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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 4 
All communications intended for E. S. 
Carman, should be mailed to River Edge, 
Bergen County, N. J., from now until 
October 1. 
On May 12, we received from Stark 
Bros., Louisiana, Mo., 12 Senator apples. 
We have spoken of this variety twice be¬ 
fore, hut when a new and apparently 
superior variety of fruit or any other 
plant comes to our notice, we want to 
praise it for all it is worth, and to feel 
confident that, if all our readers pass it 
over, it is not our fault. We print Stark 
Bros.’ letter accompanying- the apples, 
in full : 
We send you a small box containing one dozen 
Senator apples. These are not sent as samples 
of the variety in its best estate, but simply that 
you may judge of the variety under adverse con¬ 
ditions, as you can readily see from the following 
facts: The apples grew in north western Arkan¬ 
sas last season, where they had the locally 
noted “ 100-days’ drought,” so that a great many 
trees, particularly varieties without the best of 
foliage, actually died, and their loads of apples 
shriveled up on the trees; at the very best, trees 
escaping, of course, had fruit not only under 
size, but necessarily the quality was consider¬ 
ably lowered, much as is the case with an over¬ 
loaded Kieffer pear, for instance. Again, these 
Senators we are sending you are from a lot which 
were picked down on the ground for Kansas City 
apple buyers, who had bought the orchard. As 
the buyers were rushed with work at other 
orchards, they did not get around to these until 
in October, when they found that they were too 
ripe, and had not been picked early enough for 
this variety in this latitude; so they were con¬ 
sidered too overripe to pack and ship, hence we ob¬ 
tained the apples,but not until after they had been 
picked over for samples by both Prof. Stinson 
and Commissioner Vincenheller; then we picked 
over the lot, and took out the best samples, which 
are still in cold storage in Kansas City. We had 
planned to hold them there for the Omaha Kx- 
position. These we send you are the second 
choice of the lots after we got them, and were 
put in barrels in northwestern Arkansas October 
II or 12 last, wagoned over the mountain roads 
about 20 miles to the railroad, and shipped to 
Kansas City to go in cold storage. They were 
reported on receipt to be overripe, but anyhow, 
we had them stored, and they were shipped out 
of storage May 2, and to-day (May 7) we are 
sending you the samples. Although they are not 
nearly so fine in either size or color as we have 
seen the variety, and on account of last year’s 
drought are not up to the standard.in quality, yet 
we trust they will reach you in, at least, a fairly 
toothsome condition. 
The apples were received in perfect con¬ 
dition. They averaged 10 x 11 inches in 
circumference. The shape is oblate— 
unequally so, one side being somewhat 
larger than the other. The stem is short 
in a deep but regular cavity, the calyx 
in a broad, rather deep but regular basin. 
It is not so easy to describe the color. We 
would say that the ground color is green¬ 
ish-yellow, still nearly the whole apple 
is of a rather dull red color, striped here 
and there with a lighter red. Nearly 
the whole apple is sprinkled with un¬ 
usually large gray dots. It is a whole¬ 
some, sturdy, heavy, solid-looking apple, 
that reminds one of the earthen or iron 
imitations of apples. The flesh is of a 
yellowish-white color, tender, juicy and 
of a rich flavor that suggests a combina- 
ation of Spitzenburg and King, though 
less acid. We know of no apple of the 
season that excels the Senator in quality. 
The skin is hard and firm.. 
The Brazilian Flour Corn. —It was 
claimed by the late Samuel Wilson, of 
Mechanicsville, Penn., who introduced 
it, that this was largely grown in Brazil, 
S. A., and constituted the chief article of 
food of the inhabitants. Mr. Wilson 
claimed that, when this corn is “properly 
ground and bolted, it will make as good 
flour as that made from the best of 
wheat. The flour is much whiter than 
wheat flour, will rise as well, and will 
make bread, pies, cakes, biscuits, etc., 
equal to the best of wheat flour.” He 
further claimed that this corn was very 
productive, and would grow in almost 
any climate and, owing to the unusual 
number of ears to the stalk, that it would 
produce as many bushels of shelled corn 
to the acre as any variety of field corn. 
