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will remain some stillness, but the auimal will 
still be useful for ordinary w r ork. 
Plant them in early Spring a few inches 
apart in rows, or, if preferred, where they are 
to remain. The linden, or basswood, is raised 
from seed ami by layers. Sow the seeds as 
soon as ripe. They will sprout the next 
Spring. Layering should be done in June. 
2 It is very difficult to obtain such informa- 
from any one; for there are very few who 
know enough to speak for all parts of the 
State; and people are generally inlluenced in 
their opinions on such matters by various 
considerations. The best person to apply to 
is undoubtedly the Secretary of the State 
Board of Agriculture, Nashville. 
BARLEY BEFORE WHEAT. 
,/. W. N., Bohemia, 1 Vis —1. I have a 
southern slope which 1 manure every fourth 
year heavily. I wish to seed it. I dare not 
put corn on it on account of its washing. 
Would barley do well on such a Held, or is 
there any other grain crop better as green 
manure, to be followed by winter wheat! 2. 
What kind of Ottts has the strongest straw? 
Ans —1. Barley would do first-rate on such 
a field, if heavy land, but not, if light or 
sandy, and you could seed very well after 
barley; but if it Is meant to be asked if barley 
is a good crop to plow down as green manure 
for wheut, we say it is not nearly as good us 
corn sowed broadcast as early in Spriug as it 
would be safe. The best way to treat such a 
Held, if desirable to green-muuuui it, is to sow 
rye thickly in the Fall quite early, plow this 
down in the Spriug when just showing head, 
and follow with corn to bo plowed down for 
the wheat. 2. Thu Black Tartariuu Oat. has a 
strong straw and is a prolific variety but 
late. Of tall-growing oats, the White Aus¬ 
tralian or Welcome has as stiff a struvv iu our 
laud as any. 
COWS IN' THE STALK FIELD. 
D. F. D. P., Litchfield, Kans.—'W hat ails 
my cows and heifers? The legs of some be¬ 
come stiff, and when they lie down, they can¬ 
not get up without help. They usually get 
over tho trouble in two or three days. They 
eat, driuk, chow the cud, and seem in good 
health in other respects, and they are iu good 
flesh. The animals are runuing in the stalk 
Held, and eat considerable oat straw trorn the 
stack. 
ans —The weakness was probably due to 
feedlug ou the smut and moldy corn left in 
the Held, producing a mild attack of the ner- 
Miscellaneous, 
W. R. F.. Salisbury, N. C— Of whom can I 
buy galvanized wire screening, to be placed 
in the sluice of a fish pond? 2. When fowls 
of different breeds liavo been running to¬ 
gether, how long should the breeds be kept 
separate before the eggs will produce pure 
chicks? 8. When old Helds arc allowed to 
rest here, a spontaneous growth of “old Held 
piues” springs up. 1 hese appear sooner and 
grow quicker and thicker iu some fields than 
in ot hers adjoining, and iu some years than in 
others—why? 
Ans.— 1. Of Bruckner & Evans, 422 West 
Street, N. Y. You ought to be able to get it 
of or through W. E, Springer & Co , Wil¬ 
mington, N. C. 2. Several weeks; at least 
long enough so that the hens shall have ex¬ 
hausted their litter. Many contend that a hen 
once coupled with a cock of another breed 
will ever after be inclined to breed untrue. 
The hens of the different breeds can be ul- 
lowed to run together if desired, provided the 
cocks are confined, us their presence is not at 
all necessary for the best results in egg pro¬ 
duction. 3. We should say that the seeds of 
the pines would bo much more likely to vege 
tate well after the land bad been hoed or 
cultivated. The difference mentioned is, very 
likely, due to the fact that the seed is produced 
much more profusely some years than others, 
and those fields “turned out” when the seed is 
scarce do not grow pines as quickly or as thlck- 
ly us the others ; Tor having laid one year, the 
seed blowiug over tho surface does not so 
readily vegetate as on the fresh soil. 
L. H. B . Battle Creek. Mich.—In an ice¬ 
house twelve by fourteen feet, can ice be kept 
without putting any sawdust on top, by pla¬ 
cing another set of studs inside and filling 
the interval with sawdust, with “an air space 
between?” 
Ans.— Yes. Why not cover with hay or 
straw? 
O. L., Pittsfield, III .—Where can seed of 
Hodgmun's Seedling Potato be obtained? 
Ans— E. A. Haskell, of Mason, N. H., we 
believe, controls this variety. 
H it. Hamburgh, Conn —Is linseed meat a 
good food for poultry ? If so, where could it 
be got? 
Ans.—W e have never tried it. We feed 
our hens meat scraps as a nitrogenous food. 
Our advertisements tell who sell it in New 
York and Boston. 
E. P, Woodlaton, III —Whero can I get 
the ornamental Japan Quince! 
Ans.— From the nearest large nursery, or 
of Storrs, Harrison & Co., Painesville, Ohio.or 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., cr of 
R. G. Chase & Co., Geneva, N. Y. 
W. C.y Painesville, Ohio.— What shall I do 
with a bulb of Amaryllis vittata? 
Ans.— Plant it in light, rich soil, leaving 
the crown of the bulb above the soil; water 
sparingly until it buds, when it will need 
more moisture. 
DISCUSSION 
A. H. G , Lawrence, Kansas.— A few 
weeks ago the Rural stated that the Missouri 
Pippin Apple in Kansas is not a long-lived 
tree; while.iu fact, for vitality it is among or 
equal to the best. Its excessive hearing causes 
many branches to break, and the tree is more 
ii 3 flant*. 
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RANDOLPH PETERS, WHmlnqton. Delaware. 
we propose to learn m uu. —m--- 
ments next year, as we are using the very 
poorest soils. 
RING-RONE. 
S. G. W„ Renville, Mo ,—My 12-year-old 
mare has a lump on the right trout foot just 
above tho hoof, caused by a hurt. She is also 
lame from some other cause, and I fear it is 
ring bone. The place is on the outside of the 
foot where the hair is very thm, there being 
none iu some places. It doesn’t seem sore to 
the touch; but when stopping after drawing a 
load, she holds her toot forward; 1, is it nug- 
boue? 2, What is the remedy ? 
Ans. —1. it is probably a ring-bone, which 
may or may not have been due to the injury. 
2. Blister severely or, better still, fire, it it 
can bo done by a competeut pet sou. With 
old horses the treatment of ring-bone is uot 
very satisfactory, especially it it is of tong 
staudmg. About all that cau be done is to 
favor the growth of bone over the part,, so as 
to abolish the movement of the joiut. There 
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