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ing  in  the  bed.  The  quality  has  always 
been  and  is  choice,  and  I  think  superfine 
when  compared  with  that  which  is  sold 
on  the  market.  a.  r.  Eastman. 
New  York. 
R.  N.-Y. — “No  weeds  or  grass  have 
ever  got  a  footing  in  the  bed.”  That  is 
the  best  explanation.  Such  a  bed  will 
last  nearly  a  full  lifetime.  Weeds  and 
neglect  will  cut  down  the  life  of  such  a 
patch. 
Wood  Ashes  and  Poultry  Manure 
After  you  have  spent  years  in  trying 
to  pursuade  people  not  to  mix  their  wood 
ashes  and  poultry  manure,  and  have  ex¬ 
plained  the  reason  in  nearly  evex-y  issue 
of  your  paper,  is  it  not  rather  exasperat¬ 
ing  to  read  an  article  like  this  from  a 
college  of  agriculture?  v.  c.  J. 
South  China,  Me. 
With  the  above  note  comes  the  follow¬ 
ing  clipping  from  a  farm  paper: 
Wood  ashes  are  valuable  for  garden 
seeds.  New  York  College  of  Agriculture 
says  to  mix  wood  ashes  with  an  equal 
weight  of  acid  phosphate,  then  reinforce 
the  mixture  with  five  or  six  time  (by 
weight)  as  much  poultry  manure.  Use 
a  pound  of  this  mixture  per  squax*e  foot 
of  garden  surface.  Coal  ashes  h'ave  no 
value  in  the  garden  except  to  loosen  clay 
soils  ox-  to  bind  very  loose  soils. 
We  do  not  believe  the  “college  of  ag- 
riculture”  ever  made  any  such  statement. 
It  is  practically  impossible -to  make  any 
full  mixture  of  wood  ashes  and  chemicals. 
The  ashes  are  so  light  and  powdery  that 
they  will  not  make  a  satisfactory  mix¬ 
ture.  We  think  it  far  better  to  use  the 
ashes  alone — broadcast  and  raked  or  cul¬ 
tivated  into  the  soil.  And  the  chemical 
effect  of  such  a  mixture  would  be  bad. 
The  lime  in  the  wood  ashes  in  direct  con¬ 
tact  with  the  acid  phosphate  would  cause 
“reversion” — that  is,  the  lime  would  unite 
with  the  soluble  pliosphoi-us  and  make 
it  less  soluble.  The  lime  would  also  act 
upon  the  ammonia  in  the  chicekn  ma¬ 
nure  so  as  to  draw  part  of  it  away  as  a 
gas.  We  think  that  mixing  wood  ashes 
with  either  acid  phosphate  or  chicken 
manure  is  about  the  worst  thing  you 
could  do  with  it.  We  should  broadcast 
the  ashes  alone  and  work  them  into  the 
soil,  then  mix  the  phosphate  and  chicken 
manure. 
A  Discussion  of  “Big  Trees” 
Prof.  J.  G.  Sanders,  of  the  Bureau  of 
Plant  Industry,  Pennsylvania,  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Agriculture,  has  issued  a  warning 
against  what  he  calls  a  nefarious  type  of 
nursery  practice.  This  refei-s  to  the  of¬ 
fering  of  a  large  and  unsold  nursery 
stock.  He  says  it  is  the  practice  of  some 
nurserymen  to  carry  this  unsold  stock 
over  and  sell  it  under  the  guise  of  “bear¬ 
ing  fruit  trees.”  Of  course,  the  sugges¬ 
tion  is  that  the  big  trees  bear  earlier  than 
the  smaller  trees;  in  fact,  in  some  in¬ 
stances,  the  buyer  is  led  to  believe  that 
the  trees  will  begin  bearing  immediately — 
even  the  year  in  which  they  are  planted. 
