can be found. Thousands of them are in use 
by those studying every department of stock 
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to be obtained. The stanchions allow per¬ 
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drive off (lies or, when lying down, rest the 
head upon the body. Send for the circular 
and look it over, you who desire comfort for 
your animals. 
The Eureka Mower— Catalogue for The 
Eureka Mower Co., Utica, N. Y. We have 
offered this mower for years m our premium 
list, always with fine satisfaction. The im¬ 
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Lamb, Maj. H. E. Alvord, Prof. I. P. Rob¬ 
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Dunham, S. S. Maun & Co. anil many others. 
Many large stock men who cut vast quanti¬ 
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Wravkr Oroan Co. —Catalogue from the 
Weaver Organ and Piano Co.. York, Pa,— 
These organs are excellent instruments in 
every way. They are well made, durable and 
of fine tone. There is no effort made to sell a 
poor instrument for a little money, lint the 
aim is to present a good instrument for what 
it is worth. The catalogue is well illustrated 
and printed. The points of superiority 
claimed for the Weaver Organ are well given: 
all musicians should read them. 
Pure Rone and Oyster Shells. —Circular 
from C. H. Pempwolf & Co., York, Pa.— 
Heus never can turn out eggs without help. 
They must be fed the proper foods. Bone or 
shells must be applied. We have had good 
success with the granulated bone made by this 
house. It, is about the size of wheat and can 
he fed like grain, or kept in a box constantly 
before the hens. It costs two-aud-one-halt" to 
four cents a pound according to the quantity 
ordered. 
Spring Singuetrees. —Circular from F. R. 
Willson, Columbus, Ohio. This singletree has 
found a place in our premium list for the past 
three years. It is a life-saving device for 
horses. Thousands of horses are killed or crip 
pled for life bv the common singletrees. The 
spring device which is the characteristic fea¬ 
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this circular. 
Pronouncing Dictionary. — This handy 
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that will be of great value to travelers. It 
contains over 353,000 words and phrases and 
070 engravings. Travelers who bnve tried 
the various Westoru lines are able to pro¬ 
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t he aid of this dictionary. 
Brooklyn Nursery Co.—Circular from 
this company, office at 5220 W. Pratt St., Bal¬ 
timore, Md. An excellent list of the best 
strawberries, raspberires, blackberries, cur¬ 
rants, gooseberries and grapes, with n choice 
selection of apples, plums, peaches, quinces 
and pears. The prices are very reasonable. 
The winter meeting of the Michigan State 
Horticultural Society will bo held at Hills¬ 
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Chas. W. Garfleld, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Every query must bn nceompanted by the name 
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TRAINING ORAPK VINES. 
C., Scranton, Pa, — In the Cay wood system 
of grape training—vines planted in the full of 
1884—should they be cut at the wire (.i 1 , feet) 
nud be allowed to branch out, or cut back to 
53'^ feet, the strongest buds being trained up¬ 
right for permanent; canes? 
Ans.— Any vines that have made 10 to 30 
feet of growth, without, counting the laterals, 
are strong enough to bo cut off at the wires, 
or to lie on them anil fruit this season. It 
might be well to cut, off the weakest ones at 
that point and grow the arms this season; but 
we judge the most vigorous could be tied to 
the wire and the main pane bent down and 
eut to tour or five buds, making one arm and 
using a lateral for the other, if one happens 
to come in the right place. If the lateralis 
not strong enough, cut it, off and train the 
bud at its axil to the wire for the arm in 'ss. 
If our inquirer designs cultivating both ways, 
ho will And six feet low enough; wouldjbe 
bettor, unless he uses pony power. It does 
not require a very large horse to strike a six 
foot wire with his head. Cut off all buds 
below the wire and thin the fruit to two 
clusters to a cane, at least. 
RUBBER PLATES FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH. 
“ Subscriber ,” (no address.) —1. How can a 
good rubber plate for artificial teetb be told 
from a poor one? 2. Is mercury used in form¬ 
ing the plate? If not, why does the user have 
sore mouth, lips and throat, though never 
troubled so before? 
