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RURAL NEW-YQRKER 
ml I want to fatten her; what would be the 
best feed and treatment? 
Ans.—( five the cow a dose or two of one 
pint of linseed oil. Stockmen often give phys¬ 
ic to their animals before feeding them for 
beef. It clears out the bowels and invigorates 
the digest,ive organs. It would be wise to be¬ 
gin feeding slowly, and gradually increase the 
ration. There is time to feed an animal yet 
before the grass will be sufficient for full feed¬ 
ing. A good feeding ration would be two 
quarts of corn meal twice a day to begin with, 
gradually adding to it as long as it is eaten 
with avidity. 
W. O, FT, Memphis, Tenn,, sends a cutting 
of grape-vine pretty well covered with para¬ 
sites, and asks the name of the pest and how to 
destroy them. 
Ans.—I t is the Yitis coccus or grape-vine 
bark* louse. For their destruction one of the 
best menus is .a wash made of two parts of 
soft soap and one of water with which is to be 
mixed lime enough to bring the mixture to the 
consistency of whitewash. This should be ap¬ 
plied to th« vines liberally with a brush. The 
best time is about June when the insects are 
young and tender. The pests may be also 
killed, Harris says, by applying in the same 
way a solution of two pounds of potash iu sev¬ 
en quarts of water, or a pickle consisting of a 
quart of common salt in two gallons of water. 
W. W. F .. Waternille, 0. —1. Wl at would be 
the best fertilizer for squashes on a sandy 
loam rich enough to yield 75 bushels of corn 
per acre? 2. Will fish guano keep bugs off and 
where can it be bought? 
Ans,— 1. In this case we should use fine bone 
flour well mixed with the soil of each hill. If 
mixed with wood ashes, this would help 
greatly. Two hundred pounds of bone thus 
applied would answer for an acre. 2. No. 
You can buy it at any of the fertilizer firms 
who advertise in agricultural papers. Send 
for their catalogues and compare them. 
./. G. IF., CreitOH, III. —1. How far apart 
should the kernels of fodder corn bo drilled, 
oue in a place? 2. Would harrowing corn after 
it is up be beneficial? 3. In drilling corn on 
new land should the rows be extra close to¬ 
gether or more seed than usual be put in the 
rows four feet apart? 4. Would it be advisable 
to harrow corn a foot high ? 
Ans.— 1, One kernel every three inches. 2. 
No. We do not believe iu it. We should 
plant loss seed on rich than ou poor land. 
Nothing is gained by planting fodder corn too 
thickly. We lose bv it. 4, Why harrow corn 
that is a foot high? It is a lazy, silly method of 
cultivation. 
./. R., Olrijua. W. T .—Canadian farmers 
claim that six bushels of pens are equal to 10 
bushels of corn for fattening hogs—is the 
claim well founded? 
Ans.— In the feeding tables pea meal is 
given a relative value of 82.38 per 100 pounds 
and corn meal *1.70. Pea meal is a more valua¬ 
ble feed than corn meal, because it contains 
more albuminoids, viz. ,23.7 percent, while corn 
contains but 10 or 11 per cent. The judgment of 
the Canadian farmers, who use a good deal of 
peas for fattening hogs, cannot justly be ob¬ 
jected to. 
IF. R. II., (Iranvill-e, Ohio .—Isa "packet"of 
seeds as offered for sale in catalogues, a defin¬ 
ite quantity or a hap hazard concern. 
Ans.—I t is a "bap-hazard concern.” It is 
the price we pay for novelties. The seedsman 
makes liis packet of a size which depends often¬ 
times upon the price he is obliged to i>ay for 
the new seed. Seedsmen should state the mun 
ber of seeds iu a packet when a small quantity 
is offered at a high price. 
IF. .1. (?„ El ken, .V. C .— My eight-year-old 
mare is troubled with what appears to be colic; 
she eats heartily and is fond of eating dirt, 
and is easily overheated ou the road, what 
ails her? 
Ans.—T he mare is suffering from disordered 
digestion, (five one pint of oil and repeat the 
second day. Feed thick boiled linseed and oat¬ 
meal grind to clear the intestines of t he sand 
which will otherwise produce inflammatiou. 
E. II. II., Cresoo, Mich, — 1. What is Pyra- 
eantli hedge ? 2. Whore can it be obtained ? 
Ans. - 1. It is (Yu bogus pyraeantha, an ever¬ 
green thorn which bears cutting well, and is 
hence well adapted for hedges. It hears fra¬ 
grant, white blossoms and orange-colored ber 
t ies. 2. From ISUwanger & Barry, Rochester, 
New York. 
