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day, twice the second day, and once daily 
thereafter until the discharge ceases, and the 
wound has healed nearly to the surface. Then 
stop the injection, as further use of the caustic 
would be injurious, and apply some simple 
dressing as given above. Give a laxative 
diet, green food or mashes, to keep the bowels 
moving freely. 
CHRONIC COUGH OR BRONCHITIS IN A COW. 
.7. 77., Susquehanna, Pa —In the severe 
latter part of Winter some of my young cattle 
coughed and threw up phlegm and ran at the 
nose: instead of going away wheu warm 
weather came, the cough has stuck to them 
all Summer. It is occasionally of a hacking 
nature nights and morniugs; how should it 
be treated ? Is it due to worms in the throat? 
Ans. —The trouble is evidently not worms 
in the throat—verminous bronchitis—but a 
chronic cough or bronchitis contracted by ex¬ 
posure during the Winter. Take one dram 
of solid extract of belladonna and four drams 
of niter; mix with honey or sirup to make a 
thick paste, and smear upon the back teeth, 
to be swallowed at leisure, twice daily. If 
there is costiveness, it should be relieved by 
pound doses of Glauber salts,with two ounces 
of ginger. Yearlings may receive one third 
of the dose for adults. 
DEALERS IN INCUBATORS. 
R. E. D., Stoney Creek, Mich, —X. What is 
the best work on fruit raising and the manage¬ 
ment of poultry? 2. What is the best in¬ 
cubator, 
Ans. —1. We don’t know of any work that 
treats of both subjects. Wright’s Illustrat¬ 
ed Book of Poultry, $17.50, is probably the 
best work on poultry; but Wright’s Practical 
Poultry-Keeper, $2, and Lewis’s Practical 
Poultry Book, $1 50, are both good works. 
Downing’s Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 
$5, and Thomas’s American Fruit Culturist, 
$3, are both excellent works on fruit culture. 
2. We have never used au incubator, and we 
cannot therefore tell which is the best. It 
would be well to write for circulars to the 
different dealers aud judge for yourself. Here 
are the names of the principal dealers:—E. S. 
Henwick, Park Place, New York; J. Rankin, 
South Easton, Mass.; A. M. Halsted, Rye, 
N. Y.; G B. Bayley, Box 1,771, San Fran¬ 
cisco, Cal., or Box 3,000, New York City; A. 
E. Star, Almond, N. Y.; The Eclipse In¬ 
cubator Co., Box 309, Waltham, Mass., or 21 
Devonshire St., Boston; Oxford & Bro., 
Cottage Grove Avenue and 45th St, Chicago, 
Ill.; A. G. Aikins, Orange, N. J. The prices 
charged by the various dealers vary, of course, 
aud different prices are charged for different 
sizes of the same machine. Most of the deal¬ 
ers sell brooders also. 
partial paralysis in a horse. 
W. S. H., Friendship, N, Y .—About three 
months ago one of ;uy horses lust the use of his 
limbs,so that ho would fall down while walking 
in the pasture; is there any remedy ? 
Ans.— The symptoms are too incomplete to 
admit of a satisfactory answer, The trouble 
is evidently partial paralysis, the cause of 
which we eaunot tell. Give five drams of 
Barbadoes aloes to remove any irritants from 
the bowels. Then, t wice daily, one dram each 
of potassium iodide and ammonium carbon¬ 
ate, and one half ounce of powdered gentian. 
If the hind limbs only are affected,the paralysis 
is probably due to some strain, sprain, or other 
injury to the back, aud a cautharides blister 
to the region of t he loins will be beneficial, to 
be repeated when the effects of the first blister 
have passed off. Give a laxative diet and at¬ 
tend to the general health of the animal. 
Miscellaneous. 
R. R. €., Alida, Davis Co., Kas.— 1. Large 
white grubs (larva' of the May Beetle) are de¬ 
stroying my lawn, seeded four years ago; 
how eau I destroy them? 5. What is tha 
best way to re-seed the spots already killed? 
Ans.— 1 . Try a solution of arsenic and 
water, one pound of arsenic to 40 gallons 
of water, and some half as strong, aud 
some more a quarter as strong. We think 
evm the weakest will kill them. Bait will 
kill them, but it will also kill the grass if put 
on thick enough to kill the grubs. 2. Apply 
a dressing of fine, well rotted manure; also 
some wood ashes, or, better yet, corn cob 
ashes, sow on the seed aud rake in if the turf 
is entirely killed; if not, leave without raking. 
P.O'C., Youngstown, Ohio .— 1. Will straw¬ 
berry plants grown this season, taken up and 
heeled in out-of-doors, keep well over Winter 
aud till wanted for planting next season. 2. 
Will strawberry plants growu as above, taken 
up, tied in bunches of 50, keep well if placed 
in a cool cellar with the roots covered with 
moist sand ? 
