JUNE 4© 
THE RURAL 
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lias have made their appearance yet. The 
beets are up looking fine; so are all of the 
flower seeds that the Rural sent. The Cow- 
peas I did not value for this section, although 
I plauted them. I think they will be worth 
little in Iowa where grass and grain grow so 
luxuriantly. Strawberries are getting ripe; 
the raspberry caries were badly winter-killed. 
Apples and cherries are mostly blighted from 
cold winds. d. c. w. 
New Jerset, Red Bank, Monmouth Co, 
June 10.—The ravages of the army worm upon 
the wheat., corn aud tiin >thy crops in Ocean 
and Monmouth counLies aud other pai ls of 
New Jersey continue. The rapidity and thor¬ 
oughness with which these worms do their 
work are appalling, aud coupled with the late 
drought this new scourge is likely to make the 
year 1830 one of serious disaster to a large 
part of New Jersey. About Long Braneb the 
worm appears in the greatest numbers. Forty 
loads of sod cut on Tuesday by Superintendent 
McKay, of Hollywood, to replace bare spots, 
were totally eaten up in three hours, looking 
aB though a fire had swept through them. In 
the vicinity of Freehold the worm has made 
terrible ravages upon the corn-fields. Between 
Red Bank aud Long Branch the Central New 
Jersey Railroad track is black with the worms 
which are traveling westward. c. h. c. 
New Jekset, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., 
June?—The new pest, the army bug, which 
has just put in au appearance here, is com¬ 
pleting the terrible destruction commenced 
by the groat drought. Reports from Loug 
Branch, Mechanicsville, -Vlorrisville, Middle 
town and Tinton’s Falls say that the ravages 
made by this bug htve been very severe. It 
is reported that acres o. timothy aud rye were 
destroyed in one night. On the farms of Sam¬ 
uel Hendrickson, near Rumson, aud George 
Stillwell, at this place, the damage is very 
groat. Aoout Freehold and Marlborough, and 
on toward Keyport, the bugs are found iu 
great numbers aud move iu solid phalanx 
When once they attack a wheat, rye, corn or 
grass field they do not pass out of it uutil they 
have lelt nothing ed.ble in it. The “ bugs,” for 
some cause, avoid clover fields, but will strip a 
timotuy field quicker than a mowing machine. 
The greatest depredations are reported at New 
Bedford. Thu appearance of the bug was sud¬ 
den and it was not recognized, tweuty years 
having elapsed since the army bug last visited 
this region. One instance of the destruction 
accomplished by the pests was noted ou 
Wednesday night last iu the fact that the bugs 
entered au eight-acre lot of timothy, ready ior 
harvest, and in tweuty hours totally destroyed 
it. L. M. R. 
New Jersey, Loug Branch, Mouiuoutn Co., 
June 8.—Hollywood Park, the summer resi¬ 
dence of Johu iioey, of New Turk, and the 
pride of Long Branch, has been almost devas¬ 
tated ol its beautiful iawus oy the army worm, 
40 acres having been destroyed since 8aiui day. 
The worms are moving iu multitudes toward 
the sea, aud have lakeu possession of the 
piazzas of the hotels. fue driven* are also 
black with them. l. it 
N. Y.. Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co., Juue 8.— 
Crops are lookiug well: coru is eommg up : 
grass fair. I am cutting my orchard grass fur 
soiling—well headed out Wheal is heading a 
little aud looks Well. Potato beetles are over¬ 
abundant. A timely raiu has averted serious 
injury from drought. Crops in generul are 
looking well. My weevil eaten peas, sown at 
the rate ot 14 pecks to the acre, are aboui as 
thick uow as when 1 usually sow eight pecks 
of pretty sound peas. u a. w. 
N. Y., Miueola, Queens Co., L. I.. June 9.— 
The army worm has made its appearance iu 
Queens County in remarkable numbers, eaus- 
lug extensive damage to the gram crop. The 
worms are working north iu Oyster Bay town, 
and fields of wheat of thirty acres each have 
been destroyed. h. 
