NOV 16 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
785 
Chater Hollyhocks are splendid. Ten of the 
catalpa seeds have made a growth of about 18 
inches. Success to the Rural ! j. a. 
Iown. 
Arrow, Union Co., Oct. 30.—Of the Rural 
Dent Corn 147 kernels were planted about 
May 12, in two rows 95 feet long and three 
feet ten iucheB wide; 107 grew, and produced 
188 ears, most of them of good size. The 
tallest stalk measured 12 feet 10 inches from 
the ground up, and this bore two ears, the top 
of the highest one being eight feet five inches 
above the ground. In gathering the crop, 
through an oversight 14 ears were left lying 
on the ground and these were eaten by hogs 
before the tnistake was discovered. This un¬ 
lucky mishap “knocks me out of time,” for 
I do not think it worth while to further con¬ 
tend for a premium. For the amount of land, 
it was the greatest yield of corn I ever saw 
and surprised every one that 9aw it. a. w. A. 
Atlantic, Cass Co., Oct. 27.—The Rural 
Heavy Dent, corn is very large, both in liight 
and size of ears. One stalk was 15)^ feet high 
and ears were 10 to 16 inches in length, with 
from 14 to 1(1 rows to the ear. Four ears 
weighed six pounds. My White Elephant po¬ 
tatoes have done splendidly this year. T. H. H. 
Maryland. 
Rayville, Baltimore Co., Nov. 3.—In 1881 
we had the first frost on October 5; this Fall we 
had the first on November 3, just four weeks 
later than last year. Ice formed on standing 
water and the ground was slightly frozen. 
The corn crop is fair—better than last year. 
Chestnuts are plentiful, and hogs are fatten¬ 
ing nicely in the woods, which will save con¬ 
siderable corn. Apples very scarce. More 
wheat and rye have been sown than ever be¬ 
fore, and some farmers are still sowing. The 
■weather has been very favorable, causing 
grain to germinate and come through the 
ground in five days after being sown. Pota¬ 
toes a fair crop, but many are rotting. P, c. 
Michigan. 
Lansing, Ingham Co., Oct 30.— From the 
Rural Flint I have some of the finest corn I 
ever saw. 1 p Hinted it on May 15, two by four, 
putting one kernel in a hill. Out of 112 only 
35 came up, but some hills bore six good ears 
and every hill had from three to six stalks. 
The suckers grew about the same hight as the 
main stalks. I had 105 pounds of corn in the 
ear and 70 pounds shelled corn. The ground 
was a black loam, which had never had any 
manure and on which I had raised potatoes 
for four years, i plowed it eight inches deep 
and cultivated the corn both ways twice and 
hoed it once. A. A. 
Nebraska. 
Plum Valley, Knox Co., Oct. 29.—Only 
two of my Lima Beans came up as it was so 
wet; got a few ripe ones and will give them 
another trial next year. The Gem Squash 
came up well and grew nicely, but did not 
bear till quite lute. Some ripe. It is the 
only Summer squash I ever liked. j. p. 
New York. 
Amknia, Oct. 30,—The Rural Flint Corn 
was planted May IS on a plot 33 feet square 
of lime-stone loam soil, last year in clover. 
About 20 bushels of stable manure were 
plowed under May 4, and the ground thor 
oughly harrowed; 10 pounds of Cooke’s Blood 
Guano were worked into the soil in and about 
the hills, at the time of planting. The corn— 
15(5 seeds—was planted In check rows, one 
and two seeds in a place, 8 1 .., feet distant 
making 10 rows each way, or 100 hills in all; 
10(1 seeds came up and grew. 1 w ent through 
it four til lies with cultivator, and three times 
with hoe. The surface was left flat. It was 
cut up Oct. 3 for fear of frost, but was not 
ripe. Some of the stalks were eight feet high, 
and there were a great many suckers. 1 found 
that more than 20 ears had been picked, pre¬ 
sumably by some one for roasting ears. I 
have 151 ears, weight 105pounds; 12(5 uub- 
bins, weight 48pounds; total weight, 154 
pounds. I have not^et shelled it. P. B. P. 
