THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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544 
in Michigan, who thinks wool does not pay at 
17c. to 20c. a pound. I lielieve sheep profits 
able to a limited extent, even if we throw the 
wool away. 1 fear high tariff men have been 
pulling wool over his eyes. Farmers compete 
with the world in the production of wheat, 
corn, beef, pork, etc., and pay a heavy tax on 
their machinery, clothing, and nearly every¬ 
thing they buy. If woare to have protection, 
let us have it all rounds otherwise put man¬ 
ufacturers OD the same footing as the farmers, 
it they cannot stand that, then let them go 
down and wo farmers will take bold. All we 
want is a fair show. Corn prospects are ex¬ 
cellent. All crops are booming. Fanners in 
high spirits. c ‘ H ' M ‘ 
Utah, Indiana Co., July 25,-Tbere has 
been a severe drought here for some time 
past; all the growing crops are drying up; 
growing corn has been wilted like hay. -a s 
evening and the evening before we had light 
showers, hut the early potatoes and some of 
the corn are past all recovery, even it we 
should get good rains now; the late potatoes 
will not behalf a crop, ami the tubers are 
small at that. We had a nice crop of pew. 
Wheat is on excellent crop; rye good; oats 
perhaps half a crop, but much of it so short 
that it can scarcely be tied in sheaves; hay a 
medium yield; What Uout now has become 
so much dried up that it could be raked up 
right after t he mower, and stored away. 1 as- 
ture scarce, the fhdds being “brow n and sere. 
I have been following the RURAL k directions 
in cultivating my corn, and with most excel- 
lent results. Every one that has seen mine, 
pronounces it the best in all the neighbor¬ 
hood. which must certainly be attributed to 
“ lave I culture.” It« surely the method foi 
dry weather or short seasons. V ruit* or a 
kinds a small crop lure; a few orchards will 
have a medium crop of apples, ll the drought- 
does not destroy them. 
Texas. 
Cibclevillk, Williamson Co., July 
We are having very hot weather; have not 
had any rain since the first of June. Ctorn » 
a good stand, tall, with large ears If it ram. 
soon it. ought to make a large yield Cotton 
is a jioor stand; almost all had to m 
planted on account of the cold 
in April, and some had to plant tho J 
lime on account of injury by worms 4\ boat 
and oats were too rank, and lodged badly; they 
are being thrashed now; 1 have heard of wheat 
turning^out from 10 to 17 bushels per acre 
and oats 50 to 410 bushels. Oat* are worth 18 
to 20 cents now; corn, 40 to 00 cents, eggs 
are worth 8X to 10 cents per dozen; butter 
to |r, cents per pound; young chickens 10 to 
merits each. Farmers are not well up with 
their work yet, as all the Spring was so wet 
that they could uot, work more than three days 
every two weeks. 
Vermont. 
Shelburne, Chittenden Co., July 23.—In 
this immediate viciuity we have had an abun¬ 
dant supply of rain, and crops are growing 
finely. East week was so rainy and cloudy 
that but little was done at haying. T he hay 
crop generally is light. ‘Gully sown spring 
grain is ready for the reaper. Potato bugs 
seem to be less numerous than last season. 
The light- hay crop and the exceedingly low 
price of butter are not encouraging for the 
dairy farmer. w ’ H ’ R ‘ 
Virginia. 
Goochland C. H.. Goochland Co., July 24. 
_have a good land for all branches of 
agriculture, and especially lor stock-raising. 
A Hue rolling surface and excellent creeks of 
pare spring water make it one of the best and 
healthiest sections for stock in the world. 
The tame grasses can be grown, all statements 
to the contrary notwithstanding. The corn 
and tobacco crops look splendid. W heat i- 
only moderately good, although many farmers 
made a very flue crop. w - El 
Wf*t Virginia 
Faibvikw, Hancock Co., July 21 Harvest 
is about over in this section. Crass and wheat 
very light; oats short, but well filled; corn 
backward; fruit scarce. The Rose-Bugs de¬ 
stroyed the apples uud grapes. Potatoes are 
not half a crop. We have had a very diy, 
cool Summer. H - 
RURAL SEED REPORTS. 
California. 
Bikher, Lassen Co.—This has been a very 
cold Summer so far, aud we had a very un¬ 
usually wet Spring. The R. N.-Y Pea is now 
in bloom. I think it earlier than any we have 
raised. The Rural corn is over two feet high 
and looks well. I hope it will mature here, 
but this is uot a corn country. The winter 
wheats of last year look well. The flowers are 
looking well. Some are in bloom, f. m h. 
Canada. 
Georgetown, Out., July 20.—My family is 
delighted with the flowers from the Rural 
seeds. The corn and peas sent look well. 
