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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
June 14, 1019 
the light available, and even then we see 
no other way out but to work out. Here 
is our experience: 
We had 25 acres in Winter wheat that 
averaged a little better than 38% bu. an 
acre. As we were finishing harvesting the 
crop late in the evening a thrashing crew 
came along. The wheat was very ripe and 
dry. The thrasherman and I looked the 
wheat over and decided to thrash it the 
next morning. We were up and at it by 
0 a. m. the following day. About three or 
four acres had not been shocked, and we 
let this remain over night as it lay on the 
ground in bunches dropped by the binder. 
By noon we had all thrashed or hauled up 
to the machine. Having two teams idle 
we started them to hauling the wheat to 
the mill. By the next night we had de¬ 
livered all of it. and had our check from 
the miller for the S87 bu. at 76%c a 
bushel. This was practically thrashing 
the wheat as it was harvested. It was 
suce sful, that time, but it was a very 
dry season and we had been delayed by 
one thing or another longer than we usu¬ 
ally began harvesting. We had only one 
such experience, which was successful, as 
we have said, but we cannot recommend 
this as a rule, especially in a humid sec¬ 
tion. o. p. B. FOX. 
Tennessee. 
Keeping Manure in French Farming 
The picture at Fig. 264 shows a com¬ 
post pile on the Methodist Model Farm 
at Chaviot, near Lyons, in France. At 
this farm war orphans are being trained 
in scientific agriculture. The farm is 
well stocked -with modern machinery, and 
every effort is made to adapt the farm 
practice to the needs of the French farm- 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, JUNE 14, 1919 
FARM TOPICS 
Hustling the Hay from the Field.953, 954 
Experience in Soil Improvement in Virginia. 954 
Seed Combinations for Cover Crops. 954 
Rainproof Haycocks; Millet for Hay. 955 
Thrashing Wheat as Harvested.955, 956 
Keeping Manure in French Farming. 956 
Crops and Farm News.959, 962 
The Three C’s—Cows, Corn and Clover. 964 
A Farmer on Dirt Roads. 964 
A Moon Farmer’s Argument. 964 
Hope Farm Notes. 966 
How Many Farmers and Ruralites?. 969 
Federation of Farm Bureau Organization.,.. 969 
New State Lecturer at Work. 969 
High Prices and High Labor. 969 
New York Farm Bureau Agents.969 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Who Controls Dairy Prices?. 969 
Buckwheat for Swine and Cow. 972 
Rations for Brood Sow and Heifer. 972 
Horseflesh for Brood Sows.972 
Ration for Pigs; Cover Crops. 972 
Forage and Grain for Pigs. 974 
Feeding Skim-milk for Cows. 974 
O. I. C. and Chester White. 974 
Low-priced Local Tankage. 974 
Barley for Pigs. 976 
Sheep and Poison Ivy. 976 
Renovating Butter . 976 
Controlling Runaway Cow. 976 
“Fouls” in Cattle. 977 
Lame Hog . 977 
Ill-flavored Milk . 978 
Raising Calf without Milk. 979 
Moldy Cream . 978 
Plan for Square Silo. 978 
Building a Stone Silo. 978 
Feeding Calf; Mites in Henhouse. 978 
Ration for Cows. 978 
Overfed Calf . 978 
Grain for Cows on Grass. 978 
Thoroughpin . 982 
Concrete Floor in Henhouse; Capacity of 
Silo . 978 
THE HENYARD 
Egg-laying Contest . 980 
Poor Hatches . 980 
Loss of Chicks. 980 
Feeble Chicks . 980 
Keeping Poultry on Shares. 980 
Turkey Raising . 981 
Rose Comb White Leghorns. 981 
Poultry on a City Lot. 981 
Questions in Poultry Feeding. 981 
Henhouse Construction .981 
HORTICULTURE 
Budding Roses . 958 
Pruning Currants . 958 
Notes from a Maryland Garden. 960 
Getting Ahead of the Squash-vine Borer..., 963 
New Plant Immigrants.967 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 970 
The Rural Patterns. 970 
Water Crackers . 970 
Substitutes for Gelatin.970, 971 
Hoar’ed Household Treasures. 971 
Barley Muffins . 971 
Burlap Rugs . 971 
Embroidery Designs . 971 
Purifying Strong Lard....971 
MISCELLANEOUS 
That Rural Route Service.964 
What Kind of Education?. 964 
Home Environment . 964 
Enforced Drainage of Land. 957 
A Farm Lane Between Neighbors. 957 
The Tame Rabbit Nuisance. 957 
Surrendering a Lease. 957 
A Mixed-up Understanding. 957 
Trees on Boundary. 957 
Country-wide Produce Situation. 960 
Events of the Week. 962 
Editorials .968 
Publisher’s Desk .. 982 
ers. It seems to be evident that both 
French and American farmers have much 
to learn from each other. The French 
have got to learn how to use machinery 
from the Americans, for in no other way 
can they replace the men lost in the war, 
except through the importation of Chi¬ 
nese or other Asiatic workmen. France 
will be far better off in the future if her 
own people can be taught to use Ameri¬ 
can machinery, rather than to import 
humans from Asia. 
