1889 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
7o3 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
C OLCORD’S SYSTEM OF PRESERV¬ 
ING GREEN FORAGE.—The R. N.- 
Y. is glad that Mr. Colcord has prepared 
this volume. In many respects it is the most 
important publication relating to ensilage 
that has appeared since Mr. Goffart began 
the literature of the silo. We have des¬ 
cribed this “ patent system ” of making si¬ 
lage so frequently that most of our readers 
know what it is. For the benefit of those 
who nave not given the matter much 
thought, we may say briefly that Mr. Col¬ 
cord conceived the idea of preserving green 
forage, corn, clover, it matters not what, 
without any fermentation. The ordinary 
silo is a tight box or room in the building, 
drainage of which is carefully avoided and 
outside air is guarded against. The ma¬ 
terial with which the silo is to be filled is 
thrown in and permitted to heat up to a 
high temperature. This high heating is 
considered beneficial, it being asserted that 
after a certain degree of heat is reached the 
product cools down, the ferment germs be¬ 
ing destroyed. The high heat produced 
in these silos has led the owners to com¬ 
pare their silage to preserved fruit. Now 
Mr. Colcord believed that this heat was 
not necessary. Quoting from Mr. Gof¬ 
fart, he says: “ The end to be attained is 
to prevent all kinds of fermentation. Fer¬ 
mentation preserves nothing; on the con¬ 
trary, it is always a preliminary step to¬ 
wards a decomposition more or less putrid; 
towards a real destruction.” What does 
he do, then, to take the place of what the 
scientists advocate in the way of “ killing 
heat?” A strong, air-tight silo is built 
much like those used by the high-lieat 
people. There are strong beams placed 
above it to render it possible to produce a 
strong pressure. At the bottom is an open¬ 
ing with pipes leading to the outside. A 
device called a silo governor fits to this 
opening at the bottom of the silo. This 
governor is the characteristic feature of the 
system. It comprises a series of connected 
perforated pipes so arranged that they 
branch all about through the silo. The 
cut corn is thrown into the silo in the usual 
way—down among these perforated pipes. 
When the silo is full it is covered with an 
air-tight cover and powerful jack-screws 
are placed under the heavy beams and 
worked so that the cover is pressed 
powerfully down. Then, as can be read¬ 
ily seen, the juice and water in the 
silage—all the substances that might cause 
heat and fermentation—are pressed in¬ 
to the perforated pipes and can be drawn 
away at the outside. The product left is 
not “ silage ” as most people recognize that 
substance, but “preserved green forage.” 
Mr. Colcord, in this little volume, gives all 
the details of his system and explains it at 
length. 
As to the merits of his system, it is evi¬ 
dent that, counting the cost of the governor 
and the labor required in adjusting the 
pipes and working the screws, the patent 
silage will cost more per tou than the com¬ 
mon product. Is it worth more per ton 
after it is made? That is the question. The 
R. N.-Y. fully believes it is. 
Dairy Experiments at the New Jer¬ 
sey Station. —Bulletin No. 57 of this sta¬ 
tion outlines some experiments that are 
now under way to test the relative merits of 
different breeds of cows. Three cows of 
each of the following breeds, Ayrshire, 
Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein-Friesian and 
Short-horn, are being fed and milked togeth¬ 
er somewhat after the plan followed at the 
Geneva, N. Y., Station. The food and milk 
are frequently analyzed. At the end of the 
year it will be possible to tell how much 
each cow has eaten, how much milk she 
has produced and how her milk compares 
in value with the standard. It can be read¬ 
ily seen that such a test will prove very in¬ 
teresting when it shall have continued long 
enough to give a fair biisis for calculation. 
Peter Henderson & Company, 35 & 37 
Cortland Street, New York.— Autumn 
catalogue of bulbs for fall planting, plants 
for winter flowering and seeds for fall sow¬ 
ing. Handsomely illustrated. Besides 
hardy bulbs, roses, a large collection of 
chrysanthemums, hardy shrubs and small 
fruits are catalogued. 
Strawberries for Canada.— Bulletin 
No. 5 of the Experimental Farm at Ottawa, 
Canada, is devoted to strawberry culture. 
The most economical methods of culture 
are given and an excellent list of varieties 
with the characteristics of each. 
The Murray Harness.— The R. N.-Y. 
again calls attention to the catalogue of 
the Wilbur H. Murray Company of Cincin¬ 
nati, Ohio. The prices given for all sorts 
of harnesses and buggies are certainly sur¬ 
prising. So far as the R. N.-Y. can learn, 
the goods are of such quality as to make 
the offer a remarkable one. This is the 
year for economy. Buy at headquarters 
and save all you can. 
Creosote Stains. —Circular from Samuel 
Cabot, 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. 
There are seven reasons why these stains 
are worthy of use. They preserve the wood, 
they are less expensive than paint and at 
the same time just as durable, the coloring 
effect is more beautiful than that of paint, 
the stains decrease the combustibility of 
the wood, they are more easily and quickly 
applied than paint and will stand the 
weather better. A novel device is adopted 
for advertising the stains. Pieces of wood 
stained in different colors are sent to those 
who desire to investigate the merits of cre¬ 
osote stain. You had better send for them. 
