1912. 
THE RURAL) NEW-YORKER 
029 
OPPORTUNITIES IN MICHIGAN. 
F. IF. IF., Ravenna, 0 .—I desire infor¬ 
mation regarding a good location for dairy¬ 
ing. In this section land is fast approach¬ 
ing ?200 per acre, but I cannot pay such a 
price. I have heard that in Indiana and 
Michigan there are still some localities 
where land well improved and well adapted 
to dairy farming can be had at .$75 to .$100 
per acre. This information comes mostly 
from real estate men, and I do not trust 
them. I would like to hear from some one 
who is not interested financially in the 
matter. 
Ans. —There are excellent opportuni¬ 
ties for general or dairy farming in the 
several tiers of counties in Southern 
Michigan. The western portion of this 
region bordering Lake Michigan is 
largely devoted to fruit growing. The 
crops commonly grown in this area are 
corn, oats, wheat, rye, barley, beans, 
clover, Alfalfa, Timothy . and sugar 
beets and other root crops. The condi¬ 
tions are ideal for meat or milk pro¬ 
duction, as corn, legumes and pasture 
grasses are produced with ease in 
abundance. The central portion of the 
Lower Peninsula contains some sand 
land, but with areas of heavier soil 
interspersed throughout. The sand lands 
when underlaid by a clay subsoil are 
valuable for crop and fruit production. 
The northern portion of the Lower 
Peninsula, contrary to general opinion, 
is an undeveloped agricultural empire, 
but with more Winter than we have 
farther south. 
It is true that farms with good possi¬ 
bilities can be bought in Southern Michi¬ 
gan at from $75 to $100 per acre. These 
farms may be regarded as being run 
down, but they can be improved quickly 
by keeping live stock and growing 
legumes, which thrive in abundance and 
great variety. Michigan for years has 
been sacrificing her young, strong blood 
to the lure of the West. Many of our 
farms have gone into the hands of ten¬ 
ants while the declining strength of the 
owner has forced him to retire rather 
than face the labor problem, which is 
making our strongest manhood shudder. 
Southern Michigan is a good place to 
live, with its well developed transporta¬ 
tion, educational and church facilities. 
Our market opportunities are good. 
Grange, farmers’ clubs and Gleaner 
organizations have been helping to solve 
the rural social problems. Southern 
Michigan provides conditions for grow¬ 
ing such a variety of products as to 
make comfortable living possible in ad¬ 
dition to making money easy. 
R. s. SHAW, 
Dean and Director. 
Mich. Agricultural College. 
Value of Lime-Sulphur Sediment. 
J. J. F ., South Haven, Mich .—There is a 
lime-sulphur manufacturing plant at this 
place which produces large quantities of 
waste; when the liquid is drawn from the 
tanks after boiling, lime (sediment) used 
in its making, is thrown away. Is this 
sediment of any value to spread on land? 
Some of it is slightly colored by' the action 
of the sulphur, but most of it is white. 
When dried it is somewhat hard, about like 
chalk or plaster of Paris, but will crumble 
up readily between thumb and fingers. 
Ans. —If the proper ratio of materials, 
viz., one pound of first-grade commer¬ 
cial lime to two pounds of sulphur, is 
being used in this factory, and the ma¬ 
nipulation is right, there should be very 
little of either free lime or sulphur in 
the sediment. The fact that it dries 
white is no certain indication that the 
material contains even a moderate 
amount of lime in the ordinary sense. 
As a matter of fact, normal lime-sul¬ 
phur sediment is composed chiefly of 
calcium sulphite or sulphite of lime, 
which upon exposure to air is converted 
into the sulphate of lime or gypsum. 
If dehydrated, this would become the 
plaster of Paris to which the corres¬ 
pondent refers. The sediment also 
usually contains some magnesia, iron 
and limestone, and whatever other in¬ 
soluble impurities may have been pre¬ 
sent in the lime and sulphur used. As 
an application to the soil, its chief ef¬ 
fect would probably be the customary 
action of gypsum or land plaster. The 
latter is a well-known crop stimulant, 
but it contains none of the important 
elements of plant food, and not even 
lime in a proper form to correct soil 
acidity. The physical effect of gypsum 
on the soil also is probably injurious 
rather than beneficial, so that in the 
long run its effect as a soil application 
is almost certain to be deleterious. 
There is, however, an important use for 
this material. This is as a covering or 
paint around the base of fruit trees to 
protect them from borers and mice or 
other rodents. When a little of the 
lime-sulphur concentrate is left in the 
sediment to act as a binder, the combi¬ 
nation makes a substantial covering that 
is cheap, easily applied, and apparently 
entirely safe and effective when put on 
annually and at the proper time. 
J. P. STEWART. 
Penn. Experiment Station. 
More About “Dust Spraying.” 
J. M., Callaway, Va. —I read the article 
by Mr. Erb on dust spraying. There were 
one or two things I did not fully under¬ 
stand. lie used lime and sulphur for the 
lime-sulphur. Now lime-sulphur is very 
different from lime and sulphur. If sulphur 
will prevent the growth of fungi, why add 
the lime at all? Some such question might 
come up in regard to Bordeaux mixture. 
Would you take up these things in the 
paper? Our continued damp, cloudy and 
still weather suggests to me that under 
many circumstances that “dust” might be 
available, and it certainly could be handled 
much more cheaply. 
Ans. —Your reader wants to know 
why lime is used in the dust spray in 
connection with sulphur and other in¬ 
gredients and says “If sulphur will pre¬ 
vent the growth of fungi, why add the 
linle at all?” For his benefit I will re¬ 
peat what I stated in former communi¬ 
cations, namely that the lime is used as 
a carrier in order to insure thorough 
and proper distribution. In other 
words, lime takes the place in the dust 
spray that water does in the liquid, and 
there is this difference, lime has a value 
as a fungicide, while water has none. 
Now a word about results as far as this 
year’s spraying is concerned. I find 
in my orchards where I used the dust I 
have less scab than I have where I used 
the liquid. Whether others have had 
similar results or not I am not prepared 
to say, and I simply state facts as far 
as my own orchard is concerned. As 
far as insects are concerned the orchards 
where I used the dust are equally as 
free from wormy apples as where I 
used the liquid. I do about the same 
amount of liquid spraying that I do of 
dust, and shall continue to do so. At 
the same time I am no dust crank, as 
I have said before, and growers who 
are satisfied with the liquid are at 
liberty to oppose the dust process. 
Missouri. louis erb. 
Hairy Vetch in Nebraska. 
Can you give me any information as to 
whether it is practical to grow vetch 
(Hairy), in this region for the seed? I 
left a little patch of a few square yards in 
one corner this year and it yielded very 
heavily and ripened nearly all at the same 
time but I thought possibly the latter was 
due to our drought as the vines literally 
dried up. If the seed can be successfully 
grown in this country I see great profit 
in raising it at present prices. 
Gage Co., Nebraska. ,t. ir. tubbs. 
R. N.-Y.—While the limits of successful 
vetch growing have not yet been worked 
out in this country, we think your plan well 
worth trying. There is a great demand for 
vetch seed, and the future will see it dou¬ 
bled. Home grown seed of good quality will 
be at a premium. 
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