1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER: 
577 
BEAN CROP IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 
The bean crop, at a conservative esti¬ 
mate, is about 60 per cent of a full crop, 
and the promise now is of an excellent 
quality. J. f. m. 
Niagara Palls, N. T. 
The bean crop looks very promising this 
year so far. I think the acreage is larger 
than last year; early beans never looked 
better. There are a great many late beans 
planted, and they will depend on frosts 
this Fall. a. T. 
Millers, N. Y. 
The bean crop is not in promising con¬ 
dition. Early in the season, the weather 
was very dry, and beans came up very un¬ 
evenly. Some hills which had a little mois¬ 
ture sent up their plants at once. Others 
held the seed dry and safe for four or five 
weeks and then, when the rain came early 
in July, these beans came up a month be¬ 
hind the others. Still other seed made a 
feeble start, then dried down and died. 
This makes a very poor stand. The 
weather is now very hot and dry, and 
beans of all kinds are suffering. Some sec¬ 
tions are affected by a blight, which makes 
the vines turn yellow and gives them the 
appearance of premature ripening. If the 
present unfavorable conditions continue, 
the crop of beans in western New York, 
will be less than one-half an average crop. 
We hope to have a more favorable report 
for you later on. n. b. keeney & son. 
Le Roy, N. Y. 
I have five acres of red beans on rich soil; 
they look better at this time than last 
year at this date. We have had more rain 
in this locality than we had last year. I 
have made some inquiry, and I find the 
acreage is larger than last year, but the 
farmers here do not expect very much more 
of a crop than they had last year. The prices 
in Newark are $1.75. The prospects are in 
favor of a little higher price this Fall for 
red beans. b. p. f. 
Newark, N. Y. 
The bean crop prospects are not very 
brilliant at the present time. A severe 
drought in June caused them to come up 
very unevenly, many of them not starting 
until July. We have had no rain thus far 
in the month of August, so they are suf¬ 
fering very much for the want of it. Red 
Kidney is the variety grown in this Imme¬ 
diate section mostly. I think the acreage 
is a little larger than last year, but from 
present prospects I think the yield will 
fall considerably below last year. In re¬ 
gard to prices it is too early to venture a 
guess even, but I should think, taking all 
things Into consideration, that the price 
will be fully equal to last year, which 
averaged about $2 per bushel for hand 
picked. J- f. 
Ontario, N. Y. 
NATIONAL APPLE SHIPPERS' ASSO¬ 
CIATION. 
The annual convention of the National 
Apple Shippers’ Association was held in 
Cleveland, Ohio, August 2-4. The object of 
this organization is to promote the inter¬ 
ests of growers and dealers in apples in all 
possible ways. President Richardson spoke 
of the apple as the “king of fruits,” and 
urged the committees to be diligent in their 
efforts to secure better and more equitable 
transportation. In an address on spraying, 
ex-President Williamson said that there is 
no danger of scale if the apple is sprayed 
when in full bloom. It is necessary to do 
it at just the right time, as often a day's 
delay will make it too late. He knew of 
one orchard that was sprayed five times, 
but the work was not begun in time, and 
it had no effect. In emphasizing the need 
of a thorough job, he spoke of one farmer 
who bought a small pump and $3.50 worth 
of insecticides to cover 50 acres of orchard. 
He believed that buyers should unite and 
refuse to handle, except on commission, 
apples that were not sprayed. Cultivation 
and plant food are considered very import¬ 
ant, and In the Middle West good results 
have been obtained by planting the cow 
pea in orchards. In closing, Mr. William¬ 
son said that those who follow the plan of 
planting the trees and then trusting to 
Providence to look out for them, would 
find that Providence was on the side of 
those who give the most thought and care¬ 
ful work to their business. Acting United 
States Pomologist Taylor, who has just 
returned from the Paris Exposition, said 
that the French dealers were greatly sur¬ 
prised at the United States exhibit of apples, 
and he believes that the result will be an 
increased trade with that country. In all 
300 barrels of apples were sent from this 
country. Charles Forster, of New York, 
spoke on the export trade and its require¬ 
ments. He emphasized the necessity of 
sending only fruit that is properly grown 
and packed; and also the need of increased 
cold storage capacity on shipboard, which 
he believes will be furnished as soon as 
the steamship companies realize the im¬ 
portance of this class of trade. The next 
convention will be held at Toronto, Can¬ 
ada, the third Wednesday in August, 1901. 