On the other hand, the American must 
learn much from the French farmers, 
particularly with regard to the conser¬ 
vation of plant food and intensive farm¬ 
ing. The picture shows a'compost heap 
such as is to be found in the yard of 
every French farmhouse. Every scrap of 
organic matter is put into this pile, and 
the mixture is turned orv and over and 
kept properly moist, until it becomes a 
well-rotted compost heap. Nothing in 
the way of garbage or waste is ever per¬ 
mitted to be lost, and nothing is ever 
burned as in one of our American bon¬ 
fires. Anything that could rot down in 
a compost heap is used directly, and any¬ 
thing that would serve as fuel is cut 
up to use in the stoves, the ashes being 
taken back to the soil. This is the way 
in which the French fields have held 
their fertility for more than a thousand 
years. There are farms now under cul¬ 
tivation which have supported at least 
30 generations, one after another, and are 
still producing as large crops as ever. 
That has been done because every scrap 
of fertility has been saved to be put back 
on the soil, with occasional U6e of lime, 
proper drainage and skillful cultivation. 
Many of our market gardeners in this 
country follow much the same plan as 
that pictured here. It pays them to fork 
the manure pile over several times, and 
then use the fine, well-rotted manure 
about as they do their chemical fertilizer. 
On the usual dairy farm, however, where 
large quantities of manure are made every 
week, it would not pay to follow this prac- j 
tice, as labor is too expensive, and the 
Spring is so late that when the ground 
does get warm it is necessary to use 
every ounce of power for the job of fit¬ 
ting the land. It is better practice, there¬ 
fore, on such farms, to haul the manure 
out each day, whenever it is possible to 
do so. The modern manure spreader 
makes this possible, and by having it un¬ 
derstood that this manure hauling is a 
part of the day’s job. the same as milking 
or cleaning the stable, it is possible to 
put it over. We must also remember that 
manure never contains any more plant 
food than when it first comes out of the 
stable. In the manure or compost pile it 
may be broken up so as to become finer, 
and a part of the plant food may become 
more available, but there is no gain of 
plant food, and if anything there is a 
loss in the manure pile. The one greet 
thing which our dairymen must come t<> 
understand is that nine times out of 10 
the great need of their land is phosphor¬ 
us, and that some form of this element 
should be used in connection with the 
manure. 
Prospects for Canned Tomatoes 
I have noted Frof. Massey’s forecasts 
of the potato crops and suggestions for 
handling in immediate and future situa¬ 
tions. Possibly he can give me similar 
information regarding canned tomatoes. 
We hear considerable talk of low prices, 
slow movement and stock in dealers’ 
hands, but with equal or increased cost 
for growing, and especially the world¬ 
wide demand for foodstuffs and larger 
consumption, the present crop, when 
canned, should sell at least equal to that 
of last season. w. T. p. 
Bedford, Va. 
The matter of price for canning toma¬ 
toes seems to have been settled here 
finally. The canners, having been assured 
that the Government will not rush a sur¬ 
plus of last year’s pack on the market, 
are now offering 30 cents a five-eighth 
basket. I do not think that many growers 
are contracting, as a general opinion is 
that the open market will be better. In 
fact, I would estimate that the area 
planting this* season will be 25 per cent 
short of the usual acreage. This of itself 
in this great canning region will have a 
decided effect on the market, and I look 
for fair prices for tomatoes throughout 
the season. w. F. massey. 
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