tho 
grower. JAMBS J. H- GREGURV. 
Marblehead, Muss. 
1 am very much obliged to you for the 
valuable ro'elpo which you furnish a corre¬ 
spondent. for destroying red spider. It is 
very effective, indeed. I am not so much 
anuoved by this insect, however, as what is 
commonly called ” mealy bite.” Its ravages 
are most provoking, especially among my 
( isstts vines. Passion flower, Camellias and 
Colons. I have found nothing which kills 
the bugs, without injuring the plants) also. 
If you will furnish an effectual destroyer of 
tliis common peat, you will greatly oblige 
many of your readers, besides.—Q. c. 
Put a half pint, of spirits Of ammonia 
into a pail of water, and either syringe or 
dip the plants into this solution. Plants in¬ 
fested with tiie “ mealy bug " may be readi¬ 
ly cleared of this post by plunging in a 
newly made hot-bed, where the ammonla- 
cal vapors can reach them. Sulphur, tobac¬ 
co, and soft soap are sometimes used for 
this purpose, but we have found ammonia 
to be sure death and a cleanly application, 
while tho others are not. It is said that 
(lie cresylic soap offered by our seedsmen 
will answer tho same purpose, but we have 
not tried it on the mealy bug. 
YOU WANT TIIE 
Water Farcy or Local Dropsy.—H. p. 
BWTNDAOE asks for a remedy for Ibis dis¬ 
ease. Water farcy is regarded as tho off¬ 
spring of weakness-of overwork and want 
of rest and proper food. When It appears 
it should be a signal for the owner to give 
the horse red, improved food, action, well 
ventilated stable and a well bedded stall. 
Rub the part affected, when it can bear 
friction, thoroughly—the oftener and longer 
the better; saturate it every morning with 
AND FLOWERING PLANTS 
over offered In tills country. 
jiW See our Illustrated Cutalopuo of New and Rare 
Plants. Send stamp. Address 
OI.M IIllOTII EU>. Stpriugfield, .Unas. 
Apvlit Trees, three year*, very flno; Peach. rear. 
Plum, t'liorry, Small Fruit*, OrnutuenUfl Shrubs, Ac.: 
White Ash, Elm, Maple and Chestnut forgrovon 1 AU00,- 
IjOi Kverureonn, tv,o years, front seed well grown, und 
line. All at bottom prices, 1’itee l,«at free. 
HA 1C NFS, KUOS, *V CO., 
\ ilium A inn 111, III. 
AtrillTK PltOTtF.8TKIElt OATH were Intro. 
\> ilueeiJ by me in IsVU, uml tho pust seuiion have 
j U'ldeii 1111 lmshcls per acre. Stre w ttrimg; not liable 
to Iptlac. Grains largo: hulls very thin. Wttefct SS 
lbs. per bushel. Price M,.V) per bushel. Also Excel- 
siur OnlH, .ante price. Send two stamps tor rum¬ 
ples amt circular nvina roll wtrtlcalura, and prices of 
Seed t'01'11, Pcerleu.H Potiuocs and bardtll 
Seeds. VVM. NE WTON , He nrietta, N. Y. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES 
CABBAGE, ONION, SQUASH 1 
Oleander Seale.—Fntclosed In 
ander leaf infested with some li 
insect which bids fair to ruin n 
Please give me the name of tho 
the best method of destroying, 
SCR THE It. 
The name of this insect is 2 
neril , or Oleander Scale. The spot 
ncrii, is from Nerlum, tho botan 
entitle name of tho Oleander. T 
is a great post, as it infests nv 
kinds of plants, sucking their . 
otherwise injuring thorn. There 1 
methods in vogue among florls 
stroying scale insects; blit for such largo 
plants as the Oleander, probably the best 
wav is to syringe with hot water. Lay tho 
plants down <m the side, then apply water 
heated to 140 to 150 degrees, with a syringe. 
Turn tho plant over and over until the 
leaves are thoroughly washed and the insect 
scalded. If a little soap is added to tho 
water, sufficient to make what you would 
call a strong soapsuds, It will take hold of 
the scale more effectually than pure water. 
Do not heat tho water too hot, although 
there is little danger of injury to the plants, 
unless it is up to the boiling point—213°. 
1 have published three works, most amply Illustra¬ 
ted, mi tho cultivation of theme three vegeta blca, Civ- 
Ilex tho thousand delnilu so Invaluable to the bcclnfuir. 