Prof.  Sanders  says  that  this  overgrown 
stock  is  practically  worthless,  and  he  ad¬ 
vises  people  not  to  touch  these  big  trees 
— certainly  not  until  they  understand  just 
what  they  are  and  what  can  be  expected 
of  them.  We  always  consider  it  fair  to 
|  give  both  sides  of  the  question  a  chance 
to  discuss  a  matter  of  this  sort,  and  we 
have  asked  several  nurserymen  who  sell 
i  these  ti’ees  for  their  side  of  the  matter, 
which  is  presented  as  follows  : 
The  nurserymen  claim  that  these  large 
treese  are  properly  cut  back  and  the  head 
well  started.  They  are  designed  more 
particulai-ly  for  the  small  planter  who 
wants  a  collection  of  family  fruit  trees, 
and  wants  them  as  big  as  can  be  handled 
safely,  so  that  they  will  bear  in  the  quick¬ 
est  possible  time.  They  claim  that  a  nice 
big  tree,  carefully  planted,  is  a  better  tree 
than  the  little  one,  because  it  would  be 
more  likely  to  start  off  and  develop  prop- 
sery,  will  make  a  more  shapely  tree, 
sery,  will  make  a  more  shapely  trree. 
These  “bearing  trees”  are  apparently  two 
years  or  older.  They  have  been  forced 
into  good  size  in  the  nursery  row,  care¬ 
fully  trimmed  and  fitted,  for  immediate 
planting  and  gi’owth. 
We  have  had  considei’able  experience 
in  planting  big  trees,  and  we  have  found 
it  very  unsatisfactory.  We  much  prefer 
the  smaller  trees,  as  we  are  able  to  keep 
them  undei-  control  and  shape  the  head 
to  suit.  In  several  instances  we  have 
planted  what  are  known  as  “cut-offs” ; 
this  means  a  tree  cut  back  after  the  sec¬ 
ond  or  third  year  of  growth  so  as  to  per¬ 
mit  a  new  sprout  to  come  up  from  the 
root ;  this,  of  course,  means  an  older  root 
producing  a  top  of  one  year’s  growth.  Wc 
find  this  far  better  than  the  big  trees 
which  are  allowed  to  grow  to  a  large  size 
in  nursery  rows.  There  is,  however,  an 
objection  to  these  “cut-offs,”  although  we 
have  found  them  quite  useful.  Most  peo¬ 
ple  have  been  taught  to  use  a  one  or  two- 
year-old  tree  of  good  growth,  and  the 
plan  is,  generally  speaking,  a  good  one. 
Propagating  Rhododendrons 
Would  you  tell  me  how  to  propagate 
Rhododendrons?  Since  the  quarantine  on 
these  plants  from  Holland  has  been  ixx 
effect  the  price  has  risen  out  of  reason. 
1  have  a  number  of  fine  varieties  bought 
soixxe  years  ago  and  would  like  to  increase 
my  stock  somewhat.  W.  c.  D. 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Rhododendi*ons  are  increased  by  seeds, 
layers,  grafts  and  cuttings.  Layers  often 
appear  to  make  the  best  plants,  and  this 
is  the  simplest  method  of  propagation  for 
the  amateur  gaialener.  It  is  rather  a 
slow  process,  and  usually  the  rooted  layer 
is  not  ready  to  separate  from  the  parent 
plant  until  the  second  Spring  following. 
Layering  is  done  in  the  Spring  in  our 
climate;  in  both  Spring  and  Fall  abroad. 
Roots  form  quite  easily  on  wood  of  any 
age;  when  removed  the  layers  should  be 
treated  as  rooted  cuttings  and  carefully 
grown  in  well-prepared  soil,  and  given 
water  and  shade  as  needed.  To  layer, 
bend  down  a  convenient  branch,  and  after 
cutting  a  small  heel  in  the  underside  of 
the  bark,  peg  to  the  ground  at  this  point, 
puttiixg  a  little  soil  over  the  place,  and 
leaving  the  tip  of  the  branch,  about  six 
inches,  free.  When  the  roots  are  formed 
this  tip  is  cut  off,  with  the  roots,  and 
planted  as  a  rooted  cutting.  Rhododen¬ 
drons  are  also  easily  raised  from  seeds 
wdxich  are  sown  in  Spring,  in  well-drained 
pans  or  boxes  filled  with  sandy  peat.  The 
soil  should  be  well  watered  before  sow¬ 
ing.  The  seeds  should  have  very  little 
covering  or  merely  be  pressed  into  the 
soil  without  further  covering.  Glass  may 
be  placed  over  the  boxes  to  prevent  dry¬ 
ing  out  until  the  seed  has  germinated.  If 
not  too  thick,  the  seedlings  may  be  left 
in  the  boxes  until  the  following  Spring, 
being  carried  over  Winter  in  a  cold 
frame. 
