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June 27 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Cutworms and a Remedy. 
J. A., Westport, Conn.—O f all the 
pests from time immemorial, ever intro¬ 
duced into an onion field, the Cutworms 
take the lead, completely cleaning a 
large piece of ground in a few daj-s. It 
is with something of the desperation of 
a drowning man catching at a straw, 
that we look around for some means of 
exterminating them before they reduce 
all vegetation to nothingness. In this, 
the great Southport onion district, it has 
been the custom of every one owning a 
piece of ground large enough for a gar¬ 
den, to embark in onion raising, and it 
can be readily seen how dependent these 
are upon the good natures of the Cut¬ 
worms. The farmer who makes onion 
raising a specialty, must use his best 
ground, this must be highly manured, 
and brought into a fine condition ; thus 
a large amount has been laid out before 
the crop comes up. 
The usual, and, perhaps, only method 
of coping with these pests, has been by 
going into the field every morning at 
daylight, finding evidences of their 
work, searching them out and killing 
them. This has been a laborious opera¬ 
tion, almost equivalent to the labor in¬ 
volved in hand weeding every day; 
consequently some means must be 
found to destroy them on a large scale, 
which a number have done with applica¬ 
tions of wheat bran and Paris-green. 
This mixture has given excellent results 
thus far, and has led many to feel that 
the worm problem has been solved. 
Mix thoroughly 100 pounds of wheat 
bran and \}4 pound of Paris-green ; 
enough water is then added to make the 
Green adhere to the bran, and to soften 
it so that it is readily eaten by the 
worms. Care should be taken not to 
use too much water, as the Green would 
then go oft’ in the water instead of stick¬ 
ing to the bran. The preparation is 
sown broadcast in the evening and sows 
something like rye or buckwheat. The 
amounts named will cover two acres. 
The operation has to be repeated from 
once to four times during the season. 
1 have just come from a field of onions, 
where four days before, 79 worms were 
found on one row about twenty rods in 
length. The above mixture was applied, 
and 1 fail to find any live worms, where 
before they were so numerous. 
What Crop for Small Farm ? 
M. C. T., Mingo, O.—I would suggest 
the following plans for J. G. G , with a 
farm of 30 acres, page 398. Plot the 
farm into five plots of six acres each. 
Set six acres each spring to strawber¬ 
ries ; let them fruit one season, and as 
quick as they are done bearing, plow 
them under immediately, work the 
ground down as fineas possible, and plant 
to potatoes. There is no better place fox- 
potatoes than in an old strawbex-ry 
patch. As soon as the potatoes aie gath- 
ex-ed, sow the ground to rye or wheat 
and to clover the following spring. Two 
or three plots may be sown to grass im¬ 
mediately, so that the ground will not 
be idle until the rotation is established. 
By following the rotation mentioned, 
there will be berries, potatoes, rye or 
wheat, and hay to sell each year, and 
one could not ask for a better market 
than Buffalo. Select nothing but the 
very best, see that the work is done well, 
and I will guai-antee that the farm will 
bring more than double six per cent on 
the investment. 
An Experiment With Forestry. 
E. V. It. G., Wksttown, N. Y.—Four 
years ago, I planted two acx-es of extra 
fine native hickory and chestnuts ; I 
prepared the ground and planted the 
same as corn. The next year, I made 
an attempt to plow and cultivate them, 
but it was not satisfactory, so I aban¬ 
doned the job. The weeds and grass 
had now covered the ground, and the 
little tender leaves were making slow 
growth. I had caught on to the idea b}' 
a bit of experience, that burning off in 
the spring would give them renewed 
growth and vigor ; so last March, on a 
dry, windy day, I applied the match to 
the dead weeds and grass on the patch, 
and the flames leaped in true prairie 
style, burning everything clean. Now 
the trees have sprouted and made a 
more vigorous growth, larger than ever, 
and a much better stand than I had ex¬ 
pected. How often I may repeat this 
method, observation and discretion will 
alone dictate. 
Bean Fodder for Sheep. 
C. A., Medina, N. Y.—I raise a good 
many beans, and buy enough fodder to 
feed my sheep all winter. I do not give 
the sheep anything else until after they 
lamb, when they get all the grain and 
roots they will eat, but continue with 
bean fodder for coarse feed. I sowed 10 
acres of Alfalfa this spring, and hope to 
get enough in years to come from that, 
so that I will not have to buy bean fod¬ 
der. It was very dry in the spring, but 
since the rains came, the seed has all 
started, so that I feel that the Alfalfa 
will prove a better investment than 
Crimson clover. 
Two years ago, I sowed some Crimson 
clover ; it did nicely, so I raised the seed 
and bought more and sowed 20 acres. 
Last fall, it was fine, and this spring I 
left it until after blooming and of all I 
had in the fall, not one wheelbarrow 
full stood the winter. It was sowed 
from July 7 to September; some was 
protected and some not, and I do not see 
any i-eason why it all died. 
Japan Walnut in Michigan. 
