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1911. 
RESTORATION OF LAND. 
IF. B. R., Lincoln, N. J .—My farm has 
been used the last seven years for corn and 
rye, and as far as I am able to learn no 
fertilizer. Soil is somewhat sandy, 
red shale bottom and does not leach 
out. I propose to seed 10 acres to rye in 
May, plow it down for wheat, top-dress 
with nitrate of soda, 100 pounds to acre 
this Fall early; next Spring 100 pounds 
more nitrate of soda to acre; wheat this 
Spring 100 pounds nitrate of soda, also 
practically the same on all crops. I figure 
I could bring up the ground this way 
cheaper than buying manure. Grass is very 
poor, no clover has been sown, but see 
some growing around. What would you 
do for hay? What do you think of this 
plan? This farm has no pasture, although 
it contains 100 acres, so I have to raise 
feed for Summer also. I propose putting in 
four or five acres of millet for Winter hay 
for cattle, but I am told it is not good for 
horses. 
Ans. —There are two faults with your 
plan as outlined. One is sowing rye for 
a Spring crop to be plowed under. The 
other is using nitrate of soda alone as a 
fertilizer. It would be better to sow 
Canada field peas alone or with oats in 
place of the rye. This would give you 
hay if you cared to cut and cure the 
crop or, if you plowed it under, it 
would be more useful than rye. The 
peas will give you greater bulk to plow 
uncfer and are superior to the rye, as 
they will take nitrogen from the air. 
For a soiling crop the oats and peas 
and fodder corn will do well. Nitrate 
of soda is excellent to supply nitrogen, 
but it contains no potash or phosphoric 
acid, both of which will be needed on 
such a soil and farm. If you use the 
nitrate alone you will get a rank, spind¬ 
ling growth at first, which will not 
mature. Mix one part nitrate, one part 
muriate of potash and two parts acid 
phosphate, and you will have a good 
combination for all your crops. These 
chemicals are all “immediately avail¬ 
able.” Millet makes good green feed 
and the hay is good for cattle—but not 
for horses. 
Fumigating for Mosquitoes. 
O. A. C., Madison, N. J .—About two 
years ago I saw in your paper directions 
for fumigating a cellar in Winter to rid 
It of mosquitoes. We had many of them 
In the Fall, especially in the cellar. I wish 
to act upon your suggestion. Will you send 
me instructions? Will the chemical used 
do any harm to the carpets on the floors 
above if any of the smoke should go through 
the ceiling of the cellar? 
Ans. —The adult mosquitoes live 
through the Winter in holes, barns, cel¬ 
lars, or small places where they are 
sheltered. In the Spring they come out 
hunting for stagnant water and lay their 
eggs. Fumigation during the Winter 
will generally get them. Jimson weed 
(Datura stramonium) is used. Eight 
ounces of the powdered weed burned in 
a close, warm room will fumigate 1,000 
cubic feet. Another material is made by 
using equal parts by weight of carbolic 
acid crystal and gum camphor. Take 
one pound of carbolic acid crystals in 
a bottle and liquefy by placing the bottle 
in hot water. Take a pound of gum 
camphor, break into small pieces and 
put in a one quart jar. As the acid 
liquefies pour it over the gum camphor, 
when it has all dissolved there will be 
one quart of a slightly reddish heavy 
liquid. This will keep indefinitely if 
covered. Three ounces of this evap¬ 
orated by burning in a metal pan over 
an alcohol stove will kill all flies and 
mosquitoes and other insects in 1,000 
cubic feet of space. It will not hurt the 
carpet, or fixtures. 
Alfalfa with Peas and Oats. —I have 
noticed several inquiries in regard to sow¬ 
ing Alfalfa following oats and peas for 
hay; I have tried this plan with success. 
It is a wise method to sow about one 
pound of inoculated Alfalfa seed per acre 
with the oats in the Spring. After taking 
the oats and peas off for hay disk the 
ground thoroughly or plow very shallow, 
(plow deep in Spring), and sow Alfalfa 
seed latter part of July or early in August. 
If upon examination the Alfalfa sown in 
the Spring is found well supplied with 
nodules, you know that your soil is inocu¬ 
lated and the development of the nodules 
is usually evidence that Alfalfa will suc¬ 
ceed on that soil. If the nodules do not 
develop apply more lime before seeding to 
Alfalfa in July or August. b. f. 
Hale, Mich. 
--Ti-if; rural 
LEGAL MATTERS. 
Title for Tax Sales. 
A buys a tract of land at Suffolk County. 
N. Y., tax sale in 1902, and the certificate 
reads that A shall be entitled to a con¬ 
veyance of the said land from the county 
treasurer of Suffolk County in two years 
if not sooner redeemed. It is nine, years 
now. Can B’s heirs have the certificate can¬ 
celled now and can B sue A for cutting 
wood on said land after three years after 
he bought it at tax sale? u. r. 
A tax title gives only such rights as 
the State possessed. If in any of the 
preliminary steps the State, by its offi¬ 
cers, failed to comply with the law, the 
deed can be set aside. If the tax title 
is good it will convey the same rights 
that any good deed would convey. You 
do not give sufficient data whereby this 
can be determined. It would be best to 
consult your local attorney on the mat¬ 
ter. 
Damage from Runaway. 
In a village a team of horses were left 
in front of a house while the owner went 
to the door. They started and ran for 
quite a distance. Would the owner be re¬ 
sponsible for damages to anything they ran 
into? a. r. t. 
Connecticut. 
A person who by his own negligence 
causes a loss to another who has been 
free from negligence,' must pay for the 
damage. The question in this case 
would be: Was the owner negligent in 
leaving the team unhitched? Here the 
character of the horses, the condition of 
the street, the time he left them and 
other matters would mitigate damages. 
Then, too, the character of the thing 
into which the team ran would affect 
the matter. Was there contributory 
negligence on the part of the owner of 
this thing run into? You have opened 
up a question which cannot be answered 
by yes or no but must be carefully and 
fairly considered in the light of all the 
facts. 
Violation of Agreement. 
I have an equal share with a second 
party in 20 acres of farm land In Wash¬ 
ington, U. S. A., and during last November 
the second party arranged to buy my share, 
everything was satisfactorily agreed for the 
second party to make out a cheque for the 
amount required. Yet after a lapse of six 
or seven weeks the second party called off 
the agreement. During the period of the 
above negotiations I turned down another 
offer elsewhere on the strength of the sec¬ 
ond party’s agreement. I also bought an¬ 
other piece of land on the strength of the 
above agreement, expecting to pay for it 
out of the sale of my share in the 20-acre 
patch. The agreement referred to was 
made to me in writing by the second party. 
Can I hold the second party up to his 
agreement? If not, can I sue for breach 
of contract? Can I sell to a third party 
without the second party’s consent, pro¬ 
vided the third party is reliable? H. w. 
Vancouver, B. C. 
A verbal contract for the sale of 
land is void. If your contract was in 
writing, duly signed, you could com¬ 
mence suit for enforcement of the same. 
Your best remedy would be to secure a 
release and sell the land to some other 
person. 
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