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TUB RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 12 
Using Fertilizer on Corn. 
O. W. 6., Chatham, N. J— This year I must 
raise four acres of corn on an old sod. 
Shall I plant the corn in rows with a ma¬ 
chine, or in hills four feet each way? 
Would it be well to spread the fertilizer 
between the rows after the corn is up, and 
cultivate it in? 
Ans.— We should plant the corn in 
hills four feet apart each way, leaving 
three good stalks to the hill. Of course 
the sod must be thoroughly plowed and 
torn up with harrows before planting. 
The best results from the use of ferti¬ 
lizers are obtained by using half the 
amount broadcast along the rows and 
well worked in before planting. When 
the corn is about waist high the rest 
of the fertilizer may be scattered be¬ 
tween the rows and worked in with tne 
cultivator. Do not put it up close to the 
hill. 
The Fertilizing Value of Soot 
■7. /?., Brantford, Canada .—What is the 
value of soot taken from the flues and 
back of boiler, or at the bottom of tall 
chimneys where bituminous coal is used? 
What advantage would it be scattered in 
orchard or vegetable ground, and how 
should it be applied? 
Ans.— Soot is composed of small un¬ 
burned particles of fuel which float up 
with the smoke and are deposited upon 
the chimney or flues. It is largely car¬ 
bon with small quantities of nitrogen, 
potash and phosphoric acid. The ferti¬ 
lizing value of soot is hardly worth con¬ 
sidering, yet it often gives good results, 
especially on light or cold soils. It 
gives a good mechanical effect, and 
darkens the color of the soil, thus warm¬ 
ing it by increasing its capacity for re¬ 
taining heat. On light soil we should 
expect some benefit from its use. 
Tarred Paper on Young Trees. 
J. G. S., Bendersville, Pa .—Would it be safe 
for me to wrap young apple trees (of one 
and two years’ planting) with tar paper, 
both as a protection against 17-year locusts, 
and against rabbits? 
Ans.— No, never put tarred paper 
about trees of any kind. This is my firm 
conviction after losing a great many 
apple trees and some other kinds by do¬ 
ing it. During the Winter there is little 
damage likely to result, but the heat of 
Summer seems to cause the tar in the 
paper to have a most serious effect. The 
bark dies in strips and patches, and 
sometimes all that is under the paper. 
It has, with me, been worse than the tar 
smeared on the trees. The cicadas (“lo¬ 
custs”) can be kept off the bodies of the 
trees by wrapping them with common 
paper twisted into loose rope-like form, 
and rags will answer the same purpose. 
Either will stay on all Summer if well 
put on, and will cost less than tarred 
paper. They will also keep rabbits from 
barking the trees. Rye straw is also 
good, but it seems to me that apple 
trees set a year or two will hardly be 
stung by the cicadas. n. e. v. d. 
Insects and “Kinks” in Rope. 
My practice for perhaps 50 years to soften 
and make pliable a manila rope is to let 
it lie in cold water at least 24 hours, and 
twice that length of time won’t hurt it. The 
principle as I look at the matter is that it 
swells the rope to its greatest tension, and 
when it dries it. shrinks and becomes soft 
and pliable. H. e. p. 
Connecticut. 
If J. D. will boil his new rope thoroughly, 
and while still warm and wet apply with 
a brush a coat of Carbolineum paint, 
stretch the rope and let it dry, he will And 
that no insects will touch it; it will remain 
soft and pliable in all kinds of weather, 
which it would not do if dipped in linseed 
oil or tar. Moreover, it will last two or 
three times as long as it otherwise would 
do if unprotected. j. a. d. 
Having had a great many years' experi¬ 
ence with rope, I feel satisfied there is 
“something” that at times works in a rope. 
J have thought it to be bacteria, although 
1 know nothing about it in a scientific way. 
J have upon several occasions saturated 
rope with a corrosive sublimate solution, 
but cannot say that the rope lasted longer 
than usual. I have known rope to be 
boiled in linseed oil without it lasting any 
longer than usual. The best way to pre¬ 
vent a hay rope from kinking is to hitch a 
steady-pulling horse to one end. take one 
turn around a large oak or other rough- 
barked tree, and start your horse, pullinyr 
rope out to end. Keep horse going rap¬ 
idly; repeat this several times, and your 
rope won’t kink. I have been told that 
bacteria destroy rope. s. r. h. 
Hillsboro, O. 