A Study of Windbreaks in their Re¬ 
lation to Fruit-Growing.— BulletinNo. 9, 
September, 1889, from the Experiment Sta¬ 
tion at Ithaca, N. Y. In this bulletin 
Prof. Bailey has adopted the “Symposium” 
plan of giving information. The pamphlet 
presents the views of 79 well known fruit¬ 
growers, with comments and elaborations 
by Prof. Bailey. The arrangement of the 
answers is most admirable and the conclu¬ 
sions and arguments are forcibly and clear¬ 
ly given. In fact, this bulletin is a model 
for clearness and pithiness. Prof. B. says 
that while the best horticultural writers 
are nearly unanimous in recommending 
windbreaks for all fruit plantations, there 
is, nevertheless wide difference in opinion 
and practice among good cultivators con¬ 
cerning them. Fruit-growers, as a rule, 
either whoWy oppose shelters or positively 
advocate them. It was because of this dif¬ 
ference of opinion that the “ symposium 
was organized and prepared.” Prof. B. 
gives the following “ general summary ” of 
the points made by his correspondents. 
1. A windbreak may exert great in¬ 
fluence upon a fruit plantation. 
2. The benefits derived from windbreaks 
are the following: protection from cold; 
lessening of evaporation from soil and 
plants; lessening of windfalls; lessening of 
liability to mechanical injury of trees; re¬ 
tention of snow and leaves; facilitating of 
labor; protection of blossoms from severe 
winds; enabling trees to grow more erect; 
lessening of injury from the drying up of 
small fruits; retention of sand in certain 
localities; hastening of maturity of fruits 
in some cases; encouragement of birds; 
ornamentation. 
3. The injuries sustained from wind¬ 
breaks are as follows: Preventing the free 
circulation of warm winds and consequent 
exposure to cold; injuries from insects and 
fungous diseases; injuries from the en¬ 
croachment of the windbreak itself; in¬ 
creased liabililty to late spring frosts in rare 
cases. 
a. The injury from cold, still air is us¬ 
ually confined to those localities which are 
directly influenced by large bodies of water, 
and which are protected by forest belts. It 
can be avoided by planting thin belts. 
b. The injury from insects can be avert¬ 
ed by spraying with arsenical poisons. 
c. The injury from the encroachment of 
the windbreak may be averted, in part at 
least, by good cultivation and by planting 
the fruit simultaneously with the belt. 
4. Windbreaks are advantageous wher¬ 
ever fruit plantations are exposed to strong 
winds. 
5. In interior places, dense or broad belts, 
of two or more rows ot trees, are desirable, 
while within the influence of large bodies 
of water thin or narrow belts, comprising 
but a row or two, are usually preferable. 
6. The best trees for windbreaks in the 
Northeastern States are Norway Spruce, 
and Austrian and Scotch Pines, among the 
evergreens. Among deciduous trees, most 
of the rapidly-growing native species are 
useful. A mixed plantation, with the har¬ 
diest and most vigorous deciduous trees on 
the windward, is probably the ideal artifi¬ 
cial shelter belt. 
Systematic Testing of New Varie¬ 
ties.— In Bulletin No. 8 of the Pennsyl¬ 
vania Station, Prof. Geo. C. Butz announces 
that the station is prepared to test novel¬ 
ties, in the way of vegetables, flower’s or 
fruits. The station will not, of course, of¬ 
fer any of these novelties for sale; the origi¬ 
nator’s right is fully understood. The de¬ 
sire of the station is merely to test the 
plants accurately by the side of dozens or 
hundreds of other varieties. Originators 
will do well to communicate with Prof. 
Butz. 
Cmu. 
“Every Man is presumed to know the 
Law. Nine-tenths of all Litigation arises 
from Ignorance of Law.” 
COST OF DIVISION FENCES IN NEW YORK. 
N. T. L., Kingston, N. Y. —My neighbor 
has a building 100 feet long on his line. I 
have a building 75 feet long on my line. 
Both lots are about 150 feet long. If I build 
a fence to the end of my land must my 
neighbor pay half ? If he says that the fact 
that his building is 25 feet longer than 
mine saves me 25 feet of fence, must I con¬ 
tribute half the cost of the whole fence in¬ 
cluding the wall of the building for 25 
feet? 
Ans. —Outside the incorporated cities 
and villages of this State, half the ex- 
AMERICAN GAME-BIRDS. 
