THE RUBAI. NEW-YORKER. 
this spring, as the weather was very wet. | 
Some was Bown in June, but we can't expect 
much from that. Winter and early-sown 
spring wheat looks flue. With good weather, 
Oregon will have an average crop of wheat. 
The fruit crop was damaged somewhat by 
trost, and will not be a full average, but it 
would bo thought a good crop iu most places. 
It is too early to tell much about potatoes- 
gardens are very late. s. 
Oregon, Salem, Marion Co.. June 22.—The 
season here has been unusually wet. Farmers 
iu the low lauds are sowing as late as June 10. 
All kinds of growing crops look well. Im¬ 
proved lauds in thiB vicinity are worth from 
$15 to $30 per acre. Trices of produce are: 
wheat, 821c. per bushel; oats, 40 to 50c.; old 
potatoes, 75c.; new, $1 25. per bush. ; butter, 
20c. per pound ; eggs, 20c. per doz. 
B. 9. W. 
Oregon, Salem, Marion Co., June 21, —Thu 
crop prospects throughout the State are ex¬ 
ceedingly good. Fall wheat is perhaps too far 
advanced, but spring wheat is looking fine. 
Fruits generally are good, 1 think. E. m. w. 
Ky., Owensboro, Daviess Co., July 6.— 
The Rural is sound on horse-racing at agri¬ 
cultural fairs; so is it also on the credit sys¬ 
tem and on all other subjects so far as I am 
able to judge. 1 don’t like to hear or read 
anything about credit; for “I knowhow 'tis 
myself" aud it makesinc feel just as I imagine 
I should feel if uiy scalp were lifted. Wheat 
is over a good average in quality but the price 
is low —from 75e. to 80c. Meditcrrauiau, 
Amber and Tappahanuock are principally 
grown here, though some other kinds are being 
tried. The season is dry iu this part of the 
county and wet iu other parts. J. w. s. 
Ala., Huntsville, Madison Co., June 30.— 
Our crops are suffering for rain. We shall not 
make more than half a crop of tomatoes. 
p. n. m. 
Miss., Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., July 2.— 
The occurrence of a cold snap about the time 
the fruit trees were going out of bloom, re¬ 
sulted in a failure of pears aud peaches; 
there are only from one to two dozen defect¬ 
ive once to a tree. The same is the case with 
apples, except the common natives, which 
yielded fairly. Wheat is not planted this far 
down. Oats are not a general crop. Irish 
potatoes arc a good crop; corn aud cotton are 
average crops. Most of the lig trees killed 
to the ground by last wiuter's cold are coming 
out again ; on trees not killed there, is a good 
crop of second growth. The yield of straw¬ 
berries was large. Many Roses—Lady Banks, 
and ordinary Roses— as well as Cape Jessa¬ 
mines, were all killed, but most of them are 
sprouting again. w. h. 
Texas, Bandara, Bandar a Co., July 1.— This 
is one of the most healthy counties iu Texas. 
I’ve been here now eight months and have not 
yet heard of a death; or, indeed, of any sick¬ 
ness. Crops generally are as fair as in any 
county in Western Texas ; but the past winter 
and spring have been the driest here in ten 
years. This town, the county seat, is situated 
on the Medina river, 45 miles from San An¬ 
tonio. Strictly speaking, this is a slock coun¬ 
try, as the whole county is mountainous, but 
the river and creek valleys arc very rich 
farming lands, and a considerable quantity of 
wheat, corn and cotton is raised. From my 
own observation, this will bo a bad year for 
crops, on account of the backwardness of the 
spring—we had no ruin to 6proul seed until 
May. I don’t think wheat will avorage more 
tltau six bushels to the acre; oats, eight to 
ten bushels; corn, unless we have immediate 
rains, will be a failure. What cotton I have 
Been is about ton inches out of the ground and 
looks fine. All kinds of garden vegetables 
have beeu failures, except where they have 
been irrigated. a. s. 
Texas, Dayton, Liberty Co., July 5.—We 
have had fine seasonable rains lately, and corn, 
sweet potatoes, and cotton arc very promising. 
There are no signs of an exodus here. Our 
colored brethren have long since got over the 
forty-acros-and-nmle doctrine, and are now 
satisfied that that happy state of existence can 
only be arrived at by hard labor, and are work- 
i ng accordingly. The mast is also encouraging 
so that, if the cotton-worm comes to destroy 
our patches, we shall at least have plenty of 
bread and meat. Q. G. 
