1909. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
575 
A THREE-HORSE ATTACHMENT. 
In answer to F. B. D., I will give a 
cut and description of an evener that is 
absolutely what he asks for, and very 
cheap. Take a piece of iron 15 inches 
long, one inch thick and three inches 
wide; put a 54-inch hole five inches from 
end in centre of width, another one inch 
from short end, and one two inches and 
another one inch from long end. (See 
cut.) Double-trees made of 2x4 scant¬ 
ling 38 inches long attached to A with 
any kind of a clevis. Plow attached to 
B with any kind of a clevis, and single¬ 
tree of the centre horse attached to C. 
with open ring or clevis. It will read¬ 
ily be seen that by having some extra 
holes in the double-trees you can give 
either of the outside horses the advan¬ 
tage, and by having more holes in the 
upright iron piece, you could give the 
centre horse the advantage, or give him 
the heavier load. This arrangement also 
places the traces of the centre horse 
above those on outside horses, and pre¬ 
vents trouble on that score. Any farmer 
can easily make the double-tree, and 30 
or 40 cents pays the blacksmith bill, ex¬ 
cept the clevises, etc., which, of course, 
must be on every farm anyway. 
Indiana. o. h. pate. 
High-priced Straw. 
./. E. B., Bloomington. I nil .—I see prices 
of rye straw quoted by your paper as high 
as $29 per ton. It doesn’t seem to me it 
can be for straw as it ordinarily comes 
from tlie thrashing machine. Will you in¬ 
form me how it should be prepared for the 
market to obtain such prices? 
Ans. —There are some horse stables 
in New York where straight rye straw 
is used for bedding, regardless of price. 
Such straw has been very scarce this 
Spring. One year ago the same grade 
sold under $14, and the price would 
quickly drop now were supplies to in¬ 
crease in excess of this rather exclusive 
demand. No tangled or badly baled 
straw will answer for this trade. The 
best straw is hand-thrashed and tied in 
moderate-sized bundles, but a machine 
properly handled will leave the straw 
in good shape if the rye was not 
tangled when cut. Considerable care 
and skill are required to make a neat 
bale of bundled straw, square and trim 
with no ragged edges, and not too 
heavy, 200 pounds or under for a bale 
of the usual length with seven-foot six- 
inch wire. If baled too tightly the 
straw has no life when opened. In the 
towns near New York there is a profit¬ 
able trade in bundled straw and loose 
hay, farmers getting upwards of $20 per 
ton for all they have. , 
Outlook for Willow Cuttings. 
J. F. F.j Sherborn, Mass .—On page 400 
you speak approving of the Government’s 
free offer of 8.000 cuttings of basket wil¬ 
lows. Are you sure this may not mislead, 
should any one conclude there was profit 
in planting basket willows? Forty or fifty 
years ago willow basket making was a 
profitable industry in this towq, aud the 
willow stock (imported) was grown here 
extensively. Partly due to the growing 
years of those expert in the business, but 
more because rattan was found to be a 
cheaper and more satisfactory material for 
basket making, etc., the business was given 
up. Do you know that conditions have 
changed and that willows are now of com¬ 
mercial value? The present writer is the 
owner of one of the old willow beds, and 
is now engaged in a perhaps vain attempt 
to root out the willows. I think I could 
double, perhaps treble, the Government's 
offer of 8,000 free cuttings if parties would 
come to get them. 
Ans. —In 1900 the total area planted 
to basket willow was about 560 acres, 
while in 1907 it was increased to 1,250 
acres, with a valuation of over $100,- 
000 . The increase of this industry 
is shown not only by its increase in 
number and area of holts, but more 
particularly in the quality of the wil¬ 
low rods produced, a result of the 
recent application of improved method 
of managing willow holts during the 
growing season. Basket willows are 
cultural plants which give high profit 
in proportion as they receive extra¬ 
ordinary care and cultivation. 
Figures obtained directly from bas¬ 
ket makers show a constantly increas¬ 
ing demand for willow rods of the 
best quality. As a result American 
growers are realizing that quality of 
the rods produced, rather than quan¬ 
tity, pays. In 1906 the total produc- 
ion of home-grown rods was 1,358.000 
pounds, while in 1907 it was 1,642.000 
pounds, an increase of 21 per cent. 
Figures showing the production for 
1908, which the Forest Service is now 
compiling, will be considerably higher 
than for 1907. The price of rods is 
steadily rising, as the growers are suc¬ 
ceeding in raising a better class of 
rods. It is also encouraging that a 
number of the largest consumers of 
willow rods in this country regard 
the best rods grown in the United 
States now as equal or superior in 
quality to those imported. 
The recent introduction of new and 
highly approved varieties of basket 
willows has been a marked stimulus, 
and there is every possible indication 
that an extensive industry will be de¬ 
veloped within a comparatively short 
time, and those who have the special 
knowledge of the proper qualities of 
rods will always find a market for 
them. A grower of first-class rods 
would not think it a profitable policy 
■to put on the market damaged or 
imperfect material; he would rather 
throw them away. Consequently, his 
rods when offered for sale command 
high prices. He is beyond the reach 
of effective competition by the miscel¬ 
laneous and haphazard basket willow 
crops of poorly cared for holts that 
furnish the inferior grades. 
There has been a steadier home de¬ 
mand and a larger consumption of 
willow this past year than during any 
other in the history of the industry. 
This has a tendency to increase the 
price of rods, which, in turn, will not 
only stimulate a more intensive sys¬ 
tem of cultivation, but will also in¬ 
crease the acreage. There is a better 
understanding now of the economical 
methods of growing willows in Amer¬ 
ica than ever before, and a well- 
grounded confidence in the market and 
other conditions affecting the industry. 
Growers are also better able to grasp 
the possibilities of the industry, and 
look beyond the preliminary expe¬ 
riences of growing willow under a 
great variety of soils and climatic con¬ 
ditions. The future prospects of the 
industry seem most encouraging. Bas¬ 
ket willow culture is an opportunity, 
however, not for the unskilled ama 
teur, or for the one ignorant of the 
important principles and details of 
farming; but for the industrious man 
who possesses intelligence, experience, 
a knowledge of scientific cultural meth¬ 
ods, and at least a small amount of 
capital to back him at the start. 
G. B. SUDWORIH. 
Dendrologist, Forestry Division. 
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