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Restoring Old Pasture. 
L. M., Hapewell, A'. ,1. —1 have about 
50 acres of land that has been used for 
pasture. It has a growth of cedar on it, 
and the ground is somewhat sour, but lias 
•« rich black soil. If I sow oats in tbe 
Spring on this land and sow in the oats 
at the time of seeding Kentucky Blue 
grass and Red-top, do you think that my 
grass seed will do well, or what do you 
think is the best way to get run-out pas¬ 
ture into good pasture again? 
Ans.— Consider the condition of 
these old pastures. The land is usually 
very sour. As a rule such land con¬ 
tains considerable plant food from the 
droppings of cattle, but this plant food 
is not available. Oats and grasses will 
not “catch’’ well on a sour soil, and we 
doubt if you can turn this field over 
and obtain a good stand even with fer¬ 
tilizer. We should plow or disk as well 
as possible among the cedars, work in 
a ton of lime to the acre, and then seed. 
It would be much better if you could 
work the ground in some cultivated 
crop the first year. 
JTHE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Utilizing Old Manure. 
Vitality of Clover Seed. 
llow long will clover seed remain good? 
J. J. 
When kept under favorable conditions, 
dry, cool and in the dark. Red clover will 
keep three or four years. Its vitality, how¬ 
ever, drops somewhat, and proportionately 
more of the old seed would therefore be re¬ 
quired owing to the fact that many of the 
seeds would fail to germinate. 
“Cleaning the Water’’. 
Tell that man from Massachusetts to put 
about one-half peck charcoal in a gunny 
sack for his foul smelling cistern. If his 
cistern is a very large one 1 would use a 
pock; I have used it many times with per¬ 
fect success. Of course it will become foul 
again in time, but just renew it. Better 
put a stone in with it to sink it. a. i.. c. 
('banning, Mich. 
R. N.-Y.—This refers to a question about 
purifying a bad-smelling cistern. This bad 
small may be caused by various things, but 
often because the water has become stag¬ 
nant and needs airing. Lime will some¬ 
times “cure" it. The effect of charcoal is 
to absorb foul gases. Hot charcoal is best 
for this. In the New England farmhouses 
of 50 years ago the well was often dug 
down through the cellar. It was quite 
common to drop red hot charcoal down to 
“clean the water.” One of the best ways 
to purify stagnant water or drive out car¬ 
bolic acid gas is to stir or churn the water 
up and let the air in. This can be well 
done by using a chain and bucket pump, or 
dropping in a stone or weight tied to a 
rope and churning it up and down. 
What Peaches for Central New York ? 
We have tried out about 50 varieties 
here, and have settled down to the follow¬ 
ing: Carman, white; Champion, white; El- 
herta. yellow; Stevens Rareripe, white; 
Smock, yellow; Iron Mountain, white, and 
Nalway, yellow. This is the order in which 
they ripen with us, although some years 
the Champion gets in with the Elbertas and 
the Stevens and Smock get together. We 
are looking for a good yellow peach to 
come in ahead of the Elberta, and one be¬ 
tween that and tbe Smock. Nothing of 
the Crawford type seems to do very well 
with us, or else we haven’t got hold of a 
good strain. 1 think that almost anyone 
who is going to raise peaches, or almost 
any fruit for that matter, would better do 
some experimenting in a small way and 
■sec what is best for his condition. There 
is so much difference in soil, climate and 
location that I hardly dare recommend 
most of the varieties for any particular 
place; some kinds, like the Carman and 
Elberta, will grow almost anywhere and 
do fairly whll. The Salway and Iron 
Mountain do not seem to do well in many 
localities, but are very hardy in bud, and 
with us on the west shore of Cayuga Lake 
do well as a commercial variety coming on 
at the close of the season. We have them 
now (October 21) on the table every day. 
Tompkins Co., N. Y. T. h. king. 
The Kink in a Rope. 
