rop0< 
same can be said of oats or corn, or clover. 
I shall plant more largely the coming year. 
I —A. 1)., l)n Quoin, 111., 1871. 
Sex lu Pumpkin*. 
FIELD NOTES. S. M. Whistler, M. D., New Kingston, 
„ » ~I ' _ , „„ Pa., having stated in a letter to UieFunners’ 
Crop. Club that some of his neighbors or himself 
Frederick Watts, Commissioner of ka< ' succeeded best in raising pumpkins by 
Agriculture, in a recent letter says: — " The selecting the seed from pumpkins of a par- 
experience. of many years has led me to the 1 ieular sex, Mr. f udder of the Rural New- 
conclusion that the deterioration of the Yorker said: “Dr. Whistler cannot be 
wheat crop is mainly Attributable to the im- a vc, y olose observer ol pumpkin vines, 
proper and untimely use of barn-yard ma- Perhaps be has heard some one say that 
mire. In our practice the clover sod is turned Iberc were male (staminatc) and female (pis- 
down and planted with corn. The ground tillnte). flowers upon all pumpkin vines, 
is again plowed in the spring, and sowed " hic.h is certainly true. But he nor any one 
with oats, and upon the stubble of this crop t;kse ever knew of a stamiijate flower pro- 
all the manure of the barn-yard is put; then during a pumpkin. Hence his notion of'se- 
plowed again, and sowed with wheat. This looting seeds is pure nonsense. Pumpkin, 
delicate plant is thus subjected to the raw- squash, cucumber andolher vines belonging 
ness and grossness of barn-yard food, with the gourd family, produce what is termed 
all its germs of flies, worms, lice and hugs— monoecious flowers—that is, the male organs 
seemingly a sullleient cause of the unsuccess- fl,e 0,10 n,, d female in another; the latter 
* oo 
ham of lluralist. 
> V'i> 
DAILY RURAL LIFE. 
From the Dinry of a Gentleman near New 
York City, 
season is scarcely long enough in this lati¬ 
tude to permit of full maturity, and is quite 
difficult to preserve them through winter, 
except in a very warm room. The plants 
arc generally in full, vigorous growth at the 
lime they are cut down by frost in autumn, 
the base of the leaf-stalks and tubers full of 
itrirsntan. 
HOOF-AIL IN STOCK. 
„ --- —-——i -».« v. w . _ . . ,, . I have seen much of what is termed “in- 
had succeeded best in raising pumpkins by -- . p^v ‘ ! 1,0 e3C l’. e,led 10 prevent formation” about various diseases among 
selecting the seed from pumpkins of a par- „ T Q® ,ncc * ( cca T; 1 tried keeping them in the Caulc amI oU|e) . nulmftIs b t j , , s 
i ieular sex, Mr. FuDDERofthe Rural New- A- The apparent scarcity and in- dryest kind of a cellar, but usually failed, think that, as “doctors differ ” it is a verv 
Yorker suid:-“Dr. Whistler cannot be C1 ’ eased demand for a fruit so long cultiva- Ibis year I.have placed the tubers on a shelf {1lfflcuU matter fnr n . llpl , n ’ 
difliculr. matter for other people to decide 
which is certainly (rue. But lie nor any one 
else ever knew of a staminatc flower pro¬ 
ducing a pumpkin. Hence his notion of se¬ 
lecting seeds is pure nonsense. Pumpkin, 
squash, cucumber and other vines belonging 
to the gourd family, produce what is termed 
monoecious flowers—that is, the male organs 
me in one and female in another; the latter 
these it lias many insect enemies. Borers tion during winter is also required, 
infest the stems, and curculios the fruit, and Glmllolu* iiulh*. 
