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JAN 28 
THE RURAL MIW-YOBSCER, 
and whether he ought to graft near the base 
of the large limbs or aw ay from the tree; 2, 
intending to set out some 400 apple, plum and 
cherry trees next Spring on virgin soil from 
three to twenty feet deep, plowed last Spring 
and again in the Fall, and capable of produc¬ 
ing 40 bushels of wheat or 00 of oats to the 
acre without manuring, but with irrigation, 
he asks whether it will need subsoil plowing; 
3, which would Ire the more advisable—mulch¬ 
ing or irrigating the trees; 4, how can he cul¬ 
tivate his garden where there are Black¬ 
cap raspberries, blackberries and low-topped 
apple trees. The horse or whiffletree is con¬ 
stantly breaking down the trees or the Black¬ 
caps. 
ANSWER BY CHARLES DOWNING. 
I. Grafts put upon Transcen lent stock will 
make moderate-sized stock, but will not make 
as large and durable trees as if put upon har¬ 
dy, thrifty., heal thy trees. 11 the trees are not 
more than three or four years old, I would 
graft them at the hight you wish the head to 
form. 2. if your soil will raise 40 to 00 bush¬ 
els of wheat to the acre, it will not ueed man¬ 
ure, yet a little well rotted manure would be 
beneficial. It ueed not be subsoiled if the 
drainage is good; yet it would do it no harm 
if you merely' subsoil it without turning up the 
bottom, 3. Mulching is the best the first year 
after planting the trees. If the season should 
be very dry, an occasional watering on the 
mulch would be necessary. 4. If low-topped 
trees, blackberries, raspberries and currants 
are closely planted, plowing among them does 
more harm than good. If you wish to use a 
plow or cultivator the rows should be planted 
far enough apart to admit of the plow or cul¬ 
tivator. 1 prefer the latter. 
Miscellaneous. 
J. C. y Brantford, Canada, asks where can 
he get the Platyeodon described in the Rural 
of Dec. 17. He can’t find it in any of his cata¬ 
logues. 
Ans.— This is called Campanula grandi- 
flora by many, also Wahlenbergia. As it is 
offered by many you will have no trouble 
now under one or the other names. 
C. W. D., Eagle, 14 7s., asks where can he 
get the Genesee County King Potato. 
Ans.—W e find the Genessee County King 
is offered in Vick’s Catalogue lately noticed in 
this journal. No doubt other seedsmen nearer 
you have it for sale. 
I. N. L., St. James, Neb., sends a leaf of a 
weed for name. 
Ans.—W e'should need a flower as well as 
leaf and a piece of stem to determine. The 
specimen was quite in pieces when received. __ 
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A FEW MORE APPRECIATIVE WORDS 
OUT OF MANY. 
We think the Rural is better than ever. It 
would be hard to give a suggestion towards 
improvement during the year. The writings 
of J. B. Dawes, Henry Stewart, Professor W. 
J. Beal, Colonel F. D. Curtis, Professor I. P. 
Roberts, and many others who are known to 
be earnest, honest workers, and iu knowledge 
and experience far above the level of tne usual 
run of agricultural writers, give to the Rural 
a tone above that of other agricultural papers, 
and this is greatly enhanced by the labor of its 
artists and its general _get-up, and above all 
by the deep impressions we get of an earnest, 
experienced agriculturist at its head, os seen 
by the editorials and the notes from the Rural 
Farm, etc. W. L. Devereaux. 
Wayne Co., N. Y. 
No progressive farmer can afford' to do 
without it. D. L. Bellinger. 
Livingston Co., N. Y. 
I have noted with much satisfaction the 
steady improvement which the Rural New- 
Yorker has been making since it left the 
hands of its old publishers, and have often 
spoken of it to my friends. The improvement 
within the last two yeai s has been very 
marked. (Prof.) L. B. Arnold. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
The Rural is more eagerly read than all 
the other five papers we take. ‘.Ve keep it on 
file and oiteu search it over for advice about 
our farm and garden work. 
Broome Co., N. Y. Jasper Barnes. 
I have taken the Rural almost c -'ery year 
for twenty yean, Oud tor a change 1 have oc- 
Cf«uon--«ixy tried otuero; but have not found or 
seen any that surpasses the Rural. 
Mower Co., Minn. T. Jerabek. 
The “Annual Fair” edition of the Rural 
New-Yorker is simply immense, and fortu¬ 
nate indeed is the agriculturist into whose 
hands its interesting and instructive pages 
fall.—Chatham Courier, Chatham, N. Y. """ 
The Rural New-Yorker is one of the old¬ 
est and ablest agricultural papers in the land, 
and its plant and seed distribution is a gift 
entirely free from fraud or false pretense.— 
Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Mo. 
I cannot do without the Rural; it has 
been of such great value to me. Following its 
advice on one subject alone was worth many 
times the subscription price to me. 
Otsego Co., N. Y. Henry Wood. 