Ans.— 1. A good rubber plate should be 
made of first-class material, properly fitted 
and articulated. It should be thin, hut not 
so thin as to impair its strength. 2. Sulphide 
of mercury (vermillion) is the coloring agent 
of red rubber. Some causes of soreness are 
constitutional, involving increased suscepti¬ 
bility to irritation of any part; malfitting 
plates; heat of the rubber. The mercury in 
the red rubber plates does not exist in suffi¬ 
cient quantity to cause trouble. Besides, the 
action of the mercury would be to cause sal¬ 
ivation. This matter has been pretty thor¬ 
oughly settled in the courts. 
Miscellaneous. 
B. B., Farmingdatc. III. —1. Ts Whitney’s 
No. 20 considered a good stock on which to 
work common varieties of apple, or does the 
crab predominate too much to form a good 
union? 2. How can one distinguish between 
the Gregg and Nemaha blackcaps? I am sus¬ 
picions that my Nernahas are Greggs: got 
them from Jenkins, O. 3, Have you ever 
tried any potato of better quality than the 
old “Carter?” I have stuck to it, for home 
use. 4. What do you consider the best potato 
in market to take the place of the Peachblow, 
or as a very late variety? 
Ans. —1, We think it would prove a good 
stock. 2. The Nemaha with us is of better 
quality than the Gregg, it is much hardier; 
otherwise they are hard to distinguish. 3. 
We have never raised the Carter. 4. The 
Blush. 
P. K., St. Marys, Kan. —1. Should grape¬ 
vines be manured: if so, what is the best ma¬ 
nure for them; 2. Is Wilson, seedsman. Me 
chauicsville, Pa., reliable? 3. How can I get 
the “seed” of the Rural Blush Potato? 
Ans.— 1. Any land not rich enough to give a 
vigorous growth of vine must be manured, 
and there is nothing better than stable manure. 
2. Quite reliable in so far as we are informed. 
8. The Blush will be found in several of thecat- 
alogues of the seedsmen who advertise in the 
R. N.-Y. 
W. P, //., Franklinville , N. .7.-1. What 
about Australian millet? Where can I get 
Scluenen Oats? 3, Where can I get White 
Australian Oats? 
Ans.—1 . We have not tried it. We should 
try all “new” millets cautiously. 2. From J. 
M. Thorburu, 15 John 8t., N. Y. Schoencn are 
uot offered in any catalogue. Our last seed 
was procured from Jonathan Taleott, Rome, 
N. Y. 8. Of any seedsman. The Welcome 
first offered by that name by W, Atlee Bur¬ 
pee & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., is the White 
Australian. 4. Early Ohio is the earliest po¬ 
tato we know of. It, is a small yielder. 
T. T. It., Great Bend, Knns, —t. Is sheep 
manure better than horse or cow rnauure on 
sandy land for gardening purposes? 2. Is ni¬ 
trate of soda good for that kind of land? 
Ans.— 1. Yes, it is one of the best. It is far 
better than either horse or cow, if, ns you say, 
it is solid . There is nothing better for gar¬ 
dening purposes. 2. Nitrate of soda acts at 
once and is advantageous in any land that, is 
already well manured—especially to hasten 
early crops. 
O. II. Niagara, Dak .—Does stripping a 
cow with thumb aud Huger have a tendency 
to dry her up more than usiug the whole 
hand ? 
ANS.—The practice is objectionable. There 
is not so much a tendency to dry the cow up 
ns there is to make her a slow and tedious 
milker. A cow should bo milked quickly. 
She will then learn to “give down” her milk 
readily. Where there is a long pulling and 
scraping after the last drop she will get in the 
habit of holding it back. 
.4. P., Cannon Falls, Minn ,—lam keepiug 
75 hens in house 12x20. They are doing aud 
laying well, but the yelks of all the eggs 
are almost white—a light cream—what do 
hej lack iu feed? 
Ans.—T he color of the yelks does not in¬ 
dicate quality, but a lack of coloring matter. 
Clover hay will give a deeper color to the 
yelks atul so will yellow corn, the clover being 
preferable, as it will promote laying if first 
cut into short lengths, steamed, and fed 
freely. 
.7 F. H,, Wcstboro, .Mo .—What are the 
hardiest black cap raspberries? 
Ans. —Many criticised the Rural when, 
after a trial, it announced that the Gregg was 
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