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August 20, 
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Fertilizing Dewberries. 
A. P. D., Vineland, A 7 . —In the culture 
of dewberries, for the nitrogen needed I 
prepare the ground between the rows after 
the picking is over and sow to Crimson 
clover. This is in the latter part of July. 
The clover is plowed in the following April 
then tie up the new canes to stakes. When 
should I apply the phosphoric acid and 
potash for best results? In Apri 1 the fruit 
buds are opening and in latter part of 
July it is nearly a year before next fruiting. 
Ans. —The best time is when you seed 
the clover. The potash and phosphoric 
acid will help the clover and also feed 
the fruit at the time when fruit buds arc 
forming. More clover, more nitrogen. 
Fall Crop for Flowing Under. 
F. P. B., Ayer, Mass, —I have just bought 
a run-down farm of 31 acres. There lias 
been no one living on it for a year or so. 
The man who had it for sale plowed some 
of the land to show what it was. I wish 
to plant this piece to garden peas next 
April. Is there any crop I can put in to 
plow under in time to plant peas in April? 
How would it do to put in buckwheat and 
Crimson clover, plow it in In September 
and sow rye to plow under in April? 
Ans. —-This letters was written July 
21. We would not sow Crimson clover 
to plow under in Fall. There would not 
be growth enough to pay. We should 
sow buckwheat and English turnips. 
Plow this growth under in September 
and then sow rye. The rye will not 
make much growth before you plow for 
the peas, but it will cover the ground 
this Fall. 
Alfalfa in Pear Orchards. 
J. E. G., Catskill Station, V. Y .—What is 
the most desirable season for sowing 
Alfalfa? I have a field with a heavy 
growth of lied clover. Would you advise 
plowing it in now and sowing Alfalfa? If 
so, would it he necessary to add soil from 
either an Alfalfa field, or one where there 
has been Sweet clover? I propose to turn 
the clover in, thoroughly pulverize the soil, 
using Peter Cooper bone meal as a surface 
fertilizer. The soil is a sandy loam in a 
pear orchard, the rows being 35 feet apart. 
Ans. —We should seed in early Au¬ 
gust. Plow the clover under and roll 
down hard. Then fit the surface as fine 
as you can and keep it well worked. 
The Peter Cooper hone is very fine hone 
from the glue factory, with most of the 
nitrogen taken out. After plowing under 
the clover you will need lime on that 
soil. We should use at least one ton 
per acre broadcast in July and well 
worked in. Soil from either an Alfalfa 
field or where Sweet clover grows will 
be best. 
Harvesting a Vetch Crop. 
C. L. P., Portland, -N. Y .—How can I 
harvest my vetch for the seed? 1 have a 
patch of it, and it is matted together so 
I do not know what to do with it. 
Ans. —1 take it for granted that you 
are growing the Hairy or “Winter vetch. ’ 
On our experimental plots we have 
used a mowing machine for cutting the 
crop. If there is a heavy stand of vetch, 
particularly if it is lodged, it will be 
necessary to have some one follow the 
machine with a fork to clear the cutter 
bar occasionally, as the vines will often 
he carried along by the machine. After 
the vetch has dried a day or two it may 
he pitched together in bunches and left 
until dry enough for thrashing. A short 
time before drawing in, the hunches 
should be turned over to allow the part 
which has come in contact with the 
ground to dry out. Since the pods at the 
bottom of the vines mature first, consid¬ 
erable seed will be lost if cutting is de¬ 
layed until the pods at the top of the 
vines have fully ripened. Hence it is 
best to cut the crop while the upper pods 
are green. For thrashing we have used 
an ordinary thrashing machine with ex¬ 
cellent results. In order to avoid split¬ 
ting of the seed the machine should be 
run at a lower speed than for grain. It 
is also well to raise the concave a little 
unless there is rye and other grain with 
the vetch. For cleaning the seed a com¬ 
mon wheat sieve will answer. 
Cornell University, chas. f. clark. 
Creosote on Shingles. 
E. C. It., Lakeville, Mass. —Are shingles 
which have been dipped in creosote more 
inflammable than those untreated? What 
effect does creosote have on the nails? 
Ans. —Creosote is an antiseptic and is 
applied to shingle to lessen the liability 
to rot. It does not increase the inflam¬ 
mability of the shingle and would have 
practically no effect upon the nails. It 
would he advisable, however, to use 
galvanized shingle nails, as they would 
he less liable to rust than is the case 
with steel nails. F. H. king. 
Sweet Clover in New York. 
I. A., New York. —To-day I visited Van 
Cortland Park, got off at Woodlawn and 
walked through the fields where the exca¬ 
vated rock, dirt and debris from the old 
Jerome racetrack (now being converted into 
a reservoir) had been, and is being dumped. 
The most remarkable growth of Sweet clover 
is to be seen here, flanking the road up to 
eight feet in height, and up the hills where 
only rock and little dirt were dumped a 
perfect stand is to be seen. Funny, too, 
for the gardeners do not even know what 
that new weed is. 
Ans. —You would find much the same 
thing around Syracuse, N. Y. All along 
the roadside in vacant fields and among 
rocks and stones Sweet clover grows, 
making very large plants. It is fre- 
cjucntly found along railroad tracks. On 
a recent trip over the Grand Trunk road 
in Canada we saw the Sweet clover 
crowding in thick for miles. It seems 
to be brought in on cattle cars, the seeds 
appearing in the manure. Baled hay 
also contains more or less Sweet clover, 
and when this is fed to horses at work 
on road or construction work the plant 
is quite sure to appear. We have various 
reports about its value, running all the 
way from extravagant praise to failure. 
Our advice is to go slow with sweet 
clover, taking a small patch to experi¬ 
ment with at first. 
PoisoNiNc, Insects. We are sometimes 
asked for mixtures that can he used for 
poisoning grasshoppers and other insects. 
Prof. Johnson, of the Colorado Agricultural 
College, gives the following mixture which 
he says is good for grasshoppers: 
“One of the favorite remedies is arsenic 
bran mash- This is made by mixing one 
pound of white arsenic with 25 pounds of 
bran. The arsenic is so near the color of 
the flour in the bran that it is not easy 
to tell when the mixing is well done. To 
overcome this difficulty, the arsenic may 
first be colored by adding a little dry pnint. 
After the bran and arsenic are well mixed 
they should be moistened with water. Put 
in just enough to make the particles stick 
together. This mixture should be scattered 
where the grasshoppers are thickest, if the 
insects are invading a garden or potato 
patch, it is well to scatter the bran mash 
about the borders. A lew years ago a 
preparation known as eriddle mixture was 
very widely recommended. This consists of 
fresh horse manure, 60 pounds, Paris green, 
one pound, and salt, two pounds. Experi¬ 
ments were made at the Colorado Experi¬ 
ment Station and at other places, hut with¬ 
out much success. The use of it is not 
recommended." 
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