MAY 5 
TUI RUBAI- ®1EW-Y©RKER. 
bushes in the Spring? What will destroy the 
small greeu bug or louse on the leaves of the 
Snowball bush? 2. Is there auy one that 
makes liay caps to sell in this section? 3. What 
land of hand cultivators do you use in your po¬ 
tatoes and in the garden ? What kind is best 
for garden use? 
1. Use Dalmatian Insect Powder iu water. 
Apply with a force pump. If the leaves of 
the Snowball are thoroughly syringed by 
means of a force pump, with tobacco-wa¬ 
ter, we thiuk you will get rid of the green 
louse. You can also use the same remedy on 
your Rose bushes. 3. One can make hay caps 
as cheap as they can be bought, or cheaper. 
Take a square of 54-inch sheeting, hem it aud 
make a loop at each corner, by which it cau be 
pegged down to the hay-cock. 3. We use two 
kinds with little preference for tithe)’. One 
is manufactured by J. C. Vaughu, Chicago, 
Ill.; the other by S. L, Alien & Co., Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa. Wo think a great deal of these 
hand cultivators for garden plots and would 
not be without them. They are supplied with 
cultivator teetl, shares and cutting blades, 
which are set so as pass an inch or more un¬ 
der the soil, cutting off all weeds and pulver¬ 
izing the soil. 
I J . M. S., Ferrol, Va., sends us a circular of 
the “ Wonderful Churn,” for an opinion as to 
its claims. 
Ans.—W o are not personally acquainted 
with the churn above mention'd. It may do 
all that is claimed for it, but so will auy good 
churn. A gall< m t if cream weighs eight pounds, 
if the cream is very thick it may easily make 
five pounds of butter, as it may eoutaiu 50 per 
ceut, or four pounds, of solid matter, fakcaseine, 
sugar and salts, and the butter always contains 
more or less water, sometimes as much as 30 
per cent. The quicker the churning is done 
the more water or milk will be left in the but¬ 
ter; so that the claim to make five pounds of 
butter from a gallon of cream is nothing more 
than auy good churn will do, with the richest 
cream. 
J. D , Kankakct, 111 
be applied to potato vines in the warfare 
against the Colorado Beetle ? 
Ans.— One teaspoonful would lie sufficient 
for tlu’ee gallons of water. It would not in¬ 
jure the foliage if used in this proportion. 
The ai-senical preparation of Paris-green is 
preferable to arsenic on account of its insolu¬ 
bility aud consequent safety, as it cannot be 
absorbed by the plants. 
M. L. N. r Augusta, Kans .—Where can the 
Cashmere goat be bought, aud at what price 
pe»- pair? 
Ans.— There are no Cashmere goats in this 
country. There are Angora goats. The near¬ 
est place to Kansas where they are kept is by 
Robt. W. Scott, Frankfort, Ky. Richard 
Peters, Atlanta, Georgia, is the oldest breeder 
and importer in the United States. They are 
worth S50 a pair. 
E. T. 1\, Charleston, Kans., and several 
others, have sent us an advertisement offer¬ 
ing engravings and farm* to the value of §150,- 
01 HI as premiums among the subscribers to an 
agricultural paper, and asks what we think 
of the offer. 
Ans.—W o have refused to insert the adver¬ 
tisement in the Rural, and we never refuse to 
insert reputable advertisements which we thiuk 
may lie of couveiiieuce or benefit to the public. 
M. F,, Durand, IU .—How can Russian Mul¬ 
berries be raised from seed? 
Ans. We believe there is no trouble about 
this. Sow them iu garden drills or iu boxes, 
as preferred. If in the latter, transplant 
when the seedlings have made two inches of 
growth. If in drills, they may remain a year 
lie fore transplanting. Cover them with hay 
or straw for the Winter. 
C. C. O., Lockport , .V. F.—Will it do to use 
rails that have been used iu a fence, for posts 
for grape-vines? 
Ans.— It will depend upon what kiud of 
wood it is, aud the condition it is in. If it is 
well -preserved chestnut, oak or ash, we think 
it might do. The posts might be made to last 
much longer by charring the end to be insert¬ 
ed into the ground. 
