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Feathers as Fertilizer 
What is the real value of chicken feath¬ 
ers as fertilizer? I can get tons of the 
waste f at hers each season at the dress¬ 
ing-houses. e. v. ir. 
Brownstovvu, Ind. 
Those feathers contain considerable 
nitrogen, hut would he of little value as 
fertilizer. They do not. decay readily, and 
the plant food they contain would not be 
available. We should hardly consider 
them worth hauling as a fertilizer. 
Hot Water for Green Worms 
Cabbages are a desirable crop here, but 
the green worm is a serious pest. If 
people know you are using poison on 
them, there is danger to vour market; 
also. I fear, some risk in feeding nut the 
leaves. I have read several times that 
hot water is a sure and safe remedy. Can 
you vouch for that? The water-heating 
barrel, page 7f>. seems to solve the ipie.s- 
tion of heating the water. Will you dis¬ 
cuss this proposition ? E. I,, s. 
R. N.-Y.—We do not think there is 
danger in using poison moderately, but 
it is easy to frighten the public. With 
a little experience in using hot water for 
green worms and peach borers, we think 
the remedy a good one. With tis the 
trouble has been to keep the water hot 
in the field. 
Charcoal with Manure 
I am in flip charcoal business, and have 
a lot of charcoal dust and ashes. I am 
making a compost of barn manure, cows’ 
and horses’, mixed; the charcoal ashes 
are mixed with dirt which I use to cover 
up the pit. T mix my compost a layer of 
manure and then a layer of charcoal dust, 
and proceed on the same plan. Would 
this he safe to use for my potato crop, on 
would it make potatoes scabby? f. it. 
Connecticut. 
1 his would he an alkaline mixture, and 
would be likely to increase the scab. II 
the potatoes are planted on new land, 
that is. several years since potatoes were 
put there, and if the seed is well treated 
with formalin, there would not he great 
danger, but on old potato land and scabby 
seed, there would be trouble with this 
mixture. The charcoal does not contain 
any plant food. It gives a good color to 
the soil aud absorbs ammonia and other 
gases which might otherwise get away 
from the manure. 
Pruning the Black Raspberry 
I have some black raspberry bushes. I 
cleaned out all wood except new sprouts 
shortly after they had done bearing, and 
they made a very thrifty growth, bending 
down and starring new plants. I cut off 
new plants and transplanted them. Xmv 
my bushes are about ft. high, with side 
branches from 2 to 3 ft. long. Should 
side branches be cut shorter iu Spring 
for best results, aud. if so, what length 
should they be left? Last season was 
• heir first season to bear. r k tc 
New York. 
I‘. L. K. is following the system known 
as Summer pruning, where the main 
stalks are shortened, producing laterals. 
This method of pruning is divided into 
three parts: (1) At the height of ‘2 ft. 
the young shoots are pinched back, caus¬ 
ing laterals to form; (2) all old fruiting 
rones are removed as soon as the fruiting 
season is over; (3) the laterals which 
have developed from the bca<led-iu shoot 
are shortened back from one-third to ouo- 
httlf their length, according to vigor and 
variety. This work is usually done in 
Spring before or at blooming time, aud 
is for the purpose of regulating the crop 
as well as reducing the wood, so as to 
enable the cam- more easily to support 
the fruit and to make the work of har¬ 
vesting more easy. The cans are usually 
thinned to from three to six per hill. 
Canes pruned in this way should be able 
to support the crop of fruit without stak¬ 
ing, though the majority of growers in 
this section set a stake aud tie up the 
canes at each hill. T. n. T. 
What Ailed the Spinach 
Fast year I sowed my spinach seed the 
first week iu August where mv Spring 
lettuce was cut off. The spinach seed 
came up very thin, but made fine growth. 
When it was half-grown l sowed again 
between the rows, so that when T began 
cutting the first sowing the second plant¬ 
ing was about an inch high. This grew 
well until it was about haif-grnwti. when 
it began to turn yellow, ami I losr the 
whole patch, The same thing happened 
to two later sowings alongside of the first 
sowings. Cau anyone explain why the 
first sowing did so well ami the last three 
sowings. August to, 20, September 10. 
under more favorable circumstances, were 
a total f ilure? The plants turned >el- 
low and died. Can I do anything to pre¬ 
vent the same thing occurring again? 
The Spring sowiug on part of this ground 
was very fine. william PERKINS. 
New Jersey 
Uncle Sam’s advice on 
buying a furnace 
H ERE’S what the U. S. Government Farmers* Bulletin says 
about btiying a furnace, “The selection of the system to 
be purchased should be made with the greatest care and only 
after a thorough investigation of its sttitability to the house 
for which it is intended. Consider service above price and 
appearance. Make a selection based on durability, economy 
of fuel, and attention required for operation. Examine the 
joints to see that proper provision has been made for the con¬ 
traction and expansion, see that the castings are well made, 
free from blowholes, cracks, or other imperfections.” 
And that’s mighty good advice. Examine every make of fur¬ 
nace carefully and conscientiotisly before making a selection. 
Remember l A furnace is a life-time investment. The service 
it gives and the fuel it saves are the things that count. 
Here’s what Uncle Sam says 
about health in heating 
In the same bulletin, page 3, is this statement, “Physicians 
insist that an overheated house i ; unhealthy, and that colds, 
sore throats, coughs and the tendency to be nervous and 
feverish may be attributed to continually breathing air hav¬ 
ing too low a moisture content.” 
Here’s how the Andes meets 
this health requirement 
To provide the proper moisture so necessary to make a heating 
system healthy the Andes has water pans of seven gallon 
capacity with evaporating surfaces many times larger than 
the average furnace. 
This is bitt one example of how conscientiously the Andes 
is designed and built to make it the very finest furnace. 
The Andes heats nature’s way, by' circulating air. There are no 
expensive pipes to put in; no walls to cut through; no muss. 
It takes no more than a 
day to install the Andes 
It will heat every' room in your home comfortably. This we 
absolutely guarantee, in writing. If you are dissatisfied in 
any way we will take the Andes back and return your money. 
The Andes will heat an entire home with as little 
trouble and as little fuel as a single stove 
Ask your dealer to explain in detail how it works and the 
reasons it is so economical and serviceable. He’ll be glad to 
do it. If you don’t know where to find him, write us. 
We 'want you to compare the better cooking 
Andes w ith other furnaces Andes Ranges 
In fact to help you make the comparison 
we’ve prepared a furnace “score-card” 
which we’ll be glad to send you for the 
asking. On this card you can rate the 
merits of each type of furnace you exam¬ 
ine and determine accurately which is the 
best for you. 
Send for the Furnace Score-Card 
and for our interesting booklet, “Better 
Heating for Less Money.” 
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Geneva, N. Y. 
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