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THE RXJR-A.L> NEW-YORKER 
January 18, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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attention. Before asking a question, please see 
whether it is not answered in our advertising 
columns. Ask only a few questions at one time. 
Put questions on a separate piece of paper.l 
Chinese and Hardy English Walnut. 
J. L. S., Shelton, Conn .—I would like to 
know what the Chinese walnut is that some 
nurserymen list in their catalogues? Do 
you know if the English walnut that is 
grown about Rochester, New York, is 
hardy ? 
Ans.—T here is a species of walnut 
native in north China, especially in Man¬ 
churia, that has been brought to this 
country and is grown to some extent by 
those who like to try new things. It is 
offered by some of the nurseries, and 
so is the Japanese species. Both make 
very' thrifty and beautiful trees and are 
hardy over a large part of the country. 
The Persian (English) walnut trees that 
are growing about Rochester, N. Y., and 
in other northern sections are quite 
hardy, or they would not be there as 
living witnesses of the fact. 
. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Sunflowers in the Silo. 
We filled a small silo, eight feet by 
20 , with about one-half sunflower stalks 
and heads and the other half cornstalks, 
all mixed up. We have been feeding 
this to three cows for about 10 weeks 
at the rate of one half bushel to a cow 
night and one-half bushel morning with 
two quarts of bran and gluten mixed, 
and hay at noon. The cows are in good 
flesh and are holding out on milk re¬ 
markably well and they seem to relish 
this silo feed very much. Bias anyone 
else ever tried this, and can y-ou tell 
me the feeding quality of sunflowers 
for dairy cattle, or would it do to feed 
hogs? They also like it very much. 
Wales Center, N. Y. e. m. h. 
R. N.-Y.—We have had several re¬ 
ports from dairymen who use sunflow r er 
in this way. All report feeding results 
superior to plain corn silage. The esti¬ 
mate is that the sunflower silage is 
worth about 40 per cent more in feed¬ 
ing value than corn alone. Still, sun¬ 
flowers are not largely used for this 
purpose, while the use of Soy beans 
seems to be increasing. We would like 
to have experience from anyone who 
has used mixed silage. 
Selling Manure from Rented Farm. 
Can persons renting a farm by tlic year 
sell or dispose of hen or horse manue they 
have saved the last year? J. s. B. 
Newburgh, N. 1”. 
As a rule, unless some special arrange¬ 
ment is made, such manure is considered 
real estate, and is to be left on the farm. 
Leather Scraps as Fertilizer. 
I ordered from the shoe factory one-half 
ton of leather filings. They sent me scraps. 
Is there any way for me to get it pulver¬ 
ized? If not can I make any use of it as 
it is? E. T. L. 
Glassboro, N. J. 
There is no practical way of making 
the leather available as plant food except 
mixing it with sulphuric acid. We would 
not advise the use of this dangerous acid 
on the farm. Such leather has very little 
value as a fertilizer. 
Lime Before Oats. 
I have about 20 acres of corn stubble 
which I am going to plant to oats. I 
would like to lime this soil. Some people 
tell me not to lime it, as it keeps the oats 
too green. Is this true, or would it be 
best to lime it before I sowed it to wheat 
or seed it down? What fertilizer do oats 
need the most, and how much to the acre, 
in order to get good crops? l. n. 
New Jersey. 
We should use lime if the soil needs it. 
Oats will respond to lime better than rye 
or corn. Plow and then spread the lime 
and harrow in. A good fertilizer for oats 
is one containing three per cent nitrogen, 
seven of phosphoric acid and six of potash. 
Here are the market prices obtained by 
the farmer: Hogs, $9; sweet potatoes, 
hamper. $1.05: calves, live weight, $9.25; 
white potatoes, basket, 40; corn, bushel, 
65 ; chickens, 22. H. T. m. 
Swedesboro, N. J. 
