THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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mg off the terminal shoots of potato plant 
does not increase the yield of tubers. 
Continuing the experiments to ascertain 
the difference in the yield between seed po¬ 
tatoes taken from the most and least produc¬ 
tive hills, it was found that the former 
exceeded the latter as seven to ten. Hence, it 
appears that it pays to select seed from the 
most productive hills. 
Experiments were made to ascertain the 
effect of spraying trees with Paris-green and 
water to destroy the Codling Moth. It ap¬ 
pears that the percentage of wormy fruits 
from the trees sprayed with Paris-green and 
water was about 22 per cent, less than from 
those not sprayed. In other words, at this 
rate 100 barrels of apples picked from the 
sprayed trees would have yielded 22 barrels 
more fruit free from worms, than the same 
number from the unsprayed trees. 
The X. Y. Ex. Station finds White Novelty, 
White Russian and White Zealand the same 
oats. 
It also pronounces the following oats the 
same: White Australian. White Belgian, Wel¬ 
come, New Australian and Race Horse. 
The Rural reported the first three the same 
several years ago, but the Race Horse, 
as tested last year, was thought to be differ¬ 
ent. But then there were no neighboring 
plots of the others to compare with. 
Apropos of the untiring effi >i*ts of politicians 
to use agricultural associations for their own 
purpose, the Macon Telegraph says: The 
Georgia Agricultural Society is holdiug a 
fair iu Columbus this week. Ceres makes no 
spread, but the exhibit of gubernatorial can¬ 
didates is nobly large and varied. 
Grtef counts the seconds; happiness forgets 
the hours...■ • 
Decorating a home that is never irradiated 
with hearty good-nature is like frescoing a 
cellar wall. 
George Eliot once remarked that pride 
helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it 
only urges ns to hide our own hurts—not to 
hurt others... 
J. J. H. Gregory remarked at a late meet¬ 
ing of farmers, as reported in the Massachu¬ 
setts rioughmnu, that there was a lime in the 
early agriculture, when barnyard manure 
was just as much an innovation as our com¬ 
mercial fertilizers are now. 
How much docs potash cost you in wood 
ashes? In muriate of potash it costs four 
cents per pound. But iu wood ashes we have 
some phosphoric acid, you know. 
The Michigan Horticulturist speaks of the 
Lida Strawberry la seedling of Durand’s King 
Cluster) as a pistillate variety of large size, 
and as being very productive, a good shipper, 
of bright red color and excellent quality,. 
Pres. Lyon iu the same journal has some¬ 
thing to say as to honesty in fruit-growing. A 
fruit grower may go to the manufacturer and 
iusist upon being supplied with packages, in 
which his fruits are to be packed, just enough 
short of honest measure so that The buyer will 
not be likely to observe the shortage. An¬ 
other, having discovered the potency of fine 
appearance, deliberately selects for market 
planting a showy but worthless vuriety, 
knowing full well that in so doing he is plan¬ 
ning to deceive the buyer, or rather leading 
him to deceive himself by anticipating more 
from his purchase than it is capable of real¬ 
izing . 
Mr. Lyon on one occasion was present at a 
large meeting of market fruit-growers, where 
the propriety of the use of “snide” packages 
was being discussed; and he was astonished to 
hear oue of the prominent Lake Shore fruit¬ 
growers openly and positively declare that he 
had been using short packages, and that‘he 
should continue to do so so long us they could 
lie sold at full prices... 
Mr. Kntskt.ky, of Benton Harbor, Mich., is 
of the opinion, as expressed in the Horticul¬ 
turist, that it is better to plant u good tender 
blackberry and protect it, than to rely upon 
“hardy”sorts without l iroteetion. The “lmrdy ” 
varieties, after last Winter’s cold (IK) 1 -' below 
zero), were found to Ik' almost entirely killed, 
while the Wilson and Lawton eume through 
all right, and yielded a bountiful cixip. 
In his locality, there are probably four 
times ns many Wilson Blackberries as of all 
others combined. Yet the Wilson is oue of 
the tenderest, plants, and that is just why it 
succeeds so well. Everybody knows It is ten¬ 
der, and therefore everybody protects his 
plants.... 
Prof. Tracy, speaking from careful exper¬ 
ience, says there are no beans which are un¬ 
questionably superior to the old Golden Wax, 
Rlack Wax, Valentine, Horticultural and 
Dwarf Kidney..... 