F. L. C., Mitchell, Mich —In answer 
to W. E. M., page 368, I wish to say that 
I have a Japan walnut, Juglans Sieboldi, 
which has been entirely hardy here, in 
latitude 45 degrees, except that a part 
of the top killed the first winter. Hut 
last winter and the year before, it did 
not kill at all, while peach buds were 
killed totally. 
A Strawberry Note or So. —May 31 , 
the following kinds were ripening : Ar¬ 
row, a few ; See’s No. 2, a few; See's No. 
1, many ; Columbus, a few, poor shape ; 
Staple’s No. 1, a few, some of them large 
and fine, dark color, heart shape ; Cy¬ 
clone, a few ; Eleanor, a few. June 8, 
Brandywine, uniformly large and of 
good shape, fine quality and quite firm. 
We have no reason this season to take 
baik anything that we have said pre¬ 
viously regarding it. A planting should 
be made of the Brandywine, as with 
Parker Earle and Timbrell, every year, 
to have the plants and berries at their 
best. 
Our friend, J. H. Hale, has introduced 
the “ Big Unknown,” afterwards named 
at a cost of $50, Bouncer. Mr. Hale tells 
us that this is a cross between Jersey 
Queen and Miner, possessing the finer 
points of both parents. “Berries of extra 
large size and of the Miner type, of a 
rich, spicy flavor.” We have no doubt 
that this berry has done well for the 
Hales—else they would never have spent 
a deal of money to purchase, name 
and propagate it. But it is not worth 
much at the Kural Grounds. Here are 
our notes up to June 8: Plants received 
April, 1895 Bisexual flowers. June 2, 
just beginning to ripen, vines vigoi-ous 
and productive. Berry large, but vari¬ 
ously shaped. Fruit held up well on 
strong peduncles. June 4 : A few large 
berries ripening, white tip 3 . June 5 : 
Berries crimson color, fair quality, aver¬ 
age large, but there are no two berries 
alike in shape ; most of them are seamed 
or creased or crinkled. June 6: Vigorous 
vines, not productive, berries puckered 
June 8 : Not very productive, berries 
very irregular and of only medium size.. 
When an enterprising man or firm in¬ 
troduces a new fruit, we are anxious 
(over-anxious, possibly) to praise it. 
Especially is this the case when the man 
or firm is an excellent friend of The R. 
N.-Y., as in the present case. We cannot 
praise the Bouncer. It is not the berry 
for the Rural Grounds,as we now judge it. 
But we praised the Timbrell in the high¬ 
est terms. There is no better home berry 
at the Rural Grounds and in many other 
places. It is worthless in the grounds 
of Mr. Hale. While noting what we have 
said about the Bouncer, our readers may 
wisely consider that the variety may 
differ as widely elsewhere as does the 
Timbrell. 
After having studied the two trees 
for 12 years or more, and assisted to 
prove that they were very different, we 
have killed our Commom catalpa (big- 
nonioides) and left the C. speciosa to take 
its place and the place of the catalpas. 
Catalpa speciosa is a grand tree in many 
ways, and our friends would do well to 
raise it from seeds—so easily done. 
We are trying, side by side, the Sta¬ 
tion pea, Thorburn’s Extra Early Mar¬ 
ket, Nott’s Excelsior and Nott’s Perfec¬ 
tion. The tornado of last year destroyed 
the vines. The Station is advertised as 
an extra-early wrinkled pea, producing 
more than twice the number of pods of 
any extra-early kind of smooth pea. 
The pods, it is claimed, are of larger 
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IfttaUancouiSi gulimisinr). 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Tub Rural New-Yohkeb. 
Sleep 
To be refresh ins' must be natural. Hood’s Sarsa¬ 
parilla fives sweet, refreshing sleep; because 
by purifying the blood, it puts the whole system 
in a healthy, natural condition. 
Hood’s 
Sarsaparilla 
Is the best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. 
flnnH’c Pi 11 c are the onl y P ills to take 
A u a with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 
Berry Baskets. 
Quarts, Shorts, Pints, Thirds, &c. 
Peach Baskets. 
Sizes, 2, 4, 6, 8, io . 12, 14 
and 16 quarts. 
Grape Baskets. 
Sizes, 3^, 5, 8, 10 and 
15 pounds. 
Peach Covers. 
Wood, burlap and cotton. 
BERRY, PEACH AND GRAPE CRATES. 
Crate stock and box shooks in all sizes, direct from 
the manufacturers. Special prices to dealers and car¬ 
load buyers. Write for catalogue. 
A. H. MONTAGUE 85 SON, 
Manufacturers and Agents, 
120 Warren St., New York City. 
2,000 BUSHELS 
CRIMSON CLOVER. 
Wholesale or Retail. Write for prices and samples. 
Germinating Qualities thoroughly tested. 
H. W. DOUGHTEN, Moorestown, N. J. 
2,400 Bushels No. I 
CRIMSON GLOVER SEED. 
My LOW PRICE sold 100 bushels In three days. 
Sample and Catalogue free. 
