THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
and ten,'andlhe believed the planting of trees 
would be of value to following generations, he 
would fill the measure of his strength and abil¬ 
ity in plaubiug them. 
Whether in the prime of lifo or declining 
years, he would seek those aids to horticul¬ 
tural information that wore true and reliable. 
Mu. Temple, of Massachusetts, mentions, in 
the above-named journal a new pendulous 
lilac (botauioully Syringa ligustrina Pekln- 
ensis, variety petidulaj. The leaves are like 
those of the Laurel Willow—the (lowers 
“probably white." Grafted high it forms a 
more graceful tree than the Kilmarnock Wil¬ 
low..... 
1\ M. AOGUR, State Pomologist of Conn., 
says, in Fann and Home, that the apple or pear 
or i>each takes kindly to a variety of soil, but 
the quince is decidedly notional. The quince 
likes a deep, rich loam, but not sour, stagnant 
soil. Again, the plow, running deep and dose 
to a quince tree inflicts a wrong not easily for¬ 
gotten. The quince delights in sending out 
many feeding roots only n little below the 
surface. Hence, if culture is given, as is best, 
let it be careful aud shallow. Adopt the rule 
of covering the soil in November with two 
inches of good, fiue stable manure, evenly 
spread as far about, the tree as the branches 
extend, and a little farther. In spring fork 
this in carefully, aud if you choose, mulch 
with some coarse material to smother the 
weeds; otherwise use the hoe. Follow this 
plun for three or four years and people will 
wonder how you raise such large and fine 
quinces..... 
The quality of Holstein beef is of tbe finest 
kind, tbe fat better distributed through the 
lean than in almost any breed, and the butcher, 
who was at first opposed to the Holstein will 
now, says the Iturul World, give more for a 
Holsteiu than any other stock. 
A whiter in the Orange Co. Farmer speuks 
of the English Hazel as oue of the most easily 
raised and prolific of nut-bearing trees or 
shrubs. He says it will grow anywhere and 
under almost any conditions and bear in three 
years from seed. He says that he has trees 
set 12 years ago that are now 12 feet high, 
having borne every year for nine years. 
Mr. Crozikr, of Long Island, recommends, 
in the Cultivator, that peas and oats be sown 
together early in April for his climate on land 
not too rich. Sow broadcast after plowing, 
thou harrow t horoughly to cover the peas and 
roll. 
The peas should never be allowed to get 
ripe. They should be cut, 10 days before or 
when green, the same as we pick green peas. 
Then let them wilt and either put in coeks or 
bind in bundles and put in stooks, Left for 10 
days, both the peas aud oats will fill and there 
will be noloss of gram. Mr. Crosier plants 
the English field pea... .. 
Mh, Vick remarks, in his catalogue, that the 
Trimardeau I’ansy ltears flowers sometimes 
three inches and over in diameter. Tho flow¬ 
ers have usually'blotches of a different color 
ou three of the petals, whence the name. 
Warder, Wilder and Downing—names 
never to be forgotten. All owe a debt of grati¬ 
tude to such benefactors of mankind, says Dr. 
Hoskius.... 
{Stephen Beale, of England, expresses the 
opinion, iu the Cultivator, that the Black 
Hamburg is one of tho handsomest of fowls, 
a prolific layer of eggs larger than those of any 
other of the Hamburgs. It is a lmrdy breed 
also aud stands confinement fur better than 
Spangled or Penciled breeds.. 
The weight of a Black cock is about six 
pounds—the hens five. The average weight 
of the eggs is nine to the pound. For cross¬ 
ing with Minorca^ or leghorns Mr. Beale says 
there can bo no better breed. . 
When twin calves are produced, one a male 
and the other a female, the latter is called a 
free-martin, and in nearly every case is barren; 
thereprouuotivo organs being generally imper¬ 
fect, partaking of the characteristics of both 
mule and female organs. When grown tbe fe¬ 
males frequently resemble steers. The bull, iu 
such cases, is fertile. When both twins are fe¬ 
male the reproductive powers are not im 
paired.... 
“Fatty degeneration," a frequent cause 
ef sterility, is the transformation of the sub¬ 
stance of the generat ive organs into fatty tis¬ 
sue. Dr. Carpenter says this form of degen¬ 
eration, which is common to nearly all tissues, 
cousists in the conversion of their albumin¬ 
ous or gelatinous materials into fut. The re¬ 
productive organs of very fat animals are of¬ 
ten affected with fatty degeneration to an ex 
tent that entirely destroys their functional 
activity. . 
The average period of gestation iu a cow 
is 285 days, the extremes in 1,‘J07 cases being 
220 aud Hid days; only a very small proportion, 
however, were under 2 .0 or over 21)5. 
