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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October '19 
Carman No. 1 Again. 
M. M. T., West Danby, N. Y.— I am 
ahead of H. C. R., Bridgewater, N. Y., 
who gives his experience with the single 
Carman No. 1 potato. The potato 
weighed less than two ounces, had nine 
eyes, and was planted about May 1, in 
nine hills. It was dug and weighed be¬ 
fore' a witness, September 24. There 
were in all 31 pounds. The largest 
weighed 1% ; the largest 11, 12% ; the 
largest four, 5 ; 19 besides the II, 12%. 
Fifty were marketable, and 15 too small. 
The total number was 65. 
Plums and Pears for Market. 
C. F. M., Mookkstown, N. J.—The 
question is so often asked by intending 
planters, as to what kinds of fruit to 
plant for profit, that I feel impelled to 
speak a word of advice to beginners. 
The most highly flavored fruits are 
usually the most delicate in tree and 
fruit, and therefore not adapted to com¬ 
mercial purposes. My expei-ience has 
taught that in all localities whei’e the 
soil is light or sandy, the Japan plum 
and Keift'er pear are the most profitable 
plum and pear for market. Evidently 
the Keiffer is at home in sandy soil like 
that of New Jersey, Delaware and Mary¬ 
land. Where heavy soils pi-evail like 
the clays of New York State, Keift'er 
does not bear so heavily, grow to so 
great a size, or color so well as in the 
sandy soils. For the clay soils of the 
North, the winter apple thrives par ex¬ 
cellence, and the winter pears are at 
home, as for instance in western New 
York, whei-e the Anjou reaches perfec¬ 
tion and ripens for Christmas. For such 
pears, the Boston mai’ket is always a 
good one at very high prices, and in 
large quantities about Thanksgiving. 
Subsoiling ; The Garber Pear. 
C. W., Skafokd, Dei.. —On page 648, 
R. W., Mason, Ill., asks for information 
on subsoiling. My soil is a sandy loam 
with a clay sxxbsoil about 10 or 15 inches 
below. Last fall, I had a nursery of 
some 400,000 peach ti'ees that, owing to 
a two months’ drought, failed to make as 
large trees as they should have done. 
In fact, I got no fh-st-class ti-ees, or vei-y 
few, and what ought to have been first 
were seconds, thirds and so on, and I 
lost several thousand dollars by not hav¬ 
ing rain when needed. When I planted 
seed last fall, I planted one block on 
ground from which a crop of corn had 
been taken, and on another block I 
decided to try sxibsoiling to see whether 
it was what I wanted. So right in the 
same field—land, etc., being equal—I 
plowed the ground with a two-lioi-se 
plow with a jointer, and had aone-hoi'se 
plow follow in the same furrow, as I 
had no subsoil plow. I suppose that we 
broke the ground 12 inches deep, but 
still had the soil on top. We harrowed 
and gave exactly the same ti’eatment, 
and used the same Kind and quantity of 
seed as for the first block. This year, 
the two blocks have been cultivated ex¬ 
actly alike, and there was not the least 
troxxble to tell where the subsoiled trees 
were. They are now, and have been all 
the season', at least twice as good as the 
others. Drought did not seem to affect 
them in the least, and I hope next sea¬ 
son to be able to dig trees almost as 
large again fi-orn this land as fi-om that 
not subsoiled. I have tried the same 
thing again this fall and if successful, I 
think that I have solved one thing to my 
advantage. 
Next spring I propose to try this fox- 
corn and see whether it will not carry it 
thi-oxighoxxt the summer drought, too. 
On a part of this field, my father once 
had a brick Kiln, and 1 think that there 
is sufficient clay there yet. Whether it 
would pay to do this for every cx-op, or 
evei-y year, I cannot say ; but I believe 
that if this hardpan or subsoil is broken 
up occasionally, it will help a good deal. 
On page 650, in regard to the Garber 
pear; I have fruited this pear for four or 
five years. It is productive, of fair size 
and rather juicy. I like it to ripen on 
the tree, when it is good. If ripened in 
the house, it seems to lose its flavor, and 
to get “mealy.” It is a very strong 
grower of the Keift'er class, ripening 
here September 10 to 15, and is valuable 
to plant with Keiffer for fertilizing pur¬ 
poses. While a single specimen may 
resemble Idaho, it does not, as a rule, 
for the fruit is not so large, and the trees 
are entirely different in habit. 
Good Results from Subsoiling. 
A. W. S., Dovek, Del. —On page 048, 
R. W. asks as to the advantage of sub¬ 
soiling. Under the circumstances named, 
it would likely pi-ove a great benefit. 
We have tried subsoiling on land with 
hard subsoil. Before we began to sub¬ 
soil, this land always failed to give good 
crops, no matter how well we treated it. 
