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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 4 
HOPE FARM NOTES. 
Thk four-acre field of cow peas con¬ 
tains the poorest soil on Hope Farm. 
We used as fertilizer basic slag 1 and 
kainit—no nitrogen whatever. August 
18, the pea vines stood nearly waist high, 
and we began cutting them. The ground 
is rough, and our old mower made a hard 
job of it—skipping some vines and cutting 
others off six inches from the ground. 
After leaving about half an acre to see 
just what the vines would come to, we 
have over four good loads of excellent 
hay. Our plan was to work up the stub¬ 
ble as soon after the cutting as possible, 
and sow to Crimson clover on this pea 
ground. The wet weather delayed this 
work, and we were surprised to see the 
pea stubble Bending out a heavy second 
growth of leaves. This has started out 
so well that we have decided to let the 
field alone, and trust to the second 
growth of cow peas to take the place of 
the Crimson clover. There is always 
more or less doubt about the clover. 
The cow pea roots are already in the 
soil, and they are sure to make a good 
growth before frost. We will, therefore, 
have our cow-pea hay and a fair crop to 
cover the ground for winter. We can, 
also, save our Crimson clover seed for 
other places where it is needed. We 
shall sow the clover on a strip through 
the field—in the stubble without work¬ 
ing it in. We cannot think of any other 
crops that would have given us such 
good returns on this poor soil. 
X X X 
The stalks from our first patch of 
Crosby sweet corn are safely in the barn. 
The last picking was made August 12, 
and the stalks were at once cut down 
and laid in fair sized bunches on the 
ground. They were turned two or three 
times and, in spite of the almost con¬ 
stant rains, were dry enough to put in 
the barn August 21. We put them on 
planks laid between the beams so that 
they will dryout properly. We call such 
fodder equal to Timothy hay for feeding 
any farm stock. The sooner it is in the 
barn after drying the better. Two hours 
after the stalks were taken off, this 
corn ground was chopped up with the 
Cutaway. Half of it has been seeded to 
Crimson clover and ruta bagas, while 
the rest will be used for strawberries. 
White turnips and Crimson clover sown 
August 14 have made a good growth on 
ground from which a crop of Telephone 
peas was picked. Before sowing, the 
pea vines were worked under with the 
Cutaway, and now we have a fine crop 
of volunteer peas growing with the 
clover and turnips. 
X X X 
We have made a failure with Japan 
millet this year. The ground was a 
tough old piece of sod which was well 
torn up with the Cutaway. We used 
basic slag and kainit for fertilizer, and 
sowed a bushel of seed on about 1% 
acre. It started well, but most of it 
stopped growing at one foot high and 
formed heads. Prof. Thompson, of the 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, of 
whom we bought the seed, says that 
there are only two things that could 
make this millet act so—not enough 
water and too thick seeding. We have 
had too much water. It must have 
been the thick seeding. Prof. T. advises 
only 10 or 12 quarts of seed per acre, 
which seems like a small amount for 
millet. On August 7, we sowed German 
millet and Crimson clover after the oats, 
and the crop is making a fine growth. 
X X X 
Thus far we have sowed Crimson 
clover in sweet corn, with turnips, with 
millet, and in melons and squashes. In 
the sweet corn the seed has been lightly 
worked in with a fine harrow, covered 
deep with the Iron Age two-horse culti¬ 
vator, and sowed on top of the ground 
without covering. In the millet and 
turnips, the seed was covered with the 
Acme ; in the squashes, it was hoed in, 
while in the melons, it was simply scat¬ 
tered over the wet ground. Wherever 
it was worked in after sowing, we have 
a good stand of healthy plants. Not 
one of the sowings without covering 
can be called a success. The rain has 
either washed the seed into clumps or it 
has been killed by the sun. The deeper 
covering seems to have given the better 
stand. Yet in the squash field the best 
clover is found close to the hills and 
under the vines where it could not be 
hoed in. Our experience this year in¬ 
dicates that this clover needs a strong 
soil or plenty of food in order to do its 
best. The cow pea will make a wonder¬ 
ful growth on poor soil, but it does 
not appear from our experience that 
Crimson clover can be trusted to do so. 
It seems to be more like a Jersey cow— 
demanding plenty of good food. We 
would not expect it to do much for our 
soil unless we fertilized well with 
potash and phosphoric acid. n. w. c. 
HORSE SHOE FARM NOTES. 
