1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
843 
FARMERS’ CLUB DISCUSSION . 
(continued.) 
g-lucose feed, linseed meal, meat scrap, 
skim-milk, etc. This mixture was not 
always the same, the aim being to create 
variety. In addition, they had a full 
supply of yellow turnips nearly every 
day. One very large or from two to six 
smaller turnips, were given to each flock 
of 40 hens every morning, and at night 
nothing but the hollow peel remained. 
They seem to furnish green food and 
exercise combined when fed in this way. 
The theory may be all right as a 
theory, but when fact and theory con¬ 
flict, theory is likely to suffer. I have 
a neighbor who paid less attention to 
supplying green food than I did, to my 
certain knowledge. If the theory is cor¬ 
rect, his eggs should have been as light 
colored as mine, at least. The fact is, 
that his eggs had a good color, while 
mine were very deficient in that respect. 
I cannot say whether he fed wheat or 
not at night._ 
A Fixe Apple.—Senator. —The fol¬ 
lowing letter from Stark Bros., Louis¬ 
iana, Mo., explains itself : 
We sent you November 14, samples ofjthe Sena¬ 
tor apple—’‘the Senator from Arkansaw.” This 
is one of the two varieties of new seedlings 
from northwestern Arkansas that attracted so 
great attention at the World’s Fair, and has 
created a great furore in that part of the State, 
and particularly at the recent meeting of the 
Arkansas State Horticultural Society, and of the 
Springdale Horticultural Society exhibition. In 
their prime, the quality is unsurpassed ; but 
these samples are by no means fairly represen¬ 
tative. In the first place, all the best specimens 
had been picked from the trees and sent to 
Atlanta, and we obtained these after the main 
crop had been picked, and, of course, not equal to 
the first picking ; neither W'ere they equal to this 
variety as exhibited at the meetings above men¬ 
tioned. They were also picked too late. This 
variety should be picked about a month later 
than Jonathan—about October 1 in northwestern 
Arkansas, the Jonathan being picked the last of 
August and first of September. But these samples 
were picked October 20, and unfortunately, they 
were loosely packed in a barrel and hauled 25 or 
30 miles over mountain roads to a railroad sta¬ 
tion, and then shipped by freight. Therefore, 
making some allowance, we think that you will 
find this apple a notable one. 
The writer also “discovered” two or three other 
sorts in the Boston Mountains, which are un¬ 
doubtedly of great value, being the best of over 
100 seedlings, almost any of which is good. But 
we could not give any consideration to a variety 
unless it possesses, first, good size, second, good 
color, and, third, good to very good quality. Some 
sorts of dull color, and particularly green and 
yellow apples, were given no attention. 
This Senator apple, if we may judge 
by its size, coloring and exquisite qual¬ 
ity—we know nothing of the tree—is 
well worthy the attention of all apple 
growers. The flesh is yellowish-white, 
stained with pink. The core is small. 
It .is of high quality, an agreeable blend¬ 
ing of acid and sweet, with an intense 
apple flavor, juicy, sprightly. The skin 
is for the most part, red on a greenish- 
yellow ground. The red is in some speci¬ 
mens lighter than in others. The large 
“dots” of a grayish color resembling 
spots of russet, with which the surface 
is sprinkled, is a distinguishing charac¬ 
teristic. The calyx is closed. The basin 
is peculiarly deep, wide, round and regu¬ 
lar—another distinct characteristic. The 
stem is small and the cavity regular 
and rather deep. The illustration (Fig. 
272) shows in half section, the form. 
A Plum symposium appears in the 
London Garden of November 23, readers 
from all parts of the United Kingdom 
contributing. Strange to say, the Japan 
plums are not mentioned in the contri¬ 
butions, though they were included in 
the questions of the editor. Among 
those oftenest mentioned, are July 
Green Gage, Oullin’s Golden, Heine 
Claude de Bavay and Bryanston Green 
Gage. Good, early varieties are Early 
Prolific Green Gage, Prince Englebert 
and Kirke. Good cooking varieties are 
Victoria, Pond’s Seedling, White Mag¬ 
num Bonum, Orleans and Prince of 
Wales. Denneston’s Superb and Coe's 
Golden Drop are among the best dessert 
varieties. 
We were not aware that Musa ensete 
(the Abyssinian banana) could be so 
easily raised from seed, or that the seed¬ 
lings would grow so rapidly. The Gar¬ 
den illustrates one 10 feet high, the seed 
sown no longer ago than in February of 
1894. The plant was taken up and put 
into a box at the end of October, and 
put out again last June. 
J. L. Norm and, of Marksville, La., is 
making a specialty of oriental fruits, 
and among them the Japan plums. He 
regards the Mikado (new to us) as re¬ 
markable for its enormous size, beauty 
and good quality. He says that it is 
probably the largest plum in existence. 
