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Early one Winter I planted some apple seeds 
in a flower pot. They grew nicely all Win¬ 
ter, and w >re over six inches tall when I set 
them out in the Bpring. They grew for two 
weeks when a hen scratched them up. I in¬ 
tend to plant some choice kinds this Bpring 
where the chickens cannot get at them. 
Your nephew, Walter B. Bull. 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Dear Uncle Mark:— I have had very 
good success with all my flowers except the 
pansies : the hot dry weather killed them 
nearly all. I raised ten seedling gladioU 
bulbs; they are quite small, some about the 
size of a pea, some larger. Many thanks for 
the Pyrethrum roseum seed; I sowed a part 
of the seed as soon as I received it. It came 
up nicely, but did not bloom this season. I 
planted them in three boxes. The two nicest 
I took into the cellar, the other I left out to 
sec whether it will freeze. The Japan Red¬ 
bud did not grow, but the celery is splendid. 
I have found that fuchsias bloom best the fol¬ 
lowing Summer, if kept in the cellar (where it 
does not freeze) during the Winter, giving 
only water enough to keep the roots moist. I 
have tried several ways of keeping the geran¬ 
iums, and succeeded best by taking them up 
in the Fall, and laying them on the ground in 
the cellar. Tliej T bloom sooner the following 
season than by banging them tip. Please in¬ 
clude me as a member of the Horticultural 
Club; it is better now than it ever was before. 
Your niece, Annie Crouse. 
Doylestown, Ohio. 
Dear Uncle Mark.—I fear you will think 
me an undutiful niece in not writing sooner 
to thank you for the many favors I have re¬ 
ceived from you. The flower seeds, which 
you sent to me in the Spring of ItsSO were 
splendid. The double China Pinks were the 
admiration of all who saw them. I saved all 
the seed I could get from the first plants and 
planted it last Bpriug and the result was sev¬ 
eral different colors, which did not belong to 
the first. The Phlox. Porfcnlaca, Mignonette 
and all were splendid. My efforts in raising 
celery from the seed sent this year was a grand 
success. I followed the directions given in 
the Rural for cultivating and storing and 
consequently we have abundance of fine, ten¬ 
der celery. The other seed (by the way what 
is it ?) I planted in a vase and waited patiently 
for it to germinate ; about the first of Sep¬ 
tember one shoot made its appearance and is 
now three inches high. The Rural is a 
welcome weekly visitor at our house. 
Your niece, Teresa. 
Newville, O. 
[The “ other seed” w T as the Japan Red-bud. 
U. M.] _ 
Dear Uncle Mark: — 1 read with great in¬ 
terest the letters from the Cousins. My Papa 
takes the Rural New-Yorker, and 1 can as¬ 
sure you its weekly visit is welcomed by every 
member of our family. I have had a little 
flower garden of my own, for some time. I en¬ 
joy sowing the seeds, and then watching them 
grow. I think flowers are so beautiful, and 
growing them is such fascinating employment. 
I am looking forward to next Spring w ith 
great pleasure, for then I am to have a larger 
garden, where l can plant my seeds. Mamma 
received some choice seeds last year from the 
Rural Distribution. She sowed the seeds care¬ 
fully, and they came up nicely in due time. 
But, alas! one of our naug hty old hens one 
day, while we w r ere at dinner, took a w'alk 
from the barn to the flower garden, and 
scratched up nearly all of them. Only a few 
Carnations remained. 
Your niece, Lottie VanWinkle. 
Ridgefield, Conn. 
Dear Uncle Mark: —I desire to become a 
member of the Horticultural Club. My broth¬ 
er (ten years old) and I raised nine bushels 
of salable potatoes, selling them for eighty 
cents per bushel. We divided the profits 
equally. We also raised one bushel of pop¬ 
corn. I gathered three and one-half bushels 
of hickory nuts. I sold one bushel for 75 cents, 
and two more for 45 cents each, keeping one- 
half bushel for our own eating. 1 gathered 
one bushel of walnuts for 25 cents. I have 
got a two-year-old heifer. I will tell you how 
I got her. Pa would sometimes hire me to 
thin corn or pull weeds, and I savod the mon¬ 
ey till I had enough to buy a calf. I kept 
her till she had a calf. I then sold her and the 
calf for $22. I kept five dollars to buy an¬ 
other calf, and it is now tw-o years old. I put 
the rest of the $22 on interest. I expect to 
plant a large patch of potatoes next year. 
Your nephew, Clement E. Thomas. 
Pennville, Ind. 
Dear Uncle Mark :-I had a nice flower gar¬ 
den this Summer, but only seven kinds of 
flowers. 1 think my prettiest flowers were the 
pinks that came from the Rural. Mamma 
put some of them in pots this Fall but they 
have not blossomed yet. I don’t see many 
letters from Nebraska. We moved from Illi¬ 
nois a year ago last April and live eight miles 
from Lincoln. I have got a big dog and his 
name is Major. He has great times chasing 
wolves. Harry IYestcott. 