Last spring we debated for some time 
the question of rolling the meadows. 
Much of the clover was just hanging by 
the ends of the main roots, and it did 
not seem as though it could live. The 
theory of crowding it back into the soil 
seemed a good one. Had the land been 
hard and dry, it would not go back, but 
as it was soft, wet and springy, we be¬ 
gan to roll. The team cut holes at every 
step, and were tired out by 10:30, so we 
were compelled to stop. By reason of 
rains and other work, we never finished 
the field. This was in May. The grass 
is Timothy and Mammoth clover sown 
in September, 1896, with wheat. We 
have just finished the haying, and think 
that the whole field will average two 
tons per acre. The only thing we have 
to show for the work of rolling is the 
holes made by the horses’ feet. There 
is not a particle of difference in anyway 
between the two portions. Judging 
from this year’s experience alone, we 
would never use a roller again, except 
to make stony fields smoother for mow¬ 
ing. The holes are nearly filled again, 
and the surface does not seem to be hard 
or to bake, so I do not think that the 
roller did any harm either. I would 
like to hear from others. 
Our side-hill land dries and warms 
quickly in the spring, and crops mature 
early. Medium clover and barley make 
a small growth. For this reason, I sow 
the Mammoth clover. It does not grow 
too coarse for fodder, and has a longer 
period of growth. It gives a larger 
yield anywhere. Our raspberries begin 
to hustle us so that we cannot do much 
haying till later, and we have to plan 
for it. This season, it began to rain and 
kept at it for 10 days. The result is 
that, while the small clover is so ripe 
that it is worthless, the mixed Timothy 
and Mammoth clover are j ust right to get 
the most weight and price for market. 
Where one practices mixed farming, 
the crops and varieties must be studied 
so as to nick in and not all require at¬ 
tention at once. Our small fruits begin 
to ripen in the fore part of June, and 
the picking and marketing require con¬ 
stant attention till September. The 
planting, hoeing and pruning for next 
year’s crop must be on time, or there 
will be no crop. The planting is all 
done in early spring before farm crops 
come on. The first hoeing comes after 
spring sowing. The potatoes are culti¬ 
vated while the first berries are coming 
on. The haying is done after the rush 
of raspberries. The oats, early kinds, 
are cut before blackberries get thick, 
and late ones after. By a careful study of 
time needed, we manage all these things 
without hiring extra help. Thought ap¬ 
plied will save one man’s wages. 
Much complaint is made of the unusual 
number of potato beetles, and the trouble 
in getting them killed. I never saw so 
many before, and never killed them as 
easily and effectually. I purchased an 
Acme bellows gun for $1. The day they 
No lamp is a good one 
without the chimney made for 
it. 
Go by the Index. 
Writs Macbeth Pittiburgh Pa 
began to hatch, I applied 1 % pound of 
pure Paris-green per acre. We put it on 
at all times, but had the best results 
when the vines were damp with dew. I 
used to get up at daylight and work till 
7 or 8 o’clock. They did not come in 
broods, but there were old beetles lay¬ 
ing eggs and eggs hatching at the same 
time. A 8 soon as we were over the 
field the first time, we began again and 
put on three-fourths pound per acre. 
This killed the old ones, the later 
hatched, and one can hardly find one at 
any time since. It is a good plan to get 
out in the morning, to succeed at any¬ 
thing, especially killing bugs. 
Contrary to general opinion, I do not 
take much stock in capping grain as 
ordinarily done With any decent 
weather, grain will dry out and be fit to 
draw in quicker, if set up as loosely as 
possible. Set two bundles with heads 
together and bottoms apart. The next 
two the same way, just touching the first 
enough to keep from falling. The wind 
blows through them, and ordinary rains 
dry out in one day. Packed together 
with caps simply laid on top, they are 
regular sponges, taking in and retain¬ 
ing all the water. While many fields 
have grown in the shock so as to be 
worthless for grinding, I did not find a 
single bundle in my own open shocks. 
If capped at all, the grain should be set 
up two and two, five set. Part the straw 
of a bundle below the band. Place it on 
one end of the shock nearly upright, 
and push the ends around to each side. 
Divide the top, lapping the heads down 
on each side, commencing from the 
under side. Put another bundle on the 
other end, so that the two will come to¬ 
gether and lap at the center. This form 
will come the nearest to being water¬ 
proof of any of which I know. 
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