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and warm. Much may also be gained by a 
judicious choice of varieties. The Early Har* 
vest, Early Strawberry, Summer Queen, 
Spiced Sweeting, Fall Wine, Fameuse, Here¬ 
fordshire Pearmaiu, and others, like them, 
subject to this malady, should be avoided, and 
their places be supplied by those which, like 
Maiden’s Blush, Red Astruchan, Duchess of 
Oldenburg and U olden Russet, are, to a gi'eat- 
er or less exteut, proof against its attacks. It 
also seems highly probable that maintaining 
the orchard in a vigorous condition, by high 
cultivation, would be more or loss effective as 
a repellant. 
WORMS IN A PIG. 
J. G., Wayne, Pa., bought two pigs in 
October, 1880, put them in a clean, warm 
pen, fed them on boiled potatoes, apples 
and slop from the house, turned them into 
the orchard in Spring and fed them there on 
corn meal and slop until August and then on 
apples till November, when they were again 
put in a pen and fed on scalded meal thinned 
with milk until December 5, 1881, when one of 
them was killed and only weighed 120 pounds. 
The brute always appeared lively and healthy, 
ate heartily, but wouldn’t lay on fat. After 
his death worms from two to four inches 
long were found in his intestines. The night 
before he was killed he was fed at 10 o’clock, 
but no food was found in his intestines after 
death except a thin, watery matter. Two 
other hogs fed with him are fat and healthy, 
and our friend asks what was the matter 
with that lean pig. 
Ans.— The pig alluded to had worms which 
are quite common in pigs and of which there 
are a number of kinds. In the case of this 
pig they seem to have multiplied to such an 
extent as to have robbed the pig of the nutri¬ 
ment which its food would otherwise have 
afforded to it. The presence of these worms 
in the intestines does not make the flesh of 
the animal unhealthful. All pigs have more 
or less parasites in their stomachs and bowels. 
When found in the flesh it is apparent that 
the meat would not be suitable for food. 
This pig had undoubtedly ea ten some animal 
food which contained the germs of these worms 
or the faeces of some other animal which con¬ 
tained them. They might have been removed 
from the stomach and bowels by administer¬ 
ing doses of spirits of turpeutine mixed with 
castor oil. The amount of turpentine should 
be from a tablespoonful to a gill, according to 
the size of the pig, and a corresponding 
amouut of oil. The turpentine will kill the 
worms and the oil will help to rid the bowels 
of the contents, and at the same time have a 
lubricating or soothing effect. Before admin¬ 
istering the dose, the stomach and bowels 
should be emptied by keeping food away 
from the animal for the space of 24 hours. It 
is not a common thing for worms to increase 
to such an extent as to cause emaciation in a 
pig. It is an excellent preventive to their 
increase, and at the same time healthful to the 
stomach to give pigs sulphur frequently, and 
also charcoal. 
SWEDISH OR ALSIKE CLOVER. 
G. J .. Dailsville, Mil., says that a man hail¬ 
ing from Clyde, N. Y., is selling what he calls 
Swedish Clover thereabouts, claiming for it 
great advantages over other clovers, and he 
says it has been spoken highly of by the 
Rural New-Yorker, and our friend inquires 
whether the seed is worth $1.50 per acre—the 
price at which it is offered. 
Ans. —Alsike Clover is no doubt referred to 
—or, botanieally Trifolium hybridum, though 
probably it is not a hybrid. The stalks grow 
sometimes four to six feet in length, falling 
down and often decaying towards the base of 
the stem. It is valuable for pastures and 
makes good hay. It is also valuable for bees. 
It is sold by seedsmen for from 80 to 85 cents 
per pound. Ten pounds or less will suffice for 
an acre. Unless the agent is well known it 
would be safer to purchase from trustworthy 
seedsmen. 
GRADE POLLED CATTLE. 
B. W. G., Morrill, Kan., asks whether the 
offspring of a Polled Angus bull and a “na¬ 
tive ” cow would be hornless. 
Ans. —Numerous cases are recorded, several 
of them in the liu kal, where the progeny of 
the first cross of Angus Polled bulls on Short* 
horn cows have been hornless. Here both 
parents were pure-bred, and the prepotency of 
the Angus bulls must therefore have been 
great to impress their special characteristic on 
the “get” of the Short-horn cows. “ Natives’’ 
are animals of mixed blood, without any fixed 
characteristics, and therefore they have no 
claim to good breeding,and as it is a rule that the 
worse bred the female is, the greater the in¬ 
fluence of a well bred male Upon the offspring, 
the Polled Angus bull should transmit his 
special characteristics to the progeny of the ill- 
bred “ native” in a much more marked man¬ 
ner than to the offspring of the pure-bred 
Short-horn. It is very likely, therefore, that 
the “ get ” by such a cross would be hornless; 
but it is not certain by any moans in all eases. 