Splendid crops in this section of Canada this 
seasoD. Haying just over, and wheat harvest 
ju»t beginning. J - B - 
Maple Ridge, British Columbia. — The 
seeds 1 got from the Rural last Spring are 
doing excellently. The R. N. Y. Pea is almost 
ripe; the seed was sown on April 19th, ami 
the p*-a« will be ripe by July 19, almut one 
month earlier than the Golden Vine or Black- 
eyed Marrowfat, growing alongside, w. m a. 
Scotland, Ontario.—The Rural Dent Corn 
is looking well, and the Black Champion Oats 
stool out wonderfully, although the heads do 
look as if they would not yield as much as the 
Black Tartarian. a. H. E, 
Nebraska. 
Fairfield, Clay Co.—The R. N.-Y. Pea is 
a great success. Planted in rich garden soil, 
south of a plum hedge on April 21, it was 
ready for the table on .Tune 4th; yield good— 
yes, extra-good. Hors ford’s Market Garden 
Pea, planted at the same time, and in the 
same location, was ready for the table June 
29. This is not a success with mo iu point of 
productiveness Pride of the Market yielded 
more than quadruple the quantity; os to 
quality, 1 cannot express an opinion on either 
sort, having kept the entire crop for seed. 
The Rural oats, sowed April 21, will be ready 
to cut iu a few days, and bid fair to yield a 
heavy crop. They were sown too thickly: 
straw strong: heads very heavy. 1 he toma¬ 
toes look well; at present, however, uoue of 
them look better than the average of Living¬ 
ston's Favorite. The Rural corn is magnill- 
cent—that is the word. Planted May Ifttta, it. 
stands sturdy, eight to nine feet high, is tus- 
soled all out, a picture Of rank, exuberant 
foliage; if the yield of grain is up to what the 
plant promises, it will be immense. For four 
years I have been raising Tuttle’s Extra Early 
Dent, and get <50 to 77 bushels |>er acre; though 
the taller, it- does not look as promising at the 
preseut, time as the Rural’s. Time will tell 
which is the better. J- R- M - 
Ohio. 
New Richmond, Clermont Co.—We have 
not had any rain for six weeks; everything is 
burning up. The Champion Oat* are looking 
well, but are late. They were sowed at the 
same time as my others; these are cut, while 
the Champion Oats are not nil headed out yet. 
They have stooled heavily. I counted 41 stalks 
from one grain, and some of them are six teet, 
high. The corn looks well, but the dry weather 
will injure it. It suckers a great deal. My 
Blush Potatoes ore killed by the dry weat her. 
W. B. 0. 
Uiirichsville, Tuscarawas Co.—1 sowed 
the Rural tomato seed in a hot bed the 
middle of March, and got 200 plant*, and wo 
are now having ripe tomatoes from them. 
Some of them are very tine. I planted the 
Rural corn May 0th. Not more than half of 
it came up, but it is looking well. The oats 
aud flower seeds are not doing well, on account 
of the dry weather. V. H - 
Pennsylvania* 
Utah, Indiana Co.—The Rural N.-A . Pea. 
is very early. My Rural Union Corn has 
been badly dried up by the prevailing drought. 
My Black Champion Oat* will be a failure; 
they seem to be very late; very few of them 
have headed out as yet. My wife has taken 
special rains with the Garden Treasures, but 
has not discovered anything very rare as yet. 
J. L. M. 
Texas. 
Circlkville, Williamson Co.—The Rural 
N.-Y. Peas were planted on March ad, came 
up the 1 f 1th; began to bloom April 15, and 
were ripe for seed May 11 lh; just<59 days after 
plantiug they were off the ground. Burpee’s 
Extra Early were just six days later. Hors- 
ford’s Market Garden were planted March lid, 
and gathered May 27th. They did not bear 
nearly as well a* the American Wonder, Tom 
Thamb, Telephone, or McLean’s Little Gem: 
but they wore ou lower lund, which was very 
wet, and the shortage was due to this condi¬ 
tion. Of Rural Tomatoes we have 244 vines 
full of fruit, some of which are turning ripe; 
but I fear 1 shall lose them, as some are af¬ 
fected with the dry rot. The Rural UUon 
Com was planted March 26th, on rather low 
land, which proved to be too wet; but it came 
up very well, aud is from three to seven feet 
high; was tasseliug June 1st; was ready for 
roasting June 20, aud now it is ripe. The cal’s 
borne low down, are large aud flue, aud l 
am well pleased with it. The Shoe-peg Com has 
grown 10 feet high, bearing small ears, which 
are not quite ready for roasting; they were 
planted the same day, in a deep furrow, with 
an 11 inch plow, and cultivated with a stand¬ 
ard cultivator. The Garden Treasures have 
bloomed nicely. N - M - 
* West Virginia. 
