1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER: 
353 
Manure Water on Roses. 
.]. S. •/., Greensboro, Md .—How often ought 
manure water to be applied to rose 
bushes or other plants, such as shrubs, so 
as to make them grow and bloom well? 1 
have been told to use it after a rain. 
Ans.—M anure water is a valuable 
stimulant for roses, and will be found 
especially so during a drought. The 
advice to use it after a rain is doubtless 
suggested by the tendency to use such 
fertilizers too strong, in which condi¬ 
tion they would be likely to damage 
tender and thirsty roots. Use a tea- 
colored solution freely every week or 10 
days. The reference to shrubs is a lit¬ 
tle indefinite. 
Soil that Bakes. 
It. G. P., Boston, Mass— My soil is in¬ 
clined to bake. Which is the best way to 
lighten it, manure, sand, or lime, and if 
lime, how much, and when should it be 
applied? 
Ans. —To prevent the “baking” the 
soil must be opened—that is, the fine 
particles must be pushed apart so as 
to admit air and water. Open or sandy 
soils rarely “bake,” because the par¬ 
ticles are .too large to be pressed so 
compactly together. Sand will lighten 
the clay mixed through it, while the 
soil is open and mellow. Manure or a 
green crop well plowed in will loosen 
the soil and hold it open, but in the 
course of time this organic matter burns 
up unless renewed and .the soil is left 
to bake again. Lime acts on the fine 
particle's of soil to bind them together. 
This leaves the soil coarser and more 
open, and the water and air can work 
in better. A familiar illustration of this 
principle is seen when a quantity of 
lime is thrown into muddy water. The 
water is “muddy” because the little par¬ 
ticles of soil are so light and small that 
they will not sink easily. The lime 
bind’s these little particles together so 
that they sink easily and in a short time 
the water is clear. From 20 to 25 bushels 
of lime per acre is the right amount. It 
is better to put it broadcast after spad¬ 
ing or plowing, and rake or harrow in. 
Sizing Made from Curd. 
II. G., Connecticut .—We have received the 
following request. Is there any profit in 
selling curd? “I am about to take up a 
new line of manufacture, utilizing the curd 
from skim-milk. If you are in a position to 
supply me with such, kindly inform me at 
earliest opportunity at what price you 
could supply me with same. All you would 
have to do would be to press the curd as 
dry as possible, and ship to me in this con¬ 
dition.” 
Ans. —It may not be generally known 
that curd from skim-milk is of value for 
manufacturing purposes. Many prod¬ 
ucts which were formerly classed as 
waste have been examined by chemists 
and manufacturers and found able to 
take the place of more expensive ma¬ 
terials. There is now but little waste. 
I recently had a talk with R. Seldner, 
272 Kent avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., 
manufacturer of sizings, pastes, cements, 
etc. Curd from skim-milk is used quite 
largely in this business. There are 
various substances suitable for sizings 
for glazed paper. Rosin is one of the 
cheapest, and, where this will do the 
work it is used, but for some purposes 
it will not answer. n.gg albumen is one 
of the most expensive sizings, often 
costing 50 pents per pound. Blood al¬ 
bumen is cheaper. In some instances 
curd will take the place of both of these 
albumen preparations. In some cases 
it will also take the place of glue. It 
has the advantage of dissolving cold and 
remaining in solution, while heat is re¬ 
quired to melt glue, which sets if left 
for any length of time. Of course to dis¬ 
solve curd it must be treated chemically. 
If mixed with water, it would only spoil, 
and one could stir until doomsday with¬ 
out getting a thorough solution. Soda 
ash is one of the dissolving chemicals 
used by some manufacturers, and others 
have secret preparations. Curd treated 
with lime and sand makes a cement for 
glassware, porcelain, metals and meer¬ 
schaum. Fresh curd mixed with lime 
sets very hard and quickly, and is some¬ 
times used in laying stone floors. As 
ft sets so quickly, it can be prepared 
only as used. 
i nere is no great bonanza for the 
farmer in this business of selling curd. 
