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THE RURAL WEW-YORJCER. 
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aurt ] wirle'a nd'a rmedjwi th*throeTteethTon*ea<-h 
side like all of the beetles of the family to 
which it belongs—Longicorns or Orambyei- 
d®—it has long, slim antennae—the horn-like 
organs which project from the head. The 
grub which does the damage is yellowish- 
white in color, with a hard brown head armed 
with two strong jaws. It may grow to two or 
three inches in length. It feeds as a larva for 
three years. It bores inside the roots just be¬ 
neath the ground, and is often very harmful to 
grape-vines. As this borer is so well concealed 
we can not hope to know much of its presence 
till we find the vines are dying. In such cases 
the diseased vinos should bo carefully exam¬ 
ined, and as soon as the enemy is determined 
and found, should be destroyed before it de¬ 
troys any more, This insect has not boeu usually 
accused of Injuring apples, but. I see no reason 
why it might not do so; and if P. E. II. is cor¬ 
rect, it certainly docs damage to young apple 
trees as well as to grape-vines. 
FEED FOR. COWS, ETC. 
.7. M. S., Watertown, A". Y. —1. Which is 
the best food for milking cows, wheat or 
buckwheat bran, the price being the same for 
each? 3. What proportions of the various 
feeding stall's make the most profitable food 
forcows? 3. What are the relative exhaustive 
effects of the various grains and grasses,also of 
potatoes and roots when raised as farm crops? 
Ans. —Something depends on the purpose 
one has in feeding the cows; but in any case 
we prefer the wheat bran; buckwheat bran 
is more than half woody fiber. 3. If we knew 
what the cows were kept for, we could answer 
this much more definitely. A good ration for 
butter-imiking is composed of two parts of 
corn meal; oub part ouch of now-process oil 
meal and wheat bran. Another would Ik* oats 
and corn equal parts ground together,and one- 
half as much oil meal ns of either added. If 
fed for milk alone, give more bran and less 
corn in the first ration, 8, To answer this 
would require a volume. In a general way, 
outs are regarded as a very exhausting crop. 
So is corn, particularly of potash. The same 
may be said of potatoes and mangels. Ti mothy 
is regarded as a harder crop than clover. In 
all cases if the refuse parts are fed to animals 
and the manure carefully saved and returned 
to the fields all crops would be much less ex¬ 
haustive than they are as the land is usually 
treated. 
DRAWING WATER FROM A DISTANT WELL. 
.7. G. L., .Win Ah'.ninilria, Pa .—What kind 
of a pump will draw water from a well 12 feet 
deep and <50 feet from the place for the pump, 
and what sort of pipe should be used? 
Ans. —There would be no difficulty In draw¬ 
ing the water from the spring in the follow¬ 
ing manner: dig a trench from the spriug to 
where the pump is to lie fitted, deop enough 
to be safe from freezing. Lay a pipe—the 
rustless iron pipe will be the safest and cheap¬ 
est—in the trcucli mid attach it to any good 
suction pump. A chock valve should be fitted 
to the end of the pipe in the spring to retain 
the water and prevent leakage. Care should 
be taken to secure the joints of the pipe by 
means of white lend packing on the screws. 
A pump has been used by the writer in this 
manner to bring water from a distance of 125 
feot up an itieliue of 25 feet with perfect ease. 
The cost of the pump and pipe will depend on 
the size, and full information on this poiut can 
be obtained from the nearest plumber or tin¬ 
man who deals in pumps. 
APPLES ON PARADISE STOCK. 
F. E. 11., Cawkcr Pity, Kans. —1. Which is 
the better plan -to bud or root-graft the apple 
on Paradise stock? 2. What is a fair average 
crop of fruit per tree? 
ANSWERED BY P. BARRY. 
To bud by all means, and the tree should 
lie planted so that an inch or two of the stock 
will be above the surface of the ground If 
planted as dwarf apples frequently are, so 
that the point of union between stock and bud 
is below the surface of the ground, the tree 
will soon form roots above the bud and the ad¬ 
vantage of the Paradise stock will be lost. 2, 
Au average crop per tree will depend upon the 
age and condition of the t ree as well as tho 
care and culture it receives, and on the vari¬ 
ety besides. We have seen dwarf apple trees 
produce a bushel. They are very prolific, and 
an important poiut in their management is to 
prevent their bearing too heavily. 