Price of each, sent post-paid to any acWrcriJ, thirty 
cents. JAMLS J. U> Crlblliv^Ulby 1 
co 1 Marblehead, Macs. 
ist, and 
A Sub- 
JH. Y. Ktnte Grape Growers’ Vss’u. — At the 
annual meeting of the New York State Grape 
Growers’ Association, held at Rochester, N. \ 
Fob. 15, |K73, the following were elected officers 
for the ensuing year: i‘re»- I. FI. Babcock, 
Lockport. I’icmlV as’bt—C. B- lloug, Loekport ; 
ltr. F. B. Seeley, Vine Valley; (t. W. Nichols, 
Hiiminimilspoif; D. NV. Burge, Peueii Orehoitl; 
Dr. II H- Farley, I nlon .Springs. Cor. See. T. 
S. Hubbard, Frcdonla, Lee. Nee.—G. F. Wilcox, 
Rochester. IVcdk-—M. D. Mungee, Canandaigua. 
Cowley Co., Konsns, and Mech. Soeloty. 
—pres't. M. jM- Jewett. \'icc-Pre»'tx— A. 1’. 
Stewart urn! B. C. Swart/. Sccretarii D. N. Fg- 
bert, Jr., M. )>• .-Jss'l Sir' 1 /- A. B. Lemons. Cor. 
Sets',. .]. B. Fairbanks. Tram. J. D. I’nehmii. 
Gen. Sui/t.-C. M. Wood. Ams't Hat. Sn/i'l A. 
D. Speed, and u board of thirteen directors. 
Second minimi exhibition will be belli in Sept, 
next, ut Winfield. 
The North-eastern Iter-Keepers’ Association 
will hold its annual meeting at the Club Room 
ol’ the Central New York Farmers' Club, In the 
city of Utieu, N. Y., on the Hlh nud 16th of 
March, 1872. Bee-Keepers, and all persons inter¬ 
ested in 1 lie development of this Bcience, uro 
earnestly requested to utttend and take pin t In 
the proceedings. 
Rirerhend Town, Suffolk Co., .Y. V., Ag. Boc. 
—Officers elect for 1873: /‘mk. Henry L. Hai,- 
lOck. V iee-Prts. -J. Lloruee Downs. Itec.Sec.— 
Zachnriah llallock. C or. Sec.— Henri W. Young, 
Roanoke. 7'mu, atul Librarian - Samuel Tut- 
hlll. l)treCtors.—'l. M. Wells, It. D. Terry, J. M. 
Woodhull, J. A. Reeve, J. 11. Benjamin, G. M. 
For 1872, 
WITH DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF 
Now ready, and will be mailed free to' all 
Address L. G. PRAT^ 
Wolf Tcetli and Blind ness.—Do wolf 
ieth oanse blindness? If bo, is there any 
ioiedy for the eyes after they begin to be 
liny and weak, except to extract these 
ictu?—J. JONES. 
Jennings says “ it is a mistaken idea that 
ic*q teeth exert any Influence over the 
pcs. Nature never placed them In their 
li nit ion for the purpose of injury. Their 
amoval can do no harm, but it is entirely an 
iinecessarv operation.’ 1 W© confess that 
Rociiester 
Commercial 
[Established 1830.1 Nurseries. 
Bind for our New Circular of Prices per rtoz. per 
toil, or per 1.000—iMUbi'UCiUB all b( 'it HAliDV TITLES 
uml PLANTS—both Fruit and Ornamental be¬ 
sides a select list of Specialties and Novelties. _ r 
Address NV, S- LJ'l’TLH, Rochester, N. Y. 
Jennings’ position; for we have known uu- 
nimala Buffering from blindleBS that seemed 
to recover after tho teeth were extracted. 
Whether they would have recovered if the 
teeth had not been extracted, we cannot 
assert. _ 
fcioro - Shouldered. Mules. — What can 
1 do with my mule’s shoulders. They are 
sore. Can they be hardened? If so, how t 
I cannot afford to keep them still, g. e. b. 
One of the best ways of keeping shoulders 
from getting sore, that we have ever found, 
in to wash them thoroughly with cold water 
and Castile soap every night after the day’s 
Work i a dune, and rub dry. In warm weath¬ 
er it should be done at noon and night. And 
the collars should be kept clean and lit well. 
