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APRIL 2S 
fringed or feathery appearance, very distinct 
from other sorts, having a striking resem¬ 
blance to a rank growt h of tansy. 
Lastrating Lambs .—A correspondent of 
the Country Gentleman says Castrat ion of 
lambs should take place about fourteen days 
after birth, on a mild, damp morning. Tliis 
age is the best; the older the lamb gets, the 
more difficult and dangerous does the opera¬ 
tion become. Growth is not in the. least, in¬ 
terfered with at, the age above mentioned. 
Sick Sheep.— T. M. B., Summit, N. Y., has 
lost sheep this spring with the following 
symptoms They refuse to eat, walk about 
with a staggering gait, grating their teeth, 
and lin.aily lie down and stretch t hemselves 
out, and continue in this position three or 
four days before they die. Only ewes have 
died. Asks cause and cure. Wo have had 
no experience in such case ; has any of our 
readers ? 
Castrating Old Hams. —I saw an article in 
a Detroit paper about castrating old rams, 
six or seven years old, which I think will bo 
of practical use to farmers. A gentleman 
took a pair of shears and cut, off all the tags 
of wool over the parts, then washed clean 
with warm water, and proceeded to castrate 
the same as with swine, pulling the cords 
well out. To liis surprise, all so treated lived 
and did well. Ho believes it is the wool get¬ 
ting into the wound which often kills.— f. k. f 
COMPTON’S SURPRISE POTATO 
CAMPBELL’S LATE ROSE 
TICKS AND SCAB. 
1 have 300 slice]), a nd shall raise, norhans 
100 lambs. I have about 30 lbs. o!f tobacco 
stems. How much strong tobacco besides 
t his will 1 need to make a good strongdip for 
them 1 How many times and at what times 
I.-, it, best to dip them to cure the seal) { Would 
it bo better to smear them with lard and 
snuff and sulphur tejpure the scab, ticks & t . * 
Or is it best to do both f—R. B, Ransom. 
We know nothing about, the usoof tobacco 
We have so many inquiries concerning tliis 
potato, being sent, out by B. K. Bliss & Sons, 
that we give an engraving of it and its his¬ 
tory, characteristics, &c. It originated with 
D. A . Compton, Hawley, Pa. The originator’s 
theory being that, the quality and main char¬ 
acteristics of a variety are determined by 
the character and qu.al ity of the soil on wh icb 
the variety originated, and that the qualities 
imbibed from the soil at the first season’s 
growth from the seed adhere to the variety 
through all generations, being but. slightly 
modified by the character of the soil on which 
it may afterwards be planted, the soil pre¬ 
pared for the origination of this variety was 
liberally supplied with the elements needed 
to give it, strong, robust growth and super¬ 
abundance of starch. The soil was formed 
in a mound, that, t he sun st riking it less ob¬ 
liquely, would ensure greater warmth and 
dryness, and consequently curliness. On this 
Mr. G. W. Campbell lias sent us a pack¬ 
age of Late Rose potato, t o prove to us that 
it is neither “small, ragged nor mean,” as 
grown in some localities. Opening the pack¬ 
age, before receiving Mr. Campbell’s letter 
concerning it, our impression was that some 
one had scut us the Early Rose—the only 
difference, being (without an Early Rose at, 
MONOGRAM. 
hand for comparison) that this Late Rose 
was slightly darker in color than the Early 
Rose ; but that might, be due to the fact that 
they had been kept in a dark [dace. The 
samples Mr. Campbell sent us as Late Ro.su 
might easily have been mistaken for the 
Early Rose ; and when we came to cook and 
eat one of them the resemblance in manner 
of cooking, flavor and quality, was still 
stronger, some of those eating of it avowing 
that “ it is the Early Rose.” We propose to 
plant those left and satisfy ourselves as to its 
merits and identity. When we say that the 
Late Rose sent us resembles the Early Rose 
so closely in all respects, our readers will 
understand that it was neither “small ran¬ 
ged nor mean and but for f hc fact that 
Ml. Campbell sends it to us as Late Rose. 