GOVERNMENT LAND OFFICES IN NEBRASKA, 
H r . E. M'., Medina, Mich. —1. What State 
or Territory in the West offers the bestehances 
to a young man with a few hundred dollars? 
2. From whom can I got information about 
land that can bo homesteaded in Nebraska? 
Ann. —1. That will depend entirely on the 
man himself and the business he is best fitted 
for. A vast fortune can be male by such a 
young man in every State ami Territory in the 
West, if he is the right sort. 2. Apply to the 
Jlegistpys of the Government Laud Offices, A 
short time ago the Registers were the follow¬ 
ing: E. S. Butler, Neligh; H. W. Parker, Be¬ 
atrice; C.W. Pierce, Lincoln;B. F. Chambers, 
Niobara; C. Hostetter, Grand Island; A. D. 
Duckworth, North Platte; J. W. Switzer, 
Bloomington; Joseph Morris, Valentine, and 
G. S. Laws. McCook. A letter inclosing a 
stamp for answer, addressed simply to the 
Register, at any of the above places, should se¬ 
cure the desired information. 
WHEN TO SOW FERTILIZERS ON WHEAT. 
C. A. B„ Grand Rapids, Mich .— Which 
would be better—to sow commercial fertilizers 
on the growing wheat at this time or wait un¬ 
til Spring, the land being level? 
Ans. —We should not do either; but would 
sow the fertilizer ou the snow in midwinter, 
or even February or early March. If the fer¬ 
tilizers are sown now, the finer portions would 
collect in the sheaths and injure the stems or 
leaves. Besides, more or lessof the nitrogen, 
if in the form of nitrates or ammonia, would 
be carried through the soil before Spring, and 
be lost to the plants, 
CORN AND BARLEY AS FEED. 
D. O. D. (address mislaid). —1. A hat do 
you think of barley as a food for cattle and 
sheep? 2. How docs it compare with corn at 
present prices? 
Ans. —Barley is a splendid food for growing 
stock of any kiud, as it contains more of the 
llesh-forincrs and of bout builders than corn, 
but less of the material (including oil) from 
which fat is made. It is more of tho nature of 
wheat than corn, and containsouly one-third 
as much free oil as corn. 2. At present prices, 
com is much the cheaper food for full-grown, 
fattening animals. With the 48-pound bushel 
of barley and 5<5-pound bushel of corn the pro 
portionate prices should be about 29 cents for 
barley and 35 cents for corn. 
LAND OFFICES IN KANSAS. 
Jess red raspberry growing in our garden and 
orchard .that is entirely hardy, and has never 
failed to bear. I know nothing of its origin. 
It was about as early as Hansel! this season, 
and continued bearing for a month. It grew 
beside Doolittle, Mammoth Cluster and Hau- 
sell, aud is larger aud more vigorous in 
growth, as well as more productive in fruit 
than they. The fruit in quality and size com¬ 
pares favorably with the HanseU. If a trial 
of a few plants is made at the Rural Grounds 
and if they do as well as here, the editor will 
modify his opinion that 4 * there is no valuable 
thornless raspberry.’’ 
R. N.-Y.—We should be pleased to try a 
few plants. 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
October 23, 1886. 
B. P. M.—R. P. Jt.-W. C. T.—C. L. Y.-A. E. H.-M. G. 
—C. N. Y.-W. R. S.-C. R. W.-J. W. W.—N. W. S.-U, 
S. <r. Me. C.-M. N.—W. P. C.-L. B.-J. C. K.-E. W. P., 
thanks.—P. J. B.- W.C. B. -W- P. C.—F. A.-F. Ab¬ 
bott, we are always glad to answer any questions 
which are likely to have an interest for the general 
reader.—L. D, A.—T. C.—J.G. S.-S —C. E. A.—W. T. T. 
