1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
203 
FARMERS’ CLUB. 
(CONTINUED.) 
tion, even if some of the kinds were 
omitted, would still afford ample surety 
as to proper fertilization of the blossoms. 
3. To pollinate the blossoms of the Wild 
Goose plum properly and thoroughly, I 
would hesitate to depend on any one 
single variety, but would select—from 
experience—the Newman, Miner and 
Moseman. These cover the entire sea¬ 
son of blooming of the Wild Goose satis¬ 
factorily, and insure me a crop annually. 
4. I do not grow pop corn for revenue, 
but for my own and other people's chil¬ 
dren. All the novelties are tried of 
course—as a nurseryman is hardly 
worthy of the name if he doesn’t experi¬ 
ment and keep in the procession of prog¬ 
ress ! The variety sold by seedsmen as 
Golden Queen, a yellow variety, is pre¬ 
ferred to all others. The stalks are tall 
and strong, and produce from three to 
five good, long, clean ears, and when dry 
and in right condition—to put it in the 
language of a neighbor’s little six-year- 
old girl—“ It pops like sixty.” 
R. N.-Y.—For this market, a white 
corn sells best, and the rice corns are the 
most in demand. 
Alfalfa and Crimson Clover. 
W. M., Geneseo, JY. T .—What are the compara¬ 
tive merits of Alfalfa and Crimson clover in an 
orchard where pigs are to run ? 
Ans. —They are both really “ clovers,” 
yet entirely unlike in their habits. The 
Crimson clover is an annual—that is, it 
grows but one year from seed—like corn 
or wheat. After once forming seed, the 
plant will not grow again. The Alfalfa, 
on the other hand, will grow fresh crops 
for many years from one seeding. You 
may compare the Crimson clover with 
oats, which must be sown each spring, 
and the Alfalfa to Timothy, which may 
be cut many years in succession. Alfalfa 
will give the best hog pasture, but it is 
doubtful if it will grow well with you. 
Cotton-Seed Meal and Tan Bark Ashes. 
J. E. L., Chattanooga, Tenn .—Can I make an 
economical fertilizer with the following mater¬ 
ials ? I can get cotton-seed meal at $17.50 per ton, 
and tan bark (chestnut and oak) ashes at a cost 
of about $1.50 per two-horse load of moistened 
ones, or about one ton of perfectly dry ashes. 
What quantities of each, mixed, will give a good 
combination for, 1, green beans; 2, strawberries, 
and 3, cantaloupes on a red clay loam of moder¬ 
ate fertility ? The land is said to be colored by 
the iron ore in it, and to contain more than the 
usual quantity of phosphoric acid. Could these 
materials be mixed before I am ready to use them 
without loss ? 
Ans. —If of average composition, these 
substances will contain per ton : 
Nitrogen. Phos. acid. Potash. 
Cotton-seed meal. 140 60 40 
Tan bark ashes, dry. 26 36 
We would expect good results from using 
at the rate of four tons of the ashes to 
one ton of cotton-seed meal for vege¬ 
tables, or five to one for strawberries. 
It will not pay to try to mix the ashes 
and meal. Broadcast the ashes and use 
the meal around the hill or drill, or 
close to the strawberry plants. 
To Set Out Fruit Trees. 
G. S., Dinsmore, Pa.—What is the best way to 
set pear, apple, peach and quince trees ? Would 
it be best to dig the holes and put manure in the 
bottoms, or mix it with the soil ? 
Ans. —Dig the holes as large as you 
choose—larg'er, at any rate, than the 
width of the roots. We would fill in 
this hole with good soil, omitting the 
manure. The manure might better be 
placed on the top of the soil as a mulch. 
A Pasture for Poultry. 
E. C., Fisherville, Pa .—I have a rye pasture for 
my fowls. How can I prolong it beyond the life 
of the rye ? Would Crimson clover do if sown on 
it this spring ? How early may I sow it ? Would 
it do better to plow the rye under when it becomes 
too old and hard, and sow oats and the clover 
therewith ? Will the clover be likely to catch if 
no fertilizer be used ? 
