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ILV_/irmvn from results gained at the Ohio station and reported iu arecent bulletin, e Following is a summary of the bulletin mentioned:Keeping seed potatoes so as to pre-* 1 serve their vitality is of the utmost im-' ' portauce. This can be done fairly well ■ by pitting, but cold storage, where the lj temperature is held at about 33 degrees, F , is the ideal method. As between0 . 1budding and sprouting the seed in tire light and in cold storage, there is but little choice. Budding is accomplished by g 1 spreading the potatoes one layer deep a ! on the barn floor wherever they will getmien'll nees mat are leuuer auu uwan-dle.I- IJ light, but are not exposed to direct sun-I light. This is done several weeks before j time of planting. Potatoes treated in 1 this manner come up in about cue week and grow with astonishing rapidity. Cold storage potatoes arc a few days later in coming up, but mature at the same time. Contrary to expectations, the best results have been secured in using medium and late varieties for late- ! planting. Usually as large a crop is not. I , secured by late as by early planting, but t the advantages lie in being able to fob i low early crops in this manner and in »J securing better seed because of the su-, perior keeping qualities of late grown i potatoes. ] It has been found advantageous to ^; immerse seed potatoes not more than j ’ one hour in the corrosive sublimate so-„ | lutiou in the treatment to prevent potato I scab. Seed potatoes, grown from tieafed seed and planted on land free from scab*I may produce tubers almost free from scab.' The treatment for potato scab ' does little or no good if the potatoes are \' planted on land infested with scab. It is n good plan to treat seed potatoes some time before planting, and to dry [ | before storing. Spraying to prevent potato blight has given variable results.(possibly because tho same forms of ^ blight have not been present at all times. Potatoes appearing to he sound, but : showing a daik ring when cut across *' the stem end, are diseased and will carry ‘ ' the blight- to tho hold. Tho Colorado• | potato beetle, Mister and flea booths ) ! may carry the disease irom one hill to- ' another. It is essential to 1 eject diseasedtubers, to keep the bug* in check and to 1 plant on ginund where potatoes have . not boett grown for a year or two. In i spraying, six ounces of paris green . ’should bo used to a barrel of bordeaux . mixture.,: Thorough cultivation is important, so, as to prevent, the wa-te of moisture and .to keep up a viguums growth, as a 1 means of rendering the plants somewhat resistant to blight.The most promising of the new early varieties sue Bun's No. L Bovee. Early Michigan, Early Thoroughbred and Van Orman's No. ini. The most promising ' of the new late varieties are Carman ■ No. 3, Country Gentleman, Enormous, FJaglo, Livingston, Table King, Uncle ,' Sam and Wise. White Early Ohio, Pride 1 of the South and White Bliss1 Triumph I are valuable for certain sections unlt;l for ‘ special purposes* but not for general* cultivation. American Wonder, Carman i Nos. 1 and 3, Early Norther, EarlyRev. M. Mahin.—I have no experience in collar wintering, and in this climate (Indiana) I do not. think it advisable. From what. I have heard and read I am quire sure that cellar wintered bees are more tender and suffer more from spring dwindling.J. E. Pond.—I have never kept bees inside—that is, I have always wintered them on the summer stands—but I see no reason why there should be any difference iu tenderness, whether kept outdoors or inside, and, again, I cannot imagine how any one can judge accurately in the matter.Mrs. J. N. Heater.—Perhaps not, but they are sure to have brood earlier and when placed out of doors will be tempted out in quest of water and pollen to feed their young and perish iu the cold, often to such an extent that not enough bees are left to cover the brood, and it, too, is chilled to death. My heaviest losses from spring dwindling have always been from colonies wintered in tho cellar.pbiiManures For Early Planting:,No matter how rich the soil may he from previous manuring, all seeds planted during March or April should have some nitrogenous manure put in with them. There is no development of nitrates in the soil during cold weal her, and that developed last year has been mostlv washed out bv rains and melt-v *•ing shown. It needs some available nitrogen to furnish a supply until the fermentation of vegetable matter iu the soil piovides it. Unless this is done the early growth will be stanted, and the crop will not only be reduced i 11 quantity, but will be nut much earlier than if planted later with the soil warm enough to furnish nitrogen and give the plants a vigorous start Later in the season the nodules on pea roots store nitrogen from the air. Bur they do this for the soil rather than for the growth of the vine While young the pea vine ne^ds nitrogenous manures, the same as other plants. As tin* value of early peas consists mainly in their earliness it is a mistake to neglect giving them what is needed to push them rapidly until they attain size to help themselves.—American Cultivator.IHarvest, Rural New Yorker No. 2, Sir, William and Wise have been tested suf-r fieiently to warrant recommending them^ for general cultivation.Sobaoiiinfi Defined.A correspondent in the Burlington Hawkeye says: ‘‘A plow is an imple-2 mcnt used to completely overturn or in-- vert the furrow slice it cuts out, bring-iug tlie under part of the soil to (lie surface and placing the top soil to the bottom of the furrow. A subsoiler 1 has been unfortunately named a subsoil plow, giving the impression that in its operation the surfai e soil is buried 12 to : 18 inches below the surface and the sub-| soil from a corresponding depth brought I to the surface—in other words, thatGang Clown.The following letter from a Kansas contributor appeared in The Kansas Fanner:1 have used a gang plow for five years (three pious). Gan cut from J1 to ]f inches, according to the depth I desire to plow—that is, rut or slice for 33 to *11 inlt; hi s. T work four or *ix hoi.so*— always six when plowing for corn. Tho plow r an he turned around inside of its length. I use no tongue. Can guide it so only two plows will cut furrows if so desired when finishing upland, or cun drop off one plow or arid another to it. I think it is the best farm implement I ever bought* I always attach a harrow when plowing for grain. I plowed, harrowed and plained to corn 120 acres in Hi jo days. Have plowed over 200 acres without going to the shop.The least day’s work I ever did was seven acres—this because the bouts were very short. Have plowed a half day without ever stopping.TTCrimson Clover In Illfnnig.E. Davenport reports from the station of the University of Illinois that, first,crimson clover is less likely than red clover to succeed in Illinois; second, drought and cold are its great enemies, notably the former, especially in the early life of the plant; third, if benefits may be had from acclimation, they have not 5'et become sufficiently established to be noticeable.Formalin*- For Potato Scab.At the Indiana station formaline waft used instead of corrosive sublimate for soakiim seed potatoes for scab. The re-
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