$gc Querist, 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
Applying Gas Lime to Wheat Lands. 
T. T., Cambridge, Mo., has ulxmt 5,000 bush¬ 
els of gas lime which ho wishes to use on wheat 
land this fall. Some of the laud is in corn 
now, aud some in oats, and on a field of 15 
acres there’s a good crop of wild grass; some 
of this, too, he wants to bow to wheat, aud he 
inquires how he cau apply the gas lime to the 
land so as to obtain the greatest benefit from it. 
\ns. —Gas lime contains sulphuretted hydro¬ 
gen and other sulphur compounds which are a; 
poisonous to vegetation. But these compounds in 
are rapidly changed by oxidation into harm- m 
loss, if not useful, substances, leaving the lime tb 
in a condition of carbonate, or what is known tr 
as mild lime, with some sulphate. Iu this con¬ 
dition it is useful and beneficial. Two or three 
months’ exposure, is ucedcd to produce this ^ 
effect: so that if the gas lime is fresh, it would 
be uusafe to use it at present. The lime may j s 
be drawn on to the wild-grass laud aud left in s i 
heaps of three or four bushels, from which it r( 
may be spread a» the land is plowed. About ^ 
100 bushels per acre of this lime may be used „ 
with about the same effect as 40 or 50 bushels 
of common caustic lime. If 2£ bushels are 
dropped exactly two rods, or 33 feet apatt, ^ 
each way. it will be. equal to 100 bushels per j 
acre, aud a mau eau easily spread the heaps by 
throwing the lime 16J feet from them, with a ^ 
long-handled shovel. This is, perhaps, the best, 
easiest and most accurate way of applying the ^ 
lime, t 
Jersey Reds, etc , etc. j 
A. L., Atlanta, Ohio, asks our opinion about r 
Jersey lied hogs; 2, a cure aud preventive of i 
chiekeu cholera ; 3, what variety of Strawber- . 
ries would be best for family use. 4. He 1ms 
about one-eiglith of an aere of loamy soil, tri¬ 
angular iu shape, so situated at the junction of 
two streams that the water can be kept high £ 
enough to keep the ground moist, aud he iu- 1 
quires whether it would be suitable for a cran- ‘ 
berry bed. 
Ans. —We have had no personal experience 
witli this breed, but their general reputation is * 
good. Their origin is unkuowu, but they have 
been bred iu portions of New Jersey for up- 1 
wards of 50 years. They are of large size and 1 
capable of makiug a heavy growth, 500 and 
600 pounds being common among them. A ] 
good specimen should be red in color, with a 
snout of moderate length, large lop-ears, small 
head in proportion to its size aud length of 
body. They should be long iu the body, stand¬ 
ing high and rangy on their legs ; bone, coarse; 
tail and brush, heavy. They are valuable ou ac¬ 
count. of their size, strong constitution and 
capacity for growth. They arc uot subject to 
mange. They arc probably descended from 
old importations of Bcrkshires, but they arc 
now much coarser than the improved swine of 
that breed. 2. Whenever the fowls begin to 
droop and look sleepy an effectual remedy has 
been found to consist of three or four table- 
spoonfule of strong alum water, repeated next 
day. Their food should also be mixed with 
the water twice a day for two or three days. 
Another cure recommended is one gallon of 
water to which has been added one ounce of 
bi-6ulpliate of soda; set it where the fowls can 
drink it freely. As a preventive, frequently 
clean the roosting places of the fowls aud 
sprinkle them with lime or wood ashes. 3. We 
can only suggest. Different varieties like dif¬ 
ferent soils aud treatment. Bordeu30; Pronty’s 
Seedling ; Charles Downing; Sharpless ; Gol¬ 
den Defiance. 4. Yes—all attempts that we 
have heard of to grow Cranberries on uplands 
that cannot be flooded or watered,have proven, 
sooner or later, failures. 
Queries of a Prospective Bee-Keeper. 
Z. C., no address , intends to start in bee¬ 
keeping, and asks for some information on 
the subject. He inquires, 1, if there is a bet¬ 
ter hive than the Langsiroth ; 2, what the best 
and cheapest winter foods are ; 3, how much 
honey an average swarm can make iu a sea¬ 
son ; 4, whether honey is exported from this 
country, aud if t he market is likely to be good; 
5, and, finally, he wishes to know the name of 
a good boo journal. 
