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February 28, 
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Spring Seeding of Clover. 
In replying to F. G., Mount Holly, N. 
<7., iii Hope Farm Notes, page 118, you 
speak of Spring seeding with Red and Al- 
sike clover land sown to Winter rye. 
At what time in the Spring would you 
advise such seeding in Maine and how 
would you work in tie clover seed, or 
would you leave it for the frost to work 
in? We have a piece of land sown to 
rye for Summer silage, and if practicable 
would like to seed it in the Spring rather 
than plow it again after the rye is taken 
off. I am planning to top-dress the rye 
with commercial fertilizer as soon as the 
snow goes off, so the land ought to be in 
good condition for clover and grass. 
Manchester, Me. c. s. P. 
We should sow the seed after the frost 
is out of the ground, but when the 
weather is still cold enough to freeze the 
upper surface of the soil at night. Our 
plan is to scatter the seed on this frozen 
ground in the early morning at such sea¬ 
sons. The ground is then full of little 
cracks. The clover seed will drop and roll 
into these cracks, and as the ground 
thaws the cracks will be filled, and the 
seed covered. Freezing and thawing in 
this plan for a few times will put the 
seed where it ought to be. Some farmers 
prefer to run over the ground with a 
light harrow or weeder, covering the 
seed in this way, and also cultivating the 
grain. In our own case this method of 
seeding on frozen ground has given a 
good stand, when the soil is right, and 
contains a reasonable amount of lime. 
Saving Liquid Manure 
What is the best way to obtain the 
full fertilizing value of chamber slops for 
a small garden? s. u. 
Use some “carrier” that will hold the 
liquids until wanted, or pour directly 
upon garden or lawn. In some cases 
these liquids are collected, diluted with 
equal parts of water and sprinkled over 
the lawn, or poured along the garden 
rows, during growth. For Winter use 
or while crops are not growing the liquids 
may be poured on sawdust, dry peat or 
muck, dry horse manure, or sifted coal 
ashes. The object is to have these liquids 
absorbed by some material which will 
hold them. If kept in a dry place the 
water of these liquids will mostly evap¬ 
orate while the actual plant food will 
be held by the absorbent. This is called 
a “carrier,” for when it is broadcast over 
the soil in Spring it carries the plant 
food with it. These liquids contain about 
12 pounds of nitrogen in a ton, with 
small quantities of potash and phosphoric 
acid. A 50-gallon barrel of the liquid 
will carry about 2% pounds of nitrogen, 
or about the same as 15 pounds of nitrate 
of soda dissolved in a barrel of water. 
2. There are special mixtures of grass 
for light sandy soils, put up by nearly 
all the large seed houses. This mixture 
has proven quite successful in the sea¬ 
shore districts and will no doubt do quite 
well on your soil- Old well-rotted man¬ 
ure is the best fertilizing material for 
newly-made lawns; it should be quite firm 
and worked into the soil two or three 
inches deep. Fine bone meal applied as 
a top-dressing comes next. Use about 
five pounds to the square rod. Of this 
grass seed mixture, sow one quart to 
every 100 square feet (10x10). Rake in 
lightly and roll with a Hand roller, k. 
Soluble Chemicals in Illinois. 
I have a piece of bottom land that is 
overflowed nearly every year. It is very 
fertile, but makes more stalk than corn. 
It should produce at least 80 to 90 bush¬ 
els of corn in a favorable season. I want 
to see just what I can raise per acre on 
that land this season. It is clear of trash, 
stalks, and was plowed last Fall. It has 
been in corn for 80 years, no other crop. 
What fertilizer would you use. and how 
would you go to work to get 100 bushels 
of corn on that land per acre? I believe 
it can be done and am willing to do the 
work, but wish t<> use every means possi¬ 
ble to secure that number of bushels, if 
the season is favorable. What do you 
suggest? E. T. F. 
Belleville, Ill. 
On the Atlantic coast the handling of 
such a piece of ground would be about as 
follows: We should assume that the 
heavy growth of stalk indicated a large 
quantity of available nitrogen in the soil. 
Such a condition would naturally induce 
a rank, heavy growth of stalk and late 
maturity, so that the ear and grain might 
not reach full development through the 
ordinary season. To remedy this we 
should use chemicals—available forms of 
phosphoric acid and potash. We should 
fit the land as well as possible, according 
to the needs of that soil and locality. 
Drill into each acre at the time of plant¬ 
ing 300 pounds of acid phosphate, and 
100 pounds of muriate of potash. This 
supply of available mineral plant food 
will make a “balance” for the extra 
nitrogen, and induce the ear and the 
grain to make a quicker and more solid 
maturity. The handling of the crop will 
depend upon the conditions, which West¬ 
ern farmers fully understand, but the 
adding of this available plant food is the 
proper treatment for increasing and de¬ 
veloping the growth of the ear. 
Reseeding Grass in Spring. 
In August and early September, 1913, 
I turned under 10 acres of sod. I ap¬ 
plied one ton stone lime per acre, which, 
when slaked with water, made three 
loads. This I harrowed in. The delay in 
procuring lime brought the seeding some¬ 
what late. The last day of September I 
sowed one-lialf bushel of Timothy and a 
small quantity of Alsike clover per acre. 
It showed very little top. It is my inten¬ 
tion to go over the ground in March with 
half that quantity of seed, and a little 
later apply 100 pounds of nitrate of soda 
per acre. Will the nitrate be injurious 
to the seed sown in Spring? What 
should I add to the nitrate for my grass 
crop? This field has been kept in mead¬ 
ow for 20 years. Of late I have been 
obliged to reseed every three years. 
Ulster Co., N. Y. J. D. 
Probably the grass seed will make a 
better showing when Spring opens. We 
have frequently had this experience. The 
seed was scattering in the Fall, but in 
the Spring it thickened up and made a 
good stand. Your plan of reseeding in 
Spring will answer, but we should work 
the ground thoroughly after the seeding 
with a very light harrow or a weeder, so 
as to scratch over the ground lightly. 
We should use 100 pounds of nitrate of 
soda, which will help to start the grass. 
We should mix this amount of nitrate 
with three or four times its bulk of sifted 
coal ashes or dry black soil. Mix it 
thoroughly, and by sowing the larger 
amount you will get a more even distribu¬ 
tion of nitrate. A combination of chem¬ 
icals frequently used by hay farmers near 
the large cities is of equal parts nitrate 
of soda, finely ground bone and muriate 
of potash, 400 or more pounds per acre. 
This is an expensive mixture but will 
surely make the grass grow. We could 
hardly advise in large quantities except 
when hay sells at $10 a ton or more. 
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