i The flesh is remarkably solid, the flavor de¬ 
licious. Its skin seems quite firm and tough, 
which, together with the fact that he kept ripe 
specimens for two weeks after they had trav¬ 
eled five hundred miles, indicates good ship¬ 
ping qualities. The originator says that it 
shows no tendency to rot on the vines. 
If you do not know what varieties of straw¬ 
berries to purchase, we offer the following as 
among the best of 250 kinds tested at the Rural 
Grounds: Cumberland Triumph,Charles Down¬ 
ing, Sharpless, Manchester. Kentucky, Miner’s 
Prolific. Burr’s New Pine (best quality for 
early and ripens through a long season) aud 
Hart’s Minnesota. 
D. M. Ferry & Co. send us specimens of 
their new Mayflower Potato, which originated 
with Mr. E. S. Brownell, by crossing, as he 
claims, the Early Snowflake and the Peach- 
blow. It is said to be as early as the Early 
Rose, of better quality and a wonderful keeper. 
The specimens received are of medium size, 
one end smaller than the other. The eyes are 
not deep, the skin of a light, buff color, netted 
with russet. It. Ls offered this season only by 
the pound at a very high price.. 
Mr. D. Steck writes us that he planted In¬ 
dian corn seven years old, every kernel of 
which germinated. It was, however, three 
days longer iu sprouting than new seed planted 
beside it..... 
We have received a box from Mr. G. W. 
Peebles, of Prince George County, Va.. con¬ 
taining a sample of the new Egyptian Cotton 
taken from a stalk eight feet high; seeds of the 
Rural Branching Sorghum; twin peanuts, aud 
a head of “Golden Grains Wheat,” which 
bears 32 breasts, the finest of this variety we 
have ever seen... 
lx mast, years, strawberry' plants, raspber¬ 
ries, grape-vines and even ornamental trees 
and shrubs suffer more during February, 
March and even April than during December 
or January. Violent changes and long-con¬ 
tinued wind do far more liana than a low tem¬ 
perature. Attend, then, to the strawberry 
patch now, if it has hitherto been neglected. 
We are trying a somewhat new method: 
at least, it Ls new to us. The small, crooked 
twigs from apple and other trees, cun-ant 
bushes, etc., wore plant'd over the patch so that 
they touched each other. Then we spread a 
very light covering of strawy manure on top 
of these. Protection is thus afforded. The 
plants v ill have air. There will be no danger 
of smothering them. We have pursued the 
the same plan as to grape-vines..— 
1Mb. W ysor says that the Early Shoe-Peg, 
which we shall send to all of our subscribers 
who have applied for our present Free Seed 
Distribution, is as hard as the Northern 
White Flint and will mature anywhere in the 
Cmted States. It is the earliest dent com he 
knows of..... 
a good turn, induce him to subscribe for the 
Rural New-Yorker. 
The Live-Stock Journal of England says 
that although probably considerable time will 
elajjso before electricity is generally applied to 
plowing land and driving thrashing machines, 
there can be no reason why farm-houses and 
buildings should not be lit up by electricity, 
particularly' in the New England States of 
North America, where water-power for driv¬ 
ing a dynamo is miming to waste on the ma¬ 
jority of homesteads.. 
President McCann reports; “ No visible 
results from the use of gas-lime.”. 
of it. They sell hogs alive in the Winter, fruits? Because they come immediately into 
and in the Summer buy the product of possibly bearing, bear more regularly every year, the 
the same hogs, after the shipper, the commis- fruit is not knotty, woi-my, mai-red by wind 
sion man, the packer, the jobber and the re>- or rot; there are no culls to speak of, and the 
tailer have made their profits, to which has demand at superior prices seems to be increas- 
boeii added the cost of transportation both i U g more rapidly.... 
