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Charles Parry at the last meeting of 
the New Jersey Horticultural Society spoke 
of nut culture in an instructive way. If 
such crops were like silk or tea, requiring 
a vast amount of labor to produce them, 
there would be some excuse for nut im¬ 
portations. But being easily grown, need¬ 
ing almost no labor, and selling at high 
prices, there is no reason why the United 
States should not grow at least her own 
supply of these nuts. The only apparent 
reason why this is not done is the difficulty 
in getting productive varieties of the 
chestnut, and early-maturing varieties of 
the walnut. The latter objection is over¬ 
come in the Praeparturiens Walnut. So 
early does this variety bear that a tree 
arriving through the mail bag in the spring 
of 1888, bore nuts in 1889, and now has sev¬ 
eral fruit buds on for another year, al¬ 
though not four feet high. The Cluster 
and Giant are also profitable varieties of the 
walnut when they come true. But the 
great difficulty of propagating varieties of 
the walnut must always be a serious draw¬ 
back in its culture. 
Upon the grounds of William Parry of 
New Jersey, it was found that the first to 
open was Early Surprise, about September 
15th. This nut is large in size, running 
two and three to the bur ; dark in color and 
tree productive; about two quarts to a 
tree 10 feet high. The next to open was 
Reliable, September 20th. This nut is 
large in size, measuring four inches in cir¬ 
cumference, and the tree is very productive, 
about three quarts to a tree 10 feet high. 
It has the valuable characteristic of run¬ 
ning three nuts to the bur, very few having 
two. The Giant opened September 25th. 
These nuts were enormous, measuring six 
inches in circumference; they run two nuts 
to a bur and the tree is a vigorous grower 
and moderately productive. The above 
three varieties are of the Japan strain, and 
open earlier than most of the American or 
European varieties. They are not as fine 
in quality as the American nuts, as the 
skin when first gathered has a bitter taste. 
But this bitterness disappears after keeping 
a few days, or after cooking, and as they 
come early and sell rapidly at 40 cents a 
quart, they are extremely profitable. Else¬ 
where Mr. Parry found a few trees of the 
Paragon in bearing. The trees are excep¬ 
tionally vigorous and productive, the nuts 
are large(as shown by illustrations in these 
columns)and run two and three, andsome- 
times more, in a bur. It is, he says a variety 
of great merit. 
The Miller Chestnut is spoken of as 
large, running two and three to the bur. 
The tree is vigorous and productive. Ber¬ 
tram’s Early is a remarkable variety ripen¬ 
ing October 1st, evidently of American 
parentage. The nuts are large, two or 
three to the bur, of excellent quality and 
bring from 25 to 30 cents per quart. 
The Ingraham Chestnut is very large. 
The earliest large chestnut is the Pennel. 
ripening in late September. It is not very 
productive, but coming so early it sells for 
from 40 to 50 cents a quart. 
One of the most valuable varieties on the 
list is the Hanover, ripening October 1st, 
to 10th. This is a large nut, running 
mostly two, sometimes three and some¬ 
times only one to the bur. It is of the 
very brighest color and brings the very 
highest market price, the whole crop sell 
ing this year at 40 cents per quart or $12.80 
per bushel. The yield was over five bush¬ 
els, making the handsome revenue of $64 
from a single tree. This variety seems to 
have no off years. The original tree gives 
annually a yield of three to five bushels 
of nuts that bring from 25 to 40 cents per 
quart. Mr. Parry was informed that the 
smallest yield ever made by this tree was 
$30, while the largest soon after the war, 
while prices were high, was $138. 
“ How Crops Grow ” is one of the most 
useful books that ever has been published. 
It ought to be in the hands of every one of 
our readers that cares to know about the 
“ chemical composition, structure and life 
of the plant.” A new edition has just 
appeared and may be ordered through the 
American Garden, 10 Spruce Street, New 
York, at the publishers’ price $2.00. 
The Farm News tells of an Indiana lady 
who manages a small private dairy of eight 
or 10 cows, and claims an average profit 
of $100 per cow annually. She sells to In¬ 
dianapolis consumers, at 30 cents per 
pound the year round, sells buttermilk to 
the value of $150, and skim-milk and cot¬ 
tage cheese enough to amount to $50 to 
$75. She is able to deliver her own goods 
to customers, and has learned the truth of 
the saying, “ Many a mickle makes a 
rnuckle.” 
Mr. E. Williams, Sec. of the New Jer¬ 
sey Horticultural Society, while at first (as 
was the R. N.-Y.) very favorably Impressed 
with the Jefferson Grape, discards it now. 
He has never been able to get a decent clus¬ 
ter from it. 
