1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
725 
EVERYBODY'S GARDEN. 
Destroy the Vines. —Tli« best pos¬ 
sible disposition that can be made of 
the melon, squasb, and cucumber vines 
is to pull them up and, wden sufficient¬ 
ly dry, pile and burn tdem. Left upon 
tbe ground they become the shelter and 
breeding place of the next year’s crop 
of beetles, and their value for manure 
will in no way compensate for the 
damage accruing if left upon the ground. 
Better attend to it at once. 
Preparation eor Winter Work.— 
'i'he radishes, lettuce and early tomatoes 
will need to be started long before the 
frost is out of the ground next Spring, 
and soil for tne hotoeds should be se¬ 
cured this Pall. A convenient way is to 
pile the soil in a large cone-shaped 
heap, firmed down to avoid wasting by 
the rains or melting snow; protect with 
litter or straw, hold on with a few 
boards, to avoid too much freezing, and 
then It will De accessible at any time. 
Very satisfactory results may be ob¬ 
tained in the hotbed with lettuce, rad¬ 
ishes and cucumbers for the late Winter 
market. The greenhouse, while vei’y 
desirable, is not a necessary adjunct of 
the work, and simple directions for suc¬ 
cessful work will be given in ample 
time for all localities. 
Ruurakb. —Make sure that the rhu¬ 
barb roots are in condition for the best 
possible results for the Winter forcing. 
Try forcing enough for home use at 
least, so few fresh fruits are obtainable 
at that season, and apples will sui’ely 
be scarce and high this year. For sauce 
and pies the rhubarb will prove the 
most acceptable substitute for apples, 
and the medicinal virtues constitute a 
factor not to be overlooked. Better 
spend money for sugar to sweeten 
plenty of apple and rhubarb sauce than 
paying the long bills of the doctor who 
prescribes the same remedy, disguised 
as medicine, while your good money 
will pay for the fresh fruits his family 
enjoys. 
Now Is THE Time. —Just now is the 
time to select the garden ground for 
next year. So many neglected this last 
Fall that many, very many garden op- 
ei’ations, went by default for this sea¬ 
son. Let us as far as possible make 
amends for the past by thoughtful prep¬ 
aration for the future. Select the warm¬ 
est, sunniest spot possible, especially for 
the first early sowings, li nothing but 
wet ground is available, make it as dry 
as possible, either with surface or un¬ 
der drains. Where the ground is not 
liable to wash, the Spring operations 
may be hastened by plowing or spading 
some portions of the ground this Fall. 
In this case, however, a dressing with 
manure or litter which is entirely free 
from weed seed is advisable. In this 
way more attention can be paid to thor¬ 
ough surface preparation of the seed 
bed. By wnatever method it is accom¬ 
plished, be sure that some portion of 
the ground is ready for very early sow¬ 
ing, as onions, beets, the smooth varie¬ 
ties of peas, etc., will thrive if sown as 
soon as the surface will admit of work¬ 
ing. The plan with many farmers is, 
that they can buy their vegetables much 
more cheaply than they can grow them. 
In many instances, this may be true; 
but in so far as my observation extends 
they usually do without them to a very 
large extent at least. The real truth is, 
that quality and condition, with the con¬ 
venience of having just what you want 
and just when you want it, taken into 
account, they can be grown upon the 
farm more cheaply than they can be 
purchased. 
Care of Tools. —Gather up all the 
tools no longer required for use, and 
after thoroughly cleaning, apply a lib¬ 
eral coating of axle grease to all iron 
or steel parts, or resin and lard in the 
proportion of one to three in the order 
named. Melt over a slow fire and apply 
when warm enough to spread easily. 
Stored in a tin box or can it will keep 
for any length of time. Store the tools 
carefully, and next Spring see if it was 
not time well spent. j. £. morse. 
Advertisers and Their Catalogues. 
I would like to see discussed the 
eihics of the catalogue business. There 
are catalogues of all kinds—of seeds, 
nursery stock, vehicles, implements, 
merchandise and nearly everything un¬ 
der the sun. Most of these are sent on 
receipt of a postal card request, and 
many of them are quite expensive, in¬ 
cluding the necessary postage. Now the 
point is this, is it right for one to send 
for these catalogues unless he expects 
to order something from them? it is 
true that 1 have very frequently sent 
for a catalogue with little or no expec¬ 
tation of ordering anything from it, and 
yet on looking it over have found some¬ 
thing I wanted and sent in an order. 
