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A Young Clover Crop. 
HAT shall we do this Fall with a 
strong crop of clover of this year’s 
seeding? 
On the college farm we do not pasture 
our meadows. It is not every year that 
we get a sufficient growth of second-crop 
clover to raise the question whether it 
shall be taken off for feeding purposes or 
left on the ground for the benefit of the 
soil. As a rule, when we have the growth 
we usually have use for the hay and har¬ 
vest it. I should say the need of the hay 
would be the factor that would decide 
what course to pursue. 
If the farm supplies more than suffi¬ 
cient hay for the live stock kept, it is 
good practice to clip the second growth 
and let it remain on the soil. As an ex¬ 
periment, two years ago, having a field 
with a very nice second growth we cut 
and removed a portion of it, we clipped 
and left on the ground another portion, 
and left the third portion standing. This 
growth was so good some feared that if 
left standing it might fall flat and smoth¬ 
er the roots. As a matter of fact, we 
were not able to discover any material 
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difference in the effect upon the succeed¬ 
ing Timothy crop. Of course it must be 
that leaving the crop on the ground will, 
in the end, benefit succeeding crops, but 
the benefit did not appear immediately. 
My answer to such a question is, if you 
have real need cf the hay, harvest it; 
if not, leave it on the land for the benefit 
of the soil. I know little difference be¬ 
tween clipping it and allowing it to stand. 
[prof.1 j. l. stone. 
Cornell University. 
It is some years since we have had a 
growth of clover that seemed to need any 
especial attention the first season. Even 
this year of increased rainfall gives us 
only one piece that can possibly take any 
harm by being left to itself, and this is 
not so great a growth as to determine us 
to cut it. Usually there is no danger 
in leaving it to take care of itself, and 
if not we let it alone. I have tried clip¬ 
ping and leaving on the ground, but I 
think if I were to clip at all I would 
harvest and feed, returning something in 
the shape of fertilizer. Sometimes we 
used to turn in stock, but of late years 
all cattle have been kept out of the mow- 
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ing land. This we do so as to prolong 
the time of keeping the field in grass. 
My idea would be to let it alone unless 
the danger of killing out is considerable, 
and if that is the case I would either 
turn in cattle for a short time or mow 
and feed to stock. h. h. l. 
Plowing Old Grass Field. 
I EXPECT to plow under a grass field 
that has not been plowed for 10 years. 
Would you advise a coat of lime before 
plowing this Fall? The ground is well 
drained and does not appear to be sour. 
\ wanted to plant a part of the field this 
Fall with strawberries and perennials. 
Would this be all righ f , or would I better 
wait until Spring? w. e. k. 
New Jersey. 
We should not put lime on top of that 
sod and plow it all under. In this way 
you would lose part of the value of the 
lime. The best way is to plow the land, 
then spread the lime and work it thor¬ 
oughly into the soil. In this way lime 
is mixed all through the upper soil, so 
that it may perform its chemical work to 
a much better advantage. It is probable 
that the land is sour after standing so 
long. Do not under any circumstances 
plant strawberry plants on an old sod 
of this kind or on soil which has just 
been limed. You could hardly do a 
worse thing than follow either plan. The 
strawberry will not thrive in connection 
with lime, as it prefers a sour or slightly 
acid soil. These old sods are sure to 
contain many white grubs and wireworms 
which would prove very dangerous to 
the berry plant. It would be well enough 
for the perennials, but leave out the 
strawberry until that ground has been 
thoroughly fitted. 
Acetylene Waste as Whitewash. 
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R. N.-Y.—This waste or deposit is 
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