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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 26 
Economy of Ground and Labor. 
W. O. E., Whitby, Canada. —One-year- 
old asparagus roots were planted three 
feet apart each way. I find, by noticing 
the growth of a volunteer root, that one, 
after some years, will occupy that space 
yielding large stalks and many of them. 
Lengthwise between the asparagus, Yel¬ 
low Tankard mangels were sown, and 
to fill up the still vacant space in the 
asparagus rows between the roots, hills 
of dwarf white field beans were planted. 
The result is that the asparagus has 
grown as well as usual, and there is, in 
addition, a very good crop of both man¬ 
gels and beans in return for a little 
more fertility and labor than would have 
been required if the asparagus had been 
planted alone. 
Why may not this plan of cultivating 
two or more crops in alternate rows in the 
same field, be more commonly practiced 
with advantage ? I would not advise 
crowding. The saving of space is not 
the object to be aimed at. The soil fur¬ 
nishes a diversity of food, but not in 
the exact proportions suited to any one 
crop. By combining two crops of differ¬ 
ent requirements, or appetites if you 
will, say, a grain crop with a root crop, 
a larger proportion of the available, 
that is, soluble, fertility would be con¬ 
sumed by their intermingled roots, and 
a smaller proportion leached out and 
wasted. The plan is, of course, only of 
limited application, and would require 
good judgment in carrying out. Corn or 
beans might, perhaps, in this way, be 
grown in conjunction with mangels, 
beets, parsnips, or carrots; cabbag-e or 
cauliflowers with potatoes, or even straw¬ 
berries. 
Those Seedling Peach Trees. 
T. V. Munson, Texas. —If the contract 
was entered into with the understanding 
that the nurseryman was to do no more 
than replace stock not in accordance 
with the specifications, or refund the 
money received for the same, and pay 
freight charged thereon, then the risk of 
damage was incurred by the purchaser. 
But the question as to whether there 
was damage or not, and who caused the 
damage, is another matter. In the case 
stated, it is clear that the cause of dam¬ 
age lay with the nursery furnishing the 
stock. So large a percentage of seed¬ 
lings among the stock, is inexcusable, 
and shows very careless propagation. 
Nearly, or quite all nurserymen and 
seedsmen now make the provision in 
their contracts to refund only the money 
and freight, or to replace the stock that 
proved not true to name with the genu¬ 
ine. This is because some court decisions 
have awarded very heavy and unjust 
damages, where stock had proved untrue 
to name. 
My candid opinion is that, if every 
State had a law assessing actually proved 
damages upon nurserymen and seedsmen 
for filling any order with stock not in 
accordance with specifications, it would 
be a benefit to horticulture and agri¬ 
culture at large ; but it would fill the 
courts with lawsuits, generally to the 
loss of both the complainant and de¬ 
fendant, and to the large profit of the 
attorneys. One would better cease pat¬ 
ronizing careless and unreliable houses, 
and warn friends against the firms that 
have served him poorly, and also recom¬ 
mend those that have served him well. 
If each State could make and publish 
an analysis of the character of business 
of all firms dealing in goods whose qual¬ 
ity could be detected only in the using, 
as some States do in the matter of com¬ 
mercial fertilizers, I think that it would 
be the greatest step toward the preven¬ 
tion of much loss by unreliable stock. 
Nevertheless, no system of espionage 
over the people’s individual welfare can 
prevent stupid, ignorant, blind persons 
from falling into the pitfalls of fraudu¬ 
lent or careless business firms. Each 
one must eventually set his own defenses 
against such if he would escape. 
Grafting in October. 
W. G., Blair County, Pa. —Thrifty 
young seedlings of fruit trees that re¬ 
quire grafts to be set very early in the 
spring in order to succeed, can be worked 
with ease and certainty when they are 
about closing their growth. It is a very 
unpleasant job in the spring, as it must 
be done before the snow has all melted 
and when the soil is cold and smeary, 
while in the fall it is a pleasant opera¬ 
tion and a simpler one, as there is no 
sticking of the hands with wax, and the 
soil is comfortably dry and warm, while 
a greater assurance of success makes the 
job more enjoyable. We usually graft 
at the collar of the young plants open¬ 
ing the bark as for budding and with 
one slanting cut at the base of the graft 
it is ready for insertion and tying in 
place. If very dry weather is in pros¬ 
pect, a clod of fine mold is crushed in the 
hand and thrown around the cut parts 
to prevent their drying before union 
takes place. We choose in preference 
grafts having a terminal bud, fully 
ripened in full light, plump and firm, 
but not over large. Any sort of graft- 
able tree takes readily in this way, but 
it is especially applicable, for conven¬ 
ience sake, to cherry and plum. If 
grafts are set above the snow line they 
must be waxed and should have a wrap¬ 
ping of oiled paper as protection against 
dry winter winds. 