between both the supply is usually fur short Nov. 9.—Gladiolus bulbs that were taken 
of the demand. I have tried the various up a month since and placed in a warm 
methods of propagation in use, such as rais¬ 
ing stocks from seed and cuttings, budding 
them with choice sorts when of proper size; 
room, are now perfectly dry and ready to 
put away for winter. I have bad them all 
cleaned to day, the old bulbs of last year 
fill growth of a grain so pure and delicate ,,ld y produce fruit, as I have already ob- 
as wheat. Corn is the hog of plants, and Sc, ved. When vines first start in spring, 
Will devour food of any quality and thrive lll,,s *' of the flowers are staminatc, but as 
upon it. Here, then, upon the sod, to he become mature the pistillate appear, 
plowed for corn, is the place for barn-yard aud Fruit soon follows.” 
but as all the known species and varieties that were adhering to the hose of the new 
are more or less liable to throw up suckers ones pulled off; also roots and stems re- 
and I think that my experience is worth 
something. 
T have seen considerable of what was called 
“hoof-ail” among horned cattle. I have 
heard it ascribed to various causes,—but I 
am now very confident that but one cause 
exists. That cause is this When cattle go 
to brooks or low places where mud exists, 
to obtain drink, their hoofs are softened by 
the water and the mud, and, as a conse¬ 
quence, the feet freeze in extremely cold 
weather. My reason for this Conclusion is 
mannre. Bury it. deep, amt when the corn ; 
i it off, break the stubble oven with the rjn o„., . , .. . 
* . . . T i/R. dpaldii*iG ol Louis, la kiii<» of llic 
ground during the winter. In the spring „ . , , , , ’' ‘ ° 
• , i, ‘ o Reciless potato, says he had found thev re- 
harrow the ground well, sow your oats upon i , . , 
, n v i. . V qmred over an hour to boi , so that they 
it, and roll it. Yon wil thus keep your ma- .. , , T ,. . ’ , ‘ 
, . , 1 , were tender. They mm red a good deal 
mire where you put it, and not subject the ‘ ' 
uioie lime than the ordinary potatoes to 
oat crop to being thrown down ny it. When , vin i- mm,.,,.,. J , 
... , . . J took, mere were certain essential points 
this ciop is removed, bring your manure to „ ... , . , . , * . 
., . , , to make a lust-class potato. In the first 
tbe surface by dciop n ow nc* and tlioroiuih , » u % , , . 1 . 
.... : t t voiiifc, mm moiougn place it ought !• approximate to the elohu- 
limine. 1 lie barn-yard manure liaviiiff 1 bus >... r ... nu . , 
• i r ‘nr form. The more it nnnrouchod the 
received proper preparation, la a fit food for , 1 n n . 
, <Vr , . tound foi n», the more uniform it was t hrougli- 
, v . h0 d .out ,1.0 wliolo s ,.bounce. A..OU.C- «cnu»l 
me ll.is law,.... On my Unn m I'amsyl- wn3 thaul.o eyes filioul.l be slmllow uniiurm 
ofwbe.„,nml I l„,ve known no sue , tb.ng g00( , |Mlms . Tljis was ra „ car| 
„s nudge, He.s.a .1 fly .,r army worn..” ncrrcl; , as n „„ 0 
AtuilyMs of iltc Pcnnut. 