ways. All this is a very poor business policy To the ladies the care of fruit is an inviting 
certainly. I field of labor, and Mr. C. A. Green Ls glad to 
FINALLY 
Blood Red Sweet. —Mr. W. F. Brown 
has never found an early variety that gave 
better satisfaction. Planted the first week in 
#tarfe s»a 
SPECIAL COMBINATION SALE 
OF OVER 
Fifty Jersey Cattle 
UNION STOCK YARDS 
ijyupoli s, is,'it 
Wednesday, Feb. 28,1883 
The catalogue will contain over FIFTY head of the 
very best and most uored families of Jerseys in Aiuer 
lea, or elsewhere, contributed bv the following well- 
known breeders: 
S. L. HOOVER, " Eastwood," Oolcmbus, n., will of¬ 
fer over 30 head of superior animal*. Among the 
number will be imp. Buckkve Lass (103551, the dam 
of Lass Rex i 13193) recently sold for stun at public 
sale; also, ■> full jisfer ft. Lots fire and Asnlrante 
i92T2t. one of the grandest young Cow* In rue U. S., a 
l/rc/tf price irinm-r In calf to the world's greatest 
prim Bulb Cash Boy (2&W); n fine lot of young cows 
and heifers In calf to Cash Boyi'-JHSi, Easter l3oy (3032), 
a pure Rox bull, Nlobe Champion (6002), son of Cham 
{ )lon of America 11567.. and calves of both sexes sired 
tv these bulls. 
Mur. B- a. HOOVER, Urbana. o„ will sell a verv 
select lot of exceedingly choice animals—notablv 
CUAMt'ioN of Indiana UuiJt, recently at the head o'f 
Gurrettson Bro’s. choice herd, he Is a douttr^ravdson 
of Champion tif tea (l.jfiTi wisd gire of U lb. 
(V)ie«, his dam being Silveret? i >5S2>. rro-utf Pi lb. 5 
<■»., chauiitlrm of Afg be.-J .laughter: a rare chance to 
secure a grand Pansey Albert Bull. Also the grand 
prim Cow. Cowslip otf Oiuo’sLA.ssj5i;v>y?t,a qLCow. 
doe In March to Faster Boy. above mentioned, and an 
elegant lot of yearling and two-year-olds, la calf to 
sons of Rex, Ridley i .I36i. a GUderow Regina Bull and 
a Champion of Kansas i CEB), grandson of Value 2d 
(IBM), rerord 4! Ih. .<or *c. 
COL. EL'. I.. POWELL. URBAN a. 0., will sell some 
very line young cows and heifers of fashionable 
breeding, both registered and unregistered 
W. P. IJAMS. TknsK Hai ti;, Tnp., will sell about 5 
head of superb animals or the “Pansy-Albert" blood, 
and other nor ..1 families. Among the number ls the 
grand y..ung i ow. Jersey Witch iv.«; lf whose dam is 
Rarity (592s). bv Albert i Mi, the dam of CoL Russell's 
celebrated Rarity 2 d (7731', record 1 ; lb. 2 oz., at :: 
years old, and the superb young Bull, Kino of the 
Fair i.aXei, son of LeBrocq's Prize known as 
•■Snap’’.AM), on the Island, dam Fairy Queen of St. 
Brelatles (Tu n. This is one of the best sons of his 
famous -dre. 
This stock is pledged to absolute sale. Purchasers 
will note that tills stock has not been purchased for 
speculation, but are fair representatives of the above 
named herds, and ls l.y far the best lot of Jerseys 
ever offered In the West. It being the Intention ‘to 
hold an Annual Combination Sale at Indianapolis, 
should this sale be appreciated. 
Catalogues now ready. Address, 
S. L. HOOVER, 
Columbus, Ohio. 
Col. I.. P. MUIR. Auctioneer. 
Thoroughbred Jersey c D a *“ e n 
sheep, and Berkshire Pigs, from good stock, at reason¬ 
able prices. DA vi 1) O > rli , 
DEERPARK. L. L, N. Y. 
