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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 
Clover In Kentucky. 
R. R., Falmouth, Ky.—I n a late issue 
of The Rural T. B. Terry seems to lay 
down some infallible rules in regard to 
clover culture. Among other things, he 
advises to sow clover seed about Christ¬ 
mas, because then it will get worked into 
the soil so that the spring freezes will 
not damage it. This is contrary to my 
experience and will sometimes fail. If 
the weather sets in warm and the growth 
comes up and then the weather again 
becomes severe, it will all perish. My 
rule is to sow March 1, unless I harrow 
or brush it in, when I wait till the last 
of March. I believe if one just sows the 
seed down on March 1, he will succeed 
oftener than at any other time ; but for 
this climate, and especially on clay land, 
it is much the best to wait awhile 
and then cover the seed. 
An Old Fertilizer Farmer. 
E. W., E. Westmoreland, N. II.—Hike 
The R. N.-Y. very much. The questions 
and answers must prove interesting and 
useful; and other features of the paper 
recommend it to the farmer as valuable. 
I am glad a representative has visited 
the Bradley fertilizer establishment and 
given such a good account of it. I have 
used this kind of fertilizer for many 
years, and know it to be second to none 
in the market, though there are other 
good kinds, and, while some say they 
“don’t feel able to buy and use it,” I 
don’t feel able to do without it, for it 
more than pays, not only in largely in¬ 
creasing the amount of the crop, but like¬ 
wise in hastening its growth and ma¬ 
turity, before the early fall frosts, which 
seems to be no small item with our short 
summers. 
Strawberries and Hog: Cream. 
Mrs. L. F.—I have a recipe that caps 
the climax—obtained it from a young 
couple who are working for me. They 
are fresh from the mountains of North 
Carolina, possibly from the neighbor¬ 
hood of Mr. Henry Stewart, on whose 
table this epicurean dish has become so 
great a favorite that he should not be loth 
to impart it to the rural household. 
“Take nice fresh strawberries and fry 
them in bacon grease, just as you would 
apples. We uns think they are jest 
fine,” said the wife speaking in her 
mountain dialect, “ and when we uns 
have hit for dinner we don’t care to hear 
the dogs bark.” 
R. N.-Y.—The Alaskan Indians are 
said to never care for strawberries unless 
they are swimming in hot oil or seal’s 
grease. The “ oleo ” champions may, if 
they wish, use this as an argument in 
favor of substituting grease for cream. 
Gift Packages in Illinois. 
The small fruit growers of New Jersey and south¬ 
ern New York are up In arms against the action of 
the Grocers’ Union of this city and other large fruit 
dealers who want "gift” cups, crates and packages, 
and they are resolved to ship only to those who will 
return all “ packages." Better Include the cost of 
these In the price of the frutt. Eh? 
E. R., Alton III.—The above is from 
a late issue of The Rural. Eastern fruit 
growers do not know what is best for 
themselves or they would take the advice 
of the Grocers’ Union. Here at the West 
we have used gift packages for years, 
and could not be induced under any cir¬ 
cumstances to go back to the old methods 
of return packages. The gift package 
is cheaper in the end. There is no worry 
about packages not being returned. All 
being new, they are bright, clean and 
attractive and therefore sell enough 
better to more than pay their cost. 
Wintering Onion Sets. 
W. B., Tkoupsburgh, N. Y.—I keep 
onion sets in fine condition by placing 
them in the barn, over the cow stable in 
straw. Freezing does not harm them if 
covered with one or two feet of straw. 
I use shallow crates, or get tea-box cov¬ 
ering (matting) of my grocer to store 
them in. The sets should be well aired 
and thoroughly cured before they are 
placed in winter-quarters and then they 
should not be disturbed until spring. 
An “Ex-Debt Slave” Talks. 
H. J. C., Plover, Wis.—I n The R. 
N.-Y. of March 18, is an article by E. L. 
S., on “Transfer of Slavery” as he terms 
it. Now as one that has lived in debt 
slavery, I differ with him greatly. In¬ 
stead of being born in slavery as the 
black man was, nine-tenths of us go into 
debt voluntarily, preferring such slavery 
to the freedom of a tenant. And others 
go in debt for machinery, not liking to 
use as much muscle as did our fathers, 
or hire help to do it by hand, thus run¬ 
ning a boarding house and letting our 
wives kill themselves cooking for the 
hands, as female help is out of the ques¬ 
tion. Many a time when I have wanted 
money I have called it a blessing to have 
a man in the neighborhood like “ Mr. 
Grundy’s Man,” and I always paid the 
interest and principal cheerfully, and 
never thought of calling him “ an ill- 
mannered hog ” as Prof. Massey does. 
My opinion is that if there were more 
farmers who followed the example of 
the “ex-farmer,” they and their families 
would be better off. It is a poor way 
to stand round waiting for some one to 
lend you his hard-earned money iwithout 
interest or give you something for noth¬ 
ing. “ The Lord helps those who help 
themselves.” 
Poisoning the Curculio. 
M. H. Beckwith, Delaware Experi¬ 
ment Station. —Here in Delaware the 
curculios have made such a clean sweep 
of the plums that it is almost impossible 
to find any trees to show what can be ac¬ 
complished by spraying with the arsen- 
ites. These pests are now trying to see 
if they cannot destroy the peaches on the 
trees that have escaped destruction by the 
yellows. We hear a great deal each year 
about the “ June drop ” of peaches, and 
no one has been able to say what is the 
cause of it. Each year about June 1 large 
numbers of the partly-grown peaches 
drop from the trees, and it is known as 
the “ June drop.” When the trees are 
loaded with fruit, it is rather a benefit to 
have a portion thinned out, but in a sea¬ 
son when but few peaches set. the June 
drop is a serious matter. We were aware 
that the curculios were at work upon the 
peaches as well as upon the plums, and 
surmised that the so-called “ June drop” 
was caused by them, but had no dati to 
prove that such was the case. Last sea¬ 
son I gathered a quantity of the fallen 
fruit from the ground underneath the 
trees, and placed it in breeding cages. In 
due time one and often two or more cur- 
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