Fine Celery Culture. 
Campbell Bros., Ulster County, N. 
Y.—On page 587 The R. N.-Y. asked us 
to tell how our White Plume celery could 
be made to grow so tall. The qualifica¬ 
tions necessary for successful celery cul¬ 
ture are manure, moisture and tillage. 
The best soil is good, deep swamp muck 
or moist loam highly enriched with 30 or 
40 loads to the acre of good horse or cow 
manure. There must be plenty of water 
either naturally or artificially applied. 
For early celery, start plants in flats 
in the greenhouse or hotbed from Feb¬ 
ruary 1 to 3. When large enough, 
prick out into other flats 1)4 inch apart. 
Water and attend very carefully, keep 
the temperature moderate and when the 
weather is suitable, about May 1, plant 
out in the open on the level 2)4 to 3 feet 
between the rows, and six inches be¬ 
tween plants. Start the cultivator and 
keep it going. 
If all the conditions are favorable, the 
celery will be ready to blanch in July. 
Two weeks before it is wanted, string 
boards 10 inches wide and any desired 
length, along each side of the row. 
Keep the boards in position with wire 
hoops, and exclude all light along the 
bottom. As soon as sufficiently white, 
wash and dress for market. 
For late celery, seed is sown outside in 
April, transplanted to the open in July, 
and from then on the same course 
adopted as for early celery, except the 
boards. The last of October, store in 
either hothouse, trench or cellar. The 
best varieties for market are White 
Plume for early, Golden Dwarf and Pink 
Plume for late. 
Another Potato Cellar. 
J. S. H., La Crescent, Minn. —I have 
sometimes seen out-of-door potato or 
other root cellars, covered and made 
frost-proof by placing poles across the 
walls, and over them boards or brush 
and straw and two feet of earth ; but it 
is only a temporary and very unsatisfac¬ 
tory makeshift, and not rat-proof. A 
good cover is made by placing joists on 
top of the walls, filling with mason work 
at the ends between them, and then ceil 
or lath and plaster the under side and 
lay a tight floor on the upper side. If 
this be covered with building paper, coal 
tar and gravel, if slanted a foot or 18 
inches in a width of 20 feet, it will keep 
out water ; but it would require strong 
supports underneath the center, because 
it requires an additional cover of hay, 
straw or litter to keep out frost in the 
climate of Wisconsin. 
A better, more effectual and cheaper 
method in the end, would be the floor 
and ceiling, and over this a span roof. 
The space between the floor and ceiling 
may be filled at the outside edges with 
dry sawdust or cut straw, and enough 
covering of some light material placed 
between the roof and floor to make the 
whole absolutely frost-pi-oof. 
A still better plan is to erect a one- 
story building (which is always found 
useful on a farm) over the floor, and 
additional covering may be put on the 
floor if found necessary. If the building 
be erected, an inside entrance to the 
cellar should be provided, so that it can 
be frequently inspected and opened to 
give ventilation if found necessary. 
Frost will go through a solid stone wall 
20 inches thick, unless well banked on 
the outside with fresh horse manure. A 
double wall is always safer. 
An Amateur’s Strawberry List. 
A. D M., Amherst, Mass. —For a fam¬ 
ily strawberry plot my experience up to 
date leads me to the following selec¬ 
tions : Van Deman for earliest; Marshall, 
Sharpless, Charles Downing and Belle 
Bordelaise for medium ; Timbrell and 
Brandywine for late and latest. Rio is 
of higher quality than Van Deman. and 
nearly as early, but far less productive. 
£Hi£rrUnncou?s gUmtijs'infl. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
Your Happiness 
Depends upon a healthy 
body and a contented mind. 