Two years ago, we subsoiled a part of it, 
and the improvement was so marked 
that last Mai-ch we subsoiled the rest— 
about four acres—and set it to strawber¬ 
ries. The season has been unusually 
dry, but the plants on that patch have 
kept on growing all summer, and have 
made by far the best gx-owth of any we 
have ; the ground is completely covered, 
except a row that has been kept har¬ 
rowed between the different varieties to 
prevent mixing. We intend to experi¬ 
ment further with different land, fully 
believing that on many fai-ms this might 
be adopted with gi-eat impi-ovement to 
the ci-ops. We use a one-horse subsoil 
plow to follow the regular plow. 
The Golden Suni-ay pine (Binus Mas- 
soniana variegata) holds its variegation 
better than any other evei-gi-een we 
know of, and the variegation is the most 
pi-onounced. The leaves (“ needles ”) 
which are about thi-ee inches long, are 
now (October 1) nearly white with the 
exception of about half an inch of gx-cen 
at the end. The spring growth is a deli¬ 
cate green which soon, in part, changes 
to yellow or “ golden,” the leaves being 
half green and half yellow, or bax-x-ed 
with altei-nate gi-een and yellow, the 
green gi-adxxally giving way to the yel¬ 
low, which finally changes to neax-ly 
white, as we have said. This color is 
retained all winter, and the tree pre¬ 
sents, as our i-eaders may judge, a singu- 
larly and xinseasonably striking appear¬ 
ance. This specimen came from the 
Parsons’ (Kissena) nurseries about 15 
years ago. It is a slow gi-ower, being at 
this time not over five feet high and as 
many in diameter. As judged by this 
specimen, the Suni*ay is not of the 
comeliest form. The branches are short 
jointed and crooked. We think that this 
tree is still l-are. At any i-ate, we seldom 
see it or any account of it. The only 
fine specimen we know of is one grow¬ 
ing in Mr. Dana’s splendid collection of 
conifei-s on Dosoris Island, near Glen 
Cove, Long Island, N. Y. 
If we were ari-anging a gi-oup of de¬ 
ciduous trees and shrubs with a view to 
producing contrasts of colors, the fol¬ 
lowing would be among those of our 
choice, placing the taller growing trees 
in the backgi-ound and the smaller trees 
and shrubs in the foreground, so that 
the colors should make the most marked 
contrasts : Acer pseudo platanus var. 
tricolor, Tricolor Sycamox-e maple; Fraxi- 
nus alba ai-gentea mai-ginata, Silver 
Margined ash ; Fagus sylvatica pur- 
pux-ea (Rivers), Rivers’s Purple beech ; 
Acer platanoides Reitenbachi, Reiten- 
bach’s Norway maple ; Acer platanoides 
Schwedleri, Schwedler’s Norway maple; 
Betula alba atropurpurea, Purple birch ; 
Prunus Pissardi, Pissard’s Purple-leaved 
plum ; Quercus Robur concordia, Eng¬ 
lish Golden oak; Prunus Padus varie¬ 
gata, Variegated Bird cherry ; Ptelea 
trifoliata aurea, Golden Hop ti-ee ; Ulmus 
campestris var. Louis Van Iloutte, Golden 
elm ; Purple Barberry, Cornus mascula 
(Continued on next page.) 
^lij&'ccnancou# gUmlisinfl. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
Tue Rubai, New-Yorker. 
It Will Pay 
To make some provision for your physi¬ 
cal health at this season, because a cold 
or cough, an attack of pneumonia or ty¬ 
phoid fever now may make you an in¬ 
valid all winter. First of all be sure that 
your blood is pure, for health depends 
upon pure blood. A few bottles of 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
will be a paying investment now. It will 
give you pure, rich blood, and invigorate 
your whole system. Get HOOD’S. 
HnrxH’c Dillc cure habitual constipa- 
11UUU d I Ills tion. Price, 25c. per box. 
Established 1822. 
In order that you may have opportunity to 
judge as to the quality of our bulbs, we will 
mail either of the following lots for 25 Cents, 
or all (101 Bulbs) for Si 1.25. 
6 Hyacinths, single and double, separate colors. 
12 Tulips, single, early, 6 distinct colors. 
18 " single and double, choicest mixed. 
12 Daffodils , hardy, assorted. 
8 Duster Lilies, extra fine bulbs. 
60 Crocus, mixed colors. 
On application wo mail free our Illustrated 
Fall bulb and Plant Catalogue, (06 pages) con- 
, tabling ample cultural directions. Please men¬ 
tion this paper. 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS, 
Everything in Woodenware as well as 
“ Everything for Farm, Garden and Lawn.” 
Lowest prices, wholesale and retail. 
47 to 54 North Market Street, boston. 
If you mention The Rural New-Yorker, we will 
mail you Poultry Marker or three Sweet-Scented 
Tulip bulbs FREE. 
If You 
Want a 
PEACH 
Plum, Pear, Apple, Clicrry or Quince 
Orchard, or anything in the way of Small 
Fruits, Ornamental Trees or Shrubs, 
Japan, Holland or other Bulbs, write us 
your wants and we will quote you low prices. 
