OCT 27 
707 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Ohio. 
Akron, Summit Co., Oct. 10.—In this vi¬ 
cinity there was a very large yield of oats. 
Wheat was poor in quality and there was not 
much of it. Apples, although a short crop, 
are a better crop than many expected. Pota¬ 
toes a large crop, with some of them rotting on 
heavy, wet land. 
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RURAL SEED REPORTS. 
Canada. 
Desert, Parry Sound.—Shoe-peg Corn 
came up well and grew until six or seven feet 
high; but never an ear. Blush Potatoes are of 
medium size but few. W heat sent grew but 
did not fill. Grapes and other fruits, to thrive 
here, must be able to stand a very low tem¬ 
perature in Winter. w. f. 
Connecticut. 
North Haven, Oct. 15.—My Rural Flint 
Corn is a good crop. The Shoe-peg has 
ripened up well: it is a handsome corn. My 
potatoes have not done as well; they were 
struck with the blight the first week in July, 
which has happened four years in succession. 
The leaves are covered with brown spots that 
eat through the leaves, making fine holes like 
net-work, the tops soon die leaving the pota¬ 
toes small. Of nine different kind6 the Blush 
was the last to go under. The blight checked 
it, but I had IS pounds from two ounces. The 
Garden Treasures came tip well and were 
very pretty. The Niagara Grape seeds were 
a failure. H. A. M. 
Dakota. 
Cavour, Beadle Co., Oct. 6.—My three 
small Blush Potatoes were cut into 26 piece s 
with oue eye each and planted May 12 in hill* 
18 inches apart. Twenty-four eyes grew 
Plowed once and hoed twice. Vines were 
killed by frost Sept. 8. Dug the potatoes 
Sept. 20. Yield 07 pounds, or at the rate of 
1)78 bushels per acre. Size and shape vary ex¬ 
ceedingly. The Shoe-peg Corn made immense 
stalks, but frost killed it, as it did all corn 
here. Melons went the same way. Blnck- 
bearded Wheat badly mixed. o. e. f. 
IIIIiioIm. 
Sterling, Whitesides Co., Oct. 10.—My 
two small Blush Potatoes which had 17 eyes 
were cut to one eye in a piece, planted May 
20, and dug Oct. -4, when the vines had been 
nearly killed by frost,though the potatoes were 
not matured. The yield was 75 large potatoes 
weighing27 pounds,and (13 small ones weighing 
6% pounds. Two weeks more of growth 
would have materially increased the yield. 
J. H. w. 
Hammond, St. Lawrence Co.. Oct. 15.—My 
two small Blush Potatoes planted one eye in a 
hill, yielded 21(3 potatoes, or 57!£ pounds, 
mqfitly large. The rot took some of them. 
A. H. R. 
I iidlunn. 
Fort Wayne, Allen Co.—My Blush Po¬ 
tato I planted early, a single eye in a place, 
on a clay soil, top dressed with fine manure. 
On October 3 I dug 45 V, pounds of tubers. 
One of the potatoes weighed l), pound, and 
two others 1 l 2 pound each. They are ele¬ 
gant. My Shoe-peg Cora grew to mammoth 
size. Of course the frost injured it somewhat, 
but I think half u bushel of the more advanced 
ears will grow. The mixed (lower seeds were 
elegant, the Phlox particularly so—the finest 
varieties I have ever seen. j. b. d. 
New Lisbon, nenry Co., Oct. 12. —My small 
Blush Potato had nine eyas. These were plant¬ 
ed May 1 in sandy soil. On Sept. 29 we dug 28 
pounds in all. The Rural Wheats did no good. 
The Shoe-peg Com did not do well on account 
of storm aud early frost, but 1 think I will 
have half a gallon of shelled corn for seed. 
From the Niagara Grape seeds only two vines 
came up; they look nice. The flower seeds 
did well. Watermelon seed came up, most of 
them; but did little good. C. w. 
