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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
December, iqoo. 
Small Fruits. 
VINEYARDS 
M U, , 'handler. Argentine. 
I lii' tri'M J»«‘ crop of the JUWt year <»»« ,„d 
very em-ouraglng for n,e majority of the 
growers lu tin- vicinity nr KaUut* *',>> 
Thl* wiis due in iin- extreme cold winter 
mill the ml of tJil» summer Tlie rr»|i wu* 
reduced to about 8H per mill. Vines have 
made nil excellent gn'etb this *umnM 
nod are in flni comlltioo for i «*op next 
year, Grape* that wen* Affected with 
tdnek rot were iniwfly on black anil nr 
high prairies. With n.» nil WiOdjr-olay soil 
and the rot wa, le-v than fi per eenl and 
a m>i> of nlront 7. r * pc eenr. lb.- Mi-'i 
rut Is carried though I lie winter In tin* 
dried Rmpcs nod leaven. The black ml 1* 
rtrsl visible iis „ brown sped:, spread I on 
Ihrnuglioiit rhe vine The spores of III 
fungi are carried through the air and 
genu Inn led with tin- presence of water 
Downy mildew i« n parnslils plnot tun 
nin.B throngh Hu Mesne of the fine, and 
appear* on the under side of the leave-- 
•>« .1 whitish spot Atinllier ill. seine I*. the 
Ardmicnnse. of European o rig In, which 
a . lari * the leave*, twigs a Ini croon shouts' 
II* crniTuon name is bird's eye rot Tt fir*, 
muck* the fruit ; as II progresses II leave-, 
bits of diseased t issue upon Hie shoot-, 
m il leaves it I* inflated to blink ror. 
i:i:m tnns roil tiii; uiovr Dwxsrs, 
S| it}' w ill dipper sulphate for blnck 
ml. and Itoirlenux mixture for downy 
mildew, and am, m, ideal soiuiioi. of -.upper 
enrlmunle and kei'n-i'm- emulsion f,.i .Vu- 
I lirnenose. ,Six ouiii'cs pulverized ,np- 
ninnln ejirbntmle and 1 ounce of rnppcr 
etirlionnte In in ciillnii- nf woicr), 
1 ■ rape? should he sa. l ed lo lie kepi In 
per ft*- 1 condition Agawmii. i.'i.ethe. I, in- 
ley. Wilder, Salem alul Delaware me 
1 bed in i lie around, champion were in- 
loreil. DUenwed grape rfni'ff xlmuld be 
""mined In Hie Tall, raked up and burned. 
They should he * prayed early In llie ip-ing 
when Hu* IiihIn tiogln to swell, ,\a emu 
mevi'f.il grape* | wniihl recommend 
MO- 1 ' * Rally Worden and I'oneorilj Ida 
"tot'd, and Green MmiriUdu f,. r uiiii,.; 
'*">er. Delaware, r.inlc, and Goethe far 
""I P'nk New L rape, are Campbell 
rl> !thd Green Mountain. (Paper real 
ill Kansas. Stair- 1 1 -irt Icul t urn I Society, i 
STRAWBERRIES IN THE CARDEN 
lor American 1 run and VegM.ihle .Umronl. 
lly o. \\ ItlHi-knal!. 
rim *1 unvlu-nv .an lie rained .a-liv 
a* nay garde,, v eg* table. provided n few 
simple rules he pe,-|*U*,1 m 1 ,,ei 
* ‘W In tav*uii*e the a verucc amalcnr 
i/Brde'ier half nil. tli*» pbinf. will, end- 
• line nt find, and 11, «t w|mn „ r , v ,,J tv 
ilntrt" r "'d w eed, b> 
llnl*h the Job. 
'"'i! 1 " «Hh, Un a mil tain r 
rnoiith watering tor the lii.elom ruin' 
Clobes I, prmpm -1 p r * (> 
'he thl By an. make ,l„. H , ,, 
"li a small pim ,,| ground ami small 
<1 nan lily of manure I* tn 
’- r f fl " " "t«dl„„l sly., fainlh 
.' ... ‘ r. "‘ temptation lo over manure 
h„rn n o T " lK result In 
norm In various ways 
now'T J, bP "' """■'- l* f* Vornble I, |. 
