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Poultry Damage in Hayfleld 
T have leased a farm, the owner living 
in his residence, which is situated about 
a hundred yards in front of my farmhouse 
and buildings. There is a hayfield of 
about three acres around his house, which 
he did not lease to us. As we have a 
large flock of chickens, some naturally 
trespass on his grass. He claims the 
chickens will spoil the entire hayfield for¬ 
ever, although when I watch the chickens 
they seem to chase grasshoppers and other 
insects, except for perhaps a few yards, 
where they eat some grass. I am. of 
course, willing to pay all the damage 
done by nyv chickens. What is your opin¬ 
ion? Will they spoil this hayfield for¬ 
ever? 
New Jersey. J. de. 
No—the chickens will not “spoil the 
hay forever.” They will do more good 
than harm to the meadow. Their drop¬ 
pings will fertilize it. and they will de¬ 
stroy thousands of insects—from grass¬ 
hopper to grubs. They may tear up small 
patches here and there by scratching or 
dusting, hut this damage will be small 
compared with the benefit they will give. 
Celery Blight 
My celery crop seems to be dying, the 
leaves and stalks turning brown. What 
is it and what can I do? E. v.B. 
Easton, I'a. 
It is quite possible that your field of 
growing celery is affected with the com¬ 
mon celery blight, as it is unusually bad 
this season. Blight seriously affects the 
well-known variety called Golden Self 
Blanching. The trouble can be easily 
avoided in the beginning by growing that 
wonderful uew variety called F.asy 
Blanching. It is seldom attacked by 
; blight of the leaves or by the rotting of 
the root crowns. 
There are several different things which 
will cause an unhealthy growth of celery. 
A sour soil should be limed before the 
celery plants are set. While a moist 
soil is desirable, celery cannot tolerate a 
soggy condition. When setting celery 
plants in the field, amateur growers may 
double up the long maiu root instead of 
keeping it straight, or else trimming it 
to about 2 t $ ins. long before it is set. 
If the tap-root is doubled, it results in the 
development of a compact cluster of hairy 
' roots and a worthless crop of celery. 
The common celery blight is easily 
identified by the presence of brown spots 
upon the older leaves. The spots are 
about the size of a pinhead, and when 
, they become thick enough, they cause the 
I entire leaf to die. Generally speaking 
there are no cures for plant diseases; 
however, by spraying every week or two 
with a solution of Bordeaux mixture, it 
is possible to prevent or to reduce the 
losses caused by the blighting of celery, 
cantaloupes, tomatoes, etc. It is now too 
late in the season to spray for celery 
blight. In the vicinity of New York City 
the market gardeners store their celery 
for Winter during the first few days of 
November. At that time the blighted out¬ 
side leaves are removed before the celery 
is stored. However, the keeping quality 
of blighted celeray is seriously reduced, 
so that it is usually better to sell or use 
the blighted material as soon as con¬ 
venient. R. W. D. B. 
Ages of Common Birds 
Can anyone tell me how long our com¬ 
mon birds live? It is evident that they 
are long-lived, but how many years are 
they with us? H. D. c. 
Comparatively little is definitely known 
regarding this matter, but we are able 
to give you some general information. In 
the following list of species the figures 
after each refer to the maximum number 
of years that each bird lias' been known 
to attain. This, however, in many cases 
is probably greater than the normal life 
of the species. 
Thrush, 15 to 25; swallow, 9; canary, 
20; cardinal, 21; raven, t>9; magpie, 21; 
large owls, 08; golden eagle, 40; white 
pelican. 41: cormorant, 23: large blue 
heron, 00; swan, 102; mallard, 20; other 
ducks, 11 to 23; oyster-catcher, 30; 
herring gull, 44 : wandering albatross, 40. 
W. (’. HENDERSON, 
Acting Chief of Biological Bureau. 
Grafting on Root Sprouts 
I wonder if you have ever come across 
the system I am pursuing with an old 
orchard here? When I notice that a tree 
is definitely on the decline. I graft on a 
root sprout of that tree, and after a year 
or so remove the tree. 1 have some very 
sturdy young trees to show as a result, 
and would prefer it to top-working in 
many cases, where a change of varieties 
is needed. l. uuppin. 
This is a new one to us, but perhaps 
some of our readers have tried it. If so 
we would like to know how these young 
trees come on after the old tree is cut out. 
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