The washing will allay any inflammation, 
and the cleanliness and good fitting collar 
will prevent exciting friction And these 
are usually the causes of sore shoulders— 
want of cleanliness and care in the adjust¬ 
ment of the harness. 
/ II,Fit TOG FTII FR.-.Vaw V'hm turn cun. Email 
t , Fruit Plant* ntvm away t? worth for 1 61 ylu 
worth for $10 ; Mo worth fur $%. Ordered ut do*, or 
100 rates. Bend for Cutuluituo. Prices low. Seed 
Potatoes, lowest rates. Now is your time. „ . 
THUS. O. ANDREWS. Muoreatown, N. J. 
p m a Trophy Tomato, 10 CIS. per packet 
■■ || Y Howard, 10 cts., BkIoU’s Build Maui 
ULLvVi nmth, 86 ets.; Russian Sunflower, 
10 eta.; Double Suritlowor, 10eta.; Potncgi'anltc, lCcts. 
Apple Pie Melon, 10 Cts.; Sugar TrOuuh GOUld, 10 Cts. 
Dipper Gourd, 10 ctB.; Best's Potato Book only 10 ct* 
All for $1. Stmd for Catalogue. Address 
O. UrURAS, North Fairfield, Ohio, 
Insects in Ohio.—During the past sea¬ 
son there have been several things worthy of 
notice regarding the insects that usually 
trouble our crops in this section. First, the 
grasshoppers were remarkably scarce, und 
I did not see enough all summer to feed a 
chicken. So with the yellow chinch bug, 80 
destructive to young plants of the gourd 
tribe. I failed to see even one. The curcu- 
lio, too, was much less active than usual, so 
that for the lirsfc time in six years we had a 
fair crop of plums. Per contra, the small 
black cabbage lly destroyed nearly all tho 
cabbage plants of those first sot out. The 
cabbage worm was on hand again the past 
season. In 1870 there was none; In Til) 
many; and in ’08 I first saw them. Tho 
currant worm is unknown here. 1 saw and 
handled some of the larva) of tho Colorado 
potato bug, taken from vines a mile east of 
me, but liave not seen a full grown beetle. 
They will no doubt be here next season.— 
T. IJ. P., Akron, Summit. Co., U. 
J. W. 00BUHN & 00., East, Oheeter, N. Y,, 
Offer till* Bprluit U uiiuico styvk of 
Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Ornamental Trees, 
Ilnialy llerhuceous Plants, 
Circulars upon appUeiuiuii. _ 
( tnmplielP* 00 Burs Suaiir Corn.—A new by- 
j iii h i variety, botlevvd tu bts Hit uurllu&t sweotcoru 
icrown. Inrg# grivlo*, ncuuU cobB, o^ciulaita 
flavor. Pkt.rsSe. Gfio. W. Campbcll, Delaware, O. 
To Prevent Quarter Cracks.—I would 
be much obliged if some ono would tell me 
how to prevent quarter cracks. In other 
words, is there any way to thicken or 
strengthen a horse’s hoof where the shell is 
thin? I have a horse that has quarter 
cracked his hoof a number of times.—M. M. 
N., Martinsburgh, N. Y. 
rmolCF. SHAPE VINKH.-FOIl SPRING 
\ > t KA 1)E Fit hi i* l ,t n, Martha, Crotou and other 
choice kind*. Abo. Gu a era I Ntiisery Stock. 
MERHE1J. i COLEMAN, Gcuova, N. Y. 
JOHN S. COLLINS, MOORIvSTOWN, N. 
♦I Jersey, raison Berries and Small !• run- for market. 
. -jonulne, host sorts plunts at bottom 
Bells strotiv 
prices. Bend 
OSAGE ORANGE SEED 
Errata.—In our answer to a correspond¬ 
ent in Rural New-Yorker, Feb. 10, page 
101, in regard to the Red Spider, the specific 
name should have been telarius, instead of 
tc tar l us. 
lound. Address 
Ut. I.ouls, Mo 
By mull, post-paid. 75 cents 
L. G. PRATT 
To Cure a Horse of Cliewlng his 
Tie Line. — C. M. Smith, Boston, Mass., 
recommends saturating it with capsicum a 
few times before tieing, und he thinks the 
C0LO8WAL ASPARAGUS. 
.1, $ 2.25 per 100, wish with order. 
J. HRySKR, Chambershurg, Pa, 
