THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
FARMERS’ CLUB Continued. 
SWELLING IN A COLT’S LEG. 
A. H , Skeneatelea, N. Y .—There is a swell¬ 
ing as large as a goose egg on one of the legs 
of my colt. It came on suddenly and feels 
soft when handled. What should be done to 
it? 
Ans.— Puncture the swelling with a small 
cannula and trocar, and draw off any liquid 
it may contain. Then inject into the sac a 
solution of compound tincture of iodine one 
part, water two parts. Any swelling remain¬ 
ing after some time may be further reduced 
by an occasional painting with iodine tincture 
or ointment. If the swelling proves to be 
solid, or nearly so, it can best be removed 
through a vertical incision made in the skin; 
but the operation had better be entrusted to a 
veterinary surgeon, who is familiar with the 
anatomy of the part. 
J. P. D , Gypsum Creek, Kas.—l. I inclose 
a box of wheat from a plot 20 feet square, 
sowed in August. It came up well and grew 
finely; three weeks ago I noticed it turning 
yellow; to day I examined itaud find the roots 
full of something resembling flax-seed, but 
with no sign of life; what is it? 2. What shall 
I do with the wheat? 3. Would salt kill the 
insects? 1 
ans— 1. It ia without doubt the Hessian Fly. 
The little flax seeds are the larvse. 2. Plow 
it over by all means, being careful to get it 
all under nicely. It will amount to nothing 
if left, and by plowing it the pests will be 
destroyed. 8. Yes, enough of it; but it would 
kill the wheat also, so plowing is cheaper. 
A. M. C., Baltimore , Aid —I have a young 
mare that is losing the hair of her tail. The 
skin is rough and scaly, with a small, hard, 
dry, wart like excresence near the tip. I do 
not detect signs of itching or scratching. The 
hair of the maue and tail is naturally very fine 
and light. What is the cause, and what Bhould 
the treatment? 
Ans —The cause may be constitutional or 
due to some skin parasite. Wash the tail with 
Castile soap and water, and apply a dressing 
of mercurial oiutment, to be repeated if nec¬ 
essary. Keep the animal on a laxative diet, 
and give, twice daily, half an ounce each of 
powdered gentian, ginger and sodium carbo¬ 
nate. 
H. F. L.. Beloit, Wis.—l have 500 Concord 
vines which are doing splendidly; what four 
other sorts are there that are hardy, of fine 
quality, and strong, rapid growers, two ear¬ 
lier and two later than the Concord ? 
Ans. We would suggest Moore’s Early and 
Eldorado for earliest—and a trial of the fol¬ 
lowing: Brighton, Poughkeepsie Red, Ver- 
gennes and Jefferson for later and latest 
They may not succeed with you: we can only 
guess. 
D Z. C., Farmington, Minn.—I, With oats 
at $1.00 per cwt., what would be their in¬ 
creased value by grinding for feeding cattle 
and pigs? 2. Should they be ground coarse or 
fine! 
Ans.— The only increase in value is In their 
increased digestibility, and it depends much 
■pon how high the animals are to be grained. 
Ordinarily about 12 per cent. Is added by 
grinding. 2, Fine, by all means. 
R. SC.., Harman's. M&- What does the 
Rural think of the Rural New-Yorker Pea? 
Ans —I he Rural New Yorker Pea is as 
early as any that we have tried. It excels 
most ot ers in bearing larger pods and seeds. 
A. U C., Bashing Ridge, N. K—Will it 
hurt raspberries planted in April, 1884, to 
lime them now? 
Ans.—N ot in the least. 
DISCUSSION. 
E. S. L., Holman, Wis._I have ja8t read 
the remarks of H. A. Terry in a late Rural 
about the identity of the King Humbert aud 
tear Tomatoes. Did that witty individual 
grow them side by side? I did, and having 
grown the Pear Tomato for more than 20 
if n S ’J V0UlC ! ,mVe immensely astonished 
f the King Humberts of the Rural's Distri¬ 
bution had grown on any of my vines. They 
are distinct in tint and flavor. I like the 
, g Humbert very much, aud shall continue 
to grow it as well as the Pear. 
M. c. L., Port Monmouth, N. J.—“w. " 
i.vrone, Pa., in a late Rural, raises the ioter- 
esting question whether pollen is at ail neces¬ 
sary for the development of fruit. Now I had, 
wo years ago, a patch of Manchester Straw- 
rries all alone; there was no other variety 
200 yards of them, yet I could see no l 
1 ‘fierence between the fruit on these and that 
oa Manchester sot with Sharpless and Down- 
! UR> Moreover. I plowed them under, and 
as * Sammor strawberry plants came up from 
«eed on this patch as th ick as purslaue. 
Continued on page 785. 
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