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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 6, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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LITTLE ALFALFA SERMONS. 
It is not very difficult to start a crop 
of Alfalfa here in the Alfalfa belt in 
Onondaga Co., N. Y. The method that 
answers here might not in other sections. 
We select well drained soil and seed 
with oats and barley mixed or on wheat 
ground. If the latter we seed about 
April 20, when the ground is dry and 
full of cracks, sowing from 16 to 20 
pounds of seed per acre. We follow 
with the spike-tooth harrow and lap 
enough to be sure to stir up the ground 
and fill up the cracks. This is a benefit 
to the wheat as well as furnishing a 
good seed bed for the Alfalfa. In seeding 
after barley and oats mixed equal parts 
we cultivate and roll about three times 
as much as is usual for the oat crop. 
The reason is to compact the soil firm 
at the point where the subsoil joins the 
depth of plowing. It is my opinion 
that a good many failures are caused 
by not doing this part of the work 
thoroughly. After the Alfalfa root gets 
hold of the subsoil frost will not heave 
it out. We sow the Alfalfa ahead of 
the drill, following drill with a combined 
roller and harrow, running harrow 
shallow so as not to disturb the grain. 
In cutting both first and second year 
don’t be in tot .uch of a hurry. I 
believe you will have a stronger root 
system by deferring cutting 30 days after 
usual time. This -has been my practice 
this year with a s cond year field that 
did not look just right early, and the 
crop now is a good one. We cut it 
July 1. In curing the hay we leave it 
in the swath until dry and then rake and 
draw at once using tedder if very heavy, 
or if it rains; by sun-curing the Alfalfa 
we avoid moldy hay and a lot of work 
if it rains. This plan has been adopted 
after trying others. It fits our condi¬ 
tions; it may not be the best plan for 
others. grant g. hitchings. 
Onondaga Co., N. Y. 
WHEN AND HOW TO BUD PEACH TREES. 
D. S., Philadelphia, Pa .—How early can 
peaeli trees be budded with pood success in 
the latitude of Philadelphia? The seed¬ 
lings would be heavy enough now to bud, 
and I have a big lot to bud and must do it 
myself, so 1 would like to start as early 
as possible. How are .Tune-bud trees ob¬ 
tained ? 
made by the downward cut of the bud- 
der’s knife. The top of the stock should 
be cut back a few inches as soon as bud 
is inserted. If weather is favorable, 
warm and dry and the cultivation clean 
and thorough, in 10 days after the buds 
are inserted the top and string should 
be removed close to the bud. When the 
operator understands his work the top 
and string or tie are both removed with 
the one move of the knife, which should 
not be a sharp blade. The blade of the 
knife is placed directly back of the top 
of the bud, and by a quick pressure of 
the stock with the thumb the stock is 
broken off, and the tie unwrapped at the 
same time. Suckers will soon start 
from the stock, and when two inches 
high should be pinched back, being care¬ 
ful not to pinch the young bud at the 
same time. This will retard the growth 
of the suckers, and yet leave enough 
leaves to help shade and develop the stock 
and draw up the sap to encourage the 
buds to grow. When the bud is two or 
three inches high all suckers should be 
removed from the stock, and the buds left 
to use all of the nourishment from the 
stock. From this time on all the suckers 
must be kept off and the trees given 
thorough clean but not deep cultiva¬ 
tion. When in favorable soil and hot 
dry weather they often make trees three 
feet or more in height that will caliper one- 
half to nine-sixteenths of an inch dur¬ 
ing a Summer’s growth. June budding is 
an art and needs an expert operator to 
make it a success, at least it must be 
learned by seeing it done or practicing it. 
No pen instruction can convey to anyone 
the real practical knowledge that must be 
had to make the growing of June buds a 
SUCCeSS. _E. S. BLACK. 
KAINIT FOR POULTRY MANURE. 
We have just concluded an inter¬ 
esting experiment. We remove the poul¬ 
try droppings every morning to a bin in 
the barn cellar, and sprinkle with kainit. 
