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great harm. If this thick matter cannot be 
drawn away, a solution of one teaspoonful of 
carbonate of soda in a pint of water may be in¬ 
jected into the udder with a syringe and after 
a few minutes milked out. The soda will dis¬ 
solve the thickened milk. Eight ounces of 
Epsom salts may be given as soon as possible. 
CHICKEN POX. 
M. McC., Achor, O .—What ails my young 
chicks' Their skin rises like a blister, gener¬ 
ally beginning to do so under the wings, but 
the whole body is puffed up before the little 
things die. 
Ans. —It is chicken pox. The chicks should 
be kept very warm and dry and the feed 
should be warm. It would be well to mix a 
little hyposulphite of soda in the feed, about a 
good pinch of the powdered salt for a dozen 
chicks; it should be given every day. It is in 
fectious and will probably spread through the 
whole flock. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
H. A., Andover, N. B. —1. Would it besafeto 
apply Paris-green extended with plaster, to 
potato vines with the baud 2. In the ab¬ 
sence of Winter rye for pasture would Spring 
rye be good ? 3, Is the Rural still opposed 
to the ensilage system ? 
Ans. —1. No, it cannot be well distributed 
by hand. Though it is quite safe to do so, it 
would be a very wasteful way. Paris-green 
distributors are made and sold bv many; but 
you may punch holes in any tin vessel and lit 
a handle with which to shake the poisoned 
plaster over the plants. 2. If sown in Spring 
we should prefer oats to be cut in the milk. 
3. We see no reason to change our view's re¬ 
garding ensilage. We have, however, never 
been opposed to the system; but we have al¬ 
ways been of the opinion that it would be wise 
for ordinary farmers to allow' amateurs, en¬ 
thusiastic sticklers for it, and ‘‘gentlemen 
farmers’* to prove its merits before incurring 
expense and risking loss in building expensive 
silos, etc. Haste, exaggeration, misrepresenta¬ 
tion, rash conclusions drawn from insufficient 
trials—these are the chief things to which the 
Rural has objected in the ensilage contro¬ 
versy, and these it will always oppose in 
matters that, affect the interests of its friends. 
As to the system of ensilage itself, we merely 
suspend judgment until its merits or demerits 
are proved by experiment, an example it 
w'ould be well to follow in all expensive inno¬ 
vations. 
R. S. A., Goochland Co.,Va. —1. Which is the 
best variety of potato for late or Summer 
planting? 2. Which is the better plan—to 
plant the whole potato or pieces thereof, and if 
the latter, how many eyes to a piece? 3. 
Should manure he applied above or below the 
potato “soed”? 4. Which is the better—level 
or hill cultivation? 5. Should manure be up- 
plied iu the hill or broadcast? 
Ans. —1. We must, request some of our read¬ 
ers to answer this question. The Rural has 
had no experience in late planting, 2. We 
prefer to cut the potato's in good-sized pieces, 
each having one or two stioug eyes. 3. It de¬ 
pends ujK>n the soil and kind of manure. If 
chemical fertilize! s are referred to—always 
above the pieces. If the soil is light and leachy 
and farm manure is used, WO should think it 
would be well to harrow the manure in. If cluy- 
ey, plow it under. < Inly well decomposed farm 
manure should be used for potatoes. 4. As a 
general rule, we reply, level culture for sandy 
soils, which usually suffer for moisture; lull 
culture for clayey or moist soils. 5. If one’s 
manun' is limited, then manure in the hill— 
otherwise broadcast. In the ease of chemical 
fertilizers, when potatoes are planted iu drills, 
wo place the pieces, then cover lightly, spread 
the manure and then till up the drills and har¬ 
row' with a smoothing or inclined-tooth harrow, 
J. R. R , Rush City. Minn.— l. How will it do 
to plant potatoes by dropping them iti the fur¬ 
row' when plowing? 2. How many loads of hen- 
marniro are equal to 20 loads of barnyard 
manure, bulk, not weight, to be considered? 
3. Are Brown Leghorns and Sehrights good 
Winter layers? 4. In the Rural F. S. Distri¬ 
bution what are the flower seeds that look like 
Sunflower seeds! 