Fairview, Hancock Co.—The Rural seeds 
did well. The R. N.-Y. Pea ripeued in about 
40 days from planting. The Horsford’s Market 
is a heavy bearer. The R. U. Corn looks 
il well. H 
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HORSE AILMENTS. 
D. C. S., Woonsocket, D. T.—l. I lost a 
horse, and on opening him found the mem¬ 
brane containing the heart filled with water, 
and the heart contained two pieces of yellow¬ 
ish-white mutter, heart-shaped, four inches 
tong, two wide and half an inch thick. For 
two weeks before he died, he breathed very 
hard: w hat, was the cause of his death?. 2. Is 
there any way to tell by a horse’s appearance 
if he is w eak : .n the kidneys? 3. A horse, found¬ 
ered a year ago.is stiff in the shoulder, and has 
contracted feet; how should he be treated? 
ANSW ERED BY PROF. F. L. KILBORN. 
1. Death resulted from pericarditis, an in¬ 
flammation of the pericardium or membrane 
covering the heart. 2. The usual symptoms 
of disease or weakness of the kidneys are, gen¬ 
eral ill-health, especially if of long standing; 
an awkward, straddling gait with the hind 
liuilis, and tenderness of the loins, as may be 
determined by pinching. Iu severe eases these 
symptoms would lie aggravated and accom¬ 
panied by heat and swelling of the loins, more 
or less fever, COgtlvepess, difficulty in rising 
or backing straight backward, and obviously 
disordered urination. In nearly all cases the 
urine is the best guide to the condition of the 
urinary system, and should lie examined 
closely as regards flow, quantity, color uud 
composition. It should also be examined 
microscopically for casts and parasites, 3. 
Remove the shoes and allow the horse to run 
in a very wet pasture, or stand in a puddle of 
water during the day for 15 or 20 days, after 
which apply freely some simple hoof ointment 
(equal parts of tar uud lard, or tar and fresh 
cow dung) to keep the hoof fromdrying. A par¬ 
tial cure may bo thus effected; but the hoof 
can never be restored to its normal condition 
aud soundness If the stiffness is due to the 
founder, It is probably in the feet aud not in 
the shoulder, since founder very rarely causes 
shoulder lameness. An active blister applied 
to the pastern, will probably prove beneficial. 
An excellent blister, recommended by Dr, 
Law, can be made by mixing powdered can- 
tharideg (Kpauisb flies; 2 drams, camphor 5 
grains, oil of lavender 10 drops, lard 1 ounce. 
Clip the hair from the pastern, and with the 
hand rub in the blister against the direction 
of the hair for several minutes. The horse 
should lie til'd short, sous prevent his reaching 
the blister witn his mouth. When the skin 
has become well raised, wash off the blister 
with soap-suds and rub the part dully with 
fr esh lard. The animal should be allowed to 
rest until the effects of the blister have passed 
off. 
GYPSUM; ALS1KE, ETC. 
K. F S. Cohocton, N. Y.— 1. Is plaster ben¬ 
eficial to meadows? 2. Is Alsike as lienefieial 
to land as common Red Clover? Does it make 
as good hay ? In short, is it as good for a gen¬ 
eral grass iu this latitude as Red Clover? 3. 
I have u cow that is due in three weeks; she 
is quite fat, is there danger of losiug her, and 
what can l do to avoid milk fever? 
Ans.— 1. No manorial value is claimed for 
plaster; it is simply a stimulaut, and no man 
can tell, without, actual trial, w hether it will 
benefit any particular soil. On some lauds to 
which we have applied it, and particularly to 
Red Clover, we have seen it mote than double 
the crop; on others we could see no benefit 
whatever. The proper time to apply it is 
soon after the clover gets iuto full leaf, and 
also immediately after haying, for the second 
crop. Plaster is sim | <ly an impure sul pbate of 
lime, and no man knows whether it is the sul¬ 
phur or lime that benefits the crop—Try the 
experiment iu a small way for yourself. 2. 
Alsike is supposed to be a cross between W hite 
Clover, ;Trifolium repenst and Red Clover 
(Trifolium pratense] hence its name, Trifoli¬ 
um hybridum. It grows creeping like the 
White Clover anil resembles it much iu Hewer, 
except that its flower is pinkish instead of 
white. It. will grow on heavy clays, if quite 
wet, much better than Red Clover, a* its roots 
do not penetrate the soil deeply and are not 
broken and injured by the frost like the long 
tap roots of that sort. It makes a light crop 
of fair hay; but as it grows prostrate ou the 
ground, it is much harder to get, and 
after mowing it starts very slowly and 
makes very little fall feed. We cannot 
recommend it for any place where Red 
Clover does well, and yet it is a good 
plan to put ou a small proportion of the 
seed, as it will fill in the bottom of the 
meadow. It holds no comparison with Red 
Clover as a crop for green manuring. 3. 
