JUNE 23 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 333 
little ones. They had the run of the orchard 
where there was a lot of half-grown pigs that 
had never bothered the chickens before; but I 
suppose they picked up somo that died during 
the day, and thus was developed a taste for 
live ones, and, almost before I knew it, they 
had eaten up all that were loft. 1 wax so dis¬ 
couraged that I did not know whether to keep 
on sotting or give up, and say that this kind 
of chicken raising does not pay. M. W. 
[You would have been a hundred miles 
within (he truth in saying so. What the 
sufferer calls a “grievance” or “misfortune,” 
however, other people would often be justified 
in calling a blunder due to carelessness, igno¬ 
rance, or mismanagement. Tho very best 
thing our friend can do is to fatten every fowl 
on the place, as far as may bo, and then send 
them to market. C! ivo the premises a t horough 
scouring: then whitewash every part and pour 
kerosene in every crevice, nest and upon every 
parch. Then you can raise chickens. -Ens.]j 
A RIDGER AND ROLLER FOR TOBACCO 
GROUND. 
With tho view of saving a part of the time, 
labor and expense in preparing tobacco 
ground, I have attached n light roller to the 
cultivator that 1 use for ridging the soil. I 
have used this attachment (Fig. 342) for fou r 
years, and find that it answers the purpose 
admirably. It has several advantages ove r 
the separate roller generally used for this 
purpose: As it rolls and ridges the ground 
at the same time, it saves going over the 
ground once, and so expedites the work. A s 
every tobacco -grower knows, the prospect of 
a shower suddenly appealing, sometimes 
makes it of great importance to fit a a portion 
of the ground for sotting in the shortest pas. 
sible time. In such cases, this device is es¬ 
pecially valuable; it also saves the greater 
part of the cost of the roller. The tool com¬ 
monly used for this work costs $12 or $15 
while the one 1 use can be made for about $3. 
This device consists of a hollow cylinder made 
of boards. The staves—if such they may bo 
called are narrow strips, beveled at. the edges 
to make a tight joint, and nailed to the heads. 
The nails are then “set,” in, and the pieces 
dressed down with n plane so as to make a 
complete cylinder. Tho roller is IS inches 
long, 12 inches in diameter, and has two 
markers on its circumference for spacing tho 
plants in the row. This roller spaces the 
plants about 20 inches apart. A roller 13 
inches iu diameter makes t he marks about 22 
inches apart, nud one 11 iuehes in diameter, 
about 18 inches apart,. The spaces marked are 
always a little wider than the distance meas¬ 
ures on tho roller, us the latter invariably 
slips a little while turning. 
I use a three-tooth thill cultivator for ridg- 
iug tobacco ground. As appears from the 
drawing (Fig. 842) the method of attaching 
the roller is very simple. The frame of the 
roller is not fastened rigidly to that of the 
cultivator, otherwise the roller would not 
accommodate itself to uneven ground. The 
bolt that passes through the center of the 
cross-piece just forward of the roller, fits 
loosely, nud is six or eight inches long, so as 
to allow the roller frames to rise and fall. Two 
pieces of shoot,-iron are tacked on the inside of 
the piece that forms the rear cud of the roller 
frame, and are bent so that they just touch 
the roller to act ns scrapers. These pieces are 
four inches " ide and eight inches long; and 
oue is tacked on each side of the center of the 
i oiler, so that the markers may pass between 
them. Tho roller is covered outside with gal¬ 
vanized sheet-iron. The earth sticks to it 
very little when it, is dry enough to work. I 
found it necessary to lengthen out the thills at 
tho rear end of the cultivator, about two foot, 
for convenience in walking behind it. W it,h 
a very titt le changing of the frame, this roller 
could be attached to the other forms of culti¬ 
vator that are used for ridging tobacco 
ground. “Ei.m.” 
ittbccUoncovis. 
TO REMOVE WARTS. 
In the Rural of May 5 some information is 
given about warts, but a better way to remove 
them than any mentioned there is, I think, to 
drop a little strong vinegar on the wort, and 
while it, is wet put on it as much common 
cooking soda as it will hold, lotting it remain 
for ten minutes, repeating this at least twice 
daily. In a lew days the wart will have dis¬ 
appeared, leaving only a tiny white spot. This 
treatment "’ill generally remove corns also, m fl 
Canned Acme Tomatoes. 
