1884 
fHE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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very early—March 7. My H. M. G. Pea was 
planted March 17, and was ready for seed 
within 80 days from planting. It is a very 
productive pea. My Rural Union Corn is 
ahead of any field coni in this neighborhood; 
it promises well. My tomatoes were excellent. 
My Champion Oats are as fine as I ever saw, 
but. were rather late, although free from rust. 
The Garden Treasures are furnishing us some 
lovely flowers. I consider the Rural Free 
Seed Distribution an excellent affair. As for 
the Rural, I consider it the finest agricultural 
paper in America. Success to it! j. m. r. 
RURAL SEED REPORTS. 
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Gaddistown, Union Co., August 10.— Here, 
among the mountain tops of North Georgia, 
the Rural corn now stands 10 feet high, with 
from two to six silks to each stalk. It seems a 
good corn for this latitude. The R. N.-Y Pea is 
no earlier wit h me, under the same conditions, 
than Ferry’s First and Best. The Horsford’s 
Market Pea is excellent and very prolific. 
w. s. 
Iowa. 
Hopevilt.e, Clark Co., August 14.—The 
Rural Union Corn, is doing well, and looks 
fine. The Rural New-Yorker Pea did splen¬ 
didly. I think it is the earliest pea I have ever 
itIifibtfR.il, 
Williams, Bay County, August 15._ 
My Rural Corn stands nine feet high, and 
is well eared. The It. N.-Y. and Hereford 
Peas are acquisitions. The Champion Gate 
stand fonr feet high. They were sowed too 
thick, which accounts for their not heading 
very well. I sowed half of the tomatoes, but 
the frost killed them all. May the R. N.-Y. 
continue to prosper, and may it find a home 
in every farmhouse! j. K , H 
Missouri, 
Amazonia. Andrew Co., August 15.— A 
while ago, com promised a very large yield; 
but now the outlook is less bright; will not 
become much cheaper. Apples not us many as 
hist year; prices good. Grapes rotting; but 
for the bail, that spoiled 50 percent, of them, 
they would make nearly half a crop. Wheat 
and oats good crops. Much hay; especially 
clover Mauy potatoes. In the aggregate, a 
good season. 0 s 
Cornelia, Johnson Co., Aug. 14.—We got 
about three pints of Rural peas; but it seems 
as if every one has a lurge bug in it. Do they 
injure the pea* f [Yes. To get, rid of the pests, 
put the peas in an air-tight box and pour a 
little benzine into it Bisulphide of carbon 
sprinkled in the box will be certain death to 
the pests.— Eds ] The Rural Corn is very fine. 
I guess it will be ripe in 100 days from planting. 
Have a fine crop of melons Horsford’s Peas 
yielded about a quart, but were destroyed 
when nearly dry. L, L H 
Nebraska. 
Inman, Holt Co., August 18. —We have good 
crops this season. Oats, rye and wheat 
are all in stack, and are good. The stand of 
corn is good, and the prospects for a large 
yield could not be bettor. Farmers are 
busy haying, though it is too wot yet on the 
low land along the river. Stock is selling 
well; to day I saw 18 two-year olds sold for 
per head. Cows are worth $40. u. u. v. 
New Hampshire. 
Concord, Merrimack Co., April 17.—The 
R. N.-Y Pea was planted alongside of Lan- 
dretb’s Extra Early, and First and Best, and 
also some other sorts. The season was back¬ 
ward, and the crop did not mature as quickly 
a * usual. On June 8th, the pods of the Rural 
New Yorker were ready to pick, while the 
other two sorts did not oome In till June 11. 
No counting, weighing or measuring was 
done, but it was apparent to the eye that the 
pods of the Rural New-Yorker were some¬ 
what larger than the others—possibly oue- 
sixth. j. A. T. 
Tennessee. 
Humboldt. Gibson Co., Aug. 12.—The R. 
N.-Y. Pea did extra-well with me. It is the 
best and earliest pea yet introduced in this 
section. We got several fine varieties of toma¬ 
toes from the Rural seed?. j e c 
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INCUBATORS. ETC. 
F. F, South Haven, Mich—1. What is the 
price of an incubator, and where can one be 
obtained? 2. Could raising chickens be made 
profitable by a woman, with Chicago for a 
market? 
Ans.— 1. Prices of incubators vary greatly 
according to capacity, style, mode of con 
struction, etc. Better write for circulars and 
figures to the following dealers, and compare 
the prices and the claims of the different sorts: 
E. S. Reuwiek, 19 Park Place, New York 
City; J. Rankin. South Easton. Muss ; A. M. 