Ohio, Fostoria, Seneca Co, Juue 1.— I'he 
wheat crop is splendid iu this section of the 
State; there is every prospect ot a larger yield 
to the acre than we have had lor years No 
foe has molested it aud the acreage sown is 
larger than 1 have ever known, At present 
the weather is very wet—too wet for corn. 
A. 8. w., M. D. 
Ohio, Cauideu, Preble Co., June 1 —My 
Mold’s oats are two teet high aud have lillcrod 
out finely—they are far ahead ot our native 
oats. My mangels are doing well, though 
I sowed the seed loo thick and had to traus- 
plant a lot of them ; hut the wealher has been 
so favorable that they are getting ou fiuely. 
My Cuthberl raspberries are growing first-rate. 
Corn is coming ou well; meadows, 1 thiuk, 
will be light; wheat is good, but we cau never 
tell how a wheat crop will turn out uutil w 
get it in the bushel, it is subject to so mauy 
casualties. The prospect is flue tor oats aud 
flax. So far as 1 have seeu thure will be but 
few cherries ; but we shall have a good crop of 
apples. w . M . 
Pa., Derry Church, Dauphin Co., June 3.— 
We have had a very dry season—had no rain 
of any account for about five weeks until May 
29, when we had a very fine soaking rain, which 
lasted till the next afternoon. Previous to the 
rain, the roads were very dusty and the earth 
quite dry. Wheat, rye and oats l>ok well; 
corn is rather backward. Grass is short and 
the hay crop may not be very good Fruit 
promises to be abundant. s. e. r, s. 
Pa, Waynesboro, Franklin Co, June?.— 
We have had fine rainssince my report of 19th 
ult Grass will be an average crop. Wheat 
has blossomedaud is excellent. Corn now grows 
rapidly—stands eight inches and less About 
50 children have died here of diptheria within 
the last six months, aud there are some cases 
yet. D. B. M. 
Tenn., Nashville, Davidson Co., Juue 9.— 
The report of the Commissioner of the Bureau 
of Agriculture for May says that; owing to the 
dry weather in the early part of the month, 
sorious apprehension was felt for the safety of 
all the crops, but the propitious rains ot the 
latter part of the month have materially 
changed the condition of things. He makes 
the following averages for the crops named: 
Wheat, fi?; corn. 94; tobacco. 77 in Middle and 
81 iu West Tennessee. The fruit prospect is 
very fine except in regard to peiches, which 
will not be an average crop. The grass crop 
is unusually fine, and will be large. The cot¬ 
ton average for West Tennessee iB over 100, 
and for Middle Teunesee 97. r. m. k. 
Va , Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co, June8.— 
Not ouly crops are suffering seriously from 
the protracted drought, but in some adjacent 
eonnties the streams are fast drying up. 
Mills which never before suffered from want of 
water are compelled to cease operations. The 
Appomatox River at this point is so low that 
the mills here are makiug ouly half time. 
Without an early fall of rain, serious results 
may follow. it. y. 
Va., Newberu, Pulaski Co., June 7 —My 
Fultzo Clawson wheat is looking well. As it 
is a new sort, I didu't think it prudent to sow 
more than a half acre of it. It is perfectly 
clean, aud will be harvested about the 20ih 
iust. My Broughton and Fultz wheats will be 
harvested iu trom three to five days from now 
The former is included in my experiment plot 
of 27 acres, and is unusually fine. Both of 
Lhese varieties can be relied on for extreme 
curliness. In an emergency they could be eut 
here uow without any risk, of the kernels 
shrinking much. H. L. w. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Every query must be accompanied by the name and 
address of the writer to insure attention.] 
Castrating Lambs. 
W. L. fit., Little Rock, Ark., asks when and 
how should lain is be castrated. 
