THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 27 
146 
Oats, Barley and Wheat for Iowa. 
J. M., Eveland, la .—What varieties of oats, 
spring wheat and barley will do the best on 
prairie and hazelbrush land that has a strong 
tendency to grow large, soft straw with tendency 
to ruBtand fall? Where can the seed be obtained? 
Ans. —We have obtained the best re¬ 
sults under the conditions named from 
the oats known as the Early Champion. 
This variety has fine, stiff straw, matures 
about a week or 10 days earlier than or¬ 
dinary varieties, and is not so much in¬ 
clined to lodge on rich soil. Seed may 
be obtained from the B. A. Lockwood 
Grain Company, of Ames, la. I would 
recommend the Mansury barley ; this 
has been tested at our station for the 
past four or five years, and has given 
uniformly good results. Seed may be 
obtained at the Iowa Experiment Sta¬ 
tion or from the Iowa Seed Company, of 
Des Moines, la. We have not grown any 
spring wheat lately, but have been grow¬ 
ing winter wheat instead. The Turkish 
Red winter wheat seems to be hardy in 
nearly all sections of this State, and at 
this place, the yield averages nearly 
twice as much as any other variety we 
have been able to obtain, and the crop 
is much more reliable, c. F. cuktiss. 
Iowa Experiment Station. 
Crimson Clover in Canada ; Balanced Ration. 
S . Pori Elgin , (hit. —Would Crimson clover do 
well as far North as this? We are about opposite 
Saginaw, in Michigan. In The R. N.-Y. of Janu¬ 
ary 16, T saw that it grew well on sandy land at 
WaterdowD, ODt., near Hamilton, nearly 100 miles 
farther South. Will you make up a standard 
ration for a cow weighing about 900 pounds, of 
the following ingredients, the ration to be for 
producing the largest How of milk, or greatest 
quantity of butter fat: Bran, middlings, oats 
chopped, barley meal, and pea meal, with either 
corn stalks or Timothy hay separately and mixed? 
This is the kind of feed largely used here, though 
ensilage is coming into use more each year. 
Ans. —The chances are against Crim¬ 
son clover in your latitude, but we would 
certainly try it. Sow it as early in the 
season as possible, and get all possible 
growth in the summer and fall. In this 
way, you may find it profitable, even 
though it be winterkilled. We would 
use the grain in about the following 
proportions by weight: Three parts bran 
and one part each middlings and pea 
meal. We would feed eight pounds of 
this mixture, five pounds of the hay and 
15 of the stalks. If the stalks could be 
cut up and steamed by pouring boiling 
water over them in a closed box, they 
would give better results. 
A Churn for Whole Milk. 
V. S., Pennsylvania. —Which of the various 
churns used for hand churning is the best, easiest 
to run and clean ? I want a new churn, and wish 
to buy the best, and one large enough to churn 
the milk from five cows. We do not skim our milk, 
but churn all the milk and cream together so as 
to get a first-class article of buttermilk, which 
sells readily among our customers at 10 cents per 
gallon the year ’round, and brings fully as much 
as the butter does. Is there any sort of engine 
made that is perfectly safe from blowing up that 
will do the work of a one-horse tread power, cost 
not to exceed $50 ? I have had some correspond¬ 
ence with the two-minute churn makers, and find 
that they are not willing to send tbeir churns to 
be tested, but want you to take their say-so, 
which is a proof to me that there is a screw loose 
somewhere. 
Ans. —We have found the Rectangular 
churn very good for churning the whole 
milk. We would use that or the Davis 
swing. We have never heard of an en¬ 
gine that could be bought new, for $50. 
We have no confidence in churns that 
are said to bring the butter in two 
minutes. There is no advantage to be 
gained by such rapid churning. The 
buttermilk may be richer, but that is 
•just what the buttermaker does not 
want. 
Alfalfa in Western New York. 
F. D. 11-, Nelson , N. Y. — What is the best 
method of preparing ground for seeding to Alfalfa 
for a permanent soiling crop ? How much seed 
per acre ? Should it be sown separately or with 
another crop like oats to get the best results ? 
Ans.' —Alfalfa should be sown in the 
spring after danger of severe frost is 
past, and when the ground would be 
considered in the best possible condition 
for planting garden seeds. The seed 
should not be sown except on soil which 
has been thoroughly prepared, for it is 
of importance to secure a dense and 
uniform stand, especially if hay is to be 
made. The treatment for the preced¬ 
ing season should have been such as 
to have most effectually subdued all 
weeds and caused the sprouting and 
destruction of all the seeds in the 
ground. A field reasonably free from 
weeds that has been plowed early the 
previous fall and seeded to rye, should 
be in good condition after the rye has 
been plowed under in May and the soil 
harrowed into a mellow condition, the 
surface being finished with an Acme or 
other light harrow. In short, a field 
should be prepared, so far as possible, 
as it would be for a garden crop. We 
consider it best to sow not less than 30 
pounds of seed per acre, especially when 
it is sown broadcast. Often 20 pounds 
will give a good stand if sown with a 
drill. Where a seed crop only is desired, 
20 pounds per acre will be ample. The 
seed should not be sown with grain. 
Occasionally a good catch is secured 
when Alfalfa is sown with oats, but 
often the young plants are killed by 
the sun after the grain is cut. 
Geneva Ex. Station, w. p. wheeler 
Corn 
is a vigorous feeder and re¬ 
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tion. On corn lands the yield 
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if properly treated with fer¬ 
tilizers containing not under 
7% actual 
Potash. 
A trial of this plan costs but 
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