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February 18, 
Inter-cropping Asparagus. 
H. L. Y., Barrington, R. I .—I intend 
planting an acre of asparagus this Spring. 
Is it practical to plant some hoed crop, be¬ 
tween the rows, the asparagus to be 
planted two feet by five feet? There seems 
to be too much good soil to lie idle through 
the season. The land is a good sandy 
loam. Last season there were oats and 
peas on this piece, which gave a very heavy 
yield; after taking off the hay it was 
plowed and harrowed two or three times 
during August; on September 20 was seeded 
to rye, 1 % bushels to the acre. The Fall 
months being very dry prevented much 
growth, but there is a heavy stand of 
three or four inches. 
Ans.— We are starting an asparagus 
patch this year in much the same way, 
and shall plant potatoes mid-way be¬ 
tween the asparagus rows—fertilizing 
both »crops well and giving good culture. 
We would not do this more than one 
year. Plow before tbe rye gets too high 
or you may have trouble in making fur¬ 
rows. 
Left-over Lime-Sulphur. 
F. A. R., Turner, He .—I have some con¬ 
centrated lime-sulphur solution left from 
last year. It is flaky and has much sedi¬ 
ment, and did when I received it from the 
agents. Do you advise using this material 
next Spring? Will it need to be reboiled? 
Ans.— If facilities are at hand it will 
pay to add one or two gallons more 
than enough water to make 50 gallons 
to the barrel or 51 to 52 gallons, and 
bring to a boil, when most of the flake 
sulphur and crystals will again go into 
solution. Do not boil over live minutes 
or you will increase the sediment. 
Whether you bring to a boil or not tbe 
mixture will need to be strained and the 
clear liquid tested. The sediment is not 
injurious except that it adds to the 
specific gravity and gives a false read¬ 
ing to the hydrometer. If there is flake 
sulphur or crystals they will clog the 
nozzle badly. Sediment or solids of any 
kind can be of no benefit to the mixture, 
and one should not pay for the short¬ 
age of liquid in a barrel because of the 
room they occupy. Always insist that 
3 'ou pay only for the amount of clear 
liquid in a package. Except for the 
flaking of the sulphur, crystallizing and 
evaporating, lime-sulphur does not seem 
to deteriorate with age. w. h. 
Fertilizer for Rye and Clover. 
ir. M. If., TownSbury, N. J .—We bave 
about 17 acres in rye seeded with Timothy, 
and intend to sow Alsike clover on it this 
Spring. The rye doesn't look extra good, 
and we want to top-dress it at the same 
time that we sow or drill the clover seed. 
For the best results, everything considered, 
what mixture of nitrate of soda, muriate 
of potash and acid phosphate would you 
advise, and about how much per acre would 
y*>u put on? We shall buy the materials 
and mix at home. IIow many pounds of 
clover seed to the acre would you sow? 
Does it pay to spread pulverized limestone 
on meadow or grain ? 
■ Ans.— A mixture of 100 pounds of 
nitrate of soda, 400 pounds of acid phos¬ 
phate and 100 pounds of muriate of 
potash would make a strong combination 
for the rye and clover. This would 
give an analysis higher than the average 
fertilizer, but the plant food is all avail¬ 
able and will force the ground and 
grass into a quick growth. By using 
250 to 300 pounds of this mixture on 
an acre you would make the crop jump. 
We generally use six to eight pounds 
of clover seed to the acre, depending 
somewhat upon the condition of the soil 
when we put the crop in. If we can get 
it just right, that is when the ground 
is open with little cracks all through it 
on top of the frozen surface, we would 
use less. When sowing in the mud we 
would use more. We have never ob¬ 
tained more than fair results by broad¬ 
casting lime on top of the soil. For best 
results it ought to be worked in. 
Value of Speltz or Emmer. 
Can you tell me anything about speltz 
or emmer? Can it be grown here? Seeds¬ 
men are advertising it as better than oats, 
yield larger, straw almost equal to corn 
fodder. Do you think it advisable to try it 
in this climate? Would it take the place 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Have any of your 
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Plant Food in Peat. 
Want to Know. 
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the average price he had paid was at the rate aifivc cents 
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That's why he planted an acre on his Pennsylvania 
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,. ccs .-to pay all the exjienses of the trees till they bear, 
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of oats for poultry? 
readers tried this? 
Lin coin, N. J. 
Lot us hear from our people. We have 
tried speltz and do not think it equal to 
either oats or barley for our conditions in 
northern Now Jersey. It is well liked in 
the West as food for all kinds of stock, 
but our judgment is that it will not prove 
superior in the humid climate of the At¬ 
lantic Coast. __ 
Green Film On Water. 
Tell F. E. G., Worcester, Mass., that the 
green scum in spring is probably caused by 
the light. Put a cover on his tile and see 
if it won’t be all right; if it is, say so. 
Ancram, N. Y. o. T. 
F. E. O. will have less trouble if he 
covers his Spring, as the plant he calls 
“green film”—conferva—must have light, 
preferably sunlight to grow. . 
Mountaintop, Pa. mbs. a. p. c. 
Tell F. E. G., Worcester, Mass., that it is 
a very easy thing to stop that greenish film 
from gathering in and around his spring. 
A galvanized iron cylinder will do no good. 
I have plenty of boxes and tanks from 
spring and have used them for years; have 
four from one spring. Put a cheap building 
over the spring: keep the sun out and you 
will have no more film. I have three in the 
shade and one in the barnyard, all from the 
same spring. The three in the shade never 
show the least of it. The one in the yard 
that is open I clean out about six times a 
year. Turn a large box over it and have a 
door in one side and inquirer will find out 
for himself, without much work. I have 
had something to do with springs for 40 
years. Keep in the shade and you will have 
no moss. G. a. b. 
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Putty Making. 
Can you tell me whet kind of putty 
or cement to use to fasten the glass in the 
front of a creamery? a. ». k. 
Roundlake, N. Y. 
Make a putty of pure whiting and boiled 
linseed oil; add 10 per cent pure white 
lead. The sash to be glazed must be 
perfectly dry or no putty will stick. 
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Wages for Prison Wardens. 
Will you tell me what wages are paid 
guards and keepers at the State prisons? 
New York. T. 
Guards in the State prisons receive $660 
for the first year's service, and increase ■ 
$80 per year to 8900, which is the maxi¬ 
mum. The position of keeper was abol- I 
ished several years ago. c. v. collins. 
Sunerintendent. 
Is there any plant food in clear peat 
ashes? I can get from 25 to 30 tons 
for the earting. I am a market gardener, 
working about 12 acres in vegetables, open 
air and glass (cold frames). m. 
Woodside, N. Y. 
Such deposits of peat vary in composi¬ 
tion. We have one analysis of peat ashes 
which shows in one ton almost 10 pounds 
of potash, two of phosphoric acid and 50 
of lime. This is not much plant food, the 
value being about 60 cents. 
Lumber for Dakota.—C an some one of 
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Idaho, Washington or Oregon tell me where 
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