400 
from the roosting-room for the sake of greater 
cleanliness. The perches m the latter may all 
he the same hight from the ground; or the 
first may be placed about 18 or 30 inches from 
the ground; the second about six incheshigber, 
and far enough back so that the droppings 
will not fall on the fowls on the lower perch. 
Plan of Poultry-House. Fig. 196. 
The third may bo six inches higher than the 
second, and so on. The lower perches are 
suitable for young fowls. The birds should 
not he allowed to roost in any other room. 
The nests in the laying-room may be movable 
boxes, and when u hen shows a disposition to 
sit, eggs may be put uudor her, and then mov¬ 
ed, box and all, to the hatching-room, where 
she should be provided with a box of lime or 
ashes and plenty of water and food. x. Y. z. 
Sulphur Grove, Ohio. 
THE NEW STRAWBERRY “PARRY.” 
On June 6, 1884, a number of prominent 
horticulturists assembled at Pomona Nurse¬ 
ries, Parry, N. J., on the invitation of Wm. 
Parry, to pronounce upon what had been 
designated as Junior Queen Strawberry. On 
arrival at the grounds, the party proceeded to 
examine the stra wberry under different sys¬ 
tems of culture—in hills, and matted beds; on 
various soils, stiff, heavy clay, gravelly hills, 
and on light, drifting sand. 
An informal meeting was called, and after 
reading the rules adopted by tho American 
Pomological Soeioty in regard to naming new 
fruits, a loiter was read from the Hon. Mar¬ 
shall P. Wilder, in which he requested Wm. 
Parry to assist him in correcting and simplify¬ 
ing the nomenclature of fruits. He said that 
Parry was the best name for the berry, as it 
would identify it with its originator, etc. This 
view being unproved by the committee, the 
name was adopted. Below are given the opin¬ 
ions expressed by some of those present: 
Edwin Baitertbwaite, Jenkintowu, Pa., said 
that ho grows strawberries extensively for 
market, ami without hesitation, would pro¬ 
nounce tho Parry the most valuable berry 
within his knowledge. Color, the most desira¬ 
ble; size, large; plant, vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. 
Rev. W. W. Meech, Vineland, N. J., said 
that of some 50 varieties, he has seen nothing 
to equal tho Parry. 
T. F. Baker, President of the New Jersey 
Horticultural Society, said it was among the 
best varieties; be had seen nothing to com¬ 
pare with it. 
J, B. Rogers, Milburn, N. J., said the plants 
partake of the character of the Jersey Queen, 
but upon heavy soil they fruit much larger. 
Flavor good, and he saw no reason why it will 
not be a success. 
J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn., as 
Jersey Queen does not succeed with him, was 
naturally prejudiced against this berry until 
he hud soou it on the grounos of the editor of 
the Rural Nkw-Yorkkr. where it was the 
best of u large number of new varieties, and 
on the grounds of Mr. Parry he found it very 
vigorous aud a strong grow er, with good foli¬ 
age. The fruit, according to him, will run as 
large as Sharpie®, and without the irregular¬ 
ities of thelatter, while tt is of the best flavor. 
J. T. Lovett, Little Silver. N, J., had seen 
it ou heavy, light and sandy soils, in matted 
rows aud underbill culture, and said it was 
without exception the best berry he had ever 
seen, combining more points of excellence 
than any other variety. 
S. C. De C-ou, Moorestown, N. J., said it has 
a “perfect” flower,good foliage and the berries 
all ripen up well. 
J. C. Collins, Moorestown, N. J. r was well 
pleased with it, and thought it compared very 
favorably w ith the best varieties, and came as 
near filling the bill as anything he had. It 
ripens up all over. 
Wm. F. Bassett, Hamraonton, N. J., said it 
i 9 not only large, beautiful and well flavored, 
but also very productive and Arm, a vigorous 
grower, and should be very satisfactory. 