He further claimed that it was unusually 
valuable as a forage plant, owing to its 
immense stooling properties, rapidity of 
growth and abundance of blades, and 
that the Brazilian corn was equal, if not 
superior, to the best varieties of sugar 
corn for boiling or roasting when green. 
The seed was planted May 1, 1886, at 
the Rural Grounds. The plants grew 
about nine feet high. The stalks were 
comparatively slender, the joints closer 
together than usual, the leaves broad 
and many. Very few of the plants 
suckered at all, and those less than the 
average dent varieties. Nearly every 
joint formed a set, so that sometimes 
there were eight, or even 10 sets, to a 
plant. The ears were small, averaging 
rather less than six inches, and bearing 
a variable number of rows—usually 10. 
The kernels were rather small, white 
and starchy. Though the season was 
favorable, the grain did not mature; the 
frost found the most advanced ears still 
milky. We could not speak, therefore, 
of the flouring qualities of this corn. 
Several lots were gathered and boiled. 
The quality was rich and agreeable, but 
rather dry. We should say that the 
Brazilian Flour corn would not mature 
in average seasons, north of Washington. 
We have never raised any kind of corn 
that bears anything like so many ears 
to a plant. The so-called Blount’s Pro¬ 
lific is not to be compared to it. But 
the ears are not half so large. The best 
ear of the Brazilian Flour corn weighed 
4% ounces, (the grain four ounces, the 
cob half an ounce). An average-sized 
ear of large western white dent weighed 
19 ounces (the grain 14% ounces, the cob 
4% ounces). It is safe to say that the 
grain of an average ear of the western 
corn will weigh four times as much as 
an average ear of the Brazilian. We 
doubt whether the latter will bear an 
average of four times as many ears as the 
former, while the time required in husk¬ 
ing would be at least four times as great. 
The value of the Brazilian corn must, 
therefore, rest in its flouring qualities, 
of which we cannot judge. 
Now we have quite lost sight of this 
Brazilian corn. Can any of our readers, 
exchanges or any of the experiment 
stations, give us any information regard¬ 
ing it? From our own trial, it surely 
gave indications that it might prove 
of exceeding value in more suitable 
climates. 
Tiie potatoes were planted in the Big 
Flower Pot, as has been said, April 18. 
We want to tell our readers what the 
weather has been since : April 25, all 
the rain needed, cold nights, some frost. 
April 28, a long storm with light frosts. 
April 30, clearing and warmer. May 7, 
since May 1, cold and rainy. May 8, rain 
continues, and a flood is apprehended ; 
weather cold, one morning one-quarter 
inch of ice formed. May 9, clear and 
cold, some rain later, two pleasant days. 
May 15, steady rain. A few shoots break- 
the ground. May 16, continued rain. 
May 17, clearing ; 18 and 19, pleasant. 
Rot may well be feared, it will be seen.. 
It was on April 22 that we planted 
trial lots of a dozen alleged new kinds of 
sweet corn,a continuation of trials which 
The R. N.-Y. has made for many years, 
so that we might continue to advise our 
readers as to any real progress that is 
being made from year to year. Up to 
this time (May 18), the kernels have not 
sprouted. Probably they have rotted. 
Many Lima beans are raised by the mar¬ 
ket gardeners in the country about the 
Rural Grounds. One season with an¬ 
other, the crop proves more profitable 
than any other raised. But it is neces¬ 
sary to plant early. This the farmers 
do, taking the chances of having to re¬ 
plant later, if, as during the present sea¬ 
son, cold and rain destroy the seed. Re¬ 
planting has been delayed by the con¬ 
tinued rain and cold, and the crop will 
be late and proportionately unprofitable. 
Peas alone are thriving ; we have never 
had a better stand, the vines have never 
looked more thrifty, and this may be 
said of the wrinkled as well as of the 
smooth varieties. The improvements 
made in the early wrinkled peas within 
a few years have been such that it would 
seem, for home use, at any rate, they 
will take the place of the smooth kinds 
and, ultimately, we should say, for mar¬ 
ket as well. 
(Continued on next page.) 
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Red Rope Roofing Fabric; it is water¬ 
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Walpole, Mass., will be pleased to send 
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PEACH 
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PEAR 
T r e e S — also small 
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Order early for fall 
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We have a limited quantity of choice selected seed 
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