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1 170 BROADWAY, N.Y. 



commence to die; finally the branch dies, and the 

 appearance of the tree is the same as a forest tree 

 killed by fire. It is doubtless a germ disease, and 

 the only known way to control it is to cut off the 

 branch, back to the healthy wood, at the first 

 appearance of the disease, being careful to disin- 

 fect the tools with a solution of carbolic acid each 

 time a branch is cut. This matter of controlling 

 fire blight is very important. If the disease ap- 

 pears and there is no effort made to control it, in a 

 few years the trees will be worthless except for fuel. 



The latter part of August or the first of Septem- 

 ber is not too late to bag some choice variety of 

 grapes, if it has not been done before. The Ni- 

 agara grape, especially, can be thus improved. 

 The bags, which, cost only a few cents and are 

 quickly put on, are also some protection against 

 parasite enemies, and the grapes can be left on the 

 vines until after the first frost. Because of this, 

 the Early Campbell grape is desirable, although it 

 is not of high quality. The Winchell or Green 

 Mountain, is the first to ripen in my vineyard, 

 and is in every way superior to Moore's Early, 

 the old standard early variety. It L much sweeter 

 and richer in flavor. The vine is sufficiently hardy 

 for most parts of New York, and is a good bearer. 

 Those who have failed to ripen other grapes can 

 surely grow the Winchell to perfection, for it ripens 

 from the last of August to September ist in the 

 higher altitudes of New York. 



It will pay you well to remove raspberry and 

 blackberry canes soon after bearing, for they draw 

 from the roots some of the sap that should go to 

 the new canes. Whenever the old canes are cut, 

 the new ones make a more vigorous growth, are 

 in better condition to go through the winter, and 

 bear a large crop the following year. Long- 

 handled pruning shears are the best to use for 

 cutting. Clip off the canes near the ground as 

 soon as they have done bearing; then, some time 

 before the next spring's cultivation, burn them; 

 or else place them around fruit trees as a mulch. 



When you are cutting out the old canes, the new 

 ones may need some attention, such as placing 

 wire supports on either side of them, or tying 

 them to posts. I like best the wire support fast- 

 ened to arms nailed horizontally across a post 

 three or four feet from the ground. Watch for 

 the orange rust on blackberries. The diseased 

 cane turns to a reddish color, and dies. It is a 

 germ disease, and the only way to prevent its 

 spreading is to dig out the diseased plants and 

 burn them. 



If the hill systems and narrow hedge row of 

 strawberry culture are practiced, it will be necessary 

 to keep the late growing runners cut. The strength 

 of the plants should go into the plants that will 

 bear next year. Keep an open space between the 

 plants for late summer cultivation. In the small 

 bed, it takes only a few minutes to run the wheel 

 hoe between the rows, and pull out the few weeds 

 that start to grow. I find the check row plan of 

 setting strawberries the best, for when lined each 

 way so that the rows are straight and the cultivator 

 is run both ways, there is little hand hoeing to do. 



Much worse than all ordinary weeds in the fruit 

 garden is quack grass. I have had some experience 

 in getting rid of it. Methods of cultivation that 

 destroy ordinary weeds will not eradicate quack. 

 The grass looks something like timothy, but it 

 fills the soil with a thick mass of roots, so that 

 nothing else can grow, and it also prevents cul- 

 tivation. Dig out the first quack you find in the 

 garden. If it gets into the strawberry bed, there 

 is little chance of saving the bed, and about the best 

 thing one can do is to plow it up. I think now if 

 I had to fight quack I would spread salt on the 

 ground after plowing, harrow it in, continue to 

 harrow until June, then plant a crop, such as 

 sweet com, to which I could give deep and thor- 

 ough cultivation all summer. 



The fruit trees set last spring will need some 

 attention all the season. Only a little pruning is 

 necessary. Keep in mind, as the ideal tree, the 

 one with the low head and vase form with open 

 centre. Keep a mulch close around the trees, 

 grow cultivated crops in the spaces between them, 

 and fertilize these crops well. Large crops of 

 vegetables or small fruits can be grown in an or- 

 chard while it is too young to bear, and the trees 

 are better for it. 



I like to do some propagating every year, for then 



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