The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1485 
Experiment with Sudan and Soy Beans 
(Continued from pago 1463) 
rapid, but they bushed out and covered 
the ground with a thick growth of dark 
green leaves. The mixture was a very 
beautiful field; the tall grass with the 
beans filling up the space between at- 
trae c<l the attention of many who passed. 
We had some difficulty ill curing, but not 
more than with heavy clover. 
We are now feeding the dear Soy 
leans with very good results. The Sudan 
-s is very palatable and much rel¬ 
ished. and the mixture is as attractive as 
any bay we have ever stored. To the 
farmer who has failed to get a catch of 
clover 1 recommend either of these crops, 
Soy beans being quite us rich iu protein 
as clover. If a crop is needed to help 
out in time of short pasture Sudan grass 
will be found excellent, as it will keep 
coming and supply feed for some time. 
For cutting green in the Fall Sudan grass 
is very good, better than corn, as it may 
be cut several times. 
In Wisconsin Soy bonus are taking the 
place of clover on many of the sand 
farms, for they are reliable, and clover 
can never be depended upon. I do not 
mean to infer that these crops will ever 
in any way replace clover where clover 
can be grown successfully, but where the 
demand is for some crop for reasons such 
as I have mentioned these crops will not 
be a disappointment. ROBERT luce. 
Wisconsin. 
R. N.-Y.—Our own experience with 
Sudan grass and Soy beans justifies us 
iu fully endorsing the above statement. 
Seasonable Apples 
I am planting Grimes Golden for a 
Fall apple, and mainly York Imperial, 
Ingram and Stayman for Winter. Notic¬ 
ing discussions iu Tuf. R. N.-Y. con¬ 
cerning a substitute for Baldwins, will 
say I consider it a mistake to shove that 
varietv into the background in the East¬ 
ern States. It is a pretty reliable apple. 
The Ingram is a seedling from the old- 
time Genetou. but looks more like a 
Wiuesap. is highly colored and a long 
keeper. I will have around 5,000 barrels 
of them this season. louis erb. 
Missouri. 
Keeping Fruit In Cold Cellar 
Replying to an inquiry in The R. 
X -Y. a* to methods of keeping fruit in 
cold cellars. I will say that in North¬ 
ern Pennsylvania many farmers bank 
their cellars in Winter, using maple 
leaves. poor bay. straw or litter 
from horse stables. Our cellar has only 
the south and west walls exposed, aud 
these wore given a coat of concrete on 
the outside a few years ago. Now only 
the west side needs A little banking when 
the Whiter is severe, with straw parked 
tightly against the outside door, which 
is nil the north side, aud has a woodshed 
built over it. 
Part of our canned stuff is placed in 
the cardboard 'boxes in which the cans 
are bought, and some have been kept over 
thus eight or 10 years. One cupboard 
full needs only to have the cans on each 
shelf covered over closely with newspaper 
or clean, discarded garments, G. R. B. 
Squaw Winter and Indian Summer 
Under “Things to Thiuk About,’* on 
page lft 10. J. L. of Leeds. N. Y„ asks 
when Indian Summer comes. In your 
reply you state that Iudian Summer 
comes after a hard frost iu October or 
November, and that the origin of the 
term is unknown. 1 have it on the best 
authority that Indian Summer comes in 
November or December, and aft t Squaw 
Winter. Squaw Winter includes the 
period of the first considerable snow fall 
and the cold spell following. Then did 
the squaws iu the days of buffaloes and 
Indians, peg down the tents, bank all 
a would with suow aud make everything 
simg and tight for Winter. This spell of 
weather was followed in late November 
or in December by the true and only gen¬ 
uine Indian Summer, red suns, hazy hori¬ 
zon*. frosty nights, tdeasaut days—id n al 
weather for a big hunt So, hi spite Of 
Hie squaws’ laborious preparations for 
a long, hard Winter, the braves struck 
camp and moved ou for one more big limit 
before Winter closed in in earnest. Thu* 
the Indian Summer! Blit don’t forget 
the Squaw Winter. If it comes, Iudian 
Summer cannot be far behind. 
Illinois. jesSe w. newell. 
More About Indian Summer 
I believe 1 can give you some light on 
the so-called Indian Summer. Old set¬ 
tler-- have told me that after the first 
hard frost that killed the vegetable growth 
on the prairies (lie Indians would set tire 
to ir and burn it off. so that the era s 
would grow better the next Summer, and 
so caused the smoky atmosphere. If this 
is true, we have no real Indian Summer 
now. I know that from 10 to 50 years ago 
the period called Indian Summer wtl* very 
much more smoky than the same period 
of recent years. w. w. DRVRY. 
New York. 
