THE BUBAL fHEW-YOBIEB, 
ABRIL 9 
23S 
(Continued from page 337.) 
L. G., Union Village .— Metal stock labels 
are made by C. H. Dana, West Lebanon, 
N. H. They are made of iron wire rolled flat 
and washed with tin. Sheep and hog labels 
cost 40 cents, and cattle labels 75 cents per 
dozen. 
J. J. F., Westminster, Cal .— We cannot 
name “the best incubator with capacity of 
150 to 300 eggs.” Plenty of poultrymen suc¬ 
ceed with incubators. It is possible to do so, 
but uot without care and close attention, 
L. D. A., Bergen, N, V .— There is no sim¬ 
ple work that gives the pedigrees and records 
of “all the noted horses in this country, es- 
. pecially trotters.” For Stud Books ami 
Records, see last issue of t he Rural, page 318. 
H. E. S., Lancaster, Pa .—A book called 
Beckwith on Terra Cotta, Stoneware and Fire 
Brick will be of service in learning the busi¬ 
ness of tire brick making. 
II. C. F ., Sinclair v ill e, N. Y ,— Mnnshury 
Barley cau be obtained from H. M. Jacques, 
Lockport, N. Y. It is very highly spoken of. 
IF. U., Norwich, N. —You cau get a 
map of the counties aud towns of Virginia, 
from Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 111, 
E. B., Middletown, Md. —Japan Chestnuts 
can be had from Storrs, Harrison & Co., 
Painesvillc, Ohio. 
G. E. K., Lansing, Mich ,— John J. Berry, 
White Plains, N. Y., sells Black Minorca 
eggs. 
C. M. B., Whitney's Point, N. Y.— Yes. 
English hazel nuts and filberts are the same. 
B. Me A., Colwhbiaville , Mich .— We think 
the Syracuse sulky plow will suit you. 
F. St. J. F., Kingston, N. S .— The address 
of Joseph Harris is Rochester, N. Y. 
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DISCUSSION. 
F. L. Church, Mitchell, Mich.— The 
question of potatoes “mixing” in the hill, as it 
is called, has been discussed in the Rural 
several times, and I wish to give a little of my 
observation on that point. I have always 
raised several kinds and have had them grow¬ 
ing side by side, though not often in the same 
hill. A few times I have saved some of the 
very small ones that are nearly always found 
adhering to the vines, and plauted them, and 
iu the crop would fiud potatoes plainly show¬ 
ing characteristics of two kinds. I have 
thought that the variation was occasioned by 
the inlluencc on the plant of crass-fertiliza. 
tion, aud the small potatoes were most iuflu- 
* enced by it because they had set late after the 
polleuizatiou had had an opportunity to affect 
them. 
R. N.-Y.—Tliut the crossing of flowers 
should affect the stem of auy tree is contrary 
to anything that is known upon the subject. 
That foreign pollen should affect the tuber, 
whether borne on the plant or in the soil, is 
practically the same thing. Any change iu 
the tubers of a given variety Is due to wbut is 
called hud variation. What causes bud vari¬ 
ation is not known. It may be merely the 
cropping out of foreign blood that has pre¬ 
viously remained dormant. 
J. T., Rome, N. Y.—On the oat question I 
am obliged to differ from the Rural, having 
sown Clydesdale and Welcome the same day 
on soils side by side. The Clydesdale grew the 
rankest with a broader leaf, and ripened one 
week earlier, with a stiffer straw. So from 
my experiment I must conclude the oats to be 
of a different strain from the Rural's. I 
consider the two lands as different as are Bur¬ 
bank's Seedling Potato or White Star, and the 
Morning Star of the Robinson strain. These 
three sorts are very nearly alike iu appear¬ 
ance, but they are not the same. So in re¬ 
gard to the oats mentioned, they are nearly 
alike, hut not the same. Tne Clydesdale are 
the best on my farm, while the White Star 
aud the Morning Star are both better than 
Burbank’s Seedling, but so nearly alike in ap¬ 
pearance that if mixed they could not be 
separated with exactness even by an expert. 
