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is turned under, and then follow with thorough 
culture in any crop or in summer-fallow, and 
it will he thoroughly killed. It may also be 
killed by fall-fallowing. Plow now as de¬ 
scribed, and cultivate the surface thoroughly 
till frozen up this Fall, and very little will 
ever show again except it comes from the seed. 
INDIGESTION IN A COW. 
J. R. Pi, no address .—Some time ago a cow 
of mine got sick, bloating badly aud not hav¬ 
ing a passage for several days, A veterinary 
surgeon gave her some medicine aud she got 
all right, millring well; but after a time her 
yield fell off from ltd to 1? pounds a day. Her 
horns became cold, her tail soft at the end, 
and there was a discharge from the nose. 
Lately her yield of milk has been increasing; 
she sow gives 28 pounds; what alls her, and 
how should she be treated!* 
A ns. —Trie cow suffered from indigestion, 
and inaction of the stomach and bowels. The 
falling-off in milk is not at all surprising; nor 
is the fact that she has not fully recovered. 
By gradual and cautious increase of feeding 
and good nursing,she may possibly be restored. 
Rub a little turpentine about the base of the 
horns aud on the softened part of the tail. 
Give two drams of gentian root and one of 
ginger, with a small handful of sugar, in a 
bran slop daily for a few days. 
KKKDING STRAW. 
W. M., Barree, Pa .—Can cut straw be 
mixed with chop and led to l'atteniug cattle 
as successfully as to horses? 
Ans.— Most certainly this could be done; 
the best of beef lias lMien made by feeding 
straw w ith some turnips anil a few pounds of 
meal. It is always advisable to feed some 
roots when straw and meal are given, because 
of the healthful effect upon the digestion. It 
is a waste of good feeding material to use 
straw for litter. When it is fed, a small part 
of it is digested and the remainder is ejected 
in such a condition that it is more available 
for manure; the grain fed with it, too, enriches 
the manure by u portion of it, which is not 
used in adding to the Mesh or fat of the aui 
mal, and this consists of the portion which is 
the most valuable for manure, viz., the nitro¬ 
gen with nearly all of the potash. 
DEVOURING THE AKTEKBIRTH. 
G. G., .Jam ext own , Dak. —A sow after far¬ 
rowing seemed healthy and ate well for a week 
oatmeal gruel and bran slop; then she refused 
to eat anything but gross, which she vom¬ 
ited as soon as eaten. After a week’s sick¬ 
ness she died. On openiug her, I found the 
liver swollen and spongy. What ailed her. and 
how should she haveheen treated. 
Ans.— It is most probable that the sow was 
injured by devouring the afterbirth, which 
produced indigestion and bilious disorder and 
disease of the liver. The liver may have been 
out of ordtr previously. It is most likely that 
any treatment would huve been unavailing; 
but the best, would have been an active purga¬ 
tive, as half a piutof linseed oil with six grains 
of podophyllyu, to get rid of the offending 
bile in the stomach and bowels. 
COTTON-SEED MEAL AND GERMAN MILLET 
SEED. 
G. McK., Burk Valley, Pa. — What is the 
comparative value of cotton-seed meal aud 
German millet seed for feed ; 
Ans,—C otton-seed meal Is much richer in 
fat and somewhat richer In albumen (uitro- 
genous matters), but less rich in starch than 
millet seed. Millet seed is somewhat richer 
than oats or corn in albumen, but less rich in 
fatty matter. The estimated relative money 
values of the different grains are as follows: 
Millet, 81.45 per 100 pounds; oats. 81.53; coru, 
81.73, aud cotton-seed meal, 8175 for that 
with hulls in it, and 83 22 without hulls. Fat 
is the most highly valued of all feeding sub¬ 
stances next to albumen, aud on this account 
pure cotton seed meal is the most highly valued 
of all feeding substances. 
SORES ON A COW'S LEGS. 
J. E. D. , A rides, N. 1,—What causes sores 
on the legs of my cows, and how can hard, 
dry scabs that form on the legs be removed 
therefrom l 
Ans.—T he causes may be various, as from 
a scrofulous constitution, or from disease of 
the skin. These indicate some internal dis¬ 
ease of the blood, aud outward applications 
will not remove that. Apply some stimulating 
ointment to the sores, as four ounces of lard, 
one ounce of turpentine, and one dram of 
acetate of copper well mixed: if too thin, add 
one ounce of melted Venice turpentine. The 
scabs should besoftoned with warm water and 
removed anti the ointment be used. Give dai¬ 
ly one ounce of hyposulphite of soda ror a 
month. 
