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Burning Over Strawberry Patch 
Wo have a strawberry bed, set out last 
August, that has a great growth of crab 
grass in it. I was told that I should leave 
the crab grass in the bed until Spring, 
and then about March 1 burn it off. It 
would be good as a mulch or protection 
for the plants during the Winter, and it 
would not hurt the strawberry plants to 
burn them over. w. r. p. 
Vineland, N. J. 
Wc did much the same thing one year 
and had a good crop. Where the weeds 
and foul grass crowd in this way the 
Strawberry plants cannot make a full 
growth, and you cannot expect a full 
crop next Spring. Since they are in this 
condition now it might not pay to clean 
them up. Some growers sow oats and 
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in order to get a cover for the plants. If 
you let the crab grass go do not wait too 
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take a windy day. when the fire will 
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clean up the patch. 
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Fertilizing Value of Old Plaster 
Is lime plaster a fertilizer? I got a 
few loads of lime plaster from a building 
which has been in use for over 50 years. 
Can this he applied to the ground as a 
fertilizer for grass <>r tillage land? s. 
East Hampton, N. Y. 
We presume you mean the lime plaster¬ 
ing taken from the walls of old buildings. 
This plastering is a combination of lime, 
sand, and a small quantity of hair used 
to hold the plastering together. Probably 
about one-third of the weight is lime, 
which when ground fine or crushed would 
be about equal in value -to ground lime¬ 
stone. There is usually a small amount 
of nitrogen in this plastering. This comes 
from the hair, and a small quantity is 
sometimes formed as nitrate of lime, when 
the walls are damp for a considerable 
time. There is not enough of this nitro¬ 
gen as a rule to count for much, and 
about the only value of the plastering is 
the small amount of lime it contains. 
To be of any particular value ou the soil 
this plastering should be crushed flue and 
spread like any other form of lime. The 
best use that we have fouud for it is to 
pile it around trees, where it takes the 
place of a mulch and gives fair results. 
Except for this purpose the plastering is 
of very little value. 
Harvesting Popcorn 
Could you advise me in regard to the 
harvesting of about 2% acres of popcorn 
which I have on "my farm? I am alone, 
anti from all indications I must cut it 
by hand. I have five acres of field corn 
besides, so I must work the quickest way 
to get all my crops in. This popcorn was 
planted, one crop on April 20 and the \ 
remainder May 5 or thereabouts. Shall 
I cut the corn aud shock it, or pick the 
ears, haul to the farm and then cut the 
stalks for fodder later? Is it better to 
husk from the standing corn or pick the 
ears off and husk later when I have time? 
Rockville, Conn. f. c. b. 
The one quality which distinguishes 
popcorn from the other species of corn, 
and which gives it a greater value, is the 
readiness and completeness with which 
it will pop. This quality can be developed 
only by allowing the ears to ripen fully 
before being harvested, and before being 
touched by frost. Harvesting before fully 
mature, or allowing the ears to become 
frost-bitten, will surely lessen this char¬ 
acteristic. To insure the best popping 
qualities, the ears should be allowed to 
remain ou the stalk and in the field, until 
the husks have become white and dry. and 
have loosened from the cob. aud as much 
longer as is safe. Then they should be 
picked from the stalks when free from 
rain and dew. spread thinly upon a floor, 
in a well-ventilated room, dried thorough¬ 
ly and then husked. On no account 
should they be allowed to become moist, 
or to sweat, or mold, or mildew in any 
degree. Neither must they be allowed to 
freeze. Neglect in any of these particu¬ 
lars will diminish the popping qualities 
beyond restoration. Drying too rapidly 
by artificial heat, exposure to a tempera¬ 
ture above 70 degrees, or allowing them 
to become too dry. will also detract from 
their popping qualities, but usually, in 
these cases, they may be restored by 
sprinkling with water and allowing them 
to stand for a few hours. When husked 
the ears should be stored in narrow, well- 
ventilated cribs, marketed on the cob. and 
shelled only as wanted for use. Popcorn 
is grown to the best advantage in the 
long seasons and dry climates of the cen¬ 
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grown successfully in the damp atmos¬ 
phere of the Atlantic States, hut it is 
comparatively up-hill business. However, 
there is good money in the crop when 
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