“W.," Tyrone, Pa.—T he chief trouble with 
the filbert in this country (Rural, p. 138) 
comes of its habit of early blooming. The 
pretty crimson silks (pistils) protrude from 
the buds as early as February, if a few mild 
days occur, aud both they and the catkins 
run extreme risk of being either frozen or 
parched up. We have a couple of bushes of 
the handsome red-leaved filbert growing in 
the alluvial soil and dump air of a river bofc- 
tom, and although the cold is extreme there 
on cold days, wo ofteu have more or less of 
very good fruit. The English hawthorn, 
which suffers on higher ground, where the 
air is drier, docs very well in the same loca¬ 
tion. 
N. W. 8,, Norwood, Ha,— Mr. P. Hender¬ 
son speaks of remedies for the cabbage mag¬ 
got in a late Rural, If he will, in preparing 
the laud for cabbage, sow broadcast 200 or 
350 pounds of kainit on the surface, after 
breaking aud barrowing, and let rains and 
dew dissolve and carry it down, he will not 
be troubled with maggots. It must be sowed 
iu time to kill the eggs as deposited by the fly. 
It will not affect the maggot after it is 
hatched. It is also a perfect remedy for cut¬ 
worms, uuless they crawl from some adjacent, 
lots. 
Ensilaging Corn.— Mr. O. B. Potter tells 
the Elmira Husbandman of a new way of en¬ 
silaging corn. The 25 to 40 acres of corn 
raised in the common way had been previous¬ 
ly cut up ami stocked iu the usual manner; 
and after husking, the stalks were cut and 
moistened in winter for feeding. By the uew 
method, the corn as soon ns ripe enough was 
husked in the field, and the ears spread a foot 
deep on successive shelves with grated bot¬ 
toms to drj r , and as fast as husked the stalks 
were cut and ensilaged. There was still 
enough juice in the stalks to secure the need¬ 
ed fermentation. If, however, they were 
very dry, water was added. All was eaten 
greedily. The labor required for harvesting 
and ensilaging these stalks was found to be 
about Half as much as to secure them in bun¬ 
dles and dry them, while their value, as Mr. 
Potter believes, was doubled. 
Timothy for the Lawn —So good an au¬ 
thor^* as A. W. Choever indorses the opinion 
of Editor Stiles as to the value of Timothy for 
making a quick lawn. In the New England 
Farmer ho advises to sow the seed with that 
of the slowly sodding Blue Grass and Bent 
Grass, because, while not fit for a permanent 
lawn gross, it is quick to grow aud of good 
color the first year, and makes a far better 
appearance than the coarser grams, like oats 
or millet. It dies in a few years from the 
close clipping it gets, leaviug the lawn iu pos¬ 
session of its permanent occupants. 
BY THE SHORT WAY. 
It has been stated that, the removal of horns 
from cattle will save one-fourth of the food 
otherwise needed. Another enthusiastic indi¬ 
vidual believes that giving cattle water at 90 
degrees will save another quarter. This makes 
one-half. The Press says that the Farmer’s 
Review advertises for two other schemes that 
will each tuke the place of another quarter of 
the daily ration, so that cattle may be raised 
without food... 
John Saul says of the rose Papu Goutier 
(which though not new is just coming into no¬ 
tice) that it is one of the best out-door sum¬ 
mer roses for cut flowers, being free from 
mildew. The (lowers are large and long, with 
thick, broad petals of a dark carmine crimson. 
Of the uew tea rose, the Bride, Mr. Saul says: 
“This is undoubtedly the finest, white rose ever 
offered.” Of the William Francis Bennett lie 
says: “It has long,pointed buds like Nipbetos, 
with the rich crimson of Jack aud the delic¬ 
ious fragrauce of La France.... 