How to Kill Sorrel. 
P. C. H. (No Address.)— Noticing an inquiry 
about the destruction of sorrel, I was sur¬ 
prised at the remedy offered. I have sorrel 
growing where a large amount of wood 
was burned, and I have never seen it 
growing on damp or sour land, so I 
concluded it was the lack of acid, and that 
nature was trying to bring back the natural 
condition. I experimented with apple pom¬ 
ace and destroyed the last stock of sorrel, 
and none has ever been found on the land 
since. 
Ans. —This question has been studied 
many times at the Rhode Island Station 
(Kingston). These experiments seem 
to show as clearly as anything can show, 
that sorrel thrives best on sour soils. 
From the dozens of soil tests that have 
been made there seems no doubt about 
this. Where lime was used in the 
Rhode Island experiments the sorrel was 
killed out, or nearly so, while such 
crops as Timothy, Red-top and clover 
were increased. We think this is the 
experience of most fanners. If not we 
would like to hear from them. 
Cow Peas in Delaware. 
Several Readers. —We are told that in Del¬ 
aware a crop of cow peas may be sown 
after wheat harvest, and make a full crop 
in time to be turned under before wheat 
sowing. This short rotation is said to take 
the place of clover. 
Ans. —Prof. A. T. Neale, of the Dela¬ 
ware Er-neriment Station, gives the fol¬ 
lowing as his own experience: “Our 
wheat this year was cut during the last 
week in June. I planted my main crop 
of Whippoorwill peas June 24. On 
July 31 a dense mass of vegetation, good 
for 14 tons of green vine per acre about 
September 14, covers the ground. On 
Saturday, June 30, I seeded a small field 
to New Era, in drills 22 inches apart. 
These I have cultivated twice; now the 
ground between the drill rows is com¬ 
pletely concealed, and the plants stand 
much more than one foot tall. I fully 
expect them to mature seed very early in 
September. Elsewhere, and on July 14, 
I drilled an acre in rows 32 inches apart, 
using New Era seed. The plants have 
thus far been cultivated once. Some 
peculiarities affecting stand of plants 
have developed; taken as a whole a 
very promising outlook for a seed crop 
exists.” 
Plowing Under Canada Field Peas. 
R. O. B., Augusta, N. J.—Will you tell me 
when to plow under Canada field peas? 
How long should they lie before crossing, 
and can the ground be used for wheat the 
same season? 
Ans. —Canada field peas should be 
plowed under when they have come to 
full maturity, and before the vines dry 
up and are dead. There is no reason 
why Canada peas should not be 
plowed under and the land used for 
wheat. If this practice is followed the 
peas should be plowed under not later 
than August 1, and repeated surface till¬ 
age should be given the land from that 
time until the time of drilling in the 
wheat. The land should not be plowed 
a seconu time shortly before sowing 
wheat. To provide best conditions for 
wheat the sub-surface soil should be 
well compacted, and the surface should 
be loose and friable. It is better to 
plow the peas under before they have 
reached full maturity rather than to 
delay plowing the land for wheat. 
l. A. c. 
Cutting Hay with a Binder. 
H. M. P., Grand Isle, Vi.—Have any R. N.- 
Y. readers had experience in cutting hay 
with a reaper and binder? Would not this 
be a good way provided the hay will cure 
when shocked? Will clover cure when cut 
with reaper and binder, shocked and cap¬ 
ped? What does The R. N.-Y. think? I 
have heard it said that hay keeps perfectly 
if pressed hard directly after mowing. 
Who’s had experience in this? 
Ans. —We have pressed green clover in 
a hay press to see whether it would keep 
well, and it did not keep. The pressure 
which was brought to bear was much 
greater than would be secured in cutting 
with a binder. We have heard of cut¬ 
ting nay with a binder, but we have 
not yet seen any man who has been suc¬ 
cessful in so doing. As a practice to 
follow we cannot recommend it. We 
have found that if clover hay can be cut 
in the morning, and be stirred up witn a 
hay tedder soon after mowing, in case 
there is a heavy crop, it can in good 
weatuer be bunched the same afternoon. 
