a hole into the tree and that the eggs are no 
laid by a winged insect at all. His price for 
this wonderful and easy remedy is : 
Whether he has found many customers at 
that price I can’t say. What does the Rural 
think of the matter. 
Ans.—T his agent is plainly a knave or a 
fool. The borer in its perfect form is a bro wn- 
and-white striped beetle which flies at night, 
depositing its eggs late in the spring,generally 
in the bark near the soil. The eggs soon hatch 
into grubs and it is these grubs which eat into 
the tree and do all the damage, remaining 
there for nearly two years and coming forth 
perfect insects. Then the sexes mate and 
eggs are again deposited in the bark or under 
loose scales. The “worms” do not come out 
of the soil, being the product of the eggs de¬ 
posited as stated above. His device is utterly 
worthless. 
Miscellaneous. 
W. C. D., Deerfield, III .—1. Is there any 
malaria in the northern parts of Delaware 
and Maryland? 2. Would that section be heal¬ 
thy fora Northern family? 3. Which State 
has the better laws? 4. In which State are the 
taxes heaviest? 5. Is it healthy around Smyr¬ 
na, Del.? 6. Do damp, chilly winds prevail? 
Ans. —1. No, except near fresh-water 
marshes. 2. Yes. 3. The laws of both States 
are good, and give satisfaction to the inhabit¬ 
ants. We cannot undertake to institute com¬ 
parisons between the laws of different States. 
Those of each State suit a majority of the in¬ 
habitants, otherwise they would be promptly 
altered. 4. Taxes are lower in the Peninsula 
than in States farther north. There is little 
if any difference in taxation in both States. 
5. Not particularly for Northern people. 6. 
Yes; in some parts in winter; but they are 
much less severe than those farther North. 
The lower part of Delaware near Cape Charles 
or the Eastern Shore of Maryland would prob¬ 
ably suit our inquirer best. Before making 
an investment in any section it would be well 
to visit it and examine the location on the 
spot. Remember it is a permanent home that 
is sought, and in the selection of a thing so 
important one should be willing to incur some 
trouble and expense in order to come to a wise 
decision. It would usually be foolish to trust 
to the representations of any third person, 
least of all to those of a land agent, however 
honest he may be. 
J. G. T., Sterling, N. J .—1. How can I al¬ 
ter an ordinary thrashing machine to shell 
corn and break the stalks? 2. What horse¬ 
power does a two-horse tread-power generate, 
running as it generally runs in thrashing 
grain? 
Ans. —l.The usual changes are to take out all 
but one row of teeth in the concave. If the 
corn is heavy, enough of the cylinder teeth 
are removed to prevent cutting the grain. 
Some little experimenting will be needed to 
exactly determine how many teeth to leave. 
2. No one can answer this question exactly. 
If the horses are worked very hard they can 
get more than two horse power of work on the 
commercial standard; but there is considera¬ 
ble power lost in running the tread-mill- 
probably not less than one-fourth of a horse¬ 
power. Whether they can get more power 
this way than with a horizontal horse-power 
is not definitely known; but they probably 
can, as the weight of a horse is used to aid 
somewhat in the work of a tread power. 
«/. N. J., Holland Patent, N. Y. —1. A young 
cow of mine had a swollen tongue last fall, 
and has never quite recovered. She eats toler¬ 
ably well, but keeps thin and drools so the sali¬ 
va covers six to eight feet on the floor. Is 
there any help for her?. 2. Should I open a 
soft swelling on the knee of a two-year-old 
bull? Is there any other way to relieve it? It 
has been growing for about a year and is now 
the size of a quart measure. Is it a leak from 
the joint? 
Ans. —1. Wash the mouth once or twice 
daily with a solution of borax or vinegar and 
water. Have the tongue carefully examined 
by a competent veterinary surgeon for a 
foreign body which is probably the cause of 
the trouble. 2. It would not be safe for you 
to open this swelling, the contents, if liquid, 
can best be drawn off with a hypodermic syr¬ 
inge, and a wet bandage then applied to com¬ 
press the sac. 
J. A. B., Finley, Mont.— W hat is the weight 
of a stack of hay oblong in shape, allowing 7>£ 
feet per ton? 