Mu. J. J. II. Gregory, of Marblehead, 
Mass., writes us that he thinks those who is¬ 
sued circulars, appealing for aid for Texas, 
were peculiar. They refused to pay freight 
on seed offered. Mr. G. sent them a dozen 
barrels of seeds (enough to plant 250 acres) 
and ho was obliged to pay the freight to Gal¬ 
veston aud is uot as yet sure that the seed was 
forwarded beyond, though he was told before 
sending that the railroads would carry gifts to 
the unfortunate counties free.. 
A ton of asparagus would take from the 
land, according to Prof. 8. W. Johnson, six 
pounds of potash, 2.(1 pounds of phosphoric 
acid and 7.4 pounds of nitrogen. There is 1 
scarcely a trace of soda, and it is doubtful if 
salt ever did or over will help the asparagus 
plant... 
Tine ash of the Florida orange is over one- 
half potash, about one-fifth lime, about one- 
twelfth phosphoric acid, with 4.72 per cent, of 
magnesia and 4.15 of sulphuric acid. 
YVk are glad to see that State (Couu.) Po- 
mologist Augur strengthens our belief that 
the Davison’s Thornless and the Springfield 
blackcaps are not the same. He says in the 
Homestead that, the Springfield seems des¬ 
tined to gi ve us the raspberry season a week 
earlier. He set 100 plants, and proposes to ex¬ 
tend its culture. He says to all who want an 
early berry free from thorns to try it ... 
D. B. Wikr’h experience, us detailed in the 
Orchard aud Garden, in regard to cbestuut 
trees, is that nuts gathered in Canada or 
Northern New York will give seedliugs that 
will proye hardy in Iowa, while uuts gathered 
from North Carolina trees, or from the south¬ 
ern limit of the West, would not prove hardy. 
He suggests that, it is well to plant the seed¬ 
lings in groups, so as to insure an abundance 
of pollen at the right time. 
Says a writer in the Century, if the Old 
South had a contempt for the worker, the 
New South has a contempt, for the do-nothing 
aud the idler. The gentleman-idler has lost 
caste iu the South; he is an institution of the 
past. 
It lias been affirmed on the highest, liviug 
authority, says the N. E. Farmer, that re¬ 
moving the horns from all the young cattle in 
a herd has so impressed the [Killed peculiarity 
ou the stock that after a few generations 
calves were born that, developed no horns to 
be removed. Cutting lambs’ tails has long 
been practiced by breeders. Has any one 
known of lambs coming into the world with¬ 
out tails, or with tails evidently shortened by 
such a system of docking aud breeding?. 
H. B. Ellwasger’s Treatise ou the Rose is 
a book which every American rose lover 
should own. Among hardy roses which 
bloom most freely in the fall, lie mentions the 
following as the best: La France, Alfred Col- 
omb, Baroness Rothschild, Boioldieu, Couu- 
tess of Serenye, Francois Michelon, Margue¬ 
rite de St. Amanile, Rev. J. B. Camm. Of 
the above, the hardiest are Barouess Roths¬ 
child, Boioldieu, Countess de Serenye, Fran¬ 
cois Michelon, Marguerite de St. Amaudeand 
Rev. J. B. Camm... 
Among monthly roses Mr. Ellwangvr selects 
the following as the most desirable: Agrip¬ 
pina, Catherine Mermet(tlie sport of this, viz., 
“The Bride,” was uot known when Mr. E.’s 
book was published), Cornelia Cook, Isabella 
Sprunt, Madame Bravy, Madame de Vatry, 
Marie Van HOuttc, Perlo desJardins, Rubens 
and Eliza Boello .. 
One of the firm of llallock, Son & Thorpe 
saw last summer, within two miles of New 
York City, hybrid roses planted 30 years ago, 
and such vigorous shoots he had never before 
seen—ten feet long and an inch thick at the 
base—the flowers of immense size uud most 
exquisitely colored. It is needless to say that 
these are well cared for; they are well mulched 
each year, have a sunny position, aud are 
dearly loved... 