Hal.-.ted, Rye, N. Y ; G. B. Bayley, Box 
1.771 Pan Francisco, Cal., or Box 3,600, New 
York City; A. E. Starr, Almond, N. Y.; 
the Perfect Hatcher Co., Elmira. N. Y.; the 
Eclipse Incubator Co.. Box Sd9. Waltham, 
Mass., or 21 Devonshire St., Boston. Mass.; 
Oxford & Bro., Cottage Grove Ave., and 
45 St., Chicago, III ; A. G. Atkins. Orange, 
N. J. 2. Raising poultry fur market has been 
made a profitable business by women before; 
and wbat haB been done once in that way, can 
be done again. It requires a good deal of 
skill, which can be acquired only by study and 
experience. Better begin in a small way, and 
increase the flock, with increase of knowl¬ 
edge. 
CUTTING AND CURING FODDER CORN. 
A Subscriber, Glens Falls, N. Y.. —l have a 
piece of sowed corn of the dent, variety planted 
in drills two feet apart; it. is now six to seven 
feet high. What is the best time to cut it and 
the best method of curing it? 
Ans. —The corn, if not too dose, will form 
little nubbins, and the best, time to cut is when 
the corn on those is in the uiilk. or the kernels 
are nearly formed. Cut. and tie in small bun¬ 
dles; set these in medium-sized shocks; tie the 
tops well, and leave till the stalks are quite 
dry, and then re-shock, putting half a large 
load, or more, in each, taking pains to have it 
set up well. Place about, six bundles above 
the others, so that the butts of the stalks will 
come to the band of the lower bundles, using a 
bench, or step-ladder, tie the tops firmly nud 
nicely, and leave in this shape till Wlutor. 
DISTEMPER IN A DOG, ETC. 
I'J, J., Greenwood, Kan ft, —1. What is the 
best, treatment of a dog troubled with distem¬ 
per? 2. What is the price, per pound, of bu- 
liacli insect powder? % 
Ans. 1, Give him 15 grains of root Turkey 
rhubarb, which will be as large as a nickel cent, 
andaquarter of an inch in thickness. Feed 
meat broth in small quantities, if inclined to 
eat. Give straw bedding, and change daily. 
Keep him in the opeu air, if his kennel is dry. 
The second day arter the rhubarb, give two or 
three ounces of citrate of magnesia, repeated 
every two hours until a movemeut of the bow¬ 
els is effected. An ounce of olive oil may be 
given also. 2. $1 50. 
Miscellaneous. 
O. S., Cromwell, Kan. —1. 1 sowed cloverin 
my orchard last Hpring, aud have a nice stand; 
how would it do to spread manure over it this 
Fail? 2 I am going to sow 10 acres to rye 
this Fall, and 1 want to plant it in trees next 
.Spring, Could clover be sown in the Spring, 
and would such u course be advisable? 
Ans —In general, it is not a good plan to 
seed an orchard to grass; but if you have 
plenty of manure and give the ground a good 
coat as far a> the limbs extend each year, it 
may do no harm; in fact, plenty of manure 
would make the trees thrive iu spite of the 
grass. 2. The proper time to sow clover is as 
early in Spring as the ground is suitable to 
walk over; but iu case vou plant young trees 
among rye and seed to clover, you must mulch 
heavily about the trees, if you expect them to 
make any growth, and then you must look out 
for the mice in Spring. 
S. 8, IV., Franldin Co , Me —1. What is the 
name of the inclosed grass? 2. 1 have four 
acres of laud so full of rocks that it cannot 
be plowed, and L wisli to set it out. to fruit 
trees; how far each way would it be advisable 
to set them! 3. Would rye do well sowu on a 
moderately wet piece of land on a hill side. 
Ans.— 1. The grass is Dauthonia splcata— 
Wild Oat Grass. It is an early grass, and 
grows iu dry, sterile soil. 2 If apple trees 
are to be planted, give them uot less thau 35 
feet each way; if the land is strong, 40 foet 
would be better. Excavate for the tree so that 
it may have soil enough to get a good start, 
aud afterward keep it well mulched. Huch 
land produces the best quality of fruit. 3. If 
not too wet, and good surface drains are 
opened, yes. 
P A., Glenwood, Mo., sends six specimens 
of native plants for names. 
Ans —No. 1 is Phragmites communis— 
common Reed Grass. No. 2 is Liatris elegans; 
the Handsome Blazing-Star—a remarkable 
species whose purple scale is more showy than 
the florets. No. 3 is Hypericum prolificum— 
St John’s Wort. No. 4 is Leonurus Cardiaca 
—common Motherwort. No. 5 we destroyed 
in dissecting, but believe it ti be Ocimum 
Basilicum—Sweet Bassil. No. 0 is Spiraa 
lilipeudula—Pride of the Meadow. 