Information Wanted for Clearing Water 
I would like to ask any of your readers 
whether they know (not guess) wlmt 
will cause water iti a new well to clear 
up. I have a well, recently drilled, 
about 75 ft., but it does not clear up 
very well. Tt is not dirty, but milky in 
appearance, is very soft, and while there 
is no bad taste to it. it i* not what I 
would wish for. I have pumped it out 
several times, hut that does not seem to 
do the work. There is sufficient wale-, 
and it is brought to the different room* 
by air pressure. h. b. b. 
That Household Budget 
Your Virginia correspondent, page 
11S6, inquires about a budget system. 
Please notify him that thousands of live 
savings banks throughout the country 
give their depositors perfect up to present 
standard of living, budget hooks. 1 have 
just sent to a bank here for one. which I 
will mail to you herewith. They give 
these out to encourage savings. Also 
suggest to our friend that, budget or no 
budget, he should first, on receiving his 
pay. put it in a bank. lie won’t spend so 
fast when he has to sit down and write 
out a check, or, if ir is a savings bank, it 
is better still. 5Take it a joint account 
with bis wife. She’ll feel as if she 
owned something besides the wnshtub. 
too, and besides, if anything happens to 
him, she won’t have to wait to draw the 
money she needs. cu as. EL wverz. 
R. N.-Y.—This budget book is a eon- 
veuient pamphlet in which are given 
spaces for entering items under various 
headings, aud covering the usual expen¬ 
ditures of a family. It is a very conveni¬ 
ent form of keeping track of expenses. 
Dogs and Opossums 
I have just read “Hope Farm Notes.” 
telling of catching aud disposing of the 
’possum, aiul having a guilty conscience 
for not giving the dog a slice of the meat. 
You can spare your sympathy for the 
dog. for he would not have eaten it. either 
cooked or raw ; would have smelled of it 
and turned away in disgust. That is my 
experience with dogs and ’possum meat. 
Oklahoma. chari.es slemmeb. 
We would like to know if that is the 
experience of all hunters. 
Jersey Giant Capons 
I have just been reading Mr. Thomp¬ 
son’s article, page 1300. about Jersey 
Black Giants and their possibilities as 
capons, in which he says: “The chicks 
should be hatched in March to be broiler 
size, ready for caponizing the middle of 
June.” If Mr. Thompson's Black Giants 
grow like ours have, when June comes 
he will find he has a nice bunch of “soft 
roasters.” rather than broilers. Ours at 
10 weeks old weighed 2 1 -, lbs. Our Giant 
capons are now about OV. lbs. at eight 
capons are now about OV, lbs. at nine 
months old. being hatched April 15, and 
the two largest weigh 0 and lbs. re¬ 
spectively. They have not been fattened: 
are just free range grown. We think the 
Jersey Black Giant a wonderful breed. 
New Jersey. w. j. ericksex. 
Uxci.e John: Here’s a letter from 
our nephew that's gone to Africa, and he 
writes that within 20 rods of his house 
there’s a family of laughin’ hyenas. Aunt 
Martha: Well. I’m glad he's got pleasant 
neighbors, anyway—ghat's something.— 
Boston Transcript. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. DEC. 16. 1922 
EARM TOPICS 
Inoculation for Legumes. 1463 
Developing a New Corn Country. 1463 
Experiment with Sudan and Soy Beans. 1463, 1464 
About Popcorn . 1464 
“A Night on the Market" Brought to Day¬ 
light-Part III. 1466 
A Boxed Windmill... .. 1466 
Hope Farm Notes.1470, 1471 
Reports of Northern Cotton Growing. 1471 
No License for a Roadside Market. 1473 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
The Sheep Are Coming Back. ...1461, 1462 
Milk Sixty Cents a Quart.. 1473 
Financial Statement of the Dairymen’s 
League 1473 
•’We Must Pull Together”. 1473 
Small Litter of Pigs. 1476 
Thriftless Calf .. 1478 
Feeding Questions: Use of Colostrum. 147S 
Alfalfa Meal and Millet Hay tor Cows.... 1478 
. THE HENYARD 
Wanted: New National Bird. 1463 
White or Brown Eggs In New York. 1473 
Home Ground Ration..... 1480 
Possible Coccidlosis .. 1480 
The Egg-laying Contest... 1481 
Free Range or Confinement. 1481 
HORTICULTURE 
Results from Orchard Heating in Virginia. 1463 
Cider Pomace as a Mulch. 1464 
Successful Sales of Apples. 1473 
No American Production of Commercial 
Tulip Bulbs . 1473 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Dny to Day. 1474 
Corning Beef by a Different Way. 1474 
The Rural Patterns.. 1474 
Holiday Sweets for the Children to Make., 1474 
Letters of an Indiana Farmer. 1475 
The Cooky Jar. 1475 
Baked Eels in Picklo... 1475 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The Weather-wise Caterpillar. 1464 
Editorials .. 1472 
Change of Water fit Well. 1479 
Kerosene or Gasoline for Tractor. 1479 
Pump for Water Supply. 1479 
Creosote from Chimney. 1479 
Publisher’s Desk . 1492 
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