1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
239 
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We have been using the spading har¬ 
row for two years, but never for turning 
up sod without plowing as in the ease 
mentioned, but I don’t doubt that it 
would answer the purpose if used when 
the ground is quite wet, and lengthwise 
and crosswise over the field. The sub¬ 
scriber says: “I do net want to crop 
them (the orchards) but simply to apply 
fertilizers and subdue grass and weeds.” 
Now to subdue grass profitably, I tl ink 
doing so by means of ringed hogs or 
young cattle would be as good a method 
as any; and to subdue weeds I know of 
no better tool than the scythe. If the 
fertilizer is intended to benefit the trees, 
1 think this inquirer should not fear to 
plow, as the ground would be lcosered 
better, nor should he be afraid of break¬ 
ing the surface roots, because the manure 
would come nearer the greater roots, 
and the stubs would soon throw out a 
number of side roots that would make 
up for the ends cut off. As regards the 
merits of the spading harrow, I think it 
as good a barrow as is made. It loosens 
the ground much better than the spike- 
tooth, and as well as the spring-to< th, 
but does not turn the sod up as much, 
and as it has a revolving motion it cuts 
the clods which the spring-tooth would 
only roll around. mark bauer 
St. Vincent’s Abbey, Pa. 
I use my harrow for all kinds of work 
and follow with a smoothing harrow to 
level before drilling. I bought my har¬ 
row to eradicate the Quack grass which 
the spring tooth harrow had scattered 
all over my farm, and I think it will do 
the business While the principle of the 
spading barrow is about the same as 
that of other barrows, its merits are 
as follows: 1. It has more cutting sur¬ 
face. 2. It does net ridge the ground so 
much. 3. Its blade or spade is more of 
a curved form and when it enters the 
ground it cuts and lifts the soil at the 
same time, pulverizing it more. 4. It 
does not cut and cover as much as the 
whole disk does. j. n. taber. 
New York. 
ONE WOMAN’S EXPERIENCE WITH 
POULTRY. 
The account given in a late Rural, by 
Mr. Wyckoff, of the farmers’ hens, is so 
true to life that it is a picture of our 
poultry keeping for many years. At 
that time we had a mixed breed of fowls 
and got no winter eggs, and were quite 
satisfied if limed eggs lasted till Easter, 
when the fresh ones would come in. 
But two years ago I had a small house 
built, 26x16 feet. It was lined between 
the boarding with tarred paper and fitted 
up with a small wood stove that took in 
a rough piece of wood, and was easily 
warmed. I had procured some of Mr. 
Wyckoff's Single Comb Leghorns through 
many difficulties, and had about 40 to 
winter They were white beauties, 
trim and shapely, and began to lay 
when five months old. Eggs had been 
high-priced in our market, and the four 
winter months, beginning with Novem¬ 
ber, netted me §45 with somewhat lower 
average for other months, when eggs 
were cheap but more plentiful. 
It is surprising how careful one gets 
of all kitchen scraps when hens are 
kept. Our dog, poor little Roderick, 
felt very much defrauded when he saw 
the boiled meat we fed to the Leghorns, 
but we found that after the mash in the 
morning a little wheat and meat made 
the best dinner for egg production, and 
corn heated in the oven the best supper 
in our cold climate. But now it is early 
March and, strange to say, the Leghorns 
have not done so well, while the common 
fowls in the barnyard hen house, that 
have been fed largely on corn and have 
had no meat, wheat or artificial heat, 
have begun to do their regular Easter 
duty. The Leghorns are shut up all the 
time, but have fresh water, grit, broken 
bones and green vegetables the same as 
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in January, yet the egg yield is less. I 
do not think any fowls can be better 
treated, and their, appearance proves it, 
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falling off in the contents of the egg 
basket. Financially the venture has 
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has been the interest it has given me in 
out-door life. Ill health had kept me 
indcors in cold veather till the new 
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even when the temperature was low ; 
on only the stormiest days did I stay in¬ 
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me and expect to be fed when they see 
me, holding up their heads as dogs 
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