SEED-TIME AH® HARVEST. 
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. 
BEST POTATO FERTILIZER. 
What is the best potato fertilizer in the ab¬ 
sence of barnyard mauure? E. F. C. 
(We use Lister’s Phosphates and wood ashes.) 
hill well mixed with the soil. 5. We sow for 
winter use in a rich bed at any time before 
May 10th. 6. Cultivate and hoe as often as pos¬ 
sible. No plant seems to return the favor so 
readily. 7. At any time in June. 8. Thi rty 
Cents. 
A GOOD HINT. 
REMEDY FOR ONION MAGGOT. 
Susquehanna, Pa. 
If you know of any remedy for a little white 
maggot that gets in the onions when they are 
small and destroys them, you will confer a great 
favor by publishing it. E. P. Bradford. 
(We have heard extensive onion growers say 
that a heavy application of strong wood ashes 
was a good preventive. If any of our readers 
can give a better remedy we shall be glad to 
hear from them.) 
TO PREVENT INSECTS AND WEEDS. 
Hannibal, Mo., Apr 2, 1884. 
I got a hint from the New York Tribune last 
summer, and tried it with good results. I ap¬ 
plied a spadeful of clear sand to my melon and 
squash hills, and saved nearly every hill from 
the striped bug grub. The theory is, the bugs 
will not, or can not burrow in the sand. All my 
squash hills treated with the sand grew vigor¬ 
ously and bore bountifully till frost came. Those 
without sand died early in the season. 
Respectfully, C, W. Houck. 
PLANTS BY MAIL. 
Warfield, Ky. 
My plan to protect my young plants from in¬ 
sects and weeds, is to burn a large quantity of 
brush on the ground or burn the earth with some 
litter which destroys weed seed, and insects will 
not trouble the ashes; it serves as a good ma¬ 
nure; digging the earth up 6 inches which gives 
the plant good root. Where can I obtain a 
package of earth almond or chufa ? 
William Mead. 
MUCK FOR CABBAGES. 
Graham Station, W. Ya. 
1. I have fifteen acres of bottom land that 
has been submerged many times in past years, 
twice in the past two years, each time settling 
three inches of rich muck. I want to plant five 
acres of this in late cabbage, and want to know 
if i< is good ground for cabbage? 2. Should the 
cabbage seed be sown in the same kind of ground 
in which they are to be transplanted ? 3. Would 
it be advisable to plant more than one kind of 
cabbage ? 4. Should the ground be fertilized, 
if so, what kind should be used, and how ap¬ 
plied? 5. About what time should the seed be 
sown? Should the bed be made rich? 6 After 
transplanting, should cabbage be hoed ofteu, or 
should they be plowed? 7. What time should 
they be transplanted to make the best heads? 
8. What is the price of your Manual of Veg- 
etaole Plants ? 
Herman A. Clarke. 
Answer. 1. I should think it was good if 
properly drained. 2. Not necessarily. 3. I 
would plant two or three kinds at least. 4. Y T ou 
can hardly get it too rich. Distribute stable 
manure broadcast, and place phosphates in the 
Brownsville, Pa. 
Mr. Tillinghast: In sending plants, say cab¬ 
bage, by express, how long may they be in tran¬ 
sit and be sure to grow ? I suppose you cannot 
send them by mail. F. Simpson. 
(We seldom mail plants for the reason that it 
does not pay us to do so when we have more 
large orders than we can fill by express. We 
can pack plants so they will carry in pretty 
good condition for three or four days, but itdoea 
not i ay the purchaser to have them sent so far, 
because express charges are heavy on so long 
distances. Better grow them yourself, or buy 
nearer home.) 
LIGHT WANTED. 
Alvin, Neb., April 30, 1884. 
Dear Sir: Judging by the very excellent arti¬ 
cle, by J. J. Allen, in Seed Time and Har¬ 
vest, on “Garden Pests,” he must be able to 
help us to get rid of a pest not mentioned in th at 
article. We, out here on the frontier, are totally 
unable to raise the Sunflower end others, notably 
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