1911. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
421 
Nitrate ; Millet; Cow Peas. 
G. 8. R., EarlviUe, A'. Y. —Is it good 
practice to sow nitrate of soda two years 
in succession on Timothy sod, where it 
was not very well sodded? Is German mil¬ 
let a good crop to seed down with a per¬ 
manent meadow? Would cow peas sown 
with oats about June 1 make good hay 
here in Central New York, or would Can¬ 
ada peas be best? 
Ans. —We would not sow nitrate of 
soda alone on such a meadow two years 
in succession. The njtrate alone is a 
stimulant. Use potash and acid phos¬ 
phate with it. You can seed down with 
millet, but we have not had as good 
results from this as when seeding with 
grain. Cow peas will not answer for 
sowing with oats. It is the Canada field 
pea you want. The cow pea is as 
tender as a bean. 
Sandy Roots and Cows’ Teeth. 
Does it injure a cow’s teeth or the cow 
in any way to feed her dirty roots? I 
always thought it did make their teeth 
sore, but some say it does no harm. 
Saranac Lake, N. Y. w. m. 
If a large amount of sand clings to 
roots it might make a cow’s teeth sore 
in time. Shake off the loose soil, as 
the roots are taken from the cellar or 
pit, by picking up one in each hand and 
striking them together. If they are dry, 
as they should be, this method will re¬ 
move most of the earth and they will be 
relished better by the cows. Pigs do not 
object if the soil is not removed, in fact 
the “dirtier” the roots the better for the 
pigs. We believe that roots keep better 
when stored for the Winter, and come 
out more crisp and juicy in the Spring, 
if quite a lot of soil—which must be dry 
of course—is allowed to go into the cel¬ 
lar or pit with them. c. S. M. 
Clover in Silo. 
M. G., Pennsylvania. —I would like to 
ask II. D. Williams, Ohio, who writes on 
page 219 on clover silage, what diameter 
silo) he filled with clover and whether 
dover (without cutting) would, in his 
opinion, keep well in an octagonal silo 8V6 
feet in diameter. I have such a silo and 
partly fllled it with cut clover last year. 
I found it difficult and expensive to elevate 
(ut clover with a blower. The filling came 
at a time when I should have been cul¬ 
tivating corn. I have not used much of 
this silage, as I put corn silage on top of 
it in Fall, but I feel confident that I will 
not get results sufficient to pay me for the 
loss in neglected corn crop. However, if 
it will keep without cutting, it could be 
put in much cheaper. I will soon get down 
to the clover silage and can then talk re¬ 
sults better than now. 
Ans. —I can see no reason why uncut 
clover would not keep in 8j4-foot octag¬ 
onal silo. Ours, 12 feet diameter, 25 feet 
high, is of sufficient height to give pres¬ 
sure. I would advise thorough tramp¬ 
ing in small silo, and would use more 
water to add weight to press all air out, 
thus avoiding mould. We grow the 
Mammoth or big English clover, and ex¬ 
pected trouble in getting clover out of 
silo, but were very greatly surprised. 
Results were very satisfactory. 
Ohio. H. D. WILLIAMS. 
Manuring Stubble or Sod. 
E. E. II., Germansville, Pa. —I have two 
fields, one clover sod and the other rye 
stubble. Nothing was done to cither field 
after hay and harvest were off. On which 
ought I to haul my manure, and why? 
I'ye stubble will go to corn and clover sod 
to potatoes. 
We would apply the manure to the rye 
stubble for the following reasons: The 
rye stubble will (other conditions being 
equal) be more in need of plant food, 
especially nitrogen, than the clover sod, 
for clover always enriches the soil. The 
clover sod will also have the added ad¬ 
vantage of a greater amount of humus, 
or vegetable matter. For the second 
place, it is much better practice to apply 
manure, especially green or coarse ma¬ 
nure, to corn than to potatoes. Corn 
is adapted to utilize large quantities of 
manure, for it is a gross feeder, and : 
especially needs the abundance of nitro- [ 
gen which this most valuable of fertiliz- ■ 
ers possesses. On the other hand, the i 
potatoes will find a very congenial home ! 
in the clover sod, which will be mellow 
and rich in humus, and which will, in 
fact, generally produce a good crop of 
potatoes without other fertilizers. How¬ 
ever, it will usually pay, even upon a 
clover sod, to use a small amount, say 
400 pounds per acre, of some reliable 
potato manure. Rot, rust and scab are 
much more likely to attack potatoes 
grown upon soil where barnyard ma¬ 
nure is applied than upon soil enriched 
with clover and commercial fertilizers. 
C. S. M. 
Ruptured Pig. 
I have a shote with a swelling at the 
navel. What is the trouble? J. h. b. 
There is an umbilical hernia and the 
pig should be slaughtered for meat as soon 
as in fit condition. It does not pay as a 
general rule, to treat such ruptures In 
swine. a. s. a. 
Lameness. 
A mare about nine years old, used for 
fjrm work and driving, had a wind- 
gall on her left front leg on inside when 
1 got her three years ago. It caused no 
trouble for two years; then she occasion¬ 
ally went temporarily lame on the road, 
sometimes coming all right after part of 
journey completed. About six weeks ago 
she went very badly lame and I was un¬ 
able to use her. Veterinary gave me lini¬ 
ment and used for three weeks, keeping 
her in stable, but no improvement. He 
then blistered leg and kept her for a week 
standing up. That made slight improve¬ 
ment, but soon relapsed as badly as ever. 
Then he stated there was a rupture in 
that windgall and he will have to put 
something on to remove windgall alto¬ 
gether. Is there a cure for the trouble? 
Delaware. w. w. 
The windgall apparently is not the 
cause of the lameness and a more careful 
examination should bo made. If the mare 
places the foot well forward when stand¬ 
ing at rest the foot is the seat of the 
lameness and repeated blistering of the 
coronet may do some good. a. s. a. 
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