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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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ber before frost. The same day I planted 
25 hills of Dreer’s Lima Beans around poles. 
I also planted some in drills, dropping the 
beans 10 or 12 inches apart. I broke the 
runners off as soon as they started and 
kept them off as well as I could by going 
over the patch two or three times a week. 
It was not much more trouble to break the 
runners off than it was to keep the runners 
tied to the poles, which must be done to 
have them follow up. The seed that I used 
was some that I saved from the vines near 
the ground the year before. I picked three 
or four times as many beans off the drilled 
rows without poles as I did off the rows with 
poles. The poles were four feet apart, and 
there were four beans to the pole. In 
planting I have never found any advan¬ 
tage in placing the eyes down. If there is 
any advantage in placing the beans, it is in 
laying them flat with the eyes east. 
Dreer’s Lima was fit to use a number of 
days before Henderson's Bush Lima. If 
S. E. H. will plant Dreer’s Improved Lima 
in drills and keep the runners off he will 
not care for the pole-patch. 
"ABANDONED FARMS.” 
J. W. L., Mulberry, Pa.— As yet our 
part of Pennsylvania has no abandoned 
farms, but they are coming fast. Some 
men who have a little money that they are 
afraid of losing, put it in land and say : 
“ Land cannot run away, so our money is 
safe.” These men know nothing about 
farming and care less. They want a big 
interest on their investment. They will 
so bind up the tenant or farmer that 
he is unable to make a living, and he ap¬ 
plies the skimming process to the land, 
and ere many years, the owner finds that 
his land has come mighty near to running 
off, and at last he can get no one to work 
it for him. Then he proceeds to sell it, and 
frequently some poor tenant who thinks 
he has worked enough for others, takes 
hold of it, and a big load of mortgage is 
dumped on it, and a mortgage is not a 
good fertililer in our days. Some time 
later, as might be expected, the mortgage 
is closed out, and then what becomes of the 
farm ? Why it would be very nearly in 
the same plight as the New England 
abandoned farms. If it then happened to 
fall into enterprising hands, it would be 
restored to usefulness, but if not, it would 
be a standing notice to the farmers’ sons of 
the vicinity to “go West.” What is to 
prevent such a calamity ? Let the farms 
be in the hands of men who take interest 
and pride in farming and who will keep up 
the fertility of the soil. 
SUNDRY NOTES. 
T. A. H., SAXONBURG, PA—I was interest¬ 
ed in the discussion as to the feeding value 
of oats. A neighbor fattened a steer on 
oats until within two weeks of killing, 
when he fed corn. Having bought a quar¬ 
ter, I must say I never ate more tender, 
juicy meat. He fed the oats unground. I 
have lately been feeding ear-corn to milch 
cows and am well pleased with it. Former¬ 
ly when feeding corn in this way, a con¬ 
siderable amount passed through the ani¬ 
mals whole; now scarcely any does so. Now I 
feed the corn in the morning after 
the cows have eaten their morning allow¬ 
ance of hay. They are then allowed to re¬ 
main till evening without any more feed, 
w'hen they seem to enjoy themselves lying 
quietly chewing their cuds. 
The picture on page 51 speaks volumes 
and it represents only a fair sample of w r hat 
may be seen every day. Those notes on 
back numbers were good. In fact, the 
Rural is all good—so very good that it is a 
pity many farmers do without it. 
THE DAKOTA RED POTATO. 
Wm. S. Sweet & Son, Providence, R, I. 
—In concluding its article, concerning the 
statement of Mr. Coy’s yield of Dakota 
Red Potatoes, in the issue of January 11, 
1S!X), we think the R. N.-Y. does this va¬ 
riety a great injustice. We think that in¬ 
quiry among the farmers of Aroostook 
County, Maine, will reveal that, as a big 
yielder, sure cropper, and nice table and 
marketing potato, it holds a foremost place 
in their estimation, and this fact should 
cause the Rural materially to modify its 
criticism of this variety. We can furnish 
figures showing the comparative yields and 
prices of potatoes in Aroostook County, 
which clearly demonstrate that there is no 
potato so profitable to the farmer as the 
Dakota Red. 
R. N.-Y. The value of the Dakota Red 
as grown in other places has never been 
commented upon in these columns. We 
tried it at the Rural Grounds two seasons 
with the results which have been pre 
seotei}, 
PITHS AND SUGGESTIONS. 
For three years past the R. N.-Y. has 
raised the Half-long Stump Carrot with 
fine success. Last season the crop was 
lessened by the excessive rainfall. The 
crop of the year before was very large, as 
reported at the time....'. 
TnE old story is going the rounds that 
asparagus beetles are “readily destroyed 
by dusting them with lime.” It does not 
harm them in the least and the R. N.-Y. has 
yet to ascertain what will destroy them, 
having used Paris-green, hellebore and 
buhach. 
Try the Peach Tomato in a small way. 
It is an interesting novelty. 
The Storrs & Harrison Company say 
that Ford’s New Mammoth Podded Lin a 
Bean is the result of over 20 years’ selec¬ 
tions. It is said that the pods grow seven 
to eight inches long. They are produced in 
clusters of three and four and contain from 
five to seven large beans to the pod of ex¬ 
cellent quality either green or dry. Among 
the new seeds and plants which the R.N.-Y. 
has planned to try next season is this im¬ 
mense Lima. 