Ans. Find the number of cubic feet in the 
stack and divide by the number of cubic feet 
in a ton. We do not know what you mean by 
“allowing 1]/, feet per ton.” Hay experts who 
buy hay in bulk generally allow512 cubic feet 
to the ton and it is a safe estimate in well 
packed stacks. If your stack is 50 feet long, 
10 feet wide and 10 feet high,-you would mul¬ 
tiply 50x10x10=8,000 feet. It.would bo safo 
to throw ofT.10 per cent, to allow for the round¬ 
ing of the top= 7,200. This divided by 512, 
gives 14 tons. This is as safe a rule as you can 
take for bulk measuring. 
H. S. C., Gaines, Pa. —My 12-year-old horse 
has been working hard all winter and been 
fed grain liberally. A while ago he laid off 
for a day or two, and when I was taking him 
out of the stable he stopped, plunged to one 
side, looked wild as if afraid, fell down and 
thrashed around a little while, and then lay 
still as if he were dead. After lying so for 10 
minutes he got up and seemed to be all right. 
He has had another spell since. He eats and 
works well and appears in good health; what 
ails him? 
Ans. —The trouble is due to the heavy feed¬ 
ing during idleness, and can be avoided by 
reducing his feed when unavoidably idle. 
But regular daily exercise when not at work 
will also be desirable, if possible. 
C. H., Fort Keogh, M. T. —1. Mycowshave 
everal grubs in their backs. What causes 
them and what will drive them out? 2. My 
cow calved in June last and had a severe at 
tack of parturient apoplexy. She will come 
in in May; what had I better feed and give 
her to prevjnt a recurrence this year? 
Ans. —1. The “grubs” can be pressed out 
with the fingers. 2. See the article on page 
200 for treatment of milk fever and garget. 
J. S., Caledonia, N. Y. —1. What chemical 
that is largely soluble in water will make a 
complete fertilizer for celery and cauliflower 
on mucky land with nitrate of soda? 2. Are 
the disks k used on the Darnell’s Harrow pat¬ 
ented? 
Ans . —1. Bone superphosphate and sulphate 
of potash. 2. We don’t know about the har¬ 
row. 
DISCUSSION. 
A. P. M., Southton, Mich.— On page 162 
of this >eai’s Rural Mr. Coleman tells how 
he raises corn in Caldwell County, Kentucky. 
He says the average crop can be doubled by 
wiser cultivation; that preparation of the 
seed-bed is better than the cultivation of the 
growing crop; that cultivation should be 
early and shallow, much deep cultivation be¬ 
ing injurious, and that no root-pruning should 
occur., Then he tells us how to raise a big 
corn crop. His way may be all right down 
in Kentucky; but it will not do in the coun¬ 
try at large. Up here in the North when 
could we get our corn planted if we were to 
plow the ground in spring and then wait for 
a rain or two.as he advises? Why,some years 
we wouldn’t get our crop planted before June. 
The soil here is a black sandy loam, with a 
heavy subsoil. For corn I plow from five to 
six inches deep; and for wheat and oats from 
eight to nine inches. My reason for not plow¬ 
ing deepSr for corn is that I generally use 
sod-ground for that crop. If I had plowed deep 
then when dry weather set in the young 
roots would go down about as far as the 
ground had been plowed and then stop; 
whereas, when I plow only five inches deep, 
they will be through the sod and keep on 
growing. Last year I grew 100 bushels of 
com to the acre; so did some of my neigh¬ 
bors. It was planted 3>^ feet each way. The 
only tool I used was a double shovel plow. I 
went through it three times each way, going 
twice in a row the last time I worked it. It 
was all in the silk and I claim that cultiva¬ 
tion then did more good than at any other 
time I worked it. Think of only going 
through corn once each way! I tell you it 
would be fun to cut it here in Michigan or in 
Ohio, where I was raised. 
Your Life 
Is in danger while your blood is impure. 
Gross food, careless personal habits, and 
various exposures render miners, loggers, 
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The best remedy is Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. A 
powerful alterative, this medicine cleanses 
the blood through the natural channels, and 
speedily effects a cure. 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared by Dr. J. O. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Price $1; six bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle. 
ItHT H ^' ve at home make more money working for us than 
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Color. 
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SECOND EDITiON OF A 
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For laying'out and arranging 
Carpet Beds andiFancy Flower Gardens. 
Every Gardener should have It Price $3.00. 
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Springfield, Mass, 
VIRCINIA VENTILATED FRUIT PACKAGES 
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The original and best Ventllated'.FrultIPackages made. 
For Sale by S. D. Bedell, 105 Park Place. N. Y. 
Native Evergreen Plants.— Balsam Fir, Arbor 
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10 
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The Big Foot, I1L, Creamery is claimed to be the largest Creamery In 
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