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AMES PATENT 
drilled Eeuteuuial Swivel Plow. 
Lightest Draft and Best Quality Work. 
Perfect work 
on Level Land 
and Hillside, 
avoid lnit all 
man Prune, Prune d’Agen. For home use (in 
addition to some of the above), early. Green 
Gage, Imperial Ottoman, Lawrence’s Favor¬ 
ite; medium, Howard’s Favorite, Purple Fav¬ 
orite, Washington; late, Transparent Gage. 
4. The Apple Quince. 
COMPARATIVE VALUES OF BUTTER AND 
CHEESE. 
H. D. EKellogg , Mich, — If cheese is 
worth 10 cents per pound, what should butter 
sell for to get the same profit from the milk, 
allowing for the value of the skim-milk from 
butter-making as calf and pig feed, over that 
of the whey from cheese-making, when used 
for the same purpose? Ordinarily 'how 
many pounds of milk are used to make a 
pound of butter or cheese ? 
Ans. —The market value of chees° is not 
regulated in any way by the value of butter, 
but each product sells for such a price as the 
supply aud demand may fix. The value of 
each product to the maker may be ascertained 
on the following basis for calculation; 25 
pounds of milk will, or should, make a pound 
of butter, and 11 pounds of whole milk should 
make a pound of cheese. The skimmed-milk 
is worth one-quarter cent a pound for feeding 
calves, while the whey Is not worth enough to 
figure on. If the milk is worth oue cent a 
pound, then when cheese is selling for 10 cents 
a pound, butter should bring 22 >/ cents a 
pound; the value of the skimmed-milk will 
not be any more than will pay for the care 
and labor of setting the milk, skimming it 
and cariug for the cream. The labor of mak¬ 
ing the cheese and of churning the butter are 
about equal. 
HOMINY WASTE AS FEED. 
A. B., Easton, Md. —What is the compar¬ 
ative value of what is called hominy chops to 
the whole grain of corn (ground) in feeding to 
dairy cows where milk rather than butter is 
desired. 
A ns.— Homing waste is the residue of the corn 
after the starchy kernel has been taken from 
it. It contaius the hull of the grain and the 
germ. As the hull has nearly all of the oil of 
the corn and the germ most of the nitro¬ 
gen, the waste from the hominy mills is a 
richer food than the corn itself and it is, 
moreover, a better balanced food than the 
whole corn because the protein or albuminous 
matter containing nitrogen is in a more 
healthful proportion to the starch or carbon¬ 
aceous matter than in the corn. The follow¬ 
ing table gives the coutituents of several 
well-known feeding stuffs, by comparison 
with which the value of hominy waste may be 
easily estimated. 
JIMESMcCREERY & CO. 
Offer from among their 
large assortment of Dress 
Goods the following Spec¬ 
ial Lines: 
Silk and Wool Cheviots, 
54 ins. wide (Stripes and 
Checks) at 83 cents per 
yard; worth 81.50. 
Durham and Prnnelle 
Cloth all woo], double 
width, 00 cents and 75 
cents per yard; worth $1 
and $1.25. 
French Diagonals at 00 
cents per yard: worth $1. 
Heather Mixtures at 75 
cents per yard; reduced 
from $1.25 per yard. Sam¬ 
ples sent on application. 
ORDERS BY MAIL 
f rom any part of the coun¬ 
try will receive careful 
and prompt attention. 
lillMiWl 
Broadway and 11th St., 
New York. 
TMPRO riCD PILLISCS 
Com Planter and Fertilizer. 
Time Saved, Better Work, Quicker 
Results. ^ 
Superior to all 
f >\ a n ti n g 
, Enailago 
and Fodder 
Corn,Bean*, etc. 
Performs woik 
Uli certain and 
good effect on stony 
and sward land, n 
Wrl! %a on mellow 
MATTHEWS 
3 SEED 
DRILL. 
Hand Cultivator, 
Wheel Hoe, 
SINGLE OR COMBINED. 
Admitted tty lending Seedsmen ami Market Garden 
ers everywhere ui lie the iiimhi perfe**) and reliable 
implement)* in use for planting mi l cultivating gar¬ 
den crops. Hetrare of cheap IwiialKrnt! 