.7. if- S.. Philadelphia. Pa .— Cau the Rural 
furnish us with a barrel of Blush Potatoes, or 
tell us from whom they can be got? 
Ans.— We sell absolutely nothing except 
this paper. The Blush has been advertised in 
the Rural several times. 
H. M. De L., Grarrnhirrst, Canada. —1. 
How cau lieus oe prevented from eating their 
eggs? 3. Where can chufas be obtained? 
Ans. —1. Find out the offending hen or 
hens aud kill them. It is the only sure cure. 
3. W. B. Jones, Herndon, Ga. 
J. M. 13., Patecosi, A r , C. —1. How many 
Navy Beans should he put iu the hill when the 
rows are three feet apart. 2. How many to 
an acre when planted as above? 
Ans.— 1. From three to five. 2. About one 
bushel. 
E. B. U .. Poughkeepsie, N. Y .—What will 
fill cracks in a floor and give a black-walnut 
color ? 
Ans.— Mix lamp-black with putty. You 
might add a little red mineral paint. This 
will give a black-walnut color. 
W. P. 13., Sank Rapids, Minn. —1, Where 
can pure-bred Chester White pigs lie obtained? 
2. Is the Rural printed in German? 
Ans. —1. From W. Atlee Burpee, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa. 2. No. 
.7 II. 13., Girard, Kan .—Is there auy ma¬ 
chine run by horse power that will cut anil 
shock corn? 
Ans.—N o such machine is made. 
E. II. B„ Emporium, Da.— Is there a book 
on plow making? 
Ans.—W e do not know of auy work of the 
sort. 
M. F., Colchester, IU .—The large red, nut¬ 
like seed is probably that of a California vine 
called Megarrhiza Californica. 
R. C. Hollins ,— Rarely is it that we cau 
name potatoes with any certainty. 
7/. B. IF., Hamilton Square ,— It is evidently 
a seedling apple with peculiarities of its own. 
IF. C. Collins, Trappe, Md., wants to buy a 
mastiff dog. 
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1. Which is the cheap¬ 
est food for working mares iu warm weather— 
rye at 55 cents or corn at CO cents per bushel? 
2. Are buttermilk and sour milk good feed for 
brooding sows? 
Ans.— 1. The feed would be better mixed 
with oats—half rye aud corn aud half oats. 
Six quarts of rye and corn per day would be 
equal to twelve of oats. The feeding of rye 
aud corn should be begun gradually, as both 
are heating—coni the most. 2. Buttermilk 
and sour milk are good if fed lightly. Should 
not be fed for two weeks before farrowing, 
nor for a week after. 
C. C. 0Gordoda, IU. —1. Is Ash good wood 
for posts, aud if so, when is the best time to 
cut it? 2. Will it do a mare any harm to work 
ou a tred power when she is with foal. 
Ans —The Blue Ash which is found in Illin¬ 
ois, possesses great durability wheu exposed to 
moisture or dryness, and has proved very sat¬ 
isfactory for posts, stakes and fence rails. Wo 
should advise cutting it iu the Fall or Winter. 
2. It will depend upon how far advanced 
pregnancy may be, aud somewhat on the con¬ 
dition of the animal. A more close to her 
time, should not bo worked hard, especially if 
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M. Y., Cincinnati, O .—How can “roller” 
composition, made out of molasses aud glycer¬ 
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by the addition of lime; if it is composted with 
earth aud lime it. would soon rot aud the nitro¬ 
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in it, would become available. Home plaster 
or dissolved sulphate of iron should la' added 
to take up any ammonia t hat might be formed 
iu the decomposition. There is very little ni- 
trogen iu the stuff, and what there is in it is 
uot of high value. 
A. A. IF., Rodney, Miss .—Where can I get 
Amber Cane seed? 
Ans.—S eed of the Amber Cane can be ob¬ 
tained from any large seedsmen whose cata¬ 
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Hiram Sibley Co., of Rochester, N. Y., 
offer it at 45 cents a pound. About four 
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