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THE EU B AL NEW-YORKER. 
hence any one will hesitate to p'ant Japanese 
maples on account of their behavior this year. 
People will take their chances with these ma- 
pleB as they have to take them with nearly all 
trees and shrubs. [The above seems to us a 
viry reasonable view of the case.—Ens ] 
RURAL SPECIAL REPORTS. 
Canada. 
Bei.mont, Nova Scotia, July 28.—Hay a good 
crop—about the average. All kinds of grain 
look well. Wheat is just heading out; not so 
much as usual has been sown on account of the 
weevil. Potatoes will be a light crop on account 
of cold and wet weather Not much corn is 
raised and what there is is very slckly-looking. 
Haying commenced about the 15th but not 
much has been cut yet; there have been only 
two fine days since. Vegetables of all kinds 
look well. Our chief cropB are potatoes, hay, 
beef, butter and pork. The prices at present 
are: hay §6@S per ton: loose potatoes, old, 
40c. per bush ; beef, §7@9.50 per cwt.; butter, 
16c. per lb : pork, 7c. per lb.; eggs, 10c. per 
doz.; oats, 55c per bush ; flour, §6.50 per bbl.; 
corn-meal. §3.50 per bbl. Raising beef for the 
English market is now being entered into. A 
company has been formed for that purpose 
and iB sending about 40 tons per month. A 
sugar refinery and a cotton and woolen factory 
have been started in Halifax. Times are look¬ 
ing brighter for this Province. Although we 
cannot boast of the large number of acres that 
the Western farmer has; yet wo have one 
farmer here who has just built a barn 101 feet 
long, 40 feet wide, 161 feet posts, with a cellar 
under all nine feet deep. He has, In addition, 
two barnB 60x40 and one barn 100x30. He cuts 
250 tons of hay. l. r>. 
Dakota Territory. 
Hamilton, Pembina Co., July 24.—The 
acreage of wheat, oats and barley is small as 
yet in this county. As it is only five years since 
eny settlement of account has taken place in 
it, we are all new beginners. The acreage un¬ 
der cereals, however, is much larger than last 
year. Spring wheat is the staple here. (We 
can’t grow winter wheat ) Quite a large num¬ 
ber of varieties are grown; but Scotch Fife 
gives best satisfaction. Lost Nation ont-yieldsit, 
but it is not liked by the millers. Spring wheat 
where sown on dry land is going to be heavy; 
but there was a good deal that was sown late, 
as we had a late, wet Spring; such will be light. 
Oats do splendidly here, yielding as high as 
80 bushels per acre. This is an exceptional 
yield. There is not enough grown for home 
consumption. Barley does finely, but it is not 
much grown, as there is but little demand for it. 
Corn is not grown except in small patches 
and then it is rarely attended to. so that it does 
not amount to much; but what is properly 
cared for looks well. We grow Squaw and 
flint varieties which ripen here. I don't think 
apples will succeed here; currants and goose¬ 
berries do well, and there is an abundance of 
wild strawberries. This is a great potato 
country, and they are looking well this season, 
but there are a few potato bugs. The White 
Elephant Potato is doing fuely, so are the 
oats, but the other seeds did not do well. I 
am highly pleased with the Rural. j. f. h. 
IlllnolH. 
Fulton, Whitesides Co., August 1.—Winter 
wheat all killed ; no Spring wheat to speak of 
—Odessa chiefly. Oat acreage about three per 
cent, increase over last year’s; prospect 6lim 
untillastweek-thin on thegrouud whichisvery 
dry—mostly Norway and Surprise. Rye thin 
on the ground through winter killing ; no 
Spring rain6 to “ make” it. Corn is backward, 
but generally clean and a good stand where 
it was planted deep enongh—acreage the same 
as last year. There will be only one-fifth of 
a crop of apples; currants and gooseberries 
abuudaut. Snyder blackberries one-third of a 
crop ; other kinds dead. h. e. a. 