James Lippincott, Mt. Holly, N. J.: “It will 
be a very superior market berry. It is a vigor¬ 
ous grower, of beautiful color, firm, is of best 
flavor, and a good shipper.” 
THE BUBAL WEW-YOBKEB. 
JUNE 21 
Randolph Peters, Wilmington, Del,: “Large 
size; color, quality and productiveness all that 
could be desired.” 
After some favorable comments on other 
new seedling, the meeting adjourned. 
Dainj ijusbarujn). 
HOW TO KEEP JUNE BOTTER FOR 
WINTER USE. 
It is a fact well conceded by all good judges 
of butter, that butter made in June is better 
flavored than that made in any of the eleven 
other months. It is, therefore, very impor¬ 
tant that every one should know how to keep 
the Juno product for winter use. Here is one 
way:—Pack the butter solidly in stone crocks 
to within an inch of the top, level it, and cut 
a piece of white muslin and spread it over the 
top; then fill to the top with common salt. 
Dig a hole in the ground on the north side of 
some building, or in the shade of some tree; 
or, if this is inconvenient, the garden will do; 
let it be deep enough, so that when the crock 
is covered, the earth on top of it will be Dot 
less than 18 inches thick. In this hole place 
the crock; over it put something that will turn 
off the water if any leaches down to it. An 
old tin pan turned over makes a good cover. 
Pack ou the earth, leaving it rounding, like 
an ant-hill, to carry off the surface water. If 
this work is done in tho garden, plant over 
the top a tomato vine, or a few beans, or any¬ 
thing, toshade and keep away the torrid rays 
of the sun. The work is then finished, until 
one wishes to take out the butter any time be¬ 
fore severe frost. This method l will warrant 
to keep butter perfectly sweet until Winter, 
if proper care is taken. An old acquaintance 
of mine tells me he has practiced this plan for 
years, and when he lived on the farm he 
used to take up his butter in November, and 
sell it for 40 cents per pound, whereas if it had 
been disposed of when made, he could not 
have realized more than 15 cents. This is also 
a good way to keep canned fruit during the 
Summer, if one has not a proper place for the 
purpose. Put the cans in a box and bury it as 
the above, if canned in gloss. 
Another method is to pack the butter as be¬ 
fore; tbeu take a good sweet barrel (a pork 
barrel will be ns good as anything, if sweet), 
in it place the crocks as closely as possible 
(small crocks will pack better than large ones), 
plucing one on the top of the other until the 
barrel is nearly full. Then muke as strong a 
brine as salt will make; scald it so us to skim 
off all impurities; when cold, till up the bar¬ 
rel. If the head can lie put in and the brino 
turued through a hole in tho head, all the bet¬ 
ter. Let it stand in tho cellar or in any cool 
place until wanted, and take out one crock at 
a time as it is needed. This is a little more 
expensive way, hut it answers every purpose. 
The brine will not salt the butter. 
De Kalb Co., Ill. wm. k. MORRIS. 
3lrcl)itwturf. 
CORN HOUSE. 
We are indebted to Mr. Martin F. Bragg, 
of Waterloo, Seneca Co , N. Y., for the plans 
of a very convenient corn house, which we 
give in Figs. 197 and 198. The illustrations are 
Corn House. Fig. 197. 
so plain as to need but very little explanation. 
Fig. 1 is a side view of the bouse, showing the 
projecting roof for sheltering the load in case 
of a storm. Fig. 2 shows the manner of fram¬ 
ing the same. Fig. 8 is the ground plan, and 
Fig. 4 an end plan. The building can be of 
any size desired; the one here shown is 16x24 
feet, with 8 foot posts. The roof projection is 
eight feet; it may be more if desired. Letters 
A, A, show the crib?, one 4x24 feet; the other 
5x17 feet. C, is a stairway in Fig. 8, leading 
to the floor above, shown at B, in Figs. 3 and 
4. In Fig. 4, D is an attic window for light 
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Fig. 3. 
