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THE RURAL) NEW-YORKER 
April 17, 
TIM CROW’S LIKES AND DISLIKES. 
Almost every farmer knows that Tim 
Crow has a wonderful appetite for 
corn. Especially is this fact brought 
home to the farmer shortly after corn¬ 
planting time. It is no uncommon 
sight when the corn is coming up to 
see Mr. Crow walking leisurely over 
the field, stopping now and then to pull 
a stalk here and there, and sometimes 
he takes it more systematically and 
pulls the stalks right along as he comes 
to them. Many a farmer has should¬ 
ered his double-barreled gun and with 
vengeance in his eye sauntered toward 
the cornfield for the express purpose 
of putting Mr. Crow to sleep, only to 
discover when about two gunshots away 
his crowship evidently smelled powder 
and started for the tall timber. This 
operation is repeated over and over, 
and generally with the same unsuccess¬ 
ful results, the crow getting the corn 
and the farmer getting exercise and 
experience. Now corn is not the only 
thing that Tim likes. He apparently 
likes a balanced ration, and discovered 
ages ago that eggs filled a long-felt 
want. Here is where he falls a victim 
of circumstances, and will easily fall 
into the farmer's hands if the follow¬ 
ing scheme is adopted: After the corn 
is planted and before it is up, take a 
couple of eggs, some eggshells and an 
ordinary steel trap and proceed to the 
edge of your cornfield. Now construct 
a hen’s nest along the fence or among 
some ta!*I grass, but be sure to have 
it covered so that there will be but one 
entrance. Make it as near the way 
the hen does as is possible. Put two 
or three eggs in the nest and in the 
entrance path about six inches from the 
eggs dig a little hole large enough to 
set the steel trap, and cover with dirt 
and grass, making sure that nothing 
but grass covers the pan and the jaws 
of the trap. Drive the stake into the 
ground clear out of sight and also bury 
the chain, leaving nothing whatever of 
the trap in view. Then take some egg¬ 
shells and scatter near the entrance of 
the real nest, say anywhere from two 
to 10 feet away. The idea is when 
Tim Crow flies over that vicinity he 
sees these eggshells and immediately 
descends for a mess of eggs. On alight¬ 
ing he finds the eggshells are not what 
he desired, and discovers the genuine 
article in the nest and walks right up 
to commit burglary. There is no ques¬ 
tion but what he will be captured and 
will immediately call for help. His 
cries will attract the attention of other 
crows for miles around, and in a short 
time scores will be on the scene ready 
and willing to help their comrade out 
of trouble. This meeting of the crows 
will last for quite a while, but it is the 
best policy not to disturb them until 
one feels sure no more crows will ar¬ 
rive. After you think it is time for 
the meeting of the crows to adjourn 
take your gun and walk right down 
towards the captured crow, and if you 
are a fair shot on the wing you should 
be able to get some more crows, but 
do not be alarmed if you feel currents 
of air around your head caused by the 
crows flying only a few feet above you, 
as they get very bold. A few shots will 
settle the meeting, and it is dollars to 
doughnuts you will not see another 
crow in your vicinity for a long time, 
and if you did get your eyes on one I 
will guarantee he will be on the wing 
and not on the ground elevating corn. 
The crows you capture can be hung 
in the cornfield as a horrible example 
to other crows who perchance were not • 
present at the execution. I have not 
been bothered with crows pulling corn 
for years, and I think the plan will 
work all right anywhere. Try it this 
year and see how it works sinbad. 
Mercer Co., Pa. 
HIGH TAXES IN HOLLAND. 
Consul Morgan at Amsterdam gives the 
following statement of the taxes paid by 
a Hollander who has a capital of .$10,000 
and a business income of $2,000. It will 
be seen that Americans have an easy time 
compared with this: 
CLASSIFICATION. 
City income tax : Amount. 
Income from business.$2,000 
Income from interest. 400 
-$2,400 
On which 5(4 per cent is to be 
paid as tax.$126.00 
Government tax : 
House rent, $320. 
Reduction, $320 less $44 = 
$276, at; 8 per cent.$22.08 
Six fireplaces . 6.00 
Furniture valued at $800.. 11.40 
$39.48 
Less 2 per cent on each 
child (2 children). 1.58 
$37.90 
Two servants above 21 
years . 0.80 
One horse . 10.00 
One bicycle.80 
Total .$55.50 
To be added, 9 per cent for 
the province and 120 per 
cent for the city. 71.00 
-- 127.10 
Government tax on business and other in¬ 
comes : 
Income $2,400. of which 
$2,000 is from business 
and $400 from interest 
on capital— 
Of the $ 2,000 business 
income up to $600.. $5.00 
For each $40 addi¬ 
tional, $0.80 . 28.00 
Of the $400 interest 
on capital .. . 4.70 
Capital tax on $10,000: 
For first $0.000.. $1.00 
For each following $400. 
$0.50 . 5.00 
- 6.00 
Total .$298.00 
Most of us are apt to think our own 
burdens are extra large. The writer once 
attended a meeting of the Michigan Farm¬ 
er’s Clubs. Several speakers complained 
about their taxes, and spoke of New Jer¬ 
sey as a favored State because there was 
no State tax. We happened to have the 
tax bill for our Jersey farm. By comparison 
it was found that the rate on this farm 
property was higher than that on Michigan 
farms ! _ ' 
Figuring a Fertilizer Analysis. 
L. II. It., Connecticut .—I am not sure 
that I fully understand figuring out the 
analysis of a fertilizer. Will you give me 
the analysis of the following mixtures: 
No. 1. for grass, nitrate of soda, 1,000 
pounds; fine ground bone, 500 pounds; 
muriate of potash, 500 pounds. No. 2, for 
potatoes, nitrate of soda, 250 pounds; high- 
grade sulphate of potash, 350 pounds; fine 
ground bone, 700 pounds; acid phosphate, 
700 pounds. No. 3, for corn, same as for 
potatoes except muriate is used instead of 
sulphate of potash. The materials analyze : 
Nitrate of soda, nitrogen, 15.25; muriate 
of potash, 53.00; fine ground bone, phos¬ 
phoric acid, 22.90; nitrogen, 3.50; acid 
phosphate, 14.50 phosphoric acid. 
Ans.—Y our analysis shows that in 
each 100 pounds the following plant 
food is found—nitrate of soda 15(4 
pounds nitrogen; muriate of potash 53 
pounds potash, sulphate of potash 50 
pounds potash, bone 22.9 pounds phos¬ 
phoric acid and 3(4 pounds nitrogen, 
acid phosphate 14(4 pounds phosphoric 
acid. On this basis your two mixtures 
will contain the following: 
FOR GRASS. 
Nitrogen. P. acid. Potash. 
1,000 nitrate _ 152.5 _ _ 
500 bone . 17.5 114.5 _ 
500 muriate . .... 265.0 
Total. 170.0 114.5 205.0 
This gives an analysis of 8(4 per cent 
nitrogen, a little less than six per cent 
phosphoric acid and 13 per cent potash. 
FOR POTATOES. 
Nitrogen. 
I*, acid. 
rotasli. 
250 
350 
nitrato . 
38.1 
sulphate .... 
, , , , 
175.0 
700 
fine bone. . .. 
24.5 
160.3 
700 
acid phosphate 
101.5 
.... 
Total. 
62.6 
261.8 
175.0 
This gives a little over three per cent 
of nitrogen, 13 per cent phosphoric acid 
and nearly nine per cent of potash. 
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