Ans.—T he operation should be performed as 
early as possible, a? there is danger ol ill effects 
resuUiug when the lamb has become older. A 
lamb a week old may be deprived of the whole 
scrotum aud testicles, by one stroke of a pair 
of shears, without any dauger or the loss of 
more than a few drops of blood. But when 
the lamb has become some mouihs old, the 
organ has become fully developed as to nerves 
aud vessels, aud a more careful operation must 
bo performed. Au excellent method is for the 
operator to sit upon a long beuch, with one of 
the lamb's hind legs beueaU each of his thighs, 
the head aud fore-legs being held by an assist¬ 
ant. Taking the scrotum in the left hand, he 
presses the testicles toward the lower eud, 
makiug the skin tight and smooth. He then 
makes a free iueisiou with a sharp kuile at the 
bottom of the scrotum beneath each testicle; 
the membraues which surround them are cut 
through, the curds and vessels which are at¬ 
tached to them aie seraped, not cut, asuuder, 
aud the operation is completed. To castrate a 
mature ram, an iueisiou is made at the bottom 
ol each eompaiLment of the scrotum, each 
testicle beiug removed separately, the cords 
aud Vestel® being always seraped asunder. The 
main point to secure i6 to have the wound at 
the bottom of the scrotum, so as to allow the 
pus, which will form within it, to escape. If 
this pus is rctaiued iu the wound, it becomes 
absorbed, iuflainmatiou is commuuicaled to 
the adjaceul parts, and a fatal termination is 
likely to ensue. To prevent this, a suiad lock 
of wool is sometimes left iu the wound, by 
which it is kept open aud the dauger averted. 
Asparagus Culture. 
J B , East Schoilock, N. 1., has a muck 
swamp which he is geuiug uuder subjectiou. 
He would like to plaut it to asparagus, and 
asks, 1, ii asparagus cau bo growu ou that kind 
of soil, aud will it thrive where there is water 
standing at times ; 2, how deep should the roots 
be set and how to proceed with their culture. 
Ans. — 1 . If the muck swamp is thorough y 
drained so that no water will, at any time, 
stand within two feet of the surface, asparagus 
may be growu there successfully; bitt if it is 
liable to inundations at odd times, or if it can 
only be partially drained, neither asparagus 
nor any other crop can be relied upon. In this 
latter case, it will be best to seed it down with 
grass and turn it into permanent meadow. 
When properly drained, asparagus generally 
grows to an immense size on muck land. The 
roots do not send up so many sprouts as on a 
heavier soil, but these are usually large and 
vigorous. 2. Plant in the spring strong one- 
year-old plants. They should be set in rows 
three feet apart, aud the plants one foot apart 
in the rows and six inches deep. The first 
year all the shoots should be allowed to remain 
and strengthen the plants, and only a very few 
should be cut the second year, and it is prefer¬ 
able to leave them all, this season also. The 
fall treatment consists in cutting off the tops, 
and in December give the rows a covering of 
long manure, which is to serve as a winter 
protection. In the ensuing spring this manure 
may be dug under, and the rows should, in 
addition, have alight dressing of salt scattered 
over the surface. 
Olive Culture. 
E. D. JR., Winfield, Kan , inquires for infor¬ 
mation about Olive trees, their culture and 
where they can be purchased, 
Ans. —Olives iu the North can be growu only 
as greenhouse plants. Iu the Southeru States 
they thrive well aud are grown with ease. 