He has grown specimens as large as 
ordinary Elberta peaches. 
Among other novelties, Mr. Normand 
The R. N.-Y. claimed to have been the 
first to discover the efficacy of sulphur 
to prevent scab. This was denied by the 
late Alfred Rose, who claimed to have 
used it for the same purpose before The 
R. N.-Y.’s announcement. This he may 
have done, but it was not known to the 
public through any printed accounts. 
Bulletin No. 112 of the New Jersey Sta¬ 
tion (New Brunswick) tells us about 
many experiments which were earned 
on last season to determine the effect 
upon potatoes of lime, sulphur, manure, 
corrosive sublimate, kainit, and sulphate 
of copper, as causing or preventing scab. 
The result, in a word, is that flowers of 
sulphur, costing from two to three cents 
a pound, is, all things considered, the 
best remedy for scab and soil rot as well, 
that the experiments suggest, and the 
suggestion is emphatic and convincing. 
Further trials show that sulphured pota¬ 
toes have superior keeping qualities. 
In one series of experiments, the sulphur 
“kept off the scab almost completely 
when the standard remedy, corrosive 
sublimate, tested in four strengths, failed 
absolutely to show any less scab than 
the untreated plots.”. 
tells us about the Weeping Blood plum 
which is said to bear blood-red plums of 
good quality. Budded on peach stock 
about six feet high, the slender branches 
droop as gracefully as those of Teas’s 
Weeping mulberry. Mr. Normand is 
raising, also, what is called the Big 
Mexican strawberry. He says that the 
fruits will grow eight inches in circum¬ 
ference ; that the plants are very pro¬ 
ductive, of a cherry red color ; rich, 
sweet in flavor. 
And yet another novelty—not a nov¬ 
elty as to discovery, but a novelty to 
this country and as to the use that may 
be made of it. The common name seems 
to be Cassabanana ; the botanical name 
Benincasa cerifera as we find it in Pax¬ 
ton. It is an annual belonging to the 
melon family—Cucurbitacem. It is said 
that the vines will climb to the top of 
trees 30 feet or more high. Mr. Norman 
kindly sends us one of the fruits. It 
weighs three pounds three ounces and is 
12 inches long and 11 inches around in 
all parts. It is just the shape of a big, 
fat bologna sausage. The skin is as 
smooth as that of an egg plant fruit, 
and of a deep crimson color. When 
fully ripe, the fruit has the odor of pine¬ 
apple, and that so strong as to perfume 
a whole building. With Mr. Normand, 
the fruit ripens from August until frost. 
In the North, seed should be started in 
frames or in the house. These big fruits 
will keep until January, and may then 
be preserved. As to its value as an 
edible fruit, we shall refer to Cassa¬ 
banana again. 
Mr. Geo. R. Wood, of Lyndon, Ky., 
sends specimens of a new seedling apple, 
the Herr Wood. He says : 
I wish you to pass judgment upon this, and tell 
me whether you think it worthy of further propa¬ 
gation. The specimens have stood several 
freezes, one as low as 20 degrees, yet they tena¬ 
ciously hung on the tree, and were gathered on 
November 20. The tree is a vigorous grower, re¬ 
sembling the small Romanite somewhat in 
growth, having long, slender branches inclin¬ 
ing to droop, producing an abundant crop of 
fruit, which hangs on with the utmost persist¬ 
ency, thereby giving plenty of time to gather it. 
We have so few good-keeping winter apples here, 
that, while I am not partial to sweet varieties, I 
think one possessing these qualities has value. 
If the specimens arrive in good condition, please 
note their keeping qualities, for I believe that it 
will make a first-rate Northern winter apple, as 
the skin is very tough, and the flesh firm. 
Four apples were received, of which 
one was rotten. They are of medium 
size, dark red in color, sprinkled thinly 
with whitish dots. The skin and flesh 
are as our friend describes them. The 
flavor is much like a Talman Sweet, one 
who tested them remarking that, with 
the eyes shut, the difference couldn’t be 
told. The color would be an advantage 
for market, as red apples sell best gen¬ 
erally. If the tree is healthy, hardy 
and vigorous, it would be, at least, best 
to experiment with it further. 
Sulphur as a Preventive of Scab in 
Potatoes. —It is, perhaps, 10 years ago 
that The R. N.-Y. first reported, as a re¬ 
sult of comparative trials, that flowers 
of sulphur greatly reduced scab in white 
potatoes. We supposed, at that time, 
that scab was caused by the wireworm, 
and we have not yet changed our mind 
that this pest is one cause of scab, what¬ 
ever the others may be. Sulphur was 
again tried the next year and the next. 
Indeed, when particular to raise a clean 
crop, we have used it since, always with 
the same result—a minimum of scab. 
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