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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
May 1C, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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KEEP THEM AT HOME! 
The following members of the Now York 
Senate voted against. Governor Hughes In 
Ills efforts to remove the Superintendent 
of Insurance. Some of them have done so 
twice—others are backsliders. All have 
proved unworthy in a fair test. All are in 
districts where the votes of farmers can 
defeat them. It should be the duty of 
every farmer to blacklist them and keep 
them away from Albany. Vote them out! 
JOTFIAM P. ALLDS.Norwich. N. Y. 
ALBERT T. FANCHER. .Salamanca. N. Y. 
S PERCY HOOKER.LeRoy, N. Y. 
JOnN RAINES .Canandaigua, N. Y. 
SANFORD W. SMITH.Chntham. N. Y. 
WILLIAM .T. TTILLY.Corning, N. Y. 
HORACE WHITE .Syracuse, N. Y. 
BENJ. M. WILCOX.Auburn. N. Y. 
JOSEPH ACKROYD .Utica, N. Y. 
FRANK M BOYCE^.East Schodack, N. Y. 
FRANCIS II. GATrcs. ..Chittenango, N. Y. 
WM. W. WHMPLE.Schenectady, N. Y. 
WM T. O’NEIL.St. Regis Falls, N. Y. 
OWEN CASSIDY .Watkins, N. Y. 
JAPANESE MILLET IN FLORIDA. 
I see in Hope Farm Notes you mentioned 
the planting of Japanese millet. Give me 
Borne idea of the time you usually plant it, 
compared with the planting of potatoes, 
and how long from the time of planting is 
it ready for harvesting? At what stage 
do you eonsider it the most valuable for 
forage? I secured a small package from 
n man from Michigan and planted in Feb¬ 
ruary, and the ground was so dry I had to 
wet the furrow to get the seed up. Now 
it has seeded out and stands about three 
feet high, and has not had as much as 
one-quarter inch of rain since planting. 
Will it make a better product during a 
rainy season, such as we have here in July 
and August, or will it do better planted 
later when the rains have somewhat 
abated? J- w. J. 
Palmetto Fla. 
We should begin to sow Japanese millet 
about a week after corn-planting time— 
about when the soli is warm enough for 
cow peas. This year on our soil such an 
arrangement would bring millet seeding 
about a month after potato planting. We 
would out as the heads begin to turn hard, 
and 'before tlie seeds are fully formed. 
When broadcast, about three pecks per acre 
Is about a fair seeding. Tlie millet does 
much better on rich soil, and when well 
supplied with moisture. We should not 
expect it to provide as much forage in 
Florida as sorghum or cow peas. 
Removing Tree Protectors. 
Is it necessary to remove tree protec¬ 
tors, wood veneer, from young trees, and 
When is the time to look for borers? 
Winsted, Conn. n. j. 
We would leave them on, allowing room 
enough for the tree to grow. If you leave 
them too tight there might be trouble. We 
look for tlie peach borers in June and 
again in October. 
Cow Peas on Corn Stubble. 
If I Summer-fallow corn stubble ground 
at what time should I sow cow peas for 
a humus crop? Would they best be plowed 
under or harrowed? G. m. w. 
Hopewell Jet., N. Y. 
Sow the cow peas about a week after 
the soil is considered fit for corn planting. 
Remember they are as tender as beans. 
You can use a small plow for putting them 
under. We use a Cutaway harrow and 
cover them three to four inches. 
Fertilizers With Manure for Potatoes. 
Your answer to G. P. G. in regard to 
planting an acre of potatoes is excellent, 
but what sticks me is this: I covered my 
acre with a heavy coat of manure, about 
four inches. Can 1 use any kind of garden 
fertilizers on my patch? Can I sow it be¬ 
tween the rows and work in with a two- 
shovel cultivator? J. B. d. 
Marion, Ind. 
The manure ought to supply all the 
nitrogen you need. Potash and phosphoric 
acid may pay you. We should use 300 
pounds of fine ground bone and 100 pounds 
sulphate of potash on the acre, scattering 
it evenly by tlie side of the rows, and 
cultivating it in. 
Plowing Potatoes Under. 
