THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Farmers* Club Discussion, or 
(Continued.) 
the peach very readily, and in setting 
yearling trees budded on peach, the roots 
were as good as those of peach trees of 
the same age, while Satsuma made less 
growth and the roots were poor, lacking 
fibrous roots; neither has the growth 
since been as good as Burbank. Two 
buds of Burbank set in limbs of a peach 
set two years, made a growth of six feet, 
three inches, and five feet, nine inches 
respectively, while the rest of the tree q 
made an average of about three feet. As g 
all the top was well cut back, the peach i 
had as good a chance as the plum buds, 
Smith’s Orleans has been the freest g] 
from black knot of any variety I have p 
ever tested, but is a shy bearer. I have y 
picked more in value from a Kingston 
than from any other. t' 
Possibilities of Potatoes in Vermont. 
L. R. Jones, Vermont Experiment 
Station.— In The R. N.-Y. of March 24, '' 
L. W. Beet, Cornwall, Vt., tells of his a 
onion experiments in which his acre has ^ 
yielded him from $35 to $80. In closing, ^ 
he says that he proposes to plant that ^ 
acre to potatoes this season, and asks if ^ 
he cannot thus make more money with ^ 
less labor. Had I not a slight personal • 
acquaintance with Mr. Peet, I should ^ 
fear he was too avaricious, but my con- ^ 
fidence both in him and in the possibilities 
of the potato crop of the Champlain Val- ^ 
ley are very great. That acre should 
yield over 400 bushels of marketable • 
potatoes. These will bring at least as * 
much as the onion crops, and with less 
labor. To be sure of the largest crop, 
however, he must not plant too early, 
and he must spray with the Bordeaux 
Mixture. A vigorous late potato like 
the White Star, planted May 10 to 17, 
and sprayed three times, about August 
1, 12 and 26, will bring the desired re¬ 
turns. There is only one thing to be 
feared, that is the scab. The corrosive 
sublimate treatment will insure clean 
seed, but the stable manure applied last 
year may cause some trouble, though 
probably not. Clean seed and commercial 
fertilizers should give a clean crop. 
Shavings to Supply Humus. 
V. E. H., Lakeport, N. H.—In reading 
The R. N.-Y. I notice there is quite a 
demand for humus in the soil, by the 
Arlington, Mass., gardeners, and others 
that use fertilizers. If I were situated 
as they are, I would try about one- 
quarter acre, with sawdust, spreading it 
on about an inch in depth, after the 
crops are off in the fall, and plowing it 
in. I have fixed my tomato plants the 
last four years in this way; After they 
were hoed the first time, I spread one 
inch in depth of shavings, so that the 
surface would be covered between the 
rows, and as far as the plants are sup¬ 
posed to spread. The results were that 
the tomatoes have been very free from 
rot, they don’t have to be hoed to keep 
down the weeds, and I have seen no bad 
effects from the shavings in the soil. 
Great Fains With Apple Trees. 
M. B., Spring Green, Wis.—I cover the 
blooming trees at night when the tem¬ 
perature is 50 degrees above, for I ex¬ 
pect frost that night. For a cover, I 
take muslin or burlap large enough to 
cover the top of the tree. I set two poles, 
Cheapest Lands in the World 
considering the quick cultivation, varied 
productions of high quality, and practi¬ 
cally no time from the great markets of 
Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, etc., are in 
the famous fruit belt of Michigan, along 
the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. A 
populated region with schools, churches, 
railroads, steamboat lines, telegraphs. 
Millions of people to buy all fruit, vege¬ 
tables, garden truck as fast as it grows, 
and transportation ready, quick and 
cheap enough to get it to them. $5 to $20 
per acre. Write to B. F. Popple, G. E. Agt. 
C. & W. M. R’y, 375 B’way, New York, or 
West Mich. Land Co., Muskegon, Mich. 
Mention this paper.— Adv. 
one on each side, that will reach a little 
higher than the top of the tree and tie 
the cover to the top of each pole ; this 
prevents the cloth from pr'essing the 
buds or blossoms and the cover keeps 
the frost from touching the buds and 
blossoms. In this way I have raised 
early apples, also cherries and goose¬ 
berries. I take the cover off two or 
three hours after sunrise next morning. 
Some Splinters. 
G C. M., SuNSiDE, N. Y.—On page 198 
Geo. Bittner says that cows do not eat 
grasses growing around horse droppings. 
They do not eat that about cow droppings 
in these parts, but eat about horse and 
sheep droppings. Again : Does not this 
prove the quality of vegetables grown 
with fertilizers ? Certainly, and it proves 
that fertilizers must be selected to give 
the quality needed. 
On page 203 J. E. 11., De Ruyter, N. Y., 
is pleased to have wide tires on his 
wagon, an old one remodeled. I say, 
amen, to his having them, but anathema 
to a law compelling all to get wide tires. 
Within the last three years some of my 
acquaintances have procured new wagons 
with wide tires, but of late have given 
the wide tired wagons very much rest. 
Two have freely admitted that they were 
mistaken. If J. E. H. desires wide tires 
for his wagons, or even a roller to go 
with, I am willing, only I object to a 
law to compel him or me. 
The “White Top,” “Tree,” or “Welsh 
Onion” has been in cultivation here for 
60 years to my certain knowledge. It is 
very early, of nice form and good qual¬ 
ity. The objections are its high flavor 
and expensive seed. But the seed is for 
sale by our merchants. Just the kind 
for early in the home garden. 
In fighting for butter, is it necessary 
to fight against the interests of producers 
of other articles that may be used in its 
place, and against those who choose to 
use a substitute for butter ? 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
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