1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
39 
Give Cows Fresh Air. 
D. C., New York. —The late articles 
in Tue R. N.-Y. on the disinfection of 
stables as a preventive of tuberculosis, 
have again brought to our attention the 
stupidity manifested by those in charge 
of this matter in this State. The latest 
investigations in the science of bacteri¬ 
ology have, I believe, revealed the facts 
that all the different forms of bacteria 
are everywhere present, and we take 
them into our lungs when healthy with 
impunity with every breath. In fact, 
bacteria are Nature’s agents for ridding 
us of deleterious matter, increasing 
under favorable conditions with the 
most amazing rapidity. Healthy tissue 
defies them, and it is only when the lungs 
become inflamed, lacerated or poisoned 
in any way, that they become vulner¬ 
able to the vigilant parasite. Hence we 
see that cows may remain healthy while 
constantly taking into their lungs the 
tuberculin bacilli. It is only when the 
conditions of health are not complied 
with that they become dangerous. 
Put into the disinfected stable a lot of 
healthy cows, keep it warm, pay no 
attention to ventilation and the vitiated 
air will poison and inflame the lungs 
and cause precisely the right conditions 
for the ravages of the bacilli. And 
they will have them too, in spite of the 
disinfection. This trifling with disin¬ 
fectants and tuberculin, and slaughter¬ 
ing by the wholesale to stamp out the 
disease, is as futile as to attempt to 
build a railway to the moon. It can be 
done only by complying with the condi¬ 
tions of health, and preeminently by 
having well ventilated stables. This is 
one of the cases where an ounce of pre¬ 
vention is worth a pound of cure, and if 
every stable in the State could by law 
be thoroughly ventilated, there is no 
doubt that the disease would speedily 
disappear. I know of no other organ or 
influence that would be as likely to im¬ 
part a little common sense to the powers 
that be as yours. 
The Use of Sawdust Manure. 
B. T. YV., Rochester. Mass. —In 1892, 
I plowed a piece of worn-out sod and 
planted it to corn, beans, etc. In 1893, 
I planted to similar crops, using, both 
years, commercial fertilizers only. The 
soil is a gravelly loam, not much of it, 
and what there was was full of trailing 
brier roots, all of which are not yet 
killed. In neither year, were the crops 
of much value. In the spring of 1894, I 
set one-lialf acre of the land to Crescent, 
Miner’s Prolific, Monarch, Burt and 
Gandy strawberries, without fertilizer 
of any kind. In July, 1894, I procured 
some sawdust horse manure and placed 
it between the rows, following with the 
cultivator. In the fall I mulched about 
one-third of the bed with horse manure. 
Some of my neighbors who, I thought, 
knew more about strawberries than I 
did, said that I would kill the plants. 
This led me to discontinue the manure 
and to mulch the rest of the bed with 
straw, etc. 
In 1895, I sent to market from this 
one-half acre, 2,920 full quarts of berries, 
and we, probably, used and sold enough 
at home to bring the crop up to 3,200 
quarts or 100 bushels. That part mulched 
with horse manure produced much the 
largest crop. Late frosts destroyed 
nearly all the early blossoms. The 
Burts and Gandys did not produce much 
fruit. Without doing much to the bed, 
we, probably, got 50 bushels in 1896. I 
did not keep a separate account of the 
bed, but from this and less than 100 rods 
of new bed, we sold 5,098 quarts. The 
new bed was treated much like the first 
half acre. 
I find that, with the use of sawdust 
manure, I am much less annoyed with 
sorrel than when I used commercial fer¬ 
tilizers. Although some grass seeds 
grow—apparently—from the manure, it 
is not so troublesome as sorrel. In using 
it for mulch, it is essential that care 
should be taken not to smother the 
plants by using too much. As I am now 
using it, I find about five cords enough 
for an acre. 
Which Is the True Longfield ? 
B. B., Farmingdale, III.—In The 
R. N.-Y. of December 26, is an answer 
by Prof. Van Deman to inquiries in re¬ 
gard to the Longfield apple. I have a 
Longfield that differs from the one de¬ 
scribed, and I would like to know which 
is true. I received three trees from Prof. 
Budd in 1888, and when they came into 
bearing, I was surprised to find it a fall 
variety instead of winter as I had sup¬ 
posed ; so I sent specimens to Prof. Budd 
for identification. He answered in sub¬ 
stance that the fruit leceived was the 
true Longfield, but added that some 
parties in the East were mistaken in the 
variety. But from the department at 
Washington I was informed that, if my 
Longfield was true, then most of the 
Longfields in the country were false. I 
will give a partial description of the 
variety I have, and then let better judges 
than I decide the question. Notice the 
difference in the size and color of fruit, 
as well as the point of blight. 
Tree quite thrifty, with a long, pyra¬ 
midal head of medium width and den¬ 
sity, tapering from the base, and inclin¬ 
ing to a center stem, or at most to two or 
three upright main limbs. Side branches 
are plenty, somewhat irregular, often 
set at a wide angle, and with quite 
strong junction. The leaves are large, 
numerous, flat, healthy, light green. 
Bark smooth, light, greenish, some 
kernels. Blooms rather early. Fruit 
full medium, regular, slightly oblong, 
conical, narrowing to the eye. Skin 
smooth. Color light or transparent yel¬ 
low—sometimes a light blush, some rus¬ 
set in cavity, dots small. Stem short, 
light, in a deep, inrounding cavity. 
Calyx part open, segments often re¬ 
curved in a small basin. Flesh yellow, 
one-half grainy, one-half woody ; juicy, 
not rich, refreshing sub-acid and fully 
good. Core full medium. Seeds plenty, 
small. Bears early and is very produc¬ 
tive. Little or no blight, although in a 
blight-infested locality. Season Septem¬ 
ber and October. 
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