THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Mann & Son. Elgin. Ill.; Red Polled, G. F. 
Taber, Patterson, N. Y., or W. D. Warren & 
Co.. Maple Hill, Kau.; Short boms. Jas. 
Hall, Paris, Ky., or R. H. Allen, Chat¬ 
ham, N. J.; Devon3, B. F. Peek, East Beth¬ 
any, N. Y., or Geo. Baker & Son, Hustis- 
ford, Wis.; Here fords, T. L. Miller, Beecher, 
11!.. or Far well Bros., Moutezuma, Iowa, 2. 
This subject has lately been pretty freely dis¬ 
cussed ill I’rizo Essays in the Rural. and the 
general drift of opiuion has been that the 
Holstein cross would prove the most satisfac¬ 
tory for the twofold purpose of milk and beef 
production. A cross of a Short horn of a 
milking family would probably prove equally 
satisfactory. 3. The Jersey Red is now known 
as the Duroc Jersey, this name having been 
adopted by the breeders of red swine, at their 
convention held at Elkhorn, Wisconsin, last 
July. Both of these breeds derive most of 
their characteristics from their common 
source, the Berkshire, aud the character of 
their meat is much the same, though that of 
the Duroc-Jerseys is said to be a trifle the 
coarser. 4, It was written by Jeanuo Is. P. de 
B. Montolieu, It is cl aimed that the story was 
based on an actual shipwreck of an emigrant 
family; bat, of course, all the incidents were 
greatly exaggerated and embellished. 
F. M. S., Mans. —1. Where can artificial bee 
combs be bought? 2. Which is the better for 
house plants, leaf mold or earth from an old 
stump? 3. Should the seed of Ampelopsis 
Vetcbii and rhododendrons be started where 
the plants are to grow? 4. Would rhododeu 
drons grow l>ost on low land, where water 
stands some days after rain? 5. How can old 
Doura he cultivated? 2. Is the corn sent out 
by the Rukai. n sweet or field corn? 
Ans.— 1. The same ns corn. 2. Field. 
Mrs, ./. ,/. O., Salt Lake City, Utah .—Where 
can I get Ground Cherry, or Strawberry To¬ 
mato seed? 
Am—Of Hiram Sibley & Co., Chicago, Ill. 
f - H . M., Grand Isle, 1 f .—Where can pure 
Italian bees be bought? 
^ Ns - Of ^ W. Cary & Son, Colerain, 
Mass. 
./. K. Nims, Greensburg, O , wants a steel 
mold board to a No. 4 Curtis plow. 
jJfmpUmetttjsi amt Pacltiitc*' 
other liquid, can have no effect upon the 
Hessian Fiy. The only known remedy is to 
sow after frost. 
Jf. J. W., Xiagara, Out.— 1. What is a 
good remedy for gapes in chicks? 2. What is 
the proper food for young turkeys? 
Axs.—1. See elsewhere in this department. 
2. Bread crumbs, chopped meat, meal mixed 
with thick milk, buckwheat and the like. It 
should he borne in mind that a variety of food 
is essential. In this respect you rig turkeys are 
quite particular, and oftcu refuse to eat when 
offered the same kind of food day after day. 
Be careful to feed them nothing salt. 
(r. IF. P. Pottsville, AT. Y. —1. How would a 
straw mulch do for wheat, applied after the 
first trofese? 2. Would the mice work under 
the mulch worse than otherwise? 
