®* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1771 
Use of Liquid Cow Manure 
Con you give any detailed information 
about t.hc value and use, of liquid cow 
manure on corn, Alfalfa and young apple 
trees that are backward? When and how 
should it be applied, and whether alone 
or with some other material? C. L. H. 
Clayton, N. .T. 
For corn I would recommend the use 
of from 10 to 12 tons of this liquid 
manure per acre (2,500 gallons), applied 
preferably by a watering cart a few days 
preceding planting. In addition, I would 
recommend the use of 400 pounds per 
acre of 16 per cent acid phosphate, this 
to be broadcast and lightly but thor¬ 
oughly work al in. The application of the 
acid phosphate may be made about the 
same time as the liquid manure. If the 
i-oil is very porous it may be a good plan 
to apply about two-thirds of the liquid 
manure just previous to planting, and 
the remainder after the crop is eight, to 
12 inches high, in which case care should 
be taken tha it does not come in direct 
contact with the growing plants. 
For Alfalfa, 10 tons of the liquid 
manure may be used a few days before 
seeding, supplemented by the addition of 
600 pounds per acre of basic slag phos¬ 
phate. In case it is difficult to secure 
the basic slag, use the same amount of 
soft Florida phosphate, or, if preferred, 
16 per cent acid phosphate. It is a good 
plan to apply the phosphoric acid in early 
Summer, and this should be accompanied 
by about 150 pounds of high-grade sul¬ 
phate of potash. This latter material 
may be applied a few days before seed¬ 
ing. It is understood, of course, that 
proper attention shall be paid to the 
preparation of the soil, liming and inocu¬ 
lation for the growing of this crop. 
For young apple trees, thorough tillage, 
with the growing of some cultivated crop 
between the trees, will usually result in 
the proper growth of a young orchard, 
provided, of course, that proper attention 
is given to the fertilization of the culti¬ 
vated crop. However, the liquid manure 
can of course be used to advantage, pro¬ 
vided one has a supply on hand. Three 
to four tons per acre, applied at two dif¬ 
ferent intervals (May 15 and July 1), 
the same to be used around each tree on 
an area of about twice the diameter of 
the top of the tree. This should be sup¬ 
plemented by about one-half ounce of acid 
phosphate per square yard of surface. 
This latter product may he used at one 
application about May 15. k. i. f. 
Growing ar.d Curing Hops 
Will you tell me all about growing 
hops, and the way they are dried? 
Long Island. K. R. 
The hop industry has declined rapidly 
in Madison County, X. Y.. since the days 
of prohibition, blit a few large, well-kept 
hop yards still remain, and during the 
past season paid a good profit. The hop 
is a perennial plant, and as the fruit is 
the part used iu trade, no crop can be 
secured until the end of the second sea¬ 
son. This makes the hop an expensive 
crop to grow. The plants are started by 
cutting off sections of the roots or suckers 
from the old plants. These are set 7xS 
feet apart after the soil has been manured 
thoroughly. Usually a crop of corn or 
potatoes is grown between the hills the 
first season, and thorough cultivation is 
given. Iu the Fall a shovel of manure is 
placed on each hill as an added fertilizer. 
The following Spring the poles are set, 
one at each hill. The poles are of cedar, 
about 12 feet, high, and are secured from 
the ueafiby swamps. Cultivation is given, 
and as the vines grow they are tied into 
place on the poles. The fruit or catkin 
forms in late Summer, and these are har¬ 
vested by the hop pickers. A canvas- 
covered shelter is prepared, and four per¬ 
sons work together here, ‘picking the 
fruits and placing them in large boxes. 
A fifth persons pulls the poles and brings 
the vines to the shelter. A good picker 
fills from three to five boxes iu a day, 
and the prevailing wage is about a 
box. The poles are sta< ked after pulling. 
The boxes are removed to a kiln espe¬ 
cially prepared for drying the hops. The 
second story has a flooring of tdats, which 
leaves space for the fumes to pass 
through. The hops are spread about six 
inches deep on burlap on the slats, and 
sulphur is burned on top of a stove be¬ 
low. The fumes dry out the hops so that 
they are in condition to hale. They are 
packed in bales weighing from ISO to 200 
pounds, and sold on the market. At 
present sales are few am of small quan¬ 
tities. T1 e present price is about 65 
cents per pound. Last year as much as 
$1.50 was realized iu some cases. 
A return of 1.000 to 1.500 pounds per 
acre is considered a good average. Water- 
ville, just over the line in Oneida County, 
used to be the great hop center, especially 
for buyers. A hop yard will last for as 
long as 50 years when well cared for, 
though very few are kept f >r this length 
of time. j. A. t. 
Nightshada Poisoning 
Better correct that reference to night¬ 
shade, page 1721. I have had to treat 
some children who ate the uerries. Fnough 
would kill It produce* ail the symptoms 
"f Atropa Belladonna, the European va¬ 
riety. F. R. II. 
New Jersey. 
ormant Sprau 
makes better quality fruit 
I N almost every milt section there are a few fruit-growers who 
produce better fruit and get a better price for it than their 
neighbors, and who also take the prizes at the fairs and fruit 
shows. Many of these skillful orchardists long ago selected 
Scalecide for their dormant spray—because Scalecide not only 
controls orchard pests controlled by other dormant sprays but does 
many things that no other spray or combination of sprays can do. 
Scalecide is becoming known even more for its invigorating effect 
on trees and its effectiveness in controlling other orchard troubles 
than for killing scale. Its invigorating effect is noted in increased 
terminal growth; larger, darker foliage on bearing trees; and the 
holding of the foliage later in the Fall, thus accumulating starch 
and sugar which results in a plumper and stronger fruit spur. 
Scalecide kills insects, eggs and larvae of insects, and diseases 
that winter on the trunk or branches of the tree. It kills the hold¬ 
over cankers which cause fire blight, makes the old diseased bark 
peel off, and allows a new cambium to form. It kills the adults 
and controls Pear Psylla when applied in the Fall or on warm 
days in the Winter. (It is too late after their eggs are laid in the 
Spring). It kills aphis, too, when used as a delayed dormant spray. 
Scalecide Is Pleasant To Use 
Scalecide is soothing, healing and antiseptic 
to skin of man or beast, whereas lime-sul¬ 
fur is caustic and disagreeable. Scalecide 
does not injure even the eyes. It does 
not corrode the spray pump nor clog the 
nozzles, and being an oil, it makes the pump 
run easier and last longer. 
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Scalecide Requires Less Labor 
One barrel of Scalecide, which makes BOO 
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