Goshen, Elkhart Co., Oct. 11.—When my 
Blush Potato came I felt as though not much 
could lie raised from such a diminutive tuber, 
but I thought I would do my best. The weight 
of tuber was three-quarters of an ounce, and 
from it I raised 19pounds of as nice potatoes as 
youevorsaw. If l mistake not this is at the rate 
of 1,040 bushels to one of seed. My mode of 
raising them was this: I put the potato in a 
hot-bed and sprouted it. When two inches 
high I plucked the sprouts, as 1 would have 
plucked those of sweet potatoes. Tlu.ii they 
sprouted again and were plucked again. I 
planted the sprouts and then cut the potato 
into pieces and planted the pieces. The 
ground was sand in good condition, but not 
very rich. Ou good, rich soil like that men¬ 
tioned in some reports, where pig pens had 
been, I am satisfied I could have raised 80 to 
100 poun Is from the same seed The flowers 
were grand; of grapes none spruutod; of com 
1 saved SO ears for seed; good. j. l. 
Michigan, 
Hillman, Montmorency Co., Oct., 0.—Of 
my two Blush Potatoes, oue w eighed one-and- 
one-half ounce, the other, one-half ctrce 
The larger one was frozen in the mail and 
subsequently became soft. The other I cut 
into six pieces by dividing the seed end into 
three pieces, which made each piece very 
small. I planted them June (3, in fair garden 
soil in six hills. The severe frosts of Sept., 
9, 10 and 11 killed the tops before the pota¬ 
toes were matured. I dug them to-day and 
got 5(3 potatoes large and small. W hole weigh¬ 
ed 12 pounds 14).j ounces. The Shoe-peg Corn 
was killed by frost before the silk had ap¬ 
peared in any but one stalk. The flint corn 
that 1 have been growing for four years, 
p.anted the same day, had many sound ears 
when the Shoe-peg Corn was killed. I did not 
succeed in getting any of the grape seed to 
grow. j. h. s. 
Oshtemo, Kalamazoo Co., Oct, 9.—My 
Rural Blush Potato weighed about one-half 
ounce and had 20 eyes. On Sept. 1, I dug 30Im¬ 
pounds—mostly large potatoes. T. p. d. 
Minnesota. 
Bird Island, Renville Co.—My Rural 
Blush Potato was planted on April 30, 12 hills, 
with one eye in a hill in a corn field. All 
grew. No manure of any kind was used. The 
land had never been manured. Same culti¬ 
vation as corn: not hoed. Hills '&% feet each 
way. Yield 05 potatoe , weighing 28)j 
pounds. A. B. 
Missouri. 
Neosho, Oct. 7.—My Blush Potato was cut 
into six pieces with a single eye in each, and 
planted April 25, in heavy clay soil—a new 
prairie sod. I put two quarts of barnyard 
manure in each hiil, On September 12th I 
harvested 30 pounds of tubers, the largest 
weighing two pounds and the three largest b% 
pounds. The Shoe-peg Corn was a failure. 
The Garden Treasures did well. w. r. 
Nebraska 
Craig, Burt Co., Oct. 2.—I dug the Rural 
Blush Potatoes Oct. 1. I had planted eight 
eyes in eight hills ou fresh prairie soil; yield 
60 potatoes, weight 31 pounds. i. g. 
New York. 
Auburn. Cayuga Co.—My Blush Potato 
was about the size of a small egg and had 11 
eyes. It was cut an eye to a piece and through 
fear of frost they were started in a cold frame 
on April 19, and transplanted to the garden 
about the first of May. The pieces were 
dropped in a trench one foot apart :t.he ground 
had no fertilizers of any kind since the Spring 
of ’82. The tops grew slowly at first but. later 
they began to brauch out until they became a 
monstrous curiosity. For fear of the rot the 
potatoes were dug when the stalks were quite 
green, on Sept 24. The whole crop weighed 
(37 pounds ; 35 of them weighed 30 pounds. 