Ans. —1. Potatoes may be plautod iu the 
way mentioned, but the plowing should be 
very even and straight or the rows will be 
too crooked for easy cultivation, and the seed 
should be placed carefully on the side of the 
furrow, and not on the hard bottom, It is a 
hasty and not very desirable way of planting 
unless the land is in the very lx*st order and 
the plowman is an expert. 2. Hen-manure 
is w orth four times as much as an equal bulk 
of ordinary barnyard manure. 8. Brown 
Leghorns are among the best fowls for eggs in 
Winter. American Sebrights are bred for 
feathers, and as yet have no reputation as 
profitable layers. It would be advisable to 
leave these to the fanciers for the present 
and see what they will make of them. There 
are quite enough good fowls without these. 4. 
They are seeds of the Dwarf Russiau Sunflower, 
C. R. T., Rhinebeck, N. Y. —1. What will 
prevent lice from getting on young cherry 
grafts and w r hat will get rid of them when 
on? 2. The bark on some apple trees turns 
black and becomes scabby and the branches 
dry U P and die. What the cause and remedy ? 
Ans. —1. Syringing or spraying with water 
to which tobacco, whale oil soap or carbolic acid 
has been added. We do not know what will 
prevent them from gettiug on the leaves. 2 
We ascribe thy* to soil either too moist or not. 
well drained. Please tell us if your trees are 
not growing in such a soil. What is known 
as blight in the apple is generally confined to 
the terminal shoots. 
F, B. L., Saxton's River, Vt ,—At this time 
should the ground be hoed between the straw¬ 
berry rows, or should the weeds be picked 
without disturbing the ground much? Should 
the Winter mulch lie removed? What fertil¬ 
izer, if any, should be used; 
Ans. —No, do not boe the soil between the 
rows. It is safer not to disturb it until after 
fruiting. Better to leave the straw, raking if 
off the plants between the rows. Bone dust 
and wood ashes may be advantageously used 
earlier. It’s now rather late. Liquid manure 
would serve you well. 
M. T. IF., Adams Creek, Trim .—What is 
the proper kind of feed to be given to hens 
that rim out all the while, but don’t seem to 
lay as well as they ought? 
Ans.—C orn, wheat, buckwheat. As to quan¬ 
tity give them as much as they will eat up 
without leaving any. How old are your hens? 
Are they free from vermin? Do they get fresh 
water daily ? 
D. G. B., Catskill . N. ¥.. sends cocoons 
found on pear and currant trees for name of 
inclosed insects. 
Ans. —The specimens sent are the cocoons of 
Sarnia cecropia or Cecropia Moth, one of the 
largest of our insects. The caterpillar is about 
four inches long, pale green, with large 
tubercles colored green, blue, yellow and red. 
It feeds upon apple, plum, cherry, currant and 
mam' forest trees. It is never known to do 
much damage. 
W, A. C ., Temple, Texas. —1. When should 
strawberry seed be planted—in the Fall or 
early Spring? 2, I have some Pecan nud 
Black-walnut trees planted in rows eight feet 
apart and four feet aoart in the drill; had 1 
better plant cotton among them ? 
Ans. —1. The seeds may be sown immedi¬ 
ately or kept until the next Spring. 2. We 
should prefer to keep the cotton separate. 
The Black-walnut is a bad neighbor. 
W. I. C., Wilkinson Co., Ga .—What is a list 
of 10 good flowering shrubs for Middle Georgia ? 
Ans. —Much depends on soil, situation and 
exposure. Crape Myrtle, Philadelphus grandi 
floras, Magnolia Soulangeaua, Chinese 
Tamarix, Viburnum plicatum,*" Forsythia 
viridissima. White Weigela. Double-flowering 
Reeve’s Spinva.Destuodium penduliflorum and 
Japanese P ivet are as good as any. 
T. C. I)., Dnlerille, Bq,—If I buy any other 
fruit evaporator, is it likely that the Alden 
Evaporator Co. will claim royalty on it? 
Ans. —The American Manufacturing Co. 
Waynesboro, Pa., wrote us; "We are uot in 
conflict, nor have we any controversy with 
the Aldiue or any other tower evaporators.” 
C. .4. T., Hardy , Neb. —1. What breed of 
ducks are best for general profit? 2. Where can 
they be obtained nearest us? 
Ans. —1. We think perhaps Pekiu ducks 
would prove as satisfactory to you as any 
other variety. 2. Write to J. M. Anderson, 
Salina, Kansas. 
