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TirdEi RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 9, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
[Every query must be accompanied by the 
name and address of the writer to insure 
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.] 
Soy Beans or Cow Peas for Seed. 
I S it practical to grow field peas or Soy 
beans for seed in small quantities? I 
expect to need from 10 to 20 bushels 
of seed a year to use as a cover crop in 
an orchard. As the seed is rather high- 
priced I wondered if I could not grow 
enough in the garden for that purpose, 
then flail them out in the Winter and run 
them through the fanning mill. I have 
plenty of time to do this in the Winter. 
About how many bushels are harvested to 
the acre, or how much would I have to 
plant to get 10 bushels of seed? Also, 
could I do anything by seed selection to 
improve the grain, and how? C. G. P. 
Illinois. 
Growing Soy beans in small quantities 
should be moderately profitable, though 
you would have either to contract them 
before growing, or else advertise them 
when you are ready to sell. Seedsmen 
contract quite large amounts of all kinds 
of seeds, placing a growing contract for 
them, and it would be possible to con¬ 
tract either Soy beans, garden beans, or 
cow peas The cow peas fluctuate con¬ 
siderably in the market, and if we were 
growing them we would about as soon 
take chances on striking a favorable mar¬ 
ket as to try to contract them ahead. 
Cow peas may also be sold direct on mar¬ 
ket, but there is no established market 
for Soy beans, as yet. Garden beans 
should usually be contracted to seeds¬ 
men. Soup beans may be grown either 
with or without contracts, as there is al¬ 
ways a reasonably good market for them. 
The prevailing prices for Soy beans are 
probably around $2 per bushel and a good 
yield is 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Cow 
peas yield from one to 10 bushels and 
ordinarily bring $1.50 to $2.50 per 
bushel. Soup beans usually yield 20 to 
25 bushels; and are worth around $2 per 
bushel. Improving these beans by seed 
selection is entirely possible, but requires 
more expense and skill than the ordinary 
farmers are willing to devote. We our¬ 
selves expect to give three or four years’ 
time in isolating a strain of beans that 
is really worth while and when we get 
them we shall have spent a lot of money, 
perhaps $300 or $400, and have, perhaps, 
a bushel of seed to show for it. 
CHAS. B. WING. 
Building a Smoke-house. 
I NOTICED in a recent issue a request 
that some one tell how to build a 
smokehouse. I herewith submit rough 
drawings of two types of houses with de¬ 
tailed description of each. The small 
house, Fig 9 is the type we used at 
home when I was a boy, the larger house, 
was in use on a large farm close to my 
boyhood home. Either of these houses 
will give entire satisfaction to the most 
exacting. 
Fig. 9 is probably one of the best 
arranged smokehouses that can be de¬ 
vised. It may be constructed of stone, 
brick, concrete or wood. The dimensions 
may be large or small, according to the 
requirements of the farm, but 8x8 or 
SxlO feet, side walls eight feet high, is 
large enough for a large farm. In the 
end, as shown in the drawing, a firebox 
is provided 18 inches wide by 14 inches 
high, two feet long, to which an iron 
door is attached, with a chimney on the 
inside as high as the walls. When the 
last course of brick is laid omit those 
facing the opposite end of the building. 
Fit a flat stone over the top of the chim¬ 
ney, this will leave sufficient opening for 
the smoke to escape into the room and 
the stone cover will prevent any chance 
sparks reaching the roof. This arrange¬ 
ment will be found of quite an advantage, 
as fire can be started without entering 
the room, and the smoke passing up 
the chimney will be considerably cooled, 
thus avoiding danger of fire from the 
meat becoming ignited, as it sometimes 
does when fire is built directly under 
the meat. These bring no draft when 
the door of the firebox is closed, there 
is practically no danger of the fire burn¬ 
ing up strong enough to endanger the 
meat or building. Being deprived of air 
the fire win make a large volume of 
smoke, but very little blaze. 
The second house, Fig. 10, like Fig. 9, 
may be built any size desired, but for or¬ 
dinary farm use 7x7 feet is large enough. 
This may also be constructed of stone, 
brick, concrete or wood. This style of 
smokehouse is less expensive to construct 
than Fig. 9. If constructed of stone, brick, 
or concrete, the walls should be not less 
than eight inches thick (in either house) 
A Handy Little Smokehouse. Fig. 9. 
and eight feet high. Strong hooks are 
to be firmly secured to the rafters or 
joist on which to hang the meat. The 
smudge is built in the center of the 
room on the floor, and must be of mate¬ 
rial damp or green enough to prevent 
much blaze springing up. Clean corn- 
Anotiieb Type of Smokehouse. Fig. 10. 
cobs, hickory or other sweet wood may 
be used for the purpose. The floor of a 
smokehouse should be cemented to insure 
dryness and to keep out rats and mice. 
K. 
Making Vinegar; Salt for Quinces. 
C AN you tell me what to put into 
cider to make it turn into vinegar? 
I have several barrels in the cellar, 
some of it is two years old. 2. What 
do you know about sowing salt and sul¬ 
phur on the ground in the Spring to 
make quinces and apples bear? A tree 
agent told me it was a sure remedy, or 
to bore a hole in the bark of an apple 
tree and put about an ounce of sluphur 
and plug tight. t. j. f. 
Milan, Ohio. 
1. Cider in a cool cellar may be a long 
time making vinegar. Ileat and exposure 
to the air are needed. In commercial 
practice it is sometimes allowed to run 
slowly through a series of wood troughs 
in a warm room. If you have any vin¬ 
egar containing the thick ferment known 
as “mother,” a little added to the cider 
may hasten it. It might be well to ex¬ 
periment with a small quantity, say a 
gallon, putting it in a stone jar in a 
warm room and stirring frequently with 
a wood paddle. This will give an idea 
of the amount of treatment this cider 
will need. 
2. We do not believe there is anything 
to the scheme of putting salt and sul¬ 
phur into a tree as suggested. 
Utilizing Sour Honey. 
1 NOTICED a question which you an¬ 
swered in a recent copy where an in¬ 
quirer asked what could be done "with 
some sour honey, and your answer 
was discouraging. It would be too bad 
for him to lose the full value of the honey 
when sugar is so high, and perhaps part 
of the value may be saved. I once ex¬ 
tracted a large quantity of such honey 
for a grocer, who told me that he could 
dispose of it to a bakery that was under 
some obligations to him. Perhaps the in¬ 
quirer might dispose of his to some baker 
through his grocer or otherwise. If he 
has no extractor take a long knife and 
cut or break every cell, merely slice off 
the caps if convenient. Put it into a 
bag or piece of cotton cloth and hang in 
a warm place, but not so warm as to 
melt the wax. When It stops dripping 
remove the dish of honey and take some 
large pail or other can. Put in the bag 
and quite a lot of water and boil. When 
the wax is all out remove the bag and 
stand in a cool place. The wax will form 
a cake at the surface and most of the 
refuse will settle. a. w. g. 
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