Reading what the Rural has to say about, 
the rotting of the Acme tomato leadR me to 
write that we have just opened the last jar of 
canned Acmes. They are as good as the first. 
My wife says she has heretofore had trouble in 
keeping canned tomatoes, though handled the 
same as the Acmes. Wm. H. Coleman. 
Geneva, N. Y., May 23. 
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Brief Agricultural Recipes. 
To save the grapes from Rose Bugs, lay the 
vines on the ground among the grass and 
weeds when the bugs come, and leave them 
down until the posts depart, which will be 
in about two weeks. Then tie up again. 
To save the corn from the crows, before the 
corn is up put up common wrapping twine 
upon stakes eight to twelve feet high in the 
Held, about one ball to five acres. 
To prevent cuttle from haying grubs in their 
backs, do not let them have a wood’s range 
to pasture iu; but keep them in open fields. 
To prevent fence posts from being heaved 
out by frosts, let the lower board rest close on 
the ground, so the wind cannot blow under 
and freeze the hardest there. 
A Ridger and 
To have fence posts lost, set them top end 
down. 
To kill Golden-Rod or Yellow-Top weeds, 
mow them close between June 28 and July 4. 
To bring up worn-out land, seed well and 
often and never pasture or cut off the Fall 
or after-growth. 
To lessen tho Liability of wheat to heave 
out, plow very early so the ground will settle 
boforo seeding. I. m. r. 
CURE FOR CHICKEN CHOLERA. 
Dissolve alum iu water and give it to them 
to drink, or wet ground feed with it for them. 
It is a certain cure. One of my neighlmrs 
had a fine flock of i’lymouth Rooks and lost 
nearly all of them before l told him of this 
remedy. When ho commenced giving it to 
hi s fowls they stopped (lying. I have used it 
for several years. 
Combatting Potato Beetles. 
Hero is my plan of cambatting these pests:— 
I generally put on about two Rigs of potato 
fertilizer to the acre to keep away the worms 
and also help the crop. Then I take two pieces 
of tho bag about 20 inches square; into these 
I put London-purple and piaster—the usual 
quantities. With one id each hand I can take 
two rows at a time and put on the insecticide 
quicker and nearer the spot where “ it will do 
the most good” than by any plan I have tried, 
Warren Vrekland. 
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CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
Michigan Horticultural Society Re¬ 
port for 1882, Chas, W. Garfield, Secretary, 
Grand Rapids. An excellent report. Its 
pages, 459 in number, contain a fund 
Elevation View.—Fig. 341. 
of valuable information. The “Secretary’s 
Portfolio” is a most interesting department of 
this volume, consisting of over 200 articles 
glenuod from periodicals, books, letters and 
conversations, rich in valuable suggestions re. 
garding horticultural work. 
The Oxygen Manual, by F. L. Peiro, M 
D., Published by the American Oxygen Co., 
80 and 85 Madison St,, Chicago, Ill., a pamph¬ 
let of 90 pages. 
A BOOK About Roses, by S. Reynolds 
Hole; William O. Gottsberger, publisher, 11 
Murray St,, New York; 326pages. The writer 
of this book is evidently an enthusiastic lover 
of those flowers about which he has written iu 
such an interesting and fervid manner. The 
truth of the first sentence within its pages is 
so evident that we quote it: “He who would 
have beautiful roses in his garden must have 
beautiful roses in his heart.” 
M. A J. Rumkly, La Porte, Ind. Illustrated 
catalogue of the celebrated Riunely Portable 
and Traction Engines and Separators. 
Ant. Roozkn & Son, Uverveen, near Haar¬ 
lem, Holland. United States agent, J. De- 
Veer, 318 Broadway, New York. Catalogue of 
choice Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus. Iris, Nar¬ 
cissus, Lilies, Anemones, Ranunculus, Amaryl¬ 
lis, Gladioli and other Dutch and Cape Bulbs 
and many other plants and roots. Orders for 
all bulbs for Fall planting should l>e sent to 
the American agent not later than July 15, so 
that they may be forwarded in time. Cata¬ 
logue free to our readers. No payment re¬ 
quired until goods are received. Small orders 
tilled with as much care as large ones. 
Grasses, Meadow* and Pastures—Sorghum 
and the Manufacture of Sugar by J . B. Killo¬ 
ll row, A. M., Pli. D.—136 pages. Albert B. 
Tavel, Nashville, Tonn. 