We should fee) confident we were right if we 
called it Early Rose. W o hope he made no 
mistake. 
Ml CAMPBELL also sends us letters from 
Parkersburg, Butler Co., Iowa ; Franklin 
.Square, O.; Pen Valley, Rucks Co., Pa.; 
Hannibal, Oswego Co,, N. Y • Kaminsky, O. 
Livermore, Westmoreland Co,, Pa.; Rulla- 
K N. Y.; Marion, Wayne Co., N, Y.; Kalem, 
and lyinona Steuben Co N. Y., com¬ 
mending it, s productiveness and quality with 
more or less cut ]11 isiasm. 
RED CHILIAN BEAN. 
There is a bean known in the New York 
market as Red Kidney, about which wo have 
had many inquiries. This bean Is not found 
in tho seed catalogues by the name il, bears 
in market. It is called Red. Chilian by seeds- 
mon. ft is about tlio same size and shape as 
the White Kidney, but is red ; hence, its 
market name, probably. It has attracted 
the attention of those, who read the market 
reports, because it is quoted higher than any 
other market variety. Our market reporter 
informs us that these quotations are not due 
to any superior quality found in the bean. 
urn poT-aiyO mat it liiaLtmjs a crop on the 
face, under the foliage. Tho post year they 
were subjected to the trying ordeal of being 
planted in a thickly-set apple orchard of 
twelve years’ growth, from which a poor 
crop of potatoes had been taken the previous 
year, and, although the season was very un 
favorable, this seedling, planted a single eye 
to the hill, yielded six times more thau the 
Rose and other old sorts planted by it, aud 
remained sound, while the old varieties rot¬ 
ted badly. One half bushel, planted where 
the soil was but little shaded, yielded seven¬ 
ty-six and I hr re-fourths bushels of potatoes, 
from which but one-lialf bushel of small ones 
could be sorted, the entire yield being at. the 
rate of eight hundred and twenty-six bushels 
per acre. 
Thus much about the history of the. pota¬ 
to. We now quote from Mr. Buss' circular ; 
“ Its shape is oval-oblong, eyes sunken, brow 
prominent, skin smooth, color reddish-pur¬ 
ple, flesh white ; grows to a large size, and it 
i. invariably sound to the canter, a hollow 
one having never yet been found. It is be¬ 
lieved to lie much the most abundant in 
starch of any variety extant. It retains its 
quality perfectly throughout the year, ap¬ 
pearing on the table like, a ball of flour. The 
high quality of this potato late in spring may, 
perhaps, be owing to its tardiness in sprout¬ 
ing, remaining plum]) and free from sprouts 
when kept until June, and never having that 
Wilted appearance common to early sorts. 
•It is about as early as the Rose, that is 
n/.lnir.. . C . -a ' "f 
-*• Ml o luuuwmg eneap ana simple rem¬ 
edy that I have used for three year , with 
perfect success Take a few lbmps of com¬ 
mon quick-lime, pour on it a little water, just 
sufficient so that when slaked il will be. a dry 
powder. When the worms appear, which 
will always lie on the under part of the bush 
first, pepper them with t his powder. 11, will 
kill them without fail, and will not injure 
the bushes in the least. If more worms 
should appear, which will very likely be 
the case, repeat the. operation. This remedy 
has the merit of being effective, cheap, and 
within the reach of nlL Lime for this 
GARDENER’S NOTES. 
The Strawberry Watermelon is what Pelig 
Spencer asks about—whether it is worth 
cultivating. Who knows ? 
lied Cabbage. —A correspondent asks un to 
name tho best varieties of red cabbage. Ear¬ 
ly Blood Red, and Red Dutch are both good- 
■PRISE POTATO. 
hogs’ lard as will be dissolved by the lye, a 
small quantity of tar from the tar-bucket 
which contains grease and about one-eighth 
of the whole, by measure, of spirits of tur¬ 
pentine. This liquor is rubbed upon the part 
infected and spread to a little distance around 
it, in three washings, with an interval of 
three days each. This, Jie says, has always 
effected a euro when the disorder was only 
partial. There are many other English rem¬ 
edies given, for which we have no space here 
