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Ans.—B arley and all other small grains do 
best when drilled. The plaster and salt Bhould 
be sown broadcast, being heavy, and if sown 
on a damp day, they map be spread very even¬ 
ly. The reason why phosphates fail on your 
soil is explained in an article on the behavior 
of phosphates by Professor Caldwell, Mareh 
page 300. Probably if you were to increase 
the application, the effect would be more 
apparent. 
About Fall Wheat. 
D. B. G., ML Union, la., asks what kinds of 
fall wheat are hardiest, and what is the best 
way of preparing the soil to lessen the risks of 
winter-killing. 
Ans. —So fur the hardiest fall wheats are the 
Clawson, Fultz, Treadwell and red Mediter¬ 
ranean. The red varieties are hardier than the 
white. But the preparation of the soil and 
the manner of sowing have much to do with 
the resistance of the crop to the winter. A 
loose surface aud a compact bottom make the 
best seed-bed and the seed should be put three 
inches underground by a drill. 
Hoots for milch cows, 
F. N. (}., Glean, N, Y., asks what kind of 
roots is the best for milch cows whose milk is 
sold in town-tome sort that does not flavor 
the milk. 
Ans. —There is nothing better than the Yellow 
Globe Kinver mangel for milch cows. They 
give no ill flavor, but produce rich full-flavored 
milk. For a change, which cows appreciate, 
a quantity of Lane’s sugar beet might bo sown. 
These also mako good milk aud much of it. 
Moan on Meadows. 
C. n. (L, Glenville, N. Y., asks, 1, the cause 
moss on meadows aud a remedy therefor ; 
2, which is the best commercial fertilizer for 
a loamy soil. 
Ans. —1. Moss grows ou meadows because 
the soil is too poor to produce grass. To get 
rid of it, harrow up the mossy spots, seed 
them down again, and either spread manure 
ou them or some artificial fertilizer prepared 
specially for grass. For •' special" fertilizers 
consult our advertising columns. 
“ Foundered” Sheep, 
IF. G., Be Witt, Neb., asks whether there is 
any remedy lor foundered sheep, 
Ans. —More particular information regard¬ 
ing the sheep should have been sent. How 
are they foundered? It is, most probably, 
something else than “ founder’ so-called ; 
describe the symptoms aud we will advise you. 
As a temporary expedient, give the sheep a 
dose or two of one ounce of liusced oil, which 
will relieve the bowels aud cool the system. 
Miscellaneous. 
B. S., Memphis, Mich., asks, 1, the differ¬ 
ence betweeu Alsike clover and Alfalfa; 3 
which is the better for sandy soil; 3, how to 
get potatoes lo form a second crop. 
Ans.— 1. Botanically the two plants belong 
to the same family (Legumiuosai), but they 
differ iu being members of different genera. 
Alsike clover (Trifollum hybridum) is a na¬ 
tive of Sweden, and has derived its common 
name from a parish in that eouutry named 
Alsike. Alfalfa, or niecru (Medieago sativa), 
originally came from Asia; but it has long 
beeu iu cultivation both in Nurlh aud South 
America. As fodder plants both are consid¬ 
ered excellent. An analysis of each shows the 
Alsike clover to contain: water, 82.0; organic 
matter, 10.2; ash, 1.8: albuminoids, 3.3; car¬ 
bohydrates, 6 3; crude fiber, 6.0; fat, 0.0; 
aud Alfalta in about the same stage ot devel¬ 
opment contains, water, 710; organic matter, 
24.0; ash, 2 0; albuminoids, 4 5; carbohy¬ 
drates, 7.0; crude finer, 12.5; fat, 0 7. This 
indicates that Alfalfa eon tains a somewhat 
greater proportion of nutritive matter than 
the clovor. 2. Neither of them is suited for 
very light soil, both preferring a rich, loamy 
soil, and the Alfalfa must, in addition, have a 
deep, mellow subsoil. For your latitude the 
Alsike clover will probably prove most suc¬ 
cessful, 3. Early potatoes sometimes form 
new tubers a second time in the same season; 
but this second crop is worthless, or nearly so. 