Norton Hill, Greene Co., Oct. 27.—“The 
best laid plans of mice and men oft gang 
aglee,” and such I judge were the experiences 
of most who have competed for the corn pre¬ 
mium judging from the reports in the Rural. 
[The best reports, those of the avowed com¬ 
petitors, have not been published. Los.] I 
plante 1 the Flint corn on May 10th and the 
next day it commenced to rain and rained for 
10 days: lying most of the time in cold water, 
the seed rotted all but seven kernels. The 
ground was well manured and so I put it to 
another use. The celery is fine—two-and-a- 
half feet tall. We had plenty of squashes 
and they were very good. We got one table¬ 
spoonful of Surprise wheat; it would have 
done better were it not on rich ground and 
the weeds choked it out. 1 bad four quarts 
of the Enuobled Oats that I raised from the 
Rural seed seut out lust year, and this year l 
raised three bushels weighiug 40 pounds to the 
bushel. They grew six-and-a-half feet tall 
and stood up. I have a large handful of them 
now strapped on a board for general in¬ 
spections. w. H. J. 
„ Ohio. 
Cuyaiioga Falls, Oct. 27.— Having hnsked 
my Rural Heavy Dent Corn to-day, I will 
tell you how it did with me. My soil is a 
heavy, clayey loam, and tolerably rich. It 
was plowed and harrowed early in April, but 
received no manure. I planted it to straw¬ 
berries, setting the plants in rows four feet 
in the row. Late in May I planted one ker¬ 
nel between every two plants. The patch was 
cultivated twice and hoed several times. The 
plants were allowed to run and cover the 
whole ground. Both varieties wore planted 
in the same lot, about 20 rods apart, and were 
treated alike in every respect. As I was not 
contending for the prize aud made no notes, 
I cannot be exact about dates and measure¬ 
ments. The Rural Flint grew near the road 
and attracted great attention as it was so 
large and had two or more very long ears on 
each stalk. It was cut October 10, before it 
was all fully ripe. I saved a bushel of the 
finest ears for seed, and such ears aro seldom 
seen. Many of them were from 13 to 15 
inches long, and one was 17, counting to the 
end of the cob, which extended one and one- 
half inch beyond the corn. I intended to send 
it to you, but when it had remained in the 
kitchen about 10 days it was only 15 inches 
long. I bad it on exhibition at the October 
meeting of our County Horticultural Society 
where it was greatly admired. I removed all 
the suckers early in the season. The Rural 
Heavy Dent is very fine indeed. Many of the 
stalks had two good ears. I saved 80 of the 
best for seed. They will average 9 or 10 
inches in length now. Fully two-thirds of 
each variety were good ears such as one would 
save for seed. I think that with extra culti¬ 
vation I could raise ears of either variety 
much finer than any I now have. I sowed the 
Surprise and Bbunmker wheats, the 6th of 
Sept,, on rich, well-prepared soil. Both have 
been hoed several times, and, although injured 
by grasshoppers, they are now very fine. The 
Fultzo-Clawson was sown about two weeks 
later. Although the strawberry is my special¬ 
ty, 1 have 12 new and choice varieties of 
wheat growing. They are all in rows and 
have bee'n hoed as carefully as onions. At 
this date the Surprise, Shumaker and Lan- 
dreth look the best. One of the leading mil¬ 
lers of Philadelphia was at my house some 
months ago, and after a thorough examination 
of the three varieties of wheat received from 
the Rural New-Yorker, pronounced the 
Fultzo Clawson very superior—best of the 
three. m. c. 
Wisconsin ■ 
Stock bridge, Calumet Co., Oct. 30.— Three 
Chater Hollyhocks grew. The celery grew 
very luxuriantly. Of |the Perfect Gem Squash 
seeds only two germinated, and from these we 
picked 24 squashes, some of them as large as a 
quart bowl. The squash is as delicious as the 
Hubbard, because not so dry. Of the Thor¬ 
oughbred Flint Corn 90 kernels were planted 
in 30 hills, from which grew 82 stalks, on 
which were 100 ears, some of them 13 inches 
in length; some of the ears grew six feet from 
the ground. A stalk five inches from the 
ground measured six inches in circumference. 
