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“ THE GARDEN YARD.” 
This is the title of an excellent new 
book by Bolton Hall, author of “Three 
Acres and Liberty” and “A Little Liv¬ 
ing.” In this new book, Mr. Hall 
talks to the man with a small garden 
or to the man who aims to produce 
the greatest possible crop from a small 
area. We consider it the most helpful 
book of the sort ever published. It 
gives sensible advice about selecting 
land, and also about handling and 
planting it. While scientifically accu¬ 
rate this book is written plainly and 
in such simple language that anyone 
can understand it. The chapters on 
methods of growing crops and on suit¬ 
able plant food fully cover these sub¬ 
jects. We do not know of anything 
better along these lines. 1 he editor 
of The R. N.-Y. read the proofs of 
this book before its publication, and 
they were also examined by Samuel 
Frazer, Esq. The price of the book 
is $1. and it can be supplied from 
this office._ 
Leguminous Crop for Orchard. 
S. E. /S'., Berwick, Nora Scotia .—What 
do you consider the best leguminous cover 
for bearing orchard, and when should it 
be sown? From my reading in The It. 
N.-Y. I would not conclude the Crimson 
clover would bo the best for this climate. 
IIow much fertilizing value is there in 
clover hay applied directly to soil? How 
would it do to cut clover hay and apply 
it direct to orchard, that is, grow it on 
one piece of land and cut it and haul it 
direct into the orchard? It would be 
equivalent to robbing one piece of land for 
benefit of the other—the orchard. If it 
pays to plow it under why would it not 
pay to cut and plow it under on another 
piece of land. Did you ever hear of it 
being done? 
A ns. —The answer will depend upon 
the climate and latitude. In the South 
cow peas and Crimson clover give ex¬ 
cellent results. Farther north Red 
clover and vetch are better. A combi¬ 
nation now advocated by some is Can¬ 
ada peas and barley seeded in late Sum¬ 
mer after cultivation stops. The peas 
gain nitrogen, while both crops add 
humus to the soil. They will both be 
killed by Winter. There are a few re¬ 
ports of success with Crimson clover 
in Canada, but as a rule this crop will 
not survive the Winter north of New 
York City. A ton of average clover 
hay contains about 40 pounds of nitro¬ 
gen, 38 of potash and 12 phosphoric 
acid, and we have heard of several cases 
where both clover and Alfalfa were cut 
on one field and spread over another 
as mulch around trees. No doubt 'this 
helps the trees, but few farmers feel 
able to lose the feeding value of the 
clover hay. This would make in meat 
or milk nearly as much as the ferti¬ 
lizing value and leave 75 per cent of 
the latter in the manure. 
What to Use With Meat and Bones. 
R. M. R., New Berlin, N. 3'.—I can get 
nil the ground meat and bone I want.very 
reasonably. I wish to raise corn and pota¬ 
toes. What would I have to put with the 
stuff to make a good fertilizer for these 
crops? I wish to use in the hill. The 
moat is young calves’ carcasses. 
Ans. —The meat and bone contain 
nitrogen and phosphoric acid, but no 
potash. For corn you can use four parts 
by weight of meat and bone to one p 3 rt 
of muriate of potash. For the po¬ 
tatoes we should add some nitrate o£ 
soda to the mixture so as to obtain 
soluble nitrogen. A mixture of 100 
pounds nitrate of soda, 100 pounds 
meat and blood and 400 nitrate of pot¬ 
ash ought to make them grow. 
Currants from Cuttings. 
C. J., Mt. Vernon, O .—IIow are currants 
propagated from cuttings? 
Ans. —Currants are very easily prop¬ 
agated from cuttings made from on 
one-year-old wood. It is essential to 
select healthy, well-ripened wood. There 
are three ways of handling currant 
cuttings: 1. Take the cuttings in August 
when the leaves are beginning to fall, 
set them in the ground immediately. 
Such cuttings should be mulched in the 
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April 24, 
Autumn so that the frost is not likely 
to heave them up. 2. Make the cut¬ 
tings in early October and plant im¬ 
mediately, mulching as above. 3. 
Make the cuttings at the same time as 
No. 2, but put up in packages of 50 
or 100 and store in soil or sawdust 
in a cool cellar. Plant early in Spring. 
Currant cuttings are made by cutting 
the one-year-old wood into eight or 
10-inch lengths and planting these in 
the ground up to within an inch or 
two of the top. In loose soil they may 
be planted with a dibber or just back 
of a cleft made by a spade or against 
the land side of a furrow. Planting 
in a large way, nurserymen now usu¬ 
ally employ a trencher and planter. 
JOHN CRAIG. 
Nuts For Connecticut. 
S. N. n., Hartford, Conn .—Can you tell 
me if (lie hardy seedling pecan and the 
hard-shell almond are hardy in my vicinity 
to the extent that they will bear fruit? 
Will the hardy persimmon, the Japanese 
walnut and the English filbert bear fruit 
in my neighborhood ? 
Ans. —The hardy American persim¬ 
mon and the English filbert or hazel 
should succeed and fruit well in your 
locality, as will also the Japanese wal¬ 
nut. The latter is very hardy and 
transplants easily. It is very doubt¬ 
ful whether even the hardiest of pe¬ 
cans or hard-shell almonds would suc¬ 
ceed with you. The latter might grow 
and fruit if sheltered by a wall or 
building on the North. Pecan trees 
may live for years in the Connecticut 
Valley, we understand, but have never 
been known to fruit so far north. 
They are quite liable to winter-kill 
when young, but grow hardier with 
age. 
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The Yea t Has Come 
To Plant Corn 
Com is still rising in price, and bids fair to make a record. This 
puts a serious problem up to Eastern farmers and feeders. Less than 
20 years ago com was being burned for fuel in Western towns, and 
brought 45 cents or less in Eastern markets. Now we are forced to 
pay $1.70 per hundred pounds. Other feed has also gone up in price 
so that, while formerly there was a profit in feeding stock, there is now 
often a loss, there is no chance in sight for cheap com again, and 
we can see only one way out—that is for Eastern fanners to grow 
more com. At present prices it is one of the most profitable of farm 
crops, as well as one of the easiest to raise on the average farm. On 
most of our farms there are old meadows or pastures which pay little 
or nothing in the grass crops they produce. Many of them have been 
so long in sod that it will hardly pay to top-dress them. 1 he time 
has now come to plow them and plant com, using a fair amount of 
fertilizer if there is no manure. The corn crop will conquer the old 
sod as no other crop will, and at present prices com will pay as well 
as potatoes. In fact the present high prices for corn will prove a 
blessing if our Eastern farmers are forced to grow more of the gram.— 
Rural New Yorker . 
Bradley's Fertilisers 
Corn and all grains grown in New England on Brad¬ 
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grain, for where land is supplied with the necessary, ele¬ 
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grow corn; it will pay best to grow it with BRADLEY S. 
Our local agents will be glad to give full particulars 
and quote prices; or write direct to 
Bradley Fertiliser Works 
92 State St., Boston 
2 Rector St., New York 
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