Miscellaneous. 
M. G ., Kingston, Pa.—1. At present prices, 
which is the cheaper source of ammonia- 
nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia? 2. If 
either were mixed with muriatk ©f potash or 
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kainit’ and phosphate of lime, and allowed to 
stand in barrels, would there be any loss of 
ammonia? 
Axs.—1. At, present prices the ammonia in 
sulphate of ammonia would cost about 150 
cents per pound, while in nitrate of soda it 
would cost about 18;?* cents, so it would be 
cheaper iu the sulphate. 2. If the mixture 
was made with dry material and kept dry, we 
do not apprehend any loss. 
( . G., Arcade, A, I .—1. What is the name 
of the inclosed grass, its comparative value as 
feed, with Timothy hay, if cut aud cured in 
bloom? 2 What is a good mixture of grass 
seed for a permanent meadow to be sown in 
Spring on a clay loam? 
Ans. —Chess or Cheat (Bromns secaliuus) so 
abundant sometimes in the wheat- fields. If 
cut iu bloom and well cured, it would be three- 
fourths as good as Timothy Hay. ‘3. Timothy, 
nine pouuds, Red Clover, eight pounds, Alsyke, 
five pounds—that, is, supposing the ground is 
reasonably dry. Other grasses will come in 
soon enough. 
H. 7. (}., No Address, N. ./.—I have a 
piece of ground that was seeded to clover iu 
the Spring of 1883. There is a good after- 
math, and I wish to plant it in potatoes next 
year. W hen should I plow it to receive the 
liest results? 
Ans,—T b» clover roots are probably as large 
and abundant uow as they will ever become; 
we would advise plowing soon, cultivating 
well 1 ill about September 20, ami then seeding 
thickly to rye. This will grow rapidly, and 
afford a good amount of manure to be turn¬ 
ed down next Spring for the potatoes. But 
don’t get avaricious next Spring and let the 
rye mature instead of turning it under. 
N. G. 11, Oustaens, Ohio.—A Berkshire 
boar is stiff in his hind-quarters, and trembles 
behind when he stands. His appetite is not 
very good, aud he limps a little behlud when 
walking; what should be done for him? 
—It. would lie advisable to give the boar 
two ounces of raw linseed oil and half an 
ounce of turpentine, and repeat it the third 
day, four times. Feed very lightly until the 
appetite returns. A run in a grass or clover 
field. without any other feed, would help the 
animal. It is quite probable that indigestion 
is at the lxittom of his trouble. 
./, L. A’., Hellertown, Pa.—I, Whut will de¬ 
stroy mildew on cabbage? 2. What ails my 
apple and quince trees? The ends of the limbs 
die and look as if something had partly cut 
them off. 
Anb.— 1. Apply a dressing of lime, ashes and 
salt to the soil. :i. Your brief description 
would indicate the presence and work of the 
apple tree pruner, (Elnphidlotl villosum. 
Fabr.) Guther and burn the fallen branches. 
N. ti. P, Farmington, IF. T.—A small tu 
mor appeared some lime ago oil the rectum of 
tny mule as he dunged. Now it has grown to 
the size of a quart measure, looks quite red, 
drops red water, but does not appear to be 
sore; what should be dune? 
Ans.— I he tumor should be removed by a 
competent surgeon by means of the knife or 
by a ligature. It would not lie safe for one to 
remove it who does not understand theanato 
my of the parts, but it, isquitoeasilydouo by a 
surgeon. No doubt, if no veterinarian can be 
procured, an ordinary surgeon would perform 
the operation. 
IF. Reed, Indiana.— sends us three heads of 
wheat for name. 
Ans.— We have raised this wheat under the 
name of Grecian; but ours was tender and 
several heads resembling it which are said to 
be quite hardy, have since been sent to the 
Rural Office for name. We are therefore in 
doubt, as to its name. 
O. P B., Glenullen, D.T .,—sends live kinds 
of wild prairie plants lor name. 
Ans.— Nos. 1,2 and 8 we do uot recognize. 
No 4 appears to be Oxytropis Lainbertii-Lam- 
bert’s Ox> tropis, a plant of the pea family. It 
grows in a considerable abundance on elevated 
plains near the mountains, especially on damp 
ground, and extends up the mountains to an 
elevatiou of 7,000 to 8,000 feet, It is perennial. 
