should be fed at one feed and twice a day to a, 
cow, and then only when mixed with bran 
and corn meal. There is no reason why your 
home ground meal should uot lm as good in 
in every respect as that bought in the market 
if the oil is extracted. If yon don't take out 
the oil, that will make a great difference, as 
the oil adds very much to the nutritive value, 
and one pound of it at a feed would then be 
enough for a cow. 
* “spoilt” malt sprouts as manuuk. 
If. II. Y,, Finley's Station N. J .—I have 
bought malt sprouts that are too brown for 
feed, for $2 per ton; are they worth that? How 
should they be used ? Would it pay to use 
them for drying S. 0. rock that has been dis¬ 
solved with vitriol, Instead of using dry 
earth? 
AN.s—Malt sprouts are eoniposed ns fol¬ 
lows: in 2,(I0<) pounds there are 1 SI pounds of 
water, 1*5 pounds of ash, consisting of 40 
pounds of potash, 25 pounds phosphoric acid 
and other less valuable matters, and 518 
pouudsof albuminous matter containing 10 
per cent, or 83 pounds of nitrogen. These are 
Till worth utlenst $It!or#17porton,estimated 
by their value iu fertilizers. If the sprouts 
are too brown to be used for feed,that is prob¬ 
ably from the heating of the malt in drying, 
or from partial decomposition. The brown¬ 
ness from the drying would not injure them 
for feeding, but if they are at all decomposed 
they would bo of course injurious. If the 
sprouts are used for manure, they may he 
composted with S. Carolina rook phosphate 
with benefit: but they should be thoroughly 
moistened before they are used,and if possible 
partly decayed, lining thegrowing germs and 
roots of the barley, these sprouts are exceed¬ 
ingly rich iu plant food. 
ABOUT PEITKKMINT CULTURE. 
F. L. M.,Fair Ha ven,N. V. —1. Is the raising 
of peppermiut a business that can be carried 
on a farm with profit? 2. What kind of land 
should it be raised on? 8. When should the 
seed be sown and what kinds? 4. When and 
how should it bo harvested? 5. By what pro¬ 
cess is the oil extracted from the peppermiut? 
Anb.— 1. At present the culture of pepper¬ 
mint. is confined mostly to a few sections, like 
St. Joseph County, Mich., and Way uc County 
N.Y. These localities appear able to supply 
all demands. It is doubtful if a very ex¬ 
tended cultivation of mint, would be profit¬ 
able, 2. Any good land will answer. That 
in Michigan is a strong sandy loam, capable 
of producing a good crop of wheat. 8. In the 
mint districts roots are planted in furrows 
marked out. by a shovel-plow or similar in¬ 
strument. 4. The proper time for cutting 
can only be determined by actual observation 
of the growth of the plant. So much depends 
upon the season, the condition of the weuther 
and the state <>f the plant that no definite 
rule can be given. 5. The oil is extracted in 
stills. As these cost from $200 to $500 we sec 
one reason why the cultivation can only be 
carried on in localities. Only those who cul¬ 
tivate good-sized areas can afford to procure 
stills, and those with a small acreage must 
send their mint, to the neighbor’s still. The 
only way to obtain the knowledge necessary 
to enable one to succeed ut mint culture Is to 
visit a growing field of mint, and talk to the 
owner. 
RUPTURE IN A COLT. 
J. IK, Wirt, Iowa.—My year-old colt is 
ruptured below the navel; how should he be 
treated? 
Ans.—R eturn any jfrotrtiding part after 
carefully washing it with a one-per-cent, 
solution of carbolic acid, or other disinfec¬ 
tant. Stitch the edges of the rupture together 
with white silk or cut-gut, and apply a baud 
age around the body until the rupture Is 
healed. A safe and easy way of treating a 
colt of that age is to use clamps instead of 
stitches, (ret two pieces of wood a quarter of 
an inch thick, half an inch wide and long 
enough t o inclose the skin on each side of the 
rupture. Put the colt on its bock without 
violunce, and bo sure the girth is removed. 
1 hen pinch the sides of the rupture together 
quite tightly between the clamps and draw 
the ends of the latter together with small 
bolts or nuts, or a strong cord. Isaive the 
clamp on t ill it drops off with the inclosed 
skin, when the rupture will have closed. 
Keep tho animal as quiet as possible in all 
cases. 
“grubs” in cattle. 
B. IK. Ii., Holland, Ohio, and others .— 
llow can I get rid of grubs on the backs of 
my cattle? 
Ans.— l’ho “grubs" are the larvap of the cat¬ 
tle gmi fiy, which lays its eggs oil the backs of 
cattle, chiefly iu August, though the pests 
abound during the other summer months also. 
1 he My pierces the skin aud lays il« eggs in the 
oriliee, Soon a small swelling appears which 
grows larger as time passes. The tumors are 
eftou the size of a walnut, with small open¬ 
ings through which puss is discharged just be¬ 
fore the larvae are ready to emerge. The 
grubs usually escape in May or June, accord¬ 
ing to the latitude, and fall to the ground, 
into which they penetrate and undergo their 
proper changes. They may be readily dis- 
loged from the backs of cattle by pressure of 
the fingers and a pair of tweezers. All that, 
tall to the ground should bo killed at once, 
horse eating dirt. 