Russell & Co., Massillon, O. A beautifully 
illustrated catalogue of the machines manu¬ 
factured by this firm. Special attention L 
called to their new independent Lateral 
Stacker—a marked improvement over the ex 
pensive devices of several years ago. The 
new Massillon Thrasher with “Kicker” at¬ 
tachment; Patent Swinging Stacker, Saw 
Mills; New Pallem Six Horae Engine, Im¬ 
proved Horse-steering Traction Engine, etc., 
etc., are all fully described and illustrated. 
Free to Rural applicants applying as above. 
The American Manufacturing Co., Waynes¬ 
boro. Pa. A manual on Evaporating Fruit, 
48 jiages. Sent free. 
B. S. Williams, Victoria and Paradise 
Nurseries, Upper Holloway, London, England. 
New and general plant catalogue for 1883, well 
illustrated; 140 pages. 
Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. The 
Eighth Annual Report for the year ending 
June 30, 1882—250 pages. 
Sir J. B. Lawks, Bart , L, L. D., F. R. S- 
An Attempt to Explain the Action of Ma¬ 
nures, 27 pages. Published by the Daily Jour¬ 
nal, Clayton St., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng¬ 
land. 
A Snake Story. —The best Jersey’cow of a 
writer in the N. Y. Times, a very quiet, petted 
animal, and a remarkably steady and even 
milker, came home a short time ago for three 
afternoons consecutively with less than the 
usual quantity of milk. This caused inquiry 
and a watch was kept upon the cow. The 
cause was only discovered by an accident. 
The cow was lying down in somewhat deep 
grass and near a row of pear trees on one side 
of the fence, when examining the pear blos¬ 
soms and casually looking over to where the 
cow was lying, a large black-snake was seen 
quietly sucking the cow, which seemed quite 
oblivious of tho liberty taken with her. The 
snake was soon hunted down and killed, and 
was 49 inches long and 7\{ inches round at 
the largest part. It was perfectly gorged with 
milk. 
Extraordinary Butter Records.— Mr. 
Richard Goodman, Jr., Lenox, Mass., demon¬ 
strates, says the New York Tribune, that the 
quantity of expensive feed back of extraordi¬ 
nary butter records is worth more than the 
product—“besides spoiling the cow.". 
A friend, whose name, if mentioned, would 
be generally recognized as that of a man es¬ 
pecially well-informed in live-stock matters, 
incidentally says in a private note to the ac¬ 
complished agricultural editor of the above 
journal: “What folly, these high prices 
lately paid for Jerseys! Nearly every one of 
the groat butter cows I have heard from have 
been ruined for subsequent production, in con¬ 
sequence of the stimulated trial, or have died 
of milk fever. I would not give nearly so much 
for one of them as for a cow which mude from 
nine to twelve pounds of butter per week, on 
a healthy system of feeding: such cows will 
keep this up and last loug, while the others 
are liable to die any day. Moreover, it is cruel 
to make them carry such enormous, unuatural 
udders.” 
“Rot” in the Dailies.— It is a part of the 
business of the daily newspapers, forcibly re¬ 
marks Henry Ward Beecher, to set before the 
community the mistakes, vices and crimes of 
men. Who are the heroes* The man who has 
beeu convicted of a murder is oue. A man 
may have been a saints, he may have spent his 
life in doing good, without attracting notice, 
but if he cuts somebody's throat he stands head 
and shoulders higher than all the saints. 
What he says is chronicled, men visit him, la¬ 
dies bring flowers to him, and on the morning 
of the execution notes are made of what he 
had for breakfast, how he looked, how he 
walked to the scaffold, what was the particu¬ 
lar way in which the rope was put around his 
neck. This loathsome necessity of justice fills 
column after column, and men are found who 
read it. They do enjoy iniquity. The men 
who read these details, Mr. Beecher thinks, are 
more culpable than tho men who collect them. 
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The word “afford” is often misused by 
farmers as well as by others. The Press of 
Philadelphia remarks that they talk about 
being unable to afford to buy a good book, 
practice a good system of planting or culture, 
or to buy manure or implements which they 
acknowledge will promote tlieir interests. 
They mean that they have not the capital for 
the investment—not that it cannot be afforded 
if they had it. The great millionaire is inde¬ 
pendent, in a sense; he can afford to waste or 
throw away money or money-making chances, 
and still have enough left; but the man of 
narrow resource, is the very man of all others 
who can least afford not to do his host always 
Mr. Abbot’s Barn. Front 