Miscellaneous. 
J. B. D., Johnson's Creek, N. Y., asks 
whether fatting sheep ought to have salt, and 
why. 
Ans. —Experience has demonstrated that 
salt tends to preserve the health and increase 
the thrift of sheep. Nature prompts sheep to 
seek and eat this substance, which would not 
be the case were it not necessary for their 
well-being. The Vermont breeders, who have 
had great success with sheep, are iu the habit 
of keeping salt constantly m boxes placed in 
the sheep-houses m Winter, and under cover 
in the fields in Summer. Other successful 
sheep owners salt their sheep regularly once a 
week or oftener. 
D. B. S., St. Cloud, Mhm. , asks us to send 
him by express a quarter of a bushel or so of 
Blount’s Prolific and Chester County Mam¬ 
moth Corn, also some good oat and wheat 
seed suitable for that State; for all of which 
he will forward payment. 
Ans.— We can do no better than to refer 
our friend to Western seed merchants. The 
Rural merely introduces new kinds. After¬ 
wards we have no interest in them, and sub¬ 
scribers who have failed to secure crops from 
our trial packages must look to seedsmen. 
We sell absolutely nothing except the Rural 
New-Yorker. 
B. S., Sherman, Texas, asks whether we 
can supply him with a bushel of the Rural 
Dent Corn; in case we can’t let him have it, 
would we recommend the Blount White Pro¬ 
lific.. 
Ans. —The Rural does not sell any of its 
seeds or plants under any considerations what¬ 
ever. Much less should we be willing to sell 
seeds of the Rural Heavy Dent, in view of 
the large amount of presents offered for the 
best yields. We should advise you to try a 
small quantity of Blount's Be sure that you 
procure the true variety. 
G. K., Litchfield, Mich., sends us an ad¬ 
vertisement of the Oliver shot gun and rifle, 
clipped from some paper, and asks whether 
it is worth the $7,50 asked for it. 
Ans. —We wouldn’t pay that price for it, 
so long as there are genuine shot guns and 
rifles to be had at very reasonable figures. 
This is an over-grown pistol; and over-grown 
things are of little use while in that hobble-de- 
hoy condition, and it is hardly likely this 
weapon will ever grow out of it. 
J. 11., MechunicsvUle, N. Y., asks which is 
the more productive—the Burbank’s Seedling 
or the St. Patrick Potato. 
Ans. —We have never tested the St. Patrick; 
so that we cannot speak of their comparative 
merits from personal experience. During the 
past year, however, both have been contrasted 
upwards of half a dozen times in the Rural 
by those who had tried them, and the general 
verdict seems to be that while both are good 
croppers, the St. Patrick yields somewhat 
better than the Burbank, and is decidedly of 
bettor quality. 
G. N. W., Bell Creek, Neb., mentions the 
names of several riding saw manufacturers in 
Chicago, Cincinnati and this city, and asks 
whether we can recommend any of them as 
reliable. 
Ans. —W. W. Bostwick & Co.,—The Farm¬ 
ers’ M’f’g Co.—Cincinnati, are reliable makers 
of these saws. There are some untrustworthy 
manufacturers in this line. 
J. G., Fremont, Minn., asks whether black 
walnuts will grow from cuttings. 
Ans. —They may be propagated by layers, 
bat not by cuttings. We shall endeavor to 
answer your other question in due time. 
F. V. S., Ithaca, N. Y., asks whether 
“Mark Twain” writes regularly for any 
paper. 
Ans.—N o. 
CHEAP WIRE FENCE.—INFORMATION WANTED. 
A couple of months ago our esteemed con¬ 
tributor, Mr, B. F. Johnson, published in the 
Rural an article iu which he described a wire 
fence with gas pipe posts, sold for 50 cents per 
rod. Since then we have had between 50 and 
100 inquiries as to where this fence could be 
procured ; but although we have written to 
Mr. Johnson and to several others, we have 
utterly failed to obtain the desired informa¬ 
tion. Can any of our readers furnish it ? 
COMJHJNICATIOSS ItKeElVKD KOH THK WEEK ENDING 
Saturday, Jtm. lifts. 
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B.-J. J. P.—B. P.-J. F. J.. thanks for wheat. Kind¬ 
ly toll us as to what you know of Its origin and yield. 
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No matter where you live, you cannot afford to be without the Rural New-Yorker. 
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The objects of the Experiment Farm of the Rural New-Yorker are to test all kinds 
of new seeds and to present the results to our readers; to produce new varieties.of 
grain by cross-breeding; to test new farm implements and methods of culture, with 
a view to producing the greatest yields at the smallest cost; to disseminate among 
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without cost to them, and thus advance the agricultural interests of the whole country. 
