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and there being no dormant buds, canes were 
thrown up from the roots and bore no fruit; 
U how can I prevent the killing of the buds 
by late frosts? 2. Can pruning be delayed 
till the leaves are half-grown and the fruit 
set, or would it be better to mulch the ground 
to retard the flow of sap in Spring? 3. 
Would it be advisable to plant Concord vines 
to be used as stocks for grafting better varie¬ 
ties? 4. Is there any grape that ripens with 
the Concord or later, that would be as profit¬ 
able here? 
Axs.—1. Only by retarding growth by 
mulch and shade as with evergreen boughs, 
etc. 2. No. Our own experience is that it is 
not well to allow' mulch to remain during the 
season. It induces a surface growth of roots, 
harbors fungi, etc. 3. We should doubt it, 
4. We would mention Eaton and Niagara. 
./. L. McA„ Medicine, Neb. —1, In latitude 
40 degreees, 51 seconds, north; longitude loo 
degrees, 84 seconds, west; at an elevation of 
about 2,700 feet, what evergreeus would serve 
as a wind-break? 2. Should the seed of ever¬ 
greens be planted where the trees are to grow? 
When should they be planted? 3. Can Osage 
Orange seed be drilled iu, in the Fall, where 
the trees are to grow? 4. Where can Para¬ 
dise Apples be obtained? 
A NS. —1. The Austrian, Scotch or White 
Pine. 2. No. It is better to start them in 
frames. They may be planted in Fall or 
Spring. 3. Yes, but it would be better to 
raise them in plots and transplant. 4. Try 
Ston's, Harrison & Co., Painesville, Ohio, or 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. 
Dr. L. E. //., Harrington , Katu. s.—1. Is 
sheep manure a good fertilizer for potatoes? 
2. If so, how much should be applied per acre, 
or how tliick should it be spread? 8, Is the 
Golden Tankard Mangel a good food for hogs, 
and what is the most profitable way of feeding 
it? 
A NS. —1. Yes, a capital manure, especially 
if the sheep have been grained. 2. That de¬ 
pends upon how poor or light the laml is— 
from ID to 30 loads. There is but little dan¬ 
ger of getting it too thick. 8, They are 
splendid to feed iu connection with corn or 
other dry food, especially where the animals 
are kept in warm quarters. We have always 
fed them sliced or cut with a root cutter. 
L, E. S., Richmond, Fit.— 1. Would it be 
injurious to grape-vines to paint the eedar 
posts that support them with coal tar? 2. 
Will paint made of linseed oil and Venetian 
rod be injurious to vines? 3. Can I club the 
N. Y. World with the Rural? 
Ans.— 1. Not in the least, if the paint does 
not come iu contact with the vine? 2. It is not 
good to have paint of auy kind applied to any 
living plant. The bark has an office to per¬ 
form as much as the leaves, anil paint of auy 
kind stops up the pores nud is injurious. It 
will do no harm, however, If on posts or 
wires. 8. Yes for $2.65 for both papers, and 
the Rural's Free Seed Distribution. 
(no address). —1. Are corn-cobs of suf¬ 
ficient value as feed to pay for grinding, ex¬ 
cept as extra bulk iu a very rich ration? 2. 
How long should corn-stalks be cut for feed¬ 
ing? 3. Would it pay to steam cut stalks? 
Ans. —1. No. Wo much prefer to extend 
the meal with wheat bran. 2. Three or four 
inches—just short enough so they can be 
handled well with forks when in the manure. 
3. No; every man we ever knew who tried 
steaming food, has abandoned the practice. It 
is a good plan to raise a few roots to feed 
along with the dry food. 
Williamshnro, N. C,— A seedling of the 
Niagara Grape grew 12 feet the past season, 
having been cut back to two buds; should it 
be cut buck as severely ? This is its third year 
of growth. 
Ans.—I t depends upon how many branches 
there are. If the maiu stem divides into two 
branches, theu cut each back to two or three 
buds. If there is but one stem, we should eut 
that back t<> four or six buds, depending' upou 
its size (thickness). 
•/. If.. Dayton , O/tm.—What will 
taint. Consult a^physician (not a quack) and 
be guided by him. 
W. B. C., Shippersburg, Pa. —1. Is the 
Niagara Grape superior to the Lady ? 2. From 
whom can I procure the Colorado Blue Spruce 
three to four feet high ? 
Ans.—1. It is about the same in quality, 
but ripens later—with the Concord. 2. Storrs 
Harrison & Co., Painesville, O,, can give you 
as large trees as any nurseryman we know of. 
This spruce is a magnificent tree and we com¬ 
mend it to every reader of the R. N.-Y. 
-4. P. L., Sheboygan,Mich. —1. In the trench- 
mulch system of plautiug potatoes is the 
ground spaded between the trenches? 2. 
What variety of barley is best for a black 
loam? 
Ans.— i. No: the laud is merely plowed be¬ 
tween the trenches. 2. The Maushury is the 
best we have ever tried. It can be got from 
auy prominent seedsman, we suppose, 
.1. /?., Centralia. Kans .—My grape-vines 
bore a heavy crop last season; but the wood 
has not ripened enough to make good canes 
for next season's fruiting; how should the 
vines he treated? 
Ans, —Cut them back severely, and let them 
form new canes. It is a misfortune to let any 
vine liear too much fruit, and with some it is a 
fatal error—the Iona, for instance, never re¬ 
covers after bearing an over-crop. 
11. A. New Alexandria , Pa .—Would it 
be advisable to raise kale for feeding milch 
cows during the Winter? 2. Is rye better 
than corn for egg production ? 
Ans. — 1. We should prefer cabbages. 2. It 
is; but we much prefer a mixed diet, such as 
rye at one time, corn at another, and wheat 
screenings at yet another. To lay well, hens 
should not be made too fat. 
E. IF. B. [no address ).—What is the best 
grass or combination of grasses for a perma- 
nent lawn, and how much seed for a quarter 
of an acre? 
Ans. —We would choose either Blue Grass 
or Red-top. sowing at the rate of three bushels 
to the acre. You may add Agrostis caniua 
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S. E., Alexandervjlle, Ohio.—In a late 
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three-year-old hybrid perpetual rase, which 
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to a large bush; but was uot eut back last 
Spring? 
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and root-prune the bush by sinking a spade 
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and then shut her eyes and put in 
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