Brighton heads the list of red grapes 
with Mr. Williams and he is disposed to 
place Berckmans next. This succeeds well 
at the Rural Grounds and, thus far, holds 
its leaves better and ripens more fruit and 
larger bunches. 
The following spiraeas are valuable be¬ 
cause they bloom in July: S. Billardii, 
Bumalda and Callosa alba. For May 
blooming every gardeif should have the fol¬ 
lowing hardy shrubs: Lilacs in variety. 
Spiraea prunifolia, Dwarf Double-flowering 
Almond, Prunus triloba, Forsythia (both 
Fortuneii and viridissima), Japan Quinces 
in variety .Viburnum lantanoides, Tartar¬ 
ian Honeysuckle and Chinese Wistaria. 
Now comes the announcement of “ The 
only Hardy Raisin Pulp Grape Ever Pro¬ 
duced.” It is called White’s Northern 
Muscat and is said to be a seedling of 
Brighton fertilized with Muscat. The 
colored plate shows the berry to be of a red 
color and medium size. The bunch is of 
medium size. Extreme hardiness and 
freedom from mildew, excellence of quality, 
a “pure raisin pulp” are among the many 
claims made. The R. N.-Y. has applied for 
specimen vines. 
John M. Stahl says in the Country 
Gentleman that in Illinois and throughout 
the corn-producing region the proper 
procedure is not to raise less corn, but to 
have more fodder knives, more barracks 
and siloes, more fodder cutters, more good 
animals—cattle.sheep, horses and hogs—and 
more grit and persistence in feeding, and 
when farmers have these things they will 
have a handsome profit in farming. 
It seems that cotton-seed for feeding, is 
now being roasted by many Southern feed¬ 
ers. This seems better than boiling it, as 
when roasted it can be readily ground or 
crushed into meal to be mixed with other 
grains or fodders. Besides, in roasting, the 
adhering lint is destroyed. 
ABSTRACTS. 
-Boston Post: “The man who takes 
things as they come never has any ‘go’ to 
him.” 
-American Garden: “Purchase and 
distribution of seeds by the Department of 
Agriculture shall be confined to such seeds 
as are rare and uncommon to the country, 
or such as can be made more profitable by 
frequent changes from one part of our 
country to another ; and the purchase or 
propagation and distribution of trees, 
plants, shrubs, vines and cuttings shall be 
confined to such as are adapted to general 
cultivation, and to promote the general in¬ 
terest of horticulture and agriculture 
throughout the United States.” This is the 
statute which creates the seed bureau of the 
National Department of Agriculture. The 
intent of the law is clearly beneficent, and 
were it followed, great advantages would 
come to our agriculture. 
For years we have had and grown these 
seeds from the Department ot Agriculture, 
and we have never found among them any¬ 
thing of superior or unusual merit; and 
when we are particularly anxious to have 
a good crop, we never touch them. 
What can be the excuse for sending out 
such seeds as these t Any large dealer sells 
them, and some of the varieties are older 
than the Department of Agriculture itself. 
Why have all the complaints and denun¬ 
ciations of the press and of good gardeners 
for years borne no fruit of reform ?” 
-Christian Union : “When eighteen- 
hundredths of the population of the United 
States own three-fifths of the wealth of the 
United States, some of the other eighty- 
two-hundredths of the population will go 
cold and hungry. If there is a congestion 
of blood about the head, the feet are pretty 
certain to be oold.” 
-“ A genuine aspiration is never other¬ 
wise than noble and unselfish, even when 
it draws one away from the natural com¬ 
panionships of life; separates one, that is, 
not in feeling or in sympathy or in the com¬ 
mon fidelities, but in taste and habit and 
intellectual companionship. No young 
man or woman need live a commonplace 
life. There is always an open path to the 
higher ranges of living for those who are 
willing to take it. Cherish your aspirations 
and live by them; they are your real guides; 
they embody the divine ideal of your life!” 
-New England Farmer: “In fact, 
getting an education has come to be syn¬ 
onymous with getting away from the farm” 
-“ The child that does not like to dig in 
the dirt is an exceptional one. Children 
take to earth as naturally as goslings to 
water and their liking for flowers is hardly 
less marked. Why do so many grow away 
from these amusements ? Our common 
schools have been organized for turning out 
non producers” 
-“ Mr. W. H. Bowker criticises the 
modern tight two-story barns, built over a 
close cellar filled with manure. He thought 
they might not be wholly an improvement 
over the old-fashioned, wide-cracked struc¬ 
tures, in which the air was always fresh, 
even if too cool. If he were to build again 
he would keep his cattle in sheds with 
plenty of absorbents from which the man¬ 
ure should be frequently removed.” 
