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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
5 
KEEP THEM IN MIND. 
Do not forget, that the following members 
of the New York Senate voted against Gov¬ 
ernor Hughes in bis efforts to remove the 
Superintendent of Insurance. I^t it be a 
part of your political duty to remember them 
and vote against them whenever you have 
the chance: 
JOTHAM P. ALLDS.Norwich, N. Y. 
ALBERT T. FANCHER. .Salamanca. N. Y. 
S. P. FRANCITOT_Niagara Falls. N. Y. 
S. PERCY HOOKER.LeRo.v, N. Y. 
JOHN RAINES .Canandaigua. N. Y. 
SANFORD W. SMITH.Chatham, N. Y. 
WM. J. TULLY.Corning, N. Y. 
HORACE WHITE .Syracuse, N. Y. 
REN.T. M. WILCOX.Auburn, N. Y. 
JOSEPH ACKROYD .Utica, N. Y. 
FRANK M. BOYCE... East Schodack, N. Y. 
Plowing Under Canada Field Peas. 
W. A. 8., Warren, Pa. —Have Canada 
'field peas any great value sowed last 
Spring to plow under next Spring? 
Axs.—A ton of the dry pea vines will 
contain about 45 pounds of nitrogen, a 
little more than that of potash and 15 
of phosphoric acid. Some of this nitro¬ 
gen was obtained from the air and is 
therefore added to the soil. A ton of 
average barnyard manure contains 10 
pounds of nitrogen. 
A Silo of Cement Blocks. 
White. Hall. III .—I am going to build a 
silo next Summer and as i can build one 
of concrete blocks about as cheaply as of 
cotton drills are used all over the South 
and are made in almost every town of 
importance. Or you could make a home¬ 
made sled with runners just the distance 
apart the rows are to be, and this width 
will vary as to the character of the soil. 
But witli the soil in proper condition for 
planting cotton you will need nothing 
but the planter. But whether you should 
bed or plant on the level is a matter you 
would better study, for if your land lacks 
drainage or is inclined to crust bard you 
would better make the beds or lists, and 
then run a weeder crosswise the rows, 
as soon as the cotton is fairly started, so 
as to completely break the crust arid pre¬ 
vent the cotton getting “sore-shinned” by 
chafing. w - F - massey. 
WANT TO KNOW. 
I would bo glad if you could advise me 
through The It. N.-Y. of the quality and 
productiveness of the Lawson pear; 
whether or not it would be a good one to 
plant for market? G. K. 
Dayton, Ohio. 
I see The It. N.-Y. at I’eqnot library 
here. Pan you insert a query in your paper 
regarding “Portugal” quince trees (see 
Downing's Fruits of America), asking if 
any reader knows where young trees or 
scions can be bought ? B. P. w. 
Southport, Conn. 
Insurance Official: “Of what corn- 
first class wood I want to know what the 
experience of those who have tried the 
concrete is. One told me that the silage 
in contact with the concrete spoiled for 
a foot or more ”iu from the place of con¬ 
tact. Is there any foundation for this 
belief? I would also like to know the 
best way to bind the blocks together, so 
as to prevent spreading and cracking of 
tlie wall. I am sure this question is one 
that will interest a number of your readers 
and merits an answer that will be author¬ 
itative. 
A.vs.—Our reports are that cement 
silos are coming more and more into use. 
We do not understand that the loss is any 
greater than in wooden silos when the 
sides are thoroughly tramped down. We 
refer to silos of solid concrete. The 
block silos are new. Will those who 
know about them please give the facts? 
Future Price of Steers. 
,/. 8. II., Pcnnsylanin .—I bought 10 steers 
about the middle <>f September, paying $4.30 
per 100, with tin* understanding that I 
could have a chance to contract them if 
I choose, and could have time until the 
first of February to say if I wanted to con¬ 
tract them or not. I am to feed tlie steers 
till the first of June, and am then to re¬ 
ceive $.",..SO per 100. Would it behest to con¬ 
tract them, or do you think it would be 
best to run my chances? If you can quote 
prices at New York on .lime 1. 1008, saying 
about what they might bring on that time, 
I know about what i can get here. 
Ans. —It is, of course, impossible to say 
what the steers will he worth next June. 
No one can tell that, for many things not 
now in sight may affect the price. The 
following figures show what such steers 
have brought at that time during the past 
few years: 1006, $5 to $5.60; 1005, $5 to 
$6; 1904, $4.50 to $5.50; 1903, $4.50 to 
$5.35. 
Laying Off Cotton Rows. 
W. W. H'.. Ail:' n. 8. (1 .—Which is the best 
machine for laying off cotton and corn 
rows? 
Axs.—If you follow the common prac¬ 
tice in the South of bedding for cotton 
the only implement to use is a small one- 
horse plow. In some soils there is an 
advantage in planting on these beds or 
lists, since the ridge will warm up more 
quickly in the naturally cold soil. But 
in the best cotton soils, the well drained 
sandy soils of the South, I would prefer 
to plant on the level. This also en¬ 
courages broadcast manuring, for the 
bedding system grew out of the practice 
of putting manure or fertilizer in the 
furrow under the bed. But cotton roots, 
like corn roots, run far and wide. Then 
the best means for laying off the rows 
will be the cotton planter or drill itself. 
Fasten a wooden bar on the planter, ex¬ 
tending as far as the width of the rows 
is intended to he, and to this attach a 
piece of chain to drag and mark the 
place for the next row. The first row 
can he laid off with poles as usual. These 
plaint did your father die?” Applicant; 
“The jury found him guilty.”—Weekly 
Telegraph. 
She: “The papers say there would 
be no panic if people only had confi¬ 
dence in tlie banks. He: “Well, Im 
not worrying. Confidence is the only 
thing I ever had in a bank.”—Judge. 
“Here’s a Wall Street man out in 
front,” announced the shop boy. “You 
wait on him,” said the jeweller. “I’m 
busy with this farmer gentleman. That 
Wall Street feller doesn’t want any¬ 
thing more than a collar button, I 
judge.”—Washington Herald. 
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