Let me congratulate you on the maimer in 
which you sustain the Rural. It grows bet¬ 
ter as it grows older. Its chief merit is that 
it is so eminently practical. 
Center Co., Pa. J. H. Woodward. 
I have already been offered for my White 
Elephant Potatoes from the seed you sent, 
more than the cost of the Rural New-York¬ 
er for two years. Marshall Darling. 
New Haven Co., Conn. 
The Rural is very highly prized in our 
family circle. The seed distribution is a grand 
scheme, which I shall make the most of. 
Benton Co., Oregon. G. N. Hobart. 
You are steadily improving the Rural; it 
is a valuable paper and deserves, and I hope 
has, a large and increasing circulation. 
(Prof,) G. E. Morrow. 
College of Agriculture, Champaign, Ill. 
Since 1842 I have been a subscriber at differ¬ 
ent times to the Genesee Farmer, American 
Agriculturist, Journal of Agriculture and 
Michigan Farmer, but 1 like the Rural New- 
Yorker, best of all. W. Anderson. 
Branch Co., Mich. 
I AM glad to report that several of the most 
intelligent agriculturists of the country have 
told me of late that they thought there was 
no better paper in the country of the kind 
than the Rural New-Yorker: I am glad 
to say that I am of the same opinion. 
(Prof.) A, J. Cook. 
Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich. 
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The Rural New-Yorker is thoroughly inde¬ 
pendent., It is trustworthy, unbiassed, fear¬ 
less and truthf ul. It is alive, comprehensive 
and indispensable. Aggressive upon all 
frauds, it is the true friend of the fanner, 
8fi8 pages for $2.00 
THE RURAL SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
We give below a brief summary of the 
Rural New-Yorker’s next seed distribution 
for the instruction of those who have not read 
the details as given in the Rural Supple¬ 
ment. This supplement will, however, be for¬ 
warded free to all who apply for it. All ap¬ 
plicants for the seeds must be subscribers and 
they must forward us in their applications 
two three-cent postage statnps as their share 
of the postal expenses, unless they subscribe 
for the Rural in connection with some other 
journal which offers the seed distribution in 
connection with both papers. We would add 
that the chief object which the Rural has in 
requiring subscribers to pay a part of the 
postage is, as far as possible, to provide 
against applications being made by those who 
have little or no interest in then' proper care 
and cultivation. Full instructions to those 
who desire to compete for the $2,000 worth of 
premiums offered will be given in due season. 
THE RURAL’S 
Next Seed Distribution. 
1st, The Rural Heavy Dent Corn. 
The heaviest weight of kernel and ear. One hundred 
and seventeen bushels of shelled corn per acre on 50 
aores. So certified to. 
2d, Rural Thoroughbred Flint Corn. 
Raised In the Rural family ror 26 consecutive years. 
Longest ears 16 Inches. 
3d, Wysor’s Cross-Bred Fultzo-Claw* 
son Wheat. 
The largest kernel of any wheat In cultivation—so 
claimed. Hardy, disease-resisting, prolific. 
4th, Surprise Wheat. 
Four kernels hi a breast,. Very prolific and hardy. 
At the rate of Ti bushels per acre has been raised on 
small plots. 
5th, Shumaker Wheat. 
Early, prolific and hardy. 
6th, Challenger Lima Beans. 
Seed selected through three generations. 
7th, Perfection Golden Heartwell 
Celery. 
Several Hearts to a stalk. 
8th, The Perfect Gem Squash, 
A in irvfc! of r.roductlveness. Fine-grained, sweet, 
dry—combining iu.> oxculkuuic* of noth the Sum¬ 
mer and Winter squash. 
9th, Rural Chater Hollyhock. 
A perfection flower. Three feet of brilliantly col¬ 
ored rosettes— white, lemon, butt, rose, red, crim¬ 
son, maroon and nearly black, 
$2,000 worth of Valuable Presents 
from leading Men oi the Country 
for the best yields from the Rural Dent and Thor¬ 
oughbred Corns and Wysor's Fultzo-Clawson Wheat. 
Address 
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j ___ who produce the best yields 
from our Free Seed Distribution of 1882. 
The Great farm and Rural Journal of America. 
Fifth Year of its present Management—32nd year 
of its age. 
For the North, South, East, West. 
IT KNOWS NO SECTIONAL PREJUDICES. 
The first journal to have established an Ex¬ 
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interests of its readers. 
The first to have made regular free seed and plant 
distributions uniong its subscribers * In this way it 
is conceded to hare introduced many of the most 
valuable farm and garden plants in cultivation. 
The Rural New-Yorker is acknowledged to have worked a new era in rural jour 
nalism, and to have accomplished incalculable good to the agricultural interests of 
our country. 
500 Original Illustrations Annually, try, Milk, Butter, Cheesej Diseases 
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Useful Trees and Shrubs are among the prominent subjects treated in its columns. 
THE BEST WRITERS IN THE WORLD. 