The next morning the bunches should be 
opened and the moisture or “sweat” be 
allowed to dry off, when the hay can 
be drawn in the same afternoon. This 
method of procedure presupposes ideal 
hay weather. If any have successfully 
cured clover hay when cut with a binder 
please state experience in The R. N.-Y. 
I>. A. C. 
How to Cure Tobacco. 
E. O. N., Tracy City, Tenn.—I have nearly 
100 tobacco plants just topped, grown ex¬ 
pressly to fumigate my greenhouse, and 
for no other purpose. How shall I best 
cure it? Can I cure the “suckers” as well? 
I want quantity, not quality! 
Ans. —Cut the plants close to the 
ground wnen the leaves have ripened, 
which may be kiown by their taking on 
a mottled appearance and cracking when 
doubled between thumb and finger. Af¬ 
ter wilting an hour or so, they can be 
tied or nailed to a scantling in an airy 
outhouse so as to hang six or eight 
inches apart. It is not safe to try to 
cure with suckers on, as the air cannot 
circulate freely enough through the mass 
to dry it out without mildewing. If 
the stalks are split lengthwise before 
hanging the chances of a good cure are 
much increased. 
A One-Horse Riding Cultivator. 
F. C. C., Bridgton, He.— Mr. Clinton has a 
recent article on the two-horse riding cul¬ 
tivator. I wish you would ask him 
whether there is a one-horse machine? 
There are many times one cannot get help 
to hold a cultivator or lead the horse, when 
if he could drive and ride he could do the 
work alone. We only keep one horse, so 
a two-horse machine is of no use to us. 
Ans. —We have looked through all 
our machinery catalogues, and can find 
no firm which advertises a one-horse 
riding cultivator. It is probable that 
with the size of horse which is ordinar- 
some. Add to the extra weight which 
would be necessitated by putting the 
machine on wheels, the weight of the 
man and the load would be too great for 
most farm horses. However, if any 
firms manufacture such a machine will 
they please state the facts in the col¬ 
umns of this paper? l. a. c. 
An exchange says that the kick of a cow 
is not the most acceptable form of milk 
punch. That may be, but it’s less danger¬ 
ous in the long run than the other kind. 
CATTLE FOR EXHIBITION. 
How They are Prepared so as to Look 
Their Best. 
At the great show and auction sale 
held at Kansas City last year upwards of 
five hundred head of cattle from the 
finest herds in the world were entered 
for exhibition and for sale. A visitor 
gives the following account of the care¬ 
ful methods used in preparing the cattle 
for the show ring : 
“After their trip on the cars, many 
having come hundreds of miles, they are 
more or less soiled by the accumulation 
of dust and dirt on the skin. The stock- 
yard stables are provided with large 
wash-rooms, well supplied with brushes, 
scrubbers, scrapers, rubbers, cloths, and 
soap, though many of the more prominent 
breeders, will use nothing but their own 
brushes, etc. The animals are first well 
curried, then all the loose dust and hair 
is brushed out with a fine bristle brush. 
They are then copiously lathered from 
head to foot with warm water and soap. 
When carefully scrubbed they are rinsed 
with clean water, scraped, and rubbed 
dry with linen cloths. 
“ The horns are polished by first scrap¬ 
ing the rough loose horn with glass: they 
are then sand-papered and rubbed with 
emery powder until they glisten like 
burnished brass, after which they are 
protected by flannel-lined leather covers 
made expressly for each individual. 
When the polished horns need cleaning 
it is done with Ivory Soap on a damp cloth; 
then they are polished with a strip of 
almost dry flannel on which Ivory Soap 
has been rubbed. 
“ When the toilet is complete they are 
blanketed with flannel lined made to 
order canvas blankets and placed in 
roomy box stalls, knee deep in clean 
straw. 
“In conversation with a groom I 
learned that almost without exception 
Ivory Soap is the only soap used for 
the purpose, and that no other soap 
leaves the skin in that cool looking, baby 
pearly, silky luster to the hair.”— Adv. 
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