The Question Box. 263 



How many times is it necessary to spray one orchard? 



A Farmer. — Spray twice; once before the blossoms open and 

 once after they fall, using the copperas sulphate and lime. It is 

 what is known as the Bordeaux. Add paris green with the Bor- 

 deaux for the last spraying. 



Why are Ben Davis apples such good sellers? 



Mr. Gould. — Because ther are red; I know of no other reason. 



Mr. Cook. — They will bear some hammering, and, after all, are 

 a Tery good apple. In the spring when all other varieties are 

 gone, it does very well; the evaporator men like it because it 

 makes a white product that is attractive in the market. 



"Would rape be a good crop to sow in an orchard? 



Dr. Jordan. — Yes, sir. Rape would be a good crop for that pur- 

 pose. Dwarf Essex is the best variety I know of. But if you 

 sow it, fertilize both the trees and the rape, else the rape will steal 

 fertility as well as moisture from the trees. Rape, like cabbage, 

 requires considerable nitrogen to perfect a good crop. Do not 

 allow it to take it from the soil at the expense of the trees. 



How far apart would it be best to set'peach trees here at Weedsport? 



Mr. Cook. — I don't know. No one of us are peach-growers. 

 A Farmer. — I think it best to set them from sixteen to twenty 

 feet apart each way. 



What strawberry is best to fertilize the Bubach? 



Mr. Rice. — I don't think I could answer that question for you, 

 because strawberries are fickle. With us, however, Brandywine 

 is best for the purpose, because both varieties blossom and ripen 

 about the same time, are about the same size and variety, and 

 both are good sellers. We can't get too much pollen by way of 

 fertilization for Bubach. 



A Farmer. — Brandvwine, Bubach and Gandv are the best sorts 

 here. 



What new varieties are best? 



Mr. Rice. — William Belt, Glen Mary, Atlantic and Marshall are 

 all on trial with us. Marshall is one of the most beautiful straw- 



