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Eastern  Meeting  of  the  New  York  State 
Fruit  Growers’  Association 
(Continued  from  page  42S.) 
The  color  was  exceptionally  fine,  and  it 
is  a  pity  this  exhibit  could  not  occupy  a 
big  show  window  on  Broadway.  New 
York,  for  two  or  three  weeks  during  the 
Christmas  holiday  season.  Advertising  of 
this  kind,  backed  up  by  a  regular  supply 
just  as  good  to  take  rare  of  customers, 
not  only  for  their  first,  box  but  when¬ 
ever  they  wanted  apples,  would  surely  put 
the  Hudson  Valley  apples  in  their  de¬ 
servedly  front  rank  with  the  apple  con¬ 
suming  public.  This  exhibit  also  dis¬ 
played  R0  varieties  in  as  many  half¬ 
bushel  fiber  boxes. 
The  competition  in  some  of  the  classes 
in  the  competitive  exhibit  was  exception¬ 
ally  keen  and  scores  ran  high.  T.  E. 
Cross,  of  Lagrangeville,  judged  the  sin¬ 
gle  plates  and  was  assisted  with  the  boxes 
and  collections  by  W.  S.  Teator,  of  Upper 
Red  llook.  In  the  box  classes  J.  A.  Hep- 
worth’s  Sons  won  five  firsts  and  two  sec¬ 
onds.  (5eo.  It.  Sehauber,  Ballston  Luke, 
three  firsts.  Graham  Hurd  &  Son,  Clin- 
tondale,  one  first  and  one  second.  On 
collections  Graham  Hurd  Son  won  two 
firsts,  one  second  and  one  third.  II.  I). 
Lewis  &  Sou  won  one  first,  two  seconds 
and  one  third.  .1.  A.  Hepworth’s  Sons 
won  one  first,  one  second  and  two  thirds. 
On  single  plates  the  following  are  the 
winners  arranged  according  to  their  rank 
in  total  winnings  <>u  single  plates:  W.  S. 
Teator,  Upper  Red  Hook;  H.  I).  Lewis 
&  Son,  Annandnle;  J.  A.  Hepworth’s 
Sons,  Milton;  Graham  Hurd  &  Son,  Clin- 
tondale:  A.  Van  Vrankon’s  Sons,  Rex- 
ford;  Geo.  R.  Sehauber,  Ballston  Lake; 
Edwin  Iliekard,  Schoharie ;  J.  W.  Wea¬ 
ver  &  Son,  Highland;  Edward  Young, 
Milton;  C.  M.  Calmer,  Valatic;  D.  G. 
Crowell,  Wall  kill. 
The  Cornell  Departments  of  Entomol¬ 
ogy  and  Plant  Pathology  had  their  usual 
exhibits  of  insects  and  plant  diseases; 
with  Prof.  Crosby  and  assistants  from 
the  departments  in  attendance  to  help  the 
grower  solve  his  insect  and  fungus 
troubles.  There  is  an  immense  amount 
of  wmk  attached  to  making  arrangements 
locally  for  this  meeting  and  few  realize 
how  fortunate  the  association  is  in  having 
T.  E.  Cross,  of  Lagrangeville,  to  look 
after  this  work.  The  officers  and  com¬ 
mittees  realize  how  much  Mr.  Cross  has 
to  do,  but  few  others  realize  the  burden  he 
takes  on  himself  in  tins  way  each  year. 
_  G.  r.  s. 
9  Pollination  of  Bartlett  Pears 
On  page  71  Willis  A.  Parsons  writes 
of  the  failure  of  his  Bartlett  pears  to 
produce  much  fruit,  for  wholly  unknown 
reasons.  A  farmer  in  Central  New  York 
inquired  whether  I  knew  or  could  tell 
him  why  his  Bartlett  pear  orchard  pro¬ 
duced  little  fruit,  although  he  had 
given  it  the  best  of  care.  I  showed  and 
explained  the  table  below.  This  table 
was  compiled  by  the  pomology  depart¬ 
ment  of  the  New  York  State  College  of 
Agriculture.  I  regret  I  do  not  know 
where  or  when  these  experiments  were 
conducted,  but  I  hope  that  this  table 
will  be  of  some  practical  value  to  pear 
growers : 
Pollination-Bartlett  Crosses — Result  of 
Three  Years. 
Crossed  Blossoms  Fruit 
With 
Pollinated 
Set 
Ratio 
Bartlett  . 
.  3081 
6 
1-500 
Kieffei'  . . 
.  4133 
404 
1-10 
Anjou  . .  . 
.  1603 
237 
1-7 
Lawrence 
.  mio 
85 
1-12 
Duchess  . 
