RURAL NEW-YORKER 
551 
General Farm Topics 
The Dandelion in Colorado 
Bullt'tin issuofl l)y the ('olorado 
Kxporinieiit Station, hears the al)ove title, 
and disen.sses the alanninjr inereasi' of 
this eoniinon weed, now heeoiniii" a serious 
pest in that State. It finds a <'oii<jenial 
lioine in Alfalfa fields of the irrifjated 
jdains. and also tlie meadows .and jias- 
tiires of th<> mountain parks. It ociairs 
at an elevation above 11,000 feet on tin* 
slopes of Arapahoe Peak, and flourishes 
with unusual vijror at Arrow, 1)..~»00 feet. 
Where mountain i).astnres are infested. 
oA-er-frraziufr must be ,avoi<led, Avhile ro¬ 
tation of pitstures and reseeding ar<‘ ad¬ 
vised. In Alfalfa fields the dandelion 
may become a serious pest, but there is a 
division of opinion as to Avhether the dan¬ 
delion will actually crowd out Alfalfa, 
which is I’ecommended as a smothering 
eroi) to crowd out farm weeds. It aj)- 
[leai's that Alfalfa may die, and thus 
ojien the Avay ft>r vA’eeds, and the cause 
may be found in unfavorable soil or cli¬ 
mate. improper treatment, or injuries 
■ ■'used by diseiise. ins(*cts or rodents. 
IVhenever numerous weeds appear among 
the Alfalfa the underlying cause must 
be treated. 
In lawns d.’Uidelions may be controlh'd 
by digging out, by i)revention of si'eding, 
by aiii)l.\ing a tt'aspoonful of gasoline or 
kerosene to the crown of the jdant, or by 
spraying badly infested lawns at h':ist 
thrt'e times at intervals (d* about twi> 
weeks, using a solution of ir'in suli)hate in 
w.-iter. Ill pounds to the gallon. The. 
most effective re.sults have generally been 
s<‘cured in late Hummer. Appl.v the sju'a.v 
in the form of a fine, forcible mist which 
will drive the solution down into the 
crowns of the ])lants. Cloudy, damp 
weather is favorable if the :ip|dieation is 
not followed h.v rain within 12 to 24 
hours. T'se a spray pump Avith bra.ss fit¬ 
tings. and do not put the solution in gal¬ 
vanized iron, tin or iron vessels. All 
utensils should be thoroughly rinsed with 
water after using and the working ]»artfl 
of the juimp kejit well oiled. Wear old 
clothing and gloves Avhile applying the 
si)ray and .avoid getting any of it on 
walks, curbings and foundations or other 
objects Avhere a rusty stain would be ob- 
jecrtionable. 
In digging out, the entire root mu.st be 
removed, or there will be a plague of 
.young plants from broken rfK)ts. The ac- 
compan.\ing jiictures, re])roduced frojn tlu' 
bulletin, show the persistent sprouting of 
the roots. 
Culture of Beans and Potatoes 
1. How should land for be:ins be pre¬ 
pared. and how long befoi’e using should 
it be fertilized? 2. M’ould you recom¬ 
mend i)lanling Ix'ans on sandy land? If 
so. what kind of beans? 2. Wlnit kind 
of beans would yon recf>mm('nd. red or 
white, for the market? 4. When is the 
Ix'st time to plant beans? -a. Is it neces- 
s:iry to change the potatoe.s foi- .seed ever.v 
yejir, or can I us(' those whieh were 
r.-iised on tin' same fai-m? 0. Can I use 
small i>otatoes as well as large ones for 
planting, or will small ones affec't the 
growth of !i good croj)? w. M. 
1. A good sod .should be i)loW('d as 
early in the season as jios.sible, ami at 
least seven inches deejt. It is not a good 
practice to manure this sisl for the b('an 
(•rop direct, but if the sod was to|»- 
d.’ossed the previous year and a crop of 
h.A.v taken ofl’ the soil ought to be in a 
good condition for the bean <'roi). Thor¬ 
ough preparation of the .soil is necessary, 
and if a fertilizer is u.sed let it be acid 
phosphate, sown broaden.st or drilbsl over 
the whole surface of the field a few hours 
Ix'fore pliinting the beams. It is good 
practice to run a harrow over the field 
after sowing or drilling in the fertilizer. 
2. Beans Avill do well on good sandy 
loam. Light sands are not so well adapt¬ 
ed to the beau croj). Yellow eye, white 
l;i<ln('.v or tln^ small Michigan ]»ea Ix'an 
will be found best adapted to the siidl in 
question. 
3. The white beans are the standard 
market varieties; the demand for colored 
beans is very changeable. Often the yel¬ 
low eye is in good demand, and then 
again. a« at the present time, it is neg- 
lec'ted. 
4. For Western New York, or at least 
in this sectioti. a rep('at('d stud.v of the 
time of planting leads me to belit've that 
the first week in .lune is the best for the 
averagf' sf'ason. Wo h:ive Ix'i'u planting 
too late. Better brave the liite cold 
we.-itlu'i’ in the foi'cp.-irt of the season 
tlnin risk the early frosts in the Fall. 
o. You can keej) right on using the 
siiine seed I'aised on the farm .ve.-ir aftc'r 
.vear if car*' is obst'rved in st'»'d .selection, 
Onr-'nicli hciKjflix of JJainlvlfon Hoots 
H/ironfed in fiand 
although gi’.avers ol ('.•irl.v potiit(;es often 
send Noi-th for seed, as they secure bet¬ 
ter crops from seed grown in !i C(dder 
climate, and th:it has m.-itured later in the 
season, Beiiljinting tin' seed from ver.v’’ 
•■arly ripened jx.tatoes will surely run 
tln'in out; at least this has bec'/i m.v ex¬ 
perience. 
»!. 'I’he sin;ill pot!ito('s from hills that 
produced a goodly number of large po- 
A<‘n' /looflvts Olid Fire S/ironls froin 
One /Itch of Ihindidtoii Hoot 
tatoes will be :ill I'ight for planting foj’ ;i 
year or two, but this is not a safe prac¬ 
tice to follow. 4’he small i)otatoes taken 
as the.v run from a crop cannot be de¬ 
pended u[)ou to produce a pa.ving crop, 
for we iire sure to get all the small pota¬ 
toes from the many hills that grew only 
small potatoes. The i)roper way to select 
seed |»ot:itoe.s is to save the potatoes at 
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