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through thff nostrils instead of the mouth. 
She died the second day afterwards, bleeding 
from the nose. What ailed the mare and 
what killed her? 
ANSWERED BY F. L. KILBORNK. 
The mare suffered from mild attacks of col¬ 
ie, probably due to indigestion or impaction, 
aggravated by the hard driving. The bowels 
had evidently been out of order some time. 
The fact that the mare always suffered an at- 
tnek after a hard drive should have influenced 
the owner to have used her more carefully. 
There is no doubt but that the dose of mustard 
hastened death, and it was very likely the sole 
cause. It is always an unsafe practice to 
drench a horse through the nose, but in this 
case the manner of drenching was no worse 
than the barbarous dose prescribed. 
BONK HI’AVTN. 
./. M. IV., SI. Mar if h, Pa .—My six year-old 
mare is spavined on both legs, though lame 
only in the right one. 1 tirst noticed the un¬ 
sound ness a year ago. Is a cure possible? 
Ans. —By simple spavin, you probably refer, 
to bone spavin the most common form. The 
majority of cases of long standing with contin¬ 
ued lameness cannot lie entirely cured. It is 
quite possible that the lameness may Is* remov¬ 
ed, but probably more or less stiffness will al 
ways remain. Repeated blistering—the Spanish 
flies or Cunthurides blisters are the best and 
safest —or firing in points with the hot, Iron is 
the proper course of treatment in this case. 
Some cases of persistent lameness are cured 
by a difficult, surgical operation, requiring the 
services of a veterinary surgeon. A rest of 
two or three months or longer will lie required. 
Also see Bone Spavin in F. C., for Doc. 19, 
1« 
BOG SPAVIN. 
(!. S., Mich .—What is a remedy for bog 
spavin in a horse? 
AnS. —Better let it alone. If removed it 
will return again soou. It won’t hurt the 
horse. If one really wants to remove tho 
blemish, however, Gombuult's Caustic Balsam 
is an excellent application. The usual treat¬ 
ment is to give complete rest and use a high- 
heeled shoe. Reduce inflammation by cold 
applications, or brandyand salt. Keep a con¬ 
stant pressure on the swollen parts, by means 
of a truss or compress. 
Subscriber, Lima ,—The sheath and cord of 
my seven year old horse have for some time 
been swollen. A good cleaning made no im¬ 
provement,. A mustard plaster last spring 
seemed to do good, anil when be worked stead¬ 
ily all the time the swelling went down. Last 
fall I aguin blistered him twice with mustard; 
hut it seemed to make him worse. There ap¬ 
pears to l>e no tenderness, but a soft swelling. 
What is the matter ? 
Ans. -A personal examination would bo 
necessary to ascertain the cause and nature of 
the swellings. Employ a competent veterin¬ 
ary surgeon to examine and treat the case. 
HORTICULTURAL. 
II. If., Norwich, Conn. —1. What is the 
earliest wrinkled pea that would be profitable 
for market? !£. How much earlier is it than 
McLean’s Little Gem? 3. What is the best 
late pea in a succession? 
Ans. —The American Wonder is the earli¬ 
est wrinkled pea. It grows from six to 15 
inches high, according to the poverty or rich¬ 
ness of the soil. 2. About three days earlier. 
3. Stratagem, Telephone and Champion of 
England. 
II. F. L., Minneapolis, Minn .—1. What’s 
the best strawberry for fertilizing the Cres- 
ceut? 2. What effect would sub-soiling the 
land for an onion crop, to be grown from 
seed, huvo upon the crop? 
ANS.—t. Either Sharple&s or Wilson, or 
both. 2. The roots of onions do not extend 
far laterally, but they descend from one to two 
l'eet. We should say that sub-soiling would 
increase the crop. 
F. -I. Mr. 1., ]\ r oodlawa, Kan .—What kind 
of raspberry and blackberry will withstand 
this climate, where the thermometer has been 
28 degrees below zero ouce this winter? 
Ans. —There is no kind of raspberry that 
will stand such a degree of cold without being 
laid down and covered. We would suggest 
Turner (for home), Cuthbert for market. For 
the earliest, try Rnucocas or Ilansell. For 
blackberries, try Taylor and Snyder. 
I'OMOLOGICAL. 
F. S. IF,, Sweetwater , Trim .—What is the 
largest red cherry of the Morrello class? Is 
the common sour red cherry grown iu West¬ 
ern New York a Morrello? 
Ans. —We regard the Montmorency Ordi¬ 
naire, a variety of the Kentish, as the most 
valuuble cherry of this class. The tree is 
hardy and prolific. Fruit large uud of a 
beautiful light ml. Excellent for the table 
and for cooking. Tho sour cherry referred to 
as growing iu Western New York is no doubt 
the common Kentish or Pie Cherry. The size 
depends much on soil and cultivation. 
