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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 20, 
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Fodder from an Old Orchard. 
If. J. D., Chariley. Mass. —I have au old 
orchard in sod which has not been plowed 
for probably 25 years, and with a few worth¬ 
less trees in it. What treatment shall I give 
it in order to get as much fodder for a cow 
or two next Winter as possible? 1 am now 
covering it with barnyard manure. 
Ans.—O n April 1 we should have said 
sow oats and peas as we have often de¬ 
scribed, cut them and follow with fodder 
corn thickly seeded in drills three feet 
apart. Now you can sow Japanese millet, 
cut it early, plow again and sow fodder 
corn. Or, you can sow fodder corn in 
drills late in May and give this crop the 
entire season—seeding to rye at the last 
cultivation. 
Value of Paunch Manure. 
K. B., Michigan. —Which is the best value 
for the money, paunch manure at $18 per 
carload, or cow manure at $24, or hog ma¬ 
nure at $20. or horse manure at $26, deliv¬ 
ered on sidetrack, Benton Harbor? Paunch 
manure is the contents of cattle’s stomachs. 
Paunch handles a great deal easier, as you 
can spread it better. 
Ans. — Paunch manure would have 
practically the same composition as the 
solid portion of cow manure, and would 
contain nearly the same percentages of 
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. It 
will differ from the solid portion of ma¬ 
nure to some extent, because the con¬ 
tents of the paunch are in a stage of di¬ 
gestion, more or less complete, while the 
solid manure contains only the undigested 
portions. I should think that at the prices 
mentioned, the paunch manure, at $18 
per ton, would be quite as good a source 
of fertility as the other manures at higher 
prices, unless in the case of the other 
manures care has been taken to preserve 
the liquid portion. e. b. voorhees. 
New Jersey. 
Culture of Endive. 
G. B., Beard. Ky. —Tbe grapevine arrived 
in good condition and is now carefully planted 
in my vineyard. It is a vigorous looking 
specimen, and I am much pleased with it. 
1 thank you for it. I have for two seasons 
tried to grow endive, sowing the seed in 
hotbed and transplanting young plants on 
rich, well-prepared soil, using stable manure 
for fertilizing. The growth of the young 
plants was excellent both times, but after 
tying the leaves together to bleach them 
the seed shoot would appear, making the 
endive worthless for table use. Can you 
tell me a way to prevent the growth of the 
seed stalk? 
Ans. —The culture of endive is simple, 
its requirement as to manure and soil 
is a modest demand. For Summer use 
sow seed in April for first early, and 
every two weeks for a succession; July 
and August sowing is for Fall and Win¬ 
ter use. Sow seed in rows and thin to 
stand one foot apart in rows. Hoe occa¬ 
sionally and keep free from weeds; when 
the plants have about made their full 
growth gather up the leaves and care¬ 
fully tie at their tips. If the weather is 
warm they will bleach beautifully in one 
week, but if cool two weeks will be re¬ 
quired for the heart to whiten. Endive, 
to be at its best, should at once be mar¬ 
keted or used, or the heart will soon 
decay or run to seed. Do not tie the 
leaves together faster than the crop can 
be used or disposed of, for it will soon 
run to waste. t. m. white. 
Brief Asparagus Notes. 
W. L. D.. Peekskill, N. T .—I have a large 
quantity of three-year-old asparagus plants 
left over from last Spring , I would like 
to set these plants out this Spring, but have 
been told they were not good. What is 
your opinion? 
Ans. —Three-year-old asparagus plants 
are not considered very desirable for 
planting. As the plants grow older the 
roots extend farther, and are more badly 
broken in lifting. A broken asparagus 
root never extends itself and, in fact, sel¬ 
dom heals at all, but gradually perishes, 
to be replaced by new roots thrown out 
from the crown. If your seedlings are 
so crowded as to be dwarf, and if care¬ 
fully dug, they may answer your purpose, 
but on the whole, we would prefer to 
start with one or two-year seedlings. 
G. F., Brumicick. Me .—A portion of my 
asparagus beds has, through negligence, be¬ 
come overrun with witch grass. Can I kill it 
with salt without killing the asparagus? If 
so, how much will it be safe to use per 
square rod? This has been a remarkable 
Winter here. There is a foot of snow in my 
garden now (March 28). 
Ans.— It is a difficult matter to kill 
out witch grass with any chemical that 
will not destroy other plants, but aspara¬ 
gus is remarkably resistant to salt, and 
experiments have shown that it is quite 
safe to apply as much as five tons to the 
acre, or about 63 pounds to the square 
rod, not only without injury, but appar¬ 
ently with slight benefit to the plants. 
Such a heavy dose should be given in two 
applications a week or so apart. Whether 
this would kill out witch grass or not 
we do not know, but it would greatly 
tend to discourage other weeds. Experi¬ 
ence shows that it is often better to 
abandon an old weedy asparagus field and 
establish a new planting as soon as pos¬ 
sible. 
Best Apples for Northern Michigan. 
L. P. II., Muskegon, Mich .—What are the 
best varieties of apples to set for a high- 
grade commercial orchard 40 acres in ex¬ 
tent? I wish to plant varieties of fine 
flavor for the table to supply a fancy market, 
and would also like to know the best man¬ 
ner of planting these varieties. 
Ans.— Northern Michigan is one of the 
sections suited to the growing of apples 
of the very best quality, and there seems 
to be no reason why a commercial or¬ 
chard in the vicinity of Muskegon will 
not pay well if properly planted and cared 
for. There are many good orchards there 
now. Among the very choice varieties 
that are suitable for that region is the 
Grimes, which is yellow in color when 
fully ripe, of medium size and of the 
highest flavor. I have seen it in many 
orchards in Manistee, Benzie, and other 
counties not far north of Muskegon, and 
the trees bear well there. Jonathan is 
another apple of high quality and it also 
bears well, but the fruit is rather small, 
which is the only objection to it there, 
so far as I know. The color is brilliant 
red and in that northern climate it keeps 
well through the Winter. Hubbardston 
is another most excellent apple for all 
parts of Michigan. It has no serious 
faults as a commercial variety, except 
that it is not so highly colored as mav be 
desirable, but its good quality more than 
makes up for this. Melon is a variety 
of almost the same character as Hub¬ 
bardston, only that it is not quite so large. 
It is rarely grown anywhere, but does 
not have a single fault in tree or fruit, 
except a rather dull red and mottled rus¬ 
set color. It keeps well in Michigan, as 
I know by having seen it tested. Very 
few nurseries have trees of this variety, 
and it generally goes under the name 
Norton’s Melon. Sutton is a good Win¬ 
ter apple that resembles and really super¬ 
sedes Baldwin in both orchard and mar¬ 
ket. It is of good quality, but not equal 
to those already mentioned. Delicious is 
a new apple that is well enough tested to 
warrant extensive planting. It is success¬ 
ful in all the apple-growing regions, is of 
good color and size and unexcelled in 
quality. Apple trees should not be plant¬ 
ed nearer than 30 feet apart in Michigan 
and I prefer 40 feet apart for them when 
full grown. A good plan is to plant 
20 or 25 feet apart and thin out to double 
the distance after they have stood 20 
years or so, or whenever they begin to 
show signs of crowding. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Clarifying Vinegar.—I think if F. M. C., 
Plainfield, N. J., page 252, will dissolve oue 
ounce of gelatine in one gallon of water 
and thoroughly mix with the vinegar that has 
the cloudy appearance, it will precipitate the 
sediment and clarify the vinegar. I have 
had some experience in the same. 
Londonbridge, Va, L. a. b. 
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