MAXT-FACTTRED AST* FOR SALE BY 
AMES PLOW COMPANY, 
Qitxcy Hall, Boston, 53 Beekman St.. New York. 
Agents wanted. Send for Circulars. 04-page Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue of Implements Machines, and Small 
Tools free. 
S ^KING’S IMPROVED 
HAY CARRIER. 
Warranted to give satisfaction- Send 
ilostrated price Hat. it will pay you. 
discount forearlyordera. 
VCOB KELLER, Box 814. Marion, O. 
WILLIS SAP SPOUT 
-- .1 ,n ow* piece, wtt-h Hook. 
£ y to u*e ami will 
TVjr^u 1 ! oh lulu more *ap than 
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■I ft CHARLES MILLAR A SON, Utica, 
lft M y. Also M *ni»f:u*turt?r4 of Cheese and 
(Jullvr UftfciQR ApparaW*. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Every query must he accompanied by the name 
and address of the writer to Insure attention. Before 
asking a quest Ion, please see II It Is not answered In 
our advertising columns. Ask only u few questions at 
one time. I*ut questions on a seperate pleee of paper.) 
PLUMS AND QUINCES. 
& 0. N., HVsfoeer, Md.— 1. Will plums and 
quinces do well on u day loam, clay subsoil? 
2 . Would they do well planted together—the 
plains 24 feet each way with one quince free 
between the plum trees each way and one tree 
in the center of the square? 3. What plums 
can be recommended for home use and ship¬ 
ping-early, medium and late? 4. What 
would be the best quiuees for profitable ship¬ 
ping? 
Ans. — 1 Yos, if rich anil well drained. 2. 
Better plaut the plum trees separately, iu a 
single row, as in this way they can be more 
handily jarred for the curculio, aud also spec¬ 
ially fert.lliy.ed. The}- do not need so much 
manure as quinces, and do best with ashes and 
artificial fertilizers. With many growers, 
who wish to grow plums for home use chielly, 
it is the custom to set them iu the poultry yard, 
relying upon the fowls for protection from 
the curculio. 3. For market, early, Hudson 
Gage, Jefferson, Lombard, McLaughliu, 
Prince’s Yellow Gage, Smith's Orleans, Yel¬ 
low Egg; medium, Deuniston’s Superb, Im¬ 
perial Gage, Pond’s Seedling, Bradshaw; late, 
Bavay’s Green Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop, Ger- 
AGENTS WANTED. 
(Continued on next page.) 
logue shows a device for distributing plaster 
and Paris-green which we have used for 12 
years. It is just about perfect inils opera¬ 
tion. Potato plants may be covered with the 
mixture almost as fast as a mau cau walk. 
With good care it will last for many years. 
Subject* the soil to tho ietlQ& of a Stool Crothor and Levelor. »od to tho Crnshise. Catting .^Lifting, Tnrnhig Process of 
ole a'angi of Cut Steel C oulters. Catting power is immense. Absence of Spiles or Spring Teoh avoids puling np rubbish- 
8iME Sto^Sft? Wida!' i0 with and'without^tdljr attachment. Wo deliver free a! Distributing Depots. 
rfcTV DO NOT BE DECEIVE*. Don’t let dealera palm off a base imitation or 
APJN some Inferior tool under the assurance that it is better. bAHbLY \OLKbELF 
BY ORDERING AN “ ACME " ON TRIAL. We will send a double S»"S Acme 
irp f % Y to any responsible farmer in the United States; if it does not suit, he iimv seatl i 
os».cS c s.°cmcAco. DUANE H. NASH t ^Millington, New Jersey, 
A. TILLAGE IE MANURE" and other essays sent free to parties who SAME THIS PAPER, 
DRESS GOODS. 
Pure corn-meal 
Hominy waste. 
Wheal bran. 