G. B. B., Palestine, Ark. —1. Are root- 
grafted apples as good as budded ones? 2. 
Are buds from dwarf pear trees as good for 
propagation for standards as buds from stand¬ 
ard trees? 3. Will the Austrian Pine succeed 
here—lat. 35 degrees—on land free from rocks 
with a clay subsoil well drained ? 
Ans.—1. The best apple orchards in West¬ 
ern New York—probably the best apple re¬ 
gion in the country—arc root-grafted. There 
are exceptions to every rule, however, and we 
arc inclined to believe that those varieties 
which make a poor root growth would lie im¬ 
proved by budding ou strong seedlings. 2. 
Yes. 3. Yes. 
E. F. II., Harmon's Creek , Pa .—There is 
an agent hereabouts making largo contracts 
for trees of the Forest Rose Plum, said to have 
originated in California, and to do well on 
low ground, and bo curculio-proof; does 
the Rural kuow anything about it? 
Ans.—N o. We advise you not to order 
any. 
E. W., Naples, III .—What pears are suita¬ 
ble for Central Illinois? 
Ans.— This is the best selection we can make 
for your section. Bartlett, Bloodgood, Ros- 
tiezor, Tyson, Howell, Seekol, Anjou, Shel¬ 
don, Lawrence, Winter Nelis. 
E. E. II., Ka inker City, Kan.— How deep 
shall I plant, apple seed in a deep, strong soil, 
to raise stocks for root? 
Ann. —The depth would vary with the soil. 
In such soil as that spoken of in well-prepared 
beds, we 9hould not plant over one inch in 
depth. 
IF. S., Salisbury, Ind .—We cannot name 
the apple received. It is a handsome and good 
apple though it. is a trifle past its best. It has 
several characteristics of Peck’s Pleasant, but 
is a little too red. 
POULTRY. 
F. McM., Darlington, I\t.— 1. How long 
does roup in chickens last? 2. Is there any 
hope of eggs from affected hens? 1. What is a 
remedy for it? 
Ans. —1. Until the chickens are cured or 
dead. 2. Not much. 3. ('hange the feed and 
give cooked feed, vegetables, green food nud 
rice. Dissolve a dram of chlorate of potash 
iu each pint of drinking water. Bathe the 
iiea<Ls in water slightly tinctured with vine¬ 
gar. Put a little Cayenne pepper iu their 
feed. Remove the sick fowls from the flock 
and keep them in a dry, warm, sunny place. 
T. E. D ., Dayton , O .—There is not much 
difference, probably, between the Plymouth 
Rocks and Wyandottes. Wo thiuk the 
Wyandottes are better winter layers, and, as 
a rule, a breed that, will stand roughing it 
lietter, and one less liable to disease. Their 
eggs average with us a trifle smaller perhaps. 
S'. J. T., no address .—There is nothing that 
will break hens of the habit of eating their 
eggs except putting them in the pot. 
rural topics, 
O. IF. D., New Haven , Conn. — 1. My farm 
needs ammonia (nitrogen) how can I get it? 2. 
Is auunoniated ground bone as good as any¬ 
thing else? Should it be freshly made, or will 
that kept ov r winter bo equally good? 
Ans. —You can got the ammonia in barn¬ 
yard manure, complete fertilizer, litrate of 
soda, sulphate of ammonia or other forms. 
Without knowing more about your soil, uone 
can tell what should be applied. The fertili¬ 
zer films advertising iu the Rural furnish 
the fertilizers we have mentioned. 2 There’s 
more nitrogen in guano, fish manure or hen 
inauure. It ought to help your soil. 3. There 
Ls little difference. 
II. II., Portsmouth , Ohio .—What effect 
would Timothy hay that wus saved from a 
a burning barn, and got more or less burned, 
and was wet and dried several times, have ou 
a horse or cow? It wus sold tor half price. 
Ans.—T he first effect would he to uppease 
the hunger, which is about all that it would 
be good fpr. Tho next would be to produce 
indigestion, boeau the soluble matter wil 
have beeu removed uud the coarse, woody 
fiber injured by tho heat ing and repeated wetl 
ting and drying. It may be used as coarse 
feed if cut und mixed with a more than usual 
quantity of meal, and would he inferior to 
good straw. 
E, l\ A’., Midland , Mich .—My cow has 
eight quarts of beets twice a day, und two 
quarts of corn, oats and middlings ground 
twice a day, and all the hay she will eat. Will 
it be safe to feed this ration up to the time of 
calving? 
Ans. —It. depends upon tho eonditiou the 
cow is in. She should not be permitted to be¬ 
come too fat. If there is a tendency to fat- 
uess, the grain ration should he cut down 
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