I have about an acre of land which I 
expect to plant to late potatoes, and would 
like to know if it would pay as well to plow 
them under three or four inches deep in 
furrow? Will some one who has had ex¬ 
perience give me some light on the sub¬ 
ject as to the distance apart between the 
rows, and how deep to get best results? 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. f. o. s. 
We v r ould like to hear from farmers 
who have plowed in potatoes. We have 
not had much experience. We dropped the 
seed pieces in every third furrow and turned 
the next furrow over them—about; four 
Inches deep. The surface of the field was 
then harrowed down. The rows should be 
three to 3% feet apart. When you can 
plow' straight and even furrows this is a 
quick way to plant potatoes. It pays us 
better to take more time and make drills 
after plowing and harrowing. 
Vine to Cover Fence. 
What quick-growing vine can I plant 
to cover an unsightly fence? w. j. c. 
Sanquoit, N. Y. 
The most rapid-growing vine for covering 
a fence would undoubtedly be the wild cu¬ 
cumber, Ecliinocystus lobata, seeds of which 
can be bad for a few cents from any 
dealer. It is a hardy, quick-growing plant. 
Seeds may be planted a foot or two apart 
where you w'ish to place the fence, and 
they will make an astonishing growth as 
soon ns warm weather sets in. For a per¬ 
manent effect, if the fence Is likely to re¬ 
main, we would recommend you also to 
transplant the Chinese honeysuckle, setting 
the bushes three or four feet apart. The 
wild cucumber is only an annual, and dies 
out at the end of the season, but seeds so 
freely that volunteer plants are likely to 
come up the succeeding year where It has 
been grown. 
Sulphate of Iron as Fertilizer. 
I)r. Griffith, the German chemist, speaks 
of sulphate of iron as a fertilizer. Have 
any of the Rural family had any experience 
along this line? I expect; to test it this 
year on many crops. I understand It is an 
antiseptic and germicide, destroying fungi 
and all kinds of germs. n. n. f. 
Marietta, O. 
There Is not much Information about 
the use of sulphate of Iron [copperas) in 
this country. Most writers seem to con¬ 
sider it injurious when used in large 
quantities. It has been suggested for use 
around fruit trees as a treatment for blight. 
We have heard it claimed that a small 
quantity used around pear trees will act 
as a stimulant. It is quite largely used as 
a spray to kill weeds. When sprayed over 
a field at the strength of about 75 pounds 
to 50 gallons of water the solution will 
kill many weeds, such as wild mustard, 
ragweed, thistles and others, but will not 
injure young grass in grain. We desire the 
experience of farmers with this chemical. 
Crimson Clover and Cow-Horn Turnips. 
On page 317 you gave the amount of 
Cow-horn turnips and Crimson clover seed 
to the acre. When Is the best time to 
sow them? Can I raise a crop of early 
peas (dwarfs) and after I harvest them 
use a disk and then sow the clover and 
turnips latter part of June or first of July 
and get a crop of turnips? p. o. b. 
Watertown, N. Y. . 
You are rather far North to do much 
with Crimson clover. This plant is at its 
best in the South. It would not be likely 
to live through the Winter with you, but 
would make enough growth in late Summer 
and Fall to pay. You could get a fair 
crop of Crimson and Cow-horn turnips by 
sowing after early peas. Most of the large 
seedsmen sell tills turnip seed. They are 
much the same as other white turnips, ex¬ 
cept. that they are shaped more like a pars¬ 
nip or carrot, with a long root in the 
ground. They are not equal to the yel¬ 
low turnips for feeding. We usually leave 
them to rot in the ground. They can be 
pulled and thrown into a wagon—like other 
roots. 
Will you please inform us now to make 
and use a “Fireless Cooker,” or Norwegian 
oven? What is tlie best material for pack¬ 
ing? How would old newspapers do? I 
have seen one advertised for $10, but I think 
in many of tlie homes where your paper is 
read there is material for a home-made one 
at much less expense. A. w. 
NOT NUBBINS, BUT— 
two shapely ears and more per 
stalk. 
Ears that are solid from tip to butt. 
Every grain plump and heavy and rich. 
That is the common record when a worn soil 
Is properly treated with 
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