Corn House. Fig. 198. 
and ventilation. Fig. 5 shows the method of 
siding the building opposite the cribs; A is the 
Btudding; B is the Biding; C is a wedge placed 
between tho siding, to insure the proper airing 
of the corn when the cribs are filled. 
'fHisffUflllCOUS. 
the needs and wishes of subscribers or readers) 
which makes each number, not only a welcome 
visitor, but a cherished member of the home 
circle, and it must be gratifying to the editor 
to know that, whether in palace, cottage, or 
cabin, each reader is a personal friend, who 
wishes him abundant success in his noble 
work. [It is very gratifying, indeed. Eds.] 
Whiteside Co., IU. o. wright. 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
TnE Farmers’ Favorite Potato Bug Ex¬ 
terminator, manufactured by J. S. Eddy & 
Sons, Eagle Mills, N. Y. A circular fully de¬ 
scribing a new device for dusting potatoes and 
other vegetables with Paris-green, London- 
purple or other insecticide. This machine is 
supported by a strap passing over the shoul¬ 
der, and is so made that tho powder is dis¬ 
charged with the same freedom and accuracy 
when the device is full as when partially emp¬ 
ty. Send for a circular and see how it is done. 
We are iudebted to Mr. C. R. U. Starr, Sec¬ 
retary, Port Williams, Nova Scotia, for a 
handsome volume of 150 pages, the Transac¬ 
tions and Report of the Fruit Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation of Nova Scotia. We are glad to learn 
that Nova Scotia has such a largo and enter¬ 
prising society, and are a little surprised to 
learn cf the extent and productiveness of 
some of her orchards. From the many valu¬ 
able ideas crowded into the addresses aud dis¬ 
cussions, we cannot see how a single fruit 
grower in Nova Scotia can afford to neglect 
procuring and preserving this book. We learn 
that the Gravenstein is one of the most pro¬ 
ductive apples there grown, as it is one of the 
best grown anywhere. 
Through the kindness of the Secretary, 
Prof. W. J. Beni, of Lansing. Mich., we are 
favored with a copy of the Proceedings of the 
Nineteenth Session of the American Pomologi¬ 
cal Society, held in Philadelphia, Penn., Sppt., 
1883. As we opened the volume the likeness 
of President Wildersmilcd upon us so natural 
ly that we almost wanted to sbuke bands with 
him, and wo could not but be thankful that he 
is so kindly spared to the society and the hor¬ 
ticultural world. He has done much for the 
fruit growers of America, aud it was a very 
fitting compliment to adorn this report with 
his portrait. This is a volume of over 200 
large pages, and contains the essays and papers 
read aud also the discussions on the various 
topics, as well as ou the merits of the different 
fruits for the several States. It also contains 
catalogues of the different fruits, the popular¬ 
ity of which, iu the different States, is shown 
by star's. We must say that we think this re¬ 
porting on the various fruits by members from 
the different States had much better be done 
through the various State chairmen of fruits, 
aud thus save the convention much valuable 
time for other purposes, that it seems to us is, 
under the present system, nearly wasted; but 
we believe that as the next meeting will be 
held in Michigan, we shall see a change, much 
for the better in the programme there. We 
make these suggestions, not in any fault-flud 
ing spirit, but only with the most sincere de 
sire to have the society accomplish the great¬ 
est good. _ 
AN APPRECIATIVE NOTE. 
