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THE RURAL* NEW-YORKER 
February 6. 
OATS AND PEAS ON PUGET SOUND. 
I notice on page 4, F. M. R., of Ohio, 
makes inquiry as to sowing oats and peas. 
I have tried sowing them together or at 
same time, but have had much better suc¬ 
cess sowing the peas broacast before plow¬ 
ing the ground and then plowing them un¬ 
der to a depth of about five inches, leaving 
the ground rough, and in about five or six 
days sowing the oats and covering them 
with a drag tooth harrow. By this method, 
here in the Puget Sound country, they 
come on and ripen well together. I have 
usually cut them for silage when peas 
were about right for table use. One year, 
however, I thrashed several acres (which 
was about an average crop by this method 
of planting). The yield was 50 bushels 
per acre, machine 1 weight, counting GO 
pounds per bushel of the mixture. The 
variety was the Canadian field pea, a small 
cream-colored pea. Unless the ground has 
been Fall-plowed I prepared a seed bed for 
the peas by disking well before sowing. 
T find that peas do better here by deep 
planting them by shallow, and also that by 
being covered in the manner stated they 
have not sufficiently germinated in the 
given time to be materially injured by top¬ 
working the soil, as indicated, planting the 
oats. If using a drill I should put the 
peas down four or six inches, and run it 
shallow for oats live or six days after 
planting the peas. d. f. S. 
Snohomish, Wash. 
NOTES ON CONCRETE WORK. 
In the new idea in cement posts, page 
7 , one might suggest that where prac¬ 
tical it would be advisable to bore the 
post holes, fasten the cement molds over 
them and run the cement straight in 
place. Much of the sand if sharp could 
go right where it was. The shoulder of 
post support and bottom of post should 
be fitted at an angle to shed the water. 
A foundation for a post if made in that 
manner would remain straighter and firmer 
than if lined and rammed as a post would 
naturally be treated. * L. H. d. 
Massachusetts. 
I have read Mr. Henderson’s “A New 
Idea in Cement Posts,” page 7. Is there 
any reason why a cedar post should not be 
set in the cemenl t It has been suggested 
to me that a post set in that way will 
dry-rot. By cement I mean a good con¬ 
crete mixture. c. e. c. 
Sparta, N. J. 
There are two difficulties in the, way of 
setting posts in a base of cement; one is 
the liability of the post swelling from the 
absorption of moisture and cracking the 
block of cement surrounding the post. In 
our own case a locust hitching post set in 
this manner in 1892 cracked the block of 
cement, and in the Fall of 1906, after 14 
years of service, this post was accodentally 
broken over by driving against it and was 
found to be about two-thirds rotted away. 
The post was replaced with one of White 
cedar, set in the same manner, the post 
having been turned. Up to the present 
time the cement block has not cracked, and 
there has been no shrinkage of the wood 
away from the block to an extent suffi¬ 
ciently appreciable to make any sensible 
opening between the post and the cement, 
down which water could run. 
The second point rests upon the fact 
that all cement concrete is strongly capil¬ 
lary, and even if the post were set with 
its base in cement, so that the concrete 
made a complete thimble for the post, it 
could not be expected to maintain the foot 
of the post dry in a moist soil, as capil¬ 
larity would carry the moisture through 
the cement to the post in sufficient amount 
to permit decay, so far as moisture Itself 
is an essential factor of decay. If such 
cement casing would prolong the life of a 
post as regards decay its effect would have 
to be in some other direction than that of 
shutting off dampness. f. h. king. 
I would like to have some light on mak¬ 
ing a cave out of cement and gravel and 
sand. I have 20 loads of gravel and sand. 
I can get cement for $20 a ton. I would 
like to build one 20 x 10 with an arch on 
top. How thick will I have to have the 
wall and what part sand, and gravel, and 
cement? j. k. 
Crescent. Ia. 
A wall 12 inches in thickness to the 
arch and eight inches thick for the arch, 
built over a suitable form with a curvature 
making the center a foot above the shoul¬ 
der of the wall, will give sufficient strength 
for a span of 10 feet. The materials should 
be mixed in the proportion of one of 
cement to two of clean sharp sand and 
four of coarse gravel. 
It would require about 22 cubic yards 
of coarse gravel and 11 cubic yards of 
sand to construct the cellar with walls one 
foot thick and six feet high to the shoul¬ 
der. covering it with the arch as de¬ 
scribed. This allows nothing for cement¬ 
ing the floor. Ry bedding two one-inch 
round iron tie-rods across the cellar one- 
third of the way from either end, in the 
cement at the top of the shoulder, to guard 
against all possibility of the walls spread¬ 
ing under the weight of the arch, the walls 
need not be more than eight inches thick, 
in which case 17 loads of coarse gravel to 
8.5 of sand would be required for walls of 
the same height. f. h. king. 
THAT LIST OF BURBANK CREATIONS. 
I was glad to see that little item in rela¬ 
tion to the creations of Luther Burbank. 
At about the time the Hale plum was in¬ 
troduced, I was a speaker at an institute 
meeting one session, with another speaker 
to speak at the other session. My subject 
was plum culture, devoted largely to the 
Japans, which were then largely replacing 
the Europeans we had always grown here. 
A list was given of the most valuable 
Japans as I had found them. The other 
speaker, with another subject for bis ses¬ 
sion. and who evidently never bad grown 
a Japan, severely criticized tbe speaker 
for his list, and stating that he felt sure 
the varieties were of little or no value, and 
if they were to be planted were valuable 
only to graft over to better varieties. He 
then went on to tell what wonderful va¬ 
rieties Mr. Burbank had produced, referring 
to the Hale as something better than any¬ 
thing we had now on the lists, etc. When 
pressed to tell what he really knew about 
tbe varieties he recommended he replied 
he had such great confidence in what Mr. 