When ripe the corn has a peculiar appearance, 
being nearly snow white, with leaves twice 
the size of those of common corn, resembling 
the larger variety of Dent corn. I had to 
plant the Rural seeds in unfavorable locali¬ 
ties, to prevent mixing with other kinds. I 
used plaster, but uo manure, and the only 
cultivation was done with a hoe. The Flint 
Corn and Gem Squash were planted in the 
shadow of currant bushes and Transceudant 
apple trees, with the disadvantage of very 
rainy weather in the early part of the season. 
The magnificent appearance of this corn at¬ 
tracted the attention of farmers, and I have 
had an application for every gill of it; but I 
design to take it to the fair next year if it 
grows as well as it has this year. Nearly all 
of it ripened well. r. a. b. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Every query must be accompanied by the name 
and address of the writer to lusure attention.] 
kidney worms in hogs. 
II. L. C., Lancaster, Pa. —Two young hogs 
are seemingly ufl’ected with paralysis in the 
hind-quarters. They use their hind legs with 
difficulty, are always wanting to lie down, 
aud when down, they can’t get on their hind 
legs again. What ails them, aud how should 
they be treated ? 
A ns. —Most likely the condition of the hogs 
is due to tbe presence of worms in the kid¬ 
neys. This is a frequent cause of just such 
symptoms in hogs. The full-grown worm is 
as large as a small straw, black along the 
back, and of a brown color on the belly. It 
is found in the leaf-lard, near the kidneys> 
where it burrows through the fat, causing 
weakness of the loins and sometimes slight in¬ 
flammation of tbe kidneys. A tableepoonful of 
turpentine poured across the loins or small of 
the back, every day, for two or three days, is 
said to be a never-failing remedy, A tea- 
spoonful of pulverized copperas, mixed with 
an equal quantity of sulphur, fed in the night’s 
meal, for three days, is also recommended as 
an effective remedy. Corn soaked in lye made 
from wood-ashes, is used with success as a pre¬ 
ventive and as a “ cure ” on the first appear¬ 
ance of the ailment. 
evaporated fruit, etc., 
A. J. A., North Paris, Me. —1. Is it likely 
that evaporating fruit will be over-done? 2. 
Is it likely that it would pav to set out Ger¬ 
man prunes to evaporate the fruit for market? 
3. Would evaporated pears, raspberries, black¬ 
berries and currants be likely to pay here ? 4. 
With what kind of willow do nurserymen do 
up stock ? Will it make a hedge ? 5. How 
should fruit be done up to go by mail ? 
Ans. t. No, there is little likelihood that 
there will ever be a large overstock of an ar¬ 
ticle of such universal demand as good evapo¬ 
rated fruit. Of second-class or inferior goods 
there may be. For mauy purposes evaporated 
is preferable to canned fruit. There is no 
danger of tin or lead poisoning from it, 3. It 
is questionable if the German prunes will 
thrive sufficiently well in Maine ; and at any 
rate plum-growing in curculio-infested places 
will tend to make the fruit too costly for 
evaporating purposes. S. Black-cap rasp¬ 
berries may be grown for evaporation in 
Maine with moderate profit. Doubtful re¬ 
garding other raspberries or currants. In 
pears the South can override all other Atlan¬ 
tic coast competition, when they get at it 
there. So also of blackberries, even now. 4. 
Basket Willow. It will not make a hedge. It 
grows very slender. The Golden Willow is 
also largely used and strongly recommended. 
5. Pack them in paper or veneer boxes, the 
hard fruits in “excelsior,” the soft in cotton. 
C08TIVKNKSS IN SHEEP. 
L. C. R., Athens, O. —When “dunging” 
several of mv sheep groan as if in pain; the 
dung is dry, hard and small in quantity. What 
ails them and what is the proper treatment ? 