They numbered, in all 175. About 40 are too 
small for cooking, a dozen or more not being 
larger than walnuts. The corn grew large and 
eared well, but it is too late for our latitude. 
The sunflowers are small, cunning little things 
compared with the stately old-fashioned ones 
with heads as large as a half bushel. The 
melon seeds were a failure; two or three 
vines came up aud the melons were inferior 
little things. The flowers were good on the 
whole. G. H. v. 
Beaver Meadow, Chenango Co., Oct, 10.— 
I planted my Blush Potato in the garden on 
June 1st, after they had come up, and before I 
was aware the bugs had destroyed all but four 
hills, which I dug on Sept 10. The yield was 
15)£ pounds. Shoe-peg Corn was doing well 
when ou Sept. 10 the frost killed it. I planted 
hal f the grape seed aud have six nice vines. 
Flower seeds were not cured for aud proved 
a failure. 1 planted this Spring seven bushels 
of the White Elephant, aud have harvested 2-5(3. 
Of the five papers I take I consider the Rural 
New-Yorker much the cheapest, i. c. b. 
West Onkonta, Otsego Co., Oct. 12.—I ex¬ 
hibited the Rural Blush Potato at our fair the 
other day aud took the first premium. I also 
exhibited a variety of my own production got 
by grafting the White Star on the Early Rose. 
It has the shape of the Early Rose and the 
color of the White Star with a pink tinge at 
the seed end aud around some of the eyes. This 
potato attracted a good deal of utteation and, 
a name being called for, 1 named it the Star 
Rose. My wife cooked one aud it is faultless 
as to quality. c. g. 
[We do not sec how a new variety can be 
produced iu this way. Eds.] 
Ohio. 
Akron, Summit Co., Oct. 10.—The frost of 
Sept. 10 found our Blush Potato vines fresh 
aud green with but little signs ot ripening. 1 
dug them Sept. 22; yield 270lbs.,besides a few 
that were rotteu aud thrown away when dug. 
Perhaps I ought to have weighed all, as they 
were all raised from one potato weighing 2 l .j 
ounces, seutout by the Rural New-Yorker 
Was it a good yield? Cuas. C. Miller. [The 
best yet; what was the treatment? Eds.] 
Wisconsin. 
Tomah, Mouroo Co., Sept. 24.—1 see that 
your patrons report success with seeds sent 
with your paper, which to me is worth all it 
cost without any seeds. My experience as a 
farmer is very limited (this is my first year). 
With grape seed I did not have the success 
to grow as many as some have reported. 
From 21 Niagara Grape Seeds I have two fine, 
thrifty vinelets. My little Blush Potato had 
seven eyes which made seven bills that yielded 
180 potatoes in all, 97 of good size and 83 large 
ones. They are fine potatoes and the variety 
is a good yielder. Mammoth Pearls in the 
next row yielded over two bushels from one 
pound of seed. Out of seven varieties experi¬ 
mented upon these are the only two varieties 
I shall plant next year. Shoe-peg Corn was 
just setting ears when frost came: too late for 
our climate. Pride of North from the Agri¬ 
cultural Department is a success. a. l. s 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Every query must be accompanied by the uame 
aud address of the writer to Insure attention.! 
FRUITS FOR WASHINGTON TERRITORY. 
F. E. F., Spokane falls, W, Terr .—We 
have no rain here from about the last of May 
until the middle of September; what does the 
Rural think, from personal experience, iu 
the apple, peach, pear and plum, cherry and 
small fruit line will be best able to stand this 
long drought ? W hat kind should be set out 
in the Fall and what in the Spring i What 
are good works on fruit culture ? W'hat 
flowers and shrubs would be likely to do well 
here ? What sorts of grain would do best for 
a lawn, and what for hay ? 
Ans. —We have had no personal experience 
of such a climate; and but very little ex¬ 
perience in fruit culture has been obtained in 
the above part of Washington Territory'. 
