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Tllli RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June'16 
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Crimson clover is excellent for sowing at the head 
of a gully or on a side hill to prevent washing by 
rains. It makes a quick sod ; and thus holds the 
water back. For its feeding value, clover is always as 
good as a check on a bank. In a physical sense, it is 
also as gocd as a check on a sand bank. 
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Suppose we take two cuttings of currant, grape or 
gooseberry from the same vine or bush—both the 
same length, but one slender and feeble and the other 
strong and vigorous. Plant and care for them in the 
same way and continue such se.ection for several gen¬ 
erations. What will be the result ? How will the 
final plants differ ? ^ 
That is an interesting dairy symposium this week. 
Rarely do we get so many dairy experts recorded on 
one page. The question of flavor and color seems 
pretty well settled. As Mr. Gould puts it, the cow 
makes the color while the butter maker is responsible 
for the flavor. Back of all stands the food, which must 
be sound and sweet. ^ 
Here is a question worth discussing, especially by 
the women folks: “ Is ft not cheaper and much belter in 
every way, all things considered, to let farm hands board 
themselves, than to board them in the farmer's family ?” 
We would like to have this question discussed thor¬ 
oughly in The R. N. -Y. by every class of farmers in all 
parts of the country. ^ 
Why not make Mrs. S E H.’s ideal washroom an 
actuality ? If you were going to fit up a dairy room 
for yourself, you would fix a better place than is here 
described. You fix up your workshop, too, so that 
you can repair broken tools. The wife’s workshop 
can wait! Why so ? By the way, who makes such 
a washing machine as she describes ? 
* 
One class of so-called men will be found talking this 
way : “I can’t bother with growing fruit. I can buy 
all we use in our family.” To be sure such a man 
can without making a dent on his pocketbook. It is 
a fruitless search to find fresh vegetable acid in such 
families. Such men would keep the sunshine away 
from their families, too, rather than exert themselves 
to cut a hole for a window. 
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Turn a good-sized horse into a corn field and tell him 
to kill weeds. If he stepped on one he might kill it, 
but of his own accord, he would eat the corn and let 
the weeds go. Hitch that horse to a cultivator or 
weeder and march him up and down the rows, and it 
will be a poor day when you can’t kill 100 weeds every 
minute. There you have the difference between 
undirected and directed force. Who is directing your 
force, young man ? ^ 
There are lots of questions about the use of Crimson 
clover that we do not pretend to be able to answer. 
The reason is that no one yet knows the full possibili¬ 
ties of this plant, and further experiment will be 
needed to show how it may best be used. We desire to 
obtain all possible information regarding its culture and 
habits of growth in various sections. Of particular 
importance are the facts about its behavior when sown 
with other crops—like Timothy in the fall (among the 
com) cr with small grain or grass in the spring. 
Can it be used with Timoihy in the fall ? That 
would make an excellent fall seeding, for the clover 
would yield a crop the following spring and then leave 
the field to the Timothy. Or, under what conditions 
may Crimson and red clovers be sown together ? 
Court plaster is excellent for wounds in the flesh. 
There are wounds on every farm caused by a lack of 
manure. Too much of the nitrogen leaches out of the 
stable and manure into the creek. If you could hold 
that nitrogen, these wounds would heal. Plaster 
would hold it. The farmer, therefore, should court 
plaster in the stable. Better yet, use kainit, for that 
can knit the nitrogen into a holdable form. 
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“ Washday dinner graces” are proverbially brief. 
Mrs. S. E. H. this week gives us a good reason for it. 
The trouble is not so much with the washing itself, 
but because other duties are so crowded into the day 
as to make it too full for utterance I The remedy is, 
not to slight the washing, but to plan ahead and thus 
avoid some of the household jobs that crowd the day. 
There is a lesson for the men folks that they well 
might heed ! ^ 
Here is a request which we indorse : 
Please urKeall writers in and for The R. N -Y. when describing their 
successes and experiments, to be particular to give the character of 
the soil used. Neglect to do so renders ail other information in many 
instances of no value whatever. 
It is a fact that the character of the soil has much 
to do with the lessons to be drawn from an experiment. 
A good deal of this is due to the differing capacity of 
soils for holding water. ^ 
The R. N.-Y. advises its readers to experiment with 
Crimson clover. Don’t rush and put your whole farm 
into it, and then, if it winterkills, say: “Those R. 
