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proportion to live weight, lies between the 
Brittany cow and a goat. Most farmers 
would rather feed cows at a loss than to keep 
goats at a profit. In Scotland a goat show is 
one of the regular events of the year. 
“If you want the kettle to boil, don’t add 
cold water.” Remember this .you gentlemen 
who feel disposed to laugh at the boy’s plans 
just because you know more than he does. 
Farm & Home says that rancid butter may 
be restored by washing it first with good new 
milk, and next with spring water. The buty¬ 
ric acid is said to be freely soluble in fresh 
milk... 
Among new roses try Marshall P. Wilder, 
Her Majesty and W. F. Bennett. 
We would recommend a trial of the follow¬ 
ing new or comparatively rare shrubs : 
Rhodotypus Kerreoides, Viburnum plicatum, 
Sambueus aurea, Philadelphus aurea and 
Hydrangea quercifolia. 
To our newer readers, who are so situated 
that they desire to try new fruit, we would 
mention as worthy of trial the Poughkeepsie 
Red, Empire State, Ulster Prolific, Eaton, 
Roenbeck, Cayuga, F. B. Hayes, Eldorado, 
Cottage and Brighton Grapes ; the Golden 
Queen, Marlboro, Earhart Everbearing Rasp¬ 
berries; the Industry Gooseberry; the Parry 
and Jewell Strawberries; the Frederick Clapp 
and Dr. Reeder Pears. 
The premium crop of turnips at the Glou¬ 
cester Root Show, England, recently held, 
yielded 34 tons, 1,104 pounds, or 1,152 bushels 
per acre. The yields of the best acre of man¬ 
gels winning the first prize at the same show 
was 46 tons, 1,172 pounds, or 1,553 bushels, 
These were very large crops for any country, 
and represent an enonuous amount of stock 
food. It is a great pity American farmers do 
not pay more attention to root-crops. 
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RURAL SPECIAL REPORTS. 
Alabama. 
Huntsville, Madison Co,, Jan. 24.—None 
of the Rural corn fully matured, neither did 
the beans. The tomatoes were fine and I think 
worth raising. I am much pleased with your 
Seed List for 1886, and shall test them thor¬ 
oughly, as I have now an opportunity for such 
work. I am saving the Rural to make into 
yearly books. J- h. w. 
Arkansas. 
PoteaU, Scott Co., Jan. 12.—The past Fall 
and Winter have been all that could be desired 
for fine weather. Very little rain yet, hanlly 
enough to keep the ground in good plowing 
order. But now we are having the coldest 
weather ever experienced in this part of the 
country. The “blizzard” set in here on the 
evening of the 7tb, and the mercury fell 42 
degrees in 15 hours. The thermometer stood 
at 10 degrees below zero on the morning of 
the 8th, and stood at from six to eight below 
all day, and has ranged from zero to 18 above 
ever since, making this the coldest spell ever 
witnessed here by about five degrees. There 
has been but little snow yet, hardly enough to 
cover the ground. It is feared by some that 
the peach buds are killed; but this Is such a 
dry freeze, I don’t think they are injured to 
any great extent. Cattle are in fair condition 
for this time of year, and have needed but 
little attention yet; but now they are faring 
badly, however well they are fed, for most of 
them are without shelter, and have to take the 
storm as it comes. Hogs are doing well out 
yet, as there is plenty of swamp mast. Many 
hogs died from cholera, which makes pork a 
little scarce. It is selling at from five to six 
cents. Most of the pork hogs will have to be 
corn-fed, as the swamp mast will not fatten 
much till late. And it is an “up-hill” business 
here to make six-cent pork with 50-cent corn. 
One bushel of corn will only make about five 
pounds of pork on an average; so it will take 
two bushels of corn to make enough pork to 
pay for one bushel. u - c - B - 
Arkadelpitia. —The Plural seeds proved 
valuable. The corn matured early and was of 
good quality; some stalks had from two to 
four ears of good size. The beans and peas 
were fine; and as to the tomatoes, I raised 
some of the largest I ever saw; one of them 
tipped the scales at I Vj and another at 1% 
pound. The Garden Treasures did well and 
furnished many flowers to the delight of my 
little-four-year-old daughter. mcg. 
California. 