The potato yield may, however, be materially 
increased by layering the tops, as described in 
our potato number of Oct. 18th 1876. Wheu 
the earliest tubers are uearly full-grown, bend 
the tops over and cover them with Boil alt but 
four or five inches of the tips; j£ the season is 
not too dry the stems will form new tubers. 
77. T., Wolf Date, la., asks, 1, what kind of 
grass seed should he sow in groves iu which 
the trees stand from four to eight feet apart, 
and are three years old. 2 He lost 50 hogs 
the past winter from a cough aud he asks what 
remedy should be applied; 3, would a cross of 
a Foland Chiua sow with an Essex boar be ad* 
visable for early maturity ; 4, what is the Ru¬ 
ral's own opinion of the merits of cob meal 
as food for hogs and horses. 
Ans.— Sow orchard grass, wood meadow 
grass, (Poa nemoralie) and Kentucky blue 
grass; these all thrive under shade: about 
seven to ten pounds of seed of each are suffi¬ 
cient. 2. Cough is caused as much by indl- 
Sas^iou as by lung disease. You should 
make a post-mortem examin- ‘ : ou by which 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
your judgement would be guided as to the 
seat of the disorder, and then consult Co¬ 
burn's Swiue Husbandry for advice. 3. A 
cross of the two breeds (an Essex boar to be 
used) would improve the progeny as to early 
maturity. 4. Every now and then some one 
discovers that corn cobs are very nutritious. 
We don't believe it. Some persons eat bread 
with saw dust in it, and find it acceptable, bat 
only because they must fill their stomachs and 
have nothing else. Cobs contain some sharp, 
scaly fragments which cannot be ground fine, 
and cause serious irritation to the intestines 
of horses and pigs. Cob meal may do for 
cattle, but wo think not for horses or even 
pigs. More favorable experiments than have 
yet been made, will be needed to change our 
opinion. 
C. F. It., Tonawanda, N. Y., asks, 1, when 
is the best time to plow sod for corn; 2, which 
kinds of grass make the best lawn, and how 
much seed to the acre ; 3, when should millet 
be sown as a main crop for hay ; as clover did 
not ' catch” last year, he is compelled to re¬ 
sort to millet this year. 
Ans.— 1, As near as possible to the planting 
time. If possible we should plow to day and 
plant to-morrow. Com loves a fresh, mellow 
soil with a decaying green sod to feed upon. 
2, Lawns should be seeded thickly. Red top, 
10pounds; Kentucky blue grass. 6 pounds; 
creeping bent, 5 pounds; crested dog’s-tail, 5 
pounds; annual spear grass (Poa annua), 2 
pouudB, will bo a sufficient quantity of seed and 
give a continuous verdure from early spring 
until winter. Wo shall have a lengthy illus¬ 
trated article on lawn-making in the next 
issue. 3, Sow millet of any kind in June. 
II. O. S.. Easton, Md , says hia chickens eat 
corn until their crops seem-; filled to the utmost 
capacity; but they droop and die; the drop¬ 
pings are white and yellow, and he asks what 
ails them. 
Ans.— The trouble with your fowls is prob¬ 
ably caused by^weakuess of digestion. Irregular 
or too steady corn feeding will produce such 
symptoms, also a want of broken bone and 
oyster shells to assist digestion. If the fowls 
are not supplied with these give them feed, or 
soft feed—wheat and corn meal scalded, with 
boiled potatoes. Add a little cayenne pepper and 
ehopped onions; change their food occasion¬ 
ally. Oatmeal made into a stiff paste with cold 
water, or rice slightly boiled so as not to bo 
sticky, is very good. So is, a little meat occa¬ 
sionally. Wheat, oats, buckwheat, etc., should 
be given rather than whole corn, which should 
be supplied hut sparingly till their health is 
restored. 
J. L. B., Norfolk, Va., asks for the experi¬ 
ence of any of our readers with either of the 
following fruit evaporators: American, Zim¬ 
merman, Granger, Aldou; and whether the 
fruit dried by either of them is better than that 
prepared in fruit houses. 