L. 6'., Bouton, Mass. — Does the orange need 
to he grafted before it will bear f 
Ans. —No. In order to obtain improved 
varieties budding or grafting is resorted to. 
It your plants do not bear it is probably owing 
to the fact that the soil is too rich. Seedling 
orange plants oftentimes do not- fruit in 
many years, 
T. .1. ,1/.. (’anif)bell Hall , .V. 1*.—Is then' any 
small, comprehensive work ou chese-makiug ? 
Ans. There is not any work of the kind at 
present published. Such a one wo believe is 
iu preparation by our contributor, Henry 
Stewart, anti w ill be published at au early date, 
W. C., Washington, P .—Does it pay to cut 
corn-stalks for cows? Would a shredder be 
better than a cutter? 
Ans. —By all means corn-stalks should be 
cut. All but the hard butts will be eaten, and 
it will pay to cat the fodder if it’s only to 
have the manure free from whole stalks. A 
shredder-and-cutter would be better, if you 
can get one; but we have not yet seen such 
a machine. 
A. A. R t , Minnesota .—Which are the hardi¬ 
est peach trees? 
Ans.— As a rule seedlings are hardier than 
improved varieties budded. Barnard, and its 
supposed parent, the Yellow Alberge, are 
among the most hardy, to which may be added 
Hill’s Chili, with its extended list of synonyms. 
Olduiixon Free is quite hardy, though perhaps 
slightly less so than the foregoing. 
IF, A. IF ., Galway, N. V .—What should be 
the treatment for a heifer’s teat that has been 
accidentally split open? 
Ans.— Procure a silver milking tube iKolbik 
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia—50 cents) and 
iusert it iu the milk duct while the wound is 
healing. The teat will require very careful 
treatment, and if not healed must be milked 
with the tube. Close the lower eud of the tube 
with a small plug to retain the milk. 
■/. FI. B.. Glm Rock, Pa .—How is the grape 
cross-fertilized? 
Ans.—A s soon as the buds appear remove 
the cap of the bud and the anthers of the 
flower to be fertilized, then apply pollen 
from the anthers of the kind with which a 
cross is desired. A fine gauze should cover the 
flowers so treated. All others ou the same 
bunch should be cut off. 
P- C., Lost Creek, 111 .—What should be done 
for a horse that has been kicked on the hock 
joint, and for one kicked on the knee, which 
has swollen so that the leg can’t be used? 
Ans. —Bathe the injured part with warm 
water aud theu apply a mixture of oue part of 
tincture of myrrh with two parts of alcohol. 
G. E, 7’., Melrose, Mass .—What varieties of 
strawberries are the largest, most hardy and 
prolific for market in this section? 
Ans. —For late, Mount Vernon, Kentucky. 
For medium, Manchester and Wilson. For 
early, Hart's Minnesota, Crescent Seedling or 
Duchesso. 
T. IF., Port Elgin, Out .—How jtud when 
should cedars be trimmed so as to make them 
bushy? When should they be planted? 
Ans. —Prune in late August. Do not prime 
at the bottom. Cut the top branches back. 
Plant in the Spring—late May with you. 
G. E. Nishkoro, VFi.s.—How should con¬ 
crete bo used for basements? 
Ans.—A s the wall is putup the space behind 
should be firmly packed with earth a foot or 
two at a time; but do not ram the earth so 
hard as to disturb the wall. 
V. H. C.. Watertown, N. Y ., sends some 
oats for name. 
Ans.— They closely resemble those known as 
the White Belgian. 
J. E. //.. Detroit, Minn. —Which pea is best 
for family use—Carter’sStratagem, Telegraph, 
Telephone, or Pride of the Market? 
Ans. —Carter^ Stratagem for intermediate; 
Telephone for later. 
D. B. .S’., La Salle Co., III.— Will the Chester 
County Mammoth Corn mature here? 
Ans. —We have no doubt it will. You are 
south of the Rural Farm. 
J. W. O., East Elm a. Erie Co., X. Y.— The 
potato fertilizers of such firms as the Bowker 
Fert. Co., Mapes, Baker. Forrester aud others 
whose names appear in the advertising columns 
of respectable agricultural journals are what 
they purjiort to be. They are strong in potash 
and unquestionably in most soils produce pay¬ 
ing results. 
F. B., Out. —Potatoes may be planted for 
flat cultivation the same as for hilling up. 
Three inches in clayey soil—four in sandy, are 
deep enough. Sow fertilizer, either in the 
drill or broadcast, or both, but do not let it 
rest in contact with the seed pieces. Other 
answ ers later. 
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