Beasts with small chests do not fatten 
readily aud are very_susceptlble to disease.... 
The general experience seems to be that the 
secretion of large yields of milk is incompati¬ 
ble with the accumulation of abundant fat. It 
is not claimed that rapid-fattening qualities 
cannot be combined with good milking prop¬ 
erties, but that it is easier to excel iu one thuu 
to develop both.... 
Processor Tanner says that, the non-im¬ 
pregnation of t-he female may generally be 
traced to liu excessive fatness in one or both 
of the animals and an absence of constitution¬ 
al vigor. The breeding powers arc most ener¬ 
getic when animals are iu moderate condition, 
uninfluenced either by extreme fatness or 
louuuess... 
He is also of opinion that the most prolific 
breeders are usually good milkers and produce 
the most healthy and vigorous offspring. 
Professor Milks says that if a cross of 
two distinct breeds is effected by the selection 
of animals of equal power in the transmission 
of their peculiar characteristics, the tendency 
is to make dominant the original characteris¬ 
tics tho breeds had iu common, and to obscure 
the special characters that constitute their 
distinguishing characteristics. In such cases 
he thinks the offspring would be likely to 
prove inferior from inheriting the defects of 
both parents, without retaining the most de¬ 
sirable qualities of either. . 
L\ making such crosses it is insisted that the 
male should not only possess superior merit in 
general characteristics, but. he must be spec¬ 
ially prepoteut in transmitting them. 
Referring to the influence of the first mule 
parent upon offspring by another male. Dr. 
Carpenter says some of these cases appear re¬ 
ferable to the strong mental impression left 
by the first male parent upon the female; but 
there are others which seem to render it more 
likely that the blood of the female has imbibed 
from the fu/tus through the placental circula¬ 
tion, some of the attributes which the latter 
has derived from the male parent, and that 
the female may communicate those with those 
proper to herself to the subsequent offspring 
of a different male parentage.... 
On this subject Agassiz says that the act of 
fecundation is not limited iu its effects, but 
that it affects the whole system, the sexual sys¬ 
tem especially, and iu this system the ovary to 
be impregnated afterwards, is so modified by 
the first act that later impregnations do not 
efface tbe first impressiou. Darwin speaking 
of tho pollenation of plants, confirms this 
theory... 
The other day in discussiug the Hatch Ag¬ 
ricultural Experiment Station Bill, Senator 
Morrill, the author of the original Agricultural 
College Bill, explained what the object of that 
bill was. He said it was never intended that 
students at these colleges should all graduate 
as farmers. The colleges were intended for 
the double purpose of teaching agriculture 
and the mechanic arts, without excluding op¬ 
portunities for acquiring a liberal education.. 
The careful Mr. Goff of the N. Y. Experi¬ 
ment Station, gives a list of the varieties 
which, from thorough trials, he Buds succeed 
best there. For bush beaus he prefers the 
Golden Butter Wax, Dwarf Cranberry, Dwarf 
Horticultural. 
For poles the Horticultural, which may be 
used either as a snap or a shell bean. 
The small white Lima is best because earli¬ 
est, as far north as Geneva. 
He prefers for early beets the Egyptian and 
Eclipse aud for late the Half-long Blood. 
Cabbages. Early Wakefield, Early' Sum¬ 
mer for early. Wiuuiugstadt, Drumhead 
Savoy for medium, and Folder’s aud Premium 
Flat Dutch for late. Prol»ably the All-Season 
may be added to this list, a novelty to be found 
in several catalogues we have lately an¬ 
nounced. 
Carrots. French Forcing and Early Horn 
for early and any of the Half-long Orange 
sorts for late. 
Cauliflower.—Henderson’s Snowball for ear¬ 
ly, Lo Noilnand’s Short-stem for hue. 
Celery. White Plume for early; Boston 
Market, Crawford’s Half Dwarf with some of 
the red or pink sorts, for lute. One of the best 
kinds of celery wo have ever tried is the Feru- 
1 caved. But many eondemu it. For late we 
prefer the Rose Celery of the catalogues of the 
present, time. There is, we believe, more iu 
tho cultivation aud storing of celery than in 
the variety. 
Cucumbers. Russiau Netted or Early Clus¬ 
ter for early; Tailby’s Hybrid for late; Green 
Prolific for pickles. The Rural was the first 
to commend the Tailby, absurdly called “hy¬ 
brid." The seeds are small, the flesh tender 
and crisp. For the past eight years we have 
commended it every season and are glad to 
find thut others are ready to support us. 
Egg Plant, -Extra Early Dwarf Purple for 
early; New York Improved for late. 
lettuce.- Prize Head, 1 Large White Stone, 
Summer, White Chavigne, Deacon. Try tho 
Tomhuuuock.now advertised among novelties. 