In his remarks about vegetables iu the 
Michigan Horticulturist elsewhere alluded to, 
Prof. Tracy thinks that while the several 
“self-blanching” kinds of celery have here and 
there proved a success in private gardens, he 
does not know of any large commercial grow¬ 
ers who had found them profitable. 
Of Kolo’s Gem Watermelon, he says that it 
is so hardy that, many can succeed in raising 
good melons, who fail with the more delicate 
sorts...... 
In Michigan, it appears that the Worden is 
at least a week earlier than the Concord. 
Thus far at the Rural Grounds, we see uo 
difference in this particular. 
Spring approacheth. If you want eight 
plants of the new Jewell Strawberry, or six 
plants of the new Golden Queen Raspberry, or 
three plants of the Earhart Raspberry, or 12 
of the Marlboro or Rancocas Raspberries, or 
one plant of the Poughkeepsie or Ulster Pro¬ 
lific-Grapes—then any present subscriber can 
get them by sending us one new subscriber... 
All who have not yet received it should 
send for the R. N.-Y. of November 14. It 
gives a full account of our present Free Seed 
Distribution, as well as a list of the 88,300 
woi-th of presents offered to subscribers for 
clubs. 
The National Press calls the apple the po- 
mological index of civilization. It is found 
wherever man can live iu comfort. It is more 
extensively dissemiuated than even the great 
cereal, wheat. 
The same paper states that the terrible 
thirst, of drunkards can be at least partially 
assuaged by the use of fruits. 
A. W. Chekver says that. Connecticut spent 
840,000 iu investigating poisons in the stom¬ 
achs of two murdered persons, and yet refused 
an appropriation of 8o,000 lo investigate the 
condition of some of her polluted streams and 
ponds..... 
J. J. H. Gregory points out. the fact that 
a big crop of cabbages necessitates a big lot of 
manure. It would take 60 tons of ordinary 
barn-yard manure to provide the potash found 
iu 00 tons of cabbage. There is where com¬ 
mercial fertilizers come in to advantage. 
Tiie dust-bath is the surest, safest, cheapest 
and most complete treatment for hen-lice, says 
O. S. Bliss in the N. Y. Tribune. 
The vital statistics iu the census report pre¬ 
sent some suggestive facts. The total number 
of deaths reported for 1880 were 756,800 from 
118 diseases. Of these 01,170 were due to con¬ 
sumption, 104.884 to other diseases of the i-e- 
spiratory system, chiefly pneumonia, 32,824 
to digestive troubles, 81,005 to diseases of the 
nervous system and 38,143 to diphtheria. Near¬ 
ly 350.000 deaths were caused by diseases 
more or less acquired by exposure and neg¬ 
lect. The frightful prevalence of consump¬ 
tion is shown in the fact that in 33 out of 47 
States and Territories, the greatest number 
of deaths was due to this dread disease. 
Lice are sapping the vitality of thousands 
of cattle at this seasou. Kill the vermin. 
If you live in a hilly country, be sure the 
boys have a good place to coast. If you get 
blue and discouraged, borrow a sled and slide 
down a few times yourself. You will feel 
better for it. 
Still we fiud fanners who claim that graiu 
fed to cattle in Winter when they are in fair 
condition, is wasted. The Husbandman 
rightly says that fanners who keep life in 
their cattle with hay aud sell graiu for cash, 
disgrace their calling... 
The calves will be making their appearance 
soon. Have things ready to give them a wel¬ 
come. Get over the idea that calves are pro¬ 
duced simply to bo knocked on the head. You 
can make money by raising the Little fellows 
on skim-milk, oats aud meal if you only think 
so..... 
A TURKEY batched in April should be fine 
eating by Christmas. Remember this iu your 
calculations for the year. 
It is well to remember that the turkey 
must have wide range. Confinement is death 
to him. He will show his gratitude, if per¬ 
mitted to forage, by making most of his liv¬ 
ing.v.*■. 
It is evident that the demand for thorough¬ 
bred Merino rams is looking up. For the past 
year or so they have been almost a drug. 
tr an egg is the natural product of warm, sun¬ 
ny weather. It is produced iu Winter only 
wheu the hen is induced to believe that Sum¬ 
mer is coming. The ordinary hen accepts as 
evidence warmth, ability to exercise, variety 
of fowl and cleanliness.. 
How do you provide green food for the hens? 
Did you ever try feeding them hay cut in 
small pieces? Try it once... 
People used to say that the amount of an 
animal’s food should be estimated by its live 
weight. It was said that three i>er cent, of 
the live weight daily would support life. This 
is not a reliable doctrine. Health, activity, 
(Continued on page 188.) 
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