Galconda, Pope Co., July 30.--Thrashing 
began mors than a week ago, and wheat 
will not turn out more than five bushels 
to the acre on an average. Grass and oats are 
good, but there is very little of the latter. 
The weather has been unprecedentedly hot — 
over 100° in the shade every day for a week— 
but there is no sickness on account of the 
intensely hot sun. The weather Is very dry ; 
we have had no rain of any account in this 
coumry since the first of the month Corn is 
suffering badly, and if the drought keeps on a 
week longer, the crop will be ruined. Lite 
potatoes planted in June will suffer, but those 
planted about July 1 will stand it better. 
Early potatoes have been very good; but not 
more than enough for home consumption was 
planted. Peaches on high ground, half a 
crop; very few apples. Prospects are not very 
bright for the farmer, although everything he 
has to sell brings a good price. J. k. 
Kansas. 
Blaine, Pottawatamie Co., July 28.—Har¬ 
vest is over, but it ia far from a "bountiful 
harvest.” A few pieces of Winter wheat were 
fair: most of the Spring wheat was left in the 
field; rust and chinch bugs took it. Oats 
were good; acreage larger than usual. Very 
little rye or barley sown. It has been very diy 
and hot for four weeks, and corn has suffered 
in consequence. More corn was planted than 
last year ; but the prospects are that the yield 
will be considerably less. Potatoes were 
planted extensively, but they have been badly 
damaged by drought and beetles. Early Bow¬ 
ings of flax are good; some that was sown late 
will not amouut to much. Sorghum, of which 
there is considerable in this locality, is looking 
well. Of fruits, in the older orchards there is 
a good crop of applep, especially of the Ben 
Davis variety. Peaches are scarce, although 
most large trees have a few. G: apes a medium 
crop; plums (wild) an abundant crop. Straw¬ 
berries and raspberries were good. Of the 
former we Leed better varieties than we have. 
Blackberries are all burued and dried up on 
the bashes. Light showers oa the 23d and 24th, 
the first in four weeks, help the looks of vege¬ 
tation somewhat; we need more. n. p. m. 
Leavenwobth, Leavenworth Co., July 30.— 
The White Elephant sent me weighed 8% 
ounces. I cut it into nine eyes and planted 
them 12 inches apart in a light sandy loam. 
At the same time I also planted a patch of 
Early Rose. The White Elephant was the first 
to make its appearance, followed six days af¬ 
terwards by the Early Rose. The W. E. was 
much the stronger and it blossomed nine days 
earlier than the E. R. After the second hoe¬ 
ing 1 was unable to give the plants any per¬ 
sonal attention, and the potato bugs com¬ 
pletely cleaned out the patch of E. R., and not 
till then did they commence upon the W. E. 
The weather lor the past month has been very 
hot and dry, still I dag my crop yesterday, 
with the following result: 44 tubers, weighing 
5Sj‘ ounceB. With regard to the other seeds, 
the oats and sorghum I gave to a friend who is 
farming in Northern Kansas, hut have not 
heard from him since. The other seeds I have 
not planted yet, not having the time to devote 
to them. I shall, however, ti y both next sea¬ 
son, when I hope to have more time to give 
them F. E. c. 
Missouri, 
Bucklin, Linn Co., July 26 —I was sur¬ 
prised to read the comments in the Rural of 
July 16, that the Branching Sorghum seed 
failed to germinate. I believe every seed sent 
me grew and the stalks are now from four to 
five feet high. The White Elephant Potato 
is looking well. If it proves to be as good 
for a late potato as the Hebron is for early, 
we shall be more than pleased. And now I 
want to say a word in favor of the Red 
Jacket Strawberry. I received a dozen plants 
as a present in connection with au order for 
other plants, and they outstripped any other 
variety I ever tried. The few berries that I 
allowed to grow were large and delicious. 
Harvest is about over: oats good; hay very 
heavy; corn looking splendid. f. m. b. 
New Jersey, 
New Gekmantown, Hunterdon Co., July 28. 
