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25th  Anniversary  of  Forrest’s  Seeds 
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Garden  and  Farm  Notes 
Soy  Beans  and  Corn;  Sweet  Clover 
I  am  considering  very  seriously  plant¬ 
ing  Soy  beans  with  my  silo  corn,*  but  do 
not  know  just  how  to  do  so  ;  whether  or 
not  the  beans  are  planted  after  the  corn 
has  been  drilled.  I  have  about  60  acres 
of  silo  corn  to  put  in.  Also,  how  much 
would  this  enhance  the  protein  value  of 
the  silage?  I  have  approximately  80  acres 
of  hillside  pasture  which  is  far  from 
good,  and  I  am  thinking  very  seriously  of 
planting  Sweet  clover.  Is  this  an  annual 
crop,  or  will  it  come  up  from  year  to  year 
after  one  planting?  I  would  like  to  plant 
oats  as  a  nurse  crop  and  then  let  the 
clover  come  on.  Has  Sweet  clover  been 
successfully  grown  in  my  section  of  the 
country  to  your  knowledge?  w.  M.  s. 
Delaware  Co.,  Pa. 
Our  own  opinion  is  that  it  is  better  to 
plant  the  corn  alone  and  put  it  in  the 
silo.  We  should  plant  the  Soy  beans  by 
themselves  and  cure  the  vines  for  hay. 
We  think  these  legumes  are  better  fed 
dry  in  connection  with  corn  silage.  We 
know,  of  course,  that  many  farmers  think 
otherwise,  and  prefer  to  plant  the  corn 
and  beans  together,  cutting  the  mixed 
crops  into  the  silo.  They  claim  a  saving 
of  labor  by  doing  so,  and  a  gain  of  15  to 
20  per  cent  in  the  value  of  the  silage.  We 
think  the  best  silo  crop  is  corn,  and  we 
think  the  legume  crops  are  better  adapted 
to  hay  or  dried  fodder.  If  you  prefer  to 
rot.  The  dead  plums  should  be  picked  up 
and  burned.  The  trees  should  be  thor¬ 
oughly  sprayed  with  lime-sulphur  in  early 
Spring,  and  again  with  a  weak  solution 
when  the  plums  are  a  little  larger  than 
peas.  Or  a  dust  of  sulphur  at  this  time 
will  help.  A  good  barrel  spray  pump 
ought  to  do  the  work. 
Early  Cucumbers  and  Melons 
I  would  like  to  hear  from  those  who 
have  used  boxes  with  canvas  or  water¬ 
proof  cloth  covers,  such  as  are  used  by 
some  for  protection  from  insects.  •  What 
size  and  depth  should  boxes  be  for  melons 
and  cucumbers,  and  how  much  earlier 
than  the  frost-free  date  could  they  be 
planted  if  oiled  canvas  was  used?  e.  d.  r. 
Concord,  Tenn. 
I  have  found  there  is  a  great  deal  of 
trouble  and  nothing  to  be  gained  by  using 
this  box  method  for  early  cucumbers  or 
melons.  The  cloth  does  not  admit  sun¬ 
shine  enough  to  make  the  good  stalky 
growth  the  young  plants  need.  The  best 
plan  I  have  found  for  growing  early  cu¬ 
cumbers  and  melons  is  to  lay  off  a  square 
of  sod  according  to  the  number  of  hills  I 
want,  then  take  a  hatchet  and  cut  the 
sod  in  4-in.  squares.  Take  them  up  with 
a  spade,  leaving  them  about  3  in.  thick. 
Winter  Sports  of  an  Adirondack  Pig 
grow  the  two  crops  together,  you  can  mix 
about  six  quarts  of  Soy  beans  with  a 
bushel  of  seed  corn  and  drill  as  you 
would  corn  alone. 
There  are  two  kinds  of  Sweet  clover. 
One  is  known  as  Hubam.  This  is  an 
annual,  making  its  full  growth  in  one  sea¬ 
son.  The  other  is  a  biennial,  making  a 
fair  growth  the  first  season  and  living 
over  Winter  to  produce  seed  the  second 
year.  They  are  much  alike  except  that 
the  Hubam  usually  grows  taller  and  does 
not  make  as  thick  or  heavy  a  growth. 
For  practical  purposes  such  as  pastur¬ 
age,  most  people  prefer  the  two-year  bi¬ 
ennial  variety.  Either  clover  should  grow 
well  in  your  locality.  We  think  a  light 
seeding  of  oats  and  beardless  barley  com¬ 
bined  would  make  a  good  nurse  crop,  and 
we  see  no  objection  in  seeding  a  com¬ 
bination  of  the  two  kinds  of  Sweet  clover. 
The  Hubam  would  come  in  first  and  give 
quick  pasturage,  while  the  biennial  was 
coming  on  for  a  later  crop. 