Diamond Springs, Eldorado Co.—Some of 
the Rural corn was splendid—ears 14 inches 
long. The peas did not germinate. The beans 
did very well, and the melons and the. beauti¬ 
ful flowers were grand affairs. Success to the 
Rural! w. a. s. 
Canada. 
Rex ton, Ont., Jan. 22 .—We are well 
pleased with the Rural seeds. The peas were 
splendid. H. M. Garden of 1884 are the most 
productive. Part of the mixed corn was too 
late, the rest/ was nearly all destroyed. The 
Garden Treasures did not come up very well, 
owing to cold, wet weather. Crops are gen¬ 
erally good, except potatoes—they were poor 
in quality and rotted badly. Prices are low. 
M. s. 
Indiana. 
Lawrence, Marion County.—Prices of 
farm produce are low, and farmers, especially 
renters, are not making much more thau a 
living—some of them hardly that. Rents are 
Sorghum halapense, planted at the same time, 
did not come up at all. The Stratagem Pea 
grew finely: pods very fine, long and well 
filled: have saved them all for seed. The 
Prince of Wales Pea did not grow as well as 
the others, but I got a fine lot for seed to try 
another year. The Green Flageolet Beans all 
came up and grew finely. 1 am very much 
pleased with them. The King Humbert 
Tomato is too small—will not be profitable for 
market. R. T. c. 
Oregon. 
Toledo, Benton Co., Jan. 19.—The White 
Elephant Potato, though small, has paid us 
many times more than the Rural has cost us. 
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THE GLOBE PEACH. From Nature. Fig. 65. (See page 88.) 
high here, and most of the farmers have a 
lesson to learn in keeping their ground 
clovered and in good order. Continual crop¬ 
ping without rest or manure, is beginning to 
tell on the fertility of the soil. Stock are 
being wintered in fair order; but it takes an 
immense amount of feed, especially where the 
right kind of shelter is not provided. 
G. H. H. 
Nebraska. 
Medicine, Lincoln Co., Jan. 15.—All the 
Rural seeds gemiinatcd aud grew very well. 
All proved to be good, and seemingly adapted 
to this part of Nebraska except the Rural 
Corn. It matured, but was mostly too small 
and flinty. Nebraska wants lurge, long and 
many-rowed corn, while the Rural’s, as it 
grew with me, was mostly a white and yellow 
It is the best potato we raise. Of the other 
seeds, the tomatoes yielded finely—the best we 
ever raised in Oregon. The beaus aud peas 
gave good crops. 1 am waiting for the John¬ 
son Grass to come up. We have had some 
beautiful flowers from the Garden Treasures. 
Potatoes, 40 cents per bushel; eggs, 25 cents a 
dozen; butter, 25 cents per pound. Wheat 
low, money scarce, tramps plenty. Don’t let 
everybody rush to Oregon; those who have 
good homes in the East should stay where they 
are. L. N. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
New Paris, Bedford Co.—The Rural 
seeds all grew well, except the Johnson Grass; 
sown in May, did not come up till after the 
rains in July. The cross-bred corn did well, 
except that some was rather late. I raised 
FEED BAG FOR HORSES. Fig. 53. (See page 
eight-rowed flint variety. There were a few 
ears of other kinds, but none to compare with 
our native corn. The Johnson Grass came up 
in about four weeks aud grew about six feet 
high. I have about one-fourth of a bushel of 
the seed in the chaff. My Flageolet Beans 
attained a bight of only about one foot. The 
tomatoes, peas and beans were all very fine. 
The Garden Treasures contained some seed 
that produced some fine flowers. I wish the 
Rural the success it richly deserves. 
J. L. MCA. 
New York. 
Ellenville, Ulster Co., Jan. 19.—The 50 
different crosses of the best kinds of corn were 
planted about May 25. Most of it came up, 
but did not mature before frost caught it. 
nearly one bushel of ears from the seed I re¬ 
ceived ; it was nearly all of the flint varieties. 
Price of wheat, $1; buckwheat, 40 cents; 
oats, 40 cents; corn, 50 cents; butter, 20 cents; 
eggs, 20 cents. N- B - 
Washington Territory. 
Puyallup, Jan. 18. —Snow is falling to-day, 
first, of any account for the season. Of the 
Rural’s seeds, the Stratagem was a wonder 
to look at—such pods! The Prince of Wales 
bore a fine crop—twice as much os the former. 