Anb.— 1. It is a disputed question. The 
standard Langstroth hive is used by some ex¬ 
cellent bee-keepers, while others prefer some 
modification of it. especially the form adapted 
to the Gallup frames, for a short description of 
which, see Rural of July 5th. 2. The best 
aud cheapest winter food is the best quality of 
capped comb honey. 3. It varies greatly with 
the year, locality, etc. A good swarm cau 
produce 50 to 60 pouuds. 4. Yes. 5. There 
arc several periodicals on bee-culture. The 
American Bee Journal and Bee-keepers’ Maga- 
ziuo are both good. They can be obtained 
through this Office. 
We would add by all means begin the busi¬ 
ness, but go slowly at the start. Half-a-dozen, 
or even two or three good Italian stocks 
- are as many as the inexperienced should ven¬ 
ture to begiu with. Now is as good a time as 
any to buy bees. Obtain them from some bee¬ 
keeper near at hand, if possible, aud be sure 
that each hive contains a young, pure and pro¬ 
lific queen. Five to eight dollars for each 
swarm is an average price at this season; the 
price depending, however, greatly upon the 
locality. A correspondent from Oregon re- 
1 eently informed us that there the price was 
* $40 a colony. Get all the information on the 
^ subject that cau be obtained. Read some good 
L1 manual, like Professor Cook’s Manual of the 
e Apiary, or some other book treating of apicul- 
e ture. Study the current bee literature to see 
'■ how’ others are managing. Select some good 
>- hive and let that be the only style used in the 
apiary; but, above all, do not begin bee-keep¬ 
ing with the idea that it is a never-failing gold am 
mine, which incessantly pours its riches into Fii 
the apiarian’s pocket without thought or wt 
trouble on his part. - 
The Cnthhert Raspberry. 
W. TL II. T., Nashville, Trim., says that he ed 
has seen the Cnthhert Raspberry spoken of as 
bciug hardy and a fine bearer, while the fruit 0 
is said to be high-colored, firm, aud good for 
shipping and marketing : aud he asks, if this of 
report is true, where it cau be purchased, as 
he wants it for market purposes. The Brandy- T1 
wine is his best berry, but it is almost too soft va 
for shipping to a distance. )' r| 
Ans. —What he has learned of the Cuth- 1U 
bert is tvuo, as far as we can at present judge. ^ 
Last winter it stood with us better than the 1 
Brandywine. We have scarcely any doubt 
that it will prove oue of our most valuable C8 
market sorts. Plants can be procured of the 
following: J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J.; 
tbe Messrs. Williams, Montclair, N. J.: E. P. ti 
Roe, Coruwall-on-IIudsou; Ellwanger A Bar- a] 
ry, Rochester, N. Y.; Dr. F. M. Hexamer, ai 
Newcastle, N. Y.; or of any of the dealers in 
small fruit, who advertise in the Rural. o 
Miscellaneous. 
A Subscriber , Luting, Texas, asks where, and 
at what price, eau be obtained a good work on 
mythology ; a good history of France, and one 
of England. t] 
Ans.— Murray's Manual of Mythology, $2.25; 
Whik’s History of France, 1 vol., $3; Green’s g 
short History of the English People, 1 vol., ^ 
$1.75. There are many larger and, of course, 
more expensive works than these, treating 
more fully of the same subjects, hut a fair 
knowledge of tbe topics cau be obtained from ^ 
these books, which arc among the best of their ^ 
kind. They cau all be had from Messrs. Scrib¬ 
ner & Co., of this city. 
J. M. M., St. George, Utah, asks whether the 
stickers of Blunt’s Prolific corn should bo ^ 
pulled or left on. 2. What will cure mildew 
on Grape-vines. I 
Ans —As far as the Rural premiums are 
concerned, each competitor can do as he pleases 
with the suckers. The latest experiments go 1 
to show that there is nothing gained by re- ] 
moving them, though Mr. Bluut did so, 2. The t 
remedy for mildew is sulphur. Dust it on in , 
the morning while the dew is on the vines, or 
else sprinkle them first with water ; otherwise ; 
the sulphur does uot adhere very well. ; 
W. S. T., CornwaU, Ontario, Canatla, asks, 1, 
is it advisable to put wood ashes around corn 
at the second hoeiug—his land is gravelly; 2, 
he has plenty of stable manure aud some hen 
manure composted with leached ashes, and he 
asks whether it would be well to put some be¬ 
tween the rows of Webb’s New Kinver Man¬ 
golds, sown iu ridges; 3, is it hurtful to prune 
apple trees early iu July. 