.01 I hruder lM ',-1 a .land .... -..11 
Ill Ud-n,vi with leannre of am- i .. .i 
H-mtb of the Mason and Dlxou line, wh.-r! 
way. \ll runuers must be clipped off a* 
Iasi as they ''Will. 1 out. 
The soil should he stirred often enough 
ilirmiirliflill npring. guunuer and fall to kill 
nil weed* and m:i" before it copies. Very 
shallow euliure >- In -I If timely done li 
h surprisingly llclik One hour’s work n 
fortnight will K.‘. 1 1 in order a fair sized 
Mini vvliet ry tied If f.iitiilchtly. Hut 
i wo huurs a monib will mil; nelilicr w ill 
a day's work every two iiionlli*. Ila the 
si-olvc 111 time Ihnt omlnla here above all 
idil.'i'w 
planting .an be done In latest fall and 
ev en lii Hu- dead of winter, excessive ma- 
nuring doe* little harm in tills respect, l or 
men there Is plenty time for its burning 
power lo pa** uwaj by leaching betor 
Hip Iml dry wea'liec of late *|ohig illtll 
“oimner However, Mmiil.l pluming I *' 
done at Hie south lu party fall or lilt" 
■prlug ei n, more care Is necessary lu Mil* 
res pc. , than at the north 
Milt the kinds of manure which wo 
usually recommend arc stable manure and 
wood ashes. These are obtainable i.y near- 
ly all card oners mid nsed In proper ijnan 
Hill's they rejll) form a perfect *traw- 
heirr fertiliser Ibd stable iiinuure In 
cxce-sive qtianUUe* will malte a iQfitl 
rampant growth of plant* at tho expense 
if f fruit. A»lle* furnish thu pofnnli with 
opt which l" plenty tb, ire entrant be flic 
fltip»1 fruit. Rut a very heavy npplleatlou 
..f n*W ha* n cniKt'e effect nn.l hinder-, 
plant growth 
Du good garden -soil which has had reg- 
ular applications of stable manure. It I* 
nm nei'cssriry or even " |»e to apply any 
inm-e prepnrubiry for -I rawbei'rlc' . If rlie 
plat has had ii” recent upidlcntiun of nslie* 
n IHoiti.l to the si|tmre yarij tony he used, 
provided It I* Ihnrmighlr Ineorporalcil 
with the soil. This preemuloD nilivt al- 
ways lie taken up matter what kind nr 
manure Is ,i*od before phinfftiB 
A mo«r effective way of applying ma- 
nure I- as a top dressing a few months 
before lieu ring time. This mode seems to 
he peeiillarly salted ro the -dm wherry 
plum. II* rniitB grow near Hie mirf'ire 
and urn, thiai'fiire, very nulrk fu appro- 
priate fertility thus applied 
A pond way mi rich soil |* p. mix In 
• He a »he* before planting and afier ihar 
appty no rtinre manure mill) the following 
winter Then about the seamm Hint 
freezing weather begins. * ■ iy Iieeemlier I. 
apply evenly ever (Hunt - and miildlei 
just enough Halile manure lo niver the 
ground. If no n«lies nr other form of pot- 
ash was nu ll before pluming pound 
to the s<i mire yard may t. ( . evenly uni- 
I (ri'd over the whole plat. 
Eta tile manure applied a* above ai I ho 
beginning of winter answer* j double pur- 
nose ii both furling** mid protect* llc , . .... - 
" h-fi plains an .,■! line in llie full or 'n ,, ' '" s coimelnuce in hamlling um] i| lr , 
wii.i.'.' on sun ...|| || i, ;l plan I,, at !' r ^ "*«’■ If anything will 
""" prole, i i hem with .-lift r-< manure , ! " ,lun,, '' r ''>ac d I- when man 
M idi, li I- I, . in cover llie whole pi, it „ “ nl "" "f , limn lo K„ye 
middl, and all If of uiainir,' "W 1 « fp ' v ""d* extra in 
oliUilimhl.- |. limit,,, i i, ||,n_v I,.- applied , , r ' " 1,11 * 1,s 'ii*toiner init of 
Third -Dm 
FATI.URE WTTn EVEROREKNS. 