—T. TI. II.- B. B.-H. M E.—C. L. I-A. L. J.—E. L. T — 
N. H.-C St. P.-E. S.G.—W. F.-B. P. V. H.—M. M.— 
D. 31c. C.-J. L — 
pB.srrilanrou.s 
Dyspepsia 
Ik-os not get well of itself; it requires careful, 
persistent attention and a remedy that will assist 
nature to throw off tho causes and tone up the 
digestive organs till they perforin their duties 
willingly. Among the agonies experienced by the 
dyspeptic, are distress before or after eating, loss 
of appetite, irregularities of the bowels, wind or 
gas and pain In tho stomach, heart-bum, sour 
stomach,etc.,causing mental depression, nervous 
irritability aud sleeplessness. If you are dis¬ 
couraged ho of good cheer and try Hood's Sar¬ 
saparilla. It has cured huudreds, it will cure you. 
L., Arkadclphia, Ark .—Information as to 
the location of government land in Kansas, 
can bo best obtained from tho land agents in 
that State. The following were the Registers 
some time back. If any' changes have been 
made of late, a letter simply addressed to 
“The Register of Land Office,’’ at any of the 
places should elicit an auswer:—J. J. Fisher, 
Topeka; J. M. Hodge,Selma; M. J. Salter, In¬ 
dependence; R. L. Walker, Wichita; J. Bis- 
sell, Kerwin;B. H. Dodge, Concordia; W. R. 
Brown. Larned; B. J. F. Hanna, Wakecucy, 
A. C. Patchiu, Oberliu. 
Miscellaneous. 
W. G., Mt. Cisco .—One of my hens seems 
paralyzed on one side. She holds one leg out 
straight, and will not bear any of her weight 
on it. She seems in great pain. What is the 
trouble? 
Ans.—T he trouble is probably rheumatism 
or paralysis. In either case there is not much 
hope of a cure. Give easily digested food, 
such as bread and milk, a little cooked meat, 
etc. Give also a pill of half a graiu of col- 
chicutn and a graiu of opium. Rub the leg 
with crude petroleum aud keep the bird warm 
and quiet. 
DISCUSSION. 
AGAINST THE JAPAN CHESTNUT. 
W. R. S., Laitaska, Bucks Co., Pa.— 
My two bearing Japan chestnut trees dropped 
their first nuts Sept. 2<5; to-day, Oct. 12, they 
are all off. The nuts are rather larger than 
good-sized American chestnuts; but some of 
the latter are fully as large. This is tho eighth 
years since the trees were planted, and this is 
their first bearing year. Unless l saw the 
nuts planted, and tho fruit on the trees, I must 
believe the statement that they bear iu three 
years from planting pure aud undulternted 
bosh and buncombe. Any prosperous graft 
will bear in three years—even hickory. As 
the Rural is inclined to doubt all adverse re¬ 
ports about that wonderful chestnut, 1 in¬ 
close some leaves so as to leave no doubt that 
my trees are genuine Japan chestnuts. From 
the representations of catalogues one would 
suppose tho nuts could be rousted whole with 
dillicuity, aud after the hulls had been 
taken off they could be placed on the table for 
dessert and divided into large or small pieces, 
as appetite desired. (Jne would have to bunt 
for tho pieces carefully with a microscope. 
R. N. Y. Wo tire not inclined to doubt 
anything mqieeting the Japan chestnut mid 
are glad to hear from our frieuds all they 
know of it. We know of trees that bore when 
four years old from the seeds. We kuow of 
trees that bear nuts three times the size of the 
best American chestnuts, and we likewise kuow 
of trees that bear nuts scarcely larger than the 
latter. The scedliugs vary as do our Ameri¬ 
can chestnut scedliugs. Some are excellent in 
quality; some poor.— Eds.] 
THORNLESS RASPBERRIES. 
S. W.H., Pendleton, Ind.— In the Rural of 
September 25 is an article on thornless rasp, 
berries and blackberries, We have a thorn- 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists, St ; six for $5. Made 
only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 
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