T. L., Prorinepf own. Mass —1. Which are the 
best single strawberry. Black-cap raspberry 
and red raspberry for home use? They must 
be productive and of good flavor. 2. Is It. ad¬ 
visable to let all the new shoots on the Black¬ 
cap raspberry grow? 3. Should the old wood 
be cur off as soon as it lias finished bearing? 
Ans. —We cannot answer our friend’s ques¬ 
tion. Some kinds are best- for one reason, 
some for another; none for all reasons. That 
straw berry bas not yet appeared. Try Parry, 
Henderson, Prince of Berries, Charles Down- 
iug, Sharpless. For Black-cap, try Ohio; for 
red, Marlboro, Crimson Beauty. Mansell and 
Cuthbert. 2 No, we should confine the new 
canes to half a dozen, or even less. 3, It is 
just as well. We prefer to do so. 
0. Y,, Spring Valley, Minn .—We had 80 
turkeys this Spring and they all died. We 
fed them on oat and barley meal out of the 
slop barrel; did that kill them? 
Ans. —The information here given is too 
meagre to enable us to form a positive opin¬ 
ion. Were the turkeys young or old? What 
were the contents of the slop barrel? ir the 
slop contained much salt refuse, it would 
perhaps have caused the death of the birds, 
especially if they wore young. If the tur¬ 
keys were young, their death may have been 
caused by the sameness of their food, for 
young turkeys imperatively require change 
of food. 
H. L. S., Lemurs, la .—I have a field which 
for two years was iu corn, and this year in 
flax. I intend to plant, it to corn next year. 
Would it he advisable to sow it to rye this 
Kali; If so, when and how? 
Ans.—B y all modus plow ut once; harrow 
well, and sow as soon as possible two bushels 
of ryo per acre. Give it a top dressing of 
manure, if you have it. It will make u good 
coat in time to plow forcorn, if not pastured. 
T. A., Provincetoum, Mass.— 1. Whore can 
I get, seed of Prickly Oomfrey? 2. After the 
plants have been growing a year, can they 
be taken up, divided aud set out? 
Ans,— ^We are not aware that you can get 
the seed. It does uot seed with us. The 
roots should he set about three feet apart each 
w-ay. 2. Yes. We caution you to try a small 
plot first. 
fi. C„ Long anoxic, Kan.—l. What style of 
can is used when one inch of cream makes a 
pound of butter? 2. Where can'the report, 
mentioned by Prof. Sheldon in the R. N.-Y. 
of August 1(1, bo obtained; 
Anh, —The can commonly used is 10 inches 
in diameter, and usually about 20 inches tall, 
and what is meant by one inch is a layer one 
inch deep, which contains about 1 1 , quart of 
cream, which, if good, should easily make a 
pound of butter. 2 The report was of the 
English Dairymens’ Convention, aud it is pub¬ 
lished only iu Etigland, aud wo are not aware 
thutit can be obtained in this country. 
./. 8. G, Springfield, Oregon — Iu the Bpriug 
of 1883 I sowed a few grains of the Black- 
boarded Centennial Wheat I got from the 
Rural; all came up nicely, but the young 
growth was eaten down by a neighbor’s cow; 
still the wheat ripened in September; this your 
I planted seed of my own growing, but the 
wheat bas uot begun to head out yet, iu the 
second week in August. Why is it later now 
than last year ? 
Ans.— The Black-bearded Centennial is a 
late wheat, whether sown in the Fall or Spring. 
It would appear that the loss of the leaves has¬ 
tened its maturity. 
O. M. (L, Van Wert O.,—Which is the most 
profitable hero—hogs, sheep, or cattle? 
Ans —Each is found profitable by many 
people iu Ohio. In stock-raising, as a rule, a 
man succeeds best with what he kuows most 
about. Look around you, and see what is most 
profitable among your neighbors living under 
the same conditions, 
// A, K .—What time should cabbage seed 
be sown iu the Fall in Southern Kansas, to 
make good plants to Winter? 
Ans.— About the last of September, as far 
as we can judge. 
S U. If , Hinsdale, Mass .—What is the best 
strawberry iu this place for family use? 
Ans.—-T ry Hovey’s Seedling, Sharpless, 
Charles Downing, and Cumberland Triumph. 
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DISCUSSION. 
R. S., Eagle, Pa.— In the F. C., of August 
4, the question is asked whether soft coal can 
be used in a draw-kiln for burning lime, the 
same as hard coal, aud whether it will answer 
to use limestone and coal together iu alter¬ 
nate layers, and the Rural asks those who 
have harJ experience in Ibis matter to answer. 