Street-corner  Orator:  “Gentlemen,” 
said  he,  “my  opponent  suggests  that  such 
things  are  mere  pinpricks.  But  I  can  as- 
sure  him  that  this  pinprick  is  the  last 
straw  which  bi’eaks  the  camel’s  back.  If 
it  is  not  uprooted  while  still  in  the  cradle, 
its  venomous  tongue  will  permeate  the 
very  pillars  of  democracy,  and  ring  up 
the  curtain  on  the  deluge  which  will  con¬ 
sume  us  all.” — New  York  Globe. 
CONTENTS 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER,  MAY  12,  1923 
FARM  TOPICS 
A  Back-to-the-lander  Discusses  Farming, 
709,  710 
Beginnings  of  Agriculture  in  American — 
Part  II .  710 
Hay  Caps  in  Hay-making .  711 
Don’t  Handle  the  Potatoes  Rough .  711 
Crop  for  Quack-infested  Land .  716 
More  About  Hairy  Vetch .  715 
Hope  Farm  Notes . 720,  721 
Which  Are  Corn  Countries? .  723 
LIVE  STOCK  AND  DAIRY 
Green  Forage  for  Rabbits . 
Taming  Jack  Rabbits . 
Rabbits  Running  at  Large . 
Feeding  Rabbits;  Rabbit  Manure 
Loss  of  Young  Rabbits . 
Variation  in  Milk  Prices... . 
May  Price  for  Milk . 
Trouble  With  Silage . 
Increasing  Milk  Flow . 
Feeding  Young  Stock . 
Feeding  Beet  Pulp . . . . . 
Home-mixed  Grain  . 
Shrinkage  in  Milk  Yield . 
719 
719 
719 
719 
719 
723 
723 
726 
726 
726 
728 
728 
728 
THE  HENYARD 
Loss  of  Chicks .  . .  .  730 
Depraved  Appetite  . 730 
Possible  Roup  . 730 
Brooding  Young  Chicks;  Bedding  for  Pigs..  731 
Lame  Chicks;  Turkey  With  Roup .  731 
Egg-laying  Contest  .  732 
Buttermilk  and  Diarrhoea .  732 
HORTICULTURE 
English  Walnuts  in  Western  New  York....  711 
A  Good  Asparagus  Bed . 711,  712 
Suckers  from  Plum  Trees .  713 
Use  of  Bulbs  After  Forcing .  713 
Culture  of  Zinnias .  713 
An  Old  Asparagus  Bed .  713 
Storing  Chinese  Cabbage .  715 
New  England  Notes .  716 
The  Black  Vine-weevil.. .  721 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day .  724 
Texas  Notes  .  724 
The  Rural  Patterns .  724 
Cress  as  Greens .  724 
Braided  Rugs  .  726 
Say  It  With  Linoleum .  726 
MISCELLANEOUS 
New  Source  of  Water  Supply .  710 
Toy  Snakes  and  Robins . 713 
Repellent  for  Squirrels .  716 
More  About  Poison.  Ivy .  715 
Farmer’s  Wife  and  Bees . 710 
Recharging  Battery  With  Lighting  Plant..  717 
Weak  Vinegar . 717 
Lubricating  Oil  and  Axle  Grease  from  Lard 
and  Tallow  .  717 
Testing  Motor  Oil .  717 
Waterproofing  a  Slicker .  717 
Repainting  Stage  Curtain .  717 
What  Happened  in  Sugar? .  723 
Publisher’s  Desk  . 784 
