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T ll E G A R D P: N :\I A G A Z I X E 
January, 1917 
The Beauty of 
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one half of the frmt which can be made into 
delicious green jam and jelly and in .August 
the tree is laden with red plums, which should 
be left to ripen on the tree to obtain the perfect 
flavor — also the preserves and sweet pickles 
made with them are much richer in flavor 
when ripened on the tree. 
lo insure perfect fruit, like all plums, they 
must be sprayed with bordeau.x before and 
after blossoming and if the shot holes come in 
the leaves as they are likely to in late summer, 
a spray of arsenate of lead is helpful and does 
not hurt the fruit. Great care should be taken 
to wash the fruit before eating. 
1 his is given as the experience of one who de- 
lights in her garden and never allows an 
“Experienced Gardener” to descend the 
precincts. 
New Rochelle, N. A’. .A. Van Gelder. 
Removing the Robber 
AJEAR the middle of my home garden there 
stood a large pear tree whose roots ex- 
tended about in all directions to the detriment 
of preparing and cultivating the soil and of 
handling the crops, and although this tree 
absorbed considerable moisture to the injury 
of the growing crops, it was a tree I did not 
wish to part with. However, during last sum- 
mer leaf blight affected the tree so badly I cut 
it down to prevent the spread of the disease to 
my young trees. 
The stump was left in the ground until after 
the garden had all been gathered, when one 
day while work was somewhat slack I decided 
to remove it as the stump and roots were 
greatly in the way, therefore, taking an inch 
and a half crowbar I made a hole, the bottom 
of which extended well below the crown of the 
stump, and into this I loaded two sticks of 20 % 
dynamite. One of the sticks was primed with 
a No. 6 cap with fuse attached and after the 
first stick was thoroughly and compactly 
tamped in with a wooden stick the primed 
cartridge was loaded. 
As this stump was somewhat near the house 
I was afraid the flying pieces of wood and rock 
might break the windows, so I sewed a number 
of heavy burlap sacks together and covered the 
stump and several feet around it with several 
thicknesses, placing leafy branches on next and 
weighing both down with a few small logs. I 
purposely put m a light charge and used a low 
grade of dynamite as I did not wish any more 
flying pieces of debris than possible, but the 
amount of dynamite placed did the work and 
did it well, loosening and splitting the stump 
so that it was removed with but little 
trouble. 
I was expecting no returns this year and had 
forgotten about the stump, but from the first 
I noticed the vegetables grew much better 
near and where the shot had been made than in 
other places of the garden and throughout the 
season the growth was greener and more lux- 
uriant while the plants stood the drought 
better. 
1 he soil here is underlaid with hardpan and 
the dynamite evidently shattered it sufficiently 
to allow the plants to obtain more moisture 
and gave better drainage and aeration, so by 
noting the results from shooting out this stump 
1 am quite convinced of the value of subsoihng 
where there is hardpan, especially if it is close 
to the surface and I expect to give subsoiling 
a thorough test this winter at times when the 
ground is not frozen and is perfectly dry. 
Mountain \Aew, Missouri. J. R. Lucas. 
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