AKTIJUK .J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
CRIMSON CLOVERTTSiTol" 
Crimson Clover Seed In the United States, Is JOSEPH 
K. HOLLAND, Grower and Jobber. Milford, Del. 
Also, Cow Peas, Winter Oats. Timothy Seed, eto. 
CRIMSON CLOVER ™°”*Se“ cl, c!o ro iSK 
Merchant, Mercantile Exchange Building, Harrison 
St., N.Y. Continues the largest importer of fine grade 
Crimson Clover In the U. S. Prices to dealers only 
DELAWARE-GROWN 
Cow Peas & 
--- Winter Oats 
New Crop ready June 25. Catalogue free. 
BROWN SEED COMPANY, - WiOMING. DEL. 
UXaLiA. W AKL-tiKOu 
CRIMSON GIOVER 
piwsoa CLOVER 
—Nature’s Fertilizer 
-- ._ —----J and Ideal Hay 
I Crop. New Circular, ‘ Reasons Whv Every 
W Farmer and Trucker Should Plant Crimsou 
C.over”; 8S.\T FHKK. We are headquarters for 
home-grown, haroy seed, and furnish at lowest prices. 
Also, Turnip. Spinach and other seasonable seeds. 
HOLMES & MacKCUBIN, Harrisburg, Pa. 
BEETS FOR STOCK. 
Increase the value of dairy products by feeding 
liberally of these indispensable roots. Pure seeds of 
HANGULS.—Golden Yellow Mammoth, ooldeu 
Tankard, Mammoth Ixrng Red. Norbiton Giant, lied 
Globe, Orange Globe and -tugar Cane 
SID+A K-.—Imperial White and White Sugar—all 
feeding beets-20c per lb. 
CA It ROTS.—Improved Long Orange. Danvers 
half long. Nichols’ half long Orauge -all OOe. per lb. 
PA Its NIP —Improved Hollow Crown. 60c. per lb 
'I URNI1’.—Dreer's Improved Purple-top Ruta¬ 
baga. 53c. per lb. 
LORN for Ensilage.-Red Cob and Southern 
Horse Tooth. 11.25 per bu. Sweet Fodder, $1.50. 
1>IILI.KTS —Hungarian and True Southern. Ger¬ 
man or Golden. $1.25 per bu.: 2 bu and more, $i per bu 
If ordered to be sent by mail, add 10c. per lb. Special 
prices on large lots. 
HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman, 7H Chestnut St„ PMladelpliia. 
C abbage Plants.—Best varieties. Good stocky 
plants at$l 26 per M. Cash with order. Addie-s 
II. B. Weaver & Bro., Wheatland Mills. Lane. Co.. Pa 
Cabbage and Celery Plants. 
Danish Ball-Head Cabbage, and all standard varie¬ 
ties, now ready. Celery Plants ready last of June. 
Please write for prices on quantity required. Address 
JOS. HARRIS CO., Moretou Farm (P. O.), Monroe 
County. N. Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
Our transplanted layers are sure to grow when set 
lu July or August. Order plants transplanted or 
potted at once, naming varieties you want. They 
will be ready to ship In three weeks. For prices and 
other information address I.. J. FARMER, 
“ Maplewood,” near Pulaski, N. Y. 
ENORMOUS CROPS 
From our Potted Strawberry Plants. 
100 Parker Et'u le, ! For $1.50 
T C. KEVITT, - - ATHENIA, N. J. 
Summer and Autumn Catalogue 
of POT-CROWN and layer STRAW¬ 
BERRY PLANTS. 
CELERY AND CABBAGE PIA.NTS, 
FRUIT TREES, Plants, Vines, etc., 
mailed free on application. 
T. J. UWYER, 
Nurseries, Cornwall, N.Y. 
DON'T FORGET OUR $10 
oiler lu The Rural of 6 th month, 6 th and 13th . 
If you have no time to try it, a few words on a postal 
-. 7 -— — -- — - — card about your experience with fall planting will 
give you your cuoice of a tree of Red June Plum, Iioonce Pear or Vladimir Cherry, free, with vour 
ROGERS, DANSV1LLE, NEW YORK: 
TRIUMPH 
The only Yellow Freestoue PEACH 
Ripening with Amsden 
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The Latest and Largest 
Yellow Freestoue PEACH, 
EMPEROR 
MERCER { 
The only Sure-Bearing, 
__ ___ Non-RottingCHEHRY. 
For full descriptions send for Catalogue (l 0 o.) We will send our Beautifully Tllus. Catalogue with 
‘ the Gol’vl Plates of the 3 Wonderful New Fruits, and 1 Emperor Peach June Bud bv 
mail, postpaid,for 10c. JOS.U. BLACK,SON & CO., Village Nurseries, UighUUm^N.* 
The Old Soluble Pacific Guano. 
The farmers’ friend and producer of large crops. Every farmer 
should use it this fall if he wishes a large crop. If your 
storekeeper does not keep it you can write us direct. We 
want agents—probably we can make you one. 
PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY, 
43 Exchange Place , New York City. 
OFFICES: 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
CLEVELAND, OHIO. 