The feeding value of skim-milk is esti¬ 
mated at about one cent per gallon, and 
dealers can afford to pay but little more 
than the proportionate value for the 
curd. Still they pay enough more to 
make it an object, and by making ar¬ 
rangements with some reliable dealer, 
the farmer has the advantage of being 
able to dispose of his product the year 
around, it is chemically treated at once, 
and then kept in stock to be used as 
needed. As a rule all that the farmer 
does is to press the curd as dry as pos¬ 
sible and ship it in this condition. Curd 
has been used in Europe for those pur¬ 
poses for some time. The business is 
developing in this country, and there is 
a fair prospect for its growth, w. w. ir. 
“A Guide Book for Farming.” 
M., Georgia.— I thought I would start 
farming. I don't know very much about 
it. I would like it very much if you would 
send me “Guide book" for farming. Get 
me a cheap one—say under $2 and send it 
C. O. D. 
Ans. —There is no use trying to ob¬ 
tain a full knowledge of the science of 
farming out of any ?2 book. There is 
no book printed that, will give a be¬ 
ginner anything more than a smattering. 
The old idea of printing one book to 
cover the whole subject has gone out 
of date, and to-day we have excellent 
books, each dealing with one side of the 
matter. For example, one book dis¬ 
cusses fertilizers, another dairying, an¬ 
other stock feeding, another barn build¬ 
ing, and so on. There are many town 
and city people who seem to think that 
farming is easy work, which requires 
but little study and experience. We 
often see men come from the city to 
“show the old timers how to farm.” 
They usually fail, and the reasons for 
their failures are evident to those who 
know what farming really means. It is 
safe to say that Jhere is no business on 
earth which requires more constant 
study and thought than that of soil cul¬ 
ture. Think of a lawyer or a doctor 
expecting to learn the principles of his 
science from a “Guide book” costing $2 
or less! We advise you to secure the 
bulletins from your State Experiment 
Station at Experiment, Ga. Read and 
study them first. 
Bits of Talk. 
New Jersey Melons and Tomatoes. 
C. C. Hulsart, of Matawan, N. J., is an 
expert melon grower. On his light, 
warm sand, with his system of fertiliz¬ 
ing, he produces about as well-flavored 
a melon as can be grown in the North. 
“Are you going to grow melons heav¬ 
ily this year?” we asked. 
“No, not as many as in the past. I 
think we have seen our best days at 
growing melons in this section.” 
“Why is that?” 
“Because they are coming now from 
the South and from Colorado in such 
quantities that the Jersey melon can no 
longer have a monopoly. The market is 
filled from the earliest season until frost 
with southern and western melons, of 
high quality and uniform grade. I 
doubt our ability to keep up with this 
competition in future.” 
“The same thing is probably true, 
then, of early tomatoes, I suppose?” 
“No, I do not think so. The tomatoes 
from our locality are superior in flavor, 
and will always command a fair price in 
the market. Of course, there is little 
money in trying to grow late tomatoes 
for market, because then competition is 
very heavy, but we can crowd the ear¬ 
lier ones along, and the first pickings 
always bring good money. The tomato 
does best on light, warm soil and when 
fertilized with chemical fertilizers.” 
The Great American Peach. 
“There is no use talking,” said J. H. 
Hale the other day, “the Carman peach 
is going to be the best American variety. 
In quality and appearance it is Al.” 
“Is it right to call it a white Elberta?” 
“No, because it is not the shape of 
the 'Elberta. It is larger and rounder, 
and does not have so much of a pointed 
tip. Its white color and red cheek give 
it a beautiful appearance, and its flavor 
is Al.” 
“How about its shipping qualities? 
Some people say that it is made of 
leather so far as its ability to stand ship¬ 
ment is concerned.” 