It is said to be poisonous to horned cattle aud 
horses, acting like a narcotic. “No. 5.” Ls 
Artemisia frigida. We cannot always name 
plauta unless the flowers reach us in good 
shape. 
VI. II. 'J\, SI. (Ides, Prov. Quebec, Canada, 
wants time for potato contest exteuded to No¬ 
vember 1st, as potatoes are not dug there till 
October 15 to 20. 
Ans.— Reference in made to our offer of 
810 for the largest well formed potato. Wo 
have no objection to extending the time to 
November 1st, 
U., Dalton, Canada .—One of my cows got 
her teats frozen last Winter, and the milk 
continues to flow; how can she hu dried up, as 
I want to tiirn her to.beef? 
Ans.—F eed the cow dry coru meal and let 
the milk leak; it cannot be stopped artificially, 
aud by feeding the dry meal it will gradually 
lessen in quantity until it stops. 
Sage., No address. —Will the roots of the 
Hardy Catalpa poison the water of streams if 
planted on their banks? 
Ans.— No! boys sometimes smoke the pods 
after the manner of a cigar. Please send full 
address for answer to other questiou, unless 
this hint is sufficient. 
If. A. E. Winfield, Kans .—Some of the 
pigs of a sow were dead and she could not expel 
them, so she died too. Could she have beeu 
saved ? 
Ans.— The mishap was probably due to the 
weakuess of the dam, It would have been 
hardly practicable to save her. 
& J. North Bergen N. Y., sends specimen 
of insect for name. 
Ans.— It is the Imported Clover-leaf Beetle 
fully described several times lately in the 
Rural. 
IF, M P. Shedd, Oregon .—My Rural 
Iris grows very thriftily, but uever»blooms, 
why? 
Ans.— You will have to wait another year. 
G. W. //., Leetes Island, Conn.—Will the 
Sharpless Strawberry fertilize the Crescent? 
Ans.— Yes. 
IF. J. West. Salem, IFi's,, sent plant for 
name. 
Ans.—I t is Sileue nivea—the Snowy Catch- 
fly. 
D. A. S. [Tneasville, Conn,, sends “grass” 
for iiauie. 
Ans.— It is Cheat or Chess. 
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DISCUSSION. 
J. B., Georgetown, Canada.—I n “F. C.,” 
June 21, instructions are given for making 
sheeting water proof. 1 made a cloth 15 1'cet 
square fora reaper cover, following the direc 
tions iu every particular, except that I used 
refined, instead of crude, carbolic add,and it is 
anything but water proof. 
R. N.-Y.—Our friend evidently understood 
us to mean water light when wo said water 
proof. We stated distinctly that, it would shed 
water like a duck’s back, fit course, we did 
not intend to be understood that it was like 
rubber or oil-cloth, and would hold water or 
would prevent it from running through when 
nearly level. We intended to tell how to pre¬ 
pare elotli for the sped lie use of hay caps, 
and here all the doth has to do is to shed the 
water off from quite a steep surface. We 
think there is no way he can treat his binder 
cover better than to oil it with raw linseed oil 
containing a little yellow ocher. If our friend 
had a little raw India-rubber to dissolve, and 
put iuto the oil, it would make it all the bet¬ 
ter, and iu a great, measure prevent, cracking. 
K. H., Augusta. Me.— In the “F. C.”ofthe 
Rural of July 1'.*, in answer to the inquiry “is 
James (1. Blaine a 'temperance man’?” the 
answer given is:—“Yes, a temperate man, 
but not a teetotaler.” Whether Mr. Blaine is 
a toetolar or not everywhere I am not pre 
pared to say; but he certainly is a toetolar at 
his home here, and has always been a strong 
prohibitionist. During the agitation in favor of 
the present prohibition law in this State in 1858, 
Blaine edited the Kennebec Journal, and pub¬ 
lished the strongest and most outspoken arti¬ 
cles iu favor of prohibition. Ever since, bis 
friends here have been the strongest prohibi¬ 
tionists. Neul Dow, the father of Prohibition, 
in a late letter to the Boston Globe, said that 
Blame is “sound on the question of prohibi¬ 
tion.” Senator Fry, of Maine, says: “Yes, 
Blaine is a prohibitionist, as every respectable 
Republican in Maine is.” Moreover, the 
brewers, malsters and liquor men in manv 
parts of the country are busily organizing to 
defeat his present aspirations. If Blaine is 
not a teetotaler m private life, he is eertaiuly 
a prohibitionist in public life; and it is with 
the public life of a candidate for a public 
oftiee that the public is mainly concerned. 
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