An account of the Wood-duck, Passenger 
Pigeon, Spotted Sandpiper, and California 
Quail, by Ernest Ingersoll, together with 
Illustrations by J. Carter Beard; “The 
Close of the Racing Season,” with front¬ 
page drawing by T. de Thulstrup; rapid 
sketches by Frederic Remington at the 
field day of the Philadelphia City Troop; 
and a cut of the Sp irit of th e Times Futu rity 
Stakes Cup, trotted for at Cleveland, Octo¬ 
ber 8th; with other capital contents, in 
penses of a division fence is borne by the 
owner of each of the pieces of property be¬ 
tween which the fence runs, provided each 
owner has his property inclosed. If either 
owner leaves his property uninclosed, he 
need not contribute towards the fence un¬ 
til such time as he sees fit to inclose his 
premises. In incorporated cities and vil¬ 
lages the question is generally settled eith¬ 
er by the charter or by ordinance; but in all 
cases, so far as we know, the expense is 
shared substantially as under the general 
law. The owner of adjacent premises is 
not, however, obliged to contribute towards 
the cost of the wall of a building because 
it partially replaces a partition fence. 
LAW OF INHERITANCE IN TENNESSEE. 
Harper’s Weekly, October 9th. 
20 pages,with cover, 10c. §4 a year, post paid. 
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L. S. M., Jacksonville. Fla.— A in 
common with four brothers and sisters 
owned valuable land in Tennessee inher¬ 
ited from his father. A moved to Florida, 
married there and died, leaving a widow 
and one child. The child died in infancy- 
12 months after the father’s death. What 
interest does the widow inherit in the land? 
What interest, if any, did the child have in 
it? If the child had an interest in the land, 
to whom does it descend? 
Ans. —Under the law of descent in Ten¬ 
nessee, upon the death of a husband, the 
wife is entitled to a life interest in one- 
third of the real estate, and the remainder 
goes equally to the children. On the death 
intestate of an owner who leaves no issue, 
and no brothers or sisters, or their issues, 
as was the case with the child under con¬ 
sideration, the real estate goes to the sur¬ 
viving parent. Accordingly, in the present 
case, the whole of the husband’s interest in 
the real estate in Tennessee, vested in the 
widow upon the death of her only child. 
unuc STUDY. Book keeping, Business Forms, Pen- 
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BRYANT & STRATTON’S, 415 Main St., Buffalo, N.Y. 
(lut-s, and plants. 
NEW AND RARE PLANTS, 
ORCHIDS, ETC. 
A Large Collection of Hot-House and Green- 
Uouse Plants Carefully grown at low rates. 
Orchids—a very extensive stock—East Indian. Mexi¬ 
can, Central South American, etc. 
Roses, Clematis and Dutch Bulbs. Large importa 
tlons from leading growers in Holland. 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, etc. Catalogues on 
application. 
JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. 
LANDRETH’S LAWN GRASS SEED 
Is a mixture of the finest varieties of perennial grass 
seeds, producing a most beautiful and permanent 
sod in a short time. The lawns and grass plots in 
and around Philadelphia afford ample evidence of 
the superior quality of the Landreth's Lawn Grass 
Seed. 
All Varieties of Grass and Clover Seeds care¬ 
fully selected, thoroughly re-cleaned, 
and freed from all imperfections. 
T. L. II., Queens County, Long Island, 
N. Y. —What birds can be legally shot in 
this county from now until the end of the 
season ? 
Ans. —Wild ducks, geese and brant may 
be killed in any other part of the State, 
from September 1 till May 1; but in the 
waters of Long Island, they may be killed 
only between October 1st and May 1st. 
Woodcock may be killed on Long Island 
between August 1 and January 1, and 
prairie chickens between September 1 
and January 1. Robins and blackbirds 
may be shot on Long Island between No¬ 
vember 1 and January 1. Snipes and plov¬ 
ers July 10 to January 1. Rail-birds Sep¬ 
tember 1 to Jauuary 1. It is a misdemeanor 
at any time to kill song birds or any other 
than game birds except for scientific pur¬ 
poses; but English sparrows are not pro¬ 
tected by the act; and, indeed, it is a mis¬ 
demeanor intentionally to give them 
food or shelter. Neither are crows, hen- 
hawks and owls protected by the act. 
Night hunting and the use of artificial 
lights, or pivot or swivel guns or nets is 
prohibited. 
LANDRETH’S LAWN FERTILIZER. 
A most exceUeut top-dressing for lawns and grass- 
plots, producing a rich and vigorous growth. Sold 
in packages from five pounds to the ton. 
D. LANDRETH & SONS, 
21 & 28 South Sixth Street Branch Store, Delaware 
Avenue and Arch Street. Philadelphia, Ha 
THE IDAHO PEAR. 
W'hat Others Say About It : 
Compared with Keiffer it is far superior n 
quality. AMERICAN GARDEN. 
Quality best. PATRICK BARRY. 
It is not so sweet as the Bartlett, hut higher fla¬ 
vored—more vinous. THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Trees now for the first time offered for 
sale 
Single Tree by mail, post paid, 
$2.50; Three ior $6.00. 
Send for illustrated prospectus conta'ning a finer 
list of testimonials than any new fruit that has ever 
been introuueed. 
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300,000 Apple and Peach Trees— all suit 
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We import, from the best sources in Holland, a large 
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PEACH TREES. 
Fine one-year-old and J. B. for distant shipment 
Clean, healthy trees, from Natural seed; the new 
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