Little more culture is given them than the 
mere setting out, although pruning and special 
culture after the style of European olive yards 
would doubtless benefit them The best variety 
in this couutry is said to be the Missiou olive 
of California, and doubtless California is the 
best place in which to buy olive plants. They 
are grown on the Pacific Coast to a considerable 
extent, and several nurseries have them for 
sale. Olives can also be purchased to advan¬ 
tage in the South of Europe; but only in small 
quantities. Nurserymen seem to neglect, both 
in Europe and America, the culture of olive 
plants, notwithstanding the fact that as a crop 
it is profitable iu Southern Europe as well as 
in mauy sections of the Southern States. It is 
not at all likely they would stand the winters 
of Kansas, but they can be readily grown in 
the greenhouses aud obtained for the purpose 
in very small numbers from The Parsons and 
Sons’ Co., B’lnshiug, L. I., or from Wm. Saun¬ 
ders, Agricultural Department, Washington, 
D. C. 
lutfauimatiou of the Fetlock Joint. 
C. E. M., Lower Kingsolear, New Brunswick, 
has a youog maie that became lame over two 
months ago ia the fote fetlock. He got a bot¬ 
tle of Kendall's Spavin Cure, aud after usiug 
it a few days, tbe place swelled very much, 
and seeing the tumor was going to ‘'gather,” 
he poulticed it with carrots aud it broke in 
three places—two ou the outside and one on 
the inside of the leg. He kept on poulticing 
for about afortuight aud now the joint is again 
swollen just as badly as ever, and the mare is 
just as lame as before. Two of ihe sores have 
h. aled, but one on the outside still runs a thin 
substance that thickens as it flows down the 
fool, and he asks for a remedy. 
Ans —From the description this is a case of 
‘•synovitis” or inflammation of the joint, aud 
the consequences are serious. Spray the joint 
for a few days with cold water four or five 
times a da\ ; after which take tincture of 
iodine and water, equal parts, and inject with 
a flue syriuge half a teaspoonful ouce a day ; 
at the same time paint the joint with the tinc¬ 
ture twice a dav until it blisters. The horse 
should be kept in the stable until after the 
blister dries, tied so that he cannot use his 
longue on the affected joint. 
Paralysis la Sows. 
L. H. E., Chapman, Kan., has a sow about 
18£ mouths old which had six pigs on April 9, 
Ou May 2tl, she lost the u?e of her hind legs. 
The pigs have been weaned, aud the sow has 
been well fed on swill, corn aud weeds ; but she 
does not gtt up, though her appetite is good 
and she is iu fair condition. She can use her 
lore-legs well, but uot the hind ones. The 
trouble seems to be iu the back, kiduoys aud 
hips, and our friend asks for a remedy. 
Ans. —This is a form of paralysis quite fre¬ 
quent in the lower animals, resulting from 
various causes, as injuries to the back, blood 
poisons, and eating poisonous weds. Com¬ 
mence treatment by a good cathartic (jalap 
oue to three drachms), after which small doses 
of strychnia (oue-third graiu), should be given 
twice a day. and apply a blister of mustard 
along the spine aud three inches on each side 
from ihe withers to the sacrum. 
L. fit., Clarke Co., Kg., says that iu July and 
August several sales oi Short- horn cattle will 
be held in Clarke aud Bourbon Counties, Ky., 
aud some Canadian farmers have wiitteuthat 
they would come and buy stock at these sales, 
if it is allowable to carry cattle from the 
United States into the Dominion for breeding 
purposes, and our friend asks us whether it is 
allowable or not. 
Ans. —By the Order iu Council, issued at 
Ottawa about April 28, the introduction of 
American cattle into Canada was prohibited, 
except in trausit, under specified restrictions 
No exception was made, so far as appears by 
the telegram received at the above date in this 
city, in favor of American cattle for breeding 
purposes. 
Brood Sows. 
8. JR. It., Topeka, Kans , asks how long can 
sows be profitably kept for breeding purposes. 
Ans. As a rule it is well not to keep them 
after they are four years old, for thenceforth 
their powers of gestation generally grow 
weaker, and they are not so likely to save all 
the pigs they may drop. A brood sow is gen¬ 
erally at her best when from two to three years 
old, alike in the number aud quality of her 
pigs and in the amount of milk she secretes. 
If the sow drops her first litter when about a 
year old, each subsequent litter will usually 
increase until the fourth. 