The catalogue of the above firm describes 
and illustrates a new celery called Kal¬ 
amazoo Broad-Ribbed. It originated with 
a grower in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and is 
pronounced “ the most perfect type of 
dwarf white celery known.” Its excellence 
consists in the large size of the stalks, its 
quick growth, close habit and fine flavor... 
The Coles Pear, which originated in 
Kansas, is described as being a seedless and 
coreless fruit. The tree is very hardy and 
prolific. In quality the pear is said to be 
sugary and fine-grained. 
ftxm, and Haute. 
If you want the best Garden you 
have ever had, you must sow 
MAULE’S SEEDS. 
There is no question but that 
Maule’s Garden Seeds are unsur¬ 
passed. Their present popularity- 
in every county in the United States 
proves it, for I now have customers 
at more than 32,500 post-offices. 
When once sown, others are not 
wanted at any price. My new Cata¬ 
logue for 1890 is pronotuiced the 
most original , beautifully illustrated 
and readable Seed Catalogue ever 
published. You should not think of 
purchasing any SEEDS before 
sending for it. It is mailed free to 
customers and to all others enclosing 
10 cents in stamps for it. 
My Special hist of Striking Specialties 
for ’90 mailed free to all tv ho write for it, 
mentioning this paper. Address , 
WM. HENRY MAULE, 
1711 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA, FA, 
Trees & Plants 
Of all kinds at almost half price. Lov' 
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prices, tells how to purchase, plant, 
prune, etc. It is a book of over 60 
pages, finely illustrated, free; with 
colored plates 10c. 
Trees IPlants by Alail a Specialty. 
A copy of that practical, horticultural Jotimal.OROHAKD 
& G akd'en, free to all who state where they saw thisadvt. 
J. T. Lovett Co., 
Peter (Gideon’s “Best of All.”) originat¬ 
ed at Excelsior, Minn., from seed of the 
Wealthy, which it resembles in size and 
color. In quality it is said to be better; 
and in season, four to six weeks later. It 
is pronounced by good judges to be su¬ 
perior to the Wealthy in every respect; it 
has endured 45 degrees below zero with¬ 
out injury, and borne fine crops where 
other hardy varieties failed. It is a strong, 
upright grower, and promises to be the 
apple for the great Northwest. 
We remind you again, good readers, to 
try a single vine of the Eaton Grape. 
The Green Mountain is a white grape of 
good quality, that should be tried by all 
who value a very early varirty. 
HteceUnncoite gUvcrtteing. 
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Who are the largest Seedsmen in the world. \ 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s < 
Illustrated, Descriptive and Priced 
S£ED ANMJA& 
for 1890 will he mailed FREE to all ap- 
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It is better than ever. Every person 
using Garden, Flower or Field. 
Seeds should send for it. Address 
D. M. FERRY & CO. 
DETROIT, MICH. 
True Economy 
It is true economy to buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla, 
for “ 100 Doses One Dollar ” is original with and 
true only of this popular medicine. If you wish 
to prove this, buy a bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
and measure its contents. You will find it to hold 
100 teaspoonfuls. Now read the directions, and 
you will find that the average dose for persons of 
different ages is less than a teaspoonful. Hood’s 
Sarsaparilla is the best and cheapest medicine. 
“ I to<fk Hood's Sarsaparilla for loss of appetite, 
dyspepsia, and general languor. It did me a vast 
amount of good.” J. W. TVillkford, Quincy, Ill. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only 
by C. I. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
Highly concentrated. Dose small. In quantity costs 
less than one-tenth cent a day per hen. Prevents and 
cures all diseases. If you can't get it, wo send by mail 
post-paid. One pack. 2Se. Five $1. 8 1-4 lb. can #1.80 i 
& cans #6. Express paid. Testimonials five. Send stamps or 
cash. Farmers’ Poultry Guido (price SSo.l free with #1.00 
orders or more. L S. JOHNSON & CO., Boston, Mass. 
P OULTRY PAPER. 16 pages, 4 months for 10c 
Sample Ace. C. C. DitPUY, Syracuse. N. Y 
MAILED 
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VINES and Small Fruits. 
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BERRY GROWERS. 
Improved Folding Paper Derry 
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Heavier Paper. Square Bail and 
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Send for our 
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Catalogue! 
we mail free to all pur- 
of seeds. It contains 
complete list of everything 
is desirable in Vegetable 
Flower Seen s Select 
Seeds. Seed Potatoes 
Bulbs, Plants, &c.. Ac, 
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SEEDSMAN, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
tFT Mention this paper. 
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TREESffiPLANTS 
We offer for the Spring trade a large and fine stock 
of every description of FRUIT and Ornamental 
TREES, Shrubs, Roses, Vines. SMALL 
FRUITS, Hedge Plants, Fruit Tree Seed- 
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CATARRH 
It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied 
to the nostrils. Brice, 60c. Sold by druggists or sent 
by mail. Address, E, T, Warren, Fa. 
^mptemetite anti pacftitwtjj. 
If you intend to buy a 
hay car(of which we make 
three (3) styles), a grap¬ 
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Plow, send for prices, 
etc., to 
Fowler j Farrington, 
Taughannock Falls, N. Y. 
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