1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
355 
HOPE FARM NOTES. 
Crimson Clover.—A farmer in Ohio sends us 
the following note of experience with Crimson 
clover: 
“Our first sowing, 1894, stayed green till the 
middle of March, when it heaved out; the stand 
was too thin. Our 1895 sowing was similar in 
every particular. In 1896, our neighbor sowed an 
acre in early August, and sowed Hungarian 
grass seed with it. The latter was some 15 to 20 
inches high, and during Winter, it kneeled over 
and completely covered the Crimson clover, 
which had made a good growth, despite the fact 
that he had sown the Hungarian too thick. This 
was the banner year for mice in the fields, and 
the clover suffered considerably from them ; but 
what remained unharmed by mice came through 
in very fine shape, and made a fine lot of seed. 
In 1897, I sowed an acre of this seed about August 
10. I got a fair stand, and sowed no nurse crop. 
Where the land needed tile-draining, some was 
killed; but sufficient remains so that the ground 
is nearly all covered with a large growth. At 
many places, one could roll freely and touch no 
soil, so dense is the stooling. Four miles south 
of us, another Held was grown successfully and 
matured seed last season, without a nurse crop. 
Yet I am strongly of the opinion that Hungarian 
should be sown lightly with it, in our latitude. 
We are 60 miles south of Cleveland. No doubt 
the greatest obstaole in the way, is getting it to 
grow in Autumn. Just think, a crop of corn, 
followed by Crimson clover put into the silo, 
Hungarian sown and made into hay, and then 
the ground sown to wheat and followed with 
common clover. Time, four years, and clover 
growing thereon about three out of the four 
years! How is that for a rotation ? At any rate, 
we are going to try it this Fall; if we fail, we 
can still sow rye, and sow to oats in the Spring 
without interfering with our rotation. Knowing 
that you are the strongest champion Crimson 
clover has, and as I believe it has a future, I 
recite these facts in favor, to offset disparaging 
results.” a. h. 
Burton City, O. 
Our best Crimson clover was sown in sweet 
corn late in July. It is the best soil on the farm. 
The next best clover is on the poorest soil we 
have. This field was nearly ruined several years 
ago by plowing it too deep in a wet time. The 
subsoil was turned up and left in lumps. On com¬ 
ing to the farm last Spring, we sowed oats on 
this field as a venture. A very poor crop resulted. 
After cutting the oats, the ground was worked 
twice with the Cutaway and twice with the 
Acme. A mixture of 500 pounds basic slag and 
150 pounds muriate of potash per acre was broad¬ 
casted, and millet and Crimson clover seed broad¬ 
casted together about August 1. The result was a 
fair crop of millet, and this Spring, the Crimson 
clover is as thick as a mat. By letting the clover 
grow till the middle of May, we expect to have 
this poor soil in shape to grow a fair crop of 
sweet corn. Of course, we do not keep much 
stock, and with us the clover is used to provide 
the vegetable matter which many other farmers 
supply in stable manure. We see no reason, 
however, why this clover cannot be made very 
useful for dairy farmers. 
Tlie Kgg Record.—During April, our hens laid 
1,609 eggs. They .averaged 125 layers. The cost 
of feeding the entire Hock, including the sitting 
hens, was $8.40. The eggs were worth, at “ going 
prices,” $21.45. The 50 Leghorns laid 556 eggs, 
while 40 Minotcas laid 563. The original 10 
Minorcas laid 170 eggs against 175 in April last 
year. The two Brahmas laid 40 eggs, which 
makes 75 since they began. One of them has now- 
started to sit. These Leghorns added $4.73 to 
their profit in April, but several of them died, 
which will cut down their final showing to a 
small figure. 
A New Yard.—We kept 100 or more hens 
through the Winter in a large rented house, giv¬ 
ing the manure as rent. This house is not very 
comfortable, and the yards are too small for 100 
hens. After losing a number of the old birds, 
apparently through sluggishness, we decided to 
give them more range. We have a building 
10 x 18, which we call the hospital, as we have 
kept roupy patients in it. This was closed up 
and “ sulphured.” We burned sulphur in it until 
even now, after 10 days of airing, one can smell 
the fumes. Airslaked lime was scattered all 
around the building. We meant to spray the 
inside with corrosive sublimate and carbolic acid, 
but did not get a chance to do it. Three rolls of 
wire netting gave us a yard 75x 150 feet—the 
posts being old rails taken from the broken-down 
fences on the farm. 
A Five-Foot Fence.—Part of this yard is in 
an old orchard where the grass is green. It is 
surprising how much grass these hens eat. It 
already makes quite a difference in their grain. 
