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potatoes at the surface are touched di¬ 
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Disposal of Stumps 
1. I have about six acres of woods cut off 
four years ago; elm, soft maple and bass¬ 
wood. on muck soil, mostly second growth, 
very few over 24 in. in diameter. We 
ai-e pulling stumps and cleaning off the 
muck as they are pulled to fill Tip the 
holes. What is the easiest way to dis¬ 
pose of the stumps; to leave them in a 
windrow SO rods long, right on the muck, 
or to draw thorn a short haul on upland 
that now is tillable? It would take a lot 
of ground as thick as we could possibly 
pile them, and I am somewhat afraid of 
lire, as I removed about one acre of 
stumps to upland two years ago, and they 
remain without being burned as piled. 
Of course I would not dare burn them on 
muck in Summer, but if left in a pile 
very long would they not absorb moisture 
to such an extent that they could not be 
burned at all? 2. The line markings on 
trees in my woods are three or four feet 
from the ground, aud on the east side of 
the trees on the east line and on south 
side of the trees on south line, but I can¬ 
not find any corner mark. Would this 
marking indicate that an original survey 
was made on my land, as I find no other 
marking to indicate a survey on either 
neighbors’ lines? A. H. N. 
Henrietta, N. Y. 
1. After the stumps have been removed 
from the ground they will dry out so that 
before a year passes they will burn read¬ 
ily. Stumps from which the muck has 
been reiroved will dry out. much more rap¬ 
idly than those upon which the coating of 
earth is retained. For that reason any 
stumps which have been left in a pile for 
a couple of years are an increasing fire 
danger. Furthermore, they occupy land 
which could better he used in producing 
crops, and they harbor vermin of all 
kinds. 1 be stumps should be piled on the 
upland as soon as possible and burned 
v\ hen lliey are dry enough. Several fairly 
large piles, separated one from the other, 
usually offer less fire danger, and permit 
more complete combustion than one long 
windrow. They will burn within a couple 
of months of the time when they are 
pulled if kerosene oil is poured over some 
of those at the bottom of the pile. The 
burning should be done in a large plowed 
field or other place from which the fire 
cannot spread. It is well to. choose a 
day which not too windy. Burning should 
be done ou the upland, rather than on the 
muck, because of the danger of the humus 
catching fire. In Bulletin No. 205 of the 
University of Wisconsin, published in Au¬ 
gust, 1918, aud entitled “Getting Bid of 
the Stumps.” there is a description of a 
piling machine such as cau he fairly eas¬ 
ily made. This machine consists prin- 
[cipally of a long arm equipped with trip¬ 
ping device for dropping the stumps, and 
the whole mounted ou a long-legged tri¬ 
pod. It is used primarily for piling 
stumps before burning them. The bulle¬ 
tin recommends that more stumps be 
thrown on the burning pile, thus helping 
to keep the pile stirred up and burning 
freely. 
2. With regard to the line markings 
along the boundary of the farm, it would 
be well to leave the line trees standing 
until such time as you cau get a surveyor 
to go over the property. In the mean¬ 
time. should any trees be destroyed, you 
may consider that you are fully protected 
by the description of the property which 
you undoubtedly have in connection with 
your deed. Before establishing any fences 
or cutting any trees along this line it 
would be advisable to have the line locat¬ 
ed. G- H. C. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, FEB. 8. 1919 
FARM TOPICS 
Effect of Top-dressing Wheat. 206 
Two sides of the Farm Problem. 206 
The Cost of Growing Tomatoes. 207 
Hall’s Golden Nugget Corn.208 
Soy Beans for Soil Improvement. 209 
Heated Ground Bone. 210 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings. 214 
Advice on Irrigation. 217 
Value of Sheep Manure... 217 
Property Rights in Manure. 217 
Fertilizing Value of Feeds. 217 
Ruby Sweet Corn and Willow Loaf Lima... 217 
Lime on the Potato Crop. 218 
Selecting Seed Potatoes. 218 
Experience With Pop Corn. 222 
iCost of Growing Tomatoes. 229 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Will British Pedigree Pigs Be Wanted for 
Improving American Herds After the 
War! .206, 206 
Fur-farming on Prince Edward Island. 215 
League Members and the Strike. 229 
Comparison of Breeds of Swine. 232 
Feeding Brood Sow.232, 234 
Silage for Sheep and Horses. 234 
Ration for Cows and Pigs. 234 
Using the Product of the Family Cow. 336 
Dairy Ration for Michigan. 237 
Drying Off Cow.. 237 
Ration for Milch Cows. 237 
An Ohio Dairy Ration... 237 
Ration for Family Cow.237 
Developing a Dairy Heifer... 338 
Feeding Buckwheat and Rye Bran. 338 
Improving Dairy Ration. 240 
Oat and Pea Fodder for Sheep; Depraved 
Appetite . 240 
Value of Distillers’ Grains. 240 
Corn and Cob Meal. 241 
Commeal for Hog Feed. 241 
How Divide this Sheep Damage. 242 
Rabbits Fail to Breed. 242 
Cottonseed Meal for Cows. 243 
Molasses for Pigs. 243 
A Farm Flock of Sheep. 244 
Oats and Buckwheat for Cows. 246 
Milk Ration . 246 
Improving Ration for Milch Cows. 246 
Dairy Ration . 246 
Ration Without Silage. 246 
Rations for Cows, Calves and Pigs. 246 
Feeding Calf Without Milk. 246 
Feeding Milch Cows...,. 246 
THE HENYARD 
Artificial Lights and the Hen. 206 
Breeds at Laying Contests. 248 
Tankage for Hens; Cleaning Eggs. 248 
Minter-hatched Chicks .248 
Egg-laying Contest . 349 
HORTICULTURE 
207 
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210 
Fruits for Northern New York. 
Small Orchard for Indiana. 
House Plants for the Average Home...208, 
Inexpensive Hothouses for Early Plants Save 
Money—Part 11. 
Fruit Growing on “Blow Sand”. 
Lime on Strawberries. 
Growing Old Cyolamen Roots. 
A Backyard and an Acre. 
Management of Maine Orchard. 
A West Virginia Garden. 
San Jose Scale and Cold. 
Fruits for the Missouri Farm Home. 
Questions About Grape Cuttings. 
Alpine Bellflower as a Home Plant. 
WOMAN AND UOME 
From Day to Day. 
Utilizing the Cracklings. 
The Rural Patterns. •••• 
Seen in New York Shops.230, 
Homo Recreations for the Young Folk..... 
Tlie Preparation of Artificial Food for In¬ 
fants ... 
Embroidery Designs . 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Lawyer’s Fees for Settling Estato. 
Renewing Faded Matting . 
Piping for Water Supply. 
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