1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
227 
Apple Pomace as Fertilizer. 
N. M. r., Oratitsville, Md .—Would it pay 
me to use apple pomace the same as manure, 
or would the acid be injurious? I can get 
the apple pomace for the hauling. 
Ans. —Pound for pound the pomace is 
worth but little more as plant food than 
average stable manure. It also contains 
acid which should not be plowed into the 
ground. We would haul it and spread 
during the Winter as a mulch for apple 
trees or on sod. We should use lime with 
it. 
Drainage Questions. 
B. H. B„ Port Dalhousie, Out .—I have a 
four-acre field, sandy loam, which I wish to 
underdrain. The land appears to be perfectly 
flat, with no fall apparent. Will It be neces¬ 
sary to get a surveyor to determine bow to 
run the tile? The nearest outlet would be 
the road ditch, which the field borders. Last, 
July I had 2% acres of tomatoes partly 
drowned out during heavy rains. The water 
lay in several slight depressions. Ought these 
low places to be filled in with the scraper be¬ 
fore draining? They are hardly noticeable 
until heavy rains. 
Ans. —We would, by all means, have a 
surveyor get the exact levels on that field. 
It will save much trouble and expense, for 
unless you can have the proper fall to 
your drains they will be worse than use¬ 
less. 
Questions About Clover. 
[burning of the foliage in damp seasons. 
One should add at least nearly as much 
more lime as is necessary to neutralize 
the blue vitriol. As about one-third of 
the “new-process” limes is of no use in 
making the Bordeaux Mixture, it is sim¬ 
ply a case of loading up the»mixture with 
a large quantity of useless material which 
is of no value as a fungicide, and may re¬ 
sult in clogging the nozzles. It is un¬ 
doubtedly easier to make Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture with these prepared limes, but I 
doubt if as good a mixture can be made 
with them; that is, one which will remain 
in suspension as well, and thus need less 
stirring. Furthermore, these new limes 
suffer considerably from deterioration if 
left standing, even in their original pack¬ 
ages, for a few weeks or months. For 
instance, last year I secured two samples 
of “new-process” limes that were being 
used by vineyardists in spraying. One 
sample which had recently come from the 
manufacturers contained over 35 per cent 
of magnesia, and the other sample, which 
was bought the season before and kept in 
a close barrel, contained over 48 per cent 
of magnesia and air-slaked lime. In the 
latter instance nearly half of the material 
was practically useless for the making of 
Bordeaux Mixture. We have also heard 
A. S., Miller’s Station, Pa .—Under the 
heading, “Fertilizing Value of Clovers,” page 
94, what is meant by classing Mammoth and 
Red clover separately? I supposed that 
Mammoth was the largest variety of Red 
clover. We class clover here as “small,” 
“medium” and “mammoth.” Which Is the 
most hardy, which will stay In the ground, 
and which will grow the best on poor land of 
the above named clovers? Are the hand seed¬ 
ers, as Cyclone and Cahoon, a success? What 
Is their value in comparison with the old- 
fashioned way of sowing by hand? Can a 
man get the seed on even and sow faster and 
easier? Are they as good to sow grass seed 
as the wheelbarrow seeders? 
Ans. —There is some confusion among 
farmers and in the seed trade concerning 
“Red,” “Medium” and “Mammoth” clov¬ 
ers. There are two species of hardy per¬ 
ennial clover with red-purple bloom. 
Both are natives of Europe, but are every¬ 
where introduced and cultivated. The 
common Red or “Medium clover.” Trifo¬ 
lium pratense, is the most permanent and 
valuable. As is well known it grows quite 
erect. Mammoth clover, Trifolium 
Medium, is stouter, larger and less erect. 
On very rich land it becomes quite trail¬ 
ing and is called pea-vine clover, but this 
name is also applied to common Red clo¬ 
ver when it grows very rank. Mammoth 
clover generally has large seeds, darker 
red flowers and the leaves seldom have the 
dark spots of the common kind. Com¬ 
mon Red clover, T. pratense, lives longest, 
grows best on ordinary land, and usually 
is most valuable. There is no “small” 
Red perennial clover known to farmers or 
botanists. We use the Cahoon seeder 
and find it very useful. It is a broadcast 
sower, whirling the seed out in a wide 
path. Unless there is a heavy wind we 
can sow faster and as evenly with this 
sower as we can by hand. For the light 
grass seed the wheelbarrow seeders are 
excellent. They drop the seed close to the 
ground and the wind does not trouble so 
much. They cover a narrower path, and 
of course cannot be used so well in or¬ 
chards or in standing corn. 
" New Process Lime " for Bordeaux Mixture 
C. T. T., Great Bend, Pa .—I have some¬ 
where seem It stated that the new process 
lime may be used in compounding the Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture without the slaking or strain¬ 
ing of the lime. Several of your subscribers 
In this locality would like to know whether 
the new-process lime is just as good for this 
purpose, and how the lime water should be 
prepared before mixing It with the vitriol 
solution. 
Ans. —Most of the “new-process” limes 
on the market are made from a dolomitic 
limestone, which often contains over 30 
per cent of magnesia. This magnesia does 
not slake with water like the lime, and 
hence is useless in the Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture. There is no easy way for the farmer 
to determine if the “new-process” limes 
contain this large amount of magnesia. The 
carbonate of lime or stone lime combines 
with the copper sulphate, and enough must 
be used to neutralize the acid, and then an 
additional quantity added to prevent the 
many complaints that these prepared limes 
were not good for making moftar, but 
they are being extensively used in spray¬ 
ing operations, and doubtless those who 
use sufficient quantities get good results 
from spraying. However, I believe that 
where good stone lime can be readily ob¬ 
tained it will be cheaper, and in the end 
produce more satisfactory results, than the 
“new-process” limes. I do not know that 
any careful comparisons have been made 
between good stone lime and the "new- 
process” limes either as regards the qual¬ 
ity of the Bordeaux Mixture made with 
them, or with the results obtained from 
spraying with the two kinds. I hope I can 
take up some of these problems soon. 
M. V. SI.INGERI.ANI). 
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