There has been considerable discussion 
in the last few issues of The R. N.-Y. re¬ 
garding how to take the kinks out of new 
ropes. As I had expected to set' my own 
simple remedy published I did not give it, 
but will now, as many may be caught in 
the middle of hay or grain hauling with a 
new kinky rope to contend with. As stated 
by one contributor, the %-inch rope is 
preferable to the larger rope, as it is not 
so apt to break or kink. In starting in 
with a number of new ropes I have found 
that many times a rope is more or less 
kinked in uncoiling it. Then, as a rule, it 
is not so much a matter of getting the 
kinks out of a rope as it is of keeping them 
out. Through convenience or habit the one 
who drives the team at the end of the rope 
usually turns the team around the same 
way, either to left or right, when return¬ 
ing to the barn. This always adds a little 
extra kink or takes out so much twist each 
lime. If the rope be kinked, a little twist¬ 
ing by hand will show which way the rope 
should be twisted, and then while turning 
the team, one can notice the rope roll over, 
adding to the twist or lessening it. Last 
year we put in a new %-inch rope, as the 
dealer had just sold the last of his %-lneh 
when I reached town. The larger rope was 
stiff and kinky. We overcame the latter to 
a great extent when we threaded it through 
the pulleys. Then by determining which 
way to turn the team to take out some of 
the extra twist, we soon had but little 
tendency to kink. After this, while away 
from the barn we turned the team to the 
light and at the barn turned to the left, 
ready for the next trip. This kept the 
same amount of twist in the rope, and we 
had little or no trouble after the first few 
loads. J. D. l'RICKETT. 
Ohio. 
I have recently purchased a small farm 
in this town. I find under barn a quantity 
of horse manure which lias been there from 
one to three years, some of it dry. I am 
about to fork it over. What can I put 
with it to increase its value as a fertilizer 
for grass and garden? Would it be advis¬ 
able to use land plaster and wood ashes? 
S. S. H. 
Such manure needs the addition of pot¬ 
ash and phosphoric acid. We should fork 
it over well and add to each estimated ton 
75 ponndk of acid phosphate and 25 pounds 
of muriate of potash. The land plaster 
will help preserve the manure, but will not 
add any plant food. I)o not mix wood 
ashes with it. The ashes contain lime, and 
this, instead of helping the manure, will 
injure it by helping set the ammonia free. 
How to Keep Pumpkins. 
How can we keep pumpkins? I have 
been unable to keep them longer than the 
first of December. H. z. 
Valley Cottage, N. Y. 
There are two things absolutely neces¬ 
sary in keeping pumpkins and squashes: 
they must be thoroughly dry and they must 
not be cold. Squashes are usually stored 
commercially in a heated shed, where the 
temperature is 20 degrees above freezing, 
placed upon shelves. If the temperature 
drops to 40 degrees it will not harm them, 
but it should not go above 00 degrees ; the 
best temperature is 50 degrees. It is evi 
dent that pumpkins are not likely to keep 
later than the inquirer names if merely 
stored in barn or cellar. If there is a 
store-room over the kitchen, dry and warm, 
they would probably keep another month. 
We believe growers do not try to hold 
squash much longer beyond the holidays. 
How to Keep Cabbage. 
T have 000 heads of cabbage. How can 
I keep same fresh for poultry feed during 
the Winter months? c. it. 
Dover, N. J. 
The following is a standard method of 
storing cabbage used by farmers and mar¬ 
ket gardeners: About November 10 (in 
Orange Co., N. V.) the heads are pulled, 
and turned upside down; the root is re¬ 
moved, but as many leaves left on as possi¬ 
ble. A piece of land with good natural 
drainage is selected, and here the cabbage 
is put in a long pile three tiers high ; 
first tier three heads wide, second two 
and third one, thus making pile conical. 
This pile is covered with two or three 
inches of straw or coarse hay ; then two 
or three furrows are turned with the plow 
on each side, and earth is shoveled over 
the pile six or eight inches deep. With 
reasonable care and good drainage cabbage 
keeps well in such a pile until March fol¬ 
lowing. 
Seeding Grass Without Grain. 
On my farm in Albany Co., N. Y„ I seed¬ 
ed down 27 acres September I. using 12 
quarts per acre of Alsike and Timothy in 
the proportion of one and three. We have a 
very good stand, averaging probably about 
two inches in height at the present time 
I applied half a ton of good lime per acre 
thoroughly mixing with the soil, then 500 
pounds per acre of a good grade of fertil¬ 
izer. T think, however, that the Clark 
plan which I am attempting to follow is 
perhaps better adapted to Connecticut than 
Albany, so far ns late seeding is concerned, 
the climate there being somewhat milder 
If the young grass stands the Winter I am 
thinking of applying a top-dressing early in 
tile Spring, composed of 200 pounds of 
nitrate of soda, thoroughly mixed with 200 
pounds of land plaster per acre, with a 
lime spreader. What do you think of the 
plan? Would 200 pounds be too much if 
mixed in that way? It is elnv soil. a. B. 