Neither from our own knowledge nor from in¬ 
quiry can we give satisfactory answers to the 
above questions. In all probability it would 
be impossible to raise fruits where there is no 
rain from May until September, without 
irrigation. W ith irrigation all the kinds 
mentioned below and all the Northern small 
fruits, except, perhaps grapes, can he grown 
in Washington Territory. The few notes in the 
lists of Am. Pom. Society are doubtless based 
upon trials made in Western Washington, and 
would hardly be of much value for the dry re¬ 
gions of the interior. All of the common 
apples, pears, plums, cherries and peaches can 
be grown successfully, so far as W inter cliina te 
is concerned, in localities where the lowest cold 
does not pass below 15 or 20 degrees Inflow 
zero. In Western Washington nearly all the 
leading apples have been tested, and such 
sorts as Early Harvest. Red Astrachau, Fall 
Pippin, K. I. Greening, Baldwin aud Northern 
Spy have been reported favorably upon. The 
same is true with regard to pears; Bartlett, 
Flemish Beauty, Vicar of Winkfield and 
Winter Xelis succeeding. No tests of peaches 
are reported, and it may be that the climate 
near the sea is too damp and sunless. Unless 
too cold, they would do better further east. 
The inquirer neglects to say how cold the 
Winters are, which is an important considera¬ 
tion. The most useful book for a beginner in 
fruit-growing is probably Barry’s Fruit Gar¬ 
den, $2.50 The necessity for irrigation will 
apply equally to ornamental trees, shrubs and 
flowers. There are very few if any that 
would endure so loug a drought, and a lawn 
would of course be au impossibility. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A. J. D., Norfolk, lit., 1. I would like to 
obtain from the Rural such strawberry and 
raspberry plants as are most suitable for this 
section. 2. What six varieties of sweet apples 
would be most likely to do well here 
from whom can they be obtained? 3. Where 
can Russian Mulberries be obtained? 4. Will 
the Scuppernwug grape grow from cuttings; 
when should it be set out; aud at what age 
will it come into bearing.' 
Ans.—L. The Rural does not sell seeds or 
plants of any kind. 2. In the Rural of Oct., 
13, 1883, page (574, will be found two lists of 
strawberries and raspberries for Virginia. 
Those mentioned as thriving near Newberu, 
should also do w ell near Norfolk. 2. Cannon 
Pear main, Edward’s Early, Failawater, Lou¬ 
don Pippin, Maiden’s Blush, Nickajack, Pry¬ 
or's Red, Rawle’s Genet, Smith’s Cider. Wine- 
sap, Winter Sweet, Paradise and York Im¬ 
perial all get two stars for Virginia from the 
American Pomological Society, which shows 
that they are very suitable for that section. 
The Richmond Nurseries. Richmond, Va.,or 
John Saul, Washington D. C., can doubtless 
supply a choice assortment. 3. From A. M. 
Purdy. Palmyra, N. Y. 4. Yes. In the 
Spring. When about three years old. 
W. H. J., Walton. N, V., l.Who is the near* 
est dealer iu pure-bred Ayrshire cattle? 2. Are 
kthe Holsteins as hardy and as well able to 
fctand exposure as the Ayrshires? 
Ans. —1. We do not know of any regular 
dealers in Ayrslures near you; but herds are 
kept by the following people:—C. A. Cham¬ 
berlin, Franklin; Burton F. Foster, Communi¬ 
ty; D. Smith and G. H. Bell, Rome: J. F. 
Converse, Woodville; G. Taber, East Aurora, 
H. Burnett, Logan; J. M. Thomas, and A. 
W, Smith, Cuba. 2. The Holsteins are a 
hardy breed, as may be inferred from the 
northern position of the country from which 
they come. The pastures there, however, are 
rich, and for generations the cattle have been 
well fed and cared for. On tbe other hand, 
the Ayrsbires have generally had pretty 
hard fare at home, and been compelled to 
“ rough it” much more than the Holsteins, 
so that of all tbe dairy breeds, they can stand 
exposure and hard fare with least loss of con¬ 
dition or of milk production. 