N.-Y. fellows have lost so many dollars for me !” 
That is just exactly what we do not advise. Try as 
much seed as you can afford to risk and no more. Prove 
that it will live through an average winter at your 
place, and we will tell you that then you can’t possibly 
get too much of it on your farm. 
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There are three frauds so expert in their several 
lines that they rank as stars. They are Stephen H. 
Hayt, the bogus commission man, “ Preservaline,” the 
dangerous drug mixture, and that creamery shark 
company in Chicago. There are three types of frauds 
that farmers ought to let alone. One sells your produce 
and steals the returns; another tries to fool you with 
an injurious compound, and the third humbugs you 
into a losing investment. Let them alone. 
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A GOOD many breeders are fearful of the tuberculin 
test and do not care to have it used in their herds" 
Not all, however, for Miller & Sibley propose to 
guarantee every animal in their herd as free from 
tuberculosis and will have any animal tuberculin- 
tested before sale if desired. This is, we believe, the 
pioneer movement of this kind in a Jersey herd. That 
is why we notice it here. The R. N.-Y. commends this 
stand. It is what breeders must come to sooner or later, 
and those who get in ahead will reap the reward. 
* 
Mr. W., page 376, tells of hoisting stumps with dyna¬ 
mite, but some Pennsylvania farmers used the stuff 
with good effect on some foxes the other day. Large 
numbers of the farmers’ poultry had mysteriously 
disappeared, and a watch was kept. Finally, Mr. 
Reynard was seen to scamper off with a fat pullet in 
his mouth. He was tracked to his lair, which was 
under a huge rock that seemed to defy their efforts. 
But a charge of dynamite brought out four foxes, 
stunned and blinded, which fell an easy prey to their 
assailants. Dynamite is a valuable assistant many 
times, but requires great care in handling. 
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Last winter in a number of cities public money was 
spent to provide work or even food for the poor. In 
Switzerland, they go further and help support the 
farmer. Last year the drought was so severe that the 
Swiss hay crop was very short. A large amount of 
American baled hay was imported. The governments 
of what correspond to our States and counties bought 
the hay and distributed it among the farmers at actual 
cost. The object of this was to save the middleman’s 
profit. The Republic of Switzerland believes this to 
be a legitimate part of government. Hay is admitted 
free of duty into Switzerland, and unless rains soon 
come there will be a heavy demand again this year. 
tt 
Read that article by Mr. Macomber on mending the 
mower. Read it over and study it carefully. Keep it 
in the house and show it to the next man who tries to 
sell you a machine not made as Mr. Macomber sug¬ 
gests. A few such articles broadcasted over the coun¬ 
try among those who buy machines, would cause a 
revolution in manufacturing. It is a fact that a good 
many manufacturers depend on the sales of “extras” 
for their profit. There is a great temptation to make 
the wearing parts of materials that will break easily. 
This creates a demand for duplicate parts ; this trade 
is very profitable. Thus it is that dealers can afford 
to sell some machines cheap. Such a machine is sim¬ 
ply an agent for the sale of “ repairs.” Mr. 
Macomber’s personal experience well illustrates how 
a good machine saves time and money by being 
“ always ready.” , 
We are glad to see that other agricultural papers 
are backing up The R. N.-Y. in its exposure of Pre¬ 
servaline. This is what the Jersey Bulletin says: 
It was thoroughly exposed by Dr. 8. M. Babcock In 1890. It Is com¬ 
posed of equal parts of potassium chloride, sodium nitrate and bo- 
raclo acid, and Is a dangerous mixture to put Into anythteg that Is to 
be eaten. Two grains of boraclc acid will make a dog very sick and 
four grains will kill a rabbit. We do not snow that It Is made now. 
Apropos of artlbclal preservatives for milk and butter, we repeat to 
you what we said In 1890; “ Anything that will preserve milk from 
souring must be a germicide and therefore detrimental to healthy 
digestion." 