Malcolm, Neb. 
Uncle Mark and Cousins:— I have a small 
printing press and print visiting cards, etc. 
If any of the Cousins will send me a collection 
of nice ores, shells, minerals, fossils or cabi¬ 
net cariosities of any kind I will send them a 
nice pack of visitiug cards. Would also like 
to correspond with some of the boy Cousins’ 
“O ut West” or “Down East.” 
Your nephew, Thos. H. Winfrey. 
Ford, Iowa. 
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for the instruction of those who have not read 
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against applications being made by those who 
have little or no interest in their proper care 
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The heaviest weight of kernel and car. One hundred 
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acres. So certified to. Or 
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Raised iu the Rural family for 26 consecutive years. 
Longest ears 16 inches. The applicant has his choice 
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The largest, kernel of any wheat in cultivation—so 
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Four kernels in a breast. Very prolific and hardy. 
At the rate of 72 bushels per acre lias 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 marvel of productiveness. Fine-grained, sweet, 
dry—combining the excellencies of both the Sum¬ 
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Useful Trees and Shrubs are among the prominent subjects treated in its columns. 
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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 
its readers seeds of varieties which, from our owu 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 auy Agricultural Journal. Here is a partial list for 1881. 
Ur J. B. Lawes.Rothamsted. England. 
Prof. J. P. SlieUlon, Hants. & Wilts. Agl. Col., 
William Robinson. K. R.S., Editoranvf Found- m 
Conn. 
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Mass. 
er of tbn London Garden. 
Prof. s. W. Johnson, Sheffield Scientific 
School, Yale College.—. 
Gen. W. H. Noble. . ... 
Prof. F. It. Storer, Bussey Institute. 
Levi Stoekbriilce, Pres. Agr’l Col. 
Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Boston..... 
William Falconer, Cambridge University. 
Richard Goodman, Pres. J. C. C. 
Prof. \V. .1. Beal, Agricultural College. Mich. 
Prest, T. T. Lyon, Pom. Society. 
Sec’y C. A. Garfield. „ 
S B peck 4*...... 
C, k. Thorne. Farm Manager State Ag’l Col... Ohio. 
Dr. John A. Warder. „ 
W. 1. chamberlain. „ 
Prof. G. K. Morrow, State Ag’l Col. 
Prof. Cyrus Thomas. 
Prof. G. W. French.......... _ 
Pror. E. M. Shelton, Agricultural College. Kan. 
Prof. Elbrldge Gale “ . 
Prof. Thomas Meehan, Author of Native 
Flowers and Kerns—.. 
Mrs. Mary ‘Wager-Fisher.. 
W. G. Waring. Sr........ 
Henry Stewart, M- D. N. J. 
E. Williams.. 
Col. M. O. Weld. „ 
Ex Gov. Robert W. Furnas. Neb. 
S. Rufus Mason..•••••••••••. _ 
Prof. 0. C. Ucorgeson, Agr’l College. Texas. 
Charles Shinn. 
W. C. I.. Drew. 
CaL 
J. B. Armstrong... " 
Luther Burbanlt. 
Prof. J. L. Budd..... low;a, 
Prof. O. C. Caldwell, Cornell University.N. Y. 
Prof I. P. Roberts, Farm Manager “ . ‘ 
Prof. L B. Arnold. 
W.C. Barry.. " 
Charles Downing. 
Samuel B. Parsons... 
Samuel Parsons, Jr. 
A. B. Allen. 
Prof. E. W. Stewart . 
Col K. D. Curtis... 
Peter B. Mead. 
L. S. Hardin. 
Jonathan Taleott. 
Lorenzo Rouse. 
Nelson Ritter...... 
L. A. Roberts. 
D. S. Marvin. * 
G. 1). Hopkins, Vet. Surgeon, N. Y. City. 
D. Ei Salmon. D. V. M..N. O. 
M. B. Prince.. ‘ 
Mrs. Annie L. Jack.......... Can. 
J. K. Forfar. “ 
Richard Olhson. 
Prof. D. M. Tracy. Mo. 
Adeline E. Story.... 
H. W. Kavcnel. 8. a 
Hugh L. Wysor . Va. 
Prof. W. C. Bellamy.... Ala. 
M. R Htllyurd........ 
Prof. A. k. Blount, Farm Manager Agr’l CoL, CoL 
T. H. Hoskins. M. U. .. . Vt. 
Prof. F, A. Gulley, Farm Manager Agr I Col.,. Miss. 
And not less than 60(i others among our subscribers. 
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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, 
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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 
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and Agriculture 
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