Black  Knot  and  Rot  on  Plums 
I  have  five  fine  Lombard  plum  trees 
which  are  infected  with  black  knot.  Last 
year  I  cut  out  all  infected  parts,  burning 
same.  This  year  there  is  about  twice  as 
much.  Is  there  anything  in  the  sulphur 
treatment,  i.  e.,  bore  in.  hole  into 
trunk  of  tree,  filling  with  sulphur,  and 
again  sealing  the  hole?  These  trees  are 
about  12  ft.  high.  A  good  deal  of  the 
fruit  rots  just  before  ripening.  Is  there 
any  way  I  could  spray  them  without  get¬ 
ting  a  power  spraying  outfit?  Would 
Bordeaux  mixture  be  right  for  this? 
When  should  they  be  sprayed?  a.  o.  R. 
Pennsylvania. 
No!  There  is  nothing  to  the  “treat¬ 
ment”  of  boring  a  hole  in  the  tree  and 
poking  in  sulphur  or  some  expensive 
“patent  powder.”  That  would  have  no 
effect  whatever  upon  the  black-knot  dis¬ 
ease.  The  remedy  is  to  keep  cutting  out 
the  diseased  wood  and  burning  it.  Cut 
far  enough  hack  into  the  sound  wood  so 
that  all  diseased  “knots”  are  taken  out. 
Then  spray  the  tree  thoroughly  with  Bor¬ 
deaux  mixture.  Some  trees  are  so  badly 
infected  that  they  cannot  be  cured.  These 
plums  probably  are  afflicted,  with  brown 
Then  invert  the  sods  and  put  them  under 
a  sash  as  close  as  you  can  set  them.  Put 
six  to  eight  seeds  on  the  top  of  each  of 
the  squares,  sift  1  in.  of  fine  rich  soil 
over  the  seed,  and  firm  with  a  board.  If 
there  is  not  hot  manure  in  sash,  the  seed 
should  be  planted  about  the  first  of 
April ;  if  hot  manure  is  used,  April  15 
is  time  enough.  As  soon  as  plants  are 
up  give  plenty  of  air  on  bright  days,  but 
cover  at  night.  Do  not  set  plants  out  in 
open  ground  until  the  nights  get  warm, 
say  May  20.  Set  them  in  the  open  ground 
on  a  damp,  warm  day.  The  insects  are 
easily  controlled  by  sifting  dry  wood 
ashes  on  the  young  plants  when  the  dew 
is  on  them.  After  the  plants  are  well 
established  and  start  to  run,  thin  out  to 
three  plants  to  a  hill.  wm.  Perkins. 
Early  Planting  for  Long  Island 
What  is  the  earliest  safe  date  for  plant¬ 
ing  muskmelons,  tomatoes,  peppers,  egg¬ 
plants  and  celery  in  a  small  greenhouse 
for  transplanting  in  the  open,  on  Long 
Island?  I  intend  planting  the  earliest 
varieties  of  each,  the  melons  in  paper 
pots.  I  have  no  hotbeds  or  cold  frames, 
but  the  roof  of  the  greenhouse  is  of  reg¬ 
ular  6x3  hotbed  sash,  which  is  easily  re¬ 
moved  for  hardening  off  the  plants. 
East  Setauket,  N.  Y.  d.  v.  f. 
Sow  tomato  and  celery  seed  March  10, 
peppers  and  eggplants  March  20,  musk¬ 
melons  April  15,  in  a  greenhouse  where 
there  is  some  heat.  The  melons  will  do 
better  by  cutting  sods  4  in.  square,  in¬ 
verting  them  and  placing  six  to  eight 
seeds  on  each  sod,  than  to  put  them  in 
pots.  Sift  an  inch  of  fine  rich  soil  on  top 
of  seeds  and  firm  with  a  board.  Harden 
the  plants  off  well  before  setting  in  open 
ground,  which  should  be  about  May  20. 
Choose  a  warm,  moist  day  for  transplant¬ 
ing.  If  you  want  very  early  tomatoes, 
eggplants  and  peppers,  follow  this  same 
method.  Lay  off  a  square  of  sod,  take  a 
itchet  and  cut  the  sod  4  in.  square. 
Take  up  with  a  spade,  leaving  them 
about  3  in.  thick.  Invert  the  sods,  plac¬ 
ing  them  as  close  together  as  you  can. 
Have  some  pegs  S  in.  long.  Stick  one  in 
the  center  of  each  sod,  sift  4  in.  of  fine 
rich  soil  on  top,  firm  the  soil  around  the 
pegs,  so  that  when  they  are.  pulled  out 
you  can  stick  a  plant  in  the  hole,  and 
your  plant  will  grow  in  the  center  of 
the  sod.  Harden  off  well  before  trans¬ 
planting  to  open  ground,  which  will  be 
about  May  15  to  20.  Wet  thoroughly  be¬ 
fore  cutting  the  sods  apart  with  a  large 
knife,  so  the  fine  soil  will  adhere  to  the 
roots  in  transit  from  bed  to  open  ground. 
WM.  PERKINS. 