If J. D. would fasten a good swivel to 
one end and tie the other to a tree or post, 
then hitch a good team to the swivel and 
let them draw hard two or three times, 
slacking the rope each time to allow swivel 
to turn, he will have no more trouble with 
kinking, I think. If a good team is not at 
hand, a set of pulleys would answer to 
stretch the rope. Be sure the swivel is 
oiled and turns easily. The pulley from 
hay-fork outfit is what we use for swivel. 
The swivel will turn so fast when the rope 
is stretched that one can hardly see it. 
Farmington, Conn. l. c. r. 
In your issue of March 29, J. D., of Stan¬ 
ton, N. J., says that his hay-fork rope is 
filled with a fine white powder and worth¬ 
less, and supposes this is done by some in¬ 
sect. He will find it is caused by the 
strands of the rope chafing against each 
other under heavy pulling. In the oil field 
here, where much cordage is used in dril¬ 
ling wells, and pulling casing and tubing, 
the life of a rope is very short, and on the 
appearance of tfiis fine white dust the rope 
Js condemned for any purpose requiring 
heavy strain. Rope saturated with crude 
oil, which no insect will touch, cuts out a/> 
rapidly as any other. w. e. b. 
No. Baltimore, O. 
A Hungry Wood Chopper. 
Doubtless most people who have noticed 
the business-like way in which the modern 
silage or fodder cutter hashes up corn¬ 
stalks have thought of the possibilities of 
this type of machine for doing heavier 
work. Why not make one strong enough 
to cut wood in the same way? This has 
been done, and one of these machines, built 
by the Dick Agricultural Co., Canton, O., 
is in operation at the plant of the Horse¬ 
shoe Forestry Co., in St. Lawrence County. 
N. Y. This concern has a large tract of 
forest in the Adirondacks, and is engaged 
in the manufacture of wood pulp, and 
maple sugar, in season. Where timber is 
?ut on a large scale, there is a great quan¬ 
tity of stuff left that cannot be used eco¬ 
nomically. There is no demand for it for 
fuel there, and the cost of working it up 
and shipping any distance is too great, as 
it cannot be shoveled or forked, and it is 
difficult to get it in shape to handle to ad¬ 
vantage. In addition to the matter of 
waste, there is a decided gain in having 
the woods cleared of the rubbish usually 
left where trees are cut here and there. 
This makes traveling difficult, and in¬ 
creases the danger from forest fires. To 
turn this waste into material actually 
worth money, and at the same time keep 
the woods clear of rubbish, are the objects 
of the use of this machine. The operation 
is much the same as cutting cornstalks, 
only on a big scale. Those who feed the 
machine soon learn what sticks will go 
through and what hooks or crooks need a 
clip with the ax to avoid catching. Soft 
wood eight inches in diameter has been 
run through. The limit for wood like 
maple is about five inches. On sticks five 
inches in diameter or under, it usually 
makes a clean cut; larger ones are fre¬ 
quently split. Of course, great power Is 
needed to run such a giant. The muscle is 
supplied by a 50 horse-power engine in use 
on the place, although this is somewhat in 
excess of its real needs. The product as it 
leaves the machine is in such shape that 
it can be shoveled almost like coal. It 
works well as fuel for the engine, and can 
be loaded on cars and shipped wherever 
desired. There is a market for such nrn- 
terial in cities, as kindling, and the larger 
chunks burn well in open grates. For the 
latter purpose fragrant woods are some¬ 
times used, and they are often treated with 
chemicals, causing different colored flames 
when burning_ 
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Many a distressed sufferer from Lung or Throat 
trouble, who had lost hope under the false Idea that 
his disease was Incurable, has been restored to per¬ 
fect hea.th by Hr. D. Jayne's Expectorant,.— Adv. 
Seed Barley. 
OhoiCB Recleaned two-rowed Seed Barley; 75 cents 
per bushel. HEWITT BKOS., Locke, N. Y. 
A LUXURY. 
Is is very pleasant to have a few bush¬ 
els of Nice Large Yellow Peaches, “The 
Off Year,” when the weather has been 
so cold that the Peach Crop is a failure. 
These can be had only by setting a few 
of That Hardiest of all Peaches, The 
Arctic, and they can he obtained only 
from Call’s Nurseries, Perry, Ohio. Write 
them for Price List. 
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The a c c o m - 
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SEED POTATOES CHOICE 
Sir Walter Raleigh, Thoroughbred, Queen, Harvest, 
Carman No. 3, Boree, Rose, Enormous, Rural New- 
Yorker No. 2. and 20others. "New Star” Oats; out- 
yielded 10 varieties. Entirely free from a seed. Sam¬ 
ple free. Field Beans and Corn. Wrlteto-day. De¬ 
scription. Barred Rocks. 
