1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
257 
Mixing Hen Manure With Fertilizer. 
8. 8. D., Coram, L. /.—Will it do to mix hen manure with a 
high-grade fertilizer? If so, would such manure make a good 
fertilizer for asparagus? Would it be too strongto open the rows 
and sow it in ? 
Ans.— There will be no advantage in mixing hen 
manure with the fertilizer. No particular harm will 
result, but nothing is gained by it. Much better 
crush the manure and scatter it alone in the rows— 
using the fertilizer broadcast. 
Beans for a Fertilizer. 
I. W. G., East Avon, N. Y .—What amount of plant food is avail¬ 
able in 2,000 pounds of beans—the number of pounds of nitrogen, 
phosphoric acid and potash ? I have a quantity that are un¬ 
merchantable, that I would like to mix with chemicals to make a 
fertilizer for cabbage. 
Ans.— A ton of beans contains about 82 pounds of 
nitrogen, 26 of potash and 24 of phosphoric acid. Of 
course the proportion of these substances will vary 
more or less, but this is a fair average. If the beans 
were ground up as fine as cotton-seed meal, they 
would be worth, for manuring, about two-thirds as 
much as that material. You would, in this way, lose 
all their feeding value—which is considerable. They 
can be fed raw to sheep or, when cooked, to any kind 
of stock. 
Japan Plums for Profit. 
S. L. C., Okemos, Mich.— 1. Are the Japan plums good for mar¬ 
ket ? 2. Would it be well to plant them quite largely for a money 
crop ? 3. What sorts are best for this climate ? 
Ans.— 1. Yes. 2. We think so. 3. At present., we 
would choose the Abundance, Burbank and Satsuma ; 
but there are a number of other kinds, not so well 
tried, that may prove superior—the llale, Gold, and 
Splendor, for example. 
" June-Budded " Trees." Etc. 
E. S. A'., Jteddick, III. —l. What are June-budded trees ? 2. When 
is the best time to bud the peach ? 3. Will pears grafted or 
budded on apple stocks, grow ? 
Ans.— 1. Trees grown from buds set in June, the 
tops being cut off as soon as the bud has made a union 
with the stock, the bud growing and forming a top 
the same season. They are smaller, feebler and less 
desirable in every way. 2. In late summer or early 
autumn. 3. Yes, they will grow if grafted ; they will 
be less likely to do so if budded. Neither will thrive. 
Feeding the Asparagus Bed. 
L. M. F., Taunton, Mass .—I have three-fourths acre of aspara¬ 
gus; the soil is sandy loam. I applied, last year, at the rate of 
2,000 pounds of ground bone, the same of muriate of potash, and 
800 pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre in the spring, as soon as 
the ground was fit to work. I was told that it was better to apply 
when I had finished cutting for market the middle of June. What 
is your opinion? How much fertilizer should I use, and what 
kind ? 
Ans.— The nitrate of soda, though a very heavy 
application, will probably be of little help to the 
asparagus of this year. There ought to be enough 
phosphoric acid and potash to last the plants for al 
the food they need this year. We would give the plo 
a dressing of farmyard manure this fall. We do not 
agree with those who insist that it is better to apply 
food to asparagus after cutting than in early spring. 
What Seedlings for Chestnut Grafting ? 
G. E. K., Carey, 0. —1. Is it preferable to use Japan seedlings 
on which to graft scions of .Judge Coe’s varieties, the Ridgeley or 
Paragon, or would you advise planting American nuts ? 2. Is 
the quality of the average Japan seedling good enough for mar¬ 
ket to pay to plant them ? 
Ans.— 1. I have grown and fruited three strains of 
Japan nuts (grafted), neither of which is as vigorous 
as Paragon. I would prefer American nuts, upon 
which we grafted Paragon at first, and still graft 
some on the same ; but we find Paragon seedlings 
preferable to graft upon, and expect to use no others 
when we can raise enough of the latter. It frequently 
outgrows the native when grafted upon it. Natives 
would be vigorous enough to graft any of the Japans 
upon that I have seen thus far. I have not seen the 
variety which G. E. K. wishes to graft, but judging 
from other Japans, I would consider natives suffi¬ 
ciently strong to graft it upon. Ridgeley is about as 
strong a grower as the average of our natives. 
Paragon is claimed to be a Spanish seedling, but we 
have purchased Spanish seedlings to graft Paragon 
upon, but find them not so strong as natives. There 
is, consequently, more in a strain, than in a name. 2. 
We would not plant Japan seedlings while we have 
varieties of better quality. h. m. engle. 
Salt and Lime for Onion Maggots. 
C ../. /?., Chetopa, Kan .—Would it pay to sprinkle common salt 
as thick as peas, on the rows of onions after planting, and again 
in June ? Would it be a good thing to sow airslaked lime over 
the onions after they are up? If so, how much, and how often? 
Ans.— So far as the effect upon the onion maggot is 
concerned, it would not pay to apply salt or airslaked 
lime on an onion bed at or after planting. When 
enough of these substances is applied to kill the 
maggots (and enough can be put on to do this, of the 
salt), the plants will also usually succumb. This is 
our experience with the cabbage maggot, a near rela¬ 
tive of the onion pest. m. y. s. 
Barley for Hog Feed. 
C. L. W., Zearing, Iowa .—Which is the most profitable, wheat or 
barley, to feed hogs ? I have a piece of land that must be used fox- 
one of these crops this season, and would like Tub R. N.-Y.’s 
advice as to which crop to put in for the purpose mentioned. The 
land is a deep, black loam, very rich in humus broken from virgin 
soil in the spring of 1895, cropped with buckwheat, and is now 
mellow and loose. 
Ans.— For this kind of land, barley will be the 
surest crop, as wheat would be almost certain to lodge 
before perfecting itself. The barley should yield 50 
bushels per acre, or 2,250 pounds of grain. If sown to 
wheat and the crop pex-fected itself, 30 bushels or 
1,800 pounds of grain would be an excellent crop. As 
compared with corn, for hog feed, there is very little 
difference in the value of the two grains. Wheat, in 
so far as it has been experimented with, makes a 
little more pork than the same weight of barley ; but 
the diffei-ence is so slight that it is hardly worthy of 
notice. In this case, where the quality of the land is 
so much more favorable for the production of the 
barley than of wheat, the slight feeding advantage of 
the latter should not be counted against the barley. 
Either wheat or barley should be ground and wet 
before feeding. Hogs will not relish the barley as 
they will the wheat, but will eat it better after it has 
soaked from one feeding time to another. Pigs or 
young stock eat it readily when first mixed with water 
or slop. One property belonging to barley should be 
considered. It will grow bone and muscle rather than 
make fat. It will save corn, give less risk from dis¬ 
ease, and have the hogs in better condition to finish 
off with corn, at market time. .tohn m. jamison. 
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PARAGON CHESTNUTS. 
Grafted Trees, five to six feet, at $1.25 each, packed 
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