The Rural New-Yorker has no personal interests to subserve. 
The most vigorous and able combination of Practical Writers ever collected to¬ 
gether m the columns of any Agricultural Journal. Here is a partial list for 1881. 
Dr. J. B. LAWW.RothaniHteU, England. 
Prof. . 1 . o Sheldon, Hants. A Wilts. Agl. COL, •* 
William Robinson. F. R.S., Editor and Found¬ 
er of oho Umdon Garden. . 
Prof. S. W. Johnson, Sheflleld Selentlflc 
School. Yale College. . Conn. 
Gen, W. II. N<U>le. *' 
Prof F. H. St.orer, Bussey Institute. JIass. 
Levi Stuekbridae, Pros. Agr’l Col. “ 
Hon. Marshall P Wilder, Boston. 
William Faleoner. Cambridge University. 
Richard Goodman, Pres. J. C. C.. 
Richard Goodman, Jr. 
Prof. W. J. Beal. Agricultural College. JUeh. 
Prest. T, T. Lyon. Pom. Society. " 
Sec’y C. A. GnrftrUI. , 
S. B.Peek.• 
C. E. Thorne, Farm Manager State Ag’l Col... Ohio. 
Dr. John A. Warder.. 
W. I. Chamberlain. 
Waldo 1;’. Brown ,. .. “ 
B. F. Johnson.Illinois. 
Pror. U. K. Morrow, State Ag'l Col. “ 
Prof. Cyrus Thomas. “ 
Prof. G. W. French. 
Prof. E. M. Shelton, Agricultural College. Kan. 
Prof. Kl bridge Gale “ “ . 
Prof. Thomas Meehan, Author of Native 
Flowers and Ferns. Pa. 
31rs. Alary Wager-Fisher. ‘ 
W. O. Waring. Sr.. 
Henry Stewart, 31. D. N. J. 
E. Williams. * 
Col. M. 0. Weld. 
James Tawlln. “ 
Ex-Gov. Robert W. Furnas. Neb. 
S. Rufus Mason. . " 
Prof. C. C. Ueorgeson, Agr'l College. Texas. 
Charles Shinn. CaL 
W. C. L. Drew. 
J. B. Armstrong. * 4 
Luther Burbank. 
Prof. J. L. Budd.. Iowa, 
Prof. G. C. Caldwell, Cornell University.N. Y. 
Prof-1. P. Roberts, Farm Alanager “ . " 
Prof. L, B. Arnold. “ 
W.C. Barry. “ 
Charles Downing... “ 
Samuel B. Parsons. " 
Samuel Parsons, Jr... “ 
A. B. Allen. “ 
Prof. E. W. Stewart. “ 
Col. F. D. Curtis. “ 
Peter B. Mead. 
L. S. Hardin. 
Jonathan Taleott. “ 
Lorenzo Rouse. “ 
Nelson Ritter. “ 
L. A. Roberts. “ 
D. S. Marv In....... “ 
G. D. Hopkins, Vet. Surgeon, N. Y. City. “ 
D. E. Salmon. D. V. 31. N. C. 
M. B. Prince . “ 
Mrs. AnnieL. Jack..... Can. 
J. F Forfar —. '* 
Richard Gibson. 
Prof. D. 31. Tracy.. Mo. 
Adeline E. Story... “ 
H. W. Ravenel... 8. a 
Hugh L. Wysor. Va. 
Prof. W. C. Bellamy... Ala. 
31. RHUiyard. “ 
Prof. A. K. Blount, Farm Manager Agr’l CoL, CoL 
T. H. Hoskins. H D. Vt. 
Prof. F, A. Gullev. Farm Slanager Agr’l Col... SILss. 
And not less than others among our subscribers. 
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can afford to do without it.^jggfl 
The Rural New-Yorker earnestly labors to instruct the stockman and breeder; to 
introduce new fruits of improved quality; to make known the beneficent influences 
of the garden and of trees and shrubs about the home ; to increase the comforts, 
refinement, health, and the general welfare of all who own and cultivate land. It 
tests all new vegetables, aud makes known their value. It tells how to raise them in 
the greatest perfection. Shrubs and trees, flowers, plants of every description, the 
methods of cultivation to suit the varied and ever-changing conditions which arise, 
constitute prominent departments. 
The insect enemies which infest our field crops, which seem to be rapidly in¬ 
creasing, and entomology in geucral are treated in our columns by the ablest spe¬ 
cialists in the country. To aid in 
The Progress and Development of American Horticulture 
and Agriculture 
is always our earnest endeavor. Such efforts as these have brought the Rural New- 
Yorker ’to the position it now occupies. The Price of the Rural New-Yorker 
is $‘2.00 a Year, payable invariably in advance. We have no club or secon' 
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