.  384 
37 
1-10 
The  table  carefully  studied  speaks  for 
itself.  L.  J.  T. 
Westfield,  N.  J. 
Spraying  Notes 
In  this  locality  we  follow  very  closely 
the  sprays  and  methods  of  application 
as  recommended  by  the  State  Experi¬ 
ment  Station  and  by  the  State  College 
of  Agriculture.  The  dormant  Spray  of 
all  fruit  trees  is  lime-sulphur,  with  the 
exception  of  the  pear,  in  which  case  the 
dormant  spray  is  delayed  until  the  last 
of  the  pgylla  eggs  are  laid.  The  calyx 
spray  for  the  Codling  moth  next,  with 
a  spraying  for  the  psylla  nymphs  on  the 
pear  with  tobacco  sprays. 
Other  sprays  are  employed  according 
to  the  particular  troubles  the  growers 
may  encounter;  oureulio  on  peaches, 
plums,  cherries  and  quinces,  apple  scab 
and  red  bug,  cherry  fruit  flies,  leaf- 
r oiler,  bud  moths,  aphis,  ets.  In  general 
three  or  four  sprays  are  made  each  year, 
unless  some  particular  pest  or  disease 
appears. 
The  territory  tributary  to  Youngs¬ 
town  is  largely  a  peach-producing  section. 
In  normal  years  upwards  of  600  cars 
are  shipped  from  this  point.  Ordinarily, 
but  one  spray  is  applied  to  the  peaches, 
the  dormant  spray  in  the  early  Spring. 
Some  growers  are  trying  the  late  Fall  or 
Winter  spray  on  peaches  for  the  control 
of  the  peach  leaf-curl.  The  dusting 
method  of  spraying  is  being  watched 
with  considerable  interest,  as  it  is  looked 
upon  to  be  a  very  promising  and  ad¬ 
vantageous  spray. 
HOWARD  ALLEN  HOPKINS. 
Niagara  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Metal  Haystack  Covers. — Will  you 
inform  me  regarding  movable  metal  hay¬ 
stack  covers?  Are  they  practical  in  the 
East?  About  what  is  their  cost?  Where 
could  I  obtain  them?  T.  M.  J. 
Albany.  N.  Y. 
What  Standardization 
Means  to  Motor 
Car  Buyers 
VALUE.  Just  to  the 
11  means 
extent  that  a  car  is  standard¬ 
ized  does  the  buyer’s  dollar 
approach  the  maximum  of 
purchasing  power. 
Standardization  means  definite, 
proved  quality,  known  manufac¬ 
turing  costs  and  reduced  selling 
costs. 
Of  the  million  autos  that  will 
be  sold  in  1916,  75%  will  be 
standardized  cars  selling  for  less 
than  31000.00  each.  This  remark¬ 
able  American  achievement  is  the 
direct  result  of  standardization. 
Finally  the  upholstery  has  been 
standardized  by  the  almost  univer¬ 
sal  adoption  of 
fOU  PONT 
ABRIKQI 
AJBIG  U  S  pat  Df  r 
MOTOR  QUALITY 
40%  of  all  1915  cars  sold  were 
upholstered  in  this  proved,  guar¬ 
anteed  material  and  in  1916  the 
total  will  be  at  least  60%. 
Fabrikoid  is  the  only  standard¬ 
ized  automobile  upholstery.  It 
wears  better  than  coated  splits 
(commonly  sold  as  “genuine 
leather”)  and  has  the  artistic 
appearance  and  luxurious  comfort 
of  the  best  leather. 
Rayntito  Fabrikoid  for  tops,  single  or 
double  texture,  is  guaranteed  one  year 
against  leaking,  but  made  to  last  the  life 
of  the  car. 
To  get  the  most  for  your  money, 
buy  a  standardized  car 
Da  Pont  Fabrikoid  Co. 
Wilmington,  Delaware 
Cra  ftsman 
Fabrikoid,  the 
artistic  uphol¬ 
stery  material 
for  furniture  and 
home  decoration 
is  sold  by  lead¬ 
ing  department 
stores. 
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POT A  TOES— COON— OA  TS 
Grown  for  seed.  Dibble  Ilusset,  Lat.o  Rambler  and 
Sir  Walter  Raleigh.  New  York  Standard  barrel 
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on  ear.  IS  1.50.  Oats,  bu.  7  5c. 
GKO.  Li.  COOLER  .  Lyudonville,  N.  Y. 
SWEET  CLOVER  seed,  special  scarifyed,  hulled  and 
unhuUed.  Circular  and  prices 
on  request,  John  A.  Sheehan,  R.  4,  Falmouth,  Ky. 
QQfv  PURE  IRISH  COBBLER  POTATOES 
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