Roses of all kinds delight in high living aud 
sunshine: you can not starve them into their 
best behavior...,... ... 
Mr. Post, iu the Journal of the Columbus 
Horticultural Society, says that since the rose 
bears its blossoms only on the young shoots of 
the current year’s growth (as with the grape), 
therefore iu the spring we should cut back 
the last year’s wood freely, entirely removing 
auy dead and half-dead branches. Each bud 
left, will make a blossom-bearing branch. 
The most beautiful white tea rose is The 
Bride. It thrives well out of doors—so does 
its other self Catherine Mermet (pink). 
A Writer in the Gazette expresses his be¬ 
lief that Mr, Hauff may be able to saw off a 
cow’s horns, but that he (Mr. Haaff) appears 
to lack the ability or the desire to give any in¬ 
formation ou the subject.. 
When a man says the world owes him a 
liviug it is only reasonable that he should be 
asked to show what he has done for the world 
by way of establishing the claim, reasons the 
Husbandman. 
Next to gladioli, plant an assortment of 
Iris Kamipferi . 
Is there a prettier, fresher-looking summer 
viue than the Madeira?. 
The lit are few showier lilies than L. aura- 
turn, longiflorum, speeiosum (white aud red), 
Leiohtlinii and Brownii, though the last men¬ 
tioned could never be induced to live from 
year to yeur at the Rural Grounds. 
What we want is our legislatures, says a 
writer in the Weekly Press, art* sensible, pub¬ 
lic-spirited uud honest men—no matter what 
their calling may be. 
We do uot see that poisoned water cun be 
used economically to destroy the codling moth 
unless it cau be forced through a nozzle which 
divides it into a fine spray. The cyclone noz¬ 
zle is the best for this purpose that we kuow 
of. It is thought that one pound of Paris- 
green or one pound of London purple will suf¬ 
fice for 100 gullous of water. But why use ,a 
pound of Paris green ir a pound of London- 
purple will be as effective?. 
Ellwanukr & Barry mention the follow¬ 
ing hybrid perpetual roses as having the rich¬ 
est perfume: Alfred Colomb, Baronue Pro¬ 
vost, Gen. Jack, Louis Van Houtto, Mme, 
Victor VmUf*r, Man-hall P, Wilder, Maurice 
Bernurdiu, Pierre Netting, imd Queen of 
Waltham. Wo have found Marshall P, 
Wilder aud Alfred Colomb so nearly alike 
that one does not need both, We prefer the 
Wilder. 
A mong the hardiest of the hybrid perpetuals 
Storrs, Harrison & Co. mention Mabel Mor¬ 
rison, La Reine, and Baroness Rothschild. 
As to color, here is a good selection among 
the hardy hybrid perpetuate; White Baroness 
(white); Caroline de Sansal (pink): Louis Van 
Houtte (dark crimson); Gen. Jacqueminot 
(lighter crimson); Eugene Verdior (pink-rose); 
John Hopper (dark rose). 
The coarsest and biggest of the hybrid per¬ 
petuals, Paul Ncyron. 
V. H. Haddock, Hon & Thorpe mention 
the following 13 as the very best of the hybrid 
perpetuals for the garden, for cutting and 
general purposes: Autoiue Moutou, Anuade 
Diesbaeh, Coquette de Blanche, Crown 
Prince, Geu Jack., Magna Charta. Mad. 
Chas. Wood, Annie Wood, Paul Neyrou. 
Prince Albert, Perfection des Blanches, Vic¬ 
tor Verdicr. 
Tills above firm mentions the following as 
the best dozen of everblooming roses for bed¬ 
ding: Bon Hilene, Duchess de Brabant, Cath¬ 
arine Mermet, Hermosa, La Princess Vera, 
Mail, Jos. Schwartz, Marie Guillot, Nipbetos, 
Perle des Jardius, Queen’s Scarlet, Sufrano, 
Sunset... 