.. 11.15 I 4.58 I 9.00 | 73.S3 I 1 to 9.15 
... T 39 I 7.59 | 10.13 72.20 i 1 to 7.H 
... 11.23 I 5.01 ! 12 31 | )W.72 I 1 to 5 ,'8 
The large quantity of fat contained in the 
hominy waste makes it nearly as valuable for 
fattening as oil meal and nearly twice as 
much as corn. For milk product it would be 
better mixed with an equal quantity of wheat 
bran. 
A “NURSERY” IMPOSITION. 
W. S., Lahaskcu, Fa.—Herewith I send the 
Rural some specimens of a lot of two-year- 
old peach roots, received from a “first-class” 
nursery. Fully 3d per cent, of them have 
knots like those on the roots submitted. Are 
they likely to produce healthy trees? Isn’t 
the seuding out of such stock by a “first- 
class” nursery an imposition? 
Ans —It is not unusual to find similar knots 
or galls, warty excrescences on the roots of 
peach, apple and pear trees, but more fre¬ 
quently on raspberry roots. These excrescen¬ 
ces seem to prevail more abundantly in some 
soils and sections than others. Raspberry 
plants are sometimes out* mass of these warts, 
in which case they should goto the brush heap 
for cremation; but where only an occasional 
one appeal's they should he simply pulled off. 
Trees are occasionally so badly affected as to 
be considered worthless. The nurseryman 
who would knowingly send out trees affected 
in this way has little regard for his reputation 
and should be “boycotted.” If the trees are 
not very badly infested, remove all the knots 
and burn them. If the removal of the warts 
involves the destruction of the trees, cremate 
them at once. 
MALT SPROUTS. 
,). G. <;., North Bose, N. V.—1. How much 
are malt sprouts worth per UK) pounds for 
feed? 2. Are they suitable for milch cows, 
youug growing stock and pigs and horses? 3. 
Would there be any ill effects from over-feed¬ 
ing with them? 
Ans. —1. Malt sprouts can be bought for #10 
to #15 per ton in a dry state. 2. They are a 
light food more like bran than anything else, 
Fig. 115 
apart aud packed away into a small space 
when not in use. The cut shows just how it is 
made. The ends lit into the back side and are 
held firmly at the front by pins or bolts. The 
brace across the middle holds all secure and 
forms a rest for the sash. F.. s. goff. 
alogue. The frame may be square, oval or of 
nnv other form, the covering consisting of 
Fig. no. 
common mosquito netting. If we desire to 
protect any choice plant, such, for instance, as 
a new melon, cucumber, potato or any other 
plant which is liable to be injured or killed by 
insects, it is precisely the contrivance needed. 
Fig. Ill', from W, W, Rawson & Co.’s cata- 
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O LAUNCHES.—Onr boats are not experimental, 
bat are powerful, fast auci economical of fuel. Burri 
either coal or wood. Do not require experienced engi¬ 
neer. No complete beets under |500.00 in pnee. 
Illustrated Catalogue, including engines, boilers, pro- 
poller wheel-, also six photographs of completed 
launches, sent on receipt of six two rent stamps. CHAb. 
P. WILLARD A CO., 288 Mi'-higar* St.. Chicago. 
' Pfe's Fancy Double Petunia and other seeds, 10 els. | n nnEFi 
O 5 fine Plants. 25 eta. A. ANDERSON, Leigh, A’e*. utfU'.Si 
WILLIAMS & CLARK CO.’S 
HIGH GRADE BONE FERTILIZERS. 
AMMONIATED BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE. 
No Fertilizer Selling at the Same Price Shows 
as High Valuation. It Leads All Others. 
/ Y/waiitmiirii potato Fertilizer 
IContains all the Plant Food necessary for a large 
crop of potatoes. 
“Out of some 2)> varieties of Potatoes exhibited at the 
Fair of the Farmington Valley Agricultural Society held 
this Fall, sixteen first premiums were awarded to varieties 
grown on your Special Potato Fertilizer. This must show 
it Is superior to the others " 
S. E. Brown. Canton Center. Conn. 
FERTILIZERS FOR ALL CROPS. 
SEND FOR CIRCULARS. 
Principal Office. Cotton Exchange Building, N. Y. 
For Salt by Eocal 
PULVERIZING HARROW, CLOD 
Crusher and 
Leveler. 