Cloversville, N. Y. 
You would have done well to use Red-top 
seed with tin- Timothy, and if the land was 
sour there was not enough lime used. Most 
people who try this method of seeding grass 
alone are disappointed with the first crop. 
It makes a r thick, short mat. but in after 
years comes on better. The dressing of 
nitrate is all right, but 150 pounds per acre 
ought to serve your purpose. 
Coming Farmers’ Meeting. 
Earin Institute Workers’ Convention, 
Columbus. ().. November 12-15. 
American Road Congress, Richmond, Va„ 
November 20-22. 
National Grange, Columbus, O., Novem¬ 
ber 15-24. 
■ Maine Seed Improvement • Association, 
Waterville, November 21-22. 
•National Apple Show, Spokane, Wash., 
November 27-20. 
Winter Short Courses. Cornell University. 
Ithaca. N. Y., November 28-February 22. 
, Federation of Agricultural Associations, 
Keyset". W. Va., November 27 December 1. 
National Irrigation Congress—Chicago 
December 5-0. 
Inventors’ Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y„ 
December 5-0, 
N. Y. State Dairymen’s Ass’n, Olean, 
December 12-12, 
Maine Live Stock Breeders’ Association, 
Orono, December 14-15. 
Illinois State Horticultural Society, De¬ 
cember 11-10. 
Eastern Fruit Growers’ Ass’n. Raleigh 
Hotel. Washington. D. C„ December 12. 
National Mid-Winter Sheep Show— 
Omaha. Neb.. December 12-10. 
Farmers’ Week. State College, Pa., De¬ 
cember 27-.Ianuarv 2. 
Farmers’ Week. Purdue Fniversity. La¬ 
fayette. IndiTTha. January 8-12. 
Farmers’ Week, College Park. Md„ Janu¬ 
ary 8-15. 
Conventions, Pennsylvania Live Stock and 
Horticultural Associations. Duquesne Gar¬ 
den. Pittsburgh, January 15-20. 
Livingston County, N. Y„ Poultry Show, 
January 1.0-16. 
N. J. State Board of Agriculture, Janu¬ 
ary 17-10. 
N. Y. State Grange, Auburn, N. Y„ Feb¬ 
ruary 0-9. * * 
Farmers’ Special Course, Morgantown, W. 
Va.. February 1-10. 
Farmers’ Week. Cornell University, 
Ithaca. N. Y., February 19 24. 
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are just about as useful on tbe farm as 
wagon or plow—they save you time and 
dollars every day. Carry you 
anywhere 5 times as quickly as a 
horse could—at cost of one-tenth 
cent per mile. Nearly 4000 Harley- 
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year. 
Write for booklet “The 
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Farm.” 
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 
MOTOR COMPANY 
253 A. St. 
Milwaukee, Wls. 
FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT & ORANGE GROVE 
For sale. 10 acres bearing. Other valuable assets. 
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FOR ACRES Pnlatka, Florida, 
* ”IY GALL ORANGE and other fruit Trees, 
$ 2 , 000 . HOWARD FRAVEL, Scranton, Pa. 
KING 
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XPKUIENCED Farm Mnnager dcalreapoHltlon where first-clnsg 
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WANTFfl~ flGEMTS to se ^ Farmers’ Account Book. 
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FARMER and WIFE Wanted Zm oT™ 
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E. L. PHELl’H, 410 West 44th Street, New York. 
A MERICAN MAN, 20, single, would like posi- 
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THE LEVIN PRUNER 
The best pruner. Cuts J^-inch dry 
branch. Quick, clean, easy cut. We 
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new yearly subscriptions at $1 each, 
or for club of 10 ten weeks trials at 10 
cents each. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York 
Watt’s 
Corn 
Sheeler 
-J' \ , 
$25.00 buys this 
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1028 Hazel Street Lansing, Mich. 