Can you give me, from any publication in 
your possession, an analysis of the peanut or 
■ground pea? 1 am anxious to know itscon- 
served. When vines first start in spring, bom the lower part of the stem, the cultiva- moved in order to save room and do away Uje water mill Mie nom nnu r 10 * 
most of the flowers are staminatc, but as ,or 1,us to be constantly on his guard to with all surplus material that would belike- nnei.ee the feet f.ee/ei ne v i 
they become mature the pistillate appear, l" event tlie8e ,rom biking the lead of the )y to gather or retain moisture. If large ^ veu ther Mv reason for n,: y ,• ° ■ 
and fruit soon lollows.” g^afl. quantities are grown, each variety may he u! _T m ^" C,OS,OU is 
- - The careful cultivator who knows the na- kept in a box by itself; but where there are ... ", 1 /!i ears 111 ,se S° coim - 
What in a Ffrst-cinKa i’otntn ! lure of the plant with which lie has to deal, but two or three bulbs of a kind they may • * T ? S( ^ n,sll ' ei ' tiie stale of 
Dr. Spalding of St. Louis, talking of the will carefully avoid the difficulties named, he put in paper bags and then hung up in a . ucnly -tuo ycats in Catta- 
Pcerless potato, says he had found they re- But the novice in such matters, should he basket or open cloth bag, but never shut j an « l ' s Cuan D huM*, Jived for more 
qiiirod over an hour to boil, so that they happen to purchase budded quince trees and such bulbs in a tight box, unless it. be in a r'"'"it "r W' OIK •' cais ‘ In ’ 3’°R>big county, 
were tender. They required a good deal neglect to keep down suckers, will very like- very dry, warm room. The little seed-like r !■ riT °. " ? ( ^ acts ]| ave seen the effects 
more time than the ordinary potatoes to ly sooner or later find his choice variety hulhlets formed ul the base of the large eit.ii ciicums .mces. n ( isego.cattle 
cook. There were certain essential points suppressed and an inferior one in its place, should not be allowed to become very dry if ® onie imC9 " en to ow, nimbly places; they, 
to make a first-class potato. In the first Having experienced some difficulty in keep- 'hey are desired for propagation. They ,IS ‘\ < ' ll ' M rilR ‘ KC,f ’Dmctiincs liacl ‘ hool-ail.’’ 
place it ought t# approximate to the globu- ing the suckers down on worked trees, I should be mixed with sand and placed where n (> ! aiai, ” U9 1 g 10 "" 1 ' Ras generally 
lar form. The more it approhebed the now grow all from cuttings, and thereby they will remain moist during winter, then !'! !’ n',!" IW ' when not frozen. There 
round form, the more uniform it was 1 hrougli- have them all on their own roots. Some of sown in drills and covered two inches deep. TIi '• ',7 ^ °° lnmon ‘ ^^ U1 3 r caltI ° 
out the whole substance. Another essential the varieties grow more readily from out- Some varieties of Gladiolus produce an im- , IW1 . e ' Pt '* ll ftl,er we 1,nd barns and 
was that the eye9 should be shallow, uniform tings than others, but all cun be multiplied mouse number of lmlblels, and may be rap- 8 *! ° 9 ' ,l(n ' IC 1 IMi18C !, ' , aled. In"\\yo- 
and not many of them. These were two in this way if given proper care. Probably idly multiplied therewith,requiring two to m> call u have not resorted to low 
good points. This potato was as nearly the best cuttings are made of the one-year three years to produce large blooming bulbs I>a J TS 111 A ' !,U| ’ 'bey have hem stabled, 
perfect as any lie ever saw. old wood with a small section of the t wo- therefrom. a,ul lia y c bcen lvalercd at U (:l s of P'"' c ^ft- 
vear old attached 1o the base; but as only a Tl '° Snow. ter > n,ld lint one case of “ boobad" lias oc- 
Opium Culture for law. few of this form could be made from a hush, 10.—This mom ing the ground was cu ' Tod • 
Are there not some among your readers it would be a slow mode of propagation. wl ‘i'e with a very thin coat of snow, a Hast year was, with us in Castile, a very 
who have tried the experiment of opium The two-vear old wood is more certain to warning to prepare for winter. We have dl Y ,imc ' As !l consequence, water was 
“ hoof-nil •» was very common. Many cattle 
lost their feet, till after we had barns and 
stables; then the disease abated. In Wyo¬ 
ming my cattle have not resorted to low 
wi. few ol this form could he made from a hush, U morning me g 
re there not some among your readers it would be a slow mode of propagation, white with a very thin coat c 
who have tried the experiment of opium The two-year old wood is more certain to warning to prepare for winter. 
ground pear I am anxious to know itscon- . ,, , ,. i ne uvo-year oiu woou is more certain io .... mo uuv. 
