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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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thirty-six counties in that State ;silver in three: 
diamonds in twenty-six, and whiskey in all 
of them, and the last gets away with all the 
rest... 
Charles R. Dodge, in the Husbandman, 
advises farmers to talk with others of experi¬ 
ence, even if obliged to journey to find them. 
It is as hard to kindle enthusiasm in one man 
as to build a fire with a single stick of wood; 
but get three or four men together, or three or 
four sticks of wood, and if the men are not 
sappy or the wood green, the fire is bound to 
burn as soon as the match is applied. 
The Haverhill (Mass.) Laborer, doesn’t see 
any material difference,in so far as their useful¬ 
ness is concerned, between the dude and the 
tramp. If voluntary idleness is to be the pass¬ 
port to social favor, then just two kinds of our 
citizens have the open sesame to the magic 
circles, that is the idle rich and the willing 
tramp. Tramps and dudes may, then, be re¬ 
garded as the positive and negative poles in 
our social equation, each the product of the 
same system and akin in rnauy important par¬ 
ticulars . 
A writer in the Times says that Bohemian 
Oats are a new device for swindling farmers. 
Every country seems t-o have been ransacked 
for oats,and all sorts of names given to them. 
The earnest editor of Our Country Home 
cautions his readers against booms. Our seeds¬ 
men’s catalogues are full of booms, and we 
find varieties being sold on impossible yields, 
and soon relegated to obscurity. In but a 
very few years they will linger only in histo¬ 
ry. Jersey, Short born and Ayrshire cattle 
have been boomed for all they are worth, but 
now the decline is coming, and we hear less of 
fancy prices. True merit is what is wanted, 
but let us have less speculation in agricul¬ 
ture.............. 
TJse manure, and boom your hay and grain 
fields, and use the products thereof to boom 
your live-stock with. Yet we always try the 
promising new things in a small way, in order 
to judge their value for ourselves . 
Among peppers the Golden Dawn is much 
liked for its flavor and yellow color. The 
Cranberry and Yellow Chili are used for pep¬ 
per sauce..... 
We need scarcely mention in this continued 
summary of our best vegetables, the potatoes 
which are most liked, for the reason that the 
list is almost interminable, and because, also, 
our “Notes from the Rural Grounds’’ during 
the past five years, have presented Rural 
readers with the results of our tests with near¬ 
ly all varieties. We recommend for earliest, 
the Pearl of Savoy, Early Ohio (for light soil) 
and Beauty of Hebron. For later, the Gar¬ 
field, White Star and State of Maine For 
latest, the Late Beauty of Hebron and White 
Elephant. For newer kiuds, whether early- 
intermediate or late, our tests should be con¬ 
sulted ...... 
For pumpkins, try the Sugar and Mam¬ 
moth. .. 
The White-tail Radish is among the earliest 
and best; the Early Scarlet Turnip is best of 
the globe kind for Summer The Scarlet 
Chinese Winter is one of the best for Wiuter. 
Salsify should not be forgotten or neglec¬ 
ted. When properly cooked it is one of the 
most palatable of winter vegetables. The 
long roots should be sliced and boiled until 
tender, and then served with drawn butter. 
The name of vegetable oystei is given to sal¬ 
sify, because when fried and mashed it resem¬ 
bles the oyster in flavor. 
Of squashes the Perfect Gem, sent; out in 
the Rural’s Free Seed Distribution of several 
year* ago, is of fine flavor. The vines are ex¬ 
tremely prolific, the squash small. This is 
either a summer or wiuter squash. As the 
latter it is a fine keeper. The Summer Ciook- 
neck and Golden Bush are good for Summer. 
The Pineapple, Boston Marrow and Hubbard 
are best for late Winter. Many new varieties 
are announced in the catalogues noticed else¬ 
where .... 
Nearly every catalogue has a new tomato 
to praise. Livingston’s Favorite or Perfec¬ 
tion, or Paragon; the Essex Hybrid, Cardinal 
and Mayflower are as good as any . 
Mr. Peter Henderson, In the Philadelphia 
Weekly Press, referring to Dr. Hturfcevant’s 
potato experiments which gave the best yields 
where the seed pieces were taken from the 
most productive hills of the previous seasou, 
expresses the opinion that further tests will 
show that this increased productiveness will 
not continue to hold, becuuso the reason for 
the greater or less yield "was probably only 
an accident of circumstances which gave a 
temporary advantage ’’ He believes “there 
is no such thing as degeneration of any flower, 
fruit or vegetable that is raised from cuttiugs, 
gmfts or roots”—neither is or can there be 
any permanent improvement... 
Geo. Scott, of Rome, N. Y., agrees with 
us that the Golden Heartwell Celery is the 
best for all purposes. 
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S400 IN CASH PKE- 
MllitlS for tbe largest 
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okSavov potaroand the As- 
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grown on tbe Stoekbrid.ge 
If mure, Tbe a sum. of Mid- 
nioht Is au extra early S- 
ro«ed yellow din* corn, 
originated by us and offer- 
od for the nrst time this 
year. Has rtoeued In 80 
"days and produced lfiO bus. 
to the acre. Kor full par¬ 
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catalogue of I4 m pages, con¬ 
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plates, the best methods of 
cultivation, and acomplere 
list of Vegetable. Meld and 
Flower Seeds, Implements 
Machines, etc-, etc. 
The competition for the 
premiums offered last sea 
son by the BOWKER PER 
TILIZER CO. and ourselve- 
for the largest yield of the 
Celebrated fl! » K I 
IIP fAY IIV Potatoes 
from one bushel of seed, 
created » great deal of In¬ 
terest and resulted In a 
wl ’ety diffused knowledge 
of tbe best methods of cul 
tlvatlon of lilt! poltilo and 
the production of the re¬ 
markable prize crop**—ut. 
C. F. Thompson, wadlev’s 
Falls, N. H , 173 bus.; 3d, 
Alfred Rose, Penn Van, N. 
Y., 148 Vj-60 tins.; Hd. W. C. 
HU1, Glastonbury, Ct., J20** 
bus. - 4th. W. it. Heustls, 
Belmont. Mass. 91 '8 .‘Vj bus. 
has led us In conjunction 
with the Bowkkk Fertil¬ 
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tried on his own farm. . 
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