AN 3 .—1, Yes. 2, Yes, but it would have been 
better if applied before the mangolds were 
sown. 3, No. 
M. S., BurdeU, N. Y, asks for a remedy for 
gapes in chickens. He has tried everything 
that has been recommended for years past, but 
without success. 
Ans.— Since you have tried every remedy and 
failed, it seems a hopeless task to write pre¬ 
scriptions. Iu a brevity iu Rural of June 7th 
we related the experience of a gentleuiau iu 
Brooklyn, who cured his chickens of the gapes 
by dropping some dry caustic lime down their 
throats. Have yon tried that? Within the 
last six months we have given as many recipes 
for this malady. 
J. A,, Port Colborne, Ont., Cam, asks whether 
the riding saw advertised iu the Rural, as 
made by the Farmers’ Manufacturing Co., is 
better or worse than that made by W. W. 
Giles, which was advertised iu this paper some 
time since. Folks there got some of Giles’s 
machinery last spring, and liked it greatly; but 
uo reply has lately been received to letters 
written to him. 
An 9 . —It is the same machine, Giles having 
, formed a stock company which is known by 
, the above name. 
A. R. C., Bttffalo, N. 1\, asks where he can 
l buy the best superphosphate, aud what is the 
the difference between phosphate aud super¬ 
phosphate. 
Ans.— L. L. Croeker, of your city, will fur- 
» nish an article that is what it purports to be. 
Bone dissolved iu sulphuric acid, as often ex- 
s plained in this journal, is superphosphate. 
Bone alonu furnishes a large percentage of 
e phosphoric acid, and is therefore called “ for 
i- short,” phosphate. 
li 11. N. M. (no address, once more), sends us 
c specimens of a plant that is overrunning a 
c cemetery in his vicinity, and asks its name ; 2. 
s- how to exterminate it; 3. whether it spreads 
.s from seeds or roots. 
e Ans.— I. It is Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia 
d Cyparissias). It is a ualivc of Europe, but 
ie rapidly spreading here. 2. If mown frequently 
1- during the summer. It would soon disappear. 
:e Otherwise the sod would have to be plowed 
>d under. Now that it is forming seed would be 
iq I the proper time. 3. Both. 
W. H. D., Pavilion, N. Y., sends a flower 
and asks for its name; 2, what care should 
Finus edulis receive through tho winter; 3, 
what is the depth of Delaware Bay at its mouth. 
Ans. —Weigela rosea, one of the plants of 
which we sent out seeds last winter. 2. Pinus 
edulis is perfectly hardy and requires no 
special care. 3. The main channel has from 35 
to 75 feet of water. 
U. Z>., St. Jean Peschaillon, sends a specimen 
of grass for name. 
Ans. —Phalttris arundinacea (Canary grass). 
The Ribbon or striped grass of the garden is a 
variety of this, and when planted in low or 
wet soils, will soon return to the species, los- 
iug its variegation entirely. It should be cut 
early; it is not very nutritive. Cattle care 
little for it. 
Mrs. H. A. P., Zanesville, O., asks what 
caustic lime is—she has asked her druggist, but 
he does not know. 
Ans. —Lime before it is slaked is culled caus¬ 
tic lime. Caustic means burning, and when 
applied to lime refers to its power of corroding 
animal tissues. 
C. 8., South Bend, Ind., asks the addresses 
of some first-class manufacturers of green¬ 
house and conservatory materials. 
Ans. —Lord’s Horticultural Works, Irving- 
tou-on-Hudson, N. Y.; Hitchings A Co,, No. 
233 Mercer street, N. Y. We do uot know of 
any iu the West, or we would gladly furnish 
their names. 
IV. II., Norwich —one of the seven in the U. 
S.—wants to kuow where he can buy some 
buckwheat. 
Ans. —Of Peter Henderson A Co . 35 Court- 
land St. this city. Thorburn A Co., 15 Johu 
St- B. K. Bliss A Sous, 34 Barclay St. H. A. 
Dreer, Phil., Pa. J. J. H. Gregory, Marble¬ 
head, Mass. 
C. T., Milleroille, Ohio, asks how be can pre- 
veut birds from eating up his lettuce seed. 
Ans.—C over the seed plants with netting. 
