1912. 
THE RURAt NEW-YORKEH 
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Fish Scraps for Fertilizer. 
I can get all fish scraps from a nearby 
market. Would it be worth my time for a 
fertilizer, and Lf so how should they be 
treated to get the best results? F. s. h. 
Pennsylvania. 
Get all the fish scraps you can. They 
contain nitrogen and phosphoric acid, but 
no potash. The best plan is to scatter 
land plaster or dry earth over them and 
then compost with manure or black soil. 
Hollow Potatoes. 
How do you account for large potatoes 
that are hollow in the center? We are 
new beginners and would like to know. 
Lake Linden, Mich. H. h. c. 
It may be partly due to the variety. 
A large, thick tuber will often be found 
this way and some varieties naturally grow 
in such shape. Another reason is a very 
rapid growth in wet, rich soil. Some¬ 
times after a drought there will come heavy 
rains. The soil is naturally rich and the 
tuber after standing still starts growing 
rapidly. In some cases this means a 
“prong” or new tuber, while the other 
tuber makes a growth so fast that the 
hollow forms at the center. 
Nodules on Locust Roots. 
Roots enclosed are of the Black or Yel¬ 
low locust tree. I have often wondered 
why the pasture was so good around and 
near locust trees; it may be that the 
locust puts Ditrogen in the ground, like 
some of the plants. You will notice the 
bunches on the roots. Perhaps you can 
tell better than I can what these bunches 
are. o. P- 
YaDhank, L. I. 
The locust belongs to the pod bearing 
plants and has the power to take nitrogen 
from the air. The little "bunches” you 
speak of are the so-called nodules in which 
live the bacteria which absorb and fix this 
nitrogen, much the same as in the case 
of Alfalfa or clover. 
Fitting Old Sod. 
I have a piece of tough ground that has 
not been plowed for several years. Would 
it be well to have it plowed now and sown 
to Winter rye, and in the Spring plow it 
under and plant potatoes? t. f. b. 
Cranford, N. J. 
This is one of the cases where we think 
bare ground better than a cover crop. This 
old sod would better be plowed and left 
with rough furrows exposed through the 
Winter. This will give the frost a better 
chance to tear it apart than if it were 
turned over and seeded to rye. In the 
Spring we should plow again across the 
furrows of the first plowing and work up 
line with a harrow for potato planting. 
Building an Apple Cave. 
We want to ask your advice about build¬ 
ing a cave to keep apples in ; if you have 
any general information we would be glad, 
indeed, to have it. The situation with us 
is as follows : We bought an old orchard 
that has several different varieties of apples 
and it is a little hard to sell to dealers at 
a fair price. It has occurred to us if we 
keep our apples until February or March 
we would got twice as much for them as 
we can by selling them now. There are 
people who use concrete caves for this pur¬ 
pose. built after some scientific plan as to 
get the ventilation, etc. It is this informa¬ 
tion we would like to have. If you could 
help us out we would thank you for the 
information. J. R. P. 
West Virginia. 
R. N.-Y.—This is one of the questions 
we must refer to readers for answer. 
Destroying Ants. 
We have a very large weeping willow 
tree that is a valuable addition to our 
place. It has become infested with ants 
(large black variety) that have dug out a 
cavity near the base of the tree as large 
as a peck measure and are piling up saw¬ 
dust at a great rate. What is the best 
way to get rid of them without injuring 
the tree? E. a. p. 
Westwood, N. J. 
Locate the ant hill or nest, and treat it 
with bisulphide of carbon. Punch holes 
about a foot deep into the earth around 
and over the nest, and pour into each 
hole an ounce of the liquid, closing the 
hole with a clod of earth. The fumes of 
the chemical penetrate the workings of the 
nest, suffocating the ants. A large nest 
may require six or eight ounces of the bi¬ 
sulphide, but its effects are sure. As this 
chemical is highly inflammable and ex¬ 
plosive, no light should be brought near it, 
as of a pipe or cigar. 
Brown Rot in Plums. 
I send samples of plums. They are taken 
from a tree which ct ue into bearing for 
the first time this season, and as each 
plum ripens it blights, as shown in samples. 
Can you tell me what remedy to use? The 
tree was sprayed once at blossoming with 
Bordeaux and arsenate of lead. G. w. d. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
The plums which you enclosed have been 
destroyed by the disease known as brown 
rot, which causes the decay of the fruit. A 
good fungicide to use in controlling this 
disease is the self-boiled lime-sulphur Sum¬ 
mer spray. The first application should be 
made just after the petals have fallen from 
the plums, and two pounds of arsenate of 
lead should be added to each 50 gallons of 
the self-boiled lime-sulphur, in order to 
destroy the curculio. This spraying should 
be repeated when the plums are about the 
size of .er^en peas. A third spraying of 
lime-sulpirur only should be applied three 
weeks after the second application, and for 
midseason and late varieties of plums, a 
fourth spraying three weeks after the third 
can be recommended, where there is any 
danger from rot. The mixture should not 
be applied however, within three weeks of 
the ripening time of the fruit, as some of 
the mixture may adhere to the fruit, giving 
it a whitish appearance. Much depends 
upon the thoroughness of the early appli¬ 
cations of the self-boiled lime-sulphur in 
controlling the disease. m. a. bi.ake 
N. J. Experiment Station. 
No. 4130—Ready for You to Wear—at $ 18.50 
W HILE it is not our 
highest-priced suit, 
nor our best, 4130 is our 
masterpiece because it con¬ 
tains the greatest value at 
the price. 
This is the third season we’ve 
advertised the Clothcraft Blue 
Serge Special. Last fall we sold 
three times as many 4130’s as 
we had ever before sold in any 
suit at the price—and even then 
there were not enough for all the 
men who were anxious to get 
This fall’s 4130, in the correct 
styles illustrated below, is even 
more exceptional in quality. 
Gaining confidence by the ear¬ 
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N O A 1 7f\ GUARANTEED ALL WOOL $10 50 
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clothes-making, we have tre¬ 
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By telling these facts in our ad¬ 
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the greater output. 
Before you decide on your fall 
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Give it rigid scrutiny, inside and 
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Those things are as true of any 
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B ESIDES the splendid blue serge 
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Their high quality and style have 
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If you don’t know a Clothcraft 
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