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The Rural New-Yorker has no other than the true interests of agriculture to sub¬ 
serve. It has neither seeds nor plants nor books nor anything whatever to sell. It 
is conducted purely in the interests of Agriculture and Horticulture and Stock-Keep¬ 
ing. Its tests of plants, seeds, manures, implements, are made regardless of individ¬ 
ual interests or those of advertising patrons. It holds the interests of land culture 
as above all others, and its aim is to benefit all who occupy themselves in the culture 
of land and its attendant industries, either for pleasure, profit or support. 
No matter where you live, you cannot afford to be without the Rural New-Yorker. 
It is the progressive, aggressive, alert, original, conscientious rural journal of the 
age. Thousands of testimonials to this effect. Our Everywhere Reports are 
invaluable to the Farmer and Horticulturist. They have proven of great value to 
them in determining the best time to liny or Sell. Our market reports are correct¬ 
ed by a special reporter up to the time of going to press. Our agricultural and 
general news embraces everything of interest to intelligent readers. Correspondents 
everywhere. Try it —Try it — Try it —for one yearl It will cost you but $2.00. It 
may save you hundreds. Try it as a measure of Economy. 
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 
its readers seeds of varieties which, from our own tests, have proven of unusual worth 
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 in the columns of any Agricultural Journal. Here is a partial list for 1881. 
Dr. J. B. Lawes..Rothamsted, England. 
Charles Shinn... CaL 
Prof. J. P. Sheldon, Hants. & Wilts. Agl. Col., *• 
William Robinson, F. R.8., Editor ana Found¬ 
er or the London Garden. " 
Prof. >S. W. Johnson, Sheffield Scientific 
School, Yale College... Conn. 
Gen. W. H. Noble.",. 
Prof. F. H S to ror, Bussey Institute. Maas. 
Levi Sioekbrldge, Pres. Agr'l Col. “ 
Hon. Marshall P. W’llder, Boston... “ 
W. C. L. Drew. 
J. B. Armstrong. 4 
Luther Burbank. 44 
Prof. J. L. Build. ,. . ... Iowa, 
Prof. O, C. Caldwell, CorneU University.N. Y. 
Prof. I. P. Roberts, Farm Manager 44 44 
Prof. L B. Arnold. 44 
W. C. Barry. •• 
Charles Downing., 44 
William Falconer, Cambridge University. “ 
Richard Goodman, Pres. J. C. C. “ 
Richard Goodman, Jr. “ 
Samuel B. Parsons. " 
Samuel Parsons. Jr. 44 
A. B. AUen.. 44 
Prof. W. J. Deal, Agricultural College. Mich. 
PreBt. T. T. l-yon, Pom. Society. " 
Prof. E. W. Stewart. 44 
Col. F. D. Curi Is. M 
Sec'y C. A. Garfield. 41 
Peter B. Mead. T » 
8 . B. Peck.. 
L. S. Hardin. “ 
C. E. Thorne, Farm Manager State Ag’l Col... Ohio. 
Dr. John Warder,.—... " 
Jonathan Talcott. 44 
Lorenzo Rouse., •• 
W. I. Ohamherlaln. .. *• 
Nelson Ritter. •• 
Waldo K. Browti. 44 
L. A. Roberts.". '• 
B. F. Johnson,..Illinois. 
D. S. Marvin. •* 
Prof. O. E. Morrow, State Ag'l Col. 41 
Prof. Cyrus Thomas. . 44 
Prof. G, W. French. 
O. D. Hopkins, Vet. Surgeon, N. Y. City. 41 
D. E. Salmon, D. V. M... N. C. 
Prof. E. M. Shelton, Agricultural College. Kan. 
Prof. Klbrldge Gale 44 " . ** 
Prof. Thomas Meehan, Author of Native 
Flowers and Ferns. Fa. 
Mrs. Mary Wager Fisher. 41 
W. O. Waring, Sr. 44 
Mrs. Annie L Jack. Can. 
J. F. Forfar. 
Richard O l ..mi. •• 
Prof. D. SI. TiMoy. Mo. 
Adellue E. Story. « 
H. W. Ravenel. T ,., T g q 
Henry Stewart, M. 1)... N. J. 
E. Williams. 
Hugh L. Wysor . . Va. 
Prof W. C. Bellamy. ai* 
Col. M. C. Weld. •• 
M. B. Hlllvard. ' •• 
James 'Caplin. “ 
Ex-Gov. Robert W. Furnas. Neb. 
Prof. A. E. Blount, Farm Manager Agr'l Coi.. CoL 
T. H. Hoskins. M. D. . vt 
S. Rufus Mason. •• 
Prof. C. C. Oeorgcaon, Agr'l College. Texas. 
Prof. F, A. Gulley, Farm Manager Agr'i CoL,. Miss. 
And not less tlmn bOG others among our subscribers. 
is that no Progressive farmer, dairyman,, stockman, pomologist, florist or gardener 
can afford to do without it. , 
The Rural New r -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, and 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 general 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" 
price. It is alike to all. 
Address RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
04 Park Row,, New York. 