A Subscriber, Chappell's Bridge, S. G., sends a 
bunch of blue, bulbous flowers, which are a 
troublesome weed ou his farm; ho wants to 
know the name, and how to get rid of them. 
Hogs will eat. them greedily, 
Ans.— The plant is Scilla Frascri, also called 
Wild Hyacinth, and Quaiuash. It bears a 
raceme of beautiful bluj flowers. Summer- 
fallowing the field with frequent and thorough 
use of the barrow, aud throwing it open to a 
herd of swiue ought to exterminate this beau¬ 
tiful but troublesome pest. 
A. J. P., Johnston , N. Y., asks whether 
slaked lime i6 as good as land plaster to mix 
with hen manure, and whether the mixture is 
good for Strawberries. 
Ans.— By no means. Lima mixed with hen 
manure will expel the nitrogen, the most valu¬ 
able fertilizing ingredient of the manure, 
whereas laud plaster *' fixes ” the nitrogen, and 
is therefore an excellent admixture. Hen 
manure and plaster form a good application 
for any garden crop. 
To Several Inquirers. —We do not give 
the addresses of contributors to the Rural.. ., 
Sec our advertising columns for the name of a 
trustworthy commission merchant to whom 
goods can be sent for sale iu this city_Doubt¬ 
less the reason why your queries have not been 
answered is that you have failed to send your 
address. . . The Evaporator of the American 
Drier Co., Charabersburg, Pa., is the best we 
are acquainted with. Oue of our staff has, a 3 
usual, personally examined ihe No. 3 Evapora¬ 
tor and strongly indorses the claims the com¬ 
pany puts forth in its behalf. 
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A. L. rOOAl BS, Bloomfield, Iowa, aged 7t, Atareh 16, 
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night. I had not been taking it. long until I saw that 
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AIRS. M. A. BAIRD, Junction, A’a,, after using hut 
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34, 1880.—” I write to thank you for (he wonderful 
cure you havo wrought on my wife by your unequaled 
medicines. The case was so nevrre that I am not capa¬ 
ble to describe it, and wo cannot find words to express 
our gratitude; for we. know yon havo raved her from a 
terrible death that must have come soon, if we had 
not providentially heard of you. in July, 1878. her 
throat amt mouth were attacked with a terrible, sore, 
amt h large bone came out and left a hole *« large as a 
silver half dollar in the roof of her mouth, through 
intohernoso.it then ate very fast clear up through 
her nose—or so near through the doctor lanced it, and 
more than nnro, but could hot nf tor wards heal it. Her 
pain and sufferings worn awful—no sleep or rest: 
nothing but misery nnd the sore fast spreading. We 
employed doctor inter doctor, bnt. none of them could 
give but temporary relief, and some of them seemed 
to make it eat awav faster by the burning medicines 
they used. They called It a cancer, and, finally, after 
it had eaten mure than half her nose off, the doctor 
who had attended her for about a year called a coune.'l 
of physicians, anil they decided it to be a cancer, and 
said the treatment she wus taking was nil right, and 
that all had been done that could he done. They said 
the eating could not he stopped, and it would certainly 
kill her in Ices than three months, and there was no 
cure for her; go we accepted it a* the. will of God that 
she must die 
Her desire to see her father, brother and other rela¬ 
tives in Jackson, Mich., before she died, wus so great 
that J bid her 'good bye' nc»or expecting to seo her 
again, andsbesat out ou her *ad journey. Before reach¬ 
ing Chicago a kind-hearted minister, Mia Rev. M. L. 