Burbank said that it was his only reason 
for giving the advice. He was expected to 
give the farmers information of value, yet 
to-day were I to set a commercial orchard 
of plums I would only add one variety to 
that list. Red June, which I bad not then 
thoroughlv tested. Not one variety pro¬ 
duced by Mr. Burbank, would be added as 
a commercial variety of value, although 
Shiro and October Purple have some value 
for the home garden or local market. When 
you publish that list of really valuable 
creations why not also publish the long list 
of worthless and inferior stuff for which 
other people have spent good money and 
time to find out their worthlessness? I 
once read about those wonderful cross-bred 
Black walnuts, which as the writer put it, 
were now at 14 years of age 80 feet high, 
and the thriftiest tree growing, and no 
other tree could equal in growth. Fourteen 
veal’s before, or at the time the writer said 
they were started, we had seen them fair¬ 
sized trees. h. o. mead. 
Massachusetts. 
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BETTER THAN EVER FOR 1909 
Mammoth Yellow Flint 
Is the earliest, largest growing and most productive 
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Hampshire, from a peck of seed. 4iiU bushels from 
two acres on H. E. Medlong's farm. Oswego Co., N. 
Y. and has given satisfaction wherever planted. 
Prices, bushel $2.00, 2 bushel bag$:i.OO, 10 bushels 
$13.50. 
Dibble’s 80 Day Yellow Dent 
Is the earliest yellow Dent in cultivation, enor¬ 
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Dibble’s Improved Learning 
Is the earliest. Barge Growing Dent corn matur¬ 
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days. Prices, bushel $2.00, 2 bushel hag $3.00, 10 
bushels $12 50. These three varieties are the best 
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We sell Pedigree Seed which tests with us y5 to 
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FOR SALE 
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JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, Milford. Delaware. 
■n n—r hm p Booklet on CATALPA TREES 
h ■■ ■■ Let me tell you about thel5U acres 
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FRUIT TREES—SHRUBS—ROSES 
Hardy, thrifty, well developed, fibrous-rooted trees and 
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C LOVER SEED $6.25— Timothy. Onion Sets. Garden 
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Send for our 1909 SEEDS, BULBS & PLANTS 
Catalogue of Dahlias a Specialty 
MILLS & CO., - Maraaroneck, N. Y. 
E nsee apple trees for sale 
An apple the size and color of R. Beauty with 
quality of Grimes or Jonathan. Good grower, 
bearer and keeper. See cut and description 
in Yearbook U. S. Dept. Agr. 1907. The 
Editor of this paper has tested it. Write 
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We are able to offer this year a new Giant 
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BARGAINS IN TREES OF GREEN'S NURSI 
ERY CO, 
Green’s Garden Collection No. lO, APPLE AND PLUM TREES, 
Twelve Trees for $3.50. Six Apple Trees : 1 Winter Rambo, 1 McIntosh 
Red, 1 York Imperial, 1 Yellow Transparent, 1 Wagener, 1 Wealthy. Six 
'Vlj Plum Trees: 2 Burbank, 1 Bradshaw, 2 Lombard, 1 Red June. All plain 
w & ^7 trees offered in above collection are largest size. Tbe apple trees are 2 years 
y ■--’i ol< L 4 to 0 feet high, all packed f. o. b. cars at Rochester, N.Y. Twelve trees. 
Special Bargain.Price, $3.50. 
No. 6—Twelve Peach 
V?Peach Trees, Special 
Bargain Price, $1.75. 
No. 999 — Twenty Plum 
Trees and 4 Rose Bushes 
all for $3.34. 5 Burbank, 3 
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June, 1 Beauty of Naples, 2 
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Rose Bushes. All largest size 
trees, 6 to 7 feet high, f. o. b. 
here. 34 Trees and Bushes 
all for $3.34. 
P3g 
No. 1—Fourteen Plum Trees for $1.98. 
2 Shipper’s Pride, 1 Beauty of Naples, 1 Red 
June, 1 Thanksgiving, 2 Burbank, 2 Lombard, 
2 Gueii, 1 Live-Forever Rose Bush, All trees 
largest size, 6 to 7 feet high. Also 1 McIntosh 
Red Hardy Winter Apple. 1 Elberta Peach, 
these two smaller trees. Twelve Plum Trees, 
Special Bargain Price, $1.98. 
No. 1—Six Rose Bushes for 98c. Varieties 
are as follows, selected for hardiness and free¬ 
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old bushes, which will bloom the coming sum¬ 
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Price, 98c. 
No. 3—Six Plum Trees for 68c. 2 Bur¬ 
bank, 2 Lombard, 1 Thanksgiving, 1 Reine 
Claude. All trees of medium size, 4 to 5 feet 
high, 2 years. Six Plum Trees, Special 
Price, 68c. 
No. 5—Twelve Grape Vines for 98e. One- 
third off regular price. Must be sold. We offer 
3 Worden, black: 3 Concord, black; 1 Camp¬ 
bell’s Early, black; 2 Regal, red: 3 Niagara, 
white; all 3-year-old first-class grape 
vines, for 98 cents, regular price, $1,557 
Garden Collection No. 10 and Plum Collection No. 999, both for $5.00. The above 
Peach Collection No. 6 and Plum Collection No. 999, both for $4.75. Plum Collection No. 1 and the 
12 Grape Vine Collection No 5, both for $2.50. Plum Collection No. 2 and Rose Collection No. 1, 
both for $1.50. Above offers are for shipment by express or freight. When ordering simply cup 
out the collection vou want and mail them to us with your name and address. Capital, 
$100,000. Established 30 years. Catalogue Free if applied for, also Big Fruit Magazine. 
Address, GREEN’S NURSERY COMPANY, Box Rochester, N. Y. 