A Veteran Tree. —In the grounds ad¬ 
joining our residence is a Bellefleur apple 
tree that, to my knowledge was a good 
sized tree 75 years ago, and is the survivor 
of a large orchard that stood there then. 
From time to time all the original limbs 
have been broken off by wind or sleet, but 
a new top from shoots has replaced the 
old one, and is growing as thrifty as the 
original one. Each year it blooms and 
bears some fruit, though the trunk is a 
mere shell and a home for some cheery 
little screech owls. It looks as if it might 
live another half century. W. T. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
A Tough Jerseyman. —Now we have the 
following report of a farm hand in New 
Jersey : “Newton. N. J., Dec. 22.—Charles 
Shafer, a farm hand in the employ of 
Abraham Silker. near this city, will be 100 
years old tomorrow. He works six days 
a week, swinging an ax as well as most 
men of 40, and one morning recently cut 
and piled 175 shocks of corn. He was 
never sick until 1902, when he had an at¬ 
tack of the grip. He has chewed the weed 
since he was 22. For over 75 years he has 
worked on a farm. When he was 85 he 
walked 15 miles from .Tohnsonburg to New¬ 
ton in 65 minutes and a few weeks ago 
he walked three miles in a little less than 
an hour. Where his head isn’t bald the 
hair is snow white. 
This Is a grain producing section ; others 
are secondary, but will give prices as near 
as my limited knowledge will allow. Corn, 
60 cents per 100; oats, 32; wheat, 97; 
cows, public and private sales. $35 to $60; 
cattle about $7 per 100 pounds; hogs, $7 
per 100; butter, 22 cents per pound; but¬ 
ter fat at creamery about 32 cents; apples 
75 cents per bushel; potatoes 50 cents. 
Desliler, O. w. C. e. 
Corn less than two-thirds of a crop; 
Paulding county will not average over 35 
bushels an acre to what was planted; 
shelled corn, 40 cents; ear, 58 cents per 
100: oats in general. 40 bushels per acre, 
29 cents a bushel. The shortage in coru 
is due to bad stand and extreme drought 
latter part of June, then a rainfall of seven 
inches in one rain pasted the ground so 
it could not get up. Timothy hay but few 
acres and light crop; clover hay scarcely 
any. Clover seed little; Bed less than one- 
half bushel to the acre; Alsike. two to four 
bushels to the acre. Wheat not raised with 
any success; potatoes poor. Sugar beets 
not an average crop: rye and barley little 
raised. Hogs not in large supply and chol¬ 
era is in most sections of the country ; $7 
per 100 for cattle; this is not a dairy coun¬ 
try. The average farmer on 160 acres has 
from three to five cows; cows sell at $40 
to $65. But few cattle are shipped from 
this section. The county will furnish its 
own apples. Horses bring $100 to $200; 
light horses $150 to $250; sheep very few; 
possiblv one farmer out of 10 bps sheep. 
Haviland. O. A. L. F. 
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Tea By Parcels Post 
We will put down at your door a pound pack¬ 
age of our JVIaceno ltlend Black Tea at 
34c. (quality usually sold at 60c ). If you 
want to try it first will mail sample good for 
12 cups on receipt of 2c. stamp 
McKINNEY & CO.,188 State Street, Binghamton, N.Y. 
•‘Eberle Quality" Seeds are bound to grow if given 
the proper care. Years of experience enable us to 
offer you a wonderful variety of choice seeds, 
plants and bulbs at fair prices. 
Eberle’a 1918 Heed Ann uni—Free. 
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21 a United Factories Bldg. Cleveland, Ohm 
SEEDS 
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124 High St., Columbus, Ohio 
Choice Home Grown 
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Write for samples and prices 
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Ligonier, Ind. 
The sower 
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A good beginning is the 
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Clover, Timothy, Alsike, Alfalfa and all kinds of 
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A. C. HOYT & CO., I’OSTOKIA, Ohio 
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35-37 Cortlandt Street New York City 
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