We have to add that two grains of “sand” on the part 
of a united agricultural press would drive this fraud 
out of the market. ^ 
Our friend on page 387, starts a discussion of great 
interest to dairymen. Shall the Eastern cow feeder 
depend on the West for his grain ? It is true that 
grain is cheap nowadays, but it means a cash outlay, 
while home-grown grain means largely an outlay of 
labor. To those who know how difficult it is to turn 
farm laber into cash, the difference in favor of home¬ 
grown gram is quite apparent. But we hear dairy¬ 
men say, “ I can buy Western corn cheaper than I can 
grow it” Do you know that, or do you guess at it ? 
When you figure the cost of growing corn, do you ac¬ 
knowledge that corn culture enables you to produce 
more grass ? The mere act of breaking up your 
meadows and pasture lands for a corn crop is an ad¬ 
vantage to your farm, because it leads to more fre¬ 
quent seeding and helps kill out foul weeds. Not one 
dairyman in 50 grows all the oats and peas and clover 
he might. Is it not cheaper to spend one’s labor on 
these crops rather than pay one’s cash for grain ? 
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BREVITIES. 
Here are two farmers, both are old and gray. 
Both at the end of life’s long, weary day 
Viewing the past. This one has stocks and land, 
Money long hoarded ready at bis hand. 
Money has been his ged through all his life. 
Be ne'er has known a nobler, manlier strife 
Than that of grasplag Interest. Eor gold. 
Be d varied bis better nature and has sold 
The right to nobleness; for such as he 
Can never know the joys of sympathy. 
The other man In stocks and lands Is poor, 
But blessings wait beside his humble door. 
Honor has been his guest, and wisdom's lore 
And virtue’s jewels form his worldly store. 
No slave to money, but a prince. Instead, 
Of learning; and upon his honored bead 
The charities of many years sit down 
As light as foam-as noble as a crowp. 
There are the men. Which choose ye now young man ? 
For each Is possible within your plan. 
Idyls are built on Idleness. 
Who ever saw a lazy Leghorn ? 
Guess wokk leads to mess work. 
Begin warfare on the woodchuck. 
Small drought about this season. 
A SIGHT draft—reading by candle light. 
The most disgraceful brand is a brandled nose. 
Cakkieu pigeons of both sexes may be mall birds. 
Who will tell how to make that liniment—page 387 ? 
Bow do you satisfy a man who “ wants the earth ” ? 
Keep plaguing the colt and have a cross bred horse. 
Please don't hark to the dulcet notes of the creamery shark. 
How large can you make Seckel'pears grow by proper thinning? 
Theue seems to be a big difference between revenue and reform. 
Can you add anything to that rye and buckwheat problem—page 377? 
Ever see a man with less brains than the machine he tries to drive? 
In your latitude how large fodder corn can you raise after rye or 
wheat ? 
A "PITMAN” Is a connecting rod In a machine. Where Is the pitman 
In your arm ? 
POTASH and bone 1 Potash and bone ! Will give to your meadows 
an excellent tone. 
The New York Legislature has passed a bill abolishing "days of 
grace ” on notes, drafts, etc. 
Sweet corn Is cured In tiers—page 378. We know of nothing else 
that cries because It’s made well. 
Clover and Timothy are both drains. One conducts fertility into 
the farm and the other takes it out. 
EVEN Patagonia is being utilized for sheep herding. The hist ship¬ 
ment of frozen mutton went this year. 
Isn’t it possible for you to turn a steam pipe into the kitchen some¬ 
where and give the wife the benefit of It ? 
Tons and tons of labor wasted in a vain attempt to mend worn-out 
articles that only need an Inexpensive end. 
When you answer that question about the life of a potato dlggeif, 
be sure to make It plain how much depended on the care of the driver. 
There is a baby and Its name Is calf—It needs the best of care; yet 
all too often must It live on chaff and simply what the farmer has to 
spare I 
WHEN dealers make machines to wear and not to sell their extra 
parts, there'll be a shorter crop of swear and fewer unrepentant 
hearts. 
You can evidently get a good many potato plants by starting a tuber 
In the greenhouse and rooting the slips, but do yon get good seed in 
this way without knowing just how to do It ? Better experiment with 
a cheap variety. 
Lot’s more of those Uoggerlne verses ready for delivery. Have yon 
a copy hanging In your barn or dairy ? Why not ? Let the cows look 
at it. They will put more fat Into their milk if they feel that their 
owner Is trying to get an honest count for their batter 