fctiuicnis.—A Virginian. 1 ! n< ‘ K season ivlio will be willing grow limn younger, but all from one to three busy closing up odds and ends of gar 
We find in the Report of the Department 
of Agriculture for 1870, the following result 
of an analysis by the Chemist of the Depart¬ 
ment : 
1st.—Husk anti nut in 100 parts. 
to give the results of their experiments and 
the detail of their operations? It is from 
siteh practical experience as we thus obtain 
through the Rural New-Yorker that we 
profit most; mid I wish to thank you for the 
Water .. . , an ; 1,1100 P ar(s - ^ policy you have adopted in this matter, of 
Albuminous, librViusinutUiV aiici siaroli. 7 tjig« S iv ' u k uvery PUC who has anything to say a 
SJii::::::::::::;;:;. 1 “od chance 10 *»y R- um us bear from hie 
Boss V.'.V.'.V.'.V.'.'.'.'.V.'.'.'.V.^’.’.V.V.V.V.V.V.V. V.’ "m opium cultivators!—F rank Feters. 
or four may ho used with fair prospect of dcn work that need attention at this time, 
success. Take off the cuttings in the fall Haspberrles that require protection in win- 
and cut into lengths of six to eight inches, l . er > s,icl ‘ as ll ‘o foreign sorts and their seed- 
then tie them in bundles and bury them in lin £ s > should he covered with earth, and 
some drv place in the ground. even those usually called liardy will often 
2d.—Husk and seed separated in 100 parts. 
,, , . Seed. Husk. 
Moisture. 2,51 2.(51 
Albuminous matters and lariua.. 79.71 truces 
Cellulose... .. 85 48 
Ash. 1.77 11.90 
°h.. . 
Castor Oil Beau in Kansas. 
success. Take off the cuttings in the fall 
and cut into lengths of six to eight inches, 
then tie them in bundles and bury them in 
some dry place in the ground. 
Early in spn^Pfi^uit. the cuttings in rows, 
placing them in an upright position, leaving 
an inch of the top end uncovered. Ill set¬ 
ting iho cuttings I am always careful to 
dry time. As a consequence, water was 
scarce. Cattle suffered for the want, of 
drink. They were tortured by fleas. They 
went into every muddy place. Their legs 
became diseased. They suffered much. 
Many were obliged to doctor their cattle; 
hut my cattle had no mud to which tore- 
yield enough more fruit to pay the cost of 8or t; they bad no “ disease of the legs.” 
covering. Those sorts that produce Jiirge^ The “foot-rot” among sheep Jins been 
stocky and brittle canes, like the Phikulel- very prevalent, of Into years, in this region, 
pliiu, cannot be protected in this manner, I am not notv, nor have I ever been, a wool 
even should they require it, which, lbrtu- grower. I have kept but few sheep. I 
2 , 51 " 2.(51 A friend of mine, during the past sum- U]o soil closely about lliein and herein 
‘ 9 - 71 tr «c’®s mer, told me he saw a consideracle quantity is oac lllC sc * c, 'ols of success. If the cut- 
The weight of liusk is to that of the seed 
116. The ash of the seed consisted of salts, 
wholly soluble in water, consisting of phos¬ 
phates of alkalies, with traces of alkaline 
chlorides and sulphates. The phosphoric 
acid is chiefly united with polassa. The 
asli ol the husk differs, in containing chiefly 
common salt, phosphate of lime und mag¬ 
nesia. The amount of oil which the nut 
or castor beans growing in Kansas. Will 
not some of your Kansas correspondents 
tell us the results of their culture?—jr. i„ u. 
pc ^piarrim. 
BEE NOTES. 
Tobacco Smoke in llamlliiia Bee*. 
J. G. Morton is informed that so far as 
tings are grown in a locality where mulch¬ 
ing is likely to be beneficial, it should he 
applied, but not until after the cuttings have 
made a growth of six or more inches. If 
the cuttings are covered before growth com¬ 
mences, the young, tender shoots are very 
liable to “damp off,” as it, is termed by 
gardeners, especially if much rain should 
fall. 1 once lost, several thousand quince 
cuttings through carelessness in mulching, 
hence the warning to others who may feel 
disposed to commit the same blunder and 
nately, is not necessary, except in some of the 
Northern border States. There arc, how¬ 
ever, so many really good, hardy sorts in 
cultivation, that for home use one need not 
pay much attention to the tender varieties. 