They are happier and more industrious in this 
large pen. For the first four days, their egg 
yield fell off, but that is to be expected from any 
change of conditions. Now they are picking up 
again. We used a five-foot netting and clipped 
one wing of each hen. I doubt whether this 
clipping is necessary, for I think a five-foot fence 
will hold them if there is enough for them to eat 
inside. Will these hens take the x-oup fi-om liv¬ 
ing in this “ hospital ”? We shall see. 
Value of a Land Roller.—We have just bought 
a laud roller, and shall use it whenever it seems 
useful. Many people say that a roller is not 
needed on our light soil, but to us it seems like a 
reasonable measure to roll and pack the soil 
after plowing under green manures. In our 
farming, rye and clover supply the vegetable 
matter. It looks to me as though, when we plow 
under a lot of green stuff and then leave it open 
and light, we destroy the capacity of the soil fox- 
holding moisture, because we make it easier for 
the air to get in and take moisture out. When 
we turn the rye or clover under, and at once 
crush it down into a compact mass, we keep the 
air out and leave that mass of green stuff there 
like a sponge to hold water. That seems l-eason- 
able to me, and so as fast as we plow under the 
green crops, we shall roll the ground down hax-d, 
then thoroughly fine the upper three or four 
inches with Cutaway and Acme, plant corn and 
then roll again. In about a week, we shall start 
with the weeder and pulverize the surface. Of 
course, this might not answer for heavier soils, 
but as w-e are situated, it seems the best way. 
In plowing sod, also, I think a good rolling will 
pay. When the furrows are crushed down in 
this way, the Cutaway or disk seems to take hold 
of them better, and tear them up more effectively. 
Vigorous Strawberries. — The strawberries 
have made a good gi-owth. Our plants are in 
hills or in very thin, matted rows. Some of the 
plants that were set in July are hardly to be dis¬ 
tinguished from the older ones. The Glen Marys 
which were set as potted plants in October, are 
green and vigox-ous. They fought their way 
through a hard and heavy mulch. We think that 
a chicken that can’t work its own way out of the 
shell is not likely to amount to muck anyway. In 
about the same way, a stx-awberry plant ought 
to be able to get through the mulch alone. 
We have transplanted 100 or more of wild plants 
gathered from all parts of the farm. They will 
have the best care and culture we know how to 
give them, so that they may show what they are 
made of. 
Feeding the Strawberries. On May 2, we put 
fertilizer on all the strawberries. Tt should have 
been done before, but there has been too much 
rain. This fertilizer was scattered close around 
the plants, and the mulch drawn up over it. For- 
merly I believed in broadcasting the fertilizer all 
over the field. I am now satisfied that fertilizer 
put in the middles would be useless for this year’s 
crop. The feeding roots of the strawberx-y plant 
are tied to their mother’s apron string, as you 
might say. They are seldom a foot away from 
the plant. You must go right home to them if 
you expect to feed the berries. Mr. A. Johnson 
raises about the best strawbex-ries of which I 
know. Right after fruiting, he plows a furrow 
away from the plants, and puts the fertilizer at 
the bottom of this furrow—right at the i-oots of 
the plants. I would not do this in Spring, because 
it would kill too many i-oots, but I think both 
science and sense agree that broadcasting fer¬ 
tilizer is wasteful in strawberry culture. Does 
this indicate that the ideal way to grow straw¬ 
berries Is to train single plants a foot apart in 
each dii-ection ? I think so. h. w. c. 
What Apples for Vermont ? 
In a town in southern Vermont, where Baldwin 
apples color well, and ax-e particularly solid and 
heavy, would The R. N.-Y. advise setting that 
variety exclusively for a commercial orchard ? 
R. I. Greenings, also, do well there. b. ix. c. 
Windham County, Vt. 
An8 .—At the recent meeting- of the Ver¬ 
mont Horticultural Society, a general 
vote was taken as to the best varieties 
of apples for market. The varieties 
recommended were Baldwin, R. I. Green¬ 
ing, Fameuse and Northern Spy. These 
a re all good,and there might well be added 
to the list the McIntosh. I would, also, 
try a few Arctic; and in localities where 
King of Tompkins County will succeed, it 
is one of the best. Of course, I would 
not recommend planting all of these in 
a commercial orchard ; but unless it 
were a very small orchard, I would ad¬ 
vise the selection of two or three of these 
to be added to the Baldwins. 
Vermont Ex. Station. F. A. wauoii. 
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When there is weakness 
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There is one cure: that is 
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It contains the best cod- 
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the hypophosphites and 
glycerine. It promises more 
prompt relief and more last¬ 
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can be obtained from the 
use of any other remedy. 
50 c, and $1 00 , all druggists. 
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