1859. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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TIME TO COLLECT AND SOW THE SEED OF THE 

 WHITE PINE. 



In answer to the inquiry of your "North 

 Brookfield Subscriber," I would say that white 

 pine seed is ripe in the latter part of August, or 

 the first part of September. It should be col- 

 lected just before the cones begin to open, the 

 cones being laid away in some dry chamber un- 

 til the seed can be thrashed out, when it should 

 be sowed as soon as convenient, this being the 

 time when they are naturally sown. It is a very 

 good practice to sow on land after having sown 

 winter rye without any covering ; or, if sown on 

 old worn-out land, it would be well to harrow the 

 ground previous to sowing. There has been no 

 seed grown in this vicinity for several years. 



relham, N. H., 1859. B. F. Cutter. 



WARTS ON A calf's NECK. 



I have a yearling calf that has got warts on 

 its neck about as large as a quart measure ; they 

 have been growing all winter, and now have a 

 very offensive odor. I wish to inquire through 

 your paper, what will prove a remedy. 



What is the best thing I can do for lice on my 

 young stock ? LUTHER. 



Mil ford, March 7, 1859. 



Remarks. — We cannot tell you what will cure 

 the warts. A little mercurial ointment rubbed 

 upon the cattle with a tooth brush will kill the 

 lice. 



CIDER VINEGAR — AN INJURED COLT. 



Can you tell roe of the surest and most expe- 

 ditious method of making good cider vinegar ? 



Will you refer me to some treatise on road- 

 making ? 



I have a colt in perfect health, which has a 

 swelling on his breast, caused, some say, by feed- 

 ing from too high a crib. If this is not the cause, 

 please state what is, if you know, and the rem- 

 edy. A. B. c. 



Remarks. — Loudon gives a chapter or two on 

 road-making, in his "Encyclopedia of Agricul- 

 ture." The other questions we cannot answer 

 satisfactorily. 



A BIG CALF — CORN FODDER. 



I had a calf dropped March 14th, that weighed 

 1274 lbs., and the cow had been kept all winter 

 on corn fodder and meadow hay. I have win- 

 tered twenty head of cattle this winter on corn 

 fodder and meadow hay, and they are coming out 

 well this spring. 



Some of your correspondents boast of keep- 

 ing stock on corn fodder and turnips, as a proof 

 of the goodness of turnips. I consider corn fod- 

 der a good feed. In fact, I have always noticed 

 that my cows failed in their milk when my corn 

 fodder is out. The fodder from an acre of good 

 corn is worth as much as the average of English 

 hay on the same quantity of land. 



I have fed my corn fodder without either cut- 

 ting, steaming or mealing, and I have no doubt 

 but what it would have been better had all of 

 them been done. Ed. Emerson. 



TJoUis, N. 11. , March 19, 1859. 



SPLIT BARK ON APPLE TREES. 



Can you inform me what I can do to save my 

 apple trees ? The bark on many of them is split 

 from the ground to the limbs, and is loosened 

 from the wood, half or more of it on the trunk. 

 About one-sixth of my orchard of ninety trees is 

 affected in this way. s. D. M. 



Mansfield, Mass., March, 1859. 



Remarks. — Will some one informed on the 

 subject enlighten us on this question ? 



FEEDING FODDER TO STOCK. 



In reply to a communication in the Farmer of 

 March 19, by a "Subscriber" in Woodstock, Vt., 

 in relation to keeping farm stock, I think if he 

 will cut his hay for cattle and horses, mix his 

 corn and oat meal with it, and feed judiciously, 

 it will not cost more than two-thirds the amount 

 to keep them that it will to feed hay and grain 

 whole. 



For sheep, and especially ewes with lamb, I 

 should feed potatoes, (after they become accus- 

 tomed to them,) at the rate of one bushel to a 

 hundred sheep per day, chopped fine, and a small 

 quantity of corn or oat meal well mixed with 

 them. With me it has proved a saving of hay, 

 and improvement in the condition of the sheep. 



South Strafford, Vt. A Farmer. 



CALIFORNIA POTATOES. 



From half a bushel of seed, cut small, and 

 three pieces put in a hill, I harvested thirty., 

 three bushels of potatoes. They were planted in^ 

 ordinary ground, 3 ft. 4 in. apart, and 2 ft. 8 in.. 

 between the hills. The manure was plowed in.; 

 when hoed, they were dressed with leached and, 

 unleached ashes and plaster. O. Thomson. 



Jericho Centre, Vt. 



A FINE NATIVE BULL. 



I have a native bull two years old, of fine form, 

 light red color, not fat, only just decent store 

 order ; he weighed to-day 1 ;}()(» lbs. He had the 

 benefit of a farrow cow through the summer of 

 1857. Since then he has had nothing but gi-ass 

 and hay to eat ; he is gentle to handle, and not 

 unruly. Lewis Ward. 



Naugatuck, Ct., March 18, 1859. 



WARTS on PLUM TREES. 



Has there been any effectual remedy discov- 

 ered for preventing warts or hard protuberances 

 from growing on plum trees ? If so, what is it ? 



A. R. s. 



Remarks. — We know of none from actual ex 

 perience. Mr. W. A. Simonds advertises a wash 

 which he says is a remedy. 



MUCK COMPOST. 

 "(). N. M.," Warner, N. IL, will find many ar- 

 ticles in the recent numbers of the monthly Far- 

 mer on the subject of his inquiries ; also, a pa- 

 per in the Patent Office Report for 1856. The 

 name of the person he inquires for may be seen 

 at the Yipp.d of our i'>fl]ier. 