Ans. —Our experience with sowing 
Crimson clover in the spring, has not 
been satisfactory. We do not not believe 
that it will answer to sow it on the rye. 
It w ill not be likely to succeed with oats, 
either. We would plow a part of the 
field early, and sow to oats—fencing it 
off if possible, until the oats are large 
enough. Later, sow oats on another 
part, and when the last of the rye is hard 
and long, plow it in and sow Crimson 
clover alone. It will be well enough 
to try the clover with the oats, and also 
on the rye alone. As an experiment, it 
may pay. On good land, the clover will 
probably catch, though wood ashes or 
bone and potash would make sure. 
Difference Between Corn and Corn Meal. 
W. G. E., West Chester, Pa .—The explanation in 
The R. N.-Y. of January 19, as to the difference 
between corn meal and corn, is not satisfactory. 
If the loss in corn meal were due to increased 
moisture, it would be in proportion. Taking 
Bulletin No. 15 again, the increase in moisture is 
four per cent, the loss in protein 15 per cent, the 
loss in carbohydrates less than one per cent, the 
loss in pure fat 25 per cent. I suspect that Some 
chemical change takes place from heating of the 
meal in grinding. Respecting wet feed, my prac¬ 
tice is to moisten the feed just enough to make 
the meal stick to the cut fodder and hay. Stand¬ 
ing from one feeding to the next, the moisture is 
evenly distributed. I serve my milk to customers; 
my neighbor, who sells milk to the creamery, 
makes the feed “quite wet.” He says that the 
grade of the milk is a little lower, but the in¬ 
creased quantity makes it pay. 
Ans. —IIow do you know that the 
sample of corn meal analyzed was the 
same as the whole grain ? We find 
analyses of corn varying all the way 
from 7.91 per cent to 13.65 per cent of 
protein. The average analysis printed in 
the Government bulletin is that of 208 
different samples. The average of the 
corn meal is obtained from only 77 
samples. You can see, therefore, that 
this is not a fair comparison. Grind a 
bushel of corn kernels into a fine meal, 
and you will increase its capacity for 
holding water and, to that extent, will 
reduce the proportion of the three feed¬ 
ing elements. How can heating and 
grinding increase fat or carbohydrate ? 
It is a good deal easier to believe that 
wheat can turn to chess, than to imagine 
fat changing into muscle-makers. 
Arsenate of Lead as an Insecticide. 
T. A., Hartford, Conn .—I inclose a copy of a 
clipping from a newspaper setting forth the ad¬ 
vantages of arsenate of lead as an insecticide: 
“A new and important discovery in the domain of 
pomology, lias been made by F. C. Moulton, of the 
Gypsy Moth Commission, Walden, Mass. Arsen.ate 
of lead was the substance used, which was pre¬ 
pared by dissolving 11 ounces of acetate of lead 
and 4 ounces of arsenate of soda in 150 gallons of 
water. These substances quickly dissolve and 
form arsenate of lead, a tine, white powder which 
is lighter than Paids-green, and, while being fully 
as effective in destroying insect life, is far prefer¬ 
able for several reasons. If by any means, the 
mixture happens to be used stronger than neces¬ 
sary to destroy insect life, even three or four 
times the necessary strength, it in no wise in¬ 
jures the foliage of the plants upon which it is 
sprayed, etc., etc. This is a better insecticide 
than Paris-green, under all circumstances, says 
Prof. Fernald. It has the advantage of being 
readily seen on the leaves, so that one can see at 
a glance which have and which have not been 
sprayed, which is often a great convenience. Be¬ 
ing lighter than Paris-green, it does not settle so 
quickly, and as a result can be distributed more 
evenly over the foliage.” Are these claims well 
founded ? 
Ans. —Yes, we believe these claims to 
be substantially correct. We spoke of it 
a year ago—our authority then being a 
bulletin from the Massachusetts Experi¬ 
ment Station (Amherst). Write for that 
bulletin. 
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