—Toe White El.-phant has done well. I 
planted every eye separately and thus got 11 
hills. To-day from one small seed potato so 
treated, I dug 48 pounds, one tuber weighing 
17 ounces. All tubers tried were first-rate for 
table use. 8- a. f. 
Nebraska. 
Plum Valles’, Kuox Co., July 30.—We 
have had a fine growing season with plenty o* 
rain. The Spring was too wet and late for 
getting in wheat in good time, which makes it 
a poor crop,—acreage about the 6amo as last 
year. Corn is looking well i ut late. Barley 
is short but well filled. Oats are good though 
not many were sown. Wheat is harvested; 
mine will thrash 10 bushels to the acre. j. p. 
Xew York. 
Canajohakib. Montgomery Co., Aug- 1-— 
Farmers are nearly all through hayiDg ; the 
crop is somewhat better than last year. Pota¬ 
toes are a light mop, owiog to the drought and 
beetles. Corn late, although it is growing rap¬ 
idly now. The Rural seeds are all doing well 
except one package marked carnations; they 
proved to be rather poor pinks, and I have one 
common Sweet William. r, h. 
Grafton, Rensselaer Co., Aug. 11.—The 
Rural seeds were carefully planted. The car¬ 
nations aud picotees are now blooming, and 
a fine variety of splendid flowers they are, too. 
The Washington Oats have a Bplendid growth 
of strong straw, standing about six feet high, 
with very large stools. But above and beyond 
all the rest are the White Elephants, of which 
I have succeeded in getting 23 excellent 
hills. d. l. p. 
Ohio. 
Kingston. Ross Co., July 26 —Wheat about 
half thrashed in this county; so far the yield 
has been from six to 14 bushels per acre; the 
average yield in the eouuty will be 10 bushels 
per acre against 18^ last year. The present 
indications are that the corn crop will be short, 
at least one-fourth less than last year’s, both 
in yield and acreage, in consequence of dry 
weather and late planting. From July 1st to 
10 th, the most extreme heat ever known in 
this county was experienced, the thermometer 
indicating upon two occasions 107 °, and once, 
102o, in the shade. Several times it was 104° 
and 100. o. p G. 
Wayne Co, July 30,—Wheat harvest is 
over and people are thrashing; the yield will 
average about one-half of what was antici¬ 
pated before harvest. I have a nice piece of 
Mold’s Oats from the produce of the seed sent 
last Winter a year ago. The Washington Oats 
look nice now. The White Elephant from ap¬ 
pearances gives promise of an abundant yield. 
I have been petting the R.-B. Sorghum, but do 
not think it will succeed here for feed as well 
as corn. a. l. o. 
Pennsylvania. 
Darlington, Beaver Co., Aug, 1.—Wheat 
at harvesting seemed a fair crop; the straw 
was heavy and had lodged a good deal. Some, 
however, have thrashed, and the yield is not 
turning out well. Oats are a fair crop; hsy 
was never better. Corn is not very good ow¬ 
ing to bad seed and wet weather. The Rural 
seeds are doing well. Apples not half a crop; 
no blackberries. a m'c. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Barley Growing, 
J. W. 8., Ash Grote, Mo., asks, 1, what is 
the best time to sow barley and how much 
seed shonld be sown to the acre; 2, how soon 
after harvest may it be stacked in good 
weather; 3, is the fly as destructive to it as to 
wheat; 4, is it not a more profitable crop than 
wheat. 