Don’t feed the cow grain of any kind; give 
her good shade, and if milk is secreted, milk 
her regularly before parturition, let nothing 
worry her, and there will be very little danger 
of mishap. 
PREPARING A STRAWRERRY PLANTATION, ETC. 
O. M. S., Attica, Ind. —1. 1 have a farm in 
S. E. Missouri in the small fruit region. The 
subsoil is a stiff clay, shedding the water too 
quickly, so that a grpat many plants die for 
want of moisture. How would it do to treat 
what 1 wish to plant, by putting on a good coat 
of manure and plowing it in, running a subsoil 
plow to loosen up the subsoil; but not to turn 
any on top, and after this spread more manure 
and harrow iu and plant the vines, or is it 
better to plow and theu open trenches, partly 
filling them with manure, put back the soil 
and plant directly over the manure. Labor 
and manure are both cheap, and I want to do 
the planting in the best method. 2. Though 
the surface drainage is pretty good, will it not 
pay to underdrain? 3. Would grapes do well 
on such a soil if properly drained? All fruits 
are a success if only well cared for. 
Ans. 1.—Labor and manure are both cheap. 
This is the key to the whole situation. Put on 
25 large two horse loads of good manure to 
the acre; scatter evenly and plow' deep, fol¬ 
lowing with the subsoiler; when this is done, 
harrow' down and put on 25 more loads of ma¬ 
nure; if well rotted, sll the better. .Scatter it 
nicely and plow again as deeply as possible. 
Harrow and cultivate till all is intimately 
mixed together, and plant the strawberries 
early iu the Spring; sow 400 pounds of some 
good phosphate to the acre, and, our word for 
it, you will carry off t.he big prizes, and prices 
too. 2. We rather think it would: at least, 
try one acre. ITiiderdraining has a wonderful 
effect in loosening up the subsoil after a year 
or two; try it and report result*. 3 We 
think the hillsides, if there ure any, would be 
splendid grape land. Perhaps grapes will do 
well on the more level land, if you have no 
hillside. The proof of the pudding is in the 
eating. 
the corn worm. 
L. MacG., Heed Bluff, Cal. —1. A sort of 
cut-worm is eating our green corn, taking all 
of some kinds of sweet corn. The pests get iu 
at the top ends aud eat the kernels. W hat are 
they, and what is the remedy? 2. What is the 
best kind of English currant, aud where can 
it be obtained? 
This is the Corn Worm (Heliothis 
armigera), and is the much dreaded Boll- 
worm of the cotton fields, and as yet there is 
no certain remedy, except killing them with 
the fingers on passing t hrough the fields. Their 
presence can bo detected by the eaten or dty 
appearance of the silk. It has also been sug¬ 
gested to place lighted lumps stauding in 
dishes, containing water, about the fields ut 
night, which is worth trying where the 
moths have become very abundant. The 
ppsts have been known to almost ruin the 
corn crop. 2. Lee’s Prolific and Black Naples 
are both good; probably Lee’sP. is the better. 
They can be got of all leading nurserymen. 
STORING WHEAT FROM THE THRASHER. 
/. N. //. Greenville, Ohio.— Will wheat 
thrashed direct from the shock spoil if put 
direct in the granary, aud, if so, how should 
it be treated f 
Ans. —That depends, of course, upon how 
well it has become cured in the shock before 
thrashing, or, if damp, when thrashed. If 
ripe wheu cut or thoroughly cured iu the 
shock, there is not the least danger. It is well 
however, to examine it after it has been pit 
in the bins for a few weeks, and if damp or 
heating it should be run through a fanning 
mill to cool aud air it; or it should be spread 
upon a barn floor and shoveled over occasion¬ 
ally. A good way to examine wheat in bins 
is to have a stick, like a fork handle, constant 
ly stuck its length down into the grain; by 
pulling it up and feeling it with the bare hand, 
any heat can at once be detected. Examine 
often; don’t trust guess-work. 
APPLYING LIQUID MANURE. 
c. F., Naples, N. Y.—h If I set a field of 
raspberries, will it iu any way injure the 
fruit to plant a row of beans between the 
rows of raspberries? 2 Which is the better 
way of applying liquid manure -to sprinkle it 
on the tops or pour it about the roots? 3. 
When should it be applied to strawberries? 
Ans. —1. Of course, the beaus will Lakesome 
plant food that the raspberries would get; but 
I it would be much the liest to grow the beaus 
, and spend one-fourth or one-half the money 
they bring, in fertilizers for the plantation. 
[ Both.you aud the berries will be benefited in 
that way. 2. Never put any manure water on 
I the leaves; apply it to the soil, uot just about 
l the roots, but for some distance around. 3. 
} 1 Apply to any plant just betore a rain, if pos- 