II. A. Carmel, N. Y .—Why does my 
horse want to eat dirt whenever he can get n 
chance? 
Ans.—T he animal is suffering Horn indiges¬ 
tion or some other gastric disturbance. Hive 
it two or three doses of a pint of linseed oil 
during a week. Feed bran mash, with a ten- 
spoonful of ginger and as much powdered sul¬ 
phate of iron in it daily for a second week, 
and the horse will probably give up his objec¬ 
tionable habit. The bran should be made luto 
a thick, mushy mess, as it must carry off the 
saud which is pretty certain to have collected 
in the intestines. Thick, boiled linseed aud 
oatmeal gruel will do as well as the bran 
mash. 
Miscellaneous. 
A. It., York Co., Can, —1. What varieties 
of strawberries are best for home use here on 
a clayey loam soil? The Wilson is degenerat¬ 
ing and at present is of poor quality. 2. 
Would the Lawson Pear and Marianna Plum 
be likely to prove hardy here. 
Ans.— 1. Our inquirer is the only one who 
can answer the questions here asked. Let 
him buy a half dozen each of the following 
varieties of strawberries: Charles Downing, 
Cumberland Triumph, Mt. Vernon, May King, 
Parry, Sharpless, Triompbe de Guild. Of the 
later kinds, try Ontario, Crimson Cluster, Jes¬ 
sie, Belmont, Jewell, Bnhach No. 5. Hender- 
derson is of fine quality but unproductive. 
Such a selection will enable him to judge in a 
season or so which kinds suit his taste and 
soil best, 2. We should guess that the Law- 
son, eh'., would prove hardy. 
IJ. S., Beamsville, Ont., Can.— 1. On a 
field which was plowed last fall 1 want to sow 
spring wheat and seed down for hay. I have 
a large pile of well-rotted barnyard manure 
close by; how should it be applied to produce 
the best results for wheat and grass? 2. What 
sort of spring wheat should 1 sow? 3. How 
many pounds of clover and Timothy should 
l ie seeded ? 
Ans.—S pread the manure as early as possi¬ 
ble and harrow well in. 2. If liable to rust in 
your locality sow the Russian—if not sow 
White Fife. 3. Five pounds of Timothy and 
two pounds of clover on land so well top- 
dressed with manure. 
B. Mr.4., Columbia ville, Mich .—In sowing 
oats and peas together, what, proportion of 
each should be sown so that they will stand up 
in such a way that I can cut them with a self- 
binder? 
Ans.—O f peas 1! j, and oats2'.j bushels. 
Tills crop should be sown thickly as fine fod¬ 
der and a large yield are more desirable than 
grain. 
G. V, IF., Lyons, TFis.—Will a cyclone noz¬ 
zle tit the aquapult; and where can one be ob¬ 
tained ? 
Ans.—I t is necessary to attach a rubber bose, 
longer or shorter as desired, to the pump and 
an iron tube must be inserted in the other end 
of the hose. To the other end of the iron 
tube the nozzle it, secured. 
IF. M. /•’., Bellsrille , TV.r,—Will Irish pota¬ 
toes bear as well if there are from two to five 
vines iua hill as if there is only one? 
Ans.—I f each hill were confined to one vine 
the potatoes would average larger thau if 
there were more vines; but the yield of mar 
chan table potatoes would be less. 
An Inquirer, Oak Hirer, Manitoba .—To 
answer your inquiry wo must know your 
name. Our books do uot show the uame of 
any subscriber at the address you give, aud 
you fail to sign your uame. 
IF. .S’. C., Middletown,N. —H. J. Baker & 
Bro., 215 Pearl Street, New York, sell sul¬ 
phur. 
Several Subscribers. —The cyclone uozzle is 
made by Thomas Summerville & Son, 313 
13th Street, N. IV. Washington, D. 0. 
L. S. L., Ilohnens , IFis,—Haaff’s address is 
Atkinson, 111. His book is advertised in our 
columns. 
DISCUSSION. 
J. J. G., Baltimore, Md.—O n page 227 of 
the Rural reference is made to what 1 know 
was a bad mistake iu the Country Gentleman, 
to the effect that cow-peas grow too small in 
the North to tie of any value, and it is further¬ 
more said, that many varieties ripened at the 
Rural Grounds and made a very heavy 
growth; was the black (white eye) variety, 
(Continued on next page.) 
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No Fertilizer Selling at the Same Price Shows 
as High Valuation. It Leads All Others. 
Potato Fertilizer 
Contains all the Plant Food necessary for a large 
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“Out of some 20 varieties of Potatoes exhibited at the 
'’atr of the Farniinytun Valley Agricultural Society held 
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8. E. Brows. Castor Center, Conn. 
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HENLEY’S 
IMPROVED MONARCH 
FENCE MACHINE. 
Patented July 21. 1SR5: May is, 1886; August 3, 1886. 
The only practical machine In use which makes (he 
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Ohlltclinhlc Stover 
IMPROVED. 
Windmills for pumping 
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Our (MOT 
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