1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
205 
RURAL! SMS. 
(continued.) 
seen that the earlier and later ratings 
are somewhat contradictory : “ Foliage 
not so large as that of New Life or Juno. 
Seeds not so dark as Juno, about the 
color of New Life or lighter. Pods not so 
well filled. We would prefer New Life 
or Juno, and all things considered, Juno, 
to any other variety of its time of ma¬ 
turity. The peas when cooked are as 
large as need be, and of fine quality, 
though, possibly, the skin is not quite so 
tender as that of New Life or Juno. 
July 7.—Maturity just that of New Life, 
with dwarfer vines. The pods are now 
from five to six inches long and of per¬ 
fect shape, containing eight, nine and 
even ten large seeds to a pod. Daisy 
bears the largest, pods of any variety we 
have ever tried. It is a splendid dwarf. 
July 12.—At this date, the vines are 
bearing more and larger pods filled 
with more seeds than any other dwarf 
we have ever tried. The vines are 18 
inches high, still green and vigorous; 
stems thick and leaves large. The very 
best dwarf of its season. 
Abundance —(For comparison). Seeds 
from Thorburn & Co.—Planted April 1. 
First picking June 21. Vines branch¬ 
ing, extra vigorous, 1)4 to 2 feet high, 
large leaves, very productive. Pods often 
in pairs, three inches long, five to eight 
seeds crowded in the pod. This was 
first tried at the Rural Grounds during 
the season of 1884. We regarded it then 
very close to the Yorkshire Hero. The 
seed was sown then April 7, and the first 
picking was June 25. The vines grew to 
1 )4 to 2 feet in height, often 20 pods to a 
vine. Pods small, borne in pairs. Seeds 
large, averaging five to a pod. Fifty 
pods weighed 7% ounces, contained 
252 seeds which weighed 4)4 ounces. 
The Abundance of to-day is much like 
the Abundance of 14 years ago, when 
it was introduced by B. K. Bliss & 
Sons, of New York. 
(To he continued.) 
Plowing Under Rye. 
J. S. Woodwakd, Niagara County, N. 
Y.—The longer we let rye stand, the 
greater will be the bulk, and the more 
moisture will it contain, up to the time 
when it begins to get woody, or after it 
heads out. It should then be got into 
the soil as quickly as possible, and the 
soil compacted over it, and the surface 
made fine, so as to hold all the moisture 
it contained. We, last Spring, had a 
field which had grown corn in 1890 ; on 
one part of it, Crimson clover had been 
sown, and rye on the other. The Fall 
proving dry and Winter bad, the clover 
did not make a very large growth, but 
the rye did finely. This field was plowed 
when the clover was in full bloom and 
the rye just beginning to show where 
the heads were, and there was about 
four or five times the bulk of rye to put 
under as of clover. A chain was used on 
the plows so as to put everything into 
the ground, and as fast as it was plowed, 
a roller followed ; this was followed with 
a harrow, and the land again rolled, so 
as to get the ground as compact as possi¬ 
ble above the green stuff. The field was 
fitted and planted to potatoes, all treated 
alike, and we expected, of course, that 
that part following the clover would 
show much the better crop. But last 
Summer was about the driest I ever saw; 
for weeks and weeks, we got not a drop 
of rain, and the field was well worked to 
conserve all the moisture there was. 
Soon it began to show, to the row, where 
the rye was plowed under ; the potatoes 
did not seem to mind the drought at all, 
but grew right on, while those after the 
clover were badly pinched for water. I 
accounted for the differenc}, and I be¬ 
lieve it was the true reason, by the 
fact that the large burthen of rye plowed 
under filled with juice and compactly 
held in the soil, furnished the needed 
moisture for the continuance of growth, 
and that the smaller bulk of clover, while 
most likely containing much more fer¬ 
tility, lacked the necessary moisture to 
carry the crop through. When the crop 
was dug. there was a marked difference 
in favor of the rye. 
I have not the least doubt that, had 
we left the rye a little longer before 
plowing, it would have become so woody, 
and in doing so would have lost so 
much succulence, that it would have 
held the soil up loose, would have lacked 
moisture, would not have let the soil 
water up from below, and instead of 
being a benefit, would have greatly in¬ 
jured the crop. So I am convinced that, 
to get most good out of a rye-cover crop, 
we should let it get as much bulk and as 
much juice as possible, but not leave it 
so long as to have it become so woody 
as not to rot quickly, and so hold up the 
soil as to have it suffer more from a 
drought. It might be different in a 
wet season, but we get those only as the 
exception. 
Pulling Down Trees. 
J. W. B., White Haul, Va. —Having 
occasion to remove a fence, which had 
grown up to locust, hickory and walnut 
trees from (i to 18 inches through, I used 
the following method which, I think, 
was good: I dug the earth from the out¬ 
side roots, and cut them with an ax or 
sharp mattock, anc by means of a light 
ladder, attached an inch hay rope, about 
70 feet long, as high as convenient. I 
then secured the other end to the rear 
axle of a wagon, and with three horses, 
started steadily ; down came the trees. I 
saw off and remove the stumps. It is 
better than dynamite. 
The Free-Seed Humbug. 
B. B., Sardinia, (No State). —I see you 
take a wise view of seed distribution by 
the State, page 107. I have been wonder¬ 
fully blessed with these favors of free 
seeds, but must say that l think the prac¬ 
tice a bad one. One reason is that half 
the seeds sent are entirely worthless to 
the ordinary recipient, kinds that no one 
wants for any purpose. Out of those I 
have received, I have given away all I 
could, used all I could, and burned nearly 
or quite half of the amount received. 
Again, the assortment is unwise. In one 
year, I have received enough string beans 
to plant half an acre. Then, who wants 
to sow three kinds of cabbages, trans¬ 
plant, water and hoe all Summer, to 
learn in the Fall that only one kind pro¬ 
duces any heads at all ? This has been 
my experience, or some of it, with Gov¬ 
ernment free seeds. In my opinion, the 
money would do much more good if given 
to some charitable institution. 
Bone and Potash Fertilizer. 
We beg to inform the readers of The 
Rural New-Yorker that we are manu¬ 
facturing “ Star Brand” Bone and Pot¬ 
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This fertilizer is made by dissolving 
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