Vol. XLIII. No. 1818 . NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 1884 prick five cents. 
___’ • *2.00 PER TEAR. 
_ [Entered according to Act of Congress, tn the year 13«, by the Rural New-Yorker in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.] 
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A HANDSOME RESIDENCE. 
, r HE style of our architecture is 
each year becoming more ar- 
S tistic and ornamental. The 
O1 Pld fashioned square or rectan- 
* u,ar houses are giving way to 
' /* \ 4) ■ -. those of many gables and bay 
windows. Mr. D. J, Kuhn, 
yS) architect, of Pittsburgh, Pa., 
sends us a sketch of a very 
convenient and tasty modern house which is 
now being erected for Mr. 11 J L >gan, of Lo¬ 
gan’s Ferry, Allegany Co., Pa. We have had 
it engraved, und present, at Fig. 483, the per¬ 
spective view of the same. The cellar and 
basement are seven feet high; the first story 
ten feet, and the secoud story nine feet six in¬ 
ches It has abo a roomy and well fiuished 
attic. This house is built of brick as high as 
the second floor; above that it is fiuished in 
shingles cut to ornamental patterns; but its 
structure can be varied—It can be all brick or 
all frame as may please the owner. 
The first floor plau is given at Fig. 484;.and . 
that of the second flour at Fig. 485. In both 
the lettering and figures sufficiently explain 
the arrangement. 
A CONVENIENT BARN AND SHED. 
To make tbe greatest success in farming we 
must be so prepared that we can use the Win¬ 
ter in turning the bay and coarse grains of 
the farm into meat, milk or butter, saving and 
returning to the land the manure made; and 
to do this to the best ndvuntage it becomes 
very important that we have a good and con¬ 
venient set of barns. It Is not at ull necessary 
that they be ornamental or expensive, so long 
as they are commodious, conveniently warm 
and well ventilated. 
We give this week (Fig 486) the perspective 
of a very convenient barn, sheds, and yard. 
This was furnished us by Mr. John Morrison, 
of Oban, P. O., Canada. It possesses the ad 
vantage of being sO compactly arranged that 
but very little handling Is necessary, the for¬ 
age being mostly stored above the stables, 
thus necessitating the least amount ol travel¬ 
ing iu feeding tbe stock. This feature, com¬ 
bined with tne complete protection of the 
yard in three directions from the winds, and 
the good appearance of the structure as 
shown, makes it a very attractive plan. If 
one cares to u»e only the barn and a part of 
the sheds, he eau do so, or he can build it in 
pieces, as bis means may justify. The cost 
will vary according to locality and also with 
the amount of ornamentation used, so that it 
can be made to use up anywhere from $2,000 
to *3,600 
We give in Fig. 437 the ground-plan of the 
barns and yards, being the basement plan of 
the barn. The barn proper is 40 by 60 feet. 
The additions at each end are 30 by 34 feet. 
The sheds at each side of the yard arc 13 by 80 
feet each. A A are the cattle stables, capa¬ 
ble of accommodating 33 heads of cows and 
cattle of various sizes; B is the horse stable; 
C C C are tne sheep pens, showing alleys and 
feeding racks. D is a driving burn used by 
the owner for storing wagons and farm tools, 
or it can be used for additional cattle or sheep 
accommodations, if so desired. E is a box 
stall convenient to stable; F, harness room; 
G, an oat-box under and supplied from the 
granary above; H H, hen-houses, isolated as 
much as possible from the barns ana other 
buildings; 1, well; K K, bog-pens, also isola¬ 
ted from main buildings; L is a commodious 
root cellar, 14 by 18 feet, connected with the 
barn and situated under tbe driveway leading 
to the barn above; N N, are calf pens; O O, 
sheds, and the windows and doors, and also 
the passages are clearly shown in the plau. 
At Fig 488, we show the plan of barn above 
the basement, which clearly explains itself. 
The plau is drawn on the scale of 80 feet to the 
inch. In the yard Is shown a corn-crib with 
covered driveway, K. 
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NEW RASPBERRIES. 
It is often said that it is useless to introduce 
new fruits which are inferior to old kinds— 
and this is true enough in the main. It is also 
true, however, that uow varieties may excel 
the old in a single respect while inferior in 
others, and they may be of value for this 
single excellence. For example, the Hansell 
Raspberry is desirable for its earliness and 
firmness; the Marlboro for the size of its ber¬ 
ries; the .Shaffer’s Colossal (or Colossal, as it 
had better Ik* called,) for the sprightliness and 
size of its berries; the Caroline for produc¬ 
tiveness, etc.; while these newer kinds are in¬ 
ferior to many older varieties, some in vigor, 
some in quality, firmness or color. 
The new raspberry, Meredith Queen, is of 
this specially valuable class. Our plaut was 
received from E, J. Brownell, Franklin, N. Y. 
May 26th, 1888. He found it growing wild in 
the Summer of 1880 in an exposed situation in 
the town of Meredith, Delaware Co , N. Y. 
Being struck with its vigor and productive¬ 
ness, as well as with its quality and appear¬ 
ance of the fruit, he removed it to bis own 
grounds. He says that it endured the Winter 
unharmed, when, by its side, Mammoth Clus¬ 
ter was killed to the ground. He further 
says: “Transplanted bushes bore wonderfully. 
It is rather late and holds out longer than auy 
other variety lu oiy grounds.” 
The canes of our plant are five feet high. 
