1903 
885 
EVERYBODY’S GARDEN. 
Water Cress.— Can you give some Infor¬ 
mation about the culture of the true water 
cress? I have a pond fed by springs cover¬ 
ing about two acres, water from four feet 
to nothing in depth, with mud bottom. 
Would that be suitable? Will it only grow 
around the edges, or all over the bottom? 
I never saw it growing, and know nothing 
about it. Can you furnish a book on the 
subject? I live in the famous Norfolk 
trucking section, and have wondered if I 
could not make use of the pond for grow¬ 
ing the cress. p. i. d. b. 
Berkley, Va, 
The culture is not difficult and some 
directions will be given further on. 
While running water is perhaps the ideal 
condition the pond is all right and ought 
to prove valuable for the purpose. The 
principal advantage of the running 
stream is in gathering the crop, as it 
will not grow to much extent in the cur¬ 
rent, and that is left clear for working. 
In the still water of the pond it will 
grow all over the bottom and continue 
growth until it reaches the surface. I 
know of no book that treats particularly 
of the subject, and hardly think you will 
require one. Your location ought to 
make the crop nearly continuous, as we 
gathered it here until the ground froze 
up, and with the New York market ac¬ 
cessible, it ought to be a profitable ven¬ 
ture. 
Culture and Management. —As to 
culture that is soon told, as it will care 
for itself after being started. If there is 
outlet or inlet to the stream use that 
also, simply sowing the seed close to the 
margin, and cover lightly. In the still 
water you will have to encourage its 
spread by sowing the seed on the water 
or pressing the slips into the mud at the 
bottom. Under favorable com!'-tions it 
will spread rapidly both througn self- 
seeding and extension of the roots. If 
sown on the surface when the water is 
still there will be no trouble in it set¬ 
tling, and once on the bottom it will 
readily take care of itself. Sow also 
along the edges, but not far enough 
away to deprive it of water. It may be 
necessary to bank up or dam slightly to 
raise the water in the very shallow 
places, especially if there is not suffi¬ 
cient depth to keep them covered. This 
will be better determined after starting 
the work. It must have water at all 
times, however. When the deeper places 
are stoeked it will be necessary to have 
a boat or raft for gathering, as wading 
would be injurious to the plants. The 
season ought to continue much of the 
year in that locality, and when fully in 
bearing it should be cut often for best 
quality. It must be cut, not broken or 
pulled off. As to putting up, the de¬ 
mand of your market must be the cri¬ 
terion. Here only six or eight Inches of 
the top is used, avoiding too much of the 
stems. It is gathered in bunches, about 
which the thumb and index finger will 
span at the butts, and tied with ordi¬ 
nary wrapping twine and shipped in 
bushel baskets. I am unable to say what 
the New York market is, but here it is 
a paying crop. 
Forcing Rhubarb.—I n Everybody’s Gar¬ 
den, page 773, J. E. Morse speaks of freez¬ 
ing rhubarb roots for forcing. Does this 
mean that they must be dug up and placed 
in the open air during frost, and if so how 
Icr.g? Will you also give a good plan for 
a forcing cellar? c. t. s. 
Burnaby Lake, B. C. 
The roots must be frozen, either be¬ 
fore or after digging, and, of course, it 
is far less work to freeze them on top 
of the ground than to dig them out of 
the frozen earth. As to how long to 
leave them depends upon the weather. 