Ans.— 1 . We could not recommend this 
method. The chances are every one would 
heat and spoil. 2. This method is no more to 
be recommended than the preceding one. 
We should by all means prefer to mulch 
them in the open ground at the beginning of 
Winter, and let them remain where they grew* 
until wanted for planting in Spring. 
E. C. B , Middletown, Pa. —1. Where in 
New York State can apples be had in quanti¬ 
ties? 2. Where can potatoes? 
Ans. —1. Apples are a good crop and of 
good quality in Northwestern New York. 
Onr West-New York Farm never has had as 
large a crop before or of as good quality, as 
we expect to have over 3,000 barrels of first- 
quality fruit. Central New York, about 
Schenectady, has a fair crop; but the 
quality in a few localities is not as 
good. The Hudson River counties, have 
a fair crop, but nowhere are they of as good 
quality as in the extreme western part 
of the State. 2. We think Indiana has a 
potato crop the freest from rot, which is 
quite prevalent all over New York, and in 
some places very bad. 
B. L., Fever's I Foods, Liberty Co , Texas.— 
I sent a specimen of tbe inclosed grass to the 
editor of au agricultural journal in New York, 
who pronounced it to be true Bermuda— 
Cynodon daefcyJon—yet others who have seen 
it and claim to know, say it is not Bermuda, 
but Wire Grass: what does the Rural say ? 
Ans. —The grass is Muhlenbergia diffusa— 
Nimble Will, Drop Seed, Wire Grass. There 
is a difference of opinions as regards its value. 
Analysis shows that it is quite nutritious, and 
it is considered by some a good butter-pro¬ 
ducer, giving a good flavor to the product. 
W. H. A., Richmond, Mich. —1 have bought 
a mow of Timothy hay 10x40 feet, and 11 
feet deep; it had on top of it for six weeks or 
more 300 bushels of barley in the straw; how 
many tons in it, and how many cubic feet in 
a ton ? 
Ans —The amount of hay necessary for a 
ton varies much with the variety of grass of 
which it is made, and the amount of pressure 
it has received. This mow, being 16x40x11 
feet contains 5,040 cubic feet, and as of Tim¬ 
othy of average fineness, and pressed as you 
represent, 500 feet should make a ton, there 
should be 10 tons in the mow. 
J. O. M., Fredericksbu rg, Va .—Is it safe to 
feed sorghum in the green state to cows, and 
if so, should it be tbe black or amber-seeded ? 
Ans.— We think it safe to feed either, and 
do not think it would injure them if given all 
they will eat. We have tried it only in a 
limited way, aud have seen no ill effects. 
G. \V. S. t Beloit., Kans — 1. How can I propa¬ 
gate hybrid perpetual roses? 2. How should 
ever-blooming roses be treated ? 
Ans.— 1. See Rural of October 3, page 604, 
“How to Propagate Roses.'’ 2. They are ten¬ 
der and must be housed or pitted. 
P. W,, West Chester, Ind ,— How can I get 
rid of wandering milkweed? 
Ans. —Asclepias is the only milk-weed we 
know of. YAurs is probably A eornuti, which 
has deep roots. Plow deep. 
H. W., Minavilte, N.Y .— Please give me the 
name of a responsible commission house in 
Boston. 
Ans —Curtiss & Co. 
IF. F. K., Clinton, La .— Of the grasses sent 
for name No. 1 is Pancium anceps—Two- 
edged Pauie Grass. This is not a valuable 
grass, but it is often found on poor, neglected 
lands in sufficient quantity to afford consider¬ 
able gruziug. It is too harsh aud dry to be 
much liked by stock. The two other grasses 
were not numbered. The one with siugle yel¬ 
lowish-green spike is Setnria glauea—Bottle 
Grass—found in stubble fields; it furnishes 
considerable folder. It is as nutritious as 
Hungarian Grass, but not as productive. The 
tall specimen with panicle is Tricuspis ses- 
lerloides—False Red Top. It is eateu by cat¬ 
tle when young, aud where it grows naturally 
may bo worth cutting and curing. 
S. W. 11., Honeoye Falls , N. Y .— All the 
information in our possession about the yield 
of potatoes and all other crops, as well as 
about the prices, is given every week under 
thecaptiou “Crops and Markets." Wedonot 
wish to advise anybody about keepiug his 
produce for better prices, or selling itatouce. 
We tell the state of the crops aud of the mar¬ 
ket and each person must decide for himself. 
.'I 11. McC., Rusk, Texas —Of the grasses 
sent for name. No. 1 is fSporobulus juuceus, of 
no value. No. 2 is Pauicum filiforuie—Sleu- 
der Crab Grass, The analysis of this grass 
show r s considerable nutriment: but from the 
fact that it is so slender, and has so little foli¬ 
age, it is of not much agricultural value. No. 
