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soda ami South ('ai-oliiia rock. I ^liduld ihink it would j)ay. 

 Would not biiv tlic iniiriate. as it is said to injure the burning 

 quality of the tobacco. 



AVould it be .-ulvisabli" lu plow wlioat straw uudor for a cover crop? 



Mr. Convepse.— I should use the straw in the stables for bed- 

 ding, drawing it out every day and spreading it on land I wanted 

 to plow in the epring. What I meant by a " cover crop," is some 

 green one, sowed in the fall, such as clover or rye, to be plowed 

 under the next spring. 



Does the sun blast buckwheat? How much seed shall we sow per 

 acre? 



Mr. Cook. — As a rule, buckwheat does not '* fill '" in a hot, dry 

 season, I suppose, because the pollination is not perfect. We 

 usually sow about half a bushel of seed per acre. One great 

 trouble in getting a crop of buckwheat is too much seed is sown. 



Do j-ou advocate the use of the smoothiug harrow and weeder? 



Mr. Converse. — Yes; we use both. The smoothing harrow has 

 teeth standing backward at an angle of 45 degrees. We use it on 

 corn and potatoes before the plants appear. Later we use the 

 weeder. The object is to^kill the weeds before they are born, and 

 to conserve moisture. We also use it on oats and peas until 

 they are quite high. 



What is the best way to grow tomatoes? 



Dr. Smead. — I wish I knew, but I don't. 



Mr. Cook. — I used to train them on a trellis, but it is too much 

 work. So I set the plants in rows^ mulch them with straw, prune 

 off the lower side branches, and let them go. 



Is there an age limit in the use of a sire? 



Mr. Van Drcser.— Mr. Hilton of New Scotland, had a Devon 

 bull that was 22 jeavs old, which was constitutionally strong and 

 a good " getter." And I have awarded a prize at a fair to a Thor- 

 oughbred Guernsey cow that had dropped twin calves at the 

 age of 23 years. 