DiiUiina Cilia esc Yams. 
Ill digging a few tubers of the Chinese 
have found that, sheep are affected, in their 
feel, as cattle are. They cannot endure the 
influence of mud. “Fool-rot." 1ms never 
affected even one sheep, in my small flocks, 
in Wyoming Co. I conclude, therefore, that 
sheep, as well as cattle, do best on land free 
from wetness. Keep sheep and entile well 
contains is very large; it varies according to our knowledge extends the best bee-keepers bury in some moist place; or a better plan 
latitudettnd other favorable conditions; and discourage the use of tobacco smoke in 
in the south of France and other countries handling bees. The smoke of rags, rotten 
of Mediterranean Europe, the seeds are wood, cobs, &c., is preferred. 
pressed to obtain oil, which is applied to 
table use. The move or pressed cake is used 
both as food for cattle,—in which it resem¬ 
bles linseed cake—anil also is exported to 
Great. Britain for use as a manure. If any 
surplus remains lifter sending the nut to 
Impregnation of Italian Queens. 
Ts it desirable that Italian queens should 
he impregnated by black drones? Is the 
progeny more valuable than the pure black 
stack ?—Nathan W. Avkiull. 
It is not desirable, and by some bee-keop- 
ninrkct, it might he used as winter food for ers an Italian queen so impregnated is re- 
caulc. As lint whole ol t ho oil and albumen garded as utterly worthless. 
lie in the nut, ami not in the husk, there is I - 
little nutritive material in the latter. Charcoal as uu Absorbent. 
_ In the winter keeping of bees it lias oe- 
Soreri.um n8 Feed. Ctirred to uic that charcoal, ft9 an absorbent 
Tttts voir l iii iii..,i .. r..,„ i °* moisture, would be tin excellent substance 
a few lows of sorghum lo Ucep „ ver llie )liveg . D()es . , Uiy om! ()f 
vi} thick, ami covered it with leached your readers know any good reason wliy it 
ashes about half an inch deep. I also treat- is not?—p. t. q. 
cd some corn in I he same way, on the same Y r E have seen it used and never heard any 
ground. 'The yield of fodder, or green Iced, complaint as to results. 
from the sorghum was immense—fully three . .---„ 
times that from .Uo com. U» ,1,111,,! „ 'V ," - 
Very thick, most of it tvas not huger than Mr . 9 1 t,PrE '‘' ", ladJr ° «*mM expert- 
rye straw, and much of it not con mer than *"* "«*«•»<«» «*or 1««B in 
timothy. It cures readily when of this size. ‘*""'7 lma u 
and in feeding it mil. .here ,s „„ waste I °f, h t l " drCd 1"“* '"‘ £ " 
have fed the seed lo houses, males, cutlle, , , f 61,9th f “ lla '; sl,0 " ul 
deer, hogs and chickens, with safelv am ?T' y "f, a "' l ’ CTfec " Jr ,'' arl ‘\ Hw 
success. This foil my crop of sorghum was t = 
is to heel-in, coveting with soil to one inch 
of the top and then apply sufficient straw or 
some similar material, to prevent freezing. 