The clumps should be taken up with as 
much soil adhering as possible. Then 
allow them to freeze solidly through and 
through. Whether a day or a month is 
required does not matter, as exposure 
will not injure them. As to plan of 
forcing cellar there are many, more or 
less elaborate, and expensive or other¬ 
wise, as one desires. They are con¬ 
structed entirely above ground or exca¬ 
vated according to circumstance, bear- 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Ing in mind that they must be light and 
frostproof. With present experience, 
unless desiring to build a permanent 
structure answering for other purposes 
also, I would build just as cheaply as 
possible. The following plan combines 
cheapness and utility and of course may 
be elaborated to suit even long pocket- 
books. Plan for 12 feet in width and 
any desired length. Set posts two feet 
six inches in height and close enough to- 
, gether to make the sides firm. Spike 
2x4 or 2x6 (any convenient stuff), for 
plates on top of posts. Set the ridgepole 
high enough for one-fourth or one-third 
pitch, and use poles or whatever is 
available for rafters. The sides and ends 
can be of any lumber that will nail on, 
or as costly stuff as desired. Any kind 
of lumber also will answer for roof, and 
if too poor to turn water may be covered 
v/ith tar paper. No windows whatever 
are required, and the one door which 
should be at one end ought to be double, 
with air space between. A fine (prefer¬ 
ably at one end) is required for smoke 
escape. Any stove will answer for heat¬ 
ing, and if building is long, is better 
placed one-third the distance from door, 
letting the pipe extend clear through to 
rear end. Enclose the stove with loose 
brick, sheet iron or any convenient 
thing in order to disperse the heat. An 
alley two feet in width extending 
through the shed will be convenient for 
the work of filling, etc. It is very con¬ 
venient and saves much labor in hand- 
dling to leave the roof entirely uncover¬ 
ed until nearly ready to begin forcing. 
In this way the roots can be hauled as 
soon as dug and placed in the cellar and 
left until frozen. Exposure to the ele¬ 
ments will do no harm, and when frozen 
solid the roof and covering can be put 
on and the forcing started at pleasure. 
The structure must be entirely covered, 
and sufficiently to avoid all danger of 
frost after growth has once started. 
Straw, cornstalks or any litter that will 
turn the cold will answer, but if avail¬ 
able stable manure is best of all. A 
heavy body of fresh manure will save 
much fuel, and, in fact, will furnish 
much of the heat required. This is 
about the cheapest plan imaginable, and 
it is also possible to add as much expense 
as desired. J. e. morse. 
Michigan. _ 
JAMES E. RICE. 
We are glad to show our readers a 
good likeness of “Jimmie” Rice, the new 
professor of poultry culture at the Cor¬ 
nell Agricultural College. He has been 
a familiar figure at farmers’ institutes, 
and readers of farm papers will quickly 
recognize his name. Prof. Rice, for so 
we must call him now, is a self-made 
man who was thrown upon his own re¬ 
sources early In life. He does not fiy 
into a professorship through the parlor 
window, but has climbed honestly and 
laboriously from the last round of the 
cellar stairs. It would be a great thing 
for agricultural education if more pro¬ 
fessors could be trained in the same 
hard school. Prof, Rice knows how to 
keep poultry, and what is more, he 
knows how to train poultry keepers. It 
is a good thing for Cornell that James 
B. Rice decided to take charge of the 
poultry department The writer advised 
him to do so even if it meant a sacrifice 
in some ways. We rejoice to see that 
Cornell College is growing as it should, 
and securing such men as Hunt, Pear¬ 
son, Fletcher, Bonsteel and Rice. The 
farmers of the State should give it their 
full support. 
“Mamma,” said a youth. “Yes, my 
boy,” “Didn’t somebody say once ‘The 
good die young’?” “Yes, my boy.” 
“And haven’t you told me that if I honor 
my father and mother my days will be 
long in the land?” “Y-yes, my boy.” 
“Kind o’ keeps a feller guessin’ what to 
do, don’t it, mamma?”—Credit Lost. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adv. 
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They keep the bowels regular, 
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Don’t 
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Use the 
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Bay, Wagon Boxes, 
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Does away with the 
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SAN JOSE SCALE. 
And other Insects can be Controlled by Using 
Good’s Caustic Potash Whale 
Oil Soap No. 3. ' 
It also prevents Curl Leaf. Endorsed by Entomolo¬ 
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WATER TANKS 
MADE OP 
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Kentucky Farmers’ Sons 
SHOULD KNOW 
that their State A. & M. College 
at Lexington offers a 
Shert Winter Course in Agriculture, 
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Sugar of a better 
quality without in¬ 
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order the Grimm 
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