March 16 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
FARMERS' CLUB. 
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fire These Hens Properly Fed ? 
U. M. IV., Went Hartford, Conn.—I am trying to 
year, it might supply all that is needed, 
but would not answer alone on poorer 
soil. As to the question about using 
more or less of a complete fertilizer ; the 
learn how to keep poultry, but when I read of Mr. celery plant is a gross feeder, and it is 
Wyckoff’s hens averaging 168, and Mr. Johnson’s we j) ni"h impossible to use too much 
WyckofT’s liens averaging 168, and Mr. Johnson's we ]) nigh impossible to use too much 
about 140, eggs, I get disheartened. Last year I f tUizer on it . Growers in the East 
kept about 100 hens, mostly B. Leghorns. I got , , 
8,437 eggs, or an average of 84 apiece. During the who use fertilizers regularly, seldom use 
winter, In the morning about 6:30,1 fed them a less than a ton to the acre. We would 
20-quart canful of the following mixture: Boiled p US h this crop along, 
potatoes, beets, carrots and turnips, mostly pota- 
toes, mixed with wheat bran, ground oats and What Nips the Plum Trees . 
corn, some linseed meal, and meat scraps; I put j jp // M Meriden, Conn .—What insect is it that 
about a handful of salt, and about a quart of nips the tender shoots of plum trees in the spring 
coarse charcoal in it. The hens seem to eat this a ft e r they have made a growth of a few inches ? 
readily. About 11 o’clock, I divide one large, hard what can be done to prevent it? The insect! 
head of cabbage into four parts, and give one to j H about half an inch in length,'of a brownish 
each flock of about 30. At noon, I divide about co i or , an d hides beneath a leaf. After the end 
two quarts of whole wheat, oats and whole corn, of a tender growth has been partly severed so as 
mixed, very little corn, scattering in cut straw, or to ,] ry) j )U t not fall off the tree, the insect harbors 
leaves. At night, I give them four quarts of in a web i n8 ide this dried end of the twig, 
wheat, oats and corn, one quart to 30 hens. I also ^NS —j_ do ncd R n0 w the insect which 
have a bunch of lean meat hung up in each hen- ^ ^ manner described by J. W . 
nery, as long as it is fresh, so that they can pick 
at it. I clean the platforms every day or two. H. The New ^ ork Weevil (Ithyceius 
readily. About 11 o’clock, I divide one large, hard 
head of cabbage into four parts, and give one to 
each flock of about 30. At noon, I divide about 
two quarts of whole wheat, oats and whole corn, 
mixed, very little corn, scattering in cut straw, or 
leaves. At night, I give them four quarts of 
wheat, oats and corn, one quart to 30 hens. I also 
have a bunch of lean meat hung up in each hen¬ 
nery, as long as it is fresh, so that they can pick 
at it. I clean the platforms every day or two. 
till; ll>» A CICttll pianwwiio v.u.j vimij V* ~ - — . 
There are, apparently, no lice in the house, is noveboracensis) sometimes gnaws into 
this feeding right as to quantity and kind ? The ^ be basc G f a twig, causing it to break or 
hennery is about 14 feet high in front and about 8 bec tle doeg not Hve in a 
in the rear, with plenty of glass in front. 
Ans.— 1 can only repeat what I have 
often said before, that, the quantity of 
U1 lull D»IU 'V 1-11 . 
feed necessary for best results can only send them to me, I shall gladly identify 
be determined by observation and study the pest, and can then discuss more in- 
of the flock.” By a comparison of the telligently the methods to be employed 
amount of feed given by C. M. W. to 120 in checking its ravages. m. y. s. 
hens with that 1 am feeding the same 
number, i And that he is feeding a some¬ 
what larger bulk in the morning, and 
about one-third less of whole grain the 
rest of the day, than I am doing. While 
it might appear from this that he is not 
feeding enough, it does not prove it by 
any means; for, as 1 understand C. M. 
W. s letter, he is getting very few or no 
eggs, while mine are nearly all laying, 
are very active, and therefore require 
more feed than though they were not 
producing eggs. After a careful study 
of this letter, and especially noting the 
variety and good quality of feed he uses, 
1 am inclined to think his very low aver¬ 
age of 81 eggs per hen yearly, is at least 
partly due to some other cause besides 
his system of feeding. What the trouble 
is, 1 am not able to state with my present 
amount of information regarding them. 
C. II. WYCKOFF. 
R. N.-Y.—We would like the opinions 
of others. 
Best Butter Packages. 
F. K. L., Northbrook, Pa.— 1. What is the best 
and most, economical package in which to pack 
butter for cold storage in summer? 2. Should it 
not be made of glass ? 3. Would it not be bene¬ 
ficial to seal air-tight before storing ? 4. Would 
not a 10-pound package be best, as when opened 
for use, there would be less of it exposed ? 
Ans.— 1. For this market, a half tub or 
firkin of wood, holding 50 or 60 pounds. 
2. Glass is seldom used. It is too liable 
to break. 3. Butter should be covered 
in some way so as to exclude the air. 
Sealing it air-tight is certainly desirable, 
but probably not practicable. 4. A 10- 
pound package is too small except for a 
fancy trade. It is, however, a very con¬ 
venient size for family use, and is de¬ 
sirable on this account. One must make 
his packages conform to the require¬ 
ments of the market to be supplied. 
Extra Fertilizer on Celery. 
F. P., Jewett, 0 .—Last season, I used on one 
acre of celery, 1,000 pounds of commercial ferti¬ 
lizer with a guaranteed analysis : 
Per cent. 
Nitrogen equal to ammonia. 2i4 to 3*4 
Soluble phosphoric acid .. 7 to 8 
Available phosphoric acid. 9 to 10 
Total phosphoric acid.11 to 12 
Potash equal to sulphate. 6 to 8 
This cost, by the car-load, $29 per ton. I used 500 
pounds refuse salt in addition to the fertilizer, 
with 15 two-liorse loads of stable manure, and 
had very satisfactory results. The growth was 
good, and the celery was very fine flavored and 
crisp. I put one-half of the crop in the storehouse 
in October, and sold it during January. I had 
practically no loss from any cause. An experi¬ 
ment showed that I could have used double the 
amount of the commercial fertilizer, and had a 
much quicker and possibly larger growth. Is 
anything to be gained by pushing this crop by 
using another 1,000 pounds of fertilizer? Or could 
I use kainit with ns good results at a less cost? 
Ans. —It will depend a good deal on 
the soil. That fertilizer is not an ideal 
one for celery by any means. “ Equal 
to sulphate” indicates that but half of 
this per cent is actual potash. Kainit 
contains only potash and salt to help the 
C-elery. On land heavily manured last 
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