M. W.F., No Address. —1. Should cuttings 
of hardy roses that have been rooted in sand, be 
planted out-of-doors in the Fall, when well 
rooted? 2. Were there seeds of the Abutilon 
in the Rural Garden Treasures? 8. How 
should the seeds of Rhus Cotinus and Labui - 
num be treated to insure germination? 
Ans.— 1. No; unless early in the Fall, so that 
they may have a chance to get a good hold in 
the soil. Roots grown in sand are very ten¬ 
der; we should prefer waiting until Spring. 
2. We do not know. 3. They should be plant¬ 
ed as early in the Spring as the ground will 
permit. Have the soil rich and well pulver¬ 
ized. Be careful and not cover too deep. 
O. L. T., Parknlle, Kans .—How long will 
White Cedar posts six inches square last in the 
ground? Are they better than White Oak? 
Ans. —It will depend upon the soil and gen¬ 
eral conditions. Cedar is possessed of great 
durability. Enormous quantities of it, finely 
preserved, have been found in the South Jer¬ 
sey marshes, where no timber now grows, 
and which must have grown thousands of 
years ago, before the subsidence of the coast. 
But for general nse, oak is preferred, and if 
the portion to be inserted in the ground be 
charred or tarred, we think it will give better 
satisfaction. Cupressus thyoides and not Ar¬ 
bor Vitae is meant. 
B. B. It., Greentown, N. Y .—Wbat is the 
best manure for peach trees? When should 
it be applied, and how should the trees be cul¬ 
tivated? Will mulching pay ? 
Ans. —In addition to the manure you have 
been using, we should advise applying about 
150 pounds of muriate of potash to from 70 to 
100 trees, during the period of bloom. It 
should be spaded in around the trees as far as 
the roots extend. In such a case we think 
mulching will pay. The orchard should be 
kept cultivated and free from weeds the season 
round, care being taken not to disturb the 
roots. The trees should be annual l v headed in. 
S. B. C. G., Gilmanton , N. H. 1. How 
much ashes should be applied to a rod of 
strawberries ? 2. Are ashes good for aspara. 
gus ? 
Ans. —1. We should not use more than one 
bushel and should look for better results from 
repeating this every two or three years than 
by using more at once. 2. The unleached 
wood ashes are good for any plant, and may 
be used more or less freely according to the 
price. Some land rich in potash is not bene¬ 
fited by their use. 
H. A. M., North Haven, Conn .—What is 
the cause of potato blight, and is there a 
remedy? 
Ans. —The cause of potato blight is not 
known, hut extreme moisture, and warm 
weather are supposed to be the cause, as in 
seasons when these conditions are present the 
blight is usually prevalent. There is no rent, 
edy, but without doubt the best shield against 
the disease is to plantsound. healthy tubers. 
H. IF., Rockford, la. How high does the 
Stratagem Pea grow, and where does it come 
from ? 
Axs —The Stratagem Pea was received las 
year from the London firm of Carter & Co., 
the introducers. The vines grow from two to 
two-and-u-half feet. It is in every way a 
splendid pea. 
T. M., Clark, Dak. How r should seedlings 
of the Soft Maple be protected from frost in 
Dakota ? 
Ans.—W e know of no other way than to 
mulch with straw or litter. 
Communications Received for the week Ending 
Saturday, OeL JO. 
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J. M. W. -S. R T.-F. G.—S. R. T.. Ans. Nov. S.—W. 
D. C-—Mrs. L. R. A., thanks—. I H. Stone. Potatoes 
received We shall have the largest engraved 
Thanks—A L. Brmvn. Currants received. Thanks." 
J. J.-C.A.-L.J, T.-K. T. 1. H. McK.—A. L.-A. L. 
B. -M. C.P.—G. A.—F. K. M —C. A. MeC.-E. C. N.-G. 
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S,—T. G. L. M.—E. C. O.—C. E. L., many thanks—T. 
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