B. C. B’., Rahway, X. J .—How much water 
should be added to liquid manure caught iu a 
cistern under the stable, to render it safe to 
apply it to strawberries? 
Ans. —One gallon of liquid manure to a 
flour barrel of water. 
Subscriber, Poplar J/?., Va .—Does the 
Rural offer corn premiums this year ? 
Ans.—N o. 
J. W., Fleming, N. I’.—The worms were 
dried up to mere threads. 
O. W. Grant.—These-are seeds of the Euca¬ 
lyptus globulus, we suppose. The tree w ill 
prove useless iu your climate. It will stand 
but a few degrees of frost. The seeds germi¬ 
nate freely. Sow in boxes or pots. 
Communications Received for the week Ending 
Saturday, May 12: 
N. J. S.—G. W. S.—W. A—M. P. P.—J. F. S.-J. L. 
C.—C. S. F.-W. U. I..-U. W. G., thanks—H. C. K„ 
Seedling: apples received. Do you think them as good 
as Baldwin’s?-IT. H. W. -S. W. N.-d. H. G.—G. R. 
A. S. M. 1\ V. -J. C. S.-K. F. P.-H. C. R-A. J. McC., 
well done— F. P. a—0. W.-H. 8.—W\ S. T. P. D.-C- 
M. P,, McglmrrtilzA, Callfornlca—L. H. W . the Rural 
will never use the word again—F. K. M.—J. E. Swezey. 
What Is the name of the potato, please? Is It a seed¬ 
ling of your own?—C. E. P., thanks—O. J. K.—W. W 
P., corn not received—F. B. L.—J. R -W. F.. glad—J. 
H. S. -D. G. B. H, A 4, K F, 
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Its Incontestiblo and uni¬ 
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proved beyond a doubt, not 
only In the almost instanta¬ 
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min infesting the dwellings 
and persons of men. domestic 
animals, fowls, and birds, bur 
also those noxious insects 
which every year commit 
such wholesale ravages upon 
the cereals, fruit, n.-getaw-, 
flowers, trees, and shrubberv 
—lu the Held, garden, or 
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have tried Its efficacy on 
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Other species of Insect to la 
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not found a single specie* 
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Powder of Bultneh ovej U., 
ail other preparations of theL25_ 
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otherwise, and can be ab¬ 
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branches and manufactured 
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shall only say. in relation to 
the others, that the applica¬ 
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Professor C. V. Riley, K. W. Hilgurd. A. J. Cook, and W. A. Henry recommend l it. of B'diui-h to from 
70 to ‘->0 gallons of water, sprayed upon plant-eating Insects, n- the most satisfactory remedy. Our own 
recent experiments with Alcohol, Water, and Buhach prove that this last method can bo safely and most 
satisfactorily applied to the most resisting species of Insects. One pound of Bnhach placed In a Lorre, 
mixed with one quart of alcohol and kept corked 21 hour*, after that adding oue quart of water and keeping 
it corked for 2-1 hours more; after that the mLxture is ready to use at any time by adding from 25 to 50 gallons 
of water, according to the species or Insect you may wish to exterminate. 
We recommend the San Jose .Spray-Tip Nozzle. It can ho attached to any good force pump. This mix¬ 
ture will clear the Tree, Plants, Vines, or Slirubs of any species of Insects, nud will not in the least Injure the 
blossom, young fruit, or young growth of trees or leaves no more than so much of dear water. 
We will ship Pi nuy address our Buhaeh. In t- ft. cans, at 75 cents per !»>.. and you can buy alcohol at any 
whuleimlo liquor stpre for 81.2U per gallqn. so that your strongest mixture will cost you only from two to 
four cents a gallon Remember that Prof. E. W. Hilgard recommends rhi-, above all the other preparations, 
and Prof. A. J. Cook, of La using, Michigan, savs in his letter to us, dated .lammrv 20,1SS3; ! ‘I think the 
cold water mixture, applied with a force pump. Is rite most satisfactory method of making use of this Inval¬ 
uable romedv against mir noxious plant eating insect* fie further says. " the future of this Insecticide is 
assured, but it takes time to move the world, and 1 shall do all I can to establish Its importance in the minds 
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There is nothing that more quickly kills the dreaded Cotton Worm. Its virtues in the house are too well 
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