A ns. 1. You can do nothing better than to 
apply straw or strawy manure on the surface 
immediately after sowing the wheat. 2, Don’t 
apply it thick enough to induce the mice to 
work uuder it. A mulch of this kind will often 
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discussion. 
aj. B. M., Trempealeau, Wrs.— On page 330 
of the Rural, in regard to keeping ensilage, 
we are told it must be covered very closely and 
weighted very heavily—200 pounds to the 
square foot. The usual way is to double- 
lioard on top, breaking joints. I think this 
statement is wrong, if the silo is built bot¬ 
tom und sides air-tight, and the covering is 
made air-tight, what difference does it make 
whether a weight of one or 1,000 pounds to 
the square foot is put on top? I use two inch 
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‘ The many Farmers 
that use them arc enthusiastic in 
their pro Ise. I mil direct to the 
farmers ami iunite the price very 
low. Send at once for circular ana 
price-list. flxo.W. Kino. Marion.O, 
trodden while being filled, and covered iu the 
manner described, and weighted with 100 
pounds to the square foot, will settle about, 
four feet, and the air will be thoroughly ex¬ 
pelled. The same amount of ensilage, cover- 
oil iu the mautier described in the Rural, 
would probably not se' tie one foot under 200 
pounds’ tveight to the square foot, and the 
air would be confined instead of being ex¬ 
pelled. It is no wonder we hear bad accounts 
of ensilage if put np iu that manner. 
H N.-Y. Practically it will be found im¬ 
possible to make the cover of a silo so tight 
that the air cannot get out freely, and the 
weight put on top is for the purpose of press¬ 
ing the cusilage so compactly or closely to¬ 
gether that no l'resh air can got, iu, ns well as 
to force out what was contained in the freshly 
cut material. VV’e think it. has been found 
that the ensilage has uniformly kept best in 
heavily weighted silos, and wo doubt that 
200 pounds is too much weight. We believe 
in letting persons on each side say fully what 
they think on any Important question, so long 
as they use no unpleasant remarks. 
R. B,, Longmont, Col. —Somebody in the 
F. C. says sow from 20to 25 pounds of Alfalfa 
seed per acre. I have tried it often, and such 
heavy seeding only produces finer hay for one 
season; it will only grow about “so” thick, 
and the surplus plants die out; 15 pounds are 
as good as 30. Of course, all our laud here 
has to be irrigated to produce anything; but 
if irrigated, it is very productive I make 
from six to eight tons of crude A lfulfa hay on 
each aero. 1 can irrigate 100 acres well with 
100 inches of water, and with irrigation we 
fear no dry or hot weather. 
W. J. M., Arkansas City, Kah.—Hi the 
Rural of May 24, an inquirer living at Fall 
River, Mass., usked whether peach cuttings 
would grow, and the answer was made that 
" they could not be coaxed to grow,” Now I 
have a peach tree, eight inches in diameter, 
that grew from a cutting, and it has borne 
fruit the last five years. I stuck six cuttings 
around a choice pie plant to protect it from 
the Lens, and two of them grew. The soil was 
sanxly, and I watered the plant often. [Peach 
cutting sometimes grow iu the South; but in 
Fall River, Mass., “they could not be coaxed 
to grow.”] 
J. B. 8., Nkw Hampton, Ia.— In the Rural 
for June 7 an inquirer asks “ how the dande¬ 
lion can be started.” Treat it as the Western 
farmei-s treat the burdock—cut off all growth 
above the surface, and drop a few drops of 
kerosene on the exposed root. A good jack¬ 
knife and a can of kerosene in the bands of an 
enthusiastic “starter,” will clear a lawn of 
them in a short time. 
L. C. W., Van Burkn, Ark.—I n a late 
Rural an inquirer asks how to kill worms 
infesting the roots of his oleander. He should 
put the tub containing the plant into a larger 
one, aud keep it covered with water for some 
time. I have found this plan quite efficacious. 
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A. A. />., eJd ward smile, IU.—l, Where can 
the Isbell Mole Trap be purchased? 2. Where 
can I get crude potash, such us comes from 
the ashery? 
Ans.— Of Young & Elliott, 12 CortlandtSt., 
Y, City. Price $2. 2. Of almost any fer¬ 
tilizer dealer. Consult our advertising col¬ 
umns. 
W. H R., Shelburne, FA.—What is the Ru- 
uai/s opinion of the Marlboro Raspberry, if 
tested at the Rural Grounds? 