When once you arc uixpminted with 
evevgjveus rue;, transplant as readily as 
. Iin or ash and with ii* Utile loss, says 
S. Ilanlsi.il in Nehr.'iffltJi Parmer. 
Pin. I (llie tU'l'Imi* trouble 1- the desire 
lo get cheap trees .Seedlings are soul 
“Hi it n low price I.y llie million anil every 
one of IliOtll will die Wltboill spoial 
ear.- Sin h must be planted mnli r a 
-civcn. ami have tt|C best ..f attention, 
ami i lii'ii many will die till Huy nip estali- 
llfflied The costllcAl tree* on earth ro 
Hie fanner are ellenp trees I have sold 
hundreds of thmiMind-.. nm not wish 
to do ii liny more unless lo experts. WJih- 
oiu proper care the lo*.*.-* are too large 
li all depends on the cure. I hail a man 
-end nm 1,000 eolle. led silver cclais rrmn 
the mountains. They dried luldly .,ri Hie 
will, but I saved iff l per i-ent I had Hie 
man plftiil 3 ,<khi under a screen In flic 
Meululi N ur-ery . Colorado and he only 
saied 10 per cell I \ow Ilii* man ealh'.l 
hlmvclr an expert, hut the diir.'Hrnee w ns 
in the en n-. 
Seioiid Trees will ..rr»-n cmim m you 
dead. Sonic of Hie largest nurseries ar*- 
the , 1 -nrst Tlu* men are sn ea irlea- one 
- 1 ‘riog i l/oiighi from two dealers ri„. 
lie, sceineil alike. |r Is sonsy |„ J n ,vn 
i. lot of trees half mi hoar III llie mm. 
f| " , ‘ P n| k II n* in up beautifully in 
nm.-". lint J on f. el some way > lint there 
* "Ui.ihing the , miller, and you know 
I hce I- when you can save hut to .„. r 
So one shipment had a h-ss of on lv 
-! per cent, and the other no cent 
Roth men raised good Trees One man 
ami rurller or latei io U are H.unl. 
r North of that -eel |o|i Ir mil-i he n - 
|u»i ov*i and arounil llie plain Manor." 
lacking, almost any kind of lifter will un 
»wer III,, oh] ed is in lessen tin- leaving 
"I soil ii.eiiJdii to rreqm.nl rrw*eo« and 
11111.'-. H. en refill to see that t|,U nod'll 
»)•••'•■ fiat (Mr flu. |)|il Ilf tl»a : • Hli 
1K:M MH»Sf nf if I- jnltt'fi li I •« Mil tho 1 1 (MM 
Mini u r «* a Hi Ih -u.k hi Hjirlfiy; \ Mnroh 
l h. i:» )n flii- .. film) Kfcrih>n* c.r l»u* t»oun 
ar 
(n till' far MoUth n.',"l;lVni 
ot covering can la* m-,.,| 
>U, ' lr or ash.s n"< lo he Imd 
any for l II I mt, rl.-l, in pnliish will g| V e 
good I'esnlt*. 
Wnnr. or Pr.A* i imi 
\ good wn> for Hie garden or y, .* In- 
n Ii.ive rub ure generally, l* i„ ,ot f|„. 
plaids ig I,, f-, fiieh** nrmrt In the r,n 
o enrrl'ng ft* variety i, a mod. rale , 
lan • grower to have the rows 12 
ltd ween evc-v i-ri.-s „r 
tbr*.* row* l.m* a twefoot allay or „.„ik 
umie nr rail, ire 1., Mint 
are me properly piontud and cult! 
< . u , 
ir 
to 
if 
trees 
i ,,i;.d ICre, green* , ,„i*'i grow' .mi.w.'.'Vhe 
'7 , 1 "‘ ,v Idcased around llie roel. 
lu pnrti.or.hlp IV l III 
SOLID GOLD EMBLEM RING 
ONLY $1.50 
Any initial may ho had 
ou fc >« *•* bountiful r | 0K *[ n 
raised gold luttcra. Those 
I’lUgr Hi e hand, nude hv tho 
I,esi Workmen and from the 
l.iglicsi grade material . 
u* for OUr catalogue of Walnhe.s, 
.Us, .Slick I’lna, l.,<>, -ket*, Kings, etc. 
MARK COZZENS & COMPANY 
713 Mxjoaic Tempi* ChUxgo, 111- 