Saved all of both for seed. The beaus also 
produced a fine crop—three quarts—which 
were also saved for seed. The flowers did 
equally well, and were a source of much 
pleasure to the little ones. The rest amounted 
to nothing with us. J, m. o. 
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MANURE AND FEED QUERIES. 
H. W, K., Clayton, Penn— 1. What per¬ 
cent on its cost would be saved by erecting a 
shed, costing $100, for the manure from 15 
cows? 2. Chemists say that nothing is lost in 
curing hay; if this be so, why do cows give 
more milk when grazing than when eating 
the hay from the same meadow! 3. How 
many dollars per head of stock will it pay to 
spend in bringing pure water into their 
troughs? 
Ans.— 1. This all depends upon how the 
manure is treated. If put into piles as fast as 
made and away from the water coining from 
the barn roofs, there is no loss from leaching 
under ordinary circumstances. The manure 
from the horse and cow stables should be mix¬ 
ed as piled, aud unless plenty of bedding is 
used, should have the leaves, weeds, etc., 
about the premises, mixed in as piled, aud the 
piles should be broad enough so that tho rain 
and snow falling thereon should prevent their 
heating. If the *100 is put at interest instead 
of into a shed, and tho *6 interest be used in 
purchasing gypsum to be scattered daily over 
the heap, it will pay much better than the 
shed. We much prefer hauling the manure 
to the field just as last as made and spreading 
just where to be used in Spring, unless the 
ground is liable to be flooded or the snow is 
extremely deep. 2. The nutritive elements 
of the green grass are more soluble and much 
more easily assimilated by the digestive or¬ 
gans of the animals. If the diy food could 
bo steamed to a point very like its summer 
condition, the hay would produce the same 
results. It is because of the mixing in of the 
succulent food that cattle do better when roots 
or silage are added to their dry forage. 3. It 
is useless to try to keep stock without plenty 
of good water; 75 per cent, of their entire bodies 
is made up of water, so that water must be had 
in plenty if we would feed stock successfully. 
Man will find much to answer for in not giv¬ 
ing the animals what water they need. 
Whether it will pay to bring water in pipes 
depends upou how cheaply it can be had other¬ 
wise. If a man spends $500 in bringing 
water, and the work is well done, the annual 
interest is about *30, which would be cheap 
enough for 15 head of cattle. 
CHRONIC GLANDERS IN A HORSE. 
A. C. J., Columbus, Ay.—My three-year- 
old mare came out of the cane after Iasi 
Winter in poor condition, though she should 
have been fat. She worked well; but her 
appetite was not good. She was put on a 
second crop clover, from which she came up 
one night with her throat and jaws very 
much swollen, so that we thought she had 
been “fooling” with some bumble-bee’s nest. 
She was treated accordingly for a while; her 
throat would be quite swollen at night, aud 
better in the morning. The swelling is worn 1 
when she is feeding where the pasture is 
short. Aud she holds her head to the grouml 
for a long time. She is now very thin and 
has a very poor appetite. Tins morning her 
throat and a narrow strip imder the belly 
were swollen. All last Winter she would 
shiver as if cold, and at times she stamped 
a great deal as if through nervousness, aud 
trembled. What is tho matter? 
Ans.—T he symptoms given lead to a sus¬ 
picion of chronic glanders. If the animal 
lias been in contact with any glnndered horses, 
the suspicion becomes almost a certainty, and 
the animal should Ini destroyed at once, as 
dangerous to man and other animals. If 
there has been no known glandere in the neigh¬ 
borhood, the animal may lie isolated, the 
nostrils steamed daily by feeding hot bran 
mashes, poultices applied to the throat, and 
fed on a laxative, nutritious diet for two or 
three weeks. If there is no improvement, the 
case may be diagnosed as glanders ami the 
animal shot. Cure should tie exorcised by 
the attendant that, any discharges from the 
animal are not allowed to come in contact 
with his person, especially if he has any sores 
on hands or lace. 
ACTINOMYCOSIS. 
c. R., Munsficlil Valley., Pa.— For the last 
six months a lump has been growing on tin’ 
angle of the jaw of one of my cows; it is about 
2\4 to 3 inches in diameter aud apparently ad¬ 
heres to the bone, otherwise she is in good cou- 
THE BUBAL fiEW-Y^BlEB. 