Onion.—Yellow Danvers, White Portugal. 
Parsnip.—Round, for autumn use. Hollow 
Crown, for winter or spring use. 
Pea.—For early Mr. Goff prefers the Phila¬ 
delphia and Kentish Invicta. These two vari¬ 
eties include nearly all of the first early peas 
of'our catalogues. For late, Stratagem, Pride 
of the Market, Market Garden. Our readers 
should select the “First aud Best” or “Earliest 
of All” of the catalogues for the reason that 
each seedsman, prefixing his name to such 
strains, is more interested in growing and se¬ 
lecting them with care. The Pride of the 
Market is iu no way superior to Stratagem, 
and m some respects inferior. Tho Market 
Garden is at the Rural Grounds not so desir¬ 
able as either Abundance or Everbearing. 
Pepper.—Golden Dawu for mangoes; for 
sharp peppers, Cayenne, Chili, Cranberry or 
Cherry. 
Radish.—Early Fame, Early Long Scarlet, 
Chartier’s for summer use. Chinese Rose for 
winter. 
Salsify.—But one variety is extant says Mr. 
Goff. 
The new catalogues announce the Mammoth 
Sandwich Island which is said to grow twice 
as large. 
We omit Mr. Goff’s selection of watermelons 
aud muskmelons. 
(£ v cnjni!) m\ 
RURAL SPECIAL REPORTS. 
Illinois. 
York, Clark Co., Feb 3.—This has been an 
excellent winter on growing wheat; never saw 
it look nicer at this time of year. There was 
about three-quarters of the average acreage 
sown last fall. All kinds of stock look well. 
Farmers generally prosperous. Taxes are 
high. Corn is selling at 30 cents for white, 
20 cents for yellow, wheat 71 cents to 75 cents. 
Fat hogs, *1. 10 , Hay in stack $5.50, iu mow, 
$0.00. This is a good corn country. Five of 
my neighbor farmers have 80,000 bushels of 
corn in the crib waiting for better prices. 
F. G. m. 
Michigan. 
Marlette, Sanilac Co.—This place is SO 
miles north of Detroit and is good farming 
laud, worth from $10 to $00 an acre. The last 
season the weather was good for all crops. 
Hay crop was large, potato crop medium. 
No trouble here to get a good clover catch in 
the spring. Oue year ago oue of my neigh- 
hoi’s thrashed 158 bushels of clover seed from 
40 acres; and another loo bushels of clover 
seed from a similar area. The past seasou the 
yield was very variable, some getting from 
one-half bushel all the way up to eight bush¬ 
els per acre. Home got but little, as the 
crop was more or less damaged by a small 
worm eating the seed in the head of the 
clover. 1 cut mine with a mower by fasten¬ 
ing by four pieces of wire to the cutter bar, 
a sheet of zinc 4x8 feet, with one man with a 
hand rake, to rake it offiu bunches. J. M. 
£tti$rrltanfou$ 
That Tired Feeling 
The warm weather lias a debilitating effect, 
especially upon those who are within doors most 
of the time. The peculiar, yet common, com¬ 
plaint known n< “that tired feeling," is the 
result. Tin* feeling e.ui ho entirely ovcrcomo by 
taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which gives new lifo 
and strength to all tho functions of the body. 
“I could not sleep; had no appetite. I took 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and aodh began to sleep 
soundly; could get up without that tired and 
languid feeling; and my appetite improved." 
K. A. Sankoku, Kent, Ohio. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Made 
only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mast. 
lOO Doses One Dollar 
Pridfl of tho Kast. klujr »f 
UieWeai, nn<l Mimart-h 
of all* Thmisauil* iu a*** 
giving MMifrfaction. Th«* 
bwt xhovel hen.ni «pr| i»k 
requl&tin*; tie vice ever 
tnrwtttfA. Shovel Wnnit 
hoUte<l &n<1 up by tprfnjr*, nlon 
Agvuu wnutrd. c»uit»*uc !***.-. Hen:h £ DrcmscU. York, Pa* 
CHAMPION 
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CULTIVATOR. 
T HE AMERICAN GARDEN is an Illus¬ 
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Fruit-Growing, Market Gardening, Land- 
soape-Gardening. Floriculture , Greenhouse, 
Conservatory, W indow Garelening, Woimut 
in Horticulture , etc. Fur amateurs and prac¬ 
tical gardeners and fruit growers.. Experi¬ 
ment Gardens on Houghton Farm, Send for 
free specimen to E. H. LIBBY, Publisher , 47 
Dey.St. , N. \ . Price reduced io.V 1 u year. 
WoolDress Goods. 
J IWESMcCREERV A €0. 