Ans.— The seasons have been favorable since 
it was planted—two years ago. It semis hardy. 
Fruit very largo and of good quality. Bushes 
prolific and healthy. We think well of it, so 
far. 
No name, Burlington, Ft.—1. Who sells 
Downing Mulberry seeds? 2. Will .Souvenir 
du Congress Pear thrive as far north as this 
place? 3. Will the Japanese Persimmon stand 
our Winters? 
Ans,— 1. Ellwangor & Barry, Rochester, N. 
Y. 2. We do not think it will, 3. No. 
./. R, G., Ain*lie, Custer Co., Mon.— Is the 
“Cold Water Dip,” sold by T. W. Lawford, 
Baltimore, Md., a good remedy? 
Ans. —We believe it gives very good satis¬ 
faction, as we have never had a complaint 
from those who have used it. 
G. C. Orange Valley, N. J .—Is the Al¬ 
dridge Sweet Corn a good variety, and is it 
intermediate in grade between the Minnesota 
and Evergreen? 
Ans.—W e do not know, neither can we learn 
of any such corn. It must be a local name. 
F. A. C„ Tippecanoe, Ohio.—W hat is a sure 
method of preserving eggs? 
Ans. An excellent method was given in the 
Farmers’ Club of our issue of May 31, page 
354, aud we must refer our friend to it. 
T. B. M , Arming, Can —What are the 
habits and name of the inclosed insect? 
Ans.—I t is the May Beetle. See a full de¬ 
scription under the Farmers’ Club heading in 
Rural of May 31. 
R. L. R., EasUn, N. Y,, —1, How should 
, -.- - .t.. 1 h * s lH a Pure Bono 
[liutu, and tbare I* no her,ter In murkm. it is a 
lete Standard Manure. Dealers wishing the 
f the best rtnmplmte In market,, will call on or 
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General Alfcnt. Went Troy, N. Y. 
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j Andes, N. Y.—1, Where can I 
get crude petroleum? 2. Is cotton seed meal 
injurious to cows, and is the milk of such as 
are fed on it wholesome for young children? 
Ans —1. Crude petroleum is now usually 
kept aud sold by most druggists, and also at 
paint stores, if wauted by the barrel, it 
would probably be cheaper to send to some 
oil refinery, or get your merchant to do so. 2. 
We think cotton-seed meal in moderate quan¬ 
tity is a wholesome food, and that it makes 
good milk. II fed in too large quantities, 
the excess of oil might act as a cathartic to the 
cow, and in that case might affect the milk. 
E. M., Leonardville, N. Y —Would the fol¬ 
lowing be a good mixture to apply to corn 
after it is fit to hoe:—lieu manure, two bar¬ 
rels; uuleached ashes, 10barrels; to beupplied 
at the rate of 10 barrels to the acre ? Should 
it be applied before or after hoeing? 
Ans.—T he mixture is good: but the hon 
manure should not be mixed with the ashes 
until one is ready to apply the mixture; other¬ 
wise, the ammonia in the manure—one of its 
most valuable ingredients—is likely to be set 
tree, especially if either the manure or ashes 
are wet. The application should be made be¬ 
fore hoeing. 
(j. D.R , Brandcnberg,Ky, —1. I have seen it 
stated that to prevent the ravages of the Hes¬ 
sian Fly the seed wheat should be soaked for 
12 hours in a “preparation” made of saltpeter 
and water—one pound of the former to five 
ousbels of seed, and enough of the latter to 
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This mart to* Is Kunmntcrd U, i.iit, up more hay In 
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nr* employ ts, will In one day tnk* from 20 to 36 
acres Of )i*y pttrfccUy cb an from tb* <wath iiHieft hy 
th»mow#T n mi pjtoh the tamo on the nt-nck or vraKon, In 
butter condition than twiije the force can windrow and 
cock the *«une. It AOlclOin out of repair, but if it 
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