Ans. —The sheep are costive—a frequent 
condition when a flock is cha~ged from paa- 
fure to dry food. In such cases a few ounces 
of linseed-oil-meal dafly will prove a pre¬ 
ventive. Injections of warm soap-and-water, 
or of an ounce of linseed oil, will relieve the 
bowels, and an ounce of linseed oil given at 
the mouth will generally effect a cnre. When 
the costiveness is long-continued, the sheep 
may be seen Btretehing itself, spreading the 
feet apart, raising tbe head, curving the back, 
etc.—symptoms indicative of what is com¬ 
monly called “stretches.” In such cases a 
teaspoonful of flowers of sulphur, mixed with 
a litt le molasses or lard should be put on the 
tongue to be swallowed, once a day for a week* 
A sure preventive of costiveness—one that is 
useful especially about this time—consists of a 
mixture of sulphur and lard in proportion of 
a pound of the latter to four ounces of the 
former. Place the mixture where the sheep 
can have access to it at all times. 
UNDER THE TIMBER CULTURE ACT. 
C. H., Austin, Neb .—Having entered land 
under the Timber Culture Act, am I obliged 
to do the required work at any particular time? 
Ans. — We do not precisely understand what 
our correspondent wishes to learn, but it 
seems to us that the following decision re¬ 
cently made by the Land Office covers his 
case: “In timber-culture entry there is no 
restriction upon the entry-man as to the time 
when the work is to be done, provided it is 
done within the time required by law. The 
work can be done by the entry-man, his agent 
or his vender. If one purchase land which 
has been in whole or in part broken, planted 
or cultivated by another, the spirit of the law 
is as fully met as if he had personally per¬ 
formed the work.” 
Miscellaneous. 
W. C., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.— 1. Why do 
we stir the soil ? 3. Why does a potted plant 
refuse to bloom until the pot is filled with 
roots? 3. Why do onions, turnips, wheat, 
etc., require a firm bottom with only a few 
inches of loose soil on top ? 4. Why does new 
land that has never been plowed furnish 
better pasturage than it ever can afterward 
with auy amount of mauure ? 5. Should the 
subsoil ever lie brought to the surface for auy 
crop ? (5. Can the gladiolus be grown from 
seed sown in the open air ? 7. Where can 
bulbs one year from the seed be purchased by 
the 1,000, and at about what price ? 
Ans.— 1. So as to admit air, dew and rain. 
2. It is not always so. Confining the roots 
checks leaf grojvth and induces the formation 
of fruit buds. It is the same with most plants. 
If, for instance, an apple tree grows vigor¬ 
ously without bearing fruit, pruning the roots 
will check the vigor and induce fruiting. Con¬ 
fining roots in pots is a kind of root-pruning. 
3. Wheat requires a firm, compact seed-bed 
under a mellow surface, because then the 
roots (which in properly prepared ground 
often penetrate to a depth of over three feet) 
will obtain a firm hold, and thus be able the 
better to withstand the effects of wind, and 
heavings, while the mellow upper soil promotes 
tillering. In the case of onions a compact 
“ bottom ” under a mellow upper layer of soil 
inducew the formation of broad, shallow bulbs 
near the surface, instead of scallions—long, 
tap-root-like growths. The same conditions 
have a like effect on the formation of the roots 
in the case of turnips. 4. We are not aware 
such is the case. 5. We know of no reason 
why it should, unless it is desired to increase 
the depth of the soil. 6. Yes, we have thus 
raised bulbs for many years. The seeds them¬ 
selves are little bulbs. Sow them one fourth 
of an inch deep. 7. We do not think that 
seedling bulbs are offered for sale anywhere, 
because it is cheaper to propagate from bulb- 
lete or the little bulbs that form about the old 
one, as also from the new bulbs. Other ques¬ 
tions will be answered later. 
E. II., address mislaid — 1. Will the quince 
succeed worked on the pear ? 2. Will the 
Wild-Thorn succeed if so worked ? If so, 
please give directions how to graft it with 
success. 3. What do you think of the Ver- 
gennes grape ? 