Last Fall we spread it over a portion of 
a field which was getting pretty tired, 
and this Summer the hay crop from that 
field was double that of last year. The 
moisture in the kainit keeps the poultry 
dressing from drying, and leaves it in 
nice condition to handle, and practically 
free from lumps. In hot weather we 
increase the quantity of kainit somewhat 
to avoid any odor or escape of nitro¬ 
gen. This Fall on the same field we 
plan to apply acid rock, and then put the 
poultry manure as before. The hay was 
of splendid quality. We have not been 
successful in keeping poultry dressing 
with acid rock. F. c. c. 
Ans. —When peach trees are large 
enough to bud, and the buds are mature 
enough to use for Fall budding, there 
is no reason why the work could not be 
done any time after the 25th of July. Early 
budding very often gives the best results, 
and the only objection to commencing 
before the first of August is that the 
stocks often make such a heavy growth 
after the budding is done early that they 
over-grow the bud. When the budding 
is done in July the stocks should not 
be cultivated again after the budding 
is done. Another objection to early 
budding is the tendency for the stock to 
start suckers below and around where the 
bud is inserted; hence it is important 
that the bands should be cut before 
they cut into the stock. In about 10 
days after the buds are inserted the bands 
should be cut. The very best time to 
bud the peach is during the month of 
August. Nurserymen with a large 
number of stocks often commence in 
the latter part of July and continue 
until the last, of September. June budded 
trees are propagated by budding the 
young seedlings in June. The seed 
should be planted in a rich sandy or 
loamy soil, and well cultivated so as to 
have them about a foot high by the mid¬ 
dle of June, or earlier would be better. 
A seedling a foot high should be as thick 
as an ordinary rye straw and is. then 
ready to bud. If the operator is an 
expert he can bud them much smaller 
than the size named. The budding season 
is from early June to the first of July, 
but for best results all budding should 
be done in June. 
The buds should be taken from the 
current year’s growth, and he hard enough 
to peel from the limb without any wood. 
The stock should be budded about three 
inches above ground, leaving some leaves 
on the stock below the bud, and only 
stripping enough leaves off the stock to 
make a clear place to insert the bud. After 
the bud is inserted the budder should 
make an incision above or to one side 
of the bud, to fasten the string after the 
bud is tied. For tying material number 
14 darning cotton is best, and should 
be cut the right length to tie the bud, 
commencing at the bottom or part of 
the bud, making the first wrap fasten 
the end of the string and continue the 
wrapping until the bud is covered . to 
the top, fasten the string in the incision 
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SEED WHEAT and NURSERY STOCK 
Red Wave Wheat and First Class Fruit Trees for 
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ALFALFA 
All Northern Grown and 
guaranteed to be 99 per cent 
pure. Should produce hay 
at $ 40.00 per acre annually. Write for Free Sam¬ 
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AT IP A T IP A * ias practically the same feed- 
/mJwJT l\ ing value as Wheat Bran. 
rvirpT) Hay is almost as good for 
*-/ V Hv feeding purposes. 
Why not raise more Alfalfa and Clover ? 
You will probably say your soil will not grow Alfalfa or Clover. 
Lands often described as “Cloyer Sick” are simply soils that have become 
acid through the continued growing of crops that use up large amounts of 
lime or through improper fertilization. 
Sweeten Your Soil and Fertilize Properly By Using 
Thomas Phosphate Powder 
(BASIC SLAG PHOSPHATE) 
The Best as well as the Cheapest source of Phosphoric Acid 
and Lime for Alfalfa, Clover, Grass and all Fall Cereals. 
Contains 17 to 19% Phosphoric Acid and 35 to 50% Lime. 
“For the Alfalfa there is no equal. I had a very 
large crop this year of four cuttings of 4 to 6 tons per 
acre of very tine Alfalfa, first crop average height of 
H inches and the other three crops about 24 inches 
each in height, (Signed) Jos. E. Mahon (Mowing 
60 acres Alfalfa on Long Island.) 
Prof. Alva Agee of the Pennsylvania Agricultural 
College says: 
“The Basic Slag contains effective Lime. Basic 
Slag tends to sweeten sour land and to keep sweet 
soil sweet. It favors clover. We must have clover, 
and where clover is failing, Basic Slag at prevailing 
prices is tlie best fertilizer I know of.’’ 
Alfalfa Seeding Time Is About August 15th. 
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Cow Peas $3.00 Bushei,. 
Crimson Clover $8.75 Bushel. 
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