Ans. —1. Barley should be sown earlier than 
wheat and it is the rale to sow it in the latter 
part of August if possible. 2. It requires 
more seed than wheat, and two bushels to the 
acre are generally sown. 8. The price of bar¬ 
ley depends so much on its bright color that 
farmers are anxious to get it secured as soon 
as possible and it is usually put in barn or 
stack within a week of cutting. If it is even¬ 
ly ripened and the weather good for curing, it 
can be hauled in the fourth or fifth day from 
cutting. 4. We think the fly works on the 
barley as much as on wheat; but as barley is 
always sown on the hest land, the crop is sel¬ 
dom destroyed from this cause, as it has vital¬ 
ity enough to resist it. 5. We doubt, all 
things considered, if the crop is more profit¬ 
able than wheat, for the following reasons; 
1st- It takes the best land to grow barley, 
either bottom or a warm, black upland— pre¬ 
cisely such land as suits Indian com is good 
for barley—and a strong clay, which will grow 
excellent wheat, will not grow a profitable 
barley crop. Sad, The risk of the crop is 
much greater than that of wheat. A day or 
two of rainy weather, which will not damage a 
wheat crop at all, will stain the barley and re- 
dnee its market value largely. 3d, It is very 
uncertain what one will get for it as it is sub¬ 
ject to great fluctuations in pnee, and, unless 
one is able to hold the crop over a year, he 
must often sell at a price that will give no 
profit. We believe that the same quality of 
land it takes to grow barley will, in the long 
run, pay better in wheat. Lastly, we would 
much rather grow a crop that helps to feed 
the world lhau one which is made into beer 
to demoralize our boys and be guzzled by tnen 
whose families need every dollar so spent. 
Budding Peach Trees. 
T. T. K., Outlet, Lucerne Co., Pa., wishes to 
know, 1, when to cut peach buds for budding 
2, the best time to bud ; 3, how to treat the 
trees after they are budded. 
Ans.—1. Feaetf tree buds should not be cut 
more than a half day or so before they are 
used. 3. Budding is done in August aud Sep¬ 
tember, thouch it may be prolonged in some 
sections even into October. As a general rule, 
budding may begin as soon as as the buds are 
large enough to cut from the twig, and be con¬ 
tinued as loug as the sap flows freely. From the 
middle of August to the middle of September 
we should think a good time for this work. 
8 . The buds should be examined In about two 
weeks after they are set, aud those that have 
taken, will have a lively green appearance. If 
the ties are cutting the buds, they should be 
loosened or cut. In another week or two if 
the bud appears to be flourishing, remove the 
band, but if this is not the case, let it lemain 
until 8pring when the sap begins to flow. All 
bands should be then cut. In the Spring cut 
away the natural 6tocks just above the bud. 
This must not be done too early on account of 
frost, nor too late since much sap will be 
drawu from the roots by the limbs, and al-o 
numerous Buckets will be thrown up from (he 
stem. In two or three weeks after topping, or 
sooner if the growth has been rapid, all natu- I 
ral buds below the cion must be rubbed off, and -■ 
repeat the process a week or two later. Keep 
the ground about the stocks free from weeds, 
loose and friable. 
Scaly Lego In Poultry. 
L. JD., Belmont, A ova 8‘iotia, asks for the 
cause of, and a remedy for, scaly legs in poul¬ 
try. 
Ans. —Dr. Moxen and Mr. Tegetmeier, after 
carefully examining the scurfy or scaly matter 
on the legs of fowls, under a microscope, as¬ 
certained that it ia due to the presence of a 
minute acarus, or mite, allied to the itch in¬ 
sect on the human sut ject. As a remedy they 
advise to soak the legs in warm water so as to 
remove the scurf without injury, and then to 
apply sulphur ointment, to be had at the near¬ 
est druggist’s. We have cured it, however, by 
washing the legs as above described and rub- 
biDg kerosene freely upon them while they are 
held upwards, so that it cau penetrate under 
the scales. They should have wholesome diet, 
including animal food at least once a day. 
Another remedy is to wash the legs with a 
weak solution of Bugar of lead in the morning 
and anoint them with clean lard mixed with 
ointment of creosote instbefore going to roost. 
The affected birds should be separated from 
the rest of the flock so soon as the first symp¬ 
tom of the malady appears, as it is extremely 
"catching.” The ailing fowls should not be 
exposed to rains or even permitted to roam on 
wet grass, but be kept quiet until the disease 
disappears, which it will do in from eight to 
ten days, if properly treated. 