3 is Bromus secalinus— Cheat or Chess, a mis¬ 
erable iutrader in our grain fields. 
C. H., Belmont, AT. 1.— 1. Reliable Life 
Insurance Companies here, are, Equitable Life 
Insurance Co., 120 Broadway; Hancock, 173 
Broadway; Manhattan, 156 Broadway ^Met¬ 
ropolitan. 32 Park Place; Mutual Benefit Life 
Association of America, 240 Broadway; New 
York, 346 Broadway; United States, 261 
Broadway and 85 Wall St. 2. See what is 
said to “Several Inquirers.” 3. W. H. Van¬ 
derbilt, 45‘J Fifth Avenue. 
L. L. S„ Tarboro, N. C .—The grass you 
send is Erianthus brevibarbis—Wooly Beard 
Grass. We know nothing as to its value. 
Books are silent on this head, and we have 
had no exnerienee with it. 
G. L. S., FannrUle, Va —The grass sent is 
Uuiola latifolia—a showy grass which is used 
for making winter bouquets. 
L. B. 77., Jordan, N. V .—We cannot, as a 
rule, name plants which are sent us without 
flowers 
J. P. W„ Oswego, Kansas .—The “grass” is 
Bromus secalinus—Chess—a worthless, per¬ 
nicious weed. 
G. W. G , Mandan, D. T .—The wild flower 
is Llatris seariosi— Gay Feather. 
To several inquirers .—We cannot give the 
names of any persons who would lend money 
at a low rate of interest on farm mortgages. 
Those who wish to lend money on that kind 
of security do so through local agents, who 
can investigate the nature of the security on 
the spot, aod collect the iuterest. Men who 
lend money always want the highest iuterest 
commonly paid where the loan is made; aud 
though the highest rate of legal interest in this 
State is six per cent., New Yorkers can legal¬ 
ly lend money at ten per cent, in States whose 
laws allow it. 
DISCUSSION. 
“A New Subscriber," Rancocas, N. J.— 
In a late F. C., Crab Grass is said to be “worth¬ 
less/ What we call Crab Grass is ccertainly 
not worthless, though it is a great nuisance 
in hoed crops, particularly potatoes, often 
making a dense sod between the rows after 
the last working and before digging time, 
sometimes considerably decreasing the crop; 
but when protracted droughts iu the Spring 
kill the young grass in tbe wheat, and rains 
come later, the Crab Grass starts at once and, 
being a quick grower, affords abundant pas¬ 
ture till heavy frosts kill it or reuder it un¬ 
palatable to the stock. When the grass in 
mowing fields is poor in spots, Crab Grass 
starts, aud when the fields are not pastured, 
often produces a fair yield of hay I believe 
better than Timothy for cows and as good for 
horses, if not too ripe and dusty. It is. how. 
ever, hard to cure in “catchy” weather, as it 
retains moisture a long time. 
H. N.-Y.—It is a valuable grass in one 
sense certainly, in that it is nutritious and is 
relished by farm animals. We read of many 
eases where the Crab Grass has proven of 
more value than the corn raised upon the 
land. But it is a pest in the potato fields and in 
cornfields where the cultivation is not thor¬ 
ough. Besides, beluga semi recumbent grass, 
it is very difficult to harvest. It is botanically 
known as Pauicum capillare. 
R. H., Alton, Ill —The Rural, in a late 
issue, advises W. F. C., Salina. Kan , to mulch 
about his fruit trees each Winter with strawy 
manure; this, it is said, would protect the 
roots in case of a very hard Winter. I con¬ 
sider this very bad advice, for this part of the 
Rural’s territory at least. Here the worst ene¬ 
mies of yonug fruit trees are the “field mice.” 
If we are not fortunate we will have to breed 
hawks to save our meadows. The only way 
we can save our young orchard trees is to 
keep the ground bare and hard around them. 
Some have put strawy manure arouud the 
young trees and had the fun of grabbing them 
up the next Spring. The mice were highly 
pleased with the cosy litter. And that the 
roots of fruit trees ueeded protection is some¬ 
thing new to this ignoramus. I always 
thought what killed our trees was late fall 
growth followed by- severe weather, which 
burst the bark aud in some cases thetruuk by 
the expansion of the sap caught by the frost. 
The truuks, not the roots, need protection. 
W, Tyrone, Pa.—Mr. Goff's interesting, 
and carefully made experiments as to the 
strawberry pollen question, seem to show that 
Sharpless polleu gave a larger Crescent berry 
thau Wilson polleu did. But I wish he would 
now try whether any pollen at all is necessary 
for the development of a receptacle, or only 
for the development of seed, 
A friend wishes to kuow of a mixture of 
poison and food which Euglish sparrows will 
eat. 
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