Still, it seems to me that one should not 
send for an expensive catalogue unless 
he has something of an expectation that 
he will order something from it. I sup¬ 
pose that those who issue catalogues 
look at it as being a necessary adjunct 
to their business, just as other houses 
send out traveling men for the same 
purpose. They set aside a certain sum 
for this purpose, and this is added to 
the selling price of their goods. I re¬ 
cently purchased a vehicle, and found 
just what I wanted in the sixth cata¬ 
logue that I sent for. I suppose I paid 
for that catalogue and others that the 
firm sent out, and from which no return 
was received. If this advertising ex¬ 
pense could be eliminated goods could 
be sold cheaper, but it is difficult to see 
how many kinds of business could be 
carried on without it. The question that 
1 wish to see answered is, whether it is 
morally right for me to send for any 
catalogue that I desire, if I comply with 
the terms upon which it is offered? 
Petersburg, Ill. o. j. b. 
Cow Feeds Compared. 
K., Kutztown, Pa .—Which contains the 
more protein, a ton of wheat bran or a ton 
of middlings? Which is the better feed 
for milch cows, middlings or an equal 
mixture of rye and oats (ground?) 
Ans. —In Feeds and Feeding Prof. 
Henry gives the following analyses of 
digestible matters in Spring bran and 
middlings: 
Pro- Carbo- 
tein. hydrates. Fat. 
Bran .12.9 40.1 3.4 
Middlings .12.8 53. 3.4 
Rye . 9.9 67.6 1.1 
Oats . 9.2 47.3 4.2 
We consider middlings a better food 
for milch cows than ground rye and 
oats. Rye gives a softer butter than the 
wheat feeds. We do not like to feed 
middlings alone, as they make a pasty 
mess. We would rather feed bran mixed 
with them. 
Tame Grass for Idaho. 
E. E. O., Harrison, Idaho.—1 have about 
300 acres of meadow land lying along the 
Cceur d’Alene River. During the Winter 
and also in May and June, the water 
backs up from the lake and covers this 
land to a depth of from six to 10 feet. The 
meadow grows a natural joint or "rush” 
grass, which makes a very good feed for 
cattle, but is poor for horses, and unsal¬ 
able. We cut our hay from July 25 to 
September 10. What tame grass can I 
grow on this land, and what method will 
be best to get it started? I do not believe 
that the meadow gets dry enough to plow. 
Ans. —The only grass to be advised as 
a “tame grass” that will grow under 
the conditions that E. E. O. describes is 
Phalaris arundinacea, commonly known 
as Reed Canary grass. This grass is a 
rather coarse perennial, native to the 
northern parts of this country and Eu¬ 
rope, and is somewhat cultivated on 
very wet soils. The seed of this grass 
can be secured of leading seed dealers 
in this country, but at present is rather 
high priced, owing to the small demand. 
This species makes a hay of very good 
quality if cut before the seeds are ripe; 
later than this the stems become hard 
and woody, and stock does not eat it 
readily. It is extremely doubtful wheth¬ 
er even this species would thrive under 
the conditions stated, although it is a 
grass that is adapted to very wet soils. 
ELMER D. MERRILL. 
Killing Wild Morning-Glory. 
A. H. 0., Covert, N. 7.—Have any of the 
numerous readers of The R. N.-Y. had 
any experience in eradicating the wild 
morning-glory? If so, will they give the 
most effective remedy? I have a small 
patch on low rich soil; have tried salt and 
smothering with straw a foot or more 
deep, and it still thrives. 
Ans. —The wild perennial morning- 
glories or bindweeds are often trouble¬ 
some pests, very difficult to eradicate. 
They can be killed out only by persis¬ 
tent cutting as fast as they appear above 
ground. The main thing is not to allow 
a leaf to expand, and the roots will be¬ 
come exhausted in time. They pene¬ 
trate so deeply that salt and other weed¬ 
killers have little effect, and are able to 
send up shoots through a very thick cov¬ 
ering. Clean and persistent culture is 
the only practical means of exterminat¬ 
ing such plants. 
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