Miscellaneous, 
2. M. B., Bucklin, Mo., asks, L, whether 
there is any truth in the statement of the agent 
of an Ohio nursery firm, who says that Russian 
apples budded oa Rassian stocks are borer- 
proof ; 2, what are the merits of the Weaver 
Plum; 8, is it true that the Lady Grape has 
only one seed. 
Ans.— 1. No truth in the statement, we be¬ 
lieve. 2. Ellwanger & Barry say (and there 
are few better authorities) that it is simply one 
of our ordinary wild plums of fine size, good 
flavor and productive. The tree is hardy. 
Where good, cultivated plums can be raised, 
the Weaver may not Lave mueh value. 3. We 
have never noticed it or beiore heard that the 
Lady Grape has only one seed. 
J). K. Litchfield, Mich., sends samples of 
earth for name, and to learn whether their 
presence in the soil indicates any undetected 
source of wealth. 
Ans. —The samples marked No. 1 and No. 2, 
are principally carbonate of lime. Nos. 0 and 
4 are pieces of granite. No. 3 is argillaceous 
matter. None of the samples is of any value, 
nor does their presence in the soil indicate 
anything especial. 
L.E. V. Both well. Out., Canada, asks, 1, where 
cau the Saumaker Wheat be obt-ined; 2, a 
description of it. He has tried the Lancaster 
Red there, but it failed on account of the 
straw being too soft and it lacked hardiness, 
especially where the ground was wet. 
Ans.— We know not whether it is offered for 
sale. A description will appear in the Wheat 
Number. 
J. P., Plum Valley, Neb., asks, 1, the best 
time to set Black-cap raspberries; 2, when 
shonld strawberries be set and how far apart. 
Ans.— The Fall (October) is as good a time 
as any. 2, In August and September, or in 
the Spring, as you prefer. One foot apart in 
the rows—the rows two feet apart for gar¬ 
den cultivation. 
E. K„ Thoroughfare, Va., ssys they are 
having a frightful drought in that section ; the 
potato beetles are doing a world of mischief 
and he asks how to destroy them. 
Ans.— Use Lodon-purple or Paris-green, 
mixed with water in proportion of a table- 
sooontul of poisoD to a pail of water. 
J. I. D., Elgin . III., asks, where can ever¬ 
green seeds of different sorts be obtained. 
Ans.— Of Thomas Meehan, Germantown, 
Pa.; Robert Douglas. Waukegan, Ill,; Thor- 
burn & Co., 17 John St., N. Y. City. 
L W., AUison, III., asks where can Lost 
Nation Wheat be purchased. 
Ans.— We procured our seed of Dr. T. H. 
Hoskins, Newport, Vt. He can supply it or 
give information where it can be obtained. 
G. B. ft . Mountain Home, Idaho, sends a 
wild flower tor name. 
Ans. —A leaf, bud and flower would be re¬ 
quired. We do not recognize it by the dried 
flower alone. 
Communications agosrvsD fob thr week end¬ 
ing SatubdayfAug. 6. 
B. W. - W. F. K. - H. P. M., thanks—J. M.— 
A. K.—Chas. Carson, many thanks — J. p. p._ 
H. D. F.—B. 3.—L. B. A.—E. W. — A. W. j.— 
N. J. S.—W. F. R., thanks tor Bermuda heads. 
We shall plant them under glass —C. E. P.—A. C.— 
D. 8. M.-A. K. L. D. -F. E C —U. S.-3. p. ? Jr.— 
N. K., thunks — " Carnation,’’ violet received, 
thanks-S. K n —K. \V. F., thanks, wood received 
-S. II. - J. P. — O. P. G. — T. F. H.-C. A. MeC.— 
M D.—W. F. B-—0. A. G.—T. H 11 -J. W L.- 
8 . M.—L. W.—F. M. B.—J. A. R.—G. N. IV., Wash¬ 
ington County, Neb., thanks. Will endeavor to 
attend—F. M. B.-J. N. M.—J, P.—P. B. M. 