The excellent picture of my home in the 
Rural of May 31, was a pleasant surprise to 
me. So gratifying is its accuracy aud so deli¬ 
cate is the kindness w r hich prompted its publi¬ 
cation, that you have placed me under lastiug 
obligations, too large to be repaid and too 
agreeable to be repudiated. Very few jour¬ 
nalists would take so much pains to please 
their subscribers, or put themselves to such 
expense for the benefit of their readers as the 
Rural New-Yorker has always done, and it 
is this unostentatious, kindly sympathy with 
We have received several advertisements, 
clipped from different pa|»ers, offering various 
prizes for the largest number of words made 
from the letters of the word “accident” aud 
also from those of several other words. The 
latest of these is an advertisement of an acci¬ 
dent insurance company, but other concerns 
have tried the same dodge. Of course, it is 
ouly an advertising trick, designed to attract 
attention and secure remembrance. The at¬ 
tempt to construct a great number of differ¬ 
ent words from the letters of any particular 
word, affords mental exercise aud amusement; 
but the word-builder must be content with 
these as his reward, for the prizes are sur¬ 
rounded with such conditions that any com¬ 
petitor stands as much chance of being struck 
by lightning as of winning the lowest prize 
offered. The ouly safe rule is to leave severely 
alone all concerns that offer more than 100 cts. 
for a dollar, or a splendid cluiuce of getting 
something for nothing. Tricks of this kind 
are characteristic of sharpers, though occa¬ 
sionally practiced by fellows just on the 
borders of rascality. It is foolish to try to 
boat a sharper at his own game. 
A trick of the same sort is to offer a present 
of a valuable orgun to the person who can 
tell where to find tho shortest verse in the 
Bible. There is nothing intrinsically wrong 
in this mode of attracting attention; but dis¬ 
appointment Is sure to vex those people who 
have labored to discover the right answer. 
To J. McC., Jr., West Hebron, N. Y.—True 
& Co., Publishers, of Augusta, Maine, are 
the same as E. C. Allen & Co., of the same 
place, aud their credit is marked “very good’' 
by the mercantile ugencles. 
F. Ridd & Co., Dubuque, Iowa, dealers in 
electrographs, must be classed lu the humbug 
list with the Reliable Compauy of Philadel¬ 
phia. 
In several parts of New Jersey and South¬ 
ern Pennsylvania, farmers have lately been 
victimized by a trick that will doubtless soon 
be tried in other parts of the country also. 
In the above instances a glib-tongued rascal 
represented himself to the farmers as the 
agent of the Eureka Lock Company of Meri¬ 
den, Conn, (there is no such concern there), 
and wherever he could get a hearing, ho said 
he was anxious to “put iu" as many locks, this 
Spring, as possible, for he wanted to obtain 
a large number of references, so as to secure 
large contracts in Philadelphia aud Boston 
later on. To start the “boom*' he offered 
handsome locks free of charge, provided the 
farmer would allow the use of his name as 
reference on a propose! circular, aud would 
pay the locksmith for putting ou the locks. 
This was an irresistible bait; aud forthwith a 
large number ef elegant locks were put on 
house doors. Within a fortnight all the 
houses thus protected, in the same district, 
were robbed on the same night, aud a consid¬ 
erable amount of booty was secured by the 
provideut burglars. In several cases where 
the doors were additionally secured by bolts, 
these were slipped back with the skill of a 
professional burglar. 
W, B., Neosho, Mo., asks whether the Boston 
Supply Company, of Dover Street, Boston, is 
a reliable concern. No, it is not. This is the 
humbug which advertised “Gossamer Gar¬ 
ments Free” very extensively, and which we 
have already denounced twice in this depart¬ 
ment. 
Pickles. —A writer in the New England 
Homestead says that an acre of good land with 
liberal manuring, will produce cucumbers 
enough for 30 to 4*3 barrels of pickles, which 
will sell for from $8 to *12 per barrel, accord¬ 
ing to size and quality. Pickles are graded ac¬ 
cording to size, into three grades—coarse, 600 
to 800 per barrel; mediums, 1,200 to 1,GU0 per 
barrel; flue, 3,000to 3,500 per barrel. When 
sold green to the contractors, at the common 
price of 12X cents per 100, a barrel of medi¬ 
ums containing 1,500, brings *1.87, which in 