I’ropauiiliuK Hurd}' Ivies. 
i\ 7 c?». 7.—Our climate is too hot and dry 
for a very free growth of evergreen ivies in 
exposed situations. But upon shady banks 
and in sheltered nooks, in and about our 
gardens, they will grow luxuriantly and 
furnish an ornament far too seldom seen in 
this country. Last season I planted a num¬ 
ber of English ivies at the base of a rock in 
the shade of some large trees, and they have 
.mule a growth of four to eight feet, forming tlje UlljUs of llie Chinese Empire.” Mr. 
a dense mass ul green leaves as beuulilui as PaiNCEgavc me six of the small tubers that 
it is enduring. To-day I have been making grow in lh(J nxiIg of the leavegj and fh)m 
Yam (Dioseomi Batatas) the excitement housed and well fed, in very cold weather, 
which prevailed among a certain class of and they will give a good report, 
horticulturists at the time it was introduced Castile, N. Y. Ritfcs Peet. 
was called to mind. It was in 1850 that the - *++ - 
French government introduced several new NOTES FOR HERDSMEN, 
plants froin North China, among which was 
the said Chinese Yam. Our government Gnvaret in Cow*, 
procured and distributed a few tubers in Tm3 udders of my cows are frequently 
1855, and soon after several horticulturists found swollen—as often as every two or 
commenced importing and propagating this *' ir ee days, and then hut one teat at a time, 
plant in the vain hope that, it would event- 11 is firsl "otieed at one milking that a teat 
Rally supersede the common potato. The is 8trol,0 » ? !lt tlie nexl >»'lking the milk is 
late Ws\. R. Prince of Flushing was proha- c:loU « rt or lllick » a J ld sometimes can scarcely 
bly more enthusiastic in its favor than, any be l ,le, ssed out. Sometimes one teat is af- 
one else, and made some extravagant slate- * t:c l e d and sometimes HR other. 1 hreo or 
meats in regard lu probable results. In a four of the cows are so affected, and if you 
pamphlet published by him in 1857 he says: ' vi!1 ans ' v ‘‘ r Ma I will be greatly obliged. 
“ That this vertical root, by its small lateral ^ do 1101 ^ 18 S ai '8' f, t; or does it affect 
extension, and consequently immense pro- dl ° c<nvs an y Mic from one calving to 
duct, together with its remarkable nutritive ai 'othcr, as it dues mine V M. a. T. 
qualities, constitutes the alimentary basts of We think the trouble is garget. Swelled 
300,000,000 ofinhabitants comprised within udders are sometimes the result of a sudden 
the limits of the Chinese Empire.” Mr. cold, or of constipation and a deranged sys- 
PRiNCEgave me six of the small tubers that tern. In the cases above given, we should 
grow in the axils of the leave?, and from make an oilcloth or India rubber bag, to fit 
these I raised six hundred the first season, (or nearly so) the cow’s udder, coming up to 
by cutting up the vines and planting the the body, flaring at tlie top and held up by 
cuttings from these pi tints, as there are more 
rocks which I wish to cover with the same fiy cutting up the vines and planting the the body, flaring at the top and held up by 
rich chess. There is not much skill required pieces in a shady border. From that time a strap over the back and fill it with soft 
in growing ivy cuttings, but they must be until the present I have always had-a few of water at a temperature of 65\ Let tbit 
ma.de und planted, ami this means mauipu- the plants in my garden ; and while no one remain on until the swelling is gone. At 
latiou of some kind. I cut up the stems into can deny that the quality and the yield of the same time give tlie animal an injection 
sections of two leaves; the lower one is re- t],is yam will compare favorably with other of about three parts of soft blood-warm 
moved and thtycuttings are then placed species of the same genus, I doubt if they water; if this does not produce a movement 
thickly together in boxes or large pots of cun ever be profitably cultivated on account of of the bowels in an hour or two, repeat the 
black loom and sand, equal parts. J he cut- t,lie peculiar manner of growth. The tubers injection. After removing the water from 
tings may be put away in a warm cellar, grow from six inches to three feet ion" - the udder, chafe it slightly with a dry cloth 
under the stage ol a green house, or in any tapering to one end, the largest end always ai, d Tub it over with a little lard. This pro- 
warm shady place until spring, by Which at the bottom, consequently they cannot be cess is recommended by experienced licrds- 
uine they will be well rooted and ready to p U p et i ]j| iC carro t s> t, u t must be dug. To mc n, and we have used it with satisfaction 
plant out. ll plants are allowed to trail tip- p cnc i, over an ncre> tfii-eo feet deep to get and success ourselves, 
on the ground, or upon moss-covered rocks, om 0 „ e , g crop of poltltc)es ig uot t0 be lbou * ht - 
roots will be produced from every portion of in tllis couutry w]iere Chinamen get more Pumpkins and Mitch Cows, 
of the stems, winch may be cut up into sec- than two cents per day. Washington Hills, Jr., of Long Island, 
injured by the chinch bnt$ and drouth ; so 
I cut it up for fodder, shocking and tying as 
1 did my corn. But the sorghum yielded 
four times the amount of fodder iu bulk that 
out one hundred hives without finding a thickly together in boxes or large pots of 
pint of dead bees. She says the cellar should black loom and sand, equal parts. The cut- 
be moderately dry and perfectly dark. Her tings may be put away in a warm cellar, 
colonies are pretty strong and the honey under the stage of a green-house, or in any 
board3 are not removed entirely. She piles warm shady place until spring, by which 
the hives five and six deep. 