“It cannot be called a first-class ship¬ 
per. It would rank about with Mountain 
Rose in this respect. In some dry sea¬ 
sons, where it was grown to perfection, 
and handled just right, it would come 
through in good condition. There is no 
doubt but that it is going to prove an 
acquisition. I fruited it in Connecticut 
when there were scarcely any other va¬ 
rieties in bearing. I have 4,000 trees in 
Georgia now that will give a fair crop 
this year.” 
Spraying with Petroleum. 
“I have been using petroleum for 
spraying my fruit trees,” said a well- 
known grower the other day. “This was 
recommended by Prof. J. 13. Smith, of 
the New Jersey Experiment Station. Of 
course we always try these new reme¬ 
dies with more or less apprehension. It 
is that way with every new thing. They 
may be all right, and yet there is a cer¬ 
tain amount of danger. I sprayed the 
trees before the leaves appeared, and I 
must confess that I watched carefully to 
see them start. There they are growing 
nicely, and apparently uninjured. The 
scales are, I think, destroyed. You will 
observe that the bark feels soft and 
greasy, x. think this is a good thing, for 
it loosens the bark and prevents the 
tree getting into the condition which 
would be called hidebound in a horse.” 
The Journal of Commerce says that 
the Western Railway Company, of Buenos 
Ayres, Argentina, is about to expend $350,- 
000 in improvements. 
Bec.an planting potatoes April 21, fin¬ 
ished April 23, about three acres. Two 
barrels of J.errard seed were sulphured, 
home-grown seed soaked in formaldehyde, 
eight ounces to 15 quarts water. All Car¬ 
man No. 1 except one peck of an earlier 
sort. e. ti. s. 
Cope Cod. 
R. N.-Y.—The Carman No. 1 is not now 
planted largely. The No. 3 has proved bet¬ 
ter. 
4 4 The Pr u dent Man Setteth 
His House in Order.” 
Your human tenement should be given 
even more careful attention than the 
house you live in. Set it in order by 
thoroughly renovating your vuhole system 
through blood made pure by taking 
Hood's Sarsaparilla. Then every organ 
•will act promptly and regularly . 
pi ever Disappoints 
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The easiest, simplest 
and best thing ever 
invented for grinding 
Mowing M achl lie 
Knives. Grinds every 
knife the same, and 
leaves them all on 
the same bevel. Will 
sharpen a set In 10 
minutes; fastens on 
to the Mowing Ma¬ 
chine wheel. TO in¬ 
troduce them, will 
sell for a short time 
only, two at the price 
of one. You can sell one and keep the other. 
ROSS BROTHERS, Worcester, Mass. 
PARAGRENE 
is better, cheaper and Imlkter than PARIS GREEN, 
and will not burn the foliage. Send for pamphlet. 
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“FUMA 
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Woodchucks, Gophers 
and Grain Insects.'‘The 
wheels of the Gods 
grind slow hut exceed¬ 
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Bugs, Worms, Insects 
of ALL kinds, injurious to trees, plants and 
vines are quickly destroyed by the use of 
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Guaranteed 98 to 99 per cent., for generating 
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas 
the most effective fumigating material, to 
destroy scale insects on fruit trees and 
plants. The only positive eradicator of 
the dreaded San Jose Scale. Endorsed by 
all Agricultural Experiment Stations. “ A 
perfect practical remedy,” says Prof. W. G. 
Johnson, State Etymologist of Maryland. 
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Professor Wood, of the Maine Exp. Station, says of spraying in Aroostook 
County, Me.: “ On one farm, were lifty-two acres of potatoes, bright and green 
(September 15), while unsprayed potatoes in the neighborhood had been dead two 
or three weeks. THE YIELD WILL BE NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF UNSPRAYED 
CHOPS.” 
Use “ BOXAL ” and Save Your Potatoes. 
Send for free catalogue C C. containing spraying calendar and full particulars. 
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