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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 8. 
A QUESTION ABOUT SPRAYING. 
IF. A. B., Interlaken, N. Y. —1. How 
strong should we make the lime sulphur 
spray to control the currant leaf-blight, and 
when should it be applied? 2. About what 
strength should plums be sprayed (lime 
sulphur), to control leaf-spot and brown 
rot? 3. The professor says the spores of 
the peach leaf-curl winter on the buds, 
while the spores from the apple-scab fungus 
winter on the old leaves. Why is this ? 
Ans. —L We have made no definite 
experiments on this point. One of our 
men, Mr. Stewart, who is investigating 
the disease of nursery stock, sprayed 
currants last year with lime-sulphur 
(testing 30 degrees Beaume) at the rate 
of 1-30. There was no injury. As to 
whether this will control the leaf-blight 
is another question. The experiments 
have not progressed far enough to say 
whether it will or not. 2. Mr. Stewart 
has also used lime-sulphur on plums in 
the nursery row at the rate of 1-30 with 
no particular injury to the foliage. In 
this case, as above, the experiments have 
not progressed enough to come to any 
conclusions as to the efficiency of lime- 
sulphur for leaf-spot of the plum. We 
have never tried it on older trees for the 
rot. 3. The brief answer to this is: 
That two entirely different fungi are 
concerned in the production of these dis¬ 
eases. The difference as to where they 
winter is the difference in the habits of 
the two fungi. Potatoes are wintered in 
the cellar. The tubers of the artichoke 
winter in the soil. They are quite differ¬ 
ent plants. Just so with the peach leaf- 
curl fungus and the apple-scab fungus. 
An explanation of the exact why in each 
case would involve a long technical dis¬ 
cussion of the life, habits and nature of 
the two fungi which would be too 
lengthy and out of place here. Briefly, 
then, the peach leaf-curl winters on the 
bud scales of the peach, and the apple- 
scab fungus on the old leaves on the 
ground, because of the difference in the 
nature of the two fungi. 
* H. H. WHETZEL. 
Ailing Ducks. 
Will you please tell us what we can 
do for our ducks? They are the large 
white ones. We had five, but have lost 
two, one lately and one about a month 
ago. They have black spots on their bills, 
are slightly lame and lie around a day or 
two before they die. They have quite a 
good-sized shed, with a small yard in front. 
We do not let them into the yard when it 
is very cold or stormy. They have straw 
and coal ashes in the shed all of the time. 
We feed them soft feed nearly every morn¬ 
ing, corn or wheat at night, and sometimes 
they have cabbage and clover leaves. We 
take fresh water to them twice a day. 
New York. a. w. 
From the description given I am un¬ 
able to form a positive opinion as to the 
cause and nature of the disease affecting! 
your ducks, but your method of feed¬ 
ing is no doubt responsible for your 
trouble. Ducks, as a rule, should be 
fed on soft food with very little if any 
whole feed. Sometimes breeding ducks 
are fed about a pailful of whole corn 
to 400 ducks, scattered in shallow water 
or over a large part of the yard to in¬ 
duce exercise. With the soft feed, corn- 
meal, bran, middlings, etc., should be 
mixed boiled vegetables and clover or 
Alfalfa cut and steamed. Grit and char¬ 
coal should be fed occasionally. Be very 
particular to give the drinking water in 
pans or tubs which are deep enough for 
the ducks to submerge their heads, as 
with shallow dishes the eyes and nose 
become gummed up and eventually 
cause death. c. S. G. 
Was Soil or Fertilizer at Fault? 
I read where A. M. D. drilled his wheat 
both ways, and ask other experience. In 
the Fall of 1909 I drilled wheat both ways, 
one bushel each way, and had a fine look¬ 
ing field of wheat. When I cut it it yielded 
30 bushels to the acre, and a great quan¬ 
tity of straw, I do not know how much, as 
It was not haled. We also drilled the 
wheat both ways this Fall of 1910. One 
bushel each way is plenty. I am afraid 
A. M. D. has too much wheat per acre. 
Cochranville, Pa. p. e. c. 
WILL A SILO PAY? 
