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clean and mellow by careful preparation. It 
makes little difference whether old or new, 
provided other conditions are favorable. 
2. The Connecticut Seed Leaf, the Ohio Broad- 
leaf and Glissner are probably the best seed- 
leaf varieties now in cultivation. 8. Of some 
reliable grower; see advertisement of Tobac¬ 
co Seeds. 4. Senate: Republicans, 88; Demo¬ 
crats, 36; Independents, 2 (Davis of Illinois 
and Mahoue of Virginia). House: Republi¬ 
cans, 147; Democrats, 136; Greebackers, 10. 
J. T. II., Crawfordsville, Ind., asks, 1, 
whether it would be unhealthy to have a carp 
pond within 100 feet of the house by damming 
up the stream from a spring; 2, will salt and 
lime sown on sod ground after plowing get rid 
of cut-worms, wire-worms, etc.; 3, would a 
Blue Grass sod freshly plowed this Spring be 
suitable for an onion bed. 
Ans. —1. If the force of the spring or 
“branch” is such as to cause a constant over¬ 
flow it will not be unhealthy—otherwise it 
may be. 2. No, not unless sown thickly 
enough to harm vocation. 3. We should 
not make an onion bed on sod of any kind 
with the expectation of securing a good crop 
the first year. 
T. F. M., Frederi.cksbv.rgh , Va. , asks, 1, 
where can he get a cheap machine for sawing 
shingles; 2, what is the best corn planter with 
fertilizer attachment. 
Ans.- 1. Write to Chandler & Taylor, Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind. 2, There are so many excellent 
planters in the market that we have had no 
opportunity of testing half of them, so that 
we cannot decide which is best. Any of those 
advertised in our columns will give satisfac¬ 
tion: send for circulars and take that whose 
description suits you best. All the makers 
are upright men. 
G. W. 1)., New Haven, Conn., asks what is 
the best fertilizer for top dressing meadow 
land, barnyard manure being profitably un¬ 
attainable. 
Ans. —We should use about 400 pounds to 
the acre, mixed with moist soil, of bone flour 
—or, otherwise, some of the special fertilizers 
prepared for pastures. The Bowker Fertilizer 
Co. (43 Chatham Sc., Boston, Mass.) are nearer 
to you than any other trustworthy fertilizer 
firm we recall at this moment. Send for their 
pamphlet. 
P.B., Grantsville, Md., asks, 1, the names of 
some reliable keepers of pure South-Down 
sheep in Maryland or one ot the near-by 
States; 2, who sells the Philadelphia Broad¬ 
cast seeder. 
Ans.— 1. A. P. Rowe, Fredericksburg, Va.; 
John D. Wing, Millbrook, Dutchess Co., N.Y.; 
Colin Campbell, Bricker, Pa., and Hough¬ 
ton Farm, Mountainville, Orange Co., N. Y. 
2. Benson Maule & Co. of Philadelphia are 
dealers in the Philadelphia Broadcast seeders. 
G. Z., Gallatin, Mo., asks whether an orna¬ 
mental hedge, or rather wind-break can be 
made of Scotch Pine, and how far apart should 
the trees be set, 
Ans. —It would make an effective wind¬ 
break, but we do not think this pine could be 
restrained to bo low a stature without harming 
it. The harm would not be apparent in less 
than 10 years perhaps. The trees should not 
be planted less than 12 feet apart. See Dr. 
Warder’s article in this issue. 
J. A. P., Portsmouth, Ya., sends a sample 
of marl for analysis. 
Ans .— 1 This is a valuable marl, pi-incipally 
carbonate of lime. According to Dr. Le- 
doux’s analysis, it contains 0.64 per cent, of 
phosphoric acid, equivalent to 1.30 per cent, 
of bone phosphate. 
D. R., Clarence Centre. Subscribers may 
choose between our dent and flint corn. One 
may contest for premiums the same as the 
other. If we were where flint varieties flour¬ 
ish best, we should prefer the Rural Thorough¬ 
bred Flint. 
J. J. S., Rochester, Minn. —Where can I 
get the Japan Chestnut and Russian Mul¬ 
berry ? 
Ans. —The Japan Chestnut, of the Parsons 
Sons Co., Flushing, L. I.; the Russian Mul¬ 
berry, of A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, N. Y. 
Communications Rkcicivkd hok the Week Ending 
Saturday, March 18,1882. 
X. A. W.—II. H. H.—S. B. P., Muskegon thanks.—N. 
M.-J. H. La SV—D. H —W. J. W.-C. W.-J. McC.- O. 
H C.—T. H. II.— J. E. Du R—J. M. Hayes, one of your 
questions will be found answered under the Querist, 
the others will be answered lu due lime.—E. B. U., 
there Is a deal of Information on that postal.— 1 T. C. 
—P. B. M.—U. F. J.—D. H, M., thank* for reports oil 
novelties.—A. MoO.—W. R Jones, thanks for seeds-- 
J. L. W.-B. B. C.-J. F.-K W.—ill. B. i»—W. F-C. 
D. Z,—O. F. J.—S. F.-A. K., Mlddleport, thanks for 
oats. E. D. C.-A. D.-E. A. H.-J. N. P.-E. S.-C. E. 
F.-A. J. W.-A. P. C.-J, O. Wright, thanks for 
wheat seed.—J. A. 11,— John J. MeL K.Z.-S. Bock, 
thanks for catalpa seed.—E. W.—A. B. A —E. W. D. 
—H. S. B.—O. It. F.—C. V R,—D. B.-O. T. H.-J. A. 
-Mrs. A. P.—B. M. L.—D. R.-N. R., thamts.-E. W. 
C.-G. A, G., Jr.-J. M. A.-T. G. Y.-J. W. S.-F. D. 
C.-W. A. B.-W. G. J. S.—8. N.-G. W. B.— 
C. E. H.—E. G. S.—M. B. W. -D Henderson, thanks.— 
T. P. T.. thanks.-W. J. C.-J. D. K , thanks.-F. B. 
W.—S. B,—P. B.- J. J. M.-E. W.;R.-B. B. M.—L.I. 
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MANUFACTURED BY THE 
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This Rake received the blithest award at the Cen¬ 
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Manufacture this 
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The handles vibrat¬ 
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Chicopee Falls, Mass. 
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HARROW, CLOD CRUSHER 
AND LEVELER. 
The “ Al 'M K” subjects the soil to the action of a 
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j |a!L WITH the 
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