Because the hybrid perpetuals aro uot per¬ 
petual, blooming only iu June aud sometimes 
again iu the fall, “hybrid remontants” is a 
better name. 
Among the first of the free blooming teas, 
Papa Goutier should be remembered. 
Peter Henderson mentions as in Ins esti¬ 
mation the best dozen everblooming roses, 
either for beddingor winter-flowering, the fol¬ 
lowing: Agrippina, Hermosa, The Bride, Mer¬ 
met, Bennett, Sunset, Blush Malmaison, 
American Beauty, Buu Sflene, La France, 
Pearl of the Gardens, Red Malmaison. 
The Dingee-Couard Co. mention the follow¬ 
ing five as splendid perpetual Moss Roses: 
Countess of Muriuais, Mousseline, James 
Veitch, Perpetual White, Mad. Moreau, 
Blanche Moreau. Wc should omit Perpetual 
White. And is not Mud. Moreau a Hybrid 
remontant?... 
Next to our families, says Mr. Graham, of 
the Kansas Agricultural College, I hold trees 
as God’s pleasantest gift to man. It costs 
next to nothing to grow them, and it is a 
great deal easier to cut out the surplus than 
to grow others. 
Every one recognizes the money value of 
trees on a place, and they are certainly with¬ 
in reach of all. Walnuts, hickory-nuts, box- 
elder and maples may be olunted with the heel 
says Mr. Graham; young cottonwoods, ash 
aud elms may be had for the taking. “The 
woods are full of thorn.” Plant trees; plant 
them iu platoons; protect the buildings aud 
orchard from wind storms by trees; screen 
the hog pen uud manure pile from the house 
and road by trees; have a massive wall of 
given foliage to “set off" the house by plant¬ 
ing trees behind it; plant trees everywhere— 
don’t shut out the sunlight, but plant. 
TUESDAY last the Right Hon. Lord John 
Maimers, Vice-President of the British Com¬ 
mittee of Council on Agriculture, stated, in 
response to interrogations in the House of 
Commons, that the Government inquiry into 
M. Pasteur’s method of inoculating cattle for 
the prevention of anthrax and other diseases 
was making progress; but that the results so 
far obtained would not justify the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture in recommending fann¬ 
ers to iuoculate according to tho Pasteur sys¬ 
tem..........., .... .. . 
Great improvement of accommodations for 
American cattle and dressed beef at Glasgow, 
Scotland, according to Consul Underwood. 
New wharves and slaughter-houses have been 
built. Ocean steamers can discharge their 
cargoes at the cattle docks. As at the few 
other designated ports of debarkation in tho 
United Kingdom, cattle are sold at auction 
immediately on arrival. Buyers slaughter 
their mvu cattle. No American cattle are al¬ 
lowed to leave the abbattoirs alive. The dues 
paid are 50 cents on oxen, cows aud bulls for 
the first 24 hours, aud 12 cents for every 24 
hours afterwards till the end of 10 days, when 
slaughter is compulsory.. ... 
Calves, sheep aud bogs are charged, re¬ 
spectively, 12 cents, six cents and 10 cents for 
tho fleet 24 hours and four cents, t wo cents 
and five cents for each succeeding day... 
Slaughter-house dues (paid by the buy¬ 
er) are, 24 cents for steers, cows or bulls, aud 
10 cents, six cents ond 12 cents respectively 
for calves, sheep and hogs. 
Glasgow ofteu pays better prices for hides 
than those obtainable at Liverpool, but owing 
to the bad way Americuu hides uro branded 
they bring only second class prices, and are fit 
oujy for second-class uses. Hides uotbraudod 
bripg from ?■’ 9’? to each more than 
branded lijiRs If hides must be branded it 
Js rpcpmmeuded it should ho done on the neck 
pr fore-arm..... 
It has long been maintained by many 