Answer by E. Williams.—1. I think not 
generally. I know of no instance of success 
attending experiments of this kind. We know 
that but few varieties of pears succeed well 
on the quince, and the best only indifferently 
till roots of their own have come to their re¬ 
lief, and why should we expect any better 
success by reversing the case ? 2. If I were 
to indulge in such pastime I should perform 
tbe operation just as 1 would with the apple 
or pear; but, having no experience in that 
particular line, I cannot give the results of 
experiments. But if successful, what is to be 
gained by the practice ? if MLr. H. has time 
and inclination to indulge in experiments of 
this kind, why not try them and satisfy any 
curiosity he may have in the matter, and re¬ 
port results for the benefit of others. 3. I 
have only seen the fruit of the Yergennes on 
exhibition. My own vines only gave me an 
abortive cluster of three or four berries, not 
enough to judge of the quality of the fruit or 
the bearing capacity or habit of the vine, 
which appears to possess sufficient vigor and 
a healthy foliage so far. Another season I 
hope to test it sufficiently to judge of its com¬ 
parative merits both os regards quality of 
fruit and productiveness of vine. I can only 
hope 1 shalL be able to corroborate the favor¬ 
able notices I have seen respecting it. 
R. M. II., Gravelton, Init. How much does 
husked corn shrivel between Fall and Spring? 
Ans.—C orn will shrink from the time it is 
husked from the field or shock,in the Autumn, 
in well-protected cribs, from 20 to 30 per cent, 
by Spring. That is, 100 bushels will shrink 
to 70 or 80, according to how dry it was when 
husked and put into the crib. Sound corn 
will shrink 20 per cent., so that 40 cents per 
bushel as it comes from the field is as good as 
50 ceuts in the Spriug. 
R. M., Schenectady, N. S'. — How much osier 
willow is imported to this country every year? 
Ans. —During the 10 years ending with June 
30, 1879, the annual importation of prepared 
willow averaged $33,000, aud that of willow- 
work $170,000. 
IF. D. Van L., Old Chatham, N. F. Is 
this the right time to trim apple trees? 
Ans. —We prefer to prune in the early 
Spring. The wound seems to heal better than 
when it is exposed to the Winter weather, 
as in Fall pruning. 
S. T. S., Norway, la, asks about the date at 
which competitors for premiums for the Ru¬ 
ral corn should send ia their reports. 
Ans. —The reports must all be here by De¬ 
cember 1. It is too late now to make any 
other arrangement. 
S. *4. M., Howard Lake, Minn: sends leaf 
for name of plant. 
Ans. —We cannot determine it from this 
leaf alone. It may be an asclepia. We need 
flowers as well as leaves. 
G. Crawford. We really do not know 
There seems an excellent opening for a really 
excellent journal of this class in the South. 
Communications Received for the week Ending 
Saturday, November 11. 
W. H. G.-H. L. P.-J. W. C.-H. S.-L. E. E. Dowd, 
for series—A. W. A., that was unfortunate—J. W. B. 
Marlon M-, for series—W. H. Y,— A. B. A.—C. E. P.— 
U. K. C.-T. H. H.-W. P.—A. A.-C. C. Grinin, thanks 
J. W.-D V. S.-T. IL H.-T, T. L.-W. H. M.-D. W 
H.—EL A. Earhart, received E. \V.- O. E. F.—F. W. 
R., thanks—W. B. J.—W. II. Powues, for prize corn— 
J. E. K —J. W. S.—F. P. Hynds, for prize corn—K. A. 
B. —P. S. C., for premium corn—W. L. l>., thanks—H. 
J. W. C., thunks-G. K., thank you—W. J. B.—T. E. 
C. —S. K. W — S. K. Winona, an excellent report—D. 
E. Stevens, will endeavor to answer your remarks— 
“An Old Fogy’’—reserveil for llrst issue In December 
O. F.—I. V. S.-N. S.-R. T. McN.-A. J. Haughton, 
thanks—W. R. G.-J. E.-R. P. G. -T. D. B. 