Vorhci*, uf Burlington, Iowa, on the same train, 
learned the particular* of her oasc, and insisted upon 
it that. Dr. dykes, of < 'Uicugo. could cure her, and that 
she must stop and see you; also told her of a wonder¬ 
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Burlington, Iowa, of a cancer in the throat. As it was too 
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time in the morning before the first train, she hurried 
on and then wrote yon frora Jackson. Your answer 
was prompt.but not at all encouraging; tint after 
reading some or your cure* ox what yon call ‘Cam 
Carons Catarrh,’ *he and her brother started »t, once to 
see you. I wish you would describe how she was 
when you first «uw her. But I want to tell the world 
that iu a little over ten weeks from the time my wile 
left homo l went to meet her ut the depot, aud she had 
changed so much in her look* tint I passed right by 
her, and did not recognize her till 1 heard her barmy 
voice. Her nose wa* all healed up, and she looked so 
good and happy, and she weighed 2-i pounds heavier 
than when she left home. All tmr neighbors look upou 
her wonderful cure a* a miracle; she is now a stout and 
healthy woman, ami is doing the work of our largo 
family, a well and happy woman. Me cannot express 
our feelings towards Dr. Sykca a* we would like; wo 
arc overjoyed, and can only say. “ God bless you. Dr. 
Sykes." 
I saw Mrs. iNancy) Mitchell on the 9th of October, 
1879.her brother, A. S- "■ ing. of Jackson, Mich., was 
with her, and can vouch for the description l will hero 
endeavor to give. First, when the cloths were removed 
from her face, she was an awl ill sight to heboid. Her 
nose was entirely eaten off from the ridge in hue 
with the eyebrow* down on the right side to the 
eye, and to Ihe cheek in a circular form, coming 
out Within half an inch of the end of the uose; the 
fieBh and lame* all gone on that side; and was eaten 
down fully oue-tljird iif her nose on tho other side. 
Her cheeks and eyes were badly swollen aud lufiamed, 
lancinating pains all through the sore, and Severn 
pains all through the he.uL i he nostrils were equally 
as raw a* tho external sure, aud the quantity of mutter 
discharged was estimated at about half a teacnpfnl 
daily, the cavity was open cJc tr through into her 
mouth. She bad but little appetite, and said she had 
not had a good night’s sleep in over a year. 1 saw her 
every- day for two weeks, treated the bore with a mucU 
prepa ration, then with whatl call a cancer 
powder used an ointment, t he Sure Cure" and " Spe¬ 
cific Blood Medicine. During these two weeks 
Mrs. Mitchell boarded with Mrs. L. \ndrews, at 
721 West Lake *trr*t, and .-ho can also vouch for 
the cose and cure. I never saw a sore heal so rapidly 
as this, or a patient gain faster; iu two weeks slio re¬ 
turned again to her father and brother iu Michigan, 
taking medicine* with Jje.r. where slip, stayed eight, 
week*, the noso healing up sound wnthin that time. 
She returned to Ohtengo Saturday, December 29. put 
a notice in Sunday * Tribune uml I'inicM Of the Cist, 
announcing her cure, and asking interested people 
to call and see her at my office from 2 tie 4 i>. m., Mon¬ 
day, (and about thirty called), mid she started for her 
Nebraska home next day-, saying sho wus tho happiest 
woman on earth. 
Tho Rev. W, .1, Chaplin, of Powugiac. Mich., hap¬ 
pened to ride in the seat wl I hilar to Chicago, and gives 
me the privilege of referring to him in proof of the 
cure. I'rof. Henry Oliti, of Bennett Medical College, 
office corner of Madison and state streets, saw her 
that Monday rooming, and speak* or the cure as one 
of the groutest tie ever saw. I have Mrs. Mitchell’s 
photo in my office, taken on that Alonday after her 
cure, mid uotwithHtaudiug <he is badly scarred, the 
deformity waa not so great a* a person would natur¬ 
ally suppose. Let me also uld that previous to com¬ 
ing to me her treatment, had ail been of the cauterizing 
type, carbolic acid being abontthe mildest of any, ana 
gho was using T.IU* dally until the blo.nl would gush 
from the gaping sore. Nearly all of this kind of cases 
l get have also been treated by this barbarous mode. 
Will not my fellow physicians l(>arn a lesson from 
these casos and let. their patients live? 
In dismissing this most. Interesting case L want thns 
publicly to thank the Infinite Spirit of the Great Phy¬ 
sician, who imule me the humble means in His hands 
of snatching from the very grave this sorely-afflicted 
woman and thus bringing joy aud gladness to her 
family and friends. 
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