We know of no other preventive. 
Communications received for the week ending 
Saturday, July 12th. 
H. 8. C.—A subscriber—D. L. II.--E. S.—W. R. 
B. —W. J. B.—G. K.—L. H. W.—C. N.—T. H. R.— 
L. M.-N. O. C.-H. R.—C. L. M.—T. H. U.—L. H. 
M. —W. F. C.—A. W,—W. F. J.—B. G. S.—J. D. 
T.—U. C. H.-F. G. D.-D. W. B.—W. J. B.—B. P.— 
C. W.—H. M. 8.—A. W.—W. F. J.—B. G. 8.—J. D. 
T.—E. W. 8.—W. J. B.—W. N\—R. H., thanks— 
M. A. R.—T. W. 
Various, 
CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL 
MENT STATION. 
EXPERI- 
Bulletin 31.—July 4, 1879. 
Fertilizer Analyses. 
2S3. Piuo Island Guano. Made by Quinni- 
piac Fertilizer Co., New Haven. Sampled 
from stock of G. Osborn A Tolies, Naugatuck, 
by M. S. Baldwin, Naugatuck. Sent May2Stk. 
291. English Super-phosphate. 
292. Standard Peruvian Guano. 
295. Lombard A Mathewson’s Phosphate. * 
Composition per cent. 
2S3 
291 
292 
295 
Nitrogen as Am.’ilia . 
6.76 
8.08 
Organic, nitrogen. 
Sol. Phos. Acid.. 
a 77 
2.14 
1.76 
15.19 
5.49 
2.11 
Rev. Phos. Acid. 
3.76 
.38 
3.85 
10-12 
Iusol. Phos. Acid. 
2.25 
1.20 
6.33 
5.24 
Potash. 
6.63 
2.97 
Chlorine. 
4.94 
Moisture. 
Est. val. per ton. 
Cost per ton. ..... 
26.27 
$33.57 
$39.50 
$66.67 
$43.38 
. 45.00* 
33.00 
53>o0 
40.00 
287. Muriate of Potash. 
289. Ground Cotton Seed Damaged. 
Sam- 
pled from stock of H. J. Baker A Bro., 215 
Pearl street, N. Y., by L. S. Wells A Son, New 
Britain. Received June 9. 
297. Cotton and Linseed Pomace. Sampled 
from stock of H. J. Baker A Bro., 215 Pearl 
street.. N. Y., by M. S. Baldwin, Naugatuck. 
Received June 24. 
287 2S9 297 
Nitrogen. 6.92 6.87 
Fhos. Acid. 8.09 8.00 
Potash.. 59.68+ 2.00 2.10 
Est. value per ton. $35.09 $84.77 
Cost per ton. $37.50 18.507 18.50 
290. A. Ground Bone. 
293. Lombard A Mathewson'a Bone. 
294. Lombard A Mathewson’s Bone. No. 2. 
296. Pure Bone Meal. Manufactured by 
Lewis M. Wakely, Long Hill. Sampled from 
stock of manufacturer by J. R. Brinsmade, 
Long Hill. Received June 21. 
290 293 294 29G 
Nitrogen... 4.30 s.<7 4.115 4.10 
Phos. Add. 23.74 25.13 20.18 51.48 
Estimated value. $44.07 $<5.u! $36.6ti $41.84 
Cost. 83.00 36.00 31.00 82X0 
287, 290, 291 aud 292, were received Juno 9th, 
from P. M Augur, Middlefield. 2S7, 291 aud 
293, were sampled from stock of Wilson A 
Burr, dealers, Middletown. 290 was sampled 
from the stock of Rogers A Hubbard Co., 
manufacturers, Middletown. 
293, 294 and 295, were sampled and sent by 
the dealers, Buck and Durkee, Willimantie. 
Received Tune 20th. 
S. W. Johnson, Director. 
•Calculated from the price per loi ($2.25) in 
Naugatuck. The manufacturer's price is $38,00 per 
slugle ton delivered on hoard ears iu New Haven. 
+ Potash costa 3 1-7 cents per tb. 
; Cost iu New York. The freight to New Britain was 
$4.oo per ton, 
290 
293 
294 
290 
4.30 
3.77 
4.05 
4.10 
33.74 
25.13 
20.08 
21.43 
$44.07 
$<5.Ui 
$36.56 
$41.84 
83.00 
36.00 
81.00 
82.10 