The berries, in ripening, first turn to a buff 
color; they theu become flushed with red, and 
when fully ripe become of a reddish-salmon, 
so that there are three differently colored ber¬ 
ries on the bush. The berries are very juicy, 
of excellent quality, medium in size, as shown 
in our illustration (Fig.489, p.797), and not firm. 
For the beauty and excellence of the fruit, as 
well as, perhaps, for the thriftiness und hardi¬ 
ness of the plants iregarding which we canuot 
definitely speak at present), it may prove very 
acceptable for home use. 
KIEFFER AND MIKADO. 
We have before us several Kfeffer pears 
and several of the Japan pears “Mikado.” At 
a little distance we should like to have some 
of our friends who call the Kielfer a “hybrid,” 
tell us which is Kiefferand which is “Mikado." 
The difference iu the quality of these two 
pears is no more than that which may be 
looked for in the fruit of seedlings of any other 
pear. It is a pity that it should be called a 
“hybrid” at all, and a greater pity that a 
double parentage should be assumed while 
the probabilities point to lbs being simply a 
self-seedling. That’s the way that some pomol- 
ogists who have .things to sell disregard ac¬ 
curacy iu order to popularize what they have 
for sale. 
JOHNSON GRASS, EVERGREEN MIL¬ 
LET-SORGHUM HALAPENSE. 
We have received a letter from Mr. Wood- 
bridge Strong, of Middlesex Co., N. J., from 
which we quote the following: 
“I sowed Johnson Grass seed on a strip of 
land 80 feet by 10 teet in size. The seed was 
not sown until the middle of July, I think, in 
1883. It came up finely and got to be abou 
ten inches high before frost. I cut some of it 
close to the ground before frost, and removed 
it so as to leavo the ground entirely exposed 
to the Winter to test it. The rest l left uncut 
to protect its roots. This Spring it cauio up 
finely over the whole strip, aud I have uot at 
auy time been able to see any difference in it. 
It stands some seven feet high (Sept. 18) and 
is full of seed which I shall save for planting. 
I also have some that has endured two Win¬ 
ters perfectly. 1 suppose it yields on this 
strip, of ordinarily fertile land, at the rate of 
six tons and upwards to the acre. I shall sow 
it largely on my farm next season. 1 think it 
will be best to put it in at the time we plant 
corn. It will not furnish early pasture, but 
it comes in grandly when all other grasses 
are ruined by heat and drought. Frost kills 
the top as quickly and effectually ns it kills 
growingcorn. Theodore 8. Van Dykeo very ob¬ 
servant and Intelligent resident of California, 
uow visiting me, has seen my Johnson Grass 
and at once recognized it as the same that he 
has frequently seen growing in California and 
which is there known us ‘Evergreen Millet.’ ” 
A packet of this Johnson Grass seed will be 
seutoutiuour present Free Seed-Distribution, 
and an account of bow it bas grown here dur- 
.ug the pusi two yt ais will be fuUud in om 
supplement of Nov. 8th, page 737. 
LAXTON’S NEW PEAS. 
Thomas Laxton, of Bedford, England, has 
probably given more attention to raising new 
varieties of peas than any other person living 
or dead, and many of them have beou offered 
iu American catalogues for years as among 
the best of their kinds. A reference to any 
catalogue of to day will show that tbe lists of 
peas are well sprinkled with varieties to 
which his name is attached. Last Spring Mr. 
Laxton sent us six of his lutost crosses, uot 
yet Introduced, with the request that we 
would te9t them, reporting only upon thoso 
which gave promise of superior excellence. 
The list of peas is now so long that it is really 
unwise to lengthen it, unless by the addition 
of those which, while they equal tho old 
kinds in general value, are decidedly better iu 
one or more respect*. Among this lot of 
peas we were very well pleased with his No. 
4, a cross between Telephone and British 
Queen. The seeds are whitish, wrinkled and 
of the largest size, while In quality they are 
sweet and tender. The vines grew to the 
bight of about five feet, the stems aud foliage 
being largo and vigorous. The peas com¬ 
menced to ripeu June 27, continuing until 
July 15, The Illustration (Fig. 490, page 7i)4) 
shows the average size of the pod. 
Laxton’8 No 3 is also a second-early or 
main-crop pea, giving a good picking June 
27. The pods are often in pairs, 50 of which 
weighed 1.1% ounces, contained 358 seeds 
which weighed six ounces. They are the 
greenest of peas when cooked, and, though 
quite tender and sweet, can uot be rated as of 
the first quality. It Isa cross between John 
Bull and Laxton’a William 1st, 
Laxton 's No 3 is a cro-a between Omega 
(late) und Lax ton’s Dr. Hogg (second early). 
It is a greenish-blue, wrinkled pea. The 
vines were five feet in hight, giving the first 
picking June 25. Fifty pods weighed 10% 
ounces and contained 340 seed, which weighed 
five ounces. The peas, when cooked, are a 
bright green, tcuder aud sweet. The vines 
were very prolific, bearing peas lower down 
The Three Thousand Dollars' worlh of pres¬ 
ents are offered to subscribers alone. A U pro¬ 
fessional club agents will be rigidly excluded 
f rom this list. We wish to offer our subscrib¬ 
ers a liberal compensation for any work they 
may be willing to do to extend the Rural’s 
circulation and influence for 1885. 
COUNTRY RESIDENCE. Fig. 488. 