Dr. Loring, in his address before the Mis¬ 
sissippi Valley Cane-growers’ Association said 
that the fact that sugar can be made from sor 
ghuni has been proved. That it can be profit¬ 
ably made Professors Weber and Scoville have 
demonstrated, and have so declared with their 
figures before them. That there is a market 
for the product no man doubts. Whether it is 
a universal crop or not. time and experience 
alone can prove. When ho asked Professor 
Weber, “ What are the obstacles Professor 
Goessmann found in Massachusetts whn-h ren¬ 
der sorghum sugar-making there impractica¬ 
ble f” his reply was: “ Shortness of the season, 
danger of early frosts, and an incomplete de¬ 
velopment of the eane.” 
FOUR VERY FINE ELEGANTLY BRED YOUNG 
Two of them First Prize Winners at N. Y. State Fair. 
ONE FINE 
CLAY” STALLION 
Half Brother to Hopeful. 
Two of them Winners of Sweepstake Prizes over all 
Draft Horses at N. Y. State Fair. Also Mares and 
Fillies of both breeds. .All for sate cheap. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Largest herd in the world. 
Correspondence solicited. 
Please mention this paper. 
SMITHS & POWELL, 
Syracuse, N. Y 
The Story in a Nut-shell.— If you wish 
to start a bod of asparagus from seed, prepare 
a light, rich soil, early iu the Spring; soak the 
seed 24 hours in warm water, then sow in drills 
one foot apart. Thin the plants to three inches 
iu the row. The second season transplant to a 
permanent bed, prepared with well-rotted ma¬ 
nure. After the second season manure should 
be uppliod as a top-dressing. An application 
of salt—two q narts to the square rod—will be 
found beneficial. So says Waldo F. Brown in 
his catalogue. 
- »** 
A Hint to Hou-Raiherh—O ne thing farm¬ 
ers ought to do to a much greater extent than 
is now done is the slaughtering of their hogs 
and curing the product at homo. 
RECEIVED IN JANUARY. A LI. COLOR 
GENTLE AND KIND. REASONABLE PRICES, 
terser particular* apply to i'KANl ls 1 
Kr. 1.1 H, Llve ^iot'k ! nit*orf #*i* and *xl»©rte 
I 7 and 1SJ BROADWAY, N. Y. City. 
SOUTHDOWN SHEEP 
Catillac Pear—Outline—From Nature—Fig. 82. 
after sprouting 85 per cent, will grow; the 
third anil second times 97 per cent, will grow.. 
Puck says that when a man persists in tell¬ 
ing you that he has passed through college, it 
is safe to assume that he has uothing else to 
recommend him. 
The Live-Stock Indicator has never had any 
doubt that 25 cents for corn at gathering time 
was better than 30 cents obtained for the same 
crop iu the Spring. 
If you would really like to do your neighbor 
breeder of pure SOUTH DOWN 
SHEEP, \\ hite-Hall, Kentucky. 
Bon Silene. He has never seen a flower that 
failed to come striped. HLs note is in the Gar¬ 
deners’ Monthly. 
Mr. Meehan deems it a great mistake to 
chooee the Silver Maple and poplars for street 
trees. Iu a few years they become trouble¬ 
some and unsightly . 
To enjoy the strawberry in its beauty, fresh¬ 
ness and delicacy, grow it yourself, says George 
S. Wales . 
W hy do small fruits pay better than large 
Road cast 
The Live-Stock Indicator reminds its read¬ 
ers that each season, as harvest time approach¬ 
es, there Ls demand at every cross-road store 
for cured meats, and aspeeially bacon, ns it is 
thought to “go further,” cost considered, than 
any other, and vast quantities of it art' sold, 
but, strange to say, the men who raise hogs by 
the hundred, perhaps in the same neighbor- 
h mxI, are more frequently buyers than sellers 
POPULAR CART MADE for 
f •' business or pleasure. LIGHT, 
V^NNSL X / STRONG. DURABLE. Three 
\ / / ryy styles, weighing from 55 to 
V i \ ' “J 1*' pounds. Prices from sjll 
~ . ' to S100 Over 2,1X0 In use. 
ami ail spveh. iu the highest praise of them. Fully 
warrantee iu ©very rospeet. Send for Hi. Clralogue 
and Price.List. SYRACUSE. CART CO., Syracuse, N. X 