Everything of the best—for Orchard, 
Vineyard, Lawn, Park, Street, Gardeu 
and Conservatory. Millions of Tree*, 
Shrubs. Roses, Vines Bulbs, Plants, etc. 
Price List and Catalogue Free. 
42nd Year, 1000 Acres. 29 Greenhouses, 
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., 
PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
300,000 PEACH TREES, 
20.000 Apple, 900.000 Asparagus Roots. Millions of 
Strawberry Plants. Twenty-page Catalogue free. 
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED. 
BERLIN NURSERIES, - - - BERLIN, MD 
200 varieties. Also OrupeR,Small Fruit*,tte. best root¬ 
ed stock. Genuine, cheap. 2 sample currants mailed for 
10c. hose, price list free. LEWIS KOESCH, Fredonlx, M. Y. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR 
Paragon Chestnut Trees 
The most valuable large chestnut on the market 
to-day. Send for circular. 
H. M. ENGLE & SON, Marietta, Pa.’ 
If you want the best rasp- |LJ| II | p 
berry in existence, plant Iwl I Lb Ibi EL lx ■ 
Beware of SPURIOUS varieties offered CHEAP by 
unprincipled dealers. Original headquarters for 
MILLER. Also. PEACH, APPLE, PEAR, 
PLUM and NUT TREES. 
CHAS. WRIGHT, Seaford, Del. 
AGENTS WANTED. 
Salary and Expenses paid, or HIGHEST commission. 
Unequaled facilities. Stock all home-grown. BEST 
ever raised. Great demand for our NEW and very 
valuable SPECIALTIES All our Agents suc¬ 
ceed. Apply Immediately. 
THE GENEVA NURSERY. Geneva, N. Y. 
Established 1846. 
One of the largest and best known in the country. 
W. & T. SMITH, Proprietors. 
GRAPE vines 
■ » " W ■ mm Small Fruits. 
All old and new varieties Extra quality " nrrn ntcil 
true. Lowest rales. Descriptive Catalogue Free 
T. S. HIBBARD CO., FREHONIA, N. V. 
Second - Crop Seed Potatoes. 
) Fall Delivery October 20 to Deceni- 
> ber 15. Shipped in lined barrels if 
danger of frost. Varieties: New 
Queen, Hebron, Thorburn, Freeman, 
< Puritan. Early Norther, Burpee’s 
l Extra Early and Early Rose. All 
) early, productive and excellent. 
Now is the time to buy cheapest 
FREE pamphlet on application. 
JNO. C. PEARCE & CO., 
■' 404 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 
Carman Seed Potatoes. 
305 bushels from one acre. Carman No. 3 and No. 1, 
“ Thorburn Stock,” and choice. Write AT ONCE for 
price, and receive one potato by mail free. Irish 
Daisy. American Wonder. Green Mountain, Monroe 
Seedling, Rural New-Yorker No. 2, White Star and 
Early Six Weeks, $1.65 per barrel. Fall delivery; car 
lots reasonable. 
S. ,1. SMITH’S SEED AND STOCK FARM, 
Padelfords, N. Y. 
nDIHCnil PI nilED-Tbelargest handler 
UnimdUH ULUVCllof American-grown 
Crimson Clover Seed In the United States, Is JOSEPH 
E. HOLLAND. Grower and Jobber. Milford, Del. 
Also, Cow Peas, Winter Oats, Timothy Seed, etc. 
CARMAN No. I, 
Rural New-Yorker No. 2, Worlds’ Fair, American 
Wonder, Great Divide and Money Maker. Guaran¬ 
teed free from scab and rot. Prices right. 
G. A. PARCELL, Wilawana, Pa. 
IIV Second-Crop Seed Irish Potatoes this Fall. 
U I One Barrel worth two of one-crop SEED. 
Berry Plants, Asparagus, etc. Catalogue with 
testimonials free. J.W. HALL, Marion Sta.,Md 
C hoice Delaware sweet potatoes, 
$2 per bbl., f. o. b. WM. PERRY, Cool Spring, Del. 
Banks or Red Gravenstein Nurseries. 
Correspondence solicited from reliable parties, who 
would like to purchase my entire stock of this promis¬ 
ing variety, consisting of about 2,000 trees, three-years 
old, from 6 to 8 feet high; 6.000 trees, two years old, 
from 4 to 6 feet high; 4,000 trees, one year old. from 
2 to 3 feet high. Reliable references furnished on 
application. Trees have retailed readily in my own 
county for 50c. each. Sales have been confined almost 
wholly to Annapolis and Kings Counties, N. S. 
A. S. BANKS, Prop., Watervllle, Kings Co., N. S. 
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PEAfTI TREES. Hardiest and most vigorous stock. Also 
BERRIES, VINES and PLANTS of every description. 
•-Valuable Illustrated Catalogue mailed FREE._ 
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6c. TREES 
Our new list of bargains tells about trees of smaller grades than 
those offered in catalogue. Just the thing for planters. Thrifty, 
well-rooted little fellows. Plums and Cherries, 6c.; Apples and 
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