SMITH’S POTATO FARM, Manchester,N. Y. 
Raise Cane 
and avoid the terrible effects and losses | 
of a drouth like that of last year. 
Fifty pounds of our 
Amber Cane Seed 
sown broadcast on an acre of good ground l 
\will produce 10 tons or more of succulent I 
green fodder. Drilled in and cultivated, I 
it produces upwards of 60 tons of I 
green fodder or ensilage per acre. Un- [ 
equalled as a catch crop in drouthy sea¬ 
sons. May be pastured, soiled or cured. 
All stock cat it greedily. Catalogue free. 
PKICK(lmgs free)—100!bH.,$5 : SOlb*., 
$2.75; 25lbs.,$1. GO, find 10 lbs , 75c. | 
Vaughan’s Seed Store, 
84 and 8G Randolph Htreet, CHICAGO, 
or 14 Barclay St., NF.W YORK. 
Strawberry Plants.—$L75 per thou¬ 
sand. .Circulars free. PINK HILL FRUIT FARM, 
Center Brook. Conn. 
MW DAIil —New strawberry, the flower of 
UUIll iHUL the world; 6 berries fllled a quart 
box last June. List free. T. C. Kevltt, Athenla, N. J. 
QtraU/HorrioC~ For earlIeBt and best plant Lady 
Oil unUCI I ICO Norwood. For best plant Suetess. 
I also grow for sale Nick Ohmer, Gandy, Sample and 
Excelsior. All plants from 1901 beds. 
K. W. JENKINS, Hover, Del. 
/^I>APF VI1VFS ° ckPort * and - N Y ’ 
| T l\HrL * 11lEiO GRArEN urseries, in 
the center of the famous Fredonia Grape 
Belt, produce the finest grapevines in the 
world. Prices as low as those of any reputable 
grower.—STARK BRO'S, Louisiana, Mo., Portland, N. Y 
DRIVES N V r KFEsxTm K ow PEACH 
UIIIIV hV FKBB BTONB ■ kHU II 
Price list free. W. J. GRAVKB, Origtontor, Perry, O. 
FINE NURSERY ST0CK7?=: B 5.. l . h 4 
Fruit Land. Free from disease, true to name. We 
have a choice lot of different varieties of Peach 
Trees, Two-Year-Old Kleffer Pear Trees, and As¬ 
paragus Roots. Write for prices. Hover Nurseries. 
K. H. ATKINSON, Dover, He! 
Surplus of Fruit Trees, 
All In dormant condition, andean ship until May 10. 
My catalogue will Interest you. Itisfree. Write 
to-day. MARTIN WAHL, Rochester, N. Y. 
Seed Sweet Potatoes.—Improved Pig- 
Stem Jersey, $2.50 per barrel; $3.25 per 8-basket bar¬ 
rel. J. W. KILLKN, Felton, Del. 
Qwapt Pfltiltfi SEED—Jersey Yellow, Big Stem 
OIMA/I I uiatu Jersey Yellow.Jersey Red.Pierson,’ 
Vineland Bush and other kinds. Send for Price 
List. F. S. NEWCOMB, Vineland, N.J. 
Choice Carman No. 3 Seed Potatoes, 81 
bu.; seconds, GOc. Woodbine Farm, Hartstown, Pa. 
SEED POTATOES. 
MAINE GROWN. 
QBKD POTATOES—Wholesale prices on early shlp- 
VJ menu. Best early and late varieties. Catalogue. 
W. E. 1MES SEED CO., Capac. Mich. 
Bliss Early-Red Triumph. Fast becoming 
a leading Karly Variety. SPECIAL OFFKK 
on 10 sacks, 82.75 per barrel sack of 2% bush, 
els; single barrel sack, $3. 
Cam c a l n —Choice Early Bovee Potatoes, No. 1 
lUr Odlc size. $1.25 per bushel: No. 2 size, 76c 
Address J. D. MILTON, Seneca, Out, Co., N. Y. 
Robert Buist Company, 
SEED GROWERS. PHH/A DELPHI A, PA. 
C nr PqIq—C hoice Seed Potatoes. Strictly pure; 
rUI 0 QIC Carman No. 3, $1 per bu.: Early Everett 
$1.25 per bu. C- L. W. McELWAIN, Wllawana, 1’a. 
0.o re than forty 
gears 
has con- 
u/ncecf we 
that the 
are 6est 
for the 
farmer~ 
they are 
lightest in draf t- easjcst to handle 
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MCCORMICK HARVESTING MACHINE COMPANY, 
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