FEB. 41 
H. D. W., Chautauqua Co., N. Y., asks 
1 , which is the better—shallow or deep culture 
for corn; 2, will it pay several neighboring 
farmers to raise Amber sugar cane for making 
sirup, an<l what utensils would be necessary i 
and the probable cost? 
Ans.— 1, Shallow, in our experience; 2, To 
answer that question fairly would require 
more space than we have at our command. 
Many articles on the subject have appeared, 
in our columns. According to our reports it 
seems to have proved profitable to some. The 
industry is quite in its infancy as yet. We 
shall have more to say on the matter within 
a few weeks. 
J. C. Yaneeyville, N. C., asks which is the 
best bee hive. 
Ans. —The best bee-hive is the Langstroth. 
We prefer a frame inches square outside 
measure. The exact form of the frame, how¬ 
ever, is not essential. Professor Cook’s hives 
are two feet long, one foot wide, and one foot 
high inside measure. They are one and one- 
half story, with separate cover, and separate 
bottom board. You can get a sample of A. 
I. Root, Medina, Ohio, certainly. We pre¬ 
sume you could get one more cheaply of Dr. 
I. H. P. Brown, of Augusta, Ga. 
G. N., Sutton, Neb., asks what we would 
charge for the Rural Heavy Dent Corn in 
quantity. 
Ans. —Ten million dollars a pint ! As we 
have frequently stated before, we sell ab¬ 
solutely nothing except the Rural, but at 
the above figure we might be induced to 
break through our rule to the extent ot a pint 
or two—but we frankly say we don’t want 
more than half a dozen applicants at that 
figure, at most. 
C. E., Smclairs-ville, N. Y., asks, 1, about 
what is the usual product from an acre of 
beans; 2, what is considered the best variety; 
3, will it pay to use from 100 to 200 pounds of 
superphosphate per acre on the five acres he 
intends to plant next season. 
Ans.— 1. From 75 to 100 bushels. 2. The 
Navy bean will yield the best, but the Mar- 
3. A test 
rowfats will bring the best price, 
will be most satisfactory. Beans need potash 
as well as phosphoric acid. 
A. F. S., Coventry, R. I., asks for the names 
of the best works on the treatment of cattle 
and the prices. 
Ans—L aw’s Farmer’s Veterinary A Iviser, 
price $3, is as good as any, and gives the 
treatment of all ailing farm stock: to be had 
through any book store. Clatter’s Cattle Doc¬ 
tor, price $6, to be had of Charles Scribner's 
Sons, 754 Broadway, New York, is the most 
complete work on the diseases of cattle. 
D. W. B., Tarkio, Mo., asks, 1, how much 
onion seed is required to sow an acre; 2, the 
best variety of onion to cultivate for profit, 
and the cost per pound. 
Ans. —1. About 12 pounds; 2. The same kind 
of onion will not do the best in all portions of 
the country. We would recommend Danver’s 
Yellow or White Globe. The former costs 
fig. 49. 
postsand rails of a heavier description maybe 
used. The panels are made about 10 feet long 
and the posts five feet long. To set this fence, 
a sharp-pointed bar and a maul are required. 
The hurdle is set in the ground on the line of 
fence. Holes are made with the bar where 
the posts are to come, and these are driven 
down a few inches into the earth. Stakes are 
then driven in a sloping direction here and 
there to support the fence, and are fastened 
by pieces of soft iron wire. 
Miscellaneous. 
G. H. A., New Haven, Conn., got some 
Lilies about the middle of December, and put 
them separately in pots of nearly dry earth in 
the cellar. Since then there has been a thaw 
and our friend asks, 1, whether it was wise to 
put the Lilies in the cellar,or should th ly have 
been put out, late as it was; 2, how can car 
bolic acid be made to “ mix ” wRh water to 
be used for killing insects. 
Ans. —1, Under the circumstances you did 
quite right with your Lilies. They might have 
been put in the ground at the first thaw, but 
you can now keep them in a cool cellar till 
Spring. Water them sparingly. 2, Add a lit 
tie ammonia or spirits of hartshorn to the 
carbolic acid and water, shake the bottle thor¬ 
oughly, and the mixture will comhiuo and be 
very much improved. It is well to shake the 
bottle whenever used, if the mixture has been 
standing several days. 
M. G., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, asks how to 
destroy the insects and larvae of all sorts in a 
few rods of ground at a reasonable expense— 
would bisulphide of carbon do it i 
Ans.—B y making small holes in the ground 
to the depth of four or five inches, and not 
more than one foot apart, turning in a tea¬ 
spoonful of bisulphide of carbou, and quickly 
filling the hole with earth and pressing com¬ 
pactly with the foot, the insects would 
be pretty thoroughly extirpated. The cost 
would be considerable, and we are not positive 
that all pupae would bo destroyed. Thorough 
cultivation, aided by a good flock of chickens, 
would do pretty effectual work. 
is that no Progressive farmer, dairyman, stockman, pomologist, florist or gardener 
cau afford to do without it.,Jg3| 
The Rural New-Yorker earnestly labors to instruct the stockman and breeder; to 
introduce new fruits of improved quality; to make knowu 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 
iw £2.00 a Year, payable invariably in advance. We have no club or secon' 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
Saturday, Feb. -I, 1882. 
H. S.—D. IUeo, (Mich.) We shall be glad to test the 
now potato. I'1,'a.so send your address and the his¬ 
tory ot the potato with the specimen.—S.J1. P.—J. P. 
B.— R. D. B.—John P. V. Answer In Kurac next 
week. We cannot very well auswer by mull. —F H. 
R. -J. W. P.-W. J. C.-R. J U., thanks.-E. W. T.— 
E. B„ thanks—J A. C. J. L. F.-J. G. B.-C. F. W.— 
A. J. C.-L. C. D.-P. P.-J. V. D.-A. F. S.-D. B. A.-R- 
B. -J.B.-D. S. M.—B.-R. O H. -S. H. P.-F. W.—H‘ 
B—it J. W.-W. C.-J. B. 11.—A. A.—R. C.-J. M. H.— 
A. a— W. G. P.-C. B. E.—Jaoieuue.—J. U. H. 31.—W- 
S. —C.E. S.-W. H- I.— U. P. M.-J. L. W.-U. W. C., 
many thanks.—J. S. H.—D. S. M.—G. N.—W. 31.— 
C. V. R.-R J. F.-J. H. H.—P. B. M.-H. F. S., the 
Idea Is good, only the cost stands In the way.—C. W. 
K.—F. I3.C.-E. J.-F. S. L.-W, B,—A. C- H.-L. E. 
H —E. B. P.—F. K.IM.-D. W. K.-3Irs. J. P. T., thanks. 
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