I rent a farm for six years, and the 
place is pretty well run down. I am keep¬ 
ing eight cows and one horse on the soiling 
system in the Summer, but I had to buy 
almost 8200 worth of hay to keep them 
this Winter, and by keeping good grade 
cows and getting a good price for milk I 
am able to make something besides a living. 
Next Winter I would like to keep 12 cows. 
Would it pay me to put up a silo for five 
seasons more, or would it be better to plant 
corn and husk it, and cut the stalks and 
steam them? I grew some mangels last 
Summer, but they did not grow as they 
ought to. I think the land needs lining. I 
shall try to raise some again this Spring. 
The corn grows all right; I had a very 
good crop last year. Some farmers claim 
that their cows give as much milk on dry 
fodder as they do on silage, but I don’t be¬ 
lieve them. P. J. C. 
Connecticut. 
Under those conditions we think it 
would pay you to put up a stave silo and 
fill it with corn. You ought to get your 
money out of it in five years in increased 
value over dry fodder. 
Seeing on page 330 an article on tenant 
system in Ohio, Texas custom may be of 
interest- In this State the landlord fur¬ 
nishes house and garden spot, not to ex¬ 
ceed one acre. In some cases tenant fur¬ 
nishes his own teams, feed and tools, and 
gives one-quarter of cotton and one-tliird 
of the corn and small grain. A second 
arrangement is same as above, only in 
place of giving one-third of the corn and 
small grain pays 85 an acre rent for 
that part of the land. In a third plan 
landlord furnishes team, feed, tools and 
seed, and gets one-half of the crop. Here 
in the black land part of the State land is 
worth $60 to $100 an acre. D. L. p. 
Itasca, Tex. 
The Right Paint 
For This Spring 
You can’t afford to let your 
house stand exposed till oil drops in 
price. The way things look now, 
the buildings would be paint-hungry 
before that time comes. 
Get the cost of 100 pounds "Dutch Boy 
Painter” White Lead, 4 gallons pure linseed 
oil. 1 gallon turpentine. 1 pint turpentine 
drier—this makes 8 gallons of pure white lead 
paint. Divide by 8 for the price per gallon and 
compare this with the price of any other paint 
you’d think of using. 
You’ll find that the best is the cheapest ; also 
that, after all. the increase in the cost of "Dutch 
Boy Painter” White Lead made-to-order 
paint is trifling. 
Write for our free “Helps No. 1208” 
It answers all paint questions. 
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Box 103-S 
Crenloch, 
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DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid 
Society has on its lists men wishing to obtain em¬ 
ployment upon farms. Most of i hem are without 
experience, but they are able-bodied and willing 
to work. They speak little or no English, although 
many of them speak German. If you can make 
use of such help, please communicate with us, 
slating what you will pay, whether the work is 
permanent, and whether you prefer a single or a 
married man. We are a philanthropic organiza¬ 
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THE J. A. & I. A. S., 174 Second Avenue, NEW YORK CITY 
60,000 Feet of Amatite Roofing 
The accompanying view shows 
a series of buildings at the Saska¬ 
toon Exposition, all of them 
covered with Amatite Roofing. 
Amatite was selected because it 
was inexpensive, easy to put on, 
required no care or attention or 
expense afterwards, and would 
give excellent durability. 
If ordinary smooth roofing had 
been used, these roofs would re¬ 
quire painting every year or two at 
considerable expense and trouble. 
Amatite, however, has a mineral 
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Use Amatite for every roof 
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It is the most economical solution 
of the whole roofing problem. 
Amatite Roofing requires no 
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You can use Amatite for every 
kind"of steep roofed building. We 
supply galvanized nails and liquid 
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Send for free sample and book¬ 
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Everjet Elastic Paint 
Everjet saves money for the farmer 
because it costs only half as much as 
the next cheapest good paint. Only one 
color—a deep, glossy black. Suitable 
for roofs, out-door iron work, fences, 
farm machinery, furnaces, carts, etc. „ 
Lice Destroyer 
creonoid and Cow spray 
Hens will be healthy if disease germs 
are eliminated from the poultry house 
by spraying regularly with Creonoid, a 
powerful. cheap farm disinfectant. 
Creonoid suppresses odors, kills germs. 
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