I did my corn. But tlie sorghum yielded Italian Queen* -Dcpositiusr Eo'gu. 
four times the amount of fodder iu bulk that Do Italian queens deposit more than one 
my corn did to the acre, and perhaps eight in !l ctdl l 1 l,ave a friend who asserts 
times as much in weight, with this advan- *!°» l,n . 1 1 b i- iv ,? T 01 ! 0 f altl ' ,lie imw > 
. . . r h , ’ uva i ring character of their instinct than lo be- 
tage m favor of the sorghum that the seed, Heve it, and we have agreed to leave it to 
blades and stalks are all eaten tip clean, not.- your decision.—R ichard Golden. 
withstanding some of the cane stalks are 
over one inch in diameter; while with llie 
corn, the stalks are left—a nuisance. In 
short, 1 have never (bund a feed of any kind 
that my slock eat with n greater relish than 
sorghum, seed or fodder, green or dry. In¬ 
judicious feeding of it, I have no doubt, 
would prove fatal in many cases, and the 
We are not prepared to stale from our 
own personal observations that they do; 
hut we have the testimony of eminent bee¬ 
keepers that such is tlie fact. 
- »-»♦ 
Food for Boca. —S. P. is informed that good 
coffee sugar, three parts, and one part of water, 
is a food much Used by apiarians. It must bo 
heated before feeding. 
time they will he well rooted and ready to 
plant out. If plants nre allowed to trail up¬ 
on the ground, or upon muss-covered rocks, 
roots will be produced from every portion 
of the stums, which may he cut up into sec¬ 
tions and planted whenever and wherever 
desired. 
Tnnynli Culture. 
Treatment of Whetstones. 
When first putting a new whetstone into 
Puinpkiug and Mitch Cows. 
Washington Hills, Jr., of Long Island, 
says “ pumpkins nre not fit for cattle; they 
will dry up the milk; they apparently pro¬ 
duce a big flow of milk for the time being, 
Nov. 8 —Last spring I obtained fifty large use, try water upon It, and if this keeps the i, u t in a very short time the flow of milk is 
hers of the Tnnyuli (Colocasui emdentu) surface from being glazed or burnished, oil beautifully none at all.” 
tubers of tbe Tunyuli (Colocasia emileniu) surface from being glazed or burnished, oil 
from South Carolina, which were planted in will not be needed. Some stones work bet- 
my garden. The leaves of this plant are of ter with water than oil. A dry stone is very 
immense size, often four feet long and two apt to give a wire-edge. It has been said 
broad, and of a beautiful, bright green color, that a little carbolic acid added to water 
In the Southern States, and other hot eli- will increase the friction ou either a whet- 
mates, llie tubers are used for food, but the stone or a grindstone. 
beautifully none at all.” 
Scurf ou CnlTiV I.egs. 
My calves are hearty, but there is a thick 
yellow scurf between their hind legs which 
I do not like the looks of. Can any one 
give me the cause and cure ?—Shilo. 