Miscellaneous. 
S. IF., Rochester, N. Y, says: Twenty- 
seven years ago a father gave to his son a trust 
deed of a farm which was to remain his during 
his life-lime. At the son’s death, the property 
was to belong to the grandson. The trustee 
never qualified or acted as such, and died a 
dozen years ago; and the grandson has 
died since; but the father still lives. 
Some time ago he mortgaged the farm; the 
mortgage has been foreclosed and the farm 
sold at sheriff’s sale. The purchaser never 
knew of the trust deed until an action was be¬ 
gun to recover in behalf of the son to whom it 
was originally deeded, and we are asked. 1, 
whether a recovery can be had, and, 2, whether 
a judgment dated previous to the mortgage 
would be a lien upon the farm. 
Ans —The statute of limitations would seem 
to be a sufficient bar to the establishment of 
the son’s title; at all events, an unrecorded 
deed could not defeat the right of the pur¬ 
chaser under foreclosure sale. A judgment 
docketed prior to the mortgage would remain 
a lien iu preference to the latter for ten years, 
after which time, no levy having been made, 
the lien would be raised in favor of incum¬ 
brances or purchasers in good faith. 
J. W. C., Lovettsoille , Va., sends a plant for 
name, the seed of which was found in his clo¬ 
ver seed. He has tried to extirpate it tor sev¬ 
eral years, but without success. 
Ans. —It is Lepidium campestre, a sort of 
Pepper-grass called Yellow-seed. It belongs 
to the order of Cruciferifto which also belong 
all such plants as nasturtiums, cress, cab¬ 
bage, horBe- radish, radish, Act, <fcc. Being 
an aunual it is not difficult to get rid of, if pre¬ 
vented from going to seed. 
fit. R. Seneca Falls, N. Y., asks whether the 
age of the stallion has anything to do with the 
character of his progeny. 
Ans.—T he reeo ds of race horses and trot¬ 
ters seem to indicate that the age of the sire 
has little or no influence upon the character of 
his get, as some of the best of these, both as 
performers and sires, have been the offsprings 
of two aud three-year-old colts, while others 
have been the progeuy of sires from 25 to 30 
years old, or even older. 
S. II., South Oshawa, Ont., as^a, 1, if rye 
bread is wholesome; 2, is rye a sure crop in 
northern Ontario; 8, how many bushels per 
acre should be sown on new land; 4, is it a 
good feed for horses and pigs. 
Ans.— Rye bread is the *“ staff of life" for 
whole nations, there can therefore be no ques¬ 
tion as to its wholesomeness. 2. Yes. 3. Oue and 
a half to two bushels. 4. It is, but it is not 
mnch used as a feed for animals, except as a 
foddering crop, for which purpose it is excel¬ 
lent sown, say, iu August for lute fail soiling or 
in the fall for spring soiling. 
J. B. P., atklress mislaid, asks whether the 
plants from the magnolia seeds sent out by the 
Rural will blossom without grafting or bud¬ 
ding, and how would it do to graft an oleander 
ou a magnolia. 
Ans.— Yes, they will blossom in due time 
without grafting. The oleander could not be 
grafted on a magnolia. It is only plants of a 
close relationship that can be grafted upon 
each other. 
A. F., Camden, Attains, has 1.000 pounds of 
ground bone, and he asks how much muriate 
of potash he shall mix with it to make a good 
manure. 
Ans. —It will depend upon the character of 
the land to which it is applied, aud the erop 
that is to be benefited by it; about 200 pounds 
will do for a general-purpose manure. 
L A, H , Farminydale, N. Y., asks, 1, how 
to propagate syringa aud hazel-nut bushes; 
2 , whether a specified pump is a good one. 
Ans— 1. Propagate ihe syringa by cuttings, 
suckers and by division of the old bush; the 
hazel is propagated by uuts planted in the fall 
or spring. 2. Yes. 
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