Yes. if soft coal aud limestone are placed in 
alternate layers, lime can be burnt satisfac¬ 
torily. To start the kiln,make a lire in the fire¬ 
place; don’t build much ou this until it is well 
started; then place a layer of stone; then a 
thin one of soft coals; anil keep ou alternat¬ 
ing in this way till the kiln is full; then put a 
thin layer of coals ou the top. When you 
draw out at the bottom, add other layers of 
stone and coal alternately at the top, as long 
as you wish to continue the work Bricks can 
be burnt by building t he kiln in the usual way. 
leaving a space for n vent. No fire-place is 
needed; merely sprinkle small soft, coal be¬ 
tween the layers, the same as in burning lime. 
When dry.clay wants little to start a fire—it 
is easily burnt To get a hot, cheap fire, take 
common clay, such ns bricks arc made of, and 
mix with it about one-third of its bulk of small 
soft coal; form the mixture Into bulls the size 
of a fist, and set them away to dry. When 
dry, start the tire, anri set some of the balls 
around in the kilu, and in a short time they 
will make a good hot fire, and last longer than 
coal. 
W. F., Clinton, La.—I have frequently 
seen inquiries in the P. O. as to the proper 
way to cure warts on cattle; and while the 
“prescriptions” given are doubtless effectual, 
some of them appear very inconvenient, and 
others a trifle cruel. A perfectly successful 
“cure.” that, is not open to these objec¬ 
tions, is the following:—Mix lard with com¬ 
mon cooking soda until it is a salve os thick 
as cream. Wash the wart thoroughly with 
soap and water; then with a still’ brush—an 
old tooth or nail brush will do—rub the wart 
thoroughly with the ointment once a day. 
Small warts will dry up and disappear iu a 
week; but it, may be five or six weeks before 
large warts will have vanished altogether. 
P. S., Sanborn, N Y. —In the “Discus¬ 
sion in F. C., page515, Dr. T. II, II, saysthat 
the Canada Thistle and Witch Grass, if lot 
alone, will often die out. I would uot take 
the space to notice this advice, were it not, that 
J see its fallaciousness is already doing harm 
because some one seems to have fallen into 
the belief that there is no use iu trying to ex¬ 
terminate these pests, as they will die out of 
their own accord. Huch advice, or the hold¬ 
ing out of such a hope, is all wroiitr, aud will 
only result in harm. It may be true that, for 
some reason, a plot of these bad weeds will 
sometimes die of themselves; so does the light¬ 
ning sometimes strike a stump and tear it 
out; one is about us likely to occur as the 
other. We would .-all a man “cracked” who 
waited for t he lightning to clear a new field 
of stumps; aud the man with a few patches 
of Canada Thistles who waits for them to die 
out, is worse than " cracked,”—he is a fool, 
because lie would soon have his farm covered 
with the pests. If you liavu Canada Thistles, 
dou’t fall into any such errors; but “ up and at 
’em;’’ follow theadvicogiven In the F.C., page 
••>4 1 know that will kill, and is sound advice, 
bocuuse 1 have killed aerosol thorn by a similar 
process, Thu Doctor’s advice is that of the 
sloven, a ad If his medicine is as carelesd^ 
administered, I pity his patients. 
O. C., Orleans, N. Y.—In V. C„ page 547, 
Mr. H. 8. picks up your answor us to plaster 
and its actiou, as though be owned a plaster 
quarry. The facts are, plaster is not a plant- 
food, and only acts us an absorbent of ammo¬ 
nia aud moisture. 1 have used tons of it. and 
always found the most benefit on land already 
filled with sulphur and lime—notably in Cen¬ 
tral Now York—aud always by surface appli¬ 
cation; if put in the ground I have always 
touud it valueless. Again; he goes as wide of 
the mark as a blind turkey, when he says plants 
take up nothing but wlmt Is rood. I have ex¬ 
perimented much ou peach trees for yellows 
and on pear trees for blight, and l know it 
as a fact, that plants can be made to take 
many foreign and evon poisonous substances 
into their circulation, and that they actually 
pass into the circulation, is proven by the fact 
that when applied to a limb, or ut any point 
on the trunk, and injury or death results from 
their effect; such injury is always above th < 
point of application, never below. The plaster 
w« all talk about, and what was undoubtedly 
asked about, is the substance bought und sold 
and known in the market as plaster, aud no 
man ever saw any that was pure sulphate of 
lime, CaOxSOix31l->0. Tfaepurestl ever saw, 
was a sample from Nova Hcotiu, that, assayed 
97 percent, pure; Now York plaster is about 
97 per cent, pure ou an average. Your an¬ 
swer, therefore, was practically correct, and 
Mr. H, 8. is simply, too—too—utterly smart 
altogether. 
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Ha to Bex y, August 19. 
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