Previous to opening t lieir 
new Spring Importations, 
oiler the following: Spec ial 
Lines: 
2,300 yards French Dia¬ 
gonals at OO cents per vard; 
worth $1.00, 
1,000 yards Prunelle 
Cloth at 7 3 cents per yard: 
former price $ 1.23. 
1 300 Heather Hivturcs at 
73 cents per vard; reduced 
f rom $1.23 per yard. Sam¬ 
ples sent on application. 
ORDERS BY MAIL 
from any part of the coun¬ 
try will receive careful 
and prompt attention. 
Broadway and 11th St., 
New York. 
pisrcllancou.si ^rtvertiisiug. 
PI A NTC BY .11 A 11. .. xptrialty. 
il.Ml1 I v > inn urn, and & fiili 
stock or other t • r a i ih - n, fairy* stork 
ftirRWbrrrifsuiil Kuspbcrrics, 
Brieftndirthnr Blucliberries, \s- 
pnrnait* R.»ot* etc. l>e«. Catalogue 
Free; contains S I, S2 Jt SII , oU£e*UH A instructions 
for planting. JOEL HORNER * SOU, M.rcbaaiviile, N J. 
SEED POTATOES. One barrel 
n Worth 'two of Northern seed. Will 
yield double. Finer finality. .Ml that grow 
round 1‘OMiroo- should luive my t'Dialogue. with 
testimonials and Guide to Culture, sent fur to cents Iu 
srampa. Catalogue No.; sent tree. 
J . W. HA 1.1., Marion station, Md. 
HIGH-BRED 
MEN WANTED. 
To solicit orders for Nursery Stock, situation perma¬ 
nent. \ our choice of salary or commission. Address 
(and Inclose stamp). 
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Geneva, N. Y. 
URIC BROS . Bowth Glastonbury. Conn , send Free 
HHLC Catalog** best. Strawberry. Blackberry, and 
Gooseberry Plants TUT f*R D M H id Raspberry — 
Grapes. Currants A I II L LRnllDtll^r'ioi known 
largest size, jet Li|,tck,m<w' prnUnrtir* tiii.J projitablr.fin& 
take our wool. GET ON BOARD fruiting time 
neat Summer, .md camo and see this ami many other 
choice varieties, nl! prop*- IT VHII 111 RUT 
gated from pedigree -rock. |r TUU WAN I 
.1 foil rm/w .art, **ann ,plant Earhart wrrAeariny A'msj, 
SSfi?BIG BERRIES and lots of them 
5 month! nj'hrt planting *t>ik trericoi S0OU miles by mail. 
APPLE SEEDLINGS! 
■ quality, boxed and on cars at DAVTONS 
> following prices: 
of very line i 
Ohio, at the I 
1st Class ltd Class 3d Class, 
per 1JMJ. per 1,000. per I.IXW. 
Lotsof less than 35,iA>J »4.0« 91.’£5 .75 
Lots of 35,1X0 or more.. 3.75 1.00 .50 
•Samples will la- mallet t- ■ parties desiring to pur¬ 
chase lu large quantities. 
NURSERY STOCK. 
Best quality and excellent assortment, including 
Apple*. Pear*. Ouinee.*, Cherries, Peaches. 
4. rape*,*-mu 11 Fruit*, Ac. Setid your List of 
probable wants for the Spring trade and get our 
LOW PRICKS. 
THE HOOVER A CAINES CO., 
Dayton Star Ncuseries, DA YTON, OHIO. 
MOORE’S EARLY. 
IHE BEST EARLY BLACK GRAPE. 
Stroll* vliius, l year. No. \, \ year. No 2, and 2 years 
No. 1 at wholesale. Also strong 1 and 2 year vines of 
the I 4 rands H. Hayes, an extra early ana hardy while 
grape, Wholesale and Retail. Son* I for prices. 
JOHN B. MOORE & SON, 
__Co ncord, Mass . 
CHAS. D. MERWIN, 
SEED GROWER. 
MILP'OUD, CONN. 
Established lsSO: grows the Best Onion Seed in 
America. White Globe per pound, #S; Bed Globe. *3; 
Large Red Wethersfield. $3; Yellow Globe Danvers, 
S3.o0; Yellow Danvers, *3. 
eccn POTATOES 
AllU AND SEEDS 
^^From the Famous AROOSTOOK. 
The great superiori¬ 
ty of true Aroostook 
grown potatoes for 
seed is well known. 
Wherever planted, 
> ield large crops 
handsome tubers, 
tVee from dis¬ 
ease. And the short, 
quick season of this 
far north-east land 
makes all our seeds 
h a r dy, productive, 
and early. 
My Illcstratbu 
atai.oc.ck will be 
V R K K to all. 
’rite for It. 
GEORGE W.P.JERRARD. Caribou, Maine- 