Your Health 
Is seriously in danger 
unless your blood is 
rich, red and pure. 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Is the One True 
Blood Purifier. 
C C C n C CLOVER, ALSIKE, 
OkbUO TIMOTHY. 
WE BUY. Send samples for our bids. 
WE SELL. Every quality. Our samples free. 
The Whitney-Noyes Seed Co., 
Specialists in Seed Cleaning. BINGHAMTON,N.Y 
PDIUCnU pi HUE Tbe largest handler 
UfllnlwUll OLUVCn of American-grown 
Crimson Clover Seed in the United States, is JOSEPH 
K. HOLLAND. Grower and Jobber. Milford, Del. 
Also, Cow Peas, Winter Oats, Timothy Seed. etc. 
2nd 
Crop 
, Second - Crop Seed Potatoes. 
Fall Delivery October 20 to Decem¬ 
ber 15. Shipped in lined barrels if 
danger of frost. Varieties: New 
Queen, Hebron. Thorburn. Freeman, 
7 Puritan. Early Norther, Burpee’s 
Extra Early and Early Rose. All 
early, productive and excellent. 
) Now is the time to buy cheapest 
\ FREE pamphlet on application. 
UNO. C. PEARCE & CO.. 
/ 404 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 
SEED POTATOES. 
We have a few barrels, surplus stock Carman 
No. 1 and No. 3, carefully selected, and will be sold 
right. M. GARRAHAN. Kingston, Pa. 
C hoice Delaware sweet potatoes, 
$2 per bbl., f. o. b. WM. PERRY. Cool Spring, 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. 
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, 'frees 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., Waterville, Kings Co., N. S. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR 
Paragon Chestnut Trees 
The most valuable large chestnut on the market 
to-day. Send for circular. 
H. M. ENGLE & SON, Marietta, Pa. 
Hrtr'H’c DJIlc cure all liver ills, bilious- 
^ * **'* ness, headaches. 25c. 
p !J f| I P C Peach Trees a Specialty. Prices on appli- 
U M U I U L cation. R. S. Johnston, Stockley, Del. 
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 
Wan" a PEACH 
Plum, Pear, Apple, Cherry or Quince 
Orchard, or anything in the way ofSmall 
Fruits, Ornamental Trees or Shrubs, 
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your wants and we will quote you low prices. 
Everything of the best—for Orchard, 
Vineyard, Lawn, Park, Street, Garden 
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. 
If you want the best rasp- |&J| II I p (3 
berry in existence, plant IwI I La La EL ■ 
Beware of SPURIOUS varieties offered CHEAP by 
unprincipled dealers. Original headquarters for 
MILLER. Also. PEACH, APPLE, PEAK, 
PLUM and NUT TREES. 
CHAS. WRIGHT. Seaford, Del. 
Japan Plums, Standard 
Pear and Peach Trees. 
The distinguishing feature 
of our stock is Its superior 
quality. Stock grown at 
Geneva, N.Y. 1,000,000 Donald 
Elmira Asparagus Roots, all 
northern grown. Send postal 
for descriptive price list. 
WHITING NURSERY CO., 
Roxbury, Mass. 
TREES 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Collections in America. 
160-page Catalogue Free. 
Small Fruits, Grapes, Shrubs, Roses for 
FALL Planting. Largest and choicest 
Mt. Hope Nurseries, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
ONE 
HANDLING 
THAT’S ENOUGH. That’s the way with ROGERS’ Fresh- 
dug Dansville Trees; they go from the nursery row to you. How 
few nurserymen can say this, yet how much better ’tis, you know. 
Why take any risk when you can get trees f resh from Rogers, and the 
very best that grow at prices below others. We make it pay you to deal 
with us. ISAAC C. ROGERS, Rogers Nurseries, Dansville, N. Y. 
MILLER RED RASPBERRY. 
A tried money-maker. The pride of the garden. Early, large, bright red. Won¬ 
derful carrier; splendid quality. Buy a few plants now, and soon have enough 
for a field. Fifty strong plants delivered free anywhere for $2.50. Circular, All 
about berries, our Specialty, free. SLAYMAZER & SON, Dover, Del. 
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says E. S. Cabman. R. N. Y„ and 
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