Pissceltatwousi 
Always name R. N.-Y. in writing 
vertisers. 
One Reason 
Why nearly everybody should take a good medlei-, 
In the spring Is because at this season the system . 
especially susceptible to the benefit to be derived 
from a reliable preparation like Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 
In the winter various impurities accumulate in 
the blood, the effect of which is most felt when 
spring comes on, in general weakness and languor. 
The system craves assistance to maintain the health 
tone and expel impurities, which Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
readily gives. Be sure to get Hood’s. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only 
by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell. Mass. 
IOO Doses One Dollar 
For Internal and External Use* 
Stops Pain, Cramps, Inflammation in body or limb, 
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A COUNTRY HOME. 
A farm of hills and valleys — of groves and wild 
patches of small growth, 
CLOSE TO THE RURAL GROUHDS, 
But one farm between: one mile from the village of 
River Edge. 
A beauti'ul lake, with an unfailing supply of pure 
spring water. A frontage of 1.20U feet, overlooking 
the Paterson Mountains on the west, and the 
Palisades on the east. It will be 
SOLD FOR HALF ITS VALUE 
to any one who appreciates such natural beauties and 
car-8 to develop them Within 12 mtles of New York 
as the crow files-17 mtles by rail. For particulars 
address 
BOX 3318. NEW YORK. 
JU^FARM 
FLORIDA? 
The J.T.&K.W. SYSTEM 
(Railways and Steamers) cover one thousand miles 
territory; own 
FIVE MILLION ACRES 
US* WE WART WORKERS. -Ml 
Good lands sold CHEAP, and first freightand tickets 
FREE to actual settlers only. Address 
J D n ADD (ITT Land Commissioner, 
. n. rflnnUI I, J. T. & K. W. System 
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. 
AGENTS 
LOOK 
HERE 
and Farmer* with no experience make 82.50 an 
hour during mare time. A. D. Bates. 164 W.Rob- 
nius Ave., Covington, Ky., made 821 one day. 
Itsi one week. So can you. Proofs and cata¬ 
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HAND-MADE HARNESS 
A special bargain for one 
person at each post-office to 
introduce them. Send 6 cents 
for information. 
UNION MACHINE CO.. 
Harness Deparment No. 15, 
Philadelphia, Pa, 
ENSILAGE 
All of our last jpar’s patrons 
indorse it and report most 
satisfactory results. Their 
letters printed in pamphlet, 
3 fmpt entente and Padtinett}. 
Rochester Hay Slings and Carriers. 
Result of twenty-two years’ experience. 
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 
RICKER & M " UOMERY, 
58 Lorimer St, ochester, N. Y. 
[WILLIAMS 
6rain Threshers, Horse Powers & Engines 
For full particulars address 
ST. JOHNSVILiLE AGR’L WORKS, 
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Works on 
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UTIMBER or 
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Esjjp* Will pull an or 
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AWKEYE 
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MACHINE. 
MAKER A 
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SWEEP 
of two Acre* nt a .ittlng. A man, a hoy anl a horstean operate 
it. So heavy Chains or rods to handle. The crop on a few 
acres the first year will pay for the Machine. It will only cost 
tou a postal card to send for an Illustrated Catalogue, giving 
price, terms and testimonials. Address the Manufacturers. 
JAMES MILNE &. SON. SCOTCH GROVE, IOWA. 
Illustrated 
Catalogue 
free. 
“OSGOOD” 
U. S. Standard 
Sent on trial. Freight paid. 
, Other sizes proportionately 
_ _ _ _ _ I low. Fully Warranted 
OSGOOD &TH0MPS0N, Binghamton, N.Y. 
312S $35. 
IDEAL 
IMPROVED ttrial by skilled 
workmen, built on '>011-001 prim-i- 
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EXPERIENCE. Sent on tri^i Write 
for Circular and Price. 
m fi Dialogues, Tableaux. Speakers, for 
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Guaranteed to press three tons more of hay In one 
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press, with the same amount of help. Give It a trial. 
Satisfaction guaranteed, or no sale and treight 
refunded. For conditions, circulars, etc., address 
J. A. SPENCER, Dwight. Ill. 
A GOOD FARM FOR NOTHING, 
Reasons for the Decline of 
AGRICULTURE AND FARM VALUES 
IN NEW ENGLAND. 
By Judge M, ot the D. S. Court ot Claims, 
PISO’S CURE FOR 
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. 
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. 
' ' e. Sold' 
in time. 
Id by druggists. 
In small pamphlet form. Price 1 cent per 
copy, in small or large quantities. Postage 
extra, 1 cent per five copies. 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City. 
